The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-28
BELLEVIEW

Belleview, Feb 25.-BeIleview turn
ed out in full force last Friday night
to see the theatrical stunts that were
to be pulled off that night in the town
hall The hall was full and all the
people were full-of enthusiasm. Ev-
cry participant in the event dis
tfnguished themselves and without
elongating any further upon the in
dividual successes that went to make
the whole thing bowling success. we
will come right to the point and state
that the promoters got exactly what
they went after, viz: more than twenty
plunks, for which they are extremely
grateful Prof Ernst particularly
distinguished himself in his character
ization of an Irish man, because every
one in the hall knew that Prof Ernst
is not Irish He could not be Irish if
he tried to.
The committee, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dorothy, Mrs. /. Frank Haviland and
Mrs. Nellie Bush, that presented the
Irish Linen Peddler,'' last Friday eve
ming, for the benefit of the Belleview
public library, wish to extend their
thanks to all who took part, and also
to the friends who so kindly loaned
furniture, rugs and other articles TO
make the drama a success, and espe-
cial1y to Mr.. and Mrs. Cogsweu and
Mr. Tremere for the fine music render
ed by them. The committee report
$20.50 net and feel that it was COM
plete success.
Mr. Irwin Weaver went on a camping
expedition last week over by the Ok
lawaha river. There were about
twelve or fourteen persons in the
party and they had large time, fish
ing, shooting and catching red bugs
Mr.. James Shedd has had a very sick
horse on his hands the past week
Mr. Frank A. Norton, Mr.. Martsoff
and Mr.. Harry Baxter all came over
from Gambler one day last week to see
how much enthusiasm they could
arouse in behalf of hardening the road
between Belleview and Gambler
Mr.. Frank Pelot, former town mar
shall, paid US visit Friday.
Mr.. Frank Ritter made his usual
week end visit to his home last Fri
day, returning south Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs John Brown came up
from wildwood early Sunday morning
for the purpose of inspecting their
Seeding peach orchard west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. E. Blood, son Reg
inald, Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Dustin and
Prof George Ernst are spending the
first end of the week at Smith Lake,
fishing and hunting.
Miss Louise Albertson, the popular
school teacher, has been quite indis-
posed at the residence of her uncle at
South Lake Weir the past couple
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Ranpey, who have
been visiting with Miss Oakley, left
for the south on Mondays train.
Mr.. Irwin Weaver attended the auc-
tion sale of lots al Woodmar last week
and did not purchase any of them.
Mr.. Earle S. Gardner, one of our old
est winter residents, is seriously in
disposed.
| Mr.. James w. Mcclure and son, with
/ his friend, Mr.. McAndrews, arrived in
town Monday on their way home to
Pittsburg. This party mas been on the
road since the early part of January
visiting the Panama canal zone. Ha-
vana and Santiago, Cuba, etc. Mr.. Nc
Clure has extensive property interests
| in Belleview and was extremely sur
prise dto find his friend. Mr.. Gardner in
such poor health
| Mr.. John c. Wolff left last Friday
for his home in Pennsylvania.
| The Methodist parsonage has beer
newly papered within and painted
without.
/ We are glad to note that Mrs. Matte
Jones is recuperating from her illness
| There will be a correct imitation OF
an auctioneer selling town lots in the
/ town of Belleview Friday, Feb. %
Quite subdivision has been stake6
| off in the south end of town adjoining
| the Summerfield hard road, and on the
above date the voice of the spieler viii
be loud in the land, enticing the ducat:
from the pockets of the land hungry
| into the capacious nav of the land
speculator. Free grub, free music and
a lot of other free things are some o.
the inducements offered to lure the in
vesting public to the center of attrac
ton.
Mrs Wilkersin, Mrs. Pike, Mis-
lGoodnough and Miss Middlebrook from
ssew York state are visiting thei
friends, the Misses Turner.
Mr. Frank Wilson, with a bunch o
his friends came up from North LAX
Weir to attend the show last Frida.
might.
DR.. t. K. Slaughter was a visitor t
our town last Monday evening.