The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
MlNTosH ITEMs.

Rev. 4. A. Cox, state evangelist for
the Christian church. is here % few
days visit; also to make visit o
his SON, who is at Dlicanopy under
treatment of DR.. Montgomery & Son.
Mrs. Crewitt of South Caroline came
in last week to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. E. w. Rush.
Mr.. c. Wilson, one of the Kentucky
visitors, took a run down, to Umatilla
for a few days to meet other friends
from his old Kentucky home.
The new firm of Young e. Wilson
has engaged in the vegetable business,
and has already an acre of lettuce
growing.
The threatened cold wave that did
not come put considerable lettuce on
the market from this section that
would not have been rushed off for a
time had 1t been otherwise.
The Methodist ladies gave an oys-
ter supper Wednesday night for the
benefit of the church. 1t was very lib
orally patronized. and the result salts
factory.
DIR. E. p. Guewant, veterinary sur
geon. was called TO Ocala by wire to
see the sick bull of u. C. Chambliss,
but the doctor was too late, or the
bull too quick, as he was dead bull
when the doctor arrived.
The seventy pupils of the Mcintosh
high school have had everything in
stir for ten days. because they would
not tell on one of their number for
cutting and breaking the principals
chair during the holidays. The prin-
clpal would make them tell. The boys
and girls would not tell. The trus-
tees were called in to investigate, but
a new chair being in place early in
the morning of the investigation set
tied the whole matter. and regular
love-feast followed, in which each of
the trustees, the principal and all the
pupils took part, and the investigation
broke up with a general good feeling,
and a pledge from all to push forward
all together and make the school bet
ter than ever, and second to none. But
the perplexing question, instead of be-
ing 'Who struck Billy Patterson" is
(Which Billy cut the chair?"
w. p. Cromer has returned from
South Carolina, where he went a few
days since on a quick business trip.
The friends of Rev. A. L. Briscoe, at
This place, have been donating corn
and hogs to replace what was destroy
ed when his barn burned. one night
last week.
l.. T. dickson is at Micanopy help
ing ii. S. Chambers put in gasoline
light plants there. =
s. III. Gaitskill spent Sunday and
Monday in Ocala.
Hampton Chambers, jr., was in town
the first of the week. He is now SELL
ing cigars for the Charles Peyser fac
tory of ocala.
Tne regular gypsy VISITORS are
camped in their tents at their favor
tie spot. on the hill above the Nc
Mtosh Swimming pool.
C. II. Bateman, road overseer, is do
ing the clay roads in this section. and
not before they needed it.
Miss Matte Gamble of Dunnellon,
has been visiting her sister Mrs. C.
IL. Bateman, and other friends here at
her old home Miss Matte is a great
favorite with the people here.
II. L. Dickson was in Ocala on bus
mess last week.
]. X. Christian returned from Dun
Mellon yesterday.
sam Walkup of the firm of Walkup
Bros, and Jim Mccullough, have gone
To the Gulf Hammock for a two-weeks
hunt.
Miss Arlie Baldwin returned home
from Gainesville yesterday, where she
has been visiting friends for a week.
one of her friends from here visited
her i'm Gainesville about same length
of time.-AIcIntosh Cor. Times Union.