The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-05
CITY NOTES.

& Laughing at laDOE anu bftlElHH III.
But, won at last,
Ere day is past,
/ We feel in our pockets and find there nit!
| But wen keep up the chase of the Dollar Bill,
! Going the pace that is sure to kill.
Till we are bent and old,
For the grimes fer gold,
| And we are the grist that goes intO the mill.
The Prohibitionists take their defeat
about as gocdnaturedIy as any candidates
we ever saw.
4 The steamer Georgia brought down
about $50 boxes Of oranges yesterday,
4 besides a large freight and passenger
/ llst.
/ Mr.. r. j. Riles has a new advertise
ment OF his jewelry establishment this
morning. He has q nice stock and
wants the public to call and examine it.
/ There will he a regular communica-
ton of the Palatka Masonic Lodge, at
the lodge room this evening. Work in
the Third Degree. \ full attendance is
desired.
/ Mr.. II. \. Meyer, formerly citizen u
/ Palatka, was in town yesterday, en- route
! TO Crescent City, where he will be con
nected with the Grove Hall hotel during
/ the season.
| Mr. +. +. Gray has purchased two
dwelling lots from Mr.. W. j. Webb, the
real estate agent. The lots are located
near the J., T. 81 X. w. Railway shops.
land viii be improved
The yacht race between the Tidal
Wave and the Wigwam did not take
place yesterday afternoon Is advertised,
on account Of the very light wind. The
boats will test their speed, however. very
/ s sOn.
y gentleman who put little one dol
lar notice in THE NEWS few days since,
says that it brought him cash return of
at least forty dollars. This Is one straw
which shows where the best advertising
medium can be found.
Oranges are ripening very nicely, but
the longer they remain on the trees the
better they grow. There is no particular
reason why inferior oranges should be
crowded into the market and thereby
hurt the market for the entire crop.
Mr.. John McRae, of MeIrose, one of
the Democratic wheelhorses Of West
| Putnam, was in town yesterday. He is
happy over the election of Doueherty,
and the big majority in favor of the
new constitution, even if the county
ticker was defeated,
The Silver Cornet Band, composed of
! Palatka young mer, is getting to be one
| of the best bands III the State. They have
been practicing but . short while, but
they make good music and viii soon be
proficient enough to appear on the streets
and enIiven up things a little.
Lewis Stewart, a negro charged
with larceny, who took leg bail
at Nor, ak a short tame ago, was caught
by Sheriff Zehubar day or two ago
who carried him up there for preliminary
trial He vas bound over to the Circuit
Court, and now Ianguishes in jail.
\ few days ago the skeleton o: an In /.
dian was plowed NJ IN tie grove of Mr.. |
Samuel Parker. on Drayton Island. The |
skeleton was perfect and remarkably /
we'll preserved, even ali the teeth, which I
and in a perfect state OF preservation.
The regular monthly meeting OF the !
ST. Johns Yacht Club was held at the /
club rooms IN Prices Block, last even /.
ing. IL was decided To have the race /
between the Wigwam and the Tidal .
Wave, for the challenge pennant. on |
Thursday next. November 18th, at 2:30 |
p. NJ.
Capt Harry Cables pet coon is now /
learning to talk, and the Captain says he .
can ask for his dinner with almost as /
much glibness as deck hand. The /
coon Is not averse te having the beer
.'set up" either, and he has been known .
TO wink for more when given a drink of I
straight whisky from bottle.
We learn from our real estate agents 1
that inquiries ara as numerous at this /
season of the year as ever for stores.
dwellings and rooms. and all sorts of .
properly is bringing fair rates. There is
but little selling and buying going on,
but the indications are that great deal .
of money will be avested in real estate /
here this white
Every one vLo comes in from the (.
North SAYS that Florida Is being talked .
of more han ever, and that the tourist
travel Is going TO be larger this winter
than during any previous season. Al
ready large crowds are coming into the
State. and the wi4'sr hotels are being
Frightened up ana put in readiness for
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We dropped into q room yesterday
where number Of gentlemen, more or
less interested in political affairs, were
discussing matters, and 1t was with
IL !. l. III -.