The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12
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day-Clearwater Sun.
{ Miss Matte Fernald and Mrs. L. S.
Fernald are among the visitors and
shoppers in Tampa today.
The weather man reports that there
will be heavy frost tonight in the
northern portion of the state and light
frost in the central portion.
The Noblit Hardware Co. yesterday
sent truck load of screen doors and
hardware to New Port Richey, and
is sending more goods there today.
P. F. Branston, representing the E.
G. Staude Manufacturing Co., of st.
Paul, Mimi, was doing business here
yesterday.
j. r. Durrance and Alex Linn mo-
tored to st. Petersburg this morning,
and spent few hours there transact
ing business.
S. P. Coates, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and ]. A. Lester, of Louisville, KY,
were calling on the local hardware
stores yesterday
Among the out-of- town shoppers in
Tarpon yesterday were Mr.. Russell
Jones, of Dunedin, Capt. Malcolm
Gum, of Crystal Beach, and Mr.. Geo.
lane of Sutherland
Mrs. L. S. Fernald gave a luncheon
party yesterday noon to the following
guests: Mrs. E. E. Hoadley, Mrs. H.
/. H. Woodrough, Mrs. Geo. Inness, jr.,
Mrs. Alice Woodrough Chapman, Mrs.
Lena Klady and Mr. Fernald.
A committee was around at the
stores this morning requesting that
they close up this afternoon between
3 and o'clock, to express the high
esteem in which Mr.. E. B. Lilies, whose
funeral was held at 3 o'clock today,
was held here. All promised to COM
ply with the request.
One of the school teachers sent in a
program to be given today by the SEN
ior class of the high school, and sew
eral people have asked what is to be
the hour. AS the hour was not given
on the program, we can only say that
it will be today, probably this after
noon. The program appears on page
four Of Wednesdays issue.
Mr.SL R. Fernald, who has a fine
farm about eight miles east of this
city on the 7. & G. C. railroad, states
that he is finding it difficult to secure
labor for planting his castor beans.
Mr.. Fernald is patriotic in his attempt
to help the government in supplying
this commodity, and it is to be hoped
he will be able to find the necessary
workmen.
Mr.. and Hrs. A. H. Gibble will leave
next Monday for their home at East
Springfield, Pa, after spending the
winter here with Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Gibble. Mr.. Gibble, ST., came down
hoping to improve in health, and feels
some better, but says nothing would
induce him to remain through the
summer. We hope to see both Mr..
and Mrs. Gibble here again next win
ter.
Col. ]. F. Greene and Mayor A. C.
Brooks are in Bradentown today at
tending to business matters.
Messrs. w. K. jain, G. R Sims and
w. w. Tucker shipped their fine sad
die horses to New York yesterday,
from which place the horses will be
sent on to their final destinations.
These three gentlemen are property
holders at New Port Richey, and are
influential in the affairs of that stead
lily growing little burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. E. Bridgeland have
just received word from the north that
Frank Krise, who visited them here
two weeks ago, and is known to sew
eral people in Tarpon Springs, met
with fatal accident April and died
that night. He had reached home the
day before, and that morning went out
to the barn to gather eggs, and fell,
his invalid mother finding him early in
the afternoon. Doctors were sum-
moned, but he lived only until 500
o'clock that evening. Mr.. Krise had
winter home at Pinellas Park.
The Red Cross ladies wish to say
that they are very grateful for the
new workers who have come in during
the past few days and helped. SO much
in the making of the five-yard rolls
There were thirty-two rolls made, anc
it is hoped they will all pass inspec.
ton. There is plenty to be done, as