The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-01
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lonesome. Some are also coming in
and from their looks we believe those
who stayed al home Jared as well as
those who hunted for better place
A party consisting of Grover H.
Grantham, Terit Young, Miss Ethel
Meadows, Miss sally Bird Young, Mr.
and Mrs. j. ]. Colbert and Mr.. E. w
Huffman and brothers, Frank and Ho
mer, spent several days at Sail
Springs, fishing, ththing and fighting
mosquitoes, and hter hunting the
mules and the old family horse. But
nevertheless all report having love
ly time.
Miss Ethel Meadows of Tampa, aft
er spending several days with rela
tives here, has resumed home.
Miss Sally Bird Young of Ocala
spent her vacation here with hel
mother and brothers.
Mr.. ]. E. Thomas wife and children
have returned home from a visit to
relatives in South carolina
w. o. uffman, j. EW Grantham and
j. l.. Grantham haze just returned
from Green Springs, where they
have been resting Sand recuperating.
II. d. Grantham will leave for
Green Springs, st. petersburg, Tam
pa and other points south in "a few
days to rest and enjoy the coast.
Mr.. Emmett Stephens has returned
home from a visit tb St. Petersburg.
Miss Merriam Stephens is now at
st. Petersburg visiting relatives.
Miss May Grantham and Miss Jet
tie Boyles are visiting friends and
relatives at Leesburgka and are expect
ed home the latter part of this week.
News from them is to the effect that
they are having a delightful time.
Mrs. d. L. GranthaIn; and daughter,
Daisy, are spending aSfew days with
the formers sister-in-law, Mrs. F. L.
Grantham, at the Meadows, and from
there will visit friends and relatives
at several points in Polk county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Stephens will
leave in few days forKpoints in Mis-
souri, and Kansas, visiting Mrs. Ste-
phens' relatives.
d. L. Grantham and III. C. Bayles
went to Orange Lake by way of Is
land Grove, where they secured gas
olene boat and crossed the lake. They
returned home Saturday evening with
a fine string of fish.
Walter Huffman and I'd. L. Gran
than paid Jacksonville a business
call Monday.
Misses Pauline and Susie Lambert
and Mr.. Henry Shealey will leave
shortly to take charge of their schools
at various points.
The Sparr baseball team crossed
bats with the Fort Mccoy team last
Wednesday afternoon, the Spar team
winning the game. #
The Spar team also had a game
with the Micanopy boys the first of
this week. Result, to 0 in favor of
Spar.
Miss Maud Clemmons has returned
from Madison, where she has been
attending school.
Miss Cora Simmons is expected to
reach home in few days from Mad
ison, where she has been attending
school,
We are glad indeed to learn that
our friend and neighbor, Mr.. Joe Sim
mons, who is now at Hot Springs,
Ark, is beginning to- improve, but
are sorry to learn that his brother,
George, is no better.
d. L. Grantham has succeeded in
getting the railroad company to put
in piping and make the proper drain
age at Indiana street. This was bad
ly needed, and will be of great bene-
fit to our people.
Mrs. Cora Dinkins and children of
DeSoto county are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. ]. D. Beal of Wauchula is Wis
ting relatives at this place.
Mrs. John Boring and children of
Sandal Island, are visiting Mrs. J. E.
Thomas.
A jolly party, consisting of J. W.
Huffman and wife, s. E. Civil and
wife, Miss Isabel Burton, Miss Maud
Clemmons, Mis- Susie Lambert, Noah
and Henry Clemmous, S. P. Burton,
H C. Boyles and Homer and Fred
Huffman, drove to Fort Mccoy, and
there caught the Ocala Northern and
went to Orange Springs to enjoy bath.
ing in the springs for few hours,
and all had baskets full of good
eats" No wonder John Huffman and
Steve Civil were hard to persuade to
leave such a place.
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