The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-04
NEWS ITEMS FROM FT. mccoy
Special to Ocala Banner:

received a letter, purporting to be
from one of the leading merchants
in Palatka last week, asking her to
come around and assist in big fall
sale of goods, for two weeks. When
she arrived there themerchant knew
nothing about the letter. So the mat
ter will be placed in the hands of a
detective for further investigation.
If tn ewriter of this anonymous let
ter is found thelaw will do enough
for him or her.
There were few of the members
of the chapter of o. E. S. of this place
attended the picnic at Silver Springs
last Wednesday, and report having a
nice time. The chapter is growing
fast. Having started a little over a
year ago with about twenty members.
Now it numbers forty with a number
of applications to be voted on at the
next meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Stevens, receiv-
ed news last week of a new grand
son, born in Jacksonville Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Geiger are the happy
parents. Mother and son are doing
well.
Rev. G. H. York, of Rodman, filled
his regular appointment at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday at this place.
Fort Mccoy chapter of o. E. S. No.
50 will celebrate Rob Mannis' birth
day on Monday evening, August 81
with songs and essays, concluding
with refreshments.
Messrs. F. NJ. Kemp, J. N. Brisson,
and Albert Akin of Eureka, are spend
ing a couple of weeks on the With
lachoochee river hunting alligators.
]. w. Wilson, our heavy weight
naval stores man has been IN Jack
sonville for the past week.
Master lodge No. 40 F. & A. Nj.
will hold their regular meeting next
Saturday, at $3.50. Will have work
in I'd and Sd degrees. All Masons
in good standing cordially invited to-
attend.
Mr.. Henry McQuaig, who had the
few weeks ago to run
a nail through his foot is still suffer-
ing from the wound.
Peter Lunquist, a clever Sweed,
who owns nice place at Indian Bluff,
on the Ocklawaha river, is furnishing
his friends here with some nice fat
fish.
Messrs. NJ. L. McQuaig and H. A.
Taylor, have the contract to build
the new Eureka school house.
Mr.. Sam H. Martin, mother and
brother Emanuel and his wife, have
returned from Salt Springs, where
they spent ten days very pleasantly.
Sam is in love with Salt Springs.
There is considerably uneasiness
among the mill men, and turpentine
men, of this section over the unsettl-
ed conditions of markets, for their
products.
The public school at this place has
grown to such proportions that al
third teacher is required. And Miss
Massey, of Orange Springs has been
selected for the position.
Mr.. c. F. Clapper, who has the con-
tract for building about four hundred
yards of grade through a pond in the
new Daisy road is making progress
on the work.
Rev. S. Ham Martin, OF Island
Grove, was a busy preacher on his
last trip. Preaching at Simmons
church Saturday night; here at III
o'clock Sunday and Eureka at 3:30I
p. M, and back to Ft. Mccoy at 1901
p. m. This young preacher is grow
ing in popularity as his time is all
taken up in his ministerial work.
Mr.. w. H. Cooks, sister, who spent
a week with him and family, has re-
turned to her home in Brunswick, Ga.
We are pleased to report work pro-
crossing on ceiling the Baptist church,
only a few days work will complete
the job.
Mr.. w. S. Priest is spending a few
Weeks at Salt Springs, taking a much
needed rest, while his good wife isl
cutting steak and otherwise waiting
on their customers at the market.
Everybody is sitting steady in thel
boat, staying at home, and living
at home as lear as possible, on az
count of the great war scare. Some
know what it is to make a susten-
ance during a hard war. When We
lived on what we (women, boys and
very OH man) could produce during
the trying PEARS of 1876! to 1865, W Il
the unfoct lIste COVER. zen: exacting
one ten n % what was produced toI