The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-28
CITY NOTES.

Because the August days are gone,
And ice cream hints departed:
Oh. no, they're happier, gladdsr, far
At home, in school or cloister,
Because this month doth have an X,
And brings the toothsome oyster.
Mr.. ]. B. Howe, of Interlachen, was
in town yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. B. Gardner, of Fort Gates,
is in the city, at the Grand Central
This is probably the last hot spell we
will have this season, thank goodness.
Our thanks are due Hon. c. w. Jones
for valuable public documents just re
ceived.
Mr. San,1 w. Fox, a prominent at
torney of Jacksonville, was in town yes
terday, looking after legal affairs.
Capt. VIM. NJ. Husson returned Sun
day from New York, where has been
for several weeks recuperating and
pleasure seeking,
| Carefully compiled facts show that
the water of 90 springs in 100 is bad,
and that its use is the cause of the most
| malignant IeEeiS.
Miss Eva Burke, who has spent the
summer in the Buckeye State, has re-
turned home, looking much improved
from her sojourn in Ohio.
Mr.. j. j. Neilan, the popular con-
ductor of the accommodation train be-
tween here and Jacksonville, is off for
a months vacation, and Will visit his old
home in Connecticut.
Mr. Benjamin F. Bowen, who has been
in Poughkeepsie, n. Y, for several
months attending a business college,
left that place yesterday, and will arrive
here in . day or two.
Mr.. p. Cunneely and family have re
turned from their summer sojurn in
the mountains of Northern Georgia.
We are Llad to learn that Mr.. Cum
neely's children who have been quiet
sick are now well.
Mr. Jas. Boyd sold his little Ockla-
wsha grove, mentioned in Saturdays
paper, for So, 500, which is pretty good
price considering the location of the
property and the area of the grove.
Saturday night and Sunday was SO or
derby that the police failed TO get case
for the Mayors court yesterday morn
ing. Even the usual drunk and disor-
DERBY was conspicuous by its absence.
We learned yesterday that Geo. Rob-
inson, the unfortunate crazy negro in
Jail here few days since, was dead.
There was no hope for the recovery of
the pitiful negro, and he is all the better
if the report of his death is true.
\ concert aud literary entertainment
will lie given at the colored Masonic hall
on Peck street, next Wednesday night,
for the benefit of the Charleston suffer
ers, by the Palatka Historic and Literary
Club. Refreshments will be served free.
Admission 25 cents.
Col. Knowlton yesterday receiv ed a
letter from his and our old friend, Mr..
VIM. Charleton, who writes from his
home at West New Brighton that he
will soon return to Palatka for the win
ter. He has not had the best Of health
during the summer, and thinks that a
sojurn here will fully restore him.
The chestnut bell must go. We Drained
one of the bell fiends yesterday for
springlng that invention of Satan on us,
and we would remark for the benefit of
those having chestnut gong attachment
that we keep a smooth bore club A.
inches long by inches in diameter con-
stantly en- tap for such idiots as choose to
fisk our royal wrath.
The editor of this paper has been pre-
scented with Harvard fountain pen.
The presentation took place yesterday in
the sanctum of THE News, and was
conducted in a skillful and highly salts
factory manner. No one was injured.
: We have dedicated this stylus to the
good cause of " sanitation" and propose
to wear il out in the effort to obtain sew
ers for Palatka.
A fishing aud hunting party consist
ing of Messrs. Geo. Waller, Martin Grit
fin, John NIullin, w. III. Dickens and
G.. l.. Harris, went up the river Satur-
day last with Capt. Harry Cable, and re
manned about Silver Spring until yester
day. The crowd carried bountifu
supply of ''bait," one fish pole and one
rifle. The boys had a good time, and
Jumbo" was elected captain by a unan
imous vote.
Dr. Hastings, Mr.. Gilchrist and mum
Der Of other gentlemen from the south
, ern part of the county, are preparing
for big "bar" hunt, to run down &
bruin who has been making depreciation
shout Norwalk and Salt Springs. Will
such skilled and gallant hunters, there il
but little chance for bruin to make hi
escape, and they are pretty apt to feas
on bear meat before another moor