The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-03
CITY NOTES.

In some fair Adirondack nook
Are President and Beauty;
He's fishing in the same old brook,
But, now, "a sense Of duty
Comes in he must not stray from camp
Too far, nor prove such sinner
AS be-hOwever long the tramp
Too late for any dinner.
The FIRST man who calls that earth
quake a shocking affair should be shot on
the spot.
Mr.. Il. +. Barker left yesterday for
visit to South Carolina, where he goes to
seek health and recreation.
The Masonic lodge will meet at the
lodge room tonight and a full attend
ance is desired. Special work on hand.
The summer absentees will begin to
flock back home during this month, and
Palatka will put on her accustomed lively
fall aspect.
The hot sunshine and cool rains all in
one day is As badly mixed as some mems
humors-those fellows that are first lot
and then cold.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Maj. \. j. Russell, is in the city, in
attendance at the normal institute now
in session here.
| Mr.. A. l.. Barker gave us a pleasant
call last night. He reports his section
solid for DOugherty and McMeekin, and
against the Republican county ticket.
| Elsewhere will he found the advertise
ment of j. F. Tenney & Son, who offer
for sale hand made cypress shingles, at
very reasonable prices. Read the adver-
tisement.
Dr. X. G. Flower and wife, of Boston,
are over at East Palatka, arranging their
elegant residence and putting in furni-
ture. They will reside there in winter
hereafter.
| Martin Davis, who was tried before
Judge Haughton yesterday morning, on
the charge of keeping gambling house,
| was bound over in the sum of 800 to
appear at the first term of the circuit
court for trial.
"A negro was in town yesterday trying
TO sell curiosity he had in the shape of
| an alligator carcass. He found and
killed the alligator on the railroad, and
| its peculiarly consisted in the fact that
| it had only three legs, one of the fore
legs being off, with no signs of one ever
| having been on that side.
Two or three little boys were up before
| Acting Mayor Tee sda,e yesterday after
noon charged with fighting. The little
fellows were terribly frightened when he
ordered them locked up for the night,
and urged to be let off. After promising
to do so no more, his Honor took pity on
the boys and they were let off.
Our pee pie are more eager for news
about the earthquake than they have
been for any other exciting occurrence
lately. The deepest sympathy is ex-
pressed for Inflated Charleston, and Mr..
Pat Cunncely, with his accustomed lib
erality, started ii subscription yesterday
for the sufferers of that city by heading
the list with S25. Others no doubt will
respond as they can afford.
We regret 10 learn of the death of a
daughter of Mrs. Sweet, who lives about
two miles west of the city, which &C
cured on "Wednesday night after a long
illness, of fever. The young lady was
about fourteen years of age. We learn
| that the family IS in destitute circum-
| stances, the long sick ness of the girl and
other members of the family having ex-
hausted their means. Yesterday a sub
scription was being taken up for their
| benefit.
Yesterday IA blind man was taken from
the railroad junction, where he was
| lying sick, by the marshal, and carried
to the old engine house on Hapgood
street. We learn that he is suffering
from typhoid ma'arial fever, and is in
destitute circumstances. and in need of
| help aud nursing. The poor fellow is
blind, and came here from West Tocoi
in the hope of getting some means to
reach his home in Carolina. This is
another instance showing the great ne
cessity that exists in Palatka for a hospi-
| tai. A great deal of interest was mani
tested in this city during the early part
of the summer, and we hope to see it re-
| vived and pushed until we have a hospi-
tai where such subjects as this can be
cared for.