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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