The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-16
rARPoN SPRINGS, FLORIDA

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H. C. Purcell, who spent the winter
here and was one of the ardent work
ers in the local Red Cross chapter, is
expected to arrive Wednesday morn
ing from Brooklyn, N. Y, to stay until
about the first of May.
! Miss Iva Youngblood feels proud of
the fact that she's an "auntie' now.
Last Saturday a seven-pound daugh-
ter, Mary Lee Youngblood, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lee Youngblood,
jr., at Largo. The young lady is the
first grandchild. The Leader offers
congratulations.
! On account of express congestion,
the Ethel Barrymore film advertised
for last night at the Royal failed to
arrive, but will be shown Wednesday
night. Tonight William S. Hart will
be seen in big new Aircraft picture
entitled "The Tiger Man" Don't miss
seeing this production.
We have just received card from
John Lambros and Peter Branas, the
two young Greeks who left couple
of weeks ago for Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va. They write that there is
nothing better than camp life," and
promise to write more later. They
send best regards to their friends
here.
w. F. Chichester, of the Noblit Hard
ware Co., is in Elfers today with Mr..
Branston, of the Staude Manufacture
ing Co., of st. Paul, and they are DEM
onstrating the Staude tractor attach
ment for Ford cars. The Staude COM
pany year ago shipped one thousand
OF these tractors to England for use
in extensive farming there.
We are told that two Greeks who
have business places on Tarpon ave-
nue. failed to close their places at 6
O'Clock last evening. If you should
observe any store open after that hour
1t is a good thing to remember and
trade with some one else who is will
ing to help make effective the govern
ment daylight saving plan.
Robert McFall, a nephew of Mrs. E.
Z. Bowes, is spending a fifteen days.
Through with her at her beautiful
Crystal Beach home. Mr.. McFall is
member of the 105th ambulance
corps, stationed at Camp Wadsworth,
Spantanburg, S. c., and he and Mrs.
Bowes with Mrs. j. E. Rebstock and
Miss Florence Bolton were taking in
the sights of Tarpon Springs today.
The University of Virginia has writ
ten Prof. j. A. Johnston, principal of
the Tarpon Springs school, offering
scholarship in the university to some
graduate of the Tarpon Springs school
under certain conditions If any one
desires to take advantage of this free
scholarship better see Professor John
ston about it. The University of Vir-
glnia stands high in the list of col.
leges.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Mathewson and
Mrs. Mathewson's father, Mr.. Robert
Ashley, will leave Thursday morning
for Walthill, Neb., their summer home.
On the way they expect to stop at
Chicago to Sc their daughter Olive and
son Robert, the latter of whom is in
college near Chicago. Miss Olive will
go home with her parents, and will
probably come to Tarpon Springs next
winter.
These who want to help along the
3 o'cock closing plan will purchase
their groceries, vegetables and dry
goods before the closing hour. And
don't forget that all the stores will
close Thursdays at noon beginning
next Thursday. There is no need to
keep the stores open longer and the
public will soon learn that they are
helping a good move along by max
1S Will Pui eHdSeS pe1ore p. III.
Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Northrop are
entertaining few friends up the An
clote river part of today in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips, of St. Peters,
burg, who are visiting them. They
took plenty of good eats, so we judge
they will lunch at the pavilion at Pin
der's landing. In the party, besides
those mentioned above, are Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarke Northrop, Mr. Standish,
Miss Turner, Rev. Ray and Rev. judi
son Martin.
The Noblit Hardware Co. has secur-
ed the agency for the Evinrude oil
burning stationary engine, which is