The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-26
OXFORD

the fields. but the melons and canta-
loupes is too big now to be drug
around any more, and is settling down
for the final growth.
/ The tomato crop, too, is looking fine
and tomatoes will soon be on the
been installed in the Lee big packing
house, including an electric light
plant, and the big packing house of
j. H. Scott is moving upward, giving
growing appearance on the railroad
side of town.
Long Hammock was well represent
ed in Oxford last Saturday Among
them was Mr.. W. r. Edwards, who
placed on exerbition in Collier & War
nock's shop window, the biggest
"cants" up to date.
Mr.. H. E. Parham went down to
Plant City last Saturday p. m. via
! Seaboard.
! DR.. c. l. Carter of Wildwood was in
town one day last week. Was any one
enjoying a good road ride"
Mr.. D. L. Bolton of Sumterville
came flying thru Oxford last Satur-
day en- route to Ocala. He was fly
ing in f1ivver because he was on the
asphalt road.
Candidate Tom Bevill of Center Hill
for commissioner and N J. Wicker of
Coleman, made a halt in Oxford last
Saturday while on their way to Pedro,
where Mr.. Wicker was billed for a
speech at night
Miss lone Fore and Miss Hendrix
was shopping in Ocala one day last
week.
| Misses Annie and Irma Sirmons &C
companied by some other Oxfordites
were in Ocala last Friday doing some
shopping.
The roads between Summerfeld and
Belleview is pretty rough, but it
seems that a great many people of
this section is trying to indure the
roughs and jots for the great attrac-
tions in the Central City. A hint to
the Ocala merchants.
Strange, is it not? Had man with
US recently, who wanted to see all the
lgood, bad and Indifferent people of the
town. Not so strange, when we tell
you that he was a poor unfortunate
blind.
The Sumter County Times made
lsome mistake recently in making the
oil report. 1t might have said "trace
! for oil" instead of "trace of OIL" Or
: to be more explicit, "boring for suck
lers."
Fellow lost $35 the other day, anc
offered small reward for its return
Silly man. If he had offered $50 re.
ward, he would have gotten his money
at once, and saved all that suspense.
Real matrimony is becoming so sell
dom nowadays, that we are resortine
to sham weddings, to stimulate marry
/, ing? The "Womanless Wedding" wa:
pulled off at the school house las
Friday night with great success. The
people of the surrounding community
crowded in like they use to forty year!
ago when they went to church.
Among the great crowd from Wild
wood was Banker Johnson Powell ant
wife, DIR. C. L. Carter and family
Merchant Donual Bridges, Mr.. ant
Mrs. D. R. Glenn and others to,
numerous to mention. Proceeds, tow
hall.
Great thing, this stuff they cal
radiophone. We can now get news b,
gossip. Who would have thought O
7 such thing? Had a message recent,
that a good rain was coming, but i
\ must have gotten on one of thos
= "detours" along the national highwa.
and got cold feet or rather a coll
= breath from the feeling of the wealth
er.
s Webster has shipped about 125 car
of cucumbers up to date, with an av
/ erage of about 81 per crate f. o. b
e which means that the income fror
? cukes is nearing one hundred thou
sand dollars. Radio?
!: Center Hill shipped in one day las
: week % cars of beans and the ship
!. ping was good all the week. The
!. feel so good over the success tina
many of them took trips heavenly
n wards last Sunday in an airplant
q Radiophone?
a Mr.. J. M. Marlison and Merchan
: Clyburn of Summerfeld was seen on
e day last week going through Belle
@ view en- route to Ocala. Radio?
4 There is to be wedding in Oxfor
n in very few days. A manless wee
: ding. Pure old gossip.
II When we get Incorporated, we al
+ going to ask the railroad to stop tn
y limited (from running so fast) at o.
= ford.
q Fatty Arbuckle and Jack Dempse
9 may be cellmates in hell. if there
+, one. "-Ocala Star. Can't scare I
that way, Mr.. Editor, as long as r,
pentence is held out to US on the gallo
and death beds.