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Sidewalk Gleanings.
A Terrible Tragdey.
LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN Alp COJNTV
—Cotton is opening rapidly.
—Some farmers are making
hay/ | gfj
—County fair meeting at the
C jurt house next Saturday morn-
iug<
—Mr. J. D. Martin sold 150
acres of woodland this week for
$2,425.
—The fall/term of Perry Public
school will begin on the first Mon
day in September.
—Mr. J. H, Davis of Pennard
offers 800 bushels of Houston
Seed wheat for sale.
—An article concerning the
Eoheconnee Campmeeting will be
published next week,
—Miss Essie Rodgers of Oolum
bus is in Perry visiting her sister
Mrs. R. L. Marchman.
—Master Lott Touusley visiteci
friends in Elko Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning.
—We understant 40 cents per
100 pounds is the prioe paid for
cotton picking in Houston.
—By lack of space several com
muuioations a^e unavoidably
orowded out of this issue.
—There will be a County fair
meeting at the Court house noxfc
Saturday, post-poned from last
Saturday.
—Many farmers say the Hous
ton oottou crop will be much
shorter than was anticipated three
weeks ago.
—Misses Leone and Mary Rix
Marshburn returned home severa
days ago from a visit to their sis
tar at Bonaire.
—Mrs. G. D. Driggers of Bar
ney, Ga., is in Berry visiting the
family of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Schilling.
—Masters Arnett and Senaca
Gamble of Maoon are iu Perry
visiting their grand-parents, Mr
and Mrs. Robt. W. Gamble.
—Mr. W. W. Howard and fam
ily of Thomaston visited relatives
and friends in Perry from last
Saturday to Tuesday afternoon.
—We are requested to say that
not Jess than 8 cents has been
paid for middling cotton at the
Iron warehouse iu Perry this sea
son.
—Mr. J. A. Hickson and daugh
ter and Mr. E. J. Thompson and
wife Bpent last Saturday, Sunday
and Monday at the Oglethorpe
Camp-meeting. ,
—Misses Maggie Day and Lula
Hurst returned home Monday af
ternoon from a house-party at
the home of Mrs. C. J. DuPree
uear Fort Valley.
—A watoh lost at Eoheconnee
oampmeetirig lasu week can be se
cured by calling on Mr. Graham
Thompson, Hattie, Ga., describ
ing property and paying 85 cents
for this notice.
—Mrs. J. G.* Parks and son of
Dawson returned home Monday,
after spending several days in Per
ry with tho family of Mr. L. F.
Cater, Mrs. Parks is a sister-in-
law of Mrs. Cater.
—Mrs. E. F. Bronson and chil
dren of Tennille came to Perry
last Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Norwood,and
they are now at Norwood Springs
with a party of relatives and
friends.
—Messrs. W. B. Sims, Miller
Day, Clyde Day, J. D. Martin, Jr.,
Rudolph Schilling and Fred
Schilling returned home Monday
and Tuesday from an outing at
Tybee, Thunderbolt and other
point's of interest at and.near Sa
vannah.
—A protracted meeting is in
progress at the Houston Factory
Baptist church, conducted Rev.
Albert S. Dix and other minis
ters, and will doubtless continue
through this week. Quite a num
j ber of Perry people have attend
ed several services.
—The pulpit of the Perry Meth
odist church was- occupied last
S Sunday morning by Rev. A. F,
Dix, of Montgomery, Ala., who
preached an excellent sermon to
an appreciative congregation. The
pastor, Rev. J. W. Simmons, was
absent, attending the Camp-meet
ing at Oglethorpe.
County Fair Meeting Next Saturday.
Startling as a peal of thunder
from a clear sky, was the infor
mation lust Friday, about noon,
that Harry Holtzclaw, a young
son ofMaj. and Mrs. R. N. Holtz
claw, had been found dead in a
field very near town,'killed while
out hunting alone.
Very early that morning Harry
eft home alone for the purpose of
shooting doves, that being ' the
first day of the hunting season.
He carried a double-barrell,
breech-loading shot gun.He didn’t
return home to breakfast, but
that did not cause uneasiness, as
he was scarcely expected.
When Maj. Holtzclaw went
home for dinner, Harry had not
yet returned, and his brother Jack
was sent out to search for him.
Within a very Bhort while Jack
was seen running wildly home
ward, crying bitterly. In pass
ing the home of his uncle, Dr. H.
M. Holtzclaw, he cried out with
horrow: •‘Harry is dead. He is
lying out yonder by the fence.
Another uncle, Mr. J. G. Holtz
claw was in hearing, and they two
went to where the boy was stretch
ed upon the ground, less than 800
yards from his home. The uncles
Carried their nephew home, and
the house-hold and the town was
overwhelmed with sorrow.
By close observation of the sur
roundings, and other circumstan
ces, the following conclusions were
reached. He had gone early into
the woods east and south of town,
and was returning home to break
fast, between 7 and 8 oolock, as a
single gun shot was heard at that
time. In climbing a plank fence
iu the rear of Dr. Holtzclaw’s
house, in some way one hammer
of the gun was brought into vio
lent contact with the fence, and
one barrell of the gun was dis
charged. There were shot marks
on his left leg, thigh and shoul
der, while tho greater portion of
the load made a large hole in his
head, just above and slightly to
the rear of the left ear.
When discovered at about one
o’olook, he had been dead several
hours.
No greater shook of sorrow has
ever visited Perry.
At ten o’clock Saturday morn
ing funeral services were held at
the home, oonduoted by Rev. F.
W. Perkins, pastor of the Perry
Presbyterian church.
The casket was covered with
beautiful flowers arranged by lov
ing hands, ♦
The pall bearers were six youths
of from 16 to 19 years of age:
Howard Miller, Ira Nunn, John
Hodges, Courtney Hodges, Ed
win Martin and Carey Andrew,
while the class mates of Harry
walked together in the mournful
procession to Evergreen cemetery,
where the body was interred.
Harry Holtzolaw was the fourth
son of Maj. and and Mrs. R. N.
Holtzolaw, and was a few months
more than thirteen years of age.
He was a manly boy, a general
favorite with all. By his class
mates and associates, he was re
garded with genuine affection.
Idolized at home, loved by all,
because he was true and pure,
unusually , intelligent, loving and
kind.}
Loving sympathy from all is
with the strioken household.
Overwhelmed with grief, noth
ing but the softening influence of
time and faith in Him who gave
and who hath taken, can banish
the bitter sorrow. Harry has been
called to that realm where pain
is unknown, and where there is no
parting.
There will be a meeting of farm
ers and citizens of Perry at the
Court house next Saturday morn
ing, for the purpose of consider
ing ways and means of holding a
Houston county fair next fall.
The fair at Perry last fall was a
decided success, an excellent, ex
hibition of Houston farm pro
ducts, though the number of ex
hibitors was comparatively small.
Nearly every, person attending
that fail? expressed surprise that
such a meritorious fair conM be
held with so little apparent effort.
There were also many expressions
of a desire for another fair this
year.
Certain it is, that fair has pro
ven beneficial, and from all sec
tions of the county there have
been made promises of assistance
for another county fair.
The meeting next Saturday will
give opportunity to make good
those promises iu taking active
part in arranging for the fair.
All should attend who are will
ing to help. The fair depends up
on the interest manifested in the
meeting next Saturday.
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PEHBRY, GrA..
R. L. Cateb, V. Pres.
L. F. Cater, Cashier
C. R. Mann, Pres.
Dibeotobs-F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, C. R. Mann
L. F. Cater, R. L. Cater.
Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business.
special rates to farmers on cotton stored in ware
houses in Pefry.
Lecture and Festival at Elko.
It was our privilige and pleas
ure to attend a lecture and festi
val at Elko last Tuesday night.
Prof. E. A.JPoUnd of Waycross
was the lecturer, and his subject
Robert E. Lee. For an hour he
held the closest attention of about
one hundred refined people, in the
Methodist church. In chaste lan
guage, elegant diction, fluent and
eloquent delivery, he proved him
self a master of his subject and of
oratory. In traoing the life and
character of the illustrous hero
and statesman, of whom he spoke,
the audience was delighted and
instructed*. The lecture was in
deed a gem of rhetoric and elo
quent oratory.
The festival was on the lawn near
the church and school house, and
the people,of Elko and vicinity
enjoyed themselves without limit
during several hours.
Ice cream and cake were de-r
lightfully served.
The occasion was for the bene
fit of the Methodist parsonage,
under the auspices of the Wo
man’s Home Mission Society. It
was a most agreeable success.
The Houston County Baptist Union
will meet with the Henderson Bap
tist Ohurch on the fifth Saturday
and Sunday in this month. The
ohurohes composing the Union are
urged to hpve representatives pres
ent, The well known hospitality
of the people of that section of
the county is a guarantee of royal
entertainment.
Fraternally,
J. D. Martin,
Ch’m’n. Ex. Com.
—Last Monday Mr. W. J. Jen
nings succeeded Mr. L. B. Oiark
as railroad agent at Perry. His
family oame with him, and con
sists of wife and ohild and sister.
Mr. Jennings suoceeded Mr. Clark
at Powersville when Mr. Clark
came to Perry. It is not known
here where Mr. Claxk will locate
when he moves from Perry. He
has a number of friends here who
regret that he will leave Perr
Mrs. Clark is now visiting hisr,
husband’s mother in the sixth
district.
TWO For One Price : That is,
for $1.50 we will send both- the
Louisville Home and Farm and
the Home Journal one year to
one subscriber. At this price the
Home Journal subscription must,
be paid Strictly one year iu ad
Vance., ^
■ —The property of the Houston
County Fair Association will be
sold at the Armory Grove next
Saturday at 10 a. m.
jTD. Martin, Sec. & Treas.
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1,000 Good Parlor Matches for
5f at Perry Post-Office.
New Fashion Sheets . to
away. Now is the time to
scribe to the Delineator at
L. M. Paul’s.
give
sub-
-THE-
Fall Term, 1902,
-OF-
Begins the first Monday in September
1st day—and continues %% months.
Incidental fee for resident pupils $2.25;
non residents, $2 50.
Prof. W. W. Driskell, principal.
Misses Annie Bolleman 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.
Tlie 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
Bohool.
It will be more beneficial to the chil
dren, more agreeable to the teachers and
more satisfactory to the Board of Edu
cation and parents if each child is per
mitted 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 addressing either of the nnder-
| signed. R. N. Holtzolaw, Pres.
B. 0. Holtzolaw, dec. and Treas.
The Cotton Crop
..OF..
1902.
Will soon begin to be marketed. I wish to say to
my mauy patrons and friends that my Warehouse
will be open, where I will give my special -attention
to handling and selling all cotton strictly as in
structed. I will use my best efforts to obtain the
highest market prices at all times. Cotton sold in
Perry will net the farmers as much money as cotton
sold in any market in Georgia.' My commission of
50 cents per bale covers first month’s expenses.
Bring me your cotton. I. appreciate your patronage.
BAGGING AND TIES ALWAYS ON HAND,
W. X3.X3-A-1T.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Hub Bagging, 2 1-4 lbs.
...AND...
Genuine Arrow Ties, 45 lbs.
LARGE LOT JUST RECEIVED.
Fred. M. Houser’s.
The entire stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, No
tions, etc., held by the Trustee in Bankruptcy for the cred
itors of Marx Zarks is now offered to the public at
will surprise the buying public of Macon and adja
cent territory. The entire stock must be disposed of re
gardless of cost,, and will be offered at, the old stand of
Marx Zarks, 454 Mulberry Street, Macon, Ga.
I cordially invite the public to inspect this] stock.
Respectfully,
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