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BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
VOL. XVI.
Maysville Locals
(From Our Regular {om-i>onrtent.)
ONE NEGRO MAN KILLS
ANOTHER
The Murder Occurred at the
Oil Mill in MaysvlUe
Early last Friday rooming the
9th, iust. a most unusual murder
was committed at the oil mill here.
It seems Will Neal eol. wasjoal
ous of (ilobie Moishaui, a min i'
younger negro, who had been visit
ing Will’s girl. Will was a ilay
hand at the mill, while Ch l>u
worked at night. N\ ill entered she
mill as (ilobie was making a cigar
ette preparing lo go home. W ill
accused Globie of telling falsehoods
about him, and without warning
struck him a blow across the lelt
side of the forehead with a piece ot
iron pipe aland two teet long,
crushing the skull and producing
death in a short time. Will at
tempted to get away but was cam m
tjy Mr. Jack Hopkins who tinned
him over to the marshal.
Solicitor (iambic came up Fi id.iv
afternoon and held thetiial. Miss
Lula McKee taking it down in
shorthand for him. Altei the trial
he was taken to Jefferson to jail,
it is expected that he ill hav elo
give his life as a penalty lot i ! >e
one he took in a mono nt of am.* r.
Mr. Hoyt Wilhite, a populm
young man from Ellhii ton, is now
the assistant cashier at the Mays
ville Bank.
Mr. and Mrs. don. K. Miller are
tin* fond parents ot a son horn m
the Bth, inst.
Mr. Boone Suddath spent i
days last week in Athens.
Miss Lelia Medlock who h.*.s
been the admiied guest of Mi
8. Comer for several days has n
turned to her home at Noreross.
Notice to Subscribers
We have bought of Mr. C. A.
Meeks and paid full value, one hun
dred cents on the dollar, fur all
unpaid subscriptions due the Banks
County Journal. We did this
after carefully examining the list
and satisfying ourselve- that the
people who owed tin* money were
good and would pay it. So look
at your yellow label and it you are
in arrears call, in and settle the
amount or send remittance to The
Journal Publishing Cos. Homer,
Ga. We earnestly hope that all
of our old subscribers will con
tinue to take the paper, and it will
be our one purpose to give you a
good, newsy paper during the year
1914. Itespt.
JoritNAL PUHI.ISItINo <■>.
A. J. Hilton, Business Mgr.
Mt- Bethel
Mr. Charles Scoggins, o! Com
merce, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Miss Eunice Bolton, who is
teaching at Berea, spent the week
end with her parents hen.
Miss Ossie Gotier, of Bushville,
was the guest of relatives he," l.i ;
week.
Mr. Willie White, of White
Spring, spent Saturday night with
his sister here, Mrs. v\ . 1). Hop
kiDS.
Mr. aud Mrs. J. C. Wheeler, Sr.,
of Wilson’s, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker.
School at this place is progress
ing nicely under the management j
of Prof. Neal Pendergrass and
Miss Enla King.
NOTICE.
Key. Samuel Norton will preach
at Damascus church every second
Sunday at eleven o’clock. Every
come,
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
A Letter From Mrs. Sellers
Baldwin, Ga.
Mr. Editor:— Will you please
allow me, a heart broken wile, a
small spare in your valuable paper
to let the public know some facts
about my husband and Susie ( ok
er's elopment. The public press
has recently contained several dis
patches in regard to the elopement
of my husband, John Sellers, with
his neighdor’s daughter, Susie
Coker. Some of these statements
are wholly misleading and entirely
incoi root. Admitting the wrong
my husband has done, and knowing
he must suffer the consequences o!
his act, .vet, in justice to myself,
inv four little innocent children,
my family and many good friends,
I do not deem it improper in me
to acquaint the public with the
facts in t his unfortunate affair,
however painful to me it is to re
cord them for the public eye.
Sampson had his Delilah; Solo
mon was caught by the queen of
lieba —John Sellers was a loving
lather, a kind husband, a true
friend, but, he met this woman,
was tempted and lei! as many gouii
mi n before him hav e done
'I he newspapcis has pictured
this woman as an “innocent” little
miss of only 17 summers, almost in
short dresses. The truth is sin* is
n, arly •_'<> yeais of age—old enough
to fully realize the step She was
inking. She betrays me with the
kisses, she waves to him, and
rushes to the arms of my husband,
llees with him in dead hours ol
night, when she had lead me to
i) No* she was soundly sleeping in
her room in my home. On the
night of the elopement, Sept. Hist,
my husband told me he had to go
> Cornelia on busbies. Our baby
was sick and he told me this wo
man would spend the night with
me and help me with the sick baby.
she came to my home and at the
usual bed time, after asking me if
my hall doors w re thumbolted, r
tiled to her room. The elopement
had been planned, John had gone
after the automobile that was to
carry the guilty party away. Next
morning we found her bed had not
been occupied. She had stealthily
stolen lrom her room bare footed,
jumped out of the window, met
her affinity at the road and fled.
Before coming to my home, dear
reader, she had conceded all the
clothes she could to carry away
with her. Thus you see she con
nived and helped plan the elope
ment, and how treacherously she
betrayed me, and carried a father
aw ay from his home and sick babe,
in order that she might continue
the illicit relations with my hus
band, that I am reliable informed,
began early in the spring and had
therefore been going on for some
time previous to the elopement.
The statement made recently
that this woman was in love with
a young man and she was deceived
into believing my husband wa
carrying her to meet him is a foul
a lie as w as ever published orswoi n
to. IiKPABD SeLLKJC -
Farm for Sale
Known as H ENKY CHAM BEKS
PLACE, containing 222 acres,
; about 40 acres of which is of best
bottom lands on Hudson Bn or.
Excellent dwelling and other
1 buildings. Will accept iirst iirm
i offer of ssono, all cash, or part
cash and terms, as agreed. If
! interested see the place and com
municate with Oscar L. Chambers,
) 814 Graviei Street, New Orleans,
! La.
DOGKINS & WELL a
For sale at Cornelia.
G-a., Tennessee and
Kentucky mules- Will
be here until April Ist.
1914.
Homer, Fa ks County, Georgia, Thursday, January 15, 8914.
E . ay on Man
‘•Man Hi at is born of woman is
small jnd.lines ami few in a hill,
lie ii.setlt up today and llourislieth
like ragweed aid tomorrow or
next day the undertaker hath him.
Hegoct h forth in the morning
w arblu u like a lark and is knocked
out in ntu- round and two seconds.
In tin- i.uilst of life lu- is in dept,
and the tax collectorpnrsueth him
wherever he gocth.
The banister of life is full of
splinlci -, and heslideth down with
considerable rapidity.
He emneth home at eventide and
ineeteth a wheelbarrow in his path.
It riseth up and smiteth him to the
earth and lalleth upon him, and
runneth on*- of its legs into hts
ear.
in one gentle springtime he put
teth on hi' miner clothes, and a
hli/./.aru m rikctli him far from home
and lilleth him with cuss words and
rheumatism.
He buyelh a watchdog, and
when he cometh home from the
ciut> the watchdog Ireetli him, and
..Belli ne *r in n until rosy morn.
!!i • I i■ p In- race course ami
bed -ih lie. money on the blown j
mare, amt tin bay gelding with the
blaze face winueth.
He mat rieth a red headed heiress ;
and the next day parent ancestor
garth >ui er with ti crash and a
great liabilities, and cometh home
to live with his beloved son in j
law.”
Wh .eler’s Scuool House
>l. ( Holland left Monday to
attend the Agriculture School for
15 days. Mr. Holland is now one
of our most progressive farmers,
hut like in.my others he wishes to
leant more.
M rs. 11. I >1)1 is still vary sick at j
tln- In-:-. *■ of her grandaughter Mis.
.1. ( . Moonej.
\mong those who man ted since
Ila t ■ * are: Mr. Hllbbenl
Ward end M ■ Lena Norris, Miss
Ala e Franklin to M r Ginn.
Mi-,. Julia WilNams, from Bovv
dnn, Ga. pent Xmas, with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.J.t . \\ heel
er.
Mrs. J. 11. Youngblood and son,
Howard, spent Xmas, in Atlanta
visiting relatives.
Well Xus'- was very quiet in
our section. Everybody was happy
over the thought of the great hal
ves I of the v* ar Hill!.
Mr. Editor give us I In-good news
of the county for Ihcvmr 1914 and
ve will 1 -ost you in -wei-t by Sind
by.
Let' a i the old correspondents
come on now with Uv news.
Ho I wisli all success and es- j
peeiaily the Journal force.
1 alll AN OLD HKADKK.
Attention! Old Soldiers
The veterans re union will be
held the latter part of February
If: year in Jacksonville, Fla., in
stead of in April or Mayas here-1
tofore. Therefore it will be neces
sary to pay the dues earlier, at last
by ihe middle of February. We
hop ■ ail Will respond promptly to
this noble cause—the dues can be
paid either to Judge Hill or If. J.
D* ar.
R. .). Dyar, Hec.
WANTED
To buy seed cotton any quantity,
highest market price. Bring it to
me. 8. B. Sims,
4-t Maysville, Ga.
coaTlos
A yellow or cream colored Rain
i Coat lost between Homer and my
! home the 9th of Jan. Finder will
please Tet urn it or notify me. A
pair of kid gloves were in the pock
ets.
Ton Hardy.
Homer Locals
Mr. ('. A. Meeks, of Maysville,
spent Monday in Iloiuer.
l)r. Murphy, the jolly “tick
man,” front Athens, was here last
week.
Rev. .Lamar Ferguson preached
al the Presbyterian church Sunday.
Mr. John Wood is building a
new house on his farm three miles
from town.
Mr. Ed Wood has resigned his
position as clerk a Hill & Brown’s
and Mr. Fred Whelohel is tilling
this place.
Our book for which we adver
tised canto in at once. It pays to
advertise.
Dr. Jolly purchased another
horse last, week. It was necessary
to do this in order to attend to his
rapidly growing practice.
Mr. J. N. Hill returned Saturday
from Atlanta where he spent a lew
days buying new goods.
The paupers were brought to
Homer hist week anil are now in a
house owned by Mrs. Laura Shu
bertiu east Homer. The are being
fed and eared for by Sheritl Geo.
11l i den.
Mr. John Payne and wife have
moved to Hart county. John is
an excellent citizen and we regret
very much to lose him.
It is reported here that fourteen
.voting ladies called on Mr. Warren
Mealor at Lula in one afternoon.
It pays to-advertise.
Rev. Ham’l. Norton, of Wilmots
district made the Journal ollice a
pleasant call last Monday. Rev.
Mr. Norton is only 1!) years or age
but is a licensed Baptist preacher.
Mr. Manly Oandi-ll has moved
his family to Franklin county near
Canon. Manly will be visited
each week by the Journal which
he says is worth more to him than
he Constitution and Atlanta Jour
n;tl both.
Mr. \V r . L, Duncan who repre
sents the Rawleigh Medicine Cos.,
of Freeport, 111. has moved to 110
mer and occupies the Turnbull
house recently vacated by Col.
Henry Furr.
A mule backed a wagon off the
Evans bridge last vv eek and dumped
Will and Tom Hosebee into the
creek. Will’s arm was cut in
some way and Henry sewed it up,
then all was well.
Tick Inspector Vaughn says
there arc only four pastures infected
with ticks in Banks county and
two of these are almost free of the
pests. He says if the quarantine
has not been raised it will beat an
curly date. Cattle can now be
driven from Banks into any county
in the Htatc.
Don’t forget the engagement of
A. K. Hawks expert Optician at
the store of Gillespie Cos. Jan 19-20.
Glasses fitted correctly in up-to
date styles at reasonable prices.
All work guaranteed.
Scott F. Bowden, who has suf
fered for some time with pellagra,
died at his home in Compass Lake,
Fla., and his remains were interred
at that place on Sunday. Mr.
Bowden was a son of Aianson
Bowden, Sr., of this place, and
is young manhood was spent in
Banks. lie leaves many relatives
here to mourn his departure.
At the store of their dealer Gil
lespie Cos, Jan 19-20. A. K.
Hawkes Co’s expert Opticau will
test eyes and St glasses. He will
give the same splindkl up to date
service and reasonable prices as
obtained at their Atlanta establish
ment, an 1 which have given this
I Srm a oatjonal reputation.
A Letter From Jesus
Cftrist
The following letter has been
sent to this office by three differ
ent people for publication and we
have heretolore threw it into the
waste basket because it is our can
did opinion that Jesus Christ had
no more to do with the writing of
it than did Warren Mealor. it
lias been sold in different parts of
the United States for years at 10c
a copy, some years ago 1 had a
friend who was reared in Vladi
vostok and he told me that thin
letter was being sold to ignorant
people in Russia over forty years
ago. It is a fake, pure and simple.
Read it, and if you discover that
ft is genuine, go at once and have
some alienist to examine you.—Ed.
This letter, which was written
by Jesus Christ, was found under
a large round stone, at the loot of
the cross, 18 miles from Iconium
near a village called Mesopotamia,
05 years after our Saviour’s cruci
iication, and was transmitted from
the holy city by a converted Jew,
who faithfully translated it from
original Hebrew copy, now in
possession ol' the lady Cuba’s fain
ily, at Messopotamia. Upon the
stone under which the letter was
found was engraved, “Blessedis
he who shall turn ineover.” All the
peeple who saw it, prayed to God
earnestly that he should make
known to them the meaning of
this writting, that they might not
attempt in vain to turn over so
large a rock. In the meantime
there came a little child, about 6
or 7 years old, and turned it over
without help, to astonishment and
admiration of all who saw it, and
under it was found this letter, sign
ed by the angel Gabriel, 28 years
after our Saviour’s birth. The
above is a correct history, an below
is a correct copy of the letter:
The Letter
“Whosoever worketh on the Sab
bath day shall be cursed. I com
mand you to go to church and
keep the Lord’s day holy, without
doing any manner of work. You
shall not idly mis spend your time
in bedecking yourselves with super
tluities ol' costly apparel and dress
es, for 1 have ordained it a day of
rest. 1 will have that day kept
holy, that your sins may be forgiven
you. You shall not break my com
mandments, but observe and keep
them, written with my own hand.
Write them in your hearts and
steadfastly observe. This was
written with my own hand and
spoken by my own mouth. You
shall not only go to church your
selves, but also your manservant
and your maidservants, observe my
words and learn my command
ments. You shall finish your labor
every Saturday in the afternoon by
six of the clock, at which hour
preparation for the Sabbath be
gins. 1 advise you to fast five
Fridays in every year, beginning
witli good Friday and to continue
the four Fridays immediately fol
lowing in remembrance of the five
bloody wounds I received for all
mankind. You ihall diligently
and peaceably labo; ii your voca
tioris where it has | God to
call you. You shall love one an-
other with brotherly love and cause
them that arc not baptized to come
to church and hear the holy sacra
ment, viz: Baptism and the Lord’s
supper, and be made members
thereof. In so doing I will give
you many blessings and comfort
you in the greatest temptations, aud
surely he that doeth the contrary
shall be cursed and unprofitable.
1 will also send hardness of heart
upon them till I have destroyed
them, bat especially upon the
hardened and impenitent un
believers. He that hath giv* u to
the poor shall not be unprofitable.
Remember to keep holy the Sab
bath day, for the 7th day i have
to myself.
He that hath a copy of this let
er, written with my o>vn hand and
spoken with my own mouth, an 4
Pruitt-
School here is progressing nicely
under the management of R. C.
Moss and Miss Lula Brown, of
Cornelia.
Mr. Robert Osborn and bride
are now at home on Mrs. Manila
Cochran’s farm.
Arthur Boling, of Rock Spring's,
made pictures at Grady’s academy
Saturday l'or the people in general,
he was quite busy most of the day.
Samuel Norton preached at Da
mascus Sunday.
T. E. Andrews and wife have
moved into their new home.
Mr. Allen Martin is overhauling
his house w hich adds much to its
looks.
The corpse of Mrs. Bill Hix v of
Montgomery, Ala., was carried to
Nails (’reek cemetery last Friday,
quite a number of friends and reU
atives from our vaciuity attended
the burial.
Miss DovieGarrison, of Berlin,
spent last week with relatives here.
Messrs. Ellington and Joe Can
dell attended the Banks county
choir at Grove Level and report
fine music.
Hebron-
Miss Lunice Hutcherson, of Ash
land, spent Tuesday with Mry,
John Johnson.
Rev. McPhail was in this com
munity from Saturday until Wed
nesday. We are always glad to
have him with us.
Mis. J. M. Mize and son, Mor
ris, of Commerce, spent the week
with Mrs. L. O. Shannon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Varner visited
relatives at Cornelia during Xmas.
Mr. Garnett Gunnells lias gone
back to work again as clerk for G.
C. Glasure.
Mr. Lcland Gunnells has return
ed to Y. U. College after spending
the holidays with homefolks.
Miss Minnie Shannon spent
Wednesday night with Mrs. M.
Hutcherson, of Ashland.
Mr. J. 1). Shannon is expected
to leave soon for Atlanta to visit
his daughter Mrs. R. 10. Carson and
son, Lon Shannon.
Mr. John Johnson has been sick
for the last week.
Miss Helen Johnson spent a lew
days the first of the week with her
sister, Mrs. Tom Parks, of lower
Ashland.
Mrs. C. A. Langston is spending
a few days with her father, Mr. I.
Chandler.
Mr. Farris Mize, of Commerce,
spent the holidays with Mr. Garnet
and Leland Gunnells.
Senatorial Saying.
“Let me go on the junket* of a coun
try," says Senator Wombat, “and I
oar* not who make* the laws."
keepeth it with out publishing it
for others shall not prosper, but
that blessed of me and though his
sins be in number as the sars in
the sky, and he that believeth in
this shall be pardoned, and if he
believe not this writing and my
commandment 1 will send my
plague upon him and consume
both him and his children aud his
cattle; and whosoever shall have a
copy of this letter, written with my
own hands and keep in their house,
nothing shall hurt them, neither
pestilence, lightning nor thunder
shall do them any hurt and if a
woman be with child in labor, a
copy of this letter be about her and
she firmly puts her trust in me, she
shall be safely delivered of her
birth. Shall no news of me
but by the Holy Spirit till the day
of judgement. All goodness and
posperity shall be in the house
where a copy of this letter is foupd (
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