The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-07
BELLEVIEW

Belleview, Dec. Cone of the old
est subscribers to the Star, Mrs. Mary
c. Ridge, says to please continue her
paper for another year Another of
the old time subscribers complains
that after short lapse in his paper
that he misses it so much that it al
most causes a loss of appetite for
want of it. So please renew the sub.
scription for health's sake. So there
fore Mr.. Frank D. Lightsey requests
the paper to come along as usual. 1t
is passing strange what a hold the
little old Star has on the affections
Of the people of Marion county.
Mrs. Mary R. Champion is one of
the latest to arrive and is pleasantly
domiciled with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hutson.
Messrs. Raymond B. Bullock and S.
I. Sistrunk were visitors to Belleview
few days ago in their legal capacity
of assisting the scales of justice to
balance evenly.
A welcome visitor to town one day
last week was Mr.. Eugene Knight of
Eastlake, who gave the writer a relic
of befo' the war time in the shape of
a letter dated in 1860 containing de-
tails of the purchase of SIS negroes,
involving matter of $4,000 in the
purchase price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haviland, Mrs.
Champion, Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Ell
len Bush, also Mr.. and Mrs. J. Walter
Nelson and the writer motored to-
town last Sunday afternoon for the
purpose of attending the Elks' men,
orial service at the Temple theater.
Welcome visitors to our town last
week were Miss Sallie Sigmon and
Prof. H. P. Chambers, who conducted
our school the last term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Norton of
Gambler were visiting with friends in
Belleview last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Jeffcoat and
children of Oxford spent several days
in Belleview last week, visiting Mr..
j. L. Whisenant.
Mrs. Marion T. Bohanof has re-
turned from ten day trip to Allan
ia, where she went to meet Mr.. b.
hanon, who was on his way from New
York to points in the south and west.
While in Atlanta Mr.. and Mrs. Bo-I
hanon were the recipients of a cour-
tesy extended to very few people.
They, together with other friends,
were guests of the warden of the fed
eral penitentiary and ate Thanksgiv-
ing dinner there as well as making a
thorough inspection of the entire in
stitution.
Mr.. Walter Sewell, from Lake
county, has bought Mr.. J. NJ. Meal
listers forty-acre farm, and will take
possession about the first of the year.
The Belleview Workers are making
great preparation for their annual
supper and bazaar, scheduled for Fri
day night, Dec. Is. People from far
and near are saving their appetites
for the great occasion.
The members of the Epworth
League have been seized with sud-
den desire to do something and have
cleared off nice space of ground adj
joining the Methodist parsonage and
will dedicate Epworth Park Friday
night, Dec. 9Th.
MIR. and Mrs. E. w. White and Miss
Maye of Pittsburg, Pa, arrived last
Saturday and are gradually getting
settled down for the winter.
Mrs. Mary E. Fitzpatrick of Hunts
vile, Ala, spent day in town last
week en- route to st. Petersburg,
where she expects to spend the win
ter.
The pupils of our school decorated
wagon and with pennants and flags
flying attended the fair on children's
day. Mr.. Bryant and Mrs. Barrett
chaperoned the party and they had
very happy day. One little fellow
remarked that "going to the fair was
most as good as Christmas"
Our school pig has just arrived
home from the fair, where it was
much admired and our pupils were de-
lighted because of its winning the
first prize. 1t is fine registered
Hampshire pig and Mr.. Blackjack has
won the everlasting gratitude of the
entire school for having given it to
Us.
Little Miss May White of ST. Pet
ersburg has entered our school.
Robert and George Johnson, two
little grandsons of Captain Pyies,
have also entered our school.