Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 21, 1914, Page 5

iss Josephine Drane has gone to yon Springs, where she will visit .ral college mates, being away ut a week. frs. F. B. Terrell, who is now rlando visiting her brother, Dr. ¢k and family, will go from there points in Georgia before return- hiome. i Mrs. S. M. Bass, who went to tona Beach several weeks ago, is oying herself there very much. b will go from there to New York v and other eastern points before irning to Lakeland in the fall. | fiss Ora Parker and Miss Mildred Farlane will go to Lakeland on dnesday and will be the guests of ks Mary Simmons, who has recent- been spending some time in Tam- as their guests.—Tampa Tribune. Raymond Toph, who has been the gst of Horace Gordon, the young of Judge Gordon, left yesterday Lakeland, where he will visit brother, Guy Toph, for a few ys. He will then join his mother Ocala and return with her to hington, Ky.—Tampa Tribune. fr. M. L. McIntosh, who was re- htly transferred to Port Tampa, me up to Lakeland Saturday night i spent Sunday with his wife, for- rly Miss Bessie Bryant of this y. Mrs. MecIntosh will remain e about two months longer be- ¢ joining her husband. They h regret leaving their beautiful w home. 4 Frequent cards and other pleas- t remembrances to his friends in- ate that Mr. George Moore is ving a big time out at Denver, at- hding the Elks' convention. Mr. bore writes that 25000 members the order are in attendance. L. Battle, Jr., and LeRoy Weeks ¢ also there, and to the former we ¢ indebted for daily copies of the nver papers describing the meet- g and the proceedings. Judge Ira B. Carter, of New- ry, was an appreciated caller at e Telegram office this morning. b has been looking around for a litable location, having decided to pve from his present home, where has been the past several years. ter careful investigation, he says keland looks better to him than v other place, and has decided to bve here in a few weeks. The dge is prominent in his commun- b, having been local judge for sev- Al years, also owning a fine drug siness. Lakeland people will bel lad to welcome him and his estim- le family as citizens among them. E——— \ souvenir postcard from Mr. P. Chunn, who is visiting at the old ntucky home, states that he is ving a delightful trip and seeing any old-time friends—"but it's bt what it used to be.” After a journ of some years in Lakelana |stimulants he was brought back to joying themselves immensely. On the automobile and 20,000 persons witnessed races. say that I B. H. GRAY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Mr. B. H. Gray, miles south of town, who lives a few near Medulla, | was struck h\ lightning Sunday af- ternoon about 1:30 and received in- Juries which though not thought fa- tal will result in him being con- fined to his home for a week or ten days. ‘At the time the bolt struck, Mr. Gray was coming out of his barn door. The lightning first crashed through a hoard and then struck Mr. Gray’s head, aound his hat, down his face and body and coming out through one of his shoes, leav- ing burns wherever it touched. Mr. Gray was thrown to the ground by the shock and going was picked up by his family unconscious, although with a liberal use of water and consciousness. A physician summoned and we are was glad to note that he is considerably improved to- day, although comphaining erably of his injuries. Mr. Gray is one of Polk county's most prosperous farmers and is the father of Mr. Howard Gray, head salesman at D. B. Dickson's grocery . The many friends of the family re- joice that his life was spared and hope for his early and permanent recovery. consid- ADLITIONAL LOCALS Mr. Robert Bryant is enjoying life at Daytona Beach, where he has been for some time enjoying the ex- cellent surf bathing. Hon. Chas. H. Barr, mayor or Auburndale, is a distinguished vis- itor to our city today. Mr. Rosco Nettles and Capt. Worthington, of Tampa, the former being superintendent of the Tampa Gas Co. and the latter city editor of the Tampa Times, Lakeland visitors today, coming up to witness the ball game. were Mr. R. L. Mays and family re- turned last night from a sojourn of some time at Pass-a-Grille, where they have a cottage, and where they have been enjoying the fine surf bathing and fishing of this noted resort. Mr. A. D. Boring and family have moved to St. Petersburg, Mr. Boring having been given a regular run ag engineer of trains No. 39 and 40 between that city and Jack- sonville. While gratified at his promotion, the many friends of the family regret that the change neces- sitates their removal from Lakeland. Mr. Julian Mays, who is now as- sistant general sales agent of tho L. C. Smith Typewriter Co., with headquarters in Atlanta, is here to- day. the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mays. Julian has made a phenomena] success in the typewriter business, and his friends here are happy to greet him and are pleased with the splendid business ability he has developed. Mr. Morris G. Munn, with his family, is spending several weeks very pleasantly at Seaside Tnn, Day- tona Beach, writes that all are en- who, of July they witnessed races at which time 500 cars were parked at the beach the = U S ean’t admire an case of the Fourth Munn sa particularly automobile race, Tt is a Mr. THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK FARMERS' GLUB MET SATURDAY On Saturday, July 18, the Farm- ers’ Club met at Shady Nook, the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stans- berry. There was a large attend- ance of our enthusiastic and intelli- gent farmers and their families. The morning hours were spent pleasant- ly under the spreading live oak trees, the men exchanging items of interest and profit to each other. The newcomers among the ladies gain- ing a generous share of Florida knowledge from the old members. Some recalled that our Farmers’ Club had just reached its tenth birthday, being organized July 9. 1904 ““as a club for the discussion of subjects for the mutual benefit of the farmers and their houscholds. " 1 reckon many a tenderfoot on Florida gained his first real knowl- edge of Florida farming from these meetings of the Farmers' Club. Soon the aroma of coffee, wafted on the bestirred the wives to unburden their Under canopy of grapefruit trees was spread a sump- tuous table, which told, without words, to the visitors among us that Florida was a goodly land, flowing with palk and honey. At 2 p. m. the business meeting was called to order by our new pres- ident, Mr. Thomas Clifford. sand has house- baskets. the breezes, the green The minutes of the last meeting | were read and approved and com- munication from Prof. Spencer, of Gainesville, Fla., read. All regret- ted his inability to send a speaker for the day. Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Bigshop, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Bry- ant, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gracie, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Wun. Lasher were en- rolled ag new members of the club. The subject for discussion was Fall Management of the Citrus Grove. A general discussion was opened by Judge Preston. Messrs, Keily, Swindeil, Stansber- vy, Anderson, Lane, Iverson and Futch gave their ideas on the sub- ject, all agreeing that frequent cul- tivation and an abndnance of fertil- izer are necessary to obtain the best results. The general opinion was expressed among the members that after farming in Florida for ten years, you Kknew less than you thought vou knew the first year of farming—for then you were quite sure you knew it all. Much gen- eral information was gained during the discussion of the subject—infor- mation which had that great advan- tage of being practical and not the- A vote of thanks was ex- tended Mr. and Mrs. Stansberry for their hospitality. Many expressed e —— Boprrboofe s B BB B BD BB RBBED S Dr. SAMUEL F. SMITH § oretical. SPECIALIST A & ; EYE, EAR, NOSE"AND THROAT '?: 4 ; @ E 3 - 3 4' EYES EXAMINED @ 5 . 5 . GLASSES FITTED » % _ » HOURS: 910 12 A. M, 2T04P. M, oo oo ¢ S oo ELAND, FLA,, JULY 21, RE, WALLAGE WEAR ACCEPTS PASTORATE Rev. Wallace Wear, who filled the pulpit of the Baptist Tabernacle in Louisville, Ky., has accepted the pas- torate of the First Baptist church of this city and will take up his duties in September, preaching his first sermon here on Sept. &. Rev. Wear is said to be a fine 1914, speaker, a lovable Christian gentle- man and a splendid pastor, and the USRI B O e SR SR ?Bamists of this city are to be con- ) gratulated on securing him. On the other hand, he is to be congratulat- ed on being called to a good town like Lakeland and to such a large and representative congregation, and the membership of this church as well as the city as a whole will wel- come most cordially and will strive to make his pastorate a shining sue- cess by co-operation and encourage- ment of a substantial nature. the opinion that this nad been one of the finest meetings the club had enjoyed for some time. Some thought Mr. Stansberry would have liked the subject to have been watermelons then he eould have told a water- melon story, and shown the goods, too, Mr. and Mrs. A, S. Meharg in- vited the club to meet with them in August at their home on South Flori‘.]a avenue, Subject for discus- sion for August, Truck Farming.~ Best Crops for Profit. F. V. 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