The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10

went accounting in Fort Myers from
, Sunday noon until Monday morning
when they returned, looking yer,
happy.
, George Combs, relief operator fol-
the Western Union, who is temporari
ly working at Zolfo, spent Sunday
here visiting friends in general and
one in particular.
Mrs. c.. L. Fries and her guest
Mrs. G. H. Brandon of Atlanta, mo-
tored to Tampa, Saturday, and spent
several days there seeing the sights
and visiting friends.
Work on the Baptist parsonage is
progressing at satisfactory rate of
speed. When finished, the building
will be very attractive as well as COM
modious and comfortable.
Mrs. Ida Huckeby and daughter,
Ida Mae, also ]. M. Lanier the lat
ter's grandfather, of Cleveland, and
Vassa Jones of Punta Gorda motored
over to Tampa to see the Fair.
Leon E. Mizell, who, over two
months ago, was appointed and con-
tirmed as postmaster for Punta Cor
da, received his commission last week
and took charge of the office Monday
morning.
! Last Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
! DeZayas of N Y, delightfully."- en-
Itertained at cards large party of
friends in the parlors of Hotel Punta
Gorda, where they are sojourning for
the season.
Eddie w. Smith went to Tampa in
his car, last week taking with him
Albert Knight an Adolph Ricken-
bach and the three spent the last
three days of the week enjoying the
sights of the fair.
Ex-Governor Gilchrist is mingling
with his numerous friends and en-
joying the sights in Tampa, this
week. Before returning to his work
in Waycross, he may visit his home
and friends here.
Mrs. A. W. Pierce, after pleasant
visit of three weeks here to her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Wyman, and
her sister. Mrs. j. X. McClelland, re-
turned to her home at Green Cove
Springs. yesterday.
F. Wilson Kaler, recently an es-
teemed citizen of this town, is now |
serving the Leesburg Commercial as
advertising solicitor and factOtum.
He will make good, as he is fully able
and willing to do.
Captain w. II. Johnson, Commits
sioner Windham and Charles Coch-
ran returned, Wednesday after
noon, from Fort Myers, whittier they
went on a good roads mission, which
was entirely successful.
Captain and Mrs. w. II. Johnson,
their daughter Miss Thelma Johnson,
and Miss Elizabeth Cooper, motored
to Tampa, yesterday, where they will
stay till tomorrow evening, visiting
friends and the great fair. Z
Next Wednesday, County Judge :
Trabue will hear the case against ,
Willie Haynes, who is charged with =,
reckless driving of an automobile, :
during which he ran over and hurt
the foot of NJ. A. Rich of Cleveland. :
Charley Henderson, the negro
whom County Judge Trabue recently :
sent to the road gang for running off
With another Negroes wife, was re- :
eased yesterday. Emmett Newer .
,aid his fine and took him down to
I'D llShluS tdlllp
Habersham King returned, Friday, .
rom a visit to the cotton mills of J..
'ennessee and North Carolina. When
e left here a month ago, he expected :;
D be absent till April, but, he says !;
e found in those states such condi- =:
on of business depression as did not !;
lstify his remaining in them any I
niger. !.
I:
Mrs. Mary c. Duffy and her daugh- :
II, Miss Grace, of Patterson, New :.
arsey, arrived last week and are i
nests of the formers sister, Mrs. !.
enry w. Smith. They came by way {
New York on the Clyde steamer !.
enape and were in the great storm ::
ong the Atlantic seaboard which ::
ged at that time. !.