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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
4
The article notes President McKinley will convene an extra session on March 15 and discusses Georgia issues including Butts county plans for a $20000 courthouse. It cites Georgia figures in Congress and remarks on public appointments, with commentary on Senates and notable Georgians.
The piece lauds Grover Cleveland for steady leadership during troubled eras. It highlights his unwavering stance on national credit, his calm response to criticism, and his commitment to restoring the South to full federal standing. It credits him with seeking peaceful, principled foreign and domestic policy.
A column praising a publicly employed physician known as the Physician of Kindness. The essay lauds consistent care for the ill, urges kindness to be shown, and cites a churchlike belief that acts of care uplift society and even save lives. It recalls a Barnesville schoolboy aided by a single compassionate visit.
In Atlanta gatherings Prof. E O Excell is praised as a leading singer while Stillmore Georgia is noted as growing rapidly and Barnesville even more. A South Carolina sheriff hunts a Mountain real estate swindler in Atlanta. Mountain has fled beyond court reach. Cleveland and McKinley referenced with March 4 events and party politics in Georgia. The Savannah Press notes Professor Jere M Pound back at Gordon Institute. President McKinley inauguration hopes voiced. Ex-President Cleveland to live at Princeton. NY Herald calls William H Howard a consummate politician in demand.
Barnesville merchants plan a large spring purchase, offering a complete stock of clothing gents furnishings dress goods millinery and related lines. The town aims to attract shoppers from across Georgia with a prepared, ample selection.
A national alliance of fruit growers aims to consolidate state and district groups to stabilize markets. Georgia’s John D. Cunningham leads efforts hoping to cut costs by a fleet of 500 refrigerator cars, saving Georgia shippers up to 75 thousand dollars per season. The plan promises lower rates, better sales, and reduced theft by bonded agents, centered in Barnesville. A second note advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back guarantee, priced at 75 cents.
By virtue of a power of sale in a security deed from Joseph S. Ford to the American Building & Loan Association dated February 4 1896 and recorded February 6 1896, the Zebulon court house door will host an April sale of a 3.5 acre house and lot in Square B bounded by James H Howell W C Yarbrough road and Zebulon Jackson road to raise debt and sale costs.
Farmers can cut costs by borrowing from the Barnesville Savings Bank and paying cash for their supplies.
The document lists court actions scheduled for Tuesday March 23 and Wednesday March 24 1897. Names include W J Northen for use of C R Wilson versus W M Howard sheriff and others along with numerous civil suits and executory matters before the court. Claims involve Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad Co J G Smith Z L Fryer and other parties.
10 000 loads fine building rock 500 cords dry pine wood priced at 1.50 per cord water power for running mill or ginnery mill house and machinery in good condition plus farming lands with houses all cheap. Come and see. Barnesville Ga P O Box 160.
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