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official Organ Irwin County. vol. m T . R. B. ALLEN Sc CO. will lave next week. * * tit ifc ^ -in¬ vt.' HOME NEWS. X.OCAI, SCHEDXJIjK G. & A. It. R. DAII.Y, EXCEPT SCIXDA V. •Alrrivo at>Oc4 | Ha. .ill :(»0 m. ID. and 8:25 p. m. ■Xfeave Ocilla...* .11:30 a. m. and 8:40 m. SUNDAY ONLY. flEjeavo Ocllln...... . .11:05 a. m. Arrive at Ocilla.. .. .4 o0 p. m. Close connections for north, east, south or •’west. Ice Cream festival at acodemy to- ' night. •Organdies, T2& to 2oe. per yard, -at Ilyman & Co.’s, Irwinville. ■Mrs. Jas. Whitley continues to 'improve slowly. Consult our advertisers when you •-want bargains. (Fresh light bread daily at C. L. 'Sibley’s. 5-114t. The Bank of Ocilla is among the •best in the state. tSilk parasols, 75c. -up, at Ilayrnn & Go’s,, Irwinville. The ffiea crop in Ocilla promises to be a heavy one. ■See announcement of Mr. E. J. Young for the legislature. Figured dimity, 124-c per yard,at 'Hyman & Co.’s, Irwinville. 4f you want 'bargains, Ocilla is ■4he .place you are looking for. A® kinds of penny candies at C. •L. Sibley’s. 5-Tl-4t. There are some washouts in the streets of Ocilla that need attention. Bottled sodawater, all flavors, at <€. L. Sibley’s. 5-U-4t. Go to work and make the ice <!reaiu festival to-night a big guccess. Figited pique, 26c. per yard, at Hyman & Co.’s, Irwinville. All kinds of commercial printing “neatly and promptly done at the Dis- ,patch office. 'Col. T. J. ‘Luke and Judge Marcus Luke were in town yester- ‘■'day. The Minnie Vocal Class had a ^practice sing at Whitley Sunday ■afternoon. Dotted Swiss, 85c. per yard, at HIyman & Co.’s, Irwinville. The goverment recently put ■ 600,000 young-Mrad in Flint river, near Albany. ■Quite a'crowd attended the sheep- ihearing at Mr. D. J. Henderson’s ■last Saturday. Miss Aural Hobbs’ "many friends ■■were glad to seedier out last Sunday, ;after a week’s illness. Bedford Cord, extra width, 15c. i;.per yawl at Hyman & Co’s., Irwin- wille, Ga. •Corded Taffeta, 15c. per yard, at Hyman & Co.’s Irwinville. Dr. G. II. Macon & Co., have one ■of the .handsomest drug stores in Wiregrass Georgia. Alv. 'Winn arid’ family how occupy the cottage on Irwin avenue recent¬ ly vacated by Mr, Snell. Mr. ’George Tucker, Mr. 'John M. Luke and-Mr. Bill Grantham went ■down to'Savannih Tuesday. Penny pencils, with 1 rubbers, and penny boxes of crayons, etc., at-C. L. Sibley’s. 5-1l-4t. Miss Bannie -BroWn and Mr. -j—. Stnith, of near Mystic, attended the si'ng at Brushy Creek Sunday. The sheep, to the number ef sev- eral hundred, will loose their wool at Mr. Ira Paulk’s to-day (Friday), Before buying y'our spring goods call and see our pretty assortment - 3-lfi-tf. ■Lyte & Clint. Overcoat found between Ocilla and Fitzgerald. Owner can have same by proving property and pay- Ifci-r for this advertisement. Ul J l ■ i ■ OCILLA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1900, •4S— the- c ^ cKE l Sro ^ y L. R. TUCKER k COMPANY » OCILLA, GEORGIA. WE BEG TO ANNOUNCE to the trading public that we have opened up a nic9 ttnd varied line of General Merchandise. We beg to announce further that we are hero for the purpose of selling our goods and invite you to come to see us and examine our goods and prices, for we have some cracking good cash bargains and promising you as nice treatment as can be accorded by two Country Crackers, endeavoring at all times to make our business: perfectly satisfactory with you. We are here for business and can’t stay without it, hence wo must and will sell our goods at a very small profit. We do not propose to sell you one article at cost and double on another, but only want a legitimate profit all round on our goods, without which no man can succeed in business. Yours, to serve, LYTE & CLINT J 3-16-tf Proprietors. — The saw mills in this section arc ■now running on two-thirds time. Rev. J. J. F. Goodman honored the Dispatch with a brief visit Tues- dry. The sodawater that comes from the fountain at Irwinville is as de¬ licious as the fountain is pretty. The farmer with the treeless and stumpless fields and labor-saving implements is the one who will suc¬ ceed quickest. Telephone communication between Ocilla and Irwinville was opened 'up late Tuesday afternoon, and the service is excellent. . There was quite -a severe wind Storm in the You tig and Brannan neighborhood Saturday afternoon last. Considerable fencing and tim¬ ber was blown down. Mrs. Wm. Henderson returned from 'her visit to Middle Georgia Friday of last week, and William is his cheerful self again. Hyman & Co., at Irwinville, are doing a fine business. They know the wants of the people and are pre¬ pared to supply them. Rev. M. L. Lawson preached two ■able and instructive sermons last Sunday in the Baptist cht/rch. Good congregations attended each service. Mr. Snell and wife left'for Cin¬ cinnati Tuesday, where they will reside. Mr. Snell will travel for the Ensign-Oskamp Company. There was a big sheap-shearing at Mr. Ben Drews’ Wednesday, at Which the county judge, who is-an expert, and the county commission¬ er worked their shears. The telephone line’ is now contin¬ uous between Ocilla and Irwinville, and is of great convenience to those having business with the county officials, as well as others. If all the signs do not fail—the signs visible at the si'ng at Brushy Creek Sunday—there will be more than one wedding in the near future in Irwin county. Rev. C. G. Peeler, an able divine of Wright, Ga., will preach at the Ocilla Methodist church next Sun¬ day morning afcd night. Public cordially invited. Mr. George Tucker and Capt. Nas Henderson spent a portion of last Saturday killing rabbits near the latter’s home. They killed nine, making thirty-five killed there within three weeks. “Correspondent” has a newsy j letter in this issue. Syrup leads the town in industry, It is a great worker. Eli and the persistent advertiser “get there” about the same time. . Judge Dan Tucker has four acres in potatoes and will plant more. Contractor Mat Feltes is down at Alapaha this week moving houses. The air is full of, picnic taik, and the picnic grounds are presumably full of ’red-bugs. Mr. Will'Lott, of Coffee county, visited relatives in Ocilla Tuesday and Wednesday. The town cotineil will test the new electric light in a few days—“when the man comes back.” Fifthstreet, between Irwin avenue and Beech street, needs a small bridge a leetle of the worst. Mr. T. D. Smith, with Carter & Dorough, gave the Dispatch office a pleasant call Tuesday. Genial W. J. Clements, of the western portion of the county, spent a few hours in Ocilla Tuesday. Mr. Mashburn, of the drug firm of Mashburn A Denmark, Fitzger¬ ald, was in Ocilla Sunday night last. Mr. Walter L. Goethe, who has been in Tampa, Fla., several months, returned home Friday of last week. Mrs. Mclnnis and her pretty little daughter, Bertha, of Jasper, Fla., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Powell. We-regret to learn that Mr. Jas. Tucker and several of his fariiily were prostrated with la grippe Tues¬ day. Dr. Ball was sent for, and we hope they are all better ere this. All promised contributions to the Methodist church will be called for next Wednesday. Be ready to meet the collector. Work of remodeling the church has commenced and will be pushed rapidly to completion. Cointnisoner Henderson is attend¬ ing shcepshearing this week, lie says, joking, he is running for of¬ fice, (doesn’t know which one), sub¬ ject to a white primary or ihass meeting. *Our private opinion is that he is running for square meals. The voters of the 1421st district are requested to meet at the pretinct Saturday, June 1st, for the purpose of electing a democratic executive committee for' the district. H. T. FriEfCMKE. Mr. K. J. Hogan is fora fair, square primary for senator, repres¬ entative and county officers, and hundreds more of the best citizens of the county agree with him. We want to chat with you before you sell your chickens, eggs, hides, etc. It will pay you. 3-16-tf. Lvte & Cl-1 XT. The Ocilla Public school closes to-day, after five months of faith- ful work on the part of teachers .and j 1>H l ,ils - Ma y the y aU have a P leas - ,1 " t ' Joe House sftys he works seven | days in the week, six days for the i Ensign-Oskarnp Co., and the seventh i for Miss Josephine House—'wheeling fher about in her stylish carriage. Ooillla Lodge No. 374 F. &A, M. has receved an invitation to attend the Masonic funeral of Bro. J. W. Overstreet at old Ty Ty church Sunday after next, first Sunday in June. Elder and Mrs. M. Sikes left Monday morning for Helena, to the regret of their relatives an nu¬ merous friends here. Mr. Charles Sikes came down Sunday evening and returned with them Monday. Users of tobacco cannot fail to find what they -want at Hyman & Co.’s, The K. of P.’s, at their conven¬ tion Monday night, discussed pic¬ nic, and it was unanimously agreed to have One at some time in the near future. A full attendance at next convention is desired, as the day for the picnic will then he selected. Tuesday morning, as Hr. J. E. Gothe and Mr. C. C. Mims were trading pistols, Dr. Goethe dropped a pistol to the floor, the hammer striking first and firing the pistol. The ball, fortunately, lodged in a box a few feet from Dr. Goethe. Lightning has destroyed many a man’s property. Does it not strike yon that insurance is assurance against loss? “Aetna;” “Sun;” and “Palatki.” T. D. Kosp, agent, Ga. One of our most steadfast old bachelors was reported to be on the point of committing matrimony last Sunday, but, like many other re- “ports, it proved to be without foun¬ dation. It was true only so far as related to the red striped shirt. Master Warren Fiveash, while at play on the school campus at noon recess Wednesday, was acci¬ dently struck just under the right eye with a baseball bat. The little fellow is painfully though not seri- "O'nsly hurt. There is a big trade in contemp¬ lation in Ocilla by which Mr. J. A.J. Henderson niay become the owner of Mr. J. .1. Harper’s stock of general merchandise, the brick store building and lot and the two- story wooden building south of the store. Mr, Ilehry T. Fletcher presented us, at the fish fry Wednesday, With first ripe peach of the season. It was'fully ripe. This Same youilg man has six acres in corn that is shoulder high, and several large fields of the cereal nearly as high. Move?}. We have moved our stock of gen¬ eral merchandise to' th'e new brick building next door to Paulk & Gii : tier’s. We desire to’ thank the trad¬ ing public for the 1 iberal patronage given us in the past, and solicit a continuance of the same' at our new quarters. R. B. Allen & Go. •bf .1 v,_. * I !J ON HARDWARE, Crockery, Housefuriiishing Goods, Farmers’ Supplies, Mill Supplies, Turpentine Supplies. Big line of Fishing* Goods. Send Tackle and 'Sporting us your orders and we will j)lease you. ' J •t FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. TV. HYMAN. J. K. CLEMK Vu S, W ARRE N >r.ET€HER. NYMAN k COMPANY, dealers in General * Merchandise J IRWINVILLE, GEORGIA. w* ARE 1-2 to S' ® or.r a. “ new are Farm Supplies, Household and Kitchen Supplies, ar at At .v Dry Goods, Dress Goods. Notions, Groceries, Etc. — — - <pa— 1 ---- Our stock was carefully selected, is Al L NEW AND FRESH, and our prices will MOVE THEM. No such stock of goods has ever been seen j n irwinville, in quality, quantity and < variety, and it will payyou to get our prices before going elsewhere, A {ria j porchBSe a U we ask, & ’•fc. ■ & ar¬ Sr • • ia- The goods and prices will do the rest HYMAN 3; CO ■ 9 High Price Destrayers. TIFTON & NORTHEASTERN R. R, tV -SOXirDXE^S’ COXCNY - eol t te;’ l'ocal Time table no. 4. li. It. TIFT, President. W. O. TIFT, Vice-President. (lEjfEEAi, Offices: Tifton, Georgia. V> ' * No. 7. NO. 3. No. r. Milesl February Effective ‘.17, I960. Miles No. 3. No. 4. No. 8. | j « • LEAVE. akkiVe. I P. k. P. M. w wi. CO 30 30 cc 00 o ............Triton, Ga....; 35 12,15 .7 00 30 40 CC-GCGO’CC . CO 86 09 ............Tram .Switch.......... 22 12 00 6 51 ffi 2| CO 42 45 15 OOtb-CC'CM f...........iSrisfhton, (4a............ 20 13 00 6 45 Ci 18 CO--rfi 10 52 13 25 45 f..........-.Pinet'ta, f..........ibu-iling,. Ga............ Ga............ 11 W ll U 31 51 ,6 a 3fi os Or'C: 50 10 15 4>. 18 tc 01 ..........Mystic, (4a:............ :■ 11 25 f) 03 in W CC IS f .........Fletcher, (la............ 5 11 14 5 50 ct 34 40 -4» 15 co 1“ ........ Fitzgerald, Ga 0 11 00 5 30 Or 20 ^ ^ ^’“ M. AKKIVE. LEAVE. A. M. P. M. Trains.Nos, Trains 1,.2, and 3 8 and 4 run daily, except Sunday. Nos. V run on Sunday only. (£) Flag Station. Trains stop only on signal. and Georgia Southern All trains make connection with the Plant System & Florida at Tilton, and the Georgia & Alabama at Fitzgerald, F. Traffic ... Manager, G. Boatright, G, ' 1 - - T . 53 © c L. J. TUCKER, PROP'S, Ocilla, Greopgia. I am prepared to manufacture, on short notice, ! r Mantles, Columns, Gahle Ornaments, Brackets, Newel Posts, And all other interior and exterior finishings ,tor residences, churches and all kind of .buildings. My facilities for turning out work in above line are excellent, and prices Will he found reasonable for first-class work. Furniture repaired and made as good as new. Orders from Irwin cdhnty and Southwest Georgia generally'are respectfully so- Betted, and satisfaction assured. 7-7-2iu Officio I Organ Irwin County. NO. 4S Balusters, Head Blocks, Corner Blocks, Base Blocks, ‘Mouldings.