The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-03-12
To HENTz BIG MILL MEANS
hvch FOR FORT mccoy


- anu me Dlg r. =. RentZ mill
~ raise steam in the six large boil
- they have recently installed with
the latest Improvements. Seven
unFe 70 one hundred thousand feet
~ day Is said to be the CAPACITY of
nAis MIL and viii require a small ar
my OF men TO furnish logs and run it.
but the most pleasing news about
tnla Company 10 the people of this
section IL that they will soon begin
o. grade and extend their road on to
faiatka and back to ocala from Sill
ver Springs. Mr.. Rentz's proposition
90 the board OF trade at Ocala is a
gooo one and every business man in
Thai town should take hold ami do
MS best 90 have the road built.
n H. said that the Fort Mccoy Tur-
pentine Company will change their
present large commissary into living
apartments and build another COM
mlEsary near the railroad track, which
win be much more convenient for
their business. This company has
shut down their plant indefinitely,
waiting for prices for their poducts
60 eet better.
Messrs. McQuaig and Taylor, con-
tractors on the Harpe house, will soon
complete this nice broom structure,
when Il can be said that Fort Mccoy
has an up-to-date boarding house,
Which viii be quite convenient to
travellers. as well as TO workmen who
arr employed here at the mill and in
ether lines
There is a movement on foot 10 or
eaniEe a woOdmen of the World
lodge here. Application was made to
the Masonic lodge here for the use
&C their hall by the w. o. w. until
they could build hall for themselves,
and We are glad 90 say that the re-
guest was granted. free OF rent.
We regret 10 learn that the Bay
Lake school house was destroyed by
forest fires last week. This was a
nice building. located a few miles
north of here. in a progressive COM
munity.
some little excitement was created
here a few days ago when il was re-
ported that the I2-year-Old daughter
&C Mr.. and Mrs Martin had run away
with a young Mr.. Higginbotham Of
Cita. Mr. Martin. the father of the
Eirl. intercepted the pair at Citra and
brought his daughter home.
Mr McQuaig. the road man for this
section. has been quite busy for sew
eral days building Mill Greek bridge,
which was destroyed by forest fires
some time ago.
We are sorry 90 report that Mr.
Alex McQuaig is slowly sinking un-
der the ravages of cancer. He is now
confined 20 his room at the home Of
mis- son. Mr.. w. A. McQuaig. The
old veteran is anxious that his friends
call and see him. as he realizes that
his DAYS are few on earth.
The public school will close here
next Wednesday. Mr.. b. A. Ham
mons. the teacher. has made many
friends here. and they rerget to see
him leave. lie viii attend college this
year between terms.
Several families have recently NOV
ed 10 this place. Mr.. Hamp Martin of
Citra. Mr Blackburn OF Georgia. the
sawyer Tor tho big mill and MIR. Jones
and wife of Anthony being among
them.
Mrs. Marvin Carlton OF Wilmington,
NC. has just left after visiting her
father. Mr W A. McQuaig. near Eu-
roka.
Mr.. "A. n. Cannon Of Naldosta, Ga,
Who has been - critically in at the
home ct her father. J. W. Stevens,
Cor several weeks. has recovered and
viii soon be able TO return home with
her babies. Louise and Lillian.
Mr. Robert MunrOe. the naval stores
man. who has so successfully conduct
ed a turpentine still few miles
south OF this place, has leased several
crops az high boxes in this locality
from Mr.. RentE and has Mr.. Ausley
employed 90 woods" for him.
Mr.. J. w Stevens recently butch,
cred a bean-fattened beef that weigh
ed over 500 pounds.
MT HIM. the young man employed
So run the Rentz commissary, is
making many friends here by his
courteous and business-like ways.
With no disaster there will be a
heavy peach crop throughout this sec.
tion Judging from the abundant
bloom
Mr.. Lloyd. the man who drilled the
deep well for the Rentz Lumber Com.
pany. has left temporarily for Geor-
eia. The well is nearly coo feet deep