The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-07
CITY NOTES.

llT-. j.. NJ. NI-ht oilCf7 SUM Ndthd"1S
furniture for sale at great bargain.
See special IN another column.
The display Of ] oil lay goods in the
stores of Il e city, tells Us that Christ
mas j. very near. The cold weather IS
beginning Ia feel like the holiday sea
son was approaching, too.
The new docks of the Florida Southern
Railway are now nearly completed, and
are the most substantial and roomy o.
any in the State. and viii furnish every
facility for a lire Of ocean steamers.
Mr.. &. a FinniuEer has arrived in
town, and il arranging for the opening
Of his tailoring establishment in his old
stand over Ipeh'- store on the 10th inst.
( Look ont for ms advertisement in a few
/ days.
| In note from Puuta Gorda. Mr.. John
/ c. Calhoun informs "a that a grand Stat"
/ chess tournament will be held AZ that
place. beginning on December 18th. Two
splendid gold medals are offered, and no
entrance fee Is charged players.
Pensacola enjoyed a regular snow
storm on Sunday last. and for the first
time in wears the Fluridan- enjoyed
regular SNOW ballirg tine on their ma
tive soil TINS, We hope, Is no indlca-
tIon that W. are to have another cold
winter.
We regret t. hear Of thc death If 1T
H.. Paul. infant son of Capt. Frank and
NJ ~, of
ington. Ky, on Sunday last. Captain
Morton. who has been stopping at Buff
falo Bluffs IL past few days. left for
the North last night.
Sunday was regular stay-at-homc
d4v. In the morning It was warm and
rainy. and the afternoon bright and
cold. The wind was very high Sunday
night. and Yesterday morning dawned
: bright. with the thermometer lower than
it has been this season.
Mr.. G. II. Davis Yesterday carried a
paper around town soliciting contrbu-
: tons for the old public school building
50 as to make it comfortable for the chill
a ,}r-n. lie succeeded in getting 81 i,
> cash. and about "a like amount in varr ,u'
articles. such rs stove pipes and iir,
wood.
our job office viii be- ready 90 turn on
work right along about Thursday, an,
i. all having job work viii do well 10 give
rs a trial! tr fine printing We cauno
tie excited. and our prices are such tina
+ all will br satisfied. That department .
Il lie businas 3, he it remembered, vii! b.
:" run on a slrctIy cash basis.
' The Punam House viii be opened 81
the .0rh lust, when the heavy wiute
travel yi'I begin, and Pa'arka will pa
on her regular winter airs. The arrival
ut the hotels are more numerous 50 ia
this fall than up To the same time las
year, and the proprrrtcrS think they wil
| have better season all The way through
h fair audience was ~ the Oper
House last night 20 yv,taeS~ the PopGla
comedy. TIE, Private Secretary. a. IRE
scented by AIR. Ralph Bell and his com
Il pauy. The play is full OF good poin,
and laughs. AMI each member Of ia
company was we'll mp IA the severe
parts We will give a more eNtende
N notice Of the entertainment; Tomorrow.
$ The schooner }. Il Holden. frar
o. Philadelphia. with a cargo Of five hur
Is drpd and two and a half tons of fro
6 piping FOR tIr P.Iatka Water Work
y company. arrived sunday. and the can
er 20 is now being discharged AT Tca-daIy
"a wharf We learn that these pipes n
: TO be put down right away, ana tins
'e water will soon be runnin- throu4
Ia them.
:, The Florida southern Railway deli'
cred forty-eight carloads Of orang
- to the :, +. * ". Railway on SUI
lay last. which viii be forward,
! north via the Savannah steamship Lin
" Tbs would indicate that the Savauua
line vii! have the handling Of gre
bulk of the Florida fruit crop, unless, :
:, deed. the ocean steamers come up
Palajka ard get the business. The inc
cations are that the CIydes will sci
their boats IN this far, ami give PaIstl
and Jacksonville the came low rates tn
vs. are given IL Feruaniira
y society young man of Haistk visIt
.rs one of his best girls one night last wee
and IN some manner his cuffs we
dropped Off. which IN the hurry of lea
ing we're fOrgotts~. The " best gir
handed the cutT- tranother beau Sund
Nh night, and liking use buttons, he mas a
ne propriated them u his own usn, a.
hi, nothing viii make bm disgorge t
nal treasu re. The first young man is NJ
ey wearing bone buttons. and is as indope
IS dent as wood sawy er, and don't ca
all whether another raid COR i4waIrv is ma
nd on HIM or net. We l.qrn that the nro