The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
LOCAL ITEMS

MIS-. y. l.. flleS, lett, tnlS morning,
for her home in Atlanta, Georgia.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Payne, the popu-
lar and accomplished owners and
managers of Hotel Punta Gorda, left,
Wednesday evening, for New York
city, where they will stay a short
while before going to Block Island,
Rhode Island, to open their summer
resort.
Sheriff Lipscomb last week arrest
ed Earnest Johnson, a colored citi-
zen, and brought him before County
Judge Trabue on a charge of selling
intoxicating liquor. The judge SEN
fenced the offender to pay a fine of
$4,000, or serve four months on the
public roads
Mr.. and Mrs E. S. Morris of
Atlanta, Georgia, after a sojourn OF
four months amongst us, left for
home in their car, yesterday mo n
ing. During their visit, their cap
waiting personality won the friendship
of every one who became acquainted
with them and they will, therefore,
find cordial welcome awaiting them
on their return next season.
Mrs. Grace Davis and her niece,
Miss Ruth Osgood, left, Wednesday
morning. for Colorado, where they
will spend a month viewing the grand
scenery of that state, after which they
will visit Miss Mary Mae Jones at her
home in Kansas. Following this,
they will go to Miss Ruth's home at
Warner, New Hampshire, and spend
the rest of the summer there.
Nearly all the lots on the reclaimed
land inside of the sea-wall on the bay
front have been sold at delinquent
tax sale. Twenty-four of them were
bought by J. H. Gilman a banker
of Miami, and six were bought by the
DeSoto National Bank of Arcadia
The lots were sold in 1919 for the
taxes of 1918, and We're bought by
the parties named on June 25th,
1921. The records so read.
Mrs. Campbell and children, who
have been living in one of the George
Brown cottages on Taylor street, left
Wednesday morning, on a trip that
will extend till Christmas. It in
Cludes a visit each to Arcadia, Lake
land, Tampa and other Florida
points, after which they will go to
Atlanta, Georgia, where they will re
main till the end of the year at the
home of Mrs. Campbell's mother.
Mrs. L. V. Spivey,
Miss Thelma White of Jacksonville.
arrived last Friday, on a ten-days
vacation, which she is spending at
the home of her mother, Mrs. w. A..
White, the capable and obliging local
manager for the Western Union
Miss Thelma, as is known, is engaged
as stenographer for the Pullman Co.
and by the excellent service she rem
ders, has won a high place in the ap-
probation of that company, fact
that is gratifying to her numerous
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. p K. UrtOn, after
spending six months here very pleas
antly, returned last week to their
home in Morrow, Ohio, and write that
they arrived home safely and treas
ure in their memory the delightful
climate and splendid fishing which
they enjoyed while here. Mr.. Urton
is one of the foremost business men
of his town, being the leading banker
thereof. Many friends here sincerely
hope that he and Mrs. Urton win re
turn next season.
That old Democratic war-horsc and
excellent citizen, n. c. Larsen, who
has lived on the north side OF the
bay ever since Peace river has been
flowing into it and does not look any
older now than he did in the dim
ages of the past, spent several days
of this week here poring over the
county assessors books. He was the
first man to develop in this region
anything like system in assessing tax
es. While here, he was warmly greet
ed by many friends. It is only at rare
intervals that he comes to this side
of the bay: hence, the greetings hc
receives.
Evidence of Punta GOrda's pros
perity is shown by the fact that, dur
ing the past fortnight, six of her
citizens have bought automobiles and
several others are planning to buy
"benzine buggies." All of the new
cars are Overlands and were sold by
J. Z. Skipper, who is agent for that
make of car. Mr.. Shippers liberal
and judiciOus advertising contributed