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Are Preparing for a Rig Time In Daw- eon on the 17th of Jaljr—Other Interesting Iteme Prom The Growing City. Dawson, Jane 18.—The Terrell County Veteran’* Association as sembled at the court house In Da«r son last Saturday morning at ten o'cloek, with President William Kalgler in the obalr. Mr. J. L. Lanstord delivered short address, and was followed by Col. J. L. Janes and Hon. W. D. KIddoo, of Cuthbert, all advocating and urging the Importance and ne cessity of keeping up these organi sations and having annual reun ions. The Association was then reor ganized by eleotmg J. L. Lunsford President, William Kalgler and William Jennings, Vice President*; j. A. Fulton Secretary, and W. H. Lundy, Treasurer. It was resolved that the Associa tion give a public barbecue in Daw son on the 17th of July next, and invite all old veterans and their friends In this and adjoining coun ties to attend and participate. A committee of arrangements was ap pointed oomposed of three mem bers from each district This com mittee will solicit subscriptions, in vite speakers, etc., and will bold a meeting at the Dawson court house on the 14th of July to compare notes and perfect arrangements. The following were appointed an executive committee : William Martin, J. M. Powell, W. D. Mur ray, Henry Davis, Wm. Kalgler, and H. P. Hass. Rev. J. D. Chapman, of Mlliedge- ville, preached the commencement sermon at the Baptist ohurch last Sunday. The church was crowded, and many were turned away for want of room. The sermon was a masterpiece of elegance and elo quence. The Albany baseball club came up last Friday and played a test game with our Club. The Dawson club beat them, the score standing 17 to 14. The game was close, inter esting and very exciting. The following Is the programme for the general meeting at Parrott ou Friday before the fifth Sunday in June: Preaching Friday, 11 o’clock, by Rev. J. A. Griffin. 1. What attention should be given to young Christians by the churches and Its pastors ? 2. Is prayer and Christian effort consistent with a belief In the pur pose of God ? 3. Kssayby J.W. Wells. 4. Is the practice of dose com munion observed by all denomina tions ? 8. Is it best for the churches to encourage long pas to rage 7 Mrs. E. E. Cobb died at her home in this city last Thursday morning, and was Interred In the city osme- tery Friday, Rev. W. H. Patterson performing the burial services. Mrs. Cobb was 79 years of age, a good, Christian woman, and was loved by all who knew her. Our pastor, Bev. E. M. Whiting, says that by the first Sunday In July next, the Gospel Tent of this district will be spread under the grand oaks near the parsonage, on the spot where the new church will stand, and for two or three weeks we will hold speolal services. Rev. E. H. McGehee, Presiding Elder, will conduct the meetings, assisted by Rev. Mr. Culpepper and others. Mr. J. O. Potter, who was jailed here last week, gave a $1,000 bond and was released from custody. He will have his trial at the coming term of Superior court. Messrs. Hoyl A Parks, of Dawson, and Col. E. G. Simmons, of Amerleus, will defend him. There will be a grand alliance bar becue at the Cross Roads In this county on the 8d of July next. Col. W. J. Northen has accepted an In vitation to be present and address the people on that day. Other dis tinguished speakers are expected. Judge J. H. Guerry Is In Mont gomery county this week holding court for Judge Roberts. The latter w>H preside at the adjourned term Terrell Superior Court next w«ek. The popularity of Miss Loren* Passmore Is proverbial. The Daw- *on brass band went out three miles In the country one night last week and gave her a superb serenade, which H'ie appreciated very much. tble week, the guest* of Mrs. B. F. Christie. Capt. S. R. Weston, of Albany, spent last Saturday and Sunday in our city. In fact, Dawson Is full of visitors this week. Terrell county’s crops are very fine, but some of them are getting grassy on account of an abundance of rain. J. A. F. MOSSY DELL * Ite»nme or the Now* From This Botj Neighborhood After Kofoiood Silence. • Mossy Dell, June 25.—As this department has been silent for some time, we think we had better assert our being again, lest we be reckoned among those who are no more. Our silence was not caused by lack of news, for our busy little neighbor hood Is ever on the move; nor on account of disinclination, for we are ever willing to spend a few min utes for the privilege of seeing our people’s doings recorded, In order that our neighbors may know we are still here. But our private af fairs have been so urgent that we were compelled to neglect our column. We have been blest with copious rains, and pride ourselves on hav ing the best crops In this sectlou of Georgia. We put the first ootton blooms on exhibition and bad one In our possession a week before, but owing to a little negllgenoe on the part of some one, It was not men tioned. We think the honor be longs to Mr. Jas. Forrest, and hope to see him deliver the first bale this year. Capt. Wm. Jennings and lady, of Terrell, dined with Mr. J. P. Wise Sunday. Mr. D. P. Murray entertained very pleasant concourse of friends Sunday. In the afternoon the par ty visited a neighbor and enjoyed a feast of watermelons. But selfish Interests forbid us to tell whose they were. Mr. Jessie Caldwell, from Flori da, Is visiting his sister, Mrs. James Forrest. He will remain several weeks. Misses Carrie Straude and Hen rietta Davison left yesterday to visit the latter’s sister, Mrs. Wes son, at Andersonville. They will be present at the commencement exereises of Prof. Nelson’s sohool Mr. Phil Jennings left Monday with big new threshing msohlne to make a tour of Terrell county. Grain is so scarce this season his stay will bp shorter than usual. The closing examination of our school will take plaoenext Monday, June 80th. The patrons and friends of the sohool are invited to be pres ent. Work begins promptly at 8 o’clock. A public exhibition will be given on Friday, night, July 4. Every body Invited. “L. L. D.” The Bains—Crop Prospeota-VUitors, OoMip and News Notes. FROM THE PLAINS. Peraenal Uosetp and Interesting News Itema la and Aioond the Pleas ant Little Village. Plain*, June 18.—The heaviest rain fell here Monday evening that we have had this year. It teemed for fifteen minutes that a second flood was upon us. Prof. E. 8. Coble, after a success ful term, will dose his school next Friday. Rest will be sweet to him, because a consciousness Is bis of having done his duty and given general satisfaction to his patrons. The people generally are talking _p the tent meeting, whloh will be gin on Monday after the 4th Bab- bath In July. Mrs. Htailings, of Preston, visited friends here last Sunday. Mis* Eva Naylor, of Preston, spent last Bnnday here visiting friends. Mr. Bam Chappell, of Preston, spent last Sunday here visiting bis parents. Mr. W. D. Haynes, of Amerleus, was In town yesterday. mi.. Annie Salter is visiting Mrs. Mitchell, near Smlthville. Miss Jennie Stapleton, of Ameri- cus, returned home yesterday, after spending several days with Mlsa Cornell* Thomas. Mrs. Jtunle West Is spending this week In Friendship. Mrs. M. F. Turner Is having some Improvements added to her dwell ing. We have an Invitation to a turkey dinner inext Sunday, also to cat .......m-inni. and we can’t tell for Mis* Annie* Stephens and Mrs. ™*fflffrtltok^in*7o attend, but I 'ertner Stephens, of Burnt*conn-1«g^ttoattend the turkey-'inner, spent several days in the city | j Bkonwood, June 18.—Our town and vicinity bays been visited with heavy rains for the last two days, and most of the farmers are having a serious eneounter with General Green. Borne of them say that if we don’t have some sunshine soon that he will surely get the upper band of them. The crops In this community,- where they have been properly cub tlvated, are very promising, and the farmers, generally speaking, are In good spirits. Mr. T. U. Sessions and family left on last Monday for Abbeville, where they will make their future home. We regret very much give up Mr. Sessions. He was con sidered one of the best oltlsens of the town, and has a very interest ing family, whom to know is to love. We comment them to the good people of Abbeville, and wish them much happlnesa and prosper* lty in their new home. Miss May Beall, a charming young lady of Cuthbert, Is visltlni; Mrs. C. W. • Gunnells, on Gels i street. Misses Jennie and Bennie Brim- berry, of Albany, are visiting their sister, Mrsi„J. H. Ellerfen, of tbl$ town. Mr. D. J. Sessions and sister, Miss Mary, left on last Monday for Haw- kinsvllje, where they will engage In the garment cutting business. Mr. (sessions has bought* large ter ritory along the line of the E. T. V. A G. railroad, which be propos es to work up during the summer and fall months. Prof. J. M. Edwards is confined to his room this week with fever, and consequently school is dismiss ed for awhile. He Intend^ giving vacation after two week more, but when be was taken sick he decided to dismiss for this term. Mr. C. N. Bryan Is also confined to bfs room with sickness. The City Councll.ls having some effective work done ou the streets, which adds a great deal to the ap pearance of our already beautiful little city. A party of Bronwood folks are contemplating a visit to Cumber land Island next week. Guess what drummer It Is that visits Bronwood so often, In the grocery lint. We tnlnk he intends driving a close trade here ere the summer goes by. X. Y. Z. FLOURISHING CROPS Around Magnolia Springa-Ttaa Clever, Hoepltable People, Etc. Magnolia Springs, June 28.— The recent rains have greatly bene fited the farmers of our seotlon, and crops are In a flourishing condi tion. Our visit to Dr. Harper’s yester day, where we enjoyed every hos pitality, discloses the fact that he is one of our most successful farmers. His corn crop Is the most forward In this community, and with no ac cident will yield twenty bushels per acre. The toe cream dining at Dr. Wise’s last Sunday was simply grand and was enjoyed by a host of friends and relatives. Miss Pearl Walters will spend the summer In North Georgia visiting relatives. We wish her a pleasant sojonrn. Miss Maud Reid Is visiting rela tives in Lumpkin. Mr. and Mrs. Wells, of Smlth ville, were in our community last week visiting respectively the lam- lies of Mrs. Camilla Wise, Mr. Phillip Addy and Dr. Wise. We hope to gnjoytbe pleasure of an other such visit from them in the near future. Mrs. Johnson, of Bronwood, la visiting her daughter, Mr*. Pow ell, this week. Our school to progressing finely. W. H. H. Larry Gannt seems to be on the side of the Alliance, so to speak. At any rate there to no hesitation about his declaration that neither Lawson nor Colley will get the Al liance support for Congress. - He thinks Olive will get them, unless a better horse enters the race. As an AlHanceman, editor Gantt has developed amazingly in the last few months. Great rackets are being kicked up in every direction about the names being missed in different cities by the enumerators! but never a word 1b being said about anybody being teken twice. Putnam, suns 28.—Th* Demo cratic executive committee of Schley county have fixed July 17 to om Inate delegates by mass meet ing, at EllavlUe, to attend the gu bernatorlal and congressional aohventlons; and August 8rd to nominate by mass meeting a Senator and Representative. At this meeting the question as to whether the esunty officials shall be nominated by Democratlo primaries, or the matter, left as It Is, will be submitted to the people. Delegates from three sub-allianc es of 8chley county met last Satur day and decided to hare a union picnic at Hopewell on July Uth, to whloh the public generally, Includ- log Alliance and non-Alliance peo ple are invited. Anotbei meeting 1s appointed for next Saturday evening,at whloh It Is hoped repre sentatives from all the Alliance* of the county will he present, to ar range a programme for the day and select committees on arrangements, etc. Our young friend. Ed McMlchael 1s studying preparatory to taking a course In medicine at the Atlanta Medical College, where he haa been appointed to a State scholarship by Congressman Crisp. If you will reflects moment, It will appear a mystery why so many men wish to represent their oounty in the legislature. The constltu tlonal limit for the term Is 40 days, makes $160, and if the body cannot comply with the clause, then the constitution should not be made the starting point, but bills allowed to stand on their merits alone with out constitutional restriction. If this or any other olause is objec tionable let It be amended and not violated. If $160 to the money, then It can clearly be seen that board and other expenses Incidental to a legislator will leave but a very small margin,to say nothing of the loss generally sustained by negleot of business at home. If it is either money or honor you seek, and you have the ability, then there 1s a broader field in literature, teaching and the other professions, and where if you have the energy you can go higher; but go the legis lature, likely you reach the pinna- ole of your fame, and when you make your next flight it will be back to the bottom, there to stay. No, sir, gentlemen, don’t be alarmed; we appreciate the confi dence of the people, and as to what the motives of those are who ap proach us thus: “Why don’t you run,” eto„ we do not question. Yet we mutt t*y that when you find us in the publlo arena going through the performances of the modern day politician, you may then look up our income In the fool’s dictionary. We don’t pretend to say that near all go through these performances, but we do say they are the class that are generally left Last week recorded quite a fatal and disastrous record of the freaks of the electric currents for I his seo tlon. Just above here some little negro boys were, on last Friday, playing marbles, when three of them were stricken down by light ning and one other fatally Injured, Below EUavlIle on Mr. T. J. Hud son’s plaoe, a negro house was struok and burned. Mr. J. H. Gil more’s residenoe was struck, tearing up a bureau, two panne! doors and a window frame. A large tree was struck near tiebree mills,"from which the miller, Mr. Fulford, was severely shocked. Messrs. T.G. Cheney, E. S. Bal dwin and Tim Hudson are spoken of as suitable men to represent the county. The Schley County Alliance meets Thursday, the 3rd of July. It was our privilege to attend the annual convention, on last Satur day, at Andrew Chapel, of the Schley county Sunday schools. Be sides the regular order of business speeches were delivered and essays read by Sunday sohool students, two of whloh deserve special men tion ; a speech by Master Robert Perry and an essay by Miss Julia Underwood. Rev. Smith, of Columbus, and Prof. Stanbury de livered addresses. The people down there are genial and cour teous, and had diuneronibeground for many more than were present. The officers for the ensuing year are C- H. Smith, President; Henry Mims, Secretary, and J. J. Snipes, Treasurer. It is pretty safo to say ttat Messrs, Chenfey and Murray will both be in the race for the Senate, with ibility of It merging into a ular race. A few crates of green pears were shipped from Boston reoently. Watermelons are bringing money Into Lowndes county now at the rate of $8,000 a day. John E. Darrlcott, otBrooksooun- ty, has six aores or melons. He has sold two carloads for $308 and will gather, perhaps, two more carloads. The Merohanta’ Bank of Reynolds has organised, with C. C. Souder eashier, and will trausact a general banking and exchange business. A party of prospectors has been at work in the marsh between Cum berland and Cabin Bluff for several days. They have driven many stakes, and It is thought that they have struck a rich vein of phos phate. The Rome Fire Insurance Com pany and the Bradford Drug Com pany have arranged for the erec tion, on the property now occupied by them at Lome, of a magnificent four-story double Iron front build ing, to ooet $80,000. The opening of the Macon brew ery Friday was an entire suocess. Fully 6,000 men answered the Invi tation of President Troy to come “eat, drink and be merry,” and It was probably th* jolllest 6,000 that ever got together In Macon. It is rumored that a vein of rloh green paint stone has been discov ered on Cumberland Island. It 1s said that similar veins are found along the Satllla river. The Har wood Palntttompany, of Baltimore, may become a purchaser. The machinery for the canning and pickling factory is on the road to Eatonton, and 10,000 cans have been ordered. The bulldlngis fram ed and will be finished in ten days. Two hotels, one drug store, two general merchandise establish ments, one printing office and a large number of residences are to be erected at Ellabell as soon as car penters and lumber can be obtained. J.J Sturgis of Appaiaohee, Mor gan county, while blasting a well In his yard recently came across a shining metal which much resem bles gold. The rock he was blast ing 1s the hardest kind of granite, and the metal to found Imbedded in It. Darien Timber Gazette: The saw mills around Darien have commeil- oed to run on full time again. The bulk of timber 1s still In the Oboo- pee, the cutter* being unable to get It out. A July freshet 1s predicted, and It the prediction proves true all the timber now out and in the oreeks will be brought down to Darien. W. J. Drlsklll, superintendent of the Coweta fertilizer factory at Newnan, says the ontput of iqanu- factored and manipulated stuff this season 1s the largest since the factory was established. Thirty-six hundred tons of guano and 1,600 tons of add phosphate have been manufactured and sold. How th* Lets Henry W. Grady Proved The Value of Advertising. It Is announced by the Dahlonega [Nugget that one of the rlohest dis coveries ever made In Lumpkin county was struok last week by Mr. W. 8. Ward, foreman of the Yahoo- la mine. The ore looks as If It had been plated with gold. There have been many valuable dlsooverles In this county within the past few mojtbs, but this to probably the rlohest one that has been found In unany years. Since 1868 there has grown up In [Key West, Fla., a very enterpris ing and successful manufacture of cigars from Havana tobaoco. From a very small beginning, and against great difficulties, it haa made its way and turns out about 100,009,000 cigars annually, pays $6,000,000 a year In wages, and supports 26,0001 people. It is strictly and neoessari* ly an American Industry. The Pittsburg, Va., Dispatch, a I [Republican paper, says: “The demonstration that it require* bat one session of the present Congress to convert a $70,000,000 surplus into $60,000,000 deficit Is liable to classi fication under the titleof pernicious activity.” Colonel Hardeman has mailed his reply to Mr. Northen, accept ing bis challenge to joint debate, expressing bis desire to begin at once stumping the Htate Iron: be ginning to end. From now on, the gubernatorial campaign pot will do its boiling. Reube Arnold is to figure again in Fulton county polities. He has entered the race for the Home. Years ago, says the Tribune of Rome’ when Henry W. Grady was struggling to bring the Rome Com mercial Into the front ranks, he called one day add asked the Roun- savllle Brothers for an advertise ment. Mr. J. W. Rounsaville re plied: “Why, Grady,nobody reads your paper, It to of no use to adver tise in It." A happy thought sug gested Itself to Mr. Grady. Ho went to his offloe and wrote the fol lowing advertisement which ap peared next morning In the Com mercial: “Wanted, fifty cats, lib eral prioe for the same. Apply to Rounsaville Brothers.” Well, the piotore that presented Itself at Rounsavllle’a corner next morning beggars description. Boys of all ages and sizes, boys of all tints from thefalr-halred youth to the sable Ethiopian, barefoot boys and ragged boys, red-headed boys, freokled-faeed boys, town hoys and country boys, boys from all parts of Floyd oounty, blocked up the sidewalk, doorways and street with bags full of cats—oats of every de scription, name and order—house cats, yard eats, barn cats, church cats, fat cate, lean cats, honest cats and thievish oats. Well, to make a long story short, tbeRounsavJlles told Mr. Grady to reserve aj col umn tor their advertisement as long as his paper continued, and that was Just what Grady wanted. The Alliance Standpoint. The Southern Alliance Farmer, on the editorial page of its last is- sue, sums up the situation, as view ed from an Alliance standpoint, as follows: This to an Issue between the peo ple and the politicians. Ou the one side are the farmers, producers, laborers and conservative, Indus trious business men—the people. On too other side are tho politicians and the self-constituted bosses. All are Democrats, but, taking the word of Grover Cleveland for it, those who subscribe to Alliance principles are toe most consistent. Democrats, tor after reading the Alliance declaration of purposes he- said: “It is formed upon toe purest. Democracy," and that the farmeroi should have organized long ago. Therefore we claim that those men who represent the people are the most consistent of all Democrats. We have always loved Colonel Hardeman, but now that he to ar rayed agalost the Alliance wo op pose him, Northen represents the people. Hardeman represents the politi cians. Livingston represent toe people. Stewart represent* toe politicians. Everett* represents the people. Clements represents the politi cians. • Watson represents the people. Barnes represents the politicians.' Took a Wrong Vltw, Arizona Kicker. Six week* ago a man named Scott opened a grocery store on Coman- ohe street, and when we casually dropped in and mentioned the fact that The Kicker was the best ad vertising medium in the West, he didn’t enthuse. We knew there was something wrong about him, and we sent bis de scription to toe sixty-four sheriffs and chiefs who are constantly in communication with ns. LastTnurs- day just after we bad gone to press a detective arrived from Louisville and collared Mr. Scott, who to a defaulting county treasurer. He had left us, and we bought tits stock of groceries at about twenty- two cent* on toe dollar. Had Mr. Boot! advertised he would doubtless have built up a large and profitable basinets, but he took a wrong view of it and will probably go to State prison for fllteeu or twenty years. The latest thing atAmoskeagls to go to the Hot Springs and quaff the water, sparkling pure and scalding hot, pure distilled water, as It flows from the pipe from the dry kiln. The water Is said to be a panacea for all the Ills that flesh is heir to. Tifton will sood have a system of water works. Mr. Henry H. Tift has alresdy awarded the contract to reliable parties, and the works are assured. Real estate 1b on tho advance, and everything indicates that Tifton has a bright future- The alliance leaders are going into the printing business on a large scale, their charter calling for a capital of $500,000.