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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1898
Page
1
We show the prettiest line of wash fabrics in the market featuring linen crash Organdies Lawns and ducks. Fifty silks for waists at 98 cents a yard offer a warm choice. Hurry they are selling fast.
The Barnesville Chautauqua is expected to be one of the best ever with a lively program. A citizens meeting at city hall last Thursday was enthusiastic. One hundred shares of stock at 25 dollars each have been taken and a charter will be obtained. Teachers from adjoining counties invited to attend the institute during Chautauqua week. The movement has full local support and excitement to spur growth.
A sequence of performances includes piano duets Spanish dances and Bolero Op 12 No 5 by Moszkowski featuring Leila May Stewart and Annie Sanford Cochrane. recitations by Laura Summers and Irene Williamson. pantomimes Rory O More and Way down upon the Sewanee River. violin and Polish dance Kuiawiak by Howell Lamar. and various solos and group numbers with a long list of named participants.
The Baptist church announces a protracted revival starting next Sunday with Rev R E Neighbour of Macon Georgia aiding the meetings. Three daily services are planned from 10 to 11 in the morning, 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon, and 7:30 in the evening. All denominations and unaffiliated worshipers are invited to attend.
J W Stafford & Sons organize a three-division parade for Friday starting at 4 30 p m sharp with riders from nearby towns invited. The event emphasizes attire and decor, with decorations optional, and aims for a large, orderly procession strictly for white participants.
The First Quarterly Session will be held with the Baptist church at Oakland Merriwether County Ga on the third Sabbath in April 1898. Choristers within its bounds are invited to attend at 9 o clock A M. A fair representation from West Georgia South Union and High Falls Conventions is desired. E T Pomp T J Williamson Pres Secretary.
Friday evening the elocution class at Gordon Institute will present a recital under Miss M. Kathryn Lockhart. Tickets cost 35 and 25 cents and proceeds will buy a handsome curtain for the auditorium, a cause Barnesville residents should support. tickets available at local drug stores.
Mrs A G B Vandivere died suddenly in Cartersville Georgia on a Saturday night. Her son W J Vandivere and his wife traveled there after receiving a telegram and attended the funeral services. She was nearly seventy years old and the death was unexpected. Friends extend sympathy to the Vandiveres in their hour of sorrow.
Delegates from Barnesville Methodist church depart Barn esville this evening to attend the Epworth League convention in Macon. The Barnesville group includes Mr. C. T. Tyler, Mrs. J. T. Chambers, Mrs. J. M. Pound, Miss Nellie Blalock, and Miss Emmie Murphey, and they anticipate a delightful trip.
Advertising copy urges travelers to carry Syrup of Figs to aid kidneys liver and bowels while away from home. Available in 50 cent bottles from leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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