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THE BARNESVILLE GAZETTE
BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA,
Thursday, December 18, 1884
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An old candidate still in the field.
At the urgent solicitation, fcc., I
desire to be supported. Hardware,
Stoves, Sewing Machines are the
principal planks in our platform.
We’ve got anew plank, come and
sec it. Yours in DTG YU,
H. R. CHAMBERS.
P. S.—l have a carriage mule
which I might he induced to sell.
BUY YOUR
Clothing and Shoes
FROM
S. K. Cook & Co’s
Clothing and Shoe Store,
Undershirts, Undershirts, Boy’s
and Men's
CLOTHING.
Boy’s Overcoats, Ladies] and
Gent's
Fine Slices!
Childrens.School and Dress Shoes.
fiats I Hats! Hatsl
Trunks and Umbrellas.
Miss MildiVvl Stood lms been visiting friends
in Griffin.
Mrs. Alvin Stafford spent last Sumjoy with:
relations In Forsyth.
Miss Sn Hie Candler Ut\ Monday morning!
to visit relatives in Gainesville.
Mrs..!. C. MrM ielmel and children spent last j
Sunday with relatives in Thomas ton.
Presiding Kldcr Patillo thinks tho pluck and
energy of Barnesvilie cannot In; surpassed.
Mr. <*. W. Brown left Thursday morning to !
spend the balance of the winter in H >ridu.
The county court held a session Monday, for j
civil business, but did not have much before
it.
G. A. C'abaniss. Ksq has been re-appointed !
trustee of tin state lunatic asylum for another !
year.
Mr, It, (\Fryer lias been visiting his pi
rentsin this county, and went to Atlanta Fri- j
day.
Butts county holds her primary election to
morrow to nominate candidates for county j
officers.
Only one more issue of the Gazette t his*y( ar j
Send‘in your advertisements for the Christ-j
mas holidays.
The gin house and four bales of cotton be- 1
longing to \V. J. Bridges of Spalding county ;
were burned last week.
Prof.W. (’. Carter, of Upson cojunty. is a lit- .
erary genius. lie writes poetry quite extra- j
.siveiy and recently has been trying liis hand
at fable writing.
Those who have not paid tip their subserlp- |
lion will please do so. The loss of our entire j
office by Are caused a need for every dollar due j
us, to meet absolute demands.
Mr. It. I). Woodall who has been visitingn*l i
olives here left last Friday morning for Au
gusta from whence he will attend the meeting
of the South Georgia Conference at .‘Savannah.
Mrs. J. C. MeMichael will make the
best crayon portraits for the least money.
If you need such work give her a chain e. sin
will guarantee perfect satisfaction or no
pay.
J. C. MeMichael avl II make a
bargain to any one desiring to pur- ;
chase a residence on either Thonmston street j
Forsyth street or Brown Avenue, as he has I
one on each of these streets for sale.
As we went to press last week we learned of
Ihe death of Mrs. C. W. K itching* which oc
curred at the residence of her husband; near
Milner. Mrs. Kltchings was an excellent lady J
and leaves in; ny friends to mourn her loss.
J>r. J. M. McDowell spent last week In
Barnosvlll closing up his business here. He
has flattering prospects fora successful life in
the new field to which be has moved, and at
no very distant day will occupy an enviable
position in life.
Our subscription list has never Increased so
rapidly as since we resumed publication. We
have added, in one week's time, as high as
seventy-five new names. Last week wc add- j
ed twenty-one new readers, and this week the
number runs a litttle higher.
In another column will be found the pros- j
pectus of the New York Herald, the most en- j
terprlsing, newsy and readable paper publish- j
ed. At the present subscription price every,
man who makes any pretensions to keeping i
up with the times, should subscribe to it.
Our notice in regard to the establishment of j
a public library has produced considerable dis !
cussion of the question, and several of our J
most enterprising citizens say it must be. As
Boon as the hail is completed a public meet
ing should be held and a president, vice-pres
ident and directors should be elected.
Mr. H. Ft. Chambers last Thu rsdav sold his
interest In ihe livery business to Mr. K. G.
Matthews, who will rebuild on the vacant lots
purchased by Mr. Chambers on Jackson street
Mr. Chambers is now erecting two storage
rooms on Jackson street,and Mr. Matthews is
getting in the material necessary to rebuilding
h is stable.
The individual sufferers in the late fire in
Barnesville need the sympathy and encour
agement of aii. Home of tffem may need
leniency in meeting their pecuniary obliga
tions. If such is the case, the milk of human
kindness should prevail. In a few months
or years at the outside all will be well and
promptness will rule with all.
Deinorest’s Illustrated Magazine for January
1885, is a fine number, furnishing food for
thought, and many admirable suggestions for
the household. Among the interesting fea
tures, Is anew serial, called “A Strange Girl.”
by Mr. Charles Barnard. An illustrated article
on New Orleans is interesting as well as seas
onable, in view of the coining Exposition; and
another good illustrated article
is on etching. Jenny June furnishes a ■
paper on “The School of the Future.” The ,
various departments are well filled; and a fine j
steel engravln g of Charlotte Corday makes an j
attractive frontispiece.
fW. COCHRAN & CO.,
OPEN FOR THE FALL TRADE.
We request you to call and examine our nice assortment of
Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
BOOT, SHOES AND HATS.
All wool Cashmeres 25c, Calicoes sc, Worsteds 7-J- to 35c. Unlaun
j dried Shirts, linen bosom, 50c, worth SI,OO, and all grades of Jeans,
j Trunks, Valises, Companions, Ac. Our prices compare with the low
j price, short cotton crop.
A PLEASURE TO SHOW GOODS.
T. W. COCHRAN & CO.,
sop 18 Barnesville, On.
MURRAY & WORD
No. West Solomon Street, Griffin, Ga., again come to the front with
j a stock of
Furniture, Sewing Machines, Burial Cases
more complete than ever before. We have bought- more heavily this season than usual, con
sequently our stock will bear comparison favorably with any market In the State, not except
ing any of the larger cities, all of which we offerat prices that defy competition. A trial will
convince you.
TheVVhiteand Royal St. John Sewing Machines
two of the best machines without any doubt, now on the market. Thousands of them now in
use giving eminent satisfaction. - A written guarantee accompanies each machine.
Our stock of Burial Cases and Caskets cannot be excelled in Ibis section. Wc keep on hand
all grades from the lowest grade ease to the finest metallic casket. Free delivery of Coffins in
city or country iu our elegant new Hearse. Give us a call when you oolite to Griffin.
MURRAY & WORD, Opposite Brick Warehouse.
FOR SALE.
The H. P. & E. W. Elder stock of
goods is for sale and the Handsome
brick store room occupied by them
; is for rent.
C. ('. HOLMES, Agent.
Dec Kith. 1884.
Ladies Aid Society will meet at
Mr. J. T. Blalock’s next Friday P.
iM. ato'clock. Members all re
-1 quested to lie present.
Mrs. J. W. Stafford, Pres.
Mrs. ,7. T. Bi.alock, Sect.
Last week Sheriff King of Mon
roe county arrested Warren Wud
i kins under charge of arson. He
was arraigned before Judge W. D.
Stone Monday and charged with
the burning of the gin house of Mr.
W. 11. H. Bush, near Barnesville.
Some time since Mr. Bush prosecu
ted a brother of Warren and had
him sent to the chain gang. War
j ren threatened to make it warm for
! Mr. Bush, if he did so, and even
j the day the gin house was burned
■ said Mr. Bush would suffer loss.
I The last extremity of the law should
|be administered where parties are
i convicted of such crimes. Judge
! Stone bound Warren over in the
j sum of SSOO, and parties who heard
the testimony say there will be no
j difficulty in convicting him.
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Shooting Affray.
Last Saturday morning Mr. J.
Y\. Colquitt and one of his colored
I laborers George Martin had some
I misunderstanding which resulted
in the shooting of George by Mr.
! Colquitt. It seems that they had
! not smooth sailing in settling up
! the years business, and hence came
j the trouble. Some levies had been
made on Georges effects at the in
stance of Mr. Colquitt and Satur
day morning Mr. C., under the di
rection from the levying officer at
tempted to get some fodder, as
i (leorge was appropriating it notwith
standing it had been levied on.
George opposed his taking it and
told him he could not move it.
This made an issue that resulted in
i Mr. Colquitt discharging the con
tents of a shot gun at George resul
ting in a severe wound.
George attempted to shoot Mr.
Colquitt with a pistol, firing two or
three shots without effect.
Pike in the Lead.
The Gazette has always conten
ded that the soil of Pike county was
Jthe most productive of any in the
I state. Last year Mr. J. P. McLean
I entered the contest for the premium
! offered by Messrs G. W. -Scott & Cos
j for the best yield of cotton on an
| acre of ground using a stipulated
amount of Gossypium, and won,
his acre turning out 989 lbs of clear
lint.
Messrs Scott & Cos., offered again
this year several premiums and
seventy-five farmers entered the
contest. Mr. D. W. Perdue of Mil
ner was number one among the
seventy five, and was awarded tho
S2OO premium. He used 700 pounds
gossypium and his acre yielded 1,-
545 pounds clean lint; Mr. Mc-
Leans 1,086 pounds; Mr. W. D.
Burks acre yielded 555 pounds,
Mr. A. S. Moyes acre 531 pounds.
A large lot of fresh confectioner
eries of all kinds just received at J.
j L. Kennedy’s.
Go fo J. L. Kennedya and get the
I best cheap flour in the market.
Stolen Indictments.
But a few week since the Gazette had
the very unpleasant duty of record
ing the shameful fact, that the bal
lot box had been stolen from the j
Clerks office in Zebulon. We had !
hoped the disgrace thereby infiiet-
Sed on the county would never
|bo supplemented by any
I similar act. But it seems j
j that the precedent then set is to be j
I followed by other thefts. At the
j last term of Pike superior court'
! the Grand Jury indicted some par
ties, for furnishing whisky on elec
tion clay, and J udge Stewart ord
ered that these eases he transferred
to the docket ol'the county court.
On application by the county court
to the clerk of the superior court,
for these indictn flu's we learn that
j they could not be found. Without
i the indictments the courtis power
i less to proceed with the cases. Pike
county since the war has been grad
i ually advancing morally and ma
| terially. Her officials have been
| set up, as standards of honesty and
j efficiency. We regret the necessi
jtv of making public such great
carelessness, to say the least of it, j
I as permits the county property and !
j court papers to be stolen. We
I further regret more that any party
I should seek to control our elections
! or to direct our courts of justice by
theft.
Lady Compositors.
After receiving the communica
tion for the Household last week
from “Kate,” which appeared in
our last issue we decided to open
our composing rooms to young la
dies who desire to learn how to set
type. In doing so we notified some
of the young ladies in town and
three of them promptly said they
would take a case the next day,and
work with all the zeal and skill
they possessed to .become correct
and fast compositors. As soon as
the boys could sweep up the room,
which we believe had not been
done before, since the fire in Octo
ber the girls were in and to our
surprise, each of them learned the
case and set a half galley tho first
day.
The average boy will learn the
case in from three days to a week.
We do not mean any reflections on
the boys, for though they may
he a little cloggy at the start, they
come in all right on the home
; stretch. Our readers know wc have
been all along the advocate of op
ening to woman all the avenues, to
independence. We doubt not hut
in a short time these young ladies
will accomplish sufficient work to
authorize their wages to equal, if
not surpass their sisters who have
been plying the needle and tread
ing the sewing machine for the
i dress makers for months. Let the
j sisters of the Household encourage
these young ladies who have resol
ved to make an independent living
by honest, dignified work.
What $1 will buy at J. E. Red- I
ding’s.
151bs good sugar; 81bs good cof- j
fee ; one sack 1501bs*salt in white
hags ; 91bs Lard ; and one hun
dred cents worth of anything he
deals in.
Buy the celebrated light running
New Home sewing machines from
R. S. Crutcher.
Dead.
Tuesday night Mrs. E. M. Hunt
of Barnesville, ceased to dwell
among her loved ones here, and
went up to live with God and the
holy angels, and friends who have
gone before. She was born in Mon
roe county, in 1846, joined the Mis
sionary Baptist Church at the
age of fourteen, and was married
to Mr. J. L. Hunt January 12th,
1870. We have not space to pre
sent her character. She was a mod
el wife, mother, daughter, sister and
friend, and a pious Christian. Her
remains will be interred to-day at
the family burial ground by the
side of her sister Priscilla, who has
gone before, and whom she loved
and has never ceased to grieve. Her
spirit was beautiful, as she served
her Master while death confronted
her, by crowning her life work
with a blessing upon each of her
children, her husband and her sis
ter who was with her through all
her illness. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of this commu
nity in their great loss.
The Sweet Voices of our Girls.
There is perhaps not another
town of the same size of Barnes
ville in the state that can count
among its possessions a greater
number and variety of melodious
voices. Among the gentlemen there
are quite a number of good singers
but the young ladies particularly
possess in a remarkable degree that
eminent charm of attractive women
musical voices. In concert or alone
there are“sevcral young ladies here
who edn pour fourth their notes in
supassingly sweet sounds. We
have attended divine services when
the opening hymns were sung by
them in soul-stirring strains that
stole through the chambers of soul,
and insensibly lifting the heart for
the coining discourse, while the
dosing hymn coining with the bene
diction sent us home with tuneful
hearts.
A short time ago on Sabbath eve
ning wo went to church expecting
to enjoy a good sermon and the
sweet singing.
The fire sermon was forthcoming
but the singing was not. In some
surprise we glance over the house
that seemed pretty well filled with
' everything but voices. The mysto
' ry is still unexplained for there sat
the possessors of the voices but
j for the time they were dumb. The
singing was done almost entirely by
a few male voices. Wo feel assur
ed that these young ladies arc un
conscious of their powers of useful
ness in this respect. Home of them
have voices which if given to the
service in proper spirit, would
preach an impressive sermon overy
time they sang a hymn. If the ser
mon preached that night and the
touching prayers that were offered
had been supplemented by praise |
given in the voices of those two i
dozen young men and young wo-1
men who were present, we believe j
that not only the preacher but cv-1
cry one of his hearers would have !
been doubly blessed in the service
of the evening. Our churches need ;
a renewed effort on the part of the
members and particularly the youn
ger members, to revive this part of
the worship.
All in the Line of Nature.
There is nothing in the line of
magic or mystery about that won- 1
derful and popular medicine. Par
ker’s Tonic. It is simply the best
and most scientific combination
possible of the essential principles
of those vegetable curatives which
act powerfully and directly on the
stomach, liver, kidneys and blood.
But there neither is nor will be, any
successful imitation of it. It is all
the time curing those who had dis
paired of ever getting well. For!
yourself, your wife and children.
A Great Newspaper.
The Pall Mall Gazette, of London
England, did not overstate the case
when it said that The New York
Independent is “one of the ablest
weeklies in existence.”lt is as over
whelming as a monthly or quarter
ly magazine, with all the matter in
itsjjmany departments. Any month
ly might indeed be proud if it could
show as distinguished a list of con
tributors as The Independent. In a
single department —its story depa
rtment wc find among Englishmen
such contributors as Hir Samuel
\V Baker, W- E Norris, H W Lucy
. the well known and deservedly pop
i ular novelists ; while among Amer
j icans we notice the names of Edwa
rd Everett Hale, H.H. Boyesen, Sa
rah O. Jewett, J.S., of Dale, Rebecca
Harding Davis and Harriet Prescott
Spofford. The Independent printed
also recently, the last story from
the pen of the late Ivan Tourgeneff.
Wc advise our readers to send for
a free sample copy.
Barnksvim.k Ga., )
Dee., 15th, 1884.)
* Re gulnr meeting of council. Pres
ent Mayor Murphey, Aldermen,
P. F. Matthews, H. It. Chambers,
J. W. Highto#er, absent J. F. Tay
lor, J. G. Smith and C. ,E. Elder.
Bills for officers salaries for Nov
ember and bill of Pike County
News for $1.50 was approved and
ordered paid.
Special committee to make plat
of land for sale by city reported the
work done and land sold according
to terms and that the papers were
being prepared for execution.
Alderman Chambers made mo
tion that council have Gordon In
stitute repaintod and varandah re
paired and well dug—carried.
Alderman Chambers made mo
tion that a committee of 3 be ap
pointed to investigate the matter'of
erecting a guardhouse and report
same at next meeting, carried, and
H. R. Chambers, P. F. Matthews
and J. W. Hightower were appoint
ed.
Minutes read and approved.
E. J. Murphey, Mayor.
G. E. lluguley, C. &T. •
R. H. Crutcher sells elegant full
marble top French Dresser bed
room suites of ten pieces as low as
S4O. Pie keeps a full line of fine,
medium and cheap furniture and
will duplicate the prices of any
dealer in Atlanta or Macon and !
save you freight.
"WANTED ! ! !
Peas, Corn and Potatoes at once.
J. E. Redding.
All notes and accounts due me
and not settled by first day of Jan
uary will be placed in hands of my
attorney for collection. Pay up
and save cost. It. H. Crutcher.
Last Friday, Judge McCny of
the United States court, in Atlanta,
was taken from the court room, by
his friends. He has lost his mind,
which has been noticed for some
time. He was induced to leave the
co'urt room and his brothers have
taken him to Baltimore,where they
live in good circumstances.
“Wonderful Efficacy.”
Home people are slow in telling
what good things have been done
for them, but Mr. John P, Daly, of
Gillisonville* S’ C., says he takes
great pleasure in testifying to the
wonderful efficacy of Brown,s Iron
Bitters in dyspepsia, fever and ague,
and general debility of the system.
He has personally experienced the
most satisfactory result s'from the
use of this valuable medicine. Make
a memorandunqof this, alive whose
systems are run down. Brown,s Iron
Bitters will cure you.
The House voted down tho propo
sition to tax proposition to tax pro
fessional base ball clubs, and pro
fessional players $lO each,by a vote
of 107 to 50.
Con vincing.
The proof of the pudding is not in
[ chewing the string, but in having
an opportunity to test the article
direct. .] \V. Hightower,the Druggi
st. has a free trial bottle Dr Bosan
ko,s Cough and Lung Syrup for
each and every one who is afflicted
j with Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Con
sumption and all affections of the
; Throat and Lungs.
In the Henato yesterday a resolu
j tion was adopted appointing the
; 21st of February for thcdcdication
I of the Washington Monument.
Cause of Failure.
Want of confidence accounts for
half of the business failures of to
day. J. W. Hightower, the Druggst,
is not liable to fail tor the want of.
[ confidence in Dr. Bosanko,s Cough
and Lung Hyrup, for he gives away
a bottle free to all who are suffering
with Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Con
sumption and all affections ot the
Throat and Lungs.
A large lot of nuts of all kinds
can he had by going to J. L. Kenne
dy’s.
A large lot of nice sweet Fla. or
anges just received by J L. Kenedy.
Fresh canned getqiis of all kinds
at J. L. Kennody’a.
Go to J. L. Konnedys to buy your
raisins, nuts, candies, fruits ifcc.
cheap.
All grades of tobacco are sold by
J. L. Kennedy.
Buy the host 5e cigar of J. L. Ken
nedy.
Buy the “nut-meg” tobacco sold
by J. L. Kenriody, and the best in
the market.
A large lot of nice cabbage and
turnips just seeeived at J. L. Ken
nedys.
A fresh lot of cocoanuts just re
ceived at J. L. Kennedy’s.
P. P. P. and Carters Fancy Flour
at J. E. Reddings.
Boarders Wanted,
I Can accommodate Bor 10 boarders at reason
i able rates. Apply to MRS. \V. 11. SMITH, on
i Zebulon Street.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder i/ever varies. A marvel of pur
l*y, strength n(u\ wholsonienesH. More eco
nomical than/he ordinary kinds, and cannot
Iff- sold in con/petllion with tho multitude of
low test, short weight, alum or phosphate
powders. Hold only In cans. Hoyal Bak
ing Fowjdkr Cos., lots Wall-st., N. Y. Jan. Sl
Old Deacon Dobson boasted that
he was always “prepared for the
worstand so he was, for he always
kept Dr Bull,s Cough Syrup in the
house, regarding it the only remedy
for coughs and colds.
Poisoned by a Nurse.
Some eight years ago I was inocu
lated with poison by a nurse who
infected my babe with blood taints.
The little child lingered along until
it was about two years old. when its
little life yielded up to the fearful
misery. For six long years I have
suffered untold misery. I was cover
ed with sores and ulcers from head
to foot and in my great extremity I
prayed to die. No language can ex
press my feelings of woe during
those long six years. I had the best
medical treatment. Several physici
ans successively treated me but all
to no purpose. The Mercury and
Potash seemed to add fuel to the
awful flame which was devout ly g me
i About three months ago I wa ad
vised by friends who had seen w<\
erful cures made by it. to take Sw.
ft's Hpecific. We got two bottles
and I felt hope again revive in my
breast—hope for health and happin
<ss again. But alas ! we had spent
so much for medical treatment that
we were too poor to buy. Oh ! the
agony of that moment! Healt h and
happiness within vour reach.hut too
poor to grasp it I applied however,
to those who were able and willing
to help me and I have taken Swift's
Hpecific and am now sound and
well once more. Swift's Specific is
the best blood purifier in the world
and is the greatest blessing of tho
age MRS. T W. LEE.
Greenville Ala.
Our Treatise on Blood and Skin
Diseases mailed free to applicants.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer
3, Atlanta Ga
President Arthur has been invited
to start tiie machinery at the New
Orleans exposition by electricity
from Washington.
Never Give Up.
If you are suffering with low and
depressed spirits, loss of appetite,
general debility, disordered blood
weak constitution,headache, or any
disease of bilious, nature, by all
means procure a bottle of Electric
Bitters. You will be surprised to see
the rapid improvement that will fol
low ; you will lie inspired with new
life jstrength and activity will return
pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the
praise of Electric Bitters. Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by J.W.Hightow
er.
Mrs.W. F. Brown of Albany was
awakened Tuesday morning at 2 01,o 1,
( lock and saw a man standing at
the foot of her bed searching her
dress pockets. He seized a $ 20 bill
which was in one of them and fled
from the house.
A Great Discovery.
Mr. Win. Thomas, of Newton, la.,
j sn vs : “My wife has been seriously
affected with a cough for twenty
: live years, and this spring more
severely than ever before. She had
used many remedies without relief,
and being urged to try Dr. King.s
New Discovery, did so, with most
gratifying results. The first bottle
relieved her very much, and the sec
ond bottle has absolutely cured her.
She has not had so good health for
thirty years." Trial Bottle Free at
•J.W.Hightower,s Drugstore. Large
size SI.(X).
Mrs Fannie Smith, owner of the
Sinking Mountain, situated five
miles from Tallulah,has discovered
a mica mine in close proximity to
this inexplicable phenomena in na
ture, which is pronounced by an ex
pert and successful mica miner to
be the richest mine he ever saw in
any section. The mine contains
blocks that will square one foot and
the vein is adjudged to be inex
haustible which makes it of im
mense value.
Mr Levi Hottle, Corydon, India
na says, he suffered from pains and
inflammation, resulting from a frac
tured clavicle, and after trying vari
ous remedies, without relief, he tried
j St. Jacobs Oil and was cured.
