The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
THRIVING TERRELL TOWN
New Brick Stores Going Up, and Other Evidences OF
Growth Some of It's Progressive Business Men
by Mrs. Mary t. WhitsOn.

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! see how safe it is to deposit in the
Bank of PARROT. w. D. Manly is
president, G. F. Oxford vice-president,
and S. j. Carter cashier. The direct
ors are w. D. Manly, C. F. Oxford,
H. A. Cook, L. @. Pinkston, j. l..
Thornton. J. F. Bacon is assistant
cashier and bookkeeper. Mr.. Carter
is a Georgian to the "manor born. !"
The bank has safety" boxes for
rent, which I don't want to leave out.
Mr.. Carter came to PARROT in search
of health, and he has found it. He is
the most genial somebody you would
ever meet. He goes out and plows,
and then comes to the bank and works.
He is heart and soul in any movement
tending to the building up of Parrott.
He owns stock in the bank, and has
considerable interest in the fine ware
house being built-the new Planters
Warehouse, with concrete floors and
1000 feet of space, which is going to
be ahead of anything in the county.
Cotton receipts in Parrot are between
5000 and 1900 bales for 1905. The
square bale gin and warehouse is
managed by Mr.. w. NJ. Dunn, and
was established in 1902, and handles
from 1000 to 5000 bales. Capacity
of the gin is 125 bales day. This is
one of the best equipped plants in the
state. Mr.. Dunn has lived here four
teen years, and is brother of c. J.
Dunn.
Mr.. J. W. Tilley, brother of DR..
Tilley, recently deceased, who was one
of the most noted physicians in all
this section, has one of the largest
general mercantile houses in Parrott.
He is really one of the grand moguls
of PARROT. He can sell you anything
in the world except a railroad or
steamboat He carries stock OF
somewhere near 500, 600, and his floor
space is 40x120 feet. His clothing,
shoes and dress goods would do cred
it to a town of 10000 people. He deals
extensively in fertilizers, and in 1903
handled about sixteen hundred tons.
Mr.. Tilley was born in Stewart
county in 1861, and took commercial
course at Lexington, KY. He is very
fond of fast horses, and owns some
fancy stock himself. 1t is not fattery
to say that J. w. Tilley is one of the
most progressive and liberal gentle
men in PARROT. Miss Jodie Fletcher
is his accomplished bookkeeper. Mr..
Tilley is offering special inducements,
and selling his stock at reduced price.
You can get splendid bargains now.
He has a splendid farm of 100 plows,
and makes |, 200 bales ofcotton a year.
He handles about 1900. Mr.. Ross
Brown is his popular salesman. Mr..
J. H. Pritchard looks after the farm,
and also stays in the store.
w. S. Jennings " Co., general mer-
chants, will soon move into one of
Mr.. Parrott's splendid new brick
stores. This is a very popular house,
and does a big business. [ only had
the pleasure of meeting the 60, -"
Mr.. r. E. Shippy, whom 1 found to
be very polite and genial gentleman.
He was born in Muscogee county, and
was here when PARROT started. MIR.
Jennings came from Edgefeld, S. c.
DR.. II. A. Cook, postmaster and
owner of one of the most magnificent
stores in Terrell county, Dawson not
excepted, has spacious and we'll ven
tilated house, so feet square. Engaged
in business IN 1890. During his Is
years in business DIR. Cook has built
up as good a trade as any store in the
state in towns of like size. He gradu-
ated at the Augusta Medical College
in the palmiest days of Drs. Eve and
Dugus. He was appointed postmaster
under Cleveland, and [ think, has
kept it continuously ever since. His
store is very handsome, and has an
elegant soda fount The doctor him
self is an elegant gentleman.