The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-19

had. Large cash premiums and gold
medals are offered for the best clubs
and best players, and an immense crowd
is expected to be on hand to witness the
series of games. The contesting clubs
are composed of the best amateurs in the
State, and some good playing will take
place.
The citizens of Palatka Heights are
determined to have good roads, and i'll
this they are certainly wise. An avenue
will be opened from Lundy station to ex-
tend along the summit Of the Heights TO
intersect some point in Lemon street
somewhere near the division line be-
tween the borough of Palatka Heights
and the city of Palatka. The first step
taken will bee TO locate the road take out
all the stumps, roots and trees, then il
will be further determined whether the
bed of the road will be clay. shell or
sawdust. 1t will pass through and in
the vicinity of the premises of the fol-
lowing gentlemen Messrs. Regero. Pc
termann, Lilienthal, Vinegar, Payne,
Burt, ellis, Hargrove, Todd White side,
Col. Hart and Capt. Husson, via the ro-
mantle head of Whitewater Branch,
Halls grove, Williams, billiard, Lundy,
Riefenberg, Simpson, Norton, Mrs. Grie-
sen, Mrs. McVean, John Voss, Churchill,
| to Lundy station. Now let us meet our
neighbors of the hull and have our end
of the road as good as theirs. 1t will add
thousands of dollars 10 the comfort and
health of both corporations. and we shall
have the pleasure of having a few miles
of decent drive, and live in hopes that it
will he extended at no distant day in the
future. Work has been commenced at
Lundy station and is coming this way.
Let it be completed.
| One OF the prisoners now working out
a sentence on the streets, yesterday ac-
cused the police of robbIng him of 81 or
| s., which he claimed to have had when
arrested, and, as money was found on
another prisoner who had none when
put in the lookup, the whole caboodle
| of them were marched IN to Judge
| Vary's office, where the prisoner with
drew his charge, and the man with the
money explained that he had it tied
under his knee, in California fashion,
when arrested, and only took it out
after he was confined.
Capt. X. j. Adams yesterday showed
us some of the finest home made butter
we ever saw in Florida. 1t was made by
| Mrs. a. }. Beach, of San Mateo, who has
| two very fine Jersey cows. 1t was us
rich, yellow and sweet as possibly could
be, and to look at the solid cakes made
the reporter wish for piece of bread to
test it. these two Jersey cows bring in
about SIS per month from the sale of
milk and butter, besides furnishing the
family with all that is needed.
The crazy negro, George Robinson,
who is confined in Jail awaiting commit
ment To the asylum, is still growing
weaker, and his actions are less violent
i'll consequence. He has been induced
to cat but very little to-day, and it is to
be hoped that he will soon be sent to the
sylum at Cbattahoochee.
The amount realized by the concert on
Thursday evening last was 500. 80 instead
of 500. 80, as enormously printed in yes
terday's paper. We only wish the larger
amount had been realized 10y the ladies.
Mr.. Alex. Ray was in town yesterday
with his pockets full OF his neighbors
watches, which he brought down to have
repaired.
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town yesterday.