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LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN A1,D COUNTY
Negro Murderer Caught In Alabama*
—Grain planting will begin
earlier than usual in Houston.
—Miss Annie Norwood return
ed home last Friday from Atlan
ta.
—Miss Fannie Moore is teach
ing sohool at Grey. Jones coun
ty.
—Miss Alyoe Barfield of near
Perry is visiting relatives at Vi
enna.
—Mr. J. R. Fudge is on au
thorized subscription agent of the
Homic Journal.
—Among the prisoners in jail
at Perry are two negroes charged
with murder.
—Houston farmers will har
vest an unusually large crop of
peas this season.
—Miss Gertrude Marshall of
Elko spent last Sunday with Mrs.
W. F. Bennett.
—Miss Lizzie Kunz returned
homo Tuesday from a business
trip to Atlanta.
—There are four buyers of oot-
ton seed in Perry,and the demand
for seed is strong.
—Miss Emma Barfield of near
Perry is visiting -relatives and
friends in Maoon. .
—Miss Marie Nunn returned
home last week from a visit to
friends at Americua.
—More than fifty tickets were
sold at Perry for the excursion to
Maoon last Tuesday.
—Mr. 0.1. Bennett and wife of
Vienna visited his brother near
Perry last Sunday.
—Miss May Belle Dasher is tak
ing a special oourse in musio at
Wesleyan Female college.
—Miss Lula Houser returned
home lust week from a visit to
relatives and! friends at Maoon.
—Mr. Sam T. Hurst, Jr., of
Birmingham, Ala., has been jwith
home folks in Perry sinoe last
Saturday.
—Miss Matilda Mulkey, former
ly of Perry, died about a week
ago at the home of her brother at
Pinehurst.
—Mr. Gallaway Riley is now
citizen of Maoon, having engaged
in business with Winn-Johnson
Co. last Monday.
—Mrs. F. B. Catching, nee Miss
Susie Martin, ot Dahlouega. is in
Perry visiting her mother and
other relatieves.
—Many^Houston farmers say
all their cotton will be picked
out before frost, if they can se-
oure enough laborers.
—Miss Ollie Harper has return
ed bo her home near Providence
from a visit to Miss Lola Middle*
brooks at Montioello, Ga.
—The officials are issuing sum
mons, subpoenas and injjother ways
preparing for the October term
of our Superior court.
—Mrs. J. J. Wall and Miss Ma
ry Yancy Griffin of Jeffersonville,
Twigs County, are visiting the
family of Mr. W. F. Bennettnear
Perry.
—Tax Collector Davidson will
soon be ready with liis t books, and
will.begin collecting taxes at Per
ry during the first week of Supe
rior Court.
—Mr. L. A. Houser of Macon
visited hte brother, Mr. F. M.
Houser, Tuesday and Wednesday.
He was accompanied by his young
est daughter, Miss Kittie.
: —Misses Mabelle Dasher, Bessie
Houser,Lula Hurst,Georgelle Sim
mons aud Pauline Smoak left Per
ry Monday and Tuesday for Ma
con, where they will attend Wes
leyan Female College. Miss Mag
gie Day will go to Gainesville.
-i-Master Senaca Gamble of Ma
oon has been quite sick for sever
al weeks at the home of his grand
parents in Perry, Mr, and Mrs.
R. W. Gamble, but we are glad to
learn that he is novr convalescent
and steadily improving.
—On October 81st Mr. J. S.
Fudge of Houston county was
married to Miss Lucy Fisher, at
the home of the bride’s, parents in
Dublin. They.are now at their
home near Elko. They have the
cordial congratulations of their
many friends.
After having been a fugitive
from justice twelve years, Tom
Sparks was placed in jail at Per
ry last Sunday afternoon.
Acting upon information fur
nished by Sheriff Cooper, the
chief of the detective force of
Birmingham,Ala,, arrested Sparks
Tuesday of last week. Sheriff
Oooper ltjft Perry Wednesday, se
cured requisition papers from
Gov. Candler in Atlanta. At
Montgomery, Ala., the necessary
warrant was secured, and Sheriff
Cooper reached Birmingham Fri
day morning. The negro was iu
jail, but an able lawyer caused a
writ of habeas corpus to be issued,
aud UBed other legal measures to
prevent the Georgia Sheriff from
securing the prisoner.
Right prevailed, however, and
Sheriff Cooper left Birmingham
with his prisoner Saturday after
noon, reaohing here safely Sunday
afternoon.
On the second day of September,
1890, Tom Sparks shot and killec.
Alice Billings, a niece of his wife.
The shooting was done in the pub
lic road at the Kegg farm, less
than two mileB east of Perry.
The murderer escaped, though
Sheriff Cooper summoned a pos se
and made diligent efforts to cap
ture him as soon as he was inform
ed of the orime.
At the following October term
of Houston Superior Court,Sparks
was indicted for murder by the
grand jury.
Several years ago Sparks was
arrested in an Alabama town.but
escaped within a few hours there
after.
Later Sheriff Oooper became
convinced that Sparks was work
ingwibh a large contractor in
Birmingham, and there he was
caught, usiug an assumed name
Columbus Coleman.
Sheriff Oooper deserves much
credit for this capture, illustrat
ing, as it does, his vigilance, per
severance and devotion to duty as
an officer.
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Last Saturday afternoon thirty-
three children of Perry were the]
guests of Master William Moore,
the occasion being a celebration]
of the ninth anniversary of his
birth. On the lawn in front of
the residence of the youthful host
the children were happy in their
innocent pleasure. There were a
number of games, bub the chief
amusement was the “Watermelon
Frolic^” In this there may have
been disappointment at first, cer
tainly a surprise. It was not gen
uine watermelon eating, but a
game.
A large picture of a negro with
wide-opened mouth was fastened
no the lawn fence. Each child in
turn and standing in front of the
picture, waS blindfolded and giv
en a cloth representative of a slice
of watermelon aud a pin. The
gaihe was for each child to walk
forward and pin the watermelon
Slice as close to the negroe’s mouth
as possible. The game was intense
ly amusing, and the children en
joyed it thoroughly. Misses Clif
ford Heard and Eunice Wells each
pinned their melon almost in ex
act position for the negro to eat
properly, and they each received a
prize, drawing for the choice— _
box of .fine candy, and the game.
Later in the dining room ice
cream and cake were served.
Here a prize cake was cut amid
much glee. The prize, a dime,
was secured by Miss Katherine
Cater.
The occasion was a delightful
success.
PERH-B-Y, GrA.
0. R. Mann, Pres. R- L. Cater, V. Pres. L. 3?. Cater, Cashier
Directors—F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, G. R.Matm
L. F. Cater, R. L. Cater. N
Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business.
Elberta Peach Trees.
I have yet 40,000 Elberta Peach
Trees for sale. If you want them,
write quick, for they are going
fast. First class stock from
Georgia Nurseries.
0. R. Hancock.
Byron, Ga.
Protracted Religious Services.
At the Perry Methodist ohnroh
last Sunday there were three ser
vices, besides the Sunday School
Since Sunday there have been
two servioes daily, afternoon
4 o’clook and evening at 7:80.
Beginning with the afternoon
service on Tuesday, Rev. J. B
Johnstone of Macon has assisted
the pastor, Rev. J. W. Simmons,
preaching at both servioes that
day.
While the congregation so far
could have been larger, considera
ble interest is manifested, and
the hope is ernestly entertained
that there will be a thorough re
vival of religion in the ohurch,
town and ddmmunity.The preach
ers are zealous in the work, and
most earnest and persuasive rn-
their exposition of Christian
truth.
The meetings will •continue
through this week, and through at
least a portion of next.
NOTICE.
The Perry Beef Market is now
managed by S. V. Parker and B
W. Barfield, they having bought
out J. W. Parker.
We also carry a full line of
Groceries, aud will pay tho high
est market prices for cattle.
We solicit your patronage.
Respectfully,
Parker & Barfield.
Killed While out Hunting.
Sam Thomas, a negro boy about
15 years old, was brought to Per
ry by constable J. D. Taylor last
Sunday afternoon and placed in
jail, oharged with killing a young
er boy.
On Saturday Sam Thomas, Wi
ley Ross aud Tony Ellis went
hunting, and while in the woods,
or field, the Ross boy was shot and
killed, the wound being in his
right side. Thomas claims the
shooting was accidental, that he
and Ross both had hold of the gun
when the shot was fired. Ellis
said there was a disagreement
about a piece of tobacco, and that
Thomas threatened to shoot Ross.
The shooting was on the old
Alexander place, about two miles
north of Dennard on the Macon
road.
An inquest was held Tuesday
morning by Justice W. B. Du-
Pree of Kathleen, acting as coron
er.
— The carriers on the Bonaire,
Wellston and Byron, No. 1, rural
delivery routes are authorized to
receive and receipt for Home
Journal subscriptions. Other,
mail carriers will be so authoriz-
e'd also, as.soon as we can confer j
with them.
-New Belts at 25c and 50cts.
L. M. Paul’s.
We wish to call your attention es
pecially to our general line of Goods.
Our stock of Dry Goods iB complete
in every detail. Our new fall stock,
which is pouring in now, is careful
ly selected, closely bought, and will
be closely sold. SPECIALS: Some
rare bargains in Hosiery, Men’s
Shirts, Handkerchiefs, Towels, etc.
A nice lot of Fine Figured Flannel
Waist Patterns, Buy one and no
one else has a waist like yours. $2.50
and $3.00 each. Our lines of Out
ings, Bleachings, Sheetings, Prints,
Checks are sold at a close margin
and are good values every yard of
them.
A strong line of Men’s, Women’s and
Children’s Shoes always on hand,
and above everything else, they will
wear. We handle H. O. Godman’s
Children’s Shoes, and for Children’s
Dress and School Shoes they can’t
be beat. Some nice values in Men’s
and Women’s Patent Leather Shoes.
Beauties at $2,50 and $3.50.
Our line of Hardware is also strong
and good. You can find a gre
many handy articles there that j you
would not expect to find, such as
Meat and Vegetable Choppers,-Brad-
ding Instrument, Cross Out Saws,
Hand Saws, Drawing Knives, Chis
el's, Planes, Double and Single Barrel
Guns, etc,, etc. Give us a trial and
you will be pleased.
In Groceries you will also find~we
hold our own. Every clean and fresh
goods guaranteed and promptly de
livered.
Our Wagons mid Buggies are the
best your money will buy, and the
prices are close and right.
Let me serve, you.
M. Houser.
Phone 36.
Special rates to farmers on
houses in
cotton stored in ware-
The Cotton
..OF..
Will soon begin to be
my many patrons and
marketed. I wish to say to
friends that my Warehouse
will be open, where I will give my special attention
to handling and selling all cotton strictly as in
structed. I will use my best efforts to obtain the
highest market prices at all times. Cotton sold in
Perry will net the farmers as much money as cotton
Bold iu any market in Georgia. My commission of
50 cents per bale covers first month’s expenses.
Bring me your cotton.. I appreciate your patronage.
BAGGING AND TIES ALWAYS ON HAND.
"W. ID. TDJ^lZr.
NEW YORK
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I am offering my complete snd choice stock of Dry Goods,
!0
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Notions, etc., at
BARGAIN
Haying bought cheap, I sell at lowest possible figures.
My friends are invited to make my store headquarters, and
leave their packages, especially during Carnival Week and
the Farmers’ National Congress!
Wagon yard and stable in rear of store free to my cus
tomers.
I can save you money. Come to see me.
454 MULBERRY ST.
MACOK, GEORGIA
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SIGNIFIES THE BEST.
is the best product of a Nfew Roller
Process Mill.
It is made of the best wheat, for in
dividual customers of the mill and
for the trade.
Ask your merchant for JERSEY
or bring your wheat to
CREAM FLOUR,
TTSIBLR^ MILL.
A. J. HOUSER, Prop’r., EVA, GA.