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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
1
The Central authorities approve a one mile rail link from the main line to Barnesville waterworks to haul coal and attract new factories. Surveyors have mapped routes and the city urges united effort as the project promises progress and prosperity with Barnesville expected to grow.
J W Stafford Sons and J T Blalock announce a Barnesville warehouse to operate during the cotton season. They will weigh all cotton free for planters, with a brick office shed scales and a large platform on Forsyth street. Blalock will manage the scales and oversee the business.
Barnesville has risen to the third largest fruit shipping point in the south this season, with the railroad company confirming the status. Strong orchard growth promises further expansion and a potential move to first place within a year or two as peach crops excel.
A handsome new double trap vehicle joins the Barnesville livery lineup, purchased by Mr. Robert Mitchell. The carriage is described as one of the prettiest in recent times and is expected to be popular among drivers.
A domestic exchange ends with practical advice as the wife urges, and the husband volunteers to stay home and hang pictures while she suggests visiting the drug store for Pond's Extract to treat injuries.
Dr William F Connally a dentist and son of Mrs J H Connally died last Friday after months of illness. He was about twenty six, a model kind Christian and a faithful Methodist. Funeral at Forsyth Street home conducted by Dr J M Brittain, burial in Methodist cemetery. Community expresses deep sympathy.
The Shakespearean Club meets at Mrs. Laula K. Rogers on Aug 27 to review the play Taming of the Shrew. Music by Mrs. Mae Prout and Miss Carrie Cook. roles include Petruchio Miss Nannie Howard and Katherine Miss Corinne Elder. A question session follows on plot sources and connections to Hamlet and contemporary references.
Mr and Mrs J W Hightower announce the engagement of their daughter Willie Leonta to Dr G Pope Huguley with a September 27 1898 wedding planned at their Thomaston street Barnesville Georgia residence Mrs C E Lambdin announces her daughter Mabels engagement to Mr Albert S Hardy of Gainesville Georgia with a September 5 1898 ceremony at her Greenwood street Barnesville home
A new bottled soda water factory starts in Barnesville with R C Ludwick from Leesburg Florida overseeing operations on Market Street. He ships cases to Thomaston and Forsyth and plans to expand, claiming the product is good and the business promising.
A fine mower and rake are offered for sale by J. W. Hickrower. The ad presents a simple local sale item with no additional details or pricing.
Notice announces registration book openings on August seventeenth to nineteenth for all electors eligible to vote for three aldermen on the fourth Tuesday in August. Certificates of registration available during the stated dates by order of EK Murphey secretary and treasurer.
Hon. Benjamin R. Tillman senator from South Carolina bought a fine photon from Jackson G. Smith & Sons for Barnesville. The special buggy was shipped Tuesday and the town celebrates the senator’s new purchase.
An advertisement proclaims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for feminine disorders, claiming it calms inflammation heals ulcers and nerves tones vitality and preserves youth. It cites a Raleigh North Carolina case and urges buying through trusted dealers with stamps for a medical guide.
In Hamilton Georgia the Christian Index reports a gracious revival led by Dr J M Brittain. He spent part of a Barnesville church vacation laboring for ten days with only local help and saw four followers of Nazarene baptized Sunday night. A large congregation witnessed the event and a Monday morning thanksgiving service sealed a holy outpouring.
A. E. Bush, a noted farmer near Barnesville, brought The Gazette a sixty pound watermelon at Saturday’s issue. The melon is described as one of the finest of the season and the largest reported in the area.
For sale a residence on Elm Street belonging to the late Mrs. Caroline Kitchings. For particulars contact Mrs. J. W. Kinarp at 54 Terry Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Country readers show strong interest in goose feather trade as S. M. Howarp reports rising demand and market activity.
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