The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-21

IGcu AiSouia, ouludy evening.
Eve have been having some
March winds this week, but they
only accelerated the movements of
boats on the bay.
j. F. Corbett, who is engaged in
lucrative and important work at
useppa, spent Sunday here with
his family.
Henry Morgan, who came home
from Camp Wheeler a fortnight
ago on a visit to his mother and
other relatives here, left on his re-
turn trip, Monday evening.
That reliable and popular color
ed citizen, P. w. Miller, after a
two-months visit to his family and
friends here, started Monday, on
his return to Baltimore, Md,
where he is doing fine work and
getting good pay for it.
Punta Gorda truckers are now
shipping daily many crates of
string beans, cucumbers, peppers,
romaine and cabbage. In a week
or two, they will be shipping to-
matoes. They are getting good
prices for beans, peppers and Gu
cumbers, but romaine and cabbage
seem to be not worth shipping.
Mr.. Chas. A. Dean, of the yacht
Aroostook, presented 40 good nov
els to the town library through
Mrs. Rose Slocum, just before he
left for Boston. That means
treat for many of us this coming
summer, and we all thank him
most heartily.-STELLA GOULD,
Librarian.
G. c. Miller, a progressive and
genial citizen of Chicago, and his
attractive daughter, Miss Marga-
1T, after spending part of the sea-
son here as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joel Bishop, started back to Chica-
go, Friday morning. Mr.. Miller is
very enthusiastic about the adj
vantages of Punta Gorda and he
has proved his faith by investing
in valuable property here.
Manager Skies of the Southern
Utilities Co., Arcadia, spent Sun
day here with his family. We
should have stated a long time
ago, that, owing to his continued
absence preventing him from CIV
ing proper attention to all the de-
tails of the operation of the ice
factory and electric plant here, he
has secured the help of Paul ID.
Mobley, who is giving careful and
efficient attention to the local bus
mess.
A very attractive and valuable
improvement has just been install
ed in Frank r. Blount's grocery
store. 1t is a sanitary grocery
counter, which is equipped with
containing drawers that are proof
against dust, flies, worms and 9TH
er communicating things; and in
front Of each drawer, on the side
next to the customer, there is a
glass display case containing
sample of the contents of the
drawer in the rear. The counter
itself is very ornamental piece of
store furniture, and it adds to the
neat ard attractive appearance for
which the Blount grocery is noted.
The Hewitt Brothers, Norman
and Clarence, are doing much to
build up the town. They and
their mother have put up four bus
mess buildings, and now they are
going to construct another. This !
fifth building will be big, up-to-
date garage, equipped with all
modern improvements, and it will
occupy about so by 100 feet of
floor space. 1t will be of Georgia
brick, will front on Marian avenue
and will take the place of the old
livery stable across the street from
the City Bakery. When men are
thus building up the town and
adding to the tax rolls, as well as
proving themselves splendid citi-
Gems in all respects, as the Hewitts
are doing, they ought to be shown
practical appreciation and they
will no doubt receive it. The Her
aid has borrowed money, put up
buildings and added to its taxes