The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
CITY NOTES.

ycotCt0oy.
T. p. Appleby, of Fruitland, was in
the city Saturday last OH business. He
says he cans get on without THE NEWS.
The hotel business is improving some
what in Palatka, and the registers show
a gratifying number of new arrivals
every day.
Poughkeepsie, N. V, and resumed his
old position, and is ready to attend the
wants of all his friends.
The regular monthly meeting If the
Ladies' Memorial Association will be
held at the residence of Mrs. y. j. Ken
nerly. on Wednesday afternoon mt $50
o'clock.
Mr.. w. b. Hammond, representing
Nj. f. Goldsmith, of Atlanta, is in the
city in the interest of his house, and
will give our merchants a call during
the day.
A large lot of Malaga grapes, bananas,
lemons, apples and all California fruits
just received, and can always be found
on hand at w. P. Murray's fruit and
candy store.
Saturday the first red sea bass of the
season was caught by NJ. Henry Brou-
ard. the engineer of the ice factory. The
fish was fine one, and weighed nine
pounds, down weight.
Judge I. II. Haughton and hrs.
pleasant visit Of several weeks to New
York and other cities. The Judge looks
very much improved from his trip.
Mr.. b. j. Grooms returned home Sun
day night from New York, where he has
been for several days laying in a new
stock of goods. He reports a rough voy-
age back, but pleasant visit to the me-
tropolis.
Miss Daisy Sobee, one of the favorite
young society bellies of Jacksonville, ac-
companied by Mrs. Capt. Smith and
daughter, Miss Florrie, of our city, has
returned bone to gladden. the hearts of
the Jacksonville beaux,
The Palatka market is well supplied
with fruit at present, consisting of
grapes, bananas, apples, Japan persim-
mons, ETC., which find ready buyers.
A great portion of this frit is shipped
from far away California.
Tom Burke, of the Carleton House
force, has been appointed commissary
of the construction train of ,the J., T.
s. K. w. railway. Tom knows just how
to issue rations, and if the hands are not
well fed it will not be his fault.
Mr. NJ. Loeb arrived from New York
yesterday, where he bought the pretti-
est stock of clothing, furnishing goods,
shoes, hats, ETC., that he has ever han
died here, and will tell our readers all
about what he has in few days.
Mr.. j. C. Vertrees Jr., has returned
home after several weeks absence
at his old home in Tennessee, and
a trip through Missouri and other of the
Southwestern States. Jim shows that
he lived high while on his travels, but
he is glad to get back home and to his
old friends.
We call attention to the new adver-
tisement of Messrs. NJ. II. Rogero &
Co., to be found on our first page this
morning. They have an entire new
stock of goods, selected with the great
est care, and start off business by offer
ing the bargains advertised. Read the
advertisement md inspect their stock.
J~L~
came into town yesterday morning, as
happy and smiling as Il young man of
thirty, notwithstanding the frosts of six
ty-seven winters have somewhat bent his
form and frosted his hair. The cause of
his happiness was the arrival of young
gentleman at his house at o'clock yes
terday morning that he declares is the
finest baby in the county.
The stores that have been closing at
$50 o'clock every evening, will remain
open during the evenings for the bal
ance of the season now. The early clos
ing scheme has worked very well for the
summer, but now that the winter bus
mess is opening up business men and
clerks will have to do something like
the newspaper men and stay at business
at all times.
The steamer Georgia returned to the
Ocklawaha river Saturday night. and
took in tow raft of logs belonging to
Mcleod for Crescent City, where most
of the raft arrived safely. 1t consisted
Of O,OO0 foet. About Is 900 feet got
loose in Crescent Lake during the storm
on Sunday. The Georgia returned to
Drayton Island in time 10 make her reg
ular trip to Palatka.
We regret to announce the serious i'll
ness of Capt. VIM. NJ. Husson, who was
taken suddenly on Sunday and suffered
the most excruciatInn main I'M To last