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TUK DISPATCH. HK&’DgRSON &. HAM,UN, PnopurETOiis. M. Henderson, - Business Manager. J,. W. Hanlon, - iSdltur, IJitblislied every Friday and entered at the Ooiila postofl&ce as second-class rpall matter, firal-elass reading and a high, grade advertising medium. Subscription Hales . One copy, one year............... m 8SS One copy, six mouths .......... One copy, three months......... Advertising rates ou application. Address all business letters to.Tnji Dis¬ patch, Lock Ripx.U, Ooiila, <!a. 33=== 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