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la. bit his has a rn en now low L.ville, in htr nag toes to ler pre out, “I ivice to derstand at 18d9 w-ell as limits irowded Id to be laid the Ih pondf In iaiter ght, and prevail, ery Fri ' int the ,rson & -13-tf. |g a nice on Irwin ,nd Fifth at In alia, eased with -year-old umatism. 1' man’s [ added iat will isity in !, so our ^yLey pk ps be Bj Si 9 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 « 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. -- - ’• "• rn -—s—» 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. --- 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. Q WILLIAM HENDERSON, DEALER IN 'BEST BRANDS OF I © 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, Si 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 * ' : v selling prices to suit the times. 7 J-tf,