The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26
bELLEV|EN BRIEFS
Some Good Advice to the Public Re
garding the New Parcels
Post Law

Belleview, Nov 25.-The public
should post itself on the new parcels
post regulations going into effect Jan.
!, "a follows: The widest publicity
should be given Immediately to the
following features of the proposed
parcels post regulations: Distinctive
parcels post stamps will be issued to
each postmaster. on and after Jan. l.
1913, ordinary postage stamps will not
be valid for postage on fourth class
matter. That distinctive parcels post
stamps must be used on all fourth
class matter beginning Jan. /. 1913
and that such matter bearing ordinary
postage stamps will be- treated as
held for -postaGe."- That all parcels
must bear the return card of the
sender; otherwise they will not be ac-
cepted for mailing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Weihe arrived
Thursday the 21st from their summer
outing in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mr..
Weihe looks just like himself and
says that he had the most enjoyable
time of his life. Mrs. Weihe is feeling
fine and the health of baby Alice is
something to be proud Of
Hundreds of boxes of grapefruit
are being shipped from our depot by
Mr.. ]. w, Hilton, who owns one of the
most prolific groves of it's kind and
size in the state While this is not a
citrus growing center we are willing
to stake the output of this grove tree
for tree and acre for acre, against
anything of it's kind in Florida.
The dance that was to have taken
place at the Hotel Marion last Thurs
day evening did not materialize.
Mrs. r.. L. Pardon of Chicago, Ill,
has leased the Hotel Marion and will
run ii for the convenience of our win
ter visitors.
Mrs. w. VI. Fitzpatrick and daughter.
Miss Minnie, from Deposit, Ala, ar
rived in town last Thursday accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. sydney
Maddox, of st. Petersburg. After
visiting with friends for several days
the whole party proceeded to st. Pc
tersburg, where Mrs. Fitzpatrick will
spend the winter with her daughter.
The Masonic fraternity held its usual
monthly meeting Saturday night, Nov.
23rd. ON Saturday night, Dec. 81.
the regular annual election will be
held for officers of the lodge for the
ensuing year.
Mr. q. r. sias, the Ice cream mag
nate, who has the concession for sell
ing ice cream, fresh roasted peanuts,
cigars and other palate ticklers at the
Marion County Fair. went to town
last Thursday to complete his busi-
mess affairs for that occasion.
Mr.. J. F. RicketsOn of Summerfield.
came up last Saturday night TO attend
the Masonic meeting.
Mr.. Thomas Gillespie has moved to
Gambler. Mrs. Gillespie will be re-
membered as one of the most pleasant
little women that ever lived in the
town.
/ Mr.. Charles Tremere is in South
Florida, where he was called for on
business concerning his traction en-
gine.
Walter Nelson Is building a large
building to house his grist mill. bean
huller and other machinery that will
be run exclusively by boiler and steam
iengine, having ii separate and apart
from his garage and machine shop,
which will be run by a chOo-choO en-
gine making two distinct businesses
run under one management.
! The Belleview Workers met last
Thursday afternoon at the Hotel Mar
ion by courtesy of Mrs. Pardon.
Miss Mary Riley has transferred her
lodgings from Mrs. Dudiey's house to
that of Mr.. Lewis Weihe. We are
leertainly glad that Miss Riley has de-
Itermined to continue with us through
ltle winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Millsom are
Ihaving their house thoroughly reno
waited and re-papered in anticipation
of the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. l. Frank
Haviland of Bridgeport, Conn. Mr..
Elmer j. Adams is the artist. Mr.. and
Mrs. Millsom are also putting their
secOnd cottage in shape against the
looming of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorothy of
Lynn, Mass When these people have
all arrived Mr.. and Mrs. Millsom ex-
lpect to leave for St. Cloud and pay
their son Bill an extended visit