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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
1
Barnesville residents urged to buy season tickets for the upcoming Chautauqua between now and Saturday. Tickets at the Barnesville Savings Bank with treasurer H P Powell providing information. Officials promise a rich program to bring Barnesville national prominence as an education and Chautauqua center.
The Pike County Journal notes a Presbyterian church will be organized in Zebulon on the second Sunday in July. Dr. J. B. Mack of Fort Mill D C and W. G. Woodbridge of Griffin Ga will conduct services that day and on the preceding Friday and Saturday.
Mr. E. A. Lifsey closed a trade Monday with Dr. C. H. Perdue for the Brown place on Zebulon street. The lot is valuable and Lifsey hopes to make important improvements soon.
A diatribe on consumption and bogus cures praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure in early stages, claiming a thirty year test shows high success and noting stomach strength as key. Patient testimonials from Mrs Clara A McIntyre appear, endorsing the remedy and its pellets as a harmless constipation aid.
The Daughters of the Confederacy will gather at 4 30 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs L K Rogers for a scheduled meeting and activities as listed in the society notices.
Barnesville merchants agree to close their stores each day from 10 30 a m until after the entertainment and reopen at 6 p m for the entire Chautauqua week. Signers include Jno T Middlebrooks A L Mills J H Bate Co E L Rogers V O Marshburn R L Bush T T Smiley E W Whitaker H H Gray J W Stafford & Sons Z T Evans Jno T Hunt J C Collier Co Morris Jacobs J W Hightower J R Deavours J W Reeves W H Chambers Edward Elder J G Smith & Sons Murphey Mercantile Co E C Brown Reeves Bros Jno H Blackburn W A Wright J L Kennedy J F Taylor
Tuesday just before noon the Murphey Mercantile Co. horse bolted carrying Miss May Lambdin and Mrs. Berry Keller. They were thrown from the delivery wagon near the S. B. Burr Sr. home and near the Methodist church toward the Institute. Mrs. Keller, also known as Miss Mattie Willis, was badly hurt but not fatally. Miss Lambdin also sustained injuries and both cases were considered serious at first.
They Came to Get Information, Messrs. Charley D. Jordan and James Benton of Monticello visited Barnesville last week seeking mill plans. Local merchants urged them to establish in Barnesville, which is gaining recognition as a manufacturing hub.
Edgar L. Rogers has the chapel renovated for the upcoming Teachers Institute. Seats are installed and arrangements made for teachers comfort and convenience. The community is urged to welcome the guests and help them enjoy their visit.
At Nazareth church near Weaver Georgia Ada Foster of Troy Alabama married Charles F Langford in a church ceremony during services. The union was described as a runaway romance and many locals offered congratulations to the couple.
J P Stevens and Brothers advertise engraved invitations and visiting cards at low rates with skilled work in their own shop in Atlanta Georgia. The ad invites samples and price lists. S E Parker of Sharon Wisconsin reports success with DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for itching piles, noting rapid relief.
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