The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-07-16
SHORT PARAGRAPHS
About Events in Punta dorda.
Local News.

Messrs. j. f. Corbett, y. A. hoe
and Albert Dewey enjoyed the great
ball game ut Arcadia, Monday.
MIR p. II, Sandlln, of Jasper, after
a weeks visit here to Mrs, Martha
Morgan and children, returned
home, Monday.
FOR pufe and reliable medicines,
carefully compounded prescriptions,
toilet articles and stationery, go to
w. A. Roberts drug store,--tf.
Mrs, Jas. S. Goff and three chill
dren went over to Tampa, yesterday,
to spend a few weeks visiting rela'
tives and friends.
Base ball talk; our boys play at
Fort Myers this afternoon; tomorrow
afternoon, they Will contest here
with Arcadla's noted experts.
I have for sale some Land Scrip
which will cover any Government
homestead land, without homestead
ing.-ALBERT w. GILoHRIsT.
Mr., and Mrs. N. Q, Hewitt have
rented Sheriff Freeman's handsome
residence on east Marian avenue
and will occupy the same In a few
days,
Mrs. e. 9. Hudson, wife OF the
popular pastor of the Methodist
church, started Monday morning,
f,r Roanoke, Va, to spend o month
there with kindred and friends
Hon. Il. B. King OF Arcadia, cow
boy, cattle king, banker, politician.
grove owner, sawmill magnate and
all.around good fellow, was here
yesterday looking after the snip
ment Of cattle to Cuba.
Basket for the Tampa Laundry
leaves COTS grocery store every
Tuesday. Send all clothing to the
store and be sure to have IL there ON
that day. Basket returns Saturday
Satisfacticn guaranteed.-lSt
Misses Mary, Maud and Violet
Morgan delightfully."- entertained a
party of their young friends, Tues.
day night, at their mothers home
opposite the Baptist church. Music,
games, dancing and delicate refresh
ments were amongst the pleasures
enjoyed
A delightful launch ride to Useppa
was gwen by John II. Hurton, OF
Solana, to few of his friends, Sat
urday, in Gibbs and Sons fast
launch, Florie. The honorcd guest
OF the occasion being Miss jamie
Newsom OF Jacksonville, who was
visiting hor sister, Mrs. T. II, Smith,
of this place. Capt, A. N. Gibbs
ably acting as pilot.
Our good friend, Mr.. r., r. Tat.
nall, who is getting rich In Red
lands, CAL, kindly sends us a copy
Of special illustrated edition OF the
Redlands Daily Review, which
shows up grandly for that town and
Its surroundings. After glancing
over the attractive pages of the Re-
view, we do not wonder that Friend
Tatnall and his amiable wife are
charmed with their far western
home and are accommodating wealth
over there. But we would be glad
to have them back here in Punta
Gorda.
The M. Il. s. G. was entertained at
the residence of Mrs. s.. j. Hewitt,
There were IA members and B guests
present. Arrangements were com.
pleted for the reception to be given
Friday evening In honor of Gen. Gil
christ. After the business was dis
pensed with the remainder OF the p.
M. was spent in sociability. Dain.
ty refreshments were served and the
ladies adjourned all feeling that the
p. m. had indeed been a pleasant
one. The next meeting will be held
at the home Of Mrs. Lester.-SEC,
The waterof the towns big new
artesian well was turned into the
newly laid 6.inch main on Marian
avenue, Monday afternoon, and its
capacity for fire protection was test
ed by attaching fifty feet of hose
with one inch nozzle to the fire.
plug opposite Hotel Dade. The nat
ural force Of the we'll threw the
water % feet into the air above the
nozzle. The main extends from the
we'll west of the Jack buildings to a
point opposite the Punta Gorda
Hardware store, a distance OF nearly
four blocks and there are five fire.