The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-13
CITY NOTES,
THE f.0ES uF SPRING.

iNNtt 'N'ANVttt st4At Attt.
IN! then comes in the fellow
Who on the horn doth blow,
And sells With smile most mellow
The sl.al without roe.
Nj Flank \. lIinspn, of IIaines
City, VA, in town Yesterday.
Mr., l.. G.. Simpson, Of the Carleton
House, Jacksonville, was in town yes
tcrlay with his friends.
Mr. l.. q. Gold, the well known rail
road contractor, vas in town yesterday,
ia Lis old quarters at the Graham.
a cIoady, rainy day, and nothing of
particular note going on. gives Il reporter
II dandy task in trying to interest readers.
Col. Il. ". Bar,l of Norwalk, was in
town yesterday, in attendance upon the
adjourned meeting of the school board.
There is some talk Of "A unique and
very charming entertainment that il to
come oil in ralatka in the sweet by and.
bye.
T.. q. Clark ard wife. OF Albany, n.
Y, W. Il. Price. Of New York and Mrs.
q. y. Harrison, Of New Jersey, were
anhng the arrivals ut the Graham House
yesterday.
Rev. Jas. b. Dunn, d. D., will preach
at the Presbyterian church to morrow,
! | n. m, on the Utility Of Prayer" and
ut 1.3o p. M. on always Rejoicing"
Sabbath school at 3o'clock.j
Mis-. Anderson, wife of Mr.. j. W. An.
der,on formerly Of Owcnsburg, :. C.,
died at the residence Of Mrs. Bennett, in
thtiity, on Thursday, of consumption,
aud the body was inferred in West View
cemetery yesterday.
The Moody and Sankcy meetings at the
Putnam rin!. on the I'D inst, will be-
largely attended by our people, and an
excursion is Icing organized in Crescent
city to come down and hear these eel.
chralcd cyanReli,',.
Mrs. Many \. l.iycrmurc, tho listin.
gu,shrl lecturer aud womans rights adj.
vocatc. "a IN Florida ami now guest at
the lUinnm House She is one ~ the
most noted women in America and
wicllsa great influence in her sphere.
Tourists noithwarl bound should not
fail to stopa few Gays in Savannah, one
Of the loyicst of southern cities, and
should ihoy step there they would find
~ more genial host than NJ. II. lIarnett,
Whose hotel il conveniently located, well
Kept AMI the most reasonable charges for
accommodations.
Nn old negro man by the name of
Hicks dropped dead in his patch at l.un.
day station, on Thursday afternoon. lie
was about sixty years Of age and had Ia
ken u hoe to do some work in his little
patch when last seen alive. lis son in
looking for him found the body in the
patch, his hand pressed over his heart
The coroucr's jury decided that he came
to his death from natural causes.
A ripple of excitement was created on
the streets about ten o'clock yesterday I
morning, on account Of personal en-.
counter between Mayor J. e. Donnclly |
nnd Marshal II. 7, Iassctcr; the diff .
Guilty being another chapter over the .
matter OF the marshars Suspension. Il
seems that the marshal went to the
mayors office to get his badge, and on
The mayors refusal to turn it over TO
HIM made the attack a short time az.
tcrward the marshal appeared before
Judge llaughton, pleaded guilty tn the
rhargr of assault and battery and was
fined so and costs.
The entertainment given hy Miss Lila
l.. llcll, assisted hy Mrs. Richardson,
Mrs Spnnncr and Mr.. j. Il. Dunn. Jr..
1t the Opera house Thursday evening,
proved to he a very pleasant occasion,
ind was attended by large audience.
ll' readings and rccitatons of Miss
'icvI evoked tie warmcst praises from
Ter hearers, and she was greeted with
reIuent and hearty applause. The
ingng OF Mrs. Richardson and Mr..
)unn, and the piano solos of Mrs.
pooner, were ais, warmly received and
rpreciatcd by the audience. ,
Mr, Peter Hunter has been gs,en the |
ontract for laying the brick ON the new
Iorida Southern block To- he erected on S
Water street. There are more than two d
Million bricks to he laid. which will re- 4
ulrc good portion of tho summer to I
ct them in place. even with the large a
'rce Of men that will he employed ON t
lc work. That the work will I've well a
one Is evidenced from the many houses I
If, ~" erected in this city under Mr..
untcr's direction. Work will I've COM Il
Fenced as soon us the material can be q
accd on the ground, probably hy Mon I,
~ next, and this part of the city prom. Z
rs TO bc very lively for months to s,
me. e;