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I D. S. WOODROW, I hEAL LSI AIK AhD LOAN AGhMT, | UNION BLOCK. OCALA - - FLORIDA' ESTABLISHED IStifi. ~ A ~R. FH : 5'X'J f iJ j~ - ' ... ..., - . ... ■ a MILLER BLOCK. CORNER MAGNOLIA AND Isl ST. THEOCALA BANNER ' OT I 0. L. BITTINGF.R, City Editor. All tic tires, ij’-.irr iaKt's, iH-aitn or resolutions ol respect anil Cnlnloleme over U.. lines will be charged for at ibe r.i. of one c.-.t k w..ril E npreetdeuted Newspaper Combine. THE OCALA BANNER ami Week- YL WoKLD one year, for only sl.lio. The BANNER auil World Alumnae, *1.20. RAN'NKK, Weekly World one year and Woild Alumnae, all three for *1.85. Audress, OCALA BANNER, Ocala, Fla. The Ocala Ban nek and the Atlan ta Weekly Constitution, for one doi.- i.ak and fifty chnts a year to CASH subscribers. The Comtiuitiou is the best weekly paper in the country, and is emphatically the people’s paper. The Banner and Weekly Citizen, Jacksonville, one year for only one dollar aud a half cash, in advance. The Bauuer’s circulation guaran teed to exceed that of all the local pa pers in Ocala. Best advertising uiedi -9 urn iu the county. Hon. Dixon Irvine was in the city Tuesday. Hon. P. P. Bishop and wife, of Cit ra, were iu town Monday. The VV. H. Harris’ Nickel Plated Shows will exhibit iu Ocala March 12lh. Of course Ocala will have a write up in the “Great an 1 Good.” Aud she’ll have it hig. New jewelry at NVeihe’s* The hardware house of Hubbard & MaeDutT received this week a car load of doors and windows. Always goto David sou & Van Echop, the Genls’ KurnUhers. Mr. Ed. L. Root, of the enterprising furniture firm of Root & C'o., is cou liued to his bed with la grippe. Davidson & Van Echop, The Haber dashers. The steam well boring tirm of Mc- Kay & Alieu h.;s been dissolved. Mr. Allen eoutinues the business. Read George W. Greene’s change of ad iu to-day’s Banner. Lovers of mu se will find it to their | rotit to do so. Lovers of first-class apples can find hem at Smith's. THE OCALA BANNER. PtfMONAL. Mr. and .Vrs. S. T. Bentley, of Geor gia. are visiting Mr. aud Mrs. Z. C. j Chambliss. Miss Annie dal to, of Millwood, is in the city, the guest of her cousin, Miss May Martin. Misses Daisy aud Pauline Israel are visiting their aunt, 5 rs. P. Waiter, of Jacksonville. Mr. Sydney J. Bowie, of Alabama, is on a visit u> bin wife and father-in- i law, Mr. Wiiiis Etheridge. Misses Ireau and Susie Zehubar, two very accomp,ished Jacksonville y oung ladies, are visiting Mrs. Authouy. Mr. Lemon and wife, of St. Louis, who have been some time iu Ocala, left Wednesday for Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. L. i- a great sufferer from rheuma tism. Geo. P. E. Hart, ex-editor of the Belleview Blade, but now-a d> lii :• nof Crosby’s nourishing colony iu DeSota county, was in town during tne past Week. Mrs. Hohenburg and children, of! Wetumpka, Ala., accompanied by- Mrs. Kosetiburg, of Selma, Ala., are ilia visit to Mrs. Chas. Rheinauer and Mrs. M. Fishel. Mr. and Mrs. W. Dumas, prominent society people of Macon, Ga., have been visiting Mrs. F. H. Lytle, of Stau tou. Tile former lias returned home to look after his large wholesale busi ness. Mr. C. A. Felber, C. E., assistant en gineer of the United St itesanny, who has been in charge of the government work around Savannah, was iu the city Tuesday on a visit to his friend, Lr. Grotlie. >ir. Sears, proprietor of the Planters House, has sent to a Pennsylvania kennel fora pair of English Mastiff puppies. They are tine dogs, and among tin* be-t species of watchers iu the land. Rev. Mr. Mahon, of Humbolt, Tenu., tilled the pulpit of ibe Baptist - church Sunday night aud preached a very fine sermon. Mr. M. is here for his health, and we trust he will re ceive tiie benefit desired. Mr. M. \V. Groves dud wife, of Illi nois, and brother-in-law to our enter prising druggist, 11. U. Groves, have come to Ocala to live, and have taken a position iu the Merchants’ Block Auti- Mouopoly Drug Store. Mr. John 11. Yemen, a former resi dent of Ocala, but who, for several years has lived iu Tampa, lias come back to this city to make it his home. He has embarked iu the vegetable and poultry business. The Banner wishes him success. Mr. F. \V. Deuis, who has been spending the past three months at (Jampville, constructing for the Camp Bi -os., tirick manufacturers of tiiat place, one of Denuis' celebrated Flor ida Down Draft Brick Kiln, returned to Ocala with Mrs. Dennis Saturday. Mr. Deunis’ new process will enable the Camp Bros, to make brick equal iu quality to any made iu the United States. HLLD IN CCAtA. The Annual Meeting of the Marion County Sun .''a/ School Association. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were held the auuuil sessiou of the Marion County Sunday-School Con vention. It was w-ell attended by delegates, while the audience tilled the Metho dist church ami Tuesday night every seat was occupied. The exercises were of an interesting ! and high order instinct with great >p rituality. G. Enloe, tiie great Sunday school worker, opened the meeting. Rev. J. M. Pike, in the absence of Judge Bul lock, owing to illness, spoke the words Yf welcome, to which Major S'.roug, of Belleview, fittingly responded. Rev. Win. Shaw, of Tempi" Mills, whose Sunday school work covers three states, greally pleased his hearers by his aide talk. The great drawing card and inspir ing lecturer was ltev. Dr. F. J. Tyler, of Birmingham, Ala., on Normal Bi ble Lessons. He delivered four lec tures and the las was, if anything, more interesting titan the tirst. He was voted a revelation iu the sugges tiveuess aud greatness ot hi.; interpre tations of God’s word, to which he has devoted twenty years of ins lii The other speakers were Charles M. Banks, of Boardiuan; Mrs. E. 11. Swain, of Anthony, Rev. Dr. Parks, who has been a missionary to China for eleven years; Rev. H. i. Sterns, of Candler aud Mr. Kuld, of Spriugtieid, 111. ' Owing to the serious illness of Mrs. K. P. Gaffney, Miss Sadie Bull took tier place aud filled it most acceptably. M rs. E. H. Swain bad chaige of the music aud with the assistance of her Anthony musical co-laborers, her two < harming daughters, Misses Gene aud Della, ’• iss Emma Smith, Miss Edfth Meadows and Mr. Charles Smith, who, by his fine tenor solo, captured his audiem*e Tuesday night, she scored a pleasing aud gratifying suc cess. The reception at the Ocala House Monday night was enjoyed aud appre ciated by all. Music aud social con verse were the pleasing features. The following were the delegates: Mrs. T. D. Wray, Columbia, S. C.; Carl Harlan, Auita, Fla.; D. B. Og den, Mrs Mary Layeoek, Mrs. A. D. Moore, Mrs. D. L. Mark, Candler; A. M. Coats, Weirsdale; A. A. Wilson, Inverness; 11. H. Truitt, Evinstou; Miss Frauds Gahskiil, John H. Bass, .Mclntosh; J. N. Thomson, Richard Carter, E. S. Uphain, Thos. Anderson, South Lake Weir; Miss Della Swain, Miss Gene Swain, Miss Edith Mead ows, Miss Emma Smith, Anthony; Miss Eva Colston, Louisville, Ky.; Miss Maud Bass, Miss Ollie Richard son, Boardiuan; Rev. Conrad Kuhl nd wife, Springfield, 111. The officers for ISIM are H. C. Groves, president; Mrs. E. H. Swain, vice president aud Geo. M. Taylor, secre tary and treasurer. Executive com mittee are Groves, I. Steveus, Major Strong, Taylor aud J. P. Clute. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. OCALA, FLA.. FBI DAY. MARCH 2. IMR THE COLDEST WE A .THE.t OF THE SEASON. Severe Snow iLterms in All Sections Ike Thermometer 34 Degrees Below Zero in Some ilacts. Floridians may account themselves happy this year. I hey have escaped the great, blizzatd that bus been rag ing furiously >u nearly ail sections of the couniry the past week, in some places in New Yoik state the mercury fell tliii ty-ioiir degrees i.elow ;.ero. In Vermont it was below, aud in ti e western states it was excessively cold and marked many degrees below the freezing point. Atlanta, aud Macon, and many Georgia dins were block aded wiib snow aud the eats coming into Jacksonville covered wnb snow presented a strange spectacle to the lulmbuuuts, many of wlmm had never before seen the ‘‘beautiful snow.” And see what our Georgia contemporaries say of it: The country 's it: a s iver, Ami tli vales \ ith Glow ;rc filled. But ’taint that whu.ll makes us quiver But the croaker—Lord deliver ! With: The Fruit Crop’s Killed !'■ So while we s rrow for our neigh bors we have cause to rejoice for our selves. Here the teuuerest spiig has been untouched. We have peaches as large as birds’ eggs aud our orange tress are white —not with the “btauu ful HO v"—hill with white scented blossoms. While ail other states of our uuiou are snow bound vernal -pring is io he found alone iu Florida, with birds car roling their songs amid sweet scented flowers and iu tiers iu full Iruitage. Florida is blessed among all the states. Constipation and sick heauache positively cured by .Japanese Liver Pellets. 60 piils 25 ets. A Cutting Scrape- A Mexiaan and a Cuban became in volved iu a quarrel Saturday night on North Magnolia ireetaud before the end of ilte melee both became serious ly cut. One is in jail aud one in bed at Marti ( ity. Awarded Highest Hon ors World’s Fair. BA JNG PO lIR MOST p; XT MADE. A pure Grape C e : Powder. Free from Ammonia, A ' ier adulterant* 40 YEARF L■' vSDaRD. Fa- ritO.'i BL . lIkLINE i/. Grand Opening Monday and i uesda;, March sth al . vth. Tiie Buui.t-r takes pleasure iu ■ 1- rectiog the attention of its nniu.. lady re id 1- to the fact that anew oiess maaiug ami millinery e.-t lidishmeut has located iu c,euia ami established in Condon’s jewelry store ou Ihe side toimeriy oicupie i by Mrs. Rey nolds. M.s. 1. Steinberg, of New Y’ork, is tiie proprietress, aud comes recommended us uot ouiy an estima ble ladv but a genuine i.r.ist iu her lint*. Tiie stock of millinery is complete in newness and uoveily aml selected with an eye single to pLuse those whose last, s are plaiu or their, fancy leads them to seek the richest mate rial aud most striking colors to adorn the head. Ordt-rs for dless-musing are particularly requested as Mrs. Sternberg lias secured a Chicago uio j dos e, whose exp*, rienee aud success 1 in iter line ot artistic gowning for la ; tlics is ail assurance that the most < x ! acting'ami fastidious iu style aud fit will b picas* and with her work. So confident is Mrs. (Sternberg of j tin- ability of her dress-making ur -1 tist to please all tiiat. she especially iu vinsalrial from those O ala ladies who have iieeu 111 tiie iiabit of sending their orders for dresses to Jackson ville and oilier large cities. | The Banner bespeaks for Mrs. St.?ru | berg iu establishing herself in Ocala in Ibe dress-making and millinery j line a liberal patronage aud an assur ance that good, meritorious goods ami artistically fashioned in tin ir make -1 up will be duly appreciated by the ! fairer portion of our community. I Mrs. lo's. formal opening will take : place onday and Tuesday, March sth and *>th, which dates the ladies will please bear in mind. | Rheumatism, Headache, Earache, ) Toothache, and Neuralgia, are only ; severe reminders ihut your stomach, j liver and kidneys are not iu proper working order, and that you suould remove the cause at ouce. BcggV Bio->d Purifier and Blood Maker will posttveiy do this as it acts directly on ; tlicse Vital pans. Every bottle War , ranted by J. B. Carlisle, Ocala. Fishermen— Bi t no Fish. Sheriff Hodge, ‘’Uncle” Jim Clarke, Louis Volk and Mr. Harding hied themselves o Cry stal River Saturday night to commune with the fish mid | oysters of that wonderful stream. ] Old Boreas look a h ind in the Snn | day service aud created sucii a rum i pus ou the waters that though ilie dis i ciples of Bir Isaak Walton laJxired j faithfully ou the turbulut waters and in tiie troughs of same, they ignomiiK. iously failed to catch a sucker, l>ut lost tiieir diuner aud returned home j strongly impressed with the fact that it was cheaper to buy fish at home than go abroad for them. One day last week one of Marti City’s energetic aud successful cigar manufacturers shipped thirty cass of cigars. They went to New York, Chicago, Nebraska aud California. Be oid Jui fc e Hill. Mathews J. Nettles, of Orange Lake, sue i Louis Luht 10: S<>:* aud the case ha i a iieai mg Sat nt.ay morning. Mr. is a manufacturer of veg etable elates aud box Leads. He had a iot of discarded b*>x heads which he was using as itiei. Nellies came aioug, aud seeing tUe waste asked Mr. Light for theiu, and said he wanted them to cove* his vegetaoles. Mr. L. said Nittks could have them. Netl.es put ihe box beaus in a house and departed, and before he returned for them so.d the same. During the lime Nct i-s was removing tne box ; heads Ligiit loumi out he had sold them and refused to deliver the bal ‘ a I c 1. lienee lire suit. An intelligent : juty awarded Nettles *lO damage. O. j T. Given npp tired for Mr. Light aud 1 Hugh E Mill, r for Nettles, j Auo.licr case was brough by L. D. j Smith, of Welsbtou, who lost a vaiu j able co.-. by failing 1 ut*> a pbospliate I pit on lauds owued by the French ! Puosphute Cos. Mr. .Smith recovered | for ins tow $2 1. W. K. Zewadski ap j pea red for .-smith, while E. P. Allen | represented the French Phosphate Cos. Si nic’lmig Unusual. as a medical*, is L)r. Pn roe’s Golden j Medical Disco.cry. Aud, because of j that, tiler’s something usual iu the j | way of selling it. v* here every other me la in** of its kind only promises, ; j this is g laranterd If i ever fails lo : bent lit or cure, you have your money :back. It's the oniy guaranteed remedy fur : every disease caused by a disordered liver or impure blood. Dyspepsia, Billiousuess, the ru<>st stubborn skiu, ! scalp and scrofulous affections, ev**n i consu 1 ption tor lung-scrofula iu its earlier stag- s, are all cured by it. It purifiis and enriches the blood rouses every orgau into healthful ac j tion, aud rvstor.s strength aud vigor. In building up both fiesh aud strength of pate, pu.y, scrofulous children, or t-. invigorate and brace up the system ; after “grippe” pneumonia, fevers, and other prostrating acute diseases, noth ing can equal the “Discovery.” Catarrh is positively cured by Dr, i Sage’s Remedy. A Card of ibanks. The exi eu ive committee of the j Marion couu’y Sunday School Asso ciation wi.-U to extend their sincere i th iuks for the use of the Ocala House parlors aud to ail hotels and citizens 1 who entertaiued delegates so geuer ! ous y. G. M Taylok, Secretary. AH S zes show cases fo: sale st Eemoved an,Engine. It. L. Andersou, J. VV. Pearson and D. A. Miller several years ago became the owners ot the old Exposition grounds, buildings and appliances. Anion; tiie latter was an eng ue and boiler claiu ed by the Ocala Electric Light aud Power Cos. The latter par ties attempted to remove the boiler and engine but the parties above named restrained them. Iu the meanwhile they sold the boiler to Coi. Nic Bareo. The engine remained * there some time and was sold to Mr. Jacob iiopt, but had uot beeu re ; moved. Lost Saturday uigbt Mr. James Uliambers, with his assistants, J. R. j Mathews, Jas. Baggett, Alfred Gard j uer aud a gang of men weut to the grounds and uukuowu to Messrs Au ■ dersou, Pearson aud Miller removed the much iitiguied engine. Of course this mid uigbt act, when It be came known to the purchasing claim ant.-, raised quite a breeze aud the end in the drama is uot yet. Bcggj’ Little Giant Pills Relieve Headache, Constipation ami Indigestion. Try them. Sold and warranted by J. B. Carlisle, Ocala. Highly Complimentary. 1 Our promising young lawyer, Mr. j L. N. Green, has been appointed by 1 Judge Broome, of the seveuth judicial' | district, master iu chancery iu the ! cause wherein the Mercbaut Trust ! Compauy, of New York is complain ant and the St. Johns & laike Eustis ■ K. R. is defendant. It is a very iur -poriautaud responsible position and w congratulate our youug friend ou rtei iviug the grave trust. e are eoustaully receiving g< ods aud the latest styles, Davidson & V u Echop. ; Bfrss Bill loiilste for *IOO, is the biggest offer. Upright Piano, Square piano, Concert Organ Chappel Organ Parlor Organ and Baby Orgau. Stein way, Mason & Hanlin, A. B. Chase, Mathushek, aud Sterling Pianos. Mandolin, Guitar, Banjos, Fiolins, Autoharps, and Accordians. Flutes, Glaronets, Cornets, Flagolets, and Fifes. Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise, at the Ocala * Music House. Montezu ma Block, F. W. Hunt, Agent tor udi M. H. | MOFFETT'S, f |thk Place to buy and sells Household Goodsj ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Remember- That if you wiah to take advantage of Colby’s Free Crayon offer you bati belter uo so soon as it may be discon tinued at any time. l-2a-S*4 d-w. for Bale 10 Acres Laud one mile Hour Ucaia. {suitable for lruit or vegetable growing. Aduiess E. C., Box 007, Ocala Fla. uxwi-lUtl J. Barkei'a Xaiioring De tarur.eat. Hus removed uutu ibumpsou’s bloca to ii-aaer’s new block ou Expo- MUou OUvel, wnere be will continue bis business of cleaning aau iepwuiug suits. V lii uisu Lave in stock a Hue bnc of pants aud suiting. J. JLtaikwr, Butler s new block. ib-o-lm Pomona Bursery Stock. Every desirabie variety aud kiud ot lruit trees soiled lor 1* loriua a soil aud F ionua slock for sate. Bedued iu iot uur'.L side of public square. Kray bib uiw iiCiggauue, nursery in eu, Ucaia, t U. Urb-Wt If. For Rent. A four room cottage in good repair aud neigbuoruoud. inquire at Ban ner office. f ltklm Finest ft arsery atock in the State Consist.lug o i buddeu orange, ietuou and grapc-iruit trees. Auy age de sired. i Uose in uced ot nillserj stuck can make no m.slake iu quality or price by auures.-ing or caning ou E. D. Coates, auuuiu, Fits. lU-27 tf. first-Ciass Livery Service. The ieadiug livery meu of Ocala (Single or double leailis aud saddle horses at Liddou Bros., Ocala, Fla. Ocala House Barber Ehop. Get shaved aud bave your Uaffr cut at ibe leaning sbop iu Ocala, bpecutl atleutiou given 10 cbiidieu and anies* uair cutting aud bang trimming. Vv ork none sausiaclory oy exception ally goeMl Wen amen in sbop oi'kw desi nence. Ponce Ci .zette cudcuseiueui MarcU lltn. itsbd. C. V. McCoy, Prop. ~ Fok Bale ok Rent.—An elegant residence, nine r uui, ou corner of (South Third street. Terms easy. Ap ply to Dm E. C. Hood. dAw 1-24 New Goods. LOWEST .-. PRICES Having just returned from the mar ket with an elegant stock of New Style Dress Goods, Trimmings, Laces, Gloves, Notions, Gents’ Furnishings, Ladies’ Goods and Children’s Shoes. Trunks and Valises. I solicit a share of your patronage. Give me a call before making your purchase. Very Respectfully, G. A. NASH