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EL & GO’S
meEs near there. The chief pur
pose of the company is to manu
facture and sell gunano at Fort
Talley.
el, and a disagreeable jailor in ev
ery respect. This was said calm
ly, without any show of anger
whatever.
He does not expect any farther
intercession in his behalf, and re-‘
peated the assertion that he was
ready for the execution, and that
he prefers death to continued con
finement without hope of final re
lease.
Directly after 9 o’clock he bid
us good night, as he went back to
his cell, requesting a repetition of
the visit.
The jail i3 continually guarded,
by Mr. J. B. Miller during the day,
and by Mr. F. A. Jobson during
the night.
The night guard says he sleeps
soundly, and Tom told us that he
ate heartily, and that he did not
awake during the night after going
to sleep, and that he generally
went to sleep between nine and ten
o'clock
Sheriff Cooper visits the jail
personally twice, or more, each
day, and once every night,and uses
every precaution- to. prevent the
condemned man from getting hold
of anything that he could use as a
weapon, either against himself or-
in an attempt to escape.
The execution will take place on
Wednesday, the 29th, just on the
western limit of the town, and near
where Fanny Gresham branch
empties into Big 1 ndian creek.
This is & valley of about five acres,
surrounded by hills- on three sides,
anatnral amphitheatre—affording
audience - room for ten thousand
people, or' more.
The gallows on which Ed. John
son - and Jim Butts, the Miller
murderers, were hung, will he the
last object Tom Wbolfolk will
touch in life—unless some stay of
proceedings now unlooked for in
tervenes.
‘ and most excellent in quality, was
" prepared and served by the good
people of Houston Factory and vi
cinity, who were happy to enter
tain the association and its visi
tors.
' Many of che delegates were quar
tered in - Perry, and all were most
' hospitably entertained.
Several delegates were heard to
say it was the most agreeable and
satisfying association they ever at
tended. . .
The people of Houston Factory
end vicinity and of Perry, will re
member with pleasure this meet
ing of the Behoboth Association,
and the good people who com
posed it
The next meeting of the Associ
ation will be at Montezuma, in Oc
tober, 1S9L
—The jurors for the next April
term of Houston Superior court
were drawn last Friday night, by
candle-light and then the' October
term was adjourned, shortly after
six o’clock
—Mr. E. L. Dennard is a di
rector of the Georgia Trotting
Horse Breeders’ Association, which
was recently organized at Eaton-
ton. There will be meeting of the
association at Macon next Tuesday,
28th inst
—Probably much of the com
plaint of the scarcity of cotton
pickers is due to the extra early
opening of the cotton, and the anx
iety of the farmers to have it gath
ered promptly. In former years
the cotton-picking season often ex
tended into December.
—The young people of Tharp’s
Mil? neighborhood will soon de
light the public with a minstrel
performance. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be devoted to
the improvement of Pine Level
school house. The shbw should
be liberally patronized.
—Bev. N. D. Morehouse spent
last week at Hawkinsville, assist
ing in a protracted meeting there.
He reports a fine meeting—twelve
accessions to the church. At San
dy Bun he filled his regular ap
pointment Saturday and Sunday,
—We keep all kinds of Dry
Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes,
Hardware ana Groceries, and will
sell as cheap as anyon
C. F. Cooper & Co.,
Perry, Ga
One hundred and twenty saws
running at the Yariety Works. We
pan gin your cotton and make you
happy in forty, minutes.
While others are chinning, we
are ginning.
It is fun to see the cotton roll
in, and every time the press goes
up it says SL5Q. We don’t give
any chromes or gold rings; we
don’t ask yon to the theater, but
we will let you shell your com free
of charge. ■ •
E- J. Fulbeb,
The foreman is a Fort Talley man.
—Mr. A. P. Baskin, formerly a
citizen of Houston county, is sec
retary of the Alliance Exposition
that will begin at Ocala, Fla., on
December 1st, and continue 60
days.
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Drilled Excel I.-utly
They
Pebbt, Thubsday, October 23.
TT ZED TaT
I OPENS OCTOBER 1,1890
552 and 554 Cherry St., Macon, Ga.
ROOM DOUBLED.
STOCK DOUBLED.
Closing Out Sale continued
at 557 Cherry Street, until
present stock is closed.
To Town Tax Payers.
of
The jfax books of the town
Perry are now open at the office of
Judge H. M. Holtzclaw, and will
be kept open nntil December 20th.
The payment of taxes is now in
order.
J. B. Clare, Clerk
—Cash paid for 500 loads of
Wood.
C. H. Moore, Perry, Ga.
—Don’t fail to give ns a trial
whenever yon want to buy any
thing. Will do onr best for yon.
C. F. Cooeer & Co.
Tax Collector’s Notice.
Third and l^ast Bound.
Iwitt be at the folloiring places in
Ho lstoi,'county, on the days and dates
named, to collect state and county taxes
for 1390:
LaTilla, Monday November 3rd.
Fault's, Thursday November 6th;
HayneviHe and Grovania, Friday hiov t -
Hickory Grove and Eichardson’s Store,
Monday November 10th.
Henderson, Tuesday, November 11th.
Taylor’s, Wednesday, November 12th; .
Mnrph’s, Thursday, November I3th;
Fort Talley, Friday, November 14th.
FOwersvxHe, Monday November 17th.
Byron Monday Tuesday November 18th.
Hunt’s Shop, Wednesday Nov. 19th.
Hourfnn Factory, Thursday Nov. 20th.
;.Snd then, with the exception of 2or3
days, notice of which will be given, will
be at Ferry nntil December 20th, when
the books will positively be closed, and
executions issued. ■
EDWIN GREEN,
Tax Collector Houston County.
—Remember onr Motto is to sell
several days ago from a visit to
her daughter in Alabama
—Rev. S'. D. Morehouse will fill
his regular appointment at An
drew Chapel next Sunday.
—Ex-Sheriff Colyer served the
county as a juror last week the
first time in eight or ten years.
—We regret to learn that Mr. J.
W. Wood has been confined to his
bed during the last several days.
—Perry will be literally packed
next Wednesday, with an immense
throng of morbidly curious people,
—The Rifles went to Atlanta
without a mascot, unless Ben.
Holtzclaw acted in that capacity.
—Houston will be numerously
represented as spectators of the
trades display at Macon to-morrow,
Friday. v
—Mr. J. G. Yisscher is again a
citizen of Honston connty, having
recently. moved from Macon to
Fort Talley.
—We are reliably informed that
six marriages will take place in
and near Fort Talley before the
old year gives place to the new.
—If there are to be any mar
riages in Perry before the Christ
mas bells ring,the interested parties
are keeping the fact sacredly se
cret.
—Mr. N. P. Miller is now a
commercial notary public,
having received the appointment
last week, in Honston Superior
court.
Mrs. Cowan, of Pulaski conn
ty, sister of Tom Woolfolk, came
to Perry Tuesday, with her
husband, to pay a IaBt visit to her
brother.
as cheap as any one. •
C. F. Cooper &Co.
Plantation For Sale.
SS thTHth day of October
1890, at my jj^'gouSEB, Ordinary,
October 2nd 1S9^'
—There are'five married men in
the Perry Rifles drill team: Capt.
Davis, Lieutenants Gilbert and
Holtzclaw, Sergeant Cater and
Corporal Branson.
■Every member of onr connty
democratic executive committee
should attend the called meeting
be held at the court house on
the first day of November.
—Again last week candles were
used at night in the Superior court
room, as substitutes for the chan
delier and wall lamps that onght
to be provided by our county com
missions.
So Tom
^iiOjExS JoURXAE repor
ter larit Monday hia^L -
Y> itii Sheriff Cooper weenl-red and continued from day
the jail shcrtY after 7 o’clock, and til Monday at noon,
scon Tom was pacing steadily up j Rev. J. J.
and down the corridor. | elected moderator, and Rev. A. J.
Tom appears to be in excellent I Cheeves. of Montezuma,clerk.
heMth, and so he deckres bimseit Tile ^-.Knn embraces 37
to be. He talked unconcerned v j cbnrcfaes in Macon, Houston,Crew-
on several topics^ and rccarioially j ford, Bibb, Monroe and Upson
sn audible smile would escape bin. [counties, and delegates from twen-
He appeared neither moody or j six churches attended this meet-
mcrose, but seemed to relish keen- j ing.
y the apputun-fy to exer :ise his j Besides the moderator and clerk,
1'mbs. He is eerta^’y ioo-e rcT-1 the following distinguished minis-
bost tnan he was when I e-e in J ters of the gospel were in attend-
J cue, 1889, rad says he has steadi-J ance; E_ VV . W arren of Macon,
'y improved since- his fii?ass last j T. C. Boykin, State Sunday School
summer. j evangelist^A. L. Moncrief of Mar-
Stopping n iw and then, he vol- j shallville, A. E. Nash of Bibb
nntan'y entered into conversatio i j county, B. F. Tharp and J. C.
with this writer an! Sheriff Chop- [Brewton of Perry, B. W. J. Gra-
er, ta’king freely about the frea’ [ham of Thomaston, F. M Callaway
29; ti and the thereafter. and J. E. Powell of Forsyth, W.
In answer to onr qnes.ion con- j U. Norton of Fort Talley, and J L.
ce -nimz any statement he proposed D. HilJyer of Jonesbory.
to make, he said: I The introductory sermon was
Fve got nothing to say beyo ‘J Ipreached by the moderator at 11
what I have said rime a-d again. J o’clock Friday morning.
Fm an innocent man, and will pro- j Jii addition to the interesting
test my innocence to the last IJ and instinctive. sermons morning
didn t do what they say I did.” | and afternoon of each day cf the
Continuing he said: “Life in J meeting, there was preaching Fri-
prison is a life of torture, ard I am J day, Saturday and Sunday nights
ready to die. I would rather die j a t Perry, by visiting ministers,
now than to remain in prison an- On Friday the crowd was small,
otner.year. [shout two hundred attended on
He says he reeds his Bib’s eve- Saturday, and on Sunday an im-
ry day and night, and prays regu- mensed throng, probably two
[thousand, congregated from all
la reply to .be remark: sections of the county. Drs. War
worn yon are the must philo- ren and PoweiI prea cheedthat day,
sophical man in Vie face of death 11 morning and afternoon-strong,el
oqaent, effective sermons.
A large bush arbor, in addition
to tbe church, was used.
The business sessions of the as
at Houston Factory last Friday, Seal eases were disposed of. and
five or six transferred to the conn-
eonrt. AH
‘ *il are negroes.
ever saw," he said:
Yes, because I expe it to d ; e on
the 29th, and I am ready. I am i
try’ 'g fo lead a clrstian life, and
I lave lapented and received for-1 8J ^ oa were he i d Friday and
^ T&_ieBS m Y sIps* I have giv- [ Saturday afternoons, and Monday
en my heart to God, and my e.itire morning. Letters and reports from
trust is placed in the mercy of my j-jjg se y e ral churches were in the
S&'ViOr, Jesus Christ. main entirely satisfactory, and al-
bpeaking of churches, he said: I together the meeting was an excep-
“If I were a free mar, I would I tionallv good one throngbout.
join the church and be bapt .zed, j The missionary report, prepared
bat as it is, I don’t think it neces- [and read by Rev. J. C. Brewton,
sary to do so. Besides, I do not J was most interesting, and exceed-
wish to put my keepers to any nn- j ingly gratifying to the association,
necessary trouble. and Baptist cause. The finan-
As to his preference of churches, showing, and the missionary
he said: “I do not think there is L tatistics for ^ pa3 t year , made
much difference between the Meth- happjr those who heard, and who
odist and Baptist, but I rather like feeI an abiding Merest in the mis,
the Baptist best, because of their s i on8ry wor k
manner of baptizing, putting onel The money received from the
under the water. Then, father j several churches of the association
and my mama were members of I * or jhe missionary cause, exceeded
that church. - | by about two hundred dollars the
He says he will not make any j collections of any previous year for
written statement, either before, fhf s oar pose,
or on the day of execution. j Dr. G. A. Nnnnally, president
During the early part or cur 1 0 f Mercer University, was present
visit to him he spoke _of Jailer I j Q tbe interest of that popclar in-
Birdsong in very nncomplimenta-1 stp jtioa
ry terms, declaring him to be cm- £. iCil day dinner in abundance
—We are informed that Mr. A.
J. Bates; a northern man who
spent a winter here two or three
years ago, has rented the Miller
residence on Evergeen street, and
will move to Perry with his fami-
testations of innocence.
He is certainly a chaged man, -rr- i. - - . - =■-—-SSL——
and he says continued imprison- ne have jn-i. received a nice iead ii y yielded to an organized
mentfor more than three years ‘ '——T - /-»- —■> » ,,
would change any man for the bet-
0. F. Cooper & Co.
not use pro-
whereas IS
-^\Ye have just received a large
The record is as follows:
Ned and Jim Armstrong, plead
gniity to breaking and
from a railroad car. Sentenced to
serve H months in chain gang; or
fine of §125 and costs, each.
Phanty Royal, verdict of guilty
—simple larceny, 10 months in
chain: gang; or §100 and costs.
Joe Mitchell and Monroe Pon
der, plead gniity of riot, 6 months
in chain gang or §50 each.
Monroe Ponder, carrying con
cealed weapons, plead gniity, 6
months in chain gang or §50.
Will Parker, simple larceny,'
plead guilty, 12 months in chain
gang or §100 and costs.
J. W. Maddox, forgery, verdict
of guilty; 5 years in the peniten
tiary. In this case it was proven
that defendent changed a school
teachers’ license that had been
granted hipiself, from 1st to 3rd
grade. His object was to avoid
examination for license to teach in
this county.- He came here from
north Georgia.
John Quarterman, assault- and
battery, plead guilty; 6 months or
§50.
Rufus Gann, Clark Mathews
and Henry Slappy, selling whisky,
plead guilty; 12 months in chain
gang,, or fine of §65 each.
Tom Taylor, burglary, verdict of
gnfity; 10 years in penitentiary.
Griff Porter,cheating and swind
ling, verdict of gniity; 6 months or
§40. Defendant bought some sec
ond-hand clothing, and falsely
represented that his employer had
agreed to become responsible for
-the payment
Ben Shannon, carrying conceal
ed weapons, verdict of guilty, 12
months in chain gang.
Betsy Bell, charged with assault
with intent to murder—allowed to
plead guilty of stabbing—12
months or §60.
Henry Folds, attempt to rape,
convicted; 5 years in penitentiary.
WiO Walker, burglary, 6 years
in peniteniiary.
Lon Harris was tried on the
charge of murder, and acquitted.
Seyeral months ago he shot and
killed his father-in-law, but claim
ed that the deed was done in self-
defense. Previous to the killin
Harris was knocked oat of a wagon
fay his father-in-law, who pursued
him into his house, the pursuer
having an open knife in his hand.
Harris secured his gun, and as the
deceased entered the door, the fa
tal shot was fired.
John Ford, alias the Indian Doc
tor, was acquitted of attempt to
murder. It nas claimed tbst he
furnished the poison with which
two inmates of Mr. S. F. Dasher’s
household were poisoned about two
years ago. The poisoned men
came near dying, but finally recov
ered. The poison was placed in
the coffee pot by Henrietta Allen,
who is now serving a sentence in
the penitentiary therefor. She
claims that the poison was given
her by Hate Allen, and Hate claims
that Ford gave it to her—both
claiming that they, didn’t know
the powder was poison. Henriet
ta Allen appeared as a <
having been brought from the pen
itentiary by a requisition from our
judge. Hate Allen is under in
dictment on the same charge, bat
on account of being mother of a
young child, is out under bond.
She did not appear as a witness.
A majority of our people believe
Ford is guilty, bat it seems tbe
testimony didn’t so pro ye to the
satisfaction or the jury.
“Military; men say the Perry
Rifles are ahead,” says
received from Atlanta Tuesday
night.
TheSboys went after the
’rave
an abiding faith that they will
bring it home with them in tri
umph to-morrow.
Twice triumphant in fofrner con
tests with worthy competitors, to
be thrice victors wHI place our
boys in line for interstate drills.
The Perrv Rifles- were escorted
«mND CARNIVALS*
OotoTser , isso.
500 FLOATS IN JUNE.
xne Ferry -tunes were escorted | -j < T\ , • n ,
to the depot by.a detachment of (jPEHU-OBt r3.(T88Ilt8Y0r S86H1H GOOrCfld
the fairest of the feir honor&v u O
Atlanta—the^iedmont Exposition. 50,000 people will be present Extra Low Railroad Rates.
The state drill took plac Tnes-j
Hotel Accommodations.
Ample
day in the following order: Floyd
Rifles of Macon at 12 o’clock, the
Brunswick Riflemen at 2 o’clock.
Perry Rifles at 2:45 o’clock. The
prizes drilled for are: FirstSlOOO;
second §500; third §350; fourth
§100.
Our boys left home in excellent
trim, notwithstanding the team
is deficient in symetry, and con
tains three members that were in
fhe green squad five months ago.
Plenty of Music.
Largest, Cheapest and
Most Elegant
e green squau live muuum agu. ^ \r r'if Tk I 1
rarefy after the driu a teie- btock ot New Goods ever Brought
gram claiming the first prize for [
the Perry Rifles was received here,
and another of the’same character,
though stronger, came Tuesday
night. Sergeant L. F. Cater came j
home Wednesday and confirmed
these reports.
^.The'offieial awards will be made
public to-day, after the sham bat- j
tie, in which all the contesting!
cempanles wHljparticipate.
The people at home are rejoic-j
ing, and the Rifles will be royally
received when they return to-mor
row.
to this Market.
you ARE INYITED to corns in and inspect the^ PRETTIEST,
NEWEST, NICEST and MOST COMPLETE LINE OF NEW
GOODS
“STOTT ST7TE3T5
—Rev. D. D. Bateman,for many
years the efficient foreman of The
Home Journal, is now foreman
and assistant editor of the Fort
Talley Enterprise. He will be
with that paper until the meeting
of the South Georgia Conference,
when he will apply for member
ship in that body of ministers, ask
ing regular service as a Methodist
minister.
SPLENDID GOODS! BIG YARIETY!
LOWEST PRICES!
BARGAINS WITHOUT A PARALLEL!
a. i 3 . zmiamr-shlalIj.
Corner CARROLL and JERNIGAN Streets, PERRY, GA.
—The People’s Guano Compa-
nay was granted a charter last
week, in Houston Superior court
The company is composed mainly
NliW GOODS!
NEW GOODSI
X ’Will Save Tom Ik/£cn.e3rl
of Fort Talley merchants and far- A JY FALL AND WINTER STOCK is rapidly coming in, and I
•- lVl have some NICE, CHEAP COODS to show to the people of
—A mjoraity of the subscribers
of the Home Journal who attend
ed the late session of Superior
court treated us nicely, paying
their dues in full to date, and some
of them a year in advance. There
are ocher subscribers, however,
that we would be glad to see or
hear from. Receipts are ready at
any time they may apply.
—Messrs W. J. Ross & Co., the
popular dealers in carriages, f?ag
gies, wagons, harness, etc., Macon,
Ga., have moved to the comer of
Cherry street and Cotton Avenue*
where their large stock of vehicles
is displayed to excellent advantage.
They seU the best vehicles and
harness at the lowest prices.
—Go to C. F. Cooper & Co. for
Hat
—Call at C. F. Cooper & Co’s,
and buy yon a pair of Shoes.
—A quarterly meeting of the
Houston Connty Sunday School
Association will be beld at Andrew
Chapel on Saturday before the 1st
Sunday in November, one week
from next Saturday.. It is earnestly
desired that every Sunday School
til the connty be represented by
ites. Those who attend are
eTpecfod trr furnish the dinner,-and
PresidentJ Gray requests all to
stock com;
ed.
Grounds should
ereefc-
, _ „ , , scribe liberally, and the alliance
; of Hats, and can suit anybody,
—Syrap Kettles and a tip-top
Cane Mill can be bought cheap at
The Home Journal office.
—This is the best time of the
year to subscribe for the HoiPS
Journal.
Fexx'y a/n d. Wicianitsr,
My stock contains nearly everything in
Dry Goods, Hons, Bools, Shoes, Hals, Hardware, Crockery,
Glassware, Tinware and Groceries.
BSPSee my Goods and get prices before baying elsewhere.
XT CilTEX,
PERRY, GEORGIA.
C3-EOI?,C3-E IPJYTTIj,
PERRY,
GEORGIA,
FTJRN IT XT 33, IE,
FOR CASH OR ON INSTALLMENT.
Parlor Suits,Chamber Suite,Bedsteads Chairs. Tables
Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, etc. of all descriptions.
O
Complete Undertaking
The Best in
or an old
ST 2X Viimi'S an.7tr.fr; in the Sn:s Sins, from an f
Man's or an old Lady’s Shoos;
AT REASONABLE PRICES-
It w3I pay yc* to go or send to TH0S. J. HUNT.
362 Second Street - MAGQN, GEORGIA,
- CASE,
MfiRBLE MD GRANITE WORKS
MONUMENTS: IRON FENCES, ETC-,
484 PLUMJ5TREET, - MACON, GA.
Manufacturer and Importer of the best grades of Italian and American Marbles,
and the following noted Granites:
BARRE,
QUINCY,
WESTERLY.
CLARKS ISLAND,
CONCORD.
RED BEECH,
BAYFUNDAX,
DICE.
2To money till work is complete. Correspondence and
Don’t boy your monuments nniil you write me. I wul save you
PERRY HOTEL
Pmatar, Georgia,
POLITE ATTENTION GIVEN ALL GUESTS. COMFORTABLE
ROOMS. TABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST
. EDIBLES THE MARKET AFFOEDS.
RATES: S2.00PEE DAY.;
• Liberal reduction by ths week, or by the month.