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t'ME MQME PEREY SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC*
LOCAL • NEWS,
Perry, Thursday, May 11.
Sidewalk Gleanings.
LOCAL NEWS OP TOWN AND COUNTY.
—Winter habits have prevailed
here this week.
—Mr. W. S. King has been ap
pointed postmaster at Bonaire.
—The wheat harvest in Houston
will bo larger than usual this sea
son.
—The Home Journal editor ate
snap beans, frcm his own garden,
last Sunday.
—Judge A. C. Rilqy went down
to Americas Monday to attend
Sumter Saperior court.
—Dr. W. E. Bunn has been ip
Albany for ten days, and will re
main, there several weeks longer.
—The Fort Yalley Sunday
schoolswill picnic at Bay creek, on
the Perry Braneh railroad,'Friday
(to-morrow).
—We are told that negotiations
are pending for tw<> or three mar
riages, to be soleWized in Perry
early next fall.
—Miss Annie Norwood spent
last Saturday and Sunday in Fort
Valley, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
M. L. Houser.
—Mrs. J. S. Baldwin, of Mar
Bhallville, spent sevesal days in
Perry laBt week visiting he mother,
Mis. A. E Mann.
—We are told‘that the Buff
place, about 3J miles west of Per
ry, lias been sold to parties who
will devote it to fruit culture.
—Mrs S. A. Killen, of Fort Val
ley, is in Perry visiting the family
of her son-in-law -and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs W. H. Norwood.
—Mrs F. M. Houser went down
to Savannah last Monday to visit
her father, Mr. John Houston.
She will return next Saturday.
—The rain that fell here last
Saturday and Sunday was entirely
acceptable, but the accompanying
cool weather was decidedly disa
greeable.
—Jndge Palmer was at his office
again last Tuesday, after having
been at home sick for several days,
His early recovery is gratifying to
his friends.
—Unseasonable weather during
the last two w£eks has caused con
siderable sickness in Perry, but
we are glad to note that none are
dangerously ill.
—The Brunson store,‘and anoth
er adjoining it, on Carroll street,
will probably be torn down next
week, and the erection of three
brick stores at once commenced.
—Change is often recommended
to persons in a low state of health.
Change is needed now to build up
the financial health of the editor of
The Home Journal. Let us have
the change, friends.
—Mr. W.‘E. King has just com
pleted the school census of Perry.
mifli i n f bo />ni*nnrofo
There are within the corporate
limits J.06 white children between
. the ages of 6 and 16 years, a de
crease of 3 since 1888.
—A Sunday without preaching
in perry is unusual, yet such was
the case hut Sabbath. Rev. G. C-
Clark was sick, and Rev. J. C.
Br-wtou was at Elko, his regular
appointment for that day. •
—Dr. Edgar K. Rainey, of Law-
lvuceville, is visiting the family of
his mother, Mrs. J. Rainey, near
Perry. His many friends here will
be glad to know,that he is building
up an excellent practice in deutist-
fy.
—Next Saturday will be a big
day for Houston Sunday schools at
Beech Haven. A .union picnic,
embracing thet schools of fiayne-
ville, Grovauia, Elko, Henderson
and Unadilla will be enjoyed there
that day.
—In connection with the quar
terly meeting at Andrew Chapel,
tlie Deuuard Sunday schools will
’ enjoy their annual picuic next Sat
urday, 13tb inst. An appropriate
programme has been arranged, and.
the day will be full of pleasure.
—Maj. M. L. Cooper safs there
was certainly some misunderstand
ing concerning conveyances for the
children to attend the picnic at
Dennard lashFriday, as he guaran
teed the, forthcoming of at least
four two-horse wagons, two of his
• own, and one each from two other
parties.
—The train will leave Perry to
morrow (Friday) morning at 7
o’clock, and parties desiring to
send letters by that train, and pas
sengers, should govern themselves
accordingly. This change' will be
for one day only, forlhe .purpose
■of furnishing an excursion train,
for the Fort Valley Sunday schools.
—Having special invitations to
attend two picnic next Saturday, at
Dennard and at Beech Haven, the
■editor regrets that he. will be un
able to duplicate himself that* day.
Appetite entices to both places, but
as it is impracticable to obey^ such
dictation, he will content himself
with attending one in person, and
lie other in mind.
Owing to the fact that the farm
ers were very busy, and teams
could not be easily secured, it was
thought ad\ isable to change the
place of the Perry Sunday school
picnic from Dennard to a point
nearer home, la=t Friday.
The armory bnilding was thrown
open, the -surrounding grove adorn
ed with tables, and at 10 o’clock
the happy children and a few older
people assembled, and the pleasure
of the day began. ‘There wa9 no
arranged programme, but unre
stricted pleasure was the free or
der of the day.
The usual -games were played
with great-gusto, and merry laugh
ter and song aronsed the echoes..
Lemonade was free and plentiful.
At twelve o’clock dinner was an
nounced, and about 200 partook
most heartily. The bill of fare was
just such as the ladies of Perry
are famous for providing, and that
means that nothing was lacking in
quality, quantity or variety.
After dinner, according to pre
vious announcement, the merry
throng marched to the depot, and
there 120 boarded the train for a
free ride to Bay creek, or near by.
Others went out in private convey
ances. At the Norwood homestead,
3 miles from town, the noisy, ac
tive, livi.ig freight- unloaded,and in
the beautiful grove there the sec
ond installment of fun was at hand.
The boys enjoyed a game of ball,
others of the children wandered
through the woods gathering wild'
flowers, restless explorers bound
lessly happy. Others of the older
children, under the leadership of
Maj. Cooper, wandered to the
shaded banks of Bay creek, and
from there returned home by pairs
in their buggies, summoned by
grapevine telegraph.
As the. returning'irain came up
to the crossing, the crowd
ready for the return trip, and
standing room in the train com
manded a premium. Enlivened by
happy song and merry lnughter,
the trip was soon concluded, and
at 6:30 o’clock the annual picnic of
the Perry Sunday schools was at
an end.
Though unpretentious in ar-
rangement, the day was full of
pleasure, and will be long remem
bered.
Every store in town was closed
from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., thus mak
ing the holiday complete for five
hours.'
Under date of May 7tb, the Ma
con correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution wrote the following
concerning the company that re
cently purchased the Bowdre plan
tation at Tivola:
"Colonel W. L. Glessner, of M-a
con, commissioner of immigration
for the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida railroad, left this morning for
Colnmbos, O., to assist in the per
manent organization of the Tivola
Orchard and Land Company. Ti
vola is a station on the Georgia
Southern and Florida failroad, in
Houston county, about thirty miles
from Macon. Recently a number
of Ohio people purchased 1,800
acres of land from. Hon. E. L.
Dennard, of Houston, and the Ti
vola Orchard and Land Company
will be organized to develop this
land for fruit growing purposes.
Mr. Dennard has employed it only
for cotton planting and other strict
ly agricultural uses. The. Tivola
company will be organized with a
capital of $50,000. It is proposed
to cut up the land into fifty-acre
tracts. Commencing next Decem
ber, the company will plant 80,000
peach trees and 10,000 pear trees.
It will also establish a $10,000
crate factory, and will first cotn'-
mence the manufacture of orange
boxes to ship to Florida, and will
then make crates for peaches,
pears, etc. A charter has already
been obtained for the Tivola Or
chard and Land Company, and the
permanent organization will be ef
fected in a few days.”
Trying to Adopt a Family.
The curious and interesting ac
tions of a cat were reported to us
last week by Mr. D. Follendore.
Mrs. F. owns a cat that recently
lost her kittens by death. Several
days afterward the cat brought a
young rabbit into the house and
placed it in the basket where her
kiitens had bean. By all the ca-
s-es kn.iwn to cats, this little rab
bi r was sought to be impressed
with tiie idea that the cat was its
mother, and would love and nour-.
ish it But to no avail. Time and
again the rabbit jumped out of the
b isket, aDd the oat caught and re
placed it. Next day another young
rabbit was brought in, and treated
as the first, but. all efforts failed,
both refusing to be adopted, and
both di> d after being ciptive about
two days each.
—Mr. L. M. Raul has moved his
extensive stock of dry goods and
groceries into the east store of Mr.
VV. D. Day’s new brick block. This
store was fitted up especially for
Mr. Paul, and he is now much bet
ter prepared than before to display
the really elegant goods he has for
sale. The appointments of the
store are convenient and attractive,
and Mr. Paul and his efficient
salesmen can now with m.qeh more
ease and pleasure than .heretofore
place the goods before customers
in attractive form.
T^lr. E. M. Fuller tells us that
the entire product of the. Perry ci-
crar factory is sold as fast as made
ready for market The sales ag-
gregate about 10,000 cigars per
month, and it is quite likely that
. - —.11 he 1Q-
the producing capacity will
creased shortly after the establish
ment is moved up town. Three
brands are made, and .each proves
popular with smokers. Mr. Fuller
wenttoGoiambus about ten days
ago, and sold cigars there, and at
four other towns pu the lipe—all
at which he stopped.
—The enumeration of the school
census of Houston county began on
the 25th of March, and the reports
are about all in the hands of Com
missioner Dew. The consolidation
wjll be' completed this week, and
the aggregate and the district fig
ares will be published in The
Home Journal next week. Dr. E,
V. Steadman enumerated two dis
tricts; Mr. G. T. Hunt two dis
tricts, Mr. E. F. Tharp two dis
tricts, aod Mr. W. F. Killen eight.
The work in Perry was done by
Mr. W. E. King; the enumerator of
Fort Valley has not been reported.
Commissioner Dew thinks the fig
ures will be, very nea,r the same as
those of the census of 1888.
PENNED By UNO.
Everything is, quiet arouud the
Center.
\V T e were
blessed with a fine
BY THE JUDGE.
Chills out of season are very un
healthy and make a man feel mean
enough to steal his mother-in-law’s
;rs «v„
GOMMJSSION MERCHANTS.
shower last Saturday, which will, bible. I have been holdjug close
do much good for the oats. Noth- {communion with an attack of chills
ing else was suffering for rain, as tor several days—the kind that
—Col.„C. C. Duncan went down
to Americus last Friday, to attend
the trial of an important case in
Sumter Superior court. Monday
Ue 1 appeared in Bibb Superior
court as counsel for the plaintiff in
the damage suit of Mrs. Maggie
George against the Georgia South
ern and Florida railroad. The
complaint is that Mr. George was
killed by a passenger train on the
G. S. & F. road in December, 1889.
Messrs. J. L. Hardeman • and W.
D. Nottingham also appeared for
the plaintiff.
—Dr. L. A. Felder has moved
his stock of drugs, medicines and
fancy articles into one of the ele
gant new stores of Mr. W. D.
'Day’s brick block on Carroll
street. The store was fitted up ac
cording to Dr Felder’s wishes,and
it is oue of the handsomest and
most convenient drugstores in the
state. Every appointment, includ
ing private room in which patients
can consult Dr. Felder* is elegaut,
aud in strict accord with the re
quirements of the business.
—Mr. Mort T. Davis, who has
been with his parents her? for the
last 60 days, left Perry Tuesday for
his home in New York City. He
will stop oVer several dayB at Sa
vannah on business, and at other
points, He is the senior partner in
the firm of M. T. Davis & Co.,
Fruit Commission Msrchants, and
proposes to handle s share of the
Houston fruit crop. See the ad
vertisement. 'Mort. is too well
known in Houston to need com
mendation at onr hands.
—Another meeting of the fruit
growers of Houston and adjoining
eouniies was held at Fort Valley
on Monday of last week. They are
organized as a fruit union,and will
look carefully after all their inters
ests during the shipping ; season.
System will govern all they do,and
it is believed better transportation
service than ever before will be se
cured ' this season. Still another
meeting was held last Monday.
—Receiver Leverett was iuPer-
rv Monday receiving tax returns.
He and Judge Davis are out visit
ing the precincts now, on their sec
ond-round, which Will ,be conJ-
ded at Dennard, on the 18th. The
returns come in as fast as could be ^ ^
expected, and it is J 1 *® 1 J, i at similarly low prices. Mr. Paul
Oak parlor setts at $26 each,
and $25 for a ftilid oak chamber
sett, are samples of the astonish
ingly low prices at which Mr. Geo.
Paul is selling furniture in Perry.
These setts have jast been re
ceived, are in new designs, and
very cheap. Farnitare.of all sorts
we have good stands of cotton, and
crops generally were never in bet
ter condition .in any community
than now- Our farmers will about
get through chopping cotton this
week. Our farmers are .generally
up with most farmers.' They don’
claim to be second-class by any
means. There i3 no big I and lit
tie u among us, and the reason why
this is the case is because we are
all big eyes.
The picnic season has com£ again,
and the little fowls that are. big
enough to fry, or make small pies,
had better roost high.
Mr. J. E. Carney and Miss Mat-
tie Stripling visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Stripling at Perry last Sun-
day. ;.
Miss Nora Heard is visiting "rel-
tlves at Heard.
Mr. Charlie Pitts, whose face
was badly burned with powder
some time ago, is rapidly improv
ing.
Mr. J. M. Pitts has the finest
cabbage in this section. I don’t
mean to say they are larger than
Phelyx’s cabbage;
We’ll soon want- to know what will
be the next issueto go to the leg
islature on. The bchool law, Isnp
pose, is just like-the people want,
and. I know- the new road law is
mposed upon ns. Something that
tbree-foarths of the people of
Houston are bitterly opposed to,
and it is a perfect imposition. It
not right to place such alaw
upon a' people* when alarge ma
jority do oppose it-
Through this section the roads
are good enough for anybody to
-travel over; just as good as they
will ever be if worked by taxation.
We have as good roads as any coun
ty, taking into consideration the
amount of public roads to be work
comes in unbidden, picks you up,
shakes sill the religion out of you,
makes an appointment to be with
you at the same hour next day and
then leaves. If yoa don’t bar the
door with anti-periodic, the ap
pointment will be kept.
The oat crop is not so promising
now as it was several weeks ago,
bnt‘with the recent showers there
has been a considerable improve
ment Corn and cotton are not as
good as might be expected, bnt are
being well cnltivated, and will be
in a condition to grow when winter
is over.
There is considerable sickness
here now—mostly mild cases of
colds and dysentery'.
The good people of Dennard and
community are making arrange
ments to have their annual picnic
on Saturday, May 13th, and if the
elements aie favorable,, will make
it a success, in spite of any effort
to throw cold water on it. The at-
taches of The Journal are cordi
ally invited to come, and I will
guarantee that they are well cared
for. If the gentlemen who have
been complaining of having to
spend $5 or $10 every time they at
tend a picnic here, will come and
leave their politics at home, we
will be glad to see them, nnd it
shan’t cost them a cent. I trust the
day has passed when church or
Sunday school gatherings can be
used as a resort for side shows, or
as a battle gronnd for politicians.
BYRON DOTS.
Editor Home Journal:—
As I have not seen any news in
The Journal from this place late
ly, will dot you. a few lines.
Everything is Working smoothly,
and farming is the order of the day.
“We are having plenty of rain, and
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J. S. SCHOFIELD’S SONSl Macon, Ga.
ed. The great trouble is we' have I too much, too,’.’ says Uncle Billy,
more public roads then hands to If the farmers don’t look out, Gen,
work them.' The negroes do the
road work mostly, and a heavy
road tax upon them, who can bard-
yl pay state and county taxes, would
be unjust. The farmers who hire
them would be obliged to pay the
tax, or spare their time from farm
work while the road work was, be
ing done-. If the first, the chances
are the money would not be refund
ed, and the Iobb of time would be
hnrtfnl to the farmers in crop sea
son.
This law will never give satis
faction to the people of Houston
County.
May 9th, 1893.
ECHECONNEE NEWS.
WHITTEN BY PHELYX.
As I have hot written anything
for the Journal in so long*a time,
some of the readers may think I
am in jail, as there have been so
many warrants issued for men in
this section, bat to their surprise I
am here yet.
We bad a nica rain here laat Sat
urday and the oat crop will be
greatly benefited thereby. Corn
and cotton are very small for the
season.
We can bear a great deal of talk
about picnics, bat none of them
come to pass. I guess a majority
of the people think as I do; they
are rather ashamed to borrow mon
ey and spend it on picnics when
meat is selling so high.
We are talking up a big fish fry
on the river soon; We will let eve
rybody know all about it, and give
a general invitation to allwhen we
get back borne.
I would say something about tny
cabbage, bat the J udge of Dennard.
would not believe it; and I will sur
prise him with one with a hard
bead as big as a peck measure, as
soon as. I get a chance to send it to
him. The Judge can beat me nn
snake stories, bat I’ll be swallow-s
edby his snake if 1 can’t beat him
on cabbages. There aint no snake
in Georgia if I don’t send him the
biggest cabbage he ever saw in a
few days. . _
Get a big pot ready, Judge.
May 9th, 1893.
Green will get there yet., ,
Mrs. Bassett and little Kellie
visited Macon Sunday.
Mr. B. L. Ezell has just return
ed from a business trip to Hender
son. He has gained a case of the
mumps, but hope he will be able
to go again in a few days.
Maj. Ezell and his two assistant
teachers will be absent a week this
month, on account of attending the
Teachers’ Institute.
We are going to have a picnic
here soon, don’t know exactly
when, hut will let you know all
about it as soon as we do.
People have been - shipping a few
strawberries. We will, soon have
plenty ripe peaches and apples.
More next time. - • Dash.
—The :advertisement, of Porter
Bros. Co., fruit commission mer
chants of New York, appears else
where in this paper. They con
trol an immense bnsiness, have
branch houses in several states, and
are well known as reliable men.
BURDEN, SMITH k CO.
—Little Ethel, youngest dangh-
■Fv
This enterprising firm, well aud
favorably known as the : ^Empire
Store” and the leading retail Dry
Goods boose of the Central City, is
better than-ever prepared this sea
son to serve the the trade of Cen
tral and Southwestern Georgia
with everything new and stylish in
Spring and Summer Silks, Wool
ens aud Cottons.
They conduct an extensive dress
making department in connection
with their business, employing a
competent modiste forelady from
New York, and abont thirty of the
best seamstresses that can be bad.
Street, and Evening Costumes are
turned oat in the highest art, on
short notice. Prices reasonable.
Bridal tronsseans a specialty.
Call and see them when yon visit
Macon, or write for’samples, when
in need of anything in their line.
Their second stock is now in,and
many lines are much cheaper than
early in the season.
R
COURSE BY NAIL
WITH THE
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ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B, DuEree,
died at the home of her parents at
Kathleen on Wednesday of last
week. She wss about two years
old, and had been in feeble health
for the greater portion of her short
life. The sympathies, of- their
many friends are cordially extend
ed to the bereaved, parents. The
child is at home now with- Him
who said: “Suffer little children to
come unto me, and forbid them
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-■Everybody to come in and look at my-
NEW SPRING 4 SUMMER GOODS.
They are here, or on the way, and we waul; to show them and
give yon prices below all competition.
iMmwmTMm FBEMVW
ONE DBESS IN KACH PIECE.
JOB LOT MEM'S and BOYS’ HATS and CAPS.
mmm tw§ tn m' sots, shapes eouass.
STOCKINGS TO MATCH.
A FULL STOCK OF STANDARD DBESS GOODS, DRY
GOODjS, NOTIONS, HATS, SHOES, HARD- .
WARE AND GROCERIES. : *
L. F. CATER, Perry, Ga.
SPRING GOODS! NEW GOODS!
1 havejnst received a fnll.and complete line of ——
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
of the latest Novelties of the season, such as
China Silks, India Mulls, Dotted Swiss Mulls, Knotted Swiss,Mnlls, Dimities, all
styles of Mnslins and light goods for the summer of every description.
I have 88 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 line3 is full and complete, such as *
HARDWARE, TINWARE, CROCKERY and GLASSWARE,
.and almost anything that can be carried in a general stock. Call and see
me, and I will satisfy yon with nice goods and low prices.
L, M. PAUL. Perry, Georgia.
COME!-
You’ll Get For The Cash
Keg - Pickles at 20c per quart.
1 Dozen Bars - Laundry Soap for 25 eents.J
2 pounds Arbnckle’s Koasted 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
GROCERIES.
at the LOWEST possible prices.
Mt— . : , - cza
You caii also get Men’s and Ladies’ Shoes,.and all kinds
of Notions and Drv Goods at startlingly low prices
C. C. DUNCAN, JiL
.