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Gleanings. LOCAL Rt OF' TOWN Ati COUNTS be —The January moon wiil full next Thursday—23rd. —The fruit growers are pleased with the cold weather this week. —Guano agents are persistent ly soliciting the farmers these days. —The early gardener will soon risk liis first planting of vegetable seeds. There are more than 100 pupils now attonniug Perry Public School. —Mrs. J. H. Culler is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. Bunch, at Poulau, Gu. —Thero isjja calf in Perry that has acquired an appetite for eggs, we are told. —•Madam JMimur says there will 1)6 anothor marriage in Perry within about sixty days. —Miss Jane Thigpen, of James, Jones county, is visiting her niece, Mrs. M§i Norwood, near Perry. —The rural dilivery route from Powersville and return is giviug entire satisfaction to the people served. — Commercial fertilizers will soon add their pungent odors to the atmosphere of approaching spring. —The Perry Spinsters’ Club will bo entertained Friday after noon, this week,, by Miss Kate Martin. —Rev. Sam Small will lecture at the Court house Friday niglft. Those who hear him will bo de lighted. • —Mrs. Will Marshall, of East man, is in Perry visiting the fam ily of her brothor-in-law, Mr. 0. P. Marshall. —Mr. W. K.King, who is in business with Hon. J. P. Brown in Pulaski county, visited home- folks in Perry this week. —See the new advertisement of the Strong Shoe Company, in this issue. They are selling all winter shoos at greatly reduced prices. —Many Houston farmers will plant oats again this month, or about February let. Others will not plant again. Seed oats are scarce. —Op the south side of th® Hom* Journai; .editor’s house there are two young peach trees on whioh the fruit buds are uearly ready to burst into blooini. ylt is reported that two rural delivery routeB in the northeast-/ ern part of the oounty have been petitioned for, one to be served from the Bonaire office and the other from Wellston. —Mr. and Mrs. L.%. Clark re turned home this Week from a visit to rereatives near Powers- yij®. Mr. Qlark’s eye is muoh improved, and lie has resumed his-duties at the railroad depot. r-On. Tuesday night of last week the store of,Mr. 6. L. Bate man at By foil Was bufgitirized,the estimated loss being about $50 in money and merchandise. The fcutglarS'have not'been captured. —The monthly business and Sooial meeting of the Perry Ep- worth League will be, held Thurs day night, this week, at the home of Dr. J, B. Smith, J\.h interest ing program will be presented and a full attendance is desired. —Several Perry young people attended a deception last Friday night at the home of Mr. Bright Harper, near Providence, given by Miss Ollie Harper in honor of her friend aud guest, Miss Lola Middlebrooks of Monticello, Ga. —The Fort Valley Enterprise has been resurrected, the mana ger, Mr. W. J. Moore, having purchased the outfit of the late Courier., Editor Moore is a prac tical printer, and now as an edi tor we greet him cordially, and wish him success. —In December last Mr. W. P. Short killed on his farm near Myrtle ten hogs that weighed an aggregate of more than 2,000 lbs —an average of . over 200 poiinds. A, reimark&ble fact about these hogs is that they were all of one litter of pigs, and were 18 months old. Death Of Mr. John Houston. Mr. John Houston died last Friday morning at Milludgeville, where he was under treatment at a private Sanitarium. The body was brought to Perry Saturday morning, and the fu neral services were conducted at the Methodist church, Rev. J. W. Simmons, the pastor,.taking the livg and character of the deceased, a true man of God, as the text of his discourse. The pall bearers were the stewards of the Perry Methodist church. The burial was in Evergreen * Cemetery, di rectly after the conclusion of the services at the church. Mr. Houston hadbeen in failing health for about two years, and was about 74 years old. He was born in Londondery, Ireland, in May 1828, and came to Georgia in 1850, locating at Savannah, where he was for near ly half a century a prominent and successful merchant. For 50 years, ho was a stewardfof Trinity Methodist church in that city, en joying the fullest confidence and love of that church and his host of friends in that city. Mr. Hbuston was twice married, and after the death of his young est daughter ho came to Perry, nearly three years ago, to live with his daughter, Mrs. F. M. Houser. Ho waB a devoutly pious man, and was ever zealous in the per formance of Christian duty. His Christian spirit was so apparent in word and t aot, that all who came in contract with him were con strained to accord him true aifec- tiop. In the fullest sense he was a truely good man, and he has but been called to the eternal reward of the righteous. The memory of his example here is truly a price less heritage to the loved ones from whom he has been taken. Surviving him he leaves only one daughter, Mrs. F. M. Hous er, of Perry, several grand-chil dren and one great grand-child. With the bereaved ones their many friends sincerely sympa thise, joining them in their loving sorrow. —The teachers of public schools in Houston oounty are requested to send to the £[ome Journal for publication, selected compositions written by their pupils. We think the publication of these composi tions would be interesting to the readers o'f tlie paper, and benefit cial to the pupils,, inducing them to more earnest efforts. We would be glad to publish one composi tion each week throughout the year. —On and after February 1st, next, Mr. Henry King, formerly of Perry, now with the Strong Shoe Go., will be in business, with the Reid Shoe Co., Maoon, Ga., where, he will be.glad to see and serve his Houston friends. An advertisement of the firm appears elsewhere in this paper, and they say come to their store now, and cqptinuftlly, when you want the best .foot-wear of any style. —All ladieB who are interested in the reorganization of the “Thursday Afternoon Club” are requested, to meet at the home of Mrs. W. B. Sims. Thursday after noon, T6th inst, at 8 o’clock. It is hoped ' all old members will come, and any new ones who wish to join the club, will be welcomed. Plowing 1 .uling. I am now prepared to do plow ing in Perry, and such haulingas will not compete with licensed drays., Prices right. Respectfully, J. R. Fudge. —Men’s Pants, Excellent stock in the whole range of sizes from 30 in. waist to 44-in. All grades and prices, from the 50c Jeans to the fine imported 'Cassimeres at $4,50. at L. M. Plul’s. Honor Roll Of Perry Public School. Sam Small Coming., Rev. Sam W. Small, one of the ; most pleasing speakers under ly- 1st Grade—Cater Rogers, Cl if ford Heard, Nannette Rozar ana, “um contract,'will entertain the •tr ipeople of Perry and vicinity at ■Henry Martin,, j^ e Q ourfc ]-, nuge Friday,this week William Moore 2nd Grade William Brunson, Howard Mty; He is eloquent), forceful, versatile, _ "I TT — J n (1-0/'.T*m Q 1 * . . • * f* Home And Farm Free. and Harris Edwards, Georgia J and t(J he is entertaining,from Hurst, Clifford Moore. | thQ m i rt hf u l child to.. the sedate 3rd Grade—Eliza Cater, There-j oIc j f 0 u- 8 . sa Hodges, Ethel Nunn, Evelyn, j us t what-his theme is to be, Holtzclaw, Eva Dasher, Maryj W0 k novvr u0 ( }} | ju t we do know Hemingway, Aileen Bridger, Eth- j tliat ttlQ i eo t ur e, or address, will el Woodard, Julius Heard, Thom- ; givo genuine pleasure to ail w ho ton Marshburn aud Martin W. g 0 oat to j iear } 1 i tn< Howard. He is master of whatever he un- 4th Grade —Charles Bonner. I dertakes to say, whether it be 5th Grade—Ruth Dix. irregular ■ laughter-making dialect, mimic- Stella Cater, Willierine Rainey, 1 ry, wit, tear-producing pathos, Sadie Wellons, Estelle Edwards, inspiring eloquences or glittering Janie Holmes, Louise Moore, lone Smoak, Estelle Andrew, Harry Houser, Mignon Davis, Ludie Hemingway aiid W. II. Norwood'. 6th Grade —Samuel Hodges. Harry Holtzclaw, Katie Nelson, Frederick Riley, Rupert Day, Bes sie Dasher, Louise Dasher, and Ralph Miller. word-painting Those wh > fail to hear him will miss a rare literary teat. He will appear here under the auspice# of the Perry Lyceum. Usual prices. Choice Line of Stationary, and School Books at' publishers’ pri ces, at Cater’s Drugstore. ■If you want a good Mule call on C. M. Branan, 520 Poplar St., Macon, Ga. —Rev. R. D. Dudley, piistoriof the New Hope Methodist church, 7th Grade—Nellie Dix, irregu- ™ lo [ ed > at fty? f ?^. two , Jar, 98.71; Katie Lou Howard, M made jrewding elder of 98.875; Wilson Hemingway, 90.- Savannah district. 12; Frank and Ray Bonner, irreg ular, 95.42; Juliette Hurst, 95.- 125; Mamie Houser, 94.50; Rob Baldwin, 98.50. 8th Grade—Hallie Homingway, 99.625; Mary Lou Rainey, 96.60; Kathryne Hurst, 95.00; and Nona Cooper, 92.87, 9th Grade—Jack G, Holtzclaw, 97.875; W. Ira Nunn, 93,25; Courtney H. Hodges, 92.625. School Books At publishers’ prices ;a full line of School Stationary, at Cater’s Drugstore. Houston Hogs in Macon. —New and Second-hand School Books, Crayons and other School supplies at Perry Post-office. The following item giving no tice of Houston thrift is gladly reproduced from the Macon Tele graph : | “A couple of two horse wagons loaded with fine, fat hogs were brought in from Elko, in Houston county, forty miles below Macon, yesterday, (Friday,) and unload ed at a butcher stall. They were raised by Mr. Walter Means, one of Houston’s most prominent farmers. “It is said that hogs have flour ished during the past year, and a i great maDy people have devoted i attention to raising them. The bringing of the two loads so far through the country reminded the old timers of the good old days now gone.” | The Home Journal editor can remember that in his boyhood days evory winter large droves of Tennessee and Kentucky hogs were driven into Houston and sold to our farmers, who converted them into bacon. Now it is recognized as a fact that prosperity on the farm will not come through the sale of cot ton alone. It is absolutely nec essary that farmers must not buy prodnctsthat can be raised on the farm ;they must sell. New Grist Mill. On and after February 1st, 1902, my neiy Grist Mill, on my home place near Elko, will be ready 'to serve the people. Messrs. J. T Smith and Oscar Cole will have charge of the mill. Satisfaction guaranteed. Respectfully, W. B.i Fitzgerald. We have made arrangements with the publishers of the Homo and Farm, published at Louis ville, Ky., whe^hy we can fur nish that most excellent agricul tural paper free to all cash-in-ad- vance subscribers of the Home Journal. : Every subsciber who will pay $1.50'for 1902, or at any time one year in advance, will receive the Home and Farm Free. Don’t wait. —Russell Big-Boll Prolific Cotton Seed for sale, or exchange. Apply to T. F. Aaderson, Myrtle, Ga. —Best $2.50 Shoes made,at Fred. M. Houser’s. A HQMEi-lilKEc HOTEL. HAYING LEASED THE Mulberry St., MACON, GA., Next to Academy of Music, It is my purpose to conduot a liotelthat will be home-like and satisfying to all guests. It is specially suitable for ladies or others visiting Macon for a day or longer. We Strive to Please. George S. Riley. MONEY. Loans negotiated on improved farms, at lowest markot rates, and on moot liberal terms. Business of fifteen years standing. More than three million dollars in loans negotiated. Facilities unsur passed. HOWARD M. SMITH, Vo. 814 Second St.. Maoon, Ga. —All our farmers do not think alike concerning the farm labor condition in the county now. Some think laborers will be plen tiful and controlable without much difficulty, while others en tertain contrary opinions. BUY YOUR GUANO NOW, I am now selling Commercial Fertilizers. Come and get prices, delivered at nearest rhilroad de pot. I pay highest market price for Cotton Seed. R. L. Marohman, mch!6. Perry, Ga. FARMERS, If you want top, of market for Peas, send them to H. L. Barfield, Macon, Ga - . A Car-Load Of Mules. Of the car-load of mules receiv ed at my stables last Wednesday, quite a number have been sold. They are all good young mules, but the choice is more desireable, Come at once; prices right. G. W. Winn, Perry, Ga. Mr. J. Henry King Will be, after February 1st, with The REID SHOE CO. •9 Where he will be pleased to see and serve his Houston friends. Mail Orders will receive prompt and care ful attention. Olierry Street' r?7”S5SR ■-MTZ' STOCK OF Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Etc.,, is complete in every detail. MY PRICES ARE RIGHT. CALL AND INSPECT. Perry, Ga. NEW MEAT MARKET. . I am now prepared to furnish Fresh Beef,.Pork, Sausage, Chick ens, Eggs, etc., ct correct prices. Will pay market prices for cattle, hogs and chickens. . Mrs. J. B. KUNZ, Perry, Ga. 1 ffiM. Fitting Glasses To the Eyes is a simple matter with u it’s our business; but it ii the utmost importancelto y We will fib glasses to y eyes and face, after scient tests, so that they will rest and preserve perfect visior GEO. T. BEELAND, Jeweller and Optician, MACON, Ga.