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Official Organ |
Irwin County. 1
VOL. 17,
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YORK BARGAIN STORE I
OCILLA, GA. -: 1 A
)e Cork on tfe Fishing Line.
: ii63l) 0t .... bODben
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'jroiind, but its fie fiook wat
<l06s de Business.
t <3 success of an establishment like ours,
t hose sole claim on your patronage is our ability to give you more for
e onr money than any other house, and to hold your trade, wo must con-
}'uue to supply you with never failing bargains. There is also that in
Ijurnan nature which aspires to get ahead of the other fellow, and ealeulat- when
ve succeed in that, there is a certain satisfaction that cannot bo
1 in cold dollars and cents, With each recurring season we have spoc-
+ jj.l to pride ourselves achievements, and success in
reasons upon our our
tie past has encouraged us to increase our line Clothing, Dress Goods,
“joes, Hats, Notions, etc., in all its branches considerably, so that we
’ ill show this season a stock, that for selection, assortment, values and
yles, cannot be excelled and not likely to be equaled.
1NDING no ^ old y ^ iat " duc * 1 ‘ s unconsciously droppod by one
miy person and picked up bv another. Such a happening is
callod “luck” by the fortunate individual, enriched with
b some body else's property, but there is not half as much
juk attached the New to York that Bargain occurrence Store; as there and the is to your goods buying merchandise buy from us,
r un more you
e more money you find. In fact, every piece of goods you buy from
represents so much picked up coin of the realm. Never mind who
st it; it may be the manufacturer, it may be us occasionally, or it may
Ji both. The fact remains that you tincl it, and binding's keeping. A
tic leak will sink a great skin. Buy of the N.-Y.-B.-S. and save from
t to 35 per eont.
l\ GOTTLIEB, Prop’r.
. E. ORY, Manager.
HOME NEWS.
t AL SCHGDI LG G. & A. It. It.
DAILY, KXCEPT SUNDAY.
V, «> atoci.t'u.....1155 a. m. mid S:25 p. m.
. amt«-.40
*1 oDcirhi..........U-.65a. m. ». m.
BUN DAY ON BY.
a-3 Ocillu.............. ......11 rOf# a. m;
at, OcUla ......... ......4:50 p. in.
P couu'MJtlons for north, east, south, oe
'ounty Bailiff Rogers was in
ji yesterday, i
A station of all kinds is fairly j
g itself now.
’o far ft* wo can learn, no one is
'
;t on vain in Irwin county,
hr. John Turner, of Alapaha,
m- the metropolis yesterday.
Jrcadia Ginger Ale, on ice,, at G.
lacon & Go’s.
lere have boen no offerings in
be ilia matrimonial market this
e county chaingang is now
j at Sycamore on the road to
mile.
ter Troup is enthusiastically
vor of working the public roads
convicts.
jkIi turnip stvi cabbage seed
received at the Fourth Street
v Store.
jeon & Co. for toilet soaps.
. lias. Wilcox has moved into
ae new store building at Mys-
nd has it well stocked with
*i '
jy young friend, Lije, is so fall
V.tricity that bis neighbors are
> to engage him to shock their
p;xt spring.
atractor McGowen is spread-
iimself on the new Baptist
:h, and the work is being done
!y and well.
Jesse M. Castleberry died at
j>me in Worth county week be*
last. Her leaves a wife and
M small children,
re.fruit juices—not extracts—
nrth Street Drug Store.
: R. B. Watson treated the
jLh to a 35-pound Pearson
i Tuesday. It was just ripe
i jr a»d too dolickuis to talk
Thank you, neighbor,
i Dan ' •* J. Henderson presented
,,(patch with a 58-pound Tfi-
nelon Monday. It was de-
till the way through, and is
est melon received at tlie
* ,»|h Where office the other present precincts season, yet
L are
from. Many thanks, Dan’l
TIS Lr^ mUA f 1 w , ’VS TC a r:-
OCILLA, IRWIN COU27TY, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1399.
Trne > Uncl ° Hemus - to ° true - The
display of big headlines and the
tooting of one's own brass band
( some p et> i ,lu arG uot 9atisliod vvitL
horn) is the bobbing of de cork.
But-upon values alone depends the
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Powell re¬
turned from St. Simons Tuesday.
Rain, rain, plenty of rain, and
some are sighing for dry weather
again.
4 x Elgin butter 25c lb., at Pour¬
nelle’s.
Mr. Zaok Bussell, one of the
solid citizens of the county, swap¬
ped howdies with us Tuesday.
Miss Josephine, daughter of Mr.
Wm. Rogers, was reported danger-
ousl Y 111 Y^tcrday. We hope to
‘ 0 li hear of her recovery.
piian Paulk has had that “tired
meling” this week, except his
tongue. That is tireless, so the
widows say.
You can save money by trading
with D. B. Mull & Co. 8-4-tf.
Mrs. S. T. Tygart, of Nashville,
is expected to arrive in Ocilla today.
She will be the guest of Mias
Emma Paulk.
The Wadley and Mt. Vernon
railroad is to be completed within
fifteen months. This will mean an
| air-line road from Augusta to Val-
I ( j 08ta
3 cans tripe, at Pournelle’s, 50c.
It’s not the noise of the cannon
that kills, it’s the shot. It’s not the
brag that gets us your trade, it’s
oiir prices,—New Y'ork Bargain
Store.
Scaled bids will be received at the
Ocilla pos’toffice until August 7th
for carrying the mail three times a
week from Holt to Ocilla, a dis¬
tance of seven miles.
Dr. C. C. Me Rap, the colored man
who was arrested here Monday for
passing bogus money, said, boast-
ingly, that he would not stay in jail
long, as he had money in several
banks.
Sixteen pounds of sugar for $1.00,
at D. B. Mull & Co’s., Fourth
street. 8-4-tf.
Capt. Bob Bowen might as well
clean out an acre of his mill pond
for bathing purposes. The Hon.
Jim threatens to go up for a bath.
He would fit all right in the pool,
but, then, his feet!
Staple and fancy groceries at D.
B. Mull & Co’s. 8-4-tf.
Capt. W. O. Tift, of Tifton, was
a prominent visitor to Ocilla Tues¬
day. Lie expressed himself as as¬
tonished at the growth of the town he
and seemed pleased with all that >
saw. '
Don’t say a word to Dan about
those oft-read notes.
Miss Aural Ifobbs is attending to
the post office during Miss Kinnia
Paulk’s absence.
Prof. D. W. Paulk, one of the
rising young men of Coffpe county,
paid Ocilla a visit yesterday.
Mr. J. B. Horne is again at- the
helm of the Ashburn Advance.
May wealth and fame bear down on
hirn in the near hencely.
The dinner "at Bowen’s mill, Sun -1
day, was a royal feast, and showed
that rare culinary skill is not lack- j !
ing among the Ocilla ladies. '
A pleasant party of ladies and
gentlemen of this town enjoyed an
outing at Bowen’s Mill Sunday.
was a rare treat to all who
Mr. , G. , L. T Stone , has a cassava -f
plant growing in his garden, j i
well -
excellent as food for people as
as stock, and has only to be better
known to become one of the best
paying crops that can be planted iu
this section. >.
Z. „ J. T and , r I. J. T Bussell t, ,, made , torty ,. x
bushels , , wheat, ot .
ot or an average
ten bushels to the acre. They are
feasting on the best bread in the
world. The ground on which
wheat was made now has a crop of
peas on it that are about kriee high
and are said to be the finest in the
county.
c.a!j
m « Hunter. Pearce & Batte n,
I SAYAHNAH, GA. ®)
®) COTTON FACTORS. I
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§ Manufacturers of High Grade §
Fertilizer. C®
2 © | handlers Experienced of both and Sea Expert island c® §
and Upland Cotton. @ (v
loaned i o CottOH ^
• Shippt k on ■i o rv se- Z K
| (® curity. «> e,
H-4-6. «
Mr. J. 11. (Sandy Jim) Fletcher
was in town yesterday.
A wedding may take place in
Ocilla within two weeks or it may
not. That’s the way to be accurate.
What young man named Henry
T. Fletcher once tried to-eat clabber
with a knife because ho was too
bashful to ask for a spoon?
Mrs. D. J, Henderson sent the
Dispatch orphanage three eg?
plants Monday that would do no*
discredit to the best market gard¬
ener in the state. They were the
largest we have seen this year, and
the size is remarkable, considering
the long drouth in the spring and
early summer.
Mr. S. M. Booth, who spent last
week in Ocilla prospecting, return-
ed to his home in Tattnall county
Monday. It is said he will return
soon and erect a two-story brick
store on the vacant lot west of the
postoffice. Mr. Booth is a nehpew
of our Big John Clements, and will
make a desirable citizen.
Pournelle & Dixon Will be ready
for you and your cash, chickens
and eggs in a few days. They will
give you prices that will cause you
to come again. They have bought
goods at prices that will defy all
competition.
A tri-weekly mail route has been
established between Ocilla and Kis-
simrnee. Mr. Dan. Purvis has the
contract to carry the mail and will
make the trips. Tuesdays, Thurs¬
days and Saturdays. This will be
a great convenience to a large nunt-
ber qf people.
Messrs. /. J. Bussell and P, T.
McGeehee returned last Friday
from a prospecting trip of a week’s
duration in Coieuitt county. Mr.
Russell speaks flatteringly of Col-
quitt county and its people, but we
knew all that long ago.
Just received at Pournelle’s a
fresh lot of cheap groceries.
It is said that a detective has
W hl thi » section for over 8
raont ^ looking for counterfeiters.
He evidently keeps his eye solely
on the , whites, , . n© doubt , , thinking
that Coffee was not up to manu-
.factoring the coin of the realm.
Pournell & Dixon, two clever
and popular young men, have
cd their cash in a stock ot such
goods K as tne people need, and they ’
to them. . Give „. them
are going sou
a call and be benetitted in feelings
and peck)*;.
We are pleased to st^te that Miss
Love Paulk, of Coffee, has recovered
her health, as have also the Misses
Harper, daughters of the late Len
Harper.
Mr. J. O. Graydon suffered from
another stroke of paralyis last week,
so severe as to draw the lower jaw
from its socket, by contraction of
the muscles. A consultation of at¬
tending physicians was held, and
Saturday evening a successful oper¬
ation was performed, and the jaw
replaced and secured with bandages.
—Tifton Gazette.
Call on Pournelle & Dixon as
much as once and the next time you
will know, whereto go. They will be
the lon S and short of the business
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I Say, Bro. Hanlon, even “smoked”
j herrings are splendid sometimes in appreciated, of
arG eases emcr-
g° uc L “nd can U depended on 'as
“ ahva >"’ tkesame reliable JIema g’”
"Adel News. Yes, yes, that’s true,
1 every word of it, and they are so
cheap, too—about ten cents a grab.
But, say, Sister Tennant, why do
you use a cap “II”?
Mr. O. V. Purvis is teaching a
school near Kissimmee during va¬
cation. lie is an advance student
of the Ocilla High School and will
resume his studies therein this oom-
bi ^’
D. B. Mull & Co., deal in chick-
ens, eggs, and country produce
generally. 8-4-tf.
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| pr 1 WATT & HOLMES HARDWARE 60.!
Br- FITZGERALD, GA.
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ilKAnoUAHTEBS FOR
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Hardware, Plows,
E Wagons and Buggies.
£ We Make a Specialty of
Sash, Boors and Blinds.
r— A Pall Line of
k: Paints, Oils, Colorings,
gEE Hard Oils, Varnishes,
Wood Filler ' and White Lead.
~ We can supply you with flui best Bcltln;; and LubvieiUms} Oils mium-
~ factureil. Send to us for your mill and steam littinirs. Wc can furnish
(hem.
mil & HOUSES RARDWAHE GO.
BOYD’S OLD STAND. T iXZGKKALD, GA.
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| H&Pl.6y v HglPCl W8-P 3 CO.
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Stoves,
Tinware,
Crockery,
Bouse
j FurnisMng
• Goods.
Harley Hardware Co.
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W fivurintr THE will SHAltr convince FOIN'TS. yon that in our these argunient, arc points arc worth over low coi^idcrimr. prices. A Tlict-e litHe ^
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\(,j is nothing {foods. we Sometimes offer you that the wc diitcrencc do not <ell for not less he Ulan larsre: where ask often tor the 'he \if
.‘A; same may very ,’i'
W difference is startling. In the aaifreyatc, your liguring will convince yon tyj; w
that, you are losing money, if you fail to
iti Take AdvaJitag-e of These Savings !. Ujf
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m As we have previously stated, we run a strictly cash business. We M\ yk.
— mean cash <m delivery ; not SO days nor Id months’ time. Consequently, we
liavc* no l/ook-kedpers and collectors to pay. nor any had accounts to add to ry*
iii ™." priors. Our customers have the assurance that they pay nothing but their
own hills here, ami that tiiey get the
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to (§) LOWEST PBICES POSSIBLE. ® to
to to
m visit We cavry a complete and set prices line of iici General pnn-hasiiii; Merchandise, elsewhere. and invite We the exchange nubile jJi
"f® 0 * to our store oru 'fr
goods at cash prices for country produce of all kinds, l ours to serve,
to IR. to |
to B. ALLEN & CO.
to IRWIN AVENUE, OCILLA, GA. m
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Oeiila Novelty worts!
L. J, TUCKER, FROf'R,
Ocilla, r» Georgia.
i'-i c • > {. !> ■ ■ <• V* o • ? O.t Vj#
/ am prepared to manufacture, on short notice,
Mantles,
Columns,
Gable Ornaments,
Brackets,
Newel Posts,
And all other interior and exterior finishings for residences, churches,
etc. My facilities for turning out work iu above line are excellent, and
prices will be found reasonable for first-class work. Orders from Irwin
county and southwest Georgia generally are respectfully solicited, and
satisfaction; is assured. 7-7-2m.
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Official Organ
Irwin County.
We carry
a complete line > of
Shelf and Heavy llarti-
ware, Plows, Plow Gear, Harness,
etc. We call particular attention
to Chattanooga Chilled Plows and
Planet, Jr., Cultivators.
Close'prices, fair
dealing.
! Balusters,
Head Eloctei,
I
j Corner Blocks,
:' I Base Blocks,
Mouldings.
23TO. 2.
Saw Mill,
Turpentine
Still Supplies.
j
j Wagons.
fteavu
I Harness.