The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
CITY NOTES.

Nearly tyeTs ho,iy that could get oft
are nuw at the summer resorts on the
coast II ia tie north.
Alderman f. 7. Lane is confined to his
bal with an atttack nf fever. We hope
:" hear 81 his early recovery.
Mr.. Il. J. Groom, has Just received
another car load III fine flour which he
advertise, this morning at very low
prices.
Every t'ody Is expecting a bigger boom
than "vei in iorlda the coming season.
And every badly Is ready to receive the
h"m with "p,n arms.
Travel ovcr the various lines Of rail
rals leading into the city and on the
riSer. Is rrp"rted remarkably good tor
tins season t the Year.
captain j. II. Welsh, Of Welshton,
vas IN town Yesterday. lie will go
north IN IA few days, where he will ad-
yertise the many attractions Of his fast
gro~ing little city.
cleanliness il next to Uoiliness," it is
sand. Now Is "A good time To put the old
adag" into practice. II viii make the
city all tll" healthier, and prevent fevers
and other i'll, peculiar To this season Of
the year.
tine gr,at reason why Greeley cannot
he elected, is because he has not yet
learned the virtue Of splitting on the bait
which he PROPOSES To throw out for the
voters to nIhblc at. Aud that fact il ia.
tai to his chances of success
We are now having the prettie-t moon.
light nights known to this country, and
the Young people are taking in the full
benefit Of the privileges so kind moon
allows them. Some of the boys around
town are almost moon eyed already.
Messrs. 4. j. Wood, Jos. Price and
Geo j. Xrhnbar, Jr., returned from st.
Augustine yesterday. where they had
been To purchase lots ON North Reach,
where they will erect cottages to he used
u, summer homes for their families.
tn" rpst,ilicc department will reduce
III" rrir" Of stamped envelopes and news.
paper wrappers on the first of October.
Several new styles and sizes Of stamped
envelopes have been added, which will
prove of great onvenience to the public.
DIR. Cowgirl WA in tho city yesterday.
and we Judge from tho manner in which
he ".rippcd" the hands Of his political
friends, that he is willing to run for the
State senate against Ir. McMeekin. We
reckon h. is n candidate. 'l,arkis al
ways is will,n'."
MIR. >. n. Srip, ya'dmaster II tho Flor.
ida Southern railroad will move into the
house, on Main street. formerly occupied
by MAJOR J. -. lloIlister, where no will
also keep his office. The house has been
greatly improved lately, and il now one
of the most comfortable in the city.
Jacksonville News: Kcv. A. A. ROBIN.
son, presiding elder of tho Jacksonville
district of til" Methodist Episcopal
Church south, has appointed Rev. A. A.
Pr.brey To- the charge Of tho churches
in la Villa and West brooklyn. for the
remainder Of the conference year.
A very handsome picket fence has
been placed in front of the lawn on the
Putnam House lot facing Lemon street,
which adds much to the appearance of
that side Of the premises The grass is
growing Iu>uriantly, and tho lawn will
prove favorl,c resort for our visitors
this winter.
TIA" work of putting the slate roof ON
the commercial buildings of the Florida
southern railway company Is progress
ing yer, rapidly, and will be finished in
ada, or two. II IL rumored that two of
the stores have already been let to ton
ants, and that Wholesale stocks will be-
placed ~ them earl, in the fall.
The new schedule on the D., I. \ X.
". railroad. whereof, thu fast mail trains
only stop ut the Lemon street station. is
a good thing for the transfer men. Ii is
a brave passenger that will undertake u
walk into the city, and the acconnoda-
ting drivers are only too glad to carry
parties to an, part Of the city.
The Jacksonville llaIald says that u
dozen boats pass ralatka every night
after we 70 to ted. Wen. maybe they
do. hut they happen to be- row. boats,
propelled along hy the strong arm Of
some early morning fisherman, and they
ate not very heavy tn pull, m account
of the freight hauled up from tho iirec
ton Of Jacksonville.
Several III the friends ut Mayor Bald.
win assembled ut his residence last even
ing. where they were spending the even
ing in social rastme and discussing the
state Of the weather while watching the
graceful cur- of smoke from their cigars,
| when the stiffness Of the night was
/ broken hy the strains If music from the
brass band. The mayor and his friends