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TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.
rtfPiibMiVa Every Thursday Homing.
no. H. HODGES, Editor and;Pixblis3iet.
Pebry, Thursday, June 27.
t? ' The crop of cotton in Texas last
season-is Estimated at 1,438,000
"bales. 4
LYIenby Hodges, of Lampasas,
TiiaiVis the oldest living Mason.
He is 109 years old.
1 citizen of Houston wants to
Tom. Woolfolk’s bloody shirt
to ex-Govefnor Foraker, of Ohio.
It is said ten thousand bushels
of peaches will be shipped from
Griffin, Ga., this season.
, -Sweet.girl graduates were in
their glory last week, at the college
commencements throughout Geor
gia.
TO Italians, murderers, were
„ ached near Pineville, Ky., last
Monday, hanging one and "shoot
ing the other.
Mbs. Hayes, wife of Ex-Presi
dent R. B. Hayes, died Tuesday at
the home of her husband at Fre
mont Ohio.
• -A SECOND construction compa
ny left New York last Monday for
the purpose of completing the
Nicaragua canal.
.. - ! «
-La?t Monday twenty-five houses
were burned at Johnstown, Pa.,
the city recently so disastrously
swept by a flood.
. Senator Joseph E Brown is
Still seriously ill, and it is appre
hended that he will neyer fully re-
' qover his health:
- Dr. G. A. NunNally, of Annis
ton,. Ala., has been elected Presi
dent of Mercer Univerity, vice Dr.
A. J. Battle, resigned.
A notorious black gambler was
hung near Memphis, Tenn., la st
Monday, by several other negroes
from he had won money.
It is proposed to establish a
cotton factory at Cordele, and
more than half of the capital stock
has been subscribed.
The Adjourned Session.
The adjourned session of the
Georgia Legislature will convene
in Atlanta next Wednesday, and
on Thursday the new capitol will
be formally dedicated to the uses
of the state. The ceremonies will
| be imposing, and the day will be a
! proud one to those representatives
of the Empire State of the South.
What the adjourned session will
bring forth in the shape of laws
cannot now be surmised, but we
are safe in saying that much of
great importance will be consid
ered.
The question of disposing of the
state road will be one of the most
important qu jstiorts, and one wor
thy of the most careful investiga
tion and wise consideration. Opin
ions differ as to whether a new
lease should be arranged to suc
ceed the present lease, or a direct
sale consummated. A bill to sell
and one to lease are on the calen
dar of the House of Representa
tives, and each has many advo
cates.
The present convict system will
also receive a full share of atten
tion, and no effort will be spared
to secure a change.
The committee appointed by the
road congress will jdonbtless pre
sent a bill providing for a change
laws, and this
issue with the
The People Not Satisfied.
Melon and Fruit Festival at
Idyl Wylds Park.
The regular monthly meeting of
the U. A. & S. Clab was held this
afternoon in the spacious hall at
Editor Home Journal: With
your permission I will endeavor to
show, in a few words, why the peo
ple are dissatisfied with the law
in regard to board of county com- 1 Idyl Wylde Park,
missioners of Houston county. It; The usual business, being over,
is only just and right, however, to ; the club proceeded to af range for
say in the beginning that cot one the annual fruit festival, which
of our publ:
may become} a
convict que ;io
The Olive r;
eral purposi of
monopoly i
and operation,
pushed to final
bill, the gen-
:h is to prevent
ad ownership
.doubtless3''be
isuq v -'' > lt
strongly ad ocated,--fand has re
ceived con derated endorsement
from the p Alehin various parts
of the stater Of course the pas
sage of the bill will be vigorously
opposed by railroad companies
and their friends.
The celeln’ated Brady guano
likely again become
d with the endorse-
ceivtd, will proba-
unless a more ac-
Ttitute is brought for-
‘ ~
The farmers of Pike county, Ga.,
- have decided to completely boycot
jute; will not buy anything put
up in jute bagging" or cloth.
: Preparations for the Georgia
plate fair at Macon are progress
ing steadily, and the best fair ever
held in the state is anticipated.
‘Dr T. B. McDow is on trial at
Charleston, South Carolina, for the
murder of Capt. T. W. Dawson,
editor of the News and Courier
of that city. The - jury is com
posed of five whiter men and seven
Degrees.
Mr. Henry W. Grady, deliver
ed an address before the literary
societies of the University of Vir
ginia, at Charlottsville, last Tues
day. The speech was political in
its range, and exceptionally good.
Macon proposes to “hump her-
Self” in celebrating the glorious
4th." An extessiYe programme
has been arranged, and reduced
railroad rates will allow visitors to
attend cheaply.
The Central railroad company
has succeeding in placing the 85,-
000,000 of bonds authorized sever
al months ago, and it is now re-
as a certainty that the
bill will mo:
prominent,
ment it has
bly be pass
ceptable su"
ward.
There will probably be many
other important bills proposed in
addition to those already on the
calendars of the House and Sen
ate, and inmimerable local bills
will be presented.
•Altogetherthe summer session
will be an important one, and not
at all a picnic season for the legis
lators, if they do their duty, as we
have no reason to doubt. There
is room for same of them to win
much honor.*
It is rot urmkely that state pol
itics will begin to formulate for
the next campaign during the ses
sion.
Reunion 18th Ga. Rig.
The 8th aJpial reunion of the
surtivors ofcplbld regiment will
be held at J \-^||2rs, Ga., on the
24th and 2i$*i , next.
Applicati<g^Perao«?n made for
a reduction qtrates for members,
their famjWef—jj.nd guests.
WjgftogiTfoF a full turd out, as
the {fob^pects for a jolly time are
very good. "Write me if you will
be on hand.
Geo. W. Maddox,
Emerson, Ga.
Eden extension will be construct -
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ed„
Messrs. A. E. Cox, of Troup,
J. M. Peeples, of Gwinnett, and J.
H. Hertz, of Bibb, have been ap
pointed by Gov. Gordon to assess
the taxable value of the Georgia
Southern & Florida railroad, the
returns-having been rejected as be
ing below the value of the road.
The Columbus Guards won Tst
prize in class A., and the Floyd
Riffes 1st in class B., the Bruns
wick-Rifles 2d prizes in both class
es, at the military encampment
aiid prize drill at St. Simons Island
last week.
—The mandateagainst the
garnishment sued out by Hon. W.
A. Hnff against the per diem and
mileage of Dr. Holly, a witness in
the Woolf oik trial, was sustained
by Judge Gustin Tuesday, and the
money, 8182.26, was paid Mr. T.
J. Anderson . in trust for Dr.
Holly.
.’ PbesidenT Harrison is quoted
by Southern protectionists as say
ing that-contact with negroes in
social, political or professional life
would be distatstefnl to him, and
that he would; not force negro *of-
le south. • .’
The Southern Alliance Farmer,
published at Atlanta, is now . the
state organ of the Georgia Alli
ance, being formed by a combi na
tion
The Speaker of the HoSSe and
President of the Senate of the
Georgia legislature, will each use
a new gavel next week, to be pre
sented through State Treasurer
Hardeman, by the Robert Mitchel
Furniture Company, of Cincinna
ti, Ohio.
The third annual convention of
the Georgia Weekly Press Associ
ation will be held at Carlersville
on July 3rd—next Wednesday/
There will be an excursion to
Rome, and down the rivet on a
steamer.
Preparations are being made
for the erection of & large factory
for the manufacture of wheels,
hubs and spokes, at Macon,- Ga.
This enterprise will* be inaugu^
rated and conducted by capitalists
of Petersburg,- Indiana.
word of compfeint is directed at
the present board. They are high-
toned, honorable gentlemen, and
are as efficient as any men could
be tinder the existing laws.
When the board of commission
ers was instituted it was thought
that the judgment of five men on
matters of public economy would
result in greater good to the coun
ty than that of one man for each
department of revenues and roads.
Has this been time? A great
number of our citizens are ready
to answer that it has not. In mat
ters of public economy, expeditions
work is demanded. The delibera
tions of five men have - frequently
hampered instead of expediDg pub
lic work, resulting at last in great
er cost.
The above reason is sufficient in
the minds of many for desiring a
repeal of the law, but there are
other good reasons for desiring it.
When the commissioners were
elected by the grand jury, many
thought they saw jobbery and
trickery, and were not content un
til the commissioners were elected
by popular ballot. This method
h^s been tried only once, but that
once was enough to satisfy the ad
vocates of it that it was un vise, the
result being, it is claimed, that rep
resentation on the board was not
properly proportioned. Thus the
two methpds already tried not
proving satisfactory in either case,
the people are ready for another
change,or what will suit a majority
of them better, an entire repeal of
the law creating the board. I,
for one (and I know that I am not
alone), am willing to go back to
the state of affairs existing before
the creation of the board. Other
counties which had purchased the
costly whistle have thrown it away
with advantage to their taxpayers.
Why not Houston?
Let the people speak out
this subject now, that an.. expres
sion of their sentiment can be had
in time to urge upon our senator
and representatives the introduc
tion of a bill for its repeal at the
approaching session of the legis
lature. If the great number of
taxpayers known to be antagonis
tic to the law will give expression
to their views, there cSn be no
trouble about a repeal.
Anti-Commissioner.
Houston Co., June 26th, 1889.
is
to take place early in the after
noon on the fourth Saturday m
July. Everybody cordially in
vited to attend.
The following is a list of the
premiums offered for that occa
sion, competition open to the
county.
For heaviest melon, 82.50
For best peck of peached 1.00
For best peck of apples, 1.00
For best collection of grapes,
each variety to contain 5
pounds • 1.00
The prospect for a fine yield of
melons and fruit this season sur
passes that of any season in sev
eral, and the occasion promises en
joyment and success, for there will
be a fine display of fruits and
melons.
The. club is in sympathy with
the movement to defeat the jute
bagging trust, ancl will not nse
jute bagging at any price, if bag
ging made of cotton can be had.
Let our merchants everywhere aid
as in this measure by sending on
orders at once for this bagging* to
supply their customers, if they have
not already done so. Their favors
in this respect will’ be duly ap
preciated in . the fntui'e by our
farmers.
Respectfully,
Reporter.
July 22, 1889.
CALL FOR WOOD.
I want 150 cords dry pine wood
to be delivered 20 to 25 cords pel:
month, for cash. Send in youf
! bids gentlemen, for the lot
E. J. FtjtLEB,
Berry Variety Works;
M: M solgmon: geo. a. rlley: Jeff, sutler
Solomon, Riley & Boiler,
DSAIiEBS nr
GROCERIES
Planters Supplies
WILL OPEN BUSINESS AUG. 1st:
THIRD STRET, MACON, GA:
YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED.
It is announced that thei pen
sion fund appropriated by con
gress for this fiscal^ year is about
exhausted.
, | Yan Winkle Grin g Machinery Co,
Myrtle Scrap?.
Mahone has; been' recognized in
distributing the federal jpatronagfif
in Virginia’.
Cotton is blooming, corn tassel-
ing, and all crops growing nicely
since the rains. Our farmers are
pleased with the situation.
We are glad to note that Mb. J.
D. Buff is recovering, after an ill
ness of about three weeks.
Mr. E. J Thompson is still
ahead. He pulled three water*
melons last Sunday that were full
ripe. I helped eat them.
Youf correspondent attended the
fish fry at the Flat creek mill last
Saturday, and cafi testify to its
being a complete success. A large
number of people attended, some
fished, some sat under the shade
of the trees listening to the music
furnished by Messrs. W. M. Bart
lett and J. F. Fagan, which was
very good.
The dinner was sumptuous, save
the scarcity of fish, and as good as
was ever spread at a picnic, noth
ing lacking.
After dinner dahging was com
menced, but as the weather
was'warm the dancers soon grew
weary and discontinued this
amusement.
Strolls through the woods, boat
rides on the pond, conversations in
groups and in pairs upon the moss
under shade trees, furnished pleas
ure throughout the afternoon.-
At five o’clock all were home
ward bound, and the testimony of
every one was that a lively, mag
nificent find enjoyable day had
been spent.
Buz.
June 25, 1889.
Deafness 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 Eustachain
Tube. When this tube gets in
flamed you have s rumbling Sound
or imperfect hearing^ind when it
ik entirely closed, Deaffiess is the
result, and unless the iufiamation
can be taken out and this tube re
stored to its normal condition,
hesring will be destroyed for ever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucus
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness,
(causedBy catarrh), that we can
not cure by taking Hall’s Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, f i’Ce.
F. J. Chenney & Co.,
Toledo, O.
WHAT I KEEP.
I KEEP
Ice and Lemons
FOR EVERYBODY.
I KEEP
Flour, and all kinds of
Family Groceries.
I KEEP
Dry Goods and Slides.
I KEEP
STRAW HATS,
from the best to the cheapest:
I KEEP
All Kinds of Plow Stocks*
and castings for same.
* I KEEP
Everything Kept in a Variety
Store
Call oh me for Ice and Lemons. Cheap
as the cheapest.
C. H. MOORE,
Perry, Ga<
WACHTEL’S
Bargain Counter,
THIS WEEK.
1,200SHIRTS, * *
Now York Mill Linen Bosom fof
FIFTY CENTS EACH.
300 BO^
ATLANTA, GA-
DALLAS) TEXAS
Hay PresseSt
Cotton PfeSses, Seed Cotton Clean erg, Cotton
Heed Oil Mills and Fertiliser Machinery*
Awarded Four (Sold Medals at the Texas State Fair*
Awarded Gold Medal at the International Cotton Exposition a(
Btlanta and Charleston, S. C.; also First Prize nt Tarboro, N. C., Col
umbia, S. C. and Chester Fair, S. O.
J§@“ Write for Catalogue;
\u #u,i. |„ fly j|jg f 0i
<K1H0LTZCLAW S GILBERT,tx>
PERRY, - .... GEORGIA.
-DEALERS IN:
■ We hope our friend Buz. will
Write only on one side of the pa-
j per next time. . [EDp
It' has been estimated fha't 37,--
000,000 babies are born into- the’
world.eaetr year.
--Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mixture is-
a' twenty-five cent preparation, and
cimms within the reach of all.
Special Legislation.
Georgia—Houston County:
Notice is hereby given that there will
be introduced at the next session of the
General Assembly of Georgia a bill en
titled, “A Bill to establish a system
of pifb'Iic schools for the city of Fort
Valley, to authorize and empower tho
the corporate authorities or said city to
levy and collect a tax for the support and
maintenance thereof; to authorize the
county school commissioner to pay over
to the board of county commissioners'
of said county, such part of the stats
school fund as may be the proper pro
rata amount due on account of the pu
pils in said public schools, and for other
purposes.”
Special Legislation-
Notice is hereby is given that at the
July session, 1889, of the Legislature of
Georgia, there will be introduced a bill
entitled, “An act to prevent the sale of
alcoholic or spirituous liquors within five
miles of the Male and Female Institute
in the town of Fort Valley, and for other
purposes.”
GEORGIA—Houston County:
Augusta Felder has applied for .a 12
months support from the estate of Simon
Felder, of said county deceased, and the
returns of the appraisers having been
filed in this office :
This is therefore to cite all persons con:
cemed to appear at the August term, 1889,
of the Court of Ordinary of said county,
and show cause, if any they have, why
said return should not be received and
made the judgment of this court.
Witness my official signature this
June 27th, 889'.-
J. H. HOUSER,
Ordinary.
YV SUITS*
Strictly All Wool—Good Value for $5.-
Your choice for
THREE DOLLARS.
1,500 BOYS’ SHIRT
WAISTS.
Soldftverywhere for 75 cents; give jQB.
choice for
FIFTY CENTS EACH,
Remember, this offer holds good for
this week only.
mmom, mrnmmwm,
SPaAxa-ts, Oils, Q-lase ©aa.dL jEP-u.ttS?*,
STATIONERY AND PERFUMERY,
Ij&eclp©, Lamp &£>oodJS Etc*
PHESGRiPTlOfiS CAREFULLY CSHPOlHfOED.
;55e~Speciai attention given to' PACKAGE ORDEfiS, and PRICUS GUARAN
TEED. Give us a trial.
HOLTZCLAW & GILBERT. *
SEE
WACHTEL’S,
515 Cherry Street, Macon, Gd.
GEORGIA—Houston County:
C. G. Gray, administrator of the estate
of W. W. Cook, deceased, has applied for
letters of dismission from said trust:'
This is therefore to cite all persons con
cerned to appear at the July term
1889 of the Court of Ordinary of said
county, Send show cause^f any they have,
why said application- should not-be
granted.
Witness mv official signature this
March 28,1689.- J. H. HOUSER,
3m. Ordinary.
IF YOU WANT
FIRST-CLASS
GROCERIES,
Domestic Dry Goods,
Hats, Siloes,
CONFECTIONERIES,
Fruits in Season* Ci
gars, Tobacco. Etc.
Examine my stock before purchasing.
Besides a full stock of t
STANDARD GOODS,
I will always have 6n hdhd some
Specialties, '
at remarkably low figures.-
J-gPLookout for changes in this ad-*
vertisement.
S.L. SPEIGHT,
PERRY, GA.
IF YOU WANT
OR ANY OTHER BUILDING,
Any woodwork done car WagmS or other
Farming Tools, Furniture Repaired,-
CAKE-SEATED CHAIRS RESEATED,
A COFFIS MALE,
COME AND
3WEV G-OOIDS!
It doesn’t cost anything to LOOK AT THEM, and GET
prices.
Ask to see the 7c. CIIALLIES, and 25c. BED TABLE
DAMASK.
A beautiful line of TVhite and Fig-ured LAWKS and
Check MtTSLlKS from -5c. to 25c.- yer yard.
Can offer special inducements in Laces and Embroideries,-
Lace Flouncings, Embroidered Bobes, Penangs* Sateens
and Dress Goods.
NTeW Style Bibbons, Parasols and Pans.
Cas^imsrs and Cottozia^©^
For Men’s and Boys’ Suits.
A lull stock o£ Shoes,- and all Staple Dry Goods, Groce#-
ie§ and Hardware.
Jan. 24,1889. FERRY, GEORGIA.
Sf ANUFACTUBEBS AND JOBBEBS OF -
IRON
And jobbei
S1EAM ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, COTT
General Machinery and all Kinds of Castings.
SOLS • OWNEBS AND MANUTACTUEEBS OF
Schofield’s Famous Cotton Press*
TO PACE BY HAND, HOESE, WATER OB STEAM
Brass Goads, Pipe fittings, Lubricators, Belting, Packing, SaH
GENEBAL AGENTS FOR
HANCOCK INSPIRATORS AND GULLETT’S MAGNOLIA COTTEfN GINS.
J. S. SCHOFIELD & SQ1NU ;MACOF. GA-^
PERRY,
GEORGIA,
-DEAfifiP. IN-
f fill
FOR GASH OR ON
if mi
2
NSmiMNTi
Parlor Suits, Chamber Suits, Bedsteads,^Chairs, Tables*
Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, ete. of all descriptions.
Conmfete
t dec89
Undertaking Department.
TO THE CITIZEXS OF
)Sf COUNTY:
GeoHGia—Houston Count*:
J.- S, Thomson, executor, has applied
for letters of dismission from the estate
of Thomas Dawkins, of said county,- de
ceased:
TL&rts'iherefore to citef all person^
concerned t<r appear at the September
term, 1889, qf the Court of Ordinary of
said conning afid Show cause, if any they
d application should not
Ijq granted i
Witness my officialsignature this May
30th,-1889. V
J, H^HOUSEE- Ordinary.
-ob;-
ANY KIND OF WORK MADE
OUT OF WOOD,
—GO TO
Variety Works.
MEAL FOR SALE
At the Lowest Market Prices.
HOE HANDLES 10’ crests each,-
or three for 25 cents.
Contracts made for work from' a
Toothpick fei of Meeting*
House.
E.- FULLER, Lessee,
Perry, Gar
REDDING & BALDWIN
HAVE FILLED UP
WINSHIP& CALLAWAY’S OL5 STORE
WITH AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF
SPRING AND SUITER CLOTHING
FOR Mm AND BDYSf
sALSO,—— /
(rents* tinder Wear, Neckwear, Hat 64 ; Etc*
AND GUARANTEE TO
WHO- MAY COME
REDDINC
(Winship &
. Ga.