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THR ELECTION IN HOUSTON. LOCAL NEWS, Persy; Thursday, November 6. —We have just received a nice lot of Jeans. C. F. Cooper & Co. —Go to C. F. Cooper & Co. for a Hat. To Town Tax Payers. The tax books of the town of Perry are now open at the office of Judge H. M. Holtzclaw, and will he kept open untiPDeeember 20th. The payment of taxes is now in order. J. B. Clark, Clerk, EADS.-NEELfcCO>S ITE'W Clothing Store 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. Sidewalk Gleanings. LOCAL 1Ms of TOWN AND COUNTY.' - . rp , _ 7 j Lwit im'-suay the regular elec- Houston for Crisp. J don for congress was held through- —T1|^ pi-kin. 3ftlH , )n d j 0Q t Genrgia. now being rapidly concluded i i " H “ uston the election was ex- . r - j eeedmgly quiet, and less than the 5 “ Rattle Shaunon goes to | full democratic vote was polled, Lhongh a number of negroes voted. The Fair Committee. Macon to-day to visit Mrs. B. M. Davis. —The area to be seeded to oats this season will probably be larger than that so devoted last season.. —Only one white man, Tom Woolfolk, has ever been hung in Houston county, say several of our oldest citizens. —Mrs. G. T. Miller, of Ameri cas, is in Perry visiting her aun and cousin, Mrs. Nora Cox and Miss Florine Cox. —We buy Cotton Seed. 0. F. Cooper & Co. —Call at C. F. Cooper & Co’s, and buy you a pair of Shoes. —Cash paid for 500 loads of Wood. C. H. Moore, Perry, Ga. —Don’t fail to give us a trial whenever von want to buy any thing. Will do our best for you. C. F. Cooper & Co. —We have just received a large lot of Hats, and can suit anybody. C. F. Cooper & Co. Tax Collector's Notice. 'I'liiril unit Last Bound. I will be at the following places in Ho iston county, on the days and dates named, to collect state and county taxes for 1890: ■ , , __ . LaYilla and Hattie, Monday November 3rd. York andWellston, Tuesday,Novembor 4 Bbnairo, Wednesday November 5th; Paulk’s, Thursday November 6th; HayneviUe and Grovania, Priday Nov 7. Hickory Grove and Richardson’s Store, Monday November 10th. Henderson, Tuesday, November 11th. Taylor’s, Wednesday, November 12th; Murph’s, Thursday, November 13th; Port Valley, Priday, November 14th. Eowersville. Monday November 17th. Byron Monday Tuesday Novemberl8th. Hunt’s Shop, Wednesday Nov. 19th. Houston Factory, Thursday Nov. 20th. And then, with the exception of 2 or 3 days, notice of which will he given, will - So at Perry until December 20th, when tlm books will positively be closed, and mentions issuea.^^ GREEN, Tax Collector Houston County. —Remember our Motto is to sell ns cheap us auy one. C. F. Cooper &Co. —Mrs. N. P. Miller returned home last Wednesday from Hunts ville, Ala., where she spent the summer visiting relatives. Mrs. M. C. Jewett, of Jones county, Ga., and Mrs. J.m Coop er, of Huntsville,'Ala., are in Per ry visiting their sister, Mrs. N. P. Miller. —Fully twenty thousand dol lars worth of real estate in Hous ton county was sold at Perry last Tuesday—most of it at administra tors’ sales. —People from all sections of the county were in Perry Tuesday, at tracted by the administrators’ and sheriff’s sales. While here they voted for Crisp. —The first natnral ice of the season was seen in this section of Houston last Thursday morning. Ice also was seen Friday and Sat urday mornings. •—Two years ago the vote for congressman in Houston was 1,418 —Crisp 949, Gibson 437. The vote Tuesday was much smaller, but the majority larger. —From a few words spoken in our hearing in several sections of the county?, we believe the pork crop will be the largest known in Houston within the last fifteen years. —Rev. J. C. Brewton, chaplain, will preach a sermon to the Perry Rifles at 11 o’clock next Sunday morning at the Boptist church. The public cordially invited to attend. —Until yesterday, a negro has not beeii heard to utter publicly, a word of politics within six months, If there has been any republican campaign in Houston, it was an exceedingly quiet affair. —The largest sweet potato we have seen this season was sent to this office Tuesday by Mr. E, B. Till, one of the best young farmers in this section of the county. It was a white yam, and weighed 10 pounds. Hon. R. N. Holtzclaw left Per ry Tuesday morning for Atlanta, to be in at the organization of the legislature. We presume he was joined enroute by Senator J. M. Culpepper and Representative M. F. Etheridge. It is quite likely that a real estate and improvement company will be formed in Perry within the next several days. It is proposed that the shares of stock be fixed at $25 each, and that installment pay ments be allowed. At Perry the polls were opened ot 7 o’clock, a. m., 'and closed at 6 p. m. At the other precincts they obened at 9 and closed at 3. During the morning the voting we3 light, though a number of ne groes voted the democratic ticket. At first it was thought there would be no opposition to Judge Commissioners’ Court. Commissioners’ Court of Hous ton county met pursuant to ad journment this Nov. 3rd, 1890. Present and presidin : _l\Ve keep all kinds of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware auu Groceries, and will sell as cheap as anyon C. F. Cooper & Co., Perry, Ga —Being confined to our bed with fever and sore throe t last Satur day, we were unable to attend the quarterly session of the Houston County .Sunday School Associa tion called to meet at Houston Factory that day. This hindrance is doubly regretted, as no report —Lookout for our advertise- whatever of the meeting has reacli- ment in next week’s paper. ed this office. C. F. Cooper & Co. —The only premiums we noticed awarded to Houston exhibitors were; second for mare and colt to Albert Hodges; second for butter to Mrs. T. D. Gurr. We are re- reliably informed that Mr. E. L. Dennard’s Cmdie took first pie- jniurn for best mare in harness, CHERRY STEET, MACON, GA. though she was reported by anoth- name in the published awards. candidate. But at 10 o’clock two negroes walked up to the polls and voted for Peter O. Gibson, the re publican candidate. These tickets were printed on slightly tinted paper, and were a trifle larger than the democratic tickets. This incident disposed a few democrats to some degree of en ergy, and efforts were made to in duce voters to favor the democrat ic cause. The result was that the negro vote was mixed, and the count shows a fair majority for Crisp. There were no incidents worthy of note at any of the precincts, and though the total vote is not as large as desirable, the majority for democracy is fairly satisfactory. Basing our judgment on the crowd present during the public sales, we thought surely 500 votes would be polled in Perry, especial ly as we knew a number had voted and left town directly afterward. At all times daring the day the number of white men was greater than the number of negroes. There did not seem to be any or ganization among the negroes, nor any leaders, tboagh nearly all those who voted the republican ticket did so between the hours of 10 and 12. They guarded their tickets as closely as a miser does his gold, and white men didn’t see them until they were drawn from the pockets of the voters at the polls. The only one of those tick ets we know of that fell into the, hands of a white “Philistine” is now in the possession of the editor of the Home Journal. The majority of the negroes who voted the democratic ticket did so at the request of their white friends, though a number did so entirely of their own volition. Comparatively more negroes voted the democratic ticket at Perry Tuesday, than at any national election heretofore No reports were received from precincts until yesterday morning. _ Returns were all in at noon, when the consolidation was made in legal form, and the result an nounced. The total vote of the county was 894. Crisp 780; Gibson 114; Crisp’s majority 666. The vote by precincts stands: Perry—Crisp 255; Gibson 57. Fort Yallej —Crisp 200; Gibson Powersville—Crisp 68; Gibson 36. “ Centerville—Crisp 39; Gibson 0. Tharp—Crisp 17 ;> Gibson 14 York—Crisp 31; Gibson 0. Wellston—Crisp 58; Gidson 0. Kathleen —Crisp 16; Gibson 0. Factory—Crisp 71; Gibson 7. Hayneville—no election. Hickory Grove—no election. Henderson—Crisp 25; Gibson Our readers will r- ineinber that 11he county alliance, at the last quarterly in-eting held at Elko on October 3rd, decided to hold a Houston county fair next year. J Martin, 1. M. Houser, H. S. hea- A committee was appointed to I S' d j 0. H. Thompson and I. F. formulate a plan, and report same j Murpb. at the next meeting of the county The minutes of last meeting alliance. The following gentlemen were read and confirmed. Massachusetts People Invited to Perry ,1 compose the committe appointed: J. H. Gracs, J. T. Walker, Ti A. Newell, J. C. Cooner, J. H.jHodges, W. E. Boler, B. T. Smisson, N. W. H. Gilbert, S. F. Bivins, R. S. Woolfolk. It was agreed that the editor of Cbas. F. Crisp7th7 democraric - th ‘ 5 Home Journal name the day when a meeting of the committee shall be held. Now in pursuance of the author ity thus given, the said committee is called to meet at Perry on Sat urday, the 22d day of November, at 10 o’clock a. m, At this meeting the subject of holding a county fair will be thoroughly discussed, and if a defi nite plan is not agreed upon that day, another meeting, to be held previous to the quarterly meetiug of the county alliance,will be fixed. The Enterprise and the Leader will please publish the substance of the call, with the names of the committee. Houston Court of Ordinary. In the Court of Ordinary of Houston counton, Judge J. H. Houser granted the following or ders, in accordance with legal ap plication, last Monday. J. L. Lowry, guardian of Annie C. Lowry and Humphrey Marshall, was grauted leave to sell -lands be longing to said wards. Mrs. Lena G. Bassett was apt- pointed administratrix o'n the es tate oE E. G. Bassett, deceased; and was also appointed gnardiau of their child, Nellie. R. A. Johnson, administrator, was granted leave to sell laDd 'be longing to the estate of W. P. Sim mons, deceased. J. A. Smith, administrator of J. R. Hancock, deceased, was granted leave to sell lands in Crawford county belonging to the estate of said deceased. C. W. Felder, administrator, was granted leave to sell the realty be longing to the estate of Samuel Felder, deceased. Chester Pearce was granted let ters of dismission from his trust as admiuistiator on the estate of Simon Felder, deceased. Toy Notes. MADE BY A. J. 0. Taylor’s—no election. Murph’s—no election. The York vote was not received, the precinct having been changed to Wellston. This reduces Crisp's total vote to 749, and his majority to 635. FOR LADIES DRESS GOODS. DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, MILLINERY, HATS, SHOES, HOSIERY, LACES. In fact- everything desired in’ the Dry Goods line. Courteous clerts. Ladies to serve lady customers. Quality guaranteed. Prices at the love :' i ( 11 'Syrup Kettles and a tip-top Cano Mill can be bought cheap at The Home Journal office. Now is thc time to subscribe for The Dome Journal- subscrTei advebtie . ■ - --A few ent said iu these columns that the Idyl Wylde Ulnb had so success fully taught Mr. J. T- Walker how to raise sweet potatoes, that he could not sell^them m Macon, they being too large to cook. To refute tkis“slander,” Mr. Walker brought a half bushel of potatoes to this office Tuesday. We consider them of excellent marketable size—yel low yams—the largest not exceed ing three, pounds in weight, The barn on Mr. W. D. Day s farm, about three miles east of Perry, was destroyed by fire last Sunday night. Several hundred pounds of fodder, other forage, a few implements, and several pigs were also burned. It was fortu nate that the corn crop had not been gathered. This barn was new, having replaced one burned last April- An incendinry did the work, audit is earnestly hoped that the dastardly wretch may be found out and punished. v.. Houston County Teacheis’Association Bybon, Ga., Nov. 41890. The Houston County Teachers’ Association will convene in regu lar session on Saturday next, the 8th mst. in Fort Valley, at 10 o’clock a. m. All teachei s of Houston are "in vited and urged to attend, and teachers from all points will be welcomed. Busings of importance will come up for consideration at the approaching meeting, and a fall at tendance is desired. We hope, to make the organiza tion very helpful to all its members. D. G. Lee, Pres. —CapL Davis received Tuesday an official report of the prize drill in which the Perry Rifles captured the first prize at the late Piedmont Exposition. Accompanying the report was a cordial compliment from the judges to Capt. Davis and the Rifles, and the assertion that the company fnlly deserved first money. The maximum score of points that could have been made was 100. The Perry Rifles scored 87, just 13 less than a per fect drill, the Brunswick Riflemen 84, and the Floyd Rifles 78. Onr boys are wearing their laurels most worthily. Subscribe for the Home Journal. Nows scarce at this writing. The farmers are still trying to get the* - cotton picked, but it seems almost impossible to get la bor sufficient. Cane grinding will soon be the order of the day. Mr. L. A. Stubbs is putting up a mill for that purpose. The weather is very unplesant just now. Mr. Charlie Stubbs, who was hurt a few days ago by a ruu-awny mule, is imprvotog. * Miss Lena Etheridge, of Hattie, is spending a few days with Miss Emma Stubbs. Mr. W. A. Stubbs visited friends in Bibb yesterday. Miss Johnnie Renfroe returned home yesterday from Macon, where she had spen a most delightful vis it with her sister, Mrs. Aultman. Miss Willa Johnson, one of Cordele’s most charming young ladies, is visiting relatives here. Miss Mattie Permenter is visit ing friends in Atlanta. Mr. James Leverett, of Echecon- nee, and Mr. L. E. Mincbew, of York, visited friends here yester day. Mr. D. J. Permented attended the Piedmont Exposition at Atlan ta last week, and reports having a nice time. Misses Lola Stnbbs and Ida Scarborough visited friends at Byron one da^ last week. , Madam Rumor reports a mar riage to take place here. ’ere the leaves begin to fall.—A young la dy of Toy and a young gentleman from Montezuma. Nov. 3rd 1890. —There were enough middling ripe fish fried in Perry last Wednesday to shingle three acres of land, and still half the crowd was fish hungry when we left. A man could have waited all over town without touching the ground merely by stepping into the frying pans used in fry ing such a targe quantity of fish. They covered the town.—Fort "Valley Leader. Certainly the author of the above is unaccustomed to fish, though it is evident he knows something about “fish stories.” Though fish were plentiful, and frying pans nu merous, the latter were in no par ticular a hindrance to pedestrian- ism. If- the locomotion of the Leader reporter was. in any way rendered tedious, frying pans were not the cause. It is ordered by the court that clerk advertise for sealed bids for superintendant of poor house for the year 1891, the court reserving the right to reject any or all bids for the same. The rules and reg ulations governing same can be seen at the clerk’s office. It is ordered by the court that the clerk of this court issue no more license to peddle in this coun ty for a less term than one year, and that he charge for the same fifty dollars to peddle on foot. If a vehicle is used for same, extra charge for vehicle. It is ordered that Kathleen, on G. S. & F. R. R., in the Upper 11th District, be made a voting precinct in lieu of Faulk’s, in the Lower 11th District A petition was received, signed by W. S. King, W. B. DuPree, J M. Pitts and others, asking that Bonaire be establised as a regular voting precinct. Said petition lies over until .the first Monday in De cember next, when it will be acted on by the court. It is ordered by the court that the Tax Collector of this county re fund to J. O. Sandefur, adminis trator of J. C. Morris, $2.35, amount of tax paid twice. G. W. Peddy resigned his posi tion as Superintendant of Houston county poor house, which was ac cepted by the board of commission ers,and Joseph Barker was appoint ed to fill the vacancy caused by said resignation,to 1st of January next, at $12.50 per month, the same that Mr. Peddy received. Ordered that citation be ran in the Home Joubnal, for all parties concerned to show cause why the road from Tharp to Emmett Sulli van's residence, or near there, should not be made a public road, by the first Monday in December next The Ball Street petition for new road lies over until the first Mon day in December next. On motion court adjourned until the first Monday in December next, This, the 3rd of November, 1890. J. M. Davis, C. C. C. Eclieconnee News. WRITTEN BY PHSLYX. —Not more than one out of eve ry 30 negroes in Houston voted last Tuesday. The weather is getting cold, and digging sweet potatoes and grind ing sngar cane is the order of the day here. Now is the time to sow cabbage seeds in hot beds, to make early spring cabbage. Transplant in February and you will have hard heads the last of March and first of April. Let every farmer in Houston plant a few rows of them in his garden, and sell $40 or worth to pay family expenses. This will prevent buying on credit these things, and place ihe farmer on the road to prosperity. Save your nickles to make dimes, and your dimes to make dollars. Some people think there is no money in selling cabbage at 5 or 10 cents per head, but from $700 to $1,000 per acre can be made at these fig ures. Nickles and dimes make dollars, and dollars will soon make a man a fortune, if be will not buy too many bottles of beer while he is selling his cabbage. Mrs. James King, of Lee coun ty, is visiting her father, Rev. R. E. Storey. Mrs. Elbert Pollock, of near Rome, is visiting relatives here. Misses J alia Storey and Mattie King will leave here to-morrow for North Georgiu to Visit relatives and friends. Oar Echeconuee bachelor has given np the idea of marrying, and is trying to sell his corn before the bugs eat it up. We advise him to put in practice the motto “Push.” Then he’ll succeed, help feed the poor women, and lighten the bur den of some poor farmer. Bachelor No. 2 says none of the girls will have him, ■ and advises him to chew plenty of sugar cane, make himself sweet and handsome, and they will then be glad of the chance to get him, and save him from the burden of eating parched meal during wet weather.. Your correspondent had to rise and write before duy this morning, as business was in a push. Pretty hard on the old boy. Nov. 3rd, 1890. —The fact that “man proposes and God disposes” was made man ifest to the editor of the Home .Journal in the most emphatic manner possible last Friday and Saturday. He arranged a pro gromrne of business, and made several personal appointments for those days, but severe sore throat and fever held him a close prison er at home. This accounts for the failure to fulfill the promises made. From a letter to the Gardner, ; Mass., Journal, dated Perry, Oct. 13, we reproduce the parts per-' J. D. J taiuiug to Perry and the surround- j tog country. It is known to our home readers that the. author of this letter moved to Houston from Massachusetts 71 or 8 years ago. I “The weather iu this section of j Georgia at this time is just as fine as one could desire—just like your pleasant September days. It is just the weather that from now on is enticing so many Northern peo ple to spend their wiuters in the South. Although this place has not as yet become known as a win ter resort, still there are some vis itors here every winter, and at the time of writing more have secured board than at any previous year. This place is situated on elevated dry ground, and is as healthy as any place in the state. It is among the many pleasant places in Geor gia destined to become famous winter resorts. Last spring, iu company with Mr. G. R. Chaffee, formerly of Gardner, I took a trip to Tliom- asville, Ga., ike acme of winter re sorts for Northern people. To give you an idea of the magnitude of the business done there, I will state, from facts, that from four to six hundred thousand dollars are left every winter by Northern tour ists and boarders. With eight im mense hotels and hundreds of pri vate residences, the place is capa ble of entertaining thousands. What Thomasville is doing now, Perry coaid do in the sear future with a few enterprising Yankees *and capital to start the ball rolling. Nature has done her work well for Perry—fine, shaded streets, well located, and a healthy climate. It is the county seat, has a fine court house; jail, public library, schools churches, lodges, etc.; it only lacks vim. A fine creek, capable of sup plying power to large cotton mills, runs by just outside the city lim its. Right in the midst of a cotton raising community, this would be a bonanza to a live Yankee. The mill that I have been running for three years, and have now leased for five years, is situated on the opposite side of the creek from the city. I employ an average of ten hands—have saw mill, grist mill and variety works. In the fall of the year 1 gin from five to eight hundred bales of cotton. These bales average about five hundred pounds each. I hear you ask the devil, “What is it to gin cotton?” Well, 1 can tell you; it is with a machine called a “cotton gin,” the process of separating the seed from the cotton. This is done as fast as one man can pick up the raw cot ton and put-it in a feeder. Two men stand behind the gin and pack the fleecy staple in bales ready for shipping. The amount separated by ns in a single day is about sev en to eight thousand pourids,worth about ten cents per pound, and for the work we get twenty dollars. Start some one up to come here and start a cotton factory. In ducements will be given. Come down yourself on a free pass. We will give you a free entertainment, the freedom of the city, and you can have a royal free time. The cultivation of field crops was finished about August 1st. From this time to Christmas is de voted to harvesting. Gardens are planted nearly every mouth in the year. About November grain will sown, and by Febuary 1st plowing will commence for next years’ crop. There is not a week in the year too cold to plow. Sweet potatoes are selling here now for fifty cents per bushel. Hundreds of car loads of watermelons were shipped from this place this season. While you pay from 25 to 50 cents for a large melon, the producer gets 5 cents for it and is happy, Yours Truly, E. J. Fuller. Vo the fiit Would Call, VVBLIC. ATTSKLI0N 1 that 1 hare-just opened next door to the Bund i FULL km COMPLETE STOCK ; AM ss y IL | . sop Is fa : ' i fffiy CRflPFRI UKlUllLlli esqp 1 £ A&an My stock is NEW'and’FRESH, and prices the LOWEST. Call and see me. GOODS DELIVERED FREE IN TOWN. =©8 Highest Prices Paid For Couniry Produce. W. M./DAVIS, Perry, G-a. L r ARGEST, CHEAPEST. AND Most Elegant Stock of New Goods ever Brought to this Market Y OU ARE INVITED to come in and inspect the PRETTIEST, NEWEST, NICEST and MOST COMP! ETE LINE OF NEW GOODS "sro"cr SPLENDID GOODS! BIG VARIETY! LOWEST PRICES! BARGAINS WITHOUT A PARALLEL! CL IP. MAR3HAI ,T Corner CARROLL and JEBNIGAN Streets, PERRY, GA. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! X TXTI11 Save -STo-u. ZL/dZone-srl M Y FALL AND WINTER STOCK is rapidly coming in, and I have some NICE, CHEAP GOODS to show to the people of a,23.d. “Vicl.an.it3r, * My stock contains nearly everything in Dry Goods, Notions, Goofs, Shoes, Hats, Hardware, Crockery, Glassware, Tinware ami Groceries, >“ See my Goods and get prices before baying elsewhere. Hi- y?U OATEE, perry, Georgia. GEORGS ^P A.XJL7 ’ PERRY, ‘ - - GEORGIA, - i-SsfUSH —oealeb in- FTJRNITTJRE, FOR CASH OR ON IlS'TILLMEMTi Parlor Suits, Chamber Suits, Bedsteads, Clmirs,Tables Safes, Mattresses, Bureaus, etc. of all descriptions. Complete Undertaking Department. hmm W- WHEN WANTING anything in the Man’s oran old Lady’s Shoes, It will pay you to go or send 362 Second Street VI ONI —Malaria produces Weakness,, General Debility, Loss of Appe tite, Indigestion and Constipation. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic is a perfect Antidote for Malaria, and removes the cause which pro ducers these troubles. Removes Billionsness without purging. 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