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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. NO. 33.