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Our entire stock stock of General of winter Merchandise <?oods. All will Ladies’ he sold Caps at will “Cut Prices” at halt price, for the while next the thirty price days of all m
order to reduce our go
wilder dress goods will be reduced 25 per cent. Our line of Ladies’ and Gents’ Fleeced lined under¬
wear is hard to heat in quality, and the prices are right. See us before buying your supplies for 11)01. ♦ot
Yours for business. H. B. ALLEN & CO., always sells “’EM" for less.
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Friday, .Ianlaky 11. 1901.
lEbenezer Newslets.
Our farmers have begun work
with renewed energy and zeal, with
tbe coming in ol the new year, and
splitting rails, taking in new land
and repairing fencing has been in
progress for the past few days.
Prof. Jno. Yarbrough returned
home last week, after an extended
visit to Washington and Emanuel
counties.
School opened here Monday with
quite a large attendance. The pros¬
pects for the school are unusually
pleasing, and it cannot prove other¬
wise than successful under the able
leadership of Prof. Jno. Scarbrough.
Miss Mary Gibbs, a charming
young lady of Abba, and, Mr. U. A.
Pickard, an enterprising merchant
of Rochelle, were happily married
last Wednesday at the residence of
the bride’s parents, Rev. J. T. Lee
officiating.
Mrs. (J. Clements visited her
brother, Mr. John B, Paulk, near
Mystic, last Sunday. She was ac¬
companied by her son, Charlie.
Mr. Walter Gibbs aud his moth-.
er, Mrs. Ruth Taylor, of Wilcox
county, visited relatives here Sun¬
day.
Mr. C. ClemeiAs and his daugh¬
ter, Miss Alice were shopping in
Fitzgerald last Saturday.
Mr. Tom Yarbrough, of Isaac,
entered school here Monday.
Misses Emma and Lula Hancock
and their brother, Joe, after spend¬
ing the holidays at home, returned
to schoof at Arabi last Monday.
Miss Ellen Taylqr will begin
teaching at the Johnson academy
in the near future. Success to her.
Miss Lummie Mann left for Good¬
man Monday, where she will teach
the spring terra of school.
Messrs. Bullinger, Bass and John¬
son, stirring farmers of Colquitt
county, were circulating among
their friends here last week.
The saw mill belonging to Whid
don & Bro., of Fitzgerald, is lo¬
cated here now and will begin saw¬
ing at an early date.
The first quarterly meeting of
this circuit will be held at Ebenezer
church next Saturday. Presiding
Elder Cook will be here and proba¬
bly several other ,divines.
Ed. Clements visited Ocilla sev¬
eral days-ago and purchased for
himself a fine buggy horse, lie had
occasion to visit friends (?) near
Sycamore Sunday.
Big John is grinding cane this
week. Isn’t it rather early in the
year for cane grinding?
Mrs. J. W. Paulk has been quite
sick for several days past.
Will close, with best, wishes for
the editor and readers of the Dis
patch for a pleasant and profitable
year.
Jan. 7. Ctl RRKSPOXDENT.
Yo i K now What. You are Taking
When you take Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle,
showing that it is simply Iron and
QuL ine in a tasteless form. No ;
cure, no pay. 5Uc.
AUNT SOFRONY SAYS
That back-biting is one thing she
tries (^ 0 her face against at all
times.
That ln,u it » takes a a michtv imyuy smau small P n f_
fort to jxit a sinile*in motion, and
s j ie j a gur p r i se< | that more people
don’t “smile ”
Ihat , ... a «he . . believed the > m.lleu- ...
iutn . was near at hand, she’d sure
wear her Sunday clothes seven
days in the week.
That she has heard old folks say
that retrospection was one of their
chief pleasures, but as for her she’d
rather keep a bright look out ahead,
f or Jj e) . l, es t fellow is Out somewhere
j in ihat direction.
i That she knows every liouse-kecp
I ! er thinks herself a model for every
other house-keeper, and that is a
! pardonable vanity; but, as for her,
| she’d rather first 'learn to eliminate
: jj, c spider-webs from her ranch be
p 01 . e s ] le prugg much,
That she naturally hates decep¬
tion of ail kinds, whether in busi¬
ness or affairs of the heart, and
yet she knows it is practiced by
people who think themselves the
icing on the cake. Such people de¬
ceive themselves. Deception of
any kind shows a more or less de¬
praved heart, and is always boomer
anguish. Aunt Sofronv.
Blown to Atoms.
The old idea that the body some¬
times needs a powerful, drastic,pur¬
gative pill has been exploded; for
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, jwhich
are perfect]y harmless, gently stim¬
ulate liver and bowels to expel the
poisonous matter, cleanse the sys
tom und .ihnolately cu.e constipation
and sick headache. On.y _5c at Ihe
Ocilla Drug Co.
Berrien Briefs.
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Elder Janies Gibbs, of Worth
county, filled his regular appoint
ment at Flat Creek Saturday and
Sunday. He was on his way home
from South Florida, where he
been visiting Lis two sons, James
and Warren.
Mi>s Lula Nobles, of Alapaha,
visited her sister, Mrs. L. L. Regis
ter Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. John J. Paulk returned from
Atlanta last Tuesday, where he has
been under treatment for the last
month, and is much improved, lie
says he will soon he well.
Miss Emma McMillan returned
home last Wednesday after a
visit to Miss Mary Lott, near Will
acoochee.
Miss Blansette Chamblcss is visit¬
ing Misses Millie and Sarah Gibbs,
near Ty Ty.
Mr. Marion Register is grinding
his cane this week.
Misses Sallie and Emma McMil¬
lan visited Miss .Janie Hudson, at
Jones’ mill, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Minnie Gaskins returned to
Milledgeville last Monday, after
spending the holidays with her par¬
ents.
Mr. Malcolm McMillan and his
daughter, Miss Maggie, visited his
daughter, Mrs. J. J; Moore, near
Nashville Sunday and Monday.
Mr. J. C. McMillan is very sick
with rheumatism. We hope for him
a speedy recovery.
Jan. 7. Susie.
The Best Prescription for Malaria
Ghillsand Fever is a bottle of Grove’s
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form.
No cure, no pay. Price 50c.
The enterprising people of Ocilla
are going to reach Oat with long
arms for the Brunswick and Birin
itigham railroad-. They need it in
their Imdiaess, and the road will!
need Ocilla in its business. Attend
the meeting at the academy at 2 p.
Jan. 19th.
Railroad Mooting.
To the People ot Ooilla and Invin
county:
We most respectfully ur§e and
iusist upon 1 all to attend a
railroad lie . iield the
meeting to at
academy in the town of Ooilla, at
2 o’clock p. in. on Saturday, Jan
nary 19, 1901, to appoint delegates
^ ^
tion, to ho held in Brunswick Jan
uary 24th.
The Brunswick and Birmingham
Railroad is at our door, and let all
go out and join in a united invita¬
tion and effort to secure a trunk
line for this section and town.
J. J. Walker, Mayor.
R. B. Allen,
Johx II.Powell,
J. \V r . Paulk,
•T. A. J. Hen 1 Dickson,
W. W. Peacock,
Aldermen.
Mr. B. G. Carter, after a
s^ay of several months in Ocilla, re
turned to his home in Naylor yes
touuiy. ,
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AN . A! . TYn IhAblifi: & fiiTWir 11 ft A YE*
SOMK FAMILY M'GULSTIONS 11Y
COMMISSIONER OK AGRI¬
CULTURE STEVENS.
EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE
Uoautlfy tho Home and Keep the
Young People on tho Farm.
Stock Raising.
Atlanta. Jan. 1, 1991.
The United States census for 1900
brings to light some important facts.
One of them is that in every section of
tho Union there is a decided chock to
the tremendous growth of the cities at
tll0 CX p ense 0 f the country. While the
and - to , vri3 ihow a healthy in
creaS6f rtier6 ha3 uot been within the
last decade that abnormal growth which
caused alarm to every thoughtful pa
triot. A largo, intelligent and prospor
ous rural population is the strongest
guarantee of our republican institutions.
Successful farmers, who use all the im
P rove d methods and by well directed
show the best side of country
life, are doing much to make bright,
energetic ambitious young mon and
wom6n understand that thero is open to
them a chance for social enjoyment, for
fortune and for fame without flocking
the cities - so overcrowded with those
£eekin « employment, as to preclude the
possibility of remunerative wages. Of
course there will always be movements
from the country to the. city, but much
has already been done to stop the general
migration from the farms, which at one
time threatened seriously the existence
of rural-life in Georgia. Much more
can be done. Next- to the love of pa¬
rents and other members of the home
circle, a pretty dwelling with beautiful
surroundings and a fair number of con¬
genial neighbors have great power to
bind the heart to home.
Where the country home is made at¬
tractive fond memory will linger around
the spot consecrated by the recollection
of childish joys and sorrows, and often
it happens that even the wayward boy
with a roving disposition will, after a
taste of the world that lured him away
with its enticements, return to the fam¬
ily hearthstone and settle down fo the
task of cultivating his paternal acres.
SOME THINGS THAT ADD TO THE ATTRAC¬
TIONS OF A COUNTRY HOME.
Even the farmer of moderate means
can, by the judicious use of paint, ap¬
plied by his own hands, transform an
unsightly dwelling into a neat cottage,
which the skill of his provident wife
and daughters can tastefully adorn with
creeping vines and blooming flowers.
A flower garden, or a grass lawn with
gravel walks, would form a beautiful
approach to any dwelling. A few well
chosen pictures should grace the walls
and choice selections from the best au
thors should lie upon the center table,
and adorn the family library, which,
even though it be a small one, will add
to many a winter evening a charm that
will^ not fail to attract the young and
cause thorn t0 rema i Q contentedly in
the family circle _ before the cheerful fire
during the long winter evenings.
what has this subject to do WITH
AGBK'ULTURE?
But some one may ask: '‘What has
this subject to do with agriculture?”
.Muon everyway, a or everything teat
tends to,make the home attractive helps
to put a check on the dissatisfaction
with country lifo, which has otmnsd
many a restless boy to forsake the farm
and seek for happiness aud fortune mid
otller soeaos ;
A fence in thorough ,, repair, bright
lsl i ut( 0 r, where that is not
able, with a good coat of whitewash, adds
much to the beauty of the vtneclad cot
tage with its grassy Wu, bordered by
,„M which weed U„,
well kept walks. Near by the barn,
well stored with the products of his own
field, makes glad the farmer’s heart and
gives his family the assurance of a suf
ftcienev of wholesome food, and of a
surplus with which to purchase articles
of need or luxury. In summer fields of
waving corn, maturing cotton or forage
plants and grasses give to the Firm tiie
appearance of thrift. SuwTOk wia
ter is upon us let not the fields lie deso¬
late ami bare, but make them smile with
growing wheat, oats, rye or barley.
GOOD STOCK WILL IMPART TO THB FARM
AN AIR OF THRIFT.
Select for your cattlo the best
breed. Let your miloh cows bo sleek,
beautiful and well nourished, that they
nm ? yield abundance ot rich milk, from
whoso cream the thrifty housewife may
make butter that will vie with the
choicest brands of the market. A well
f, ’ flau(icarefniiysiieitei ' eiicow ’ guardK(i
against the frosts of winter, richly re¬
pays the care bestowed upen her. The
mild eyed Jersey is tho queen for the
dairy, or for family use. There is no
reason why our farmers should not raise
their own beef with a surplus to sell to
the butchers of the nearest town. For
this, as well as for the dairy, the best
breed is the cheapest in the long run,
for the peop.e of tho tow ns have como
to that pass where they insist upon the
best, even if their lack of means com
pels them to consume a smaller quantity.
A good Hereford bull is a firstclass in
vestment, if one already acclimatized
can he found.
POULTRY PAYS AND AFFORDS EMPLOY¬
MENT TO. THE CHILDREN.
Most of our farmers seem to think that
the poultry industry is too small a thing
for them to spend their time upon. Let
us consider this for a few moments. Ac
cording to a conservative estimate the
poultry product ox this country umotgits
to $290,000,000. Georgia is not produc¬
ing her share of this wealth. She does
not even produce enough for home con¬
sumption. Auy inhabitant of our cities
knows that thousands of dollars go
from them every year to the farmers of
adjoining states for chickens and tur¬
keys, which could be supplied just as
well from Georgia farms and without
the cost of any additional labor upon
the part of the farmer. The ladies and
children of the house can soon learn to
look after the poultry.
THE MARKET FOR POUT,TRY.
We ofton hear the complaint that
tbfere is no market. Yet the farmers of
Tennessee and other states, even as far
north of us as Maryland, raise poultry
and eggs, aud after paying the express
companies for shipping them, make fair
profits in Georgia markets. If there oc¬
curs at any time an over-production in
Georgia why cannot our farmers find a
market in tile large winter hotels of
Florida, which now get these supplies
from Baltimore?
One trouble with our Georgia»poultry
is that while many farmers recognize
the difference between a Jersey and
a scrub cow for milk, or a Hereford and
the common stock for bee., .aey seem to
think that any thing will do for poultry.
Hence the short weight chickens and
small eggs which cannot compete with
better articles from other states.
BREEDING OF POULTRY—CmPONIZING.
Those who raise poultry, whether in
large or small numbers, should breed
from good stock alone. If meat is tka
chief desideratum, the Brahma or Co¬
chin China might be selected; if eggs,
the Leghorn or Minorca; but, for both
meat and eggs a Plymouth Rock or Wy¬
andotte is good. Remember that in
breeding from year to year deteriorates
any stock. Hence tho best authorities
advocate the introduction of now males
into every flock each year.
Oaponizing is producing capons from
the young cockerels, just as steers are
produced from the young bulls. Capou J
grow much heavier than cocks aud snr
P&ss them greatly in tenderness and
flavor. Capons from good breeds some
times weigh from 13 to 15 pounds aud
bring from 10 to 20 cents a pound.
EGG PRODUCTION.
There is such a thing as egg strains in
p 0U it; r y, as well as milk strains cr beef
s t r aius in cattle. But food also has a
great effect on egg .^production. Every
fanner should have a ground ty>ue cut
ter, so that lie can add meat .- craps, and
ground bone to the poultry feed. The
addition of 1 skim milk to the ration will
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iRWIN AVENUE, OCILLA, CA.
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Best Service. Moderate Prices.
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ocilla Novelty Works!
L. J. TUCKER, FROP’R,
Oci lla, £21 *f» Georgia.
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I am prepared to manufacture, on short notice,
Mantles, SOI,
Columns,
gable Oman) ,s,
Brackets,
Newel Posts,
And all other interior and exterior finishings .for residences, churches and all kind
of buildings. My facilities for turning out work in above line are excellent, and prices
will be found reasonable for firsl-class work. Furniture repaired and made respectfully as'good as
new. Orders from Irwin assured'. county and Southwest,(ieorgia generally .are Ho¬
icked, and satisfaction 7-7-2m
LISTEN TO
L. R. TUCKER & COMPANY,
OCILLA, GEORGIA.
\*TK ARE NOW TO THE FRONT with one of the nicest,
1 best selected and most varied stocks of Fall and Winter
Uooils in town and at prices that will make them go. Call, exam
ine, be convinced and give us a liberal share of your trade and
] ease ’THE CRACKER BOYS,”
8-31 -tf. BYTE & CLINT.
greatlyYncreaseYhe production of eggs.
Chickens should also have the run of a
small patch of rye or other green food
in winter.
Mr. R. L. Pritchard, land and indus
trial agent of the Central of Georgia
railway, from whose pamphlet on poul
try we have here taken many su-gges
tions in a condensed form, advises farm- |
ersto get some good work on poultry.
A good poultry yard with well kepi :
i houses cess of for a shelter fqrm or adds market much garden to tho sue and |
gives to the children profitable employ¬
ment and pleasant diversion.
things that bind the heart to homr.
A pretty home with attractive sur¬
roundings, wellbred cattle and horses,
xjiiethor few or many, poultry of the
best breed and fields that are by skUfnll
farming made to produce abundantly
give to the farm au air of comfort and
prosperity that cannot fail to attract and
bind the hearts of the young people to
their country home,
But a shabby dwelling, tumble down
fences, poor lands poorly tilled, repel
young people of spirit and produce in
them a repugnance to country life that
never forsakes them while memory lasts.
O. B. Stevens, Commissioner.
As we go to press this (Friday)
morning, Mrs. Ferraby Henderson’s
condition is not improved. She is
resting easy, under the influence of
opiates. Her. many relatives and
friends hope for au early change for
the better,
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MARLm SHOT REPEATING GUNS
Far Trap or Field Shooting, combine the elegance
of outline, quality perfection of finish of balance, of the best ease doable of taking
opart and guns
with the supcrioriiy in sighting and shooting of
I the single barrel, end also possess the rapidity of
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Balusters,
Head Blocks,
Corner Blocks,
Base Blocks,
' Mouldings.
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FITZGERALD
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W e keep tho best Whiskyes, Bran
dies, Wines, Boer, etc. Also the
b0gt Brands of Tobaccos and cigars.
When visiting either of above cities,
call and see us. Best goods for the
least uienoy. Prompt, and polite at¬
tention to customers.
JAMES & CO.,
7-J7-tf Fitzgerald and Ocilla, G-a.
DAVID CLEMENTS,
CONSTABLE 901 ST DISTRICT,
Irwinville, Ga.
All business promptly attended
to. 1-4-tf
Notice o) Giiencje o) Lena! fldver
tisina.
,, I'qricy ,',:'<.f"AiVi'lln”of‘VrwiJi'eount^f is hereby given that after February
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}orgair k Vii l at ifitzgemiliGafand K a],'n«w!? llterpEls<,myo j’mfhere^
i'bD'ec ® olal
i W arren Fletcher.
nlierfff of Irwin County. Ga.
| day'.!r'V.-i.mmx Irwikvill*. Ga., nee. <& im.
I nanny from the office of Ordinary oFlrwin
county Enterprise, will Mtzgerulo, be )mb ished « in U,e ,1. Vitagenild 1 Lkk,
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| (-('«• Ordinary frwin County.
j™ mewisemts.
CITATION,
GaonoiA—Irwin County.
To ail whom it may concern:
nation late of said oi; county, tlw estate this is of .la,™!,' 1) ivW
UnU,l- the creditors ionite all and she
Davis to lie and ai:< next of kin of Ineoh
1 armonr at my offien with
if '/ any J, .' v 1 ; tho ley (,m iiHo "'V tvhy (I by liormancnt law, and ttdministra- show cttUse,
tion ; shmild not I* granted to M. L. Paulk
on .lurol) j):i.vis’s es‘law\
7th day of si " nilture '
•I. H. Lee. Ordinary,
MORTllAUE SALE.
l.i.oui.iA—Tnvin County. »
Will he sold, before the courtltousedoor in
Irwinville. sntd county, within the legal
hours Ot sale, on the first Tuesday in Feb¬
ruary next, the following property, to-wit:
•>«'“' lei, arm boldtei iraet Colony, number :T>T:t. Anwrfetiu Trl
jihil, ol sstd S sulwlivisron. as shown by recorded
the rtl land- district, tin) same being in
. of said county. Also,
one Iniy horse, medium size, about H years
Hid alid named Hill. Sold as the property ol
}*■ ! , ho»i|)son to satisfy
!iy sjuu «; J. Iiomp.son lo Uij underffignea, a mortgage which given
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: lyi-ao-e i.» out; and unpaid. f i nis .January
,'teh I. 1 Lb , ice, Attorney . for plaidtifl'. .1. D. H. Paulk.
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