The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
LOCAL LACONICS
Brief Mention of the Minor Events
of Punta GOrda and
Vicinity.
Buy Red Cross Christmas seals.

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: Mrs. D. ]. Meadows went to For
l Myers and returned Tuesday.
For all kinds of real estate SCI
Chas. A. Jones. Punta Gorda Fla. A.
Fort Myers enjoyed a brief visi
from our R, C. Blount, yesterday.
Jasper yarns in all colors at 60t
for two-ounce package, at Southern
Dry Goods Company. Al
L. E. Johnson, popular Confeder
ate veteran, went to Arcadia las
might and returned at noon today.
See our new line of Jasper yarns
in all colors, at 6Oc for two ounces
Southern Dry Goods Company. Al
Miss jana Duncan, high school
music teacher, went to Fort Myers
and took the state examination, yes
lterday.
DR.. and Mrs. Voorhees, of Columbus
Ohio, arrived this week and are oc-
cupying rooms in J. L. Goulding's
cottage.
Miss Fitzpatrick, pretty girl from
Fort Meade, after a pleasant visit
here to Mrs. Cummings, went home
yesterday evening.
Misses Kussie and E. C. Mobiles,
two charming young ladies of Fort
Meade, spent the week end here visit
| ing Miss Bonnie Coston.
Emmett Perkins returned, Monday
afternoon, from Jacksonville, where
he spent week visiting kindred and
| friends and attending the State Fair.
Don't blame us if we sell every
thing at the street fair before you
get there. Come early and make
your selections. Tuesday, December
l21st. 47-3t
H. L. Dotson was here Tuesday, at
tending to business and mingling
with his friends. The reporter fail
ed to learn where Mr.. Dotson is now
living.
T. G.. Landon, of Washington, N.
c., arrived last week on visit to his
sister, Mrs. R. M. Coston. He is
spending this week in looking over
Fort Myers.
Mrs. w. E. Levin had short visit,
Tuesday afternoon, from her sister,
Miss Rose Hardin, a special nurse,
and Miss Lynch, superintendent, of
hospital in Arcadia.
= Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Curry and their
two children enjoyed a Thanksgiving
visit to Pine Level, where they were
the guests of Mrs. Curry's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hagan.
A very laudable attraction APP
pears to cause Prof. Stroud of the
Wauchula high school, to pay weekly
visits to this vicinity. He was here
last weekend Success to him.
Carl Mobley, the capable represen-
tative of large business house of
New Orleans, arrived Saturday night,
and is spending the week as the
guest of his brothers, Wallace and
Hugh Mobley.
Mrs. L. T. Farmer, of DeSoto City,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
X. Garrett from Friday to Monday at
noon, leaving at noon Monday for
Fort Myers, where she went to take
the teachers examination.
Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Fulghum, of
Trenton, N. c., have recently arrived
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. ]. Meadows, the latter of whom is
Mrs. Fulghum's sister The visitors
express themselves as much pleased
with Punta Gorda.
Married, in this place, Monday
night, Goth ult., by Edw. Wotitsky.
notary public, w. D. Matthews and
Mrs. Josephine Golf. The happy
couple are living in the large man
sion on the courier of Harvey street
and Olympia avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. H. N Afford and their
two children arrived from Atlanta,
Sunday night, and are visiting Mrs.
Affords parents. Dr. and Mrs. B. B.
Blount. Mrs. Afford was originally
Miss Martha Blount. She spent her
girlhood here and is affectionately
remembered by many of our people.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wilson, who
arrived last week and occupied their
beautiful new home at Cleveland,
came ali the way from New York by
water. They sailed from New York
in the yacht Encore" on October
3rd, but i'll luck befell them in the
Saint Johns river, where their yacht
was damaged. They thereupon sold
it and bought another yacht, the
Record" in which they came to Pun
ia Gorda.
If every landlord had tenants
like Dr.. G. S. Honeywell, more
houses for rent would be built. Dur
ing the doctors occupancy of the
Connolly cottage on Cross street, he
has added more than ten per cent 10
the value of it. He has not only
taken excellent care of the house
itself, but he has planted fruit trees
and ornamentals that are now yield
ing good returns in fruit and the in