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JGH STRAWS and Fancy Mixed Straws at 50c and 75c
also have some good values for Men and Boys at.......... 25c
s’ and Men’s Palmetto Hats for 10o., 15c. and 20c
e Brim Duck or Linen Hats, the kind for which you have always
paid 50c., we sell you at. 40c.
Tire Fleece To
Staple Groceries, Stock Feed, Farm
Supplies, Bagging and Ties
is where the stock is complete, the goods of best quality
and the prices right.
MY STOKE IS OF THAT KIND.
I 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
MACON, GA
<151, 453 & 455 Third St.
Deceived
on or write to
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Sidewalk Gleanings.
I L0CA1, NEWS OF TOWN AND COUNTY
are unusually scarce.
—Mrs. F. M. King visited rela
tives in Macon last Thursday and
Friday.
—The rain that fell-Monday
was jtiBt that much more than the
farmery desired.
—The Perry Baptist church
has been re-covered and is being
repainted within and without.
—The Perry Rifles will be in
spected by Maj. French on June
10th, next Wednesday, at Perry.
—Misses Lula and Mamie Hou
ser attended commencement exer
cises at Wesleyan Female college.
—Rev. J. W. Simmons will
preach at Providencti church next
Sunday, providence permitting.
—The. Perry Hotel has been
renovated inside, painted cutside,
and altogether very much improv
ed.
—No preparations have yet
been announced for the Houston
county reunion of Confederate
veterans.
—Mrs. J. A. Riley and son.
Master Milton, returned home
last Friday from a visit to rela
tives in Macon.
—Some oats and wheat were
♦cut and in the fields when the
rain came last Thursday, but no
great damage resulted.
—As last month was both wet
and dry,—-about half and half—
that month may not be regarded
as a crop criterian this year.
—Regnlar meeting of Houston
Lodge No 85 F. & A. M. Friday
night this week. It is expected
there will be work in the first de
gree.
—If the weather permits, the
small grain harvest will be com
pleted in Houston this week. Then
the threshing maohines will be in
demand.
—Commissioner Smith and sev-
teaohers of Houston public
schools will attend the summer
sohool at Knoxville, Tenn., begin
ning June 22d.
—Houston farmers made excel
lent use of the fair weather from
May 6th to the 28th, but the rain
this week may do their crops con
siderable injury.
—The Thursday Afternoon Club
will be entertained by Mrs. Clin
ton Duncan Jr., on Saturday,
June 6th, at 4 p. m. instead of
the regular time.
of Hen-
—Mr. John W. Hodge
derson has disposed of his com
mercial interests at Elko, and the
firm name of the establishment is
now J. L. & 0. E. Eubanks.
—Rev. K. L. Mclver will fill
liis appointment at the Perry
Presbyterian ohuroh next Sunday.
The regular collection for Local
Home Missions will be taken.
■—Misses Blossom Davis and
Sue Wellons have returned home
for the summer vaoation, they
having been students of Cox Col
lege at College Park, near Atlanta.
—Misses Mary Brown and Julia
Rentz of Grovania will attend the
commencement exercises in Perry
and will remain here at least the
balance of this week, guests of
Miss May Hodges.
—Next '-Monday morning pro
tracted servioes will begin at the
Perry Methodist ohuroh, to be
continued through the week. The
pastor will be assisted by Rev. J.
W. Glenn of Macon.
Literature and Music.
At the college last Friday night
a program ot literature and music
entertained an audience of Perry
people.
There was instrumental music
by Misses May Belle Dasher and
Mrs. J. W. Simmons, a vocal solo
by Miss Louise Riley, a recitation
by Mrs. Nellie Grimsley.
Then Commissioner Smith in
troduced Mrs. Gertrude Alexan
der, who lectured interestly on
“Child Study.’’
All who attended were well
pleased with the lecture and the
musio.
The teachers’ meeting Saturday
morning was rather small.
Commissioner Smith advised
the teachers to attend a summer
school, giving reasons therefor
that would be beneficial to those
who attend,from a business stand
point.
Mrja. Alexander discussed the
last chapter of Spencer’s Essays
on Education and Correlation of
Studies.
After adjournment. Commission
er Smith concluded the business
of the public school term, the
teachers receiving their salaries
for the concluding month.
Death After Surgical Operation.
Alberta Culler, only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Culler of
near Perry, died in the Macon
City hospital Wednesday after
noon of last week. About an hour
previously, a surgical operation
had been performed by Dr. How
ard Williams to correct a disfig
urement of the child’s mouth.
Apparently the child was in per
fect health, and the operation was
successfully performed, but death
followed the reaction.
The burial was in Evergreen
cemetery at Perry Friday morn-
ing.
The parents were with the child
in Macon.
Little Alberta was a few days
more than two years old, second
child, the first-born of the house
hold having died about four years
ago, in infanoy.
The bereaved parents have the
sinoere sympathy of their many
frieuds.
Little Alberta has been called
into the eternal household, whore
pain and sorrow abideth not.
An “After Consideration."
Local Paragraphs.
Recently we received by mail
an envelope addressed to the Ed
itor of the Home Journal. With
in that envelope was the adver
tisement of Guttenberger’s Piano
Club, as it appears in this paper.
Beneath the advertisemeet was
written the following request over
the name of a. semi-frequent Sun
day visitor to Perry.
“Pleasejsend me one like above.”
We regret our inability to com
ply with the request, as it cannot
be forwarded by mail, or any oth
er mode of public transportation.
While it may be the evidence of
an attaoliment, it cannot be sold
with a piano, but may be acquir
ed by persuasion.
—Mr. A. Bryant, our clever and
efficient express agent, spent sev
eral days in Chattanooga, Tenn.',
last week, visiting his son, Mr.
Lon Bryant, who is in the railway
telegraphic service there.
—Invitatious have been issued
for the marriage in Perry of Miss
Kathryne Martin tofMr. J. R.
Miller, Jr., on Thursday, June
11th, at 8:30 a. m., at the home
of the bride’s parents on Wash
ington Avenue.
—It has been whispered that
the Perry cornet band may give
an evening concert in the near
future. Such a concert would be
thoroughly enjoyed and liberallj
patronized j and it might be
lengthened and strengthened with
instrumental and vocal music by
some of our talente'd ladies.
—At meetings of the Perry
Board of Education held last
Thursday morning and Friday af
ternoon, teachers of Perry Public
School were elected for the ensue-
ing year, as follows: Principal,
Prof. Karl A. Campbell of the
Plains, Sumter county; first as
sistant, Miss Annie Holleman;
second assistant, Miss Amelia
Rogers of Perry. Prof. Driskell
and Miss Willie Cooper of the
present faculty were not candi
dates for re-election. Messrs. R.
N. Holtzclaw and B. C. Holtzolaw
were re-elected president and sec
retary of the board of education,
respectively. The principal elect
is well endorsed as a State Univer
sity graduate and a teaoher of ex
ceptional merit.
—The commencement exercises
of Perry Public sohool will begin
at 10 o’clock Thursday morning,
with other exercises at night.
Friday night Mrs. J. W. Simmons
will present a recital by the pupils
of her music class . The programs
have been published, and we are
assured that all who attend will
be pleasingly entertained. All
are cordially invited.
—Miss Johnnie Marshburn is
in La Grange visiting her sister,
Mrs. Neltie Weaver.
—Mr. J. W. Haddock of Pisco-
la, Ga., is in Perry visiting rela
tives, the family of Mr. W. H.
Norwood.
—As we go to press before the
conclusion of the .niemorial exer
cises by the Daughters of the
Confederacy, we cannot report
the meeting until next week.
—All the commissioners were
present at the regular court last
Tuesday, but only routine busi
ness was transacted.
—Mrs. M. A, Bennett of Lau
rens county visited her son, Mr.
W. F. Bennett, near Perry last
week'.
—Miss Annie Mathews of near
Hattie is visiting her sister, Mrs.
W. P. Bennett, near Perry.
—At administrator’s and sher
iff’s sales laBt Tuesday, Houston
lands near Byron sold at from
$19.50 to nearly $80 per acre.
—From all sections of the coun
ty we understand the chicken crop
is exceedingly short. We under
stand the hatching has been good,
but that Jmore than half have
died, unfavorable weather pre
sumably being the cause of so
great fatality among the chicks.
—From Friday evf-niug to Sun
day night, Rev. Albert S. Dix,
Judge S. T. Hurst, Messrs. J. D.
Martin and M. Kunz of Perry at
tended the Baptist Union conven
tion at Elko. Others from Perry
attended Saturday and Sunday.
—The premium list of the Hous
ton county fair will soon be ready
for distribution. In the meantime
interest in the fair is unabated.
We understand there will be four
or more contestants for the capi
tal premium for the best exhibit
of agricultural products.
—In some sections of this ooun-
ty the rain last Thursday after
noon was unusually heavy, though
iu other localities it was exceed
ingly light. While not greatly
needed bp the crops, the rain was
acceptable, as there had been two
weeks of dry weather.
—Misses Bessie Houser and Lu
la Hurst will return home this
week from Wesleyan Female Col
lege, the former having gradua
ted with first honor, and the oth
er having taken a special course.
—Irsh potatoes growing on the
bush above the ground are entire
ly out of the natural order, but
such a bush grown in Mr. McM.
Rainey’s garden near Perry was
exhibited at this office Wednesday
morning. Of course the potatoes
were not perfect, but unmistaka-
blyjthey were potatoes.
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The place for Seasonable, Reasonable, De
pendable Merchandise Attractively Priced.
STj.ro.xn.er Lap 23o"toes.
We won’t attempt desciptions, but we price them to you at 25c, at
50c. at 75c, at $1, at $1.25, at $1.50, each a fine value for the price.
Fans-^eep Cool.
Pulm Leafs at lc each—good ones. Open and Shut at 5c, at 10c, at
15c, at 25c, at 50c, at 75c, at $1.00.
LAosq.n.Ito LTettlngr.
In white, dark blue and pink; 8.yds full width in piece, at 50c piece.
Bonnets
For Ladies and Bonnets for Girls at - - 25c each.
Stra/w* 3EHa/ts.
All kinds for men and boys. SUN HATS. Malagas for boys at 10c.
For men at 15c, 20c and 25c.
L_. sidles’ TJn.d.ex'vests.
Best possible values at - - 5c, at 10c, at 15c, at 25c.
Good Balbrigan at 25c, sizes 84 to 44. Fine Flench Balbrigan, sizes
84 to 44, at 50o.
DEOY STITCH T-IOSJE.
Full line, popular prices. For ladies, misses and children.
—Now is the time to wear San
dals. Sandals for Ladies from
$1.00 to $2.50 per pair. Sandais
for Children from 50c to $1.50.
L. M. Paul.
Scrapes and Scooters at
Fred M. Houser’s.
Fred,
The Starks 1
the best.
Dixie Castings are
Points and Slides
3 for 25 cents.
A complete line of Scooters,
and Scrapes. -
Plenty of Scovil Hoes, One’s and
Two’s, on hand.
Close price on Hoes in half-dozen
and dozen lots.
Fred. M. Houser.
STRAW HATS.
You need a new Straw Hat for the picnic, and
why not let us supply you? We have a nice
line and can show you something you will like,
and the price will suit.
NICE ROUGH STRAWS, best quality, at... $1.50
NEW “GLAZED STRAWS” at... 1.25
ROUGH AND FANCY STRAWS, good quality, at 1.00
NICE SHAPE SOFT STRAWS for elderly gentlemen $1.00 & 1,25
ROUGH STRAWS and Fancy Mixed Straws at....
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MY STORE
I invite the farmers
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MACHINERY MADE OR REPAIRED.
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER AT PROPER PRICES.
—Dove
Hams are the best, at
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