The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-18
CITY NOTES.

Yesterday morning opened cloudy and
cool, and it looked as il we were going
to have some rain. but alas and slas. we
are still weltering in heat and the dust I
continues to fill the air.
What consolation it is to lie safely
protected by the mosquito bar. and hear
the musical creature tune up his harp in
soothing strains. whilst he IS sharpening
his bill for presentment and blood let
ting.
The festival al Fruitland, held on
Thursday evening last, under the grape
arbor Of Mr.. Saunders, Melted the sum Of
$1,000. This money will he used TO buy
furniture for the parsonage OF the Meth
odist church Of that neighborhood.
Mr.. b. J. Grooms is having gas fix
lures put in his store, and will hereafter
keephis lights shining without taking the
trouble to keep his lamps trimmed and
burning" lie has also greatly enlarged
the size Of his loaves Of bread, which il
no gas, AMI they sell at the same price.
A. \. boyle. the coiored OK marshal OF
Palatka, was married on Sunday night
last 10 Rehecca l.. Lawrence, in this city.
This was one Of the most noted Of the
recent colored weddings, and there was
a large number Of attendants and re.
ception to wind up thS festivities.
Rev. DR.. Dunn, pastor Of the Presby-
terrain church, preached an excellent ser
mon Sunday afternoon in the school
house at Sauble, which WAS most highly
appreciated by the people there. Rev.
j. J. ". Place, pastor Of the Baptist
church. will preach On next Sunday,
when the public il invited 10 attend.
Tho Phenix hotel, under its new man.
agement. is proving quite II success and
grows in popularity every day. The ar.
rivals for tho first week, ending on Sun.
day, footed up two hundred and nine.
thus making probably the best record Tor
| tho first week Of any hotel ever opened
in Florida NJ this season % the year.
Yesterday there We're TWENTY-FIVE ar.
rivals.
Rev n. Woodwork took "a vacation
over Sunday and went up to Drayton H.
land and spent the Sabbath with his
daughter, Jenny, aud her genial spouse,
" +. Reed. lie found everything In
good order on the island. The orange
crop, though small, is growing finely
and vegetable promise heightened sea.
son. Cabbages set after the freeze look
well and il drouth does not continue too
long will bring satisfactory returns.
The 'lcSrgea brought down. with other
freight from Drayton Island! yesterday
twenty barrels Of POTATOES and three
boxes of curumbers. The potatoes were
especially fine for the dry season, and
tho cucumbers up to average quantity
for any season. Cabbage on the Island
arc still growing and promise a good
supply FOR late crop. The growers
seem to have got the mastery of the
cabbage worm.
Tho Wclaka Dramatic Associat will
will give Il performance at Pomona on
next Friday evening, the proceeds Of
which will be devoted to the benefit of
the NJ. T.. Church ut Welaka. The drama
"Down by the Sea" will 10 rendered,
and most excellent music will also bo on
thcprogramme The admission price to
tho entertainment will DO only - cents,
and the hall will no doubt h. crowded bv
an appreciative audience
There is \ queer old painting in tho
drug store Of Mr.. W. o. VOLT. which
is offered for sale by ito owner. Mr.. +.
a. Rowsc. II Is II picture Of Il rose,
painted on parchment in 1895, and is
about 6SG inches in size. It il an old Gu.
riosity, and lovers Of such things will
no doubt make active bids for il. It will
be sold to the person making the highest
bid.
II was not rye, but wheat, that Rev,
Mr., Woodwork sent to this office, and
which wo noticed on Sunday. II did
not occur to us at tho time that wheat
grew in this section. We also notice
that Mr.. l., 5. Myers, of Sumtervile,
has grown some fine wheat this season
in that section. The Times says II is
equal to any grown in the finest wheat
producing countries. II would be Gin.
gular IL Florida turned out to be a
wheat State after al. But W. cannot
SEQ why wheat will not grow here a.
well us in Egypt
When il comes to tricks that are
vain and ways that are darr," Jackson.
| vile can take the cake. The merchants
there arc feeling the competition put in
their way 10y il,, Paatka merchants, and
in order to realm their trade in south
Florida they have to offer extraordinary
inducements. For instance; 4 car load
OF corn was shipped from there recently
to parties in south Florida, and every
sack was found to he from two to four