Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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. ■ 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 COUPON Worth 10 Cents Present this coupon with 15 cents and get 25 cent pack age NYAL’H YELLOW I'TfjLS For Billions Liver Chandler & Jackson Pharmacy