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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
MRS. BYRON COOPER AND
SON JOIN Mr.. COOPER HERE
Now Occupying Apartment in Raines
Home on Church Street.

Mrs. Byron Cooper and little Byron
Cooper, jr., joined Mr.. Cooper in
Dawson Sunday afternoon, where they
will make their home in the future.
They are sharing the T. B. Raines
home on Church street, with Mr.. and
Mrs. S. l. Perkins.
Mrs. Cooper's mother, Mrs Pete
Belvin, of Moultrie, is spending sew
eral days with them until they have
made arrangements for housekeeping.
Due to i'll health Mrs. Cooper has
been unable to join Mr.. Cooper since
taking over the management OF the
Palace theatre last summer, and their
arrival in Dawson is a matter Of pleas
ant interest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mrs. Lawson Cook and Mrs Joe
Cannon entertained with a surprise
birthday party in honor of their moth
err Mrs. ]. E. Wilkes. Two tables OF
bridge we're used The rooms were
PRETTY decorated with coral vine and
pink roses. Mrs. l. c. Melton won
high score prize and the hostesses
presented the guest OF honor with a
dainty guest towel A delicious salad
course was served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
BRIDGE PARTY.

A delightful social event OF the
week was the bridge party on Tues
day afternoon, Mrs. l. c. Melton and
Mrs. W. A. Davidson being joint hos
tesses. The affair was given in honor
OF Mrs. w. U. Bell OF Hawkinsville,
Mrs. S. O. Thompson of Waycross,
Mrs. !. S. P1axco OF Augusta and Mrs.
A. p. Lewis OF Montezuma. The home
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion with quantities OF summer gar
den flowers, including red cannas, red
roses. pink roses and pink coral vine.
Mrs. w. H. Davis, OF Atlanta, receiv-
ed two dainty handkerchiefs for top
score in bridge and Mrs. w. E. Monts
won towel for high score in rock.
Eeach honor guest was given an at
tractive gift At the conclusion Of the
game the hostesses served pink and
white ice cream with cake
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
ROCK PARTY.

Mrs. L. Z. Cannon was hostess on
Thursday afternoon with lovely rock
party complimenting Miss Thelma
DeLoach, OF Statesboro, who was the
charming guest of Miss Florence Mas
worthy and Miss Rebecca Hayes the
past week. The rooms were decorated
with beautiful pink roses and coral
vine arranged in hanging baskets and
vases. Miss Martha Lamar won doll
dressed in an old fashioned costume
for high score in rock, and Mas De-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
MARGARET TWEEDY CLASS.

The Margaret Tweedy class OF the
Baptist church, held its monthly meet
ing at the Dawson cafe. An interest
ing feature of the hour was a talk on
Glass Loyalty" by Mrs. f. T. Jordan.
Following the business session a con
test using the names of automobiles
for answers was found most entertain
ing. After the contest delightful re-
freshments were served by the follow
ing hostesses: Mrs. James Baltas, Mrs.
f. T. Woods, Mrs. Steve Fulford and
Mrs. Z. T. Jordan.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18

On Thursday afternoon Miss RE
becca Hayes was hostess with an en-
joyable picture show party compli-
menting her guest, Miss Thelma De-
Loach. There were nine invited, and
after the matinee the guests were ia
ken TO a drug store for refreshments.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
FORMER DAWSONIAN HERE
AFTER ABSENCE OF so YEARS
Mr. ]. M. Bell Agreeably Surprised
At Growth of the City.

Mr.. ]. M. Bell has returned to his
home in Oakmar, Ala, after visit
with his sister. Mrs. W. Z. Holt.
Mr.. Bell spent his early years in
Dawson but moved to Texas when a
young man. This was his first visit to
his home town in so years.
Mr.. Bell paid The News call and
stated that he was agreeably surprised
with the little city OF few stores and
saloons which he had left.
and although only a few of his friends
still lived here enjoyed his visit to the
utmost.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
AUXILIARY MEETING.

The auxiliary of the American Lee
gion will hold their meeting at the
Legion club rooms this CTuesday) al
ternoon at 4:30 o'clock Matters Of
great importance will be discussed,
and all members are urged to be pres
ent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
MR.. ]. L. MNEIL NOW AT
TURNER'S BARBER SHOP

Mr.. J. L. Mcneil, for number OF
years barber at Brentwood is now
making his home in Dawson, being
associated in that business here with
Mr. c. c. Turner
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18

Madison, Ga, and Miss Torbert, Of
Greensboro, Ga. The house was beau
tifully decorated with coral vines, car
rying out a color scheme OF pink and
white About fifteen couples were in
cluded in the guest list AT late hour
delicious cream and lady fingers were
served
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-18
The Social Realm

Loach was also presented with one
of these .daintily dressed dolls. Late in
the afternoon ice cream with cake was
served.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Soldier Who Fired the Last Shot
At Gettysburg Tells His Story

IN quaint little town of Virginia,
where memories and traditions
lend an atmosphere of romance
i which clings to the place as the
green tendrils of ivy and ancient
moss cling to the walls of it's pic
turesque homes, an old Confederate
soldier recently celebrated his eighty
fourth birthday, unconscious of the
fact that he is a figure of historic In
terest.
Edward Samuel Duffey. who fired
the last shot at Gettysburg, smiled
modestly when asked to tell the story
of his uniue experience, but his eyes
kindled and an expression Of adora-
ton crossed his face as he said simply:
II remember it as though it were
yesterday, because my general was
there"
And he instinctively drew his frail
body erect and lifted his fine gray
head, as though Robert E. Lee him
self were standing before him.
How well | remember him. con-
tinued the old veteran. 1.-The hand
soonest figure of a man and the finest
soldier I have ever seen. Why, sub,
when Robert E. Lee rode a horse he
seemed to be a part of him. And
what a general he was! He took all
the blame for mistakes that were
made, and even in his bitterest mo-
ments, he had a smile for his men,"
Yes, suh," he proceeded, 'it was
after Pickett's charge. Gen. Lee and
Gen. Longstreet were standing to-
gether under a tree in the old peach
orchard at Gettysburg, when I came
out with my gun and seven men. u
was an Artillery sergeant with
Parker's battery9 1t was about z
O'Clock on the evening of July 3, 1858.
Gen. Lee said something to Long
street, and the latter came up to me
and said, Sergeant, have you any am
munition left?'
II replied that I had a little canis-
ter Very WELL said Longstreet,
elevate your gun and give it to those
Yanks coming up the road
I'VE followed his order and the ad
vancing infantrymen, thinking there
was an entire ambush In the orchard,
checked their march. Had they
known that the head of the Southern
forces was at the end of that road,
guarded only by seven men and one
cannon, their decision might have un-
dergone g. swift change" The veter-
an chuckled at the little joke on the
Yankees.
"And that shot of mine was the
last one fired at Gettysburg" he con-
cIuded, still chuckling.
y
MIR. DUFFEY has in his posses
sion letter Endorsed by James
Longstreet, which states that the Incl
dent happened as it is related here,
and that his was indeed the last gun
fired on the famous battlefield.
The letter written to Longstreet by
Samuel Duffey read as follows:
Gen James Longstreet:
Dear Sir|I write to ask If you re-
member ordering a sergeant of artil-
Iery to go and fire down the road to
the right of peach orchard at Gettys-
burg July 8, 1868?
You and Gen. Robert E. Lee met
the gun that I was sergeant of as we
came from the peach orchard, after
the charge of Gen. Pickett. You ask
ed me II I had any ammunition. I
stated that / had a little canister.
You then ordered me to take the piece
and elevate it, and fire down the road
Evening star., 1925-09-13

me" But Cynthia didn't know how
to finish.
II have. 1 want to ask you what
you think a man like my husband
has to offer a girl like your"
Cynthia flushed, but before she
could answer, Mrs. Holston went on:
my husband is a clever business
man, but person of little education
and no breeding. / brought him most
of his money, and he has taken good
care of it. He is fond of me and
respects my business judgment. Also
he has the taste for pretty face that
attracts so many city men. He is
shrewd in dealing with them. He
buys them things now and then. /
suppose he pays for their company
adequately, but he gets value received.
He gives away no fortunes to pretty
girls, no automobiles
Il don't care about your husba andi'
saiy Cynthia savagely.
Il know you don't. But you've been
saturating yourself with the idea that
such a man, and there are thousands
like him. would do anything for the
privilege of looking at you. You've
made your poor husband believe it.
Why, you poor little country girl, do
you know how plentiful and cheap
beauty is in New York? Dressed in
fine clothes, you look very well. But
your husband pays for them. You
have been thinking he doesn't buy
you enough, that he doesn't give you
enough, that he is unkind not to keep
you here in this expensive place when
you should be sitting by lake letting
him make love to you as a bridegroom
should. Well, let me tell you. he gives
you more than most men would. Do
you want to be on the street? Do you
know that the prices of the street are
low, and that you have no talent, no
beauty to give you great value?"
Evening star., 1925-09-13

Cnythia moistened her lips. Her
eyes looked large and frightened.
Mrs. Holston's cutting voice changed
and became gentle.
Listen, child didn't intrude here
to be impudent or cruel. L came
against my will, conquering my own
inertia, which urged me to let it go,
to mind my own business. And then
l couldn't. Because / was sorry for
you-two children on a honeymoon.
Tell me. my dear, don't you love your
husband?"
"Of course I love him." Cynthia re-
piled. DO you think / need you to
tell me so?" Something in Cynthia s
mind leaped back to the memory of
Dick standing there in the restaurant
gallantly, humbly asking to marry
her. and how she had felt SO exalted.
We'll, then, what have you done for
him? Do you bring him wealth or posi-
tion?"
"I gave him myself" answered Gym
thia, and the remark which had so
often brought Dick TO his knees
sounded fiat.
Were you so valuable?" asked Mrs.
Holston. 'Or was it that his love set
value on you? Hadn't other men
passed you by or offered to marry you
and give you less of love or less of
trips to New York? Wasn't he the
best you could get?''
II don't know about that" Cynthia
revived a little.
"Oh, girl usually takes the best
bargain she can make. Sometimes
she takes less money and more love-
or more money and less love. and
sometimes a good bargain is a bad
one; but each girl does the best she
can.
I've found" she went on, that
men aren't too generous with women.
There is a notion that they spend
Evening star., 1925-09-13

money wildly on them. Well, the
ones who get lot of money spent on
them have great beauty or talent, and
in addition they have usually more
than one man who spends it. That is
wearing, as one sees in New York.
Lucky women are like you-who have
some one to take continuous care OF
you-indefnitely-wh won't get tired
of you with the first wrinkle or gray
hair. Your husband is a well bred
gentleman. I've seem them before.
He is far better bred than you-'
The door handle turned, and Dick
entered. He looked at his wife, and
then with surprise and hostility at
Mrs. Holston. Those people again.
with Cynthial
Cynthia few to him and put her
arms around his neck.
Dick she sobbed. she 8 been say
ing such awful things"
II really can't see, Mrs. Holston.
that you have any right to come up
here and disturb my wife" Dicks
face was black and angry as he tried
to imagine what this corrupt old city
woman might have been saying.
But Mrs. Holston was at the door.
I'm awfully sorry" she said.
Good night
Dick regarded the door blackly as
it closed. What did she say, dar-
ling? Poor dear Cynthia!"
Cynthia sobbed on, gently, charm
ingly.
Dick" she walled, Tets go home
tomorrow. l hate this rotten city, full
of pretending people and bluff. 1 sup
pose that woman told the truth, but
she said the most awful things"
She did not tell the truth" said
Dick, comfortably. Don't you be
lieve a word she saidr'
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1925-09-13

wagon and wrecking the vehicle. The
fallen horse and wagon blocked mp
the ford and cut off the retreat The
Confederates rushed in and captured
the entire Yankee detachment thus
trapped.
The captain afterward cited Duffey
for his action. which may have been
purely provldential as he modestIy
asserts, but which had all the ear
marks OF d bit .f skillful firing on
somebody's pr
CERGT. DUtELG : iist os engage
~ ments includes an early skirmish
at Vienna, the battle of Manassas
Bull Rum, seven days around Rich
mond, second battle of Manassas,
Antietam. Fredericksburg, Gettys-
burg, the Tennessee campaign and
Richmond again in "a AMI '65.
He was captured once, and later
traded back for a Yankee" lie was
wounded at Antietam on September
II, 1862. Not having any modern
Red Cross equipment at hand, wound
ed soldiers in the Cos had to shift
pretty much for themselves. Sergt
Duffey, with the aid of a comrade,
limped from the battlefield after being
. shot through one leg, and dragged
himself to the nearest town, where
he lay for many months in a hos
pital.
After his Army had been forced to
admit defeat in that dark hour al
Appomattox Samuel Duffey went
home to face the heartbreaking task
of assisting his people in bringing
order out of the chaos that had once
been glorious Southland.
He took up his work where he had
left off four years before-.years
which held poignant memories that
were to remain with him vividly for
more than half a century. He es-
tablished his little iewelry shop in
Middleburg, Va. and there he has
worked at matchmaking for the past
55 years. In his picturesque little
shop he dreams his dreams of that
heroic general who stands out in his
loyal mind as the greatest man the
South has yet produced.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
A New Weed Killer.

THOSE who dislike having garden
paths overgrown with unsightly
weeds will welcome details of a recent
German patent. Certain benzine de-
rfvatives known as the sulphonamides
are either powdered on to the weeds
or else dissolved in water and sprayed
on them. The most potent of these
compounds recommended by the pat
ent are the sodium and calcium para
toluene sulphonamides. BY the sound
of 1t it should kill any weed. The
compounds. 1T is said. may be added
to the gravel before laying the paths
in order to prevent any weeds from
growing.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

to the right of the orchard, when the
Yanks were advancing.
Il did as ordered, and this gun of
Parker's Battery, Huer's Battalion,
fired the last shot at Gettysburg.
Please indorse the inclosed If they
are remembered by you, as l have
been looking over my pocket diary,
kept during the war, and desire to see
If what / have written is correct.
Very respectfully
(Signe0 "E. s. DUFFsEY."
undorsement) Washington, D. c.,
July 81, 1900.,
II remember the incident referred to
in this paper.
(Signed) JAMES LONGSTREET."
Sam" Duffey, as he has always
been called by his friends. was 10
when the war was declared, and left
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Cast Iron and Steel.
To know the proper definitic

TO know the proper definition of
everyday substances is sometimes
very useful in argument The latest
for steel and cast iron are given us
by a Japanese chemist In the Imperial
University of Tohoku. Steel he defines
as IAN iron-carbon alloy with a con-
tent Of carbon lying between 0.035 and
II per cent" Cast iron Is similarly
IAN iron-carbon alloy" but with car
bon content Of between II and s.7
per cent"
Evening star., 1925-09-13
National Photo.

his matchmaking trade to join Lees
army. He enlisted April Is, 1861, in
Kemper's Battery, Field Artillery, at
Alexandria, Va, and saw service in
many of the major engagements dur
ing the four long years of bloodshed
that drained the South of her youth
and her resources.
At the first battle of Bull Run Sergt.
Duffey was the hero of another dra-
matte incident-although he claims
that it was purely an accident on his
part.
1t seems that his battery went into
the line to aid the Confederates. who
were driving the Yanks from the
field. AS the retreating Northerners
were about to cross the ford at what
Is known as Cub Run Gust below
Bull Rum, Duffey fired on them,
killing the horse attached to the first
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14

company for 8 change wllt be laid aslde. Neither the company or the union will lose their right to act on the question in the future,
 The present method of selecting an arbitration board calls for the choice of one man by each side to act as its representative. These two elect n third. The company propost q that each gile suggest five men from which the other Mle would elect Its representative. The two chosen would then elect the third as before.
 The carmen protested and voted to strike If the trustees adopted the plan The strikl volo led to the statement from Governor Fuller that Inc would dismiss the trustees and discharge any cmpoyo who left his position if the strike was called on IeChnic1llty."
 Prior to today's joint conferonco the governor warned the employees of the elevated not 10 kill the
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14
SNOWFALL OCCURS
 DOWN IN VIRGINIA
Freakish Weather,,Deatb Toll
 From Heat Mounts

rhtcsEo, July II tP-Whle many sections of the country continued 10 .palter undor tenacious heat wave, the weather man varied his offerings yesterday in rather surpF'slns manner with light fall of sno" at Rlsrksbure. Va. The white shower followed thunder storm and lasted five minutes.
 comfort. however, 10 the par'hf4 summer lands Of tha middle west and the Rocky Mountain region rbere thermometers apparently were in a race 10 overstcp the cen t,,rv mark. Phoenty Arizona, F'f, eran in temrerature climbing, aEaln led the country. reaching l12 agalnS' IDA for North Platte, N"fD. '''' middle western high r'aH Aurora' Nebraska. reported to&, with Na'"n- fine storring at 1o@, Temperatures -.rginp from on to lo0 also were noted fhroughou' thc humid arf'
 The death toll eon'mH"d to monnt fourteen a1ltoual fataliu"s from the heat heinz reported. In a1I'- tio7 five persons were Killed ivy lightning and ttfo" wero droTn"l- Twanfv or moro nrro pros'rat'1, Two heat deaths wore recorded in Iowa. three in Nebraska, and n1n' in st. l ouis and vicinity. Three farmers were killed hy iishtmnE near Hunneu oH. No. with similar deaths repcrted 7t Morgan, Nlnn- and Cleveland. N. N. Thr" persons were drov ned h Lake Chtrot, near Lake NuiaE.. Ark, 4 nunhar Of csmrinr party at Linton, T.nn. "as killed when strurA tv lI0h blown from 8 tr"".
 Storms brought rc1't in tN" n"r'h- west and some rssri'" 7rs "\I'''l- ancef around nmahs and SloIx 1lt%. when m electrical disturbance struck the territory after wl1nteh'- But rar.raIly there 7az m Nr"ah in immediate prospect The rorn crop tn Kausa~ was suffrrr, foroe' fires Vel ,auenE apprehension 1n hr"- vo-. v.Afle the scattering storms -s9sea rorsfaerab1e aamaEa 'o crops and property
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14

goose that lays the golden egg"
 That the employees of tho Boston elevated should be organized is wise and desirable" he declared, but l think 1t Is a mistake for them to be affiliated with any outside organi2a flon. If they are going to allow themselves 10 he controlled by out ,iders then 1t is time for the public to become aroused and to realtao this threat that hangs over them" James Vahcy, arbiter for the union, and Roland W, Boyden, the company representative, will meet today to select tho third arbiter, The union is expected 10 ratifY the agreement reached today at q meet Ing later in the week.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14

mond, Charlestown and Hopkinton led the town council of Richmond last night 10 offer reward of sl"o for the capture of the misereanis, believed to be three young men operating in an automobile,
 The tricks played by the men so far include turning three autono- piles upside down in q garage. tlp- ping over small outhouses pulling a school flagstaff out by line hitcl@l 10 their machine. and reversing road sign posts throughout this section The latest act discovered vas the placing of large boulder, canlon' faged by branches, in the middle of highway,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14
BOSTON STRIKE
 NEW IS AVERTEI)
Arbitration Agreement DiSpels
 Further Doubt

Boston July li N'-1he onlplo"es of the Bostou ,leNatod and the pub lie trustees of the company at q 1otnt conference yesterday ironod out their differences on the question of arbitration, winch had led to a strike vote and intervention hy Governor Fuller. It WAS agreed 10 continue the method of urhtratlon which has hern in use for the past f2 years anl tho demands of the
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14

travelled E distance of 12b miles north without doing the slightest damage until it reacher santa Bar har which Is about onc-thlrd the size Of New Britain.
 Newspaper reports. according to Mr. Camt, first placed the damage at 80 million dollars, Later figures brought this down 10 about six mil lioU Every provision for the up- building of the city has been made by the banks there and would have heen if the damage had been a hun lred times na grrat, hA writes
 Mir. Caunt states that there are more people killed every week in Los Angeles or any other large city than there have been by earthquakes in Southern California In the last 1 GO years
 In concluding hts letter Mir. Caunt says
 "It Is all interesting fact that In picking up the morning paper yes terday morning. just one week after
New Britain herald., 1925-07-14

this calamity, we read where Boston had just had building collapse that had cost the lives of four times the number of people that were caught in thIs little disturbance here.
 The birds arc singing just as sweetly both day and night, if you please, for that Is a condition we have in southern California, The mocking hirds sing nll through the night and particularly moonlight nights,
 "rhe flowers are blooming just as beautifully, the grass is growing just as green and a real normal condi- ton prevails here Sundays And week days included"