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Official Organ Irwin County. vol, v. HOME NEWS, IjWCAV SCMKDUiiK G. « A, R. K. KXCKKT SIINJJAX A&qIyq E«avt) Dfiiiit.... atOclUa Klppo a. m. and 8:25 s>. m. 11 .ao a. m. and i>:40 a. in. SUNDAY ONLY. Leave Oeilla .... ...11:05 a. m. A,iirive atiOciWa.. .....4:50 p. Hi. Olosa connections for hop,Ul eiwd*, souUi oi *WU Church Directory. BAiftMT.—I’roachlm: every 1st amt 3rd Smi- iitya,. morning aud evuntng, t’ontervm’o ou Saturday befosje Hud Sunday at, m o’clock a. m. Kev. M.L. Lawson, pastor, Sunday School al KM’alodi a. at, W. II. liur.ku Superintendent. Mr.THauiHT. litre. W, W Steward, pastor. PntauUtnt-ml and Sundays, morning and ev<(t|itijj, Sunday. Sellout every Suuday at 4 PeUl.Mi X King, sup-.ilmamituV 'I’he Methodist church is not yet complete*!. The nights for the past week have been, delightfully cool. See dissolution, notice of Ilyman & Co.,. Ittwiaville Ga. Ladies Oxfords 50c per pair at The Oraker Store, It. Thanks- to “Correspondent” for the readable letter which, appears elsewhere. Mrs. M. Y. Lawson returned last Triday from a week’s visit to rela¬ tives in Yidalia. Yes, John sells 43. pounds good lice for $1.0Cv It. Mr. Mab Dorminey was is Irwin- villa Monday looking after his polit¬ ical interests. " Miss Susie Cockrell, of near Syca¬ more,. is visiting her sister,. Mrs. G. I\. Wilcox,, in Gcilla. Dr. L, L. Robinson, o£ the pop¬ ular firm of R. B. Allen <& Co., speat Tuesday in Gcilla. prof. Jernigaa’s school, near Mr. J. A. J. Nobles’ closes to-day with appropriate exercises. Cotton is beginning to open and it will not be long before it will be¬ gin, to move Ocillaward. Now is an excellent time to put a little bridge across Mayor Hender¬ son’s mill creek, just south of town. A handsome yoting bachelor on Fourth street asks us to announce him as a candidate for matrimony. Read the new cotton mills adver tiscuaent of Mr. J- H. Harley, and arrange to attend the meeting adver¬ tized. Col. F. G„ Boatright aud Mr. Ed Tift, of Tifton, were among the prominent visitors at Irwinville Tuesday. Judge D M. Hogan was in Oeil- la Wednesday looking for fodder pullers. They are scarce all over the county. Oeilla Lodge No. 374, F. A A. M., is growing rapidly. At nearly every meeting there are applications for membership. Mr. Mieajah Tucker and his daugh¬ ter, Miss Emily, of Florida, will visit relatives and friends in Irwin county reext week. MissMollie Wheeles, of Wellston, da., who- has been visiting her un¬ cle, Mr. R. B. Watson, returned home Wednesday. Mr. John I). Paalk ami family are now residents of Oeilla. They oc ¬ cupy the pretty cottage corner Fourth and Beech Streets, Mr. Ira Paulk can go up bead on prolific pear trees. On a pear limb two inches long was produced fifteen pears, all c*f fairly good size. Anti-Grease is the greatest labor- saver on earth. For sale by J. W. N as worthy, Oeilla Ga. Every bottle guaranteed, 2t. It was Mr. K. 0. Roberts? mule that recently died front ,lock-jaw. The mule died ten days after the nail was taken from its foot. The latest style in fall goods will he Opened at Powell Bullard & Co.’s September 1st. It will pay you to wait till then to buy your fall suit. Oeilla is now connected by tele¬ phone with Worth, and will soon be on talking terms with Tifton, Valdosta and other prominent vil¬ lages. Tlili OCILLA DISPATCH. OCILLA, IRWIN COUNTY, GA„,FRIDAY, AUGUST lO, 1900. * the ■Si T? T"J —I, J IV It iH^i Aw. l* V y I L5* IV» R TIIAKFR 1 UUIXLIV ft fiftMPflNY vlv/illl ill 1/ j OCILLA, GEORGIA. \ V r E BEG TO ANNOUNCE to the trading public that wo have opened up a nice and varied line of General Merchandise. We beg to announce further that we are here 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 can’t stay without it, hence we 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 otdy want a legitimate profit all round on our goods, without which no man can succeed in business. Yours, to serve, CLINT, LYTE A 3-16-tf Proprietors. Mr. G. M. Hogan, one of best farmers in Irwin, furnished the Oeilla market a barrel of ex- eellent Georgia cane syrup day. Yearly meeting at Willacoochee last Sunday was well attended. El- ders Mixon, Sutton and Harden preached able sermons during the meeting. McNatt & McBride have received their prize sewing machine, which they will give away September 1st. It’s a beauty, and some one will be made happy. Misses Emma aud Annie Kate Hill, two charming young ladies of Au¬ gusta, G a , arrived in Oeilla Tuesday night on a months visit to Mrs. C. C. Mims, on Beech Street. Read law eard of Col. Brantley Slater, in this issue, Col. Slater is a brother of the lamented Solicitor General Slater of the Southern Cir- cuit and is well equipped for the practice of law. Col. T. J. Luke and his sister, Miss Bessie, after spending a week at St. Simons, continued their trip into Florida, reaching home last W edneeday. Mr. „ (). V. Purvis, at the last , mo- ST’ ° m y 1,1 We can save you 25 cents on the sack. Large lot on hand. Hyman & Co., Iwinville, Ga. 7-27-tf. Mr. D. J. Henderson and Capt. W. Lennon are giving their cholera- stricken hogs burnt corn, with goQd results, as there have been no deaths since they began giving it. Mr. Jesse Luke is building a nice six-room cottage for himself. He owns one of the best farms in the county, and after dining with him Monday, we know that his better- half is one of the best house-keepers i in the county. To make room for an immense stock of fall goods, arriving, we must close out all summer goods. Come, price and take them. They must go at some price. Hyman & Co., Irwinville, Ga. 7-27-tf. Rev. J. II. Newbern, of the Lax section, has three and a halt acres of corn that yielded 900 bundles of fodder, his cotton will raeke a bale to two acres and his cane is five feet high, No danger of hard times at his house. Mr. Tommy Purvis, who was stricken with rbutpatism several weeks ago, is still suffering slight- ty, but is able to go about. Ills bro- ther, Jimmy, who has been very low with typho-malaria fever, is im- proving, wc are glad to learn. Mr. C. Eh Bruce left Tuesday for a week’s visit to Dodge county, The horse fiddle, bells and tin pans are ready, Don’t buy you-r clothing till you gee our stock, which is- the most complete ever brought to Oeilla, and which we will open September i 8 t Powell Bullard & Co. Judge II. W. Cockrell, of near Sycamore, was in Oeilla Wednesday. Remember, John sells 43 pounds of r '° e lor ! i !1 - 00 ‘ It. i Hunter. Pearce oc Battey, j •9 j : i .Cotton Factors,. Manufacturers of High-Grade ~ Fertilizers. Experienced and ex- * pert handlers of both Sea Island and Upland Cotton.MoNEv Loaned eotton shippers on satisfactory .. SCCll \ • 8-3-7m Cupid must be away on his sum¬ mer vacation, as we hear of none of | his work in this vicinity recently, __' Week’s washing for 3 cents | Anti-Grease. 1 The Brighton school, efficiently conducted this term by Porf. T. IV • Coleman, closed Friday of last week. An excellent dinner was served on the grounds by the good people of that vicinity Powell Bullard & Co. have ran- | sacked the markets for up-to-date fall clothing. It has arrived a)U ' will be opened September 1st. If i you want the latest style and best goods at low prices, wait till then. Mr. P. J. Domer, who was re- cently shot by Dr. Johnson, and supposed to have been fatally woun- is novv in Atianta for treatment ^ , g reported t0 be improving, ; p r _ t j 0 h uso n had a commitment trial, was released on a §300 bond, and j his whereabouts are unknown. Prof, D. C. Clifton,of Jieidsville, the’ new principal of the Oeilla Pub- J lie school, arrived Monday. The j school board tried to meet Tuesday ! and Wednesday nights, but failed to j get nite a quorum, this so week, we can give to date no defi- of ; news as ! ; school opening. NOTICE. Owing to delay in the completion of their store, the Irwin County Drug Co. will he a few days longer in opening np. However, in the coarse of eight or ten days we will j be pleased to meet our arranged friends in our neat and comfortably store. druggists’sundries direct from Phil¬ adelphia, New York and Chicago. We have bought this slock for spot 1 cash, taking advantage of all dis- ! counts, which will enable us to corn¬ pete with any drug stores of the larger cities. Courtesy, politeness and strictly honest dealings will be quV motto. In conclusion will say, j come and' see us when in town, | whether you want anything in out¬ line or not. Mr. Walter A. Harper, i who is known for his courteous, | honest and plain dealings, will be manager of this new enterprise, who j will do all in his power to make you enjoy your visit. Dr..T. K. Goethe is having an office fitted up in the year of the drug store, where he will be found in the future. A telephone | line connects his office and drug j store, therefore quick connection can bo had to his residence at all hours. In fact, we will leave noth- ing undone that can be added to the comfort and convenience of our friends. Respectfully, Tick Irwix County Drug Co. It. The Ocala school, ably taught this term by Prof. H. B. Sutton, classes to-day. “A dog fight is the only kind in which real cur-rage is displyed.” Oeilla Lodge No. 374, F. & A. M. has changed regular communications second Wednesday in each month, at 10 o’clock a. m , to second Friday in each month, 7:00 o’clock p. in. The next regular communica¬ tion will be on the seond Friday in- September, at 7:0.0 p. m. Maurice de FJeury, an erudite Frenchman, says thattbe term “love sick” is not an empty phrase. Ac- cording to him love is a malady of n ,; n( j t to be classed among the m0 st distressful of diseases. What are these foreign scientists going to eave lJg j u jjf e that is sane?. Nor- q l , u says genius is insanity, Lom- broso says crime is insanity, and now this other man comes along and says the grand passion of the heart is insanity! Must man be as unim¬ aginative and as unemotional as a clam to be classed as normal?—-Sa¬ vannah News.—That accounts fora good deal that heretofore we could not understand, among the old bach¬ elors of Oeilla. BRANTLEY SLATER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, IRWINVILLE, «A. ;yf em ber of State and Federal Bar ' The protracted meeting in the Baptist church was to have closed last night. The faithful pastor, Rev. M. L. Lawson, conducted the services without assistance till last night, when Rev. Mr. Clark, of Col¬ quitt county filled the pulpit. There have been several additions to the church and. much good lias been ac¬ complished. 1 rHE “KING of HARVESTERS” —IS- IU McCORMICK- SU ris m Wo sell those Machines and all Repairs. Big Stoek on Land. Cst¬ and let us show you. Big line of Hardware, Hill Sup¬ plies, Tinware, Crockery, etc. Mail orders given prompt atten¬ tion. Big ~ stock always on hand. tj Wati-Harlsy-Holmes 6o„ FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. ! <;. w. u v max. ■J. B. CLEM ENTS, WAItBJSSr Kl.KTI'll lilt HYMAN & GOMPHNy » DEALERS IN General Merchandise ■ - IRWINVILLE, GEORGIA. \\ !5 £ a: s < new store cr P eg. are ■ Farm Supplies, Household and Kitchen Supplies, v jc jz j :. Dry Goods, DressCM. Motions, Groceries, Etc, Our stock was carefully selected, is ALL NEW AND FRESH, and our j prices will MOVE THEM. No such stock of goods has ever 1 been seen I in Jrwinville, in quality, quantity and . variety, and it will pay you to get our prices before going elsewhere. A ,ri j! - ^ - k - £ S 2L The goods and will ... do the rest ^ prices HYMAN & OO ■9 4-13-tf High Price Destroyers. tifton & northeastern r. r. “SOLDIERS’ COLO^TTT BOTJTE-" LOCAL TIME TABLE No. 6. H. H. TIFT. President. \V. O. TIFT, Vice-Presideat. Gene bat. Offices: Tifton, Georgia. No. 7. No. 3. No. 1. Miles February Effective 27, 1900. Miles No. 2. No. 4. No. 8. f ; P. M. sgs; f'^CicotCGcccccoDaip’* LEAVE. AlHilVE. P. M. CRtRCROic:c:c:cr:> 3 30 0 .....Tifton, Ga....... 12 15 3 3U 3 .....Tram Switch.... 12 0(1 3 43 ssissss© 5 f. .... Brighton, Ga...... 12 00 3 51 8 f ... .Harding, Ga.... 11 51 4 10 14 f. .....Pinetta, Ga. ... a si 4 15 10 .....Mystic, Ga..... a 25 4 28 20 f ... .Fletcher, Ga.... 11 14 4 40 25 .......Fitzgerald, Ga... A. a M. oo P. M. ARRIVE. LEAVE. Trains Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 run daily, except Sunday. Trains Nos. 7 and 8 run on Sunday only. signal. (f) Flag Station. Trains stop only on All trains make connection with the Plant System and Georgia Southern & Florida at Tifton, and tire Georgia & Alabama at Fitzgerald. F. G. Boatright, Traffic Manager Oeilla Novelty Works! L. J. TUCKER, FROP’R, Oeilla, Greorgia. I am prepared to manufacture, on short notice, ............ Mantles, Columns, gable Ornaments, Brackets, Newel Posts, And all other interior and exterior finishings .for residences, churches and all idu4 of buildings. My facilities for turning out work in above line are excellent, and prices will be found reasonable for first-class work. Furniture repaired and made as good as I new. Orders from Irwin county and Southwest Georgia generally .ore-rmipeetfutly.oii- netted, and satisfaction assured. 7-7-2W Official Organ Irwin County. NO. 4: I Tuesday evening Miss Aural Hobbs, Ocilla’s popular assistant p. m., had j her left wrist severely scalded with coffee. For six inches the flesh was apparently blistered. A handful of sheep’s wool was bound on the arm, with the result that, Thursday morn¬ ing, there was no sign of the injury. ! This would seem pretty good proof that wool is a sure cure for scalds. Balusters, Head Blocks, -w Corner Blocks, SI Base Blocks. Mouldings.