The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-26

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George Yobst, a progressive
homesteader of the Willow Pens
section, with his good wife and
daughter, was here on a shopping
visit, Saturday.
Mrs. w. w. Gaskill and Miss
Gladys Davis of Fort Myers, were
visitors here to the family of c.
d. Hawkins from Saturday until
Monday morning w. S. S.
Mrs. j. N. Skies and two daugh-
tiers enjoyed, Sunday, the usual
weekly visit from Mr.. Skies, man.
ager for the Southern Utilities
Co, Arcadia.
Oakley Hickman came down
from Arcadia, Saturday night,
and, after spending Sunday with
his parents here, returned Mon
day morning. Buy Liberty Bonds.
/ s. j. Chadwick went to Jack
Isonville, Monday night, and took
with him his two fine young sons,
lBeryl and Clay, whom he entered
as students in the Florida Militia
Try Academy of that city.
4 Miss Helen Harrington and her
brother Henry left Avon Park last
week for Philadelphia, where the
former will enter a noted school
of expression and the latter will
engage in mechanical work under
his uncle, Capt. H, M. Reid, who,
with Mrs. Reid and daughter,
Miss Josephine, are residing in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. d. Hawkins
and two children moved here from
Fort Ogden last week and are oc-
cpying the Trabue cottage on
Cross street near the Episcopal
church. Mr.. Hawkins will look
after the big tomato crop which
Punta Gorda truckers are plant
, ing for S. P. Bruton of Fort Ny
Buy ~. s. S.
Palatka Post, Sep. Il The
2 many friends of Robert L. Ear
! nest, jr., will be interested to
know that he was commissioned as
! second lieutenant of infantry on
T Monday, Sept. 16, at Plattsburg,
) where he has had two months OF
training. He will, in all probable
ity, be sent to Camp Grant. Mr.
: Earnest is not yet 81, and is to be
= congratulated on his splendid rec.
/. ord.
Away goes our bank help
, Cashier Bowman Of the First Ma
tional is leaving for Atlanta; his
Y assistant, A. G. Jordan, is going
3 into the federal service at some
] point not yet decided upon, anc
G. A. Todd, assistant cashier Of
:, the State Bank, has already left
), having gone to New Smyrna tc
accept lucrative position in tht
! Fidelity Bank of that city.-Buy
) Liberty Bonds.
! Dr. R. A. Willis, state prison
inspector, and G. E. Shackleford
state convict supervisor and nomi
nee for state tax commissioner
! arrived here from Tallahassee
Saturday, and spent Sunday visit
ing the convict camps north o.
{ here along the line of the G. II. &
N. railway They returned her,
Monday morning, and resumed
5 their travels, going north. Buy
5 Liberty Bonds.
s Mrs. E. N. Brown returned. Sat
5 urday morning, from Avon Park
s where she had been for tw,
5 months taking care of her littl
> grandson, VIM. Evart Lanier
5 while his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G
5 E. Lanier, enjoyed a vacation
5 spent in an auto tour up north
5 During their tour, they Travelled
s amongst the Blue Ridge and ALE
s gheny mountains and VISITED
s Washington, Baltimore and othe
{ cities of note.
s Mr.. and Mrs. V. X. Bowman
: will leave next we elk for Allan
s ia, where they will make their flu
( ture home. During their residenc
s of nearly two years here, the,
{ have made friends of all witt
5 whom they came in contact am
s their departure will be general,
5 and sincerely regretted AS !