The Dawson journal., 1883-09-27

0ol sc market, OF Sumter
county, is on a visit to Mrs. T. MI
Marper, this city.
Miss Mary Fostor, of CLAYTON,
Ala, is on visit to the city, the
guest of Mrs. w. R. Melton.
The health of Dawson was new
er better at this season Of the wear
than at present.
Miss Amanda Smith is on q
visit to her friends in this coun-
ty.
Put aside that linen duster and
nave your oyercoat in readiness,
for winter is near at hand.
Our Mayor has an occasional
violation Of the city laws brought
to his notice. Build up the city S
hnancies; nothing like enterprise.
The tax collector will soon
claim your especial attention,
dear reader, and you win not be
apt to forget it.
The Lumpkin boys have found
something about our little city all
at once quite attractive. For pret-
ty girls Dawson can't be beaten.
4 big crowd was in town on last
Saturday and trade doomed, and
goods rolled out in every direc-
ton.
I am selling $500 Bed-steads
for $1,000. They are going like
hot cakes, and viii soon be gone.
j. A. PULT0N.
The recent drought killed out
the fall gardens, and now that
rain has come, they should be re-
planted.
Tis very important that every
body should know that the Tin
Shop is now behind Thornton's
store.
After having been in session
about three months, the Georgia
Legislature adjourned on yester-
day sine die.
Let everybody now SOW an
abundance Of turnips. They will
go a long ways towards supplying
the lack in the potato crop.
Our schools are in a fourishing
condition and are receiving new
additions from abroad every
week.
+, Dawson can boast Of the best
schools Of any town in South
West Georgia, and we have no
"branch college" either.
We are glad to learn thatsever-
al new rooms are soon to be added
to the city hotel. That is one Of
Dawson's great tneeds-more hotel
room.
Sheriff Thornton has now in jail
about twelve prisoners, all colored,
awaiting trial at the November
term.
Dawson has the cleverest and
most accommodating gmerchants in
Georgia; and If you want to buy
cheap goods this is the place to
find them.
New Hats. Caps and Scarfs.
The latest Fall and Winter Styles
arriving and in store at Horsley &
Killen's. New Goods coming in
every week. Don't fail to Sc them.
Let the farmers motto be for
another year, less commercial
manures and more composts. It
will not pay to deal in straight
guanos.
Work on the artasian we'll pro
crossing slowly. The machinery,
however, has been putin good con-
dition, and tits hoped that the
contractor will make a success Of
the present well.
Three things ara essential to
successful farming in this country:
Raise heavy grain crops, plant less
cotton and raise your own stock
horses and mules as well as cattle
and hogs.
Mrs. G. l.. Mize and her daugh-
ter, Miss Rena, after an absence OF
several weeks in Charlott, n. c.,
returned to their home in Dawson
on last Thursday very much i'm
proved in health.
Call at J. w. t. Lowrev's and
examine his Large aud Complete
Stock of Boots and Shoes for La
dies, Children, Men and Boys.
]. w. T. Lowrey's is the place to
secure Bargains in Shoes.
A great many Of the men swear,
and the ladies / declare. when
they see how cheap cost is, but
however, nevertheless, notwith-
standing the goods must 90.
J. B. BRAGAN.