Barnesville Council Proceedings May 3 1897
Regular session held with Marshburn presiding in place of absent Mayor. Roll called. present Marshburn Howard Smith Stafford. Finance committee bills paid totaling 1366.42 including Dispensary FE L Water Works streets property J Rogers Atty Insurance and others. Police report for April filed. Minutes approved.
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Barnesville
Smith
Marshburn
Howard
Stafford
Huguley
Murphey
Jenkins
FE. L. & Water Works
Streets
Pritchard
J. Rogers
Atlanta Supply Co
J. A. Blalock Insurance
Oil Co
Cotton States Supply Co
W. O. Marshburn
T. W. Cocoran
Clerk & Treas
Teacher Licensure Exam Set for Zebulon Georgia
The regular examination for applicants seeking a teaching license will be held in Zebulon Georgia on Saturday May 29 1897 at 8 o'clock. The required books include Page Theory and Practice of Teaching White School Management Parker Talks on Teaching Outlines of Methods. Books may be obtained from American Book Company J Vanholt Nash Kellogg Co and the State School Commissioner. Questions will be drawn from these works and from the Outlines of Methods. Epward Eper C S C Barnesville Georgia April 20 1897.
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Zebulon
Page
White
Parker
American Book Company
J. Vanholt Nash
Atlanta
E. L. Kellogg & Co
New York
G. R. Glenn
Epward Eper
C. S. C. Barnesville
Shakespeare Club Program at Mrs Taylor Residence
The Shakespearean Club met at Mrs S L Taylor's home on Saturday May 29 at 4 PM. Mrs Neely and Miss How performed music. Members read lines from Mercutio Act I Scene IV and Romeo Act II Scene VI and III. A discussion followed with questions about Hudsons remarks and Hallam versus Mrs Jameson on Juliet.
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Shakespearean Club
S. L.taylor
Miss Lockhart
Romeo
Mrs. Rogers
Veteran Kentucky widow weds 17 year old in Knott County
Mrs Emile Jewell aged 65 marries Abel Lewis aged 17 in Knott County Kentucky. It is her fifth marriage venture and she is reportedly mother of 31 children, youngest born after her marriage to the 17 year old.
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Emile Jewell
Abel Lewis
Knott County
Kentucky
Anniversary Party Sparks Joy at Murphey Home
Friday night marked an anniversary gathering amid suspended school rules. Prof. Kemp announced the exception in the morning and pupils enjoyed a festive party at Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Murphey’s home with many students and guests in attendance.
Gordon Institute Announces 1897 Graduation Invitations
The Senior Class of Gordon Institute issued invitations for the June 16 graduating exercises. The engravings list the full class, totaling thirty five pupils including Irene Banks Bessie Floyd Bessie Cline Corrine Elder Eva Harris and Luc ia Rice among the ladies and W Homer Blitch Jr Eugene Brittain Cliff Clay Hulon Howard Arthur Jackson Phineas Mott Floyd Murphey and William Taylor among the gentlemen. The class stands as the institution’s next largest to graduate.
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Kemp
A. O. Murphey
Eva Harris
Graham Johnson
Maude Murphey
Arther Jackson
Corine Elder
Dexter Blount
Florrie Elder
John Burbage
Nell Gray
Ben Turner
Irene Banks
Robt. Middlebrooks
Bessie Floyd
Merntt Thurman
Marilu Wellens
Frank Hitch
Lillian Mitchell -Norvin Maloney
Trella Henderson
Walter Hall
Mamie
Brittain
Whitfield
Fale
Hewlett
duBignon
Henderson
Pate
Nall
Cunningham
Murphey
Gordon Institute
Bessie Cline
Corrine Elder
Lillian Mitchell
Annie Smith
Clara Warde
Mitchell Connally
Lucy Edwards
May Franklin
Mamie Martin
Lucia Rice
Gwendoline Tyus
Messrs. W. Homer Blitch Jr
Eugene C. Brittain
C. Cliff Clay
H. Hulon Howard
Arthur W. Jackson
J. Phineas Mott
Floyd W. Murphey
William R. Taylor
W. A. Brooks
Thomas J. Gardner
J. Lawrence Hunt
Samuel B. Liggin
Robert I. Middlebrooks
Emmett Owen
Merritt
Delightful Barnesville picnic at Martins pond enjoyed by many
A Tuesday outing at Martins pond by numerous Barnesville youths featured a pleasant dinner with ice cream sherbet and lemonade. The wagons and buggies carried a group including Annie Harris Sallie Harris Rosa Burford Roda Campbell Arley Murphey Annie Redding Mabel Veal Mabel Lambdin May Lambdin Lucile Elder Mittie Rose Josie Rose Emmie Murphey Mamie Myers Burt Butler Mrs J W Buttler and chaperone S B Love J T Middlebrooks W B Veal aged 21 and others attended.
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Martins Pond
Barnesville
Annie Harris
Sallie, Harris
Rosa Burford
Roda Campbell
Arley Murphey
Annie Redding
Mabel Veal
Mabel Lambdin
May Lambdin
Lucile Elder
Mittie Rose
Josie Rose
Emmie Murphey
Mamie Myers
Burt Butler
Miss Butler
Messrss
S. B. Love
J. T. Middlebrooks
W. B. Veal
A. J. Stephens
W. W. Spence
Eri. L. Cook
Robert Holmes
Shi Gray
J. W. Buttler
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure From Dr Pierce
Advertisement extols Dr Pierce of Buffalo New York as chief consulting physician for thirty years at the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute He touts Golden Medical Discovery as a blood maker and nerve tonic claiming cure for nervous exhaustion malaria liver trouble rheumatism skin diseases and 98 percent of consumption cases It advises asking dealers for the medicine and offers to answer letters from sufferers free of charge
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Valids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Cuba's Freedom and Commerce Promises in A Lively Pitch
An energetic ad urges support for Cuba's independence by smoking Cu ban Sticks and buying cigars to fund the cause. It promotes perpetual motion invention, Prize Chewing Gum, and declares fame awaits the inventor while linking products like fresh bread buns Heinz pickles and ice cream to seasonal demand from Jor W Reeves.
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Cuba
Eddison
Very Sick Child In Local Family
For days Edith Stevens four year old daughter of Rev W S Stevens has been very low with death expected. Her vitality remains remarkable and the community has shown strong sympathy. Drs B J Clark Pope Huguley and W C Robison of Atlanta have attended with all possible medical care.
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Edith
W. S. Stevens
B. J. Clark
Pope Huguley
W. C. Robison
Atlanta
Crimson and White hailed as a successful new college paper
The Grimson and White praises the Crimson and White as an exceptional college publication from its start. It notes the paper is spicy throughout and creditable in all respects, with the Gordon Institute student body and Barnesville people proud of its editors and promoters.
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Crimson and White
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Milner High School Music Department Presents Musicale
Milner High School music department under Miss Ethel Fincher offered a well arranged musicale last Friday evening. Fincher, Gordon Institute graduate, leads a thriving program with many pupils.
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Milner High School
Ethel Fincher
Gordon Institute
Barnum & Bailey Circus Ticket Specials In Georgia
The note dated May 15 1897 in Macon and May 17 1897 in Atlanta announces Central Railway round trip tickets to Macon for 1.70 and to Atlanta for 2.40. Tickets are valid one day after sale dates.
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Macon
Atlanta
Central R. R
Georgia Grower Sees Half Elberta Crop This Year
Fruit grower Mr. V. Marshburn, renowned in Georgia, says Elberta trees will yield about half a crop this year after a huge previous season. He notes the overall local crop will be short due to bearing heavy last year and limited carryover.
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V. QO. Marshburn
Two Angels in a Mother's Night Prayer
A biblical style verse portrays a bereaved couple under watchful angels as a child faces death. The poem asks if heavenly beings can spare a life and mend a mother's broken heart, invoking Jesus and the plea for mercy amid sorrow.
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Angel of Death
Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic at Chambers Drug Store
Advertisement urging readers to buy Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic from Chambers' Drug Store. Promotes it as a superb healing compound of the nineteenth century, money back if unsatisfied, preserves flesh, prevents suppuration, a pleasant stain free liquid, priced at five shillings.
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Chambers
Dr. Tichenor
Governor grants parole delay for Delk to June eighteenth
Gov. Atkinson last week respited Tom Delk to June 18, noting he will hardly grant another respite. Old man Taylor Delk’s trial is expected to be held about the first of June.
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Gov. Atkinson
Tom Delk
Taylor Delk
Consumption Devastates Youth But Cure Promises Hope
An appeal notes many young men and women die from consumption, a disease of the blood. claims 98 percent cure with Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery when used as directed. It asserts the illness is curable and offers a 1008 page medical adviser for 21 cents via the World’s Dispensary Association in Buffalo, New York.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
Unionville man cures piles with Witch Hazel Salve
Jacob Mitchell of Unionville Pennsylvania suffered thirty years with a painful trouble and finally used DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve which he found quickly and permanently cured him. The salve is also effective against eczema and other skin affections says Dr W A Wright.
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Jacob Mitchell
Unionville
DeWitts
W. A. Wright
Westfield resident praises Chamberlain remedy
Frank McAvoy, longtime employee, states he has used Chamberlain's Colic Chamber and Diarrhoea Remedy for over a decade and never without it in his family. He calls it the best remedy of its kind and recommends it. sold by J. H. Blackburn, Druggist.
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Westfield
Ind
Frank McAvoy
Chamberlain
J. H. Blackburn
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Goungil
School Notic
Romeo and Juliet
Hudson
Hallam
Mrs. Jameson
Juliet
Rolfe
Cuba’s
Jor W. Reeves
the Grimson and White
Fi Musicale
Milner
Barnum & Bailey’s Circus
Two Angels
Jesus
Delk
B-ville
America
Scott
Oxford
Barnesville, GA
C. B. Rouss
J.w.hightower
Barnesville, Georgia
J. W. Hightower
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