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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