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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 ( NO. 41