The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-03-15
EASTLAKE

East1ake, March 1.-THE Lake
Weir Yacht Club will celebrate st.
Patrfck's day on Saturday. March 18th.
There is TO be a decorated launch par
ade. Irish costumed party and basket
picnic in the lovely hammock grove Of
Mr.. Ernest j. Lyle. Assembly will be
at the new club house dock, Eastlake.
at IL O'Clock. Special effort is being
made to have every club boat in line
on that day.
Commodore Goodwin is having the
finishing touches put on his new
camp" and boat house at Fig Lake,
two miles east of East1ake. One Of the
Mullens pressed steel boats has been
placed on the little lake for pleasure
purposes The location Of the Com
modore's Camp is ideal
Another annoying delay in shipment
of lumber has caused work on the
Lake Weir Club House to be suspend
ed for a few days. The force of car
penters have been putting in time"
this week playing the Good Sam
aritan" for which kindness several
residents are truly thankful.
Miss Maude Mcintosh, one Of Ocala's
winsome maids, is the guest Of Mrs,
Anna Martin at the J. R Joselyn home
on Broadway.
Mrs N H DeLane, who has been a
property owner and regular winter
resident of Eastlake for many years,
expects TO leave in a few DAYS for her
summer home in North Brookfe1d.
Eastlake residents. Mr.. DeLane viii
remain at Eastlake for an indefinite
period.
T.
Esther and Janet Weathers. Blair
Jr, and Brantley Weathers We're
the Ocala visitors at Eastlake Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. G. Crawford, engineer of the
Lake Weir Sand Co., received car
load Of household goods at Eastlake
Friday, and has moved to one of the
CardeI Gotta ges, near Mr.. Geo E
Shows residence. Mr.. and Mrs. Craw-
ford and child are welcome additions
to East1ake's rapidly increasing popu-
| la ton.
| Mrs NJ J. Sweeney of San Francisco
| Calf, who has been the guest OF
Commodore and Mrs. Goodwin a The
Oaks" departed Tuesday morning. Mrs
Sweeney will visit New Orleans, the
Panama canal and other southern
points of interest before returning
home.
Mr.. Chas r. Upham of East Brook
field Mass, who was a guest of East
lake friends several days in Decem
Der and who has since been enjoyfns
life at Tampa, St. Petersburg ant
other southern points and also Flor
ida East Coast cities. is expected in
few days for a return visit.
Messrs. John L. Carney and Waite
Mathews are in attendance at the an
nual meeting of the Carney Invest
ment Company. growers and shipper
I of Our Banner brand oranges ans
gra pefruit, at Tampa, this week. TIL
Carney Investment Company has
250-acre grove on Orange Island. LAX
Weir, with J. L. Carney superintend
ent.
The many friends of Mr.. Jane
Clawson. who has been quite sick a
the Lakeside Hotel, Weirsda1e, ar
pleased at the daily reports as to hi
continued Improvement and hope t
soon again have the pleasure Of hi
presence. especially at the yacht clu
meetings.
Mr.. Thos. c. Thompson, who ha
been quite i'll at Blair Villa. Wood mal
ii sagain able to be up and out. d.
Henry, Lake Weir's efficient "medicin
man." was in attendance several day
and nights.
Mr. Geo F. SHOWS fruit packin
house force is again busy. The frui
is unsurpassed both in color and f1avo
The Florida Citrus Exchange handle
the shipments.
A car of Florida grapefruit recent
ly sold in New York City. top pric
sS.87 and lowest price SIS, average Sos
per crate The Florida Citrus Elk
change seems to be doing somethin
for the shippers as we'll as the cor
sumner
Il East1ake expects to have a secon
I"Ayer-ship' in the near future.