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Official Urgitu Ij-win County,.
FwdAX, NdVEMRER 24, 1899
The Prevailing Disease.
For several weeks the Dispatch
has acknowledged its ignorance as
to the right name for the disease
which prevails to a greater or lesser
extent in southwest, southern, mid¬
dle and perhaps other pQrtjpns of;
Georgia. Our local physioians were
divided, aDd this very naturally
created douhts,. outside, of the pro¬
fession, and these,, doubts were
largely against the small-pox theory.
The writer, was among these doubt-
ers, while respecting the opinions
of those who differed with him.
Mayor Henderson endeavored to
get an expert here three or more
weeks ago, when Cooper, a negro,
broke out with the disease in a lit¬
tle but between north Cherry street
and the raiload, but he was engaged
elsewhere at the time and did not
reach here till Thursday night of
last week. In the meantime the dis¬
ease increased among the negroes in
the turpentine quarters near the
eastern limits of town. There has
been, as nearly as we can get at it,
from reports of the marshal and
others, about seventy-five cages
among the colored people-in town
—nearly all ia the turpentine quar¬
ters mentioned—since, last April, a
large majority of which cases did
not stop work, and but very few of
which called, in a .phygieiaa/ No
deaths have occurred, nor has there
been a single case among the whites
in the corporate limits of the town.
We do not wish it understood
that white, people are exempt from
the disease. Messrs. Wright Luke,
John Fountain, Dick Roberts and
Hon. Wm. Henderson, who live in
the county, have had severe cases,
and there are others whose names
we do not recall at this moment.
Dr. Wertenbakev, the small pox
expert, accompanied by Mayor Hen¬
derson and Mr. W, M. Harris, ex¬
amined five cases, all negroes, and
pronounced each of them email pox.
He said it was a mild form of the
disease and was scattered over a,
large portion of the state. He rec¬
ommended isolation and vaccination
as the quickest and surest way of
stamping out the disease. His ex¬
amination was confined to a look by
lamplight at the patients. This was
strong evidence of his profound
knowledge of the disease, for, as is
well known, numbers of as able
physicians as there are, perhaps, in
the state, after carefully noting each
phase of the disease, have openly
avowed their inability to give it a
name. The Doctor left on the 6:40
train Friday morning.
The same morning tlie town coun¬
cil met, and, after exhaustive dis¬
cussion, passed ordinances for com¬
pulsory vaccination and th« estab¬
lishment of a pest house.
This is the only way to stamp out
the disease. While so far. it has not
proven dangerous to human life,
still no one cares to take it, and the
action of the town coucil will meet
the approval and will receive the
hearty co-operation of every oitizen
of the town.
As well known, the disease is
scattered about in the county (or
has been, and may be now,) and
Commissioner M. Henderson will
act in concert with the town author¬
ities of Ociila in stamping it out.
For this purpose the houses at the
Ed. Thomas mill, two miles north
of town, have been leased, and all
cases, except those that can be
properly isolated and eared for at
home, will be taken there and caved
for and strictly guarded until all
danger of infection from them is;
passed. Mayor Henderson has ov-
dered a lot of disinfectants, and
these will lie used in houses and on
bedding and clothing where the dis¬
ease has been or where it may exist
in future
Out of the number of cases men-
tioned, a dozen or more havo been
too severe to.be varioloid, the mild-
est form of s. pox, and perhaps it
would come nearest to being the
next mildest form, which is called
“variola disoreta - ,” but no matter
what form it is,, the quickest way to
get rid of it is the best, and our
town and county, authorities have
adopted that way.
A few words to,the general public
may not be amiss. Henceforth there
will be less danger in coming to
Ocilla than there has been at any
time since last April (if there ever
has been any), as no patient will be
allowed abroad until all danger of
contagion is passed. By the rigid
adoption of this rule, coupled with
compulsory vaccination, the disease
wiil soon be wiped out.
There need be no alarm—no fear
that the disease may be caught by
coming to town. Come when you
h$ve business or desire to make a
social call. Ooilla’s doors are wide
open.
Let every person in towns and
country co-operate with the officers
until tbe whole county is entirely
rid of this not deadly but decidedly
unpleasant visitor.
Next year will be a warm num-
ber, politically, and the usual sur-
prises will occur to some of those
who reach confidently after the
choice plums.
Mr. J. $i< Smith, who was woods-
man for Drew. db McNeil for several
year*, now occupies similar posi-
tion with Mr. J. A. J. Henderson
at Keystone Park, Fla.
If the fellow who goes to church
with a quid of tobacco in his mouth
is as far from Godliness as he is
from clenliness, he certainly needs
the prayers of the righteous.—Moul¬
trie Observer.
Mr. Robert J. Griffin, a promi-
nent citizen of Berrien county, died
at his home Monday night, after a
long illness, of typho-malarial fever.
This will be painful news to his
many relatives and friends in this
and adjoining counties. Peaceful
be his rest.
Judge J. J. Lee came down from
Irwin ville Monday to confer with
Mayer Henderson about the pre-
vailing disease, with a view to the
establishing of a joint pest house, for
Ocilla and the county. He came at
Mayor Henderson’s request.
The town and county authorities
have taken hold of the small pox in
the right way and will soon wipe it
out of the. county. Hereafter every
person, white or black, in town or
county, Bhould heartily co-operase
with them, by seeing that no one
with the disease or suspected of
having it, is allowed to go at large.
Mr. J. J. Harper, who started to
drive a double team from the depot
to his store Saturday last, was
thrown from the rear of the wagon
while the team was dashing away at
full speed, and was severely hurt on
the head and face. His many friends
will he glad to know that no bones
were broken and that he will soon
be entirely recovered.
The Marine Hospital Bureau, in
one of its Public Health Reports,
says 7 Small pox is easily prevented
by vaccination, and the preparation
of glycerinized vaceine lymph has
now , been , brought ,, to . such , pefection e ..
that there should be no faar of nn-
toward results in its-use. The pre-
vention of the spread of small pox
is easily effected by vaccination and
other measures, and is properly the
care of state and local health au¬
thorities.
Mr. W. E. Garrett, of Tifton,
was run over and horribly mangled
by the north bound train on the
Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
way last Sunday morning, about
12:45, a quarter of a mile north of
Tifton. Ilia head was cut off,
crushed to a pulp and thrown twen-
ty yards from tho track. One hand
was cat off, his clothing was torn
into shreds and the body crushed
into a mass of torn flesh. He leaves
a wife and five small children. Mur¬
der is suspected.
!
TO THOSE CONCERNED.
The office of County Commis-
H * 011er imposes upon me the duty,
among others, of protecting the
P eo P le a g ainst contagious and in-
factions diseases, and as Dr. W er-
tepbaker, the government small
1 >QX «P«rt, has pronouncad.the dis-
ease ncnv prevailing in diilerenfc
I ,art8 °f county small pox, itbe-
comes my duty to call upon all pei-
^ Qus ^ le county, especially those
outside of incorporated towns, to
use ^ ue diligence in aiding, me in
stamping out said disease. And as
t i ie disease is almost entirely con-
fined to tho colored papulation, I
especially call upon mill owners and
naval stores manufacturers to exer-
c ' se closest scrutiny in their respec-
five negro quarters, so that all cases
therein may be properly isolated
until danger of infection is passed,
f° r i ’L as i® ^ as definitely
pronounced, the disease is small pox,
ma y necessitato the destruction of
nc g r0 houses infected by it, thus
causing considerable loss to ow ners
or tax payers.
Furthermore, I am assured by
Ur. Merten baker that unless steps
are immediately taken to stamp out
the disease, he w ill recommend a
ri gid quarantine against us, and this
would result in the stopping of all¬
business with, the outside world so
long, as the disease prevailed.
While no deaths have bo far. re-
Sll i tef i ? and there is little fear of the
q; sea , c aB10 ng our people, yet the
fact tbat j t has been pronounced
small pox hy the highest authority
forces upon us tbe necessity of vid-
ding onr community of it in the
most expeditious way we can adopt,
and that is to establish a pest house
or hospital, which I have done,
where all patients can be isolated
and properly cared for, and the pro¬
mulgation of quarantine orders
which I have also issued and ordered
published in circular form and in
the county press. Where the dis-
ease breaks out in families who will
maintain a strict quarantine of their
premises, removal to the pest house
w pp no t be required,
Tire disease prevailing is in most
cases 0 f suc h a mild form, that the
patient is prostrated only a day or
tw0? an d may be not at all, after
which he or she is circulating among
the neighbors at will and imparting
®be pestilence to others. Therefore
*bose who have the disease in any
f®im will be required to be quaran-
tbied twenty-one days after the
breaking out first appeared. This
requirement will be rigidly enforced
and anyone violating it will be ar¬
rested and detained in the pest house
the full length of time. To prevent
trouble, I advise those discharged
from the pest house, or from private
residences, be required to have the
attending physician’s certificate that
they have been detained the proper
time.
I beg to urge upon the people of
the county to vaccinate, as this is
claimed by experts in small pox, as
well as the medical fraternity gen¬
erally, to be the quickest and one of
the strongest aids in stamping out
the disease. Now, if the incorpor¬
ated towns (for they are better pre-
paren to do so) will co-operate with
me in this undertaking, we can
within a very short time rid our
community of the pestilence en-
tirely. all
I therefore call upon officers
of the law, both of towns and
county, to aid me in every way pos-
in apprehending and isolating
all ^ persons who have the disease or
be sllspectcd of having it>
who are at large . This applies cs-
pecially to negroes going from place
to place, many of whom are not
prostrated by tbe disease. And 1
further call upon all physicians in
the county, as well as upon the citi¬
zens generally, to notify me at once,
at Ocilla, or Judge J. J. Lee, at
Irwin ville, of all new cases, giving
the names of the persons and the
location, if outside of incorporated
towns.
If the disease is small pox, it is
said by the medical fraternity to
spread rapidly in cold weather and
that it is then more fatal. Accepting
this as true, it behooves us as a
mattei uf personal safety, as well as
to protect our material interests,, to
get rid ol the pestilence at the ear-
^ est possible Respectfully, moment.
etc.,
M. Hkndekson,
Com. Roads and Revenues.
Irwin County,. Ga.
AUNT SOFRONY SAYS
That bo long as her ball of assa-
foetida holds out you can’t scare her
about small pox.
That her beau seems to be gone
for good, and she charges up the
calamity to thoughtless meddlers.
That one never knows where flow¬
ers are coming, from. The -other
day she received a bunch of beauti¬
ful ones from far away North Car¬
olina, which tickled her awfully.
That she has no idea of ever be¬
ing at the head of a family, but if
she should she expects to raise a
rucus every, time the junior member
of tbe firm spits tobacco juice on
the h’ath.
That she insists on Ocilla having
a big Christmas tree, as she expects
a beau or two on it, besides other
useless articles.
That if there are any young men
at a distance whose best girls live
in Ocilla, she wants to sav to them
that they, can come aud go without
fear, as the breaking out is now
penned.up two miles from town.
That she hears of several young
men in Ocilla who are “looking
around,” and suspects eight or ten
widowers of doing the same thing.
Such- as this keeps her- mind in a
flurry, for she keeps thinking Dan
is among therm
Berrien Briefs.
Mr. John S. Turner, formerly of
Alapaba, died at his home in Wiila-
coochee Saturday evening, of heart
failure.
Mr. Bob Griffin was reported to
be very sick last week. Also.Mr.
H. B. Young is very sick in.AIap-
aha.
Mr. Elijah Vickers and his son,
Leonard, attended monthly meeting
at Ilebron Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Sarah and Emma McMil¬
lan,. Geneva Snaton and Blansstte
Chambless visited Misses Sallie and
Maude McMillan Sunday.
Miss Mittie Turner, of near Val¬
dosta, is visiting' her sister, Mrs.
Annie Harper.
Misses Annie and Claudie Sutton
were the guests of Misses Mamie
and Ella West Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. John Mattox was seriously
hurt by a falling piece of timber
last Saturday afternoon.
Susie.
Last Sunday there was a sing at
Henderson’s Chapel. It was the
closing of a successful singing school
under tbe instruction of tbe Davis
Brothers of Montgomery county.
The music was tine and the pupils
acquitted themselves in a very sat-
factory manner. About 1 o’clock
the writer, his best girl, Elder Sut¬
ton, Miss Aural Hobbs, Mr. Lucius
Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dov-
miney enjoyed a fine dinner at Mr.
Geo. Faulk’s, whom, and his excel¬
lent wife, know how to make guests
feel at home. From thence the
crowd weBt over to Mr. Lucius
Paulk’s where a few hours were
richly enjoyed. Quite a number of
the Brushy Creek vocal class were
present, besides several more from
other classes, and the singing, led
by Mr. Lucius Tucker, was grand..
Misses Aural Hobbs aud Annie Hen¬
derson presided at the organ at dif¬
ferent times, and each showed rare
skill as organists. It was an after¬
noon long to be remeinbhred—a
beautiful green spot in tbe desert oft
life.
Tuesday morning Henry Lewis*
was knocked into insensibility aDd.
robbed of $20. This occurred about
two miles east of town. Captain; M.
Henderson bad the negro brought to
town and Dr. Goethe dressed the
wound which wai on the left side c f<
the head. Two other negroes were
suspected, and about 10 o’clock
Deputy Sheriff K. L. Henderson
struck their trail, followed them to
Fitzgerald and about 1 o’clock Tues¬
day night he and Deputy Sheriff
Whitley captured Marshall Evans.
Wednesday they captured Frazier
Lowery at Garbett’s mill in Wilcox
county, and by 4 o’clock Wednes¬
day afternoon they had them- in
Ocilla, where they were (ried'and
committed to , .jail. . . Ibis . fine
J IS
Work and shows that Deputy J Bob is
tiik man for the place. Denutv 1 J
-
Wiley J has Ion" since proven 1 his fit-
ness for the position-he . bolds.
DON’T Let all your birds get away. Bay yoi
Watt & Holmes’. Every one aura shot
Don’t burn up tba BREAD or, at
TUKKE Y when you can get a perfect baker at alow flgura.
Don’t sit In.the-dark and dream of GHOSTS-or BtilBOLAII
we almost give away.those handsome lamps. They are 8B.UWIRS
Don’t get excited and pay-a HUNDRED dollars for,a BtJOGT, 1
can sell you STYLE,.FINISH and QUALITY at a much lesa.figui
Don’t miss th* attractive bargains found at WATT, 4k UOL
UARDWA-REof every kind.
Fine China and Dish War© of all hi
SIL VER and STEEL (able cutlery iu desirable dealgaa. Pail
and Tarnishes that will suit your taste and pocket book.
Call on,us at an early date and see for yours*Iras th* varii
quality of our goods.
mil & HOLMES HARDWARE 00..
FiarZGERAI-d
FOE LEAVE TO HELL.
GEORGIA—Irwln County.
Notice is hereby given tnat the undersigned said
for have leave applied sell to the land Ordinary belonging of to the county estate
to of distribu¬
of Jehu Fletcher, for the purpose
tion. -Said application will lie heard at the
next regular term of the court of Ordinary for
said county, to babe Id cm .the Erst Nov., Monday 1899. lu
December. 1899. This 8th day of
G. W. AKD T. E. fueiCBEK.
ll-tO-tt Administrators.
TWELVE MONTHS’ SUPPORT.
G eorgia- Irwlu County.
Carrie DannUton having made anp ideation
for twelve months’ support OHt of tin * estate
of J. M. Dennis ton, and appraisers duly tiled ap¬
pointed to set apart th* same having hereby
their return, all persons concerned are
required to show cause before the Court of
Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday
in December, 1899. why sa id application should
not be granted. This 8th day of .1. November, .1. Lee.
1899.
11-10-ft Ordinary.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Georgia—I rwin County.
Will be sold, before the court house door, at
Trvriurine. Ga*, on the first Tuesday iu De¬
cember, 1899, within the legal hour* of sale,
the following property, to-vrit:
490 Ail acres, of lot more of or land less; number also the 100, liorth containing half of
lot of land number 131. containing 245 acres,
more or less; all of said lands being-, in the5th
land district of said county. Levied on and
to be sold as the the property of William Grant-
ham to satisfy following executions, to-
wit: 1026th One district justice G. court M. of ft. Coffee fa. issued from Ga.. the in
favor of Macon Steam Gandy county, Works ainst
R. Purvis & Go., a firm composed of R. P urvis
aud William Grantham.
One fi. fa. issued from the city court of
against Douglas, R. Ga*, Purvis iu favor of K. A. Weil & Oo.
& Co.. R. Purvis arid Wil¬
liam Grantham.
One fi. fa. issued from the city court of
against Douglas, Ga., Purvis in favor of M. Ferst’sSons and & Co.
R. & Co., R. Purvis Wil¬
liam Grantham.
One fi. fa. issued from the Coffee city court,
July term, 1897, Richard in favor of Road Fertilizer
Co. against Purvis aud William
G rantbam.
Twofi. fas. issued from Coffee county city
court in favor of B. H. Levy & Bro. against
R, Purvis & Oo.
Two .justice court ft. fas. issued from the
1026th district G. M. of Coffee county, Ga., in
favor of Albany Drug Company against-Wil¬
liam Grantham and It. Purvis.
and Property the defendant pointed out in fi. by fa. plaintiffs’ W illiam attorney Granfc-
naru, served personally with notice of levies.
WARREN FLETCHER.
n-io-4t. Sheriff I. C.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
Georgia-—T rwi» County.
Will be sold, on tho first Tuesday In De¬
cember. 1.899. next, before the court house
door, at public outcry, to the highest bidder,
for cash, within the legal hours of sale, the
following described less, property laud .to-wit: number Fifteen
acres, more or of lot of 92.
ind the 3rd land district said comity, as re¬
corded in the plat of the Amiwicau Tribune
Soldiers’Colony lie sold as.the Oompa-ty. of Joseph Levied Buck on and to
isfy suparir court property fl. fa. in favor of to Labor sat¬
a
Buck. Exchange Defendant Branch No. notified 189 against said Joseph
in writing. This
November 9,1899. Warren Fletcher.
11-10-41. Sheriff.
MORTGAGE SAL^._
Georgia—I rwin County.
Under and by virtue of a power of attorney
oontuined in a certain mortgage executed to
W. A. Murray, on the 4th day of February,
1899. by H. O. Calhoun, to secure a certain
said promissory note which for 840.00. of the same due, date ct
mortgage, sum is now except
$5.00. which was sell paid on the 6th day of Octo¬
ber. 1899. I will to the highest Didder, for
cash, before the court house door In Irwin-
ville, on the first Tuesday in December, following 1899,
within the legal hours of sale, the
property, of land lying, to-wit; situated Thirty and acres, more or less,
east of lot of land being in 111. the north¬ in tbe
eoruer number
2nd dist of Irwin county, G a,, bounded as fol¬
lows: Beginning at northwest corner of said
lot. running east to the Rock House Branch,
thence down said branch to a certain tree
agreed thence north upon, thence the starting west to original line,
being deeded to to by 0. F. point, HiU the the same 8th
me on
day in of January, clerk’s .1891. office Said of Irwin mortgage is record¬
ed the county, Ga.,.
in Book E, pages 573-4, and recorded on the
7th Z. day Bass, of February, 1899. W. This Morrat, not. S, 1899.
A.
A H'y for Mortgagee. Mortgagee.
lt-10-4t.
FOR LEAVE TO SBLL.
Georgia—I rwin County.
Notice is hereby given that' the undersign¬
ed has applied to toe Ordinary of said county
for leave to sell lands belonging to the.estate
of Nellie O. Sibley, for the.purpose of the pay¬
ment of debts and for the purpose jof making
distribution among the heirs of said estate.
Said application will be heard at tbe regular
term of tiie court of ordinary of said county,
lo be held on the first Monday In December,
1899. This 3rd day of November. 1899.
0. L. Siblkt. ,Tr.,
ll-I0-4t Adm’r estate Nellie O. Sibley
DISMISSION FROM ADMINISTRATION.
Georgia— Irwin County.
Joseph Whereas. Waldron, J. O. Fuasell, administrator of
represents to the court In
his petition, duly fully filed and entered on record,
that-he has administered said estate:
This is therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, why said administrator should not
be discharged front his administration, and
receive letters of dismission on the first Mon¬
day vember, in February, 1800. This 6th day of No¬
J*09
J. J. LEE.
U-15-V.m. Ordinary..
FOR LEAVE TO SELL.
Georgia -Irwin County.
Notice* is hereby given that the undersigned
has* applied to the Ordinary of said county
for leave.to sell land belonging to she estate
of Willis Dorrriiney. for t he payment of deists.
Said application will be board at the, next reg¬
ular term of fb*> Court of Ordinary- for said
county, to he held on the fir*t Monday in De-
comber, J?W. Th-is 6th day of November, 1898.
J. J. OORMJtfPJT,
22-l<Mt. Administrator.
CITATION.
To all whom- jrwmuourwy, it mtsr concern: Wright T.
Baulk hRvims-.apiilled-forguardianahip of the
persons ond property of John Edwin Vnur..
vaun and.Bora Bvlle Vann, minor ehil-
dren of Mrs; Mary E. Vann, late of said coun-
notice is bwelty given tha* said
apnlHGUion o'clock *. m..«v> will lie the lieaiM fi st ju Monday my office, in oecem- at Wr\
wa next, Hus 6th gjv.v of iSoroml ..ICC, 1899.
J. J. I.KE.
u-ie-u. Uiriinary.
Beitir GO
FOR:
* Less Mone
Is the basis uj
which we sol
your patrom
We invite y<
and earnestly i
quest you, to c
amine our sto
and compare o
Prices befo
making chases. your pu
Our new met
ods, and lo
Prices, seem
be just what tl
people waiting wei
for.
Our aim is j-
sell at prices th;
leave no doul
in the minds <
intelligent whei buj
ers as to
they should bu;
We are tiiifg ^str
condue
cash business o
the small invitl profit!
plan, and
an inspection stock. Onl oj
our
ticket given wit J
each cash purl doll
chase of one
far, which entitle!
the customer to
a draw at $5.00j
given n cash, to bj b<|
Deeembei away
us on
Yours to serve
R. B. ALLEN & GO
IRWIN AVENUE,
OCILLA - GEORGIA