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RAILROADS RAISE 1
COTTON WEIGHTS
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ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE ORDER
OF THE COMMISSION, |
Discrimination Against Dawson (Op.
ly Partially Remedied. Chair.
man Trammell Notified,
Saturday the new rates of freight for
Dawson, made necessary by the order of
the railroad co nmission ttal discrimin 1-
tion by the railroads against this city
stop, went into effect.
But the railroads have partially de
feated the order of the commission 8o
far as therate om coiton is concerued,
Heretofore the railroads have received
cotton for shipment at .he weight of
480 pounds per bale, but on Saturday
the agents of the two roads in Dawson
notitied local shippers that cotton would
be billed at 500 pounds per bale on and
after that date.
a The old rate;on cotton,was 404 cents per
hundred arl the new rate is 37 cents,
but the raising of weights has wiped out
sbout one half of the reduction in freight
charges anticipated under the 37 cents
rate. Insteaa of a reduction of 17 cents
per bale to Savannah, as contemplatea
by the commission, the actual charges
have been reduced only 9 cents per bale.
As soon as the action of the railroads
was learned Judge Griggs, representing
the business men of Dawson, wired
Chairman Trammell of the state rail
road commission the facts in the case,
Chairman Trammell replied that no dis
crimination would pbe allowed in weights
for or against any place, and that he had
wired the traffic managers ot the Central
and the Georgia & Alabama railroads to
that effect,
Dawson does not object to paying
freigcht on cotton at 500 pounds per bale
ifrival town are paying Bit, but she does
object to discrimination agaiust her
business interests by the railroads and
will insist upon her rights.
On Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock the
Wilson town lots wiil be sold at auction.
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TO BRING THE CONVICTS BACK,
©Only Two Terrell County Convicts in Pri=
vate amps.
(‘lerk Dozier has received a letter from
Judce Sheffield asking that he be fui
nished with the names of misdemeanor
convicts who were convicted in Terrell
saperior court and now employed in pri
yate camps,
There are only two Terrell county con
victs at work in private camps, and but
one of these was convicted in the superi
or court. Oscar Terrell was cqnvicted
at the May term of court and“aivm a
twelve mon hs sentence. The other is
C‘harles Ridgeway, who was convicted in
bhe county court before Judge Laing.
Both of these criminals are at J. W, Ta
n’s camp in Worth county.
heriff Christie is daily expecting an
ordler from Judge Sheftield to take pes
session of Terrell and confine him in the
rrell county jail until he can be dis
wsed of to some camp recognized by
vw, Judge Laing will also give similar
nstructions to the sheriff about Ridge
o Inspector Byrd’'s report to the gov
inor he says Tatum’s camp is conduct
under penitentiary rules and ranks
;h as compared with other camps in
state.
The Wilson town lots at auction next
Triday.
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BURGLAR IN HIS ROOM,
A Yoang Man Surprised by a Midnight Vis =
itor.
Vv, John L. Janes, who lives with his
sister-in-law, Mrs, 8. S. Janes, on Stone
wall street,had an unpleasant experience
friday night., About half past 12 o’clock
ne was awakened by a slight noise and
found a negro man in his room standing
near the bed.
~ ''be intruder, who was evidently a
burglar bent on yobbing the house of
Whatever valuables he could find, hasti-
Iv led us soon as he was discovered, and
M: Janes was not able to recognize
‘he burglar entered the room through
‘¢ door, which bad been left open,
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A HAPFY WOMAN.
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A Ve woman, Not
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'“fi/z,*‘\fi\'fi AW men are hap
< ’Q‘,,ga”f""g py: butall per
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N\ - women are
W \S oty well. Health
il‘ W andghappiness
' /fl% are ‘insepera
&\ LN\F Ry ble. Dr, Hart-
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P O treatment has
e SN A made many
: ) happy women,
x {l%e it has restored many womeu to
G health, Mrs. M. H. Robbius, of
won. Use, Ala,, is one of these happy
P ‘. She writes in a recent Jetter to
‘odartman:
o ave followed your advice and feel
viak benefitted by it. I am satisfied
Nk modncl_ne and kind advice have
anyeniore for my present health than
.m;l“:‘in‘s' f‘/‘lse ¢ould have done, I thank
heart f“‘fbf!ely from the bottom of my
I am fu‘x ]',‘” the good you have done me.
N'n‘t'm,;e tug so well and free from all
thaokfol. 23t my heart goes out in
\ ukfalness to you,”
ma.:ydd&.';"m f 0 the freeadvice which so
throusl, D;‘“*‘['{"l WQ,rslen are receiving
ence ig Siak artman’s free sorrespond
only, Thisrliw book, written for women
dress for g ‘;mk will be seat to any ad-
Drug Manu? ort time by the Pe-ru-na
bus, Ohig, Acturiag Comapany, Colum-
5,000 BALE MARK PASSED. |
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Dawson’s Cotton Receipts Rapidly Grow-~ j
ing. Tendency to Hold It. ‘
Dawson's cotton receipts havye gne
Way uv in the figures the past week . To
date there have been 5,685 bales market
ed here,
Friday's and Saturday’s receipts were
especially heavy, The dry weather and
rust had caused all green bolls to open,
and every effort was made to gath
er the crop as fast as possible, with such
Success that many farmers had nearly
caught up at the end of the week. All
insist that the crop will be short—two
thirds at the best. ‘
The market yesterday was qurted at
6% cents for good middling, and 614 cents
for middling. Prices have had a down
ward tendency for several days, and
Some farmers are inclined to hold for a
higher figure, They have made a short
crop and wish to realize every dollar pos
sible therefrom.
Quinine and other fever
medicines take from 5 to
10 days to cure fever.
Johnson’s Chill and Fever
Tonic cures in ONE DAY.
THEY COME AND GO.
A Review of the Movements of People
You Know.
Miss Amma Mcßae, a charmiag young
lady of Eufaula, who has been visiting
Mrs. W. A, McLain, has returned to her
‘home, much to the regret of her many
i admirers in Dawson.
Mrs. C. L. Mize Las gone to the north
ern markets to buy her fall stock of mil
linery goods. She wili visit Louisville,
Cincinnati axd New York.
Miss Jim Mae Seay returned home
Monday from an extended trip to the
Nashville exposition and north Georgia.
Misses Stella Foy and Carrie Dent of
Eufaula, who have been visiting Miss
Meta Baldwin, returned home Friday.
Mr. John R. Mercer, one of Dawson’s
most promineunt gentlemen, was in Mor
gan Tuesdag.—Calhoun Courier.
Misses Alice and Berta Barnes have
returned home after spending sometime
with relatives in middle Georgia.
Paul Lennard, an old Dawson boy,
but now a prominent young druggist of
Vienna, was in the city Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Patterson, who has been
visiting relatives in the city, has return
ed to her home in Lumpkin.
Mr. Guy Carpenter, special agent of
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance
Co., was in Dawson Friday, |
Miss Annie Barnett, one of Eufaula's
belles, has been the guest of Miss Rena
Mize for several days.
Miss Annabel McLain, who has been
visiting Mrs. T. E. Gurr, has returned to
ber home at Herod.
Mrs. C. T. Tillman, accompanied by
her little son, has returned from a visit
to Thomasville,
Mrs. M. Poole, who has been yisiting
in Jeffersonville and Americus, has re
turned home,
Miss Annie Hughes, a popular young
lady of Columbus, is visiting Mrs. W. R.
Melton,
Miss Belle Dennis of Randolph county
is the charming guest of Mrs, A. J. Car
ver,
Editor George L. Keen, of the Ft. Val
ley Leader, was in Dawson Friday,
Hon, O. B. Stevens left Monday on a
business trip to Charleston, 3. C.
Mis. Avera, of Thomasville, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. C. T. Tillman.
Mrs. A. P. Moye of Cuthbert is visit
ing Mis. J. G. Parks.
Murs. J, F. Cocke, of Armenia, is visit
ing Mrs. J. G. Parks.
A Great Improvement,
“I suffered with general debility, had
no appetite and was troubled with that
tired feeling. I tried different medicines
without benefit and finally began taking
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which gave me a
good appetite and cured that tired feel
ing.” MRgs. F. E. HorLst, 52 Drake
street, Charleston, S. C.
Hood’s Pills are easy to take, easy to
operate., Cure indigestion, biliousness.
25 cents,
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Improved Train Service,
Beginning on Sunday the Georgia and
Alabama raiiway improved its train
seryice from Savannah to Montgomery,
putting on a double daily service between
these cities. These trains carry Pullman
sleepers, and afford an excellent service
in all respects.
Senator Steyens’ Prediction.
From the Blakely Observer.
Senator O, B, Stevens of Dawson pre
dicts that the next session of the general
assembly wiil be important in many re
spects.
The ‘‘Bicyciists’ Best Friend” is a fa
miliar name for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve, always ready for emergencies.
While a specific for piles, it aiso instant
’ly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salc
rheum, eczema and all affections of the
skin, It never fails,
SALE-DAvVIs DrUG Co.
RN U A TR TGRS O QMM |5 N A SS T N s
Local Legislation.
Georgia, Terrell County.—Notice is
hereby given that in pursuance of an ac
tion of the Mayor and City Council of
the city of Dawson application will be
made to the General Assembly of said
state, at its nextregular session, for the
passage of the following local bill towit:
Ap act to amend the charter ¢f the city
of Dawsou 8o as to reduce the salary of
the Mayor of said city from the sum of
tive hundred ($500) dollars per annum to
the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars
%er annum, and for other pu%)oaes.
his September 14, 1897, ‘
—BY—
MATHEWS § THORNTON.
We have just Received one of the largest and most attractiye lines of New Fall and Win
ter Goods ever shown in Dawscen, consisting of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Ladies' and Miss
es’ Capes, Notions, Clothing, Shoes Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods.
1T v Tarift
‘rariig o No arift,
we are prepared to offer the frugal, stylish and sensible Bargain Hunters of Dawson and sur
rounding country this elegant assortment of fashionable and first-class goods at prices be
yond the vale of competion. We bought our goods at LOW T'ARIFF PRICES and are
giving our customers the benefit of cur business foresight.
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- MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING.
~ Only a passing examination is necessary to convince the most skeptical that we have a
peerless assortment of clothing of all sizes, grades and prices. We can fit the largest man
or the smallest boy. Our stock of school clothing isa marvel. Fathers, mothers and guar
dians are false to their own interests if they fail to examine our display and great values.
i SNMHOICS . We St carry the largest line of Shoes in Dawson, and will undersell
anyone in the market. Shoe wearers would do well to see and price our stock.
FURNITURI.—A iarge assorcment of first-class Furniture just received
and will be sold at remarkably low prices.
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We Employ No Baits or Devices
to catch your attention, but all our dealings upon methods that are fair, iiberal and : broad)
and by this plan expect to. maintain the confidence and patronage of the trading public. The
character. grace and beauty of our entire line of goods sustain the most emphatic statements,
See our goods and compare the quality and price with those of our competitors is all we ask
Mathews & Thoraton, Front Alliance Wazehouse
TOTOWN TaXPAYERS.
All city taxpayers who intend to com
plain to the city council of the value
vlaced upon their property by tha asses
sors are hereby notified to file their com- l
plaints in writing with the city clerk |
within tunirty days from this date, as re- ‘
quired by city ordinance. This August l
31st, 1897. W. B, CHEATHAM, Mayor.
C. J. WHITEHEAD, Clerk. I
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ILOCALLEGISLATION, ,
Notice is hereby given that at the next |
meeting of the Legislature a bill will be |
introduced authorizing and requiring the |
establishment of a dispensary system in |
Terrell county for the sale of spirituous, |
vinous and malt liguors by the county; |
requiring a license tax of ten thousand |
dollars per annum for the sale of spiritu- |
ous, vinous or malt liquors except as in .
said act provided for; empowering the |
commissioners of roads and revenues of |
said county to doall thingse necessary for |
the maintenance of said dispensary; to |
provide for the distribution of the reve- ‘
nue derived from said dispensary between !
the county and city: to provide a penalty
for a violaticn of the provisions of said
act and for other purposes :
August 30th, 1897, |
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Executors’ Sale.
By yvirtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Terrell county, Ga,, will be
sold before the court house door in
Dawson, in said county, on the first
Tuesday in October nexr, between the le
gal hours of sale, five hundred and
eighty-seven (587) acres of land more or
less, belonging to the estate of Wm,
Moreland, late of said county, deceased,
and described as follows: Forty (40)
acres of land on the south side of lot
number 5, one hundred and ninety-five
(195) acves more or less of lot number
4, eighty (80) acres more or less off of
southeast corner of lot number 29, twen
ty (20) acres more or less lying in the
northwest corner of lot number 30, fifty
(50) acres more or less off of west side
of lot nu.aber 3; also lot of land nnml*}r
28, contaiving two hundred and two and
one-half (2024) acres. All of this land
lies in the Third district of Terrell conn- l
ty. Sold for division among heirs. This
September 6th, 1897. I
B. L. MORELAND, |
W. E. MORELAND, § Executors. i
administrators’ Sale. |
By virtue of an order of the Court of |
Ordinary of Terrell county, Ga., will be |
sold on the first Tuesday in Octub(-r:,
next, before the court house door at}
Dawson, in said county, within the le
gal hours of sale, one house and lot in I
the city of Dawson, sitnated on the west |
side of Vine street’ and adjoining the lot |
occupied by L. A. Hatcher, and known !
as the place where Leon D, Hatcher, late |
of said county, deceased, lived and died. l
Sold as the property of the estate oi L.
D. Hatcher, late nf said county, deceas- |
ed, tor the benefit of creditors. This Sep- |
tember thklslm.n 5
. P. HATCHER, ;
S. D. HATCHER, }Adm e
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For Infants and Children.
YTR TR e
The Test ,
of the quality of the flour you use is the quality of the bread
)it makes. Bread made of (
is certain to be light, palatable, -‘ \ S *
nutritious. Use it and your S ai N/
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t baking troubles will end. (s e "f’,; e
' Sold by all grocers. : ;%“_‘
IGLEHEART BROS., AR
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ROAD NOXICE. |
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Georgia, Terrell County.—J. H. Oxford |
and others have made application for a
second class public road commencing at
the Dawson and Parrott road at the old
Beverly place, running due east on land
line and intersec‘ing the Dawson and
Americus road near the residence of Mrs,
Martha Kkabun,and which has been mark
ed out by the receivers and report thereot
ma-de on oath by them. All persons are
notified that said road will, on and after
the first Tuesday in October next, by the
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
of sard county, be finally granted if no
cause be shown to the contrary. This ,
September Tth, 1897. )
J. W. ROBERTS, Cletk B. C. C. 1. €.
Exectors’ Sale.
By virtue of an order granted by the
Court of Ordinary of Terrel! county,Ga.,
will be sold before the court house door,
in said county, within the legal hours of !
public sale, to the highest bidder, on the |
first Tuesday in October next, Lw«-u(y-’
five shares ot stock in Dawson Compress
and Storage Company, twenty shares uf!
Dawson Investment Company stock,
thirty shares of Dawson National Bank
stock, two shares of First State Bank
stock, four shares of Columbus Southern |
Railway stock, nine shares of Eagle ;m(l’
Phenix Manufacturing Company stock |
and five shares.of Decatur, Ala,, Land |
and Improvement Company stock; ;flsul
five of thre third preference income bounds
of the Central of Georgia Railway ¢ -
pany, each being of the denomination of
one thousand dollars, and of the aggre
gate nominal value offive thousand dol
lars. All sold as the property of the
estate of W, C. Dillon, late of said coun
ty, deceased. Terms cash. ihis Sep
tember Gth, 1897.
d.G.PARKS | o .0
G W. Yogman { "EOOOOD
on the estate of W, C. Dillon, deceased,
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For Administration.
Georgia, v Terrell Covnty. Ordinary's
Office, September 6th, 1897.—1 t having
been represented to me that it is neces
sary to have administration on the es
tate of Ira Bradley, late of said county,
deceased, this is, therefore, to notify all
‘persons concerned to show cause on or
vefore the first Monday in October next
~why letters should not be granted to the
clerk of superior court. or some other fit
\ rey s T -
; I'ax Notice.
I will be at the following places on
the days named for the purpose of col-
Jlecting state and county taxes for the
year 1897:
TwerLrra PrsTricr—Monday, Sep
tember 20th: Wednesday, September
20th; Friday, October Bth.
’ Bronwoon—Tuesday, September
' 21st: Thursday, September 30th; Mon
'(ld_\', October 11th.
' TuirD Districr—Wednesday, Sep
tember 22nd: Friday, October Ist:
"J‘m'sday, October 12th.
Duvar—Thursday, September 23rd ;
Monday, October 4th; Wednesday, Oc
tober 13th.
ErLeveExTH- Friday, September 24th ;
Tuesday. Cectober sth; Thursday, Oec
tober 14th.
New KEreveNTa—Monday, Scptem
ber 27th; Wednesday, October 6th;:
Friday, October 15th,
Parrarr— Tuesday, September 2°th ;
Thursday, October 7th; Monday, Octo
ber 18th.
Dawsox—Every Saturday and dur
ing court week of November term .
Books open until December 20th,
which is the last day.
H. 0. THORNTON, T.C T. €.
Administrator’s Sale.
By virtue of an order granted by the
Court of Ordinary of Terrell county,
(ra., wiil be sold before the court house
door in said county, to the highest bid
der, within the legal hours of public
sale, on the first Tuesday in October
next, the plantation where W, A. Me-
Crae now resides, in the Third district
of Terrell county, Georgia, being lot
number forty-seven, all of lot number
firfty except two and one-half acres off of
the southeast corner sold to W, T, Ever
ett; also ninety-iour acres, more of less,
off of the west half of lot number fifty
one, being all of west half of said lot ex
cept seven acres in southwest corner, al
-80 Bold to Everett; all of lot number sey
‘enty-nine except thirty-five acres clear
across the east side, being sld to said
Everett, being one hundred and sixty
seven and one-half acres, more or less;
all of said deseribed lands contain 1n the
ageregate six hundred and sixty-five
acres, more ov less. Sold as the property
of the estate of W. W. Wilkinson, de
g;gizdw Terms o?:: : l‘h’g ‘'lB"‘d;?w:eunflalal
Administrator on the estate of W, W.
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