Newspapers - Ocala Evening Star

1906 Jan 10

Messrs. C. C. Rawls and his late partner, Frank E. Crawford, of Montbrook, having disposed of their extensive mercantile business at Montbrook, will embark in the turpentine business in Taylor county, where they own extensive acres of excellent pine timber.

Mr. Goodell, speaking of the purcchase of a large tract of timber lands by Michigan and Minnesota parties in Taylor county, several years ago, and largely through the instrumentality of E. K. Nelson of Ocala, who after making the purchase throught they had made a mistake in investing a quarter of a million dollars in Florida pine land, don't think so now, as they have refused a  million dollars for the turpentine privilege, to say nothing of the timber. It has proven one of the richest investments these lumber men ever made.

1908 Nov 03

Mr. C. C. Rawls, the turpentine operator at Stephenville, Taylor county, was in town Monday and spoke of his experience in Sunday school work since opening his farm in the wilds of that section. Mr. Rawls is a great church worker and wherever you find him you will see a doer. So he established a Sunday school. It ran along for awhile and then died out during his absence from the place and on his return, seeing the condition, aroused the people and now the school has 25 pupils. Speaking about saloons in Taylor county, said they were bad. In Perry in one day, there were 22 arrests for drunkenness. At one time the license was so high ($500) no one would operate a saloon, but having built a fine courthouse, the tax payers thought it a means to aid them in paying for it and so the city council of Perry reduced the license half and two bibulous fountains are run to their full capacity.

1915 Sep 03

Will Wed Sunday

Mr. A. N. Brass of Perry, and Miss Mae Winston of Dunnellon, will be married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Ada Winston in the latter city Sunday afternoon. They will leave immediately for their future home in Taylor county, where the groom is a successful farmer. The young coupld have many friends in this county, both having lived here for some years, but Mr. Brass moved to Taylor county a few years ago, and the marriage is the culmination of a romance begun while he resided in Dunnellon.

1919 Sep 16

Mr. J. B. Horrell, formerly of Rockmart, Ga., has entered business at Cross City in Taylor county, and Mrs. Horrell expects shortly to go to Newberry to remain until a suitable house can be build for them at Cross City, Mr. Horrell spending the weekends at Newberry.

1921 Jan 28

F. C. Norfleet resident manager of the Otis Phosphate company at Bonetic, Taylor county, committed suicide Tuesday by taking strichnine.

Contributed 2020 Apr 26 by Norma Hass

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