The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-06-19

NJ. S. Keith. '"i0 "
Don't forget the Masonic ce]e-
bratlon at Chickasawhatchee,
We hope the rains will LET m
on us for a brief while at any
rate. any
The Misses Littleiohn, Of Sum
ter, visited Dawson, their former
kenae, last week.
Terrell never had better sber-
lit than the present incumbent, "
N. Thornton.
Mr.. D, Clay Talbot, of Pittman,
Florida, is in the city spending
some time. He is a nephew Of
the editors of the journal.
Miss Alice Lowrey is attending
the commencement exercises Of
the Wesleyan Female COLLEGE in
Macon this week.
Col, j. IL. Query, DR.. w. W.
barnum and Mr.. Legene Crouch
are an Atlanta this week helping
to make the next president.
Miss Cora E. Dunn, of Morgan.
has been sojourning in our city
couple of weeks, the guest Of Miss
Corinne Brown.
An inquirer wants to know who
is the author of Sweet Violets,'
and we are glad we don't know,
because if we did we might com
NIT murder.
Miss Leila Feagan, of Sumter,
spent last week in our city with
her sister, Miss Fannie Feagan.
She returned to her home last
Sunday.
Lumpkin is getting ready to
have one of the biggest railroad
barbecues ever heard Of in Stew
art county. From present indi-
cations it will be a grand affair.
The commencement sermon of
the Montezuma Male and Female
Institute will be preached by the
Rev. P. S. Twitty, of this city, on
the 22nd inst.
Thanks to Mai. B. H. Hood for
some of the incest peaches ever
grown in Terrell. Our friends
have been unusually kind this
week.
We must have room for goods
this coming fall, and to that end
we are offering bargains in every
department.
j. W. T. Lowrey.
Remember the railroad mass
meeting at the court house on next
Saturday morning. 1t is earnest
ly desired that every citizen in the
county who feels an interest in the
matter will be on hand.
When the Terrell farmers get
their crops well under way, they
will proceed to cast a few votes,
and somebody is going to be NOM
mated and somebody left. The
Journal is for the ticket that wins.
All the boys and girls of our
town are now enjoying vacation.
We hope they will make the most
of it, and accumulate the roses up
on their cheeks before the next
term of school begins.
The Rev. Mr.. Stansberry will
be in the city on next Saturday
preparatory to the beginning Of a
protracted meeting at the Baptist
church nextSunday, lie is said
to be a very fine preacher.
The Legislative race in this
county bids fair at this writing to
be very holly contested. The
number of candidates in the field
is not definitely known, but enough,
at least, to make things pretty
lively.
Now is the time for all candid
ates for legislative honors
to make their announce
ments through the columns
of the Journal. Remember, gem
tlemen, you can't run well unless
you fee the printer.
DR.. S. P. Smith, of Prattsville,
Ala, recently spent a day or two
in the city with the senior editor
of the Journal. The Doctor is
one of Alabama's most prominent
citizens and a most companionable
gentleman.
1t is proposed that the citizens
of Terrell join together and have
a grand railroad barbecue about
the 4th of July. This matter will
be submitted for the consideration
of the mass-meeting next Satur-
day.
Read in this weeks Journal the
call of the Democratic Executive
Committee for grand mass-meet-
ing at the court house on the 4th
of July. Matters of Importance,
demanding full attendance of our
people. will be considered at this
meeting.