The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-23
BELLETIEU

Belleview, Jan. 22.-The initial card
party of the season was held at "Oak
Knoll" the commodious residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hafner, last Fri
lday afternoon. It was a happy, joy
Gus gathering. Hilarity ran riot, good
Fellowship was the order of the day
and it was meeting of its kind that
viii long be remembered by every
one fortunate enough to have been
present. The hostess simply did her
self proud, and the guests after en-
joying themselves to the limit, voted
it one of the most agreeable social
events ever held in BelIeview
Miss Elsie Schr elder. lovingly re-
membered as one of our most popul ar
school teachers of several years ago.
paid this town visit last Friday till
Sunday. Miss Schneider is teaching
school at Starke this year.
Mr.. Harry w. Weaver denies the al
legation made in last weeks notes
namely, that he had hole punched in
his rib. He states that his rib is
split and we gladly make the correc-
tion.
Mr.. Tremere is in Jacksonville at
tending the Grand Lodge of Masons
Mr.. Geo. E. Merrill is entertaining
his brother and family from Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs Merrill with their son
and two daughters are delighted with
Belleview and have purchased real es-
tate upon which they intend to build
| them a home. The family is a valua-
BILE acquisition to Belleview and we
extend to them the glad hand
| Mr.. E. E. Blood, one of the most
popular of our winter residents, has
lbeen on the sick list the past week.
| Mr.. Irwin Weaver and Mr.. Chas. A.
Tremere made business trip TO Ocala
last Friday afternoon.
! BelIeview Lodge No. %, F. & A. NJ.
| is well represented al the Grand Lodge
of Masons, which is in session at
Jacksonville. L. l. Hopkins, w NJ,
David c. Stanley, S. w, o. NJ. Gale, J.
! W., are the accredited representatives
1! for Belleview. This is one of the most
notable gatherings held in Jackson
willie each year and Freemasons from
the entire state of Florida and rep
resentative Masons from all over the
world usually attend these sittings.
! Mr.. Lewis Weihe left last week for
Daytona, Fla, for the purpose of at
tending the st. Johns river conference
of the NJ. E. church, North.
MIS-. JOnn +. Lewis, one Oh our VIII
ter visitors, was one of BelIeview's s
representatives to the st. Johns river
conference of the NJ. E church, North.
The Masonic fraternity held their
usual monthly meeting last Saturday
night Members from the surround
/ ing country were noticeable upon our
streets. Among them were Messrs.
/ Dick Lewis, Alfred Proctor and Henry
section; Messrs Dolf Mitchell and
Nathan Mayo from Summerfield, and
Messrs. Smith and Martsof from Cand-
ler
! Mr. W. F. Bozeman of Leesburg,
sometimes known as the velvet Bean
King of Florida" at other times
known as the watermelon seed mag
nate" of the state, has been hanging
up his hat and paying a board bill in
BeIleview the past week, for the pur-
pose of loading the first solid car OF
velvet beans ever shipped al one time
from this town. Mr.. Bozeman is one OF
the live wires of the fruit and vegeta-
BILE world and his coming here always
means an expenditure of considerable
cash. Walter Nelson has been busy
the past week shelling beans We
understand that in one days run they
hulled two hundred and seventy bush
els, and it was not much of a day fol
beanlets either.
Miss Bessie Shedd, who has beer
visiting her parents the past couple oi
months, left last Friday morning fol
Orange Lake, where she has employ
ment
Mrs. E. l. Pardon is dead Coming
here from Chicago with her friend
Mrs G. H. Haines last fall she fell il
with the social life of BeIIeview ant
became one of US. Seeing a gooC
opening. she leased the Hotel Marion
and ran it successfully up to last Mon
day morning, when in the performance
of her household duties she made
missstep that precipitated her to tn
ground. distance of two or thre
feet. She became unconscious an
died shortly after. The whole com
munity grieves at the untimely mis-
hap and many are the words of regre
! to be heard on all sides