The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-25
THROUGH THE CITY.
LOCAL NEWS rOLaWSR0sT pARAGRApsy.
A PRISONER EsoAPEs-wILL PLANT To
BACco--A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
THE MILITARY FAlR-oTHER
NEWS JTEMG

| "A fhlSONhk ESCAtAES--WILL PLANT TO
BACCo--A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
THE MILITARY FAIR-oTHER
NEWS ITEMS.
BoUGHT SEATS. The Baptists have
bought $50 fine chairs for their new
church. They cost $3.50
No SCHOOL observation-disclosures
being Thanksgiving Day, there will be
no exercises at the public schools.
THE MAsoNs HERE.-A number of
brick masons arrived here Sunday from
! Macon to begin work on the new Meth
odist church Monday morning
| A MIsTAKE.--It is reported that the
supreme court has granted Homer Willis
a new trial. This is a mistake, as the
/ motion has not yet been passed upon by
/ that court,
| POsTPoNED.-Ow to the very in
clement weather. Che missionary enter
tainment, that was to have occurred at
the Methodist church last Sunday eve
ming, was postponed until next aunday
evening.
THE MILITARY FAIR.-The military
fair of the Dawson Guards will begin on
Monday night, December tn, and last
through the week. Contributions con-
tinue to come in from abroad, and the
success of the fair is assured.
WILL PLANT TOBACCO. Chief of Po-
lice Hatcher has written for a quantity
of tobacco seed, and will experiment in
raising that weed in Terrell county next
year. He will plant two acres in tobacco
on his farm couple of miles from the
city.
HIS LAST SERMoN.--Rev. L. NJ. Whit
ing preached his last sermon IN Dawson
Sunday before going to conference. Next
Sunday he will preach at Georgeton, and
will go from there to conference. 1t is
the universal wish that be be returned
to the Dawson church.
FIRE AT SHELLMAN'-Th alliance
warehouse and the guard house at Shell
man We're destroyed by fire last Tues
day night In the warehouse were 100
bales of cotton, which were also burned.
The cotton belonged principally to farm
ers, and but little of it was insured.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE.-Invi
lions are out announcing the marriage
of Mr.. Henry Thornton to Miss Pearl
Locke, of Eufaula. Ala, on December
3rd. Mr.. Thornton is one of our best
known and most popular and deserving
young men, and many are the friends
who feel deep interest in the approach
ing event
A DISTINGUISHED VIsIToR.-Among
the distinguished visitors in Dawson this
week is Hon. c. B. Wooten. of Calhoun
county, who is here in attendance upon
superiour court. Col, Wooten will be in
the race for congress next year, and is |
out the district. Several papers have de- |
clared for him, the latest being the Worth |
County Local.
THE FossUM SUPPER, THE possum |
supper by the ladies of the Do lation So |
ciety of the Baptist church at the armory |
last evening, was a success in every par
ticular. Besides the seventeen possums,
birds, squirrels and other good things |
were served in abundance. Today they |
viii serve barbecued pigs for dinner. |
You should patronize them. This society |
has raised 5000 towards furnishing the |
church.
A PRISONER ESCAPES Bush, a |
negro who was serving out sentence in |
the city Changing, escaped from the
guard house Thursday night by knock
ing off some of the weather boarding on |
the cell in which be was confined. He |
did the work with piece of iron that in |
some unknown way came into his pos
session. There was a case in the supe- |
rior court against Bush for carrying |
concealed weapons, and he evidently did |
not care to face the charge.
WATCHING A BURGLAR.-Just before |
getting ready to retire few nights ago,
Mr.. o. B. Thomas discovered suspi- !
cious character hiding behind trees |
near his premises. Mr.. Thomas went in |
his house, got down his Winchester,
blew out the lights and prepared for bur
glars meat Parties passing by fright
ened the burglar away before Mr.. Thomas
got shot at him. He was about Mr..
Thomas premises for an hour or more.