The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 10, 1912, Image 2
SUPERVISOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
KNM(.HTK.M\(, STATEMENT OF
AFFAIRS OF COUNTY.
rwm Thin Report Taxpayers Can
Lrsm Exactly How and for What
PaipoMc Their Money Wee Spent
IsmI Year A Clear aad Compre?
hensive BoalnesN statement.
Te His Honor. H. F. Rice. Presiding
Judge of The Third Circuit
The Board of Commissioners for
?umter County. respectfull> ?*esent
ths twelve monthly reports of the
Count) Supervisor and * recapltula
Uoa of all ths financial transactions
for the year, as their annual report
for the fiscal year, ending December
Star. 1111. Ths said monthly re
serfs contain an (terms'<1 account of
all moneys reeelvsd for the county
an* the sources of th ? revenue. Also
as> ttemta?d areouat of all the claims
against the county which were aud?
ited and paid by us during ths ysar.
gjsgaw sag Witagia %\nd Read Im?
provement Fa ad.
During the ysar we have spent up
oav the roads and bridges ths follow
lag sums
Out of the County Ordinary funds.
?O.ftlO.kO net. Out of the Road Im?
provement Fund for whl-h the coun?
ts has Issued 110.000 In bonds we
have speat I4.ft00.ll nst.
The amount under the heading of
seats and bridges was sxpendsd In
rssalting seeds and bridges, idplac
gggi liissjra. wherever It was o"-~tlcal.
with terra cotta pipe thui lassenlng
the future cost of upksep. Purchase
ad mutes. ? harness, scrapers, tools,
pipe lumbar, repairs, etc. A ioatlng
gang for the maintenance of roads
gad bgktgsa. operated by hired labor
whose wages, equipment, etc.. Is also
law hided tu the above.
The sum expended under the head
eg Road Improvement Fund was
gpsnt tor contrsct work In the build -
hag ef sand-clsy roads and the pur?
chase of terra cotta pipe for drainage
purposes.
We have built during the laat year
about twenty miles of sand-clay roads.
We are now using two road graders,
eat rind It Impossible to keep the
leads In proper condition with these
? lorx- especially during a protracted
ggeM or wet weather, such as we j
have had during m?>nh? of Dec em ?
V*r aad January last.
sUahsIm; th ? nee saity . nd ?he lm? '
ance of a more ?^edltloue meth?
od of road maintenance, we began
experimenting about six months ago,
with ths split log drag, and are con
alneed that It Is the best Implement
with whteh to maintain our sand*
slay seeds. We placed one at Wedge
g*W r? be used by Mr. W. T. Brown
est Hie Wedgefleld-Stateburg road,
aad we are glad to be able to my that
by this means he has put that beau?
tiful highway In fine condition, very
sewrh to the gratification of the cltl
sens sf those communities. We sent
w
orw to Mr. H. D. Ttndal. to he used
*n a recently built road from Tlndal
station te ths Manning-Pocalia road,
aad also that portion of the Paxvllle
road that haft recently been clayed.
Both i f these roads under his Intel?
ligent supervision, have been put In
gret class condition. Mr. K if. Mc
?tveen of the Salem section has used
one on a freshly graded dirt road with
esoellsrtt results. Ws believe that
every character of road In the coun?
ty, except aand beds, which should
server he graded, can be kept In per?
fect condition by the Intelligent use
ef the dra?. Hut a* the drag should
only hs used when ths road bed Is In
a proper condition, and as such con?
ditions may prevail upon all of the
reads st the name time, we And that
ft will h* Impossible for the county to
eperat* a sufficient number of these
drags to perform the work at the
proper time Therefore we have eon
eluded, that unless the Intelligent
and pnhllc-aplrlted farmers of Sum
Oer < ounty will assist us by operating
these dregs. |t will be Impossible for
ae t? malnttln the roads aa they
eawsM be.
The Board of Commissioners do
sot etpeet any one to perform thla
work gratis; but will gladly pay a
reasonable price for all work thor?
oughly and Intelligently done.
Ws have been Informed that there
fts a '?tri pendinr Spfore the legisla?
ture, ts do sway with the working of
the roads under the old system, and
requiring all persons liable for rood
duty ftg pay a road tax of $2 per an
? am. The funds from this source
Will prohshly amount to alx or eight
thousand dollars; s psrt of which
could not bs spent In sny better way
for ths permanent betterment of our
roads than hy having them systern
aHeally dragged
? ?MIO <<SHg.
The halftdtaa; and maintenance of
the ggjtdt fgSMH has been further
supplemented by the work of the
r'tatn gang.
On the chain gang we have spent
the sum of |7.100.7?. This expendi?
ture includes all tools. machines,
wagons, harnesa mules, tents. Food
for mules, frod. clothing, shoes,
.Unket?, medical attention, drugs and
! medicine for the convicts. The
chain gang has been kept constantly
employed throughout the year in
repairing and building roads. Tho
? discipline and health of the convicts
have both been excellent, which af?
fords us great satisfaction as we
deem these features to be of great
Importance in the conduct of this
department
Alms House.
Upon this institution we have <?pent
the sum of $3,260.21. This expedi
ture covers dieting the inmates, for
which we pay 35c per capita, per
diem. Medical attention, drugs and
medicines, beds. bedding, clothes,
shoes and tobacco. Burial expenses.
Also Insurance and the repair of
buildings, fences, etc.
The quarters are fairly comfortable
and th ? inmates are uniformly well
ti oated and taken care of. The in
ciateM are both white md negroes.
The latter always being of the great*
sir number. Their health has been
an good as could be expected of peo?
ple of their ages and condition pre?
vious to their arrival. Many of them
are old and most of them come to
the institution in a wretched physi?
cal condition. Some of these people
are absolutely helpless from infirm
ness. Mr. B. D. Mitchell who has
been with us for a number of years
is still the efficient and kindly man?
ager of the Institution.
Salaries ? 15,0t5.S2.
The expenditure for salaries car?
ries in addition to the salaries of the
regular county officials, those of the
overseer of the chain gang, guard.-.,
overseers of the floating gang and the
?Taper gangs. County attorney,
county board of education, county
and township assessors, and equalisa?
tion board and janitor of the court
house.
Jail.
The cost of maintenance of the
county jail for the year was $1,
800.09. Besides the cost of dieting,
40c per capita per diem, this carries
repairs to buildings^ fences, plumb?
ing, insurance, water, lights, coal,
phone service, disinfectants, soap,
blankets, beds, medical attention,
medicines. The health of the in?
mates has been good. Most of the
sickness treated at the jail has been
contracted before arrival.
Public Building, Court House.
This expenditure amounting to $1,
878.44 carries water, lights, coal,
disinfectants, telephone service,
Insurance. new fixtures, and
furniture, repairs to building, plumb?
ing and work done on court hoifse
grounds. We wish here to hank Mr.
L. W. Jenkins for his services in su?
perintending all work done on these
grounds. This service he has rend?
ered to the county without charge.
Court Expenses.
The expense of holding court for
the year has been $4,660.65, and was
spent in the payment of lurors. wit?
nessed and baliffs.
Contingent.
This expenditure of $8,506.46 car?
ries as follows: All printing, publish?
ing of reports, notices and advertis?
ing; office supplies, books, stationery,
including those for all the magis?
trates of the county; post mortem ex?
amination, examinations in lunacy by
judge of probate court and physi?
cians, transportation of lunatics,
transportation of prisoners, board
and tuition of boy at the Industiial
School; expenses incurred by the
sheriff out of the county; mainte?
nance of automobile for the county
work; in.erest on court house bonds,
amounting to $1,350.00; appropria?
tion by legislature for Sumter Light
Infantiy. $200; and the unusual ex?
pense for controlling a smallpox epi?
demic at a cost of $1.400.18. The re
indexing of the records in the clerk's
office under the Cott Family Name
system at a cost of $1.190.00. Also
the re-making and indexing of a book
of old plats.
Pension*.
The county pension of $3.00 per
month each to Indigent Confederate
soldiers amounted to the sum of $1,
395.
Sinking Fund lAtmn, 1S07.
We have paid the I alance due the
Sinking Fund Commission on the
loan of 1907. amounting to $6,
367.32.
Intercut Received.
Having; asked for and received
permission from the legislature of
1909 to loan such county funds as
would not be needed for three, six
and nine months to the hanks, wp
have dune ho and have by this means
earned for the county from this
Source during the year $1.071.99.
County Indebtedness.
If year Court House
BjSjgjdfe 4 1-2 percent... |8C.a00.no
|S?ye4ff Uo.id Improve?
ment Bonds. 4 1-2 per
I cent. 10,600.00
Total.$40.000.00
Rcenpllululion of \mounU I leeched
vand I'ald. HHI
Jan. 1. ?To balance
County Ordinary. .. .$ 43.604.22
Jan. 1. 1911?To balance 1
mill S. F. Loan. 6,960.84
Jan?To received from all
sources. 6,034.07
Feb.?To received from
all sources. 3,403.69
Mar?To received from
all sources. 1,315.98
April?To received from
all sources. 544.38
May?To received from all
sources. 124.69
June?To received from
all sources. 11,359.01
July?To received from all
sources. 1,003.89
Aug.?To received from
all sources. 81.85
Sept.?To received from
all sources. 800.98
Oct.?To received from all
sources. 1,420.56
Nov.?To received from
all sources. 4,007.65
Dec.?To received from
all sources. 30,263.51
Total.$109,925.32
1911?By paid warrant
to S. F. Com.$ 6,357.32
By paid warrants, act.
Roads and Bridges. 7.470.77
By paid warrants, act.
Salaries. 15.095.82
By paid warrants, act.
Alms House. 3.360.21
By paid warrants, act.
Chain Gang. 7,090.79
By paid warrants, act.
Public Bldgs. 1,878.44
By paid warrants, act.
Jail. 1,800.09
By paid warrants, act.
Contingent. 8,506.45
By paid warrants, act.
Court Epenses. ... g 660.65
By paid warrants, act.
Pensions. 1,395.00
By paid warrants, act.
Road Im. Fund. . 4,566.22
Dec. 31st?Balance Coun?
ty Ordinary. 41,000.23
Balance I mill S. F. 1.198.30
Balance Road Im?
provement Fund 6,545.03
Total.$109.925.32
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
Few Matters Acted upon at Regular
Monthly Veetlng.
The county board of supervisors
held their regular monthly session
Tuesday with all of the members of
the board present. Few matters
were acted upon at the meeting, the
greater part of the time being taken
up in looking over bills which had
been presented and acting upon them.
A bill from the sheriff for expenses
incurred during a recent trip to Flor?
ida was referred to the county at?
torney for advice as to whether tho
county was liable for the expense or
not. The expense was incurred by a
trip to Florida to catch Horace
Granderson, a negro who escaped af?
ter shooting his wife at Wedgefield.
The negro was not captured.
The annual report to the presiding
judge was read and adopted.
A claim made by Mr. Nichols for
damages incurred by his horse get?
ting its foot In a hole under a drain
pipe was refused, as the board did
not consider the county liable for
damages which were incurred by Mr.
Nichols, when he knew the condition
of the road at that place.
Petitions from W. J. Rrunson and
John Turner for Ex-Confederate
pensions were read and approved.
IN Sl'MTEH.
Every Claim is Backed by Local Ten.
timoiiy.
If the reader wants stronger proof
than tha following statement and ex?
perience of a resident of Sumter,
what can it be?
W. M. Folsom. 101 Hampton ave?
nue. Sumter. S. C. says: "1 read
about Doan's Kidney Pills when 1
was suffering from kidney trouble
and I proeuerd a box at China'n Drug
Store. My back ached for some time
and if I made a quick movement, I
had sharp twinges throughout my
body. After sitting for awhile, 1 had
to lift myself up by main force. The
kidney secretions were unnatural and
filled with sediment. Doan's K'd
ney Pills gave me entire relief and
after taking them I enjoyed good
health. I have no hesitation what?
ever |n giving Doan's Kidney Fills
mv endorsement." (Statement given
in' March 1908.)
Lusting Itesults.
Oil Januatv 7, 1911. Mr. Folsom
was Interviewed and he said: "1 have
no reason whatever to chnngo my
high opinion of Doan's Kidney Fills
and I gladly confirm my former en?
dorsement Of them. The benefit this
remedy brought me hns been perma?
nent*"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's
and take no othed. No. 17
Here is a message of hope ami
good Oheer from Mrs. Ci J. Martin.
Boons Mill. Va., who is the mother
of eighteen children. Mrs, Martin
?ns cured of stomach troulUs ami
<?,mstipntlon by Chamberlain's Tab
lets after live ye-rs of suffering, and
now racommondi these tablets] to the
public. Sold by all dealers.
WHO SHOULD BBRVE WARRANTS
Difference Between Magistrate and
Deputy Sheriff Discussed before
Judge.
The difference between Magistrate
Wells and Deputy Sheriff Sykes, re?
ferred to in the report of the Grand
Jury, were taken up Tuesday even?
ing before Judge Rice and terminated
when he stated that he would confer
with Solicitor Stoll with the idea of
ascertaining the law and clear up the
matter so that the parties should each
know what were their duties.
The trouble seems to have arisen
out of the fact that Judge Wells has
sent warrants on persons out of his
district to the sheriff's office to be
served. Deputy Sykes claims that the
law does not make him liable for the
service of these warrants, while Mag?
istrate Wells claims that it is the
place of the sheriff's office to serve
them. The warrants on parties out?
side of the county are always served
by the sheriff's office willingly, when
made out by the magistrate, but those
In the county the deputy has refused
to serve.
Judge Wells held that his constable
was paid only a small salary and
should not be expected to serve the
warrants when they were out of his
district, when the case was one for
the upper court. He stated that when
it was a case for his court, or In his
district, his constable always served
the warrants. Judge Rice settled the
matter by promising to let the parties
hear from him on It when he had
looked up the law for Sumter county
Miss Lyde Entertains.
Miss Annie May Lyde entertained
at her home on Church Street Mon?
day evening in honor of Mlas Aline
Flowers and Miss Dorothy Miller,
who are visiting here from Orange
burg.
The evening was spent in playing
various games after which delight
I ful refreshments were served.
The^e is no better medicine made
for colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It acts on nature's plan, re?
lieves the lungs, opens the secretions,
aids expectoration; and restores the
system to a healthy condition. For
sale by all dealers.
The laying of the drain pipe in t'ae
ditch extending along the continu
itlon of Live Oak street has been
completed, but the street will not be
opened out yet a while.
Do you know that more real danger
urks In a common cold than in any
uher of the minor ailments? The
lafe way is to take Chamberlain's
Congh Remedy, a thoroughly reliable
preparation, and rid yourself of the
cold as quickly as possible. This
remedv is for sale by all dealers.
Accidents Will Happen
And when they do?they hurt.
HCNT'S LIGHTNING OIL la the
one instantaneous relief and cure
for all wminik bruises, sort's,
cuts, sprains and abrasions of the
skin. It forms an artificial skin
milling, exclude* the air instant?
ly. Stops pain at once. There are
many oils, but none like HUNT'S
The action Is different, and the
effect as well.
. . HUNT'S . ? f \ I I
LIGHTNING UIL
Always have It in the house. Take
it with you when you travel?
you newer can tell when
HUNT'S LIGHTNING OIL may
be most needed. I5cta and 50cts
bottles.
For Sale by SltiertVt Drug Store.
A. B. Richards Medicine Co.
Sherman, Texas.
I There is
I Nothing
In which delay is so
ft dangerous as in K y e
} trouble ; when you con
| s.der that you can ^et
a along fairly well without
any sense except sight,
you will understand how
important it is to take
no chances with it.
Our Business is to Teli You When
You Need 6lasses.
I We Have the Proper
S Means of Finding Out.
I
* W. A. THOMPSON,
.leweler ami Optician.
J 6S, Main v Sumtn C.
' gW#J ? ..... ae>
LIME, CEMENT. ^y^K^mfi |
T-fo-tr riroin Ki'*' Hoar. Siiip Stuff. liran.
Iia > , VJ141I1, Mixiti ? ow and CbicWeii Feed.
Horses. Mules. J?""1?
\v nr.' t ?,?? tr 'loo Miu?U
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.
SUMTEK. SOUTH CAROLINA.
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EXCURSION RATES via.
Southern Railway,
Premier Carrier of the South.
Account Madri Gras Celebration.
JyjQ?JLp At* Ticket* will be on aale February 13th J
' to 19th inclusive. limited to reach
PENSACOLA? Fla. original starting point returning not
vi|7\ir /vni L" A W42 later than midnight of March 2nd,
INILW UtUJb%N9s 1912. Extension may be secured by
depositing; tickets and upon payment
of |1.Oft per ticket.
La.
Account Men and Religion Forward
Movement. Tickets will be on sale
CHARLESTON? February 10th. Uth and 12th, limit
S. C? ed to reach original starting point re?
turning net later than midnight of
February 20th. 1912.
For ...formation as to rates, tickets, etc . call on South
ern Railway Ticket Agents or address :
J. L. MEEK, W. E. McCEE,
Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent, Div. Pass Agent,
Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C.
WE WANT EVERY FAR?
MER TO LEARN ABOUT
FIGARO PRESERVAR
(Liquid Smoke.)
We want you to call on us wnen you are in town and
allow us to tell you about this wonderful moat preserva?
tive and smoker. Just think of doing away with the old
smoke house and leaving it all to a little jug of GENU?
INE HICKORY SAP AND A LITTLE BRUSH. It's
absolutely Guaranteed under the Pure Food laws as a
vegetable product.
Your money is cheerfully refunded if FIGARO PKK
SERVAR fails to meet all claims made for it.
Call and get the booklet and read "FIGARO'S MES?
SAGE TO THE MAN ON THE FARM." We will give
you one free.
A. A. STRAUSS 6 CO.,
SUMTER, S. C.
Distributors for Dr. Hess' Stock and Poultry Foods
and Remedies, Essex MODEL INCUBATORS and
BROODERS, CHICKEN FOODS and POULTRY SUP?
PLIES.
Phone - - - - 85
Mail orders given strict attention.
Fro^t Proof Cabbage Plants.
The Carr-Carlton Co., Box 61, Meggens