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S!PFWALK GLEANINGS
LOCAL NK\VS;01' .’< \VN AND COUNTY
—Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barfield
moved into their new home on
Bwilt Streeh this week,....... . ,
—Mr Harris Hardison of ...Live
Oak Fla., is visiting his mother
Mrs. 0. H. Hardison in ►.Perry.
—Mrs. £ T Hurst and Miss Lula
Hurst left this week to spend
Christmas holidays with their
daughter and sister Mrs. Neal Mo-
Puaul at Foulau.
— 1 Tax .Collector Tharpe was in
Perry Tuesday, Wednesday ana
Thursday of this week for the
purpose of col ico ting State and
County Taxes t' is doing his lab
(round for that purpose,
Six merchants of Perry will
give away a Ford car at 3 o’olook
Christmas Eve afternoon on the
Court House ttcpiure.Holder of the
luoky tioket must be present to
receive the reward. A large crowd
Is expected.
• Tho children and pupils of the
school are happy in the antic
ipation of school closing Thursday
for the Christmas Holidays. The
Perry school will open again on
January 1st.
YOUNG LADIES HAVE GOOD TEAM
Perfy High School has one of
the best girls 1 basketball teams
seen in this town in several years,
the sextet having won tyro games
last week by large margins.
Montezuma was defeated Wednes
day by a 36 |o 14 score, while
Eastman went down Saturday on
the small end of a 21 to 14 count.
The latter victory was won with
out the assistance of Martha -Sue
Woolfolk, crack forward, who
shot oJovon field goals-in the game
against Montezuma.. • •
The team is ah * exceptionally
good one, their accuracy, in passing
and goal-shooting rivaling that of
many boys’ aggregations. Every
member is an individual star, and'
thero aro bright prospects, for
them. J|
The following young ladies com
pose the squad : Martha S u .e
'Woolfolk, Blanche Hearn and Em
ily Martin, forward*} Myrl Meyer,
Susie Mae Thompson and Josie
Lee McLendon, centers and Mar
tha Strother (captain)and Phoebe
Harper, guards.
The Perry boys’ term will play
Fort,Valley hero on Thursday.
LUCIUS HUM TO HAND
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Lucius Mallary convicted mur
derer Will be executed at the Coun
ty Jail here Friday December21st
a recent appeal to the Governors
by his Attorneys Messrs ,Vising
and' English having failed to bring
clemency for the negro.
All properalions for. the exe
cutions have been made and the
doomed man will be. led' .to the
soaffald sometime between ten
and four o’cloqk Friday next
where he will pay the penalty for
his crime,
Mallary was accused of ; the
unirdcr of Isabel) Taylor an old
negro woman at hendersoh on
December 26th 1921, it being
shown that the Woman was brutaly
beaten to death with a stick and
robbed. Was tried aud convicted at
the Apr!) Term 192261 the Superior
Court and was sentenced to hang
However a new trial was appealed
for and denied and the " case was
then taken to'the Supreme Court
of Georgia. In this decision passed
down last - October the* Supreme
Court confirmed;the findings of
tho lower'court and the negro was
resentenced to be hung setting the*
date of Execution on December
21st. . ,
The negro pays the penalty just
two years after the commission of
the crime. ....
• This will be the first execution
in Honston.Oounty in'ten years,*
TO BUILD NEW JAIL
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Following the recommendations
of the Grand Jury, the County
Commissioners are advertising for
bids for the construction of a now
§nd modern Jail here.
Architects drawings of tha pro
posed building shows a modern
structure with ample provision for
•prisoners, sanitary and secure
cells aud modern locking devices
•s well as quarters for jailor.
The new jail will meet along
felt want in Houston County and
will replace the old unsanitary
and insecure prison which has
.cause much unfavorable comment
for a long time
-. it is proposed te begin construe
tion on the new jail as soon as,as
favorable bid is accepted. The ad
vertisement for bids appears ifi
this issue of The Home Journal.
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NOTICE
On a new ruling from ihe Post-
aoaster General E, F. Dj Carriers
ase relieved from serving- their
routes;on Christinas Day. B. F.
D.. patrons will please' arrange to
get their mail the 'day before.
Frederick Bonder, jp'. M,'
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AUTOMOBILE ST01EN--F00R
CONVICTS ESCAPE |
Four whjte. convicts from the
camp near Fort Valley escaped
from 1 their , camp, car about l2
o’clock Monday^ night. Sometime
'that same night an Essex Coach
automobile was stolen from the
garage of Dr. H. E. Evans here.
L’he garage is located beside the
Fort Valley road where the con
victs have'been passing daily and
it is thought the car had been
spotted for the get-away.
The car is said to have been
seen on the road to Hawkinsville
and the escapes are thought to
have headed toward Florida.
The escape from the oamp was
effected by breaking a hole through
the iron floor of the camp oar,
which had been rusted out *and
replaced with timber. The stripes
had been removed and wore found
in the car and it is evident that
the men had previously been
supplied with citizens clothes.
Two of these men had escaped
the gang before and one of. them!
®h6t..
Ike escaped men, are Robert
Norton, Charles Holstead, George
Sutton and Harry. Peterson.
BIG COMMUNITY TREE CHRISTMAS DAY
The ohildren of the community
are looking forward with happy
anticipation ip the Christmas Tree
to be staged at the . Court House
of 4:30 o’olock on Christmas Day .
The ladies Committees have
been preparing .for the occasion
for some time and the event will
be made a happy one for > young
and old alike.
Trucks will be provided to bring
the Children i'h, and' every body of
the entire community is invited.
Fruit will be on the tree for
children, with a Santa' Clause and
‘‘everything”. Carols will be sung
aud a happy program, rendered.
Come out and enjoy the occasion;
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Christmas
Is only a few days
off. Now is the time
to select your
GIFTS
GO TO
T. D. Mason’s
Headquarters for
' Holiday Goods,
Gifts for Everybody.
Large Assortment of Toys
Electric Trains, Basket
'Balls, Dolls, Stoves, Tea
Sets, Mechanical Toys|
Wagons, Wheelbarrows^
Automc biles, Velocipeds
Aif Rifles, and hundreds
of other things to make
the little folks happy.
Santa Glaus has put a let
ter box at the entrance
of the store and all the
ttle pnes should write
their letters and drop
the* 1 *
We have Alluminum Per-
culators, Electric Irons,
7 lash Lights, Knives,
Watches and Clocks
Christmas Boxes.
To INVESTORS
Just at this time
Increasing optimism and growing con
fidence suggest a firmer tone is just ahead
Yet with the railway situation undeter-
raided, and many peace adjustments still,
to make you hesitate to commit yourself
Logical to place idle funds at libera*
nterest here, under the conditions that
ixist
For you can arrange to get your mon
key practically when you need it.
We pay 4 per cent on Time Deposits.
PERRY LOAN S SAVINGS BANK
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PERRY GA.
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D Ai R NOTICE
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R yfifl be iheld at th'6' residence of
ICrs “Crowell - ok Thursday
kfterfibon at 3:30 tfefock. •
•CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to- thank - • eaGh and
evbry one of our friend s that^ielp
ed'us ami also those that ; offered
thqir;' "
bln the recent illn6ssadd
death "of bur loving'Husband r aiid
Father. vT'. ..
May, (Soti’s richest, blossint be
upon each -one of you is. our
prayer. ,v,.. ■ ‘ J»*.
• Mrs. W.'A. Dunbar
Misses Mario and Sarah Dunbar
s. H. D. and kL S. Dunbar
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Fresh shipment for Christ
mas. One to five pound
boxes. Fruits and Nuts
of all kinds, Cranberries,
Lettuce and Celery, al
ways fresh.
FIREWORKS
You will find a complete
line here and at Mr. s E. E.
King’s residence;
Make our store your
headquarters when in
town. Shop early and
ayoid the rush. We will
THE ALADDIN LAMP as a CHRISTMAS Gfl
One reason the Alladin sells sofastat this seai
of the year is because it is/so popular as a X’mi
Gift. It solves the puzzling problem^what to givi
in many a home. And fhis year, more than ei
people are looking for something. practical, soi
thing useful, something economical.
What article so well fills these requirements
Aladdin?
What is there that could bring so much chec
the home as a good white light?
What else could be purchased for any where
the same price that would be so much enjoyed * f
every member of the family?'
Where can be found , another Christmas
that will save enough in cost of operation to
for itself in a few months and at the same '
renduer such a useful service to the owner?
I can give you special prices on the Alhadin Li
this mouth.
JAMES D. MARTIN, Jr., Distribute
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