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Official Organ
Irwin County.
VOL. III.
WE WANT
Y 0 URTRABE.
YOU NEED OUR GOODS!
COME MW
GET THEM,
Ready-Made Clothing!
■Lutes! Styles in Spring Suits.
Dry Goods and Dress Goods!
SometSlunu to please the most iYistiuious.
Shoes for all Classes.
We have a large variety to .select from.
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B- 'hr of Ocill;i, and Irw in county are invited to call Monday and Tuesday and
,,,,. -,,o(U. We’ll show how far a little cash will go when spent at the
a t , h i % IEW i YORK BARGAIN STORE 1
i' T. GOTTUEB, PROP’R.
1,1 Sl. Oeilla, Ga, it L ORY, Manager
/ HOME NEWS.
SCHEDULE., G. A; A. K. It.
daily, except Sunday.
ve AULovilU*....... 7 ;<X);i. m. and 3:~0 p. j>. m.
Arrive al Otd'.la........ 10:<«5 a. m. and 4 : SO m.
Gim vi* Oci 11a.........!0;4f>ii. ni. ;utfl ,» :!.> j). in.
Rt AI.EK. viUe.. 1 : 2 : 10 p. m. ;iml s:t 5 i>. m.
SUNDAY ON I.Y.
Leave Alibeville..... . s: i :> a . m .
\ rri ve a t < f<*i 1 ! ;i....... . 10 .: 15 a. m.
Leave Oeiiia......... . 5 :Ui p. m.
arrive at Abbeville. . (>:35 j>. m.
(Dose* connections for north, east, south or
{vest.
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Wednesday morning was cold
b for fires,
It would be best not to ask Lije
ibout his seed cane.
Dr. W. G. Ford returned from
(forth county Tuesday.
There was a heavy white frost
yesterday morning.
The Oeilla High School is highly
ppreciated by its patrons,
“Where there is a will there is a
'ay”—to read the Dispatch,
Mr. R, Henderson, went over to
itzgerald on business Tuesday.
In the midst of life we
by matrimqnial rumors.
of the sidewalks need the
1 reet committee’s instant attention,
'
'Speed’s” trout patch is not turn-
out well—at this end of the line,
is growing with a rapidity
should satisfy the most expect-
’
Dapt. and Mrs, M. Henderson
up to Irwinville yesterday
m mg.
should not fail to try the de-
soda water at Dr. G. II.
0011 ‘ fc CVS -
Luke is erecting a nice bath
S0 in rcar of Dr. G#H. Macon &
drug store.
takes no second place when
to pretty young ladies and
iiiar.v looking men.
h °y are catching some fine trout
mill pond. Some weigh
aiiigh as ten pounds,
unks are called “pole-cats” be-
you have to use a long polo
!n y° u te ^ one howdy.
0 Whitley, up at Whitley,,
been eating vegetables out of
ta'Ien for a week or longer.
he Austin Hotel is now a lively
petitor for business.in Oeilla.
boarders give it high praise.
' no ^ ie heavy rains that, you
etimes read about fell in Oeilla
sl* ifaday afternoon, It was needed.
tl young lady says the well-trained
l> went out at the right time, and
l then the “sparks” didn’t fly!
;iss Maggie Henderson came
Saturday afternoon and attend-
school entertainment in Oeilla
Yday night,
b „ R. D. Gowan, the live Cherry
•
lnerc hant, has recently made
ivery nice improvements to tlic
of his store.
I large rattlesnakes were kill-
0 ; it week near Mr. “Speed”
bj had
s. One fourteen and the
fight rattles.
•aatEssai 1 OC j Jii HSPATCH.
OCILLA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1899.
Capt. A. 0. Lawton, of Syca¬
more, is growing onions for market,
and is “ said to be making a success
of the enterprise.
Ocilla’s winsome assistant p. m.
received a belated valentine Wed-
| nesday, of which she seems very
proud. It is beautiful.
Tomorrow’ is a noted day. If
everything does not happen to be
just as you would have it, remem-
jber that “such is life.”
Dr. Macon says the early bird is
nowhere when compared with the
j eai .ly worm, and that is an altogether
correct view to take of it.
The merchant who thinks that
j advertising does not pay is so far
I wrong that we haven’t time to tell
him how far wrong he is.,
lion. T. B. Young, of Waterloo,
was in town awhile yesterday y on
route to Coffee and other counties
below here. lie is buying up cattle.
Mrs, Berry, of Dawson, is visit¬
ing her daughter, Mrs. McCall, ar¬
riving Monday. She was accompa¬
nied by her daughter, Miss Mittie.
Fresh fish and oysters every Fri¬
day night and Saturday, at the
j Oeilla Beef Market. Carson &
! j Bruce. 1-13-tf.
The big revival which commences
in the Methodist church Sunday,
April 16 th, promises to be one of
the greatest ever held in this sec-
tion.
Jake Faulk, over on the river,
says wild turkeys are so plentiful in
his vicinity that the gobbling of the
gobblers sometimes almost shakes
the ycath.
Contractor Harris is rushing the
work on Mr. Warren Paulk’s brick
building, lie is certainly a hustler
in his line of work, and the work is
first-class.
Why put off buying a piano, or¬
gan or sewing machine, when you
can buy from Carter■& Dorough at
Oeilla as cheap on note as others
sell for cash.
See Carter & Dorough at Oeilla
for pianos, organs and sewing ma¬
chines. They sell for cash or on
easy payments for less money than
others sell them.
Mr. John L. Mixon says he has
cpiit planting ground peas on ac¬
count of their drawing so many
coons, possums, pole-cats and other
“varmints” to his place.
Big court convenes Monday morn¬
ing. It occurs at a time when the
farmers, owing to the backward con¬
dition of their work, can ill afford
to lose an hour away from their
farms.
Mr. G. F. McCowen, the contrac¬
tor, had the misfortune to dislocate
his right shoulder Tuesday. While
working on the addition to the
academy, a plank on a scaffold tilted
with him, and he partly fell, catch¬
ing on a plank, his weight coming
on his arm, and dislocating his
shoulder
ai^nt sofrony says
That sho never jokes about mar-
rying. It is too serious a subject
for jesting. Almost as serious a.>
death.
That she favors more practical
education for boys and girls. Liter¬
ary education i.s all right, but the
practical should be mixed in with
it.
That she believes every person has
a “soft side,” if you only know how
to find it, and that she does not be-
lieve it is right to take advantage ot
this “soft side” when it is found.
That she likes for people to think
they have got her on a string, to use
a slang phrase, for then she has them
at a double disadvantage. One thing
sure, she does not believe half she
hears.
That she has no positive matri¬
monial information to impart this
week. The market is extremely
dull, with no visible prospect of
improvement, though you can’t al¬
ways tell.
That she believes people should
do light for their own sake rather
than through fear of the disappro¬
bation of others. An easy con¬
science cannot be purchased with
the wealth of the universe.
That she has no time to discuss
theological points with any one, and
is quite willing for her neighbors to
believe according to their lights,
just so they act like Christians and
attend strictly to tL Oil own busi-
ness.
l’hat she feels like vomiting every
time she hears a town tacky allude
in a deprecating tone to “those
country people.” And yet such talk
should disturb no one, as it
possibly emanate from any but a
silly pate.
That sfle is sometimes surprised
to see the devotion of a wife to the
sorriest kind of a husband, but fin¬
ally secures mental quiet through
the reflection that the unfortunate
woman is thus settling for some of
the sins of her ancestors.
That some peoples’ faces are al¬
most perfect mirrors of their
thoughts, while those of others are
as non-expressive as that of the
Sphinx. If she had a beau with the
latter kind of a face she’d—well,
he’d have to hunt another Juliet.
That no mother should be afraid
of spoiling her daughter’s chances
of making a “good match” by learn¬
ing her to work. In her own sphere
it is as essential for a girl to learn
to work as'it is for a boy, and she
defies any one to prove the contrary.
It is surprising how the people of
this county managed to conduct
their public business so many years
without the invaluable suggestions
and advice of the Fitzgerald Lea¬
der.
. We are told that most ef the
peach blooms that blossomed forth
after the late blizzard fell off, “root
and branch,” anti that there will be
very few peach pies of this year’s
growth.
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
and evening at the usual hours, by
Rev. L. M. Lawson, of Abbeville,
and by Rev. E. F. Register at four
in the afternoon.
Carson’s market house is being
fixed up in nice style. The improve¬
ments ..being made and to be made
will leave it one of the neatest and
best-looking meat markets in this
bend of the universe.
Misses Inez Alexander and Estelle
Fryer, two charming young ladies
of Alapaha, were the guests of Miss
Emma Paulk from Sunday till Moi -
day afternoon, when they visited
Mrs. Alva Paulk, near the Alapaha
river, returning to Alapaha Wed¬
nesday.
Waterloo Wavelots.
Mr. < ’. L. Farley spout a few
hours in town Sunday
Planting corn, potatoes and cane—
that’s what the farmers aro doing in
this vicinity.
We can’t hear any news for the
sound of wedding bells. So many
are ringing near ns that ’tis hard to
toll which ones jingle the loudest.
Miss D, Whiddon is entertaining
Mr. Mumps this week. We hope she
w j]j keep him on her side of the
creek, as he is an unwelcome guest
in Waterloo.
The people of this community
listened to an able sermon by Mr.
Patrick, at the Branch school house,
Sunday. Ho now preaches there
every fourth Sunday, and all are in¬
vited to attend.
Thursday night will be remem¬
bered for more causes than one.
There was a marriage in town, the
contracting parties boiDg colored.
Those of the white population who
did not attend the fish-fry were at
the marriage.
Messrs. Joe Webb and William
VanHouten, of Sycamore, spent
Thursday night in AVaterloo, capti¬
vating some of the finny tribe in Mr.
T. B. Young’s pond. At twelve
o’clock Thursday night there was a
fish-fry at the pond. Quito a late
hour, but thosa who were there say
nothing will “come up to it.” We
learn that Mr. Young is having
some nets made which will reach
from one side of the pond to the
other. Won’t we have fun eating
fish!
Mar. 27. Pap.
Ruby Rumblings.
Miss Delila Branch is sick with
fever.
Miss Daisy Whiddon is sick with
the mumps.
Mr. M. E. Fletcher is on the sick
list. Mumps? ■
Wedding bells will be ringing
around Chula some time soon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Smith visited
Mrs. E. Fletcher Sunday of last
week.
What young man has got to say¬
ing “Mama” since a certain widow
has been in this vicinity.
Miss Millie Branch, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Young, at
Sumner, returned home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morris will
move this week to Mr. Garrett’s
mill, five miles south of this place.
Mar. 21. Sambo.
News From Berrien.
Miss Clamjie Tvgart, of Nash¬
ville, visited Miss Ola Murray, at
Alapaha, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Paulk, of
Harding, visited Mr. b. B. Dorminy
and family the latter part of last
week.
Miss Mary McMillan, of near
Alapaha, is sick with a slight attack
of malarial fever. Hope she will
soon recover.
Mr. Edwin Sutton, formerly of
Alapaha, but now of Adel, visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Sutton, Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Henry Mathis and Billy
Paulk visited Valdosta last Friday,
returning home Sunday. Think the
attraction was a few miles this side
of Valdosta.
The sing at Mr. I. G. (’hambless'
Sunday afternoon was quite a suc¬
cess. The honor was awarded Miss
Blansett Chambless as best organist
and Mr- L. E. Register as best lea¬
der. M. S.
The Knsign-Oskamp Co. is now
cutting and hauling the Mixon tim¬
ber, five miles from town. This
company is doing an immense busi
ness, and in a few years farms will
multiply rapidly near Oeilla. That
is one good phase of the sawmill
business.
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WATT k HOLMES HARDWARE GO. 2ii
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FITZGERALD, GA.
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H HADQUAUTKHS FOB
Hardware, Plows, 3
Wagons and Buggies.
We Make a Specialty of =2
Sash, Doors and Blinds. 3
A Full Line of 3
Paints, Oils, Colorings, a
Hard Oils, Varnishes, -■
Wood Fillers and White Lead. j!
We can supply you with the best Belting and Lubricating Oils manu- ^
factured. Send to us tor your mill and steam fittings. We can furnish ^
them. a
WSTT & HOLMES IWBOWSBE CO.
BOYD’S ODD STAND. FITZGERALD, GA. ~
Harley Hardware Co.
Stoves,
Tinware,
Crockery,
House
Furnisliincj
Goods.
Harley Hardware Co.
J. A. J. HENDERSON. J. L. PAULK.
D. n. PAULK, R. V. PAULK.
H ENDERSON, PAULK k GO.
Dealers in General Merchandise,
OCILLA, GEORGIA.
Such as Dry Goods, Dress Goods,
lleady-made Clothing, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Family Groceries,
Crockery, etc., Wagons, Buggies, Harness
And Saddles. FURNITURE of All Kinds.
• •«• Ooflinss and • • • •
Stoves, Cooking Utensils, etc., Farming Imple¬
ments of all kinds. In fact, we have a full
stock of General Merchandise, which we are
selling at prices to suit the times. 7-9-tf.
WILLIAM MEKDERSON,
DEALER m
BEST BRANDS OF
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ACID PHOSPHATE, KAINIT AND MURIATE OF
POTASH CONSTANTLY ON HAND
AND AT LOWEST
PRICES,
ON TIME OK FOR
CASH. OFFICE, WITH C. II. MAR-
TIN, ON FOURTH STREET, OCILLA, GA. 1-20
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Official Organ
Irwin County.
We carry
a complete line of
Shelf and Heavy Hard¬
ware, Plows, Plow Gear, Harness,
etc. We call particular attention
to Chattanooga Chilled Plows and
Planet, Jr., Cultivators.
Close prices, fair
dealing.
NO. 37 .
Saw Mill,
Turpentine
Still Supplies.
Wagons.
Heavy
Harness.