The Dawson journal., 1886-08-26
Mr.. ]. II. Thosas. of Noutgomerv y;

visitass.
Caterpillars arc becoming very nnmer-
Gus in adjacent counties, but we have
head of no aasaage being done by them
i'm Terrell
A good farm, seven and q half miles
southwest of Dawson. is offered for sale or
rent ii another column. Read the adver-
tisement.
Cobb & Palmer have opened their meat
market and shoe shop in the little build
ing formerly used ny Dallas Beckworth as
a barber shop.
King Cotton is beginning to roll in a lit
tie. The King ought to CON mAnd royal
prices, but the outlook in that respect is
gloomy.
Cotton crops have been improving very
materially during til past two weeks in
this section and the outlook is better now
than it has been.
Inc Senatorial convention was no tame
affair Your Uncle Wesley Sears voted
sgainst making Col, Dick Turnipsecds
nomination unanimous.
Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ. Williams and Miss
Alice Lowrey returned from their Northern
tour last Saturday. They report a very
interesting and enjoyable trip.
A Dawson merchant wholesalcd goods
to Richland firm last week. Who knows
but that Dawson will yet be a wholesale
market of considerable note?
The Sunday schools met at the Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon and prac-
tIced songs for the Convention which
meets in our city next Sunday.
The vacation" idea is now popular.
Even the President vacatcs. The editor of
the local country paper vacates too, but it's
only when the horn blows for diAner.
We hope the hand boys will make pre-
paratiOns to give another entertainment in
the early fall. These entertainments have
always been worth the price of admission.
The Canadians are making it warm for
us on the northern frontier, and the Mexi-
cans en- the southern, but old Sol is show
ing disposition to heat up things all over
Mr.. W. G. Sta'ham was called home
from Lumpkin last Saturday to attend the
bedside of his little sick girl. We are
glad to state that the child is recovering.
Seab Passmore who has been in She'll
man for the last several months, has re
turned to Dawson and accepted position
with A. J. Baldwin & Co. Seab is good
boy.
Col. Henri Thornton is now known as
"Billy Bouquet" The boys say that
Wien "Billy" left Col. Henri took his old
straw hat and has been wearing it ever
since.
Mr.. j. r. Holt brought to the Journal
oflicc Tuesday two stalks of his ''flour
corn" one Of them continuing four cars
and the other three. This is said to be
very prolific corn.
Mullet and cotton camcin about the slme
time. This is in the regular order of fit
ness, as the average colored cotton-pickcr
will spend his las; nickel for string Of
these fish.
The Terrell County Sunday school AS
sociation meets at the Dawson Baptist
church iext Sunday. An interesting pro
gramme has been arranged and the exer-
cises will be entertaining.
The time is fast approaching for the
opening of the fall term of the S. Ga. NJ.
& F. College, and all interested should be
making preparations to start their children
the first day of the session.
Farmers should remember that big pre-
p tatious are being made in Dawson for the
handling of the cotton crop, Bring your
cotton to Dawson. get big price for 1t
and buy goods cheap.
Miss Agnes Morgan, principal of the
Owen Nelson Institute, has arrived in
the city and ismaking preparations for the
opening Of her school the 9Th of 5eptem-
Der. Only girls will be taught at the In
stitute the ensuing year.
We have communication from Bunk,
er's Hill which we cannot publish because
thele was no name signed to it. 1t is
against the rules to publish anything un-
less we know the name Of the writer, and
we hope correspondents will remember it.
Pref. M. L. Parker has arrived from
Hartwell and Is making preparations Tor
the opening Of the fall term of the college
on the 9th of September Prof, Parkers
family is expected to-day. They Will oc-
cupy the dwelling near the co.'ege recently
vacated by Prof. Mcclellan.
Information from aprivate source mas
reached1ls that the Rev. l.. J. DAVIS an
eminent and useful minister tf the North
Georgia Conference, died In Gainesville az
5o'clock D. m.. on last Sunday ana was
buried in Galncsvi lie on Tuesday a. M
Truly may II be said Of him, wen uonei
enter thou into rest"