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1 4lff■ Iv M 44% 4 4 444 3Loonl> Etato And National News- YOL ONE. THE FARMERS JOURNAL '.-'.Jioitti Organ of Banks County. s —. \ - airy y" '■~i M***r—- rrw. -r.m -i-iTwiar>.<av-awjrrjß/ i 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. N < >. -I "