The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-06-20

! After ten months of service in
France, John E. Proctor, son of John
r. Proctor, has returned home, hav.
ing been discharged from the service
on June Is.
AT the W. G. T. u. medal contest
held at Gambler last week, Cathar-
inc Fenchter won the prize.
On the 10th Miss Mary Gale went
to Gainesville TO attend the summer
school
Miss Gale for two terms taught
school in Arcadia.
The 3. Y. P. u. has reorganized
with Freeman Hames, president;
R. H. Nichols, vice president; Miss
Ethel Freeman, secretary, and Yer
non Abshire, treasurer.
Work on the large stone and con-
crete building that Nelson & Co. are
having erected is progressing. Coun-
Gilman Harry Weaver is contractor,
Delbert Haskell and John Harrell,
assistants.
Mrs. Isham Strong is visiting her
! parents, Mr. and Mrs. l. N Nichols.
Mr.. Strong was a week end visitor
With the deep ruts, mud and water
J the so-called hard road to Summer
field below the Belleview line is in
very bad condition. Having pa
tience and taking time you can get
through if one does not get stalled.
! Use lime rock.
On the 10th Miss Gertrude Turner
went to Binghampton, N. Y, to spend
the summer
On the 14th Mr.. j. w. Brown re-
ceived a fine bull dog from Tampa.
The night of the 18th E. ]. Pelnt
and Lewis Walker returned from the
Ocklawaha with 80 fine pigs. They
have had hard luck with hogs this
season, some so having died.
The many friends of DIR. T. X.
Slaughter are glad to learn that his
sickness is not as serious as first
reported. He has very many pa
TENTS and friends in his home town
of Oxford and the surrounding towns.
The doctor wore himself out caring
for them during the influenza cpl
demic, riding day and night, doing
the work of three doctors. The gov
eminent sent doctor to help him,
but he also became sick, and another
was sent.
Belleview lodge No. 95, F. & A. NJ,
conferred the fellow crafts degree on
one brother the night of the 18th
Two brothers from Marion Dunn
lodge, did in a. very creditable and
impressive manner the second sec
ton of the degree.
On the 18th Mrs Ruby Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs S. N. Smith,
while driving into the yard of her
parents home, was thrown from the
j buggy and rendered unconscious.
The buggy wheel struck a post, caus-
I ing the horse to jump and Mrs. Smith
to lose her balance. DIR, Peek of
Ocala was called and found she was
suffering from the shock, but not Sc
riously injured.
Quite number of people are com
planning of severe colds.
On the 18th Miss Gladys Maier
after short visit returned to her
home in Wildwood.
Sunday Rev. P. w. Corr of Bush
nell preached morning and evening
in the Baptist church.
Lawyers to blame, the Banner
says. Are not the judges also to
blame in allowing the lawyers to so
easily postpone cases? Your honor,
| L have an important case in Sum
ter, county, or an important witness
is not well, or cannot be found, or al
most any other excuse is allowed.
No matter if several witnesses hay-
| ing been summoned are told to an
pear again, and when they appear
again are told the case is not ready
for trial, some of those witnesses
time being much more important
than the lawyer who detains them
1t is good to go to church, or Sun
day school is good To steal is bad
But when person goes to church
and from there goes to steal water
melons he or they make mockery
OF their professed Christianity. When
shot at last Sunday night, if they
lad been seriously injured, they
could not expect many to sympath.
ize with them. If person came to