The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27


While the vegetable gardens 81
the city are later than usual, thew
are beginning to look very fine.
We are credibly informed that
another marriage will take place
III Dawson very soon.
A bright, intelligent bow. who !,
willing to work, and desires r.
learn the printers trade can find 3
situation IN the Journal office.
The rain fall in this city on last
Tuesday afternoon was as beavv
as we ever saw. For an hour or
more, the whole town seemed to
be flooded. ''' "
Our farmers did well to sell
their cotton early in the season,
Parties who held for higher prices
and paid the expense incident 70
holding have certainly made no
money.
Every melon man and truck far
mer IN the county is cordially in
vlted to attend the meeting at the
court house next Saturday after
noon.
DIED: On last Sunday morn
ing, Miss Ellen Brightwell. daugb-
ter of the late VIM. Brightwell,
aged about 16. She was Sick but
q few days.
The indications now are that
the next grand jury Of Terrell
will have but little to do. There
is not, in the state of Georgia, a
more law-abiding people than
those of Terrell.
Dawson is one of the most en-
terprising little cities in Georgia.
With q population of full 1000
and a surrounding country of fer
tile lands and progressive farmers
she is bound to grow more and
more every year.
The indications point to very
high rents another year on store
houses in this city. The demand
for stores in Dawson is becoming
so great that necessity will force
the building Of others. All this
we regard as evidence Of growing
prosperity.
Prof. Lowrey's school now num-
bers from seventy to seventy-fve
pupils in regular daily attendance.
The Professor is much pleased
with the progress Of his pupils
and says that bis school IS in bet
ter trim than at any previous time
during the past year.
We heard two young men, in
this city, Offering to bet any
amount the other day that a GER
tain young lady on College Hill
and a young disciple of Escalapius
would be married in less than
twenty days. Now the journal
would like to know who this hand
some young couple are.
Herschell Christie, Henry and
George Lee caught full grown
gray fox on last Tuesday morning
in twenty-five minutes. The boys
are training up pack of dogs now
that viii be hard to beat by next
winter. Only few days ago they
put red fox in his hole on quick
time.
Is it not time that the city faith
ers were insisting upon the pres
ence Of Artesian Jackson? Must
the city lose, now, all that has been
expended, when the completion OF
the we'll might be effected in a
little while, by the right sort Of
diligence? We trust that the city
council will insist upon its rights.
We met Mr.. W. ". Lee, Of the
Dover district, in the city on last
Saturday and he informed us that
he had already sold six or seven
hundred bushels of corn and would
have, at least, a thousand more to
sell, besides an immense quantity
of fodder. Mr.. Lee makes money
every year, and he does it more by
raising his own home supplies
than by raising cotton.
1t is a matter of pride to a SEN
sible and appreciative father to
know and feel that his daughters,
though accomplished, are not
above the necessities Of honorable
labor when the exigencies of the
occasion demands it. One such
young lady is worth a thousand of
| the kind who think it q disgrace
to soil their pretty, clean, white
| hands with domestic labor.
The last squirt in the price Of
cotton about cleaned up this mar
ket. IS bales will doubtless cover
the stock yet on hand. The prices
of cotton the past season have
averaged very we'll indeed-about
81 for middling. Experienced
buyers-men who watch the indl-
cations-look for low prices an
other season in case a fair crop is
made.
We hear of several parties plant
ing melons this season again Ill
this vacinity. They seem to be
llAe.loE o.anl rnsnltS and q bet