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- JUDGE GANN %w]}
EXPLAINING A R’S REPORT,
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To the Marieita Journal.
The réport of the finding of the
Auditor as made to the County Com
missioners and published in your pa
per last week, so far as the Ordinary
is concerned, fails to give the whole
facts in the matter. I feel that 1
am justified in asking you to pub
lish the following in order that the
people may clearly understand the
same. In 1838, Statute No. 3101
was enacted into law, which provided
that the Ordinary should issue com
missions of Lunacy on application
by auny party, and when a jury found
th¢ party insane, should commit him
to the Asylum, and fixed his fee for
@ll his' service therein at $5.00, an+
that $3.00 should be the fee of the
Sheriff for all his services connected
therewith in summoning the jury,
etc. When this law was enacted
there was no provision whereby the
jury trying the case received pay for
their service, therefore no jury script
to issue, and it remained so until
1887 when there was an act passed
providing that in all Lunacy cases
the Ordinary should draw his cer
tificate or script on the County
Treasurer in favor of each juror serv
ing at such trial, for $l.OO. See sec
tion 3106.
The law provides a fee of 10¢ for
each Jury Script drawn. The Au
ditor’s contention was that in as
much as the law of 1838 said the
$5.00 should cover all services of
the Ordinary connected with the case,
that he was not entitled to the fee
of 10¢, etc., and notwithstanding the
fact that a law enacted fifty years
later, putting work on the Ordinary,
which was not comtemplated in the
Original Act, yet he was not entitled
to pay for this work. 1 showed him
that this fee of 10¢ for issuing jury
script had been followed before i
was elected to the office and that the
books had been examined by four
different Auditor’s and not a single
one of them had ever questioned the
right of the Ordinary to this charge
of 10¢ for each script issued, but if
it was not a legal charge, or if there
was|gten a doubt as to its legality,
1 wasg ready to pay back to the Coun
ty Authorities the amount I had
charged against the County for this
work.
When the Auditor made his report
to the Commissioners they allowed
me to be heard. ] went before them
and stated to them that the law fix
ing the fee of the Ordinary for issuing
Lunacy Commission, and when the
jury found the accused to be a Lun
atic to commit them to the Sanito
rium, was enacted in 1838 and could
not have comtemplated work requir
€d under an Act of 1887, nearly fif
ty years later, and that it has been
a charge that I had never heard ques
tioned.
After hearing me, by a unanimous
vote of the Board they held that 1
was entitled to this and returned my
check, vy pes) #l v e
® Wkén 1 went before the Board I
requested this man if I mistated a
single point in the law or the re
cords for him to call my attention to
the same and the Board also invited
Lim to say anything he wished, but
he stated what he had wirtten was
all he had to say in the matter. While
the law provided that the Sheriff
was entitled to $3.00 in each trial,
1 showed by the records of the office
that :n the trial of sixty four cases
of Lunacy, I had used him only in
Fiiteen cases. That in all cases out
of town I had secured the juries
myself with the exception of six
cascs which 1 had paid $l.OO each to
some party to get them up, and
while the law did not require me
to atfend these trials, I had done so
without extra charge to the County,
and in nandling the Sixty four c¢ases
in this way, 1 had saveqd the County!
si4l.o¢v and in all cases that I coul’d‘f
not attend myself, I have employed
the nearest Justice of Peace to the
party to be tried, to attend and swear
the Jury in, and had paid each one
of them out of my own pocket $2.00
for their service. :
Cne of the Commissioners thanked
me tor the way I'had taken care of
the interest of the County and re
quested that I''continue to handle
these matters in -he same way.
; ,R‘e.‘.pe('tfullyf
: J: M. GANN,
HARRY LOONEY OPENS MARXET.
The pleasant smile of Harry Loon
ey has been transferred from the
Gem Theater to the Hays’ Market
near:by. Harry ‘iz only seeking a
wider range for his energies, having
outgrcwn his long time job with
the movies,. :
With every 50¢ purchase, we give
you one can Corylopsis Talcum Pow
der in order to introduce this ex
cellent toilet article. (Don't forge:
this offer.) Wikle's Drug Store.
mvigorsting to the Pale and Sickly
Eiovy 2B SR sreontheniag tonie
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THE UNION SEBVICE§ ELD ;
LAST SUDNAY ) :
The choir of girls did splendidly
under the direction of Mr. Byerle,
and quite a large congregation agsem
bled before the Service hour. i
As the hour drew near, the clouds
grew heavier, until a black eurtain
was drawn across the stars. Tongues
of lightning threatened, and the
threat was echoed in the distanc-.
Kach moment prophesied a storm.
And here was the silent tribute to
the Gospel. There was nearly a thous
and in the audience, but only abonut
a dozen left before the end. it
would not have been surprising had
there been a stampede. The interest
and attention was just as tense as
it could have been in a building.
The subject was from the words
of Jesus: Ye shall be my witnesses.
It was pointed out that when we send
out our children or our friends into
the world of men, they are in a true
sense our Epistles, even as St. Paul
spoke of those whom he had in
fluenced as his Epistles. As God sent
Christ into the world, so Christ said
He sent His followers out. Anyone
who has heard the Gospel is by that
fact made a witness. But men are
not left to their own resource. Christ
said: “Wait till ye be enuded with
power from on high.: when the Holy
Ghost comes upon you, ye shall have
power.” And that Power makes
true witness-bearing possible and
duty a pleasure.
They were reminded of John's
word: ‘““He that believeth on the
Son of God hath the witness in him
self.” That means the spiritual
presence of Christ is within. That
accounts for the power for sacrifice
and service that is manifested by
Christians. Christ lives and moves
within us. We become distribution
points of His power and light.
We are constituted stewards of
the Gospel. It is not for us to ask
“Is life worth living?’’ But rather
to get our Father’s viewpoint: ‘“They
are My stewards; I have trusted
them; is it worth while that I have
trusted life, and given to them My
Holy Spirit?”
False to his stewardship, we might
consider one who has enlisted under
the banner of the cross, but who
Jdenies Christ by word and deed; ana
also the so-called moral man, who is
quite decent and respectable, even
charitable having a happy home life,
having children who are Christians,
who is always ready to say: ‘““No, I
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latest touches of styles will
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designed by Hart Schaffner and
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Big reductions on Low Shoes,
Hats and Shirts.
On all straw hats in all shapes and
SlZes.
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Phone 200. The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx
THE MARIEITA JOURNAL AND COURIER
am not a Christian, out I- am;,"
-good or better than most Chris
tians.” You would know he was
not a Christian when you hear him
falking of his goodness. No Chris
tian ever refers to his goodness. He
feels too conscious of his failure to
live up to the ideal. To say the
least, such a one is a dishonest ste
ward, for this reason: The good
things in his life are the fruit of
? Christianity. He draws his strength
~of character and happy home life
from the Christian influences around
him. Yet he denies the Christian
source and continues to allow others
to supply him with his spiritual
strength. He knows that if he had
been born of heathen parents ana
had a heathen environment, he could
not show such a character. Yet he
does nothing to advance the Cause:
he gives no credit to the Christ; the
weight of his influence is on the
other side. It is like one who lived
in a city infested with some foul in
fectious disease, who, after it had
been cleaned and purified by the
health committee, said he was heal
thy, and he owed nothing to any of
the cranks who talked about germs.
It is denied sometimes that the
Christian who falls can be a true
witness. But who better than He,
when in the power of Christ he con
stantly arises to repent and make a
new start? Christ did not so re
gard the sinful woman of Peter who
so often fell. He is a Christian, in
that he depends entirely on Christ,
Another true witness is the strong
Christian who always confesses that
all the strength he has comes from
Christ; he is but an echo, a reflec
tion, a broken light, shining as best
he can. He says: ‘“By the Grace of
God I am what I am.” And with
out that Grace, he would be as weak
as the weakest.
As witness-bearers, we must real
ize that Religion is everything or
nothing. It must be the quality of
our whole life, and all our work. We
are co-operators with God. Our
work is His work. It is a partner
ship. But to do it efficiently and
worthily, we ‘must keep in contact
with the power-current. Then, in
plowing or playing we manifest our
religion; in driving a nail or selling
a shoe. The Channel of prayer for
the inflow of His Holy Spirit must
be kept open; and the attitude of
spirit must be: “I need Thee every
hour most gracious Lord!”’
Smoked bacon for seasoning at
Faw’s.
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HON. GEO. D. ANDERSON,
Referee in Bankruptey for the North
ern District of Georgia who is being
strongly urged to enter the race for
Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit in
the primary next year.
McCLATCHEY COMPLIMENTED.
A resolution complimenting Secre
tary Devereaux Fore McClatchey, sec
retary of the senate, for his faithful
efficiency was passed unanimously.
The resolution confers upon Secre
tary McClatchey ““ the rank and ti
tle of major.” It was introduced and
signed by every member of the sen
ate.
The resolution reads as follows:
“Whereas, Devereaux F. McClat
chey has served the state faithfully
and well for seventeen years as read
ing clerk in the house; and
“Whereas, said Devereaux F. Mec-
Clatchey, since entering upon his
new duties as secretary of the sen
ate, has lived up to the high stan
dards of service and helpfulness set
by himself Tn the house; and '
“Whereas, said Devereaux F. Mec-
Clatchey, because of his soldierly
bearing, commanding voice and high
position deserves more than the mere
title of ‘“Mister;’’ therefore, be it%
“Resolved, That the rank and ti 1
tle of ‘“Major”’ be conferred upon Mr..
McClatchey, and it is hereby confer
red, so that he shall be hereafter
known as ‘“Major Devereaux F. Mec-
Clatchey.”
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WE HAVE CLIMBED THE LADDER OF SUCCESS
IN OUR HARDWARE BUSINESS BY ATTENDING
STRICTLY TO BWUSINESS.
WE KEEP UP OUR STOCKS. ALL OF THE MANY
LITTLE THINGS YOU ARE CONSTANTLY NEFEDING
YOU CAN“FIND"" IN OUR STORE.
DOES NOT THIS KIND OF A STORE DESERVE
YOUR TRADE — ESPECIALLY WHEN WE NOT ONLY
gIER:IECI;:A BIG STOCK BUT ALSO GIVE THE LITTLE
REMEMBER. OUR HARDWARE STANDS HARD
WEAR.
Nortom Hardware Co.
The Home of Yellow Kid.
Office Phone 204, Mill Phone §6.
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Biack Builders Supply Co.
Dealers in
Rough and dressed lumber, shingles, laths, lime, cement, plaster, brick
and pattons Sun Proof Paint.
We carry the most complete and .largest stock of building material
in North Georgia.
Your orders, large or small appreciated. We 2an give you lowest
Prices and prompt deliwveries,
Mill yard and office, Church street, in front of cer barm.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
In ancient times the wise men of the East based all
their business affairs and calculations on the positions and
movements of the stars. And now in 1915 the wise men
here patronize the STAR PRESSING CLUB and TRIO
LATINDRY,
MORAL—-GET WISE.
Harry Haynes, Mgr., Phone 254
Over Grogan’s Barber Shop.
Fore-Handed
Preparation
Any method of doing a thing is good—
until a better is found.
Once the best way to get to San Fran
cisco was by horse and wagon. Now
thereis a better way.
Once 26 bushels of corn per acre was a
goodyield. Now we demand an average
yield of more than 100 bushels,
Once ap pendicitiswas’most fatal,
Now itrarely is. o
One way tohave a good winter dinner,
is to prepareitin advance® -
One way to have a comfortable old age,
is to have money in the bank,
This bank will send you this month,
andeach month this year, a bulletin free
that will show you how to make at least
sloan acre more on your farm than you
ever did before. Alc post card brings it
to your door.
Inthe hands of the farmer, these bull
etins are like the cook book in the hands
of the housewife. Theyv show you how!
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(1B Narieh Tt &Banking Comoony
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
Capital and Surplus over $105,000.00
Friday, August 13, 1915
