The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-09-19

council. They are Messrs. G. W. Bald
win, G.. II. Hume and FL. r. Palmer.
Their election gives eminent satisfac-
ton.
The fourth annual convention of the
Woman's Parsonage and Home Mis-
sion Society of the north Georgia
conference, which has just closed at
Milledgeville, was a very interesting
one. There were about fifty delegates
present and much valuable work was
accomplished.
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The sensation of the day in Augusta
was the circulation on the streets of a
pamphlet issued by Mr.. Salem Dutch
er, the independent candidate for state
senator. It is an attack upon the ad-
ministration of county affairs, more
in particular directed against Judge
Eve.
Savannah was evidently very much ex-
cited few days ago over the threatened
riot, for Captain J. F. Wheaton tele-
graphed to Atlanta for 1000 rife ball
cartridges which were sent him by
Adiutant General Kell, and later in
the day 5000 more were sent on tel
egraphic request from Lieutenant
Colonel William Garrard.
The following mortgages were fore
closed in the United States court at
Atlanta few days ago by the Equita-
BILE Mortgage company of New York.
J. M. Hambrick, Stockbridge, Ga,
$2,365; Kate B. Smith, Powder
Springs, 50, 472; John A. Baugh, Jr.,
LAGRANGE, 81, $50. The mortgages
were all on land owned by the above
parties.
Tuesday will be a red letter day in
Atlanta's history. On that day the
corner stone of the great main build
ing of the Cotton States and Interna-
tional exposition will be laid, and the
ceremonies attendant upon this will be
highly interesting. A number of dis
tinguished gentlemen will be present
to take part in the exercises. Hon.
John P. Shannon, the worshipful
grand master of the grand lodge of
Masons of Georgia, will lay the corner
stone.
The contention between the railroads
and the cotton compress owners as to
the charge for comprising cotton, was
settled by compromise. Heretofore
the roads have paid the congresses 10
cents hundred pounds for compress
ing. Recently the roads announced
that they would pay Z cents hundred
this season. The congresses petition
ed the Georgia railway commission to
reduce the freight charges on COM
pressed cotton. The matter was finally
compromised, the roads agreeing to
pay 81 cents hundred. This increase
means 5000, 900 to the presses on Geor-
gia's crop alone.
The farmers of Georgia and Ala
bama, or at least the majority of them,
are not entirely dependent on the cot
ton crop this year. Many farmers
planted oats, peas and corn very large
ly and are raising meat of their own.
These same farmers are also turning
their attention to the hay crop.
Plenty of fine hay can be found on al
most any farm ripe for the farmers,
blade There is more money in hay
than there is in fiye-cent cotton. Hap
by, indeed, are those farmers who
raise their own bread and meat at
home, together with good crops of oats,
potatoes, peas, hay and the like
Columbus Herald.
A sensation has been created at
Cedartown by the announcement that
the grand jury at the present term OF
Polk Superior Court has found two
true bills against J. A. Hardwick, for
mer cashier of the First National bank
of Cedartown. 1t viii be remembered
that this bank failed about year ago
and has since been in the hands of
receiver. The bank was organized as
q national bank by the firm OF Hard
wick & Co., who had previously been
doing banking business there. The
indictments against Hardwick, the
former cashier, are for forgery. His
friends are indignant at the charges
being preferred, and declare that he
will have no difficulty in disproving
them.
The employees of the Central rail
road shops at Macon have been made
happy by being put to work on eight
hours time. For number of months