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THE ELLIJAY COUR^f
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KLUJAY, OA, JUNE 1, 1882.
Oeficial Organ of Fannin Go
Official Organ of Gilmer Cos
Official Organ of Pickens Cos
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
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GILMER. SUPERIOR COURT,
may term, 1882.
We, the Grand Jurors,selected,
chosen end sworn to serve at the
May Term, 1882, of the Superior
Court of said county, make the
following general presentments :
We have, by a committee ap
pointed for the purpose, exam
ined all the books and records ol
the various county officers and
report them properly kept so far
as we have been able to ascer
tain. We find some difficulty in
balancing accounts between the
Jailor and Ordinary in the orders
for jail fees. We do not intimate
that either officer is at fault, fur
ther than this, we suggest that
the Ordinary require neatly item
ized accounts to be made out and
filed in his office for jail fees be- I
fore granting orders lor the sam°. |
We find the public buildings
in good order—except the jail,
and we recommend the Ordinary
to have two new outside doors
and facings made, and good locks
to each door, and to have the up
per room of the jail ceiled over
head in the same manner as the
walls, and to have two heavy
iron steeples fastened into the
upper floor and clenched from
the underside so as to fasten the
trap doors down with an iron bar,
and to have the grates made
closer and to be securily fasted.
On the public bridges we re
commend that the Ordinary have
the embankments raised at the
ends of the new bridge across
Tickanetley creek so as to make
the same passable, aud also to
have Boms repairs made upon the
floor of the Ellijay bridge.
We have no complaint to make
oh the Dublic roads except one
place on the Morganton road,
near the residence of Osborn
Holt, in the 850th District, G. M.,
caused by the caving in of the
banks, and we regard the same
as dangereous. We advise the
commissioners to take proper
steps to have the road made
wider at that point. Also one
other place near Lee Moore’s,
caused by some old gold Gigging.
We advise that it be filled.
We recommend the appoint
ment of Tiios. M. Parks, John W.
Withrow and David Garren, com
missioners of Turn-piae roads.
We recommend the following
amounts for the following named
indigent persons, to-wit:
Elizabeth Miller, $25.00, B. A.
Logan, agent; Margarelt Gentry,
$15.00, Corban Goble, Sr., agent;
George Elliott, $lO 00, David
Garren, agent; Samuel Freeman,
$15.00, J. 0. Miller, agent ; Matil
da Densmore, SIO.OO, W. H. Os
born, agent; Hice Freeland, sls.
00, John P. Cobb, agent; Daniel
Fry, $5 00, W. F. Hill, agent;
Noble Quillian, (col.) $15.00, Wm.
Mashburn, agent; Jackson Lo
gan, $20.00, B. A. Logan, agent ;
Vina Hays, SIOOO, L. Haines,
agent; Martha Fry, SIO.OO, L. H.
Sharp, agent; Nancy Chastain
and Ciciley Byers $30.00, Wilkie
McHan, agent Anna Hann, $7
50, J. C. Goble, agent; Benton
Pence, $20.00, Jasper Poindexter,
agent; Stephen Bearden, SIO.OO,
Barney McHan, agent ; Sarah
Thompson, $5.00, Wm. Elliogton,
agent.
We have received written re
ports from County Treasurer,
Clerk, Sheriff, and Ordinary, and
believe them tp be correct and
which we hereto append.
We have also received the re
port of our County School Com
missioner which we append and
recommend to be published with
our presentments. We wonld,
however, say that complaint has
been made to our body that two
schools have been established
this year in the bounds heretofore
allowed to Mohntajntown I
stiluUf. wi respectfully call tie
aftennon ef4he County Board 'of
Education ami local Trustees to
the importance of permanetly lo
eating schools whereeyer possi
ble.
We recommend the Ordinary
to levy a lax sufficient to build
two new bridges, the one across
Mountaintosvn Creek near the
residence of N. L. Osborn, and
the other across Carteeay river
on the Jasper roAti, hear the resi
dence of J. W. Duckett.
We are glad to be able to re
port that George R. Eager, of
Boston, Mass., and Gen. Wm
Phillips, of Marietta, Ga , were in
our town this week a't'd furnished
ns every assurance that the com
pany will continue ihe work o!
building the Marietta and Noitl
Georgia Railroad until they com
plele the road lo Murphy, N. C
That they would have had the
road completed to this place b.
this time, if ihe company ha<
been furnished with the 250 able
bodied convicts that were prom -
ised the company at the time
they entered into the contract to
build the road. We are soi.yto
learn that Penitentiary Compa
nies Nos. 2 and 3 are harrassing
and vexing them with suits trying
to recover the convicts from the
load to work them in cotton
fields, brick yards <feo. for private
gain. It criminals have to be
worked In chain gang as a punish
ment for crime they ought to be
worked upon such public works
as will develop the resources of
the State and increase its reve
nues, and not for individual gain,
alone, and we know of no more
important work fot the State than
the building of the M. & N. G. R.
R. and its branches, and we will
earnestly insist upon the next
Legislature to pass a declaratory
act defiining the right of the M.
& N. G. R. R. to the convict labor
until the road and its branches
are completed, and we appeal to
every citizen of our county to
stand by the company and give
them every aid and encourage
ment m building and construct
ing the road that is reasoable and
right in this great enterprise that
is destined to connect our section
with the commercial world, and
bring property and intelligence
to our mountain homes by devel
oping the immense wealth that
has so long been dormant for the
want of capital and transporta
tion.
For the 1185th District, G. M ,
we appoint Andrew J. Nicholson;
for the 907th District, Carroll
Chancey ; for the 850th District,
G. H. Randell, as Notaries Rubric.
On the County Board of Educa
tion we appoint >7ler G. Hyatt
as successor to Jasper Poindexter,
John W. Holt, successor to Wm.
G. Hix, and J. F. Chaslain suc
cessor to W. M. Finflannoii, whose
terms have expired.
Upon the subject of granting
license to retaii spirituous liquors
we can but repeat the sentiments
so often expressed by former
Grand Juries against the great
evil of it. And we very much
regret that license has been
granted lo any one for this pur
pose, but in as much as our Ordi
nary only granted the same for
the purpose of having the ques
tion fully adjudicated we cast no
reflection upon him for granting
thesathe.
We recommend that this report
be publish in The Ellijay Couri
er.
In taking leave of his Honor, 1
Judge Fain, we would tender our
thanks for the able and dignified
manner in which he has presided
at the present term. Also the
same to Sol. Gen’i Geo. F. Gober
for the able and active discharge
of his duties and his courteous
and kind attenliou to this body.
Also we tender our thanks to the
bar generally. N. L. Osborn,
F. M.
GFERGIA—GILMER COUNTY.
Personally came 11. M. Brani
lett, Sheriff, who on oath says
that he has received no Dublic
funds since last term of this
court. May 19th, 1882.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me.
L. M. Greer, ) 11. M. Brainletl,
C. S. C. f Sli’ff.
(j|:o|gia—|ilmer county, j
To pie Grand Jury, May Term 1
1382:
Debit.
To Wild Land Tax 8 65.71.
” County Tax, 18S1 2300.00.
” M V Teem & Son,
L'quor License 5.00.
Total ' feh3.7f.
Credff.
By proper Vouchers of
Record $2368.46.
Hal. on hand $ '5.25.-
" ”. ” last year $ -OS.
Total $ 5.33
Stvorn to and subscribed before
me, —and the Ordinary certifies,
under his oath of office that no
county funds have come into Ins
bauds as Ordinary since last, ses
sion. May 18 h, 1882.
1. 0 Alien, ) Tlios. W, Craigo,
Or’dv.f C. r,
iBORGIA—GILMER COUN IT.
Personally came L. M. Greer,
Clerk of the Superior Court, who
on oath says that he lias received
fines imposed at October Term,
1881, as follows :
Robert llix, $25.00, Peler Cor
ban, $25.00, Thomas MoEntire,
$15.00, J. A Gudger, $15.00, Nel
son Carroll, $20.00, Lee Cobb,
$35 00.—Total, $135 00, which is
accounted for on list for October
Term, 1881.
Received forfeited bonds—
On J. T. Miller’s bond $1925.
’’ Perry Henderson’s ” BG.OO.
” John Ilenson’s ” 59 50.
$164 75.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, 19th May 1882.
J.C. Allen, ) L. M. Greer.
Ord’y.j Clerk.
County School Commissioner’s
sth Annual Repokt to the
Grand Jury of Gilmer County.
To the Grand Jury for the
Spring Term of the Superior
Court,for the year ISS2. In com
pliance with the Public School
law, 1 lake pleasure m submit
ting to you my report for the
year 1881.
The number of Public Schools
in the counlv were 46; white 45,
colored 1.
The number of children enroll
ed therein were, white males
1874, white females 1136 ; colored
males 8, colored lemales 11. To
tal number enrolled 2329.
The number ot children in the
difl’efenl branches were as fol
lows : Orthography 2099, Read
ing 882, Writing 540, Eng. Gram
mar 198, Geography 110, Aiiih
metie 505. There were 5 private
schools with an enrollment, at
158; in these schoois the
branches taught were the Ele
mentary, Latin and Greek.
Hie report of the private* High
School at Ellijay Seminary,
taught by Prof. M. G. Bales, is as
follows: Enrolled males 46, fe
males 51, lotal 97. Branches
taught, Ancient, Olassic, Mathe
matics. Science,
The number of children en
rolled in the Public Schools 2529,
as before stated,made an average
attendance of 1574. I paid lo the
teachers of the various Public
Schools $1.41 per average schol
ar. Multiolv the averge attend
ance, 1574, by the Pro rata, $1.42,
which makes $2219.34,Hie amount
paid to teachers.
The folowing figures shows the
entire amount of school funds for
the year 1881'. Overplus from
j previous years apportionment
$8.14; amount received from P.
H. Milton, former T. O.; after ap
portionment of 18 80 $ 69.50;
amount received from the Stale
$1309.40; (he amount of poll tax
apportioned $1000.00; total $23
87.04
Commissioner’s compensation
and amount expended for Sta
tionary, Publishing notices to
teachers, Stc. $156.04; entire
amount for teachers $2231.00;
amount paid as above staled
$2219.34 ; left over $11.66.
On final settlement with Tax
Collector. G. W. Giles, April the
14th, 1882, we find ihere will be
a balance of $53.64 Poll tax.
This amount, together with sll.
66, makes a total of $65.30 to be
added to Ihe present year’s
school fund. The information
that I have received from the
State Sohool Commissioner in
regard to the present year’s
Ifcliooi I prill is lljjffil i lie iMmaiii o£
ihe Si ojm appropriation,’srwill b£
about W per ihart
that oflaaf vea' AecimiinJK t
this estimate, the amount Dial
we may expect to receive from
present, year, will
be a litl!e over $1950.00. This is
a considerable increase on the
•.amount that we have previously
iTfcif 2|<Jj . 7 * ] J * |
Yef tlfi * amotfnt as greatpr fis
j has been -the hi grease- together
l with the Poll lax of Ihe count;,,
1 will hardly amount to doe dol
| far per <hi id of school age. Wiiat
! a small amount, (one dollar a
ytteatl) to educate our children,
i Yet by teachers laboring-for
j about one fourth the wages that
li.ey deserve, we are keeping up
sniipnls all over this county free,
for three months of the year ; and
| considering the shortness of the
fchpol ter in children are advanc
ing rapidly. I am inclined to
lliink tiiai the number of illiter
ates is diminishing.
13ow appalling it is in consider :
ing the number of illiterate per
sons yet in the Slate. There is
almost, or quite enough persons
who go |<> the ballot-box, and are
'unable to read their tickets to
elect our rulers over us.
We should cail upon our Sen
ators and Representative now as
sembled in Congress to grant us
National aid lo avert this danger
by making an appropriation from
the United Slates Treasury, to be
apportioned to each Slate and
Territory on the basis of illitera
cy.
The Stale School Commission
er in speaking ol the measures
that are now pending in Congress
it passed says: ‘To give you an
idea of what such an appropria
tion as that lor which we ask
would do lor the South. I may
stale that the share of Georgia
would be over a million of dol
lars with this sum. increased bv
the State appropriation, we could
keep schools in operation all over
the Stale eight, or nine months of
the year, hold teacher’s institutes
in every county of the Slate for
the better iiioiruclions ot teach
ers now in Ihe field, and estab
lish Normal schools for the train
ing from year to year, of an ade
quate number of young men and
women, who have determined to
devote themselves to teaching as
a life work.
“The common school is the
only agency that can give to our
youth such a degree "of intelli
gence and culture as shall pre
pare them for understanding the
great truths ol the people and
for becoming efficient and useful.
Let us make an earnest appeal
upon our present Congress to aid
us—l will here again repeal the
language of -Prof. Orr—lk* says :
“Whether we get the aid we are
asking from the present Congress
or not, aid will come. The peo
ple "ill demand it, anil When the
demands comes in that form il
I will be heeded.”
In conclusion permit me !o re
turn you mv thanks for the hear
ing that yon have -triveti me. I
remain vmir obedient servant..
W. F. Hum.
County School Commissioner.
GEORGIA; -GILMER COUNT*.
To the Grain! Jury of said 'county, May
Term, Jisag:
G VV. Gi)tes, _ 'Tr"U'.," 1 flitiTier (JL, "■*■*—
In account wiiluState of Gil, 188#.
‘Debit. ■ '
To general tax (including profession)
$*811.05, Roil lax, $1217.00, I'ountv
tax —wild lands, $5.1)5, Gen’l tax collected
not on Digest, $5.10, Roll tax, $9.00
Total, $3048.90.
Credit.
By Receiver’s Commissions. $130.78,
Collector’s Commissions, $128.8-1, • Wild
Land drafts paid County Treastiror,s6B.7l,
Insolvent—Gen’i tax. $2.14, Enors in
Digest geu’l tax, $15.30, Insolvent Ralls,
$29.00, Errors in Rolls, $41.00, Net Rolls
paid C. S. C., 1058.26, Gen I tax paid
State Treasurer, $270.47, State School
Commissioner's draft, $1309.40.—T0ta1,
$3048.90. —Collected on Liquor Dealers
and Sewing Machine Agents and paid to
State Treasurer, sßs.oo—less commissions.
G. W. Gates, T. C.,
In account with Gilmer Cos. 1831. Dr.
$2500:00.
Paid County Treasurer in Script, Orders
and cash and by recept for commissions,
$2300.00. Respectfully submitted,
G.'W. Gates, T. C.
Personally came G, W. Gates, and on
oatb says that the above report is correct
and true to tbe best of liis knowledge and
belief. May 17tb, 1882.
Z. T. Crawford, N. P.
Whereupon it is ordered that the above
and foregoing presentments be published
as recommended. J. C. Pain,
J. 8. C. Presiding.
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I
G. J. Orr is do-!
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giving Ihe iarmers better school
lacjlities f*r flnjir children, liav
ing made a canvass of the State,
lie say3 among other encouraging
tshings: “In my travels through
out, the different counties I have
abundant means ol observation.
I meet the people at, their homes,
around tiie family firesides, in
friendly conversation fhid I
Ihe general sentim&rfl most heal
thy and encouraging. I think my
best work has been before the
grand juries. In this way I meet
from eighteen to twenty-four of
the most substantia! citizens from
all sections of the county. I lay
before them what, the {state has
done, what the county has done,
and vvliat the citizens are doing.
I appeal to them lo lake im in
terest in the matter. From the
grand jury room they scatter to
their homes, carrying with them
a lively interest in the school
question as a practical issue.
They reach cities inaccessible to
Hie ordinary speaker, ami without
the pale of the press. Asa re
sult, public sentiment has been
built up from the bottom, and
the people are acting upon the
politician, and not the politician
upon the people. Hence, while
one or two Southern States may
be ahead of Georgia in existing
school establishments, none ol
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