The Dawson journal., 1885-07-30
COUNTY CURRENCY.
Interesting Items Concerning Town
and County Gathered by Journal
Reporters and Briefly Told,

Mrs. ]. A. Laing returned
from Atlanta last Tuesday.
Boss Perry is rusticating among
relatives in McDufie county.
Mayor W. B. Cheatham has
returned from a visit to his family
in North Georgia.
Miss Mamie LOOMS left
Dawson last Saturday for Ala
bama,
Misses Mamie Daniels and
Lille Crouch are visiting relatives
in Preston.
Mrs. t. r. Hannah left last
Thursday to visit relatives in
Pennsylvania.
Miss Annie Bacon, of Alba
ny, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ho-
mer Brown, in this county.
Miss Dora King, of Sherman,
Texas, is in the city visiting the
family Of Sheriff WIN. Thornton.
The JOURNAL issues a supple
ment this week, and on it may be
found interesting reading matter.
Dave Laing left Dawson
Tuesday for Atlanta and other
places Of resort in North Georgia.
Dawson is still quite dull, but
soon, now, the town will put on
It's usual business like appearance.
This Office is indebted to Rev.
W. H. Cooper, of the Cuthbert
Enterprise, for several pleasant
visits.
"A private letter informs us that
Major Andrew Jackson Carver,
wife and daughter are at White
Sulpher Springs.
Reports of the appearance of
caterpillars are becoming more
frequent, These pests will now
rapidly multiply.
There were a couple of land
buyers in our city the first Of the
| week, but we have heard of no
real estate transactions.
We have been told that Mr..
John King, OF the Third district,
will have bale of cotton gather
ed by the end Of the week.
Prof. Lyon requests us to in
form the public that he will posi-
lively close his photograph gal
Jerry on the 18th Of next month.
A friend says jim Grier has
been lying around town for the
last several days. How compre-
hensive IS the English language!
Our patrons will please bear
in mind that all advertisements
are promptly discontinued at the
expiration of the time contracted
for.
Our merchants are busy taking
stock preparatory to laying in
large stocks Of fall goods. Things
will be lively in our town next
winter.
"A Dawson vOuno lady has de-
creased in weight fifteen pounds
during the past month. Cause;
Grieving after the loss of her
sweetheart.
The Buffalo Express calls
the Rev. Sam. Jones "the cracker
Talmage." The Express is more
than half right in its estimation
of the Rev. Sam.
The proprietors of new hair
remedy assert that the race OF
! bald-heads will entirely disappear.
What will the flies do for a skat-
ing rink then?
-Mayor protein halSler, IN the
absence of Mayor Cheatham, has,
on several occasions the past
week added to the city's revenue
by fning evil doors.
Five Junebugs have been seen
in this section, and accordlnSto Cor
n ~ Daniel caterpillars will ap-
pear and make ravages ON the cot
ton crop.
Mr.. Grady says in the Con
stitution that judge Jno. T'Clarke
also has his eyes on the congress
sional chair. Mr. Grady is doubt
less mistaken.
Don't stop to inquire into the
fallacy of every idle rumor you
hear, or else you will scarcely get
through life without great trlbu-
Iation5 and anguish of soul
Prof. DIN Wimberly, of
Stewart county, was in the city
the first of the week. Mr.. VIM
berly will probably teach mathe-
natics at the College the next
term.
Rev. A. NJ. Williams preach
oil at the Hass Academy IN the
Third district last Sunday after
noon. We learn that the, good
people of that neighborhood have
q donrishing Sabbath-school in
operation.
Pure Apple Vinegar--best Tor
picking, at