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» Official Organ j Irwin County. VOL. III. Vv t HOME NEWS, liOCAIi SCIlKDUTiK <i. & A. Ml. R. t DAIf.V, KXCMPT SON Day. .ftrrivu m »>«*iUsi . ...11;2&u. ni*. p. iw. kLeave Ocilla..... .. 11:55 u. in. :imi 0:40 a. hl 1 SUNDAY ONLY. r TiCavo Ocilla..... ..11:05 a. m. .Arrive at Ocilla. ...4:60 p. m. OIobo comw‘ct4ons for ■nortfe, cast, south or FWOSfc. Macon & (Jo. for fine perfumes. SeeDrs. Holtzondorf’s locals in this issue. Mr. W. II. Dixon is now ‘located in Cordelc. Arcadia Ginger Ale, on ice-at G. B- Macon-lc Go’s. Doidt ask,.J)an P. .if -he ihas .any 'milk baskets for sale. Just think! One dozen photo- sgraphs for 87 cents. Miss A. II. is an excellent as well aa au obliging little p. m. - , juices—not t Pure fruit extracts— i 1<V,UTlh Streefc Dra S Store < - <! Misses May and N<mie returned to Rochelle Monday. Hr. Jesse Grantham reports a fine rain in Ms section last Saturday. iB*.t one grade of work done by Moose, and that is the highest grade, s In a few sections of the county forward corn is beginning to suffer ' .for rain. Miss Bettie Luke, of Irwinville, ■ us visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. <J. 'Luke. The editor of the Tifton Gazette «itay as well be picking ^ out a place »j 0 fall on. ' Go to T. Gottlieb's ami get a box «•»» »"*•*•• “* for 15 cents. 7-14-tf. Mr. C. W. Curry, after a stay of several weeks in Ocilla, returned to Cordele Tuesday. You can get one dozen photo- tgraphs for 87 cents at Moose’s gal- ilery in Ocilla. Judge J. B. Clements, at Irwin- vtillo, will be ready to grind wheal iu t Liree weeks. Tire Fitzgerald Daily Leader has •again suspended. It docs not seem to lack suspenders. Misses Mary and Dona Player, of Ocilla, visited Miss Mattie Paulk a few days this week. Mrs. D. R. Henderson returned Sunday from a visit to relatives near Dorminey’s Mill. Hon. J. A. J. Henderson and Mr. T. W. Elarbee returned from Flori¬ da Tuesday afternoon. It is aaid that Peter Troup -has quit home and is spending his time •with Bob Handley’s group. | For several days past and the the wind tin- as been from the east, y tribe frowned at inducements. Remember that T. Gottlieb, Ocil- I la, Ga., is still selling summer goods 'at first cost. 7-14-tf. Ron. Wm. -Henderson has extra¬ ordinary fine -crops this year. In fact, he is that kind of a farmer. Guess our young friend, John fife., down in Berrien, 'has been eat¬ ing new wheat bread several weeks. I; Mr. J. M. Ashley, of Douglas, yyisited his brother, Dr. J. C. Ash¬ ley, of Ocilla, a few days this week. Mr. John Manning, of Douglas, *tvas shaking-hands with his friends n Ocilla Tuesday and, Wednesday. Dr. W. 'G. Word, Ocil la’s popular dentist, returned from a profession- 11 'visit 'to Worth county Saturday, j Mr. T. W. Elarbee returned will to Florida Wednesday, and visit the St. Andrews Bay section of the State. Mrs, II. C. Mclnnis and her pretty little daughter, Berta, are visiting a Mrs. Mclnnis’ daughter, Mrs. J. II. itPowell. T1Sli OCILLA DISPATCH. OCILLA, IK WIN COUNTY , S»A, PE IE AY. JULY 14, 1899. Ice-cold sodawater with pure •fruit juices, at fourth Street Drug Store. Mr. .1. L. Paulk is having bis res- • idence painted again. It is now one of the prettiost dwellings in the county. Mr. W. 11. Tygart, of Nashville, • made a short visit ttoOcilla Tuesday afternoon, returning Wednesday • morning. Yesterday everything was put in apple-pie order at Brushy Creek church for the approaching yearly meeting. If you want to get the best pho¬ tographs ever made in.this country, just have Moose to make them while in Ocilla. • Messrs. Wright Mixon, Tommy | j Tucker and'Riehard Gray, who have beeu down wit h fever, are up again and about well. Mr. and Mrs. McNamara, Mr. Mrs. Haines, Mr. L. L. Hall | an d others spent Sunday pleasantly at Bowen’s Miff, The Dispatch is fonr years old to-day. It is now safely through the teething period and is well and hearty, thank you. Mr. Moose, the photographer, has the finest samples of work yet ex- hibited in Ooilla. Bee them at his tent near the postoffice. Bertha Paulk, the pretty little daughter of Hon. Warren Paulk, returned luesday • roiw a visit to relatives in Wilcox county. Mr.. B. D. Go,v,„, rt. la. b«* ™ ,t, ” S r0 l , Q M ! f il county , for the past , two . weeks, will return to-day . . or to-morrow. . Mr. Oliver Young, son of , Mr. Richard Young, and Miss Ella Cole- man were married . , on o bunday, i t) Rev. Thomas Williams officiating. J. T Herrington, Mark Mobley and ethers went gator hunting ^ the ’Coochee the other day and killed six of the “varmints.” Mr. Sam Purvis, of the Kissim¬ mee section, was in town Thursday and reported a fine rain last Satur¬ day and a heavier one Tuesday. Wright Harper and Clinton Luke say they are now squarely on the carpet, and, come weal or come woe, they’re bound to pass the altar. Mr. J. B. D. Paulk, one of the best county clerks in the state, mingled with his numerous Ocilla friends several hours Thursday. Full line of Tube Paints and Ar¬ tists’ material. Watt & Hoi.mks, ■lm. Fitzgerald, Ga. If you want to hear the hum -of industry, take a turn through the Ocilla Novelty Works; and, too, yeti will see 'first-class -work being done. .Superintendent Williams, of the Ensign-Oskainp Co., will soon-have the big end of town • up -his way, unless lie holds up cn house-build¬ ing. Tuesday -Deputy Sheriff Faulk 'moved to Fitzgerald because he could not find, a house for rent in Ocilla. Build hoascs for renting purposes. Our. young friend E„ down below Alapaha, has to go fifteen miles to yearly meeting before he can reach the home of—well, find put for yourself. Mr. Need Whitley is the boss quill melon grower of this section. He brought several to town this week that were from two to three feet long. Mr. J. A. McNeil, a merchant of Sparks, made an assignment this week. His assets are said to be about, $5,000, which will cover the liabilities.—'J’ifton Gazette. Mr, K. B, Watson, last Tuesday', killed a rattlesnake, south of his field, that measured five feet in length and woke the echoes with, rime rattles. The yearly meeting at Sturgon, Creek church last Friday, Saturday and Sunday J was largely ° t attended. Quite a number went from Ocilla , n and \kinity. One dollar and a large waternael- on will get the Dispatch months. If the nrdon isn t the dollar will get it the saia© length of tirno. Misses Carrie Sibley,Nenie Goethe and Sall-ie Milliken went up on tfe noon train yesterday to Bowen’s Mill to join the party who left on the early train. •Right by the side of the postoffice 4n Ocilla you can find Moose’s -big picture tent, where yon can get all kinds of picturee made, from min- dature to life size. Mr. N. A. Arnold and.Mr. Mixon took a load of new. wheat to Mr. Aaron Metz’s.flour mill in Cof¬ fee county yesterday. That means delicious biscuits. Ocilla Lodge No. 374 F. .& A. M. met Wednesday. Next meeting will be on 4th Wednesday night in this month and a full attendance is desired. This is important. Half a 'dozen cottages are needed .in Ooilla to-day. Can’t some-of our bloated bondholders erect tlds ber and begin to draw forty or fifty per cent, on the investment!' , pistol 1 \va>i tired in Mr. 11. D. Go.- store. Jimmie . . Goethe , was an s fondling 38, when , one of „ the , , bul- , a let8 in it went 0 ff_ t h ro « g h the waH. Irwm . has ( been graded _ , to avenue ° the hmlt8 . ^° kS cor P orate ’ on to Henderson and Handley s ike tQ Fitzgerald . Elisha Bovakin knows how tobuild streets , * . Mr ' J(jshua Trou P has twel ve acres in groundpeas that cannot , be excelled in Georgia, so we -learn from W. J. L,, who went out that' way last Sunday with his best clothes on. Miss Margaret McMillan, daugh¬ ter of Mr. John McMillan, stuck a needle in her thumb about two weeks ago, and had to call in a •doctor. It is now-improving, we are glad to state. Yesterday'Dr. 'Ashley tfrtd family, lion. Win. Henderson and family and Mr. J. L. Paulk and family went out to Mr. J. R. Paulk ! s and spent the day very pleasantly o(: the river. If our young friend, .John, down in the state of Berrien, will let fts , know when he returns home, with*a millin’-of new 'flour, we’ll let-him know -when we’ll be down to borrow a bakin’. We regret to learn of the recerit death of the infant child of Mr. and -Mrs. Jeeins Paulk. The little -sufferer-had been sick many months When the angels took it to its eter¬ nal -home. President L. was in town Tuesday conferring with secretary Clint. II. about the next meeting of the Clin¬ ton Clackers, a noted musical organ¬ ization with a tom-tom as the main misery-creator. Mr. John L. Mixon and others were to have serit a lot of new wheat to Metz’s mill, in Coffee county, to¬ day. We’d like to borrow a siftin’ of this kind of flour from some of the wheat growers. Some of the boys are still champ¬ ing their bits about John McMillan’s oats. The trouble is, John is too far ahead of them on oats for them to catch up, and it seems to gripe some of them powerful bad. W.arriod. At the residence of Mr. John J. McMillan, about three miles south¬ west of Alapaha, in Boirien county, Ga., o:i Thursday, July 13, 1899, at ? m L E Kegister ^ ^ M( . MiUan were happily wedded. Mhg McMillan (that was) U one 0 f thedoveliest young ladies of Ber- r j en county. Graceful in form and maimers, amiable in disposition, n( j ar , ( ] considerate to all, her ina- n y accomplishments fit her for the manifold duties of hostess or hcuise- keeper. .Fortunate, indeed, is the young gentleman who lias wooed and won her. Mr. Register is an industrious young farmer of Berrien count}', and is worthy of the noble little woman who has consented to march adown the path of life w ith him. The Dispatch .forwards warmest congratulations to the popular young and wishes for them hap pi- ness beyond measure, and long lives in which to enjoy it. Yesterday morning a merry crowd of young ladies and gentlemen went up from Ocilla to Bowen’s Mill for a day’s outing. Following is a list 0 f those who went, as correctly as we could catch them on ilie fly: Misses Emma Paulk, Mittie Berry, Dora Paulk. Mamie Garrett, Matede i and Befi Saxon, Donic James, Mabel McCall and Bertha Paulk-, a®d j Messus. C. II. Martin., Reason Heit- I derson, Melvrn J. Paulk and Rus- sell Roberts. —•- Monday of last week Dr. J. E. Goethe removed a cancerous tumor from the back part of Mr. G. T. Pipkin’s neck. The tumor was larger than a silver dollar and the work of removing it was skillfully done. This kind of cancer is known in medical parlance as epithelioma. The place from which the tumor was removed is healing nicely and Mr. Pipkin expects to lie well in a week or so. Saturday afternoon of last week all that was mortal of Mrs. Alice Jenkins,'-neeiLoyless, was laid to rest in Cedar Hi'll cemetery- at Daw¬ son. She died the day > before at McDonald’s Mill, in Ware county. Mrs. Jenkins had many warm friends here, who will learn of her death with deep regret. To Mr. J. M. R- ‘Jenkins, her grief-stricken husband, we tender sincere condolence. Monday night about midnight Lawrence Prescott, N.P. of the 4tl) district, and Oscar Barron, bailiff of said district, had an altercation, 1 in which both emptied their pistols ■at each other, Prescott receiving ni dangerous and probably fatal wound Itl the neck, while Barron received a flesh wound in the left side, not serious. There is a vomuTi at the bottom of it. ‘Last Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock a house on Miss Della Whit¬ ley’s place, about two miles north¬ east of Mrs. M. V. S. Whitley’s, was burned to the ground. The “house was occupied by George John¬ son, a worthy colored man, who was absent at preaching when the fire occurred, and lost everything. It is not known’how the fire started. Mr. Mitchell Paulk, son Of Mi's. Rhoda Paulk, who lives in Worth county, will, with his son, Charles Edward, visit relatives in this coun¬ ty next week and will be at his brother Jim’s on Wednesday, 19th iristarit, arid will be glad to meet as many of his friends as possible. Full sets of teeth at Drs. Iloltz- endorf’s for only $10.50. Mrs. Needham Purvis, Miss Mol-i lie and .lake, of near Kissimmee, | visited Ocilla Wednesday. Mrs. | Purvis brought iu the largest mid- j tiling of bacon yet sold in Ocilla. It weighed sixty-one pounds. also brought in beeswax, lard and •eggs, for all of which she found ready sale. .That kind of farming pay's. There are ’gator hunters in the ’Lophaw river who are playing havoc with the •saurians. One day recent¬ ly they killed ten in one lake not far another from lake Mr. eight J. If. bit’Us* Fatiik’s, dust, and in j to speak. They are being killed for ! tbeir teeth and hides. I mil WB! W '' T —- a |E J^|J| J 'ffuLMuS J|I|IVDhi|R£ pnonuin-DC *00. r f\ —* E | $ FITZGERALD, GA, SsE •v®-” *»"• | gE 4HEADQI1VIRTEUS FOR Hardware, Plows, Wagons and Buggies. We Make a Specialty of ; Sash, Boors and Blinds A Pull Line of Paints, Oils, Colorings,; Hard Oils. Varnishes, fc Wood Fillers and White Lead. tffiecan -supply peu w.Wh five beet Belting and Lubricating Oils manti- ~ fe; factwred. Send to us lor jour milt anti steam fittings. We can funiUh 3 ^ tUeua. m WITT & HOLMES HARDWARE CO. £E; BOA'D’S OLD STAND. FITZGERALD, GA. r. ■ Harley Hardware Co, Stones, Tinware, i-6mekPT.i!, > Mouse Ftirnisfiino Goods, Harley Hardware Co. & {IRGUIVStNT 4V * H POINTED * $ w Mf IS THAT OF I’ltlGEI & nil ft ft ft THE SHARP FoINTrf, ill atgtiinentt iti'ri oVer iovV flriSeS: A StUie ft A|i otlr flgtirinK will convince jrqu that’We that t.h'Cse are sell noihts worth cohsideriny: There W W is nothing we offer vtm do iiot fiJr less be than others ask (of the rh same goods. startling, Sometime.', the ditTei-enee rimy yhtit bbt hirfje; Will Very eitlifili'cri often yurt the W W ditference is losiiig lit the if avgregiite-, fail tO ^ that you ate money, you ft *»• 5/ ^ake Advanta^fe of These Saving! m As we have previously stated, ive rtifi a sftictly easti business. V.’e I9\ •It mean cash on delivery; not 8(1 days nor la months’ tinie. Consequently, vv i have no book-keepers arid collectors to pay, nor any bad accounts to add to . 'T* prices. Our customers that have Ute assunuttie Unit they pay nothing but their y.u ovvli bills here, and they get tltb ® LOWEST TEiCES POSSIBLE. (§) m m m We carry a complete line of Oehtral Merchandise, elsewhere. and invite the exchange public ‘ ... .fr to goods visit at out store and get prices before purchasing of kinds, Touts We ’ easlv prices for country produce a!! to serve, ft ALLEN & CO. ft SR. ft B. $ ft IRWIN AVENUE,, - - OCILLA, GA. Official Organ .Irwin County. Mr. John Clements (Pis' Johi),) ami family moved to Ocilla yeRter- day and are now domiciled in their excellent 2-story residence near the -The ii-ispatth welcomes them, cud wiskos-for'them a long and prosperous,-stay in the “magic city'.” Mr. 1 0»irfc.ieiitw has eight chil- dreo “mostly boys and girls,” to U'. stjiool. The ehaingang is working a road from Fitzgerald in the direction of Dormihey’s Mill. They will worjc it three or four miles, -. 3 .E.J the gang will tiicn be moved t bo ti-c western portion of the -oc iw.ty, to build a road perhaps from Sycamore to Ir- wiviville. Wewatmy ■■a eomnlote-line of Shfelf and * -Heavy *Hard- > ware,! Flews/ Plow "Gear, 'Harness, etc. Wc call! jft’rtJriul'af' htfeh^&a to Cha't’tBnobga Chilled Pld\Vs ;il and Planet, Jr., Cultivators. f Close! prices, fair 'dealing. NO. 52. Saw m\h TurpentlRS Still Supplies* ^•Wagons. h mm Harness.