The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-12
OCALA'S NEW BUILDING
AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

means standing still.
New buildings but recently complet.
ed are quite in evidence and tell their
own story
The beautiful suburban residence of
Mr.. Truston p. Drake and the orna.
mental grounds would be considered
eAquisiteiy handsome in cities where
lovely homes are much more numer.
Gus than IN ours.
This residence overlooks ocala's
Eolf course which Is said 10 be the
most attraciiye In Florida.
The residence q Mr.. Edward Tuck
81 en- Fort KING avenue. Spanish
type - q real beauty and while not
as large a. some others. makes up In
- atfraciiyeness what II lacks IN
FfAndeur
a little queen has recently come 10
bless thia home end bring Joy and sun.
satire to is happy owners
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Further along On the same avenue
. = pretty little bungalow recently
erected ~ MessFs. Ray and Thomp.
son and sold 70 ~. and Mrs. c. W.
Moofeman n IL % the type Of bun.
naieWs - popular IN California. II =
este diminutive Ia appearance but
cutie pretty Df and Mrs Mooreman
are having The grounds 90 correspond
81 uniqueness with the building
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MesfFs Ray and Thompson have be-
Sun fhe construction of another bun.
Haiow very near % II which viii be
suite similar but somewhat more mas.
sive Ia appearance and have yet other
halidings In contemplation.
$3.50
TIE Murphy Motor Company's Gar
amt. az account which was given in
oaf last issue. IL perhaps the most
Expensive and complete for the pur
posea foF which II VAS constructed u
auy establishment IN this section OF
ne state
Iust below lhe Murphy building Is
ths garage erected BY Mr.. y. Goldman
ana nos occupied ~ the ooala Motor
Company.
The commodious building ON ockla-
waha avenue being constructed by the
Deals Gas E1gine Works IL moving
ca q pace and when completed viii
~ quite pretengious and viii have a
History.
Mr.. ,. ~. Spencer. the senior men,
bef Of the firm. with overalls on, went
into the primevai forests and felled the
trees. hauled the loss with motor
trucks 20 q NTH he had leased and put
in repair. himself sawed the lumber
which 10 being used In its construc-
stlon and himself made the artificial
stone Tor the foundations and is Civ
ing tho construction Of the building
hls personal supervision.
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The LewisChitty Company have
eonsummated the purchase OF what is
locally known as the Haisley proper
~ on the corner Of 0sceola street and
Ocklawaha avenue and have the
plans completed for a building which
wlil be used for q warehouse and Of
fices.
The Lewjs-chitty Company has a
reputation 10 sustain and win not put
up a building that win not in every
way be eredltahle and we shall look
forward TO les completion with con-
siderable interest
The Smith-Pillins. Wholesale groc-
ers, have but recently built a large
warehouse on the corner Of osceola
and South Second street.
ExMayor J. ID. Robertson has the
brick already on the ground and wiz
soon tear down the one story brick
building on the corner Of Main street
and Ocklawaha avenue and viii re-
place n with an up-to-date and entire
" modern structure which in every
way viii be In keeping with the archi-
tectual standard Of the city.
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Mr. n. 4. Layton has made the Colo
NAL 20 popular that the Wisteria an
mex II not sufficient 10 care for the
overflow so ne has leased the two
story building on the corner OF Or
auge and Washington streets and II
has undergone q thorough reparation;