The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-11
COTTON PLANT

Cotton Plant, July 10.-We are
having showers almost every day now,
which makes the nights very pleasant.
d. M. Barco was visitor to Ocala
Thursday.
Mrs. M. L. Reynolds and children of
Ocala, after few weeks visit out
here with relatives, returned to their
home Saturday.
Miss Katie May Eagleton of Ocala
arrived Thursday afternoon for a
visit to Miss Helen Veal at Leroy.
Mr.,G Fred Turner of Cater, more
recently of Pine Island, spent Thurs
day here with friends. He expects to
return to the island soon. His friends
here were delighted to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Veal entertain
ed acrowd of grown-ups and young
folks at dinner Friday. The afternoon
was spent eating ice cream and chat
ting over current events.
Mr.. Newcomb Barco is on the sick
| list. He is not confined to his bed, but
| is NOT at all well. We hope he will
soon be feeling good.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Woodward are
planning to entertain a crowd of
young folks with a camping trip this
week.
Miss Margaret Bell of Groom, Ga
granddaughter of d. M. Barco) a
member of the fernando county can
ming club, writes that she has 663
leans of tomatoes already canned, and
all sort sof pickles, preserves and
catsup put up. She is finding ready
sale for all she can furnish. Just at
this time she is enjoying well earn
ed vacation with friends at Mulberry
and Barlow. We hope she will come
Iup our way.
/ Ye scribe has just returned from q
very pleasant two weeks visit with
friends in Gainesville and Wacahoota
going up to Gainesville especially te
attend the wedding of Miss Mozelle
burst and DIR. John Lee Summerlin
which took place at the home of the
bride on the morning of the 10th Of
June. / spent eight days in the Uni
versity City. 1t is certainly beauti
| full place. My friends gave me lovely
Iauto rides over the city. / attended
Sunday school, league and preaching
/ They certainly have a fine Sunday
school. There were at least 55 or &C
young ladies present in the class
had the honor of sitting in. Quite q
i few were normal students. Rev. Sum.
mers, pastor of the Gainesville church
was our teacher. The good people Of
Gainesville who own cars send then
| out to the university Sunday morn
/ ings to bring in all DESTROYS of com
ing in to Sunday school and preach
ling. understand that there arr
labout 400 students out there.
i Gainesville has magnificent gov
eminent building, Masonic tempt,
land scores of beautiful residence:
and miles of paved streets. The uni
Iversity is just a nice drive or wall
out from town. 1t is a credit to tn.
state and we should all feel interested
in it and its progress. They hav,
lovely grounds which are well kept
i The Gainesville high school ant
grounds is another beauty spot Ate
my visit there, friends from Waca
|, hoota came over for me and / spent
week very pleasantly there. I enjoy
ed several auto trips and spent on
day at Williston, where I attended
double wedding at the Methods
church and was the dinner guest O
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Epperson an,
they have lovely home and are sucl
lovely entertainers.
H Quite jolly party motored dow
to Ocala and out to Silver Springs o.
the fourth, enjoying fine picnic din
ner. There are some fine crops o.
the road from Wacahoota througl
Pennington and Fairfield, also som
VERY good roads.
II / was the guest of Misses Ami
Pope and Katie May Eagleton unit
Wednesday and came out to Lero,
with the congenial Capt Peterson
II Thus ended very pleasant trip.