The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-02
BELLEV|EN BRIEFS
Interesting List of Newsy Items from
the Pretty City of Oaks

Belleview, Dec. 2.-Every man, wo-
man and child should study the BEN
efits to be derived from the parcels
post. 1t will be money in your pocket.
The days of high local prices and eX-
orbitant express charges are over, be-
ginning Jan. l, 1913.
Mr.. Tremere has returned from
successful trip in the southern part of
the state in which he covered parts of
Polk, DeSoto, Lee and Osceola coun-
ties. The little cities of Fort Myers,
Arcadia, Kissimmee and Orlando, with
their handsome brick paved streets
and cement sidewalks, are model
cities, and compare with anything of
their size in the northern states.
Mrs. E. l. Pardon of Chicago paid
her respects to the Marion County Fair
last Thursday.
Mr.. Warren w. Cowles, the cement
and stone artist, is clearing off his
lot on Robinson avenue, making it the
prettiest piece of unimprOved land in
the town limits.
Mrs. Louis Weihe left Belleview last
Saturday afternoon to make a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Charley Winton at
Bushnell.
Mr.. Glenn Merrill of Vermont, after
a visit of several weeks duration to
his uncle, Mr.. George f. Merrill, left
last Saturday for Jacksonville, where
he has accepted a remunerative posi-
ton.
a full grown 'possum paid his re-
spects to Mr.. Tremeres game chick
ems last Thursday night about 1920
and selected fine little thoroughbred
Earl of Derby chicken as his choice.
OIL oh
usual manner of excited fowl Mr.
Tremere hearing the rumpuS, seized a
pistol in one hand and a lighted lamp
in the other and sailed forth to in
vestigate. Mrs. Tremere went along
out of curiosity. They found Mr.
Opossum with the chicken in his mouth
and very loath to part with same. a
few well aimed shots put him out of
business. During the excitement Mrs
Tremere fell backwards over a roll of
wire fence and struck the back of her
head on protruding nail head and
cut quite a cash, which has caused
her some pain and Inconvenience.
As stated in our last weeks notes,
Mrs. McClendon was called to Wild
wood on account of the serious illness
of her father, who passed away at II
p. m. Tuesday, Nov. &c, at ripe old
age Mr.. Paul was one of the old set
tiers of Wildwood. Mrs. McClendon
came home Saturday afternoon accom-
panied by Miss Ruby, who after spend
| ing several days with her family VIII
| return to Wildwood to assume a posi-
| tion with the telephone company.
Mrs. Tremere with Misses Ellie and
Minnie and Miss Miriam Thompson
took in the county fair Thursday, go
| ing and coming in Mr.. Walter Nelson's
| joy wagon. Mr.. Nelson had the mis-
| fortune to lose his crank handle be-
| tween Ocala and Belleview and if the
| finder should happen to see these lines,
| he will know what to do with it. Wal
| ter needs that handle badly. 1t was
| funny to see Walter, thinking a whole
| lot of things that he would not say,
| when he discovered his loss.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis from Lynn,
Mass, are among the latest arrivals at
| the Hotel Marion.
| Mr.. and Mrs Dorothy and Mr.. We'll
lingtOn from Lynn. Mass, came in last
| Saturday. They have leased the Mill
som cottage for the winter and are
| glad to get back to Belleview once
more.
Miss Miriam Thompson after spend
ing a couple of months with the Tre-
| meres, left for her home at Alva last
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sands Haviland spent
last Saturday at their lake side cot
tage.