The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

tile store of Nathan Mayo. Miss
Klotzbauer is very charming young
lady, and will doubtless make many
friends.
The Rev. Mr.. Blocker, who has been 1
appointed to the Symmetrical Metho- /
dist church, preached his first sermon |
here last Sunday.
. Owing to the increase in the num- |
Der of land buyers who arrive here
every day, and the crowded condition !
of the National Hotel, Mr.. F. ]. SIM
mons has secured the adjoining
building, which has just been COM
pleted and converted into an annex to
the present hotel. Mr.. Simmons is
now prepared to accommodate twenty
five or more extra guests.
Capt. Geo. VIM. Barry of Butler,
Pa, has arrived, bringing with him
forty-two families, who will be located
on lands which Capt. Barry bought
from the Florida National Land Com
pany. Each family will be furnished
with houses and everything necessary
to get a good start. We understand
that the captain will soon return to-
Pennsylvania to come back here with
about eighty more families, who will
also be located in this section.
Mr.. Frank J. Simmons, lessee OF
the National Hotel, has added about
forty feet more of floor space to the
already large dining room. Besides
this Mr.. Simmons will put in stock
of cigars, tobaccos and post cards,
which will be a great accommodation
to the guests who have a liking for
these things.
Mrs. S. u. Campbell, who was called
TO Jonesboro, Tenn, to attend the
funeral of her mother, Mrs. Ebert
Chase, returned last Saturday.
The following are recent arrivals
at the new Sunmerfield hotel: j. A.
Suffer, E. d. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
]. Jellison, Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Car
penter and two children, Curtis Row.
en-, j. w. Sparks, A. j. Rhinegard.
Miss Dora Campbell, who has been
here for some time visiting her
brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. S. U.
Campbell, returned to her home at
Jonesboro, Tenn, last Thursday.
While here Miss Campbell made many
friends.
The following have registered at
the National Hotel during the past |
week: Capt VIM. Geo. Barry, E. ].
Thorelle, e. D. Parker, c. w. Frazee, |
W. ]. Burger, A. Baumgartner, G. A. |
Klotz and wife, Oscar Hellman, J. w. |
O'Neill, J. C. Honaker, J. r. White
and son, Harry Carter, w. o. Payne, |
C. Miller, Emil Padecky, Emil Jordan
Brown, Fl. B. Wonderley, ]. G. House
nick and wife, A. Hendricks and wife |
and D. r. Irving and wife. The above
are all land buyers from the Florida |
National Land Company, and have |
come to locate their lands. Some will |
remain permanently, while others
will return north to arrange their
business affairs, and come back next |
fall.
Mr.. j. F. Derring of Effingham, ILL.,,
son of the late John Derring, who died |
here the latter part of November, has
offered to donate a lot for a Catholic
church as a memorial to his father,
who was a devout Catholic, and who
organized the movement to secure a |
church and priest for Summerfield. |
The work of raising money for the
church is now being pressed forward |
and soon We will see the foundation of
the church laid. All Catholics resid-
ing in or near Summerfield are re-
quested to send their names to Mr..
P. w. Collens, who has succeeded Mr..
Derring in the good work All dona-
lions will be thankfully received.
At the meeting last night of the
Fraternal Union, which was attended
by all the members, the question of a
hall was freely discussed, and the
matter placed in the hands of com
mittee to look up the different plans.
Mr.. Nathan Mayo. who donated the
lot for the hall, stands ready to do
what he can to make the matter of a
hall a success, as is also our frater-
nal master, Mr. D. B. Mayo.