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Offlolal Organ l Irwin County. VOL. IV. FRED. J. CLARK, Furniture. Grant w. mmm, oa; HOME Nfcm. LOCAL. SCHEDULE G. Jk A. K. K. DAILY. BXCIPT SDNDAT. Anvtre at Ocilla...... .11:00 a. m. tind 8:25 p. m. Lwata Ocilla......... ..11:30a. m. and 5:10 a. m. SCKDAT OKLT. DeKTfl Ocilla............ ......11:05 a. m. Arrive at Ocilla......... .......1:50 p. m. Close connections for north, east, south or “How's your how-de-do ?” Long cotton 18£; short, 8|. Col. D. B. Jay was. is. Ocilla Tuesday, so we hear. There are a Sew cases of la grippe in this seotion. The recent freeze wrecked tho gardens in this section. We regret to learn that Mr. E. J Hogon’s baby is worse. Mrs. Ann Paulk is, we are sorry to state, ou the sick list. A “lightwood knot floater” fell here Wednesday afternoon. Theaswill be nc.rest for the gam¬ blers from now on, so we hear. There was a social gathering at the Dispatch orphanage Tuesday night. Misses Bannie Brown and Jimmie Fletcher were shopping in Mystic Tuesday. We regret to state that Mrs. J. C. Luke is on the sick list this week with Saver. Mr. Jim Allison, of Mystic, is taking in Mardi Gras. at New Or¬ leans this week. Mr. A. L. HayeB and family left for their future home at Oxford ’ Fla., Thursday. Miss Daisy Wilcox gave her friends a delightful birthday dinner at Mystic last Saturday. Luke, Clements & Co. sold a 15C0- ponnd mule to the Ensign-Oskamp Co. last wa3SLfor $175.00. We have had nearly all kinds of weather this week, but very little of it was real pleasant. Mr. J. R. Paulk’s next birthday falls on March 16th, and a large tur¬ key gobbler maydie on that day. Elder and Mrs. J. A. Sutton are entertaining a pretty baby boy by the name of J. L. Sutton, Jr. A musical clock is one of the cu¬ riosities in Mr. A. A. Hall’s barber shop. Sam is the other—in that he slights no one. A delightful social entertainment was given Friday night of last week at the siesidence of Mr. S_ J. Bruce, on Irwin avenue. A handsome yonng bachelor at Mystic says one of the needs of his town is more young ladies. By proper effort he might induce one to change her name and locate there permanently Are you about to go to house- keeping? If so 7 see Bullard & 6 Ocilla,Ga. THE OCILLA DISPATCH. OCILLA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1900. The genial commercial tourists pay strict attention to Ocilla, They, of all men, know a live town when they feel it. Mr. C. L, Sibley, Jr., bought out Mr. W. H. Dickson this week and is now a bidder for public patron¬ age. Success to him. Change of schedule on Tifton & Northeastern liy., went into effect February 27th,but reached us to la»e j to be corrected this week. I Commissioner M. Henderson’s j “broken rafters” are doing as well as could be expected. lie can get about, but has to be careful. The ornamental work on Dr. Ball’s residence reflects his good ' taste as well as the capacity of the O -ilia Novelty Works for turning out fine work, ! A pamphlet descriptive of Ocilla and the adjacent country, liberally scattered over middle and northern ! Georgia, woulct be almost sure to bring many desirable settlers among U8» Mr. Morris Mayer was in Mystic Monday and purchased from Messrs. Z ’ J ’ & L J ‘ Buss611 twenty-one bales ot short cotton, for which he paid the gentlemen named something over $ 800 . Mr. W. H. Dixon left Ashburn Wednesday morning to visit his mother. From there he will go to Oxford, Fla., where he has accepted a position with D. R. Henderson St Co., naval stores manufacturers, j Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Williams gave their pretty little daughter, Frankie, a birthday party, to which a number of her little friends were invited, and which was a source of much enjoyment to all. The school at Mystic now has up- wards of forty pupils. The trustees recently put in twenty desks and other-furniture. The able and gen- tlemanly principal, Mr. R. E. Ellis, is winning golden opinions from the patrons. Deputy Sheriff Henderson passed through Oeilla last Tuesday evening en route to Irwinville with a negro named John Moore, who was wanted forgambling. Bobisbecomingaholy terror to the manipulators of paste¬ boards. Elder and Mrs. M. Sikes came down from Helena Sunday on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. A. E. Hobbs. Elder Sikes has a host of friends in Irwin, who w.ll be de¬ lighted to know that he contem¬ plates spending some time here. Judge J. B. Clements and ’Squire Marcus Luke went to Atlanta Mon¬ day after another drove of horses and mules. They were expected home Thursday. AUNT SOFRONY’8 MUSIKCfi. It must be pleasing to the Master to see comm unities dwellingtogether in peace and harmony—showing by their deeds as well as their words that they are following the scrip¬ tural injunction. We may try to deceive others, but it is useless to try to deceive our¬ selves with the belief that we are as important as we sometimes think we are. The happiest people are those who think least of self. Selfishness is the bed-rock of most of our unhap¬ piness. Much has been said and written about marriage, but, after all, it is just what the contracting parties , make it. You may accept this as an axiomatic fact. There never arises an occasion that justifies one neighbor speaking ill of another. Such language lowers the speaker in the esteem of all thinking people. When you receive from a person some derogatory information about an acquaintance, remember that those who bring will carry, and guard your tongue accordingly. I wish I could impress upon the minds of some people the fact that religion and prejudice cannot dwell in the same person at tho same time, I speak of religion, not the make- believe kind. I long ago reached the conclusion that a lax enforcement of the law but invites increases!crime. Respect for the law is a stranger to those who would, violate it, and for them the fear of punishment alone can de¬ ter from the commission of crime. Aunt Sofbont. Sutton Items- We are so glad it has turned warm again, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sutton visited relatives near Brookfield last Satur¬ day and Sunday. Mr. W. C. Chapman had the mis¬ fortune to get one of his eyes put out on the 13th inst., caused from striking at his mule with a switch, which struck something and flew back, hitting him in the eye and bursting the ball. Miss Bessie Smith and Mrs S. G. Hall, of Americus, are visiting Mrs. j W. S. Smith and family. j Our school has stopped on account of the “breading out.” Feb. 27. Faula. Last Saturday night the oil cans of the engineer of the G. & A. passenger engine, while lying over here, as usual, were rendered worth- less by someone, the spouts being broken off. Nothing was said about the matter publicly, but Engineer Goolsby was indignant about it and said he would pay $25 reward for the person who did it. Monday morning, when the fireman began to get up steam, he found that all the had been let out of the boiler. j water I The engine had to , be run up to the Ensign-Oskamp mill for a supply, and this delayed the train nearly two hours. There is not the clue to the perpetrators of these of¬ fenses, and no efforts, so far as we know, have been or will be made to ferret them out. Sunday morning Mrs. Lewis Con¬ nor, wife of Mr. Lewis Connor, of Irwinville, when breakfast was pre¬ pared, went to the bed where she left her infant sleeping, and was horrified to find the child dead. The remains were buried at Bethel Mon¬ day. Col. T. J. Luko and his sister, Miss Betsy, visited friends in Hawk- insville since Thursday of last week, returning home Tuesday Wicks’s Wire Edge. Fellers, I aint got a word to say agin a man for runnin for offis, for Ime toald hits a kind of disease, tho I reckon it aint ketchin, else Ide a had hit before now.i They tell me when a feller gits tho offis-wantin fever onto him von mite as well jump outen his path and let him run, for the inoar you tell him not to run the less he’ll thank you, an like as not he’ll call you a trator, in his hart. That may all be so, an it may not. But, fellers, one thing shood not be forgotten, and that is, in electin : officers we are sholderin a big public j responsibility. The offices ar all good, and should be filled by good men. Them’s my sentiments, an no mistake. A man whom thinks as I do an does what 1 tell him, politically, is shore to be a good man, an I kin vote for him. But I have no' pa¬ tience with a feller what thinks he knose more’n I do about polyticks, j He’s a barnakle onto the ship of; stait an needs to be scraped oph. Bob Wick. Messrs. T. S. Dismuke and E. L. Weeks have bought out the livery business of Mr. 0. P, Stubs at Mystic The most perfect twin potatoes we have ever seen were sent ua by Mr, Ed Brannan a few days ago. The are among our curiosities. Mr. J. B. Price, one of Alapaha’s .sterling young businessmen, was in Ocilla Tuesday. While here he left a fine order with the Ocilla Novelty Works for trimmings for his ele- gaat new residence. Capt. Bob Handley was in Ocilla Monday and reported three cases of small pox in the county chain-gang. The cases have been isolated and the gang vaccinated, They are at work in the Waterloo section of the county. Mr. J. R. Paulk recently under¬ took to shoot a wild turkey while seated on his horse (Jake, not the turkey), and at the report of the gun the horse dumped Jake on the ground. The turkeywas seriously —frightened. Mrs. G. H Macon has purchased the store now occupied by Dr. G.H. Macon St Co. aa a drug store, and will occupy it as a millinery store as soon as the new brick building next to the postoffice is completed and the stock of drugs moved into it. Hon. J. B. Paulk went over to his son, Jake’s, a few months ago and made for him a barrel of sugar that is the lightest shade of brown. It is far better than the refined sugar of commerce and reflects credit upon the maker. Last Saturday night some one put out poison in Hon. Wm. Hender¬ son’s yard and killed his pug dog, and also came near killing a fine milch cow. Some sheep have been killed near Ocilla by dogs recently, belief b|U Mj ._ Hend#rBOO doe8 not sheep men put out the poison, as it is well known that his dogs do not go in the woods. Mr. J. F* Kish, of uear Ashburn, spent a couple of days this week in Ocilla, the guest of his son, Mr. John Risli. Mr. Rish was until two years ago a leading citizen of Early county, having stood by the county in all of her dark hours of trouble daring the reconstruction days. He is an old cx-Con federate soldier, having faced Sherman around Atlanta, following him to Griswoldville, just below Macon, where he was shot through and through during that hot little skir- Mr. Rish has always been a successful planter and upright man. JAMES WATT. J. H. tliVRI.EY, D. HOtjMES, PKMtDEST. VlCt-PKSSIDIAT. S«C’Y ASD'l'AJLL HlflTT HARLEY HOLMES 00. DEALERS IN HARDWARE. FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. Stoves, Tinware, GroGkeru, House -n BS a Goods, Feed AND Sale LUKE. CLEMENTS A CO.. PROP'RS. A OCILLA, GA. X CO HORSES as MULES TURPENTINE BUSINESS Always on hand and at piices that will change their owners Our stock are all young, well broke and ready for Call, see them and get prices before buying elsewhere. TIFTON & NORTHEASTERN R. R. ■•eoxaaxjsxzs’ colony hovtsi." LOCAL TIMA TABLA wo. o. H. H. Tin', President. W. O. Tin’, rioe-PTWrtdeat. Ukxxbal Ofvicss: Tifton , Ukokoia. No. 7. No. 3. No. 1. ss »► LEAVE. ARRIVE. P. M. * .* ggassiss » o . .Tifton, Ga. . 35 13 15 SC gsssssis at 10 OB c* f .Brighton, Ga.. 20 12 oo «© c* OD Xoc t . Harding, Ga.. 17 11 51 <© c* •w 06 f ..Pinett*,Ga. i 11 n si U} c* . « 5* ..Mystic, Ga... 9 11 35 *3 a* CO <§ t .Fletcher, Ga.. 5 11 14 w c* 13 CC c£ Fitzgerald, Ga. 0 11 00 *5 ta LEAVE. A. M. Trains Nos. 1, 3,!! and 4 run daily, except Sunday. Trains Nos. 7 and 8 run en Sunday only. (f) Flag Station. Trains atop only on signal. All trains make connection with the Plant System »nd Georgia Southern * Florida at Tifton, and the Georgia <& Alabama at Fitzgerald. ¥. Mituuctr* G. Boatright, Traffic ocilla Novelty Works! L. J. TUCKER, PROP’R, Ocilla, Oeorgia. I am prepared to manufacture , on short notice, ________J Mantles, Columns, I Gable Ornaments, Brackets, Newel Posts, t ■ 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 bo found reasonable for first-class work. Orders from Irwin county and southwest ^Georgia generally «re respectfully solicited, aud satisfaction is assured. 7 T-2m We 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. J •N 1 i l«§P| JR sims IBilllll Miles] Official Organ Irwin County. Effective December 19, 1897. Balusters, Read Blocks, Corner Blocks, Base Blocks, Mouldings. Miles! NO. 33. Sam Mill Turpentine. Still Supplies. WaQODS fteavu Harness. i No. 3. No. 4. No. S.