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GARDINER BROS., Marine c Bay (for ad see index)
Ice Manufactories.
ST. AUGUSTINE ICE MFG CO., ft Bar- nard n R R. track (for ad see index)
Justices of Peace. Mac Williams W. A., Court House
Laundries. St. Augustine Steam Laundry, P. H. Evans prop. Shell road c Cincinnati av Wo Sam, Cathedral n Marine
Lawyers.
BUCKNER C. B., Court House Collins C. L., Court House
DEWHURST & RUDE, r P. O. JORDAN & MACWILLIAMS, Court House
Long John G., r P. O.
Lumber. (See also Saw Mills.) Rayes William J., Mill c Bridge
Marble Works. Jasman John J., Shell road n Locust
Mason. Pacetti Benjamin A., Washington c Pine
Meat Markets. Andreu John, Hospital n Artillery la Falaney Thomas, City Market
Masters & Falanay, Hospital n Artillery la
Pacetti Stephen J., St. George n Cuna Smith J. Y., Charlotte r Artillery la Snowden James, Hospital n King
Wilson & Kirkpatrick, Orange n city gates
Merchant Tailors.
Roberts Benjamin,* Charlotte n Bridge Watson James, St. George n Cuna
Midwives. HEIFER MARTHA MRS.,* Dumas n Bridge, L.
Milliners.
Alexander Helen L. Mrs., St. George
Colee James R. Mrs., Spanish c Cuna
Ponce Mary J. Miss, Charlotte c Fort
Thomas Julia C. Mrs., Treasury n Tola- mato
Mouldings-Mfrs of.
COOK & LIBBY, Mill c Bravo (for ad see index)
Museums.
Vedder John, Bay n Treasury
Music Stores.
Sulzner F., Treasury opp Florida House Wehner Paul C., Marine next Greeno House
Music Teachers.
Hebert Florence M. A., Charlotte n St. Francis
Sulzner Frederick, Treasury opp Florida House
.News Dealers and Stationers.
Bloomfield Max Mrs., St. George n P. O.
Notaries Public.
(+State at Large-Others for St. Johns County.)
Crawford William, t
Dewhurst W. W.t
Dunham David S.t
Floyd H. H.
Fox S. J.t
Gibbs George W.t
Hallows James M.
Long John G.t
Oliveros B. F.+
SLATER J. H.+
Sloggett H. C.t
Smith O. B.
Nurseries.
Broadwell William T., Tomoka av c R. R., N. A.
Nurses. (See also Midwives.)
Dugdale Elizabeth W. Mrs., Charlotte n Bridge
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Painters-House and Sign.
Howard Thomas H., St. George n gates INGRAHAM W. MILFORD, Charlotte n Genovar's (for ad see index) Stevens Levi H., Osceola n Pine
Painters' Supplies.
INGRAHAM W. MILFORD, Charlotten Genovar's (for ad see index)
Paints, Oils and Glass. INGRAHAM W. MILFORD, Charlotte n Genovar's (for ad see index)
Palmetto Goods.
Carrera Margaret Mrs., Treasury n St. George
Paper Hangers. Mourey Wm. M., Charlotte n Treasury
Photographers.
Cox William A., St. George n Cuna PACETTI GABRIEL N., St. George n the Plaza
Pierron George, Marine c Hypolita
Physicians.
ALBA EDWIN M., King n St. George Alexander L., St. George n P. O.
Dunham Charles A., Charlotte c St. Hy- polita
Fowler Corrie H. Mrs., Cleveland House
Fowler S. Mills, Cleveland House
Rainey John K., next P. O. Smith Frank F., r P. O.
Shine William F., Bridge c Central av
Webb DeWitt. St. George n Cuna
Pianos and Organs.
Sulzner F., Treasury opp Florida House
Plumbers and Gas Fitters.
BURTON & KEENE, Charlotte n St. Hypolita
Printers.
DICKINSON GEO. W., King c Bronson ST. AUGUSTINE PRESS, Spanish n Cuna
Railroad Contractors.
ROBINSON ANTHONY T.,* Washing- ton, L.
Restaurants.
Buck A. O., Charlotte n Plaza
Drayton Sam'l,* Washington n Bridge, L. Fuller Daniel E., Bay c Treasury Haa Yim, Bay c Plaza
JOHNSTON & BROTHER, Washing- ton, L.
Mabry Charles,* Charlotte n Hypolita Newman James H.,* Washington Bridge, L, n
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OPERA HOUSE CAFÉ, Edwin R. Ab- bott, St. George Pomar Joseph, St. George n Cuna WELTERS SARAH MRS.,* Charlotte n Plaza
Roofers.
BURTON & KEENE, Charlotte n St. Hypolita
Sailing Vessels.
Merchant Line Packets, King c St. George
Saloons.
Canova Lucien T .. Charlotten Artillery la COLEE & DRYSDALE, Charlotte n King
De Medicis Frank A., Charlotte n King Dzialynski John, r St. Augustine Hotel Pacetti Domingo F., Charlotte n Green Perpall Frank E., Marine c Baya la Ximanies A. L., Charlotte n St. Hypolita
Saw Mills.
GOETTEE A. M., Mill opp Bridge KNOWLTON DANIEL R., Mill n Bridge
Screen Safes-Manufacturers of. COOK & LIBBY, Mill c Bravo (for ad see index)
Sewing Machines.
Lewin Alexander H., Marine n Bridge Sulzner F., Treasury opp Fla House The Singer Mfg Co., Louis F. Alexander manager, St. George n Treasury
Skating Rinks.
CAMPBELL & WIGGINS,* Marine n Bay
Stables.
Atwood George, Bronson n Bridge and Shenandoah n Shell road
Clayborn Charles, Shenandoah n Shell road
Colee James L,, r P. O.
Colee Lewis A., Tolamato n Cuna Irwin John A., Bridge c Dumas, L.
IRWIN RAYMOND L., Bridge c Dumas L Papy Oliveros F., Tolamato n Cuna
Stair Builders.
COOK & LIBBY, Mill c Bravo (for ad see index)
Steamers.
Rayes William J. (steamer Mabel F.), Mill c Bridge
Telegraph Companies.
International Ocean Telegraph Co., Hos- pital n King Tinsmiths.
BURTON & KEENE, Charlotte n St. Hypolita
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Dowd John H., St. Hypolita n Charlotte Pellicer Andrew J. Jr., Charlotte n Hy- polita
Tobacconists-Retail.
Andrew William J., Tolamato n Cuna Benhayon & Gonzales. Charlotte c Plaza PREVATT & RUMLEY, St. George n Cuna
Tow Boats.
Llambias Joseph F., Bridge bet St. George and Charlotte
Transportation Companies.
FLORIDA COAST LINE & TRANSPOR- TATION CO., H. Gaillard, r P. O.
Undertakers. Markle William H., St. George n Cuna
Upholsterers.
Clark Beniamin,* Hospital n Bridge DOUGLAS ARTHUR A.,* Charlotte n Bravo la
Watchmakers and Jewelers.
Ballard & Collins, St. George n P. O). Dodge James P., Charlotte n Hypolita REHNBERG & CAPO, St. George c Treasury
Rolleston William, St. Georgen Treasury Wheelwrights.
COLEE WILLIAM, St. Hypolita n Tolamato
Window and Door Screens-Manufac- turers of.
COOK & LIBBY (patent adjustable sliding), Mill c Bravo (for ad see index)
Wood. Llambias Joseph F., Bridge Mickler Robert J., Shenandoah c Shell road
Wood Workers and Turners. COOK & LIBBY, Mill c Bravo (for ad see index)
THE NEW
Casa
Monica
Hotel,
With the SUNNYSIDE in Connection.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.
Open from December 15th to April 15th.
Situated opposite the Ponce de Leon Hotel, U. S. Grounds, adja- cent to Plaza, Churches, Club House, &c. Built of fire-proof mate- rial, equipped with all modern appointments of hotel comfort and luxury. A French chef ; service first-class. Address,
J. L. SCOTT, Manager.
APPENDIX.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY OFFICERS-1886-7. Election First Tuesday in November.
County Judge-Merian R. Cooper.
Clerk-Bartolo F. Oliveros.
Sheriff-Ramon Hernandez.
Collector-David L. Dunham.
Assessor-Raphael Ximanies.
County and School Treasurer-Christobal Pomar.
Board of Commissioners-Henry H. Floyd, Chairman ; Bentura Masters, Perry Mccullough, Stephen Carreras, Desedario S. Mas- ters.
Market Clerk-Joseph C. Rogero.
School Board-Peter Arnau, Superintendent ; W. S. M. Pink- ham, Lewis A. Colee, John Allen, James L. Colee, Andrew E. Lopez.
Pilot Commissioners-James B. Ponce, Ignacio Lopez, Edward Capalia, Frank M. Sanchez, B. J. Pacetti.
COURTS .- Circuit Court .- Judge, James M. Baker. Meets at St. Augustine every second Tuesday in March and September.
Mayor's Court .- Meets daily (Sundays excepted) 10 a. m., City Hall.
ST. AUGUSTINE CITY OFFICERS-1886-7. Annual Election, November 9th.
Mayor-Andrew Anderson, M.D.
Clerk-William Moody.
Collector-E. F. Oliveros.
Assessor-M. T. Masters.
Aldermen-W. Milford Ingraham, President ; B. F. Oliveros, C. E. Beazley, Jacob Jordan, W. S. M. Pinkham, George W. Gibbs, E. D. Sabin, W. P. Eichbaum, B. F. Genovar.
City Marshal-I. V. Drysdale, Jr.
Treasurer-James W. Allen.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS .- Peter Arnau, Superintendent. Office Spanish n Cuna.
School No. 1 .- Hospital n King. Prof. Walter E. Kibloe, Principal ; Miss Mary Spooner, 1st Assistant ; Miss Grace Elliott, 1st Primary ; Miss Tannie Rogero, 2d Primary.
School No. 2 (colored) .- Spanish. Miss Emma R. Caughey, Principal ; Miss Helen Barton, 1st Assistant ; Miss Mary E. How- ard, 2d Assistant.
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School No. 12 .- St. George. This school is under the charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
The schools grade from Primary to High School. A new wooden building (No. 1) has been recently erected at a cost of $3,000. Schools commence each year first Monday in October, and end in May.
THE ST. AUGUSTINE BOARD OF TRADE. John T. Dismukes, President ; Frank B. Genovar, Vice-President ; James P. Chamberlin, Secretary and Treasurer ; D. R. Knowlton, H. C. Sloggett, C. A. Chamberlin, Sr., B. Genovar, O. B. Smith, Board of Governors ; J. K. Rainey, H. C. Sloggett, S. Von Gem- mingen, Committee on Harbor ; B. Genovar, H. Gaillard and E. D. Sabin, Committee on Transportation.
FIRE DEPARTMENT .- W. Milford Ingraham, Chief ; Charles H. Dewell, Assistant Chief.
Ancient City Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1. - John H. Dowd, Foreman ; L. H. White, Assistant Foreman ; John A. Alba, Secretary.
San Marco Hose Co., No. 1 .- William Claiborn, Foreman ; E. Papino, Secretary.
St. Augustine Steam Fire Engine Co., No. 1 -- James Morris, Foreman ; Stephen Benjamin, Assistant ; E. J. Houston, Secretary.
CHURCHES .- The St. Augustine Church .- Right Rev. John Moore, Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine ; Rev. Henry Clavareul, Vicar General ; Rev. Edward Pace, D. D., Chancellor ; Rev. Patrick J. Lynch, Rector. The church is considered to be the oldest in the United States.
St. Augustine Methodist Episcopal Church .- Rev. C. C. McLean, Pastor ; Fred. Quest, Superintendent Sunday School ; Geo. L. Atkins, John Whiteside, Fred. Quest, Charles A. Atkins, J. T. Edwards, L. F. Alexander, J. E. Libby, H. H. Benedict, D. K. Knowlton, Trustees ; J. T. Broadwell, Alfred C. Atkins, Park Terrell, Edwin T. Hyde, J. E. Lewton, William P. Leffler, Mrs. Rena K. Terrell, Mrs. Emma A. Moe, Mrs. L. M. Libby. Stewards.
The Trinity Church .- King opp the Plaza. Rev. Eleazer Roote, Rector Emeritus ; Rev. E. L. Drown, Rector ; George Burt, E. M. Alba, Wardens ; Sebree Smith, William M. Black, W. S. M. Pinkham, Daniel L. Dunham, Vestry.
First Presbyterian Church .- St. George above Bridge. Rev. E. K. Mitchell, Pastor ; De Witt Webb, Superintendent Sunday School ; De Witt Webb, M.D., W. G. Foster, O. B. Smith, Elders ; Philip Amidown, Andrew Anderson, Trustees : Heth Canfield, Secretary ; Lewis H. Tyler, Treasurer ; J. A. Ens- low, Jr., De Witt Webb.
AFRICAN CHURCHES .- Trinity M. E. Church .- St. George. Rev. J. G. Howard, Pastor ; L. Whaley, J. B. Thomas,
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J. Jordan, R. Mckinney, A. Adams, Stewards ; H. M. Emmerly, A. Adams, S. Seville, C. White, R. Mckinney, Trustees ; L. Whaley, Superintendent Sunday School.
St. Mary's Baptist Church.
St. Paul A. M. Church .- Washington, L. Erected, 1882. Rev. Thomas Thompson, Pastor; Edward L. Anderson, Secretary ; Charles Smith, Treasurer ; Abraham McIver, Sexton ; Aaron Flings, Henry Harrison, Dudley McGuire, Benjamin Robinson, Trustees.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bethel Baptist Church .- Organized and built in 1884. Rev. Daniel S. Scott, Pastor ; Daniel Green, Moses Wise, Major Argret, Trustees ; E. Wood, Clerk ; William Patterson, Sexton.
Primitive Baptist Church.
BANKS .- The First National Bank of St. Augustine. -Cathedral opp the Plaza. Incorporated 1886. Capital $50.000. John T. Dismukes, President ; George W. Gibbs, Cashier ; John T. Carr, Bookkeeper ; Henry C. Sloggett, Henry Gaillard, George Burt, John T. Dismukes, Daniel R. Knowlton, Frank B. Genovar, George W. Gibbs, Henry Rhode, Directors.
St. Johns County Savings Bank and Real Estate Ex- change .- St. George n P. O. Incorporated 1887. Capital $50,000.
LIBRARIES .- Free Public Library, Reading Room, and Historical Association of the City of St. Augustine. -Jno. S. Wilson, President ; Philip Ammidown, Vice-President ; Dr. Andrew Anderson, Secretary and Treasury ; Miss Caroline A. Sherman, Librarian. Open from December 1st to April 30th, from 10 a. m to 1 p. m., and 3 to 5 p. m., except Thursday morning and Sunday. From May 1st to November 30th, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 5 to 7 p. m.
SECRET SOCIETIES .- Masons .- Ancient City Lodge F. & A. M., No. 76 .- Meets 2d and 4th Fridays in each month at Masonic Hall.
K. of P .- St. John's Lodge .- Meet 1st and 3d Monday evenings in each month at Masonic Hall.
A. O. U. W .- Seminole Lodge No. 4 .- Meets 2d and 4th Tuesday evenings in each month at Masonic Hall.
G. A. R .- Chatfield Post No. 11 .- Meet 2d and 4th Tues- days at Masonic Hall.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES .- I. O. G. T .- St. Augus- tine Lodge .- Meets Masonic Hall every Thursday evening. E. T. Hyde, Lodge Deputy.
Women's Christian Temperance Union .- A. D. B. Webb, President ; Mrs. C. C. McLean, Mrs. L. Alexander, Mrs. A. B. Philips, Mrs. A. M. Atwood, Vice-Presidents ; Miss L. May
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Peckham, Corresponding and Recording Secretary : Mrs. L. H. White, Treasurer. Meets 2d and 3d Thursdays in each month at Presbyterian Chapel.
I. L. T. S. Temperance Society .- Church n Oneida. Meets every Monday night.
ACADEMIES, COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. - SI. JO- seph's Academy for Young Ladies. St. George n Bridge.
St. Augustine Academy for Young Ladies .- Miss Lydia S. Munday, Principal, St. George n Orange.
The Colored Industrial School .- John L. Wilson, Presi- dent ; Andrew Anderson, M.D., Secretary ; Fred. Ballard, Treas-
urer ; C. F. Hamblen and the above named officers, Trustees. Ladies' Executive Board-Miss Sarah A. Mather, President ; Mrs. De Witt Webb, Secretary ; Mrs. JJohn L. Wilson, Mrs. Martin J. Heade, Mrs. C. F. Hamblen, Vice-Presidents. There are ten managers, selected from the different church organizations of the city.
CUSTOM HOUSE .- F. E. Witsell,* Collector : George 1. Alba, Deputy Collector ; Charles Bram,* Jacob Jordan, * Boat- men, r P. O. Hours, 9 to 4.
NEWSPAPERS .- The St. Augustine Press, Estab- tablished 1870 .- John P. Whitney, publisher, Spanish n Cu- na. Independent Democratic Weekly. Price, $2 per year.
St. Johns Weekly and Chronicle, Daily and Weekly. -- George W. Dickinson, Editor and Proprietor, King c Bronson. Democratic. Price, $2.00 per year ; Daily, $1.00 per month. Es- tablished in 1877. Issued Saturdays.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES .- Western Union Tele- graph Co .- Hospital St. n Plaza. Branch J., St. A. & H. R. Ry depot, Arthur J. Waite, operator.
International Ocean Telegraph Co .- Main office, Hospital n King. Branches, St. Augustine Hotel and Hotel San Marco.
STAGES .- St. Augustine and Halifax River Stage Line .- Runs from St. Augustine to Port Orange. From St. Au- gustine every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, distance 80 miles. Fare, $5.00 Down, $4.00 Up. A. O. Buck, proprietor. From P. 0., 6 p. m.
POST OFFICE .- W. W. Dewhurst, Postmaster : George G. Lopez, Assistant Postmaster ; Roy Hainey and Jacob C. Rogero. Clerks ; open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Sundays, 9 to 10 a. m .. local time. Custom House Building, St. George opp Plaza.
INCORPORATED COMPANIES .- The Florida Coast Line, Canal and Transportation Company .- President. John Westcott, M.D. ; Vice-President, Henry Cook ; Manager
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and Chief Engineer, R. E. O'Brien ; Secretary, Samuel Maddox ; Treasurer, George H. B. White ; Assistant Secretary and Treas- urer, Henry Gaillard ; Directors, George L. Bradley, John West- cott, H. D. Cooke, Jay Cooke, J. W. Denny, R. E. O' Brien, Samuel Maddox. This company was formed to dredge a canal from the St. Johns River to the Matanzas, Halifax and Indian Rivers, to Biscayne Bay and Key West, and to navigate the same with steamers.
St. Augustine Ice Manufacturing Co .- Incorporated 1886. Capital, $30,000. President, J. H. Slater ; Vice-President, J. W. Wilson ; Secretary and Treasurer, A. Springer ; Superin- tendent, Henry L. Kingsbury ; Directors, all of the above named gentlemen. Barnard n R. R. track.
St. Augustine Gas and Electric Light Company .- In- corporated 1886. Capital, $100,000. Superintendent, William P. Eichbaum. Mill n King.
East Florida Land and Produce Company, Limited. -Manager, Henry Sloggett ; Secretary, Reginald White ; Super- intendent, Elwood Dillingham ; Inspector, Henry Scanlan. S end Mill, L.
St. Augustine Improvement Co .- Incorporated June, 1886. Capital, $100,000. Bronson S of Ponce de Leon Hotel. For. further information apply to Heth Canfield or George W. At- wood, Builders, Loan and Real Estate Agents.
St. Augustine Catholic Benevolent Society .- Meets every Sunday evening on Tolamato n King. President, Peter Ar- nau ; Secretary, C. F. Perpall.
St. Augustine Institute of Natural Science .- Presi- dent, -; Vice-President, De Witt Webb, M.D. ; Sec- retary and Treasury, Miss May C. Reynolds ; Curator and Li- brarian, Charles W. Johnson. Meets first and third Tuesdays of each month.
MILITARY .- St. Francis barracks, Marine c St. Francis. Headquarters, 2d U. S. Artillery. Col. Romeyn B. Ayres, Brevet Maj. Gen. U. S. A., commanding ; Post Surgeon, Major Passmore Middleton ; Captain Henry G. Litchfield, Brevet Lieut. Col., com- manding Battery L; Captain George Mitchell, commanding Battery G ; Charles E. Kilbourne, 1st Lieut. Battery G ; E. T. C. Richmond, 1st Lieut. Battery L. ; Sebree Smith, 1st Lieut., R. Q. M., 2d Ar- tillery, Post Quartermaster and Commissary ; Eli D. Hoyle, 1st Lieut., Adjutant 2d Artillery, Post Adjutant ; John Conklin, Jr., 2d Lieut. Battery L; Cornelis' De W. Wilcox, 2d Lieut. Bat- tery G.
St. Augustine Guards .- Organized 1885. Captain, William Moody ; 1st Lieut., William A. MacWilliams ; 2d Lieut., S. Lee Beasley ; 30 members. Meet Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Indian Prisoners Confined in Fort Marion. First Lieut., S. C. Mills, 12th Infantry, in charge ; Dr. De Witt Webb, St. Augustine, Medical Officer ; Chiricahua and Apaches, Ojo Caliente, Warm Springs. No one admitted to Fort Marion with- out a pass from commanding officer.
BANDS .- 2d U. S. Artillery Band .- Richard Donovan, Leader; nineteen pieces. Concert by the band for the general public at the band stand, on the parade ground every afternoon during the week through the year, except Saturday and Sunday.
The Ancient City Brass Band and Orchestra (Col- ored.)-Fourteen pieces ; Alexander McGirt, Leader; Charles Bram, Captain. Band Room, Bronson, L. Meets Tuesdays and Fridays.
CONVENTS .- St. Joseph's .- St. George n Bridge. Mother Superior Lazarus and thirty-two Sisters. Boarding school for young ladies connected ; also day school for boys and girls. There are also schools for colored children. Pupils the past year numbered 412.
CLUBS .- The St. Augustine Gun Club .- Incorporated 1885. Capital, $4,000. President, Dr. H. C. Sloggett ; Secretary, S. Von Gemmingen ; Treasurer, George W. Gibbs. Bay c Hy- polita.
St. Augustine Yacht Club .- Organized 1874 ; Incorporated 1877 ; Station, St. Augustine, Florida ; Club House, on the Bay ; Season, from first December to first May ; Commodore. Andrew E. Douglass ; Vice-Commodore, E. V. Clark; Secretary and Treasurer, R. F. Armstrong; Measurer, C. W. Staehelin : Fleet Surgeon, Andrew Anderson ; Membership-Honorary, 3; Life, 6: Regular, 113; Yacht Squadron-Schooners, 3; Sloops, 4; Cat Rig, 5; Steamers, 5; Yawls, 3-20.
AFRICAN SOCIETIES .- Mount Horeb Lodge No. 20, F. & A. M .- Meets first and third Wednesday evenings at Temperance Hall, Church.
Keystone Chapter No. 2, R. A. M., (Colored.)-Meets second Wednesday evening in each month, Temperance Hall. Church
Bethel Commandery, No. 2, K. T .- Meets fourth Wednes- day of each month, Temperance Hall, Church.
K. of P .- St. Marco Lodge, No. 3 .- Meets every Tuesday night, Temperance Hall, Church, L.
Independent Lincoln Temperance Society .-- Meets every Monday night, Temperance Hall, Church.
Good Templars .- Meet Temperance Hall every Thursday evening.
Sons and Daughters of Jacob .- Meet every Friday even- ing at Temperance Hall, L. .
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The most complete office in the State for Pamphlet and Book Printing. Northern and Western prices duplicated in every instance. Send for estimates. Address T. J. APPLEYARD, Proprietor,
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Best Furnished and Best Equipped Gallery in the State.
I copy and enlarge old pictures up to any size desired. We use the Air Brush, giving to our pictures a finish almost equal to a steel engraving. Pictures may be sent by mail (giving size of head in inches), and when finished returned C. O. D. to any point where there is an express office. Give us a trial. Agents wanted, to whom a good commission will be given.
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PALATKA.
[THE GEM CITY.]
This is more distinctively a city of brick, so far as the business centre is concerned, than any city in Florida, if we may except Jacksonville. The visitor can more readily appreciate the appella- tion, " The Gem City," when he walks the streets and notes the fine brick business blocks, the well paved sidewalks, and the neatness and elegance of the surroundings. Business here seems to be done with a system, a regularity and quietness unlike most business marts. Here are found large brick stores and storehouses, where is located the heavy hardware and grain trade; for Palatka is one of the natural distributing points for the whole of South Florida, and owns her own railroad-The Florida Southern-which directly and indirectly reaches all the growing cities south as far as Charlotte Harbor and Tampa. Over this road, which is called the Orange Belt Route, it is said that Pullman cars run one hun- dred miles further south than on any road in the United States. A line of ocean steamships runs at regular intervals to Charleston, S. C., and there are river steamboats connecting with all points on the St. Johns and Ocklawaha rivers.
St. Johns & Halifax River Railroad runs from Rolleston, nearly opposite Palatka, to Ormond on the Halifax. A ferryboat runs at regular intervals between Palatka and Rolleston, connecting with this road. The Jacksonville Morning News says : "The completion of the White road, so called, to the Halifax River brings that fertile and healthful region into close association with the outer world and makes possible a future for it which its merits deserve. The various communities along the Halifax are exceptionally intelligent and enterprising, and now that it has a railway terminus, there is little doubt that the region will become exceedingly populous and abundantly wealthy." All of which will react to the benefit of Palatka.
The growth of Palatka, while not rapid, is substantial. It was settled in 1821, first as a trading post, and later it was a U. S. Mil- itary station, which was a base of operations during the Seminole War. Many of the great military men were at one time here, and some, who are now prominent, gained their first experience in the Seminole War. Generals Scott, Taylor and Gaines once had their headquarters here. General Sherman was located here as lieutenant, also Gen. Casey. The two last mentioned, in a recent visit, recog- nized several old landmarks despite the great improvements since made.
Palatka is located on the west bank of the St. Johns, 75 miles by the windings of the river and 56 miles by rail south of Jackson-
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WEBB'S PALATKA DIRECTORY.
ville, 50 east of Gainesville and 68 north of Sanford. The city is built on a fine elevation, the slope to the river affording natural wharfage for the numerous steam and sailing craft which furnish abundant transportation facilities. The streets are regularly laid out, and both in the business and residence quarters lined with orange trees loaded with fruit or fragrant blossoms. During the season large shipments of oranges are made from this point. A dozen steamers stop at the wharves during the day, and the Jack- sonville, Tampa & Key West Railway affords rapid communication with Jacksonville and Sanford, to which latter named city this road was, in '85, completed. The business houses are large and well fitted up, the churches and halls spacious, and many of the residences surrounded by beautiful grounds, notable among which is the newly finished residence of Hon. Sherman Conant, general manager of the Florida Southern Railway.
During the year 1886, the St. Augustine & Palatka Railway was opened, forming an air line road between Palatka and St. Augus- tine. It runs from Sunny Point, a fine bluff with deep water, di- rectly opposite Palatka, 24 miles to a point on the St. Johns Rail- way of Florida, about six miles west of St. Augustine. It is standard guage and adds another laurel to Palatka's well won wreath. It has been said that "it is the unexpected that happens," so it is possible that St. Augustine, with its seventeen feet of water at high tide may after all, with this connecting link of railroad, be the seaport of Palatka and Southern Florida. The central office of this road is in the Astor block, Jacksonville, and Major Richard McLaughlin is president of the company which owns it.
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