The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-10
CITY NOTES

dence Of Mr. Vim. f. Forward. but they
were frightened away before gb,ainlng
any booty.
\ load cf watermelous Wsre brought
in from the country Yesterday, AMI were
offered for sal, on the streets AZ - cents
each. bG, buyers wsre Pot lager II IN
vest at tina, pr.re.
Material /, s;,lI t--ins ia, on the
ground for the erection If the Lsnte
block. II work Will IT, begun on the
new buildings A. son Is the one already
erected i, completed.
Fine Georgia Ieach,, are being r.
rcivei in jacksonville. the very men
ton Of which fact makes one long for 4
vi.i, ,o ia. Oh home. where cream and
PEACHES are NOW the standard food.
TIL. free ride over the II. Augustine
AMI PaIatka railway will end on the 18th
INST, when some people will have 10
stay a, home until Mr.. Jarvis heart again
flows over with the milk Of human kind.
mess and he gives them another airing.
Very few people went on the excur-
sion from here yesterday To Pablo Beach,
Jackronyille'- great summer resort.
With the weather - hot a. at present
It seems that people prefer 10 remain al
home and sw-lter rather than t. under
take the discomfart~ # travel for frw
hours on the beach.
The "rhenix," under tn management
Of ,aptains Smith and Edwards, ended
its first month last night. The register
shows ,96 arrival, in that time. Every
bed in the huus. was filled last night a
good showing for the middle of June.
The house has about sixty regular hoard.
ers.
The completion Of the Florida South.
crn's new buildings is being delayed on
account Of the difficulty in getting brick
here from Georgia. Since the change Of
g,iage ON Tia. railroads. it has b1en a ,lif
ticult matter to get much freight through,
but it will no douh, spon be regulated.
! NJ Loeb presents us with beautiful
! forget ne-nots from hi' home over the
sea To him they are still iragran; with
/ pleasant memories ~ we'll rs the sweet
ness drawn from his native air--to us
their wither,l glory is not half rs in
teres,ing as the anticipated bouquet of
that famous Rhine wine he is expecting.
\ colorcl man by the name Of iona.
than J. Certain has carved cane OF
orange wood. for President Cleveland.
4 well-caryed alligator is on one side,
and the words Presented to President
Cleveland" cut in raised letters in cir.
Gle round on all sides. Grover will be
pleased To see this evidence If colored
art.
! The members Of the Diocesan coun.
ell now in session at st. Mirk. Episcopal
church in this city, are very fine look
lng and intelligent body Of men. ana are
earnest workers. Like all ministers,
they are jolly, happy crowd Of men.
Those We have heard speak on the sub
jet are profuse in their praise Of the
beauty and hospitality Of the Gem City.
Mt. u. II. Enos, in accordance with
instructions from the board Of county
commissioners. is putting in pipes lead.
ing from the artesian well at the court
house to the new jail, for the purpose
Of supplying that institution with a
plentiful supply of pure running water.
Our new JAIL is going to be such an cle.
giant and comfortable affair that there
will doubtless H. quite competition
among H.. criminals Ia see who can le
put there for the longest term.
As Will b. seen from the following or.
der, Sergeant +. Mclaury has been ap
pointed Sergeant-Major of the First
Florida Battalion, a position he il IN
every way qualified ito till and ii
that position he will reflect credit both
on himself and his company. The fol
lowing is the order
II D'Q9s FIRsr FLoHIp, B,TrAiIuS.
Special Order No. /.
Sergeant f. Mclaury. Of Company
"D, has been appointed Sergeant MajoI
Of the First Florida Battalion, and vii
he ohe,ei ana respected as such. Il,
order of Major ". u l"rNd,
Commanding.
". /. liArLr, Adjutant.
The following. clipped from northern
exchange, will prove int resting reading
to the oranga gru"ct~ ahout Palatka
According to "lit"r IL FL Dlario lie !;
Marina. there is still tlourishing in tin
porch of the convent santa Sahina IL
Rome. an orange tree said to have heel
planted in \ II. ZOO Another. IN In,
monastery Of Tond, is supposed to have
been planted by st. Thomas Apuinas il
l2,s In the Moorish AIr-zar If Seville
Spain. exists one that was planted dur
ing the reign II Pedro l.. between i3ji
and 1906. Others here, known to IT, 30
years old. are described AZ having