The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
PINE
The Drink Question Solved at Pine
A Big Day Ends With Big
Prize Dinner

Special to Ocala Banner:
Rev. w. L. Martin has returned
from Eureka-on-the-Oc Ocklawaha and
reports red letter day for the Bap.
tist people and Sunday school at that
| place yesterday.
Yesterday, Sunday, June 90, was
the last day in contest between the
Eureka Baptist Sunday School and
the Fort Mccoy Methodist Sunday
School. The prize for the winning side
is to be dinner given them by the
losing side. The points were based
on attendance, collections, care of
| literature, and new members. The
closing day was celebrated by the Eu-
reka Sunday School and the Baptist
people and people of the community
generally as the interest is universal.
Rev. Martin of this place was invited
by the church and preached Saturday
night and Sunday at IL o'clock and at
three p. m. Dinner was spread under
the beautiful grove of live oaks near
the church building. A barrel of ice
water was conveniently arranged for
the people anda a glad day it was
to all.
The church house, though a larger
building for the size of the place, did
not accommodate the people present. A
number were unable to gain admit
tance to the eleven o'clock services
and remained just outside the build
ing where they enj.ved the open air
and the services also.
Those who made careful estimate
of the people present place the num-
ber at between two hurdrad and tIty
to three hundred. Among the visitors
from this place were: Mr. and Mrs. J.
Fl. Whitford, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Turn
er, daughter Marie and son Drew, Miss
Eyemer, Rev and Mrs. w. L. Martin,
Grady Martin, Ed. Redditt and w. r.
Smith.
All returned with loud praises for
the Eureka people and the excellent
spread of dinner, the kindness, cour-
teses and general hospitalities. Mr..
F. M. Harp, of that place was the
busiest man in the town seeing that
watermelons were gathered from his
farm for all the VISITORS that their
horses were cared for and that the
general care and comfort of all was
not lacking in any particular. All
the people of Eureka were just as
kind and attentive as one could ever
expect, and nothing occurred to mar
the happiness of the day.
The Sunday school at that place
now has an enrolment of about one
hundred and fifty members. 1t is a
live one indeed.
The people of this community (or a
large number of them including the
enthusiastic educators) in conjunc-
tion with the Farmers Association
have recently spent day at the
school ground making some needed
repairs.
The house is now raised aud placed
ON new good blocks. 1t is painted and
looks like new building 1t is a beau
ty. There are window shades to the
windows, new steps, etc.
The grounds are cleared off and
all the school property is greatly i'm
proved and beautified..
But, saving the best wine for the
last, the great mountain that has
stood in the light of the patrons of
this school for years and also a pro-
position that has worried the school
beard no little, is about to be remov-
ed. This is the question of drinking
water. 1t has been a difficult problem
to solve for years, and the board and
the patrons have all worked faithful
ly but their efforts have been fruit
less. A number of the patrons, how
ever, have been working at the prob
lem now for a few days and their ef-