The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-02
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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Lanier- Clayton


by Miss Ida Belle Clayton, sister of
the bride, and Mr.. Perry Anthony, a
close friend Of the groom. The young
couple left at once in Mr.. Lanier's
car for Daytona Beach, where they
will spend the night, and from there
will go on tomorrow to Fort Lauder
dale, where they will make their
home.
Ocala thus loses to Fort Lauder
dale another clever young man and
pretty girl, and the prospects are
that there will be another incident of
the sort some time in the near future.
Mr. Lanier is a Marion county boy,
brought up near Blitchton, and COM
ing to Ocala with his family about
ten years ago. He is competent
druggist, having served several years
in the drugstores of this city, and
studied in the Atlanta college. A few
months ago, he went to Fort Lauder
dale, to take a position in the new
drugstore of which Mr.. A. J. Beck,
also formerly of this city, is pro-
prietor. He is clever and competent
young man, and has friends by the
hundred in this city and county.
His bride is pretty and charming
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.
Clayton. She is an Ocala girl, born
and raised in the suburbs of this city,
and numbers her friends by her ac-
The young couple have been en-
gagged for some time, and their mar
riage was deferred on account of Mr..
Lanier's removal to Fort Lauderdale.
On his temperance in the city last
Sunday, it was more than suspected
that he would not return to the East
Coast alone, but both he and his in
tended stoutly denied all insinuations
to that effect. However, that is the
way of young folks, so their friends
were not surprised to hear the news
of the wedding. The reason for the
marriage at such an early hour was
that they might make a good start
or their road to Fort Lauderdale,
where Mr.. Lanier expects to be in his
place of business Monday morning.
The editor of the Star was the only
witness at the marriage of Mrs.
Lanier's parents, by Rev. J. M. Pike
in his study at the Methodist church
twenty-three years ago. He desires to
lead in good wishes for the long life
and prosperity of his old friends
charming daughter and her husband.
$50
Sister Esther Carlotta Shocked by
Lightning
The many friends in Ocala of Sis
ter Esther Carlotta, while regretting
the painful experience to her related
in the following from the st. Angus
tine Record, will be glad to know it
is no worse. The Record says:
"Sister Esther Carlotta was severe
ly shocked by lightning at her home
on Rhode avenue during the heavy
thunder storm of Wednesday after
noon, and is only now beginning to
recover from the effects of the acct
dent. Tt will be remembered that
there were several sharp flashes OF
lightning accompanied by sharp
crashes of thunder which seemed es-
pecially near to the people in North
City. Shortly following the first OF
these, Sister Esther Carlotta went to
an open window where she discovered
it was raining in, and commenced te
remove the screen. Her fingers were
on the wooden frame of the screen
and fortunately not on the wire wher
the second lightning flash came. Sis.
ter Esther Carlotta remembers at the
time only a strange benumbing sen
sation and a series of vivid blue
streaks of lights before her eyes be-
fore she was rendered unconscious BY
the shock. She remained unconsciou:
for about half and hour, and upor
coming to herself, managed to reach
the telephone and call for assistance
Sister Esther Carlotta's left side ha:
remained numb since the shock, bu-
today there was a partial return o:
sensation accompanied by severe pair
occasioned by the restoration of feel
ing to the tortured nerves. It viii
probably be some time before she en-
tirely RECEIVERS from the effects of tn,
accident"
Mrs. I. N. Clayton and family lief
yesterday for Island Grove for a few
days visit before going to Fort My
ers to join Mr.. Clayton, where the,
will make their home Mr.. Clayton
is engaged in that city looking afte
a large construction contract for tn
firm of G. K. and E. M. Williams O.
this city.
Mrs. L. A. Gable and children hav
returned home after a three week
sojourn at Green Springs, near Tam
pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Clements an,
children have returned from their va
cation at Daytona Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Cullen and chi!
dren left today for Daytona Beach