The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-17

Mr.. l.. o. Gold is in the city.
DIR. j. Ii. Harrison, of Crescent City,
was in town yesterday.
The hot wave continues to wave. Let
her wave, it can't last always.
That breeze yesterday was simply fine,
and there is no mistake about it.
Mr.. Louis Hazlett returned Yesterday
from Chicago, where he has been on an
extended visit.
Miss Annis Hunter, who has been at
Orange Springs and Micanopy this sum-
mer, returned home yesterday.
MIR. Harvey Granger, of the DeBary-
Baya steamboat line, was in town yes
terday, looking after that lines interests
here.
Mr.. c. f. Waldron, of Welaka, was
in town yesterday and gave us a call.
He reports every thing quiet in his neigh
borhoOd.
Mrs. r. G.. Sanderson and children
have returned from Ohio, where they
have spent a great portion of the sum-
mer at their old home.
Mr.. S. j. Kennerly and family return
ed home yesterday from the summer re-
sorts, where they have been through the
greater part of the summer.
a lady advertises in our special column
this morning that she is prepared to take
number of music scholars. See the
notice aud address as directed.
MIR. ID. A. Boyd Is having piling driven
just south of his saw mill, where he will
erect a new mill. 1t will require two
hundred piles to support the mill and the
wharf in front.
The steamship City of Monticello left
New York on Wednesday morning, and
will he here next week to resume her
run between Palatka and Charleston for
the winter season.
Posts furniture establishment has a
new advertisement, to which attention
is directed. A full stock of goods can
be found there. and low prices is the
order of the day.
MIR. Peter Ii ardner has SO for recovered
from his recent attack of sickness as to
be on the streets again. He looks lit
tie the worse for his sickness, but will be
well in few days.
An interesting revival meeting is in
progress at the Methodist church, and q
great deal of interest is being manifes-
ted. Services are held morning and
evening, to which the public is invited.
We noticed while taking a casual stroll
on the Heights many new improve
ments, prominent among which was the
three handsome cottages just erected by
lot near his own residence.
Some two weeks since the brick work
supporting the boilers in the Florida
Southern machine shops showed signs or
giving away. A locomotive was run into
the ard and placed in such position that
a pipe could be attached to the stationary
engine to keep up the supply of motive
power. Yesterday the repairs Of the
brick work were completed, last night
the boiler and engine which have so long
performed duty together, were recon-
nected, and to-day our citizens will be
greeted by the usual whistle of the ma
chine shops.
We clip the following from the San
ford Argus: ga burglar tackled the Pa
latka News Office Saturday last, but at
ter perusing one of their editorials for
the next issue that lay on the editorial
table, became ''terror struck" and left
without ceremony. He opened the cash
drawer but found nary a cent, $50 at
tempted to pass away the time by look
ing over the office directory, but evident
ly the big edit orial done him up brown.
A warming To burglars who think print
ing offices big strike" Probably it was
the heavy editorial that did the business.
The Palatka Club. so long popular
with our young men, is spreading out
and aspiring for n wider sphere than it
has heretofore had. New members are
constantly being added, and the boys
are making strong effort to have the
membership one hundred strong, and
make 1t in every respect the leading club
of Florida. Besides billiard and pool
tables, a complete gymnasium is 20 be
added, as we'll as reading and card
rooms. Other features will be added to
make the place attractive, and it will be
an honor to the city as well as delight
to the membership.
The delay in the erection of the Baum
building on Lemon street having been
caused by one of Mr.J.H Fry's buildings
being on disputed land line, yesterday !
morning Mr.. Baum proceeded to take
forcible possession, and to that end had
his workmen saw off the end of the |
building standing on the line, and the |