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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1896
Page
4
In Atlanta the Moody Tabernacle grows as a venue for political rallies where diverse gospel narratives are preached from the platform. Reports frequently note the Delks edging toward release from jail as a recurring topic.
Hon W C Adamson of Carroll county is nominated for Congress from the Fourth district. Hon Charles L Moses, the present congressman, is defeated after three terms. William J Bryan as Democratic presidential nominee attends church weekly and is trusted for the presidency. Farmers near Barnesville report very short cotton crops and fear low prices will hurt future planting.
A political prophet claims Bryan cannot win in his city while McKinley would lose Ohio. Watson may fall in Georgia, Sewall in Maine, and Hobart in New Jersey, signaling a peculiar and unsettled campaign landscape.
In Atlanta last week twenty five divorce suits were filed in one day, suggesting marriage in the state capital faces significant strain.
Hon Thomas E Watson resigns as editor of the People's Party Paper to devote time to the presidential campaign. He faces slim prospects of election to the vice presidency and receives encouragement to pursue the national effort.
After losing the nomination for Congress at Warm Springs, Hon. Charles L. Moses remarked that his sun had set. The quote captures the common sentiment of public figures facing defeat and personal hurt beyond politics.
Hon Hoke Smith resigns as secretary of the Interior in President Cleveland's cabinet and his resignation has been accepted. He has made a splendid record among the very best in the cabinet. He steps down to support Bryan and Sewall whose platform differs from the current administration.
A Pike County woman visited a local insurance agent to discuss obtaining a home policy. She noted the house has remained uninsured for several years and she worries about risks in current times, saying they have trusted in the Lord for over seven years.
At Forsyth last week Col A A Murphey of Barnesville was nominated for Congress from the Sixth district to oppose Democrat Charles L Bartlett. Walter B Hill of Macon was named for state senate to oppose Robert L Berner, though Hill may not run. The district leans Democratic and campaign vigor will decide outcomes. the populist nominee for congress will be pushed to mobilize voters.
Commissioner Nesbitt reports the Georgia cotton crop has deteriorated from an excellent early start to a possible 70 percent yield. The late planted portion failed to form bolls due to extreme heat and leaf shed, with only scant half formed bolls remaining on the stalks. Rain could help little without a late fall.
Jerome B Pound, owner of the Chattanooga Evening News, the Knoxville Tribune, and the Knoxville Sentinel, began as a Barnesville Gazette typesetter. He built Macon Evening News, then Chattanooga Evening News, and now controls three paying daily papers. Last week he issued a forty page first Anniversary edition of the Knoxville Tribune.
Congressman C. L. Bartlett will address a crowd in Yatesville this Saturday August seventh. Expecting many attendees from Barnesville, the event features the young statesman and draws regional interest.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications, a blood or constitutional disease requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is not a quack medicine, prescribed by physicians, a regular prescription with tonics and blood purifiers. The formula combines ingredients to cure catarrh, with testimonials available. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
Sam Jones urges readers to value health yet recognize sickness among all ages. He calls for sympathy and practical help for invalid family and neighbors, urging actions and words of kindness to ease suffering and improve lives.
A morning reflection compares a blooming rose to a heart that suffers a sharp blow. The vivid garden image shows beauty and hope shattered by one act, leaving the heart cold and unloved even as the stem endures. The piece meditates on resilience and loss.
An advertising piece touts Dr Hartman’s home treatment as delivering women from illness and promising fast directions by mail. It invites invalid women to send names and symptoms to Columbus Ohio for a month’s treatment and offers a free booklet by The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company.
Mr A C Carriker died at his Hollowville home Sunday evening about seven o clock He was nearly 86 and longtime Pike County citizen celebrated for a upright life He had endured illness in recent months leaving a large family and many friends in mourning Griffin Call.
Since 1878 there have been nine epidemics in which Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was used with perfect success. It has cured malignant cases in both children and adults under trying conditions, proving its value for bowel complaints. For sale by Jnc H Blackburn druggist.
A Woman's Edition of The Gazette is planned for September 16 1896 with all proceeds going to an Organ Fund. The issue will be run entirely by women led by editor-in-chief Mrs S L Taylor and a staff including Mrs W B Smith and Mrs Sallie Joe Reeves. The paper aims to be creditable and widely advertised with strong local support.
The Barnesville tennis party hosted visiting Griffin players at Miss May Lambdin’s grounds. Griffin won the second set but Barnesville prevailed 2-1 in a 6-8, 6-3, 6-?. The event showcased Barnesville hospitality and hints of a rematch next week in Griffin News.
Late yesterday Jailer Eubanks moved Delk to the famous twelve cell near the rock entrance. The cell has housed many notorious criminals and sits apart with guards nearby in the office. A special chain is used and Delk is under strict observation.
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