The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-11
CITY NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There by Our
Reportorial Corps,


Reportorial Corps.
The Arlington is beginning to show
up.
The Cuban fast mail was some two
hours late yesterday.
The past week may readily be recorded
in Palatka's history as the ''circus
week.
The largest number of passengers yet
were brought In by the steamer John
Sylvester yesterday.
New seats are being put in at the Lem
on street station of the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railway.
Yesterday the heat was quite Cypress
i've. Even the shower of rain in the af-
ternoon failed to cool the atmosphere.
Two large parties from the Saratoga
enjoyed excursions yesterday; one by
the steamer Princess to Crescent Lake,
and the other by the steamer Putnam to
Satsuma.
The gloves to be used in the boxing
matches during Gala Week have ar
rived and can be seen at Loeb's Bar.
They are kid and just hard enough to
hurt. Secure your tickets at Kersting's
and see the fun.
w. j. Jarvis, general superintendent of
the St Augustine and Palatka Railroad,
writes Mr.. Larnerd that he will make
rate of $l.50 for the round trip on the
18th, 18th and 10TH the Gala Week days,
and will also get up some streamers for
the occasion.
The coiofed boxing match in the tour
nament during Gala Week will open
with ''moke fight powdered mits,
ebony to the waist, contest for points.
Children in arms not admitted. Car
riages at II o'clock. Tickets for sale at
Kerstings drug store.
The District Conference of the Jack
sonviile District of the Florida Annual
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, meets inPalatka on next
Sunday and Monday. Methodist minis
tiers from all portions of East Florida,
besides many visitors, will be in attend
ance.
Mr.. s. G. Bettes, known as the "Sailor
Evangelist" will pitch his tent in the
lot on the corner of Lemon and Water
streets instead of opposite the post office,
as chronicled in yesterdays issue, where
he will deliver an interesting lecture to
the boys tonight. There will be ser
vices also at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
The fact that the Messrs. Teemer,
Hamm and Mckay, the three world-re-
nowned scullers, are to be in Palatka on
the 18th and 10th causes considerable
comment among our loving
people. If plans are carried out as pro-
posed by the Executive Committee, next
week will certainly be a ''gala week" for
Palatka.
The Templeton Opera Company on
their return from visit to DeLand
passed through Palatka yesterday, EN-
route for Daytona. On Monday they
will again, pass through the city on their
way to meet an engagement at st. Au-
gustine, while on Thursday they play
"olivette" at Fry's Opera House This
excellent operate troupe is worthy of a
full house.
Night before last Mr.. j. Donnelly's
residence, on the upper end of Oak
street, was visited by thief, presumably
negro by the size of the foot print
under the window. The thief got away
with his watch and chain and a small
amount of cash. An attempt was also
made at Mr.. r. j. Rifles dwelling on the
same evening, it is thought by the same
person. He extracted some money from
Mr.. Riles pantaloons pocket, and then
rolling them up, threw them back into
the room. He, apparently, was very
shy.