The Dawson journal., 1886-04-22
Local Department.
COUNTY CURRENCY.
interesting Items Concerning Town
and County Gathered by Journal
Reporters and Briefly Told.

Reporters ana Briefly IOluI
The wicked flea when no man
pursueth-hath a picnic.
The guano season is about to
close. The trade has been large.
We hear of one person in
this county who is already plow-
ing cotton.
The colored fremen had the
\ old engine, "the Joe Brown" out
for practice Tuesday afternoon.
Don't forget the revival meet
ings. Jones, Small and Culpep-
per will not be here, but Mr.. Will
liams can fill the bill
Affairs in Dawson are assum-
ing their usual dull appear ance
consequent upon the approach Of
summer.
We learn that while some of
our farmers are chopping cotton
Others are plowing up and re-
planting theirs.
The most effective anti-fai
medicine is whiskey. We have
known it to actually make a man
lean-against a lamp post.
GA Piny Woods Romance" is
The title of an original article to
be found on our first page. Every
line of it is founded on fact.
There will probably be
. about 100 acres planted in melons
in this county for market. One
or two parties planted last week.
4 Mature is clothed in her
spring robes. When spring time
cometh, Gentle Annie, Dawson is
the prettiest place on top of the
4 dirt.
The Dawson Baptist church
will be represented at the South
ern Baptist Convention which
meets in Montgomery early in
May.
MIR. A. w. Fleming, one Of
our good farmers, has meat i'll his
smokehouse that was killed in
1883. Can any other man say as
much?
Owing to the absence of the
pastor, there was no preaching at
the Methodist church last Sun,
DAY. A prayer meeting was held
at 9 o'clock.
Frank Bethune will have his
barber shop fitted up and ready
Tor work sometime next week
tie is having everything neatly
and conveniently arranged.
The uniforms for our bant
are daily expected to arrive, ant
the boys will look immense wher
incased therein, Our band vii
mead the procession at the FIRE
mems tournament at Eufaula.
Now is the time when the fes
tive youth scoureth the woods fol
sweet flowers, and when he find
eth he carefully tieth them up il
a handkerchief and carrieth then
to his girl.
Gods noblest work is woman
and when one meets truly goo(
one her presence is like the aro
ma OF sweet spices, the fragranc,
OF spring flowers and the singin'
of birds.
One of the dirtiest tramp
that ever counted cross ties anc
ate cold grub attended services a
1ne Methodist church last Frida,
night. Limberger cheese coult
not have smelled worse.
The dog law is workin,
smoothly. But few have beel
seen on the streets since it tool
effect, and most of them es
Saped because our policemen hav
nov nov yet become experts in throw
ing the lasso.
MAJ. Tom Black, the we'll
4 Sno|n o, and popular drummer fo
., l. Coleman & Co.. Of Macon
sPent q few hours in MarshalIvill
ms week, and soon had the tow
IN an uproar of laughter over hi
&c aGsciltAtlons Of the ups and down
IL IL MS u old friend, Jacob Seise,
~ Tom would consent to civ
,nese W.T. recitations in a public hal
We would insure him a crowde
Ssualence at high rate Of tarit
iof s admission, and we believe hi
ified Shacob would act as ushel
SMaishallyille Times,