The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIV
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
We the Grand Jury chosen and sworn
for April term 1909 tf Henry superior
court, beg to submit the following gener
al presentments.
We have through our various commit
tees examined the offices and books of the
Ordinary, Clerk, County Treasurer,
Sheriff, Ta ; Collector ami County School
Commissioner and find them correctly
kept so far as we are able to ascertain,
with proper bonds from all county offici
als on record-
We find from examination of the Ordina
ry Is books that ail records are kept in re
ference to his office in a proper and sys.
tematic manner and we commend onr Or
dinary as an efficient and competent < ffi
cer.
We also find the books of our efficient
Clerk in excellent shape in point of neat
ness and correctness and we highly com
mend the use of the typewriter not only
for its neatness, but asa great saving in
book space.
We have examined also our Sheriff’s
Book, and find them properly kept and all
entries made thereon as required by law.
We have also examined the Tax Collec
tors books and find them neat and appar
antly correct and in perfect harmony with
the report submited to our body.
We have examined the various dockets
of the Notary’s and Justiceof the Peace of
the districts of our county and find in
most instances kept according to law with
some irregularities. We find that the N.
P. and J. P. of Brushy Knob and Sandy
Ridge did not submit dockets as required
by law.
Wefind from examination of the County
School Commissioner’s books that they
are kept in a neat and business like man
ner and we also find that the school sys
tem of our county has been greatly im
proved under the efficient management of
our School Commissioner Prof. Lawrence
Duffey, and our county is to be congratu
lated on having suen a thorough and com
petent commissioner at the head of its
school system.
We also beg to attach hereto a report
from our county court Judge, which we
taKe pleasure in referring to as highly
commendable of the worth of the court.
And we recommend the said report be
published with thsee gen’l presentments.
We also find that the c umy court is a
liecessity and a great saving to the county
and we strongly recoinmtnd that it be
not abolished.
We have also examined the hooks of the
County Treasurer and find them Correct
ly kept with proper vouchers on file Hu
all money s disbursed and beg to attach
hereto a statement showing the condition
of our treasurer from Jan. Ist to Apr. 17,
1909. Which shows a balance on hand of
$1278.09 but we also find that there is about
SSOO of county warrants outstanding and
unpaid. And we reccommend that our
Ordinary make the best financial arrang
ments possible for defraying the expenses
of the county until taxes can be collected
And to provide a fund for the payment
of such expenses. We reecoiuend that a
tax of \ c jc on taxable property as returned
by tax receiver be levied for the year 1909.
For the following purposes.
1. To pay the legal indebtness of the
c mnty due or to become due during the
year or past due. 2/4 nulls.
(2) To build or repair Court house or
jails, bridges', ferries, or other public im
provements according to contract. 2 m.
3. To pay Sheriff jailers, or other offi
cer's fees that they may be legally entitled
to out of county. mill
4. To pay coroner’s all fees that may be
due them by the county for holding in
quests. % mill.
5. to pay the expenses of the county
for bailiffs at Court, non resident witness
es in criminal cases, fuel, stationary. Ti
mill.
6 To pay Jurors a per diem compensa
tion. % mill.
7 To pay the expenses incurred in sup
porting the poor of the county. R mill.
8 To pay the other lawful charges
against the county. mill.
9. For public road fund to be used and
expended for the purpose of paying sala
ries and for the working improveing, and
repairing the public roads. '6}4 mills.
Total 10 mills.
We visited the convicts Camps in a body
and wefind the sanitary condition alright
and the prisoners fairly well provided
for. Wefind 29 convicts in the camp, 21
are felony convicts and 8 of which are
serving life sentences and 8 misdemeanors'
We find that the county has 19 mules all
of whichare in good shape. We have also
examined the character of the work on
roads and heartily endorse same. We
also find one warden employed at a sal
ary ofs6s per month. One superintend
ent at a salary of $45 per month and four
guradsat a salary of $25 each per month.
And in order to provide a fund for the
f uther development and building of roads
In our county and knowing that the same
will incur a heavy expense, and believ
ing it would not be fair or advisable, to
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place upon our people the burden of direct
taxation. We therefore recommend
that our ordinary as early as practical
call an election to authorize the issuing of
$50,000 in 30 year bonds for road worKing
purposes and t hat such amount of said au
thorization he issued ns he may deem nee-
and sold as early as possible after
said election and thereafter from time to
time in such quanitics as he may deem
necessary to defray said improvement ex
penses until all of said, authorization
shall have been issued and sold. And we
father believe that if said bonds are voted
we can reduce our tax rate for county pur
poses to not over 5 or 0 mills instead of 10
millsas we rccconmiended for ibis year
expenses. And in the event bonds are
voted We recommend that our Ordinal-}
name the following gentlemen to act with
him on a bond commission, J. B. Dickson
J. L. Moore and A. G. Combs. And believ
ing father that it is unfair and unjust to
place upon our ordinary the responsibility
of looKing after the convicts, roads,
bridges and finances of our county with
out compensation, and that he would not
have sufficient time to looK after these
things and other duties of his office.
We therefore recommend that our repres.
entative he requested at the next general
assembley to introduce a bill authorizing
a commissioner of roads and revenues fo‘r
the County of Henry and that his term of
office be for two years and that he hi- re
quired to give a bond in the sum of $lO,
(HR) to be approved by the ordinary of said
county for the faithful performance of
duty. We also recommend that his salary
be SI,OOO per year, and that he be elected
by the people.
We have also through a committee ex
aniined your county farm and find 10 in
mates 7 whites and 3 colored and all well
provided for. As to buildings we find that
the Superintendent’s house needs recover
ing very bad and all houses need some re
paires on roofs. We futher find from the
Ordinary that the farm is being rented fo r
6 bales of cotton. But believing that the
present farm is entirely too small and in
adequate for the purposes of a County
Farm and believing that the same could
be sold advantageously and reinvested in
a larger farm more remote from McDon
ough. We therefore reccommend that
B. H. Welch and S. C. McWilliams act in
conjunction with our Ordinary to receive
bids for thepresent farm and secure op
tion on a larger farm to consist of not less
than 30U acres. And that they be em
powered and authorized to use their dis
cretion in selling and reinvesting in an
other farm.
We have also examined your Jail and
Court House in a body and find the jail in
a good sanitary Condition and well kept
and prisoner as comfortably as could be
provided within the small size of cells.
W e find our Court House in a good con
dition with the exception of what appears
to be two or three leaks in l-oof, we rec
commend that they be repaired.
We also recoiummend that Mrs. Hallie
Crowell be paid an allowance of $12.50 per
quarter for one year.
We reccommend that our Sheriff be paid
out of county Treasury his cost for appre
hending and arresting prisoners in ail
cases where convictions'are obtained.
We also reccomend that Mrs. Karon Hin
ton be paid an allowance of $12,50 per
quarter foroneyear.
We reccommend that Dr. .T. G. Smith be
retained as county Physician including
pauper, farm and Jail at a salary of $«6
per year.
We reccommend that the Ordinary have
the roads of the following districts name
ly : Locust Grove, Lowes and the Sixth be
classified and placed on record.
We desire to express the thanks of this
body to our worthy Foreman ,Mr. J. B.
Dickson for the splendid way in which he
has presided over this body. For the
courtesey and consideration sho vn to
every one an the very tender yet positive
way In which he dispatched all business.
We desire to record our hearty apprecia
tion of the able charge of J udge Reagan
to this body and to voice the sentiment of
the people of the ability and uprightness
of this splendid typeof moral and judicial
character.
We are please to express our apprecia
tion of Solicitor General J. W. Wise, who
has greatly aided this body in the faithful
and capable performance of his duty and
congratulate the county on having such a
painstaking, fearless and able prosecutor.
Mr. Terry whohasacted as Bailiff for
the body has rendered most courteous and
commendable service, and has our sincere
thanks.
We recommend that these presentments
be published in the Henry County Weekly
and that Editor receive ten dollarsfor this
purpose.
Respectfully submited this April 28th,
1909.
J. B Dickson, Foreman.
W. W. Miliam, clerk.
Statement of D. J. Green, Treasurer,
from Jan. Ist, to April 17th.
Receipts.
McDonough, Georgia, Friday may 7,1909.
Jan. 1. By amount,on hand 280.91
“ 1. “ “ from poor farm. .328 71
“» 5. “ “ Seal) Harkness, T < 2,800.09
Feb. 2. “ “ “ “ 900.00
Mar. “ “ “ 3.800.001
Apr. 15. “ “ “ “ 1,384.03
“ 17. “ “ “ Road Tax 2,870.70 ■
12,370.4! I
Dism iss* MENTS.
Apr. 17. Jurorors S. Court 4.00
Bailiffs *1 “ 00.00
Road Working 2.053.44
Judge’s Salary Co. court 100.05 j
Jurors County court 27.30
Bailiffs “ 1| ’’ 50.00 j
Extra Services 2.88 •
Jail Expenses 1,457.15
Paupers 235 35
Poor Farm 110.70
county Property Repairs
equipment for convicts 5,050.87 \
County officers commission.. .39.60
Lunacy 130.98 j
Inquest 20.00
Elections 28.25
Road Machines 797.08
C. H. Ex 193.47
Interest on Overdrafts 16.10
Cashou Hand —O. II. — 1,278.09
12,370.41
NOTE—The attached part of the grand
jury presentments of the report of the
Judge of the county court were unavoid
bly crowded out this week; will appear
next week.—Editor.
The Markets Thursday
Cotton 10
Cotton Seed 80c. per 100.
Little One Dead.
The frinds of Mr. and Mrs. W. V.
Veal were deeply greived to hear
of the death of their infant daugh
ter, Mamie Frances, on Friday,
April 30th. The little one was
taken with cholera infantum about
three o’clock in the afternoon and
died at nine. Funeral services
were conducted at’ the home ITy
Rev. Mr. Patterson. Mamie Fran
ces was three months old.
Mrs. Veal, the stiicken mothea
will be remembered by her frinds
here as Miss Leola Dickson, and
much sympathy is extended her in
her bereavement.
Farmers’ County
Union Meeting
The date for .the regular month
ly meetings of the Farmers’ Union
of Henry has been charged to each
second Friday—next meeting May
14. R. F. Duckworth, of Union
City, will be here that day to see
about amalgamating the Farmers
Union Warehouse system of tne
state. All stockholders are re
quested to be present at this meet
ing.
H, A. Crumhley, Pres.
SACRED HARP SINGING
The old time singing at Bethany
Sunday afternoon was attend* d by
one of the largest crowds, usually
seen on such occasion
J. B. Brown, of McDonough, was
chairman of the day, with W, G.
Thompson. C. .1. Dickson and J. I.
King commitee on arrangments.
The services were opened with
prayer by M. A. Norman. The
music was led by X. P. Rosser, C.
J. Dickson, Mrs. Margerett Brown
and Leone Welch, A. J. Upchurch,
T. Hendon, J. I. King, Dozier
Fields and W. G. Thompson.
At the close I P. Roserin a very
appropriate manner extended in
behalf of the church a hearty -wel
come to the large number of visit
ors present. The closing prayer
was led by W. J. Kimbell, of Butts.
The house was filled to overflowing
a large crowd being on the outside,
and almost every section of the
county was well represented.
“Visitor.”
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it is DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. DeWitt’s is the originial—others
are imitations. It is good for cuts, burns
and bruises, and especially good for piles.
Refuse substitutes. Sold by Horton Drug
Co.
HAMPTON TO SECEDE?
We have direct information that
the people of Hampton district
will make an effort at the next
term of the General Assembly 1o
have same onr off into Clayton
county. In view of the facts!
which we shall enumerate below j
we believe they should he allowed
to be annexed to said county.
Since the organizatin of county,
they have helped build the bridges
over the rivers of the eastern part
ot the county. Spalding and Clay
ton counties have graded their
roads to the line of Henry county
thereby directing the trade, nat
urally belonging to Hampton else
where.
Io would be more conveinent for
the people of Hampton district to
attend court at Jonesboro, san e
being on the railroad. It is unfair
to the manufacturing enterprises
at Hampton to levy the taxis nec
essary, for e jnnty purposes since
they are required to return their
property*at full value, while other
property is returned at one fourth
value or less. No citizen of Henry
county would take issue on the
question of poor roads in Hamp
ton district and there seems no
immediate prospect of any impro
vement.
While we dislike to see Hamil
ton district annexted to Clayton
county; their taxable property
amounting to something like $750,
000, still we can offer no good rea
sons against the arguments as to
why they should not he annexed.
Letter From Texas
Kildare, Texas. Arpil 29, 1909.
While the Georgia farmers were
handieaped in work by too much
rain, the very reverse obtained
j here, and our farmers are wrest
ling with a problem equally diffi
cult of solution. Seed planted do
not come npwell ana planting can
not be completed until’ we have
rain. So far the season is more
freakish Ilian ever March passed
without tlie usual blustery weath
er hut begining with April we had
a period of high barometer with
corresponding low temperature.
Easter being ushered in with a
heavy frost, the mercury down to
10 degrees. Some thing almost
unprecedented here. I wonder if
the Georgia farmers are again
striving for a two million bale cot
ton crop? They should by all
means avoid such a greyious blun
der, or the price may rule lower
still another season. Western
Texas and Oklahoma are settling
rapidly. There will be enough
land brought into cultivationithis
year to equal 25 per cent of Geo
gia’s total area devoted to cotton.
Last year was the most nnfavor*
able season fora number of years,
through the southwest, yet the
cotton crop approximates thirteen
million bales. Should the coining
season prove favorable with the
increase in area fifteen million
bales will be a very conservative
estimate. It is true diversifying
prevails to some extent here, but I
notice that where the acreage is
reduced it results in an creased
yield. Owing to more intense
cultivation, and owing to the gen
eral depression which we have
every reason to believe will grow
steadily worse.
The only remedy for the south
ern farmer to apply, will be to
grow an abundance of everything
that the farm will produce, and
cotton only as a surplus crop.
Proeperity to the Weekly and
its readers.
W. H. Goodman.
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little liver pills, small, gentle and sure.
Sold by Horten Drug Co.
PAGES
Early Closing for Summer
There is a move on loot by the
merchants and business men who
have been diseasing the closing of
all stores and buisness places at 8
oclock during the summer month*
except or. Saturday.
This is a just anil timely move on
the part of the buisness men, for
it gives the employees some time
each day for rest and recreation and
thus enables them to better servo
those for whom they work.
The weekly heartily con mi nds
this move and hopes to have a li t
by next week of all the buisness
the husinees men agreeing to close
at 6 P. M. during the entire sum
mer months,
Anent Teachers’ Actions.
The resclntii rs pussiil recently
by the teachers qf Henry ( evnty
at their regular monthly n util k
have aroused stale wide inti it st
and Prof. La re nee Duffey, Henry's
wide awake commissioner has re
ceived quite a muni er of letters
from the several sections of the
state, all hoartly joining in and
commending the action of Henry's
teachers.
Henry is one of the leading coun
ties in the state in the advance
ment of rural schools and her wide
awake methods have elicited
many favorable expressions by all
the leading men of the state in all
lines of business.
Below is a letter in m Editor
Owen of the Pike County Journal,v
showing the inten st being taken
by all who're interested in the 1: ot
ter ment of the educationalsystem ;
May 3, 1909.
lion. Lawrence Duffey,
McDonough, Ga.,
Dear Mr. Duffey
I am ] i inting
the resolutions sent me by you
Saturday in this week’s issue of
my paper and will n ail you sever
al copies of the paper on next Fri
day.
I think the resohitiicns i.n
good and timeloy and the im] ur
tance of them demands publicat
ion of them by the entire press of
the state. Your people need relief
along this line and yeu tire puisn
ing the proper course in starting
the” ball rolling” for th< m -to get
it.
With regards, I cm,
Yours very truly,
E. M. Omen.
S S Convention
Program of the Sunday School
convention of the South River As
sociation to be held at the Phila
delphia chuich, Dekalb county,
Ga., May the 14tli, 15th anil 16th.
May 14th. 11 a. m. Introduc
tory sermon, I. G. Walner.
2 :00p. m. Discussion of subjects.
Ist. What is a Sunday School?
Is it of a divine origin? Rev. bio.
Willie anil I. G. Walker.
2nd. A Sunday School as it is
run and as it should he inn. B. .1.
VV. Graham anil G. W. Andrews.
3rd. Wlmtaretbe fruits of a
Sunday School. J. B. Spiry ar.d
W. D. George. .
4th. Is it necessary for the offi
cers of a Sunday School to have
a divine qnaiificatii rs G.W.
Andrews anil John M. Patters©*.
J. J. Stephenson, Chair. Com.
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