The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-26
CITY NOTES.


egar were the first to register at the
Putnam House.
Mr.. j. Fl. Warman, of the Florida
Herald, Jacksonville, is registered at the
Putnam House.
AT the Elite rink last night byciclist
gave an exhibit of fancy riding, which
was first-rate.
The gas was lighted last night, but
was not in good trim. Everything will
be in order in a day or so.
Squire Lott Allen came in from In
terlachen yesterday. He reports every
thing lovely in his bailiwick.
Room 1853 was the first of elegant and
comfortable apartments of the new
Putnam House, accepted by guest.
Nsw that Palatka is getting so many
modern improvements, town clock is
the next thing in order. Let's have it.
Mr. Henis Petermann has been giving
his show windows a new dressing, and
they are as neat as new spring bonnet.
1t is current in Palatka that heaven is
like an empty room, because-because
there is not damned soul in it This
is not our joke.
Young vegetables and older ones that
escaped the frost are growing very rap
idly, giving every Indication of a most
bountiful harvest.
Now that the Putnam House is open,
everything in Palatka will take on new
life and push. The Putnam is the finest
hotel to-day in Florida.
The ball to be given by the ladies of
the Memorial Association at the Elite
rink on Thursday evening next, will
be an elegant affair, and will be largely
attended.
The thermometer woke up yesterday
morning feeling rather chilly, and re-
manned so most of the day. At o'clock,
a. M, it registered 49,, 1a M, 43', and
at p. m. 40.
CAPT. A. V. Mounts new grocery store
is now in full running order. With the
Captain and Mr.. G. w. Lansing to con-
1uct affairs. the house viii become very
-. =. or,e Jo4nstoII MS moved las
| Office from the kean to the Bishop block,
where all those wanting his services can
| find him in rooms six and seven, over
Richardson & Co.'S store.
Gov. c. Barnes Towns and Mr.. Fred
Hughes, of Jacksonville, spent Sunday
| in Palatka. They are romantic young
gentlnmen, both, or we guess SO, judg-
ing from the fact that they sat on the
wharf all night and in closest confidence
discussed the objects dearest them. They
claimed 20 be waiting for boat.
We are again reminded of the old say
ing of ''the best laid plans of mice and
| men aft gang aglee" from the fact that
| our carrier failed to put in an appearance
Sunday morning, and the papers were
very late in being delivered to city sub
| scribers. Now, however, we have Sc
cured the services of another boy, and
| the papers we hope will be promptly de-
livered.
Moragne & Kersting have had two
very handsome iron signs placed over
The letters are made of cast iron, and
they have been nicely painted in white
| with gold shading. The signs help the
| looks of the corner very much, and
| they will last about as long as mundane
| things usually do,
The buds on the orange trees about Pa
| latka are swelling, and the leaves and
fruit are rapidly falling to the ground.
Trees appear to be entirely uninjured by
the freeze, and in a very short while
they will again be arrayed in their rich
dress of perpetual green, and bloom and
blossom and bear good fruit as if they
| never held close communion with hoary
| headed frost.
Palatka and vicinity has had another
| visitation from the weather, the first in.
| stallment arriving Sunday afternoon in
the shape of slow rain, which fell
| steadily through Sunday night and uI
| till noon yesterday, when it held up and
| fell only at intervals during the after,
noon. Last night it was pretty cool
making fires and heavy covers decidedly
comfortable.
The celebrated Emma Abbott Opera
| Company will be in Jacksonville for d
four days engagement this week, open
ing tomorrow night. Several couple:
in Palatka will attend at least one OF
! these entertainments, and a movement
is now on foot to get up ''theater par
| ty." to consist of not less than fifty, and
| should that number agree to go the j
T. & X. w. Ry. will run a special train
down for the accommodation of the par.
ty on any evening they may elect. The