The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

INST, 10 MT. ana MIS-. M. u. buI4ey'
a daughter.
J. C. Reagin is expected back in a
few days from a visit which he is
making to his kindred and friends at
his former home in Tennessee.
Punta Gorda piLeapples are bring
ing $3.50 to $1,000 per crate deliver
ed on the railroad platform. They
are worth every cent of it.
Yesterday, a carload of lumber
was received fer the residence which
j. NJ Weeks is preparing to build on
his lot on Harvey street diagonally
opposite Col. Hancock's home.
Hon. Joshua Mizell is receiving
through the mail loads of Repub-
lican literature, and DR.. Blount is
protesting on the ground that the
postal laws prohibit the sending of
obscene matter through the mails.
An extensive grower of tropical
fruits was yesterday complimenting
Rev. B. F. Oswald on having produc-
ed on his place in the eastern part OF
town large crop of fine grapes, for
which he is getting zoe quart.
The Harrington bellies of Avot
Park, Misses Helen and Henrietta,
captivating as always, arrived here
yesterday, and are being given the
cordial reception which always
awaits them here.
Mrs. A. j. Pexa of Tampa, who vita
her two daughter, Misses Anna and
Libbie, spent the first part of last
week visiting her married daughter,
Mrs. ]. Lee knight CT Charlotte Har-
Dor, returned to Tampa Friday.
Mrs. Paul X. Garrett, her son
Paul, jr., and her sister, Miss Alice
Strickland, left Monday, on visit OF
three weeks to relatives and friendt
at Leesburg and other points in the
state.
Mrs. E. N. Brown welt down to
Fort Myers, Monday, and brought
home with her her little grand
daughter, daughter of w. A. Shef,
field of Avon Park, who had been
visiting her mGternal grand-mot EeI
in Myers.
Saw a pretty Punta Gorda girl
Friday, sitting in her limousine il
/ front of the post office and talking tC
! five Carlstrom Field aviators sur
rounding her car and showing delight
on their faces. Blieve me, Punt;
Gorda girls are some attractive.
DR.. r. A. Sublette, former pastoI
of our Baptist church, who, since
leaving hsre, has been the pastor o
the Bapttst church at Pine, Ga, ar
rived here in his car, Saturday night
preached in the local church Sunda!
morning, and left yesterday morning
by rail for his former home at Moor,
Haven.
H. B. Blazer of this place, ant
Clarence Cleveland of Cleveland, ar
suffer erS on the jury in the count,
court at Arcadia this week, which re
minds this reporter that a large ma
jority OF the people Of the count
wish the court to be abolished, be
Heving it to be a wholly unneCessar
expense upon the taxpayers.
JH Hill. a former respected cite
of this place who is now living a.
prosperng at Okeechobee City, wa
here from Friday till Monday as tn
guest # B. A. Wachob and family
His chief object in coming was t
meet his son Valley, who wa visitin
friends here Valley is servinG in tn
navy aboard the destroyer Biddle M
ISL, new at Philadelphia, and he wa
here Oh short leave OF abence.
Our good friend ard former mayor
to have fallen out with the great ifs
and leather company which he Undue
ed to come here from New York an
set up extensive plants and begin OF
erations at Fort Myers and on t.
neighboring islands. He sued an
got Judgment against the Compat
for $611.00 and was starting to ii
up the whole business when the CON
pany paid him and continued opera
tons.
A singular and inexplicable fata
ity afTiicts avocado trees in the i'm
mediate ncighborhocd Of the Epis
copal church. AS soon as they al
rive at bearing age or begin bearing
they witLer and die. This week
very fine tree in Harry Drggo'S
yard, which was loaded with fruit
is succumbing to this mysterious dis
ease. Mr.. Dreggcrs Gays that h
would not have taken 100000 for tn
tree.
Some of our pineapple grower
have become exaspcrated by the dc
probation of thieves who have bee
making havoc of the fruit in thei
pineries, and some of the sufferer
have decided to use poison as t.
most effective means of putting sto
to the stealing. One of the suffer
ing growers said that, last year, h
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