The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-19


dren visited Arcadia, Saturday.
! The weather looked stormy last
Friday afternoon, but only a good
rain fell.
The total registration in Punta
Gorda last Thursday was 1874. At
Charlotte Harbor it was %.
Feed for horses, cows and
chickens-all kinds-at { right
prices at H. w. Smith 'sS3Stf.
Harry Robbins came up from
Fort Myers and spent last Thurs
day night with home folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Falcon of the
Willow Pens section, were here
on shopping visit last Thursday,
j. M. Mayes and family moved
last week into the Hurton cottage
on Cross street near the Episcopal
church.
Mrs. J. F. Corbett took her
daughter, Miss Ruth, to San An
tonic, Fla, Sunday, to place her
in school there.
j. G. Johns came over from
Tampa, last Thursday night, and
remained till yesterday mingling
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Will Quednau, after enjoy
ing a two-weeks visit here to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George e,
Bryant, returnedsto her home at
Caxambas, Monday.
Claude Willis and Clarence
IDanielson Of Charlotte Harbor,
left last week for Norfolk, Va,
where they will work on ships Of
the federal merchant marine.
Hon. John Hagan and -Messrs.
NJ. A. Willis, Il. 0. Coram and T.
A. Stephens, public-spirited citi-
zens of Charlotte Harbor, have a
display advertisement on the last
page of this paper to'which the at
tention of our readers is specially
called.
A very valued friend presented
this scribe Saturday, with big,
beautiful, delicious pineapple, but
positively forbade his name being
mentioned. Nevertheless, we are
just as grateful to him as if we
had written much more about his
thoughtfulness and generosity.
Col. Waltmire's many friends
were delighted to see him on the
streets, Monday. A severe attack
of illness, which at times appeared
to be very serious, had kept him
confined to his home for about
four months, but, barring a natur-
al bodily weakness, he is himself
again. Buy War Savings Stamps.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church are trying to raise money
to pay the paving assessment
levied against the church, and
they would be very grateful if
any and all members and friends
Of the church who wish to aid in
this cause, would hand their cash
donations to the assistant cashier
of the First National Bank. The
paving assessment is now due and
must be paid quickly: hence, the
need that help be given promptly.
About 300 boxes of fancy or
anges and grapefruit on the trees
for sale to highest bidder. Fruit
from my grove took premiums
twice at Acline, once at Orlando.
Anyone wishing to make an offer
may find me in front of Punta
Gorda post office every Saturday
afternoon.-DAN c. SMITH.-38
On Jany. Goth, 1916, Jake
Greenberg registered letter in
the Punta Gorda post office, adj
dressed to his father in some out
landish place with an unspellable
and unpronounceable name in
Russia. The letter went to its
destination, but evidently the adj
dressee could not be found, for it
was sent back and reached here
on Monday of this week. Thus,
it was on its travels for two years
and eight minths. And now no
one knows where Jake Greenberg
is. Buy War Savings Stamps.
Saml. Nail, accompanied by Mr..
Geiger, came up in the formers
car from Rita, last Thursday