The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-29

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and real estate dealer of Fort Og-
den, was here on business, Mon
day morning.
Miss Eula McGehee visited |
friends in Fort Ogden from Sat
urday evening until Sunday
night.
Capt. j. j. McCann left Tues
day evening, for Pensacola, where |
he will take charge of the vul-
canizing works of his son Edward,
who is going to fight the Huns.
Miss Bessie Fitz-Gerald has of
fered her services as member of
the Red Cross Nurse Reserve and
her offer is being given due con-
sideration.
Marguerite Clark in "The Sew
en- Swans" at the Plaza Theatre,
tomorrow, Friday night. Don't
fail to see this picture; it is an es-
pecially fine production adv. 1t.
Plant turnips now Darn it,
plant turnipsl The whole town is
suffering for turnip greens. " Ye
scribe feels that, in this particu-
lar, he is the whole town: hence,
his suffering is something fierce
Clarence G.. Brown has beauti-
full crop Of rice on his place in the
eastern part Of town. A great
deal Of rice is being grown in this
county, and one of our many rich
fishermen ought to put up mill
to clean it.
Answering inquiries about the
popular Bovay brothers, Claude is
la wireless operator on a subma-
Irine chaser in foreign waters,
while Glenn is training in chemis-
TRY in a government hospital In
Charleston, S. G.
Another contingent OF DeSoto
county, selects left Arcadia, Satur-
day, for Camp Jackson, Columbia
is. G. Amongst them were r. L
ILanier Of Charlotte Harbor, and
Commodore Gallagher of Punts
Gorda.
Mrs. G.. B. Robbins has Thu
thanks of The Herald family fol
a lot of fine cucumbers grown by
herself in her home garden here
: Unfavorable weather cut the .crol
short; otherwise, she would hav'
. had a plenty for several families
Miss Laura Mcqueen left OF
Friday for West Palm Beach
where she will teach in the higl
school during the approaching
) term. 1t will be pleasant for hel
over there, for her mother anC
two sisters are residing in West
: Palm Beach. She will be greatly
. missed by many friends here.
: Mrs. J. E. Skipper and baby re
! turned Tuesday, from Cleveland
Ohio, where they spent the sum
! mer with MIR. Skipper, who is en-
gagged in federal reserve banE
, in that city. Mrs. Skipper is ON
of our high school teachers, anc
she will enter upon her worl
J Monday.
A large number Of people par
: ticipated in the "Communit.
Sing" at the bathing pavilion
Saturday night. Notwithstanding
the absence of Rev. T. A. Steph
ems, who was expected to lead
there was some fine singing. AL
the patriotic songs except tn
Marseilles were sung, and tn
reason that that grand Frencl
hymn was not sung was simpl.
because none Of those presen
knew either the French or tn
English words. The next "sing
will be announced as soon as
leader is secured.
Miss Thelma White, the accom-
plished daughter of Mrs. E. A
White of this place, has been OF
fered and has accepted a position
in the A. G. L. Railway Offices il
Jacksonville at salary of $104.0
a month, and will enter upon he
duties Sept. list. Up to this time
she has been working for jack
sonville drug concern for $50
week. 1t is only few month
ago that she entered bushes
Icollepe and took course i