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rhe Fort Valley I Leader VOL. XIX. Some Things to Think About, The Woman’.' Home Mission Society of the M E Church South, carries on city Mission work at twenty four different centers, Engaged in this work at these twenty four centers were forty one trained, sixty two salaried, and two hundred and eighty nine volunteer workers, for the year just passed. This work was accomplished at a cost of $29,864. 98. Besides this, the Woman’s Home Mission Society maintains fourteen schools, employing sixty one teachers,where instruc¬ tion is given 1,654 students. In our schools on the Pacific coast, and in Key West, Tampa and West Tampa Fla. our pupils are almost >nti~ely children foreign born parents. Through Bishop Hendrix, we learn already these schools for Chinese, Japanese and Cuban boys and girls, are sending reinforcements to the evangelistic forces in our foreign mission fields. The con¬ verted Chinamen are returning with the “glad tidings of good things” to their native country, and likewise the converted ese and Cuban, to theirs. this is but one other proof God honors every labor of love and unites every agency the accomplishment of His supreme purpose the of the world unto Himself. The Woman’s Home Society, meets on Monday after- a "iH 1 CHALLENGE SALE THE LIMIT. The People Are Here From Every Direction. Some Came Many Miles. A few Great Bargains to Go on for Stimufators Saturday, and as Long as They Last You Can Get Them. 6 dozen men’s and boys’ $1.50 Felt Hats in the latest styles and collars to go at 70c each. A lot of hemmed sheets, large size, a second but a good one, to go at 29c each. 12 dozen large bleached Bath Towels, 17 I=2c to go at 11 l=2c. 25 $1.50 large hemmed Counterpanes to go at 98c each. 25 $2 large fringed Counterpanes to go at $1.19 each. 15 yds. to the customer limited Forget-Me-Not Bleaching $1. 18 yds. to the customer limited 8c heavy Sea Island for $1. ALE CONTINUES THROUGH AUGUST 1ST. Como every Day you can. Green Challenge Sale Tickets on every Article in the house. Every dollar you spend will buy you $1.50 to $2 wo: -th cf Goods. R. 5. Braswell. ✓ rm PORT VALLEY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1908. noon after the third Sunday in every month. Our ladies are all i cordially invited to come to these ! meetings - j Reporter. Clifford Mathews, Tom An¬ thoine and Campbell McDonald returned home Wednesday from Chickamauga, where they have been living the life of real soldier boys for several days. The many friends of Mr Roy Anthoine here will be delighted to know that he will visit Mar shallville Sunday. The many friends of Miss Lula Mathews will be sorry to know that she is quite sick Arthur Glass visited Macon Sunday. Mr Don Howe is visiting the Gate City on business. Harris Turner visited Macon Sunday. Mr Raleigh Anderson was a visitor to Macon Sunday. Miss Alice Watkins of Ogle¬ thorpe visited here last week. Dr J V Hobbs visited Macon Tuesday. Messrs J R Lewis and G L Sawyer visited Macon Tuesday. sorted Buy a Purity 2-uOzen Bottling C3.SC 01 Com- US j pany S SOda waters to keep j in your refrigerators to drink | on Sunday, Mrs Wallace Hiley spent a few days at Macon this week visiting the family of Mrs E P Burden. Baptist Church Special services at the Baptist church. The services at this church will be of unusual inter¬ est both morning and evening. At the ll o’clock service a matter of very great importance will be considered by the congre¬ gation every member is requested to be present at this hour, At 8 p. m. the pastor will preach, Subjects dogs. A special invi¬ tation to all to attend these services Mrs Ola Hance, mother and little daughter was the guest of Mrs Horton of Marshallvill Saturday and Sunday Miss Bessie Anderson has turned to Jasper county to her teaching for two months. Miss Mattie Finey is Miss Margaret Wheat in bus, Mr and MrsC H who have been spending the mer here leave] Fridaylfor their home in New York. Mr and Mrs W N Smith Prattsville are visiting Mr Mrs Ohas T Eberhardt. , Mrs A A Ray and little ter Alice of Macon are Mrs Wallace Hiley. Mrs Z T Hays of Byron is visi¬ ting the* family of Mrs Hiley. Miss Mattie Burden of is visiting the family of Wallace Hiley. Awful Tragedy in Fort Vallay Parties who owe us for adver¬ tising and job work will please settle at once as we have several large hills to meet at once and must have the money due us. The Port Valley Leader. J C Sawyer and wife of Knox¬ ville are guests of Mr and Mrs P G Smith. Miss Elizabeth Wood is visiting Miss Nettie Anthoine. Chrrley Long was hereto see homefolks Sunday. Don’t forget the Blue and the Gray at the Electric Theatre Friday night for benefit of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Mr Earnest Michael from Ath¬ ens was a visitor here this weetf. Mr J D Duke and wife are vis¬ iting Indian Springs this week. Mr Pit Baldwin and wife spent Sunday afternoon in Macon. Mr O M Houser has returned from Rome and Adel, Ga. Mr J P Fincher and son Prank visited Oulloden Wednesday. Mrs M Glass is visiting rela¬ tives in Atlanta. Miss Stella Glass visited Macon a few days this week. Miss Helen Glass left Sunday for an extended trip north. Episcopal Church Notes Sunday School 9:45 a. m. No services on Sunday. , Mrs AH Lubetk in is relatives in Macon. NO. 19 Methodist Church Rev W A Huckabeewill preach at the morning hour. He is the agent of our Orphan’s Home. Let us give him a cordial welcome. The Choir meets on Friday at 8 p. ra. T. G. Lang. Rev W A lluckabee, the Agent of the Orphan’s home of the South Georgia Conference will preach at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Our people will doubtly show their appreci¬ ation of this touching interest by a large attendance, Mr E W Withoftleft Tnursday for a pleasure and business trip to Ohio. MrsWK Thweatt is in north Georgia for some time. Miss Beaufort Mathews is the guest of Mr and Mrs S T Slappey on Persons street. Miss Ethel Williams was in Macon Tuesday. Mrs 0 M Houser visited Macon Tuesday. Mr Holmes Troutman is back again to the delight of his many friends. Miss Carrie Riley visited Macon Monday. Mr and Mrs Me Ghee of Way cross were in the city a few days this week. Miss Clifford Powers is the guest of her sister, Mrs WD Dupree.