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tms Mqmb 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.