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VOL. TWO.
3! he W&rcTxlvi gmmml.
Official Organ cf Banks County.
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NOTICE!
September s*sa, 3888.
After this month no notices ot any
hind will be inserted in this paper
without, the publication fees in advance
p. M. EDWARDS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Will practice in ail the Courts
of the Western Circuit.
OSCAR BROWN,
L A W Y E R.
Hosier. Georgia.
Will give special attention to ad
ministrations, etc., and do a general
;notice in Banks and adjoining couu
•-s Will loan MONEY at 06 per
c a r. per annum.
Gr, W. BROWN,
aTwwV*VvU| qX
C3eorri.
■ ' ii do a general practice. Collect
ing a specialty.
y7l>. LOCKHART.
PHYSI C I A N,
i!oni< r, Georgia.
J. Li- BITCH.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Jefferson, - Georgia.
Will nractice in Jackson, Clarke,
liali, Banks, Franklin, Madison, and
all tup Ci mts in the western circuit.
HGWSLL C- STANDJX.IDGE
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ttlay*v>lie, Georgia.
'Da. ill F. ADAIR,
DENTIST.
Harmony Grove, Georgia.
~ l)iL A. H, STAPLER,
32oJsrev, <Teo:rsia,
Special attention given to surgery,
obstetrics and cbrou : c diseases of long
fi’andiug.
Ordinary Court.
First Mondays in each month.
T. F. Hill, ordinary.
Superior Ciurt,
Third Mondays in March and Sep
tember.
Churches.
Presbyter .a Church, services 2nd
Sunday in each month, Re'*'. G. H.
Ga> Hedge, pastor.
Methodist Church,services Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday before,
■Revs. J. D Gunnels and Jno. I. Peu
di rgras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4th Suuday in each
month and Saturday before, Re' l '. J.L.
] ionciQ pastor.
Lodges.
Homer Lodge, m . 82., I. O. 0. F.,
meets Ist Tuesday in each month, W.
(j. Pool, noble grand, 11. J. Dyar,
i ec ret ary.
Phi Delta Lodge no. I4S, F. A. M.,
roro's let Friday night in 6ach tnomb, |
v . a. watsdn, v/. a., p. m. Edwards, I
s v i. w. seicptor, i. w., w. s. Long, I
Kcc’ty., w. c. i. carrisou, treasurer., \
v r y Tteldkill, e. and., c. h. owen,l,D.,
y.r.ui) artar. s, s., a. l. cash, j. 6.
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Officers Blanks FcrSalo
At this Office. Ad kinds.
MONEY TO To AN
In sums of S3OO and upwards on less
commission than miy man in northeast
Georgia. P. M Howards. 52 6m.
JVlcElree’s \fti\m cf Csrdul
and THEDFQRms_B_LACK-paAucHT are
for sale by the following merchants in
Banns and adjoining Jimmies:
J.E Stephens, Homer.
W. T. Dtinean, Jewolisville.
George Wiley, Jewelisyille.
Charles Sweet, Alto.
J. Lgc Legrand, Cramer.
A. N. Bellamy, Walnut Ill'll.
Hatchcock and Cos., Harmony Grove
Fewer and Wilford, Harmony Grove
Bangb and Brother. Mayaville.
J. C Siras, Apple '' alley.
J B. McWhorter, Fort Lamar.
ggecal Stems.
Plenty of Cotton Bagging for
sale by C, W.Hood & Soa, Harmo
ny Grove, G*. 20 tf.
Cols Wafford aud Brown attend
ed superior court at Carnesville.
Mr Idu. duiVuck paid his homo
near Belton, a visit last Saturday
The October mornings are ceol
and pleasant.
The roads are in exceedingly fine
order for hauling
Mr. Raymond Emmett is build
ing him a neat dwelling on his farm
about a mile from town.
Hogs are navmg a fat time with
mast The woods are full of acorns
and ether feed.
Mrs. G (J. Forbes and children
are visiting her father’s family in
Franklin county
Dr. Lockhart and son, Master
Walter, atteaded the speaking at
Belton W ednesday night.
BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation.
The bulk of the cotton in this sec
tion will bo picked in tha next
three weeks
TheY&ung folks enjoyed a can
dy-pulling at Mr. J. J. Hill’s Thurs
day night.
Th® Feather Renovators passed
through here last week euroute to
G&iaesville. They wars a gay set.
WcElree’t WINE OFCARPUi tor female diseases
‘•Sleveted So tJj< T*j eresnt f ilanks fonniy.”
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY. OCT. 3, DSL
wealed Uids
For repairing the .Brpiiat Church in
the town of IIo;.;t:r, will ;e receivr d
Fora this time nn;J;t!re sth ot October.
Fiau-i and speciff'stious can be seen at
my *fF:ce. The eoaunr-.t will be let to
the lowest bidder. The work to be
completed by the ifihid of November.
Committee reserve tlip. right to reject
any and all bids. V. I). Lockhart.
Cotton is going on the m*rket
pretty lively. Highest Quotations
average 9 3-4 and 9 90.
Rev. T. J. EdWards and his son,
Master Frank, are visiting the fain •
iiy of his son, Mr. P. M. Edwards.
Beiton-LuR i)ad a big meeting
Wednesday night in thaffnlerest of
a college Jo be built between both
places.
i 1
Last Tuesday was a busy day. It
was ordinary \ court. The litiga
tion, as will be seen on -Hii page, is
unusually large,
Mr. T. B. Will banks and MissS. A.
King were married 22nd. inst., Mr.
G. T. Campbell, j. p., officiating.
The parties were from Jackson co.
A man should be identities with
his county enough, at least, to pay
a poll-tax, if no more, before lie
asks them for an office.
We are not opposed to home
markets, buf this section needs to
go olTlromhome occasionally will)
her goads, lo show what they are.
Married (Sunday near here a
young man from near Gilisville,
whose name the Journal did not
learn, to a daughter of Mr, J. P.
Ayers.’
Judgß Hill and (Sheriff Scoggins
left yesterlay morning with two
convicts for Jim Smith’s farm—
convicted at Superior C >urf. They
go for a year each.
Rev. TANARUS, J. Edwards of Logans
ville M. E., circuit, filled the pulpit
at the M.E. church Sunday morn
ing. The sermon was good—com
manding a deep interest.
Try BLACK^- DHAUGHT tea io r JJyap cpflia.
Rev. Mr. J. E. Korie ot the Geor
gia Southern Conference filled lh@
M. E. church Sunday night. The
sermon was good—commanding a
deep interest with the congregation
His language was very chaste.
The candy pulling at Rev. Mr
T. O. Eorie’s Saturday night, was
quite pleasant. Th@ good pastor
and his family entertained their
guests. The candy was excellent.
Tim young were out in full.
McELBES’S W!KE OF CARDUI for Weak Nerves.
l>r. L J Sharp has returned to
his home in Harmony Grove, from
New 7 nrk, whore he has been tak
ing a course of lectures at a medi
cal College in tint city, and he can
now, be found at his drug store.
Married at the residence of Mr.
Cochran, father of the bride, Mr.
E. A. Bowling and Miss Mollie
Cochran. Tho m nriage took place
last Suuday; the affair was a pievs
antoae. The attendants large.
When use-.i according to directions
Ayer’s Ague Cure is warranted io erad
icate, from the eystvm, Fever aud
Ague, Inceimittont, Reuiittent, and
Bilious Fi vers, aud ail malaiial übcas
ei. Tiy it.
Disorders ol ihe stumacb, liver and
kidneys, can be cured by restoring the
blood to a healthy condition, through
the vitalizing aud cleansing action of
Ajer’s Sarsapariilr. It it tho safest,
most poweiful, ami most highly con
centrated alterative available to the
public.
C’-cTWINE OF CARDUI, a Tonic lor Women.
NOTICE,
Will he sold at the home place of
W . If. Bowleg, dea’d , on thelSth day
ot oet. ISS9. tbe followit-g property,
to wit, 1 horse, 1 yoke at oxen, cow,
calf and 1 yearling, two wagons, one
lot or farming tools, 1 gin aad many
other things too tedious to mention.
Sept. 28, 18S9. W. W. Lnallea.
2w Executor.
Judge iiill informs us that lhere
ftill be a big day here 17th inst.
Several prominent speakers from
Carnesvilie and Belton-Lula will
be here to talk railroad to ths peo
ple'of Banks county. Everybody
come out. You need a railroad in
tiiis section to ship your colton di
rect to large markets.
Rev. J. I’. Goode of Toccoa, lias
been called to tha pastoral Care of
the Homer Baptist Church. We
shall congratulate the membership
it lie accepts their call, and predict
for Jaim a pleasant and prosperous
work in our town. The Baptists
now have a membership of about
.130. They have prepared to erect
h new church, and we think they
acted wisely in calling Uni able
minister * *
•A*
Oh! yo cotton-pickers. Ye have
had “yer” day. Ye have “rid” be
hind old Rail until his ears Hopped
and he felt like throwing up the
sponge. For the past two months
ye have had a big time. Old Bali’s
meals were a sort of snatch-game.
He was called off leaving his
trough lull, or a bundle of oats un
touched/ it was nothing more than
he expected. Row, if the fleecy
staple calls you out before break
fast, it is but fair-play tor oli Ball,
while he romps in the pasture or
stands at the trough peeping out
through the crack* with a contempt
ible wink as you pass by—fis my
time now.”
Communicated.
Maysville Items.—Rev. T. D.
Campbell of Athens, pretched an
able sermon to a large congrega
tion ia the Baptist church, last Fri
dav night.—Cotton is coming in
with a rush.—Our town continues
to improve. In addition to the con
struction of his dwelling house, Mr.
C. T. Bacon is having a nice,
convenient pest office built for our
efficient postmaster, Mr. A I>.
Means. Kov J P- Ausburn of
Cleveland, White county, was here 1
last week. Rev. Thomas Cariledg©
very ably filled Iho appointment of
hi* father, Rev Groves Cartledge,
Sunday and Sunday night in the
Presbyterian church.—The Mefho •
dist church is finished and is now
being painted. When the process
of painting is completed and the
scaffolding is taken away from Ihe
steeple, the church will be a credit
to our town- Great credit is due
our clever and beneficent towns
man, Mr. Jas. T. Comer, for his un
firing efforts in the completion of
said church.
'iYlegrapliif.
City of Mexico, Sept. 30—The main
force of tho stoim that visited Ii a j let
Country within ihe past few days, has
abated, although in its track desolation
is apparent on all sides. The second
crop cfcorn which was very large, is
a partial loss. This will entail great
Buffering among the laboring classes.
Tiains on the Mexican railroad are
again marring regularly. The town
of Celaja slid remains inundated. In
habitants living in the lower streets
have been remo''ed to the old Saa
Franciscean convent tor salety;. fields
in the v cinity of Leon are all uuder
water. It is estimated that the lor-n
of crops in Bajio county will be ovr
five hundred thousand dollars.
Allenton, Pa., Sept 30—Matthias
G>u aer, member of company D,
Fourth regiment, National guard of
Pennsylvania, was shot through tho
back and abdomen at target practice
this morning, and can not live
New York, Sept 30—Leon Leonard*,
Italian private banker, at 41 Park
street, has disappeared, leaving his
clients in the larch; they were princi
pally of the laboring class; nothing
was left in the bank except the safe,
and all the furniture of Leonard’s resi
denje was sold. His depositors num
ber 800 or OHO. The anuoiint of de
posits is vaguely stated at 18,000 dol
lars.
Memphis, Tena., sept. 30.—Char-’
les Lacy, a well known liveryman o'
this city, was shot and killed at Dex
ter, last night by a E*gro named B.IJ
swift. A few days ago swift stole a
mule from John Farrable, a farmer
livin; near Dex'er, and brought it to
Memphis, where ho effected a trade
with Lacy. Yesterday Farrable ap
pearad and claimed the mule. La cr
swore out a warrant lor swift’s arrest
and in oompany with Farrable droye
oat to tbethief’s house, swift was ready
lor them and as Lacy opened the door,
shot him dead. The murderer escaped.
Baltimore, sept. oo——John f’nese
who yesterday afternoon shot an 1 i'a
tally wounded Mis* Rone, w alked into
the central station house this morning
and gave himself np, and said he i'u
tended shooting Robt Moore.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. sept. 30. A.
saloonkeeper by the name of Qeorgo
A. Warmaek, fell this morning from
the second story window of his resi
dence, a distance of 25 feet, and sus
tained injuries from the effects ot whicU,
it is thought he will die.
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