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Official Organ Irwin County. VOL. IV. FRED. J. CLARK, Furniture. Grant street, mmm. oa. HOME NEWS. _ 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. ^ T ___ si ^■'Lntllll I 1 vNtUlo (I1UI cl Q ‘ fII 1 sortment of such things as in- I ,, llC , tliip})UlCSS , W { CclSC Ol yOUfl^ 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* “■woxjXiXE^s’ coxoKrr stcxrx2S 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 r COCOCOCOCOwt*-^ W W M 4k ^ OJ w STf JO z,i tc» CO f— — O Of ICMC OO to QO to 05 tc « Cft OC 0 5 8 f..........Fletcher, f.......... t..........Harding, ..........Fitzgerald, ............Tifton, Brighton, •Pinetta, Mystic, Ga.. Ga....... Ga...... Ga............ Ga.............— Ga...... Ga..... 35 2C 11 17 9 5 tci.ua ca c« o* c» o» 85«S'SS5 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, --'-ssT—-- 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, r ) MILL no e= No. 2. No. 4. Xo. S.