The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

Ogden special road and bridge
district were all rejected, and the
clerk was instructed to re-adver-
tise the sale of the bonds.
The Coast Line is having
crushed mari strewn on the
street at the depot with a view to
obliterating the ponds that form
there whenever it rains. This is
something that should have been
done years ago. Up to now,
whenever it rained, passengers
getting off and on the cars had to
wade through water.
Ell. l.. Blakely left Saturday
morning, fortWaldo, where he Wis
tied relatives until Tuesday, when
he returned. He was accompanied
to Waldo by his little sister, Miss
Bess Blakely, whose parents live
at Waldo. From there, she and
they are leaving this week to Wis.
it kindred and friends in South
Carolina.
Ivan P. Jordan, The Herald
foreman and only job printer, in
obedience to orders of the county
draft board, went to Arcadia yes
terday evening, to be assigned to
some training camp. He went to
Arcadia in obedience to orders
lest Friday, and was ordered to
return home and report again on
the following Wednesday.
Miss Naive Mccain returned
last week from Gainesville, where
she took a two-months course in
the University normal school. On
leaving Gainesville, she went to
Pensacola and paid a brief visit
to her brother, Edward Mccain,
who is operating a vulcanizing
plant in that city. Monday, she
resumed her duties as one of the
teachers in our high school.
VIM. P. Marshall. a former res
ident of this locality, who lived
on Alligator creek and owned val
liable property in town and coun-
try, died in Mississippi a little o.
yer a month ago. This is all the
information we have. Virtually
all of our older citizens well re-
member Mr.. Marshall. He md his
family moved away from here a.
bout twelve years ago,
Gordon Liberty, who, about
fourteen years ago, lived here and
enjoyed the esteem of all who
knew him, and who has been in
Michigan for the past ten or more
years, spent several days here last
week renewing former acquaint-
ances. When living here, he was
mere boy, a protege of Mrs.
Mary K. Rankin. but now he is
grown and is a fine young man.
He is a sergeant of infantry and is
serving in Camp Grant, Ills.
Mrs. w. f. Mobley and her two
children returned last week from
a very enjoyable visit of month
to her parents and other relatives
in Mississippi. She reports that
that captivating sister of hers,
Miss Julia Luster, who was once a
valuable member of our high
school faculty. is in fine health
and has not forgotten her many
Punta Gorda friends. to all of
whom she sends her kindest re-
CARDS.
Ex-Gov. Gilchrist won't let his
friends here forget him nor do
they care to forget him. They
need no reminders. But number
of them last week received from
him two quarts each of delicious
scuppernong grapes, which he had
shipped to them from Waycross.
There is not more thoughtful,
generous friend than Albert w.
Gilchrist. Leigh Hunts toast to
him, May his tribe increase 7"
though he is doing nothing to in
crease it.
Mrs. j. G. Johns returned last
week from a delightful visit OF
three months to her former home
in Massachusetts, to which she
went in an automobile. She says
every thing up there is war, war,
soldiers everywhere, trains