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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