The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-02
OCALA TWENTY YEARS AGO
Evening Star Oct. 2, 1902

Evening Star Oct. ?, 1902
E. L. Wartmann, the up-to-date |
county commissioner of Citra, came to |
town this afternoon. He made an i'm
portant business visit to Atlanta last
week.
George K. Robinson received an
order today for several sacks of Mar
ion county cotton seed to be sent to
Cuba.
Chester Finch has accepted a posi-
ton as day clerk at the Montezuma
hotel. Mrs Hamilton will return to
Jacksonville. Mr.. Finch is pleasant
and affable young man and will be a
drawing card.
w. L. Denham of the Gainesville
News, was called to the bedside of his
sick child at Martin, who is living
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Newton Knoblock
Mrs. E. C. Booze has leased the Mon
tezuma hotel from DR.. A. R. Toph and
will conduct it in the name of E. c.
Booze & Company.
Mrs. Richard Hall and children and
Mrs. Halls sister, Miss Matte Will
Jams, will return tonight from their
summer vacation in South Carolina
Cards are out announcing the mar
! riage of Miss Clara Simpson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Simpson of
Weirsdale, to Mr.. Joseph Morton
Douglas of Shady. The date is set
for October 18th and the ceremony
will take place at the home of the
brides parents.
Col. R. A. Burford and family will
return tonight from Troy, Ala, where
they have been spending their vaca-
ton.
Bob Murrell arrived this afternoon
from California, having come all the
way by himself.
Miss Julia Cuthill of York, having
been home for two monthes on a va
cation, left this morning for DeFuniak
Springs, where she holds scholarship
in the state normal.
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Evening Star Oct 2, 1922
Mr.. Ivan Lanier left today for At
lanto to resume his studies in the
pharmaceutical school.
Miss Jessie Wilson of Lake Butler,
a 1911 graduate of the Ocala high
school, is teaching this term at Evin-
: ston.
Mr.. E. B. George of Lowell was in
the city last night and took the third
degree in the K of P. Mr.. P. V. Leav-
engood took the first degree.
After many vicissitudes and a brave
1 struggle for existence the public Ii
brary had to close it's doors. Our PEG,
pie have been very neglectful of this
worthy institution which has helped
and pleased many during its life Of
lover twenty years. The Star hope:
that it will be reopened before long.
l. We don't know how the school bool
law is working in other parts of tn
: state. Certain it is that the Ocala par
e ents are finding the cost to be some
thing fierce.
w. v. Newson Jr. has returne
u from a hunt in the big scrub. He
4 fully restored to health after his lon
~ spell of typhoid fever.
Mr.. J. P. Phillips is having a neN
porch put on his home. 1t is yer
wide with large columns supportin
the roof. The house has been painte
=, in many ways.
Al At the meeting of Tulula Lodg
~ last night Mr.. ]. D. Wilkes took tn
- third degree in Odd Fellowship.
A grapevine telegram from D
Walter Hood says he is horse de con
bat and laid up in Spartanburg no:
, pital for repairs. We didn't suppos
- any horse was mean enough to kic
~ the doctor, for in Ocala even til
mules smile to see him coming. Judg
ing from his hand writing only abot
y one per cent is affected and all of hi
will be out in a week.
:. Fort King avenue is impossible fl
automobiles from DR.. Walter Hood
house to Mr.. R. S. Halls residenc
- It has been plowed up and the roc
~ removed, preparatory for the brio
- which are to be laid as soon as tt
- street is nroperly graded,