The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1886-02-11
Local Department.
COUNTY CURRENCY.
Interesting Items Concerning Town
and County Gathered by Journal
Reporters and Briefly Told.

Farmers are fixing up their
plows.
See advertisement of Wanted
In another column.
The Ohio excursionlsts will
see us later, perhaps.
There are now over two hun
dred children attending school in
Dawson.
Thirty new pupils were en-
rolled at the college last Monday
morning.
The third northwestern biz
card touched upon US last Thurs
day and Friday.
-"When the roses come again"
perhaps the blizzard will not stir
out O nights.
The Two Dams next Wednes-
day night. Go to see them and
enjoy yourself.
The streets would admit Of
little attention from the street
committee.
The people of Terrell are
now taking considerable interest
in school matters.
The blue birds twittereth az
this writing, and spring time is
coming, gentle Annie"
Forming operations are I'M
usually Mountaineering to the
hand winter since Christmas.
-Howorth's Double Show will
play in uart's Opera House next
Wednesday and THURSDAY nights.
The Farnum House is one of
the best in the country. DR.. Far
mum spares nothing to please the
public.
The early gardner Of Dawson
has assumed the risk of planting
cabbage, beets, lettucr peas, tuf-
nips and Irish potatoes.
Weather like that Of last Fri
day Is what gives the nose to un-
derstand that it was not created
for parely ornamental purposes.
From what We can learn, the
acreage planted in watermelons
and truck in Terrell county will
be largely decreased this year.
There must De a good deal Of
cotton in the hands of the farmers
yet, as there is be ng more or less
of it brought to town everyday.
Robin redbreast is here
again, and the sling-shot will
doubtless be utilized by the aver
age urehin for all there i'll it.
Rev Sam Jones has moved
into his new residence ct Dover,
and will hereafter perform his
ministerial functions in that yicin-
ity.
The only thing we see that
denotes the approach of spring is
that some Of the saloon keepers
have begun to keep beer on
draught.
Wed thank the people of the
Northwest to ketp their billiards
to themselves. We want none OF
their cooling zephyrs until next
summer.
-Messrs. Fl. s. Bell, S. A. 10y
less, N. b. Barnes and Master
Charlie Bell left the city last
Tuesday morning for a two day
fish at Cordry's mill.
More ,han IS per cent. of the
seed cane of this section is killed
dead by the hard weather, and
will prove a total loss unless
ground and made into vinagar.
Our merchants are laying in
large and select stocks of spring
goods. The trading public can
find 40 cheaper market i'll South
west Georgia than Dawson.
old Sol ones more pours his
wealth of golden sunshine upon
us, and hoary winter, crippled by
his piercing rays, has seized bis
staff preparatory to journeying on.
During Capt. Cleyeland's alb
sence at the Agricultural Conyen-
ton at Columbus, Mr. j. b. Bra
gan wears the police badge and
totes the billy. Mr.. Bragan makes
d good officer.
Owing to the illness Of the
pastor, Rev. A. M. Williams, there
were no services at the Methodist
church last Sunday We are glad
t. know, however, that Mr.. Will
hams has about recovered.
-Should there be any farmers
IN Terrell who lesire 70 raise their
own tobacco, they can obtain a
quantity Of hoice seed by apply
ing at once to J. Z. Henderson,
Commissioner Of Agriculture, At
lanta.