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The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Florida Correspondence.

EDITOR DAWSON JOURNAL: Since
my last to you, October 8th,I have
been absent several weeks, and
was surprised to see such change
Ii Tavares on my return.
Messrs. Sinclair g. Mills, refer
red to III my last letter, now have
the management of the property
belonging to Captain Abrams. and
they are selling lots of it. They
are now at work clearing and
opening all the streets in town,
which will be great improvement
in itself.
There are several nice dwelling
houses being built; lot for a
church is being cleared off, AMI
We are soon to have q nice church
erected. At present we have SER
vices every Sunday morning in
Bradley's Hall, Rev. B. I. Hall,
pastor. We were very fortunate
IA securing Glle' bSKNIceS % MI
Hall. He is a clever gentleman
and a very able minister
The work on the Peninsula"
Hotel is not yet finished. When
finished it will be four stories
high, and will be as fine as any
house in this part Of the State.
Trade is very good, ,and the boys
behind the. counters are happy.
Their smiles are broad, their countenanco
l'-ight,
From early morn Till late at night.
The Dawson boys are becoming
more and more attached to Flori-
da.
Tvo u our many,bachelors have
Uaen in,tiate3 nto ths mysteries
of the order oi Dencltc.s, aaQ esa
boxing happier thaa at former
tiInas.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Terrell Sheriff. S Sales.

WILL be sold before the court house
w door in the city nf Da vson, Terrell
county, Ga, within the legal hours Of sale,
on the first Tuesday in January next, the
following property, to-wit
The undivided one.fifth or The entire un-
divided interest of Mrs S. E. Hunter in
and to the following described land, to-wit:
Lots Nos. 134 and 1856, west half of lot
No. 167 and west half Of lot No. 154 and
all of lot No. 155 except so acres off of the
west side thereof; all situated and being in
the 3rd district of said Terrell county, Ga.
Levied on as the property of Mrs. ). E.
Hunter to satisfy fi-fa issued from Ter
rell superior Court, in favor of Bcni. D.
Tiller, VS.. Mrs. 5. Z. Hunter and &. ID.
Bowen, property pointed out by plaintiffs
attorney.
Also, at the same time and place, will
be sold the one-siXth or the entire undiv
ded interest of j w Hunter, in and to the
follywing described land to-wit:
Lots Nos. 134 and 1876, west half of lot
No 1877 and west half of lot No. 154 and
all of lot No. 155 except so acIes off of the
west side thereof; all situated and being in
the 3rd district of said Terrell county Ca
Levied on as the property Of J w Hunter
to satisfy fi-fa issued from the Justice
Court, third G NJ District of Chatham
county, Ga, in favor of H S Lee, VS.. S L
Hunter and w Hunter
Also, at the same time and place, will be
sold the north half of lot of land No. 217,
in the 18th district of Terrell couaty, Ga.
Levied on rs the property of VIM Stevens
to satisfy ti-fa issued from Terrell Supe-
rior Court in favor of L c Hoyl, admir- of
r Z Martin, vs. VIM Stevens, property
pointed out by L G Hoyl, attorney.
" n THORNTON,
Sheriff
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Public Road Notice.

A pplicatlon having been made to the
"A Boald of County Commissioners to
make public the following roads, to-wit:
1st, The road leading from the Dawson
and Cuthbert road from the residence of
h. }. Harris to the south end of the lane
at James t. Hayes plantation, in the 4th
district
2nd, The road now running from the
Denton place, in the 1143d district, via j.
S. Walters, c. HIPS, w. &. Simpsons
and intersecting the Dawson and Albany
road near Jacob Davis's place, in the Bird
district, and the reviewers in both cases
having recommended that the roads be
made public, notice is hereby given that
the application for both roads will be pass
ed upon at the next January term of the
county board. BY order Of The board.
w. H. Turner, Ch'mn.
II. S. BELL Clerk.
December LIST, 1885. 4t
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Cross Road Items.

We spent the night, not long
ago, with Mr. Wright Merret, who
who is 70 years old and has never
taken a dose of medicine in MS
life, never been sick, never drank
a drop of any kind of liquor, never
smoked pipe or cigar or taken
chew of tobocco. He has owned
one mule, which he plowed thirty
six years. During his forty-seven
years of married life he has never
eat ameal cooked by a negro, and has
Oh his first pair of pants that were
not home-woven. He still looks
hale and hearty. We commend
his course to the young men of
this country.
If reports be true, a gentleman
Of this district sold out last week
at sacrifice and went to Albany
to take the train for point in
South Fla. After shipping his
effects and buying tickets for him
self and family, he decided that
Terrell was more desirable home
than the Land of Flowers, and
came oack with his family.
IF Madam RI NOR speaks the
truth. there will be marriage in
our immediate vicinity soon by
which the Gross Roads will lose a
most charming widow.
Mrs. J. Fl. Brim an1 Mrs. 3.
F. King left last SUNDAY for a
short visit to relatives in Houston
county.
Our society is often enlivened
by the presence Of some of the
Young people from Chickasaw-
hatchee.
There was most pleasant en-
tertainment at the residence Of G.
NJ. Harris last Tuesday night
Pinkney Hannah is tho most
liberal young man around the
Cross Roads.
Geo. McLain likes to have the
water Handy when lie gees to en-
tertainments.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
FOR SALE

The S. Wise Parker pIa''ii "a oi
within the corporate Emlts De-. =.
Dawson if not sold oy rent.
cember 18th, then 'a, 10, Of +
GpP.S G. Parks, S , PavsoP; so1;,' c., Ca, q :
myself At Io'I IoHN WEST
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
G GEORGIA, ! Ordinary's Office,
TERRELL Co. { Dec 2pH 1895

GEORGIA, | Ordinary's Office,
TERRELL Co. I Dec. 2nd, 1885.
1t appearing to the court of Or
dinary of Terrell county that the
estate Of Elizabeth Hucka3y, late
OF said county, deceased, is in an.
unrepresented condition, and that
there is necessity for administra-
tlon thereon, all and singular
the creditors and next of kin Of
said deceased are hereby notified
to show cause, if any they have,
Why the administration of said es-
tate should not be vested in the
clerk of the Superior Court or
some other competent person at
the next Janury term, 1886, of Ter
rell coart of Ordinary.
Ii s. BELL,
Ordinary
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

inventor of this terrible weapon
was a preacher, who ''rid the cir
cult all through the war. / guess
lie failed to obtain patent on his
little invention, so his name shall
! be nameless now. If you Mere to
to ask Jadge John I. Clarke, of
Cuthbert, he could tell YOU all
/ about the "barbed pike and who
invented it, and he woald enjoy a
hearty laugh at the expense cf
this warlike minister of grace.
Owen Nelson, senior men b r of
the firm that owned and operated
the old armory, reno G | to Mont
gomery, Ala, soon after the close
of the war, and he is still alive,
enjoying a green old age in that
city, but he bequeathed to Daw-
sen a legacy that will remain as q
lasting monument of the generosi-
ty and great-heartedness of the
donor. What / allude to is the
institution known as the "Owen
Nelson Institute" where large
number of the youths of the sur
rounding country enjoy the bene-
tit OF superior educational train
ing. The school has kept up re-
markably we'll and the attendance
IS quite large at present. The
property is we'll located and a
neat and commodious building,
well furnished with all needful
appliances, stands there as an IL
lustration of the patriotic gener-
oslty of Owen Nelson.
Empty is the Cradle, Raby's Gone :"
Some one has said, "Those
whom the Gods love die young"
This was fully exemplifed in the
death OF little viii Cheatham Las
setter, which occurred last Friday
morning at nine o'clock. He was
the only child of DR.. and Mrs. L.
c. Lasseter, and only one year
and four days old. Truly, death
loves a shining mark" for a
brighter, sweeter and more beau
tlful babe is seldom ever seen.
Affectionate in his disposition,
gentle in his little ways and pa
tient in his sufferings, he was the
idol Of his doting parents, loved
lii an unusual manner by relatives
and friends, who were attracted
by his sweet winning ways. But
the angel of the household and
light of now darkened home has
been transplanted to land where
no sorrow, sickness or death ev
er enters. His little cherub form
is with the angels in heaven, and
reunited with So many Of those
who loved him, who have recently
preceded him. Papa and mama
can never see their little darling
in this world, but when the beau
tlful gates are opened for them to
enter in little Will may be the
first angel form to greet their eyes
and welcome them to their heav-
emily home. 1t seems hard for us
to part forever from our little
loved ones, but God knows best,
and we should trq and feel resign
ed, knowing that he gathers up
his jewels out of earth's brightest
and faireot flowers.
"Put away those little dresses
Tha' our daring used to wear,
lie no more on earth will IL ed them.
He has climbed the golden stair"
May God, in his tender mercy,
who "tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb" comfort the heart
broken parents, and with the sor-
rowing relatives may they so live
as to spend the eternal ages in
heaven with little viii. II.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

In difficulty in Macon Thurs
day night between Ed Strohecker
and Sam Jemison, the well-known
attorney and politician, the form
er was killed, the latter mortally
wounded. The affair grew out of
Jemison's failure to invite Stro-
hecker to join him and a party of
friends in drinking.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

The First Baptist church, of Ma
con, was destroyed by fire on last
Thursday night. The fire orig;
mated in a dwelling close by. The
church had already cost about
100000 and was not quite com
pletcd. The burning of this ele-
CANT church is deeply regretted.
The citizens Of Macon, with the
Gberality and enterprise that
eharacterizes them, have already
begun a subscription to rebuild
and soon another edifce will rear
its magL ificent proportions in the
burnt districts in testimen of
the public spirit of Macon.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Administrators Sale.

Ry virtue of an order from the Court OF
- Ordinary Of Terrell county, will be
sold, before the court house door in Daw-
son, Ga, on me first Tuesday ir Jaunary
next, within the usual hours of sale, the
store-house in Dover, belonging to the +.
Ii. Hayes estate Sold for the benefit of
heirs and creditors. Terms. cash.
S. T. JORDAN, Admir-.
Dec. 1st, 1885, 1t.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Administrators Sale.

BY virtue of an order from the Court IF
Ordinary of Terrell county, will be soldi
on TUESDAY, December Sth, next, q the
residence of F. Il. Hayes, late of Terrell
county, deceased, all the pershable p. OPP
erty belonging to the estate OF said de-
ceased, consisting chiefly of mules, cattle,
corn and fodder, plantation and farming
implements, etc.
Everybody invited 70 come. DON'T for3
get the time, Or you may have reason to be
sorry that you did not attend. Terms cash.
s. T, JORDAN,
Admir- estate of F. II. Hayes decd.
Nov 25th, 1885. (2t.)
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Application For Leave tc
Sell Land.

GEARGIA, Ordinary's Office,
TERRErL CorNrv} Dec. 7th, 1856,
Whereas, L. e. Hoyl, administrator of
John Robinson, deceased, having applied
for leave to sell the land belonging to said
estate, all persons interested are hereby
notified to show G use, if any they can,
Why leave to sell, as prayed for, should
moi be granted at the next January term,
1885, OF 1Grrcll Court of Ottiiuasv.
IT, S. BELL,
fl Ordinary
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

The firm of j. P. Stevens & Co.
has been dissolved, and Mr. Stev-
ems has opened up a new business
by himself. Mr.. Stevens has a
reputation throughout the State
as a reliable jeweler, and will al
ways have the confidence and pat
ronage of a large per cent. of the
trading public. He has opened
up on Whitehall street q large and
entirely new stock of jewelry.
Read his advertisement in anoth-
er column.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

The 49th Congress is now in
session. John Sherman was elect
ed by the republicans to preside
over the Senate. Hon. John G..
Carhlse,of Kentucky,was re-elect-
ed speaker of the House.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

W. r. JACKSON, the abscondlng
postmaster at Americus, who was
arrested in California, has been
brought to Macon and placed in
Jail in default of $1,000 bond.
Jackson is confident of making
the bond.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

JUDGE STEWART, of the Flint
circuit, having resigned, ex-Gov-
ernor Boynton has been appoint
ed in his stead.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

The apple wagon from the
mountains would be good thing
to keep in sight when travelling
through prohibition counties.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Administrators Sale.

py virtue of an order from the Court of
- Ordinary of Terrell county, Georgia,
will sell before the court house door in
Dawson, Ga, on the first Tuesday in Jan
uary next, within the legal hours of sale,
for cash in hand, one hundred acres of land
in the immediate vicinity of Bronwood,
said county, known as part of the real es-
tate of the late r c. Martin, lying south
OF the residence now occupied by Mrs.
Martin. This land is desirable, and will
be sold in four parcels of twenty-five acres.
Sold for distribution among the heirs of the
late r. G. Martin, deceased
i. G.. HOYL.
Admir- vf Il C. Martin.
Dec list, 1885. 4t
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

It vas in the year 1864, ac-
cording to the best date that could
be CLEANED, that the firm of Mel
son & Dickson, having been forced
to remove, first from Tuscumbia,
Ala, and then from Adairsville,
Ga, to Dawson, where they estab-
lished their armoly aud gun
works. They owned fine piece
of property and their foundry ard
wood shops were pretty well
equipped for the manufacture Of
weapons of war. The material
was inferior, for they were forced
to nse a great deal of scrap iron
in h9 manufacture of the barrels,
bayonets and fnishings of the
nluskets, but the quality of the
work was superior, as the barrels
that are still lying around, finish
ed and unfinished, will attest. The
old bayonets are fearful. Very
long, rough and ungainly, they
are enough to turn the stomach of
the fercest warrior that ever
secured the provincial towns in
quesu OF recruits.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
Guardians Sale.

RY virtue Of an order from the Court of
~ Ordinary of Terrell county, will be
sold, before the court house door, in Daw-
son, Ca, on the first Tuesday in January
next, within the usual hours of sale, one
lot of land, towit: Lot No. 242 in the
18th district Of Terrell county, containing
2O23 acres. Sold as the property of Nun
roe E. Cleveland. Terms, cash.
o. G. CLEVELAND,
Dec. lSt, 80. Guardian
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

The puzzle Ia, where did they
procure such a vast amount of fine
walnut timber? There is a pile
of partly-finished gunstocks lying
in an out-buillling that must con
tain several thousand pieces Of
fine wood that we know has re-
ceived twenty years seasoning.
Some of these stocks are just
roughly blocked out, others are
grooved, and there are few that
are dressed off and ready for the
barrel and trimmings. It is rath-
er odd that this valuable material
has not been disposed Of long ago,
for with a little attention the
pieces would do for the stocks of
ordinary guns. In dilapidated
little old shed are any number of
lock plates, roughly forged and
partially polished, scraps of brass
trimmings, breech pins, hayonets
and other things that seem to
have been in process of manufac-
ture when the confederacy went
up the spout.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
absolutely without an equal.

OF this popular preparation, the Tce-
graph and Messenger, Of Macon, says;
Most of our druggists handle the prep
aration called o. |. c., which simply means
Old Indian Cure, and many OF them are
selling large quantities of it. This medi-
cine has strong hold upon the confidence
OF our people, who regard it as an honest,
reliable old remedy. 1t is manufactured
by company in Perry, Ga, who own the
original Indian recipe. The rapidity with
which the demand for it has increased,
snceits introduction in our community, is
SIMPLY wonderful, and can be truthfully
accounted for upon but one ground, and
that is the real merit of the article, for Its
advertising here has been limited, as COM
pared with many other preparations that
have been left far in the rear in the race
for popular favor"
SOLD BY LEADING DRUGGISTS.
The o. /. G. CO.,
Perry, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10

The moulds and dies are, in
some instances, we'll preserved.
There is hardly any means of de-
terlnining what the capacity Of the
establishment was, but it must
have been considerable. The
grounds were well situated near
the Southwestern railroad, a high
fence still surrounds the grounds,
several acres in extent. within
which is the old foundry,t the long,
open building, where the shops
were located, and the offices and
storage houses. A railway of the
old fashion still exists, though in
very dilapidated condition, with
its green looking rails, laid on
stringers, and several car wheels,
relics of another enterprise, the
Dawson car works which succeed
ed the defunct gun factory.
One of the most interesting rel
les of these times, is q wretched
looking, dismantled and fragment
ary steam engine, that was once
the motive power Of Joe Browns
pike factory" which, lies hors du
combat near the platform in front
of the oh wood shop. And this
is the fate of the engine that was
to furnish the power to turn out
bountiful supply of those formld-
able weapons that were destined
to carry terror and confusion into
the ranks of the invaders, who ac-
cording to n favorite expression OF
stump oratory, "Mought DO very
we'll to stand afur off yander an
shoot ther guns, but they can't
stand cold steel, boys" A few
years ago there were still piled up
haround an old building in. Mil
ledgeville a rust-eaten pile of
those same old pixies. Sich is the
fortune OF war.
BY the way, another bloodthirs-
ty Individual invented a danger
ous weapon called the "bsrbed
pike" t had q broad, fat blade,
the edges Of which were deeply
indented, barb fashion, SO that
/ whea thrgst through ond drawn
back, a. the sweater said" They d
Jest nat'ly fetch the gizzalds out'n
; them big. Dutch fellers" And
lie u.i,st rcngghablg Of all i, t.e
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
GEORGIA, Ordinary's Office.

TERRELL CouSTY.,t Dec. 7th, 1885.
Whereas w. e. Kcndrick, guardian for
Isaac K. Harper and Mary B. Harper,
having applied for leave to sell the land
belonging to said minors, all persons. inter
ested are hereby notified to show cause, If
any they can, why leave to sell, as PRAYED
for, should not be granted said guardian at
the next January Term, 1886, of Terrell
Court Of Ordinary, ii. s BELL,
la Ordinary
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
GEORGIA.
: Ordinary's Office.

= INEEII NUVNIIll NOV, 4JIIg 1850,
Whereas, George Kaiglcr, admQ 6rator
on the estate of VIM BrightwelI, deceased,
having in proper form applied for letters of
dismission from his said trust, all persons
interested arc hereby notified to show
cause, if any they can, why letters of dis
mission as prayed for, should not be grant
ed said administrator at the next February
Term, 1885, Of Terrell Court of Ordinary.
Il. s. BELL,
12t. Ordinary.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-10
CONSTITUTIONALS.
II. W. Grady in Atlanta Constitution

II. W. Grady in Atlanta Constitution
People have almost forgotten,
or more correctly speaking, have
almost ceased to rem 9mber the
fact that the modest litdle CITY of
Dawson, in Southwest Georgia,
was once the place where war-dogs
were bonn and bred. When the
Constitution man, with that par
ticular nose for news that smelleth
an item afar off, entered the M
pie enclosure that surrounds the
property of the Dawson variety
works, he had little idea of stumb-
ling upon such a museum of war
relics. 1t is fact that the most
interesting items are those that
ore very new or very old.
For the average newspaper man
q thing that happened twenty
years ago has about the same in
terest attached to it as thing
that happened only twenty min
utes ago. The intermediate is the
common place. Common place
claims the bit Of history that is
not old enough to appeal to the
or new enough to excl G
present interest So. To Stl1mhlA
on such mine of information as
the site of the old Dawson armo-
ry affords,is equal to being caught
in a frst-class railroad accident,
where the reporter is the only man
left who is able to rustic around
and get the particulars, and set off
at dead run for the nearest tele-
graph Office so as to send home
the first news of the double-heed-
ed disaster.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-08-15

Mrs. Emma Neidig and her two
daughters are visiting Mrs. DR.. Bord-
er.
G. G. Getzendanner is said to have
the finest field of corn in the two
counties.
There will be an ice cream festival
here during Friday and Saturday
nights of this week.
We had several fine rains last week.
With several more like them we
would have good corn crop in this
neighborhood.
Mr. Roster, of Baltimore, Nd,
preached an able sermon in the Grace
Reformed church of this place, last
Sunday. He is spending several
weeks in Shepherdstown. This Sun
day school joined the Reformed Sun
day school of Martinsburg on Thurs
day, and picniced at Island Park.
Mr.. d. Getzendanner reports hav-
ing threshed five crops in this neigh
borhood last season, which yielded
over 5000 bushels of wheat. The
same parties this year, off of the
same number of acres only made
about 1000 bushels, still wheatis low
and we have democratic administra-
ton.
The road has been put in good
condition between Kearneysville and
the Berkeley line. From the Berke
ley line to Martinsburg it needs
working badly. Some places on this
road has not been worked for six or
eight years, and consequently are
almost impossible. 1t would only
take few minutes to nail several
boards across the bridge at the creek
on the side where the fill is finished,
by so doing, it might save life and
heavy expenses to the county.
FLASH.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-08-15
HedgesvilIe.

Amonk recent prominent arrivals
we observe VIM. Richard, Jr., and
wife, of Springfield, Ohio; Mr.. Hart
grove and wife, of Charlestown Mr..
Mccall, of Baltimore, and Frank
McBee, of Shepherdstown.
Mr.. James Bear, an old resident
of this county, having served in the
Mexican and Civil wars, was killed
on the b. & o. r. r. near Opequon
bridge, Tuesday last, by passing
train. This is another warning to
pedestrians to keep off the track, he
being the third man losing his life
in this manner during the past week.
The successful aspirants for p. O..
honors in this region, are Joseph
Slaughter, N. Mountain, and Mrs.
M. Z. Poisal, Hedgesville, who will
enter upon their duties, as soon as
commissioned.
New crossings and general repair
ing to the streets are in active pro-
gress in our limits, and when COM
pleted, will add much to the comfort
of residents and the appearance of
the avenues.
Quite number of representatives
from your city visised the village on
the 4th inst. Among them were M.
A. Snodgrass, Geo. Showers, Chas.
Wolfes, G. II. Wable, Jacob Tram
mel, Anthony Blondell and Frank
Staley visitors to the Masonic
Lodge.
Rev. J. W. Hedges has the sympa-
thy Of the community, in the great
loss sustained by him in the destruc-
ton of his barn and contest by fire,
last week.
Services in the Prot. Episcopal
and nj. K. Church, South, Sunday
last, by their respective pastors.
Workmen from Pennsylvania are
making rapid progress on the barn
of Mr.. l.. O. Willis, lacated in B. G..