The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-17
SERENADERS WE'RE SUCCESSFUL
In Making Miserable the Home Com
ing of MIR. and Mrs. Edwards

Waeahoota. August 17.-Misses Nan
ME and Leola Smith, after spending a
few weeks in Jacksonville. have re-
turned home.
Mrs James Todd and little son of
Nashville. Tenn. who have been the
guests of Mrs. Y. P. Smith. win leave
for her home Monday. Mrs. Todd has
made many friends during her stay
here who regret to see her leave.
Mrs. c. NJ. Smith is visiting her
daughter and other relatives in Gaines
willie for a few days.
Mrs. Mary Seigler of Grandin is the
guest of her brother Mr.. J. o. Tyson
Messrs. Bob Chitty, Ralph Epper-on
J. Il. Drummonds were all in our midst
Sunday.
Mr.. Gus Waits, road overseer of
Alachua county, gave a pillau at his
camp to a number of his friends on
Saturday night, the 9Th of August
Mr.. Waits is a fine host and the pilIau
was bountiful and also had pickles and
bread. Everybody had a fine time.
While the pillau cooked the young
folks played games.
little fish fry was held on Levy
lake ON Thursday. Owing to the in
c1emency of the weather, only few
reached the grounds. but they had
plenty of fish and a nice tent and all
had a good time and kept dry.
Mr.. G. J. Grace and son of Evinston
attended the fish fry here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Edwards of Irvine
after an extended trip to Washington,
New York, Niagara and Canada. have
returned and report grand time.
They We're the guests of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs V. P. Smith on
Thursday and Friday. On Thursday
night quite number of young folks
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ
| Smith to while away the time for the
Appointed hour to -serenade Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edwards. They seemed quite de-
| termined not to be serenaded and all
| kinds of plans were laid to outwit the
| serenaderS. The groom even hitched
Iup his horse at 10 o'clock and drove
/ several miles, to leave the impression
| that he had returned to Irvine, and
stayed out in the woods till a late
hour while the bride and her mother
Il were keeping company with the sere-
naderS and finally saw they could not
outstay them and found the groom had
] just returned. Their plans were vel
laid, but it takes sharp one to OutdC
these Wacahoota folks. The serenad-
ers were ready and all came quietly ir
a body to the house. and all at once
the stiffness of the night was broker
when plows, bells, pans, bugles, violins
and harmonious all turned loose al
once and kept the racket going fol
II quite while. The noise seemed tt
brighten the groom sand he took tC
the woods and left his little wife tt
face the racket alone. We think this
looks very brave for an ex-mayor OF
lOcala At 2:30 in the morning as the
serenaders were returning home. they
found the groom sitting on a neigh.
boris front porch and when he saw
them he again took to his heels anG
the last time he was seen was jump
ing bushes and briars and scrambline
| through grape vines, trying to reach
the home of the bride. He seemed
not to have entirely recovered from
his fright as next day they were seer
driving 1eisurely into Irvine with the
back wheels of his buggy in front
Since then the serenaders are gather
ing fragments of his clothes off the
bushes and briars for souvenirs of thu
occasion.