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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
5
A flood of local residents from Barnesville and surrounding areas visit Atlanta Macon Thomaston Griffin and Zebulon for business social and civic reasons. Depot plans improvements and court activity are noted alongside community events and upcoming conventions.
Insurance experts warn that cut rate fire insurance schemes threaten solvency and safe business, cautioning investors to beware of aggressive but unstable providers. The Old Reliable Fire Insurance Agency pledges reliability amid the controversy.
The oldest mule in Georgia, believed to be the state's oldest, died on Sunday. Owned by Mr. W. M. Blanton of Haralson in Coweta county, the animal was bought in 1865 at about three years old, making him 34. He had been worked regularly by Blanton for 31 years.
Tonight at the Baptist church an installation service for the Presbyterian church will be held. Dr. E. H. Barnett will preach the installation sermon. Rev. W. M. Hunter is the popular pastor of the Presbyterian church and the event is expected to draw a large crowd.
The Gazette notes strong attendance at Baptist and Methodist services last Sunday. The Darlington Wis Journal praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming it has stopped pains and saved lives, urging every family to keep a bottle.
The church contract has been awarded to Mr. C. H. Morris who has begun work. Foundations are laid and progress is steady. The church is planned to be attractive and well located and Morris aims to complete it as quickly as possible.
The excerpt praises Syrup of Figs for renewed health and internal cleanliness. It contrasts this with older medicines and cheap substitutes, claiming only the well-informed accept the product and noting its superior effects.
Murphey and Black showcase their first finished buggy noted for its neat craft and sturdy build. They also complete a pretty delivery wagon for the Murphey Mercantile Co reflecting the firm’s growing success.
The J. C. Collier Co installs a new cash system praised as excellent and convenient. Mr. J. A. Sullivan of Cleveland, Ohio, installed the Barr system, which covers all four rooms of the store and earns high marks from the company.
Dr. G. A. Coggeshall, who had lived in Barnesville since July, has returned to his home in Oxford North Carolina to resume medical practice. He says his Barnesville tenure was satisfactory and he left only at the urging of old patrons and friends. He fondly recalls his residence and the strong ties to the people here.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Brittain attended their son W. H. Brittain and Miss Irene Hartsfield wedding at the First Baptist church in Atlanta. The couple arrived last night and will stay with Dr. and Mrs. Brittin on Elm Street. Future home chosen in Atlanta.
A vintage advertisement promotes Long Horn tobacco as a Jim Dandy choice and boasts low prices across groceries and wares. The copy claims best tc plug, cheap soap, reduced meat flour lard sugar coffee, and wholesale stocks from produce to crockery, inviting readers to compare for themselves.
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