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VOL. XVII.
Maysville Locals
• From Our Regular Correupomlent.)
Miss Georgia Miller left last week
tor an extended visit to relatives at
GaineSTiUe and Cleveland.
Mr. Comer Perry, who has been
teaehing bookkeeping in Athens,
is at home for a short vacation.
Miss Iris Simmons of Elberton,
spent the week end with relatives
here.
lire. Fannie Hoyt Speer and
ehildreu of Anderson, S. C. spent
this week in our little city.
Mr. Edgar Stephens left lust
Saturday for Augusta where he
has accepted a splendid position.
Miss Tallie Parks, one of our
most popular young ladies who is
attending school at Clermont, spent
the week end with her parents
here.
Mr. Croft' Wood of Farmington,
spent Sunday here as the guest of
his brother, Mr. M ill M ood.
Kov. H. S. Smith, Messrs. W.
B, Cock hart, K. K. Moore, Mrs.
Hob Smith and Miss Nettie Leigh
attended the State Sunday School
Convention in Milledgeville last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mcurlers
of Gillsville, visited their son, 11.
M\ Meadors and family here Mon
ay.
M e are sorry to know Mr. C. L.
Bradshaw, who has been in bad
health for several months, is very
sick.
The many friends of Miss Mamie j
Barber will be glad to know she is
rapidly recovering from her recent|
illness from measles.
.1. I). Yarbrough died at his
hon e in Buford early Monday
morning. His remains were in
terred at the M’ood family burial
ground Commerce Tuesday after
noon.
Wearing Apparel, the Distinctive Kind—MICHAEL'S
So much has been said about the lovely spring suits we are showing, yet so much more could be said about
the beauty and style and the story still but half told. The enviable reputation of this story as the suit store of
Athens has been earned by consistent greatest value-giving and an even alert buying system which enables us to
show the latest styles as soon as they appear in the fashion marts of the world. You do not have to pay extra for
this system, but on the contrary you get the benefit of this wonderful buying power and reap the benefit of “top
notch" apparel at “rock-bottom” prices. You need not pay a big price for your suit; we can give you all the style
in suits priced specially for $15.00, $17.50, $20.00 and $25.00.
Cotton Goods for Spring Sewing
With our unlimited stock of staple and novelty cotton
fabrics we can show you just what you will need for your
spring sewing; crept s, ratines and voiles in plan and figures,
muslins, batistes and cotton foulards, and numbers of other
fabrics of the better class; devonshires, ginghams and per
rales in very pretty patterns w ill make your choosing easy
Special Gingham Sale 9c
A lot of Amoskeag gingham i, 32 inches wide in neat
stripes and checks. You usually pay 12 1-2 c for this quality
Special 9c yard.
MICHAEL’S
“THE STORE GOOD GOODS MADE POPULAR” ,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Mr. A. G. Boyd of Gainesville,
was shaking hands with his many
friends here Tuesday.
Prof. M. M\ Smith and other
members of the faculty, many
pupils and towns people went over
to Jefferson on last Friday to at
tend the Ninth District School Con
test. Miss Willard Thompson won
a prize in spelling and Mr. Ford ;
Thompson was one of the champion
runners. The school at Toecoa won
a number of Ist prizes.
Mr. Robert Rcßce of Jefferson,
visited his mother and sister here
Monday.
Our little town was made sad
Saturday afternoon when the news
of the death of Mrs. M ill Lemaster
reached us. Mrs. Lemaster had
been in bad health for some time
and went to Atlanta last week for
an operation, hoping thereby to
prolong her life. Although she
never awoke after the anaesthetic
was administered, we fell sure it
was all right for she said it would
be. The bereaved husband reached
Maysville at eleven o'clock Sunday
with the remains of his wife, but,
as many of the relatives live some
distance away the funeral was put
off until Monday p. in. At four
o’clock at the Baptist church a
great concourse of friends met to
pay the last tribute of respect to
one who has lived a life of 12 years,
as a loving,kind and Christian lady.
To the bereaved husband and chil
dren we extend our deepest sym
pathy. Among the great number
of out of town relatives and
friends who attended the funeral
were Messrs. Will Lemaster of
Young Harris, Hoyt Lemaster of
West Palm Beach, Fla., Bob and
Nat Lemaster of Augusta, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawson of Gainesville, Mr
and Mrs. liobt. Green of Murry
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miller of
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, April 24, 1914.
Clermont, Mr. and Mrs. /eke Floyd
it' Cleveland, Mr. Jack Duckett
and Mr. Mell Dean of Murray ville,
Mr. and Mis. Tom Duckett, Mr.
Plenny M helchel and Mr. Tallie
Haynes of Clermont, Mr. and Mi's.
Jno. l’otls, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Barnett, Mis. Anna Barnett and
Messrs. Clift'and Claude Barnett of
Jefferson.
Little and Stephens
At Maysville
Maysville has anew linn com
posed of Mr. T. C. Little of Com
merce, and Mr. Ed Stephens, of
Maysville. These gentleman have
recently opened up an undertaking
parlor in Maysville, with Mr.
Stephens as manager. Mr. Steph
ens has had experience in the busi
ness, and holds the confidence of
the people, and his friends in that
section will be glad to know that he
has again entered the undertaking
business.
A nice line of Caskets and Cof
fins are kept constantly on hand,
and their hearse is also in readiness
to attend to calls in any part of the
county.
Card of ThanKs
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends and
good neighbor's who were so kind
to us during the sickness and death
af our loving lather and husband.
May God’s richest blessings be
bestowed upon them.
Mrs. J. M. Mize and children.
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FOR SALE
A good horse and mule cheap
Dm. O. N. Hakdkn,
Homer, Ga. I!. 1.
Spring Silks
There are times when you are undecided what kind of
silks you care to use. With our large and variec line of
up to date silks we can relieve you of the worries. We are
showing the most complete stock of silk we haye ever had
the good fortunity to 6wu- The showing consists of taffetas,
both plain and fiowered; Egyptian and willow crepes,
printed and plain poplins, crepe de chine, and, in fact, all
the newest silks shown this season. Let us show them to
you.
Homer Locals
Aunt Emmaliue Meeks has
moved to the country.
Bruce Sanders of Maysville,
spent Monday in Homer.
Otis Bryant of Lula, visited
Fred Griftin and family Sunday.
Homer Stark of Commerce, was
in town last Thursday trying to
sell our people some real estate in
Atlanta.
Mis. Mary Bell, who has been
visiting her son, Prof. J. C. Bell
the past week, left for her home in
Cornelia last Sunday.
G. C. Mason has purchased the
Turbull house and moved into it.
Mrs. lltnry Dyar has moved to the
C. A. Meeks house opposite the
Methodist church.
Baker Moss of Hollingsworth,
is the champion goat raiser of
Banks county. He has a herd of
about thirty. The small boys look
upon Mr. Moss as the greatest man
in tlie world, and his business as
the most pleasant.
The Homer Boat Cos., composed
of Howard Hill, Early Chambers
and others have constructed anew
boat to be launched on the Hudson
river at an early date. Instead of
wine a bottle of coca cola will be
broken over the bow by a person
to be selected later.
Neal Wilhite was in town Mon
day. He is a character that stands
out in a class by itself. Wilhite
told one of our citizens he was so
stingy that if he took a drink of
water out of a branch he would
spit part ol it back. Neal says he
now wishes that he had entered
the race for treasurer, but he slept
over his rights and will let it pass
this time.
Walter Durham spent Sunday in
Homer.
We are painting tF <*of of the
Journal office black this week.
Lon Blackwell,one of Vtaysville’s
enterprising merchants, spent a
few hours in Homer Monday.
John E. Barrett, a prominent
young farmer from near Gillsville,
made a business trip to Homer
Monday.
Pat Hilton ,is now the proud
owner of a goat, that very active
animal that make the small boy’s
heart leap with joy.
In the Gillsville anniversary ad
vertisement last week the type said
“05” when it should have been
“95tli anniversary” of the I. 0.0.
F. The tyfie lied —we didn’t.
The Elberton District meeting of
the W. M. 8. will meet in Mays
ville, April 30th to May 3rd. All
conference officers are urged to lie
present and visitors are given a
cordial invitation.
After arising last Saturday
morning Mrs. Will Mason stooped
over and struck her eye against a
chair post. The pain was so great
that she fainted and fell in the tire,
but fortunately there was but little
tire burning at the time and her
injuries were slight.
Several M aysvilleites and many
ilomerites were entertained at a
fish-fry at the convict camp recent
ly. One of the gentlemen from the
former town, namely, Mr. Alonzo
Blackwell ate so many channel cats
that it required two convicts three
days to remove the bones from
spot where he dined, so they say
Lon should live near a liver or the
Atlantic ocean.
In Matters Millinery We Lead
Daily, new smart mode's are received and any day you
chance to stroll through our spacious salon you will be sur
prise at the hats you did not see the last time. In the rush
just before Easter, perhaps you were among those we
could not wait upon, We cordially invite you to again
pay us a visit, and we as ure you that we are prepared to
otter you inducements that will doubly repay you.
Special display of the Shiny Hats which are holding
the front ranks of popularity.
Decidely nobby effects priced $3.50, $5.00 $7.50 and
SIO.OO.
NO. 3
Judge W. W. Stark, Col. Early
Stark and Mr. Ed Jones of Com
merce spent a few hours in Homer
Tuesday on legal business.
Nineteen hundred people have
registered in Banks, and as there
a few over two thousand eligible,
about one hundred failed to avail
themselves of the privelege of vot
ing in the present election.
John Sellers, the lightening sign
painter of America, lettered Homer
last week and is now doing the
same thing for surrounding town--.
John and his family will make Ho
mer their home in the future and
we welcome them among us.
Jim Yarbrough Dead
Mr. Jim Yarbrough died at his
home in Buford last Monday and
his remains were interred at the
Wood burying ground near Com
nierce on Tuesdey.
Mr. Yarbrough was for many
years one of the leading merchants
of Maysville, but moved to Buford
several years ago where he resided
until his death.
We have a large lot of crop notes
for sale at 50 cents per hundred.
Postage prepaid.
Joukn at. Publishing Cos.
Homer, Ga
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