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OYftelnl Organ
Irwin County.
VOL. IV.
FRED. J. CLARK, Furniture. Grant §w. mwm. Ga.
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DAILY, KiCBPT SUNDAY.
Artlr* £»&toOcU1u..... at Ocilla. ..11:00 a. m. and 8:25 p. ra.
. .11:30 a. m. and 6:40 a. hi.
SUZfHAY ONLY.
L«av» Ocilla............ ........11:05 a. m.
ArrlT* at Ocilla......... .........4:50 p. ib.
Olcw# oMmectJons for north, «ast, south or
w*«*.
Briag us your job work.
Wednesday was. a perfect day.
Long, cotton, 17 13-16; shor, 8.
, The country hens are doing their
whole duty.
Irwin has one of the best county
courts in Georgia.
The graphopbene at Ensign-Os-
kamp’s store is a daisy. j
Mr. E. T. James’ family moved
to Fitzgerald yesterday.
Good Mayor Andy Pat- :
morning,
tereon; over at Nashville.
L. R. Tucker Co. bought two
bales .of long cotton yesterday, for
17 13-16.
Hon. J, A. J, Henderson went
down to his Florida possessions this
week.
Willie Weaver is out for tax col-
lector. Read his announcement in
another column.
Mr. E, E. Vickers, of Pekin, was
a pleasant caller at the Dispatch
office Saturday.
Send us the news by telephone
from Mystic, Drew’s Still and the
Ensiga-Oskamp mill.
Bob McD. begins to look as se-
manrious as a who contemplates
committing matrimony.
A sample of the cork tree at Judge
I). M. Hogan’s is now among the
Dispatch’s curiosities.
Clever Jack Garret, Tifton’s
model baker and confectioner, vis¬
ited Irwinville Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Kirkland wel¬
comed a bouncing baby boy to their
family circle Tuesday morning.
St. Valentine’s Day passed off
quietly in Ocilla. There were no
valentines, oemte or otherwise,
Mr. J. O. Sutton’* child, that
wa* dangerously ill last week, is
now out of danger, we are glad to
state.
Judge Roberts was shaking hands
with his Ocilla friends last Friday.
lie was looking after his political
fences.
Judge J. B.i Clement* threatens
to give a big dance as soon as the
new 25x90 stone building is com-
pleted.
There will be preaching at th®
Baptist cbufch next Sunday morn-
ing and night, at the usual hours,
At 9:30 a. m. a Sunday school will
b# organized.
For everything in the General
Merchandise line go to
Powell, Bullard & 60 .
Ocilla, Ga.
THE OCILLA DISPATCH.
OClIiIaA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1900.
Ocilla’s matrimonial market is
very dull. One young man says he
in not going to see his best girl in
ten years.
Mr. R- Y. Handley has treated
himself, throngh Luke, Clements &
Co., to one of the finest looking
horses iu the county.
There will be preaching in the
Methodist church in Ocilla on the
second and fifth Sundays, when a ;
fifth Sunday occurs.
L. R. Tucker & Co. are filling 0
up their store with seasonable goods,
and there are some pretty wedding
dress goods among them.
The Luke Hotel at Irwiuville fed
quite a crowd Monday, and they
were well fed. In fact, the Luke
jjotel never feeds any other way.
Mr. N. A. Arnold, who has been
j n Calhoun county a month or longer,
looking after his farms, returned
home last Wednesday,
Judge Jim Lee and that superior
clerk, J. B. D. Paulk, own two of
the prettiest homes in Irwin connty,
withinamile and a-half of Irwinvillc,
In church and state the good and
great shoot off their mouths the least
of all; it’s puling wits who give folks
fits with babblings that their lips let
fall.
It is true that Ocilla is not as
large as Macon, but no town of its
size san show larger, better or
cheaper stocks of goonds. Come and
see for yourself.
The Royal singing convention
will be held at Dornviney’s mill this
year. The exact date has not yet
been fixed, but it will doubtless be
some time in June.
Mr, D. J. Henderson brought us
the boss turnip Wednesday. It
weighed eight pounds and measured
28| inches in circumference. It was
of the seven-top variety.
That piece of road just outside of
the western limits of town, beyond
the branch, should he leveled at
once. Two good hands with hoes
could fix it in three hours.
Messrs. Geo. McBride and Adam
MeNatt, two popular merchants of
Alley, Ga., have bought out the
Good Luck store and will open up
a large mercantile business in Ocilla.
The Dispatch welcomes them,
Mr. J, H. Woods brought in a
load of collard-cabbage a few days
ago that could not be excelled. The
heads were as large, though not as
firm as cabbage. He found ready
sale for the load.
Mr. R. B. Allen says merchants
ought to advertise all the time, but
should put forth extra efforts in this
line during the dull season. His
trade shows that he talks as well as
acts wisely.
Judge Daniel Tucker has treated
himself to a fine buggy horse, and
he already owns a fine buggy.
The other day a young lady told
a young man, over the ’phone, that
she had something “sweet to tell
him,” but he asked her who she was,
and thereby lost the sweet some¬
thing.
Ocilla lodge hio. 3<4, b. <fc A.M.,
held its regular monthly com muni-
cation Wednesday. 1 he lodge will
have an adjourned communication
next Wednesday night at 7 o’clock.
Attend. Important work.
Cols. Shipman, Kennedy, Cheney,
Jay, Hyman and Henderson, of the
bitzgerald bar; Col. Fulwood, of
Tifton, Col. Z. Bass, of Ashburn,
and Cols. Martin and Walker, of
Ocilla, attended county court Mon-
day.
Mr. L. R. Tucker having movexl
back to town, is again secretary and
treasurer of the board of trustees of
the Ocilla public school, his former
successor having resigned, because
of lack of time to fill the position,
Mr. Tucker fills theplaee admirably,
A telegram from Savannah yes.
terday informs us that the two
safe blowers had been captured and
fully Identified. The stolen stamps
were found on them. It is not
known here whether Federal or
state courts will get the first lick
at them.
Deputy Sheriffs D. W. M. Whit-
ley and R. L. Henderson left for
Savannah Wednesday in answer to
a telegram announcing the capture
in that city of two of the safe blowers
who recently robbed the postoffiee
in Ocilla. They were expected to ar-
rive hero with the prisoners last
night.
Tuesday Capt. M. Henderson and
lion. T B. Young had their team
to run away with them, and the
former was thrown out and pain-
fully hurt in the right side. At first
it was feared some rib. were broken,
but fortunately this was incorrect.
A’ bad shaking up and a few pain-
ful bruises constitute his injuries, j
Mr. W. H. MePhaul died of par- ;
alysis at his home in Sylvester, \
Worth county, last Monday. In his
death Worth county loses one of her
best citizens. He was a native of
North Carolina, but has resided in
Worth county many years. He accu¬
mulated a fine property in naval
stores and other lines of business.
Peaceful be his rest.
The pews in the Baptist church are
completed, and reflect credit upon
Mr MatFeltesas amechanie. In fact,
they are the best home-made pews
ever seen in this section, and are as
comfortable and showy as if bought
from some far-away manufactory.
Mr. Feltes is surely a finished work-
man in wood and is entitled to the j
patronge he receives.
!
Last Sunday was a dreary, dis¬
agreeable day from start to finish, | !
but it takes awful weather to keep !
some young men (and old ones, too,
■
for that matter), in-doors. . Two,
handsome young men—one from Ir- 1
winville, and one from near there I
-braved the inclement weather and |
traveled about seven miles to one of ;
the most hospitable Jiomes in the
county, where the day was pleas¬
antly spent. Ou the return trip the
giddy horse, while the buggy was
floun'dering. in a mud-hole, began to
kick up high-jinks, broke one of the
shafts, broke several sections of the
harness and then severed his engage¬
ment with the vehicle. After much
wading, the young men reached dry
land, borrowed a pair of shafts and
a set <sf harness, captured the giddy
horse and reached home some time
after dark, so our Id tie bird told us
Ins inville Monday. i
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THE MAW ABOUT TOWN.
“Well,” remarked an old man at
the postoffiee the other night, “I am
glad I came through with whole
bones.” “Why,what’s the trouble?”
asked some one. “It seems,” he
continued, “that all the
old kids in town have congregated
down here on the corner of Fourth
an( j Cherry streets, and are having
a reg ular Indian war dance. It
, st! emed at one lime during their col-
le()ian with „, e that I should lose
my life, but am glad to say that
there are no fatal wounds. It is
somebody’s business to keep these
boys away from the public
pughfares at this time of night, run-
ning in such droves. If their daddies
won’t do it, the marshal should at
least keep them scattered for the
protection of pedestrians. Them’s
my sentiments,” and he went in to
his mail,
I understand that some of the old
bachelors have ordered a good deal
0 f woo d s t ovc wood, nicely got
out, all the right size for a stove
large enough for two—just two only,
1 his is encouraging, very much so.
j around I hear the it frequently that rumored of
on streets some
the old bachelors are discussing
among themselves the propriety of
organizing a society of some kind
just for the satisfaction of keeping
up with the times. No name has
j been selected for it.
j forgotten It seems that that there the authorities is such street have
j a
■'ically | in town evident as Cherry. when This it is emphat- to
comes
street working. They probably have
! also forgotten that about one-half
; of the city’. revenue is collected
| from this street. That portion of
8 * ;ree I leading out towards the
mill should be opened up.
I see the rooters are still packing
down the streets,
If this 8mall p0I 8pre ads much
more among lhe w hite people of
some of our neighboring towns, it
geems as if we had better i ook after
thia carter for our own protection.
We don't want it among the white
people this summer, if it i# possible
to avoid it.
“The man whose success in life
depends upon the downfall of some
other man, sooner or later expe¬
riences the downfall himself.” This
is a very old maxim, and one which
our experience justifies. The same
rule will hold its own in enterprises
a8 we n as individuals. Weekly
newspapers for an example.
Old mother earth has again been
wet, and in many places she has be¬
come too soft for farmers to even
get into their fields. Mayor Hen¬
derson, however, has uo fear of
bogging down. Too much of his
physique touches the ground for
anything like that.
I heard a man say on the street
that Mr. Dixon is the best county
uchool commissioner this county has
ever had. The board of education
hist Saturdy must have thought very
much the same way. Wo are sure
election wiU S ive S eneral 8aUs ’
faction. <
The Man About Town.
T. J. LUKE,
Attohnet at Law,
Irwinville, Ga.
Offiee in Court House.
MAT FELTES,
GONTR>OR AND BUILDE.R,
OCILLA, GA.
fiLSO agent P«in<s, Sash, Poors, etc.
A (’«U ami sw ms. 1 ivirsire you money,
Im,
JAMES WATT. J. H. IIAULEY, I). HOLMES,
President. VlCE-PttESIURNT. SKC’Y A.VU'l'BEA
WflTT-HflRLEY HOLMES GO..
DEALERS IN X T—T A. J. A -v. i T3 V T""') jmmmS TA K if J -*"V. T~? X V T— ^ ^
riTZGERALD, GEORGIA.
Stoves,
Tinware,
Arnf VpPII
House
Fiirnisiiing
Goods,
AND Sale
LUKE, CLEMENTS & CO„, PROP’RS,
OCILLA, GA.
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HORSES
and
MULES
TURPENTINE BUSINESS
Always on hand and at prices that will change their
Our stock are all young, well broke and ready for work.
Call, see them and get priees befc>Ke buying elsewhere.
9-23-tf.
TIFT0N & NORTHEASTERN R. R.
“fcSCiDiDZiEjELsr coxaco^rr bouts.”
LOCAL TIME TABLE No. C.
U. H. TIFT, President. W. O. TIFT. Vice-President.
Ukskkal Offices: 'Tifton, Georgia.
No. 7. No. 3. No. 1.
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Trains Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 run daily, except Sunday.
Trains Nos. Station. 7 and 8 run on Sunday only only. signal.
(f) Flag Trains stop the on Plant System and Georgia Southern & Florid®
All trains make connection with
at Tifton, and the Georgia & Alabama at Fitzgerald.
F. G. Boatright, Traffic Manager,
_____ciias a i
Ocilla Novelty Works!
L, J. TUCKER, PROF’S,
Ocilla, Oeorgla.
I am prepared to manufacture, on short notice, __________;
Mantles,
Columns,
Gable Ornaments,
Brackets.
Newel Posts,
And all other interior and exterior finishings for residences, cbnrehss,
prie. My facilities for turning out work iu above line are excellent, and
priees will bo found reasonable for first-class work. Orders from Irwin
epunty and soothwast' [ Georgia generally are respectfully ^oiiritgd, TF/tflin and
satisfaction is assured.
We carry
a complete lino 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.
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Official Organ
Irwin ©ounty.
Effective
December 19, 1807.
It Balusters,
Head Mocks, .
Corner Blocks,
Base Blocks,
Mouldings.
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Saw Mill,
Turpentine.
!Still Supplies.
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Harness.
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