The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-05
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West Putnam-"Yes

Coney, John Mcdonald, Mac Adams
and VIM. Hand, are serving a fifteen
days sentence in Jail imposed by the pc
lice court for tressrassing.
SIessrs Ives Bros. of Potsdam, N. Y,
are at the Graham House. They are
here prospecting and looking for invest
ments, and viii no doubt become own
ers of some of the valuable property
about Palatka. ....-.
CAPT. B. F. McGraw was in town yes
ter,lay. The advertisement Of his Buff
alo Bluff Nurseries will appear in to-
morrow's paper. in which he promises to
astonish the natives in the quality and
prices OF the trees he has for sale.
Mr.. Henis Petermann has started out
with the new year to sell at lowest posi-
bic rrices every thing in the grocery line,
and to that end invites the public to call
and examine his goods and prices. Look
out for his specials in to-morrow's paper.
On the Gath Of December, Mr.. Delner
E. Peacock was married to Miss L. Fan
ME Leavitt, at Oak Cottage, Interlachen,
Fla. We extend to the happy couple
our hearty congratulations, and wish for
them all the happiness they can posi-
bly, anticipate.
Messrs. Wigg & Son have just received
from Tennessee 1872 head Of fine fat
sheep. which will be butchered and
served to their customers at their Lemon
street market. The sheep are very fine,
and as long as they hold out Palatka
Will not suffer for good mutton.
Mr.. Jos. Price, tax collector, now has
his books open for the collection of tax
es, and left yesterday, accompanied by
Sheriff Zefnbar for tho first round of the
county precincts. He will return to the
city about the last of the month, when
the books can be found at the court
house.
Our carriers have recovered from the
| measles. and this morning THE News
will be delivered ut the houses of sub
scribers as usual. We hope we will have
no further trouble in getting the paper
delivered promptly, and would be glad
if all who fail to get their paper prompt
ly would report the fact to this Office.
Mr. Charles L. Fildes' new paper,
Opinion, made its first appearance in
jacksonville on Sunday morning last.
| geographically the paper presents a
| very attractive appearance, and gives
promise of being edited vigorously and
| in good taste. Opinion is published
every morning, and is furnished to sui
scribcrs at IS per annum.
We call attention to the professional
card of Messrs. Wigg & Fortson, which,
is printed in this mornings paper. Judge
Wigg is a well known lawyer, having
conducted a successful practice in Palat-
| ka for a number of years. Mr.. Fortson
is a new conner among us, and is n young
gentleman Of culture and legal ability.
We bespeak for the new firm liberal
patronage from the public.
A man by the name of A. w. Pipkin,
described as tramp, is serving out n fif-
teen days sentence in Jail on q charge of
tresspassing. sent up from the police
court. He has fresh gun shot wound
in the breast, which he claims he got
near Blackshear, Ga, by some one firing
into camp where he was. If lie is
wanted anywhere, the authorities viii
take pleasure in handing him over.
Judge I. S. Haughton, special master,
sold lot Of land at the court house yes
terday belonging to VIM. C. ZeiSler,
near Orange Springs, under foreclosure
| of mortgage in favor OF Mrs. Harriet Y.
| Potter. The land sold for 800. and
was purchased by Mrs. Porter. The
sheriff also sold small lot of land uu-
der an execution against j. F. Rhodes
& Co. Of Crescent City, which also sold
for 800, Mr.. Whitney becoming the
purchaser.
The steamer Fred DeBary did not
make her usual morning trip up the
river yesterday on account of an acct
dent TO her machinery. just after she
had left her dock at the j. T. s. X. w.
R'y, and was steaming off for the bend
around Harris point, one OF the steam
lifts broke in two. disabling the engine
and setting the boat adrift. She was
lowed back to the dock by the steamer
Magnolia, and the broken piece of ma
chinery was Immediately taken ont and
sent to the shops for repairs.
At its meeting last week the st. Johns
Lodge knights of Pythias held its annual
election of officers, when the following
gentlemen were elected for the ensuing
year: F. P. Mersereau, c. c.; B. F.
Bowen, V. c.; B. j. Grooms, P; y. III.
Lockwood, N. at H.; w. B. Cross, u. at
E.; II. G. Payne. X. Of r. and S. The
next meeting OF the lodge will be held
in the new hall over John T. Dunn's