The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05
WHAT Is GOING ON IN A sEAuTL
Full SECTION
-UncIe Peter Stanley" Tells All About
the Happenings at Pine and
It's Environments

Rev. Paul Rowell. pastor of the
Methodist congregation at Newberry,
is here with Rev. Williams. pastor of
the local Methodist church, holding a
few days meetings.
So far weather conditions and sick
ness in the community as well as the
fact that the school is in session here
has about handicapped the progress
OF the meeting. There is no way Of
heating the church here and its al
most "irreligious" for women and
children, especially to have to sit in
a cold house through a long service
in this kind of weather we are having.
The attendance at school has been cut
short also on account of influenza,
whooping cough and bad weather con-
ditions. Strange it is that people will
give so very literally to every drive
that comes along and then let the To-
cal churches and school buildings go
without any repairs. heating apparatus,
reasonably comfortable seats, etc.
There is system" that is destroying
the country schools. What it is that
Is breaking down the country church
90 we have not definitely determined,
vet. but are compiling some of the
data along this line.
Mr.. Jake Leitner and a number Of
young men, came down from the Shilo
community, between Micanopy and
FIemington, Friday night. for Miss
Bessie Mae wyche, the teacher at this
place and whose home is in the Shilo
community.
Prof. Miller, Of Fairfield. was clos
ing his school there that evening with
an entertainment. but on account CT
some miseonnecions, etc., some of the
plays were interfered with. The car
that comes for Miss Wyche having
been Just a little delayed. another car,
and some OF the young men who were
70 be in the play. decided to come out
this way and see if they could appre-
bend the parties. Just as they drove
out from Shil0, the car from here
drove up. but they accidentlly missed
connection and the boys that came
On the searching party drove all the
way to Pine. about twenty-five miles.
on their return they also had car
trouble and delay all told, the enter
tainment was seriously interfered
with.
Two excellent young men from the
Pennington community were here for
a short while Sunday afternoon. They
are Messrs. Oliver Mathews and Cliff
ton Smoak In our conversation with
Mr.. Mathews we learned that he IS
a nephew Of Old Uncle joe Mathews,
one OF the oldest and most widely
known citizens of the county-for
several terms tax assessor OF Marion
county Then on his mothers side he
Is also a nephew to the late Mr.. E. G.
Chitty, whom we might call the Faith
or Of Micanopy." Young Mathews is,
from an intents and purposes, a fine
Young man. possessing the very quail
lies that go 10 the making of man
hood. and OF which so many of our
younger men are void.
He owns and operates his own farm
and in spite of the present prevailing
hlgn rrices-and attractive wages to
go 20 public works, he says the ultt'
mate outcome will be that the
young man who sticks to his farm and
works right now win be the master
OF the situation within the next few
years. Would to the Lord a great
number of our young men could catch
the vision as Oliver Mathews has
caught it.
Peter Stanley's home has been al
most hospital for two months. Condi-
lions are better now On account of
some OF the patients suffering with
flu there is little visiting the sick,
here. We don't blame folks. Its hard
TO get along, but this flu is bad
proposition We are especially crate
fui to Mr.. George L. Carlton, manager
OF the kendig grove, for some splendid
fruit. He came over and brought it
himself. Then in passing we were
presented with some good oranges by
Mr. and Mrs. William Fast, our good
neighbor over the way.
Rev. w L. Martin is preparing an
itinerary for ten days or two weeks on
the east cost. expecting to leave here
about March Is. The main purpose
OF the trip is to try to regain his
health. after long and patient suffer.
ing from attacks of influenza. He has
arranged with Governor Cats TO fill