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■ - - 2 -- - j ^ —"ii - O' ^ -t<‘t ya| .? JOHN H. HODGES, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. $1.50 A YEAR INADVANfCE. VOL. XXIX. PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1900. NO. 42. e: -*)?) COTTON FACTOR, MACON, GA. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. Money to loan to responsible farmers at a low rate of interest. My connection with the cotton mills o Macon gives me advantages imsurpassec in handling cotton consigned to me, and I solicit your shipments. C. B. WILLINGHAM. STRONG SHOE CO., MACON, GEORGIA. SOLE AQENTS FOR “QUEEN QUALITY,” the famous Ladies’ $3.00 Shoes—all styles. “WALK OYER ” Shoes on the market. the best value in Men’s $3.50 We carry always in stock a complete assortment of everything that is new and good in footwear. Mail orders promptly attended to. STRONG SHOE GO., MACON, GEORGIA, BROWN & JOHNSON, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERIES AND PLANTERS’ SUPPLIES. GEI OUR PRICES BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER ELSEWHERE. 416 Poplar Street, MACON, GEORGIA. (L. S. WORSHAM’S OLD STAND.) Oar Entire Time and Talent is now devoted tc tne CLOTHING .BUSINESS Having disposed of our stock of shoes. Reduced prices now prevail, as room must be made for our Pali Stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods, which has been purchased. We can give best values, and suit you in style and quality. COMS SEE. CHEEK and WEIGHT, CHERRY STREET, MACON, GA. We have the accommodations at our We supply all the Best Brands of WHISKIES, BRANDIES AND WINES. HOME MADE CORN WHISKEY a Specialty. • JUG ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION. MEALS 25 cents. BEDS 25 cents. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. THE H, 6, HARDISON WHISKEY CO, 508iPoplar 3 Street, MACON, Gra. ardeners and Truck Growers WLk - MAKE. MONEY BY BUYING SUMMER .ANTING Gexoine Bf.ekuda Onion Seed and Sets; Valestiks_and ] JlAKiHLESS J i and Money-Make* Tomato, Etc, Bio. .everything Por the summer and fall garden. ONLY HIGH GRADE TESTED SEED OFFERED. gP~Largest Combined Seed and Nursery House in tlr-s South. the POMONA NURSERIES 1 Address THE GRIFFING BRQ6. CO., and EXCELSIOR SEED FARMS. 1 Catalogue free. Jacksonville, Fla. 1 Houston Superior Court October Term, 1900. We the Grand Jurors sworn for the Oct. term of Houston Superi or Court, beg leave to make the following presentments: We have through the several committees examined the records, of the various officers with the following results: We have on hand a report of the committee appointed by the Grand Jury of the April term, "1900,which is as.follows—(We were appointed a committee to investigate the books of the County officers by the Grand Jury of the April term, 1900 and Yeport to your body ; we beg to state that we have accomplish, that duty to the best of our abil ity, and find the books of all the officers correct a» far as we can judge, and properly kept, we have no complaint to make of any of them, but commend them all as good, faithful and efficient officers) Respectively J. H. Wimberly, B. C. Holtzclaw. Clerk Superior Court. The Clerk’s books we find, are very neat and as far as we are able to judge, are correct. The books of the Ordinary are neatly, and correctly kept. We find that the bonds of the various County officials, also of Adminis trators and Guardians are Bafe and well secured, as far as we are able to judge. We find also the books of. the County Commissioners are kept in neatnesB and in order: we find also from said books that the ac tual running expenses of the Chain Gang for the past 6 months has been $2,509.36. Treasurer’s Books. Upon oxamination of Treasurer’s books, find,that they are correctly kept, that from April 1st, 1900, to Oct. 1st, 1900, Reed, from all sources $9112.64 and paid out 8780.64 Roads and Bridges. i from 8 to 5 days and that no com- The Bridges through the county | mutation tax be received from we find in bad condition with but any one. leaving a Bal. on hand $332,00 We also find that the County is indebted to the Dow, Law Bank of Ft. Valley, Ga., and the Perry Loan and Saving Bank of Perry, Ga ; , as follows: Due Dow Law Bank since last Dec. 1899 X $2000.00 Due Dow Low Baink since last June, 1900 1600.00 Due Dow Law Bank since laBt Aug., 1900 600.00 Due Dow Law Bank since last Sept., 1900 * . 500.00 Due Perry Loan and Sav. Bank since last May, 19001500.00 Due Perry Loan and Sav. Bank since last July, 1900 500.00 Due Perry Loan and Sav. Bank since last A,ug. 1900 600.00 Due Perry Loan and Sav. Bank since last Sept. 1900 500.00 Due Perry Loan and Sav. Bank since last Oct’ 1900 3000.00 Making a Grand’total, $10,800.00 Sheriff and County Court. Upon examination of Sheriff’s books find that they are neatly and correctly kept. Upon examination of the books of County Court, we find that he has disposed of 65 Criminal Cases, and 7 Civil Cases of $50.00 to $100. 22 Civil Cases of $100.00 to $500. Claims and motions 2, making a total of 96. We find since April 1900 there has been collected fines including cost $842.05, of which Amt. only $81.74 was turned over to the County Treasurer; the re mainder was correctly disbursed with proper officers. County School Commissioner. We find that the books of the County School commissioner were examined by a committee of two as follows; J. H. Wimberly and B.C. Holtzclaw, who were appoint ed by the Grand Jury in April term 1900, and they report that the books were correct. Said com mittee examined and approved said books on 29th Sept., 1900. The amt. on hand Oct. 1, 1900, $802.42. Tax Receiver’s and tax Collectors Books. The books of Tax Receiver and Collector were examined by com mitted appointed by last Grand Jury, April term 1900; said com mittee examined and appioved said books 29th Sept. 1900. On public property and Jail ect. We find that the plastering in the entire building of the Court house is in very bad condition and is falling down from over head. We recomend that it be immedi ately attended to. Jail in good condition and prop erly kept. We recommend that the proper authorities arrange some plan to furnish the jail with water. We find at the Poor-house 8 inmates, 1 white and 7 colored. We find every thnig neat' and properly kept. The building for iumates are in in good repair. The Superentendants house needs under pinning, and hew chimneys should be built,as the, old ones are likely to fall. - ; few exceptions; we recommend that the bridge over Big Indian Creek at Perry have a new floor put upon it, as the floor on it now is in a very bad condition and rotten. The roads imeertain portions. of the- County, we find in good order, in other portions we find the roads in bad condi tion, some not worked at all; on these roads we find that some have not paid their commutation tax and no over seer to look af ter them. We earnestly request fhat the County Commissioners show cause before the Judge of this court why "they have not at tended to this. We find in the hands of the various County Com missioners for the Districts they represent the following amts, col lected as commutation tax; we find in the hands of Comr. Z. Hayes as follows ; Amt. Collected from the upper 5th dist. , $84.57 Ajnt. Pd. out fromthe upper 5 th dist. $24.10 Amt. collected from the 6th dist. $111.15 Amt. Pd. out from the 6th dist. $8.30 Amt. collected from ^' the 10th dist. $53.50 Amt. Pd. out from the 10th dist. $13.75 Total Amt. $46.15 249.22 Amt. in haud said Comr. $203.07 We find in the hands of Comr. G. M. T Feagin; Amt. Coll, from lower 5th dist. Amt. Pd. out from lower 5th dist. Amt. Coll, from * upper 11th dist. Amt. Pd. out from upper 11th dist. Amt. coll, from lower 11th dist. Amt. Pd. out from lower 11th dist. $410.00 $62.85 $231.00 $35.75 154.00 $30.50 Total Amt. $129.10 $795.00 $144.00, 44.80 Amt. in hands of said Comr.665.90 We find in hands of Comr. E. L. Dennard Amt. Coll, from upper town dist. Amt. turned over by for mer Comr. L. F. Cater Amt. Coll; from lower town dist. Amt. Pd. out from lower town dist. $56.10 By Amt. Pd out for one car piping. 132.00 $142.00 $188.10 $330.80 Amt.in hands of said Comr. 142.70 We find in hands of Comr. John Hodge, Amt. Coll, from New and Old 13th dists. 219.00 Amt. Pd. out from , New andOld 13th dists. 45.80 Amt. in hands of said Comr $173.20 We find in hands Comr. F. O. Miller, Amt. Coll, from 9th dist. , 192.00 Amt. Pd. out from 9th dist. 119.75 Amt. in hands of said Comr. 72.25 We are unable to get reports from said Comr. as to the Amts. Coll, and Pd. out from the upper and lower 14th dist’s. Total! Amt. in hands of all Comr’s., , $1257.12 We find in the office of the County Comr’s., no book of record af to said funds: we respectfully recommend thatour CountyComrs inaugurate some system of book keeping showing Amts, received and paid out by said Comr’B. We recommend that our Reps have the law changed making the fee of Solicitor of County Court $10,00 for. all misdemenor cases tried and convicted by him in said court, We recommend thatour County Comr’s, change the No. of days for working the roads in said County It having been brought to the attention of the Grand Jury that Comr. Z. -Hayes charged the Coun ty for an unreasonable number of days for visiting the gang while in his charge in the 6th dist. The committee after investigation find that the total Amt. charged for his services as such Comr. was days, Books of n. p.’s and j. p.’s We have examined the books of the J. P.’s and N. P.’s And .find them correctly kept. The Chain Gang. The Committee visited the camps of the Chain Gang in the lower 11th dist., and the gang at work in the upper 11th dist. near Bo naire, aud found 24 convicts well cared for and 9 mules in good condition and all of the belong ings of the gang in camp in good condition. Some repairs needed on one or two of the camp cars. The work being done on the roads shows good judgment and work. We elect J. G. Davis, N. P. Ex officio J. P. of the 771st dist. G. M. to. fill the nnexpired term of A. Me. D. King, deceased, and F. C. Henderson of 542nd dist. G. M. We fix the per diem pay of Ju rors and Bailiffs at $2.00 as here to fore. We request that these present ments be published in the Hous ton Home Journal and Fort Val ley Leader at a cost not to exceed $10.00 each. In taking leave of his honor Judge Felton and Solicitor Gen eral Hodges, we return thanks for assistance and courtisies extended this body. W. M. Gordon, Foreman. H J Peavey A J Todd J T Lisenby W J Anderson R E Dunbarr J T Leary T J Burden J F Logan Hugh Lawson B H Wright Bright Harper V E Heard H T Gilbert Creed Sasser T B Braddy Clayton Sasser J B Hunt M B Pitts W H Talton Ordered by the court that the foregoing presentments of the Grand Jury be published as re quested. In open court this October 9th, 1900. . , W. H. Felton, Jr. J. S. C. M. C. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract from the min utes of Honston Superior Court at Oct. term, 1900. - Witness my official signature this Oct. 10th, 1900. M. A. Edwards, C.S. C w. A. DAVIS. BEN T. BAY. EDWIN S. DAVIS. w. A. DAVIS & COTTON FACTORS, CO., 405 & 407 Poplar St., MACOlsT, GEORGIA We are headquarters for high priees and full weights. We charge only 50 cents per bale for handling cotton. We make liberal advances to onr customers at lowest possible rates, whether they have cotton in store or not. Our first duty is to our customers, and we give them absolutely loy al service. We respectfully solicit your cotton. Old School Books Beugfit, Seld and Exchanged. Full Line Houston County Books. AlcEvoy Book aud Stationery Co. 572 CHERRY ST., MACON, GEORGIA. SAM MAYER. W. B. WATTS. WATER &WATH COTTON FACTORS, MACOY, GA. Advances made to farmers at low rates of interest. WE DO A STRICT COMMISSION BUSINESS. A Fiendish Attack. An attack was lately made on C. F. Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly proved fatal. It came through his kidneys. His back got so lame he could not stoop without great pain, nor sit in a chair except propped by cushions. No remedy helped him until he tried Electric Bitters which effect ed such a wonderful change that he writes he feels like a new man. This marvelous medicine cures backache and kidney trouble, pu rifies the blood and builds up your health. Only 50/ at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they can not reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by con stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eus tachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will he de stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condi tion of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dol lars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.' F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c, Hall’s Family Pills are the best ’ Turkey has been taking a cen sus of Islem and finds that the number of Mohammedans in the world is 196,500,000. Of these 18-, 000,000 are in Turkey in Europe, 99,000,000 in Western Asia and Hindoostan, 20,000,000 in China, 36,500,000 in Northern and North eastern Africa, and 23,000,000 are scattered in other parts of the world. What’s Your Face Worth? Sometimes a fortune, but never, if yon have a sallow complexion, a jaundiced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin,-all signs of Liver Troubles. But Dr. King’s New Life Pills give Clear Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich Complexion. Only 25 cents at Holtzclaw’s Drug Store. The meeting, of the legislature wifi bring Wilcox county to: Atlanta to settle the comity site question between Abbeville and Roahells. The trust depost banks will be nec essary for the storing of the evi dence.—Atlanta Constitution. Torturing skin eruptions, burns and sores are soothed at once and promptly healed by applying De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the best known cure for piles. Be ware - of worthless counterfeits. Holtzclaw’s Drug Store. It is estimated that from 90,000 to 100,000 deer feed in the forests of Scotland, and that 4,000 stags are killed annurlly. No other pills can equal DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for promptness, certainty and efficiency. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Educate Your Bowel* With Caa carets. Candy Cathartic, core constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C- C. fail, druggists refund money. Shipments Solicited. Mayer & Watts, Macon, Ga. CALDER B. WILLINSHAM, 1ft., Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Crockery, Stoves, Lamps Honse- Fnrnishing' Goods. MASON’S FRUIT JARS AND TIN CANS. TRIANGULAR BLOCK, MACON, GA. THE FAIR STORE, 60S Clierry Street, MACON, GA. Fine Quality of Fine Quality of G-lassware. Largest Dealer in NOTIONS IIST MACON. SPOONS, Knives and Forks, Silverware, &c. Prices Right. One Price. ZE3- IF 1 . SMITH. DAHT,ONEGA, GA. A college education in the reach of alL A. £., B. S., Normal and Business Man’s courses. Good Laboratories; healthful, invigorating climate: military discipline; '-ood moral and religions influences. Cheapest board in the state;?abnndince of country produce; expenses from $75 to $150 a year; board in dormitories or private families. Special license course for teachers; fall faculty of nine; all un- Univ Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, “-*— Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 25c, 50c. Write - and booklet on health. Address — _ - - t«k. der.the control of the University. A col lege preparatory class. Co-education of sexes. The institution founded especial ly for students of limited means. Send for catalogue to the President, J03. S. Stewart, A. M. Subscribe for The Homs Journal. Something useful or entertaining: or, if you already have an invention get a PATENT. There is abnndantprofit in good inventions. Send for onr' .ted —, i .— u Tllns* trated Patent Hand-Book—free; gives more information than any other. We obtainPat- ents that protect. Terms lowest possible for best service. OUR FEES REFUNDED IF WB FAIL TO SECURE PATENT. No charges for examinationand opinion as to patentability. Promptness guaranteed. Best of references Over 31 years experience. Address R. S. & A. B. LACEY, Patent Solicitors, Washington, D. C. KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN Mention this faper when you write. 3*• - TUr- -