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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. - 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.