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The Miller County Liberal
vol. xr.
I Have That
Present.
Just received a new line of cut
glass, silver ware & silver plated
matter. The best that many can
buy. Remember I will show you
something new each month in the
Jewelry Line and will replace any
article that doesn’t give satisfaction.
Get next and come over on the
White Way.
EDWIN J. HUNTER.
Jeweler.
Local Paragraphs.
Miss Ads Lee Sheffield of Jack
sonville Fls ,is here visiting. A
royal welcome was extended to this
former Colquittoniau by relatives
•ad friends.
Some of the lafties in this city
apply themselves very closely to
b sines*. For instance Mrs Hen
ry Harrell dropped into our sanc
tum yesterday; and thia wa« the
tirat rims she bed been "up town”
in nine mouths. No wonder that
ths boarding bouse of Mrs Barrel
is a moat popular resort for those
who board.
Mr end Mrs Ift'&r Klmbrel
with their little son, Harfy, spent
Tuesday in the city visiting rela
tives.
Mr Jia Sheffield, the eldest son
of the late Mrs Ann Sheffield, was
her* yesterday. He bad called Dr
J. P. CooK to consult with Dr Les
lie Cheshire in tfie serious illness
of hie daughter, Miss Fannie Lou,
who has appendicitis. The child
was better; and the physicians de
cid'd not to perform an operation
Mrs Pierce Davis, accompanied
by her worthy son, Mr Julian
Davia, spent yesterday in the city
attending to business.
At a church not far away from
Colquitt a large crowd had gather
ed Sunday to hear the truths of
the gospel expounded by a popu
lar minister. All went well until
two doge fought viciously where
the 'adiea and children were seat
ed. Thia produced much disor
der. The Liberal has been reques
ted to earnestly entreat the own
ers of dogs to leave the animals at
home when attending divine ser
vices, as the canines frequently
fall to agree thereby producing
mueh disorder.
The report in this issue of the
First National BanK of Colquitt
will be read with intere.t by many
of our readers.
Hie old friends were glad to
clasp the friendly hand of Mr R.
O. McNair of Arlington week.
He was here attending to business.
Mrs 3. O. Bird and her infant
daughter are in Atlanta, guests at
the home of her sister, Mra Arthur
Gray Powell. Mrs Bird went up
to see her oldest eon, Mr Cosby
Bird graduate from the Atlanta
edlege of physicians and surgeons
This mpdel young gentlemau will
accompany his mother home. He
will return to his home here a full
pledged physician; and the Liber
al wishes him welt in bis chosen
profession.
Mrs Crawford Mock two week<
ago went to Columbus to remain
with her husband while he finish
es the business course he is taxing
in th* Massey Business Cillege.
Mrs Harriet Clifton of Beykin
is spending the week here super
vising in the home of her son, Mr
B. 0 Bird while Mrs Pird is ab
sent in Atlanta.
Since the burning of their home
Mr «1. H. Christie has taken apart
ments in the boarding bouse of
Mrs M. A. Gay for himself and
his family. Mra Christie and the
two girls were greatly inconveni
enced by th* total loss of all of
their clothing except what they
wore away from their home on the
Sunday morning before the tire
reduced the and content* to
a smoldering heap of ashes Sunday
night.
Mr and Mrs Perry who occupy
the residet.ee owned by Mr Jrwin
Loving,are entertaining a little
stranger, a wee young lady.
Lurid Flames Illum
inate The City.
At 12.30 o’clock Monday morn
ing the citizens were aroused by
tbe excessive blowing of the whi*.
tie at the power house followee by
tbe reports from pistols
The tws story residence of Mr
J. H. Christie was enveloped in
Hames before tbe alarm had been
given.
The member* of the family were
a 1 ! away from boms.
Standing nut far from tbeburn
ing structure was a residence ownj
ed by Mrs Felix D. Bush,-but oc
cupied by Mr. and Mra. W. H -
Grimes and Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Long. This home was also burned.
Tbe hose wes used on thia build-1
ing and the flames were extinguish
ed, ba'o e they spread to a ievi
dence near owned by Mr. C. H.
Cook and occupied by Mr. N. B.
Thompson.
An insurance amounting ts
12600.00 was carried on the Chris
tie residence; and tbe contents of
the house were insured for $1500,-
00.
Mra. F. D. Bush held an insut
ance policy on her residence a
mounting to $12’0.00 Messrs Lung
and Grimes with the help of many
willing workers succeeded in re
moving most of tbeir household
goods and clothing before their
home caught from the Christie
dwelling.
The conflagration would have
wrought much more damage had
the wind been blowing strong.
Fortuneately only a gentle breeze
from the south fanned the flames.
No one seems to knew tbe origin
of the fire.
EGGS FOR SALE-By those
who feed Aunt Patsy’s Poulty
feed to their bens. Sold by J. E
Sholar.
COLQUITT, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 1911.
General Presentments
April Term 1912.
We the Grand Jury of Miller Co.
Chosen to serve at the Apiil Term 1912 jf Miller Superior Court,
beg leave to present these our General Presentments as follows.
First we beg to say the committee appointed by the October Grand
•I ury to examine the books of the different county officials have done
»o, and we attaoh their report, to this as a part of our General Pre
sentments.
We find the books of the J. P. & N. P. Ex. office J. P. of tbe 26th
Dist. neatly and correctly kapt. We find the books of the 12tu Diet
J. P. &N, P. Ex. office neitlyand correctly kept. We also find the
book* of N. P. Ex office J, P. for the 13th Dist. kept in a very satis
factory manner. Tbe Committee appointed from our body on build
ing* & Bridges make tbe following report. 'lbe Jail is ia good con
dition, cleanly kept and in a very satisfactory condition. The Court
bouse we find in need of some repa.rs’for instance th* glass to one
door of tbe J. P. office has been out for several mouths, also that there
are some leaks in roof of court house and we reocommjnd this
and such other lepairs as found needed be repaired at once. Also th*
October Grand Jury reeoommended that tne doar between the Ordi
nary’s office and Ladies Toilet ue closed and this toilet kept for Ladies
only. It has come to our knowledge that this has been neglected to
a great extent, therefore we recoommend that this door from Ordinary*
office into Ladies toilet be closed with brick and mortar peimantly.
The committee appointed from our body to examine the Convict
Camp report the prisoners in good shape, properly clothed and they
say well ted. Tne camp is in as sanitary condition a* the circumstan
ces will permit. The county property, mules *tc. are in as good strap*
as the work and weather will permit.
Our county school superintendent ia pursuance of Law reports the
schools of the county in tine condition, Mie attendance being a little
off on account of the bad weather and lack of foot log*. We reccom
mend that the proper authorities takesume step at once that the chil
dren of the county will not be unnecessarily hindered from attending
school. We now find from the report of County Superintendent of
Schools that terma of office of Jas. Cook & T. M. Bowen as members
of County Board of Education have txpired and we recctmmeud that
they be re-elected to succeed themselves.
We find of the paupers list that all person* appearing thereon are
worthy of assistance and reccommend that they receive the same as
sistance bom the county in the future a*Jn tbe past with the excep
tion of J. J. Wilkes who we reccommend shall receive the sum of
$5,00 per month instead of $4,00 we further recoommend that the
names of Susan Mooie 1 Julia Wilson be added to the paupers list
and that they shall be paid the sum of $3,00 each per month.
We reccommend that L. A. Free be re-appointed a* N. P. Ex office
J. P for the 13th Diet.
We find’the roads & bridges in bad <K>olition owing to tbe recent
rains, and we reccommend that the authorities proceed to put the
roads in a passable condition a* fast as possible. Alsu it h*s been
brought to cur attention that some parties in various parts of tbe conn
ty have a habit of throwing litter of every kind in the ditches of tbe
roads & we reccommend that this practice be forthwith stopped.
We reccommend that these presentments be published in The Mil
ler County Liberal and that SIO.OO be p*td for the same.
We wish to return our thanks to His Honor W. 0 Woirill for bis
courteous & intelligent charge; Also to our able and efficient Solici
tor General J. A. Laing for bis services during our session.
Respectfully submmitted
A. J. McCormick, Foreman,
H. Drew Roberts, Clerk
The foregoing General Presentments were received and rend in o
pen court. It is ordered that they be spread upon tbe minutes cf
this court and that the recommendations therein be carried out.
This April 25, 1912.
J. A. Laing, Sol. Gen. Wm C. Wornll, J. S. C. P, C.
We, the committee appointed by tfie Grand Jurors of the October
term of 1911 Superior court to examine the books of tbe county offi
cers, have to submit, the following report;
We find that tbe County Commissioner* records are neatly Kept, but
that some accounts are psid which are not properly itemized. Bills
show that, (for instance) a coffin botigl t for a pauper is included in
bill for other supplies for the county and settled for acc rdingly
This practice should be forth with abolished, and that there be sepir
ate bills rendered for each and every article intended to be paid fur
out of tbe separate and individual funds.
The fund as levied by tbe Commissioners for various puiposes for
the year 1911 are as follows;
Ist, for Indebtedness, $13,650.24 2nd fur Court expenses, $3,412.56
3rd ’’ Bridges 1,137.52 4th ’’ Roads 3, 412 56
sth ” Pauper 1,137.52 6th ” Jail 2,275.04
7th ” Incedental & Co Officers Com- 2,275 04
Total. $27,300 48
It was recomended ty last Grand Jurors that Convicts Guards be
paid $25.00 per month for their services as Guards on the road, which
salary they were being paid at that time. The records show that
these guards are now being paid $30.00 per month to tbeir service as
guards.
We find the Tax Collectors books properly and very admirably kept
and render the following recapitulation of items.
Ist Due an Digest, $27,300.48 2nd Corporation T»x, 11,181.97
3rd Collected not on Digest $522.81 Total $29,005.29
By amount paid out,
Ist Commissions, 557 38
| 2nd Paid County Treasurer, $26, 102.90
3rd Errors, 165.77
i Total disbursements, $26,826.05
On hand and uncollected, 2,179.84
Total $29,005.89
Collected not on Digest for the county, $522.84
” ” ” " ’’ ” State 295.00
Total , ~ $817.84
We find the records of the Ordinary Neatly and properly kept.
We find the records of the County Treasure in a n*at and satisfact
ory conditiou with a few minor exceptions.
Recapitulation of items are:
Amount on hand at the close of business December 31st, 1911, and
tbeamou'it received since that time; s3l, 676.32
Amount paid out 25,95(5,53
leaving balance of, $5'719.79
We find the records of the Sheriff’s office neatly and properly kept.
Lpon examination of bills for Jail expenses, each and every Item
seems to be entered properly, and is clearly and distinctly in its place,
and that the articles used or money spent was right and necessary.
We find the Boohs of the County School Commissioner in excel
lent shape, proper entries having been nyule for all business transac
tions of every nature partaining to that office. His receipts and ex
penditures are as follows;
Received, - to date, $22, <97.59
Paid out, ’’ ” 22.108.55 _
Leaving a balance of $(0,389 04
A complete report of the condition of Books of tbe ClerK of the
Court can not b“ submitted at this time. The first and foremost rea
son for tbi*. ia became of a misunderstanding on the part of the com
mittee as to the date this term of court would convene It is stated
howeyer, that th* proceedings of the October term of 1911 superior
court has not yet been entered on the minutes of the court record It
is supposed that a complete examination of all these records would
require more time than this committee has at band now.
Sinned, Jas. Cheshire
11. M. Miller
E. M. Sheffield
Committee.
Boys Corn Club.
Tifton, Ga.
April 29,1912.
Deal Editor:
Congressman S. A. Rodder.-
bsrry of this District offers to the
members of the Boys’ Corn Club
of the second congressional dis
tiict, subject to the rules govern
ing the Boys’ Corn Club wurx and
said prizes to be awarded at I'ifton
Gn. at the South Georgia Land and
Industrial Exposition to be held
this fall, to the boys growing the
most c»rn on an acre of land the
following prizes:
First Prize, A free trip to Wash
ington, D. C.
Second Prize Pair pure bred
Rhode Island Reds.
’Third Prize -Pair u, pure bred
Buff Rocks.
Fourth Prize High bred R. I.
Cockrel,
Very truly,
G. V. Cunningham
District Agent Boys’ Corn Club.
Two Invitations.
The Liberal appreciates the two
invitations received last wesK from
two South Georgians who have
completed in Atlants, tbeir profes
sional educations as physicians.
The first same from Dr Remus
B. Franklin who for a number of
years made his home in the East
ern portion of thia county. For
several terms "Remus’’ when a
child was a pupil of ye scribe: and
it gives us pleasure to note that be
stands well with his teachers and
also among his classmates. He
was treasurer among tbe officers of
his class.
Tbe second invitation was sent
by Dr Cosby Bird, a worthy young
citizen of this city who grew to
manhood here.
By good behavior and close ap
plication he too won tbe approval
of his teachers and classmates:
and we have been glad to note
from time to time the progress he
bad made.
Following ws reproduce the in
vitations feeling assured that many
of our readers will be glad to join
the Liberal in wishing for the wor
thy gentlemen much success in
their chosen professions.
The Faculty and Graduating Class
of the
Atlanta School of Medicine
request the honor of your presence
at the
Commencement Exercises
on Friday evening, April twenty-sixth
Nineteen hundred and twelve
at eight o’clock
Atlanta Theatre
Atlanta, Georgia
Your presence is requested at the
Fifty-seventh Annual Commencement
of the
Atlanta College of
Physicians & Surgeons
Wednesday evening May first
nineteen hundred and twelve
at eight thirty o'clock
Atlant* Theatre
Mr. Eager Sheffield
Passed Away.
Wednesday morning at the hotre
of his parents, Mr and Mrs R. H.
8 isffield, their youngest son, Mr
Eager Sheffield answered tbe sum
mons of the Death Ange!.
Eager had not been well for
three months, and for the last four
weeks he had been desperately ill.
Previous to his death he tried to
console his grief stricKen mother
and expressed to her in tbe pres
ence of others bis willingness to
"passover” the mystic rlvtr of
death.
His first illness was cnilsed by
an accident occurring. *"hile play.
ni’a*f w '‘ u '" .sequaiufeftw iii.wJirch
ave | IIOW rJ ’’ji/roken. fob
lowed bv inflatDHtion ia different
, parts of the body, and especially
along the spinal column.
The boy suffered excruciatingly;
and all that human ingenuity
could devise was done for Eager
but only temporary relief was all
that wa* afforded.
In the ‘ Quiet city of the dead”
in the South West portion of this
place, the remains were interred
Thursday afternoon, Rev. H. P.
Stubbs officiating while the casket
rested near to the open grave.
May the oil of consolation be
poured on the wounded hearts of
the grief stricken parents and the
loving brothers
Had Mr Sheffield lived till the
25th of July be would have hee.i
nineteen years of age.
The summons came to him juet
as be stood on the threshold lead
ing to manhood.
The deceased is survived by bis
parents, two brothers and many
other relatives.
School Closes.
Quite a large crowd attended the
cmmencement at Oak Grove Fri
day night.
Prof. Clifford Williams errang
ed an interesting program.
The commencement was opened
with a song intitled “You’r Wel
come Here To-night” sung by the
school and played by tbe baud.
Had several beautiful and inter
esting scenes under the tableaux
lights with recitations to follow,
i besides lots of interesting dialogues
etc. In addition to all that we
bad Jake and his many famous
and interesting tricks which wore
good.
The children were well trained
and all in their power to please
the onee that assembled to hear
them.
The music was good and com
p -sed of two violins, three guitars
two mandolins and an organ, play
ed by Messrs B. K. Char
ley Waters, Drew Bush, J. G. Mc-
Donald, Eager Bush, B. Stega[l
and Miss Sheffield.
* All en’.oyed it very much.
One Wbo Was There.
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