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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1897
Page
12
Mr P E Grisham of Gaars Mills Louisiana reports chronic diarrhea since the war and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a cure. The medicine is advertised as dependable for colic dysentery and diarrhea and is sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes by J H Blackburn Druggist.
The Barnesville Savings Bank public sale drew lively bidding and strong prices. The event proves Barnesville’s healthy condition and predicts a building boom with a marble front bank building and brick structures rising on multiple lots as purchasers invest for growth.
Obituary tribute for Jones Ham who died October 9 1897 at sixteen. The note praises his Christian life, gentle disposition and unselfish acts. It recalls his early devotion to Christ, prayer with his mother on the eve of death, and the hope of reunion in a brighter realm. The piece closes with poetic stanzas about mourning and faith.
Inclement weather kept many away Tuesday evening but those present at the Methodist church enjoyed Mr. W. S. Witham's Sunday School lecture. The audience offered numerous complimentary remarks about the address and its value.
Miss Mattie Elliot of Culloden will open a dressmaking shop in Barnesville on November 1 in the front room over the Penny Racket. She is praised as a fine dressmaker and locals expect success, noting Culloden’s reputation for quality garments.
Ex-State Senator McAfee of Canton Georgia spent the week in the city as a guest of the George L. Summers family. He is a prominent citizen of his section of the state.
The public sale of real estate occurred yesterday with W S Witham of Barnesville Savings Bank officiating. George E Huguley bought the bank building for 3428 dollars while the bank kept the first adjoining lot. H H Gray purchased two lots for 395 dollars, J L Kennedy bought the last lot for 260 dollars, and George L Summers paid 400 dollars for a lot between his shops and the city hall. Other parcels were sold to various bidders.
Capt. J. F. Howard leads the Barnesville Blues as they unveil arriving firearms praised as excellent. The company boasts strong quality and places among the state's best units.
Our children were suffering with croup when we received a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It afforded almost instant relief. This remedy is for sale by J. H. Blackburn, Druggist.
Legal notice states the Gee-Hanson Co. will seek court approval to amend its charter renaming to Hanson-Crawley Co. The application is to be filed in the Superior Court of the Flint circuit in Pike County. J. W. Hanson signs the notice dated October 1897.
The Ocean Steamship Co of Savannah will reestablish a direct Savannah Boston line effective October 1. Direct sailing both ways will run every five days for freight and passenger traffic. Shippers and travelers are urged to contact Central of Georgia By system agents or write J. C. Haile in Savannah for passenger rates.
The Courier-Journal Printing Co announces a new single volume history titled The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War. It boasts 500 pages 12 by 16 inches and over 1100 battle scenes portraits maps. Agents can earn $100 to $200 monthly selling this comprehensive illustrated work and circulars are available free upon request.
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