The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-08-22

son stables, in the cool morning air
after last nights rain. we made the
seven miles over a smooth dirt road
in about an hour. have named
his horse Little Mack after New
York's democratic mayor, Mayor
McClelland. ,.,
| found Brentwood a lovely little
town of about 500 population. Bron-
wood sets like jewel in the most
fertile farming lands in Terrell
county, and full of just the incest
people YOU ever met. | was told
bv Mr.. Ellerbee, one of the leading
merchants, that the farmers around
Bronwood were highly intelligent
class of gentlemen, prosperous and
progressive.
Bronwood has a pretty hotel, four
warehouses, a bank, two or three
physicians, a gin and about dozen
business houses and a drug store
owned by DR.. H. A. Wall, who is
the leading physician and a gradu-
ate from the Augusta medical col
lege.
Hon. S. w. Denton, mayor, in
formed me that Brentwood was
growing fast and that the people
we're very saguine for the future Of
their beautiful village. | had a
pleasant interview with him, and
was rather astonished to learn that
there was neither street or city tax
levied and that the revenue from
the dispensary kept up the town.
Mr.. Denton, who is a manufacturer
Of naval stores, has served his town
as mayor five terms. The mayor is
one of Terrell county S most infuen-
tial citizens. He was born in Ter
rell courtyard is a bachelor.
One hundred and fifty bales of
cotton were sold yesterday (Au-
gust 14 at 1916 cents. Cotton re-
ceipts of Brentwood are abOnt thir-
ty-five hundred bales.
Two of Bronwood's hustling
young men, mere boys, have rented
the fine new brick warehouse
owned and built by Mr.. J. H. Eler-
bee. They are going to crowd
things and get the business, if hus-
thing will accomplish it, and of the
four bales of new cotton this season
they bought two, and they intend
not only to keep even, but to keep
iahead. Who ever stays in front OF
these young follows will be up in
the cool of the morning and be there
when the sun goes down. This
is their first season in the
business and they intend to handle
thousand bales. Hill & Staple
ton bought the first bale sold in
Bronwood this season. Mr.. Sta
pleton was educated at Mercer and
Mr.. Hill at Emory college.
J. L. and A. G. Hill are the two
largest farmers around here. A.
| C. Hill is vice president of the
Terrell County Bank.
Mr.. Gunnells will gather between
three and four thousand pounds OF
the finest pecans this season. He
has twelve acres and this crop is
the largest he ever had.
Mr.. James H. Ellerbee, general
merchandise, occupies a handsome
brick store and does a splendid
business, furnishing plantation sup
plies. He has been in business
twenty years at Brentwood and is
known as a man of the stricteSt in
tegrity of character. Some years
his business reaches $25, 900, some
times less. He handles always
from one to two thousand bales OF
cotton, and buys most Of the cotton
brought to Bronwood. His store is
40x75 feet, millinery and heavy
goods up stairs. | want to say that
| J. H. Ellerbee is a very intelligent
man and up-to-date. He is Baptist
and Master Mason, ana takes great
interest in the development OF his
town. Miss LawhOn has charge of
the millinery department
Mr.. M. n. Childs, general mer-
chant, and one of the most success
full of Bronwood' s several splendid
merchants, built the first brick
business house in the town. He
located here January l, 1903, and
has been successful from the very
start. He has as good stock Of
goods as can be bought in any store
in southwest Georgia. Dimensions
of store 25x65. Mr.. Childs has been
so prosperous that he is opening
up another store for carrying a
varied assortment of everything es-
sential to human comfort and hal =
piness, and will only sell the very
best of everything of its kind. Mr..
Childs is a member of the city
council and is Secretary and Treas
urer of the Bronwood Board ofEdu-
cation. Bronwood has a splendid
| graded school. Mr.. Childs is also
a 'Norious Republic "-(that's what
darby came in asked him one day.
Justice of the Peace. He is also
steward in the Methodist church.
He came here from Oglethorpe.
The City Council is S. w. Denton,
MAYOR I q Collins l. G.. Holland