The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-05-30

HASNuiGyt one OF DdWSHn
most beautiful and accomplished
young ladies, and who has beer
spending a few days in Americas
the guest of Miss Annie Glare
Amos, returned home yesterday
morning.
The Macon Telegraph now reach
es this office at / o'clock p. m. on
the same day it is published, com.
ing by way of Columbus and TN.
ion Springs. Subscribers to the
Telegraph here are rejoiced at this
oh ange, by which they get it two
hours earlier than heretofore.
The brag fire company OF Amer.
icus was beaten at Dawson last
Wednesday by the E B Youngs.
of Eufaula. The Wide.Awakes of
Americas have won the laureIs for
two seasons but has had its wing
feathers plucked at last. --Dooly
indicators.
The Dawson company came on
the ground feeling cool aad conf.
dent.-Americus Recorder.
And would have won, had they
been "armed and equipped as the
law directs" But they we're taken
at a ''great disadvantage"
Mrs. L G Hoyl, representing the
Woman's Missionary Society oe
this city, and Miss Maude Branch
representing the Laura Haygood
Missionary Society, have been APP
pointed delegates to the district
Missionary meeting of the Metho-
dist church which convenes in
Lumpkin. in June.
The new prohibition piper, The
Atlanta Commonwealth, has been
received in this Office. 1t is una
questionably one of the brightest
eight-page papers published. Hen
ry Grady's name in it, is enough
to STAT it on a boom. 1t is we'll
worth the price of subscription,
which is 50 per annum, 81 for s
months, SOC. for 3 months.
Had he only caught one thread
it would have been quick time, and
perhaps reversed the record
Americas Recorder.
Is this failure strange one, when
the Dawson boys had to use
"strange couplings-Wide. Awakes
hose-iust as that company had
LETT it?"
Americas Republican: 4 fes-
tive Macon drummer "dowped" an
over confident Dawsonite to the
tune of one hundred dollars. Tie
latter evidently didn't know that
the programme had been changed
since the Dawson tournament.
"a great disadvantage" changed
1t. Don't you think so, brother?
| Capt. Thos. NJ Allen, we'll and
favorably known in this communl.
ty, and who has many friends in
this city, was crowned Patriarch Of
the road at a meeting of the Tray
elers Protective Association, re-
Gently held in Augusta. Capt AL
len wears the honor of being the
first Georgia drummer selling
goods by sample in Georgia, since
the war.
Judge II S Bell, did a good
thing in having trimmed, the tree;
in the Courthouse yard. IT the
fence was in a good condition he
might be able to heautify the yard
with grasses, but the condition of
the fence is such now, that cows
and hogs have undisputed possess
ion of the yard, and for that reason
he is unable to do anything for the
benefit of the yard.
The 6 O'Clock movement was OBJ
served by our merchants and busis
ness men yesterday afternoon for
the first time this season. - Ameri-
Gus Recorder.
We hope that our business men
and merchants will fall into line
with other places on the 6 o'clock
movement, Give the boys rest
and recreation which will be a
great boon to them.
THE SUPERIOR Court. THE
Superior Court convened in this
place, on last Monday morning,
for its regular term. Its exercises
opened with a forcible charge from
the Judge. Hvu. John I Clarke.
The grand Jury then went to work
headed by its foreman, Mr.. N w
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