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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE. VOLUME 36. —G RE AT — Clearance S ALE - Our motto is to close out every Season, seasonable goods. In or der to do this, prices on some things are cut in half. If you want double the worth of your money, come to see us. We have a beautiful line of Dimities, Muslins, Batiste Cloths, Madrass, Ginghams, White Goods Laces. Embroideries, Gloves, Rib bons, Corsets, Fans, Millinery, Sec. Summer Sale Has Begun with us in Clothing, Straw hats, Low cut shoes, Underwear, etc. Remember if you want goods, we have them, and will please you in price, Mid summer dull phase can’t lurk around our place, as we are always fishing ior business with bargains that never fail to catch. V. 0. Marshburn, Manager. GREEN i '*t— TRAD ING STAMPS “T’l Take pleasure in announcing that I have made * another contract with the Atlanta Trading Stamp Company and shall continue giving you trading stamps on cash sales. This will be restricted to cash sales and will not be given on anything charged, as this is the conditions of my contract. I shall continue to keep a full stock of the best grocenes and my prices shall be as low as goods can be sold honestly I appreciate your ptaronage and shall make every effort to please you. Yours truly, JOHN. T. MIDDLEBROOKS. Who puts up j*. Your Prescriptions? We invite the privilege; we use the best quality of everv drug: we exercise the most exacting care with every part of the work : our charges are reasonable. Let us Fill Your Prescriptions. W. C. JORDAN & BRO. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COUNTRY WEEKLY. BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1903. GORDON INSTITUTE OPENS WELL NUAKI.Y THIiKK HI \UKKI> PUI S KNT AT riltST ItOlA, < ' rnospfX'T good ton i.\n<;: ATTENDANCE. The fall term of Gordon Insti tute opened yesterday morning and when the chapel. exercises were held it was seen that ther,e were many new pupils to enter, the enrollment for the first day running up close to three hun dred. There were a great, many of the i citizens present in the auditorium! when tin fall session was opened, among them being the pastors of the churches of the city. Rev. J. N. Snow, pastor of the Methodist church, read the scrip ture lesson, and prayer was otier ed by Rev. R. H. Morris, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Short talks were made by Revs. C. W. Durden, pastor of Baptist church and R. H. M is. Prof. G. F. Oliphant, president made some announcements, and a short talk to tl e students, after which the teachers and pupils returned to their rooms and at once got down to business. Prof. Oliphant is gratified at the opening, which is larger than usual for the opening day. The outlook for the term is good. Everything will be thoroughly ad justed in a few days and work will be on in earnest. Now let the faculty, pupils, boarding-house keepers .and the citizens co-operate with each other in making this term the greatest success and Gordon Institute by far the best and biggest school of thekind in the south. There has been some changes in the faculty. Miss Lockhart has accepted a position in St. Louis, Mo., and Miss Lola Milner is in charge of this department. Mrs. M. L. Hogan, of W aye rose, is the new music teacher and Miss Ella Armstrong is the nev art teacher. Prof. Oliphant is in correspon dence with a teacher of elocution and physical culture and may be able to make an announcement about it this week. The present faculty is one ful'y equipped fi r its work. Mrs. E. J. Willingham, of Macon was here Tuesday and en tered a son in Gordon Institute. Mrs. Willingham belongs to one of the leading families of the state and is herself one of the most prominent and popular religions in Georgia. Dr. ,L H. Duggan, of Irwin ton, Ga., was here this week to enter a son in Gordon Institute. He is a leading physician of his section of of the state and is a brother of Prof. W. L. Duggan, who once taught in the institute. Dr. Dug gan returned to his home yester day. Hon. W. A. Worsh am, of Strouds, senator from this district, attended the opening exercises of Gordon Institute yesterday, lie having a son in attendance. Sen ator. Worsham is well Known and highly esteemed by tlie people of j Bartlesville. Mr. .1. A. Yarbrough, of If<>l - lonville, one of Pike’s strong cit izen.-. wu- here Tuesday to place his ?on in Gordon Institute. lie returned to his horn- Tuesday evening. Mr. W. L. Beckwith, of Mans field, Ga.. one of the prominent; and .substantial citizens of Newton county, was in the city this week. ; to place his son in Gordon Insti-j ttte. The patronage of suchpeo-j pie as Mr. Beckwith is greatly ap-i preciated by the citizens of j ! Barnes ville. 1 Returned From Montana. ('apt. E. T. Winston reached i Bartlesville Saturday from Mon i tana where he spent his vacation visiting the family of an uncle. He bad a charming stay there and enjoyed the change of climate greatly. Capt. Winston has re ceived a cordial welcome on his return and will enter at once actively upon the discharge of his duties in Gordon Institute. Barrels of Lamps. One day recently, Mr. B. F. Reeves, the live merchant, receiv ed in one shipment eleven barrels of tine lamps. This is a big shipment and yet Mr. Reeves says there are more coming. He has lamps upon the top of lamps and he expects to give the people val uable bargains in them. A Beautiful New Home. Mr. B. A. Lifsey has let the con tract for the erection of a beau tiful new- seven room cottage home on his lot on Zebulon street. The work will begin at once and tlie new house will be completed in about eight weeks. It will be equipped with all of the modern conveniences and w ill be quite a desirable home. Goes to Macon. Miss Mattie Elliott, who has for years been with the store of 8. M. Marshburn here, left Mon day for Macon, where she goes to accept a lucrative position with the Dannenburg Company All of her friends in this com munity w r ish her much success in her new position. Bluff Spring’s Camp-meeting. Campmeeting at Bluff Springs was largely attended from Barnes ville Sunday and those who at tended report a very pleasant day. There was u big crowd in attend ance and about the usual exel* cises. In New York. Miss Blanche Weiser is now in New York buying millinery and fancy goods for the J.C. Collier Cos. Mis 9 Weiser lives in Baltimore and has every advantage in the way of style, largo stocks, New- York & Baltimore ideas and the ladies can rest assured that the Collier Cos. millinery will be as live as a circus girl the coming fall season. Miss Weiser will ar rive and lie ready for fall season on Sept.. 10 th. A Great Fraud Exposed. Some oik- once said that the American people liked to be hum bugged. It: sometimes seems that such is the case. There are a great many articles on the market that are frauds, and tend to deceive th<- working people and get their hard earned dollars and not give them value received. There are thousands of shoes sold and claim ed to he “as good’’ as Buttle Axe shoes. But the original and only genuine Battle Axe shoe- prove by their superior wear that they are still at the top. It, will pay each reader of this to ask his dealer for only Battle Axe shoes, the prices an- as low', as cheap and trashy substitutes and the people who work and earn their dollars are rapidly learning that they get better value in Battle Axe shoes for less money than in fraudulent imita tions. Battle Axe sho>- have stood the test for tfO years. NEW CROP TURNIP JEEP JUST RECEIVED AT Blackburn’s Drug store. Read the Ad which will appear in this spare naxt w-eelr. Everything Goes !- When you put your money in some get-rich-quick scheme. Have You Seen . Latel y how so many people get duped, and lose their earnings and savings in some wild speculation which is backed by thin air and rosy promises only. It Is Better To save a Little at a time and then in vest it in something really good. Let us help you. The First National Bank, CHECKS ARE POPULAR At all t-easoris and afford the safest and most convenient method of making payments here or in distant cities. THE CITIZENS BANK Solicits deposits from business men and others. Here money is safe from tire, floods and thieves, and only accessible to those in authority. Asa financial institution the Citizens Bank*is established on a firm basis and its business methods are perfect. This Bank Is also a Depository for the State. Hours, q a, m. to ,? p. m. J. W. CABANISS, C. H. HUMPHREY, Pres. Cashier. There’s Mower /atisfaction In a Wood Machine. Why? Light Running, Centralized Draft, Durability, ■ Improved Foot Lift, No Lost Time. Easiest to pull, That ’ s Imilc ***• ' A Wood Mower is best, That ' horse give yourself an opportunity of knowing them better. Hadn’t you better do so now? L. S. FIFI EL D. A gent for Walter A. e, .. . ii-AMuo Muri-o- NUMBER 33'