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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. J. ". Sanders of Early b-,1
VIII shortly begin the erection Oh S''
eral cottages on South I1ird 7-'''''
Which he wil. rent He VII f-'-
ably put Up five houses.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. Rollie Heating left Saturday af-
ternuon for Philadelphia 10 attend
the Elks' annual convention.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs Loren II. Green leave
on the Apache on the 2lst for the
Nuskogee Lakes, Ontario, Canada,
for The suumer.-Times-UniOn.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Tisnor and
baby are spending the summer with
relatives AT various places in Geor-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

LADY, Lake. SO far rs we know. cap
rured the blue ribbon for the largest
Watermelon. II tipped the beam al
ii mounds
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. 4. o. Harper of Daisy WAS
shopping in te city Saturday she
was a guest al the Montezuma hotel
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Miss Lydia Dozier. Of Jacksonville.
is visiting her nephew, DR. H. [
D0zier. and her brother. Mr.. Leonard
DOZicr
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. O. W. Reagan, and Mrs. Roy
Reagan left this week for their Old
home in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs II. Handelsman of Newport
News, Va. will arrive in the city the
latter part of the week
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. Emil NanEspen, prominent
phosphate miner of the lstachaUa see
ton, was in the city yesterday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. \ \. Graham was among the
eXcuTSionisJs who went 10 Savannah
on the Coast Line yesterday
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. J. f Thomas Of Pine
were shopping in Ocala Tuesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Miss Sara Harris left Monday for
Seabreeze. where she viii spend a
month or six weeks
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs Alvarado DeNane, after lew
DAYS visit TO her daughter. Mrs. T.
Y. LeavengoOd. left Monday night
for Savannah,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Men. if you wear shirts, now is
your opportunity. See the line on dis
play AT the Globe. X.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Williams have
returned home from a few days visit
in Atlanta.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. Julia s Haisley is visiting her
niece Mrs. l.. c. Lynch. al Gaines
VILE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
DEATH

SMtTH-At Bardstown. Kentucky.
July 4th. 1907, Mr. Thomas Smith.
brother of Mrs. Richard NcCOnathy
of this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. W. u. Sheppard of Gainesville
spent Sunday with his sister in this
city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. Charles II. Lloyd spent Satur-
dav a Mekiva Springs.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. Harry Bullock has accepted a
position with the 4. C. l.. railroad.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. Alfred Beck is spending his va
cation IN Savannah and the adjoining
resorts.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

MIR. M0nthOlOn Atkinson Was
among The Brick City's" well known
Saturday visitors
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. and Mrs. ". r Gary and baby
are at Lake Weir for a few days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mark Twain denies the story that
he has purchased Windsor castle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. WtshaTt is home after a visit
10 friends in South Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
Local and Personal

Sara Elizabeth Harris. Local Editor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
Social Lite Among the OcaIa Colony
at Seabreeze

Misses Emma and Edna Nelson
gave card party Saturday afternoon
at their cottage at Seabreezc. There
We're four tables of progressive whist
and one table Of dOmiHoes, the games
being played on the piazza. Sherbet,
cake and candy were served after
the games and the prize, ii pretty
book, was Won by Mr.. Ralph Robin
son. Those playing We're Misses En-
ma and Edna Nelson, Ethel Robinson,
Louise Harris, Hope Robinson. Ethel
Crosby, Louis, Charlie and John Cha
zal, Ralph and Phil Robinson, Donald
Schneider. Lagrange SiStrunk. Paul
Weathers, Willie Anderson, Harold
AtkisSou and Frank Harris. Jr.. of
Ocala. AMI Miss Minerva Bond OF De-
Land ana Misses Eula and Beatrice
Little OF jacksonville.
On Friday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. X. Robinson gave sixteen of the
young people a dinner party at their
cottage. the Miami" in compliment
10 Donald Schneider, who was seven
teen years OF are on that day. In the
center OF the table was a large birth
day cake. 0rnaueutel with seventeen
lighted candles.
The young people seated al the Ia
bleS were Misses Ethel and Hope
Robinson. Emma and Edna Nelson
Margaret Anderson. Dorothy Schr"t
Der. Miss Patton of Gainesville. Miss
Minerva Bond Of DeLand. Donald
/ SCHROEDER. Louis and Charlie ChazaI
Frank Harris. Jr- Jim Rentz, Ralph
and Phil Robinson.
/ Last Monday Miss Edna Nelson re-
ceived very painful. though not &
serious accident. She sprained hef
ankle while at Day,ona, ana tainted
from the effects of tie sprajU. she i,
ROW able To hobhle around
The coming on shore OF monster
sea turtle several days ago created
quite a sensation. Mr.. George X
/ Robinson got a rope and attached i
around the turtle. and with The assist
ance Of several others, drew the tur
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. NeGert and children are occu-
oy.ug a cottage at UaEt3ua Beach.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
Sk0Whegan Grange

SkowheRan Grange held a regular
meeting at it haii lat evening. Sew
en- applications for membership were
received The Master announced the
names of K. T. Patten. {. Il. Gardner,
Thos. o. Lord. Eva Gage and Cara
B. Leavitt as committee ~ prepare
proersun TOR the wear Of 1905.
K 70. his own
composing, preceding The -ane with
few remarks full Of the sound sense
and good humor which has 50 often
entertained SkoWhegan Grange on
previous occasions. S F. Emerson
spoke on general grange topics IN his
usual interesting manner and +. l..
Horne of Norridgewock, past master
of Somerset grange, responded brief
TO the request from the lecturer for
remarks from the visitors There
was also brief discussion Of the sub
jects prefe rable for Grange meetings,
brought out by the suggestion from
the Master to the newly appointed
program committee that they should
give subjects pertaining TO the farm &
prominent place il meetings 81 the
coming wear The sentiment was
unanimous that more agricultural
topics should be presented and il was
further suggested that, so far as pOss-
ible, members of the Grange should
be depended upon to carry out the
programs rather than extending
tsgfJ lf.f,
to provide entertainment.
The lecturer announced the annual
"Children's Evening" for the meet
ing of May %, and appointed Mrs
Bell Thomas, Mrs. Chas. Gardner.
Miss Mabel Smiley, Mrs Matte Nal
bon and Mrs. W S. Parkman a. a
committee TO have the matter in
charge. All Patrons who have chill
dren are requested to prepare them
10 take part in the program, and chill
dren whose parents are not members
of the grange will be welcomed and
such entertainment as they are ready
to furnish will be utilized. Parents
should confer with some member of
the committee and the children
should all come to the rehearsal at
Grange Hall, Saturday afternoon,
May Is, at two O'Clock The com
mittee requests the members to fur
nish cakes for the refreshments to be
served on Children's Evening. Pa
irons who have no children of their
own may invite young people TO at
tend with them. The regular session
closed with a vote instrueting c. H.
Gardner to invite b. W. Kendall OF
BoWdoinham, manager of the Saga
dahOck Fertilizer Co, to give a lee
ture on methods OF increasing the nay
crop, speeAlly on worn out soils on
the evenin2'of June 49,
Through some misunderstanding,
II. NJ. Fairbanks of Boston, who was
to have given a lecture on the history
and development of the telephone.
was not on hand. A telephone in
strument had been wired into the
hall however and over it were re-
t ceived and repeated TO the audience
addresses from II. o. Hadley and G.
W. Pierce, state masters Of New
Hampshire and Vermont.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
Grange Hall, May u.

Lovers of sensational melo drama
will have ample opportunity to sat
isfy their desire, Saturday afternoon
and night, May IL, when the greatest
comedy melo drama of modern times,
"Railroad Jack" will be presented
at the Grange Hall. There is strong
plot to the piece.
The scenes and incidents leading
up to this well developed plot are of
most sensational kind and serve
to hold the strictest attention of the
audience throughout the entire per
Torrance. There is plenty of good
comedy and a number of high class
vaudeville acts interviewer in the
play.
The scenic effects displayed in the
various scenes are all carried by the
company and are the most realistic
ever attempted in melo dramatic
production. Prominent among the
special scenes should be mentioned,
The East River and Brooklyn Bridge
by Moonlight. The Thrilling Fire
Scene, The Wreck of the Limited
Flyer at Dawson's Switch, The Bow
cry After Dark, The Sailors Rest and
The Great Circus Scene.
A matinee will be given at 2.30 p.
m. Seats now on sale at City Drug
Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09

But tardy justice was done on
Thursday by the unwilling of the
heroic equestrian bronze statue, at
Washington, of Maj. Gen. George B.
Mcclellan. 1t was enacted under the
auspices of the Army of the Potomac.
President Roosevelt made the princi-
pal speech, and with General Freder-
rex d. Grant on his right and Gov
ernor Stokes of New Jersey on his
left witnessed an imposing military
parade of regulars and militia. Mrs.
Mcclellan, the generals widow,
Alayor George B. Mcclellan of New
York, son of the general, and DR..
George Mcclellan of New Jersey, a
nephew who pulled the string releas F.
ing the flags in which the statue was
enYeloped, occupied seats on the
RESIDENTS stand. Tie diplomatic
corps, the army and tie navy were
largely represented. Gen. Mcclellan,
although disappointing in his ag-
efesslyeness, had command of the
army in some of the hardest fought
battles of the war. The President
made typical speech in which he
touched upon variety of subjects
including war, peace, national pride,
'he family and the qualities that
make for brotherhood and fraternity
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09

Oak is reproduced in full below. Mr.
Oak referred also to other plans, sub
mitted by Mr.. Taylor Of Chelsea
stating that they would be more fully
described by some gentlemen present
who believed them to be worthy Of
careful consideration.
s. w. Gould presented the plans
designed by Mr.. Taylor, and stated
that a Massachusetts contractor, Mr..
Dick, was in the hall, who was ready
to sign a contract and give a bond to
build the municipal building accord
ing to these plans, for e40, 600. Be
tween the report submitted by Mr.
Oak, recommending the plan of Mr.
Stevens, and the speech made by Mr.
Gould in favor of the Taylor plans,
the meeting divided, and this division
was maintained very persist emily
until the vote was reached about six
O'Clock, giving the decision to the
Stevens plan. Besides Mr. Gould
the Taylor plans, for $4,000 build
ing, were favored by d. d. Strickland
E. F. Fairbrother, E. y. Merrill, F
R. Hill, and others, while among
those speaking in favor of the Ste
vens plans at $50, COO as recommended
by the committee were S. j. Walton
A. q. Blunt, E. E. Greenwood, c. f
Young, and H. b. Goodwin. B. A
Sawyer, secretary of the building
committee, spoke in explanation Of
his position as between the plans sub
mitted, expressing his preference fol
plan ~, if any of the Stevens plan,
were to be used, and stating that he
believed the Taylor plans were the
best if a building for $4,000 was con
templated G. w. Cover and Others
not mentioned above also took part
in the debate but their remarks had
reference TO separate motions rather
than the general question at issue.
on 18th page
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
NUMBER q
Sunday Closing.

a conference Wa held. Friday II
last week. The Sheriff. member -
The Police force and Seleetmen beng
present. at which i Wa decided %
establish restrictions upon the busi=
ness % be done On SUNDAY in our
town Under the -ehedale adopted
the drug stores are - be open from
II a. N. 70 2 p. M, but are not to sci
confectionery, ice cream or soda
Restaurants doing victualling bus
ness. having regular boarders, may
open from 6 70 Il a. IN, 70 3 and
8 to p. N. The class Of restaurants
Just mentioned are 10 close at II 20
Saturday evenings to remain closed
until Monday a m.
The authorities are 70 have furth-
or conference tomorrow and some
modification Of the above rules are
likely to be adopted
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
The Oyster and the Cookie.

II the average person We're asked
what was the strongest living thiug il
s probable that he would name the
lion or some such huge denizen Of the
forest and would not even think of the
unassertive hiyalve But so great is
the power possessed 10y the oyster that
to open il a force equal to 1879 times
the weight Of its shell-less body is re-
luired The shell-less limpet pulls
1854 times its own weight when in the
air and about double when measured
In the water. The Mediterranean coo
kle Venus yurruCosal can exert pull
Ing power equal to 2,071 times the
weight Of its own body. If the human
being possessed strength as great in
proportion as that the average man
would he able to hit the enormous
weight OF 2.9760O0 pounds pulling in
he same degree as the lhnpet And II
the man pulled in the same proportion
ate degree as the cookie he would sus-
tain n weight of no less than 3 l06,5o0
pounds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
Death of Former Resident.

The remains of Mrs. Betsey p.
French who died in Augusta May I'd,
were brought to SkoWhegan Saturday
for burial in the family lot in the
North Side Cemetery
Mrs. French was the widow of Ghas
French, who will be we'll remember
ed by older citizens through his long
connection with the Maine Central
Railroad. She was the daughter of
Moses and Hannah Laughton Perry
born in Vernon, Vt, March 26, 1926.
Mrs. French came from old New
England stock. Her ancestor, John
Perry, came from England in company
with his relative, Rev. John Eliot, in
1881, settling in RoXbury, Mass. Her
mothers direct ancestor. Thomas
Laughton, who came to Lynn, Mass,
from Boston, Eng, in 1885, was pro-
minent in the affairs of state in early
colonial times. Mrs. French passed
all of her married life in Skowhegan
going to Augusta after her Widowhood
in 1880, TO be near her brother, the
late Lyman Perry.
Mrs. French Was a woman of re
markable character, having inherited
the sterling qualities of her Puritan
ancestry. With a calm and loYable
disposition she Won friends wherever
she was known.
During her later wears and all
through her long illness she has been
tenderly cared fer by her only child,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09

The voters of Skowhegan met in
special session, last Monday after
noon, in Convent Hall, listened to the
report of their building committee
and signified their approval of same
by voting the $4,000 asked for and
directing the committee to erect the
building for which they expressed
their preference in their report. All
this did not happen in the few mo-
ments required to read these lines
expressing the substances OF what
was accomplished, but the result was
reached only after four hours of the
most earnest kind of debate and sew
eral votes, some OF which was very
close.
After l.. L. Walton had been chosen
moderator by ballot and sworn by the
clerk, thus disposing of the first arti-
Gle in the warrant, the second article
was taken up, referring to the report
of the building committee, and under
this JOS p Oak, the chairman made
a verbal report of what had been
done and called attention to the va
rious plans exhibited upon the stage
He stated that the committee had
three plans, all designed by John C.
Stevens of Portland, ranging in price
from $4,000 to $4,000. He reported
it impossible in the minds of the com
mittee, to build such building as the
town required for the $40 90 origi-
nally appropriated by the town and
said that the committee had deemed
it wise to present plans for such I
structure and would meet the needs
of the town and give the voters al
opportunity, should they see fit to dc
so, to provide for its erection by au
thorizing the additional amount re
quired. The committee recommend
ed plan "An at a cost of $55, GOO and th'
letter regarding same, read by Mr.
continued
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09

The decision of the voters to accept
the recommendation of their build
inp committee and to proceed with
the erection of the building advised
hy them. as voted at Mondays special
meetinp. must be regarded as fortu-
nate by a large majority of our cltl-
yens. While it was perfectly in order
10 open the whole question for dis
enssion at last Mondays meeting, it
was but natural that the opinions of
the five gentlemen who had been
specially commissioned by the town
10 look into the matter should be re-
garded as a guide in the settlement
of the question and the final out
come demonstrated that the voters
took this view of the case. The
entire body of citizens cannot con-
duet a first hand investigation of the
details of such an enterprise and must
in this and in any similar matter,
depend upon committee investiga-
ton. The work of such committees
is thankless enough in any case and
if their opinions are to be finally
brushed aside it would be more diff
feult in the future to find any one
who would serve the town in such a
capacity.
As to the plans submitted by Mr..
Gould, backed up by the architect
and contractor who proposed to
guarantee that the building would be
built for SAC, 900, many doubtless vot-
ed against them on the general prln-
cipal that if a satisfactory building
had been possible for that money, the
committee would have been able to
80 report. In the face of the state e
ment of the committee that the town
could not get what it ought to have
for less than 500, 600, it was not posi-
bic to make the voters accept prom p
ises and guarantees of persons I'M
known to them on so important a
matter. There was no question but
what a small faction were present
VINO did not wish a municipal build
ing of any kind and they naturally
sided with the movement to reject
the report of the committee, with the
nope of delay and final defeat of the
whole project, or in case that could
not be accomplished, wishing to see
the building decided upon that would
call for a smaller investment. The
uniting of these two elements in OPP .
position to the recommendation OF
the committee accounted for the per-
sistency with which the discussion
was maintained.
The attendance was not large, com
pared with the number who custo-
mariy assemble at the March meet
ing or even in comparison with some
special meetings, which the town has
heretofore held, but it was especially
noticeable that the business element,
merchants and manufacturers were
present in larger numbers than usual
and that they stayed from the begin p
ming to the end of the session.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
Grand Lodge.

The annual conventions OF the St
yeral grand bodies Of Masons of Maine
began Tuesday in Masonic hall. Port
land and will conclude this evening
Grand Master Chas. f. johnson of
Waterville called the Grand Lodge To
order at 9 O'Clock Reports OF the
grand officers showed prosperous
condition Of the craft Returns show
ed 26. $40 members, a gain Of $50 No
new lodges were instituted. The fol
lowing grand officers were elected
Grand master. Chas. +. Johnson,
Edmund b. Mallett, Freeport. senior
grand warden. Leon :. Howe.
Presque Isle. grand treasurer, Mil
lard I. Hicks, Portland; grand Sc
eretary, stephen Berry, Portland;
committee of finance. Albro +. Chase,
Portland; Geo. Is. Shaw, Portland;
Hugh X Chaplin. Bangor. Trustees
charity fund for three years, Frank +.
Sleeper. Sahattus, A. VI. Wetherhre,
Warren
The Grand ROYAL Arch Chapter of
Maine met ii o'clock. Edwin 4.
Porter Of Pittsheld, deputy grand
high priest, presiding in the absence
of the grand high priest. There was
large attendance, 80 of the 80 chap
tiers being represented, with a large
number If permanent members. The
reports of the grand officer, were re-
ceiyed. The following officers We're
then elected.
Grand high priest. Edwin \, Porter
Pittsteld; deputy grand high priest,
Franklin r. Redlon, Portland; grand
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09

Simpsons grocery has about the
latest thing in the cash register line.
1t is something more than the name
would indicate for it embraces a
whole system of bookkeeping for
credit as we'll as cash sales. The reg
ister itself is quite similar to those
heretofore in use except that an cleo
trical device furnishes the power to
make the record Impressions and
open the drawer when the proper
keys are depressed, instead of the
usual plan of turning handle at one
end of the machine for this purpose.
On the face of the machine is a row
of buttons, one for each salesman,
and by their use the records show by
which clerk the sale was made. A
file to the right of the register pro-
vides for the credit accounts and by
a system of triplicate order books,
the customer is furnished with slip,
showing the items of each purchase,
with their sum when added to the
former balance, the duplicate of this
record going to its place in the file.
The system does away with daybooks
and ledgers, lessons the labor of book
keeping and minimizes the liability to
error
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-09
steaiahtensa Out tho Rlundsr

Beef was very scarce In Ladysmith
during the siege, but General Sir Ian
Hamilton, then colonel, insisted that
"horse is not half bad when properly
cooked and when one is used to IT..
In fact he said concluding a discus
sion, II have a joint cooked tonight,
which | hope you will all sample. OF
cry one at the table preferred the beef,
with the exception of Colonies Ward
and Ian Hamilton. who ostentatiously
carved generous slices from the horse
flesh" The dinner was nearly over
when one of the servants whispered n
communication to Ward. Up he sprang.
I'm distressed. gentlemen" he an
nounced to the startled company. "A
silly mistake has been made. Those
joints We're mixed up somehow. and
you have been eating the horse. I'm
really annoyed. But | hope you'll be
convinced now that the meat is splen-
did eating. I'm sure you all seemed
to enjoy it," Chances were exchanged
ed ready with response. Then a
voice from the bottom of the table
piped up: "Oh. don't distress Yourself.
Ward! | thought some mistake had
been made, 80 | inst changed those
dishes as they stood on the sidehoard.
1t was you aud Hamilton who had the
horsencsh all right