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THE DAWSON NEWS.
Bv E. L. Rainey.
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W[ kl'S BUILD IT.
THAT WwAS THE KEYNOTE OF THE
MEETING.
An Enthusiastic Gathering of Dawson’s
Business Men Who Will Build a
Cotton Factory.
The result of the agitation of the ques
ijon of a cotton factory for Dawson by
Tue NEWS Was seen in the enthusiastic
peeting of the hve business men of
pawson last Wednesday night in the
council hall.
The call for the meeting was made by
e city council, and at the time of meet
ing over seventy-five men were in attend
;mi'e. Mayor A. J. Ballwin was elected
chairman and B. L. Rainey secreta
wv. Dr.J. G. Dean w3B called for, and
I{l response made a vigorous speech out
lining the plan for raising the funds
necewsary to build, equip, and run a
factory. In earnest words he portrayed
the necossity for action, and told of the
great benefit to accrue to Dawson from
such a forward step. Earnest and prac
tical speeches on the same line were
made by Col. J. A. Laing, Col. J: G,
parks, Judge Simmons, Col. M. C.
Kdwards, Mr. B, C Adams, Prof. E. E.
Brtton and others, the keynote of each
speaker being, ‘‘Let’s build a cotton
factory and start the ball now.”
The plan finally adopted by the meet
ing was that outlined in a recent issue of
Tae News. Itis to make a weekly pay
ment of 50 cents on each share of $lOO,
and to commence operations when 3
minimum subscription of $25,000 has
..o made, the maximum amount of
stock to be sought for to be $lOO,OOO, It
was alsoagreed that when a subscription
of $25,000 has been reached efforts
would be made to get northern mill
owners to take the balance of stock and
erect their plant in Dawson, and that if
this could not be done then ¢o push on to
he $lOO,OOO mark and erect the faclory
with home capital.
During the meeting Mr. J. A. Horsley
faid that he was authorized to aunounce
hat in case the factory was built two
heres of land, situated noar one of xhei
ailroad tracks and suitable in everyl
articular for the purpose, would bcj
flonated for a site. This announcement
yas greeted with applause and a motion
) take subscriptions at once was quickly
arried. Ahout eight thousand dollars
as the immediate result, many present
ho intended taking stock simply wait- ‘
ng to determine the amount they wanted
efork subscribing.
To continue the work ot taking sub
riptions the chairman appointed the
bllowing committee, which was author
ed to add other names: J. G. Dean, J.
S Fulton, J. W. F. Lowrey, J. A. Laing,
, L. Rainey, J. R. Mercer, J. A. Hors
¥, the name of chairman Baldwin being
fded by the meeting. After further
Scussion J. G, Parks and E. L, Rainey
' e appointed a committee to corres
pud with n rthern manufacturers and
€sent to them the great advantages
; dinducements that Dawson can offer
asite to cotton factories.
; n 'l‘hursdaxy the committee to solicit
pscriptions to stock met in the office of
]-.J- G. Parks and appointed the fol-
F o 8 additional members to act with
BEE" 0 secking subscriptions: C. M.
| s, T. A. Chappell, A. J. Lee, J. T.
’ PW. E. Brim, R. L. Melton, W. B.
| ord, J. L. Hiller, 'J. I. Roberts and
llis Lay. All the members of the
; m'imm are requested and urged to
1 tin the coart house on Friday, Feb
'y Ist, at 10 o’clock, in order to
fuge the plan of campaign for stock
Slstemize the work., This is the
| SLimportant, committee in the work,
Upon their labors will depend the
| %8 of lhe factory. Knowing the
g"?““i"&' spirit of the men on the
' 01tiee we prophesy success.
be I:Ut’!: and the timehave met. Let
j ¥ ¢itizen of the county, anxious for
| r‘""'P‘”“! and development, aid and
| I;"lrixi“:;iii this committee by every
than ta)k ‘r{ plower. S o niore
] e ““M;C ) the factor.y; let us figure
es and subscribe as liberally
€ can,
nth
R mocios, i soon bo bt
» itta-l lidrd of t:he success nf the
o 0 concerning the profits ang advan
] Bof 5 factory will }:)!eo :ts anG advan
given.
0. licm:;iwme. Ordinance.
“ise ordinance of the city for
| wil] appear in th . £
. Kowh. oo 6 next issue o
hiy wa; R W}ng to the hour at
e rnished and the crowded
. “ vubrour- columns it was imvos
‘ ish it this week.
Dawson, Ga., Wednesday, January 30, 1895.
PLANTING LESS COTTON.
Col. Broughton Starts the Movement in
.Georgia.
The Georgia branch of ths Amarican
Cotton Growers’ Proteciive Associttion
assumed the first stage of organizi:ion
when Col. W. A. Broughton, recentiy
appointed president for this state, named
the county presidents that are to tuke
the work of organization up in their
respective counties.
01. Broughton has appointed a presi
dent in every county in the s:ate except
four—Glenn, Rabun, Towns and Union.
These counties are not cotton producing
counties according to the census of 1890,
the statistics showing that they are the
only counties in the state of Georgia that
failed to raise a bale of cotton.
The duty of the county presidents isto
call a meeting of the cotton growers of
their respective counties, to be held the
first Monday in March. At this meeting
it shall be ascertained how many of the
cotton growers of the county will sign
the articles of agreement recently adopt
ed by the convention in Jackson, Miss.,
where the national organization was
formed. At that same meeting delegates
will be appointed from each of the coun
ties to attend a state meeting to be jheld
in Atlanta the third Monday in March.
At the state meeting delegates will be
‘appointed to attend the next national
‘meeting, to be held in New Orleans on
the first Monday in Apnl.
Thus the national association hopes to
achieve firm and substantial establish
ment.
=ln brief the general terms of the articles
of agreement are to this effect: That
each cottongrower signing shall obligate
himself to cut his cotton acreage 25 per
cent. the coming year; to pay an admis
sion fee of 2 cents per acre (this may be
changed to a general fee of 50 cents): none
of the obligations to be binding uunless 75
per cent of the farmers of the signer’s
county shall sign, and 8J per cent. of the
cotton growing counties of his state shall
join.
Hon. A. C. Hillis president for Terrell
county, Hon. R. S. Bell for Webster,
Hon. A. I. Martin, for Randolph, aad
Hon. J. L. Boynton for ZJalhoun.
FARMERS LEi;.BN THE LESSON.
A Wail Going Up From Fertilizer Dealers
That Their Business is Gone.
ATLANTA, Jannary 25.—The fertilizer
mon are complaining that the farmers
are not buying this year. One of the
largest dealers in the state said today
that a year ago his firm had shipped up
to this time 4,700 tona, This year it has
shipped only 200 tons. A manafacturer
here in Atlanta who was shipping a year
ago forty or fifty car loads a day is not
shipping a pound now. A manufacturer
in a neighboring town says that last Jan
aary he was shipping ten car loads a
day. He is not shipping any now, aad
he states that no orders are coming in.
Information comes from Savannah and
Charleston too that; the manufacturers
and middle men at those points are not
doing any business. The interence is
drawn that the southern farmers pro
pose to make this year’s crops economi
cally. It is hard on the railroads. They
usually zet a large revenue out of fertil
izers. But this year they are not doing
it. This, coming on the heels of the loss
of the orange crop, makes the railroad
traffic more blue.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
Said;to Be in a Motion for a New Trialin a
Calhoun {Murder Case.
Col. G. W. Dozier, of Morgan, was in
Dawscn a few days ago to argue a motion
before Judge Griggs for a new trial for
West Bell, recently convicted in Calhoun
county of murder.
The state was not represented, and
Judge Griggs continued the hearing and
referred it to Judge Bower. It is said that
the motion for a new trial contains sen
sational charges against the jury who
tried the case.
While in Dawson Colonel Dozier paid
Tue NEws a pleasant call. He said it
was bis intention 1o begin the publica
tion of a paper at Morgan before a great
while. |
L e
In Olden Times |
People overlooked the importance of per
manently beneficial effects and were ;
satisfied with transient action; but now
that it is generally known that Syrup of
Figs will permanently cure habiteal con
stipation, well-inf ,rmed people will not
buy other laxatives, which act for a
time but finally injare the system.
e
A Sioging.
Singing Sunday night at the home of
Jesse Tucker’, near Bronwo d. EBvery
body has a special invitation to come. i
TIME’S UP.
HARRISON STEVENS’ (LIFE NEARING
+ AN END.
The Condemned Man Brought Down from
| Americus Yesterday., Everything in
| Readiness for the Execution.
. Harrison Stevens, urder sentence of
death for the murder of J. G. Wells,
will pay the penalty of his brutal erime
today.
The condemned man was brought
down from Americus on the Central
train yesterday afternoon, amd is now
spending the few short hoars he has to
live in a cell in the Terrell county jail.
Until the hour of his execution today
the time will probably be spent with his
spiritual adviser and ia telling his rela
tives and friends good-bye.
Sheriff Christie has everything in
readiness for the execution, and says it
will occur between 12 and 1 o’clock,
‘The gallows, which was built by Mr.
‘Jasper Leverett, is located at the jail
?door in a high enclosure 16x20 feet in
‘dimensions, and is so arranged that
‘when the doomed man descends the
istairway coming down from the jail he
‘walk from the door onto the instrument
of death,
The hanging will be private, and the
smallness of the enclosure around the
‘gallows will allow a very limited number
of witnesses to be admitted. Sheriff
Christie says he has had hundreds of
applications for admission, but he will
not be able to gratify them. Only those
provided for by the law now governing
hangings in Georgia will be permitted
inside of the enclosure. :
Although the hanging will be private
many people are expected in the city to
day, and the Guards, under command of
Captain Clark, will be out to preserve
order and keep the crowd from assem
bling in the jail yard.
The readers of THr NEws are familiar
with the crime which Harrison Stevens
will expiate today. In the fall of 1893
the body of J. G. Welis, one of the
most prominent citizens of Terrell
county, was found on the edge of Kinch
afoonee swamp, near the public road,
with his head almost torn off by a load
of shot and anoiher load in his back.
Harrison Stevens and Jim Majors were
on the creek hun'ing that day oo land |
that had been posted by by Mr. Wells, ‘
and strong circumstantial evidence of
their guilt led to their arrest and subse
quent conviction at a special term of
court. Majors was sent to the peniten
tiary for life and Stevens was sentenced
to be hanged last January. Pending an
appeal to the supreme court for a new
trial Stevens esciped and remained at
large until last December, when he was
captured in Alabama by Mr. J. A. Hors
ley. He was at once resentenced by
Judge Griggs, and in a few hours the
last act in the tragedy will have ended.
A REMIN[SCE;I.CE RECALLED.
A Soldier Who Met Death With a Nonchal
lance Rarely Witnessed.
~ The execution of Harrison Stevens to
day recalls to the mind of Captain John
'A. Fulton anincident of the confederacy.
‘Caplain Fulton, with a detachment of sol
| diers, was detailed to guard two federal
lsoldiers who were to be hung as spies at
Chattanooga in 1863.
One of the spies was a mere boy whose
fear was so great that he almost fainted
upon the scaffold. The other spy met
death with a bravado that has probably
pever been seun since, even lying down
upon his coffiu and remarking that it
‘was too short for him, which proved to
be the case after the execution.
Mr. W. K. Pilsbury, of THE NEWS
force, and Captain Fulton are the only
ones now in the city who witnessed the
execution.
@rippe Cureda in Three Days.
Mr. L. Stuart, Atlanta, Ga., says: ‘“ln
January last I had a violent attack of
La Grippe. I was advised to try Dr.
King’s Royal Germetuer, which cured
me in three days. I was again attacked
with the Grippe this month, Nsvember,
and again cured myselt with Germetner
more quickly than before,” *‘Thas it is
that those who iry Germetuer for the
Grippe once, use nothing else in future.
It is all that can be desired in every case
of Grippe, Cold and Lung Trouble of all
kinds. $l. Six for $5. For sale by
Sale-Davis Drug Co.
A Crazy Woman,
A negro woman from Herod was tried
before Ordinary Roberts for Ilunacy
Satarday. She will be sent to the asy
lam., |
COCKLE BURR IN HIS THROAT,
' A Distressing Accident 'hreatens Death to
a Young Man,!
l A distressing and peculiar accident
‘befell the thirteen-year-old son of Mr.
‘Dougherty, a farmer living about five
‘miles west of the city. Friday last while
‘the lad was beating down cotton stalks
‘with a stick a cockle burr flew in bis
‘mouth and was drawn into the windvipe.
Efforts were made, but without avail,
to remove the cockle burr from his
throat. Mr. Dougherty brought his son
to Dawson and placed the case in the
hands of Dr. W. C. Kendrick, who made
every effort to get the burr out of the
boy’s throat. Despite his efforts this
could not be done, and unless nature
removes it an incision will have to be
made in the throat to get at the trouble
gsome intruder,
At present the boy’s breathing is
affected and when he speaks, or attempts
to speak, a harsh rattling sound is heard.
Dr. Kendrick says that unless the burr
is finally removed, in the course cf
twelve or fifteen years death must ensue.
This is a terrible outlook, and it is hoped
that some specialist will find a way to
remoAe this menace to the boy’s life, and
restore piece of mind to one thus sadly
situated.
Dhad s
SERIOUSLY BURNED.
A Little Child Falls mto the Fire While
Plaving in the Yard.
Late Wednesday evening the baby boy
of our townsman, Mr. J. H. McClelland,
was seriously burned. The little fellow
is but sixteen months old and was play
ing in the back yard. The washerwo
man had a fire built sround the wash
pot and the servant looking after the
child went into the house on some busi
ness. During her absence the little boy
got into the fire. He was burned on the
legs above the knees, on the thighs and
stomach and also about the neck. His
screams brought his mother to the scene, ‘
and while applying home remedies Dr.
Lasseter was summoned. The burns are
of such a serious character that fears are
entertained of the baby’s recovery at
this writing, though the physician is
sanguine concerning the result.
Mr. and WMrs. McClelland have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire com
munity in this hour of anxiety and
distress, and it is hoped that a complete
recovery may brighten their home,
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
One of the Growing Secret Orders of Daw-
SO,
One of the most worthy of the
mavy secret ‘orders which have
lodges in Dawson is the Knights
)[of Pythias. The motto of th's
‘this order is friendship, charity anid be
‘nevolence, and the Dawson lodge has
i, enjoyed a wonderful prosperity since its
1’ organization a year ago. It charter
‘membership was only 25, but the lodge
‘has ;grown until it now numbers more
than 50, composed of men worthy to be
members of the noble brotherhood.
~ The recently elected officers of tle
lodge here are: J. A. Laing, C. C.; R.
L. Saville, V. C.; J. W. Peddy, Prelate;
R. R. Marlin, K. of R. and S ; E. J. Hart,
M. of F.; T. H. Thurmound, M. of Ex.;
G. W. Owens, M. of W.; R. M, Stewart,
loner Guard; J. A. Lowrey, Cuter
Guard.
The future of the order is very bright
!in Dawson.
| Important Notice to Farmers.
The American Fertilizers Company, ~f
Macon, Ga., offer unusual advantages to
planters in the way of fertilizers for
1895. They propose to sell direct to the
farmers of Terrell county, thereby giving
them all the profits which heretofore have
gone to the middle man. The advantage
of baying directfrom first hands is appa
rent to all. Their brands are the oldest
and best known in the state—among
them being “‘Plowboy’s Brand Guano”
and “Black Rock Dissolved Bone,”” be
sides which they sell German Kainit,
Cotton Seed Meal and all first-class fer
tilizer material.
Wri.e the Americau Fertilizer Compa
ny, Macon, Ga., for prices. No delay in
closing trades and shipping, as th: com
pany is well .acquainted with Terrell
county farmers.
B oRS
Both Found in a Hole.
Mess. H. S. Henry and S. B. Pinkston
ran a fox ten miles a few mornings ago
and then lost him. All; the dogs except
one showed up that nighi. Search was
inststuted for the lost dog, and a week
afterward it was found in a deep
hole with the fox, a large red one. They
had been without food and water for a
week, and were apparently on friendly
terms in their close guariers wheun dis
ocovered and resecued.
Vol. 11.—No. 34.
- PASSED EXAMINATIOL §.
THOSE WHO CAN TEACH IN TE. RELL
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The County Board of Education Meetsg
Issues{Licences and Adopts Text
| Books--Salaries of
Teachers.
’ The county board of education met in
the office of School Commissioner Whitch
ard on Friday and heard the report of
} the commissioner concerning the exami
‘nation of applicants for teachers’ licenses
in Terrell county. The board then issued
license to the following whites:
First Grade—Messrs. Thos. A. Cole
man, W, H. Hiller, H. T. Rice, Mrs. J.
H. Whitchard, Misses Daisy Allen,
Maude Bell and O. E. Parker.
~ Second Grade—Messrs. O. O. Haisten,
iJ. C. Green, Eugene Drane, Misses Berta -
Barnes, Berta Arrington and Mittie L.
Kaigler.
Third Grade—A. D. Hoyl and Miss
Katie Hiller. :
The following license were granted to
colored applicants:
’ First Grade—Beatrice D. McGhee and
Lila G. Brinson.
~ Second Grade—M. D. Potter.
Third Grade—Leroy Jones, Georgia
Holland and Mary P. Clark.
There were sixteen white applicants
for license; of these fifteen passed the
examination. Out of fifteen colored ap
plicants bat six made the required aver
age and received license.
The board next discussed the question
of an English grammar for use in Terrell
sounty schools and finally agreed to
adopt Greene’s Inductive Language Les
sons and Elementary Grammar for a
period of five years. The book is sold
for 54 cents or at 40 cents in exchange.
Its use will not be enforced this term
o:lly' where new ones wiil have to be
bought.
Several committees from different
parts of the county waited on the board
with requests to settle questions apper
taining to the location of schools, and vhe
settlement of these matters kept the
board busy till two ¢'clocks
The members of the board of education
are J. H. Whitchard, commissioner, H.
F. Melton, presiaent, Messrs. L. C. Gon
eke, J. J. Hill, B. L. Hill and E. L.
Pinkston.
The books prescribed for use in the
schools of the county are:
Appleton's geographies, Appleton’s
readers, Swinton’s spellers, Chambers’
U. S. histories, Evans’ Georgia history,
Sandford’s arithmetics, and Greene’s
language lessons and grammar.
Terrell county teachers are paid the
following salaries: First grale, $35;
second grade, $3O; third grade, $25. Over
fifty public schools are now going on, and
others will be opened within few days.
Commissioner Whitchard gave a most
careful examination to the papers sub
mitted by teachers applying for license
to teach, and praises very highly most of
the papers of those receiving first grade
certificates.
RUSH REVIEWED. ;
Our Correspondent Sends in News and
Personal Items.
Rey. Mr. West met his brethren and
sisters at Mt. Olive last Sunday for the
first time in two months. We are very
glad to have this good old geantleman
with us this year.
Miss Sallie Erwin's school has opened
with 40 pupils, and will reach 60 when
the weather gots warmer. Her sister,
Miss Jennie, is assisting in the gchool.
Porfessor Norris, of Hirris county, is
down here trying to get a school.
Miss Unie Tracy, of Macedonia, visited
here last week. A musical was given in
her honor at the home of Mr. Erwin.
The people of this community can
boast of the bacon they have in thei
smoke houses this winter.
Mr. N. J. Daniel is at home now
a‘tending to his farming interests.
Mrs. Jim Lunsford has moved back to
Weston.
Mr. N. A. Culpepper and wife have
been visiting relatives here.
John Hawkins, of Preston, was down
on business a few lays ago.
Big Load of Bo:ne Roil;(—l—Mcat.
Mr. S. J. Senn, onejof the solid farmers
of Terrell county, was in the city last
week with 1000 pounds of home raised
meat, which found ready sale at 7 cents
a pounds. This beats starvation cotton.
Two sleek mules pulled the meat to the
city.
Keep your blood pure and healthy and
you will not have rheumatism, Ho.d's
Sarsaparilla gives the blood vitality and
richness.
