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THE DAWSON NEWS.
" Bv E. L. Rainey.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT.——
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Our Mr. Davis is now in the Eastern Markets buying our spring stock. We wili, in a few days, be fully equipped to usher in the season withy
he Most Marvelous Lot of Bargains ever known to Dawson, ana our stock will be replete with every novelty and every new weave that the.
markets afford.
MONEY I MADE IN BUYING.... » .
We fully realize this fact, and with a shrewd buyer and spot cash at headquarters we are confident that we will be ableto offer to the
trade this season the greatest array of matchless bargains ever before displayed in Dawson. Don't buy anything until you have examinec oux
stock. for we are sure we can offer you inducements to trade with us. Yours truly,
Lo L, BN ANES ob aectEEe. ToENGT RGO
THE RED ROSES.
A SHARP FRICK WELL WORKED BY
WOMEN.
The Chicago Art Company And Its Scheme
for Money Making--They Rode In
Carriages and Taught Paint
ing Lessons.
It was a sharp crowd that struck Daw
son the middle of las. week, and they
played their game forall it was worth.
The register at the Farnum House
showed, last Wednesday, the names of
(. M. Averill, M. Averilland L. Dauber,
all of &t. Louis, Mo.—one .nan and two
women—and as they addressed one an
other as Hrother and sister it is supposed
that they were some kin.
The party, carrying a handsome lot of
artistic work, visited many of the homes
in Dawson on Wednesday and Thursday,
and after exhibiting their work stated
that they were in the city for the purpose
of getting up a class in art work. They
announced their terms as one dollra, this
to cover instruction in the art of painting
by their method with *‘French” paints.
The ladies who agreed 1o take lessons
were required to sign a contract, and at
the close of the contract came these
words: “‘Don’t sign this if you are going
tiback cut.” Inreply to inquiries as to
the cost of the necessary paints the oros
pective pupils were told that it would be
anominal sum—very little.
Thursday afternoon the work com
menced. Darting here and there through
out the town went a carriage with two
high stepping horses and in it was one
of the ladies, a large, fine looking woman
of perhaps 25 years of age. She was on
the seont hringing in the pupils. Reach
ig the hotel she would deposit her party
and escort them to the room where the
man and second woman were giving in
structions. A second trip was next in
order, as the paints needed had been put
on sale at one of the drug stores in the
city, It seems that the ladies of the
party had represented to the druggist
that their pupils would buy the paints,
and they offered to sell direct to him so
that the trouble of haudling the paints
Would nt be on their hands. The
obliging and unsuspecting Irnggist
was only to receive a moderate com
pensation for his trouble in handhng
the goods. Reaching the store the
pupils weretold that the paints would
cost $3.50. This was pretty steep, as
the pasteboard box contained on'y ten
tiny bottles, but inwardly regretiing that
they had to buy as per their contract the
Pupils paid their money and received the
Precions paint, At the rooms 15 cents
Mmore was charged for a small piece of
velvet on which to paint. Going to work
the ladies were aided in painting u rose
—arled, red rose—on their piece of white
o black velvet, and this was all they
“amed or did av a cost of $4.65. As the
W:’l & was finished the instructors insist
€l that their pupils should sign a testi-
Montal saying that they were pleased
With their instruction and work, Inward
ly regretting the act some did so.
Finally one lady left the room und con
ferred wirh friends, telling them how she
Ih;u! been imposed upon. These friends
:;f:":‘l lhf“l' to send f.«)r .her husband, and
'dn:w ‘\“ . $O. At this juncture the man
= '“H-. ;Nld o.ut of the room on a search
ot n.;“:‘ y “130 was out, but she w?uld
he fr&u- n When thfg hus!)a.nd arrived
Crowqufi‘ tlXprgssed his .opmmn ot the
C(’mpla.ir.j; their transaction, and made a
to the authorities against the
"oman who had seld the velvet for
retailine >
N Wl:o goods without license. The
Wwas the companion of the two
women laid low and played mum. After !
explaining to and expostulating with ’
Chief Savage tho woman who seemed to z
be the head of the affair went to Mayor
Baldwin and plead that she only let the
ladies have the cloth as a convenience,
and that her charge was for arranging
the velvet, and not for selling it; that she
had not meant to violate any ordinance
of the city. After being admonished to
be more careful she was dismissed. Just
at this juncture, however, another citizen
made a second charge against the party
for selling paints without a license, the
druggist having before this caught on to
the slick game that was being worked
and refused to sell any more of the paint,
which caused the women to take the tale
of it themselves. Seeing that they were
in a tight place the art instructors agreed
to compromise the matter by returning
the money to the complainant if he would
withdraw his charge, which was done.
Before this the druggist had voluntarily
returned to those asking it the mouey
that had been paid for paint at his store.
This was leaving him with the bag to
hold with a vengeance, so he interviewed
the trio and demanded the return of his
money. Being refused at first, he threat
ened a warrant for cheating and swind
ling and this brought the crowd to terms.
Finding that the tide was so strong
against them, and that their slick gare
had been caught up with, the party
packed their belongings and caught the
midnight train for Maeon, though they
had intimated that their next point would
be Cuthbert. They had been told during
the evening that some newspaper men
were looking up thei rbusiness, and they
expressed great concern al the rumor.
Friday morning the druggist refunded
the price of the paint to every oue of the
ladies who bought it of him. He sent
a request that they call at bis store and
get the money, which they did.
The plan of these people, which was
to sell at a fabulous price a very small
amount of paint that cost them buta
few cents to make, appears to be a great '
schemne, and it is hoped that ladies in
other cities in Georgia will receive
warning before getting caught.
The carriage ride to and fro was very
enjoyable, but it is not safe to nowadays
to mention the subject of ‘*‘red, red
roses’ to any of those ladies who took
art lessons from the Chicago Art Com
pany.
DAWSON’S BUSINESS SCHOOL.
A New Institution That Is Growing and l
Flourishing.
The Dawson Business Institute is
growing and flourishing. Nearly every
week a uew pupil is added to the large
number already in attendnce, and Pres
ident Britton, who is high'y encouraged ,
believes that a large school can be built
up here. For proficiency the school
ranks as high as any ia the south, and a
pumber of pupils from a distance are |
expected another year, which would |
mean many dollars to our citizens. The l
school has already grown to the extent l
that an assistant is needed, and when
one is employed a departmen} of stenog- J
raphy will be ,added. This educaiional
movement merits hearty support, both
moral and practical.
Primitive Baptist Services. 1
On the first Saturday and Sunday of i
pext month ordination services will be 1
held, and a series of meeting will begin,
at the Primitive Baptist charch, near
the city. On Saturday Mr. Wm. Garrett
will be ordained to the office of deacon.
Revs. W. T. Eyerett, P. L. York, R. H.
Jennings and A. B. Sims, of Valdosta,
will conduct the services.
Dawson, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, [895.
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
A TRUE BILL RETURNED BY THE
GRAND} JURY
Against Sheriff McAllister for Murder in
the First Degree. To Be Tried
This Week.
Friday morning news was received in
Dawson from Ft. Gaines that the Clay
county grand jury had returned a bill
against Sheriff J. T. McAllister, who
killed Mr. Judson Hyatt, for murder in
the first degree.
The bill was found about 5 o’'clock
Thursday afternoon, after the case had
been considered by the jury for two days.
Until the bill was finally found, parties
who were in Ft. Gaines say, an indict
ment was extremely doubtful.
Immediately after the finding of the
bill Judge Griggs adjourned Clay court
until yesterday, the 26th, and he and
Judge Guerry, who is one of the counsel
engaged to prosecute McAllister, came
home on Friday's Central train.
The trial of McAllister was set for
yesterday morning and Judge Griggs
and Judge Guerry both returnd to Ft.
Gaines Monday arnd unless the defense or
prosecution asked for a continuance
McAllister is now answering to the
court for taking the life of the well
known and popular drummer.
While the grand jury has indizted
McAllister for murder, which was some
what surprising under all circumstances,
it does not mean fhis conviction by a
good deal, and the legal battle, which
is now probably in progress, will be
stubbornly fought by each side.
The jury that found the bill is said to
have stood 13 for and 10 against indict
men:,
THE Jlnslf':.;i—;Aw'l‘_l‘ FUND.
There Has Been a Considerable Let Up in
Contributions.
From the Macon News.
For some reason it seems that interest
has been allowed to lag in the effort to
raise funds for the prosecution of Judson
Hyatt’s murderer.
The amount contributed has not yet
reached $l,OOO and no one seems 10 be
at work to secure more. It is evideot
that this amount will not be sufficient to
carry out the prosecution on the) lines
proposed, and it is to be sincerely hoped
that extra efforts will be made to swell
the fand.
The treasurer of the fund desires that
all those who have contributed and have
not yet paid do so at once.
Negro:Teachers Organize.
The pegro teachers of Terrell county
met at the negro school building in Daw
on last Saturday and effected perma
nent organizaticn of a county associa
tion. J. T. Russell was elected presi
dent. The subjects discussed were:
“The organization of a country
school” and “How to teach parts of
speech?” The next meeting will be
held on the fourth Saturday in Aril.
Says There’ll Be Peaches,
Mr. 3. H. Rumph corrects the report
that he said that a large part of the
peach buds were killed by the freeze.
Mr. C. G. Gray and other Houston coun
ty experts say the fruit buds and bicoms
are now alive and healthy, and that there
will be an abundant crop unless killed
by cold yet to come. Whatever of appre
hension there may be centers about the
full moon period of April. : :
OUR COURT HOUSE ABROAD.
What a ] Dawson Citizen Saw while in
Forsayth.
While in Forsyth last week Professor
Britton came into possession of the pa
ticulars of alittle incident which pays
quite a ¢ mpliment t» our model coum*
house.
Some time ago Judge Griggs presided
over Monroe superior court at Forsyth,
and during his charge to the grand jury
gave them a gentle roist as to the inse
surity afd inconvenience of their court
house. It is a brick structu-e, and is a
very ancient one. Among the names of
prominent men who have spoken in the
building is enrolled that of Patrick Her
ry, the patriot-orator of the revolution
of 1776.
When Judge Griggs returned to Daw
son he sent to one of the court officials
at Forsyth a picturs of our own court
house. This official, after placing an in
scription on the photograph, hung it in
the lobby of the Forsyth court house.
The inscription reads:
“‘The Court House at Dawson, Terrell
County, the Home of Judge Griggs.
Would it not be a source of pride to the
citizens of Monroe county to possess
such an one?”’
We trust that the victure may do mis
sionary work in the middle Georgia
county.
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TOWN TOPICS.
—Mr. J. T. Kottman left Monday for
Americus, and his family will follow Lim
today. Mr. Kottman’s friends in Daws n
wish him success in his new home.
—Orders have been placed for lumber
with which to replace the bridges in the
county that were washed away by the
recent heavy rains. It will cust the
county several hundred dollars to repair
the damages.
—When March came upon us this year
it was as timid aad quiet as one could
wish, bu: the old lady gatherel her fan
a few days ago and seemed determined
to frazzle the life out of everything.
—The fruit trees are all in full bloom,
as if to defy the coming of another bliz
zard.
--Some men are like cigais—the more
you puff them the smaller they grow.
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His Neice Burned.
Rev. R. B. l'aylor, the Baptist pastor
here, had an appointment to preach at
Parrott {Monday night, but was ealled
home Monday morning by a message an
nouncing the critical condition of a
neice who was teeribly burned a few
days ago. The young lady was just bad
ding into womanhood, and if the terrible
accident doesn’t cost her her life she will
he terribly disfigured as its result.—
R chlandjPaper.
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Caught Wild Tarkeys.
Mr, H. C. Kennedy, who lives twelve
miles north of the city, caught five wild
turkeys, a few days ago, in a pen he had
made for that purpose. There was a
sliding door to the pen, and it was closed
when the turkeys entered by means of
a long rope or chain held by some one
hid from view. On the following Sun
day Mr. Kennedy gave a turkey dinner
to forty of his friends.
No Tax Sales Advertised.
Tae NEws printed last year 20 or
more tax sales for Terrell county. This
year not a singlu one has yet been pub
lished. Thisspeaks well for our county
and our people. Some of our exchanges
have to print extra pages to get in all the
Vol. 11.—No. 42.
A COTTON MILL.
AN EASTERN PLANT WANTS TOMOVE:
TO DAWSON.
The Conditions Upon Which it Can Ke Se-,
cured--An Opportunity That Should
Be Tmproved.
If Dawson will show her usual plack;
and enterprise she can now secure a cot
ton factory with comparatively smalb,
outlay of money.
The opportunity is presented in the.
desire of an eastern mill to locate im,
Dawson. The gentleman who has
charge of this mill property writes as,
follows to a citizen of Dawson:
“Dear Sir: I read in the Textile.
World that you, with othex business men
of your city, were getting up subserip
tions toward building a cotton mill in
your town. If you can get the land, say
10 or 20 acres, a building put up 60 feet
wide and 150 feet long, with an ell 20. by.
30 and an engine and boiler house, um
less you have water power, and some,
cash, I have a plant up east that the
parties will move down to yeur towmn,
and put in for stock. The machinery is
in good condition.”
Several thousand dollars have already
been subscribed toward a cotton factory
in Dawson, and it would be weil for
those at the head of the movement to
cousider this proposition from the eas
tern mill, If it hasimproved machinery
in good coundition the plant would be a
valuable addition to Dawson’s industrial
interests, and our citizens could afford
to offer )Jioeral inducements to get it
here.
Pay rolls make prosperous cities, and
factorics make pay rolls.
THE COUNTY ALLIANCE.
It Will Meet in Dawson Thursday of Nexi
Week.
Mr. G, W. Dillard, the wvresident of
the Tervell county alliance, requests '
Tue NEwWS to announce that a meeting
of that order will be held in Dawson eon
Thursday of next week.
The meeting will be called to order in
the court house at 10 o’clock, a. m.
A NEW SWINDLE.
which the people of the South.
are resenting, is the efforts of
some to sell them imitations for
the real Simmons Liver Regu
lator, because they make more
money by the imitaticn; and
they care little that they swindle
the people in selling them an
inferior article. It’s the money
they are after, and the people can
look out for themselves. Now
this is just what the people are
doing, and merchants are having
a hard time trying to get people
to take the stuff they offer them
in place of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator—which is the “King of
Liver Medicines,” hecause it never
fails to give rdicf in all liver
troubles. Be sure that you get
Simmons Liver Regulstor. You
koow it by peifipmecgn the same
old stamp (Jehumam, 4 of the Red
Z on the fi Wé/ package.
It has /\,‘l‘:3‘/ » never fail
ed you, ’.;«;e_ffi ? and pcople
who have AR [ een per
suaded to taks something else have
always come back again to The
Old Friend. Better not take any~
thing else but that made by J. HL,
ZeiLiN & Co., Philadelphia.