The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-01
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aixti, the house q {. c. :. Kesch. in
Tampa, Va. s;ruek by lightning and con-
damage done: b.-ites iniurins
his mother. Nr. Keech xas formerly
postal CLERK t~.-een Pala,ka and
Tampa
AarshAl NAnucy .sys tina, he 10 deter
mined 10 destroy tie very un-bean'iful
lake. The, have teen noted and common
81 CT - not helping the looks CT The
streets after every rain. He is digging
drama through The stree; with his s,rse,
force. and viii give the water IN out.
L., 10 the river.
The regular monthly meeting u the
Ladies Memorial Association. will be
held a, the residence Of Mrs. Capt. Gray
on Monday afternoon. May 81, a. I
O'Clock, instead OF wednesday, their
usual day Of meeting, in consequence OF
the fair fos the Gem City Guards open.
ing on that day.
From . circular jus, issued BY Mr.. S.
Conans. general manager Of the Florida
Southern railway, we learn that Mr.. j.
A. LAsnerd has been appointed superin-
tenden Of the Florida Southern division
OF the Florida Southern railway. in place
o! Major j. b. Hollis,sr, who resigned.
The resignation and the appointment to
take effect to-day.
Nr. Jno. X. Finch. Who lives On the
corner Of Oak and Third streets, tells III
Of q queer curiosity hatcbei out a. hi
hou,s day OF two since. An indus,ri
Gus old duck was setting and among tbs
little ducks hstched out was one without
head or lsgs. but had a we'll developed
body and wings, covered with feathers
When she saw the curiosity which she
had Matched out, the OLD duck sesmst
very much disguised.
In Arswer 10 the complaint Of thu
Crescent City Gazette that we print
I'd letter FROM our correspondent IL
tina, city. wherein il was stated tina, tn
growth OF tina, little city was like COW
tail downward, We will state tina. tn
paragraph was put In the paper during
the al~encs Of the business manager AM
i, woull not have appcard had he motto
81 i,
VI. regret 10 learn Of the death u Mr
Ton E. Fambro. which occurred at IN
home Of his brother near Bolingbroke
Georgia, where he recently went in th
hope u regaining his health, on Sunday
Mr.. fambro was long connected wit
/ the mechanical department Of Til
Ngws. and while in Pala,ka no mad
many warm friends by his genial way
and manly bcaring, Who will regret ex
ceedingly TO learn Of his untimely death
We extend our heartfelt sympathy I
( his family.
Dr. l.. ". W. Mauoway, who say
/ that ti0, 900 has been donated by partie
IN the north. whom he represents. I
cree, and put In operation an industrii
school for colored youths. is in the cit
/ lecting for location for the sohoo
lie says hs wants 10 locate II in tn
county, II sufficient inducements are o
iered hin, In the way Of cheap land
etc. A school Of this kind properly col
Quoted would he Of great benefit TO Il
colored race in this state.
Il is understood that on Sunday, Ma
I'd, the south Florida railroad wi
change schedule 40 as to connect vi,
the j., T. 4 X. W. railway on arrivi
at Sanford and run through to Tam
the same evening. The j.. T, Il X. v
railway, the Banner Road" Of Flordi
will make It's schedule just three and
half hours from Jacksonville TO Sanfpr
and as Il IL about four and half houl
run from Sanford to Tampa by the Sou'
Florida. this will make Tampa ar
the gulf only 3 hours from Jacksonville
This will bs direct connection with II
fast mail from New York.
DR.. u. X. Benjamin, postmaster
Tampa, recently resigned his membe
ship OF the Tampa Board Of Trade for Il
following reason: When Mr. II.
Plant and party visited Tampa. Il
board Of trade held q meeting and N
propriated funds toward the entertain
ment VI the visitors, and the wine a,
liquor" bill was to he voluntary ou
side OF this. Now the doctor isa vel
strong temperance man, and when Il
wet bill was forced into the other,
naturally felt indignant at having
help pny for il and in spite OF lis stroi
, interest in the towns welfare, lie resig
cd. Temperance workers might we'll
proud Of such an action. Let no VII
dances pay the fiddler.
Capt. Harry Cable Is still hard at VOL
on his missionary labors in trying
tempsrsncsiss the people along the =
lstka aud Drsyton Island route. v
never meet him that we do not have
longing to glance over that note book
his, for in its way, it 10 a genuine tlo'
da curiosity. Yesterday a glance ut
revealed the fact that one party wants