The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-18

Nocatee on a business errand, Sat
urday.
Mrs. James G. Cooper and baby
went over to Manatee, Monday
evening, to visit relatives and
friends for an indefinite period.
Born, Friday morning, 18th
inst, in this city, to Mr.. and Mrs
John Flint of Brownville, Fla, a
son. This is the first grandchild
of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Rasch.
Mesdames B. H. Mobley, c. G.
Davis and Alice Eaton, and Miss
Maude Cochran, frightened Area.
dia with their presence for a few
hours, Tuesday.
John Flint came down in his car
from Brownville, Saturday, and
spent several days with his wife
and baby son, who are visiting
Mrs. Flint's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rasch.
Harry Blazer, noble grand of
the local lodge of Odd Fellows,
left, Sunday evening, for Miami
to attend the annual meeting of
the grand lodge, which is being
held In that city this week.
Monday morning, three well
known colored men,-Moorehead
Kemp, Simon Thomas and Ear
nest Fulford, left for Sparrow's
Point, near Baltimore, where they
will earn fine wages working in IA
ship-yard.
Zolfo Truth, Saturday ". K.
Bowman, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Punta Gorda, ac-
companied by Mrs. Bowman, were
visitors here Tuesday evening be-
tween trains. Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
man are former residents of this
place and their many friends were
glad to see them.
Unexpectedly to her host Of
friends here, Miss Blanche Blake
left last Thursday evening for
Asheville, n. c., where she will
spend the summer. Her many
friends here had hoped that she
would remain with them until
June, but circumstances fastened
her departure for Asheville.
VIM. f. Demere, a popular Pun
ia Gorda young man who has been
taking a course in the government
navigation school in jacksonville,
completed the. course last week
and was awarded papers as third
mate on ocean-going vessels. He
is the twenty-seventh graduate of
this school. His many friends
here are proud of his success.
Leon Mizell, who is in the draft,
got tired of waiting to be called
into service and left, Monday
evening, for Cleveland, Ohio, to
work there until Uncle Sam calls
him. On the way, he will go to
Spartanburg, S. c., to spend a day
or two with his brother Willie,
who is there in a volunteer contin-
gent preparing to go to France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Ingram,
their daughter Miss Mary, and
their son Charles, after enjoying
a sojourn Of four months here,
left, Saturday morning, for their
home in Tulleoka, Tenn. They
belong to the quiet, prosperous
class of progressive farmers, who
are the support of the country.
Punta Gorda will welcome them
back next winter.
Wauchula Advocate, Apr. 12.-
In company with Col. Wilbur W.
the editor of the Advo-
cate visited in Punta Gorda Tues
day and enjoyed the salt breezes
Of that pretty little city as well as
the company Of Editor Jordan.
When one views the beautiful wa
Ierfront of Punta Gorda he cannot |
believe but what Punta Gorda will |
some day become one of the great
est winter resorts in Florida.
The brothers, Charley and |
Nealie Jones, left Tuesday morn
ing, for Cleveland, Ohio, where
hey will work in an ammunition
plant. They went via Montgom-
cry, Ala, to visit their brother
Ferguson, who is a volunteer in
training in Camp Sheridan From
they will go to Ak