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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
8
A reader asks the paper to publish a joint pledge by merchants and shopkeepers to close on Thanksgiving Day November 26. The writer notes late notices hurt shoppers and requests the mayor obtain written agreements and announce them in the next issue.
Services at the Baptist Church begin next Sunday at eleven o'clock with Dr. W A Nelson of Macon preaching the inaugural sermon. Nelson, a respected minister, previously aided the city. Citizens of Barnesville and nearby areas are invited to attend and seek blessings.
An ad explains how pure blood maintains health and prevents catarrh and consumption. Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to purify and vitalize the blood, reaching the disease seat and improving overall vigor for lasting good health.
The Georgia Legislature struggles to elect a successor to General J. B Gordon. After multiple caucuses and ballots, Clay leads with 53 to 63 votes on various rounds, while Atkinson, Howell, and Lewis trail. The race remains unsettled with no nomination yet and Gov. Atkinson viewed by some as preferred.
The ministers and deacons met at the Baptist church with Dr J M Brittain presiding. A good turnout follow up plans announced for the next meeting on Tuesday after the second Sunday each month led by Revs G H Perdue and W P Head focusing on developing church talent.
Citizens propose a public gathering to celebrate the arrival of electric lights. The plan calls for a communal event to share in the joy, discuss benefits, and foster town unity through a jovial, inclusive gathering.
The Epworth League plans a literary and social meeting at Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stafford's residence on Friday evening November 26. A varied program is expected and the gathering is anticipated as an enjoyable event.
Capt and Mrs. Turner visited Atlanta yesterday while Route Agent E F Carey of the Southern Express Company and W P Drumheller superintendent of Barnesville Underwear Mills were in the city. Rev W M Hunter left for Athens to attend the state synod and Miss Willie Hightower plans a visit to Atlanta. Gazette office promotes its new type and printing services with Atlanta Macon price guarantees.
The passage extols the Barnesville flower show as a fine cultural effort and a commendable enterprise that reflects culture and intelligence, praising both men and women and urging public encouragement.
Mrs Stewart, her daughter, and a four year old boy were in a buggy from Bailey's Mill to Barnesville when a frightened mule ran away. The mother and daughter were severely injured after being thrown from the buggy, and the child was dragged about one hundred yards with likely fatal injuries. Dr J P Thurman attended the injured.
A good sixty five dollar organ for sale at less than half its value. Used Dut little and in good order. Call at the Gazette office for information.
The Chicago News recounts how dueling persisted in various nations from Paris to England, detailing notable episodes. It notes the social pressure to duel, curious weapon choices, and a few fatal outcomes including a murky Byron episode.
A Contemporary Review extols Father Pat as the revered Loggarth Aroon, praising his spiritual devotion and pastoral warmth. It lauds priests for simple, ungilded service, closeness to parishioners, and self sacrificing lives, while noting public awe and some superstition in Ireland.
Study notes that birds optimize wing shape to balance maximum lift with minimal weight. Researchers suggest bio inspired aerodynamics could inform new materials and aircraft concepts.
The Army of the Potomac story tells of a white soldier unhappy with $16 monthly pay while negro teamsters earned $25. He asked his captain to be made a negro by brevet and assigned to duties matching that rank, a humorous remark cited by Youth's Companion.
By virtue of a power of sale in a security deed to Barnesville Savings Bank of Pike County Georgia the mill property at Barnesville including the oil mill building bleaching machinery and all machinery fixtures stock and notes will be sold at public auction on the first Tuesday in December 1896 at the courthouse door in Zebulon for cash to satisfy the bank debt. The sale will cover the mill and all related equipment and indebtedness including a five thousand dollar note dated August 12 1895 with a five hundred dollar credit dated May 22 1895. S. N. Woopwarp attorney for the Barnesville Savings Bank.
Lord Downshire, a young aristocrat with a passion for machines, has laid a complete railway a mile and a half long within his Hillsborough grounds in county Down, Ireland.
An advertisement claims boils and pimples stem from impure blood and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to purify the blood and eliminate skin problems.
At Portland Maine, Rev Wells recounted a polygamist with two wives. The young wife plucked gray hairs and the old wife pulled out black hairs until he went bald, prompting Wells to warn that continued creed-picking could leave the church bald and needing a denominational wig.
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