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THE “BEAUTIFUL SNOW."
Last Sunday was a day long to be
remembered. It was ushered in with
a biting nor’wester, accompanied
with rain and sleet, and few there
were who were willing to brave the
elements that day.
Shortly after dark the sleet chang¬
ed to hominy snow, and in less than
two hours the earth was covered
with a beautiful white sheet fresh
from the laundry of the elements.
’ About this time a number of the
if.mates of the high school dormi¬
tory, including several beautiful
young ladies* repaired to the campus
and a battle royal with snow balls
ensued.
People wore astir early Monday
morning, gazing at what looked like
a new world. ’ The snow covered
the earth to a depth of three or four
dnd&es, amd in places the drifts were,
■several feet deep. It was a wonder¬
ful sight in this part of the sunny
south, and a generation had grown
from youth ito old age since a similar
scene had been witnessed. Not since
the middle fifties bad there been
such a snowfall and trimmings.
A jolly crowd of the high school
students started out early Moiiday
jHonning to gather all the fun there
■was in snow-balling, and they soon
had’their hands full—of snow, and
their eyes and ears and noses and
collars and liair and faces, also.
Later, Professors McMillan and Jer
Began reinforced them, and then the
fun waxed furious. Fiercer snow
fights were never witnessed than oc¬
curred between the opposing fac¬
tions. Postmaster Henderson, the
heavy weight, distinguished bjiin
self in more than one battle, as Mit!
the l\fo proifetsorS atfftta'^BinhemilT
others. *
Every now and then, while the
battle was raging, a snow-encrusted
warrior would slip out of the fray
and extract plugs of frozen snow
from his ears and nose, then wade
in again with renewed energy. Dur¬
ing the engagement a number of
students made strenuous and united
efforts to “down" Postmaster If.,
but they could not unbalance him.
they would retire, singing, in
“How firm a founda¬
It is currently reported that Rea¬
Henderson now knows as much
snow-fighting as the man that
it. Bob H. was his teacher.
The boys are satisfied, since their
onday’s experience, that Marshal
mold is a hard‘One to trap.
The fiercest three-handed snow
was between Bob Henderson,
Watson and Bates Sutton, and
hottest two-handed scuffle was
D. li. and Dan Jake llen
Prof. McMillan toled an
citizen into a deep snow drift,
would have won a large hank of
if 'he coiild have kept the
snow out of his eyes and ears and
hair.
The thermometer stood two de¬
grees above zero in Ocilla Monday
morning. ‘ j
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HLIZZARU N-0TES.
Mr. John R. Paulk had a fine ox
frozen to death. Quite a number,
of sheep were also killed in his sec¬
tion.
The freeze played havoc with
Jack Hartley’s pumpkins. He had
a fine lot of them and was about
to put most of them on the market
when the blizzard struck them, ren
i dering them, he thinks, worthless.
[Florida Early vegetables in Georgia and
have been blizzarded. The
[loss to truckers is immense.
I In some parts of northern Florida
L, r0 wa s reached Monday morning.
■L damage to the orange trees and
M^^ncmbers ■ydSHPimil of the citrus family
tile greater part of the
■Bis heavy, but just bow heavy
'-jstrflk yet be told.
reached in several see
jr^rM Georgia Monday, but two
to have been about the
THE DISPATCH.
OCILIiA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1899.
But few ane willing to say jmct
now that it is better to have planted
and lost than not to have planted
at all, as they view the ground re¬
cently occupied by their early veg¬
etables.
The full (extent of tire damage to
the oat crop is not yet known. The
late planting is thought to be nearly
■all killed, but This may prove later
to be incorrect. The fall planting
is less damaged.
It is reported that Mr. John W.
Fletcher lost nearly a thousand sheep
by the freeze. The lambs suffered
worst. Many sheep were also killed
in the Mystic sanction of the county.
The fruit crop in this section is
very slightly injured, if at all.
A little boy, near Mystic,, on look¬
ing out Monday morning and seeing
snow for the (first time in his life,
ran to Us papa, shouting: “Home
out, papa, and look. The whole
earth is covered with %ngar.”
Mr. J, B. Paulk reports many
dead sheep and lambs in his section.
A number of shipwrecks occurred
sir. various parts of the world Si ou¬
tlay, and the loss of life and prop¬
erty is great.
Deaths from freezing are reported
from several southern as well as
northern cities, and the suffering
among the poor in the large, cities
has been wy great.
Religious Notice.
Rev. W. W. Stewart will preach
in the Methodist ehurdh in Ocillit
on the second Sunday in each month,
morning and evening, and on the
fifth Sunday, morning and evening.
Council meeting.
Council convened in regular ses¬
sion Tuesday night at Col. Paulk’s
office. * |
Dr. Luke bid $50 for a 10 : yearl
telephone franchise, provided hej
cotild secure a dozen subscribers at
$2 a month. Matter laid on tliei
table. .
_
After some discussion a commit-;
tee was appointed by the mayor toj
see about an addition to the school!
building. They were , given full
power to act. The specific tax on
saloons was set -apart for the benefit
of the school.
The ordinance fixing the' limits
for barrooms was amended to re¬
el nine that whisky^houkl not be sold
jn 100 feet north of Fourth street or
ail thatdistanoeeastof Irwin avenue.
A number of bills were ordered
paid. ,
Special Notice.
IV hen you come to Ocilla, Ga.,
don’t fail to dook over the town
bargains—then come to :us. We
will save you 25 per cent.-on Shoes,
Hats, Clothing, Dry Goods, No¬
tions, etc. The New York Bargain
Store, T. Gottlieb, Proprietor; N.
E. Ory, Manager. 2-17-tf.
Waterloo Items.
Mr. Jacob Davis, of Irwinville,
spent Thursday night of last week
in Waterloo.
Mr. George Connally has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Mrs. Juda Paulk passed through
here Saturday on her way to the
bedside df her daughter, Mrs. Mack
Paulk, who is Still Very ill.
We have been having some disa¬
greeable weather for the past few
days.
We are almost water-bound, con
sequently a very small budget of
news from this section. Pap,
February 13.
Don’t fail to have your photo¬
graphs taken while you have the
opportunity. I will be here only a
short while and if you want any¬
thing in my line I will be more than
pleased to have your patronage.
Satisfaction guaranteed. I can’t
possibly remain longer than 25th
inst. Cofihlo.
AUNT SOFRONY SAYS
That a town divided .against
self is sure to stow like- a cow’s
tail.
That if there are any wedding
bells in Ocilla their clappers are se¬
curely muffled.
That she most knows that Dan
w,as surprised at the way his feet
aefterd Monday morning.
That she notes nothing unusual
'fci social! oh oles this week, except, a
lack of entertainments. Perhaps
the weather ; is #ne credit for this.
That she lias noticed a failing in
both young women and men that
she wants to call attention to right
now, and that is a prononess to mag¬
nify, sparks into flames. This is a
breaking out of egotism that should
be discouraged, especially among
old maids and widowers.
That she expected several valen¬
tines Tuesday, but for some reason
they failed to come.. Bates ’looked
like he was going to send one, but
he didn’t. Dan had one done up,
ready to mail, but must have sent it
to Coffee after she gave him that
look. Oh, this is a miserable world
in spots!
That when she was—that is, when
—well, onee upon a time, mothers
dressed their babies different from
what they do now. It now takes
as long a dress for an infant as it
does for a sixteen-year-old girl, and
as the poor little creature grows up,
and actually needs the comfort of
long clothes, the mother begins to
shorten them time after time until
the knee is reached, and only when
young womanhood is reached are
the garments gradually lengthened
again. If she was a m—well, maybe
all right, anyway.
Cross Roads.
Mr. IV. B. Parrish, of this com¬
munity, has accepted a position as
salesman with Patterson Bros., of
Sparks.
Prof. J.. S. Simians’ mother, of
Milltown, has been visiting him and
his wife for the past week.
Air. J. IV. Tyson and family, of
Adel, have moved to Florida.
Mr. Luther-Parrish, who resides
two miles east of Adel, now has a
flourishing school at what is known
as the Gaskins’ Schoolhouse.
Mrs. Rachel Lindsey has been
'visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. IV.
•Goodman, of Sparks, the past week.
Miss Ada Lindsey, of this sec
ition, visited Misses Lillie and Mim
unie Parrish last Wednesday.
Mr. W. F. Robinson died in
fjparks.Iaet Tuesday after an illness
of several weeks.
Mr. Walter Tyson, who attends
Forest Hill school, was the victim
of a practical joke Friday and wears
a fractured arm in consequence.
One of the boys having knelt be¬
hind him he. was pushed baekwavd
by another and thrown over the one
kneeling in the rear.
Rev. J. S. Lindsey’s fingers were
frost-bitten today.
■V. asd T.
February *19.
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Bob Handley is having up-hill
work this week, on account-of the
weather, but he’ll shoYe the turn¬
pike along-lively when the clouds
roll by.
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Yesterday afternoon, at the home
of Hrs. Harvey Morris, in Ocilla*
Judge Wm. Hendersbn officiating,
Miss Josie Baisden and Mr. MatheA
Tison were joir.ed in wedlock. The
best wishes of many friends go with
them to their new home in Clinch
County,
We erred in stating that Sheriff
Fletcher took charge of the new*
jail last week. That structure is not
finished. He took charge of the
old jail. Our correspondent had it
right, bat we put in the word “new”
and got it wrong. That’s the way
Smart Alecs usually d*.
Official Orgsn
Irwin Courrty.
Hb. 31.
WATT k HOLMES HARDWARE GO.
FITZGERALD, GA.
.c.t.
‘U'EftDQ.UARTEKS J'(m
Hardware, Flows,
Wagons and Buggies.
We Make a Specialty of
Sash, Doors and Blinds.
A Full Line of
Taints, Oils- Colorings,
Hard Oils. Tarnishes,
Wood Fillers and Wtete Lead.
We call supply you with the best Belting and .Lubricating(Oils manu
Tactured. Send toms tonyoiir mill and steam fittings. We can furnish
them.
win & holies hardware go.
BOYD’S ODD ST AM). FITZGKBALD, GA.
OciLLfi Novelty Works.
HE. A. ANDERSON, Prop’r
OCILLA, GA.
All kinds of ornamental fiiiishings for inside and outside of buildings
made to order* promptly and in a workmanlike manner. No matter
wbat you need in the novelty woodwork line, get my prices before
placing your order. BEST WORK. MODERATE PRICES.
11-5-tf M- A. ‘ANDERSON, Proprietor.
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WILLIAM HENDERSON,
DEALER IN
'BEST BRANDS OF
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ACID PHOSPHATE, If A IN FT AND MURIATE OF
' POTASH CONSTANTLY = ON HAND
AND AT LOWEST
FRICKS,
ON TIME-OR FOR
'CASH. OFFICE, IV1TIDC. II. MAR
' TIN,'ON FOURTH STREET, OCILLA^ GA. 1-20
Jr. ft, ). HSNDSltSO.S. 3. If. PAULK.
D. 'B. H. V. PAULK.
H ENDERSON, PAULK k GO. j
Dealers in General Merchandise,
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OCILLA, GEORGIA
Bitch as Dry Goods, Dress Goods,
Ready-made Clothing, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Family Groceries,
Crockery, etc., Wagons, Buggies, Harness
And Saddles. FURNITURE of All Kinds.
OoISIiijs and Caskets
Stoves, Cooking Utensils, etc., Farming Imple¬
ments of all kinds. In fact, we have a full
stock of General Merchandise, which we are
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selling prices to suit the times. 7 J-tf,