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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26
AT THE woMANs cLUs

The weekly tea a. The Woman
Club rooms Friday afternoon was ono
or the most delightful anaIrs st.r
given at the club rooms M Wu
liam Hooker and Miss Lillian rhaEari
were the charming hostessss. aui Co.
licious tea and sandwiches vrre serV
ed. A larger crowd than usual attend
ed the tea and several og' of -0au s.s
itors were present and their Hressu..
was an additional pleasure
\ number % The ladies PLAYED
bridge and in other uays amused
themselves.
The articles in the NHrIH On
change are increasing a1rh a... aH|
this is a splendid opportunity 'ur .ns
ladies Of Ocala t1 secure nT.T. .ruea
for Christmas gifts. aHi ai.H r".
housekasp,re f0 Secure .I... HH
many other COOL fhu-. rH .H.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. John T. Lewis, who was dele
gate to the Waterways Convention at
Jacksonville, says that it ELECTED a
great deal of enthusiasm, that many
able men and women were in attend
ance and delivered addresses that
commanded undivided attention, and
that the agitation for a ship canal
across Florida should be hammered
into action right now while the iron
is hot and the country is ready to re-
ceive il. In the later Sos and earlier
70's, two gentlemen Of Ocala applied
for charter for a ship canal across
Florida. One had been editor OF the
Richmond Wing and was a graceful
and fluent writer; the other was a
lawyer of ability and a very forceful
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

writer. These gentlemen wrote a
great many newspaper articles show
ing the entire feasibility of their pro
ject, and their articles were copied ex-
tensively in the New Orleans and
New York newspapers. Since which
time expert engineers. after a prelimi-
nary survey Of the route as originally
marked out by the said Ocala gentle
men, have pronounced the route as en-
tirely practical, and the Waterways
Association may be the means of max
ing this great project an accomplished
fact. Besides the rivers and springs,
which will only need deepening. only
twenty-five miles of canaling will be
necessary to unite the Atlantic and
the Gulf.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr. and Mrs Arthur Allsn 1f shauF
hai, China. are n0W at LaFs Weir 80
iting Mrs Aliens aunt Mra E
Haskell Mr. and Mrs Alien have
been in the United States since sarv
in June and have visited af guits e
number Of places Thy all remaiu
in this country until Fsbruary NJ
Allen Is q son q the bate Young AZ
len. the noted missionary co Chiua
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will Wait ocaia
during The fair
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. William Teuton of GrahamNliIe
v.ss i7 Ocala Friday. He is now busy
grinding cane and boiling syrup says
tba- D.. is making two barrels OF syr-
up every day and finds a ready market
f9r a. Saws also that the hunters
have set the woods on fire and great
damage is being done, and II Is eN-
,remelv hard on the range cattle. MI
Teuton is one of the Oldest suoS'ii' ~
srs 20 this paper.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr. A. A. Kramer, Mr.. Harry Ped
rick Mr.. Budd Windermann and Mr.
Charley Ross of Chicago arrived IN
OcaIa Yesterday and are stopping at
the Florida House. These gentlemen
orc interested in the New South
Home and Farm Company, and viii
no with us for some time. They are
fine looking specimens and if We can
fill ND our county with such men we
viii certainly be all to the good.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Capt. John H. Welsh, who has been
In Ocala for some days, redeeming
from the state his old lands in and
about Welshton. having gotten them
In shape so that he can recover them.
leaves today for Miami.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mrs. H. s. Chambers arrived in
Ocala Thursday afternoon to spend
the winter. She will have rooms at
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lapham's and Will
board with Mrs. B. \. Looney. Mrs.
Chambers has been spending the sum-
mer and fall in Atlanta.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

The splendid reports of the Wo-
mans Club Convention at Palatka this
week were written by Mrs. E. H. Mote
az this city, a delegate to the conven-
ton from the Ocala Woman's Club.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr. Howard Munroe of Swananoa,
near Asheville. y. C, is in Ocala visit
ing his sisters and brothers. Mr.. Nun
roe is a former resident Of ocala, and
his many friends are delighted to well
come him in thehir midst again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mrs. Charles d. Harrington, nee
Miss Pauline Peace of this city, is now
in Boston, Mass, on a visit TO her
husbands father. Mr.. Harrington is
with her and they are having a very
ENJOYABLE visit.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. Robert Mathews, who has been
connected with the Ocala steam laun-
dry for a number OF years, has gone to
St. Petersburg. where he has accept
ed the management of a laundry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

The 500" line tube which will give
the road entrance into st. Paul Is
completed. 1t is 1880 feet Ions and
"a feet wide. and has been in course
of construction for a year. The tube
was made necessary by the cOngested
condition of the S.. Paul roads termi-
mails.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Miss COgswell of New York and
Belleview is in the city and expects to
locate here this winter and open a
Kindergarten school. She was making
a canvass of the city yesterday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. J. ID. Pope has gone 10 Coats
NC where he and his family will re-
side permanently. Mr.. Pope has been
a successful turpentine operator IN
this state. and We regret exceedingly
hat he finds il necessary TO make his
home in another state.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

We are pleased TO note the returL
of Miss Pansy Souter from Sanford,
where she had a large violin class.
Miss Souter has a large circle Of
friends who will be glad to have her
with them again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mrs. J. c. Pillans and baby have
returned to their home at Terrell al
fer a short visit in Ocala with Mrs.
PiIlans' sister. Mrs. w. NJ. Barco. Mr..
and Mrs. Barco have also had as their
guests during the past week Mr.. Bar
cos sister. Mrs. Bell and children OF
nnnnellOn.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Miss Mabel Taylor of Glendale, o.
Who is well known in this city, has
been enjoying the past few weeks
most delightfully."- on a visit to SHAW
nee. Oklahoma. where she has been
the guest Of Mrs. VERNE Stevens Ior'
r.rlv Miss Hattie Dye of this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

As soon as the government building
is ready for inspection Custodian
Crom is going to issue a general invi-
tation to the public to visit it and they
will be shown all through it from Gel
lar to the top floor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mrs. Charles Davis of COnant died
at her home there on Friday. Messrs.
McIyer 4 MacKay shipped the coffin
90 that place for the body, and Mr.. ALI
owen OF that firm went down to make
The funeral ARRANGEMENTS.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Morris, Jr., are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of q daughter. The little one was
born Tuesday afternoon. November
the sixteenth.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

At the age of - Lyman J. Gage.
former secretary of the treasury, will
take unto himself a third wife on
Thanksgiving Day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Judge w. 5. Bullock and Mr.. +. ".
Davis returned yesterday from Inver-
ness, where they have been holding d
term of court
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

July Brown has a Georgia collard
stalk seven feet and five inches long,
and will exhibit il at the fair. He
saws that he will also have a cage of
twenty-five 'possums as one Of the ex-
q hfhits.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Secretary Williams says that the
fair h. progressing nicely. Many ex-
hibits are coming in and soon Jhere
viii be- a rush. and everything on the
grounds viii be hustle and activity.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26
Local and Personal

The Coast Line is putting in new
patented derailing switches I'D in the
freight yard.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. A. NJ. LansfOrd, the successful
piano seller. has purchased 2 nice
horse for his family.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

:. :. Paul is among the visitors to
Ocala today. He left the city yester-
day eyening.-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26
BANKS TO CLOSE THANKSGIVING
DAY

All the city banks will De ci0seu
on Thanksgiving Day CThursday' NO
vember 25), on account Of legal noh'
day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26

Mr.. George R. Mexican has gone
TO New York City on a business trip.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26
OCALA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER &C. 1909
Thanksgiving

~ thanksgiving ~
Yes, give thanks thouIt surely find
knowledge. most precious, words of life and light;
And virtue, yielding the pure delight
Faith hal will stand thee in the hour of DEATH
Hope that will gid the pathway to the tomb,
cheer he heart-and all thy soul Ilume
Pure 9rec s bright examples les there thqgIt find
frat mortality joined
To teach us how to live, and how die
OH May We prize such knOwledge-may live
And fix them in our hearts, and glory give
To Him who gave US His most precious word.
Trust and thanks o God; cultivate
looking Certainly
ish the habit of looking the dark side especially when
draw forebodings apprehensiOns
ugly only
but what Enjoy life like
or Frank Harris IT. and his chOomate their sightseeing
trip New York with little money purse.
joyous many
faces Remember, friends promises
each tine need-but anticipate worry
anxetthat He will be with His people when they pass
through the fire He also people pass
the they shall overflow should believe.
feel satisfied with promises. give
thanks blessings
will never or they do He will change them into bene
dcions.
Winds necessarily blowing;
If thou wilt mfur the sails thy boat
Thou wilt breezes while going.
Thy mind is thy boat on lfes sea.
Gods grace-the winds ever blowing,
Unfurl the sails of thy mind thou wilt find
The tide of His love flowing.
Look on brgh of all things Believe that the best
offering that make enjoyment
what He sends of good and with Him what He
allows day coming great ship
world guided the hand Of the of Cod shall float
the clouds and Of the shadows and conflicts into
the perfect light then shall be all all The tide
that bears the world that glorious end the sovereignty of
takes of effort constantly
days when, apparent
the sweep down (and sympathize with
who cried bitterly the world hollow
and her doll found to be stuffed with sawdust But those
just thanks His
promises lamps of light places
brighter thy days thy strength
nights enjoy seeing l
trouble could delight in such
We love darkness do love the beau
lovely stars. likes trouble
do thank and bless God for sustaining We dis
rejoice promises of God will
uphold when weakness comes.
God gives us the beautiful sunshine
here;
The friends and all we hold dear;
He knows that we have our sorrows
And suffering, that follows life through
times of great tribuaion
He cOmes-and stays with us, too
He where the that s Rd God 6g
Reach out-with faith you can touch Him,
hand is extended tOw'rd
e why the pain and the anguish
And He thinks it best
He'll teaT-drOp
God.
understand affections
Gods tell
in His infinite wisdom
wisely and WE'LL
And the clouds gather round
brighter will the sunlight be
glorious Heaven
Is revealed by Father to thee
Praise God
AS the the parent pied
God
FOr he the fall Of each
And it
Friends you a soul that's immortal
Which formed His image above
Are he all His creations
child of His and His love
Thank God.
WHITE ROSE
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01

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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
Cause of Hard Times.

Greensboro Record.
Has anybody seen a man late
ly who RECEIVERS split bottom
chairs? 1t use to be a consider
able industry, but it seems to be
extinct, probably because the de-
mand has almost ceased. In
other words, the split bottom
chair is not used to the extent
it used to be. Speaking on the
subject, up at the county court
house are a few chairs of the
split bottom variety purchased
by the late w. u. Steiner, regis
ter of deeds, from some man in
Rockingham county in 1876 and
those that are left have yet good
bottoms in them. They are
made of oak and are as solid as
a rock. But think of a chair
that has not had a new bottom
placed in it in 80 years and as
good now as when new. Speak
ing about the old split bottom
chair going out of use, it is sug.
gested that one Of the reasons
is that trousers cost too much tt
wear them out sitting on this
kind of chair. In old times E
man could replace an old pair al
small expense, while now it is
costly. If he did not care to buy
a new pair, he could have the
old pair patched, but who evel
sees a pair of patched pants ii
these days? That's one reason
we hear so much about hare
times.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
Hollis SLAYER CONFEsSES.
Solomon Sheppard Alone in the
Crime.


Durham Special. June 9th. to Charlotte Observer
Solomon Shepard, the negro of i
mysterious action, has confessed
that he killed Engineer Holt neal
Durham last December and that
he had no assistant.
This startling turn in the
dreadful affair came last night
when DR.. N. M. Johnson went
into the Jail to attend sick pri-
soner. Shepard had spent the
day reading the Bible and get
ting religion. Why he took no.
ton to unburden himself to the
doctor, is not known, but he did
and said that he slew the engl.
neer that night without the aid
of anyone.
The negro tells a reasonable
story. There never has been
any large number of people who
did not believe that Engineer
Holt met death meant for anoth
er man. The wanton use OF a
shotgun was commonly called a
Reuben Barbee characteristic, but
nobody ever found the motive
whereby Reuben Barbee became
the assassin of Fred Holt. The
brothers of the deadman believed
that their kinsman had been
murdered by mistake and the ne
gro says so.
Shepard says that he was put
off the train by a brakeman
whose life he sought. The en-
CINE that Mr.. Holt drove was an
extra and the negro was on the
lookout for another. There were
several men on the cab at that
time and the murderer expected
to get the brakeman. He failed.
Leaving the coal chute, he sale
he fired at it ''just to scare some
body" 1t had the desired effect
The Greenbergs have not recov
ed. 1t was the Greenberg Incl
2 dent that had much to do will
! the arrest of Barbee. He hat
t trouble with them, hated tn
e family. The officers figured i
o out that the man who killed Holt
e fired into that house. They kneN
y that Barbee hated them, there
= fore Barbee fired the shot. Blu
), they reasoned only half right.
e Shepard remained in Durhal
Y, until about six weeks ago. TIL
It fact that another man was swea
ing for his crime kept him brav
e He went over to Petersburg an
IS was arrested there, but escape
ID after telling something of the col
lie nection he had with the He
es murder. What prompted him
confess cannot be guessed nov
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
HATPINS AS WEAPONS.
Young White Women Stabbed
Negro Who Tried to Attack
Them.

Washington Dispatch June 27.
Stabbing their negro assaillant
several times with hatpins, which
they used as weapons of defense,
two young women Friday night,
according to a belated police re-
port, repulsed a black assailant
near Fourteenth and G streets.
The young women, who are en-
ployed as telephone operators,
are Miss Janet Shank, 16 years
old, and Miss Claudio Freeman,
also 16. The negro escape.
According to the story the
girls told the police, they were
walking on G street making their
way to the office of the tele-
phone company about 9 O'Clock
at night when the negro ap.
preached them and endeavored
to engage them in conversation.
The girls walked rapidly on and
the negro followed, until Miss
Freeman, fearing that he was
about tograb her hand bag, turned
and struck him a blow in the
face. Bewildered by the sudden
onslaught of the young girl the
negro did not realize that wher
the girls hands went to their
hats they meant business. To-
gether they attacked him, Miss
Shank stabbing him three times
and her companion puncturing
him five times in the back.
The negro fled, pursued by the
girls. The young women, how.
ever, were not able to keep ul
the pace and the black made hi:
escape. They Immediately tele
phoned to the First Precinct
Station, but the police were I'M
able to apprehend the negro an(
no report of the matter wa
made until many hours later.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
DILLON NEWS LETTER.
Crop Prospects Racing Meet
Today-As to New County
Movement-Rev. J. A. Viii
son to Move.

son to Move.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
During this ardent and hot
weather we will endeavor to
give you few dots some that
June has placed upon the can
vass-the dull and almost droWsy
days when people who farm are
all linked to the daily tolls. for
with the advent of this mid
summer month we begin to
realize what the later result will
be-and to what extent the in
terest of all who depend upon
the fruit of the soil will be at
fected. June has been too
seasonable for the best interest
of the growing crop, and almost
every section had a surplus OF
moisture, too much entirely foi
the best. A great many crops
will be shorter, but then prices
may be made better and SO the
condition will not necessarily be
alarming.
The Pee Dee Trotting Asso.
citation will have a big meet al
the Dillon track Thursday, the
1st July, when we expect the
two States to be we'll represent
ed with the best and most com
plete selections of any like meet
ing in the South. The best ar
engagements have been complet
ed to this end and we look fol
| the largest attendance ever seer
in Dillon on any similar occasion
ALFONSO" long the choice O
Malboro fine trotters, witt
Roy Wilkes, Cannon's oriz'
taker, Belle of Darlington"
will all figure conspiciously Oh
this day.
We have no late intelligence
as to the progress the new coun
ty question is making. We ar
expecting, however, to reap il
due season the full rewards O
all our labors and to have tn
pleasure at no distant day t
invite our friends to visit tn
county seat of the banner count
of PeeDee. We are already enjoy
ing the luxury of paved streets
electric lights, and while thes
are already a reality, VIII
naturally enough, we expe'
more good things to follow.
Several of our citizens a
summering at Montreal. TIL
seems to be an ideal resort ar
offers many inducements to tt
summer tourists. Our best wish
attend Montreal.
- 1t is to be regretted that Re
~ J. A. Wilson, who has been f
a number of years pastor of t
: Presbyterian church at Dillo
will be removed to the vicini
of Greensboro, in Orange Pre-
bytery, N. C. Synod. This
Dillon regrets as Mr.. Wilson a
family during their stay with
haye endeared themselves to
in so many ways.
With every good wish for T
Robesonian.
Vidi.
Dillon, S. c., June 18th, 19(
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
How a Snake Eats Eggs.
Statesville Mascot.

Mascot.
We have often heard of snakes
eggs-hen eggs-but we
never knew just how they went
about it until Saturday we learn
ed the secret from an eye wit
ness. 1t was in Rowan county
where the black snake swallowed
four hen eggs. He found the
nest under an apple tree and al
though the eggs were larger
around than the snakes head.
his neck or even his body, he
had no trouble in getting them
pushed down the narrow pas
sage. You could see them 90
without any trouble and when
the four eggs were in the snake
you could see the four knots on
the snake. But how did he di-
gest them? Well that was an
easy question for Mr.. Black
snake. He crawled up to the
body of the apple tree, wrapped
himself around it and frightened
himself until pop, pop, pop, pop
and all the eggs were broken.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01

D. J. Thornton was instantly
killed by lightning bolt Friday
afternoon on the farm of w. B.
Fender, at Mineola, Ga. With
several others he was at work.
When the storm threatened he
took refuge under a big tree TAX
ing his team Of horses with him.
The lightning stripped him Of
clothing. Both horses were kill.
ed also. Mr.. Fender was in ar
automobile few feet away ane
was unhurt.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-01
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