The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-11
CITY NOTES.

Messrs. Pierre Pratt and A. Usina |
q business trip.
The Messrs. McCaskali. of Spring
Grove, were in town yesterday, and gave
US a pleasant call.
Mr.. David Young, Of Interlachen, was
in town yesterday, as busy as bee look
ing after his affairs.
Prayer service to-day at 10 a. M, in
the Methodist Church. Christian peo-
pie especially invited.
Miss Hansie Goodloe, of Welaka, has
returned to her home after a pleasant
visit to st. Augustine.
A contribution of twenty-five cents
from each citizen of Palatka would
make one thousand dollars to the relief
fund.
each fined 81 and costs in the Mayors
court yesterday morning, for being
drunk and asleep on the street.
Mr. Arthur Merryday is the happy
Aothci vi a oOuhtihS ohoy WIZ Will
take a position behind the counter of his
store as soon AS he gets large enouge.
MIR. Alfred SchurZ, one of the leading
dry goods men of Orlando, was in town
yesterday, and there is probability that
he will establish dry goods store here.
Hon. Chas. Dougherty met with the
most enthusiastic reception in Volusia
county, and he will receive "a rousing
ma jority of the votes cast there in No
vember.
Mr.. S. Graham has leased the bakery
on tue corner of Lemon and Peck streets
from Mr.. j. f. jackson, and will have it
| in operation and ready for business by
the 10Th inst.
We learn that some of the boys had
to ''chip in pretty lively night or two
ago in a little game of poker. The ma
| tiOnal game is not so popular with some
| now as il was before.
Mr.. Chas. f. Thorne, of Welaka, has
returned from the North, where he has
been for several weeks. We learn that
he will rebuild his extensive saw mill re-
| Gently burned, immediately
| MIR. Harry Heath says that Palatka
was visited by another slight earthquake
shock at about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. but as nearly every body was asleep
but few people knew anything about it.
We hope that was the last for the sea-
son.
| We learn from the Herald that Jack
sOnville is in the throes of break-bone
fever visitation. We have tackled that
disease once in our life, or rather it
downed u.s. and we know all who know
anything about it will join in the prayer
that Palatka may escape an epidemic of
| this fever.
The many standing ponds of water in
the city are causing some fear that there
will be sickness here when they dry off.
Some of them, like the one on the Miller
lot on Lemon street, are covered with a
used. SO that ali danger of sickness
should he removed.
We have received a copy of the San
Jose, Cali Mercury. the Grand Army
edition, which shows that our California
cousins have a good idea of newspaper
enterprise. The copy before us consists
of twenty flour large pages and an illus.
trated cover. The paper contains a great
many illustrations, and is one of the
best advertisements eve sent out for
Southern California.
Capt. Harry Gable has three of the
most mischievous pet coons on board
deal of amusement to the passengers
who go over that popular route. The
coons run loose on board, and get into
everything that is left open or has a hole
in 1t. The Captain says one of them is
endowed with almost human intelli-
gence, and can come as near talking as
any animal he knows Of
The fellow Sinclair, whom we men.
toned yesterday as being in Jail in st.
Augustine for passing forged checks, is
wanted here for the same crime. He
was here but a short time since, and got
MIR. 6. F. Peek to indorse check for
So, which he presented and had cashed
at one of our banks. Sheriff Zehnbar
has telegraphed to the officers at st.
Aug Justine to hold Sinclair if he is not
convicted. AMI he will be brought here
and given IA trial.
Mrs. l.. Hulsapple has recently pur.
chased Olive Park, hear Gainesville, and
is preparing to make 1t one of the most
pleasant resorts in the State She is
having a large pavilion erected, plat.
forms for dancing and will have a rare
collection of Florida curiosities, includ,
ing animals and birds. She will also en-