The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-25
SUMMERFIELD
Still Suffers from a Lack Of Obllgina
Spirit in the officials of the

SeabOard
SummerfieId, August 25.-AIrs. r. B.
McWhite, who has been confined to her
bed with an attack of malaria. is now
greatly improved and will soon be
about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Myers left for Chi
cago to spend a short time and will re-
turn in time for the spring planting
Mr.. David Jones and brother have
gone to Chicago for few weeks vaca-
tion.
Mr.. Chas. n. Messenger has just COM
pleted a very handsome barn. which
would be an ornament to any farm.
Mr.. John Vanderhoek and Mr.. Thos
Sheriff. are about to start on a two
days excursion and fishing trip to
| Oklawaha river
Mrs. Fannie Bell of Charleston, Mo-,
| is having her land in 36-I7-22, which
she purchased from the Florida Ma
| tional Land Co, fenced preparatory to
| other improvements Mrs. Bell left for
her old home Thursday and will return
| in the fall.
| Mr. Walter Fl. J. Howe and Mr.. Ed.
! Losee, of Poughkeepsie, n. Y, have
| purchased tract of land in 2-17-23,
Sumter county, from the Florida Ma
| tional Land Co. These gentlemen are
now living in tent on their land and
| have started to build their house. Mr..
| Howe is a contractor and builder and
/ will move his carpenter shop from his
former home to Summerfeld. The shop
will be equipped with modern machin-
! cry necessary in first class carpen-
ter'S establishment.
| MIR. Joseph Davis, who is one of our
practical. progressive. successful and
| well-to-do farmers. is about to plant
| two acres in alfalfa experiment,
| He will also SOW two acres in vetch for
the same purpose. Whichever proves
the most successful. he will adopt and
next year he will plant no less than
| forty acres. Mr.. Davis is also plan
ming TO turn his farm into big hog
and cattle ranch.
The new arrivals at the National IIO-
tel for last week are: Walter H. J.
Howe, Ed. Losee. David Byrd, Mrs.
Fannie Bell. S. II. Mcconnell, II. r.
Clark, Harry Oschrich, W. S. Cadmah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shwab, f. b. Peace, ",
Newton. ]. !. Will. ]. f.. Marcaum. II.
F. Manton. wife and daughter and J.
T.. FultZ and family.
Mrs. Chas. S. Painter, wife of the
president of the Florida National Land
Co, who has been here for the past
month, left for her home in Chicago
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Mayo have gone
north on pleasure tour and will also
attend to some business matters They
will visit Saratoga, New York, Boston.
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Niagara Falls
and many other points of interest. Mr..
and Mrs. Mayo will be absent from
home for month or six weeks.
En- route to Ocala from Daytona, DR..
Willis and party in three automobiles
reached here Monday night and were
guests at the National Hotel DIR. Will
lis reports that when within a few
miles south of Summerfield, the lead
ing car ran into a deep mud hole in
the middle of the roadway and was
stuck for several hours, also delayin z
the two other autos which could not
pass or even turn round. This is an
other good argument in favor Of good
roads.
The Summerfield school opens the
first Monday in September, which no
doubt Is good news to the parents OF
children residing in the district. Miss
Cora Pritchard will have charge of the
children this term; she is said to be
q very capable teacher, kind to the
children. yet a strict disciplinarian
We welcome Miss Pritchard and wish
Mr. II. F.. Manto and family, who ar
rived Tuesday from British Columbia
and who purchased land in 23-16-2i
from the Florida National Land Co.
came prepared to go to their tract
| immediat te1y. They brought along
: large tent and complete camping outfit
The National Hotel has installed {
y telephone which has proved a grea
convenience to the management ant
also the guests. The hotel has beer
= taxed to its full capacity the past week
Mr.. Guy Miller. who has been i'll fo
several weeks, has fully recovered an'
is now attending to business.
l. The experiment station, conducted b,
the Florida National Land Co, is nov
being plowed preparatory to plantins
the fall crop
Miss Reba Bryant, who has beel
away on a vacation. is expected to re
turn next Monday and resume her du
ties at Mr. Nathan Mayo's store.
ri Master Nat Mayo. Mr. Nathan Mayo
i little son, has gone to the mountains o
North Carolina to spend the summe
+ with his grandmother.
81 Mr.. Eascom Sparkman of Fort White
spent Monday here visiting Miss Id
Mathews.
Mr.. Larkin J. Kirby's sixty acre ffel
n of cow peas is 4 pleasing sight TO loo'
upon. Mr.. Kirby was one of the sue
cessful growers of watermelons an
cantaloupes this past season.
The Siummerfeld Athletic Club Is noy
in its infancy, but promises to develo
10 large proportions; the members hav
1 great fun at the different sports: tn
y one most enjoyed is the friendly boxin
~ matches.
| Since my last letter week ago sew