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BANKS COUNTY. OBSERVER.
VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
One Dollar Per ¥ear. 50 Cents
For 0 Months. 25 Cents For 3
Months.
BtS. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY^
Locals 8 Cents Per Line First Inser
tion, Each Additional 5 Cents-
Entered as Second Class Matter at the
Homer, Ga., Post Office.
Jno. Barton, L Proprietor.
County Officers-
T. f. Hill ordinary, l. N. Turk clerk
superior court, f. m. Henderson sheriff,
p a. waters tax collector, J. C. Allan
tax receiver, 3 C Forbes 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 solicitor gener
al.
Justices Courts.
Homer, no. 265. — w. m. Ash notary
public, court 2nd Wednesdays.
Auderson, no 465.— W. 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 2ad Friday.
Qolden Hill, no, 448.—chas. sweet
Dotary public, r. a wynn justice peace,
court Ist Saturday.
Columbia, no. 471.— 0. ir, smith
notary public, court Ist Wednesday
Washington, no. 284 —w, j. Acree
notary public, Jis. candell justice
peace, court 3rd Saturday.
Wilraot, no. 1206. — g. w. wiley
notary public, l. J. Ragsdale justice
peace, court 3rd Friday.
Berlin, no 1210 — and f. scales no
tary public, court Ist Friday.
Bushville, wo. 208*.— w. a. watson
notary public, m. l. MODOnald justice
peace, court 4th Saturday.
David’s no. 2074- -w. j. nurgess
notary public, j. c. übanks justice
peace, court Thursday before the first
Sunday.
Churches'
Presbyterian Church, services 2nd
Sunday in each month, llev. Gr. H.
Cartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church, services Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday betore,
Revs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4 h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Rev. J. F.
Goode pastor.
Lodge*-
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. 0. 0. F.,
meets Ist Tuesday in each month, J.
W. Sumpter, noble grand, T. F. Hill,,
secretary.
Phi Delta Lodge no. 148, F. A. M.,
meets Ist Friday night in each month,
w. A. watson worshipful master, j. w.
aumpter senior warden, p. M. Edwards
junior warden, T. r. Hill secretary, w.
c. J. aarrieon treasurer, v. and. Lockhart
senior deacon, a. j. cash jnaior deacon,
o. a. smith senior stuart, w. o. rhreld
keld junior stuart, w. h. Meeks tyler.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA.. WEDNESDAY JULY Jl, 1888.
J C. Allan respectfully announces
to the voters of Bulks county that he
will again he a candidate for tho office
of Tax Receiver,
H J. David respectfully announces
to the voters of Bnnks oounry that he
is a candidate for Tax Collector.
LOCAL ITEMS,
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News is scarce this week,
Mr. Ira Hill will open school
at Berlin next Monday.
Maysville correspondent failed
to show up this week.
Croquet-playing was quite live
ly Saturday evening.
Miss Lillian Mason of South Car
olina, is visiting relatives here,
Mr. W. C. Haulbrook of Mays
ville, was in town last week.
Mr- Sumpter exhibited at this
office a beet 18 inches in length
and 12 inches in circumference.
The singing at Dr. Lockhart’s
Thursday evening was largely at
tended.
An account of the entertainment
at Judge Hill’s Saturday evening,
appears in the Drove Level Items.
Saturday was as hot a day as
there has been this Summer. The
thermometer stood about 98° in
the shade,
Mr. Oharlev Briggs, a student
of Mercer University, gave us
a pleasant call Saturday. He is
teaching at Silver Shoals this year,
and reports a fine school,
Mr. Thos. Mize, living two miles
west of New Salem Church lost
his little nine-year-old daughter.
She taken sick Friday and died
Sunday,
The indomitable Primus Jones
of Baker county, the first-bale man
of Georgia, has got there again.
He donates the first bale of the
season to the Piedmont Chatauqua.
Franklin county has only 11
announcements; Five for tax-re
ceiver, two for ordinary, one for
sheriff, two for representative and
one lor senator.
As yet, Banks has only two can
didates. Her offices, it is said, pay
so little, nobody wants them.
Some Big Mistakes.—ln last is
sue the word referring to ‘ban
danas’ should have read bananas.
The name of Mr. Jones should
have appeared instead of Mr.
Smith. However, Mr. Smith will
think none the less of Mr. Jones,
and Mr. Jones will not feel flatter
ed.
t Shiloh's Cure will immediately re
lieve Croup. Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis. W. B.* Mason, Homer.
Just think how that young man
felt who became so enamored in
croquet Saturday evening, that he
left his umbrella under a tree for
the night, and going back Sunday
morning in the hot sun-rays, found
it sheltered somewhere else?
The Observer has an idea what
caused his forgetfulness. It was
not because it was not raining!
Cost, Ga., July 10, ISBB,--Far
mers are beginning to ‘day by”
their crops, which are very prom
ising.—W. B, Caudell has at last
succeeded in working his Texas
ponies.—Dr. H, F. Garrison is put
ting his gins in order.—J. W. Eng
lish has the best cotton, as he com
monly does, —The Observer is ap
predated.—Home made guano is
doing well. P. M.
(Sudden Death.
Mr. Henry Keesler, a well known
citizen of Banks, died suddenly at Too
ooa, ou Friday morning last. The
following particulars of his death are
g vcn ns by Mr. Bennett Rvlie, who
attended the funeral: Mr. K->esler was
attending the district, meeting at T.c
coa, and had carried his wagon along
intending to rend home some farni y
supplies by his son. He staid all
n gtit with a relative and appeared to
b* in good health Friday morning Af
tor rising ho acked his aunt how long
it wouid be t 11 breakfast, and told her
he wou'd he back in a short lime, a*
he wished to go out in town ami make
a few purchases to send home. A f ter
buying the goods he turned to go out
of the store —as his feet reached lie
second steo, he fell prostrate on the
ground and did not bieathe again
more than two or three times He
leaves a wife and twelve children and
a large circle ot relatives and fiiamla
to monin his loss. His body was tak
eu in charge by kind triends and pie
pared for burial. The funeral -was
preached by his pastor, Rev. Geo. T.
King, Sunday last.
An Impostor—J, 11, Standridge—
Cause a Big Sensation,
J. h. Staudridge, a Baptist preacher,
living near Berlin, in this county, left
bis family and fled to parts unknown
on Tnesday night last. The circum
stances of bis departnre involves the
reparation of one of the connty’B here
tofore respectable yonng ladies
It seems that Standridge came from
Towns coantv last Fall, and purchas
ed a portion of the naulbrook place, to
which he moved his family, consisting
of hie wife and mother (both estima
ble ladies) and several bright chil
dren. ne presented himself to the Bap
tist Ohoroh here as a member of
good standing, and also bearing ere
dentials as a licensed prracher. lie
soon organized a prayer meeting and
Bnnday school at the Berlin Sehool
hcase, and made up a respectable
school in the neighborhood, and soon
won the entire confidence of qu : te a
number uf n nan* peeing people Bit
it hud been policed for some time past
that sn undue familiarity existed be
tween himself and on* of his pupils a
young lady ( whose name it iiuuneccs
nary in give ) It is g-iid that rhroegh
the unexpected Hit closure of some cor
respondtnee between them their crim
inal relations were brought to light.
On Saturday before this occurred he
went to Harmony Grove and pawned
hi* watch for a quart of whicky, ami
on Suuuay appeared at the school
house in a s’ate o! disgraceful iat• Xtca
tion. He left his family in destitute
circumstances, and several creditors
are in the lurch.
Later.— Staudridge returned on
Thursday last, ami said he bad come
to stay, but ho has left again, and up
to the time of going to press nothing
definite has been heard from him
We are reliably informed that
he came home m a drunken condi
tion, cursing the Bible, and saying
religion is a fudge and a fraud, for
he has tried it, and knows where
of he speaks.
We bopoour exchanges will pass
him around.
Grove Level, July 9, 1888.—
Crops are growing finely—people
are beginning to ‘‘lay-by.” Bot
tom corn is young, but looking
very well. Cotton is doing well.
We had a nice little rain last week.
From all appearance we think we
will have more soon. We have
a prosperous Sunday-school at the
Line. Some times we visit Bush
ville. We always find it on a boom
—all who attend take a great in
terest in it, and we think they are
doing much good. Some of our
young people visited Homer last
Saturday to play croquet, and they
say they never enjoyed an evening
more pleasantly. After this they
taken tea at different places, where
they were all bountifully supplied
with the choices of their wants.
About 8 o’clock they repared to
Judge Hill’s to a sociable; where
they were welcomed by his ami
able lady; and we can write from
our author that the converse be
tween the fair sex and some of the
young men present was as sweet
and pointed as the human mind
could retain. The people at Hom
er are kind and generous, and our
boys say if you want to have a good
time, go to Homer. Xou will find
some of the nicest young Indies
that banks afTord. Miss Flora
Meadows of Maysvilie, and Misses
Cyntha Thomas, Lola Ward,Theo.
Chandler, and Ada Forbes, from
the country, were present at the
sociable. Lull.
NO. 11.