The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-30
BELLEVIEW

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Hames announces clean up day at
the cemetery Sept. Is.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church gave an ice cream social at
the town hall grounds last Tuesday
night. Tables were arranged under
the oaks and a goodly attendance re-
warded them for their trouble.
Mr.. Harley Lucius, taking time by
the forelock and wishing to show his
patriotism has enlisted in the navy
Following suit, Mr.. Herman Smith,
wishing to do something for his coun-
| try In its hour of peril has made ap-
iplication for enlistment. We under
stand that Mr.. Joseph Lucius has
written to his son, Joe Lucius at
Cleveland, Ohio, advising him to en-
| list in the navy as the country needed
his services. Mr.. Jesse Freer, see-
ing the best boys of the community
! offering themselves, followed suit and
selected the militia arm and made ap-
! plication to Capt. Edward Drake for
membership in Company A. And /
want to. say right here that Jesse is
going to make real soldier. He has
THAT stuff in him that was the MAX
lings of our country and when Jesse
comes marching home again, | look
to see him wearing shoulder straps
and leather leggins.
Freeman Hames went to Orlando,
found the militia and after passing
the regular army doctors examina,
ton, felt so proud of it that he wrote
| the writer a little note proclaiming
the fact. Winkers Hames threw up
a good paying position in South Car
Dina to come and stand an examina-
tion which he passed with flying col
ors, for everybody knows he is as
tough as pine knot.
/ That little scamp of a Leo Hames
made brave attempt at enlisting in
1.-THE navy and fell down. What there
twas was good enough but there was
mot enough to make sailor. He next
lattempted to enlist in Co. A. Capt.
Drake gave him the once over and
said that he looked good to him. He
then passed him over to the doctor,
lwho said there was the making of
lfine soldier there and okayed him, and
lthen some freakish whim struck Mas
ter Leo that he wanted to be an of
Ulcer from the start. Naturally that
caused deadlock, so back home he
icomes to re-enlist in Walter Nelson's
automobile hospital.
Belleview has a whole lot of fine
young men who are serving Uncle
Sam in one capacity or aonther.
know of several more young men
who are casting about looking for an
lopening which will permit them to
!. Iserve their country to the best adj
Vantage.
/ Last Friday Mr.. Fl. A. Powell, Mr..
M. M. Foxworth and his brother,
tCaptain Ed, Mr.. E. E. French and Mr..
Tremere armed with fishing tackle
and some other things usual to fish
ing expedition, went to point on the
Withlacoochee river about % miles
from here and fished and ate and had
"a general good time, and about all l
lean hear this past week is talk about
wooden minnows, and spinners and
tphantom minnows, and pork rinds and
all the other kinds of fishing tackle
and the stage of the moon and dark
holes and other fishing talk, includ-
ling the moon.
Mr.. Joseph L. Whisenant surprised
all of his friends last Sunday morn
ling by joining the Methodist. church.
This makes about fifteen new men,
lbers associating themselves with the
methodist church under Rev. S. N.
Whidden.
| Mrs. M. M. Foxworth spent several
days last week visiting her sister,
Mrs. O. T. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Hightower were
lin town last Wednesday morning
from Lake George.
/ Mr.. Thomas L. Hames who is doing
well in Akron, Ohio, gets lonesome
flor news from home. He sends his
check for S1.50 and says to let the
fgood work eontinue-"Please send me
the Star"
One of the most grateful apprecia-
tons of this season was two large,
beautiful magnolia blooms presented
the writer by Mr.. John Fl. Ashworth.
| Wearing an air of generous pros
iperity, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Conner
and children spent several days of
last week visiting with their friends.
Prof. Connor has fine school at Lake
City with over 500 pupils. Five or.
1 six cities in the state have bid for his
services the next school year, but we
understand that he has turned them