The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-26
ELECTRA
supper for the Benefit of the Baptis
Church Was a Great Success

Electra. July 25.-The ice cream
supper at the school house for the
benefit of the Baptist church Saturday
night was quite a success. Many at
tended and showed their desire to aid
good cause by consuming saucer
after saucer of ice cream and all the
cold drinks and cake that could be
furnished. 1t is useless to say that
every one had a good time for when
the "old crowd" gathers at the 'old
academy" the walls reverberate with
shouts of laughter. Quite a number
of games were INDUCED in but the fun
reached the climax when the cakes
were ratified off. Mr.. Clarence White
was the lucky recipient of the first
and Miss Dixie Pillans of the second.
! Oh, you boys, The cakes were fur
nished by the ladies of the community.
Miss Emily Halford looked after the
! general management and financial part
! with the capable assistance of Messrs.
/ Louis Morrison and Jonas Halford.
/ Wilson Caldwell, Gus Waters and
| George Brant, Jr., the genial funn1ak-
/ ers were present and did much to
make things hum" The liberal pat
ronage was very much appreciated.
The enlargement of the Baptist
church will begin as soon as the lum-
| Der can be obtained. The Morrison
Lumber Co. has the bill. If this work
| is to be completed by the third Sum
/ day in August. when the prOtracted
meeting begins, the men must get
| busy.
| The dredge boat that has been under
water at Kyle & Yonges landing is
now clear and ready for work. The
people in this community are glad to
know that the railroad will soon be
| finished to that point.
The champion boxers of Electra and
Moss Bluff are putting in all their
spare time practicing for the boxing
matches that are to be pulled off on
the campus at the school house Sat
urday afternoon. The stunts will be-
gin at $50. Cold drinks can be had
| any time and ice cream at Z o'clock.
The public is cordially invited. 1t re-
mains TO be seen who will walk off
with the palm. We are glad TO know
that the young men are going to sus-
tain the moral standard of the COM
munity by doing their practicing be-
tween Monday morning and Saturday
night
Rev Gorbitt being busy with church
work elsewhere, will not be here. but
| his regular appointment will be filled
| by Edward Henderson, who some TIM
| ago preached a good sermon a Okla
waha Bridge church. Everybody come
early enough for Sunday school, which
/ is held at 10 o'clock on church days
and at $3.50 on other days.
The young people enjoyed their
usual sing after Sunday school last
/ sunday There was a large attend
ance. Lets have it so every time.
Mr.. Powell, the successor Of :. F.
| Smith. is now locating his timber and
angling for other good bodies Of tim
Der that will add a great deal Of val
liable territory.
i Mr. ]. F. Riddle and Messrs. Hatha-
way have returned to Macon, Ga. after
fishing a few days. Mr.. and Mrs. Rid
die have spent a lot of time here with
Mrs ]. \. Morse, Mrs. Riddles mother,
! so have host Of friends here. The
gentlemen had great luck fishing. Mr..
Hathaway, Jr., landed a ten FOUNDER.
! Dr.. Henry was in our vicinity Mon
! day week 10 attend Mrs. p. \. Hal
/ ford, who IS rapidly improving under
his skill full treatment. The doctor
himself was a fit subject for treat
ment as he was suffering from a car
buncle on his knee.
/ Mrs Mock and Mrs. Sellars have
been on the sick list but are out
! again.
/ Mr.. and Mrs J. r. Durrance are the
proud parents Of a fine boy.
| Mr. Pillans and Miss Dixie Pillans.
with Wilson Caldwell at the wheel
drove 10 Ocala sunday TO visit Mrs.
/ Durrance and the new heir.
Nessrs. lobe and Brad Caldwell with
| their families are az Salt Springs for
a weeks outing.
Mr.. George W. Brant, Mrs Brant and
two children. Esther and Ishmael, and
Mrs. Halford have recently returned
from Salt Springs.
Mrs David Sellars returned home
with her brother and brother-in-law.