The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-16

cotIoh crop IN this county will be
cut short at least one-haif.
Dawson is still quite dull. but
soon, now, the town will put on
her usual business-like appear
ance. f'0''-
There will be no preaching at
the Methodist church on next Sab
bath, as the pastor will be absent
from the city.
Ii local news items are scarce in
this paper it is because everything
IS quiet and moving along smooth
~ IN our midst.
The men who are now most sue
cessful in business pursuits are
those who were taught to work in
childhood and in boyhood.
While we would not boast, we
invite our friends, everywhere, in
search ola healthy location to come
and settle in Dawson. We have
very little sickness here.
Charley Brown, Of Florida, has
been in the city a few days. Char
ley is looking to be in fine health,
and he reports times prosperous in
his section.
Mr.. Calvin Watson has sold his
farm Of 100 acres to Mr.. William
Z. Prince for the sum of $3.50
Mr.. Watson, we learn, will go
West.
Be not afraid to teach your
children to work. Matters little
how much money you may have it
is best for the children now grow
ing up to learn how to work.
Read the advertisement of Capt.
John A. Fulton, in this paper. He
has on hand a large assortment of
goods, and will satisfy all who will
favor him with their patronage.
Capt. j. A. Fulton has just receiv-
ed his beautiful new scales from
the Chicago Scale Co, and is
ready, willing and waiting to
weigh your cotton.
The exercises of the Owen Mel
son Institute will begin next Mon
day morning, Goth inst. Parents
are requested to enter their children
on the first day, so that the classes
may at once be fully organized.
A remarkable curiosity in the
way of corn has been on exhibition
at James drug store for the past
several days six well defined ears
growing out from the same shoot.
1t was grown by Mr.. A. j. Carver.
Farmers Pills have saved more
lives and restored more people to
health than any other remedy has,
that has ever been in the south.
Weeden & Dent, Proprietors,
Eufaula, Ala. For sale by J. R.
JAMES Sons, Dawson, Ga.
Cotton is rolling into our mark
ct now quite lvly. The RECEIPTS
up to last Saturday night were
some seven or eight bales, and
still it continues to come in. Let
the buyers now establish a good
market and there will be no trou-
bic to cantrol the cotton.
We are requested to announce
that the ladies of the Mite Society
will give an Ice Cream and Lem
onade Festival at the court house
on tomorrow friday evening,
for the purpose of raising funds
with which to repair their
church A good time is in store
for all who will attend.
DR.. Jones in irving to kill the
caterpillars has made a fine sue
cess in killing his cotton. Where
ever the poison touched the cot
ton it has been killed. Itlooks as
if fire had swept through his
field. The preparation used was
one pound of arsenic to forty gal
Ions of water. The Doctor thinks
be will now try Paris Green.
We are authorized to state that
the Rev. Sam P. Jones, of Atlanta,
is expected to conduct a Bush
| ArboT Meeting at Dover, Terrell
county, beginning on Saturday be-
fore the fouth Sabbath in this
month. We are of the opinion
that very large number Of our
people viii 90 out to Dover to hear
this distinguished man of God.
The protracted meeting at the
Baptist church closed on last Fri
day night with two additions
The meeting, however, Was one OF
great interest to the church and
| therefore a success. Rev. W. IL.
Cooper d1d the preaching for sew
eral DAYS with great satisfaction to
his congregations. He IS an able
and. talented minister and has a
bright future before him.
There is a constant and growing
demand for store-houses and resi-
dences in Dawson. a few weeks