The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-08
CITY NOTES.

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Mr.. T. ". Duane received car load
of very fine steers yesterday from south
Florida, which will be hutchersd 10 cup
PLY the Palatka market.
The foundations for the Lsnte bnild-
ing on Front street were laid yesterday.
and from the progress made 1t looks n
il the building would be completed in a
jiffy.
An elegant new awning il being placed
in front Of the Grill block, on Front
street. which will add much TO the APP
pearance and comfort Of the store rooms
there.
The little child Of Mr.. Dill II. james,
foreman Of THE NEws office, has been
quite sick for the past week, and is still.
very low. We hope TO learn of its early
recovery.
Atprs4ent there arc only FIVE prison
Frs in Jail. four men and one woman, all
Of them co.ored This Is the smallest
number Of inhabitants this old building
has had in long time.
The further fiom the Office the Florida
Southern building gets, that Is Row be.
inK rolled down Water street. the mole
pleasant sounds the esr.splittine hi vi
OF the negro l,horsrs engaged on il.
The board of public instruction for
Putnam county met at the Office OF
Messrs. Webb & Nichols Yesterday and
transacted the usual routine business,
nothing Of special importancs coming
before il.
II is requested tina, the ladies and gen.
,icmGn who are to take part in the "Old
Folks Concert" meet at the Opera house
this evening at 1870 O'Clock, promptly.
A full attendance is requested, a. this
will probably be the last rehearsal.
Mr.. r. A. Row,e. Of New York, who
came here with her husband about four
months ago, died yesterday morning At
four o'clock. Of fever, and was inferred
at West View cemetery yesterday alter.
noon. The deceased lady leaves hus'
band and several small children 10
mourn her loss, who have the sympathy
Of the community in their bereavement.
Some idea Of the magnitude of the
business done in Palatka can be formed
by daily watching the shipments Of the
larger houses oi the city. Gardner *
Eaton shipped yesterday seven car loads
to various points south. Two were load.
ed with lime, two with fertilizer and
three with grain. IL looks as II times
were improving. This shipment is
Solid Gardner 4 Eaton have an ex.
ten.iye business all along the railroads
and share fully in that Of the upper 1t.
Johns.
The Old Folks Concert. which takes
place at the Opera house on next Tues
day night, promises 10 be one u the best
entertainments given here in long time.
Some Of the hest talent in the city will
tako part, AMI the Broom Drill, which
will he rendered by an even dozen Of Pa.
latka's most charming young ladies, will
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ladies' having attained great perfectness
in the manuel OF arms A large mum.
Der Of tickets have already been sold and
n large audience will be- in attendance.
We have good story at the expense OF
our old friend Mr.. Collins of Orange
Springs, which we cannot refrain from,
making public. He Is an enthusiastic
fruit and vegetable grower, and il quick
to give every new variety fair test in
the rich soil Of his broad acres. a short
TING since merchant Of that place re-.
ccivrd n sample lot of pills known to the
trade rs "bile beans and as Mr.. Collins
il little hard Of hearing, when few Of
them were put in his hands, he mis-
understood tho directions for their use,
and instead Of taking them and giving
his liver IA shaking up, ho carried them
home and arranged nice bed in his gar.
den and put them deep in the soil, and
waited patiently for them to come up
and bear fruit. But these beans wasn't
built that wav, and all the efforts Of the
gardner failed to make them sprout and
grow and bear fruit ready cooked for the
table. The joke was a good one on our
friend, and we don't want anyboly to
tell him that We have said anything
about il.
Carrying concealed firearms about is
not only dangerous, but an entirely
useless habit. There is hardly a la,
that some kid OF accident is not re-
ported. in e sequence Of this practice
There is no q casion for carrying con
cealcd weapons. There is no such con
: dition Of society that men need to am
. themselves. The law affords all the pro
lection that is necessary. Life is SAT,
here as anywhere. The injury sustained
: BY the Rev. Mr.. Tully. on the car, else
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