The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07
CHICKASAWHATCHEE NEWS.
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The Journal Used in the school Per
sonal AentiOn- Other Inter
L esting Items. u
J. III. HAMMOND, Editor.

J. III. HAMMOND, Editor.
Since the rains of last week ev.
erything is looking lovely.
There is, comparatively, nc
sickness at all in this section al
present.
Mr.. j. o. Wilkinson is further
advanced with his crop than
most any man we know of.
Mr.. HI. p. Hass has about two
acres of the finest corn we have
seen this year.
Miss Minnie Walters, who has
been visiting friends and relatives
at this place, returned to her home
at Oglethorpe on last Tuesday.
Crops are growing at a lively
pace now, and our farmers are
kept quite busy to meet the ad-
| vance forces of his majesty, king
grass. ,f. :
Mr.: G. W, Warner says he has
one half acre in wheat which is
the best he ever saw in Georgia.
He says it will average as high as
his head, and he expects it to yield
him twenty bushels.
We had very pleasant call one
day last week from Rev. l.. III.
Green, of Spring Vale, Randolph
county, Mr.. Green preached at
this place lastyear.
Mr.. A. J. Butler showed us a
pair of draw scales the other day
which he says has been in use for
ty-tive years. The scales belonged
to Mr.. Buffers father. They ap-
peared to be about as good as
when new.
This section is blessed with
plenty of good farming land, mus
Gle and brain, and all it needs to
make it the most happy, prosper
Gus and independent section in
the ooutn IS more self denial, less
extravagance, more forethought,
more work and less idling about.
We mean by the word section in
this paragraph the whole of South
west Georgia.
Mr.. W. A. Anthony seems to be
going into the bee business with
greater energy this year than he
did last. MIR. Anthony says the
business pays, and that off of thir-
teen colonies which he began with
a year ago he made last season,
S23S. Other parties are going in
to the business in this section, and
we expect to 1--we, principally
on milk and honey dur
ing the coming summer.
Some time ago Prof. Wilkinson.
OF this place, introduced into his
school the system of newspaper
reading for all pupils that were
far enough advanced to read news
papers. In making choice of a
paper he selected the DAWSON
JOURNAL. The other day we an
preached the Professor and asked
him how he liked the system after
giving it trial. He says that he
IS highly pleased with it, and be-
Ileves it to be much better than
the books how in use, and that his
pupils become more interested iii
the newspaper than they do in the
books.
Mr.. James Woods, who is now
living with his son on Mr.. John
Kitchens place, was born in Car
ada in the year 1917, and is. now
about 68 years old. He came to
the United States. when a boy, and
later joined the Z. S. army, to
which he belonged FIVE years. Mr..
Woods done service in Mexico in
1915 and 1916. He belonged to
Company E. ,4th United States ar
tiliery. He still has his discharge
which lie received at the city of
Matamoras, Mexico. The United
States government has never al
lowed him to draw a pension. Mr..
Woods is now quite old and fee
bic, and ought to have a pension.
Our village was enliveLed on
last Saturday evening by the ex-
hibition by Messrs. Skinner and
Leak of their mechanical won
der" The mechanical wonder is
a very ingenious piece of mechan-
ism, which was invented and made
by Mr.. j. L. Jeter, who was at one
time a citizen of this place, now
residing at Gadsden, Ala. The
wonder is on the order of the Lit.
tie World, which was exhibited al
the Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
The machine, when set in motion
represents eighty-fve different
trades and professions all busily
engaged at work. 1t is indeed
quite mechanical wonder" and
is worthy the attention of the
public.