The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-06-18
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Special Correspondence ocala Banner
Our Reishborhood was visited by Il
heavy rain Saturday evening, which
was very badly needed
Our wide awake merchant, George
Phillips, bought his first cotton oD the
9th of June. How's that, Mr.. Silver
lite?
accept the invitation of Marsh
vile, as ! am great admirer of pretty
girls, aud more especially fond of
spring chicken.
am sorry that Farmer has retired
from the journalistic field, as his
windy items will be missed If he
will use his talent as freely in behalf
of the firm he is representing as he has
been in boosting up Lowell, I'm sure
he will secure several shipments of
pines of the East Coast; but would
advise him to make his stay short In
his different fieids-of Labor.
Will say to Me, of Blitchton, that
their advice is accepted relative to the
Fellowship Sunday school, and will
ask them to practice what they
preach.
1t seems as though the matrimonial
fever hes struck the little village of
Cater. That indicates hard times.
We don't know of a young man in our
vicinity who could support a wife six
months. Probably that accounts for
the frequent visits to the wide awake
village, Ell?
J. ID. Ferguson and d. c. Rawls have
gune to Sulphur Springs to spend a
month, which we hope will prove
beneficial TO their health.
Miss Louise Clark showed US a
blackberry that measured two inches
in length and three inches in circum-
ference. How's that for berry?
j. A. Carter captured very large
rattle snake the other day that meas
ured over six feet in length and had
fifteen rattles.
1
to my not appearing every week: l
am affected with heart troubles, and
the only physician that can give me
any relief lives quite a distance from
here, and when | should be writing
items am either ON my way home or
writing her all the particulars of the
case.
| can endorse every word of Touch
stone relative TO our county dads.
They seem to keep the taxpayers III
ignorance as to the financial condition
of the county.
w. w, McCully has had some of the
finest melons in the county, He has
cut several that weighed sixty pounds
and had an excellent favor.
Rev. J. Holbrock, of Trenton
preached at Cottage Hill school house
Friday evening. He kept his coDgre'
CATION in roar OF laughter for nearly
two hours Some say they would ride
ten miles to hear him again.
i DcNCfdA Ot FEAlO0oA4tR
school scholars will take part In the
Cottage Hill children's day exercises
which promises to be big success.
Today is picnic das Of Carter pohd
Full particulars will appear in mex
| weeks issue
Th;s yiciuity is in favor of the Ban
ner having 81 the public printing, Al
il is the oldest paper in the county
and has done more for the democratic
party than any other paper We hop'
the new beard of commissioners Wal
reconsider the matter and exercis'
better judgement than the retired one
did.
DIR. @. Il. skinner, Of Cedar Rapids
Iowa, Is the guest Df Mr.. and Mrs
Spellman. He is largely interested y
fruit growing in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Phillips ar
spending while on the coast, and W
hope they will have pleasant TIM
and return much improved.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Beckham have re
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