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Sidewalk Gleanings.
LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN AKD^OWTI
—The Biveet potato crop is well
Btarted.
—Crops are unusually “ragged,”
Bay farmers.
—The first dewberries of the
season were sold in Perry last
Monday.
—Mr. W. E. Warren of Powexs-
yille was with friends in Perry
last Saturday.
—Bankrupt sale of land at Per
ry next Tuesday, between the le
gal hours of sale.
—Mrs. N. E. Cox is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. E. Swanson,
at Memphis, Tenn.
-Mrs. M. L. Holtzclaw is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. L. B. Robe
son, at Marietta.
—Mrs. Laura Davis of Macon is
in Perry visiting the family of
Maj. M. L. Cooper.
—Several carloads of Houston
peaches may be shipped to north
ern markets this week.
—Mr. Leonard Callaway of Ma
con is in Perry visiting relatives,
the family of Mr. J. A. Riley.
—Minutes of the County Com
missioners’ Court held last Tuesr
day will be published next week.
—Mrs. Clara Johnston of Hunt
ington is in Perry visiting the
family of her uncle, Mr. G. C.
Nunn;.
—Mrs. W. P. Short, daughter
and two sons are in Perry visiting
Mrs. Ella Woodard and other
friends.
■—Two weeks later a plentiful
crop of blackberries will add to
the complications of the labor
problem.
—Mr. J. M. Wood of Atlanta
is in Perry the guest of Mr. H. P.
Houser. They were class chums
at Emory.
—Miss Edna Harrison, who has
been teaching school at Wellston,
returned to her home at Hayne-
ville last week.
—Everything pertaining to
farm work, including the weather,
has been out of plumb since the
new year began.
—Mrs. J. A. Riley returned
home last week from . a visit to
relatives at Macon and a trip to
Indian Springs.
—Mr. A. H. Woodard and fam
ily of McDonald, Ga., are visiting
the family of his father, Judge I.
T. Woodard, near Dennard.
—Mrs. W. F. Houser of Macon
is visiting the family of her fath
er, Hon. S. S. Taylor, in the Low
er 14th district of Houston coun
ty-
—The grass crop in Houston is
exceptionally vigorous, but the
farmers say much of it is mixed
with other crops—especially cot
ton.
—The first peaches offered for
sale in Perry this season were
brought to town last Saturday by
Mr. C. A. Thurmund.
has
—The oldest inhabitant
never before known so much un
chopped cotton in June as there
is now in Houston county.
—The school at Small Academy
closed last Tuesday, and a very
interesting program of exercises
was presented that night.
—Mr. S. H. Haddock, wife and
daughter, of Haddock’s, Jones
county, are in Perry visiting the
family of Mr. j. H. Hodges, and
other relatives.
—Opposition to Houston Coun
ty Court is again being agitated,
and a bill to abolish the Court
may be before the next session of
the Georgia legislature.
—There, will be a meeting of the
Perry Board of education next
Friday afternoon,' and teachers of
Perry Public School for the next
school year will be elected.
—Misses Bessie Houser, Carrie
Riley and Leone Marshburn, who
have been attending college at Ma
con and LaGrange, have returned
home for the summer vacation.
—There are indications that a
gentleman of Byron is in training
the state
to be a candidate for
senate next year. Representative
Jichardson is not the gentleman
of .whom .we. write.--. _
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Commencement Perry Public School. Can't Entertain Company E.
The commencement exercises of
Perry Public School will begin at
the college building at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning, June 6th.
The program will include mu
sic, recitations, Salutatory by
Miss Blossom Davis, Valedictory
by Miss Gussie Riley, apd speech
es by the young men graduates.
The members of the graduating
class are Misses Gussie Riley and
Blosson Davis, John Hodges and
Gordon Rogers.
The diplomas and medal will
be delivered by Maj. R. N. Holtz*
claw.
• The program for the concert
Thursday night will consist of 27
mumbers, including music, open
ing address, recitations, tableaux,
dialogues, character drills, etc.
We dare say the presentation
will afford much pleasure to all
who attend.
It will be advisable for all to go
early, so the exercises may begin
promptly, and the conclusion not
too long delayed.
Perry Ball Team Challenged.
Mr. J. N. Tuttle has organized
the Perry Juvenile “Bawl” team
and has challenged the base ball
team of Perry to play a game on
the fourth of July. . He will in
sist that po change be . made in
the team as it played with the
Marshallville team. He further
says he is confident of success and
stands ready to put up $200 to
$100 on his team of youngsters.
The Juvenile team as organ
ized, is as follows :
Milton Riley, C.
Lawton Puncan, P.
Ellis Smith, 1st B.
John Winn, 2nd B.
Clarence Brunson, 3rd B.
Warren Holland, S. S.
Howard Jdoore, L. F.
Joe Gilbert, G. F.
Clarke Holtzclaw, R. F.
Duncan Cater, j
Tom Cater, ( Umpires.
Wm. Houser Scorer.
J. N. Turtle, Manager.
—Two games of baseball were
played in Perry last week, between
Marshallville and Perry clubs.
The game Wednesday afternoon
was Perry’s way by a score of 10
to 0 at the close Cf the 4th inning,
but at the wind up the game was
28 to 19 in favor of the visiting
club. Thursday morning the game
was not completed, but the score
was again in favor of the visitors
—12 to 9. There was plenty of
play and much fun, but there
wasn’t much merit in either game.
The Perry, boys had not played
before this year, and the hands of
several of then were considerably
bruised.
—Tax Receiver Stafford filled
his special appointment at Perry
Tuesday, and will be at Fort Val
iev Friday. He says there is a
considerable amount of property
yet unreturned, and that all will
be doubled taxed who do not make
their returns before the 20th of
June. He will not make any oth
er appointment, but will receive
all returns offered at his home be
fore the date above named.
-rHouston farmers have never
before been so utterly unable to
solve the labor problem as now.
Very few farmers can hire enough
laborers to do the necessary farm
work, the price demanded is high
er than heretofore, and the great
majority of the “Lands” are alto
gether unreliable. In self-defense
our farmers will be compelled to
use labor-saving machinery and
implements.
—Of the seventy-six applicants
who “stood” the Public school
examination at Perry last Satur
day, fifty-five wkre negroes. The
whites were accommodated in the
college building, and the negroes
in the court house. Several days
will necesserily elapse before Com
missioner Smith can examine and
pass upon all the papers.
—The Grovania school will close
next Friday, and at 3 o’clock p.
m. Mr. W. F. George will deliver
a literary address. He is a recent
graduate of Merqer University,
and last year was awarded the
state championship med^l in an.
intercollegiate oratorical contest
at Atlanta.
—Lhave a few tons of fine Acid
■Phospate for sale, W. D. Day.
Several days ago we received a
letter from Mr. J. N. Barker, of
near Bonaire, in which he says he
will be unable to entertain the
veterans of Company K. at their
annual reunion in July next, as
was expected.
At the last reunion Mr. Barker
asked for the privelege of enter
taining the reunion at his home
this year, and he was elected host
for the occasion.
Recently, however, a brother
and grand-child of Mr. Barker
died, and now members of his
family are sick, himself included.
These providential hindrances
are such that Mr. Barker says he
cannot entertain the reunion,
very much to his regret, and there
fore asks to be excused.
If our memory is correct, Mr.
Clayton Sasser was elected alter-
host, and the duty and privilege
of entertaining the reunion in Ju
ly next will devolve upon him.
However, there will be an offi
cial announcement in due season.
Baptist Union Meeting.
On invitation of the Hattie
Baptist church the next meeting
of the Houston County Baptist
Union will be held with them on
the fifth Saturday and Sunday
in this month.
A splendid, program has been
arranged which will include some
of the best preachers in the Re-
hoboth Association. The fact
that Rev. W.L. Cutts, the pastor,
will have charge, and the well
known hospitality of the people
around Hattie, assures both spir
itual and temporal food to the
edification of all who attend.
The program will be published
mat week. X.
Be Prepared.
On next Sunday morning I pro
pose asking my congregation to
contribute to the various collec
tions ordered by the annual con
ference.
Hope each one will be in their
place Sunday and respond liber-
ally.
I take advantage of this oppor
tunity to notify you in order to
save me the trouble of seeing each
One privately.
B. E. ‘Whittington, Pastor.
Good Price for GoodGook.
A gentleman at Winnsboro,
Texas, offers $12 a month and
railroad fare, for a good cook,
white or black. Application must
be made to Miss Nora Edwards,
and be ready to leave Perry by the
20th of June. The gentleman in
question is, a nephew of Mr. M. A.
Edwards, and Miss Nora will leave
Perry on the 20th to visit the
family.
—Mr. Jake Heard of near Macon
wants to secure the services of a
Houston county woman to assist
his wife in her domestic duties.
Good wages to the right person.
Machine Needles,
Bands, Oil and Fixtures at the
Singer Office next to the Perry
Hotel. Geo. W. Kunz, Agent.
Sweet Breatli
is a companion to a well-ordered
stomach. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pep
sin keeps the stomach in order—the
breath pure and sweet. Sold by
druggists.
Corn and Oats for Sale.
I have for sale 1500 bushels of
Corn, ahd 300 bushels Feed Oats,
jull. A. A. Smoak, Perry j Ga.
Baled Hay Por Sale.
On farm four miles east of Per
ry on road to Tivola. S Bonner.
—Meat, Meal, Corn and Oats at
close figures, at Fred M. Houser's.
READY TO SERYE 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 cent: 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.
WANTED—An Agent in Houston
County for our Novelty Shew Card
Signs. Agents are making $4 to $5
ir day. Only one agent appointed
a bounty. Send 15c. for sample,
terms and catalogue. The Echo
Novelty Co., Echo, New York.
Subseribe.-for The Home Journal.
RACKET STORE.
¥e are adding to our long list of Match
less Bargains. “See if we don’t below.”
Our Men’s
^Negligee Shirts
can't be beat.
Extra quality
50c each.
Rubber Heels
for men, “can’t
pull off kind,”
25c pair. The
same in ladies’
sizes, 25c pair.
A iiice Sewing
Basket as per cut
25c each Smaller
size 19c each.
Safety Tins,
Lindsay’s 3c
dozen.
Our 20x41 inch
Pure Linen
v Towel
with fringe, at
22c is an un
heard of price.
A good
Swing
Razor
Strop.
16 inch-1
es long,
genuine horsehide, worth 25c M
for 13c.
We have nice quality
Side Combs
from 5c to 20c pair.
Clinton’s 7c dozen.
We have a large
uni || “Uubreakable”
Rubber Fine Comb
for 9c each.
Pish Hooks,
long or short shank,
2 dozen for 5c.
Box,
10c.
Nice Quality
Toilet Paper,
500 sheets to
package,
5c package.
Patented Nutmeg
Grater, “no more
cut fingers,”
10c each.
Boys 2 Bladed
10c Pocket Knife
for 5c.
Hooks and Eyes,
6 dozen (or 3 cards
for 5c—best made.
The Genuine
Boston Garter
\I J J for men at
H 20c pair.
The best made.
6 quart
Strainer
Milk Pails
22c each.
A 5c
Tin Mug
for
4c.
The best Sand Pa- m
per, fine or coarse,
2 sheets for 5c
Patented Steel Hal
ter Chain with snap
and latch ring, 54
ins. long, 15c each.
Ask for Coupon Tickets.
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
Just a little better, just a little newer, just a little some
thing that makep them more desirable than those you get.
elsewhere.
A becoming suit is our best advertisement. When we
fit you correct^? 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-
rising store by wearing our Clothing. It’s just the
time of the year, irow, to see all the new ideas.
Coming in,
aren’t yon?
BENSON & HOUSER,
The Up-to-Date Clothiers,
420 Third St. MACOH, GA.
Pianos
At G-reatly
Reduced Prices.
Fifty new Upright Pianos will dose oat at
greatly reduced prices within the next few
weeks. Among them such celebrated makes
as
Steinway, Sohmer & Co., Kranich
& Bacb, Stultz & Bauer, Bush
& Gests, Lester and Royal.
Call at once and seenre one of these bargains
F. A. GUTTENGERGER & CO.,
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