The Dawson journal., 1885-05-21
Personal Paragraphs.

MI W. Ii. SOObt OlAOl Ill VI
Sumter county, is dead.
Col. r. F. Crittenden, of Wards,
was in the city last Monday.
The girls are as busy as bees
preparing for commencement.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L.. Harp, of
our county, are visiting their sons
in Texas.
Mr.. w. H. Mercer, prominent
citizen of Webster, was in our
city last Saturday.
Mr.. G. w. billiard, prominent
citizen of Webster county, was in
the city last Monday.
We learn that Mr.. J. 7. Ander-
son is improving and will. in all
probability, fully recove-.
Mrs. Ida Rogers, nee Nc
Donald,is is in the city visiting par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Mcdonald.
Mrs. Fl. M. Powell, of Wards,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Mercer
last Thursday and Friday.
Jack Powell came over from
Albany last Sunday to visit his
parents. Jack is q little haudsom-
er than ever.
Miss Octavia Dozier, charming
young lady of Ducker Station, has
been in the city visiting Mrs. W.
L. Lewis since our last issue.
Mr.. J. B. Bragan, one of the
prominent business men of Daw-
son, Is in the city for few days.
Albany News and Advertiser.
Messrs. Ed. Simpson and Jim
Hill represented Bronwood in our
city last Monday. Two handsome
and clever representatives.
Deputy Revenue Collector Jno.
Forester, of Leesburg, was in
the city last Monday. He is 60
ing around the district and getting
acquainted.
Mrs. r. t. Harper and her
sweet and bright little daughter,
Ella, a,of Atlanta,are in the city visit
ing Mrs. Harper's parents, Mr..
and MrsM. H. Baldwin, Sr.
Capt. William Kaigler, one of
Dawson's most enterprising mer-
chants, passed through the city
Monday for Atlanta as delegate
to the Commercial Convention
Macon Telegraph.
Mr. M. I'll. Baldwin, Jr., of Au-
burndale, Fla, has been in the
city the past week visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. III. Baldwin.
Sr. Mrs. Baldwin will visit Daw-
son on Mr. Baldwin's return.
Hon. 0. B. Stevens, on his re-
turn from the Exposition, stopped
over at Montgomery and visited
friends that formerly lived ir
Dawson. He reports quite a
pleasant time and only wishes he
could have been with them longer.
Jim Grier returned from the
Exposition last Sunday suffering
from mosquito bite re-
ceived there. That mosquito
must have been a large one, for il
ra .sed knot on Jim's wrist almost
half as large as an egg.
Capt. Billie Kaigler left last
Monday to-represent Dawson in
the Commercial Convention which
is now in session at Atlanta.
There will be a grand banquet there
tonight, and Captain Billie will
we'll represent all of us.
A crowd of ladies and two gen
men from Dawson attended fes-
tival at Bronwood last Thursday
night. They reported very en-
joyable trip. Our Bronwood
friends hospitality is unbounded,
and they know how to entertain.
Rev. B. w. Davis delivered a
very instructive sermon to the
children on last Sunday evening
in the Baptist church at Dawson,
Miss Claude Taylor presided at
the organ on the occasion and the
children rendered some sweet mu-
sic.
The Military Company will have
prize drill at Hart's Hall next
Friday night. The gold medal,
presented by J. 2. Stevens & Co.,
Of Atlanta, will be presented to
the best drilled man. The second
best drilled man will get a red