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Sidewalk Gleanings. LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN A1>L COUNTY —Houston farmers will do more than the usual amount of autumn plowing this season. --Eievon minor cases were trans ferred from Superior court to the Supreme court last week. —The amount of criminal fines paid last week w>is unusually small for a fall term of the court. —More than the usual amount of ootton for October is now be ing held in the warehouses at Per ry. —Mr. Harry Feagin of Wells- ton was with friends in Perry Tuesday and Wednesday morti- ing, —Rev. Albert S. Dix filled his regular appointment at Houston Factory Baptist church latit'Sun day. —They say there will'be a mar riage at Perry and one near Den- nard before the’ next new, year coines. . ' f,- —Mrs. R. W. Gamble and Mrs. J. R. Fudge retrned home last Friday from a visit to relatives at Macon. —A party of Perry people, and others of Houston,went up to At lanta last Monday to attend the interstate fair. —While planting oats and wheat, Houston farmers should consider the probability of a ooun- ty fair next fall. —Fewer than the usual number of non-resident witnesses attend ed the Ootober term of Houston Superior court. —Mr. J. 0. Murray and daugh ter, of Unadilla, formerly of Houston county, visited relatives in Perry last Sunday. —Tiokets for the congressional election have been printed At this offioe, and will be sent to the sev eral precincts next week. —Ootton receipts in Perry are considerably ahead of last year at this time. So is ootton pick ing throughout the county. —Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Fudge of near Elko were in Perry last Sun day, and Monday morning, visit ing the family of his brother, Mr J. R. Fudge. —Among progressive Houston farmers there is a decided incli nation to increase the number of forage crops, including clover, vetch and perhaps others. —Negro fish suppers, concealed whiskey, ooncealed pistols and reckless negroes furnish most of the criminal business for the oourts of Houston county. —Tax Oolleotor Davidson will be in Perry next Monday for the purpose.of collecting taxes. This will be the beginning of his sec ond round of appointments. —Dr. 0. Frank Cooper, wife and son, of Pitts, Ga., were in Perry from last Saturday after noon to Tuesday morning, visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C, F. Cooper. —The amount of land that will produce a bale of ootton per acre has been largely increased within the last ten years, ahd there is ample room for' greater inorease on that line. —Mrs. E. Cora Barrett, who has been visiting her children in Ala bama and Florida, returned to Houston last week and is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Gurr near Perry. —Mr. W. W, Howard and fam ily of Thomaston were visiting relatives in Houston from last Thursday evening to Tuesday morning. They were in Perry Friday and Saturday. —Mrs. E. L. Dennard, acoom- f auied by^her niece, Miss Kenny iOu Hughes of {Danville and Miss Emmie Cabiness of Macon, left Perry Wednesday of last week for New York City, where they will spend about a month. —A case of assault with intent to murder .was “thrown out of court” last week because the name of the prosecutor appeared as a grand juror on the .indictment. This was a clerical error, howev er, as the prosecutor was not in the grand jury room when the case yas considered. October Term Adjourned. The Ootober term of Houston Superior court was adjourned af ter sundown last Thursday, the term having embraced nine days. Of the 29 cases on the criminal docket, all were disposed of, as to this court, eleven misdemeanor cases being transferred to the County Court. . ,, Of the four murder eases, $rere were two verdicts of guilty;'one verdict of not guilty and one mis- The Tom Sparks case, for mur der, was taken up Tuesday morn iug and given to the jury about four o’olock that afternoon. Tues day night the jury spent in the room without beds or bedding. Wednesday bight they were'plao- ed iii a larger room, and were fur nished, mattresses. At about 12 o’clook, noon. Thursday a mistri al was ordored, the jurors having declared that they could not make a verdict. It was ascertained af terward that the jury stood 9 to 8, thp smaller number favoring ac quittal, or at least a reduction ,pf the crime to involuntary man slaughter. Judge Felton refused to accept bond for the prisoner. Thursday afternoon there were four jurys in rooms considering cases, three up stairs and one down stairs. Such a thing has. hot occurred before in Houston county within the memory of any person attending court last week. —Whatever complaints Hous ton farmers have uttered concern ing short crops and short profits, they are hot showing any enerva ting despondence. They are hot of the give-up kind, and th^ir best efforts will be used to r$6bup next year. Eadh year they are making progress in agriculture, and errors made this year will not be apparent next* season. From all sides we learn that the area devoted to food orops for man and beast will be materially increased. N —Ootton buyers have paid well for cotton at Perry this season, and as a consequence the farmers have been pleased and the re ceipts of cotton here are much larger than at this season last year, At times during the sea son Macon prices have been paid v The competion between the buy ers of cotton seed has been lively here* and more seed have been sold at Perry this season than ever before known in* October, —The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge will meet in the city of Ma con on the 28th inst. and continue to the 80th. This promises to be the most interesting meeting in years. On Tuesday night the Grand Master has arranged for a Masonic love feast, and on Wednesday night the third degree will be conferred by the grand officers. Worshipful Master J. D. Martin will represent Houston Lodge, No. 35. —Those Home Journal subscri bers who failed to see the editor and pay up during court; can send the amounts due, or pay to those rural mail carriers who have our subscription accounts and re ceipts. Those carriers with whom we have not made arrangements will be authorized to collect if they will write us, giving list of those who receive mail along their routes. —Comparatively little hunting has been engaged in hereabout since the season opened, and the boys say doves are scarce. It is said patridges are plentiful, how ever, and sportsmen anticipate much pleasure with dogs and guns when they are free to 9hoot part ridges. > —An acre of land that will pro duce a bale of cotton is worth more than three acres that will not produce more than a bale. Progressive Houston farmers rec ognize this fact and are farming accordingly. —We are reliably informed that the case of F. H. Bosson vs. Mrs. Addie C. Lamar, on which was based a sheriff’s sale adver tisement appearing in this paper, has been settled. —Mr. C. B. Wheelus, of near Wellston, requests us to say he has withdrawn his application for exemption of homestead. —See our New assortment of. Quadruple plated Silverware. Somb pretty Novelties at |(j|| Big Bar gains. L. M. Paul's. In County Court. Last Monday the October, .quar terly term of Houston county court was iii session. Five cases were disposed of, one •civil and four criminal. Charlie Scott plead guilty to assault and bakery ana was sen- 1 tenced to paya fine of; $80, or six. mbhths ih .thic.hain gang, v Frank. Williams was tried, for assault and battery and acquit ted. Dan |ph.usqn r ,.plead guilty to carrying concealed weapons; $25 fine, or six months in chain gang. Peter Wimberly demanded in dictment on the charge of stealing cottonseed. On account of the absence of several members of the bar, at tending Crawford Superior court, the quarterly term of court was continued to the 8rd Monday in November. The criminal casqs transferred from the Superior court to the County court have been set for trial at the November term of that court;, which: begins. on the third Monday in^xt month. The following are the jurors drawn to Berye^at that term of County court: M. C. Greene, J. W Mills, J. T. Leary, ~N. W. H. Gilbert* S. H. Bassett, .J. H, Hughes,. Ed Murray, S. Bonner, W. jg. Chapman, L. P, Gray, ; W- H.. Marshall, J., E. Davidson. , ZFUDGKET-Y- COPVRRSHT 1(02 BY A. B. KIRSOHBAUM A CO. Did you ever meet a fidgety man? Ever stop to thinlt why he ap pears so uneasy ? Nine times out of ten it’s be cause jiis clothes bother him. His coat collar bobs up to his ears when he sits down, or the hem in his trousers has an insane desire to rest on his ankle bone. Perhaps ’tis simply the vest that causes the trduble, and when it taps him on the lower extremity of his left ear the “Fidg ety Man” can be seen at his best. Men who wear our clothes don’t fidgest. Fall stock ready for inspection. Benson, WalKer & d^Doore, The Up-to-Date Clothiers, THIRD STREET. MACON, GA. GENUINE TEXAS RUST A Houston Product in Florida. Perhaps a person 1 may have too much of a good- thing,' 7 but llot If it is used jtidibiduSlyi' About twenty years ago Mrs. J., F;-Barrett, then living hbar ‘Pfii* fyj made and used an oiu'tmeht that n'eVef faiied yi tb ehre tbe ail ment for whioh it waia used'; This family remedy was without a name, but ‘its merit Was all that could be desired, and mauy neigh bors and friends used it to thei'r delight. Now this ointment is made ahd sold at Jacksonville, Fla., by the elder daughter of ..Mrs, Barrett, now herself a wife and mother. The name of the ointment is “Mrs. Pope’s Mullen Salve,” and as a cure for cuts, bruises, old sores, tetter, ; etc!, it has never failed, says its maker. i See advertisement' in another column of this paper. »«»■■■;-■ — —Some of thoso swell narrow Club Ties just received. F.-M. Houser. MAOON, GEORGIA. Roswell A. Merritt, ■President. Robert JV.Taylor, . Oscar E. Dooly, Cashier. DIRrECTpaSlj - R. A. Merritt, Frank B. West, R. J. Taylor, M^rrla Harris, W. MoE. Johnston, F. B. Stubbs, E. J. Willingham, E. G. Harris, R. W. Johnston, Merrell P. Callaway J. P. Stetson, Emmett Barnes. TWO PAPERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE YOUNG J Containing each week from eight to twelve large jmges of four broad col umns each, all beautifully illustrated with original and artistio half-tone en gravings, in blaok and colors. Young People’s Weekly haS reached its marvelous success and attained a cir culation of-over 210,000 copies a week beoause its contents interest readers. Its fiction is wholesome, its co on current events is helpful to yOtihg people, its editorials are inspiring. ' OUR SPECIAL OFFER. Arrangements have.been perfected be tween the publishers of Young People’s Weekly and the Home Journal whioh enable us to offer both papers at the price of the last named alone. Send us 81.50 for one year’s subscription to the Home Journal and bqtli it and Young People’s Weekly will be mailed to you regularly for 62 consecutive weeks. This offer applies to both new subscribers and present subscribers who renew -their subscriptions before February 1, 1903, paying for same a f all year in advance at regular rates. Address THE HOME JOURNAL, Perry, Ga. PROOF OATS. s • - • Absolutely the best Seed Oats your money can buy. Direct from Texas. I will have them on hand for the next four months. mmm PERRY LOAN & SAVINGS RANK, C. R. Mann, Pres. PBHHRT, G-A. R. L. Cater, Y. Pres. L. F. Cater, Cashier Directors—F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, O. R. MaDn L..F. Cater, R. L. Cater. Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business. Special rates to farmers on cotton stored in ware houses in Perry. NEW FALL GOODS. I open this season with the greatest sale of Silks and Novelty Dress Goods in the history of this store, and at prices that have no paral lel in this section of the state. My two stores are brimful 1 of new things in Dress Goods, Notions, Daces and Em broideries, Gloves and Handkerchiefs, Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Clothing and Men’s Fur nishing Goods. A standard line of Groceries always in stock. Buggies and Wagons. Bagging and Ties. Highest prices for all cotton carried to my Brick Cotton Warehouse, Your patronage solicite 1. "W. ID. XJ-A/S", Pony, CWu T. A. COLEMAN, DEALER in sun, OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BIBLES, BLANK BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, FOUNTAIN PENS. FINE STATIONERY j Southern Agent for Whiting’s AND ENGRAVING. | Fine Correspondence Paper. 308 Second Street, MACON, GA.