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Grady County Progress.
General Presentments, Grady County Grand
Jury, September Term, 1913
We, the Grand Jury drawn and
sworn at this the September
Term, 1913, of theGradv Super
ior Court, beg to submit the fol
lowing report:
Our committee appointed to in
vestigate the condition of the
public buildings of the county re
ported as follows:
“We find the Court House
neatly and well kept, we find
same needing the following re
pairs: several leaks in the Super
ior Court room, several leaks in
the sky lights, several lights out
of the windows, several doors
that need repairs, also, we„find
the bottom steps badly broken
and recomend that a new step be
placed there.'
W e find the jail nicely and well
kept in all departments, we find
that lever in the white cell
needs repairs, we find that an iron
bar is out of one of the windows,
we find that all of the toilets are
wasting water badly and recom
mend that this all be attended to
at once. We find the poor house
arid farm Well kept.in every re
spect, we find the buildings need
ing the following repairs, and re-
, commend that the front walls be
closed up from the varanda joist
up; we find some leaks in the
buildings: we find the lot fence
needing repairs; the inmates
make, com plaint as to what they
have to eat, they, claim they are
not being sufficiently fed, and
that they have too much fat
meats, that such meats are to
heavy for their stomachs. We
recommend that all the forego
ing deficiences mentioned be at
tended to at an early date as pos
sible. We further recommend
that the county physician, make
regular visits to the poor farm;
and further recommend that the
inmates not be forced to do their
<Avn washing unless they are
able so to do; they make com
plaints on this line.
Our committee appoirited on
county records make the follow
ing report:-
We find the N. P. ex-officio J.
P. records neatly kept and re
commend that all of the books of
said officers be placed in the
hands of the Giand Jury on the
first day of each term.
We find the Tax Assessors re
cords neatly kept but we think
upon examination that some
property is being returned rather
low, especially in the larger es
pecially in the larger estates and
r.ecommend that the Receiver be
moie diligent in looking into
this.
We find the records of the Tax
Collector, The Board of County
Commissioners, the Clerk of the
Court, The County School Com
missioner and Ordinary all neat
ly and well kept.
We find the records of the
County School Commissioner are
not being kept in the Court
House, and recommend that, they
be kept there.
Our committee on roads make
the following report:
‘‘We the committee on roads
recommend that a new bridge be
built across Ochlocknee river at
or near the Walden bridge on the
Cairo and Duncanville road at as
oarly date as practical, provided
satisfactory arrangements can be
made to straighten the road on
both sides of the river.
We having examined the pres
ent Walden bridge and having
found it in a dangerous condition,
we recomend that our. County
Commissioners have same repair
ed and put in safe condition at
once.
We recomend that the Pelham
and Havanna Railrpad be requir
ed to make a suitable crossing at
once at the inter-section of the
new extension of Said railroad
south of Calvary and the public
read between W. A. Carr’s place
and the Calvary and Conco'rd
public road.,
We have visited the convict
camps of the county and find
them in sanitary condition; we
are informed by the Warden that
the county is now working thirtv
five state and, county men and
of that number we find five sick,
none of whom are seriously ill.
We also recomend that one steel
drag and one wooden drag be
used on the public roads of said
county.
We recomend the appointment
of the following N. P. ex-Officio
/. P.s Spring Hill District Henry
Mobley.
We recomend that the Ordi
nary comply strictly with the rec
omend tions of the Grand Jury
of September, 1912, regarding
Administrators and Guardians
making reports.
We recomend that Jurors and
Bailiffs be paid $2.00 per day and
that riding Bailiffs be paid $3.00
per day for ten hours and thirty
cents per.fyour for over time.
We wish'to express our most
hearty thanks and appreciations
to the City Hospital of Thomas-
ville for: their kindnesses and
hospitality to the Bodiford girls
who were'so seriously injured by
the negro Ed Leconte, we, also,
wish to express thanks in their
behalf for their liberal donations.
Also the citizens of Pelham and
elsewhere.
We desire to thank Judge
Frank Park for Ms most able
charges to this body, and Col. R.
C. Bell, Solicitor General, for his
advise and diligent assistance
during our deliberations.
We desire further to thank our
Hon. Board of County Commis
sioners for their faithful dis
charge of their duty and efforts
to upbuilef our county.
We wish alsoi to thank all of
the county officers for kindness
es and attention shown us during
our investigations, and too, to
thank our efficient Bailiff, H. J.
Vencent for his faithful service
Further, we recomend that
these presentments be published
',n both papers.
We also recomend that a copy
of each papers be sent the Pres
byterian Hospital at Thomasville,
Ga.
Respectfully submitted
J. I.- Vanlandingham, Fore-
• man, W. H. Williams, Asst. Fore
man, S. W. Shiver, F. B Walsh,
J. A. Wynn, J. L. Prince, L. L.
Gaineus, B. A. Connell, M. G.
Maxwell, T. H Hesters, J. K.
Godwin, H. E. Mitchell, H. G.
Maxwell, J. M. Herring, J. W.
Booth, Orreri Moore, N. B. Brady,
P. W. Bussey, J. W. Gaineus, C.
0. Maxwell, R. J. Brinson, Geo.
G. Thomas. W. C. Ingram.
The foregoing general present
ments having been read in open
court, the same including all
recommendations, nominations,
aopointments and elections a? e
he:eby approved and confirmed
in open court, Sept, 5, 1913.
Frank Park
' J. S, C. G. C..
NEWS BRIEF
FROM ATLANTA
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11,—At
lanta couples must rent a parlor,
or spoon on the *front porch in,a
„eowd in future, for the police
have put a ban on the capital
grounds as a courting place. Of
ficers Clack and Whelchel slip
ped up on G. Meyers and Miss
Dora Weisman while they weie
making love on the capitol steps
and haled them down to Judge
Broyles, where they, were forced
to put up money for release. The
officers admitted that the couple
was only hugging and kissing a
bit.
For years the capitol has been
looked upon as a sweetheart’s
paradise and a dozen spooning
couples are seen on the lawn
every night. The girls who live
in boarding houses without par
lors have-a problem ahead.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11.—Geor
gia planters are especially inter
ested in the action of the Nation
al Farmers Union at its conven
tion in Salina, Kansas, where the
price of cotton was fixed at • 15
cents. Every member is bound
under agreement to hold his cot
ton until the market reaches this
figure.- The minmum for cotton
seed was fixed at $30 a ton.
Union . experts estimate this
years crop at 14,074, 500 bales
but a little below last year’s fig
ures.
Charles S. Barrett, of Georgia
was re-elected president and the
meeting for 1915 given to San
Francisco. The 1914 convention
has not yet been assigned to any
city.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11.—Gov
ernor John M. Slaton has re
turned from Colorado Springs,
Colo., where he attended the
Conference of Governors. He
spent several days as the guest
of Governor Carey, of Wyoming,
at the latters great ranch. The
governor says Western hospitali
ty, as shown at Colorado Springs,
is warm and enthusiastic, but he
would like to bring,the governors
"o Georgia and show them the
real thing.
BETS LIFE SENTENCE
As this paper went to press on
Thursday of last week, counsel
were ai^uing the Linton Single
tary case. It' was nearly five
o’clock, p. m., when the jury re
turned a verdict of guilty with a
recommendation to mercy. He
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was’ sentenced to life imprison
ment. ;■?. . #
Singletary’s counsel announc
ed that a.motion for a new • trial
would be 'made, an^ this motion,
we understand, will be heard at
Bainbridge during Decatur Sup-
ior court.
Mr. Pearce Herring at Calvary
ost a fine horse Sunday morn-
ng. The animal, a fine buggy
horse, had been driyen hard the
lay before.
Mr. Palmer of Pelham, was in
che city Monday. He purchased
me of Mr. Blanton’s fine cows
for his Pelham dairy, paying
$130.00 for her.
Messrs. W. H. and J. A. Finch
two good Boston farmers, were
here Monday prospecting.
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