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Barnesville News-Gazette.
VOLUME 36.
Great Land Slide!
This expresses the business
we are doing==now for un=
varnished cold facts.
We have the greatest stock of
goods in middle Georgia. Every
thing dazzles with newness and
beauty. Good style pervades the
the very air that floats in our store
rooms. To sum the whole thing
up the pouular song is “go to
Marshburn's to buy your goods.
Even the birds are chiming this
good advice. Every vacuum in
every department is filled—hence
no desire is too great to be satis
fied in any line of wearing apparel.
This is saying a great deal when
we realize that we are doing busi
ness in the midst of people* who
are better posted as to style and
good taste than any other point in
the state. We are leading in
Clothing, shoes, hats, dress goods,
and millinery. Coupons given
with every cash purchase. Com
petent, affable help to wait on you.
These are points worth remember
ing.
S. M. MARSHBURN.
IT’S MONEY
In your pocket to U3e a Caldwell Cotton Dropper. You
save half your seed. You save half the chopping, you save
all the hoeing. You are sure to get a stand if your seed are
any good. Your cotton comes up and grows off better all of
which means
Money in Your Pocket.
I want to sell you one. Give me your order early so as
to be sure of getting it in time.
REMEMBER
I sell all kinds of Groceries and farming supplies.
John T. Middlebrooks
Agent for “Pride of Barnesville” Flour.
Everyone has to take a Spring Tonic in the spring
time. We are the sole agents for this section for
“The Blood Wine Tonic”
that sells for 50c. The only blood tonic on the market
for this price.
Whooping Cough all over town, come and
get a Yapo-Cresolen Lamp so your child can sleep at
night.
For Your Dresser we have Mennen’s Tal
cum, Keystone Violet Talcum and Eastman’s Anti
septic Crushed Roses.
Remember we will compound your Rx day or
night and deliver promptly.
Yours Truly,
W. C. JORDAN & BRO.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY.
BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1903.
CHAUTAUQUA AND
COMMENCEMENT.
A GRRAT WEEK PROMISED TO
THE PEOPLE OK BARXESVI IjI.E
AM) MIDDLE GEORGIA—
JUNE USth-UOt h.
The great Barnesville Chautau
qua and Gordon com
mencement will be held the same
week this year and it is propos
ed to combine forces and interests
and make it the most important
and the most successful event
Barnesville has ever known.
It is believed that the combin
ing of the two events will be en
tirely satisfactory and mutually
beneficial to each other.
Sometime since a large number
of citizens interested in the per
petuation of the Chautauqua held
a meeting and after fully discuss
ing the matter, an executive com
mittee was appointed take charge
of the matter. After several con
ferences with President Oliphant,
it was decided to hold commence
ment and chautauqua together.'
It is believed that this is a splend
id move.
The commencement exercises
will probably begin on Friday,
June 12th. and close on Monday,
June 14th. The chautauqua will
continue during the balance of the
week, closing Saturday, June 20th.
The chautnaqua program is
being made out as fast as possible,
and a number of leading attrac
tions have already been closed
with. For instance Wedemeyer's
popular band will be here the en
tire week, and there is nothing
better than Wedemeyer’s band. A
contract has also been closed for
the Quaker Male Quartett for the
w°ek. This quartett is the equal
of anything in America and the
people will be delighted beyond
measure with these splendid mu
| sicians. These two attractions
will be great treats in themselves,
but there will be quite a number
of the most popular lecturers and
j entertainers in the whole coun
| try. It is going to be a great oc
casion.
Every person in Barnesville
j should go to work at once to help
! the enterprise on to success. Talk
lit up and begin to write your
1 friend about it and urge them to be
present. It will help you, it will
help Gordon In°titute and it will
1 help Barnesville.
Talk up Chautauqua and com
mencement, June 12th-June2oth.
!1908.
Invited to Preach.
Rev. R. H. Morris has been in
vited to deliver the commence
ment sermons at several places,
the most prominent among them
being at Dahlonega and Winder.
He has not yet decided which in
vitation he will accept, but which
ever he accepts that place may
count itself fortunate in securing
him and no doubt he will enjoy
the occasion himself. Mr. Mor
ris’ ability as speaker, orator and
a platform entertainer is becom
ing more and more recognized
every day and Barnesville should
be proud to claim him as a citizen
of the town. We predict for him
a career of unbounded success on
the platform.
Mrs. Jim Harrison Dead.
The death of Mrs.. Jim Harrison
occurred at her home near this
city last Thursday. Her remains
were interred at Midway church
Friday afternoon, Rev. C. W.
Durden conducting the funeral
services in the presence of a num
ber of relatives and friends. She
was an estimable lady and leaves
a husband and family who deeply
mourn her death.
HOW BARNESVILLE
OBSERVED THE DAY
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
ADDHESSES BY MESSRS. HUNT.
STAFFORD AND ROSE-—DE
CORATED GRAVES.
Memorial exercises were observ
ed here last Friday afternoon,
and they were quite interesting
and largely attended. The exer
cises were under the auspices of
the Barnesville chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
everything was done to make the
day a success. All the stores and
business houses closed at noon,
and nearly everybody attended so
that the auditorium of Gordon
Institute was quite full. Inter
esting reminiscences were related
by Maj. J. T. Hunt, Mr. J. W.
Stafford and Mr. E. W. Rose,
who were the principal speakers
of the occasion. They gave some
of their personal experiences dur
ing the war, which gave an in
sight into the dangers, hardships
and trials of real war, which were
appreciated by the audience.
During their talks, Mr. Stafford
and Mr. Hunt paid their respects,
in vigorous language, to the pres
ent president of the United
States for his position on the
negro question, in having negroes
to dine at the White House, and
the appointment of negroes in
prominent offices in the South.
These expressions received hearty
applause, which showed how
the people felt about the matter.
After the exercises were over at
the auditorium, the Confederate
and Federal graves in the ceme
tery were decorated with flowers,
the parade being composed of the
Barnesville Blues, the battalion
of Gordon Institute cadets, the
Confederate veterans, the students
of the Institute, the officials of
the city and the citizens, nearly a
thousand people joining in the
parade.
The ladies of the city furnished
a magnificent dinner to the local
and visiting veterans, which feat
ure was much appreciated by the
veterans. The day was a very
pleasant one in every respect.
In the evening the Ladies Aid
Society of the Presbyterian church
presented Mr. Robert Hugh Mor
ris in one of his recitals at the
opera house for the benefit of the
manse fund. Quite a nice crowd
went out to hear Mr. Morris and
were given a treat in the way of
entertainment and instruction.
Those who attended were highly
pleased with the recital and a
very neat sum was made for the
fund.
DatiKlncrH of Confederacy will .Meet
The Daughters of the Confeder
acy will meet at the auditorium
Friday, May 1, at 51 p. m. All
members are urged to be present
at this meeting as matters of im-
I portance will come up for consid
; oration.
OHinORKN OK THK CONKEDBBACY.
The Stonewall Chapter of Child
\ ren will meet at the residence of
Mrs. L. K. Rogers on Saturday af
ternoon May 2nd at 4 o’clock
I where they will spend a pleasant
hour in historical readings, music
and recitations.
Drug Stores Will Close.
The drug stores of this city have
entered into an agreement to close
every day at 7 p. m. the same to
go into affect on the first day of
May and continue until Septem
] her first. This is a very com
mendable step on the part of the
; druggists as they are entitled to
this relief from business. The pub
lic will please bear in mind this
i change in the hour of closing, i
JUST RECEIVED
The Daintiest and most Elegant lot
of
FRESH CANDY
Blackburn’s Drug Store.
■ ■ • •>; • -C C—:♦
I want your trade ~v
Rend the Ad which will tippimr in this *pnce next week.
The First National Bank,
Of Barnesville,
respectfully solicits accounts
It lias ample capital and surplus and is equipped
for prompt and careful attention to the business
intrusted to its care
We Feel Sure
of our ability to handle your
hanking business to your satis
faction. We shall be glad of
an opportunity to talk with you.
Hours 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
Depositor}' State of Georgia.
THE CITIZENS BANK
J. W. CABANISS, C. H. MUMPNRBY,
Pres. Cashier.
W. R. Baird & Cos.
are still hustling in Corn, Flour, Oats, Hay,
Bran, Syrup, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls.
Unloading by Car Lots
every day, and can’t supply demand at our
prices. Don’t fail to call to see us and get
benefit of low prices.
We Will Help You
if you will only let us. To prove what we say is to
come and see us and get prices.
Truly your friends,
BAIRD & HUNT.
It is now time to use Nitrate Soda on small grain,
your gardens, etc. I can get you any quantity you
want, from one sack to one hundred tons.
W. R. BAIRD & CO.
Will Save You the “Long Green.”
NUMBER 14