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Gleanings. OF TGWU AND CCTOTY m Courfc of Ordinary next Mqn- -Oouuty Commissioners’ courfc next Tuesday. —Sheriff’s sale before the court house door next Tuesday. —Miss May Hodges is visiting relatives at Chipley, Fla. —Recent rains insure a plenti ful hay crop in Houston. —Corn that was planted late will muice a splendid crop. —Preaching at the Perry Pres byterian churoh next Sunday. —Fodder pulling will very soon bo the regular order of farm work. —The county jury commission ers will be in session next Mon day, —Miss Mary Kilien has return ed home from a visit to relatives in North Georgia. —Mr. Z. T. Houser of Dublin is in Perry visiting his father. Judge John !I. Houser. —A large crowd of oolored folks attended the lunacy trial of a ne gro woman last Monday. —Protracted religious servioes at Small Academy next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. —In some sections cotton has been damaged by excessive rain within the last two weeks. —Miss Marilu Wellons is in Charleston, S. 0., visiting her sister, Mrs. J. V. Wallace. —Mts. M, L. Crouch of Dawson has been tho guest of Mrs. L. F. Cater since the middle of Inst week. —Mrs Glms F Cater and son, John McCaw, are in Perry visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. C F Cooper. —Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Riley of Macon were in Perry last Sunday, the guests of Capfc. and Mrs. C. E. Gilbert. —New cotton baskets are on the market in Perry, and cotton picking will be in full progress within a few weeks. —More than the usual amount of lightning and thunder accom panied the rain at and around Perry last Thursday. —Mr. T. J. Digby of Baldwin county was in Perry from last Friday to Tuesday visiting his daughter, Mrs J. B. Kunz. —Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin of Hakw- insville were the guests of Mr and Mrs. S. L. Norwood, near Perry, several days last week. —An article in memory of Mr John W. T. Howard, late of near Kathleen, will be published in the Homis Journal next week. —Mr. John J. Cater and' two children of Forsyth are in Perry visiting the families of his broth ers, Mr. L. F. and Dr. R. L. Ca ter. —The first boll of open cotton we have seen this season was brought to town last Wednesday from the farm of Mr. D. Follen dore. —Many Houston farmers are disappointed that arrangements have not been made for a county fair next fall. Is it too late to begin now? —Mr. and Mrs. Williams of P.inehurst were in Perry from last Friday to Tuesday visiting the pa rents of Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miller. —Mr. J. B. Clark, of the Upper 14th district, has our thanks for a Blue Gem watermelon that weighed 52 pounds. He brought it in when he came to the reunion last Friday. —Mr. Carey E. Solomon of Montezuma was among the vete rans at the reunion last Friday and he remained here until Mon day, the guest of his sister, Mrs C. R. Faulk in Perry, and of his half brother, Mr. E. L. Dennard near town. —Rev. J. W. Simmons will preach next Sunday 11 a. m. at Providence, and 8 p. m at Small Academy. The meeting at Small Academy will continue through three days. Services each day at ~ a. m. tnd 8 p. m. AU are cor- lly invited to attend. MB Houston County Veterans’ Reunion. Headqurters Houston Camp, 880 Perry, Ga., July 25fch, 1905. At’ a meeting of Confederate veterans held this day for the purpose of reorganizing Houston Gamp, No. 880, C. C. Duncan was called to the chair and J. D. Mar tin acted as adjutant. On motion, all Confederate vet erans present were invited to en roll their names, ages and com mand to which they belonged dur ing the war betweeu the states. All present did so. On motion, all who wished to beoome members or to participate m the re-organization of Houston Camp, No. 880, came forward and paid the yearly dues to secretary. On motion, organization was then perfected by the election of C. C. Duncan, Commander, J. D. Martin, Adjutant, Rev. J. W. Simmons, Chaplain. On motion, a standing commit tee of five, to be known as the memorial committee,was appoint ed by the commander, as follows: J. W. Mathews, J. W. Wimberly, J. T. Walker, O. R. Flournoy, J. D. Martin. It is the duty of this committee to report a memorial on the death of every Confederate Boldier who dies a member of this camp. Comrades throughout the coun ty are requested to ’seno names and biography of ex-Confederate soldiers who die to the abjutant, that they may be put on record for preservation. The following deaths were re ported since last meeting: Com rades George Johnson, W. M. Bar ker, Jesse Barker, T. B. Chancey, Maj. J. M. Culpepper, Gen. C. D. Anderson, Capfc. J. B. James, T. M. Kilien, W. King, Geo. Paul, I. B. Etheridge, T. Tl Martin. The veterans were then put un der command of Oapt. J. W. Mathews, who formed them, and marched to the armory grove, where a bounteous basket dinner, furnished by the veterans and their friends, was partaken of. After dinner they were invited to tho stand, where Rev. J. W. Simmons made a fine address, consisting of war experiences, praise of the Confederate soldiers, etc. He was followed by W. D. Pierce, who gave a graphic ac count of tho capture of 750 Fed- oral soldiers near tho battlefield of Seven Pines, Va. He exhibit ed a map, drawn by himself,shoW' ing the positions of the Confeder ate and Federal troops. John T Leverett followed, whp aiso told of the same event in old rebel style, He. also gave a description of the stealing of a fine cow from a quartermaster, and of the near ness he came to being caught with the meat sticking between his teeth. He was followed by Capt. J. W. Mathews, who, in an elo quent manner, told of war experi ences, anecdotes and patriotic sentiments to the pleasure of all. Thus ended one of the most pleasant reunions ever held in the county. There were 57 veterans enrolled, ranging in yea-s from 56 to 80. The combined age of the 57 is 8,588 years, the average be ing 62.85. The greatest mortality period after men reach the age of 50 years is between 60 and 65. Of the 57 enrolled, 41 have passed this remarkable period. Taking the ages in series of 5 years each, we have 16 between 55 and 60, 24 between 60 and 65, 9 between 65 and 70, 5 between 70 and 75, 1 between 75 and 80. Only one com rade has passed the 78 mile post, that being J. W. Wimberly, our senior comrade. On motion it was agreed that we have a reunion of the Confed erate veterans of Houston county every year on the first Friday in August. There were 17 Georgia infantry regiments represented: 1st, 8rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 20th, 80th, 44th, 45th, 49th, 55th, .57th, 59th, 62nd, 64th; three Ga. artillery commands, Southern Rights Battery, Cutts’ Artilery, Jackson’s Artilery; *the 8th Ga. Cavalry;,2nd South Cai’olin Ar tilery; 1st Alabama Infantry; a Tezas Cavalry; 10th Missouri In fantry ; 6th South Carolina Cav alry; 17fch Tennessee Infantry; Engineering Corps 1st Ga. Reg’t. It appears that the age of 78 is the jumping off place, as but one out of 57 haA passed that age. J. D. Martin, Sec. Furniture Store Collapsed. At aboutJ8:80 o’clock last Satur day night the roof and south wall the brick store belonging to the estate of Mr. George Paul fell in, and the noise startled the people throughout the town. The store is, on the west side of court house square, Ball street, and at the time contained a stock of furniture. Nothing was done that night to clear away the debris, but next day, for the first time within our memory, a number of men' worked a greater portion of Sunday. The stock of furniture was worth $1,500 or more, about one- third of which was completely de molished. The loss by damage amounts to about % the value of the entire stock, though a consid erable portion of the best articles was not injured at all. As recovered for the collapsed building, the reclaimed furniture was placed in the store house on Carroll and Jernighan streets be longing to Mr, L. F. Cater. The remaining walls of the building were torn down this week. The building was erected in 1867 and 1868, and even before it was occupied it was said to be un safe, as it was built of inferior brick, and the workmanship not of the best. “Old w BEAD WHAT PEOPLE WHO ARE USIST.G THEM HAVE TO SAY. WAGONS STAND THE TEST. Macon, Ga., Sept. 4th, 1901. Messrs. Heard Bros., Macon, Ga. Gentlemen—We take pleasure in saying that we are well pleased with the heavy 2-horse wagon (“Old Hicko- ugSn which we recently bought of you for our retail lumber delivery. We consider it the best wagon we have, and as good a wagon as we ever saw for the purpose for which we bought it. Shall be glad to have any of your prospective customers look at our wagfon any time you may see fit to show it to them. Yours very truly, Masses & Felton Lumber Co. Hauling lumber on cifcv pavemeuts is an unusually severe test for a wagon, but the “Old Hickory” “stands the racket” wherever it is placed. Sold only by HEARD BROS. 350-352 Poplar St.. Macon. G-a. Death of Mrs. Ragin. At the noon hour Tuesday, July 29fch, Mrs. Mary M’. Ragin died at h9r home in Perry, of heart dis ease. The burial was in Ever green cemetery Wednesday moru-. mg. She was born in South Carolina in 1826, and in early womanhood came to Georgia with her father, the late Mr. John R. King, and others of the family. She was the widow of the late Mr. Augustus Ragin, and of their union, one son and two daughters survive, Mr. E. K. Ragin of Hawkinsville, Miss Mitt Ragin and Mrs. M. A. Edwards of Perry. Also surviving her are a sister and two brothers, Miss Ann King, Messrs. A. A. and F, M. King. From early girlhood Mrs. Ragin was a devout member of the Meth odist church, ahd whatever she said or did, she believed to be right. A truly good woman has been called to her eternal reward. The sincerest sympathy of many friends is tenderly extended to the bereaved son and daughters, sis ter and brothers., grand-children and other dear relatives. —Crate Nails. F. M. Houser. Free to every subscriber to the Home Journal. An Art Work worth One Dollar. WE PAY FOR CANVASSERS’ NAMES. For 5 or more names and addresses of book canvassers now canvassing, and 5 or more with past experience, with statement of success and ability of each, wo will mail to any one sending these names a splendid art wo.ik in six colors, 12x16 inches, price One Dollar, enti tled “On Picket Duty in the Philippine Islands,“ and made from a pliotogrspli taken on the spot. JV.D. Thompson Pub. Co., St. I>ouis, Mo. HOUSTON SHERIFF’S SALES. Will be sold before the court house loor in the town of Perry, Houston county, Ga., between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in August, 1902, the following property, to-wit: A Is a 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 9th District of Hous ton county, Ga., bounded north by Pub lic road, east bySouffletown Road, south by lot of Will James. This property be ing the land whereon Defendant now resides. Levied on being sold as the property of Defendant to satisfy a fifa from Justice Court 528th districi 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. 10S 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. C. Bateman and John H. Giles. Said prop erty being the lands whereon Henry G. Hardison and Mrs. 3311a 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 Co., and lElla Bardison,prinoipal, and J. D. Hardison and J. W. Hurdle, security; and eubjeotio a mortgage held by Secu rity Investment Co. of Bridgeport Con necticut. July 9th, 1902. M. L. COOPER, Sheriff. Peaches are here now, and if yon need anything like Crate USTails, 3Presex-srin.gr Settles, Fruit Jars, Jell3r ©-lasses, Jar JS\a."b"b®rs, Etc., You will find them at my place of business. Fred. M. Houser’s. AT AND BELOWNEW YORK COST. A Slaughter of Oolored Lawns and Wash Goods. All to go at and Less than cost., Silk Stripe Grenadines Silk Linens Silk and Cotton Tissues French and Persian Lawns Colored Organdies Hosiery, Wash Silks Ladies’ Gauze Vests Madras, etc. W. ID. ■ DB 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 if 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 Feet Glad. SEIFERT SHOE STORE, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.