The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-09
LOCAL BREvIT1ES.
PERSONAL POINTERS riTzlIY PRINTED.
various Items Garnercd From THIS an"
other Fieids-wha Our People
Arc Doing.


II. q. Blounts,
The oyster season here closes next
Wednesday
Several good horses for sale cheap.
J. 8. Goff.--8f
Regular monthly meeting OF the
Masonic lodge tomorrow night,
Beautiful shell souvenirs OF Punta
Gorda at the China store.--tf.
Town council will meet In regular
monthly session on Tuesday night
For lowest prices in stock feed go
to Lanlers feed store.--42
Mrs. w, A. Roberts went up to
Wauchula, last Friday, to spend a
week with Mrs. w. w. Bateman.
Plenty of Punta Gorda souvenir
cards now on sale In the stores,
Mrs. @. N, Snow, nee Miss Blanche
Tucker, OF Clearwater, arrived here
last Friday on short visit aud was
gladly welcomed by many friends.
Suits for small boys, nobby styles
at r. Q. Blounts',-l0
Capt IL. Green, the colored sailor
went TO Jacksonville, Tuesday, to
look after his property interests
there for week.
Bryant and Bakers bread, fresh
daily, AT II. M. Kings.-l2 II.
Devoe's calendar indicates a
huge lot OF storms tor this month"; but
neither Devoe nor any one else can
make reliable predictions about
Florida weather.
Don't fall to read the "local over
flow" on seventh page OF this paper
Capt. C. E. Bearce has gone down
to Boca Grande this week TO begin
work on big contract for building
cofferdams for, drawbrldges for
the Charlotte Harbor and Northern
Railway.
Get your spring and summer under
wear az II. q. Blount's.
Only one cargo OF phosphate was
shipped from this port last month.
IL comprised 1876 tons and went to
Baltimore In the schooner Adelaide
Barbour. Added to previous ship
ments, II makes the total for this
year 5255 tons.
For stock feed Of all kinds, 20 70
Lanier's feed store,--s2
Two dozen young folks had a de.
llghtful excursion on the bay, Mon
day night, ABOARD Capt. A. f. Dew.
ey's elegant launch Fanny. The
excursion was farewell function
so to speak, to the popular Dewey,
brothers previous to their leaving
for Port Inglis.
For bicycle fixtures and houses TO
rent, 20 to Strobhar.-l0 If.
A card from our presiding elder,
Rev. 8. w. Lawler, informed me
that our next quarterly meeting will
be held April 22nd, instead OF April
10Th, as advertised In the Advocate.
The officials and Others interested
will please take notice.--E, q. HUD-
SON, Pastor.
Nice line of boys knee pants suits
ust received at n. @. Blount's.-l0
The Alpine, Restaurant presented
this scribe last Saturday with de-
liclous cocoa. nut cake, for which the
thanks OF the whole family are ex-
tended. III this cake was fair
specimen Of the Alpine's cuisine, as
it evidently was, then the Gus.
toners of that restaurant must fare
likeprinces.
Feed for horses, cattle and chick
ems ut Lanier's feed stere.--42
The county papers coming last
week report that Mr. IL, g. Murphy,
candidate for tax assessor, ! s been
a successful teacher in this county,
is now cashier OF the bank at Zolfo,
and is a young gentleman of irre-
proachable character. This Is given
by way of addition to what was
said about him In this paper last
week.
Selling out post cards at 800 a
hundred, many of which cost as
much 81 90 wholesale. Or. II. A.
Iverson. l4tf.
Capt. G, f.. Bearce, who recently
bought that beautiful Howard place
in Soiana, has given it tho~ough
overhauling and put 1t IN most at