The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-19
CITY NOTES.

Mr.. Jas. NJ. NJ. Erskine, of Interlachen,
was in town yesterday.
A party Of young gentlemen went up
the river ducking yesterday.
Palatka is not without first-class
oranges, picked Of course before the
freeze.
Services at the various churches were
well attended Sunday morning and eve
ming.
An army of scrubbers were at work on
the varandas and floors of the Putnam
yesterday.
Mrs. Rutledge Hunter and daughter,
little Alline, returned home yesterday
from South Carolina.
Editor Brown, of the Crescent City
Gaze tie, was in Palatka yesterday, and
paid THE NEWS a visit.
The sunshine has at last thawed out
the weather reporter, and he is now bask-
ing in as lovely and genial sunshine as
was eyer shed over fair Florida.
Travel is becoming little more lively,
every train and boat bringing in people
from all directions. OF course the Gem
City catches the bulk of the tourists.
The work on the well for the Putnam
House is being rapidly pushed, and will
be completed at an early day. Already
fine flow of water has been obtained.
Mr.. Gilchrist, from Welaka, was in
town yesterday. He reports his section
in fiast-class order after the freeze, and
that there will be a great many oranges
saved for shipment.
A large force of hands are at work
removing the debris of Friday fire at the
Florida Southern Office. The work of
rebuilding will be started as soon as
plans can be completed.
Capt. S. r. Weston, the owner of the
Westonia grove few miles up the river,
and a we'll known old newspaper man OF
Albany, Ga, was in town yesterday. and
gave US pleasant call.
Mr.. John T. Hiarn, editor of the
Valley Sentinel, Sidney, Ohio, one Of
the excursionists from Ohio, paid The
NEWS a call on yesterday. He is highly
pleased with his trip to Florida.
Mr.. Joseph E. Baldwin, Of the law and
insurance firm Of Baldwin & Cochrane,
| returned to Palatka with his bride on
Sunday night, and is now at tho resi-
dence of Judge Baldwin, on River street.
Mr.. NJ. H. Rogero sent us yesterday
| twigs from his grove on the Heights and
! two miles west of the city, which show
but little the effect of the frost. They
| seem as green and tender as at any
time.
The young people of this city are max
ing great preparations for the Guards
ball to be given Thursday evening at
the Phoenix. An enjoyable evening is
generally anticipated and will doubtless
be realized.
Mr.. David Young, of Interlachen, was
in town yesterday, and reports 1nterlach-
ems boom as being healthier than ever.
Several new houses are going up and
preparations for putting out groves are
being pushed right ahead.
| Mr.. II. B. Hall has taken charge of the
Hotel Seville, of Seville, and will in flu
tire welcome all guests to that most
| charming and elegant hostelry. The
house is elegantly furnished, and has all
| modern hotel conveniences.
Mrs. Kate Greison, of Philadelphia, a
sister of Mrs. 1. Harkins billiard, is in
| the city and will remain during the win
| ter. Like every one who stops in the
Gem City, she is very much pleased with
our many evidences of solid prosperity.
Col. VIM. McWilliams, the orator, and
editor of the Callahan Record, is in the
city, en- route for Crescent City, where
he lectures tonight on the "Rights and
Wrongs of Ireland" A number of the
colonel's friends will 60 from this city to
| hear his lecture.
| We have received the first copy of the
Haines City Times, a new paper just es-
tablished in that rapidly growing little
city, which we gladly place on our ex-
| change list. Our fellow citizen, Col. 8.
Knowlton is largely interested in the
land about this new town.
A curiosity in the shape Of a giant has
escaped from travelling menagery and
was at large on the streets of Palatka
| Sunday. He measured seven and one
half feet in height and weighed some
| where about two hundred and fifty
pounds. He was certainly "long" for
! this world.
| Among the arrivals at the Graham
Hotel yesterday were E. S. Grill, city; J..
| E. A. Gibbs, Raphine, Va; D. A, Beck
with, st. Louis; Geo. Hammer, J. NJ.