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Published Every Thursday Morning.
jno.H. HOfiG-ES, Editor &nd Publisher.
Perry, Thursday, June 20.
Sidewalk Gleanings.
Local News of Town and County,
• —Gafdens' are^again suffering
from lack of rain.
-r-Tkereis an abundance of ap
pies, peaches and plums on the
Perry market.
—The first ripe tomatoes we
have seen this yeaf were gathered
from the Home Journal garden
last Sunday.
—At the Home Journal office
last Tuesday Ihe thermometer reg
istered 94 degrees in the shade at
2 o’clock—decideldy the hottest
day of the season.
—A good many of the witnesses
and all of the bar except Judge
Gustin and Capt. Hardeman, took
advantage of the extra train Sat
urday night to spend Sunday with
their families.
—The change in the schedule of
the Muscogee division of the Cen-
trail Railroad of Georgia was re
ceived too late for change this
week. The corrected schedule will
appear in our next issue.
—The schedule of the passen
ger and freight service on the G,
S. &F. R. R. was changed on the
16th inst., but notice was received
here too late for change this week.
Notice the new schedule next week.
—One of the very first brooms
manufacturerd by the Perry Vari
ety Works was presented to the
Home Journal. It is well made
and neatly finished, and we here
by return thanks to the clever
manager,. Mr. E. J. Fuller.
—We do not consider it any of
our affair,but for the benefit of the
general public, we would like to
know what is being done in regard
'to the coming" re-union of the First
Georgia Regiment in Perry. What
is the date, and what arra ngements
are being made?
—Our people deeply sympathise
with Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Cater, of
•LaFayette, ATa., in the death of
their infant daughter, which was
brought here a fid interred in
Evergreen Cemetery last Satur
day. She Was about one year old,
and was their only daughter.
—It has been noticed by the vis
itors and others from a distance in
attendance upon the Woolfolk,
trial, that the farmers and citizens
generally around Perry drive first-
class horses and mules. It is a
fact that the work animals of our
people are in a better condition
than we have know for years,
—Mr. S. L. Norwood, who is one
of the most extensive and success
ful'melon growers of this sectiou,
Says he expects to have melons oh
this market by the first of July,
which is fully as early as last year.
He says his prospects for a good
Crop are now very flattering.
—Wq are under obligations to
Mr. O A. Cliett, proprietor of the
Malmaison fruit farm, PoWers-
ville, for a baket of choice peach
es, sent us the early part of last
Week. Sheriff Cooper also received
& basketful of peaches from the
same friend, and requests us to ex
press his sincere thanks with ours.
Gur thanks are also due, and sin
cerely given, Mr. J. E. Gray for a
similar favor,-
—Arrangements having been
Completed for a daily mail between
Perry and -Kathleen, on the G. S.
& F. R. E„ to go into effect on the
first of July, a new postoffice has
Been established, at Houston Fac
tory, about half way between the
joints. The name of the office at
file Factory will be “Dennard:-”
We have not j et learned the name
Of the sub-contractor who is to
Carry the' mail, nor the name of the
postmaster at Dennard.
—Marcellas Gray, who was rr»
dently sentenced to twenty years
& the penitentiary for murder in
Hawkinsville, was taken on last
Monday from Bibb *county jail,
Where he had been confined for
&fe keeping,-, and turned over' to'
the penitentiary guard, who- ear-
tied him'to- the coal mines;
fiiotheiy MrSi Martha Gray,- who-
♦as stopping'in Macon,-attempted-
tuickie-by stabbing herself when
She Waafoldthat her son was gone.
iPaiTeirBirdsong prevented the' ae-
Cbmpilsfiment of her purpose. Mrs.
for a number
1 At last the Perry Variety Works
are turning out brooms—and
brooms of the very best quality.
On last Monday Mr. J. R. Shedd, of
the firm of Allen, Skedd & Co., Au
gusta, Ga., arrived in Perry, and at
once put in place the machinery
for makiug into brooms the large
lot of broom corn and other mate
rial now held by the works, and
the first finished broom was turned
out at noon Tuesday.
What the brci)in is, will show
for itself, and will need no com
mendation from any one to prove
its merits. Placed in comparison
with brooms usually kept in stock
by our merchants here, it is at
once pronounced superior in qual
ity of the material used and in fin
ish, and can be sold ad cheap, if
not cheaper than any broom on the
market. In fact, Manager Fuller
tells us that his broom maker, Mr.
J. R. Shedd considers the corn
used a very superior quality, and
all the other material first-class.
He further says that brooms cau
be made here and sold 25 per
cent, cheaper than in either Atlan
ta or Augusta.
The factory is now turning out
brooms at the rate of ten dozen
per day, and will continue until
thiree or four hundred dozen have
been made. After that he will
suspend until another crop of corn
can be harvested. Mr. Fuller says
he can offer such inducements to
our farmers as will render the
growing of broom corn very profit
able.
With his accustomed prompt
ness and liberality in assisting
home enterprises^ Maj. Brunson
has ordered the first half gross
manufactured.
Our people have long hoped for
the consummation of this cherished
project, and the untiring efforts
and enterprise of Manager Fuller
in this particular are highly ap
predated.
That the enterprise will prove
highly successful,- we are more
than convinced.
Died.
News was received here Sunday
night that Hon. Elbert Fagan, of
near Fort Valley, had died that
day. The intelligence was received
with genuine sorrow and regret, as
Mr. Fagan was considered one of
Houston’s staunchest citizens.
As county commissioner he had
served his county well and faith
fully, and as a legislator from
Houston county, he had for two
terms served his state, as well as
his own county constituency, in
most acceptable manner, winning
praise for himself and honor to his
county.
The immediate cause of his
death is said to have been dropsy,
caused from blood poisoning. Mr.
Fagan was a gallant soldier in the
Confederate serjic'e, in which he
received a severe wound in one of
his legs, which never healing, whs
the ultimate cause of his death
We regret that the crowded con
dition of our columns prevents
our giving a mof@ extended notice
of the life and good deeds of Mr.
F&gan. Suffice it to say that
Houston has lost in his death a
man whose place it will be hard to
fill.
Our sincere condolence and
sympathy are ' extended, with a
host of friends here, to the be
reaved family. ' .* * *
A Pleasing Entertainment*
The musical concert given by
the music class of Miss Nettie
Hook at the college last Thursday
evening, was an occasion of muck*
enjoyment. The recitations were
choice selections, well rendered,
and the instrumental and vocal
solos, duets, trios,' and quartettes
were, from the best composers, and
showed mvch careful training. Al
together, the programme was well
conceived, and the Several differ
ent features were executed in a
most charming and satisfactory
manner, eliciting much favorable
commendatioti from the large
crowd of patfons «nd-visifors pres
ent.
Fine weather for qotton.
A little rain wouldn’t hurt.
Corn is small but has a splendid
color.
Our farmers are in better spir
its than they were a month ago. ;
Mr. ,Wm. Corder was sick a few
days this week, but we are glad to
note, is able to be out at this
writing.
Mr. J. p| Smith went to Perry
Saturday to listen to the Woolfolk
case, now pending.
“Dent,” we think, is now ahead
cn cotton. He has a patch that is
very fine. *
The . closing exercises of the
school at this place took place last
Friday. At an early hour the
people began to assemble, and by
9 or half past bine o’clock, the
grove surrounding the school-room
was thronged with buggies and
horses, wagons and carts.
The examination of the various
classes was taken up-at 9 o’clock,
the children being brought out on
a stage fronting the addienee. The
exercises lasted until 12:30, when
we had a recess of one hour for
dinner.
- The dinner was another one of
those sumptuous old dinners for
which this place is so much noted.
After dinner was over the bell
rangj£md all the children collected
in the school room, and the exer
cises of the afternooii were accor
dingly taken up. The exerdises
of the afternoon consisted princi
pally in the examination of the
classes in mathematics. The af
ternoon exercises lasted until 5
o’clock, when the children were
let out until 7:3l), when the exef-
cises of the night were taken up;
We will not.attempt to give full
details, only a few of the principal
events of the day.
The exercises, both day -and
night, were considered by compe
tent judges to be very good in
deed, and reflected much credit on
both teacher and pupils.
A very Interesting feature of the
day, was a spelling “J3,” wliich
took place just before dismission
for dinner. There were about 60
pupils who spelled, 30 to the side.
TWo prizes were offered by the
teacher, to the one who was left
standing on each side. The. con
test was long and warm. They
came down one by one until final
ly therd was left standing one on
each side; Then the contest as to
the prizes was ended, but not so
with the victory of the two sides:
but ’twas not long until a “trun
nion" struck the last two members
of the “B,” and they went rolling
a3 low as any of timed that had
preceded. The two who stood last
were: Miss Ida Hudson of the one
side, and Master; Willie Tabor of
the other.
All things passed off very nice
ly. After ths delivery of the pri
zes. by Prof. O. L. Renfros, of
loy, cafne the' last and most oeati-
ful of all—a tableau entitled, “A
Good Night Scene.”
Then the shout came from the
lips of the professor, “all over,”
and the crowd, numbering about
350 people, dispersed and went to
their homes, • shouting praise to
the teacher And his pupils, and an
occasional louder shout would rike
in praise of “The Perry String
Band,” which made some very fine
music indeed.
June 17th, 1889.
The S. S. Convention at Fort
Valley.
Quite a number of delegates and
CALL FOIS WOOD.
I want 150 cords dry pine
to be delivered 20 to 25 cords per
month, for cash. Send in -your
Van Winkle (Mil | Machinery Co (
visitors from Perry wulit over to ;bids g£ntlemen-,^ior the
Fort Valley last Friday to attend!
the convention called for the -pur
pose of forming a county Sunday
School Association. The day was
pleasantly and profitably spent,
and all agree that the people of
Fort Valley were all that kind and
•hospitable hosts boiild be. The ex
ercises of the morning consisted of
singing, addresses, etc., which,
were appropriate and well render
ed. The following order of busi
ness was taken up and disposed of:
At the opening of the afternoon
session the committee on nomina
tions made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted
by the meeting;
Met in the Stiidy of the parson
age. F. A. Branch chosen chair
man, and L. Kennedy secretary.
Moved and carried that we per
fect an organization to be known
as the Houston County Sunday
School Association.
Moved and earned that we
adopt the constitution provided by
the state Urbanization for counties,
subject to such changes as may be
necessary
Moved and carried that the offi
cers of the organization be a pres
ident, vice president, secretary and
treasurer. Moved also that an ex
ecutive committee, chorister and
marshal be appointed.
The following officers were elect
ed:
A. C. Riley, president; J. D.
Martin, vice president; E. G. Bas
sett, secretary; Dr. Crawford, as
sistant secretary; T. H. Willing;
Jiam jr., treasurer. 1 executive Com
mittee, Judge A. *S. Giles; Chair
man, W. E. Warren, J. T. Grant;
Dr. L. J. Thomas, T. O. Skellie;
chorister, E. M. Houser; marshal,
George Fagan.
The next convention will be held
in Perry, of which due notice will
be given.
—From the dumber of agents
who have been in attendance, it
would seem that a term of Superi
or Court is considered a good time
to talk life insurance to the people*
E. J. Fuller,
Perry Variety Works.
M. M SOLOMON. GEO. S. RILEY. JEFF. BUTLER
Solomon, Butler & Riley,
DfiALEBS rtf
GROCERIES.
AND
Planters Supplies
WILL OPEN BUSINESS AUG; 1st.
THIRD STRUT; MACON,-GA.
YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED.
WHAT I KEEP,
I KEEP
Ice and Lemons
FOR EVERYBODY.
I KEEP
Flour, and all kinds of
Family Groceries-
I KEEP
Dry Goods and Shoes.
J. KEEP
STRAW HATS.
from the best to the cheapest.
I KEEP
Ail Kinds of Plow Stocks
arid casfiiigs for same.
1 KEEP
Everything Kept in a Variety
Stores
Call On me for Ice and Lemons; Olieap
as the cheapest.
ATLANTA, GA-
DALLAS, TKXAS
Coin Bin Feeders, Condensers) Hay Presses;
Cotton Presses, Seed Cottoii CleaberS, Cotton
Heed Oil Mills and Fertilizer Machinery.
> . ' „ *
Awarded Four Gold Medals at the Texas State Fair?
Awarded Goid Medal at the International doiton Exposition lit
Btlanta and Charleston, S. C.; also First Prize at Tarboro: N. C., Col
umbia, S. C. and Chester Fair, S. C.
Write for Catalogue.
Iran Hie Bin and Machine Co,
«1H0LTZCLAW & GILBERT,^
PERRY; - - - - GEORGIA*
C. H.
MOORE,
Perry, Ga.
Attention Farmers and Alliances
hieii!
All farmers and Alliancemen
who do tbeialtrading in Macan, if
they will give us their orders for
Cotton Bagging, we will take
pleasure in furnishing them with
out one;cent of charges over Fac
tory and Freight charges. Place
yours orders at-once, so as to be
in time.
Solomon, Riley & Butler,
Third St., Macon, Ga.
NWiv Bank in Perry.
Having made arrangements to
do a geheral Banking business in
connection wi*H my stuf«, I am
now prepared to loan money on
approved paper, discount notes;
buy and sell exchange, and allow
interest on all deposits left with
me over 60 days; and will be
pleased to accomodate any and all
of my friends,
C. P. Marshall.-
WACHTEL’S
Bargain Counter,
THIS WEEK,
1.200 SHIRTS, •
New York Mill Linen Bosom for
FIFTY CENTS EACH.
300 BOYS' SUITS,
Strictly All Wool—Good Value for §5.
Your choice for
THREE DOLLABS.
!,5QO BOYS’ SHIRT
WAISTS.
Sold everywhere for 75 cents; give you
choice for
FIFTY CENTS EACH, -
Bems'mberj thi3 offer holds good for
this week truly.
' AT -—
WACHTEL’S,
515 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga.
-DEALERS IN-
DE1J0S, MEDiClNES*
SPaArrts, ||liiL C3ria*ss and
STATIONERY AND PERFUMERY,
G-ooods, :stc.<
-Ui-'
PKESSfsiPTSOK CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
jsSSpecuii attention given to
TEED. Give us a trial.
PACKAGE ORDEKSj §gg PSICES GUABM;
EOLTZCLAW & GIIrBERT.
COME AND SEE
IMTY" 1TEW. G-003DS!
ggP It doesn’t cost anything to LOOK AT THEM-, and GET'
PRICES;
Ask co see the 7c. CHALLIES, and 25c, RED TABL’D
DAMASK.
A beautiful line of "White and Figured LAWNS and
Clieck MUSLINS from 5c. to-25c* yer yard.
Can offer special inducements in Laces and Embroideries,
Lace Flouncings, Embroidered Rohes, Penangs, Sateens'
and Dress Goods.-
Yew Style Ritiboim,- Parasols and Eans.
Oa*ssl33o.^xs oj£lcL Oottca3.a,a.es
Ppr Men’s and Boys’ Suits.
A full stock of Shoes, and all Staple Dry Goods, Grocer
ies and Hardware’.-
II YOU WANT
. FIRST-CLASS
GROCERIES,
LiGHTVDC FitUIT JAMS.
Pink? $1.35; Quarts, $1.50; Half
Gallon, $2.00 per doz; at
L. F. Cater’s,
2t Perry, Ga*
—Mr. W. H. Oxley,- who; farm#
on the Felder .plantation, about 5-
miles west of Perry, has the' efis-
finction’ of having brought to this
office the first cotton bloom of flier
season*.- It was handed us- test
Monday morning. Mr. J. E. An
drews-handed‘us a cotton bloorn-
Tuesday,-and : says he' saw a bloom'
last Friday,-on his faite^parfc of
the j. G. Davis pfece.-
—Never' be" Without LarMr’s
her Dierrhcea Mixture’ m the*ab^ev
It ie^a family Medicine.-
Murder in Houston.
On last Friday Coroner Schilling
was notified that a killing had oc
curred on the plantation of Mr. TV.
R. Brown, in the Lower Fourteenth
district of this county. Summon
ing a jury, he went to the scene of
the tragedy, and found that John
Williams,- a negro, had struck
: Ben Johnson, another negro, with
a hoe, from which blow death had
ensued,- '
After the examination of several
Witnesses, the following' verdict
was rendered:
“We, the jury, find that fire de
ceased, Ben Johnson, canie to his
death from a blow Struck with a
hoe’, in the heads of John Will
iams, and the killing was murder,”
signed, C. E. Soloman, foreman,
Dr. H. M. Hottzclaw,-H. A. Lee,
M- F. Davis, J. N. Davis,- W. E;
Taylor.
A* warrant was issued for the ar
rest q£ Williams, but up to this
time his apprehension has- not
been reported''
—When travehn'g and changing
water, all bowel troubles may Be
prevented by - putting a small
quantity of Lamar's Diarrhoea
Mixture in the water before drink-
'—Fruit Jars and
for sale at
Jelly Glasses
4t.
W. D. Day’s.
tieimiXG FRUIT JARS.
Pints, $1.35; Quarts, $1.50; Half
Gallon, S2.00 per doz; at - .
L. F. Cater’s,
2t Perry,' Ga.
—You can get five Palmetto
fans at W. D. Day’s for five cents.-
4t.
5’iii?Iness Can’t be Cured
by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one Way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the'
mucus lining of the Eustachairf
Tube. When this tube' gets in
flamed you have’s rumbling sound
or imperfect-hearing^ and when it
is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result,- and unless the infl'amation
can Be taken’ out aUdf this tube re-?
stofed to its normal condition,
hesring will be destroyed for ever;
nine eases out of ten are Caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition' of the innens
Surfaces.
We will give Ope Hundred Dol
lars for any case’ of Deafness,
(caused by catarrh), that- we' can
F. J. Chenney
M
■MM
Hats, Shoes
QbNFECTICWERIES,
Frtiits in Season, Ci
gars, Tobacco. Hite.
Examine my stock beforS purchasing-'.
* '
Besides a full stock of
STANDARD GOODS,
I will always have on hand some
Specialties,
at remarkably low figures;
Lookout for changes in this ad
vertisement.
S.L. SPEIGHT,
fERBY, GA.
Jan. 24,1889.
PEERY, GEORGIA.
SCHOFIELD’S IKON WORKS
SI El
MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF
1LU}
BOILERS, SAW MILLS, COTTBH PRESSES,
General Machinery and all Kinds of Castings.
SOLE OWNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF
Schofield’s Famous Cotton Press,
TO PACK BY HAND, HORSE, WATER OR STEAM
jrs, Ming, Packing, Saw?
GENERAL AGENTS FOR
HANCOCK INSPIRATORS AND GULLETT’S MAGNOLIA GOITON GINS.
J. S, SCHOFIELD & SONLM AOOF. GA-
gWn—MI~lir J iwi > | || ■■ ■ [
GEOE&E
PERRY; -
GEORGIA;
-DEAiEI. -in-
0
IF YOU WANT
agto-tjsEL
OH ANY OTHK.H BUILDING,
Any woodwork done on Wagon or other
Farming Tools, Furniture Bcpaired,
GANE-SEATED CHAIRS RESEATED
A COFFIN MADE,
-OR
ANY KIND OF WORK MADE
OUT OF WOOD,
Variety Works.
meal For sale
At the. Lowest. Market Prices.
HOE HANDLES 10 cents each;
or three for 2-5 cents.
Contracts made for work from
Toothpick to? a - Meeting^
House.
fVBHlttas
FOR CASH OR ON INSTALLMENT,
Parfor Suits, Chamber Suits, Bedsteads,’Chairs* Tables/
Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, ete. of all descriptions.
—; O
Complete Undertaking Department.
tdec89 •
TO THE CITIZENS OE HOUSTON OUKTY:
REDDING^ - BALDWIN
. _ HAVE FILLED UP
WINSHIP& CAQ_AWAY r S OED STORE
WITH AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF
SPRING AND SOMMER CLOTHING
FOR MEN km BOYS
——ALSO,
(rent's’ tTnderwearr Neckwear, Hat-, Etc*;
AND GUARANTEE TGT PLEASE AT.T, WHO MAY COME