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A Cordial Invitation
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We extend a cordial invitation to everybody to
call and inspect our immense stock 0f....
Dry Goods..
consisting of the latest novelties in wool dress goods, silks, wash silks, wash
goods in all the latest weaves, white goods, laces, embroideries, all-over laces, &c.
We carry a strong line of
Shoes and Slippers
something to fit the eye, foot and purse of the majority of foot-wear lookers.
You will find here a beautiful line of
Neckwear-the latest shapes.
Hats-in all the late blacks
Shirts—of the famous Joseph Fowler make^
Clothing That Fits and Pleases.
Collars and Cuffs —the latest shapes.
Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear for Spring.
An Attractive Line of Hosiery, in Fancy, Lace Stripe and Solid Colors.
Many other tilings not mentioned. Call and we are always glad to see you. In our GROCERY
department, you will find everything that is usually kept in a first-class grocery store-r-fancy and heavy
groceries, farm supplies, etc. Soliciting your patronage, we are,
Yours to serve,
The Pitts=Gray Cos.
l.We Cive/Creen Trading Stamps.
Barnesville Mercantile Cos.
New Store! New Goods!
lAf E HAVE just gotten quartered in our new store,
"** in the Mitchell building, where we will be glad to
serve all our old friends and customers, as well as every
body that comes to Barnesville. It has always been our
policy to make customers and keep them, and in our new
store, with the best selected stock between Atlanta and
Macon, we propose to keep growing and help Barnesville
to grow. To undertake to enumerate our line of seasonable
attractions, would be superfluous, for the trading people
know that we keep everything, but we wish to mention par
ticularly our line of WASH goods in every style, Laces,
Embroideries, Appliques, Ribbons, etc.
Shoes and Slippers.
We are exclusive agents liere for the celebrated L. M. REYNOLDS’ mens shoes, and
Godings ladies’ and misses shoes and slippers. These goods are high class, and can
only be had of us. Don’t forget the place, and come to see us at our new store.
Very respectfully,
Barnesville Mercantile Cos.
PEOPLES BANK OF BARNESVILLE,
Successor to Barnesville Savings Bank.
OFFICERS: DIRECTORS:
C. O. Summers, President. C. O. Summers,
Dr. J. P. Thurman, Vice-President. J- C. Collier,
A. M. Lambdin, Cashier. W. C. Stafford,
J. P. Thurman,
J. L. Fogg.
Does a general baning business on a sound and conser
vative basis. W e respectfully solicit the accounts and busi
ness of merchants, farmers and others. We are ready to
make loans on good collaterals. Careful attention given to
the interests of our customers.
THE BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE, THURSDAY, APIitL 21, 1902.
liev. A. G. Whitney, of Griffin,
preached a very interesting sermon at
the Presbyterian church Sunday.
Cadet A. D. Jones returned Wednes
day from Woodbury, where he has been
the guest of relatives several days.
Messrs. James Gardner and Schmitz
Ferguson came down from Milner Mon
day to join the Barnesville Blues on
their trip to Albany.
Mr. J. H. Blackburn has just had a
nice ice cream cabinet put in at his
soda fount and will serve ice cream and
gems every day during the summer.
Mr. Paris B. Cheek left yesterday
morning for Valdosta, where he has ac
cepted a lucrative position with a large
firm. Mr. Cheek hus many friends in
Barnesville who regret to see him leave,
but wish him success in his new field.
Col. A. A. Murphey will speak
at Meansville Saturday night and
at Williamson Monday night next
in the interest of his candidacy
for legislature.
Picnic Party.
(On Friday afternoon last, Mrs.
J. M. Reeves entertained a party
of friends with apicnicatCauthen
Springs. The afternoon was
balmy, and the woods and fields
were full of scent-laden blossoms
which were gathered by the gay
party to decorate their spring
wagon. A delightful lunch was
served on the rocks overlooking
the spring, and later on their
return to town, they wore again
refreshed at the soda fount. Those
present were: Mrs. J. M. Reeves,
Mrs. W. C. Stafford, Mrs. J. A.
McCrary, Miss Mary Minhinnette,
M iss Mary Cornell, and Miss May
Seaman.
Crosses of Honor.
Those Veterans who have sent
in their applications for Crosses of
Honor will receive them Memorial
day and are requested to be present.
The Daughters of Confederacy will
be pleased to see a large number
of Veterans and their families
attend the exercises, which will
be in Gordon Institute Audito
rium Friday afternoon, May ‘2.
Educate Your Hovel* With Cancareta.
Xandy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
*c.2H C . it c. C. C. fail. drucKisisrtfund money.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. C. M. Baily spent Tuesday in At
lanta.
Mr. E. C. Elder spent Sunday at
Strouds.
Mr. J. W. Adams went np to Atlanta
Saturday.
Mr. John Taylor, of Horne, spent
Friday here.
Dr. G. P. Huguley spent yesterday in
the Gate City.
Mr. E. FI. Maddux was in the city
from Horne, last week.
Mr. Charley Duskell, of Strouds, was
in the city Friday.
Mr. T. E. Whittle, of.Meansville, was
in the city Saturday.
Mrs. AV. 11. Chambers was shopping
in Atlanta last Friday.
Mr. Augusta Bush spent Sunday at
Lamont with relatives.
Mr. B. FI. Perdue, of I.amont, was in
the city Thursday last.
Rev. G. W. Stocks spent several days
in Milner last week.
Mr. C. 11. Humphries made? a visit to
the Gate City last Friday.
Mrs. A. P. Kemp went up to Atlanta
Monday to spend the day.
Bring me your cotton seed left after
planting. if T. Cjiowdkk.
Mr. David R. Burns spent Sunday
in the city with his family.
Mr. T. Z. Jones, of Meansville, was a
visitor in the city last Friday.
Mr. A. I’. Kadle, of Strouds, was in
the city Monday on business.
Mr. Sam P. Neely was in the city a
few days last week with his family.
Mr. Eugene Brown, of Macon, was
the guest of relatives here Sunday.
Mr. Samuel Rutherford, of Forsyth,
was a prominent visitor here Monday.
Mr. Z. T. Abercrombie and wife, of
Strouds, spent Friday last in the city.
Mr. F. M. Murphey spent Sunday at
Hampton with relatives.
Mr. Condor Hightower, of Atlanta,
was the guest of relatives here Sunday.
Mr. Andrew Mills, of Isocost Grove,
was visiting relatives in the city Sun
day.
Mr. B. S. Willingham, a prominent
citizen of Forsyth, was in the city Mon
day.
Air. It. F. Connell, of Meansville, was
a welcomed visitor in Barnesville F'ri
day.
Mrs. Erastus Middlebrooks and son
Lee, of The itock, spent Friday in the
city.
Miss Lucy Floyd spent Saturday and
Sunday at JohristonvilJe visiting rela
tives.
Mr. J. A. Bush, of Jacksonville Fla.,
is the guest of his brother, Mr. Augusta
Bush.
Misses Lillie and Dora Warde, of
Milner, spent the day in the city last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Crawford, of
Yatesville, spent Friday in the city
shopping.
Air. and Airs. J. W. Willis, of Milner,
spent Sunday in the city, the guest of
relatives.
Messrs. P. A. Murphey and Halcott
Ayer, of Yatesville spent Thursday in
the city.
Mr. J. P. Parks, of Griffin, spent
Sunday in the city the guest of friends
and re<atives.
Air. W. E. Hall, of Vega, was in the
city Friday last, trading and circulat
ing among friends.
Try Chamberlain’s Stomach A Liver
Tablets, the best physic. For sale by j
. J.vo. H. Blackburn.
LANDRETH’S
Garden Seed
ALL KIIMDS^-^
AT
Wright’s Drug Store.
The Best That Grows.
Mr. Jackson G. Smith went up to
Griffin yesterday to visit relatives.
Airs. A. J. Shoarouse spent Sunday
most pleasantly with Milner friends.
Mr. R. B. Osborne left yesterday for
| Macon where he will reside in the fu
ture.
Airs. G. L. English left Wednesday
j for Griffin, where she will visit relatives
! for some time.
Miss Virginia Watts returned to
Macon Saturday after a several weeks
visit to friends here.
Air. J. H. Marchman, of The Rock,
was shaking hands with his many
j friends here Friday.
Air. J. A. Dozier and attractive
daughter, Miss Estelle, of Yatesville,
were here Friday last.
j Air. Edward Elder spent several days
j out of the city fast week in the interest
I of his insurance business.
Air. Carey Croodwyn after spending
several weeks with relatives here, left
; Saturday for Dallas Texas.
j Miss Julia Adams, an attendant of
I Vega High School, spent the day with
home folks last Saturday.
Mr. Collier Matthews returned to
Macon Thursday after spending several
days in the city with relatives.
Air. J. A. Reid returned to Atlanta
Monday, after severals days visit to
Mrs. Z. T. Evans on Elm street.
Mr. Robert Holmes returned to
Sparta, Thursday, where he has a posi
tion with the Graves Banking Cos.
Col. J. <2- Nash went down to Albany
Friday to make arrangements for the
cadets during their stay in that city.
Mrs. A. J. Welimaker returned Fri
day from Charleston, where she has
been taking in the sights of the expo
sition.
Mrs. T. S. Griggs returned to her home
in Thomaston Friday, after a several
days visit to her sister here, Mrs. W.
IF. Chambers.
Mrs. Lutie Adams and daughter, Miss
May, have returned home after a very
pleasant visit to relatives and friends
in Houston and Macon counties,
Mr. W. J. Sykes, an old Confederate
veteran, left Saturday for Dallas,
Texas, where he will take in the re
union. He will spend some days with
the family of his son who lives in that
state.
Air. Fi. W. English left Thursday
afternoon for Atlanta where he will be
with Mr. Morris Jacobs in his new store.
Mr. English has many friends here who
are sorry to learn of his departure from
our city.
Mr. Morris Jacobs left Thursday for
Atlanta where we will engage in the
mercantile business. Mr. Jacobs has
made many friends in Barnesville who
regret to see him leave hut wish him
success in his new field.
. Air. and Mrs. T. W. Cochran left Fri
day last for Texas, where they will
spend several weeks on a visit to Dr. A.
L. Cochran at Mineola. Their many
friends wish a most delightful trip for
them, which they will no doubt have.
The Barnesville Silver Cornet Band
gave an open air concert in front of
Wright’s drugstore Monday afternoon.
Quite a crowd collected and several
pieces were well rendered. After the
concert the band marched to the depot
where they gave the soldier hoys a
“send off.”
Dr. George M. Rockwell and wife left
last week for Texas where he will
remain for some weeks visiting rela
tives. For years he has been with Mr.
John H. Blackburn’s drugstore and Is
a man who has hosts of friends and no
enemies. He will doubtless greatly
enjoy his vacation in the great state of
Texas.
Airs. T. T. Smiley spent the day i
Atlanta Tuesday.
Air. J. R. Smith, of F'orsyth, was in
the city Tuesday.
Mr. Warren Smith visited relatives
at Yatesville Sunday.
Air. W. D. Berry went down to Macon
yesterday to visit friends.
Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Booth, of Thomas
ton, were in the city Friday.
Air. Huh LeSewer was in the city
Saturday from Johnstonville.
Air. Fred Emerson Brooks was a
prominent visitor here Tuesday.
Aliss Velicia LeSewer was the guest
of Johnstonville relatives Sunday.
Wanted —To rent horse and buggy
by the month. Address P. (). Box 182.
Misses Vannie Hunt a.id Fay Tyus
spent Tuesday at Milner with relatives.
Air. R. A. Stafford went down to
Albany Monday to take in the Chautau
qua.
Col. H. .T. Hale, the well known citi
zen of Milner, was in the city Monday
business.
Mislh Jessie Oakes spent several days
last week most pleasantly with Jones
boro friends.
Mrs. W. D. Crahamand sister, Aliss
Mattie Elliott, spent Sunday with Cul
loden relatives.
Air. J. F. Stallings left Sunday for
Texas, where he will visit relatives for
several weeks.
Air. Rowley, of the Jlrrn of-.T. H. Bate
& Cos., at Griffin, was in the city Tues
day on business. „
I have for sale a few more bushels of
fine cotton seed for planting.
J. W. Stafford.
Mr. C. B. Willingham, the receiver of
the Hanson-Crawley Cos. was in the city
Monday'. He is one of Macon’s most
influential citizens.
Mrs. S. E. Dusenbury left Tuesday
for Atlanta where she will visit rela
t'ves for several days.
*
Messrs. Howard Parham and John
Dickey visited the parents of the latter
at Meansville, Sunday last.
Prof. G. F. Oliphant, the able presi
dent of Gordon Institute, accompanied
the cadets to Albany Monday.
Mr. anu Airs. G. 11. McMahon, and
little daughter, Mary Estelle, left for
Griffin Sunday morning where they
will make their future home.
Wanted— A position as stenogra
pher ami typewriter. Will furnish
machine. Address, Guo. G. Gibson,
Athens, Ga. care of Banner.
Mr. A. O. Murphey returned yester
day from Gedartown where he has been
several days in the interest of the
Georgia Underwear Company.
Aims Wilbur Walker has been the at
tractive guest of Miss Folia Collier at
the home of Air. and Mrs. L. A. Collier,
on Greenwood street, several days this
week.
Mr. Gibert Rossignol, of Savannah,
arrived in the city Monday and will bo
here several days.
Air. and Airs. John E. Toole, of
Thomasville, arrived in the city Alon
day, being ealled here by the serious
illness of Airs. Toole’s mother, Mrs.
Jennie Williams.
Rev. Thomas IKxon the well known
lecturer passed through the city Sun
day. Air. Dixon has appeared here
twice at the Chautauqua and is quite
well known liere.
Airs. A. H. Flensley, of Griffin, who
lias been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Franklin, is now entertain
ing a pretty little girl, to the delight
of her many friends.
We regret to chronicle the illness of
Mrs. Jennie Williams who is very sick
at her residence on Zebulon street. It
is the wish of her many friends that she
will have a speedy recovery.