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VOL. TWO. 3! he W&rcTxlvi gmmml. Official Organ cf Banks County. • '* I " JW,W ■■-*••*• v ••.* xrym I’wwia’vaww >.i,— ■ ■mihii;wt. , -viuoio n :■. PUBLISHED THURSDAY. 50 Cts. Per Year. Suription i Advfs sce. Iccals 8 Cents Per Line First laser” tiou. E;i.oli Additionil ft Cents- Entered as Second Class Matter at the Homer. Ga., Poet Office. clnv. Bartons - Fropriotor. .- 1 s; i-_.emri.egt icy. m’aasm^-Bamamtnmav ■>w NOTICE! September s*sa, 3888. After this month no notices ot any hind will be inserted in this paper without, the publication fees in advance p. M. EDWARDS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HOMER, GEORGIA. Will practice in ail the Courts of the Western Circuit. OSCAR BROWN, L A W Y E R. Hosier. Georgia. Will give special attention to ad ministrations, etc., and do a general ;notice in Banks and adjoining couu •-s Will loan MONEY at 06 per c a r. per annum. Gr, W. BROWN, aTwwV*VvU| qX C3eorri. ■ ' ii do a general practice. Collect ing a specialty. y7l>. LOCKHART. PHYSI C I A N, i!oni< r, Georgia. J. Li- BITCH. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Jefferson, - Georgia. Will nractice in Jackson, Clarke, liali, Banks, Franklin, Madison, and all tup Ci mts in the western circuit. HGWSLL C- STANDJX.IDGE ATTORNEY AT LAW, ttlay*v>lie, Georgia. 'Da. ill F. ADAIR, DENTIST. Harmony Grove, Georgia. ~ l)iL A. H, STAPLER, 32oJsrev, <Teo:rsia, Special attention given to surgery, obstetrics and cbrou : c diseases of long fi’andiug. Ordinary Court. First Mondays in each month. T. F. Hill, ordinary. Superior Ciurt, Third Mondays in March and Sep tember. Churches. Presbyter .a Church, services 2nd Sunday in each month, Re'*'. G. H. Ga> Hedge, pastor. Methodist Church,services Ist Sunday in each month, and Saturday before, ■Revs. J. D Gunnels and Jno. I. Peu di rgras, pastors. Baptist Church, 4th Suuday in each month and Saturday before, Re' l '. J.L. ] ionciQ pastor. Lodges. Homer Lodge, m . 82., I. O. 0. F., meets Ist Tuesday in each month, W. (j. Pool, noble grand, 11. J. Dyar, i ec ret ary. Phi Delta Lodge no. I4S, F. A. M., roro's let Friday night in 6ach tnomb, | v . a. watsdn, v/. a., p. m. Edwards, I s v i. w. seicptor, i. w., w. s. Long, I Kcc’ty., w. c. i. carrisou, treasurer., \ v r y Tteldkill, e. and., c. h. owen,l,D., y.r.ui) artar. s, s., a. l. cash, j. 6. ■ : C^> Newspaper Laws. Ist. subscribers v/Lo do not give ox press notice to the contrary are eon.- id ered as wishing to continue their sub scription. 2nd, if euhscribara order the discontinuance of their periodicals, the publisher may continue to send them until all arrearages is paid. 3rd, if subscribers neglect or refuse to take their periodicals from die office to j tgbich they have been directed, they ! are held responsible till they have i-eu j tied their Mils and ordered their paper j discontinued. 4th, ii subscribers move j to other places wßhone informing tie I publisher, ami the papers are sent to t..e former direction, they aio held re sponsible, sih, the courts of the u. s. and foreign, have decided, that reins iitg lo take periodicals from tho office or removing wnd leaving them uncail eJ fur, is prim a facia evidence of iriwn tioual fraud, and sc bj-'ct to prosecution and a fine of 100 dollars for Ft. of fense. and 500 foy second, and 10 years iuipriionin*!or for third. Officers Blanks FcrSalo At this Office. Ad kinds. MONEY TO To AN In sums of S3OO and upwards on less commission than miy man in northeast Georgia. P. M Howards. 52 6m. JVlcElree’s \fti\m cf Csrdul and THEDFQRms_B_LACK-paAucHT are for sale by the following merchants in Banns and adjoining Jimmies: J.E Stephens, Homer. W. T. Dtinean, Jewolisville. George Wiley, Jewelisyille. Charles Sweet, Alto. J. Lgc Legrand, Cramer. A. N. Bellamy, Walnut Ill'll. Hatchcock and Cos., Harmony Grove Fewer and Wilford, Harmony Grove Bangb and Brother. Mayaville. J. C Siras, Apple '' alley. J B. McWhorter, Fort Lamar. ggecal Stems. Plenty of Cotton Bagging for sale by C, W.Hood & Soa, Harmo ny Grove, G*. 20 tf. Cols Wafford aud Brown attend ed superior court at Carnesville. Mr Idu. duiVuck paid his homo near Belton, a visit last Saturday The October mornings are ceol and pleasant. The roads are in exceedingly fine order for hauling Mr. Raymond Emmett is build ing him a neat dwelling on his farm about a mile from town. Hogs are navmg a fat time with mast The woods are full of acorns and ether feed. Mrs. G (J. Forbes and children are visiting her father’s family in Franklin county Dr. Lockhart and son, Master Walter, atteaded the speaking at Belton W ednesday night. BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation. The bulk of the cotton in this sec tion will bo picked in tha next three weeks TheY&ung folks enjoyed a can dy-pulling at Mr. J. J. Hill’s Thurs day night. Th® Feather Renovators passed through here last week euroute to G&iaesville. They wars a gay set. WcElree’t WINE OFCARPUi tor female diseases ‘•Sleveted So tJj< T*j eresnt f ilanks fonniy.” HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY. OCT. 3, DSL wealed Uids For repairing the .Brpiiat Church in the town of IIo;.;t:r, will ;e receivr d Fora this time nn;J;t!re sth ot October. Fiau-i and speciff'stious can be seen at my *fF:ce. The eoaunr-.t will be let to the lowest bidder. The work to be completed by the ifihid of November. Committee reserve tlip. right to reject any and all bids. V. I). Lockhart. Cotton is going on the m*rket pretty lively. Highest Quotations average 9 3-4 and 9 90. Rev. T. J. EdWards and his son, Master Frank, are visiting the fain • iiy of his son, Mr. P. M. Edwards. Beiton-LuR i)ad a big meeting Wednesday night in thaffnlerest of a college Jo be built between both places. i 1 Last Tuesday was a busy day. It was ordinary \ court. The litiga tion, as will be seen on -Hii page, is unusually large, Mr. T. B. Will banks and MissS. A. King were married 22nd. inst., Mr. G. T. Campbell, j. p., officiating. The parties were from Jackson co. A man should be identities with his county enough, at least, to pay a poll-tax, if no more, before lie asks them for an office. We are not opposed to home markets, buf this section needs to go olTlromhome occasionally will) her goads, lo show what they are. Married (Sunday near here a young man from near Gilisville, whose name the Journal did not learn, to a daughter of Mr, J. P. Ayers.’ Judgß Hill and (Sheriff Scoggins left yesterlay morning with two convicts for Jim Smith’s farm— convicted at Superior C >urf. They go for a year each. Rev. TANARUS, J. Edwards of Logans ville M. E., circuit, filled the pulpit at the M.E. church Sunday morn ing. The sermon was good—com manding a deep interest. Try BLACK^- DHAUGHT tea io r JJyap cpflia. Rev. Mr. J. E. Korie ot the Geor gia Southern Conference filled lh@ M. E. church Sunday night. The sermon was good—commanding a deep interest with the congregation His language was very chaste. The candy pulling at Rev. Mr T. O. Eorie’s Saturday night, was quite pleasant. Th@ good pastor and his family entertained their guests. The candy was excellent. Tim young were out in full. McELBES’S W!KE OF CARDUI for Weak Nerves. l>r. L J Sharp has returned to his home in Harmony Grove, from New 7 nrk, whore he has been tak ing a course of lectures at a medi cal College in tint city, and he can now, be found at his drug store. Married at the residence of Mr. Cochran, father of the bride, Mr. E. A. Bowling and Miss Mollie Cochran. Tho m nriage took place last Suuday; the affair was a pievs antoae. The attendants large. When use-.i according to directions Ayer’s Ague Cure is warranted io erad icate, from the eystvm, Fever aud Ague, Inceimittont, Reuiittent, and Bilious Fi vers, aud ail malaiial übcas ei. Tiy it. Disorders ol ihe stumacb, liver and kidneys, can be cured by restoring the blood to a healthy condition, through the vitalizing aud cleansing action of Ajer’s Sarsapariilr. It it tho safest, most poweiful, ami most highly con centrated alterative available to the public. C’-cTWINE OF CARDUI, a Tonic lor Women. NOTICE, Will he sold at the home place of W . If. Bowleg, dea’d , on thelSth day ot oet. ISS9. tbe followit-g property, to wit, 1 horse, 1 yoke at oxen, cow, calf and 1 yearling, two wagons, one lot or farming tools, 1 gin aad many other things too tedious to mention. Sept. 28, 18S9. W. W. Lnallea. 2w Executor. Judge iiill informs us that lhere ftill be a big day here 17th inst. Several prominent speakers from Carnesvilie and Belton-Lula will be here to talk railroad to ths peo ple'of Banks county. Everybody come out. You need a railroad in tiiis section to ship your colton di rect to large markets. Rev. J. I’. Goode of Toccoa, lias been called to tha pastoral Care of the Homer Baptist Church. We shall congratulate the membership it lie accepts their call, and predict for Jaim a pleasant and prosperous work in our town. The Baptists now have a membership of about .130. They have prepared to erect h new church, and we think they acted wisely in calling Uni able minister * * •A* Oh! yo cotton-pickers. Ye have had “yer” day. Ye have “rid” be hind old Rail until his ears Hopped and he felt like throwing up the sponge. For the past two months ye have had a big time. Old Bali’s meals were a sort of snatch-game. He was called off leaving his trough lull, or a bundle of oats un touched/ it was nothing more than he expected. Row, if the fleecy staple calls you out before break fast, it is but fair-play tor oli Ball, while he romps in the pasture or stands at the trough peeping out through the crack* with a contempt ible wink as you pass by—fis my time now.” Communicated. Maysville Items.—Rev. T. D. Campbell of Athens, pretched an able sermon to a large congrega tion ia the Baptist church, last Fri dav night.—Cotton is coming in with a rush.—Our town continues to improve. In addition to the con struction of his dwelling house, Mr. C. T. Bacon is having a nice, convenient pest office built for our efficient postmaster, Mr. A I>. Means. Kov J P- Ausburn of Cleveland, White county, was here 1 last week. Rev. Thomas Cariledg© very ably filled Iho appointment of hi* father, Rev Groves Cartledge, Sunday and Sunday night in the Presbyterian church.—The Mefho • dist church is finished and is now being painted. When the process of painting is completed and the scaffolding is taken away from Ihe steeple, the church will be a credit to our town- Great credit is due our clever and beneficent towns man, Mr. Jas. T. Comer, for his un firing efforts in the completion of said church. 'iYlegrapliif. City of Mexico, Sept. 30—The main force of tho stoim that visited Ii a j let Country within ihe past few days, has abated, although in its track desolation is apparent on all sides. The second crop cfcorn which was very large, is a partial loss. This will entail great Buffering among the laboring classes. Tiains on the Mexican railroad are again marring regularly. The town of Celaja slid remains inundated. In habitants living in the lower streets have been remo''ed to the old Saa Franciscean convent tor salety;. fields in the v cinity of Leon are all uuder water. It is estimated that the lor-n of crops in Bajio county will be ovr five hundred thousand dollars. Allenton, Pa., Sept 30—Matthias G>u aer, member of company D, Fourth regiment, National guard of Pennsylvania, was shot through tho back and abdomen at target practice this morning, and can not live New York, Sept 30—Leon Leonard*, Italian private banker, at 41 Park street, has disappeared, leaving his clients in the larch; they were princi pally of the laboring class; nothing was left in the bank except the safe, and all the furniture of Leonard’s resi denje was sold. His depositors num ber 800 or OHO. The anuoiint of de posits is vaguely stated at 18,000 dol lars. Memphis, Tena., sept. 30.—Char-’ les Lacy, a well known liveryman o' this city, was shot and killed at Dex ter, last night by a E*gro named B.IJ swift. A few days ago swift stole a mule from John Farrable, a farmer livin; near Dex'er, and brought it to Memphis, where ho effected a trade with Lacy. Yesterday Farrable ap pearad and claimed the mule. La cr swore out a warrant lor swift’s arrest and in oompany with Farrable droye oat to tbethief’s house, swift was ready lor them and as Lacy opened the door, shot him dead. The murderer escaped. Baltimore, sept. oo——John f’nese who yesterday afternoon shot an 1 i'a tally wounded Mis* Rone, w alked into the central station house this morning and gave himself np, and said he i'u tended shooting Robt Moore. Chattanooga, Tenn.. sept. 30. A. saloonkeeper by the name of Qeorgo A. Warmaek, fell this morning from the second story window of his resi dence, a distance of 25 feet, and sus tained injuries from the effects ot whicU, it is thought he will die. No _2,