Coonow Cramerr Council Reads January 13 Alderman Installment
City council in Barnesville Ga conducts the January 20 1896 session with J R Jenkins installed to fill the unexpired term of P F Matthews after winning a 48 vote majority. Bills approved include Streets 246 02 Water 6970 Dispensary 2 34 and others totaling 1118 60. Swatts Swatts Marsh and Smith report on cemetery lot offer and special nuisance work on Elders Pond. Advertisements seek bids for 35 ekeston poles delivered to Barnesville with Feb 1 deadline.
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Coonow Cramerr
Bansesville
Courcil
Murphey and
Smith
Howard
J. R. Jenkins
P. F. Matthews
Chas. P. Byrd
Potts Thompson Liquor Co
A. & N. M. Block
H. C. Curnin
Swatts
Cemetery
R. L. Swatte
Marsh, Burn
W. B. Smith
J. M. Thomas
Old Pord Place
J. W
W. M. Howann
W. O. Maxsuuven
Huguley
Council
Clerk
Kens
Barnesville
T. W. Cochran
Clerk & Treas
Marshburn
W. O. Mashburn
W. M. Howard
Gk. L Swatts
Administrators Sale In Barnesville Georgia 1896
By order of Pike County Court of Ordinary James G Holmes administrator sells at public outcry Feb 1 1896 at the Penny Racket Barnesville to dispose of Bessie G Holmes deceased personal property including stock goods show cases store fixtures iron safe and furnishings and household goods such as beds bedding and related items from the store house and other property of the deceased located in the county.
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Pike Co
Barnesville
Bessie G. Holmes
Sire House
Dee’d
James G. Hormes
Adms
Atlanta Abolishes Detective Department by City Council
The Atlanta city council votes to abolish the detective department amid prolonged contention over the move. Public safety and departmental restructuring follow the historic decision, drawing varied community and official reactions.
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Atlanta
Monumental Structure Showcases Pearline Firm’s Growth
James Pyle of New York builds a large fireproof warehouse at Washington and Charlton Streets to house Pearline production. The $Pearline$ brand, once mocked, is now a national staple with about forty million packages sold annually as the firm expands under James Pyle and his sons.
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James Pyle
New York
N. W
Washington and
Charlton Streets
N. Y. City
Freizii
Pyle
Sandy Hook
Jersey City Heights
Beteen
United States
Bue
James
W. 8. Pyle
The Bed Lying Dog Bombshell and the Master
A dog named Bombshell acts with wary wit to test if his master is truly gone. The narrator recalls watching the dog creep to the bed to ensure safety, then sleep soundly, earning rest after a clever check. The fragment ends with reflections on relief from company and the value of time.
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Bombshell
St. Nicholas
Boy’s strange growth aided by Pink Pills in Georgia tale
A Darien area youth aged about twenty one describes eighteen years of illness with arrested development, headaches, and poor appetite. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for three years he reports dramatic improvement and renewed vigor, crediting the remedy for his recovery. His parents corroborate the change in health. Dr Williams Pink Pills are sold by dealers or by mail from Schenectady, NY.
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Gazette
George C. Thompson
Darien
Mr. Thompson
Dr. Williams
Thompson
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Gordon Institute Seeks Early Return to Classes
Measles and bad weather keep many pupils home. School reports booming activity and good work being done. Administrators urge rapid reentry of students to catch up and resume progress.
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Council Proceedings
Elder’s Pond
T. W. C Cacan, Clerk & Treus
G. KE. Hveurey
Sclitcen
Seneca
George Thompson
the Gazette
Gordon Institute
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