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The True Citizen. WAYNKsnOItO, GA , TOIDAV, WAV iy , 18*,! To Subsjribjra, If your paper fails to re a b you re,jularD', notify uk at, once ami the matter will receive promt t all >ntton SWMerlbeni when ordering their nddrt»<t« changed met tw careful to give the a a me of the office to wbioh the paper has bofiii sent, as welt hk thal to which t'.ify desire it to be sent. To Correspondent , Coir.munlc itior.s of an ir.t<•»•*—ti.r*? d.vactcr and news re; peotfuliy solicited. We are not responsible for the views express ed by our correspondents. Grand Jury Presentments. Entered at the post office at 'Waynesboro, Oa. as second class matter. Local Business- The best Flour made, sold by S. A. GRAY. Williams will out your hair in first- class style at Thomas’s comer. Dry Goods, Clo hing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, etc., at cost price. S. SCHWAIIZWEISS. Williams will give you bay rum and hair tonic free, at Thomas’s corner. S. A. Gray has a few Peas that he offers low. Call and buy early before stock is exhausted. Williams has the barber shop m town. only first-class Give him a call. 8. Schwarzweiss pays the highest market juice for Wool, Dry Flint, Hides and old Iron. Go lo A. H. Williams, at Tlmmas's corner and have your shaving and hair cu : ting done. I have just received 5 cases imported Claret \\ ine which 1 offer at 75c per bo tie. S. SCH WARZWKISS. You can get your whiskers dyed at Williams, at Thomas’s cor < r, ‘and don’t you forget it.” read our Bu.-mess and GEORGIA—Bukkf. Couxty. We, the grand jury, chosen and sworn for the May term, 1882, of Burke Sup *rii>r Court, do here v ith sub mit the following general presentments : By appropriate committees we have examined into the affairs of the county, as dilligently as it was possible in the brief time allotted us. We, the committee, appointed to ex. amine the different offices and books of the following officers, beg leave to re port that we have done so, and find the Ordinary’s office in gool order in every respect; papers neatly filed and record ed. Also those of the Clerk of the Su perior Court, as well a* the County Commissioners and her iff. The loin- ty Court Judge, R. O. Lovett, makes a good sh wing of the ct nduct of his of fice, and by his official report shows that the cost of said court tor the past six months has been only $45 80 to the county, almost self sustaining, and we recommend its continuation. We re commend that the Commissioners em ploy an expert to make general index books for the record books ot the Ordi nary and Clerk’s offices. And that they furnish in addition to the regular deed books a chat'le mortgage book, for the Clerk of the Superior Court to record all such short time papers in, and that hereafter the regular r'eed and mortgage book he not encumbered with such records as cliattle and crop mort gages, and like short term papers. JNO. D. MUNNERLYN, WILEY SMITH, JOSEPH J. REYNOLDS, Committee. Report of Committee on Free School : After examination of County School Commissioner’s books, we find them correct as far as wo could ascertain, I and for the better information of the — Be sure to Local eo'mun. —Miss Vi iikins lef to vi it friends iii Louisville <>n Friday. .—Mrs. Celia Blount, of this place,, ... , . , ... ivory „gcd lady, died Saturday .tight. 1P” Wl °. K e herewith append in, report nil of years, she has gone to receive Lthe reward of a faithful Christian. —We have only room to reque t the ftention (if our readeis to the adver- lscment to day of James G. Bailie ifc Sons. It will give u- pleasu.e to s.iy i..me next wt-ek. —'I his is criminal week of the Snpt- niarked exhibit A, for publication, as a part of our presentments. THOS. B. COX, JOHN N. CARPENTER, WYLEY SMITH, JOHN M. MURPHY. Committee. EXHIBIT A. Thos. M. Berrien, School Commissioner, rior Conr , and wr are glad to sav theie | Burke ceunty, in account with Board ofEdu- ’ . c .■ . i cation ef said county for the year 1881. «re no very important cases to try.— j ^ Ba)ance on hand, ;.ee report V»e hope (ole able to give the pro-| to Grand Jury May term. 1881, ,• , is81. Dec. 0. Received Draft, from ceeciing.- of the term etiti e in our next. , s ‘ atp Sc . hool commissioner, —Married, the 14th inst. nt Perkins’ Junction, at the residence of on he of 1881. Dec. 6, Received Ward, Pol-. Tax, 1882. Feb. 27, Received of G brides la.her. Mr. ( utt HovrintjUn ] iggg. April 8, Received of G and Miss Adi lade I L ri.raves, Rev. j Ward, Pole Tax, Jrckson officiating. All of this 8 716 12 3,936 74 2,000 00 700 00 215 88 Mr. cmin y. — Mr. S. II. Atlaway claims to have ■ tho fastest her e in the county, and lie, is said to have made the fastest time' horse yet pu> upon the Waynes- ! lo race track; time 2:15; distance i w >rthy young was in town y< sicrda.y Total Pd on scli’l con’t R R Norman *• “ “ Miss II A Jones “ “ “ J H Calloway “ “ •* J N Wilcox “ “ Mrs I. E Wimberly “ “ *■ Miss S A Gresham “ “ *• “ Nannie Ellerson “ “ “ *• E F Carponter “ “ “ "MS Evans “ » " J J Bech i " “ " G O Buxton . I “ " E N Houston ward ( arpenter, our " “ “ Thos s Clark 1 “ “ “ N L Bostwick John Jones y-fellow citizen, says [«• is- 7,568 74 380 00 330 00 270 00 441 00 200 00 120 00 195 00 175 00 175 00 162 00 198 00 380 00 380 00 880 00 280 00 Balance on hand t.o credit of year poets for cotton and poetry promi e a j pdmtay^orpt i> F Rllev g od yield ot each this fa,l. lie is no ! * e ring poet.” i “ " —A dinner was given by the Baptist j ladies of our town, in the court house , yard on Wednesday last-, io raise funds, to have the Baptist chuich ,enced.' We are informed that the dinner was a success, and that a h l^fsome sum was r alized as the proceeds —The Grand Jury Presentment put ns behind again this week, and crowds cut many interesting locals after they were in type. Believing, however, that the Presentments would interest, our readers more than anything else, we have submitted to ihesc drawbacks tor their hen-tit. We also have enr regular force on now, and can confident ly promise promptness in the future. Boarders Wanted:—Mrs. M. J. is prepared to accommodate a number of hoarders, during court week. Her rooms are largo iHI*l comfortable, and every attention^ill be given to her guests, and ha^table ^maiket .prices lUj^rnoderate. qou)« a!]. r inen have hit roouribg black- fey have engaged jeountrv darkies jerries on shares, it being at the picker gota halt, funiish- nickets and fepds himself. ,Coi>- j the number of hands they re employed, we presume they wilt iave a bountiful tfupfdj of i Sunday’s dinner, Sa'urda.y b of delivery. Roys divide M H Roberts I. A Murphy J II Allen J II Smith Mu y Ware li B Garvin J W Gilbert J T Younj? A U Pope W H Miller P S Russell Augustus Rayford S D Rosier P C Watts W G Johnson C LJohnson II J Jackson Sol Norton I, C Edwards “ “ “ Osceola Pleasant A P Griffin " “ “ J P Hornsby " " " AD D’Antignao “ Waynesboro Herald notice '• To sell' iis County School Com. ain't in full due me for year 1881 502 62 $ 200*00 468 00 350 00 250 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 oa oo 60 IK) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 52 2 50 We, the committee appointed to ex amine the books of the Magistrates and Notaries Public of the county, beg leave to report as follows : We have examined the books, and find some of | them neatly and properly kept, while j others are not, particularly those of Messrs. S. E. Clark, Henry W. Jones and C. L. Godbee. No hooks submit ted to us from the Notaries of the 60th, 62d, 66th, 68th and 69th Districts, and no hooks from the Magistrates of the 68th, 70th and 71st Districts. We find that the cost in some instances have not been itemized, as required by law, and call the attention of Magis trates and Notaries Public to these facts, and suggest that each procure proper fee bills. JOHN A. BARNES, JAS. J. BOYD, THOS. J. BURTON, JOHN N. APPLEWHITE, Committee. Committee on public buildings re port as follows : We find the jail in a fair condition, and we think safe ; but we recommend to the County Commis si mers that it should be kept clean ; also that it be u ed for county purposes only. The court house, we recommend that the blinds be put on the inside.— W e find the Clerk’s and Ordinary’s offi ces all right. We recommend that the County Commissioners not, to pay a cent to the contractor for keeping the sink in the court house yard clean, as he has failed io comply with Ids contract as we understand it; end further that the said place be used for ihe benefit of the public, and not allow it used principally by a few officials. THOS. J. BURTON, JA<L M. WIMBERLY, ROBT. H. CATES, AMOS P. LAMBETH. Commit'ee. Report of committee on Tax Re ceiver, Tax Collector and Jailor’s books; We have examined carefully the hooks of the County Treasurer and fmd them neatly and correctly kept, reflecting great credit on that officer. The 'f ax Collector’s book we find correctly kept; all money collected by him having been turned over to the County Treasurer. We compar ed carefully the Treasurer’s book with those of the Tax Collector, and can find no discrepancies. We find in the Treasury $2,365 52 which is about $1,200 less than at the commence ment of the May Court in 1881. And in view of this we respectfully sug gest to the County Commissioners that same rigid economy that has characterized their past administra tion. The Collector has collected and paid into the treasury $7,894 75Jeav ing uncollected about $550, of which amount the Collector considers $150 solvent, if this i* collected it will re duce the insolvent lLt to about $400 which in view ef the stringency of the times, is an excellent showing. A complete statement of Tax Collec tor isheieby attached, marked exhibit B , to which reference is hereby made. EXHIBIT B. S. Schwnrzweiss will receive this W< ek 5 cases of imported Claret, al.-o all kinds of flue Liquors and cool refreshing drinks served in the highest artistic style under di- r etiem of Johnny Strozer. 8. 8diwaizwiess Offers hip fine stock, of ready-made Clothing, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Straw Hats and Trunks at cost price. 8, Scliwai zwicss Pays the highest market Hides and uld Iron. price fior wool, Dry Flint 8. 8<‘hwarzweiss will be prapaired to buy, when the season op-ms, all kinds of Dried Fruit?. api-28,’82. b-m. JAMES G. BAILIE & SONS Dealers In Carpets, Oil Cloths, Chromoa & Upholstery Good?. Window Curtain * <fc Shades, Wall Papers & Borders, Choice Family Groceries & Plantation Supplies. 205 Old Stand JAUES G. BAILIE & BEOTHEE, Bioad street Augusta, Geo. inuyl9.‘62.b-y. 450 00 cr invite us to dipaer, whiohet sr. 87,000 1£ bnd- Total amount paid out, )n)ur committee on roads and ges are unable to ascertain the condi tion af all the public roads ,- n the coun ty. We call the attention of the Road Commissioners of the 63d District to the embankment on each side of the road near Hatcher’s mill, and to the almost impassable condition over brid ges across ditches near Alexander.— We find a portion of the road in the 61st Disftict in a very poor eviction. We respltfully call the ajtenwon of Com- inistMncrs on roads and r|venues to the unoift condition of Ellison, r l hompson undSUy’s bridges ; also, to the cans way# near bridges over Buckhead and Rocky creeks, in 70 h District, and causway near Ray’s bridge. W A TIES L. MIMS, G. M. CHANDLER. J.M. THOMAS, R. T. GODBEE, Committee. Statement of Tax by G. A. Ward, T. C. B. 1881. Total value of whole I roperty Less wild 1 land tax sent State Acti al amourt on whieh tax is paid to county 3-10 of 1 per cent, on 8 2,785,8!’ is Tax on wild land in Burke county Tax collected by me not on Digest Paid Thomas t|uln- ney to date Solvent tax to col lect Insolvent, errors and tux released 8 2,706,911 11.044 8,785,867 8,457.85 8,457.85 8,357 tK) 10 00 90 25 7,924,75 150 00 883 10 Owing to the incomplete condition of the Receiver’s books for this year, we were unable to make any satisfac tory examination of them, as parties are not yet through returning their property. The Receiver informs u» tl at the digest will not amount to as much aa last year. The falling “oft” being principally in personal proper ty. Owing to the present unsatisfacto- V system of ascertaining when all assess'ds for each Militi i District, who under oath, shall assess alj taxable property, and return all persons lia ble to taxa ion in their respective Districts t>> the Receiver, on or be fore the first day of April of each year, and that fair compensation be al lowed them for such services. We find the Jailors hooks correctly and neatly kept. JAS. H. MACKENZIE, JOHN C. CHEW, JAS. J. BOY1 , WATTES L. MIMS, ALBERT J. SYMS. Committee. We are highly gratified to learn that steps are being taken to organize a county agricultural fair. It is a good move iii the right direction and we hope it will meet the earnest, sup port of the citizens of the county. We recommend the appointment of J 'hn W. Sandeford, as a suitable person to bcapp' interl Notary Public in and for the 73d District. Also Robert A. Aden as Notiry for the 67th District, and Edward L. Brin son for the 60th and 62d Districts, G. M., to fid vacancy caused by res ignation of J. J. Palmer. We a majority of the Grand Jury, endorse the action of the last grand jury as refers to the prohibition of the sala,of liquor, and we respectful ly urge upon <>ur Representatives to have an act passed prohit iting the sale of liquor in this county. The vacancies caused bv the expi ration of the term of members of the County Board of Education, are hereby filled by the election of Wm. C. Palmer, Robt. H. Burton and Thos. B. Cox, as members of said Board. We recommend that the Bailiffs of the Court be paid the sum of $2 00 each per day, for their services during this term of court, and that those General Presentments be puohskcd both of the county -papers. WM. A. WILKINS Foreman, JOHN C. CHEW, WILEY SMITH, ALBERT J. SYMS. THOS. J. BURTON, JNO. A. BARNES, JOSEPH H. REYNOLDS, AMOS P. LA BETH, JAMES J. BOYD, JAMES LI. WIMBERLY, ROBERT H. OATES, WATTES L. MIMS, JOHN M. MURPHY, GEORGE M. CHANODIOR, ’ RUSSEL J. GODBEE, JOHN N. CARPENTER, JAMES M. THOMAS. JOHN N. APPLEWHITE, JAMES II. MACKENZIE, THOMAS B COX JNO. D. MUNNERLYN. Sec. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. tv Hxable property is fully and fairly assessed, we urge upon our Repre sentatives a passage of such laws as will give us A better system, and would ’Uggest the apointment <,f three ICE. ICE. Ice can be had by Whole ale and rMai). Constantly un band, at the Waynesboro Ice House. C. B. SCHttHRK, Proprielbi mayl9,’82.t-f. Te D. OLIVER* A. T r r ORNKY A. 'P D. A W WAYNESBORO, GA. Will practice in the Aufiuata, an i middle circuits. Speoial attenUon tyivo to otloe. J ustice Court prac mayn.’ftRh y For Exchange> AnY ONE who has a gqo I Cm* with a young calf,and desire# to ex oh uigo them for a good Poubl barreled Shot. Gun can hear of a ohance to trad-- by applying at this office BLACKSMITH!! 0 IN A LI. ITS BRANCHE S m -0: We tender our thank? lo bis Honor, Judsro Claiborne Snead, for the able, efficient and impartial admiif^ru- tionoflawin our county since he has been on the Bench. His ability L unquestioned by the profession of his circuit; his efficiency is demon- si rated by the rapid manner in which court business is dispatched and his impartiality is proverbial. With such a judge, we consider the true end of government attained, namely; the enforcement of the law without regard to person or caste. < otn< 1 We also return thanks to our wor thy Solicitor General, Boykin Wright, for his courteous attention to our body. And recommend that the County Commissiopers pay him the sum of one hundred dollars for his services during the May Term ] 881, i nd like amount for this Term, May Term 1882. Horseshoing O Spec > •’/;/. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES AND WAGON: Repaired at Short Notice aud in the R .t S»yh- o i. HE undersigned begs leave to. in’ton the public that he is prepated to do Iff smithing in all iu Broaches, at l»ia Utfy, door to W. McCathcrn'a Livery fllpblcs, ai] asks s. share of the public patronage. l| makes Horse Shcia£ n Specialty, and d<»^ his- work promptly olid troll. Ha bos seemed] the services of a compalMt Qplrihfe fiaker a n ■ Wheel right, and is prepared to mtkts you broken or worn Carriage!* Buggies *hd War ons as good as new. J Uyr Prices to 90* A* times Wk- Give biffs aiti(A ^ t-o-o \