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Baknesville News-Gazette.
VOLUME 35.
FALL ANNOUNCEMENT,
We are merging from the light, airy fabrics
of summer into the substantial things of com
fort for winter. Success has been with us
this year, and we have literally swept our
. shelves of summer goods, which are being
replaced by the most
Elegant Line of Winter Goods
ever displayed in Barnesville. Our immense
space, covering two large rooms ioo feet
long, is being filled with the latest weaves
newest designs bought from factories and
leading jobbers for cash. No old song of
going to New York to buy is necessary to
convince you that we can offer you superior
facilities in every way to our competitors if
you will only call on us.
In Dress Goods, Shoes and Clothing
we invite comparison in quality or prices.
We not only have the largest and most com
plete line of Dress Goods, Trimmings,
Shoes, Hats and Clothing, but a compe
tent corps of salesmen to wait on you.
Make our store your headquarters, buy our
goods from us and success will be yours.
You will find Ed Middlebrooks, Miss Mat
tie Elliott, B. T. McDaniel, Miss Ida Ben
net, Reeves Fambro and others to wait on
you.
S. M. Marshburn.
Our Aim
is to make friends and try to please
all by being polite, prompt and ac
commodating. We want you to get
i the habit of coming or sending to
us for artic es you need in our ine,
and if
Pure Goods and
Constant Attention
will do so, will make you ourlcusto
mer and friend. On these principles
we ask a share of your patronage.
Yours to serve day and night.
W. C. Jordan & Bro.,
Druggists and Stationers.
Special Notice.
‘ Miss Russell, of Mississippi,
will lecture tonight (Wednesday)
at the Presbyterian chtffch.
Everybody is cordially invitt and to
come out to hear her. She is a
southern woman of great power
and force and is prominent among
\V\ C. T. IT. of the United States
and all are urged to be present.
City Taxes Due.
The city taxes for UKT are-cow
due. Call-and pay th ou to me
at City hall. J. A. 8i..-j,o< k.
Clerk & Treas.
Gone lo Texas.
Mayor W. B. Smith left Tie ->
dnv afternoon for Dallas, Tex.,
where he will remaiu about thr
weeks, looking after the exhibit
of his firm at the Texas State
Fair. A car load of buggies -a
shipped by J. G. Smith & Sons
last week and they will have a line
exhibit. This is‘their first display
in. Texas, although they*hnve had
some trade from the state. Mayor
Smith expects to do a good bus
iness and to bring back some of
the prizes if any are offered.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY.
BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1902.
HIS NECK
WAS BROKEN.
AWFUL, ACCIDENT AT MIIA'KRS'
GINNERY RESULTS IN DEATH
OK MR. JOHN BOOTH.
Almost in the twinkling of an
eye, the life of Mr. John Booth
went out at Milners’ Ginnery last
Thursday morning at eight o’clock.
A number of people had talked
with him that morning and he
was in health and good spirits
and they could hardly believe the
news as it was spread over the
city that he was dead. Mr. Booth
worked at the ginnery, and when
the awful accident occured he was
at his post of duty. He was at
the tram press, and was raking
the lint into the press as it came
from the gins. He was evidently
leaning over the side of the press,
when the lever, which throws on
the belt which runs it, was touch
ed and the packer came rapidly
down. There was just about
space enough between this and
the side of the press for his neck.
It is said that his head was be
neath the packer while his body
was thrown upwards, and thus he
was carried down into the press
several feet, as if standing on his
head. Several persons ran to him
immediately and rescued his body,
but life was extinct. Ur. J. A.
Corry, who reached there in a few
minutes after the accident hap
pened examined the body and
found the neck broken. There
was also a considerable gash on
the neck and some bruises on his
face and head. Dr. Corry gives
it as his opinion that death was
instantaneous.
A great many people went to
the ginnery to view the remains
and to render any assistance pos
sible. The sad accident was
greatly deplored by everybody in
the community. Mr Booth was
about forty live years old and
leaves a family and numerous
relatives and friends to mourn
his untimely death.
The funeral and interment took
place Friday at King’s Chap<l
church. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. E. A.
Gray. The sympathy of the
people is extended the bereaved
family.
Will Make Their Own Light.
The Summers Buggy Cos. will
soon install in their large factory
a dynamo and will operate their
own electric light plant. They an
now’ wiring their buildings
throughout their three stories.
This will be quite an improvement
for the plant. This is one of the
largest and most prosperous fac
tories in the state and is constantly
making some advancement like
this.
Stole Society Money.
Homer Whatley, colored, living
out in the country near Barnes
ville, stole from his sister, who is
treasurer of the Progressive!
■ >eiety, the sum of sjT.O.OO
Monday and skipped, in company
with a negro woman. They finally
were arrested. Sheriff M. S.
Howard went down Tuesday after
noon and brougnt both back
‘•The Cow is Queen.”
Mr. .1. Dan Woodall will de
liver his famous lecture on the
cow at the opera house Friday
night. He expects one of the largest
crowds that have < ver fill< and the
building. He is well known to t! e
people of Bartlesville and vicinity
and he will give them an excellent
entertainment* The lecture will
be for the benefit of the Bartles
ville .Silver Cornet band and the
friends of this organization will
no doubt rally to its support and
igive them a good crowd.
A SUCCESSFUL
ENTERTAINMENT.
GIVEN BY LADIES OF METHODIST
CHURCH AT GORDON INSTI
TUTE AUDITORIUM LAST
FRIDAY EVENING.
The entertainment given at the
auditorium by the methodist
ladies for the benefit of their
church, last Friday evening was a
great success. Although gotten
up on very short notice, it was as
well carried out as if it had taken
long practice. The program was
replete with good things from be
ginning to end.
The first number was a piano
solo, “The Mississippi Bubble,”
on the pianola under the opera
tion of Mr. Otis A. Murphey.
This instrument is a wonderful
piece of mechanism and has at
tracted a great deal of attention
from the public. The various
numbers on this instrument were
greatly enjoyed.
“Moonlight will come again,”
by Miss Maybelle Veal, Mrs. J.
M. Reeves, Prof. G. F. Oliphant
and Dr. Kemp, delighted the au
dience. This is a strong quarte
tte and they received many en
cores.
This was followed by a recita
tion, “An Elopement of 70,” by
Miss Kathryu Lockhart, which
was one of the good features of
the evening.
One of the star features of the
occasion was the piano solo by
Mr. T. W. Cochran, the notorious
piano player. The piece was
beautifully rendered on the piano
la in a manner distinctly his own
and brought forth much applause.
Thepantomine was an excellent
number also, and added a touch
of the comic to the occasion that
was well received.
Mrs. Mary. Bowden Smith sang,
and her selections were beauti
full, and she pleased the assemb
ly greatly with her highly cultur
ed voice.
Mr. Chas. T. Tyler rendered
his laughing song in his own in
imitable style, and on the encore
gave his song about “Poor Dog
Trey.”
The most decided hit was the
bear sketch, by Messers. Jim
Reeves and 0. T. Tyler. Mr.
Tyler makes a typical bear keeper
and as a bear, Mr. Reeves was
the real thing.
Mrs. W. H. Rogers charmed
the audience with her recitation
and brought forth well merited
applause.
The statuary, representing
Faith, Hope, Charity, Music,
Art, Poetry, Purity and Devotion
by Misses Lucile Blackburn, Pris
cilla Stroud, Annie Lambdin,
Florric Elder; Mesdames. \V. 11.
Rogers, C. J. Lester and C. 11.
Perdue, was fine and made a
beautiful picture.
A good audience witnessed the
entertainment and quite a neat
sum was realized for the purpose
of aiding the new church building.
Altogether it was one of the most
delightful and throughly enjoya
ble entertainments of the season
and was in every way successful.
ftOT CE-AI! depositors and
creditors of New Sout h av
ing Bank, must prove their
claims and have pass
books verified at once Lei
fore they can shr.ro in t! .
trlbution of funds at Octo
ber Court. Do not delay.
T. W. Cochran,
. Receiver.
Notice toT;t- I’ityi-j.i.
I will be in Zebtilon < very dnv
during October Term of Superior
court for the purpose of collecting
state and county taxes for present
year. Will bare my books in
Ordinary’s office.
Jm>. T. Hunt T. C.
NEW GOODS!
Bill Books, Pocket Books,
Gents' Purses, Baby's Purses,
Ladies' Purses, Misses' Purses,
Chatelain Purses,
Belt Purses, Wrist Purses.
Bid LOT AND A VARIETY JUST RECEIVED AT
BLACKBURN S DRUG STORE
A Positive Pleasure to Show Goods.
LADIES!
TAKE NOTICE.
Our new dress maker,
MISS WARDEN, is with
us. She is an ARTIST.
All work
GUARANTEED
to fit and give perfect
satisfaction.
We will make u p
goods bought elsewhere if
we are not wftlr
our own sales.
Trade with us and
have your dresses made
by a first-class dress
maker.
Yours anxious to serve,
J. w. Stafford & Sons.
L. O. BENTON PniaiDnNT. W C, SMITH, ViOC-PiiESiDBNT. J. A MCCRARY, CASHIER.
The First National Bank,
No. 6243,
AT BARNESVILLE, CA.
CAPITAL "30,000.00.
On account of a short, crop, cotton ought to bring much
higher prices before Dec. Ist.
Every bale of cotton weighed in Bamesvillo is fully in
sured, and well housed.
Those receipts are gilt-edged collateral for almost full
value. -la.
Tins Bank ns prepared and is anxious to make liberal ad
vances on all cotton stored in Barnesville.
Bring your eotton to tin- market, store it for higher
prices and com- to us for any money yon mayTieed*
First National Bank.
NUMBER 35