The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-13
CITY NOTES.
A GEM FROM THE MIKADo.

Singing. Bill owe! o, bill owei bill owe!
I can't find dollar my store rent to pay.
In my till, oh. my till, oh my till, on
His neighbor stood by with smile in his eye.
Saying: "Oh, foolish, merchant, why do you
Put an ad in the NEWS. and the dollars will fly
And will MI, oh, your till, oh your TIL, on
The little skaters at the Elite rink last
night won the applause OF an enthusiast
tic audience.
The thermometer registered yesterday
at = a. M, So. noon, CO., g p. m, So
above zero.
Rev. James B. Dunn, d. D., will preach
at the Presbyterian church tomorrow at
II a. ~. and II p. m. Sabbath school
and Pastors Bible-class at 3p. IN.
Editor Brown, Of the Crescent City
Gazette, was in town yesterday and gave
US pleasant call. He reports his pa
per and section in a most fiourishing con-
dition.
Many of the visitors brought here by
the ball on the 18th, fell in love with the
fingered over until yesterday, to get a
better view of the livest little city in
Florida.
The Band of Hope will meet in Capt.
Lucas Hall every Saturday at $3.50 p. M.
All children and young people are cor
| daily invited to attend.
Mrs. G. w. LANSING,
Superintendent.
Our postmaster was confirmed by the
l Senate on January 10th, and was offici.
| ally notified Of the fact on the 21st OF
the same month. He has now made his
! new bod and will receive his new com.
mission in few days.
| Everybody was congratulating every
body else yesterday on the grand success
Of the opening hop Of the Putnam. By
unanimous consent it is conceded that
it was the most largely attended of any
similar social event in the history of Flor.
| ida.
Don't forget that Johr Thompson
with his "Around the World Combipa
tion," will occupy the boards Of Fry'i
Opera House this evening. A large au
disnce will probably attend, as Mr.
Thompson is most favorably spoken Of
by the press where he has appeared.
The Florida Christian Advocate is the
name of a new religious weekly soon te
make its appearance in Sanford. The
paper will be published under the auspi
ces of the Florida Conference of thu
Methodist church and will no doubt re
ceive a large patronage from the very
large body of that faith in the state.
The immense advantage Of an extra
| wide pavement in front Of the Putnam
House, was fully appreciated by thu
crowds in our city within the pas
few days. 1t might just as we'll be con
tinued across Lemon and down Front
streets beyond tho postoffice building. L
is much needed as there is always g
crowd in this locality. Let it be done
The following were among the arrival:
at the Saratoga: j. o. Foss and wife
c. j. Barber and wife, E. +. Packard
Auburn, Me-; S. Lenard, Birmingham
T. E. Egelsson, Atlanta: j. Q. Hutchyn
son, Jacksonville; w. S. Calhoun
Cleveland, O.; ID. Young, Interlachen
Mrs. Drody, Saratoga, N. Y; J. p. 30
d inc and wife, New Jersey.
The Ladies Aid Society, at Pomona
will give fair sometime next month 70
the benefit Of the new Congregations
church which will be erected there. al
ready the good ladies are at work pre-
pairing, and that they will have a sue
cessful fair is beyond question. Due no
, tice Of the time and place Of holding the
fair will he given in these columns.