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THE DISPATCH.
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IrwiH County Plltltehino Company,
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J. W. 1Ia.ki.oN, Editor and Manager,
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Fujuay, Mawh, 3:;, p.ioo.
Superior court convenes Monday
morning.
The nimble dollar goes to tire
nimble advertiser.
g eo 110 tH e for primary for state
house officers judges, solicitors,
etc.
There is a plethora of rain, and
the fanners are in need of the oppo¬
site.
The political pot is blubbering
•quite lively now and may boil over
before mid-summer.
The editor of the Dispatch will be
in Invinville during the setting of
big court, ready to transact any
business connected with the Dis-
patch.
Sweet potatoes roll into town by
the two-liorse wagon load those days,
and they are fine.
Judge Allen Fort has finally de¬
cided to oppose Congressman Lewis
in the Third district. It promises
to be a warm race.
Most of the public roads were
worked last week, but the heavy
rain of Saturday night will cause
some of it to have to lie done over.
Commissioner M- Henderson has
spent a good portion of this week in
Irwinville preparing for big court,
w hich convenes Monday morning
next.
“Dr. Craig,” the negro who was
arrested in Ocilla last year,for conn-
terfeiting, was tried and released in
Savannah Tuesday, at a cost to the
government of about $2,000.
Mr. J. T. Pittman writes us that
the school in the River Bend section,
of which he is the teacher, has sus-
pended for two weeks, on account
of the small pox. I he school will
open onthe second Monday in April.
Mr. J. \Y. Brown, a prosperous
farmer who lives about one and a
half miles from Fitzgerald, sold a
a bale of of long cotton in Ocilla
last Friday for 18px per pound. He
took a fine new 2-horse Hickory 1
wagon back home with him. Come
again and often, Mr. Brown.
Ocilla has marched steadily for-
ward since the first, day of its exist-
euco, and its growth now is more
rapid than it has been at any other
period of its history. There is no
reason why it should not, in a few
years, be one of the leading towns
of Wiregrass Georgia, or why Pow-
ell Bullard & Co. should not con-
tiuue to sell stacks of goods six days
in every week in the year. Their
“ "oods and prices do the work.
Mr. Geo. T. Young, of the Water-
shed, is inventing, or has invented,
a fish hsii trail tiap which wnicn bids mus fair ian to io drive uiive
all others out of the market. The
trap he told us about has a revolv-
ing wheel with contrivances attached
to it that catches the fish, carries
them a short distance afid deposits
them in a box just behind the wheel.
With this trap in a suitable place,
there would be no trouble in supply¬
ing a large market with fish—from
Savannah and Florida.
Saturday night the heaviest rain
in ten years fell in this section. Con¬
siderable damage was done to roads,
in washouts, and some small streams
became almost impassible. This is
true of Brushy Greek and Reedy
Greek, and there are others,
pond dams also suffered, About
forty feet of Mr. Billey Fletcher’s
fish pond dam was swept to the foun-
dation. Judge Dan Tucker’s new
fish pond dam was broken in two
places, and Mr. Bill Grantham’s was
also broken. It is said that at least 0
inches of rain fell during the night.
HABITS.---Continued.
Editor Dispatch.—I said that
habits were formed without any pur-
pose, forethought or judgment, and
yet they outline our whole life.
llow careful, then, shouldparents
be in guarding the habits of their
children, and never say or do any-
thing in their presence nor tolerate
anything in them that they would
dislike to see formed in their habits,
Profane swearing is an ngly and
foolish habit, and there is probably
less excuse for it than any other
habit. Men do it without meaning
or even thinking what they are say-
ing, but because it is habit. And
sometimes . these people become
re-
ligious in after life and this old
habit still troubles them, shooting
off a few hasty damns on the impulse
•of the moment. I am sbrry for
these 1)eople _
As for the habit of excessive drink
I step softly, for several reasons,
Many of the most brilliant minds
Eave been beclouded and the brighest
futures wrecked by this unfortunate
habit. The best families in our
country have furnished its victims.
Nothing is more painful than to see
a bright-minded, genteel young man
reeling with intoxication. My heart
goes out in sympathy for him. He
is made a foot ball by both pulpit
and press. He is often kicked by
Jus inferiors, but his case admits of
no defense.
But the most prevalent habit of
this age is petty falsehood. If I
should offer the finest span of horses
in Ocilla to the person strictly clear
of every form of falsehood, I would
not risk much. Falsoood comes in
at so many doors, and steals upon
us in so many forms, that we indulge
it unconsciously.
Violated promises made to chil-
dren by their parents, is a form of
falsehood indulged in every family.
Parents frequently say, “I will whip,
m y jf Jt tells me a lie;” and
y e t that child has been nurtured in
the very lap of falsehood. To ere-
ate false impression, whether by di-
reet or negative action, is a species
of falsehood. Where is the child
that has not been the victim of false
ideas about Santa Claus? Tbe most
righteous people have led,their chil-
dren down int0 this 1 ua g mire of
falsehood. These little falsehoods
have no evil intentions, but it leads
the children to discredit the veracity
of their parents, and guides them in
the same direction.
We might occupy page after page
; n referring to the different forms of
f a i se jj 00t j prevalent in our day,
which, if they are all “lies” in a
Bible sense, presents a dark picture,
for “all liars shall have their portion
j n the lake that, burnoth with fire
and brimstone.”
Unprofitable habits sometimes
their way into the pulpit, and
are as deplorable there as anywhere
else. The habit of grunting, growl-
j n g an( } w’hining, all interspersed
with a sermon, is not edifying, and
y e t some men have it down to a sei-
CI10C and cannot preach at all witli-
ou x it. I have sat and listened to
the little singing mixture for an
hour, and the song would ring in
m )' ears for a fortnight. The little
son S was f 11 that remained with me
— th e subject matter left when the
man did. I his unfortunate habit is
the result of trying to preach too
fast; the delivery outruns the man-
ufactory, and the man has to fill np
with something else.
^°vr, li this letter will cause even
one per80n t0 examine and correct
his or her habits, lain paid for wric-
ing it. M. Sikes.
Pinetta Dots.
fEdited by Betsy York.}
Rev. Lovett preached an able ser-
mon last Sunday evening in Pinetta.
Mr. E. G. Fletcher sold thirty-
five bales of short cotton last week
at Si- cents per pound.
Mr. Newbold has sold his saw
mill at this place, and it will be
moved away soon.
Miss Sarah and Master-Elias Lov¬
ett entered school Monday.
Twelve new desks were added to
the academy last Saturday.
Honor roll for week ending 23rd:
Grade G.—Ida Gibbs.
j) i illie and Artie
iq et( .) H .,._
Grade E.—Maza Grantham and
Sarah Hunter.
Grade F.—Alma Fletcher, Betsy
York and John Fletcher.
Watershed Wavelets-
Thinking a few lines from this
side of the branch would not bo
amiss, I send them in.
The big rain Saturday night washed
about forty feet of Mr. Billy Fietoh-
er’s fish pond away. Monday a force
of hands were at work replacing it,
so I have heard.
Monday Mr. E. J. Hogan and the
editorjofjthe Uispatchjwent about two
miles from here to another fishpond
Mr. Billy Fletcher cultivates, but
the only thing they caught was a
juvenile sucker. Mr. Hogau did find
a patch of young Ilanovers, but the
owner said they were Hanover weeds.
It is strange how the grippe will
affect some people,
Mr. Billy Fletcher’s whole family
have been down with tho grippe,
but are now all up.
Mr. Lije Hogan’s family, with
one or two exceptions, have had or
are having the grippe. Miss Millie
and Frank were tho exceptions up
to Sunday. Miss Marth was taken
Friday and had a severe case, but
I hope she is up now.
Cupid seems to have a worse grip
on Jimmy F. now than the other
kind had. I heard it kept him up a
whole night recently, but instead of
making him look woe-be-gone, it has
wreathed his face with first-class
smiles.
Mr. Ludy Whitley went to Ocilla
Saturday with a load of syrup, and
I know it was good, for they don’t
make any other kind at Judge Whit-
ley’s.
Our bachelor merchant is looking
mighty pleasant here lately. Maybe
a certain graceful young lady across
the branch could guess why.
Judge W. has been sprucing up
a right smart here lately, and the
knowing ones say that the cause is
something better than politics.
Mr. George Young is selling his
seed cane in a hurry, but he has sev-
eral thousambstalks yet to dispose of.
Owing to tho grippe the school at
this place has had a slim attendance
for a few weeks past, but the chil-
dreu will all be in soon,
There will be a good yield of oats
in this section, notwithstanding the
freeze seriously injured the crop.
The farmers are late about plant-
in g corn and- cotton, but the spring
is also late, and everything will work
out all right anyway,
Next Sunday is monthly meeting
day at Willacoochee, and a good
crowd is expected.
There are more pretty young ia-
dies in the Wathershed section, the
number of families considered, than
any other section of the county,'and
they are all as good as they are
pretty. At least that is what I heard
a certain man say.
March 28. Slick. Sam.
One day last week Prof. W. J.
Royal had the misfortune to run a
nail through his shoe and nearly
through his foot—in his mind. He,
by a strong effort, pulled the nail
out, limped to the house, suffering
great agony, so great that the tears
ran down his cheeks. Calling to his
wife, he told her what had happened
and aS vec ier t0 t ie s P mts °f
turpentine quick. She did so, and
pulled off the shoe and sock, only to
fi, u l that the nail had barely pene-
tratpd through the shoe. All the
pa j n Prof. Royal had suffered was
ent j rel y imaginary. Now, if a per-
gon can i ma gj ne llp as severe a pain as
that, why can’t he imagine it away?
it is a poor rule that won’t work
^utli wa ys.
The conspiracy case against D.A.
Tyson and eleven others, on trial
for two weeks recently in the U. S.
court at Savannah, resulted into a
plea of guilty of all except D, A,
Wilkes, who was released. J udge
Speer assessed fines ranging from
$100 to $5,000 and imprisonment
ranging from four months to five
years.
Sunday before last, says the Ash-
burn Advance, Mr. Abbie Header-
son and Miss Dora Bellflour were
wedded at the home of the bride’s
parents.
When you want ready-made cloth¬
ing, shirts, underwear, etc., see us.
We niay save you money.
3-lG-tf. Lite & Clint.
You will save money by trading
in Ocilla. Come and see for your¬
selves.
additional locals.
Powell, Bullard & Co. are pre¬
pared to spring suit you.
Mr. E. L. Thomas, of Florida,
was in town one day this week.
Good tobacco, “by caddy,” 8So¬
per pound at R. B. Allen & Go’s.
The school in the J.A.J. Nobles
settlement opened Wednesday, with
Prof. E. Jernegan in charge. Suc¬
cess to teacher and pupils.
Mr. Leon Hanlon is in Brooklyn,
N. Y., studying the intricacies of the
Linotype machine at the factory in
that city. He will be there a month
or six weeks.
Mr. J. J. Harper is thinking of
building a fish pond not far from
his residence, four miles southeast
of town. If he decides to do so, it
will be a good one.
Mr. Russel Roberts returned Mon¬
day wight from a visit to Cuthbert.
Also his grip, which, upon exami¬
nation, was found to contain a pair
of cuff holders of the vintage of ’76,
and a blank receipt book.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Powell left
Tuesday, Mr. Powell going to Flor-
ida to look after his extensive tur-
pentine interests in that slate, while
his wife will visit Mrs. Thigpen in
Valdosta until his return.
Mr. T. S. Williams, the handsome
superintendent of the Knsign-Os-
kamp Co. at this place, visited Cor-
dele Wednesday.
Before buying your spring goods
call and sec our pretty assortment.
3-16-tf. Lyte <fc Clint.
Prof. T. W. Coleman’s school at
Brighton, near Tifton, opens Mon¬
day. Walter is one of Irwin’s best
young men, and we commed him to
the people of Brighton and vicinity.
Telephone Taylor says that he
w.ll •n u biuldthel.no -in v from r Mystic „ .■ to ,
Irwinville as soon as Jupiter PIu-
vius stops weeping long enough far
his old mother, Earth, to dry up.
Mrs. Feraby Henderson, after a
visit of several weeks to Mr. D. J.
Henderson and family, returned
homo Wednesday.
Mr. (J. L. Sibley, Jr., who has
been a witness in the U. S. court at
Savannah, in the Craig case, re¬
turned home Wednesday.
Mr. I). J. Henderson, who is at¬
tending college at Abbeville, spent
Saturday, Sunday and Monday with
“>» Ab<~
ville T uesday morning.
Next week Mr. J. J. Harper [ex-
pects to move his stock of goods
into his elegant new brick store cor¬
ner Fouth street and Irwin avenue.
Mr. Harper has not spared expense
in arranging his store room. Every¬
thing has been built will an eye-
single to neatness and convenience,
and when contractor Mark Ander-
son finishes up the work, there will
not be.abetter looking store in town,
or one more conveniently arranged
for business.
Some of the best singers in the
county dined with J udge Dan Tucker
last Sunday, and part of the after¬
noon was spent in singing sacred
music. Those present enjoyed a
rare treat. Among the singers were:
Prof. W. J. Royal, Mr. L. J. Tuck¬
er, Mr. J. O. Sutton and wife, Mr.
Ed. Dorntiney and wife, Miss Lila
Tucker, Mr. Jim Royal and wife,
M,«. Mattie Royal, Mr. h. 11. Took.
er and Mr. Tim Paulk.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOKiSOLl ( 1 1 T< )K-G RN ERA L.
1 announce musolf A<*audid»-t« for tho office
of Solicitor-general of the Oconee Circuit,
subject to Democratic primary. If elected. 1
will do my duty. I shaH “hew to the line let
the eliip.s fall where the may.” Your vote
will lie appreciated. .1. L. B.v nkston.
;J-lf)-tue Abbeville, (ia.
FOB TAX COLLECTOR,
J iwreby announce myself a candidate for
the office of Tax Collector of Irwin county,
and respectfully solicit the support of the
voters of said county. If elected 1 promise a
faithful discharge of the duties of said office,
2-10-tde, W. .1. Weaver.
FOR STATE SENATE.
Through the solicitation of my friends. I
hereby announce myself a candidate for the
office of Senator of the Fifteenth district, and
respectfully ask i he support of 'the voters of
said district, promising, if elected, to serve
thE to tho Host of my ability.
'Very respectfully,
Wimy Wiirn.v.Y. SB.
M>n mortciMU’D i lU.AM. llblb
f hereby announce myself a candidate for
the office et .treasurer ot , , Irwin county, „ , . and ,
respectfully solict the aid of the voters there-
of. If elected. I promise a faithful discharge
of this .luties Of sold office.
1 -lU-tde. David Whlddon.
D. II. Paulk. J. L. Paulk. R. V. Paul
PAULK & CO. I
Dealers in General Merchandise.
OCILLA, GEORGIA,
Such as Dry (jfeods, Dress Goods,
Ready-made Clothing, Shoes,
Hats and Gaps, Family Groceries,
Crockery, etc., Wagons, Buggies, Harness
And Saddles. FURNITURE of All Kinds.
Coffins and Caskets ...
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Stoves, Cooking Utensils, etc., Farming Imple¬
ments of all kinds. In fact, we have a
stock of General Merchandise, whicih we are
selling at prices to suit the times. 7-9-tf.
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PROFESSIONAL CAROS.
J.. J. WALKER
A'TTOliNEY XT LAW,
Ocilla, Georgia.
Booms No. 1 and 2, Henderson Paulk * Co’s.
Brick building-
lo-fi-iy.
EMMETT V, BALL, M. D.,
OCILLA- GEORGIA.'
OFFICE at dwelling on Irwin Avenue.
Gemini! practice solicited, i
I MAKE A SPECIALTY OF DROPSY.
W8-ly.
DR. W. 0. FORD,
DENTIST,
OCILLA. GA.
Office over Ileaderson, Paulk & Co.’s Store.
3-17-3m
3. E. GOETHE,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ocilla, Georgia.
Office: Cherry street, south of Foun
street, near Powell’s store. .Residence: Ir-
win avenue, north of Methodist church,
Calls pi . OTO1 Ml y attended, night or day. All
medicine furnished from my office. 7-3e-’98
J. C. LUKE,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ocilla, Ga.
Office iu Dr. G. H. Macon & Co.’a drug store
3-31-tf
fW~ Leave calls at Drug Stern.
C. 11. Martin. B. 11. Henderson.
MARTIN & HENDERSON,
Lawyer,
Ocilla and Fitzgerald, Ga.
Prompt attention to all legal business.
■" v ° m "-
5-14-tf.
-I- 1 - KENNEDY,
Attorney at Law,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Offices in Phillips’ Block. 2-19-lyr
E. W. RYMAN,
Lawyer,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Booms 2 and 4, Phillips Block, 11-lSMy
D. B. JAY
Attorney-at-Law,
GRANT STREET,
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
C. W. FULWOUD. II. S. HURRAY.
FULWOOD & MURRAY
Atto rnk y s-at-L aw.
Tifton, Ga.
Office in Tift Building. n2«98
E. n. "WILLIAMS. W. A. SHIPMAN.
WILLIAMS & SHIPMAN,
_ JL, 4.WYERS .
6 nod 8 Bowen Block.
FITZGERALD, * - - GA.
Will practice in all the Courts.
13-22-3m.
T. J. LUKE,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
Irwinvilloj Ga.
Office in Court House.
4»2i-m
FOR SALE,
One PeLoach Grist Mill. Well worth $.‘250, can
be bought for less. Must go. Write or apply
to M.J, PAULK,
3-10-1 rk Ocilla* Gai
DEPUTY NIIEHJFF'S SALE.
Georgia—I rwin County.
h ill 1 h* sold, before the court house door in
,
bidder, for cash, Lot the following described
property, to-wit: number 18, square 11,
shown block lo by in the the recorded city of plat Fitzgerald, thereof. Ga.. Levied as
on and to be sold as the property of .Jno. R.
»S<*hen)pf issued by virtue U. Fletcher, of and to satisfy collector a tax of ii. said fa,
by against K. the said tax .Jno. R. Scliempf for
county, and for the I8M. Levy
state county taxes year ll.
made and returned to my hy W. l'ountain,
h '« al ,i,,s wSkv.
3-n-R. Iliiputy SlioriIf.
Directory Irwin Gountu.
Judge Superior Court—C. C. Smith.
Solicitor-General—Jno. F. DeLacey-.
County Judge—J. B. Clements.
County Solicitor—IX. B. Jay.
Ordinary—J. J. Court—J. Bee. D.
Clerk Superior B. Paulk.
S her ill — War re n FI e tche r.
Tax Receiver—,1. J. Faulk.
Tax Collector—E.O. Fletcher.
Treasurer—J as. Wa I ker.
■Coin’r Surveyor—E. li’ds ami J. Revenue—M. Hogan. Hetn'.ersor.
School Commissioner—Marion Dixon.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
John Clements, Lucius Chairman; R. L. Hen¬
derson, Ball, Paulk, eorge W. Fletobsr-
aud 4*. C.
aU'STICES AND NOTARIES.
422r> District.
G. W. Pridgeou........Justice of the Poaoe
G. J. Prescott Notary Public
518th District.
T. F. Edge............. .Justice of tho Peace
J. A. J. Nobios..............Notary Publie
ttxi'ru District.
T. E. Fletcher.........Justice of the Peace
G. W.‘Conger Notary Pdbtto
uoisx District.
Marcus Duke..,-. .Notary Public J
9820 District.
I). J. Parker .. .. ......Justice of the Pence
M. W.'Coekreil ....Notary Public
•UiSSTH District,
A. Mclnnis............Justice of the*P»acB
Jacob F-ussell ......Notary Public
1421st District.
J. U. McNeese .....Justice of Wm Peace
1529th District.
Win. Henderson Justice of tlie Peace
-Sweat...... ......Notary Publie
1587th District.
I). W. Paulk .... .....Justice of the Peace
W. B. Moore ...........Notary PuBlie
1550tu District.
J. i?. Sutton,. ... . .Justice of the Pee.ee
J. J. SVHidden.. .... Notary ^Publiis
THE COLONY OHIO STORE,
^ J. H. Goodman <fc Oo.,
Proprietors,
FITZGEI1ADD, GKOKG4A.
Pure drugs and medicines. Latest Im¬
proved t russes. Tobacco and cigars. Per¬
fumery gad soaps. ‘Lamps and fixtures.
Optical goods. All kinds of Wild drlirks.
Prescriptions a specialty.
Live and Let
CD
Prices at
WETTSTEIN’S
JEWELRY
STORE.
It will be to your interest to
consult our 'Prices for Goods
and work before going
elsewhere.
ii. WETISTEIN,
5 be Pioneer .Tewri.kR.
FITZGERALD, “ GA.
OCILLA LODGE NOv 374 F*. A A’. M.
Regular monthly communications second
Wednesdays at 10 a. in.; fourth Wednes¬
days at 7 p. m. Visiting ihembers in good
standing are cordially invited to attend.
J. E. Goethe, W» M.
J. W. HanuIn, Secretary.
OCILLA LODSE NO. 106 K. OP P.
Ocilla Lodge No. 106 Knights ot Pythias
holds regular weekly meetings every Mon¬
day night at 8 o’clock. Visiting members
in good standing cordially invited
L. R. Tucket., 0. 0.
C. H. MakTin, K. of U. & S.
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