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Barnesville TV ew^pGTazette. VOLUME 35. New Goods... 'phe beautiful, bright and attractive colors leads one off to the thought of joyful spring when the violets be gin to bloom and the birds sing their merry songs. Such sentiments are welcomed after an experience of a long, bleak winter like the one just past. Marshbum's store is being filled with all the new fabrics for spring apparel. Ginghams, and Madras Cloths Percales, Woolen Goods, Embroideries, Laces, &c., are being received every day. All the new shaped Hats and Shoes are seen at Marshburn’s. Two thousand dollars worth of Clothing will ar rive this week. Don’t forget they sell McCall’s pat terns for ioc and 15c. The best fitting of all Bazaar Sheets given free. See their Royal Worcester Corset —the best fitting of all. Marshburn still has great piles of winter goods that is offered at cost to make space. Remember that Marshburn has the largest exclusive dry goods store in Barnesville. Cash and credit customers both are cordially invited to deal with us during the year 1902. V. 0. MARSHBURN, Manager. -A SUPPLY oF== Buist’s Garden Seed, Eastern Potatoes -AND EARLY CORN Can be Found at • W. C. Jordan & Bro. Druggists and Stationers. We Are Offering Afc Special Prices... JjjG CHINA AND PICTURES. In fact, all lines of goods for the CASH. Come in and see. Full line of Bike Sundries on hand. J. H. Bate & Cos., JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY. Nothing Takes Like New Goods Fresh From The Loom. % BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1902. RESULTS OF THE HEAVY RAINS _ : Carries Heavy Loss to Life and Property Throughout the Entire Country. TKKRIBLE WRECK OX SOCTHEKX 111 Which Four are Killed Outright and Others Seriously Wounded— i Occurred Near Zctella, The rain which fell last Thurs day was probably the heaviest which has fallen here in years. About, seven o'clock Thursday evening it literally poured down and in a short time the streets and sidewalks in Barnesville were simply overflowing with water. No very serious damage was done in or around the city, but other sections did not fare so well. Mr. J. S. Milner, who lives by Potato creek, says it was higher by several feet than he has ever known. The bridge on the Zebu lon road stood the flood and es caped with only slight damages, but the bridges at Martin’s mill and on the Milner and Zebulon road were washed away Consid erable damage was done through out the country to the farm lands. Friday morning an accident oc curred near town on account of the big rain which came near be ing very serious. Mr. William Brannan was crossing the bridge at the Waller place with a load of corn. It gave way and the driver, team and load went down, all of which, fortunately, were rescued,, but it was a narrow escape. A terrible wreck occurred about 10 o’clock Thursday night on the old Atlanta & Florida railroad near Zetella in Spalding county. The passenger train from Atlanta to Columbus went down into a mad stream, which resulted in four deaths and the injury of sev eral other people among them be ing Hon. O. B. Stevens, commis sioner of agriculture of Georgia. The high trestle gave way and the engine, baggage and mail ear, and second class coach were submerg ed in the raging waters beneath. The four killed were: Engineer A. F. Mathews, Colum bus. Fireman Isaac McDowell, color ed, Columbus. Baggage Master J. L. Hill, Co lumbus. Mail Clerk Leo. G. Murray, At lanta. The first class coach was broken loose from the other cars as they went down and was left standing on the trestle. Thus a number of lives were miraculously saved. The road bed of the Southern between Macon and Atlanta was in such bad condition that the Southern’s trains used the Cen tral’s line for several days. There was great los.s throughout the country, and it is said to be the heaviest and most disastrous rain since 1886. Below will be found some specials giving the results in the surrounding section: CYCLONE FOLLOWS THE RAIN. Williamson, Ga., February 28. —After one of the most terrific rain storms ever known in this | section, which prevailed incessant jly for twelve hours, a cyclone | came up about 7 p. in. yesterday, dealing destruction to buildings and stock. So far no loss of hu man life has been reported. The , storm was from southwest to northeast. The buildings on the Manly plantation were badly dam aged, as Veil as those on Mrs. Crawford’s place and Lon Hood’s. Two negro churches at Roper were demolished. IN UPSON COUNTY. Thomaston, Ga., February 28, —The recent rainfall in this county has been the heaviest that this section has ever known. Reports from various parts of the county indicate that consider able damage has resulted from washouts. Several lattice bridges over Potato creek and, one or two covered bridges over Flint river have been carried away. The trestle on the Macon & Bir mingham railroad, spanning Pota to creek about two miles west of Thomaston, was washed down! stream last night. This trestle was a wooden one about 300 feet (Continued to Eighth Paste.) I Items of Local Interest Tin* twenty-eighth annual meet ing of tin* Georgia Electic Medi cal Association will be held iff* Atlanta March 27-28. The association has an exten sive membership throughout the state, and a large attendance is expected. Dr. J. M. Anderson, of Barnes ville, is second vice-president of the association, which shows he is popular with the members ash is with the citizens of this city and section. At the above meet ing Dr. Anderson is also on the' program to prepare and read a paper on “Head Fractures.” * * * Speaking of politics,-a writer in the Forsyth Chronicle says: “Mr. Editor, that slap on the shoulder and that hand shake, with the peculiar squeeze to it and a smile sorter like the one Col. Boodworth uses, those are the things that make us feel as though we could vote always.” * * * Hon. Charles I. Brannun, of the firm Brannan Brothers, of Atlan ta, was in the city a few days ago. Several years ago he was in poli tics a good deal and ran up against Hon. Lon Livingston, all to no purpose, unless it was to be a “sad der and a wiser man.” Mr. Bran nan has travelled this section for years and has many friends among the business men. * * * Hon. W. B. Adams, who is quite well known in Barnesville, is a candidate for representative from Upson county. He is a prominet citizen of that county, and has previously been sent to the legisla ture by the democratic voters of his county. He would make a good legislator again. * * Dr. J. B. Mathews, tin* clerk of Pike Superior court, was in Barnesville Monday on business, but he bad time to shake bands and exchange pleasant greetings with friends. By people who are in position to know whereof they speak, it is said that Dr Mathews is one outlie most efficient clerks in the state, lie is rapid in bis work and, best of all, lie is accur ate and very careful as to the ap pearance of his books and papers His services are appreciated. * * * Mrs. J. \V. Flynthas been quite sick with pneumonia recently at her home in Culloden. The latest news from her is that she is im proving and will doubtless soon be well again. She is a daughter of Mr J. L. Hunt of this city. The last issue of the Jackson Argus contains thefollowing item about our Judge and solicitor: “Judge E. J. Reagan and Solici tor O. H. B. Bloodworth make a strong judicial team, and as the editor of of The Argus (only one year a resident of their circuit) comes to know their methods, he joins Butts county and the entire Flint Circuit on being proud of tnem. They are men sans peur et sans re prop he, and in every way eminently fitted for the position they fill.” Well, we reckon it is so. but that is hard language to use in public print about them. * * * There is to be at least one can nery in operation in Barnesville the coming season and it will be a very important enterprise, one that will furnish a market for peaches and tomatoes and employ ment for (juitea number of people for several weeks. It will put hundreds of dollars in circulation here in what would otherwise be a very dull season. Such enter prises pay the whole section. * * * A gentleman in the city Monday from Monroe county said that the heavy rains last week would cost the county $25,000 and that taxes would be higher than the water courses. There is a similar state, of affairs in Monroe’s sister coun- j ties. * * * And now they have gone to breaking into the .dispensary. | That’s the way it goes the cheaper | a thing is~the cheaper, the people | want it. . J My Motto : q ZIt v v } JNO. H. BLACKBURN. WANTED 1000 Bushels of Peas. We will pay SI,OO CASH per bushel for all the UNKNOW, SPECKLED, or WHIPPOOR WILL PEASdelivered touswith in the next week. Peas must be clean, sound and dry. Bring them in promptly, tas car must be shipped by’March 12. J. W. Stafford & Sons Barnesville, 6a. —=You Wanfe — All you can get for your Money t Wilkinson will sell you more Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions for the same money than any merchant fn Barnesville==lnves= tigate, it’ll pay well. 4 New Crop fiarden Seed Seed Irish Potatoes ..and.. California Red Peanuts. A FEW SEED LEFT OP Choice Mixed Sweet Pas give Green Trading Stumps. Yours to serve day or night NUMBER & !