The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-03
CITY NOTES.

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capt. w. B. Avery, of Keuka, was in
Palatka yesterday.
The steamer Anita had more than City
passengers up the river yesterday.
Mr.. Henry Stockwell, one of Atlanta's
aldermen, was in town yesterday.
Mrssrs. David Young and \. Petersen,
of Interlachen, were in the city yester-
day.
Hon. Frank Pope was in town yeter
day, being called here to defend a client
in the county court.
See notice of ring lost, in special col
umn. A liberal reward is offered for it's
return to this Office.
Mr.. C. FL. Bent has been promoted
from conductor to assistant superintend-
ent of the Barlow division of the Florida
Southern railway.
Mr.. John A. Tucker, contractor and
builder, at Magnesia Springs-out on the
Florida Southern road, was N Palatka
Monday night.
Mr. E. c. 'vn.,ne. has opened I. rail
road and Steamboat ticket office at the
drug store OF Alderman & jackson, cor
ner Of Lemon and Water streets.
Tho raoplar ne xho Tul;o.
Memorial Association will be held at the
ressdnce of Mrs s J. Kennerly this
"Wednesday afternoon at half past 8
o'clock.
A special train went out to Hawthorne
Monday evening to bring in large num-
Der of sxcursionists to see the skating
contest. They enjoyed their trip and
went back well satisfied with themselves
and Palatka.
Lost, strayed or stolen, a handsome,
genial and popular county school super
intendent. Thought to be wandering
around in search Of school buildings and
Preaching strict observance of Arbor
Day. Amy information as to his where.
abouts will be thankfully received by
anxious friends.
The Herald gave an account Of lucky
find by Mr. J. I. Sunderlow, who lives
near Keuka, this county. The paper
states that while the gentleman named
was blowing he unearthed chest con.
tanning Spanish money to the amount
of $1,000. Some of this money was very
old, dating back as far as 1878.
Sportsmen will be interested in spe.
cial notice in this mornings paper in
reference to a very fine and desirable
duck gun, which is to be ratified. The
gun is on exhibition at Capt. Edw ards
billiard room, in Harris block, and the
lucky winner will have perhaps the best
gun in Florida when it is ratified.
Sheriff Zehnbar arrested Willis Young
colored, in Jacksonville yesterday morn,
ing and brought him to Palatka
Young was charged with obtaining
money under false pretences from Thomp
son & Hill, publishers of the People.
Journal. He was tried before Judge
Haughton yesterday afternoon, and wal
dismissed.
The following guests were registered
rt Marrion's Hotel yesterday w H
Hardesty and wife. Manville; Jacob Ide
and wife, Mrs. l. Bingham. st job ms,
VT; A c MANUEL and wife, Miss Lizzie
Johns, Iowa; NJ V Gardner, Fit Gates. Fla;
j G Boozer, j p Oneal. Charleston; II F
Bartlett, FL l. Martin. Kas; Teny, Kerr
City, Fla; S r Chlds, La: John Holly,
Hawthorn. Fla.
The wholesale hardware business OF
Mr.. E. I. Lane must be in a very healthy
and growing condition, judging from
the many orders filled and shipped from
that house daily. A glance at the ship
ping clerks books shows that several
hundred orders were filed last month.
and still thav 0o'~r in. The louise cou
falns nm iUn'e,.-s stick of K oIS ana cau
fill all orders sent 1t.
We see from the Savannah papers.
and know from q recent visit that our
old friend NJ. L. Harnett, proprietor of
the popular Harnett House, of Savannah,
IS entertaining = isr.,a number of guests
this season. Mr. Harnett is a typical
hotsl man, fat, jolly and especially
watchful for the pleasure and comfort
of his guests and we would advise all
who so that way to stop and give him
q call.
We return thanks for copy of the
argument of Messrs. Vertrees 6 Vertreee,
OF Nashville, before the suprms court of
Tennessee in the case Of Jane E. Gil
liam ct al VS. NJ. Mccormack ct al. The
brilliant reputation already made by the
firm is ably maintained and nowhere
will the new laurels certainly accumu-
al.