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Barnesville News-Gazette.
VOLUME 35.
Will Cut Prices!
S. M. Marshburn.
From this date, prices on all early * •
Spring Goods will be cut to the core.
You can buy Silk Ginghams,'Merceriz- W&
ed Ginghams, Madras Cloth, Covert i .
Cloths, Crash, Cheviots, Slipper &c., in s| >
the radius of cost at Marshburns’. < s j
This place is receiving daily news s v
things in the way of White goods, Laces,
Beadings, Ribbons, silks, Hosiery Hand
herchiefs and Corsets.
Marshburn handles the elegant make of Geo.
F. Daniel Slipper, and being over stocked will cut
prices in half. Come and see the bargains that we
are offering and be convinced that we mean busi
ness. Don’t forget to call for tickets and have your
picture enlarged. Ail work that has been done is
satisfactory.
...Get Coupons with Cash Purchase...
as $lO gives you a beautiful Tray’ or Pannel free !
V. O. Marshburn, Manager.
SPRING..
has arrived, and your thirst needs quench
ing, sd make our
Our Fount
your headquarters. Come and see our
elaborate stock of STATIONERY. We
carry a full line of Toilet Articles, Rubber
Goods, &c. Our stock of
Drugs and Chemicals
is always fresh and pure. If we should not
have what you call for, will take pleasure
in getting it for you any and all times.
We are yours to command day or night,
W. C. Jordan & Bro.,
Druggists and Stationers.
J. H .BATE & Cos., JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS
Bate’s Specials!
If you should need a
Watch, Clock —or for that
matter, a Diamong ring—
we have a nice line.
Come to see us for Cut
Glass, Sterling Silver or
Pictures.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY.
COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAMME,
IT IS TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST
EVER GIVEN BY GORDON IN
STITUTE—BEGINS JUNE 15.
The commencement programme
is now complete and every thing
is in readiness for the important
event. The faculty and pupils are
putting on the finishing touches
to their work and when June
15th arrives they will be ready to
entertain the home folks and visi
tors.
The following is the programme
for the four days:
Sunday, June 15—Commence
ment sermon by Rev. N. B.
O'Kelly, of Atlanta.
Monday—lo a. m. sophomore
readings and declamations: 8 p.
m. alumni banquet. Addresses by
Hon. T. W. Hardwick and Miss
Annie Blalock.
Tuesday—lo a. m. junior essays
andoratione; address by Hon.
Claud Estes, Macon, Ga.: Bp. m.,
batallion drill and dress parade;
8 p. m., entertainment by primary
and intermediate departments.
Wednesday—lo a. m., graduat
ing exercises and delivery of
diplomas: address, Rev. H. S.
Bradley, Atlanta; 8 p. m., com
pany competitive drill; Bp. m.,
drama, “Esmeralda.”
The alumni banquet and reunion
has been exciting considerable in
terest among the local alumni for
sometime past and they have pre
pared for a very interesting time.
The banquet will be an elaborate
affair and quite a number of the
alumni will respond to toasts. It
promises to be a very enjoyable
commencement.
BKAVTIfr'UJ. INVITATIONS.
Beautifully engraved invitations
have been issued by the local
alumni, bearing the following:
1852—1902
GORDON INSTITUTE
will celebrate the
semi-centennial
of its organization
Monday evening, June 16th 1902
at eight o’clock p. m.
You are respectfully invited to
attend the Alumni Reunion
and Banquet.
Barnesville Carriage and
Vehicle Cos. Out of Court.
An agreement was reached last
week between the creditors of the
Barnesville Carriage and Vehicle
Cos. and Col. W. W. Lambdin
appeared before Judge Emory
Speer in the United States Court
at Macon Saturday and had the
bankruptcy proceedings dismissed.
The temporary proceedings cost
about SI,OOO. The court allowed
Col. Lambdin $250, Col. E. A.
Stephens and associates, sllsO, and
the temporary receiver, lion. T.
S. Felder, $350.
By consent of all the creditors,
Mr. C. O. Summers is trustee. He
will have entire charge of the
business until certain conditions
are complied with. Mr. Summers
has employed Mr. W. M. Howard
to represent him in conducting the
business.
Mr. W. H. Rogers, who is the
owner of the business, hopes to lie
able to work the company out of
its troubles and then keep it
going.
Miss Sheffield Taken Second Honor
M is,s Maud Sheffield, who has
many friends in Barnesville, and
who attended Gordon Institute
for several terms, was last week
awarded second honor at Wes
leyan Female College, at Macon.
She is quite a popular young
lady and her friends here are proud
of her success.
C ABTOTIIA.
Beara the I he Kind You H arc Always Bought
BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1902.
Turner Speaks For Guerry.
Hon. C. A. Turner, of Macon,
spoke in Kennedy’s opera house
Tuesday, advocating of Hon. Du
pont-Guerry for governor. The
speech was a good one, blit there
was a small crowd present.
Hand Concert.
The Barnesville Silver Cornet
Band will give a concert Friday
evening at the armory of the
Barnesville Blues.
Avery cordial invitation is ex
tended to all lovers of good music
and the friends of the Band. The
lady friends of the Band will serve
refreshments and the funds will
be for the benefit of the Band.
No admission will be charged
and comfortable seats will be
plentiful.
Dr. Reid, of At lanta, Locates Here.
Dr. K. L. Reid, a well known
physician of Atlanta, has recently
located here and has begun the
practice of his profession.
Dr. Reid comes highly recom
mended and will no doubt get a
nice practice here. His office will
be in the Bank building over Mr.
Jim Reeves store. The people of
Barnesville welcome him in our
midst.
Elsewhere in this issue appears
the professional card of Dr. Reid.
A Car Load of Furniture.
Barnesville is still headquarters
for all kinds of goods and the peo
ple know it. The ,1. C. Collier Cos.
received this week a solid carload
of furniture, which has already
been opened up and is now ready
for sale. This is a big lot of fur
niture, but it only bliows what
kind of a market Barnesville is.
By the way, Mr, Collier says his
trade has been larger and better
this year than eier before, and
the outlook is very gratifying to
him. He has been really sur
prised at the fine business his com
pany lias done this year.
I’pof. Hurst To Preach.
Rev. C. W. Durden was called
to Montezuma this week to con
duct the funeral of a relative who
died there, and will not get back
to Barnesville this week.
Prof. N. W. Hurst will preach
at the Baptist church Sunday at
the morning and evening services.
Prof. Hurst is a very interesting
preacher and will no doubt have
large congregations to hear him.
Car Loads of Hiikk^'S.
Messrs. Jackson G. Smith & Sons
shipped two car loads of buggies
Tuesday, besides quite a number
of vehicles in single shipments.
This is nothing very unusual for
them, but it is a big business
nevertheless. Barnesville is turn
ing out more buggies than any
city in the south.
Going to Hot Bpringe.
Mr. Jackson G. Smith and Mr.
G. C. Cornell will leave today for
Hot Springs, Ark., to remain
about three weeks. Mr. Smith
has several times visited this
famous place and has received
great benefit therefrom. Mr. Cor
nell has long been a faithful em
ployee in the business of Mr.
Smith and sometime ago he agreed
to pay all of Mr. Cornell’s expenses
if he would go to the springs
and stay a few weeks. No doubt
they will both enjoy* the trip.
Tonight (Wed-
being
regular time lor the election of
officers of R. E. Lodge, No. 08,
1. O. O. F., all members are
urged to be present.
Petr L. Gokdy,
Noble Grand.
Reserved seats
will be put on sale
tomorrow at J or
dan’s for the lecture
of Tom Watson.
20 1 YEARS EXPERIENCE j2O
_ IN .
The Drug Business
Warrants this “Gratuitous," but
sincere Advice.
Fortify your Horses, Cattle and poul
try against disease by giving Inter
national Stock and Poultry Powders.
A Big lot just received at
Blackburn’s Drug Store.
J.W. Stafford & Sons
Clearance Sale!
‘ 1 °f 1
Slippers
fas WE are offering 300
J# Pairs of SLIPPERS, Ox
fords, Sandals, Ties, etc.
both Ladies’ and Childrens’, at
a price to move them out.
They are odds and ends and
broken sizes==regular prices
SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00.
They All go at 50c per pair
The greatest bargain we have of
fered this season.
JL W. Stafford & Sons.
L. O. BENTON. President. W B. SMITH, Vice-President. J. A. McCRARY, Cashier.
The First National
DIRECTORS :
W. B. HMJTH,
of J. (}. Smith & Bonn.
F M. STAFFORD,
of J. W. Stafford & Bonn.
A. P. KEMP,
Physician.
OTIB A MURPHEY,
Insurant".
COPY OF CERTIFICATE:
TK K A BIJ K Y I) KPARTM E N T .
OFFICE OF
Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington, D. C., May 7, 1902
Whereas, hy satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that “The First National Hank of Barnes
ville,” in the city of Harnesville, in the County of Pike, and State
of Georgia, has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of
the United States, required to be complied with before an association
shall be authorized to commence the business of Banking.
Now therefore I, William B. Kidgely, Comptroller of the Curren
cy, do hereby certify that “The First National Hank of Harnesville,”
in the City of Harnesville, in the County of Pike and State of Geor
gia, is authorized to commence the business of Hanking as provided
in section 5169 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal of office, this 7th
day of May, 1902. Wm. B. RIDGKLY,
Comptroller of the Currency. 1
j Hr.Al, OK THK COMPTBOIXEtt /
I OKTIIKCC lIIIESIjr t
Bank of
Barnesville.
NUMBER 19
DIRECTORS
W. H. MITCHELE,
wlth B " bert
L. O. BENTON,
Merchant and Banker.
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