The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-04-30
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News Notes Caught on the Fly by
the News Reporter.

n mali car Will DE put on Tie
Columbus Southern Friday,
Mason's have begun the brick
work on DR.. Cheatham's new store
on Main street.
A two-horse wagon load of fish
was brought from Baker county to
the city last Saturday, They sold
fast.
Captain Alexander has sold his
dray line to MIR. H. p Slade and
will devote his entire attention to
the post office.
Mrs. Ozier, of this city, received
a telegram one day last week call
ing her to the bedside of a sick
mother in Cuthbert.
Prayer meeting at the Baptist
church to>night. After services
there will bea meeting of the COM
mittee ON the new church.
Mrs. Ida Rogers, Of this city,
was married in Florida a few days
ago to Mr., Mcdaniel. She has
many friends here who wish her
all happiness.
Five lots were sold 10 the new
town of Sasser the other day.
Dwellings and store houses VIII
begin going up as soon as material
can be placed on the grounds.
Mr.. John Tibbs and family have
moved into their new residence on
Orange street. Mr.. r, L. SaviIle
and sister now occupy the resi-
denee vacated by Mr.. Tibbs.
Dawson is in a state of military
siege. fianked on all sides by the
Salvation Army. rhe world, the
flesh and the devil are now having
a bitter fight. WhowilI come oul
first best?
The next session of the district
conference will be held at Shell,
man. At the session in Ellaville
last week MIR. N, w. Dozier was
elected a delegate to the annual
conference.
The phosphate fever" in
mild form, has attacked some OF
our people, and some are begin,
ming 10 talk OF the piles Of money
they will handle if their samples
show up all right.
Mr.. j. j. bradley, one of Ter,
rell's most practical farmers, is as
liberal in his subscription to news
papers as be is efficient as farmer.
lie takes in all fourteen papers.
four of them the Dawson News.
Who has a better record than this?
A few days ago about $500
freight was paid by the Dawson
Variety Works on two car loads
Of glass, and within ten days past
fifteen car loads of lumber have
been received by these works.
This freight came by the way OF.
the Columbus Southern road.
Editor Rainey, of the Dawson
! News, has had added steam pow
er press. The General is an en-
terprising citizen, and the way he
is booming Dawson deserves the
substantial recognition of the peoo
pie Of that growing tcGn.- Gals
hohn Courier.
Mr., j. J. Bradley has the finest
two-yea old Georgia colt we ever
saw. The increase in fine horses
and cattle in the county is credita-
BILE to the good sense Of the people.
1t would seem to be as easy to
have good stock as scrubs, and
much more profitable and satislac,
tory,
A few days ago we examined
few peach trees and they were
nearly all dead. A fruit man in
Sumter county says that nine
tenths Of all old peach trees in this
part Of the State will be dead he,
tore September and accounts for it
o. the ground OF over production
last year,
A little boy was pointed out to lis
a few days ago upon one OF our
streets as a victim OF cigarette
smoNing. His face was swollen
and backcn out in boils. So much
50 as to call tor surgical attention
If line upon line aud precept upon
precepC fail to sound Il proper
alarm to the parent, then what
must be done to save our boys
from this greet curse
Compress Building.
Work will be begun Oh the cot
ton compress building the latter