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Sidewalk Gleanings.
LOOAl HEWS or TOWN AND OOfftfTY
—The area devoted to peas for
hay is greater than ever before
known in Houston county.
—Echeconnee campmeeting will
beginj Friday night, this week,
and continue four or five days.
—The moon will be full next
Saturday, acd the moonites ex
pect a change of weather about
that time.
—On account of the Veterans’
Reunion on Friday, there will be
no meeting of the Spinsters’
Club this week.
—Since last Sunday protracted
services have been in progress at
Providence church;quarterly con
fereuce Wednesday.
—There will be a meeting of
the patrons of Lake View soliool
next Saturday afternoon at 4
o’clook, at the sohool house.
—The increase in the Houston
qounty tax returns is more than
double the average increase of
the 80 counties that have report
ed.
—The veterans of Houston will
meet in reunion at the court
house at 10 o’clock Friday morn
ing and afterward march to the
armory park.
—The school census figures of
five districts of Houston county
show an increase of 700 children
of sohool age over the figures of
the census of 1808.
—Work on the dwelling house
of Mr. C. A. Thurmond, on
Swift street in Perry, will be
commenced as soon as all the
building material is reoeived.
—Lnmber for the erection of
the county fair buildings, pens,
etc., has been ordered, and the
work of construction will begin
as soon as the material is received.
Fair Preparations.
—Though the young son at the
home of Mr. E. E. King has at
tained considerable strength of
voice, it is not too late for con
gratulations to be extended the
happy parents.
—The first open boll of cotton
we have heard of this year was
reported last Saturday as having
been seen on the farm of Mr. J.
Powers Cooper, between Perry
and Hayneville.
Preparations for the Houston
county fair to bs held at Perry
on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of
October next, are progressing sat
isfactorily.
Arrangements have been made
for the necessary material for the
buildings, and negotiations are
pending for wire fencing to en
close the grounds, and for amuse
ments.
Fifty per cent, of the stock
substription has been called for,
and certificates therefor have
been printed, and ready to be
signed at the office of the secreta
ry and treasurer.
From all sections of the couuty
comes the information that the
progressiAe farmers are interest
ed, and the outlook is decidedly
good for the largest and best ex
position of agricultural, horti
cultural, live stock and industri
al products ever seen in Houston.
The hope is strong that the
Houston county exhibit will cap
ture the first prize at the state
fai'r.
The committees to arrange for
and manage the fair, appointed
by the executive committee, are
as follows:
On Grounds, Improvements
and concession s—J. H. Davis,* E.
L. Dennard, A, S. Dix, 0. 0. Dun
oau, Jr.
Advertising—A. S. Dix, W. C.
Withoft, O. R. Flournoy, 0. L.
Bateman.
Amusements —R. M. Davis, W.
0. Withoft, 0. 0. Dunoan, Jr., J.
D. Martin.
Finance--J. D. Martin, A. A.
Smoak, J. J. Houser, J. H. Grace,
J. W. Story.
Arrangement & Placing Exhib
its—A. A. Smoak, W. 0. Lewis, J.
T. Walker, T. J. Sanders, R. E.
Dunbar, R. M. Davis.
Reception—President and sec
retary, with associates to be ap
pointed. Judges of awards and
premiums to be selected by en
tire Executive committee.
Protection of Exhibits and po
licing grounds—M. L. Cooper, E.
L. Dennard, 0. 0. Dunoan, Jr.,
R. M, Davis.
Personal Paragraphs.
—Misses Emma . Love Roe of
Dublin and Julia Renfcz of Gro-
vania were in Perry last Saturday
and Sunday, guests of Mrs. L. F.
Cater.
—Dr. H. M. Holtzclaw hap re
turned home from Ellijay, where
he visited his wife and children,
who are spending the summer
there.
—Miss Georgelle Simmons has
returned home from an extended
visit to relatives in Atlanta.
—Mrs. A. A. Smoak and daugh
ters, Misses lone and Agnes, are
visiting relatives at Cordele.
-Mrs. S. J. Neil of Fort Val
ley, Mr. A. A. Arrington of El-
lavillve and Mr. W. R, Walters of
Montezuma visited relatives in
Perry, the family of Judge Sam
T. Hurst, last week and this.
* BARGAIN
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Houston Tax Returns.
—The first sweet potatoes we
have seen of the 1908 crop were
placed on the market iu Perry
last week. They were grown on
Judge 0, C Duncan’s towp farm,
of good . size and in profitable
quantity.
—Rev. J, W. Simmons
in attendance at Eoheccnnee
campmeetihg next Sunday and,
therefore, will preach at Small
Academy on the third Sunday in
August, at 4 o’clook p. m.
—At the regular meeting of
Houston Lodge, No. 86, F & A. M.
Friday night, August 7th, it is
expeoted there will be work in the
third degree. Members of Fort
Valley and Elko Lodges have been
invited to attend.
—The county board of educa
tion will meet at Perry next Sat
urday morning, to receive the re
port of the school commissioner
on examination of teachers, and
to issue licenses. This meeting
was postponed from last Monday.
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—•The veterans and their
friends at and around Perry will
do their full share in making the
county reunion a success next
Friday, Reports from other sec
tions indicate that the attend
ance will be large, and the din
ner contributions liberal.
—We have been told that Mr.
Otis C. Kegg has about £ of an
acre of premium cotton on his
farm near Perry, This cotton
has lapped across 7 feet rows
is chest-high to a man, and fairly
well fruited. Further, there is
extra joy in the Kegg house-hold—
a new baby boy.
—Master Cater Rogers enter
tained his young friends at a
birth-day party last Friday eve
ning, at the home of his uncle,
Dr. R. R. L. Cater, on Evergreen
street. The entertainment was
on the lawn, and the young guests
say their enjoyment was com
plete. The popularity of the host
was attested by the presents he
received.
Tax Receiver Graham Thom
son was in town last Tuesday
with his tax digests, and there
with made his report to the coun
ty commissioners, in monthly
session that day.
The digests are in excellent
Bhape, reflecting much credit
upon Receiver Thomson and his
assistant.
It is gratifying to all tax pay-
will be era 0 f county that the returns
show an increase of .$287,476 over
the returns of last year.
While two (districts show a
slight aggregate decrease, the be
lief prevails that this is more ap
parent than real, as it is known
that several non-resident land-
owners have failed to make re
turns, and that this failure more
than acoounts for the decrease of
7,726 acres shown in the land re
turns.
The great aggregate value of
roperty returned amounts to
12,989,800 against $2,761,826 re
turned last year—making the in
crease as above stated.
The total valuation of property
owned by white people amounts
to $2,781,425; owned by negroes
$267,896.
The polls returned show a total
4098; of whioh 1104 are white
and 2989 colored; the decrease is
slight in the negro polls.
Later we propose to give fur
ther details, showing the class of
property responsible for the in
crease.
The commissioners had the di
gest before them,but they will not
fix the county tax rate until the
state rate is furnished.
—Hon. and Mrs. E. m Deu-
nard are in Athens, where he is
attending the annual session of
the Georgia state Agricultural So
ciety—and also the state Horti
cultural aasociation. ' I
—Misses Lula and Bessie Hou-;
ser have returned borne from a
visit to their brother, Mr. Fred
H. Houser, at Sweet Water Park
Hotel, Lithia Springs, Ga.
—Master William H. and Miss
Eunice Bronson, of Tennille, are
in Perry visiting the family of
their grand-father, Mr. W. H.
Norwood.
—Mr. L. S. Tounsley represent
ed the Perry Methodist church in
the quarterly conference at Prov
idence Wednesday.
-Mrs. W. B. Stafford and
children of Maeon are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Mathews, near Hattie. Mrs.
Stafford had been quite ill, but
we are glad to note that she is
steadily recovering her health.
—Mr. John W, Simmons of
Macon Is visiting the family of
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. W.
Simmons. He has again received
the appointment to the Houston
scholarship at the Georgia Medi
cal College at Augusta, he having
finished his second year there.
—Misses Pearl DuPree of By
ron, May Hodges and Amelia
Rogers of Perry have returned
home from Knoxville, Tenn.,
where they attended the summer
school of the south. Miss Lucy
Felder, who also attended that
school, is visiting friends at Rome.
—Misses Fannie and Bessie
Smith of Macon are visiting the
family of Mr. J. R. Miller and
other friends in Perry. •
—Mr. J. M. Scales and wife,
Mrs. Mabel Scales, and their two
little boys, Robbie and Floyd,
from Guinea, Cuba, are visiting
her father, Capt. S. H. Gates,
near Perry.
—Mr. L. D. Vinson of Tarpon
Springs, Fla., visited the family
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. W. S.
King,at Bonaire several days ago.
With Mr. W. A. King he was in
Perry on legal business last Mon
day.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kunz are
visiting the family of her parents
in Baldwin county.
—Mr. C. C. Jordan of Ameri-
ous, son-in-law of the late Mr.
W. S. King, visited relatives of
his wife at Bonaire last week.
Witk his sister-in-law, Miss Ellen
King, he was in Perry last Mon
day.
—Mr. W. D. Morris and wife
of Pinehurst, formerly of Hous
ton. visited relatives in the coun
ty last week, and was in Perry
Monday.
That Will Interest The Ladies.
WE WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO
QUOTE YOU any PRICES THIS
TIME, BUT WILL JUST TELL
YOU THAT ALL OUR SUMMER
GOODS ARE NOW
REDUCED.
YOU WILL FIND IT WORTH
YOUR TIME TO COME IN AND
SEE WHAT WE HAVE to SHOW
YOU AT REDUCED PRICES.
A CALL WILL BE HIGHLY AP
PRECIATED.
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—Our county fair authorities
should at once confer with Cen
tral railroad authorities for a
round trip train between Macon
and Periy for at least oue day of
our. fair. Merchants of Macon
have assured ns that they will at
tend in considerable numbers if a
schedule is arranged whereby
they can come to Perry and re
turn home the same day.
—
—A bill to change the charter
of Byron has been introduced by
Representative Richardson in the
Georgia legislature.
—Men’s and Boys’ Wide-brim
Sun Hats. Plenty of all the sizes,
and all the grades from 10c to 25c
each. ' ' L. M. Paul’s.
—Best, line of Ciitlery in town
will be found at
Edwards & Marshall. 1
-Summer Goods at cost at
F. M. Houser’s.
n. &m
Big Summer Clearance Sale Now On.
Summer Goods now going at cost, some below cost.
Six special sales for the next two weeks.
lOc MUSLINS, 10c
Some beautiful patterns Dimi
ties, Lawns, Muslins, Lace Stripe
Goods, white, Bolid colors,
stripes, checks, dots, etc., all
placed in a big pile and going at
the sensationally low price of 10c
the yard. Worth 12^c, 15c, 20c.
(Oc They will certainly go. |Qc
5c CALICOES. 5c
Some handsome patterns in
Reds, Linens, etc. The best
grades that sell for 6c, 7o aud 8c.
All in a pile and
56 going for 5o. 5c
9c BLEACHING, 9c
Standard brands of Bleaching,
Lonsdale, Fruit, etc., also Long
Cloth and Cambric, that sell for
10c the yard,
9c going for 9o. 9c
8c MADRAS, 8c
Pretty striped aud solid Mad
ras, Ctiambrays and Ginghams
worth 10c and 12£c. Some more
Ginghams at the extremely low
price of 8c. Just thiuk of it 1 8c
the yard. Better buy them and
wear them some this summer aud
8c finish next summer. 8c
8c
8c
SOLID COLORED
LAWNS,
Nice, Bheer Lawns in all the
colors and black. The 10c quality
going at 8c. Come quick; only
8c a few left. 8c
5c SHEETING. 5c
5c. sheeting will be scarce this
fall on accouht of high-priced cot
ton. But for the next two weeks
we will sell you a nice quality of
fine Sea Island at
5c 5c the yard, 5c
These-prices will take off the goods, so come quick
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