The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

J. q. Lege has purchased the June
bloom fruit In the groves OF the Car
neg Investment Company. across the
lake. Tor a Cincinnati house. Twelve
cnrloads or more will go forward, two
o. three cars a week.
Mrs. Della Coyle Of Jacksonville,
win her infant daughter, is visiting
her mother. Mrs. Fosnot. Little Miss
Ruth MInigar accompanied Mrs.
CoFle.
Mr.. Payne. buyer for the L. E. Fac
safe Company Of Boston, inspected
&. q. SHOWS grove last week and
bought a car Of oranges and a car of
grapefruit. and packing is under way.
A new launch will be added to the
Lake Weir feet this summer. ]. G.
Leg. who learned the ship-building
trade when a boy in Charleston har-
Dor. He has began the construction
of a l7-fOot boat with a 4-foOt beam.
n viii be- driven by a 4-hOrse power
Easolene engine. The designs, which
NJ. LeEe drew. show a boat of the
Ekipiack pattern. very strong and sea-
worthy. The knees are natural crook
live oak.
Building operations have been no
table the past year. b. F. Newport,
the Eastlake store keeper, completed
two cottages early last spring. and
mas the lumber ready for an addition
90 his home Then followed the cree
tion 90 WOOdmar of a handsome cot
taEe by l. r. Chazal, and on Thurs
day Of last week Mr. NJ. II. DeLane
celebrated the completion of ris ten
room double house by giving a house
warming party This large house
stands just on the top of the hill from
the deopt. near the recently cut-out
road between Ocala and the southern
county line, and Is a marked addition
90 the village. II is two stories, with
wide verandas on three sides. Mr..
DeI.ane built this home himself, hav-
ina leisure time on his hands since
the sale Of his grove to Mr.. Barber.
The west half OF the house is occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. DeIane and the
east apartment viii be rented.
A large crowd gathered Thursday
night 10 enjoy the hospitality of Mr..
and Mrs. DeLane and wish them
pleasure IN the use of their commodi-
Gus and comfortable new home. Cards
engaged the attention of the COM
pany. and several entertaining recita-
lions were cleverly rendered by Miss
Ruth Milligan Of Jacksonville. Mrs.
DeI.ane was assisted by Mrs. COyle
IN serving substantial refreshments.
The sand pump installed by Mr..
Martin has not developed sufficient
capacity az economical power. and a
scrape o. now being built to scoop
out Of the lake the beautiful white
sand which has become so popular
with masons and cement contractors.
R.R. Carroll. one Of the editors of
the star. Is contemplating the cree
ton OF a cottage this spring on his
Dot in beautiful WOodmar
W. b. Gray OF Tampa. president of
the Carney Investment Company
spent a day last week at the groves
Of this company across the lake. In
burning on margins on Lemon Island
Mr.. Carney discovered several hun
dred acres of as fine muck land as
Florida possesses. hitherto supposed
90 D. swampy. but since the fire found
90 D. vel above high water mark
Mr. Carney win put in an irrigation
plant end bring IN some experienced
celery growers next fall. and the pros
peci indicates a larger business. in
celery growing than is now done in
the fruit 0f the famous groves OF the
Carney Investment Company.
on Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs ". R.
Goodwin and son. Mortimer. take pos
session OF their new cottage. The
Oaks at Woodmar. although some
outside work remains 10 be finished.
Contractor John r. Schifferle went
back 10 Chicago last week. leaving his
two men 90 finish the house. Robert
4. Fosnot piped the house for water
and gas and set up the acetylene gas
machine. and Thomas Needham of
Ocala Installed the extensive plumb
ing In artistic fashion. Water is car
riod into three Of the rooms and kitch-
On IN addition 10 the both room, and
an acetylene water heater furnishes
hot water f1t the bath. The plumb
ing and sewage systems are as san
itary as any city house.
George a. Ford. the new proprietor
az che Teapot Grocery. has purchased
from David 5. Woodrow one Of the
most desirable building lots in Wood
mar. and has taken an option on an