The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
CHICKASAWHATCHEE ITEMS.
By J%. HAMMOND, II. D.

Musquitos and feas continue to
trouble the inhabitants of this vii
lage.
Mr.. Pierce Wilburn, of Baker,
/ is visiting friends and relatives at
this place.
Mrs Ella Johnson, of Dou9herty
county, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Kitchens.
Cotton, on light lands, is begin
ming to rust very badly, and where it
is rnsIing it is opening very fast.
Farmers are about through fav-
ing their fodder; they have a very
fine lot of it.
The sickness in this immediate
section has abated somewhat since
our last issue.
The fall term of Prof. Wilkinson
school will open on Monday the 18th
inst. We hope the Professor will
have a full school during this term.
Ben Allen saw young lady at the
Bethel barbecue, the other day,
that he says he is willing to work
seven years for. Ben is wanting to
take pattern after some of the old
patrlarchs, but he, Ben, says he hopes
she has no sister that the old folks
can put off on him.
The meeting at the Methodist
church commenced on last Friday
night and is still going Oh, the con.
gregations are larger ana the meet
ing promises to be very interest
ing one indeed.
We have been requested to state
that the Sunday School Convention
will be held here, at the Baptist
church, on the 5th' Sunday in this
month, Everybody invited to at
tend and bring we'll filled baskets.
Mrs. Hammond is away from
home at present, in the upper part
of this county, visiting relatives; we
do not ike to keep bachelors hail.
There are good many farmers in
this section who, while they are not
able to take stock in the Dawson &
Albany railroad, are willing, if
the road should pass through their
lands to give the company the right
of way. We are ever glad to note
such evidences of enterprise.
Mr. A. j. Butler is in Alabama
with his aged father, who is very
sick and not expected to live; we
are informed that the old gentleman
is IS years old; we hope he may yet
recover.
The barbecue at Ba;hel school
house, last Friday was perfect
success. We put i'll our appear
ance by majority of one. just be-
fore the dinner hour, and when the
table was ready-loaded down with
a super-abundance Of something
good to eat. everything the most del
icate stomach could desire from bar
hecued meat to the very incest pound
cake-dinner was announced. We
were invited 20 take a special part in
the table exercises, which we did
with relish. The good people OF
Bethel,and Macedonia neighborhoods
are not to be excelled in the way of
kindness, hospitality and good
dinners.
Our young friend, Mr. Rainey, OF
the Journal, seems t, know exactly
how to dispose of barbecued meat;
if any one has any doubts on this
question let them ask Col. Hender
son about the matter.
Solicitor Query Emcst assuredly
enjoys barbecue better than any
man we ever met.
There were several visitors in the
village en- last Saturday and Sunday
attending the quarterly meeting, and
as space forbids our making person
al mention Of each one we will last
say we were glad to see them and
hope they enjoyed themselves while
here.
BY some mistake our "items' fol
last weeks issue OF the Journa
found their way to the sanctum. o.
the Americas Recorder. and were
published in last weeks issue O.
that paper. The editor didn't give
us credit for their production.
The third district of Terrell is {
! great institution now, if there is any
one who doubts the correctness O.
this statement we would smilingl,