The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-04-09
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
What Our Neighbors Are Doing and
Talking About


Postoffice Inspector Sharp has
returned to Washington after look
ing into the charges against Dud-
ley, the negro appointed postmas-
ter at Amerlcus He says that
Dudley is not Incorporate or ian.
moral, although be states that Dud-
ley lives in a house with woman
of doubtful repute and took 5000
for his work and vote In the last
local campaign. Sharp has salts,
fed himself, too. that Dudley is
competent, although he states that
all the white men in Americas
say he is not competent Ameri>
Gus will have TO grin and endure.
One OF Georgetownts young mer>
chants wrote two letters the other
day that win take him some time
to explain -one to his best girl and
one to his wholesale merchant. He
got them badly tangled and I'D
dressed them wong. Consequent.
ly the merchant got nice love let.
ter and the girl got an order for
four dozen backhands,, whi2l, she
replied to with a hamper basket
ful! Of Old love letters and an en-
gagement ring.
The force of hands engaged in
preparing the s. A. d NJ. railroad
track for broadening the guage is
nearing Richland, aud will be
ready for changing in sixty days,
y hen that is done you may LOOK
out Cor an increase of smiles on
the part of the Central system.
Ameri rus can then visit her rich
kin in Richlaud, Dawson and Co.
'umbus without gong over the
Central.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. White re
turned from Terrell county last
Monday, where they had been to
attend the funeral of an infant
child Of Mrs. " hite's hr Their, Mr..
Jim LaGear. Mr.. LaGear, until
= few years ago, was a citizen of
our county, and his relatives and
frierds here will regret to learn of
his affiictioa.-Cathbsst Eaterprire.
The Primitive Baptists held a
three days meeting at Harmony
church, in Webster, the past
week. The tine honored old
church has Il lar-e following in
this section. A man to belong to
this church has got to have a
mighty clear record. May it
flourish like green tree planted
by tt c waters,
| A prominent manufacturer of
Iowa is now negotiating with the
Americas Investment company for
the removal of his plu {
to Richland. He will manufacture
pumps, pillow stocks. castings End
the usual output of a foundry. lie
will work thirty skillel me charles,
5nd they reed very large site for
Iu'lding.
The county commissioners of
Qrilman county have decided to
build n new court house. The
matter was voted on and met with
defeat ut atecent election, but the
commissioners Of that county are
public spirited enough to build a
court house when it is NEEDED.
Albany wants steamboat. AZ
ter a meeting o! the board oftrade
the other day steamboat meeting
was held, at which stock compa>
NY was organized. Half the re-
qulred amount was subscribed be.
lore the meeting adjourned.
The Americas Recorder report.
that negro man in that cry is
starving himself to death after
three efforts to Kill himself by
poisoning, all because his affections
have been trifl9d wi h by a duskv
danlsai OF Cuthbert.
Soab Passnorc aud john Allen
hlcicled it from Dawson S,play
and visited the girls and then back
to the starting point. -Sbellman
Correspondence.
III Stewart county last week Il
negro woman lied who vas sail
to be one hundred AMI eisA. yesrs
old.
Americus is to have an evening
PAPER called the Ledger. This Is f.
venture in an already crowded
field af
The Richland Gun Club went
ont the other dav a,,d L;lloJ tnc