The Home journal. (Perry, Houston County, GA.) 1901-1924, January 09, 1902, Image 6
Sidewalk Gleanings.
Ii)CA T , NEWS OP TOTS AXD COUNTY
•—The uew year hasn’t given ns
auy bad weather yet.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Clark are
visiting relatives near Powers-
ville.
—Mr . S, H. Morgan of Macon
visited his family in Perry last
Sunday.
—Mr. W. G Riley of Macon
was with homefolks in Perry Sun
day and Monday.
—Farmers tell us that the late
freeze was most disastrous to oats
on sandy land.
—Mr. J. L. Bunch of Poulan,
Ga., was in Perry on business last
Monday and Tuesday.
—Mr. J. W. Goodman has a
photograph gallery at Perry, and
will remain ten dayB.
—Mr. Harry Feagin of Wells
ton was in Perry Tuesday, repre
senting the Macon Telegraph.
—Mr. A. A. Turner of Forsyth,
is in Perry, book-keeping’ at the
Perry Loan & Savings Bank,
—Mr, ,T. 1). Martin killed two
liogs that weighed over 200 pounds
ouch .»no day last week, in Perry.
—The Spinster Olub will bo en
tertained by Miss Omelia Rogers
this week, Friday afternoon at 8
o’clock.
--Social affairs will not be re
ported in the Home Journal un-
Joss somebody reports them to tho
reporter
—The Perry Spinsters’ club
was delightfully entertained by
Miss Evelyn Powers last Friday
afternoon.
—Mr. James Callway is again
subscription representative of the
Mocon Tologruph. A splendid
combination.
—Mrs. S. E. Witohen of Mor
gan county iB visiting her niece,
Mrs. W. A. Moreland, about
miles oast of Perry.
—Mr. Joe Middlebrooks of
Bray boro, Ga, was in Perry Tuesday
and Wednesday visiting his uncle,
Mr. T. A. Middlebrooks.
—The young ladies of Perry
who desire to study for improve
ment are invited to meet at Mrs
Rogers’ Thursday afternoon at <
o’olock.
—It is remarkable that oats in
some localities in Houston escaped
serious injury, while others were
entirely destroyed by the Decem
ber freeze.
—There is a youth in the Upper
5th district less than 14 years of
age who is over five feet tall,
weighs 170 pounds and wear*
number 11 Bhoes.
—At Byron next Wednesday
there will be a vote on the law to
establish and maintain a special
school system, similar to th* Per
ry system, for the Byron sohool
distriot.
—In speaking on last Saturday
of his appointment for the follow
ing day, Rev. J. W. Simmons un
intintionally perpetrated a olever
pun. He said,“To-morrow I will
preaoh at Providence, providenc*
permitting.”
-Mr.T. J. Sanders of th* Lower
14th distriot has not resigned his
position as county commissioner,
and will not do so. His friends
are glad that the rumor that he
would resign and move out of the
oonnty is not true.
•—On the first Sunday in the
new year four excellent sermons
were preached in Perry, two at
the Baptist church and two at the
Presbyterian, by the pastors. Rev.
J. W. Simmons preached at Prov
idence at the usual morning
hour.
—Mr; Will *M. Follendore and
family, and his brother, Charlie
have moved to Wilkinson county
Their postoffice is Iva Station.
These young men are upright and
energetic, and the best wishes of
their Houston friends are with
them.
—Mr. F. C. Day is daily ex
peoting a complete stock of fur
niture and undertaker’s supplies
at the corner store in the Mason
ic building. Mr. Day proposes
to handle only the best goods of
each kind, and will sell at correct
prices; _
Prosperous Perry Institution.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Perry Loan
and Savings Bank on January 1st,
19Q2; the following officers were
elected:
President, Dr. C. R. Mann,
Vice President, Dr. R. L. Cater.
Cashier. L. F. Oater,
Directors: C. R. Maun, R. L.
Cater, L. F. Cater, L. M. Paul,
Fred M. Houser, A. A. Smoak,
J,N. Tuttle.
Mr. J. D. Martin waB displaced
as cashier and director, and Mr.
J. D, Howard was also displaced
as a director, the new directors
being F. M. Houser and A, A.
Smoak.
The stock of the bank was in
creased from $18,600 to $25,000,
and a dividend of 8 per cent was
declared.
The surplus is $1,500, with net
undivided profits amounting to
$500.
The books show that the busi
ness of the bank during 1901 was
the second largest for a year since
the bank was organized, about
twelve years ago.
From tho retiring cashier^ who
served the bank continuously from
its organization to the first day of
this year, we learned that the
bank" has earned fully $50,000 in
net profits since its organization,
and that the annual dividend, in
addition to the surplus, has never
been less than 6 per cont, often 8.
Tlie bank has a rather nnicjue
history.
In the spring of 1887, seven men
met in a room of the Court house
in Perry, determined to organize
a bank, paid in $1 each on sub
soription, elected officers and
agreed that stock could be paid
on the installment plan.
Of this firm, or co-partnership,
Mr. J. D. Martin, was clerk, or
cashier, and in his store the bank
ing establishment begun business
On the first day the deposits
amounted to $1,600, and the
“bank” was a success from the
beginning.
In September 1889, the bank
began business under a charter
according to the laws of the state
The institution has served thp
people admirably, not perfect iii
every detail, but progressive and
prosperous oontinually, despite
the considerable loss from rob
bery in 1900.
The record of the bank is good
especially commendable when the
fact is considered that none of its
officers, at first, were in any de
gree experienced in the banking
business.
A Negro Killed.
Early Wednesday night, Janu
ary let, 1902, Marshall Edwards
was shot and killed by James Hol-
•lid on the McGehee place about
6.miles west of Perry.
Sheriff Cooper was informed
early Thursday morning that Ed
wards had passed through Perry
and was going east.
A posse was organized at once,
and with Sheriff Cooper and Dep
uty Riley the pursuit was com
menced.
At about 10 oclock the fugi
tive was caught about a mile this
side of Tivola, just entering the
woods. He wascauget by Messrs.)
J. B. Irby and G. W. Winn, wlio ;
were on horse-back. He was;
brought to Perry and placed in
jail, i >
It was declared that the wife of
the dead negro witnessed the kil
ling, and on that account Coro-1
ner Schilling decided not to go out 1
and hold an inquest. !
A commitment trial was held j
in County court Saturday after
noon. Judge Duncan declared thej
killing to be manslaughter, and j
committed the prisoner to the:
Superior court under bond of
$200.
In default of that bond he is
still in jail.
The testimony developed the
fact that there was enmity be
tween the two negroes, because
of the attentions of Hollis to the
dead man’s wife. When Edwards
went home that night, Hollis was
there; a quarrel and fight ensued,
and Edwards was shot and killed.
The weapon used was a pistol,
and the ball entered the abdomen
on the right side.
It was declared in the testimo
ny, we are informed, that the de
ceased had no pistol, nor any of
fensive weapon, in his possession
during the fight.
xyvo-ft*-.
Death of Mr. Fordham.
Oounty Finances.
Through the kindnes* of Conn
ty Tr*a*urer W. J. Moore, we are
enabled to present to our readers
a few figures from his annual re
port to the County Commission
er*.
When the treasurer assumed
oharge of the office on January
15th, 1901, the treasury contained
$547.19.
During the year he received, af-
tor that date, $88,298.64, making
a total of $88,840.88. During
the year the amount expended for
all purposes aggregated $26,920.-
51. On January 1st, 1902, there
was a balance in the treasury of
$6,920.82.
Of the total expenditures shown
by the report, $8,800 was borrow
ed money returned. Deducting
this amount, it is seen that tho
County expenditures for 1901
amounted to about $28^000.
The oounty yet owes about $4,-
500, Borne money having been
borrowed prior to the collection of
taxes.
The treasurer tells us that the
collector informes him that at
least $4,000 more will be collect
ed. This would make at this time
a balance of about $6,300 in the
treasury, and no debts
—Mr. J. H. Randall, Jr., of
Fort Valley, is now in charge of
the railroad depot and telegraph
office at Perry, relieving Mr. L.
B. Clark, who is suffering from an
afflicted eye, on which an opera
tion was performed about ten
days ago, Mr. Clark hopes, as do^
his friends, that his eye will be
so much improved' that he may
resume his duties at the depot the
latter part of this week.
—New and Seoond-hand School i
Books, Crayons and other School
supplies at Perry Post-office.
Mr. Stephen J. Fordham died
at his home in Perry early last
Saturday night, The interment
was in Evergreen cemetery Sun
day afternoon, attended by a con
siderable number of friends.
He had been in declining
health for more than a year, and
quite ill for several^weeks.
He was born in the eastern por
tion of Houston county on De-
cemper 10th, 1831—70 years and
16 days of age.
The greater portion of his life
was spent in Perry, and he was
postmaster here several years di
rectly after the civil war.
He was an excellent gentlemap,
honest, upright, true and clever,
but was not successful in his ef-
orts to accumulrte money or prop
erty.
From 1881 to about two years
ago he was a citizen of Hawkins-
ville and conducted a hotel there.
Of his immediate family his de
voted wife only survives him, be
sides one half-brother,Mr. Lawson
Carr.
With those bereaved their
friends sincerely sympathize.
Heavy Hogs Near Dunbar.
A report of heavy hogs killed
near Dunbar in December last
has been received, as follows:
On December 7th, Mr. W. B.
Kemp killed four 1 year old pigs
that weighed, 218, 220, 222, 223.
On December 18th he killed "four
13 months old pigs that weighed
271, 274, 281 and 284 pounds res
pectively. The eight weighed in
the aggregate 1988 pounds, an av-
verage of 248£.
On December 81st, Mr. J. F.
Handcock killed six pigs only 11
months old that averaged 165
pounds —a total of 990.
—Men’s and Women’s Heavy
Farm Shoes, Splendid values at
$1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.
L. M. Plul’s.
—Russell Big-Boll Prolific
Cotton Seed for sale, or exchange.
Apply to T. F. Aaderson,
Myrtle, Ga.
—If yon want a good Mule
cheap, call on C. M. Branan, 520
Poplar St., Macon, Ga.
Your Interest
will be
correctly served
during 1902.
Choice Goods
Lowest Prices
—Fob Sale—Good Milch Cow
with young heifer calf.
McM. Raimbt, Perry, Ga.
—All sizes of Wire Nails 4c lb.
L. M. Paul’s.
Thg .Racket Store
The Grocery Store.
J. D. MARTIN, Jr,
Peny, GreorgrisL
CALL
JML1T STOCK OZEJ 1
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Shoes, Hats,
Clothing,
Etc.,
is complete in every detail.
MY PRICES ARE RIGHT.
AND INSPECT.
w. D. DAY, Perry, Ga.
Fitting Glasses
To the Eyes
is a simple matter with us—
it’s our business; but it is of
the utmost importancejto you.
We will fit glasses to your
eyes and face, after scientific
tests, so that they will restore
and preserve perfect vision-,.
GEO- T. BEELAND,
Jeweler and Optician,
MACON, Ga.