The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-31
CITY NOTES.

One more month auu business Will
begin to liven up things in good shape.
Major o. w. Cromwell has gone to
New York, for few Gays, on important
railroad business.
Paiafka hes something to be very
ths ukful for. She has not been afflicted
with the baseball fever this summer.
Mr., Richard Hawk, one of THE NEWS
typos, re, med to Pa'atka Sunday, af-
ter two months vacation at his old
home in Georgia.
A new postofiice has been established
on the St. Johns and Lake Euftis rail
road, in Orange county, which will be
known as Paisley.
Mr.. Robert Williams and wife, of Nor
wax, left yes: erday for San Francisco.
From there they will go to Santa Cruz,
Cal, where they will make their home.
Mr.. Chas. r. Eaton. of Gardner & Ea-
ton, returned yesterday, after an alb
sence OF two or three months at his old
home in Maine. where he had a pleas.
ant summer of it.
The Fior.ca Southern railway now
connects with the Dietary and Peoples
fne at Gamers on Sunday af. arnoOns,
ms aad of with the j., T. & X. w. rail-
road ~ on the week days.
Mr.. S. j. Kenneriy returned yesterday,
after an absence of some time in New
York and other points. He reports
most pleasant time, and looks all the
better for his trip.
Col. Andrew Shelley has been heard
from. He is now in Utica, n. ", but is
still! of the opinion that Florida is the
greatest country under the sun, and he
il anxious tn get back to it.
Mr.. John NJ. Ramsaur tackled Capt.
Mounts big safe csterday morning, and
moved il to that gentleman's new store,
on the corner of Lemon and Third
streets, where he will hereafter hold
forth.
Misses Alice and Nettie Mack will open
the West End select school on the 18th
of September, a notice of which appears
in our special column this morning.
These young ladies will no doubt receive
liberal patronage from the parents of
the city.
Sunday and yesterday Palatka was
visited " It'll the heaviest rains of the sea-
son, the water fa..'ng IN torrents and
flood ng the streets, giving the town a
pretty thorough washing off, and leav
;1g n any uns'ghty lakes about in the
st-ea.s.
The work of filling in behind the
brick brea kwater of the Florida South
ern wharf, is being pushed right ahead,
and what was an ursightly and incon-
venient hollow will soon be leveled up
with the snrror nding and with good
sand, which - being daily hauled in
from out on the road.
Subscriptions are being received at
DIR. X. $. FrIddy's drug store, and at 9TH
er places n town, - the New York
Worlds testimonial fund for Gladstone,
the great English statesman. The fund
will be used in presenting the statesman
with a grand testimonial from his Amer
lean admirers, for the stand he took in
favor of Ireland.
Mr.. X. ii. P'att, of Ridgewood. was
in town yesterday, aud gave us a call.
lie is on his way to Summer Haven,
where he gees to erect two cottages.
l2xl5 feet in size, one for Mr.. o. n. Glib
grove at Orange Point, on Little Lake
George. 2 nj the other for MIR. Charles
Ellis, of Como. The cottages will be
erected so as To Re enlarged next sum
mer.
Mr.. a. s. Kei's, of Citra, "A prominent
orange grower of that section, was in
town yesterday, and with his friend,
Rev. NJ. DePass, gave US IA pleasant call
last night. Mr.. ke,ls reports the orange
crop as being i'll "A first rate condition,
and that thousands of boxes of the
fruit will he shipped from that point this
season. He expects himself to ship
%, 900 boxes.
Capt. Harry Cable, who fills the prom
inent ard responsible position of mail
agent between Palatka and Georgetown,
in addition to his other duties. lis in luck.
Heretofore he has received the princely
salary of 81 per month for this service.
The ,ostoilice depav .ment, however, has
kept its eyes on him, and as he discharg-
ed his duties in a highly satisfactory
manner, his wages have been increased
to $50 Per month, and il he don't grow
proud now it will only he because he is
too clever to be seduced by the fortunes
of this world.
Hereafter the >, ~ ner Georgia will so
run on Saturdays as To give our up river
friends five hours and a half in town,