The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

AyAi. du Lofh 10 Ito iAAC - '"
ing in New Augustine repainted for the
winter.
Mr.. Stephen Paccetti is building fine
store and dwelling over his lot in New
Augustine.
Mrs. A. r. Merrill, of Jacksonville, is
in the city, visiting Judge w. A. Mac
Williams family.
Mr.. G.. w. Clerk has accepted posi-
ton as manager of the St. Augustine
furniture company.
There are two first-class tailors i'm town
prospecting, with the view of establish
ing tailoring estabh ,hment here.
The alarm of fire in L incolnville Thurs
day evening was cauGed by chimney
burning out. No damage was done.
MIR. j. w. Grady will open a dancing
school in Howatt's Hall, on Bridge
street, on Monday evening, January ..
Mr.. s. Won Gimengen was engaged
yesterday in surveying Cathedral street,
along which tweIve-inch sewer main
will be laid.
Mr.. Watts is erecting a building on his
lot on Charlotte street, near the corner of
HypoIita street. IL will be occupied by
him as n grocery store.
The Bucket Brigade were out prac-
ticing, under the leadership of Christie
pher Grant, foreman, Thursday evening.
They displayed good discipline.
MIR. III. III. New, of the Craddock
House, has been ill for three weeks.
His many friends have missed him from
the social circle. AT present writing be
is i'm a critical state.
Messrs. III. b. & Il. G.. Paris have re-
ceived a check from the Merchants In
surance Company, of New York, in pay
ment of that company's share of their
loss in the recent fire.
DIR. Shines patient, Mrs. Gilbert, upon
whom he recently performed a very deli
cate and dangerous operation. is doing
well, and gives promise of an early and
complete recovery.
The interesting social entertainment
at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,
and the children's festival at Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church, last night,
were largely attended and much enjoyed.
Our military company will go to Jack
souville next Thursday to participate in
the opening ceremonies of the Sub-Trop-
ical Exposition, and as usual will do
credit to themselves and the Ancient
city.
The locomotive and passenger coach
for the st. Augustine and South Beach
Railway arrived yesterday, and last
night a track was La id from the Ponce
de Leon track to the bay for them to
pass over.
An alarm of fire at Tocoi on Thursday
at o'clock considerably disturbed the
inhabitants of that burg. A small shanty
belonging to the Tocoi Lumber Company
was reduced to ashes, but no further
damage was done.
The following are among recent arriv-
ais at the Craddock House: Miss Rose
Huertes, Jacksonville; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Goode and child, Tampa: MIR. and
Mrs. Il. A. Gaunter and two children,
Tampa; Mr.. r. A. Dunahoe, California.
Judge j. l.. Burton and Messrs. I. ii.
Doughlas, Eugene A. Kemp and John
r. Pierce, of Crescent City, passed
through the city yesterday en- route for
Summer Haven, where they will feast
for few DAYS on fish, oysters and CLAIMS,
which delicacies are found in abundance
down there.
"A letter addressed to ''lhe St. Angus
tine Ne,cs'' reached this office and was
opened, but found not to be intended for
THE DAILY News. Is there such a paper
in existence as 1.-The st. Augustine
Ne,rs ~ If so, when did it begin its
career and why did it adopt the name of
THE DAILY NEWS?
Mr. II. III. Gordon informed DAILY
News reporter yesterday that he would
soon begin the erection of a handsome
building ON his lot on the south corner
of King and Charlotte streets. 1t is to
be three stories high and built of brick.
IL will be of the same style as the old
building. There will be three store rooms
below, while the upper floors will be par
titIoned off into rooms to be used as
offices, bed rooms, etc.
A leading Boston paper says: 1.-The
fact that the entire kitchen furnishings
for Florida's palace hotel, the Ponce dc
Leon, of St. Augustine, We're supplied by
a Boston house, that of Messrs- Francis
Norandi & Son, so Union street, rather
tickles the pride of proud old puritanical
Boston. = The order from the Ponce
de Leon comprised twenty tons of goods
This firm is now engaged IN fitting up
the Casa Monica at st. Augustine.
There came near being another serious
fire at the Cleveland House Thursday
night. A gentleman while ascending
the stairs with a lighted lamp in his
hand stumbled, dropping the lamp on
the steps. The lamp was broken, set
ting fire to the carpet. The fire was ex-
tinguished by the prompt action OF some
of the guests. 1t is certainly rery false
economy for hotels, stores and boarding
houses to use dangerous kerosene lamps
instead Of gas, which in the end IS really
the cheapest.