The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-10

Tor seven teen years. Has barOnlal
mausion and hanging on the walls are
many srmOrisl relics of has ancestors.
Col. Gillespie's father was knighted
/ 10y Queen Victoria and had the colo
mel still been a citizen of Scotland he
would be Knight himself, but he
could not be more loved and respected
than he is by his fellow citizens of
Sarasota.
! Col. Gillespie is great golfer and
has won many trophies both in this
country and in his native land. He
is an agreeable and pleasant gentle
man and dispenses a lavish hospi-
tally.
His grounds are in the city limits
and as they abound in all sorts OF
tropical plants are extremely attrac-
tive.
Just after our great freeze Of 1895 96
We took trip from Orange Lake to
the Manatee river aud saw nothing
/ but dead orange trees for a distance OF
/ 300 miles, but when we reached the
! Manatee the breath Of the whitening
/ frost king seemed to have spent its
/ force and there We saw even the ten
/ derest twigs OF the lemon untouched.
! This convinced Us that it was the
/ orange section OF the state perse and
! the results of the years since then
/ have confirmed US in that belief. All
along the road on both sides are large,
/ thriving groves and the owners OF the
same have done nothing but
coin dollars and if any reader of
this paper wants grove absolutely
safe from the ravages of the ice king
he can find II in that section. And
men who are quick To scent good
thing are making investments there
with sil dexterity.
MIR. f. H. Buffum, formerly Of this
city, has recently purchased the
R-ggins Il Preston grove containing
! five thousand trees and which is said
to he the finest grove in that region.
Col. w. y. Camp has corrslrd
J large body of prairie lands containing
several hundred acres, and experts TO
plant the same in sugar cane and he
has also made investments in orange
groves.
Mr.. George r. Mexican, OF this city,
has purchased the most beautiful
place on Sarasota bay. is known
as Cedar point, juts for long dis
lance into the bay aud commands
inost beautiful situation for a hotel
site and people there say mat il alone
will make him rich Besides this
/ point, Mr.. Mexican has several very
valuable city lots aud on one has re-
Gently erected u very comfortable
dwelling.
Among the industries Of Sarasota is
the large fish export business of the
Neruki Brothers. The Messrs. Veruki,
besides exporting fish, also dry and
put Up in wax fish roe AMI are shipp.
ing large quantities of the same 10
/ COnstantinople and other places in
Turkey and Asia Minor. 1t is there
krown as "botargo" and is priced AS
great delicary and commands
very nigh price.
Sarasota has splendidly Kept hotel
and as it is only six hours ride from
Ocsls it would be nice place for
parties to enjoy few days summer
outing.
One of the prettiest places along the
bay is The Palms" kept 10y Mr.. A. P.
Jones, who thirty years ago was a
citizen of Ocala aud afterwards be-
came famous as the keeper of the
aim" at HOmOsasss.
A rainbow of promise encircles
beautiful Sarasota and We believe
those who are to be attracted by it will
find that the fable pot of gold will
become q reality.
We extend our sincere thanks 10
the people there for their generous
treatment and hope that their little
town will soon develop into a great.
big, bustlig city.
Negro Killed on the Sssbosrd.
Mr.. II. @. Esgleton, who was q