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Barnesville News-Gazette.
VOLUME 36.
S. M. MARSHBURN.
RECEIVING EVERY DAY.
Keeping well abreast with the times means to
be alert, and, as by magic, seize the new and up-to
date good values as they merge from the great net
work of machinery all over America. This we do.
Hence you can supply your wants as well with us
as any’ place in the land. We are receiving goods
every’ day, and you will find something new every
visit you make to our place.
In Adding Millinery
we complete the circle that encompasses all the wants of
a fastideous public. No vacant corners in our household
of Dry (iood supplies. Every detail has our attention.
The McCall Pattern
is the best pattern made, with our offer of Bazaar Sheets
free is a boon to any community.
The Stetson Shoe
\
is the pinicie of men’s fine wear in shoes, and are rarely
ever sold in cities short of twenty thousand population.
Flechheiner & Fickel Clothing
the banner line of the world, are sold by us. We invite
you to try a suit.
Columbia Tailoring Cos.
clothing—made to order with fits guaranteed—is a nucleus
around which plays good fits and perfect satisfaction.
Dress Goods, Trimmings and Linings.
is made a specialty with us, and no one fails to get suited
with us. We wear the blue ribon on white goods, laces,
embroideries, gloves, corsets, pearl buttons, hosiery, rib
bons, etc. We propose to keep a complete line of goods
in every department. We give-coupons with every pur
chase. Ask salesmen to explain benefits. Give us your
business and you will not regret it.
V. O. MARSHBURN, Manager.
Seed Irish Potatoes!
It is time to plant Irish Potatoes, and to insure
a success you want the Genuine Eastern Seed.
I HAVE A FULL SUPPLY
of all varieties, and they are the genuine eas
tern stock, shipped direct from Aristook coun
ty, Mane, and I know they are pure. I want
I want to sell you your seed. I can save you
money on them.
• Remember, I have the BEST GROCERIES,
and my prices are as cheap as the cheapest.
John T. Middlebrooks
Agent for “Pride of Barnesville” Flour.
GARDEN SEED
OF ALL KINDS._^>
Genuine Eastern Potatoes.
Try us and see if you can’t be “the early Huck
ster that gets the price.”
EVERY DRUGGIST
says that his drugs are pure, and that he does not sub
stitute, does not use inferior or adulterated drugs, and
that he always does accurate work. What is there left
for us to say different from any body else ? Well, we
invite you to bring your prescriptions to us and see the
kind of treatment you get and the way everything is
done, and then see if you do not feel that the medicine
is put up just as your doctor would like to have it.
W. C. JORDAN & BRO.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY.
BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1903.
SOUTHERN BELL
BUYS EXCHANGE.
WAS SOM> AT PUBLIC OUTCRY
BEFORE CITY H aI.L TUEB
- AFTERNOON’.
The Barnesville Telephone Exv
change was bid in by Col. Claud
Estes, representing the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Cos.,
at the trustee’s sale held Tuesday
at 1 o’clock in the afternoon be
fore the city hall. The price bid
was .$1397.50.
Mr. W. H. M. Weaver, manager
of the Southern Bell’s system in
Macon, was here in the interest
of the company. In speaking of
the plans of this concern he stated
that he could give out no defnite
information until the sale had
been confirmed by the court, which
will be in a short time. He stated
however, that if the deal went
through according as planned, the
Bell company would treat the
people of Barnesville right, and
they might expect a much improv
ed service and system in the fu
ture.
It is to he hoped that these
changes will come about as Bar
nesville is sadly in need of an up
to-date telephone system.
A Brilliant Reception.
Miss Annie Lambdin was the
charming hostess at a reception
given in honor of her guest, Miss
Mae Duncan, a lovely and highly
attractive young lady of Colum
bus, last Wednesday evening from
eight to twelve o’clock.
The guests were met at the door
by Miss Lambdin, assisted by
Miss Priscilla Stroud, and were
ushered into the parlor, which
was tastefully decorated for the
occasion, and presented to Miss
Duncan, the guest of honor.
The feature of the evenings en
tertainment was a game of pro
gressive drawing which proved
to be a pleasing diversion.
The prize, a beautiful sofa pil
low cover, was won by Mr. Tom
Murphey. The drawing was in
terspersed by a number of pieces
of instrumental music, which ad
ded charm to the affair.
The drawing was followed by
an elegant luncheon of several
courses.
The reception was decidedly
one of the prettiest and most de
delightful social functions of the
season in Barnesville.
Those recipient of this genial
hospitality were:
Misses Lillian Mitchell, Meta
Murphey, Maybelle Veal, Carrie
Bloodworth, Kathleen Willis, Lu
cile Blackburn, Olive Williams,
Hattie Jordan, Myrtis Nelson,
Mary Stroud, Kathryn Lockhart,
Ruth Kendall.
Messrs. Marvin Stephens, Al
bert Stephens, Ben Turner, Erie
Murphey, Tom Murphey, Merritt
Thurman, Broughton Hardy,
Charles Lane, Jackson Bush,
Pierce Hammond, John Holmes,
Bob Murphey, Henry Miller, John
Middlbrooks, Lawrence Hunt, J.
W. Dean, Capt. Winston, Mr.
land Mrs. Shi Gray.
Fruit Crop* UamaKCil.
Interviews with the local fruit
men reveal the fact that the crop
of peaches in this section has been
badly damaged by the recent cold
weather. Mr. V. O. Marshburn
and Mr. S. M. Howard, who are
among the largest peach growers
here, state that a great muny of
the buds were killed, the Elbertas
suffering mostly.
These men are not discouraged
by this fact and are going to put
out thousands of new trees during
the coming year and have un
bounded faith in the peach busi
ness. i
MR. COLLIER PORCH
DIED THURSDAY.
HIS DEMISE (X’C'l KKEI) ON ELM
STREET AFTER A SHORT
ILLNESS.
Mr. .1. C. Porch died at his
home on Elm street last Thursday
morning, after an illness of about
three weeks. He had been in fail
ing health for many months past,
but he kept going and working,
not being inclined to give up un
til he was unable to go any long
er. He left his office nearly a
month ago and went home, and
from that time on he went down
rapidly. About a week before his
death, practically all hope for his.
recovery was given up, and his
friends and loved ones daily ex
pected the sad end to come. His
death was probably due to Bright’s
disease.
Mr. Porch was in his forty-six
th year and was a gentleman well
known throughout this territory
and universally esteemed and
honored. He was of a quiet, re
served nature and disposition and
always won the admiration of the
people who came to know him.
He was a member of the Barnes
ville Methodist church, and his
life was above reproach in every
particular. He was a Mason and
belonged to several other secret
orders, and stood high among his
lodge brethren.
A circumstance is related to
show how true he was. He was
in business in Barnesville when
the great fire of 1884 burned him
out, causing him heavy loss. A
number of his creditors offered to
compromise with him, but he
said no, that he .expected to pay
every dollar he owed, dollar
for dollar. He toiled for years
with this determination, and final
ly paid his indebtedness in full,
and in this respect he showed
himself to be one in a thousand.
The funeral services were held
in the Baptist church, Friday
morning last, Rev. J. N. Snow,
his pastor, preaching a very ap
propriate sermon, and paying
many beautiful tributes to the
life of the deceased. The Masons
then took charge of the body,
and with the masonic ceremony
the body was laid away in the
Green wood cemetery.
Mr. Porch leaves a devoted
j wife, who was Miss Kate Swatts,
and a bright little daughter of
! tender years, and hosts of friends
and loved ones to mourn his loss.
We extend the deepest of sympa
thy of the community to all the
j members of his family.
BONDS VALIDATED.
BAKNKSVIMiK I'KOPIiK WIN OUT
IN THfCIII FIGHT FOU IMIO
GHF.SS ANJ> I’ItOSI'FKITV.
The recent issue of SIO,OOO im
provement bonds voted almost
: unanimously by the people of
Barnesville, have been validated
Iby the Superior court, the final
; hearing being held in Zebulon one
day last week. There was never
any doubt about the legality of
the election, or the bond issue,
and Judge Reagan promptly vali
; dated them.
The question now before the
supreme court from Columbus, as
to whether the interest is a part
of the bonded debt, will be settl
ed by a decision in a few days, and
of course, this question is one that
vitally relates to the present bond
issue of Barnesville. If the court
holds that the interest is not a
part of the bonded debt, in the
meaning of the Constitution, the
Barnesville bonds are safe.
Col. W. W. Lambdin, city attor
ney, filed a brief in the Columbus
case, maintaining that the interest
is not a part of the bonded debt.
NEW CROP SEED IRISH POTATOES DIRECT
FROM GROWER.
FRESH LOT
Garden Seed
Just Received
Blackburn’s Drug Store.
“A Dollar in the Bank is Worth Two in the Hand.”
Because you you can’t spend it at the llrst impulse. When you think:
about it the second time you will conclude you can do without spending
it —then yon are that much ahead on your road to fortune. Be wise to
day—open a savings Recount for SI.OO and begin to save. “Little and
often finds the purse.”
We give special attention to small accounts, because they grow to
large accounts. Better have one growing for you.
The First National Bank.
MONEY SAVED!
The Cheap Store of Barnesville.
Headquarters for Good Goods at
Lower Prices.
Why ? Because we do nearly all of our work, reducing
expenses of clerk’s hire to almost nothing, and we buy goods
right, therefore, we can sell you goods for less money than
other merchants whose expenses are heavy. Our motto is:
GOOD GOODS, LOW PRICES AND HONEST DEALINGS.
Perhaps you don’t know how easy it is to put us to the test.
All we ask is a trial, and if the goods and prices don’t convince
you of the truthfulness of our assertion, then good goods and
small profits avail nothing. Come and see us, get our prices
and be convinced. Don’t pass judgment before calling and
pricing our goods, arid don’t be deceived by others telling you
there is nothing in what we say. We are not advertising just
to advertise, but we do it that the trading public may be fully
posted, and buy goods right and at the right place and
SAVE MONEY.
WE ARE NOW RECEIVING OUR
Spring Stock,
which has been selected with much care, and we think we can
truthfully say that it is equal Or any first-class stock. So
come and see us. When you do you shall have the very best
attention shown you by Misses Musie Hudson and Bertie Jack
son, and ourselves.
sell the New Home Sewinx Machine on liberal terms.
We are open for credit, as well as cash.
Maddux & Son.
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