The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-24

fire station over on the roof until the
firemen began to fear for their home.
A large trees was blown down IN
front of Mr.. Henry Raysor's resi-
dence on South Third street, narrow
/ ~ missing the house, and one fell in
front of Mrs. NJ. A. Horne's Ockla-
waha residence, into the street
The storm Saturday night caused
an electric light wire TO ground on
/ the ceiling of the Smith Grocery
Company's store. The fire depart
merit put out the resultant blaze be-
/ fore it did much harm.
Owing to the threatening weather,
/ the unwilling of the Woodmen monu-
ment to Mr.. J. G. Ferguson Sunday
was slenderly attended. The leading
officers of the camp and some mem
/ bers and about score of other
/ friends were present. 1t is hand
some monument and will help pre-
serve the memory of this good man,
whom not only his lodge brethren but
the entire city hoonred
/ Mr.. w. S. Hilands returned yester-
day from Jacksonville, where he has
been for the past week on business
for his company, the Florida Soft
Phosphate & Lime Company.
/ Mr.. NJ. L. Morrison of Fairfield
spent yesterday and today in town.
Mr.. Payne was ready with 20 hands
to pick cotton today.
Mr.. J. II. Morrison, who drives the
big caterpillar tractor for the Muclan
Farms Co., was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Morriston said the company had
begun harvesting its 400 acres of
corn and the yield is fine This com
Ipany will plant over 5000 acres in
corn next spring. It has the most
modern machinery known to shuck,
shell, weigh and sack the corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Minnick and
Mr.. Tomlinson of Fruitland Park
and, their guest, Mrs. Harden OF
Walla Walla, Wash, came up to Ocala
this morning and spent the day.
/ Messrs. E. C. Worrell and J. d
j Young of Leesburg are in the city to-
day on business connected with their
large real estate holdings in this
county.
Mr.. Beattie A. Inglis of Birming-
ham, Ala, is in the city for a few
days and is registered at the Har.
rington Hall.
Mr.. j. C. Lunng, state treasurer
and Mr. G. S. Hammatt, state en-
: gineer, are in the city to look aftel
the plumbing and lighting system O
the new industrial school building.
! Mr.. w. S. Hilands returned yester
7 day afternoon from two weeks sta!
; in Jacksonville, on business for hi
firm, the Florida Soft Phosphate ant
Lime Co.
5 Mr.. Edward Connor, now an abb
seaman on one of Uncle Sans bat
$ tleships, is here enjoying brief va
] cation. He has seen considerable ser
] vice and is full of enthusiasm Fl
j. says Mr.. Harry Close is on the sam
e ship with him, serving as yeoman.
: DIR. Kip1inger was in the city yes
. terday on his way home to MAN
$ from Birmingham
Mr.. w. F. Blesch, now running
e big barbershop in Lakeland, was Wis
q iting his numerous Ocala friends yes
{ terday.
7 Photographer Johnson has mad
some splendid photographs of Con
: pany A.
: Mr.. JUNE Perkins wires fro1
; Camp Jackson that he has failed I
pass the physical examination an
4 will be home in. a day or two.
e Have your prescriptions filled at tn
e COURT PHARMACY, where you CO
a be certain that they are compounde
: OF the best drugs, the utmost care ar
without delay. 17-tf
None Dut the finest strains CT s.
= lected garden seeds are used in tt
= Pakro Seedtape-30 varieties of ga
# den seed and 18 flowers. Clarksc
Ie Hardware Company. If