The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Levell losals.
Special Correspondence Banner.

now employing thirty menfand turn
ing out 600 lettuce baskets daily, for
which they find ready sale at MeIn-
tosh, Orange Lake and points north |
on the Plant System.
The sweet and amiable Miss Lava
lctte Martin, ''the sun shinen Of the |
Brick City, has been ia our midst the |
past week. the guest Of Miss Ella Ray
sor.
Messrs. Edward Mcintosh and Bev-
erly Pendleton. two Of 0caia's prom-
Using young men, visited our Commune
nifty New Years evening.
Miss Blanche Hall, our efficient
teacher, returned Sunday ard resumed
her school duties Monday to the de-
light of her many scholars.
Mrs w. p. Woods returned from
High Springs Thursday, where she has
been spending the holidays with her
son, who is operating boss for the
Western Union at that place
Quite a number of our young people
attended the entertainment at the res
idence of Mrs. r. G.. Reddick, of Red
dick, Thursday evening and report
'having spent peasants and enjoyable
evening.
Handsome Jesse BiiIiugsiy, better
known as "minnie ball." owing 10 his
fleetness of foot in scoring bases in re-
cent ball games, imagines the young
ladies consider him the handsomest
man in town, but if Jesse only knew
how low his imaginatious were SELL
ing on the intellectual market he
would have a far different opinion of
| himself.
The entire Sugar Hammock planta-
ton, containing 500 acres of as fine
hammock land as can be found in the
state, is now all fenced and will be
planted mostly in vegetables.
Owing to the large acreage of vege-
tables and the increased business gen.
orally, the accommodating Plant Sys-
tenn has decided to build another de-
pot second to none on this, the fourth
division, and will use the present de-
pot for the accommodation of their
vegetable shippers, for storing fertil-
izers, etc.
Your correspondent notices in Fell
lowship items that the Plant System
has increased their traffic on cabbages.
They possibly expected after McKin-
ley's election prosperity would sweep
the country, and cabbage would bring
better prices than in previous years
therefore they would inaugurate fast
schedule and excessive rates in order
to cope with the high prices and gold
Ell prosperity, which was to follow his
election, but instead the country is be-
ing swept by bank failures and gen.
eral depression of business everywhere.
hence they have decided to let the
present tariff remain to all astribut-
points on their different divisions.
There will probably be more pota-
toes shipped from here the coming
season than any other point in the
state, as there is now fully four hun.
dred acres of fine hammock lard a.
ready prepared. Planting will con-
mence as soon as the seed can arrive,
which are daily expected.
Your correspondent, who is also cor
respondent for the Times nioE, has
received six letters during the past
week from parties in as many differ
ent states inIuiring about Land, loca-
tons etc, with view to locating, say
ing their attention has been called to
this section by regular itemsin the two
papers, therefore ] would advise all
parties having desirable property to
sell to use the advertising columns of
the Banner. FARMER.
Many merchants are well aware
that their customers are their best
friends and take pleasure in supply
ing them with the best goods obtain
able. AS an instance we mention Per-
ry and Cameron, prominent druggists
of Flushing, Michigan. They say
ave have no hesitation in recon-
mending Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy to our customers, as it the best
cough medicine we have ever sold,
and always gives satisfaction. For
sale at % and so cents per bottle by
Anti-monopoly Drug Store. I'm.
I Inuorfant Inflammation "a Tobarso nrnvrArs
Mr.. Henry Curtis agricultural and
immigration agent of the F. G. & p,
with headquarters at Quincy has just
issued a tobacco circular which is full
of information worth knowing en-
"HOw to Plant, Grow and Barn-cure
Cuba and Sumatra in Florida" Those
growing or contemplating growing the
weed in this county or state will do
well to write to Nr. Curtis for PAM
phlet.