The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

| Misses Thelma johnson and Lo-
rena Whidden came up from BOca
Grande' last week, and spent sew
eral days amongst their many
friends here.
Miss Gladys Wakefield of Jack
sonville, is visiting the families of
&c. G. Brown, L. M. Written and T.
IC. Crosland. She came in the car
with Lonson Written s family last
week.
Gilbert Hamilton and Robert
Moger came up from Fort Myers
and spent Christmas with their
grandmother, Mrs. Jane Jack, and
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. Mo-
ger. They returned to Fort My
ers the night after Christmas.
Mrs.V. X. Bowman visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j: r. Doty,
at LaBelle, from Friday till Sun
day, when she came home and
brought them with her. They re-
manned here till yesterday, when
they went back home.
SO far as we know, no Punta
Gorda teacher went to Daytona
Hast week to attend the annual
meeting of the State Teachers
Association. The association will
meet in Fort Myers next year,
when it is likely that all our teach
ers will attend.
Amongst the recent arrivals of
winter visitors are Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Ingram and the former S
sister, Miss Mary Ingram, who ar
rived here last week from Tulle-
Okla, Tenn. Mr.. Ingram is an oc-
togenarian, about the same age as
his old friend, G. w. Wade, who
came a week previously.
Mrs. j. HI. Allen gave The Her
aid, Saturday, a half-peck of SUI
perb sweet potatoes, that were
grown on the Allen farm south of
town. They were beauties and
were a valuable and valued con-
tribution to the larder of the edi-
tor family. No danger of starv-
ing as long as we have such
friends.
r. X. Seward and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Wotitzky and two children
braved Sundays blizzard and
went over to Tampa in the Seward
car to visit Mrs. Seward, who is
confined to a hospital in that city.
They returned Monday, and re-
ported that Mrs. Seward is stead
lily improving and will be able to
come home in a few weeks, which
is good news to her many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carter
and their little son, Andrew Jack
son Carter, came here in their au-
to, Saturday, took short look a
round town and then returned to
their home in Arcadia. Brother
Carter, as every body knows, is
editor Of the Arcadia Enterprise.
Since that aviation program start
ed at Arcadia, the Enterprise has
been overtaxcd with orders for
job printing, and Brother Carter
is fast acquiring wealth. We con-
graduate him and hope prosperi-
ty will ever be his hand-maiden.
Mrs. w. R. Collins and her
daughter, Mrs. M. w. Sturdy, are
naturally and deservedly proud of
the athletic and military achieve
ments of their son and brother,
Bailey Collins, who is in training
at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. In
series of splendid base ball
games recently played by the men
of the camp, Bailey's team scored
brilliant victory; and in the mill
tarv practice of grenade throwing,
Bailey won first place over all
competitors, and his officers were
so proud of his prowess that they
presented him with beautiful
gold-plated safety razor that cost
$3.50.
Just as we had given up hope of
having any venison to eat this sea-
son, Mrs. P. O. Hickman came in
town, Monday afternoon, and
gave us a superb venison ham,
fresh from the forest. Her son
Oakley went out hunting that