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Sidewalk Gleanings. LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN AND COUNI Y A Bare Literary Treat. —Mrs. W. S. King of Bonaire was in Perry last Monday. —Rev. B. E. Whittington of Byron was with friends in Perry last Monday. —Sweet potatoes have not sold this season for less than 75 cents a bushel, retial —It is now said there will .be two marriages in Perry before the 1 ' close of this year. —Rev. ,V. W. SimmonsVwill preach at Small Academy next Sunday afternoon. —Mr Ben W. Holtzclaw of Ma con spent several days with home folks in Perry last week. —Rev. J. W. Simmons filled his regular appointment at Provi dence church last Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. Butler Hardi son of Henderson spent last Sun day in Perry with relatives. —Mr. J. J. Marshburn killed a large catamount on his farm east of Denuard last Thursday after noon. —Mr. and Mrs. W V F. Miller of Fort Valley were in Perry last Sunday visiting relatives of Mrs. Miller. —All the commissioners attend ed the November meeting of Oomr- ty Commissioners’ court last Tuesday. —Miss Ann King returned home last week from an extended visit to her niece, Mrs. Manderville, at Carrollton. —On November 17th Tax col lector Davidson will begin his third and last round of appoint ments at Perry. —Judge and Mrs.J, H. Houser visited relatives and friends at Henderson from last Friday to Sunday afternoon. , —There are more home raised turkeys within the corporate lipi- its of Perry than this writer lias ever before noticed. —Mr, H. T. Gilbert and fam ily moved last week from Wash ington Avenue to the Paul resi dence on Main, street. —Tax Collector Davidson will conclude the second round of ap pointments Thursday afternoon, November Oth, at Eva. —The dispensary question seems to be a “live wire” in and around Fort Valley. See notice of local legislation in this paper. —There was an interesting meeting of the Perry Epworth League at the home of * Mrs. Ida Rogers last Friday night. —Mrs. Manderville of Carroll ton, daughter of the late Maj. J. M. Richardson, visited relatives in Perry several days last week. —Miss Fannie Moore, who is teaching school at Gray, Jones county, was with home folks in Perry last Saturday ana Sunday. —Miss Mattie Miller, who is teaching school at Grovania, spent last Saturday night and Suuday with home folks in Perry. —Mrs. E. S. Wellons returned home last Thursday from an ex tended visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. V. Wallace, at Charleston, S.C. —Mr. C. C. Jordan, of Ameri cus,son-in-law of the late Hon; W. S. King of Bonaire, was in Perry on estate business last Mon day. —Masters Tommie and Walter Tollendore of near Perry returned home Wednesday from a visit to to their brother near Ivy, Wilkin son county. —Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Slocumb and children of Bonaire spent last Sunday in Perry with the family of Mr. J. J. Marshburn, father of Mrs. Sloouinb. —Presiding Elder J. B. McGhee, will preach at the Perry Method ist church next Sunday night, and the fourth quarterly confer ence will be held. \ Monday at 10 o’clock. \ —Messrs. J. H, and T. J. Mc Michael have moved from the Kunz house on Second street .to the house on Washington Avnue recently vacated by Mr. H. T. Gilbert and family. " ; —Messrs. J. J. Marshburn,Hugh Lawson and C. 0, Duncan,Jr. were elected deacons of the Perry Bap tist church tvvo . weeks • ago, and they; will be ordained immediately after the prayer service Thursday .might, this vfniek. I \.... w The first Lyceum entertainment of this season at Perry will be at J - Frida the Court House Friday night, November 7th. Mr. Douglas Leftwich, called the “Bob Taylor of the North,” will deliver one of his inimitable lectures, and all who hear him will be entertained most agreea- will begin at 8 prici s of admis- The leoture o’clook; usual sion. The leoture will be under the auspices of the Perry Lyceum Course. The Election In Houston. in Roll of Honor. Perry Public School. The Congressional election Houston county last Tuesday was exceedingly quiet, there being no opposition to the nominee, Hon. E. B. Lewis. The vote polled was unanimous for the demorcatb nominee. At Perry 104 votes were polled, less than * half the usual white vote, though 9 more than were polled at the state election. , As we go to press before th consolidation at Wednesday noon, therefore we cannot give the to tal vote. It is probably less than 600. Prom Grovania to Valdosta. Our correspondent, “JoeBedge” writes us an interesting report of o trip from Grovania to the State fair at Valdosta last Saturday, but we regret our inibility to pub lish it, owing to the lateness of its arrival, its length and the crowd upou our available space. At Grovania the train consisted of Bix coaches, and two more “hitched on” ah Sparks. In separate coaches were 860 negroes from Hon. J. Pope Brown’s plantation, and the neighborhood, in charge of the farm manager, Mr. J. H. Ether idge and a son of Hon. J. Pope Brown. On the train there were Messrs. T. H. Rentz, W. S. Riley, E. H. Wimberly Jr., R. F. Napier, J. M. Bunn, F. C. Henderson of Gro vania, and J. H, Coffee of Elko. . —*-©<»■ r— Death of Mr. 0. L. Holloman.’ Death has again visited this community and claimed one of our much loved friends, Mr, CharleB L. Hollenmn. On the 8th of October he was attending the wedding of one of his cousins, and was taken seri ously ill. He suffered about two weeks, when the death angel en tered his home. Pie died October 24th, leaving a father, mother, a brother and a sister to grieve for tho loved one, whom some day they expect to meet again. Their many friends extend sin cere and loving sympathy to the bereaved ones. A friend, Near Byron, Nov. 1. B. P. W. —Last Saturday Mr. D. Follen- dore told us that he had sold this year from £ of an acre,, sweet po tatoes to about the value of a bale of cottoD, and scarcely more than half the potatoes had been sold. Mr. Follendore operates a one hor°e farm near Perry, and makes a surplus of food products as well as a good crop . of cotton each year. —Hon.,E. L. Dennard attend ed the state fair at Valdosta last Monday. So far . he, Messrs. J. N.Tuttle and W. Hemingway and Mrs. "Jennie Garrison of Perry are the only citizens of this section of the county to attend the fair. They say it is decidedly good. —Mr. N. E. Marshburn of LaGrange was in Perry from Sat urday night to Monday morning visiting the family of his father, Mr. J. J. Marshburn, and his wife, daughter and son, who from here went down to Unadilla to visit relatives. —The first frost"of this season appeared last Thursday, October. 80th, but it was not keavy enough to kill vegetation. Frost again appeared Monday morning, No vember 3rd. —:Mrs. W. J. Little and son re turned to their home in Macon last Thursday, having visited the family of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cooper^mrents of Mrs. Little. ~~ *Ofl> '■ WANTED—-Two good four horse teams to haul Telephone Poles; apply to J. D. Martin, Jr. 9th Grade: Hallie Hemingway, •, 95.14. 8th Grade—Juliette Hurst, 91- 28, Louise DaviB, 90.58. 7th Grade—Sam Hodges, 93.55 6th Grade-Sadie Wellons, Clif ford Powers, Louise Moore, Wil- lierine Rainey, Miguon Davis, Stella Cater, Estelle Andrew, lone Smoak, Janie Holmes, Bes sie Smith, Estelle Edwards, Otis! McMichael. I 5th Grade-~ Mary Bennett, Eula Chapman, Jim Taylor, Maggie Edwards. 4th Grade—Theresa Hodges, Eliza Cater, EtheJ Woodard, Er nest Stripling, Ethel' Nunn, Eve lyn Holtzclaw, Clinton Connell, Julius Heard, Erwin Parker, Eva Dasher, Minor Parker, Mary Hem ingway, Thornton Marshburn. 8rd Grade—Georgia Hurst, Har ris Edwards, Henry Martin, Inez Bennett, Clifford Moore. 2nd Grade—Ben Holtzclaw and Cater Rogers; Katharine Cater and Clifford Heard; Edna Hodges, Helen Cater, John Powers and William Moore; Ceorge B. Wells, Robert Gater, Francis Dix, Clara Nunn and Ruth Andrew; Aldene McMichael. 559 Cherry. Macon, Ga. Cordially invites the people of Houston County to call and inspect the beautiful and complete line of Fall and Winter Goods Now Ready Comprising Dress Goods of every description, Ladies Tail ored Suits, Separate Skirts, Cloaks, Capes, Furs, Silk and Flannel Waists, Petticoats, Winter Underwear for Ladies, Men and Children, Zephyr Goods, such as Shawls, Capes and Fascinators, Good Black Hose, aiid special values in Bed Spreads, Table Linen, HapKins and Towels, Corsets, Gloves, Handiterchiefs, Chiffon Buffs and Domestics. MR. FRAME M. HOUSER, formerly of Houston County, will’ ta.Ke great pleasure in serving his friends, either by mail or in person, if they will call while in the city. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Express paid on all cash orders of $5.00, or more, except Domestics. Pretty line of Crocheted Goods in Ladies’ Shawls and Fascina tors, Children’s Hoods and Caps, Baby Saques, Ladies’ Hoods, etc., etc., at L. M. Paul’s. If You Want a go6d Mule or Horse, call on 0. M. Branan, 520 Poplar street, Ma con, Ga. Orange Sorgiiam Seed for sale. Apply to J. T. Walker, near Bonaire, Ga. 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 December 1902, the following property, to-wit: All that tract of land lying in the sixth distriot of Houston county and consist ing of the north half of lot number one hundred and ten, containing 101M aores, all of lot of land number eighty-three, except the south-east thirty pores, being 177}£ aores; also all of lot number seven ty-eight, containing 2023^ aores lying in Crawford county, Ga., and the north-east fifty aores of lot number eighty-four in Crawford county. All of said lands ly ing and being in one body and aggregat ed fivehtindrod and twenty-six and one- fourth aores, more or less, and described in a judgment in favor of the British & American Mortgage Company Limited against Henry G Hardison, obtained at October term 1902 of Houston Superior Court, in the county of the defendant’s residence. Levied upon as the property of Heury G. Hardison to satisfy a li-fa from Houston Superior court in favo; of the British*^ American Mortgage Com pany Limited vs. Henry G. Hardison, Defendant notified. Terms cash. Also at the same time and place all that tract of land lying in the ninth dis trict of Houston county, Ga., and being lots of laud numbers one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and fifty-four and one huudred aiid twenty-one, each containing 202^ acres and aggregating six hundred seven und one-half acres, more or less, and all lying in one body and being the same land described in a judgment obtained at the October term, 1902, of Houston Superior court in favor of the British & American Mortgage Company Limited against John F. San ders, trustee for wife and children, and Hattie Sanders, W. H, Sanders, Armin- da Sanders and Alice Tharpe. Levied on as the property of said John F. Sanders, trustee for wife and ohildren, and Hattie Sanders, W. H. Sanders, Arminda San ders and Alioe Tharpe to satisfy a fijfa issued from Houston Superior court in favor of the British & American Mort gage Company Limited vs. said- John F, Sanders, trustee for wife and children, and Hattie Sanders, W. H. Sanders, Ar minda Sanders and Alice Tharpe. De fendants notified. Terms cash. Also at the same time and place, that trace or parcel of land lying in the origi nal sixth, now upper fifth, distriot of Houston county, and being that thirty acres off of lot No. 10, in said district, conveyed by Sterling Jordan and Mary Jordan to Augustus Hill by their deed dated 6th day of December, 1872, and re corded in book of deeds Q, pages 63 and 65, in the olerk’s office of Houston supe rior court, and by Gus Bill to Mayer & Watts by his deed dated 1st day of Feb ruary, 1896, and recorded in book AA, page 339, clerk’s office, Houston superi or rourt, and by Mayer & Watts recon veyed to Gus Hill on the 8th day of Oc tober, 1902, and recorded in deed book 3, page 439, in Clerk’s office of Houston su perior court. Said lands being bounded as follows: On the riorth by the lands of Louisa Hill, east by the lands of Dave Walker, south by the lands of Mrs. S. A. Bassett and on the west by the lands of G. P. Lamar, and known as the Gus Hill land. Levied on as the property of said Gus Hill, and in his possession, to satis fy a fi fa from Houston superior court, April term, 1900, in favor of Mayer & Watts, vs Gus Hill. Tenant in posses sion notified as the statute requires. M. L. COOPER, Sheriff. Nov. 4th,-1902. Subscribe for The Home Jocthnajj. LESSER’S. 659 CHERRY STREET. MACON. GEORGIA ft mm GOOD J&.S GOL.3D ARE H. C. God man’s School Shoes. SOLD BY F. M. HOUSER. N A complete line of sizes in Box Calf and Vici Leather always on hand at $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50. Also a complete line of Shoes for Men and Women, Boys and Gials. All kinds. Good, Better, Best. if you want ^ ere * s WtSmiy. anything in XXv-/OJLX!iX\) -X the place to come Good Ribbed Children’s Hose at 10c pair The best you ever bought for the money at 15c “ Something extra heavy for boys, double knees and toes, Square English heels, at 25c “ Something nicer and lighter, pure Lisle, fine ribbed, for girls and ladies, at 25c “ White Socks and White Stockings for the older people at 15c “ A nice pure Lisle fine seamless Ladies’ Hose, Square English Heel, at 25c “ Good Men’s Hose, black, blue, tan, red and fancy, at 10c and 15c “ Some solid colors and some extra fancy at 25c and 50c “ Almost everything you need you will find here, and the price is always right’ FRED. M. HOUSER. NEW FALL GOODS. I open this season with the greaiest 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 brimfull of new things in Dress Woods, Notions, JLaces and Em broideries, Wloves 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 solicited. ”W_ ZD_ ID-A-IT, Fexxzr, O-a. G. W. GANTT. W. F. HOLMES. GANTT & HOLMES, Successors to Moore & Holmes, COTTON FACTORS, / - Horses and Farm Supplies. Deering Reapers, Binders, Mowers and Rakes. SEND US YOUR COTTON AND GET BEST RETURNS