The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-01

But for her bad taste In refusing me,
She'd be perfection.
Mr.. Jos. Reid, of Keuka, was in town
yesterday, circulating among his many
friends.
Mr.. w. b. Moragne left yesterday
morning for his fernando county grove,
which he is busy improving and getting
into proper shape.
Alderman E. 7. Lane and family left
yesterday for st. Augustine, where Mr..
Lane goes to recuperate. We hope he
will regain his usual good health during
his stay in the Ancient City.
Mr.. Sumner 4. Chandler, one of our
prominent young attorneys, who has
been at his old home in Boston for the
past few weeks, returned home yester-
day, much improved by his vacation.
| Every one who was foolish enough to
get frightened over Virgins predictions
breathed easier yesterday, and they are
not likely to pay so much attention here
after to the sayings of every crank that
can get into the newspapers.
| Mr.. A. L. Barker, one of our county
commissioners, arrived in town yester-
day. He reports crops pretty fair in his
section, and that in two or three weeks
the entire cotton crop will be harvested.
The oranges are ripening but the crop is
very short.
| As the law requires, the Board of
County Commissioners will meet on
Monday next for the purpose of revising
the registration list of the county. But
| comparatively few names will be strick-
en- froE the list, it is thought, as we
have lost but few citizens from death or
removal to other parts.
1t does n lazy fellow good to note the
rapidity with which the workmen can
erect building when once they get at
it for the Florida Southern railway. The
big warehouse now going up in the rear
of THE News office has been put to-
gether in a remarkably short time, and
it is of the most substantial workman
ship.
Jim Brown, the city scavenger, was
tried before the mayors court yesterday
morning on a charge of being drunk
and disorderly and using profane lam
guago on the streets. He was found
guilty of using the profane language,
and fine of 81 and costs was imposed,
together with a sharp reprimand from
the mayor.
The Board of County Commissioners
for Putnam county, will meet at the
court house today as a board of equal
ization. If this business takes up the
entire day, the board will probably re-
main in session tomorrow, as there is a
great deal of important business for the
board to transact. AS usual, we will
print the proceedings of the body in to-
morrow paper.
THE WEEKLY News, freighted with
its usual large amount of news and
choice reading matter, is out to-day.
Tie price of the paper is only 81 year,
and as it is the largest paper printed in
the State, it is the cheapest. 1t furnishes
more good reading matter for the money
than any paper in the State, and the
people are showing their appreciation
of that fact by giving it most liberal
circulation.
Marshal Manucy carried around SUBJ
scription paper yesterday, and succeeded
in collecting about $15 for the benefit of
the blind man who has been sick for
some time at the city Jail. The man was
sent to his home in Alabama on the 12
O'Clock IN. train yesterday. The marshal
has very kindly cared for the poor fell
low for several days, and he was suffi-
GENTLY recovered from his recent sick
ness t. undertake the long journey
home.
Every one that comes back to Palatka
after a summers absence, is surprised to
see the wonderful growth we have made
during the dull months. Our growth
has been so steady and rapid that our
stay at-homes do not fully realize the
change, but it is a simple fact that we
have made more substantial growth
than in any previous season. And the
near approach of winter has not stopped
this growth. Tut we hear of new projects
and new buildings almost daily that are
to be put up during the winter.
The Barlow Informant has this to say
of the Florida Southern officials, who
have been in that place for the past
year: THE Florida Southern railway
officials, who have been here since the
beginning of work over a year ago. on
the Charlotte Harbor division, will all
leave here October lst., for Palatka, the
general headquarters of the road. We
regret to see them go as they are clever
gentlemen. Major w. P. Copper has
been appointed chief of the Land De-
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