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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT
SHILOH

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Our school is progressing splendid
ly under the excellent management
OF Miss Abbie Stokes. Miss Stokes
is laboring earnestly with the school
She has thirty-fye pupils, and they al
attend very regularly, and have the
kindest of thoughts for their teacher
! On Wednesday afternoon before
Thanksgiving the school had a very
interesting entertainment.
! Promptly at 1870 the patrons and
friends gathered. The pupils marcls
ed to their respective places, all be-
ing present and all acting well their
parts.
! The following program was render
ed:
! Song, Thanksgiving Day School.
| Recitation, Thanksgiving Fun
Lois Feaster.
Recitation, What I'd Do-Two chill
dren.
An Acrostic Thanksgiving Dinner.
Recitation, In Confidence Cecil
Pardee.
Recitation, My Names-Ollie Smith
Recitation, Leaving the Homestead
Bessie May Wyche.
Dialogue, Doctors Busy Day.
Recitation, An Appetite-Albert
Pardee.
Recitation, Just Before Thanksgiv
ing-Eula Zetrouer.
Song, Jolly Boys-School.
Recitation, My Blessings-Mamie
Lewis.
Recitation, How Our Pies Begun
Clarence Pardee.
Recitation, Why We Are Thankful
Six boys.
Recitation, Baby's Part-Queer
Hunter.
Recitation, The Frost is on thu
] mrkin-Lynn Feaster.
Thanksgiving Dinner-Albert Zet
rouer.
Song, Thanksgiving Visit-School.
Mr.. D. R. Zetrouer and Mr.. A.
Wyche gave interesting talks afte
the program.
Miss Abbie Stokes left on the aft
ernoon train for Ocala, where sh
attended the Marion-Sumter count
fair. Miss Stokes returned and be
gan her school work here Monday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
MCINTOSH, BoARDMAN AND EV
INSTON

Special Cor Ocala Banner:
We were blessed with a good rain
last Sunday, which continued through
Monday. The rain was very much
needed.
The recent cold spell did the or.
ange trees some damage, also the or
anges in some places.
The packing houses are running,
and lots of the golden fruit is be-
ing shipped out daily. The packing
houses are being better equipped
each year, some of them now wash
ing, drying, sizing and wrapping by
machinery.
Since the rain lots of lettuce will
be planted out, as farmers had land
prepared, and ready for the rain, sc
they could set out the plants.
Thanksgiving was spent quietly in
this section.
The young people of Evinston are
getting up play, which they expect
to present to the public soon.
Misses Hester and Rachel Boyer
have just returned home from a visit
to Pine, Fla.
Bachelors Hail." run by Frank
Wagner, is being filed with boys
since orange packing commenced.
Duck shooting on the lake is be
ing enjoyed by many of the sports
men now.
This end of the Ocala hard road is
very much in need of repairs. Some
of our citizens have gone so far as tc
say that if half of the road tax money
collected on this end was spent on the
road it would, put it in good condition
CITIZEN.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
ELECTRA ITEMS
'ecial Cor. Ocala Banner:

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Mr.. Jeff Martin, who left last week
for Swansea, S. c., returned Friday
evening, bringing lovely bride, who
was Miss Emmie Hutto of Swansea
An interesting little romance is con
nected with this happy marriage
Several years ago Mr.. Martin first met
Miss Hutto (then a pretty little girl
of fifteen), at the home of her sister
Mrs. Sidney Smith. Miss Hutto, at
this and subsequent visits, made many
friends in our burg, who are delight
ed to welcome her back. Some of oul
young people met at Mr.. and Mrs
Martins pretty home to give them a
surprise party, and after giving them
a serenade, the party and impromptu
hosts played games and enjoyed them
selves until q late hour.
Another one of the young men OF
this place Joined the Benedict CLUB
last week, M. Hosea Sellers and Miss
Ethel Halford being married in Ocala
Mr.. George Brant, Jr., returned
home from Lake City to speno
Thanksgiving whit his parents. he
is very much pleased with school life
at Columbia College.
Mr.. Cummings brother-in-law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker, or OF
lando, together with some friends
came up in their car to spend Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings
and Mr.. and Mrs. Denning.
The prairie crops at auckland, thai
were set back by the recent cold are
now advancing rapidly.
Farmers are busy making syrup.
DIR. Porter Pillans, who has been
spending a vacation with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Pillans, for the ben
eft of his health, after gaining hve
pounds returned to Orlando sunday
JOHN PETER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
METHODIST CONFERENCE AT Ar
CkOiA

The annual Methodist conference
for Florida will meet at Arcadia next
week. DR.. J. NJ. Gross, pastor of the
Methodist church, and Rev. F. r.
Bridges, presiding elder of the dis
trict, will leave on Tuesday for Area
dia to attend the conference, over
which Bishop Morrison will preside
DR.. Gross has been in Ocala fol-
only one year, and everyone hopes
that he will be returned to this city
and it is very probable that he will
He is a magnificent preacher and a
splendid pastor, and it would be a
distinct loss to the entire city should
he not be returned.
Mr. Bridges has been presiding ell
der for the district only two years
and has filled this position to the en-
tire satisfaction of all the churches in
the district, so it is hoped that he
too, will be sent back.
Several lay delegates from Ocals
will probably go down to Arcadia
sometime during the conference.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
DEATH OF Mr.. DAVID c. HULL

The older readers of this paper will
regret to learn Of the death of Mr..
David c. HUI, which occurred at his
home in Preston, Cuba, a few days
ago.
Mr.. Hull spent his boyhood and the
days of his young manhood in this
county and city. He was at one time
bookkeeper for the firm of Messrs. e.
w. Agnew & Co., when it was doing
the greater portion of the business OF
the county. He afterwards was in
Partnership with the late Oliver B
Howse at Silver Springs. At this
time he married sister of Mrs
Frank Howse. He afterwards moved
10 Sumter county and for twenty
Years was clerk of the court of that
county. After the great freeze he
went to Cuba, and we kept in touch
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue OF a certain decree 81
foreclosure. of the circuit court Of
the fifth judicial circuit OF Florida, IA
and for Marion county. made and en-
tered on the 21st day OF November. A.
ID. 1914, in that certain cause pending
therein. wherein Bertha !. Robertson
and John ID. Robertson are complain
ants. and Charlotte Abner and Jake
Abner. her husband, are defendants l,
William NJ. Gober. special master IN
said cause. shall offer for sale ana
sell at public outcry In front 81 the
south door of the court house IN Ma
rion county. Florida, between the te'
gal hours of sale, on rule day,
Monday, January 4th, a. D. isl9'
the same being the first Monday IN
said month, 10 the highest and test
bidder for cash the following descrip-
ed rr,p perry in Ocala. Marion county.
Florida. 10 wit: East half OF io'
three (3l OF block sesenty-eight Isl
old errvey Of she city OF ocaia, Ma
rion county, Florida. or so much there.
of as may be necessary 90 satisfy sAi1
nH"' WI. NJ. GoBER,
Special Master.
r. A. BURFDRD.
Collector Cor Complainant.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
YOUNG REDDIcK GIRL A BRIDE

On the evening of Thanksgiving, al
her home at Reddick, Miss Ruby
Clyde Johnson was quietly married to
Mr.. John Landus Clyde Richardson OF
High Springs.
Both young people have the best
good v ,shes of their many friends in
Marion county and elsewhere. Mr.
and Mrs. Richardson will reside at
High Springs, the former being one OF
the leading young business men o.
that place.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
Recorder Johnson, Atlanta's rev pc

Recorder Johnson, Atlanta's ncw pc
lice jud ge, as adopted a system
which women WHO Goroetimes are
forced to appeer as witnesses. He
announ ees nat omen " II be siven
seats in a private office .side the
co IT room until their evidence is
actually needed, and they will thus
be spared the ur Dleasantness OF
hearing the mass of unsavory testi
mony so requsntly given in the De
catur street tribunal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
LETTER OF THANKS

Dear Editor:
Kindly give me a little space in
yaur valuable paper. l wish to thank
my many friends for their kind sym
pathy and useful gifts they so kindly
sent to help me in my misfortune
caused by the fire. l thank them all
and / appreciate their generous gifts
and kindly thoughts on behalf of my
self and family.
Sincerely yours,
FRED J. BURDj IN.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

The board of trade rooms have the
appearance of a small exposition ana
a mighty good one. too The family
of pumpkins are quite eonspiouous--
the mother pumpkin and her giant
progeny. The mother pumpAin looks
as If she weighs more than one hun
dred pounds. and the smaller ones
are no pigmies. There are many 9th
er products on display-corn. oats
hay, velvet beans, and a variety Of
other things. The collection OF woods
also holds a conspicuous place and
attracts the attention OF strangers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

with him for several years, but lost
sight of him for several years past.
He contracted tuberculosis, and
died under it's insiduous ravages. He
leaves a number of children. His
wife died several years ago. Mr.. Hull
was a brother of Rev. B. I. Hull of
Conner, and to him and other mem.
bers of his family we extend our
heartfelt sympathy and profound re-
grets.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
DR.. DOZlER HoNORED

DR.. H. C. Dozier yesterday received
the gratifying intelligence that he
had been awarded the prize for the
best paper submitted at the recent
meeting of the Seaboard Air Line
surgeons at their recent meeting al
Petersburg, Va There were $50 pa
pers submitted in this contest, and
the judges were five of the leading
physicians of the south. so he and
his friends are justly proud OF the
recognition accorded him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
NEW SPECIAL AGENT OF THE
A C.

Circular Nc. 597s issued by H. 0.
Macarthur, district superintendent OF
the Atlantic Coast Line, Gainesville
district, says:
Effective December 1, Mr.. J. S,
Wills is appointed special agent of the
Gainesville district, succeeding Mr.. l.
&C. Walker, deceased. Headquarters
will be in Gainesville, Florida"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

DR.. w. H. Dodge has about decided
that he will accept the call TO the
East Jacksonville church, and will
probably leave for that city about
January first. Beth DR.. and Mrs.
Dodge will be very greatly missed
in Ocala, and their decision to leave
has brought sorrow to large number
of very sincere and warm friends. Dr.
Dodge began his ministry in Jackson
vile. preaching the first sermon OF
his career in that city forty-two years
ago this month. He resided in jack
sonville continuously for twenty-sev'
en- years. During the past thirteen
years DR.. Dodge has three times been
called to the East JacksonViIe
church. The first Of January Or. and
Mrs. Dodge will have been In Ocala
eight years, and their places here vii
be very hard to I'LL.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

Rev. Roy Bowers and family moved
Yesterday afternoon into the cottage
on Sanchez street, belonging to Mr.
Charles Pheinauer. This cottage was
vacated on Tuesday by Mr.. and MRS.
e. G. Rivers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
sASOAnsA sUPPsR Az EUssa

A handanna supper wiii he Eifcn "a
the residence - NJ. and Mra. q. ~
shaw. a. zaxer. FRIDAY ereniaE ~
cember en-. Cor ne heneat ~ 80
Kenarlck chursh A ehicksn snHpsf
win & served Cor sS cents a eor
dr. invitation IL extendea % al -
attend.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

The Atlanta Georgian prints pic
ture of Cora Brown, IA years old, from
Polk county Georgia, who raised OF
one tenth of an acre $3.50 pounds of
tomatoes, and cleared 1882. She put
up Ills 3-pound cans, sold 1881 of
fresh tomatoes, and made 25 gallons
of catsup.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

The Pennsylvania railroad is max
ing a test of the train telephone for
iispatching messages from the rear
end of long trains while in motion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

FOR SALE thomaand atAiha -
seed eana. ri and gFeen. y a.
Roddenbury, North ocala. w-tsb
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is happy at
70. He is still agile and active.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04

Collector FOR Complainants.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-30
AMENDMENTS TO BIRD
LAWS.

Amendments to the regulations for
the protection of migratory birds have
been proposed by the United States
department of agriculture to take eff
feet as soon as the three months no.
tice required by law has expired. This
time. copies of the regulations can be
obtained from the biological survey in
the department.
The effect of one of these changes
is 20 permit, on the Missouri and the
upper waters of the Mississippi. the
shooting of all migratory game birds
for which there is an open season
from Oct /. 1914, TO Jan. 1, 1915.
After the latter date the prohibition
will be in force again.
Other amendments deal principally
with the closed season for water fowl
in various localities.
The new regulations provide for a
closed season in zone No. j for all
water fowl from December 16 to Sep
TENDER / next following. Exceptions
to this rule are as follows:
In Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
the closed season shall be between
January / and October l.
In Connecticut, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Idaho, Oregon. and Washing
ton, the closed season shall be be-
tween January 16 and October 1.
In New Jersey. the closed season
shall be between February 1 and No
vember /.
In Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin. the closed sea-
son shall be between December ! and
September Z.
For zone No. the closed season
is between January 16 and October 1
with the following exceptions:
In Delaware. Maryland. District OF
Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi. and Louisiana,
the closed season shall be between
February / and November 1.
In Florida, Georgia. and South Caro-
lima. the closed season shall be be-
tween February 16 and November 90.
In Kansas. Missouri. and Oklahoma
the closed season shall be between
February / and September IS.
In Texas. Arizona. and California.
the closed season shall be between
February / and October is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-30

Secretary McAdoo. following the
policy which he inaugurated last year.
will extend the helping hand OF the
government to the farmers of the coun-
ty. through the banks, in moving the
record-breaking crops about to be har-
vested. If there is any necessity for
government aid. The secretary has
Just started an inquiry which will en-
able him to ascertain the situation and
meet the needs of business intelli-
gently. He has sent a letter to the
president of every national bank in
the country. asking for information
which will show whether it is neces-
sary or desirable to deposit govern
ment funds in the banks this year to
meet the legitimate demands of bust
ness due to the movement of the crops
or other commercial causes. The re-
sponses to these letters will reveal the
exact needs OF, and the situation In
every section of the United States.
This means that the federal treasury
will assist the banks and farmers dur
| ing the crop-moving period IL neces-
sary. and business in the agricultural
and other sections will not be forced
to depend solely upon the pleasure of
Wall street and other great financial
centers for aid in relieving any money
stringency that might arise as an in
cident of prosperity proceeding from
bumper crops.
Last year Secretary McAdoo offer
ed s5O,000,0OO of government depo-
sits to the banks in the south and
west to assist in moving the crops,
and informed the bankers that, if
necessary, he would deposit $3.50, 000,-
600 to meet their needs. The very fact
that the federal government was
ready and willing to render this as
sistance restored confidence ana re-
lieved the situation at time when
money was tight. With this restora-
ton of confidence, the banks found
IT necessary to call upon the treasury
for only S37,3S3.000, instead of the
full amount OF Secretary McAdoo's
offer. For the first time in the his
tory of the country, the secretary &C
cepted commercial paper as security
for these deposits. That action made
the offer of government funds of real
service to the banks. Had the Sec
rotary insisted UPON United States
government bonds as the only accep-
table security, the offer of deposits
would have been of little or no assis-
lance, as the banks would have been
obliged to go into the open market
to purchase the bonds. On the other
hand, the acceptance of commercial
or business paper enabled the banks
to present security which they al
ready had on hand. Every cent of the
deposits was returned to the treasury
by April LIST, and the government re-
ceived S267,S44 as interest for the
use of the money.
At the present time the secretary
is bent upon ascertaining the real
needs of the banks in every section
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-30
IDLE SCHOOLS.

The question of what use may be
made of school properties in summer
Is, related to the question OF waste
There is actual. ascertained loss Of
$4,000. 900 IN the cost of carrying the
unused school houses OF New York
during the months Of vacation. On
top OF this there is the loss on invest
ment ProportiOnate to the invest
ment the same loss occurs in every
city in the country. The aggregate of
loss-waste-is enormous and calls
for the best thought OF educators not
only. but OF people generally.
The vacation school IS in part an
swer to the riddle. Extension OF the
vacation school would be complete an
sWer. But here arises another prob
lem presented by the fact that reIa-
1iyely few children avail themselves OF