The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-01-27
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Mr.. j. H. Fulford of Atlanta is
in the city.
Hon. M. j. Yeomans went to At
lanta Wednesday night.
Mr. M M. Lowrey was here
from Americas Thursday.
Mr.. A. P Rives of Springyale
was in Dawson Thursday.
Colonel Harry c. Fisher of New
nan has been in Dawson.
Mr.. ]. R. Webb returned from
Americas Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Dora Hobbs of Atlanta is
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. L. Mize.
Miss Ellagene Rainey left on
Thursday for Perry to visit reIa-
tives.
Mr.. Lewis Kline has been at
cambridge several days visiting rel
atives
Mr.. w A. Davidson returned
on Friday from a business trip to
cambridge.
The band will give an open-air
concert tonight (Friday) beginning
at o'clock.
Grass caught fire in a field on
the Sublette farm and burned ten
acres Of corn.
DR.. H. w. Harris and Mr.. Geo.
T. Hill, Jr., of Sycamore were here
Tuesday afternoon.
Colonel Billie Bush has been
here again shaking hands and tell
ing them about it,
Mrs. G. M. Harris went to Amer
icus Thursday to visit her daughter.
Mrs. T. S. Gardner.
Rev. ]. H. Allen of Richland
and Rev. Mr.. Gray of Omaha have
been in Dawson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Grace of
Houston county have been guests at
the home of Mr.. j. r. Webb.
Mr.. J. D. Tweedy is making
making some Improvements on his
residence on Seventh avenue.
Capt. D. c. Pickett spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in Columbus
looking after business interests.
Col. R. C. McAlIister of Fort
Gaines was in Dawson Thursday. He
attended the sale of town lots at
Sasser.
Mr.. R. w. Milan has moved his
family to Dawson from Macon, and
| they are occupying the Finn home
on Main street.
Raymond Glass has opened a
ten-pin alley in the room under The
News office that was occupied as a
pool and billiard hall.
Chief Kenney and Aldermen
Hamilton and Whitchard witnessed
the demonstration of Americus new
auto fire wagon Tuesday.
Rev Harmon G. Jones of Co.
lumbus, Sunday school secretary of
the South Georgia Conference, has
been in Dawson this week.
Mr. Voght divers grist mill is
grinding again, and he is prepared to
furnish first-class underground meal
to all who appreciate good bread.
Twenty carloads of mules have
been sold in Dawson this season.
The local dealers sell 100000 worth
of mules and horses every year.
County School Commissioner
LOwrey has received from the state
SO, 489.42 for the teachers of Ter
rell. This is all that was due from
the 1911 school fund
The erection of the annex to the
school building has about been COM
pleted, and will probably be formal
ly accepted at the February meeting
Of the school board next week.
The News has been requested
to announce that Elder J. NJ Thorn
as Primitive Baptist minister from
Ohio, will preach at the Dawson Bap-
fist church next Tuesday night at Z
o'clock,
A number of residents on Sew
! enth avenue have been disconnected
and had to borrow water from
neighbors on other streets this week
on account of a bursted main. The
water will probably be turned on to-
day.
The official proclamation Of
| Governor Slaton appointing the Bank
of Dawson state depository for Ter
rell, Clay and Quitman counties is
printed in today's News. The gov
ernor's action is a high compliment
to this fOurishing new bank
1t is said that some negroes on
the road from Dawson to Americas
have benefited financially by the re-
cent rains. There is q particularly
treacherous place on the road where
a number of automobiles have stall
ed, and the negroes always appear
at the psychological moment and Of
fer to get their teams and pull the
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