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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
1
An 1896 Barnesville, Georgia ad proclaims drastic price reductions due to a poor cotton crop. The seller touts $5,000 worth of new clothing and a wide selection of novelties, dress goods, boots, and shoes, all at factory or below costs. He pledges cash purchases and undercutting rivals, urging customers to wait for no discounts before Christmas.
The thirteenth annual session of the Centennial Association met at Fellowship church in Upson county with twenty four Missionary Baptist churches represented. Dr J M Brittain was moderator and B H Hardy clerk. A large crowd attended with lively sermons and strong plans for Christian work. P F Matthews was re elected treasurer and the executive committee remained unchanged. Barnesville delegates were hosted by Mr P C King’s family.
The revival at the Methodist church proceeds with Rev. W. M. Waller delivering most sermons. Good congregations attend each service and it is hoped much good work is being done.
The Gordon Institute Cadet football team will play the Macon Volunteers on Saturday November 14. Both teams are practicing daily and the campus buzzes with preparation as Manager Sam Hewlette trains the Cadets. The outcome is uncertain, with many Barnesville residents planning to travel to Macon to witness the clash.
Deputy United States Marshal George Thomas pursued four prisoners in Zebulon after they were held there on state charges. The fugitives, Dennis Samer alias Fletch Carter John Samer alias John Carter Docky Samer alias Bud Carter and Charlie Samer alias Charlie Carter, were accused of breaking into the Zebulon and Jolly post office, but Sheriff Slade refused their surrender.
There will be preaching at Kings Chapel next Saturday and Sunday. Rev. T. H. Timmons will deliver a lecture Sunday at 3 P M and organize an Epworth League. All the young people of the community are invited to attend.
In Barnesville recollections recall a 1884 cotton fire near Murphey & Hunt with city resilience praised. Local talk touches on crime weeks, bank failures, and a betting Palmer Buckner wager. The Barnesville Blues weigh a Washington trip for March 1897 inauguration and reflections on political discourse.
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in the cases of Tom Delk and Taylor Delk. It affirmed the lower court in Tom Delk’s murder case and granted Taylor Delk a new trial citing the right to counsel and the delay by his attorney.
The contract for a brick slate covered passenger depot at Barnesville has been awarded to Mr. A. O. Bennett. Construction starts immediately with extended covered platform, ground level waiting rooms, heated ventilation, and improved ticketing and baggage facilities. Old facilities convert to an agents office and part of the freight depot.
At the bride’s parents residence in Monroe County Georgia on Sunday October 18 1896 James T Banks and Miss May Bell Ellington were united in marriage Rev T H Timmons officiated. The groom is noted as upright and the bride described as beautiful and worthy.
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