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PRICE, 11.50 A TEAS, IN ADVANCE.
?abll«h«d Bviry Thursday Morning.
no.H.KODQDS, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, October 15.
'fmMM J^Ql Vj#X ' Anoth ® r Railroad Through Houston.
In the Hawkinsville Dispatch and
News of last week was a dispatch
from Brunswick stating that the
Brunswick and Birmingham Rail
way Company had purchased the
Hawkinsville and Florida Southern
Railroad.
The length of the H. & F. S. road
is 44 miles, extending from Hawk
insville to Worth, connecting at
Worth with the G. S. & F., at Pitts
with the Seaboard Airline^at Hawk
insville with the Southern and the
Wrightsville & Tennille.
Commenting on the report, the
Dispatch and News figures out great
benefits to Hawkinsvilie through the
additional railroad facilities. Con
tinuing, that paper says, in part:
“High officials of the road con
firm the report of the deal, and the
avowed purpose of the purchasers of
the property is to extend the road
to Birmingham, as its name implies,
via Grovania or Perry.”
It is clearly apparent that Bir-
minham is the objective purpose of
the purchase and the proposed ex
tension, and the logical course from
Hawkinsville is through Grovania in
Houston to Perry, and thence to
Fort Valley, connecting there with
the Columbus Branch of the South
western. As has been stated several
times before, a graded right-of-way
from Hawkinsville to Grovania is
owned by business men of the for
mer city, and is ready to be turned
over to the company that will guar
antee to build and operate a road.
From Grovania to Perry the dis
tance in a direot line is not more
than six miles, and the right-of-way
will be readily granted. At Perry
the Perry Branoh extends to Fort
Valley, where connection with Bir
mingham, as above designated, can
be arranged.
Further, Fort Valley is the termi
nus of the old Atlanta and Florida
road (now the Southern), affording
the shortest line to Atlanta—shorter
from Fort Valley than the shortest
from Macon to Atlanta. This, ttnn,
would complete the connections.
From Brunswick connecting with
Florida and South-west Georgia
points, from Hawkinsville with Ma
con, Americus, Dublin, Savannah
and by the proposed extension
through Houston to Fort Valley,
thence to ColumbuB, Birmingham
and on to- further western points;
also to Atlanta and Northern and
Eastern points.
Business men of Grovania, Perry
aud Fort Valley should feel great
interest in this deal, and as business
men they should take action prompt
ly. Whatever is worth having is
worth working for. *
Now For The State Fair.
Just cine week from to-day, on
Wednesday, October 21st, the gates
of the state fair at Central City park
will open* and the most comprehen
sive display of Georgia products, of
farm, orchard, garden, pasture,
household, shop and factory ever
seen will be ready for inspection.
In oash alone that fair will cost
its promoters about $50,000 in prep
aration and premiums, but the ob
ject lesson to our own people and
the advertisement to out-of-state
visitors will be worth it all, and
more.
Of course all departments will be
full, and the amusement programs
will afford continuous pleasure to all
theuthousande yvho attend, but the
crowning feature of the exposition
will be, the exhibits of agricultural,
horticultural end garden produots
made by the dozen or more coun
ties, showing as they will the mag
nificent capaoity of Georgia soil to
provide ail the necessities for the
maintenance of man and beast.
We cannot begin to enumerate,
because we don't know, and it can
not all be known until you see. Tens
of thousands will see, and everyone
will be repaid for the expenditure of
time and price.
The fair will show what our peo
ple have done, what our lands and
our factories can produce, knd teach
practically that what haB been done
this year can be done aB well or bet
ter next year, and in other succeed
ing years.
The state fair is sure to be a
grand success, and the people will
see it.
Houston will have a county ex
hibit at the state fair, in oontest for
the oapital prize of $1,500 for the
i best county exhibit of farm prod
ucts, A county fair dosed at Perry
last Saturday, and it was good, but
the Houston county exhibit at the
state fair will be better. What the
improvement will be we do not care
to say; but there will be an improve
ment in quantity, quality and varie
ty is assured. If you want to know,
go and see.
The Train Didn’t Stop.
A crowd of people living in the
Upper Fifth district of Houston
county were very much disappoint
ed last Friday morning, They as
sembled at Eoheoonnee station for
the purpose of coming to Perry, via
the speoial train, to attend the ooun-
ty fair.
Though they had telegraphed to
the railroad authorities asking that
the train be stopped there, and
though they signalled the approach
ing train, that train passed by with
out decreasing its speed. They were
not only disappointed, but mad, be
cause it was then too late for them
to oorae to Perry, 18 miles, in their
vehicles.
The train had been procured to
bring people to the county fair, and
they reasonably expected that it
would stop at all stations. This dis
appointment to the people and loss
of-attendance was especially disap
pointing, as the fair authorities were
obliged to deposit a cash guarantee
before the railroad authorities would
agree to operate the train.
Of course the railroad people can
do as they please, and all the people
can do is to be displeased,and say so.
Io you ask your dealer for spine
well-known advertised remedy, be
cause you have confidence in its
cures, do not allow yourself to be
switched off to a medioine claimed
to be “just as good,” but which you
do not ask for and of which you
taow nothing,
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It is now charged that Charles
Schwab, former president of the
American Steel trust, criminally used
his official position to defraud the
United States Ship Building Com-
try to the extent of $20,000,000,
For a week or more yellow fever
lias prevailed at Lareda, Texas,;.with
« total of about 250 cases.' The
death rate has been scarcely 5 per
As Others See Us.
the
Of our Houston county fair
Macon Telegraph sayB, in part:
“But of the exhibit—the agricul
tural display was good. It offered
ample evidence of the fertility and
productiveness of Houston county
soil. There was more, however, in
the exhibit than evidence of fertile
and productive soil—there was a
presentation of progressive methods
—of brains behind the hoe and
plow—the system that is gradually
but surely working a wonderful
transformation in Georgia; a condi
tion rich in its promise for the days
to come.
“The display of canned fruits, in
which the/ peaoh was prominent,
told a story of the great orchards of
Houston, in which are gathered the
sun-kissed golden peaoh, an arjosy
to the great orchard owners. What
ever other seotions of the state may
claim and possess, Houston has the
peach—with her, and within her
borders it is paramount.
“The display of horses—bred in
Houston county—the mules, cattle,
hogs and poultry, were a revelation
of thrift and progressive ideas.”
EXCURSION RATES.
To Macon, Gn„ via Central of Georgia
Railway.
ACCOUNT GEORGIA STATE PAIR.
For the above mentioned occasion
excursion tickets will be on sale from
all tickets stations on the Uentral of
Georgia Railway in Georgia, and in
Alabama east of and including Ope
lika, Montgomery, Andalusia, Ozark
and Sellersville, to Macon, Ga., and
return.
Tickets from stations in Georgia
will be sold October 20th to 30th,
inclusive (except that no tickets will
be sold on Sunday, Oct. 25th), and
for trains scheduled to arrive at Ma
con prior to noon, Oct. 31st, 1903.
From points in Alabama described
herein, October 20th to 30th, inclu
sive (except that no tickets will be
sold on Sundaj, Oct. 25th); final
limit November 2nd, 1903.
For rates, schedules and other in
formation, apply to nearest agent of
Oentral of Georgia Railway.
There 1b more atarrh in this section of the
country than allother diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease, and proscribed local
remedies,and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it Incurable.
3oience has proven catarrh to he a constitu
tional disease, aud therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manu
factured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the market It
Is taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to‘a
teaspoonful. It acts directly oil the blood and
mucus suriaces of the system. They oiler one
huudred dollars for any casJ itfales to oure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENS & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 76.
Hall’s Family Pills are the beat.
goocTposition.
Pay Tuition after Position is Secured.
A worthy student from each postoffice
may pay tuition without seourity after
course is oompleted aud position is sc
oured. For “Application Blank A” and
catalog, address DRAUQHON’S PRACTICAL
BUS. COLLEGE. (Write either place) At
lanta, Nashville, St. Louis, Fort Worth,
Little Rook, Montgomery, Galveston or
Shreveport.
Seasonable Seeds.
I MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
Seed Wheat, Rye, Barley,
Oats, Crimson, Red and Burr
Clover, Hairy Vetch and best
Winter Grasses. ......
Onion Sets, and a full line of
Garden Seed.
Write and get prices, or call
to see me.
H. Wright, The Seedsman.
Third St., MACON, GA.
Dr. NAT a. OATTIS,
DENTIST,
Residence and Offlcojjftt, Wells House,
PERRY, GEORGIA,
Drs, J,M,& ,B HOLMES MASON
DENTISTS,
354 Second Street,
MACON, : : :GEORGIA.
WARREN D. NOTTINGHAM.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
355 THIRD ST. MACON, GA.
Will practice iu the several courts,
Federal and State.
Special, attention given to causes in
the oourts of this oirouit.
From last Thursday to Sunday a
terriffio wind storm prevailed along
the north Atlantic coast, destroying
millions of dollars worth of property
iu the states of Virginia, Pennsylva
nia, New Jersey and New York. The
wreckage was appalling, and many
lives’were lost.
DuniNc the month of September
1,600,000 barrels of petroleum for
fuel were shipped from the oil re
gions of Texas. The use of petro
leum as fuel is increasing rapidly.
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War between Japan and Russia
is imminent, say. reports from Chi
nese ports. It may be that England
will be involved.
W. H. HARRIS,
DENTIST.
Successor te Dr. W. A. Blassengamc.
OFFICE OVER DOW DAW BANK,
FORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA
C. z. McARTHURT
DENTIST,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Office over Slappey’s Drugstore.
People Who Make Hay
NKED
HAY PRESSES,
and all wlio are
in need thereof
can get .....
THE BEST ON THE
Hay presses that
do the work right
and quickly, at
I
CLOTHING,
Just right in Style, Finish,
Durability and Price is tbe
kind sold by the . fj§ . .
STAR CLOTHING CO.,
DAVE WACHTEL, Manager.
CHEEKY STREET, :: MACON, GEORGIA
LOOKOUT FOB NEW AD. IN THIS SPACE.
. - THE . .
SIsT-THF-ZB 1 of JLTTTTTIMIJSr
IS I3ST THE JLIIR,.
Every man should now allow the question of FALL
CLOTHES to occupy a corner in his mind.
We are “At Home” to all who want io see wliat’s lat
est in men’s wear.
jSTew Fall and Winter Suits are being unfolded here
every day. " These suits have been selected from
The Best Productions Of
The World’s Best Tailors.
There are many new kinks in fall styles.
We are ready to show you when you are ready to
look, but don’t wait too long.
Special attention given to mail orders.
Benson, Walfcer <& Moore,
The Up-to-Date Clothiers.
420 Third Street, :: MACON, GA.
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Call or write.
A Few More Left
We have moved our place of business
to Schofield’s old building and have a few
new and second-hand Buggies and Wag
ons left over which we are not prepared
to store and will sell them out at and be
low cost for cash.
Come and let us show them to you.
We can save you from $10.00 to $25.00
on any vehicle we have in stock while
they last.
We will not trade for any old vehicles
in disposing of these goods, but will more
than give you the price of your old one
olf and let you keep it.
Call and see us at Schofield’s old stand,
opposite the Union Depot.
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Irnggy fo
Macon, O-a.