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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. r ir., 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. • - ^ --- 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. i i| T i nr I a ATJ’S HI = WATT k HOLMES HARDWARE GO. 2ii ~ 5 FITZGERALD, GA. =3 *> kr T3 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 s 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 fil 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.