The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-12-29
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parents to Stuart for visit.
Mrs. ]. H. LeTourneau called VII
Walton friends last Sunday evening
Rev. Mr. Preston gave delighttu'
sermon illustrated by stereopt'ca"
views in the church on Christmas eve
Miss Amy Richards left Sunday
night to spend the holidays with heF
uncle and family at West Palm Beach'
Miss Barbara Miller came home lro"
Jupiter for Christmas and lett tues,
day night for Jacksonville to attehu
the Teachers Association.
Mr. and Mrs. A, X. Wilson and their
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson
and the children, were calling on Eden
friends on Christmas day.
A, D. Merwin arrived on Monday
night. owing to the muddy condition OF
of the roads he abandoned his automo-
bile at Hastings and expects to go Tor
it soon.
Mr. Mercer a friend Of H. l.. Phillips
who spent some time here last winter
is back again and is helping on the
finishing of the Miller bungalow at
Walton.
The Christmas tree at the Congre-
gational church was the unsual success
The children trained by Mrs. Schoheld
all did well, while Santa Claus aided by
Mrs. John Miller remembered each
child with many gifts. The church
which was decorated by Mrs. r. b.
Richards and her corps of assistants
was very beautiful.
Florida after doing its very worst
for nearly year in the way of wealth
err, decided to give US change and we
have had a week of beautiful days.
Christmas day though tritle warm
was delightful and all outdoor sports
were INDUCED in, including AUTOMOBILE
ing, tennis, Grabbing, fishing, bathing
and everything belonging to the sum-
mer time.
Messrs. Dickinson and Lenair who
came here to start store decided to
stop before they began and sold the
stock they had put in at cost and left
it was all over in ten days. The slow
freight discouraged them and waiting
week for their household goods,
meanwhile sleeping on the floor and
going to the neighbors to cook was too
much for them and they didn t want
no store nohow"
Christmas passed happily and mer-
rily. There were trees loaded with
gifts in nearly every home, Old Santa
having remembered every one most
appropriately The house party at the
Miller's home included
Messrs. Bell and Williams from the
dredge boat, Hol Singer, at Sewalls
Point. At Fleetwood Mrs. W. F.
Richards and family and Mrs. Nc
Cormick were entertained, and Mr..
and Mrs. F. B. Richards included in
their house party Mr.. and Mrs. John
Richards of Stuart.
The delightful Christmas dance Civ
en- by the Mid-River Country club was
in by a number of Edenites
who were loud in their praise of the
event. There were goody number
of very pleasant people in attendance
which made the affair very sociable.
One large Christmas tree in end of the
hall with its beautiful tinsel ornaments
was very pleasing to the eve, smaller
trees were in each corner and strings
of beautiful balls were festooned from
the roof in every direction. Everyone
present received toy souvenir sail
boat, horns, popgu ns etc. and all were
delighted and took them home to add
to the decoration of their Christmas
trees. Everybody had a jolly, happy
evening and as they dispersed wished
their hosts and hostesses and each other
a very merry Christmas.