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Official Organ
Irwin County.
VOL. IV.
FRED. J. CLARK, Furniture. Grant street, mmm. oa.
HOME NEWS.
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LOCAL sCHEDUIjK O. Jk A. R. R.
BAILY. EXCBJT »f>DAY. !
ArrlTBHtOcilla. ..11:00 a. m. /a A 8:25 p. m.
Leave Ocilla..... .11:30 a. rn. and 8:40 a. m.
SUNDAY ONLY.
Leave Ocilla.......... .....ii:os a. m.
Arrive at Ocilla....... ......4:50 p.m.
Close connections for north, east, south or
West.
R. D. Gowan for Christmas goods,
Long cotton, 13 to 13 3-4. Short
notton, 7. Cash prices.
Thesore . 8rm brigade is where it
can smile occasionally.
You have to go away from Ocilla
to hear small pox talk.
The cold weather to . , be
seems
lesseningithe small pop.
Next week our merchants will be
busy wrapping up Christmas goods,
Tax Collector „ ,, ,,, bletcber , did . a c fane
, business in Irwinville last Monday.
Mr. W. F. Paulk is making some
«*tra fine syrup tbis week, so we
t« Rr .
Mrs. 'N. D. Porter and Mrs. J.
W, McNamara visited Fitzgerald
yesterday.
Judge J. B. Clements and Hon.
T. B. Young were in Ocilla a short
«■»
1 1 *>r. Wiley Fussell killed a pig
Tuesday morning that weighed 510
nmnds gross.
The political pot will not begin
o boil before next spring. It will
ratner HI then.
f Mrs. Mims, wife of Mr. William
[ims, died Tuesday morning, after
». protracted illness.
See change in Powell, Bullard &
3’s- advertisement and see them
if ’ holiday J goods. °
Imke, Clements Jb Co., the stock
’ alers, selling drove after drove
are
fine horses and mules.
R- D. Gowan has just received a
Fruit the -- holiday -
g* lot of for
de- (jail and see him.
se
rei Yell, fellow-citizens, the icy
ti and house has
ie came, the pest
n locked up. Verbum sat.
l iater—The pig and chiok.n
^7 W .J. Mixon and Archie
h Lilian ha« been declared off.
[ake up your mind to so arrange
,f Christmas festivities as to have
ea dache mixed up with them.
f rs. W. F. Paulk has recovered
j J ‘ ■ a long spell of fever. This will
- sheering netrs to her many
- ds.
to young men in town one#
■. ;ht they could play crokinole.
t'
mo '
o) are not so sure about it now-
o lay night they loat seventeen
,J ' ei ^^ t,eea g ames And received
t white-wasbiSgu,
lid Santa Clans
HAS ESTABLISHED
illS HEADQUARTERS AT
?
owell. Bullard & Go’s.
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1 sortment of such things as in-
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ir l g-klrl vFAVl duri VlulJll^ no* thp 111,5 ^IVI 0*lnrimi^ lUUo
iristma s Sl^aSOIlv. Call and take
Bin away.
THE OCILLA DISPATCH.
OCILLA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA„ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1899.
Word comes that Mr. Frank Paulk
killed his pig Wednesday morning,
an( j t}jat the gross weight was 550,
net 480.
Lots lie of Fireworks knows just at how R D. to Gow-j treat
an s.
his customers square.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Prof. W
;
N. Smith and Mrs. M. L Lawson,
is visiting her children and will re- j
main several weeks. |
The finest rutabagas we have seen
Alva S Paulk. Many thaukw. j i
Only a plate of syrup candy, only
that and a young man handy ; only
a Miss 80 fah ' and «weet—the candy ,
or Miss, which shall be eat? i
:
Messrs. Walter Williams and Al-
bert Fountain, of Sycamore, spent
a few days in Ocilla this week the
0 guest of Mr. John Clements.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wynn went
to housekeeping last Saturday. Mr.
Wynn is the efficient foreman of the
i Mystic and Ocilla railroad shops.
i Mr. Joe Garrick and family
moved to Dodge county this week,
Mr. Garrick farmed on one of Mr.
Ransa McClellan’s places this
!
Mr j A DcB oneof i rwin > s
hustling young farmers, treated the
Dispatch orphans to a. bunch of
extra fine Flat Dutch turnips
day .
Mr. J. W. Parnell and family, of
Unadilla, are now residents of Ocilla.
The Dispatch wishes for them pros-
perity and happiness in their new
home.
j There arc a number of charming
young ladies soliciting funds for
the Christmas tree, but we failed to
learn their names. They’ll call on
J ou > 3 ,lst 8ame '
If yoa desire to spend $5.00 in
Ocilla for dry goods, clothing,shoes,
etc., stop at T. Gottleib’s, where
you can get $6.50 worth for
sum.
I offer for sale, on easy terms,
house and lot corner Irwin avenue
and Eighth street till January 1st,
1900. If not sold by that time, will
be for rent the ensuing year.
Apply to Wm, Hbxdkksox.
Mr. R. B. Allen is one of the
happiest merchants in town. His
advertising has brought him trade
from far as well as near, and he has
done a fine business. Yes, he at-
tributes it to advertising, and be
knows how and where to advertise.
Judge Wiley W’hitley was in town
W T ednesday attending lodge meeting.
He carried a jug of viuegar home
with him. He says they are all so
sweet at his place that they just
have to have vinegar. Gane grind-
ing several weeks caused some of it.
'1 here are big things ahead lor
if we have read the signs
The teachers and pupils of the
High School are enjoying
^eir holiday vacation.
Y ou make no mistake when you
bring your cotton to this mar¬
ket. Cash paid for cotton,
Mr. N. A. Arnold returned yes¬
terday, after a business trip of sev¬
eral weeks to Calhoun county.
oranges,_ raisins, nuts, Malaga
jellies, cranberries, and tire
wor 8 0 a ,nfs - nces an
§ 00t 9 n » 1 >ei r >’ 8 ree
Mr Dan Henderson killed two
turkeys at one shot last , Saturday, „ ,
Fast winter and so far this winter
he killed eighteen wild turkeys, all
one being shot through the
, leac .
*’
Last Monday Judge Smith grant-
ed a charter *to the Irwin County
Publishing Comyany, and the corn-
pany will organize some time next
month and will then take charge ol
the Dispatch. I he following well
known citizens compose the com-
pany: M Henderson, J B Clements,
J A J Henderson, J W Hanlon, J
Lee Ensign, Wm Henderson, E R
Smith, J K Goethe, Warren Fk-d h
J II Po well, J J Lee and J B 1
*
Hunter, Pearce k Batten,
SAVANNAH, GA.
PATTflV I vJ]\ U f/lL' \ i vJ-K-Wv
Experienced and Expert handlers of both
Sea Island and
Upland Cotton •
Money loaned to Cotton Shippers on satisfactory se-
curity.
Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizer.
8-4-6.
Attention Methodist.
To the members of the Ocilla Meth- ’
odist church:
Yourpresence at the call meeting
o'f the members of above church is
respectfully solicited on next Sun-
day night at 6 30 for the purpose of
concerted action in some systematic
plans in raising our assesment for
the next conference year. This is
all important, owing to the fact that
'the first quarterly conference con-
| venes early in January, and the stew*
ards of the church must be in pos-
session of the voice of the church
before this time. There are also
other matters of importance to dis¬
cuss
We cordially invite the members
of other churches and the populace.
Signed, J. E. Goethe,
Chairman Board of Stewards.
If your time is worth fifty cents a
minute you couldn\ spend it to
Han by coming to
Ocilla to do your trading with 1.
<Jottlieb -
-———
Mr. E. B. Strozier, an old Geor-
gia boy and a genial representasive
of the Wrought Iron Range
paid Ocilla his first visit Saturday,
leaving Sunday morning. lie de-
olarod himself highly pleased with
Oeilln and her people.
South Georgia Conference.
The South Georgia Conference,
which convened in Dublin on the
6th. has completed its labors. Fol¬
lowing are the appointments for the
McRae district:
M. A. Morgan, Presiding Elder.
McRae—S. W. Walker.
Helena and Lumber City—II. C.
Brew ton.
.Jacksonville—T. D. Strong.
Abbeville and Ocilla—W. W.
Stewart.
Crisp—To be supplied by Fred
Ward.
RocheUe _j j> Dickinson.
Cochran—C. M. Ledbetter.
Empire—W. L. Wight.
r.asiman _I a T i . Rider rviuer.
Dexter—E. L. Tucker.
Cedar Grove—Supplied by G. W.
Pharr.
Mount Vernon—W. G. Jones.
Ilazlehnrst-—E. A. Sanders.
/Spring Hill—W. T. Clark.
Rhine—D. F. Miles.
Baxley—T. B. Stanford.
South Bakley—To be supplied.
Eastman—Chaunoy E. Clements.
Dr. J. E. Goethe, while inspect-
in S tlle new Baptis. church a -ew
^ a f ’ made a nusstep and landed
* bottom-of the pool, infecting
Manful wound on h.s right knee,
’ *' 10 80011 " m " ,ng
dong minus the limp.
Election of Officers.
Dcilla Lodge No. 374, F. ifc A.
M., held its regular monthly rneet-
Wednesday.
A resolution repealing the night
meet i n g 8 0 f t fi e lodge, which was
introduced at the night meeting on
the fourth Wednesday in November
was adopted. Hereafter there will
he monthly meetings on the second
Wednesday in each month, at 10
a. ra.
The following officers will sei*ve
during the ensuing year :
Dr. J. E. Goethe—W. M
D. J. Henderson—S. W.
L. G. Whitley—J. W.
^ J. W. Hanlon— Sec’y.
J. W. Baulk—Treas.
E J. Young—S. D. D.
R. L. Ilendersdn—-J.
J. B. Davis—S. S.
A, W. Drew—J. S.
- Chaplain.
—— -• ■afc. V -.80--—
Misses Pealrl Rarnett and Mittie
g err y ( two of Ocilla’s winsome
y° ui, g ladies > have b f n bu ; 0 bis
week gettmg’up funds for the Christ*
; mas tree, ami have been quite suo-
so far. Those who have not
yet contributed should hasten to do
so, and thus aid in swelling the tide
of happiness during what should be
the joyous Christina* holiday*.
Harley Hardware Co.
Stoves,
Tinware,
Crockery,
House
FljnilSlliflQ U
Goods
Harley Hard ware Co,
T“w Feed i Sale
AND
LUKE, CLEMENTS & CO.. PROP'RSv
X. OCILLA, GA
CO
HORSES
CO s
MULES
TURPENTINE BUSINESS
A - !wa >’ s onliancl and at prices that will change
Our stock are all young, wall broke and ready for work.
Call, see them and get prices before buying elsewhere.
TIFTON Sc NORTHEASTERN R. R*
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LOCAL TIME TABLE No- «.
H. H. TIFT, ProTdent. W. O. TIFT, Yioe-Pmshiaot.
Gexeral Office*: Tiftox, Obokoia.
No. 7. No. 3. No. 1.
a 7^ f~ LEAVE. AHK1VK. ^ y e
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ARRIVE. LEAVE
Trains Nos. 1, 3, 3 and 4 run daily, except Sunday.
Trains Nos. 7 and 8 run on Sunday only. signal.
(f) Flag Station. Trains stop only on ilwriiia
All trains make connection with the Plant System and Georgia Southern <£s
at, Tifton, and the Georgia A Alabama at Fitzgerald. TratBe U&uaaer.
F. M. UoATRia*T,
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Ocilla Novelty Worts!
L. J. TUCKER, FROF’R,
Ocilla, Georgia.
/ am prepared to manufacture , on short notice 9 *«■*;’•*«
Mantles, Ll
Columns,
Gable Ornaments,
Brackets,
Newel Posts.
And all other interior and exterior finishings for residences, churches,
pric. My facilities for turning out work in above line are excellent, and
prices will be- found reasonable for firsUciass work. Orders from Irwin
county and soUthwnjt 'Georgia generally are respectfully sohkvited, «nti
•atitfaetiem ia assured. 7-7-itm
■
.
Vfe carry
a complete line of
Shelf and Heavy Hard¬
ware, Plows, Plow Gear, Harness,
etc. We call particular attention
to Chattanooga Chilled Plows and
Planet, Jr., Cultivators.
Close prices, fair
dealing.
Milesi
Official Organ
Irwin County.
Effective
December U>. 1897.
Baluste^a,
-Head Blocks,
Corner Blocks,
-Base Blooks,
Moxfodlngs.
IMiles’
NO. 22.
Saw Mil],
Turpentine
Still Supplies.
:
wagons
fteavn
Harness,
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MILL
no e=
No. 2. No. 4. Xo. S.