tage owned by him and occupied for the present season by Will Rider and family, Mr. Magill's son-in-law. Mr. Rider is already occupied in building a cottage for another Freeporter.
Just next door west of the "Free- port Lodge" was Steve Pettit and his family, who arrived a few days ago to spend the Winter.
This makes four Freeporters to¬ gether on one street, including Mr. Hunt's place in the next block.
Over in Eucalyptus Park a real es¬ tate, development in th# north part of West Palm Beach, Capt. Will Ellison is building a cottage and expects his family dovm to occupy it with him in a few weeks, Austin Ellison, his brother, is with him.
We also hear that Oscar Rhodes ia a temporary reaident. That Mra. Shea, the wifeof Freeport'a Village Clerk, with her daughter, and Mn. Horn¬ beck and daughter are also Winter visiton. Mra. Jenninga waa one of the party that arrived with Mn. Asch and her mother and sister on (Christ¬ maa Inoming. So there ia a very lib- eral representation of onr village at this most beautiful of Florida Winter reaorta.
What makea it ao popular doubt- leaa ia the wonderful climate and the reaulta of the climate. When asked why they were down here for the Win¬ ter everyone answered that it was to escape the cold.
On New Year'a day a party of ua went fisbing on a small inland lake. All day long we sat in the boat in thin Summer clotheS without coats, and the second day was like unto