The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
DAILY HAPPENINGS IN AND |
AROUND MULBERRY
(By Burton Davis(

A surprise party was given Rev.
and Mrs c. c. Evans at their home
Thursday evening by the church
members and friends in honor OF Mrs
Evans. A large crowd was present
and Mrs. Evans was the recipient OF
fmany useful and pretty presents. Re-
freshmen was served in the form of
delicious punch, the young folks par
ticipating in games, everybody enjoy
ing themselves in general
DR.. w. p. Dickinson treated his
Sunday school class to u weiner roast
held on the Sand Dump Thursday
night. The guests of the boys were
DR.. Dickinson's niece and little Miss
Julia Dickinson. Others present were
Struoss Ellis, Roy Turner, Oris New
some, Clark Pixton, Hugh Sutton,
Wesley Sweat, Robert Sweat, Ora
ham Smith, Harold Dormany, Robert
Mitchell, Leroy Stewart, Louis Will
iiams and G. B. Candy. After par
taking of the abundant supply of
weners, rolls. pickles and oysters,
many games were INDUCED in until
home going time when all declared
this most enjoyable evening.
Mrs. II. X Murphy delightfully."- en-
tertained the Embroidery Club at her
home Thursday afternoon at the close
of which a delicious salad course with
hot chocolate was served. Those
present were. Mesdames E. H. Dudley,
w. G.. Overstreet, I. II. Davis, ]. f.
Wenham, A. d. West, Mrs. MCGOWAN
and Mrs. Tyson.
Mr. and Mrs. f. J. Purcell and
daughter Margaret returned from
Bloomsbury wher they were called
suddenly on last Friday because of
the death of Mrs. Purcell's mother.
The Mulberry public school was not
closed Friday for the school day at the
big Tampa fair. but the absentees
from the school for that purpose were
given credit for the day.
Mrs. f. B. Wyatt is the guest of her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Pike Adair.
Iof Lakeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Davis and
daughter Miss Ruth were visitors in
Barlow Wednesday afternoon.
Among the Mulberry people attend
ling the Fair Friday were Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Sutton and family, Hugh. Rosa
lie and Miss Helen. Also Mrs. E. B.
Weaver and sons Harold, Walter and
Lorraine, Mr. J. c. Proctor and family
and Mrs. c. c. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Evans spent
Thursday in FIT. Meade as the guests
of Mrs. Evans's mother, Mrs. H. NJ.
Lanier.
Boy Scout Troop No. of Mulberry
met at the hall Friday in regular ses
sion with Mr.. Donald Blanton presid-
ing After the business matters were
attended to the evening was spent
with singing old time songs accom-
panied by Mr.. Clayton on the cornet.
Sam says-"If there was more
boosting and less kicking there would
be better times in Mulberry
Mr.. WillOughby Whidden. One of the
Pioneer Settlers of Florida Dead
Mr.. Willoughby Whidden died
Thursday, February 2, 1922. at 700 p.
m. at Bradley Junction after a brief
illness.
Mr.. Whidden, one of the oldest res
idents of the state. was born in Hills
borough county, Florida. on February
eth, 1886. He had attained at his
death the age of Sc years.
Mr.. Whidden was a veteran of the
Indian war of the year Sc and also of
the Civil war having served four years
with the armies of the South. He
was captured at Chickamauga in
1864 and imprisoned at Camp Chase,
Ohio, until the war closed
He married Susan S. C. Durrance,
daughter of another pioneer family
and settled near what is now Bradley
Junction.
! He is survived by six sons and three
daughters who are F. A. Whidden of
Barlow. W. J. Whidden of Homeland,
J. C.. Whidden, H M. Whidden and R.
g. Whidden of Mulberry, William
Whidden of Lake Wales, Cecil s.
Whidden of Bradley Junction, Mrs. J..
A. Albritton of Brewster, Mrs. w. j.
Collins of Bradley Junction and Mrs.
j. Author Hancock of FIT Meade
The mortal remains of this honor
able patriot was laid to rest in Beth
lehem cemetery Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock amid a large concurse of
sorrowing friends and relatives to pay
their last respect for a man who had
lived his whole life among them and
who was held in the highest esteem by
all who knew him. The rule of his
life it seems was, do unto others as
you would have them do unto you"
666 cures Bilious Fever.
NEW STREET
The new street through Palmola
park, the beautiful subdivision of A.
H. DeVane. between Florida avenue
and Lake Hollingsworth Drive, has
haen claved and will he payed with