The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-02-26
COUNTY CURRENCY.
Items Concerning Town
ana County Gathered by Journal
reporters and Briefly Told.

CITY.
'-Dawsonites are never idle.
They continually make improve
ments.
The last ten days are said oy
many to have been the coolest of
the season.
Dave Laing went to Tavares,
Fla, last Saturday to look after
business interests.
Some of the young men of
the city are speaking of organizing
a dancing school.
The blue birds twittereth at
this writing, and Spring time is
coming, gentle Annie
When Capt. Dillon gets his
new hotel built, look out for North
ern visitors during the winter.
I Jack Salmon carried his arm
in a sling a few days this week,
the result Of skating last Saturday
night;
Jesse Griffin, Boss Perry and
Dave Laing have purchased lot
OF skates and opened rink in the
hall over Jesse's store.
Mr.. Ernest. williamson, of
Eufaula, reached Dawson last
Sunday and will hereafter be on
Dave Laing's clerical force.
The only thing we see that
denotes the approach of spring is
that Jack Salmon has begun to
keep beer on draught. If.
There are several very severe
cases of whooping cough among
the children in town. All Of the
children of Rev. B. W. Davis
have it.
Mr.. John. t. King, Of the 4th
district of this county, killed, at
one shot on last Friday, fifteen
partriGge3. He fired both barrels
Of the gun. at one time, killing
all in the covey but one.
The chairman Of the Terrell
board of cou nty school commits
sioners, Mr.. Geo. Kaigler, is one
of the best in the state. With the
present able board, our education
al interests will not suffer.
The Georgia Press Assocra-
ton will convene in Bainbridge
on the 18th Of next month, and
will excurt from there to the New
Orleans Exposition, The JOUR-
NAL will probably have a repre-
sentative there.
The contested election for J.
P. in the eleventh district has
been decided in favor of Mr.. III.
II. Marshall by the Governor, and
his commission has been forward
ed him. Mr.. Geo. Kaigler con-
tested the election.
DR.. Kendrick has ip his drug
store an elegant life-sized portrait
of himself, painted by Mrs. Kim
brough, who is now teaching this
art in our city. The portraitdem
onstrates that Mrs. Kimbrough
thoroughly understands the art.
Some one connected with the
JOURNAL will attend the Press
Association at cambridge, and
rye desire those of our subscribers
who are in arrears to furnish us
with enough money to pay the
"incidentals," which are always
necessary on trip like this.
Mr.. H. S. Lee has bought the
lot from Mrs. M. NJ. Anthony on
which is situated her millinery
store. Mr.. Lee is now having
| lumber hauled there to build a
large business house. Mrs. An
thony will occupy it as a millinery
store.
We have in our Office one OF
the largest hen eggs we ever saw
1t is quite as large as turkey OF
goose egg. The egg was sent to
US by Mrs. NJ. c. Marshall, and Is
of the improved stock of the dom
Unique chicken. Parties wishing
eggs of this variety can get them
from Mrs. Marshall of the elev-
enth district. Send us more eggs.
Mr.. Turner Lewis, the newly
elected bailiff, levies on dogs as
we'll as other property A few
DAYS since he had a fila agalnstanl
old negro in this town; The old
negro bowed in humble submis-
sion to the mandates OF the law
until the bailiff united his dog.
This brought forth the old dar-
KEYS slumbering and inert pas
sions. He could not see his dog
90 off-in the clutches of the law
ca a