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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
8
Headquarters Gordon Institute publishes the 1896 commencement programme for Barnesville Georgia cadets. Activities include guard mounting at 8:20, competitive drills at 3:30, single rank company drill, individual soldier drill, dress parade, escort of colors, and arm and equipment turn ins led by A R Virer lieutenant commanding.
The article lists class standings for Senior Junior Sophomore and Freshman with grade bases at 500 for juniors seniors sophomores and the graduating standing in the Senior class. Cadets Nash Dennis Sr and Thurman are noted in the U S Army register for aptitude in military science and Nash also receives a 2d Lieutenant commission in the state militia.
Special trains bearing soldiers to the Griffin encampment moved through the city on Monday and Tuesday. The First tour lasts ten days with the Second and Fourth regiments spending that period in camp. Next week the Fifth regiment goes in camp and the Barnesville Blues depart on the 18th.
Walter B. Smith, elected to succeed the late Dr. H. Perdue on Gordon Institute's board of trustees, will continue awarding the Perdue Medal for the Senior composition. He preserves the award name and honors the memory of a good man.
Light showers improved crops with promising cotton prospects and reduced labor needs due to drier weather. Georgia corn acreage fallen and farmers expect lower yields. Sickness spans the region with Mrs J R Wood and Miss Leila Horn ill. Judge T J Barrett showing improvement.
Major Garlington praised the Gordon Institute Cadet Battalion as the best in his district among sixteen schools. He noted their escort of colors and their drill in the new manual, crediting Lieut. A R Piper and the battalion for up-to-date military tactics in the South.
A persuasive note argues that paying 25 cents for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can prevent serious outcomes from bowel complaints, claiming one or two doses will cure ordinary cases and urging risk mitigation with a local druggist, John H. Blackburn.
Tybee offers hotels near the beach and railroad with daily train service between Savannah and Tybee. Rates range from 2.50 to 15.00 dollars weekly, with facilities including bath houses music bands boating and fishing and telegraph and mail links to the outside world. Local agents and proprietors listed for Tybee hotels and reservations.
A Georgia State Agricultural Department column provides practical farm guidance. It explains that any land suitable for cotton or corn can yield rice with new ground preferred, detailing planting layout, fertilizer rates, and practical hullling options. It also covers identifying Fall Webworm, using Paris green and London purple, and notes on seed treatment, potato storage, wood ashes for lawns, and soil amendments for corn on gray soil.
The disease glanders is contagious and incurable, fatal to both humans and equines. Reports show cases this spring and a veterinary surgeon was sent to diagnose and stamp out outbreaks. Farmers are cautioned against trading horses or mules with Gypsy horse traders roaming the state. A case in Sugar Valley ended with the affected mare killed and burned.
The bag worm is destroying both Cedrus Deodara and nearby rose bushes. It feeds on foliage on deciduous and conifer trees, favoring cedars. The recommended remedy is spraying with London purple or Paris green in early summer while larvae are young.
Answers advise sowing Burr clover in July or earlier if weather allows due to slow germination and annual bloom in April with seed set in May. Pine ashes provide similar potash to hardwood ashes but are light and wind scattered, worth $6 to $8 per ton. For late cabbages, ensure deeply prepared land and strong stems to support heads, with careful plant structure.
Farmers advised to use a mix of 450 pounds acid phosphate 450 pounds cottonseed meal and 100 pounds kainit per 20 acres, with alternatives like 25 pounds muriate of potash. Beetle control for Irish potatoes involves spraying or dusting with Paris green or London purple, with careful handling, and early treatment. Also notes Roentgen rays applied to agriculture. X ray image shows a one day old pig’s skeleton illustrating diet needs for bone development.
A large crowd gathered for the annual singing at New Hope Baptist Church in Meansville last Sunday. The event featured fine singing, a splendid noon dinner, and a day of enjoyment for all attendees.
The Ga ZETTE asks institutions to provide the names of guests attending commencement so the paper can note their presence. It warns that failure to supply names may result in omissions in the newspaper.
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