The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-04-25
The CANDIDATES ABROAD
Hinslins With and Expressing Their
Views 10 the PEOPLE

Fairfield on FRIDAY came hravelv
to the front and maintained is well
CARED reputation as the banner
picnic section IF Marion.
Marion l.. Payne presided. The
speakers acqujt' ell themselves we'll
and they all made good impress
sions.
The ladies' of the town conducted
a refreshment stand. The money
went toward II ishi & the Meth6-
dist church and Iutting a fence
around the Baptist cemetery Those
i charge OF the booth were Mrs
DR. Gatrell, \ ISIS Gatlell, Mrs. Du-
puts. and Mrs. NJ. l. Payne and
daughter. The candidates planked
down their contributions TO this
cause. The auction of needlework
followed, and Mr.. Payned conduct
ed II in true upset price time
Mr. Henry Gordon, Dunnellon ;
choice for sheriff of Marion. cap
tured a quilt, brilliant in patriotic
colors, and retur ed it tothr ladies
to sell again.
The dinner was immense. and
the appetites correspondent, but
there was ough and the usual
FIVE loaves and several sardines
over
The merchants of Fairfield seem
T. be d ing a tiourishing business.
They carry good stocks, and incl
dentally are engaged in the truck
ing business, notably. DIR Gatrell
and his partner, Mr.. Sneak, and
l.. l. Harvey, who are growing
beans and tomatoes with bright
prospects, Mr. w. b Hammond.
who has charge of the Philadel-
phia grove. has 40 acres in toma-
toes. the surplus of which he pro.
poses to ca Mr.. Cook is the
popular railroad agent, and with
Mr.. Vidal is engaged in general
merchandising
Uncle Jimmie Stewart, one of
the old standbys of that region,
was present and sal in his buggy
while the orators told their little
story.
Al REDDlCK.
Mr.. Bobbitt, of ReddiCk. who is
a candidate for county commission
er, arranged to have a meeting al
that place Friday night and those
who spoke at the Rou & Friday
Hall to full house were, MessrS.
earn, Galloway, Smoak, Bittinger
Mathews and Aver, closing with
Mr.. L. S. Light, the committeeman
OF the Reddick precinct, who made
an ideal presiding officer, Mr.
Mathews, the only legislative can
didate present made fine speech
and he left an impression that viii
make him votes. \ number OF
ladies graced the occasion, namely
Mrs. George and Samuel Reddick
Miss Tillman and Miss Cora Ross
! Messrs. Mathews and Bittlngel
( e loved the hospitality of the Red
dick House, graciously presided
over by Mrs. George Reddick
while Messrs Galloway and Lea
vengood tarried with Mr.. and Mrs
Dupuis. For an impromptu meet
ing Reddick leads.
This Commu ity is strictly in il
when it comes 10 truCt ing. Mr.
Long has already shipped near &
thousand baskets of beans, while
Messrs. Rou. Hall and others are
busy as bees. \ grave complaint
is that the railroad does not move
the bean crop with promptness
One lot lay on the platform ?
hours ere tram came along anC
moved il
The Maco brothers, of South
Carolina, are making a Watermelon
crop, Viii Hull, an en;errri>rg
farmer and trucker, sold his melon,
in the field. Two acres. 20 the Eas
terIings for $500 spot cash.
The Reddick BOYS feel very
much e,ated over the baseball vic
tory won by them over the Fair
field twirlerS Il II :, but Young
Anthony. OF keddIck. had the mis-
toTtu ( to get his right thumb bro
ken in The game.
Mr. Wilson, the regular railroad
agent is absent temporarily. anl
/. K NlK.e. promising youn-
man OF the place. i ho'd,0. down
ne KEY board