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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- Ip CM Ci v -l( V ~ Evp* cx-'tr.i i"ij and g'seses ,g i>' ■ hh 1 1 -tmn 20't 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. “ T 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.