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Sidewall* oleaniugs. LOCAL ' NEWS OF TOWN ALD COUNTY Closing Exercises fOf Perry School. i —Don’t mention it. —Crops are growing nicely. —Full moon and sultry weather Friday. —A marriage in Perry next Wednesday. —Mr. J. w| Colyer of Seville, Ga., was with friends in Perry last Monday. i—Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blewster of Monroe, La., are visiting rela tives in Perry. —Misses May and Kate Hodges will entertain, the “Spinsters” Friday afternoon. —The June meeting of Houston Lodge No. 85, F. | A. M. will be held Friday night of this week. —Mrs. J. N. Weaver of La- Grange is in Perry visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Marsh burn. -MiBS Gena, Masters Frederick and Howard Riley of Fort Val ley are visiting friends and for mer school plates at Perry. —A number of Perry Masons and others in the county will at tend the celebration of St. John’s Day at Elko next Tuesday. —Mr. J. B. Irby has connected himself with the McCormick Har vesting Machine Oo., and will con fine his work to Houston county. —Parties owing notes and ac counts made with Mr, GiB. Wells will find them with Mr. ,T.D. Mar tin, of the Houston Banking Com pany. —Administrators, ’ exeoutors and guardians are required by law to file their annual reports with the ordinary on or before July 1st. —Mr. Dennard Hughes of Dan ville and L. B. Herrington of*Ma- oon were guests at the home of Hon. E. L. Dennard last Sunday and. Monday. —The Perry Rifles have engag ed in target praotio this week, for the purpose of selecting ii team to attend the state military rifle prac* tice at Macon next month. —On July 8rd, Mr. J. N. Bar ker will entertain the veterans of Company K. lltli Georgia Regi ment, 0. 8, A. in their annual re- at his home near Bonaire. union —Mr. A. C. Riley, Jr., of Fort Valley, a sergeant of Cadets in the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dalilouega, was with friends in Perry two days last week. —Mr. Joe Middlebrooks, who is in business with a lumber com pany at Moultrie, visited his un cle, Mr. T. A. Middlebrooks, and friends in Perry several days last week.J —Capt. Edwin Martin and Corporel Gordon Rogers, students of the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlonega, are with home folks in Perry for the sum mer vacation. —Those subscribers who have promised chickens to the Home Journal editor will please bring them at once. The delegates to the district conference will be here next Wednesday. —At a meeting of Confederate Veterans at the Court house last Saturday, it was decided to have a county reunion at Perry on July 25th. The proceeding of the meet ing appear elsewhere in this pa- per. —Tax Receiver Stafford will close his books, as the law directs, next Friday, June 20th. He was in Perry Tuesday, and said all re turns received at his home within three or four days after the 20th will be accepted. —The monthly social and busi ness meeting of the Perry Epworth League will be held Friday nignt of this week at the home of Mr. Fred. M. Houser. A pleasant evening evening is assured and a full attendance is desired. —Rain fell plentifully at Perry last Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday, W© understand the season was general, and that the crops, especially corn and garden “truck,” werp vere much benefit- ted through the county. Many potato draws were transplnted. Last Thursday another school year was conclnded at the Perry Puplic School, and at about 10:80 a. m. the graduating exercises be gan. Upon the stage were 18 members of the graduating class; the teacher and the editor of , this paper. The program of these exercises was published last week, and we deem its reproduction unnecessa ry. The two original speeches and essay presented by the leaders of the class, Jack Holtzclaw, Ira Nunn and Miss Issie Barfield,were carefully prepared and excellently delivered. The music, declama tions, recitations and songs were all well rendered, the whole com bined making one of the most pleasing occasions ever enjoyed in our school chapel. The diplomas were delivered by Mr. John II. Hodges. The graduating class embraced the following boys and girls, the oldest being less than 17 years of age: Jack Holtzclaw, Ira Nunn, Is sie Brrfield, Courtney Hodges, Ivan Starbuck, Carey Andrew, Lula Hurst, Nellie Cheek, Kate Moore, Maggie Day, Lucia Ed wards, May Thurmond and Clyde Gurr. Thursday night fhe younger pu pils predominated in the enter tainment, and a Perry audience never gave evidence of greater en joyment on . a similar occasion. The program was as follows: Chorus—A Natural Spell, by Seventh grade. Recitation—Our Baby, Ruth Andrew. Motion Song—Five Little Fid dlers. A Two faced Fantasy—Clowns with painted faces on the back of their heads. ' Six Little Grandmas—six small girls. Brownies’ Flirtation—Eight Wax Dolls (represented by little girls) and eight Brownies. This received an enthusiastic encore. Pontomime—Gipsy Countess. Operetta—Queen Floras’ Day Dream. Declamation—The Blaok Horse and his rider, Rob Baldwin. Pantomime—Coming thro’ the Rye. Good Bye—Song, Miss Lucia Edwards and May Thurmond. The entire exercises wero ex cellent, reflecting credit alike up on teachers and pupils. We re frain from any attempt at a spe cific report, other than to say that the rendition of “Our Baby,” by Ruth Andrew, who is not more than six years of age, captured the crowd. The pleasure of the evening was somewhat marred by the incapaci ty of the hall to comfortably ac commodate the crowd. There were not seats enough, and as many in front seats would stand up, many in the rear could not see. District Conference at Perry. Fext week, beginning Wednes day night, the annual conference of the South Macon District of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will be, in session at Perry three days. While the number constituting the conference is not yet definitely known, as some of those appointed may not come, it is calculated that at least 20 ministers and twice that number of lay delegates will be here. In accord with their proverbial hospitality, the people of Perry have heartily agreed to entertain the delegates, and homes have al ready been provided for them " The reception committee will meet the incoming trains Wednes day afternoon and Thursday and direct the guests to the houses where they will recive most cor dial welcome and be at home in the fullest sense of the term dur ing their stay in Perry. Thore will be more than mere routine business in each session and pleasure and spiritual profit will be the full portion of all who attend with an earnest desire therefor. It is hoped and expected that the people of Perry and surround ing country will liberally attend each session and service. The official announcement of the conference is as follows: “The South Macon District Conference, at Perry, will open with a missionary sermon by Rev. J. B. Johnstote, Wednesday, June 25, 8 p. m. Reports from charges, discussion on state of the church. “Thursday, sermons at 11 a.m. and 8 p. m. by Drs. Dowrnan and Lovett. “Friday morning will be given to our Sunday School work. Ser mon at 11 a. m. by Rev. J. M. Glenn. Afternoon President Pea body and others will discuss the Epworth League. Sermon on same subject at 8 p. m. by Rev. W. N. Ainsworth. “Election of delegates, license, recommendations and other busi- nesss on Saturday. Sermons 11 a. m. and 8. p. m. Quarterly con ference. “Records should be in place. Candidates for license, renewal, recommendation for orders and the traveling connection should report, at first session. “Let prayer be made for the suc- cuss of this meeting. Pastors of the district should set an exam ple of punctuality and patient continuance by going early and waiting for the benediction.” J. B. McGehee, Presiding Elder. There is no record of a I FABQDHAR BOILER 1 having exploded j The BEST Threshing Outfit AJAX THRESHING the ^vantages of «U sucoeeafnl engines, made In sizes 4 Sflrn than rated horse-power. Ha-ge driver's seat, foot- made In sizes 4 c.p.anaup, rated horse-power. J sizes for rnerchantJtoMhtog^rann,,^ L B. FarquharCo.jLWs YORK. PA. d These swt ltering hot days make us want —Mr. W. W. Howard has ac cepted an agency with the Singer Sewing Machine Co. at Thomaston and will move there with his fam ily this week. The many friends here and throughout the ■ county of this excellent family will sin cerely regret their departure. As a correct business man and a gen tleman of unswerving integrity, we cordially commend Mr. How ard to all with whom he may come in contact, wishing him a full measure of success. —Mrs. D. M. Hughes and daughter, Miss Hennie Lou, of Danville, are visiting Hon. $. L. Dennard, brother of Mrs. Hughes, near Perry. As special friends of Miss Hughes, the following young ladies of Macon are guests at the same home: Misses Rosalind Da vis, Maybeth Taylor and Ida Wil lingham. —We have on file two pieces of original poetry, which will be published next week. This does not indicate, however, that we entertain preference in any de gree whatever for poetic contribu tions. Neither time nor place is especially opportune. —A mad dog created considera? ble excitement near the west end of Carroll street last Saturday af ternoon. He was a black-and-tan hound, and after much ohasing and many gun, pistol and -rifle shots, he was killed in a yard on Jernighan street. [ ...Something 1 Thin and Cool... The place to And it is at Houser’s. Pretty patterns in Lace stripe Shirt Waist Goods. All qualities, widths and colors of Lawns, muslins, Dimi ties, Organdies, Batiste, Dotted fewisses. Black Lawn, extra wide, at Extra width White Lawns at 5c yard 10c yard White Butchers’ Linen, nice quality, at Pure White Linen, fine quality, ’ ‘for mats, doilies, center pieces, etc., at 35c 5'ard 50c yard Fans for ladies and children. Straw Hats for men and boys —At a meeting of the Perry board of Education last Thursday afternoon, Prof. W. W. Driskell and Misses Annie Holleman and Mary Killen were re-elected teach ers of the Perry Public School for the ensuing year. The next term of the school will open on the first Monday in Septem ber next. —At the home of the bride’s parents near Fort Valley, Mr. El mer Culpepper of Munroe, La., will be married to Miss Annie Blewster this afternoon, June 18th There will be a reception at night at the home of Mrs, E. S. Wel- lons, sister of the bride, in Perry. 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