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Perby, Thursday, March 16.
Sidewalk Gleanings. *-
local hews op town and county.
—Oar farmers have about fin
ished planting corn.
—Mr. J. B. Clark, of Montezu
ma, was in Perry Tuesday.
—Col. C. C. Duncan is in Vien
na attending Dooly Superior court.
—Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Clark
went up to Macon Monday to visit
relatives.
—Mrs. J. L. Bunch is visiting
the family of her mother, Mrs. J.
Rainey, near Perry.
—Miss Ruby Slappy, of Mar-
shallville, was in Perry last week
visiting Mrs. S.’T. Hurst
—The Loyal Temporance Le
gion will meet Friday night at the
residence of Mrs. S. D. Rogera
—Mr. B. F. Avant is enlarging
and improving his livery stable,
near the west end of Carroll street.
—Preparations for cotton and
melon planting will be the regular
order with Houston farmers next
week.
—Mr. E. E. King, of Macon, was
in Perry last Sunday and Monday,
visiting his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
F. M. King.
—Miss Annie Lou Holmes left
Perry last Monday for Macon on
an extended visit to her aunt, Mrs.
N. T. Johnson.
—Mrs. W. H. Norwood and her
daughter, Miss Eunice, are in Ma
con visiting relatives and attend
ing the millinery openings.
—An acre of land in Perry was.
sold for $500 last week, and this
transaction means further busi
ness improvement in the town.
—Miss Marian Jones, of Fort
Valley, returned home Tuesday,
after spending several days in
Perry, the guest of Miss Florin'e
Cox.
—Mrs. E. R. Dozier, of Colum
bus, Ga., returned home Tuesday
after spending several days in
Perry with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
E. M. Euller.
—The.peach and pear trees here
are about in full bloom, and the
trees appear to be unusually vig
orous. A plenteous fruit crop is
confidently anticipated.
—The handsome iron front to
Mr. W. D. Day’s new briek block
is being placed in positiou; the
roof is being put on, and the inte
rior work will soon be in progress-.
—According to the constitution
of the Perry Public Library, to
morrow (Friday) night is the time
for the annual election of officers
of that institution for the ensuing
year.
—The design for the front of
the Masonic building is handsome
' and artistic, and will be made of
pressed brick and marble, or gran
ite. Work on the building is pro
gressing satisfactorily,'
—Some of our young men say
there will be' a contest for the may
oralty of Perry. The candidates
have not been named. The .elec
tion will taka place on the 8th day
of April, second Saturday.
—Mr. E. J. Fuller was more
tLan usually gracious last Tuesday
morning, he had become grandpa
during the previous night. The
young visitqf is the first-born son
of Mr. and Mrs, IV. H. Yallet.
. —Regardless of the malicious
utterances to the contrary, by peo-.
- pie who are selfishly jealous of
Perry, the water here is pure and
good, and the health of our town
is equaled by veay few places in
Georgia, or any other state.
—The pension blanks for Hons-
’ ton soldiers have been received by
Ordinary Palmer, and can be se
cured by those entitled to them on
application. These applications
must be sigued in the presence of
Ordinary Palmer, .and it will save
time for the pensioners to. apply in
person
—Religions services have been
.field in the Perry Presbyterian
.church every night since last
'Thursday, except Saturday night;
’flie preacher, Rev. J. W. Mack, of
South Carolina, is earnest and elo
quent, and his sermons have im-
" pressed oar people very favorably.
Five members have been added to
tile church, and it is probable that
NOT ON A BOOM.
Since the. extensive improve
ments nuw in progress here began,
we have several times been greet
ed with the assertive inteirogative,
“Well, Perry is on a regular boom,
is it?” W
Invariably we answered no, for
we do not at all like the word
boom. It sounds too much like
bum; it is deceptive. In our opin
ion there is more froth thau fact
about a boom, and the froth is
snre to evaporate,-sooner or later.
A town may recover from the ef
fects of a boom, but not often. The
people who spend their money in
promoting a boom are generally
without uxouey when the boom
collapses.
Perry is not on a boom, never
was on a boom, and we hope it nev
er will be. Nevertheless, Perry is
growing, and our people are fairly
prosperous.
Gounting the buildings now in
course of erection, eleven brick
business houses have been con
structed iu Perry within three
years, and the supply is not iu ex
cess of the business needs of the
town.
Within 15 years there has been
but one mercantile failure in Per
ry, and scandal does not attach to
any of our people in the remotest
degree.
There is not a white pauper in
the towii, and* our public institu
tions are liberally sustained, unless
it be that the public library re
ceives less support than it deserves.
The natural and acquired advanta
ges are superior, aud will not dis
appoint any who may identify
themselves with Perry and her
people.
There are three manufacturing
enterprises iu successful operation
here, and there is room for more
We do not magnify either the
good or ill that attaches to onr
town, but we are willing at all
times to compare records with any
town of similar size in Georgia.
The lands around Perry are good
—well adapted to the growth of
anything that can be profitably
grown anywhere in Georgia. Some
of these lauds cun be purchased at
reasonable prices, but our people
are not trying to ran anybody
down in order to affect a sale.
Perry is growing,and the growth
is healthy.
We are not on a boom.
Honor Boll of Perry Public School.
Belo w are the names of those
pnpils who, in the last month’s ex
aminations, have attaiued to a gen
eral average of 85, or upwards, aud
are entitled' to a place upon the
roll. The. order in which the
names appear in the different
grades indicates their average in
comparison with others of -the
same grade.
By mistake the name or C. C.
Tharp was omitted from the last
month’s roll; this is to confer upon
him the honor due.
9th Grade—Jenuie Powers, An
nie Hoaser, Mattie Miller, Mattie
Lawson, Nell Martin.
8th Grade—Pearl Davis, Carrie
Hoaser, Sallie Harper, Mary Nunn.
7th Grade -Ben Holtzcltw, Su
sie Martin, May Hodges, Ed Wel-
lons, Maud Bryant, Mary Killen,
Marilu Wellons, Annie Lou Holmes,
Ida Short, C. C. Tharp, Jim Mar
tin.
6th .Grade—Calloway Riley,Hous
ton Houser, Amelia Rogers.
5th Grade—Perry Smoak, Lula
Houser, Mary Brewton, Bob Holtz-
claw, Pearl Dixon, Willie Cooper,
Frank Riley.
4th Grade—Lillie Houser, Lou
ise Riley, Evelyn - Powers, Nettie
Marshburn, Eugene Kernaghan,
Mattie Rainey, Charlie Smoak,Sue
Wellons, Clara Dasher* J..R. Mil
ler, Pauline Smoak, Jim Tharp
Killen, Ed C. Andrews, Martha
Killen.
2nd Grade—Mattie Fuller, Bes
sie Hoaser, Gordon Rogers.
1st Grade—Fannie Smith, Mi
nor Smith, Nell Smoak, Mary
Connell.
Perry Municipal Election.
The voters of the tcwri of Perry
are hereby officially notified that
the annual election for a Mayor
and six Aldermen of ,$he town of
Perry, to serve during the ensuing
year, will be held on Saturday, the
7th day t>f April, 1893.
G. W. Killen, Mayor.
C. C. Duncan, Jb., Clerk.
Perry, Ga., March 15th, 1893.
CATCHINtt ON.
As was briefly told in these col
umns last week, the L. M. Houser
homestead farm, on the Hayne-
ville road about a m'.le east of Per
ry, has bee a sold to citizens of
Ohio. The place, containing 535
acres, was purchased by Messrs.
Godfrey Kegg aud W. Peddicord,
of Columbus, Ohio. The first
named is the father-in-law of the
other, aud both will come here to
live with their families.
Next fall at least 100 acres will
be set out iu peach trees, .and fater
the area devoted to fruit calture
will be increased.
The dwelling house on the place,
already 8 commodious and hand
some building, will be improved,
and we are told it will become a
winter boarding house for northern
visitors. Be this as it may, the
purchasers of this land are thor
ough-going, practical men, provi
ded with money and energy suffi
cient to make the purchased prop
erty a model fruit and stock farm.
Mr. Peddicord will come down
early next fall to arrange for the
final move. These gentlemen are.
very much pleased with Perry and
the surrounding country, and they
told this writer that it is quite
probable that a number of their
neighbors in Ohio will come down
and invest iu lands near Percy.
We cannot refrain just here
from saying that a positive effort
was made to prevent these gentle
men from even coming to Perry fo
look at lands near here.
This sale, we are told, was nego
tiated through Capt. J. B. James,
of Fort Yalley. N
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Marriage Iu l'erry.
At theAvaut House in Perry, at
4 o’clock last Sunday afternoon,
Mr. C. W. B. Johnston and Miss
Mary E. Richards were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony, Rev.
J. C. Brewton performing the cer
emony iu his usual happy style.
A number of neighbors and
friends , witnessed the ceremony,
and the happy pair received cordi-
dial congratulations and sincere
wishes for their future welfare.
The groom is a citizen of San
Diego, Cal., but for several weeks
has been traveling in Georgia as a
teacher of ait painting.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
W. W. Richards, engineer on the
Perry Branch of the Southwestern
Railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left Per
ry Tuesday morning for Macon. In
answer to an inquiry, Mr. John
ston said:
“We contemplate visiting >the
World’s Fair, stopping at points
enroute. We will continue onr tour
to the west, first via Montana, to
affect the sale of my property
there. Then on to southern Cali
fornia to San Diego, where I have
made my bomb for several years.
We expect to return to Georgia in
about a year to rnakfe our perma
nent home.”-
—There will be at Last 45 crim
inal cases before the grand jury
for the April term of Houston Su
perior court. _ That number of ar
rests have been made, and the de
fenders are under commitment
bonds, on demand for grand, jury
investigation, or in jail. Sheriff
Cooper tells us that a large major
it’y of the cases are for minor of
fenses against the law. =
—Messrs. Fuller & Dozier, pro
prietors of the Perry Cigar facto
ry, filled their first order for ci
gars last Monday- The purchaser
is a citizen of Perry, and the indi
cations are that this industry will
bn liberally patronized by home
people. The “Belle of Georgia” is
a first-class cigar, and will give sat
isfaction wherever nssd.
—The jury empaneled to try the
case of the proposed new road be.
tween Elko and Henderson, will
review the road to-morrow (Fri
day), and then the case will be
tried at Elko that day. SherifE
Cooper and the attorneys in the
case will accompany the jury.
NOTICE.
On account of. the failure of
Messrs. W. J. &'C. J^ Juhan, I
have accepted a position as sales
man with Messrs. Borden, Smith
& Co., .Macon, Ga., (The Empire
Store), where 1- shall be delighted
to serve any and all my freinds.
Yours very truly,
Frank M. Houser,
DENNAB1) DOTS.
LYTliEJUDSE.
~ Good gracious! who next?
On Sunday evening, 12th inst.,
at the residence of Mr. W. F.
George, Mr. W. R. Snipes ahd
Miss Leonora Brooks were united
in marriage, Rev. G. C. Clark per
forming the ceremony. The bride
is a sister of Mrs. W. F. George,
and is a beautiful and popular
young lady. Mr. Snipes is the ju
nior partner of the well known
firm of Dixon & Snipes, and gen
eral manager of their mannfactnr-
ing interests at Dennard. Though
not a man of wealth, he has made
a name more valuable than riches,
and may be truly called one of na
ture’s noblemen. A host of friends
sincerely wish for him a long,
prosperous and happy life, just
enough of thorns along life’s path
way to make him appreciate the
flowers.
Probably the marriage that did
not take place has excited more ca
riosity than the one that did.
We are having beautiful weather
now, and farmers are pushing corn
planting to a finish; those who
have not already finished planting
will probably do so this week.
Then preparations for the biggest
cotton crop on record will be be
gan. I may be wrong in this con
clusion, and hope I am,but I think
the farmers are all stealing a little,
and they do it in about this way:
A sits down and flgnres that his
neighbor B won’t plant quite as
much cotton a9 he did las"t year,
and that he (A) will be safe in in
creasing his acreage in cotton con
siderably,forgetting that his neigh-
ber B is doing just the same kind
of figuring for himself, and if he
will take the time to look aronnd a
little after the crop is all planted,
he will find that C; D, and the
whole crew, have been figuring too.
As I have had my say on the
book question, I will only ask
space to endorse the sentiments of
Breeze” in his last letter, and
think that nine-tenths of the peo
ple, who do their own thinking,
will do the same. A change should
not have been made without bene
fit. If there is any benefit in this
change I fail to see it
March 13th, ’93.
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—Mr. J. A. Hickson returned
home last Saturday from Pied
mont, and other sections of Pike
county recently visited by a de
strnctive cyclone. He says the
damage done to property and peo-.
pie cannot he understood, unless
you see it. Many people were ren
dered absolutely destitute, and
Dearly every one at aud around
Piedmont was more or less person
ally injured. The people of the
vicinity who were-not hurt, and
those of neighboring towns and
cities have been exceedingly kind
and generous, but much suffering
was prolonged by the fact that it
was not known what was most ur
gently needed. Mr. Hicksou has
many relatives and some property
iu Pike, and all have suffered. One
brother-in-law, Mr. Andrew Re-
vierre, was killed instantly, as was
mentioned last week.
GEORGIA— 1 Houston County: ,
I hereby notify ell persons not
to-trade fora note given by me to
services will be held in that church “The Georgia Hedge Co,” as said
T. D. Guru.
at least once a month hereafter. 1 note is of no value.
The protracted services may he
concluded to-night, Feb. 18th, 1893.
Cows, Corn, Etc.
Two good milch cows, 200 bush
els • of corn, 3,000 pounds fodder,
250 bushels of extra good cotton
seed for planting, aud field peas,
white, red and speckled, fop sale at
market ^prices. Apply to me on
farm near Thurmond’s mill, or to
Mr. F. M. Houser at Perry.
J. A. Hickson.
A MISSIONABY SOCIAL.
' The Missionary social by tue
Louise Walker Missionary Society
last Friday evening, at the resi-
denceof Mr. F. M, Honspr, was a j
snccess. The’ evening was veryj
fine, tempting many out; there
were about 75 present The read
ings wer6 good and to the point;
the recitatiops well rendered, aud
the songs fall ot enthusiasm and
enjoyed by all. The sum of $5.00
was realized. This will be sent to
Mexico, which Gonntry, although
not very far from ns, is still bound
by the chains of superstition and
idolatry. May God richly bless
all who contributed in. any way to
the cause,and hasten the day when
every Christian heart shall respond
to the cry of those who are hun
gering and thirsting for the knowl
edge of the true God. It is a high
and gloiioos calling to work with
and for God, and there is nothing
sweeter than to see the children
whom Jesus loves raising their lit
tle voices to advance His can3e. It
is true that God could save this
world without ns, but can we, as
Christians, afford to miss the grand
opportunities for usefulness that
are spread out bpfore ns?
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them - are under sentence to the
ebaingang, and twelve are await
ing action by the grand jury at the
April, term of Houston * Superior
Court.
SPRING GOODS! NEW GOODS!
I liavo just received ft full“and comnlete line of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
of the latest Novelties of the season,*sueh as
1 China Silks, Tndia Mulls, Dotted Swiss Mulls, Knotted Swiss Mulls, Dimities, all
Death of Mr. Needham Johnson.
Last Wednesday night, March
8th, Mr. Needham T. Johnson died
at bis home inMacon. For a long
time he was afflicted with asthma,
and - his death was attributed to
that disease. He was buried at
the family burial yard near Gro-
vania, this county.
Mr. Johnson was about 58 years
old, and leaves a devoted wife and
one son, Dr. Herbert H. Johnson
of Macon.
During the greater portion of
bis life he was a citizen of Hous
ton county, living in the Hickory
Grove district. He was an honest,
upright gentleman, a most excel
lent citizen; a man who won and
held the esteem of all who knew
him. His many friends through
out this county, and elsewhere,
cordially ■ sympathize with the be
reaved ones in their sorrow. A
truly good man has gone to his re
ward.
—-Cows can be put to pasture on
my farm two miles east of Perry
at 50 cents per month each.
v C. A. Thurmond.
THE NEW —
CLOTHING STORE!
$, B, Jr, & J, L.
Proprietors,
FORT YALLET, GA.,
Can fill orders in all grades and styles
of MEN’S, BOYS’ and CHILDBEN'S CLOTH
ING. Soliciting your orders, which will
have our best and prompt attention, we
are, Yours to please,
-There are now in jail sixteen mjftWlST
prisoners, all negroes. Four of -*>• dr. » «. Jj. DitUfii'l,
—The eight young negroes
brought to Perry from Fort Yalley
last Friday, charged with “crap”
shooting, were tried in the County
court Satqrday-. Seven were con
victed and one acquitted. The boys
were sentened to pay a fine of $25,
each, except one, who had been be
fore the court twice before, and his
fine was $30. The fines of five
have already been paid, aud the
other two will probably serve 8
months in the chaingang. These
yonug gamblers range in age from
15 to 21 years.
;
$100 Reward $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
lease one dreaded disease that sci
ence has been able to care in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Hall’s Catarrh Care is the only
positive care known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh, being a con
stitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hall’s Ca
tarrh Care is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and
m neons surfaces of the system j
thereby .destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving tlre-pa-
tient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have so maeh faith in it6 curative
powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send-for list of tes-
tlrttonials. Address,
F. J. Chiney & Co. Toledo, O.
ggpH3old by druggists, 75c,
—THE FASHIONABLE—
Clothiers, Hatters, Shoe Dealers
and Men’s Furnishers,
FORT YALLEY, GA.'
J, B. EDGE,
Physician and Surgeon,
PERRY, GA.
Office and Residence at Brunson
dwelling, comer Washington and Com
merce Greets.
fS' Special attention given Chronic
Diseases.
Calls answered at all hours.
Z. SIHS, D. D. S. w. E. BUNN, D. D. S.
Drs. SIMS & BUNN,
DBITTISTe,
PERRY, GEORGIA.
Office at Dr. Bunn’s old office on north
side of Main street.
Ripans Tabides: pleasant laxative.
styles of Muslins and light goods for the summer of every description.
I have hs pretty a line of White Goods as can be seen in the town; a nice lot of
light-weight Coats and Vests, and a beautiful line of Straw Hats.
Besides these, my stock in other lines is full and complete, such as
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,
. . HARDWARE, TINWARE, CROCKERY and GLASSWARE,
and almost anything that can be carried in a general stock. Call and see
me, and I will satisfy you with nice goods and low prices.
\ L. M. PAUL. Perry, Georgia.
COME!
Ton’ll Get For The Cash
£ Dozen Bars Laundry Soap for 25 cents.
20 pounds of Rice for$1.00. '
2 pounds Arbuckle’s Roasted Coffee for 55 cents.
15 pounds Sugar for $1.00
36 pounds Pearl Grits for $1.00,
2 pound package best Oat Meal for 25 cents.
AND—
ALL OTHER GROCERIES
at the LOWEST posrible prices.
jogi— .
You cau also get Men’s and Ladjes’ Shoes, and all kinds
of NTotions and Dry Goods at startlingly low prices.
C. C. DUNCAN, Jr.,
Perry, Ca.
BARGAINS IN HOSIERY!!
1 have 25 to 30 dozen Ladies and Misses
HOSEf which I am closing out AT and
BELOW NEW YORK COST. They
are BARGAINS, and you should call and
examine them.
I MEAT I I
10,000 pounds nice Bulk Meat, cheap
for cash, or on time tc good parties.
A full line of DIXIE ‘FIXTURES.
A full line of PLOW HOES.
Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods and Notions.
RESPECTFULLY,
L. F. CATER, Perry, .Ga.
. . BUIST’S PRIZE MEDAL . .
GARDEN SEEDS,
If you want to keep healthy this spring
and summer have a good garden, eat fresh
vegetables and not so much meats. The
way to have a good garden is to buy what
you know to be fresh
“PRIZE MEDAL GARDEN SEEDS.”
, I buy fresh Seeds every season, and do
not sell on commission. Call early, and I
will teach you how to garden.
Dr. L. A. FELDER, Druggist,
Perry, Georgia.
W ILL do all kinds of repair work oa Watches, Clocks, Guns, Pistols, and
Machinery of any kind.
Satsifactory Work; Moderate Prices.
PERRY* ITOTE-L
0. H MOORE, Proprietor.
POLITE ATTENTION G WEN ALL GUESTS COMFOKTABL
BOOMS. TABLE SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST
EDIBLES THE MARKET AFFORDS.
and Prices of
HATES: $2-00PEli DAY.
Liberal redaction by the \?e?k, or by the month.
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