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Grand Jury Presentments. Georgia, Baldwin County, )_ Ji’i.v Tkhji Superior Court.) ■\Vc, the Grand Jury, have ondonv- ored to patiently and thoroughly examine all matters brought before ns. The reports of nil county oiti- ccrs, as annexed, show that each has discharged his duties with ability am! correctness. The Tax Collector, prior to 1885, was not required by law to keep stubs of tax receipts, and ns ho had no cash book or other system of showing in tabu’atod or other form, detailed receipts and disbursements, it seems impossible for any commit tee or jury to report accurately the condition of bis finances up to that time. Since 1885 lie has complied with the requirements of the present law and his oflico can now be bettor scrutinized. The report of a special committee appointed by the last Grand Jury to investigate the Col lector’s and other oflices, together with the reports of the different county officers to our body is annexed to tl14.se, our presentments, and made a part of same. ORDINARY. We find the affairs of this office, a« usual, in good condition, and so man aged as to be easily examined at any time. rooit house. The premises of the poor house farm are found neat. One house is leaky and we recommend that it be be repaired. The iollowing is the number of inmates: 4 white females, G colored females, and 10 colored males. We find 18 acreB with corn and chufas, 3 acres in cane, garden, 4 acrc9, 19 acres in peas, and two in potatoes; total, 57 acres under culti vation. Tbe following stock, etc.: 23 hogs, 1 mule, 2 cows and calyos, 1 wagon, 2 hoes, 3 shovels, 1 grass 1 lade, 1 plough stock, 1 cradle. COUNTY TREASURER. The books and vouchers of this office have been carefully examined and found correct. SHERIFF AND JAIL. Wo find the affairs of tho .Sheriffs office correct. The jail is in neat condition, but not secure for holding prisoners. Wo recommend tbat the Ordinary pay Capt. Ennis for what necessary repairs he has had made on and around the jail. CLERK. This office, as l.ir ns we can ascer tain, is in good order aud satisfactory. COUNTY JUDGE. Wo find the hooks of the County Judge nicely kept. We also find that he has been hiring out convicts to persons in tbe county when, we are informed, that there arc parties un der contract who will not only take tbe prisoners but pay cash for them We recommend that no more prison ers be hired out on credit, but that they be turned over to the parties who have a contract for them, aud (hat the money should be paid over to the Treasurer. TAX RECEIVER. We find this officer's books kept in neat order, but are unable to find whether there is an honest valuation of property returned, on account of the short time of the session of our body. JUSTICES. We have examined the Justices’ records and dockets and find them properly kept. ROADS AND liRlDGES. We find the bridge across Fishing creek 00 the Macon road in bad con dition, an 1 recommend that the Or dinary inivo said bridge put in good order before winter. We have en quired about other bridges and our information leads us to believe that they are in fair condition except the abnttimmts over Lamp creek on the river road which needs attention. Wo exceedingly regret, but feel it our duty, to report on the following load commissioners: W. 1’. Stevens, Win. llice, Joel Goddard, of the 322ml district, and M. A. lhirncs, Jas. Sib ley, and W. G. Anderson, of the :’.21st district, for non-fulfillment of their duties in rot having the public roads put in order according to law. We recommend that said commis sioners be given thirty days time in which to put said roads in good ordei and failiug to do so that the Solici tor-General proceed against them as the law directs. Wo reconim ml the appointment of J. P. Humphries as Notary Public and Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace in tho 3l9tli Hist., G. M., to fill the vacancy now existing. The amounts and responsibility of tho bonds of various county officers has received our special attention and wo would ask that the Ordinary have tho bond of tho Tax Collector made stronger than it now is. / We congratulate tbe people of this county on their strict obedience to the prohibition law. While we no tice in the public press instances of violation and punishment of this law in other counties in this State, not a single person has so far been found in this county by whom to prove a violation of this law. To his Honor, Judge Jenkins, we tondor our thanks for his clear and able charge to us, and congratulate him on the punctual and thorough organization and conduct of his court. And likewise that notwith standing the hot and sultry weather the business of tho court has been thoroughly dispatched. We likewiso tender our thanks to Solicitor-General Whitfield for liis assistance to us, and liis able and on- ergetic services in tho enforcement of tho law. That these presentments bo pub lished in the city papers. Sam Walker, Foreman. J. I). Minor, T. F. Newell, J. T. Ellis, T. J. Fairfield. Henry Perryq A. F. Wynne, S. J. Brown, Jas. C. Whitaker, J. B. Wall, W. A. Walker, L. N. Callaway, L. H. Compton, JnoM. Edwards, J. Caraker, E. T. Ailing, Geo. D, Case, O. H. Fox, W. It. Stanley, hatch Turner, Thomas Prosser, W. T. Conn. It is made my duty to make to your body this report . Since tho last term of this court T have collected from Mr, T. W. Turk, Tax Collector of said county, on account of insolvent taxes for the year 1885, tho sum of twenty-eight dollars and eighty-seven cents, (828.87) which has been turned over to the County Treasurer, as will appear from tho records on lllo in said office. I also have on my hands for dis tribution between tho State Treasurer and County School Com missioner, tho sum of eighteen and 02-100 dollais, which will be divided so soon as the Commissioner gets able to transact business. Daniel B. Sanford, Ordinary. Sworn and subscribed before me, July 18th, 1887. E. C. Ramsay, J. B. C. C. REI’ORT of SPECIAL COMMITTEE JULY TERM 1887. To the foreman and members of the Grand Jury of Baldwin county, July term, 1887: Gentlemen : We, the couimittoc appointed by tho last grand jury to ontinue tho investigation into coun ty affairs, begun by a former com- mlttc, having, to tho best of our ability, discharged that duty beg to report as follows : From the information before us, touching upon the conduct of the office of Tax Collector, prior to 1886, wc are satisfied that there did exist, irregularities in keeping of the hooks of this office that should not, per haps, bo condoned. But, with the lights before us, the insufficient data with which to proceed in the invest igation caused by negligence on the ouo hand, and the mutilation of records the other, we did notthink it advisable to further tax the coun ty by organizing the committee into a court ol investigation when under the facts ol the case tho "game might not bo worth tho candle.” We take pleasure, however, in 1 eporting that since 188.) tho offico ol Tax Collector has been system- matized, all the books required by law to be kept, have been procured and properly kept and that these books now constitute a part of the records of ho count}’. The county Judge, though not required by law so to do, has cheer fully placed before us his record which we find to be neatly, and to all appearances, correctly kept, lie also exhibited to the committee, a neatly bound book, contained a full statement of all moneys received by him from criminal cases, disposed of in his court, and tho dispositions made of same with proper vouchers with such an ac count current thus gratuitously made to the grand jury at each term of court, it is needless to say there will be uo room for misunderstand ing in ttie future. Tho other officers of the county to-wit: That of the Ordinary, Clerk of the Superior Court, County Treasurer, and Sheriff, we have carefully examined aud find nothing in any of them deserving of special cetsure, but many things In all to be commended. Taken altogether, wo believe we have as good set of coun ty officers as any county in the Ktato. We hand you herewith financial report from all tho officers re quired to make reports sworn to us tile law requires. Respectfully sub mitted. W. II. Bass, M. Hines, Lyman 11. Compton. Committee RETORT OF E. C. RAMSAY, COUNTY JUDGE MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., I July 18,1887. ) To Grand Jury, July term : Gentlemen : I11 accordance with my custom I submit 1 lie following as my report for tho past six mouths: Cases Uoeketcd 14 Found Guilty - 9 Found not guilty :l settled and dismissed 3 Certiorari 8 Indirtments demanded 14 Not settled S Total 44 I have collected and paid Treasurer foes, .$34.00. There is uncollected foes, $22.00. There is uncollected on fines, $220.00. The amounts on fees will be collect ed atul paid Treasurer by January Term next. Tho amounts due on fines arc for tho hire of prisoners who were In jail, and by giving time, thus disposed of them, liospoctfully submitted, E. C. Ramsay’, J. B. C. C. Sworn to and subscribed before me this July 1sth, 1887. D. B. Sanford, Ordinary. 1856. JOHN M. CLARK’S' ZOIRTTG- BTORB. 7 CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. An established business, of over thirty “We doliereliyeerttry that we supervise the arrangements for all ’the Monthly and Semi- Annual Drawing* or The Louisiana Htate Lotte ry Company, and In person manage and control the Drawings themselves, and that the same are conducted with honesty, fairness, and tn good faith toward all parties, and we authorize the Company to use this cert Ideate, with facsimiles of our signatures attached, In Its advertise ments.” Com mlssioners. We the undersigned Rnnks and Rankers will pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lotteries which may be presented at our coun ters. J. H. OOLKSllY, l’res. Louisiana Nat l Ilk. PIEKKK LAXAIX, Pres. State Nat'l Ilk. A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’l Bk. CAUL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION! ^ Over Half a Million Distributed. Louisiana Slate Lottery Company. to the eonli thirty consecutive years standing | s t lonce and patronage of tho public. J JUStly It has always been, and is now, our aim to keep a stock In the cj ni( , j. Piititi,. wants of this place und the surrounding country, and if the utmnf 8uitl “l * runs, no pains spared to supply their needs and goods sold at as small » J profit as buslnes same to each loss will warrant, are any Inducements for your trade „ m( U'gin and every customer who favors us with his patronage b’uarantee Brushes, Combs, Toilet powders, Perfumery, Cigars, )b Tobacco, Snuff, Writing paper, Envelopes, • Inks, Lnmps, Chimneys, Wicks, Heaps, Pencils, Machinery Oils, White Lead, Linseed Oil, Colors, (In oil) Laundry s 0Bn patronage, OUR STOCK EMBRACES Shoo Brushes, Croquet Setts, Cloth Brushes, School Books, Satchels, Tooth 8 s * xsr fsssp?' White Wash Brushes, Soloes * Paint Brushes, Flavoring t, Blank Books, CattleP £,f e8en cs Colors, (ready made) Ledgers, Vlnou-nr wder * Library Lamps, Day Books, KernBuE rm Hall Lamps, Blacking, PtaWn 011 / Base Balls, English Soda. Varnish^ 4 ' 1 liat8 ’ Starch, Patent Medicine* Whlle wo are selling White Lead and Linseed Oil In any quantltv time call the attention of parties about to paint houses aud fonces to fHn tb .e sam are solo agents here for Ia( a that« LONGMAN & MARTINEZ PREPARED PAINTS. A bona lido gurrantoo goes with every gallon of this paint and we are roanonbiw , guarantee. All shades and colors to bo had, or any color desired marto „ J or Hl John M. Clark’s Drug Store 1ms besides the retail departCnt a Orclor ' IOBBING DEPARTMENT sell coeds at closest nrieoa to inurohanta Incorporated In 1368 for 25 years by ttie Legis lature for Educational and Charitable purposes —with a capital of $1,000,000—to which a re serve fund of over $560.000 has since been added. Hy an overwhelming popular vote Its franchise was made a part of the present State Constitu tion adopted Pccemher2d, A. 1).,18TB. The only Lottery ever votod on and endorsed by the people of any State. It never scales or postpones. Us Grand Single Number Drawings take " " " ’•Annual place monthly, aud the Semi Drawings regularly every si* months ClfK 81- REl’ORT OF WALTER PAINE, IL I’EUIOK COURT. MlLI jEDGkyii.le, Ga , July 18, 1887, To the Hou. Grant! Jury, July Term. 1887: Gentlemen: 1 beg lcavo to make this my report: No monies belonging to tbe Coun ty or Slate have passed through my hamis since last term of this court. Very Rosp’t’y, Walter Paine, Clerk Sup’r. Court, Baldwin Co. Sworn to and subscribed to bofore me tliis July 1 Stli, 1887. E. C. Ramsay, J. B. C C. REPORT OF T. W. TURK, TAX COLLECTOR Amount of ta\ due the county for 1HHK, as appears ou Digest.. Amount collected noton Digest.. $16,123 34 310 30 (June and December.) A gri.KNDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNB. K.I G 11 T U GRAND DRAWING, CLASS II., IN THE ACADEMY OK MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, Au gust 9th, 1887—207 th Monthly Drawing. Capital Prize $150,000. •Notice.—Tickets arc Ten Dollars only. Halves, 95. Fifths, 92. Tenths, 91. LIST OF PRIZK9 1 CAPITAL T’lUZK OF 1 UltAND l’HI/E uF I (iKAMI i*KIZKDF ‘J LARNE PHIZES uK 4 LAlUiE PRIZES UF 20 PRIZES OF oO $160,000,. 50.000. . 20.000. . lo.ooo.. f»,00o.. 1,000.. 500.. *2011. . 100 “ *200 ‘ 4 500 “ 100.... 1,000 44 50.... APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 100 Approximation Prized of f 300.... loo 4 4 4 4 **ioo — loo 44 “ 100.... $150,000 60,000 1*0,000 JO, COO ‘20,000 *20,000 *25,000 30.000 40.000 50.000 50,000 PlVpttLVli to complete liiiQ rutn, Parojfor . a call after inquiring elsewhere, .you give l PRESCRIPTIONS. We have always taken especial pains to conduct our Proscription Dortartm.^. ii hn reu\(\v fnr miv mudif.iliGM the nhvHinlnnu miv ',r. lu ¥*cDt to bo ready for any medicines the physicians may need. We keeD un wish 01 80 a continually adding these to out a® of modical science and new remedies and aro This department of our business is under tho Geo. D. Case, and every W. G. Perry and V straight-forward, industrious, steady young men and are ever ready'to‘‘ni^, v c T jl l,, • - turners who favor us with their patronage. Cta our businoss is undor tho personal supervision ol ™ iT Sl ry prescription coming to the store Is placod in his hands 4 * W. R. Lamar, Clerks, are well known throughout thi« L.u. Milledgeville, March 22,1887. throughout this vicinity, ver ready to please an 7 ‘ GEO. D. CASE, Manager, 35 ly, The Old Hardware Store IS STILL ALIVE! Ar J will sell you Goods CHEAPER than Ever! $30,000 20,000 10,000 . $535,000 2,179 Prizes, amounting to Application for rates to clubs should be made only to the olflce of the Company in New Orleans. Forfnrtherlntormatton write clearly, glviDg full address. POSTAL NOTES, Kxpress Mon ey Orders or New York Exchange in ordinary letter. Currency by Express (at our expense,! addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleuns, La., or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C. Afliress Rejistered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL HANK, New Orleans, La. I That the presence of Generals Total Amount allowed by Ordinary as insolvent Total amount paid County Treas urer A mount of (lulls on Digest Amount of polls lioton Digest.... $10,138 70 252 68 $10,186 02 2097 55 Total Amount paid Countv (school Com missioners Amount paid collector’s com Amount paid receiverscom Insolvent polls allowed 2,152 $1,352 00 00 01 48 39 685 00 Total. Sworn to and me July 18, 1887, $2,155 00 T. W. Turk, T. C. B. 0. subscribed before REMEMBER Beauregard and Early, who are in charge of the drawings, is a guaran tee of absolute fairness and integrity, that the chances are all equal, and that no one can possi- blv divine what, number will draw a Prize. KKM i:m It Lit mat the payment of all 1‘rices IS UtAltANTEED BY FOLK NATION AL BANKS of New Orleans, and tho Tickets are signed by tbe President of an Insti tution. whose chartered rights are recognized in the highest. Courts; therefore, beware of any im itations or anonymous schemes. July 12th, 1837, 1 4t All kinds of FARMING- IMPLEMENTS, D. B. Sanford, RETORT OF C. W. ENNIS, SHERIFF. KlU’OltT or JOHN M. EUWAllltS, CorNTY To balance on hir e ol' Ric i til’d T1 '.FASURElt. Hooks, $44.10 CiEoRl ia. Baldwin Cor T Y. / lss7. ^ To line Lee Dago. $100.00. To the G All LLl •nml Jurv DtiKVIl.LE, July 13. of Baldw in Count ’l’o line Min tie Jarratt, $20.00. Gentle nen: 1 herewith M.ibmit the following To line Jose )li Miller $10.00. report: To line C. 1. . Case, .00. ]3$7. RU Eli TS. To balance on hire Clem Sherman, Feb. 7. To cash u\ hand from last $23.25. “ 14. 4, 4, report T. \V. Turk, T. C. .$1,757 11 184 118 To balcncc on hire Sidney Garcy, T. W.Turk, ••... ‘225 O'l $4.80. M’ell 26. May 24. 4» T. W. Turk “.... T. W. Turk, "... 470 29 172 41 To balance on hire Ilcnry Xc sby, June 13. 4. *» T. W.Turk, "... 41 t>0 $13.15. July 13. “ 16. «4 .4 T. W. Turk, "... K.t . ltamsay, t , J D. li.Sanford, <in; 78 87 84 00 To balance on hire Crawford Thoniion,$ 1 Aiisbiirv 7.95. and Total $3,001 69 rxl’ENDlTCRES, Paid jurors $737 00 •• Bailiffs «7 ou lunuests •• Jails “ Paupers *■ county officers “ Contingent 378 73 “ Interest 245 00 *• New Court House 354 09 61 80 015 O'. $3,009 12 Total Balance due me on oue voucher $7 13. GEOBG1 A—Baldwin County—Personally ap peared before me John M. Edwards, County Treasurer, who, upon oath, says the above re ceipts aud expenditures are correct, John M, Edwards, Treasurer Baldwin County, ■Sworn to before tne July 13, 1387, \V » i -r Walter Paine, Cl'k Sup’r. C’t. Baldwin Co., Ga. REPORT OF D. B. SANFORD, ORDINARY. Georgia— Baldwin County, 5 Office of Ordinary, C July 18th, 1887 \ To the Grand Jury of Baldwin Superior Court at July term 1887: Milledgeville, Ga., July 18,1887. Gentlemen: 1 beg leave to hand you this my report for the past six months. As for lifas and executions I refer you to Sheriff's execution docket; for parties confined in jail, to jail docket; us for fines, etc., 1 give you statement as collected : To amount on hand last report, $9.80. Balance on fine ol Wink Butts, County court, $27.45. jSL ca To all who are suffering from the errors and Indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early Aoeay, loss of manhood, fcc., I will send a roelpo that will cure you,FREE OF CHARGE. This groat remedy was discovered by a missionary In South America. Bond a eolf-addrossed envelope to the Bet. Joseph T. Inman, Station J), Si'no Tork City. at very low figures. Plows of all kinds. I keep tho Boy, Bin Stonewall, Boss, Haiman, Southern and Athens Plows;" In fac everything a farmer needs. Cotton Planters! The Best and Cheapest in tho Market. BELTIUGI Rubber and Leather Bolting, Rubber, Soap Stone ami Hem Packing. l*ace Leather\ In fact everything a Farmer needs at the very Lowest Prices. Barb Wire. Just received a largo lot—call and get prices. 15^1 keep everything in tho Hardware lino as low as the love: Call and see for yourselves. JOS. STALEY. Milledgeville, April 12th, 1887. 291) September 3rd, 1886. 9,ly Commercial College ol KY. UNIVERSITY, LEXINGTON, KY. Cheapest & Best Business College m the World. If/ffhent Honor «n l Oold Modal orcr *!’ other Co.leges, nt World’ll Kxpoultton, f» r Ryu turn of Rnok-Keeping an 1 General UuhIhomh Education. HOOO OriuluatcA in KoHlnc**. 10 Teacher* employed. Coat of Full Haulne** CourHG Including Tuition, Stationery and Hoard, about $00. Short-IIand, Type-Writing li Tclcgruphy. specialties. No Vivoiitlon. hater N'-w. Graduates G u ar an teed S i Vot circular’ Wilbur U. May 21,1S37. pUruiin W. Smith. I’riucipal, o- Smith, Preaidont, U'xInfftoD, 1^ <10 lrn. SILK RIBBONS. Total. $325.50. I’aid liobt. Whitfield. $58.50. I ’aid Walter l'aine, $111.75. l’aid ('. W. Luuis, $41.13. Total, $131.38. ’To balance on band, $191.12. There lias been no dines collected from the county court nincc last form as will be explained to you by his Honor, tlie County Judge. All of which 1 respectfully submit, C. W. Ennis, Sheriff. Sworn to and subscribed before mo this July 18, 1887. E. C. Ramsay’, J. B. C. C. Baldwin Superior Court, ) July Term, 1887, J Lot tho foregoing General Pre sentments be entered on the minutes, and also be published as requested. By the court, ItOBT. WllITFlF-LD, Sol. Gcn’l. A true extract from the minutes. WaltkA Taink, Clerk. An elegant, large package of extra line, Assort ed Ribbons (Job lot.J different widths, in all the latest fashionable shades; adapted for Bonnet Strings, Neck wear, Scurfs, Trimming for Hats and Dresses, Bows, Fancy Work, Ae. 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