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THE NEWS.
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DAWSON, GA.
Stock Law in Effect. i
The stock law went into effect in this
district last Friday.
- What Say You, Doctgr ? ~
There seems to be a strong and grow
ing sentiment to have Dr. T. A. Chappell
represent this county in the legislature.
The Brick Work. !
The court house contractors expect to |
begin the brick work next week. The |
brick have been bought and are readyi
for shipment. |
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Baptist Convention. I
The State Baptist Convention is in
session at LaGrange. Dawson is repre-!
sented by Rev. W, H. Patterson and Dr.
W. C. Paschal.
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Metropolitan in Appearance. ]
In its eighth-page form THE DawsoN
NEws has what our esteemed contempo
raries call ‘‘a metropolitan appearance.”
—Atlanta Constitution.
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Promotions, ‘
Lieutenant F. W. Clark has been pro
moted to the first lieutenancy of the
Dawson Guards, and Sergeant C. A. Bell
to the second lieutenancy.
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Will Use the Presbyterian Church.
Tee NEws learns that, beginning next
Sunday, the Methodists will use the
Presbyterian church until their new
house of worship is finished. ;
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Alliance Meeting.
The County Alliance will hold its first
quarterly session for this year with Bear
Creek sub-Alhance to-morrow. These
are always enjoyable occasions for the
alliancemen.
Baptism,
The beautiful and impressive rite of
baptism was administered to Miss Ada
Jolly, at the Baptistchurch, on last Sun
day night, by the pastor, Rev. W. H.
Pattersen.
Men's Prayer Meeting.
Dr. W. B. Cheatham led the men's
prayer meeting last Sunday afternoon.
These meetings are increasing in inter
terest. The young men of the city are
urgently invited to attend.
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Was Not Overdrawn.
Mr. Tom Loy ess’ write up of Dawson,
which was published in the Macon Tele
graph last Sunday, was truly a just com
pliment to a live town. We do not think
the picture was overdrawn.—Richland
Gazette,
An Old Pastor Here.
Rev. G. S. Johnson and wife, of Sa
vannah, are visiting the family of Col
J. G. Parks. - Mr. Johnson was pastor of
the Methodist church in this city several
years ago, and is warmly welcomed by
his old fiock.
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Rock Quarry.
Near Parrott is an immense rock
quarry sufficient to supply, for an indefi]
nite time, material tfor building pur
poses. The rock found there is of the
best kind, and is now being put to prac
tical purposes.
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Provided For.
Chas. S. Matteson, who ran against
Mr. Turner for Congress two years ago,
has been provided for by the administra
tion. He has been appointed ministe:
to Liberia to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Fred Douglas,
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Candidate Laing.
Mr J. D. Laing announces in THE
NEws, to-day, his candidaczy for tax col
lector. Mr. Laing is one of the best
known and most popular citizen in this
county, and has held different positions
of trust. He will make a strong race.
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- Gamblers Captured.
Saturday night Talton Laing, John
Clayton and Charlie Turner, all negroes,
were detected gambling in Mr. Thomp
son’s pool room, and were captured and
jailed. They had a preliminary hearing
Monday and were placed under a $4(
bond each.
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Doesn't Want Anything.
Mr. W. H. Gammagg tells THE NEWs
that he is not a candidate for tax collec
tor, or any other office. Mr. Gammage
is one of our best known and cleverest
citizens, and would have been strongly
supported by his friends had he consent
ed to make the race,
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His Skull Fractured.
Monday two negroes on Mr B. B. Per
ry’s place, about four miles from the city,
had a difficulty. One of tiem hac
his skull fractured and his jaw bone bro
ken in two places. The hurts are seri
ous ones, but the physician thinks that
the wounded man may pull through.
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Stole a Horse. |
Last a week telegram from Americus |
was received here by the officers request
ing the arrest of Wm. Howe, for a num
ber of years a noted character of Daw
son, on the charge of horse stealing.
Howe, who reached Dawson only a few
days before, had left for Blakely or
Bluffton before the telegram was re
ceived.
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Mcat Skin in His Throat.
Mr. 8. V. Rudd, of this county, swal
lowed a large piece of meat skin, which
lodged iu his throat and is now giving
him much pain and inconvenience. Sur
gical aid was called in and an effort
made to remove the obstruction, but so
far every dttempt has failad, It isl
thought that al ineision wil] have to be
made in lLis throat before the skin can |
be removed. ;
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Just recejved a supply of Maple Syr- |
up atL. A. Lowrey & Cq's. !
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IND DISTRIST DEMOCRACY. !
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN
SESSTON.
The Primary System of Selecting Delegates
Recommended--The Convention Called
: for August 17th. :
Pursuant to call of the Chairman, the
Democratic Executive Committee of the
Second Congressional district met in Al
bany Thursday. It was an important
meeting, and the action of the committee
is a matter of interest to all the people.
Following is the official report of the
proceedings, which all papers in the dis
uict are requested to copy:
ALBANY, GA., March 31, 1892.
The Executive Committee of the Sec- |
ond Congressional district assembled in
this place this day. Present: R. Hobbs,
chairman: T. H. Caskie, of Baker; Dr.
E. B. Bush, of Miller; W, M. Martin, o
Terrell; W. A. Allen (by proxy), of
Worth: John Tripplett, of Thomas; W.
T. Jones (by proxy), of Mitchell; T. F.
Jones, of Early: P. E. Boyd, of Cal
houn; R. Hobbs (by proxy), for Decatur.
W. T Jones was requested to act as
secretary.
The tollowing committee on resolu
tions was appointed by the chair on mo
tion of W, I. Jones:
John Triplett, Dr. E, B. Bush and W.
M. Martin.
The committee reported the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas, Owing to the financial de
‘prssion and distress in the country, there
‘seems to be great restlessness and dis~at
isfacticn among the people, especial'y in
the Democratic party, which has caused,
as a result thereof, a new political party
to be formed, known as the People’s
party, or third party: and, whereas, we
‘believe the formation ot said party is
deuimental to the progress of the Dem
|ocratic party in its great struggle fo
ireform; anu, whereas, a great number
' of the voting population have renounced
| the Democratic party and adopted the
| platform known as the ‘‘third party”
| platform, which threatens a division o 1
| the grand old Democratic party. Inview
of these facts, be it
l Resolved, By the Democratic Execu
| tive Committee of the Second Congress
!ional District of Georgia, that all those
' who have lett the Democratic party prin
| ciples and gone off with said third party,
’be earnestly invited to return and assist
ius in the great effort at reform and re
‘ lief, as relief can only be hoped tfor by a
\united effort of the whole people through
| the Democratic party.
| Resolved, further, That ‘the Democra
cy of the Second District is pledged to
the policy of reliei and reform as much
as possible under the constitution of the
State of Georgia and the United States.
Resolved, further, That all those who
{ have left the Democratic party and have
|adopted the third party platform, are
not much at work for peace, and unless
they rescind their action and retwin to
the Democratic party, such persons are
not eligible to vote or have a voice in
the Democratic meetings over this dis
trict. We earnestly invite every patrio
to stand firm in this great work, as di
| vision means defeat and defeat means
tnmhing more or less than ruin to our
goverumert,
Resolved, further, That the rule sug
gested, or adopted, by the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee for selecting
deiegates to the different Democratic
conventions, viz., by primary elections
be carried out as prescribed by the acts
of the last General Assembly of Georgia.
E. B Busg,
JouN TrRIPLETT,
WM. MARTIN.
On motion of Mr., Triplett the Con
gressional convention will be held in Al
bany, Ga., on the 17th of August, to
nominate a candidate for the next Na
| tional House of Representatives.
The following resolution was offerec
by Capt. Hobbs and adopted:
We further recommend that it shall be
the duty of the Demociatic Executive
Committees of t'e several counties tc
appoint the managers of such primary
elections as are Lieid, and that the prima
ries be organized and held under the
supervision of the county Democratic
committees, and that we recommeno
that the primaries for election or dele
gates to the Congressional convention be
held on the 30th of July, 1892,
R. Hosss, Ch'r’'n.
W. T. JoNEs, Sec’y.
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Public School Honor Roll for March.
| Girls—Leta Slade, Mamie Deubler,
| Maud Bell, Neta Kendrick, Willa Lee.
Kate Whitlock, Mittie Berry, Eva Keith,
Annie Robets, Susie Stevens, Carrie Bell.
Meta Baldvin, Magcie Kinney, Ruby
l Loyless, Genie Pac~, Lillie Kauch, Kittie
’ Allen, Leila Maud Hatcher, Ora Jenkins.
{ Jennie Jennings. Lollie Kennedy, Mabel
Rogers, Sallie Sasser, Georgia Davis,
Gus-ie Hiller, Elvie Jennings, Johnnie
Matthews, Evelyn Melton, Clara Arring
ton, Ella Christie. Susie Laing, Annie
! Will C:r-er, Jewel Durham, Melissa
Miller, Lucy Rogers, Mary Yarbrough.
Boys.— Tlaud Hatcher, Walter Hoyl,
Gordon Arrington, Robert Wall, Theo.
Melton, Guyton Parks, Richard Tincr,
Steve Christie, Jay Robecrts, (‘ooperi
Wimberly, Waiter Christie, Join Cope
land, Fletcher Grant. John Hi ler.
Ge rge Martin, John Thompson, Tobe
Roberts, Stanford Wiggins, Charlie
Deubler, Lowrey Melton, George Rob
erts, Haywood Turner, Alvin Wimberly,
Cland Wimberly. Ernest Whitchard.
~ Attendance—iligh School, Profs. Har
per and Hankins: 10th grade, 98,3: oth
grade, 90; Bth grade, 95.8; Ttu grade,
97.6; 6th grade, Miss Corinne Yarbrough
teacher, 96.8; sth grade, Miss Bessie
Fanring teacher, 993: 4th grude. Miss
Lou Glanfon teacher, 07.7; 3rd grade,
Miss Minnie Bloodworth teacher, 99.5:
dnel grade, Miss Mattie Alcott teachex,
04.6: Ist grade, Miss Jegse Lewellyn
teacher, 94.4.
Nest Wfi .
Mr. Stevens’ reply to the comnrunica
tion signed “Allianceman.” in last week s
NEws, will appear next week in these
columnse
Will be April 17th this year. We might say
that there is no day more universally observeg
than Easter---the day of the fulfillment of proph.
ecies confirming the Christian’s plan of salvation,
Is it not fitting that Christians throughout tk
world should be greatly rejoiced at the return o
this memorable day? How appropriate is the cus
tom of donning the apparel ot spring time to duly
celekrate Easter.
To meet the demands of our friends and cu
tomers we have supplied ouiselves with the lates
novelties in DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES
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HATS and CLOTHING. To meet hee stringenc
of the times we have marked our prices “WA
DOWN™ and all will be given a “Square Deal.”
Yours truly,
ARTHUR, CRITTENDEN & WHITEHEAD
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Gor. Main and [ee Streets DAWSON, GA.