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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Be sure to attend hrs. c. l..
TlIze's grand millinery opening
today, tomorrow and Friday,
TOWN TOPICS.

contractor B. H. Brown is remodel
ing the residence of Miss Fannie Loyless.
When the wnrk is completed it will be
one of the coz est homes in Dawson.
Mr.. John Sharp acknowledges re-
ceipt of bouncing babe at his home.
She made. her appearance last Friday.
The home of DR.. and Mrs. T. H.
THU mOnd was frightened Saturday
morning by the advent of little girl.
Round trip tickets to Columbus next
Sunday for S1.00, A large crowd will
go up to hear Sam Jones.
DIR. w. L. Ballard, Columbus, Ga.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat diseases ex-
clusively.
There will be a public speaking at
Midway tomorrow night. Everybody is
invited.
Rev. J. B. tombstone is assisting in
a protracted meeting at Cuthbert this
week.
The wedding bells have already be-
gun to tinkle in and around Dawson.
Mr. Charlie Timer, of Americus, is
now with Mr.. C. l.. Mze as clerk.
Chief Savage is on duty again after a
weeks recreation.
Mrs. Jane Carver is having her resi-
dence reprinted.
80 pounds of good coff ee for $1.OO a
E. B. bridges
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
NOW FOR THE BALLOTS.
THE PEOPLE WILL MAKE THEIR
VERDICT TODAY.
Terrell'S Registered Voters Number
2O69. Negroes Will Help
Swell the Democratic
Majority.
Majority.

The number of voters in Terrell
county who are qualified to participate
In the state and county election today
is 2,O69-1192 whites and S77 negroes.
The registrars completed revision of
the list Monday, after nearly two
weeks of hard work. When the list
was turned over to the registrars bv
Tax Collector Laing it contained the
names of 1, 200 whites and 95S negroes.
total of 2,15S. BY this it will be
seen that only 80 names have been
stricken from the list. During the SIT
ting of the registrars a great MANY
who had registered illegally QUAIL
lhed by paying the tax executions
against them.
The entire democratic ticket will re-
celve handsome majority in Terrell
To-Day. While there is a great deal of
olsa1ectlon towards Governor AtkIn-
son, and he cannot poll the full party
vote, the negroes will vote for him al
most solidly, and his majority will be
larger than it was two years ago. The
rest of the state ticket will receive the
full democratic vote.
Ordinary Roberts, Sheriff Christie
and County Treasurer Perry, demo.
cratic nominees, have no opposition.
and will be reelected unanimously,
Hon. o. B. Stevens for the state SEN
ate, Dr.. W. @, Kendriek for represent
alive, G. R. Cannon for tax receiver.
ID. Q. Thornton for tax collector and
John Daniel for coroner are opposed
by Messrs. r. II. Fletcher, L. NJ. Jump
er, William Jennings and j. w. Gam
mage respectively. Neither party
has a candidate for county survey
Or, and when the votes ARE counted
tonight the tally sheets will no doubt
show that many names have been vot-
ed for.
While the chairmen of the two
parties have failed to appoint managers
at all the precincts, the populists will
be allowed manager wherever they
apply for one. The managers at the
court house will be j. NJ. Simmons. B.
ii. Brown and M. G. Statham.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
The Best for Children.

81 believe Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy is the best for children ever used.
For Group it is unequaled 1t is a splen-
did seller with US +. Nj. ECKLEs. Phi.
g., manager Wampum Pharmacy, WAN
pun, Pa" When used as soon as the
first symptoms appear, that is as SON as
the child becomes hoarSe or even after
the croupy cough has appeared, it will
prevent the attack. The mothers of
croupy children should bear this in
mind aid always keep the remedy at
hand. 1t is also the best medicine in
the world for colds and whooping cough.
For sale at % and so cents per bottle by
Farrar q Farrar, druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. G. Cailouette, druggists, Beavers
vile, ILL.,, says: "To DR., Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and tried all the physi-
clans for miles about, but of no avail,
and was given up and told could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New Discovery
in my store sent for bottle and began
its use and from the first dose began 10
get better, and after using three bottles
was up and about again. It's worth it's
weight In gold. We won't keep store or
house without it. Get free trial at
Sale-Davis drug store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
An Old Doctors FavOrite.

DR.. L. NJ. Gillian, who practiced medi-
cine over forty years, originated, used
and claimed that Botanic Blood Balm,
%. B. b. which has now been in use
about fifty five years, was the best Tonic
and Blood Purifier ever given to the
world. 1t never fails to cure the most
malignant ulcers, sores, rheumatism, Ca
tarrb and all skin and blood diseases.
Beware of substitutes. Use this stand
ard remedy Price per large bottle,
$1,00. For sale by druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Prof. CrOwell's Father Dead.

Rev. John c. Crowell, father of Prof.
J. ii. Crowell, of the Parrot High
School, died at Mitchell Station, Ala, a
few days ago, aged SO years. Rev.
Crowell was pioneer preacher in the
early days of Methodism in Alabama,
and for more than fifty years worked in
the Masters vineyard as an active minis
ter, reaping rich harvest of souls. The
deceased was born in Hancock county,
Ga. He leaves an aged widow and three
sons to hold in loving memory the exam
pie of truly good man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
MILLINERY.

Nothing has been omitted that is
now becoming in Ladies Headgear.
Artistic combinations and elegant
material, combined with rare skill.
have produced an unequaled display,
with prices down to a hard times has.
IS No6by Walking Hats, Tam
oShanters and Felt Sailor, all styles
Cnea'lIe and Tvimmed Hats, Feather
Fumes Roas and Aigrettes, Shaded
FO'lage and Variegated Feathers of
all kinds make the most magnificent
display I have ever shown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
MANY TAX PAYERS COMPLAIN, II
Say They Have Been Over Assessed, To
Arbitrate.

The city council was in regular session
Monday night. The only business out
side OF the usual routine was the reading
OF complaints from city property owners
VINO charge that their property has been
over-valued by the assessors.
There are twenty-five of these COM
plants, representing about S12O.OOO
worth of property the petitioners claim
not to own.
The city code provides for arbitration
when objection is made to a tax assess
;9nent, one of the board to be appointed
by the council, one to be chosen bv the
complainant and the other by the two
thus selected. The council elected Pro
lessor j. W. F Lowrey to represent the
city in arbitrating the com plants that
have been filed,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
A Flattering Onening.

Professor Mauck's school, in the Beth
ell neighborhOod, opened with a filter
ing attendance. A few years ago the
land up IN which the school house stands
was donated by the late Joseph Terrell
and it is the desire of thu community
that the institution be known as the Ter
rell Academy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
A Wen Known Dawson Lady WEEDS.

Mr.. John L. Stanford and Miss Poss
Huff were married in Cuthbert by Rev.
E. Z F: Golden. The bride, who is we'll
known in this section as teacher, has a
number of relatives and many friends in
Dawson, while the groom is a prosper
Ous young farmer of Randolph county.
The NEWS joins in congratulations to
the happy couple.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
4 Death,

THE News learns of the death of Mr..
L V. Shealey, father of Mrs. j. W. Hort
man of this county, at Sparks Mr..
Shealey was 60 years of age, had long
been member of the Baptist church,
and enjoyed the esteem and confidence
of all who knew him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Something Nice About Dawson Boy

The last issue of the Morgan Monitor
contained this: "The Monitor has been
very fortunate in securing the service OF
Mr.. Will N. Kenny OF Dawson, who fills
the position which Mr. Rogers held. Mr..
Kenny is not only a. first class printer,
but he is also a nice, polished young
gentleman, who will be an addition t.
society, as well as business circles. He
has already endeared himselftO the Mon
iUor force by his strict attention to bust
ness and polite manners"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
judge Griggs on the Move.

Judge J. VI. Griggs went down to
Thomas county the latter part of last
week and made speeches at OcLlocknee
and Boston, Ia noting his visit there
the Thomasvile Times Enterprise said /:
"He is making tt o ough canvass of the
the district, and Will make a winning
race. Whenever the second district
elects a populst to congress there won't
be much of the democratic party in
Georgia left"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
MRS. G. Z. MIZE,
The Place for Bargains

Ni mrs, Z. T. Tillman intends selling
e aara,aeTy Goods cheap this fall, and
anJ tt calls attention of her friends
b bnu me public generally to her line of
Me- u' ir!Ii pattern hats and other novelties
t rs n l'Ilman also does dress MAKING bv
fa no iench and Taylor System, and satis,
and ~ IS guaranteed in every particular
Til 'iH at prices to suit everybody. Mrs,
sid e'l ia Will be found on the opposite
ia To " the street fronting Mr.. C. B! Dan
ler1 ana next door to Photographic GAL
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
That LOYfmI Feeling

With the exhllarating sense Of renew
ed health and strength and internal clean
illness, which follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, is unknown to the few who have
not progressed beyond the old time med
icines and the cheap substitutes some
times offered but never accepted by the
well informed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
win Not Come to Dawson.

The District Epworth League Confer
ence will not hold Its annua! session in
Dawson next month. The local league
has been notified that the conference
will be held at Cuthbert. Homes in
Dawson had been secured for the dele
gates, and the decision to hold the con-
ference elsewhere is disappointment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Dipd in Texas.

News has been received here of the
death of Mr.. Eddie Loyless az Atlanta,
Texas, He was son of the late Mr..
Pony Lryless, and married a g.and
daughter of Mr., Martin Harp. He died
at the early age of 25 years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Personal.

FREE-64-page medical reference book
to any person aff1 cted with any special,
chronic or delicate disease peculiar to
their sex. Address the leading physi-
clans and surgeons of the United States,
DR.. Hathaway & Co., 224 South Broad
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
A Large Tract of Land Sold.

Judge j. B. Perry has sold the Noah
Lee plantation, near Dover to Messrs.
Tom Allen of Randolph county and w.
w. Lee. The farm contains about 700
acres. Farm lands are in great demand
ia Terrell county, as almost everv day
strangers who wish to move among us
are here seeking homes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07

They are so little you hardly know
you are taking them. They cause no
gripping, yet they act quickly and most
thoroughly. Such are these famous lit
tie pills known as DeWitts Little Early
Risers. Small in size, great in results.
SALE-DAVIs DRUG Go.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
MINSTREL COMING.
The Entertainments win Be a Benefit for
the Guards.

Mr.. and Mrs. j, R. Jones, of the Bar
low Bros. Ministries, are in the city and
have made arrangements with the Daw-
son Guards to put on refined amateur
minstrel. Everything will be new and
up-to date. Good singing, dancing and
funny jokes. The company will appear
at the opera house some time next week,
and as the fund is for good cause we
hope to see the house packed. Every
body come and enjoy a good laugh.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
A Runaway,

Will Dillon's horse became unmanage.
able Sunday afternoon and ran away,
throwing him and Cliff Mcdonald from
TIE buggy. Fortunately, neithAr was
hurt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Webster Court.

Colonel M. G. Edwards went up to
Preston Monday to attend Webster supe :
rior court. Judge Fish is sick in Allan
ia, and Judge Gambler of the Stone
Mountain circuit is at Preston presiding
in his stead
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Rev. Homer Bush Preached.

Rev. Homer Bush, president OF An
drew Female College at CuthOert,
preached a very instructive sermon at
the Methodist church Sunday night.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
TWO MORE TEACHERS.
The Public School BOARD Decides to In.
crease the Faculty.

The attendance upon both the white
and colored public scho Is is now LARGER
than at any time since the inauguration
of the system several years ago. and the
board of commissioners find il necessary
to employ two additional teachers-one
for the white and one for the colored
school. S".erintendent Wright will ex-
anime appncants for the positions within
the next few days.
Ihese two new teachers will make
thirteen employed id the city schools.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
A MILLINERY FAIR.

l have now on exhibition a brill
liant assortment of early fall and
winter millinery novelties. NY
every effort to secure the latest
and rarest have been successful.
and the beauty and richness of NV
display has never been equaled in
Dawson,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07

Ladies, remember we have the prettieSt line
of Millinery in town. When in need of up-to.
date Millinery give us a call. hrs. c. L. Mize.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07

When You want the best whiskies 90
to Hickey's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
CORRECT STYLES

Velvets and Ribbons in the most
beautiful blending of shades, the
latest hat patterns, laces, flowers,
cheneille braids, ornaments.
pIumes, tips, belts, ETC., all com
bine to make the grandest array of
seasonable millinery it has ever
been my pleasure to show. The la
dies are cordially invited to call.
MISS A. B. SMITH,
?. S.-EmbrOidery Silks and
Stamp Goods in profusion. All of
the latest designs. Three skiens
for 10 cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
pAPKEP'9 CINcEP TONIC

HIN DE- RCORNS TheOnly sure Cure for
COINS Stops eli pain Makes waking easy. 15c. ct Druggs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07
Fresh Lime.

A caoa1 just receiv3i |,
ri W. FARNUM.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-07

UNDERGOING rhsonl7 sure Cure for
Corns Stops a pain Makes Walking easy I5c a Draggsts
The evening times., 1896-07-30

was against us also, and all the Eastern
clubs suffered on this account. Jravel-
ing and playing in wet weather gave us
colds and charley horse. We expect to pull
up again on our own grounds, as the ill.,
jured men are all rounding to nicely, and
IL is possible that we will be able to play
sound and well team and not gang
| of cripples by the middle OF next week.
Silver says barring the injury to his arm
be is feeling as fine as silk. :.
Joe strasburger, who accompanied the
Senators on the Westernhegtra.h has returned
nome preparatory to the reopening OF Ma
uonai Park tomorrow afternoon. Aside
| from the tribulations that naturally re-
suit from travelling with losing team, Joe
says ysheenjoyed his svacationimmensely He
says the gossip about dissipation, insub-
ordination, need OF discipline, and lack OF
playing harmony on part of the members
of the club is devoid of the slightest
foundation. "a better behaved, harder
working setof bal lplayers never sawiumy
life," said Joe last night. ION the Gu
tire trip they retired early, seemed to be
nagood humor with one another, and talked
OF nothing when together in a bunch ex-
cept how to win games. All this talk I
have heard since returning home sounds
foolish and silly TO one who has Travelled
over the country with the club and has
sSSh WIN OWN EYES Lie j. were
simply in hard luck, and it Is only fair
to say In their behalf that they got the
worst of the umpiring in every game. Belts
took two games away from them in Louis
vile. In all justice they won the four
games In that city, but Belts only allowed
them two. The club has been handicapped
by injuries to players and has been sadly
In need OF pitchers. DeMontreville, Joyce,
and dMcGuirehaveplaye yedgreatba o'Brien
fielded Well, but is suffering from tenn
porary loss OF his batting eye. Tom Brown
was unable to play, but gamely went In
day after day and did his best though he
was In pain continually The accidents
to Abbey and King further hampered the
Club. Norton, the new pitcher, is stocky
built fellow and is very ambitious Mr..
Wagner is highly pleased with his appear.
anee. He practices regularly with Nc
CURE aud will have the team work OF the
club down pat when he is sent to the rubber.
The Senators will play great ball from now
on. On the trip they were In the rut and
couldn't pull out, but change will come
when they strike their home grounds
am willing TO risk my reputation as
prophet on that
The evening times., 1896-07-30
AMONG TIE BOXERS.

kid" Mccoy has gone to South Africa
Charley Nick eever is taking good care oi
himself these days. He expects to fight
kid" Lavigne early in the fall.
Jim Corbett is now on his way East, and
will next week begin training at .Asbur,
Park for his fight with Tom sharkey.
Jack Fogarty, 11o-pound pugilist, born
In Ireland, but now in this country, has
backing up to $500 for match with an!
one of his weight, Here is chance fol
Frank Mccall.
Joe Choynski and Peter Maher met al
the Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, and had
a friendly talk over the pugilistic outlook.
BUCK Connolly, Maher's manager, was
present and So was Ed Greaney, Choyn-
skis friend and adviser. As result Of
the informal conference, it was about con-
ciuded that Choynski and Mayer will meet
In the ring in New York Some time after
boxing is resumed In that city in Septem-
ber. Connolly has received word that the
Dwyers, the well known Eastern horse
men, are organizing a big boxing club,
which is to begin operations as soon as the
Norton bill goes into effect He has been
given to understand that the new -organi-
zation will make a handsome bid Tor the
Choynsh- Maher fight, .sss.-,....,ll.
The evening times., 1896-07-30
WONDERFUL WING SHOTS
Champions Of the Country to
Meet at Chicago.
PIGEoN-sHooTING CONTEST
Gilbert and Deter win Cross Barrels
Again for the Big Trophy-List of
the Cracks Who VIII Compete.
The Events on the Program and the
Conditions Governing Them.

Chicago, July 30.-Chicago is to have a
great pigeon shoot during the week be-
ginning August 8. The shooting will be
done at John Watson's park, at Burn.
side, Ill.
Additional interest will attach to the
forthcoming tournament inasmuch as the
worlds championship will be at stake
This much contested prize is now held by
George L. Deter, OF Milwaukee, Wis. The
trophy is beautiful and costly solid silver
urn, which rests on d pedestal ofonyx
The Dupont Company made this cup the
prize when they established the champion
ship at Baltimore last fall. To make the
championship bona fide. the inaugural
shoot was made open to the world.
Out OF field OF fifty-odd competitors
q duck hunter from Spirit Lake, Iowa,
Fred Gilbert by name, came out victorious.
He killed all lns birds clean.
This feat established his reputation as a
trap shooter and since then Gilbert has
done some remarkable shooting. But at
tournament shooting. a man, like a race
horse, will go bit stale at times, and,
after defending the trophy successfully,
The evening times., 1896-07-30
DIED AFTER A HOT FIGHT
Bob Thompson Held for Causing
Tom Carter's Death. :
Landed q Straight Arm Punch, Fol.
lowed 1t UP With Another and
All Was Over.

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 3O.-Bob
Thompson and Tom Carter, colored pugiL
lists OF some note, engaged In glove con.
test before the Salt Lake Athletic Club
Tuesday night. Carter, after plucky
fight, in which he took a good deal OF
punishment, was Knocked out in the twelfth
round.
In the concluding round Thompson sent
his man half way across the ring with q
straight arm punch, folio wing it up with
another, which brought Carter down, his
head striking the floor with rcsounding
whaek. He was picked up in an uncon-
scious condition and found to be suffering
from conclusion OF the brain.
Carter remained in a coinatose condition
until yesterday, when he died. Thompson
has been arrested on "a charge OF murder
and engaging in prize fight, and the man
ayers of the club, the seconds, the time
keepers and ring Officials have also been
arrested, charged with aiding and abetting
a prize fight. rsz d
Carter was native of Kentucky, thirty.
three years old, and for some years was a
resident of Colorado. He had made quite
a reputation as fighter in the lightweight
class. -sr
The evening times., 1896-07-30
TOPICS OF THE TURF.

Michael F. Dwyer dropped email for
tune at the. Brighton Beach race track Tues
day AFTERNOON. He bet$c5ls 1000 on Ben Eder
in the Nautilus Stakes. and a like amount
on Lady Inez in the seventh race. James
McLaughlin's Premier defeated Ben Eder
by a short head in b drying finish. and
Lady Inez broke a blood vessel during the
race, and had to be IaksA from the track.
Reiff, Duke ami wssHard's American
Jockey, was suspended yesterday by the
Goodwood stewards pup9b the complaint
Of Capt, Greer, owpsx Af Kilcock, who
claimed that Reiff, while riding Ramapo
yesterday In the raee fer the Stewards
Cup which wasrwoDrby y Mr.. F. Ryan,s bay
colt chasseur, interfeped, ,iof 'bored''Kil
cock to the extent of causing the latter's
Jockey to pull up in order TO avoid a serious
COLLISION. ssi % .'l;s y as-' s: 81
The evening times., 1896-07-30
poToMAcs THE olIHH.AMP1oNs.
Won the Championship In The Time.
League,


Won the Championship In The Times
League.
The eight clubs which have composed The
Times League agreed last night night to dis
band. This agreement was reached only
after mature consideration. There were
many reasons why this step was deemed
advisable, the principal one being the in
ability to procure suitable grounds.
While the season lasted there was much
interest created among the club members,
and there were number ofexciting games
The success of the league this year makes it
possible for similar organization nextyear.
The Potomacs were awarded the cham
pionship, with percentage of 1893, the
Eastern Buds being second, with 72S points
to their credit. The different club man.
ayers agreed last night to assist in an ap-
propriate demonstration when the winners
will be presented with the trophy. The day
has not been fixed, but it will be arranged
next Monday night.