The Ocala evening star., 1911-03-03
IMPROVEMENTS
AT NORTH LAKE WEIR

The improvements and investments
on the north side Of Lake Weir in the
past year or %. and particularly in the
past few months, Is scarcely equaIled
by anything in the country. Prac-
ticalIy all Of the entire north side
from Weir Park 10 and including the
old chautauqua grounds il now sub
divided and owned in building lots.
each with water frontage. by private
individuals who have built. are build
ing or expect TO build within very
short time.
Messrs. J. G. Spurlin and J. : Leach
are each building a pretty cottage at
Weir Park or Lake Weir.station. as il;
is now called. There are then from
their places west a number of homes
before the Ocala colony is reached.
Commencing with Mr.. d. F. McIver's
addition and beautiful summer home.
Mrs. J. n Hal has bought the Fer
geurson lot and will build a pretty
home at once. Mr. John Carney has
bought the next lot from Mrs Martin
and Will build on it Mr.. y W. Har-
rison has bought the Hewitt and
owen properties, remodeIed both hOus-
es and is now building a boat house
and garage Mr. c. r. Connor. who
owns a beautiful home and grove, has
sold off five lots to people in Ocala. all
Of whom will build. Mr. H g Jones
bought two Of them and will build a
summer home there. Miss Annie Da-
Wis bought one on which she is build
ing a cottage for occupation this sum
mer and will build a substantial resi-
dence later on. Mr.. c. r. Tydings
bought another and will build during
the year. The officers of the Ocala
Lumber &, Supply Co. and the Roess
Lumber Co have bought of the
lots and will build pretty bungalow
this season. which the members and
their families viii take turns in oc-
cupying. Mr.. +. W. Knowles of Penn
sylvania has bought the Alfred Aver
place and is reAedeling the house.
Then come i pretty summer homes
of Mr.. j. j. GerIg and DR. A L. Izlar,
both of which have been greatly i'm
proved and beautified. Mr.. Brooks of
Boston, has bought the next lot and
will erect a winter home there. Mr.
George Mackay's home comes next, a
beautiful, modern house with every
convenience. Then there is Mr.. ] NJ
Neely's home and he has disposed of
three lots. one TO Mr.. j. H. Taylor, who
| is soon to build a summer home there
| one 10 MT. freeman ana dnOtner TO q
gentleman whose name we have for
! gotten. Both. however. will build
houses on their purchases.
Mr.. Tydings then has another lot on
| which he is to build a cottage as an
| investment. Mr.. D. ". Davis home
comes next. and is a specious. con-
venfent and pretty dwelling.
Mr. ]. NJ. Meffert's house is on the
market for sale. he having recently
| bought two lots from Capt. Johnston
at the chautauqua grounds, where he
! Will build a modern summer home al
an early date. Several other lots have
been disposed of from this tract and
| the purchasers as we'll as Capt. John
stone will soon begin to build on them
| Lake Weir, one of the most beau
| tiful lakes in the world. will soon not
| have a foot of its shores for sale and
hundreds of homes of both summe,
and winter residents will dot its
shored. We will take up the east side
! in few days and tell what has been
! done and is TO be done there, from
| EaStlake to Woodmar