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BANKS COUNTY OBSERVER,.
VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
*%. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY.
One Hollar Per Year. SO Cent*.
For Sis: Mouth*.
SabMcriptlon in Advance.
Locals 8 Cents Per Line First Inser
tion. Each. Additional 5 Gents*
Entered as Second Class Matter at the
Homer, Ga., Poet Office.
Jno. Barton. - Proprietor.
County Officers
t. f. nill ordinary, l. n. Turk clerk
superior court, f. m. Henderson sheriff,
r a. waters tax collector, J. C. Allan
tax receiver, a c. Forbes treasurer, 8.
a Ayers, coroner, R c. Alexander coun
ty surveyor.
Superior Court 3rd Mondays in
Maroh and September. N. L. Hutch
ins judge. Ed. Brown solicitor gener
al.
Justices Court*.
Homer, no. 265.— w. m. Ah notary
public, court 2nd Wednesdays.
Anderson, no. 465.— W. h. Newton
notary* public, w. z. vaugblin 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.—cbas. sweet
notary public, r a wycn justice peace,
conrt Ist Saturday
Columbia, no. 471.— a. w. smith
r;o?*ry public, court Ist Wednesday
Washington, no 284 —w j Aeroe
notary public, Jts. caodell justice
peace, court 3rd Saturday.
Wilmot, no 1206. a. w. wiley
notary public, l. J Ragsdale justice
peace, court 3rd Fiiday
Berlin, no 1210 — d f. scales no*
tarv public, court Di Friday.
Bushville. no. 208. w. a. watson
notary public, m. l. McDonald justice
peace, court 4tb Saturday.
David’s no 2074.— w. j. Burgess
notary public, j. o. obanks justice
peaoe, court Thursday before the first
Sunday.
Churches’
Presbyterian Church, servioes 2ud
Sunday iu each mouth, 11st. G. H.
Cartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church,services Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday before,
Revs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4 h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, J. F.
Goode pastor.
Lodges*
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. 0. O. F.,
moots Ist Tuesday in each month, J.
W. Sumpter, noble grand, T. F. Hill,,
secretary.
Phi Delta Lodge so. 148, F. A. M.,
meets Ist Friday night in each month,
w. a watson worshipful master, j. w.
sumpter senior warden, v. M. Edwards
junior warden, T. t. Hill secretary, w.
o. i.o*rrion treasurer, v. and. Lockhart
senior deacon, a. j. cash junior deacon,
o. a. smith senior stuarfc, w. o. Threld
keld janior stairt, w. h. necks tyler.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA.. WEDNESDAY AUGUST), 18SS.
J C. Allan respectfully announce*-
to the voters of Banks comity that he
will again boa candidate for the office
of Tax Receiver.
H. J. David respect'ully annoauc s
tj the voters of Bsuks oounty that he
is a oaodidato for Tax Collector.
J K. Chambers re^c* fully an
nonnces to the voters of Btnks oounty
that he is a candidate for Tax-receiver
All support gratefully received
LOCAL ITEMS,
The crops ate looking well.
Notwithstanding the excitement Ids
week, local news is soaroe.
Miss Cape ot oaineeviile attende 1
the celebration.
Dr. Lockhart reports a good deal of
siokness in this section.
The communication of Dr. Hayden
will appear in next issue.
Mrs. J. K. Stephens has returned
from a visit to Atlanta
The Messrs. Meadors of Forsythe
county, attended the celebration.
Mr, G. (J, Forbes was quite 6ick
last week, but is now improving.
The farmers alliance met Satur
day to organize a club.
The weather lias been oppres
sively warm during the past week.
General rains are reported to
have fallen throughout Northeast
Georgia.
A good number of Sunday
school scholars have joined the
church.
Owen Chambers has anew resi
dence in process of erection on
Carnesville Street.
Q ute a uuainci f Fiaukiiu's fair
y iiig ladies were present at the cele
h * ion’
The latest is to penn him. But
the one that built the penn, evi
dently is not a gobler catcher.
It i* rumored suddath and
oriffin ate candidates for the legisla
tare. Don't know whether there is
any foundation to the rumor.
There is to be a barbecue at Pru
itt’s mill shortly, Maj. Pruitt of
the Banner-Watchman, wants all
his Homer friends to be present.
A negro named Bush was plac
ed in jail last week to await the
action of the grand jury under a
charge of stealing a bushel of corn.
Mr. Walter Borough of Athena
waa an attendant of the celebration
Mr. Dorough ia a pleasant young
man of good adderaa.
A social and pleasant gathering
was the occasion afforded the
young people at the residence of
Judge Hill, Saturday uight.
A protraoted m eting ha* beenf iu
progress at the Bapti t Churcr this
week. A number of ne.v members
have been added.
As announced in last issue, that
Mr. Kimbrough would speak here
in tbs interest of the grangers, last
Friday night, through some causa that
gentleman did uot appear.
Miss Sallie Martin of Belton, has
been visiting her sisters Misses
Emma and Mollie, the past week.
She made many friends and admir
ers while here.
As will be seen by reference to
the statement of J. C. Allan, the
county’s tax-receiver, an increase
of $763 is reported for the present
year. From the exchanges it will
be seen that increase of values is
reported all over the state.
A petition is being gotten up t
change the arrival of mails to H 'OH-r
from Maysville. The ohange will al
low the mail to leave here every mom
ing for Maysville, and return at hall
pat ono p m. This will be more
oouv,n ; eit t an the syi-tom now in
pre He
Mr, W. 0, Haulbrook and fami
ly, Prof. Hicks, Mr. .1, M. Merritt
wit ( h Miss Carrie Biley, Messrs.
Carr & Bacon of <lie firm of Carr
& Bacon, all of Maysville, were vis
itors to the celebration, Saturday,
Many others from that growing
village, whom the writer did not
have the pleasure to meet, were
also present .
Some biue mass was found in
the road to Harmony Grove last
week. It was divided into doses,
and had evidently been prescribed
by an Alopathic, judging from the
enormous size of the doses. . We
would rather run the risk of bilious
fever than mercurial ptyalism, and
we think the persou who loit it
was lucky.
Who were theyf Only a pair,
seemingly mated, stood on the
bridge in love’s embrace, Saturday
morning. Age nor beauty had
not over-done its work, nor had
the royal robe been extravagantly
displayed, nor the gold of Opher,
evidently, they never had seen, but
what cared they for this, the world
might laugh if it pleased, point the
finger of scorn in their face, their
hearts were beating the one im
pulse of a “brighter future in store
for us, when we get married and I
beat. Tom. Griffin and Doc. Suddath
for tha legislature, and get that
Body to give the olerkship that
Mack Edwards wants to your broth
er. ” But she leaned against his
shoulder, and with a tender press-
j uro of his hand, she says, “But, O,
dear! what about your platform,
and the regulating of Jo. Brown
and the state road'” “My platform
is to get four dollars per day, all
the tobacco, cigars and, and, ,
I want. Jo. Brown and the state
road may go to the and !, just s >
they dou’i carry me.” She sighed
a breath of relief, and they jour
neyed on.
The Coleorniiou has come md gone;
other eornes have ushered foith The
attendance numbered about 1500.
Some sixteen or eighteen Sunday
schools were represented. About
765 scholars took part in the pa
rade. The march extended from
the Presbyterian Church to the
corner of Dr. Lockhart's vacant
lot, thence turning in front of Mr.
Sumpter's biaeksnrthshop, com
ing back up the street to thn stand,
fronting Mrs. Cox’s hotel. Just
as the commands of the different
schools reached the arbor, they
came to a halt, were stationed in
single file, allowing those in the
rear to pass through in double
column, as time called. All were
seated and the exercises proceeded.
The addresses by the young men
and recitations by the young ladies
and singing by the classes o" the
different schools, were good and
appropriate for the occasion. Din
ner was served on the grounds be
tween twelve and one. A sumptu
ous repast, no doubt, was enjoyed
by e'eryone. About half-past
two the assembly was called, the
preceding exercises went on until
about five o’clock, when the crowd
dispersed. During the heated day
refreshments from the lemonade
stands served to quench the thirst
of those wearied from the sun’s
rays. Considering the large crowd
everyone behaved orderly and re
spectively. No harsh or profane
language was used throughout the
different classes of boys and men,
usually in attendance of public
gatherings.
The onien Bank officials of Provi
dance, R. 1., received a cable diapatch
saying the whole bnndle of securities,
bills rcoeivable, and other property
stolen by Chas A. Pitcher, the default
ing teller, has been captured in Lon
don. Pitcher had mailed them to J.
A Roberts, bis assumed name, and be
lieved them safe from the bank, and
that it waa in his power to keep their
hiding place secret until the bank
would be ready to compromise and
come to terms on the basis of Pitoher
bolding to $150,000 oasb.
Hunting watering places to escape
tbc summer's excessive heat, is nov
the topic in cities.
NO. 1-1.