The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-12-11
*The nems. *
NEWS NOTES.
Short Items Picked Up Here and
There About the City.

farm.
Coz. w. B. Query, of Ameri
Gus, was here Monday.
The frier DIS of a new court hohs
will ask TOR another election soon.
Hon. r, l.. Melton is recover
ing from severe attack of measles
| Judge Query is holding Cal
houn court this week for judy,
Bower.
Mr.. &, s. Watts, of Lexington
Ky, is now clerk at the Faruum
House.
Mr.. D. Kempner now ha.
charge of a store in Shellman fol
t. Heilborn.
DIR. r. T. Hillman has bought
Mr.. Geo V. PAGES residence near
the college.
Frank McNulty left for st. Au-
gustine Sunday to accompany his
sister, Miss Kathleen, home from
school.
Mrs. r. F. Simmons IS in Sum,
ter county DIT the bedside of her
sick ia; her, who is very old and
infrm.
Some important sales of land are
advertised in our columns. Those
interested in such matters should
read thGm.
Jim Black came down from MAJ
con Saturday to see the hDme
folks. Jeems will soon join the
hosts of commercial tourists.
A correspondent writes from
Quitman county that Mr.. j. E.
Lanier, q successful t7rmer of that
county, will move to Terrell.
Dwelling houses are sill badly
needed in Dawson. We have lost
several good families recently he
cause they could not be procured,
The bad boy is always out in
full force at the opera house. 1t
is a pity that decent people have
to be annoyed by such hoodIums.
Last week We stated that Mr..
j. w. Gurr had made 1903 gallons
of syrup from a quarter of an acre
of cane. 1t should have been 1856
gallons.
Mr.. Martin Harp is here from
Atlanta, Texas, on visit to his
relatives and friends. Mr.. Harp
says he may remain several
months.
The syrup crop is immense and
there is scarcely demand for it at
) any price. We learn that 1t is
selling at sixteen cents per gallon
in Calhoun county.
City Clerk Jares gives notice in
this mornings News that he vii.
close his tax books to-day aud will
begin to- morrow issuing fl fas
against all detaulters.
The Sunday schools will decide
the nature of their Christmas en-
tertainments next Sunday. The
Baptists have reconsidered and
will not have their reunion.
Rev. H. C. Brown, the Presby-
tcrian pastor, will preach here next
Sunday. Mr.. Brown is also pastor
of the church at Fort Gaines, and
will make that place his home.
A number of our people are at,
tending conference at Americas
this week. Among them are Mrs,
J. G. Parks, Mrs. j. R. Mercer,
Miss Mary Pilsbury and Mr.. n.
w. Dozier
The business of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. has so IN
creased here that it has become
Necessary to erect the third wire
to accommodate the business OF
the city.
At last accounts Mr.. Pete
ReIlhower had not recovered the
500 lost on the streets OF the city
one day last week. Mr.. Beethoven
| is one of our most energetic far
mers and this loss is a severe one.
Col. J. G. Parks spent severa
days attending Superior court a
Americas last week. Col. Parks
is one of the best and most promi>
nent lawyers of Southwest Georgia
and his practice is yearly incre's
ing,
What has Dawson done to be s.
afflicted with nuisances Durin:
the past week we have had will
us the flying jenny, q shootln1!
gallery, bag pipe blowers and OH
er musicians @ and a numbe o
l trimps.
Mr.. F. NJ. Jennings has moved
s to the city and is occupying tn.
} residence just vacated by Mr' D. l
8 Nalms. Mr.. Jennings has pur
3 chased an interest IN the bushes
r of NJ. Z. Jennings and hereaite
D the firm will be Jennings Bros.
Hon. w. G. Kendricll ha.
bought a 5000 horse and wi
begin the practice of medlcn
l again. When it CONES to drIyIni
e thoroughbred animal, making law
+ and dosing out nauseous doses, tb
Doctor stands away up IN r.
In his closing remarks last ogn
# dav Rev. j. W. Weston stated thu b.
the membership Of the Method;