The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-30

the country people and the immediate
,azfdent. 81 BIitcht-n, and wzs excel +
lent in quality and abundant n q0Hn /
titv. Purlo and fried chicken, two
or three kinds Of baked meats, bread
and butter, pickles and relishes, cake
and pie, there were in abundance,
more than the crowd could possibly
dispose Of. They ate all they wanted,
and then sat around and talked until
the speaking was resumed.
There was the utmost good feel
inc and neighborly kindness among
all. There was no evidence of any
dispute, and everybody's greatest
concern seemed to be that everybody
else should have a good time.
The speaking resumed about 1:20
| r. m. with a talk from Rev. Douglass,
preacher living up near the Alach-
Ina line. Mr.. Douglass was in favor
cf division. He argued like>th Irish
man played the fiddle-by main
strength. He made some good hits,
though, and gave the crowd several
good laughs.
Judge Willis of Bronson followed in
opposition to division. The Judge
thoroughly understood his subject and
presented it strongly. He had more
uniform and steady applause than any
other speaker.
Mr.. Shelton Phillips followed Judge
Willis. Everybody knows Mr.. Phil
lips is fine speaker, and he put up
the most logical and brilliant argI-
lnent for Bloxham of the day.
| Mr. Rawls then left the chair and
made short address. Mr.. Rawis IS
and has been for over thirty years
well acquainted with the people and
affairs of Marion and Levy. He didn't
try to argue-he simply told what he
knew and could prove, and probably
packed more solid reason into his
talk than any of the other speakers il
the same length of time. He told al
Of his neighbors this side of the line
to stay with old Marion, and his re
marks seemed to go right home.
Mr.. Morton having objected to Mr.
Rawls, who was chairman, making al
address, Mr.. Rawls invited him to taxi
extra time to reply. But Gus, wh'
was full of purlo and smoking gooc
cigar, was too comfortable on hi
roost on backless bench, to talk; s.
Mr.. Rawls called on Mr.. w. o. Brew
er.
Mr.. Brewer looked so modest an
shy when he stepped on the platform
: | that his friends thought he would b
: as scary as schoolgirl. But h
! made the Invest kind of a talk, wit
several good hits, and received heart
;, applause.
At the end of Mr.. Brewers speech
: the reporter had to leave, so he di
: not hear Messrs. M. L. Payne, ]. F
: Crimson, w. J. Crosby and one or tw
more who made the closing talks, bu
from previous acquaintance with thes
, gentlemen, he knows their speeche
: We're good.
1t would not be easy to tell tn
! exact proportion of the sentiment fc
and against division at the meetin,
= It seemed to have been an ant
" division crowd However, the fat
= that almost everybody laughed at
good joke, or applauded a good poin
- no matter who made it, prevented a
most anyone but a mind reader fro
: exactly analyzing the disposition {
: the crowd.
The Star would like to be sure tn;
the remainder of the campaign WI
be conducted in the same spirit. 1t
an economic question and should
carried on in an impersonal manne
DR.. Bitch and his family exertt
themselves in trying to give all pre-
ert a good time Their elegant hon
was open to the visitors, and the do
tor and his wife, Miss Legie and h
two brothers were active and asst
uous all day in seeing that no o.
lacked anything that could add
their enjoyment. In this pleasa
work, they were ably assisted
# many others of the community, sor
10 coming from several miles away.
he Among those present from Oca
en- were:
m Nessrs. Jake and Albert Gerig, I
: F. G. Peek, L. w. Duval, ]. G. Pa
~. rish, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Johnsc
Is Charlie Goddard, Harry Cole, w.
in Gallagher, o. B. Howse, ]. L. E
nj wards, J. H. Benjamin, A T. Thorn
and son Moultrie, W. L. Colbert, I
av J N. Gross, Miss Mamie Gross, Nj
IS Alice Bullock, Miss Annie AtkinsC
20 Gertie Brigance, Mamie FAINT, NJ
on Sue McIver, Mrs. Burkhalter, J.
ne Brlnson, w T. Osteen, Ivan Lam
Ell. and Charlie Rawls, and J. W. Gre
nm by of Citra, and L. S. Light of Re
So dick.