Barnesville Council Proceedings September 1897
Barnesville council notes including payments for Dispensary street property and insurance. Reports on building projects the horse sheds the auditorium and armory and a new dog ordinance taxing tags and pound rules. Election results announced mayor and three aldermen. Adjourned sine die with thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Murphey
St. & Pub
KE. L
W. Works
Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co
Carter & Gillespie
Marshburn
Barnesville Council Adopts New Administration and Finances
The Barnesville Georgia council convened September 8 1897 with W B Smith sworn in as mayor and W A Prout J F Stallings and E L Rogers as aldermen. Committees on Finance Streets Tax Nuisance Ordinance Petitions Water were named and officers elected including clerk and superintendent of water and lights. Salaries set for marshals clerks and other staff. appropriations proposed for Gordon Institute union colored schools Hook and Ladder Company. no further business adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Turner
Pres. Board
Old Chapel
Alderman Marshburn
Same
F. L. Willis
Colored Firemans Tournament Sep. 25Th, and Same Was Referred To Committee On
Clerk & Treas
W. B. Smith
E. L. Rogers
W. A. Prout
J. F. Stallings
Barnesville
E. J. Murphey
J. P
Smith
Stafford
Rogers
Prout
Prout. Streets:—Rogers, Stallings, Stafford. Tax:—Marshburn, Stafford, Murphey
E. R. Carswell
Z. T. Evans
Sexton
Asst
Secton
A. O. Murphey
A. O
Murphey
Council Chamber
Gordon Institute
Union Colored Schools
Treasury
Hook & Ladder Company
Business Council
W. B. Smit
Healthy motherhood and strong children promise
A persuasive advertisement extols maternal care during gestation and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to strengthen reproductive organs, ease the birthing period, and improve infant health. It also advertises Dr. Pierce's medical adviser with pricing for paper and cloth editions.
Mail order doctor claims cures for many ailments
An Atlanta physician Dr O Henley Snider promotes mail and express treatment for chronic diseases with a monthly fee of five dollars and a ten dollar cancer cure. He guarantees a cure in every case, offers confidential service, and cites many testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Henley Snider
Atlanta
Atlant le
The Peace-Maker and the Cash Store Ad Monologue
A thrift‑themed verse extols a local Cash Store amid neighborly quarrels and cotton trade. It urges shoppers to avoid credit, value cash purchases, and keep peace, praising satisfied customers over clerks' commissions and urging fair prices. Joe W. Reeves is named as the finisher of debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe W. Reeves
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W. H. Willis
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Old Council
Huguley
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