The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
PINE

Messrs. A. p. Monroe, Lewis Hall
of Pine and Mr.. w. E. McGoogan, OF
Perry, went over in the big scrub
hunting this week and bagged some
fine bucks
! Mr.. John Perry, of Dunnellon, has
moved his family to Pine. Mr.. Per-
ry is an old time citizen of this place
and his friends are glad to welcome
! him back again.
Our neighbor, L. B. Jordan, has a
very fine sugar cane crop. 1t has
been Mr.. Jordan's custom to be last
making up syrup. The boys say that
he always wants to wait until every
body else grinds so that the people
will all get filed up on juice and not
drink so much while he is grinding.
! Don't know so much about this.
Doesn't appear to be "a very feasible
plan. At any rate this year the frost
got us all at one time and it is sup
posed that everybody would grind
soon as possible. Now this fellow Jor-
dan began and ground one day. Find
ing that the cane had not yet soured
to that extent that people could not
drink it he has just simply called Off
and unless he is waiting now for the
cane to get so sour that we can't
drink the juice we are unable to fig
iure out his procedure. But we pro-
pose to get even with this neighbor.
Watch the columns of this paper
! Billie Smith, the bachelor Scots
man, made his first syrup this week.
He says he has enough to last him
through the season; but If Billie gets
married we don't know SO much about
this. While one can't always tell
it might last longer under the latter
circumstances.
! Regret to announce the illness OF
Mrs. James Hall. She is reported to
be threatened with pneumonia.
/ Notice is hereby served on Old
Santa Claus to hurry up and make
his visit to Pine or else the Christ.
mas entertainment will be "disolved!"
! The friends and neighbore of Old
Peter Stanley have remembered him
very kindly and generously of late,
and his table has been supplied with
! vegetables, milk, butter, fresh meats,
new syrup, sweet potatoes, irish pc.
tatoes, fruits, and a good variety of
of nice things. Thanks, friends. May
your years be many on earth; and
each one golden link in a strong
and beautiful chain that holds peace
happiness and prosperity together in
your daily walks of life.
] One of the most successful church
suppers ever held in the town of
!, Fort Mccoy was put on there by the
! Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
supper was for the benefit of the
! building fund, the church building
not being yet completed, and notwith-
, standing, the scarcity of money and
depressed conditions generally, the
ladies realized about $500 in cash.
Nearly all this amount will go into
! the building fund, as the material for
F.. the supper was largely donated by
! the good people of Fort Mccoy, Pine
and adjoining neighborhoods. Five
gallons of oysters were served with
i pickles and coffee. Cake and ice
cream was on the menu. But the prin
, ciple feature of this supper was a
chicken pillau. A large wash pot was
filled with very choice chickens, rice
and the other ingredients that make
up this delicious dish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown who lives in
the pretty little cottage just across
the street. west from the big commits
j sary, generously donated their home
for this occasion. A more delight
full place could not have been found.
A wide porch circles the entire build
! ing and it is lighted with electricity.
i A more faithful womankind could not
, be found than the ladies who are re-
sponsible for the good success of this
delightful supper. The work began
! in earnest Thursday morning, when
! preparations were being made. Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Whitford and Mrs. Ju-
liza E. Thomas of Pine were there ear
ly, and Joined the Fort Mccoy faith
fuls. At noon Rev. w. L. Martin and
Mrs. Martin went over. At six
o'clock, the first plates were sold.
Quite large crowd of Fort Mccoy
people patronized the supper, and a
few visitors from other places. Mr..
j. e. Thomas, the Sparr merchant,
was there in his car.
1 Among those deserving especial
/ credit for the SucceSs of tho ocoa sion