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THE DAWSON NEWS.
i;_v E. L. Rainey.
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT.——
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Our Mr. Davis is now in the Eastern Markets buying our spring stock. We will, in a few days, be fully equipped to usher in the season with
he Most Marvelous Lot of Bargains cver known to Dawson, ana our stock will be replete with every novelty and every new weave that the
markets afford.
We fully realize this fact, and with a shrewd buyer and spot cash at headquarters we are confident that we will be able to offer to the
trade this season the greatest array of matchless bargains ever before displayed in L'awson. Don’t' buy anything until you have examined our’
stock, for we are sure we can offer you inducements to trade with us. Yours truly, o
ot L DATIS & DOZIER, Davweon, Ga.
liE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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18E DAWSON DEPARTMENT NEEDS
REORGANIZATION. '
A Joint Meeting of Town Officials and
Firemen Talk Over the Matter--A
Paid Depsrtment in View.
Dawson is without any organized
fire department. The city owns the
necessary engines and appurtenances,
and has access to all the water it needs
from the fire plugs. It seems that with
{hese advantages there should be ap
excellent fire company here, but for three
years past there has been no real organi
zation to fight the fire fiend.
At present the selection of a chief, a
foreman and other officers is made by
the fire companies, and their selections
mtified by the city council.. This has
not been done in three years. The
members of the companies are relieved
from the payment of street tax, and there
are about a hundred or more people it
Dawson availing themselves of the benefi
of this exemp*ion while, perbaps, no
more than 25 per cent. of them have paid
their dues and are in good standing as
firemen,
On Fiiday last there was a conference
between members of the city council and
those interested in thejfire department, at
which meeting it was agreed to ieave the
whole matter of the reorganization of the
department to a committee of Bix, two
from e- ch white company and two from.
the council, one of whom is to be Mayor
Baldwin, l
It may be that this ation will result
in Dawson having a pa'd fire department,
something greatly needed here, 28 it
would not only afford the best protection |
against fire, but the Southeastern Tariff
Association writes that it would decrease
the rate of fire insurance fully 25 per
cent,
This would n«t necessitate a lary e and
expensive department, as the insurapnce |
tompanies decrease their rales when
there is a minimum number of three paid
men in the department. '
This matter is one of vitalinterest to
ourpeople, and the outcome of this effort
“"lr'hwide such will be anxiously await
ed,
A SAD DEATH.
AYonng Man Dies After a Short Illness.
Mr. Thomas G. Taylor died at the
home of Mr, T, J. Lowe early last Wed
esday night atter anillness of four days \‘
With pnecmonia, ‘
i 1 Tayior, who was a nephew of Mrs.
Lowt, was just 81 years of age. He had
been in Dawson only a couple of months,
butduring that shorttimae he mads friends
"’.“'l admirers of all his acquaintances by
h'f\“" vily manners and great energy.
2 The parents of the deceased live 1v
“fawiord county, and the fond and anx
i!”“. e ther, who had been informed of
Heiness of her son, arrived in Dawson
:’: ;'“" "'y“'z:in(;k train Thursday morning
ind that death had already claimed
th'” loved one,
On:il‘i!‘ la‘n'.m.mlls w.ere carried to Roberta
' Hhirsday’s train for burial.
thilll;,l, 'wn‘ivh:l'cs[ sympathy is extended
reaved ones. |
A r‘’ml:fliflllmnt:ic Marriage.
R '0 v‘lf‘,‘murrlage occurred at Mt. i
. M:) ver in Randolph county, a f«?w |
Efie G:m-l Mr. Joshua M.cC‘)ok and Miss ‘
£ 4 I')a;:m[: drO\:e ap in front of Mr.
¢d ip marrzgnesbresldence and were unit-
They were ufamzdhfr. B. F. Dawson.
itting in the buggy.
BOUND FOR AFRICA.
Three Car Loads of Negroes Left for There
Satarday.
Three car loads of negroes, with the
glaring banners on the cars announcing
‘that they were on their way to Liberia,
stopped over in Atlanta this morning for
a few hours, before leaving overs the Cen
tral railroad division of the Southern for
Savannah, from which point they will
g» direct to Liberia. The cars arrived
here at 4:45 from Birmingham, Ala., and
remained until 7:45, when they left.
The cars were packed from one end to
the other with all kind of negroes, and
ever 80 many small ,pickaninnies poked
their heads out of the windows and
doors of the cars and grinned as the
puffing and exhausting of the steam en
| gine attracted their attention. It was
strange to the little negroes, many of
whom had never seen a railroad car un
til they got in the one which was to
start them on the way to the land of
their forefathers.— Atlanta Journal.
These negroes were in charge of the
International Migration Society, of Bir
mingham, the organization that now has
agents at work in Terrell,
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
The Limbk Broke and the Mule Ran.
Mr. Walter Dismuke, connected with
the cotton warehouse of Lowrey & Sim
mons, in Dawson, narrowly escaped a
serious hurt last Friday night.
A lecture had been announced to take
place at Grayes Station by Rev. W. E.
Mumford, agent of the Orphané’ Home at
Macon. Mr. Dismuke drove over to
Grayes Station and started to tie the mule
he was dnving to a limb. Thelinb
broke, and the mule reared and jashed
forward, hurling Mr. Dismake to the
ground. He was unconscious for a short
while, but finally recovered and was able
to get home by himself. His friends
will be glad to know that there are no
serious after-effects from the coilision.
. Pension Money Received.
Saturday Ordinary Roberts received
checks for the old soldiers who have
heretofore drawn pensions from the
s:ate, and they will receive their money
by calling on him at his office. It now
s sems that no pensions will be paid this
! year under the r2cent act on account of
the smallness of the appropriation and
{he large number of decrepid veterans.
The legislature provided for the pay
ment of 500 pensions under the new law,
while the number of old soldiers entitled
to aid by it exceeds 4,000. As there is
nothing in the law that prefers one ap:
plicant over another, it is very probable
that it will be inoperative.
Organ Shipped.
The pipe organ fer the Methodist
chureh is now on the way to Dawson.
The manufacturers wrote a few days ago
that it would be shipped on last datar
day. Professor Paul L. Berz will accom
pany the organ to Dawson and erect and
tune it.
A sacred concert at the church will
follow, and the local talent will be as
sisted by Professor (ruttenbarger, organ
| st of Mulberry Street Church, Macon,
| Mrs. McDonald, of Cuthbert, and oth
ers. Rehearsals are already beiog held.
Valuablte Relics.
' Mr. cames Lark, of this city, has a.
beautiful massive silver medal given by
the state of South Carolina to his uncle.‘
for gallant service rendered as a member
of the celebrated Palmetto Regiment in
the war with Mexico. Oune of the same 1
kind was also given to his father. These
medals are of great beauty, and are in
teresting relics of great value.
Dawson, Ga., Wednesday, March 13, 1895.
BLIZZARDS AND DROUTH.
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BTARVATION AND DESTITUTION IN
NEBRASKA. |
—_— |
An Appeal tor Ald From the Editor of The 4‘
COallaway Weekly Tribune. Let's 1
’ Help‘Him in His Extremity.
- Saturday's mail brought to THE N EWS‘
‘a copy of the Weekly Tribune, pub
lished at Callaway, in the state of Ne
braska. The locals in the paper reveal
‘a deplorable condition of affairs, and it
is with pleasure that we comply with the
‘request of the editor and publish his let
ter asking aid of printers.
Let all who can contribute something,
‘be it ever so small. If any of the citizens
of Terrell county desire to add a mite to
;the money which THE DAwsoN NEws
‘propeses to remit, send it at once to this
office and we will forward it to Editor
I}Oonly. :
THE APPEAL.
“To Brother Priuters: Some time ago
we sent out a number of letters to mem
bers of the craft, asking that each one
contribute an amount which he would
not miss (if not more than ten cents) to
assist us in keeping our head above wa
ter until a crop can be raised in this
drouth-stricken region, and, consider
ing the small number of appeals seat out,
we cannot complain of the response. But
‘the late blizzard and consequent harder
times admonish us that we must no* for
get our obligations to our family as long
as there is a tender, responsive heart to
appeal to. You will readily see that we
have nothing but our paper to “depend
on, as our farm the past three crop sea
sons was a parched desert, and the loss
'of advertisements consequent upon
L paralyzed business leaves us almost
nothing, as the drouth destitution maulti-
Tplies delinquent subscribers, prevents
those who would from paying up, and
‘others from subscribing. |
o] am the oldest newspaper man in
‘Custer county, having published the
first democratic paper, the Custer County
Democrat, in Broken Bow, in 1884, and
have never had to suspend. Added to
my desire to keep my family of seven
above want, I have the ambition, com
mon to all newspaper men, to stay in the
field. Next to the comforts of my tamily
is my desire to see my newspaper weather
the storm.
[ have labored industrously as a
printer for 23 years, since 1 was 12 years
old, aud my ambition is to die in the
ranks; but T am not ready to die yet.
“This is a great country, and there is
a-great deal for the journalist to do here
vet, and I have no other profession. 1
don’t feel like applying to public charity,
nor would this help me at all as to my’
newspaper. I have at all times; recog
nized my duty as a member of the cratt,
to help those in dissress; and, when
prosperity returns, [am sure my nature
willbnot be changed. Help me in my
adversity, and in my prosperity I will
show the open hand of the averag: prin
ter to all who need help.
“We have great hopes that, during the
coming ¥summer, our drouth-stricken
land will again be ‘green and gold.” |
“All communications will be promptly
answered.
. ““Thankful for past favors and hopeful
of the futnre, I subscribe myself
y our Brother 1n the Craft,
“FraNk W, CoNLY ”’
At :
To have perfect health you must have
pure blood, and the best way to have
pure blood is to take Hood’s Sarsaparil
-la.
| ITEMS FROM NEBRASKA.
A Story of Desolation and Suffering in
Paragraphs.
Tue News clips from the current issue
of the Weekly Tribune, of Callaway,
Custer county, Nebraska, the following
items:
—lt is estimated that 2,000 farmers
will have to be furnished seed im this
county.
—Something should be done to protect
the empty houses in Callaway, as the
owners may want to come back to them
some time, !
—During the late blizzard the roof
blew off of J. M. Pummel’s house, and
before he could get his children stored
away in another side room their faces
and hands were severely frozen. Having
no fuel, they had to remain in bed until
he drove 18 miles for coal.
—Last week two wagons of provisions
being hauled out to destitute farmers of |
Grant Township were heid up by masked
men and the wkole loaded in another
wagon and bauled away. Its steal orl
starve in some places now. |
—The drouth of the past two years
has left this town in a sorry plight, Two
years ago we had at least thirty business
houses, but now the streets are dark at
evenings, except 4 or 5 glimmering lights
in the business houses trying to struggle
through, and there is only here and
there an inhabited dwelling. ‘
—We have been overburdened in an
swering the many letters of inquiry ini
regard to the idrouth-sufferers in this
county; but we have arranged with a
number of our citizens to assist us, and
héreafter prompt answers will be return
ed. Write freely—we want the world
to know how badly our people are off.
BURGLARY AT GEORGETOWN.
A Safe Cracked, But mo Booty Secured
GEORGETOWN, GA., March B.—This
morning when Messrs. C. G. Mercer &
Co. opened their store it was discovered
that burglars had entered during the
night. Further inyestigation showed the
safe blown open and badly damaged.
A number of papers were burned, but
nothing in the way of booty bad been se
cured. A blacksmith shop near by had
been broken into, and toois abstracted 1
with which to open the store and drill’
into the safe. The work was n<atly d ne
and was evidently the work of profes-f
sionals. They departed leaving no clue.
Thrown from Their Buggy.
DeAr NEws: As [ and my wife were
returning home Sunday afternoon, the
10th inst., from a‘visit to a sick friend,
Mrs. John senn, my horse ran away,
throwing us both from the buggy.
Though the buggy was completely de
molished and the horse hurt some, lam
glad to say to our friends ‘hat neither
myself or wife is seriously injured.
M. B. L. Bivlox.
How ::)wl*‘arm.
Mr. O. H. Jordan, who lives not far
from this city, knows how to farm. He
says that he sold, last year, enouzh field
and ground peas to run bis farm, selling
over $l5O woith of ground peas alone.
Besides what he sold, he saved enough to
fatten his meat and for seed. Still some
farmers say there is nothing worth rais
ng but cotton.
Spri:;;éourts.
The first of the spring courts of the
Pataula circuit is being held this week
at Georgetown. Judge Beck of the Flyn:
circuit, is presiding for Judge Griggs.
Clay court will be held next week at
Ft. Gaines. Judge Griggs will preside
there. a
Vol. 11.—No. 40.
A HURRIED PURSUIT,
A HOT RIDE AFTER SUPPOSED MUR
DERERS. 44
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They Ride All Night Long, But They
‘ Proved to Be the Wrong Men.
The Hoggs Btill at Large.
A year or more ago Mr. Shippey was
killed at Buena Vista, Ga., by two men
named Hogg. The tather of the Hoggd
were present when the deed was com
mitted, and he was arrested a short t‘me
afterwards, tried and acquitted.
The sons, however, fled, and have
neyer been captured. .
Mr. Shippey was a brother of Mrs. J.
H. McClelland, of Dawson. Last |week,
while returning to the city from a trip
into the country, in company with Mr.
Wiley Baldwin,Mr, McClelland met three
men in the road, and in them he thought
he recognized old man Hodf' and his
sons. Hurrying on to Dawson, Mr. Me-
Clelland secured the aid of Chief of Po
lice Savage and started in pursuit of the
party. A
They went as far as 25 miles below
Albany that night without eatching
them, but on the return trlp next morn
ing, jut two miles this side of Albany,
Messrs. McClelland and Savage cameé
upon the suspected men. An investiga
tion soon revealed the faet that they were
notv Hogg and his sons. L ,
Just after Mess~s. Baldwin and Me,
Clelland first saw them, the day befors,
the party went into camp for the nighi,
and in this way the pursuers missed
them while on their search. .
GETTING ALONG NICELY. :
"l‘he Hooks Boy Will Socon Be Out Agaln
The Albany Herald of daturday con
tained this item: A
~ Young Robert Lee Hooks, of this city,
who lost his right leg about a week ago,
near Graves' Station, while trying ‘to
‘“‘beat’’ his way to Montgomery on a
frcight train on the Central railroad, is
getting along nicely, according to the
statement of Dr, P. L. Hilsman, surgeon
for the Central railroad at this point,
who is attending the unfor uaiate lad. If
the little fellow continues to improve in
‘the futurve as in the past, he wi.l soon be
out again,
Shooting in Randolph.
Mr. Will Stanford, a young white maz
living near Benevolence, and a negro by
the name of T. Lyle, had a difficulty
near the home of Mr. Stanford last Mon.
day morning in which the negro received
three shots from a pistol in the hands of
Stanford. Dr. Binion was called and
dressed the negroe’s wounds, which are
not serious, though painful. We under
stand that a feud bad existed between
the two belligerents for some time.--
Liberal Enterprise.
Wil Preach the Introduclory Sermon.
The Betnel Baptist Association will
meet with Mt. Gilead church, Clay coun
ty, commencing Friday before the sth
Sunday in this month. The introducto
ry sermon will be preached by Rev. R,
B. Taylor, pastor of New Bethel church
near this city. A nice programme has
been arranged for the Sunday exercises,
Presbyterian Prayer Meeting.
Dr. Scruggs, pastor of the Methodist
church, conducted the weekly prayer
meeting at the presbyterian church last
evening.
‘ Bnr;:d.;) Deat;n.
A little negro child, four years old, was
' buraoed to death on Mr. J. W. Dismuke’s
‘place a few days ago.