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THE DISPATCH. llENUERSON & 11ANV.ON, 1‘ltOl'lUKTOKS. M. Henderson Business Manager. i. W. Hanlon, Editor. Puklisbmt every Friday and entered at the Ocilla postotflee as second-class mall matter, first-class reading and a high grade advertising medium. Butreeriptlon Itules : One copy, one year...... *1 00 One copy, six months... 50 One copy, three months 25 Advertising rates on application. Address all business letters to The Dis¬ patch, bock Box H, Ocilla, Oa. Ottlciat Organ Irwin County Friday. Dec ember 15, i».». The weather is flue for turning pigs into bacon. Many ft pig ceased t» breathe Wednesday morning. New subscribers continue to glad¬ den tlie dispatch owners. Aagusta, Ga., had a $1,000,000 fire last Sunday morning. Shooting for turkeys, chickens, etc-, seems to be growing in popu¬ larity. The pest house is now tenant- less-—the s. p. patient* have gone their ways. Jack Frost seems to have knocked the life out of the “barber’s itch” in this locality. Whatever Ocilla becomes in the future, her people will have to make her. Remember that. The Legislature adjourns to-mor- morrow. The work of the session speaks for itself, also the cost. Dorminey’s Mill Lodge F. & A. M. will have a public installation of officers to-morrow (Satuday), and Ocilla Lodge has been honored with an invitation to be present. Alderman Stone, of the street committee, has put a bridge across the branch on the west side of town and graded Fifth street to the town limits, where it connects with the graded road to Irwinville. The graded road east of town now inter¬ sects Fourth street. Alderman Stone says th* town is improving the streets and sidewalks as rapidly as the treasury will permit. The South Georgia Conference Orphan’s Home at Macon is an in¬ stitution that appeals to all philan¬ thropic people in every section of our great state. A commendable work is being done by this home in caring for the destitute children of the state. The ageut of this home, Rev. W. A. Huokabee, says that the home is in need of syrup and that if anybody has a surplus on hand, the home would be glad to re¬ ceive a donation of this kind. Mr. Huekabee says that syrup is one of the healthiest and most thoroughly enjoyed articles of food for children, and that he feels confident that it is only necessary for it to be known that the home is in need of it, for the rnauy friends of the institution in Georgia to give them enough to carry them through. All contribu¬ tions should be sent to Rev. John C. Clark, Orphan’s Home, Macon, Georgia. Ocilla’s friend* have reason to be well satisfied with the progress it has made during the past twelve months. There is nothing mush- roomy about its growth—nothing of the boom town about it. It is the kind of growth that is healthy and strong and makes its future in¬ viting. Backed by ample capital in the hands of men of sound judg¬ ment, and being surrounded by one ftf the best farming sections in Georgia, there is really nothing •trange or wonderful about this su¬ perb little wiregrass Georgia town. The grand auction sale of Fitz¬ gerald business and residence lots, including the Grant-Lee hotel in that progressive city, and 6,000 »c.res of land in Irwin county and 5,900 acres In Wilcox county, all divided into five, ten, twenty and forty acre tracts, came off as adver¬ tised on the 7 th, 8 th and 9 th insts., and we learn was a—, a—, in fact has no parallel in the history of auc¬ tion sales in the United States. Per¬ haps onr contemporaries over there will throw more light on this re¬ markable auction sale. Onr Ocilla real estate men should learn some¬ thing from this rapid method of dis¬ posing of valuable property. THE MAN ABOUT TOWN. The Fitzgerald Enterprise I see lias given “our breaking out” an¬ other name. When in Fitzgerald you will please call it “barber's itch.” If anyone wishes to buy a Christ¬ mas present and can't get suited in Ocilla, 1 am afraid he .will make some sugestion about the incon¬ venience of things in the better world, should he be so fortunate as to get there. I heard a traveling man, who is a close observer, make this significant remark about Ocilla. Speaking to several in a store a few days ago, he said: “You all do the least talking here and the most work of any town I ever saw. You go to some towns and you would think there would be a cotton or glass factory there by your next visit, but nothing ever comes of it. All the railroads in the country are making for those places, but when it comes to a show- down the whole scheme falls through. Every time I come here I see some substantial improvement. Nobody says anything about it till the work is well on the way. In fact some places do a great deal of talk and no work, while you all do the work and then talk.” A very decided difference, I must confess. “Did you ever notice the number of boys that are out on the streets at night?’’ remarked a gentleman on the corner the other afternoon. “Well, sir, it is surprising to know that so many parents care so little for their children. Some of them doubtless do not know where their boys go and with what company they associate. As a rule you will find them down on Cherry street, where they can hear and see all the evil that floats in a town of this size.” Some one suggested a cur¬ few law. “No,” he remarked, “we need a line drawn at Fourth street going down Cherry, and no lad be allowed to cross it without a permit from his guardian or parent. It would be a good idea for the mayor to instruct the marshal to look out for them, both in the day and night, and keep that section clear of that class of loafers at least.” While moving Mr. Harper’s store the other day one of the gentlemen assisting had the misfortune to get his foot under a roller. I am glad to inform their many friends that it was neither Mayor Henderson nor Editor Hanlon. Every citizen . . of r Ocilla -n should i , , v be proud of our excellent public school system. It is the best investment the good people of the town have ever made, and will .be a lasting monument to the enterprising spirit of onr citizens. The present man- agement has given satisfaction both at home and abroad, which shows good judgment of the Board in the selection of the teachers. The ses- B i 0 n which has just closed shows the stability of the institution and the firmness of the management. When Ocilla was advertised all over the country as the bot-bed of small pox and every town had quarantined against us, the school went on with a better attendance than could have been expected by its most zealous advocates, Several families will move here by the first of the new- year for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the school. This is as it should be, for we propose to give them the best in the market. We have had some cold weather now for nearly two weeks—regular hog killing weather. The ice was unusually thick for several morn¬ ings, and, strange to say, there has not been a single death from small pox, but, on the contrary, the old thing has gone into winter quarters. Some time ago I happened to re¬ mark something about the mildness of our small pox in the presence of one of our local experts, when lie gave one of those peculiar jerks of his head, at the same time winking his right eye, and said: “Wait till cold weather and you’ll see ’em die.” His manner and his expressive way of saying this made me feel uneasy. That wink I think is what caught me. So I went off like a good citi¬ zen and obeyed the compulsory I did. or¬ dinance, and I am glad that The town council did just right, for now we have the only town around here that is free from the disease. Wo are clear of it and expect to stay that way. T nr. About Toww. Wick Talks. Fellers, \vc need lots of things we ain’t got, an one of cm is a change from our present plan of general as¬ semblies every year. We don’t even need a colonel assembly, unless we could make it do better. All this here inCubustieal local legislation could be turned over to the superior court judges or even to the grand juries, and 1 hope to see legislation on this line before always. Ohangin the subject, I’d like to know if it is true that the mayor of Ocilla started a little negro to pol- ishing his shoes yesterday morning, so tlut he wo » ld complete the job b J T Sunday morning? Ron Wick. Sutton Search-Lights. Mrs. Isaac Daniels and sister, Mrs. Eliza Sutton, are both on the sick list, but we hope they both will be out soon. Mrs. Kate Hutchinson and Mrs. Manervia Gordy went fishing for suckers Saturday. Caught one large sucker and went by the church and heard a good sermon. I know some¬ thing real funny about this fishing, but I wont tell on them, for 1 might want to go with them some time. Mrs. Joe Shirley and daughter, Ida, attended preaching at Oaky Grove Saturday. Mr. Joe Hayes, of Cordele, Ga., is . stopping at the postoffice now. Dutch, looks like you would know it’s Gipsie that’s so handy to the Dispatch. Mr. S C. Castleberry, of near Ty Ty, was at Sutton one day last week on business. Gipsie heard somethingreal funny on one of the Sandridge boys not a month ago. Didder, I feel real sorry * for you. 3 I guess h it makes you * feel right bad to fall down and get your head hurt, and then for your best girl to see you. Ah, that was too bad! But don’t feel too bad over it, for maybe the lamp won’t get broke the next time. Quite a crowd of Suttonites at¬ tended church at Oaky Grove day, and two, if not more, can say they had an awful nice time, while I think all enjoyed themselves enough. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Smith intend moving to t fI lift ,.. , s mill, near j Lenox, Christmas . week. i Mr. , r Joe T ot • i and , family - will also . move near Brookfield. v , -iTT We all n wish • i for r .i Christmas ... . and . happy , -v- New a merry Year. I guess one of the Sandridge boys will look gad then. But I rather think Miss Ida will stay near Sutton a while longer. Don’t you think so, Dutch? The Union singing Society met Sunday evening at the Heren Creek i Academy, and spent a pleasant: evening in singing, with Messrs, Leonard Baker, of Worth county, Efrom Marchant and Cailton Self, of Zion Hope, as leaders. They are all good singers. Prof. W. L. Pick- ard, of Tifton, will lead the society a lesson at Zion Hope next Sunday j at 9,30 a. m. Everybody is invited ; to come. Professor Pickard is one ' of the best singers we’ve had the pleasure of meeting with. Mr. R. H. Hutchinson was in Chula Tuesday selling the last of j his cotton. Mr. J. R Swain, of Tifton, was in our midst the first of the week on business. GirsiE Mr. J. J. Harper moved his wooden two-storv store building back to the alley between Third and Fourth streets, Monday and Tuesday, at a cash cost, so we learn, of about $8. j He employed an experienced house mover by the day, then had a house- moving, to which he invited his friends. The least bid he received j for moving the building was $65. j The brick is on the ground, the foundation is about ready for brick- laying to begin, and we predict that before the first of February Mr. llar- per will be selling goods in his new brick store. Mr. A. A. Hall spent last week in Berrien visiting relatives and friends. It was rumored that he would bring a life-partner back with him, but he says this rumor was too fast, as the happy event will not occur before the first Sunday in 1900. AUNT SOFBONY SAY3 That she knows of nothing in natural history more interesting than a young girl with her first beau. That she notes, with satisfaction, that there are more good house¬ keepers than good houses. That if married people fail to find happiness at home, a search for it abroad will prove fruitless. That during her brief existence she lies never known a quarrel be¬ tween man and wife to amount to anything if only one took part in it. That she hates deception of all kinds, and this includes dyed hair and beard on old bachelors and wid- owers. If she should ever get fool- ed into marrying such a painted parody on man, she’d soon make him wish he had died right That if she wanted to marry a lunatic she’d go to the asylum to find him. Some girls that way in dined, but who do not wish to go to so much trouble, content them¬ selves with a cigarette smoker. That she knows the time is ap¬ proaching when young ladies are ex¬ pected to make their gentlemen friends presents. Rut as for her, she is on the shelf, with “none to love,” none to disttess That from all she can learn, there j will be several more “alliances” in Irwin county before 1900, and it is err0IW0ual Vhispered that she i 8 included The i-d-e-a! q'^at she has no special aversion t0 tbe opposite 8CX> generally speak- ng , but it trieg her patience to see thing with one pants leg three inches shorter than the other and a nail for a suspender button. If she should draw such a husband as that, she’d be sure to make an impression on him—with a bed-slat. 1 Creenisuraph.es. • ~~T? During the discussion of pet cats, and cats in general, at our room the other ni 8' ht - a P r0,uinent y oa “g law y er of ° cilla sai(l one eal coukl never keep him awake, but that two always could. A strong will power is one of the grandest gilts of God to man, and ke wbo successfully controls an in- bora a l’l jelile for thu hunful lhi »« s of this world should receive the deepest sympathy and brotherly love of his neighbors These long winter nights . arid * ® our railroad . schedule makes , .it 1 seem an awful long time from dark until ..... mail while . tune to many J it " ^ * 01 lel&# “Let me see your ‘vaccinate, J has been the password in Ocilla for the past two weeks. The new Baptist church is a beauty, and may many sin-cursed souk tlnd lbe D' way to the feet ol : ^ e8US through its portals. Ocilla will be a thriving little city ; long after all the timber obtainable | has been cut up, for she issurrounded one of the finest farming sections in the south. They are now talking of putting Mr. Hogg, of Texas, on the ticket with W. J. Bryan “The still hog drinks the slops.” Judge Sam W. Smith, the clever i young ordinary of Dougherty, has gained for himself quite a reputation as the champion goat raiser of the state. Sam always did have a han- kering after the “strong” points of animal nature. For whom will the wedding bells ring next? from a conversation I accidentally overheard at our board¬ ing house the other night I guess I could tell, but I dare not. Lots of the papers say that that long-looked-for wave ot prosperity 18 about 10 strike 118 Jolln 1J ering says it has already struck I itton. But tbat ’ 8 nothing strange, for the Gazette and lifton has always been prosperous, Savannah, Ga., Dec 13 —W. F. Carter, ex-postmaster at Meldrim and chairman of the executive emu- mittee of the Populist party, pleaded | guilty this morning to a shortage of $500 in his accounts and was sen¬ tenced to two years in the Ohio penitentiary. Dr. Macon alluded to a pile of ready-made clothing in an Ocilla store, the other day, as a stock of hard wear. Berrien Briefs. Mr. and Mrs. Singletary, of Ameri- CMS <mm, are ate visitintr vinning mi. M r ana and Mrs. Mrs I i. G u Cham bless. At the home of the bride S par- rents, seven miles below Nashville, Mr .. John , , ,,, tshaw and , Mias ,, Seme . .. Keg- isler were happily married last Sun¬ day at 3 o’clock p. m. Miss Estelle Frier spent Saturday night with Misses Sallie and Maude McMillan. Rev. John S. Lindsey preached at the Harper school house last Sun¬ day. Miss Emma McMillan spent part of last week with Miss Blansette Charabless. Mr. S. T. Register and his sister, Miss Ivennie, attended the Shaw- Register marriage last Sunday. Mr. E I) Walker and family, of near Adel, are visiting lelatives and friends in and around Alapaha. I)ee. 13. Susie. Last Friday Mr. R. L. Henderson and a Dispatch scribe went over to Mr. Daniel J. Henderson’s to catch some fish. It was an off day with the fish, only three fine suckers re- sponding to our offers to “take something.” But while these vain e ^ olls " ere being made, two young men - J° hn an(1 Roscoe, went gun- nin ? 1°* biids and presented nearly a dozen to the would-be fishermen, In the afternoon Miss Maggie Henderson and the other half of our crowd rendered some delightful vo- cal and instrumental music. While the music was in progress a pigeon dew 11110 tlle room and perched on a half-open door, where it cooed and danced ln a Heuzy of delight lor ten 01 fifteen* minutes. I his pigeon loves music, and when the organ is l’ 1;l ? ed and the, ' e ar0 no 8tran S ers present, he will fly in the room and march about the floor, cooing and whirling around and in other ways showing delight. The day was very pleasantly spent, even though the fish were offish. The next monthly meeting at Brushy Creek church falls on Christ¬ mas eve—Sunday after next. the reason why 50-Given flwau-S50. OR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER we are making a re¬ r duction Glassware, of Lamps 25 per and. cent Christmas on all Goods. China, A Table rare opportun- Crockery, ity to get an immense bargain, besides we give each purchaser a ticket on a Lady’s or Gentleman’s Bicycle as a first prize. As a; second prize we give away a handsome Parlor Lamp. These prizes now on exibition Prizes awarded 23rd day Of December, 1899. These are the most handsome prizes ever by any merchant in Irwin county. Come early and get the choice of our assortments, MU Holmes Hardware go., ■ FITZGERALD, GA. m CHEAPEST ■ ■ ■ ... STORE IN TOWE fs the reputation our store ha! throughout the country. OUR GOODS ARE NOT CHEAP because the the quality i inferior. We never sacrifice the quality in order b low the price. We are always glad to compare quality as well as prici with any competitor. QUR ARGUMENT IN FAVOR of GASH BUYING Is backed by experience, and not heresay, f or cash places ns in posi¬ tion to serve our customers at a smaller per cent, than the credit honser, who have a number of bad accounts to ndd to their prices. If yon a ch. built on the economical plan, and wish to cut expenses, got i& tt> PUSH WITH A LITTLE CASH, and we will assist yon in during your store account another year We invite an inspection of stosk, and a comparison of onr prices, whethor you buy or not. J Yours, for business, i 1 R. B. ALLEN & CO., i Irwin avenue, OCILLA, GA u FRANCHISE ORoinaN TheEnsiftn-OskumpCompany vaviij tt,;tlj award * d tho telephone franchise of 0( . nla ( , ai foraperiod of twenty said company Is horeby authorised i polos, string wires, establish exchange connections, and do »U things neces th» purposes of creating and managln phone system In said town Of Oclll December 12 1 S 99 . u: SUBSCRIBE OCILLATgigEPATCI-i. -