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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
4
Receivers appointed by courts profit ruled, Savannah bids for State Fair. Georgia mentions politicians, murders, judges and public figures like duBignon Meldrim Candler Hanna and Flanagan while debating crime punishment and governance in Atlanta and Augusta.
Otis Smith, a young Atlanta businessman and society leader, allegedly stole nearly $10,000 from multiple firms where he worked to appease social demands. The piece notes that rising fast on a small or no salary often leads to trouble.
A man once respected in Georgia's daily press circles enters the office begging for aid after years of neglect. He confesses the cause: I began to drink. The piece warns that drinking destroys willpower and hope, concluding with a sobering moral about the danger of pride before a fall.
The piece notes strong speculation on the next gubernatorial race and names Hon. Robert L. Berner of Monroe County as a preferred candidate. It praises his capability, reliability, and state experience, arguing no Democratic rival would merit more support. The tone suggests early but favorable campaign chatter.
Negotiations for a large German farming colony proceed as a representative scouts farm lands near Barnesville. Prices on farms are to be concluded soon this week. If settled, the colony would be a major enterprise and Barnesville hopes to host it. Other regions were considered, but Barnesville appears most satisfactory.
An advertisement claims deafness is due to inflammation of the Eustachian Tube and cannot be healed by local remedies. It promises a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness cured only by constitutional treatment, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, sold by druggists for 75 cents.
The Gazette praises the Pearline preparation from James Pyle & Son of New York. The ad extols its reliability and urges readers to buy and use it, noting it is sold everywhere.
Local trader T. W. Cocoran directs readers to Mr. H L Abernathy who now operates from Reeves Boys’ former store and carries a cheap groceries line. Various brief notices report illnesses and social visits including Mrs. Prout’s improvement, Judge Prout’s baby recovery, and Miss Betty Blalock’s Baltimore trip to study millinery trends for J C Collier Co.
Forced into the furniture business by public demand the FUPNICAFE offers oak bedroom suits from 50p to 1250. A range of high polished oak chairs rockers side boards bureaus and mirrors are priced from 1 to 20 dollars. Stock to be complete by February 20th.
Local shop advertises Fatablés and GPOGOFIES with 25c tobacco 45c corn 50c meal and 15c coffee. California peaches 10c large. Best half patent flour 2.50 per hundred. Seed oats hay bran plow tools listed. WANTS 1000 bushels peas and potatoes plus all eggs and chickens.
A local shop advertises white goods including lawns muslin linens and more at cost for 15 days until new stock arrives. Regular give-away prices apply during the sale period.
In this department we invite you to try our footwear. Bert & Packard's $3 shoes for men and Drew & Selby's $2 shoes for ladies promise good value and reliable service. We would rather miss a sale than trick a customer.
Mayor Huguley presided Tuesday in court where Phineas Sullivan and Tony Hightower were fined ten days on the street for attempting to tamper with electric light apparatus. The mayor warned the public that interference with any plant equipment would be punished heavily, stressing public interests and obedience to plant regulations.
Barnesville prepares for the electric lights switch on Saturday at six o clock. Miss Willie Hightower will press the button, honored by Mayor Huguley, as residents gather at the pump station to witness the moment marking a new era for the town.
Local merchant Edgar L. Rogers speaks to shoppers this week in an advertisement. He is described as reliable and up-to-date with a fine line of goods always in stock.
A notice invites readers to visit Mr. T. J. Moye in the Murphey building on Zebulon street to view his fresh goods line and meet the merchant.
Miss Belle Burt, a young woman known across the area, died last week and was buried Friday at Liberty Hill. Undertaker Summers of Barnesville oversaw the interment.
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