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YOL ONE.
THE FARMERS JOURNAL
'.-'.Jioitti Organ of Banks County.
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g*. PUB LISHED WEDHESPAT
-50 Cts. Per Year.
fs>s'.f*.*vr£j!ioa f m Atly.ince.
X.os!!tls 8 o®its For X.i© First inser
tion* jRa-cli Addition'll 5 Cents'
KaiereiJ as Second Class Matter at the
Homer. G i.. PostOffien.
Jt-xj. - Proprietor.
A. C MOSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOSIER, GEORGIA.
Collections made and promptly
" miited
P- M. EDWARDS,
'ATTORNEY AT LA W,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
far* Will practire in all the Courts
f t toe Western Circuit.
OSCAR BRQ WN,
LAWY E R .
Hojier. Georgia.
Will give Hf'ecial attention to ad
miniatr.atiori*, ete., and do a general
piKOticc ia Links and ;Cj lining torn
ties
W. I.
ATTORNEY AT L/^VV,
J FFFSUBiPN, (JicrinGlA.
G. \V. BROWN,
Xt'vG'WVTwV’.; OX
Utaystville, Georgia..
Wifi do a general practice. Coliect
isg a specialty.
Jamzs M. Merritt,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
SBayviHe.
ioWSLLc.StANDSSGE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
*Suj-V*il', Cftorgia.
DRTa. H, STAPLER, ~
IKoisicr, Georgia,
gpecial attention given to surgery,
obstetrics and uhionx diseases ot long
H'andir'rr.
Vd D. LOCKHART.
P H YBICIAN,
lYomcr, Georgia.
J. V/. Sumpter,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING.
jjfX ouster, CSeorgitl.
Buggies and Waggons made
to order. Repairing a Sprcialty.
Ox’dlaary’s Court,
First, Monday a in each month. T. f.
nil!, ordinary.
Superior Court,
Third Mondays in March and Sep
tember. m. L. Hutchins jndgo.
Cbui'oli.®s. . ,
Presbyterian Utiurcn, services dan
Hendry ia each month, Rev. G. H.
Cartledga, pastor.
Methouist Chnrch, bci vices Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday before,
Rays. J. D. Gunnels aud Jno. I. Pen
dergrass, pastors.
Baptist Churrli, 4h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Ilcv. J. F.
fioode pastor.
lodges,
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. O. O. F.,
meets Ist Tuesday in each month, J.
W. Sviuptei, uobie grand, T. F. Hill,
secretary.
Phi Delta Lodge ho. 148, F. A. M.,
meets Ist Friday night in uaoh month,
u. a . *atsou, v. m. , p. K ■ zi vvaide,
n w., j. w. etuspior, J w., w. a. Long,
eoat’y., w. o. j. Garrison, treasurer.,
wiley T.eldkill, s. and.. c. n. owes, j and, .
neory Grses s. s . a. J cash, j. s.
NOTICE!
S'ScptesMlbcjr 3tl, IN4S
After this mon'k no notices oi any
kind will be 'inserted io ikn f t per
without the publication fees in advance
C?Hr.aoeg Farmers Coraaty Alitnnoj-
M. L McDonald prmdsut, o u ( .
smith vise prM-te?t. w. f u;H *.•,*> a
ry, u. J nvar chaplain, a. b. M j auu
doorktepir.
TVikTJt’TE!
Money to loan at Ob percent, rn* real
estate. Apply to J. M. Merritt. May*
villc, or Dr. C C. Chandler, Jeffcraor,
Georgia. 46 tf.
Monov to loan on easy terms. From
one to five years time.
3 naos. i\ M Kp w A LOS.
Offia-aro ZSlanks For Sale
At this Office. Ad kinus.
Grorgia, Banks co.—Hugh h. Aus •
burn, administrator of Thos. Acsboin,
has in due ferru applied to the und*c
signed for letters of dismission from
said estate, and 1 will paß upon Raid
application on the Ist Monday in May
next. This 4th dav dy of Febroaty
1889. T. F. Hill.
4(1 52, ordinary.
LOCAL ITEMS.
iVScElree’s Wine of Cardui
and thsdford’Sblack-drauckt are
smttPi wirmiwniMwniw—■■awririwaiaanmu
for sale by tke following merchants in
Banks and adjoining counties: j e
.sifphma, tioioer, Georgia.
w. T Buncau jeweflsville, Georgia.
ncoTgi wiley, iirweilevil'e, Georgia.
Charles sweat, alio, Georgia
j. i.ee B 'grand. cramer, Georgia.
a. 5. Bellamy, walnut Hill, geoigia,
Ilatbcoek and no,, mrmony grove, ga.
rower sfe Gunnells, Harmony giovc. ga.
naugh and nro., Maysxiilg, gaorgia.
3 C sites. Apple valley, georgia.
j b. mc vhotter, Fort nanaur, georgia.
Buy a 1 o tie o r the Gent Infallible
Toothache Cure, manufactured by the
i Infallible Mfy. Cos. Clarksville, Ga.,
j or sale by Dr Lockhart and Stephens.
! Gardens should now bo put in order
Dr. Lockhart is still confined to
iiis room with mumps.
The rain Monday wa* enough to
prevent work.
Croquet is now the passtimo for
the dull hours in Homer.
But a lew days before cotton
will go in tho ground.
Tha present oat crop looks very
premising.
Mr. Sana. Wats*a reports having
a good school iu his neighborhood
in the cutting system.
Several attended Ihe Mt. Olivet
singing last Sunday. They report
the exeroises good.
Try BLAC K-D RAU GH T tea Xor Dyspepsia.
Don’t look upon every stranger
that comes info your midst with
contempt. Who are you?
Monday was April f-—’s day and
some put salt in their coffee for
their foolishness.
Maj. Pruitt, sr,, and daughter
Miss Ada. spent Monday with rela
lives and friends in town.
Mr. Jiff Sanders’ lit tie six-year
old bey eaught a largo, hawk in his
trap last week. The chickens will
congratulate the little fellow.
‘‘Onward &ml •’•rGgri'essssive!”
HOME) BA ; ; <JOI NIT, GA., 1 111 HSDAY, APIUL i, 1 39.
There is a young lady in Mtivs
villo who says she lias bae .i "lhree
days writing a letter and has not
finished it yet.”
Mr. T. J. Ash arrived homo from
Athens last Friday, where Jie has
been quite sick the pact six or eight
weeks. Trust he will be up soou.
The Literacy Club organized last
Friday night nine charter members.
Others have joined since, The Club
meets to night up stairs in the
court house. Everybody come.
Mr, L. ,J. Ragsdale was in town
Tuesday, and gave this office a bus
iness call in the interest of Mt. Oli
vet Methodist Church; notice of
which appears elsewhere.
AS9‘W2?4E Or CAR DU I, a Tonic for Women®
When by reason ci a ctfid or from
a: y < ther cause, the secretory organs
become dieordc-ed, they may be stimu
lated to a l eal by action t>y the use of
Ayer’s C&iiiartic Pills, bold by ail
dealers in medicine.
John Coffee lias, recovered so as
to he taken to Atlanta, 110 was car
riod to Atlanta, where he will re
main in confinement until his ex
amining trial.
Mr, Blakeman, from Smith's
Grove, Warren county, Ily., was in
tewn last week, in the interest of
his patent single-tree. Mr- Blake
insn is a polished, cultivated and
refined gentleman, del-serving of
success in his business undertaking.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla was the first st.a
cerfifol blood niaaicina ever <'fif.*ied to
the public. This preposition is util l
held in 'he highest public intimation
both at borne and abroad. La mira
cuious cures and immense raics show
this. Ask y-rir druggist for it.
McELREE’S WINS OF CAROLII fur Weak Nerves.
Mr, J.lv. Chambers will receive
taxes at the following places on
the following days in this month:
Davids 4th, Berlin sth, Golden
Hill 6th, Hom*r 10th, Andorscu
11th, Poplar Springs 12th, Wilmoti
19th, Washington 20th, Collumbia
27th.
*r-u'3LACK-DRAUGHT tea cure3 Constipation.
‘‘Jack the Ripper!” Hava you
seen him? What kind of an ani
mal is he? Is he dangerous? Is
he death to the negro? They say'
he has killed several in Athens.
The colored man in this section
should stay at heme of nights/ the
community can’t afford to lose him.
Well, well, is it possible Horner
will have no school this year, and
has turned the academy loose t
the prowling hog. goat and cattle?
Is it a'A indication that she has but
little respect for education and
wants still less? There is a screw
lost—the most important one to tire
town. Everybody try to find it.
The- Crne:-viiie maii-carrier is
either oat with thnt place or Hom
er. Last Saturday he started off
without the mail from this place—
'carrying with him only % can of
news ink, sent from this office to
enable Cols. Dortch & King to get
out their last issu<* of the Tribune,
as their ink had failed to arrive.
Thera waa good attendance at
Sunday-School last Sabbath morn
ing. The Review lesson for tho
past quarter was rendered very
well. After which the present of
ficers were re elected, A commit
tee ®f four were appointed to de
termine what the next lite/aturo
should be. The sendees have been
conducted on union principles in
tha past.
The Journal is in receipt of card
of invitation to attend the spring
and summer grand opening Milliu
@ry department of Power & "Will
ford. Harmony Grove, which takes
p!aeol2!h and 13th inst. This is
a rare chance for tho ladies to get
acquainted with tbs various styles
in the latest hats, bonnets, lino
dress goods, fancy ribbons, flower
laias and white goods.
That panther that put Mr. TV.
F. Morris to his heels Sunday night!
Well, it- couldn't have challenged
a more deserving young man for a
foot-race in the county, but a col
ored man’s house being closobr
the panther was deprived of giving
the young man a chaaca to try his
hand. While lie made for the house
the panther passes! on But strange,
that very same night that panther
went to another young man’s room,
scratched on the window-pain for
admittance, but that young man
didn’t have no more room tha a ha
needed, especially at lhat time,
though his bed was big enough for
four like himself; so ha put
himself in ground hog-shape—
pulled ihe “kiver” over his Load
a:,d played ’possum ’till morning.
A good congregation were in *t
tendance at morning services Sun
day morning at ihe M. E. church.
Rev. Mr. Rerie in making his
selections, took for his sermon
6th chapter and 30th verse of St.
Luke. The argument on this sub
ject was able .-uid profound, com
manding attention and a deep in
terest with the congrofion. The par
able in the gilts of Cain and Able
were a very striking illustralion of
every day life.
At the close of tke sermon the
pastor announced that tfie church
was due sll fo foreign missions.
A collection was taken. Tho cor:
gregatba subscribed liberally—
soma six or eight subscribing $1
each. The pastor announced the
collection badover run the amount
which speaks well for the congre
! gation,
The sermon at night, selected
; from 6/30 verse Galicians—Whal-
Uoever a man soweta that will La
reap, was delivered by tho pastor's
F£iati3&l. /ißrioaWml And Mfrlag Tfe-.v
younger brother, who is u siiule . t
for lha ministry. Mr Rori.: Md
‘•very good.”
McElrceJs WW~_O.F CAR GUI for feiaalc dis - J
sinicafcii.
Silver Shoals Ifen.s. Boys : :-:.d
g,als look oat for April fowls.— 1 be.-c
is a young mania ®nr section Rsat
wants fo marry awful had. Vt cut
some lady take piuy on li:i>:;-i ; u
iogby the colored population up
pears to be most auravtiug occu? a*
tion about Silver Shoals. —Mcs.-ux.
Shore & Oo are sawing lumber,
©no slick of which emit tims 4 it.
of lumber—Mr. J. H. Brooks c-ays
he is bound fer Missouri tnis spnng
He will sell all of his property at
his home on 9th of Apr. 'finings w: 11
go cheap for cash.—Mr. Thomas
Giiffio, jr., is n. i2eriiK< trv Msvci* y
with ihi-auiaatifin
Wc- arc s'rry to lea; m of \! o l<raGi
ot our venerable neighbor at f.iotler
in Christ, Mr. So*p!noi Bin bag, U’-tb
• r of our B:r eh beloved <:i : z n, Mr
Win. Bawling. Il died r- 6 o'uktk.
p. in., on tie Ist. ioot , at iLe borne of
bis eon. Mr. Bowling was. at bis
death, about 88 year* old. Wa ten
der oar hear'felt sympathy to bereaved
rulaiivas and friends. gumbo.
'Fetes s*:siic.
New York, April 1 —The failures
for the tar*' quarter of 1889, as report
ed by the Dana and (J mercantile
agency, number 3,294, a* against 2,-
048 for the corresponding three months
of 1883. The Siabihuis for the firs:
quarter of 1889 am $42,786,000, as
agaiint $38.804 00 ) for the tinst quar
ter of 1888. The failures in Canada
numbered 525 or the first quarter of
1889, with a lijhiiituß of -4 862,000.
while those iu the first quarter of 18S8
529, with liabilities of 5 020,000. *
San Francisco, Cal., April 1 —lt is
stated that the Aaieriam refinery was
formally sold ot<• E as-or;i Sugar trust
today. The refinery was transferred
to the trust one year ago,, reserving
trust certificates in payment. Suit was
aferwnrd coruswaced to aanuib tho
charterer the company tor joining
the trust, and soma of tile stockhold
ers objected to tha transfer and aa re
sult it is suited that the refinery to
day was bought by tbe tinst.
Danville, Vu., April I.—The sales
of leaf tobseeo in this market ia March
.were 3 016 459 pounds, an increase of
half & million pounds over last Marsh.
Sales since the beginning of the to
bacco year were 12 405,660 pounds, a
decieaso of 5 000,000 pounds. The
sale of r.tßmps for uiacafautured tobac
co for Marsh show® an increase of
18 250 dollars over Much of last yoar.
Gadsden, Ala , April 1 —Tbe taw
ore hundred and twenty furnace
pts e i into hands of eastern capital
ists to day. A 1> >®toi. syndicate clos
ed a traoe im Monday tor thirty thou
sand acres cl umber and ore lands, and
wiil begin the itrmsGUto erection of
an rx ecsiive wooden aud tool Latoiy.
Hotels bare ever lo.ty capitalists in
tkeia to nig,.t. A t>eo hundred thou
sand dollar cotton factory is being ne
gotiated for.
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