The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-29
CITY NOTES.

drop (titl To drink.
Mr.. L. O. Gold, Of the Barlow division
of the Florida Southern railway, is in
the city.
The longest pole gets the persImmon at
the Convention To day. The perslmmon
is sometimes hast when lrft alone.
The steamer City of Palatka arrived
ON her regular semi weekly trip from
Charleston at o'eloek yesterday after
noon.
lfaughton X Bfo. have some special
ADVERTISEMENTS in To- days issue, which
will prove of interest To- buyers at gro.
ceries.
MIR. Alex. ST. CLAIR Abrams says that
within twelve months he will have IA
Railroad running from Ptiatka Ia Ia
wares
The street committee was given quite
n lot 1T work Ia do at the last meeting
of council. Their action will le watched
with interest by many citizens.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Lopez Bailey hav"
gone to Charleston, called there by the
sad news Of the sudden death 81 Mr.
Bailey's father, which occurred Tuesday
afternoon.
| Rev. Jas. l.. Del'ass sent Yesterday Ia
The NEWS IA lox If very line peaches
which were grown un his celebrated
orchard. They were greatly enjoyed 10y
the force.
| According To our local market reports
this morning, certain articles Of fo,~i are
advancing in price. These goods ARE
meats and breadstuils, just the things
people are compelled to have.
One Of the prisoners in the county Jail
IL sick with typhoid pneumonia. The
case il rather stubborn one, hut DR..
Nice. the attending physician, hopes to
bring the fellow through all right.
The T. H. club met at the Putnam
House last night. The attendance grows
larger with each meeting, and the indi-
cations are that Palatka will have n sue.
cessfuI musical and literary organiza.
/ ton.
TIL" Sanford and 81. Augustine base
ball clubs crossed bats Yesterday. AM,
when Sanford had to leave To take ia,
train sh" did NJ wearing black eye, III,
score standing ! Ia l in favor Of 81. Aug
Justine.
Mr.. j. &. Anderson, sheriff of Orang,
county. was in town yesterday. having
come up to relieve this county Of q pris
oner confined in our jail. The prisonc
WA wanted in Orange county - On,
that's where Orange il not like Putnam
The work on the l.cnte block will from
this time he rapidly pushed until corr
pleted. The block will s n very prct,,
one when finished, and the gentleman
who has the management Of the con
struction says the buildings viii b,
ready for occupancy by the first of Srl
tenlsr.
MIR. Frank Lane was with the Sanior,
base nmll club tha, passed up last nigh
rn route for home. after their contest n
1t. Augustine yesterday. They playc,
the match game during a heavy shower
and hut few were on the ground to wit
ness the contest, The Sanford club is
, joint stock company, and fifteen of til,
members were on the boat last niglt.
The republicans Of rutnam count,
will meet IN convention at the cour
house at noon to-day. The object Of tn,
convention is the election of 2t delegate
to the Jacksonville congressional CONVEX,
ton, the nomination Of candidate fo
the state senate and two candidates fo
the assembly. The town will he full [,
Overlooking with delegates. and some
thing lively and enthusiastic may he cN
prcted in the convention.
Bob Rifles has lost bantam Rooster
and an DR.. Estes the junior. has beef
searching the country fof such a fowl
and as the doctor has ceased To- make IN
, ,llllfles rs to the " hrrrabuuts of such pets
Rob il looking at the doctor with
strange, inpulrIng expression. hut in
private chat yesterday we were assure,
10y the doctor himself that he has not n
| yet found n bantam rooster. bob wa
mistaken.
The old Jail is still iplng used by tn
: city AZ kind Of stockadc for its prison
ers. Its pretty hard on the prisoners, At
ter the city pays iirst.class rates tina
they should t@ put of with third rate a,
commodation. It's n penny wise am
pound foolish doctrine the authorize
are pursuing now. II they were to hull
a Jail of their own every dollar that no,
goes to tho sheriff for keeping Of til
city's prisoners would go into the cit
treasury. We cant see why somcthin
! is not done.
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Crushing News for Democrats.
New ioRk, July %.
Editor PAIATkA NEWS