The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-20
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the writer desires to call the at
tention Of the A. c. l. r. r. officials
TO the dangerous crossing Of their
road about IL miles south Of their
Ocala station, il being at the hard
road leading from Ocala 10 Belleview.
etc. Coming south from ocala. ow-
ing 20 the high bank, trees and bush
es, Il is impossible 10 see a train COM
ing from the south. until an auto or
a team is on or very close 20 the
track. The bushes. etc, should be
cut, and the banw leveled; II not,
someone will be injured and the rail-
road company have law suit TO face
on the 18th the writer came very
near being on the track when the
freight train from the south came
along. No whistle was blown or bell
rung. The time was between 1880
a. m, and l2 m. The engineer was
sitting with his back 20 the public
road and bent over. as though eating
or reading. and did not, while the
writer saw him. look at the crossing.
Having a very gentle horse. and
by backing OF. no damage was done.
Others may not be 50 fortunate.
4 meeting OF the w. c T. L. was
held on the 10th.
Some ofThe goods Of Mr.. o. b. Sias,
who has bought the c. T Trask store.
also a building lot from Mr.. W. ".
Cowles, came on the 18th. on the
18th Mrs. o. B. Sias. Mr.. Sias, father
Of o. B. Sias, Mrs. Murrell and four
children arrived and went TO the ho-
tel. We are informed that the party
have been for some three or more
years living az Miami. coming TO the
state from Vermont.
On the 18th Mr.. VIM. Seesee went
10 Jacksonville. returning on the 18th
with Mrs. Seesee. who for the past
three months has been visiting
friends in the north and west.
On the 18th Mrs L. L. Hopkins re-
turned from the ocala hospital TO
her home in Belleview. She was
much pleased with her care while
there, and praises the nurses for their
attention.
There was an ice cream social Civ
en- on the night of the 18th by Mrs. j.
n. shedd's Sunday school class. Re.
ceipts fair.
Judge Hopkins has received a let
ter from Mr.. c. p. Dustin. proprietor
of the Eduna Hotel, Short Beach. Me-.
a former winter resident, asking
about rents, hotel accommodations.
rents and places for sale.
On the 18th the board OF pardons
denied the request of John O'Neal for
pardon. A strong protest against his
being pardoned was sent to the gov
ernor by our people. A good many
more would have signed If there had
been time to see them. Only two re-
fused, to sign. O'neal some three
years ago received a life sentence for
as cold-blooded a. murder as was ever
committed, killing without cause or
provocation an unarmed man, good
citizen and one that would not quar-
rel
Odious and Lilly Gaskin and a Mr..
Adams, all OF Shady. with Mis- Lorena
Freeman and some other young peo-
pie. went TO Lake Weir on the 18th.
w. F. Abshire and wife have ex-
changed their property in Belleview
with Pdeston Goolsby and wife OF
Grahamville for property at Oak Mr..
Goolsby will reside here and continue
the meat and FISH business now con-
Quoted by Mr.. Abshire.
Eugene II. Nichols and wife of
North Adams. Mass, on the 18th
came hereto reside. Mr.. f. II. Mich.
OILS becomes a partner of his cousin,
r. II. Nichols. in the grocery bust.
ness. They are to put up a two-story
building on a lot on East Front street
owned by r. II. Nichols. the lower
part for the store. and the upper part
for a dwelling.