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

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her sister, Miss Helen.
Mrs. NJ. C. Trowell of St. Pc
tersburg, was the guest of DR.. ana
Mrs. Honeywell Of this place from
Thursday of last week until Mon
day morning, when she returned
to her home.
All the doors and windows of
our Methodist church are now
provided with screens and, as the
Chinaman says, "fy come in, he
no come in" nor can mosquito
enter.
Hon. and Mrs. Scion G. Wilson
of Barlow, accompanied in their
car by their three daughters and
little son were guests here Sat-
urday, Of their good friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank r. Blount.
That popular gentleman and
good friend of The Herald, Oscar
Thoresen, is at Muscle Shoals,
Ala, which is on the Tennessee
river. Writing t" renew his sub
scription, he sends his best wishes
to all his Punta Gorda friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0, Lancaster left
Saturday morning, the former 60
ing to Arcadia on days visit,
while the latter went to Bostwick,
just north of Palatka, to spend a
month visiting relatives and
friends.
George Yobst, genial and pro-
gressive settler of the Marlboro
section, was attending to business
here Saturday. He is going to
make final proof on his home
stead, as will be seen from a no.
tice in this paper.
A number of pretty girls and
handsome young men came up
from Boca Grande, Saturday
evening, and attended the picture
show and the weekly dance in the
big hotel that night. Charley
johnson brought them up in his
launch.
Rev. F. A. Shore, rector of the
Episcopal church in Arcadia, &C
companied by his family in an au-
to, was here last Thursday after
noon on a fishing excursion. WE
did not learn what luck they had,
but there were tons of fish on the
dock while they were here.
Mrs. Pete O'Neal of Miami, ac-
companied by her niece, Mrs
Magnus r. Swift and two chill.
dren, of the same city, arrived
here last week on visit to kin
dred and friends. Mrs. Swift is
sister of r. X. Seward and Mrs
Mary L. Sandlin and Mrs. O'Neal
is their aunt.
While visiting the bath house
on the town dock last Thursday
Mrs. Clara Davis had a fall and
suffered some painful bruises, a.
; mongst them a sprained wrist and
cash ON her forehead. Next
day, her son Lloyd came down
from Arcadia in his car, and tool
her home with him.
Emmett Perkins is now helping
build ships for the government il
a shipyard at Brunswick, Ga
When he left here in his car ter
days ago, he took with him tt
their home in Jacksonville, Mrs
N. N. Wakefield and her daughter
Miss Hazel, who had been enjoy
ing fortnight's visit to theil
many friends here.
Some one killed an alligator
last week and placed it on exhibi
ton on the corner of Marian ave
nue. and Taylor street. We thinl
it is time to begin conserving, in
stead Of killing our alligators, for
in years gone by, they were -;
great attraction to tourists visit
ing the state, and there wer
thousands of them. Now gator
are seldom seen, and we fear the,
will soon become extinct.
E. M. Earnest, former citizel
of Punta Gorda, who, for a mum
Der of years past has been con
Quoting profitable mercantil
business in Palatka. is now abou
to break into the millionaire class
In partnership with I. u. Zelms
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