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{(g. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.) "Yes, Nel?e is the last to leave home," sighed Mrs. Waters to a rela tive who had come to stay for a few days. "She is to be married next weet" "All gone-Alice, Warren, Bartley, and now the youngest," repeated the other. "I should think you would be dreadfully lonesome." "Of course we miss them," replied Mrs. Waters, "but we are glad to see them make their choice In life, well abd happy. Alice has picked out a very sensible man with a good busi ness. Warren will always' be near us. He settled In the town hero. Nellie's prospective husband ls a doo tor in the city, with an established . practice." "And Bartley-how has he got along?" Mrs. Waters tightened the Hps that expressed disappointment or resent ment it was difficult to decide which. "Well, If the truth must be known," she said, "Bartley has not made much of his chances in life. He always had a mechanical turn, you know, and liked pottering , about with tools and inventing Impossible machines. He could have married the richest girl In Dayton, but no, he never looks out sensibly for his own Interest I A year ago he took a month's vacation down in the southern part of the ?tate and came back with a bride. We were more than surprised." "She-" "Ohl"the girl Is all right, and her old father, too, as to Intelligence and respectability, but worse than poor, absolutely at the verge of destitution when Bartley came across them. Were really living in a tent down there in the swampy country. It would almost seem as If Bartley had married Win nie Blake from charity or pity." "They don't get along-" "Oh, yes. they do-perfectly happy. The girl fairly Idolizes Bartley, and he is more than content grubbing along, dreaming his old dreams of startling the world with some great invention, and just making ends meet Winnie and her father encourage hini In his speculative ambition, for they think he is the smartest man In the world." "Maybe he Is-give him time to de velop," suggested the relative. "Hardly, saddled with debt and an old man who will never be able again to make his living," sighed Mrs. Wa ters. Her Impulsive son and his adoring wife recked little that the shoe pinched hard at times. There was a romance in their lives that would: always remain. On a walking-tour down state, Bartley had come across the Blakes, father, and daughter, shel tered by a tent on the poor 40-acre patch where they had grubbed out a living for years. Only a week previ ous the house turf barn had burned down along with a lot of grain and equipment The*' were absolutely beg pared. Bartley ilngered fascinated b> the pure, innocent nature of the lovely girl who strive to encourage hei stricken father that better days wert in store for *hem. Fate fashioned thf, outcome, ar?d Winnie went back tc Bartley's home town, his wife. Over a year went by, and a bab/ came. Bartlsy had made little prog< ress in hffe business, for half of hi* time he wa? corking on an Inventiob that looked promising. At the last he discovered that an essential princi ple of its construction had been de vised preciously by a college profes sor, of Itself no use to the inventor, but without the right to use it Bart? ley's machine was minus a valuable es sential. The college professor wa? only willing to transfer It for several thousand dollars. Little Daisy, the babe, was only a few weeks old when Mr. Blake one day disappeared. Winnie was deeply worried and Bartley was alarmen. They searched vainly for a trace of | the missing man. They feared for his safety-aged, penniless, unfit for hard ship as he was. Then one evening as Winnie, the babe and Bartley , were seated on the porcn, the first named uttered a vivid scream. The depot auto circled up to the curb and Albert Blake alighted. "Sort of tired from a long train ride, so thought Td hire a conveyance." he chirped gayly, after Winnie had wept for Joy on his shoulder and Bartley hugged him in glad welcome. "My new suit? Why, yes, Professor Smith nelped me pick it out." "Professor Smith?" repeated Bart ley amazedly. "Was with him all the morning. I mustn't forget to give you the doc ument transferring his patent to you. Paid cash for iL I say, son Bartley, at last I can prove to you how I cher ish your goodness to me and mine." 'Ton see, lt WSB all through a news paper item I happened to see telling how farmers had girdled and de stroyed their trees to get a chance to plant, and how black walnut had got to be so scarce that an old farmer In Maryland got a thousand dollars for four old stumps. That set me think ing of our old wood lot In the swamp -remember It, Winnie? Not a tree touched, and 80 acres of lt I went back there with a timber cruiser and, Bartley, after paying the professor Tve got enough cash to put your patent through and make us all rich for life." Which came about, and Mrs. Wa ters nowadays speaks proudly of "my son, Ba:tley, the manufacturer," and his estimable family-oHi Albert Blaka included, _ Presentment of Grand Jul To His Honor, Judge James W. Vore, Presiding Judge. Sir: We have passed on all ind ments handed us by the Solicitor ; returned same. A committee of the Grand J has visited the County Home ? find five white inmates, five color find four mules, twelve cows, ei teen hogs, thirteen pigs and thi bushels wheat and one two-ho wagon and emplements to run fa: The crop is in good shape. The jail we find clean and v kept. There is need for the insta] tion of toilets and we recomme that water be carried to the jail pipe connection with the water ma of the city. We have visited the Sheriff's fice and find it in a satisfactory c< dition. The same is true of the Judge Probate's office. ? Since the adjournment of the h Court, the Clerk, Hon. W. B. Cc burn, has died. His loss is great, a we feel we would be remiss if we c not commend his noble character a: splendid example as an officer and friend to those who may in the f ture succeed to the post he so wi filled. His office he leaves well ai neatly kept, showing he was efficie and faithful to the end. The Treasurer has his accoun which have been checked throuj June 30, 1921, in neat condition. B method of keeping books is simp and easily understood, but we sugge in the future he pay no claims th: the Supervisor and County Commi sioners have not issued a warrant fo The Auditor's office is well kep The Superintendent of Educatic has books in'his office in a neat ar satisfactory condition. We want to rebuke in no unce: tain terms the officers who have ru the Supervisor's office. The bonds ax thorized at the last session of th Legislature have been duly sold, nei ting to the County $94,445. It wa hoped this would pay all outstandin claims against the County, but it ha not done so. The Treasurer has pai out on approved "County Claims $118,376.67; approved "Past Indebi edness" claims $78,529.32, makin; a total of $196,905.93 between Jul; 1, 1920, and July 1, 1921. Of thi amount $78,529.32 is entered in hi books as past indebtedness. At pres ent the County has three notes out 'standing which must be paid in -th< future. One to the Sinking Fun? Commission for $25,000. (This noti has been reduced by paying $9,887. ?75 from 2% mill levy put on for tha [purpose.. One to the Bank of Edge field for $20,000. (This note has beei reduced by a payment, but there ii a balance due of $15,879.29.) On? to Eyer & Co., for $45,000. This last note was made to obtain money tc meet ordinary expenses during thc present year and is to be paid out oi taxes collected this fall. There is a special levy of 2Y: mills to take up the note due thc Sinking Fund Commission, but as this ?levy produced but $887.75 this pas1 year it will not likely pay all of th? balance of $15,112.25 this year. A partial examination of Claims on file in the Supervisor's office have astonished and benumbed. Instance claim number 133 paid and approved on August 3, 1920, for $983.50. This claim is to "W. R. & C. L. Johnstone, to rent on 16 mules for one month $400. 8 days lost time $250. 12c a yard increase in price on 2780 cu. yds. at 12c $333.60. Total, $986.60. This claim has never been sworn to, though the oath provided on the form is filled out, but is approved by.R. N. Broadwater and J. N. Griffie. Just previous to this date, namely July 6, 1920, Johnstone & Warnum present ed claim number 82 "To Johnstone & Warnum to sixteen mules rented County $400. In this case the oath is duly filled out and signed by C. D. Warnum before R. N. Broadwater, and the claim paid. We cite claim number 118 for July 1920, an account with Jackson Meat Market. There is on this claim or voucher fifty-two meals and on one day eleven dinners are charged ,to the County. This claim seems out of place in the office files of the Super visor. We bring these claims before th? court believing it necessary that som thing be done. We have been utterll astonished to find claims paid sine the present supervisor came into o: fice as "Past Indebtedness" deserving of attention for there is evidence <J laxness and inefficiency. , Instance a claim paid Cassells j Johnston. There is a bill on W. Cassell's bill head, and this is pinnj to the rgeular form used, but if ? Cassells signed the acknowledgem? he misspelled his own name. Claims have been paid where th? is no pretense of itemizing the sti ment. Claims have been paid whfe no oath was administered at all. We urge that more faithfulness be brought to the administration of the office in keeping the records and scrutinizing claims. At present the vouchers are confused, the* books dif ficult to examine, and it is time'this office be cleaned up and matters com ing properly to it be handled so there will not be room for suspicion. The Dixie Highway construction has been under the supervision of the State Highway Department, and that Department furnished an engineer whose salary was paid half by the County and half by the government through the HJighway Department. The salary of this engineer was $165 per month. We cite vouchers for No vember $373; February $254; July $338.42. We take these amounts at random and the average will be con siderably over two hundred dollars, and considering the fact the furthest end of the road over which he prop erly traveled at the County's expense was a fraction more than eight miles, the cost for his gasoline and repairs seems abnormally high; at least ex tremely liberal. There are interest bearing claims. Instance number 236 for $8,593.80,. presented by the Newport Culvert Co. This claim is being retained by the above named company, with the approval of the Supervisor and County Commissioners endorsed up on it, and only a' receipt for the prin cipal has been given. Interest will probably be contended for. This same company has in the files of the Supervisor's office a duplicate order for more than ten thousand dol lars worth of culverts, bought in 1918, there being two deferred pay ments in January 1919, and Decem ber, 1920, but we are -unable to tell whether the County owes this money, or a part of it, or not. We recommend that no other out standing claim against the County where the indebtedness was incurred prior to January, 1921, be paid until after the next term of Court, and we ARRINGTON Wholesale Grocer Corn, Oats, ] ._JOnds o floria Flour a?d~?sfi Our Le Corner Cumming ai On Georgia I August! YOUR PATRONS ?0T See our representativ< Improved Ti -TO I Westen I Carolina I NEW. T Daily Beginning Si -BETW COLUMBIA and -Vii Southern Rai Service in Connectioi [Read Down 6.45 p. m. Lv.AUGUSTA. I 7.23 p. m. Lv.GRANITEV 7.56 p. m. Lv.TRENTON. 8.24 p. m. Lv.WARD_ 8.57 p. m. Lv.LEES VILLI 11.50 p. m. Lv.COLUMBIA 5.15 a. m. Ar..TRYON. 5.50 a. m. Ar.SALUDA... 6.25 a. m. Ar...HENDERSO 7.30 a. m. Ar.ASHEVILL] Connects at Hendersonville for Lak Asheville for Waynesville, Black Mounl Through Pullman Sleeping Car S Asheville on Ab SEMI-WE AKLY-Leave Augusta Tu Wednesdays and Sundays. First car from Augusta Tuesday, Ju nesday, June 29. SUMMER TOURIST TICi Daily including September 30, 1921, Consult nearest ticket agent or corni R. S. BROWN, District Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. recommend that none of the interest bearing claims be paid. B. R. TILLMAN, Foreman. His Honor, J. W. DeVore Presiding: Our Educational Committee of the Grand Jury have made investigation and enquiries, and we are pleased to report that our school system is on a very satisfactory basis. Practically all districts in the county have supple? j mented their school funds by special levies, and the school terms in all districts continue a s?tisfactcry length of time. We believe that our school officials use their best efforts 'to secure competent teachers, and we have paid salaries in keeping with the increased cost of living. ,( We find that Supt. W. W. Fuller closed his books at the end of .the year with all claims paid, and no out standing indebtedness. We wish to call special attention to this in this time of financial depression. We find nothing that we consider necessitates a special recommendation, but we stand ready at all times during pur time of service to do what we can for the educational interests of our boys and girls. W. L. DUNOVANT, For Committee July ll, 1921. , His Honor, Judge J. W. DeVore, Pre siding: Your committee on public buildings submit that they have ex amined the public buildings of the county, and they are in fairly good condition. In our judgment they are badly in need of paint, but on ac count of scarcity of funds, we do not recommend that it be done it present. ' J. H. REEL, For Committee. July 11,1921. We have a beautiful line of ladies' skirts which we are selling at sacri fice prices. I. MUKASHY. BROS. & CO. s and Dealers in Hay and all f Feeds jpPatch Horse Feed iders d Fenwick Streets t. R. Tracks a, Ga. ,GE SOLICITED C. E. May. >ain Serviee i North Resorts RAIN ffiday, June 26th EEir I ASHEVILLE lway System ? With New Train Read Up _._.Ar. 10.40 a. m. ILLE.Ar. 9.52 a. m. . ".Ar. .Ar. 2..Ar. .Ar. N VILLE. E. 9.20 a. m. 8.52 a. m. 8.14 a. m. 2.50 a. m. ..Lv. 10.30 p. m. ..Lv. 10.00 p. m. ..Lv. 9.30 p. m. ..Lv. 8.25 p. m. e Toxaway, Brevard, etc., and at tain, etc. service Between Augusta and ove Schedule. esdays and Fridays; leave Asheville ne 26, first car from Asheville Wed :ETS NOW ON SALE final limit October 31, 1921. TSRS. riunicate with J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent, Edgefield, S. C. FISK TIRES Sold only by dealers give tire mileage at the lowest cost in- history 30 x 3?2 NON-SKID RED-TOP CORD $15.00 $22.00 $27.50 Reduction on all styles and sizes A New Low Price on a Known and Honest Product We Can Give You Prompt Service on MilliWork and Interior Finish Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lamber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts., Augusta, Ga, Consult Your Own Interest by Consulting Us When Buying Metal or Composition Roofing Mantels, Tiling, Grates Trim Hardware Wall Board Doors, Sash, etc. ^ FROM Youngblood Roofing and Mantel Company 635 Broad St. Telphone 1697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA e have a high power, fast cutting outfit forced feed-a complete power plant in itself for sawing logs to any length. Does the work of six to ten men. Lever control of blade while engine is running. Have good assortment of Gasoline En gines. All equipped with Bosch Magneto and offered at factory prices. COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO. 823 W. GERVAIS ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. Lever control starts and stops Saw