The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-23
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.


A big paint mandatory is to b
q new Jacksonville industry.
Masons of Florida are taking step
to build a Masonic home and orphan
age.
/ Seven thousand clear Havana ciga
makers have been on strike at Tampa
Three dollars per thousand. 1t is said
would probably be demanded.
Duval county fair, December t.
8, promises to be most successful
A fine program has been arranged by
the management.
The Farmers Educational and Co.
operative Union of America met In
Palatka this week with delegates and
their families from forty states.
The Irish potato crop of st. Johns
county led in value Of production last
season. The crop was valued at one
million dollars.
Work will commence ut Jackson
Vile during the spring on a new vau-
deyilie theater to cost between $685.
600 and $175,OOO.
The National Electric Light asso-
citation convention opened at Tampa
with about two hundred delegates at
tending.
The warehouse of the Gulf Rein
ing company was destroyed by fire
at Chipley. Fifty drums Of gasoline
exploded, causing a spectacular blaze.
Jacksonville has been named a
grading station under the federal
grain standards act, which becomes
effective December LIST.
The second annual exhibition Of the
Jacksonville Poultry and Pet Stock
association win be held in that city
January 1927, 1917.
Lake Worth women are planting
trees along the two mile section Of the
Dixie highway in that vicinity. The
object is to make fine two mile
stretch of the road.
An election will be called within
the next few weeks to vote on bond
Ing Daytona for $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF the Heating Casino and
ocean pier.
L, J. Rowell has been appointed
general freight and passenger agent
and freight claim agent of the Apa-
lachicola Northern, with office at Port
st. Joe, vice I. M. True. resigned.
An Office of the State Highway
commission will be established in the
of Florida, under the di-
rection OF G. X. Armes. member OF
the staff of the commission.
The fifteenth annual convention of
the National Nut Growers associa-
tfon was held in Duval county court
house this week, attracting promi-
nent growers from all sections OF the
Major Bryant L. Hearn, for twenty |
i've years resident of Jacksonville. |
lied in Atlanta, which place he had |
made his home recently, engaging In
he fruit business. He had a distin-
suishcd record as Civil war veteran.
Columbia county won the first prize
n the automobile parade on the open
ng day of the SGwanee County fair.
ilso the prize for the greatest mum
'er of out-oT-town cars, that county
,aving had IN the parade thirty-scven
AIRS.
The State Alumni association of the
Alpha Tau Omcgo fraternity elected
frank Clark. Jr., member of the gen
raj assembly from Alachua county,
PRESIDENT Of the organization for the
'nsuing year to succeed John b. But
on. of Tampa, whose term expired.
Col. j. B. Frink, of Jasper. Fla, i
Who, mt the recent reunion of Florida
veterans at Tampa. was
lected brigadier- general of the First
Florida Brigade. L. c. v, has re-
ppointed Col. T. ]. Appleyard, of Tai
ahassee. as adjutant- general and
hief of staff.
The Presbyterian Synod of Florida
onvened in Jacksonville at the River
ide Presbyterian church with large
lumber Of delegates from the various
tiles in the state in attendance. and
appropriate services were conducted
nder the leadership of Rev. J. G..
enable. pastor or tie cI;u,-:,