The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-02
CITY NOTES.
LOVES CALENDAR.

LOVES CALENDAR.
The Summer comes and the Summer goes;
Wild flowers are fringing the dusty lane.
The swallows go darling through the fra
grant rains.
Then all of sudden-it SHOWS
Dear Heart, our lives so ba, PLY flow
so lightly we heed the flying hours.
we only know Winter is gone-by the fiow-
We only know Winter is come-by the snow.
Work on the Dalton building on Lem
on street, is progressing rapidly.
Another pleasure yacht dropped an
Choir at Palatka yesterday afternoon.
Misses Fannie and Eloise Moore. OF
Green Cove. are visiting at Capt. Grays
The fellow who goes ducking Q
sunday should not CON plain if he gets
a ducking.
Tho fire engine was again out yester-
day, pumping water to fill the tank at
the gas works.
Promenaders were numerous on all the
more prominent streets and resorts Sun
day afternoon.
A change of schedule on the j., 7. &
K. w. railroad has been made, which
went into effect yesterday.
See special notice of Mr.. II. C. Good
son in another column in reference to
the great reduction in the price of meats.
Miss Annis Hunter left via the steam
er Okahumkee, for Orange Springs,
where she will spend some time, visiting
relatives.
Travel on the river yesterday was con-
siderably larger than for several days
past. The beautiful weather brought the
people out.
A few more days Of as bright weather
as Sunday and yesterday was will 5rinl
out vegetation in full spring garments,
which will be welcomed.
The Palatka Club will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight at the club
rooms, where full attendance is desir-
ed, as business of Importance is to be
transacted.
Mr.. George F. Bolles, the general man.
ager of d. Appleton 6 Cos. publishing
house in New York, is in the city, in the
interest OF that house
Mr.. Oscar Ada ms, and the inimitable
Jack w. Slappey, both Of Macon, Ga,
and most popular commercial gentlemen,
are in Palatka calling on the merchants
to-day.
Mr.. A. p. Capova will leave the latter
part OF this week for the Indian river
country, where he will remain several
days seeing the sights and renewing old
friendships.
The ladies Of the city will be interested
in the special notice elsewhere of the
auction sale of millinery and fancy goods
which are to be sold at auction this after
noon at Harris block
At the wharf a gentleman who came
down on one of the steamers lounged
about sight seeing little too long, and
in consequence got left. His friends
on board have his money!
The steam yacht Magnolia, owned by
Firman Rogers, Of Philadelphia, is ly-
ing at Palatka this morning. The Mag
nolia is one of the finest pleasure yachts
that are doing the ST. Johns.
Mr.. L. Falk, one Of Palatkas Invest
dry goods merchants, has n new adver-
tisement this morning to which at.en-
ton is directed. He has very larg,
stock OF goods, and he is offering every
thing at bargain prices.
Dirt was broken yesterday for the
arnrftnn Of tn L,r h.. e.,
the Palatka National Bank. 4 descrip-
ton of the building appeared in recent
issue of the News. Mr.. Geo. p. Cham
berlain, Of New York, is the contractor.
\ vender of a patent washing machine
dispensed eloquence in the streets yes
terday. The machine seemed to have
many new features, or the vender more
than an ordinary allowance of elo-
quence, as he kept crowd around
him most of the day.
A couple of "the boys of Palatka,
finding time hanging heavy on their
hands Sunday, decided to have a game
of billiards, and as no table could be got
at on that day, they took the big frame
of a patent medicine advertisement, stuff
ed cotton around the edge for cushion,
and with marbles for balls and their Sun
day canes for cues, the game was begun,
which resulted in so much fun that the
improvised table was long fingered over,
but up to this writing we have not learn
ed which Of the players came off victor
ious.