The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-26

agent at Lowell this week, Mr.. Liv-
ingston, the agent at that place, De-
ing sick and of duty. Hester Is
splendid young man, with fine moral
and mental qualities, and will yet
make a place for himself in the busy
world, and he will not be long about
il. unless some unforeseen misfortune
overtakes him. He has made a host
of friends since he has been in Red
dick.
Nh f. D. Rou and family are in
Columbia, 5. c., visiting Mrs. Rou's
parents
We hear that Master Robert Boyd.
who is visiting at Columbia. ;. c, has
been very sick. but is much better
now.
We saw a poor old negro woman in
town the other day consulting her
white friends. trying 10 find some way
10 save her boy from the gallOws. He
! is sentenced 10 be hanged soon in
/ Herrandu county. What terrible eX-
periencp that must be for a mother.
( But the boy was drunk and commit
ted murder He probably cannot re-
member ever committing the deed. II
/ always looked hard 10 ne. if not I'M
/ Just. 70 hang a man for a deed he had
committed when ne was crazy from
drinking and did not know what he
was doing. especially after the state
puts the intoxicants in his way and
contracts. We may say, with men 10
sell il to him. But | am not writing
a temperance essay though one can
not help thinking on these things.
l.. S. Light says the most TemaTka-
bic thing TO him in his recent visit
to Lebanon, ohio, was the absence
of children. He says Re was in a
Sunday school where $50 pupils were
present and only twenty-siX were
children. He says that only a few
families have any children, and those
only one or TWO. This applies TO the
natives, and not to families OF for
eigners.
II is said thar Mr.. J. W. Wilson
Will put in a stock of goods as soon
as his house is finished. John is a
popular young man and viii do good
business if he engages in merchan-
dising here
When d new store is opened in
Reddick We hear someone say that
business is already ovcrdone and pre-
mct that somebody is going to go
broke. bur so far they are all doing
well and making money There is
not point in Marion county where
goods are sold a. more reasonable
prices than at Reddick. If our mer-
chants advertised their business as
some do at other towns. and get the
ipeople once acquainted with the in
ducnmcnts they offer their trade
ought 10 increase 100 per cent in SIX
months Some OF our people. who in
response to farine advertisements.
i have gone 10 other towns 20 do their
buying, have come back 20 buy their
goods at ReddlcK
If you don't believe the above come
and SEQ for yourself
Mr.. r. y. Johnson We hear. has pur-
chased the Light residence in Red
! dick and Will move here from his
b farm shortly.
Do you know of anyone that wants
some gOats9 There are three in our
burg belonging to some of our coun-
E try people that are not just common
goats. They don't eat tin cans. plOw
points, or anything Of that kind They
are esthetic goats They eat garden
truck and flowers and shrubbery; are
high jumpers. very tame and not
afraid of anybody. Also they are
very sociabIe goats They don't slight
anybody, but give all a call whether
invited or not. While we appreciate
them al their true value. we might
be induced 20 part with them We
really wouldn't care very much if
somebody I-i1loi rbar, If rAC ~,,,--,~.,.-