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r——= I S Official Organ Irwin County. fcun»>mi,wn«mnnr ii or ju »js mti VOL. III. I i R u ..' ss ■ x 1 "' i 1 i 3333 B /-.j ; i 3 S tssat bsamsmam Vi3 PJE3PS33 tVS ^Ss?S2ES» tea? v.», Gpjnf di dlib sw, Fmm\l 6 a % .J jpaaefe I mem IN CLOTHING, DRY GOODS. HATS f »*» Shoes. Notions, Esc. fg fg ■ • AT THE NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE. is ©nr Cat. . 7 c White T awn .....4c. 7 c Figured Lawn Tink Lawn..... 4c. Dimity 7c. t.Oc Organdie H>.jc. Simes at Your Own Price. V 5200.00 Wci-th cf goods received Lorn Hew YcHc. fhey go 75c for $1,00, Come at once and take advantage of these Bargains. T» G©TTL>I K B» FR©P 9 R 0 4th St., Ocilla, Ga. N. L OF.y, Manager • tr-sr: — R. B. ALLEN & CO. — — Dealers In - General Merchanci i se, --IP-Wm AVEHUE — V •: o o b.Q' s’ *.*:•'■ p :• r ■ ,vi •’ We beg to announce to the people of th%an4 ad i ting count that we have opened a sold Jtock prices of general’merchandise ; n for Oei'la complaint. all of. which fresh and will be at that leave no room All we ask is a trial. Our goods and prices will do the rest. Wc have to cast lot with the good people ot this section,' _ come our it will be our steady purpose to convinqe the closest buyers that we rhn rilea.se them. : Call and examine our goods, whether >you wish to buy or not. No y to show goods and name prices. Country produce wanted at all times, for which we will _ pay the aighest i market price, j * Remember our location: Irwin avenue, opposite Dr. Ball’s new Rsidence. 0 A iL cl R. B. ALLEN & CO. HOME NEWS. SCHKOBI.K G. & A. K. R. DAU.Y, EXCEPT SUNDAY. aive Abbeville.. ..? :()<) :i. m. and 3:20 p. m. .rive at Ocilla.. .10:00 a.m. and 4:50 j). m. Ocilla...........10:4:1 a. m. arifi 5:1.") p. m. at Abbeville.. 12:10p. ni. nmi H:15 p. rn. SUNDAY ONLY. ml yd Abbeville, ... R:45 a. m. •rive at Ocilla.. .. . 10:15 a. m. vc Ocilla...... ... 5 : 1.0 p. m. 'rive at Abbeville. . .. 15:35 p. m. su connections for north, east. south or 4- frost Wednesday morning, printing at the Dis- a tcb office. y Handling pasteboards is costly in Irwin. Sheriff Warren Fletcher makes an officer. Mr. Jake Clements is looking like cS old self again. 0 g rall( f j ln T waR al! a f^° 0Iie d ,p d work well. the. new legal and other ad- in this issue. ][on. T. B. Young fpremanized grand jury this week. Ball now occupies his elegant on Irwin avenue. new county jail will be com- in about three weeks. The roads in Irwin will be made &t-elass as rapidly as possible. Dick Branch- rs reported to have e largest wheat in the county, Me Walter Wilcox is now travel¬ g for a Baltimore shoe house. Ocilla is in the swim, and her fu- re is in the. keeping of her people. The judgeship of this judicial cir¬ ri! will not go Pegging at the next ection. The boarding houses at Irwin- lle give patrons excellent fare and eatment. i __^ 4‘>. fi ¥• I St / S> AlY 1 L—" 11 h. C-:" i 1 \ 1 / 'i V V i ’ _ mOT COUNTY, ©A. f R JPRII. 7, 1399. ! 12 ic Boreal....... -c. 40c White Organdie....-........ 80c. | HLyC White Linen........... i 9'0c Pique.......................... , i" j 90e Woolen Dress Goods j Suits and Pants Reasonable. Mrs. Talley Purvis, of near Kis¬ simmee, was reported to be improv¬ ing Sunday, Mr. Bob Handley, who has had a severe tussel with the ‘grippe, was out this week. Absence at court accounts for scarcity of iocol news in the Dis¬ patch this week. 'When a man cannot sec beyond the end of his nose, his safest course is to keep his mouth shut. Messrs. Z. J. and I. J. Bussell’s wheat is in a flourishing condition and there is no sign of rust. Mrs. Len Harper’s daughters were slowly improving at last accounts, as was also Miss Love Faulk. Some men think an “issue” is all they need to shove them into a fat office. Votes’are also needed. The famous cork tree in Judge D. M. Hogan’s yard, near Irwin- vilie, was killed by the blizzard. The teachers of the Ocilla High , School will attend a teachers meet¬ ing in Irwkiville tomorrow (Satur- day). The Tifton Gazette is doing fine work for the merchants of that town in its light against high freight rates. Vice-president Gabbett and Gen¬ eral Manager Beaupree, of the G. & A., spent Wednesday night in Ocilla. ‘ Mr. Louis Strickland, a prominent business man of Valdosta, dropped dead in his room Monday. Heart disease. Mr. Ii, B. Allen -and family now occupy the. house on corner of Third and Alder street recently vacated by Dr. Ball. AVNT SOFffCNY SAYS j That if she wanted to consult a [good farmer and citizen, site would ! go to Clements. j Tnat <if Mr. Lijey, up towards I the wat; rsheo was a single man she i might set her cap for him, he is SO j hmoeent looking. That she’s been courting some and j | 1 this week, hy way of variety, stie doesn’t mind saying that the ; judge talks to her notion. That she hears there are two or three weddings being arranged for in Ocilla, but she avIII never fully believe this until, the altar has been I ' rh..t ■! i i0r evei1 w*. r.cv. r a,, ,, tain it, and it should he remembered that we add to our own happiness increasing that of other.i. That slio detests lying and bark- biting with an earnestness that wcSrds cannot ex cress. To those two uus arable, mean habits much of the ; misery of humanity could be right- fully attribute'd. ! That si saw six men and women ; dismissed from each other at court Tvesdey. and there were no widow- or.5 on iury. cither, though [did say i hero’were two in marriedmeu 1 [ on it whose wives were precarious ,,C ;f h ‘ ’ •’ d she does not behove . in divorce aid ii she > inarm an< i her victim <*-■ ■ to hinting about a divor „ right tlien aud there he . , ,vitu .d at , 1,111 T,!R l ' ,l ‘‘ 1Ib 1Ml S 01 * salve that would instantly cure the severest scald a kettle of boiling water couid make. That’s hor! Judge I). M. Hogan’s wheat is looking tine, It is entirely free of leaf mould and is growing vigor¬ ously. (.'apt. C. A. Williams, Tifton’s old reliable stock dealer, was in Ir- .viuville Tuesday with a drove of line mules. The change of schedule on the G. & A. R. R., which went into effect Sunday, is not alarmingly popular here. Read the advertisement of R. B. Allen & Co. in another column, :md then inspect their excellent stock of gene ra 1 mer eh an d i se. Fresh fish and oysters every Fri¬ day night and Saturday, at the Ocilla Beef Market. Carson & Bruce. l-13-tf. The corner stone of the Masonic Lodge at Tifton was laid, Thursday of last week, with imposing cere¬ monies. R. B. Allen & Co. 'prettiest have just re- ceivedone of the lines of shoes ever shown in Ocilla. See them. —--Si l> * - The electric headlight used by the G. & A. was seen for the first time in Ocilla Monday pight. It attract¬ ed,:! great deal of attention. Mr. N. D. Porter has purchased :l house on Alder street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and is re¬ modeling the same, preparatory to occupying it. Judge Clements months ago an¬ nounced his determination to break up gambling in the county, and it might be well for those interested to take heed. Mr. E. T. James’ family has ar¬ rived and occupy the nice cottage corner Fourth and Alder streets. The Dispatch hopes their stay in Ocilla may be long, pleasant and profitable. I Waterloo items. ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winn, of 1 Sycamore, visited at Mr. Ii. P. elements’ Sunday. • Miss Hattie Bush, after a pleasant visit, among relatives at 1 faauncey, returned home Sunday. i Ask Joe Young how to kill chick- ens. He killed Lis mother’s old _ ( sotting hen in a barrel, hut ho will give you the particulars. Miss Mary Young spent. Saturday I in Tilton, the guost of the Misses | Timmons, and tounday with Miss ! Kate Warren, who lives five miles south of Tifton. Her brother, Mr. I J. 11. Young, accompanied her fiesi. > : ' a ■> t q r ^ ,, £, ri i time. April 3. Pap. Newsy Notes From fjorrion. i Mr. John Connell,of Cross Roads, visited this section Sunday. Regular services were held at Flat (’reek Saturday and Sunday by Rev. -.p |; (4riffin. The late rains have damaged the , v i ieatl considerably, The bottom leaves arc turning red. vri] ..,. Uiambk . s , an d sister, ; aUemled un Easter ^ huut a , ^ C ,,’ H Huu . ,.... Mr. and Mrs. John J McMillan the sale of the latter’s p,. T /- . , ... . c0l . n ,. , 1 J 7 ' ' | Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Webb, of Lois, visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Register, Saturday and Sunday. Guess what young man took his best girl out to an Easter egg hunt Sunday and there wasn’t any, only an April fool? Last Saturday night two popular gentlemen of this community, while crossing a deep creek, sitting upon about four boxes above’high water mark, as they supposed, got nearly out, when the boxes turned and they took a regular July bath. What was the matter geiu’men? Apr. -3 M. S. Judge Dave Roberts, of Eastman, spent several days at court this week. It is understood that he will be in the race for the judgeship of this circuit. It developed at court that Mr. II. W. Bussey would likely be in the race for the next state senator- ship. If tliis proves to be a settled fact, “Wes” will be a hard nag to beat. ‘Our shade trees are ail killed,” said a middle-aged farmer to his wife > the oth « r da D “lTs,” she re P Iied > “ and 1ve will make fine cr0 I ,s this . yeai. lie thinks he sees Editor Burch is sakl to be a can¬ didate for solicitor-general of this circuit, and as a precautionary steps has •offered to support Col. J. F. Stone, of the Savannah News, for governor. The Dispatch wants to say to those who hunger for the patronage it is receiving, and who are misrep. resenting it, that they will receive attention at the proper time and in a manner that they will not fail to understand. You have doubtless noticed that the Dispatch is kicking up no dust about “one man power” and thfe like in Irwin. The other fellows would be equally as quiet if they had secured the county printing. There is no doubt as to where the shoe is pinching them. S.^nTfTTfTfTfflTWITTTftmfffT'ffTTTfFFTfTfTfyTTnTyfTTfrffffTTffTfffTTffTfTfTfTfTfTfTTfflffl gr 1 inTT &. HOLMB-S HfffiDWME GO. ST FITZGERALD. GA. gjjr £= HKADQtrAHTRItS ROB irE; 'Hardware, Piow3, Wagons and Buggies. !E We Make a Specialty of be: Sasli, Boors and Blinds. gE A Tull Line of £ Paints. Oils, Colorings, g g-- Hard Oils, Varnishes, ^ Wood Fillers and White Lead. pEr We ipply you with the !<est Belting »r.<l Lnbrieating Oils ear, • mrtnu- factured. • end to us for your mill sml steam fittings. We can furnish j jp 111 Sr- WITT a HOliES KARSWME 00 . ?OT»— BOTirS OIjD stand. i ITZGKRAIiD, GA. rgy 1 Mil ! l Harley Hardware Co. .stores Tinware, Crockery House Furnishing Goods. Harley Hardware Co. J. A. J. HEXDERSOS. J. L. PAULK. D. H. PAULK, K. V. PAULK. ff ENDaSQN, FAULK & GO. ; Dealers in General MEfteaftNWSE, -OCILLA, GEORGIA. Such as Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Ready-inado Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Gaps, Family Groceries, Crockery, etc., Wagons, Buggies, Harness And Saddles. FURNITURE of All Rinds. • » ft • Coffins tiiid Caskets ' ® c • 6 Stoves, Cooking Utensils, etc., Farming Imple¬ ments of all kinds. In fact, we have a ftfll stock of General Merchandise, which "We are selling at prices to suit the times. -7«9-tf. 5 WILLIAFI MfifiBERSOti, It DEALER IN BEST BRANDS OF ACID PHOSPHATE, IvAIHiT AND MURIATE OF i! bl POTASH CONSTANTLY ON HAND sH AND AT LOWEST i PRICES, ON TIME OR FOR OFFICE!,. / CASH. WITH C: H. MAR¬ TIN, ON FOURTH STREET; OCILLA, GA. 1-20 ii Official Organ . Irwin County. We carry a complete line of Shelf and Heavy Ilard- ware, Plows, Plow Gear, Harness, etc. W r e call particular attention to Chattanooga Chilled Plows and Planet, Jr., Cultivators. Close prices, fair dealing. NO. 30. Saw Mill. Turpentine Still Supplies Wagons Heavy : Harness.