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VOL. XIX.
Mrs O M Houser urns tk* roust
of Mrs F C H"us ;n .Vur-en n
Monday and Tut*day.
Handsome John Slanney of
Jpffor-"., v-ito in ' i **'*o his i *•* S
*jfiri last, Tnur-d >y.
Miss Marshall and Miss Smith
visited Mrs AO Barks at Reyn¬
old Sunday.
Col H E Stafford a prominent
attorney of Columbus, Ohio., is
in Fort Valley on business.
Episcopal Church Notes
Sunday School 9-45 a. m. Morn¬
ing Service 11 a. m. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Flournoy’s new the cotton public. gi in
is now open to
Located opposite Crate fac
tory. 75c per bale.
Oyster supper at Mr J
Burnam Friday night Dec 4 for
benefit of Cleveland Academy '
Everybody cordially invited.
Mrs Fred Smith visited her
uncle, Mr Jack Hancock in
Knoxville last week.
Mr Jack Hancock visited the
city Monday.
Mr and Mrs H D Bartlett spent
Wednesday in Macon.
Famous Holly Leaf
None better.
H. D. Bartlett.
Miss Bessie Frederick and
Mrs Sinclair Booton of Marshall
ville visited Fort Valley Tuesday.
Miss Lucy and YIiss Mattie
Finney are at home to their
friends at Mrs Dick Burden.
The many friends of Mr and
Airs Ernest Vance and family
regret that they are going to
make their future home in Macon.
They left Tuesday for their
home.
Flournoy’s new cotton public. gin
is now open to the
Located opposite Crate fac
tory. 75c per bale.
Mrs J C Alderidge of
spent a few days last week
her parents Mr and Mrs w E
Mathews.
There is quite a young man
stopping with Mr and Mrs C W
Gibson.
Mr W F Sanders is all smiles
now, a little girl is visiting at his
home.
Some crying hard times
Some running Sales. We are
still buying. Just received
new Dry goods and Notions,
z H. D. Bartlett.
The Woman’s Foreign Mission
ary Society will meet, next Mon
day afternoon at J o clock at the
home of Mrs S B Brown, Sr. All
the members are cordially
vited to be present.
Mrs W. C. Wright, Pres.
Mrs A. C. Riley, Sec.
Mrs Pauline March of Macon
IS visiting her brother, MrE
Bledsoe this week.
Mr and Mrs E L Lunceford
spent last Sunday with Mr and
Mrs OE Pearson.
Miss Elra Bryant and Etbej
Avera visited tlreir anut Mrs E
L Avera Tuesday.
FOR RENT
Dwelling on Persons Street,
apply to L. L. Brown.
PORT VALLEY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. DECEM HER 4, 1908.
Master Frederick
f M; icon spent last week
ais lriends in the city.
Miss Kate McArthur and
) pi <y r >,, * *>PV * 11 Oil
.
‘■I i s WefK Hi A til iritii.
There will bo an oyster
at Lake View school house Dec.
11th from 0 to 11- o’clock
benefit of school. A cordial
Ration extended to ail.
3 Rooms fo’' .ent. Apph ! .
to Mrs. M. A. Brown.
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Miss ro Ola tr Hnrwel u spent . , .
0 Sunday \yith . her Mrs M b
uunc
Snow.
Miss Nora !?ounf.v<>p spent LC
Monday wife her friend Mrs G 'I
' tones.
The Merry crowd
! from Savannah last Friday nil
<j r.y They report a fine time.
Mrs Lee Houser spent Monday
j in Macon.
FOR SALE CHEAP
One residence lot on church
i Street. Four residence lots
on College Street. Skellie.
A. I).
j Miss Susie Richardson of
i Byron spent several days in Fort
Valley with her grand mother,
Mrs Culpepper.
Mr and Mrs Will Tharp spent
Thanksgivin <*• with Mrs NH Oul
pepper.
Mr Albert W, ran? is in Be
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Yoi Ur IV on business.
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Dr and Mrs Steadman have
moved to the old Mutart place
near town.
Boy Suits D. 1 r~> 1 r~ L Bartlett. a bargfii
E.
Mr and Mrs .) L Fincher, Mrs
jyflUge and Frai ; !r ft richer went
u^'co Macon Thanksgiving a ftei
noon in their auto,
Mr and Mrs Harris Turner.
M rand Mrs it o v rieSfcrozier w
| up to Macon iasu Thursday.
| Miss Mansfield spent la st week
m Macon with her aunt, Mr.
Pompely.
M s Fannie Moore spent
week in Perry.
Flournoy’s new cotton public.
is now open to the
Located opposite crate
tory. 75o per bale.
Miss Nell Carter after a pleas¬
ant visit to Americas and Ogle¬
thorpe returned borne this week.
Mr George Nunn of Perry w ’as
the guest of Mr Norton and
Edwards this week.
Coland Mrs AO Riley and
sons AC Jr, and .coward enjoyed
Thanksgiving dinner in Marshall
villa with Mr belder Frederick,
Miss McRea spent Thanks
giving day , at ,,, McRea. r ,
NOTICE
I hereby announce myself
a candidate for Justice of tin
peace. Thos. W. Young.
Miss Florrie Cuonerspent
week in Macon the guest of
brother, Mr John Cooner.
Ben Roe Marshall returned to
school at Stone Mountain.
Cel Alonzo 0 Riley of Atlanta
spent several days last week with
his parents.
Subscribe Now
f t Q ^ ] s QVE*m$EHEI*TS
jueprgin Houston County;
I J. F. Cooper: Administrator of
Robert Nelson, deceased, has ap
niioTlfor ’ v»v 1 ' :)i! fho anrlR
boh ■ov'it'i' ■ * < i; i
* 0
(deceased. This . })«*!>' t < J l*t' 1 t*
i cite a)1 persons concerned to ap
|pear at the January Term 1909
of the Court of Ordinary of Hous¬
ton county an ! cause if any
they ;nv:\ why application
should not beg i
'; i v .»: il • .it signature,
! Ins Nov. 14. h" 1
S. O'. •:uOrdinary,
Georgia Houston county:
j 1 W. '4. Wvnn. • Administratorcf
Mrs. It. ,, „ .I. s-rp:u, deceased, , has ,
applied for leave to sell all ‘-lie
lands belopwipg to <he estate <>f
ui-uojirtcd i ins is the re io iv
j to cite all rvo .on. ,■-ncemed to
l-npoear at itu* .Bim-ary lerip,
• ! U .'il, «j ( t.! it 1 ’.inn of Ordinary of
!Houston county and show cause,
I if any they ha ve why said apple
I -3 hut he granted.
Witness my < Eieiul signature
this Nov. 2, 1908.
S. T Hurst, Ordinary.
Georgia Houston county:
To whom it may concern.
J. E. Cheek having made appli¬
cation to me in due form to be
appointed Administrator moon
the estate of James H. Hall, late
of said county, notice is hereby
given that said application will he
heard at the regular term of he
Court of Ordinary for said
ty to bo held oa the first Monday
in January 1909.
S. T. Burst, Ordinary,
Commissioners Sale of Land
By authority of an order and
judgement of his Honor W. H.
Fmi-ou Jr., Judge «*r the bupenor
III; !. 1.1 Jit-' Judicial Cir
I Ciiit mid of the Su nerior Court of
H' llouston coun: v ( h in the case
a M rs. Georgia Booh--. i\>.vton et a)
Emma 1 al, petition
' ii.irtiti i, i n ; ouston
1 Guurt; We will sell on t.n
first Tues d a y'ut J a nuary 190 ' ' > 5
before the Court Bouse in Perry,
ii hi 1-1 i. hours of
sale, to the 'big m s'- bidder, at
pub'ic outcr;,‘. t L it tract or
parcel of rand sLu i'-d, lying and
i ] 11 g ii> t!:e < rigiiifi,t Tenth Dis¬
trict of Houst-m county Ga., .-uni
being tire Last' i,aif MlotNumbet
.Sixty ((.C) and e.mraining one
auudrt-u acres m i « ’ i.ir citio
being the lands n. • ■».de 4 by, m. .;
N el son to i\ 1 is ivbi: :i Doles and
ner children,.;u d .vuuudeti as foi
lows: On the North by lunds t
Jim Arnold, on the East, by jam i.
of W. A. McLemore. on t
South by lands of J M Simmo
and on the .West by lands of W.
W. Howard. Sale made for par¬
tition. Terms cash.
I T. Woodard
M. L. Cooper,
G. W. Winn,
Commissioners,
Mrs »> T Sistrunk was awarded
a prize of fifty one dollars by the
Wester Music Company of At
lanta. . She being one of the
winners among so many thous
ands of contestants in the con
sc )lid ated M an n i >< etu re rs Pi a ru >
Publicity Contest. This is the
second prize she j,., vun 0 p .q,,.
The G urs j being one
of fifty eiglv dollars
Don’t neglect to have the
1 ; Baby’s Photo nofde before
bad weather sets in
White’s Photo Studio.
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Dr and Mrs Pharmun and Mrs
Shepard of Macon was the guest
j of Miss Marrianne Junes at her
home °“ I hanksgi.ing day
Miss l Artie Wheats m&n.y ,
■ friends will b<* gmd to know that
! she is in town again.
j
j Want You can get just what You
: at
White’s Photo Studio.
The Baptist Church
There will be services at
Baptist church at 11 a. m. and
7 p. m. Rev Geo McDonald
'of (,ur o" ii Ivys who has V
turned from tin* seminary at
Louisville Ky will preach at both
hours. The pastor personally
desires to extend to every one a
cordial invitation to these
ces.
FOE SALE OR RENT
House and lot on Miller
for sale or rent. Good offer.
R. M. Reynolds.
Miss A>lie Winslow was the
j guest of her •later, M rs S B
j Goodwin in Marshallville last
I Tuesday. .
j Rooms for rent. Apply to
Hiss Lizzie Thweatt.
Mr John Brown has sold his
| home on Macon Street to Me
Oarty brothers, and will move
in his home on College St, known
as the Hollinshead home.
Mrs F A Brussard and children
of Senoia are the guest of her
sisters, Mrs Hiley and Mrs R B
Burden after a visit of a few days
will leave for Lousianna.
Mr and Mrs W it Brown are at
home again.
IV!r G -orgu McDonald is
ting home folks this week.
Dr J R Kinney and little son
Joseph spent Thanksgiving af
Irvington, with his mother.
Mrs K PHollinshead and eliil
dien ha ve retumeu home J iom
p erry a p,.. r a ten day stay with
her parents.
Governor Treutlen Chapter of Daughters
of American li l vOiiuiiOii honored.
At the recent State < ’.inference
of L A R held in Covington, quite
a distinguished honor was con¬
ferred urun Mi’s Geo T Harris
Reyent of Governo.: Treutlen
Chapter of this place- She was
nominated for State Vice Regent,
which nomination she declined,
as she preferred to retain the
Recency of the home 1 Tapter.
in ot a Slip of ik Tongue.
It Ls dans: Lis to ; i to knowl
<xlgd one does n«t pouctesx. A man ol
little education was once a guest at n
uinnff, clni'liix wiiick a servant stum¬
bled so that a roast tongue fell from
the platter he was carrying. It was an
ambarrasaing moment, but the quick
witted host saved the day by remark
In?. “Never mil. I, pwitlcmen, it’s only
a ‘iapsi'.a lingua.’ ” This caused much
laughter and applause, and instead of
being spoiled the dinner v.-as a great
success. The boor, wfedifng to shine ■ s
a wit hlmscif, f.lwrtly afterward gave
a dinner, to which none of those pres¬
ent at the first dinner were Invited.
When the guests had 1/eei; seated a
servant entered bearing a beef roast,
Just before reaching the table he
striadiled and fell. The host, leaping
to his fe#t, astonished the guests by
exclaiming, “Never mind, gentlemen,
It’s only a ‘lapsus lingua.’ ’’—Kansas
CVcy Times.
Oyjt the Autograph.
At Carlsbad on one occasion Brahms’
physician, Dr. Gnmfaerger, asked th*;
composer for bis autograph for a
young lady admirer, but Brahms scold
ed him for making a nuisance of him¬
self and refused to give it. Some
weeks later, at his departure from
Carlsbad, Brahms handed to the doc¬
tor an envelope* inscribed, “With the
cordial thanks of Johannes Brahms.”
Noticing n broad grin on the doctor a
face, be asked: “tThat makes you look
so cheerful? You don’t know yet what
the envelope contains. ♦ » Nor do I
cafe.” retorted the doctor. ‘The en
velope i« the main thing. Stych obfig
ed for the autographr *
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NO. 41
A Parlor Musicale
Mrs W S White entertained
j ie ,. music class, their mothers
and a few friends Saturday aft
jernoon in a most delightful man¬
ner. The rooms were decorated
j j n a profusion of cut flowers, fol*
■ palms and gepomcas. The
lowing program was carried out
m( j the accurateness of each
i piece being carried out so well
: reflected due credit on their effi-
1 oient teacher as wt>ll as the pu-
1 41s.
Instrumental soloEuralee Avery.
Instrumental solo Louise Fagan.
Instrumental duet Marion Cul
popper and Lucy Bassett.
Instrumental solo Willie Ham¬
mock.
Instrumental solo, Helen Floyd,
Song “Hoo-Hoo” Beth Hiley,
Marion Culpepper and chorus.
Instrumental solo, Beth Hiley.
Instrumental solo, Gladys Slap
pey
Recitation “Five Little Crrnd
ma,” Euralee Avery, Louise Fa
gin, Helen Floyd, Willie Ham¬
mock and Beth Hiley.
Instrumental solo, Marion Cul¬
pepper.
Instrumental solo, Lucy lJas
sett.
Duet. Idel Woodall and Merly
Hiley.
Instrumental solo, Marking lli
ley.
Instrumental solo, Idol 1 moduli,
j Song, “Srnarty,” Idel Woodall, *
j Gladys Slappeyand chorus.
1 Instrumental solo, Merlyn Hiley.
! instrumental duet, Mary King
; and Merlyn Hiley.
j After the well rendered pro
, ,, ram a delicious salad course was
served and t he affair was thor
oiaghly enjoyed by all present.
On last Thursday night Nov.
20 our series of meeting- in the
Presbyterian church closed and
reached its climax. It was, start
ed Tuesday night Nov 17, and
continued with unabated interest
to the end.
The Rev .1 W Stokes ;yive us
his valuable assistance again, and
his preaching was <4 a very high
order and scriptural land. He
is eminently an expounder of the
Scriptures. He is o: coeditigly
earnest and very impressive and
is very efficient in ptysonal work.
While he is all this he has a
i)len«anfcn< ‘SS ; with it all by which
oo <iuickly makes many warm
friends.
V i e consider this meeting a ve¬
ry profitable one. All the ehrist
km people who attended AY 0 Vti
evidently much confirmed in
their faith and strengthened in
She Christian life. This is the
concensus of all we have 1 Hard
express themso 1 ves. Wo believe
a great deal of good iryul w as
<< ■ wn which will hoar fruit hcre
ter Every department of our
<: 1: urch has been < j qickened. We
received one on profession
of her faith to whom we expect
f ; administer the sacrement of
:, vtism on the second Sabbath
of Dec. Another was received
^ restatement of bis faith, not
ha ving his letter with him. We
hope this church may enjoy other
such meetings in time to come.
W* 0. S.
Announcement for Constable
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Constable, subject
to the election oJ 1st Saturday in
December, for the 9th militia
Dist. Houston county. I will ap¬
preciate your support,
H. C. HANCE4
