The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-24

dies, etc., and on the outside is fine
hardware display, including a well
drilling outfit. The firm deals IN
everything from an engine to a tin
dipper
Marion Hardware Company.
This establishment has an exhibit
that engages the attention of the
farmers. 1t is the special agents for
the International Harvester company
and many of it's agricultural impli-
ments are on exhibition and Mr.. r.
o. Conner is on hand to give all the
! information possible and is kept busy
demonstrating the utilities of the
various up-to-date machines. The
Glover leaf manure spreader, whole
carload of them having recently been
sold in the county, it attracting lots
of attention as are the cultivators,
harrows, corn-shellers, fOod-cutters,
walking and riding turning plows, and
other farm devices too numerous to
mention in this cursory write-up.
Walter S. c. Yonee
This young gentleman who is rap
idly carving a name for himself, has
fine plumbing exhibition. 1t shows
perfect bathroom with all necessary
sanitation appliances: porcelain
bathtub and basins. the shower bath,
toilet, and all the fixtures that enter
into a plumbers establishment.
o. K. Teapot Grocery.
This firm, perhaps, has attracted
more attention than any other indi-
vidual booth on the grounds On the
first day of the fair it had a bread
baking contest in which prizes we're
distributed for some Of the most de-
licious cooked bread possible to imag-
inc with a special -four
On the second day of the fair the
booth was turned over to the Kings
Daughters and ten per cent. of all
sales were turned over to that splen-
did, benevolent organization. The
booth was lastly arranged and show
ed many tempting articles; its hams,
biscuits and jellies, being especially
noticeable.
The OcaIa Fertilizer Company
This company is a home institution
and the exhibit it has shows that it is
in the fertilizer business and other
companies seeing the results of it's
enterprise were made to sit UP and
take notice. 1t has fifteen prepa:a-
ton of fertilizers and in addition
showed some of the products chat
have been grown with the aid of the
fertilizer of its manufacture: In the
collection were corn, sweet and Irish
potatoes, sugar can, peas, beans, pea
nuts, pumpkins, mustard and turnip
greens and young cabbage plants. 1t
is really a talking exhibit.
Automobiles
For the first time the automobile
occupies booth at the fair and dem
onstrators are on hand to tell you of
their particular merits Mr. A. G.
Gates has two pretty E. NJ. F's and
Mr. Walter w. Tilghman, of Palatka,
has two pretty Fords. Mr.. Bruce Mef-
fert is the sub-agent for this pretty
machine. He affirms that it is the
simplest made and one capable OF
carrying five persons, with top and
everything complete is turned over to
the purchaser for the paltry sum of
$3.50
w. M. Gist.
No Union or Confederate soldier,
no soldier under Wellington or Nap
oleon was ever more faithful and
loyal to their commanders than Mr.
Gist has been to the Marion county
fair. He is always on hand and is
always there with the goods. We
believe we are safe in saying that he
has the largest collective exhibit.
For instance he has made an exhibit
VI very SACSllSul udy lTOu d UOA-
en- different plants and grasses; peas
of nearly dozen different kinds;
corn, in the shuck, on the cob and
shelled; nearly every kind of field
crop that will grow in this county
all kinds of seeds; horses, hogs, cat
tie, sheep and goats; fowls, and al
most every variety of domestic arti-
cles; marmalades, jellies, jams, honey
and preserves. A study of Mr.. Gist's
exhibits will tell the manner of
things that will grow on a Florida
farm. 1t is educational Nothing that
we know of could be more instruc-
tive than a study of them.
We congratulate Mr.. Gist and wish
that many of his kind would find
homes beneath our hospital skies.
Perry Edwards.
/ Here is a man that is a member Of