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DJURY PRESENTMENTS.
the grand jurors, drawn, sworn
limpaneled to serve at the Oc
**term, 1887, ot Harris Superior
"ask leave to make the follow
-Resentments:
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
find court house in good
Ifticm, and would recommend
ft water closet be erected on the
Id floor for the convenience ot
ft and the officers of the court.
■Iso find the jail as safe and in
lod condition as for several years
Irould recommend that a good
■actor be placed in the jail for
lealth of the inmates. And we
Inend the sheriff for the manner
lich he has attended to the sani
leeds of the jail, as well as for
fcney I as an officer.
public record.
I find the books of the different
ly officers neatly and correctly
I as nearly in conformity to the
(rements of the law as the short
r the committees have had in the
lunation of the several records
Id admit. We find the taxable
lerty for the year 1886 has been
(14,811 and for the year 1887
making a deficit of $16,
the present arising from the
of property by fire and
ftbution of estates removed from
find that the county Treasurer,
|bn Ijhas hand the 18th April $101.03
received from all sources up
fs Oct. tem of the court $95.00
a total of
$196.03
paid out per orders. 200.76
Overpaid • m * * $ 4*73
justice peace and n. p.
find the books of said officers
t and the cost charges by
officers to be as per schedule
code. We respectfully recom
ad H. A. Goodman to beappoint
Notary Public of 703d district, G.
■^succeed himself, his term hav
exf^red since the April. term of
County Superior Court.
in the 920th district, G. M.,
jyommend that J. L. Sappington
igpointed lUcy Notary Public to fill
caused by the election of F
fiPley iBuBLIC for Sheriff.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Ijc find the roads in the county
erally in a better condition than
he past except the road leading
■Hamilton to Blue Springs,which
Jbad condition where the ditch
structed by Dr. Barnes crosses
road. (The commissioners of
1 district promising immediate at
tion.) Also the road in Cochran’s
rict south of Dr. Williams to the
;k. It not having been worked,
the road from the Mulberry
bridge on the state road through said
district needing widening at different
points and the limbs overhanging
said road removed, which we respect
fully call the attention of those having
charge. And recommend the road
leading to Smith’s store, through the
mountain discontinued as public
road.
As a grand jury we call upon ah
the officers who are charged with the
duties of roads and bridges and all
the good citizens of the county to
unite in cariying out the laws, which
are good enough in every particular,
and only need to be enforced, to
enable the people to have good pub¬
lic thoroughfares, and bridges through¬
out the county, which goes far to show
the industry, intelligence and public
spirit of any county.
A FINANCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
A committee consisting of H. W.
Pitts, J. C. Hardy and T. W. Ram¬
sey was appointed to look into the
finances of the county and report the
same to the grand jury at the April
term of Superior Court 1888, and we
recommend that said committee be
allowed the per diem of jurors while
in the investigation of said county
business.
morals of the county.
Upon an investigation from all por¬
tions of the county among the intelli¬
gent we are happy to congratulate
the citizens of Harris county upon a
steady and visable advance in the
moral status of our beloved county,
and we see a day not far in the
future when all the temptations here¬
tofore incident to the youth as well
as the old of the county will be ban¬
ished, and then what a hopeful pros¬
pect that this branch of the court of
the county will only have need to
transact die public interest under the
law required of the grand jury.
We tender to his honor Judge Jas.
M. Smith our highest gratitude for
his able charge given this body and
his prompt dispatch of the business
of the court, also to the Solicitor
General, J. H. Worrill, the same for
his aid and courtesy manifested to
our body. We recommend that
these general presentments be pub
lis'ned in the Hamilton Journal.
J M Moore, B F Meadows,
J A Winchester, R A White,
S B Murphey, S C Goodman,
T W Ramsey, A J Adams,
R D Little, W D Cook,
G G Murrah, M V Hastey,
J H S Kennon, T L Pratt,
W P Bridges, R B Mobley,
S D Greer, S M Brannon,
J P Sutton, M F McGee,
J C Hardy, J W Cline,
H W Pitts.
Ordered that the within general
presentments of the grand jury be
published as recommended.
J. M. Smith, Judge.
ON THE FIELD.
I have been quietly devoting some
time to the interest of the Journal
j n my own district among my own
neighbors and friends, assured that
they do not appreciate my labors it
would be useless to ply my journalis
tic probe into other localities. Thus
far, however, I am proud to state
that I have met with a liberal supaort
not only from subscribers who were
in arrears and those whose time is
about to expire, but am adding new
subscribers to the already long list
at this place. The idea is permeat
ing in the minds of our people that
the Journal deserves a rousing sup
port and that every citizen iu whose
veins the pride of his county is puls¬
ing who leaves no stone unturned
that is an impediment to the promo¬
tion of every interest of the county,
if he is not already a subscriber, is
coming forward with a support that
is encouraging. I casually stepped
into the attractive furniture store of
Mr. D. VV. Surles, who, though busi
ly engaged, found ample time to un
loose the eagle on the American dol
dar, and finding a resting place, he
folded his silvery wings in my jour
nalistic purse.
This only proved an incentive to
action, and walking rapidly across
Broad street I entered the handsome
confectionery establishment of Mr.
G. A. Pearce,who is headquarters for
fancy groceries, confectioneries, &c.,
and again plied my little probe and
again scored one for the Journal.
Not yet satisfied and rushing on to
still greater achievements I chanced
to come in contact with Mr. T. T,
Murrah, of the firm of Murrah Bros.
Theophilus is a young man of fine
business qualities, enjoys together
with his brother, Mr. G. N. Murrah,
a splendid trade and alive to eveiy
interest of the county, scoring anoth¬
er. I departed for new conquests.
Meeting with the genial proprietor of
the Chipley House, Mr. H. C. Me*
Kigney, he didn't hesitate to loosen
the bands of the caged eagle and un¬
folding his wings like you would un¬
fold the twelve pages of the best pa¬
per in Harris vcounty, he found a
lodgement in the pocket-book of your
correspondent.
It affords your representative un¬
alloyed pleasure when such progress¬
ive citizens as Capt. L. L. Hardy,
Col. R. B. Traylor, Messrs S. C. Good¬
man, J. D. McGee, W. E. Goodman
and E. F. Sturdivant, of Chipley, and
Tommie Hogan and W. N. Maddox
of Whitesville, subscribe, and othcr
wise by their patronage thus help to
build up their county paper in that is
creditable and highly commendable,
Besides those enumerated I have
added the names of Heywood Smith,
W. H. Teel, J. D. McKisic
and Jno Chambers. The last tv
are colored men of some aspiratioi
My object is simply to give t
friends of the Journal a bird’s e
vicw of what i am doing as I purpo
to carry on this work with great vig
to Christmas. I expect to make i
ports of my work, therefore, I ho
die next report will be longer. VV 1
will be the nex man ? Who will
be the first to give me more job wot
I send you down some this wee
more promised.
As our local failed to send a
notes last week with your permiisi
I will notice an event which culn
nated in the happy union of Mr. \
E. Goodman, one of our industrio
young farmers and Miss Nannie
Hastey, a refined young lady of Chi
ley. This happy event took pla
at the "Baptist church which had be
tastefully decorated with choice
flowers by the ladies who desei
great praise for the tasty displ:
Amid these floral offerings stood 1
handsome and talented Rev. Robi
H. Harris, of Columbus, who unil<
this youftg couple in the holy bon
of wedded bliss. The ceremony w
beautiful and impressive, and ti e
targe congregation that assembled t
witness the scene was profound y
impressed. May fruitage from the
flowers of hope drop down with rij
ness at their feet. Aside from tl
would like to have a narrative fro a
those young ladies and gentlenv a
who procured wedding cake todrea u
on for our next report, especially 00
we solicit the somnambulistic drea 1
of Jim Crawford. After the ceremoi v
was performed Mr. Harris preached
sermon of rare excellence from tv
words found in the book of inspii
tion, “Scarcely saved.” During 1
short stay he was the guest of Mr.
B. Hastey and R. L. Burkes.
B. F. H.
Chipley, Ga., Oct. 1887.
About the Crop*.
If you want to B«ve money in yo
foot wear and at the name time get H
0 8 88 boots Hint ftboet, call at the nign
the big Black Bear, Coiua*bu a , Ga , a
buy from O. J. Edge.
HOLLOWAY’
BIG
IDIIMIIEC
STORE
1116 Brood M Coluinbui,<
•The Latest Strietij 10c. Stsre ia the South
A $6,000 Stock! all Bargain
Pay it a viait and see the PRINCE
DIME STORES.
Personal Mention.
G. J. Edge, tbe lead og boot and sb
dealer of Columbus baa reduced pric
on boots and ahoes to meet your lessen*
income caused by abort crops.