The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-06
SUMMERFIELD's FOURTH
WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL

Summerdeld's fourth of July was
even more Of success than had
been hoped for.
People commenced coming into
the town Friday afternoon, and by
the time the exercises commenced
there were at least 1000 people
present, and many put the number at
5000. The people came from all
over Marion and the adjacent coun-
ties Of Lake, Sumter and Citrus, and
some from Levy; also quite a
sprinkling from Tampa, Jacksonville
and other cities. Ocala was not SO
largely represented as it should have
been, mainly owing to the weather
and business affairs, that always
makes Saturday a difficult day for
our people to leave town.
The Star had a special invitation,
but none of the staff were able to
go in the morning. However, the
editor went down on the afternoon
train, not arriving until the dinner
and most of the fun was over. He
saw enough of the celebration, how
ever, to realize that the event, in
spite of the rain that fell all day,
had been most successful
The principal object of interest
was the people. the large gathering
sof whom was just beginning to leave
for home. So much has been said
about hard times this year that it
was very reassuring to see over two
thousand men, women and children,
all neatly dressed and not one look
ing like he or she had missed meal
in year. They all seemed pleased,
too. There were a great many fine
Aooking buggies and carriages drawn
by WeH-kept horses, and consider
able number of autoes.
Summarized is a niceIlooking
country town, bigger than good
many county seats. Nathan Mayo
gElRs big general store, carrying
more stock than any except the larg-
est Ocala stores; and there are sew
eral oother business houses, well
stocked and doing a good trade.
There are many handsome resi-
dences, and the entire place is neat
and well-kept, largely owing to the
efforts of the Ladies Village I'M
sprovement Society, which is to Sum-
gnerfield what the Woman's Club is
To Dcala. Every town should have
society of the kind.
The crops around the town are
hooking we'll. In spite of the drouth,
4ne farmers shipped a great deal of
prodnce, and the rains came in time
30 insure good yield of corn in
most fields.
The newspaper man didn't arrive
IN time to mix with the crowd very
much, but he met a number of the
old timers, and they all spoke of the
Aamented Bittinger, with whom Sum-
merfield was a favorite visiting point.
He began building up the Stars cir
culation there seventeen years ago,
and it has on its books the names OF
men who have been taking it ever
since. The Symmetrical celebration
of 1910 was the last occasion of the
sort that he ever attended.
As aforesaid, the rain fell off and
on principally on) all day. Not
withstanding, the program was vel
carried out. It was presided oVel
by a committee consisting of C. A
Baugert, Nathan Mayo, C. P. Davis
r. IT, CIyburn, L. J. Wall, w. Evans
Geo. B. Lawton and Jos. w. Davis
p. w. Collens, editor of the multun
IN paryo Chronicle, was master o
ceremonies. The Summerf1eld banl
furnished the music. The Ladies
Village Improvement Society sold re
ereshments with great success, an
Dad" Perry, renowned in thre
counties, barbecued the meats.
The program began with tn
games, which were won by the 70.
lowing: Sack race, Bruce Townsend
Three-legged race, A Collens and
Lyvers. Footrace for boys under 1.
Arthur Brown. Footrace, boys 1
TO Is, II. Murphy. Girls race, I'd
Eoilens. Mems race, Arthur COLLEEN
Egg and ladle race, Arthur Collen
Broad jump, j. Lyvers. High jun
Eddie Collens. From the foregoin
one cannot but infer that the Collier
family is some ON athletics
The speaking followed the game
Tine orator of the day was Col. Ro
sert f. Rogers, one of our mo
Droadmfnded public men, and be
orators. His subject was 'tTl