Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1915 — WRITES LETTER FROM ST. PETERSBURG [ARTICLE]

WRITES LETTER FROM ST. PETERSBURG

Mu. Wbl Bennett Enjoying Sojourn in South—Friends are Pleased to (Henr. * ■ (Mrs. E. €. Maxwell Was just received the following interesting letter from Mrs. William P. Bennett, (who is In fit Petersburg, Pla. The many friends of Mrs. Ben net .will be pleased to read Ihe letter in The Republican and we produce it in lull:

‘The first thing I want to say to all my friends is: I wish you were all here. This is tlie most delightful place J was ever in. The weather is just like May iat home. The palmetto trees, the date palms the giant palm's, shecodna unite.the ibananias, the camphor, the oitange, the grape fruit, the magnolia and many other tropical plants together With the many different kinds of suleh lovely flowers and the beautiful residences, directs, parks, and the old Gulf of Mexico just across ithe way, iwWl* hundreds of seagulls and peMleans domling Up to the piers to greet the tourist, ail m'ake ia picture too great for me vo explain in & way that you could gfl one glimpse of the real. So Save your dimes and especially your dollars and come to see wttat the smith contains that you , Can nevW get from history “We are so comfortably located, close to church, station, center of city And overloofithg the Panama •Bay. Have two nicely furnished rooms for light housekeeping and are very near George M e y ers and family, whose hofpft'alfty and aid tin securing this location we greatly appreciate. Mr. Meyers and family are looking fine and enjoying life here. It nearly made me isick to leave my home and friends to come here, ibufc the way I feel now it-may make me just as sick to leave here to go home. Now. don’t let this letter Wad you to be Ileve iwe are fn the real estate (business. Am jhst explaining plain facts. Bill said ito tell you he expected be would have to go home. They have oranges up to 6% cents per dozen. We get such fine fruits so cheap. With kindest regards to all, I remain, yours, , Mm, Wm, P. Bennett, 336 3d Ave. S. St. Petersburg, Fla.