The Punta Gorda herald., 1918-07-11

ing in Camp Dix, N. D., was dan
gerously ill of pneumonia. The
sick man has a lot of friends here,
who sincerely hope that he will
speedily recover.
Mrs. w. d. Bell and four chill
dren of Arcadia, came here ten
days ago for a sojourn of several
weeks, and this scribe knew moth
ing about it until their husband |
and father, Judge Bell, came here
to visit them, Sunday, and told ye
scribe about it.
Mrs. Ellen Judson Browne left, |
Saturday, for Kissimmee, where
she will visit friends for a week
and then go to the mountains in
northern Georgia to spend the
balance of the summer. She may
go to DemareSt, where Mrs. So
phia Jermain is sojourning,
Most of our wholesale fish deal
erS refuse to ship fish in small lots
to retail dealers in other places,
because, in past years, they have
lost lots of money in doing busi-
ness that way. 1t seems that the
retail dealers rarely stay in busi-
ness longer than a few months.
Misfortune persistently pursues
them, not only in Florida, but all
over South Georgia.
Fifty-one out-of-town guests
took dinner at the Seminole Ho-
tel, Sunday. Amongst them were
the following eminent people who
are well known in this county:
Col. T. j. Watkins of Orlando; (;
Walter Graham of Jacksonville,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Platt and child
and Mrs. f. K. Parker and child
of Arcadia. More than half the
guests were aviators from the Ar
cadia camps.
Miss Pearl McGehee, on Satur-
day, received a telegraphic notice
of her appointment to a clerkship
in the war department in Wash
ington and was ordered to report
there for duty on the 29th of this
month. She will get a salary OF
81, 10000 a year, which she says
is much better than teaching
school-and it is. Her friends are
giving her cordial congratula
tions.
Cashier Borland Of the State
Bank, and Saml. Nail went t(
Floral City, last Thursday, tht
former to visit his mother and the
latter to visit his brother, whom
he had not seen for six years
They left here in a car at 3 100 a
m. on the 3rd and went to Lake
land, where they caught the
train that took them to Flora
City. They returned Friday
night, and Mr.. Nail went back tc
Rita on the Okeechobee, Sunday
Ruby, the 3-year old daughter
of Charley Gallagher, died Fri.
day night, and was buried in the
creek cemetery next morning
Cause of death was given as can
GER. The child, early in the week
was taken to an Arcadia santa
rum, where surgeons performed
an operation for the removal o
the cancer, but it proved unavail
ing. The bereaved parents hav'
the heartfelt sympathy of thei
neighbors and friends. Ruby wa
a bright and lovable child.
The following attended a Rec
Cross council that was held in Ar
cadia Friday morning: Mr.. anC
Mrs. A. r. Slocum and two chill
dren and Mrs. J. K. McClelland
who went in the Slocum car
Capt. A. f. Dewey, Mrs. H. M
Reid. Mrs. Clara Davis and Hen
ry Harrington, who went in tn,
Dewey car; Col. and Mrs. j. II
Hancock, who were accompanied
in their car by Mrs. j. M. Week
and her sister, Miss Norma Pep
per.
The Glorious Fourth passed of
very quietly here. There was n
formal observance, save in tn
closing of the post office, tn
banks and the stores. The ma
tional emblem of liberty, Old Clio
rV was conSDiouo,oIu JiCD1oua,