The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27
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Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Mr.. Dagenhart. formerly of Texas,
has leased from Mr.. H. j. Hall II
acres of land one-half mile east of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Douglass, Mr.. W.
o. Candy, Mr. A. J. Anderson and Mr.
Walter vose spent very ENJOYABLE
day last Sunday visiting at the South
Lake Weir hotel.
Mr. A. D. Mitchell. Mr.. Frank J..
Simmons, Mr.. w. 0. Candy and Mr..
r. L. Douglass drove up TO Ocala last
Saturday on a pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eckstein en-
tertained their many friends last
Tuesday evening at birthday party
After indulging in many dances and
games, the guests were served to an
appetizing supper.
Mr.. John Wilder, who was formerly
/ in business here, but now of Mount
Dora, is here for few days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Ricketson.
Misses Hermine Klotzbauer, Agnes
Wright, Mrs. j. N. Potter and chill.
dren were driven by Mr.. r. E. Downs
lin Mr.. Nathan Mayo's auto to Ocala
last Sunday When short distance
from town the party was treated to a
fox chase, which all enjoyed. The
dogs which were after the fox were
unaccompanied by hunters.
Mr.. Frank Kirby has returned home
from business college at Columbia,
is. c., where he took six months
course in stenography.
Miss Thompson and Mr.. Jno. Foottit
are here from Ocala, visiting their
relatives and friends.
| Mrs. Nathan Mayo and Mrs. R. L.
Douglass, accompanied by Mr. Nathan
Mayo drove to Coleman last Monday
on a pleasure trip.
Mr.. Andrew Ogle, proprietor of the
new Symmetrical hotel, reports the
following new arrivals Henry Bon
liner, B. F. Titus, William Ably and B.
B. Bicknell The latter gentleman
returned to his home last Tuesday to
come back permanently next fall.
The representatives of the Florida
National Land Company here are hav-
ing their hands full there beautiful
days showing lands to prospective
buyers, and those who bought before
coming to view their purchases.
The new arrivals for the past week
at the National Hotel are as follows:
|J. S. Jordan, j. B. Workman, G. Sand
berg, r. d. Whiteman and wife, R. E.
Hilton, Frank F. Spar, Mr.. and Mrs.
10. C. Lloyd, w. s. Ably, B. F. Titus,
IL. H. Simmons, William Dennis, Will
liam Bayes, Orion Hough, G. A. Brew
Ter, H. w. Cavis, j. Cavis, Frank R.
Williams, l.. S. Hough, ]. H. Lindley.
Webster w Barron, Lewis Ward, G..
| C. Thompson, ]. l.. Hathaway, j. J..
Wilson, ]. G. McNeely, o. Schaetz,
Callie Carver. H. H. Morehouse, c. O.
Martin, R. R. Windhorst, L. F. Hub
bard, E. r. Berger and family, Jacob
f. Rudislye and George H. Wasnidge.
The above have come here to locate
lands which they bought from the
Florida National Land Company, most
| of whom will remain permanently. 1t
| is of especial interest to note that
lately some of the new corners are ex-
lperienced farmers, coming here direct
from Europe, via Galveston. Texas.
The 8O-acre field which Mr.. Nathan
Mayo had planted to watermelons last
spring, and which proved so profita-
BILE, is now being put into condition
for cantaloupes.. 1t is understood that
the acreage this spring in cantaloupes,
tomatoes and watermelons will be al
most double that of last year. The
cause for the increase of the tomato
acreage is the fact that Summerfield
will have canning factory, work on
(which will soon begin.