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VOL. XVI.
Who Knows the Winners of
Third and Seventh Prizes
Some Very Small Girls are in this Contest. It
may be they are Working for One of the
Pianos. They May Win. This is a Game all
can Play. Who can tell but that the win
ders of the Ist, 2nd, 3rd and 7th Prizes
will be Little Girls. Stranger Things
Have Happened, and children have dumfound
grown-ups more than once.
The long winter nights are com
ing. These prizes will while away
the cheerless hours; will bring song
or music into your home.
Should you win 3rd or 7th
prizes ami want perfect tone- si
lect your reedles in such a waj as
to get that tone.
The music played in some way
may not answer your desire at the
moment. Should tin* music be too
loud, too fast, too slow or too low.
select needles for toil tone, medium
tone, soft tone or subdued tone,
then you get the tone you like
best. Then you will le satisfied
with your music. You will be
giving any selection the exact tone
you wish, making the instrument
constantly adaptable to your dif
ferent moods and varied demands
for musical enteitainment in your
home.
The Meiodigrand and the Kings
ley are TIIK Prizes. They are t lie
ones to seek after, if you want the
BEST—will last you a lifetime
and never become 1 in-Fanny.
Pianos made by three genera
tions and guaranteed to lie instru
ments of real worth and merit.
A dozen contestants have a
splendid opportunity of winning
Standing of Contestants Tuesday. July 3rd-
Winners of Votes
Namk Postofkh'k Special Prizes Received
Miss Mabel Ledford Lula Ist—Mar. 11
Mrs Homer Thompson Maysville Ist—Apr. L> l()s,7^.
Miss Kate Wright Gommcrcc, R. 29 ,2d-Mar. 11 -LffdOO
Miss Belie Patterson.(tie).. Maysville,R.2B..BoosterJun.lo -o f,<>.,<>
Miss Margie Garrison Homer, R. 1 Ist-Jun. 10 5<><>,0..0
Mrs. Hattie Wheeler Lula, R. 3 lst-Apr. 15 -W<*>
Miss Kate llaulbtook Maysville 2d—Apr. L> ’
Miss Marv Grillin Home. ::d-Jun. 10 -•
Miss May Hyde. - I'*'la, K. * 2 ‘ l ” A P r * 1 ”
Mi* Beulah Simmons Homer, H. oi i'sOO
Miss Boyce Threlkeld Lula, H. 3 ~
Miss Maude Young, .(tic Homer, H. 1 2d-Jun. 10
Miss Esther Wise Baldwin, R. 1 u s Cr
Miss Mary Langford Commence, R. 29 ' ’ “
Miss Annie Duckett Baldwin, K. 1 ’
Mis. E. V. Cash Ashland, R. 1 ’
Miss Ella Hill (tie). .Horner, R. 2 2,1-Jnn. 10
Miss Pauline Patton Bell ton ’
Mrs. Annie Allan Jones Alto, R. 1
Mis. Bessie < arlton < -lyatt.. Lula .. ’ r
Miss Gertrude Gridin Maysville, H. 1 ’
Gains of Contestants This Week.
Miss Kate Hanlbrook.. U,OOO Miss Maude Young d,o<M>
Miss Belle Patterson... 8,200 Miss Pauline Ration ..
Mis. Homer T hompson 3,400 Miss Mary Gridin
Miss Gertrude Griffin.. 4,800 Miss Margie Garrison.
Hebron
Messrs. Neal and Crawford Lit
tle. of near Caruesville, past thru
enronte to Commerce one day last
week.
Mr. C. Glasnre is in Atlanta
for a few days.
Mr. .1. Mat Mize and family, of
Commerce, were with relatives here
Sunday.
On last Tuesday a large number
of poeple from Bushville, came
down to Wright’s Mill and had a
fish fry. A few of the Hebronites
were invited and report a very
pleasant day, and lots of nice fish,
and plenty of chicken pies, cakes
etc. When it comes to cooking,
those Busnville women ceitainly
know how to do it.
Misses Mary and Mvrt Cash, of
RANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
f one of these pianos, il the\ got in
isome real systematic work in the
! next few weeks. If you work you
have a chance at the best prizes, il
you half work you get some of the
other prizes. Sometime between
now anti the close of this contest
get in about two or three weeks
good solid time. Your friends
should get in just a few days lie
i fore the close. If you really want
j to win, t,his is the kind of work to
do. There is no standing of any
contestant that can not bechauged
with just a few day’s work. When
the work stops the votes stop.
Don’t stop yourself, nor do not
let your friends stop. Your friends
are your best asset, and they
should be kept busy all the time,
till the very last moment.
Don’t let any work go by on
done. <let every coupon, every
re uewal, every new subscription
that you can. Just ONE may lie
the means of your favorite being
a winner of the prize most desired.
It’s work, work now, and soon
it will all l*e over. You can win,
if it is your desire. There is time
enough yet; but the time is coming
when it will be too late.
upper Banks, attended the fish fry
at Wright’s mill Tuesday.
Mr. J. B. Higginbotham, of El
berton, visited friends here Sun
day.
Miss Kate Wright was shopping
in Commerce one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gordan and
Miss Alice Miller attended services
here Bunday.
Mr. Allen Kesler, of Tide, was
in onr community one day last
week.
Several of our young people
spent the “Glorious Fourth” at
Franklin Springs.
EASY TEETHEB is a harmless
and sweet powder and is guaran
teed by G. C. Mason to cure your
child of all kinds of Stomach and
Bowel diseases,such as Indigestion
—Diarrhoea, Flux, etc. adv.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, July IQ, 1913.
Avp
Mr. J. G. Ward s; i-nt Friday
with his daughter, who lives in
Canon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Hope spent
Monday with with the former’s
parents,Mr. and Mi's. Elijah Hope.
Mr. W. 11. Carl an and wife
spent Sunday with the latter s
brother in Franklin comity.
Mr. and Mrs. llamp Cmlan
spent Sunday with relatives at
Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. J. C. Thomas and son,
Omer, of Maysville, spent a short
time here Friday on business.
Mr. T. F. Quillian was shopping
in Commerce Tuesday.
Mrs. T. M. Armour spent a day
recently with her sister, Mrs. A.
b. (lailey.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Hope, of
Mt. Pleasant, visited relatives here
last week.
Little Miss Caroldine Annum
spent Wednesday with Miss Bur
mss < lailey.
Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver, of
near Mt. Olivet, spent Sunday
with the former’s mother, Mrs. E.
M. Oliver.
This community was visited by
several nice showers last week.
Mr. J. 0. Ward was shopping in
Commerce Saturday.
Mr. J.N. Ford and family at
tended preaching at Webbs’ Creek
Saturday.
Mr. Foster Pendergrass, after
spending several days in this com
munity visiting relatives and
fi ieinls, returned to his home in
Tampa, Fla., Friday.
Mr. Oscar Ford, accompanied by
by his sisters, Misses Edna and
Lillian, attended the ice cream
supper given by Mr. and Mrs - Jep
Hall Saturday night near Mt.
Pleasant.
Messrs. Lester Williams and
Tom Whitlow, accompanied by
their best girls, Misses 1511a and
Lula Kitchens, spent Saturday
evening with Mr. Columbus Wil
liams and wife.
Mr. May field Pendergrass ar
rived Saturday from Florida to
spend a few weeks with his moth
er, Mrs. J. J. Pendergrass.
Missis Ossie May and ivanor
Carlan spent Wednesday of last
week with Misses Julia and Vera
Bellamy.
Mr. L. P. Hhankle and two
daughters, little Misses Margaret
and Bobbie, spent Saturday in
(Commerce.
Mr. and Mrs, J. G. W'aid spent
last week in < anon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. (J. Parks spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Jones, near Hickory
Flat.
Mrs. Mamie Cailan and duugh
ter, Lucile, spent one day last
week with her mother, Mrs. Hope,
near Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Myrtle lleese spent a few
hours with Mrs. Anna Oliver last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Maze, of
near Ebenezer, spent Sunday aiter
noon with Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Ward.
Miss Ethel Gillespie has pur
chased anew piano.
Mr. Ira Carlan and Odell Ar
mour called to see their best girls
Sunday afternoon.
The Arp base bail team played
Homer last Friday the score being
9 to 4 in Horner’s favor.
Miss Ophelia and Ella Patterson
of Nails Creek, spent a few hours
with Mrs. J. L. Ward Thursday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Carlan spent
Sunday afternoon with the for
mer’s parents, Mr. anil Mrs. K. S.
4
Carlan.
We agree with the Maysville
writer on what she thinks oi Mr.
1 Sterling Peyton’s writing.
Wheeler s School House.
We are needing a shower now.
! The gardens are looking sick.
Mis. James Crumpton is on an
extended visit to relatives in Ha
bun county.
Mrs. Saliie Holland and niece,
Miss Merl,spent Wednesday even
ing in Maysville.
Mr. T. W. Wheeler and family
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr. W. B. Thompson and
family, near Maysville.
Mr. C. W. McCurdy and Mr.
Henry Camp, of Maysville, motor
ed through town Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. t). Turner, from
near Hood’s Mill, spent Sunday at
M. C. Holland’s.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Hoy
Hoyuolds is very sick at this writ
ing.
Little Mary Adams is very sick
with fever. We hope she will soon
recover.
Messrs. Alton and Holland Mas
sey, of Commerce, are spending
this week with their uncle M. C.
Holland.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Short visi
ted the former’s mother near Com
merce Saturday.
Mr. Mary Shaw is on an extend
on visit to her daughter near Com
merce.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wheeler
went to the singing at Grove Level
Sunday.
Rev. Sam L. Hagan “diil”preach
at Wilson Sunday to a very large
crowd. Brother Hagan seems to
think all day singings are the thing
to draw crowds from the other
churches on preaching days.
Mr. Young Holland, from Madi
on county, is visiting his father
Mr. J.T. Holland.
The Gypsies are stationed at the
shoal we learn there will be more
to join this crowd on next Satur
day.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Wheeler of, Commerce, was bu
ried in Wheeler’s cemetery July
■4 also Mrs. Mary Marlow was bu
ried at Wilson on the 4. The sor
rowing ones have our sympathy.
We are glad to report Mrs. W.
C. Mooney still on the mend.
Mr. J. C. Wheeler autoed to
Commerce soon Monday morning.
It seems lie is getting behind with
his hauling. Guess he had better
go to plowing the old Ford.
Mr. Norris and family attended
preaching at Wilson Sunday.
Drs. Castaloe and Underwood,of
Maysville, are attending upon the
case of fever at Mr. Adams.
Messrs. Hoyt and Guy Wood
spent Sunday afternoon the guests
of Waldo Reynolds.
Mr. J. H. Youngblood visited
Mr. W. J. Cotton and others in
that vaeinity Sunday.
Our boys are most done work
now. Blooms plentiful on the4th.
Miss Adelia Chandler will open
school at this place next Monday.
We think she will have a very large
attendance.
Some of our neighbors went sein
ing in Mullbery River the Ist.
Ask Mr. Norris if the had any
luck.
Clifford Speer and others report
some luck seining in the Hudson.
Banks county is on the top for any
thing to eat, and we are not study
ing about her ever dying; but if it
does have to die, please have the
funeral services at Homer. Ha!
ha!!
Morgan Mot.
A Pierpont Morgan mot, or epigram,
on the subject of energy was repeated
the other night at the Metropolitan
Club in New York, where Mr. Morgan
once said: “The satisfied, unam
bitious man, the man without energy,
can seldom afford trrtake that famous
and popular room at the top.”
Mrs. Wood B. Highbrow In Paris.
“Imagine! My husband writes me
that he is bringing me a nice little
Murillo from Italy! That’s why lam
buying a cage.”—Le Sourlre, Paris.
Another Week Gone
Voting Very Light
. . O
The Contest is Nearing to a Finish —Every Eve
ning brings us One Day Nearer. The Time to
Begin to Hurry and Hustle is Now. We be
lieve you Now Have the Best Opportunity
at a Strictly High Grade, First Class Piano
that you Will Ever Have for so Little Ef
fort—-a Piano Worth in Gold $375. This is
not a Hot Air Value. It is a Real, True,
Genuine Value.
The fourth prize, adiamoini ring,
is, inmost jewelry stores, a 75
dollar value. Without loss to the
dealer, this ring could be sold at
#(><); and for this reason we fixed
the value at#<o, and not #75. The
winner of this ring will always feel
like she has good value in a dia
mond.
And the fifth prize! What is
better than a solid gold watch!
And the next prize! What is
more beautiful than the Silver Ser
Bushville
Rev. Henry Hardman, of Com
merce, Idled his regular appoint
ment at Webb’s Creek Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. Charles Gillespie, of Homer,
spent the week-end with relatives
here.
Mrs. ('roll' Massey, of Commerce,
spent Saturday with friends here.
Mr. Clarence I'ruitt, the convict
guard near Lula, spent Saturday
night with homefolk’s here.
Mrs. Frank Bolton, of Mt. Beth
el, was a recent visitor here.
Several from this community at
tended the barbecue at Commerce
the 4th of July.
Miss Lois Pruitt has returned
home after spending a few days
with Miss Adelia Chandler, of
Chandler.
Mr. Farish Mize, of Commerce,
spent Saturday night with Messrs.
Preston and Norman Harden.
Mr. Horace Edwards, of Ridge
way, was a visitor here recently.
Mrs. Bob Smith, of Commerce,
is spending a few days with her
parents here Mr. and Mis. Bud
Sanders.
Miss Bertha McGalliard was the
guest of Miss Ossie Gober Sunday.
Several of the young people here
attended the singing at Grove Lev
el Sunday.
Crops are looking very promising
here now.
Pubic Days in Homer.
FRIDAY JULY 11th, the
Banks County Sunday School
Convention;
THURSDAY JULY 17th, the
old Soldiers Re union.
MONDAY, JULY 21st, (third
Monday), Mass meeting to consider
the advisability of grading roads
of county by convict labor, and
calling an election for bonds to pay
indebtedness and defray expenses
of county.
SATURDAY JULY 26th, The
Banks County Sunday School Cel
ebration.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th, An
Old Fashion Spelling Match, under
direction of Banks County Educa
tional Association.
Foolleh Self-Condemnation.
No comfort for the living or the
dead can be won from vain self-con
demnation. No consolation can be
gained while you nurse the imagining
that a certain trouble might have been
avoided. What we have to do Is to
try to escape from other troubles that
are truly avoidable —troubles of a
useless remorse, a present neglect, a
listless apathy that will not reach
forth for the good things still to be
gathered. —Exchange.
vice sit Menders! .
Fur beauty and utility in din
ing room furniture, what is inure
desirable than the Bth prize?
If. you win in this contest, you t
will have to put on your thinking
cap a little while each morning,
and make a house to-house canvass
of your neighborhood one, two or
three times. Those promises of
help are alright when complied
with.
Plan your work, then execute
your plans—
Hollingsworth
After being absent from your
paper for several weeks 1 will try
my pen again.
The people of this section arc
beginning to talk “lay-by-time.’'
Mr. Ernest Anderson and charm
ing sisters, Misses Martha and
Gertrude, and Miss Savilla Ward
passed through Sunday morning
in Mr. Anderson’s automobile on
route to the Line.
Several from this section attend
ed the singing at the Line No. 2
last Sunday. All report line sing
ing led by Prof’s. Purcell, Thomp
son and others.
Miss Margie Murray, accompa
nied by little Elmer Whitfield, at
tended preaching at the Line Sun
day.
Mr. Ira Poole and wife, of Flor
ida, are visiting the former’s pa
rents, Mr. and Mi's. W. <'. Poole,
for a few days.
Mr. Vester Edwards and daugh
ter dined wfth Mr. George Motes
last Sunday.
Miss Deeie Dalton says she don’t
like to sweep with these bought
Brooms.
Messrs. John Meeler and Oscar
Watson left last week—fishing on
the Oconee.
Miss Ora Beck left last Monday
for Atlanta to spend a few days as
she is going to learn the millinery
trade.
A large crowd of people enjoyed
a inusicalc at Mr. Gharley Mas
sey’s last Saturday night.
Miss Decie Dalton, accompanied
by little Henry Broom, made a
flying trip to the Line last Sunday
morning.
Messrs. Wash Pruitt and Jim
Keesec dined with Misses Nannie
and Nettie Poole Sunday.
Mr. Russ Savage filled his regu
lar appointment in North Pleasant
Hill Sunday afternoon.
S- 8- Celebration at Lula-
The executive committee of the
Enou Sunday Sunday School As
sociation met at Lula June IS, and
agreed to hold their celebration at
the First Baptist church in Lula
on Saturday before the third Sun
day in July, which will be the
19th of July. Fifteen schools are
on the program, and Dr. L. G.
Hardman will lecture, his subject
being “Infallible Standard for
Life’s Activities.”
Immense Output of Bibles.
As an Illustration of what the Bible
output of the Oxford University Press
involves, it might be mentioned that
the skins of 100,000 animals are used
every year for the covers of Oxford
Bibles alone, and 400,000 sheets of
gold are required for the gilt lettering.
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