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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
8
The Pinta Lodge No 88 F A M records the death of Dr J H Connally on March 13 1897 in solemn mourning. The lodge notes his faith service to country and church, his care for the sick, and his family, and resolves to inscribe his memory and drape the jewels for 30 days while publishing the preamble in weekly papers.
Evan Shelton, an elderly and respected Barnesville resident, died at his Greenwood Street home after a period of ill health. The funeral, conducted by Rev. W.S. Stevens, was held Monday afternoon, and the community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
J C Collier Company invites the public to attend the grand opening of the Big Store next Tuesday and Wednesday to showcases its new offerings and services.
Dr J Harvey Moore a renowned Atlanta eye ear nose throat specialist visited Barnesville for two days and treated many patients. He operated on H H Willis for cross eyes and on Clyde Abernathy and others, drawing praise and promising to return to Matthews Hotel next Tuesday March 36th for more patients.
Reliable salesman sought to sell a full line of Lubricating Oils to gin ners and sugar planters with salary or commission at Atlantic Refining Co in Cleveland Ohio. Testimony from A T Moreaux of La Verne Minnesota credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with rapid relief from rheumatic pain after a February nineteenth nineteen hundred and five. Sold by J H Blackburn druggist.
J W Wooparn announces a repair shop in the rear of A O Murphey Hunt's warehouse Barnesville Ga offering overhaul services on buggies wagons and farm equipment for 1897 with Charles Chatfield a skilled horse shoer and guaranteed satisfaction inviting trials and visits.
A Saturday engine explosion between Meansville and Vega killed Ruben Harper instantly when his neck was broken. A child suffered a fractured skull and may die. Reverend J. H. Cline preached Harper’s funeral Sunday afternoon. The accident was described as very sad.
The writer extols Barnesville residents as living examples of Maclaren's fictional types. He cites John Carmichael, Domsie, Lachlan Campbell, Mrs. Macfadyen, and Margeret Horne as real figures with distinct traits. The piece also recounts a donor of poems and a Spanish-Ga rian love story set against Southern exile and modern hardship.
Miss Kate Phinazee of Johnstonville is visiting the family of Mr. John Collier on Elm Street.
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