The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-13

Our guests noted many contrasts be.
tween the new Palatka and the old.
The glare OF gas, the brick blocks. the
firm sidewalks, and the new hotels all
seem strange, but they realize that the
locality is the same when they see .uch
prominent figures as Col. Hart, Col.
Dancy and Col. Peterman still at home
with Us.
The broad and substantial brick walls
OF the Dalton block near the Convent
and Of the Palatka National Bank build
ing opposite the post Office, are rapidly
rising, and these will not mar the record
Palatka has made during her late build
ing boom. We can show the most mas
sive buildings in the state outside of the
city OF Jacksonville, and we built the
Putnam House with accommodations
for four hundred guests within one hun
dred days. Who challenges us for the
champion belt:
The j., 7. & K. w. railway, to accom-
modate its always increasing passenger
traffic, has put on a special train which
leaves Jacksonville every morning ex-
cspt Sunday at o'clock, arriving here
| at 7:50 n. IN. The train leaves in the af-
! ternoon at 6:45 o'clock, arriving in Jack
| sonville at 8 p. IN. The Sunday excur-
sion train will be run to Jacksonville,
Green Cove Spring and ST. Augustine to
morrow morning, leaving here at $40,
and carrying passengers the round trip
for 81.
! The Gem City Guards, our crack mill
thry organization, are practicing for the
competitive drill which will take place
at Jacksonville next week, where they
will enter for the prizes. Besides being
composed OF as clever q body Of young
men as can be found in the state, the
company isSne of the best drilled, and
will no doubt capture one or more Of the
premiums offered. The company will
90 to Jacksonville on next Wednesday,
and will drill Thursday. Many of the
friends of the company here will ac-
company them.
Palatks was disappointed By the re-
fusal of the Press Association to attend
our ball. \ pressing invitation was
rendered by the management and the
Florida Southern offered q special train
and palace car free of charge. But they
stood on their dignity and declined.
Many strangers also felt keen disap
pointment. Said one. Il have seen the
bulls and bears O: New York on a spree
and would like to sec your Florida Ed
itors that my experience may be com
plete." They might have paralyzed him
though. for our brother OF the Callahan
Record will admit that the Press Associ
ton can show the handsomest man
the vainest man, and the biggest devil
as well as the best dancer in the state.
Under the head OF a dangerou
stag crowd" the Jacksonville Herald o
the 18th inst said: "a crowd com
posed of Messrs. Burvell, Woodward
Pomeroy, Pearce, Newton and Fuller
have determined to attend the Putnam
House ball tonight in a body. The pro
: gramme which has been arranged 10y
. these gentlemen is as follows: Leav'
: here at 9 p. M, mash ell the girls in TIN
. \ Ddh iOOhi r. iOeNii
n home 5 a. m, totally Indifferent of al
the heart-burnings which they caused
!. | Girls, bswarer' They cams, they saw
!. but the hop was entirely too big thin.
: for them to mash, and the question nov
is whather they returned entirely hear
whole.
Several OF the Indian river excursion
e ist, who left here last week, returne,
! yesterday, among them Mr.. VIM. Charlie
I as tons who brought with him cluster @
s fine oranges with green leaves surround
! ing them, as can be found in Florida i
the best regulated weather. The orange
were from the Chappell grove, at La
. Grange, whers there are several thou:
:, and boxes still hanging on. the trees
:. Mr.. Charleton, who is most arden
> lover of flowers, .shrubbery and naturs
;. scenery, says that he saw some of tn
prettiest scenes on the trip that he eve
witnessed, and is enthusiastic in hi3 DIES
y cription of some of the places visited b
the party.
John Thompson "Arouud tn
: WOrld."
Z The doctors say hearty laugh is MOI
desirable to mental life than any exercis
of the reasoning faculties; and if Joy
So.