Audubon Agent Lecture
Wauchula, Fla., March 2---Dr. Eugene Swope of Cincinnati, Ohio, publisher of the Bluebird, the Ohio Audubon monthly, and field agent of the Florida Audubon Society, gave a most interesting lecture at the Baptist church Wednesday night. He visited the schools during the day and succeeded in arousing keen interest among the children.
Vandolah Settlers
The Wauchula Development Company reports a long list of purchasers during the past week. Between twenty-five and thirty have been located to the west of Wauchula in the vicinity of the company's new town of Vandolah. The purchasers came from all sections of the United States and the tracts vary from ten acres up.
City Meeting
A special joint meeting of city council and bond trustees will be held Friday night to consider the matter of contracting for water works, sewer and paved streets.
Robert L. West of the McCreary Company of Atlanta will be present, and it is hoped that arrangements can be made for work to commence immediately.
Lyceum
The DeKoven Male Quartet presented the third number of the Lyceum course at the Seminole last Monday night.
Famous Travelers
Three great men, going south, passed through Wauchula Monday morning. They were Thomas A. Edison, the great inventor, John Burroughs, the famous naturalist, and Henry Ford, the great automobile manufacturer. They were in a private car and on their way to Edison's winter home at Fort Myers.
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Vandolah Depot
The new depot has been completed at Vandolah, a town recently put on the map by the Wauchula Development Company, lying seven miles to the west of Wauchula, on the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad.
Banks' Growth
Recent statements of the two banks in Wauchula of February 25 [show] the Bank of Wauchula [with an] increase during one year's time of $82,045.15, while Carlton & Carlton, bankers, showed an increase during the same year of $72,310.89.
Waterworks and Sewerage
Work will be started almost immediately on the construction of a new waterworks and sewer system that is to be installed in Wauchula, bonds for which to the amount of $50,000 were recently passed by an almost unanimous vote.
Church News
The ladies of the Missionary society of the Methodist church have assumed the debt on the parsonage and are rejoicing that it is nearly paid off.
The Methodist church of Wauchula have decided upon plans for a $10,000 brick building. They are now waiting for bids from contractors, work to begin immediately that contracts are let.
The members of the Presbyterian church of Wauchula have organized a Sunday school and hold services each Sunday at the Seminole theater.
Dr. H. A. Tucker preached last Sunday and will preach again March 8 at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Business and Farm Notes
E. C. Stenstrom has just completed a fine new garage located just opposite the Advocate office.
Miss Maud Harris of Lakeland has resumed her position as saleslady at Ratliff Dry Goods Company, after an absence of two months.
W. W. Carter expects to begin shipping beans next week. Other truckers report that they will not be many days behind him.
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This article was published in The Herald-Advocate (Wauchula, Fla.) of March 16, 2000.
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