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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
4
Editorial items and local ads fill the page. A bicycle for sale is offered by J. T. Murphey and a large batch of 1500 bushels of fine dry sound corn has been received and is for sale. The Reeves Boys advertise their wares, and Cham bers Drug Store proclaims rapid growth and gratitude for patronage as it hustles for business.
Eye ear throat and nose specialist Dr J Harvey Moore of Atlanta will be in Barnesville on Wednesday and Thursday May 5 and 6 for his last trip. Those who need his services should see him while he is here.
A single black jacket or cloak is missing from the school house near Fayette Hickman's location. Call the Gazette office to claim this notice and arrange payment for publication.
The Summers Buggy Co. has produced an elegant Photon for Mrs J M Farley of Goggansville. It will be moved from the repository soon and is sure to draw favorable attention.
The B. Y. P. U. meeting, postponed for several weeks, will be held Friday evening at the home of Mrs. W. W. Arnold.
Under an order of the Bartow county Georgia court of ordinary the administrator of Ella R Dwelle deceased will sell on May 4 1897 at Barnesville Pike County Georgia the one acre more or less lot with improvements to settle debts. The property lies north by Market Street east by J Stafford and Mrs M E Cocoins estate south by G L Summers and west by Greenwood Street. George W Dwelle administrator estate of Ella R Dwelle.
The examination for teaching licenses will be held in Zebulon on Saturday May 26 1897 at 8 o clock. Books used for the professional course are Page's Theory and Practice of Teaching White's School Management Parker's Talks on Teaching and Outlines of Methods. Copies of the first two books available from American Book Company J Vanholt Nash Atlanta GA. Third book from FE L Kellogg Co New York and fourth from the State School Commissioner G R Glenn. Questions will cover all four works. Edward Elper C B Barnesville GA April 20 1897.
A memorial program recounts the Civil War clash at the hill fortifications with Federal forces assaulting Confederate works and Robert E Lee's leadership. It notes surrender at Appomattox, praises Lee, and describes the procession to the cemetery with Gordon Institute cadets and local groups in attendance.
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with internal administration. The ad says the proprietors will pay $100 for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials from buyers.
The Africana Co led by prominent Atlanta men promotes Africana a medicine claimed to cure rheumatism eczema scrofula blood diseases and longstanding rheumatism. Testimonials from local citizens describe cures for rheumatism catarrh constipation and other ailments and Chambers Drug Store sells the product.
Local residents report a series of curious tones filling the village square at dusk. The sounds emanate from an unidentified source and have drawn interest from several neighbors and a single passing observer.
The firm of Drs. M. A. and B. J. Clark dissolves by mutual consent. M. A. Clark moves to Macon Georgia. B. J. Clark remains in Barnesville to collect all accounts due the firm and all accounts due M. A. Clark.
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