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SLDEWALIv GLEA>:i5t,S,
Local Xencs Town, and County.
—Superior Court nest Monday.
—Cburfc of Ordidary next Mon-j
We print a large . number of
extra copies of the Some Joubnae
this iteek, to be distributed as
samples to those attencliiig Supe
rior 'Court next week who are hdt
subscribers. Every person thus
receiving a copy is requested to
become a subscriber at once. CaE
at the office, corner of CarroE and
Washington Streets, if you. do not
seethe editor at the court house,
or on the streets.
Iermhde -a repatt, showiMg the
Libraryto be in good condition,
out of debt, an increased member
ship, and the populatty of the in-
stitntion shown by the feet that
1,728 volumes ware taken out and
read by members during the fecal
year just closed The election re
sulted in the chbice of the follow
ing officers to serve during the en
suing-year.
President—R. ST. Holtzdaw.
Yfce-Presidenfc-J. Hi Hodges.
Secretary—W. C. Davis.
Treasurer—C. E Gilbert
Directors—W. D. Nottingham,
A. L. Miller, E. 8. Wellons, Rev.
G W". Snow, L. F. Cater, W. Brun
son dr., Mrs. C. T. Lawson, Miss-
Florinne Cox, Miss CaEie Brun
son.
By vote of the Association the
directors were instructed not to
seE the piano.
The feat meeting of the new
board of directors wEI be held at
tiie Library Hall next Saturday
at 10 o’clock.
i at Smith’s mill, and that it is a
good bridge, built of good pine
; heart; but he seems to chafe a lit
tle at the idea that none of the
Commissioners have seen it.
j Well, I Sgree with Mr: Walker
that it is a good bridge, apd wfll
tekehis word for it without going
down to look at it, and in this way
save the county the expense of a
trip dotvn there to inspect a good
bridge. Indeed, the Commission
ers all had weE authenticated evi
dence that there was a dew bridge
down there, Unit that it was a good
one, and built of material as des-
eribedbyHr. Walker, before he
told them so. The lumber was
■cut and delivered by a reliable
conscientious man, and the bridge
was built by an efficient and relia
ble workman,- (though a negro); .
helms never attempted to deceive '
his employers in a single instance^
so that all these evidences go to j
verify Mr. Walker’s opinion of the .
bridge; “that it is a good one.” ,
And the figures, (SS23A50) at j
which he puts the cost of the }
bridge, don’t seem.. unreasonable j
for a bridge Bf ifir siie and length.
After telling the people that there
has been a good bridge built at
Smith’s mill, had what it it cost,
Mr- Walker addresses himself to 1
me, and asks ihe to reconcile my s
letters of recent dates, which ap- g
peared in the Home JbtJENAE, viz: i
The first, on the 3rd inst. and the t
second on the 10th, and teE the
people which, is right; thus clearly 1
lisr-tiine;
The handsomest Machine made ’
gnaranteedto equal anj .machine
in style,, work and durability;- and
the cheapest machine ever ottered
in Perry. CaE and examine.'
1 also sfell -- -
IES
A new lot of
BOOTS and SHOES FOE ALL;
JUST RECEIVED, CHEAP
FOR CASH!
STORES down at bot
tom prices.
Bring me your Eggs, Chickens’
Hides, TaEow, Beeswax, etc., and
I wiE give you the highest price
possible for them:
morning considerably damaged
beans, potatoes, squashes and oth
er tender vegetables in the gardens
in and around Ferry.
—Mr, Lawrence Felder returned
to Perry last Friday from Phila
delphia, where he has Been attend
ing medical coEege. He wiE com
plete the course next winter.
—Mr. L. F. Cater returned
home last Saturday night J from
New York, where he had bc?fn to
purchase the spring and sBinmer
stock o£ goods for L. F. Cater &
pasteboard boxes of matches.
The rats had eaten info one of
these packages, and one box. of
mubtlifts was found with the heads
burned off, the paper scorched,
and a portion of the shelf black
ened. Mr. Brunson then visited
other merchants in town, and sev
eral found burnt matches that, had
been ignited by rats.
It seems remarkably providen
tial that a most disastrous confla
gration has not been caused in
Perry through the agency of rats
and matches.
It may be that the town cduncil
will be called upon to enact an or
dinance requiring merchants and
others citizens to keep their match
es so that rats cannot get to them.
At any rate great care should be
taken to avoid danger in this way.
Just now our merchants have ar
ranged their matches beyond the
reach bf nits, and it is' safe to say
that the danger will be avoided
until the present stlare is forgot
ten.
It wEI not be out of place to say
here that the record of the fires in
the United States daring last year
shows that the third largest num
ber of fires were caused by
matches.
It wiE be weE for all our read
ers to bear in mind continuaEy
that it is dangerous to have match
es within th£ reaSh of rats.
DIXIE
morning
It has been recommended that who
the time of keeping the Library The
open be reduced, and that question all, :
wiE probably be settled at the retii
first meeting. It: is suggested. M
that the Library be kept open on- con,
ly during the afternoon hours of even
each day, Sundays of course ex:- of M
cepted A Librarian for the en- beer
suing year wiE probably be elected ren.
next Saturday. M
The Library now being free of som
debt, the ehtxre income during the her j
current year wiE be devoted to
necessary current expenses, the Man
purchase of books, periodicals, Hfc- ^ olu
erature, etc.
We feel authorized in saying qj.
that the policy of themew officers jj OU!
wfll be to keep the expenses with- ^ (
in economical bounds, and to add
as many good books and magazines g ro ^i
as possible to the supply r .now on aa( j
the shelves and tables- The Li- Q r
brary deserves the patronage of
all, and those not now members £ or p
should, join at once. The fee is qj,
small, compared to the great ben- jjj ^b
efits to be derived. Male members i nS p (
pay $2.00 a year; female only boar*
8L00. ' Nc
—Mr. R. D. Brown, Tax Re
ceiver of Houston county, will be
in Perry on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday of next week,, for the
purpose of receiviiig returns of
State find County taxes for 1887.
—Mr. Gordon Day, wiio has
been attending Eastman Business
College, at Poughkeepsie, New
York, returned home last Satur
day. He has finished the course,
and we understand he will engage
in business in Perry with his
father, Mr. W. D. Day.
—The baggage left at Hender
son by the Covington and Macon
railroad surveyors when work on
the extension of tiifit road was
suspended; ivas shipped from Per
ry by express to Atlanta last Mon
day. This severs Mli connection
between the hopes of our people
and the construction force erf the
C. & M. extension-
—Upon investigation Mr. Brun
son finds that, only three gallons of
syrup were sold from the measure
that had sugar in it, but the appti-
canfcs for the deficit quart have
be$- largely in excess of that num-
der—probablyla or 25. It is a feet
also, that every person baying
syrup from Mr, Brunson since last
Thursday has deliberately looked
into the gallon measure, to see if
the sugar was- stiE there.
—Mr. W.“M. Bodn brought to
Call andsee ns.
BAYIS &BXLKCm,
65, 67, S3 Mulberry Street,
MACON, ‘ - - GA.
From Feagm-
Jim Terrell, Henry Watts and
Marion Watts got into a difficulty-
last Sunday night near Mr. C. EL
Thompson’s, which resulted in Jim
Terrell shooting Marion Watts in
the ahdomen. It is thought the
wound wfll prove fetal I don’t
know the particulars. Jim is un
der arrest, and Henry will proba
bly be before night,., as the war-
warrant is the hands of Constable
R. G. Watson. Another sick mule
belonging to Mr. J. N. Barker
died last Friday night, making
four that he has lost within four
months.
Deak Journal: Notwithstand
ing Eeheconnee is not a town or
village, yet it is comparatively in
the; embrace of Feagih, York;
Centerville and La Villa. The
taaders of your paper are
aware-that these places are ofsome
importance, as the past, numbers.
wiE show. Echeconneeis sitdated
directly on Me line between the
two fifths? in an oak grove, near
the residence of Rev. R. E. Story;
which has been occupied by him
sixty-one years. We regret to
learn that he is quite sick and has
been confined to his room most of
the time for three weeks; his case
is one of many in the community.
Farmers are throfigh planting
com, but some of them are fearful
they wiE have to plant again; on
accannt of the gsy larks.
Miss Susie PoEoek, who has
been visiting relatives in this vi
cinity, has retmmed to her home
in Floyd county; to the regret of
her many friends here
Miss Jennie Sauls, from Hous
ton Factory, is the guest of Miss
Mamie Ultm _
Elder Jordan, from Macon,
preached at York Chapel fo-day.
The congregation was large, and
fine people, were very much pleased
with his discourse.
The schcfol at this place, taught
—Those who are in arrears to
the Home Journal for Subscrip
tion are earnestly requested to pay
at least a part, if not all they owe,
while attending court next week;
Please don’t wait for us to ask yon
for “that tittle amount,” but call at
the office as soon as you reach \
town. We need every cent that is S
due us. Those who have paid are j
: hereby offered our sincere thanks, s
and we hope many others wfll j
|earn such thanks during- court. ]
Municipal Election;
The voters of the town of Perry
are hereby notified that the annual
election for a Mayor and sif Al
dermen of the town of Perry: tc
serve during the ensuingybar; ttiii
be held on Saturday,- the" Sth dav
of April. 1867.
Jno. S. Houses) Mavor.- j
L. S. Tounseey, Clerk.
Perry, Ga.-, Matoj* jggy, j