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LOCAL NEWS 0? TOWN AND COUNTY
—Grass is in
—The grain harvest is nearly at
hand. •
—The Racket Store ad. is pro
fusely illustrated this week.
—More reapers, and mowers
than usual .have been sold in
Houston this spring.
-The oat crop in Houston lacks
Houston.jPuplic Schools
This week will conclude the
public school term in Houston
county this year, twenty weeks, or
fiye months.
Of these schools there are 27
white and 87 colored, with the
names of 4,894 on the rolls—
1,249 white and 3,145 colored.
This statement does not include
the schools at Perry and Fort
Valley, the attendance at which
amounts to nearly 300 pupils. '
The public school system in
Houston is most admirably man-
much of being good, but the wheat ^uston is most, auumauiy man-
vmld will bo verv fair. |aged, under the salory method.
The election of teachers is by the
yield will be very fair.
—Present indications are that
the weather record of this month
here will be about half and half
dry and wet.
county Board of education, which
is composed of five most excellent
gentlemen who have at heart the
best interests of pupils and pat-
—A heavy wind cloud, making rons.
a regular sand-storm, passed from
west to east above Perry last Sun
day afternoon.
—Tax Receiver Stafford will be
at Perry Friday of this week, his
last regular appoint at this place
to receive tax returns.
—Dr. Dowman, president . of
Emory College, will deliver an ed
ucational address at Byron Acade
my Friday night, May 24th
—The Wellston School, and the
people generally of that vacinity,
will enjoy their annual picnic
next Friday at Pleasant Hill/
—-All persons desiring license to
teach®public schools in Houston
county will be examined at Perry
on June 1st. See official notice.
—The present term of Perry
Public School will close on June
6th, or 7th, with graduating exer
cises in the morning and a concert
at night.
—We have on file an essay on
‘An Ideal School Teacher,’ written
by Prof. J. D. Renfroe, principal
of Crisp School. It will be pub :
lished next week.
—Since last Friday the raip-
fall at Perry has been in excess of
the storage capacity of the earth,
and the nearby water ways are ful
ler than usual at this season.
—We would be glad to receive
a dozen or more school composi
tions, to be published during the
next ^everal months. It would be
pleasing to us for every school in
the county to be represented.
—Last Saturday the families of
Messrs. J. B. Connell and D. Fol-
lendore, with their family connec
tions, enjoyed their annual picnic
and fish fry at Big Indian Creek,
on the road from Perry to Hayne-
ville.
—Last Saturday afternoon the
barn on the fruit farm at Tivola,
of which Mr. J. F. Logan is man
ager, was struck by lightning.
The building caught fiTe and was
destroyed, with about 1000 bush-|
els of corn, and all the oats
After election, the teachers and
schools-are under the supervision
of the County School Commission
er, who is required to visit each
school at least once . during the
term, and to whom all reports
must be made. He has gone be
yond this requirement in a great
many instances.
Through money for the payment
of only one month’s salaries has
been received from the state, the
teachers have been paid for four
months work, and the board of
education will meet next Saturday
and arrange to get the money to
pay for the last month.
Commissioner Smith says the
work has been satisfactorily done
in the schools, and that Houston
has a group of earnest and faith
ful teachers, and as a whole hav e
done progressive work.
Much good has been done by
the men eminent in the knowl
edge and practice of education
who have spoken to schools, oth
ers have been pursuaded to speak
tbis week, and Others will deliver
addresses at later dates. By per
sonal effort Commissioner Smith
has prevailed upon these gentle
men to come into Houston in be
half of the cause of education,
and to him is due the credit.
Prof. Geo. W. Smith, as Coun
ty School Commissioner, has serv
ed Houston couuty and the cause
of education most admirably. He
loves the work, and has devoted
himself earnestly to improve the
system at every point possible. Iri
his official visits to tfie-schools, he
not only investigates as to the.
manner of progress the pupils are
making, but encourages the pu
pils to greater effort. He requires
detailed reports from the teachers,
and each week he knows exactly
the status of each school. He is
decidedly the right man in the
right place.
—Some hail fell with the ram
in Perry last Saturday, and west
of town much damage to crops re
sulted. Mr. S. H. Wilson, about
a mile west of town, says the hail
and I stones were very large and. corn-
fodder belonging to the fruit com- pletely covered the ground. The
panv. hail covered about £ mile in width,
ri ,, . , , completely ruined 20 acres of wa-
-Despite ihe ram last Friday | telm F elon -Vines, and nearly dee-
troyed 80 acres of cotton. On the
night, the Ice Cream festival at
the Wells House was a success
Though the crowd at night was
not as large as was desired, all the
refreshments were disposed of,
and about $18 realized. The so-
adjourning farm Mr. W. F. Ben
nett’s oats were ruined, and much
of his cotton was severely injured.
Other farm crops in_ the path of
■ . ,, i . the hail-storm were considerably
.cial features were decidedly pleas- L n - U ( j
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urable.
-—Houston Confederate Veter
ans who. expect to attend the re
union at Memphis must leave
home next monday morning, May
27th, as the reuniop special train
Notice to Teachers.
The next general examination
will be held at Perry on Saturday,
i June 1st,
Teachers should stand the ex
will leave Macon that afternoon Urination at this time, as there
[will be no special examination
! this year.
Geo. W. Smith, C. S. C. •
Town Tax Notice.
at about 2 o’clock. The fare is
one cent a mile for the distance
traveled, limited to return to Junt,
4th.
—At Lake View Academy I
Thursday night, May 23rd, Rev. J. All who have not returned or
L. White, pastor of the Mulberry given in their Tax Returns for
street Methodist church, Macon, 1001, are hereby notified to do so,
Ga., had agreed to deliver an ed- as the beoks will be closed by 1st
ucational address, bnt sickenss in July next,
his family will prevent his coming. And that the Town Marshall is
The closing exercises of the school instructed to demand payment of
will be presented Friday night, | Street Tax by 15th Juno, next.
Personal Paragraphs.
—We regret to learn that Mrs.
T. D. Gurr is again quite sick.
—Mrs. J. L. Bunch and chil
dren, of Poulan, Ga., are visiting
relatives near Perry.
—Mrs. S. P. Houser of Dublin
is in Perry visiting her father,
Mr. Geo. S. Haslam.
—Mr. Geo. W. Kunz, is now the
agent at Perry of the Singer Sew
ing Machine company.
—Mrs. W. J. Little is in Perry
visiting the family of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cooper.
—Maj. R. N. HoltzclaW was in
Atlanta Monday and Tuesday, on
legal business in the Supreme
Court.
—Hon. Joe. H. Hall of Macon,
will deliver a literary address at
the Union Academy picnic next
Saturday, near Heard.
—Miss Willie Cooper has re
turned home from College Park,
having graduated Tuesday at the
Southern Female College.
—A native of India, calling him
self Dr. C. C. Carter,was in Perry
last week selling a medicine for
rheumatism and kindred diseases.
—We are glad to note that the
health of Mr. Henry King is very
much improved since he came
home from Macon about ten days
ago.
—Mr. W. H. Norwood has leased
the Norwood Mineral Springs,
near Myrtle, for the summer and
fall of 1901. He sets forth his
purpose in another column of this
issue.
—Miss Neltie Marshburn is in
LaGrange visiting the family of
her brother, and to attend the
commencement of the Female
College at which her sister, Miss
Leone, is a student.
—Mrs. F. M. King has gone to
Kansas City with h&r sister, Mrs.
J. M. Troutman, and before re
turning home Will attend the Pan-
American Exposition at Buffalo,
and visit other points of interest
north.
—Last week Max. Zarks spent
a couple of days with friends in
Perry. He has a mercantile es
tablishment at Vinevill Branch,
just beyond the corporate limits
of Macon, where he will be glad
to see and serve his friends. Bee
his card in this paper.
—Mr. J. E. Mann of Roanoke,
Ala., visited his brother and sis
ters in Perry from last Saturday
morning to Sunday afternoon.
Though halving the appearance of
prosperity and the dignity of ap
proaching age, he is evidently the
same “Jim Ed.” of former days,
when a boy, youth and young man
in Perry. Whatever changes in
him there may be, lie posseses the
same pleasure giving tongue, and
uses it with a3 much freedom as
in the days when we all were
younger. He will ever have cor
dial welcome in Perry.
We Underbuy. We Undersell.
A bargain in
Mens Overall
Jumpers.
Worth 60c.
Our price 48c.
Men’s Summer
Undershirts.
Fine Egyptian
Ribbed.
Extra quality, 25c.
Cheaper k 20c.
A very special in Boys’ Sum
mer Undershirts worth 25c.
Our price 20c.
i
If you need a Whisk
Broom buy the 25c.
kind here for
19c.
Something good
in Boys Waists,
all colors; worth
35c.
Our price 25c.
Suspenders ex
actly like cut,
15c quality 12c
25c “ 19c
Compare ours
with others.
The genuine Lind
say Hose Support
ers in black,regular
price 25c.
Our price, 20c.
Silk Band Bows
at 10c each.
Gallon
Glass
Oil
Cans
for 23c.
J Gallon
. Class
Pitchers
for 20c each.
20c quality
Pompadour
Comb
for 12c.
Something nice
in Lace Stripe
Hose for Ladies
25c pair.
A. Blacking
Brush like this
for 12c.
Worth 20c.
A 2-quart Cup
like cut
for 5c.
Regular price 10c.
Spring
Balances;
will weigh 25 lbs.
Our low price, 10c each.
A Brass Curtain Rod like this that will extend
54 inches
For 25c.
Ask for Coupon Tickets.
Mr. W. J; Baxter, of North
Brook, N. C., says he suffered
with piles for fifteen years. He
tried many remedies with no re
sults until he used DeWitt’s Witch
Hazel Salve, and that quickly cur
ed him. Holtzclaw’s Drugstore.
—Pretty Organdies in White,
Blue and Pink, in American and
French goods from 10c to 75c. at
L.'M. Paul’s.
Is/the correct name for our new styles of Men’s
Suits. Bring your critical eye here and tell us what you
think of the suits we are offering at
$10.00, $12.50, $15.00.
.TON TOST..
24th inst.;
—Mr. John Cooner, formerly of
Fort Valley, has accepted a posi
tion with Ghas. Wachtel’s Son,
and at that clothing establish
ment, 515 Cherry street, Macon,
Ga.,he well will be glad to see and
serve his Houston friends. He is
a Houston young man, well-vers
ed in the businessin which he is
engaged, and quite popular
throughout this county.
By order of. Council.
Tubs. M. Kellen, City Clerk.
-2500 Tooth Picks for 5 cents,
at Perry Post Office.
BEADY TO SERVE YOU~
At Vineville Branch; Macon, Ga., I
have a large Stock of Dry Goods, Shoes,
Clothing, General Merchandise, much of
which I sell 40 per ce$t: cheapr than
usual prices. My Houston friends are
invited to come out and see me. Street
cars pass immediately in front of‘my
store. M. ZARKS.
We can
you in
particular.
Under new management,
well illuminated, home
like, everything selected
to afford jcomfodt. Best
rooms and table service.
$1.00 to $2.00 PER DAY.
Convenient to business
center of the city. If you
are in search of a com
pletely satisfactory situ
ation, come this way.
W. A. Herin, Prop’r.
Next to Academy o'f Music,
’/ MACON GA.
Just a little better, just a little newer, just a little some
thing that makes them more desirable than those you get
elsewhere.
A becoming suit is our best advertisement. When we
fit you correctly, suit your taste and sell you a suit that be
comes you, you certainly will advertise our establishment.
HUNDREDS OF OUR BEST CITIZENS are adver-
tising „ur store by wearing our Clothing, It's just the
time of the year, srow, to see ail the new ideas.
Coming in,
aren’t yon?
& HOUSER,
Tie Up-to-Date Clothiers,
420 Third St. MACON, GA.
At Greatly
Reduced Prices.
Fifty new Upright Pianos will ciose ouf^at
greatly reduced prices within the next f6W
weeks. Among them such celebrated makes
as
Steinway, Solimer & Co,, Kranicb
& Bach, $tnltz & Bauer, Basil
& Gests, Lester and Royal.
Call at once and secure one of these bargains
F. A. GUTTENGERGER & CO.,
452 Second st., Macon, Ga.
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