The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-07

him s. to put action in his muleship
| The doctor complied, injecting some
2:4O liquor in his headquarters and
| no sooner done that the mule and the
| darkey were raising a cloud OF dust
done the road. In a little while the
| darkey returned and offered the doc
| tor $40 If he would double the dose
and put it all into him so that he
| could OutSprint the mule So said the
tacher to Guido the speakers who had
| preceded him he would need a double
dose Of speaking elixir to meet the re-
quirments of the occasion.
Vacation at a's'-Myrtice
ton and the closing exercises of the
Fellowship school WAS pleasant
thing Of the past. Dinner was then
spread in the grove, grace pronounced
and the crowd, several hundred in
numbers. including a dozen or more
candidates, fell too and did justice to
royal feast.
The following is the program rem
dered by the school:
Song Always Do the Right Thing
School.
Address Of welcome, by Eva Mills.
Vacation at Grandma s"-Mur tice
Weaver.
Best Place in the WOrld"-Geneva
McCully.
Bad Little Girl"-Nina Seckinger.
Song, Age Of Progress"
advantages Of Florida"-Sue Hay
craft.
Necessity Of Hard Roads"-Robert
Ferguson.
Evils Of Irregular Attendance
Eleanor Seckinger.
Solo, 1.-The Cottage on the HIP
Alta Beck
Summer and the South'-Charlie
Rawls.
Value of Good Literature"-Mabel
Beck.
Song, Never Say Fair-School.
Then came the speaking. Jim Hud-
gems, who is the democratic executive
committeeman of that precinct, yield
&c the honor Of introducing the can
didates to Jack McCully, one Of the
wheel horses of democracy in that
neck of the woods
Hon. John N. c. Stockton, of Jack
scnville. candidate for governor, led
off, followed by those who spoke at
Geiger, with the exception of Hon
IL. w. Long, who said he would make
UP his mind to run for county Judge
today. and J. M. Mathews, of Flem-
ifIgton, who will stand for county
commissioners from the second district;
also Robert Ferguson, an old timer,
who is a candidate for county COM
missioner from the second district
Most Of the voters gave close atten-
ton to the remarks of the candidates.
The occasion was very pleasant one
and all departed for their homes de-
termining in their minds who would
be their favorite in the voting booth.
The reporter desires to return thanks
TO Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Long and Mr.
jim Hudgens for the excellent edibles
served to him.
Returning from Geiger we passed
through Pennington, where we had
pleasant chat with Mrs. Gray, the
merchant and postmaster of the place,
most pleasing and entertaining per-
sonage, and whom common reports
say is the most astute politician in
the game. She is enthusiastic over
the Pennington picnic proposition to
the candidates on May Sth and a good
large crowd can be looked for
The night we spent with Mr.. and
MRS. Max MixsOn. Mr.. Mixson is one
of the veterans of the lost. cause who
was a brave, conscientious soldier,
serving heroically in Captain Chamb-
er's cavalry all through the campaign
He came to Florida in 184S with his
Parents, who settled near the Old
town settlement. After Mr. Mixson
grew to manhood he married and for
time lived in Levy county, but for
the past twenty-five years has resided
at his present place of residence, OH
the Pennington and Blitchton road,
about six miles south of the former
place. For a person Of his age, he is
still strong and vigorous, takes a deep
interest in all public matters and
especially in the organization of the
old Confederate comrades and will be
in Ocala on April 25th, at the unveil-
ing Of the monument in the courthouse
square.