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VOL. ONE. THE BANKS OBSERVER, < ba. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY 50 Cts. P er Year. Subscription in Advance. Locals 8 Cents Per Line First laser* tion* Each Additional 5 Cents* iimered as Second Class Matter at the Homer, Ga., Post Office. Jno. Barton. - Proprietor. ” A. C- MOSS. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HOMER, GEORGIA. Collections made and promptly remitted P. M. EDWARDS, Attorney at Law, HOMER, GEORGIA. jJUT* Will practice in all the Courts 'of the Western Circuit. W. I. PIKE, Attorney AT LAW, Jefferson, Georgia. ~ G. W. BROWN, gJS Maysrille, Georgriß. Will do a general practice. Collecting a specialty. James M. Merritt, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Maysvllle, Georgia, Dr. A. H. Stapler. HOMER, GEORGIA. Special attention given to Surgery, Obstetrics and Chronic diseacesoflong standing V. D. LOCKHART. PhysiciaN, Homtr, Georgia. J. W. Sumpter, GENERAL BLACKSMITHING. Homer, Georgia. and Waggons made to order. Repairing a Specialty. Drs. HARDMAN & SHARP, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL •' DRUGGISTS. Harmony, Grove, Ga. Churohoe* Presbyterian Church service* 2nd Sunday iu each mouth, Rev. G. H. Oartledge, pastor. Methodiat Chnroh, servioes Ist Sunday in each month, and Saturday before, Revs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen* dergras, pastors. Baptist Church, 4th Sunday, in each month and Saturday before, Rer. J. F. Goode pastor. Homer Lodge, so. 82., I. O. 0. F., meets let Tueedey in etoh month, J. W. Sumpter, noble grand, T. F. Hill,, aecretary. Phi Delta Lodge no. 148, F. A. M., meets let Friday night in eaoh month, w. A. wateon worshipful master, j. w. sampler senior warden, p. m. ad wards junior warden, T. r. Hill secretary, w. o. ;. oarrison treasurer, ▼. o. Lockhart senior deacon, a. j. cash junior deaoon, o. c. smith senior etaart, w. o. rhreld. held junior stcart, w. h. necks tyler. BANKS COUNTY OBSERVER. ANNOUNCEMENTS. J. C. Allan respectfully announces to the voters of Banks county that he will again be a candidate for the office of Tax Receiver. H. J. David respectfully announces to the voters of Banks coanty that be is a oandidata for Tax Collector. J. K. Chambers respectfully an nonnces to the voters of Banks county that ho is a candidate for Tax-receiver. All support gratefully received. We are authorized to announce that B. F. Buddath will be a eanuidate be fore the people of Beaks county for Representative, in the next general assembly. Through the solicitation of many friends, I annonnoe myself a candidate for Ordinary, and if elected will dia charge the duties of said officer to the best of my ability. A. 0. Moss. R. P. Terrell respectfully announcet* to the voters of Banks county that be Is a candidate for Tax Receiver. Ordlaarj’s Court. First Mondays in each month. T. r Hill, ordinary. Superior Coart. Third Mondays in March and Sep tember. m. l. Hotohins jodgo. LOCAL ITEMS, ~~~~ NOTICE! September Sth, 1888. After this month so notices ot any kind will be inserted iu this paper without the publication fees in advance Dr. Y. D L ckhart has on hand a full line of R>senberg’s Spectacles and Eye-Glasses Eyes earetnllv examined and glasses guarantee t -o give satk>action 20tf Shlih’e Cough util Consumption Cute is sold by ns on a guarantee. It cures Consumption W. B. Mason, Homer. The cotton crop is not damaged. Hon. A. P. Wofford is mixing with the boys this week. Several communications crowd ed out will appear in next issue. The Observer has added a num ber of names to its list this week. Some fodder was lost daring the rains last week. If ia need of anew wagon, you oan have it made just as yon desire on short notioe and at rsaaonabl* prises, at Sumpter's shop. Maj. Pruitt of the Banner-Watch man, is attending court. Court proceedings will appear in nextissue. Nights are beginning to get cool and pleasant. Horse-swapping is a big item this week with the farmers. The candidates are shaking hands lively with the boys this week, Bo sure to sarry yonr stock to J. W. 8 amp tor when in need of shoeing. Mr, R. E. Stephens of Atlanta, is at home. Hs expects to remain. Best horse aad mule shoes will be found at umpter's shop. HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1888. The roads are in a bad condition, A big crowd this week attending court. Mr. Emmett is hauling lumber Kb repair the Baptist Church, Contracted boof, corns, interfering, forgin' and all foot deformities, me cured by Sompter's practioal ekoaing. Give him a fair trial and be oonvinctd that he does all ha elaira*. Judge welborne of Dahlonega, presides over the court this week. Practical shoeing, snob as straight ening and ahaping crocked and deform ed feet, will be done at Sampler's shop. Prof. Alexander killed a rattle snake measuring five feet with five rattles and a button, last week. Bring your broken baggies and wag ons to Sumptsr, who is prepsrsd and ready to servs you. Mr. J. H. Scroggins, from near the line of Banks and Jackson, was in town this week. County Singing School Con vention commences at Silver Shoals Friday. The River, creeks aid branches, have been on a frolic at the expeme of cotton and corn, the past week. The grand jury are now in session ferreting out the ooanty's doings for the past six months. The mills of justice are running slow but sure. It is thought court will hold out until Friday, Several of the farmers say they have several bales ef cotton open and ready for picking. Mrs. W. B. Mason returned from a visit to relatives in South Caro lina, last week. The local bars of Camesville, Jefferson, Gainesville, Athens and other neighboring towns are well represented here this week. Mr. P. F. M. Farr says he didn't go to see his girl Sunday because the er was too high. That is bo exease for her. Politics are like a cross cat saw this wsok—cutting keen, bat running smoothly in tbs interest of the firm ot 0. and C. Mr. D. H. P. Garrison and his fath er-in-law, Mr. Ragsdale, was in town Monday. Mr. Ragsdale's health is feeble. A certain candidate complained of losing his hat Monday night; he got a friend interested in the mat ter. That friend found his hat wrapped up nicely in a quilt. Dr. Lockhart’s business confines him so closely, he can not write regular. However the columns of the Observer will bo open to his masterly pen at any time, Notwithstanding ths heavy rains Saturday night, quite a number from here attended the campmeeting at Pop lar Springs Sunday. A large gather ing is reported to have been present. ONLY FIFTY CENTS, From this on the Observer will be sent one year to any address for 50cents. This half-price reduction is brought about to place the Ob server within reach of all. The farmer is in his infancy in reading newspapers. He must be educated. To do this be must be handled gently. Low prices is the only means of doing it. He does not care so much for the size of a a newspaper. It is the subscrip tion price holds him back. He will willingly subscribe 50 cents, when he would not think of sub scribing a SI.OO. The Observer is now within his reach. There is no excuse for being “too highpriced.” By this means of “low subscrip tion,” the Observer will secure 2,000 subscribers. This is what it takes to establish a newspaper and command a good patronage. Those who have been taking the paper since it started on the “Cred it List,” will now come forward and pay up, and renew their sub scription at the rates of 50 cents per year, therby saving 50 cents. It is the intention of the publish er to make the Observer creditable and newsy, and otherwise improve it, as opportunities will afford. Postmasters will greatly oblige the publisher by delivering the Observer promptly to its subscrib ers at the different postoffices. It is the only way the paper can be successful. A candy pulling at Mr. J, J. Hill’s Thursday night, was an oc casion of a pleasant gathering ef the young people. There is an unusual amount of sickness in the country. Several bad cases of typhoid fever are re ported. The colored people are making preparations to build a Baptist Church. A subscription is now on foot. Contributions are solicited from both colors. Miss Gary, teacher of Penman ship, formerly of\ Camesville, is in town for the purpose of organizing h school of twelve nights. She will teach practical or ornamental, large or small writing. Samples of her work can be seen by calling at Mr. W. C. J. Garrison’s. Last Saturday morning about 10 o’clock, Mr.'Wm. Dyar happened to a horrible accident at Dyar’s mill, about 12 miles from here, in Franklin county. His foot got caught in the shaft—mangling it to pieces, so that the leg had to be taken off below the knee. At last accounts he was doing very well. Is it possible there is a trade on foot to swap the Candler men to Pickett, in order to get Pickett men to vote for Coggins? Mr, Coggins is the nominee, he* is not aware of, and doesn’t know coctions of this sort. The party would rather he was defeated than allow his friends to combine such a scheme. 'l’lKrapbic, Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 17 —A pri vate telegram received to day from New Orleane statea that yellow fever bae broken out there, which, coupled the doath of A. 8. Kibby this morn, iag at Deeatnr, an operator in (he tele graph office there, bee received the die cession of the subject. A dispatch going over the wires to Nashville said Kibby died like Spencer. Nothing re liable ean be learned from Decatur. Birmingham, Ala., 17th inst.—Aa old feud between two prominent fsmi. lies in shalby coanty, ended to-day in the murder of George Turner at Coo aa, twenty miles cast of here. The fond ends forever with this tragedy as Turner was tba last mile representa tive of hie family. Alrx Mattock, aaany years ago, married Turner'a sis ter against the piotests of the Turner family, and out of this grew the feud, which recoiled in many bloody ■. counters. Mattock and Turner had not met fet years until this morning when they earns face to face in he road ia frost of Mattook‘s bonae. Tur ner waa ia a buggy and Mattock on horseback. Both polled their gaus and opened fire. After the fifth shot Tornersaak dewn in hie baggy with two bullets in his breast and died iu a few minutes. Mattock rode away and has not been o*ptured. Mrs. Mat tock, Turner's sister, stood on the porch and witoesssd the fatal duel. Cattlssborg, Ky , 17rh inet.—Two men named ateele and Maokabee, both drank, boarded an east bound Obesa peak and Ohio train at Mt. aterling, yesterday afternoon sad fonght all the way to Btepstoae, where the conductor, for the safety of those in his charge, put the men off end told them to fight it out. They drew their pistols and exchanged five shots each. The fifth shot from •teeleM pistol, passed into Mackabeo's brain, killing him instant ly- They were cousins. Afterward steels boarded the train end prooeeded home, the train having waited until af ter the duel waa fought. Birmingham, Alt., lOtb inet.—Late this afternoon sheriff smith received a telegram from John JSLelly, marshal of Warrior, stating that two baadred ne* gross, armsd, bad gathsrsd in the woods near there aid hs expected trouble. He aeked tho sheriff to como to his assistanse with a fall fores of dsptttiss. It is said that the negroes propose to avenge the arrest of of their oompaaioae far an assault on Marshal Kelly sometime ago. Birmingham, Ala., 17th wat Me Cobogh, champion bantam weight, of Cinoianati, and Robinson of ibis city, to day signed an article to fight to a finish with two oaacs gloves fora parte of s2ao a side and the gete re ceipts, the fight to take place 30th of thie month. Jackson. Fla , 17th iat.-v ery Ut . tie change in the fever siffsrers. NO. 21.