The Dawson journal., 1885-05-14

Dave Laing has been badly
Rirt for several days.
Mr.. Geo. Roberts returned to
his home in Ba;nbridge last Mon
day.
Mrs. Julia : Jossey, of Macon
visited friends in the city last
Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Dennis Davis is, We are
glad to state, able to be at his bus
iness at Christie & Laing's.
Mrs. w. A. James has returned
home after a sojourn of several
months in Florida with her sister,
Mrs. M. II. Baldwin, Jr.
We had pleasant call last Fri
day from Mr.. Elan Johnson, Of
Atlanta. He was just from the
meeting of truck farmers in AL
bany.
Mr.. F. w. Clark, who was in
jured last Wednesday evening by
a runaway horse, is improving. 1t
will be several days yet before he
will be able to be out.
Miss Mamie Loomis has resign
ed as teacher at the college.
Miss Loomis is now stopping at
DIR. Paschals. The college has
lost one of its best teachers.
Miss Mamie Symmes and Mr..
Pinkney Hannah both contracted
measles while at the Exposition
in New Orleans. We hope the
measley things will measle out
before measling on us.
MIR. G. F. Oxford, of the 18th.
district, one of Terrelrs most
progressive farmers, was in town
last Tuesday. He reports the
crop prospects in his neighbor-
hood as being fiattering.
The Misses Sherrer, five in num-
ber, from Chicago, are stopping
in our city. Their father is with
them. In behalf of our people
we extend them a hearty welcome,
and hope that their stay in our
beautiful sunny southland will be
pleasant.
Rev. DIR. Milburn, the blind
preacher, delivered an eloquent
and interesting sermon to a large
congregation at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning. His
description of Solomon's temple
was magnificent, and his powers
in this direction cannot be sur
passed.
Dawson is contributing her
share of visitors to the Exposition
City Marshal L. A. Hatcher and
Mr.. ]. A. Horsley left to "take il
in," last Thursday, and Messrs. O.
B. Stevens, Allen /. Britt, s. r
Christie, DIR. Williford,of Webster
and DR.. John T. Lamar left Sun
day for the same purpose. Mr.. j
A. Horsley returned Tuesday.
The patrons of Owen Nelson
Institute will learn with regret
that Prof. F. A. Quillian will not
serve them after this term. Prof
Quillian will read law under Hon
Pope Barrow. Prof. Quillian has
made a faithful and acceptable
teacher and our people are lott
to give him up. The educational
interests will sustain a loss, but
the profession Of law will have
valuable acquisition.
Rev. r. W. MacDonell, Mis-
sionary of the NJ. E. ChurcE
South in Mexico and stationed
this year at Durango, surprised
his brother-in-law, Rev. A. NJ
Williams, with a visit this week
Mrs. MacDonell, whose presence
in the city was noted last week
had no idea that he was in the
United States. He had pressing
business with the Board of Mis-
sions Of his churci recently in ses.
sion at Nashville, which unexpect.
edly called him home. After the
session the Board gave him vaca.
ton of six weeks, which he will
spend with relatives in Georgia
This is his first visit to his home
since his appointment to the mis-.
sion work four and half years
ago.
A Clandestine Marriage.
| We learn that a sensation has
been created in Leary by the rev.
| .lotiOu Of a rooYriaoa ha, uaoD Mr.