The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-29
OCALA PEOPLE in TAMPA.

Ocdla is we'll represented in Tam
pa and on a recent visit TO that pro
sIessiye and growing city We noted
with pleasure the success of The Ocala
people. who are now making that ci,y
their home.
The ". }. Chambers Shoe company
are occupying a beautiful store on
Franklin street in the new fvestory
Curry building. Associated with Nh
Chambers is Mr.. ". /. Scott, who was
also with him in Ocala. MI Cham
bers said that be had met with a very
warm welcome from the people Of
Tampa in both a business ana a So
cial way. He is building a pretty
home in Hyde Park, which will be
completed in a few months.
The other store in this building
fronting on Franklin street is being
titHd up for the Anti-MOnOpOiy drug
store. OF this city to be used princI-
paIly as All ice cream parlor, It Will
be in charge OF Mr.. Harry Walters
and iIaUIi be ready for business in a
very short time The soda fountain
that is being erected in this store is
one OF the most elegant in the south
and the store throughout Will be beau
tituIIy furnished.
The An,j-NCnopOIy drug store also
has another store on Franklin street.
wEiCh jHey recently purchased. 1t Is
spiendidly located and they are al
ready doing d good business. Mr.. r..
G. Groves will have charge of this
one OF The AHti-Monopoly's chain OF
stores.
Mr. Bryan B. Elount and family.
former residents of Oca.a, now live III
Tampa. Mr.. Blount is one OF the
largest turpentine operators in the
state and has a number Of other DusI-
ness Interests, Being among other
things president of the BlOnt Real
Estate company in this city He is
erecting very handsome forty thous-
and dollar residence in Tampa.
Dr.. rOZier Lanier has recently open
ed dental parlOrs in Tampa and is do
ing well. In few Years we expect
to hear Of him as enc Of that city's
leading dentists.
Mr.. c. ]. McCranie is half owner
of Smiths Dairy Kitchen. This is
one of Tanlpas most popular restau
rants and Mr.. McCranie's Ocala
friends are rejoiced to know that he
is getting rich in his new home.
Mr.. Ben Briggs, who recently went
TO Taepa. is the assistant Atlantic
Coast Line agent there and Mr.. VIII
DOdsOn has an excellent position with
the Tampa Star Steam Laundry.
Mrs. Sue Richardson and Miss Ethel
Richardson left last week for Tampa
and Will make their home in that city
with Mrs. Richardson's daughter, Mrs
Alexander HanscOmb.
Mrs. Munden and her three sons.
Messrs. Josephus, Claude and Walter
Munden and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
; Shoefin. former Ocala residents. now
make their home in Tampa and We
heard good reports of them all
Rev. l.. w. Moore, who for the past
three years. was the pastor of the
Ocala Methodist church. is this year
living in Tampa and is in charge of
the Tampa Heights church and Mr..
and Mrs. P. c. Davis are also tempo
rarily residing in that city.
Mr.. J. Arthur Griffin, an old Ocala
boy, has been living in Tampa for
some years past and doing splendid
ly. He has a charming wife and sew
eral interesting children.
Mr.. r. S. Clark and family are now
among Tampa's prominent residents.
They lived in Ocala for many years
and have a large number of friends
who are interested in their welfare.
His oldest daughter, Miss Mercedes
Clark. is now an attractive young lady.
She has been quite sick for the past
} month but was very much better last
week and We hope that her entire re-
: .stOratiOn 70 health is only a matter
: tOf short time. She was among the
large audience who greeted Madame
. SembTich on Friday evening at the
Tampa ~slno.