The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-02

day here visiting MS IaHlly.
= Miss Jessie Sheridan left Mon
day morning, for Chicago, where
she will spend the summer a.
mongst relatives and old friends.
Mrs. Henrietta James returned,
Monday afternoon, from Fort
Myers, where she had been nurs-
ing patient for several weeks.
An airplane from the Arcadia
aviation camps favored Punta
Gorda with an overhead visit,
Monday afternoon. 1t behaved
beautifully.
Mrs. G. H. Brandon, after win
ter spent delightfully."- here as the
guest of Mrs. G. L. Fries, left, Fri
day morning, for her home in At
Ilanta. She has many friends here,
and lot of them were at the sta
ton to bid her goodbye.
Mrs. j. NJ. Mayes and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, left Friday morn
ing, for their former home in
Bowling Green, KY, where they
will spend the summer. They went
first to Montgomery, Ala, to visit
Mrs. Mayes' son Will, who is
training there in Camp Sheridan.
During the past fortnight, the
telegraph company has changed
Its route into town. The necessa-
Iry poles have been erected, and
1.-The wires now branch off from
King street, come up Olympia
layenue and down Taylor street,
and enter the rearSbf the office
fronting on Marion avenue.
Milton Bryant, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. E. Bryant, was amongst
the DeSoto county selects leaving,
Saturday, in a special car Tor
Camp jackson, Columbia, 5. e.
His many friends are sure that ne
will make a splendid soldier, and
they hope he will come out OF the
big war uninjured and crowned
with honors.
Hugh Mobley, on Saturday,
Joined the Lee and DeSoto county
selects leaving on special car fo1
Camp jackson, Columbia, $. 9
The best wishes of many friends
will follow Hugh on his military
career, and they know that he viii
: win honor for himself and reflect
i, Ilustre upon his family name ano
I that of Punta Gorda. He is al
! ready greatly missed here.
Manatee Banner j. j. Pelo
: returned Tuesday from a couple o.
? DAYS spent at Punta Gorda, Owens
: and Arcadia. While at 'Punta Cor
da he met Col. A. p. Jordan, tn
; famous relator of piscatorlal tales
y who claims that he has given VI
. the belt to the Banner. We re
{ fuse to accept it, however, AM
7 vow that the colonel still remain
!. the champion fish liar of the south
= :, AS usual many soldiers fror
: the Arcadia aviation fields wer
: here Saturday night and Sunday
: and appeared to enjoy themselves
They attended the picture show
the Saturday night dance, patror
: lied the cold drink places an
many of them, Sunday afternoon
INDUCED in saltwater bathlnj
Punta Gorda is always glad
have the soldiers here.
The first watermelons OF the SCI
son to be placed on sale here wei
brought in Saturday morning b
w j. Massey, who farms tw
miles south of town. They wei
fine specimens, weighing from
to IS pounds each, and sold Il
$1OO to $1.25. Mr.. Massey sal
that. if a good rain had fallen La
" week, he would have had sewers
lcar-loads to ship next week, b'
dry weather delays the crop.
Editor Carter of the Arcad
Enterprise, accompanied by M
Lanier, a well known merchant
Arcadia. returning from the NEE
inc of the State Horticultural )
cietv at Fort Myers, passt
through here in the formers c.
last Thursday afternoon. Edit
Carter wanted to buy Duroc Je
sew hog, but unknowingly pass
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