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Banks County Gazette. VOL VI. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fall*, * CREAM BAKING POWDfB MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fra* •otn Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 ’’HE STANDARD. LOCAL NKWS A N D NOTES. GATHERED FKOM TOWN AND COUNTY. Little Item* too Short (or Heads Hut Ton” Enough 1° In* to rest tlie Reader. was the first day of April Next Sunday is Easter. Bear this in muni. The Doctors report very little wetness among the people at present. Farmers tell ns that oats are dying out in gray lands. Mr. Jim Scoggins was on our street' Monday. Miss Ruhv Kitcbey visited friends here Sunday. Col. Brown attended court at Gainesville last week. Call in anti let us sell you a buggy at about half price. Mr. Joshua White called in and spent awhile with us Monday. Mr. Will and M'ss Martha Cham bers passed through Homer Monday. We hail the pleasure of shaking the hand of Mr. Will Thomas in our oltice a few days ago. Merchants report more commercial feartilizer sold this season than ever liefore. All those due us for leg advertise ments will please come forward and settle. Mrs. B. F. Suddath died at her home near Gillsville lasi Sunday morning of heart trouble. Y<*u can buy goods cheaper at the New Yolk Bargain Sto.e, Harmony Grove, than any other place in town. When you want anything in tlie Jewelry line call on B.iti s & Carson, Harmony Grove, Ga. Miss Hattie Morris left for liar niony Grove, to visit relatives 'flies' day. Mrs. I’. A. O’Ctftiuor and two of her little children, of Atlanta, are here on a visit to relatives. r l lie Baptist Sunday school has In m reorganized and promises to lie more prosperous than ever. Mr Albert Cochran returned home this week from Augusta where he has been attending Medical College. The Teacher’s C iluinn was crowd fid out of this issue, and also several other communications. They will lie in for next week. If you w int bargains in Clothing, Gent's Furnishing Goods, and Dry goods ef all kinds go to the New York Bargain Store. Saul Bros, proprietors Harmony Grove, Quite a number of the genus “hoss swappers” passed through our town last week en route to Carnesville to attend the annual powwow at that p lace. We have just got in a fine lot of New Home Sewing Machines. If you want one drop us a postal, J. E. STRANGE & SON, Carnot, 6a. If you don’t get your papers, (Gazette, Constitution, and Journal,) notify us and we will attend to the matter at once. Saul B"'os. have received their Spring Stoek of Clothing and Gents Furnishipg Goods and will si-11 von cheaper than anybody. Call on them when in Harmony Grove. There will not be any lvisteh exer cises at the Baptist church here next] Sunday. The church f died to get a preacher for that pait cular occasion. Call in this < ffice and get one of Sam Jones popular books. It will cost you but a few dunes and will be of great benefit to you and your family. Mr. C. A. Meek sis in the field for Clerk of the Su|>erior court. 31 r. Meeks u an intelligent business man and his prospects for success are good. Sant Janes elosed a series of meet ings in Atlanta last Sunday. Mr. Jones sermons were read througout the country, and, no dcubt will re sult iu great good. A. P. Hearing and T. G. Undawny sell the Celebrated Sludvbaker Bug gies and wagons and will sell you cheaper than you can buy els* here. Be sure to see them on Broad St. m when Athens- Mr. Andrew J. Griffin, in this issue, announces himself a candidate for Ordinary, and the people of our prosperous little county couldn’t find a man better qualified for the office than Jones Griffin. We had a letter from Mr, Brewster, former publisher of the Gazette, Tuesday. In ii he sends his regards to the good people of Banks county, ilr. Brewster is getting out a neat and newsy paper at Fail burn, Ga, and has lots of friends in. Banks who wish him great and unbounded suc cess. You can get a copy of Sam Jones “Hot Shots” at this office or by cal ling on J. J. Anderson. Gazette and Weekly Constitution one year tor $1.25 Wc will send you the Weekly Journal and Gazette for 80cts a year. TRASHY MEDICINES. Many such flood (lie market. Botanic Blood Balm is a conscien tiously compounded medicine, the result of forty years practice by an eminent physician. It is the bast blood purifier evur offered to the public, and is guaranteed to cure if given a fair trial. Try it for all skin diseases, including catarrh and rheu matism in its worst form. One bottle of it contains more cur; tive and buuding-up virtue than a dozen of any other kind. Try “The Old Reliable.” See advertisement olse- here. For sale by Druggists. NOTICK !! Berlin, Banks Cos. Ga„ MYh '24th, [l*9o. We the undersigned patrons of Berlin school, being taught by H. W. Chambers for the present year, do hereby certify that we did not take away or stop our girls from said school for any obscene, vulgar or Filty language used by John S. G. Anderson in their presence, at school, as reported, as he did not do so to our knowledge. We state these facts for the benefit of said An ierson, as we understand that he lias been expelled from said school, on these grounds, without any trial. SIGNED I). H. P. Garrison, M. B. K., N. A Garrison, C. M. Smith, J. M. Smith, ■VI. J. Ragsdale, It. A. Coker, M. E. L. Coker, Harmon Free, Clemantine Free, A. M. Spivy, B. A. Spivy. ARE YOU ONE Of those unhappy people who are suffering with weak nerves, starting at every slight sound, unable to en dure any unusual disturbance, finding it impossible to sleep ? Avoid opiate and nerve compounds. Feed the nerves upon blood made pure and nourishing bj the great blood purifier and true nerve tank', Hood’s Sarsapa rilla. HOOD'S FILLS are the best after dinner pills, assist digestion, prevent constipation, 25c. lIOMEK, BANKS COl-N'TY, GKOKOI V; ABRIL 2, 1800. I'RLSKNTMKNTS. or THE GRAND JURY OF BANKS COUNTY. Including the Kepjirts of County Sclioot Commissioner, Treas auil Tax Collector. GEORGIA: Basks County.— Banks Superior Court, March term 1896: We the Grand Jurors chosen and sworn m at this term of the Superior Court for said county, make the fol lowing General General Presentments: Mo have investigated and exam in*d by committee the hooks, offices and papers of the officers of our county and find them as follows, to-wit: The books of the ordinary wo find correctly and neatly kept. We find ! the books of our sheriff correctiy and neatly kept. We have examined the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of our county and report that his office together with his books arcneatly and correctly kept. We have examined the hooks of our l'ax Collector and find his hooks correctly and neatly kept. We have examined the dockets of the Justices of the Peace and Notary- Publics of the county and find that they have, as a general rule kept their dockets as required by law. There was no criminal dockets pre sented to our body and we recoin inen l that the Ordinary furnish such books as will be necessary lor crimi nal dockets to the Justices and No tarys of said county. We have examined the book:: of our County School Commissioner and we beg leave to say that we take great pleasure in reporting his books neatly and correctly kept. We have examined the books and accounts of the county Treasurer and find them neatly and correctly kept with amounts received, paid out and on hand as follows : Amount )tai<l In, $5,832,74. Amount j.aitl out, ;j,Ssy,r7 Balance on hand, i,'J33,17 We recommend that the proper authorities proceed at once to collect the amount due the county from the former county treasurer, G. C. Forbes. We have examined the public buildings of the county and find them lin very good order, except some re pairs needed at the jail, to wit: veranda fbor needs some repairing, the guttering and plastering some little repairs, mid we also recommend that the Ordinary buy four new cots for the inmates at the jail. We also recommend mat the Ordinary fur nish and place another heating stove in our Superior court room. We find the public roads of the county in very good condition and recommend that the bridge on the public road ieadmg from Thomas's Bridge to Danidsville be put on the county. We find the inmates at the pauper’s home properly cared for, and the home in good order, containing nine inmates. We recommend that one of the inmates to wit: Tenor Dover, be discharged from said pauper home. We recommend that Dr. Thomas Hayden act as physician at the pau per’s borne, and be paid at the rate of sixty dollars per year for his ser vices fur the ensuing year. We recommend that Sallie Posy be paid three dollars per month out ot the county funds for the support of a helpless daughter. \ie also recommend that Riah Payne col. be paid three dollars per month, and that John Worth San ders lie paid two dollars per month out of the county funds for help as their support. We recommend that Thomas F. Hill, the Ordinary of said county be paid thirty dollars and twenty cents for extra services rendered the count y. We recommend that M. J. Rags dale be appointed Notary Public for the 284th district of this county. We recommend that ti e Clerk of our body at this session be paid three dollars f-ir his services. We have elected Manning L>. Car ter and Alonzo L. Thompson as mem bars of the Board of Education of this county; We recommend that L. N. Turk be paid nine dollars foi extra services for the county We recommend that these pro sentin- nts be published in the Banks Count',' Gazette and that five dollars be paid the Editor for the same. We return thanks to his honor, \ T . L. Hutchins for courtesies ex tended to our body. We also return thanks to our able and elticisnt Solicitor General, It- I>. Russell for It s faithful services in behalf of the State, and whereas it will hi the duty of the next Legis lature to elect a Solictor General for our circuit we unanimously recom mend lion. R. B. Russell as the choice of eur body as his own suc cessor in that office- Faithful to duty, able, eloquent and uniformly kind and courteous to all, he lias peculiar fitness for the office he so ably fills. We would consider Ins defeat at this time a public loss and and we earnestly urge our represen tative and senator to use all honor able means to secure iiis re-election. We also tender our thanks to our foreman, Benjamin F. Suddath for his kindness towards us, and also to our bailiff, Mr. G. A. Fagans, for his prompt attention. 1 Benjamin F. Suddath, Foreman. 2 Freeman W. Martin, II Fierce Y. Duckett, 4 William C. J. Garrison, 5 Joshua S. Chambers, 0 Isaac W. Alexander, 7 George W. Wiley, 8 David D- Holland, 9 William E. Hope, 10 Tliemas B. Ray, 11 Robert A, Wjnn, 12 Manning B. Carter, 13 Willis-H. Wright, l- 4v iiliain Bowling, If) Michael J. Ragsdale, 16 Alanson G. Bowden, 17 William T. M. Brock, 18 ReubenJC Bowling, 19 Thomas J. Jordan, 20 Joint N. Coggins, 21 George W. Prickett, 22 John 11. Chambers, 23 Milton A. Wilbanks. It is ordered by the court that the foregoing General Presentments of the Grand Jury be entered on the minutes of the court and be published as requested by that body. This March 21 1896. .N L. Hutchins, Judge. R. B. Uusski.i,, Sol. Gen. The Leap Yeai Party. We have heard of Leap year par ties at different places this year but it was not until last Saturday that the fair belles of Homer made up their minds to venture out with,their beaux. The party was given Saturday night by Miss Willie Cox who is a most chai ming hostess and entertained with graceful ease. The young tnen met at the resi dence of Judge Hill and were escorted from there to the party by the young ladies. Several interesting games were played after which delightful refresh ments were served. It was a late hour when they de parted for their respective homes and, with reluctance that they left the place where they had spent such a delightful evening. Those present were Misses Minnie Hill, Ella Ash, Ilatlie Morris, Willie Cox, Anna McDonald, Minnie Mas sey, Ethel Owen, Minervia Dyar, Ida Brooks, Lillian Gardiner, Minnie Dyar, Liza Slaton, Minnie Whelchel and Nora Blacdwelf. Messrs Bob Ash, Jimmie Hill, Clar ence Chambers. Walter Lockhart, Ar thur Blackwell, Charlie Hill, Gus Mason, Henry McDonald, John Whelchel, Tilden Hill, Theodore Thompson, Henry Dyar, Will Lock hart, Swop Cox, Joe Hill, Charlie Al lison, Boh Hill, C. A. Turk and George Harmon. M. lif A MED : -Several trustworthy gentlemen or ff ladies to travel in Georgia tor established reliable house. Lalarv S7BO ana expenses. Steady position : Enclose ami self-addressed stamped iirvelopc. The Dominion Company Third Floor Omaha Chicago, 111. WHEN IN MAYSVILLE don't fail to see our beautiful tine of GOODS. We Have Something td Please the Most Fastidious^ WE WANT VLL YOUHt Oliioltousi and Eggs ) Nvill pay tlio Hiifliost Market Price for Them OUR PRICES ON GOODS WILL. ASTONISH VOU. COME TO SEE US YARBROUGH & EMMET, Maysville, Ga. Hot Shots and Sayings! I 15 V KKV. SA M I*. .lOIN ES. One of the most interesting Books Ever Published. Over 300 pages. Should be lead by all young men and old ones too. The undersigned has the exclusive control of the sale of said hooks in Banks county, Ga. Would like to have Sub. Agents to handle them. Hot Sellers!! J- J- ANDERSON, Agent. Feb. 27th. 1896. The One Crop System of farming gradually exhausts the land, unless a Fertilizer containing a talfch percentage of Potash is used. Better crops, a better soil, and a larger bank account can only then he expected. Write for our "farmers’ Guide," a 142-page illustrated book. It is brim full of useful information for farmers. It will be sent free, and will make and save you money. Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nasaat: Street, New York. PR 0 FJ.’SSION'A L CA IMS. QSCAR BROWN, Attorney ani> Cofnkei.lor-at-Law, HOMER, G A Will practice in all tin; courts and make col lection a specialty. Care and (promptness in every business. 0 W. BROWN, Attorney at Law', MA YSVILLE, GA. Will do a general practice. Collecting a specialty. \. D. LOCKHART, M. I>. tf'Oma; West of Public Square, HOMER, (iA. ])R. W. L. JACKSON, DENTIST, HARMONY GROVE GA All work guaranteed first class Teeth ex tracted without pain. Office over Dates & {.’ar son's Jewelry Store To 'the Voter of .Banks County. You are required by law to register every year. Your registering last year is no good tor this year. Do not neglect to register now. For Sale or Exchange 97 acres of well improved land tvto miles North of Homer witli magnetic iron ore mine, $1,500, on easy terrtfe. One store house and lot in Homer on easy terms, S3OO. OSCAR BROWN, Homer, Ga. We call the attention of the Readers of the Gazette to the large and cohY plete stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods etc. at the New York Bargain Store, Harmony Grove. ■Ga. A. I*. Dealing and T. G. ITadaway have moved fiotn Waßinnoton to' Broad Street, just above Athens' Hardware Cos.. Athens, Ga. Call or. them when you want anything in' the vehicle or harness line. are you going to build? Write us for prices on Sash, Doois and Blinds, Mo.uldings, Brackets, Columns, Stairs and Veranda Balas ters, turned' and sawed; Shinglts Flooring and Ceiling; Faints, Lead and, if you or your neighoor are going to build. CITY PLANING MILL CO- J> G. llvNtis M’r’c. Cos., Proprietor!?.- NO. IT.