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VOL, ONE.
THE BANKS OBSERVER.
ru PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY
-50 Cts. Per Year.
&Mbcri|>tion in Advance.
Locals 8 Cents Por Line First Inser
tion, Each Additional 5 Cents*
ttaicred as Second Class Matter at the
Homer, Ga.. Post Office
Jao. Barton, - Proprietor.
A. C MOSS,
ATT FtNEY AT LAW,
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Collections made ar f piomptlv remitted
P. M. EDWARDS,
Attorney at Law,
HOMER, GEOLIUIA
Will practice in all Mhe Courts
if the Wefitern C rcnit
, -W. I. TIKE, ,
Attorney AT LAW.
jKFFKRgnN, G ROI'GIA
g. w. bkownT
Maysiile, f‘ort>i
j®OT“ Will do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
Jamks M. Merritt.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Mayuvillo, G*o j*i ,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Special >■ v- y ■
Obstetrics m (’ v (!'■ -i* i lon '
at oiling
V. D. Lt)OKH ART.
PhysiciaN,
Honor, Ueorsla.
J. W. Sumpter,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING
Homer, (iewrgia.
tfr B .ggies ami, Waggon- uiaj*
'o i i f " Rop-i mg a Special*'
T)rs. HARDMAN & SHARP, .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGISTS.
Ilurinony, Grove, Ga.
Churohes<
Presbyterian Church, services 2nd
Sunday in each month, lDv, G. H.
Oartledge, pastor.
Methodist Church,services Ist Sanday
in each month, and Saturday before,
Revs. J. D, Gunnels and Jno. I. Pen
dergras, pastors.
Baptist Church, 4 h Sunday in each
month and Saturday before, Rev. J. F.
(foode pastor.
Lodge*-
Homer Lodge, no. 82., I. O. O. 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.
sampler senior warden, p. m. Edwards
junior warden, T f. pill secratary, w.
i. J. Garrison treasurer, v. u. Lockhart
senior doacon, a. j. oah junior deacon,
o. o. smith senior stnart, w. ©. xhreld
keld junior stnart, w. h. necks tyior.
BANES COUNTY OBSERVER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
J. C. Allan respectfully annources
to the voters of Banks county that he
will again be a candidate for the office
of Tax Receiver.
H T. David respectfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that he
is a candidate for Tax Collector.
T K. Chambers .respectfully an
Bounces to the vutere of Banka county
that he is a candidate for Tax receiver
All support gratefully rccoived
Through the solicitation of many
friends, I announce myself a candidate
for Ordinary, and if elected will dis
charge the duties of said officer to the
best of ruy ability. A. C. Mosß.
R. P. Teirell respeotfully announces
to the voters of Banks county that Le
is a candidate for Tax Receiver.
Jere E Ritoh announces to the vot
ers of Banks county, that he is a eandi
date for the oltico of Ordinary of said
county at the ensuing election and re
spectfully solicits their support.
R. J. Dyar announces to the voters
of Banks county t hat he is a candidate
for Circuit Clerk, and will be thankful
for their support.
M. C. Fagans hereby announces to
the voters of Banks that he is a candi
date for County Treasurer, and will be
grateful for their suppor
Ordinary's Court,
First Mondrvs in each month t. f.
nil), ordinary
Superior Court,
Third MoU'lhvs in Meroh and Sep
tember mi, Hrr ch : ns judge.
Notice!
September slli, I§SS.
A f’er ti ts icon n i t> un icps of any
kind wi*'r he inset red i>- his paper
wi'hoi)' t . uhdes'iO' e<- •t. *•* vance
, OCm it. ms.
■■mini 111 i I 11. 11
Ihe past lew days have been
rainy and disagreeable.
The Masonic Lodge met last Eri
day night. The membership is large
Mrs. Laura Hill Chambers is
quite sick.
Candidates will please call and
get their tickets.
Prospects are good for a snow
between nowand January
Ur. Lockhart intends opening a
full line of drugs as aooa as his of
lice is completed.
Mr. P. M, Edwards paid Jeffer
son a Hying trip last week.
Tbe health of this county at pre
sent, is good
Several big parties is anticipat
ed during the hollidays.
The Christmas turkey is now be
ing cage much to its displeasure.
Merchants seem to be slow about
getting in their Christmas goods.
Fire wood is no small toj>ic now,
and the ax is heard soon o’ morn
ings and late o’ nights.
Several movers with covered
wagons passed through Broadway
here, last week.
Mr. Payton Jvitcheu of Jackson
county, and Miss Burton of this
county, were married Sunday in
the Bushville neighborhood.
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY, GA.. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 18S8.
Several new subscribers added
to the Observers’ list within the
past few days.
Rev. Mr. Cartledge preached at
tli© Presbyterian Church, Sunday
morning.
Last week this odice printed
10,000 tickets for the candidates,
and there are more to hear from.
Homer is badly in need of sever
al crossings over the different
slews in her sidewalks
From the way some of the deni
zens knocked on their stables and
corn cribs last Friday night, there
must have been a thief in (own.
Dr. I jockhart has written a fine
address, preparatory for delivery
before the Bushville Literary
Club, during Ihe hoi 1 idays
The little fellow is how anxious
ly awaiting the arrival of the lire
cracker, while his brother is satis
fied with a gun and a target.
Mr. Wm. Payne, who lias bad
four of his family sick with typhoid
fever the past few weeks, his neigh
bars are glad to learn, they are im
proving.
Voters will excuse for
want of tickets in the coining elec
tion. Enough has been printed to
suoply every man, woman and
child, negro and dog in Hanks.
It is thought several changes
will take place in Homer after
Christmas,in the shape of new bus
ness firms Let the thriving little
village build u p.
Mr J. E. Hitch authorizes the
publisher to say to those that wish
to know his age, that he is HI years
old. and to those who say he is not
qualified for the ordinary’s office,
they never have tried him.
Mr. H. J. David killed a pig twelve
months’ old, weighing 315 lbs.; two
others fifteen months' old, weigh
ing 3d5 each. Good weights for
this section of eounlry.
A Good Man Gone.
Died on Dec. 6th, 18S8, at bis
home in Banks county. Key. F. M.
Ragsdale, aged nearly' sixty-seven
years. A good man has passed
from his labors and suil'erings on
earth to his rest in Heaven.
A Friend.
A merchant passed through here
last week, one evening from a rail
road neighboring town; but while
on his way r.e bad “dunned” one
of Banks' farmers tor something
the farmer didn't have. Said mer
chant then talked to the farmer
pretty rough. That farmer say's
the next timo that merchant talks
to him that way ha is going to give
him well, the reader will have
to guess the balance. The farmer
may be right, who kno w g
if some will handle guana here
next year, it will make a big dif
ference m trade. 'Tis true, there
is no profit in it even at the rail
road, save to draw trade in other
merchantile line; but those right
here in Homer who have teames
standing in the stalls from January
to March, could certainly afford to
keep five or ten tons of guano on
the Homer market, and lose noth
ing—on the other hand increase
trade. Work to the interests of
your section,
(juiuinuuicuieU.
A New Bcarder at Henderson's
Hotel.
There has been a man by the name
ot listen roving from place to place
through northeast Georgia for several
years, and eventually 101 lin Banks
county, near Homer. Finding Banks
a place where peeple are expected to
work for a living, he soon became tired
of the locality and sought other quar
ters. Ho taken the train at Maysville
lo go to some western place, hut only
got to Lula, a distance ot twenty miles
where he rot quarters for his family,
consisting ofwi! and one child. Ho
retraced his start, leaving the abroad
at Maysville, whero he bought :* rope,
made h e way to the pasture of Mr. J.
K. Thompson, a well to do tanner an It
suite a fine steer, lie drove the sten
tour ar five miles uid sold it to Mr,
David Me Gal y-iid fm half or less than
the steer wa Wurth. He than started
to comii tie hi- j uiany VW-*
He landed at a saw m ilj’u Polk
county w heie he made a Hade to work.
The mill man furnished him with a
yoke of s'eers and two horse wsgou t<
go to the railroad for hia family, am!
while on the trip he tried to sell ihe
suers and wagon fi twenty dollars,
but the price bnng so ex'icmely low,
so person would buy them, fearing
ihev were stolen. He told the people
he bad bren hauling slate, ami finding
no money in the job, he would sell his
wagon and team and work for wages.
Failing to sell them, he went back to
the mill and weßt to work.
Mr. Thompson b*iog a man always
on the look out, soon missed his steer,
and in a short time found him in the
hands of Mr. MoGsllyard, who said bn
bought him from a man who gave bis
name as Hoof. Mr. Thompson being
a good detective soon spotted Mr. Bates
as the thief, aud at once started his
trail and keeping directly after him
uptil last Saturday at 12 o’clock, lie
tound the gentleman taking dinner at
the mill, whero the papers wore placed
in au officer’s hand and his arrost
made. Mr. Thompson turned him ov
er to Sheriff li)Bdersn, who has giv
en him a room until Jim Smith needs
hands to make a crop with next year.
Telegraphic.
Dublin. Dec. 4.—The bankruptcy
court to-day refused application for tbo
release of Bankrupt Moroney, who
was committed to prison in January
1887, for refasing to be sworn and to
make disclosures regarding th dlspc-
sit ion ot money under the plan of citn
paigu.
Birmingham has had a riot, in
which niue men were killed. The tum
ble grew ont of i.ho Hawes affair. II
was in the Birmingham jail, charged
with having murdered bis wife au i
•hildren iu Atlauta several days ago,
in,l thrn gong immediately to Col uaa
bus and marrying a young lady.
Louisville, Ky., Dae. G.— Vn etT >r. t
was made last night to arrest Harris
on Hogan, a wealthy farmer, dice
miles abo T e Jeffersonville, hid .on a
warrant sworn out by his divorced
wife. He took refuge on a flit b >at
in the river, where he had a baric id i*
well stocked with arms and ammuni
tion, and defied Deputy Sheriff L n<k
and Howoll. A fight endued. Ilogia
using a sko'gun and tiring th'-ou.* h
the loopholes in his barracks. At
night they went into th woo ls on the
bank for consultation. Hogan got
quietly ashore and surprise l (hem
with shot into a clum > of bushes,
whore they were buildi ig a fire. Ts*y
took refuge behind th’ tro-s and tm
ght continued until Hogan got the
drop on Howell, when an armistice
was agreed. The olfioirs returns ito
Jeffersonville, and a pan v off mr arm
ed, were sent ont to mUc the anost.
Thsy had not snccoeda l at last news.
Springfield, Dec. [0 —Eighteen
months ago iienry (j. Liibnni, a prom
inent business man and m-unbar of the
couur.il of this city, left his home ami
busine-s to avoid arres'. for a aeries of
alleged forgeries anaounfing to several
thousand dollars, ani has been a fugi
tive from jiistioe ever since. Eir
this week he was ealle I home by hia
wfe, and to-day whila ho was minis
tering to he , an officer arrested him.
In deference to his wife’s condition,
Lai hum was held at his home. Offic
er Grimly waited for his prisonsr, who
sat with his dying wi‘e in his arms.
When she had breath'd her last, ha
was transferred to jail .
Cleveland, 0., Dec. G.—The White
Caps have begun operations at Lima,
where notice was servjd last night on
the keeper* of several houses of ill re
pute to close up their places at once.
Canon City, Col., D>3. 3 --George
Witherill, who is charged with the
murder ot three men, arrived here
from Denver yesterday to stand trial.
Last night several hundred citizens,
armed with shot guns and revolvers,
gathered at the jail, determined to take
Witherill and hang him. At 11:15 p.
rn. the sheriff was still holding oat.
bat the citizens say it is only a mat
ter of time when they will get their
man. Harry Perdue, another murder
er confined in the same jail, will like*
lv suffer ths same fate if the mob gn
into the jail.
New Orleans, Dsc. 4.—Fire this af
ternoon destroyed tko buildings 40, 42
and 41 Chartres street, occupied by
James Boyle Sc Go,, wholsalo notions
and clothing, and Eugene Dupree,
wholesale boots and shoes. Boyles*
loss is estimated at fifty thousand, in
sured for twenty five thousand; Du
pree’s loss is estimated at sixty thong*
and, iurured for forty thousand.
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