The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-09-16

mother, Mrs. Amanda Clark, went to
Lakeland, Saturday, to visit the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. D. J. Hobbs.
Miss Irene Riley went to Wauchu-
la, Saturday, to visit friends, after
which she will go to Tallahassee and
enter the State College for Women
Put your money to work. Start a
savings account with the Fidelity
Trust Co. We will pay you five per
cent interest. adv
Meeting of the Eastern Star on
Friday night. All members urged to
attend as there is important business
on hand Meeting will open prompt
ly at 1880.
Mrs. Frank Hagan of Pine Level
went home Saturday evening, after
having enjoyed a week IS visit here to
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas. F. Curry
Her pretty baby was with her.
Miss Ethel Oliver, who is teaching
in the high school at Arcadia; came
down Friday evening. and spent Sat
urday and Sunday here visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. oliver.
Mrs. John Rasch and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Flint and her two
CT ildren, vert to Brownille, Friday
evening, where the mother was her
daughters guest till Saturday night,
when she returned
Mrs. Henry Quednau entertained
the Eastern Star Sewing Circle on
Wednesday afternoon, September LIST.
A delightful time was had by the
ladies. The hostess completed the
afternoons entertainment by serving
delicious sherbet and cakes.
Mrs. w. A. Sheffield and baby, af-
ter pleasant visit here to the baby's
grandmother, Mrs. E. N. Brown,
left, Friday morning, for Winter Ha-
ven, where Mr.. Sheffield has been
offered and has accepted a RESPONSE
bic position with the local ice factory.
Misses Anna Mae Skies and Sallie
jones will leave Monday, for ITALIA
hassee, where they will resume their
studies in the State College for Wom-
en-. Miss Nina Mae Stevens is al
ready there, having been there all
summer taking q special course of
study.
Mrs. Nellie F. Hedrick, formerly
OF Florsdor ia, who, for a year or two,
IS been living at her old home in
Indiana, has traded Ter FlorGdC MIA
place for property in Elkhart. Ind,
to a Mr.. Drake, WHO with his wife,
is daily expected here to take posses
sion.
Coe Allen came up from Moore
Haven Saturday evening, and spent
Sunday here visiting his mother, Mrs.
F. M. Cooper, as well as other rela-
tives, his best girl and his friends.
All these will be glad to know that,
at the end of this month, he will re-
turn here to stay.
Dale j. Meadows, who is chief en-
gineer on a vessel plying between
Tampa and the Isle of Pines, came
home Monday Of last week to spend
a ten-days vacation visiting his fam
lily here. He speaks highly of the
island, its advantages and the condi-
tons existing thers.
Here's practical patriotism for
you! Eight years ago, Harry r.
Dreggors leased to the post office de-
partmant the present post office room.
He has now enlarged the space
occupied by the Office to twice that
heretofore used asd Las not charged
any increase in rent. He will not
expect or ask any increase in rent
before the preser$ lease expires two
years from now
Amongst Punta Gorda people visit
ing Fort Myers Saturday, were Sen
ator F. NJ Cooper, County Commits
sioner w. M Written and Capt. w.
H. Johnson. While in that city, they
attended a good-roads meeting and
arrived at a very satisfactory under
standing regarding the building of a
direct road from here to Fort Myers,
with the result that work on the road
will begin as soon as the legal pre-
liminaries are settled.
The brothers, Paul and Robert
Hayman, came down in the formers
car, Saturday evening, from Winter
Haven, and visited their father, w.
C. Hayman, until Sunday evening,
when they returned. Accompanying
them were Carl Sfmonton of Winter
Haven, and his two COUSINS, Misses
Anna Howell Jordan and Undine
Jordan, of Dothar, Alabama, the first
named of whom returned with the
Hayman brothers to Winter Haven,
while the younS ladies remained
here to spend this week visiting their
kindred of A. p. Jordan's family.