The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-14
CITY NOTES.

the center of attraction.
Joe Marion says he has had enough Of
jury duty for one year.
Capt II. Il. Reid is erecting one of the
prettiest little dwellings in his garden
that can be found in the city.
Mrs \. f. wattles, the wife Of one
of the NEWS compositors, has sons up
to Georgia. where she is on visit TO her
oil home.
capt. DAILY, master steam yacht, Cor
sair, owned by Mr.. Morgan. banker, New
York, made Il round trip on steamer DE
Bary yesterday,
Mr. IL. Minor, jr., Treasurer Of the
brooklyn n. w Opera House, returned
to Palatka last night on steamer Dietary
en- route for home.
One Of the hardest things to dOin this
life is to get out of bed with n good grace
on cloudy morning, after being up late
the night before.
The New York Yacht Club have pur.
chased one end Of Jekyl Island, Ga, and
will rake it place for wintering yachts
during cold weather.
The yacht Leila which was run be-
tweed Palatka and Crescent City during
the winter, will leave to-day for Calais,
Me-, where she will he run during the
summer.
Mr.. II. X. Smith. Of Fruitland, was in
to see us yesterday. lie reports his or
anse trees full Of blooms, and the pros
pect for full crop Of oranges, at least
as many as he had last year.
Mr.. l.. &. Canova, of the ice factory,
lost thirty dollars on the streets Monday
afternoon. lie hopes the amount has
fallen into the hands of some honest per.
son VIII will return it to him.
Two century plants in the yard Of
Mrs. Estabrook, on Oak street, are pre-.
pairing to bloom, the flower stalks hav.
ing grown to considerable height.
They will he in bloom in very short
while.
There was no mayors court yesterday.
Tie town is very quiet, and the new
marshal walks about like man hunting
"A job. tie says he will keep evil.doers
straight, or make them give a very good
reason for their crookedness.
1t looked as though We were going to
have n heavy rain yesterday morning,
from the dark clouds overhead, but like
the old woman's dance. the jig was not
very rapid or Of long duration. Tho
sprinkle was just enough to lay the dust.
Capt Powers has been forced TO close
down operations in diving piling for the
new wharf of the Florida Southern
railroad on accoant Of the wind and
waves, as it was impossible to keep the
apparatu4stcady with tho waves rolling
50 high and constant.
Richard X. Fox, proprietor Of the New
York Police Gazette, accompanied by his
wife. made u flying trip up the st. Johns
on the steamer DE Barry, this week, re-
turning yesterday en- route for his home
in New York. His wife il the owner Of
many gorgeous diamonds.
The young ladies' who will engage in
the Broom Drill entertainment, soon
to DO given for the benefit of the West
View Cemetery, have begun rehcarsing
the drill, and if the military boys do not
look sharp, the broom brigade will
down them in the manual of arms.
The ladies and gentleman who are eli.
gagged in the praiseworthy work of rails.
ing funds for the establishment of hos
pital in this city, are busily engaged in
arranging and preparing for dramatic
entertainment to be given for this pur.
pose, soon after the close of Lent.
The ladies who will assist in tho fail
and festival to DO given on the eth inst
for the benefit of the Gem City Guards
should not fail to attend the meeting a,
the residence of Mrs. s. }. Kennerly, al
o'clock this afternoon, when prelim
mary measures for the entertainment
will be- arranged.
II. II. Smith, of Fruitland, called a,
the NEWS Office yesterday and sub
scribad for the Daily and paid for it one
year in advance. so did j. s. North, OF
Welaka. Harry encourages every legit
innate enterprise for the promotion Of
the material interests Of "old Putnam.
So does Mr.. North.
Mr.. II. q. Hammond, Of the steamer
DeBary reports tho passenger traffic OF
the upper st. Johns as light. The De
Barry makes her last trip for the season
to-day. The Anita makes her last or
the 10TH 1t is estimated that the day
light boats have carried more people ouI
of lalatka this season than the railroad
Mr.. $. V. White. n prominent capital
list of New York, walked into the court
room yesterday but he forgot to throw
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