The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-02
ing put up on the street corners Tues


day.
The oven for heating the asphaltum
| with which some of our streets nave
been paved, is to be removed to a more
convenient point.
1t is said that the cistern of the Ponce
dc Leon hotel has a capacity of sixty
thousand barrels and that an hour of
steady rai in will fill s.
Spanish banners float from the flag
stats of several hotels in the city, and
give the impression to the visitor of en-
tering foreign land.
The st. Augustine Improvement Com
pany is erecting very neat cottage for
Mrs. Stansbury, on Cordova Street. OPP
posite the Alcazar baths.
The Palace Observation Car ''Ymer,
on the St. Augustine and Palatka Rail
way is running full now, in her daily
trips to and from the Gem City.
The depot of the st. Augustine and
Palatka Railway is full of merchandise
and freights of all kinds and those in
charge report rushing business.
1t is understood that the asphalt pave
Inent will be extended out King street to
its intersection with the drives to the st.
Augustine and Palatka Railway station.
The Ponce de Leon Fire Company
give notice of meeting to be held to-
night, Thursday, February 2, at 40
o'clock. A full attendance is requested.
The celebrated ''Muffers'' st. Angus
tine crack base ball club, have reorgan-
lied under the new name, and were out
in front of Fort Marion Tuesday, prac-
ticing.
.sOld Business whose right name is
Adams, colored fiddler, was around
with his violin yesterday making fun for
the bystanders in front of the opera
house.
No quorum being present at their regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night, the Lime
Kiln Club will meet at a future time,
and their deliberations will be noted in
good time.
Work is soon to be commenced on the
Union Depot. The frame work for the
concrete foundation is ready and the in
convenience of travelling all over town
to take train, will shortly be remedied.
The lockwood Pottery are opening up
some of their wares in their store in the
Alcazar. They not only have their own
wares on exhibition but selections from
noted manufacturers both at home and
abroad.
A smoke ring thrown out by one of
the locomotives ON the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railway was seen
gracefully circling over the Jacksonville
depot yesterday, retaining its form sew
eral minutes.
The bycicle performers at Shields are
first-class, and If the circus had no other
attraction this alone would be worth the
admission fee. Extra seats have been
/ provided 20 accommodate the large
crowds attending.
A grand view of the city and sur
rounding country, the bay with its fleet
of sailing yachts, old Fort Marion, and
Anastasia Island with the light house,
can be bad from the central turret of the
Hotel San Marco.
''Old Business" in addition to his
musical accomplishments has acquired
the faculty of violating city ordinance
in regard to profanity for which on a
proper presentation of the case by one of
the city officials he was docked SO and
costs.
+, A water motor has been placed next
to the famous twelve-inch well in the
Ponce de Leon grounds, for the purpose
OF using the water in propelling a dyna-
mo. Workmen are engaged in building
| the engine house and have it nearly
! enclosed.
Valencia street is to be one of the fu-
ture fashionable promenades as soon as
! its shaded walks shall be completed. a
+. neat little pavilion with seats, serves
both as resting place for pedestrians
and a gateway opening into the well
kept grounds of one of our citizens.
|: Work ON the beautiful residence of
Mr.. w. G. Worden, of Philadelphia, is
progressing favorably. Situated not far
from Fort Marion, with grounds orna-
smented with roses and other shrubbery,
it will when completed be one of the
handsomest private residences in the
| city. sEss1s
| The st. Augustine Guards drilled last
night on the asphalt pavement in front
of the main entrance to the Ponce de
Leon. Joyce's orchestra furnished mar
tial music from one of the balconies of
the hotel during the drill. A large crowd
witnessed the movements of the COM
pany and admired their perfection in the
manual of arms, and showed their APP
probation by frequent applause.