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I '■'•■rj.X, 3tata An 1 Kivifonal Jsgivs. VOL. TWO. ’” h c ivin■:vs 3! o n vnaX. Official Gsfgui* of iSanks County. . -.. . ~>Tl t w.?-,'..-' '—l— KKMMVM... H I‘,-^t^Vh 8 .FUE • ISHBP THURSDAY- . 50 Cts. Per Year. St— <!••; j;} r,f,OE 161 AilTailCe. Locals 8 Cents i’c:e Birr© First Inscr tioa* Eaci Additional 5 Cents- Uutemt as Second Clans Matter at the Homer, (la.. Po-t OPfico. Jus. Barioai? - Proprietor. P. M- EDWARDS. Attorney at law, HOMER, GEORGIA, Will practice iu ail the Courts of the Western Circuit. OSCAR BRO WN, LAWYER. Homer. Georgia. Will give speeid attention to ad ministrations, etc., and do a general practice in Banka and adjoining conn - ties. Will loan MONEY at 09 per cent. p. r ansns. 7u”w Thrown, s T“\g v vQvUw v/W Ai, xX'Yk} Maysville, Georgrin,. Will do a general practice. Collect ing a specially. Tj. Is. DITCH. ATTORNEY AT LAW, JerT rson, - Georgia. Will praotica in Jackson, Clarke, Hal!, Banka, Franklin, -Madison, and all the court in the weaporn cin- lit. HO vVEGIj c- standridge. ATTORNEY AT LAW, JHaysVilte, Georgia. Dr. IS. F. ADAIR, DENTIST. Harmony Grove. Georgia, James M. Merritt, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Slaysville. Georgia, T ! W. L BIKE,- \ ATTORNEY AT LAW, Jeffeeson, Georgia. drTX~h, stabler, ISotaietr, Georgisi, Special attention given to enrgeiy absietiies and ehronc diseasoa of ioug a 1 anding. Y. D. LOCKHART.” PHYSICI A N, Monger, Georgia. Ordinary’s Court. First Mondays in each month. T. F. Hill, ordinary Superior Court. Third Mondays in March and Sep tember. Churches. Presbyterian Church, services 2nd Ean day in each month, ltsv. G. H. Cartledge, pastor. Methodist Church,sorvieeß Ist Sunday in each month, and Saturday before, Revs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen dergrass, pastors. BapSist Church, 4th Sunday in each month and Saturday before, Her. J. F. Goode pastor. Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. O. G. F., moots Ist Tuesday in each month, J. W. Sampler, stoble grand, T. F. Hill, secretary. Phi Delta Lodge so. 148, F; A. M., meets Ist Friday night in each month, tv. a. vratson, w. m., p. m, Edwards, u. w., J. w. eampter, J w., w. a. Long, eec’ty., w. c. 3. Garrison, treasurer., vvi lev Treldkill, s- ©., c. h. owod,J.d., nenry cress s, s,, a. s ensh, j. s. NOTICE! SBCi>temfoi- sila, BSSB. After this month no notice* of any kind will be inserted in this paper without the publication fees iu advance . MON£Y~foToAN In sums of S3OO and upwards on less com session than any man in northeast I Georgia. P. M Eo warps. 52 6m. C(Hoars Slauks For Sale A f this Office. Ail kinds. IVScESree’s Wine of Cardd and thedford’s black-dr aucht are —— tujjamatjxjmm —i inn i————— nn for sale by the following merchants in Banks and adjoining counties: j e Stephens, iiomer, Georgia. w. T. puncan jew.ellsville, Georgia. George wiley, deweihiville, Georgia, charles sweet, Alto, ceorgia. j. Lee legrand, cramar, georgia. a. ?J. Bellamy, walnut Hill, geotgia, Hathcock and co,, narmony grove, ga. rower & Gunnells, Harmony gtova. ga. Baugh and nro., Jiaysville, georgia. 0 c aims, Apple valley, georgia. j. b. mo shorter, Fort Lamar, georgia. Kit it For E>ivoi-cel Emily Florence Shore) Libel for Di vs. > voice in Bauks John A. Shore. ) Superior eourt March Term 1889. It appearing to the court by tho re turn of the sheriff iu the abrvo stated case, that the deft, does not reside ia said county, nor in the stato, and it farther appearing thai fee does sot re side in this state, and by affidavit that he resides in the state ot Mississippi, it is therefore ordered by the court that carvice be perfected on the deft, by the publication of this order once a month for tour months, before the next term ot this court, iu the Farmers Journal, a newspaper published in Banks conn, ty, Georgia. This 21 day of Maich 1889. G. w. Brown, Libellant e Attorney. Granted, m. l. Hutchins, judge s. e. A true extrnet from minutes of Banks superior court, this May 14, 1889. L N. Turk, clerk, sSiea-iff stale. Georgia, Banks County:—Will be sold on the Ist Tuesday in July next, at the court house in said county, withia tho legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for caffi, the following property, to wit: One tract of land lviag in the 1210 district, a. M., of Banks county, containing 100 acres, more or lass, adjoining the land.? cf Elizabeth King, B. F, Brady and oth e s, and known as a part of tho Thom as Mize tract; said land levied on as the property of Charles McMillan and P. A. McMillan, to satisfy an exeeu tioa isauea from the justice’s court cf the 1210 district, a. M.,of said county, in favor of P. F. M. Furr, against Charles MeMillaa and P. A McMillan . Torms cash. This 27th day of Mav 1889. W. A Seoggins, Sheriff B C OtocaX Sterns. A ic® shower yesterday. Dry aaddull ia Harmony Grove Tuesday, Business slack. Mr. W. 0. Haulbrook and wife ©t Maysville, visited friends here last week, Mrs, Frank Edwards died last Saturday and was buried at th 801 l ing gray® yard Sunday, Dan. Alexander, whose illness was mentioned ia these columns last week, has since died. Mr. P. M. Edward’s little daugh ter Rubbie, was quite sick this week with fever. rwiNE OF CARDUI, a Tonic iox Womtn. ‘•Cnwartl And i’rcgr ■ ,i v*-!” HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1889. Mis3 Maggie Forbes ©fMaysviile, is visiting relatives and friends bore. Thera will be a picnic near Gills villa to-morrow. There were some frost thursday morning of last week. yc.FLEFFjS|WiNg: OF CARDUI for Weak Nerves, Mr, Alfred Rorie was on the sick list last week. Mr. J. M. Garrison paid this of fice a social and business call las! Thursday, Miss Laura Borough asd Miss Pru itt are visiting relatives and trends kero this week. Sheriff Scoggins returned yester day from some point where he had gone after a prisoner, McElroe’s W!NE OF CARDUI for female diseases. The picnic at Shore & Hix’s saw mills last Saturday, was a pleasant one. A good crowd was present. The picnic near Thompson’s school house some days past, con stituted a basket dinner, so the Journal lias been informed. Try BLACK -KKA JG H T tea for Dyspepsia. . The Union Sunday-school at the Presbyterian church last Sunday was well attended. The lessons were good. Several teachers in town yester day before the examining board. The common-school term is four months school. Mr. A. W, Mize informs those who are raiding his fish-pond that it must be stopped, or he will give them the full extent oftiie law. Mr, Idus Bov/den of Belton, was here Friday and Saturday in the in terest of a school. The school has been made up, and Mr Bowden will commence about June 17th. Whether on land or at t-ea, on the prairie or iu the crowded city, Ayer’s Pills are the best cathartic, bein? con venient, efficacious, and safe For tor pid liver, indigestion and sick head, ache, they never fail. The Rev. J. H. Baxter, the pre siding elder ot the Elberton district, will preach in the the M. E. church in Homer, Friday night, the 31st. of May, Hope fhe people will turn out to hear him. In the absence of Rev. Mr. Dun can, pastor, a singing class organ ized af the Baptist church Sunday morning. The exercises were well rendered. The entire congregation was invited to take part. Dr. Stapler conducted services at the M, E. Church last Sunday night, He read from II chapter Proverbs—“l Wisdom promiseth godliness to her children, 30 and safety from evil company, 20 and direction in good ways.” After which the doctor reviewed the chap ter with some sound remarks. Th© attendance, though net as large as usual, gave good attention. Mr. John Ilill, Sr., took quiG sick last Sunday evening, but Mon day evening the writer called to see the old gentleman and found Tim resting easy and/with 'bright prospects of being restored to his usual health in a lew days. RwELACK-DRAUGHT tea cur s Constipation. - • While.the writer was iu Har mony Grove. Tuesday, a singular arrest was made: Two officers from another county were in pursuit of a negro who had broken into a store. As they rode into Mr Lit tle’s livery stable and put up their horses, they saw their prey sitting with case on a chair in front of them. They left him and went and bought a rope —came backamlcap lured the gentleman without any trouble; tied him securely'. Then was a time you could have seen a surprised negro.* “Boss, what’s yer want me to’—•what’ yo’ gwine ter do wid me? I ain’t dun nothin ’” There? is no linger to baman life moj to be dreaded than that which arises from vitiated bl/od, Dispepsis, rheumatism, headache, and ce bility, all result; from it, and are cured by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Take itr this month. Six battles, $5. Mr. E. J. Wilmot, the only 6on of Mrs Wilmot, formerly ot Banks, but now of Gainesville, killed him self by taking two ounces ot lauda num on last Wednesday evening, in the city of Atlanta, where he had been staying for sometime. It seems that he had been unwell for sometime and suffered a great deal with a throat affection. He became despondent, and his mind became unbalanced, and in a tit of tempor ary aberaticn of mind, committed the rash deed that ended his lile. He was a promising youth and was considered honest and capable by his employers, and had many friends. During the last y T ear or two he hsd been running ©n the railroad, and had won his way up to a nice, responsible position. The news of his death was telegraphed to his mother and sister in Gaines ville, but they did not reach him until lit® was extinct. It was in deed a terrible shock to them, and they have the sympathy of Iriends in this section. A Pleasant Trip to Atlanta —The Road Congress —A Notable as semblage—Sights, Scenes and Impressions, On Tuesday evening of last week, in company with Messrs. J. K, Thompson and J. a. Borders, we bounded the Air Line train at Lula, on our way to Atlan ta as delegates to the Road Congress and after a pleasant run ot two hours, we were ushered within the gates of the far-famed “gate city", of the South. The congress assemble I at 10; o’clock Wednesday, and in several; particulars it vas x nolabl© body Edaoailonsli Agricultural And ST.-n/,;;; Nev/ ■ ot men. Over tw > hundred ;, ‘i gates were present from ad s Fa ; of the state, re pres'ml me cv, : y business, trade or prole, ion <■ ■ people; but the principal p r. <•: .a congress were farmer;-. After enrolling our naums ! H i L.F. Livingston of Newton. who ij president of tho slats a:!ini:* , was made temporary eluiirnmn. Uis address was received \v::!i much enthusiasm. After r wm - - entorganization we were treavd to several address:.; o! it• ! ; un?— one from the preside::t cf the A tlan - ta Chamber of Commerce, in be half of the businessmen of Atlanta; one fross the mayor, extending the official welcome of the city, and one from Gov. Gordon in behalt or the executive department. as space will not permit sn ex tended notice of the pro-readings, we will’siufe our impressions of the sentiment of the people js express ed through their repres - UP ves in the congress, summed up in as few words as possible Ist. Ti e people warn a c ;aisee iu the ;Oid system of W' llcing, and they are going to have it. 2nd. Evp?y cirizcn of (be state will be required to c ntiihute bis propor tion cf the experse sc.cydixg t • a just and equitable ratem cf taxation. 3rd. The labor of the stats aaus.t help, and it ia likely that coaviet ta bor will bo evenm.dly milized. A comccirtee was appointed to mem uralia3 the Ic-guiature, and secure such legislation as may be necessary to car jy ills idea above indicated. The body was,one of tho tnost in* tUiigent that Las ussemhleil in Geor gia for many years, and it was the ba* ginniug of “ground swell” of popular reform in the material advzaeeiaentot our state. Tliere v/ere bat few politi ciaus on hand. They love to follow ia the wiike cf popular reforms, but fear to inaugurate? them. Your correspond ent ffcoaght he cos'd hear in some ot the speeches the far-off muttering* of of a mighty storm, which when ; t has on; e burst fail upon hs, may rend the convict lease asunder and remand these criminals back to state control. Notes:—The ?po3ch of the governor I was applauded to tho echo, it was a Etiocession of beautiful sentences, fall |uf patiiotism, fitly riontimi *tf ami polished by a fine style of delivery. Hon. W. J. Northern of Hancock, was elected peixnan:nc chairman, and be made a g, od oiva. Cel. Robinson of Habersham, was one of the foremost rau of the con gress, and one cf the best sneakers. Our party availed themselves ©t an invitation to visit the C ipitol, and en joyed the sigh;s frrra the dome wod de;foily. We also took a ride on the dummy line out to Q'-ant’s park and enjoyed a pleasant uo.ir or two Dott ing around. Banks was well represented, and her idegateg- received m.nked at-o tioc. Tho writer had a pleasant inter view with tho gove,nor in bia office He ia in good h.alln, sn ! inquired pre ticulavly as to the material advance rnent of oar section. Alter abeliiog down the corn as ano t>i the original liaeou men, bo proceeded to teil the governor alqhe knew iu a burry. He is one o’, the uv’s: eloqnent an I mag net c ariii wo ever tnei. L. NO. #