The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-04
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM AsHEvILLE, N. C.

| Mr.. George Rentz has returned
home from three weeks visit with
his family at Asheville, N. C. He re-
turned home via Atlanta, where he
spent couple of days. Mr.. Rentz
thoroughly enjoyed his stay in the
mountains, this being his first real
vacation" in number of years. His
family will remain at Asheville until
the last of September.
| Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Lloyd have
returned home from a very delightful
fortnight's visit at Asheville, n. c.,
where they were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Camp, who have
an exceedingly attractive place there
| for the summer season.
Mrs. Edward Walker and little
daughter, Virginia Porter, after
| spending two weeks in Asheville with
Mrs. Walkers sister, Mrs. Rex G..
Todd, of this city, returned Sunday
night to their home at Clinton, Ky.
They were accompanied by Miss Rex
| lie Todd, who will spend two weeks
visiting at Clinton and Memphis,
Tenn, before going to Nashville,
where she will enter Peabody Col
lege. Miss Todd will specialize in do
nestle science at Peabody. Mrs. Todd
will leave Asheville on the 18th for a
short visit at Knoxville, and will then
accompany her daughter to Nashville
before returning home.
Miss Victoria Raysor, who has been
having very enjoyable stay witt
relatives and friends at Asheville for
several weeks, leaves on Sunday for
visit with relatives at Orangeburg,
S. c. She will also visit other places
in South Carolina later.
Miss Daisy Nurney, who is well
known in this city, returned to her
home at Suffolk, Va, after spending
a week at Asheville with her sister,
Mrs. Jack Camp. Mrs. Camp also had
as her guest for several days last
week her brother, Mr. Harry Nurney,
of Suffolk, and another sister, Mrs.
Claude Howell, of Wilmington, n. c..
who is very pleasantly remembered
here as Miss Jessie Nuney.
Masters Jack and Henry Camp of
| this city are spending this week at
Lake Toxaway, visiting their aunt,
Mrs. J. F. Armstrong.
Mr.. William Camp has returned to
Lake Toxaway. He will leave the
middle of the month for Lexington,
Va, to enter Washington and Lee
J University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gerig, who
are spending the summer at Clyde, n.
W, WCI0 FISlCOIo III ASuCFllS last
week, coming down to consult Mr..
Gerig's physician. His many friends
will be pleased learn that he is be-
ginning to improve and sincerely
hope that he will soon regain his lost
strength.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Workman, who
have been spending their honeymoon
| for the past few weeks at Bat Cave,
n. c., expect to return to Florida in a
few days. From Jacksonville they
will go direct to their future home at
Miami
Early Sunday afternoon one of the
most attractive places at Asheville,
known as the Rowland place, was de-
stroyed by fire. This residence was
| located on the ridge of a high hill.
overlooking view of unusual love-
Illness. AS the angry flames and
dense smoke rose high above the
trees and hills it made picture long
to be remembered. The house was
above the water protection, so of
course was burned to the ground.
This place was only short distance
from the home now occupied by the
Clarence Camp family of this city.