Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-03-09

interest the considerable sized flock
of Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island
Reds and Anconas, and with still
more interest the ducks of which
they have several. Went on down
into the garden and looked about at
the growing stuff, and finished up in
that section by picking few straw
berries from which / enjoyed a
short-cake next day. To the east of
the yard at my sisters home they
have nice grove of grape fruit
trees full of fruit, and back of it a
grove of orange trees.
Their home is a very pretty and
roomy bungalow, the grounds beau
tifully laid out and containing be-
sides pine tree, palm trees and
shrubbery of different kinds, var
iety of flowers in bloom-roses,
geraniums, hibiscus and other flow
ers.
When 1 arose at 1890 a. m. next
day, Sunday, after splendid nights
sleep, / concluded I must have been
tired from my trip, though I had
not realized I was. My brother-in-
law informed me, as he handed me
glass of orange juice, that it was
one of the troubles encountered in
Florida person couldn't very
we'll get in more than 10 or IL
hours sleep at time. There was a
white frost that Sunday morning
and the temperature was only Sc.
In the afternoon, however, the mer-
curry shot up to 68.
rovf dow an ;nyaI =
trip to Sarasota. l picked a poin-
settia off bush in town, also pink
from the yard, and enjoyed sitting
on the front porch at hotel where
we had transacted some business.
Part Of the work at the Ziegler
place since l arrived has been get
| ting the beds ready for planting wa.
! termelon seeds. In the white sand
are no pebbles or stones anywhere
Most of the work before getting the
| little hills made consists in hoeine
and pulling out any palmetto roots
that may be there. After the little
beds are made, fertilizer must be
added.
My only disappointment up to the
present time since I arrived in Flor.
ida, was not getting to attend the
fair at Tampa, about IS miles north
of Sarasota. An annoying attack
of neuritis compelled me to foregc
the trip. I was to have gone by
boat. The Tampa fair is fair OF
southern Florida exhibits, and is
am told, quite wonderful. Among
outside exhibits I have since learn
ed also that the Canadian exhibit
was splendid part of the fair, and
that an exhibit from our own Buck
eye state was among the finest
The weather kept getting much
warmer-the temperature going up
into the 70's and on up to 80 and 81
Barefooted children and f1imsy
clothing have been noted as a part
of the summer touch of this Feb
ruary in Florida.
On the occasion of one of my
trips in to Sarasota, an interesting
event was the visit of a bunch OF
tourists from st. Petersburg, who
came down on the boat to play and
see game of horseshoes with tour
lists at Sarasota. My sister and !
heard the band and followed down
to the bay where we saw several
hundred visitors coming from the
boat. We sat on bench near the
bay and watched them serving a
lunch to their guests, listened to the
band, and caught few words of the
speeches as the mayor, head of the
chamber of commerce and head of
the American Legion turned the
keys of the city over to the visitors,
among whom was the mayor of ST.
Petersburg and who responded to
the welcome. The sun was very
warm-made me think of a warm
September day at the Morgan county
fair.
One afternoon when the tempera-
ture through the day had been run
ming from 70 to rs, fog came on
suddenly and continued for time.
1t seemed to roll up from the direc-
ton of the gulf, in waves.
One of the greatest trips l have
taken since have been here-the
greatest in one respect / have ever
taken in my life, was machine
trip I took on Sunday, Feb. 5. First
we motored to Sunday school and
church at Bee Ridge in the after
noon, then we took a trip of many
miles, over a smooth improved road,
level as floor. 1t was delight to
see the great forests of pine stretch
ing on either side ahead of us and
it seem at times as If We
were entering some vast cathedral;
the oak trees with their festooning
0f Crav mOcc. tho DalmAtfoS naIm