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BANKS COUNTY OBSERVER.
VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
One Dollar Per Year. SO Cent*
FoV 6 Months. Cents For 3
Months.
wa- PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY
Locals 8 Cents Per Line First Inser
tion, Each Additional 5 Gents*
Jno. Barton* - Proprietor.
County Officers
T. f. Hill ordinary, t. N. Turk clerk
superior court, f. m. Hendeison sbeiifT,
v a. waters tax collector, j. c. Allan
tax receiver, a C. Fjrbcs treasurer, s.
a. Ayers, coroner, R o. 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. abU notary
public, court 2nd Wednesdays.
Anderson, No 465. — W. n. Newton
notary public, w. Z. vaughlin justice
■peace, court 2nd Thursdays.
Poplar Spring, no. 912— j. f. Evaos
notary public, j.C smelley justice peace,
court 2nd Friday.
Golden Hill, no, 448.—ebas. sweet
notary public, r a. wynn justice peace,
court Ist Saturday.
Columbia, so. 471.—a. ft*. smith
notary public, court Ist Wednesday
Washington, no. 284 —w, j. Acree
notary public, Jis. caudell justice
peace, court 3rd Saturday.
Wilmot, no. 1206.— g. w. wiley
notary public, l. J. Ragsdale justice
peace, court 3rd Friday.
Berlin, no- 1210— d f. scales no
i tary public, court Ist Friday.
Bushville, no. 208.— w. a.
notary public, m. l. MODOnald justice
peace, court 4th Saturday.
David’s no. 2074 --w. j Burgess
notary public, j. c. übanks justice
peace, court Thursday before the first
Sunday.
Churohes<
Presbyterian Church, nerviors 2ct
Sunday in each month, ll**. G. H.
Cartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church, services Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday betore,
Rsrvs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4 h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Re*’. J. F.
Goode pastor.
LodgM' *
llomer Lodge, no. 82., I. 0. 0. F.,
meets Ist Tuesday in each month, J.
W. Sumpter, noble grand, T. F. Hill,,
sforetary.
Phi Delta Lodge no. 148, F. A. M„
meets Ist Friday night in each month,
w. a watson worshipful master, j. w.
simptor senior warden, p. m. ltd wards
junior warden, T. r. nill secretary, w.
c ,J. oirrison treasurer, v. and. Lockhart
a. J. cash junior deacon,
* w Threld
w, n M-eks ty r
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA.. WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 1888.
J. C. Allan respectfully announcer
to the voters of Bmk* rounty that b
will agdn be a cafadnla e for tbe oftic*
of Tax Receiver.
H J. David letipectfally
to the voters of Batiks c.ian'y that hr
is a candidate for Tax Colleo'or.
LOCAL ITFMS ~
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The little shower Monday was
pleasant.
Tom Hill, a negro charged with
misdemeanor, was caged Saturday.
School at the Homer Academy
will continue two months longer,
Mr. Wm. Sumj tr and wife are vis
itiug ir* town this week.
The Observer welcomes the Ath
ens Evening Graphic upon its ex
change list.
The Sunday-Schools throughout
will meet at Homer next month.
A grand time is expected.
Dr, Lockhart was baptized by
Rev. Mr, Goode last Sunday morn
ing, A number were present.
Several of the Masons attended
the grand Masonic meeting at
Gainesville last Saturday.
Quite a number of candidates
for county offices will be in the
field after next Tuesday.
Speaking of the crops, it would
be well to say the gardens have
been excellent this season,
Mr. R. Martin, his daughter,
Miss Mollie, and little son Edgar,
of Belton, were guests oCDr, Lock
hart last Sunday.
Fanners have been uure behind
tills spriig than u.usl, bat tbey lave
i.evrr been more heroic in free ng
tiitinselves from tie mighty power* o:
''Gen. Green.’*
Georgo Allan and Tom Armour,
colored, have had cotton blossoms
since 22nd. They are the first in
this section. These men are good,
industrious farmers.
There is one thing certain—only
one man can go from this county
to the legislature. Therefore,
don’t let this cause a failure in
your cotton crop.
Mr. W. H. T. Gillespie preached
at the Baptist Church Saturday
night to a very fair congregation.
Mr. Goode preached Sunday morn
ing. The congregation was large.
The picnic at Salem Church is
said to have been largely attend
ed. A good dinner was spread
and the day past very pleasant.
The writer having received an invi
tation, regrets he could not attend.
An exchange says, ‘’Sherman is
as jealous of Blaine as a country
man is of a townfellow looking at
his wife in church!” Quito a com
parison. If that editor don’t mind,
he will hear something.
Homer District Meeting.
In pursuance of announcement
in the Observer, the district, meet
ing to elect delegates to the Coun
ty Convention to he held on the
Ist. Tuesday in July, met at the
court house on Saturday. The
meeting was small—very small,
indeed. The attendance number
ed—all told—2o voters. Eighteen
votes were cast. Coggins receiv
ed 10, Ash 7, Chambers 1,
A Sweet Mash.
A tew Jays ago an artful dodger
came through Ilaimony Grove, and
went around among tha boys with
many sly winks and mysterious rods
to inform ti eui that fn $1 50 a gallon
he would furnish them wi h just a tit
le the beet sweet mash that was evtr
made. He wa Boon 1< aded with jvga.
bottles and tbe mon -y to got it, -n 1
started, but tbe hoyu of H. G. wer
► ally di-appoinud to fiod that the
lend of a nisi-h the artful dealt in wss
not to be p. nred in a jug. He li s
not l e,Mi In* rd 1 1 on) sin f.
11. mer. 7Du<* 23, 1888 —The chair
man of the district cal ed thi meeting
to or.lf i* and state! its oujeo*, after
wh ch J t£ Stephens wa* e’.c and sec
retary W L T lford popis.-t tha
we proevd to plana <uei in n rn’ ii
tion for represeuta ive; allowing eacl
oiudidate’s Mends to rami him he
lore "he meeting. W. M Ash, J N
Coggins ami J. S. Chain'.era were pul
in nomination. The meetirgproceed
cd to ballot i< r the candidates. Cog
gius received 10 vo e , Ash 7. Cmm
bers 1. hoggins getting the m j >rit\
w.iS declared the choice of H na*r di •
irict. The meeting proceeded to utmri
na e five delegates o the County Con
vention, iuttruc ed io endeavor to 86-
cuie tbn nomination of Coggins. The
lollowinpt delegates were elected, J. L
Stephen!, P. F. M. Fnrr, J. \V.
Sumpter, J J. Turk, W. T Morris.
A. U Stapler, District Chairman.
J E Stepbenn, Acting Secretary.
Communicated.
Alto, Ga., June 23, 1888.
Editors Observfk.* —Pursuant
to r, call of the chairman the demo
cracy of Golden Hill District con
vened at the court ground and elect
ed the following delegates to con
vene with the other districts’ at
Homer next Tuesday to decide on
a candidate for representative: K L
Duckett, Geo W Grant, Hamilton
Bowdin, liobt A Wynn, Geo W
Dooley.
Ou motion of G \V Grant, the
Banka County Observer was re
quested to publish the proceedings,
C .ias. Sweet, Chairman,
J, A. Sr .r‘. SjcTv.
May> ii.F.R. ( v.. June j,:>. J.-'b?.
Rain is much needed; a slight
shower fell here to-day.— Mr B-I
Carr has returned from the Uni
versity.--Judge Ilill, Col Edwards
ol Homer, and'Squire Watson <f
Bushville, took the train here last
Friday en route to Gainesville to
attend the Masonic celebration.—
there is a strong sentiment in
this side of the cofinty for a free
race for representative.—Rev. Mr.
Foster preached here Saturday and
Sunday.--J. M. Merritt went to
Athens last week on professional
business.—Miss Helen Cowen is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M, Eber
hart.—Mrs. S. A.Shelar of Martin,
Ga,, visited here last week. Appoio
Bushville Dots:—We are still
hankering after a shower—Profes
sor MitchlUs school is very small
in number. We hope it will im
prove soon, as the professor is a
splendid teacher—lt has been sug
gested that the farmers around hero
buy some Western wheat to pa>
threshing toll—The Sunday-school
Pic N c at New Salem to-day whs
a success,
there was not a large crowd;" sun
day-school orators were quite ou
merous; some half day speeches
were heard and well received—
Milk-shakes and ice lent >nades
went like wild fire—Misses Ada
Hidbrookand Carr e Mitchell, two
of Franklin county's m ist charm
ing belles, are visit ing relatives in
this section/ may they hvae a loug
and pleasant stay, Guv,
Items Fiom Hall.
Candler is a success as a repre
sentative, and will, no dotbt, be
re-elected this fall.-—The rust al
most destroyed the wheat crop up
here. Oats promise to give a good
average yield. The recent rains
have put the corn crops on a boom.
Cotton crops are a little below the
average. Garden vegetables are
plentiful,—Candidates are begin
ning to call loudly for help to get
into positions of honor and trust.
—Sorry ye editors failed to get any
cherries, We have plenty of huc
bleberries, and you are welcome to
them if you will come and get them
—Dr. Lockhart’s old volume? of
Aristotle's works were in the
Greek language, probably sonic of x
the leson books of the Apostle
Paul while a pupil in the sclkols
of Tarsus. What minds those old
Greeks and Romans must have bad
to produce works that have surviv
ed the wars and commotions of
earth for thousands of years and
I come down to us the best classi •
1 books of the present day! Sk \k>
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