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VOL. IV.
BUYING
WE WILL HAVE
ll ■ Hli f ik 94
something Nice for 121”
Come and see Our Stock. * *
* * lt is the Finest you ever did.
And PRICES are so LOW,
Well, They are “OUT OF SIHGT.”
* HARMONY GROVE, GA„ *
A X YTRING-E YERYTII IN (i
A GENERAL MIXTURE OI
LOCAL ITEMS.
Some that Arc News and Some
that Are Not News. Sug
gestions and Gossip
Mr. Groves Forbes has his churn
fixed to his notion, and al! who sec it
pronounce it the finest thin" in the
way of a churn ever invented. Mr.
Forbes is having several churns made
for sale.
Capt. D. C. Oliver, of Athens,
says the Banner, recently visited rel
atives and friends in Banks county.
Mrs. Brown, of Gwinmt county,
is here, visiting the family of her son,
Col. Brown.
That was an original idea witn that
wide awake Maysvilio merchant,
T. A. Madden—we mean tbe“Piofit
sharing’’ rale. If you want to do
business for “Profit,” read Mr. Mad
den’s new ad. and then go to Mays
villfe to eec him You will be sure to
get your share of the profit.
The Gainesville Eagle contains a
commuilicasion from this county,
getting after Congressmen Tate
about the way some appointments
were made, or rather about the way
that some were not made. We have
have heaid several complaints on this
line before. This is merely printed
as matter of news
We are informed by the clerk that
coming term v of the superior court
will have a goad deal of business be
fore it.
.
Corn in the low bottom lands in
this vi ;inity is reported to have been
considerably damaged by the --cceiit
rain and flood.
Professor Chambers closes the
summer term of Homer school this
week, and Professor Stovall will tie
gin the fall term next Monday. We
iiear of several who will come to town
board and attend school.
Prof. Paul Hayden left last Mon
day for Lebanon, Ohio, to enter the
National Normal University, of that
city. Professor Baxter Smith will
leave in a few days to attend the
same institution, and Mr. George W.
Hannon contemplates attending
later. It is said that this school has
a larger attendance than any other
school or college in the United States
there being over 3,000 students in
regular attendance.
Judge and Mrs. Moss have with
them this week, their daughter, Mrs.
Jones and children from South Car
olina.
For a buskett of tine peaches which
reached 'be editor's home we return
thanks to Dr. add Mi s. Hayden.
Mr. E. P. Simpson, a live business
man of Tocooa, was beije Tuesday
and bid in the engine at sheriff’s
sale.
Dr. Daniel went to Jefferson Tues
day and returned yesterday accom
panied by bis cousin Miss Cailie
Watson, one of Jefferson's charming
young ladies, who will spend several
day s in Homer.
Banks County Gazette.
HENRY BREWSTER,
Editor and Proprietor.
Uncle Tom Griffin was down to
see the folks in Homer Monday. He
says that a report that President j
Cleveland had been assassinated was |
current in his community Sunday
and received a deal of crcdulencc.
In writing up the f canity of Martin
Institute the Jackson Herald says
of Prof Lee Gunnels: “We can give
to Professor C. 1.. Gtinnc'S, of Banks '
county, an ungratified endorsement j
as an excellent teacher, lie is an
alumnus of the institusion of which ;
he is now first assistant. Professor \
Orr recommended him ror this posi
tion to the trustees before he gradu
ated at the normal s-hool at Nash
ville, Tenn. Since graduating at the !
above college with distinction, he is
much better qualifie t than before.
Professor Gunnels is known by the
people of Jefferson and surrounding
country and they know what he can
do in the school loom.
The plucky business man is un
daunted by the cry of l.i.rd times,
|und keeps pushing onward. Hood,
Andeisoh & Cos. have made prepar
ations to meet hard times by buying
goods at hard times prices. I lead
their advertisement and wuen you
want any merchandise go to Harmo
ny Grove and buy from them at
prices to suit the times.
Sirs. McNorton has returned from
a visit to Athens and Oconee.
An Accident at Hell ton.
On- Tuesday evening of last week
Julia Gowder, col. was killed by the
vestibule trasn No 37, going south.
She ran across the track about 50 or
fit) yards in front of the train and im
mediately' turned and attempted to
recross, when only only ton or fifteen
lect of tee engine. The bumper
struck her below the left shoulder
blade, and knocked her fifty feel or
more, killing her. instantly'.
A coroner’s inquest was held on
August 3rd, rttributing ho death to
criminal careless on part of the R. &
JO. R. ii.Co in not properly instruct
ing its engineers with reference to
speed wlnl passing through incorpor
ated towns, and finding that had the
train been run at a legal speed the
accident might not have happened.
The celebrated ‘ Jockey” firm of
Stig & Mack, while canvassing the
Western plains had the fortune to
find on the market two noted bay
horses, owned by Frank and Jesse
James,'the tvvo greatest outlaws of
the West. They succeeded in bring
ing them safe to old Banks where
they are undergoing a change in tac
tics. Jesse is now owned by Mr.
Crofford Burges, who is warning the
“sinner man” and bringing them in
a coaxing way to justice and repent
ance, and Frank is owned by Sheriff
Sumpter, who is after them moren in
the order of carralh
A Death at Maysville.
As we go to press (Wednesday at
iiook) we learn of the death of Mr.
Comer, the aged father of W. J. and
J. T. Corner, of Maysville, which oc
curred Wednesday morning, o'tli inst-
Mr. Comer had long been a con
sistent church member and died with
a blessed hope of the life beyofid the
grave.
NEWS AND COMMENT.
CULLED AND CONDENSED
FROM EXCHANGES.
Items of Interest to the People
of Northeast Georgia.--The
News of this Section.
The citizens have petitioned the
Toccoa bank to issue clearing house
certificates.
The banks of Athens have decided
not to issue clearing house certifi
cates.
The ordinary has fixrd the tax
rate of Hart county at 59 cents and
39 mills.
The Hartwell Bank lias been peti
tioned to issue clearing bouse certifi
cates and will likely do so.
A public meeting of the citizens of
Dahlonega and Lumpkin county has
been called to invito the idle labor
and capital of the silver statzs to the
gold fields of Northeast Georgia.
The Gainesville Eiglc says that the
man killed in Hall county last week,
supposed to have been a murderer
from Alabama, proved to be the
wrong man. The man killed was
named .Martin and was from Texas.
Athens is about to get into tlie
midst of a stirring municipal cam
paign. Several worthy gentlemen
have been mentioned for the mayoral
ty of the classic city-. It is none of
our business, but we rise to nominate
Major W. B. Pruitt for the honora
ble position.
Superior court is in session in Mad
ison county this week. The Monitor
say-s that the business of the court is
getting so heavy as to necessitate a
longer term, the present term being
only- for erne week.
The Banner says that Hon. H. 11.
Carlton, of Athens, introduced a bib
while in congress in 1890 just like
the one of Tom L. Johnson, to in
crease national bank currency.
Gross the crazy tramp, who lias
been confined in the jail in Daniels
ville, escaped today. lie was las,
1 seen near the river and some think
that be committed suicide.—Daniels
ville Monitor, 30lh ult.
The cages of the Hart county- jail
have been recived and arc now being
put in the building. They weigh
nearly 30,000 pounds.
HARMONY GROVE.
A Few Live Items from the
Columns of the Echo.
C. J. Hood is making preparations
to build a fine home on North Broad
St.
Judge VV. W. Stark’s city court
at Jefferson will be in session next
week, to work up matters left Lim
by the August Grand Jury.
C. D, Stark and }. T. Q lillian are
talking about building brick store
rooms.
G. 1.. Carson, seniotior’s family are
moving into tow’ii this week. This
will give Harmony Grove two more
pretty and accomplished young la
dies.
The saw mills cannot furnish /urn-
IIOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA: SEBT. 7, 1893.
ber ami shingles fast Miongh for our
people. Several jobs are holding up
now on account of material to work
Cnptf A. T. Bonnet, Jackson conn
t.v's first hale man, was with us this
week, and sold his first, bale for 7}
cents to Power & Williford. It
weighed 378 pounds and was classed
middling.
Pine street seems to be the favor
ite for new dwellings just now. T.
C. Massey, W- B. Barnett, \V. [S.
Mize, J. T. Rodges and Afrs. Shep
pard will soon have homes on this
street and others will soon follow.
Rev. W. 11. Branham, while away
from home last week, t'.f some way
came in contact with poison oak and
as a result his face hug swollen to
almost twice its usual size, and lias
given him a great deal of pain and
annoyance.
Capt. Cox is back in charge of his
train on the Northeastern, this week
after a short rest. It don’t seem
natural when you get off the Air
bine at Lula, unless you can see
Capt. Cox’s smiling face.
From Berlin.
AYe understand Mr. Joe. Slayton
is snugly ensconced in his new house;
he goes belter dressed and holds his
head a little more eroi since lie is so
nicely domicilled. Mrs. Slayton, we
are told, moves on in her quiet way
in the same unassuming style as yore.
Mat Ayers has commenced a village
in his door yard : puts the gable ends!
towards the street. Olney’s Gcogr.v
pily says; that the city of Sic*tin in
Germany contains toil thousand
houses and sixty thousand inhabitants,
with all their Gablo ends to the
streets. Uncle Nat is great at itni
tating. He held an inquest at Bell
ton on Wednesday of last week and
had some difficulty- in finding the
twelve natives of Bank’s county for
a jury. Amidst his dilemma Doctor
Oslin of Gainesville suggested that
he summon a colored man. Then
was Indignation personified. “I will
walk all over Banks County first., and
postpone the inquest until tomorrow ’
said h<*.
Dr. Hayden in company with a
popular and robust denizen of Homer
wandered down in the region of Arp
and Salem last week. During their
meanderings, they came to the end
of a road at the residence of the Rev.
J. D. Gunnel’s and found that worthy
gentlemen resting in the shade as
usual, we suppose. They were
treated to a watermelon as large as a
two y ear old Dutch baby and about
the same shape so we are informed.
The Homerite commenced eating
seeds and all, when the host suggested
that he wanted the seed saved. We
really believe a Homerite will eat
almost anything, and some say about
the same with reference to drink.
The populists say: “The democrats
and republicans are going to take all
our silver away from us.” In that
case they will stop building ware
houses and will bo obliged to post
pone the purchase of the railroads,
telegraphs and telephones and should
the legislation bo such that they can
not, borrow money froiii the govern
ment at one per cent on corn in the
ear and other products, they will be
poor indeed. What a pity that they
can’t “stop ” what money they need
and spend their time enlightening
the masses! Engedi.
News from Hellton.
Our little town was greatly surpris
ed on last Tuesday, Aug 29, when it
wai reported that vestibule train had
killed a negro woman named Julia
Gowder. She came hero from
Gainesville about three months ago.
The train knocked her about thirty
feet.
It was reported that a mad dog
was in town last Friday but lie did no
damage.
The Baptists will commence a
protracted meeting next week. It is
hoped that much good will be
accomplished. Calvin.
A BATTLE FOE BLOOD.
Is what Hood’s Sarsaparilla vigors
otisly fights, and is always victoriou
in expelling all the foul taints and
giving the vital fluid the quality and
quantity of perfect health. It cures
scrofula, salt rheum, boils and all
other troublse caused by impure blood.
HOOD'S PILLS cure all liver ills.
25c. Sent bv mail on receipt of price
by C I. Hood & Cos,, Apothecaries,
Dwell, Mass.
DETAILS OF THE STORM.
MUCH DESTRUCTION TO
LIFE ASI> PROPERTY.
A Full Account of the Damage
Done by the Great Storm
of Last Week.
Savannah, Ga,, September jjL— l
The more pews that comes here from
the Bea islands off the coast of South
Carolina the worse the situation is
to be there, lively item is but a
repetition of tliat which preceded it—
an announcement of decaying bodies
filling the air with their awful stench;
of hastily dug graves and hastier
burials. The idea of attempting
identification has been utterly aban
doned. All that is desired now is to
get the bodies out of the way ns
quickly as possible to prevent epi
demics resulting from their rapid de
composition. The weather is hot,
and aftt v having been in the water
for two or three days they go rapidly
to pieces when exposed to the sun.
No accurate icoord is kept of the
number ,f dead and none will ever
be bad.
On each island and on the shores
of the i.i.'iitdan 1 the survivors of eircii
little section are burying all the
remains of the victims of the storm
that cun be found.
Organized work is impossible.
Coroner’s certificates are out of the
quest, ion.
,Searching parties make their way
around their plantations and homes,
and as soon as a body is found it is
put under ground in a few minutes,
then the search is renewed and the
same experience repeated time and
again. Whenever whites are with
these parties some sort of record is
kept of dead friends, but as the
creator number oi buri 1? are being
made by negroes, it will never be
possible to ascertain any other near
accurately the human harvest of the
storm of Sunday and Monday. ' At
first the estimate of 500 to GOO was
iegftvd-.il as ugrpss aggregation, but
it is now apparent that the reverse is
the case. The black belt on tin
coast lias lust not less than a thousand
of its negro population, and in all
probability- twice as rnanv, judging
from the fairly definite news from
limited local nits that did not exper
ience any u-ofse effects from the
* -S
storm than the entire chain of islands,
large and small, between Savannah
and Charleston. It will be a week
before flic dead are all found.
There is otifi much water on the
island to recede, beneath which there
are undoubtedly many- drowned men,
women and children.
The sea, too, is slowly giving up
its dead and the waves will cast
ashore the bodies of those lost on the
ocean for some days to come.
The condition of hundreds of the
survivors is pitiable in the extreme.
Governor Tillman’s call for help is
being liberally responded to, but
much difficulty will bo experienced
in distributing provisions and clothing
to those in need, owing to the ab
sence of steamers that could he util
ized. Many have felt the pangs of
unappeased hunger since Sunday, and
this, coupled with the exhaustion
resulting from the storm, has caused
many additional deaths.
The sufferings of the negroes, who
constitute ninety nine per cent of the
unfortunates, is almost indescribable,
and several days must yet pass before
their necessities can be fully relieved.
The fear of devastating fevers
resulting from the discomposure of
the dodies of human beings and tin
great number of cattle, mules, hogs
and poultry that are scattered ah
over the island make the situation
extremely critical.
Sava.vah, Ga., September I.—The
Tallabasse, of the New York lino
brought in today the captain and
crew of the schooner “I-red A.
Wyjy,” of Thomaston, Maine, who
were rescued off Georgetown. The
schooner is now burning. The Talla
hassee reports a lumber vessel break
ing up near Frying-Ban lighthouse,
and the ocean South Hatteras a mass
of floating wreck from sailing and
steam craft. Abandoned bulks are
to be seen everywhere along the
coast, and officers of the Tallahassee
think the lows has been very great.
Havana, September !.—The
steamer City of Wftshington, .Captain
Burley, which sail and from New 'fork
| August 26, at rived hero Udoy. She
OFFICIAL ORGAN
Of Kank£ County.
had aboard Captain Pitch and the
crew of thfe brig Stella, which sailed
from Brunswick August do for New
York and was lost in the storm.
Last Sunday morning the towns erf
Betifort and Port Royal and St. Hel
ena, Dwitthft; Causaw, Lady island!
and o'her islands in the vicinity had
a p •; chitjuri of it’,ooo to I’>,(Ko.
M -aday m< r. ing betwe -p ft 4nr and
five hundred of these were locked iu
the embrace of death.
By far the greater number Of these
were negroes- AH the islands lying
along the Carolina and Georgia coasts
which were swept by wind and wave,
are exceedingly fertile, and even
those conurinirfg from COi) to 1,000
acres, contain five plantations and
support large populations of laborers.
Consequently, when the great hur
ricane swept over them, the loss of
life was terrible to contemplate.
Although the loss of property was
tremendous, both the towns, islands
and adjacent plantations being beaten
and battered by the fury of the storm,
that was but a comparatively small
matter to the affliction caused by the
fatality among the inhabitants.
Eagerly and sorrowfully the sur
vivors set out in search of missing
relatives and friends, and the sights
and scenes witnessed by the searchers
beggars description.
Individuals and groups were found
adrift on the sulleny receding waters
of hidden in rifts of wreckngo or be
neath the'overhanging boughs of such
trees and bushes as were not uprooted
by the storm.
Every island and point became a
cemetery at once, and the coronet
and Ins deputies were followed each
by a corps of grave diggers, who
toiled incosanily at their mournful
task.
Nearly four hundred bodies have
been buried, but there are numbers
of bodies that will never sleep be
neath the sod, but either remain hid
den in the dreary marshes or become
the sport of the waves until the great
deep shall claim its own,
Old Dr. W. If. Hazel, government
surgeon on Baris island, an aged
man, who hud been in the service for
a long period, lost bis while trying to
save two little boys who were
drifting away. All three were
drowned together and their bodies
were recovered and buried.
Mrs- Thomas Tolliird was so fright
cnedwlren the storm struck her house
in Beaufort that despite the efforts of
her husband she died in convulUons.
She was the only- white woman who
lost her life, and hers was one of the
most tragic deaths of all.-
Two sailor's, sent from the Savau.
nah to the Hunting Island lighthouse,
managed to reach that point with
dispatches for help, and Collector
Smalls immediately dispatched the
tugs Ceafia and Bristol to the aid of
tnose on the shipwrecked vessel, but
neither was aide to reach the Savan
nah because of the fury of the storm.
The people of Beaufort nympa
tbized deeply with the imprisoned
sufferers, whom no h iman aid could
reach nt the time, despite the preva
lent grief over their own calamities.
The dredge boat Oglethorpe was'
lost, and Captain Henderson and
Young Paulsen, one of the owners,
were rescued by n yawl in a manner
truly miraculous.
Engineer Martin Hand was the
only other white victim, lie was
engineer of tne Dennedy, the largest
dredgeboat on the Causaw river.
The boat was forced from its anchor
age and turned bottom upwards in
the river, tiie engineer and hi.s negro
fireman going down with it. The
rest of the crew, five men and a boy,
escaped.
The boy buckled on a life preserver,
and when the boat capsized he
caught a rope, to which lie held until
Monday night when lie swooned and
fell off. Ills body was cast up on a
lawn in Beaufort, twenty miles away,
near his mother’s home, apparently
dead, but ho was finally resuscitated.
His name i Arthur Wilson, and his
escape seems incredible.
Eight dredge boats and about three
hundred lighters and washouts, iii use
by the phosphate companies, were
scattered all over the marshes and
wooded headlands, and many will
never lie recovered. The Kennedy,
which cost about *860,600; is a tothl
loss.
Seven of the nine steam- tugs were
stranded in the marshes or washed
high and dry on the bluffs, They
arc valued at $20,000 to SBO,OOO each,
and all are more or less damag.d.
'1 fie Causaw Miking Company will
probably not oe started again, as it
is completely ruined, and $850,000 is
a.moderate estimate* of the damage
done to Beaufort and its immediate 1
surroundings.
The sea island cotton, rice, and
other crops are ruined, at the water
rose more titan ten feet above the
higher t tide writer mark, ami huge
vessels were carried out info' cotton
fields and forced high ub into the
adjacent woods.
The damage to Beaufort and Pori
Royal, alone, will run up in the neigh
borhood of $2,000,000. The citizens’
have held a meeting and sent out aur
appeal for aid for the sirffercrtT*
A resume of the results of the
storm at Charleston estimates that
the property damaged is as follows:
City property, $100,000; fertilizer
works, $173,000 ; ChdHeston Mining
Company, $50,000; railroad, $30,000;'
telephone exchange, $6,000; tele
graph companief, $30,000; lead
works, $12,000; wharves, $250,000;
shipping, 50,000 ; Ashley river bridge’
$00,000; churches,- $50,000; private
property, $200,000; inisftsllaneous>,' ’
$100,GOO; total, $1,111,500.
NFAYS OF WASHINGTON/
REPORT THAT THE TREAS
URY IS AGAIN
Depleted.— The Seuiovage of Sil
ver to be Coined. The
President’s Plan.
Washington, Sept - 3.—The United
States treasury is again depleted.
But little over the gold reserve fund
remains. Funds must, therefore, be
raised at once.
President CleveTnud and Secretary
Carlisle had a conference yesterday
and agreed that of all the plans pro
posed the best was to coin the seign
iorage of silver now in the tWaAiry.
That am,miits to $52,000,000. Mr.
Carlisle talked with the leaders of
both houses of congress about the'
matter today and found them all fn
favor of the plan.
Whether the president sends ar‘
special message or not, the plan had"
been agreed Upon and a bill provid
ing for the! immediate issue of $52,’
000,000 of silver certificates and (tie
coinage of the $52,000,000 of bullion'
to bo h. Id in.the treasury for the re-'
demptian of the notes will probabfy
be adopted within less than twd’weeks'
ARE YOU ONE OP THEM"/
List of Grand and Traverse Ju
rors for Sept. Term', TSJffi.
1, Murgan L. Chandler; 2, Wm IL*
Adderltoig 3, Thrs B Burns; 4, Elijah
L DtV. kctt; 5, Jssauc W Alaxander;-
6, .hunr-s C Wade; 7, Lemuel B Nor
ton; 8, Ira K Carter; 9, Wm
G Parks; 10, Win N Bawling- IT Bass”
1’ S...ith; 12, Francis M Henderson;
13; George W Grant; 14, Fletcher
A Prickett; 15. Freeman N Martin;-
16, Joshua S' Chambers 17, Gobfge
W Smith; IS, John R R'inyt 1!)'
ft Hi n Taylor White; 20, Wm T Mar
ti v, 21, Wm J Crow; 22, Oliver H C
Smith; 23, Wm W Bowling:-24, Wm ;
C Oliver; 25, Tbits? G. Smith- 26,
Aa.i S Bool; 17, Fnumis M. Ball;
28, James Tate; 29, Andrew j Brown,-
John D Hill.
Traverse—l, Abner M G Acrey; 2,
Groves C Forbes; s, Robt W Haul
brooks; 4 James W Bmwn; 5, David
S MoWhirter; 0, Henry Motes; 7,
James M Gordon; 8, Pierce Y Duck
ett; 9, Elias S. Wafkon; 10 Wm E
Hope; If, Joseph Jackson; 12, John
T Garrison; 13, Wm A' Segars; 14,
Joseph M Bennett; la, Newfon E'
Welds; 16, Shadnick H Wilkinson;
17, Cape N Wilson; 18; Marion C
Hulsy; 19, Washington C Pool; 20
Janies M Cochran, 21, Shefrman B
Sims; 22, Wm H Segars; 23, Augus
tus T Bryant; 24, Lowery R Patter
son; 25, Reuben A Nitntfalfy; 26
James G Ward; 27, Thomas'Jordan;’
29, Robt T Crump; 29, John T
White; 39 Charles W Meaders; 31,-
Alangstosi G Bowden; 32, Willis B
Parks; 33, ThofnaTN Chambers; 34,
Alonzo O King; 35, Rufus A Means;-
36, Jackson M Odell.
Rev. T. 1). Catyledge and family,
after a stay of severol weeks in Banks
and other counties, returned home
last Friday. Mr. Carlledge’s many
friends will i-egret to learn that he is
suffering from an attack of eresypo
las, and will hope for biin a fpeedy'
recovery.—Jackson Herald;.
NO. 18.