The Dawson journal., 1884-05-22
CEltEAsAwEA7csEs !!EYs.
BY J. H. HAMMOND, N. D.

the cat crop.
Mrs. Williams, of Talbotton,
ia, is visiting her son, our Major
A. G. Williams.
We are under many obligations
to Mr.. Andrew Walls for a very
fine mess of Irish potatoes sent us.
OF course we are waiting, patti
emily, to see who will be the first
man to get puff" from our pen
for bringing. us nice ripe melon.
MFR. John Rocks, our typhoid
fever patient, is still very sick,
still we entertain considerable
hope OF his recovery.
Our town was visited Cd Friday
last by two of Macon's commercial
evangelists, in the persons of
Messrs. James McGregor and Jack
Martin.
The ladies of the Methodist
church organized Mi Society
here on Saturday evening last.
We wish them success, and hope
they may do mighty work.
The Rev. Mr.. Mccullough, of
Calhoun county, preached here on
the first Sunday; owing to our pro-
fessional engagements we did not
have the pleasure of hearing him.
We learn that he is to preach here
again the first Sunday in June.
Mr.. Fl. 7. 1awless, farming on
Mr.. Jack Brim's place, has large
field of very fine corn, indeed; we
think, from the present prospect,
that with favorable seasons, Mr..
Lawless' corn will be sure to make
20 to Is bushels per acre. We
think Mr.. Lawless is a very good
farmer.
We have received several let
ters, recently, from our young
friend Mr.. w. G.. Murrow. Mr.. Muir
row is now coated at Ataka, l. T.
He is very much pleased with his
new situation. Mr.. Murrow
taught school in our village last
year, and has many friends in this
section who will be pleased to hear
from him.
MIR. FL. P. Hass is still very
highly pleased with his walking
cultivator. We saw the cultivator
at work q few days ago, blowing
cotton the second time, it was
operated by Mr.. W. A. Hogue,
and was doing some as pretty
work as we ever saw. Mr.. Hass
says he would not take 500 for
his cult -Ator and be compelled to
do without it.
Mr.. James McLain is one Of the
very incest farmers in this COM
munity, he has patch Of the fin
est cotton we have seen this year.
We were in his. cotton on the 9th
inst, and saw n good many cotton
squares. Mr.. McLain also has a
small field of very fine corn, which
is from waist to shoulder high, and
we think will be as high as mans
head by the next issue of the
journal.
The above was written and in
tended for publication in the last
weeks issue of the Journal, but
from certain unavoidable causes
did not reach the Office in time.
We have, from some cause, got
one week behind with our items,
but will try to do better in the fu-
ture. It was our intention when
we commenced writing to have a
batch of items in each issue of the
journal during the year "a; but
from causes which could not be
avoided we have missed two or
three issues.
Through the courtesy of Mr..
Andrew Walls, we were enabled to
attend the picnic at Leesburg, on
Friday the 10th inst. In company
with the aforesaid Mr. Walls, Geo.
McLain and Pinkney Hannah, we
left the delightful land of Chicka-
sawhatchee in the early morning,
and throwing dull care to the
wind, made up our minds to enjoy
the day to the best of our ability,
and well did we succeed.
On the road from here to Lees
burg the crops are as a general
thing small, and in some PLACES
not well worked.
We noticed, just before arriving
at Leesburg, about 20 or rs acres
melons, belonging to Mr.. Galway,
they are very fine, and, from the
present outlook Mr.. Galway will
be able to realize some money
from his melons in few weeks.
Arrived at Leesburg at 9, a M,
we will not attempt to describe
the town, found the polite DIR.
| Mcdonald with heart and hands
wide open, ready to give us q
hearty welcome, and right here we
take occasion to return thanks on
the part of our crowd, to the Doc
tor for special fayors shown. AZ
ter getting a cool drink of water
we repaired to the picnic grounds
a nice shady dell, about quarter