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10CAI HSWS or TOWN AND COUNTY
—Work for the county fair now.
—Court of Ordinary next Mon
day.
— Autumn weather and harvest
time.
—Preaching at Perry Presbyte
rian church next Sunday.
—Mrs. S. A. Sims of Brewton
is visiting her son in Perry.
—Something of everything for
the county fair. Get it ready.
—Two county fair buildings at
Armory Park are about complete,
—Hay-making wub in order
laBt week, and will be continued.
—There are 7,801 children of
school age in Houston county.
—The fall term of the Perry
Public school will begin next
Monday.
—On many Houston farms cot
ton picking is the regular order
of work this week.
—Mr, and Mrs. A. Sidney Wei
Ions of Arabi are visiting relatives
near Perry, and in town.
—Rev. J. W. Simmons will fill
his monthly appointment at
Providence next Sunday morn
ing.
—It is now confidently hoped
that caterpillars will not seriously
injure the cotton crop in Hous
ton county.
—September 1st was a typical
early autumn day, a mixture of
sunshine and cloud; not extreme
ly warm nor decidedly cool.
—Mrs, M. L. Cooper and
daughter, Miss Madie Davis, were
with* relatives in Maoon last
Thursday and Friday morning.
— Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Houser
returned home last week from a
visit of ton days to their son, Mn
Fred H. Houser, at Lithia
Springs.
—Mr. B. C. Holtzolaw and
family, and Mrs, L. F. Cater
and two children returned home
last Saturday. from their outing
at Toccoa.
—The merry-go-round that has
been at Beech Haven Park during
the pionie season, is now at Per
ry, on Carroll Btreet, near the
Home Journal office.
—Mrs. G. 0. Nunn and daugh
ter, Miss Evelyn, have returned
home from Bufort, S. C., where
they visited the family ot Mr. R.
Li Nunu, son and brother.
—Regular monthly meeting of
Houston Lodge No, 86, F. & A.
M. Friday night this week. There
virill most likely be work in the
first degree, and a full attend
ance of the members is desired.
—Cards were out last week an
nouncing the marriage of Miss
Annie Lee Long and Mr. J. W.
Rundell^both of Fort Valley, at
the home of the bride’s mother
on Wednesday, September 2nd.
< —We are glad to note that the
sick at the home of Mr. W. J.
Cheek, and at other homes near
Small Academy, are improving.
Mrs. Cheek and a daughter have
been quite ill within the last two
weeks.
—The second bale of cotton
at Perry this season was grown
by Mr. S. Bonner, near Tivola,
brought to Perry last Monday,
weighed 602 pounds and sold at
the Planters’ Warehouse for 12
cents per pound.
—At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A, Riley last Monday night
two night blooming cerus flowers
opened. After church services
a number of people stopped and
watched the gradual ‘ transforma
tion of the pretty buds into mag
nificent flowers.
—At Small Academy there wiil
be preaching next Sunday nigh$,
followed by protracted services at
least four days next week. The
meeting will be in charge of Rev,
J. W. Simmons of Perry, assisted
by Rev. E. M. Whiting of Fort
Valley, All interested are cor
dially invited ta attend.
—Miss' Helen ' Cater," eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Cater, is ill with scarlet fever at
Toccoa, Her father is with her
and will remain there until she
recovers. Dr. R. L. Cater went
up to see Helen several days ago,
and says the fever is of a mild
type, and that he does not fear
any serious effect.
Superior Court Jurors.
From the Venire FaciaB in
Woodard’s office we repro
duce the lists of grand and trav
erse jurors drawn to serve at the
next term of Houston Superior
court, beginning on the first Mon
day in October, as follows:
Grand Jurors :
W B Sims W P Short
Walker Kemper, Sr. S F Bivins
J W Hodge Rutherford Brown
TV Fagan WJ Cheek
J W Johnson L Carter
J J Marshburn M A Edwards
W L Means J C Henderson
OR Mann W H Buff
T J Shepard B H Andrew
J L Fincher 0 E Eubanks
T H Rentz H T Gilbert
Bright Harper C A Thurmond
B 0 Hollemar J G Holtzolaw
T E Tharpe G D Tucker
T W Fulwood G B Feftgin.
Traverse Jurors—1st week.
Hugh Arnold W McD Felder
J W Garvin Sr. V L Jackson
Hugh Lawson
Kemp Dorsett
C L Howard
H Marshall
J A Chance
S B Brown, Jr.
W H Harrison
A A Smoak
G N Crandall
R J DuPree
J A McKenzie
J T Ingram
W G Fitzgerald
R E Jackson
J W Cheek
P T Perdue
S P Houser
S W Hickson
J B T Scarborough H G Brown
WWPeavy N A; Greer
J B Parker W H Barrett
W J Garvin L R Prater
H A Tucker John Corder
W E Green C F Cooper
C J Pattishall J T Logan.
Traverse Jurors—2nd week.
R W English W W Ohuun
WH English C B Clark
Walker|Kemper,Jr. C H Prater
F T Houser J F Lowe, Jr.
W M Edwards G F Doles
JW Mills JT Miller
Win Heritage W J Braswell
Ed Seifert 0 M Mathews
MB Pitts WW Etheridge
G E Jones Will Brantley
J E Garvin George Head
R L Braswell R F Napier
G D Fitzgerald G A Seager
J M Howard 0 R Storey
Luke Akin W M Prater
J R Miller, Jr. J H M Cliett
L L Barker A L Dixon
J 0 Cooner W L Lewis.
—In the protracted services be
ing conducted at the Perry Bap
tist church—two sermons each
day—Rev. Albert S. Dix is being
assisted by Rev. J. M. Brittain
of Fort Valley. The ministers
are earnest- and impressive and
muoh interest is being manifest
ed. Tuesday night four girls pro
fessed faith and conversion and
were received for baptism and
churoh membership. The meet
ing is decidedly good and well at
tended.
—In the course of their'mer-
cantile business in Perry last
Monday, EdwardB & Marshall
sold three cooking stoves, ship
ping one of them to Cordele and
one to Butler. While our mer
chants do not profess to ship
goods constantly to other towns,
they are ready to compare with
others at any time, and compete
with all in the quality and prices
of their goods. For full stocks
of first-class goods and right
prices, Perry merchants are in the
front rank.
Houston School Census.
Through the kindness of Com
missioner Geo. W. Smith we are
enabled to publish the totals of
the school census of Houston
county, as consolidated from the
reports of the enumerators, one
for each district, appointed by
the county board of education.
The census is of all children in
the county between the ages of 6
and 18 years.
Total white and colored, 6,655,
an increase of 684 over last census.
Total white, 1,808; males 646,
females 668; an increase of 50.
Total colored 6,847; males 2,-
618, females 2,784; an increase in
total of 484.-
White over ten years of age who
cannot read or write, 8; can read
but not write, 11; a decrease of
85.
Colored who cannot read or
write, 1,401; can read but not
write, 2,784.
These figures no not inolude the
children of Perry and Fort Val
ley. Adding the census of these
towns, the grand total aggregates
7,801.
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Personal Paragraphs.
—Miss Marie Nunn is visiting
relatives at Americus,
—Miss Obie McKenzie of Mon
tezuma is visitiug Miss Lula
Hurst in Perry.
—Mr. and Mrs. Butler Hardi
son of Emerich are visitiug rela
tives in Perry this week.
— Miss Louise Davis of Mossy
Hill is visitiug friends and form
er school mates in Perry.
—Miss Stella Cater visited rel
atives in Macon from last Thurs
day afternoon to Saturday noon.
—Miss Ann King left Perry
Tuesday for an extended visit to
her niece, Mrs. E. B. Meadows,
at Carrolton.
—Misses Lucile Kezar and Es
telle Blocker of Elko were in Per
ry Sunday, guests of Misses Kate
and Willie Cooper.
—Mr. C. F. Hemingway, who
is private secretary of Senator
Money of Mississippi, is visiting
his family at Perry.
—Misses Fannie and Kate Nel
son returned home last week from
a visit to their brother, Norman
J. Nelson, at Pine View.
—Mr. L. C. Oheves visited his
wife and relatives in Perry last
Saturday and Sunday, and she
returned with him to their home
in Montezuma Monday morning.
—Mrs. Zack Hays of Powers-
vilie has returned home from In
dian Springs, where Bhe spent
about ten days for the benefit of
her health. "Her friends will be
glad to learn that she was very
much benefitted.
Xi. 3VE. TP-A-TTIi’
NEW FALL
are on the way. Wait for them and see
have been to the Eastern markets, and
best line we have ever had.
the line. We
bought the
New Percales.
New Ginghams
New Calicoes.
New Outings, &c.
Fine line of Wash Materials for. Girls’ School Dresses.
White Piques. White Lawns.
Big assortment for children’s Dresses. All the range of prices.
White Plain Nainsooks.
English Long Cloths.
All the New Things in Dress and Fkirt Materials.
Bing Line of New Ribbons.
All widths—Satins and Taffetas.
We are receiving invoices for these things daily,
here VERY SOON. Call to see us.
The goods will be
—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hickson
and Master Asa Woodard were at
Winona Springs, in Macon coun
ty, with a party of friends, three
days last week, and attended
oampmeeting at Oglethorpe Sun
day. Mr. Hickson thinks the
water of those springs possess re
markable medicinal properties!
The sample he gave the editor
is strongly impregnated with sul
phur.
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—Mrs. C. P. Marshall return
ed home last week from Cordele.
She went there about six weeks
to visit relatives. and was taken
sick several days after her arrival
there. Not until last week was
she able to return home. Now,
however, she is improving steadi
ly, and we are glad to state that
her complete recovery is confi
dently expected.
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—At a meeting of the Perry
board of education last Friday
afternoon, Miss Marie Nunn of
Perry whs elected first assistant
teacher of Perry Public School.
She is one of the very best
teachers in the county. -
—Lace Leather, Belt Hooks,
Copper Rivets and Burrs, Tubu
lar Rivets, &c., materials for belt
repairing, at L. M. Paul’s.
—Lots of pretty light Calicoes
just received. 5c tbe yard.
Edwards & Marshall.
-Babbit Metal for sale at
L. M. Paul’s.
Fred. M. Houser’s.
WE HAVE ANOTHER
NICE^ LOT OF THOSE
COTTON:
Hr M PA-tTL.
Our Line of...
NECKWEAR
IS COMPLETE.
A beautiful line of Ties, and splendid values. See our window.
Your choice for ,
25 Cents.
A pretty selection of new style Ties at
35c. and 50c.
To See Thera Means to Buy One.
= EDWARDS & MARSHALL, =
When You Cut Wheat
Let us mill it for you, after it dries ten days.
We Grind for Toll in Large or Small Quantities,
Under a milling arrangement with the railroads we are en
abled to pay freight one way, without any charge to the
customer, on all toll grinding.
Ship your wheat prepaid, we ship your flour and bran
next day freight prepaid. It’s a convenient way to mill.
Having The
Best Equipped Mill in Georgia,
and with a capacity of 500 bushels daily, we can give you
prompt and satisfactory service.
BETTER BUY THEM NOW
WHILE YOU CAN.
PRICES ARE RIGHT
-AT—
Fred M. Houser’s
or you can send it to us all at one time, and we will furnish
you flour and bran as you need it during the year, so you
can always get it fresh ground.
Wagon yard and plenty of room for the wagon trade.
...Valley Roller Mills...
HARRIS M’F’G. COMPANY, Propr’s.,
FORT VALLEY, GA.^
Try VALLEY CORN NEAL.
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six
a low in
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature,
Cures Grip .
in Two Days.
on every