The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-07
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Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Mr.. B. H. Drew of Macon, Ca, rep
resenting the E. E. Sutherland Medi-
cine Co., was visitor here last Fri
day.
Mr.. D. B. Mayo spent last Sunday
in Ocala, visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr. Nathan Mayo and family drove
down in their auto to Terrell last
Sunday on a pleasure jaunt.
Mrs. c. L. Lyvers accompanied Mr.
Nathan Mayo to Ocala last Monday,
the trip being made in Mr.. Mayos au-
to. Mrs. Lyvers went up to Ocala for
the purpose of visiting friends and
relatives.
A meeting of the citizens of Sum
merfeld is called for Saturday, April
18th, at 4 p. m, in front of Nathan
Mayo's store for the purpose of the
incorporation of the town of Sum
merfield Both white and colored res
idents are invited to attend.
Miss Reba Bryant went to her home
in Belleview for a couple d days Wis
it with her father and mothehr While
at home Miss Bryant celebrated her
birthday.
The following are the new arrivals
at the National Hotel for the past
week Mrs Charles Mcclure and fam
lily, Luther Edwards Owen Jones,
Chas. Lind, w. w. Faulkner, T. NJ
Perry, S. J. Elkins, c. N. Raarh, J. T.
Pitts, Clarence E. Butler and L. E.
Mathews The above have all pur-
chased land from the Florida Nation
al Land Company, and came here to
inspect their tracts. Each has ex-
pressed himself as being we'll pleased
with land, country and climate
E. H. Smith of Tampa. H. Vandolah
of Gardner and H. Hill of Jacksonville
were visitors here last Monday.
Mr.. Chas. Mcclure and family for
merly of Ensley, Ala, have arrived
to become permanent residents of
this section. They will begin to i'm
prove a tract of land which they pur-
chased from the Florida National
Land Company.
Summerfield was spendidlv repre-
scented at each of the performances
given in Ocala last week. Prominent
among those who attended were: Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Douglass, Mr.. and Mrs
Nathan Mayo, Mr.. and Mrs. S. U.
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mayo
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Simmons, and sew
eral others
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Eckstein and
Miss Amelia Wagner left last Satur-
day for their former home in Evans
vile, Ind, where they have gone for
an extended vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Miller, who are
among our new settlers, and whose
pretty cottage has just been complet-
ed, gave a house warming last Satur
day evening to their many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. McWhite accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. S. U. Campbell
in the latter's auto on long trip last
Sunday. The party first went to Ocala,
where they took dinner at the Mon
tezuma, and from there they went to
! Dunnellon. Holder and back to Sum
merfield, the distance being 90 miles
The crops in this vicinity are look
ing fine, the heavy rain of last Sunday
; doing much good. The experimental
patch of alfalfa planted during the
dry spell. has made a wonderful
growth in the past three days, and
proves beyond a doubt that alfalfa
can be successfully grown here.
The name Of the McGehee, Mayo
Naval Stores Company has been
changed TO the Mayo Turpentine Com
pany, Mr. Mayo having bought out the
interests Of the other stockholders.
For years Mr. Nathan Mayo has
been identified with the turpentineI
business in the state and is looked
upon as an authority on this subject
The deal just contaminated represents
a large outlay, but the consideration
is not mentioned in the transaction.
The headquarters, which were former
ly at Belleview, have been moved to
/ Summerfeld, which means a great
deal for this town.
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