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Pbbby, Thursday, August 15.
LOCAL NEWS.
GROCERIES
Death of Mrs. Tuttle.
Romulus Williams Re-sentenced.
Mrs. Maty Elizabeth Tuttle,! At a special session of Hous-
wife of Mr. James N. Tuttle, died, ton Superior Court last Thursday
at their home, the Perry Hotel, at j morning, Judge Felton re-sentenc-
noon last Thursday. j ed Bomulus Williams, who had
Attended by sorrowing relatives ' had been convicted of murder at
and many friends, the burial was j the last April term of Houston
in Evergreen Cemetery Friday Superior court. The case was
morning. " “ carried to Supreme court, and
The death of Mrs. Tuttle was ; there the judgement of the court
SPECIAL NOTICE!
FROM
W. B. SIMS’
are of the best quality, fresh
AND
delivered promptly.
the last two years her health winter, returning from a frolic, in
steadily declined, and during the the public road near the farm
last six months she suffered a houee of Mrs. M. F. Tharp,
great deal, being confined to her! The sentence is that Williams
bed most of the time. j must be hung within an inclosure
She was a native of of Houstod • at the jail in Perry, on Friday,
county, daughter of Mr. William' the 6th day of September next.
Postell, and was 57 years old last! No one will be permitted to wit-
February. On April 9th, !877,. ness the hanging except relatives
she was married at Fort Valley to of the condemned man, the nec
Mr. James N. Tuttle, and since essary guards and the physicians
yOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. '»then their home has been in Per- appointed by the court.
Ity- | After delivering the seutence,
She was a member of the Meth- : Judge Felton said" that he was sat-
odist church, and her great and j isfied that this crime, -and many
practical benevolence relieved 1 others, was directly due to the
want and suffering whenever she . practice of carrying concealed
found opportunity. Charity was \ weapons indiscriminately by the
with her a Christian duty, and! negroes
she sought out those who needed
—Best Clo.th Collar 50/ at
Fred M. Houser’s.
—For 25 cents you can get 7
boxes Ivory starch.
J. D. Martin, Jr.
READY TO SERYE TOIL
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.
BEN J. DASHER,
Attorney-at-Law,
MACON, GA.
Office in Exchange Bank Buildin .
Will practice in Courts of Macon Circuit
Special attention to collections.
J. R7 SIMS,
OPERATIVE DENTIST.
Crown and Bridge Work.
Office Near Perry Hotel, Main Street,
PERRY, GA.
w. H. HARRIS,
DENTIST.
Successor to Dr. W. A. Blassengame.
OFFICE OVER DOW DAW BANK,
FORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA
c. z. mcarthur,
DENTIST,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Office over Slappey’s Drugstore.
Administrator's Notice.
All persons holding claims against the
estate of R. S. Rutherford will present
them to me properly proven, and all per
sons indebted to said estate will make
payment to me.
M. A. Edwards, Adm’r.
July 13th, 1901.
Fred. M. Houser.
Here are a few Real
Bargains:
A good Woman’s Shoe, 90c.
A good Man’s Shoe, $1.00.
Good yard wide Sheeting, 5c yard.
Bed Ticking, 5c per yard and up.
Good Stiff Straw Hats, 25c.
t9 lb sack Straight Flour,
241b sack Straight Flour,
20 pounds Good Rice,
^ 35c.
45c.
$1.00.
Of course in all these lines we ear
ly better qualities, but these are bar
gains and are all right.
Fred. M. H OUSER.
Crimson
Clover.
Wood’s Seeds.
We Rave issued a
very interesting
little eireularabout
Crimson Clover,
giving the experi
ence of successful
growers—telling
about sowing-In
corn fields at the
last working—value
for improving poor
land—use both for
Choice New Seed. wgg|S|£*J||
Write for price and gSJSJfJSd otter
special circular tell- JEjy£SSt&
ing all about this in this crop. Mailed
Cf0 p > free upon request.
J. W. WOOD & SONS,
(SEEDSMEN,- - RICHMOND, VA.
•WOOD’S FAT.Ti CATALOGUE issued in Aug,
tells aU about Winter Vetches, Crimson
Clover, Rape, Rust Proof and Winter
Oats, Seed Wheats, Grass and
... Clover Seeds;
Vegetable Seeds for Fall Wanting.
Hyacinths, Tulips, etc.
Catalogue mailed free. Write for it.
not unexpected, as she had been
in imperfect health since she suf
fered from a stroke of partial pa
ralysis eight years ago. During
below was confirmed
Our readers will remember that
Williams waar convicted of killing
Adam Hunnicut one night last
such attention.
Her husband, adopted daugh
ter, two sisters and a brother,
Mrs. Jackson of Savannah, Mrs.
Lyons and Mr. Geo. P. Postell of
Macon, all of whom attended the
burial Miss Talitha and Mr.Rob-
ert Tuttle, sister and brother of
the bereaved husband, also
from Kentucky in response to a
telegram. Mr. James Postell and
daughter,uncle and cousin,' of Ft..
Valley also attended the burial.
The bereaved husband, daugh
ter and other relatives have the
sincere sympathy of their many
friends.
Mr. Tuttle requests us to ex
press his sincere thanks . to the
ladies who ware so kind and ten
der in their attention to Mrs.
Tuttle during her last illness and
at the death bed.
Though the coming of Judge
Felton and Solicitor Brunson had
not been Announced except to of
ficers of the court, at least 100
persons, more than half of them
negroes, were in the court room
when the sentence was delivered
Within half an hour after his
arrival, Judge Felton was at the
came depot, ready for the-return train.
— Harvey English, the roof
painter who came to Perry frotn
Albany about three weeks ago
Solicitor Brunson remained in
Perry until Saturday afternoon.
The President
of the American Federation of
Labor, Union 8,215, says; “I am
using your Dr. Cadwell’s Syrup
Pepsin myzelf and in my family,
and find it does lots of good.—
Yours truly, Geo. C. Campbell,
Clinton, Iowa. Sold by druggists.
—For’25/ you can get 7 bars of
Santa Claus Soap.
J. D. Martin, Jr.
—The best Men’s Shoe that has
ever been offered for the price,
finished his work here Wednesday $2.50 pair. W. D. Day.
of last week, and from Perry he
went to Tifton. He painted
nearly'every tin roof in the town,
and his work gave general satis
faction. He claims that his paint
is tlie best known for metal roofs,
and his claim is upheld by peo
ple for whom he has worked. Be
sides being a good painter, he is
clever, prompt and reliable.
—In the game of base ball be
tween Perry and Marshallville
teams last Thursday, at Marshall
ville, the score was 11 to 7 against
the Perry team. Until the 7th
inning the game belonged to the
visitors, but a bunch of errors de
moralized the Perry boys, and the
balance of the game was Mar-
shallville’s way.
—Mr. Houston Houser returned
home last Saturday from his trip
to SanFrancisco and other points
of interest in the west. Miss Lu
la, who was with him, remains a
while with relatives at Halesboro,
Texas.
—Mr. Fred M. Houser has been
exceedingly happy since Monday
morning. He is grand-pa now.
The youngster is the first-born
son of Mr. and Mrs. It. P, Hoi-
linshead of Fort Valley.
Mr. L. F. Cater again has his
store in Perry open and ready for
business. His stock is entirely
new and choice, and he needs no
introduction to our readers. See
his advertisement.
—The material to repair the
Perry school building is being
placed on the ground. The
will be commenced at once, and
finished in time for the school to
open on the appointed day-the
first Monday in September.
—There will be an ice cream
festival at the armory on Mon
day evening, August 26th.
—5 Fans, Small Palm Leaf, for
5/. Half price at L. M. Paul’s
—Buggies, Wagons and harness
at Fred M. Houser’s.
-THE-
Fall Term, 1901,
-OF—
Perry Public School
Begins the first Monday in September—
2nd day—and continues 3months.
Incidental fee for resident pupils $2 25;
non-residents $2.50.
Prof. W. W. Driskell, Principal.
Misses Annie Holleman and Mary Kil-
len, Assistants.
This is a graded school of high order,
and under competent instructors it read
ily ranks with the best high schools of
the state.
The incidental fee must be paid in
cash to the secretary and treasurer of
the board, Mr. B. O. Holtzclaw, before
pupils will be permitted to enter the
school.
It will be more beneficial to the chil
dren. more agreeable to the teachers and
more satisfactory to the Board of Edu-
cationand and parents if each child is
permitted to enter on the first day of the
term and not be allowed to miss even
one recitation during the entire session.
Good Board can be Obtained in private
families at from $8 to $10 per month.
Any other information can be obtain
ed by addresssing either of the under
signed. R. N. BoltzcxiAW, Pres.
B. C. Uoltzclaw, Sec. and Treas.
GEORGIA—Houston County.
U. V. Whipple, executor ef estate of
G. M. T. Fedgin, deceased, has applied
for leave to sell certain lands belonging
work to the "estate of said deceased.
This is therefore to cite aU persons con
cerned to appear at the September term,
1901, of the court of Ordinary of said
county and show cause, if any they have,
why said application should not be
granted.
Witness my official signature this
August 5, 1901. ^
SAM T. HURST, Ordinary .
—Pretty lot of 8 Day Clocks
just received at L. M. Paul’s,
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
GEORGIA; Houston County.
E. B. Hose, executor of estate of Ade
line Mclovale, deceased, has applied for
dismission from said trust.
This is therefore to cite all persons con-
1901, of the court of Ordinary of said
cemed to appear at the Novembei term,
county, and show cause, if any they have,
why said application should not be
granted.
Witness my official signature this
August 5th, 1901.
SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary.
SIG- OZE*
C5-OOIDS. .
TUESDAY, AUGUST SO.
On the abve named date The Columbia
Tailoring Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, will
have a special representative, an experi
enced cutter and fitter of clothing, at our
place who will display a fine line of
goods. This company guarantees a fit,
and also guarantees the lowest prices for
the high grade ot work they do.
We invite you to come in and look
through the line, and let us order you
a suit.
Xj. :m: if-A-TTY..
ALL PAST KEC0PDS BROKEN
...in...
LOW PRICES AT W. D. DAY’S STORE.
You can huy any and all Summer Goods almost at your
own price, as I am anxious to sell these goods in order to
make room for my Fall and Winter stock. It will interest
you to call and see hpw cheap I can price all washable goods.
I have a great bargain to offer in Oxford Ties that cost
from $1.50 to $2.25 pair. Price now 50c. pair.
Men’s and Boys’ Straw Hats at almost yofir own price;
rather sell them at one-half cost than carry them over. If
there should occur any reasonable difference of opinion in
regard to values, I will make the concession. I am anxious
to close out all Summer Goods.
Wagons and Buggies a Specialty.
Bagging and Ties in time for Cotton.
By being, in position to get the very best prices for cotton
the coining season, I hope to handle three or four thousand
W. D. DAY. Perry, Ga.
If You Want Anything
m
BEDROOM SUITES, PARLOR SUITES,
DINING TABLES, SIDEBOARDS, CHAIRS
DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES,
BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, WINDOW SHADES
AND POLES, BABY CARRIAGES, ETC.,
You can save money at _
Paul’s Furniture Store.
A complete line of COFFIN'S and CASKETS always
on hand.
GOERGE PAUL, Perry, Ga.
Mr. J. Henry King
announces that he is now with the
STRONG SHOE CO. s
and will be pleased to have his friends call
when in Macon. All mail orders will have
his prompt attention.
308 Second Street.