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Barnesville 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, E. T. McDaniel, Miss Ida Ben
net, Reeves Fambro and others to wait on
you.
$. (VI. Marshburn.
Just Received...
£ot N Onion Sets.
When in Need...
of something nice and good in the
STATIONERY LINE, come to see us,
or telephone No. 44, and it will he sent
to you.
Toilet Articles.
We can not be surpassed any where on
toilet articles. Your trade will be appre
ciated —large or small — or credit.
Bring us you priscriptions —day or
night.
W. C. Jordan & Bro.,
Druggists and Stationers.
J.D. HIGHTOWER,
successor to j # w. HIGHTOWER
_ dealer in
Hardware, Crockery, Glass 3 Tinware
Paints, Oils, Etc.
Makes a specialty of Pocket and Table Cutlery, Keenest
edge Razors, Fire arms, Domestic and Dainty Foreign Pot
tery, Lisks guaranteed non-rustible Tinware, The Iron King
Cook Stoves, Chattanooga and Syracuse Plows, the best har
rows, Deering Harvester Machinery.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY.
BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1902.
A DESTRUCTIVE
CONFLAGRATION.
TWO FI 11HS IX THE CITY MONDAY
NIGHT CAUSE COXSIOKK
ABI.E KXOITKMKXT.
Barnesville was visited by two
conflagrations Monday night*
The first was at the factory of the
Barnesville Manufacturing Cos.
The fire was discovered by
the watchman about 0 o’clock and
he made desperate efforts to ex
tinguish it . It was first observed
in a lumber pile just outside the
yard behind the factory, where
there was stocked between 50,000
and 100,000 feet of lumber.
Finding that he could not ex
tinguish the blaze the watchman
raised the alarm and began firing
up the boilers preparatory to
starting the pumps. By seven
o’clock the alfirm had been
sounded in town and a large crowd
went out to the fire and made ef
forts to save the factory. At one
time it looked as if the main
building would catch in spite of
the efforts to save it.
By 8 o’clock the fireman had up
enough steam to start the pump
to working and the hose were turn
ed on the fire so that it was soon
under control, thus preventing a
more serious conflagration.
It is estimated that the loss is
is about s<Boo worth of lumber
with no insurance. The origin of
the fire is not known.
The second blaze occurred about
10 o’clock. It was found that a
small house just outside the city
limits on the eastern side burned
down and the loss was very small.
People coming in from the facto
ry thought that it was in the
heart of town and this caused
great excitement for awhile but it
was soon seen that it was a small
blaze.
Swatts on Governor’s Staff.
Gov. Terrell last Saturday ap
pointed one hundred Georgian’s
to compose his staff, and one of
these was Captain R. L. Swatts,
one of Barnesville’s popular and
well known citizens. Capt. Swatts
is an experienced military man,
and will wear his new honors with
credit to himself and honor to
his home city. Col. Swatts lias
been warmly congratulated by
his host of friends on his appoint
ment.
Mr. J. W. Gresham, of Griffin,
son-in-law of Mr. Jackson G.
Smith, is also placed on the Gov
ernors’ staff, as is Mr. L. O. Ben
ton, of Monticello, President of
the First National Bank of Bar
nesville. And hence Barnesville
can claim really three members
of the new staff. These appoint
ments are gratifying to Mr. Ter
rell’s friends in this county.
Rev. T. J. Watts to
Preach Here Sunday.
Rev. T. J. Watts, who is great
ly estenied by the people of Bar
nesville, and who has been pastor
in Forsyth for the past two years,
will preach at the Baptist church
here next Sunday morning. He
will no doubt be greeted bv a
large congregation. He and Rev.
C. W. Durden have agreed to ex
change pulpits Sunday, and the
latter will therefore preach at the
Baptist church in Forsyth.
A Correction.
We desire to make a correction
in regard to a statement made in
•last weeks paper about the fire.
We stated that it probably origi
nated in the bakery of Mr. J. G.
Suggs. According to the state
ment of Mr. Suggs and others, it
did not originate in the bakery
but in one of the buildings adjoin
ing.
SENSATIONAL
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
G. O. STOUT SHOT I>K. ,T. M. AN
PKIISOX I,AST MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
A sentsational shooting affray
occurred in Blackburn’s drugstore
Monday afternoon about five
o’clock. Mr. G. 0. Stout, travel
ing salesman for the Chicamau
gua Buggy Cos., of Chattanooga.
Tenn, who has his headquarters
here, walked into the drug store
and back to the desk where Dr. J.
M. Anderson was writiilg,
pulled his pistol and fired two
shots at him. The first bullet
missed him but the second ball
struck him in the right arm just
below the elbow, inflicting a pain
ful wound. Prof. Carl Anderson,
who was standing in the store,
rushed to the scene and grabbed
Stout, preventing him from shoot
ing any more.
Dr. Anderson was carried to the
nearby office of a physician, where
his wound was dressed and is not
expected that it will prove very se
rious.
Mr. Stout called for a policeman
immediately and surrendered to
Chief Carswell, who placed him in
the city lockup, until later when
he was turned over to the county
authorities.
Mr. Stout was released from jail
Tuesday on bail. The commit
ment trial for assault with intent,
to murder was sot for this after
noon, (Wednesday) when the case
will be called before Capt. E.J.
Murphey, the result of which will
be awaited with interest, owing
to the prominence of the interested
p'arties.
STOCKHOLDERS
ACCEPT OFFER.
WIIiLOO INTO COTTON MIMjMKH
GKK ON THKTKHHH OK Til 10
FIUKS I’IjAN.
At a meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Barnesville Manufactur
ing Company, held in the city hall
last Monday morning, it was un
animously decided to enter the
merger of Southern cotton mills
upon the terms proposed in the
Fries plan, which is a combina
tion of about seventy-five mills
in the south.
A proposition was made some
time ago by the agents of this
syndicate, to the stockholders,
and several meetings have 'been
held to discuss the offer, ami at
the meeting Monday morning it
was voted to appoint a committee
to co-operate with the directors
in taking the steps relative to ac
cepting the terms of the merger,
and to notifying the agents of
syndicate of their acceptafice.
The committee and directors
have gone to work to get every
thing in shape for consummating
the deal, which will he done in a
few weeks.
This mill is one of the best in
this section and is in fine shape.
The machinery is new and in good
condition and every part of the
plant is in excellent order. The
[syndicate secures a valuable piece
of property when this mill passes
into its hands.
Centennial Association Meets.
The Centennial Association,
composed of churches of Bike,
Monroe, Upson, Crawford and Jas
per counties, met Tuesday at
Meansville in its nineteenth annu
al session. There was a good at
tendance of delegates and visitors.
Rev. C. W. Durden, of,Barnesville
was re-elected moderator and B.
H. Hardy, clerk. The people of
Meansville community nave roy
ally entertained the body and the
session was a pleasant one. j
Onion Sets
JUST RECEIVED AT
BLACKBURN S DRUG STORE
Buy now. You cannot buy
at ANY PRICE LATER.
$10!
CLOTHINGSALE
CONTINUES.
0
Many suits have been sold,
but many are left. Visit our
store and see the great bargains
for you.
Ready-made clothing must
and will be closed out.
CHOICE^
$10.00!
All suits formerly $12.50, sls
and SIB.OO, now
*
SIO.OO
J.W. Stafford & Sons
ANDREW CARNEGIE
began his fortune of $2i30,0(X)/XX) on wages of $1.25 a week. His whole
secret was in Having small amounts, but persistently. You have abet
ter chance than he had, because you stijrt with a larger Income. How
are you making use of this chance ? Are you saving anything? SI.OO
will open a savings account with us,and give you the use of a HOME
SAVINGS BANK.
MB&stl ' ' c fflBMß
You
Have the
Bank—
We have
the key.
First National Bank.
NUMBER 41
Putyour
money
at work
earning
| interest
for you.
! We pay
3 % inter
est on
savings,
com
pound-
ed semi
annually