The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-06-18
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Esmslana Happenings.

Fort Mccoy.
The farmers are through laying 10y
their corn Ia this section.
Abe Sheets. the berry man OF this
place. hss abandoned his berry busi-
ness aud is az present iishting the
grnss in his farm.
Several of Homeland's young men
visited Leroy Sunday, "Silverite"
among the number.
A certain young man Ia tins settle
ment has done badly this week. Joe,
h n possible that you have let your
cousin a. get ahead Of YOU at the
painted house over the way, when
there il four sweet and amiable young
ladies a. entertain you?
Quoting from Farmer" We pre-
sumo your readers have heard, seen or
passed through IA small hamlet Of
town n way hack in the northern part
~ the county among the red oaks, saw
grass ponds and sand hills called Low
ell, Fut mos generally known ~
Fortfs town lcolored.l Wen, there is
= correspondent 20 the Banner from
that place who calls himself Far
nner." Perhaps he II a farmer for
.oaght We know, who seems Co think
that ''Silveriten wishes him Ia adver-
tise their town. We think that far
mer, Razor or whatever BE- is. needs
some one a. advertise Lowell. Con
tent said IN an article to the Banner
some time since that the settler on
sugar hammock was one Amanual
Hindman II We have been Informed
arigh., she il correct, but she left out
the most remarkable feature of the
settlement. The first settler was
made 10 leave his home aud hammock
ny a party IL kuklnx or white caps
known In those days as patrols or reg
.ulators.
is. Mann, of York, has shipped
several ear loads Of fine melons in the
past few days.
Attorney X. II. Mobiles, our local
hustler and news dispatcher, has a Sc
sere attack of the blues. We can't
say what was the cause but think
probably u l. because lac made fail
ure getting up pauper petitions, as it
seemed a little while back that he was
working up pauper petitions on conI-
nlission. Oh, Jake, II you had not
bnasted 80 much ON what you had
done IN the MARROW ease you might
have done better.
Rev. q. J.. Kennedy has organized
an Epworth League at st. Johns
which win hold IT, regular meeting
every Sunday evening. All are invi-
fed % attend.
We hope that the long promised
prosperity will soon be at hand rs sew
eral OF the different mines have re-
sumed work in the last few days,
though we can't see much signs OF 1t
yet n everybody is still crying hard
times. We think the probabilities are
that We will continue to cry hard
times as long rs Mark Hanna aud his
men rule supreme.
''Touchstone" seems to think SSH
verite" was lying about corn. When
We said that J. F. Parker said that he
had corn the stalks Of which measur-
ed ten inches in circumference, we
did not say that we had seen or had
rauy such corn.
ny' the by, We think your Leroy cor
respondent should change his nom-de
plume. While We admit that the
name cracker suits very harmonious
with his article, he has taken Marsh
ville's name for his article.
The Turner pond picnic is named to
eome Off on the 10th of July, All are
invited 10 attend and have good time
aud bring well filled baskets. Don't
forget the date.
We are with you, 'Touchstone.
We think our county officers should
use a little more economy and attend
TO their business little stricter, fur
thermore We believe that the Banner
aud Free Press should have all the
county advertising a. the Banner has
.heen serving the people for the past
thirty years and We believe il to have
"A larger circulation than any other pa
per In the county.
We hear that one of our neighbors
living ON the hill hear the church says
he has notion OF trying 10 get ON ths
pauper list. We would advise him I,
consult Attorney II. II. Mobiles as h,
can give him all the advice he needs
Farmer" seems to think some,
not all the correspondents TO the Ban
ner are of the e2-eaiibre and wind
tanning kind Wonder if he count
ed himself in the number 81 wind
TANNERS; il he Didn't he left out til.
largest wlndjammeF of all the Ban
ner correspondents.
We are glad Go see so many CORES
p0ndents IN last Banner as We eDjO,
reading the doings Of the many differ
ent places that We are acquainte,
with.
We are sorry to lose Farmer O
lowell, but We think il he had SOM
one firelng OF fall column aud
dali article Of perpetual criticism a
ham once week he would have beel
lnA worse fraule of mind than Soon
dent"
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