Local Gossip and City Visitors at Barnesville
Mrs Charles Atwater of Thomaston was in the city Tuesday. Miss Fannie Smith of Ypsilanti has stayed with friends in town. J H Bare & Co advertise silver novelties and bicycles. Several Atlanta visitors including E M Blalock and R E Lanier spent Monday on business. Miss Kitty Gordy returned home from Jackson. Mr John T Middlebrooks spent yesterday in Atlanta on business. Notable residents visiting include W T Childers and W H Anderson with daughter Marguerette. Suggs Bakery promotes candy. Various locals and guests from Milner, Roswell, Thomson, and Cartersville are mentioned. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve note concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Anderson
Marguerette
Atlanta
J. M. Cochrane
Thomaston Street
John T. Chambers
Beck & Gregg Hardware Co
Clifton Elder
McPherson
Huntsville
Ala
Irene
Susie Zehnbar
St. Augustine
Fla
Charlotte Bowden
Jacksonville
W. B. Smith
Indian Spring
Collie Rogers
Barnesville
Madison
Madisonian
Dollie Rogers
H. L. Simmons
New Warehouse Offers Cotton Shipping Deal
A new warehouse advertises cotton services with a 25 cent shipping charge and guarantees to obtain the highest market price daily. It names Mr. J. T. Blalock and buyers W. C. and F. M. Stafford as associates and mentions efforts to weigh 5,000 bales and fall purchases in New York. The note promises savings even during five cent cotton and invites patrons to bring cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Blalock
P. S
W. C
F. M. Stafford
New York
Handily dazzling merchants and the cost sale debate
The piece mocks the practice of selling at or below cost as a risky sales ploy. It warns merchants to earn real profits and notes a fresh supply of Pansy flour, urging readers to beware price-cutting schemes while staying vigilant against unfounded blame.
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W. A, Wright
Barnesville, GA
Mr. Hardy
Jno. T. Middlebrooks
Rouss Ragket Store
J.R. Deavours
Prop
C. B. Rouss
Otis A. Murphey
Insurance
Charles Atwater
Thomaston
City
Fannie Smith
Ypsilanti
J. H. Bare & Co
Messrs. E. M. Blalock
R. E. Lanier
Kitty Gordy
Jackson
John T. Middlebrooks
Sterling
W. T. Childers
Milner District
J. P. Jones
Thomson, Ga
G. M. Rockwell
Jones
Thomson
C. P. Rose
Roswell, Ga
The
Frank E. Block Co
Suggs’ Bakery
Henry Matthews
Matthews Hotel
W. J. Vandivere
Masters Willie and
Joe
Ed Bogle
Cartersville
W. R. Wooten
Co. F
Knoxville, Tenn
J. L. Hunt
George Brown
Suggs
Homer Bush
Carrie Chambers
Louie Summers
B. C. Milner Jr
B. C. Milner
Edwina Williams
Alabama
J. C. Collier
Philadelphia
Baltimore
B. H. Butts
Merriwether County
J. W. Stafford and Sons
Forsyth Street
J. W. Stafford & Sons
Hall-Dauy
Ster
Relves
W. H. Chambers