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dewalk (Meanings. NEWS iOF~TOWK Jfe COUNT? Houston Farmers, T. A. 0. Meeting. —-Court of Ordinary next Mon day. —■Many farmers planted oats last week. —•County ComspiisBionerB’ Court next Tuesday. —Preaching at the Presbyterian •hurch in Perry next Sunday. —Sheriff’s sales'next- Tuesday, before the court house door. —A few Houston farmers have planted wheat within the laBt two week. —The robins are lato in making their annual winter visit to this locality. —Mr. J. R. Fudge visited rela tives near Henderson last Satur day and Sunday. •—Mrs. W. H. Norwood has re turned home from a visit to her sister at Fort Valley. — Next Sunday Rev. J, W. Sim mons will fill his regular appoint mentnt Providence church. —Fruit growers will be almost constantly on the anxious bench during the hext liO or 40 days. —Dr. R. H. Baskin has return ed to his homo at Byron from an extended visit to his brothers and sister in FloridA. —Rev. J. W. Simmons preached at Small Academy last Sunday afternoon, and was well pleased with the attendance. —Farmers in the eastern part of the county have done more plowing this month than has been usual in January, wo are told. . —A farmer of the Upper 14th districHold us last .Saturday that lift sold that day a carload of cot ton seed at 254 oents per bushel. —Miss May Hodges, who is teaching School at Howard’s, near Byron,' spent a part of last Satur day and Sunday with home-folks at* Perry. —Mr. J. R. Miller, Jr., returned ■home from Tifton last Tuesday, and on February 1st he will en gage in business lien* with Mr. Fred, a 1. Houser. —Irish potatoes should- bo planted while the moon is de creasing, so say those who believe cultivated crop* are in 11 no need by the moon’s phases. —Mr. .Ben W. Holtzclaw, who is in business with the Schofield Iron Work# Co., at Macon, was with homefolks in Perry last Sat urday and Sunday. —Mr. L. S.; Tounsley will begin inspecting commercial fertilizers next Saturday, February 1st. HiB territory includes Houston couh- ty and portions of Bibb and Doo ly. —Nearly every farmer with whom we have talked recently ex pressed the opinion that Houston farmers will not use as much gu ano this year a8 they used in .1901. —In the lot at the home of Mr. J. R. Fudge in Perry thoro are ten pigs that the owner says can’t be beat in the county. They are all of one litter, and the mother is less than 12 months old. —Miss Auhie Woodard of near Den card was with her aunt, Mrs. Bettie Stafford, in Perry, Tuesday evening and night, and is now vis iting the family ■of her uncle, Mr. W. E. Green, near Fort Valley. >—There will be an important meeting of Perry Chapter RoyaJ Arch Masons next Tuesday night, beginning at 7 o’clo.ck. All com panions are earnestly requested to attend, ns there will be degree work. —Mr. R. C. Holtzclaw, who is a student of the Georgia Technolog ical college at Atlanta, is at home on account of ill health. He is not confined to his bed, and it is hoped he will soon recover suffi ciently to resume his.studies. -—Eight hogs killed this winter by Mr. Zack Hays, of near Pow- ersyille, weighed 2,008 pounds, an|average..of 250 pounds each. There was not much difference between the weight of the heavi est and lightest. M^r. Hays says he is neither head p^r tail in the hog business. • Whatever, Houston fartpers The Thursday Afternoon Club may think or- say about their held their first regular meeting preseut condition and prospects, w it>h Mrs. R|. L. Cater. After re- they-are not idly “viewing the ceiving new members, and dispos- J an decape ’oer.” Money may be i n g 0 f other 5 business, we were en- scurce, the supply of corn shorty gaged most pleasantly in thread- the oat crop killed and no oats to ? L1 g needles—a pastime with which plant the second time, and other most us matrons are painfully fa- things may be unsatisfactory, but' miliar. Miss Amelia Rogers call- they know grumbling will not.bor- { ed time for the hostess while we row money, fill the corn crib or j threaded as many needles as pos- make crops grow. Knowing these f sible in two minutes. thing,s they are making the best pf the situation, active and earn est in their determination to avoid the errors of the past and make the best and most profitable crops possible this year. Hous ton farmers will not stay down. As a means to reach the desired conclusion, throughout the county the lands are being prepared in the best way possible, and the de termination everywhere is express ed that there must be an increase in the production per acre rather than in the number of acres cul tivated. Probably more than in tiny year within the last ten, corn will be bought by Houston farmers this year. , This shortage of corn J led to a decided increase in tile| acreage devoted to small grain last fall. The destruction of the oat crop by the December freeze was a calamity and many farmers cannot plant again. Right hero comes in the neces sity to increase the ratio of the provision crops, and the decision is general to meet that necessity with good judgment and increased energy. The prevailing fair price at which cotton seed can bo sold has induced farmers to sell who never sold before, and it is not improbable that, cotton seed for planting may be scarco if injury should befall the first planting. They may be somewhat “blue” now, especially those who have not socurod enough labor, but Houston farmers are earnest, en ergetic and resourceful, and they’ll come out of the kinks next harvest season. Mrs. B. C. Holtzclaw was the successful contestant, and the thirteen needles which she thread ed, without her specks, were pre sented to her. Mrs. Cater’s children, assisted bv their cousin, little Miss Helen Cater, served us dainty refresh ments. We afe indebted to our hostess for a most enjoyable afternoon On Thursday afternoon, Febru ary 6th, Mrs. Albert S. Dix will entertain. Secretary . Farm MUles and Horses. At our Saie and Feed Stables, corner Pdplar and Third streets, we have a choice lot of Mules and Horses for sale at fair prices. Gall or write. G. W. Thames & Co., Macon, Ga. New Grist Mill. On and after February 1st, 1902, my new 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. Fitzgerald. . The SPinstera. % On Friday afternoon, January 17th, the Spinsters were enter tained at the home of Miss Kath ryn Martin. The old maids were in tlieir usual .good humor, the re al. A. MAiBHBWS. A. C. RILEY. MATHEWS & RILEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, fort VAIiLBY, GEORGIA. Practice in all the Courts. Loans negotiated and Land Titles abstracted. Collections on all points. Security Bonds furnished. "jTpTmfNaSsfr ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, PERRY, GA. Office adjoining Masonic Building- Court Honse Square. BUY YOUR GUANO NOW. I am now selling Commercial Fertilizers. Come and get prices, delivered at nearest 'railroad de pot. „ „ , T , ,, , I pay highest market price for A full line of Landreth’s Gar- r & den Seeds, in Imlk and in pack-1 ^ L MarohmaNj ages. English Peas, Golden Dent j m(jhl6 IfeyJ Ga. Landreth’s Garden Seed. Corn, etc. at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Plowing and Hauling. I am now prepared to do plow ing in Perry, and such hauling as will not compete with licensed drays. Prices right. Respectfully, J. R Fudge. Mules and Horses. Houston people who wish to buy Horses and Mules will do well suit.being a most pleasant after- t,o sea our stock, or write to us. noon. In the geographical game which Was presented, Miss Mary Killen won the prize—a lovely point-lace collar. Following this, Mrs. H. Dawson and Mrs. C. E. Brunson served doli’ghtful refresh ments to all, Aghin Friday, January 24th, Miss Corinne Baldwin entertain ed us most charmingly. The af ternoon was gloomy without, and only a few braved the elements, but the cherry hospitality within made us glad that we were among the few. Oar next meeting will bo with the Misses Cooper. A full attend ance is especially desired at this meeting, and let each of us he ready with an appropriate quota tion. Club Editor. Best animals at correct prices. Waterman & Co, Macon, Ga. School Books At publishers’ prices;a full line of School Stationary, at Cater ? s Drugstore. A GOOD PLACE. Notice is hereby given to ladies and gentlemen who visit Macon that Mrs. W. EE. Houser is now running a first- class Boarding Honse at 755 Cherry St. which ie very near the bmucees center of the city, and she will be pleased to serve them meals at 26.;. each. Barred Plymouth Kocks. A few nice Cockerels for sale at $.1 each. McM. Rainey, Perry, Ga. The M. I. 0. v It seems that the club craze has roa died Perry. Perilaps a report from the last organized would be of interest to Perry society. The Mutual Improvement Club meets Tivery Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Ida Rogers. We discuss current events, each mem ber contributing items gleaned from newspapers and periodicals. We have been reading Shake speare PI ays, taking one at a time fora lesson. At each meeting Mrs. Bunn pre sents a list of carefully prepared questions and when they are sat isfactorily answered and discussed the remainder of the evening is spent in social pleasures. Our Club numbers sixteen at present, but there is room for a few more who are really willing to work and will be faithful—we al low no drones. Our last lesson was Julius Cm- A Member. sar. —The County Board of Educa tion hold a meeting at Perry last Saturday,.and considered several questions concerning the public schools, The chief purpose of the meeting was with reference to the purchase of the Ben Hill School building. Commissioner Smith has received a state check for $6,- 886.12, balance due Houston county for the 1901 school fund. Honstou teachers have been paid in full for their services in 1901, and the money just received will be used to repay the money bor rowed last year. This done, the board will be able to secure mon ey with which to pay the teachers monthly this year. —— ; —, —Ordinary Hurst has received from Atlanta the pension money for Houston county veterans', and widows of veterans. The aggre gate amount is $8,125, and is pay ment in full of all pensions allow ed for the year 1902. Twelve in- digiaent widows and nine veterans reoeived pensions this year for the first time. r—Judge A. C. Riley is practic ing law in copartnership with Col. H. A. Mathews at Fort Valley. These . gentlemen are too well known to need commendation. Their eard appears, in this paper. —Mr. W. Hemingway is now editor and proprietor of the Geor gia Poultry Herald, recently pub lished at Jackson, Ga. The pub lication office is at Perry, and the Herald’s how editor will make it one of the brightest and best pou l try papers published anywhere. The circulation of the Herald now is about 2,000; subscription price 50 cents a year, published month ly. Mr. Hemingway is also presi dent of the Georgia State Poultry Association, and one of the best informed fanciers in thestate. —If you want a nice Buggy or Wagon call on - W. D. Day. —Russell Big-Boll Prolific Cotton Seed for sale, or exchange. Apply to T. F Anderson, Myrtle, Ga. Running two Stores now, Fred. M. Houser’s. THE SEMI-KIM Jfill OF ATLANTA, GA.,. Is a twiee-a-weok NEWS paper, published on Monday and Thursday of each week, with all the latest news of the world, which comes over their leased wires direct to tlielf office. Is an eight-page seven-column paper. Ily arrangements wo have secured a special rate with them in connection with OUR PAPER. and for wo will send —Best Mules at lowest prices, C. M. Bran an, 520 Poplar street, Macon, Ga. Choice Line of Stationary, and School Books at publishers’ pri ces, at Cater’s Drugstore. mm HOME: JOURNAL, THIS ATLANTA -Semi-WeeklY Jatirlal- and the Southern Cultivator ALL THREE ONE YEAR. This is the best offer we have over made our friends and subscribers. You had better take advahtage of this offer at once; for The Journal may withdraw their special rate to us at any tinie. The Semi-Weekly has many prominent men and women contributors to their columns, among them being Rev. Sam Jones, Rev. Walk er Lewis, Hon. Har vie Jordan, Hon. John Tem ple Graves and Mrs. W, H. Felton, besides their crops of oflioient editors, who take care of tho news matter. Their departments are well cov ered. Its columns of farm news are worth the tho price of the paper. Send direct to this office $2.00 and secure the three above mentioned papers one year. Address THE HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GA. ^ temtuuas cn tr.«i ■ — Hawkinsville people are again talking about building a railroad from that city on the graded line to Grovania, thence to Pevry^aud Fort Valley. This, we understand, is proposed as an extension of the Albany and Northern now being extended from Cordelo to Hawkinsville. Fertilizers For 1902, I am prepared to furnish ' best fertilizers at lowest prices. Will exchange Meal and Fertilizers for Cotton Seed, allowing highest chsh price for the seed. J. P. Cooper, Perry, Ga. —All kinds of Gardon Tools at L. M.Paul’s. /—Houston fanners who want good Mules and Horses at lowest prices will do themselves good by seeing our stock. G. W. Thames & On., Corner Poplar and Third Sts., Macon, Ga. Christy Knife Sets, Bread Knives,etc, worth 50c, reduced to 10c at L. M. Paul’s. Eastern Irish Potatoes. Five varieties of the best East ern Irish Potatoes. True to name. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. J. Henry King Will be, after February 1st, with The REID SHOE CO. •§> Where he will be pleased to see and serve his Houston friends. Mail Orders will receive prompt and care ful attention. * , Cherry Street* 3VTK STOCK OB 1 Cotton Seed Meal and Huls, F. M. Houser’s. at The Macon Telegraph. Published every day and Sunday, and 'Ijjljwice-a-Week, by The Macon Telegraph Publishing Co. Subscription Daily and Sunday, $7.00 per annum. Daily except Sunday, $5.60 per annurii. Twice. a-Week, $1.00 per annum. . Beit advertising medium in the city. Rates furnished on appli cation, Dry Notions, Shoes, Hats, Clothing 1 , Etc., is complete in every detail. / MY PRICES ARE RIGHT. CALL AND INSPECT. W. P, BAY Perry* Ga*