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THE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. tFFAIRS OF OFFICE FOUND IN (.<H)i> UAFt A Resume of the Work Done During Year b> tin* County Commissioners ? Kopor of R. L. Wright S|>eclal Vudttor. The following report was presented to hie Honor by the County Commis? sioners, giving a review of the work done by the Hoard: County Commissioners Office. Bumter Cunty. S. C. To His Honor. Presiding Judge of the Third Circuit: The Board of Commissioners for said county respectfully present the four quarterly reports of the Countv Supervisor, as their annual report f >r the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1909. The said quarterly reports con? taining an Itemised account of all the moneys received, and the sources of the rovenue. Also an Itemised ae count of all the claims audited and paid by them. HIHOWAYS. During the year we expended on the building and maintanence of roada and bridges the sum of $7,599. 37. The larger part of this sum was expended during the first part of the >ear. owing to the fact that so ninny of our bridges were built seven and eight years ago and in the natural course of events the time had arrb d to practically rebuild them. We have frlso replaced some of ou" bridging with permanent causeways thus re durlng the brldgework c.? lc nviin U 'ned. Other ?.maller bridges .ve 'ia>e replaced with T. C pl.ie thus reducing future cost. We have l1*0 ted one 4 0 foot bridge, (abutt ments and < nter wall) of concrete. Have added ' miles to the clay? ed portion of our roads. The sum spent under this head, also includes 1 pair mules. 1 wagon, 2 ca**ts, har? ness, tents und tools, which was the equipment of a floating gang used in the repair of roads and bridges and - p. rated by hired labor, whose wages are also Inc luded herein. This Moat? ing gang was tried as an experiment, and In our Judgment has proven a success as a means of saving to the county in repair Jobs. During the season of 1909-10 we collected nearly double the amount In commutation road tax that we re? ceived during the previous year. Hav? ing got the legislature to allow us to make this tax $2.00 in place or $1.00 as her? tot* ?r , we hope another year to gain a considerable increase from this source for roads. CHAIN GANO. On the chalngang we spent for the year the sum of $4.678.30, which in? cludes the following: one pa'** mules, road machine. 1 wagon, car's, har? ness, and all repairs, medical altend ance. drugs. medicines, food, oloth tt g. shoes and tobacco for the con \ is. food for the mub s and a'l tools and tents. The ehaingung has l>e< n kept con? stantly at work upon the roads throughout the year. The health an j discipline of the convicts have both l?een excellent. A PMS HOPSE. Upon this Institution we have spe nt the sum of $1.842.15. This expendi? ture covers, dieting of inmates for which we pay 30 cents per diem per capita, medic al attendance, drugs and medicines, shoes, clothing, beds and bedding, toh u ro, burial expenses. This sum also Includes the cost of building one additional room to those already there. A piazza to the main ??oll ling, repairs to the buildings and fences and insurance on buildings. The quarters are fairly comfortable and the Inmates are uniformly well treated. ,p\e health of the Inmates has been as good as could be expect? ed of people In their condition. Many of them are old. Others come to the Institution in wretched physical con? dition, some of them a? s dutely help? less. Mr. B. D. Mitchell who has been with us several years, in charge of the alms house still continues the efficient and kindly manag' r thereof. The number of Inmates during the year would average about 20. The number on hand at the end of the year were 8 whites. 10 colored, total M?, Deaths during the year: 4 whites. colored, total 10. JA1J, ? ?n our county Jail we have spe nt during the year. $?."8?.84. Resides the dieting or the prisoners at N cents per diem per capita, this ex? penditure CSJfrlsa lights, water rates, phone ser\h e. disinfectants, soap, blankets, hods. Jail bunks, and gen ? nil r?? :> ? ' r , b aid In**, m l fete - s. Ab?? an unusual expense cd' connect? ing the Jail r|OM?-tS u|fh the Sewerage <\?uem and the remodeling of the plumbing at a cost of $l_'l.?'.a. Health of Inmates, fair. Most of |BOSf who have I . , n si< k having contra' b d disc i.-*e before ? oinlng to the Jail. Ill - \ND SALARIES. This expenditure amounting ??t < I ?? ? I '.I c ?rrl? s in addition to the , i -i. s of the r eg' I 11 einty o'li cdals. those of the overseer and guards of the c halngang. overseer of floating gang, scraper man. county attorney. County Board of Education, County anil Township Hoard of Assessors and Equalization, janitor of court house. CONTINGENT. This expenditure of $5,?71.46, in dudes the payment of county pen? sions to some 40 old Confederate sol? diers of $36.00 per annum each. bOOSS, stationery, printing and all office supplies, Including those of the magistrates, transportation of luna? tics and their examination by physi- - t lans and Judge of Probate, all ex PMM of sheriff Incurred out of the county, and other Incidental expenses, post mortems, etc. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. This expense amounting to $2, 084.82 carries water rates, lights, coal, disinfectants, telephone service, repairs to building an3 fixtures, new furniture, and work on eourt house grounds. At the recommendation of the Grand Jury we purchased the follow? ing furniture: For the office of the county super? intendent, book and filing eases, etc . at a cost of $231.00. Steel roller case for Sheriff's office - ost $158.00. COURT EXPENSES. These expenses of the year amount? ed to $4,523.00 in payment of jurors, witnesses, bailiffs, etc. SINKING FUND LOAN. Paid to the Sinking Fund Commis? sion the sum of $7,294.85. INTEREST FROM BANKS. At the beginning of the year we requested the legislative delegation to enact such laws as would allow us to authorize the County Treasurer, to lend to the banks, such sums from the county ordinary funds as in the judgment of the Supervisor, would not he needed for three, six, nine and tw. ive months. This was done and In the three last quarters we received as Interest $647.29. SUPERVISORS OFFICE i ? ing desirous to have the accounts of this office checked up annually by some one unconnected with county aifairs W? have employed Mr. R. L. Wright to examine the books and vouchers. He has completed this wrk and we attach copy of his re? port for your Honor's consideration. CO!' XT V 1N D E1 IT E DN ESS. Jan. 1st, 1910: II year 4 1-2 per cent. bonds.$30,000.00 Sinking Fund Loan hal. 12,107.00 Total.$42,107.88 For payment of the 15 year bonds no provisl n has yet been deemed necessary. For the payment of the balance of the Sinking Fund loan we now have a special levy of 1 mill which pays the interest and reduces the debt at the rate of about $6,000.00 annually. Jan. 1st. 1909: DR. To bal. Co. ordinary.. ..$22,633.86 To bal. 1 mill special S. F. loan. 5.174.77 To bal. 1-4 mill special . . . 1.293.68 To bal. court house fund.. 10.50 1st Quarter: Ived from nil sources. 13,4,"8.31 2nd Quarter: ?ived from all sources.. 7,183.31 iTd Quarter: 111 clved from all sources. . 6,916.69 4th Quarter: Received from all sources.. 26.803.56 Total.$83,4S0.78 By paid warrants account: CR. ROfedl and brMsjOS.$ 7.596.37 i . cs ;.n.l salaries. 12.924.51 Alms house. 3,84 2.13 Chalngang. 4,678.30 Public buildings. 2,084.82 Jail. 2,065.84 Contingent. 5.671.4?; Court expenses. 4,523.00 Sinking Fund Loan 1907 .. 7.294.85 NYu court house fund.. .. 16.50 BrTOff not yet located .... .02 Dto, II, by bal, Co, ordinary 27.381.75 By bal. 1 mill special S. F. 5,401,21 Total.$83,ISO.71 Hoopoe trolly submitted, P. M. PITTS, Supervisor. F, K. THOMAS, jno. I. BROODON, w. j. young, E. T. MI MS. Commissioners. Attest: J. R. Sumter, Clerk to County Commissioners. Report of Auditor. To the Hon, P, If. Pitts, Supervisor and tbe Board of County Commls otoneri for Bunter county: Gent lemon;?i herewith beg to submit my audit ol the hooks in your office, from .1 m. I Ith, lift, to Jan. I.'.th, 1!?1?>, Inclusive as follows: hal. OB band 1-1-0? a> c't County ordinary.|tl,f 13.43 Rai, on band ftcc't 1-4 mill ssoeftsJ. i,::40.is Hal on band acc't now < ?uri boost fund. 1? r.o I I on b ind a.-c't 1 mill S. !\ loan. 360.76 Total bal on band 1-15-09 $33.330.80 Receipt! ?all purposes) 1 11 IM? to I-15-10. 49,154.8.1 Am't collected acc't 1-t min spe< iai to time of transfer to acc't Co. or? dinary by act of legisla? ture 1909. (Total trans? ferred $1,743.01 ) . 402.83 . Total.$82,888.52 DISBURSEMENTS. 1ST.9 checks Issued, aggre gating.$51,954.68 Bai. cash on hand Jan. 15, 10. 30,933.84 Total.$S2,888.52 1 heg to say that I have handled and checked individually something over two thousand vouchers, compar? ing each with check Issued for its payment, and it gives me pleasure to report, that I discovered only one error, which occurred on Jan. 5th, 1910, on voucher No. 2223 which was issued to Booth Live Stock Co., which was for $89.60 and the check was drawn for $90.60 making an error of $1.00, which your clerk promptly col? lected., and replaced to account of the fund from whb?h it was erroneously taken, thus relieving the county of any loss by this error. On Jan. 15, 1910 there were 4 6 checks Issued from this office (hut not yet presented to the treasurer for payment at the time of this audit) aggregating $682.91, which when added to above balance (less $1.00 as above stated and since corrected) making balances as shown by County Treasurer's books of $31, 615.75. I did not deem it necessary to give a detailed statement of the above funds, as I note by your quarterly re? ports this has been correctly done and published in the county papers. I will however, in a supplement to this, give you the actual amounts collected and disbursed under each head if you desire me to. In conclu? sion I will say, that under the new system of bookkeeping Inaugurated a short while before your incumbency, the work has been greatly simplified and Is kept up at all times in a, neat and very satisfactory manner, thus lessening the work of an audit, and keeping the affairs of your oftVe In such shape as to be readily under? stood by any one seeking information, without the necessity of a laborious research through the various trans? actions, f Very respectfully, (Signed) Tl. L. WRIGHT. Sumter, S. C, April 5, 1910. MEN WERE ALREADY CORRUPT. Jackson. Miss., April 7 ?The star w itness today in the Senator Ui invjs 1'gation into the bribery scandal was the 'mysterious woman," Mrs. C. J. Nell, who swears that she arranged the meeting between Senator Bilbo and Dulaney. When asked her busi? ness, she replied: "Bookkeeping, handling real estate und selling Mississippi Senators." She described how she introduced Bilbo to Dulaney; how the latter told her to feel out "the weak legislators" and see if they could "be reached." She swore that she was to be paid "in proportion to the crop " and said she naturally desired a 'big crop " Mrs. Neil told how sh? went to New Orleans to confer \\ltu those in? terested, how she was foil wed by de? tectives, and declared sh2 believed her life was in danger She was cross-examined during the entire af? ternoon. The cross-examtaatlon con? sisted of questions tendin? to attack her credibility as a wltnen Sh* de? nn d with much heat a'l ihe charges. Sil ? said she did not kno v it was a crime to bribe an officio.-, and declar? ed she did not believo rhe dl?i wrong, for the men she sougbt to bribe were already corrupt. An attempt to get Wr to name some other SenatDrs was VCted down by the Benab\ on the giound that the investigation was rato the Bllbe charges only. HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM. It Is an Internal Disease and Re? quires an Internal Remedy* The cause of Rheumatism and kin? dred djsoases is an excess of uric acid in the blood. To cure this terrible dis? ease this acid must be expelled and the system so regulated that no more acid will be formed In excessive quan? tities. Rheumatism Is an internal disease and requires an internal rem? edy. Rubbing with Oils and Lini? ments will not cure, affords onlj; tem? porary relief at best, causes you to delay the proper treatment, and al? lows the malady to get a firmer hold on you. Liniments may ease the pain, but they will no more cure Rheuma? tism than paint will ehange the fibre of rotten wood. Science has at last discovered a perfect and eomplete cure, which Is called "Rheumaclde." Teste d in hun? dreds of cases, it has effected the most marveloui oures; we believe if will cure you, Rheumaclde "gets at the joints from the inside." sweeps the polsoni out of the system, tones up the stomach regulates the live r ;iri?l kidneys and makes you well oil over. Rheumaclde "strikes the roots of tin- disease and removes its cause*." 'rids splendid remedy is sohl by drug? gists and dealen generally at 50c and $ 1 a bottle. In tabled form at 25c :mei 50c a package. Trial bottle of Tablets sent by mail em receipt Of price 26e. Rookie! free-. Write ta Robbltl Chemical Co., Baltimore. Md. Sold in Sumter by Sibert's Drugstore. 11-19 W. A B, wed. Your tongue Is coated. Your bre ath is foul. Headache come and ge>. These symptoms show that your stomach Ii the trouble, To remove the cause- is the? first thing, and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Will elo that. Easy to take and most affective. Bold by w. W. Blbert. Fine Candies The candies that wi will please everyone Won? Nunnally's?the Soi Like yy Nunnally'?*' College Bred Editors. Spartanburg Journal. "College-bred Editors" is the sub? ject of a column of interesting com? ment and information from the grace? ful pen of Dr. George Mellen, pub? lished in the Knoxville Sentinel and the Chattanooga News. From a discussion of the depart? ment of "journalism" now maintain? ed in several of the institutions of high learning, Including Columbia university and the State universities of Virginia, Missouri and Kansas?the value of which he seems to think at best doublous, editors being born rath? er than made?Dr. Mellen passes on to the increasing number of college bred men to be found in newspaper work, nowadays. Casually surveying the field, he finds most of the editors now engaged in moulding public opin? ion in the South to be holders of col? lege diplomas or at least to have been for a time In college. At the head of the Mobile Register is Erwin Craighead, who was grad? uated from the University of Nash? ville and thereafter from Leipsic. Major J. C. Hemphill, who has re? cently left the Charleston News and Courier after thirty years, to become editor of the Richmond Times-Dis? patch, is a graduate of Erskine col? lege, Due West. Frank P. Glass, long of the Montgomery Advertiser, who a few weeks ago broadened his field by taking over an interest in the Bir? mingham News and assuming Its edi? torship, names Princeton as his alma master. James R. Gray of the Atlanta Journal, Clark Howell of the Consti? tution and Pleasant A. Stovall of the Savannah Press are all graduates of Georgia institutions. Gideon H. Baskette of the Nashville" Banner and Josephus Daniel of the Raleigh News and Observer were among those whose college courses were cut short by the war between the sections. The list, as Dr. Mellen says, is capable of ex? tension. Dr. Mellen mentions some of the editors and other newspaper workers of his own state who have enjoyed college advantages, aTid a moment's thought, suggested by his words, brings up the idea that probably in Southern State would one find a larg? er proportion of the newspaper work? ers to be colege-bred men than in South Carolina. This leads directly to some attempt at confirming the j hypothesis so raised. As one tells the men off at random, even in the de? plorable absence of any written data on the subject, the idea strengthens into conviction. A few minutes of memory-searching suffices for the compilation of a list which, with all the minor inaccuracies it may exhibit, is at the last entirely adequate to show that the day has passed in this state when an education "at the case" was considered altogether ?sufficient for a newspaper career, in either the weekly field or that of the dailies. Starting at Charleston?and it is to be remembered no effort has been made to do more than list men of whom the writer happened to k?iow something?one finds Robert Eathan, newly promoted to the edrrorship of the News and Courier, a former stu? dent but not a graduate of Erskine. while several of his assistants are also college men. State News Editor E. S. Boney being a graduate of F.urman, vts is also one of the reporters. Nell <llenn; Telegraph Editor E. H. Wan namaker, Jr., holding a diploma from Ck-mson and Mr. Dvaid H. Bautn of the city staff being a former strident of the University of Virginia. City Editor Herbert H. Sass is a first hon? or graduate of Charleston college, Edi? tor Waring of the Evening Post was graduated at the North, his bachelor's degree coming from Hobart college, Geneva, N. T, At Columbia practically all the newspaper men arc college-bred. The editor-in-chief of the State. William E. Gonzales, was educated at the King's Mountain Military school and the South Carolina Military Acader??y, and James A. Iloyt, editor and gen? eral manager or the Record, is a P. A. graduate of Furman university. Stanhope Sams is from the University of Georgia, William Ranks and Brian Reil from Davidson college. William Wi tts Pall ami John S. Reynolds each holds the master's degree from the University of South Carolina. M< - David Horton was educated at Fur man and Mercer and .1. B. Crews at Wofford. Roth of the tuen who run the Columbia bureau of The Newa and Courier?August Kohn and Leon M. Green? are graduates of the Uni? versity of South Carolina. Shipped to ua from the factory by fast Express II please her most; that who desires the best, are nil's choice for 25 years. W. SI BERT. George W. Brunson, Jr., of the Greenville News is a Wofford man, his afternoon contemporary, J. Rutledge McGee of the Greenville Evening Piedmont being a graduate of the State university, as is also, by the way, the latter's brother, Zach McGee. Editor Charles H. Henry of of the Spartanburg Journal is from Furman. Editor Hartwell M. Ayer, of the Florence Times, studied at Fur man and is a graduate of the Uni? versity of South Carolina?and a law? yer besides. Hubert Osteen of the Sumter Daily Item is a graduate of the Normal College of Nashville. Elbert H. Aull of the Newberry Herald and News is a graduate of Newberry college and so is his son, John K. Aull. Editor Wallace of Newberry Observer,1 who was for a time editor of the Greenville News, holds a diploma from Wofford. The late James T. Bacon of the Edgefield Chronicle held degrees from both I Union college at Schectady and the University of Leipsic, Germany. Frank Fooshe of the Wlnnsboro News and Herald has the master's degree from Wofford. Archie Willis of the Lau rensville Herald and the Woodruff News is another Wofford man. Alva K. Lorenz of the Aiken Journal and Review is a graduate of the Univer? sity of South Carolina. Editor C. T. Connors of the Lancaster News was educated at the King's Mountain Mili? tary academy and the University of the South, Sewanee. M. John T. Big ham, an Erskine graduate, has retired from the Chester Lantern after a long career. R. L. Freeman of the Pee Dee Advoctate is from Wake Forest. Both of the Gardners who edit the Green? wood Journal?George W. Sr., and George W. Jr.,?are Furman men. Harry Legare Watson of the Green? wood Index is also a Furman gradu? ate, and holds a degree also from the University of North Carolina. His partner, Joe Bailey, was a star athlete at Wofford. Renwick Bradley of the Abbeville Press and Banner is a ! graduate of Erskine. So was his late j contemporary, the lamented R. R. ! Hemphill of the Abbeville Medium. John W. Holmes of the Barnville Peo? ple is from Wofford, R. T. Jaynes of I the Keowee Courier from old Ad ger college at Walhalla; J. C. Mace of , the Marion Star from the College of j Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore. 1 Neils Christensen of the Beaufort Ga | zette was educated at the North and j took law at the University of South ! Carolina. Editors Brooks and Mar? shall of the Belton Times are gradu? ates of Furman. Henry A. Whitman, recently in newspaper work in Colum? bia, but now librarian to the supreme court, has a trunk full of diplomas, j including sheepskins from the Uni I versity of Georgia and from Harvard. 1 RIon McKissick, w ho has gone to the j Richmond Times-Dispatch, is a Har? vard graduate in law, but got his B. A. from the University of South Caro? lin:!. Richard W. Simpson, Jr., city I editor of the Times-Dispatch, began his education on the News and Cour fer. Patillo H. McGowan of the News and Courier has a law degree from the University of South Carolina. Lewis G. Wood, who has recently gone to the New York Tribune, is a former student of the University of South Carolina and the University of the South. Yates Snowden, until lately news editor of the News and Courier, now professor of history in the Uni? versity of South Carolina, is a grad? uate of Charleston college. So also is John A. Moroso, now of the New York Times. This list Is also doubtless capable of extension, it is not put forth as complete. It is presented merely for what interest it may have as indicat? ing the number of college-bred men doing newspaper work in the state. Of course nothing said herein is to be construed as an argument that such training is absolutely necessary to success. Some of the most worthy andd Influential men the State press has ever bad neither had or needed diplomas to atteat their unquestioned learning as well as their native abili? ty. Newspaper work is in itself a lib? eral education, it la not to be dis? puted that a passage through the graduation of an office is the finest >f schooling, as far as it goes?and it goes a long way. The setting of type has been known to make finished and proficient stylists. It is not. there* fore a matter of accident that some men who became renowned in the ed? itorial chair acquired practically their whole education at the case or the editorial desk. Send us your job work. The Call of The Blood. ?for purification, finds voice in pim? ples, boils, sallow complexion, a jaundiced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin,?all signs of liver trouble. But Dr. King's New Life Pills make rich red blood; give <-lear skin, rosy cheeks, fine com? plexion, health. Try them. 25 cents at Sibert's Drug Store. Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.?Hawthorne. DOXT WAIT. Take Advantage of a Sumter Citizen's Experience Before It's Too Late. 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