The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-04
CITY NOTES.



They adverti.cd each special line.
To let thu people ehooSe.
And all their goods both choice ami nH>
Ia every way were made 10 shine
liz columns Of The MEMS.
Yesterday Mr.. Reid received an invoice |
If new Florida cabbage, the first we have
,een.
Col. ii. ). Du Vail. State Engineer,
Tallahassee, is in the city. en- route for
south Florida
Mr.. q. 4. Richardson was among the
passengers ON the Monticello, outward
bound, yesterday.
Capt. J. II. Jones, Of New York is the
gacst Of his old friend, Maj. Washburn,
proprietor Of the Saratoga Hotel.
A negro name Mack Austin was killed
at Rochbie, on the Florida southern, by
the incoming passenger train Tuesday
afternoon.
II was a steady rain yesterday, good
for all vegetation and when the sun
comes on; again every thing will grow
OIL on booming schedule.
The ten hours skating contest at the
Elite rink will open Saturday at O'Clock,
p. M. There will be several entries and
lively contest indulscd in.
Savannah Times: That lively Palat.
ka NEWS has Just completed its second
birthday and is vigorous and prosperous,
giving evidence of many years of use
fulncse. We tender our hes, wishes.
While nortl, purchasing his spring
stock Of dry goods, Mr., !. Jacobson sue.
ceeded in collecting about ijl for the
building fund of the the Methodist
church Of palatka. This will he con-
siderable help, and tho members Of the
congregation arc greatiul to Mr.. Jacob
son for his thoughtful Kindness.
The Right Rev. Whipple, Bishop, Of
Minnesota, and one of the most noted
and eloquent ministers Of the United
States, will preach at st. Marks church
ut 7:3O o'clock this evening and confirm
the class Of applicants for membership
to the church. Bislsep 7. +, lyman, OF
North Carolina, will also hc prescn, and
assist Bishop Whiprle.
Rev. DR. j. j. Scott, of Pensacola, who
for the past nine yeats has been chair
man of the committee OF the general
convention ON tie conservation of Dish
ops. will probably receive the vacant Of
flee Of Protestant Episcopal bishop Of
Florida. Ills learning, zeal and ability
are spoken Of in the highest terms.
We were mistaken ia al much Of the
paragraph in Yesterdays issue rs stated
that the steamer CITY Of Palatkn hal
made her last trip To- Nassau. She will
make two more tripi-on the 18th and
23d inst. alternating her trips to Palat-
ka. After her last trip to Nassau, thun
her runs between charleston and Pa
latka will he II, heretofore.
On yesterday letter directed to Jcru.
salem, Palestine. was mailed ut the Pa.
latka post office. II was written by \
Turk now in the city. aud the name Of
the patty addressed was in Arabic, while
the name of the post.oilicc. Of course,
was in English For the benefit Of ccr-
tain palatkans We will state that the
Turk dill not wear "rcd stockings.
Rear Admiral NJ. Smith L. =. ~; Dr.
7. Il. Crawford. New York, NY: Bishop
Whipp'c, Mimi, Chas. Fargo and fami.
ly. Chicago; Hon. s. II. Blake. Bangor.
General Morcy, L. s. n; DR.. Il, IL.
Clark and wife. New York; Hon. Edw.
Avery and wife, Boston; Hon. John Nj.
Way and wife. Hon, Robt. b. Bingham
and wife, Boston, and Hon. V. &. Tur-
ncr, Chicago, were among Yesterday Il
arrivals at the Putnam.
An elderly gentleman who was i'm
plorcd by an anxious mother to look af-
ter tho health and ell.bcing of her Son
during winters visit to Florida. recent.
" wrote to warn her thai il would bo
safest 10 recall the Young man. Gle Is
not drinking or gambling to my knowl.
edge" wrote this sage mentor, and |
have not heard that he had committed
murder, but he has taken pretty girl to
the opera in Palatka, and that is still
moro dangerous in this state" Now We
want to know whether this reflects on
our courts. our opera house or cur girls
Mr.. :. II. Royal. of Palatka, who has
lately been appointed post Office inspcc
tor, paid our Cilicr n pleasant visit yes.
tcriay evening. lie will spend only a
few days with his old friends and then
depart for the new field Of labor opened
to him by his appointment In this he
must I've faithful and capable to Justify
the powerful support he received from
Florida. Virginia and Alabama, and we
have no fear that any Of his friends will
ever have cause to regret their course in
the matter. In his new work he has the
bes. wishe. of TIE News and its most
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