The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
COUNTY CURRENCY.
interesting Items Concerning Town
ana County Gathered by Journal
reporters and Briefly Told

O0 H0Al tuesday,
Read the Sheriff sales for Nav
Read the new citations of fl,
Ordinary. 'ii'
Long tailed coats are fasbiona.
ole with half-soled pants.
Where is Col. Tom James ani
his string band? Get the bow,
UP, Tommie. ''
Tom James will make his soda
apparatus "sizz" just as soon as The
weather will permit.
The congregations at the Meth.
odlst church have been unusuaiI,
large the past week. ''''-
We never injure our own char.
acter SO much as when we attack
that of another.
Our streets are now in compara.
lively fine order, and it is to be
hoped they will be kept SO.
Melton Bros. have about seven.
ty-flVe acres planted in watermel-
ons. Some of them are up.
A drunken white woman. with
two others taking her home. was
one OF the sights on the streets
last week.
Marshal Hatcher will put the
boys up. A drummer occupied a
berth in the calaboose last Thurs
day night.
Mr.. Joe Hayes, of this county
has invented quilting frame.
1t is said to be superior to the
Davis frame.
Mr.. I. G. James bought in all
the property at the administrator
sale of the late Mr.. w. A. James
last Tuesday.
Several young ladies' and gen.
tlemen went to Dover last SUNDAY
afternoon to attend the Sunday
school association.
1t has been suggested that when
our cornet band organizes Owen
Geise, of Bronwood, be employed
to give instructions.
The scenery for the opera house
has arrived and Capt. Hart will
at once have it put up. The stage
Is also being raised.
Tax receiver Baldwin will soon
be ready to accommodate citizens
who are anxious to return their
property at its full value.
A great many melon growers OF
South Georgia had melons III
during the late cold spell. It il
doubtful whether they are up now
Oh not.
The farmers Of our county are
putting their lands in excellent
condition, and with a good season
they will certainly make large
harvests..
Some of the boys are getting
their fishing tackle in order. Ed
itor Lewis is invited to come over
and spit on the bait for luck and
help enjoy the fun.
The fruit trees are beginning to
look luxuriantly beautiful. Fruit
men are predicting phenomenal
ly large crop this year, because OF
the coidness of the winter.
There were four cases before
the mayor last Monday morning.
Two of them were against youns
lads of the town. They were up fol
cursiug before a private resi-.
dence.
Nature is putting on her spring
dress in spite of the weather
She has been rather modest
though; she probably didn't wan
of man Winter to see her make hel
toilet.
A negro woman and man, will
a ball attached to their perambu-
latlng appendices with q chain
could be seen shoveling dirt Oh
the streets the early part of the
week.
Col. j. G.. Parks and Marsha
L. A. Hatcher have made the city
council present of a nice new
dipper for the artesian well. They
drink more of the water shan any
body else, hence the dipper.
Several interesting items from
Dover may be found elsewhere
reported by "Felix." "Felix" Ii
a pungent paragraphist, and VIZ
would be pleased for him to rep
resent Dover in our columns week
ly,
Business is dull and stagnant
but we can't expect to go at
break neck speed all the time
Dawson is the best market il
Southwest Georgia, and will con
tinue to do lions share of the
trade of this section.
Since the first of January Brown
& McGill have shipped from Daw
son to other towns 1000 doze1
eggs. They have made over Sl0O
by their egg transactions. The
hens are evidently developing q
promising industry in Terrell.
The handsome new dwelling
and furniture of Mrs. J. w. Ped
dy, at Wildwood, Fla, were en-
t;roIv ooDSumed hv fire last week