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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 ~ ■-E1 f.P—i'Ll-L— ■■■■ " ■■■" .J. l. 1 IBS* 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> NO. 9.