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1 i;e Houston-Home Journal thelee memorial fund* An cx<
We jiublLsh elsewhere a card from a com- I ing tried
iaittee of todies of Kic’umond, "Virginia, i to send
ivlio called upon the ministers throughout j TO man 1
the .South to take up collections for ff*e j 0 | "WyC8n
ji’.lrpo.se of raising a monument to Gen. , ‘
wnidJfu tL 'ci it. _ gent to i
MEAT^MEAT.
PERRY, GA., DECEMBER 17, 1870.
4 CAR LOADS well owed Trnue:*oei
Dry Salted sides and Shoulders, just;
ready lor Smoking, on cousigimieut .and.*
for i«le very .cheap by - ;
THOMAS J; GATEi;
SALTJTATORY-
Atlcr la-iuy troubles and delays, after
Jiuf.iy vexations of spirit on account of these
troubles amt delays, wo have at last- the
jduwureof presenting to the people the
li.itvco:; Honx Jooigcan.
We are aware that it fins been brought
forth lu an unpropsllions lime. The clouds
■winch have darkened our politicd sky for
no long a time, are lowering and thickening'
Jwd no maa knows what direful calamity to
«mr noble old State a few days may bring'
forth* Tlicfmaacial.conditiomof the coun
try, loo,is unfavorable. The great staple'
■whose rise or decline affects the business of’
the whole South, the hicklxma of our pros- ;
peril, ottoii has, during the present sea-
«on. counuaadedso small a prife that oiir
»a-.rchxnh>Vre gloomy and our . farmers al
most desjxmJent nevertheless,. we are
»iot discouraged; the people have wet' ns
with such «t bexrty welcome, their support
lum b*«n ho nnaninjous that we feel no fey,
.of Siilnre, Wo believe the people of Hous
ton county alone can support a paper', if
toay deem it worthy of support, and such
Vo hope and confidently eipeet te xuako the
Ji-ittK Jomafix.
It is customary, in sfnrting a newspaper,
for the editor to make u!l sorts of lair prom
ises; we simply say tfiat we intend,' to. the-
J>i>t of orir ability, to make it a-liowe jour-
jWid^apaper whiche^ery man-will like- to.
take home and read to the fiuuily circle.
It’s columns will be filial with the choicest
fending uniter we coil find—poetry, stories,
news, and agriculture. In politics it wifi'
he dignified and conservative, bnt decided
ly Democratic. In a word, we wifi endea
vor to make it; if the poople will support
*w in the future as they ha ve dona to this’
lime, worthy of the respect, conihleueeand
5>atroiMge of iUiin Uie county.
S. WitxellMimLBro. & Co’s iim.
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45 AMD 4" SECOND STREET. i *
- -/:"r - {PERRY,
Having largely replenished their pnpular
Robert E. Lee. They appointed the 24th
of November as the day on which the col
lections should be token, but a* great many
ministers objected to faking collections for
tins pnrpose in Church, and left it to the
citizens. "We believe nothing has been
done in this community towards raising
Choice Leaf Lard.
Q A A CANE new Tennessee Lelif Lai
wVV just received and for rule by
, JONES & BAXTER.
(AeapH'Iiisley.
DRESS BOOBS.
bid. Drug State, and one fourth, or tile
latter half of each-month will begiven
to Ms practices in Hawinisville iit Sir*!
■HndspDths. •
TO pieces Otoman Velum* at TOel worth. $UD0
100 -■ Emprees dotha wOTth...-.uv..' TO
130 *■• Sense Poplini! at..'. 33c to 03
**, " All Wool ejahto from 34 to 73,/tteb«t'
Also an ettemsive line of inferior mules of
Dress Goods, from afe tn ana - --r 8 -
ATTENTION, PLANTERS !
-I am prepared to fill your orders for any
of the following Guanos; at the iowest mar
ket prices, or any other STANDARD and
RELTABTiE Fertilizer in the market:
PERUVIAN GUANO,
LAND PLASTER,
BAUGH’S RAW BONE, .
SABDYS PHOSPHQ-PERUVIAN.
ETIWAN, Nos. T and 2,
CHAPPELL’S PHOSPHATE,
! MAGNUM BONU3I, '
ASHAPOO, (S. C.) PHOSPHATE,
‘ RAEER’^TSLAND. ’
MiNOE’S Phosphate,
C-D.. ANDERSON,
dec!7rtf^. ;..r Fort Valleys
HljSli SCHOOL.
iittefe Potatoes, Etc.
PACKAGES choice Goshen Blitter,.
2t) packages fresh and fine Temieasee
Butter,.,
50 barrol.s.Trisl) Potatoes.
25 'barrels 1 TeuiiesHee Apples.
SHAWLS
*0^SSs©OODS, CLOTIifa
at once and let every one have an oppor
tunity, of contributing Ins quota to the ob
ject in which we all have so great an inter-
Tlie next session of this institution wifi
eominonee on the
SECOND MONDAY IN JANUARY.
Arrangements have heen made by which
pupils can secure - • ,
BOARD AT SIo.OO PEE MONTH,
For sale In-
JONES A BAXTER.
Here is a little stray - from .Leaven
worth concerning a carpet-bagger: He
entered the hotel, walked slowly np the
register, his carpet-bag in band- and
commenced to scrawl iris name with
painful mjcuracy ppon the book.
Suddciily-he paused and looked in the
face pttlie landlord, who was c.m-ioneiy
observingbim. Then lie dropped his
Lime Piaster And’ Cement;
BOOTS AND
Writtgi Examinations jou held in'the
middle , apd. end of eich;sessaoii, to test
thoroughly tuniliarity of «ach ijUpil
LYONS TEL YET CL0AXS
eye-upon the book again, in which
Proceeding he was imitated by the
landlord. Upon the fair white page of
the register a bed-bug. wes slowly, bnt
majestically meandering, until finally
it paused, as if waiting, at the unfinish
ed legend John——, “Sir, " he remarked
to the excited Boniface. ^’ve been
bled by St. Jo fleas, bitten by Kansas
Gity spiders, and dug into byNicara-
gn»nr‘jiggers, * biit it’s the first time,sir,
that I ever struck a tavern whravetho
bed-bugs looked over the register to
find out where your room isl” and
thercupoa departed- Yeiy good and
very now and all the way from Leaven-
werth, tool
f Thb Jhw:
At greatly reduced prices.
Black and Colored Cloth
Sacqnes, from §2,00 to 25.00,
FEE HX§ TUITION, THIRTY DGL--
LVRHjtff any boy'who \vijl STAND REST
in the school, at fhc final exaiuinalion next
July, ■ '■
. We ask every one who lias a son to edu-
: cate, to give us a hint
CHARLES >L NEEL,
Princijvd.
. For reference, apply to Mr. W. J. Norfh-
. em, pf .Mt Zion, or to any of bur patrons,
decl7-tf
C. C. DUNCAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PEBRY, GEORGIA
DOMESTIC GOODS,
jARRELS more Fiiie Georgia 8y-
»J> for sale cbtsip by
\ JONES A BAXTER,
Alin. 100 Cbcrry Strc<-t.
Table Linens,
Napkins,
Tickings,
Flannels, Plaid and Striped Omabnrgs,
In endless variety.
LOOK OUT FOR THE WHISTLE OF
THE FORT VALLEY AND HAW-
KINSY1LLE RAILROAL1
OUK RAILROAD.
huT-j the pleasure of announcing to'
Jho jwoplo of HoiiKtou, on the awurauco of
riqc of the Directors, (hat our fmlroad will
(Certainly bo built The slipa that have
itajun taken In the matter, have not yet been
W-ule public, but one thing wo xnny .take
for grautod—tho Railroad to a sure thing,
,cpily a question of time. The President
jmd ItiieetoM ftro active, energetic, work-
ifihg men, and *ineo their election they have
ftot bees Idle. Of the proctoe nature' of
itfeeSr action we have not been informed
Jmt we knew they have werked and worked
advantage. We predict that in twelve
*uoathn the iron horse wifi bo plunging’
PLEASE GALL AND EXAMINE MY" STC;
New Photograph Gallery
TN PERRY, CA.
The undersigned lmve opened a
temporary Bruuclr Gallery in Perry
for the .convenience of everybody in
Houston wbo wnnfc
Pifat-Cliiss Phatogi’aphs
without ' tbo trouble of going to , a
city. ■ :: *• ■■ ' ‘ V: ■ . ..
All styles and sizM of the, bettor,
clsss of work execuicJ in alt the. per-'
fcct-ion of the latest improvements,
OLD PIQJJJKES COPIED AND
ENLARGED
if desired.
Now-is the time to coll on Mr.
Scliaub who will remain in Perry until
Christmas only, and get tbo best pic
tures e.t low rates. /
SCKAXjgk H.VYGOOD.
decl7-2w. - : .
H. FVS. HGLTZCLA'Af,
ATTORNEY A T L A W,
. . PEBRY, .GEORGIA-
WM. BRUNSON,
SUks, Black And Colored
GROCERIES, '.
Confectioneries, Toys
PKPTS,&c.
FRESKBFiSH 5t OYSTERS
Constantly on hand.
DOLLA^'^S^iYEb IS TWO DOLLARS- MAI-
Exfra inducements trill be offered,
as our Stock is very large, and wish to
- Thb Jews nr Rome.—King Victor
Emanuel has decreed that all citizens
of the newly annexed Papal States
shall -enjgy equal civil rights, and thus
bands of pritoepution from
'four thousand eight hundred jews in
the city t>f Rome alone. Until within
a short time the Jews in Rome were
penned up in the Ghetto, at night
The Russian minister at Washington
is named Catacazy, and his opinions
should bo called catacnzyms.
A firm in Paris Ky., importunes
delinquent debtors in the following
maimer: -Faith, Grace and Baptism
may be three very important essentials
for carrying us jioor wayfaring mortals
to another and better world, but for
carrying on the milling business it is
absolutely necessary that the flour ac
counts made at these mills be paid
promptly atriiaturity.”
We shall never forget that woman as
she stood-by the fence around her neat
little, cottage home and gave out rations
reduce it. Come and be convinced;
Don’t forgot the place. ..
45 AND 47 SECOND STREET, MACON, GA.
S: WAXELBAUM, BBO. frCO.,
NEW YORK STOBE;
decl7-3m.
^bxougb our fields and forcsta find wifi
•W-'kon fiio coboon of Rig ludirtu till the viaty
jsur.kora and cat-fish tremblo in their hiding
IDiES, WINES :
P r< *ideut—0. G. Duncan; Directors—D.
JL Houser, J. W. Mathews, E. L Felder,
AY. Brunson, D. M. Brown and J. G.
Rrown. In thb hapds of these gentlemen
•W* may rest asnycA hie affairs of the Rond
■Wifi bo-wefi nuinoguA Everything will be
Amo that can bo done Ibr thelntcnnt of the
Houston people.
Vf» .would apologize for the want of va
riety in the reading matter of this issue.
4)f course wo have as yet voiyjfe.w exclian-
jgeH from which to select and coiisoipioutly
-i.aimot oxerclso (is lpnch choice in the mat-
Jor as we hope to do after \ve get started and j
Slave a Urge exchange list M for editorial
■wo have been so busy straining every nerve
tto gefonE lhc paper,"that W have scarbeiy
jhftil time to think of what ought to ho writ-
much less to write it Let the rush
.and hurry of getting out the first piper, he
«W» excuse for all short comings; we promise'
do better after we got well under way,
,nud have a smooth groove in which to run
FURNITURE
A good supply of different Brands of
PINTE IiIQ UOR »
Always ou hand.
TEAS, SUOiRS, COFFEES,
TOBACCO AND SECARS,
Of all grades.
Gem and Albert Cracker?,
SOMETHING NEW.
Cincinnati Lager (Beer, at all tones and
Seasons. k
Christinas Money Prize Boxes for the ju
venile portion of the community.
. A good assortment of all kinds of goods
for the Christmas holidays, including
FIRE-WORKS IN ABUNDANCE I
dec!7-tf
Keeps constnntlyon, hand a good assort
ment of .. ; ■:
BEDSTEADS, TRUNDLE BEDS,
WARDROBES, TABLES, CHAIRS,
W A SH S T A.NDS, CRADLES,
- bRIBS,"SAFE§, ETC. , ■*'
I AM AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED
AN I) EVER'
PEABODY OOTTON-SEED SI1ELLEI,
of bread to the half-starved soldiers re
turning home from Ajrpomattox. “Sir, 1
DUB LON & DREYFOSS,
MATTRESSES
ON HAND AND MADE 'TO ORDER.
CAMPBELL & JONES
all; tbey iiro buried side by side—four
boys—I gave them all.” The tears
streamed down her cheeks. An.l
left-her standing there—a Raclielns the
one writtoq of in the Scripture.
Hej;e is a verbatim copy of a paper
posted bn the walls of the Exchange
at Bristol: “To inarchants, traders,
and others. A young man, about
thirt y years of age, who understands
the bakkerj bisness and iuslumiyr
would lie glad to go to A merry ka or
any outlandish place as over seer and
the like of that. Enquire ©’" the
’Change keeepr. R. B. has no objec-
sbnn to go to Bottomley Bay as askool
A general assortment of METALLIG, and
every description of ‘WOODEN
& FOR SALE.
Will be sold, on Wednesday, 28th iust.,
at auction, at the residence of Airs. Martha
Tharp and Mort' Tharp, in. Houston coun
ty, toe following perishable property:
Household and kitchen furniture, Hogs,
Mules, Cotfie, Cotton seed, farming imple
ments, Carriage, Buggy, two good wagons.;
Ploughs, Plough gear, and ~ other
fhingB inn -nmumuus fo euuiu-nite.
. . Terms will be made known on toe day
of said
Mobt. "Tarjir.
Dec. 17, 1S70. 2t.
FOREioir AHD.DCHEcTid ! | will Soil at Manufacturers’ New York Prices. - - 2
A Hoarse £an be furnished to order at any
time, on short notice. I can be found in
the day time at my store; nest to tbo
at night, at my tadjoiniug that of
i>.. rravis.
<5ouraaL We did not know it had urrived
Uintil informed by the Itailrond agent that
(ft Vi cs burneik t\ o tel^rajiheft immedi-
jately to Now York for another outfit, and
filled on the Houth AVesteru -Raiiroa J for h
iSetileui^it The matter was referred, to
Air. \S m. M. Wiidlcy, President of toe
(Central Rafifoa'df who very promptly in-.
Iformed us that the Company w.xild pay
■.ttic full value of all our material .butiiedl
"TliLs was n very gratifying decision, ns toe
i „ 1 h i ve one of tiia Peabody Cotton-Seed Sbcllcr.i m
j Fort Volley, end know tout
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
It will do all that is claimsd for it I
Furniture Made to Order,
nud repairefi at short notice. I will jjefi
yon Fumijnro as CHEAP AS IT BAN BE
BOUGHT IN MACON,
GEORGE PAUL.
dec 17-5y
R8ACON, CA
AD JOIXIXG J. COLI.KS t SON'S WAREHOl
It wifi grind and sieve FROM 300 TO Cl<hBUSH£LS OF SEED I’EE DAY T
ONE MULE. ’
A STRAY MULE
Taken up by toe undersigned in toe
Norfh East>pbrtiou of toe county on toe
15th of Novenibar.
The owiier will please come forward,
prove property, pay charges, and. hike
charge of said mule.
Joint G, White.
Dec. 17th, 1870. It
inshnred to the wild Savages.’
ABBETT’S LIV£R MEDIGI!
S. A. & L S. TOUNSLEY,
A SAFE AND CERTAIN CCHR
TIME IS MONEY?
CALL-AT. GATER'S NEW STORE
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And see best prints at 12}c.' *'
' Osnabur^i at 14. anil 15c.
, 4-4 Sheetings; at 12.Jo.
Best .Kip Brogans at 2.00 -
n*d many goods at Macon Prices.
_ decl7-.lt.
fout. VAjj.r.r,
For all kiuJs of
THE ONLY CASH ST0EE IN THJ3
i NEW SENS ATI O
iopigiiiAtu from a diti«M»i*d «iRto or
fetjr oi the'LiYur, fsucliju
side, they would reach three 'Hundred
and seventy-two miles, while their
transportation would require more
(PERRY INCLUBLD,}
W chronic and Acntc InfiaiiiimiUo!^'
CLOTHING & SHOES
GUANO! GUANO!
e* . . m,
PBffiJsTX GtJANO,
SALT AND PLASTER COMPOUND,
WILCOX GIBBS & CO. 5JANITU-
A Presliytenan and a Methodist
had a spirited controversy, in. which
the former quoted largely from the
Epistle, to the Romans... *‘Ah,” said
the other, “ Paul says so, I know; but
RAQON, LARD, FLOUR, RICE,
J. W. MA3SHST
DYSPEPSIA, .SICK. HEADACHE, SOCK-;
' Nlis OF THE^fPOUAiUI. KWXX.'trf -
OF SPIEXTS; CHOLIC, COST1VE-
LATED GUANO.
I am Offering the above well known
standard fertilizers for cash or on
‘ time at
G3HLATLY REDUCED PRICES
to correspond, with. th& low prico of
cotton.
C. D. ANDERSON,
Fort YalUy,- Ga.
(Mseyprybody’s attention to Ins mam-
j»!eut majieincs of whoao'coinponont jnirts
takers are igui'p'-ut, wa cordially recom-
pioiitl all our rusdiim to read the ndvurtise-
j^cuL of I> W, Hunt A Go. If they sell
you tutyihhis. you mny rely on Its being
jiad, a* diry rrpresent it, su& if von nrsd
m«F eiedtoina *mi!ia- (o thuM advertised by
{bcKi, bssur- u* foetus tuid take no
pfbm.
lu.ad.Ctton to Hic<r upecinUiei Ihey abo
(Vi .m uauKvi'se whbbvasle iind ’ retail ftiide
to Dru;p, medirines, .chemicals, pmntq,
p:>s. eta., o»4 if you buy lyoni them you
ftro mfe.
All tbs'r medkiiue': arc for sale in Perry
}w Dr. J. C. Gillxir*,
OCERIES, DRY GOODS,
Place, to get 2Iore than Tour Money’s Morf
NFLCTIONERIES
' ‘ LiaUiU In the Southern snri Yi'eaeta fjtatee
I -t, require farther reconuneooatwn.
1 Tno wi«c wUl givo it a trial—that Is all
♦ that ir 2-i.ptl. ’ ;
r; * lIiniAredo of Certificate.*, from the beet,
-mrit in tiu, oountcy attePt tae Taine or onrj
c ; mecicnie. j ' j
L ; PRICE ONE DOLLAR. \
r ji ScnttonaailonrceKitof jrice. j
£] CRAWFORD & WALKER, i.
. EliOPKlETOlXS, " j (
rIVESTPOIXX, - - - GZOEGIA-j *
j jsrrornaloby . Iji
- - j *
j Matthews, Ross & Co., ' : |,
AND SAINTON,
fall, hud so kept standing. This is
like a man tliat had such a complica
tion of iliseaes.that he didn’t-know
which-to die of, and so lived on.
WHlSMES, BRANDIES,
Tobacco and Segars, soap, shot and powder,
to rffibe sold at most reasonable rates. . -
„ Candy, Nuts and Raisins!
:E WORKS! FIRE-WORKS!! .
A big supply of all kinds. *••-' "...
-p FIRE-WGBKS Full CHRISTMAS,
S, -J. W. M. wishes to suy to all the; 1; v •* '
le tint the cheapness of his goods is ;is-1 ~ . ' O- ; Fi.
bin !. The only wonder is, that his, Bnt, to iefi you toe truth, we can’t begin to
letiturs in this Metropolitan city will I
> sdjsiuaU a place as New York, to buy.j ^ ^
(Vtr.'tully toe swe mat of the trial of wiriouM
p^tilta.-riairenertol by a committee of
flacuopk caiuity plmieti TIiimo genlle-
lU Vi are all well known in Hancock and
their todimuny is of the slro lg^it and most 1
\vwitive kind, to the effect thtt the Home
Mad,* Fertilizer prepared by L. W- Hunt A
C.I. of Macon, is by tar the cheapest and
b-sd to hr. bad. Hun* A Qo* prepare the
l<hcm:.*a!s for this ferriiizer and ail the tar-
jn.-r has to do :s to mix i! with dirt, tint! he
Home Made Fertilizer,
ted ft'DOLL ,
he has opened a Hum-
rSTON.HOME JOURlfl
-• Said to be the cheapest* l>y 100 per
| cent . I - . ,-^j j
! I am prepared to furnish ray cus-
t tomers with all the ingrediants and
I formnlar to make their own guano at
I home at the very lowest market price.
,4 ALL INGREDIANTS SOLD BY M3S j 1
enumerate liah' the tocings we have in our t WABRATED TO BE PURE ,
Come and see for yourselves. j C. D. ANDERSON, j 3
S, A .v I.. s. TOGNSLIX
^ ' v ’ ! ' ' ’■ . '' ' • ' *i
LOOK OUT, MILLERS
W ANTED! A GOOD
the ’year 1871. He
recommended. A] plv to
