The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-06
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TOWN TOPICS.

, - 0St0iudy was puUllc sale DAY, and
urge crowd was in the city. There were
no sheriff sales, but number of execu
tors and administrators sold real estate
Ihe Dillon lands, 660 acres, were bought
by Will Dillon for $40 103 the lands be-
longing to the estate of VIM, Moreland,
ooI acres, we're bought by the heirs in
separate tracts and brought $4,000. The
house and lot belonging to the L. d.
Hatcher estate was bought by Mr. Claude
Hatcher for $3.50.
The possibilities of this section are
unbounded. Rev. j. Howard Carpenter
exhibited a large squash Saturday which
was taken, with eight others, from one
Vlue that was planted in his garden on
the 23rd of August. There is no season
OF the year IN which something for man
or beast cannot be grown here.
An advertisement of Whitchard e.
Co.'S. new Main street store can be found
elsewhere in The News. This store is
under the management of Mr.. Ike Hill,
one of Dawson's clever and popular
young men. He will always be glad to
welcome you and supply your needs in
the grocery line.
clear, crisp October, with its MANY
hued leaves and bracing air, the advance
guard OF coming winter, of cold nights,
star-It skies, of sugar cane grindings
and long respite from the heated term,
is here. Welcome, royal month of Octo-
ber
"A crazy negress has been annoying
the residents of the eastern part of the
city for week or two. Several days ago
she took possession of Judge Griggs
phaetOn, and 1t was with some trouble
that she was induced to leave it.
On next Tuesday night, October
18th, Rev. j. Howard Carpenter will de-
liver lecture on Pythianism to the
Dawson lodge. All Knights are cor
daily invited to attend. No admission
fee will be charged.
An old man representing himself as
a decrepit confederate veteran was on
the streets Saturday soliciting aid. lie
| said he was trying to reach his home in
Alabama, and was assisted by some of
our people.
The new rifles of tie Dawson Guards
have arrived, and are very handsome
guns. Captain Clark will arrange for a
battalion drill IN Dawson if he is given
the proper encouragement by the citi-
zens.
Everyone desires to keep informed
on Yukon, the Klondike and the Alaska
gold fields. Send 10c. for large Compen-
dunn of vast information and big color
map to Hamilton Pub. Co., Indianapolis,
| Ind st.
Mr.. J. M. Marlin, ST., is with Jen-
nings Bros again and would be glad to
see and serve his old friends, and II
strangers will call will make new ones
Rev. H P Meyers, agent of Ameri
can Bible Society, filled the Methodist
pulpit Sunday Large and appreciatlvt
congregations heard his d courses.
The ladies of the Parsonage Aid So
ciety request the announcement that
they will serve dinner at the armory on
Thanksgiving day.
The bicycle club will meet at the
store of Hornady & Cox this evening at s
O'Clock and enjoy ''cane chewing"
Ordinary Roberts issued license
Saturday for the marriage of Mr.. F. B
Lane and Miss Dollie G. Cobb.
Collector Thornton reports the pay.
ment of taxes slow. He has collected
less than $500.
DR.. w. L. Ballard, Columbus, Ga
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat diseases ex.
clusively.
Highest market price paid for cotton
seed by G. G. Lewis.
II. o. Whitchard q Co. sell Dove
brand hams.