The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-15
CITY NOTES.
NATURE VS.. ART.


A piece of common linen Irvine,
Then bends pin
And drops it in
The cool and gently babbling brook,
Catching as large a string of fish
AS almost any one could wish;
While there close by,
With fancy fly,
The city angler ne'er one can hos X.
Mr.. Peter Gardner has been quite sick
for day or two. but We hope to hear OF
his early recovery.
Last night was a scorcher in the way
of heat II was hard to find a cool place
in the early part of the night.
4 new hose company has been organ
lied to take charge of the new hose reel,
and Marshal Manucy was elected its
foreman.
An addition is being built to the las
company's building, more room being
found necessary for the accommodation
of that business.
See special in another column OF Mr..
S. Graham. He will put his bakery in
operation to-day, and Will send out his
first bread tomorrow.
Mr.. III. Z. Vatterlin has a new theory
about certain affairs, which he VIII ex-
plain, don't cher know" to his artlc-
ular friends who may apply to him for
the information.
Lee jackson will have charge of MIR.
l.. Falk's drygoods establishment during
that gentleman's absence in New York,
where he will go in few days to buy a
new stock of winter goods.
Mr.. c.. p. Devereux left last night for
New York. where he goes to lay in one of
the largest and best selected stocks oil
drygoods ever brought to Palatka. lie
will be absent several weeks.
Bishop Weed will be here to morrow
for the purpose of confirming class,
and tn. services will begin, at the Epis-
copal church, at 10 o'clock, a. M, sharp.
The public is invited to attend.
There being no quorum present there
was no meeting of the city council last
night. Those present, however, had
good warm time of it, and adjourned to
meet again on next Tuesday night.
The freight depots contain a large
quantity of goods just arrived for the
Palatka merchants or for parties in the
interior. The fall business will open now
in a few weeks, and people will grow
happier.
The little city Jock -up was pretty well
crowded last night, there being about
eleven persons who had been run in on
various charges. The police court will
will come up for trial.
Mr.. n. b. Baum, of Irwinton, Ga, is
in the city, looking after his interests
here. He will begin the erection of his
block of buildings, on the Miller lot, in
a few days and have them pushed right
ahead to completion.
People cannot be too particular during
this hot weather, and no one should eX-
they can help. With proper care good
health can be preserved even in the sick
lest season in FloIidd.
The o'clock passenger train on the
Floi ida Southern railroad was delayed
several hours last night, caused by the
engine jumping the track somewhere
down the road. This is the first acct
dent on this road in some time.
that the river boats will soon be back to
help liven up things. About the same
number of boats, we learn, will be on
the daylight run between Palatka and
Jacksonville and PaIatka and Sanford.
Messrs Il. j. Grooms and l. jacobson
will leave tonight for New York, where
they go to lay in new stocks of goods.
Mr. jacobson will select a daisy stock,
and will keep up the well known repu-
tation of his establishment for first class
goods.
The Gainesville 1drocdte has sent out
its first trade edition. a large eight
column sheet, nicely printed and full of
good things of Gainesville and Alachua
county. The edition consisted of 10000
copies, and will do a vast good in adver-
Using the attractions of that favored
section.
We learn that Hon. J. G. Greeley, Re-
publican candidate for Congress, will
open his campaign at Welaka on Mon
day, Septemhrr Goth. So it seems that
Mr.. Greeley * to have a campaign, after
all. We are glad of it. 1t will give the
people chance to size up the difference
between him and Hon. Chas. Dougherty,
1.-THE born victor"
Crescent City Gazette: The proposition
for farmers convention at Palatka du-
ring the latter part of this month. is
gaining rapidly in public favor. There