The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

Gallery practice is in full operation at
st. Francis Barracks.
Battery G has lost another recruit, one
of the men took French leave recently.
Draymen are hauling lumber for the
restoring of the old slave market in the
Plaza.
Workmen are preparing to put con-
crete sidewalk along the front of Casa
Monica.
The turbaned Turk seems to be doing a
good business in fancy articles around
our large hotels.
The man with the educated rats drew
quite crowd in front of the Plaza yes
terday afternoon.
A question for science to solve, Why
does fly always light on mans pro-
bosis while he is being shaved?
Mr.. r. IL. Gordon is starting the foun-
dations for two story brick structure
on the site of his burned building.
Mr.. r. F. Livingston has sold his
chicken farm to j. III. Kryder. Mr.. l..
expects to go North in few weeks.
Mr.. A. Hernandez caught fine speci-
men of the wildcat Thursday afternoon,
i'm the woods near the end of the shell
road.
A horse hitched to a wagon loaded
with ao,oo n nd p,1lIy RON ayvau xacfarda y
forenoon and made quite an omelet
along the street.
Wouldn't few fountains placed in
different localities about the city foI
-quenching the thirst of man and beast
supply great want?
The new passenger coach for the st
Augustine and South Beach Road, or
dered by the company to accommodate
the increasing travel, is soon to arrive.
The steamer Spring Garden that sunk
some time ago at the head of SancheZ's
wharf, was raised recently and will BIZ
overhauled and made ready for service
Mcintyre & Heath's Ministries gave /;
very good performance at Genovar'
Opera House Thursday evening. to tn,
largest audience the opera house ha
held this winter.
The Ancient City Social Club have in
vitation cards of social hop on Monda.
evening, Febrcary ID. We aclnowledg
receipt of complimentary card, for whicI
accept our thanks.
Will McDermott, the popular an
efficient porter of the Ponce de Leon
had all he could attend to yesterday, an
when his duties for the day were oyer h
was glad of a chance to rest.
The young ladies arriving in S
Augustine eXclaim, "Oh. how lovely
and when they leave say they will mi.
the climate and the Ancient City. TIL
is slap for some of our conceited dude
SIR. G. N. Jones, of Bethlehem, n. II
will open a fine tourists store in I'll
room 20 the left of the main entrance [
things he will keep a fine line of confe,
tionery.
The boys have a pretty good joke o
Mr.. Geo. I'll. Vars. We are not prepare
TO make it fully public just row, bt
perhaps will later. The old adage, g
woman in the case, is probably true
this, and we trust pleasant terminatio
is in view of both parties
The music at the Presbyterian Churc
ON Sunday evening will be exception
ally fine. Miss Hastings, contralto, {
New York, is expected to sing a solo an
Mrs. L. j. Braddock, soprano, will sin,
II will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
Anybody who has heard them in the
solos will be very glad of another chant
so hear them.
Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Buckley, editor Of Il
New York Christian Advocate, We
eloquent divine, will lead the evenir
service at the Grace Methodist Episcop
Church. At 7 o'clock, standard tim
Rev. j. L. Hubert will conduct servi
IN the morning as stated yestertla
Both these gentlemen are in Florida
invitation to attend the Chautauq
Circle