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THE DAWSON NEWS.
By E. L. Rainey.
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%—M—]N NKW YURK s
Our Mr. W. A. McLain is now in New York
and the eastern markets buymng our Fall and
Winter stock. We must close out our
to make room for our fall and winter goods, and
bargain seekers will neglect their interests if tney
fail to e¢all at our store. A great leduction in
tashionable and seasonable goods.
MCLEIN BROS. & CO.
CRA WA Y
NEW FIRM!
We have bought J. R. Mercer Co’s, large
steck of ~
B- ' lmr d H
and will continue the business at his cld
stand. All of the latest styles and best
makes are in stock, and will be sold at
prices that will warrant your patronage.
We would be glad to see and serve you.
O~xrerns & Guxr.
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The Best Goods for the Least Money.
I have disposed of my entire of stock undertakers goods
for the purpose of devoting more of my time and space to
the Furniture business. Henceforth my line of
TURINITUTURE
will be complete, embracing every article. Call, examine and
purchase. Prices will be no barrier.
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LADIES’ SLIPPERS!
The best line eve: in Dawson. Made by Val Dutten
hoffer & Son, which is sufficient guarantee that they cannot
be surpassed in neatness and durabulity.
Ceneral Merchandise!
In addition to the above I will continue to keep a gen
eral line of merchandise, which I will be glad to show, and
compare with other stocks in style, quality and prices.
J. W F. LOWRRY.
P. S—A full line of Hainess and Saddlery.
Dawson, Ga., Wednesday, July 25, 1894.
REPUBLICANS MEET
AND APPOINT DELEGATES 0 THE
; STATE CONVENTiON.
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, A Motion to Fuse With the Populists Not
Acted Upon--Another Meeting to Be
Held.
The republicans of Terrell county held
a meeting in the court house Saturday
afternoon.
George DBrooks was chairman, and
when he called the meeting to order not
more than twentyfive or thirty negroes
were present,
The object of the meeting seems to
have been the appointment of delegates
to represent Terrell county ir the state
republican convention, which will meet
in Atlanta on the 29th inst. Nero Clark
and Andrew Jackson were chosen as
delegates.
A motion was made that the republi
cans of the county pledge their support
to the populist nominees, but action
upon it was deferred until after the state
convention, when a meeting will be held
to determine what course they will per
sue in the approaching campa:gn.
During the meeting there was consid
lerable speech—-making of various kinds,
'and after all had had their say adjourn
'ment was taken until the second Saturday
in Al.zgust.
SETTLED THE CLAIMS,
Passengers Infured on the Arlington Ex
tension are Settled With.
The accident on the Arlingtcn exten
sion of the Central railroad on May 30,
wherein a passenger coach was thrown
down an embankment and a score of peo
ple seriousiy injured, is well remer.bered
in Dawson, where several of those who
were hurt are known.
Suits against the road were threaten
ed, but nearly all of those injured have
consented to a settlement. Several of
these went to Albany on Friday, where
they were paid the amounts agreed upon.
It is learned that Adjus‘er Crenshaw
succeeded in settling these claims at an
average of $5O each, the highest award
being $450.
The Tax Returns. i
The city tax digest has closed, and
some of the largest tax-payers of the city
have failed to make their returns. They
will probably send in their returns later,
and appeal to the council to relieve them
of double tax.
It is not known yet how the tax re
turns will show up, but it is not belieyed
that they will be as large as they jwere
Jast year.
AN OUTRAGE |
fS WHAT WORTH COUNTY’'S ACTION
IS CALLED
By a Gentleman Who Was in the Snap
Meeting--lle Fxposes the True
Inwardness of It.
“A greater outrage was never perpee
traded anywhere than was that little snap
meeting which selected Russell delegates
in Worth county the other day.”
The speaker was a gentleman who was
in that meeting,and his tone and manner
of speaking showed that he meant every
word that he said.
“Worth is vverwhelmingly for Judge
Guerry,” he continued, ‘“‘and if the peo
ple had been givenan opporiunity to ex
press their choice the coun'y woald have
gone for him Iwo t» (ne.”
During the course of conversaiion the
gentleman let drop several bits of very
interesting information which brought to
light the true inwardness of how a few
ring politicians deceived the people and
had things their own way.
Aczording to the gentleman quoted
above only a chosen few knew that ccn ‘
gressional delegates would be selected
that day. It seems that on July stha
gubernatorial primary was held in the
county, and a mass meeting was called 1
for the next day to consolidate the vote
and appoint delegates to the Atlanta
convention, Judge Guerry’s friends had
been assured that no action would be
taken on the congressicmil race,and it is
even charged that a prominent supporter
of Mr. Russell went oyver the county the
day before and told the people
that it would mnot be necessary
for thela to attend the meeting, as
the - sppointment of delegates 1o
th> state convention was the only
ibusiness to be transacted. With this
Lassarance but a few oi Judge Guerry’s
friends attended the meeting, while ihi
pxyfilifient.sxq)por:erof Mr. Russell who
canvassed the county the day before, and
who owns large interests in the county,
quiet]y loaded all lis wagons with his
employes and hauled them to the meet
tng. When the question of electing con
gressional delegates was sprung Judge
Guerry’s fiiends were taken by surprise,
but made a strong fight to have the mat
ter referred to a primary on the 15tL of
August, as recommended by the district
committee, but they were defeated by a
majority of one, the vote being 40 to 48.
Judge Guerry's friends took no farther
interest in the meeting, and the Russell
followers, having things all their own
way, appointed delegates to the congres
sional convention. Another feature of
the day was the presence of Solicitor
Spence, Mr. Russell’s campaign boss, at
the meeting.
The gentleman who gave THE NEWS
this information says that there is con
siderable dissatisfaction amoug thue peo
ple of Worth county at the manner io
which Russell delegates were secured,
and that they are not at all inclined to
submit to such high-handed methods as
have been practiced by the small Russell
contingent in that county.
“There is a strong populist party ia
Worth county,” said the gentleman,
“and good democrats there.fear that
they will not be able to maintain their
supremacy unless this great wrong upon
‘the people rectified.” -
A petition, TuE NEws learns, is being
circulated for signatures asking the
newly elected executive committee of
Worth county to rrder a primary for
’Augusn 15th to determmrve the county’s
}choice for congressman. Nearly every
‘body is signing this petition, and the peo
ple may yet be given a chance to express
‘their preference between Judge Guerry
and Mr. Russell.
THIRD PARTY CONVENTION.
One Will Be Held in Dawson Saturday.
Next Saturday is the time appointed
for the populists to hold a convention in
Dawson and nominate a candidate for
the legislature. HMon. Wm. Jennings,
who represented Terrell county in the
legislature in 1831, will be the nominee,
SO rumor says.
It is not thought that a ticket for
county officers will be nominated.
Telephones for Thomasville.
Mr. C. J. Whitehead went to Thomas
vilie last week to see if the people want
ed a telephone system. While there he
secured thirty subscribers, and will go
down again today to further prosecute
the work.
The earlier symptoms of dyspepsia,
heartburn and occasional headaches
should not be neglected. Take Hoods’
Sarsaparilla to be cured.
Vol. 11.—No. 7.
BETTER RATES WANTED
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PROPERTY OWNERS ANXIOUS FOR A
CHANGE,
From the High Rates of .Insurance Now
Exacted by the Southeastern Tariff
Association.
Dawson merchants and Dawson people
generally are patient and long;suffering,
and usually will submit to a good deal
rather than disturb the gen eral serenity
of the sicuation, but when imposed on
none are quicker to show resentment.
Ani it is against the exaction of that
organization known as the Southeastern
Tariff Association that our people are
constantly kicking.
If ever a city or community had juet
cause for grievance Dawson has one
against this ‘‘trust,”” controlling as it
does every insurance company doing
business in the state of Georgia.
~ When Dawson had only =« small
fire department and her water supp'y
consisted of four small cisterns,
there was no protest over the rates of
insurance charged under the rules of the
Tariff Association, but it was confident
ly believed, in view of assurances of the
companies, that with a system of water
works second to none in the state there
would be a material reduction in rates,
But insurers claim that the Association
is charging as much and in some cases
more than was charged under the old or
der of things, our people now paying, 1t is
alleged, fully as high, if not higher, rates
than they did ten years ago. '
Dawson pays out annually thousands
of dollars in premiums to the companies
represented by the Southeaste n Tariff
Association; and Tue NEwS has eften
suggested the organization of a home
insurance company, hoping thereby to
secure the desired relief and keep our
money at home, but while the proposi
tion has been favorably considered
active steps towards organization have
never yet been taken. A company of
this kind, tinder careful and conservative
management, would undoubtedly do as
well here as in other cities in the state,
and break the present monopoly of the
Southeastern Tariff Association.
GUBERNATIONAL DELEGATES.
Requested to Meet in Dawson Next Satur
day. No Proxies.
The conveulion to nominate a demo
cratic state ticket will meet in Atlanta
next Thursday, August 2nd.
The delegates to represent Terrcil
county in the convention are L. A,
Lowrey, E. L. Rainey, M. C. Edwards,
Wm. Kaigler, C, H. Arthur, S. R. Chris
tie, W. D. Murray, T. J. Thornton, Kit
Harris, J. H, Kelley, J. I. Roberts, J. H.
Williford, W. B. Oxford, W. L. Cham
bers, J. J. Hill, John Ifolland, W, L.
Simpson, J. I. Hiller and iJ. P. Hass.
T NEws has been requested to ask
those of the delegates who intend to at
tend the convention to meet inDawson on
next Saturday, the 28th inst, for the pur
p-se of arranging a plan of action to be
carried out at the converntion,
None of the delezates can give proxies
or appoint alternates, and the vote of
the county will be cast by those of the
regularly appointed delegates who gots
Atlanta. The delegates, who were ap
pointed by the executive committee
when the vote of the primary was con
solidated, were named by General Evans,
and no authority was given them to send
anybody in their stead.
. Colored School Circles in a Stew.
It s2ems that there is trouble in
negro school circles. Some of them are
not satisfied with' the preseut teacher
that the board of education has in charge
of the public school of that persuasion,
and have gotten up a petition containing
90 names asking that a change be made.
To counteract this the principal, J. T.
Russeli, has a petition containing ncarly
150 names asking that he be retained.
Both petitions have been filed with the
secretary of the board, and will be acted
upon at the next meeting of “hat body.
Going to Early.
Terrell county is going to lose a good
citizen. The Early County News says:
“Mr. C. N. Kenny, of Dawson, has
purchased the interest of Mr T. F. Cord
ray in the saw mills and variety works "
of Willis, Cole & Cordray. This will
bring to our community one of Terrell
county’s best men. The News trusts
that; Mr. Kenny, will find his new bome
pleasant and his busines venture pro
fitable.”
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Campmeeting.
A M=2thodist campmeeting will be held
at Chickasawhatchee, commencing onr
the second Sunday in next month,
