The Home journal. (Perry, Houston County, GA.) 1901-1924, October 02, 1902, Image 6
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LOCAL NEWS OF TOWN ALL COUNTY
—Superior Court next Mon
day. '
—Court of Ordinary next Mon
day.
—Two legal sales of land next
Tuesday.
— County Commissioners’ Court
next Tuesday.
—A new moon came with the
first day of this new month.
—The weather Wednesday, Oc
tober 1st, was in keeping with the
Beason.
—Half a dozen Perry Masons
attended a meeting of ifllko Lodge
last Friday night.
—Mrs. F. A. Jobson returned
home last Thursday from a visit
to relatives at Amerious.
—This year the equinox period
passed without the disturbance of
wind or rain in Houston usually
expected about that time.
—It is said a new firm will en*
gage in the general merchandise
business on Carroll street in Per
ry within the next thirty days.
—•Rev J. W. Simmons will be
at Providence church next Satur
day and Sunday—quarterly ooh-
ferenoe and his regular monthly
appointment.
—Miss Marion Edwards left
Perry last Monday for Nashville,
Tenn,, whore she will resume her
studies as a student of Peabody
Normal College.
—From Ootober 6th to 12th in
clusive, will be observed as a week
of prayer and self-denial by the
Home Mission Society of the Per
ry Methodist church.
—-Tp,x Collector Davidson will
begin oolleoting state and. oounty
taxes for 1002 at Perry riext Mon
day. See offioial lUb of appoint
ments in another oolumn.
—Our farmers liaVe been bless
ed with unusually favorable weath
er for pioking cotton until the
latter part of last week, and we
are told that more than half the.
crop has been gathered.
—There will be a meeting of the
Oounty Board of Eduoation at
Perry next Monday morning, at
whiclf meeting there will proba
bly be election of teachers post
poned from last meeting.
—Mr. J. B. Fraish of Monte
zuma is now railroad agent at Per
ry,succeeding Mr, W. P. Jennings.
About five weeks ago Mr Jennings
came here from Powersville, suc
ceeding Mr. L. B. Clark as depot
agent.
—Mrs. M. 0. Hook went up to
Macon last Friday on business
connected with Missionary work,
of whioh she is an earnest advo
cate, and an active member of
the* Societies of Perry and this
district,
—From last Friday until Mon
day morning Mrs. F. M. Houser
and Miss Amelia Rogers were in
Unadilla, attending the district
conference of Ladies’ Foreign
Missionary societies of the South
Macon distriot.
—Last week several ladies mis
construed the notioe of Miss L.
M. Kunz’s Millinery opening, and
oalled at her store on Friday, she
being in Macon. The opening
will be Thursday and Friday of
this week, Ootober 2nd and 8rd.
—Since last Thursday night,
Mr. J. Powers Cooper has accept
ed the congratulations of his
friends with an air of conscious
dignity foreign to his former
smiling geniality, rlt’s a girl,
the fisrt-born of that household.
—The third quarterly meeting
of the Perry Methodist charge
will be held at Providence church
next Saturday and Sunday, with
Presiding Elder J, B. McGehee in
charge. A liberal attendance
from Perry and vicinity is de
sired and expected.
—Going to press Wednesday
afternoon, we are unable,of oourse
to give the election returns. Tak
ing the vote at Perry at noon as a
criterion the vote throughout the
county will be exceedingly light,
probably less than 500 out of a
possible 1500. Judge John P.
Ross will receive a considerable
'majority for the short term for
Justice of the Superior court.
From Maryland Penitentiary
Houston Jail.
to
October Superior Court.
After an absence of a week and
a few hours, Sheriff M. L. Cooper
returned to Perry and placed in
jail Robert Beason, alias Frank
Smith, with other aliases,who had
been wanted for forgery in Hous
ton since 1895.
In March, 1895, this man went
to Fort Valley under the name of
F. 0, Smith, and there represent
ed himself as a man of means who
desired to purchase land and en
gage in fruit culture. In attend
ing religious services regularly,
and in being prominent in Sun
day School work, he attained the
confidence of the people.
This confidence he forfeited by
forgery. At each of the banks
there a forged check was cashed
for him, the aggregate' amount re
ceived being' about $900, Later
he was located at Quintette,
Fla., but the Houston authorities
who went after him were not quite
quick euough, and he was arrest
ed and carried to Maryland,where
he was convicted of forgery and
placed In the penitentiary at Bal
timore.
Sheriff Cooper was informed of
all those faots,aud knew when the
penitentiary sentence would ex
pire. 'Therefore, Sheriff Cooper
left Perry Thursday, September
18th, and with the necessary war
rant, securing [requisition papers
at Atlanta, and the neoeBsary
Maryland warrant at Annapolis,
he was in Baltimore at the proper
time.
Tuesday morning,when Beason,
alias Smith, walkpd down the
steps of the penitentiary, where
he had been a prisoner since Jan
uary, 1896, an offioer infleitizen’s
dress arrested him, and within a
few hours Sheriff Cooper was on
the train with his prisoner, In
route to Georgia, reaching Perry
dire<?tly after noon last Thursday,
September, 25th.
The prisoner shows the effects
of his long qpnfinment, and from
the Baltimore American we learu
that he is 44 years old and of good
family. He is a native of Virgin
ia, and his orookedness began as
early as 1888-
Since then, the American says,
he had victimized merchants and
bankers in several states,
every place passing as an earnest
Sunday Sohool wqrker, a man of
means, generous and kind.
Within two weeks |a Houston
jury will pass judjment upon his
forgery in Fort Valley in 1895.
This oapt'ure reflects great cred
it upon Sheriff Cooper, who is ev
er alert in the performance of du
ty, and never forgets a criminal
or a orime oommitteed in Hous
ton.
He remembers equally friends
and friendship.
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Another Murder Oase.
A negro man was shot and kill
ed at a negro church about four
miles west of Wellston last Sun
day afternoon.
Coroner Schilling with Deputy
Sheriff Riley left Perry Monday
morning for the purpose of hold
ing an inquest, but at the home
of Constable J. T. Leverett they
learned that there were witnesses
to the shooting, and that the
man who did the killing was un
der arrest. No inquest was held
The circumstances of the killing
were practically as follows:
Daring services in the church
Sudday afternoon, a group of ne
gro men were outside of the
church, near a spring. Without
any apparent difficulty or angry
words, Wilson Riley was shot by
Berry Barnes, the pistol bullet
entering the head just above the
left eye, and within a few hours
the wounded man was dead.
. Barnes was taken in charge' by
the brother of the dead man, and
others, and delivered into thacus
tody of Constible Leverett, who
brought the prisoner to I
Monday morning.
In County Court Monday morn
ing .the prisoner waived commit
ment trial,demanding indictment,
and Judge Duncan ordered him
placed in jail, not allowing bond
to await action of the grand jury
next week.
The prisoner olaims that the
shooting was accidental, but the
prosecution expects to prove that
there had been a previous difficul-'
ty between the two men, and that 1
the killing was murder. , '
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At the Court house the officials j Tablets.
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will begin next Monday morning. |
Jurors have been summoned to
appear at 10 o’clock Monday
morning, October 6th, and we are
informed Court will open prompt-,
ly at that hour.
On the civil ^Calendar there are
68 cases. Of these 80 are set for
trial on Monday and Tuesday
eachyiand 8 for Wednesday.
While the number of cases is
practically the same as last term,
awyers say less time will be de
voted to the civil docket, as sev
eral old cases are expected to be
settled.
It is certain that 80 or 40 crim
inal cases will be presented to the
grand jury by virbure of warrants
already issued, and it is not un*
ikely that there will be moro.
There will be three cases for
murder and one for forgery, with
several others almost as grave.
There are now 10 prisoners in
jail.
In all probability the two weeks
will be consumed, excepting Sat
urday of each week.
Protracted Services Concluded.
The series of revival services at
the Perry Methodist church that
commencsd Sundo.y, September
14th, was concluded last Friday
night, though the services last
Sunday morning and night and
Tuesday afternoon, had direct
connection therewith.'
During the first week Rev. J. B.
Johnstone of Macon was here from
Tuesday to Friday night. From
Monday afternoon to Thursday
evening of last week Rev. E. M.
Whiting preached afternoon and
night of each day.
All the while the pastor, Rev.
J. W. Simmons, was present, ear
nest in prayer, exhortation and
zealous in every good work.
No more faithful work and ear
nest preaching has’been done any
where at any time, and the result
was most gratifying. •
The church was thoroughly
aroused and there was a genuine
revival of Christian thought and
abtion.
Last Sunday night there was a
baptismal service, and nine con
verts were accepted as members
of the church.
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a ml LaGrippe Pains.
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H. M. HOLTZCLAW, Druggist, Perry, Qa.
25c yard
50c “
25c “
60c “
2.50 each
60c yard
60c yard
76c
$1.00 “
Goods promptly delivered.
Let ns have some of your business.
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Branan, the “Cheap Mule Man,”
520 Podlar street, Macon, Ga., if
you want a mule or Horse .
Seeds.
I darry a full line Seed Rye,
Barley, Red May, Blue Stem
and Currell’s Prolific Seed
Wheat, Georgia and Tennes
see grown Winter Turf Oats,
Hairy Vetch, Crimson Clover,
Burr Clover and Red Clover,
Grasses for Fall, Winter and
Spring use, all varieties Gar
den Seed, Flower Seed and
Flower Bulbs, Onion Sets, &c.
Canary Birds—fine singers—
and Cages. Write for prices.
H. Wright, Seedsman,
300 Third St., Jin con, Ga.
Wood’s Seeds.
VA. GRAY OR TURF
Sown in September w
make a much larger yielding and
more, profitable crop than Wheat.
They can also be grazed during the
winter and early spring and yield
just as largely of grain afterwards.
Wood’s Fall Catalogue tells all
about Vegetable and Farm
Seeds for Fall Planting, Seed
Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley,
Vetches, Grass and
Clover Seeds, etc.
Write for Catalogue and prices
of any Seeds desired.
T.W. WOOD<6SONS.
Seedsmen, Richmond, Va.
Wood's Pall Catalogue also tells about
Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Straw
berry and Vegetable Plants, LaWn
Grass, Hyacinths, Tulips, etc.
Catalogue mailed free upon request.-
Hardware, Stows, Cutlery, Guns, Pistols,
Farming Implements,
Tinware, Wood on ware, Paints, Oils and Glass.
308 Third St. (Near Post Office) MACON, GA
PERRY LOAN & SAVINGS BANK,
O. R. Mann, Pres.
FBElflRir, G-A.
R. L. Cater, V. Pres.
L. F. Cater, Cashier
Directors—F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, C. R. Mann
L. F. Oater, R. L. Oater.
Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business.
Special rates to farmers on cotton stored in ware
houses in Perry.
The Cotton Crop
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Is now being rapidly marketed. I wish to say to
my many patrons and friends that my Warehouse
will be open, where I will give my special attention
to handling ancl selling all cotton striotly 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.
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