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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
1
66 EDGAR L ROGERS outlines drastic price cuts due to a collapsing 1896 cotton crop. He claims $5000 in new clothing and a top line of novelties in dress goods, urging customers to buy now before Christmas and noting anticipated hardship for merchants and farmers.
A buyer reports purchasing boots and shoes for 10000 people of diverse beliefs. The order was made to measure in top factories and paid in full, but a price cutter reduced the stock to a few dozen, leaving the buyer unable to spare them at the regular one pair price.
The advertiser pledges cash purchases for domestic goods and warns against being pressured into Ball thread x Elephants until seen. Dated Barnesville Georgia September 10 1896.
Petitioners S W Willis Jerry E Reeves Ben Howard Green Willis and N R Laster seek incorporation of the Home Mission and Burial Society at Liberty Hill Pike County Georgia The group aims to form a social charitable body with branches in other counties to provide sick benefits burial costs and other aid to members and families and to sue and be sued for a twenty year term with renewal.
More than 2600 residents are registered in Pike County with the registration books closed. About 1600 are white and the rest black. The state election is two weeks away.
County Court was held at Zebulon on Monday with civil cases only. About six cases were disposed of. Barnesville residents attended and local lawyers S N Woodward J F Redding and J J Rogers represented clients.
For over fifty years Spothine Syrup has soothed teething children, easing gums and pain. It claims to cure wind colic and diarrhoea, promising immediate relief and worldwide availability for 25 cents a bottle. Sold by druggists and marketed as the only trusted remedy.
The piece criticizes slow plans for a Barnesville passenger depot upgrade. Railroad authorities delayed construction, promising haste but delaying decision, with expectations for a spring completion. The aging, crowded, underheated waiting rooms remain a daily hardship for travelers.
Postmaster E. W. Elder has received a Treasury Auditor notice confirming his June 30 postal account is correct with no balance due. This pattern since his tenure shows he is competent and satisfactory to the people of Barnesville, with a December notice expected for the quarter ending September 30.
Private J B Bankston of the Barnesville Blues won the Kendallrick medal at the Lakewood Rifle Range in Atlanta by scoring 117 of 150, defeating the next shooter by ten points. This marks the medal contest’s second monthly win for Bankston, who has now won it both times. The Atlanta shooters face strong competition as they aim to surpass Barnesville’s mark.
Barnesville planters push cotton to markets offering the best returns as season prices exceed nearby towns. The strategy shows farmers seeking superior bids to maximize profits amid regional price competition.
The Gazette urges a reorganized literary club to inaugurate a series of winter lectures aimed at instruction and enjoyment rather than profit. At least one lecture per month could be organized with minimal cost, leveraging local and Georgia talent to benefit Barnesville and attract strong public support.
Hon. Walter B. Hill and Col. Armon A. Murphey spoke to Barnesville populists at Elder's grove. Crowd was modest and enthusiasm low. Hill backed Watson Wright and the prohibition plank. Murphey’s reply to Governor Atkinson’s speech was weak. A big rally looms October 3 with Tom Watson Judge Hines Hooper Alexander and Armon Murphey.
The Barnesville Baptist church B Y P U held its semi annual election last Sunday afternoon. All officers ran without opposition with I J Watts as president J T Middlebrooks as vice president F F Jenkins as recording secretary Roberta Mitchell as corresponding secretary Lily Turner as treasurer. The union reports a flourishing condition.
Robert Hadaway died at his Ashburn home last Thursday afternoon of fever. He was about 30, raised in Milner, and well known in Barnesville. Funeral by Rev. Rolfe Hunt at Milner Friday at 4 p.m. He leaves a wife one child and many friends. brother of Mrs. G. W. Grice of Barnesville.
The Barnesville Manufacturing Co resumes full time operation after a two or three month closure. Workers are hopeful for steady production and no superintendent is appointed yet, with the Secretary and Treasurer sharing supervisory duties.
Mr. Charlie Oliver suffered a serious accident when his left hand was caught in a gun on Thursday. Four fingers were amputated by Drs. M A Clark and B J Clark. Oliver, already paralyzed in his right arm, remains in poor condition and receives community sympathy.
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