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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE. Volume 55 Something New Have just received a com plete line of colors in Oxford Cambrics and Plaza Pongee’s all fast colors and yard wide at 25c. These goods should be seen to be appreciated. Have just receive a complete line of Men’s, Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s footwear, com prising Hummer Bals, Sport Bals and Sister-Sue pumps. These goods are direct from the factory and we have them at the right prices. Spring is here and we are ready for you in all kinds of wearing apparel. S. M. Marshburn BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA This Sign is Certain SOME OF THE OLD SETTLERS having a habit of looking at the bark of trees or the fur of animals and then forecasting the weather. They say it is going to be a mild winter or a severe winter according to these signs. We know of one sign that never fails. If you see a man who has a good job, plenty of coal in his coal bins and a nice bank account—for that man at least it will be a mild winter. Thrift always pays big rewards. We do not know of a better plan for those who want to assure themselves a mild winter every year than to adopt the three rules of thrift: Earn —spend carefully—and save. pit, SYSTEM Mm THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Barnesville, Georgia Brown’s Garage All makes of |Batteries Re charged and Repaired. We sell Vesta Batteries. Get our prices. Brown’s Garage Phone 64 Barnesville, Ga. BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1922 DR. YERGER PREACHED The friends of Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Yerger, who have been in Florida for some time, will be glad to know that Dr. Yerger has greatly improved by his stay there. They will be return ing to their home in Barnesville in a few weeks more. The issue of the -Daily Democrat of Tallahassee last Saturday con tained the following item which will be read with interest here: “Dr. H. S. Yerger, who preached so eloquently and forcibly at the morn ing worship at Presbyterian church several Sundays ago, will again preach at that church tomor row morning at the regular service at 11:30. Dr. Yerger while in the city is the guest of his son and daughter, Senator and Mrs. James E. Calkins, at their home on North Adams street.” PRIZES AWARDED In the Missing Word Contest, con tained in the eighteen advertisements in last week’s issue of the News-Ga zette, Mrs. W. T. Garrett was award ed the $3.00 First Prize and Mrs. B. H. Trammell the $2.00 Second Prize, by the judges, Messrs. N. A. Pea cock, L. F. Lewis and M. P. Owen, whom the News-Gazette selected to make the awards. The committee had quite a task when they had placed before them the more than 60 letters which had been submitted by people from the city and numerous surrounding cities and communities. They carefully examined the big pile of letters one by one and keeping in mind the rules as set forth in the announcement they finally reached the decision that I Mrs- W. T. Garrett was entitled to 1 the First Prize and Mrs. B. H. Tram j mell the Second Prize and they ac • cordingly instructed the News-Ga zette to send them checks for these amounts, which has been done. The contest proved to be quite spirited and aroused wide interest thAUfchfrut the section. It again demonstrates how important adver tising is to any business. GORDON 7; > MERCER FRESHMEN 0 Frank Alford, backed up by fine fielding of his team mates, turned in a one hit, shut-out victory over the Mercer Reserves last Thursday. Gor don also showed up well in hitting, knocking one pitcher out of the box and continuing the attack on another. Aside from the great .work of Al ford, who struck out ten men and walked one, “Red” Lawrence secured three hits out of four trials, one of which was good for two bags. Frank Alford got a double and Evans a triple. Pinkston and S. Alford did some great fielding, and one double play, Bankston to Evans, was exe cuted. The Mercer stars were “Red’’ Sim mons, who got a double in the last stages of the game for Mercer’s lone hit, and O’Quinn, a former Gordon boy, who made several brilliant catches in left field. MRS. COPPEDGE IMPROVING The many friends throughout the community of Mrs. George T. Cop pedge, of the Hotel Barnesville, who submitted to an operation for ap-, pendicitis at a hospital in Macon, will be rejoiced to know that she has been doing nicely and is improving satisfactorily. Her friends hope she may soon be fully restored to health. FINE PROGRAM RENDERED The Sunday School Institute at the First Methodist church Sunday and Monday was greatly enjoyed by those who attended. The addresses by Mr. R. D. Webb, Dr. M. A. Honline and Miss Cora Holland were inspiring and full of information for Sunday School workers. Dr. Honline is re garded as one of the ablest lecturers who has ever been heard in this city. The attendance from the Sunday Schools of the county was not as large as expected but the meeting is regarded aS quite successful. o Hon. A. S. Hardy of Gainesville, Editor of the Gainesville News, and Postmaster at Gainesville, was a week-end guest of relatives in the city. He attended a meeting of the Trustees of Bessie Tift College at Forsyth, last Friday and stopped here on his way home. A SAD ACCIDENT Mr. James M. McFarlin, a well known and popular citizen of Upson county, living at Yatesville, was killed in a sad accident which hap pened in the yards of the Barnesville Planing Mill Cos., in Barnesville, Tuesday morning, when a “wild” box car, which was standing on a side track in the yard, ran over him, knocking him down, carrying him along on the ground for some dis tance, a car wheel running over and grinding to pieces both legs above the feet, cutting big gashes on his head and otherwise injuring him about the body. Asa result of the injuries Mr. McFarlin died in the of fices of Drs. C. H. Willis and J. A. Corry about 1 o’clock in the after noon, the accident happening early in the morning. Mr. McFarlip had come from Yatesville for a truck load of shingles and with other citizens was loading the truck, when from some unac countable cause the car which was standing on the side track started rolling down the incline toward where the truck was being loaded. He was caught before he could get away and borne along down the track, sustaining fearful injuries. The car had to be jacked up before he could be removed. He was car ried to the office? of Drs. Willis and Corry and given every possible re lief, but the physicians did not un dertake an operation because they did net believe he could live. Mr. McFarlin showed remarkable nerve and fortitude, being about the calmest man among all those present. It is said that he had often said he would die by some accident, and al though ha was just past eighty-two years, his prediction was fulfilled. The accident was a horrible one and excited the keenest interest and sym pathy of all who knew of it. Mr. McFarlin’s body was carried to Upson county Tuesday evening for burial Wednesday. lie was well known to many citizens of Barnes ville, having often visited relatives here. He was an esteemed and val uable .citizen and the sad accident is greatly deplored, ATTENDING SUNDAY ' ■. SCHOOL CONVENTION Rev. Arthur Jackson, pastor, Mr. Emmett Langford, superintendent, j Mrs. C. M. Dunn, Mrs. M. Burns, Mrs. J. W. Reeves, Mrs. J. F. Wooten, Mrs. Emmett Langford, Miss Sallie Howard, Miss Mary Wooten, Prof. R. W. Edenfield, Col. Claude Christo pher and others from the officers and teachers of the Sunday School of the First Baptist church are expected to be in attendance at the State Baptist Sunday School convention in Macon this week. It began Wednesday and will run through Friday, with a very fine program. WRECK ON M. A trestle on the M. & B. railroad on Tobler creek, near Yatesville, broke in late Saturday afternoon last, piling six freight cars into the stream, leaving the locomotive on one side of the creek and the cab- on the other It was a bad smash up and was evidently due to rotten tim bers in the trestle. Several members of the train crew were injured but fortunately none were seriously hurt. Thousands of people visited the scene of the wreck during the day Sunday. MR. SHI GRAY DIES News was received by friends in the city Wednesday afternoon of l;he sudden death in Sparta of Mr. Shi Gray, formerly a resident of Barnes ville, brother of Mr. Hollis Gray. F'urther information was not avail able, but it is supposed ihat his death was due to heart failure. Mr. Gray w’as reared in Barnesville and until a few years ago, when he moved to Sparta, he lived here and engaged in different business enter prises in the city. His death will cause much sorrow among a hot ', of friends throughout this vicinity. PLAYAT MILNER The High School pupils of Milner will present ‘‘A Kentucky Belle" Tuesday evening, April 11, at 7:30 o’clock, at the Woodman Hall. Admission 15c and 25c. Every body invited. SELL SAME GOODS f OR MONEY M^CaUPattem WHY PAY MORE? p*nud• PRE-EASTER BARGAINS BEGINNING FRIDAY, MARCH 31st, AND ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 15th —2sc Dress Ginghams 19c —2sc Yard-Wide Percale a 19c —£sc Yard-Wide Nainsook 19c —2sc Yard-Wide Middy Twil _l9c - 2 -25 c Yard-Wide Cretonne 19c —lsc Yard-Wide Curtain Scrim. 10c —lsc Dress and Apron Ginghams 10c —lsc Printed Dress Lawn _.loc —l9c Best Quality Cheviots 15c —l9c English Long Cloth. 15c —soc Yard-Wide Navy French Serge .35c —soc 40-in. Wide Organdie in all colors 35c —Children’s White Lawn Dresses 49c and up —Ladies’ Hats ... — 98c and up —Men’s Hats $1.19 and up -—Ladies’ Oxfords and Pumps $1.49 and up —Men’s Oxfords $2.98 and up —Children’s Slippers 98c and up —EASTER SUNDAY IS APRIL THE 16th. —DON’T FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BARGAINS. *• Trade With Us and Save the Pifiference ELIJAH WISEBRAM “THE RELIABLE STORE" „ 216 MAIN STREET BARNESVILLE, CA. SHIRTS FOR SPRING The best buy on the market today is a Wilson Bro’s Shirt. WEAR And that’s*just one reason they wear so well. FIT Long ago they earned the repu tation of “Shirts that fit.” PRICE And “before the war” prices pre vail. We can’t describe these shirts; there are too many of them. But it will pay you to come in and look. PRICES spo $2.00 $2-50 $3.00 $5.00 Clark T. Bush “The Store of Service” Barnesville, Ga. Numbei 1