The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21
CITY NOTES.

Eessrs. Garrett and Thompson, Of VAL |
dostA, Ga, are in Palatka for few days.
Messrs John n. Jones and j. C. In |
grham visited friends in Jacksonville |
last week.
Miss Julia Hubbard, CT Charleston,
is visiting Palatka, and il the guest Of
OF the family of Mr.. j. c. Ingrahsm.
The Rev. James p. Dunn, D. d.
breaches at the Presbyterian church at
II a. M, aud u p. NJ. Seats free-al
are cordially invited.
The services of the Methodist church
will be held in the Opera House this
morning and evening. conducted by the
pastor.
Messrs. Oscar Nolan. of jacksonville.
r. B. billiard, OF Savannah, and BENZ.
Solomon, Of Charleston, were among the
commercial tourists in Palatka last week.
Col. S. Knowlton, who has been in
South Florida for several day s. has return
ed to this city. He reports Haines City
still booming, and it will soon have .
railroad OF its own.
In the very fines. Of things the Put.
nam should turn out en- masse, Monday
night to see its celebrated little name
sake at Fry's Opera House in her great
character Of LENA, the Madcap."
Mr.. Geo. E. Keith and wife, Of Gam
pello, Mass, who have beea in the city
for several days. left yesterday for San
ford and up-river points. Mr.. Keith is
the owner OF the most extensive shoe e.
Enlistment in the country.
Mr.. Geo. n. Hartman, of Macon, Ga,
genera! southern agent Of the Whitman
tic Thread Company, New York. and
Mr.. George C. Shattuck, OF Griffin, Ga,
OF the Mobile and Ohio railway system,
were registsrsd ut the Putnam House
yesterday.
The ladies of Crescent City will give a
\ Warrington tea party on Monday even
ing. They will serve tea and a good
supper for a small sum, all Of which will
go to replenish the treasury Of the libra
~ association OF that thriving little city.
Irving o. Whiting and wife, Of Bos-
ton, j. j. Newman, OF Providence, r. l.,
George j. Durant and family, Of Ethel,
Conn, Chas. Ballback, Of Omeha, Neb.,
Samuel j. Lewis. OF Philadelphia, and F.
| S. Bangs and S. P. Keller, of New York,
were among the prominent arrivals at
the Putnam Yesterday.
The Rev. G. T. Watrons, Of Phiiadel-
delphia, Pa, will preach in the Baptist
! church this morning at II O'Clock and at
7:30 pm. the pastor will give another Of
his interesting illustrated sermons. The
| illustrations will be pictures Of Jerusa-
| lem, Garden OF Gethsemane and Mt. Of
Olives, thrown by light in dark room
Seats are free and strangers welcome.
The building north Of THE News Office
has been completed, and the inside 10
finished of in the most handsome man
| ner. 1t will be used as offices by Major
| j. d. Hollister. superintendent Of the
| Florida Southern railway. and Mr.. L. A.
Ming, the master Of transportation.
Wires were being put up yesterday from
the main line to connect the building BY
| telegraph with the road.
| ISLANDERS on Florida will never cease,
it seems. A slanderous report in refer
encs to our good friend and fellow win
ter citizen, Judge Murray. is thus con-
tradicted by the Naperville Clarion. the
judges home paper: THE report from
Palatka, Florida, that Judge Murray
frozs his feet in bed recently, is denied
by special telegram. We are reliably in
formed that the judge sleeps with his
stockings on. He is discreet, sharp and
shrewd, and Jack Frost will have 10 bea,
around lively 10 get bite at him. We
will bet on the judge every tirne."
Miss Rosa Chandler Lane will give .
dramatic reading and entertainment at
Fry's opera house on Wednesday even
ing next, for the benefit Of the Methodist
church building fund. Miss Lane il
spoken Of in the most complimentary
terms by the press OF the cities where
she has given these entertainments. and
Is her appearance. aside from the rsal
excellence OF the readings, is given in q
good cause, it is to be hoped that she will
b greeted by full house. She vii
give selections from the most striking
dramas, and will give all who attend ar
evening OF real enjoyment.