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Gleanings.
OF TGWU AND CCTOTY
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Courfc of Ordinary next Mqn-
-Oouuty Commissioners’ courfc
next Tuesday.
—Sheriff’s sale before the court
house door next Tuesday.
—Miss May Hodges is visiting
relatives at Chipley, Fla.
—Recent rains insure a plenti
ful hay crop in Houston.
—Corn that was planted late
will muice a splendid crop.
—Preaching at the Perry Pres
byterian churoh next Sunday.
—Fodder pulling will very soon
bo the regular order of farm work.
—The county jury commission
ers will be in session next Mon
day,
—Miss Mary Kilien has return
ed home from a visit to relatives
in North Georgia.
—Mr. Z. T. Houser of Dublin
is in Perry visiting his father.
Judge John !I. Houser.
—A large crowd of oolored folks
attended the lunacy trial of a ne
gro woman last Monday.
—Protracted religious servioes
at Small Academy next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
—In some sections cotton has
been damaged by excessive rain
within the last two weeks.
—Miss Marilu Wellons is in
Charleston, S. 0., visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. V. Wallace.
—Mts. M, L. Crouch of Dawson
has been tho guest of Mrs. L. F.
Cater since the middle of Inst
week.
—Mrs Glms F Cater and son,
John McCaw, are in Perry visiting
the family of her uncle, Mr. C F
Cooper.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Riley of
Macon were in Perry last Sunday,
the guests of Capfc. and Mrs. C.
E. Gilbert.
—New cotton baskets are on
the market in Perry, and cotton
picking will be in full progress
within a few weeks.
—More than the usual amount
of lightning and thunder accom
panied the rain at and around
Perry last Thursday.
—Mr. T. J. Digby of Baldwin
county was in Perry from last
Friday to Tuesday visiting his
daughter, Mrs J. B. Kunz.
—Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin of Hakw-
insville were the guests of Mr
and Mrs. S. L. Norwood, near
Perry, several days last week.
—An article in memory of Mr
John W. T. Howard, late of near
Kathleen, will be published in the
Homis Journal next week.
—Mr. John J. Cater and' two
children of Forsyth are in Perry
visiting the families of his broth
ers, Mr. L. F. and Dr. R. L. Ca
ter.
—The first boll of open cotton
we have seen this season was
brought to town last Wednesday
from the farm of Mr. D. Follen
dore.
—Many Houston farmers are
disappointed that arrangements
have not been made for a county
fair next fall. Is it too late to
begin now?
—Mr. and Mrs. Williams of
P.inehurst were in Perry from last
Friday to Tuesday visiting the pa
rents of Mrs. Williams, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Miller.
—Mr. J. B. Clark, of the Upper
14th district, has our thanks
for a Blue Gem watermelon that
weighed 52 pounds. He brought
it in when he came to the reunion
last Friday.
—Mr. Carey E. Solomon of
Montezuma was among the vete
rans at the reunion last Friday
and he remained here until Mon
day, the guest of his sister, Mrs
C. R. Faulk in Perry, and of his
half brother, Mr. E. L. Dennard
near town.
—Rev. J. W. Simmons will
preach next Sunday 11 a. m. at
Providence, and 8 p. m at Small
Academy. The meeting at Small
Academy will continue through
three days. Services each day at
~ a. m. tnd 8 p. m. AU are cor-
lly invited to attend.
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Houston County Veterans’ Reunion.
Headqurters Houston Camp, 880
Perry, Ga., July 25fch, 1905.
At’ a meeting of Confederate
veterans held this day for the
purpose of reorganizing Houston
Gamp, No. 880, C. C. Duncan was
called to the chair and J. D. Mar
tin acted as adjutant.
On motion, all Confederate vet
erans present were invited to en
roll their names, ages and com
mand to which they belonged dur
ing the war betweeu the states.
All present did so.
On motion, all who wished to
beoome members or to participate
m the re-organization of Houston
Camp, No. 880, came forward and
paid the yearly dues to secretary.
On motion, organization was
then perfected by the election of
C. C. Duncan, Commander, J. D.
Martin, Adjutant, Rev. J. W.
Simmons, Chaplain.
On motion, a standing commit
tee of five, to be known as the
memorial committee,was appoint
ed by the commander, as follows:
J. W. Mathews, J. W. Wimberly,
J. T. Walker, O. R. Flournoy, J.
D. Martin. It is the duty of this
committee to report a memorial
on the death of every Confederate
Boldier who dies a member of this
camp.
Comrades throughout the coun
ty are requested to ’seno names
and biography of ex-Confederate
soldiers who die to the abjutant,
that they may be put on record
for preservation.
The following deaths were re
ported since last meeting: Com
rades George Johnson, W. M. Bar
ker, Jesse Barker, T. B. Chancey,
Maj. J. M. Culpepper, Gen. C. D.
Anderson, Capfc. J. B. James, T.
M. Kilien, W. King, Geo. Paul,
I. B. Etheridge, T. Tl Martin.
The veterans were then put un
der command of Oapt. J. W.
Mathews, who formed them, and
marched to the armory grove,
where a bounteous basket dinner,
furnished by the veterans and
their friends, was partaken of.
After dinner they were invited
to tho stand, where Rev. J. W.
Simmons made a fine address,
consisting of war experiences,
praise of the Confederate soldiers,
etc. He was followed by W. D.
Pierce, who gave a graphic ac
count of tho capture of 750 Fed-
oral soldiers near tho battlefield
of Seven Pines, Va. He exhibit
ed a map, drawn by himself,shoW'
ing the positions of the Confeder
ate and Federal troops. John T
Leverett followed, whp aiso told
of the same event in old rebel
style, He. also gave a description
of the stealing of a fine cow from
a quartermaster, and of the near
ness he came to being caught with
the meat sticking between his
teeth. He was followed by Capt.
J. W. Mathews, who, in an elo
quent manner, told of war experi
ences, anecdotes and patriotic
sentiments to the pleasure of all.
Thus ended one of the most
pleasant reunions ever held in the
county. There were 57 veterans
enrolled, ranging in yea-s from 56
to 80. The combined age of the
57 is 8,588 years, the average be
ing 62.85.
The greatest mortality period
after men reach the age of 50
years is between 60 and 65. Of
the 57 enrolled, 41 have passed
this remarkable period. Taking
the ages in series of 5 years each,
we have 16 between 55 and 60, 24
between 60 and 65, 9 between 65
and 70, 5 between 70 and 75, 1
between 75 and 80. Only one com
rade has passed the 78 mile post,
that being J. W. Wimberly, our
senior comrade.
On motion it was agreed that
we have a reunion of the Confed
erate veterans of Houston county
every year on the first Friday in
August.
There were 17 Georgia infantry
regiments represented: 1st, 8rd,
4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th,
20th, 80th, 44th, 45th, 49th, 55th,
.57th, 59th, 62nd, 64th; three Ga.
artillery commands, Southern
Rights Battery, Cutts’ Artilery,
Jackson’s Artilery; *the 8th Ga.
Cavalry;,2nd South Cai’olin Ar
tilery; 1st Alabama Infantry; a
Tezas Cavalry; 10th Missouri In
fantry ; 6th South Carolina Cav
alry; 17fch Tennessee Infantry;
Engineering Corps 1st Ga. Reg’t.
It appears that the age of 78 is
the jumping off place, as but one
out of 57 haA passed that age.
J. D. Martin, Sec.
Furniture Store Collapsed.
At aboutJ8:80 o’clock last Satur
day night the roof and south wall
the brick store belonging to the
estate of Mr. George Paul fell in,
and the noise startled the people
throughout the town.
The store is, on the west side of
court house square, Ball street,
and at the time contained a stock
of furniture.
Nothing was done that night to
clear away the debris, but next
day, for the first time within our
memory, a number of men' worked
a greater portion of Sunday.
The stock of furniture was
worth $1,500 or more, about one-
third of which was completely de
molished. The loss by damage
amounts to about % the value of
the entire stock, though a consid
erable portion of the best articles
was not injured at all.
As recovered for the collapsed
building, the reclaimed furniture
was placed in the store house on
Carroll and Jernighan streets be
longing to Mr, L. F. Cater.
The remaining walls of the
building were torn down this week.
The building was erected in
1867 and 1868, and even before it
was occupied it was said to be un
safe, as it was built of inferior
brick, and the workmanship not
of the best.
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BEAD WHAT
PEOPLE WHO
ARE USIST.G
THEM HAVE
TO SAY.
WAGONS
STAND THE TEST.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 4th, 1901.
Messrs. Heard Bros., Macon, Ga.
Gentlemen—We take pleasure in saying that we are
well pleased with the heavy 2-horse wagon (“Old Hicko-
ugSn which we recently bought of you for our retail lumber
delivery. We consider it the best wagon we have, and as
good a wagon as we ever saw for the purpose for which we
bought it. Shall be glad to have any of your prospective
customers look at our wagfon any time you may see fit to
show it to them. Yours very truly,
Masses & Felton Lumber Co.
Hauling lumber on cifcv pavemeuts is an unusually severe test for
a wagon, but the “Old Hickory” “stands the racket” wherever it is
placed. Sold only by
HEARD BROS.
350-352 Poplar St.. Macon. G-a.
Death of Mrs. Ragin.
At the noon hour Tuesday, July
29fch, Mrs. Mary M’. Ragin died at
h9r home in Perry, of heart dis
ease. The burial was in Ever
green cemetery Wednesday moru-.
mg.
She was born in South Carolina
in 1826, and in early womanhood
came to Georgia with her father,
the late Mr. John R. King, and
others of the family.
She was the widow of the late
Mr. Augustus Ragin, and of their
union, one son and two daughters
survive, Mr. E. K. Ragin of
Hawkinsville, Miss Mitt Ragin
and Mrs. M. A. Edwards of Perry.
Also surviving her are a sister and
two brothers, Miss Ann King,
Messrs. A. A. and F, M. King.
From early girlhood Mrs. Ragin
was a devout member of the Meth
odist church, ahd whatever she
said or did, she believed to be
right.
A truly good woman has been
called to her eternal reward.
The sincerest sympathy of many
friends is tenderly extended to the
bereaved son and daughters, sis
ter and brothers., grand-children
and other dear relatives.
—Crate Nails. F. M. Houser.
Free to every subscriber to the Home
Journal.
An Art Work worth One Dollar.
WE PAY FOR
CANVASSERS’ NAMES.
For 5 or more names and addresses of
book canvassers now canvassing, and 5 or more
with past experience, with statement of success
and ability of each, wo will mail to any one
sending these names a splendid art wo.ik in six
colors, 12x16 inches, price One Dollar, enti
tled “On Picket Duty in the Philippine
Islands,“ and made from a pliotogrspli taken
on the spot.
JV.D. Thompson Pub. Co., St. I>ouis, Mo.
HOUSTON SHERIFF’S SALES.
Will be sold before the court house
loor in the town of Perry, Houston
county, Ga., between the legal hours of
sale, on the first Tuesday in August,
1902, the following property, to-wit:
A Is a at the same time and place, that
one acre of land more or less, containing
a dwelling house, situated in the village
of Ganoville in the 9th District of Hous
ton county, Ga., bounded north by Pub
lic road, east bySouffletown Road, south
by lot of Will James. This property be
ing the land whereon Defendant now
resides. Levied on being sold as the
property of Defendant to satisfy a fifa
from Justice Court 528th districi G. M.
said county in favor cf F. W. Gano vs
W. Bailey. Levy made by Constable
B; Simpson, turned over to me for sale'
Also at same time and place, all that
tract of land lying and being in the
sixth district of Houston county, Ga.,
and described as follows: Parts of lots
Nos. 10S and 117, containing 150 acres
more or less, bounded on the north by
lands of Jno. H. Giles, east by lands of
the estate of Thomas Hardison and Jno.
F. Lowe, south by public road from Tay
lor to Byron, west by lands of O. C.
Bateman and John H. Giles. Said prop
erty being the lands whereon Henry G.
Hardison and Mrs. 3311a M. Hardison
now reside. Levied on and to be sold
as the property of the said Henry G. and
Mrs. Ella M.Hardison and found in their
possession, to satisfy a fifa from Macon
county superior court in favor of Mary
N. Lewis vs H. G. Hardison Whisky Co.,
and lElla Bardison,prinoipal, and J. D.
Hardison and J. W. Hurdle, security;
and eubjeotio a mortgage held by Secu
rity Investment Co. of Bridgeport Con
necticut.
July 9th, 1902.
M. L. COOPER, Sheriff.
Peaches are here now, and if yon need anything like
Crate USTails,
3Presex-srin.gr Settles,
Fruit Jars,
Jell3r ©-lasses,
Jar JS\a."b"b®rs, Etc.,
You will find them at my place of business.
Fred. M. Houser’s.
AT AND BELOWNEW YORK COST.
A Slaughter of Oolored Lawns and Wash
Goods. All to go at and Less than cost.,
Silk Stripe Grenadines
Silk Linens
Silk and Cotton Tissues
French and Persian Lawns
Colored Organdies
Hosiery,
Wash Silks
Ladies’ Gauze Vests
Madras, etc.
W. ID.
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