The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
May S, 1870.


We suggest that the ladies Of the
CITY meet at the cemetery on Monday
the 9th at 5 p m. and decorate the
graves of those who fought for the
lost cause.
May IL, 1870.
All praise TO the ladies who repaired
to our cemetery on last Monday and
decorated the graves of our Confed-
crate dead. We trust that this delight
full yet sad ceremony will be attended
to by coming generations. Let us see
to it that our children be made to re-
we're and respect the Lost Cause" and
to spurn the man or woman who light
ly speaks of the Confederate dead
Comment by Historian.
Out OF this beginning grew first a
memorial association kept up for years
by the united and untiring energy Of
Mrs. B. H. Hood, Mrs. Fannie 10y
less Harp and others. Years later> this
association was merged into the Mary
Brantley Chapter, L. D. c. organized
by Mrs B. H. Hood This chapter
now contains los members together
with a chapter of the Children of the
Confederacy, organized in 1914 by
Mrs. G. W. Dozier The latter chap
ter is known as the Mile Rutherford
Chapter, c. of c.
Showing religious activities in this
notice:
May S, 1870.
The Terrell County Bible Society
has received a large and we'll assorted
lot of Bibles OF various prices which
are offered for sale at Dr. c. A. Cheat
hams drug store.
The society will meet at DR.. Cheat
hams office at 1880 p. m. Tuesday
next. A full attendance OF members is
requested L. c. Hoyl, chairman, B.
w Davis, secretary.
In those days the town council
seems to have had hard time pleas
ing its constituents, as evidenced by
the following facetous article:
Dawson, Ga, Jan. q, 1868.-Messrs.
Editors of Dawson Journal: In your
issue OF the 10th inst. you ask: Have
we town council or not?" | answer
yes, we did have some four months
ago; they had bridge built across a
spot of dry ground inside the corpora
ton and now I'm informed that they
are trying to hire parties to dig a
creek under the bridge Am also in
formed that our public highways are
in a very bad condition, and since that
the inferior court has ceased its vigil
ance along that line. | propose that we
stop taxation and turn the whole thing
out to grass when spring comes"
editorial Ia edition has
this comment:
"The honest citizens of our town
ought to be allowed time to follow
their various avocations, but they can
not when they have to watch out for
thieves and take time to avoid drunk
en- brawlers The police should look
after their jobs better We also advise
housekeepers to keep up with the pans
carried out of their Kitchens"
Many more such clippings might be
copied to show how history repeats it
self, even in minor details.
Historic Sites of Terrell.
In the early days, when the Indians
roamed over Georgia, their most ia
nous trail, used by trappers and ira
ders, was called Bonds Trail, a part
OF which traverses Terrell county.
Doverel and Chickasawhatchee are
the two oldest white settlements in
the county, having been settled inI
l830-1S40 In 1870 at a cross roads
called Head Town there was a store
owned by one Larkin Mcneil, which
was even then a well-known place, is
supposed to have been the nucleus OF
the settlement which was later called
Chickasawhatchee
The following is signed by the Iii
brarian of Congress" The early maps
of Georgia do not show the name of
Chicakasawhatchee up to l847. A map
of that date by William Bonner shows
the place, then in Lee county, enter