The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-11
CITY NOTES.

GltN the poor JuIui>- houdsi II JUG
Marion will play parson for the gang
to-day:
The Putnam closes its doors for the
season on Monday. Our big hotel has
been a success.
See special notice Of Mr.. h. l.. Lillien-
thai, calling attention to auction sale OF
household goods.
4 murder trial ATTRACTS large num-
Der of spectators. Yesterday the court
room was crowded.
Our streets yestenlay afternoon and
evening presented more business-like
appearance than for some time past.
A large number of our country friends
were in the city yesterday, and helped
out trade great deal by their numer.
Gus purchases.
The meat dealers have received a sup
ply of meats. and the patrons Of the
boarding houses are again happy. The
boarding house keepers are likewise very
happy.
Notwithstanding the fact that the city
has been quite full Of people all the past
week, attending the session Of the cir
Quit court, the best Of order has been
maintained.
Services to-day in the new Methodist
church. corner Second and Oak streets,
al II a. nj. and $50 p. m. Sunday
School at 3 p. m. Public cordially in.
,it,d. Seats free.
The City Of Palatka steamed out on
her first return trip to Charleston yester.
day morning, after her run TO Nassau.
She will run regularly now between Pa.
latka and Charleston.
Another outbreak OF fire occurred late
yesterday afternoon at the new buildings
of the Florida Southern Rail Road,
catching lot Of shavings. No damage
Sparks from an engine.
| Schooner A. Nablinger, Captain Smith,
from Philadelphia, bearing::37s ton. Of
railroad steel and supplies for the Jack
sonville. Tampa & Key West Railway
landed in Palatka last night.
All the petit jurymen who served
last week, not engaged in the Virgins
trial, were discharged by the court yes
terday. They were glad to get chance
to return to their homes.
Nancy Margin wields caustic pen
and the way she goes for. things can b.
read and understood by man on tn
dead run. She has another letter thi
morning, which will he followed b,
other, each Sunday. And abe wi
make the fur fly every time.
,, Norwalk, in this county, by the RI
cent order Of the Post Office Depart
! ment, has become the distributing
; point for five other post offices beside
its own. One pouch will DO made u
at palatka, after the 10Th inst, fc
Norwalk, Harvard, Riverside, KeI
City, Syracuse and Collina.
our young legal friend Mr.. George |
; Fortson, who was assigned the duty {
defending Charlie Hall, who was ON tri'
for larceny Friday, by the court achieve
: quite success by winning verdict c
/ acquitted from the jury. Mr.. FortsC
. is one Of our ablest young attorneys, an
gives promise Of the greatest success
his chosen profession.
The handsome piano cover, silv
pitcher and other articles left from q
Catholic Fair of 1884, will he rallied I
T, Easter Monday or Tuesday at the Ope
! House. On these days the Sisters "
have for their benefit. an ice cream fes
val and a bazaar under the charge Of the
: pupils. On this occasion the Sisters I
spectfully solicit the patronage of the
p friends.
= Mr.. +. Il. farrar has tackled up in o
!. Office a phosphorescent match ca'
which can be seen ON the darkest mig
that comes. This is pretty good idt
= and IL an invention that will be fully q
. preciated by fathers of young babi'
. who can now 20 straight for the mat
e box, provided he has one Of these, wit
ont taking the time to fall over the CT
h or peel up his shins over the rockers
;. the family chair.
The Marion county democratic exec
:, tive committee, at n meeting held
= Ocala on the 23rd of last month, pass
p, a preamble and resolution censuring Z
r. circuit Judge for his delay in openi
+ court on the first day at the Mari
L. county session from II a. m. until sol
go hour in the afternoon. The commit,
IS claim that the delay is both annoying a
!, expensive. as witnesses and jurors ha
- to be paid for full day, and are always
the court house and ready for duty at
o'clock in the morning.
le -
al George Washington Again.
II ia stranpe Ahat the fair name