The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-04
CITY NOTES.

Hon. w. III. Cook was among the
pleasant callers at THE News Office yes
terday.
Squire J. TX. Harp, of Crescent City,
was in town yesterday and gave THE
NEWS a cal.
w. III. Vincent, of Pomona, was in the
city yesterday. He reports every thing
all right in that neighborhood.
The river is on a regular high water
boom, from the combined effects of the
earthquake, big rains and an eastern
wind.
We learn that several gentlemen will
leave here to day for Charleston, where
they go to view the sad ruin wrought by
the earthquake.
Raw. j. III. Moore, of keuka, was in
town yesterday, in his usual good
humOr, over the prospects of good crop
Of " inter visitors and an ea~ly fall.
The members of the board of county
commissioners, although gray-headed
and grave looking. enjoy good joke as
well as the youngest of us, and many
good things are sandwiched i'll between
the dry routine proceedings. We are not
going to tell ON any just now, however.
We call attention to the advertisement
of NJ. w. King & Co., found in another
column of this paper. This firm carries
one of the best stocks of crockery and
house furn islsing goods to be found in
the State, and they are now offering
splendid inducements IN their lines.
Read tie advertisement.
The Semi Tropical Florida is the name
of new paper just established in this
city by ID. y. Hi. The paper will be
devoted to the material and moral inter
ests of the colored race, and wa only
refer to politics incidentally, not making
specially of that feature. We wish
Hill success IN his new undertaE ing.
On Sunday, the 9TH inst, the steamer
Georgia will give an excursion to st.
Augustine via the st. Augustine and Pa
latka railroad. Arrangements have been
made whereby those wishing to go can
have six and half hours in which to
Fare for the round trip from all points on
the river, 1926. Tickets for sale on the
Georgia.
Mr. l.. Richmond showed us yesterday
a sprig from what he calls his silver
leafed orange Tee. The leaves of the
sprig We're of IA rich silver color, with lit
tie patches of green on some of them.
The tree is what IS known pa sport,
and bore oranges when it was only three
yeas old, and is a perpetual blOssomer.
At one tine there wsS one perfectly
Whit orange on the tee but it wss in
some way Destroyed before maturity
Mr. Richmond thipIs a great deal of his
novel ycee. AMI expects wonders from it
in some share or other
Mess-s. Gardner IL Eaton, the we'll
known s:ain merchants of this city, re-
turned from Gainesville yesterday,
where they went for the purpose of Sc
lee. pS dwellings to reside in when they
engage IN business over there. II is the
intention of tbs fi-m to open up large
grain house in that city, and in order to
personally superintend the business of
have thought best to move over there.
| Mrs. Gardner is now North, but when
| she returns will reside in Gainesville.
| The grain house here will be in good
hands, where everything is running
smoothly, and where preparat ons have
l oil Nv 60
tending their trade. The Halifax river
! and st. August he trade will receive at
tention and an effort made to secure il
for Palatka. We shall greatly miss Mr.
Gardner and his family, even for a brief
time, they are so WEI identified with oul
business and society. Mrs. G.. is one OF
the most miable ladies in the city, and
our loss IS going to be decided gain fol
Gainesville. Mr.. Charles Eaton will
bring his wife to Florida in a short time
aud, after a few weeks here, will set vi
housekeeping in Gainesville. We car
only announce this change to-day, but
will give further notice at the date Of re
moval.
| Will Forward Money.
Mr.. \. l.. Rogero, agent of the South
Express Company, informed us last
night that his company would receive
and forward all moneys or supple:
subscribed for the 'Lenefit of Charles
ton, free of charge. This is a very gen
erous offer on the part of the company
and places 1t on footing with the tele-