The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-06-06
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GRAVES GLEANiNGS.
Interesting Gossip About Persons and Things
in and Around That Town.

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Our young people have made trip
after trip to the plum orchards south
of town, and each time the writer was
one of the "merrie partie." Peaches
are ripening rapidly, too; the crop is
very abundant and their quality excel
lent Our newly established express
Office is doing a booming business, and
we are told that our shippers,are re-
alizing good profits.
On Friday night Miss Ada Ingram
entertained few of her friends hon.
orary to Miss Crittenden. Dainty re-
freshments were served and the eve
ming passed most pleasantly. Those
present were Misses Mae and Pearl
Melton, Messrs. Allen, John and Jim
Melton, w. O. Chambless, J. L.
Grimes aud H. A. Terrell.
Misses Alberta Burge and Maude
Davidson are at home from Andrew
Female College, where they both did
fine work during the session just COM
pleted. Miss Maude graduated, win
ming for herself generous share of
the honors of her class. Miss Alberta
Will probably return to finish her
course, so auspiciously begun.
Miss Ada Ingram spent last week in
Shellman in attendance upon com
mencement exercises Of the Shellman
Institute. She was accompanied home
by her friend, Miss India Belle Crit
tenden. one of Shellman's brightest
and most fascinating debutantes.
Mr.. Charlton Melton, rising young
business man of Abbeville, spent Sun
day with his uncle, Captain H. H.
Melton. His good looks won him
many compliments until they heard he
was no longer an "eligible," having
been married man for sometime.
Miss Amorette Burge returned from
the state normal school last Tuesday.
After the completion of the course in
the above institution she visited rela-
tives in Atlanta, where she had ''a
right royal good time;
Mrs. d. T. Sawyer and Miss JAMIE
have taken charge of the Horsley Ho-
tel in Arlington. Their friends here
regret sincerely to lose them, and
wish them much success in their new
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. M. Davidson, Miss
Blanche Davidson, DR.. and Mrs. John
H. Lewis and Master Clarke attended
commencement exercises of Andrew
Female College in Cuth bert last week.
Miss Helen Dismuke leaves Thurs
day for a months stay with the family
of her brother, Mr.. w. H. Dismuke of
Salem, Ala. She will visit relatives in
Colum bus, too, before returning home.
Mr.. Allen w. Bridges leaves in a
day or two for a visit to his brother in
Oglethorpe. During his absence an
extra mail clerk will be needed on this
division of Uncle Sans postal service.
Captain J. H. Whitchard, our popu-
lar nominee for representative, was
circulating among his friends Sunday,
He comes after as we'll as before cleo
ton day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Mcneil and Miss
Jessie Douglass Burge, three famous
fishers, fished for the fish in Melton's
fish pond on Monday.
Mrs. Mary Bethune has gone to Clio,
Ala, after remaining for some days
the guest of Mrs. B. NJ. Davidson.
MIR. and Mrs. C. J. Greene and chill
dren spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. B. NJ. Davidson.
Mrs. l.. G.. Goneke and Miss Lila
Stanley spent several days this week
with Miss Cora Graves.
Messrs. John B. Ingram and Joseph
NJ. Chambless spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. A. LawhOn.
Our school picnic was very much
enjoyed by young and old; nice crowd
and bountiful dinner.
Mrs. w. F. Ferguson and several OF
the children have been on the sick
list, but are better.
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