The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-02-21
FOR Mccoy


Dalbow and wife are visiting Lake. !,
land and vicinity for about ten days.
They will spend the rest OF the win
ter here and depart in the spring for
iPennsgrove, y. j.
Miss Jessie Clark is nursing in the
vicinity of Savannah. Has been more
than busy ever since leaving here
over two months ago. She writes
that she is well and happy and will
be back here for rest and recupera-
ton pretty soon
Lakeside In is pretty busy place
I)ust now. Full and Overlooking with
guests, All well and cheerful and
having a good rest from strenuous
Iyears in the cold, cold north.
J. w. Stevens is painting his fence
in front of his little mansion in town
Good for you, Mr.. Stevens. Let the
good work go on. Glad to see some
body start the ball rolling for i'm
Iprovements
What's the matter with Ocala mer-i
'chants and others? Fort Mccoy mon
icy seems 10 be acceptable there, but
most Of them seem to have only 4 +
slur or a sneer for Fort Mccoy. You
don't hear that kind OF slurs in Pal
atka. They ere both willing and
ready TO accept Fort Mccoy money
and also have an encouraging word
for Fort Mccoy residents. Its no
fault Of Fort Mccoy that the roads :
leading here are among the worst in :
the county. Whose fault is it? We :
have done our part at all times.
The Oklawaha Valley railroad is !
still operating and will continue to J
operate. 1t won't be very long now
before we Will be able 10 announce
a big Improvement in the operating
schedule. as a better locomotive will
he put on the rails. The writer has
always been optimistic about the OPP !
Grating of the railroad, in fact has
had to bolster the courage Of lots
Of people in this little burg. 1t is not !
TOO soon now to say that the 0. Y
railroad will always operate The
rails are here to stay The people
are here to stay, and the railroad I
comissi0n has the power and the in :
clination to see that we have justice
done at all times Who said the com :
mission ought to be abolshed-not :
anybody interested in the Banner.
you may rest assured Who was it
we wonder?
The writer saw wildcat on the
Eureka road last Monday afternoon
and not knowing the hapits Of the
animal thought himself due for al
fight harehanded But to his relief
the animal bounded away into the
woods probably as scared as yours
truly
E f Hutchinson, brother Of n. Vi
Hutchinson, is spending a few days
at The South Florida Tair N Tampa
this week. While there he will visit
an old schoolmate, F. Hill formerly Of
Hyde Park. Mass
Mr.. Pangborn. who has been gath
ering moss around here departed for
Chicago Thursday, where ne was call
ed on business. He has piece OF
land east Of Fort Mccoy and will be
back later and settle on it,
J. P Moody, tie inspector for the
Florida East Coast railroad, was a
guest of Lakeside Inn a few days
last week. He purchased ties OF
Perry Bros and Wilson & Stevens at
Fort Mccoy and at Bay Lake.
Wilson & Stevens are expecting a
two-ton truck by Monday next They +
will haul ties from Salt Springs. OPP
Grating day and night
w J. Wilson is more than busy
with his turpentine business. When
all is in operation it will be the bust
est industry in this vicinity The
operation o. the railroad Is a big :
stimulant TO everything about here.