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Official Organ Irwin County. IV. FRED. J. CLARK, F: K T Worth of Dry Goods ^ */ / Clothing, Shoes, Hats, _ Mi Notions, etc., must he closed out by..... FEB. 27TH, 1900, ST HEW YORK ACTUAL FtUST DOST. To Save us the expense of moving we will offer our entire stock at prices never heard of before. Remember, these low prices will be offered only while the stock will last, so come early while we have a full line of everything and before the stock is picked over. You can secure some rare bargains. Yours, for strict attention, THE NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE, T. GOTTLIEB, N. E, GREY, Proprietor. Manager. Henderson & Paulk’s old stand, / OSILLA, OA. S. W. corner ©berry St„ j HOME NEWS, .-"^ loCAT, SCHEDULE G. & A. R. R. DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Arrive at Oeilla. ..11:0(l a. m. and K:25 p. m. Leave Oeilla.... ..11:30a. m. ando:40.a. in. SUNDAY ONLY. Lea Ye Oeilla...... ......11;05 a. m. Arrive at Oeilla... .......4:50 p. m. Close connections for north, east, south or west. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. The stockholders of the Irwin County Publishing Company are quested to meet at the Dispatch office Monday, January 15th, at 10 a. in., for the purpose of organizing said company. Each stockholder is expected ty be represented at said meeting either in person or by proxy. Long cotton, 14J; short, 7. See notice of fine hooks for sale. Satrt your children to school Monday morning. Paulk & Co. and Powell, Bullard . & Co. took stock this week. Prof W. N. Smith returned from ; holiday outing Wednesday. Col. C. II. Martin returned last! ^ Wednesday from Russel his Roberts holiday outing, is j So long as near 1 by Oeilla will not lack for a Santa Claus. Bob Handley gained several pounds while he was near Judge Lee s col- j lard patch. Preaching at the Methodist church next Sunday by Rev. M. L. Lawson. Public invited. Prof. T. E. Alexander, of Sparks, was in town Friday, the guest of Mr. II. L. Williams. Capt. Kas Henderson reached his -7th milestone cm life’s journey, Monday, January 1st. It required a lot of lily white to last all that time. Old Santa Claus HAS ESTABLISHED HIS HEADQUARTERS AT Powell. Bullard & Go’s. \ 1 i Elegant Presents and a great Assortment crease of such things as in¬ the happiness oi glorious young jmd old during the Call and take Uhristmas season. mem away. THE OCILLA. DISPATCH. OCILLA, IE.WIH COUHTT, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900. ’Squire Henderson killed two 300- pound pigs Monday. Consult our advertisers for excel¬ lent bargains. The recent freeze has made blue stem eollards better than cabbage. Liquor must go—in fact, it’s go¬ ing—-every day, out»of Oeilla. Children’s shoes 20 cents to one dollar per pair at It. B. Allen & Co. Col. R. II. Powell, a prominent citizen and law >’ or ’ of Blakely, is dcad- Miss Susie Clements has been quite sick this week. She was taken ill Sunday night. Mr. C. L. Sibley and family now ‘ oocu Py ^ l ’. Sibleys pretty cottage on Maple street. Rev. M. L. Lawson and family returned from Brooks county Tburs- ulav of last week. The town council has fixed the liquor license for the present year at $500, payable in advance. Ladies’ Dongola Button shoes 00 cents per pair at R. B. Allen & Co. The children had a delightful party at the residence of Hon. J. A. J. Henderson Friday night. Our entire line of shoes selling at actual cost. R. B. Allen & Co. The merchants of Oeillahada fine trade during the holidays, and they now smile without apparent effort. At a recent meeting of the town council Mr. John M. Luke was elected marshal and Mr. T. B. Puckett was elected clerk and treas- urer. Air. and Airs. Alixon were in town Christmas day, accompanied by their pretty twin girls, aged about four years. They are bright, intel¬ ligent children and the parents are proud of them. The farmers «f Irwin are in hue shape. We are expecting daily to hear from Lewis Hancock’s pig. Owing to the extremely cold weather there was a small turn-out .at Invinville last Tuesday, Miss Rilla Loedy and Dc~ T. R. Moye were married at Abbeville last week. our shoes, hats, pants, shirts and Ml 'dry goods going at a sacrifice for the next thirty days. R. B. Allen' & Co. The 11 otei Oeilla is now conducted ^ ‘ \ -yy ’ V y H-u-ris ' " He moved m . ' ^ us a ' uu ay. Success . o , um. • j Mr. R. D. Gowan spent part of the holidays with his good wife and baby in Montgomery county, who arc visiting Mrs. Go wan’s father. Mr. B. F. Ward and family left for Florida Wednesday, to the re¬ gret of their many friends here. Mr. Ward will engage in the naval stores business at Starke. Mayor Henderson paid Fitzgerald a brief visit Wednesday. It is sup¬ posed he went up to see where the Way cross Air Line would tap that city. He wore a vest, strange to say. Mr. T. P. Green, of the,Dispatch force, has rented a cottage on Irwin avenue and will move his family here sometime during the present month. Then there will be another patch of Greens in town. fUini.Br. Pearce & Baue u. SAVANNAH, GA. COTTON FACTORS * Experienced and Expert handlers of both Sea Island and Upland Cotton • Money loaned to Cotton Shippers on satisfactory se- curily. Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizer. 8-4-6. Our young friend, J.a.j., will find a pair of fourteens at Nathan’s. If they are too small for him, then we give it up. Misses Dora and Bertha Paulk, after spending the holidays at home, returned to college at MiLlegevillc Tuesday. We know now why Ed. Brannan has never succeeded in becoming fleshy: He has been kept poor laughing at Lije Young’s jokes. When the pews are finished, which will he about three weeks hence, the new Baptist church will be ready for services. Mr. T. B. Puckett went down to Valdosta the first of the week. Post¬ master Jim says he did not know “court” was in session down there. Bruce Bros, have established their meat market in the corner room un¬ der Hotel Oeilla. They will not rebuild on the lot where they were recently burned out until spring. The genial Mercer would never risk nearly all his pocket change— $ 1 700 , 000 —the way he did recent¬ , ly if he was not on the inside of railroad matters, touching the Way- cross Air Line. Of course he was betting on a certainty—or thought he was Mr. J. 1). Henderson returned to college at Abbeville Tuesday. Mr. H, B. Sutton returned Monday. Luke, Clements & Co. are now in Oeilla with about thirty head oi’ farm and turpentine mules. They are at Mr. Barnett’s stables, and if you need a farm or turpentine mule it will pay you to see them. King Clark and Viola ■, col¬ ored, were arrested in Fitzgerald Saturday night by Deputy Sheriffs R. L. Henderson and I). W. M. Whitley for gambling. They were tried before J udge D. W. Paulk and committed to jail, but gave bond for appearance. The Dispatch appreciates the ef- forts of its friends everywhere in its behalf. Rich and poor speak a good word for it, and it finds its way ito every neighboorhood in the county. Its growth in circulation has been steady since its first issue under the present management, and it gives us pleasure to know it is a welcomed weekly visitor at the sides of hundreds of families. The Dispatch sends new year greeting to each of its popular cor- respondents and thanks them sin- cerely for their interesting letters during the past year, coupled with the hope that they will travel with us through 1900, aiding us in mak¬ ing the paper more newsy than ever, to the gratification of hundreds of people in this and other states. -1 S ^ LEAVE. ARRIVE. y M. CO 88SSSSS W oo 00 o .......Tifton, Ga........ 25 13 st 25 6 CC M C£ 15 5 f ......Brighton, Ga....... 30 ct 10 5 CO W OG 25 8 f ......Harding, Ga....... 17 H a t5 SO M 00 14 £ .......Pinetta, Ga....... it 11 5 CO M 01 16 .......Mystic, Ga........ 9 11 of 5 i to 13 20 f .........Fletcher, Ga....... 5 11 i>x 5 4 .(x tc 30 25 ........Fitzgerald, Ga. 0 11 5 10 5 a krivb LEAVE. A. . Trains Nos. 1, 3, 3 and 4 run daily, except Sunday. Trains Nos. 7 and 8 run on Sunday only. All trams'make*'comiretion with' 1 the°FI^"system Fitzgeraht.,. and Georgia Southern & Florida at Tilton, and the Georgia & Alabama at ^ MaBawr , Mr. Jesse D. Lovett, and Miss Emma L. Martin, of Fitzgerald, were married in Fitzgerald Wednes¬ day of last week, Rev. J. M. Fos¬ ter, of Tifton, officiating. Read the advertisement of Mr. T. Gottlieb, in another column. He announces that he will sell goods from now until February 27lh at actual New Y’ork cost, preparatory to moving from Oeilla. A wise farmer said tons recently: “I do all m my power to give my children pleasant amusement at home, and thus prevent them from seeking it in towns, where tempta¬ tions of many kinds might lead them astray.” Mr. Joe Hays, of Florida, spent the holidays with his uncle, Mr. A. L. Hays, of this place. He return¬ ed home Wednesday, accompanied by Miss Nora Hays, who will spend several months in the Land of Flowers. Jack Thomas, colored, was killed by a falling tree Wednesday, about four miles southeast of town. He was cutting Stock foi* the Ensign- Oskamp Co., and the tree, in fall¬ ing, struck a dead sapling and broke it, part of it flying back and break¬ ing his neck and one of his legs. He leaves a wife and five children. Harley Hardware Co. Stovss, i Tinware, I Crockery, House j Furnishing j Goods I Harley Hardware Co. Feed AND Sale LUKE, CLEMENTS & CO„ PROP’RS, * SL- OCILLA, GA. wat as HOUSES S3 MULES V TURPENTINE BUSINESS Always on hand and at piiees that will change tUeir owners. Our stock are all young, well broke and ready for work. Call, see them and get prices before buying elsewhere. TIFTON & NORTHEASTERN R. R* “IS30X.13IEE.S' CCXjOHjTX - EOtrT-E." LOCAL TIME TABLE No. «• H. H. TIFT, President. W. O. TIFT, Viee-rresident. General Offices: Tifton , GEORGIA. No. 7. No. 3. No. t. THE REASON $50-Given flway-feO F OR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER we are making a re- auction Of' 25 per cent on all China, Table Crockery, Glassware, Lamps and Christmas Goods. A rare opportun- 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 December, 1899. These are the most handsome prizes ever offered by any merchant in Irwin county. Come early and get the choice of our assortments. watt & Holmes Hardware go., FITZGERALD, GA. We carry a complete line of Shelf and Heavy Hard¬ ware, Plows, Plow Gear, Harness, etc. We call particular attention to Chattanooga Chilled Plow«s and Planet, Jr., Cultivators. Close prices, fair deal! n-g. ! fey V V H'A wv psp ’ - ###■ ifli‘ Official Organ Irwin County. Effective December 19,1897. ‘Miles } HO. 25. Saw Mill, Turpentine. Still Supplies. ■wagons Heavy Harness. O um, Mill and No. 2. No. 4. No. 8.