The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1904-10-14
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Mr.. Thomas DELI, Of o hnEeburg, s.
C., ia lively citizen Of Pnata Gorda,
says he likes this place much. lie Is a
painter by trade and one Of our friends.
Mrs. Garris willis, Of Charlotte
Harbor, Is visiting friends IN our town
this week.
George Paseioy and Miss Picnic Gin,
Of Por, InglI., are visiting MIs, Herbert
Chadwick and friends a. this place, this
week.
Mr.. u. s. Warren and family have
moved back from Noca,ee, David says
no place like punta Gorda for him yet
Mr.. willis Cannon, mate on the
sharple "Rescue," Capt. Rigdon Weeks,
left Tor his home In North Carolina, last
week 10 response TO cali Of his sick
mother there.
Mr.. WIN. Crouch tells us he saw In
Charlotte lIarbor last week, "a grape
fruit in one cluster or bunch. Mr.. G. Is
going 10 get and take them TO the South
Florida Fair at Tampa. This beats our
sight seeing AZ Mr.. weyS grove, near
Shell Greek, so far as number goes.
We saw some oithe largest clans last
week we ever cav. Some weighed lbs.
each and a. filled bushel measure.
Though so large, they are tender and
sweet,
The auxiliary launches, "Nellie," Cap,
Dan Ward, and "Roy," Capt o, b.
willis, were up on the ways for two days
each last week for cleaning. They are
on again and look sprucy 10 kill,
The last one but one Of Mrs Bette
Wards youoe suava trees has suecumb-
ed 10 the dry weather. Now she Il
wondering how she Is going to supply
the town with guavas next year. She had
lorty'nine trees, ahtOlu'
We heard two interesting talks at the
Baptist church, last Sunday, morning
and at night, by the pastor, Rev. ]. II,
Graham. Al morning services he talk
ed xclusively to the children, from
Johns x CHI. His discourse was on little
and big slgs and he used a magnet,
with nails, playing cards and small
bottles OF liquor, to illustrate his Views,
which were very good. One man said
to US, "well, that was the first time
ever saw whlskeY and playing cards Ia
Inc pulpit, but ii was ali right just ihe
same.'
A grand concert entertainment at the
City Hall, Friday hight. i4,h. Inst, for
the benefit Of the Baptist church. All
60; small entrance fee charged music,
reciiatlons and ETC.. the program.
We said we would tell your readers q
make story soon. Here's one, small
one. and true one. too; One day We
were walking along fence In our field.
when we saw large snake partly through
The crack between ihe lower rails. Upon
exan,Inahon, we saw tina, his snakeship,
which was schlcksn snake, was last In
the ienee. MI. Snake had swallowed 4
rabbit and then crawled through the
fence crack then. on the other side, had
caught another rabbit and swallowed
him down to the fence crack, which
stopped the passage further, thereby
fastening the snake in the fence with q
rabbit on each side. That snake was Ia
a snake fix and easy to get up with, Al
noise didn't seem to make him run q
bit.
Having concluded TO remain In
Punta Gorda a while longer, would like
a position OF some kind, not too easy
nor too hard. Would rather have a
clerksnIp Ia grocery or variety store
Have been solicited to teach private
school 10 the suburbs, but there Is NJ
house suitable to get. Think we are com
peten, and capable, having had 40 years
experience IN both lines, but not al
young as we used to be and, Of course
not so lively ahd quick, but hope to live
good long time yet. Don't too many
speak at one time, or we may get "nus
trated" to such an extent, that II nigh
upset our inside corporosisy and turn u
into "fiitter jig" or, overdue our out
side capacity and change that Into as
old fashioned saddle. G. W. W