Picnic Party Visits Lifsey Springs and Fortune Teller
A group from Barnesville enjoyed a pleasant picnic trip to Lifsey's Springs on Tuesday. Chaperones Miss Lillie Milner and Eugene Brittain led the party which included Nellie Gray Norvin Maloney Eva Harris Rob Franklin May Franklin Gainer Turner Annie Smith Dexter Blount Emmie Matthews Burt Milner and others.
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Lifsey’s Springs
Barnesville
Lifseys
Lillie Milner
Eugene Brittain
Nellie Gray
Norvin Maloney
Eva Harris
Rob Franklin
May Franklin
Gainer Turner
Annie Smith
Dexter Blount
Emmie Matthews
Burt Milner
Culloden Herald Promises Community Newspaper
Rev. W. A. Brooks launches the Culloden Herald after a year in Barnesville as a Gordon Institute student. The paper aims to serve Culloden with a strong local voice and Brooks’s dedication signals a hopeful venture for the town.
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Culloden
W. A. Brooks
Barnesville
Gordon Institute
Brooks
Milch cow for sale by R L Swarts
One good milch cow is offered for sale by R L Swarts. The advertisement notes the animal is suitable for dairy use and invites interested buyers to contact Swarts for details.
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R. L. Swarts
To Buy Cotton in Barnesville Market Revival
Mr. T. B. Lyon returned to Barnesville after recovering in West Pike and plans to enter the cotton market this season. He aims to make Barnesville a lively market and is regarded as a skilled cotton man who will help build a strong local market.
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T. B. Lyon
Barnesville
West Pike
Lyon
For Sale In Barnesville Ga Zebulon Street Property
For sale. My house and lot on Zebulon street Barnesville Georgia close to the depot school and three churches. Good garden barn fruit water and land suitable for two building lots. Will set cheap and open to trades. Come to see me if interested M G Howarp.
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Zebulon Street
Barnesville
M. G. Howarp
Lifseys Trip to Lifsey Springs Enjoys Bathing Day
Tuesday visitors Will Taylor Charley Marshall Hill Bush Harvey Mills Julian Arnold and Howard Parham went to Lifsey Springs for a day of bathing and report a good time.
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Lifsey Springs
Will Taylor
Charley Marshall
Hill Bush
Harvey Mills
Julian Arnold
Howard Parham
Gordon Institute praised by Argus and local boosters
A Jackson Argus note extols Gordon Institute as the south’s best school of its kind and praises Prof Henry Fletcher from Gordon Institute visiting relatives near Barnesville. Local items urge focusing on Gordon Institute in summer visits and mention civic improvements and community news across Barnesville Pike county and Culloden.
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The
Jackson Argus
Henry Fletcher
Gordon Institute
Bletcher
Butts County
Argus
South
Potato Creek Improvement Honors County Commissioners
The Potato Creek road project nears completion with graded approaches from the foot of the hill to the bridge, raising the bed four to five feet and leveling beyond the bridge. The hillside cut and a midsection waterway with bridges on both sides create a lasting enhancement for travelers. Chairman W. C. Jenkins supervised the work, earning public appreciation for the county’s improvement.
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Potato Creek
W. C. Jenkins
Board of County Commissioners
Penmanship Instructor Rejoins Gordon Institute
Prof. W. Wallace Bankston returns to Gordon Institute as penmanship instructor for the fall term. He is noted as a skilled scribe and is expected to lead a strong class.
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W. Wallace Bankston
Gordon Institute
Bankston Kills Man in Self Defense During Atlanta Arrest
Mr. S B Bankston longtime Atlanta police officer says he killed a man Monday night while attempting an arrest in Atlanta. Bankston and witnesses describe the shooting as self defense. The tragedy is deeply regretted and he is praised as brave.
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S. B. Bankston
Barnesville
Atlanta
Bankston
Young Ladies to me: Mrs. Chambers runs boarding house
The Gazette endorses a new boarding house operated by Mrs. John T. Chambers for Gordon Institute students in Barnesville. It emphasizes personal management and the benefit to distant students, noting twenty other girls will reside there and urging community support for the enterprise. It concludes with a call to encourage Mrs. Chambers.
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John T. Chambers
Tue Gazette
Barnesville
Gordon Institute
Chambers
Sunday Services Prosper in Barnesville Churches
Sunday saw active worship across Barnesville with Dr. J. M. Brittain returning from vacation to preach at the Baptist church on Moses and the burning bush. Rev. W. S. Stevens led the Methodist pulpit after a rest at Indian Spring. Dr. Rolfe Hunt spoke at the city hall and is organizing the Congregational Methodist church with monthly services.
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Barnesville
J. M. Brittain
Moses
W. S. Stevens
Methodist Church
Indian Spring
Rolfe Hunt
Congregational Methodist Church
Hunt
Dorothea Bear Birthday Party Attracts Young Guests
A Wednesday afternoon party hosted by Master W. A. Prout honored Little Miss Dorothea Bear of Atlanta. Guests enjoyed games including a “new woman” dress-up contest with prizes for correct pinning. Helen Willis won a jewel case, Lee Jones a knife, while William Summers and Lillie Marshburn took second prizes.
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W. A. Prout
Dorothea Bear
Atlanta
Little Helen Willis
Lee Jones
William Summers
Lillie Marshburn
Fine Mules Sold In Barnesville Exchange
Mr. I. C. Thompson of Thomaston visited Barnesville Saturday seeking mules and purchased a fine pair from Mr. IT W Cochran. Both men expressed satisfaction with the transaction, noting Barnesville’s ability to provide what people want.
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I. C. Thompson
Thomaston
Barnesville
IT. W. Cochran
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Thompson
Stafford-Huguley Hosiery Co Expands to Day and Night Work
The Stafford-Huguley Hosiery Company began Monday to shift to day and night operations. Orders are in hand requiring night work until nine oclock for some time. They cannot meet demand and are building a large brick plant moving in by September 1. It is described as a valuable and prosperous enterprise.
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Stafford—Huguley Hosiery Co
Ministers and Deacons Meeting Postponed to September
Due to extended meetings the August Ministers and Deacons gathering is canceled. The next session will be in Barnesville on Tuesday morning after the second Sunday in September where Dr. J. M. Brittain will present a paper on the Doctrine of Justification. All ministers and deacons in the section are urged to attend.
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Barnesville
J. M. Brittain
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Rogers
Edgar L. Rogers
J. D. Ozilha
North High St
Nashville, Tenn
Union Depot
Church Street
High Street
Third Door
Main Street
Exposition
Culloden Herald
Logal Notes
Morris Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs
Forsyth
Ann Street
M. Tschudy
T. J. Ogletree
Homer Bush
Cuthbert
H. H. Swatts
T. J. Williamson
Pike County
Augusta R. Lambdin
Potato Creek Improvement
Jom H. BlackBurn
Yelle
Cee
Granadies
Valencenes and
Torcharn Laces
V. O. Marshburn
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