The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-25

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friends.
j. j. Pelot, a fine young gentle
man of Manatee, Manatee county,
enjoyed visit here from Satur-
day till Monday evening, to his I'M
Gle, Hon. F. NJ. Cooper.
Miss Thelma white, after
spending the past six months in
jacksonville taking lessons in
shorthand and typewriting, came
home Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Levin, ac
cOmpanied by the latter's sister,
Miss Rose Hardin, left Monday
evening, for Mr.. Lewin's home at
Fall River, Mass, where they will
spend the summer.
Col. Thomas jefferson Hughes,
one of Punta Gorda s regular and
most popular winter visitors, who,
for a number of years past, has en-
Ijoyed the seasons here as a guest
of the Travellers Hotel, started,
Monday morning on his return to
his home in Maryville, Mo. Many
friends here have cordial well
come for him on his return next
autumn.
Miss Ruth Brown, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. 7, Brown, for
Imerly Of Punta Gorda, now Icing
in Tampa, arrived here Monday
evening with Mr. and Mrs y. G..
Hewitt in their automobile, and
returned to Tampa yesterday
evening. Passing along Marian
avenue Tuesday morning, she was
affectionately greeted by host of
friends.
Mrs. Sadie B. Harrington and
son Henry of Avon Park, came
down in an auto, Saturday, with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Lanier; and, af-
ter spending the day and Sunday
morning here with Mrs. Earring
tons mother and sisters, Mrs.
Rogers, Mrs. A. f. Dewey and
Mrs. I'll. NJ. Reid, respectively, re-
turned to the Park, Sunday even
ing.
Judge j. B. Cochran of Nocatee,
has announced himself as a can
didate to represent DeSOtos county
in the legislature. He is opposed
to any division of the county and,
also, to a no-fence law. However,
he says that, if there is any more
cutting of pasture fences in the
county, he will favor a no-fence
law. He is a good man, but The
Herald favors county division.
Mrs. G. d. Rhode had the pleas
ure of two-days visit vast week
from her sister, Mrs. T.. j. Dur
rance of Bowling Green, who was
accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Lille. The two returned to
Bowling Green Friday evening.
Charles A. Dean, the popular
Bostonian who spends the winters
cruising in these waters aboard
his fine steam yacht Aroostook,
left, last Thursday evening, for his
northern home.
Mrs. Martha Morgan received
last week a very interesting letter
from her son Henry, who is train
ing in Camp Wheeler. He is in
fine health and is greatly pleased
with army life He is orderly for
the major of his regiment and has
fine horse to ride. He says he
and the major have the finest
horses in the camp; and, as it is
well known that Henry is very
fond of horseback riding and is an
expert in the art, it can be readily
understood that he enjoys the SER
vice.
F. A. Danforth of Gardiner, Me-,
arrived here Sunday for the pur-
pose of accompanying home his
mother, sister and son, Mrs. Ada
E. Danforth, Mrs. Mary E. Libby
and Master Adelbert A. Danforth,
respectively, who have been here
since Dec. Gst. Mr.. Danforth
greatly regretted that he could
not be here during the time his
mother and sister were here, but
he intends to spend next winter
with us. He was here with his
family during the winter of 1916