The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-12
CITY NOTES.

We had one,minute at the gate.
Before he others came;
Tomorrow It would be- roo late,
And whose would Toe the blame.
gazed at her, she glanced at me;
Ala! the time sped 10y;
How warm it is to-day" said she.
at looks like rain said I.
The bad weather of the past week
gave business black eye.
Business frightened up considerably
yesterday afternoon, and the merchants
wore happy smiles last night.
Rev. Geo. X. Allen will preach in the
Baptist church on Sunday, December
18th, at II o'clock a. IN. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
If fellow wishes to have little cir
Gus all by himself, just let him take up
lot of bills and try to collect a little
money on them. lie will have some
genuine fun.
On Friday night next the Masonic
Lodge of this place will hold its annual
election for the officers of the lodge. y
full attendance OF the members Is de-
sired, as it will he a most interesting
and important occasion for the frater~
nifty.
Lemon street was verv lively last
night, and brisk trade was kept up IN
the stores until late hour. While the
streets Were crowded, good order was
maintained for the most part, and very
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while the reporter was out.
Messrs. Griffin Sc Parker have several
special notices in this mornings paper
calling attention to their large and ex-
tensive stock of hardware goods. They
are pushing the trade for all il is worth
now, and their energy and a free use Of
printers ink is bringing most satisfac-
tory results.
Messrs. j. F. Speck & Son, the jewel
ers. are now ready to supply everything
in the way of jewelry, silver and plated
ware for holiday or wedding presents,
WI ich they invite the public to call and
examine. They have one of the prcttiest
! stores and the most extensive stock to tee
/ found in Florida.
The river boats continue to bring large
quantities Of oranges down, which are
forwarded North via the j., T. * X. w.
| Railway. Yesterday the steamer Geor-
gea brought down two car loads and the
Marion fifteen hundred boxes, all of
which We're forwarded North by fast
freight over this road.
Major c. b. Fenwick, General Pa sen
steamers, was in the city yesterday, look
! ing after transportation business. We
learn that the steamer formerly known
as the III. +. Baya but now the Bay
Ridge, has been sold at New York, and
! will hereafter remain there.
One of the largest shipments Of oranges
ever sent from Palatka in one day will
! go out to-day via the j., T. & X. w.
! Railway, eight cars having been loaded
last night for to-day's train. The ferry
boat Armsmear brought in large quanti-
ties of this fruit, and the remainder was
made up Ivy local shippers.
! Five hundred invitations have been
sent out for the opening Grand Military
/ Ball to be given by the Gem City Guards
on next Tuesday evening. Probably one
of the largest crowds ever gathered at a
similar occasion will be there at that
time, and the Guards will see to it that
all their guests will have good time.
The Florida Southern has averaged
day for the past week for the Northern
markets, which were forwarded via
Gainesville. The growers are shipping
their fruit right along now, and the
prices at which the oranges are sold are
very satisfactory. We will soon see bet
ter times now, when all the orange
money is put in circulation.
The circus, whose bills have made the
town look red for the past week, Will be
here tomorrow and Tuesday, and will
pitch their tent on the Larkin House lot,
in front of the post-of1ice. AS it has been
years and years since 4 circus was seen
in Palatka, nearly everybody that can
raise IA quarter to pay the admission fee
is expected to attend the performances.
Messrs. a. VI. Haughton & Bro. have
new advertisement this morning, to
which especial attention is called. Their
store is now packed with one of the larg-
est and most choice stock of goods which
they have yet had, and their enterprise
in catering to every want of the public
is meeting with the most gratifying sue
cess in n steady and growing business.
Read their advertisement and give them
call.
A distinguished orange grower who has
fine grove in this county, became panic.
stricken a few days ago when the little
cold snap came, and directed his mana