The Dawson journal., 1885-09-03
COUNTY CURRENCY.
Interesting Items Concerning Town
and County Gathered by Journal
Reporters and Briefly Told.


Mr.. W. r. Melton is happy
again. A twelve pound boy the
occasion.
The commercial musquitos
were out on Tuesday last present
ing their bills.
Our readers will be entertained
by the article on our first page
What People should read"
We are glad to welcome home
most of our Dawson Colo
ny, which has been spending the
heated term IN Atlanta. ET
Caterpillars have made THEN
appearance in several places in
Terrell county. They are too
late to do a great deal of damage.
Since the departure of an in
teresting young lady from the
city one of Dawson's foremost
business young men feels like
"half the town was gone. Won't
some of the boys console him.
Mr.. W. d. Murray left Dawson
on Tuesday last to be present at
the laying of the corner stone of
the new capitol at Atlanta. He
will well and worthily represent
Terrell county Masonry on that
august occasion.
Quite number of our people
went up to Atlanta on Tuesday
last to attend the ceremonies OF
laying the corner Stone of the new
Capitol. Judge Bell, j. w. Sears,
]. A. Laing, Tom James, b. F.
Christie, Dan Crouch, j. 3. Avent
and others constituted the party.
Pitts CarminatiTe has been
compounded, after years of deep
study and experiments, 30 as to
reach the seat of diseases result.
ing from indigestion, unnatural
flow from the bowels, etc. 1t
checks these and keeps the stom-
ach healthy.
The City Council has had its
street hands busy laying a string
of tetra-eotta piping from the
cutters in the rear of the store
houses of Messers. VIM. Wooten,
Crouch, Orr, James, Christie &
Laing to the artesian well cistern.
The work is being well done and
promises to keep a good supply
of water in that important cistern.
The citizens of Dawson and Ter
rell county feel great sympathy
for Mr.. J. I'll. Brim, in his serious
loss by the fire which destroyed his
gin house on Wednesday the 26th
ult. He is a worthy gentleman,
and an enterprising farmer. His
loss is heavy one just now, but
he has pluck and push and will be
at work again in a few days.
Disease and death are at work
in the world. The cholera is
spreading its gloomy pail over
Spain and France, and is making
its appearance in Japan. Small
pox is becoming a serious cpl
demic in Canada; vaccination not
having been used it is probable
its rayages will oe terrible. How
much reason have we of Southwest
Georgia to be Thankful.
A difficulty occurred on last
Saturday night between Mr.. Fay
cite Moore and a negro named
Abe Thomas, in which the latter
inflicted a serious wound on the
face of the former. Abe was i'm
mediately arrested by Sheriff
Thornton land Marshall Hatcher
and lodged in Jail. On the com.
mitment trial Abe was bond over
to appear at the Superior Court
in a bond of 800, to answer the
charge of stabbing.
"A number of bales of cottor
from Terrell county found a mar
ket in Albany, yesterday. Thil
is the place; bring them on.-Al
bany News and Advertiser.
Not so fast; Mr.. News and Ad
vertiser. The cotton carried dow
to Albany was only a little Angus
excursion from few of our liber
al farmers, who wan ted q drink o
artesian water and to show Dough.
erty some real fine teams. Daw
son is as good market for cottol
as our people need or desire. w
are well supplied with good cot