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JOHN *£. HODGES, Propn DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTOKE. ^1.50 a Year in Advance.
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VOL. XXXIII.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GrA., THURSDAY, APRIL M 1903.
NO. 16.
PLACE TO
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 TAT KIND.
I invite the farmers of Houston county, and other readers
of the Home Journal, to give me a shave "
of their patronage.
GOODS GUARANTEED'TO BE AS REPRESENTED^
T. E. MERRITT,
451, 453 & 455 Third St. MACON, GA.
GBAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. Offi. J. P’s : For the 528th Dist.
Thos. R. Ayer, Pres.
Edwin S. Davis, Gen. Mng’r.
Planters 5 Supply Co.
Mules and all grades of Standard Fertilizers,
We will make it to your interest to consult us before
making your purchases*
451 Poplar Street. MACON,
(Near Warehouse of W. A. Davis & Co. )
BDWIIT S. ZD.A.'VIS,
(Formerly of W. A. Davis &s Co.,
General manager.
Strong, Simple, Durable.
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Full Circle, 2 Long Strokes.
Bales Ton an Hour.
Took First Prize Florida State Fair, 1902.
Vehicles, Harness and Harvesting Machinery.
We, the Grand Jurors chosen
andjSworn for April term Superi
or oLurt of Houston county for
the vearT908j respectfully submit
the following report :
We have through proper com
mittees examined the books of all
county officers and find them cor
rectly kept. The financial, c^ndi-^
tion "of the county we fiud good,'
there being a balance in the treas
ury of $4,666.19, and the county
out of debt. We find that the
books of the County Judge show
tin following business transacted
from Get. 1st, 1902. to Aprill 1st,
1908: 71 criminal cases tried, 47
criminal cases convicted, 27 civil
cases tried; total amount received
from fiiies, $2,489.44; amount
paid officers of court, $1,490,90,
leaving a balance deposited in the
county treatsury of $998.54.
We find taxes collected and not
shown on digest of $404.44, and
about $1,500 in hands of tax col
lector to be paid over to the coun
ty treasurer. ( . •
We have examined also the
books of the J. P’s. and N. P’s.,
and find them all correct except
no criminal docket from the J. P.
of 527th- Dist.; no report from the
492nd; J. P. of the 642nd reports
no commission ;” no report.-from
the J. P. of the 541st, no criminal,
docket from either the J. P. or N.
P of the 926th ; no criminal dock
et from the N. P’s. and Ex-offi. J.
P’s. pf the 600th, 527th,. 542nd
and of the 619bh; N. P. of the
970th reports no commission re
ceived;. no report from the N. P.
of the 928th.
We have examined the opera
tion of the school system and find
it carried on in a very systematic
manner. We have examined ;so.me
of the work done by. the children
of they schools, and believe that
we are being served by a good
class of teachers. There are in
operation thirty white schools
and thirty-seven colored schools,
and there are in attendance 1,178
white children and 8,020 colored.
We fiud the county school com
missioner to be,doing good work.
We find the court house in bad
condition and in need of repairs
and recommend that the plaster
ing overhead be taken down and
ceiling used in ij:B plabe; also that
the sheriff’s office be chair-board
ed. In the southwest corner of
the sheriff’s office the brick are
without mortar to support them
and vve recommend that they be
pointed. We find the chimneys
in the clerk’s and in the ordiua
ry’s office cracked and in need of
attention. We find the jail,neat
ly and well kept, and prisoners
seemingly well cared for. The jail
and court house are, however, not
provided with water., and we rec-
ommend that ths county commis
sioners take such action to secure
a sufficient supply of the same as
they may deem necessary.
We find ohly three inmates in
the poorhouse, and these are com.
fortably installed and well cared
for. Everything on the farm we
find in good condition except that
the house intended for the super
intendent should be moved to an
other place to get a better founda
tion, the present one being badly
washed and the pillars of the
house almost gone, or the present
foundation should be improved or
the house abandoned entirely.
We find the roads of the county
in fairly good condition, with the
exception of Mule creek crossing,
on the Fort Valley and Macon
public road, and road in front of.
barn of Mr. R, S. Braswell and
bottom between his place and
that of Maj. Jones on Macon and
Fort Valley public- road. We also
recommend the building of
bridge across Bay creek on the
public road between' Fort Valley
and Perry.
^ We recommend the appoinlmeht
of the following N, P’s. aud Ex-
G\ M,, Capt., J. A. Houser ; for
the 641st Dist.G, M..W. E. Till;
for the 769th Dist. G. M., T. W.
Lever.ett; for the 887th Dist. Q-.
M., T. Hi Sanders; for the'771st
Dist. G. M:-, B. t. Stafford; for
the 492nd Dist. G. M., T. J. San
ders,.
We find a need in this state of a
Juvenile State, Reformatory, and
we urge our senator and represen
tatives in the state legislature to
take Buck steps, or support such
steps; that may be taken, as in
their wisdom may seem best for
the , establishment and mainte
nance of suoh an institution, pud
we have appointed a committee
consisting of our foreman, Mr. F,
O, Miller, Oapt. J. W. Mathews
and M,r. 0> L. Bateman to, see opr
sepator and representatives and
urge this mattor before them.
We extend our thanks to the
presiding judge aud solicitor gen
eral, for the courtesies shown us
by f jiem.
We request that these present:-
ments be published in the Berry
and, Fort Valley papers at a total
cost of $20.
F O Miller, Foreman,
0 J DuPree 0 L Bateman
ii J DuPree J G Brown, Jr
W G Edwards J.M McKenzie
B F Murray W F Bennett
E H Wimberly, Jr M F Dorsett
" W Mathews Jeff D Houser
O F Cooper F F Fagan
WE Green V E Heard
D.Kendrick B T Stafford
0 M Mathews W H Talton
G T Brown RPHollinshead, Clk
Houston Superior Court,
April Term, 1908. •
Ordered that’ ‘the foregoing gen
eral presentments be spread Upon
the minn'u0 of the bonrt and be
publislied.as recommended.
In open court, April 9, 1908,
. W. II. Felton, Jr.,
A J. S. C. M. 0.
Wm. Brunson, Sol. Gen. M. 0.
I certify that the foregoing is a
true and exabt copy of the Grand
Jury Presentments of April Term,
1908, as appear bn the minutes of
the court. I, T. Woodard,
Clerk Sup. Cot. Ho. Co. Ga.
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BolbLed the Grave,
■ A startling incident is narrated
by John Oliver of Philadelphia as
follows: “I was in, an awful con
dition. My skin was almost yel
low, eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides,
no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had giv
en me up-P Then I was advised to
use Electric Bitters; to my great
joy, the first bottle made a deci
ded improvement. I continued
their use for three waeks, and am
now a well man. I know they
robbed the grave of another vie:
tim.” No one should fail to try
them. Guaranteed. Only 50o at
Holtzclaw’s Drugstore.
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The Now Orleans newspapers
continue hopeful with respect to
the flood situation. Compared
with the total length of the levee
system, about 1,480 miles, only a
few breaks have occurred, aggre
gating hardly more than two
miles. These breaks, it is pointed
opt, have flooded not more than 8
to 4 per cent, of the cultivated
lands lying along the river. The
The flood this year is an excep
tionally heavy one and has put
the levees to a severe test,
fore the next freshet season, it is
believed the levees will be made
strong enough to meet any de
mand that, will be made upon
them.
THE BEN HILL SCHOOL.
The Ben HilJ. school is doing
excellent work now. During the
first part of the term, we; ware-
very unfortunate in the loss of.
out school-house and nearly all
our books and desks, by fire.
However, temporary accommoda
tions were secured in a dwelling
house on amad join ing, lot, through
the kindness of its owner tfnd 00-
cupahts, and by each patron’s fur
nishing seats for his children, only
one day was lost; but being
crowded into very dose rooms
and being without sufficient books
and appliances for some time, it
was impossible to accomplish the
best results.
The County Board of Education
immediately took stops to rebuild,
and we now have a bbmmodious
building consisting of a .princi
pal's and ah assistant’s room, all
nicely- painted and well-furnished,
at a qbst approximating $800'.
We have occupied our nevy house
abput a month and the school is
making rapid progress.
We have two literary societies,
named respectively in honor of
two of tlie most noted Southern
genehils, Lee and Jackson. On
March 27, the societies debated
the hues tion, “Resolved That
women should be, educated more -
than men.’’ Qi\ito a number of '
visitors were present, who acted
as judges aud decided -in favor of
the negative, which was support
ed by the Jackson sooiety.
;A '*• Sr 3 * -
in
per
m
i. general average of 90 pel* cent
all branches of study, and 95
1 cent in deportment ate re
quired'for eligibility to the honor
roll. TheJoUowing lists contain
the names of those who made the
requirements during month of
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT, MRS. NELLIE
GIUM8LEY, TEAOHRh.
1st Grade—Lester Him, 07;
Henry 1 Ulm, 96; Lena Hardison,
08; Henry Berta Hardison, 04.
2nd Grades—Faun id Ruth Har
dison, 95; Ilia Hardteoii, 96; Fan
nie DuPree,J)5; Mary Ingram, 95;
Gurvis Holloman, 96.
8rd Grade—•Nprma Davis, 92;
Wright Jackson, 92; Walter
Welch, 98.
4th Grade—;Loula Welch, 90.
ADAIAN0ED DEPARTMENT, D. R. GAW- |
MAGE, PRINCIPAL.-
5th Grade— Itutha Davis, 92;
Brank Ingram, 90; Ennis Hardi
son, 90; Wesley Hardison, 90;
James Lowe, 90,
6th Grade—Joe Davis, 90; Ma
mie Hardison, 92; Beulah.Ulm,
91; Linda Hardison, 90.
7th Grade—Lula Hardison, 97;
Clara Hardison, 94; Alma Hardi
son, 98; Lizzie DuPree, 90.
8th Grade—Eva DuPree, 9(5;
Myrtice Ulm, 91. P.
A Thoughtful Man.
M. M. Austin of
Ind. knew what to do in
of nepd. His wife had such am
unusual case of stomach and liveif
trouble, physicians could not help
her, He thought of and tried Dr
King’s tfew Life Pills and she
got relief at once and was finally
cured.■■ Only 25c, at Holtzolaw’s
Drug ©tore.
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Winchester,
1 the hour
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Too Great a Bisk.
A reliable remedy for bowel
complaints should always be kept
at hand. The risk is;too great for
anyone to take^ Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy never fails and when re
duced with water is pleasant to
tuke. For sale, by all druggists.
Chicago is to have a new daily
paper. It is to be owned and ed
ited by women exclusively . Among
its features will be a sporting
page and a men’s column, both
conducted by women. It is said
there will be also a column of
beauty hints for men. It is very,
very easy to &tart a hews paper.—
Savannah News,
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