The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-31
CITY NOTES

where twas swinging in a leafy niche.
AMI the old man paused awhile to wondar
Which was which.
F. ID. Gibbons. Of Jacksonville. was in
the city yesterday.
The new town of PaIatka Heights is in
fair way TO grow and become great.
Mr. l.. &. Conova is building an add,
ti"n Ia his ice factory on Laurel street.
Til" new freight depot for the Florida
Southern when completed will h. most
r"nmy AMI we'll constructed warehouse.
There we're thee sehooners ut the Pa
latka decks yesterday and fourth one
was anchored out in the river. ami a
fifth left here to go to San Mateo.
Capt. lneas' favorite little loat. the
Princess, We learn Is Ia have new boiler
put IN. She will le I'll duty hut little
while.
The street committee are at work now
and are doing some good work on Front
AMI Lemon street. The cutters are h.
ing cleaned and the trash cleared away.
We CUES, another large crowd will 90
over to the Ancient City to- morrow To
spend the day, take bath in the briny
deep and gather up shells from the SEA
shore"
The tox at the aTtesian well nj the
junction Of Lemon and Front street was
icing repaired yesterday. The water
drain WAS also being cleaned out, alt Of
which Is As it should h..
The building hoom has by no means
passed. Quito II number Of new resi-
dences are ieins erected. and the Iente
anu Baum business blocks will soon Le
under full force of wOrkmen.
MIR. I. 7. lIussey and G. +. Todd. are
building what will be when completed
on" Of the neatest residences in West
End. II will s erected ON Kirby street,
between Dodge and Kirkland, will con.
tain nine rooms and will be two stories
high.
The Palatka Gas Light and Fuel Com.
pany have built large coal bin lust
back OF their works in which they are
putting in large quantities of coal. BY.
the'by. the Palatka Gas Company is
giving out a most beautiful quality Of
gas now.
GENIAL J9 lalk came to town ypster-
day. Jo" IL the leading spirit aud the
merchant prince Of that thriving little
Town OF Center llill, in Sumter county,
On the Florida Southern railway, Joe IL
Iond Of coming to visit his many friends
m I'alatka, and he meets with a hearty
welcome always.
Judge W. II. Wigg. of Palatka, has
'ece'ved his appointment ar states at.
orney for the Fifth judicial circuit, in
'Iaec of W. A. Hooker, resigned. Judge
"'gg Is jnrist Of long experience, and
We look now to u more speedy Ind ade.
Iuate punishment Of crime than we have ,
ven accustomed to Of late.
There IL soon to be u walking match ,
1 Pablo Beach. This reminds nv Of the /;
act that l'alatka has u gentleman OF the /
''avy weight type who will put up a Il
dollars that he can walk more !,
niles IN n given number Of hours than i,
ny man 1T like weight in Florida. lie n
'e'ghs 40 pounds and il solid. The 1
'alk must IN n regular heel and toe !. !,
nit.
Mr. John 7. Dunn has Just had his ar. a
sian well tested, AMI it has II pounds !.
resslirc to the square inch, and as this a
ell is kept flowing. day and night, n n
o"s to prove the theory that we have X
ready advanced in reference to th.
','rt house well and others. that il ~ moi
'e best thing to do to keep them shut =,
H. IA the water will certainly find an =.
her outlet. "
MIR. u. J.. Tinglcv's orange grove M &,
IN Mateo is looking finely, with the
"''''s" "i FAIR crop Of fruit next win. al
r. lie also has H., MO tuhcr rose bulbs I'll
owing, for the northern market. The W
father fot the past week has been unite gr
ol, with good many showers hut the th
"d people ut the place are hoping for D.
u weather soon, aud MS everything 60
'st have end, somust these rainy DAYS.
The schooner Hattie II. Barbour from no
ngor. Maine, loaded with n full cargo tn
box material for Crosl~y Il Cowen, of s'o
II Mateo, arrived On 1hurs,lay evening
T. \ large part Of the cargo il
ny discharged at the new depot of ~,
Florida Southern railway for Gus crt
hers down tho road. The balance of ca,
cargo will bo carried up the river TO int
q Mantco. Ik
'rooxxe u. Rokes, very large and 1"'
'usoine schooner from Baltimore, is W.
he jacksonville, Tampa a. Key West my
mi, having arrived early Yesterday
rning, The schooner brought ias "o,
OF railroad steel for the south Flori- Do
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