The South western news., 1888-04-25
TOURNAMENT NOTES,

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Fire company No. 3 are praeticinl
quite frequently for the contest t,
take place Mt Dawson May 10Th
Their record thus far has been g
good one. Atlantis Constitution.
Cuthbert Enterprise: A com.
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Geo
Mcdonald, j D Gum, aud II To.
bias, are in c6i'respondence with the
Central Observation-Disclosures for the
purpose of procuring, If possible, u
special train to accommodate par
ties who-aesfse to attend tile Daw =
son tournament on the 18th Of
May. n
Americas Republican: Begin
ming this afternoon, the running
squad Of Wide-Awake company
viii begin practicipg for the big
tournament, May 23d. The boys
are a little rusty right now, not
having exercised in SO long a time,
but will soon be limbered up and
in proper shape for the contest.
Americas Republican: The Com.
niittee of Arrangements has decid,
ed to change the date of the ap.
preaching "Amcricus Firemanic"
tournament from Nay 9th to May
'23d. The change is made in def
erencs to the Dawson tournament.
the date of which (May l6th) has
been settled upon some weeks.
Albany News: The Defiance
boys we're out for practice again,
yesterday afternoon. They are goirg
to make a strong pull for the prize
at the Dawson tournament.
FROM GRIFFIN Spscial 70 he
Atlanta Jotrnd:-GRrrF1N, April
14:--At called meeting of the
stonewall fire company No. 2,
they accepted an invitation to take
part in reel test at Dawson on
May 18th. Stonewall Is crack
company, and will likely bring
back the first prize.
Albany News: The fire depart.
mept is enthusiastic over the Daw-
son contest on May 1G, and has al
ready begun to practice in antici>
patton of it.
Montezuma Record: Wednesday
night the Alert Fire Company held
meeting at their hall and decided
to attend the tournament at Daw-
son on the 10th of next month.
We will inform the Dawson beys
in advance that the AIerts will do
their very best to bring away the
$50 prize.
Eufaula Times: Our fire laddies
are drilling for the Dawson tour
nament.
SAVANNAH, April ii, 'Ss.
Aiessrs. Geo. Mcdonald, Jno. d
Gum, II Tobias, Committee.
Cuthbert, Ga.--GentIemeh: Re-
plying to your favor Of 18th, we
can arrange to run special train
from Eufaula to Dawson and re-
turn to accommodate parties desir>
ing to attend the tournament at
Dawson on the 10Th, provided sc
can get sufficient number to war.
rant the extra expense Of the spec.
ial train. have written our Agent
at Eutaula on the subject, and rs
soon as I hear from him, will all
wise you positively in reference TO
the same. Respectfully
+. T. CHARLTON,
Gen'I. Passenger Agent.
Cuthbert cor, TT. Gaines Adj
vertiser: F NJ Allison, chief, and
] G Graham, secretary of4he FIRE
department Of Cuthbert, will dc all
that is in their power to encourage
the boys to bring home the prize
from the Dawson tournament.
Cuthbert Liberal: Our bows
will have no child's play in hand
when they undertake to bring
brme prize from Dawson. ghc
Wide'Awakes of Amsricus, have q
splendid record and will make
heavy efforts to maintain it. The
Dawson boys sre determined to
bold as many Of the prizes as posyi.
bic and the Montezuma boys will
come determined that the prize
money shall all go northward from
Dawson IT possible But we be-
lieTe the CuthbeFt boys will be
equal to the emergency.
Dawson cor, Americas Republi.
can: Our fremen are making If
forts to have their tournament on