The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-06-07
I FORT MCCOY

Camp Wheeler, Co A, 124th INF was
a visitor at the home Of his father,
J. s. Grantham, the latter part Of last
week. He informed us that he and
the rest Of old Co A were about to
go across
Mrs Marguerite McRae has moved
from the Clark cottage to the Harry
Pedrick cottage on he lake front.
Mr. Hazard and family left Thurs
day for their summer rome IN Ten
nessee The weather may be- cooler
there during the day but they can't
beat our lovely cool nights
VIM. Wilson of WeIlboru was a Wis
itor at the home OF his brother. w. j
Wilson Wednesday and Thursday of
last week
Mrs. ". : wilson little Wilmer.
Cronheim ami WOODROW. went for a
week END visit 60 the home of Mr.
and Mrs Win wilson at Weilborm
On SATURDAY " j. wilson vent al
ter them With mis- auto aud arrived
home on Monday
Mrs. NJ F. Madden received news
of the death Of her brother. Preston
Weathersbee az Camp Wheeler Sun
day, night and left for Deals It once
and arrived home Tuesday
Earl Granthar and Reed 84uiey
are two Of the young men vino had
to register n Ocaia j selects %
June 5.
Earl Grantham. Bert BewteY and
Reed Bewley were pleasure AMI bust
ness visitors at OcaIa on Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week
1t has been rumOred that We are TO
have a supply of beef for sale Sat
urday. The rumor has become q fact
w. A. Stevens will sell beef AZ the
commissary every Saturday Come
early and avoid the ruch
Mrs. Helen Carter and Mrs Vlvene
Ellis Of Burbank were visitors at the
home of M and Mrs.. Baxter last
week
Oh. when will It rain again. Ev
erything IS burning up around this
village Fires in the woods on the
west and north Everybody be
mighty careful of your matches these
days. Unexpected fires DO lots IF dam
age-aIways
The body of little Emory Williams
of Wildwood was brought here for
burial Friday, May 81 He vas the
son of G H and Ruth Williams of
Wildwood Mrs Williams is the
daughter of John Stevens OF this vii
lage. They have the sympathy Of all
their friends and raighb0rs ir their
great loss
David Simmons anu Family H
Williams and family, r 6. Getger and
daughter. Gladys, and . Miss Fore
of Wildwood we're week end visitors
at the homes Of Lodu Stevens Hugh
Cameron and Henry McQuatg
Talk about your plays You who
did not go to the school house Oh the.
night OF May iout know what you
missed The old Irish Judge. repre-
scented by George Howell certainly
did have an original way Of dealing
out Justice The colored policeman
was the sIeepiest man in town-he
surely needed a tonic. The two law
yers, represented by Lloyd Grantham
and Bert Bewley were d scream for
remarks. They did everything but
come to blows. The lady. represent
ed by Earl Grantham proved to be a.
much married woman and was GER
tainly some flirt. The commonI
drunk, represented by Reed BewleyI
sure knew how to throw fit and 1t
didn't take the rest of the occupants
of the court room very long to find
out how it was done when they saw
the Cola Cola SO freely dispensed,
but the poor judge he got left. He
had the worst fit of the lot and got no
relief as the other drank up all theI
Coca Cola. The second part, the
Fourteen Cent Robbery, was well
acted and pleased the audience, but
when they came to the third part,
Long Distance Telephone Service, the
audience went into commissions. Fin
ale-Star Spangled Banner The
boys cleared about $18 for the local
branch of the Red Cross
d. S. Sutherland. j. s. Grantham,
DR.. isk, D. Conklin, H. NJ Hutchin-
son, r. Gedecke, Yves Waldron and
wife and son James, were In Ocala
Monday looking after bargains In