The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-29
CITY NOTES.
IN ABSENCE.


God keep you thr rough the battle of the day
God keep you, Nay beloved soul. how vain,
How poor is prayer,
can but say again and yet again.
God keep you every time and every where,
The old year is having a quiet and easy
death. Peace to its memory.
The hand organ tramp with his little
monkey, dressed up in red clothes, is in
town. The monkey is a good beggar.
The Saratoga Hotel has treated itself
to a new flag, which is hung to n new
and much higher flag pole than the old
one.
Mr.. e.. Lopez Bailey is the happiast
! man in PaIatka on account Of his Christ
mas present. 1t was a beautiful little
girl baby, and she arrived on Christmas
morning.
Will some of the boys about town
please step forward and explain that
"silent bliss joke? IL is entirely too
good to he kept so quiet, so the knowing
ones say.
A conveniently arranged post-otfice
utTcCIOTN TIC VI the
first column on this page, which those
interested can consult. 1t will be kept
| correct at all times.
! The true Palatkan Strengthens up and
smiles a self-satiffied smile as he re-
marks to a stranger: 1.-THE Putnam
House is now open, and business will
boom for the balance of the season"
VIM. Ritman and l.. B. Bacon were
before the Mayors court yesterday morn
ing on a charge of disturbing the peace
and quiet of the city. The first was fined
s. and costs and the latter 81 and costs.
The cold wave signal thatwas flying all
day yesterday looked out of place in the
warm and balmy sunshine. Hazen evi-
IDENTIFY missed it when he predicted
freeze for yesterday. But the frost may
come yet.
A large number of reserved seats have
been sold for Baird's Minstrels, which
appear at Fry's Opera House this even
ing. The show is n fist class one, and
the large audience that will he present
to witness the performance will he highly
entertained.
| That old sidewalk on Reid street, be-
tween Front and Second streets, OF
which so much has been said and writs
ten, is still great source of annoyance
to pedestrians, and complaints are loud
and angry because such a nuisance in
the way of walk is allowed to romain
in such bad repair for so long.
The young people are antic Eating a
pleasant time at the ball to he given at
the Armory on Thursday evening. The
young men having the entertainment in
hand know just how to manage such
| affairs, and If their guests do not enjoy
| the evening it will not be their fault.
The Flying Dutchman" is in town,
located on the Larkin House lot. 1t
received a heavy patronage Yesterday,
and will rake in great many nickels
from the small boy and colored youths,
who regard a flying jenny as coming
only next to the delights afforded by
the luscious watermiIlion.
In Saturdays paper of last week. in
mentioning the gift of a rule to
Mr.. VIM. Young, foreman of the Flor
ida Southern shops, we unintenIionally
stated that 1t was a present from his en-
| gineers, whereas it was the joint gift of
all the engineers on the road, who hold
Mr.. Young in the highest esteem. The
rule was ivory. bound with silver, and
was a very beautiful as well as appro-
pirate present.
Our old friend, Major S. III, Royal, of
Clabber Club fame, but now a post office
| inspector out in the wilds of Texas, is
doing some good work out there. and the
Western papers speak flatteringly of the
detective ability he displays in catching
up with the violators of the postal laws.
He strikes all who are guilty, high or
low, and it will take sharp rascal to
escape Royal when once he gets on the
track.
With a complete gas works, a thorough
system of water works in sight, and a
good prospect of sewerage, Palatka has
much to be proud of. With live mere
chants and go-ahead business men, a safe
anu Sio"ihs pusiheSS, SooPieu WIN the
remarkable growth in population. con-
clusively shows that we are making a
sure and safe progress, and that it is
only question of very short time
when we will become the leading dis
tributing point for the State. With
our four railroads in operation, and an
other in prospect, together with the
broad and deep waters of the ST. Johns,
our TRANSPORTATION facilities are une-
qualed, and at present our freight rates
are all that could be asked. The new
year promises wonderful things for Pa