The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-31
ITEMS FROM PINE

A splendid session of the Farmers
Protective Association was held at
the church house Saturday afternoon
at which a large number of the new
comers," so called, or northern peo-
pie who have recently come among
us, were present.
This association is getting ready TO
to buy seed and fertilizer in bulk
for fall planting.
Another session will be held next
Saturday evening beginning about
1880 o'clock.
The people who compose this or
ganization, mostly new corners from
the north are eager and anxious to
learn all they can and as quickly as
they can about the different varieties
of stuff adapted to this climate and
soil and also to learn all they can
from a reliable source about farming.
fruit and vegetable growing, live
stock, ETC., in the extreme south.
They are indeed a fine lot of fellows
and women. They are about the aver
age in interlect, industry and wealth.
They are here among us-Us OF the
South-of Florida-of Marion county
of Pine and Fort Mccoy In particu-
lar. What is our duty 10 them. What
would be their duty to US were we to
go into the extreme north where we
did not know the climate. soil and
general conditions. Let us give them
a warm hand of friendship and well
come. 1t will be returned in full mea-
sure, heaped up and pressed down.
Let us give them as much knowledge
as lieth in us. And In doing so, watch
lest you learn more from the Yankee
than you are able TO impart. They
are fine people. say II with gladness.
/ am proud they are among US. God
bless them and may they be a bles-
sing to our fine community, and To US
all. One day, who knows but My Boy
might move northward and cast a lot
among the people of that cline. How
shall | have him treated there. Just
as I treat the northern man who
comes here.
The association is preparing 90
have it's first annual picnic the last
week in August, the day will be an
nounced later.
Mr.. Eymer has bought some of the
holdings of Mr.. Edgerly and the lat
ter expects to return to the west for
a while.
Hon. John Melin, of Fort Mccoy.
the able president of the F. p. A..
has produced a new variety of water.
melon which is very fine.
DR.. NJ. Baggett. of West Florida.
was prospecting here last week. lie
expects to return and make a more
complete investigation.
The school house is now painted
inside and out and is indeed a hand.
some piece of work. The inside work
was completed by Rev. Titus and his
son.
The Misses Martin, Cornelia and
Bernice, of Island Grove. were visit.
ing friends and relatives in the com.
munity last week. They are indeed
charming and most popular young
ladies.
A Baptist revival meeting is going
on at Fort Mccoy, four miles east OF
this place, ana much interest indeed
is manifested. State Evangelist Jones,
of Jacksonville is there, strong man.
Col. R. F. Rogers, postmaster or
Ocala, and who is at present pastor
of the Fort Mccoy church came in
Saturday night and preached to a
beautiful congregation of people Sun
day at eleven o'clock Rev. Jones
filled the pulpit and preached a fine
missionary sermon. A large crowd
was present and good sum for state
missions was raised.
1t was announced that Col. Rogers
would preach at the Sunday evening
service and the large house was I'LL
ed to its capacity with anxious peo-
pie to hear their faithful old soldier
of the cross. Brother Rogers preach
ed from the first paragraph, twenty
fifth chapter Matthew. 1t was indeed
a masterfu effort and sank deep into
the hearts CT the people.