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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
ENJOYABLE EGG HUNT

The children of Grace Episcopal
Sunday school held their annual Eas-
ter egg hunt on Monday afternoon at
the Cullen home, on Fort King ave-
nue.. A very large number of big can
dy eggs were hidden about the yard
and surrounding grounds, and the
children had lots of fun finding them.
They also enjoyed number of games
and light refreshments. Quite a mum
Der OF the Sunday school teachers
were present to assist the children at
their egg hunt and party.
Fortunately before the storm came
up the little folks had finished their
hunt for the eggs, and while the rain
ragged outside the little folks were
we'll entertained in the Cullen home,
so the merriment was all the omre en-
joyable because of the rain.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
SUNDAY SERVICES AT GRACE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Lenten services at Grace Epis-
copal church came to close with the
beautiful Easter day service ON Sun
day. A very bright Easter had been
heralded by many buds and blossoms,
Easter lilies, etc., in Ocala flower gar
dens, but Easter morn broke dark and
dismal, and a downpour of rain spoil
ed entirely the climatic conditions of
the day.
But it was particularly happy day
at Grace church, and despite the bad
weather there were large congrega-
tions at the early service and at the
eleven O'Clock service. and the SER
vices were very beautiful and inn
pressive.
The church was very lovely in its
Easter decorations of lilies, roses,
white pansies and ferns, and very
bright and joyous music was render
ed by the Grace church choir, which
was at its best at this service, and
was augmented by three fine male
voices-those of Messrs. Bruce,
Grant and Wilcox.
Following a short and beautiful
sermon on THE Resurrection" by the
rector, the communion service was
held.
At the morning service a .magnifi-
cent Easter collection was received.
an amount sufficient to wipe out ey-
cry remaining debt against the
church.
In the afternoon a chilidren's SER
vice was held. The children opened
their mite boxes, containing their
Lenten savings, which were presented
to the mission fund.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
THE STORM SWEPT CENTER

On Sunday afternoon the editor of
this paper went up to Lowell in an au-
tomobile, and failed to see the havoc
that he had been led to believe was
so much in evidence. That is, he fail
ed to see where big oak hickory and
magnolia trees had been picked up
bodily and hurled long distances
through the air; houses removed from
their foundations, and turned end for
end; freshly painted houses reduced
to their original colors, etc.
But he was told that these evidenc-
es of the havoc of the storm were not
seen from the public road, and that
he did not reach the track of the
storm center.
He did see a number of oak, hick-
DRY and pine trees blown down, win
dows of houses badly bombarded, and
one or two chimneys that had toppled
over.
But, from all reports. the storm
was bad enough and those unfortu-
nate enough to pass through it are
praying that it will not be repeated.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
EASTER IN OCALA

Easter day in Ocala was exceeding
ly quiet, and the day was a miserably
rainy and dismal one. AS a result of
the climatic conditions the proverbial
Easter finery had to be laid aside for
some future and brighter day. and
winter suits and hats once more had
their inning.
In spite of the bad weather there
were very attractive services in all OF
the churches of the city, and beautiful
Easter music rendered, and Easter
joy and gladness reigned in the
hearts of most of our people.
The music at the Baptist, Metho-
dist, Presbyterian, Christian and
Catholic churches, as we'll as that OF
the Episcopal mentioned elsewhere)
was very beautiful and gave great
pleasure to the congregations at these
various churches.
Splendid resurrection Or missionary
sermons were preached from all OF
the pulpits.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
DEATH OF THE FOUR eUNMEN

A full account of the electrocution
of the four gunner will be found in
our Geographic columns today. They
were electrocuted yesterday morning
beginning at the early hour of 5:37
O'Clock, and lasted just 40 minutes.
Those in charge of the execution
seemed 10 want it over with as speed
lily as possible. 1t does seem that it
would have been put off until the last
moment, as a stay of execution was
barely possible.
We do not believe that these execu-
tons serve any morally good purpose.
We do not believe that they serve as
a detriment to the commissions of
crime.
In this particular case three of the
gunner have stoutly maintained that
"Dago Frank" was not present when
rtosenthal was killed, and of course
the condemned man himself stoutly
maintained his innocence.
Many will believe that an innocent
man was deprived of his life, so the
moral effect of his execution will
counterbalance any moral good that
might have resulted from the electro
cution of the other three.
But when all is said it seems to us
that life Imprisonment behind pris-
on bars, with their punishment and
deprivation of liberty constantly be-
fore the eyes of the public as a con-
slant reminder to evil-doers, would re-
suit in far greater restraining infiu-
ence than the death sentence, which
is quickly forgotten.
Vengeance is mine, saith the
Lord" and we nope to live to see the
day when no man will be deprived of
his life under the forms of law.
We think that the example itself
is pernicious. 1t seems to us paradox
zeal that the state should do what it
condemns the citizen for doing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
STRIKE OF COPPER MINE WORK.
ERS is CALLED OFF
(By Associated Press

Hancock, Mich, April 13.-The
striking copper mine workers yester
day voted to call of the strike, the of
ficials of the Western Federation OF
Miners announced today. The figures
viii not be given out until later, but
1t Is understood that the majority who
favor ending the strike is 1912, which
is a substantial majority of all five
of the local unions. This action will
probably end the industrial warfare
which has been waged with great bit
terness since July 23rd last.
The strikers by their vote, waived
their request for recognition of the
unions, as they claim that other de-
mands had been granted by the com
paries since the strike began.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
DETECTIVE BURNS IN ocALA

1t is the very general belief among
great number of persons that Will
liam Burns, the great detective, him
of national fame, arrived in Ocala
Friday night and remained here until
Saturday, when he left for Dunnellon.
Mr.. Burns is now very much in the
public eye, as he is making very des-
perate efforts to locate the murderer
of little Mary Phagan of Atlanta, and
for whose murder Leo NJ. Frank was
convicted, and unless he is given
new trial. will be executed next Fri
day.
Burns, it is believed, has located
the murderer, and will not make his
story known until about Thursday,
when Franks lawyers will make an
extraordinary appeal for new trial
The Atlanta newspapers say that
instead of coming to Florida, Burns
left for Cincinnati.
1t is Jarely possible that his per-
sonality here may have gotten mixed
with that of Sherlock Holmes, Jr., of
the Ocala Banner.
Or it may be that some thread of
his story in search of the murderer
of Mary Phagan may have led him in
this direction, and we may have shell
tered the famous detective.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
HUGE DIAMOND A HooDoo

The remarkable story about 1856
carat diamond that brought nothing
but disaster and misery to everybody
concerned ever since it was at one
time pried from the mouth of a dying
negro, will be told in the 24-page il
Illustrated Magazine of next Sunday
New York World
And there will be a score of other
interesting magazine articles, includ-
ing plan to connect New York with
Brooklyn by filling in the East river,
ETC., increasing the city by so square
miles of new territory. FUN" the
Great Weekly Joke Book, is another
Sunday World feature always worth
mentioning. Order from your news
dealer in advance.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
GAMBLER

The Ocklawaha junior baseball
team played a match game with the
Gambler juniors Saturday afternoon
on the latters' diamond with the re-
suit of two to one in favor of the
Gambler juniors.
Donald Circles is sustaining brok-
en- arm, the result of falling from a
tree Saturday afternoon.
A number of the Ocklawaha people
attended the dance. given by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Gillispie Friday evening.
Mrs. Frank Mathews and little son
Frances were the weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mathews.
Mrs. Joseph Tough who has been
occupying a suite of rooms in the
Clark apartment house left for her
Indiana home Wednesday.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Mobly Peach
left for Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. ]. n. Marshall is having two
story residence erected near the site
of the one recently destroyed by fire.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
rendered an appropriate programe
Sunday evening.
In the absence of the regular pastor
Rev. Stats, Rev.. hurry acceptably
filled the Presbyterian pulpit Sunday
morning.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
NOTICE
VI Application for Tax Deed Undel
Section s of Chapter 1883, Laws
of Florida

VI Application for Tax Deed Under
section s of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida
Notice is hereby given that w. P.
lay, purchaser of tax certificates Nos.
ss4, 5S5. 500, dated the eth day of
sune 1909, and No. 522, dated the 9Th
say OF June, 1910, has filed said GER
uneates in my Office, and has made
application for tax deed to issue in ac-
sOrdance with law. Said certificates
smorace the following described
property situated in Marion county
florida, tO-wit: Eia of SEA, sec 10,
ana VIZ and NE of SEA, sec II, and
~ OF neA of SEA, sec q, tip l6. 5,
Is, e. The said land being assessed
q the date of the issuance of such
certificate in the names of Northern
ana Southern Co. JnO. A. Graham
savage Lumber Co. and l.. w. Sellers.
Unless said certificates shall be re-
ueemed according to law. tax deed
WI issue thereon the 18th day OF
Aay. A. d., 1914.
Witness my official signature ana
1914.
tSeal.l p. III. NUGENT.
Vierk Circuit Court, Marion Co. Fla.
4-l0-5t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

We do not believe that a news
paper can be progressive" and at
the same time be small and narrow
minded. To be progressive one
must not only be abreast but some
what in advance of his fellows. In an
interlectual sense it means that he
must be fully rounded out in all direc-
tions. 1t does ont mean that one must
simply go forward, but he must go
forward with his eyes open to catch
the changing evolution and his ears
alert to catch the passing sounds. He
must carefully nurse all of his facul-
ties. If he is blind and deaf-if he
loses the sense of touch and the
organism of smell, ii seems to us that
he will serve as a very sorry example
OF a full-rounded, progressive being.
There is no two ways about 1t the
progressive" man must be a tull-
rounded man. He must be without
partisan prejudies and above any
stunted partisan bias. We have on
our exchange table newspaper think
ing that it is an example Of the full
roundabout progressive newspaper,
vet it seems actually to believe that
Claude I.'Engle is the only man in the
whole United States advocating the
non-repeal of the Panama canal toll
measure to coastwise vessels who is
At all sincere. These kind of news
papers are edited by men having eyes
and see not and ears that hear not.
They are strangers to the meaning
of the word progressive
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
WE ARE BIDDING THE POSTAGE
STAMP GOODBYE

The postage stamp mas not yet been
in use one hundred years. Indeed, it
is only about seventy years ago since
Sir Rowland Hill, England's first post
master general, who won the distinc-
ton of being called the father of the
postal system as now maintained in
all civilized lands, introduced the
postage stamp, and it was greeted as
greaat time-sayer and happy way
cut of a tedious process. The old
way was to pay cash for each letter,
and each letter had to be weighed
and the dist nce computed, as it cost
just twice as much to send a letter
two hundred as one hundred miles.
But we are outgrowing the postage
stamp system and are calling for
something more expeditions and more
sanitary.
In England a new plan is being
tried. Someone has invented pen
ny-in-the-slot apparatus which takes
the place of the usual letter boxes.
You place the proper coin in the
slot, and trips a trigger which
prints the words on the envelope,
Postage paid That is all there is
to it, and the letter is carried to its
destination.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
LOVELY AFTERNOON TEA FOR
MISS DRANE

The first of the real spring parties
was the very lovely tea at which Miss
Janet Weathers entertained from
four to six o'clock Monday afternoon
for Miss Mabel Drane of Lakeland,
who is her guest. At the same time
Mrs. B. A. Weathers entertained quite
a number of her friends and those OF
her daughter, Mrs. George Ford. of
Jacksonville, and her niece, Mrs. Yer
ME Stevens of Lakeland, who are also
guests in the Weathers home, and al
together the Afternoon was a charm
ingly informal and delightful lone.
The keynote of everything given in
the Weathers home is simplicity and
charm, as was this tea on Monday
Mrs. Weathers, Miss Weathers,
Miss Drane and Miss Frances Arnold
received the guests in a most infor-
NAL and cordial manner, standing in
the hail. All wore extremely pretty
white summer frocks, and were a
most attractive group Miss Drane,
who is on her first visit to Ocala, is
an unusually lovely young woman,
and it was great pleasure for Miss
Weathers' guests to have this oppor-
tunity of being with her.
Mrs. Ford met and mingled with
her mothers and sisters guests in
all of the rooms. and made all the
guests thoroughly welcome.
The Weathers home was adorned
very simply with quantities of exquis-
tie roses in wall vases, baskets and
urns in the parlor and living room,
and in the hall baskets of nasturtiums
and big urns of elder blossoms were
the pretty flowers used.
While the guests were arriving,
and while they were enjoying the
charming hospitality of this home sew
eral of the young ladies played and
sang-Miss Downs, Miss Ellen Clark
son, Miss Eugenia Fuller, Miss Anna
Mcdowell and Miss Janet Weathers.
In the dining room the serving ia
BILE was arranged with all the charm
and perfection of detail which charac-
terizes their parties, the central or
namentation being an immense sheaf
of Easter lilies and asparagus ferns,
and at the corners of the table were
smaller vases of dainty valley lilies
and sprays of the ferns were scatter
ed artistically about the table.
In the dining room Mrs. Stevens
served frozen coffee frappe from a
large punch bowl. Assisting her was
Miss Bette Wray McIver. With the
frappe was served cokes iced in the
shape of Easter eggs, and sailed al
monds and buttercup candies.
The guests all fingered until after
the rain storm, and enjoyed every mo-
ment spent in this lovely home.
In the evening following the tea,
Miss Weathers had a few of the young
gentlemen down, and the girls. assist
ing, and several other friends, and a
very pleasant evening was spent play
ing auction, in this way bringing to a
close a day of very great pleasure.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

AS an indication of the prosperity
of hotels in south Florida, the Kibler
Hotel in Lakeland let a contract in
that city Saturday to J. W. Teasley &
Co, of this city for the erection of a
$4,000 annex Operations will begin
at once. The addition win be of four
stories and of brick construction. 1t
viii contain vfty rooms, many of
which will be provided with baths
Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

The Florida department of the
Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Organization was organized at
Gainesville in August last, Hr. NJ. D.
Johnson, the well known president of
the Florida life Insurance Company
is the head officer of the department,
occupying the position of chairman of
the state finance committee. Mr..
Johnson is known in every county of
the state, and has added great
strength and influence to the work.
The state manager is MIR. Fl. H. Rich
ardson, who was for many years the
secretary of the Jacksonville board
of trade, one of the largest CONNER
cial organizations in the southern
states. On account of his having re-
sided in Florida for the past twenty
nine years, he is we'll fitted to answer
all inquiries regarding the opportuni-
ties in the state The Florida depart
ment is located at 703 Florida Life
building, Jacksonville, Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

!. Hind Unable to Work,
.,d What Helped Her.

a Point. w. va.-Mis. Anna
e...r Of this place, says: 81 SUI
e Il wears with an awful pain in
side. caused from womaHly
"a doctored lots for il, but with
..,rsss. l suffered so very much,
;ssrsre down in mind. and as help
hahv. was in the worst kind
s..s Vas unable to do any work.
..,,u fixing Cardui, the womar's
~ oot relief from the very first
~ NE time | had taken II bot
~ hsallh was completely restored.
ssw 4S years years old, but feel as
N s did when only 10.
4 r..as certainly saved me from losing
80 ard | feel il my duty to speak
= hyor. ! wish ! had some power
= nor. suffering women, and could
I, sssnl know the good it would do
r.
4 vau suffer from any Of the ailments
.ksr 10 women, il will certainly be
- TX your while TO give Cardui a trial.
= been helping weak women for
NJ nan 50 years, and will help you.
I'M cardui. Your druggist sells it.
s,s,s. Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
- pspi.. Chattanooga, Tenn. for SsecIaI
q. .;srs On your Gaze and 81 page book. "Hcms
- nj Tor women" N plain wrapper. NC. l2l
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
|kplcTMENTS AGAINST FLORIDA
FRUIT LANDS CO., DISMISSED
(By Associated Press.)

jacksonville, Fla. April 13.-The
ndietments against the Florida Fruit
lands Company and its officers,
|harging the fraudulent use of the
balls and promoting the sale of the
florida Everglades, was dismissed by
United States Commissioner Bremen
aday. It Is said that no fraud nor in
|EEded fraud was shown. The other
nses, which are now pending in Kan
|zs City, will be prosecuted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
sARNETT-DoWLINe WEDDING AT
GREEN COVE SPRINGS

The following account of the Bar.
nett-Dowling wedding at Green Cove
Springs from Sundays Times-Union
VIII be OF interest to the friends of
the Bowling family, who resided in
Ooala for some time:
The Presbyterian church was the
scene of a most brilliant occasion on
Tuesday Afternoon, when Mr.. Arthur
Roscoe Barnett led to the marriage
altar Miss Ethel May Bowling, Young.
er daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lee Bowling. The church was beau.
TRULY decorated with palms, ferns,
potted plants and roses. The color
scheme, green, pink and white, was
artistically carried out in every detail.
The center aisle and altar were COW
cred with white, and the whole back
ground was white, against which
stood stately palms on pedestals of
pink. All around the chancel and
both sides of the aisle were gracefully
draped garlands of green foliage, pink
and white ribbons.
Preceding the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Neil Brannan swcetly sang, Oh.
That We Two We're Maying, Miss
Belle Canova playing the piano ac-
compartment.
Promptly at 4 o'clock the approach
of the wedding party was announced
by the peals of Lohengrins march,
also rendered by Miss Canova. First
entering were Mrs. r. Oswald Den
dard, closely followed by Mr.. Den
nard; then Miss Emily Nash of Flo
math. Ga: ard Mr. William Christian,
Mrs. J. Baker Arnold and Mr.. Maurice
Hardness.
These were followed by the matron
of honor, Mrs. Ray Arnold, of Grove
land, only sister of the bride. All of
the brides attendants were gowned
in white lace dresses over satin, with
pink girdles. and wore white lace
hats trimmed with pink rosebuds, and
each carried a large arm bouquet of
pink rosebuds and green foliage.
The bride entered on the arm of her
father and looked extremely lovely
and girlish in a modish suit of green
silk crepe, with which she wore an
ecru lace waist and gold colored hat
trimmed with rose buds, and she bore
an armful of bridesroses and lilies of
the valley Dainty little Miss Frances
Switzerland preceded the bride and
scattered roses in her pathway.
At the approach to the altar they
were met by the bridegroom and his
best man, Mr. George Oates, of Lake
Helen.
Mr. Bowling gave his daughter
away.
The ring service was used, the
brides youngest brother, Robert Lee,
Jr., bearing the ring in a large white
lily. The party left the church to the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, and repaired to the home of
the brides parents, where they were
entertained until train time. The
home was decorated with ferns and
hoses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett left on the
$50 train for Lake Helen, where the
groom has already prepared pretty
home for his fair bride.
Mrs. Barnett is the Younger daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bowling, and is
very popular among the young people,
who will miss her greatly.
Mr. Barnett is a promising young
business man of Lake Helen"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

Lumber is on the ground for the re-
modelling of the piazza of the Ocala
House. 1t promises to be something
ouite imposing and attractive. But
the remodeling of the piazza is only
a beginning of the Improvements con-
templated, some of which have al
ready been made. The Ocala House
was once denominated the pride of
Oeala." The present proprietor
wants to win back that soubriquet.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

hr. Henry Spencer, who has been
making Ocala his home for the past
NO years, left Sunday night for Sa-
Iannah, sailing from there to New
York He will spend several weeks
4 New York and visiting his broth
s's In Boston and at Harvard College.
re will later go to his home at Water
own, \. Y. The many friends that
~ Spencer has made during his res
nenee in 0cala will be sorry to learn
nat he will probably not return to
Ocala to reside.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

Mr.. Otis Sistrunk.. nephew of
Messrs. S. T. and Henry Sistrunk of
this city, who has just recently grad
uated from the Montbrook High
School, has gone to Bronson, where
he has accepted a position in the
clerks office.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
EwTEp TO HEAR PRESIDENT AT
.pERIcAN PRESS BANQUET
tBy Associated Press }
New YORK. April 10. 1871.

NEW tut = nj II to- III
n the Editor Ocala Banner:
II view of the fact that President
|Tson Is to make an important adj
Is al the Associated Press lunch
II N New York on April 21st, and
there will be no other speakers il
| bought that many who had not in
Erded to come would probably do so.
/ you can some, please wire.
MELVILLE STONE, Sec.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

Arrangements have been completed
whereby Dunnellon viii enter the cir
cult and have the same high class the
atrical shows and other entertain
ments for the fall and winter season
as Oeala, Gainesville and larger
towns.--Dunnellon Advocate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17

Mr.. John Pasteur, Miss Tillie Pas
teur and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lyle
and baby were up from Lake Weir for
Easter Sunday, and were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Cullen and fam
lily. Ia
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-17
ANTI TRUST PROGRAM TO GO TO
THE HOUSE TODAY

Washington, April 13.-There
|vill be a probable curtailment in the
delay Of the administration antitrust
program. Chairman Clayton of the
house judiciary committee said today
Aat the president insists on action
being taken at this session of the
congress. He said that the bill would
Be introduced in the house tomorrow.