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Perry, Thursday, .Tuyy 24. LOCAL NEW®, Houston Peaches Go to England. As they are the best, the fame of Georgia peaches are. extending throughout the world. Last Thursday “Mr. J. H. Hale, president of the Hale Georgia Orchard Company of near Port Valley, shipped on order^two car loads of peaches to London, Eng land. V < v Of this noteworthy incident, the Port Valley correspondent of' the Macon Telegraph'says: “Port Valley, Ga., July 18- Col. J. H, Hale, president of the ,Hale Georgia* Orchard Com pany of this place, received an or der for and yesterday shipped two cars of peaches | to London, England. “Col. Hale is the largest fruit grower in the world. Besides his immense .orchard acreage here, he has thousands of bearing trees near Glastonbury, Conn., his home. A fine system of grading peaches obtains on his farm and each crate i6 clearly labelled as to the quality of the peach therein. “When the above two cars of peaches arrive at and are distrib uted in London, “Port Valley, Ga.,” will beoome well advertised across the pond, “The people here congratulate Col. JHale upon receiving this significant' and complimentary or der, and express high regard for the good taste displayed by the Britishers.” The Daughters of The Confederacy Will serve ice cream at the all mory,;-Friday, '^July 25. - The v re- union of the Confederate Veterans on that day will give the daugh ters an opportunity to add a nice little sum to the monument fund. The 'following committees |iave been appointed. Soliciting Committee,—Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, Misses Tounsley and Bridger. Committee on Freezing Cream— Mrs. C. T. Lawson, Mrs. W. B. Sims, Mrs. Laura Killen, Mrs. R. N. Holtzclaw, Mrs. W. J. Moore, Mrs. J, H. Hodges, Mrs. C. E. Brunson, Mrs. W. D.“'Bridger. Committee on General Arrange ment.—Mrk. P. M. King, Mrs. L. S. Tounsley, Mrs. E. E, King, Mrs. M, L. Cooper, Mrs. E. L, Dennard. Committee on Serving Cream. Mrs. H. M. Holtzclaw, Mrs. Hugh Lawson, Misses Evelyn and Bessie Nunn, Miss Martha Killen, Miss May Hodges, Miss Lula Hurst, Miss Nena Bridger, Miss Pauline Smoak. Committee on General Arrange ments will please meet at the ar mory Thursday a. m. at 8:80 o’clock. Committee on Freezing Cream will please meet at .the ar mory Friday a. m. at 8:80 o’clock. Secretary. Of a valuable new enterprise at Fort Valley,, the Enterprisesays: “The Port Valley flour and roll- mill building, which is being erected just aoross the railroad from the Harris house, is rapidly nearing completion. “The building will be over fifty feet high and the most modern machinery will be installed tfiere- ‘ overhead there will be an ele- m vator with a capacity of 12,000 bushels of wheat, or 720,000 pounds. This new industry will be of incalculable good to Port Valley, as the farmers from all adjacent counties wiil bring their wheat tQ be ground and while here will nat urally do much trading. “The promoters of this enter prise will also have purchasing agents in all the nearby towns who will pay the highest ifcarket price for wheat—thus encouraging the planting of this necessary commodity. ’ —The business men of Macon anticipate a large cotton crop in Houston county, and the ware housemen will be ready to handle it. Of these, the firm of W. A. Davis & Co. are especially well known to Houston farmers. Their reputation is decidedly good, and the service th^y have performed entitles them -to a full share of patronage. Their advertisement appears in the Home Journal, this week. Read it, and remember they give striotly first-class ser vice. Pleased With Houston. —Work is progressing on the buildings for two valuable indus tries at Fort Valley. A cotton seed oil mill, with capital of $25,- 00o, A. J. Evans, president, will be ready for business by October 15th. The Valley Flour mill, with Mr. W. H. Harris i^resident of the company, is being pushed to completion, with the hope of being ready for business on Au gust 15th. The Port Valley correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution writes as follows of a Missouri owner of fruit orchards in Houston county: “Hon. John G. McNair, of Mis souri, who purchased the large fruit orohards of the Deitzen Bros at this place last year, and who appears this season for the first time as a grower and shipper of peaches from Fort Valley, is cap tivated with this section as a fruit producing one. “He sent several of his skilled foreman assistant to superintend ents to Arkansas yesterday, where he has hundreds of aores in or chards, as well as Missouri, to begin organizing their force of gatherers and packers, preparato ry to handling the crop there which follows close behind this season. “So favorably has Mr. McNair been impressed that this immedi ate vicinity is verily and truly the paradise of the peach, that he now engaged in ( obtaining more land to plant out; in trees.” —A wagon is an essential part of the equipment of every farm, and a good wagon is the only kind a farmer, or anybody else, ought to buy. Heard Bros., the well- known -cotton faotors of Macon, are selling good wagons at correct prices. See their advertisement in this paper. —Mr. J. A. Evans,.for 40 years a resident of Fort Valley, died at his home there last Sunday after noon at 5 o’clock after a lingering illness. He was 75 years old, and for many years was engaged in the mercantile business. He was an honest, upright citizen,and his loss is greatly, regretted. He leaves a wife, daughter, Miss Jennie, and three sous, Messrs. Will, J. A. Jrv, and A. J. Evens. His re mains were interred in Oak Lawn cemetery Monday.—Cor. —This crop of peaches being the third in succession, and good prices having so far been realized, the fruit industry has received a very considerable “boost.” Hun dreds of thousands of trees will be “set out” in Houston next sea son. Wanted 5 young men from Houston county at once to pre pare for Positions in the Govern ment Service—Railway Mail Clerks, Letter Carriers, Custom House and Department Clerks, etc. Apply to Inter-State Corres. Inst., Cedar Rapids, la. —Pretty Patterns, and the best of material in our 50/, 75/ $1.00 qualities of Negligee Shirts. L. M/Paul’s. Wagons ialty at and Buggies a spec- W. D. Day’s. —You’ll get a '50 cents meal for 25 cents at Isaac’s Cafe,Third street, Macon, Ga. i-f-—Slippers going cheap. F. M. Houser. —Ladie’s Under Vests, 15/ quality going at 10/. L. M. Paul Home Cured Hams and Shoul ders for sale at W. D. Day. At Chicago it is estimated that the 1902 crop of corn will aggre gate 2,500,000,000 bushels, the larg est corn crop this country has ever known. This estimate -is made by the vice president of the Santo Fe railroad, which traverses the great corn-growing states of the north west. ^ New Floiir. Mill. gmm Mg - Ladies* Sandals; Patent Leather Slippers and Oxford Ties. On all kinds of Men’s Straw Hats. On all the Dimities, Musi ins,' Figured Lawns, etc., in our store. On odds and ends in Ladies* Shoes. On odds and ends hr Children’s Shoes. Cn Boys* Waists and Pants. On Kabo Summer Corsets. -THE- Fall Term, 1902, -OF- Begins the first Monday in September 1st day-and continues 8^ months. Inoidental fee for resident pupils $2.25; non rdsidents, $2.50. Prof. W. W. Driskell, principal. “ ‘ Mary Kit Misses Annie Bollefcnan and len, Assistants. This is a graded school of high order, and under oompetent instructors it read ily ranks with the best high schools of the state. The inoidental fee must be paid in oash to the seoretary and treasurer'of the board, Mr. B. O. Uoltzolaw, before pupils will be permitted to enter the school. It will be more beneficial »o the ohil dren, more agreeable to the teachers and more satisfactory to the Board of Edu cation and parents if eaoh child is pen mittedto enter on the first day of the term and not be allowed to miss even one reoitation during the entire session Good board can be obtained in private families at from $8 to $10 per month. Any other information oan be obtain ed by addressing either of the under signed. R. N. Holtzclaw, Pres. B. O. Holtzclaw, dec. and Treas. GEORGIA, Houston County: Mrs. Eliza Bowman, widow of T. W, Bowman, has applied for twelve months support for herself aqd 4 minor ohildren from the estate of said deceased. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to appear at the August term, 1902, of tbe Court of Ordinary of said county and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not 'be granted. Witness my offioial signature this July 7, 1902. SAM T. HURST, Ordinary. GEORGIA, Houston County. L. H. Garfield, administrator of the estate of T. B. Ohancey, of said county deceased, has applied for dismission from said trust. Thisia therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the August, term. 1902, of the court of Ordinary of said county,and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not granted. Witness my official signature this July 7, 1902. SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary Cloth Bound Books, 25/ for 1st Book, and 10/ for each exchange, including such authors Braeme, Bradden, Bulwer, as Cary, Clay, Correlli, Henty and many others, at Perry P. O. —My Roller Process Flour mill is still in operation. Will grind for the public at any time. Send me your wheat. I also do a merchant milling business. J. R. Barfield, 8-22, Emerich, Ga, —Box Solder for Canning ; 10/ per bar, at L, M. Paul’s. -Fans cheap. F. M. Houser. GEORGIA—Houston County. E. B. Baldwin has applied for admin istration on the estate of Mrs, V. Irene Murph, late of said county, deceased. This is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the August term 1902, of the court of Ordinary of saic. county and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not granted. Witness my official signature this July 2, 1902. SAM T. HURST, Ordinary. GEORGIA—Houston County. C. C. Richardson has applied for per manent administration, on the estate of T. N. Bowman, late of said county, de ceased. This is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the August term, 1902, of the court of Ordinary of said county and show causey if any they have, why said application should not be granted. Witness my official signature this July 2,1902. SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary. WANTEDCanvassing agents to act as FIELD MANAGERS, who have had specially successful experi ence in selling GEORGIA. Houston County. J. B. Hunt, executor of estate of Mrs ooks, to travel in the merest of employing and training other canvassers Will pay both salary and commission with the view to making the income from the latter large. State fully length of experience, name and num ber of hooks sold, time engaged, etc. None but canvassers of successful experience and capac ity for training and handling men need apply. Address, GUARANTEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 223 North Second Street, St. Louis, Mo. Martha J. Avant, deceased, has applied for dismission from said trust. This is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the August term, 1902, of the court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause,if any they have, why said application should not u ' granted. ' Witness my official signature' this July 2,1902. * SAM. T^ HURST, Ordinary. WE’VE OTTI m On a good many other items not mentioned here. Be sure to call before some one else has the pick of the plums. 'h X=’^‘CriLi. New Store! New Goods! MY STOCK OF i! Furniture, Coffins, Caskets, UNDERTAKERS’ SUPPLIES, is new, choice and complete. I buy direct from the factories, and sell on a small margin of profit. and HR HOME Sewing Mchines. can please you ih goods and prices, Cometoseeme. Mb. J. R. Fudge is with, me and will devote speoial attention to the Sewing Machine d^partmilnt—will carry a Machine to your home and permit a trial be* fore'you purchase. o. 3D^rsr Perry, a be And still there’s more to follow. Whether you are picking rasp berries in the White Mountains, or dreaming dreams in the valley of Wyoming, or sweltering in town, you’ll be glad you bought one of these oodl, stylish and fashionable “Feather -Weights.” Kobody ought to go without?com fortable clothing—it’s all here— everything iii the light-weights and next-to-nothings — and the price doesn’t stand in the way. We have fitted many. Why not you? We await your coming with perfect confidence, as we are sure from our extensive assortment we will fit you satisfactorily. BENSON & HOUSER, THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS, 420 Third St. MACOlSr, GA. E. J, MILLER. 0. J. CLARK. MILLER & AMERICUS. GA. -DEALERS IN- MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS CURBSTONES, STATUARY, ETC. Bears the Signature Of,' • / Dealers in Tennessee, Georgia, Italian and American Marble and European and Domestic Granite. Estimates furnished and contracts made for all kinds of Building Stone. Iron Railing for Cemetery Work a specialty. We have lately added a fully equipped Cutting and Polishing Plant, with the latest Pneumatic tools, and can meet all competition.