The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-07
THROUGH THE cfTY.

Mr.. w. J. Slade has rented a
residence in Mercerville.
To the boys who go to Cuthbert:
punch, punch with care,"
We are under obligations to Mr..
4. j. Lee for some delicious primes.
Several of our planters will
begin picking cotton next week.
Mrs. j. w. Weston was called
to Americas yesterday by the
illness of her father.
Mr.. j. w. Turner has begun
rebuilding his residence. 1t is 10
be one of the prettiest in the city.
A marriage is booked to occur
in Dawson two weeks from to>day.
The groom will come from mid>
die Georgia town.
Prof. Dawsons of UpeIika, Ala,
has been engaged to assist in the
college. President Jones is expect>
ed in Dawson tomorrow.
Albert Clark came down from
Macon yesterday. He had his
hand in in a sling, caused from be-
ing mashed by job press.
All ofour warehouseman have
received jute bagging except che
alliance warehouse, which has re-
ceived shipment of cotton be gsing
Dawson is considerable of a man
ufacturing town One shop pays
out four hundred and fifty dollars
a week in wages Mol,tezuma Rec.
ord.
Mr., T. D. Sales left yesterday
for Macon. where he has accepted
a position with the drug house of
Or. T. A. Che latham. Tom Sales
is one of our best boys.
The city assessors are late in
beginning their work this year.
They will probably begin dis
charging their duties next week.
The city isgoins to show a big
increase.
The National Bank building is
rapidly going up. President Car
ver and Gashior Christ,o are busy
arranging the preliminaties for
business. Nearly all the stock has
been signed for.
The j. w. Wooten Bank Is how
open and ready for business.
With three banks Dawson's bank
ing importance will be second to no
town in Southwest Georgia. Daw.
son keeps on getting there.
Ordinary Roberts was engaged
Monday hearing the contest over
the VIII of the late Jas. T. Hayes.
The will was set aside on the
ground that at the time it was
made Mr.. Hayes was delirious from
fever.
1t is rumored that the coloted
alliance has placed the price OF
picking cotton at go cents per hun
dred. On the other hand, the
colored people claim that they
have no alliance. We shall see
what we See.
Col. A. P. Mooty, father of
Miss Mooty who has been engaged
in the art department of the COLI
lege, died of paralysis one day last
week. AT the time of his death
Col. Mooty was superintendent of
public schools in Columbus.
Last Sunday the annual foot
washing of our Primitive Baptist
friends took place at Chickasaw>
hatchee church, about one mile east
of the city. This occasion is always
fraught With pleasure. Dinner is
spread on the grounds. of which
all are invited to freely partake.
This church numbers among its
members many Of our sturdiest and
best citizens.
Work has commenced on the
Bainbridge and Cuthbert railroad.
This will have a tendency to cut
of the line from Ba;nbridge to
Richland, end will greatly increase
Dawson's chances of getting the
road from Quincy.
On Monday night, while in his
backyard, Mr.. w. N. Lott saw a
negro get over the fence into Mrs.
WOoten's yard, and soon heard the
doors and blinds rafting as If
some one was trying to efle,t an
entrance. Mr.. Lott called to his
aid several neighbors, who surroun-
ded the house and caught David
Hodge in the dining room. David
IS now the guest of Sher-
if Thornton. Mrs. Wooten and
family are at Gainesville, and no
one stays at the house during their
absence.
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