The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-03-04
BRONWOOD BRIEFS.
Pithy Paragraphs and Personal Items
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One of the most successful and in
teresting entertainments of the whole
| season was the social meeting of
the League Friday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Capell. The invi-
| tations were somewhat more than
inviting themselves. Those for the
men and boys read: You are cor
daily invited to attend the social
meeting of the League at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Capell Friday even
| ing, February %, 1908, and dress
as follows or pay amount assessed
! Black suit or pay cents, hair parted
in middle or pay 2 cents, cellulofd
collar or pay 2 cents, no tie or pay
| 2 cents, no patent leather shoes or
pay 2 cents, no jewelry or pay /
cent, no cuffs or pay 2 cents" Those
| for the ladies were wOrded the same
| except "calico dress or pay 2 cents,
red ribbon or pay l cent, white col
! lar or pay l cent, no patent leather
shoes or pay 2 cents, no JeWelry or
pay l cent, no rat in hair or pay |
cent, if not there pay 10 cents. The
! largest crowd that has ever attended
on such an occasion was present.
| Games were played and hot chOco-
! late and waters were served. In
the guessing contest Miss Mary Lou
| Bridges and Mr.. Chappell Gammage
won the prizes-a large red ban
dana handkerchief and a big stick
of candy. Rev. r. M. Allison pre-
scented the prizes with few humOr-
Gus remarks We found that our
| rri,, 10 MI nf
! too.D still don't mind wearing calico.
/ Friday night will long be remember
ed by many, and we all look forward
! to more such occasions this summer.
A pretty good sum was taken in for
the League.
Petty & Wells is another enter
prising firm we have here now. The
proprietors are Messrs. G. T. Wells
and J. NJ. Petty. They have bought
rights to sell a patented clothes line
in Terrell county, and are working
our rural districts pretty we'll They
pay special attention to all mail or
| ders.
Rev tombstone, the presiding ell
der, who was here to attend the
quarterly meeting, delivered three
morning and evening and Sunday
morning. Rev r. H. Allison, the
pastor, preached Sunday night,
A very large crowd was present
Saturday at the quarterly meeting at
the Methodist church. Dinner was
! spread on the ground, and imme-
diately afterward the regular bust
ness was resumed in the house.
We haven't seen any public report,
but we have begun to believe that
our light plant is broken down, as
it has discontinued running for some
time. When does the full moon
come out again?
Mrs c. M. Wooley left Sunday
morning for Crimson, where DR..
| Wooley has been for several days
visiting his sister and making an ex-
tended hunting tour.
Our city clerk has about succeed
ed in collecting all licenses for
the ensuing year. 1t helped our
town treasury some, too.
Many sick horses are around now.
! Dr. Benson of Americas made a trip
/ here Saturday and another Monday
| to see some of them.
| Mr.. r. NJ. Andrews of Plains made
his friends a short visit over here
during the latter part of the week.
/ Messrs. w. X. Harris and J. NJ.
Berry are now repairing all kinds
of musical instruments.
Many from here went to the bird
shoots over in Lee county last week.