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Official Organ | Irwin County. VOL. III. L \J SA slid i : * . e 11 vk \ su i 'Li i $ S9S» B I l il J kl tr. V T -* - jj £< : - v V •- 4 lili We are Overstocked. We have just bought Foil.'.’ Thousand. Dollars worth imported osh stock ot )ryGQ9Moil]iOQ,Si]oe§,M§,Eif) They were imported for others, but came too late, Therefore the im- trter had the order cancelled and we bought them at half price. It’s useless to repeat to you that wo are sliding them out the same way. O O M B AT O N C B fore the stock is picked over and. get your Bargains. Our farmer mds who havn’t the money we tube country produce such ns eggs, we r 15 cents per dozen, chickens 25 cents piece. Remember our goods ate all fresh. W'eTiavo no old stock. Sale Cosamsucee May 1st, Closes May 22d, 1889. Here are a Fes 6! Our Bargains: SKY GOODS DEPARTMENT 3 lasiin......... lilto Law,!. ........... 3c. .......... nVn\ Golor ChIIco ........... 4c. H omespun isii! mi.. ........... 4c. Wide Sea ...........4Tc. 5 r ai;d Wide Perea!........ ........... r l:fi Lawn................. 7c. ........... ........... Sc. Smi.y....................... uuble wi< ! h CJiyandii..... ..........7!4c. ( CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. hits............. 4(k». 50c.. cans I‘a nts.... 75c. Sunday ihmts $1.50. SHOE DEPARTMENT. ;i re 100 Pail* Shoes on hand at $2.50. b) close them out for. .....$!.40. lens’ Shoes............ ..... 'i!?c. .....$1.25. .....*2,00. .........$f.5u. Douylas from....... $3.00 to $4,00. dies’ Blue'. ()xfords. 40c, Fine T.’iui...... 50c. ITS ABB M 0 TIOM DEPARTMENT ® lien TTat... 20c. ... .25c. ... 45c. .. $1.25. Straw Hat ... 75c. ... 40c. ys’ llats. .. 25c. .. 10c. .. 20c. se. -V ......... 14c. .. ...... ic. i Is lc. Vests....... 5c. ren in town look us up, make onr place your headquarters whether my or not. Any goods bought from us, if not what satisfactory, bring back and your money will be refunded. Now, better guaran- ,n we give you? TOURS FOB. SAS.GrAIKS, sw York 13 ■ waw mem I <31 o OT 9 T. GOTTLIEB. FROP R. t., Oeilla, Ga, KflTflflN &. OR/, Manager. 3 n -J H. & BY THE Hi or i ,J c% „4i © have just received a solid car load of FAMOUS WATERLOO ORGflHS »No such shipment of fine instruments was over received in aSoutli Georgia. Scar of Organs must go in the next SIXTY DAYS. is the time to buy either for Cash <>r on Note. Carter & Borough, ft OCILLA. GEORGIA. f « DOLLARS BECOME ELASTIC " When you buy Rubber Stamps from us. Full mi value for your money. Prices by mail, prepaid: Single line on moulding, 20c. ii “ “ handle, 25c. Other styles and sizes in proportion. t White for Price List. r • mm VUbGM RUBBER STAMP GO., l.Sl-3m FITZGERALD, GA. r s W h w 1 .a 8? i <1 I i P w! r?**\ is::" m A -fi : isBssstm < ' > 1 T ( 7 1 - V ociLLA, lEwm couasrTsr, ga. peibay, apk.il 2s, less. ! IOg Hhirtinff Goods..... | :«)<• Kcd THblcclotli..... T 15c Double width Check- Dress Goods • - I 30c Wool Goods....... T- 50c *" Shirt Goods. G 17c A • soc flcririett-ii....... it ! Heady Made Shirts from..... I All Kinds .Linen for Skirts.. •z $4.00 Sunday Ihmts............. ... •'tV.50. $7.00 Liifht Suits................ ... -‘55.50. $10.00 Blue Sc?ye ................ ... >7.co. ('lay iiiul Worsted......... ... Ol. CO. ...... ......... ... $8.00. 90c Ladies’ Fine Black....... ^ i .$1.25 Patent Leather Oxfords §T , $3.00 Ladies’ Oxfords......... $1.50 “ Shoes............ 1 $2.90 *’ " ........... ± i $2.<«) Mens’ Slippers........... £ | !.$2.50 - *• ............. g $1.25 Mens’ Full Stock Brogans. g i ! C orsot s from....... ....23c to$1.00 Ladies’ arid Mens’ Belt ........... ;«•. Ladies’ Huso............ .......... M-. I In if Huso................ .......... 5c. Guff Bug i -us............ .......... 5c. Purses................... .......... 2c. String Tics.............. Ic. Fine Bow Tics.......... ‘ Vkj 4c. 144 Rice Buttons................. 144 Pants Buttons............... 4.'-.' i Embroidery per yard........... yard.......... 1 N arrow Lace per . Much Finer...................... !*;• Good Sewing Machine Thread . 'T> iuotwii K<’tiKm:tiK & a. h.’t~ DAILY. K X('!I »T SUM) A V. A n-i vo ;t i ( h*il In. ..11 :-5 m. m. iMTfl s:25 p. in. 1 A-; t v<‘ <trill.i ... . .11 .55 ;i. m, and 0:40 a. In. ;-i'Mi.V v •vr.Y. i. ;t vo ,VUl;i........ ■"■'V-';: A !Ti VC ;i V Uciil.M ..... ('In'C < *« > 11:; • • i • ’ I' ms D ii' noi’lli. cfist. south or v. c.-,1. --m0i. e- HOME NEWS. Crops of all kinds are stretching upward rapidly. Seo change in Mr. Gottlieb’s ad., see hath an. l b cola is visiting different sec- t j on .. 0 f ( j |C co „i»try Mr. and Mrs. 11. B. Allen’s was quite sick Thursday. The tax receiver will be in Oeilla tomorrow, on his first round. The Vest time to kill evabgrasB is when ii is in the crysilis state. Prof. McMillan visited his parents near Enigma Saturday and Sunday, Quite a number of farmers in this section had to 1 plant cotton the sec- one! time. Citizen Feltcs ban one of the best gardens in town, and this is saying a great deal. Mr. Elisha Boy akin in at work with his hands extending Fourth street to Oak. Carter & Dorough have something to say in this issue that should deep¬ ly interest you. Ur, G. II. Macon & Co. received about $500 worth of drugs and med¬ icines yesterday. Mrs. Paulk, mother of the tax re¬ ceiver, accompanied him to Fitz¬ gerald Thursday. Mayor J. A. J. Henderson went down to Savannah Wednesday-—on railroad business? Mr. C. L. Sibley, Sr., leaves for Columbus, Ga., Saturday to attend U. S. district court. When completed, Mr. Dan’l Hen¬ derson’s residence will be the largest in town, except the Hotel Oeilla. Prof. Chas. Lane will deliver his lecture, “Lessons Not Learned in Books,” at the academy May 0th. Mr. T. O. Campbell, of Oeilla, visited McRae and Jacksonville,Ga., Friday, Saturday and Sunday last. R. B. Allen & Co., the live Irwin avenue merchants, use some enter¬ taining language for your benefit, today. The blue and the gray will have a jolly time in Fitzgerald tomorrow, and a large crowd from tnis section will attend. There were fifteen additions to the church as a result of the recent protracted meeting in the Oeilla Methodist church. Judge Wiley Whitley was in town yesterday talking up the veterans’ picnic, which occurs at Fitzgerald Saturday (tomorrow). A citizen, on being saked the name of the latest secret order in Oeilla, replied: “It’s dam some¬ thing, hut I forget what.” In a week or so we will send out to each subscriber in arrears a state¬ ment of his account, and hope to re¬ ceive the earliest possible response. “Darby,” the handsome baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Paulk, has been ill for about a week, with some¬ thing-like lagrippe, but is not seri¬ ously so. Mr. Tom Elarbee was called to Stark, Fla., last Friday on account of the Serious illness of his mother. He returned Tuesday, leaving her much improved. We Tegret to learn of the serious illness of that good lady, Mrs. J. B. Paulk, who is suffering with head ami lung trouble, and hope for a speedy recovery. Sk Pioneer Gone. There are but few of the early settlers of the county left—the men who were here when Irwin was the of Indians and wild beasts, with a few white settlers scattered over it—and this week it is our sad duty to chronicle the death of one of that number. Mr. Henry S. C. Harper was horn in McIntosh county about cighty- ! "° y ea ™ ■*». ai " ! ,!ied at hisll0im ; Thursday night of last week, cf general debility. For about two years past his health has been fail- ing, or rather it seemed to be a gen- cral Riving iuvayo f the vital forces, and his mind also became affected, tlioni.rli he never entirely lost it, un¬ til near the closing day of his life. Mr. Harper’s parents moved to county when he was a boy, and he spent a long, useful ho no ruble life. He was married to 7 Nano / MoiTitt * i ! 1 this and to them were born Hester, i ,,,,,,, Kaehael, Moseann, James, T G. J., Leu, Flern and Luke, all of whom are living except Mrs. Mose¬ ann Vickers. Ho was a consistent member of Old Union Primitive* Baptist church, and was a faithful Christian in deed as well as in name. llis remains were interred in the Harper burial ground near his home km Friday, April 21, 18t*U, in the [presence of a large concourse of sor¬ rowing t dative:; and friends. A Trip For Nothing. Mr. J. 11. DeLong, of a Chatta- • nooga bridge building- company called on Commissioner Henderson a lew days ago to give estimate on an iron bridge fourteen hundred feet long. Mr. Henderson informed him that he did not contemplate building siibli a bridge, there!ore had no use Tor an estimate. At this Mr. Do¬ Long seemed much surprised, and handed him the following, which was written in fairly good imita- lion of Mr. Henderson’s hand-writ- mg: “Give me particulars for an iron bridge 1,400 feet long—i. e., price of your bridges, etc. M. JIicxduksqv, Co. Comm. Irwinville, Ga., Apr. 15, 1899.” The party who wrote the above may get into trouble, as imperson¬ ating another is a punishable of¬ fense. Knights of Damon. A lodge of the above order was organized in Oeilla Tuesday night, at the office of Dr. J. E. Geothe, and the following officers were elected: K. B. Allen, Commander. 'E. W. Fisher, Vice-Commander. W. F. Harper, Prelate. C. L. Sibley, Jr., Senior Warden. J. R. Roberts, Junior Warden. 0. E. Bruce, Sentinel. Dr. J. E. Goethe, was appointed medical examiner. Mr. J. T. Neeson, the district or- ganizer, has been here for about two weeks and has succeeded admirably. The Dispatch wishes for the new order much prosperity, One fine New Kingsbury Piano for sale at a big bargain. If you can appreciate a real bargain, see this piano at little more than half price. Carter & Borough, Oeilla, Ga. Leonard Sumner, son of Mr. Jos. M. Sumner, killed James Powell at Isabella Tuesday,shooting him three 1 times, once through the heart. It j is said both were drinking. nor is in jail. We could not get | further particulars. V I ffm HOLMES Him t HARDWARE ("t i i Cg ... I WATT & GO. I g— FITZGERALD, GA. gg [Eg »* vjs - <*- vL- <L- Kg E tfKADQl'A UTKIIS FOR Hardware, Plows, ter Wagons and Buggies. We Make a Specialty of S' Sash, Doors and Blinds. 3 A Tull Lino of 3 m Paints, Oils, Colorings, 3 a Hard Oils, Varnishes, a B Wood Fillers and White Lead. I .*4 ».- • We can supply you with llio h»st UellinK and Imbricating Oils maim- 3 factored. Send to us for your mill and steam fittings. We can furnish rS them. sa hardware go. 3 wit? & mum 5 3 Sg~ BOYD’S OLD STAND. FITZGKRAlii), GA. 32 3| ter 1 1 I u i l 11! nntii 1 TaijT'iE? •* Harley Hardware Co. Stoves, Tinware, Grockeru, House Funiisfiing Goods. Harley Hardware Co. *5" EsSftS ill 0 K88 I £ 0 Borrow li From Your Ml at 8 PER CENT. The Time House Rate Is Eighteen. We sell for Cash, and one visit to our store will convince you that from Ten to Twenty per cent, is saved on all pur¬ chases made of us. Figure your saving of ten per cent, on one years’ purchases, and yon will find that you have enough to make good payment on your home. Why not start the Cash buying system now? We have a nice selected line of everything kept in General Merchan¬ dise Store, and will compare quality and prices with any of our competitors. Our out of town friends are invited to make our store hoad- quarters while in the city. R. B. ALLEN & CO. 4-7-tf imm AVENUE GCiLU, GL J. A, J. HENDEBSO.S. j. l. pxur.K. 1). H. PAULK. It. V. PACI.K. H EWDkRSON. fflULK & GO. \ Dealers in General Merchandise, —--OCILLA, GEORGIA. Such 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. O ® O • Ooffins and Ofasslset#®? | J Stoves, Cooking Utensils, etc., Farming Imple¬ j ments of all kinds. In fact, wo have a full stock of General Merchandise, which we are j I selling at prices to suit the times. 7-9-tf. Officio 1 Orp,nn 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. £70. 41. Saw Mil!, Turpentine 1 StPl SiiPLJJlBS j W 9 (]GPiS. Heavy 1 harness.