The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-07-16
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Mcintosh Murmarings.
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+. \. Bryant, and his interesting
family, left Friday for their old home
in Alabama We are sorry to lose
them from our midst We were
glad to welcome our good friend. Mrs.
w. l.. Ditto, who was spending sever
al days with her many friends last
week. Come again soon, the latch
string hangs on the outside - One
of Mcintosh prominent citizens was
on the war path last week with blood
in his eye and n loaded gun in his
pocket. He failed to find his man aud
and no inquest was necessary
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. H. Bass are of for
two months visit to their children in
Georgia and Alabama W. Ran
dolph Brown, one OF McIntosh's lead
ing truckers, is visiting his parents il
the Old North State Mr.. Rey-
nolds, our accommodating Plant Sys-
tenn agent, is also Oft ou a vacation.
Mrs. Frank Eugene Barrett nee
Price Of Jacksonville, is in The city
the guest of Miss Gamble MIR. j.
A McCarley and little daughter, Bet
tie, are of ou visit TO friends and
relatives ia South Carolina Mrs.
Il b Keep, who has been visiting
relatives in Gainesville for some time,
returned home last week Ma
rian county truckers aie not suffering
from scarcity Of cash, Judging from
prices they paid al Mrs Bolles' sale of
household goods Many Of the ar
tieles sold at prices above what they
coald have been bought for AT any of
our stores We are glad for the good
lady'- sake that such excellent prices
were obtained cur genial county
commissioner and All round hustler,
W. r. Allen, otiiciated in the role Of
auctioneer, and the witchery OF his
voice aud the sweetness of his smiles
were sufficient Ia make men-and
women tot-hid almost war prices on
articles sor which they had no earthly
nse. John Gamble, heguiled 10y The
BLAND smile Of the auctioneer, il said
90 have bought a bread tray and
broken milk bowl at fancy prices
Guess hc Is contemplating housekeep-
my On his own hook Whtt gen
der j. the Florida railroad cn,nmis-
sion, aud why" Feminine gender of
course. Everybody Recognizes it a.
dan-~el u Here We are ou the
good roads question again. Mcintosh
wants good macadamizel road to
the county seat one that Will permit
IA 10 haul our cotton and tobacco to
the Brick City without killing our
teams How can we get ise Just ia
the same way that ThomasvilIe got
first class streets, and Thomas county,
Ga., got good roads 10 the county seat
from every direction. Townsville
was cursed with streets that were un-
slightly aud Oft times almost impassa-
hle in places. lts street tax was quite
"A serious burden to the citizens who
had 90 face the problem of rapidly de-
clining trade. Some twelve or fifteen
years ago the city fathers wisely de-
cided To purchase road machine aud
establish chain gang. la less than
twelve months the streets and lanes
had all been graded, new culverts
built. washed-out places filled in, the
commons cleaned OIL, and everything
wore "A spick aud span appearance.
The city marshal, who had charge of
the work, had 10 look for new fields
90 conquer" and soon his gang was
building roads out from ThOmasville
la every direction. Now good roads
are the rule everywhere, and Thomas
willie enjoys 4 larger trade than ever
before We have been stuifing our
spring poet with squiils and antibil-
ious pills, but they DO not avail to
cleanse his blood and relieve him from
his pernicious c9rofhes rribend,. Hear
him, ola ye gods and man
On the spring fuller crimson
Comes upon the topers nose,
Ia the spring maiartai fever
rili humanity with woes
lu the sprns the coautry boatder
f.fes % has laiiy hash
10 thc Spring q Young man fancy
Gravcly turns To- thought- Of cash
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