The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-01
WALTON,

MISS clyde Jenney, Fort Pierce. was
the weekend guest of her sister Mrs
W. W. Luce.
Mr.. Coke, st. Louis, who is at the
Colony Home, was visitor at Fort
Pierce last Saturday.
Mesdames R. V. Ankeney, Fred Ha-
NOR and G. S. Saeger, Ankona ladies'
were making business calls in Walton
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. W. F. Richards and daughter
Miss Beatrice, of Eden; John Garrison,
of Jensen, and ]. X. Williams, Jr., of
Fort Pierce, were Sunday guests at
Colony Home.
R. Y. 7, Waters, of Savannah, who
has been visiting at the homestead of
his father, j. 7. Waters, received a
summons to appear at once at the office
of the Home company, and left Monday
evening.
The following ladies and gentlemen
comprised the invited guests of Captain
Frank Scott Waters for visit to the
beach Sunday last, making the trip in
the Dreamer: John Garrison, Jensen;
E. H. LeTourneau, Mrs. w. F. Rich
ards and family, Eden; Miss Clyde Jen.
ney, J. K. Williams, Fort Pierce; Mr..
Coke, st. Louis; Reginald Waters, Saw
annah; J. 7. Waters and family, W. W.
Luce and family; Miss England, Mr..
and Mrs. VIII. Lennard, Mr.. Hallowes,
Mrs. Milton, Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler, C.
H, Racey, Mrs. l. j. Sawyer. Nearly
all accepted the genial Captains invi-
tation and happy and delightful time
was the result.
The latest advices of week or so
ago were quite assuring that Mr.. Moi
fit would recover from a severe ill.,
ness. His attending physician speak
ing the encouraging word to the des-
pondent family. But it was not to be,
for on August %, at the home of his
youngest daughter, Mrs. W. j. Myers,
William A. Moffitt passed away. Mr.
MofRtt was we'll and favorably known
in this community, as for several years
his winters had been spent with his eld-
est daughter. Mrs. Everett Webster
and near whose home Mr.. MOffitt had
purchased cottage and plot of ground
delighting his friends with the evidence
of his skillful farming in the fruits of
his garden. Last winter he failed to
come but remained with Mrs. Myers at
West Woodstock, Conn.,, with whom
his summers had been passed. he had
usually possessed the best of health,
reaching his SSth year. His pastor
Mr.. Turner, assisted by Rev. Hugh
Graham, husband of his granddaught-
er. conducted the funeral services at
3 o'clock last Saturday afternoon.
Bnel-Laid to rest in Forest Lawn,
Buffalo, N. Y, August Both, Madison,
father of Lesley D. Buell.. Mr., Buell.
was born in lebanon, Conn, July 81
1884. "In point of service ne was one
Of ,he oldest telegraphers and electric
inns in the world. His experience as a
telegrapher was almost as old as 'he III
vantjon itself, for it was only seven
wars after Morse patented his lnven-
tiop that Mr.. Buell. entered as mes
senger boy the Buffalo office OF the
Now York. Albany and Buffalo lele-
grapb Company, the first business tele-
grauh company ever established. MI
pnau served the country with his spec
in the civil war, remain
inc on duty in the war department io'
MANY months, and was made s0pet'h'
t.rdant of the military Telegraph line
IN the Delaware peninsular. Mr., hne'l
invented and introduced the universal
,uit,bbosrd now in general use through
ont the United States and other coo",
tr,es MIR. Buell. was a first cousin u
Mrs. /, J. Sawyer of this city,
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs ",
u Harris entertained in the honor OIL
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Lennard' at wh'eh
fine the hospitable doors Of Buckeye ,
mara thrown open for the enjoyment o.
of the many friends and admirers Oh
,his recently returned couple. But iew
an,s;de of Walton were present. anu
" indeed event merry as a marriage
ha,l " Sociability, cards and run gen
wv A ~, Mr. and MIS-.