The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-11-20
GOSSIP GATHERED UP.

While out driving a few day,
ago Miss Georgia McMicheal anc
Mr.. j. d. Knighton. of near She'll
man. were married in the buggy,
the Rev. Mr.. Sauls officiating.
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Judge Query and Tax Collector
Crouch made several big raids
on the squirrels last week. 1t is a
common occurrence for them to 90
to the swamps and return with six
| ty or seyentY~five OF the little tel
lows.
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Bob Farnum, an old Dawson
boy, has resigned his position with
Smith d Gordon and is now SELL
ing shoes Tor W. r. Singelton&Co.
Robert bobbed up serenely ia Daw-
son last Friday aud remained until
Tuesday. Singleton q Go. have
done we'll in securing his services.
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Major Hood says he has emphatic
instructions from the Chattahooche
Brick Co. to press the collection of
the notes due the Columbus South
ern railroad. MIR. Hood says he
has been told, where parties are
worth the amount of their notes,
eitl er to collect or make the nom
ey.
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The Columbus Enquier Sun says
one of the Wholesale merchants of
that city has. two car loads of
freight ready for shipment over the
Columbus southern as soon as the
road is open for business as tar as
kichland. The Southern will open
up fine terri tory for Dawson AID
Columbus.
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"There are more strangers in
Dawson than | ever noticed before
relmakcd Well~known citizs u.
II think it ii good sign. The city
is growing rapidly aud we are gain
Ing new citizens every day" The
observation OF this gentleman is the
experience OF many others.
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Tax Collector Crouch Gays the
people ARE slow in payicg their
taxes. The state treasury is in u
depleted condition aud the officials
AT Atlanta are pressing
our collector tor money. tIowey>
er, the books will not be closed IN
til the 20th OF OF December.
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A prominent farmer told the
NEWS Saturday that the cotton
crop is about all gathered. He
says it viii only be necessary to go
over the fields once more to gather
the scattering locks. This gentle,
man thinks the crop is shorter
than many expected.
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Judge Wooten, who was a cons
apicuous figure in the Senate aud
the author of the substite for the
Western and Atlantic lease bill
which passed, is strongly inclined
to cross swords with Congressman
Turner. Mr.. Wooten is q good Law :
yer, a forcible DICTATOR and cultur>
ed gentleman. He has plenty of
means and is very popular, He
would doubtless make it intere t.
ing for Mr.. Turner il he decides
to run. Columbus Enquirer.
The people cfTerrell can vote
at any precinctip the county. As
many suppose, they are not COM
PEELED to vote at the preclent OF the
district in which they live. DR..
Kendrick published notice that
a bill would he introduced tc
change out registration law 50 that
each voter would have to vote il
his own district, but he reconsider
cd and let the matter 90 by without
making tue change.
The county is said to he full D
foot peddelers this winter. Orai'
nary Roberts requests the News
TO warn the people against them
and 70 state that not single ooe
of them has The license that is re-
quired of peddlers. In this con
nection We would state that Judg'
Roberts is making q very populai
and effcent ordinary,
Dawson real estate is as safe al
investment asUnited States bonds
and paysa great deal better. Fo
the past four years there has heel
steady aud healthy, and bette
than all, a permanent increase il
its value. Men who have bough
and sold real estate within tina
period have never failed to fluid j
I 4 1 L Il.