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Official Organ Irwin County. VOL. V. HOME NEWS. nocAfi schudiujIs a. Jt a. it. it. ‘DAll.V, KXVKPX SUNDAY. ftfHnvat Ocilhi —o too a. in, and 8:35 p. m. Leave Ocilla..........11:30 a. ru. and o:4u a. in. SUNDAY ONLY. fcenw OclUa....... ..11:05 a. m. Arri ve at OoIDa..... ...4:50 j). m. Close connections for north, east, south or West. Church Directory. &APTI8T.—Preaching-every Island 3rd Sun •days, morning and evening, (lonference on Saturday before 3rd Sunday at 10 o’clock a. in. Rev. M. L. Lawson, jKistor. Sunday School u-t iO o’clock ii. m. W. I). Burke Superintendent, Methodist. Rev. W, W. Stewart, pastor, Pnvaehvntf :ind and '*tH Sundays, morning and cvtinin,;. Sunday School ovt-ry Suiciuy at 4 ...i.i.Kim, np^Onto-iOMit. Yearly meeting at H ickory Spring begius to-day. See ginnery advertisement of Mr. M. J Paulk’s in this issue. r P , • ; m T I'vinvi !V U -n . e C Arln<l a Vnext * * ■Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Macon went down to Savannah Monday. Mr. Will Taylor’s son, Theodore, £e-recovering from a spell of fever, Mr. M. GriSn and Mr. M. W. Henderson took iu the ernnr.i.n to Savannah Monday. Commissioner Henderson visited _ _ Fitzgerald yesterday on business pertaining to his office. Miss Sallie Hancock, of Luke, Ga., is visiting her cousin, Miss Bet tie Luke, of Irwiuville. Miss Annie Gurnganus, of North Carolina, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Barber, in Irwiuville. Mr. and Mrs. Nas Paulk have an other pretty little girl at their home six miles cast of town. Mr. Richard Purvis’ two-year-old baby is sick with fever. We hope for the little sufferer a speedy recov¬ ery. Mr. Martin Lee and bis charming sister, Miss Mattie, were the guests nt Mr. E. J. Hogan’s last Saturday Sli^ilt. Mr. L. J. Tucker, the hustling proprietor of the Ocilla Novelty Works, went down to Hazelhurst Tuesday, .returning Wednesday. Mr. Micajah Tucker and his ■daughter, Miss Emily, of Florida, arrived Tuesday afternoon and will visit relatives in Irwin for a week ■or longer. Mr. Aloraii'/o Tucker, of Buck born, Fla., arrived in Irwin county last Friday, and will spend two or ■three weeks visiting relatives and friends in this section. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ilogan left to¬ day for the western part of the •county-, where Mrs. Hogan will visit relatives for a week or longer. Mr. Hogan will return Monday. Mr. Jake It. Paulk, who ranks easily among the best farmers of the ■county, treated the Dispatch or jphanage to a mess of fine sweet pota¬ toes of this year’s crop, Monday. A certain young man, east of here, •was trying to put the lid on a jar of peaches recently and failed, got hot in the collar, walked out of doors and smashed his jar against a fence. Whose blood did lie say was to blame? 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 Jts Go., Irwinville, Ga. 7-27-tf. Professor W. -J. Royal’s singing school near Mr. John N. Gibbs’ will close Friday with an all-day sing and a big dinner on the grounds. Prof. Royal’s classes always show lip well, and if you want to have a day of rare enjoyment, be on hand Friday morning. Mr. A. P. Greene, an euterpris *ng farmer of liiedsfield, Wilcox ■county, brought a bale of cotton by train to Ocilla Tuesday. He had sold first bales in Abbeville and Fitzgerald, and wished to furnish thc first bale in Ocilla, but the mer¬ chants decided that if any extra price was paid for a first, bale it should go to some one nearer home, and only 9 cents wa^'offered for the bale, which Mr. Greene declined to take,and shipped the bale back home. THE OCILLA DISPATCH. OCILLA, IRWIN COUNTY, C» A .FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900. '48, ■T H E -,rT?-p Clh i Oh *** -O V^y W Z 1 AfV-Jc w 1 U. D K. TIIT'YrO LIu!\lI\ C bumrnfl/-, a OCILLA, GEORGIA. \A r E BEG TO ANNOUNCE t<i the trading publie that we have " ' and varied line of General Merchandise. opened up a nice We'beg to announce further that we are here for the purpose of selling our goods and invite yon to come to see us and examine oar 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 oor business perfectly satisfactory with you. We are here for business anu 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 only want a legitimate profit all rouud on 0 ur goods, without which no man can succeed in business. Yours <mi> ' to ° serve ” L r TTT 1 J I? L tV iV /A vLIi> I' I\T r r MW Proprietors, jp r . Geo. W. Giddens is building ^ coHage.for himself. George deserves as good as is going. ^ John W Henderson, who is OQ j| 1% p> j Hogan’s place ’ is sick with fever Dr. J, C. L(lke ig atte nding him, and his f p j en( j s ko p e f 0! . p ; 8 ear iy recovery. Migs Maud Brown’s school, near Jml( ^ Dan Tuckci c s dosC8 to-day. excrcisos promise t0 be very interesting Dinner will be served on the grounds and it will be a fine e Mr. D. J. Henderson, Jr., returned Monday from theRiverbend section, where be had been since Wednesday of last week trying to empty Capt. Lennon’s mill pond of fish. Tie par¬ tially succeeded. Mrs. G. T. Porter and three chil¬ dren, of Moultrie, who have been spending a few days with Mrs. Por¬ ter’s brother, Mr. Wm. Barnett, re¬ turned home Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Pearl Barnett. Mr. Sewell Harper, brother of our Mr. Lott II. Harper, whose attending physician, says he is doing as well a could be expected. M i Moultrie, who has been visting rela fives in Coffee county for the past three weeks, arrived in Ooilla Tues day on a visit relatives in J rwin county. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Drew, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Fletcher, and Dr. A. F. Fletcher and w ife left Tuesday of last week for Florida. While there they will be the guests of Dr. A. F. Fleeter and wife, except ^ their stay at Pablo Beach. Thursday ml ; ol last ^ week , 4l there was a severe wind, rain and thunder storm in the eastern part of tko county, Mr. Mark Mobley’s crib rool was blown off, and thc root of Mr, Bob Purvis’ kitchen, near by was also blown off. Much timber was also prostrated. County court was in sesion a few hours' Monday. There was very little business before the court and only one line—that of a woman charged with keeping a disorderly house. She plead guilty, was fined $40, including costs, and was warned tn nmi «in inoiv * r, Miss <m 7 Bertha tin Bertliam p A 1 barely , 4v es caped a sevious acpMent ., , rpr„..4 lh > s Gy morning, near Mr. George 1 aulk s. She had started to Ocilla in a bug gy, when the mule ran away, hig a wheel of the buggy against a Stump and throwing Miss Bertram out on the cross piece of the shafts, in which position the mule ran a short distance ' with her ' before Mr ’ Elisha Paulk could stop him. She escaped with only a few slight bruises. Last Saturday afternoon as Mrs, J. B. Clements and Miss Katie Whiddou were riding out the horse, in coming down the bill between Judge Lee’s residence and Irwinvil. began to “cut some monkey shines which frightened the ladies. Mrs. Clements stopped the animal, hud dowu thc reins - S ot °» l of ,ho bu ?T' ancl t0 ,!ls !lead t0 l v t0 br¬ - ( ‘ lf y him > but before breached the bruUe the hors " starated otI a S :U!U and ^ iss ^'hidden sprang from the buggy, spraining an ankle. lillHTfR, PeHSGE. & BflTTEY. SAVANNAH, GJk Cotton Factors,. Manufacturers of b Cl*t , . h ,. 1^^)61*101100(1 • a 1111(1 « 1 /GTS. OX pert handlers of both Sea island , » | | | HUH (I VvOt t OH .|V 1 OX Lh ^ I g() AX E i) (*{>ttOU SllippOl’S Oil Sft tisfilCtOiy S*ItV, •8^3-7 m * j Tuesday afternoon a heavy, rain, wind and hail storm passed just east 0 * town. It was severest on the | Cummings Mill place and on Rev. I 1 M. L. Lawson’s farm between town and tb,lt l bu 11 dlL j ] fhe 'vmd came m C ) C J JIIU & fe lng in e ' Cli , j torft . the foddei . in a largc field into 1 ghoe strings. Much fencing was also blown down Prof. D. C. Clifton, a recent grad uate of the G. N. 0. & B. I., spent several days in the city last week. He was earoute to Ooilla, where he has been elected principal of the j Ocilla High School. Mr. Clifton is j a young gentleman excellent. of the highest attain character and ol | meuts and the people of Ocilla are I t0 be con K ra tulafe<l upon securing 1 kj s Kcrvicesj*—Abbeville Chronicle. 1 ’ , lhe Luke House . ^ dinnor at m : Ivwinvill ’ last Monday would easily ( ^ ^ ^ with the aiuners It of the holels of the cities . was one ' wh ich connot be f tho8e dinnor8 | | j improved on . an t lie artistic ai rangemeBt of the beautiful cut l ‘ V w Vjrich adorned the table was as S pleasing to the , eye as the multitude ! of choice dishes were pleasing to thc | palate. . Closing Exorcises Ocala School. The closing exercises of the Ocala school . , of „ i took , place Uat , 1 „ riday . , last . ....... I'Si.m w, ,,,, learn, m ail .their studies, V VM reflecting f tra,ni credit “ g themselves and their popular I upon J ; teacher, Mr. 11. 15. Sutton. At noon I |U>'* patrons of the school house, which i have none but words ot praise for j the good edibles set. before them. In the afternoon there was a spell¬ ing bee, the pupils against a class of visitors. 'The contest waf- a warm and exciting one, and was finally won by the visitors’ class. Miss Ef tie Hanlon earring oil the honor. A game ol base ball, made up of a team from the school and one from tbc visitors, war. played,'tti which the visitors failed to score,-and this closed the day’s .program, which was i'ighlj instructive and entertaining .lirourliout ■ — - V ’ 0 al ' e n,nr headquarters , . in.., leing n.ti.lind in in,,l, quality and price, we car. please you. Don’t, buy your fail and winter suits Mill you have inspected our stock. | Also kora a six full line to of fourteen, boys’ clothing, which years you will imd so good and cheap that will have no other. Hyman & Co., 8-17-4t Irwiuville, Ga. We were glad to see Mayor Hen¬ derson out yesterday morning, after a slight attack of fever. ■.i!irot!Z^ swcotoncti " lter ’ Nlistake Corrected. A,suborn, Ga,, Aug. 11, 1006. To the Ocilla Dispatch: Sir.-—I see in your paper under j of Aug. 10 th, where you say: I Dr. Johnson had a preliminary j trial and let go on a three hundred dollar, bond, and his whereabouts is unknown.” That, I say, is a .mistake. I rep¬ resent D 1 1 , Johnson and I have a right to know, and 1 wish you would j correct tho same, as our sheriff has a bond certified to be worth ten thousand dollars, and Dr. Johnson is not run away, I advised him not to go back to \\ ovth to practice his j profession, further Dr. Johnson .has not had a trial, but is ready any '] time the State is, and I can safely 1 , 1 ^ D) . Johnson u BOt going , and , . ready , to run away, is to answer tQ 3 jm ietmcnt lhe g,, lml j nry ^ him ' Z. Bass, Attorney for Johnson. There will be baptising in the mill P ond at J :d0 1 qnday * nomiu £ ] Preaching at 11:00 o’clock in , ... . j morning ana at < in trie evening. | Everybody invited. Tuesday night Mr. J. 15. Jones had 'his right .shoulder dislocated m . a rather unusual wav. Some ‘ .....''" , . ,, , , k ™ shoulder suffered the same IV. I c. Since then the dislocation of his shoulder has been easily done. Tues day night, about mid-night he awoke in ' . great agony, and suppose* 1 111 turning over he gave his shoulder a ’ j wrench, dislocating the bone. After ; vain efforts to pull it back into place, he came to town, only to find no doctor here. Mr. If. L. Murna ban, who has taken two.courses of j medical lectures, was sought and; soon had the bone in place. The I Dispatch hopes Mr, Jones may soon regain thc useof liisgood right hand. I be Ooilla Public school will thc irst Monday . m Septom wi-. i : ‘ ro t f"‘ blu hm,principal.; Mr. —- Mars > burn and Miss • nssie Overby. Eva Smith will again 'be in charge of tll( . dopartme-nt. rilE ‘KiNtJ of n VUVESTBKS IS— — **M cCORMlCK.lt ; Y/o sell those Machines and all Repairs. Big Stock on hand. Gall and lot ns show you. Bi<> line o(‘ Hardware, Mill Sup pi ies, Timvare, ( ixxkery, etc. 31 ail orders ^iven prompt atten¬ tion. Big stoek always on band. t. Wau-Hartey-Holmes Go., FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. G. W. nvsf \ V. .1.1!. C( KMICXTS. VAliRUN [.'JiKTCilKE HYMAN k GOMFHNy. DEALERS IN General -v Merchandise IRWINVILLE, GEORGIA. \\ r E ARE NOW LO< > 5' onr CD new store building and a> ; * ’ well prepared to I 5 ® cn * Farm Napplihs, Hon^hoM and KikliM Supplies, r •%/+ . Ws ST Dry Goods, DmsGoiuls, Motions, Groceries, Etc. Odr stock was carefully selected, is ALL NEW AND FRESH, and ottr prices will MOVE THEM. No suck Stock of goods has ever' been seen Jrwinville, in quality, quantity and 'variety, and it will'pay you to get our prices before going elsewhere, j A trial purchase is all we ask. >*>- 0 * ar The goods and prices will do the rest. HYMAN St CO., 4-13-tr High Price Destroyers. OGiiia Novelty works! L. J. TUCKER. FROF’R, Ocilla,, Greot*gia. » * .«•» « <? O <-• O < » O « v <- O ;o «':S I am prepared to manufacture , on short notice , Mantles, Columns, gable Ornaments, Brackets, Newel Posts, j Arul all other interior ami exterior finishings ;for residences, churches and all kind of buildings. My facillUes f«>r turning out work in above line a're excellent, and prices 1 ; will Ue found reasonalilc for first-class work. Tamil,urc reimireti amt made as good as new> ()n|( . ls frw|| lrwin ( . oltlltv yo.ithwest Oeorgiagamraltj- 1 lictted, and satisfactioif assurtul. 7-7-8*8 Official Orsan i Irwin County. NO. 5 Union Singing Convention. j i pen application, as piwjitied by I lno V,.w r u " W S >f lli<> Royal Hinging - ! Convenri on a union'sing of t Wo days will be held under'the auspices of the New Nope ' oeai Class at New Hope iV ss'-'iiary Baptist church, Coffoe ( . onnt y, on September a0lha , sd 3n1l The classes composing the eon vontion and lovers of scared inusio are cordially invited. This 'August 15, 1000 . M. Huxdkksox, Ij. R. Tuckkk, 1 'resident. Secretary, »Vithclrow’s from tho Race. To the voters of Irwin county: I take this method of informihg my friends and the public generally that 1 have withdrawn from tho nrco for Slteriff, and hereby tender my thanks to those who promised 111 ” their support in the event I made < 1 ,,, race. This Aug. 14, IStQO. Yours respectfully, R. L. Hknoersox. Balusters, Head Blocks, Corner Blocks, Base Blocks, Mouldings.