The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-08-04
BURBANK NEWS NOTES
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:

We understand that the board or
trade of Burbank is arranging for a
night school for high school studies
this winter. Mr.. Half has agreed to
take part of this work, and no doubt
they will be able to arrange for other
competent teachers. We feel if this
is carried out that it will be a great
opportunity for our young people, IN
til we are able to have a high school
at Burbank.
Mr.. Ed King has sent us two beau
tiful bouquets from his farm east of
town. The one which graces our Ia
Bile this morning is simply magnifi-
cent-crepe myrtle, lilies and old
fashioned flowers.
Mr. Frank Tobleske, Miss Bertha
Tobleske and Mrs. Ebke of Chicago
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Tobleske for the past week.
They were very much pleased with
our part of Florida, and Mrs. Ebke
expects to purchase land here as soon
as she returns home. She wants a
farm, though, with some trees, and
at least a little stream of some kind,
and we think she has found the ideal
spot. One thing that was amusing to
US who live in a perennial summer
cline, was that when Mrs. Ebke had
found a place with a lovely spring
just an ideal spot for her ducks-she
looked up suddenly and said: But
now won't this freeze over in che
winter timer" She had really forgot
ten she was in beautiful Florida.
McMannus and Hill have almost
Completed DR.. Loewys home on Ha-
ney avenue, and the same is now be-
ing painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook are nicely To-
Gated in the Manross house, and are
putting out a fine garden. 1t is quite
an acquisition to the property.
The first services for the new Bur-
bank church were held in that SPLEEN
did new building on Sunday, July 16.
In the morning a very interesting
Sunday school convened at 10 o'clock,
and with the many rooms each class
was able to take it's proper place and
study the lesson without the Interrupt
tons always attending them in the
school house. Rev. H. NJ. Half
preached at II a. m. and in the even
ing there was a short service, and an
interesting program of solos, duets,
ETC., was rendered. Mrs. F. NJ. Chat
fee has charge of the music for al
the church services, and gives 1t
much of her time and attention.
Mr.. Ward of Ohio arrived here July
4th, and spent week with his broth
er-in-law, Mr.. Dunnuck, at his farm in
section 2S-14-23 Mr. Ward told us
that he found the weather far more
comfortable than in Ohio, and that
he had slept like top during the cool
nights he spent here. If this summer
is any criterion in these matters, peo-
pie will begin to find out that Florida
is a good state to boom as a summer
resort, for up until August 1st the
weather here mas beaten that in the
northern states, if the weather re-
ports be true.
Mr.. w. McMannus' home is now
completed, and looks very fine in its
fresh coat of paint Mr.. Baker is
also having his house painted this
week, and it sets off this pretty bun
galow in splendid style.
Work is going forward daily on the
new canning factory. Last Thursday
the men Of the colony gave "bee,"
and some sixteen of them gave a
days work for our new factory. The
boiler for the factory has already ar
rived.
Mr.. Chas. H. Seig has been here
during the past week, and has found
time to drive out over the colony and
see the many improvements being
made by the colonists. He is more
pleased than ever this time, and tells
us that our new hard road through
the colony will be completed before
the snow flies in the north this year.
He also says that we will have the
telephone line from Ocala to Palatka
completed in three months.
Mr.. J. Howard Adams and wife are
making a great success with their
sweet potatoes this season. They
are hauling them now into Ocala.
having taken in big load today, and
are getting the highest prices for
them.
Mr.. Oglesby of the Rogers farm is
displaying some very fine white egg
plants this week.
Mrs. Critchett and daughters join
ed Mr.. Critchett at their new home
in West Burbank last week. Mrs.
Critchett finds Burbank quite differ