The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-16
CITY SoTEs.

DR.. E. d. Earle, who has been on N
extended visit to the country, returned
yesterday.
The ..City Notes column was badly
scorched yesterday, and appears on the
half shell to day.
Like everything else she undertakes,
the Gem City gets up first-class fire
when she blazes at all.
DR.. Z. P. Huylar, OF New Eorlz, IS in
the city. lie ownes some valuable prop
erty in and about PalatIa, and does not
think the freeze has deter;oratcd his prop
erty in value.
The invitations to the Gem City Guards
Hop, to be given on the eveniHs of the
21st inst. at the Hotel Phoenix, in this
city, have been sent ont. \ large mum
her have been invited, and The hop
promises TO be one of the principal So
ciaI events Of the season.
Among the arrivals at the Graham
House yesterday were jeremiah Weo.
ster, Boston, Mass: Dan. Clifton, New
York; D. Watson Arnold, Boston; VIM.
Kemble Lente, Seville; i. 3. Hall. s..
vile; ]. 3. Hess, Savannah; S. II.
Westf&,I. Newark. New Jersey; Jake
3Ienks, Cincinnati
THE NEWS has been extremely lucky
in escaping fires. The great fire of ST
came very near cur doors, and yesterday
the little iron clad building fcirly aizzej
for few minutes when the IRE was rs
lis greatest fury. But by the heroic e.
forts of firemen and citizens The build
ing was saved, and worl. was interrupt
ell but for few hours.
Among the arrivals 1T the Saratoga
Hotel yesterday were c. i. Hcyc- and
wife, Pa; L. kett, New York: p. \.
Greene. New York; \. Mitchell, New
York; y. J. Cohen and wife. New York:
c. Brown, Indins polls; T. L. Scarlet,
Indianapolis; Mrs. S. \. Hill, Lowell,
Mass; Z. Noyes and wife, Minnesota;
S. Putnam, New York; y. II. Hardin,
Brooklyn, New York; j. C. BIrkheinI,
New York
The war between the elegant steamers
Eliza Hancox and SyIven Glen is getting
to be red hot, and rates have been cut
down to where it T. cheaper TO travel
than TO stay at homo. The Glen opened
the racket by reducing the fare from
Jacksonville TO PaIatka down 10 S1.00.
and we learn that the Haucox met it and
went one better, having reduced the fare
between the two cities yesterday to Sd
cents.
Dir. ". c. Hargroye desires 10 inform
his many patrons that the letter publish
cd By the Times Union stating that his
nursery stock was Probl5ly killed, was
not written for publication, Int was
private note to the editor requesting him
to discontinue the advertisement OF the
Folly Nurseries. He IS satisfied now
that great many Of his trees have not
been killed, and he Will probably save
enough 10 fiIi orders rs they come in ar
ter awhile, though lie will not ship any
until ne IS thoroughly satisfied OF their
soundness.
Meszrs. Gar.lger 6 Eaton desire to
thanl, those who SO kindly aided them
while their warehouse was being burned.
Their friends came 90 their assistance
from the country, city and from the
steamer Monticello, laying ~ the wharf.
and To all. hsa.,sslt thanks are cSi le--,,i.
These sentlem-n viii be prepared 10 iiu
all orders and transact al business in
their line from new Offices il 8Lv.i. Teas
dale's warehouse. on in tina. Of Col. Hart.
They viii begin to build again imsnedi-
ately. near the old site. Such IS Palatka's
pluck.
The following are The appointments
made at the II. I. conference. recently in
session 1T Orlando. for the jacksonville
district: \. a. Robinson, Presiding
Elder. Jacksonville, L. II. Kennedy;
La Villa, II. 3. Somcliau FerEaudina,
E. G. Chandler; Nassau Mission. j. T.
Duncan; DuvaI Mission. J. Rast. sup
ply; Green Cove and Vernon, J. q.
Graham Mandarin. Geo. J. Kennedy
ST. Augustine. J. y. JuEes; Palatka, J.
B. Ley; Fruitlaad, ". IT. Z. Roberts;
Daytona, J. Il. Crowder; Seville MIS-
sion. j. Russell; Nclus., circEj;. c. T..
Patello: Sanford. T. ". Moore: Indian
River, Z. c. Weir; Draytan Island Mis-
sion, \. y. Presbrey.