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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
5
A parade of visitors and travelers fills Barnesville with activity. Local residents including Mr. T B Lyon Mr. D A Stroud and Mr W H McKenzie are noted for recent trips. Miss Nellie Gray recovers from fever and Gordon Institute reports rising enrollment as new students arrive.
The Centennial Association will meet at Fellowship Church in Upson County on Tuesday morning October 13, one week later than originally scheduled.
Hon W B Hill and Col A A Murphey will speak in Barnesville next Saturday September 10. Speaking will begin at 4 o'clock A M. Everyone is invited.
Will Kitchings Genus Lyons and Henry Collier all colored faced a preliminary hearing before Justice E J Murphey Monday. They were bound over to the Superior Court with bonds set at 150 each. Lyons posted bond while Lyons and Collier remained in jail awaiting trial.
A letter from H. Timmons corrects prior misidentification stating he went to Milner to assist Rev. A. B Pope, not Rev. Rolfe Hunt, in a meeting. He signs as H. Timmons.
Mr Jacob Esbensen of Chicago Lumber Co Des Moines Iowa says he sent medicine to his mother in the old country and praises Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best remedy for rheumatism. It sells for 50 cents a bottle at Jno H Blackburn Druggist.
J G Collier Co advertises in bold terms that others sell groceries too but they pledge continued presence. The ad lists products including flour sugar coffee nails hardware and coal beds with prices and urges customers to visit. It notes a grocery department and solicits chickens eggs butter and bees wax. Traders M M Elliott J R Jenkins are named.
A Rushford New York editor writes of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Pain Balm and Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy being highly valued in Iowa. An aunt from Dexter would bring them if unavailable, reflecting long standing local trust. Sold by Jno H Blackburn Druggist.
In a brief notice dated September 1, 1896, Dr J H Connatry announces his retirement from medical practice due to feebleness. He thanks his patrons for their confidence and hopes to resume service when his health improves.
In a Gainesville Democratic rally speech Hon. Robert Berner endorses Governor Atkinson. He praises Atkinson as brave and true, cites a clearcut administration and fair crisis handling, and affirms anti convict-lease stance and impartial support for all races. He urges Georgia to stand by Atkinson.
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