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THE OCALA BANNERThe paper Of the People for the People and tv the People

VOL XXXIX NO 47 OOALA FLORIDA FRIDAY MAY n 1905 DOLLAR A YEAR

1 JAb ELIZABETH RABBIS Local Editor

HAPPENINGS ABOUT TOWNT

Remember the Tyrolean Queen to-

night

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s tMr R C Camp came up yesterday

from Sarasota to remain over Sunday

it See the roll top writing desks atOcala Furniture Co x

Ttfr Sunny Jim Robinson was up

from Tampa yesterday-

Mr C R Knight of Crystal Riverspent yesterday it Ocala

Mr Harry Johnson of Asheville-NN C at the bcala House

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One gross of Jariliniers e all siresl

and pr ces Ocala Furniture Co x ij

Allen Wartman n son of Hon Edd-

L Wartman of Citra was in Ocala I

yesterday>

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y Mrs Charles P Lovell of Jackson-

ville

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is the guest of her brother andsister Mr and Mrs William Hocker

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7 Messrs W N Camp and C arenceCamp have returned home from abusiness visit to White Spring

<Mr J W Crosby came up yesterdsy from his turpentine farm to s endseveral days with his family

he attractive line of rugs now be-

g shown by Pittman Son the i

furniture men it uptonow Goand see

Mr J C Wheeler was able to be

on the streets yesterday after asevere illness of several days at hisrooms ac rs R D Thompsons

Among the prominent visitors to I

the city yesterday were Mr WilliamBrooks of Tampa and Mr W A

Fulton of BrooksvilleTh-

e The big lumber mill of E E West-

at Edenfield was burned to the

J+ground Wednesday The loss willamount to many thousands-

The Sarasota correspondent to theTampa Tribune says that Miss Emma

o t Jmith has gone to Anthony Starke

i and Ocala to spend a month=

A splendid X100 oak bedroom suitwill be sold until May 1st for 55 cashby Pittman Son the furniture menA real bargain

Miss Annie Davis returned homei yesterday afternoon from St Augus-

tine

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where with her friend Miss0

Florida Stephens of Norfolk Vashe spent a very pleasant week

Mrs Edward Badger went down toDunnellon yesterday to spend a fewdays with her daughter Mrs Godfrey-

S Movers

Hon J1 Barco and Miss SueBarco went out to Fellowship yester-day

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to spend several nays with llr-

1Il1l3 t Mrs Newcomb Barco

sses Annie and Sallie Beery ofGreen Cove Springs arrrived in thecity yesterday and will spend sometime here as the guests of Mrs 11 E

FoxMrand Mrs B A Inglis of Madi¬

son arrived in Ocala yesterday after ¬

noon to spend several days with MrsE Inglis parents Col and Mrs J H

LivingstonT-

he The East Florida Seminary Gaines¬

ville baseball team passed through-

the city yesterday en route tpBartowwhere they will play ball with theSouth Florida Military Institute

This months Confederate Veterancontains a very excellent picture ofMiss Violet Harris who was appoint-ed

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sponsor for Florida to the Louisyule Confederate reunion

Mrs Hannah Bell has gone toOrange Virginia and Baltimore tospend the summer with relativesafter spending the winter and spring-in Ocala with her nephew Dr D MSmith

Now is the time you will be want-ing

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to hang new shades on your win-dowsc and yon might look a longtime before you found anything pret¬

ft tier at as low prices as the ones beingshown by Pittman Son the furni ¬

tune men

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I Mil EDWARDS DEAD

Passes Away Yesterday After a Long

and Painful Illness

Yesterday afternoon shortly aftertwo oclock Mr Judson Edwards diedat his home in the first ward Hehad been very ill for several months

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and his death was expected-Mr Edwards was born in Georgia

sixtyeight years ago and had beenliving in Ocala for twenty years Hisboyhood was spent at Connell Pondin this county At the outbreak of

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the civil scar he volunteered andI

went to the front with General OwensI

and throughout the conflict he was aI gallant soldier He was a devotedmember of the Baptist church was a-

very exemplary citizen an excellenthusband and loving father and hisplace will be hard to till Mr Ed ¬

wards leaves to mourn his death a j

wile four sons MessrsNortoii John-

L K Edwards Mayor W J Ed1wards and one daughter Mrs Henry I

D Stokes and many other relativesand friends to whom we extend our I

sympathy-The funeral will take place this

afternoon from the Baptist church atI330 oclock Tne Confederate Vet-

erans¬

will attend the funeral in a I

body

An Exciting RunawayYesterday afternoon between 230

and 3 oclock quite an exciting run ¬ I

away took place on Fqrt King ave ¬

nue AJr A M James an old ladyI

named Mrs Hall and another gen-

tleman¬ I

were starting to their home-

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Spring Park The horse ran up-

the avenue and at the Presbyterianchurch the wagon was overturnedthrowing the occupants to the ground-and scattering lard sugar flour but ¬

ter etc to the four corners Acrowd quickly gathered and rushed-to their assistance j

Mr James was arrested and takento jail for bring drunk Mrs Hall I

who was quite badly bruised was i

picked up and wa carried to her i

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home by the Blount boysI

The other man rusted the wagon I

picked up the scattered articles and I

proceeded homewards j

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The affair created no little disturb-ance

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and excitement

l Happy Child>cns Party tI

Yesterday afternoon Master Cam-

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Gamsby entertained about tortyof his young friends with a very de ¬

lightful party on the golf links Thehandsome and manly little host wasassisted by his mother Mis C LGamsby and his aunts Misses Minnieand Louise Gamsby and Miss EstherWeathers and quite a number of

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othersI Games of every sort were played onI the beautiful lawns at the links and-

it was a gala day in the lives of theI little ones Ice cream atd cake was

served and the children were given-I boxes of candy as souvenirs of thisi happy afternoon

Mr I S Watt salesman for theCable company of Jacksonville is inthe city and was a caller at this of¬

fice yesterday Mr Watt is herewith Messrs Harper Chase whohave a carload of very handsomepianos for sale They are being ex¬

hibited in the old Lafayette building-

Mr Alfred Beck arrived home yes ¬

terday morning from New York Citywhere he has just graduated withhonors in pharmacy Mr Beck willbe with the Postoffice Drug StoreHis many Ocala friends are delighted-

at his success

The Lakeland News got out a spec¬

ial edition of its excellent publication-

this week It is a very splendidproduction and is a great credit tothe town as well as to the News We

congratulate them upon their enter-

prise

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Mr Marcus Frank senior partner-of the firm of Frank Harris pro¬

prietors of the Variety Store leftWednesday for Miami to spend sev¬

eral days with relatives and to re-

cuperate

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I SEN0TOH BUSKIN SEATED TODAY

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ColIlIittee Was of Opiniorj that Browg Had Permanently¬

moved From the District Prior to Buskins Electioi and

Recommended That Brow be UnseatedBasc

SKin Sworn in by Justice Carter

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Special to the Ocala BannerI Tallahassee Fla May 4 1 p mThe report of the Sen-

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ate committee on privileges and elections in the BrownBaskinIsenatorial cantest case was presented to the senate this forenoon-

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The reported stated that the members of the committeewere of the opinion that C M Brown had permanently removed

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from the 20th Senatorial District prior to the election of Dr J GBaskin i

The committee declared the election of Dr Baskin valid i

and recommended that C M Brown be unseated and that Baskin-

be seated as senator from the 20th districtj

The report to the committee which was unanimous was re¬

ceived and ordered spread upon the senate journalUpon the announcement of the decision of the committee

Senator Brown arose and stated that the report was satisfactory-and

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asked that he be allowed the honor of conducting SenatorBaskin to his seat which brought forth great applause-

On motion of Senators Jackson and Parris the report wasadopted and the former moved that Mr Brown escort SenatorBaskin to the bar to receive the oath of his office

Justice Carter of the supreme court delivered the oath toSenator Baskin-

BROWN PASS INVESTIGATIONS-

pecial to the Ocala Banner

Tallahassee May 4 Senator Bailey announces that the committee onthe C M Brown free pass investigation will proceed no further LJB

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We hear that Mr Camp has on

hand a plan for improving SouthDunnellon and spaying a residencesection ot it Our town is growing-

so rapidly that she needs more room

to spread The building ot houses isgoing on at such a rate that theyseem to spring up like mushrooms inthe night Dunnellon Advocate

Miss Floride Stephens of Norfolk-VaI after a short visit in Ocala with

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j Miss Annie Davis left Friday for Stj Augustine Miss Davisaccompanied-I her and they will remain in theI Ancient City for a week afterwhich Miss Davis will return homeI

and Miss Stephens will visit hissElizabeth Fleming in Jacksonville-for a week before going back to Nor-

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ilr and Mrs Mannie Martin leftFriday afternoon for West Floridawhere they will in future reside MrMartin has for the past two yearsbeen chief clerk at the A C L

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freight depot in this city and hisOcala friends are sorry to lose him j

and Mrs Martin Mr Martin is suc ¬

ceeded by Mr Lucien Hubbard

iiiss Mamie Eliason who has beenI

in this city for sometime a valuedemploye oflthe New Idea Ice Cream j

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Parlors left Friday afternoon forBelleview where she goes to accept-

a more lucrative position with the I

general merchandise firm of T AMitchell Co She has friendsin Ocala who regret hrr departureand wish her success

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Mrs L T Izlar who has beenspending the past month at Blackville S C with her daughter MrsBuist returned home Friday morn ¬

ing She was accompanied home byher bright and interesting younggrandson Master Sam Izlar Buistwho will spendthe summerhere Theystopped over for a few days withrelatives in Savannah-

Colr

TPLloyd the veteran lawyer-

of Inverness spent Friday in Ocalaand was a guest at the Montezuma I

Hotel

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I Mr John D Buckalew of Jamesburg N J as has been his customI

r for many years spent the past winterj

in Ocala While here he was a guestat the Savoy hotel and expects to return next winter Mr Buckalew isnow at White Springs where he will

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i spend two weeks before returninghom-

eii + B L Hall formerly proprietorof or the Fair alter an extended trip

I through the northern part of thestate and southern Georgia returned

i to Ocala Friday afternoon MrsHall and the children are visiting inQuincy Florida

Cleared for ActionI When the body is cleared for ac-tion

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I by Dr Kings New Life PillsI you can tell it by the bloom of health

on the cheeks the brightness of theeyes the firmness of the flesh andmuscles the buoyancy of the mindTry them At Tydings Co drug-gists

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I 25 cents

The Camps have been blasting achannel through the rapids just belowhere on the river during the pastweek so as to take their bargesthrough to the gulf From the loudreports heard in town they must havefound it necessary to use some verylarge charges of dynamite Dunn ¬

ellon Advocate

Among the visitors to Ocala Friday-was Capt D N Johnson of JohnsonStation and for whom the place wasnamed He and the editor of thispaper were soldiers together during-

the civil war and Friday afternoon-exchanged many pleasant reminis-cences of camp life

Major George M Hubbard left Friday for Alabama here he will spendthe summer and where he has succeeeed in rounding up a large landdeal and expects to make severalothers during his stay there

Bamboo porch screens to you ata special price Ocala Furniture Cox

IrH J Precht manager of the-

I Ocala House Wine Rooms has re-

turned¬

from a several days visit tohis parents in Savannah

COMMITTEE MEETING-

The Hon Fred T Myers Objects toany Actien Until Brown Contest

Case is Concluded

Special to the Ocala Banner

Tallahassee May The Bailey

committee to investigate the allegledimproper use of free pass by SenatorBrown over the East Coast railway-

held an important meeting this after¬

noon Hon Fred Myers represent-

ing

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Mr Brown presented a writtenprotest against action by the com ¬

mittee on the grounds that theBrown contest case was still pending-

and that Brown could not be adjudg-

ed

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guilty until so found by the courts I

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After hearing the testimony the I

committee continued its sessions be-

hind

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closed doors Their action can-

not of course be forecastedThe Stockton or Regents higher

educational bill is dead The

senate first adopted the substitute of

fered by McCreary and then killed

the substitute by a vote of 18 to 5

The special message of the governi

oa regarding the drainage of the Ev-

I erglades was sent to the senate to ¬

day This message is very volumin-

ous L j Bt

I Japanese Reception-

Mr and Mrs Richard S Hall haveI issued invitations to a large party forThursday evening May 11 compli-

mentaryI

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to their sisters Miss Mattie I

Williams of Ocala and Miss Carrie-i

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Williams of Branford It will be inthe nature of a Japanese reception-

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the Japanese colors emblems and in-

signiaI to be largely used in the deco-I rations The invitations are printed i

on Japanese doilie and are quite i

unique and attractive This affairwill be one ct the handsomest evergiven in Ocala

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Gitlespie McDanielI

Col J Hamilton Giilepie and MissBlanche McDaniel will be united inmarriage on the evening of lay 23 i

as the Church or the Redeemer Sar ¬

asota Fla-

Colonel Gillespie is the mayor ofSarasota is a Scotchman and fa-

mous

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golfer and is very prominent-all over the state M iss McDaniel isthe daughter of Mr and Mrs W P

I McDaniel and is a very charmingf

young womanI This paper extends congratulations-

and best wishes to the popular couple

I Mrs E H Mo e of Jacksonvilleis the guest of her sister Mrs Wil-

liam¬

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Hocker Mrs Mote will takeI

the part of the Tyrolean Queen in theoperetta by that name which is tobe given Friday night for the benefit-of the hospital and the Ladies Ceme ¬

tery association

Odd dressers and washstands inbirds eye maple and mahogany atOcala Furniture Co x

Messrs A R Harper and B HChase the popular representatives-of the Cable Company are holding a15day piano sale in this city Both ofthese gentlemen are well known herehaving been identified with the pianobusiness in this section for manyyears

Mr B H Chase gives his personalattention to expert tuning and re ¬

pairing of pianos Absolute satisfac ¬

tion or no charge Harper Chaserepresenting the Cables Lafayettebuilding corner Magnolia and FortKing street

See the new line of willow rockerstables chairs and settees at OcalaFurniture Co x

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Mrs J M Thompson has gone-

to Delray Florida to spendsome time with her husband DrThompson who is now practicing hisprofession at that place

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Mrs Lee Miller Entertains Infernallyfor Miss Curd

Mrs Lee Miller one of Ocalasmost popular young married girlsentertained the unmarried set veryinformally yesterday morning forMiss Nellie Curd who has spent thepast six months in Ocala with hercousin Mrs Frank Teague and wholeaves soon for her home at SalisburyX C-

Mrs Miller entertained at her pret-ty

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little home on Fort King avenueShe was assisted by her sisters Mrs

I Arthur Clark and Miss Eloise Millerand the scores were kept by Miss

I Edith Piatt The other young ladiesI present were Misses Nellie Curd SueBarco Gertrude Ioreda FlorenceWalters Joliunif Liddon Meta-

Jewett Valeta Potter Sara and Vio ¬

let Harris Beatrice Sinclair FlorrieCondon Louella Gary Mattie andCarrie Williams and Nary AndersonIt was a delightful little party and aputty compliment to an attractivevisiting girl

On eaoh table were delightful bon ¬

bons and fruit punch was passed dur ¬

ing the games after which cream andcake was served

Miss Barco made the largest scoreand she presented her prize a prettyhat pin to Miss Curd Miss Walterswas awarded the booby

Among the charming couples thathave recently come to Ocala to makethis their home are Mr and MrsGeorge Papps Wylly They are stop¬

ping at the Spellman and Armsboardinghouse on Ocklawaha avenueMr Wylly is a traveling man withheadquarters in this city and they-

are receiving a very pleasant wel-

come

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Mr G R Franz of Jacksonvillemanager of the Diebold Safe Lockcompany was a business visitor toOcala Wednesday Mr Franz had

just returned from JUllI1c lon wherehe put in a vault and safe for the

i Bank of Dunnellon-

Mr J B Peacock was in from Wi-lliton Wednesday He has cucum-

bers

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planted on twcntyone acres andthe vines cover every inch of theground Mr Peacock is now rushingthe fruit to market and is receiving-

fines

prices-

MrI

i Hampton S Chambers has re-

signed

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his position with the LuddenI

Bates Southern Music company-

and has accepted a similar one withthe Cable Piano company At pres-

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Mr Chambers is assisting Messrs

Harper Chase of the Cable com-

pany

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who will be in Ocala for aI

couple of weeks

Mr W F Bassett who is at pres ¬

ent traveling Florida in the interest-of Zulfer Company Chicago com ¬

mission men was in the city Wednes-

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He has just returned from De

Soto county where he reports largevegetable crops and shipping lively

Call and see our line of hall racksWhen they are priced you will s ythey are the cheapest and prettiestOcala Furniture Co x

D GAMBLECONTRACTOR-

ANDBUILDER

222 Sc Jth Orange Street Ocala Fla

Estimates furnished on all kinds ofl building and repair work

Satisfaction Guaranteed

MILLINERY I r

My Spring andSummer line of

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not be surpass-ed

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in the statefor beauty

Call and seeme Jf

MRS MINNIE 7rBOSTICIiu Yf

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