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I We do not. believe the good peo
ple of Georgia wll see such a man nrer
[sacrificed to the ambition of petty
jschcmers, or the spite of petty ene
mies. We therefore confidently
look for his nomination and elep'ion.
And for Georgia’s sake we pray
hat we may see it.
By "ash paid to County Troas-'we find that the present indebted-) have given con
ror at various times as per re- ness of the county exclusive ot in-4ion believing Hf
Fot
W S Hancock
OF PEN N SYLVAN I A.
Pice President
considerable att3n-
is we do that up-
ceiT.ts exbibitcd §l8,‘o29,<5otereKt is still $i0292.00. Some oflon the intelligence of our people
By Tax Collectors commissions'll dating hack to 1878 and still|d^p<*nds their welfare and pios-
§18,7ol,(J0 bearingl2 perct. intere-t,but Scrips! parity |t511l ve(ir wo IBUUU1U11JC1JU IUIIL , ut -
'issued since March 1879 only bear ought to enost our best oner-q/jj levy iu addition to
§420,81 7 perct. interest. _ jgies. as it ts the means of acc.om-| rll0 50 per cont on t ^ e y tate taXi
For the pavmcnt of this indeb-! pushing great good. We ha' e which the law authorizes him to do
<ilo o53 44! ted ness as well ns the current ex- carclully examined the books,
'• y1 • ‘ counts and vouchers of Boot.
on net collections of
at two ami one quarter per
cent
cial affairs of the county, which em
braces, their reccommendation to
raise n tax sufficient to pay up the
indebtedness of the county, and to aside from the necessary tltickncss for
r‘h.r < .oV,! ! r’ftP«7lnp. r iti«nl®ee t the current expenses of the pres-;«»graving mul polishing n largo propor-
out year, we reccommend that the lion of the precious metal used,' is
How Watches are Made.
It will be apparent to any one, who
will examine a Solid Gold Watch, that
Mr. Thigpens final settlement ponses of the county for the preseutbi'-eounts ami vouc mis ol Uoct.
,dt.h the Comptroller General for year it will require a similar amount H. rs. lJollifieh,. whose ollicicn-
lic State Taxes ot 18co, though of county tax to that of the past ey a.-> County School Lominm-
o„nvnnt„n,n, u-H’iin the nur-vear .mmelv 75 cents on every fioner is universally ('(.needed
which the law authorizes him to
150 per cent more under the various
with th
the Stale
it may not come within the pur
view of a Grand .lury toexamim
it or comment upon
matter of information to our fel
year namely 75 cents ,
LO' dollars, and this committee ^.'jd duly appreciated by our
Mr. J. C. Boyer is a good ditizen
and a successful farmer. Ho advo
cates the planting of cotton iu hills—
fji. it t /14) »| f giving it good distance both ways.
-*■ K | Wo learn by conversing with some of
our farmers, that there is a tendeu T —i— r „ ., .
ey now to give the plant more dis- whom are unfutmllir with Tax amount for county purposes f( ■ vhUp rllil
■ «L .«»» U Bound j linitl vi a general ly,wc Huvo l-tiiIio'I- jlie oxHngHiHhmclit the ™leb ■ «£ ^ol, fu. *Uto ^
; the bottom of this method M 111 this report u copy of Ins lml- tedness
i„g. We shall be glad to t for State 1 axes show- For the purpose of disencumber-
, , ,iiug like Ins settlement for Countving the lreasurcr s
till as a respeetfullv suggests to the Grand , 'j t ' z ' lls ail< l l' IK l them collect,
- Jure the propriety of the Hon. Or-|H»» ruport as furnished . to tile
tMinnpi. ooJ..uci..fT ti.n nbnvr, tiamedlb.liUft School Commissioner
1879,
low citizens, a lu.igo majority of dinary assessing tlio above t)mt lm t , mt t , lHre
lance. There
reason at the
of planting
Idre 11 and 18 schools for
hildren in our county in which
HON. R. E. LESTER.
OF CHATHAM (X)UinTY.
FOR STATE TREA SUE It.
HON. J. W. RENFROE.
COL. WRIGHT,
Comptroller General.
COL. KLY,
Attorney General.
COL. BARNETT,
.Secretary of State.
office of a vast '™ taught 1,838 white and 1,-
irv Certificatesl 28(i ™loml pupils, a total of 8,-
flie average daily atten
was 1,869. The average
iur t'YUI') L’fllt ooiicubcu iitivu 111 luuntriiuo ui v.«»vn ill 4. i*
of viowson all questions of public [that was collectable from the Tax 1 Treasurer and lion. Ordinary burn- 'V,,, .,;i°, f ^list’ll 'til"
per cent aa is
fully shown bv the report and
From the books of the Hon. Or-!* 8 8,19 » ( i ™ d t h .V receipts on flic
from the teachers. I he pros-
TKT M English pn,,,ishth0 expcriment8 of “ a, ° .° f Taxes conspicuous promptness anil I accumulation of .Jury Certificates 280 coloi
, P ' ;our ob»ervant planters on this sub- ■ tpigt j nt egrity, not alone in no-land Pauper orders, the committee 11v - 11
OF INDIANA jeefc. There should bo oil interehagel^Q^j^im^ j OJ . ^voJ*v cent collected have in presence of each other, &ndi (
|l /k 1 • of viowson all questions of public! that was collectable from the Tax Treasurer and Hon. Ordinary burn- 1
X y OI * * #IW# • -i O... in,..,.,, 1 tor the handsome ed up all Certificates and Pauper '*'-7 > P«P»1
§16:1,50 orders paid to the date of this rc J.pu >lic paid 4^
interest in tho county.
ti/iarlrr I.-hmaUilc.
INFORMATION WANTED.
HoxiuH rod.
Books, but
jamou it of,
State and County tax collected port
that was not on the tax digest at
.all.
dinars', whose systematic manners
This year they have a white man’s riNAT. sktti.kmKNT iv 11,11 comp- of preserving in bound form ,thej
nt system is working well in
irepublican tparty in Georgia, also alTimu,Kit roll 18jcj.
jlord man’s republic in parly. Will
1110 stalwart press plcaso explain
l’o
(icurntl Tux on 3,5^.838.00 and taxes
stubs, from which the original or- uu j . v , l,ut vvo " u T , K
, i,b.r« iU„ n ,l bv him. are dt-tached.i^“ L - be . ttt,r tl W amount appro-
purpose
led only to'stiffen and hold ^Iie engrav
ed portions in place, anil supply ti,»
necessary solidity aiid streagih. T|, e
surplus gold is actually needless soruj
m-IJXQUENT TAX PAYERS.
The tax executions deposited by
the tax collector for 3 871) in the
iflice of Ordinary as unsatisfied, n
list of wnieh he has also furnished
the Ordinaries office in bock form,
we reccommend that the Ordinary
have Raid list printed in hand bill
ach of the approaching election
days.
PUBLIC RECORDS.
Our examination of tho books and
papers in tho office of Mr. S. M.
provisions of the code authorizing jus utility and bounty arc coucerned. In
Grand Juries to make such reccotn-j.I amks Boss’ Patent Gqi.i) Watch
inendutions. Cases, this waste of precious metyl j,
overcome, and the same solidity arid
strength produced nt from ouc-lhird tp
one-halt of the usual cost of Solid onset,
This process is of the most simple n».
tore, as follows: A plate of uicjili
composition metal, espeaially adapted
to the purpose, has two plates ofTolii
gold soldered on each side. The tlirc^
arc then passed between polished steel
form and furnish ouch election pre-1 rollers, uhd the result is a strip of heavy
cinct with copies'of the same, for'plated composition, from which tiij
....!. ..r u.o oto/.i.r.r. c „,es, hacks, centres, hazels, &c.', art
cut and shaped by suitable dies and for-
niers. Tho gold iu these capes is sub
lioiently thick to admit of nil kjiuds of
chasing, engraving aiid enameling; the
, , engraved casus have been carried iiutil
Nothington, the efficient clerk of the worn perfectly smooth by time and use
Superior C .urt. discloses the fact without removing tlie gold,
that his office and all its belongings j This is the only case made with two
are in excellent condition, and the pi„i cs of Solid Gold and warranted by
records properly brought up in nj.«p Cl .ial certificate.
rt
Dr, dors issued by him, are detached,, . - .
’i • • • .. print'd, tor tlu»
. 1 i hi county Thx dn wild land
i why tins tint sly? Please dour, all ooncraiTux coiiceteit ondiK^t
1 * 1 » , T»«nw»1l«i.*. ( | | H )t oil lllROst
• not on
„ , , . iwere of great convenience in out,. . - - . ,
on l'liifiniions nt m ci-utfi on no) *o,n<o t 78 . , .7 . . \y 0 « n j that he has! inora 111 accordance with
was
the
speak at once.
GENERA ; J,'iTtESENT|H ENT S
Tlio Grand .Jury for tho May
|iul,jorned Term 1880 of the 8ujh’-
rior Court of Washington (’otinty
'•Tax colh'i
Toll Thx
CM/. ELY.
X’ol. Ely the Attorney General ofj rC 9j IC ctfully bo
pur State,is an able and efficient of- llie following 1 rosvn
fiecr. and docs honor to the posi-l Recognizing the y.
fleer, and docs honor — ,— , v «.,,iuiuvm
tion and the faithful manner in ‘‘‘T l 1 .' 1 ' 1 y 11 '' " u , I’LH' L ° j By insolvent Bolls (execution injOn
*h? ph ln discharged his duties NN 1, - v V® “ h.t.tds of the Onlinurv) §8f7,oo Lu
Wll ch he has disLliaigcd lus elt . 1; (,. Lawson m coming here (l , fliu i ter s relieved of Getter |I»a
makes him a very desirable c.md.- !l( tbis.i.dement scaapn ot the year a , /p ax illt ,, mlin „ Ml , 1)avi(1 Dix t
leave to submit
ntments.
tillable servi-
to tile people of
Hy Tax
paid Mm
Ri’celvcr (’oniraiimlonp
By Tax ('olleetors Commissions! Advertising
$4j9,89lOonicM' , s servic s
mow exammation; ttcuuu mm ■..= „«n, , ..
issued orders from 1st May, | 879 wants oi onr people and the fiee-
'“'jto 17th May 1880.
„ 560.95
1552.50
356.70
157.78
53.00
EvMi-., ai For .1 ai 1 expenses
Yr.! Bridges mul repairs
njCourt expenses
By insolvent list on Genera iSpccial ti|>propriation How-
Tax allowed by Hon. Onlina j eli’s Battery 200.00
ry. §28,1 If County Judge’s salary 540.00
By insolvent Bolls (execution injOidinary salary 1st quarter lOO.OO '
date for that office, to which wcjmul presiding over our (,'oui t dur
liopc to sec him rc-clcctcd.
1I0N. JOHNjy. RENFROE;
Stnto Trensuror.
hiding
on’s ttix relieved bv
,mg tho present week, they tender Wi , nt , pal )$l80 42( ' *286.08
h.tu their ( grateful neknowledge- p y dolaukers relieved of Boll
incuts, llie special thunks ol tbis|,., J
:Grand.lury arc tenjlore.l to l.imj ‘ ^ wiul , aml , ord J J ai(1
dor the very lue.d and eomprelien-l^^^ Tl ., usm . el . t 5. 2()
:aties expense account
nuper orders, (exclusive of
contract for paupers) 1129,00
Comptroller Incidentals, embracing inter
est on claims, repairs, Sta
tionery lo(> 1.28
ossifies of tlio schools, as tin
money allotted for the payment
of the teachers is inadcq tat * to
pay for the large amount of
service required of them. Then'
are two vacancies iu tlio coun
ty Hoard of Education by tlie
exniration of the terms of ( ffitv
of Doot. IT. N. Hollifield and
Major Albert L. Rougliton. li
** llJ duty of this Grand
-fury to appoint their successors
»ve tv’iy reappoint Djet. II. N.
Holiiii' hi and Albert L- Ro igk-
lon as members of the County
Board of Education.
Efom. The tiu n mj tim
uili.
Isive (’llurge delivered to them at
the opening of the Court, as well
Thfe Hon. John W. Renfroe, wliosojug f 0 j. ),i 8 .(hie and impartial ad-
picture is presented elsewhere in the ministration of justice, and ah
Ncnny Sonya, is the best officer tin for courtesies extended '
State hart hud in twenty years. W. ! Through Committee’s
T’ottil 5932.5(5
As many of these orders have
By I’oll Tax paid School Com- been paid by the Treasurer only
Committee of the whole,
moan precisely what we say. lothis .
• J have examined the affair
ono officer more than to anyotlioi)
County and herewith present
result of our invest’g.itions.
Kl NANCES.
.that has served the St.ati iu her de
cades, is due the high credit and fi
nancial prosperity of the Slate. Ilit-
ro-election is a due and jrnfc tribute,
his dofoat would ben public calami- (bougfit of the Gram
to them,
as also
we
i it t r
the
lmsstonor $2.577.811those that are not paid arc inclu-
By Cash forwarded at various ded in the above mentioned $10272
times to Comptroller General of present indebtedness. Basing
through the State Treasurer as per our estimate for the current expen
vouchers exhibited $ ■i,5lo.7o|scs from date up to tlio
KD.YDS AND BUIDOKS.
All the roads and bridges
-j 1881, upon former years
§:2,5o5.o(i!qti tv for Court expenses
Jury ices
Mr. Thigpen’s book of dcliti
quent tax payers, is so .arranged. For Pan pets
that, it may well serve as tt model For interest on average
Our labors have been greatly fa-1 for future Tax Colkctois. The | For .Jail expenses
dilated by the considerate forc-jimmcs ot the delinquents in <■aeli|For Bridges
lury ot thcjMilitia District, white and eoforedAt'or A lvo: tising efec
who a)y|are arrayed in alphabetical ordet
the county are reported in good
condition, except the cohering
on F.-nus Bridge which is defec
tive, to which the attention of
ill * proper officers is hereby call
ed. The mad Irvin the turppik'
1st .Muy,'bridge io Lamars Creek is r^por-
it will re - t d in bad condition, but upon
inquiry, we learn that the abate
loniuHit of this road is content'
2()00.o>i|p|ai(i(i ami ip,, proper paper
lUdo.ot) hied in tbo Ordinary’s oiTicv.
neat and legible handwriting, reflec-i
ting credit upon that officer. The.
books and papers in the office of
the lion. Ordinary 0. C. Brown, we
also fiud in good condition, the pap
ers systematically arranged and the
records brought, tip to within a short
time of the meeting of this court
The books and papers in the of
fice of Mr. A. M. Mayo the Sheriff of
Mir county, wc find in equally ns
good condition, rh those ot our oth
er county officers, showing care and
system in their nrrai genient.
Our examination of the docket-
f tlio Justices of the Peace mid
N ital ics Public lias been tliorouiii
ml all of them were found properh
kept. Robot/ M Brown, Ilia Justice
if die Peace of tlm !)7th District (•■m-
naciug tip! city of Samb rsville) hi#
failed to submit liii docket for om
e.xauiiu .tiuui.
paupers.
The care and maintenance of the
white and colored poor of onr coun
ty appeals to the strongest, sympit-
includiw
$3l)0i).()il
For side by all Jewelers. Ask for il
lustrated Catalogue, and to see wurVurif
july 13, ’bQ—ly
MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE!
SEALED PROPOSALS lor carry
ing the United States Miiils between
the 1'osl Ollico.s at Suiulcrsville Stutc
of Ga.. and Toiiuille, six times a week
each way, will be received hy the Post
master until July *22ii(l, 1880.
No contract is required, to be cxccu-
ted ; hut persons bidding must be lion-
est and capable, mil less tliun sixteen
ye rs old, and the excepted bidderwil)
be expected to servo at the compen
sation proposed until otherwise ordered
by the Postmaster General: he will al
so lie required to take the oath pre'.
-cribed by law.
No more can lie allowed than a fair
and leuronublo compensation lor i| h j
service, to bo determined by the l)e-
part meat. 1
Postmasters mid assistants ciimiof
Iraw pay for such service.
T’koS. J. BRADY,
thics of onr eitizdtw. Tho | reson' iHecond Assistant Postmaster GetiernL
node of affording telief to then 1
Sold
Inst September Term,
While his high character has beer'pointed a committee of three citi- thereby, facilitating tlm labors of
the target at which small politicinm zens to examine' il.ito and report Gleetioh officers wiicttcvcr ncccss
let fly their arrows, he lias stood ip - to this Grand Jury tlm financial jty, may arrive for that ptirp >se.
1,4 ' ,4 Their) pi. 0 vided n printed copy from that j
uiiitni-j |kjqU is furnished to each election
'or Incidentals
•’or salary of Onl y
(i i().()U
lot)O.(K)
15O.0U I
1000.00
moved and referred the people to his,-o.iclitio.i of our comity. Their
. .. 1, elaborate report we have
and
commissions to tax Re
ceiver Collector and
Treasurer
NOT A HIES I'UBI.IC.
As Hm commissions of all th*
Notaries Public expire on lIn
20th inst, vve respectfully b g t
submit in compliance with tin
from tbo county Treasury, I urd n
some as it is, is in many iustnnci *
imvdiquato. Our Pauper lbt in tin
office of tlm Onl nary shows tlielargi
i u nber of t?4 beneficiaries at nu av |
criigo expense of §225 per month i
with applications from more yet stil
[> n ling.
We i have fore ire nnnend tho es
tddishmenl oT a Poor In use-farm, a
: is • i.rlv n day ms practicable; srch h.stH n-tniu^ tn try tii«- No o
i 1,111 to be worked by persons that
huay be scnltu ced to the chaii gu p,
j in er tlio din ction i f a suitnbl-
jSapervisor. To t is end we ri e >n -
m nil Dr. W. W. Ca r, Messrs. K. A
Urcut* ( Jiiiiico to mukt> luoufjr,
Wc lift'd ii pi rtton In every towi
to taku HulMcriiHlous tor tht*
tluanent uml Illustrate
family I'lililimtlon Iu the world]
Any o o' no Im'uoiih' it Hui'lota
fu. a i nt. blx cit'^uiit work« M* art given tree (9
suLscriln'iK. I lie prico mi low that alutoat ft fry.
ootlv aulMvribua. « ne 11,out »o.> ».*|h ukof m
Huhhpniierfl in u (htv. A holy uK0.1t reports ur.<kiof
11V r WJ hi cl ar pru.it Iu tell <l i.' s. All who eug»|l
ir.nkc molt") fust.' You cut (levntajall your till
to nu* bimliit'Hs, or only \«iUr sjoirc tlino. VfiUMdj
,it>t It uw.iy ro.u home over ni«’it. You ran (loll
.in well an otliei’H. Tull direction* uml t®«UI Wd.
Kt' RHix aiwi t'Xpi'UKivH OuttU tree. If you wiu|
nr.ititohla wink A.'iirt in your aiUirusi at onets Ml
* • Mo oue wm
MuiP.e.
1750.00
reccrd as his answer to all assault.-.
The State’s finances—her most ini
portant interest- havo been manag- al . |, (
«d with an ability and integrity tliai '
has raised tbo States credit, ostah
lislied her reputation and challcng-'ton
.'port
jmously adopted in its entirety and preeinct.
law, a l;sf ol iiann'8 ol gentlenmm Su ;| ivilll am }s.R, ixellv in m i
for appointm n by your llo-'or. (}iall(1 ,j n . v „ n j M „ ,. H \y. p,. pr
is herewith submitted
$9500.00
Our examination of tbo Treusu | which add d to the present
l'ORT of the com m ittke on ri-1 per s books and voueliers, lm vo led indebtedness of 1020 >-00
nances |us to the conclusion that in O. II.
fo the Grand Jury of Washing- 1 Rogers Esq: the county has a eon would require a tax of $19700.00
County
Tho
for the May
undersigned
Termisciei.tious and faithful officer,>or
before stated, a si.nilai
ed the admiration of business men 1880.
niittoe appointed by the
com-jwlios.' concise manner of keeping amount to whit it was last year
Grandlliis accounts and vouchers have! ln closing this report the colli
de, ry of the last tjeptombcr Term,[made our task of e: amining the mitree beg to tender their aeknowl-
to examine into and report upon affairs of his office ci mp natively edgements to tlio various county
countv'light'
everywhere.
The most searching investiga
(ions have shown that since Ids ad- .he linanoial aff'airs of onr
ministration began, not ono dollar!respectfully submit
nf tlm States’ money has been put report,
• cent, Ins been h'El g^ 10 Tax Receivers books for j to the 17th of May 188o, when this)
the following!
officers, for affording them all nee-
We find that lie has received|ded facilities in making their ex-
rom the date of his Oomsissioiilamination. M. Newman,
annua
Sl8.437.o5
of place, not one ceuu luio which we have found in ajCommittee closed i't
pot one moment has passed wuen| 0( , IK ijf U)n veileeting credit uponition
every dime of the States’money that efficient officer (’apt. I lcrr-|and has paid out ns shown by von
has not been subject to the Statcs'iman, show that the taxable proper ehers Sl8,4o7.o7
oheck nt night. Ho l.u brougl.t ».t ol tho oomitj- for tlio yen.; 187]
v. A 1 l...tli« nmtiitol to 5. 2,»4(,,|I2.-,0I
Less defaulters
opler out of chaos, and has the rec
ords of his office in a most admira
ble condition. All committees R.ft pet amount
have agreed on this.
OOjleavl'ig in his hands
b-J,700,00j We hereto annex a balanc
'sheet popared by this Oommittee c lunty
§2.492,228,00isli(pvi!)g the various receipts andjhnnd
upon which the county tax us8eHsi ox nondituruB. The latter embraces
Geo. D. Wautiikn,
H, X. Hqu.iFEiu).
j Sandcrsvillo Jlay 17, 188o.
! Since the completion of the forc-
|going report, bearing date 17th
May, 1880 (when it was expected,
80J.98Ithat die HjiringTerm of our Court|( HANOE of sessions of court.
Would be held) we find That the
Treasurer, who had on
$29.98
who pome ■ the m] ii: t qu li enj,
tioris for the pod.tion ot Noiaries
P ublic.
88th Dist. It. B G. Walters,
89th “ G. W. llatvimok,
90.h “ J. B. iLiytior.
91st “ Win. P.'David,
* 92nd ” E. A, Smith,
f)3rd “ Hubbard Odom,
94 h “ ,I.lined H. Jackson,
9-itli “ P. A. VVal 1. n,
Util li “ Geo. W. < turner,
07til E. A. Sullivan,
98.h '• Davis Strange,
99th Aug. S. Avant,
100th “ Wm. Holmes,
IbOth “ B. C. Harris,
1253.’d “ E. B. Smith,
i31 ;’h “ It. P. Bytuun.
fri in llii
in*
lsiu:c L. Smith on the part
it the ciiizi iis us 11 C'liiniiiltee to con
tVr with a sin ilar coimi ittco tola
.ppointeil by tlie Grand .1 irv of the
2d week of this term, which t >\
coniiiiittees with the Hon. OrdiiiaH !
shall eft ry into t ffect the s iggestiuu
Herein uiiule,
FINANCE COMMITTER. •
We hereby mjeest that, the same
c .liiniittee that repotted upon tin
financial condition of our county,
continue itsd iliors and report to th
Grand Jury of the Full Term nt the
same compensation, that our Jurors
in ccive.
HOWTO INVEST A DOLLAR
Wc w ill send the Savannah Wkk.|U|
News, ' tic tmjuixt mul Til In BkSl
new.-| uper in tliu South, well j.rhituil,
full of live news, good stories, ruliiiW*
niiii-kct iTports, itgi'iciilt.ii'.il items, mil
cvei'vdiing id.se to muke ii worthy ol ill
well know n repaint ion, to any iuldrcsij
till JiUllliirv. 1HN] , postjmid, h>f HHf
dollar. Address J.' 11. |isrn,L, Siivnu-
all, Ga.
80 A Sped did Offer 80
You can get tour county paper
THIS MERCURY,
ANIJ THE UOTMSVIbbK WEEK IA
■ Bv his sagacious, tireless, watch-; u d at 75 cents on the 100 dolhu's|p, V yine,its in part of indebtedness
f.,l lie liau Siived tlitil all )V, l , l !'' u< , h>*'you™ 9t«n.li, ; g
many of
tul managetn 1. 0 “ ‘ entitling him to commissions at l>4jthem bearing 12 per cent inter
State thousands ot dollais annua - p ei . ( , ont umounting to §210,27 est, as also current expenses o
'ly. He la; inaugurated reforms, ; whicli he received from the Ttnejlust, year to the. date of this repot'
any one of which saves to the tax- Collector as shown by llie vouchers
payers every year more than the!now in the hands ot W- K. Thig-
1 ‘ rn...,,, ul) pen Esq; the J a.x Collector,
entire cost ot running the Ueabu-i — • - -
b
of
port
(). II Rogers County Treasurer
in account with Washington
Countv.
Dr.
He has received from Clerk
Sup. Court si net then
Has paid out as per vouchers
submitted
<6.00
From the balance sheet and li-
. jital statement with the certitr ale
How then can the people hope to of correctness attached hy'tTie
improve things bv a change? What lLm. Ordinary, submittecd to us
can they gain by turning out an'|>y Mr. Thigpen wo cannot with-
■ „ . . „ 11 „ n• n,.vv 1 hold our expression ot gratincu- C.mum sions returned by the late
officer who is universally acknow l-. tiou u( . tllc l , l(]mimble manner Treasurer $325.2o
edged to nave been the ablest, the y v }jie 11 he discharged the du-j To Cash received from Jail Fees
safest and most devoted, far one:tics of tha* responsible position collected by Jailer' $21.2o
who is untried! Judging Mr. Ren tbo Tax Collector’s office. The To Cash received from J. B. Joy-
froe by the results of his adminis- annexed abstjact from his books nC r, Road flue > $L.oo
. ... . and vouchers speak for itself. lo Casli received from b. M.
tr^tion what improvement coil.a Di';Noithi„ g t.m Clorl; buforior
be wished or hoped tort To digest of taxable so—.* we-
Outside of his official record Mr.'property, §2,54(5,028,00
Renfroe, is a self-made man, who at the rate of 75 cents on lhcjl e
by honest toil has risen from the 1,j 0 dollars §19,109'JOjtax
carpenter's bend, to the first T “ U,sl ‘ "
cial office in the State. He was an
honest devoted soldier, and for four Balance §18,9(50,94
years followed the “stars and; Add to this county taxes col 1 ected
J which were not on the di-
The change of the terras of
ur Superior Court, by the last
L^gisliUnre from the is! Monday.-
I n March and Sontember to t.lie
Jl.oojqth Mondays in M ty and Novem-
|ber, bi’ing d‘tiiuiet tl (more es-
80.9a poeially the Spring term) to the
planting interest of our county
a general d sire On the part of
tin* people of our county is man-
leaving in his hands $14.98 jfested; that the terms be eitan-
Tiu* lion. Ordinary's Book-1god hack again to where they
-how that since the date above re-jwere prior 10 the recent legisla-
To Cash received, Balance oniferred to (I7tli May 188*•) he has iv - enactment. We therolore
ml received from late Troastir-1issued 7 per pent bearing Scrip toq.,.spec fully r* quest our rop e-
§22 85'Paupers, $.325.oo|setitatives ill tlm next legisla-
To Cash received overcharge in 7 per cent bearing Scrip l'or I turn to introduce and advocate a
Jail Expenses 119,oo j hi 11 to that eff’et; and that the
7 per ct.'bearing Scrip on ch-'rk ,f our Superior Court fur-
acc’t ot Ordinary’s salary 142.5 >:nish • |- Representatives and tin
Court $2 ).ao
To Cash recciyed from Comiitrol-
er General order for wild land
§l9,109,li6|ta x / §8 2o
received from Tax Col-
§l35,02|lec’or, W. R. Thigpen Esq; for
Couu.y taxes for 1879 §18,t'2 1.C0
7 per ot bearing Sorip Lum
ber repairs on Bridges 355.oo
7 per gt. bearing So; ip Lum
ber and repairs on Court
house and fence 100.00
7 per ct beating Scrip ex
penses in revision of Ju
ry list
Incidentals
Senator of this D.strict soon af
ter theifjy'lection with a copy ol
this part of our Presentments.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
jgest
To Lai county tax
§8(5,50
§19,053,44
Or
bars.’V He was in the front
ik of those who rescued the black
belt of.the 8th distret from negro)
domination, and lie was the man of
all others to whom this result was,
attributed in his (Washington)! (
county, Ins wisa counsels and dar- at one antl l per
ing leadership bringing about thisj cen f
political change, lie is a public! By county tax 011
spirited citizen, an honest man re-[paid to the C omptroller General
- 'at Atlanta §4o,98
$18,437.o5
Cr.
^ $1225.62
The sworn report of the Ordina
ry shows $5.i5 received by him on
ta x ti fas in his office, being Pull
t;u and State and Coqnty tax,
which with other collections on fi
By cash paid on accquntof lias still expected, lie will turn over
rN/1,1*.* iivnaiwnn tnnlmlliin Into. / *«.•.* (IT ...itnil fn flip pnfiHpil tn
By commissions paid the Tax){^“pru.V.r bin's“
Court expenses including .Jury Certificate* tr>>I3.2U‘ to t]^0 prOpCl* officers CntitlCll to
By cash current expe iResjBHlitrie^Uei airs&c 28W.54 tllGIll
The sworn report of M. North-
Hy cash J nil account
Ly cash I’auncr cxpeusUs
§24o,27
wild laud
By cash Lunatic* support and transportation i.4?.00
Treasurer^ cornmV on lo’uoo 2 i s ‘2 per cent
anti above that 1 l*-i por cent 011 receipts
nt sa 1 S4!t7 I:J55 # /
:M0.*t»2 j
ot %m:\7 05
On i^xpeuditurcs 17700.82
111)5.5-1
4030.40|
ViEw'ingtou, Clerk $. C. shows that, he
' " has rcc’dfrom i2 Jury fees $36.oo
Jo Awards and Confessions '15.oo
By cash balanco on hand this tiny
7.J1.7H
18407.07
apected by all who know him, zc-al-j a ' ; A n ,, . • i . itsrsf.os
m 44y lax Execution against Mr-1 From the Registry Book in the
ous of Georgia s good name, lead^ Duv id Dixon against which an!Treasurer’s office i/wffich all the
to serve her anywhere and in any a ffkl av it 0 i'illegality is filed now in claims, that have been passed by
j Court ‘* or1 wdL ’- tt ^ ”
capacity
§351,78 the Hon. Ordinary, are recorded,
2u ' tw which amount l]e has paid over to
the County Treasurer las shown by
the latter’s books.
EDUCATION.
To this important subject we
After a careful e amination of
the jail and di; care of its inmates
5l.oojwo liiiil the e lls cleau and the pris
35 62 oners properly cared fm - . We rec-
coinmend tlmt the Hon. Ordinal}
have, the plastering overhead in the
court house removed before the ses
•sion of the next court and have il
replaced with well ’ seasoned plank
coiling. The defacing of the wall
and seats of the court room by the
erection of stages for shows or ex
hibitions thereby cau-iug much dam
age to tho building and entailing
iyequent expense f >r rep lirs to the
county; We earnestly rtcconiiuend
the Hon. Ordinary to permit neith
er shows nor exhibitions of any
kind to be given in the court nor
jury rooms that require the erection
of stages, and also not to permit the
removal of any furniture, belonging
to the court or Jury rooms at any
time.
51.oo
Haying accepted the report of the
committee which examined thefiuau-
I,AWLE8^NE88.
Ti is Grn J Jury, with sincere rc
gret is compt-lleU to recognize tin
fact, that lawlessness is on the in
n-ease in our county. It is true that
the crimes committed are not those
f a heinous nature, nevertheless
they are crimes, and tiling jeproach
upon the good name of our county.
Wo appeal to all good ci'izens lo aid
tho constituted authoritii s iu the
-tippression of crime, by bringing
criminals to trial and securing their
punishment.
BYMPA'I HY
In our own behalf and in behalf of
the people of our county, we extend
our heartfelt sympat bios in his pres
ent affliction lo the Hon. H. V Jidin-
son who by bis many years of wist
idiniuistration of jusiiue in our coun-
v Inis wrought so much good for
In-r people. We tiust that a prn-
cinus Pi oyi let.ee may soon restore
him again lo health anel usefulness.
THANKS
To Solicitor General J. Iv. Hines,
Esq., we tender our thanks for vul-
isbte aid rendered us, and for tne
faithful performance of the onerous
duties of his office.
PRINTING.
We recommend the publication ol
these Presentments in our city pa
pers, by special contract with theii
publishers, its owing to their length
(lie customary rate for publishing
them mav c iuse too heavy a drafi
upon the County Treasury. \Vi
respectfully n quest tLat the Clerk
of this Court forward a printed copy
of these Presentments to Hon. II. V.
Joluisou at II irtow.
MARK NEWMAN, Foreman,
Thomas F Wells, Beaborn it Kelley,
William W Carr, AsaW Girin,
Robert J Moye, William E Ray;
J'5 A Sullivan, Francis 8 Btrnnge,
E lis Johnson, Wil i uu II Chi vers,
Win M Cox, Wilson M English)
Lawson Kelley, Rabuu W Hull,
Jas H Pi.Jmer, John D Tanner,
William H Hines, WmL Byown,
Wm P Smith, Jesse B Braswell,
John T Veal.
True extract from the minutes oi
the Superior Court of Washington
county, May adjourned Term 1880.
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Shine vour watghes and
up for Hancock and JtlngHsb.
am prepiafed to plate your watc
jewelry, table ware etc., with $*.
or silver, give me a call. ,
I also sell a cement tor
broken dishes, \yood,, lgftthe r J
when cemented together tyn»
elsewhere yqther than se
the old fracture. ,
£3^ Will guarantee it to w
humbug. T. J. KITCHENS,
The noted broom maker
july 6—lm. Zandersvillej ■
When you want fresh F-ovff° t
Z. H. Roily.Irion's and callow
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