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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.