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VOL. XVII. Homer Locals Miss Tom Gillespie has returned from the country where she spent several weeks with relatives. Miss Matel Parson has returned from Sautee where she has been at tending school. Miss Ruth Turk has returned from Athens where she has been attending the State Normal School. Colie Perkins, who alMhe boys and a few of the girl; like to see, spent Sunday in Homer. Misses Boyce and lilatz Perkins of Maysville, visited their sister, Mrs. Grover Mason Sunday. Miss Ethel Gillespie has re turned from a visit to relatives in Gillesville and Gainesville. Mr. R. C. Alexander and J. X. Hill have purchased new pianos. Jim may learn to pi ly but there is little hopes for Mr. Aleck. We are requested to announce an all day singing at Wilson's church the first Sunday in July. Many good singers have promised to bt> present. Boin to Mr. and Mis. Clyde Duckett last Thursday night, a girl. That means oui popular County School Superintendent, Prof. J. T. Wis<, is a grandpa. Walt Hill lost two straw hats and placed a small ad in the Journ al last week. The ad recovered the hats at once. It pays to ad vertise. Messrs. Gip Waters and Willie Parks, of Grove River, came down Saturday an itr ms teked a little busintss at the temple of justice. The tax assessors have finished their work and returned to their homes. They were paid *3.50 per day for services. Mr. and Mrs. 11. W. Meiders were in Homer Friday. Mr. Meaders is in the piano business us a side line and will very likely place several in this neighborhood. Mr. Howell Sanders, of Benton, Ark., is spending some time with relatives in Banks. Mr. Banders was reared in this county and is haviHg a good time meeting his old friends. Mr. Fred Brown, who is attend the Tech school in Atlanta, is spending his vacation with his parents. Fred is a bright young fellow and gives promise of mak ing bis mark in the world. Mr. Dank Chambers graduated at You ug Harris College last month and has returned to Banks. He will soon enter the Atlanta Medical College and prepare him celf to scatter pills scientifically. The parties owning land on the proposed road leading from Gailey to Gillesville have all agreed to give the right of way and the surveyor will lay out the road on the 19th. It will be graded by the convicts at an early date. HooKworm Examination. Dr. C. H. Verncr has completed his work in Elbert county where he examined 1305 cases for hook worm and treated 208 cases. He is now in Banks and will take up the work here at once, but no ex aminations will be made until June 27th. Dispensaries for free treatment will be established at the following points: Homer —Saturdays—J une 27- July 4-11-18-25. E. A. Mize’s store —Tuesdays— June 30 July 7-14-21. Hoi lings worth —(Ducket's store) Wednesdays—July-1-8-15-22. John Hicks store— (Wright’s Mill) Thursdays—July 2 9 16-23. Maysvilie —Fridays—July 3-10 17-24. BANKS C UNTY JOURNAL Hollingsworth. Laying by time will be next. A lot of peas are being planted where cotton didn’t come up. What need a fellow to worry about the price of cotton when the seed and dn’t come up. Messrs. M. O. Scoggins and J. A. Duckett were in Cornelia Sat urday. Mr. Freeman Rice was in town a few days ago discussin the weather signs. He admits frankly that all signs fail in dry weather, but believed we would have a shower about the winding up of the dry spell. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Duckett are wearing expensive smiles this week over the birth of a baby girl. The boys of this place are an ticipating organizing a baseball team; that is, they have done the greater part already—talked about it. Why you couldn’t organize an “eating” club among the boys at this place and them be real hungry. They might in all probability drink some “red lemonade” should opportunity present itself. The pass word is “They won’t stick " Mr. Jim Hill passed through town this week enroute to Tallulah Falls. Mrs. Sarah Moss happened to a very serious accident Thursday While driving some cows, she fell and dislocated her shoulder. While the accident was very ser ions she seems to be improving very rapidly. We hope she wII soon be well again. If the old woman’s theory be true we will have plenty of grapes this time. She remarked if it re rains the Ist day of June we will have no grapes. Someone interested in the question asked her how did she know? Avery distinct reply came: “Why! I have noticed it a thousand times. Mr. \\ alter Caudell from near Commerce, 'was with homelolks Sunday. Jt seems that the man who hanged himself to escape the ‘heat” was certainly taking long c lances. Mr. Bart J. Duckett made a trip to Cornelia Saturday and bought a piece of “ice.” He says they make it and sell it too up there. Prof. Wise Thursday night in vited a large crowd to his home, and some very good music was en joyed by all present. A band of musicians from Gainesville gave the music. We believe fully one hundred people were present md all that were present had a good time. It used to be that girls experi eneed their first love affair when they were “nineteen” but now they are pretty “slow” if they haven’t broken a few masculine hearts before completing their fif teenth year. We presume this is the cause of a great many divorce cases. We are informed that Mrs. IZudie Ramey while driving .Saturday the mule fell down throwing her from the buggy and bioke one of her arms. A doctor was called and replaced the arm. i She seems to be resting all light, so far. We very often hear of a fellow' who puts up a “bold front” when he is suffering from a “weak back.” Miss Wortie Cash, of Cornelia, spent a few days with Misses Duckett last week. Mr. Mike Rolette, accompanied Miss Cicero Nunally home from the singing Sunday p. m. Messrs, Homer Purcell, Ira Whitfield and Parker Dailey din ed with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sisk Sunday. Mr. Paul Nunally filled his reg ular appointment over in V ashiog tou Sunday. Mr. Julius Smith, of Cornelia, Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County. Homer, Parks County, Georgia, Friday, June 19, 1914. Warm Times in the Ninth The race between Col. W. A. Charters and lion. Thomas M. Bell promises to be one of the warmest the ninth district has witnessed in years. Col. Charters is one ol the ablest men in the district, and an orator second to none in this section. His address to the old soldiers here in Homer two years ago was the best re union speech we have ever listened to. It was a man’s speech. Mr. Bell has a good record in Congress and is also a first class orator, so we may expect .some thing very interesting before the warm days are over. The Gainesville Eagle and Bel aid are supporting Col. Charters and the Gainesville News is sup porting Mr. Bell. It would be worth your money to subscribe for all three of these papers until the campaign is over for the fur will Uy. Pascinq. “God love the world," lie breathed, and tho flesh sank from him. Death— It was but the breaking of a rusty scabbard to loose n flashing blade.— Will Levlngton Comfort. was a visitor in biwn Sunday as the guest of Prof. J. T. Wise. Mr. Franks, of Cornelia’ was down to see Miss Bessie N anally ■Sunday evening. Miss Mike Rolette is our cham pion. When it comes to courting girls lie says he has a lot of ex pci icncc along this line. Probaly the boys will employ Mike after they gel done layii-g by to give llu-m a special course in Ibis line jof business. W hile Mike is from Oklahoma, we are from Georgia. Mr. John Elic Stephens filled bis regular ippointm uit Sunday and tts usual hitched bis mule to the plum bush in the yard. Mi'scs Cicero an I Berlin Nun | ally and Mary and Ethel Maxwell (lined with he Misses Westmore ! land Sunday. ‘■A Live Wihe . n W. A. Charters’ Strength in the Ninth District — O —■ ('ougressinan Thus. M. Hi ll is u candidate for >ti nomination and is opposed this time l*y Col. W. A. Charters, friends of each are now lin in}; up for the tight. As showing the strength of the two men in the district the returns of the primary election of two years ago are in teresting. Two years ago, owing to his late announcement, and think ing he would not run, many of Mr. Hell’s lriends pledged themselves to one or the other of his opponents before he got into the race; never tlieless Mr. Hell was overwhelmingly nominated. | In the face of the fact that Mr. Charters and Mr. Holder announc ed in January, and both made a vigorous canvass ol Ine distiiet six months Bkfokk'Mi'. Hell announced, and tired their guns at him loi more than a month Art'Kithe announced, Mr. Hell polled 10,079 votes, nearly as many popular votes as both opponents combined, and re ceived 22 convention votes —which is 2 more than both opponents com bined received. Two years ago, 24,176 yotes were polled in the district. Mr. | < 'barters received only 4,858 votes in the entire 18 counties of the dis tric . This is about one-tilth of the votes polled; while Mr. Bell le ceived 10,<>79, or neatly one-half. The combined majority against Mr. Charters in the district was 19,33 -S. The combined majority against Mr. Charters in Hall —his | home county, was 770; in Lumpkin—his former home eoi nty, 100; in Jackson, 5.252; in Gwinnett, 3,051; in Habersham, 521; in Stephen<, 220; in White, 588; in Forsyth, 1,085; in Milton, 466; in Cherokee, 2,068; in Hanks, 990; in Rabun, 287; in Gilmer, 942. <)f the 5 counties carried by Mr. Charters he only received a ma jority in 2, viz: Dawson, 12; and Pickens, 22. There was a majority of 199 popular votes against Mr. Charters in the 5 counties carried by him It would seem, thereloie, that he has only a small lollowing in the district, as he only polled about 20 per cent of the vote, about 80 per cent being against him. ... Mr. Bell carried his native county of White-by 525; his borne county of HaH by 630; Lumpkin—the lormer home county of Mr. Charters—by 70; and only lacked 98 votes of carrying Jackson—the home county of his other opponent, Mr. Holder— whe v Mr. Charters only received 78 votes. Mr. Bell only lacked 78 voles of carrying Banks; 142 of carrying Fannin; 304 of carrying Pick n,; 98 of carrying Towns; and 88 Of carrying Union, several of which he would have doubtless carried had theie only been two in the race. Mr. Bell carried 22 out of 24 preciuts of his home county of Hall, only losing one by 2 votes and one by 12 votes, his plurality in the county being 770. it is said that but few men in public life have ever had more loyal friends than is possessed by Tom Beil, due. to nis devotion to them and j his faithful service to the people. adv - Garrison Met Death Edward Garrison, a flagman on the Southern Railway, subbing yesterday for the regular trainman on the mixed train of which Con doctor Bryan and Engineer Le raotid had charge, slipped or stum bled while between two box cars in the yards under the Seabord bridge yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock, had an arm graund off and bled to death before a physi cian could reach him. He was injured also about the head and body besides the tearing off of the arm. He was carried to the undertak ing establishment ol Bernstein Brothers and prepared for burial. The funeral service will be held this morning at 7:30 from the home of Conductor Dan Martin on College avenue, and the body will be taken on the Southern train to his home at Lula for burial about noon. Rev. Dave J. Fant, en gineer on the throught Southern train from Washington to Atlanta, will conduct the services. Mr. Garrison was about 35 years of age; he had been twice married and is survived by his second wife and four children. He had been in the employment of the railroad for several years, but was at the time of Lis death taking the place of one of the regular trainmen on the Northeastern line. —Athens BaninT, ARTISTRY. Clubber—Mr. and Mrs. Del Reno ore in the lower box over there. Have fflfy made up again ? Rubber (using his glasses)—She lias, at any rate. —Pari mouth Jack a’ Lantern. SOME NOISE. Yeast I heard you upstairs about two o'clock this morning, making an awful noise. Crimsonbeak—ls that so? “It is. Were you just tumbling into bed?” THE STATE EXAMINATION o Following are the names of teachers who stood the examination at Homer June 12-13 : NAMES. ADDRESSES. Miss Nannie Ragsdale, Homer, Ga., R. 2. Mrs. Mae Furr, Maysville, Ga. Miss Leovona Vaughn, Commerce, Ga., R. 12. Miss Willetto Hughes, * Danielsville, Ga. Mr. Thorough Nunnally, Baldwin, Ga., R. I. Mrs. Irene Coffee, Homer, Ga., R. 1. Mr. Henry A. Caudell, Baldwin, Ga. Miss Evolyn Rylee, Commerce, Ga., R. 30. Miss Myriam Hill, Commerce, Ga., R. 11. Miss Susie Bolton, Commerce, Ga. Mr. Lee Brawner, Demo rest, Ga. .Miss Rubie Stowe, Commerce, Ga. Miss Mary late Lord, Commerce, Ga. Miss Nellie YVhelchel, Clermont, Ga. Miss Wortie Cash, Cornelia, Ga., Box 28. Miss Kate Johnson, Commerce, Ga., R. 29. Miss Clara Parks, Commerce, Ga., R. 30. Miss Beulah Nichols, Franklin, N. C., R. 2. Mr. J. L. Turk, Homer, Ga. Mr. J. B. Vaughan, Commerce, Ga., R. 12. Mr. James N. Chambers, Homer, Ga. Mr. R. C. Moss, Baldwin, Ga. Mr. Joe Stewart, Baldwin, Ga. Mr. L. W. Potts, Homer, Ga. Mr. R. L. Sullivan, Homer, Ga. Mr. V. S. Lynch, Alto, Ga., R. J. Mr. C. F. Brown, Maysville, Ga. Miss Rosa Lee lvesler, Jefferson, Ga. R. 3. Miss Gladys Cox, Maysville, Ga. Miss Eula King, Commerce, Ga. Miss Rubie Gardiner, Maysville, Ga., It. 2. Miss Avis Pruitt, Commerce, Ga. Miss Aide B. Mann, Maysville, Ga. R. 27. Miss Bertha Little, Commerce, Ga. Mr. G. W. Coffee, Homer, Ga. Mr. Dank Chambers, HomCi, Ga. Miss Susie Pruitt, Commerce, Ga. Mr. Hilliard Payne Baldwin, Ga., R. 1. Miss Ethel Maxwell, Baldwin, Ga., R. 1. Miss Faye Lord, Commerce,,Ga. Mr. Henry Kesler, Jefferson, Ga. Miss Eva Wood, Commerce, Ga. Miss Blanche Rogeis, Maysville, Ga. Miss Julia Gillespie, Demurest, Ga. Mr. John C. Bell, Homer, Ga. Mr. T. E. Ragsdale, Homer, Ga. Miss Bettie Simmons, Alto, Ga., R. 1. Miss Beulah Crowe, Commerce, Ga. PROGRAM Enon Sunday School Celebration The executive Committee met on June the 10th and agreed to hold the celebration at the first church in Lula, G-a.on Saturday before the third Sunday in July, which will be July 18,1914, and adopted the following program: 1. Opening song for all schools and all present “The City (1 Light.” 2. Prayer by Rev. S. A. Pless. 3. Welcome address by Rev. B. Faulkner. 4. Exercises by Laity .School 5. “ by Timber Ridge “ 0. “ by Ki.on “ 7. “ by Riverside " 8. “ by Lula “ 9. “ by Silver Shoal “ JO. “ by Mt. Carmel “ 11. “ by Rock Spring “ 12. Adjourned one hour for dinner 13. Exercises by Alto School 14. “ by Skits Mountain “ 15. “ by Springway “ 10. “ by Grove Creek “ 17. “ by Pleasant Hill “ 18. “ by fcew Bridge “ 19. “ by White Hall “ 20. “ by Chattahoochee “ President to give telk when it suits him. To begin promptly at 9 o’clock. Signed by Committee. R. Martin, Chm. J. H. BrooKs, Joseph M.lChapman, L. L. Pool, T. N.'Wright. To Prevent China Chipping. If a thick cloth is placed at the LoV tom of the pan or bowl In which detV cate china or glass is being washed, the danger of chipping will bo lessen ed. This will also prevent silver trom belDg scratched. NO. I I Oxen B!ung to Be Shod. Chester county. Pa., claims to have a blacksmith's shop where oxen are slung up in swings and shod In the old-fashioned way. It Is believed thts is the only smithy In the state where axes are shod In this way.—Exchange.