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THE DISPATCH
HENDERSON & HANLON,
PROPIUKToBft.
II. Hi-iiitVlvon, Rasluess Mtumifer.
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Official Organ Irwiu County
Ehiha.il, Octobrh. UT, 1809
THE <JITIZEN8 SPEAK.
We, the undersigned, residents
of Ocilla, in or ler to set the public
right as regards tljf; djsgasc now
prevailing it) tlj.it, s^wn,. beg
leave to make the ^de¬
ment:
Sonic kind of a skin disease, (jail¬
ed varionsly elephant itch, roseola,
chicken pox,, varioloid, blgfk itch,
ard small pox, has prevailed* in the
county certainly sis^cc hist Febru¬
ary, and perhaps, longer, This dis-
ease runs its course in fourteen
days or less, unless prolonged by a
relapse from exposure, and a ma¬
jority, ql .the patjcqts have not even
stopped work, It has been con-
fined mostly to negroes.
In Ocilla, since the first of May
laM, there have been twenty-five
case,* in Powell, Bullard «fc Go’s
aegrp qnart.er in the eastern edge of
town. Mo^t of these did not quit
worjc, , and , dmd. .. , „„ There , have
none
qeeR a few additional tases among
negr«*S —perhaps three or four
^_in other parts M town, iso
whites have yet had it, It has been
/ally demonstrated to ouf minds
that it requires actual contact—
actual touch—of tho disease to
catch it, In other words, it cannot
Be taken by just being iti the same
boude with it or by being in the
ViciMty where it prevails.'
At this time there are in the
corporate limits of Ocilla three new
eases among the negroes, which
have developed since Thursday of
last week. Marshal Hayes, after a
close investigation, found that there
, has . been . , ’as!
28 eases in town since
May, w eu it rst. appearec ncre.
AH t hefsc are negroes.
In view of the foregoing facts,
which can be easily proven, we
sure our friends and the public
generally that there is not the
.lightest danger of noU p», .
visiting Ocilla, and further, that
the disease in question is not dan-
gerons, not a single death having
vet resulted from it iD the
notwithstanding there have been
perhaps, first and last, over two
hundred cases of it m Irwin since
last January.
There is no alarm here, nor is
there cause for alarm.
[Signed.]
lenderson, Mayor;
N D Porter;
J J Harper,
J L Paulk,
R V Paulk;
D H paulk ’
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( E JirinVi
J J Dhon,
iffifttett V Ball, MD.,
T*io» B Puckett,
M T Paulk
F ishei Giim r,
O F Harris,
W M Harris,- Jr.,
\Y If Dixon,
T Gottlieb
H m t e,
Powell, Bullard A Co.,
B F \A ard,
I I T Ward,
.7 E Goethe, M D.
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THE SMALL POX SCARE.
This has been ti w«ek of small-
pot talk and some little alarm in
lOeilla. It started last Saturday
xv | u , n chairman of tlie board of
health of Auwriens wired the ati-
tliortios here inquiring as to the
ostein of the disease in our town.
In reply, Dr. J. C. Luke, chair¬
man of the sanitary committee
wired that there were seventy-five
cages, twenty ne*c oi-es. This
statement was amended by mail,
the. number of eases being placed at
about 100.
llis reply threw tl;e fat in the
fire, so to speak, and, by night the
town was full o» riunors of quar¬
antines against ufl,
Sunday Fitzgerald sent dpwn two
physicians, ly m^ke a personal in¬
specting, 9/ the cases, which they
didq agg‘ unturned home to report
the- existence of small pox here,
though the committee was divided
as to the nature of the disease, so
we have been inforaanb
Then a committee from the same
town waited on Judge Smith in
I l-vyi (i.ville Sunday night, and
through their representation court
was adjourned next morning.
Monday morning quite a crowd,
who knew nothing of the scare,
gathered at the court house and
most of the day was spent in dis¬
cussing the small pox question.
Nearly every Rection of the county
reported the existence of the
“breaking out,” or had had it with¬
in the past two years, the descrip¬
tion of the deseasc, symptoms,
etc., indicating that it was the same
j„ every section where it appeared,
No deaths were reported,
^ rom r - \A . C ongo, who
iives in the western P art of the
coi-.’itj, we learned that a disease
similar ... to the one nd’*' prevailing
was brought from the Ocrrtulgee
river, about two years ago, by ’his a
Wlllte woman and scattered irj
’ " ' ‘' "families
neighborhood, Whole
were prostrated by the breaking
out, but there were no deaths. Not
knowing any name for it, the
people over there called it “The
Sue Pox,” the woman’s given name
being Susan.
Last February Mr. E. J. Ilegan,
who lives ihree miles north of
Ocilla, had the breaking out in its
severest form, and sayR he was
awful sick for a few days. Mrs.
Hogan had it later, and was also!
very sick; and still later several of
the children “broke out,” but their
cases were mild, compared to
those of their parents,
Several months . afterwards . , „ Mr.
j ohn j,’ oimtain went dowil wit j 1
the disease, about four miles cast
of Mr. Hogan’s. His was at first
reported to be small pox, and he
* ad a ca ;p l ; ut he recovered ,
\ * 00, ’ ; victim anc ^ Mr. in Ai . that J. Lnke section. was His the J
;
6e ,e„ !t 0 f »11, „ U
a relapse, and his death was
reported in Ocilla, but he came in
the fiext day and contradicted it,
Powell, Bullard & Go's quarter
is situated across the branch east of
I the town. This firm employs about
, hundl . ed handg in their nayal
j has gtore prevailed s business. in this The breaking out
negro quarter
since about the first of last May,
there having been, since that time,
twenty-five cases, not one of which
lasted over fourteen days and in the
majority of cases the parties did not
-n-ork, so we have been inforrn-
ed. AAT are told that the four-
teentli day is the critical period in
small pox, and if we accept this as
true, the disease now prevailing is i
quite different, in this particidar,
at least, as the patient is convales-
cen t within that time, nnless a T<--
lapse is brought on niy eipesure.
We have not raentidWM Several
families in different parts of the
county who have had this disease,
ont they arenuirteroifts and widely
scattered, find npae of them have
been alarmed , lintil, possibly, the
present “s'cwre” was raised.
To summarize: Ocilla, with a
populatibh, all told, of whites and
blacks, of about thirteen hundred,
has had, so we are told, about 47
cases of this disease since the first
hf May, not one of whow has died.
No white person in town has had
[it, so far an we can learn. This is
an unbiased statement, as cun bo
shown to those who desire to
informed; and yet reports
abroad that our ton n is a bol-brd
of small pox and our people dy mg
at the rate of ten a day.
We are informed that every
town and yo.gnty in this section of
Georgvj h.a. iwpye or loss of the
disease i«, q.uesi^o;^ that it is
widespread in Florida., lu some
sections it is called cl vphan.& deb,
in others roseola, in others black
itch, in others army itch and in
others small pox, but from all ac¬
counts it is the same disease.
The Dispatch has had no cause
for a change of opinion as to the
disease, and that is, it is not
dangerous to human life, therefore
there is no cause for alarm.
Thera is a time for nil things.
The time to take EeWitt’s Lillie
Early Risers is when you tiro suff¬
ering from constipation, biliousness,
sick head-ache, iiulig sii >n or other
stomach or liver troubles R. H
Allen <fe Co., Ocilla, Ga,
Sutton Gossip.
Mr. B. C. Hutchinson is elowlv
improving.
Mr. R. A. Smith is attending
court in Isabella this week.
Mr. M. L. Lipham attended
preaching at New River Sunday.
Mr. S. Z. Castleburry visited
near Sutton Sunday, the guest, of
Messers. J. T. and Seaborn Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. .1. Daniels visit¬
ed at New River last Saturday, the
guests of Mr. AY. \Y. AYebb’s
family.
\Ye stated last vvec-k that the
singing convention would bo at
Zion Hope the fifth Sunday, but we
now want to say that Sunday it
was called in and will not be until
the first Sunday in November, as
there is to be a union meeting at
new river on the fifth Sunday and
Saturday before, and everybody is
COrdiau,' '
with them their lunch basket.
Mr. R. H. Hutchinson returned |
from Irwinville Monday night and !
informs ns that court was put off |
on account of small pox in Ocilla
and Ashburn. AVe are, indeed,
sorry to hear of the small pox be¬
ing So near us.
finite a crowd of the young
people of Sutton went to Prof.
Billie Sumner’s sing breaking up
near Mr. Jonathan Walker's las*
Friday and report having heard
some sood singing. Prof. Sumner
has taught several classes in vocal
music this fall.
Mr. J. T. Brinkley bid his many
friendg ad j eu around Sutton Satur-
day and left for his home in Pulas-
ki county. It was with regret we
saw him go, but hope he will re-
turn soon. There is a certain young
la dy looking quite sad since lie left,
Don’t ^ grieve; he’s cominff
Oct : 24. Ju’sik.
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Sour stomach, fuliuess after eat¬
ing, flatulence are all caused by im¬
perfect digestion. Prickley Ash
Bitters corrects the disorder at
once, drives out badly digested food
and tones the stomach, liver and
bowels. For sale by Mash burn &
Denmark, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Hon. AVm, Henderson was
ported to be improving yesterday
afternoon.
Capt. Mull, of I’ifzgerald, passed
through Ocilla yesterday afternoon,
en route home f'r'6'm the inquest over
the body of Prichard Giimore, men-
tion of whose death is made
wbere. V he verdict was death from
a pist'ol in his own hands.
If you owe
Dei # | Dispatch, . 1
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call ■w ■ and i settle,,
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need million m _ # «/
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so more than we
have 1 J
on JAUiiitit I I M I H I
Call early and
avoid the jam.
Coed Advice to Farmers.
The price of cotton has reached
' seycti ceiits. Is it: a blessing or
otherwise? I fear it will be a curse,
for it \f i 11 cause more to be planted,
I hi si cad of food crops.
Why will the t'i v, ners continue to
plant so much cotton, when it is
their ruin? They gorge tho market
and then it falls back to from three
to live cents. Think of the difivr-
en< ‘<‘ ' !l t,u; price of cotton if there
were only eight million bales instead
of twelve millions made.* The
farmers should plant more grain-.....
something to eat—and not buy so
much that they could make easier
mid cheaper at home. They could
make more than by planting cotton
and buying rations. The farmers
have the greatest calling on earth ii
they would only put it to the right
advantage.
Xex t year I hope all I he young men
who have farms will go to them,
Those who have none, help your
fathers, if they have farms, if not,
why rent one and farm any how,
and don’t depend on cotton for a
living. Plant corn, rice, wheat,
potatoes, peas and such, and just a
little cotton.. Begin with a little
and you will never need but a little,
f am sure any one can make a liv¬
ing on the farm, if no more, if they
would try at all, and I see no reason
why they couldn’t make more. I
am sure there is nothing more to
prevent them from doing so there
any more than anywhere else, and
it seems to me that it would be
easier, and I am certain it would
not be any harder.
The farmers buy too much that
they should make at home, and
would make, if it were not for cot-
foh; but they plant cotton and risk
buying meat and bread, All their
best laud is for cotton, while their
poorest land is for food crops. If
tb ^’ wouk1 rever ’ e ]t 1 think the y
would find they would get along
better. A'oung farmers, begin with¬
willing Jlcdd nnd mind .and you
will get there. Show the oldei’ an< ^
,
wiser heads that farmers will do
better with more grain and less c°t-
ton. They begun by planting largo
crops of cotton, and they think they
would be convinced that they are
wrong. More grain is what we
need, if the farmers could only
realize it and not let the prices of
cotton persuade them to keep plant-
i„gu Von plant eon, rice, pc
tatoes, peas, etc., and let. your
neighbors plant cotton. He will
plant enough plenty for both, and you can
mak, to eat for home n.t
a,ul tome to ep.re. Von can
better prices for grain than for
cotton, and it is much easier made
and gathered.
Th( , farmerg are all weI1 pleased
th] - Th have JiearIy all
g j, ear
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them another year. Jnst a few that
J’SVe failed, and they have not fail¬
ed bad. But will they be so-well
pleased next year? not if they plant
c °Hon instead of <ood crops, and
the former drops again to four cents,
Oct 22. Farm hr Girl.
Card of Thanks.
“I wish to express my thanks to
the manufacturers of Chamberlain’s
r cii( . cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-
edv, for having put on the market
SU eh a wonderful medicine,” says
\y. AY. Massingill, of Beaumont,
: Texas. There are many thousands
of mothers whose children have
been saved from attacks of dyserr-
! t e ry aud cholera infantum who must
also feel thankful. It is for sale by
Dr. G. 1L Macon it Co., Druggist.
I COL KT ADJOURNED.
OBORC IA.-LwI;, County.
Irwin Superior Court. October terra, 1899.
. there exists fn said said county sumll pox, which.
if true, tlu; hqkling superior court might
to cause the spread of is said his day disease, for
reason said superior court t adjourn-
ed to the *erond Monday in December, 189‘j.
All parties, witnesses or others interested in
said court, are therefore excused until said
2nd Monday in December, 1898. I’he jurors
\ both grand and traverse, are excused until
said 2nd Monday required in Decomiier. 1899, at which
; time they are to be presenr. In
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in this and close i>y counties. Salary !SwOo a
year ajid expenses. Straight, bona-fi (le. no
more, no less salary. Position permanent.
Our references, any bank in any town. It is
mainly office Avork conducted at
j References. Enclose seif-addivssed stamped
! <D,Tflow. TEE DOMINIUM #U)MPANY.
Jhept., 3, Chicago.
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Don’t burn up the 15DEAD or search tho
TURKEV when you enn jtwt a i ei feet linker at it low flaiire.
Don’t nit In tlm dark and dremn of ti HOSTS or HI KULAIiS wheu
we almost jfivii away those liainlsoine lamps. Tiiey are S1UKEKS.
Don’t jjat excited nrnl pay a HDNDltKD dollars tor a HHOtlH' wlum we
can writ jiou<STYS.B, FINISH aud QUALITY ut r much less figure-,
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HARDWARE of every kind.
Fine China and Dish Ware of all kinds.
SILVER and STEEL table cutlery In desirable design*, Paints, Oil*
and varnishes l tliat will suit your laste and pocket book.
Call on us at nn early date and see for yourselves tbe variety and
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quality of our goods.
WAIT & HOUSES HARDWARE GO.
BOYD'S OLD STAND. FITZGERALD, GA.
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Better Goods
FOR
ness Money*
Is the basis upon
which we solicit
your patronage.
We invite you,
and earnestly re¬
quest you, to ex¬
amine our stock
and compare our
Prices before
inaki n g you r pur¬
chases.
Our new meth-
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be just what the
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intelligent 1)11 V
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they , -j should , ill buy.
We are still
conducting* aJ
cash business on
the small profit
plan, and invite
an inspection of
our stock. One
ticket given with
each cash pur¬
chase of one dol¬
lar,which the entitles
customer to!
a draw at
in cash, to be
given December away by
us on
1st.
Yours to serve,
R. B. ALLEN & 60.,
IRWIN AVENUE J
OCILLA - - GEORGIA.
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The Royal Tailors, I
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We are still selling Piano*,
gar.8 and Sowing Machines
Ocilla. Orders left with Pourn
* Ducmt will r,c.i„ pr.mpl
tention. ltesptfully,
GARTER 1 DOROllGfi
Tiftou and Ocilla.
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