The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-23
OXFORD AND ITS PEOPLE


Mcclure at the Pine Level cemetery,
oxford, drew large crowd Sunday
afternoon. Fully 800 persons were
present. A squad of eight came up
from Warm Springs Camp, Coleman,
headed by Consul Commander II. II.
Hall. The ceremony attending the un-
yelling of the monument was impress
sively performed by the oxford camp,
headed by Consul Commander Bogue,
ably assisted by Adviser Lieutenant
Rowell and others. The editor of the
Star had the pleasure of making an
address, for which he received camp
honOrS. The camp is moving along
nicely and substantially, adding now
and then a new member and at pres
ent has twenty-six members, with
three awaiting imitation. One Of the
sad occurrences that shrOuded oxford
in gloom Sunday was the sudden death
of Mrs. Gardnes. a lady who had lived
In their midst for twenty years, and
by her many Christian virtues and
social disposition had become a gem
eral favorite. The shock was the
greater because of the suddenness Of
her demise, being i'll only a few days.
She was sixty-three years of age and
leaves a devoted husband and several
grown sons and daughters. She had
ever beeen a consistent member of the
Methodist church. The esteem in
which she was held was shown by
the large number Of friends present.
Rev. David Martin officiated at the
grave, the interment taking place on
Sunday morning in the Pine Level
cemetery. Rev. Shoulders. an evan
geIist Of the Christian church, started
a revival meeting in oxford Sunday
morning. Sunday night he preached
to full house a very forcible sermon
on knowing God" The Rev. Should
ers Is a good speaker and his language
is so simple and direct. yet with all so
logical that none can fail to compre-
bend his argument. This divine does
not propose to stand any nonsense or
disrespect at his services, as a num-
Der Of young men stood outside and
INDUCED in bOisterOus conversation
and other young men in the audience
after coming in and setting down a
moment got up and walked out He
called them to a halt in no uncertain
words, saying whenever he preached
have it, but his $50 pounds of avoir-
dupois very largely emphasized his
language. From his admonition until
he pronounced his benediction, order
sure did reign in that meeting. The
state of the weather was the all alb
sorbing topic of conversation in the
large gathering that met at the post
office to get the mail, and necessarily
1t should be as nearly a thousand
acres are in vegetables tributary to
the town, of which 200 constitute. to-
matoes, about a like amount in cam
talOupes and the balance to water
melons. The prospects for a good crop
are fine and with rain in q few days
the tension will be removed and all
made to wear brighter smiles. The
oat crop looks unusually fine and with
several good rains horse feed will be
as plentiful in that section as one
could wish to see it. Ollie Hooks, the
all-arOund useful and excellent citi-
zen, is busy with his velvet bean hull
Ter and will clean up more than a
thousand bushels of beans, for which
there is an unusual demand, prices
ranging from $3.50 to SO a bushel. Pol
itics is not overly exciting in that Sec
ton. probably the most keen OBJ
server Of things political being Elk
Chief Justice Ben Smith, who takes to
this topic Of conversation as deity
and gracefully as a duck does to the
water. He has got things down fine.
Remarking on things senatorial, said
Duncan U. Fletcher, of Jacksonville.
was leading the whole bunch in that
neighborhOod, because he had intro
duced himself in the unique manner
Of putting on every place of vantage
a picture of his good looking face and
assured the writer it was taking like
| wild fire and bringing forth remarks
that Fletcher was their man." Next
| to Fletcher came Lamar, while the
| names Of the other senatorial candi-
dates are not even mentioned. In the
| race for governor General Gilchrist
| has thoroughly deluged the section
with his campaign literature. Stock
! ton Is a close second, for the old vet
| Grams are finding out that John N. G.
| is a son of the gallant Major Stock
| ton of blessed memory, under whom
number of Oxford veterans served
and their admiration for the gallant
| soldier is so great they can't help but
feel kindly towards the son, for whom
| they propose to vote. Locally the
| Sheriff's office in Sumter county is
the one creating the most comment,
| for which position there are two ap-
plicants, Mr. Coleman, the present in
cumbent and his competitor is ex-
| sheriff Layne, who in the past made
an enviable record in Sumter. Ok