The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-04-26
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM
FAMOUS FORT MCCOY


until Thursday, May End Don't for
get the time any place Schoolhouse,
s p. n, Thursday May End Admis-
sion IS and % cents.
Don's forget Potato Week Every.
body eat potatoes in place OF wheat
the week Of April 29th. This by or
der of the food administration and
will be observed all over the United
States.
Mrs. James Hillman with her lit
tie son, Dick, and daughter Ruth,
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Howell.
Miss Annie Howell sister OF Mrs.
Hillman, is finishing term at
school in Waldo, the present resi-
dehce of Mrs Hillman
Mrs. John Stevens, with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry McQuaid, have re-
turned from visit at Archer They
report a very pleasant time while
there
Mr. T. J. hurry Of Jacksonville, in
dustrial agent for the 0. V. r. r.,
visited Fort Mccoy on Wednesday,
April 18th, and looked over the town.
He told the writer that by the looks
of the land around here that he
thought tobacco would be a good
crop to grow. Say, fellow citizens,
why not try it. You can write to
him and he will tell you all about
it's growth.
Mr.. Hopkins is shipping some of
the bsst looking cabbage we have
ever seen shipped from this point,
much finer looking and frmer heads
than any ever shipped in here from /
the wholesalers.
Messrs. Walter Wilson and S. II.
Martin are building cattle dipping
tank Of concrete west of town, amk- |
ing the second one within four miles /
Harmon Hall is the pioneer in this
district. Every tank means more
profit for the cattleman.
We are given to understand that
Mr. Bewley has the best looking or
chard around Fort Mccoy The writ
er has not had time to visit him, but
has received the report that his
peaches are well advanced towards
maturity, plums coming along fine
and oranges and grapefruit will be
abundant next fall and winter He
deserves praise for the work he has
done on his little ten acres, besides
all the rest of the work he has done
as teamster for the merchants in
town
Mr.. Charles Mertz, uncle to Mrs Z.
l.. BOsehardt, will start north on
go as far as Jacksonville with him
E. L. Bosehardt is shipping beans
and squash. Some mighty fine look
ing products of the soil.
The writer received a letter from
a friend living near Waterville, Me, !
few days ago, dated April 18th, say
ing: 1T is showing hard this morn
ing, but we have had beautiful wealth
er the last two weeks. Yesterday |
plOwed for spring planting, but here
comes the snow again. Just sOldd 5
bushels of beans for seed at $12 perl
bushel Potatoes are down to 75c al
bushel A neighbor had a big lot he
was holding for $500. The one time
he missed it,
The Rev. Mr.. Henderson stops a
few minutes with the writer almost
every trip he makes through here in
his car. Last Sunday he preached at
ROdman and went back through here
on the way to Ocala. He reported
he left Men digging in all directions
to let the water into the bitches, the
storm being practically a cloudburst
Walter Wilson has just received
news of his appointment as deputy
grand chancellor of the X. P of this
district
Grandma Jones and Grandma Rob
inson are sure doing their hit. Each
one has fine little garden Of vegeta-
bles Of her own They would shame
many o. rs younger ones who have
practically none OF our own
Rev Wiley F Martin. Of Millvine,
Florida whom many here at Fort Nc
Coy haze ret and learned to love.
was operated on for appendicitis the
last OF last week He is the father of
the Rev. W L. Martin Of Pine We
remember him as one who lead re-
vival service at the Baptist church
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