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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
Mothers Dap

Next Sunday, May 14th, has been
designated throughout the country
as Mothers Day." and a number of
governors have called on the people
of their states to observe it. In his
proclamation Governor Colquitt of
Texas says:
Mother is the sweetest word in
the English language; she is the
sweetest and dearest friend to all the
human race. On this day / am re-
minded that she was the last at the
! cross of the Redeemer. AS we go
about our daily labors if we accom-
plish them with honor and credit to
ourselves we always have the smiles,
| encouragement and plaudits of moth
er. If we meet with misfortune or fall
! in error and sin she is the first to
| come to our rescue with sympathy
and love; in sickness she battles our
! feyered brow, watches over US
through the vigiIs of the night and
| encourages US to hope with a moth
! er's kiss; in death she showers her
hearts tears of love upon us; in our
Wrong-doing she forgets our injustice
to her and pouTs out her soul
of love and sympathy. We cannot
honor mother too much. 1t was at
her knee that we learned the great
principles Of truth and justice.
The following, written by a
tramp, is not out of place in this
proclamation:
Near the campfire's Pickering light,
In my blanket bed l lie,
Gazing through the shades of night
At the twinkling stars on high;
Ger me spirits in the air
Silent vigils seem to keep,
AS l breathe my childhoods prayer,
Now | lay me down to sleep
Sadly sings the whip-poor-will
In the boughs of yonder tree;
Laughingly the mountain rill
Swells the midnight melody.
FOemen may be lurking near,
In the canyon, dark and deep;
Lo, l breathe on Jesus ear
I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep
Mid the stars one face I see
One the Savior called away
Mother, who in infancy,
Taught my baby lips to pray.
Her sweet spirit hoyers near
In this lonely mountain brake;
Take me to her Savior dear
If l should die before I wake.
Fainter grows the pickering light,
AS each ember slowly dies;
Plaintively the birds of night
Fill the air with saddened cries;
Over me they seem to cry,
You may never more awake
Lo, lisp, If | should die
l pray thee, Lord, my soul to take
Now, l lay me down to sleep,
l pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep;
If l should die before l wake,
pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.
The love and kindness of a true
mother is the greatest of our bless
ings, and let us show our apprecia-
ton of her by w caring a sweet flower
the flower which was or is your
mothers favorite-all the day long,
| Sunday, May Ia, and at noon on that
day let every citizen, rich and poor,
] old and young, repeat the little pray
er contained in the tramp's poem
! quoted above, which we all learned
at mothers knee, for tn sake of
mothers love for you
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
SASSER SETTINGS.

Mrs Esther Johnston and little
brother visited Mrs. B. w. Moreland
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Billie Bowen and Misses Alice
Davis and Matte Lee Brim visited
in Leesburg Sunday.
Mr.. Joe Anthony entertained
number of his friends Monday night.
Games were played.
Messrs. Carl and Dewey Mercer
are visiting their sister, Mrs. c. c..
Lunday.
The picnic given by the Sasser
school on Friday was much enjoyed.
Mrs r. l.. Brown of Blakely has
been visiting Mrs. P. /. Jennings.
Mr.. Will Lunday of Albany has
been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. E. c. Collier has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Ola King.
The show Thursday night was en-
| joyed by all who attended.
Mrs. R. E. Anthony has been Wis
iting Mrs. T. E. Foreman.
Mrs. Will Oliver has been visiting
her daughter in Albany.
Rev. j. H. Allen filled his appoint
ment here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Lunday visited
in Newton Sunday.
Mrs. c. G. Brown visited at Ar
mena Sunday
Mr.. L. E. Davis has installed a new
soda fountain.
Miss Mabel Jennings has visited
in Blakely.
Mr.. Dozier Joiner visited Albany
last week.
Mr.. D. V. Fuller has visited home
folks
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
GRAVES GIEANINGs.
Those Who Have Come and Gone
the Past Week.

the Past Week.
Mr.. Joe Hammock and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Greene of She'll
man, Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Davidson
and Mrs. J. w. Glass of Dawson, and
Mr.. ]. w. Bridges we're among our
Sunday visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Slaughter of
Madison, Fla, arrived Sunday to be
at the bedside of Mrs. Slaughter
brothers and sister, who have fever.
The many friends of Messrs. Will
liam and Roy Aycock and Miss Belle
Aycock will regret to hear of their
illness.
Miss Helen Smith, who has been
the guest of Miss Florence Newman,
has returned to her home in Macon
Miss Lizzie Mae Newman of Lump
kin is spending a few days with her
cousin, Miss Florence Newman.
Miss Emma Morris of Cuthbert is
the guest of Misses Mary Lena New
man and Alberta Crawford.
Misses Freddie Dell and Annie
Claire Lyle Of Cuthbert are guests
of Mrs. l. H. Kimble.
Mr.. Ed Green and Editor Jones of
Shellman spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. w. H. Dismuke.
Rev. Chas. T. Clark gave us fine
sermon Sunday, and a large crowd
was present.
Miss Lille Dismuke of Edison
spent the weekend with her parents
Miss Cecil Cox of Sheliman is Wis
iting friends at Graves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
GENTLE MAY.

The Queen of the May has found
fires comfortable since her arrival.
She is cutting up didos, as usual, and
several states in the middle west
have had TO get out their snow SHOW
els, and further east light Oyercoats
have been in active demand.
Down here in Gods country the
weather has been phenomenal, too.
One day it is bright and clear, but
cool enough TO make fires comforta-
BILE and even desirable in the morn
ing and at night, while the next
day it is raining. And lest there be
a too hurried changing of flannels
proverb says:
Change not a clOut
Till May be out"
The farmers are beginning TO talk
some about the delay the wet wealth
er causes, but we have not heard
much complaint Everybody seem
TO think that just at this time there
had best be too much than too little
rain, and that the outcome will be
all right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
COMMENCEMENT AT BRoNwOOD
Successful Session of School Closes
With Enjoyable Exercises.

W lIn EnJONdDIc TSACTtISCSs
The commencement exercises OF
Bronwood High School began Friday
night with a grand concert, and the
house was packed. DR.. J. w. Malone
president of Andrew College, deliv-
cred an eloquent sermon Sunday
morning.
Following is the complete pro-
gramme of the graduating exercises
monday night in the school audito-
rum:
Welcome-Louise Woolbright.
History-Lucy Wells.
Essay Kinds of Knots Bessie
StauntOn.
Music.
Essay-"Rise Of Commerce
Mary Lou Bridges.
Essay" Building Stones Lola
Murray.
Music.
Essay - 'Americanism' - Elva
Cowart
Valedictory-Ali Ellerbee
Glass Song.
Delivery of Diplomas.
The school has had one of the
most successful sessions in it's his
tory under Prof NJ W. Smith, prin-
cipal, and Miss Fannie MCGUIRE of
DahlOnega and Miss Maude Stroud
of GAINESVILLE and Mrs Ross Davis
of Brentwood. Mrs Jones has had
charge of the music.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
About, Oats.
From the Savannah Press.

From the Savannah Press.
The oat crop was never more
promising in Terrell county than
1t is this spring, and with contin-
ued favorable seasons some phe-
nomenal yields may be expected.
The oats will come in mighty
handy, too, and be the means of
swelling the prosperity of the
farmers next fall.-Dawson News.
And the wild oats will come in
mighty handy and swell the various
municipal Golfers. This, however
cannot be said to be very promising
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
THE MARKETING OF COTTON.


The address of W. B. Thompson,
president of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, before the Louisiana
Bankers Association at Baton Rouge
advising the bankers of the South
and cotton growers to get together
in behalf of the warehouse scheme
for marketing cotton will have some
effect in causing bankers and cotton
growers to continue TO think about
that matter, but it will be sometime
yet before much, if anything, will be
done to carry the scheme into effect.
Mr.. Thompson says that New York
and Liverpool virtually have mo-
nopoly of this business, which he
thinks ought to be done here in the
South.
Commenting editorially on the
failure in the past of all warehouse
schemes for holding the farmers cot
ton the Savannah News says: The
reason those cities New York and
LiverpooD have the bulk of this
business is that they have the mon
ey. Gradually the South is getting
richer. and in time will have the
money to do what Mr.. Thompson
thinks she ought to do, and then his
suggestion will stand better chance
of being adopted.
There have been any number OF
schemes relative to warehousing cot
ton and selling it as the spinners
want it, the latest of which, if we
remember correctly, was backed by
Mr.. Sully, the one-time cotton king,
and John Hays Hammond, the mil
Honaire mining expert, but Mr.. Sully
and Mr.. Hammond are not as friend
ly as they once were, and now moth
ing is being heard of their warehouse
scheme.
Zone reason why these warehouse
schemes have not met with great
deal of favor is that the cotton far
mers haven't taken a deep interest
in them. 1t is true that some OF
them have, but the great majority
have gone along content to follow
the present plan of marketing their
cotton, and doubtless will continue
to do so until some better plan gets
foothold and is proven to their sat
isfaction to be better.
Another reason is that big per
centage of the cotton is grown b!
tenants, and their financial condi
ton, as a rule, is such that they mus
have the money for their crop jus
as soon as they can get it. Tht
warehouse scheme has never appeal
ed strongly to them. The fact tina
they could get certificates from tn
warehouses on which they could Dor
row the money doesn't impress then
favorably, for the reason that the
haven't enough cotton to justify then
in taking the trouble which the ware
house scheme would impose on them
However, the scheme apparently ha
many friends. 1t keeps coming t
the front, and probably in the cours
of a comparatively few years it wi
be an important factor in the maj
keting of the cotton crop.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
BEWARE OF THE FLYS SOCZABHTy

Don't take it out in fussing at the
fly. You can't blame him for coming
into the house-it's his nature. He
likes warmth and sunshine and saw
DRY odors just as you do He has got
away with his imposture so long he
takes it for granted now that he has
a right to your company-probably
he fancies you like him. What's an
impatient brush of the hand or a fin
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10

of handkerchief to a fly? Bless
you, he doesn't mind exhibitions of
temper in the least. If you shoe him
out of the sugar bowl he goes and
soaRs his feet in the soup-it's all
the same to him. No, if you really
want to be rid of the fly you will
have to swat him. The swatting sea-
son is now open. Remember a swat
in time saves nine.-Washingt
Star.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10

Goyernor-elect Smith delivered a
speech at Valdosta before a conven-
ton of the county school commits
sioners of Georgia, Mr.. Smith has
always been interested in education,
and his address was a strong one
and contained a number of sugges-
tions for advancing the educational
interests of the state
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10

The election to determine whether
there shall be a $4,000 issue of
bonds for the purpose of charging
and improving DaWsons public
school building will occur on Friday.
The vote that is cast for bonds will
be for progress and the welfare and
advancement of the rising genera
fi0n
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
Means Much for Terrell County.

From the Savannah News.
Not bushel of western corn has
been shipped to Dawson this year."
says The News, "a condition that has
not existed in many years before"
That means much for Terrell county.
1t means that the people are begin
ming to live at home; that they have
got out of the one-crop way of farm
ing; that they are on the high road
to prosperity. The News thinks that
the corn contests have had a good
deal to do with stimulating interest
in corn raising, and that is doubtless
correct.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
PIERCE CHAPEL DoINGs.
News Notes and Personal Mention
From That Community.

Messrs. Stanley Hogg, George
Odum and Pierce Christie of Dawson
attended the picnic at Dr. j. H. Will
ford's mill Friday All reported a
large time
DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Williford and
Miss Stella Fletcher and brother at
tended services at PARROT Sunday.
Everybody has an invitation to at
tend service at Pierce's Chapel Sun
day evening at Z o'clock.
Miss Rena Wills of Abbeville, Ala.
is visitor of Mrs F. e. Powell and
Mrs. G. A. Cox.
Messrs. Lester Bridges, Arch and
Walton McRee were here Sunday.
Miss Matte Jewell McRae has re-
turned home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10

Hon. James e. Brown, who for
nearly twenty-five years has made
the Newman Herald and Advertiser
che of the most prominent and indu-
entail newspapers in Georgia, has
been forced - retire from editorial
work on account of failing health.
His trenchant pen will be missed net
only by the patrons of the Herald
and Advertiser, but by his brethren
of the press, whose abundant good
wishes accompany him in his retire
ment. Mr.. Brown, who was reared
in Dawson, was here a few days ago
on a brief visit to his aged parents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10

Sweet fields arrayed in living
green"-the fields of oats in the
Dawson territory How beautiful
they look.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
LAWYERS.
JAMES G. PARKS,

JAMES q. PARKS,
AttOrny and Counsellor at Law.
Dawson, Ga.
Will practice in all the
courts, both State and Federal.
Prompt and careful attention
given to the interests of every
ellen who may put business in
my hands. l make a specially
OF preparing all kinds of legal
papers, such as wills, deeds,
bonds and contracts, examin-
ing and abstracting titles, also
commercial law and collections.
ONCE in Dean building.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-10
FARMS FOR sALEMu ~

FARMS FOR SALE.-My home
place of S29 acres three miles
north OF Brentwood, in good state of
cultivation, can be bought cheap:
also 500 acres four miles east of
Bronwood. Part cash, and balance
on easy terms. / also offer nv saw
mill outfit cheap-a Is h. D. engine
20 h. p. boiler, and a No. l mill
R. A. ALLEN Brentwood. Ca
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

and so frequently exercised upon counties. towns and school districts in dividing them, altering their boundary lines, increasing and dimin- ing some of them, that, no authorities need be cited upon this point.''
 Stone V. Charlestown, IA Mass.
 And in the case of Mount Pleasant V. Beckwith, 100 U. S. TOP, the court says:
 "Modifications of their boundaries may be made, or their names may be changed, or one may be merged in another. or it may be divided, and the moieties of their territory may be annexed to others"
 There is nothing in the constitu- ton which expressly prohibits the legislature from abolishing a town; but, however, it is claimed by coun- sel for the town of Waterford that the fifteenth amendment to the con- stitution, by implication, prohibits such legislation. It is said that this amendment contemplated the parti- cular towns in existence at the time of it's adoption. and that these towns cannot be abolished except by an amendment to the constitution. It is true that the framers of the amend ment had those towns in view, as we'll as all towns which might be created thereafter, but it by no means follows that the legislature cannot abolish them. The purpose of the amend ment was to provide a means for de- termining the makeup of the House of representatives, of securing uni- form representation, and not to es- tablish the permanency of towns. The true meaning of the amendment, to my mind, is that every town which is or shall hereafter have popula- tion of 5000 shall be entitled to two representatives, so long as it remains a town.
 I am of the opinion, therefore, that the General Assembly has power 10 annex the whole town of Waterford to the town of New London, and thereby abolish the town of Water ford
 Respectfully submitted,
 John H. Light, Attorney General.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
Useless Office Of Prosecuting
 Liquor Agent
There Are None Now, But
 Regular Prosecutors Get Along Without Difficulty.

The uselessneSS of the positions of prosecuting liquor agents, which The Farmer has many times indicated, is emphasized by the conditions existing just now in the city court.
 Attorney Henry Greenstein, whose term as liquor prosecuting agent expired on July l, along with that of Attorney Albert J. Merritt, expected today to prosecute the case of Charles Greenrod, who was arrested with four visitors at his Brookside Social club, Bishop and Connecticut avenues, on Sunday.
 The club, the police assert is mere- ly an organization. for the purpose of evading the excise laws. All the sec tion east of the PeQuonnOck river is within the Jurisdiction of Prosecuting Agent Merritt. Merritt is away on a cruise with the naval militia, of which he is an officer. Greenstein expected to prosecute the case when it comes up for trial in the city court tomor- row, taking the place of Merritt.
 Prosecutor Redden however has an entirely different view of the thing. He was in the city court Monday, and in the absence of Merritt, he took up the case and secured it's continuance until Thursday. He is not prepared for a further continuance. He said today that he expects to prosecute the case himself.
 The view taken by Prosecutor Green stein is that Merritt and he hold of flee until their successors are ap- pointed. Under the law the general prosecutors may act in liquor cases.
 Where the regular prosecutors act, however, there is no $10 fee, but in the cases of the liquor prosecutors, when they handle cases, they are all lowed $10 for each case, unless it is shown that the prosecution was brought in bad faith.
 Another liquor raid of Sunday last is that of Dominic Baranovsky, which was continued Monday at Redden' s request until August 8. There were four frequenters in Greenrod's place, and three at Baranovsky's place, Hamilton and Pembroke streets, there were three frequenters. Altogether there are g accused and that would mean $90 for the liquor prosecutor. In event of conviction the custom is to tax the casts including the fat fee, against the accused. In event of ae- quittal the city court funds are us- ed to pay the prosecutors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
DIED.

READ.-In this city. July 18th. 1911, Ada Lillian Read, youngest daugh- ter of Frederick w. and Harriet Hcllister, Read. aged 25 years.
 -FTiepds are Invited to attend the funeral at the hemea of her parents. No. l276, West avenue, on Thursday 20th inst, at s2:30 o'clock p. m. afp EIANAGAN.-In this city, July 19, 1911, Carroll J., son of John J. and Nora Flanagan, aged 1 year, 2 months. 2S days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of the parents, No. 142 Fourth street, on Thursday, July 20. at p. m.
 -Interment at St. Michael s cemetery. a" BEAN.-In this city, July IS, 1911, Edward W. Bean.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the undertaking parlors of Cullinan & Mullins, No. ss4 Main street, on Thursday, July 20 at a. m.
 -Interment at Lakeview ceme- tery. a* BLAKESI4EE-In Torrington, July Is, Ransom S. Blakeslee, aged 66 IdiGs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
Weather Indications.
(Special from United Press.

t0pcCldI OHllGQ fTeSS.J
 New Haven, July 19-Forecast: in- creasing cloudiness probably followed by showers late tonight or Thursday Moderate variable winds becoming southerly.
 The disturbance that was central yesterday morning, over South Dako- ta, has moved eastward and is now central over upper Michigan It has produced local showers in the wes- tern portion of the lake region dur ing the last A hours. This disturb ance will continue to move eastward and this vicinity will be on the south ern edge of it Thursday. Showers were also reported from the gulf and south Atlantic coasts and from Kan ,sas. The greatest amount of rainfall reported was 2.38 inches from Angus ta, Ga. Moderate temperatures con- tinue in all sections east of the Rocky Mountains.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness and probably local showers late tonight or Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
NONE CLAIMS BODY
 OF MAX MEYER

The body of Max Meyer, found on the U. M c. industrial railroad, near the Lakeview Home farm, yesterday, is still at the morgue awaiting claim ants. Joseph Lang, representing a committee of United Hebrew Charit- able Associations of this city, has ask ed Rourke & Rourke to notify him in event of the failure of relatives to claim the remains
 From papers found upon the corpse it is believed that his wife was of well-to-do people. A message was sent to Maiden, Mass, the address given in his farewell letter, but no response has been received up to this afternoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
Auto Crashes Into 4 Truck,
 Glass Smashed

An automobile bearing the Connec- ticut license number 5004 crashed into one of George Stapleton's trucks in John street, this morning, breaking the glass wind shield of the auto and cutting the horse.
 The truck had just started to turn into the Bridgeport Spring Perch Com pany's alleyway. The automobilist, on the wrong side of the road, tried to shoot ahead of the team but miscal- culated and crashed into it.
 Auto number 5004 is given in the book as belonging to Mrs. E. B. Tousey of Long Hill.
 In Fairfield avenue, near the cor ner of Grove street, this morning, a New York automobile crashed into a Douglas paint wagon, but fortunately did not do any damage. Team own CTS complain that automobilists are getting too reckless in lodging be- tween and around other vehicles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
He Prefers Our
 Jail Any Day To
 The Town Farm

Paddy German, who prefers jail to Lakeview Home, called at the Farmer office today to announce that after serving 90 days in jail he is of the same opinion.
 He said: "The new sheriff is a fine man. He is humble. He don't act as if he owned everything and every body He gives you enough to eat. For breakfast he gave us more hash than we'd get at the Home in a week.
 MT. Gofman may be called volun- tary prisoner since-she recently smash ed a window or two for the very pur- pose of getting himself committed.
 What we want in this country, ' said Paddy this morning, as he ap- pealed to the Charities department for his ticket to Lakeview Home, 'sis old age pensions. Until then I've. got to be cared for somewhere It's back to the Home, ,5but l. hate to ege1T ;l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-19
Booze Fighting On the Increase
 In Connection
(specia1 from United Press.


 South Manchester, July 19-The pro- duction of alcohohc drink is on che in- crease in Connecticut, according to the American prohibition year book, dis tributed from State headquarters in this city today. In 1910 Connecticut (and Rhode Island) produced 136, 736 gallons against 120,790 gallons for 1909. Of fer1nented liquors this district pro- duced in 1910, 1.311, 1865 barrels against 1,211,5 ,588 barrels in 1909.
 Connecticut has 3,9s1 liquor dealers, divided as follows: 39 rectif1ers, 23 brewers, 76 wholesale liquor dealers, 311 wholesale dealers in malt liquors 3,458 retail liquor dealers, 136 retail dealers in malt liquors and one manu- facturer of stills
 Under the heading Territorial and legislative status of the prohibition movement, June 1, 1911," Connecticut is listed as having 97 prohibition towns and the Legislature is said to have passed several important restrictive measures.
 The prohibition vote in Connecticut State elections is given, 1906-1,820; l; 1910-2,O24