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Till; Mts.WTClL HENlMCtiHON & II.WhuN, I 'uol'lti:: rolls. M lli'iidersuii, Business Miinatrer. J. \V. ll.anUm,. Editor. I*tiiilisli<!(! every Friday ami entered at tlte Oeilla iMwtoflire as secimd-elass infill waiter, th at <-ia:-.h mailing-amt a Idfdi graile adverl.ltiini; ’.aeitieui. HubPcidjrUoit IJns»H Oim epjv Midyear. • ■ •....... 81 (HI One nits months. •• -• 51 > One copy; three months........ 35 A*Jverti«ing rates on implication. AUdross all luisimwt lotto-s to Tim l)i - patch-, lAick Box S, Oeilla, Oil. Otllciiil Organ Irwin County. Ifni day, Axial, US, 181 ) 0 . Paulk <fe Griuor have opened up a fine stock of general merchandise, next to the bank. Success to them. Bruce Bros, have purchased Mr. Carson’s interest in the City Meat Market on Irwin avenue and will conduct it iu the future. Success to ’jbeiov One of the lowliest .places- in this section for a fish fry is Fusuell’s Mill, at Minnie. There, too, you can catch fish, but you can’t catch Seals—without them. The town council is doing good w.ork for the town six days in the week. With the limited means at hand, the work of the city dads is highly commendable. Messrs. John and “Coot” Turner, of *Aiapaha, have leased the livery stables of Henderson & Young and have opened up a livery business here. Success to them; Rev. M. L. Lawson was in . town Tuesday and returned home, Wednes- day morning. I la will occupy Ms handsome cottage on South Cherry in about two weeks. The Rochelle New Era says, “A gild seldom objects to a young man stealing something from under her very nose.” We’d like to know what kind of a nose a “very nose” is. Miss Ella May Wooten, a charm¬ ing young lady, of Fitzgerald, vis¬ ited her cousin, Miss Carrie Sibley, iai this placft, last Saturday and Sun¬ day, returning home Monday ing- Dr. E„ J. Dorminey,, of ald*, was telegraphed for Thursday morning,to-go to Elder Wm. Paulk’s six iniles east of here, his wife hav¬ ing become slightly worse the pre¬ vious night. No one has a word to say against the face of the brute, Sam 1 lose, but the lynching shbuld have stopped there. The greatest danger of naob law .is that it-will not stop at right place. The Brushy Creek Vocal Class will meet at the church Sunday after next at 1:30 o’clock, for practice. President Tucker urgently requests every member to be promptly on hand at the hour named. Mr. H. B. Sutton will open a School at Brushy Creek academy, one mile from the church, next Monday morning. The Dispatch wishes for the school and its hand¬ some and competent principal abund¬ ant success. There are gome so-called Christ¬ ians who send money to the Hotten¬ tots of Africa with a great flourish of trumpets while the worthy poor at their own door step must be con- tent with the charity of their long- winded prayers.—Waycross Herald. Maj. Geo. Butler, one of the best local editors in the state, dropped in to see us Wednesday. He is sell¬ ing a copying composition and other things to remove some of the worries and rasping places- in life, and, we hope, is amassing wealth. Henry D, Smith, our own Henry, who made fun and fortune on the Ash burn Advance, and then retired to married life, passed through town yesterday morning without pausing to tell us howdy. If this should occur again we will not answer for the consequences. Dr. Lake and the writer Went up to Fussell’s Mill pond Tuesday even- ing and in twenty minutes caught about fifty fish—trout, bream, sped - led pearch and warmouth. Joe G. will please have a fan ready when the editor of the Tilton Gazette reads this paragraph. The Hose Holocaust. Week before last Sam Hose on- tefed the home f Mr. ^ Oran ford while ihc family wore catnip 8uj»pcn\ split Mr. t’ran ford's skull witli an xi>, tore the in .'mil I' ••on M rs. Cram ford s arum a I flashed it down in a pool of blood of its dead father, then dragged the moth or to an ad joining room and outraged her. This •occurred near Palmetto, ip Georgia. The, fiend escaped, but the whole country was soon aroused and for a week hundreds of aveng¬ ers wore on his trail. Last Saturday night he was cap¬ tured near Marshallvillc, put on board a special train and hurried to Ncwnan. It was intended to take him to Palmetto, but ho did not reach that place. lie was taken a short distance out of town, his cars and lingers and other parts of his body cut off, then he was tied to a stake, brush and fence rails piled around him, kerosene poured on it, and on him, the latter being done by a northern man, a match applied, and. soon this monster in human shape was burned to a crisp. It is said that fullv live thousand people witnessed the horrible scene, and that not the slightest attempt at concealment was made by any of the men who did the work. Ex-Gov. Atkinson, who lives in Xewnan, tried to make a speech to the lynchers, begging them to let the law take its course, but he was hooted down. Hose made a full confession to his captors, but said he was paid *20 by a negro preacher named Strickland to kill Cranford. Strick¬ land was taken from his home near Palmetto Monday night, and after a thorough investigation, his ears an.d fingers were cut off and he was left hanging to the limb of a tree. It is reported that several other negroes connected with the crime have been lynched, and it is known that at least one more has thus met his death. Only a short time ago four negroes out of nine, who were awaiting trial for an attempt to burn thci town of Palmetto, were shot to death by an infuriated mob. Out of this a re¬ vengeful spirit among the negroes was engendered against the whites and a conspiracy was formed among a number of them to kill as many white men as there had been negroes killed by the mob. It is believed that Mr. Cranford was the first vic¬ tim of the conspirators. Three ne¬ groes lay in ambush to kill another white man as he went home after, night, but he chanced to go another route, and thus escaped. The brutal double crime of Hose and the unearthing of the horrible conspiracy was enough to drive to frenzy any community on earth, and while we may deplore the occurren¬ ces narrated, yet we find no word of blame for the avengers. The pro¬ tection of their homes and their wives and daughters as well as their own lives,'demanded swift and ter¬ rible retribution, and that it came in shape most horrible, shows how greatly in earnest the men were— how true they were to the trust God had placed in their hands. The unwritten law of this land is, that the rapist must die a swift and horrible death at the hands of Judge Lynch. This law is as immutable as that of the Medes and Persians, and all the maudling sentimentali;.ty on earth cannot change it. Mr. Lucius J. Tucker is now pro¬ prietor of the Oeilla N ovelty Worbs, and a visit, to that important indus¬ try will show that it is receiving a liberal patronage. The work turn¬ ed out is excellent, and this'accounts for the flow of orders to it. The Dispatch wishes for Mr. Tucker the success his industry and enterprise so richly merit. Last Sunday was regular monthly meeting day at Brushy Creek church. At nine o’clock the Brushy Creek Vocal Class met there, and for two hours filled tho building with rich melody. At eleven o’clock Elder W. H.‘ Harden preached one of the ablest- sermons to young people We have heard in a long time, it a masterpiece of sound, practical sense and timely warning and ad- vice, and fell upon attentive cars, j That it will accomplish much good | hardly admits of a doubt. 1 A Coot! Platform. In an editorial headed, i i What Shall Wo Ro to be Saved'/'’ Ue;u> YV attoiridn lays down fonr prop os U V"“ ' lu ‘ <,c: ' 10 " | ‘'lalio-paity. . ! lu>\ are ,s ioLou--- j “i. The destruction of ebmhina- tions of Capital designed to limit production, to raise prices, and to promote moropoly. “2. The raising of public moneys by taxes fairly divided bet ween pro¬ duction, beginning with a tariff for revenue only and ending in a grad¬ uated income- tax oppressive to no class or interest. “3. The recovery of the people of all franchises belonging to tho people, but diverted from public to private use by their purchase by corporations and individuals, cor- ruptly working through state and municipal legislatures. “4. Such a reorganization and re- j | forra of our judicial system- as will remove the court further from .the j influence of the rich and make them more acceptable to the poor, a re¬ sult not to be .reached by excited appeals and revolutionary menace, originated in benign and orderly operations on an enlightened public opinion.” Gov. Candler on the Situation. Speaking of the lynching of Hose last Sunday, Gov. Candler in con¬ nection with other things said: “I want to protect them in every legal right and against mob violence, and I stand ready to employ every resource of the state in doing so; but they must realize that in order to merit and receive the protection the community, they must s how a willingness to at least aid in pro¬ tecting the community against the lawless element of their own race. The good and law abiding negroes must separate themselves from the lawless and criminal element. They must denounce crime and aid bringing criminals to justice, whether they be black or white. In this way they can do more to protect selves than all the courts and juries in the state can do for them. To secure protection against lawless whites, they must show a disposition to protect the white people against lawless blacks.” Tho boss field of oats is at Bud Whit-lev’s, and corn half leg high. Editor Tom Loyless came down from Macon Monday to attend the Jeakins-Loyless marriage.—Dawson News. The Dispatch forwards a carload of congratulations. Wanted—A man. to represent an old line life insurance company, as district agent, A No. 1 contract to a good business producer. An ex¬ perienced life insurance agent, or Confederate Veteran preferred. Ad¬ dress E. A. Fox & Co., Lowndes Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. 4-28-lt Minnie is now one of the dead towns in Georgia. The two stores that once flourished there closed long ago, and tho trade- they once received has drifted to Fitzgerald and ©cilia. But It is a pretty place anyway, and the silvery sheen of Russell’s Mill pond adds much to its beauty. Mr, John E. Gibson, representing the old reliable Macon Telegraph, is in Oeilla in the interest of that sterling publication. Mr. Gibson is a Brooks county your g man and is one of the best writers on the Georgia press. With proper en¬ couragement, he will let the world know, through the columns of the Telegraph, what Oeilla is and what she may be, with proper effort. Tiie following party went snipe hunting Wednesday night: C. H. Martin and Miss Emma Paulk, E.W. Fisher and Miss Carrie Sibley, M. J. Paulk and Miss Mittie Berry, and Reasonable Henderson and Miss Mao Croup. Mr. Martin and Miss Ui Jk helu the .nag tor the snipe, W!W !l hea-atiiui moonlit logiF. hut the snipe were evidently off on a visit. Thc^nipo hunters also took a boat ride on magnificent Henderson. Abbn Items- Strawberries are a delicacy many hero a ro n o enjoying, including t h UK'* king birds. W. A. Parker had tlx; misfortune to cut. his hand severely one day last w pi t .}j .for awhile caused him 1 ill non suffering. Jim Sogrest, it scorns, is no or¬ dinary fisherman. He tried his luck for an hour or so a few days ago and caught seventy-four, but perhaps it would be well to state that all were not trout. Mr. Lemuel Taylor, one of Irwin’s best citizens and prominent farmers died last Friday morning, 21st inst., after a brief ilineas of l>»cumonia. The remains were interred Saturday afternoon in a neighboring ground, tbc ceremonies being conducted un- ^ or tbo auspices of the Masonic Ol¬ der, of which he was a-worthy mem- bor * Tho entire community sym- phtbize deeply with the bereaved family in .their sad afflioLoKi. Eddie Robitzsch while riding through.the woods in company with a friend not many days since, was attacked by a liugli biacksiiako or coach whip in such a vigorous and determined manner, as to cause no little astonishment and amusement. The animal charged the enemy with head erected nearly three feet from the ground, and although he was forced at last to retire from the field, his snakeship’s military tactics, it is said, were indeed wonderful. The Sunday School Union recent¬ ly organized at Arbor Place, will hold its first meeting at New Mt. Zion church on the 4th day (Thurs- oi May. The union iscom- posed of the following Sunday Schools: Arbor Place, Shiny Grove, New Prospect, Harmony Union and New Mt. Zion. Our Sunday school New Prospect, will be represented at the union by L. C. Fussell in an address as to the best method for conducting Sunday schools; also by Bennie Robitzsch ana Miss Annie j Lapold whose names are on the pro- | grata f°r recitations. T no greater part of the day will be consumed in th© rendition of an elaborate pro- gram wlueh has been arranged for the occasion. All are cordially in- cited to attend and help with their presence and well-filled baskets to make the affair a grand success. James Sogrest is conceded by all in these parts aa being an expert snake exterminator. Last Thursday, while crossing Willacoochee creek, in his wagon on iris return home fioia Fitzgerald, Hr. Segrest dis- coy ered in the edge of the road a s'* range object, which on closer in- s| ectioa, proved to be a wriggling mass of snakes. After pondering for a few moments as to the best , v of dealing with tlmm, bethought ' p. axe;Which be bad with him in 1 the wagon. This weapon he threw at the unsuspecting reptiles with such force and accuracy that, on as¬ certaining tho result, found he had killed seven moccasins, averaging fully two feet long, only one of the whole lot escaping to tell the tale. Mr, Sogrest says lie saw, besides (and he can prove the truth of this snake sto iv by a reliable eve-witness}, eight other reptiles of the same kind and size before he got across the creek, making in all sixteen repre- sen ■jLtives of satan and it was not, he claims, a very favorable day for snukw; either. A. R. RuUy Rumblings. Mrs. W. R. Glover is on the sick list lids week. Mi-is Milly Branch was able to at¬ tend qhufeh today. We are glad to learn that Miss Samantha Luke is improving. Miss Maybelle Mullin is at the bedside of her sick brother in Ash- burn. Mies Emma Fletcher is visiting Mrs. F G. E. Paulk, near Minnie, this week. Mr, John Fool has the finest corn I have seen in this neighborhood, also fine oats. There was, an- old bachelor who went to church today and returned through Hie woods, Did his girl go j, ;to k on t imV A jj Roiiy. Go out to the academy to-night and see tho hypnotic performance- Dots From Ebonezer- The farmers of (his section arc very busy planting corn and cotton. We regret to learn that Mr. Ed j demon Is'm suffering with la grippe. Tl.e rain whfch came last Tuesday j was badly needed in this settle- moni. Tbo mumps are stili visiting this community. Vo hear of several now cases. Mr. V/n. Wood and family, of Isaac, moved in this settlement the present week. Miss Ellen Taylor-, tho accom¬ plished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Taylor, has taken charge of the Shiny Grove district school at L. M. Gunn’s. Miss Rocksv Gibbs and Mr. B. Powell were married at, the home of tho bride’s parents, on 11th inst., Rev. John A, Tomberiin officiating. We wish for them a long and happy lives. Apr. 18. COJ1 nEHVO S »KNT. Rev, E. F. Register, of Mystic, filled his regular appointment at this place Sunday. Mr. T. T. Mauldin, of Abbeville, is spending a few days in this set¬ tlement, looking after his farm. Miss Jane Clements was compelled to vacate her literary school at this place two weeks, on account of mumps, but she is again at her post witli a flourishing school, having an enrollment of thirty-six pupils. We have been running a good Sunday sdhool at this place, but have not met regular for the last few Sundays on account of sickness, which consisted mainly of mumps. We hope for the school to revive soon. Messrs. John and C. Clements were notified early Friday morning of the death of their brother-in-law, Mr. Lemuel Taylor, of Wilcox coun¬ ty, who had been sick a few days with pneumonia. Mr Taylor was about fifty-four years of age, and lcave3 a large host of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. Ilis re¬ mains were interred at the Gibbs burying ground Saturday evening, with Masonic honors. Apr. 25, CoXHE.SXONOMNT. Hat Happenings. The school here is in a flourishing condition, since the scare of mumps has subsided. Miss Lula Overstreet, of Worth county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. W. Fletcher, near this place. Mr. J, II. Butler, who has been in Florida since last fall, has re¬ turned and entered school here. The farmers of this section have taken advantage of- the: last few beautiful spring, days and are well up with their work. Mr. J. W. Whiddon is attaching a bolting apparatus to his mill,which will be a great convenience to wheat- of this section. Mr. Jas. Royal’ of Minnie, at¬ tended preaching at Hickory Springs last Sunday. Jim seems to be very much attached to this side of the river. The farmers of this community are experimenting, on a small scale, with wheat this year. So far, the ex¬ periment bids fair to he a success, as all we have seen is looking well. Elder Jas. Gibbs, of Ty Ty, who has been confined to his bed with pneumonia, for several weeks, was able to meet Lis regular appointment at Hickory Springs last Sunday, but was too feeble to preach. We sin¬ cerely hope that he may soon enjoy bis usual health. V. e anticipate a pleaant time at the second annual Whiddon family reunion and picnic combined, at this place, on the first Saturday in May.’ This picnic was a very en¬ joyable one last year, and promises to be even more so this. 1 am un¬ able to say who will he the orators of the day, but will venture the as¬ sertion that there will be some very interesting addresses by some one. Dinner, too, will be another very pleasant feature of the occasion. Come over to the picnic, Mr. Ed¬ itor, and bring your best girl: Witty best wishes for the Dispatch, II Mill's. Whitloy Chronicles. -j> Everything is quiet in this t Wo are having lino showed crops. including grass,. are tiling. M J B Samantht'l'uke" whoLaff J gk . k for (]nit( , a whiJCj is llo Tax Receiver Paulk was in place Monday, on his first r<j .No one met lilm, but he was just, the same. Miss Ida Whitley has been sick with roseola, but is now Miss S„ her younger sister, t she will put of having it till Saturday, as she must go to tin nic. The cracking of whips and hi of lambs reminds us that the old sheep-shearing time is Judge J. B. Clements, Mr. Drew and Messrs. Billy and Fletcher passed here Moudaj their search way for to sheep. Mr. S. P. Troupj Hurrah for Fit/.! Scarcely has noise of the carnival died out m the hand-bills are out for anc big gathering. And we hear the teachers’ institute is to be j there in May. That’s right.. !• tlic ball rolling. Let us have a down among, the pines. April 23. Lki Waterloo Wavelets. Mr. and Mrs. It. P. Clements., ited relatives near Sycamore Sun last. Mrs. Osear Oliiver, after a pi ant visit among relatives near S, ner, returned home Sunday. Mr. T. 13. Young and Miss M Young have been suffering duij the past week with roseola, but now convalescent. Mr. J. H. Young is preparing plant about fifty acres of cotton-1 ■ week. Joe is getting to- be a vi business man. There is a new sti in Waterloo and he is proprietor, April 24. Pax- The Best In tho World. Wo believe Chamberlain’s C'ou Remedy is f-ho best- in the world, few weeks ago we suffered wiihl severe cold and a troublesome cou<; and having read their advertisemei in our own and other papers we pf chased a bottle to see if it woii effect us. It cured us before t. bottle was more than half used.. is tho best medicine out for col and coughs.—The Herald, Ande 1 sonville, Ind. For sale by l)r. G.l Macon & Co. druggists. Mayor Henderson has bad a fori of hands at work for more than week past clearing the trees an stumps out of the cemetery and ope ing a street to the same. T,hreJ n ® m ' four have been cleared by acres i plank fence is to be put around <• silent city of the dead. The is to he laid off into lots, with street and alleys through it, and lots wi: then be offered for sale, we presume All this is much-needed work, am Mayor Henderson deserves thank 1 for the interest he has manifested in it. The Mutual Life, of New Yank, oldest, largest and best company ir the United States. Cash, asset, $2U,517,22-5.37. Have paid which policy holders *487,748,910.00, is nearly as much as paid by any two other companies combined. For fur- ther particulars call on or Abbeville, write II, O. Snow, Special Agent, M. F.,Oeilla, Ga. Dr. J. C. Luke, Ga. The meeting of the WithlacooL dice Singing Association at Creek church, in Berrien county, next Saturday and Sunday promises to he a notable event. The best ; vocalists of several counties will ho there, and the good people of that section will see that visitors are h ospitably entertained. Berrien, like Invin, has many sweet singers, and they, with the able vocalists from other counties, will make this meeting of the association a memor¬ able one. Wo hope to see a good delegation from Irwin there. 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 band at all times for iin- mediate application when troubles of tiffs nature appear. It is a sov¬ ereign remedy. Price 25c, 50c and- $1 a bottle. For sale by Luke & . Ashley.