The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-01
CITY NOTES.

\ substantial and much needed street
crossing is being put down at the june
ton If Lemon and Water streets.
Mr.. Pierre Pratt, Of the i.sesLurg
Commercial, will return to his post to-
day. after several days visit To- hi, ia.
theirs family in this city.
The ferry boat Louise will give an all
ditional life To the river with her fre
q,lent trifs across to the st. Augustine
Il Palatka railway terminus. .
The regular monthly meeting 81 the
Ladies Memorial Association will b@
held at the residence If Mrs. II. l.. Cal
hpun We,lneai1y afternoon, June 81. at
o,l,s'k.
Nearly all the merchants are putting
in gas tn take place Of the more trouble.
some oil lamps. The gas company is
now furnishing first rate quality Of gas,
80 say their customers.
Mr. ". =, Wright. of Draytnn Island,
has abOnt three acres Of perhaps the
finest watermclons Ia bc found in the
county. Some Of them are very large.
and they are begmning to ripen.
Messrs. Martin Griffin, Jr., r. G. Blan-
chard and Mr.. IIazlett left yesterday
morning for Mosquito Inlet. where they
go to spend several days fishing on the
coast. The boys carried full fishing
outfit and propose to have a good time
during their trip.
Col. II. II. Jones. the well known
Georgia journalist and special correspon
lent of the Savannah News. is in the
city. lie is gathering data for lescrip-
tive letter of Palatka. and Judging him
by his past work. We know he will write
a good letter and tell the truth"
Mr.. G.. r. Waldrop, Of Welaka. was
in town yesterday. He. with Mr.. bal
Ion, has purchased the saw and shinge
null formerly owned by Kennedy & Hart.
They propose to run the mill to its full
capacity, and as iu's everything Mr.. Wal
dron turns his attention to, we expect the
mill to have a most successful run of
customers.
Washington Moore, a sable huel cit.
izen, 'cussed out" II girl a day or two
ago, AMI when he was carried before'the
mayor yesterday his Honor imposed a
tine Of 81 and costs to appease outraged
justice. Jack Lancaster and lIeury
Jones were caught asleep at the railroad
junction, AMI they were each fined 81
and costs.
Hon. Alexander G.. sumner died at his
home near Fort Dadc in fernando
county, On Saturday last at nine o'clock.
and was buried Sunday with Masonic
hon"rs, large concourse Of friends at.
tending the last sal rites. Mr.. Sumner
was Georgian 10y birth but had lived in
Florida for the last fifteen years. where
he has filled positions Of honor and trust.
being one of the county commissioners
OF fernando county at the time Of his
death. tie was also prominent Ma.
son ahd possessed the respect and con.
iLence Of all who knew him. and his
! death ia generally regretted.
Col. :. knowlton, the bet fisherman
on the 1t. Johns river, taking pity on
ben Royds delicate appetite, and the
/ i'Sh.hnusry look Of the other members
Of our table. arose ut an early hour YES.
trr'lay morning and hi,d himself To the
broad wstcrs vt the river fot the pur.
pose of catching mes Of rrl bass,
and. ~ usual, he succeeded in catching
some very fine specimens, which were
de>oured with the greatest relish at sup.
pea last night The Phenix puts up good
enough meals, but Col. Knowlton's fish
can set oil a supper better than any.
thing that can I've brought on to the Ia
Die at this season of the year.
The burglars are on the rampage in
Palatka, and while they have made but
~" 'aInail" hauls, it ia also true that
none of them have been detected or ar.
rested. sunday night the houses of Mrs.
llearns, Mrs. A. W. Mann and:Mrs.
Shelley. on Lemon street. and Capt. NJ.
!. Coke, on First street. were entered.
and va learn that an effort was made to
get into several other houses. These
burglars in nearly every case were seen,
but Tor some reason the occupants Of the
houses failed to I'LL their worthless ear.
cases with lead. Everybody would do
well to keep n sharp lookout for these
fellows.
The hig task of changing the g,lage Of
the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West
railway was begun ut daylight this
morning, aud u sufficient number Of
men have been employed to finish the
work So that trains can resume their
regular schedule Tomorrow. North.
bound trains between Sanford and Jack
s,nville will he discontinued. excepting
No. &, leaving PAlatka at AS p. IN. for
Jacksonville. The southlpund train