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VOL. XVI.
The Homer School
Best in Town’s History
Never before in the history of
the town has our school !een in
such a tiourishiug condition as it
is to day, and it promises to get
better as time rolls by. We now
have a building that is large and
commodious. The old building
has been remodeled, a yeraudar
added to the front, one room to
the north side, the old chimney
torn out and three* rooms made in
the main building. The two par
titions are so arranged that they
can lx* removed in live minutes
making a large auditorium, and a
stage, which has just been com
pleted, makes it an ideal place for
school and other entertainments.
A piano has l**en installed and
Miss Minnie Turk,a graduate of the
G. X. \ I. 8. at Mi lledgcville, is
teaching music to fifteen pupils
and more arc expected to enter this
department next week.
Seventy-two feet of Santos black
board, the best made, now adorn
the walls, and infact everything
has been added that it takes to
thoroughly equip a modern school
building.
To Prof. J. C. Bell, the princi
pal, much credit is due for this
great changein our school and it
is gratifying to note that our peo
pie appreciate his effort, for he has
now one hundred and fifty pupils
enrolled, a much larger number
than usually attend here.
Mrs. J. C. Bell and Miss Bonnie
Black arc assistant teachers.
Pleasant Hill
School at this place is still pro
gressing nicely.
Several from this place attended
preaching at Damascus Sunday.
The singing given by Miss Beulah
Simmons was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Miss Vera Cochran and little
Arthur Bell visited Miss Mellie
Poole Sunday evening.
Mrs. H. (i. Caudell and little
daughter, Margie, visited Mrs. W.
C. Poole Sunday.
Miss Miuda Ward was the guest
of Miss Bertie McDuffie Sunday p.
in.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ausbnrn
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Poole
Sunday.
There will be a singing at Damas
cus next Sunday p. m. Everybody
is cordially invited.
Three Chums.
1 hereby make official announce
ment of my candidacy for Tax Col
lector of Banks County in the next
Democratic primary.
Elect me one term and let ine
prove my efficiency, and then if
you; the voters of Banks County
se fit to give it to me a second time,
I will greatly appreciate itand will
then leave it with the “boys.”
Very Truly,
K.G. Wallace.
To the voters of Banks County:
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for Tax Receiver of Banks
County subject to the Democratic
Primary to be called later. I solicit
the vote and influence of the people.
Thanking my friends for past fa
vors. liespt.
M. W. Gillespie.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for the office of Tax Col
let tor of Banks County, subject to
the action of the Democratic pri
mary to be held iu 1914. T our
support and influence will be great
lv appreciated. Kespt.
Eked Rucker.
Dally Thought.
Lift up yourselves to the great
meaning of the day, and dare to think
f your humanity as something so di
vinely precious that it Is worthy of
being an offering to God. —Phillips
prooka.
HANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Homer Locals
Miss Addie McCoy visited the
family of Rev. Sam’l. Ilagau this
week.
Mr. Groves L. Griffin, cashier of
The Bank of Gillsville, spent Sun
day iu Homer.
Rev. Sam’l. Hagan has purchased
an automobile from Mr. J. N.
Hill.
We are requested to state that a
box supper entertainment will
be given at the Silver Shoal school
house Feb. 11 at 8 a. m.
Mr. M. W. Gillespie announces
today for tax receiver. Mr. Gil
lespie has served the county before,
and served it well, and it is safe to
say he would do so again if elected.
Mr. Fred Rucker announces for
tax collector in the Journal this
week. Fred is a man of good hab
its and has many influential friends
in thj county who are hoping for
his success.
It was reported here several
weeks ago that Mr. R. B. Hyatt of
Franklin, N. C., who sells stock in
this county, was dead. Mr. Hyatt
has been here this week and says
it “is a mistake by a large major
ity.”
Mr. Will black well, the moving
spirit in the firm of Blackwell
Bros., of Maysvillc, visited llomer
Saturday. Will is a live wire when
it comes to business and is always
on the job. When he moves it is
always a business move.
Mr. R. G. Wallace makes his an
iiouncement for tax collector to
day. Mr. Wallace is a young man
well and favorably known in lower
Banks and he will make a good
race for the office to which he as
pires. His friends arc already
rallying to his support.
Mr. Grover Mason has received
his commission as postmaster at
Homer and is busy fixing up the
boxes in his stoic room. Grover
will no doubt make a good post
master but he will never make a
better one than the man who now
holds the place. Walt sits on the
job like a chicken hen on the nest.
Remember the big sale of J. M.
Eberbart&Co. in Maysville, will
continue through Saturday Jan.
.51st. They are offering bargains
not only in Dry Goods but grocer
ies—just think of getting a cut on
groceries. You seldom hear of
this except in the linger cities.
Mr. Eberhart is recognized as one
of the best buyers in Georgia and
these goods were bought so that
they could be sold for less—if you
doubt it, call ou them and you will
be convinced.
We published last week (as it
was reported to us) that “Rev.
Sam’). Hagan had placed his fresh
meat in a garden to cool over night
and part of it was stolen by a dog. ’ ’
This was a mistake. The truth is,
last summer Mr. Hagan placed
w ire netting around the back porch
of the parsonage to keep out flies,
and it was on this porch he left the
hog to cool, which was the proper
thing to do. A dog tore a hole
through the screen and devoured a
part of the meat. We are glad to
correct this error of ours about the
“garden” but we believe that the
man who told us the falsehood is
more to blame than us. Asa min
ister of the gospel one of Mr. Ha
gan’s duties is to make the world
truthful, but it seems that he has
failed to bring them to a point
where they will not handle the
truth carelessly. The more truth
there is in the world, the more
there will be published in news
papers, for reporters are largely
dependent upon the general public
for their information. If the pub
lic tells the truth you will get it iu
the newspaper, if it tells 1
look. out. But don’t blame the
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Thursday, January 29, 1914.
A Fox Chase
That Never Started.
About seventy live people—
lovers of dog music—assembled
several miles east of llomer one
night last week to listen to their
favorites yelp after a sure enough
fox through the hills of Banks.
The fox was brought forward in a
box and taken out, but not a trail
did the dogs strike. The best dogs
would run around, bark a little,
aud then comeback and “tree” in
the Ixix where the fox was taken
from. Some give one reason and
some another why the race was a
failure from the start —we don’t
know.
Tax Collector Nat Chandler was
present and before the race should
have started he began to count the
dogs with a view to making some
comparison with the dogs returned
iu the county for tax, and when
he discovered t hat more dogs w ere
held in readiness for business at
this one race than lie had collected
tax on he became disgusted with
the whole affair and drove rapidly
towards his home in Davids dis
trict.
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Mr. Wynn Caudell was the guest
of Mr. Homer Purcell Saturday
night.
Mrs. Mary Hosier visited her
mother, Mrs. S. A, Hash Sunday.
Masters Adolphus and Willie
Purcell dined with (heiraunt, Mrs.
A. H. Purcell, Sunday past.
Mrs. Marion Whitlield visited
her mother, Mrs. Cash recently.
Mr. Will Miller was in our burg
Monday.
Mr. Lee Sullivan visited Mi
David Kesler Thursday night.
Mrs. Maude Purcell and sister,
Miss Ethel Whitlield, visited their
sister, Mrs. Ella Purcell recently.
Don’t forget the singing at this
place lirst Sunday p. m.
Bill Introduced
By Thos. M. Bell
lie it enacted by the Senate and
House ot Representative of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled,That the Secretary
of War be authorized and he is
hereby directed to construct a
Highway from Oconee County,
South Carolina, in the Government
forest reserved boundary, tluough
the counties of Rabun, Habersham,
Towns, Union, Fannin, Gilmer,
Pickens, Murray, Whitfield, and
Catoosa, to the Chickamauga
National Park, and that, £250,000
is hereby appropriated for this pur
pose out ofthe funds of the United
States Treasury not otherwise ap
propriated.
Preferred the Longer Name.
Little Burney named the doll that
was given him “Jim.” But, he said to
his papa, “I am going to call it Jim
my, because it, seems like when I
Bay Jim 1 have to stop so soon.”
editor for his intentions are gener
ally good.
Mr. J. W. Cochran announces
this week for tax collector. Jim Ls
well and favorably known in the
county and we predict for him a
large vote at the primary.
Mr. Ed Vaughn requests us to
ask the neighbor wiio borrowed
his horse collar to please return it
as he expects to make a trip soon.
Bead M. T. Sanders organ ad in
to-day’s paper. When you get
ready to buy a musical instrument,
act wise—go to a responsible per
son like Mr. Sanders and buy it.
Let strangers alone. He guaran
tees them, and his guarantee is
woith something.
Lula News
1 The Baptist Sunday school at
t his place is progressing lineuftder
the management of the Sup’t. Mr.
R. F. Join's. He has been our
faithful Sup’t. for four years, we
leel we could not do wit hout him;
we have 00 on roll. The Fidelis
class No. three, for young ladies
has a roll of twenty young girls,
Mrs. R. F. Jones being the teacher.
The class elected officers for the
year 1914 last Sunday as follows:
Misses Julia Mae Lemtnond, Pres.;
Ruby Coflee, Nice Pres.; Mae
Blackwell, Sec.; Margie Woodall,
Treasurer; Clifford Hanie and
Georgia Ledford, Reporters. We
hope to do a great work for our
Sunday school and church this
year. We cordially invite all the
people of our town and community
to attend our preaching services
every third Sunday and Sunday
night and don’t forget Sunday
school at ;>:.'!() every Sunday p. in.
Last Friday morning about nine
thirty o’clock Mr. Joel Codec’s
house, occupied by Mr. J. 10. Gar
rison, was completely destroyed by
fire, only a few things were saved.
Mr. J. Baugh and family are go
ing to move to Gloster this week.
Miss Lottie B. Martin, of Athens,
is visiting the Misses Lemmonds.
The Lee Institute is progressing
nicely and we have a large number
of pupils. Prof. T. W'. Seabolt is
the Prin., Misses Maeie Bradley
and Clyde Hogg, Asst’s.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Patterson
are in (iainesviUeshoppingto day.
Mr. 11. P>. Martin has bought
out Mr. J. 1). Baugh and has gone
into the mercantile business.
Miss Georgia Bedford, who has
been visiting her sisters,at Lincoln
ton, for the past month, has return
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Martin have
returned home after spending sev
eral weeks in Jacksonville, Fla.,
with their children.
Misses Mary Lon and Mae Black
well went to Atlanta one day last
week.
Miss Mabel Ledford lias been
visiting hei aunt in Athens for the
last few days.
Misses Bbbbie and Julia Mae
Lcmonds are visiting their sister
Mrs. 0. E. Roberts in Atlanta.
Columbia
There will be a singing at
Leatherwood church Sunday p. m.
at 2 o’clock the 2 day of February.
Everybody is invited to come and
enjoy themselves. Mr. Jim Bra ly
will sing there. Blue Bird.
Government May
Loan to Farmers
Senator Norris of Nebraska in
troduced this week a bill establish
ingin the Department of Agricul
ture bureau of farm loans to lend
money to enable farmers to buy an and
improve farms.
Under the bill the bureau would
be administered by a director at a
salary of £6,000 a year and an assis
tant itt $4,500. It would be em
powered to make loans on farm
lands secured by mortgages payable
to the bureau, no loan to be made
on less than ten acres.
Loans would be made only in
sums of SIOO or multiples thereof
up to £2,000, the rate of interest to
be 4 per cent. At the end of live
years one-fifth of the loan would be
due aod payable, and one-fifth
thereafter each.
Keeping White Enamel White.
To keep white enamel ware from
(Decoloring make a strong solution
of baking bola and rain water and put
the utensils In It and boll them hard.
They will bo as whits as snow
Quillian Mill Road
Mr. Clack, a surveyor from the
University of Georgia, has been
hero this week making an ell'ort to
survey a good route for the road
east of town via the Quillian mill
place, but no better way than the
old road could be found, and con
sequently no change of any impor
tance will be made. The old road
will be graded and a good bridge
built across Quillian’s creek a short
distance above the old mill house.
Homer R. 1
Sunday school is largely attend
ed at Berlin under the management
of W. A. Wilson.
The singing given by the Misses
Dunson’s Sunday night was en
joyed by all present.
By request. There will be a
singing at Berlin next Sunday
evening, some good singers arc ex
pected to be with us. Everybody
invited.
The wedding bells have begun
ringing in this section.
Married. Last Sunday evening
Mr. Newt Smith and Miss Beulah
Simmons, also Mr. Buell Motes and
Miss Bertie Kesler. We wish both
coupUsa long and happy life.
Blue Eyes.
Newsy Corner
Rev. Gordon Whitley has been
very sick with measles. His many
friends wish him a speedy rceov
cry.
Mr. John Turner went to Lula
two days last week.
Mr. Ed Garrison, from Lula, vis
ited his brother Dock Sunday.
Mr. J. T. Hydcr and Miss Kate
Turner attended preaching at
Hickory Flat Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Sullivan took dinner
with Mr. T. B. M. Hawkins Sun
day.
Mr. Charlie Smith has been seen
on our streets with a package in
his hand that he was carrying to
his best girl.
For some time the trains on the
Southern railroad have teen from
ten to fifteen minutes late arriving
at Gainesville. A drummer, while
in Dahlouega this week explained
this delay. lie said it was on ac
count ofthe conductor’ having to
take time in helping ladies wearing
hobble skirts on and oil the trains.
Dahlonega Nugget.
McGalliard Sanders
Saturday night, at lfomer, Miss
Bertha McGallard and Mr. George
Sanders, both ot Bushville, were
united in marriage by Rev. S. L.
Hagan in the presence of only two
or three intimate friends. They
are among the most popular young
people of their community and
have been lifelong fi iends.
Hearty con gratulations are being
extended Mr. and Mrs. Sanders on
the occasion of their wedding
event. —<Commerce < Jbserver.
After consulting with my
friends iu various parts of the
county and having giv n the mat
ter careful considemi n, I hereby
announce myself a candidate lor
Tax Collector of Banks County
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary to be called later.
I earnestly solicit the support and
influence of all tbl voter’s. If
elected, 1 promise a faithful and
efficient administration of the du
ties of the office. I will Make a
special effort to see that ail citi
zens entitled have a chance to
qualify as voters.
Respectfully submitted,
James W. Com lav
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Pruitt.
Rev. Samuel Meek unison accom
panied by Rev. Terrell, filled his
regular appointment at Damascus
Sunday.
Miss Lou Brown visited home
folks at Cornelia Saturday and Soil
day.
Mr. Albert Wilson and wife,’ of
Berlin, attended church here Sun
day-
Little Birch Caudell is rightsick
at this writing.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Cochran Jan. 20, a line boy.
Miss Elsie (’rump, of Carnot,
was the guest of Miss Gertrude
Anderson Sunday.
Mr. Howard Cadi, of Franklin,
was iu our bnrg recently .
Elias Sellers had a house cover
ing Tuesday.
Mrs. Monroe Cochran is spend
ing a few days with her daughter,
j\lrs. Robt. Boling.
FIRST CHANCE GOING IN
Fresh Groceries
W. H.SJ. CHILL'S
We carry a complete
lilie of Staple and
Fancy Groceries. Our
goods are guaranteed
to be Fresh and the
best that can be
bought.
COME AND SEE US
at
Maysville, Ga
LAST CHANCE GOING OUT
How s This?
We offer One Hun
dred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured
by H a IL’s Catarrh
Cure-
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We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce,
Hall,B Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggist
Take Hall's Family Pills for eon
stipation.
—
Many Candidates
For Sheriff
As the election nears the race
for sherilF gets more (.veiling.
With at least a dozen candidatis
in the held, their is much doing in
the way of shaking hands and in
quiring how the folks are at home.
People are hesitating in any proph
ecy as to who will be the lucky one,
as a small number of votes would
elect, if each man in the race gets
what he is confident he will get.
Ho it remains to be seen on the fith
of next month who will be the man
to lill the unexpired term. —Cor-
nelia Enterprise.
Ji st “Between You and I.”
She —Why, her and me were the beat
of friends before him and her met. Of
course, this Is between you and me.—
London Punch.
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