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BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE. Volume 57 deduction On All Blankets SIO.OO All Wool Blankets $8.50 $7.00 Mixed, Wool and Cotton $5.85 $5.00 Blankets $4.00 $4.00 Blankets $3.25 $3.00 Blankets $2.50 One lot Men’s Blue Cheviot Work Shirts, worth 85c, now 69c each. All Men’s Dress Shoes Greatly Reduced. One Lot Ladies’ [ Coats and Coat Suits $3.50 each. One Lot'27-inch Ginghams, well worth 20c, now 15c yd. Southern Silk Cheviots 20c yard. L. A. COLLIER “All the New Ones All the Time” Barnesville, Ga, YEAR ROUND STOCK Our store will be found a fine place to trade every business day in the year. Our stock of Jewelry and kindred lines will be kept complete at all times and the prices will be right. J. H. BATE & CO JEWELERS and OPTOMETRISTS BARNESVILLE, GA. The Radio Season Is Here We Have Radio Sets From $35. to $450. Call us for a demonstration. Brown’s Garage “We Lead. Other. Follow.” Phone 64 Barnesville, Ga. BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1925 JUDGE ALLEN IMPROVING The many friends of Judge T. M. Allen of the Piedmont district will be glad to know that he is improving, after quite a seige of illness during the past three months, much of the time being confined to his home. He has been suffering from a kidney trouble but his friends all over the county hope he will soon be fully restored to health. Judge Allen was recently elected justice of the peace for his district, which makes about thirty years he has filled this office. He is a good officer and a good and popular citizen and has been fnuch missed during his illness. CONFERENCE NEXT SUNDAY The church conference at Antioch church, which was to have been held to consider the calling of a pastor, was deferred because of the bad weather, will be held next Sunday morning, February 1, at 11 o’clock, and all the members are requested to be present at that time. SENATOR COLLIER IS AGAINST PISTOL Senator J. C. Collier’s position, as expressed in a statement in last Sun day’s Atlanta Constitution, will be heartily endorsed by the people of Lamar county and the other counties of the district which he is to repre sent, which was as follows: Bamesville, Ga., January 14. — Editor Constitution: I quite agree with you that pistol-toting is the greatest menace that we have, and I will assist in introducing and sup porting a bill, drawn along the proper lines, to make it a penitentiary of fense to sell, carry or ship into the state of Georgia pistols, cartridges and extremely short-barrel guns or guns that can be hidden on the per son. A* a member of your next gen eral assembly, you will find me al ways standing for law and order and the upbuilding of the state in which I live. I think the pistol should be outlawed. J. C. COLLIER, Member Georgia State Senate, Twnety-second Senatorial Dist. REDBONE WOMAN’S CLUB The Redbone Woman’s club held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon, January 22, at the lovely country home of Mrs. Mel Bush. The annual election of officers was held. Mrs. Fred ’Bush was asked to take the chair during the election of officers. The following officers were unanimously elected: President—Mrs. Mel Bush. Vice President—Mrs. H. L. Smith. Secretary—Mrs. Grady Dumas. Treasurer—Mrs. Frank Askin. Press Reporter—Miss Lucy Sap pington. Mrs. Mel Bush presided over the remainder of the business session. The February meeting will be held with Mrs. Fred Bush. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT The Central Consolidated School of Lamar county invites friends and patrons to a box supper and Valen tine Fair February 14th, at 7:30 o’clock. Every girl is urged to bring the most attractive box possible as there will be a very unique and de sirable prize for the prettiest box. As the men are the ones who buy the boxes, we are going to let a delega tion of them decide for us the prize winner. Valentine colors or shapes are not necessary. Mr. Traer, of Traer & Johnson, Griffin, has been asked to auction for us. In addition to the box supper there will be a fair in progress in which you will be able to see some of the most wonderful and amazing freaks in existence. A famous palmist, the Princess Khay Bjar, will tell you your fate by a glance at your hand. Music will be furnished by profes sional musicians. This program, which promises to be both unique and entertaining, is given for the benefit of the school. o CLASSES IN VOICE TRAINING AND SONG INTERPRETATION.— MISS JESSIE COLLIER, TELE PHONE 169. 2-12 MR. GARRETT DIES Mr. W. T. Garrett, who had beep a resident of Barnesville for several years and was manager of the Harris Motor Company, died at Milledge ville last Saturday night about 10 o’clock, after submiting to an opera tion, from which he was never able to rallyf the operation being made necessary by a trouble of long stand ing. The body was carried to the family home in Murphreesboro, Tenn., for burial. Mr. Garrett w r as 56 years old and many years of his life were devoted to teaching, having had held splendid positions in various Georgia and Ala bama schools. He often attended and participated in the meetings of the Georgia Teachers Association. Because of ill health he gave up the profession of teaching and went into business. Upon the establishment of the Harris Motor Company, in cluding the Ford agency in Barnes ville by Senator William J. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett moved to Barnesville, where they had since re sided. He was active in the man agement of the business until last year, when he became ill again and unable to continue his connection with its management. n Mrs. Garrett left last week for Milledgeville to be present at the operation, where she was met by her brother, Major Hunter Harris, who had gone there to render any possible assistance to Mr. Garrett or his sis ter. The people of Barnesville deeply sympathize with Mrs. Garrett and have had a sympathetic interest in Mr. Garrett since he became ill, hop ing that he might be able to recover. Mrs. Garrett is expected to return next week from Tennessee, having accompanied the body there for the funeral and burial. MRS. GARLAND DIES Mrs. Martha Head Garland, for many years a beloved woman of Barnesville, died at the home of her son, Dr. H. J, Garland, in Griffin Sunday, following a short illness. She was 88 years old and was re markably well preserved for her age. She was one of the old time southern women, pure and modest, kindly dis posed toward everybody and blessed everybody who came under the in fluence of her life. She was a devout Christian, living a beautiful life from youth through old age and exerting a helpful influence for good among all who knew her. She was a mem ber of the Baptist church and when she was physically able attended upon the services of the church wherever she lived. The funeral service was held at the First Baptist church of Barnes ville Tuesday morning, Rev. Arthur Jackson, the pastor, being in charge and preaching the sermon, in which he reviewed in an impressive way the long and useful life of the good woman. Rev. Leon M. Latimer, pas tor of the First Baptist church of Griffin, Dr. J. F. Yarbrough, pastor of the First Methodist church of Griffin and Rev. M. A. Franklin, pas tor of the First Methodist church of Barnesville participated in the ser vice. The body was then carried to the family cemetery at the old home stead where Mr. Z. T. Head now lives, on the Barnesville-Piedmont road, Mr. Head being Mr. Garland’s youngest brother. Mrs. Garland is survived by two sons, Dr. H. J. Garland, of Griffin, and J. J. Garland, of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. J. P. Tomlenson, of Val dosta; four brothers, Dr. J. J. Head, of Tampa, Fla., J. L. Head of Safety Harbor, Fla.; Prof. H. S. Head of Waco, Texas, and Z. B. Head of Bamesville. All the members of th 4 family have the deepest sympathy of the people of the city and community in the sorrow over the going of the no ble woman. i Card of Th&nlu We wish to express our deep gratitude to the kind friends of Barnesville for their sympathy and help in our recent bereavement. May God bless each of you. —Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Garland and family, Col. J. J. Gar land and family, Mrs. J. W. Garland and family. — FOR SALE—Several milch cows and Springers for sale cheap. Pure bred Jerseys.—Sam Stafford, The Rock, Ga. Week-End Specials PATENT or SATIN Regular $4.00 Value PATENT or SATIN Special, $2.98 PATENT or KID PATENT or SATIN Regular $4.00 Value Regular $5.00 Value Special, $2.98 Special, $3.95 buck - rrii.n kid mown 1... ,ojt Regular $5.00 Value Regular $7.00 Value Special, $3.95 Special, $5.45 Don’t Miss These Bargains Trade With Us and Save the Difference ELIJAH WISEBRAM 216 MAIN STREET BARNESVILLE, GA. The FLORSHEIM SHOE SALE To give Florsheim friends the benefit of a saving, and to make new friends who will become permanent ones, we’re offering Flor sheims now at SOBS AH $lO. Sweaters at $7.50 Clark T. Bush Barnesville, Ga. Number 41