The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-26

M Born. in this place, this. Augu,
in 10Th, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Davis
daughter.
i The young folks enjoyed Yer
pleasant dance in the hall of \
Johnson block. Monday night.
: II The Postal. it is said. will Law
cable between Key West and Havana
h and ultimately will establish
/ cable service to South America b
way of Cuba.
n The Eastern Star sewing circI
met August 18th inst, at the bom
OF Mrs. VIM, Lester. After frishin
ND their work. the members eaiovo
y a collation. of ice crcam anG cake.
: Dr.. and Mrs. W. N. M2ttaews Ier
yesterday afteTnoc. for Ercva,o,
{ where they will spend a few day
= and then 20 to Daytona TO spend - In
days outing. They went In Their car
L. NJ. Written and family travel
, ing in their car. returned Monda,
night, from West Point. GEORGIA
where they spent a month very r}eas.
aAtly visiting Mrs. -Whitten's mother
ana other relatives.
During the coming winter, CL2r,nv
Cochran will set ont an orange grove
On his valuable 10-acre tract in the
eastern part Of town. Al the same
ume, IN association with J. D. Fy;,r-
aoA, he will make truck rarm ~
the land
me many friends here If Mr.. and
Mrs B. &. Canncn will regret to know
that they will soon remove to thair
former home in Kingston. n. c.
where very lucrative position hoc
been offered to Mr.. Cannon and he
has accepted it.
Nj. and Mrs. II. w. Smith. vino arc
ave. fc" their SImme. v2cation. a.c
taking lencthy TIP through rlrtb-
ern and middle wea.crr 1tatc9, Ts,y
were IL indianapolis I2st Teck and
wrote to friends that thcy were iay-
ing very plea.ant time.
Mrs. T. r. Woodson of Nocatee
was here for short time yesterday
when she was cordially greeted nv
numerous friends. She came in q
car with Mrs. j. |. Roberts of Zolfo
VINO was accompanied by her two
sons, Myers and Windham.
H. l.. Barnhill of Charlotte Harbor.
went to Nocatee, yesterday, to buy
lumber with which to build boats
he has recently been making consid-
cradle money handling real estate;
he might be induced to op-
EN- bank at Charlotte Harbor.
T. w. Turner is engaged in a les
position with a big phos-
ohate company at Mulberry, to which
place he will move his family next
week. Their many friends regret
heir leaving. but follow them with
best wishes to their new home. =.
c. II. Wilson an5 three sons, Of
3aXtor Springs, Kansas, al.,iYcd il :
'unta Gorda last week wit, the view
II m?king this their future home. .
[ is Mr.. Wilson's intention to buy I.
and and set l. to citrus trees. He ;
as returned to Kansas, leaving his !!
ons here, but will return in a few ::
yeeks.
Charley Richmond is cultivating ::
attlesnakes in his pinery in the east 4
IN part of town, this for the purpose !:
keeping out thieves. But one of J;
lem was so grateful as to attack :
harley himself, few days ago, and ]:
harley was put to flight, for he had :
either club nor gun with which to !.
efeEd himself /:
Dr.. and Mrs. H. A. Boyle are pre- !.
Lring to go to Tampa to live in order :
be with their children, w..o are cr- !.
.god in lucrative occup2tiors in that I
y; but they will re.ail their home i
re with a view t. returning when !:
cr they may visa. Their absence :,
I'm here even for a short time will -
generally regretted -
This reporter erred in stating last
ck that Capt W H. Johnson had -
lted Miss Blake'B cottage on Sulli- :.
n street. 1t was his son Charles =
Johnson who rented it, but the !.
plain and his wife and their two !.
lighters, Mrs. Davis and Miss Thel- :
, will be Charles's guests during !:
IT, if not all of his sojourn here. !
George Il. H,lty, of Palatka, gen ::
/ auditor, assistant trc2rurer a2d !
istant secretGry of tie Southern ::
lilies Company was i. Purta Coz :
M nGay to confer wit. The loc.' ::
mayer, J. N. Skies, arg tc arrange Z
tie marketing of $4,000 worth !.
the per GER cumula'i;7o p.iCrity Z
fcrrcd stock OF tho Sou'k ern Util- !:
s Company.
Toward Lee, the bright and Iowa :
little son of DR.. and Mrs D. v. I
queen, celebrated his fifth birth I
, yesterday. by entertaining at /!
ler his three little friends, How Z
Dreggors. James Hayman and !
ar Skipper. 1t was a very pleas Z
sight to see thece four dear little Z;
ows enjoying themselves, which J