The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-17
CITY NOTES.

We are under obligations to Congress
man Davidson for valuable public docu-
ments.
Capt. j. H. White one Of the cleverest
and best known clothing men on the
road, arrived in Palatka last night from
New York.
Hon. E. S. Grill, state treasurer, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
his orange grove on Lake George.
DR.. w. w. Estes don't want the public
and his friends to forget the location of
his dental rooms over Moragne & Kerst-
ing's drug store. See his card.
The river boats and the railroads con-
tinue to bring large numbers Of people
to Palatka, and the hotel registers show
a gratifying fullness each night.
Mrs. M. A. Odell desires us to thank,
for her, all the gentlemen who were SO
prompt and active in working to save
her house and furniture during the fire.
There ia nothing like fire to start an
insurance boom. A great many will
take the precaution to lock the stable
door before the horse is stolen, in this re-
spect.
Old Sol come out in all his glory at in
tervals yesterday, and his rays were as
cheerful as baby's laugh in comparison
with the past few days of cold and
cloudy weather.
Services by the Methodist congrega-
ton to-day at Fry's opera house, at II
IN. and 7p.m. Sabbath School at 8 pm.
Subject this morning 1.-THE Light of the
World" Seats free.
Services as usual at the Presbyterian
church this morning at II o'clock, Rev.
DIR. Dunn, filling the pulpit. The even
ing service will begin at 7:30 o'clock
Public invited to attend.
Messrs Gardner & Eaton are located
in their temporary quarters at Maj.
Teasdale's warehouse, where they are
ready to receive and fill all orders with
their usual promptness.
Mr.. Will d. Randall, a we'll known
young newspaper man Of Georgia, arriv-
ed in Palatka last night, where he will
make his future home. He will take a
position on THE NEWS staff.
Mr.. A. j. Beach came over to the city
yesterday. He says some Of his trees
look as fourishing and green as before
the freeze, and that he will save fully
five thousand out of his forty thousand
Young nursery trees
The steam yacht Leila, will carry an
excursion party to Crescent City to-day,
leaving her dock at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. The band will give sacred
concert on board, and the trip will be
made very enjoyable in other respects.
A large number of people were in town
yesterday, and the merchants were made
| happy by a lively trede. Goods are sold
so cheap in Palatka that trade will come
to us from all directions, despite the
| freezes and other causes that usually
operate against business.
Our friend, Mr.. E. B. Carter, who owns
| a valuable 7-acre orange grove near Tam
pa, received cheering news in regard to
to it yesterday. None of his bearing
trees were injured by the cold, and only
| portion of the oranges were frozen.
His nursery of 30, 900 trees were saved
| entire.
The work of receiving and placing the
| furniture in the new Putnam is being
pushed as rapidly as possible, and the
immense house will be thrown open to
the public sometime during this week.
The carpenters are about through work,
and the plumbers and painters are finish
ing up as rapidly as possible.
/ About 5000 worth of skates for the
new Elite rink had just been received
and stored at the warehouse of Gardner
& Eaton, and were burned in the fire
Friday, which will cause some delay in
opening the rink. A duplicate order has
been telegraphed, however, and the
skates will be here in a few days, when
the grand whirl around will take place.
Mt. S. j. Kennerly came very nea.
losing his handsome dwelling and nu
merous out-houses by the fire Friday,
and had it not been for the abundance
of water furnished by his artesian well
he no doubt would have suffered seri
ously. He has ordered him hand fire
engine, and will be prepared for any
emergency after it arrives.
Mr.. w. G. Hargrove showed us last
night two limbs cut from orange trees in
his Buffalo Bluff grove that showed
but little signs of the severe cold through
which they passed. They were cut from
four-year-old buds, and neither the
leaves or limb were damaged. After al
the freeze did not do as much damage a:
1 YoODlo nj first fh0llnhf M abundant aHi