The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-14
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Evening Star, May IA, 1889
The Ocala bar met yesterday and
passed resolutions of respect on the
death of one of it's number, M. j. Tur-
ner.
Mr.. Espey, in the hospital, is get
ting along nicely. He is able to sit
up and has passed the danger line.
DIR. Newsom has performed wonder
full piece of surgery in this case.
Squire j. A. Grover of Higley,
well known in Ocala, has volunteered
with the Leesburg Rifles.
Henry Gatrell. who has been going
to a medical college for four winters,
returned last Friday and in great
haste made his way to Mrs. Lue
Smoak's. After handshaking he said
to Mrs. Smoak that he had come for
her daughter, Miss Addie. Last Oc-
tober, day or two before he left for
Cincinnati, he and Miss Addie took a
trip to one of her friends at Island
Grove. Then they went to Fernandina
and were married. They came home
and the wife continued her studies at
school, while Henry left to finish his
course at college. 1t was a profound
secret.
General Joseph Wheeler, the IA
nous Confederate cavalry leader, and
now a United States major general,
passed through Ocala yesterday aft
ernoon on his way to Tampa, to take
charge of the cavalry at that place.
During the detention of the train at
our depot, General Wheeler got out
of the car and promenaded the plat
form and chatted pleasantly with
some boys who were present.
Eighty men met at the armory last
night for the purpose of organizing
home guards for Ocala. Mayor Camp
bell was elected chairman and Will
Hooker secretary of the meeting. A
committee of five, consisting of Mayor
G. HI. Campbell, o. T. Green, N. M.
Alfred, G.. A. Nash and j r. Martin,
was appointed, and met today to fur
ther consider plans for the organiza-
tion and will call meeting at some
future date. Sixty of those present
expressed a willingness to join.
Mayor Campbell has written to Gov
ernor Bloxham in reference to the or
ganization and to ascertain whether
or not arms and equipment will be
supplied by the state. Almost every
able-bodied man in the city will join
the guards, so, in case of an invasion
we will not be unprepared.
Eleven train loads of soldiers, am
munition and horses passed over the
F. C. & P. yesterday morning for
Tampa. They only stopped a few min
utes at the depot, but the soldiers
made break for Carman's lunch
counter, where they loaded up in
great shape. For minute Carman
did landoffice business. He got rid
of ham and many canteens of cof-
fee, and just as these supplies had
been slowed away the train started,
the boys struck out for the cars and
poor Carman mourns the loss of his
provender, for he got no pay for the
same. Calling to a soldier with a cup
in his hand, he said, "How about my
cup?" "Oh," said the man in blue,
'I'll take care of the cup"
Part of General Miles staff passed
through town today en- route to Tam
pa, via the F. G. & P. railway. The
general himself will go through to-
morrow. Rev. Diaz, the noted Cuban
Baptist minister, who was sentenced
to be shot by the Spaniards in Cuba,
and escaped by floating to sea on a
spar, was with the party. and we
learn is attached to General Miles
staff.
Washington, May 14.--Sixty thou.
sand volunteers have been mustered
Ito date.
Key West, May 14.-The gunboat