Town Notes From Henry County Weekly
Miss Ellen Harp of Barnesville visits friends in Hampton. Canvassed hams offered by Matthews and Collier. Council orders Gor don Institute repainted before commencement. Y M C A to hold an experience meeting next Sunday afternoon. Baptismal ordinance to be administered at Elders Lake Sunday at 5 p.m. All invited. Harvest reports praise the wheat crop. County delegates attend State Temperance Convention in Atlanta. Colored literary society debates negro return to Africa. decision to stay. Sugar barrels offered by Matthews and Collier. Meeting at Colored M E Church Barnesville next Sunday. Elder Stinson to preach. Letter from Black Ankle district on election results. Infant Julian Wright Kendall dies. motherless at five months. Speckle Peas at Matthews & Collier. Poetical contribution requested. editor declines to edit poetry. James M. Lambdin leaves for West Point. father President Lambdin accompanies. Prof. W. H. Woodall presents first cotton square. crop prospects strong. Miriam Band entertainment at C. W. Brown residence a success. Dr S H Gray’s daughter passes after illness. Commencement at Monroe Female College announced. programme arranged. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Murphey
W. H. Woodall
Atlanta
Colored Literary Society
Africa
Matthews & Collier
Colored M. E
Barnesville
Stinson
Macon
Black Ankle
Upson County
Julian Wright Kendall
T. R Kendall
the Gazette
James M. Lambdin
James H. Blount
West Point N.Y
Lambdin
W. H. Woodwall
For Sale Two Room House Near Oil Mills Lot
A two room dwelling with hall and two windows, well framed and moveable, sits on the Oil Mills lot near the water tank corner. A. O. Murphey & Co invites offers as the ground will be repurposed, offering a bargain for any buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Murphey & Co
Mark W Johnson & Co Ad Invites Farmers and Merchants
Mark W Johnson & Co invites farmers and business men to view their advertised line of goods. H M Bosworth & Co offers coffees teas spices and cigars to stock from this house. Shaving notice for Sunday closures and a call for informants on Gordon Institute commencement arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark w.Johnson & Co
Messrs
Mark W. Johnson & Co
H. M. Bosworth & Co
Banking ad for Forsyth firm Head Son & Co
W H Head Son Co offer general banking in Forsyth with prompt attention to collections. They lend on good paper at reasonable terms. See their card in our advertising columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Head, Son & Co
Forsyth
W M Scott Offers Made to Measure Clothing and Ready Garments
W M Scott announces closure of a handsome line of clothing and gents furnishings at reasonable figures. He is prepared to make suits to order with guaranteed satisfactory fit and quality. Shirts also made to order. see another column for advertisement.
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W.M. Scott
Forsyth Ad Promises Low Prices and Full Stock Display
An attractive Gazette advertisement touts cheap goods and a complete stock from which buyers can choose. The seller emphasizes understanding trade needs and invites customers to call and view the well displayed offerings in Forsyth.
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Gazette
Forsyth
Musical Concert Planned to Aid Jeff Davis Fire Company
The Jeff Davis Fire Company organizes a grand musical concert on Wednesday night at Gordon Institute to raise funds for furnishing their nearly completed new hall. Top talent from Atlanta and possibly Macon may join Barnesville’s strongest performers, and organizers expect a successful event.
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Jeff Davis Fire Company
Gordon Institute
Atlanta
Macon
Barnesville
Phillips & Crew Promote Integrity and Piano Trade
The firm, established in 1865, highlights its sterling integrity and fair dealing in piano organ and music sales. They offer a complete stock of general merchandise, invite trade, and note a new brick room in Forsyth. Georgia Scale Co. manager Thomas W. Taylor claims reliable scale repair and refurbishment services in Atlanta.
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Forsyth
The
Georgia Scale Co
Thomas W. Taylor
Georgia Scale Company
Atlanta
Bloodworth seeks agents to sell Bill Arps Scrap Book
Advertising note from Mr T H P Bloodworth invites agents to canvass for Bill Arps Scrap Book a 400 page Georgia produced volume. Book by the noted Georgia humorist printed by James P Harrison Co Atlanta. See ad in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. P. Bloodworth
Bloodworth
Georgia
Messrs
James P. Harrison
Improved traction engines and New Massillon Thresher for sale
Mr W P Bussey, agent for the improved traction engines and the New Massillon Thresher, received the machines last week for Mr S C Milner. They were rigged up on Saturday and readied for work. Milner is prepared to thrash and Bussey can sell either the engine or the thresher to interested buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
W.P. Bussey
8. C. Milner
Milner
Local Atlanta Hardware Dealer Promises Prompt Service
This banker style advert describes a gentleman with the largest stock of sash doors blinds builders hardware paints oils and more in Atlanta. He stocks Ullmann Philpott tin ledges sole agents for Aikin Lighton sash weights and offers glass and putty. He invites requests for prices before ordering and pledges prompt sales.
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Atlanta
Ullmann &Philpott
Aikin & Lighton
Stock Powders and Kerosene Offered at Atlanta Prices
Trade note lists stock powders by the dozen and kerosene oil by the barrel available at Atlanta prices from J. W. Hightower’s.
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Atlanta
J. W. Hightower
Mosquito Frame Beds and Macon Empire Store Ad
A patent mosquito net frame for beds is promoted as easy to attach and fold away behind the headboard, claimed best and cheapest. Empire Store of Macon advertises white goods and announces H N Wright of Crawford county joining Campbell Van Syckel and I H Carhart Co/J C Van Syckel Co as experienced partners inviting readers to view their stock and services.
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Empire Store
Macon
H. N. Wright
Crawford County
Barnesville
Empire
Goods House
Engine bargains spurred by Tanner Delany Co ad
One 45 Saw Gin and Condenser advertised as good as new with a sale by Tanner Delany Engine Co. Messrs Murphy Co. act as Barnesville agents and a working engine can be seen at W. P. Bussey Co. Matthews Collier offer No. 8 Mackerel at 2.75 per half barrel and Pure Apple Vinegar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Murphey & CO
Matthews & Collier’s
Matthews& Collier's
New Advertising Spread Declared Largest Yet in Gazette
The Gazette announces eight columns of new advertisements to be printed this week, stating it is the best medium for reaching the public in Georgia country weekly. The paper claims the achievement is remarkable for the season and expresses no boast, only pride in the fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Georgia
South
Cemetery charge regulation urged by city council
The piece discusses placing grave digging and vaulting under a reliable party with a fixed charge. It argues current fees are inflated and unlawful contracts arise after burial. The council plans cemetery regulation to fix maximum costs and resolve disputes.
Baptism in Waxahachie Creek by Rev Sims attracts locals
May 25 report from Waxahachie Texas describes four young men baptized by Rev. Mr. Sims of the local Baptist Church. One candidate, Bud King, formerly of Milner Georgia, is noted as a neighbor who moved to Texas years ago and now holds a good position admired by many. The writer praises the kindness of the people and wealth in the area before departing for Midlothian.
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Waxawatchee Texas
Waxahachnee Creek
Mr. Sims
Baptist Church
Milner Ga
Bud King
Midlothian
Journey through Texas Plains and Flooded Rivers
The traveler describes from Watgut Springs to Morgan and Walnut Springs, detailing wheat fields flattened by last Sunday's storm, rail changes near the Brazos, and a 9 mile route to Morgan. He notes heavy rains, flooded waterways, a drowning of an English student, and mentions meeting J P Head and Brother Maxwell in the Baptist Sabbath School work.
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Watgut Springs
Basque County
Midlothian
Hackman
Alvarado
Johnson County
Cleburne
Texas
J.P. Head
Brazos River
Morgan
Texas Central R. R
Santa Fe
Texas Central
Brother Maxwell Formely
Talbot County
Walnut Springs
Waco
L. Duncan
Swift's Specific Restores Health in Severe Skin Disease Case
A Gainesville Georgia man describes a seven year skin ulcer that defied doctors and nearly required amputation. After using six bottles of Swift's Specific, the ulcer stopped eating and fully healed, with the patient reporting renewed health and weight gain. The letter endorses Swift's Specific and notes a free treatise on blood and skin diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Gainsville
M. D. Wilson
Gainesville
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Taylor’s Store Ad Seeks Buyers and Services
An old newspaper fragment advertises a $150 cow for sale and inquires about applying at the office. It notes a fresh lot of picnic pickles at Taylor’s, Paradise cigarettes, Georgia cane syrup, and oatmeal at J. F. Taylor’s. R. G. Matthews offers a well equipped stable with a harness shop and first class stock care. Live and let live is his motto, aiming to outperform rivals at reasonable profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor’s
Tayers
J. F. Taylor
R. G. Matthews
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C. W. Brown
S.H. Gray
Heaven
Monroe Female College
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Pike County Board of Education
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Price Baking Powder CO
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