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Perry, Thursday, October 20.
LOCAL NEWS,
Buck ten’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world
for Cats, Braises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped HandB, Chilblains, Corns,
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cares Piles, or no pay re*
quired'. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re
funded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Holtzclaw & Gilbert.
ATTRACTIVE TRICES.
J. D. Martin will sell you
B'st Patent Flour, 24lb sek, 55c.
2 packages Qaaker Oats, 25c.
3 packages Victor Oats, 25c.
2 lbs. best Cream Cheese, 25c.
Bpst Hams in town per lb, 11c.
16 lb3. Granulated Sugar, $1.00
Kerosene Oil, per ga!., 15c.
Best Lard, per lb., 7£c.
6 lbs. B^st Lump Starch, 25c.
6 bars Best Lanndry Soap, 25c.
Pure Wheat Bran, 100 lbs., 90c.
—New Georgia Cane Syrup at
Fred M. Ho user’s.
—Some pretty pieces of new
Percales just received at
J. D. Martin’s
A big lot of cotton and wool Bed
Blankets, all grades and prices, at
L. M. Paul’s.
—Buy yoar Stationery at close
prices from J. D. Martin.
—Just received a new lot of Bog
gy Robes. Pretty patterns and ex-
cellent values. L. M. Paul
—1 will sell you the best Patent
Flour, guaranteed pare wheat, for
$4 40 per barrel. 241b sack for
55 cpnts Try it.
W. D. Day, Perry. Ga.
Examination Notice.
By order of the Board of Edu
cation of Houston county, there
will be a special examination of
teachers on Saturday, 22nd inst.
The public schools will begin Oc
tober 31st. All teachers will meet
at court house Saturday before.
E. S Wellons, C. S. C.
Oct. 5th, 1898.
—A new lot of those Velvet Belts
for 25c. Come early, for they are
“hummers.” L M. Paul.
Seed Oats.
Best Houston raised Rust Proof
Oats for sale. 400 bushels on farm
near Perry. A. A. Smoak.
—Nice Fresh Yeast for sale.
Mrs. Etta Peddicord.
FOR RENT.
A good dwelling house and lot
in Perry. Apply at this office.
—A new line of Stationery just
received at J. D. Martin’s.
One Minute Cough Cure sur
prises people by its quick cures
aud children may take it in large
quanities without the least danger.
It has won foi itself the best rep
utation of any preparation nsed to
day for colds, croup, tickling in
.the throat or obstanate coughs.
CooperB Drug Store.
—Ferris Good Seuse Corset
waists for missees. 50c at L. F.
Cater’s.
—Lillies’ Flexible Wire Bustles
35c. L. F. Cateb’s.
—School examination paper 10c
a quire, at the Post office.
—Gnu Shells 35c. per box at
J. D. Martin’s.
CITY TAX NOTICE.
City Tax Books are now
Please call and settle.
C. C. Duncan, Jr.
Perry Ga. Sept. 19, 98’
open.
C. C.
For Sale.
Georgia Seed Rye, made on my
own farm. L. F. Cater.
Will Do Your Hauling.
1 atn prepared to do banting in
and around Peny. Prompt ser
vice at correct prices.
Respectfully,
T. D. Gubb.
When in Macon don’t fail to go to
Isaacs’ Cafe..
The only first class Restaurant for
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Regular meals, 25c.
Shingles and Lumber.
I am now prepared to deliver
strictly first class shingles cut from
original forest timber that has not
been turpentined. Lumber as or
dered. Mill at Kathleen. Phone 6
J. H. Davis.
>a invite disappointment when
experiment. Ds Witt’s Little
y Risers are pleasant, easy,
mgh little pills. They cure
tipation and sick headache
as sure as you take them.
Cooper’s Drug Store.
Cash for Hides and Skins.
I will pay in cash Macon prices
for all kinds of merchantable hides
and ski ns, green or dry *
Max Zabks, Perry, Ga.
CLAY’S COFFIN STORE,
Oldest exclusive Undertaking House in
Macon.
511 & 51*3 Mulberry St., MACON, GA.
Store 'JPhone 425. Residence 'Phone 426.
Prompt personal attention given.
Subscribe for. the Home Journal.
Sidewalk Gleanings.
LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN A1ID COURT?
—There was light frost last Sat
urday morning.
—The first Tuesday of Novem
ber will come before the first Mon
day.
—Madam Rumor says there will
be a marriage in Perry on the 9th
of November next. .
—Syrnp-making on the farms
and candy-palling in the boases
will soon be in order.
—Mrs. C. R. Faulk and Mrs. J.
S. Bronson, of Dennard, were with
relatives in Perry last Tuesday.
—Editor Shepard of the Fort
Valley Leader, was in Perry Tues
day looking after ihe interests of
his paper.
—More wheat will be planted in
Houston wiebin the next 30 dayB
than within a similar -period of
time in many years.
Every farm product bought
elsewhere and brought into Hous
ton for use costs this county twice
its value. Figure it out.
—Dr. and Mrs. Z. Sims are vis
iting xelatives at Barnesville, and
we are glad to bear that the Doc
tor’s health is improving.
—There will be a special exami
nation of public school teachers at
the court house in Perry next Sat
urday, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m.
—Quite a number of Houston
people attended the Carnival at
Macon last week, and we are told
they were all well pleased with the
show.
—Judge Riley and the attorneys
have been busy in county court
this week, trying civil suits and the
13 criminal cases transferred from
Superior court.
—Antioch Baptist church, seven
miles west of Perry in the Upper
14th district, was destroyed by fire
last Saturday night. It is believed
the fire was caused by incendiary-
ism.
—We heard a successful Hous
ton farmer say the other day, with
evident earnestness, that the nat
ural law of supply and demand
effects the price of all products ex
cept cotton.
—The public schools of Houston
will begin the fall term on Octo
ber 31st. All teachers are requir
ed to meet the county board of ed
ucation at the court house on Sat
urday before.
—Lieut. C. E. Gilbert, of the
Third Regiment Georgia Volun
teers, was at home last Saturday
aud Sunday. He says the regi
ment- will soon be moved from
Griffin to Athens.
—The pride of the household at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ri
ley is less than ten days old, a boy
of fine physique and strong lungs.
Gus tries to appear unconcerned,
but be is proud of the new son all
the same.
—Hon. J. P. Duncan will go up
to Atlanta next Monday, or earlier
iu order to mix with the statesmen
a day or two before the legislature
convenes next Wednesday. Hon.
W. S. King will also ba on band
before the session opens
—Tax collector Miller will com
plete bis firrt round of tax collect
ing appointments next Saturday,
at LaVilla an! Heard, morniog
and afternoon respectfully. He
will begin the second round next
Monday, at Haslam’s. See official
notice in this paper.
—Our efficient tax collector says
it has been his business ambitiou
to raise one hundred bales of cot
ton in one year. Finding he could
not do it, he changed his tactics and
this year raised 181 bales of hay,
equal to the best ever grown in the
coanty. Others have doue equally
well on this line.
—The invitations are out for
the marriage of Mr. H. Ruther
ford Brown and Miss Bettie Mae
Daniel at the Baptist church at
Hayneville on October 26th, next
Wednesday. The groom to-be is a
sou of Mr. John Green Brown of
Grovania, and the brride a daugh
ter of Mr. A. H. Daniel of Bayne
ville.
—The Octobermonthly business
and literary meeting of tbe Perry
Epwortb League, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hodges last
Friday uight, was quite interest
ing, though the attendance w8s not
as large as usual. A number of
the leaguers were attending the
carnival at Macon. The program
was unusually attractive, arranged
with much care and taste by Miss
Carrie Houser, third Vice presi
dent of the league.
Union Services,
Religious services have, b^en
held at the Perry Methodist church
twice daily Bince last Sunday, and
will so continue through this week.
It was announced Sanday night
that these services would be con
ducted jointly by the pastors of
the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, making a union effort to
induce a revival of religion. From
unavoidable cause, Rev. W. R.
Superior Couri.
The October term of Houston
Surior court was concluded last
Wednesday at about sundown.
Daring Taesday and Wednes
day twenty criminal cases were
disposed of in open court by trial
pleas of guilty, etc., and thirteen
cases were transferred to the coan
ty coart.
There were seven pleas of guilty,
7 verdicts of guilty, 3 verdicts of
Owings was not present Monday n °t guilty, and 3 cases nol prosed,
and Tuesday, bnt it is expected he 1 Five aonvicts were sentenced to
will be here the remainder of the the penitentiary as follows: Robert
week.
The ministers are earnest and
eloquent in their preaching, per
suasive in their efforts to advance
the Master’s cause.
Of course the purpose of these
services is to bring about a revival
of religion here. This will surely
be if the church members become
as one person in their -earnest,
prayerful desire for Christian im
provement
Monday night the preacher’s dis
course was based upon the recital
of a great revival in Israel that re
suited from the earnest, importu
nate prayer of the king and spirit
ual leader of the people.
Iu concluding the services Mon
day night an invitation was extend
ed to all who earnestly desired a
personal and general revival of re
ligion to grow out of these services
to approach the alter and join the
pastor in prayer for that result.
Every church member present res
ponded. If the presence of each
and every person at that alter was
a truthful and earnestly prayerful
response to that invitation, the
hoped for revival will surely come.
The services Monday were not
largely attended.thejweather being
inclement at night. The meetings
were very interesting however, and
the attendance since then has been
larger.
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Burial in Evegreen Cemetery.
A telegram was received at Per
ry Taesday afternoon making the
dreadful announcement that Mrs.
Elizabeth Bryant had been burned
to death that day at Dublin, and
that the body would be brought to
Perry for interment.
The body was brought to Perry
Wednesday morning on the train,
and taken thence to the home of
Mr. L. A. Houser, whose wife is a
niece of the deceased. The bnrial
was conducted at Evergreen came
etery iu the afternoon at 3 o’clock,
a large number of sorrowing rela
tives aud friends attending.
Mrs. Bryant was a Miss Roun
tree, sister of Judge C. N. Roun
tree and Mrs. Amanda A. Mavis,
of Houston. She was sixty-eight
years of age, was reared in Houa
ton, and lived here during a con
siderable portion of tbe time after
the death of her husband.
Her only daughter is the wife of
Mr. J. L. Houser, who moved with
her husband and family from Hous
ton county to Macon, and recently
to Dnblin, Mrs. Bryan making ber
home with them.
Mrs. Bryant was an exemplary
m ember of the Methodist church,
a true and faithful Christian. Here,
and wherever known, her friends
were many, and the death causes
sorrow to all.
The bereaved ones have the sin
cere sympathy of their friends.
This terrible death was the re
salt of aa effort to start a fire with
kerosene oil, tbe clothing of Mrs.
Bryant becoming ignited.
—The Junior Epwortb L;ague
consists of 20 members, under four
teen years oE age, The recent dis
trict Lsague conference at Perry
caused tbe organization of this j an
ior League. Miss Marie Nunn,
Secretary of the Perry Epwortb
League, is at the headof the junior
league, and for a while yet will be
itsvirtaal president. The other of
fic°rs are; Vice President, John L
Hodges, Secretary, Nena Bridger;
Tereasurer Gordon Rodges. The
first meeting since organizition
was held at the Methodist church
last Sanday afterternoon. In addi
tion to the devotional meeting each
Sabbath afternoon, there will be
two business and literary meetings,
on the 1st and 3rd Friday nights,
each month.
.
—The Perry “Artesian” well is
now at a depth of 116 feet, with
about 60 feet of water. The con
tractors, Messrs. Wells and Wel
fare, are now waiting for a pump to
test the water as.to its purity and
staying qualities. There was some
misunderstanding concerning the
pnmp, or it would have been here,
before now. After filling the con
tract with the Perry city council,
Messrs. Wells and Welfare will
drill other wells under contracts al
ready made.
Thomas, arson—burning dwelling
house of Mr. Joe T. Riley near El
ko—to the state penitentiary for
life. Baster Huggins, plea of
gnilty of intent to rape, five years
in penitentiary. J. H. W. Brown,
burglary—breaking into and steal
ing from home of Mr. M. B. Riley,
penitentiary for 7 years. John
Wesley, 10 years. E. G. Howard,
forgery, issuing and passing false
checks 'at Fort Valley, 7 years in
penitentiary.
All these are negroes except
Howard, and he came to Georgia
last summer from some northern
or eastern state.
Gabe Wimberly, Jim Attoway,
Albert Traver, Jim Goins, Will
GreeD, Moss Browo, Jordan
Heath, James Hawkins and Annie
Swift were sentenced to the chain
gang for terms ranging from 8 to
12 months, or to pay fines of from
$30 to $100 each. ■ All of these are
negroes.
Jast prior to adjournment of
court for the term, grand and trav
erse jurorB for the next April team
were drawn.
It is hoped that the next term
will not reqnire more than one
week.
Jadge Felton, Solicitor Hodges,
Stenograph Barnes, the Macon at
torneys present and a few others
remained in Perry until 6 o’clock
Thursday morning, leaving for
Fort Valley and home on the spe
cial train.
An Evening with “Old Glory.”
List Friday evening, at the home
of Mr. J. H. Hodges, the Senior
Epworth League held its literary
and social meeting for October.
The meeting was called to order
by tbe president, and all joined in
singing, “He is ja9t the same to
day.” The scripture lesson was
taken from the 84th Psalm. The
president and vice presidents made
their monthly reports, some of
which were very interesting, and
encouraging.
A finance committee, composed
of Dr. H. N. Gallaher, chairman,
Misses May Hodges and Marie
Nunn, was appointed by President
Martin, to settle the expenses of
conference.
After a recess of ten or fifteen
minutes tbe following “patriotic”
program was well rendered:
Song by League—“The Star
Spangled Banner.”
Recitation—“Mending the Old
Flag”—Miss May Hodges.
Selection—“Where ‘Old Glory’
was made”—Miss Marie Nunn.
Vocal Solo—“Lost with the
Maine”—Miss Chambers.
Reading — “Dixie” — Miss Co-
rinne Baldwin.
Instrumental Solo—Miss Louise
Riley.
Song—“My Country ’tis of thee”
League.
Selection—Mis3 Bessie Houser.
Sing — “Dixie Land”—League.
Secretary.
—The Fort Valley Manufactur
ing Company is an excellent illus
tration of the fact that manufac
taring can be successfully done in
Houston coanty. Last week two
carloads of plow beams and han
dles were shipped to northern pur
chasers, and other large orders re
ceived from Kentucky, Ohio, North
Carolina and ether states.
—Read it aoy way yon will, the
clothing advertisement of P. D.
Todd & Co., in this paper is sea
sonable. If you want anything
they have for sale, you can get the
best going at reasonable prices.
The season may be backward, bnt
this firm and their goods are going
forward on the right line.
—A movement is on foot in
Hawkinsville, says the correspond
ent of the Macon Telegraph, to
complete tbe railroad from Hawk
insville to Grovania that was gra
ded a number of years ago, and to
build a road to Fitzgerald by way
of Rochelle.
Dennard Dots. j
BY TEE JUDGE.
I do not know who Mr. “Jack
Spratt” is, but in my opinion his
head is level on the tax question.
For my part I cannot see the wis
dom or justice iu taxing tbe pau
per’s rags, and allowing wealthy
corporations to do business without
paying tax. I am opposed to appro
priations that create a tax for pnr
poses that do not benefit all. If I
am not mistaken, the University of
Georgia and the Technological
school both are recipient oE legis
lative appropriations, and I submit
that only the favored get the bene
fit of these schools—those who are
able would attend, though the
schools did not receive a dollar of
appropriation. I am in favor of
schools and of education, but I am
opposed to a general tax for a pur
pose that only a few can enjoy.
I am opposed also to teaching
Greek and Latin in the public
schools, believing that tbe original
idea of the public school system
was to give every child a common
English education, and not for the
preparation of boys or girls for col
lege.
While I take a common sense
view of the question, I know there
is another side to it and I may be
wrong.
Very 'few people from this see
tion attended the carnival last week.
I haven’t talked with but one man
who seemed really anxions to go,
and he said he’d “be consarned if
it wasn’t too far to walk.”
From what I read and hear
judge that cotton has fewer friends
now than at any time since the
system of futures was pat into
practice. Every planter has troub
les which he attributes to guano
and cotton. Will he make a change
or continue in the old rut that
leads to the jumping off place?
While I believe that cotton will
be the money crop of the South
for many years to come, to make it
a profitable crop it must be plant
ed as a luxury and not as a neces
sity.
Persimmons a.e plentiful and
possums fat, for which we should
be thankful.
—While the new board of coun
ty commissioners will elect a su
perintendent of the chain gang at
their first meeting in Jannary next,
we understand they will hold a cau
cus before that time aud make a
nomination that will be eqnivalent
to an election. We nnderstand
there are four candidates for the
position of road superintendent,
namely: H. L. Byid, the present
superintendent, W. T. Vanland-
mgham, J-. R Andrews, V. E.
Heard. There can be no doabt
that the next superintendent, be
there a change or not, will be i
man well qualified for the position
When you call for DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve the great pile
cure, don’t accept any tning else.
Don’t be talked into accepting a
substitute, for piles, for sores for
barns. Coopers Drugstore.
Tax Collector’s Appointments.
SECOND ROUND.
I will be at the following places on the
dates named for the pnrpose of collect
ing state and county taxes for the year
1898.
Haslam’s, October 24th, a. m.
Barrow’s Mill, “
allda
27th,
it
28th,
it
29th,
Fort Valley, “ 25th, all day
Powersville, “ 26th, a. m.
Byron, “ “ p.
Hattie,
Toy,
Wellston,
Bonaire,
Kathleen,
Dennard,
Pewy,
Hayneville,
Grovania, “
Elko,
Richardson’s Store, Nov.
Henderson, Nov.
Taylor’s “
Heard, “
J. B. MILLER, T. O. H. C.
a. m.
p. m.
a. m.
pjm.
a. m.
“ “ p. m.
“ 31st and Nov. 1st.
November 2nd, a. m.
«
p. m.
3rd,
a, m.
«
p. m.
4th,
a. m.
5th.
7th,
p. m.
—Tbe raiD that fell last Monday
aDd Monday night was decidedly
acceptable to those who desire to
plant oats, wheat, rye and fall gar
den truck.
A new lot of 50e .Negligee Shirts
with collars detached. L. M. Paul.
WEDDING PRESENTS.
The products of the Gold and Silver
mines, the Diamond fields, the Cat Glass
manufacturers and the makers of Jewel
ry have been drawn on to complete an
assortment of beautiful and unique ar
ticles, ornamental and useful, suitable
for any presentation purpose,
We cordially invite an inspection of
our stock. The Watches, Clocks, Jew
elry, Silverware, etc, are excellent in
qnality and particularly-handsome in
J. L. FINCHER,
FORT VALLEY, GA.
An Underwear Opportunity!
Prophets who have long prophesied, and who have
often hit it right, say that we are going to have a cold win
ter. Are you supplied with Underwear? If you are not,
we want to tell you here that we are supplied with a most
complete assortment. We have all the sizes, from the
smallest to the largest. We have all the grades, from the
cheapest to the best. Never before have customers enjoy
ed the opportnity of buying Underwear so honest in values
and so rock-bottom-priced as burs.
MEN’S.
Heavy Cotton Un
dershirts 25c
Heavy ribbed and
plaiD, extra valne 55c
Wright’s Health,
the best on earth
for the money, $1,00
Extra quality,
heavy wool,... $1,50
WOMEN’S.
Ribbed Under
vests, medinm
weight... 15 & 20c
Fine fleeced-lined
ribbed Vests 25c
Better quality, heavy
and durable 50c
AH wool, warm,
extra fine.. ... $1.00!
CHILDREN’S.
iDjants’ plain and
ribbed, 20c & 25c
Child’s—
Cotton, mixed and wool
all tbe sizes and prices.
Misses’ and Boys—
A varied assortment of
siz°s and prices that
will please yon.
Test the values offered above, and yon will
see the result of the special effort we have
put forth to meet the demands of the times,
and to suit the needs and requirements of all.
Ij. M. PAUL, Perry, Ca.
FALL BARGAINS!
16 yds Fruit or Lonsdale yard wide Bleaching for $1.00
1,000 yards good quality Shirting Prints at 4c per yd.
1,000 yards Domestic Gingham at 3c per yd.
Best quality Fancy Dress Prints at 5c per yd.
The best line 10 and 12|e Dress Goods in the market.
5 pieces Bargain Dress Goods at 50c yd.—Dandies!
"R. & G. no hip, high bust Corsets $1.00.
Light Colors in Outings for Ladies’ Underwear.
In Groceries.
10 pounds good Coffee for $1.00.
6 pounds good Soda for 25c.
L. F. CATER, Perry, Ga.
20 per cent DISCOUNT. 20 per cent
For the next 30 days we offer to the people visiting Macon shopping
and trading a discount of from 20 to 33 1-3 Per Cent, from ALL
original prices. Oar stock is new and complete, up to date in style,
finish and workmanship. Below we give the prices of only a few of
the maDy bargains we are now offering:
Solid Oak Suits, 3 pieces 310.50 to §65.00
Walnut Suits, Marble Top, very fine 50.00 to 75.00
Solid Oak Sideboards 8.00 to 50.00
Solid Oak Hall Racks 7.50 to 20.00
Lay Cocks, all steel spring 2.00
Smyrna Rugs, 30x60 2.75
White Enameled Beds, Brass Trimmed..'. 4.50 to 10.00
High-Back Oak Diners 85c
Bedsteads 1.50 to 7.50
Stoves, Tranks, Mattings, Lounges, Portiers, Table Covers, etc., etc., in
abundance, at prices never before offered to a generons public.
The A. S. Thomas Furniture Company,
420 POPLAR STREET, MACON, GA.
T. J. WARREN, Manager. G. E. KING, of Houston, Salesman.
MACON, GA. ME FA1H. MACON, «A.
3S. F. sa^cIlia:. IProp’r.,.
HAS MOVED
from Mulberry street to Cherry sireet, opposite Empire
Store, and between the Mammoth Furniture Store of
Payne & Willingham and McManus & Co.
Sign: Big U. S. Flag with “THE FAIR 75 on bottom.
Between Second Street and Cotton Avenue.
The most complete line of
HOUSE-FURNISHING GUUDS
and NOTIONS
IN THE SOUTH. 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.
BOLIVER H. RAT,
COTTON FACTOR;
DEALER IN
GBOCIRIES anil PtANTtRS' SUPPLIES, MULES and HORSES,
POPLAR ST., MACON, GA.
To the Farmers of Houston aud Adjoining Counties:
1 take pleasure in announcing to you that I have moved into my
New Warehouse, opposite my old stand, on PopTar street, where I am
better prepared to handle your cotton than heretofore. My commis
sion is only 50 CENTS PBS BALE, and the cheapest rate of insurance in the
city. I will be pleased to have you call and see me, try me, and 1 will
guarantee yon satisfaction. Thanking yon for past patronage, and as
suring you that I will appreciate your patronage in future, I am,
Yours respectfully, BOLIVAR H. RAY.