SW Georgia Newspaper Clippings

THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
Friday, June 18, 1897

Mrs. J. R.. Paiton is improving.

Mr. Lee Betts is convalescing.

‘Phone No. 19, Davis and Barbee

Sheriff Story was here Saturday.

J. W. Walker is yet confined to his bed.

Mr. J. W. Evans is well fixed in his new home.

Miss Rosa Croom is off to Arabi to attend the commencement today.  She has a good school in the Newton settlement.

Mr. A. J. Wells of Tifton is amusing himself at visiting the girls and taking them out riding while he is at home sick.

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Mrs. J. O. Gregory is spending this week with her mother, Mrs. J. T. Cochran.

Miss Mary Rhodes, of Sylvester, is visiting Miss Ada Kinard a few days.

Miss Daisy Tison, of Atl.., is spending a few days in Isabella.

Mr. Oliver, of Parkersville, visited his best girl here Sunday last.

Misses Delila Lula and Master Walter Tipton attended services at Sylvester Sunday last.

Mr. C. W. Evans is visiting in Hawkinsville.

Mr. Frank Green, of Bronwood, is the guest of Mr. Mrs. J. W.. Chapman.

Mrs. Hackett, of Tifton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. B. Hudson.

Miss Pearl Gammage, of Worth, spent two or three days this week with Mrs. Thrasher.

General Presentment

We, the grand jurors, chosen and sworn to serve at the April adjourned term of the Worth Superior court, beg leave to make the following report:

Committee on public buildings report buildings on poor farm in fair condition, also fencing in good condition, that the Ordinary rents the farm to Mr. Tom Dees, who works it for half of the crop.  We find about 35 acres in (can't read) vation in (can't read) crops.  There are 5 paupers now on the farm, which are all colored and seem to be well cared for.  One mule and one one-horse wagon, both in good condition and mule well cared for, and eight head of hogs.

A neat new jailer's house and a brick jail house, now being built, and other buildings in very good condition.

The public roads in the county are reported in better condition than ever before.

The bridge across the Cow ford in 15th district is in bad condition and we recommend same to be repaired.

The bridge across Swift creek, on the river road, is reported in bad condition, also bridge across the Warrior, between Sylvester and Poulan is in bad condition; we recommend that same be repaired.

The bridge across Ty Ty creek on Sumner and Sycamore road is in bad fix and we recommend same be repaired.

We recommend the ordinary confer with the authorities of Irwin county and if they will bear half of the expenses, that they build a bridge across Little river at Horse ford running from Ty Ty to Tifton.

We recommend the appointment of J. T. Davis as N. P. ex officio of J. P. for the 1346th district G M. to fill the vacancy caused by Z. T. Phelps moving out of the county.  We recommend the appointment as N. P. ex officio J. P. of Z. Bass, to fill the vacancy in the 1145th district G. M. also the appointment, as N. P. ex officio J. P. of N. J. Scott to fill the vacancy of the 1044th district G. M.

We recommend the payment of T. F. Dees’ account of $24.00 for service of looking after the paupers at poor farm to be paid.

We recommend that J. W. Davis be paid ($6.00) six dollars for three day's services summoning witnesses for the jury.

We recommend that W. A. Green be paid back ($50.00) fifty dollars on Jack Perry who was taken away from him after serving two months.

We recommend that H. S. Story be paid ($6.00) six dollars for serving witnesses before the grand jury.

We recommend that Edward Eady be paid $25.00 for inquest jury and burial expenses on the body of Abe Hampton, and that Dr. J. A. Ford be paid $20 for post mortem examination.

We recommend that paupers now receiving a pension be stricken from the pauper list.

We recommend that Mrs. Jane Jester be added to the pauper list and that she be allowed ($4) four dollars per month.

We recommend that E. R. Barber be paid ($14.95) fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents as burial expense for Misses Groves.

We recommend that the accounts of Dr. T. C. Jeffords and Dr. W. L. Sikes of $50,00 for amputation and treatment on Albert Daniels do not be paid out of the public funds as J. W. Price ordinary, was authorized to keep a physician under yearly contract and further we find that Albert Daniels was not at that time a pauper properly upon the county.

We recommend that the ordinary buy  a suitable book for a government Grand Jury docket.

We recommend and urge the several magistrates of the county and the county court Judge to comply with section 915, 916, 917 and 918 of criminal code and save this body time and worry and the county expense.

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kept with the cost itemized except H. D. Parker of the, of the 8th or 1124th district G.M., which does not show cost bill itemized as the law requires.

We recommend that J. H. (can't read) and T. J. Giddens be stricken from the pauper pension list, (can't read first part of word) appearing they are not paupers, but prosperous farmers.

We recommend that J. W. Price, ordinary, be allowed $150, one hundred fifty dollars, for extra services to date.

In adopting the book committee's report, we recommend the sheriff look to the recommendation in regard to keep a full record of all his business, jailer's book sales, etc. and show disposition of all matters passing through his hands.

We recommend the Treasurer keep a separate account of the county court funds and pay all county court expenses from said fund.

We recommend these presentments be published in both the Ashburn Advance and the Worth Local and fee be divided between the two.

We appoint I. L. Ford, W. J. Davis, and J. H. McPhaul as committee to examine into the county officers books and report to the next grand jury.

We recommend jurors and bailiffs be paid $2.00 per day for time served.

We extend thanks to the solicitor and other officers for courtesies shown this body.

J. W. Trummel, Foreman
I. L. Ford, W. A. Nipper,
L. S. Thompson, J. H. McPhaul,
D. L. Jenkins, E. J. Smith,
W. A. Smith, P. A. Coram,
C. H. Harris, D. F. Smith,
J. R. Lyle, W. J. Davis,
Z. J. Cowan, M. H. Sumner,
J. A. Aultman, J. A. Lane,
J. A. Hancock, D. H. Davis,
J. W. Henderson, J. T. Horsley,
G. G. Ford, G. R. Houston

BOOK COMMITTEE REPORT GEORGIA WORTH COUNTY.

To the honorable Grand Jury April term ’97: We the committee appointed  at the April term of the court, ’96, to examine into and report on the various county officers’ books: 

We find the book of the County School Commissioner very neatly kept and with a few errors in addition and vouchers short, which after correcting same, leaves a balance on hand for scholastic year ending January 1st, 96, of $89.58.  His books do not show any entries for 96.

We find the Treasurer's books properly kept with a balance on hand, as audited on April 15th, ’97, of $676.26.

We also find in the hands of the Tax Collector  $5,495,90 as shown by the ordinary's settlement of this date, which should show a balance in the treasure proper of $5,872,46 now on hand.

We find the Clerk of the court books very neatly and creditably kept and properly indexed.

We find the Sheriff's books incomplete in entries as he fails to show the final disposition of funds received from the fines &c, as we think his jail docket should give this information.  Otherwise it is impossible for this committee to make the proper showing to your body regarding the finances of our county court unless the sheriff be required to make a more complete record.

We find by revision of the Treasurer's books that the county court has drawn from the county treasurer  $451,00 since August 20, 1895, up to April 15, 1897, more than said county court has paid into the treasury as follows:  The treasurer's books shows to have received from said county court during this period $1678.29 and drawn out during said period $2129.35.

We ask the honorable body to recommend that the treasurer keep all funds paid to him from County court separate from all other funds that come into his hands also all funds paid out for county court purposes as we your committee think that in our judgement if our Court is not self sustaining it should be abolished.

We find the books of the ordinary neatly and properly kept.

We find that the Tax collector has made the proper settlement with the Ordinary as shown by tax digest and ordinary's settlement of this date.

The above respectfully submitted this April 16, 1897.

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The foregoing general presentments read and received in open court ordered that the nominations and recommendations made herein be and the same are hereby ratified and approved.  Ordered further that these general presentments be published as recommended.

W. N. Spence J. S. C., A. C.

I do certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy from the minutes of said court.

This June 11th 1897;
J. W. Warren, Clerk

Taylor Delk is to hang June 30th for the murder of the sheriff of Pike county, as also will Tom Delk, his son, on Friday June 18th, for being implicated.

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Tom Delk’s mother went before the Governor to plead for the life of her boy, who is to hang today.  That is a mother's love, but there should be no sympathy for her.  She ought to have to stand face-to-face with him and see the black cap drawn over his face then when his neck pops and his tongue rolls out she ought to have ten thousand fingers pointing at her and a voice of thunder telling her to remember the days of that boys training.  The time for a mother's love to shine out on her boy is when she is moulding his mind and forming his character. The life of a man is too often the reflection of a mother's character.  Few women realize the great responsibility of raising children.
 
 

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