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tarn Mqme Iq fMM&h Sidewalk Gleanings.
Perry, Thursday, September 8
LOCAL NEWS,
PERRY COTTON' REPORT,
*For waek ending Sept. Oth, 189S.
Receipts to date, 235.
Receipts for week, 118.
Price for Good Middling,
Middling 5c; Strict Low Middling, 4%e;
Stains, IJ4C.
W. J. Moohe.
Epworth League Conference.
The Annas! Conference of the
Epwortb Leagues of the South
Macon District will he held in
Perry, as previously aunouuopd,
September 23—25, beginning Fri
day evening aud embracing Satur
day and Sunday. The program
for the meetijg has been complete
ly arranged, an I embraces features
that will b? instructive and enter
taining to every one interested in
literary and religious work. Little
outside of ourselves remains to be
done in order to make the Confer
ence completely successful iu its
object.
Yet, the success of the confer
ence still rests entirely on the good
people of Perry who are interested
iu promoting the spiritual welfare
of the community, in encouraging
enterprises having for their object
the extension of Christ’s kingdom,
and who desire that the reputation
of our town for courtesy and hos
pitality shall be worthily sustained.
All who have at heart the inter
est of religion and the good name
of our town should feel it incum
bent on themselves to contribute
in some way to the success ot this
conference, and iu no way can they
contribute more materially to this
success tbauby cheerfully subscrib
ing to entertain as many delegates
as possible.
Thera are from 13 to 15 Leagues
in the South Macon District, which
will make the total number of del
egates to be expected between GO
and 75.
Our people appreciate the situa
tion, aud have cordially shown
their williugueBS to entertain the
delegates, and there will be pleas-
nut homes for all the delegates ex-
peeted.
The conference will be held in
the Methodist church, morning,
afternoon aud evening of each day.
All interested are cordially invi
ted to nttend.
Official.
Quarterly meeting.
The third quarterly c inference
of the Parry charge of the Method
ist church will be held at Andrew
Chapel next Saturday.
Presiding Elder Branch will
preach at 11 o’clock A. M. Din
ner will be served on the grounds.
The conference will be held Sat-
u'day afternoon.
Preaching at 11 o’clock Sunday
morning, by the presiding elder or
the pastor.
The full atteudauce of the official
members of the three churches
constituting the charge, Perry,
HenderoD and Andrew Chapel, is
earnestly desired.
All interested are cordially invi
ted to attend.
-Messrs. W. B. Stafford of Ti-
vola aud J. IV. Bushing of near
Byron will be with Boliver H. Bay,
of Macon, iu the cottoD warehouse
business this season They will
assist in the proper handling of
cotton, and Mr. Bay will ‘class it
right and see that it brings the
best price. Oar readers know all
these gentlemen, and that the in
terestsof all who carry their cotton
to Bay’s warehouse will be tally
protected. See advertisement in
this paper.
For Sale.
Georgia Seed Bye, made on my
own fa£n. L. F. Cater.
A stnbborn cough or tickling in
the throat yields to One Minu’e
Cough Care. Harmless in effect,
touches the right spot, reliable
aud jnst what is wanted. It acts
at once. Coopers Drugstore.
Tlie Best Hay Press.
I sell the Hunter Hay Press, the
best made. See me before baying.
The price will suit yon.
W. Hemingway, Perry, Ga,
Truth wears well. People have
learned that DeWitt’s Little Early
Biskra are reliable little pills for
regulating tbe bowels, cnriDg con
Btipation aud sick headache.
They don’t gripe. Cooper’s Drug
store.
AVheu in Macon don’t fail to g<> to
Isaacs’ Cafe,
The only first class Bestaurant for
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Regular meals, 25c.
CLAY’S COFFIN STORE,
Oldest exclusive Undertaking House in
Macon.
511 & 513 Mulberry St., MACOS, GA.
Store ’ Phone 425. Residence 'Phone 426.
Prompt personal attention given.
L03AL HEWS OP TOWN AND COUNTY
—As a cotton market Perry iB in
tbe front line this season.
—The county tax rate is two
mills loss than the rate of last year.
—Editor Shepard of 'flte Fort
Valley Leader was with friends in
Perry Tnesday.
—It is reported that boll worms
have seriously injured the cotton
in some sections of the county.
—Miss Neltie Marshburn return
ed home last Sunday from an ex
tended visit to relatives at Vienna,
—Prencbiug at the Perry Meth
odist church next Sunday morn
ing, probably by Presiding Elder
Braucb.
—Master George C. Nunn, Jr.
returned home last Thursday from
au extended visit to his father and
brother in Florida
—Two or three delinquent sub-
scribers can please the editor mnch
by each sending him several fry
ing size chickens next week.
—Mrs. W. C. Davis and chil
dren are in Knoxville, Tenn., at
518 Cumberland street, not far
from the camp of the First Geor
gia regiment.
—Since last Sunday morning
Mr. J. J. Marshbu.ru has worn an
extra smile,—another grand child -
first child and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Slocnmb, of Bonaire.
^—Judging from what we have
seen in Perry for sale, the sugar
caD8 crop of Houston is unusually
good. There is no reason at all
why the demand of oar towns for
syrap should not be entirely sup
plied from Houstou farms.
—One day last week a lady near
Perry “ripped np” a pin cushion
itbat had been in domestic service
twelve or fifteen years. Within
the cushion there were just 146
needles of several sizes. Tliat lady
needn’t buy needles for quite a
while.
—They say Tax Collector Miller
tried to pat all his cotton crop aud
part of the farm in one bale. He
sold a bale in Perry last Friday
that weighed 783 pounds. The
price per pound received was not
much greater than the smallest of
the above figures.
—Prof. E. A. Pound, Superin
tendent of schools at Brunswick,
aud Mr. W. L. Means of Elko,
were in Perry last Monday on
their way to Houstou Factory for
fish. They were there joined by
Messrs. Eubanks, Grace, Houser
aud others of Elko. The measure
of their success has not been report
ed.
- r Some Houston county young
man can secure a free scholarship
in the State School of Technology
in Atlantan The scholarship will
be awarded by competitive exami
nation. On the fourth page of
this paper appears a letter from
President Lyman Hall, giving the
rules under whicbMhe scholarship
will be awarded.
—Tbe county chaingang now
contains 33 convicts. The camp is
located near Fort Valley, and the
work being done is on the Fort
Valley and Macon road. Snpt.
Byrd bas no Bp9cific instructions
as to how far north he will work
on that road, bat preswmes he will
work through the 9th district, to
Gray’s mill, befors the gaog is
moved to another locality.
—Crabb grass over six feet high
is unusual, but such grass has
grown this year on the farm culti
vated by Mr. W. E. Middlebrooks
about five mile^southeast of Jj5y-
ron. There was only one bunch of
this grass, and not very large. It
grew beside a cotton statk about
five feet high, and only about
three stalks (or spears) of the grass
reached more than a foot above the
cotton.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whitlock,
of Enfanla, Ala., wers in Perry
last Monday evening and Tuesday
morning. Mr. Whitlock was in
the jewelry bnsioess in Perry from
1865 to 1860. During the war he
was a telegraph operator at anoth
er point, and returned to Perry
for a short while in 1865. From
here he moved to Enfanla, Ala.,
where he married. He met very
few people here whom he knew 38
years ago.
—On Tuesday of last week, Au
gust 30th, two negro boys were
crossing the dam at Mr. A. J. Hou
ser’s mill, driving a blind horse
hitched to a road cart. It is sup
posed the horse was trotting and
the driver attempted to stop him
too suddenly, a line broke, and the
pnll being entirely on the other
line, the horse went directly into
the mill pond- One of the boys
and the horse were drowned. The
other boy was rescued with diffi
culty- The dead bodies were re
covered from water twelve feet
deep.
Onr New Ordinary.
As we Lave before published
Hon. 8am T. Hurst was duly elect
ed ordinary of Houston coanty, to
fill the anexpired term of the late-
Jadge Joseph Palmer. The elec
tion was on August- 25th, after
nomination in due primary form
by the democrats of the county.
On Wednesday of last week Mr
Hurst mads his b md, and in Atlan
ta next day, Thursday Ssptember
first, the oath of offija was adminis
tered by Gov. W. Y. Atkiosoo.
This wa3 made advisable by the
fact that Judge W H. Feltou, by
whom the oaiii would be adminis
tered in due process of law, wai
out of the judicial circuit.
Jadge Hurst returned home Fri
day evening, dnly qualified in all
respects to perform the duties of
Ordinary.
At the usual bon - Monday tnoru-
ieg, Judge Hnrst opened the regu
lar monthly term >f Hoa3ton Coart
of Ordinary.
The first business transacted
wa9 the approval of the will of the
late James E. Jones in common
form, with Mrs. Fannie E. Jones
a3 Executrix.
Then Messrs J. A. and VV. B.
Watson were appointed adminis
trators of the estate of their fath
er, the late J. O. Watson.
Letters of dismission were
granted Mr. M. A. Edwards, ad
ministrator of the estates of Mrs.
M. J. Deal and Thomas Hardison.
Citations issued for administra
tion on estate of Dr. J. H. Craw
ford, and for leave to sell tbe lands
belouging to estate of Mrs. Lizzie
O. Lilly.
Embroidery Club Meet.
Although the weather was very
inclement, very few members of
the club failed to attend the meet
ing held last Thursday week at
the home of Mrs. F. M. King. As
I said, most of the members were
present and a few visitors. Among-
them were Misses Louella Gilbert
and Mary Simmons, whom we were
glad to have with us.
The decorations were elaborate
and very beautiful. As we enter
ed the spacious hall we were in
stantly struck with the fitness of
the decorations, which showed the
artistic talent and patriotism of
our hostess. The stairs were car
peted with the national colors-red,
white and bine. In the canter of
the hall was suspended a large ea
gle, which held in its claws tiny
flags that waved gently to and fro
with the breeze.' Onr attention
was especially attracted to three
handsome flags that were graceful
ly grouped over the door to the
right, as we entered. Above, the
U. S. and Caban flags, below the
Spanish flag.
It would take too mnch time and
space to try and give an accurate
description of all the decorations,
but I would not fail to mention the
beanty of the dining room, where
the decorations were still prettier
under the soft lights of several
lamps.
The refreshments were especially
delightful. We were certainly
entertained gracefully, and all vo
ted Mrs. King a charming hostess.
The meeting to-morrow (Thurs
day) afternoon will be held at the
home of Mrs. B. N. Holtzclaw.
We expect a full attendance.
Editor Club.
Phoenix Literary Club.
The next meeting of the club
will ba at the residence of Mr. J.
H. Davis, Dannard, Friday night
September 9th.
The program for that meeting
is as follows:
Authoress.—Ella Wheeler Wil
cox.
Instrumental Solo.—Miss Caro
line Myers Houser.
Essay— Mr. J. Mann Mrrtin.
Daett— Guitar and Mandolin
— Mr. Fred H. Houser and Miss.
LawsoD.
Beading— Miss. Mattie Ed
wards.
Yocal solo—Miss Mary Cooper.
Becitation—Miss Sara Tonnsley.
Y oeal Solo— Miss. Mary Giles.
—Corporal J. S. -Bainey, of
Company B. Third Begiment Geor
gia Volunteers, came home last
Monday to visit his mother and
other relatives, and will remain
until Saturday. He appears to be
in good health. His regiment is
in camp jnst outside of Knoxville,
Tenn., and he says the situation is
much better than the Chicamangna
Camp. He says the other Hous
ton boys are in good health and
that they have developed into good
soldiers. Corporal Bainey knows
nothing as to whether the regiment
will be retained in service or not,
but says nearly all the boys want
to.get oat.
The latest novelties in Ladies’
Belts, at L. M. Paul’s.
Our School Opening.
The f*Jl term of the Perry Pub
lic School opened last Monday
with 114 pnpils in attendance.
This is jast two more than the
opening number of the 1897 fall
term. The teachers applied them
selves earnestly to grade and class
arrangements, and there were rec
itations before the close of the
morning session. The attendance
of -couutiy pupils is gratifying, and
thereig reasonable hope that the
sshool will take even higher rank
than it has heretofore attained.
A3 gratifying as the opening
number of pnpils is, it is knowD
that there are others, and it is
hoped that the number will be
augmented to nearly, if not quite
150.
The Presbyterian church bell
will be used to summon the papils
to the school until a suitable school
bell is secured.
Schools, Teachers find Books*
Bonaire News.
BY PEREGRINATION.
The outlook for cotton is indeed
gloomy. What the drouth failed
to do the rains have done—almost
rained the crop in this section. We
had recently a long dry spell of 4
days. Farmers have hard lack in
havesting, so constantly and copi
ously do the rains come. Bast,
blight, or something that gives it a
woe-begone appearance, bas paint
ed the fields a coloring that would
be expected after the dreary winds
of November. If this, oDe of the
best, if not the best agricultural
county in the state, does dot show
np better, where will the eleven
million bales be produced? It is
tough enough on the farmers to re
alize how short the crop is, but to
have men estimate the crop in ad
vance who know or care little of
the real situation, thereby playing
bears with the crop, is ton^'her yet.
Mr. Jacob Sasser, who has been •>
ill ior several days, does not im
prove, we truly regret to say. Ow
ing to his advanced age and feeble
ness of body, his recovery is re
garded as doubtful,though we hope
he will be restored to health.
Misses Annie Lon Holmes and
Neltie Marshbnrn of Perry and Vi
ola Shin hoi ser of Macon have been
visiting the families of Messrs. J.
I. Jones and G. L. Slocnmb. Miss
Shinholser has returned home, to
the sorrow of at least one heart.
Two of the happiest men in our
tow are W. A. King and G. L
Slocumb. A little gift at each of
their homes has been added to the
family circle, that affords joy un
speakable.
Mrs. J. B. Cobb of Wesleyan Fe
male College, recently made Mrs-
S. B. Talton a short visit.
Truly sorry are we to hear of Mrs.
C. H. Thompson’s indisposition. It
is our sincere wish that the good
Christian lady may soon be well
again. Sept 6, ’98
Henderson Notes.
BY REPORTER.
Quite an interesting game of
ball was played at Elko last Friday
between Henderson and Perry
teams. The Henderson boys wen t
to Elko with the expectation of hav
ing a game with Pinehnrst, but as
tbe Pinehnrst team failed to come
a game ensued between the above
named. At the end of the game
the score stood 8 to 7 in favor of
Henderson. Another game will
be played in Perry on Friday next,
between the same teams. Look
out boys! we are coming loaded for
bear.
Miss Minnie Lon Peacock of
Emerich Ga., is visiting relatives
at Henderson.
Miss Elma Houser, of Elko, re
turned home last Monday after
spending several days with Miss
Maggie Marr of Henderson.
Mr. Jack Hodge left Henderson
last Monday for Barnesyille, Ga.,
where he will enter the High school
for a thorough literary coarse.
Bev. T. W. Darley.filled iiis reg
ular appointment at Hendereon
last Sunday.
Mr. E. H. Marr will soon leave
us to engage iu a book agency.
We are glad to have Prof. F. B.
Bodgers of Barnesville again in
our midst.
Trade is looking up.—
It is flat of its back.
Sept. 5—98.
At the meeting of the Board of
Education of Houston coanty Sep
tember 1st, tbe following teachers
were elected as principals of the
public schools of the coanty for the
remainder of the year:
Antioch, Miss Annie- Wellons,
Ben Hill, J. C. Parrott.
Bonaire, B. C. Ellis.
Brown’s, Miss Mattie Lae Pearce
ByroD, J. G- Cline.
Cleveland, E. H. Ezell.
Crisp, O. F. Ben froe.
Dunbar, J. H. Hall.
Fitzgerald, E. E. Miller.
Elko, J. L. McNair.
Grovania, Miss Minnie Robert
son.
Hattie, W. N. Hart.
Hayneville, Miss Mattie Miller
Henderson, T. B. Bogers.
Howard.Aiiss Lizzie Long.
Kathleen, Miss Lizzie Keen
Lake View, J. F. Lowe, Jr.
Myrtle, A. S. Wellons.
Oak Grove, Miss Alice Barfield
Powersville, W. C. Garter.
Quicks, Miss Mattie Hobbs.
Bek Level, Miss Mamie Holsen
beck.
Spring Hill, Miss Sasie Giles.
Taylor’s, Miss Kittie May Tay
lor.
.Toy, J. J. Newman.
Union, G. T. Hunt.
Wellston, W. H. All.
The assistants will be elected
later, and supplied to the schools
as they become necessary.
The following books will be used:
Swihton’s Beaders.
Swinton’s Word Primer.
SwiDton’s Word Book.
Harvey’s Elementary Grammar
and Composition.
Harvey’s Practical English
Grammar (Bevised).
The above are published by the
American Book Co., Atlanta and
New York.
Sanford’s Primary Arithmetic.
Venable’s Elementary Arithme
tic.
Venable’s Practical Arithmetic.
Hansell’s School History U. S.
Hansel l’s Higher History U. S
These are published by the Uni
versity Publishing Co., New York.
Frye’s Primary Geography.
Frye’s Complete Geography.
Smith’s History of Georgia.
Tarbell’s Language Lessons,
Book II.
These are published by Ginn &
Co., Boston.
Merrill’s Vertical Copy Books,
published by MayDard, Merrill &
Co, New York.
Dealers in school books in the
coanty may take notice of the
changes in books, as above indica
ted, and supply themselves accord
ingly.
The Board of Education in
structs the county school commis
sioner strictly to enforce the rule
already adopted requiring papils
to attend the nearest school. Ex
ceptions to this rale will be made
by the Board only upon special ap
plication and for good reason.
Teachers will be fined 85.00 per
month of their salary if they allow
pupils resident nearer other
schools to attend their own, except
as granted by the board.
The final term cf this year will
begin October 31st, and continne 7
weeks. E. S. W.
—Prof. W. C. Monk, recently of
Byron, bas moved with his family
to Dooly county. He will have
charge of the Snow Springs Acad
emy, and we dare say he will teach
the school to the benefit of the pu
pils and the satisfaction of tbe
patrons. Prof. Monk is a Chris
tian gentleman and an excellent
teacher.
DeWitt’s Witch hazel Salve has
the largest sale of any Salve in the
world. This fact and its merit
has led dishonest people to at
tempt to corintefeit it. Look oat
for the man who attempts to de
ceive you when you call for De-
Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the
great pile care. Coopers Dragstore.
Building Lot for Sale.
At a fair price I am ready to sell
an excellent residence lot on Wash
ington Avenue, Perry, Ga. The lot
extends through the block to Ball
street, and contains more than an
acre. Address,
J. M. Nelson,
Box 63, Cordele, Ga.
—The biggest line of Men’s and
Boy’s Pants at L.' M. Paul's.
—Abroad, as well as at home,
people mast eat. The situation is
right for Houston men at the Park
Hotel when they are in Macon.
The proprietor, Mr. Ben L. Hen
dricks, is one of the cleverest hosts
in Georgia, and bis gaests always
get tbe best. Mr. Nannally, the
clerk, is ever Attentive and coarte-
ons. Everything all right, inclnd
ing price. Bead the advertisement
iD this paper.
—75 Doz. B.&A. Filo Silk jaet
received. Lovers of the Embroid
ering Art will find all the popular
numbers in this big assortment, at
L. M. Paul’s
More than twenty million free
samples of DeWitt’s Witch Haze]
Salve have been distributed by
the manufacturers. What better
proof of their confidence in its
merits do you want? It cures
piles, barns, scalds, sores, in tbe
shortests pace of time. Cooper’s
drugstore.
Cash for Hides and Skins.
I will pay in cash Macon prices
for all kinds of merchantable hides
and skins, green or dry.
Max Zarks, Perry, Ga.
—The latest Styles in Ladies’
collars at L. M. Paul’s.
Have Just Returned
From New York
THE NEW GOODS ABE HEBE. THEY WILL ALL
BE OPENED IN A FEW DAYS. THE COTTON
GOODS ABE LOWEB THAN EVEB BEFORE: I
WANT. YOU TO COME IN AND GET THESE LOW
PB1CES. THEY WILL ASTONISH YOU. DO NOT
FAIL TO GET THEM BEFOBE BUYING.
They will Save You Money,
AND THAT IS THE END YOU SEEK WHEN BUY
ING. AM ALWAYS GLAD TO SHOW THE GOODS
WHETHEB YOU BUY OB NOT.
L. F. CATER, Perry, Ga.
+KProgranirri0.2»
PART I.
Decide to visit our store and inspect onr magnificent
Fall and Winter Stock.
PART II.
Notice in particular our unparallelled attractions in
Dress Goods of the latest and most popular styles.
PART III.
Give careful attention to our complete line of high-
grade Domestics, Sheetings and Standard Goods of all kinds.
PART IV.
Inspect our wonderful Notion Stock and large line of
special novelties in all minor departments.
PART V.
Compare our prices and qualities with others’ and then
proceed to make the most of this Grand Opportunity.
INVITATION.
You are cordially invited to he present at this inter
esting entertainment, which has been especially prepared
for judicious buyers, by
L. M. PAUL, Perry, Ga.
BOLIVAR H. RAT,
COTTON FACTOR:
DEALER IN
GROCERIES and PLANTERS 1 SUPPLIES, MULES and HORSES,
POPLAR ST., MACON, GA
To the Farmers of Honston and Adj'oining Counties:
1 take pleasure in announcing to von that I have moved into my
New Warehouse, opposite my old stand, on Poplar street, where I am
better prepared to handle your cotton than heretofore. My commis
sion is only 50 CENTS PEB BALE, and the cheapest rate of insnrance in the
city. I will be pleased to have yon call and see me, try me, BDd 1 will
gnarantee yon satisfaction. Thanking yon for past patronage, and as
suring yon that I will appreciate your patronage in fntore, I am,
Yonrs respectfully, BOLIVAR H RAY.
Messrs. Wiley B. Stafford and J. W. Rushing will be with me
Ibis season, where they will be pleased to see their friends.
MAOON, OA. Ml FAIR. MACON, GA.
3E3- IF 1 - SlfcvdIITFF, Frop’r.,
«
Will move from Mulberry street to Cherry street, opposite
Empire Store, and between the Mammoth Furniture Store
of Payne & Willingham and McManus & Co.
Sign: Big U. S. Flag with “THE FAIR” on bottom.
Between Second Street and Cotton Avenue.
The most complete line of
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS
and NOTIONS
In. tlh_e sontTcl.
An Immense Variety Store.*
THE NEW WAREHOUSE.
I will conduct in Perry this sea
son an Up-to-Date Warehouse. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. Give me a trial.
W. J. MOORE, Perry, Ga.
in
f You Want Anything
wwmwmM-
BEDROOM SUITES, PARLOR SUITES,
DINING TABLES, SIDEBOARDS
Chairs of any kind, Tables of all sorts,
BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, WINDOW SHADES
AND POLES, BABY CARRIAGES, ETC.,
You can save money at
Paul’s Furniture Store.
A complete line of COFFINS and CASKETS always
on hand.
GEORGE PAUL, Perry, Ga.