The Dawson journal., 1886-08-12

The singing at ChickasawhateAee church
last Sunday was an enjoyable occasion to
all who attended. The music was good
and Dawson was well represented.
A man breathes twenty times minute,
except when ne is about to put the i'm
portant question to his best girl. Then
he breathes twenty times a second.
Dr. r. G. Jones is off on another trip
and will probably visit his parents in
South Carolina before he returns. We
trust the Doctor will be benefited by his
"trip.
Seven Springs Iron Alum Mass, the
finest tonic and appetizer known, cures
dyspepsia and all headaches, kidney ana
liver troubles, Price so cents and one
dollar.
Prof. NJ. L. Parker expected TO arrive
here from Hartwell this week and will
begin arranging the preIeminaries for the
opening OF the South Georgia NJ s. F.
College.
Misses f7annie Savage and Eulah and
BERTHE Blair have returned to their. homes in
Brunswick after spending some time in
this'city with tie family Of Mr.. G., L.
Mize.
There was a social gathering at Mrs.
McNultys last Wednesday night. Like
all the parties at her house, it was sue
cess, and the young people spent the even
ing delightfully."-.
AS Mr.. w 6. Statham was rising from
bed Tuesday morning he came in about
two inches Of placing his foot on snake
that was in the room ncer the bed. The
snake escaped.
Now is the time to obey the Biblical in
junction: "MaEe hay while the sun Shines
You cattle will need it when the chilling
blasts Of winter strike them and all nature
is bleak aud bare, ,e-..
Hon. W. II. Mercer of Webster county,
was i'll the city Tuesday. Mr.. Mercer is
opposing The Hon. David &. Harren fol
Representative in his county, and theracc
promises TO be close and exciting.
After the 1eth Of next month the ordina
ry Of each county iii Georgia viii be for
warded the necessary funds with list
of manned confederate soldiers who are
entitled to receive moncy Ffom TIE Statc
Gotten is opening .rapidly III seine sec
tons Of the county, and we learn that two
gentlemen Of the Third intend to have a
bale of cotton each here Friday or Satur-
day. The flcccy viii begin %oroll iii soon.
Messrs. LeVane and Lumlcy came over
from Randolph county last Saturday with
their dogs an caught two very large wild
| cats near Mr. Alien BritCs. A number of
| pigs have been killed in Britt's .neighbor.
hood by thcse varmints.
"Science cnumcrates FIVE hundred and
eighty eight species of organic forms in the
the air we breathe" Just think of i'll Ev-
cry time you draw your breath whole
geological garden Sips through your wind
pipe, ana no free tickets to the press.
Much fodder is suffering for the want Of
attention throughout the county. Owing
TO she frequent and hesvy rs;ns,
the farmers have had to spend their
enccgies in Cheating The growing crops of
grass and the fodder crop has been neglect
ed
4 New Britain (Conn.) man las been
sentenced to six months imprisonment for
kissing Massa ;lr,3etts girl, He is lucky
to get off so easily. Many man has
been made-a life prisoner just foy kissing
a siri,
There are several old war horses in Daw-
son who would sho;sldcr their muskets and
march to the front in event of war between
the United States md the Greasers In
fact, they seem impatient for the first gun
to be fired.
Some of the candidates want nomina-
ton, but so far as our observation extends
the peoplesdo not favor it. Let's leave the
fence down. as usual, and have scrub
race. Every candidate will have the same
showing then
The country editors of North Georgia
are Just speaking of the 'fiist watefn ell
on" while down here they are all gone
and the farmers are thinking OF how many
they will plant another seasoh- Southwest
Georgia beats the world.
People who desire to send their children
to pleasant and healthy location to
school can find no better place than Daw-
! son. Competent and experienced teach
,ers have been employed, and we have a
clev II and refined people and the associa-
ton is all that can be desired.
A Webster county correspondent to the
Americas Recorder says; Gotten has
GOT the chills and fever, The cotton tls
year is like the cid negro prcacking-ii Is
mighty poov pay. think it Will la~'-e a
bale 10 Eve and ten acres this year ~ ahe
18th district IL Webster corn rom tAfos
to fifteen bushels per acre