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THE DISPATCH.
UEN’DF.KHON & it ANLON,
PUOPMKTOIW.
M, Henderson, - Business Manager.
ji'VV. Hanlon, - - - Eflitor,
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Official Organ Irwin County .
Fin PAY, Bauch 2i, 181)0.
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An Outcast’s lament*
\ know not where, l know not when,
But, we siiall meet some day;
Someday our paths will cross again
And Fate shall show the way.
Some day—perhaps ’neatli other skies,
In distant haunts of men
We’ll gaze into each other’s eyes,
For we shall meet again.
Blip quit supplyingboaripxor mo
Because l owed her tcn„
And folks you never want to see
ybtt’ws suits to rpeet again.
—Chicago, News
The farmers are in good spirits
and are making things bum. Seed
put in the ground now will grow: off
rapidly.
Mr. Bony Hogan and hjs ^and-
some sister, Miss Babe, of near Ir-
winvjjle, were shopping in Ocilla
Wednesday.
If Kaizer William was traveling
in, this country his every movement
would not be more minutely chron¬
icled than are those of Mr. McKin-
ley. It is nauseating, to say the
least of it.
The Leader, a populist paper,
wants to open the campaign of 1900
in .Coffee county at once, while the
Breeze deprecates the stirring up of
strife among, the people so early.
T’jie Breeze is right,
Mr, W. M. Harris is adding a
veranda instead of an awning (as we
stated last week) to his store on
Fourth street.. It will add much to
the appearance as well as the com-
fqst of the building.
Mr. B. J. Reid, who has been off
recruiting for six weeks or longer,
is again at his post as depot agent
at Abbeville, His many Ocilla
friends will be glad to hear of his
restoration to health.
Mrs. J- II. Powell and Mrs. Smith
are soliciting funds for qmrchpsmg
an organ for the Methodist church,
and are meeting with excellent suc-
epss. Be sure to have your name on
the list of contributors.
Sheriff Fletcher was ' : n town a
short while Tuesday. He reported
that . Mr. Gibbs’ hand (mention of
which is made elsewhere) as !c.
painful, and it is now thought he
will, not lose the thumb.
Mr. .A. E. Bass has well under
way a nice five-room cottage on cor¬
ner Fifth and Alder streets. It will
be one of these nice-looking, com¬
fortable cottages, and will show the
good taste of the owner.
The ryads m Irwin county are
genetallybm.bad condition. The bad
weather, coupled with the heavy
hauling done over many of them by
log carts and turpentine wagons, is
responsible for much of it.
There will he singing at Brushy
Creek church next Sunday morning,
by the Brushy Creek Vocal Club.
Tbe singing will take place before
preaching. All members of the club
aae requested to be present.
Mr. Richard I. Kirkland, of near
Lax,...owns a goat that assists in milk¬
ing the cows, the only difference be¬
ing that he uses all the milk he gets.
Tho cows do not seem to object, and
hi a goatship is an eager worker.
If‘the-merchants of Ocilla would
put -their purses together and build
a wagon yard and lodging house, to
be free, to people coming from a dis¬
tance to trade here, .they would find
the investment to be a paying one.
Dr. G. A. Macon & Co, moved
into the elegant new building on
Fourth*street, nearly opposite the
postoffice, which was erected by Dr.
Luke especially for the new drug
firm. With a full line of fresh drugs
and medicines and one of the best
pharmacists in the state to deal them
out, there is no reason why the firm
should fail to do a prosperous busi¬
ness.
ELDER MATTHEW SIKES.
Lot’s Wife.
Editor Dispatch: One of your
most prominent citizens requested
me to write my views on Lot’s wife,
and prepare it for our religious peri
odienhbut I prefer to band it through
the Dispatch, waose editor so kind-
jqj.pulls the kinks out of my illegible
letters and puts them in shape. All
editors will not undertake such a
job, nor can I blame them.
Question- 11 Was Lot’s wife saved f”
Answer -We know very little about
Lot’s wife. She lived back in the
dark ages, before there was either
law or gospel. Nothing was taught
in those days concerning the resur-
rection of the dead or salvation of
the soul. This dark period in the
world’s history may fitly represent
the dark period in tjiq cgn\al| mjnd
before “th® law enters that sin may
abound.”
The only thing that gave Lot’s
wife a place in the Sacred Rocord
was her relationship to Abraham by
her marriage with Lot. She was a
Sodomite, outside the promise, and
her whole family xierished in the
conflagration of Sodom except her¬
self and two unmarried,daughters.
Sho being the wife of Lot, escaped
the fire, but- being a Sodomite, she
could not escape death and perished
on the suburbs.
Her two unmarried daughters be-
ing. blood kin to Abraham through
Lot and not being married to Sodom¬
ite men, they came away and put
themselves on record as the mother
of the Moabites and Amonites. They
were all blood kin to Abraham, which
required Israel to respect their prop¬
erty as they traveled through their
country, but were not “heirs of the
promise.” Through a shrewd trick
of falsehood and deception they
(son^e.of them) became “hewers of
wood and drawers of water” for the
Israelites. In the days of Abraham
types and shadows began to be in
order, pointing to the gospel day,
when “God should be manifest in
the flesh.”
And as Abraham stood at the Lead
of these types, he must be born out
of due time to show that the spirit¬
ual kingdom is not born according
to natural laws, “but by the word of
God.” His wife must be the grand¬
daughter of his father to show the
relationship between Christ and his
bride. Abraham was the son of
Tern by the first birth. His wife
was the daughter of Tera by the
second birth (grand-daughter).
Thus Abraham called her “his sister
and wife.”
So Jesus is the Son of God by the
first birth, without being “born
again.” His bride is the children
of God by the second birth, “born
again,” his “sister” being his “breth¬
ren” and also bis “bride.”
Their fir offspring must delay
his coming until all reasonable con¬
clusions had tied, to show that God’s
manner of bringing in bis children
is contrary to all natural conclu-
sions.
When Isaac was grown his father
sent an old servant out to bring a
wife for him, binding him with an
oath to go to the “City of Nahor,”
and bring one of the old Tera stock,
and none other. This to show the
certainty in the line of promise.
But Rebecca must be one birth fur¬
ther from father Tera than Isaac
was, to continue tbe same relation
as Christ and his bride.
But it must be remembered that
the family of Tera was a typical
family. Just such things transpired
in that- family as illustrated tho
spiritual kingdom and served as no
precedent for the intermarriage of
kinfolks now. Indeed, our lunatic
asylums and academiesfor tbe blind
is a fearful warning against it.
Those who have married their kin¬
folks could have married as well
outside of them. Our folks are no
better than other people, and if we
think they are, we are poorly bal¬
anced.
I close without telling my brother
whether Lot’s wife was saved or not.
She finished her short history on the
suburbs of Sodom, whore a pillar
of salt marks the spot. Nothing is
taught of the sonl’s salvation in
those days, M. Sikes.
Senator John Sherman is not dead.
Literaru and Musical Entertainment.
Saturday night, 25th inst,, there
will bo a literary and musical enter¬
tainment at the Academy which
promises to be the event of the sea-
son. Tho program is varied and
will delightfully entertain the audi¬
ence from start to finish.
PKOaBAM.
Song............... ............By Glee Club.
Address........... ........Mr. E. W. Fisher.
The Fragment.... ......Mr. T. W. Coleman.
Solo . ........... ......Miss Edna Goethe.
Now Jimmy Tended the Baby.....Master Ted
(•Godwin.
The M triads.......... ........Miss Nora Hays.
MUSIC.
Entertaining Her Sistor's Beau......Miss Edna
Goethe.
The Back Woods Debating Society.
Duet.......Misses Annie Henderson and Edna
Goethe.
Supposed Speech of John Adams... .Mr. Arthur
Durminy.
MUSIC.
Dialogue................Popping The Question.
June. Roses.... ...........Six Young Ladies
Quartette...... ..........Sleep, Lady, Sleep.
Comedy........ .....Which Will He Marry.
Music........... ...........Mrs. J. H. Powell.
Doors open at '7:30; performance
begins at 8. Admission free.
You are respectfully invited to
attend.
The graded road from Irwinville
to Fitzgerald, which is being built
by the cliaingang, will probably be
completed next week. The work is
first-class and Commissioner Hen¬
derson is being highly complimented
on it,
Mr. T, J. Luke is erecting an
elegant six-room cottage qn Irwin
avenue, just north of Mr. Ham¬
mock’s. When completed it will be
one of the prettiest residences in
town. Mr. John Luke is the con¬
tractor.
Mr. A. E. Bass went up to Worth
county Tuesday of last week and
reached Ocilla Sunday evening. He
reports much grippe and measles in
that good old county, and had a
twist of the former himself while
there,
If the Ocilla High School people
want to have some royal fun, let
them get up a spelling bee, with a
nice prize back of it.. A small ad¬
mission fee might be charged to
cover cost of prize and wear and
iear of the school room. What say
you,' Prof. Me?
We are informed that Elder M.
Sikes is expected to preach at Brushy
Creek Saturday and Sunday next.
He has been suffering with grippe
for some weeks past, but at last ac¬
counts was much improved, and his
many friends in this section hope to
have the pleasure of seeing and hear¬
ing him on the days mentioned.
The road from Ocilla leading east
.is to be changed so as to enter the
town at Fifth instead of Fourth
street, and intersect the Irwinville
road about the apex of the hill be¬
yond the first branch on the west
side of town. This contemplated
change seems to meet with general
fav;or.
The most bewitehingly lovely ar-
ray of the very latest styles of
ladies, misses and childrens’ hats
are now on sale in Mrs. G. II.
Macon’s strictly up-to-date millinery
establishment opposite the post-
office, and the ladies should go and
see them, whether they wish to buy
or not.
As soon as the road from Irwin¬
ville to Fitzgerald is completed,
Commissioner Henderson will move
the gang to wherever, in his opinion,
work is most needed. Every section
of the county wants its roads worked
next, but as this is out of the ques¬
tion, the commissioner, after per¬
sonal inspection, will work those
roads first which are nearest impass¬
able.
According to the rules of the
Georgia Weekly Press Association,
none but a proprietor or editor is
eligible to membership or can rep¬
resent a paper on the press excur-
sions.. We have bad application
this year and last from parties not
connected with the newspaper butti-
ness who wished to represent the
,
Dispatch on the annual press excur-
sions. Of course we had to decline
to accept their offer and explained
our reason for doing so. They were
not aware of the. inhibition, and
mentioned several papers in this
part of the state that were repre-
sented by parties in no way con¬
nected with the business.
Waterloo Items.
Miss Lizzie Bowen, of Sumner, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Oscar Oliver,
of this place.
Mr. J. H. Young and sister, Miss
Mary, attended church at Hickory
Spring Sunday.
Dr. T.W. Ellis, of Moultrie, spent
Saturday night in Waterloo, the
guest of Mr. Joe Young.
Mrs. S. M- Ciyatt, of Tif.ton,
spent last Wednesday here, the
guest of Mrs. Julius MeWhite.
Mr. Julius MeWhite and little
sou, Ifenry, who have been visiting
relatives in South Carolina, returned
home Sunday.
Saturday night a little storm pass¬
ed through here, but did very little
damage, only tarrying long enough
to blow down a few trees across
fences.
Messrs. T. B. Young and 0.. L.
Farley are today surveying a road
leading direct from Waterloo to
Tifton. This will be one of the best
roads In the county, when com¬
pleted.
If you know anything, tell it to
the Dispatch ; if you don't know any¬
thing, read the Dispaich; if you
have anything to give away, some
people in Waterloo are willing to
“receive.” Pap.
March 20.
The ever jolly fisherman, with
line and “bait” and book, will push
his way seme sunny day to pond or
babbling brook, and there he’ll wait,
as grim as fate, for fish that ne’er
will bite, and then lie’ll tiee to his
roof-tree, where' sympathetic ears
hear all that he may say of monster
fish that with a swish from his
strong grasp broke ’way!
Mr.- Warren Paulk is erecting a
brick store 25x00 feet, one-story
high, next to the bank. Contractor
Harris, of Fitzgerald, is doing the
work and it is expected to have it
completed within a month, It will
be occupied by Mr. Fisher Griner
and Mr. M. J. Paulk with a stock
of general merchandise. The Dis¬
patch wishes them success in ad¬
vance.
Exposure to rough weather,
dampness, extreme cold, etc., is apt
to bring on an attack of rheumatism
or neuralgia; chapped hands and
‘face, cracked lips and violent itch¬
ing of the skin also owe their origin
to cold weather. Dr. J. H. Mc¬
Lean’s Volcanic Oil Liniment should
be kept on hand at all times for im¬
mediate application when troubles
of this nature appear. It is a sov¬
ereign remedy. Price 25c, 50c and
$1 a bottle. For sale by Luke &
Ashley.
We regret t'o learn, through Mr.
A. E. Bass, of the death of Mrs.
D. C. Stricklin, which occurred- at
her home in Sumner last Friday, of
measles. Mrs. Stricklin was a daugh¬
ter of the late John A. Ford, of near
Isabella, and was a lady of many
noble and lovable traits of character.
She leaves a husband and several
children, one an infant about three
weeks old, and a host of other rela¬
tives and friends to mourn her death,
Mr. J. N. Gibbs, who lives about
four miles from Ocilla, while cut¬
ting stove wood Friday morning of
last week, holding the wood with
one hand, and using an axe with the
other, had the misfortune to make a
mislick, nearly severing the left
thumb from the band. Dr. Ashley
sewed up the wound, but Saturday
it was giving him considerable pain,
and it was feared he would lose the
thumb, as the blow completely un¬
jointed it.
It is very hard to stand jdly by
and see our dear ones suffer while
awaiting the arrival of the doctor.
An Albany (N. Y.) dairyman called
at a drug store there for a doctor to
come and see bis child, then very
sick with croup. Not finding the
doctor in, he left word for him to
come at once on his return. He
also bought a bottle of Chamber*
Iain’s Cough Remedy, which he
hoped would give some relief until
the doctor should arrive, In a few
hours be returned, saying tbe doc¬
tor need not come, as the child was
much better. Tbe druggist, Mr.
Otto Seholz, says the family has
since recommended Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy to their neighbors
and friends until be has a constant
demand for it from that part of the
country. For sale by Dr./G. H.
Macon & Co. druggists.
Pine Level News.
Mr. Lawrence Buoy is up from
Florida visiting friends.
A Sunday school was organized
at Pine Level church Sunday even¬
ing.
What young man got a largebun-
dle of letters from his best girl, at
Pino Level, last Sunday.
Prof. W. J. Royal attended the
funeral of bis sister, Mrs. Lettie
White, in Worth county Sunday.
Who was it that went to see his
,
best girl last Sunday, got the pedal
of his bicycle broke and had to walk
twelve miles to get home?
Mr. liriant Young, son of Mr.
Dan Young, was married last Sun¬
day to Miss Mary Susan Coleman,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Ann Cole-
man. The attendants were : Ollie
Young and Miss Ella Coleman, and
Robert Young and Miss Mary
Young. (The next, time is the ed¬
itor’s time—I mean,, to go to the
next wedding.)
March 99. Little Bill.
Luko Headlight.
We are having some very nice
weather. .
Mr. James Greer was here Friday
last on business.
Mr. John F. Luke visited Irwin¬
ville last Friday-
Miss Nettie Cribb gav9 a musical
entertainment last Sunday night.
Mt. A. McCoy, of Cuthbert, Ga.,
was in the city Monday on. business.
Warren Paulk and Big Lewis
Hancock made a flying trip to Worth
Monday.
Mr. J. H. Ennis gave the young
people a vocal music entertainment
last Sunday evening.
We are sorry to say that Mrs. T.
P. Harden is on the sick list this
week with heart trouble.
Prof. P. D. Wooten seems to be
troubled about that girl who went
away some time ago. Prof., she will
be back before always.
The Luke Fishery was organized
last Friday. Mr. D. F. Paulk, presi¬
dent; Mr. P. D. Wooten, vice-presi¬
dent, and Mr. J. H. Ennis, tress*
urer. Mail.
Mr. R. B. Allen, wife and two
children, of Wayeross, arrived in.
Ocilla Wednesday afternoon and
will make this their home. Mr. Al¬
len will engage in the mercantile
business and Dr. L. L. Robinson,,
of Naylor, will he associated with
him, the firm name being R. P.
Allen & Co. The business will be
conducted by Mr. Allen, whom and
his estimable family the Dispatch
welcomes to Ocilla.
Last Saturday night there were
destructive cyclones in several south¬
ern states. Near Edwardsville, in
Cleburne county, Ala., Lewis Coffee,
tax assessor, and his family of eleven
were killed. Except the body of tbe
baby, which was found under the
ruins of the chimney, the corpses of
the victims were carried half a mile,
and nine of them were found heaped
together. Every body had
stripped of clothing. Bessie Coffee
was not killed instantly,’hut was so
badly hurt that she could not re-
cover. Several others were killed
in Alabama. Mississippi, Tennes¬
see and Arkansas also suffered sev-
eraly, both in killed and loss of
property. Four negroes were killed
in Burke county, Ga. In this por¬
tion of the" state there was consider¬
able wind, rain and thunder, but no
damage was done.
Mr. D: T. Piiulk, Jr., who lives
about five miles east of town, has a
cow that usually gives a gallon of
milk every evening. A short time
ago she seemed to have dried up.
Investigation revealed the fact that
two pigs were getting the milk. As
soon as the cow made her appear¬
ance in the evening the pigs would
run squealing to meet her,, and she
■never raised her foot or any other,
objection to their advance on her,
milk reservoirs; In< fact,, she got so
she did not care for her calf to come
about her. The pigs were small
and had to stand on their hind feet
while embibing tbe lacteal nour¬
ishment. These juvenile swine
doubtless heard, through the Dis¬
patch, about Bob Henderson’s pig’s
new departure and followed the
example set by him (the pig, not
Bob).
Death of Mr. Frank
Mr. Frank I). Fiveash. tfl W
VV. N. Fiveash, died at
hia father, in Ocilla, ahniiH
Wednesday night, afterH
ness, of dysentery, aged
ty years. Frank was anH
young man, genial ii> <H
warm and, true in his friefl
strictly upright in his (H
He had already given hiH
of a life of usefulness a9
entered upon its threshold
Master, in his own good®
ed him home. He knoWetl™
to Him, the only true sourl
solation, the sorely hereal
should look in this their Or J
tion, remembering that j
all things well.” The day l
died he told his father that]
that all was well with 1
hoped his loved ones woi
him in a better world. Til
were interred in the OcilhB
Thursday afternoon, Revl
Blitch, of Fitzgerald, cJ
the impressive funeral semi
Methodist church.
Peaceful be tlie res jH
good young man.
Card of Th, WH
We adopt this med M
ing heartfelt thanks 4
kind neighbors and J
were unceasing in theii^j
istrations to our depariJ
ing bis last illness. Mai
abundantly bless each
this life and the life to c
prayer.
W.N. Fivkasii AN7)
Quite-a lot of locals u'
crowded out.
Mrs. A. E. Bass is j suff
the grippe..
Watch for Dr. G. H.j
Co.’s change of ad. next i
Mr. Clias. If. Wilcox vu
tives and friends in OcilJa t
Only in the presence o 'm
people fully realize how itH
they are.
Commissioner llenderso"
from Fitzgerald Wednesday
with a grippy “bad cold.”!
If you can’t bring in a f<J
chickens—well, even a fevj
would be a new sight to til
The funeral of Mr. .
Fiveaisb yesterday aftel
one of the largest evil
Ocilla. The stores were
the people generally at]
funeral.
R. B. Allen & Co. had
ed the stock of Thompson
on Irwin avenue, and
something to say to <
next week. Mr. Allen I
charge of the business, as
like a hustler.
OCILLA HIGH I J
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COMMERCIAL INST!
OCILLA, CA.j
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First Term begins August Octobe] 2
Second Term begins
Third Term begins January J
Fourth Term begins April
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A well-equipped musicl
ness department is connH
the school. Students hi
to a library books. of For oveis furthcl 40|
eeted
"tion, address M. Renders!
man Board of Trustee!
Principal.
Notice.
The firm of Smith. Thomas &
day dissolved. Ail parties bide
firm will please settle with Smith
Winder. Ua. Smith, Tin
Ocilla, Oil, Fob. 21,1809. (
aCILLA LODGE NO..374 F.j
Regular monthly communion (J
Wednesdays at 10 Visiting a..in.; meinbj four'j
days at 7 p. m.
standing are cordially invite 1
M. JHuNBliiJ J
K. L.. Hkndehson, Sec’y -9
OCILLA LODGE NO. loG
holds Ocilla regular Lodge weekly No. 100 meetii Knigjj 3
day night at 8 o’clock. Vis!
in good standing cordially il 1
Jj. K. T
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