The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-09
BELLEEIEW

Belleview, Jan. 9.-Your CORES
pondent regrets the comments regard
ing the lack of Belleview items in last
weeks paper. a chain Of circum-
stances, over which we had no con
troll, prevented our Indulgence in the
pleasurabIe pastime of writing news
items for the Star. The fact that the
old year made connections with the
new year at the same time. bringing
with it the inevitable casting up of ac-
counts, closing old years business,
figuring how much we lost and made,
just naturally got US so balled up that
it was just "one damn thing after an
other" until the fact of our being
newspaper CORES spOndent was entirely
lost sight of, and now with the old
year and the beginning of the new
year behind Us, and a plain straight
road. with the sun shining on it,
ahead of US, and everything looking
bright and rosy for the future, we
will endeavor to give you Bel1eview
facts and fancies as they appear to
us from week to week.
Col Z. c. Long. with Mr.. Morgan,
both of Jacksonville, spent Monday and
Tuesday hunting in the vicinity Of
Belleview, and returned to Jackson
Vile with good bag of game. Col
Long has spent a few days shooting
| in the neighborhood of Belleview ev-
| cry year for the past five or six years.
| He is quite a figure in railroad circles,
Having built the Atlantic VaIdOsta and
Western Railroad which is now part
! of the G. s. & F, and also spent sew
| eral millions of dollars in the city of
Jacksonville, acquiring property and
building the immense terminals now
used by the G. S. & F. and Southern
railways. Col. Long is also extensive
! ly interested in the largest crosstie
business in the state, also a heavy
! stockholder in one of the largest
grocery concerns in the state. When
it comes to attending directors meet
ings, the colonel is some pumpkin.
Mr. Harry w. Weaver and his son
Irwin, started out one bright cloudy
morning, one week ago, Thursday.
headed for Tampa in Mr.. John G.
VOLTS Detroit motor wagon, with a
56-inch tread. Their intentions to go
right straight through to Tampa We're
! good, but mans intentions and his
ultimate achievement is something
else They reached the CITY of Good
Cheer" sometimes called Dunnellon,
after a few minor difficulties and some
thusiasm and gasoline, they started
out on that straight hard road as
smooth as a board floor, bound for
Inverness, seventeen miles That
smooth hard road was a fable-its
name is midland they reached Inver-
ness that night, with private opinions
of hard roads in general BY dint of
perseverance, use of planks, rope and
elbow grease, they reached Brooks
Vile Friday night. From Brooksvi1le
to Tampa was covered during .Satur-
day, reaching Tampa about 10 at night
full of enthusiasm and cussing the
luck that ever induced them to joy
ride it from Belleview to Tampa.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
gave a scent social at the town hal
last Friday evening. The proceeds Of
the evening went towards the pastors
fund.
Mr.. H. A Osborn, who has beer
stopping in our town the last weel
or so. has journeyed on to Daytona.
Mr.. s \. Barnam with the Misse
Turner made trip to Silver Spring
and returned last Tuesday in Capt
Johnstones automobile.
Ii Mr.. s. a. Barnam, one of the guest
/ of the Hotel Marion, left Thursday 70
points further south.
Mr., and Mrs. c. P. Dustin, afte
( visiting at st. Petersburg, Sarasot.
! Bradentown and other southern point.
: have wound up at Belleview, wher
they will spend the balance of tn
winter in the Mende1I house.
Mrs. A. L. Lucius of Orlando. VIII
has been visiting with her relatives
this city, returned TO her home las
| Thursday.
Mr.. J. Oscar Htghtower of Heathe
Island. was a business visitor to tn
burg last Monday morning.
Miss Ellie Tremere with her siste
Minnie, made a business trip TO Ocal
- Monday.
Mr. and Mrs J NJ Beardsley {
Danbury. CT. are again with Us an
expect TO stay the winter.
\ moving picture show invaded tn
town last week and gave two very II
teresting performances.
- Mr. Sam G. Thomas. one Of our olde.
and most respected citizens, celebrate
his 9Th birthday the 31st day of D.
cember and Mr.. J. Oscar Hightowe
passed his 43rd mile post Jan. +. The
are both travelling at the same rate
speed and there is not much hope
one catching the other
Mrs. Marie Weihe Winton. aft
spending the holidays with her pa
ents, returned TO her home at BusI
nell. Jan. ..
Mr. and Mrs z. E. Blood with the
son Reginald, Prof. Erntz and Mr.. al
Mrs. c. p Dustin, spent last Saturdz
in the Brick City, renewing old a
quaintances.
T Miss CaIIe Richards was a welcon
visitor TO our town last Friday, sto,
ping with her friends. Rev. and Nj
Lane, over Saturday and Sunday. Mi