The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-07
CITY NOTES.

said five dollars amt no Pay.
My bill Is heavy this week;
For a horse and buggy l owe
And that flask OF whiskey-gooincss'
Not a cent will he left, know.
Can you lend me a dollar:
No; lam sorry TO say,
For | have only one dollar.
I received for selling some hay.
As he walked, / walked on too.
And he stopped near the door,
| heard him say, if drink,
will never ride any more.
Thanksgiving turkeys are pow being
fattened.
| The streets were pretty lively yester-
day, and good crowd were in town.
The Ladies' Union Prayer Meeting is
held tomorrow, at I p. m, at Mrs.
Davis
These beautiful moonlight nights are
But, pshaw. we are too old for that sort
of business now.
Mr.. NJ. w. King went down to Jack
sonville yesterday, and will be with his
friends there to-day.
The improvements at the new Jail are
fast nearing completion, and the work
is expected to be finished this week.
The Young Peoples Union Meeting is
held this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the
Presbyterian church Subject: Hope"
The portrait Of Mr. Chas. Woodring,
special policeman OF Palatka, will he
found in the police gazette received here
to-day.
Every train and boat coming to Flor
ida is crowded with passengers, and
new faces are visible on the streets ev-
cry day.
Mr.. II. III. Bennett, who has been quite
sick for several days, we are glad to
hear is improving, and is in a fair way
for recovering.
We call attention to the specials of Mr..
B. f. Barker to DO found elsewhere this
morning. He has just received lot of
all goods in his lines. Read the specials.
Sermons in the Baptist Church to-day
are at / d. m, Justification, and $50
p. m, The Virgins" SUNDAY. school
at 10 a. m. All are invited. and welcome
Owing to the rapid increase OF freight
; on the j., T. &c X. W. Railway. that road
has on a through daily freight train, and
things are now humminE all along the
line in the way Of business.
The usual services to day at the Meth
odist Church. This evening Rev. J. 3.
Ley, the pastor, Will preach on a subject
OF special interest to young men. The
public cordially invited TO attend.
There are now twenty-five prisoners in
jail, most of them to be tried at this
term of the Circuit Court. There will
be general cleaning out of the Jail, and
the penitentiary will get the most of
; them.
Mr.. John Howard. the genial and
clever General Passenger and Freight
Agent of the Charleston Line of steam
ers, was in the city yesterday, looking
after the interests Of his line in this
section.
r. We learn that Mr.. l.. 5. Bugbey wishes
to dispose of a portion of his large flock
of imperial Pekin Ducks. They are as
large as geese and white as snow. Any
. one wanting any can address him at the
post-ofiice.
Usual services al the various churches
: in the city to-day. Pews free, and you
can contribute to the collection or not.
But it is a mighty stingy man who will
not drop at least nickel into the basket
as it passes.
Mr.. Frank Lewis, who was shot some
time since while doing special police
duty, has again opened his shoe shop,
this time over Macks livery stable,
where he will be pleased TO see all of his
old patrons and the public.
Rev. p. Swearanger, of Jacksonville,
Will till the pulpit at the colored Meth
odist church to-day, on the corner of
Main ana Peck streets. Sunday school
at 10 d. NJ. Love feast at II a. m and
sacrament at : p. II. Preaching at 7:3O
=. III.
Major y. :. Washburne, proprietor of
the Saratoga Hotel, Is expected TO arrive
here To night. He will begin prepar-
ations Immediately for the opening of
, his hotel, aud eNp Is a large number of
guests and a ln-t,rphie season for the
; winter.
The courthouse Is being scrubbed over
and cleaned out. and put in good shape
for The Circuit Court, which convenes
! for this county on Tuesday reXt. There
will be a two weeks session, and almost
the entire time of tn court Will he taken
up with criminal business.
Mr.. Charles +. Eaton ana bride have
arrived in the city, and are stopping at
the residence of Mrs. Haughton, on