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Peaches are here now, and if you need anything like will find them at my place of business, Fred. M. Houser’s It’s a better fence than any other you can get or make, no matter how much you spend or how long you work at fence building, and the big saving of it is that it comes ready-built from the, factory—ready to stretch and staple as soon as your posts are set. Don’t build another rod of fence without going to your dealer a aud examining the You are bound to buy it if you see it, because it speaks for itself of strength, endurance, economy—the fence that fences. If your dealer hasn’t it, write to AMERICAN STEEL AMD WIRE CO., -' rr-ni Chicago, New York, San FrnncUco, ^ Denver* NEWS -— Sidewalk Gleanings. Hnmmunfi :- OF TOWN AND COUNTS i ■ / t —Just make tho best of it. —Full moou next Sunday. No tice the weather then. —Capt. J. H. Powers is at home with his iamily this week. —Regular meeting of Houston Lodge No. 85 F. & A. M. Friday night. —Mr. Eugene Kernighan of Macon visited home folks near Perry this week. —Miss Mary Woodard of near Dennard is in Perry visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. Stafford. —Mr. J. N. Tuttle returned home last Saturday night from an extended visit to relatives in Keutuoky. —Grass is now growing luxuri antly, and those who would make milch hay are well pleased with the proBpecfc. \ —Miss Evelyn Powers has been quite ill for about four weeks, but we are glad to learn that she is now improving. —sons and daughters of Gonfederaao Veterans, of Wellston aud vicinity, will soon enjoy their annual pionio. | —The late rains benofiitted the corn crops in Houston immensely, saving the farmers thousands of dollars m value. —The rains of Friday, Satur day, and Sunday night covered ' the county aud the crops are very much improved. , —Veterans from Qvery Beotion of the county, we are Informed, will attend the reunion at Perry on the 25th inst., Friday of*uext week. —A fine mule belonging to Mr. Will Gilbert, wo regret to learn, was killed by lightning one day last week, on his farm near Hen derson. ‘•Wh'at do you know?” “Nothing worth telling.’’ This question and answer illus trate the effort and the result of this Scribe’s search after news for publication; not once only, but often. However earnest the effort may be to secure all the current local news for publication, the desired news cannot be secured unless those know are gracious enough to tell it. Once we inquired of a young man, “How is your Father.” The reply was startling: “Why, he’s been dead a month? We didn’t know. ' Nobody told us until we asked about him, though he was a friend living only 14 miles away in the same county. Several weeks ago a prominent young farmer was married, yet the fact was not published in eith er of the county papers. Nobody reported the fact. Similar incidents by the score could be mentioned, yet the coun ty paper is expected t<5 contain all the readable county news. We are ready and willing to publish it if those who.yknow will only till us. If you don’t see us write. The editor knows only of that he sees, unless somebody tells him. He can’t see everything He is willing and anxious to learn of others, and will use judiciously t^he knowledge thus obtained Tell us who’s here from some where else, and who’s somewhere else from here, and all other things of local interest. This ap plieB to all sections of the county We’ll print it all, if we have space, and it don’t come in too late. We are really anxious to know what other people know, in order that we may. in- print tell it to Jiundreds of- other people who don’t'know. —Work lias commenced on the erection of a cotton seed oil mill at Fort Valley. Mr. Albert S. • Evans is president of the incorpo rated company. —In county court Monday three negro men were oouvioted of gambling, and sentenced to six months in the chain gang, ov to pay a fine of $20 each. —Half a dozen couples of Per ry young people went out tb Nor- wooij Springs in a wagon Tuesday . and*enjoyed a picnic, the guests ! of Miss Lizzie Riley. ' - —In Perry Tuesday we heard a farmer of the Lower Town dis trict offering for sale 500 bushels of wheat to a Houston mill owner. We presume they made a trade. i —If Perry business men would , arrange to make something here to sell, more people could make a living liere,. Then in due course of time we could all “make things hum,” ■r-Our subscription lists havo been transferred to a new book, and there may be some inadver tent omissions. If any subscriber ‘ fails to receive his paper, please notify us at onoe. -7-We regret to learn that a fine mule belonging to Mr. Dan Thompson,’of the. Upper Town district, t was killed by lightning last Saturday morning. His barn was considerably damaged. —The Home Journal editor re grets very much that he was una ble to attend the convention of ' the Georgia Weekly Press Associ ation that met at Quitman' Tues day. , From Quitman the editors go to Tybee for a seashore outing of several days. —Fruit growers in Houston are Well pleased with the returns from their shipments of peaches. El- bertas are being shipped now. It is said the territory around Fort Valley and Marshallville will ship more peaches than all the balance of the state. -We heard a negro farmer say yeterday: “Some folks won’t nev er make no good crops, I don’t keer what sort o’ seasons dey have. Dey won’t work right, about corn. A heap o’ corn Death of Mrs. Melvin. Mrs. Minnie T. Melvin, wife of Mr. Wm A. Melvin, died at her home in Fort Valley Tuesday eve ning of last week. The burial was at Oak Lawn cemetery Wedues day afternoon Mrs Melvin,had been in declin ing health for a considerable time and for eight weeks prior to her death she had been confined to her bed. She was a most estima ble Christian lady, daughter the late Mr. James Turrentine of near Perry, The bereaved family consists of the husband and six children, and in their sorrow they have the sin cere sympathy of their many friends Personal Mention. A. C. Riley, Jr., of Fort Val ley, is visiting friends in Perry. —Miss Louise Ragiu of Hawk- insville is visiting relatives in Perry. Mr. E. E. Miller of Center Point, Ala., is visiting home folks at Perry. •Mr. Charlton Giles of Atlan ta is visiting relatives and friends in Perry. -Mr. J. L. Houser of Macon visited his brother in Perry last Saturday. —Mrs. M. A. Hodges is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. R. Talton, near Bonaire. -Mr. John Hose and son, of near Culloden, are visiting rela tives near Perry. —Mr. E. K. Ragin of Hawkins- ville visited his mother and sis ters in Perry last Sunday. -Editor Shepard of the Fort Valley Leader was among his friends in Perry last Monday. —Mrs. Oscar Conner and chil d.ien of Cordele are visiting her aunt,* Mrs. S. R. Talton, near Bo naire. —Mr. R. 0. Pate and family ar\e in Perry visiting the family of Judge C. C. Duncan, Mrs. Pate’s father. -^-Col. M. Kunz has charge of the Clerk’s office at the court house ^during the absence of Mr. M. A. Edwards. —Miss Nora Edwards was in Hawkinsville visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. E. K. Ragin, Monday and Tuesday. —Messrs. M. A. Edwards and E. K. Braselton left Perry Monday for North Georgia, and will spend about a week at Atlanta, Rome and other points. —Judge and Mrs. S. T. Hurst visited their son at Birmingham, Ala., last week. Sam had been sick, but he was very much better when his parents left Birmingham last Friday evening. , You —Postal money orders can now be secured at the post-office at PowerBville. H. W. English, P. M. -Best all-wheat Flour at Tharp’s Mill. Try it. of —Another big lot of all the Standard Bleechings just received. Good |ycl Bleeching at 5/, 4-4 8/, Best 4-4 10/. L. MX Paul’s. — Fruit Jars. F. M. Houser, HOUSTON SHERIFF’S SALES. Edwin Martin, Rudolph Schill ing, Tom Adkins, John Hodgbs itn.d Rob Holtzclaw, the team from the Perry Rifles that attend ed the state military rifle practice at Macon, returned home last Sat urday. They didn’t capture any trophies, but their recordan tar get practice was superior to that of quite a number of the compa ny teams. In match No- 1 their total score was '244, while 28 teams made a smaller score each. Thirteen teams made a better score. The boys stood the camp life very well, none of them ex cept Schilling having been at all sick during the encampment. The encampment was well conducted, an excellent school of military in struction and rifle j practice. , will be made in Houston county De late dis year. I done seen it. corn will make good, and dere’s lots o’ late corn.” —While in Perry last Monday, Editor Shepard of the Fort Valley Leader said that Mr. W. H. Har ris and other prominent Fort Val ley citizens would “set out” many thousand peach trees next season. These gentlemen have not hereto fore engaged in peach growing, though able to do so, and their conversion shows that the belief is growing that the peach industry is here to stay and will increase con tinually. Editor Shepard says that about half a million fruit trees will J>e set out around Fort Valley next season, including a large number in Crawford county. —An oil mill, or any other kind of mill or factory, at Perry would operate to lubricate the machi nery of trade, whereby business would move smoothly to larger proportions and greater aggregates profits. Will be sold before the court house door in the town of Percy, Houston county, Gal between the legal hours of salo, on the first, Tuesday in August, 1902, the following property, to-wit: That House and Lot iu the town of Fort Valley, Houston county, Ga,, bounded on the west by Pine street, north by Haniet Davis and Gindy Woodard, east by O. G. Gray and John A. Houser and south by lot of Will Whitfield; the laud being the lot where on defendants now reside. Levied on and to be Bold as the property of defend ant, to satisfy a fifa for the Justice court of 528th distriot G. M. of said county, iu favor of F. W. Gauo vs Gurry Vright and Margaret Wright. Levy made by Constable B. Smisson fand turned over to me for sale. AIsj at the same time and place, that one acre of land more or less, containing a dwelling house, situated in the village of Ganoville in the 9fch District of Hons ton county, Ga,, bounded north by Pub lic road, east byScuffietown Road, south by lot of Will James. This property be ing the land whereon Defendant now resides. Levied on beiug sold as the property of Defendant to satisfy a fifa from Justichj Court 5‘28th district G. M said county in favor cf F. W- Gano vs W. Bailey. Levy made by Constable B. Simpson, turned over to me for sale Also at same time and place, all that tract of land lying and being in the sixth district of Houston county, Ga., and described as follows: Parts of lots Nos. 108 and 117, containing 150 acres more or less, bounded on the north by lands of Jno. H. Giles, east by lands of the estate of Thomas Hardison and Jno. F. Lowe, south by public road from Tay lor to Byron, west by lands of O. O. Bateman and John H. Giles. Said prop, erty being the lands whereon, Henry G. Hardison and Mrs. Ella M. Hardison now reside. Levied on and to be sold as the property of the said Henry G. and Mrs. Ella M.Hardison and found in their possession, to satisfy a fifa from Macon county superior court in favor of Mary N. Lewis vs H. G. Hardison Whisky Go., and lElla Hardison, principal, and J. D. Hardison and J. W. Hurdle, security; and subject to a mortgage held by Secu rity Investment Go. of Bridgeport Con necticut. July 9th, 1902. M. L. COOPER, Sheriff. A Slaughter of Colored Lawns and Wash Goods. All to go at and Less than cost. Silk Stripe Grenadines Silk Linens Silk and Cotton Tissues \ . -y French and Persian Lawns Colored Organdies Hosiery, 'Wash Silks Ladies’ Gauze Vests Madras, etc. W. 3D. 1B I means the same on shoes that Sterling does on silver. If you want a GOOD shoe try Selz Royal Blue Shoe. We guarantee every pair to give satisfaction and good wear. Selz stands behind us and we stand behind Selz Shoes,. If we cannot fit you in stock* your order will be filled in a few days. Give us a trial, and il our shoes do not give perfect satisfaction we will make it all right. See tnat the name Selz is on your shoes, for > Selz Shoes Make Your JFeet Glad. FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.