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BANES COUNTY OBSERVER.
VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER,
One Dollar Per 'Wear. 50 Out*
for 6 Month*. £5 Cent* For S
Month*.
nau PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY-
Locals 8 Cents Per Line First laser*
tion. Each Additional 5 C ents-
Jno. Barton* - Proprietor.
County Officers-
T. f. eill ordinary, l. N. Turk clerk
superior court, f. m. Henderson sheriff,
t. a. waters tax collector, J. c. Allan
tsx receiver, a C. Forbos treasurer, s.
a. Ayers, coroner, R c. Alexander coun
ty surveyor.
Superior Court 3rd Mondays in
March and September. N. L. Hutch
ins judge. Ed. Brown olicitor gener
al.
Justices Courts,
Homer, no* 265.— w. m. Ash notary
public, court 2nd Wednesdays.
Anderson, no 465.— \v. h. Newton
notary public, w. Z. vaughlin justice
peace, court 2nd Thursdays.
Poplar Spring, no. 912 — j. f. Evans
notary public, j. C smelley justice peace,
court 2nd Friday.
Golden Hill, no. 448.—chas. sweet
notary public, r a wytn justice peace,
court Ist Saturday
Columbia, no. 471.— a. w. smith
notary public, court Ist Wednesday
Washington, no. 284 —w. j. Acree
notary public, Jas. caudell justice
peace, court 3rd Saturday.
Wilmot, no. 1206.— 0. w. wiley
notar* public, i,. J Ragsdale justice
peace, court 3rd Friday
Berlin, no 1210 —d f. scales no
tary public, court Ist Friday.
Bushville, no. 208. —w. a. watson
notary public,'m. l. McDonald justice
peace, court 4lb Saturday.
David’s no. 2074 --w. j. Burgess
notary public, j. c. übanks justice
peace, court Thursday before the first
Sunday.
Churches*
Presbyterian Church, services 2ud
Sunday in each month, lUr. G. H.
Cartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church, services Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday before,
Revs. J. D. Gannels and Jno. I. Pon
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Chnreh, 4 h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Re r . J. F.
Goode pastor.
Lodges-
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. O. O. F.,
meets Ist Tuesday in each month, J.
W. Sumpter, noble grand, T. JB*. Hill,,
secretary.
Phi Delta Lodge no. 148, F. A. M.,
meets Ist Friday night in eaoh month,
w. A. watson worshipful master, j. w.
sampler senior warden, p. m. udwards
junior warden, T. f. Hill secretary, w.
o. 1. aarrisoa treasurer, ▼. and. Lockhart
senior deacon, a. j. cash junior deacon,
o. c. smith senior stnart, w. o. Threld
keld junior stnart, w. n. Meeks tyler.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, ISSS.
J. C. Allan respectfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that he
will again be a candidate for the office
of Tax Receiver,
U. J. David respectfully annouco a
to the voters of Banks county that be
is a candid <te for Tax Oollec'or.
LOG A LITEM S ~
The lruit crop is falling into line.
Sickness still prevails through
out the county.
Warm days and nights are bring
ing out the crops.
Dr. Stapler’s mother has the fin
est cotton in town.
Prof. Hicks’ school atMaysville,
closed last Friday.
Miss Manolia Garrison visited
relatives and friends in Salem last
week.
The Salem picnic last Saturday,
it is understood, was a pleasant af
fair and largely atttended,
Homer needs a Sunday evening
prayermeeting. Some of the citi
zens should organize one.
New subscribers are coming in
rapidly. The Observer is j ust now
begining to be interesting.
In readiug thw <-xouaog*B it will b*
seen tiuips ate dull everywhere, and
people are at vroik.
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Blackberries are ripening. Ere
the cat-bird will make his appear
ance they will have come and gone.
It would be well to say there
is no colonels in Homer, The fes
tive candidate will remembes this.
Mr. Richard Kelley has been se
riously ill during the past week.
But we are glad to learn that he
is improving.
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The church and Sunday-school
meetings throughout the county are
becoming interesting. Xoung and
old are turning out more regular.
Mr. P. M Edwards has been confin
ep to his room for several days with
an attack of lumbago. He is improv
ing.
Allen G, Thurman of Ohio, re
ceived the nomination for Vice-
President. His nomination seems
to give general satisfaction. Indi
ana has had the honor heretofore,
So far ae schools and churches,
and Sunday schools are concerned,
and social advantages, Homer is
one of the livest little towns in
Georgia,
Mr. ha Hill, and Mies Fannie Bump
ter were elected to represent the Bap
tist Sunday School as speakers in the
Snnday School Celebration which is
to convene at Homer on the sth Sat
urday in July. Good selections.
The picnic at Grove Level last
Saturday was a pleasant affair.
The dinner can not bo surpassed
by any of th j season. Avery good
attendance were present. All seem
to enjoy themselves.
Mr. T. D. Cartledge, a indent of
the 'l feolog cal S* minarv at 0 duw'.ia,
8. C., is at home wiib hi* parents and
friends during ▼acation. H preached
at the Presbyterian Church last Sun
day.
Candid lies in other counties are fill
ing the columns of their county papers
with their announcements. An office
not worth asking for, is not worth
wanting. Put your name before the
people, let them know you are in the
race to keep far ahead of the hini
man.
* For lame back, side or dust, use Sbi
loh’s porous Piaster Price 25 cents
For sale by W. B Mason.
Now lilt the mallet high, boy,
Strike it like a man;
Never mind ymr raaiblis,
Laboi while you can.
See the rift grows wide, boy,
Deeper sinks the wedge. **
Uncle Adam has taken reluc
tant leave of his truck patch, and
has hied himself to the public
sqtiare, and the cooling waters of
the public well. And now the
cuckleburr groweth unbidden a
mong the zigzag bean-poles, and
the hoe, with its sun-burned and
toil-blistered handle, lieth dor
mant ’neath the chicken house.
It is encouraging to any new en
terprise to receive the support and
encouragement of the best people'
of the county, and the Observer
fully appreciates the many kind
words spoken in its behalf, as well
as the universal disposition among
the leading men of the county to
subscribe for it.
Look here;—Burlin is alive; they
organized a singing society last
Sabbath, after which they had
some of the finest music of church
style. That is the right direction.
Burlin, go on—everybody that
wants to hear good music, go to
Burlin—they meet the first Sab
bath evening and third Sabbath
morning. Spectator.
Th Board of Education were in sea
si on again last week, and we learn
they left the school book question an
settled. Agents of the leadirrg pub
lishers were here representing their re
speotive honses, but the question, it
seem*, still remains unsettled as to
part of the books. We hoped that the
question had been finally settled sever
al months’ ago, by the adoption ot
Appleton’s series of readers, arithme
tics, grammars, etc., nd in pursuance of
that decision a great mauy of the chi
z<'Dß of thec< unty exchanged their ol 1
books, and bought new on* a at the in
tro-Juctory prices. Wo do uot tbit.k
•hat all ol the bocks adopted we.e the
v erv best; yet the board did what they
thought best for the county, and now,
or the fake of bamiopy, o tvoid frio
•ion in our schools and among me peo
plo, we 6ay let the decision stand.
From general indications it looks
like Homer is to enjoy Well,
it won’t do to say more than let
“the good work proceed.” “What
can’t be stopped must be endured.”
Some poor fellow will have the lit
tle end of the horn to hold. A ghost
never told this—no it never, but a
little bird—and that meddlesome
They say this little busy-body nev
er tells stories. Boys, stand oil—
look wise and chew the end of your
finger—remember the fair can not
stay with you always—“lt is better
to forget, than remember with re
gret,” and hum that miserable tune
“Only a panzy blossom —only a
faded flower.”
A Scrub Race.
The writer has been talking
to a number of Banks good
and influential citizens, and good
democrats, pertaining to the race
for representative. They believe
iu turning all who wish to come in
the field loose, and Jet the general
election terminate the man. They
believe the majority of voters arc
opposed to a convention or prima
ry, They think that should a nom
ination be made, the party will not
abide by it. Lot all run who wish
and the people will center on the
right man, They say they are tir
ed of being dictated to by a few.
They do not want the stock law,
nor the prohibition questions made
an issue; but they do want Jo,
Brown's betterments in the W. &
A. Railroad put into shape.
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Comma, a leafed.
Maysvii.le, June 11,1888, —Miss
Mamie Alexander has returned
from Athens, an alumnus of the
Lucy Cobb Institute, Miss Alex
ander stood well in all the classes
and graduated with honors. Miss
es Parline Deadwyler and Lillie
Comer are visiting relatives in El
berton. The public examination
of Prof, Hicks’ school last Friday,
was one of the best we have ever
witnessed. Mr. W. J. Savillo hap
pened to bad luck—losing a fine
horse last week valued at $275.
Miss Alice Meadows of Wayside,
is visiting Miss Flora Meadows,
Mrs. R. TANARUS, Kinimore of Cleveland,
is visiting her father Mr. J. J.
Meadows.. Appola,
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