The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-30
HAINES CITY

gia, last Wednesday for a few weeks
visit with relatives.
NJ. Earl Carr, of De Land, and At
lanta. appraiser for the Federal Land
Bank, spent last Thursday night with
his friend Edward Z. Lock, enroute
home from a three months trip to
different parts of the State and Geor
gia in the interest of the Farm Loan
Association.
Miss May Gradick, of Jacksonville,
who was valued member of the High
School faculty last year, will return
again to fill her station during the
coming school year. She will arrive
the first week in September, which
will be good news to her friends in
Haines City of whom she made many
during her stay here this past term
]. p. McWilliams drove to Barlow
Wednesday on business of the West
Coast Lumber Company.
Mr. T. w. McFadden, manager of
the Walmac Company, who own large
ferneries near Apopka, was in town
last Saturday going over the business
Of the company with the president,
!
While here arrangements were made
with Mr.. Edward f. Lock, local at
torney. for the incorporation of the
company under the firm name of "Mal
Mac Company" with w. w. Walters
of Haines City, President; c. N. Nc
Farland of St Louis, Mo-. vice-presi
dent, and e. w. McFadden, of Apopka,
-treasurer-manager, capitol
stock $4,000. This company is doing
large wholesale fern business at
Apopka and plans tc establish citrus
nurseries through the ridge section
sometime in the near future, with
branch at Haines City.
Mrs. Laura Spencer Porter and
mother, Mrs. C. E. Spencer, and Mr.
| f. A. Price, all of Dade City, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Grace Spencer Lock
on 10th street. During the afternoon
they motored down the ridge as far
as Highland Park. Mr.. Price is
cashier of the aBnk of Pasco County
and Mrs. Porter is assistant cashier of
the same institution. They were very
much impressed with the splendid
new home of the Growers Commercial
Bank and also with the handsome new
fixtures being installed in the State
Bank saying that both have far ahead
of the own, but thought, from the indA
cations on all hands, that the town
would soon come abreast of even
these modern concerns.
Mr.. Victor Wray is spending sew
eral days in Like Oak, his old home,
on business.
Mrs. f. ]. Roach and family ar
rived home from the north Saturday
night
Mr.. /. w. Barrett left Wednesday
for Indianapolis. Indiana, where he
will join Mrs Barrett and son, lila
King, who are visiting relatives there.
They will return in time to place Ila
King in school on the second Monday
in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold E. Moore
drove to Tampa Wednesday on bust
ness and pleasure.
Mr.. Robert n Hughes, of Winter
Park. was transacting business in
town last Tuesday morning.
Edward +. Lock and mother, Mrs.
Grace S. Lock drove to De Land on
business last Saturday afternoon, re
luTHlHS MOHudy lhOlhl
Capt w. l. Webb and Mrs. Webb
drove to Orlando Wednesday morning
where Mrs. Webb will remain few
weeks for treatment at the Orange
General Hospital.
b DIR. II. L. Justice and family re
turned Monday from a short motor
trip to their old home in Alabama.
Miss Helen Bushnell and Miss
Marie Childers, of Dade City, will ar
rive the latter part of this week for
u few days visit with Miss Dorothy
Shafer on Third street.
Mr.. r. II. Atkinson and family will
leave Friday for their old home in
Selma, N. c., where Mr.. Atkinson will
be detained on business for several
month";.
Miss Mary Lockhart. who was on
the Grammar School faculty last year,
will fill her same position this coming
school year. Miss Mary is a Haines
City girl whose parents have recently
moved to Lakeland and her many
friends will be indeed glad to know
that she will be back this year.
Miss Dorothy Shafer returned the
first of the week from a short visit
with Miss Helen Bushnell of Dade
City.
Word has been received that Mr..
Isaac Van Horn and bride will arrive
in Haines City within the next few
weeks from the several months stay
in the north. Mr.. Van Horns absence
has been keenly felt in the life of
Haines City and it is indeed good
news to hear that he will return
shortly. Mrs. Van Horn, who has
never been in Haines City, will find Il
sincere welcome awaiting her from
every one here who wish both long
life of happiness in the hub of South
| Florida.