The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-30
CITY NOTES.


As cold as any icicle,
He never railway went,
And never rode bicycle.
He read by no eleosrjc lafi
Nor heard aboutTs,s Yellowstone;
He never licked a pos &e stamp,
And never saw 4 telephone.
rs trousers ended at the knees, -"
BY wire he could not word dispatch;
He flied his lamp with whale oil grease,
And never had a match to scratch.
But in these days it come to pass,
All work is with such dashing done,
We've all these things-but, then, alas,
We seem to have no Washington.
Rev. J. II. Moore advertises large
quantity of seed cane for sale. See spc
ciaI
A lot of turkeys, the advance guard of
the Thanksgiving dinner, arrived in towu
yesterday.
Last winters old clothes come in very
handy such weather as this, and they
feel very comfortable, too.
a big crowd of people will be ia town
to-day, and our merchants will probably
be made happy by good days business.
Captain J. f. Lucas will promptly fill
all orders for wood left at his boat house
He is pushing that branch of his business
for all it is worth. See special.
The thermometer yesterday NOR ling
recorded forty degrees above zero at
daylight in some sections ofGhe county.
1t was deuced ccld, 6ol't you know.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. IL. II.
Bennett is confined to his room very
sick. He is having serious time of it,
but We hope TO hea- of his early recov-
cry.
Mr.. Arthur Merryday yesterday filled
our pockets with the best oranges we
have eaten this year, as sample, of the
large lot he has just received from South
Florida.
The fish market is not kept so fully
supplied nowadays as usual. But soon
we will be INDUCING in fish and oysters
to our stomach's satisfaction-and our
pockets, too.
The paint brush is being applied pretty
freely about town, and there is general
Frightening up for the winter season.
Some of the houses that merged on TO the
shabby in the way of looks during the
summer, now have as good an appear
ance az if new.
Tom Dixon, q well known colored
man at Norwalk, was arrested few
days since on al indictment found by
the last grand jury for his failure to dis
charge his duty as road commiss' oner.
He gave bond for his appearance at the
next term of court in the sum of 5000.
Mr.. P. Cunneely has his bowling alley
about completed, and will throw it open
to the public this evening. Il is sepa-
open certain hours for the use of ladies,
who can rest ISSUED that they will be
free from any annoyance or intrusion
whatever while enjoying the sport.
West End knows no such thing as
resting. when it,. mes TO new buildings.
Eight or ten new residences and cottages
are now going up out there, and the
music of the saw and hammer. and the
scent of fresh paint has become so com
mon that the people would feel lonesome
should there be any stop TO the work.
We acknowledge the receipt OF an in
vitation and a season ticket TO the second
annual fair of Columbia county, which
will be held in Lake City, beginning on
November 23d and continuing five days.
Those fairs are always very successful,
and in addition TO the fine agricultural
and fruit display, there will be splendid
racing each day of the fair.
Mr. r. J. Riles has just received one of
the most elegant stocks Of silver plated
ware ever shown by him, which are now
on display at his jewelry store. The
stock comprises nearly every article
wanted in that line, and he wants all his
friends anG the public TO call and inspect
the loods. He has also received new
and elegant line Of watches. See his
Tie Circuit Court for Putnam county
will convene at the Courthouse in this
city on the 9th of November. The civil