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

If watchful Providence be-9,
With good intentions fraught,
Did not keep up its grand design
We soon should come to D.
Astronomy il 1-derful,
But 1t is . so 4
1 man grasp, and that is why
I'd better say no more.
Mr.. l.. o. Gold is in the city circula-
ting among his many friends.
Miss Emma Weller, of Jacksonville,
ia in the city the guest of Mrs. 4. i.
Lane.
Mr.. f. c. Pike was in town yesterday,
en- route to Ocala, wnere he goes on
short visit.
Mr. VIM. T. Parsons, representing
Hubbard & Co., of Jacksonville, was in
town yesterday.
Lizzie Barry was before the mayors
court yesterday, charged with using pro-
fame language. She was fined 81 and
costs.
The T. Il. Club had most enjoyable
meeting at Mrs Smiths last night. Pro-
gressive euchre was the order of the
evening.
Mr.. Chas. Eaton will go North in about
week, where he goes to swap his bach
elor liberty for one of the sweetest girls
in the Pine Tree State.
Miss Frances Hunter returned home
yesterday, after an absence of two
months visiting relatives at Orange
Springs and Micanopg.
We are glad to see that Mr.. j. NJ. RAM
saur, who has been confined at his home
sick for few days, is rapidly improv-
ing and will be entirely recovered in a
day or 81.
Trade is picking up a little and hopes
are getting higher and firmer in the be-
lief that this coming winter will be
one of the most prosperous ever known
in Florida.
Mr.. VIM. X. Rutherford. foreman of
the Flor .da Southern railroad shop, left
yesterday for Ohio for a two weeks
visit. He will be accompanied 10y his
wife on his return.
Mr.. Martin Griffin, Jr., we regret to
slight attack of sickness. 1t is nothing
serious. however, and he will be all right
we hope in few DAYS.
One by one and two by uwOs the sum
mer absentees are returning, and they
declare that we are having as pleasant
weather as they have found in all their
summer wanderings.
Mr.. Ike White returned yesterday
from Savannah, where he has been on a
several weeks visit to his old home. He
reports the earthquake scare as big
| thing in the Forest City.
The report that Capt, LaBrees we'll at
Georgetown had been set to going by the
earthquake, proves to have been a mis-
take, as Mr.. Il. S. Partridge, who drove
ever since it was bored.
Mr.. j. b. Dunn, Jr., was robbed of al
his clothing on Tuesday morning. by
some sneak chief, who broke into his
room in the Presbyt parsonage. He
is on sharp look -cut for the thief, and
he may recover his stolen goods.
! Mr.. b. S. Partridge was in town yes
terday. He has just completed an arte
sian well on Pine Island, in South Flor
ida, and struck good water at a depth Of
| no feet. At 36 feet solid rock was struck
He has contracted to put down another
well there Immediately.
Major o. w. Cromwell says that the
people of Atlanta are making the best OF
the short time they have to buy whisk J
in that town. They buy it by the quart
and drink it like water. The sale will be
stopped next month, and they are pre-
pairing for the long drought by thorough
irrigation.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Putnam county will meet in this city
to-day instead of yesterday, as men
toned, and arrange TO put the county
campaign in motion. Some lively work
Is ahead in the county between now and
November, and every Democrat should
| put his shoulder to the wheel and push
the ticket along to success. If there is
to be any quarreling and wrangling lei
us have il over the side-show candidates,
and give the party nominees solid and
victorious vote.
hat One OF DIR. McMeekin's Neigh
bOrs Says of Him.
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