The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-11

moueut residence, new enterprises are
projected, an industrial institute is just
opened, banking house is established,
and there is fair promise of its being one
OF the first commercial towns Of Florida
The steamer Rockledge, which runs
from Titusville to Melbourne, is a fine
boat, provided with every comfort, and
the pleasure of the trip is greatly en-
HANGED by the kindness and hospitality
of the commander, Capt Paddison. We
were served on board to as elegant a
luncheon as the daintiest could desire,
and at City Point, where the boat was
detained about twenty minutes to take
on freight, the captain improved the OPP
portunity to show us one of the beauti-
full gardens of southern Florida, where
flowers, fruits and vegetables are grow
ing in rich luxuriance, making it impos-
sible to realize that this is midwinter-
OF all the charming places in Florida
Rockledge is one of the most pictur-
esque. The Indian River Hotel is finely
located ON the banks of the river, COM
handing an extensive view, and all the
surroundings are attractive and interest
ing. The hotel is handsomely furnished,
well kept and affords every accommoda-
ton to visitors, and the place is GER
tainly most alluring for a prolonged
visit
From the Indian River Hotel to Capt.
Hardee's is distance Of about three
quarters of mile through the palmetto,
and nestled half way between are the
Riverside Cottages belonging to Mr..
Wilkinson. Here one stops involuntarily.
The river rolling in front screened by
the palmettoes, orange groves in the
rear, and the wild luxuriance Of the
tropics everywhere present a scene of
marvellous beauty. The cottages are
not go farther for the rest, health and
happiness one seeks in Florida
Hardee's orange groves are among the
finest in Florida, and show what can be
accomplished by high cultivation.
Returning to Huntington we find the
post office turned around and facing the
railroad, and a large barn standing in
the rear had been moved out beside it.
This is being reconstructed for the pur-
pose of a dry goods and variety store, and
when these buildings are completed and
made attractive by the addition OF paint
and trimmings they will be a great i'm
provemect to the place.
The new store will doubtless cause
some competition in trade, which if
marked by the true spirit of enterprise.
breadth of thought and a desire for the
public good as well as for individual in
terest, will greatly tend to the advance
of the town in all that constitutes its
material well being.
With the accustomed large hearted
ness of one of the influential residents of
groves has been given to the guests at
the Qui-Si-Sana. The grounds around
the hotel are also being prepared for the
planting of tangerines, an orange grove
for park and promenade and the tan
gerine grove surrounding the house will
render it a place of indescribable beauty
and delight.
Mrs. l.. b. Baldwin and her daughter
Miss Alice Baldwin, Keene, N. H., ar
rived at the .Qui-Si-Sana on the 4th, and
on the 9Th Mrs. Samuel drummer, of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, both parties to spend
the winter.
Among the transient guests were:
j. Monroe Taylor, Esq, of New York,
who has now a winter residence at Fort
Gates ON st. Johns. Mr.. j. b. Wood
ward. of Wilkesbarre, Penn, and L. c..
Deming of Jacksonville, were guests at
the Aduah Lodge on Tuesday.
f. M.F.