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VOL. TWO.
TUy 4'oxtvmvL
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Locals S Cent a r*©j? 2(ix> First Insert
1 ion 3Jao\r Addition-.!. 5 Cents.
• ifiutered as H.-eond (Basil Matter at tbe
Homer. Ga., Poet Office.
(fao. Bartciii - Proprietor.
wa: ds,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOMER, GEORGIA..
("Viii practice iu all the Courts
o'-'tlip Western Circuit.
OSCAR BROWN,
L A W Y E R.
Homer, Georgia.
Will Rive special-attention to ad
mo lustrations, etc., and do a general
pfaetica in Banks and adjoining coun
ties. Will loan MONEY at 06 per
cert, per annum.
G. W. BROWN,
D'VVVG'
Ma.vsvs!ie, CJeorsin.
WiLl do a general practice. Collect
ing a ‘ ini' inilv.
j. L.. BITCH,
A"j TOPi N£Y AT LA W,
Jefferson, - Georgia.
Will |,nc;in iti .Taekain, Clarke,
Hal!, [Ut.kb, Franklin, Malison, and
y\ i-i'uvt in tha western circuit.
HOV- c-standribgz.
A'i .ORNEY AT LAW,
LL V* V 1 > • <*„ C 5 ♦*>*• gScX.
ij 1 1 \ AUA JU,
DENTIST.
Hatniotiv Grove, Georgia.
DR. A. IL STAPLER,
EJonicr, <*eoifgia,
Fpeei.'-l attention given to surgery,
obiftenk-s and cbtoirc diseases of’long
s •ftli'dr f.
NOTICE!
ti vGtler slf, ISSS.
A i’.er : os month to notices ot any
kind v ! i be inserted iu ibis paper
without she lublieation ices in advance
MONEY TO tOAN
In fintns- of S3OO and tip-sards on less
:oißmk : ’.on than any man in northeast
Georg’s. P. M EoreAt'.i'S. 52 Sm.
Ordinary’s Court,
First Mondays in each month.
T. F. Hill, ordinary.
0* W. Hood &Q!Hj
HARMONY GROVE, GA.
DEALERS IN
\ vvvvwV'v -
U*Qv,
u
A It-. £,-r. Line of Hardware, Tiawaie, Crockery and Glas ware, Family
Groceries, Flour, Meats, Etc.
a<-" • • s.-ojk if Conp': its and wo are folly prepared to satisfy our Cas_
ii, reboot to f yit ’ and Qualities.
i Tfryt ■ ■ ;;; nld for pdres for I' alow any ever made in this or any other
MAR.K& ’ SM NORTHEAST GFOR.GIA. Bescr# to Call and sen
b t :“:e -mro.iasiug HssTac oldest Firm in this section. ID
r] t f ri
m,fi p -111 m pi?* i< |ii ijS|jl 1111 if 1111
(jm
V. D. LOCKHART.
P H Y SiCI A N,
Kosimt, (iiettrttia.
Officers Eleulxs Fori'alo
At this (Jfticc. Ail kinds.
McElree*a Wlnz of Cardui
and TKEDt-CBP’fi BEftCC-PltflUCiHT are
for sale by tks following merchants in
iiankr ana acqoiuutg CA uuuos:
.). E. Btepkens, Homer.
W. T. Dnv’Hi, Jewellsvilie.
George "Wiley, Jawolisyilie.
Charles Surest, A. Ir>o.
J. Lea Legnmd, Cramer.
A N. Bellamy, Walnut Hill.
Ilatebcook and Cos., Harmony Grove
Power and Wiifcrd, [Turraonv Grove
B-vngh and Biother. Mavsville.
J. 0. Sims. Apple "*aiiev.
J B. McWhorter, Fort Lamar.
gojcnX Items.
The Wrol Cards that have been
running two miles cast of ib mer by
the Haulorook Bros., have now been
moved and overhauled and put in good
running repair at Maysvilie. All those
having wool to sard, anr] to our cos
tourers, we rsspootfu!ly solicit vonr pa
tronage; oar Machinery have been ov
erhauled and we are prepared and
guarantee to turn out as good, neat,
and sh cleau work as dono in this
section. 20 2w.
Planty of Cotton Bagging for
sale by C, W. Hood A Sob, Harmo
ny Grove, Ga. 20 tf.
Try BLACK- D RAUGjjT tea lor .Dyapcj^ia.
Sunday ws cool and pleasant.
The woods are overladen with
inuskadines.
Superior Court winding np Fri
day made Saturday a dull day.
Superior Court convenes in Carnes
ville this r/eek.
Dr. Lockhart has had the front
of his dwelling nicely painted.
Mr. J. TANARUS, Harmon is visiting his
father’s family.
001. Enites and wit* ot Qainestifle,
spent several das in ! owo last week.
Alaoh local matter aua communica
tioas are crowded ont this Week.
Col. Oscar Brown now wears a
fatherly smile ou his face. s Tis a
girl. v
Profs. Walker ot Harmony Grove
Academy, gava the Jouraal a bus
iness and social call last week.
The eqinoetial rains ot Monday
night, succeeded in damaging sev
eral bridges in this county.
“BUevoled (to aS;o Bw*roi of Jjprvts: iloixmcy.*’
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPT. 2. 1889.
It U predicted by come of tat
old landmarks, “a heavy persim
nifeti crop moans a severe winter,
and that so in any fogc in August
moans so many snows.”
The Old Reliable hiaj. Pruitt 0 1
the Athens Banner, wus in town in
the interest of his paper. While
here ho gave the Journal his usual
pleasant call.
LT. Stapier performed a surgic
al operalioa on a mule belonging
10 Mr. Horfon Blackwell, Saturday
morning. A large wind, was taken
from tine of its lags.
Prof. Briggs’ school at Silver
Shoals, closed Friday night with an
exhibition. Several from this place
attended and report the exercises
“moderately fair.”
The congregation at tko Baptist
church Sunday morning, was large.
Rev. L. J. Duncan tilled the pul
pit and delivered an interesting
sermon.
Malarial p. Rons can r>3 entirely re
moved Iroui ihe system by the use of
Ayer’s Ague Cur.-. Tots remedy con
tains a specific, ia the loan ot u vege
table prodnol, used in no other Ague
p epaiation. Warrsri ed.
Capt. Napier of ihe Waltoa
News, Monroe, was in town last
week. It was our pleasure to make
his acquaintance. Mr. Napier is a
gentleman of pleasant address aud
refined qualifies.
A bale of cotton wrapped in cot
ton bagging, was sold in town Fri
day, by Mr. W. T. Cochran for 10
l-sth cents, Mr. Garrison was the
purchaser. 31 r. Cochran says lie
lias 24 more of the same sor .
Several ol the grand jury com
plained to tiie ifdinary aad pub
lisher after their adjournment, that
they wanted the “Presentments’’
published. They appear on 3rd.
page ®f this issue.
Col W. L- Telford of Gainesville,
attended court last week. While
calling on his friends he did not for
get the Journal ollice. Mr. Telford
tells the publisher ho has a line boy
added to his family since his re
moval to Gainesville.
BsyaU.CK-DRAUGS-S'ir tea cures CongtipaUpn.
(•Oioinin, iu tun tiiuyu, corrupts aud
v, nominates every tissue and fibre in
the whom body; bat whether appear
i ,g in the form of swellings, eryspalas
or running sores, tha ma.ignaat pois
ons of this disease are copktely eradi
cated by the nas of Aver’s sarsapaiiila.
ttarWINE OFCASDUI, a Tonic lor Women.
Col. R. B. Russell gave the
Odd Fellows of this place and the
visiting members, a nice talk at
their hall Thursday night. Mr.
Russell is Grand Master Odd Fei
low of this state; having succeeded
Col, Brant, deceased.
The Singing Uutiveuuon at Mt.
Pleasant was well attended on
Sunday. The house was packed
with nice orderly people and the
music was ali good. That rendered
by Profs. Camp, Vaughan and Pen
nington, was exceptionally line.
McEIreaUWNE JpF CARDUi for female diseases.
The grand jury* recommends that
the ordinary assess a tax of 50 els.
on the hundred dollars for county
purposes. This, added to the state
tax, will amount to 00 cents on the
hundred. Truly the work of itie
tax-gatherer becomes greater and
the people mourn.
McEI.REE’3 wThE OF CARDU! for WesUt Ncrvea.
■■£rfi?MMaaka9BManMamraaßaaMaa _
A good deal of cotton will be
picked this and next week. Some
of the pickers complain thfil the
price—do cis. per 100 lbs., is 100
iow. Last waek's quotations were
10, 10 I-SO, 10 1-S and 10 3-Sth
These quotations are the premium,
and if would be well with lhe far
mers to get their cation on the mar
ket as early as possible.
For repairing the Baptist Chinch in
the town of Homer, will bo receiyed
from this time until the sth ot October.
Plans and specifications can be scan at
nry office. The contract will be let to
the lowest bidder. The work to be
completed by the “2nd of November
Committee reserve tr.e right to reject
any and all fids. V. D. Lockhart.
Tha Oiueiui oi Jn-ij. F. Willis took
place last Thursday evening. The
gathering was large. Tha sorrowing,
weeping relatives and friends present
cd I*. heart-rending scene. Sonia were
so sure aflect’-u as to fahit and sum
noon medical aid. Mr. Wells deliver
ad a short eulogy over iho body, after
which the coffin was opened and a
last look given at the psdid face ot a
young man wrapped in death; then the
lid was tightly closed and the remains
interred at the P.esbyteriau Ceuieiery.
The congregation was no! as
large at the M- E. Church, Sun
day night as it would have been,
was it known lhe pasfor would bo
present to preach the sermon
ko did, but nothing more than a
meeting for prayer was expected.
Those present were deeply interest
ed and gave the sermon strict
ai tendon. The evening was cool
and pleasant.
Rend the large advertisement of
Harmony Grove Academy on 3rd.
page of this issue. Profs. Walker
have tliis school in charge/ they
have employed an aid® corps of
ioachers in all the branches taught
in high grade schoels, anil are de
termined to make the academy
one of the ablest institute's ol learn
icg in this sekion. Banks should
remember when sending off to
school, she has a neighboring insti
tute worthy her patronage. The
Profs. Walker are graduates.
Several new names to the Jour
nal lust week. Among one of them
a subscriber said, “you have dime
something nobody lias ever done—inn
a papei in Homer, How do voa set
the Bfws? The Jouraal is che j p and
contains so much good reading. It is
well printed.” Wo told hint we had
access to the daily Cens'.iintioa, and
the two Athens’ dailies anil all the
weeklies of this section, and were mak
mg arrangements for the Savanah
Morning News, and expected to wind
up with the Atlanta Evening Journal
ami the Augusta Morning Chronicle,
arid perhaps tbe Louisville (Ivy J Cou
rier Journal.
The Union Sunday-school was
not largely attended Sunday morn
ing. This was due te the baptizing
of nine converts to the Baptist
church af this place. They were
emorsed in the Hudson. Prof. Al
exander's Bible class was the only
one present. AfewofThe mam
bers were absent, but the losson
was recited extremely well.
The Ki liDg or Becj. P. Willis.
The particulars of theki : liag of flea
F. Willis, wfc'A] tvsb noticfd in last
ism#,' are briefly as fcllovrw, Roht
Morris, John Morris, Bac Willis, Jas
Willis, John Gronshaw, and Charley
Wilson, were together at Homer oa the
afternoon of Tuesday, ar.d being neigh
hors and friends, they started home to
getler after dark. They had not pro-
ceeded moro than a mile or u Llu u
Bohr. Morris and Ben Wild* Re hi on
engaged in a dispute of a trilling na
ture and of no imports nee, but non. of
them being somewhat under the inilti
slice ot liquor, it to a ‘ui- t an i
skull *’ fight. They were separated 1 y
friends, ami it was thought to bn sst
tled. But (about ten minutes after the
fight was over, Morris again approach
ed Willis and fired a No bS Calibre
tdaioi at him, the ball taking eif'oct j.i
the left side, passing through tu heart
and entirely through the body ami
lodging under the ninih lio uu me
right side. The shot produced almost
instant death. T no body was reraov
ed by Mr. Raymond EmumU no to his
house, wheie an inquest wan hel l tbs
next day by Coroner Soiiih and a ja < y
of six men. Alter a full iavs t q.ni. a
of all the facts aird circumstances con
neated with tbo cause, the jury .eitim
ed a verdict ji “murder in Urn first de
gree ’
Willis was a young man of about
25 years ei uge. Morris i, about 'J.i.
The wri er was not acquainted wuh
either and has no comineula more than
it is the duty of the law to have its
course and he protected in having Mor
ris brought to justice at cave if possi
bly it can be done with safety to ail
law-abiding people of a civdM-d, mor
al, peaceiul and religions cah manky.
Hie following among others were
the eases dirp-iaed during the pnsjat
term ot the superior court or ijanitt
Court Proceedings.—W J. L and vs.
T. M. Daniel—attachment; verdict for
p!ft. M. N. Mitchell vs. Saliie Mitch
ell-—libel for divorce, verdict for pi if.
H. 11. na’e, agt. for iiomr-iond, hc!) i
Go., vs h J. Hatnpiia, L U. n*ibrock,
garnishee, complaint on act., verdict
for plff. Comer and Carr vs 3. C . ■->
>or, foreclosure ol' mortgage, uo dates re
The siate vs Wait McKie, burglary,
plea cf guilty to itiro&uy irom the heu :
it. J. Blackwell vg J. N. Gnu sins and
k. L. Boyd, foreclosing mortgage, n.,
defenso. Green uayden vs Harriet, nr
den, libel for diyorco. stricken out.
T.F. Hill, ordinary, etc., vs Jas W.
Rucker and others, debt etc,, verdict,
lor p!ff. R. IL Harden ys iircry Bor
ders, appeal withdrawn. W. i. Pika
vs. VV. G. Hill, complaint, plea with
drawn. W. 1. l’ike, W. L Tailors,
and W. C. Mariei vs W. C. liiti, no
defense. W.L. Lord vs T. M. Dan
iel, complaint, verdict for plif. Rachael
n. Perkins vs Wdiirtn S. ilarda, emu
pl.eiat, no defense The state vs Wane
Bush (c01.,j assault with iutent to kill,
nol piossed. W. S. Massey vs Mas
sey, bill lor cancellation, retraxit. The
stats vs Floyd Byron, verdict not guii
ty. The state vs Robf. W. Harris,
Jack Bennett and Root. Bennett, riot,
fettled. The state vs Heison Little
(c 01.,) assault and battery, verdict ot
guilty. The state ys aeorge Gibson,
disturbing public worship, verdict nut
guilty. The state vs Sam' M ze, mis
demeanor, p’ea of guilty. The state
vs. Lafayette Meeks, misdemeanor,
plea of guilty. Ttu state vs A L Put
man, miademesnor, plea ol guilty. Ths
Ameiiean Freehold Land Mortgage
Cos. ve F. M. Jordan, .John F. Mosr,
claimant, retraxit. JP. F. M. Furr vs.
Win. Holland, appeal, verdict (or plft.
M. L. Armour va YVliliaaa Armour,
libel for divorce, verdict for pllf. Mar
tha M. Pool vs Flora E. Terrell, at
tachmeut, verdict for plff. g. A. Slow
vs. George Aau Siow, iibsi tor divorce
and verdict for plf’f. The state v r.es
Isy bouse, horsa stealing, plea ty. guil
ty, seateueod one year to cnam gtug.
state va. Maj. hill (c>.l ,) iaicatiy from
the house, so bill. Toe state v„ tijt,
at Moss and Chastain Garrett, assault
with inteut to murder, settled. The
stats vs Baker Moae, assault with la
tent to murder, settled. a.orge Devon
vs Lena Devon, libel lor divorce, ver
d.ct for plff.
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