The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-11
OXFORD

Oxford, May 1O.-Last Saturday
morning the laws of the municipality
of Oxford having been conspicuously
posted, dawned on US as a new era in
marks the progress of all places on
the road to "citydom." The laws are
lengthy and great crowds stand before
them and wiring their hands in agony
(?) while they read their terable CD
injunction.
To read a part of them, we are re-
minded of the city of Berlin, that is
said to be the quietest city in the
world, where even steam whistles and
rafting chains of the wagons are not
allowed to disturb the peace of the
citizens. Our laws put cut-out on
| the cars and silencer on loud think
| ing 90. We are thinking of putting
cut-out on the big mill whistles that
disturb our peaceful rest before the
time (?) We must take our time pass
| ing through town and meet the mar
shall with a smile. 1t is absolutely
agains the law to sell red whisky in
the limits, if you get caught, and the
only shine allowed in town is SUM-
shine. Even while sepaking of the
beautiful moonshine, we have to be
pointing right towards the full moon
in order to live above suspicion.
On the strength of all these i'm
provements Mr.. o. E. Martin is hav-
ing a good concrete floor laid in his
garage. and the electric light fever is
spreading from his little light plant.
On account of the recent rains, we
never saw so many new trucks in the
community and gasoline is so hard to
keep on hand. We heard it mentioned
that Mr.. Martin might have to put in
a gas factory. Oh, we'll, when the Ok
ford Oil Co. gets in operation, we will
have plenty.
Clyde W. Fore, the wonder of Ok
ford, is opening up one of the incest
ice cream parlors in town. Wilton
Martin, the genius, is preparing an
electric sign made of glass for the
parlor, so we can see through the
business.
: The Ladies' Club of Oxford alse
has erected stand for the purpose OF
dispensing cream and cold drinks tt
the public. 1t looks as if we are 60
ing to have cool town this summer
Mr.. Absalom Gilmore of Ocala slip
ped off last Saturday and paid US {
L visit
Mr.. w. L. Brinson of this plac,
I made a pleasant visit to Ocala on
day last week.
Mr.. M. A. Martin went to Bushnell
IL last Tuesday to attend the regula,
meeting of the school board.
Miss Pauline Hall of Oxford wen
to Bushnell last Tuesday to spend
l. few days with friends of that place
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Harrelson o
y Summerield were mingling with oil
: friends at Oxford one day recently.
T. Mr.. W. E. Miller, one of Leesburg'
leading citizens, was in town las
e Monday.
e Mr. J. E. Baxley, Mr. o. Hooks an
Mr.. S. J. Buchanan have been on tn
sick list of late, but we are glad to re
# port they are on the mend, and wi
y soon be on the streets again.
a DR.. C. L. Carter of Wildwood is
ID frequent visitor to our town latel.
i'd Professional calls? No, he just love
to breathe Oxford air.
la Prof. G. H. Tompkins, Prof D.
s. Glenn, D. c. Bridges and DR.. C.
Carter of Wildwood met the Sumtt
Id county school board at Bushnell la
" Tuesday.
n W. C. G. Kilgore, candidate for re-
resentative from Wildwood, paid
al visit to the only city in Sumter la
h Tuesday, to mingle with the voters
that section.
Z. We did not count the cars th
or passed through Oxford last Sunda
n, but there must have been some few
). than a thousand
ay "No one in Ocala takes Benjam
seriously" etc.-Jacksonville Obser
in er. They don't, Ell? But they seem
take his paper very numerously.