The Press., 1918-10-17
HOME NEWS.

o. Ward, last week.
 r. Alec Ramsey of Camp Devens, Wht
 has been seriously ill with pneumOni;
 expects to be transferred from th'
 lase hospital to his barracks thii week.
 The Holland County Sunday Scho0
 association meeting announced tC
 meet at the Congregational churcf
 tomorrow has been postponed 0l
 account of the influenza.
 The selectmen and town clerk vii
 meet Friday at the town hall from
 to F and at the borough hall from
 to , for the purpose of making voters
 They also meet at the same place nexi
 week Friday for the same purpose
 The republican convention for nom
 mating judge of probate for the dis
 trict, including Stafford and Union
 was held at the Springs house Tues
 day morning. EnOs Penny was nom
 mated by exclamation for judge ot
 prol ate. William Park was chairman
 and George Barlow clerk.
 At the republican caucus, held Fri
 day evening, c. F. Beckwith and Rev C.. H. Puffer were nominated for rep
 resentatiVes, and the following nomi- | peace: c. F. Chandler, R. H. Fisk, H. 1 A. GlaZier, c. D. Ide, c. l.. Turner, w. H. Reed, J. N. Sibley, w. H. Heald, Lavergne Dimock and w. R. Preble. The chairman of the caucus was F. H. Baker, and Lewis Mclaughlin was l clerk
 It may Le of interest to the friends of MT. and Mrs. P. H. M. Brooks, to know that they have become nicely located in their new home at Wall Springs, Fla. As is the case every where in the world, we find some things very pleasant and others not so pleasant. We left Springfield, Mass, Aug. 9th, coming right through via. sleeper Gan experience, let me. say right here We shall never repeatl and arrived here Aug. 18th. There were several contributing causes to. our discomfort, one being five hours standing on track waiting for the re- nl.. al of a freight train wreck from our path, and the extreme heat was oVerpOWering, and we were glad to stop over at Jacksonville for a twelve hours rest. Our home fronts the
  elevated slope about one-half mile from the Gulf of Mexico which affords most beautiful views of the sun as it sinks bedind the waves; ofttimes clouds make intellectual efforts4 keep it entirely out of sight, but soon brings to view the most glorious sunsets which claims the admiration of all OnlOOkers., The Atlantic Coast U. S., south of Washington, D, O., run ming through cars from New York to St. Petersburg, Fla, passes between our home and the gulf. coast; also a fine state road (brick) 27O miles long connecting St. Petersburg and Jack \ sOnville passes our home between us \ and the railroad. Wall Springs is a town of about 15O population; has a ! new brick schOOl-hOuse which has two rooms which will seat 50 each. The religious privileges of the place | consist of Sunday school (abOut 40 ! schOlars) and preaching service in the afternoon (MethOdist). Other I meetings or entertainments can be | had by going to TarpOn Springs, three ! miles distant, via. jitney or railroad. | TarpOn Springs is a place of 4OOO and is the leading sponge industry of the world. We have two | daily mails, Sunday included, and four passenger trains daily, also a l store and post office. Some of our 4 friends remark to us that we will ! soon die of lOnesOmeneSS, etc, but \ we have no fears of that. We had \ just a bit of excitement during the I past week Last Saturday at 2 a. m. a storm of wind and rain came off the | gulf that would have made city man I "ait up and take nOtice." It was 4 estimated that the velocity of the | wind was 125 miles per hour. The | storm lasted until 4.30 and it was an I that I shall not soon for get. l can count from our home at Il least forty pines and oaks that have I fallen as the result of the mighty 4 wind Nor is this all, there is an island near us that was inhabited by 1 a man, wife and three small children and about 300 hogs. The wind was so fierce that it drove ill tide of ten feet and submerged the island. The were drowned, but later their bodies were recovered. The \ man and wife chung to trees that were not blown down, but the woman is now in hospital in a critical con- dition from three broken ribs. The hogs were all lost but twelve which 5wam 1 1-2 miles to safety. There is | college two miles south of us with 270 pupils; also tourist place, Crys-
  are not out of the world. We expect to visit St. Pete. next winter-the most delightful tourist resort in Florida, and renew old friendships of years gone past. first came to in Jan. 1910 and every suc- ,eeding winter has strengthened my love for the state until I have lost all desire to see ice storms, go sleighing, and in fact to participate in anything that smacks of zero. There is no place that I know of that is better for ! summer vacation than Maine, but in winter Florida has but few equals and no superiors. This state is being de- geloped largely by northern people and soon will take it's riPhtful place