The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-19

soothing disappointment
Messrs. McMeekin, Prioleau and
Hutchinson were in town last night.
Messrs. Thos. Kinds, of Georgetown,
and Alex. Ray, of Fruitland, are in the
city.
Mr.. G. w. Penn, of Baltimore, is in
the city looking out for location. He
will probably buy lands and locate at
Sauble.
Col. Andrew Shelley has returned from
an extended trip North, where, his looks
show, he had a most enjoyable time
of it.
We regret to hear of the illness of Mr..
John n. Burton, of the Seville Gazette,
who has been confined to his room sew
eral days. We hope John viii have an
early and complete recovery.
We regret to announce that MIR. S. U.
Hammond, our business manager, is
confined at his home, at Fort Gates,
with bilious attack. We hope he NAV
have speedy recovery.
The amateur fishermen about PaIatka
are having very good luck in capturing
fine sea bass. Some extra fine specimens
have been caught, and the way the fish
ermen brag about them is caution to
Sunday school scholars.
The Southern San says, regarding the
railroad bridge across the Tomoka creek,
that "NIr. White proposes laying half
mile of tracts per day." Tracts could
not be sent to better or more needy
section than the line along the White
road.
Messers. l.. III. & w. B. Morrell are
Strengthening out the store-room No. 10
out new stock of clothing and gents
furnishing goods. Mr.. w. B. Morrell is
now in New York buying the stock, and
it will be here in a few days. Look out
for their announcement.
Messrs. NJ. w. King & Co., while max
ing special drive in lamps, selling some
beautiful ones for as low as ninety cents
each, do not like the idea of letting
them go for nothing, as was the case Sat
urday night, when some thief, who
wanted more light on the subject, stole
the best looking one in the lot from right
under their eyes.
Pencil is going to have big turnout
on next Friday, besides giving q big
dinner, having the Francis brass band
on hand to stir up the enthusiasm for
the county candidates, who, with other
speakers, will meet the vote - o;r ~
that occasion. Everyth ~ ...1. pre-
cinct points to a solid Democratic vote
for Dougherty, from all we can learn.
Quite stampede was created at the
big Evinston camp meeting on Sunday
last by the fling of pistol by drunken
negro. The campers, it is said, fed in
a most amusing manner, large crowds
of them running in the bay into water
waist deep. One of them was wounded
in the foot, and the shooters were ar
rested and carried to Gainesville, where
they were jailed.
The Palatka Club viii hold an impor-
tant meeting at its rooms this evening,
at o'clock. The question of securing
larger quarters, and the purchase of
billiard and pool table will be decided as
well as other important business be
transacted. A full attendance Is de-
sired. The club is growing constantly,
and is one of the institutions that Pa
latka is very justly proud Of.
The alarm of fire Saturday night DEM
onstrated that the fire engine and hose
companies were ready for service, as the
engine was got out into the street IN a
remarkably short time, as was also the
hook and ladder truck. The fire de-
partment is not near so efficient as it
should be, but it promises to do very
well for the limited number of men con-
nected with it. The citizens, too, res
ponded to the alarm quickly, and large
number were on hand to assist the fire
men had occasion demanded it.