The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-24


(owners who may desire may build,
berths for their boats inside the
breakwater 1t is estimated that the
construction and furnishing of this
club house will cost around $4,000,
and Commodore Goodwin has the
greater portion subscribed, and ex-
poets to have it all rounded up before
he leaves for his Chicago home on
April 1. In his solicitation of sub
lscriptions he found much enthusiasm
among lake dwellers over the pros
pect of club house.
Real estate activity around Lake
Weir has assumed the suggestion of a
boom. The old chautauQua grounds
on the west shore have been sub
divided into building lots. with row
of lake front lots, and some sales have
already been made. One house is
under construction. Other property
on the west and north shores is be-
ing subdivided and taken chiefly by
Ocala people, who are preparing to
erect summer homes. Mr.. Spurlin is
just completing commodious house
on the lake on the northeast corner
and r. L. Martin has planned to bring
the town to the lake-or take the lake
to the town-by digging a canal from
hn oh ch ~ fhn -
will be laid out on each side the canal
At Eastlake work will soon begin IN
the club house, dock and breakwaterI
of the Lake Weir Yacht Club. At
Stanton lots and acre plots are selling
to parties from all over the country,
from Kansas to Maine. AT Weirsdale
w. H. Buckley has just finished a
handsome bungalow on his spacious
grounds overlooking the lake, which
will be for rent. 1t is likely that the
Lakeside Hotel will change hands
soon and undergo extensive repairs
With all this development, actual and
in prospect, land prices have not been
pushed to unreasonable heights
ST. Patrick arrived at Lake Weir a
day late, but nevertheless in all his
glory Thirteen launches tied up at
the landing of the Carney Investment
Co., on Lemon Island on Saturday,
where a delightful lunch was enjoyed
Capt. John L. Carney, manager of the
extensive groves of the Carney In
vestment Co., was the host, and with
his negro cooks furnished an abund-
anceof fish fried in deep fat, corn
pone, lemonade and coffee. Each
launch brought baskets containing the
acme of efforts in the culinary line,
and such repast rarely has graced a
picnic table. Capt Carney's enter
tainments are unique and are en-
joyed to the limit. Hotel Lakeside
guests from as far away as Toronto,
Canada, participated in the party.
The Chicago, flagship of the Lake
grants" direct from the "ould sod,'1
and the greenery of the orange
grove was fairly eclipsed by the
color of the costumes. Even Com
modore Goodwin's stars were green,
and his Irish whiskers. breeches, hat
and pipe suggested that his ancestors
must have come from Ireland, in
stead of Scotland, as the records tes-
tify. Mrs. Goodwin and her guests,
Mrs. H. H. Goodrich and Miss Alice
Ballou, Chicago, were in full St.
Patricks day costume, and Miss Bal
lou carried the pig "Algy" that was
kept in the parlor Nearly all in at
tendance honored the patron saint by
a touch of green, while William of
Orange-or Billy of Kumquot-in
the person of j. w. Chapman of Bos-
ton, obtruded his presence. along with
an Orangewoman, Mrs. Kate Glenn
ents. 1t was with the utmost diff
Guilty that peace was preserved. The
day was perfect and no more de-
lightful affair has been enjoyed by the
club
Mr.. Paul Wolfe, of Baltimore, is a
guest of Judge Alexander Wynne, as
is also Mrs C. II. Pittinger of OcaIa