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THE BARNESVILLE GAZETTE.
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Startling
BARGAINS.
The EDGAR L. Rogers
store will still be kept
open until January ist.
The stock will be sold
at SLAUGHTERING
PRICES'—
Holiday
Goods..
CANTA CLAUS has arrived, and
has rented our show window to
exhibit his vast stock of holiday goods.
Children, don’t fail to call on him,
and leave your orders. He has with
him the prettiest and cheapest line of
\) v goods that he has ever shown.
DRY COODS and SHOES.
We will continue froiri now until January Ist to sell
everything in our house f, w
Groat Revlon in Price.
Our eoods must go—we never allow any one to under
,l u ~: vMen in town come to see us, and if you want to
buy anything in the way of
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Milli
nery and Shoes,
DON’T FAIL TO SEE OUR LINE,
A. L. MILLS.
p S Your account is long past due. Come in and set
tle up’ We need money.
BARNESVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1898.
Two Disastrous Fires
Barnesville suffered considerably
from fire last week. It is not often
shat serious fires visit the city, and
when a fire is announced it is usually
easily put out by the fire department
with our splendid system of water
works. Last week, however, in two
instances the fire got the advantage
and the result was a serious loss to
two families.
MRS. STEPHENS RESIDENCE.
At two o'clock a. m. Thursday
last, the fire alarm was given and it
was discovered that the whole second
story of the home of Mrs. E. R. Ste
phens was ablaze. No one knows
how the fire originated, as it was evi
dently started in the second story
which was unoccupied. As the fire
was discovered after it had gotten
such a start, it was impossible to save
anything scarcely from the building
or to stop the fire. The fire com
pany and citizens were ready to do
all possible to save the house and
contents but little could be done.
The house was ocqupied by Mrs.
Stephens and her three sons, Messrs.
F. M., A. J., and Jetlro Stephens
and the loss falls upon them heavily,
as almost everything they had was
burned. The people sympathize
with them in their loss. The insur
ance on house and furniture amounted
to SISOO.
MRS. WILLIAMS’ HOME.
Only a few hours later, at two
o'clock in the afternoon Thursday,
the home of Mrs. Jennie Williams on
Zebulon street caught fire, probably
from a defective Hue, and again the
house and contents were almost en
tirely a total loss. The arrival of
the fire company was delayed by a
freight train which was switching
back and forth at the depot. Many
of the citizens were indignant at the
conduct of the trainmen. Only a
small quantity of goods was saved.
While the firemen were unable to do
much toward saving this house, they
probably saved several adjacent
homes, as several other houses
caught fire. This loss is quite heavy
on Mrs. Williams and her family and
the people sympathize deeply with
them. The Insurance amounted to
SIOOO, bat of course this does not
cover the loss by a good deal.
Mr. E. W. Whitaker occupied a
portion of the house with Mrs. Wil
liams and lost all his effects and had
no insurance. It goes hard with him
to sustain such a loss at this time and
every body regrets his misfortune.
Rev. L. M. Lyle Dead.
Rev. L. M. Lyle, well known here,
having once been on the West Mon
roe circuit, died Sunday last at the
Methodist parsonage at Hampton.
Ga., of blood poison. He had just
moved to Hampton, having been ap
pointed for this place by the recent
session of the North Georgia Con
ference. He was taken ill last
Thursday and sank rapidly.
He was born in Athens, Ga., in
1843, and entered the ministry in
1877. He leaves a wife and nine
children, six boys and three girls.
The youngest is only twelve years
old. He went to Hampton from Se
noia, Ga., where he served that cir
cuitjthe past two years, to the de
light and satisfaction of all. He was
delighted with his new field of labor
and met a hearty reception by the
people of Hampton. His remains
were carried to Athens for interr
ment.
A Christmas Tree.
Saturday night there will be a
Christmas tree at the Presbyterian
church. It will be principally for the
Presbyterian Sunday school but Dr.
J. P. Thurman, superintendant, in
vites every body who would like to do
so, to join with them. Any family
desiring to put presents on the tree
for their children are invited to do
so. Every body is also invited to
attend the exercises. It will no
doubt be a very enjoyable occosion.
ISarlow Bros. Ministrels.
Barlow Bros, ministrels will be at
Kennedy's opera house Saturday night
and it will no doubt be a fine. show.
Barlow' Bros, have a wjde reputation
and their show is said to be one of the
very best on the road. The show
will doubtless be well patronized.
While Barnesville is death on poor
shows a good one is always well at
tended. There is scarcely anything
better than a good minstrel such as
this company is said to give.
B. Y. I*. U. Entertained.
Quite a pleasant entertainment was
given at the home of Judge and Mrs
W. A. Prout last Friday evening, com
plimentary to the B. Y. P. U. Quite
a large number of invitations were
sent out and there were many young
people present to enjoy the occasion.
The guests were looked after especial
ly by Mrs. Mae Prout, and nothing
was left undone that could possibly
contribute to the pleasure of every
one. A game of quotations was quite
an interesting part ot the entertain
ment. The prizes were won by Miss
Lillian Mitchell, who was successful
in securing sixteen quotations, and
Miss Arrabelle Collier. Alter the
game refreshments were served which
were much enjoyed by all present. It
was a most delightful entertainment.
Pleasant Services.
The congregations which attended
the Baptist church Sunday were
greatly pleased with the sermons by
Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, of Mercer Uni
varsity. He preached at n o’clock
on the subject ot Faith. To the B.
Y. P. U., at 3 o'clock he discussed
Christ's temptations in the wilder
ness and at the night service his sub
ject was Christ's first miracle at the
marriage feast.
All the services were much en
joyed, but his sermon at night was
very greatly enjoyed. The sermon
was a beautiful and really a powerful
one. His visit to Barnesville was a
source of much pleasure.
Kennedy—Akin.
Sunday afternoon'at the home of
the bride’s parents, near Antioch
church, some miles south ’of Barnes
ville, Mr. E. E. Kennedy and Miss
Leila Akin were united in marriage,
the Rev. Ben Ethridge performing
the ceremony. It was a quiet home
wedding, and only a few of the rela
tives anil friends of the couple were
present. It was however a very pleas
ant occasion and the two popular
young people have been very cordial
ly congratulated by their numerous
friends in Barnesville and this section.
They will make Barnesville their
home.
Negro Shot.
On Friday afternoon three negroes
gambling in town became involved iii
a fight. Pete Ottomn, one 01 the
negroes, pulled out his pistol and
shot Jack Harp, another one of the
negrpes, in the arm. Policeman
Wright Stocks’ heard of the difficulty
and went to arrest Ottoman. As he
approached the npgro he saw him pull
two pistols from his pockets. Mr.
Stocks quickly drew his own pistol on
the negro and the negro dropped his
guns. He was then landed in the
guardhouse.
A Painful Accident.
Mr. Will C. Stafford happened to a
very painful accident last Friday after
noon. He was weighing some girls
on his scales, when turning around
suddenly, he struck a nail which tore
out part of his eyelid. The nail just
missed the eyeball and caused a pain
ful, although not a serious injury.
Dr. Kemp dressed the wound for Mr.
Stafford.
Doing Well.
Mr. John Futrell, who lived in
Barnesville when a child, is making a
reputation for himself. When Mr.
Futrell left Barnesville, he sold news
papers in Atlanta. Soon he worked
up and secured a position on the
Atlanta Journal staff. Mr. Futrell is
now a reporter on the New York
Journal and writes under the nom de
plume of Knickerbocker. His friends
here in his old home are glad to hear
of his success.
Elegant Supper.
The members of the J eft Davis
Fire Company had a magnificent sup
per at the Matthews Hotel Monday
night. The members of the company
had as guests, Mayor Smith and. the
members of the council and a few
other friends, and it proved to be a
very enjoyable time. Provision was
made for three dozen guests and the
spread was a very satisfactory one.
Mr. T. J. Williamson, as host, served
oysters, turkey and a bountiful supply
of accompaniments, all of which con
tributed to the success of the under
taking. If the firemen fight fire as
successfully as they fed themselves
and their guests, Barnesville will con
tinue to grow.
Prof. Kemp’s Improvement.
The people of Barnesville have
been gratified to hear of the continu
ed improvement of Prof. J. E. Kemp.
Prof. Kemp has so far recovered that
he has accepted a travelling position
and is now on the road. We know
of no man who has served Barnesville
who impressed the people more with
his gentlemanly courtesy than Prof.
Kemp. The Gazette wishes him a
long and prosperous life.
Entertainment at Milner High School.
Beginning at 7 I*. M. Friday, 23rd
inst., the literary societies at Milner
will give an entertainment for the
benefit of their library fund. The
program comprises charades, tableaus,
recitations and the Bellamy Drill.
Only the small sum of ten cents
will be charged for admission. All
who wish to promote the interests of
these young people through their
library, are requested to attend.
Stand and Deliver
111 111 a small amount of money at our
llifi i~~* counter, and in return get some*
ipy-Iflppfrlllmwlif 'H thing from our stock of
iJFy.yXM holiday goods
SJjffl f ' ! \ 1 which will bo found both elegant
wf / ' and useful. An examination of
4' l l ° Ur °^ Br * n^ 3 B * loW that they
‘ Yours to serve,
JOHN H. BLACKBURN, Druggist.
SPECIALS!
Morris Jacobs.
%
If you want a suit of clothes cheap, now is
your chance. I’ve decided to occupy my cloth
ing space with a more complete line of piece
goods, shoes and notions, I have a big line of
Men’s, Boys and Children’s suits that I will
sell almost at your own price. Price is one
thing; Style is another thing; Quality is the
main thing. My clothing sty les are right, the
quality first-class, and
I WILL MAKE THE PRICES RIGHT
All wool Plaid suit, worth $5 at.. .$3
Good quality Kersey Suits, worth
$6.50, now $3.75
Nice Clay Worsted Suits, worth
$7.50, now at $5.00
Extra-heavy Clay Worsted Suits,
well trimmed, tailor-made,
worth $12.50, now at $7-5°
Extra-heavy Cheviot Suits, worth
$7.00, now at $4 25
Extra fine Plaid Wors’ed Suits,
worth $13.50, now at $8 50
CHILDREN S CLOTHES.
I will sell you a nice child’s suit for
65c; a $5.00 suit for $3.50; a $4.00
suit tor $2.50; a $3.00 suit for $2.00;
a $2.00 suit for $1.50.
Read this “ad” and you will find the safe
place for right goods. The sure place for
BOTTOM PRICES.
morns Mbs.,
BARNESVILLE, GA.
Lhrislinas Supper.
The Baptist Sunday School wilt
have an entertainment next Sunday
night at the Matthews hotel. It is
especially, of course, for the children.
A committee is arranging for the
amusements and a nice supper will be
provided. It promises to be enjoy
able.
Buys the Myers Place.
Dr. J. P. Thurman has purchased
the Myers place on Thomaston street
and will move to his new home in a
short time. He expects to make
some important improvements on the
house. The place is a valuable one.
Fine Candies.
A fine lot of Blanke Bros, candies
have just been received at Mr. J. T.
Middlebrooks’ store. You can find
what you want there for Christmas.
ODD PANTS. ~ A ’
$5.00 Pants now at . $3.50
$4.00 Pants now at s*.so
$3.00 Pants now at, $2.00
$2.00 Pants now at SI.OO
$1.25 Pants now at 75
.75 Pants now at 50
~ BOYS CLOTHING.
Nice Cheviot Suits, ages from 13 to
19 years, worth $3.50,n0w at $2.75
Fine Plaid Suits, worth $4.50, now
at $3.00
Extra nice Plaid Suits, 15 to 19 years,
worth $6.00, now at $4.25
KNEE PANTS,
250 pairs knee pants from 15c to sl.
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