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VOL. ONE. THE BANKS OBSERVER. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY. 50 Cts. Per Year. SnbNvription iu Advance. Locals 8 Cents Per Line First Inser tion. Eacl Additional 5 Cents* Entered as Second Class Matter at the Homer, Ga., Post Office. tTao. Barton* - Proprietor. A. C- MOSS. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HOMER, GEORGIA. ■Collections made and promptly remitted P. M. EDWARDS, Attorney at Law, HOMER, GEORGIA. Will practice in all the Courts of the Western Circuit. , W. 1. PIKE, , Attorney AT LAW, Jeffbesoh, Geobgia. rz G. W. BROWN, Ulaysville, Georgia. Will do a general practice. Collecting a specialty. James M. Merritt, Attorney and Counselor at Law, maysvnie. eorta, Dr. A, H. Stapler. HOMER, GEORGIA. Special attention given to Siiisrery Obstetrics and Chronic disease of lon r standing V. D. LOCKHART. PhysiciaN, Homer, Georgia. J. W. Sumpter, GENERAL BLACKSMITHING. Homer, Georgia. j|jflF n> Buggit > B and Waggons aia> to order. Repi;ins; a Specialty. Drs, HARDMAN & SHARP, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, Harmony, Grove, Ga, Churches. Presbyterian Church, services 2nd Sunday in each month, Rev. G. H. Oartledge, pastor. Methodist Church, services Ist Bnnday 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, Rev. J. F. Goode pastor. Lodges- Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. O. 0. F., /reels Ist Tuesday in each month, J. 7. Sumpter, noble grand, T. F. Hill,, iwsretary. Phi Delta Lodge no. 148, F. A. ML, > Ist Friday night in eaeh nrenth, , / watson worshipful master, t. w. SDLp-.or senior warden, r. K. ndwards : aio: warden, T. r. nill secretary, w. j. or vison treasnrer, v. . Lockhart not and. icon, a. J. cash junior deacon, t. £ ro.ilh senior etnart, n. e. rhreld ij m, u-; stuari, w. a. Mb tjWr. BANES COUNTY OBSERVER. ANNOUNCEMENTS. J. C. Allan respectfully announces to the votors of Banks county that he will again be a caodidate for the office of Tax Receiver. H. J. David respectfully announces to the voters of Banks oonnty that he is a candidate for Tax Collector. J. K. Chambers respectfully an nonncex to the voters of Banks county that he is a candidate for Tax-receiver. All support gratefully received. Through the solicitation of many friends, I announce myself a candidate for Ordinary, and if elected will dis charge the dnties of said officer to the best of my ability. A. C. M6bb. R. P. Terrell respectfully announces to the voters of Banks county that he is a candidate for Tax Receiver. Jere E, Ritch announces to the vot ers of Banks county, that he is a oandi date for the office of Ordinary of said county at the ensuing election and re spectfully solicits their support. Ordinary’s Court* First Mondays iu each month. T. 7 Hill, ordinary. Superior Court. Third Mondays in March and Sep tember. m. l nntohins jndgo. NOTICE! September Sth, ISBB. After this month no notices ot any kind will be inserted ia this paper without, the publication fees in advance Or. V. D L 'Ckbart bus on baud a full line of -Rosenberg’s Spectacle and Eye-Glasses Eves carefully ex *mined and glasses gur*iotee<l 'o j;ive satisfaction 20't local it^msT - Homer is getting in some cotton. The roads are in a splendid con dition for hauling over them. it is predicted this winter vvill be a good wheat season. Farmers are slid busy pick ng the fleecy staple. Homer is extremly dull for this season. Homer’s streets are in a bad con dition for the winter. Cotton sold in Harmony Grove last week at 8 7-Bths. Guano cot ton was taken at 12 cents. Miss Emma Martin is visiting relatives and friends here this week. From the noise of the hammer and saw, Homer has disrobed her summer sleeping and gone to work. Yesterday was a very disagree able morning—something on the malarial order. Oapt, Carr and Mr. W. C, Haul brook of Maysville, were present at the organizing of the Candler Club Saturday night. The Bushville Candler Club had up to Monday, over 75 names en rolled. Ere this the number is much larger. HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, ISS3. Mr. Lindley and wife spent 6naday at the hotel. Mr. Lindley is traveling lp the intnest of the Chat&norgi, Tens., Patent Medicine Company. ’Squire W. M. Ash visited Ath ens last week, where he went to see bis son’s wife, who was at the point ot death. Mr. Ash returned Manday evening Every democrat in the county are requested to meet at the court house in Homer, 11a. m., 29th inst. By order of Prof. R. C. A1 exander, president Candler, Coun ty Democratic Club. Mrs. J. J. Turk is slowly recov ering from a relapse of typhoid fe ver. Her condition the past few days has been very serious. At this writing her physician has fav orable hopes for her recovery. From the way the boys speak of buying new buggies, next summer will be a gorgeous time for the g’s. to have their fun at the b’s. ex pense and the displeasure of the horse, for there are fast drivers around here. Rev. Mr. Cartledge preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. As there were no fires in the church, the excessive chilness compelled some to leave before services were over. Throe acces sions were added to the church. Any of the readers having a copy of the Observer of Sept. 12th. will please leave it at this office or for ward to Mr. M. N. Mitchell, Bel ton. The gentleman desire* lo read the article on the Bushviile Literary Club. Dr. Stapler performed a surgic al operation on one of Mr. J K. Thompson’s hoys, Sunday. A bile had formed on the neck over the gland. The doctor lanced it, but the puss seemed to be imbeded in a sack, which would have been dif ficult to reach. Banks doesen’t seem to be making much preparations for the North East Georgia Fair. It is about time. The people of Banks would regret to know they were not re cognized at the fair, if they have a spark of pdde about them. In making mention of a mar riage last week, the Observer got the information wrong. The name of the groom should have read W, L, Acres. The marriage was not an elopement. Mr. L. J, Rags dale officiated. Mr. Ragsdale says Mr. Acres and Miss Ray was the first he has married since in office. Someone has said Judge R. L, Hooper of Washington District, is for Pickett. The Observer don’t believe it. Only last court Mr. Hooper came into this office, and said he “wa6for Coggins—was op posed to independentism in any shape!” This Mr. Hooper will not deny, One of Banks’most prosperous farmers was seen going home from a neighboring town Friday, with two baleg of cotton on his wagon, which he had refused to sell at pres ent prices. If all the farmers were able to this, prices would come up to something like the worth of cot ton; but the great* misfortune is, they are in debt and compelled to sell, in order to make settlements. Living anywhere but home to raise cotton, is the whole solution of this. Miss Cinfhia Thomas and moth er, from near the Franklin line, visited Mr. Garrison’s family Sun day, By the way, Miss Thomas knows how to drive a buggy. Last Sunday evening some ot the young men were out strolling, when the young lady came along at a Maud S. speed. One of the young men was slow in getting out ©f the way, but when the driver exclaimed at the top of her voice, “Get out of my way!” that young man was fright ened so, he made a bulge for the fence—narrowly escaping from running a rail through himself. A County Candler Club. According to a previous appoint ment, a large and enthusiastic meeting of thecitizeus of the coun ty met at the court house Satur day night to organize a Candler Club in Banks county P. M Edwards stated the object of the meeting, and R. C Alexarid er was called to the chair , The following officers of the County Club were elected: R. C Alexander, president/ V 1). Lock hart, vice-president; P. M. Edwards secretay; a. H. Stapler, treasurer After the election ®f officers tem • porary presidents were appointed | for each district in the county: W T. Massey, Homer; a. W Henderson, Anderson; D F Scales, Berlin; M. L McDonald, Bushville; John W Chastain, Davids; Chas. Sweet, Golden Hill; a P. Wofford, Columbia; Jas. H Caudell, Wash ington; D. R. Parks, Poplar Springs J. E. Strange, Wilmots. The temporary chairmen ap pointed are requested to form clubs at their earliest convenience and forward the rolls of the clubs to the county secretary. After the meeting every man in attendance enrolled their names as members. Daring the absence of the com mittee several speeches were made. Wilmington, a. c., 12tb iait.—-Po lios Detective B. F. Turlington was ■hot and probably fatally, by a nagro bnrglar whoa hs was attempting to arrsst on thn atrsst to-night. Tho ball entered his jsw and ranged up, lodging in hie head. Thn negro would have killed another man had not hie pietol failed to fire. The negro ie now in Jail. The mail leaven Hero now every morning betasn 7 and 8. Yet it now never ehovra op until abort tour rathe evening. A straw will have to- be stuck in somebody 1 !} ear Telegraphic, Harrisburg, Ya., 14th inst.—lu the United Siatea court to-day a decree of sale was rendered iu the chancery cause ot the Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safety company of Philadelphia, against tbe Shenandoah Iron company of Page county, this state. Sheffield, Ala , 13th inst.—There was a light frost at Decatur this mor rung. E.L Deda, a foreigner, ou the di> gwr list for some days past, died last u gbt. One new ease in reported to di>, Mr. Kyle, secretary of the re lief committee. Auburn, Ala., 14th inst.—Mrs. J. H. Lane, wifo of General Lacr, pro fr'ssor of oivil engineering in tbe A. <W M College of Alabama, died ibi* mor ■ nu'g a f 2;30 o’olook. K "Xvilla, Tei.n., 18th inst,—John Atku.e, while crossing Smoky Moun i mm his Ninth Carolina home, w .tusked by a wild boar. A fight of i-vt*. y >rinutea resulted ia thebsar Siding A a*. Paris, 14 o iuat —Tbs statue of 8h kspeaio anveilol to-day with g m ceremony The municipal an t- o i ie -and a number of distingaish tul sons were present. M. Koigh <o, riouor of ibe statue, M. Oiarebie sou oihsih made add roues. Faeeagew from Shakespeare’s works were recited by M< uuet Solly. C’bicago. 14th inst.-Tbe great strike wntj be stroet-oar drivers has ended, 4 or a duration of nine days, on a bae i* onorablo to both sides. H-mpstead, Tex., 14th inet.—Lewis McD da, colored, republican candi date‘or cotton weigher, was abet and killed from ambush in the etreett of this oity lest night at 13 o’clock, xo particulars of the assassination ob tained. Everybody condemns tho and tJ. Baltimore, 13th inst.—At the Col umbian iron works, in thiseity to-day at 2p. m , the gnnboat, Petrel, th first warship built in Baltimore, was launched and everything went off smoothly and snoeeaifnlly. Raleigh, 13th inst.-A fire broke onfe at Lawrreaoebnig, eanaed by a defec tive fine, burning Mrs. Cook’s hotel, veined at $5,000. Raleigh, 13th inet.—Some days ago Deputy Revenue Collector C. J. Bur ton arrived at Weldon with a valise containing two thousand dollars. He gave it to a negro named Felix Lan ier to hold while he bought a. ticket. The moment Barton turned hie back, Lanier fled, and boarding another train got away, He was captnred yester day. The money was noton him. sew Orleans, La., 15th inet.—John Chaffee, one of the moat prominent Members of the cotton exchange, well known in the eotton trade, and one of the largeet cotton planters in the Unit ed States, died to-day, aged 73. Frost is making its appearance in the yellow fever dirjicte. 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