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VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
fi'-u PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY.
50 Cts. Per Year.
Subscription in Advance.
Locals 8 Cents Per Line First Inser
tion. Each Additional 5 Cents*
Entered as Idecoth! Class Matter at the
Homer, Ga., Post Office.
Jno. Barton. - Proprietor.
A. C. MOSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
C ollections made and promptly remitted
p 7 M. EDWARDS,
Attorney at Law,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the Courts
of the Western Circuit.
", —-W. I. PIKE, N
Attorney AT LAW,
Jefferson, Georgia.
G. W. BROWN,
qK
Maysvilte, fteorffin.
ifSTWill do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
James M. Merritt,
Attorney ami Counselor at Law,
Maysville, Georgia,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Special aUewi .u given to Surgery.
O 'etrics ami Cti?>utc diseases of long
fi! ling.
~^lj.Tockuart.
PhysiciaN,
ISomcr, (jporgia.
J. W. Sumpter,
GENERAL RLACKSMITKING.
Homer, Georgia.
and Waggons made
to <'iaer. Rep diiog a Specialty.
Drs. HARDiVIAN & SHARP,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGISTS.
Harmony, Grore, Ga.
Churches’
Presbyterian (Jhurcti, services 2nd
Sunday in each month, llev. G. H,
Cartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church, servioes Ist Sunday
in each month, and Saturday before,
Revs. J. D. Gunneis and Jno. I. Pen
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4 h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Rer. J. F.
Goode pastor.
lodges-
Homer Lodge, so. 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.
eumpter senior warden, r. M. Edwards
junior warden, T. f. Hill secretary, w.
o. i. Garrison treasurer, v. and. Lockhart
senior deacon, A. cash junior deacon,
o. c. smith senior stuart, w. o. -rhreld
keld junior stuart, w. n. Meeks tyler.
BANES COUNTY OBSERVER.
A N NOUN C KMENTS.
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 county that he
is a candidate for Tax Collector.
J. K. Chambers respectfully an
nounces 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. Suddath will be a cannidate be
fore the people of Banks county foi
Representative, in the next general
assembly.
Through the solicitation of many
friends, I announce myself a candidate
for Ordinary, and if elected will dis
cbargo the duties of said officer to the
best of my ability. A. C Moss.
R. P. Terrell respectfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that he
is a candidate for Tax Receiver.
Ordinary's Court,
First Mondays iu each month, t. f
nill,
Superior Court,
Third Mondays in M rch and Sep
tember. m i, Hutchins judge.
LOCAL IT£MS~ ~~
NOTICE!
September sth, 1888.
After this month no notices of any
kind will he innered iu ibis paper
without the pubMcation ‘eee in ad vance
Dr. f D I ckhai hi.s on hand a
"• 1i I KHn .erg's Spec; sole-
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Evp* cx-'tr.i i"ij and g'seses
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Sh 1 s Cough and (Jon-umptio
C if is cold bv us i u a guarantee. T
cures C tisumpricn W B. Ma.-on,
Homer
The Observer now represents ev
ery fiostoflice in the county.
Miss Decie Stephens is visiting
friends at Maysville.
The recent rains not only dam
aged cotton, but corn.
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Mr, "Willbanks has opened up
his picture gallery here.
Cotton-picking is no small item
f His week. The farmers are busy.
Read the grand jurors report in
another column.
Pure wines, brandies and liquors
always on hand at J. H, Scroggins,
The time for farmers to com
mence sowing wheat and oats will
soon be at hand.
Several bridges are needed on
Homer’s streets. During the re
cent rains they were badly needed.
Again the Observer will say to
those writing communications,
write short, newsy items.
One hundred barrels of pure corn
whisky to be sold regardless of cost
between now and January, at J.
H, Scroggins, two miles this side of
Harmony Grove.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, ISSS.
The case of Chandler vs, Nunn,
was decided in favor of Nunn. A
judgment of $36.17 was given him.
The school house is getting in a
mess. Cattle, hogs and goats have
full access to the premises,
Mr. T. D. Cartledge’s trip to Col
umbia, S. C., will appear in next
issue.
The sewers in the court house are
an nuisance, and injurious to the
public well.
Cold weather has set in and now
the early chopperis heard, and the
curtain thrown back to give the
sun a chance to dance in the corner.
The fence law is now and then
heard*trom among the candidates.
However, they are somewhat shy
about discussing it.
The civil and criminal docket of
last week was of minor interest to
the public, and the Observer will
not weary them with the proceed
ings.
That crowd that camped in the
graveyard last week, evidently had
no regard for the dead. They built
fires, drank whisky, cursed and
swapped horses amid the mounds
Candidates for the legislature
will know what’s what next Thurs
day week. Next Wednesday is the
day to vote. Let every democrat
come out.
Mr John Hill, sr., much to the
pleasure of his triends, has entirely
recovered, and is now enjoying his
usual good health. He walked to
town and returned home, a dis
tance of two miles, last week.
The trade of Homer is reviving.
The merchants continue to receive
new goods. Now let them sell at
low margins, and advertise in the
Observer. Homer is a good trading
point—only a few miles to tho rail
road. Goods can be sold cheap here.
The Grand Jury gave the" Ob
server office a call last Friday and
entered their names on the sub
scription books. They have the
thanks of the Observer for their eu
couragement in behalf of home en
terprise,
A South Carolina negro told a
merchant here last week, if he
would take his boy out of jail he
would give him “the influence ov
er his cotton crop.” As the mer
chant is not a lover of cotton influ
ence, especially in South Carolina,
he didn’t accept.
A dwarf negro woman attended
court last week as a wituess, She
was about three feet—something
over the ordinary height of a four
year-old-child. Her rational pow
er was about as well developed as
the ordinary climax of her race.
Her her head was above the aver
age woman’s size,
Mr. P.. J. Dyar has announced
himself a candidate for circuit
clerk. Mr, Dyar has a host of warm
supporters in Banks, having held
the clerk’s office a number of years
and made an efficient officer.
If the Observer was only ten cts.
a year, some wouldn’t pay. Strange
too, the bigest list of these dead
heads take file Observer at the Ho
mer postoffice. They have been
taking the paper since it started
and never has contributed a nickel.
Ilis bearship is said to be shown
himself of nights. He has been
about Burlin lately. Perhaps Mr.
Pickett has sent him out to elec
tioneer among the colored brethren
Bruin is not a favorite with the ne
groes by any means.
Miss Sue Brewer of Maysville,
died at her home of typhoid pneu
monia last Thursday morning. Her
remains were entered at the family
burying ground, near Grove Level
last Friday morning, surrounded
by a concourse of sorrowing rela
tives, her young associates and
friends.
Friends to the Observer say it
is gaining ground and getting pop
ular throughout the county. From
tho number of subscribers last
week, they have a good founda
tion to affirm their belief. But tho
Observer intends to be more popu
lar. It. has reduced its subscription
to half-price with a view to this.
Last week a man was found dead
above the school-house. He was
dead-drunk, and his friends put
him in a covered wagon and put a
bundle of iodder at his head fora
tombstone. A mule eat the fod
der and the man crawled out of
the wagon and went in search of
something his muleship wouldn’t
eat.
Jug Tavern, Ga., Sept. 24,1588.
Ordinary Hill, Homer, Ga :
Dear Sir:—l will be in Homer
next Saturday and hope a good
many of your citizens can meet me
at the court house between 12 or
1 o’clock. I wish to address them,
W. S. McCarty.
As will be seen from the above
Col, McCarty, democratic nominee
for this Senatorial District, compos
ed of Jackson, Hall, and Banks,
will address the people here Satur
day, Everybody come.
Tclejgrnpbic,
Dalas, Tex., Sept. 24 —The meet
ing of the national alliance at Meri
(Han, Mies., has been postponed to Jan*
uary 15th. -
Waycross, Sept. 24—The artesian
stream was tappod in the well at this
place at the depht ot 575 feet . Tbe
wator rose to within 47 feet ot the sur
face. It will be pumped for the use of
the town.
Paris, Sept. 23—Gen. Solomon,
ex-piesideot of Havti, is dying. The
last sacrament has been administered
to him.
Loudon, Sipt. 23.—A dispa*oh
from Madrid announces tuat Qsa. R
ziue died in that city to-day. Tim
cause ot his deatli # waa heert disease.
He had been ill for several days.
Louisville, Ky., Seim 23. —P. R.
Taylor, formerly of Lmisville, who
hag been attending patients with yel
low fever in Decatur, Ala., was one of
the fifty of the tram load who arrived!
from that place to-night. He has what
may be symptoms, and was lenrtoveT
to the Eruptive hospital, as also-
B Grant, no other oasec developed
hero. The refugees who arrived cuih
through a closed traiu and were not
allowed to stop i Nashvillo or other
points ia Tennessee.
Auburn, Ala., Sopt. 24.—This city
of 2,000 inhabitants, this evening shut
her gates on Decatur, Jackson, Miss ,
apd all points in Florida infested with
ow Fever. This will be a ret-back
to her schools.
Macon, 21s! inut —Patties in M icon
to day from Fort V d’ey, sav Uu*ro wan
considerable excitement in that town
Saturday afternoon, owing to a tight
between Alderman C. I. Audeis.in, jr.,
and Alderman A. Cooper. 'The diffi
culty arose from a discus-inn of cer
tain city xffairrt, and the lie passed be*
tween the two gentlera-n. Alderman
Anderson drew his kuile and made a
whack, at Alderman Cooper, cutting
hun iu tbo side, not far fjpxn under tho
arm. Capt Brown rushed between
tue combatants as a peacemaker, and
was cut iu the side accidently, by Aid
erman Andersen, who was cutting at
Alderman Cooper.
Chattanooga, Term , 24;h inst.—
News has reached this city of a shoot
ing ad ray at thes'ate line, thirty miles
west of this city, which oconrred last
night. A negro man was walking
along a public load when a crowd of
follows began abasing him. The ne
growent off and got a reyolver and re
turned and fired on the orowd, serious
ly, aad probably fatally wounding a
man named Erwin, and shooting Wil
liam Brewer through tho lag. Erwin
was shot through the neck and will
probably die. The negro made his
escape.
Newman, Ga., 24th inst.—The arm
ers in this ection are very gloomy.
Baddes the damage caused by the hea
vy tains, the oatterpjflar and boll worm
are doing great damage. There is an
other destructive bug that is ruining
the cotton in this, Troup and Heard
conutiei. It is described as a speckled
fly, about the sizi of a potato bug, on
ly moro light and qtrek in its move
uent*. Those g> i Q groups and light
on the cotton sulks and proceed to
bore a hoio in tho bolis of tbe cotton,
sometimes six or seven on a boll*
at a time. Tbey seem to be armed
with a boring machine on the eud of
their p oboscis. which prodrcw a soft
oning ot tbe boll at Or.-t atui tiynw th'
cotton flack in twenty four hours. Iq
some instances here in this cor.n y
twenty bolls out of twenty.four on a
stalk are ruined. Tho whole boll turns
black and dries op. Ocr people would
be glad to get some information on the
subject, from the state agricultural,
NO. 22.