The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

ton in the headquarters office Of
tshe Southern Utilities Co., in Pa
latkaa, arrived here Sunday, ON a
visit to her mother, and was
warmly greeted by her numerous
friends.
Misses Helen and Henrietta
Harrington, sisters, of Avon
Park, arrived here Sunday and
ahre charming members of a
house party being given this
week by Miss Anna Mae Skies at
the home of Der parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Skies, on Taylor street.
Mayo Dade, first lieutenant of
Chase & Co.; H. P. johnson, grove
owner and fnancier of Fort Og-
den, and S. M. Stephens, a leading
citizen and fruit grower of Lake
land, were here in the Dade car
Tuesday afternoon, mquiring in
to the conditions of the orange
crop and messing up their hands
with mango juice.
Work on H. W. Smith s big new
concrete building is delayed by
the failure of the necessary
cement to arrive. This was due
to the railway strike. Some ma
terial is already on the ground,
and in readiness to commence
building as soon as the cement
and other materials arrive. To
give some idea Of the size of the
building, it may be stated that it
will require $50 barrels Of cement.
Col. j. III. Hancock returned
Sunday, and Mrs. Hancock, Tues
day, from their vacation in Wash
ington city, New York and other
places, which they greatly enjoy
ed. Mrs. Hancock was accom-
panied by her nephew, Percival
Perkins, who has been attending
school for several years past in
Washington. Her mother, Mrs.
J. A. Williams, who was return
ing with her, left her at Jackson
vile and went to Madison to visit
another daughter.
Friends neglected to report to
The Herald the return of Mrs.
Laura Reed from her trip abroad;
consequently, we are late in men
tioning it. She visited Asheville
and other places in North Caro-
lima, whence she went to Wash
ington, New York and PhiladeI-
phia. at all Of which places she
met either friends or relatives, or
both. Notwithstanding warm
weather and labor strikes, she
greatly enjoyed the trip.
In jacksonville, Tuesday oven
ing, Nathan A. Wakefield, a me
) Young gentleman who spent his
boyhood here, was married TO
Miss Wray Wharton, belle from
) Richmond, Va, who, with her
mother, has recently been living
in Jacksonville. Mr.. Wakefield
is assistant cashier Of the Florida
4 National Bank, Jacksonville, ana
stands very high in the social ana n
business circles Of the metropoIl s.
Many friends here rejoice Ill ,ll9
success, in his prosperity anu
happiness. =
Mrs. E. w. Routree returned d
Tuesday night from an ext t aSo
trip abroad, during when r she
visited various resorts in NORM 3l
Carolina; also, her mother, MRS. nnJ
F, A. Ward, in Montgomery am anu
Mr., Rountree's mother IN a.
latka. She left her yoQ IN ro
son, Elvin, in Montgomery 10 b ro
main through the winter WIN T1, nt,
mother, and the other two hu 1,, 10 u
and Erwin, with their G IRA nnd
Rountree in Palatka. Mr. n.,o aIo q
Mrs. Rountree will go to F "a tno
Saturday night and bring the WV
boys home Sunday msh''
By order of the government
Postmaster Rhode took Oro tand ov
Monday, Tuesday and yeS'g rb;cb
for a variety of groceries, s,o "n neo-
Uncle Sam is offering to inc Fact foct
pie at cost. Owing to the the, INV Lo
that these groceries are St son. tbo 0' or
in amounts too large Tor tno did
binary family, the poStm MAJ did he
not do a big business, nor ;t bio 20.
succeed in causing any Won IN