The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-01-12

room, a very desirable hall Amity
Lodge has forty active members VIII
Norris is the retiring noble grand and
E NJ Bailey will be indicted into that
office Saturday night. The Woodmen.
too. have a fourishing camp.
In our meanderings we came across
Rev. G. r. Phillips, now pastor Of the
oxford Baptist church, with member
days in month at Carrabelle and has
a call TO Tarpon Springs. Rev. Phillips
call to Tarpon Springs. Rev. Phillips
ten years ago lived in Ocala and was
stenographer for Mr.. f. X Nelson. now
of Tampa, and when he was city clerk
of Ocala and engaged in the real estate
business. The young parson has
warm spot in his heart for the people
of the Brick City. We also spoke TO
s. J. Phillips, in the employ Of VIII
O'Del1, big factor in oxford affairs. S.
J. Phillips is no relation to the preach
er, but brother Of our j. p. Phillips,
of the Ocala Telephone Co.
The merchants of the town are just
now resting on their oars, having done
| a fine holiday trade and improving
their leisure moments by footing up the
acreage to be put into truck, beside
watermelons, cantaloupes and beans
will hold full hand. There is no bet
| ter farming and trucking section in
the state than oxford, nor more
sturdy and thrifty yeomanry. We were
Informed that the veteran, Captain
West who has been sick for some time.
was at deaths door and the pickering
| taper of life was expected to fiutter out
any moment. He is a noble, generous
hearted man and his death is spoken OF
in bated whispers. He is loved by ev-
lerybody.
When it comes to blowing the farm
ers around Oxford are il. Every field
has one or more plows turning the soil
and doing it well.
Mr. Tompson, some five years ago the
Sea board agent at oxford. but who has
lived in South Florida in the interval
| has returned and is erecting a very
creditable home just north Of town ant
, will settle down to the life of farmer
, Mr. Reece, the veteran manager O.
, the oxford Truckers Union, is hard a
work getting ready for this season
work. New homes are dotting the land
, scape from oxford to Symmetrical AM
y all are busy getting their lands read.
. for a crop.
y We had ten minutes at Summerf1eld
e There we had a glimpse Of Messrs.
NJ Nicely and s. L. Campbell, the liv
= real estate men of the place, fyini
= around in their autos, showing pros
= pective settlers land. Mr.. L. K. Kirby
a who is now assisting Mr.. Campbell i
}. the real estate business, said the col
v ony hotel was overrun with guest:
V some seventy of them sleeping on cots
n on the floor and in chairs. stray
q showing the influx of new conner:
9 home seekers and investors in Mario
county sand and ozone Mr. K. is ben
n on having the town incorporated. Sal
h it was needed badly.
@ We had a word with w. F. Brown
= from Mcintyre, Iowa, who has bough
land and will improve it. He is expect
q ing his wife shortly and his frien'
Q Amer Gould of Winona, MINI.
=, j. L. Wall and father, H. J. Wal
a have erected neat business house an
IS will open in few days for bushes
a carrying general merchandise and fres
q meats.
IS Allen Barr is a prospector frol
Servi, w. Va, as is M. L. Lord of A
II toona, Pa, both land struck And b
n the way they are all cosened up to tn
y Star, for which they have our thanks
W Mr.. and Mrs. McWhite are doing
e splendid business in general merchar
Is dising. They are both so clever the
"A deserve it. Summerfeld sure is mO'
" ing and then some.