The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-15


place, Miss Elise says that they are
enjoying themselves very much.
Mrs. w. H. Johnson and attractive
daughter, Miss Thelma, of South b.
ca Grande, are enjoying a summer |
trip to New York City and other |
points in that section of the country, |
from which they write Interestingly !
to friends here and elsewhere.
Mrs. VIM. Lester returned Mon
day night from visit to her daugh- !
ter in st. Petersburg. She was ac-
companied by her daughter, Miss
Camille Lester, who had been on
prolonged visit to her friend, Mrs
Henry Ainsworth, in Jacksonville.
w. w. Wefghtman, of Caicago,
who for the past two weeks has been
the guest of his cousins, Mr. and
Mrs j. NJ. Weeks, left on Monday
evening for FIT. Myers to look at some
property in that neiShborhood as he
hopes to maze his home in Florida.
In writing to have his paper
changed from Plant City to Ocala,
n. T. Ragland, Who with his wife
formerly resided here says: "We+en-
JOY reading the news and will always
have a tender place in our hearts for
old Punta Gorda. Best wishes and
kindest regards to all"
Two dozen homing pigeons were
liberated Wednesday morning at ten
O'Clock by C. w. Hewitt. They were
sent here about a week ago by club
in Baltimore. Quite few citizens
attached notes to the pigeons legs.
The pigeons are supposed to reach
Baltimore in three or four days.
Little Miss Lucille Rhode c.lcr-
tanned / 6 of her friends at her birth
day party Saturday, July 10th, this
being her eighth birthday. Games
were played and refreshments serv-
ed. All her small friends seemed to
enjoy themselves and wished her
many happy returns of the day.
A. p. Hatch, the grocer and seed
man, has just received his supply of
seed for fall and winter, which, he
says, is the largest stock ever
brought to Punta Gorda. In carry
/ ing such a stock, Mr.. Hatch is filling
long-felt need for a real seed store
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. s D. Blazer and
Harry Blazer came down from Noca-
/ tee Saturday night to be at the bed
| side Of little Frances Blazer who has
been very i'll. The illness seems to
be caused from a splinter in her foot
which caused infection. A host Of
friends sincerely hope Frances will
soon recover
In writing to renew her subscrip-
ton to the Herald, Mrs. G. II. Bran
don, of Atlanta, Ga, expresses her
appreciation of the Herald in the fol
lowing words: Il look forward with
the greatest pleasure each week for
arrival of my paper which ! enjoy
very much, and would not like tc
miss even one issue"
After attending the meeting of the
State Press Association al Pensacola
visiting relatives and friends at Do
than and Eufaula, Alabama, and go
ing from there to Jacksonville, wherC
they took steamer for New York
Col. and Mrs. A. p. Jordan are eX
'pected to return home from the lat
ter place next week, returning by
way of the Clyde Line.
For the first time since the organ.
ization of the Commercial club
there was no quorum at the last
weekly meeting. This, TO doubt
was due to the fact that large
number of people are away on their
summer vacations, and because a
number of men were out of town on
business that night. The next meet
ing will be held Friday night and
every member who can attend should
do SC.
Major Henry Clay Littles, Punta
Gorda's well known snake and ami
NAL trainer, has added to his ac-
complishments the art of mind read
ing, using Snow" mysterius COM
panion as a medium. The major
says that through "Slow" he can
answer any question under the sun
but before he will work, an offering
must be taken to snow" In re-
turn for drink OF Shine" some
scrap of meat or almost anything
else, Snow" will reveal the past
present or future on any subject.
Wilbur G. Cahill returned Friday
might from a visit n New York and
Mrs. Cahill returns today. She will
be accompanied by Mr.. Cahills sis
ter, Mrs. John S. jackson of Punta
'Gorda, Fla, formerly of Bath, who
will remain here for some tinW Mr.
and Mrs. Cahill and Mrs. Jackson
have been the guests of Mrs. c. H
Wolston in New York where Mrs
Jackson's. daughter Corrinne is nov
visiting. Her marriage to Stank!
Hyde of Maiden Mass, a summer
visitor at Popham Beach. is to TAXI
place in September.-Bath (Me.l
Herald.
VIM. L. Vccqueray, a PuLta Cord;