The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-02
PICNIC AT PEDRO

The Pedro picnic and candidates
rally was not that unbounded success,
numerically, that the candidates could
have desired. There were probably
100 persons present, the larger por-
ton being women and children. The
gathering met at the Pedro school
house. DR.. Snow presided and intro
duced the speakers. The only ones we
heard were Messrs. Light and Bullock.
The former told how he by his super
Tor knowledge of their business thru
the interstate commerce had thwarted
them at Tallahassee in having their
taxes reduced, by their pulling on a
sore mouth and saying that they made
no money in Florida. The express
company officials were there and put
up a fine plea Of over taxation, but
Lights "fggers" did them up and they
retreated defeated, if not disfgured.
1t Is along these lines that Light is
heavy and very Illuminating.
Attorney r. B. Bullock had word
to say about human perfection. He
pied for the exercise of compassion on
his part, as none in that audience
were perfect. He paid the Perrys Of
that section a neat compliment for
their excellent citizenship and said no
people had been guests at his father S
house more frequently than they. He
said he had the best Of reasons for OPP
posing statewide prohibition. 1t had
been a failure in other states; it would
be in Florida.
After the Pedro meeting the speak
ers retraced their steps to Belleview
where the candidates after looking the
situation over and the fact seemed APP
parent that the number Of voters who
desired to hear them would be small
and q number OF candidates not hav-
ing been home in several weeks. they
decided to call of the speaking and
all returned home.
The small attendance at Pedro was
accounted for by the fact Of the Sun
day school gathering at oxford and
the quarterly conference at the same
place. which a large portion Of their
people attended.
The people Of Pedro sure gave the
candidates a royal dinner. There was
an abundance and to spare. They hac
provided a barrel Of fine lemonade
which Mr. Rufus Perry served to al
who wished to partake.
At the picnic the writer had The
pleasure Of meeting Miss Ida Snow
d"OnS MS early dcludlHtdHCcS III tlls
county and whom it was a great pleas
use to meet and greet again. Time ha:
not in the least changed her pleasan
manners and kindly disposition.
E. c. Mcleod speaking of the sa
looms. said they were an institution
that drew from the people a big for
knew what he was talking about, tho
ho oh hnf oil
phatic in their declarations in dis
GUESSING this question.
We met Dolph Mitchell at the pic
mic. Dolph Is the Summerfield stand
by and has the contract to guide thu
sight seeing car of the Florida Nation
al Land Co. and show the new come
the company's lands. Dolph has hi
hands full and is out in the wood
from daylight to shutdown with map IL
hand and exploitation on the fertilit,
of the soil and how you can grow any
thing on it. That day he had two mel
in charge. One of the gentlemen wa
l.. Hammond of New York City, VIII
had bought a piece of land and wa
out to see his possessions, which h.
was not entirely pleased with, so h
was shown a 20-acre tract north o
Levon. which pleased him very mucl
and he was satisfied that in time h
would grow cow peas. cukes and can
taloupes with the best of them. Tn
other party with Mr.. Mitchell was D1
Haskell of San Francisco, but for tn
past four years in charge of a powe
plant in q Mexico mine four days b
muleback over a trail to transports
ton. He grew tired of the monoton
and isolation of life in the mine afte
reading the beautiful picture of sun
shine and prosperity in the Florid
National Land COmpany's prospectu
and he was so impressed he hike
himself hither and he was looking tn
lands over with a thought of buying.
Our route was via Summerh field. go
ing and coming, and as an indicatio
of what Is doing and will be done i
that section we subjoin the followin
notes of the new Corners and settler
that we met with in our journey.
We stopped at Mrs. Samuel billiard
to ascertain how her son. Sam, wa
who has been on the sick list sine
last June. We found that a mont
ago DR.. Slaughter took him to India
Springs. but getting no apparent re
lief there, he went to the hospital a
Macon. Ga, but his condition is littl
improved. ssHe is very sick man. Sal
In years past in growing cotton an
raising melons and cantaloupes. w
wish Sam a speedy recovery.