17 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
1
The Albany News and Advertiser blasts Editor Glessner of the Griffin News accusing him of lacking qualification and mocking his role, comparing him to a hog in a velvet pew. The mockery targets his sanctum standing and reveres Griffin News as a standard.
A detailed petition to incorporate the Excelsior Knitting Mill is filed in Pike County seeking a twenty year charter to manufacture hosiery and related fabrics in Barnesville. The group lists directors including J A Blalock and J O Walker and requests authority to borrow, issue bonds, and secure debt.
A reader describes a fine orange bud and leaf from a grove owned by Joe Wright in Barnesville. Wright, who has Florida investments and other properties, may reap a handsome return as the grove begins to bear fruit. The twig was sent by a friend looking after his interests.
Mallary Bros & Co is one of the oldest machinery firms in Central City, successors to Smith and Mallary. They sell Water town Steam Engines and other machinery with customer satisfying service and favorable terms.
Smith and Hall of Macon Georgia are introduced as experienced dealers in steam engines boilers saw mills and grist mills. The note urges buyers to correspond or visit and endorses the firm as reliable and capable of delivering satisfaction. The advertisement is recommended for those considering machinery purchases.
Sunday included strong participation at the Methodist and Baptist churches in Barnesville. Capt. John T. Hunt led the Methodist Sunday School and Capt. B. M. Turner led the Baptist session at 9:30 AM with large crowds and engaging exercises. Rev. O. A. Thrower delivered an able sermon at the Methodist church.
A day of sermons and services in Barnesville features Rev W S Rogers at the Baptist church at 11 and 3 for a children's sermon, with a Me thodist meeting also well attended. Local speakers included Prof J M Pound and Capt J T Hunt among others, praising the day as intensely interesting and comparing favorably with Georgia towns. An advertisement offers Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and Shilohs Catarrh Remedy.
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