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THE BARNESVILLE GAZETTE. y° L - 31 SUBSCRIPTION SI.OO 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. NO- 51