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PfEWS, '.o.Js'.W* or Town J,1 County L .:„creV,se Perry, Thursday , July 17. —The ice famine in Perry came to an end about a week ago. Mrs. J. H. Barker, of near Perry, is visiting relatives at Borne. EADS, NEEL SCO. —Mr. D. Follendore and family, of near Perr are in Bibb county, visiting relatives. yyE HAYEnow in store one of the largest and most complete stocks FINE CLOTHING, Anil Gents' Furnishing Goods to be found in any southern store. TOU CAS GBT JUST WHAT YOU WANT AT THE EIGHT PSICE. Mr WALTER F. HOUSER, who has been with ns for the past year, will be glad to wait on his friends at our place. mm, & m* CLOTHIERS, HATTERS AND FUR NISHERS. 557 CHERRY ST., MACON, GA. —Go toC. H. Moore for Ice and Lemons. 3t. For Sale Cheap. An excellent 50-saw Brown Cot ton Gin Feeder and Condenser, in first-class running order. Call at my farm one mile east of Perry. W. D. PlEItCE. HERE WE ARE At the Variety Work* Again We can now furnish Lumber, Meal, Hoe Handles, Brooms, Cof fins and Toothpicks. We shall have two gins this year, and can gin your cotton on the fly. Don’t wear your hands out shelling corn when you can shell it at the Va riety Works free of charge. E. J. Fuller, Lessee. sale —Corn and Fodder for Apply at farm 2 miles from Perry, on Hayneville road, or address W. M. Boon, Perry, Ga. FINCHER BROTHERS, FORT VALLEY, GA. Watches, Jewelry, Musical Instruments, REPAIRING a specialty PEBBY IIAlliHOAD SCHEDULE Dally* Except Sunday. Leave Perry at 7'50 A. it. Arrive at Fort Valley 8:40 a. m. Leave Fort Valley at 11:35 p. m Arrive at Perry at 12 :20 a. it. Leave Perry at 3:05 P. *r. Arrive at Fort Valley 3:50 P. it Leave Fort Valley at 8:25 p. it Arrive at Perry at 9:10 p. K. MONEY TO LOAN. In Boms of $300.00 and upward, to be secured by first liens on improved farms. Longtime, low rates and easy payments. Apply to C. O. DUNCAN, Nov. 20th, 1889.—tt Ferry* Ga^ THE GRIST MILLS —A large attendance on the Houston Sunday School Conven tion is expected here next Thurs day. —Mach corn throughout the county has been fatally damaged by the extended hot and dry weather. —The sugar-cane crop is critical condition. It will be mined unless rain comes within a very few days. —Miss Beulah Hickson, who has been visiting relatives at BarnesAille, will return to her home near Perry this week. ■Mr. Minor W. Hall, of Macon, and his sister, Miss Julia, of But ler, are in Perry # visiting their aunt, Mrs. M. W. Havis. —The next conference of the Macon District of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, will be held at Perry in July, 1891. The Georgia State Horticul tural Society will meet in annual convention at Port Valley on the 30th inst. The visitors will be most hospitably entertained. —See official notice of the dem ocratic executive committee of the 23d senatorial district, in which a district primary to nominate a sen ator is ordered. Rev. D. D. Bateman, of Per 1-3, preached at Shiloh church, six miles from Byron, last Sunday morning, to a large and apprecia tive congregation. The- thanks of the Home Journal force are cordially ex tended to Mr. D. Follendore for one of the best watermelons we have seen this season. ■CISC of SI 12,2 Gen/- Anderson . has„ completed bis work for this year as Tax Be ceiver of Houston county. Three digests have been pre pared. One of these is deposited in oni Ordinal's office, where it can be examined by all who so de sire. Another digest is in the hands of our Tax Collector, and the other has been forwarded to the Comptroller General of the state. From thejdigest in the Ordina ry’s office we have-obtained the fol lowing figures, which will prove in teresting to the readers of the Home Journal: The aggregate value of the whole property returned for taxation amounts to 82,871,278, which is an increase of 8112,268 over the re turns of last year. The aggregate value of the whole property owned by negroes amounts 8115,410. These are returned 3,340 polls. Number of hands employed, 2,2 —There will he a SiiDday school picuic at Lakeview next Saturday, 19th inst. From our knowledge of the people there, we are satisfied the occasion will be a. delightful one. -AT- Give the Very Best Returns in MEAL AND FLOUR. ffOB W O H-BC NEATLYKXKCUTKD AT THIS OFFICE m otj CAN SAVE MONEY In Purchasing t PIANO —Rev. J. C. Brewton was in Henderson Monday night and Tuesday, assisting at a revival meeting in progress at the Baptist church there. He will return this morning and remain until Satur day. The meeting is in charge of Dr. B. F. Tharp, the pastor. —Mr. "W. M. Stripling, of near Tharp’s mill, recently of Perry, is now a citizen of Fort Valle}', hav ing accepted the position of book keeper in the extensive mercantile establisement of Gray Bros. Mr. Stripling deserves all the success he can attain, and we wish for him much happiness and prosperity. —There will be an ice cream festival Friday night, (to-morrow) atithe Ferry Rifles’ armory, for the benefit of the Perry Baptist church, Those desiring can secure ice cream any time after 3 o’clock p. The festival will be given by the “Claud Lawson Missionary Society,” and all are cordially in vited to attend. —Miss Fannie Milliken,o£ Jesnp, in Perry, visiting Miss Jennie Killen. She was awarded the schol arship medal at the last commence ment of.Shorter College, and is also a member of the editorial fra ternity, having assisted her father with the Jesnp Sentinel. She came to attend the Brunson-Faulk marriage. -Prof. E. H. Ezell has accept ed the presidency of the Butler Male and Female College, and he will probably leave Byron next wees. We regret that the people of Byron will lose such an excel lent teacher, and Houston so good a citizen. However, we wish him and his family abundant prosperity and happiness. —The first sweet potatoes we have seen this season were brought to the Home Journal office Tues day' morning by Mr. D. Follendore, just five days earlier than the first he brought in last season. The potatoes were yellow yams, about 5 inches long, and about 2 inches in diameter. Mr. Follendore has shown the first sweet potatoes each of the last five or six years. The Methodist churches of the Perry Circuit, were represent ed at the District Conference at Cochran last week, by Rev. N. D. Morehouse. The Perry Metho dist church was represented by Mr. Frank M. Houser, which was his last public act as a citizen of Houston county. Mr." Morehouse returned to Perry Monday, and Mr s Houser went, to Macon Sun day. —^Stonewall Sub-Alliance held a very interesting meeting last Saturday, when officers for the en suing year were elected. .On the Total number of acres of land returned, 365,041. The value of the whole amount of land returned, 81,578,792. Value of city property, S31S,727. Shares in state and national banks, 88,100. Capital stock in banks, 851,000, Stocks, bonds, etc., 89,762. Returned value of merchandise, §91,787. Money, notes, etc., cn hand 8214, 145. Iron works, 810,300. Househould and kitchen furni tore, etc., 8129,013. Plantation and mechanical tools 870,451. Watches, jewelry, $12,501. Horses, mules, sheep, cattle, hogs, etc., 8326,910. Corn, cotton, etc., on hand for sale, 8713. Property not enumerated, 842,- 616. We have not noted every item nar shown where the largest in crease is located. It is a fact that the increase of the amount of property owned by negroes is pro portionately larger than the crease of property owned by whites. Next week we will go further into details and give some coim parative figures. Our Visitors. ‘ For editor Ttfl) HOME JOURNAL. 4th Saturday in this month the newly-elected officer's will be in stalled, new members initiated, and after. The meeting will again be called to order at 8:30 o’clock a. m„ and the presji tendance. mt desires a full at- In accord with the . announce ment previously made by Pres. A. C. Riley, the second annual con vention of the Houston County Sunday School Association will be held at Perry on the 24th inst., next Thursday. The purpose of this association is the upbuilding of the Sunday school cause, and these annual meetings are in furtherance of that purpose. Every right-thinking per son will be ready to cordially co operate with the Sunday school people. Every Sunday school in the county is expected to be represent ed, and it is hoped that all the Sunday school children will at tend. While President Riley' declares it to be the purpose of the associa tion not to be a burden upon the people where a-convention is held> the people of Perry will see to it that nothing is lacking to make their visit-here thoroughly enjoy able. The reputation of our peo ple for hospitality is too fully es tablished to require any urging from ns. It is true that those who come to the convention are requested by the president to bring lunch bas kets well filled, yet our people will join with them most cordially. We do not hesitate to say now that the dinner wijl be abundant, enough to feed all the Sunday school del egates and children who attend. The programme of the conven tion, and all else pertaining direct ly thereto, will be managed by the officers of the association. The people of Perry will see to it that all else will be arranged in good style, and a most cordial wel come will be extended to all who come in accord with the purpose of the convention. Gcnrpa Eili .. I gm Vt eekty Press As ia mev in annual convention at Fort Valley on Tuesday of last week, the 8th inst. The first business meeting held that morning,- and the last Wednesday morning. The details of the business meetings we will pass by now, and discuss them , as need-be when the official minutes are placed b if ore ns. As the editors, their wives and sisters—nearly 100 people—came in from all sections of the state, they were met by' committees - and given homes with citizens of the town, and at the hotel. A glad welcome was printed on the face of every citizen, and every act bore the stamp of genuine Georgia hos pitality. The “boys” were taken in charge by Editors Kersh, Wynn, Fagan and Royal, and they were not allowed to want for anything. Figuratively, the hospitable citi zens gave the town to the editors for the time. In fact, the most un bounded hospitality was accorded throughout their stay.. Many the editors were taken out riding through the town and surrounding country, and pleasure was the con tinual “order of business.” Tuesday night a magnificent banquet was spread at the Grady Institute, at which the editors were special guesti Editor Kersh delivered the ad dress of welcome in well chosen language, eloquently and hospita bly spoken. Then came the reply in behalf of the Association, by Rev. J. L, Underwood, of Camilla. Then the annual address by the president, Editor Elam Christian, Then the crowning glory of the season—the banquet—a feast fit for kings, thoroughly enjoyable to the editors. At. each plate rest ed a tiny, exquisitely beautiful bou- tenaire, which was quickly trans feree! to the editorial lappel. This royal feast was dispensed by thir ty-six young ladies, more beauti ful than whom no Georgia town can boast—Fort Valley girls- Houston girls. An attempt to de scribe the feast, varied, bountiful and delicious as it was, would be a failure, hence we desist, as the ed itors did when they had eaten to their entire satisfaction. After the banquet was con cluded, toasts—without any wine- drinking- were responded to: J. H. Hodges, “The Weekly Press.” J. T. Waterman,' “Our Wives.” W. H. Harris, “Georgia.” J. P. Ross, “The Federal Union.” Sid T. Cook, “The Young Edi tor.” H. A. Mathews, “Fort Valley.” Clark Howell, “The Daily and Weekly Press.” Frank L. Stanton, “Impromtu, in response to Call.” H. W. Newnan, “Long Life and Happiness to All.” The affair was not concluded un til about one o’clock, and by all it was voted one of the post enjoya ble of such occasions. Wednesday night a grand ball complimentary to the younger ed itors, was given at the Harris House, and this, too, was a com plete success. Thursday morning the greater portion of the visiting quill drivers, with their lady friends, and sever al citizens of Fort Valley, went to Macon, and. there boarded a spe cial train on the Georgia, Southern & Florida railroad, and an excur sion to St, Austine, Fla., was com menced. The excursion was thor oughly enjoyed, weleam, and on Sunday evening it concluded, at Macon. All in all, the meeting at Fort Valley was the most pleasant the boys ever enjoyed. The next meeting will be held in Atlanta, when it is expected the “boys” will enjoy an excursion? to Washington City. At the residence of Us. S. Simmons, mother of tne bride, about 2:30 o’clock p. m. to-day, ■) Mr. J. Renton D. oodburn, of Rochelle, was. mar- ried to Miss Hattie E. Simmons. Rev. J. C. Brewton performed the ceremony in his usual happy style. —Mr. Frank M. Houser, for merly in business with Mr. L. F. Cater at Perry, is now with W. J. Juhan at Macon. Mr Houser has a thorough knowledge of the dry goods business, and is a most ex cellent salesman. Courteous, promt and obliging, he will' be ever ready to see and serve his •friends. Well known in Perry and Houston, he desires his friends to know that he can serve them with anything desired in the dry goods line. The ladies espe cially are requested to call when they are in Macon. W. J. Juhan’s Triangular Block. Mail orders ' filled. Immediately after the marriage the happy couple proceeded to the depot, and there boarded the train for Rochelle, their future home. The groom is general manager for a firm that is extensively engaged in mercantile and lumber business at Rochelle, and in Wilcox county. The bride is well known and quite popular in Perry, and throughout Houston. At eight o’clock to-night, (Wed nesday,) at the residence of Mrs. C. R. Faulk, mother of the bride, Mr. James S. Brunson will be mar ried to Miss Mary D. Faulk Rev. J. C. Brewton will perform the ceremony. The attendants will be: Mr. Edgar Bropson, of Perry, and Miss Gena Faulk, of Twiggs county. Hugh Lawson and Miss Olivia Brunson, of Perry. Dr. Wj E. Bunn and Miss Cor nelia Smith, of Perry. Dr. L. A. Felder, of-Perry, and and Miss Mamey Hatcher, of Macon. T. K. Tharp and Miss Mamie Holtzclaw, of Perry. Powers Cooper and Miss Mattie Lawson, of Perry. The groomsmen will beattired in fall dressuniform of the Ferry Rifles, of which company they and the groom are members. Direct ly after the ceremony the bridal party will proceed to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brunson, parents of the groom, where an el egant reception will be enjoyed. The bride 1 and groom are well known and popular in Perry, and throughout this see ion of Georgia. The Home Journal joins the many friends of the two couples thus happily joined, in extending cordial congratulations. May no day be less happy than the wed ding day, and may prosperity abide with them throughout time. Dcnuard Dots«- REPORTED by th^ judge. Called to Rest. On the 14th inst. the little in fant daughter of Mrs. J. C. Mor ns was called Home to rest. Shu was just 13 months old the day of heudeath. One more little angel has been addeu to God’s kindom. She was the idol of the whole family, and loved and petted by all who knew her. She was interred at the family burying ground Tuesday after noon. She leaves a mother and three sisters, besides a host of relatives, to mourn her death. Weep not, heart-stricken mother, for God doeth all things well. We, with many others, sincerely sympathise with the heart-stricken family. A Fp.eend. Premium for First Bale. —It is with pleasure we note _ that Mr. C. A. Peddy, of Bochelle, other matters of importance looked j ias keen dangerously ill of malarial fever at the home of his father, near Perry,‘is now conva lescent. In addition to the full market price, 1 will give a premium of Five Dollars in gold for the first bale of Houston connty cotton grown this year, and delivered to me at Perry. Respectfully, W. Brunson. Dennard is dull and news scarce, and George Washington like, I couldn’t tell a lie even for a newspaper. Houston Factory shut down last Wednesday, to be stopped several days, for the purpose of making needed repairs. Those who work around the mill are taking advan tage of the stop to visit'friends in other parts of the state. The pro prietors hope to arrange their work so as to stop the grist mill only a very few days. The pond being drawn off now, and in a few hours many fish will be left to the mercy of the unmerciful fish erman. Mr. John Jones, an old Houston man, is visiting friends around Bennard._ Mr. W. A. Wcodard and Miss R. F. Woodard are visiting friends in Cordele, and relatives at Ash- burn, on the Georgia, Southern & Florida railroad. The Judge claims to be the champion melon man of this com munity, size and quality both be ing considered. He thinks his Ante Bellum melon the best in the e Duntry. He pulled twenty-five this morning that weighed one thousand pounds, and are as good as the best. I see that you have some' cor respondents now that are likely to keep yonr readers in reading hash. I hope they will mix in a plenty of good humor, and use pepper sparingly, remembering that the great issue iu the South is the white man and the nigger. It seems to me that this question of Houston’s time, Crawford’s time or Taylor’s time might be very easily settled, if rightly un derstood. As I understand it, one connty furnishes the map, and the three counties name him. It seems to me that it would be but fair that, as three counties compose the district, that the three counties have a voice in the elec tion of a senator. If one connty furnishes and names the man, it would seem that.the other two have no voice in the matter. The man that said this would be a wet and cool summer, didn’t take this part of the country into his consideration. They say that the weather hereabouts is both hot and dry. July 15th, 1890. —The machinery is on hand to bore an artesian well at Fort Tal ley. "We sincerely hope the effort will be successful, for one of the greatest needs of that enterprising town would thus be filled. In all cases go at once and take mar’s Diarrhoea Mixture. The second annnal convention the Houston Connty Sunday School Association will be held at the Methodist church in Perry on the 24th inst., next Thursday. The convention will be called to order at 10 o’clock a. m., and con tinue until 12:30 p. m., when a re cess of one hour will be taken for dinner. The tables for dinner wjll be arranged in the Academy grove. The afternoon session will begin at about1:30 p. m. It is hoped that a special train to run from Byron to Perry in the morning, and return in the after noon, will be secured. A very interesting programme will be arranged. Below is given a list of the com mittees appointed, and the songs that will be sung: On Tables and Grounds—J- W Clark, S P Houser, C H Moore, A Smith, T M Killen. On Lemonade and Ice Water— W Brunson, T J Andersop. On Finance—L F Cater, R N Holtzclaw. Reception Committee — Mayor W C Davis, J H Hodges, M Cooper, W D Day, C C Duncan N P Miller, H M Holtzclaw, Sr., J H Honser, E S Wellons, «J Tuttle, George Paul, L S Touns- ley, Revs. N D Morehouse, J Brewton, D D Bateman, especially, and all the citizens of Perry gen erally. The following songs will be song daring the convention, and the schools of the county are requested to practice them: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name;” “Is My Name Written There?” “Blessed Assurance; 1 “Home of the Soul;” “Sweet Bye and Bye;” “Gathering Home;’ “Footprints of Jesus;” “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross;” “Are You Ready for the Bridegroom?” God Be With You.” There will be several prominent Sunday school workers present All of the ministers of the gospel are invited to be present All who bring baskets will ar range the contents on the tables themselves. The table committee will receive and take care of the baskets until they are needed. Let everybody lay aside their work one day, and come and unite together in this good work. A. C. Riley, Pres. J. D. Martin, Vice Pres. A. S. Giles* Ch. Ex. Com. F. M. Houser, Chorister. July 15th, 1890. A Card of Regret* It. is with the deepest regret, that we are forced to give up our kind and beloved teacher, Maj. E. H Ezell. But as he has seen fit to leave us, we, with much re luctance, have tried to be recon ciled to it. He has taught there for us for six years, and has always given.en- tire satisfaction. During that time, he has become endeared to to us by loving ties which can nev er be broken; ties which will last forever. In the school room he was always kind and gentle; ever ready to assist any one who de sired assistance. Out of school he was the same. We feel now as if we could never love another teqeh- er as we do Mr. Ezell, for we think there are few such as he. Our hearts are sad when we think of biB leaving us, yet we try to think all for the best, but it is quite hard to think that way. We congratulate Butler in be ing able to obtain so excellent a teacher. She is indeed fortunate to secure him. Truly Byron loses one of her best citizens, while Butler gains a most worthy and estimable one. We wish him much success in his new home. His Pupils. Byron, Ga., July 7th, 1890. —A picked nine of baseball amateurs will go from Perry next Wednesday to play a match game of ball at Montezuma wit a simi lar nine of that town. The Perry nine consists of Hugh Lawoon, Lon. Wellcns, Clint Dnncan, Lee Blewster, Charlie Duncan, Charlie Pierce, Will Colyer, Fred Houser, Rudolph Schilling. The team will be accompanied by a scorer,several alternates, and a number of friends to “whoop ’em up” while the game is in progress, and condole, or re joice with them afterward. ‘AYE JUST RECEIVED a large lot of Ladies’ Fine Shoes from Evitt & Brottier. of Baltimore, and the “Mensing Shoe Co.,” of Rochester, New York. The Best Stapes, and Every Pair Guaranteed, Buttons riveted, free “of cost, on all Shoes bought from I keep constantly on hand a first-class stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, CLOTHING, HARD WARE AND GROCERIES. See them and get prices before buying elsewhere. X_i. ZEFL PERKY, GEORGIA. HOME PRODUCTION MACHINERY. AND CASTINGS OF E. CROCKETT, and make yourself rich andthe boys happy. E. CROCKETT, Macon, Ga. We have in store on Carroll Street, a choice stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Svectades, Table and Pocket uutzery, Sslverware and Sewing Machine Attachments. rtpst=@!la§s at (Lowest Apices. ,Z8~Repair work on Watches, Jewelry, etc., done promptly and well. ■ NELSON & JOBSQN, Perry, ; Ga. 0. L. RENFROE. C. R. AULTMAN. RENFROE & CO,, Macon, G-a. 310 Second Street, RETAIL DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. Vew Goods! Good Goods! Low Prices! BS^Give us a trial, and you will be sure to come, again. Polite and prompt attention, and orders by mail attended to with ,the greatest despatch possible. GENERAL HOUSE-FURNISHER, 572 CHERRY STREET, MACON, GEORGIA. Refrigerators, Water Coolers, Fly Fans, Etc. A FULL LINE OF CROCKERY, GLASS-WABE, TIN-*WARE, AND CUTLERY—THE BEST. Excelsior and Capitola Cook stores and Ranges. # GEOBG-B PERRY, GEORGIA, —DEALER IN— ZFTJIRItsriTTriR.IE, OR CASH OR ON Parlor Suits, Chamber Suits, Bedsteads, Chairs, Tables Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, etc. of all descriptions. o Complete Undertaking Department. illing Suicide. Life Insurance cannot compensate for grief! the empty chair at the table, the fire-side, and in the office. Why not enjoy life when the fortune is made? What is good to-morrow, must be better to-day. Begin in time to build up your system and spirits, and dispel disease by taking some wholesome and harmless alterative. There is nothing so good for Catarrh, Rheumatism, overworked system, and all blood affections^ as W. c.— —Alf. Swift, who was struck by lightning in Perry several- weeks ago, is being spoken of all over the state as a curiosity. The medical qualities of Lamar’s Extract of Buchn and Juniper rec ommend it as superior in the treat ment of all Kidney troubles. Wonderfnl Care Co., Columbus, Ga. usr IB w :m: .a. nsr 7 s "WYxolesale aaad. SSetail Millinery and Fancy Goods Emporium, 555 CHEERY STREET, JtACON, GEORGIA. Headquarters for the Ladies! TS THE LARGEST Millinery and Fancy Goods Estab„„™.^„. ,, 1 Ladies visiting the city should not fail to call mad examine onr beautiful and of Cholera Morbus, l take a dose of La- We Sell Goods by Retail at Wholesale Prices. As we buy direct from the manufacturers and importers. Don’t forget the place 9a U<IAfl A .. A rt A r* Ur 4k I « ■