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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
A DELIGHTFUL MORNING

One of the NEST popular organiza-
tons in Ocala is the Wednesday Morn
ing Musicale, and its members spend
many profitable and interesting morn
ings together.
Yesterday morning the club enjoyed
one of its very best programs, the sub
ject being Beethoven.
Miss Byrd Wartmann gave SPLEEN
did talk on Beethoven's life, after
which she and Miss Mary Erwin play
ed Beethoven's Symphony No. 3.
Miss Florence Bettman, Miss Mary
Connor, Mrs. E. M. Gregg and Mrs.
ID. E. McIver also read sketches of
Beethoven's life.
Another interesting paper concern
ing this great composer was read by
Miss Bessie MacKay, and Miss Gertie
Peyser played beautifully Moonlight
Sonata" and Sonata Pathetique."
The last number was a violin solo,
Sonata TX" played exquisitely by
Miss Mary Conner, accompanied by
Mrs. B. F. Condor.
After the rendition of the progre N
the members did some chorus work en-
the cantata, THE Lady of Shallot.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
A BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN HOME

Mr. Robert l.. Anderson has com.
pleted the plans for the building of a
beautiful suburban home out beyond
the Judge Warner place.
The view is most picturesque one
and does not look unlike miniature
reproduction of the Blue Ridge noun
tains. When the hill that Mr.. Ander-
son has selected as the site for the
erection of his dwelling is adorned
with a ! effected modern structure,
garage and other outbuildings, and the
fertile fields are planted to the va
rious crops in their seasons, and with
waving srain and lowing herds, we
cannot bring to mind a more attract
i've and delightful picture.
The happiest hours of Horace Gree
ley's life was when he could steal
away from the daily grind of his news
paper and spend day or SO on his
farm, AMI while his volume on What
Know. of Farming" was said by his
confreres to have been "a most bril-
liant work of fiction it graphically
described the beauties and the pleas
ures of farm life.
We hope that Farmer Anderson
will devote some of his spare mo-
ments in the same direction.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
THE AUTO TRUCK

The success of the auto truck is the
most encouraging and hopeful sign for
the future of Ocala that has yet come
under our observation.
1t is blazing the way for the reduc-
ton of freight rates and that is the so
luton to a very happy situation.
The Oklawaha river has all along
been the key to Ocala's commercial
upbuilding, but for years and years
her business men have been blind to
its opportunities, and have failed to
grasp the situation and unlock the
treasure that was theirs.
Year in and year out this paper en-
deavored to point out the supreme adj
vantages that would accrue to our
merchants if they would own and OPP
crate a boat of their own on the Ok
lawaha river. Being owned Jointly by
all the merchants Of the city it would
never have wanted for traffic, and as
it has always paid others, why would
it not have paid the merchants who
had the advantage always of full car
goes?
Then there was another advantage:
Belonging to the merchants it would
always have compelled lower freight
rates, which, in struggle for CONNER
cial supremacy, is the key to success.
If the railways had met the lower
rates afforded by water competition
it would have paid the merchants to
have tied up their boat and held it as
a menace to the roads, and it would
have always been the commanding
card in the freight-rate game.
The auto truck is so far success.
1t is lowering the rate of freight fully
one-third and if arrangements are
made to make it permanent affair
Ocala will have obviated her freight
troubles, and will be in a position to
build up large wholesale trade.
With the Oklawaha river as an as
set, Ocala has an advantage possess
ed by no other interior town in Flor
ida, and her business men are not wise
if they do not make the most of it.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
A BUILDING BOOM

Ocala is enjoying a veritable build
ing boom. There has been nothing
like it in her history. The Catholic
church has begun the erection of a
fine edifice, and the Baptist and Meth
odist churches are contemplating
building in the near future. They al
ready have very creditable places of
worship, but the expansion of BUSH
ness is driving them further from the
marts of trade.
The Methodists will in very short
time begin the erection of a parson-
age. 1t will be comfortable and
commodious structure, and will be To-
lated on their new lot on Fort King
avenue
Mrs. Otis T. Green is finishing up
very pretty cottage near her home on
Oklawaha avenue, and is enlarging
one on the same avenue nearer the
square.
Capt. Thos. H. Johnson is also build
ing nice home on the same avenue.
and Mr.. Killebrew has but recently
completed one in the same vicinity.
Mr.. Britt Sanders has a dwelling
well under way on his superb lot on
Orange avenue
DIR. F. E. McClane is making prepar-
ations to build on the lot he recently
bought out on Palmetto Heights.
Mr.. Alex. Moorhead has just COM
pletted nice two-story dwelling
fronting Magnolia Park, and on the
avenue leading to the new Moorhead
home quite a number of cottages have
been erected.
Mrs. M. A. Williams, mother-in-law
of Mr.. Richard S. Hall, has just pur-
chased and remodeled home on Or
ange avenue.
Miss Fannie Clark, one of the faith
full teachers in the primary depart
ment of the Ocala public schools, has
the lumber on the ground, and will
soon begin the erection of a dwelling
on Fort King avenue and Mrs. Arms,
on the same avenue is enlarging her
boarding house.
1t is reported that Mr.. Frank Drake
is to build new home on his place,
and that the Camp Brothers will erect
a home on their farm near the city,
and we already have mention of the
elegant home that Mr.. R. L. Ander-
son will erect on his beautiful prop
erty on the outskirts of the city.
The county is erecting a sixty thous-
and dollar Jail building, and the city
is putting down sidewalks on many
streets.
Messrs. Munroe & Chambliss are
making marked improvements on
their bank building, and the Ocala Ma
tional has accepted plans, and will
begin building at an early date.
Ocala is moving right along.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
MARRIAGE OF MISS KNIGHT AND
MR.. BoBBlTT

AT eleven o'clock Wednesday morn
/ ing Miss Rita Knight was married to
Mr.. A. NJ. Bobbitt at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
knight, on Oklawaha avenue.
The marriage occurred in the large
drawing room which was beautifully
and tastefully decorated, and the GER
emony was performed by Rev. ]. B..
Ley of the Methodist church.
The bride was married in a strik-
ingly pretty brown messaline coat suit
which was very becoming to her girl
ish beauty.
Mr.. Bobbitt come to Ocala about
six months ago from Reddick and en-
tered the grocery business, and has
ben exceedingly successful. He is re-
ceving the warmest congratulations
from his friends on winning such
lovely bride. There were about TWEEN
ty guests who witnessed the marriage
ceremony of this popular young cou-
pie.
Immediately after the service the
guests were invited to the dining
room, where an elegant wedding
breakfast was served. At noon the
young couple left for Nashville, Chat
tanooga, Atlanta and several other
points, where they will spend their
honeymoon, and after their return to
Ocala they will keep house in the res
idence just vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Brice in the second ward.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. ]. H. McEwen of Pennington
was down Wednesday to liquidate his
taxes and make provision for the re-
newal OF the weekly visits of this pa
per for the next twelve months. He
says that many farmers lost their
first planting of beans in his section,
but will replant Immediately. AS a
whole he says that the farmers are
prosperous, and are in better shape
than for many years. That many,
like himself, are raising stock, and
find it profitable He has six brood
mares, and those who raise mules find
it even more profitable than raising
horses. There is no reason why both
horses and mules cannot be raised
here as well as anywhere else in the
world More and more our farmers
are taking advantage of their oppor-
tunities, and are entering upon ca
reer of diversified farming.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
Mr.. w. ]. rant attended the ocala

Mr.. w. j. FAINT attended the Ocala
High School and married an Ocala
girl. and this paper is pleased to note
his success. Here is what the Willis
ton Advocate says of him: "Mr. w. ].
FAINT has the largest store house in
Morriston and we never entered his
store in our life that we did not see
a full stock of all kinds of goods. Ger
tainIy he sells goods and lots of them
and he receives them, too. daily. II
you can't find what you want at w. j.
Fant's store you will hardly find it in
Levy county. He is an old merchant
and knows the wants of the people of
his section. He is very pleasant
and agreeable gentleman to deal with
and enjoys a large trade for many
miles around"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
, BIRD MAN TO BE IN ocALA

Mr.. Lincoln Beachy, one of the most
daring and record-breaking aviators
in the United States, will make a
thrilling ascension in a Curtiss biplane
from the fair grounds next Saturday
afternoon in Ocala. Mr.. Beachy to show
that he has complete control of his
machine, will do some marvellous
stunts in mid-air, and it will be a
sight worth seeing. He has been in
Tampa several days, and the newspa-
pers of that city have been full of his
sensational performances. Everybody
ought to be at the fair grounds Sat
urday afternoon. March 4th.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

The streets are so fearfully dusty,
it would be most acceptable time to
experiment on oiling them. We be-
lieve that it would be the very best
thing that our city solons could do
both in point of comfort and health.
If the experiment would do all that is
claimed for it our city officials would
not only be entitled to be called solons
but could add to that title the equally
pleasing one of philanthropists as
well.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

We enjoyed very fine auto drive
Wednesday afternoon with Mr.. Fred
Magraw of the New South Farm and
Home Company, Colonel Pierce of To-
peka, Kansas, and Mr.. L. c. Morrison,
editor of New Florida, very attract
i've publication printed in Chicago. We
went out Orange avenue and returned
by Shady Grove avenue, crossing from
one avenue to the other through the
woods. The dogwood and other trees
were in flower, and the drive was a
very delightful one. Mr.. Morrison is
so much in love with Florida that he
expects to take up his residence with
us next winter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

The remains of Mr. Chas. A. Forces
ter were shipped from Lakeland to
ocala yesterday. and were laid beside
those of his wife, Mr.. Forester was
at one time citizen of this city. he
was the father OF Magruder Forester,
now on the New York Tribune, and
the late C. W. Forester. prominenl
attorney of Arcadia
The most common cause Of insom-
MIA Is disorders Of the stomach.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets corrects these disorders and
enables you to sleep. Ror sale by al
dealers. -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
MARRIED

Colonel Edwin Spencer, in his offi-
cial capacity as notary public. on
Thursday night united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Candy, on Fort King avenue, Mr..
Emilio Bomoleni and Miss Marian
Candy. Mr.. Bomoleni is prosperous
farmer at Agnew Station, and the
bride IL very sweet young woman.
This paper extends its warmest con-
ordinations to these young people.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

The soap-berry tree is putting out
its spring vestures. II is not only a
rare and ornamental tree but in time
will become a profitable one. The
man who plants the soap-berry seed
now and raises an orchard Of them,
may have sown seed that will reap
riches
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mrs. ]. L. Ford and charming daugh.
ter, Miss Lucy Hagood Ford, and Miss
Mary D. Starr, who have been the
house guests of Mrs. F. ]. Hagood, wiz
leave this afternoon for an extended
visit to relatives and friends at Mica
nopy and Ocala-Times-Un Union. They
will be the guests while here of Mrs.
T. NJ. Moore and family.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

DR.. S. H. Bitch was Tuesday Wis
itor. His friends will regret to know
that he is a sufferer from rheumatism.
He came to visit the hospital at the
Marion Farms. His neighbors say
that DR.. Bitch is the best doctor and
the best farmer in inc county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
Elks' Smoker

There will be smoker given at
the club rooms of the Elks' lodge, No.
2S6. on Tuesday night, March the It'll.
All Elks are cordially invited to at
tend.
G. T. Maughs. C. w. Hunter. G. ".
Miller DR.. F. z. McClane, Louis +.
|Savarese.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

The hotels are having the biggest
register in the history of the city, ex.
cept sometimes on extraordinary oc-
casions On Tuesday night both the
Ocala House and the Montezuma ho-
tel had to turn away guests. and the
Colonial, Florida House and Oklawaha
Inn were chock-a-block.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Goodwin, who
were recently married at Goldsboro.
N G., are registered at the ocala
House. They will in a few days go
to Lake Butler, which place they will
make tn i. permanent home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. John H. Spencer is back from
Jacksonville. He is now busy man.
He runs two garage establishments.
one here and one in the metropolis. He
says that Jacksonville is almost over
run with winter visitors.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Her many friends in this city viii
regret to know that Miss Jennie
Briggs has given up her citizenship In
Ocala. After short visit to her
brother at Nashville, Tenn. she will
20 to Bowling Green. KY, where she
viii make her home. slA
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. r. A. Burford and Congressman
Sparkman appeared before the United
States court in Tampa the other day
as associate partners in an important
case before that court.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. Burns Leavengood, after an en-
joyable visit here of several days, re-
turned to his home at Stanton yes
terday. He is charmed with the at
fractions of that sequestered retreat
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
Board Of Trade Meeting

All members are requested to at
tend a meeting of the Ocala board OF
trade on Friday night. March the 3rd.
This is regular meeting, and all
members should attend.
N. J. ROESS. Pres.
L. F. SAvARESR. Secy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Er Ralph Birdsey returned yester-
day to his home in Macon, Georgia, af-
ter short visit in Ocala to his wife
and son, who are the guests of Mrs.
III. A. Ford.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Millsom of
Belleview, w. A. Stevens of Fort Nc
Coy, ]. j. Marsh of Dexter and w. J..
Hall of Summerfeld autographed at
the Montezuma yesterday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

The Japan plum is coloring and will
soon be ripe. We always manage to
have some kind of fruit ripe the year
round.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. Frank M. Miller, who for some
months has been living at Wauchula,
has returned to Ocala to live, and will
be with the Schlemmer bakery. on
West Broadway.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Beware Of the ides Of March" said
the Roma nphilosophers. Having had
60 many "ides' in February We hope
we shall escape those Of March
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

~ Ed K. Nelson, formerly city
clerk and real estate promoter of this
city, now citizen of the bustling city
of Tampa, was a Tuesday visitor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

That statewide" election of No
venlber Sth is now a thing of the past,
but that WHISKEY that Hogan sells
is al to the good. Go to see Hogan,
the Whiskey Man.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Capt. John L. Inglis, the man who is
always growing younger, passed
through Ocala yesterday from Rock
well, bound for Jacksonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. John S. Franz, the well known
safe man was here yesterday. He has
many friends in Ocala who are always
glad to greet him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Those boxes were piled up yet high
er and higher in front of Jake Klein's
store, and it more than before had the
appearance of Jake Klein" day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Evangelist Sam ]. White is down
from Mcintosh to assist in the revival
services now in progress at the Chris
tian church.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mrs. ]. E. Johnson and little daugh-
ter. Sara, are at Homosassa visiting
friends.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

At the Montezuma hotel delightful
music is rendered from an aeloian
harp when the evening meal is served.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

The little brides will now have a
rest Likewise the fieet-footed deer
and the fast disappearing wild turkey
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

How anyone can leave Florida to
reside in some other state is one of
the marvels.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

FOR SALE-$125 buys a good
farm horse, harness and wagon. D..
w. Dickerson, LaRue Ave-, Fort Nc
Coy, Fla. 3-3-1t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Mr.. T. ]. Clawson, proprietor of the
Lakeside Hotel at South Lake Weir,
was Tuesday visitor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

WANTED-Help in dairy; can use
man and wife. Inquire at this office.
S-3-1t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03
Local and Personal.

There are larger and yet larger ar
rivals at our hotels.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-03

Ex-Postmaster Crom was circulat-
ing among his Ocala friends yester-
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
sW0RDFIsH AND BEER KEG
New York Judge Tells LurId Tale
of Adventure OFF Block
island.

Judge Tom Dnnean Is back with
his good ship Nomad after a cruise
in which he had some rare adventures
says the New York World Here's
one as he tells 1t himself with his
well known regard for veracity:
We were fifteen miles off Block
island in the duskus Of the day when
we came on a school of salt mackerel.
First thing we knew a swordfish but.
ted in and there was wild scramble
among the mackerel The swordtish
filed up on the school and then like
an overfed hog took a nap on the sur
face of the water My engineer used
to be New Bedford whaler and he
carries a lot of old-time tackle on
the Nomad. He went for'ard and
heaved harpoon into the small of
the swordfish's lack He had al
ready secured an empty beer keg-
got that empty?"-to the end OF the
harpoon line Mr. Swordfish as soon
as the harpoon got into him took 1t
on the run with the beer keg trailing
along He dived and tackled and
doubled on his tracks. but the keg was
ever on the job Finally his despair
and exhaustion did the trick. He gave
feeble flicker with his tail and we
hauled him aboard, He was six feet
| two inches long and weighed four
hundred pounds. and say-he was fine
eating"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
inclined to Be skeptical.

What do you see?N asked the busi-
ness man who had permitted the for.
tune teller to lead him into dark
room and hold his hand.
All. see many wonderful things
here" she replied. You will have
good luck with the business you are
going into"
What else do you see?"
you will make great deal OF
money soon"
Anything more?"
You will live to be a very old man
and have good health"
All right. What else?"
THAT Is all ! see
Isn't there anything about dark
little lady who loves me?"
"Oh. | will look again. thought
you were old enough to have a wife
and family, So. you are widower?"
Yes. but don't more than half be
lieve you can fortell the future. attel
all"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
HAD GOOD MEMORY
He Never Forgot That at Harrow One
Of His Lines Was Considered
Improper.

This Gilbert story reaches me from
an old Harroyian. says a writer In the
Manchester Guardian. In 1879 the peo
pie of the town got up theatricals to
raise funds for hospital. Doctor But
Ter. the head master, said he would not
allow the school to go unless the
pieces were first submitted to him.
One was Gilbert's Palace Of Truth.
In 1t is a passage in which the hero
says to the heroine: Meet me at
nine o'clock tonight outside the gar
den gate" Doctor Butler vetoed this
and substituted: Meet me at three
o'clock this afternoon" This seemed
to him more decorous. About five
years ago Gilbert was invited to the
Harrow speeches. In reply to the
toast of his health he said: Il am
very much interested in visiting Har'
row. for as far as know 1t is the only
place in the world where line OF
mine has ever been condemned as i'm
proper" Great CONSERVATION pre-.
vailed--all the greater because no one
except the speaker and one other per.
son. who was Just leaving Harrow IN
1872, knew what be meant. 1t was not
Gilbert's way to forget these things.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
TAKING A LOOK BACKWARD
Picture Of Lilo Upon Our Atlantic
Shore az II Was Two Centuries
Ago.

Brush away the fog Of couple OF
centuries, and take look at this. our
native land. as it then appeared Here
upon the Atlantic shore. the scream OF
the panther arose on the midnight
air with the savage war whoop, and
the pale-faced pilgrim tremhled for
the safety of his defenseless home.
He planted his beans in fear and gath.
cred them In trouble; his chickens
and his children were plundered by the
foe. and life itself was in danger OF
leaking out from between the logs of
his hut, even If it was fortified with
three muskets. q spunky wife, and a
jug of whisky. Yes. my friends. this
was then a wild. gloomy and desolate
place. Where the Indian squaw
hung her young pappoose upon the
bough and left It to squall at the
hush-aby of the blast. the Anglo-Saxon
mother now rocks the cradle OF her
delicate babe on the carpet OF peace
and in the gay parlor of fashion. The
wild has been changed to blooming
garden and It's limits are expendins
with the mighty genius of Liberty
Lorenzo Dow. Jr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04
Woman,s Culture.

1t Is not the wish of the advocates
of the higher culture Of woman's pow
ers to withdraw her from her exist
ing spheres of interest and activity.
but rather to fit women for the more
enlightened performance OF their spe-
cial duties, to help them toward learn
ing how to do better what they have
to do, whether as members Of society
alone or in the higher walks Of q
mothers or teachers duties, or in
any of the arts or professions which
may be chosen by them.
The work that many women are do-
ing nobly now, without instruction.
how much more nobly and efficiently
would they be able to do If they had
been taught!