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AND " v L mm® : mm SfM? ;■ / l Hi mm JOHN **. HODGES, Propr. DEVOTED TO HOWIE INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND. GULTORE. $1.50 a Year in Advance ifill yol. xxxiii. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, 5, 1903. NO. 10. History of Elko Lodge F. & A. M. Written for tlie Home JouRtAr. Bj notice of a dispensation granted by Grand Master Max Meyerhardt, ot the Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A. M., to Past Master Chas. E. Gilbert, brethren J. H. Grace, J. H. Coffee, C. Pearce and S. H. Maloue of Houston Lodge No. 85, W. P. Bragg of Mount Hope Lodge No. 9, and John 1 T. Mims of Bryan Lodge No. 388. These brothers assem bled at Old Hickory Grove church June 21, 1901, as Elko Lodge on U. D., and considered the peti tions of eight candidates, .Dr. J. 0. Maun, William L. Means, Wil liam 3. Murrow, J. H. Claris, C. E. Eubanks, J. F. Houser, T. J. Shinholster, and W. E. Means, and set apart Friday night, July 5th, 1901 as time for next com munication. At this time all the above named candidates were reg ularly initiated Entered Appren tice masons in their turn. On Friday night, July 19th, 1901, they were all passed to the Fel low Craft Degree, tpd J. L. Eu banks and J. J. Smish were initi ated entered apprentices. On Au gust 19th, 1901, there assembled about a hundred masons from dif ferent parts of the state, among them U. Y. Whipple,District Dep uty/ Past-masters F. 0. Miller, Me. Hamilton,J. D. Martin aud J D. Marshall. Worshipful Mas ters L. J. Burket, A. C. Riley, aud T. J. Graham, who all ably* assisted in. conferring the entered apprentice degree upon G. D. Fitzgerald, Felloworaft upon J. L. Eubanks, and the Master’s De gree upon the eight Fellowcrafts. The wholi night was consumed in the work and substantial refresh ments were served, making the whole one of the most noted as well as enjoyable occasions known in the history of Georgia mason ^0n October 11th, 1901, J. J. Smith and G. D. Fitzgerald were passed fellowcrafts aud J. S. Eu banks was raised to the sublime degree cf a master mason. On October 25th, 1901, the entered apprentice degree was conferred upon N. W. H. Gilbert, Thus ending the work of Elko Lodge under dispensation, at Hickory Grove. The Grand Lodge of Geor gia at its session October 28-29, 1901, granted charter to Elko Lodge to be known as Elko Lodge No. 448 F. & A. M. at Elko, Ga., instead of Hickory Grove, and on November 22nd the master’s de gree was" conferred upon George D. Fitzgerald. December 13th, Worshipful Master A, C. Riley of Perry, Ga,, being empowered by Grand Master Meyerhardt brought with him necessary assistance and constituted Elko Lodge No. 443 in due and ancient form, installing the above named officers as regu lar officers of the Lodge, . It being time for election of offi cers for the ensuing masonic year ballots were taken and the follow ing officers were elected; John 0. Mann, W. M. ;|W. E. Means, S W.; J. H. Coffee, J. W.; 0. E. Eubanks, Secretazy; J. H. Grace, Treas.; W. S. Murrow,. S. D.; J. H. Clark, J. D.; J. F. Houser, S S.; J. L. Eubanks, J. S.; G. D. Fitzgerald, Tyler; Wm. Means, Chaplain, The Elko Lodga will be under everlasting gratitude to the mem bers of Houston Lodge No. 35 of Perry for the valuable and much appreciated assistance rendered her in the work of initiating, passing and raising candidates and the constitution of the Lodge from its infancy to the present time. During the masonic year of 1902 there was added to Elko Lodge by officiation Bpos. W. R. Davis, Wm. Means and I. B. Ed wards. Initiated D. C. Turren- tine and W. D. Powell. Passed N. W. H;, Gilbert, D. C. Turren- I tine, and W. D. Powell, and rais ed G. D. Fitzgerald, N. W. H. Gilbert, D. C. Turrentine and W. D. Powell. A most enjoyable and profita ble occasion in connection with the histbry of Elko Lodge should not be overlooked, and that is the celebration of St. John Baptist Day, June 24th, 1902, by having its many friends and brethren join them in public gathering at the Elko warehouse, where was served a bountiful supply of bar becue and all that was necessary for the satisfaction of the inner men. Then repaird to the Bap tist church, where a large and ap preciative audience enjoyed the exercises arranged for the occa sion, especially the most excellent address of Part Grand-master W. A. Davis of Macon. Repairing to the Lodge room, the wives aud daughters’ degree was conferred upon a large number of master masons and 21 ladies. At night, after an entertaining address by Bro. F. 0. Miller of Fort Vrtlley, side degrees were conferred upon nearly every mem ber of Elko Lodge, thus ending the exeroises of the day. Dec. 26th, 1902, being time for election of officers for the mason- io year of 1908, tffie following were elected: J. 0. Mann, W. M.;J. L. Eubanks, S. W.; J. H. Clark, J. W.; C. E‘. Eubanks Seot’y,; J. H. Grace, Treas; W. S. Mur- fow, S. D.; J. F. Houser, J. D.; W. D. Powell, S. S.; N. W.'H. Gilbert, J. S.; J. H. Coffee, Ty ler, and Rev. S. B. Edwards Chap lain. Friday night February 20th,, 1908, J. B, Hardison was initiated into the mysteries of masonry, taking the Entered Apprentice de gree. Elko “Dodge is looking forward to a most prosperous and profita ble year in its histdry in masonry. A Member. Democratic Fresidential Booms. A Man aad His Children. Those who are in daily touch with Distriot Attorney Jerome say that the secret of the way he stands the strain of his strenuous career is the complete relaxation and keen enjoyment which he finds' in his domestic life, says the New York Times. One morning recently, when the reporters were waiting to quiz the district attorney about the latest developments in the gambling cru sade, Mr. Jerome was telling with huge enjoyment of one of his children. Going into the nursery for a romp with his youugsters before starting for his office, he found one of them with a sewing machine oil can that Mr. Jerome had used on a refractory hinge, trying to lubricate the throat of a pet oat. “What are you doing?” asked Mr. Jerome. “Trying to stop the squeaks,” replied the youthful Jerome. Wasliinton Correspondence, 0. A. Edwards. The leaders of the democratic party in Washington are begin ning to exhibit some interest in the different booms for the presi dential nomination on the demo cratic ticket that are being turn-1 ed loose in several sections of the I country. There is the Olney boom which has started in Menphis, Tenn., and is being nursed to keep it warm by the Hon. .Tosiah Quin cy, of Boston. Mr. Olney was in the last Cleveland cabinet. He was Attorney-General and then Secretary of State. He is an able man, as every one will admit, but ,he is about seventy years old. He has always kept his democracy on straight, but he did not tear his clothes for the .ticket in ’90. There is the Parker boom. Judge Parker is chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals a|nd, undoubtedly, is a good man and a good democrat, but his only clitnn to recognition is the fact that he was elected to bis present position by about 60.000 majority the year following the big McKinley ma jority in New York. There is the Gorman boom. Sen ator Gorman is looked upon here as’one of the best political leaders and strategists in the couutry, but he has not been very strenuous for the ticket during the last two campaigns. He has done much service for the party, however, and he has many friends among the leaders of the party. The latest boom to be out loose was that which former Governor Budd, of California, let go in Co lumbus, Ohio, a few days ago at the big Jefferson-Jaokson-Liucoln barbecue, when he named William 'Randolph Hearst as His ohoice. The people of the country know Mr. Hearst as one who, in 1896 and 1900, ably stood by the dem ocratic party when the wealthy men deserted. In the two cam paigns he is said to have contrib uted $200,000 to the democratic cause. His Jeffersonian democ racy is unquestioned. His phil anthropy has often manifested it self. He was elected to congress last fall by an unprecedented ma jority from New York. 0. R. Mann, Pres. PEimElY, GcJK.. m R. L. Cater, V. Pres. L. F. Cater, Cashier 3 Directors—F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, 0. R. Mann L. F. Cater, R. L. Cater. Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business. THE PLACE TO BET, Staple Groceries, Stock Feed, Farm Supplies, etc., is where the stock is complete, the goods of best quality and the prices right. MY STORE IS OF THAT KIND. invite the farmers of Houston county, and other readers of the Home Journal, to give me a share of their patronage. GOODS GUARANTEED TO BE AS REPRESENTED- T. E. MERRITT, 451, 463 & 455 Third St. MACON; 559 Cherry. Our winter stock of Ifinc Dress Goods, Trimmings, Cloaks, etc., will be sold for cash at reduced prices. None better in the city. 18 Colds Arc Dangerous. How often you hear it remarked : It’s only a cold,” and a few days later learn that the man is on his back with pneumonia. This is of such common occurrence that a cold, however slight, should not be disregarded. Chamberlain’s Gough Remedy counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia. It always cures and is pleasant to take. Sold by all Druggists. Lord Avebury of England quoted as saying that “if munici palities persist in embarking on commercial undertakings, they will, I am persuaded, increase rates, check progress in scientific discovery and strfle, if not de stroy, that spirit of private enter prise to which in the past our commercial supremacy has been mainly due.” MESSRS. FRANK M. HOUSER,'- H. T. BEALL Tragedy Averted.. “Just in the nick of time our little boy was saved,” writes Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City, 0., “Pneumopia had played havoc with him and a terrible cough set in. Doctors treated hjim, but he grew worse every day. At length we tried Dr, King’s New Disiovery for Consumption and our darling, was saved. He’s now sound and well.” Everybody ought to know it’s the only sure cure for Coughs. Colds and all lung troubles. Guar anteed at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore, Price 50c|and $1. Trial bottle free. are with us, and will be their Houston friends. especially glad to seive Don’t wait, but call at once. LESSER’S, 559 CHERRY STREET. MACON. GEORGIA either need a Stove or a Range? jlf so, I can fill your order and guaran tee to do it satisfactorily. I carry a complete line of A gavel made out of a piece of the old mulberry tree which stood on the bank of St. Mary’s river, and under which Leonard Calvert held his first conference with the Indians, has been presented to the Maryland Chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812. The "ten great inventors selected to be subjects for statues in the Colonnade of the Industries Build ing at the St. Louis Exposition are Howe, Fulton, Bessemer, Chickering, Clark, Ericsson, Watt, Colt, Hoe nad Goodyear. National Steel Ranges (uSs d tfe u B ,) Excelsior Stoves and Ranges, New Enterprise Stoves, Grand Oak Stoves (jist of furniture, To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the mopey if it fgilfl to cure. E. W. r*~~rra’a airmnf.nro nn «nr>h CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Die Kind You Have Always Bought My fall stock of Crockery and Housefurninnings is eyen moie complete than it has been heretofore. Grove’s signature on eachbox.25c. 7-15 inch oven with full"! list of furniture, $8.50.J WILLINGHAM, JR CALDER B MACON, GEORG A A Block:. Triangular Wm warn mm Bears the Signature of