The Dawson journal., 1886-06-24

MIS-. -. w. Turner ana MISS
Maggie Turner left for Eatonton
last Friday to visit relatives.
The incessant rains have in
lured the crops and made the
grass get ahead of the cotton.
Politicians are punching at
the busy farmer and the busy
farmer IS punching at the grass.
Some of the negroes in our
county are under the impression
that Cleveland married a dusky
damscl.
Crops of all linds are now
growing rapidly, and extra exer-
ton is necessary to keep down
the grass.
No use Of i'll feelings or mis-
understandings atthe primary next
Saturday. Let everything pass
off quietly.
Miss Jennie Stevens returned
from Macon last Friday, where
she has been attending Wesleyan
Female College.
Mr.. G. w. Crouch returned
to Augusta last Friday after
spending a week or more here
with his parents.
The members Of the band are
thinking of favoring our people
with another show soon. It viii
be good, as usual.
The waterworks question re-
rlains in statu quo. The council
witl probably take some action at
its next meeting.
The guhernatorial matter, so
far as Terrell county is concerned,
will be over Saturday and doubt
less all are glad Of it,
Our sportsmen are beginning
to shoot doves. A party went out
Tuesday and Stayed a numb Der of
these delicious birds.
Very little Western corn and
hay have boen shipped to Dawson
this season. Most of cur farm
ers have become self-sustaining.
A colored preacher was Jailed
last Saturday for stealing meat
two or three years ago i'll the
Chickasawhatchee nelghborhood.
In accordance with the rec
ommendation of grand jurie5,
court houses have been erected in
some Of the districts for the ]. ? S.
The artosian we'll pump has
been repaired and some of our
people are again using the water.
They think there is great merit in
it.
"A young gentleman Of Daw-
son will we'd young lady of a
neighboring county the middle of
next month. We've got him on
the list.
Rev. Thos. E. Davenport, Of
Americus, promising young
preacher, will preach in the Meth
odist church here on next Sunday
morning and night.
There is not soda fount OPP
Grated in Dawson this season.
The girls confine themselves to
ice cream and the boys drink GIN
ger pop.
Wet weather has proven the
4poor mules friend" and spread
sort Of friendless expression of
countenance amongst the farming
fraternity.
Dawson will hardly expert
ence anything like a building
boom this summer, but some sub
stantial improvements are being
made in the city.
Miss Alice Lowrey returned
Monday from Troy, Ala, where
she has been engaged for the last
several months as teacher IN the
T o, Seminary.
Mr. J. B. Avent takes great
interest in his bees. He has
twenty-four hives and they have
made hlm between 1900 and 1000
pounds Of honey this season.
The primary election couldn't
come in a buster time for the
| farmers Of the county. The grass
J is green and growing, and every
hour lost from the field counts.
Misses Emma Turner, Min
ME Clark, Cora Anthony, Matte
Bel, Willie Mcdonald and Lille
Allen attended commencement
exercises at Shellman this week
Considerable excitement pre-
walls in Pennsylvania oven the DIS
covery of natural gas. Dawson
has had natural gas" for several
weeks, but the supply VIII dl-
minish after the primary heAt