The Ocala evening star., 1915-06-10
ORANGE SPRINGS

Orange Springs, June 1O.-Rev.
Roland, pastor of the Methodist
church at this place, closed last week
series of revival services held at
the church here. There were no ad-
ditions to the church.
Rev. Hardin of Orlando, presiding
elder for this district, held quarterly
conference here June 1. A rainy day
and small audience greeted him.
But the service was enjoyed i'm
menseIy by those who could attend.
1t was Rev. Hardin's first visit to our
town. We wish he could come often.
Rev. York of Rodman attended the
1st. Brother York is not stranger
here and his friends were glad to see
him.
Mr.. C. J. Rast and wife from Lees
burg are spending the summer with
Mr.. Rast's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rast. Their many friends
here welcome their advent into the
community.
Mr.. George Rast begins this week
to ship butter-beans to the northern
markets. A number of our farmers
expect to ship tomatoes soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Moon of Dun
mellon visited last week Mrs. Reed
Wimberly, who is a sister to Mrs.
Moon.
Bathing in the white sulphur
spring and fishing on the river is the
chief pastime of our young people
J now.
Mrs. Carolyn Moorhead, county
collaborator for canning clubs, is ex-
pected to give a demonstration here
soon. Quite a number of our farm
: ers are growing tomatoes. They as
well as the club girls will very like
ly find this demonstration interest
r ing. The date of the demonstration
: will be posted on the bulletin board
! at the depot. Look for it.
Mr. c. S. Turner of Boston and Mr..
J. NJ. Marcam of Morrisville, N. c.,
5 were guests last week at Homeplace
hotel.
r Mr.. G. J. APPEL of st. Petersburg is
( visiting his family this week. Mr..
APPEL reports business as improving
a some in st. Petersburg.
Friends and acquaintance of little
Helen Wimberly will be grieved to
: learn of her sudden death on May "a.
j Helen, aged u, was the daughter of
n Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Wimberly. Mr..
e Wimberly was reared in Orange
: Springs. He and his wife and daugh-
t ter spent last winter here visiting his
e parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton VIM
a berly. The Columbus Citizen gives
the following account of the little
girls death:
Standing on the westbound double
track of the Pennsylvania railroad
: near Grandview, waving "by byes'
and throwing kisses at little baby
: II, was run down and instantly killed
by a westbound passenger train short
: ly after o'clock Monday evening
: The little girl, who is the daughter
4 of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Wimberly and
n granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
: the afternoon at Grandview. She had
$ planned for a diner party Tuesday
). evening at the home of her uncle and
e aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walcutt
Il of Goodale boulevard, and Wednesday
a she and her little playmates in Grad
s view were going on bird hike, which
: they take every Wednesday afternoon
1 In order to reach the home of hel
!. grandparents she had to cross the
e railroad tracks. A freight train was
: running slowly on the eastbounC
: track, and the little girl stood on the
westbound track waving to the little
: baby of Mrs. L. X. Goldman, of Lin
: coin road, Gradview, who was ir
T charge of Miss Mary Conway, Mrs
! Godman's sister. Noise of the freight
d train prevented her from hearing tia
: westbound passenger train, altho the
e engineer blew his whistle, rang the
= = bell and tried to stop his train. The
f engine struck her and killed her al
7, most instantly. Miss Conway called
q to her to notice the passenger train
but it was too late. The train crew
e carried the little girl to her grand
: parents home. Her mother, who was
e formerly Miss Eva Walcutt, was pros
! trated with grief and was unconscious
: for sometime after she learned of her
daughters death. The playmates OF
the little girl instead of going bird
: ing Wednesday as they had planned
will attend Helen's funeral at the
Walcutt home at 10 o'clock on We'd
nesday morning. Burial will be
made in Green Lawn cemetery.