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VOL. ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
**. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY^
50 Cts. Per Year.
SnbMcriptiou in Advance.
Locals 8 Cents Per Line First laser*
tion. Each Additional 5 Cents-
Entered as Second Class Matter at the
Homor, Ga.. Post Office.
Jao. Barton> - Proprietor.
A. C MOSS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
'Collections ma E- promptly remitted
■ P. M. EDWARDS,
Attorney at Law,
HOMER. GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the Courts
of the Western Circuit.
w. I. PIKE,
Attorney AT Law,
Jefferson, Georgia.
G. W. BROWN,
•UaysTilie, Georgria.
gar Will do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
James M. Merritt,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Maysvillc. Georgia,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Special attention givon to Bureery
Obstetrics and Chronic diseases of lonu
standing.
V. D. LOCKHART.'
PhysiciaN,
Homer, Georgia.
J. W. Sumpter,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHINO.
Homer, Georgia,
and Waggons made
to order. Repairing a Specialty.
* Drs. HARDMAN & SHARP,
WHQLES ALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGISTS,
Harmony, Grove, Ga.
Churches*
Presbyterian Church, services 2nd
Sunday in each month, Rst. G. H.
Oartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church, servitss Ist Sanday
in each month, and Saturday before,
Revs. J. D. Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen*
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4th Sanday in each
month and Saturday before, Rer. J. F.
Goode pastor.
Lodges-
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. 0. O. F.,
meats Ist Tuesday in each month, J.
W. Sampler, noble grand, T. F. Hill,,
secretary.
Phi Delta Lodge so. 148, F. A.
meets Ist Friday night in eaoh month,
w . a. watson worshipful master, t. w.
impter senior warden, p. m. ndwards
junior warden, T. r. Hill secratary. w.
? I, aarrison treasurer, v. . Lockhart
ior deacon, A. i.cash junior deacon,
j. smith senior stcart, w. o.fhreld
! junior stuart, w. *. ks tytar.J j
BANES COUNTY OBSERVER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
J. C. Allan respectfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that he
will again boa candidate for tho office
of Tax Receiver.
H. J. David respectfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that ho
is a candidate for Tax Collector.
J. K. Chambers respectfully an
nounces to the Voters of Rinks county
that he is a candidate for Tax-receiver.
Ail support gratefully received.
Through the solicitation of many
friends, 1 anuounce myself a candidate
for Ordinary, and if elected will dis
charge the duties of said officer to the
beet of my ability. A. 0. Moss.
R. P. Terrell respectfully announces
to tho voters of Banks county that le
is a candidate for Tax Receiver.
.Jere E. Ritch announces to the vot
ers of Banks uonhty, that he is a candi
date for the office of Ordinary of said
county at the ensuing election and re
spectfully solicits their support.
R. J. Dyar announcas to the voters
of Banks county that he is a candidate
for Circuit Clerk, and will ba thankful
for their support.
Ordinary's Court.
First Mondays in each month. T. f.
Hill, ordinary.
Superior Court.
Third Mondays in March and Sep
tember. m. l. mUcbins judge.
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September sth, 1888.
.After this month to notices ot any
kind will be inserted in this paper
without the publication tees in advance
Dr. Y. D L ckhart has on hand a
full line of R rsenberg’- Sp-c le
an and Eye-Glasses
Eves caret uliv ex in in- a- g '<s*ei
gusr>nt.ed to szive sj’>- - 2d
LOCA IT MS
Cotton is going9.l nt 9au l cents,
Sunday was a very pleasant day.
Uncle William Moaders and wife
are visiting relatives in town.
Yesterday was not a “wash-day,”
but a rainy-day.
Dr. Stapler is building some new
outhouses.
Dr. Lockhart’s new office is fast
nearing completion.
t
The Farmer’s Alliance held its
regular meeting last Saturday
Judge Hill paid Atlanta a flying
trip Thursday.
As yet nothing has been done to
the Baptist ehurch.
Monday was a “’tater” digging
day with some of the citizens.
The Chicago hail storm blew
“sort o’ this way” Monday morn
ing.
Several shots were fired in the
public square last week—the jay
bird being the victim.
The season for partridges is here.
Now for the sportsman and his
dog.
The Candler Club for this dis
trict met last Saturday night. The
usual business was transacted.
A nice drove of cattle and sheep
passed through her® Monday §>n-
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, ISSS.
route for Gainesville
The apple wagons from Hall, on
their way to Carnesville, camped
here yesterday evening.
The Observer regrets it can not
publish the poetical communica
tion from “L.”
The hay crop was very good this
year. Don’t know whether the
farmers have saved any.
The various gins and corn mills
in the county are doing a thriving
business just now.
Mr. J. VV. Sumpter has suspend
ed work at his shop the past few
days on account of a very sore hand.
Mrs. T. J, Edwards, Mies Dannie
and Master Frank Edwards of
Stone Mountain, are visiting Mr.
P. M. Edwards and family.
Democrats remember you are re
quested to moot at the court house 11
a. v\ , 29th inst. It is important that
you be present.
Mr. Yatinia Hill killed a ground
rattle-snake about tiro leot and a halt
long and seven inches in circumference
last week.
The Observer continues to get
new subscribers. Its columns give
more news for the price than any
other paper in the slate
From reports throughout the
county, the corn crop of this sec
tion has been the largest for sever
al years,
Durings rvices ic YV ivei>
Sunday, .* uaning
Tile writer t- t— ,t<m . < ■
names of -m parties—tney ar>
both of ttiib- < ■■■ u.i y.
Miss Emma Martin returned t<
her home in Belton Saturday. Miss
Emma has many warm friends in
Homer who would be glad to have
her teach the next school here, but
she declines.
Warning:— All persons indebt
ed to me, will please call and set
tle by the 10th of November; those
failing to do so will find their ac
counts in the hands of an attor
ney for collection. No respect of
persons. lam compelled to raise
some money. J. E. Stephens.
Several corn shuckings were in
progress last week. One at Mr.
P. M. F, Furr’s last Saturday, and
the following night at Mr. J, J.
Hill’s, Some of the candidates
were present, and from the amount
of duat on their clothing Sunday
morning, they must have done
their share in husking.
Mr. J. T. Harm ok St. Clair
county, Ala, is on i visit to his
parents and relatives of this coun
ty. Mr. Harmon has been teach
ing school the past six months, and
expects to return in a few days
and re-open his school for another
term, Mr. Harmon is well pleas
ed with Alabama.
In this issue appears the an
nouncement of Mr. K. J. Dyar for
Circuit Clerk. Mr. Dyar is a life
long citizen of Banks, aud needs no
recommendations from any source
Thepeoploare well acquainted as
' to Ins qualifications and know if he
is elected, he will fill the office with
satisfaction to tho county.
Georgia, Bunks County:—Per
sonally appeared before the un
dersigned, Crawford Holland, who
on oath says that P. M Edwards
or anyone else has never offered
me one cent for working in the in
terest of A- D. Candler, and that
the report that any man has olTerod
me pay, is untrue, unfounded and
malicious. Crawford Holland.
Sworn and subscribed before me
Oct 22, 1888. TANARUS, F. Hill,
Ordinary Banks County
In Jus issue appears a communi
cation censuring ihe recent elec
tion with having ased whisky. The
Observer will say there was none
used in Homer. The following
night, as the correspondent says,
there were some drunk, buf it was
presumed of their own whisky. II
whisky had been used in securing
votes for any of the candidates at
any of the voting precincts, the Ob
server agrees with the correspond
ent as censuring it unfair
Cos in m u n icu. > ** l.
Whisky in Elections.
Mr Editor.—ln view of the dis
graceful scenes that were enacted
in Homer on the night of the elec
tion, I wish to make a suggestion
to the candidates for the various
county offices Let the candidates
agree among themselves that they
will not treat or countenance the
use of whisky in the election.
From all parts of the county, the
report comes that whisky was free
ly used to influence voters. In jus
tice fo Mr. Suddath I will say that
I have not, in a single instance,
heard of the charge being laid fo
him or his friends, neither do I
charge that Mr. Coggins used whis
ky for that purpose, but one thing
is true, and must be admitted by
all, that whisky was used freely,
and it is a disgrace* to the fair
name ot our county, and must be
stopped. Is it possible that men
will seek to corrupt the ballot by
such unfair and disgraceful means?
Must the young people of our
county be debauched and ruined
forever by the curse of. treating at
elections? Surely not. The people
will condemn it. The moral, law
abiding sentiment of our people is
too strong to tolerate such conduct.
The time has already come when
such men will be. left out of the
question when it comes to voting,
and the sooner candidates recog
nize it the better for them and for
Law and Other.
IVlegruphic.
Greenville, S. C., 22nd, inst.—Nows
was received here to-day that Roland
Chasteen, thosuspeoted rovsuno infoi
mer, wm waylaid by three luoonshitl
ers in tha upper section of Pickeon
county la:.t week, brutally beaten nod
cut, aud leit iu the road in a dying
condition Hie aasailauts arc being
hotly pursued.
Chattanooga, Tuun., 22ud, inst.—
I E Wiigbt, a leading farmer attempt
ed suicide this morning at his homo
near Kingston, br cutting bis throat.
His ph sieiaq says bo can not recover.
Hi* daughter gave birth to an illcghi
mate child a tew weeks ago, which
caused him toloso his reason, fie w in
sent h >me a few days ago, and this
morning w is again seiz.vi with a fit ot
insanity, with tbs result as stated.
Chattanooga, Dan., 2‘2ad, met.—
Elizabeth Fryar, the w In of a prone.n
eut farmer, killed y a south
bound fr>-igh; on the Cine nuati Sooth
era rai’roßd. t-n mile* orth of this
city, this morning. Son was attempt
ing to drive a cow aoro* the track,
when the irgine -uni k and horribly
miDg.ed her body. She leaves a hus
band and I'M** children.
Toceoa. 22nd, iast Bill Smith, a
boy about htt*<*n years old, rnrionaly
and perilsi • 'a'ally stabbed LLn Doo
ley, a ran ab< nt fifty, last night at
tbs house nl the boy’s mother, a place
of ill tarn*' it seems that Dooley has
been living with tbs Smith Woman
sometime, and h* the boy did not rel
ish the idea, ir*qurut quatrala were the.
resu t. Last ii’glit they fought, Doo
ley broke bis gun over tbs boy’s Lead,
uni the boy s'abbetl hin:, the knife
penetrating the long Bin Dooley is
91 *tl known as on* of noith Georgia’s
noted moonshiners. The boy bas liv
ed near Toceoa a long time, bat has
now left for parts unknown.
vew Yotk,22nd,inst. —JnsticeLaw-
renco ot the supremo court, to-day
bunded down decision* sustaining the
will of Bam. J. Tilden.
Minneapolis, 22nd, inst.—There was
a heavy snow storm m northern Min
nesota yesterday, and the beautiful
snow lies deeper in that section than
at any time before at this season for
six years. At Tower the snow is thir
teen inches deep, and in the woods
baek ot Eli it lies twelve inches on
the level. There was no wind tad
consequently no drifting. 3 mia snow
fell in central Minnesota and northern
Dakota Saturday, hut it melted al
most as soon as it fell. It snowed all
yesterday at Fargo, but reports frsm
there say there is little on the ground.
There was no snow here. In northern
lowa thore wore slight (lorries of snow
bat at no point is tbs depth reported
more than two inches deep, and that
is rnaltiag, The weather here is mild.
Washington, 22 —Two negroes
wore discovered by two policemen
about 3 o’clock this morning carrying
a heavy big between thsm. lAseoea
as the negroes saw tbs offier* they
dropped their harden and fled. The
officers fired several shots at them, but
they got away. When the bag was
opened it was foand to contain the
body of Charles S. Moten, a well
known colored negro barber, who died
recently, and was buried in Columbi
an Harmony Cemetery. It is hot a
short time since tbs wholesale ayotetu
of grave robbery in the oolored coma
tery was diroovered and broken up.
Boston, 22.—The funeral of the late
Col. R. M. Pnlsilsr, formerly editor of
the Bosten Herald, took place this af
thrnoon at his mother’s residence. Tbs
semens were strictly private, and
were conducted by Rev. John Worn.
ter of the Swtdenborgian chnreh, Ei
itor Pulsifer carried a life insurance of
three bandied thousand dollars.
NO. 26.