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

The sundays noH pas very quietly, 50
saras We could learn. no whisky being
solI.
Mr. T. I. Lane will begin the work Of
putting the roof on the new Jail to-day,
and that is guarantee that that part Of
the work will be done in a fir~t-class
manner.
Young, the green grocer, received
lot of very fine vegetables yesterday,
from the Mineta grove. on the upper
st. Johns.
Some of the cleanest, whitest corn
, ever seen in. this market came from
Kansas, the other day, for Gardner &
Eaton. 1t j. unusually white. and
shines like silver.
The Broom Drill to night, at the opera
house, is going to be nice affair. Capt.
Husson is in command, and never did
gallant captain command fairer COM
pany.
Don't forget the "Old Eolkes' Con.
certte.' at the opera house. tonight.
The entertainment is given for noble
cause, and will he Of such high merit of
itself that all who attend will BE- pleased.
II was too bad for DIR. Ptiett, who was
on the Georgia Saturday night when she
was delayed at Welaka, the onl, tenn
perance place on the route, il we except
Buffalo Bluff.
a son Of Ex-Governor Fenton, of New
York, has purchased the grove Of Mr..
George Squires, Of Buffalo Bluff, pay
ing $500 for the same. II is very
handsome and valuable grove, worth
fully the price paid for 1t.
We return our thanks TO the commit.
tee for an invitation to attend grand
social hop, to 10 given at the opera
house in 81. Augustine, or to morrow
evening. We regret we cannot be pres
cnt.
We are under obligations to Mr.. {. +.
Waldron for a bottle Of his very fine
scuppernong wine, which he makes no
successfully and in such large quantities.
The wine is very fine and he has a large
quantity for sale.
The Phe,ix Hotel opened yesterday
/ with flying colors, and the register
showed very large list Of permanent
boarders, besides a..large number of tran.
silent. The table proved most elegant,
! the cooking being especially tine.
TIL" trial Of the negro Henry Virgins,
now in Jail under sentence Of death for
the murder Of Mr. Porter, has cost the
county fully 81, 800. There seem. to bc
no doubt Of his guilt, yet nm ciTor, viii
he made for new trial
! The horse attached to Mr.. NJ lOrb's
beer wagon took fright. at the Florida
Southern passenger depot yesterday
morning, and come up Water street NJ.
ter n most lively fashion, splitting tho
driver in the street and dcmolishing the
wagon against ono Of the orange trees
in front Of Col. Harris garden.
Never before in the history Of Florida
has there been such q supply Of eggs in
the market, the hens seemingly being on
the lay more than ever In this connec.
ton one fact has been pretty thoroughly
established. and that is, the people can
stand il about as long as the hens can.
Mr.. }. B. Swami, Of Kerr city, was in
town yesterday, On route to jacksonville.
We learn from him that parties from
Orange City are there prospecting for II
new railroad. The proswctors seem
very much pleased with the outlook, and
the chances are pretty good for a railroad
through that section,
The orange trees up the country which
were cut back after the freeze of Jan.
uary lust are doing well. and those the
most damaged are now putting ON fresh
growth; and if the new blooms come,
they will I've on the now growth, and ex
perenced orange growers give it rs their
opinion that but little fruit viii grow on
these trees this year.
A large force Of brick .masons went to
work, yesterday, on the block of brick
store houses being erected next to TIE
News office by the Florida Southern
Railway Company, on which the strike
occurred two weeks ago, Tho work " in
be pushed right ahead now. as no fur.
ther trouble is anticipated from the ma.
sons.
South Putnam is rapidly becoming
civilized, for the voice Of the sewing.
machine agcr. is now heard in the land
Nearly everybody up that way has
bought new sewing machine, all on
the installmenl plan. Soon the sewing
machine companies will own Florida
by foreclosure.
Two white masons. engaged at work
on tie Florida Southern buildings, have
been ut outs fo' several days, and came
to blows yesterday afternoon, just as
they knocked oil work. One fellow