18 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
1
The message notes new stock in style and quality and urges buyers to seek bottom prices this season of short crops. It promises big savings on Clothing Dress Goods Shoes Hats Jeans Gent s Furnishings Domestics and warns debtors to pay up immediately.
A narrator recalls a torn letter fragment from a husband to his wife and reflects on tenderness. He then reports on a discussion about men’s and women’s hobbies, noting scrap-book clipping, walking sticks, and stones as shared obsessions. The piece ends with a tale of a brilliant but superficial woman and her unassuming husband.
Barnesville expects a new underwear mill within two months as two businessmen arrange funding and location. If built, the knit underwear plant would hire many workers and generate weekly wages of 200 to 250 dollars, boosting local commerce and signaling continued growth for the town. The Gazette urges strong local support to ensure the project proceeds.
Tuesday morning the Barnesville post office saw a change in postmaster with Emmet W. Elder retiring and J. G. Harris taking over duties. Elder was appointed by the president and praised as an efficient officer. Harris, appointed by McKinley, will be aided by his daughters and aims to satisfy patrons.
The Stafford Haguley Hosiery company will purchase $3000 worth of additional machines for its hosiery mill. The Automatic Knitter will nearly double capacity, increasing output to about 300 dozen pairs per day. The plant runs day and night as Barnesville grows.
The railway plans a rapid service between Macon and Atlanta with stops at Barnesville and Atlanta. If the Barnesville growth mirrors the forecast, this could become the fastest schedule yet on the line and in the entire south.
Mrs. A L Mills travels to Atlanta on Tuesday to purchase millinery items for the holiday trade. Her fall business has been splendid and she expects to bring back many new goods.
Customers visiting Dr W A Wright's store admired the holiday goods and reported satisfactory sales. Shoppers are encouraged to call at the store to make purchases and place further orders.
Fragmentary OCR note references Dr Miles and Pam Puss with a slogan one cent a dose. No clear dates or events available.
Dr J G Colwell of Strouds has relocated to Hazelhurst and expanded into the drug business attached to his medical practice. He has earned local respect for his work in Strouds, and friends wish him continued success in his new field.
Mr. George E. Huguley has enhanced his residence with a large fountain and an attractive figure in the yard. Neighbors praise the home as one of the loveliest and most substantial in the city and the family as happy and esteemed.
The Hightower child fell and broke her arm on Sunday. The family reports she is in pain but recovering and the arm will heal soon.
Monday S. M. Howard purchased the 177 acre Stafford farm near Akins. He plans to improve the land and make money, noting a good orchard on the property.
City officials describe the house beyond Mrs. J. M. Henderson’s home as a standing nuisance and unsightly. They urge immediate condemnation and removal of the structure to improve the neighborhood.
Local ad offers plentiful stove wood priced at $1.50 per cord. Contact 5 M. Howarn for details and pickup arrangements.
Advertisement seeking purchase of up to 50 acres within one to four miles of Barnesville. Property must be level and either wooded or cultivated with accurate boundary description. Cash offers considered. Care Gazerrs.
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