The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-22
CITY NOTES

!, getting somewhat b9lder
She snaps her eyes
And loudly cries,
To Winter who doth hold her
See here, Old chap,
lie, on my lap"
And gives him the cold shoulder.
Lovely day. Yesterday.
Everybody is anticipating a cool time.
socially. after the close Of the Ien;cn
season.
Mr.. u. Loeb las Just received a new
delivery wagon for his rapidly increa..
ing beer business. It, "A daisy. in the
way Of a wagon.
Nertrees & Go. received seven car
loads Of hay. grain, etc, yesterday. The
Wholesale trade in this line Of good,
seems TO be cons,ahlIy increasing.
Nr. George II. for,son will hereafter
be found i'll the law office IT Mr.. Sumner
{. Chandler, whore be will b. pleased
to serve a. wanting his legal services.
A special communication of the Ma.
sonic lodge will be held on Friday even.
ing, at which time full attendance is
desired as bushes Of importance is to
BE- transacted.
Mr.. !. VI. Duane, at the palatka zen.
eral Market, received fifty head Of cat.
tie AMI fifty head Of hogs yesterday
from south Florida, which will be butch.
cred to supply hi. market.
\ report was current on the street sc.
,erday that the negro. Hardy Jones, who
was shot by officer Perry Monday. had
died while en- route 10 Gaine Vile. hut
the report proved incorrect, rs the man
made the trip pretty we'll, considering
his bad wound.
Mr. II. j. GrOoms has established a
store in connection with his bakery. on
Lemon street, beyond RalIcrtys stables.
The bakery is one Of the fines. and has
the largest oven In the state. and n great
quantity Of bread. cakes, ETC., are sen,
out daily.
Francis Campbell, cclored. was the
only person tried in the mayors court
yesterday morning. She was charged
with using profane and abusive Ian.
guage, for which indulgence she was
required by his Honor 10 pay a fine Of
81 and costa.
Rev. A. ". Knight rector of 1t.
Marks Episcopal church, will preach an
historical sermon on Sunday next. that
day being the thirticth anniversary of
St. Marks parish. The church is now in
n most Furnishing condition, and it, his.
tory viii prove Of the greatest interest to
members Of the parish.
Some more Of the goods stolen from
Mr.. E. l.. Devoroux recently were re.
covered Yesterday. Martha Hunter who
was arrested for having the stolen goods
in her pos ession, was bound over To- the
circuit court by Judge liaughtun in tho
sum OF 800. Jessie Gray, charged with
burglarizing the store, Will have his pre-.
liminary trial at ten o'clock to-day.
That fish story in regard to eyeless
fish coming out of the Putnam House
well reminds us of the manner in which
the people in the Halifax country fish.
They simply 20 out and dig hole. and
next morning when they 20 to it they
find it full Of fish. they having come np
through the crevices 10 the coquinn I'M.
derneath.
The season Of the year is now ap.
preaching when the attention OF the au.
thorities should be especially directed to
the sanitary condition of the city The
city marshal, acting rs health officer
last year. wound up each monthly state
ment to council with, "and the sanitary
condition If the city is the same ~ n,
last report. whatever that last report
was The city is much more crowded
with residences now than it war a year
ago, anu it is imperative that proper at
tention be given to health matters, and
such drainage as we have kept in good
condition.
We see from our exchanges that many
Of the cities Of the state are making ac.
tive efforts TO protect themselves against
losses by fire. Tho fire apparatus is he.
ing added to, and the fire organizations
are being encouraged and perfected.
But we hear nothing Of such matters in
palatka, and Notwithstanding the fear
'ul experiences fresh in the minds Of ull
md ia great Importance to the city, the
question of protection from iite is the /
east discussed Of any public measure
,efore our people, Willie some Of the .
,thcr cities are going so far az to have |
,aid departments, we are doing nothing.
4et's wake up