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2 m <sa VOL. XV. COUNTY AFFAIRS. Q :n:ral Presentments of the Grand Jury. Wn, the grand jurors, chosen and .-worn for the fall term, 1805, Rod dale county superior court, beg leave to submit the follow¬ ing general presentments : V c lind from committee re¬ port .submitted to us by commit¬ tee appointed by last grand jury for that purpose, indebtedness of ihe county to Oci. 1, 1895, to be $0104.38 on outstanding scrip, as near as we are able to find out. We find the roads of our coun¬ ty in good condition with few executions, and recommend that these be put in proper condition at once. We find railroad crossings throughout the entire County in bad condition. We recommend that proper county officials no tify railroad authorities of this fact at once. Wo recommend that J. J. W. Glenn be appointed notary pub¬ lic iW town district to fill the unexpired term vice A. M. Helms, resigned. Wo recommend that the Or¬ dinary advertise that, all persons having in their possession coun¬ tv scrip shall present same to him together with a correct list of sanl scrip so that the Ordinary may be enabled to get the cor¬ rect amount of all outstanding indebtedness of the county, and brake proper entries of same m his office and that the same be done at once. We recommend to the Ordi¬ nary tl at all extraordinary work, fcucii as grading, filling, blast¬ ing, rock handling, bridge build¬ ing an<l all work that can be classed as extraordinary, be first recommended by grand jury be¬ fore said work be ordered done by Ordinary, except such work a; will be actually necessary passable to keep public highways bridge ; and that all contracts for building and other public work be properly advertised, and let to the lowest bidder, reserving the right to reject, any and all bids. Wc recommend that Ordinary furnish county Treasurer twice a year with a list of all county scrip- that has been issued by him. We recommend that the Or¬ dinary keep a simple, yet com¬ plete set. of books for tin. county, and open a separate account on liis ledger for each bridge of the county, giving original cost of the construction and other eost to date, and close accounts of these bridges.and other accounts of expense twice a year into the general expense account, and as a matter of public record all sources of expense should have a separate account on the county ledger, so that the expense of each bridge and all other sources of expense could always be shown, and the value of such records is not easily estimated. We recommend that the Treas r.rer keep a record of scrip pre¬ sented to him and not paid. The law says that all serins shall be presented for payment m De¬ cember of each year at the Treas¬ urer’s office, and if they cannot be paid when presented, the Treasurer shall endorse each scrip, “Presented for payment aud not paid for want of funds,” and record the scrip so present¬ ed and not paid on liis books. We recommend on Jan. 1, 1896, that the Ordinary borrow such a sum as will be large CONYERS, GA., SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 1895. enough to pay all county indebt¬ edness outstanding at that time, at a rate of interest not exceed¬ ing ()% per annum, and the amount so borrowed with inter¬ est bo included in tax assess¬ ment of 1S96. We recommend that Ordinary and Sheriff see that coal pur chased for county pur} me. is used for these purposes alone We recommend jailer be paid $10 per month for feeding pris¬ oners per head instead of 60 cents per day as before. We recommend Ordinary to pay R. B. Vaughn $50 for build¬ ing extra 24 feet of bridge over Snapping Shoal creek. W. We recommend that J. Shaw and Larkin Smith be dis¬ continued from drawing from pauper funds of this county. We recommend that Mark Rowe be paid$5 per month in food clothing from pauper funds of this county, We recommend that our eat representative, Hon ^ j Smith, be instructed not to in troduce a bill at the next session of the general assembly, creating a “board of roads and revenues” for Rockdale county, as recom¬ mended by our last grand jury. We have examined Ordinary's report, accompanied by proper vouchers. We have examined Treasurer’s report aud find $5.82 iu county to and jury funds. We find now at the Poor Farm 5 inmates, We also find the houses in good condition tnd the poor properly cared for. The cold having killed the shade trees, we recommend that more trees be planted iu tho yard and around tho houses. We recommend that the Ordi¬ nary let the. keeping of the Poor Farm to the lowest bidder, reserv iag die right to reject any and all bids, and that the present plan be continued for the next twelve months. We recommend that ihe farm be thoroughly terraced and (hat the keepers be it quired to repair them and keep the farm in good condition. Wo recommend the Ordinary to secure the services of a physi¬ cian by the year to do the practice of the Poor Farm, and that the samo be pakl out of the pauper fund. Wo recommend tho 0*.dinary to require tho keeper of the Pour Farm to make out an itemized list of all goods necessary to sup ply the poor for 30 days, on the 1st of each month, and submit same to him for approval; this list then to be submitted the mer chants for bids, and tho goods to bo purchased from the lowest bid der. Wo recommend that the keeper be required to keep a record of all inmates of the Poor Farm, when received, their condition and how disposed of, their age, sex, and color. Also a diagram of burying place, showing where buried. We fuitlier recommend that on the 1st of each month the keeper be required to make a full report to the Ordinary of number of in¬ mates, amount of supplies on hand and the exact expense of the farm far the past month. He also make a record of these ex¬ penses as a check against the Ordinary's recurd. We recommend that Alice Smith, now at the Poor Farm, be sent to the asylum, and that Mrs? Breritt be discharged, her comb tiou rendering her ah!a to i-nshiii herself with the aid of her « n. We lecoramend that, ad l i Mia tes’imouy be required fr nut i be following persons now dr t v og pensions from tho state, tore drawing again, as follows: J. spph Crawfo d, D. C. Goode, IVobt. Hoilfiiirsworth, B. P. Munis and Mrs. Elizabeth TcwtsenJ. vv'w tiuii the -foliowing names of persons, unknown to out body, on pension roll, to wit: "W. T. Saxon and D. D. L West. We hud that some of the Just¬ ices’of the Peace do 1 ot keep proper records, not making prop¬ er entries, and we cal their at¬ tention to same. We liud the Tax Collector has collected special tax as f blows: W. II. Siiil <fo Co., firearms and cartridges, 82t>,00; C. A. ixuuiip, „ photographer, $10 00. We recommend that deeds o! county properties be duly record ed, lands surveyed and pais cf same duly placed on record. We find public buildings good condition, We recommend that tho uary have shade trees set out in rear of court house, Wo recommend that tho Rock¬ dale Banner and Conyers Week¬ ly publish these presentments, and they bo paid $5 00 each for so doing. In taking leave of his honor, Judge Richard H. Clark, and Solicitor General, Jno. S. Cand¬ ler, we extend to them our thanks for their assistance and courtisies shown our body. Respec’fully submitted, R. II. Cannon, Foreman. Edward H. Almand, Clerk. This Oct, 16, 1895. It is ordered that these present meats be published, and p ipers paid for same in accordance with recommendation, and that Grand Jury be discharged for ihe term. By the Court. J. S. Candler, Sol. Gen’l. I certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the minuses of Rockdale Superior Court. W. T. IIuson, C. S. C. You can earn $5 each dav “giv¬ ing” our indispensable house¬ hold article away. New plan of work, making experience un necessaryand success certain for either sex in any section. Sam¬ ple dozen free. Credit given. Freight paid. Address, Melrose M’f’g. Co , 90 Melrose Park, Ill. TO THOSE WHO OWE US. Wo have placed our notes and accounts in the hands of Col. J. IB Maddox for collection, All parties indebted to the firm will please give immediate attention to their accounts. Respt., 5'8t Rosser & Guinn. When Baby was sic!:, wo gave her Ca.;toria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung t o Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, notice A good farm mule, one horse wagon and harness as good as good as new for sale cheap. Call on F. M. Ayers. Conyers, Ga ., Oct. 7,1S95. OBITUARY. Complying with the of the family, it becomes my sad duty to chronicle the death of our dear brother and my un¬ cle, T. W. Dennard, who born May 22, 1820, in Elbert county, Ga., and died Sept. 2D, 1805, at the age of 75 years, four months and eight days. He was well known and esteem ed in this community, having lived on the same farm for 51 years. IIo was ail honest man. a valuable citizen and a kind neighbor. He was married Jan. 6,1842, to Miss Kanzada Sparks, and there was born to them thir teen children—seven girls and . bO}S, , ten . of „ whom , . Six suiwve ^ t) mourn with many relatives then Joss, but not . as fh t i 0 .e wjfh it . out hope. lie suffered with tneumatisrn I'hwimatism contracted conti acted ilnviiw tuning the war, but never liad but the one spell of eioknetgs. He joined the Missionary Baptist church in 1868, but becoming dissaris fied he united with the Primi live Baptists at Bald Rock in August, 1872, and was baptized by E!dei*Isaac Hamby. He af¬ terwards moved his member¬ ship to Mt. Zion, and was or¬ dained deacon, which office he held faithfully till his death. The church lost a worthy member— one highly esteemed by all. He calmly fell to sleep without a groan or struggle. My dear un¬ cle and brother is gone, and I hope to meet him in glory. I say to the children and aunt: Let us calmly submit to the Lord’s will, and pray and say as the poet : A precious one from us is gone; A voice we loved is stilted; A place is vacant in our home That never ca i be lilted. • Oh, I am so sad and lonely This world is naught tome! Bcanse of ni'p s-, lovely I no more shall see. About tifty-thre; years together Life’s joys tve ha 1 known. Rut now his race is ended And I am left alo ,e. I’ll mourn in sad bereavement Till Jesus calls me home. Then I’ll gladly yield this body To rest within tie tomb. My soul released from sorrow, My body freed from pain, I’ll meet you in heaven, dear one, And we’il never part again. Then to that home I’ll hasten Where my companion’s gone, Where sickness, death and sorrow Can no more reach my home. But now I’ll bear my burden With bruised and bleeding heart Till I shall meet my loved one Where vve shall no more part. No more heart pains and sadness Can reach me on that shore. 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