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Sidewalk Gleanings. LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN AND COUNTY —Belated autumn gives evidence of approaching winter. —Mr. Calaway Riley spent last Sunday with home folks in Perry. —More Houston farmers than ever before have made hay this year. —Several thousand strawberry plants have been set out in Perry this fall. —The weather signs and moon indications failed to materialize last week. —Gen. John B. Gordon will be at the court house next Wednes day afternoon. —Rev. J. W. Simmons preaoh- ed at Providenoe church last Sun day afternoon. —Mrs. C. T. Lawson is in Americas visiting her sister, *Mrs. J, A. Ansley. —Mrs. J. Powers Cooper and iufaiit son are visiting her par ents at Americus. —The Baptist Union usually held on the fifth Sunday, will not be held this month. —Mr. Harry Feagin of near Wellston visited relatives and friends in Perry this week. —Many Houston raised turkeyB will grace thanksgiving dinner ta bles Thursday of next week. —Mr. E. D.!.Smith has pur chased of Mrs. N. E. Cox the Rog- ors place a mile' north of Perry. —Mr. B. R. Stripling of An thony,-Fla., visited relatives in Perrp last Friday and Saturday.. —Rev. Albert S. Dix filled his regular appointment at Houston Factory Baptist ohurch last Sun day. Mrs. E. L. Dennard returned, home last Thursday from a trip to New York and Washington oity. — AH Houston farmers have de termined that they will not be caught short on food crops next year. —Thursday morning,next week, there will be union Thanksgiving services at" the Perry Baptist ohurch. —The rain last Monday after nocn and night was quite wel come to farmers, and all classes of citizens. —Miss Kate Felder .went to Ma oon last Thursday to visit her brother, Rfr,3„W. S. Felder, ancl his children. —While the hog crop in Hous ton may not be as large as in some recent years, it is now in good condition, —All 4 the merchants of Perry hav6 agreed to suspend business duri ng|Thanksgiving dayr-Tlntrs day of£n6xt week. —Mrs. J. B. Pate of Cordele was in Perry last Wednesday and Thursday visiting lier mother, Mrs. 0, T. Lawson. —-Mrs B, Stafford and Miss Kate Hodges spent last Sunday with the family of Mr. I. T. Woodard, near Dennard. —Miss Lucile Riley of Maoon was in Perry last Sunday and Monday morning, visiting rela tives, the family of Mr. J. A. Ri ley. —Mrs. 0. M. Dupree of near Fort-Valfey^and her son, Mr. Wel- ton DuPree of Macon, visited rel atives and friends in Perry last Sunday. —Rev. Albert S. Ddx r and Hon. J. E. Duncan went down to Amer- ious Wednesday morning, dele gates to the Georgia Baptist Con vention, ! —Mr.[G. D. Anderson, Jr., of Myrtle has purchased of Mr. S. L. Norwood 200 acres of the L, D. Norwood farm, three miles west of Perry. Gen. (Jordon Coming to Perry. Gen John B. Gordon will be in Perry next Wednesday, Novem ber. 26th,* and beginning. at 2 o’clock p. M., he> will deliver in the court house his famous lec ture, “The Last Days of the Con federacy.” "Foremost among Georgia’s soldiers in the Confed erate service, Gen. Gordon is to day the greatest and best loved exemplar of military valor in the South. But not as a Confeder ate veteran only is he dear to the people of Georgia, but also and equally as a statesman and an orator. By personal participation he knew the war between the states from the beginning to the end, and in his lecture he gives graph ic pictures of conditions that ex isted aud of things he saw. In matchless words of pathos and eloquence he tells the story of heroic struggle aud sacrifice, and thus the lecture shares with the speaker his fame as a hero and an orator. In nearly every state of the union thousands have heard this leoture, and no voice has ev er spoken of it except in praise. That this rave treat has been secured for an audience at Perry is due to the efforts of the looal lyceum board. For what he has done, for what he is, and for what he represents more thoroughly than any other man, the people of the south love Geu. Gordon above others. As the most famous literary product concerninng the war between the states, this lecture ought to be heard by every man, woman aud child in Houston county. This great opportunity,is not likely to be presented again, for when Gen. Gordon is gone, there will be no more like him, in this generation at least. The coming of Gen. Gordon is well advertised, and people from all parts of the comity will be in Perry to hear him next Wednes day afternoon. Precisely at 2 o’oloek the leo ture will begin,' and those who come late may be unable to se cure seats. jJsual price for admission. —Last Saturday the Home Journal editor rode twelve miles through the country. He noticed that the cotton crop had been nearly all gathered—only two fields in which there was Any considerable amount of unpicked cotton. Here and .there, there was some green foliage on the cotton stalks, and occasionally ajiew blooms, blit he didn’t see an ~ un open ball. There is no top crop. —One day last week a stranger came into this office and wanted to buy a copy of the Hqme Jour nal in order that he might see the advertisements of farm lauds for rent. He desired to rent a farm in Housron county. The paper didn’t contain any adver tisement of farms to rent, but we gave him a pa^er. There is a les ion in this incident. : —In the course of his sermon at the Perry Methodist church last Sunday morning, Rev, J. W. Simmons strongly condemned in toxicating liquor as an agent" of evil—never a necessity, ever pro moting discord and violation of law. He eloquently proclaimed that not only its sal£, but its manufacture should be entirely prohibited. —Tax Collector Davidson “was in Perry last Monday, and will finish his last round of appoint ments on Thanksgiving day. He says much of the taxes are yet unpaid, and that more executions than usual will be issued unless payment is -considerably quicken ed before the 20fch of December. Fort Valley and the Dispensary Bill A petition strongly opposing the proposition to establish a dis pensary in any town of Houstou county has been circulated in Fort Valley aud the ninth district. In this petition the Representa tive's are earnestly "urged not to have passed a law providing for a dispensary anywhere in Houston county. v Concerning the dispensary prop osition, the Fort Valley Leader says: “The Leader is most decidedly of the opinion that a dispensary would not be a good thing for Houston county, or for the town of Fort Valley. Why should we arrest the match of solid pros perity and besmirch the fair rep utation we hold among the little cities of Georgia by a foolish, doubtful measure that can bring only harm? “The Leader does not believe that, under the deoided disapprov al of the measure that has gone up from the district, there is the remotest possibility of an act be ing, put through the legislature establishing a dispensary. “Furthermore, wejare glad to note that several citizens who un- thoughtedly signed the petition for a dispensary, have reconsider ed, and later aligned themselves with the anti dispensary foroes. It is a good sign that the sober second thought of our people is against this demon of evil. “Again we say that there is not only no overwhelming sentiment in this distriot in favor of a dis pensary, but from all indications a large majority of the voters of the Ninth district are out spoken- ly against its establishment.” - Currants, Citron, Raisins, Nuts and Ground Spices at W. B. Sims’. Corn Shellers, all grades Coffee Mills from 25o to $1.50, Potato Slicers, Harness Repairers, Cob blers Outfits, &c., at L. M. Paul’s. Chicken Loaf 20c at W. B. Sims’. GEN. JOHN B. GORDON ( WILL DELIVER HIS FAMOUS LEOTURE AT THE COURT HOUSE IN PERRY Wednesday, November 26th ? at 2 O’clock p. m. THIS LECTURE IS A GEM OF PUREST ORATORY, PATHOS, ELOQUENCE AND TRU^H. tioiri iFiA-rn, io heae xo:. Admission, 50 and 25 cents. To The Planters in Houston and Adjoining: Counties. mm —While ^here is not a sion of flowers now blooming in Perry, there are some very pretty roses ancl.crysanthetnums in many ‘ front, yards. —Last Monday morning a change of sohedule went ipto ef fect on the Perry branch railroad; The morning train now reaches at 7:80 and leaves at 7:50. |: —In response to a telegram,Mr. Edgar Brunson lef; Perry last Thursday afternoon for Dublin to visit his sisrer, Mrs. W. 0. Davis. She was quite ill, but we are glad to know that she was much bet ter on Friday. —Mr. J. N. Tuttle received last Tuesday news of the death of his little uiecd, Annie Lou Tuttle, daughter of Prof, and Mrs. R B. Tuttle, of Schoulsville, Ky. Dates in lib packages 10c each, at - W. B. Sims’; Cooking Stoves, the best for the prices, at L. M. Paul’s. : : • If You Want a good Mule or Horse, call on C. M. Branan, 520 Poplar street, Ma con, Ga. Tobasco Pepper Catsup at W. B. Stms’. We ore just in receipt of a car of fine Tenmssee Mules, which we are selling for the smallest possible profit. We buy these Mules from first hahds, and are prepared to save you money. They are worth from $15.00 to $25.00 more than the Western mules, but do not cost you a penny more, if as much. It is cheaper to buy good, well-broken mules than it is to buy green, unreliable ones. We guarantee all we sell to be just what we tell you they are. Call and see us. We want your business. YoUrs truly, ) 350-352 Poplar St., Macon, G-a. 18 lbs. Best Granulated Sugar for $1 at Fred M. Houser’s. Coal Tongs, Shovels and Pokers, Coal SetSj, Coal Vases, Coal Scut tles, at L. M. Paul’s. Watches and Silverware. We have just put in stock the most complete line of Watches we have ever car ried. We also have a very nice line of Sterling Sil- ware and Fancy China for VWedding Presents. Call and see us and get prices. We defy competition. . . No trouble to show goods. J. L. Fincher & Son, Fort Valley. Ga, Go to w, B. WRIGHT at Elko. Carriages, Wagons, General Repair Work. New Work put up to order. Horse-Shoeing given special attention Fine Painting, in both Carriage and House painting. Highest cash price paid for Scrap Iron and Metal. THIRD AND LAST ROUND. I will be at the following named places and dates for the purpose of collecting state and county taxes for 1902: Taylor’s, Thursday, Nov. 20, a. in. Henderson, Thursday, Nov. 20, p. m. Elko, Friday, Nov. 21, a. m. Grovania, Friday, Nov. 21, p. m, Hayneville, Saturday, Nov. 22, a.m. k Heard, Monday, Npv. 24, a. m. . Kathleen, Monday, Nov. 24, p. m. Bonaire, Tuesday, Nov. 25, a. m. Wellston, Tuesday, Nov. 25, p. m. Hattie, Wednesday, Nov, 26, a. m. Byron, Wednesday, Nov. 26, p. in. Powersville, Thursday, Nov. 27, a. m. Claud, Thursday, Nov. 27, p. m. J. O. Davidson, T. O. H. O. A lot of Aew Goods just received at Rouser’s. j. OUTINGS AND FLANNEL ETTES, A new lot of Outings just receiv ed ; some beautiful dark patterns, also the light checks and stripes, —— at 10c yd. —— The solids—light blue, pink, red, cream and white, at 10c yd. Also a nice lot of dark, and light patterns, splendid values, 8c yd. Also nice lot dark dress,patterns, stripes and checks, at 5c yd. Flannelettes—some beautiful pat terns for Shirt Waists and Dress es; some we’ve been selling at 12£c, some worth 15c; all put in one pile and to go at 10c yd. JFIuAlNlVEllL,®. Most of the colors in Tricot all wool Flannels at 25c yd. Beautiful assortment of colors in Best French Flannels at 50c yd. Best Cream White Waist Flanhels atN • 60c yd. FIRE SET®. Just received Sets—Tongs, Scuttles, etc,- a new lot of Fire Pokers, Shovels, -going cheap. BLANKETS. Cotton and wool; some splendid values, from 75e to $5,00 pair. New lot Silkatine Thread just re ceived; 100 yards to spool, at 5c We also have Gloves for everybody. ~ IF-ELIEUD HUE. HOTTSIEIR.’S i I open this season with the greatest sale of Silks ancl Kovelty 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 Goods, Notions, Races and Em broideries, Gloves and Handkerchiefs, Shoes, Hats, Shirts,, Clothing and Men’s Fur- niehing Goods. A standard line of Groceries always in stobk. Buggies and Wagons. Bagging and Ties. Highest prices for all cotton carried to my Brick Cotton Warehouses patronage solicite 1.