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VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
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Homer, Ga. f Post Office.
Jno. Barton* - Proprietor.
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aTc. moss,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Collections made and promptly remitted
P. M. EDWARDS, ~
Attorney at Law,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
gOF~ Will practice in all the Courts
of the Western Circuit.
, I, PIKE, >
Attorney AT LAW,
/ Jefferson, Georgia.
G. W. BROWN,
MaysTille, Georgia.
Will do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
James M. Merp.itt,
Attorney and Counselor at Raw,
Mayßville ( Georgia,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Special attention given to Wnrgsry.
Obstetrics and Chronic disease- oflong
standing.
vTb. LOCKHART.
PhysiciaN,
Homer, Georgia.
J. W. Sumpter,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING.
Qomer, Georgia.
and Waggons made
to O der. Repairing a Specialty.
Drs. HARDMAN & SHARP,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGISTS,
llnriv ny, Grove, fla.
Chnrohesi
Presbyterian Church, services 2nd
Sunday in each month, Rst. G. H.
Cartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church, services Ist Sunday
in each month, and Satnrday before,
iSevs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4th Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Rev. J. F.
Goode pastor.
liOdgM-
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. 0. O. 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 worßhipfal master, j. w.
aumpter senior warden, p. m. Edwards
junior warden, T. f. Hill eeoretary, w.
o. J. oarrison treasurer, v. and. Lockhart
senior deacon, a. j. cash junior deacon,
o. c. 6mitb senior stnart, w. o. Threld
keld junior stuart, w, h. weeks tyler.
BANES COUNTY OBSERVER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
J. C. Allan respectfully announces
to the voters of Banka county that he
will again be a candidate for the office
of Tax Receiver.
H. J. David respectfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that he
is a candidate for Tax Collector.
J. K. Chambers respectfully an
nonnces to the voters of Banks county
that he is a candidate for Tax-receiver.
All support gratefully received.
We are authorized to announce that
B. F. Buddath will be a canuidate be
fora the people of Banks county for
Representative, in the next general
assembly.
Through the solicitation of many
friends, 1 announce myself a candidate
for Ordinary, and if elected will dis
charge the duties of said officer to the
best of my ability. A. C Moss.
Ordinary’s Court,
First Mondays in each month. T. f.
Hill, ordinary.
Superior Court,
Third Mondays in March and Sep
tember. m. l. Hutohins judge.
LOCAL ITEMS,
NOTICE!
September stli, 1888.
After this month no notices ot any
kind will bo inserted iu this paper
without tl,o publication fee in advance
The law requires it. to protect newspa
pers fioin swiid'ers.
Rain, rain! Mud, mud!
Mr. W, B. Mason paid South
Carolina a business trip this week.
Mr. T. B. Griffin says he hasn’t
••taken himself to the bushes.”
‘‘The boys say Homer has fallen
“fitieen points!”
The recent rains will not help
the opening cotton.
Through some mishap, there
were no services at the Presbyte
rian Church Sunday.
The Sunday-school at the Pres
byterian Church last Sunday was
small, but interesting.
Read the advertisement of C.
W. Hood & Son, Harmony Grove,
in this issue.
In this issue appears the adver
tisement of Hardman & Cos,, Har
mony Grove.
Read the advertisement of W.
W. Jordan, Harmony Grove, in
this issue.
In this issue appears the adver
tisement of W. A. Quillian <fc Cos.,
Harmony Grove
The merchants of Harmony
Grove are making big arrangement
to buy all the cotton in this section,
Last Saturday a young man pass
ed through here in a buggy,selling
what he called mineral water.
Those who made themselves so
conspicuous Friday night at the ex
hibition, by looking behind the
scenes, will be remembered.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, G'A., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, ISSS.
Coiton-picking is now fn full
headway in some parts-of the state.
In this section but very little pick
ing has been done so far.
In this issue appears the law card
of Col. Pike of Jeffersoi. The col
onel is too well known in this sec
tion to need a recommendation.
Mr. W. A. Wilson of this county,
has a sheep that has brought three
lambs this year—two in February
and one in June. Quite a showing.
Mr. R. E, Guthrie, organizer of
Farmers Alliances* has been con
fined at home with rheumatism
for several days, but will resume
work in Banks this week,
Of all the candinates for office,
no one has put himselt up for cor
oner. It is presumed this climate
is too healthy and peaceful for that
office.
The Constitution done the Ob
server the “honor” of copying its
“Ghost Story” last week, but it
forgot to give the Observer credit
to “Who Were They,” of a month
or so ago.
The time is drawing near when
the horn and hounds will be in de
mand, From the looks of the hills
and hollows around here, “the fox
es have boles, the birds ot the air
have nests, but the ‘son’ of man
have naught to lay his head”—es
pecially if he falls in some of the
big ditches in the corn-fields and
cotton patches.
Homer Higii School.
Hon. R B. Roswell and Mr, t
Henley, together with th 9 Banner
Watchman, hav<? beta invited to at
tend the exhibition of the Homer
High School on the 31st. Rnssell and
Henley are expeoted to make a apr-oh
before the sehool.—[Banner-Watch
man.
Sorry the gentlemen didn't show np.
Miss Emma Martin, after teach
ing eight months’ school here, and
giving entire satisfaction, returned
to her home in Belton, Saturday,
During Miss Martin’s stay here her
pleasing and amiable address add
ed much to endear her to the ties
of her scholars, and to sociely. She
made a host of friends and admir
ers, both ladies and young men,
who will sadly Miss her.
The doling exercises of Miss Em
ma Martin’s school took place in the
court home Friday night. Everything
passed off pleasantly, considering the
crowded condition of the hall. The
recitations and dialogues were render
ed in a creditable manner—showing
that the town and country posses tal
ent of a high order. The Georgia
Volunteers, delivered by little Minnie
Massey and the recitation of Kitty
King, both deserve special mention.
The Shcemaker’s troubles; a laughable
dialogue, was rendered well. Annt
Betsy's bean, was a good pieae.
It rained all last night. The roads
are in a bad condition to travel.
The boys can now occupy their
unoccupied minds by singing or
whistling:
‘•When the leaves begin to fall.
When the swallows homeward fly!”
•* * *
“Only a faded flower. Only a
pansy blossom!”
* * *
‘‘ls it not better to forget, .
Than remember with regret!”
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The above may have a tendency
to soothe their weary hours.
No class of people are harder
worked than the doctors. Th® men
tal anxiety and nervous strain they
often undergo is something enor
mous. People can hardly appre
ciate the interest and solicitude
they often feel for the welfare of
their patients, and yet they are
sometimes harshly criticised be
cause they can not save life. They
do more unselfish charity work
than any class of people in the
world, aud yet a moderate fee is
complained of, and sometimes
much fault is found with them in
ehargiug enough to barely live.
One of the Banks county inde
pendent candidates struck Belton
the 27th. and let into electioneer
ing iu Hall county, begging votes
of the Hall county boys, when Col.
Lindsey of Banks sat down on
him.—[Belton Correspondent in
Gainesville Eagle.
That candidate wasn’t electioneer
ing for votes. He was only giv
ing the Hall county boys a slight
hint to tell him where Belton’s
blockade distills were located, that
he might get a bottle full to take
over into Banks, Col. Lindsey, no
doubt, was off his watch on this
point. The colonel should remem
ber an independent is tricky.
Judge Moss’ little canine Fid, is
quite a curiosity—especially with
his kind. Let a strange dog come
to town—the little fellow is “onto”
him without notice.
Monday evening a big dog came
to town. He was not only big in
size but in looks. He looked upon
Fid with contempt, and seemed to
give his tail an extra curl. But
Fid was not to be “outdone”—
making a big bulge toward his
country friend, the big fellow start
ed off in a slow trot. His “move”
didn’t suit Fid. He thought he
would give him a betfer start. Ov
ertaking his country friend, he
gave him a quick snap on the left
hind leg. No sooner done, the big
dog turned and gave Fid a com
plete somersault. Fid picked him
self up aod started for home, feel
ing somewhat worsted, but much
wiser.
Now, if Fid’s intentions were to
pattern after some of his higher
order—make a “bluff-game,” he
missed it, His big country friend
came to town to see the ‘-sights.”
Perhaps he had been sent by some
candidate to learn “the news.” He
didn’t come to fight; yet he didn't
come to run. Last seen of him he
was going out in a slow trot, still
holding “onto” to the extra curl.
Telegraphic,
Montgomery, Ala.. Sept. 2.—John
Pollard, a negm switchman, was rtm
OTer and killed by an engiue to-night-
Chipley, aa., Sept. 2.—Marshall
Pratt of Whitesville, aa., while re
turning from campmeedng at Salem,
near this placo, was thrown from bis
bnggy, the hoi6® having been frighten
ed. His skull is fractured, and he will,
in all probability di.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 2—A
moderate cyelone passed over the eity
this afternoon. After the vortex went
by there wsb a gale from the southwest
accompanied by loud thunder, keen
flashes of lightning and a heavy rain
fall continuing several horns, olaariog
the atmosphere wonderfully and low
ering the temperature washing the
surfaoe of the streets perfectly clean as
well as carrying several hundred barrels
of lime which had been scattered abroad
into the river.
Gainesville, Sept. 3.—Will Giles,
who was couvicted of rape iu HaU
superior court last week, was seuteuc
ed first inst., by his honor, C. J. Wel
born, to a term of fifteen years in the
penitentiary. As before stated, it-is
quite doubtful as to whether hj was
guilty of as grave a crime as he waa
convicted of. However, the jury found
him guilty under the eridenoe and re
commended him to the mercy of the
court. He is about twenty years of
age, with a wife and one child.
Raleigh, N. (J., 2nd, inst.—-At Car
thage yesterday, M. n. Johnson, a
leading merohaut, committed snioide.
He taken two ounces of laudanum and
then shot himself in the loft breast.
He died shortly afterwards.
Agenda, Ivan., 2nd, inst.—A horri
ble affsir is reported from the neigh-
borhood of Guide Roik, a small town
just over the Nebraska line. Johnßa
ker, while feeding a thrashing su
chine on the farm of a man by the
name of Weeks was accidentally cat
on the hand by the band cutter (a boy)
Ho grasped the boy and deliberately
fed him into the machine feet first.
The hoy's screams attracted the atten
tion of the other hands, bat before
they coild interfere the boy's body had
half disappeared in the machine. The
enraged men seized Baker and hanged
him to the straw carrier.
Chattanooga, Tenn., 2nd, inst
William Hall was arrested in Catoosa
eonnty, Ga., yesterday, on a charge of
stealing a chnreh hell from one ot the
chnrohst in this city.
Montgomery, Ala., 2nd, inst.—news
ot a brutal murder, whioh was com
mitted near Pike road, in Montgomery
oounty, night before last, was received
here to day. A young negro named
Ed Richards, shot and killed Fleming
Jones, also colored. Richards had
been paring improper attentions to
Jones' wife, and was with her when
he shot Jone? in the head, killing him.
NO. 19.