The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-19
6ELLEvIEW

! On the 10th Needham Nix came
home. Since the war he has been
working in the B. & o. R. r. shops at
Trenton, n. J..
On the nth Miss Powers returned
from Jacksonville.
Earl Davenport of Chicago came.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Shade OF Jackson.
vile. with Mrs. Shades sister, Mrs.
Kate Monroe, of Belair, Ohio, came
on the 18th In their touring car. at.
tended the Cafeteria supper at the
league. saw Mr.. r. L. Martin about
buying his hotel, but he asked such
high price for it they would not make
him an offer, and on the Sabbath re
turned to Jacksonville, intending la
ter to go to Leesburg to look at ho-
| tel there.
Mr.. C. P. Dustin, who recently pur-
chased the Skinner home, on Stetson
avenue, has built an addition to the
house, and Is cow building a garage
C. P. Dustin and Louis Schmidt
have each bought new Ford cars, with
all modern improvements.
! The League cafeteria supper at the
| League building the night of the 18th
was decided success. There was an
abundance of food. 1t was we'll cook
ed, and there was large attendance
Some Sc persons were present. After
the supper there was a short program
of singing and Rotations. AS yet
the League has always made a sue
cess OF everything it undertook to do.
All clear of debt, and money in the
| bank.
Eugene Hardison of Jacksonville is
visiting his grandfather, J. F. Hardi-
son, and his aunt, Mrs. v. D. Pratt.
Mr.. Geo. Cogswell has bought an
up to date auto.
On the 18th Mrs Edna Peoples and
child Of Georgia came to visit Mrs.
Peoples parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. ".
Fielding.
Sunday Rev. Mr.. Britain of Ocala
preached in the Baptist church in the
afternoon.
Rev. E. s. Lawhon preached in the
Methodist church morning and even
| ing.
Song service and Bible reading
from 4 to 5 p. M, were held in the
League building.
Thimble party of the M. e. church
was held on the 10th at the home of
Miss Matte Oakley.
On the 18th Fred Brown hitched
horse in front Of the Masonic build
ing and went into the store. The
horse became frightened, ran away,
ran into a tree and broke both shafts
and the harness.
Many are married that are not ma
ted. Many women find their hus
bands to be ugly IN temper, full Of
fault finding and mean to them. Again
many men find their wives to be sour
cross-grained, bessy, with quick tenn
pers, wives that have no desire tc
make home pleasant. IL such hus-
bands and wives could only be mar
ried TO each other and fight 1t out
| with each other, how much better it
would be for other men and women
Sometimes the writer thinks that the
Delaware whipping post and the Mas
sachusetts ducking stool might be
used with good effect on some men
and women.
Sunday, Isham Strong had a valua
bic cow to die. The veterinarian of
Ocala was down to see It twice. The
cause of death is unknown
On the 18th a new Ford ons-ton
truck came for the Belleview Utili
ties Company
Monday night, December 18th. was
observed by Bergen Lodge F. & A. M.
of Jersey City in honor Of John A
Hilton, who completed his Goth year
as q Mason and a member OF Berger
lodge. Brother Hilton was brother
of James Hilton, whose widows, Mrs
James Hilton and Mrs. Hanson Hill
ton are highly respected residents of
Belleview. The writer has been a
Mason fifty-four years, and would
have much enjoyed seeing the degree
work done by the New Jersey Scottish
Highlanders on John A. Hilton night.
Otto Gunther has sold his farm on
the Summerfield road to Mr.. and Mrs
P. L. Stenger Of Morrisville, Ind,
who have arrived here and taken
possession.