The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-24

pnla Win cargo OF wafer pipes lt4 inc
Palatla Water Works Company. which
will arrive here in a short while.
MIR b. j. Grooma has on exhibition at
his store room some very fine sweet po-
tatoes grown in his grove just west of
/ the city. The largest potato weighs an
even five pounds. and Ben. is very proud
! of it.
y very handsome steam yacht was on
the j.. T. * X. W. Railway yesterday,
bound for Winter Park, where it viii be
put on the lake The boat was about
forty feet long, and is staunch little
craft.
IL is painfully apparent that there Is a
dearth Of shCu room in Palatka. What
we need is more well arranged stores.
Give us plenty of tirst-class stores. and
the right people viii fill them soon
enough.
/ y new brick store building Is being
erected at Sauble, of the brick made out
! there. We learn that the building is a
very substantial one, and that it will
soon be filed with good stock of mer-
chandise.
That portion OF the city between Lemon
and Laurel streets. and Just beyond Peck
street, is getting to be pretty thickly
inhabited Several new houses have
been recently erected up there near the
j., T. q X. w. Railway shops.
Blaine Bros car shops present a busy
scene these days, and they are manufac-
turing box cars in lots, and sending them
out on the various railroads. They are
now engaged in filling 4 big order for the
Florida Southern Railway Company.
To morrow being a legal holiday, the
banks and post office will be closed. All
parties having business with the banks
would do well to read the notice in our
special column. The mails will be dis
tributed on arrival, and the post.office
open for a time.
Mr.. 6. w. Penn is getting things in
ship shape at Sauble for the manufac-
ture of brick, from the clay TO he found
in such abundance about Rice creek. \
carload of lumber was thrown off there
yesterday, and work will he begun in
earnest in q few days.
Messrs. Higiey & smith. ,hc we'll
known orange packers, are busy wrap
ping and packing oranges. which they
are sending forward to the Northern
markets IN car load lots Yesterday
they We're packing some of the finest or
anges We have seen this season.
Mr.. r. }. Rifles has Just received some
of the most novel and beautiful Christ
mas goods that have been shown in Pa
latka in a long while, and when they are
put on display there is going to he rush
of buyers. They are entirely new, and
the ladies are especially invited to call
and inspect tAem.
Secretary Farlie. secretary Of the
jacksonville Board of Trade, has placed
US under obligations for an invitation to
attend the reception to be given to NOR
row, on the arrival of the first steam
ship on the new line between New York
and Jacksonville. Jacksonville is going
to make big display on that occasion.
On thursday evening next the first
German of the season VIII be given by
Mrs. f. DeWeston, of the West End. in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. {. Z. Eaton.
This will be the beginning Of what prom
Uses to be 4 brilliant social season for this
winter, and our society people are antic-
ipating a deal Of pleasure on the ocCa-
sion.
Messrs. Rafferty, u Mack yesterday re.
ceived carload of corn in the ear,
which made many vino saw it think of
the old-time cor stockings. and the
happy songs OF the negroes engaged In
them. The corn is TO be used for feed
in their livery stable, and will no doubt
prove welcome addition g the bill of
fare for the stock.
Mr.. Henry French, of this city, was
married on the 10th inst, at Corning.
( Y. y. to Miss Cordf liza c. Thompson of
that place and arrived here on Saturday
last, where they will make their future
home. We extend our hearty congrat-
ulations to the happy couple, and wish
them the full measure OF happiness their
hopes have anticipated.
\ first-class real estate office is sadly
needed in Palatka, but we want some
one to take hold of the business in some
sort of shape. We want man VINO can
4 talk land, houses. city property, and city
/ improvements Just as it should be talked.
We want a man who knows nothing else
but real estate. There is room for him,
{ and he will get rich here, while at the
+ same time Palatka will get rich from his
efforts. Our citizens Will give substau-
/ tial support to the right man. But the
right man must take off his coat and
work, and confine himself exclusively to
! that kind of business.