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*?*'UM- Im-Mcnl* of iho ti\il War. -t <Fy Mr* S J. Grant } The nrst thins remembered Is the ling through Petersburg of troops from the Southern States, on to Rich end northern Virginia. Some times the ladles mere called upon to hslp get rf??4y provisions for train loada of soldiers, this was all like child's play Co what followed. As the war raged on. they were busy making lint and bandages faff the1 wounded. I helped all 1 could with theee things. We had not come to hardships ye*.- As the army drew neares to us. the hard Umea ooan? mencod The sick and wounded were brought to eur very doors. During the ?lege, we'were actually und?m Are. The night of the blowing up at the mine under our works was awful. We had to leave the house, and go lato the basement of ao outhouse In tho yard, and sit on the ground with our backs tO the wall for hours, shot and ahells flvmg ?ver us thick and .set. euch a?eoar of cannon wus never bsard before, and when the buttle was over, what a sight to see' When ws came out. of our hiding place, tbe ground was covered with shot and shells. <>ne shell had gone through the house, leaving broil sn bricks, asaeter. and furniture in its wake. Tbe street was lined with ambulances, car? rying wounded soldiers to the extreme end of the Otty. Many tlred-out sol? diers were sitting on the ground, tired, thirsty and hungry. Things be? came so hot and the soldiers so nu? merous, and there was so much dis? tress) and siesneen In the city, that I went to the'home of a cousin In the sountry to reel, until I could go to my father's home In South Carolina. The northern soldiers were raiding tbe country and destroying crops, homes and everything they could lay their hands on. When we. at last, made the start for South < iroltna. we went to ths railroad statidn. we ? found what had been a nice little vil? lage all gone, depot, stores, dwelling houses all burnt up. #The only thing left was an old box car that had been used to carry horses In. As It was raining; and as trains were very un? certain as to time of running, we put some of our baggage in the car to serve as seats, and scrambled up Into the car on some steps made of trunks, to keep out of the rain until a train should come. And there we stayed from early afternoon until midday the next day TheVi We heard a train somlng We had to aignal to atop It. The conductor told us that It was Gen. Beauregard'a epecial train going to Charleston, and that we would hn\c to get pennies! >n from him to ride on It. The general was very polite and graciously gave ua permission. W ? rede ss far aa Florence. S. C. on this train. I remained at my father's home, until, becoming alarmed at the Mono of Sherman's rablers, 1 to return to mv own home In Petersburg. Our house was near one of the main roads coming- into the city, so we could see the soldiers as they cams In and out from camp. The South Carolina hospital was just at the next corner of the street, so saw ? great many of the sick and wounded carried right gj our dOOf It was a aad eight to see the poor fel? lows: end I waa glad that, through the klndneas of one of the blockade run? ners. % relative of ours, we could help the sa'dlera with some eomforts. by way of good nourishing food. We h ul sugar and coffee sent by the barrel, and we refreshed many a one with a good cup coffee, besides eatables and clothing I visited the hospital and selected some to send things to regu? larly, and we seldom sat down to s meal without some soldiers to share It with ua Some we never saw be? fore or since; some we would hear would be killed In battle k in. tor a night, a poor old ? ouple. all tbe wsy from Alabama, on their way to Richmond to see w sick son. and gave them some of'our good coffee. They were ao glad to have It. said they had never expected to taste coffee again. Poor old people, we never heard any? thing more of them Ws k? pi open house for the soldiers untd we had to leave on account of the shelling. It was not safe to stay there. 1 went beck two montha before the city waa evacuated Things were compara? tively quiet, not so much rannonnd Ing. but we knew l^e was withdraw? ing his troops, and of course, we were kept In great suspense. not knowing what the northern arm\ would do when they obtained SSSSSM alon. We did not know until after warda that Grant bad given orders that Cltlsena In their own hSjaSSa were not to be molested OtSf IrswpS be? gan the manli oof of the e?t\ gg .1 Sunday night. All night. for no one went to sleep, we could hear the *?,? idv tt nop fi imp of p 1 .sing !??.?? no firing, all was quiet. except the picket flr<ng along the lines. Daylight ram*. ??n Monda> morning, the city waa full of ' blue coats " und nil ib?\ long the stream of soldiers, wagons and carriage* passed up that main road, lust ?.. our home h was said that Ijlncolo and his fnmtl\ came int< town that day Certain If was tha? there waa a fine cart lass, and ladles and gentlemen earns In on horse tsick ?hn they wen?. 1 do not know. s""'f three or four northern sol? diers ame into ??vir house ami asked flgf whiskey. We told them we had none. They went out very quietly, but some of them went into our kiteh ? ii ami I thmk were the cause of my girl s becoming so impertinent that we had to speak to her. She had been raised with me on my father s pi 'ht at if.n. She gave some of our I'reaklast to the soldiers, and was so j long In bringing ours in. that we had; to speak to her about It. then she Hew Into rage, and asked the soldiers to help her to move out. She left us. thinking, I suppose, that the northern people would support her. but she was mistaken. The next we heard of her,1 she was cooking, washing and ironing for a large family. Freedom did not inea no work. They thought free? dom meant to do as you please. Before the main army surrounded Petersburg, a company of northern eavalry came near getting In. They were raiding the country, destroying everything they could, the few regu? lar troops, who were In the city called ? ii the citixens to help, and every man who had a gun went to the front. Two companies of mounted artillery were in the city, and they went gal? loping by my house and met the northern soldiers just as they came In sight of the city reservoir, which they mistook for a fort, as the.canuon opened on them there. They turned, and met the men on foot, and there the battle was fought in hearing of my home. They were driven hack af? ter a sharp fight, bat carried off some of our men prisoners, and killed two outright, wounding some others. The two, who were killed were old men. over sixty, loot! citizens and Christian men. I sat on my front doorsteps with all my keyi beside me. ?o that if they did get there, they would not need to break all the locks In the house. During the siege, the church hells couM not be rung, as cannon balls j would be fired at the church steeples 'After awhile they had to stop preach- j Ing In the churches altogether as the cannonading would commence just at the hour for service. Funerals had to I be conducted In the houses, and j burials were made in the farthest j church yards, as the cemetery was too near the lines for any burials to take ! place there. The cemetery was badly used, so many monuments broken, so many graves trampled upon. So many little children died from heat and exposure, during the siege. Only one child, a little boy six years old, who was walking along the street with his mother, was killed. A piece of shell struck him on the head, kill? ing him instantly. We knew the par? ents. One colored woman was killed by a shell. one of th?? sad sights of '.he war was to see people coming into the city, with wagons loaded with their house? hold goods, driving their cattle ahead of them, not knowing where they would And shelter. They were fleeing from the northern army as it was marching on to Petersburg. These people never saw their homes again. The northern army destroyed every? thing before it as it marched against Lee's army. 1 rode out around the city with some friends after the war was over to see the crater and other sights. You could not see any sign of numbers of fine homes, that 1 had seen on former drives, not even a shade tree was left. An old Scotch? man, that we knew well, was a florist. He had a beautiful home, with large green houses, and all kinds of beau? tiful flowers and shrubbery. When we arrived where all that beauty had been, there was complete desolation, not a green thing, not a stick or board to tell the tale, it was com? plete destruction. It was the same everywhere, all ruin and desolation. There was only one building seen on that ride. That was an Bplseopgl church, built out of unbarked, short leaf pine logs as large as a man's leg. and the smallest just little twigs as big as your littlo linger. The walls, the ceiling, the steeple, pews, pulpit, altar railing, windows were all of un barked logs?the steps, doors, and everything complete. It was a monu? ment to Yankee Ingenuity. It was built Whlli they were camped there during the gJege, I suppose It ll all -one now. i>uring the viege of Petersburg. ? ndlng parties WOTS sent all around 'In- country '"?' miles. < me parts wenl to the farm of my cousin. Jo? seph Mayes. His brother, Brown Mayen, and his family were residing there al that time. Thaw raiders me la the farm when Cotisli Brown 1 Both of these men were loo aid t.. be In the army. The raid? ers emptied the earn crib, turned nil ihe hogs and cattle loose, emptied the Smoke house, und s?-altered the meat all over the p|,,ee. They met Cousin Brown on the road and took hi* horse from him. One of the offi? cers mounted it and compelled Cousin Brawn lO follow turn on loot all day. When durk esrne on the officer, u he had hts horse, told him: "Here, old ?nan. lake >..nr hOrSS .and to home If to* ?an" He was tired out when *ie name home lite that night and found his famflj In great distress, not knowfttf what hail become ot htm. I 1 lii mil; Sherman's raid through GsorgiS and South Carolina, my fath? er's plantation was visited by a color? ed regiment with white ottlcers. They were burning trestles, bridges, and de? pots on the railroad. As my father's bouse was near the road, they gave him a call, emptied all his barns, smoke house, and ?Iwelling house, scattered the corn and meat on the place, carried off all the clothing and bed clothing they could take with them, burnt a large store, the llrst one built in Mayesvllle, because some Confederate supplies were stored there. This is only a small drop in the bucket of all the wild destruction those raiding parties did. These are all the reminiscences that come to my memory at this time. Mayesvllle, S. C, April i>. 1915. TU I HI) MONTHLY REPORT March 1?81, 1013. Heads and Bridges. 7?S. M. Rhodes, Drag? ging road, $ 3 00 7(111?Neal Spann, Repair? ing bridges, 10 00 7 .7:: AY. S. Chandler, wrk. on road, hands and team, 8 00 71?\v. h. Freeman, wrk on road, hands and team . 10 50 7684?H. T. Edens, wrk. on road, hands and team, 18 50 7.*? 90?Geo. F. Epperson, bolts etc, for road mach., 3 05 71501?Birmingham Metal Prod. Co., 28 ft. metal pipe, 90 72 7604? Chatta. S. P. & F. B. Co., 1 c-1 T. C, pipe, 84 07 7605? R. F. McLellan, en? gineering services new road, 7 50 7609?E. Honey, Agt., Frt. on pipe to Dal/ell, S. C, 5 64 7100?Ransom Jones, Repair? ing bridge, 2 00 7611?Suinter Rose, Contract ditching & grading, 24 37 7013 ,1. .1. Christmas, Pay't 136 1-2 hrs. wu. Fltg. Gang, (a 05 7640?G. P. Josey, Lumber 6 repairing bridge, ss 76 4 1?W. G. Fritchar?, 1 , 975 ft. bridge lumber, 31 60 7 64 4?Stephen Tindal, Re? pairing bridge, 3 00 7646?'Stfmter Rose, Contract ditching & grading. 41 59 7 647?J. J, Christmas, Pay't 172 hrs. wk. Fltg. Gang,. 17 20 7 64 8?J. B. Warren & Son, 476 ft. lbr & repairing bridge, 14 52 7649?Singleton B.-adford, 975 ft. bridge lbr.. 19 50 7691? S. A. llarvin, Lbr. and wrk. on road & bridges, 22 30 7692? Rusell Grader M. Co, parts for road drag, 1 60 7694? E> R. James, 1,221 ft. lbr., & wk. on bridge, 31 50 7695? Sumter Rose, ditching etc, Contract wk., 32 54 7698? T. S., DuBose, Jr., wk on road 16 00 7699? Henry Cabbagestalk, work on road, . 6.5 7700? C M. Dorn, repairing bridge, 2 00 7702?J. J. Christmas Pay't 171 hrs wk. Fltg Gang. 17 10 7 707?G. W. Nunnery, Cutting tree out road, 4 50 7710?iW. O. Cain, repairing bridge. 8 50 7713? Warren & Skinner 5, 048 ft. bridge lbr. , 80 77 7714? T. B. Brunson, haul? ing lbr. & wk. on three bridges, 24 50 77 15?Sumter Rose, ditching etc, contract wk., 27 52 7716?J. J. Christinas, pay't 17 1 1-2 hrs. >vk. Fltg Gang 17 15 7 7 20?S. F. Moore, (Illing wash? out. 50 77 2 1 ?J. F. Hodge, hauling & putting down pipe, 3 25 77 26?D. R. McLeod, repair? ing bridge, 1 00 7729?B. Moody, repairing bridges & wk on road. 17 50 7735- -Sumter Transfer Co., hauling pipe & frt. on sar^e 3 20 7736? T. J. DuBose, 250 ctt. yds ditching, lg 75 $ 735 72 Salaries. 762 1 -W. .1. Dinkins, sai. as ('oust. 3rd Dist 1 day, % \ 07 76 4 5?-(j. w. McManus, part sal. as guard Chain Gang, 20 00 7689 .1. L, NtlMmaker, part sal as guard C, t?. 20 00 7 7o::?J. w. Brunson, sal as Mem. Bd. Tax Assr's, 4 00 7704.G. iW, Mahoney, sal as Mem, Bd. Tax Assr's 4 00 "7 12 .1. H. Holland, Sal as _ Supt C. (;., 8;, 33 77 17 j. .j. Christmas, Sal M Supi Fltg Gang, ;,0 00 < 7 11 Alex Morris, sal as rural policeman, g:> ;?;; "" I!> ? H ? Hayns worth, sal ai Butp Bducation, 125 00 772?C. P. Barksdale, sal as _Overseer Scr. DiV. C, 0., 50 00 4.24 -H. 11. Boykln, sal as rural policeman, s:; :\;\ 7 72 ".-j. l Munamaker, hal _ _sal. S| guard C . (1., 25 00 7727--Sam Newman, sal as rural policeman, 13 ;??? 7728 T. S. Btuckey, sal as Mom. Bd. Tax Assr's |fl no 77::o It. L. MoLood, sal as elk Co. Conus, DO 00 1734 I. H. Scab*. sal as Const. 6th Disi ., 20 no 7 7oS Geo, Holmes, sal as Janitor Court House, ;;o 00 77 io J, .1. Geddings, sal as Const. 5th Dist.. 2."? 00 77 11 lt. B. Wilder, sal as Auditor, 14 I .*. 7 7 12 11. C Wallace, sal as Trsasurer, 44 45 77?:: H. I.. Scarborough, sal as C. C, C. I'. & G. S., 1st Qr., 100 00 3 711 .i. K. Bradford, sal as sheriff, , 183 :::i 7 7 IS W. .1. Scale, sal as i oronor, 41 6S 77 111 l*. \1 . Pitts, sal as Supervisor, ill 6& 7717- F. L. Player, sal as Magis. 1st Dist., 16 G8 774s?(Jeo. T. DesChsmpi, sal as Magis. 2nd Dist, I (? GS 7 7 4!? ? M. J. Moore, sal as Magis 3rd Dist, 1*6 68 7750?J, A. Hodge, sal as 4th Dist., 52 OS! 77 5 1?\V . .1. Heese, sal as Magis. 5th Dist. 37 50 7 7",2?R. L. Iturkette, sal as .Magis 6th Dist, 29 16 7 7.-;>?j. L. (Jillis, sal as tfggll 7th Dist., 16 68 7 7 ."?4?M. ?. Weaver, sal as Count. 1st Dist, 16 68 7 7 55?Chas. Richardson, sal as Const. 2nd Dist, 16 68 77.".6?-Hazel Boykin, sal as Const. 3rd Dist, 30 00 77r?7?J. F. Hodge, sal as Const. 4th Dist, 16 68 7758? 'Jas Reames, sal as Const. 7th Dist, 16 68 7759? \v. E. McBride, sal as rural policeman, 83 33 7 760?Geo. W. McManus, bal sal as guard CO. 85 00 77 61?L. D. Jennings, sal as Co. Attorney, 12 50 7 762?D. W. Owens, sal as .lailer, 8 33 77 6:i?H. G. Osteen, sal as M. Co. Bd. Educ. 1st Qr, 15 00 7764? 8. H. Edmunds, sal as Mem. Bd Educ 1st Qr, 15 00 7765? M. Dorn, sal as Mem Bd Tax Assr's., 7 90 7766? J. I. Brogdon, sal as mil. as Co Comr 1st Qr 33 20 7767? W. J. Young, sal as mil. as Co. Comr, 1st Qr 39 00 77 68?E. T. Mime, sal & mil as Co Comr, 1st Qr, 38 40 7769? \V. S. Burkette, saL& mil as Co Comr, 1st Qr, 32 40 7770? W. B. Cooper, sal & mil. as Co. Comr, 1st Qr, 34 00 $1,995 22 Alms House. 7554?Mrs. B. D. Mitchell, dieting and care inmates 206 30 7557? -Dr. W. S. Burgess, Md. attention inmates, 6 50 7558? Geo. H. Hurst, Beds mattresses, etc, 22 75 7597?<YtDonneU & ?Co., clothing, tobe, etc 3 Mos., 67 05 7 598?Edward Atkinson, Tr's. pauper to A. H., 50 7701?J. M. Reasonover, re? pairing steps & piazza, 7 85 7705?Sammy Gary, Trans? porting pauper, 50 7 7:52?R. J. Diggs, transport? ing 2 paupers and trunk. 1 50 $312 95 Chain Gang. 7 557?Dr. W. S. Burgess, Md. attention to convicts, $ 4 8 50 756$?Burns & Son, Hdw. supplies, 4 8 85 75bU?VV. B. Boyle Co., 47 bus. oats & 10 bus corn, 44 85 7564?D. W. Owens, transport? ing prisoners, 5 00 7570?Carolina Groc. Co., Groc. for Scr. Div., 9.05 7572;?W. H. Yates, Groc. for Scr. Div, 4 75 7575?W. T. Hall, Shoe? ing mules etc, 2 20 7 579?T. G. Player, 250 lbs hay, 2 50 7 580?W. W. Green, 60 heads collards, 3 00 7582? Phillips & Co, Grocer? ies, 51 00 7583? Crosswell & Co., 25 bus corn, 25 00 7585?DuRant Hdwe Co., Hardware supplies, 13 80 7 594? Cuttino & McKnight, Groceries for Scr. Div. 14 55 7596? Burns Hdve Co., Hardware supplies, 2 45 7597? O'Donnell & Co., groceries 3 months, 142 88 7 599?Harvey Oil Co, 300 lbs axle grease, 10 60 7605??, M. Green, grocer? ies, etc, 3 38 7616? L. E. Reames, 6,242 lbs hay, 62 42 7617? A. F. Stafford, 20 bus corn, 20 00 7618? n. A. Spann, 2,820 lbs hay, 28 20 7620?F. P. Bradford, 33 bus. corn, 33 00 7622?N. G. Osteen, Jr., 10 sxs meal, 21 00 7629?Sammy Gary, Auto hire trans prisoners, 1 50 7642? W. M. Sanders, 1083 lbs hay, 10 83 7643? J. C. Dunbar, 100 1-2 bus corn, 100 50 7650?R. W. Bradham, repair wrk, 3 00 7688?Sammy Gary, Auto hire trans prisoners, 2 50 7693?J. G. Bingham, 200 lbs fodder, 2 50 7696? J. A. Parish, frt. & drayuge on supplies, 2 05 7697? City of Sumter, hire city convicts, 2 months 111 80 7698? T. S. DuBose, Jr., 600 lbs hay, 6 00 7699? Henry Cabbagestalk 1 bus corn, 1 00 7 706?W. H. Todd, 5 bus corn, 5 00 7701 ? s. A. Harvin, 5,ssi lbs hay, 58 8-1 7709?j. h. Holland, Exp trans. 3 prise, to C. G. 1 50 7711?N. G. Osteen, Jr., 10 sxs meal, 21 50 7 7 23?0. P. Barksdale, Pd for supplies for S. Gang, 2 40 77:; 1?Es P. Bradford, 25 bus corn. 25 00 7 7;;;;?s. W. Truluck, 25 lbs meat, 3 7 5 7 7::7 -11. L. Scarborough, 50 bus oats, 37 00 77 39?Kieth & Lowery, re? pairing road machinery, 3 60 $99 7 2 2 Public Buildings. 7 5.".:: S. T. Carter, St. Treas Insurance on C. H. $344 1 7 7 5 60 Epperson & Evans, plumbing at C. II., 4 75 7:5?J2 Hums & Son, Glass & Putty, 40 7."?<;.". J. P. Commander, coal 41 22 7569 Sumter Lighting Co., lights C. H. 27 To 7593?A. J. Ard, I hose bibb |gf faucet, 1 00 762??J. A. Parrish, frt. & druyuge on disin, 19 67 7634?Willie DuRant, 1 load light wood, 1 00 7 6.V0 - R . W.'Bradham. repair? ing furnace, 7 5 7661,?R. L. McLeod, pd for lauudwrlug tuwuU, A uw 7 690?lamen Scott, wk on C H. grounds, (J weeks, 6 00 7696?J. A Parrish, frt & drayage on supplies, 52 $448 18 Jail. 7557 Dr. W. S. Burgess, Md attention CO. prisoners, $ 1 50 7559?i . K. Bradford, diet- . ing prisoners, 214 00 7 50 2?Burns & Son, Hard? ware supplies, 2 00 7 564?1). VV. Owens, white? washing interior, 3 00 7568?W. M. Folsom, clothes for co prisoners, . 4 55 75-69?Sumter Lighting Co., lights, 7 70 7571?Levi Brothers, blank? ets, 12 00 7627?J. M. Troublefield, re? pairing windows, 1 00 7649?Singleton Bradford, 1, 0 32 ft. lumber, 20 64 $266 39 Contingent. 557?Dr. W. S. Burgess, Md attention small pox pat's, $24 70 559?J. K. Bradford Exp trans prisoners & lunatics 32 00 561?Osteen Pub. Co., pub? lishing & printing 52 91 56G?M . J. Moore, rent of? fice, 5 00 567?Dr. W. H. Burgess, examination in lunacy, 5 00 574?Knight Bros, publish? ing, office supplies etc, 37 41 576? Dr. M. L. Parier, P. M. examination & dis, 10 00 577? W. J Stafford, use auto by Grand Jury, 4 00 581--Standard Oil Co., 60 gals gasolene, 9 60 1586?Globe Office Sup Co., office supplies, 5 25 <587?City Auto Co., repair? ing Sunpervisor's auto, 7 85 7588?J. H. Seale, expense transporting prisoners, 5 90 7 589?Miss Antonia Gibson, ?Serv as nurse, Tubr patients 10 00 7590? Geo. F. Epperson, oil and gasolene, 4 80 7591? Week's Garage, repair? ing Supervisor's auto, 9 00 7592? J. J. Geddings, summon? ing cor. Jury, trans, pris. etc, 4 75 7 594?Cutti?o & MoKnight Groceries for smallpox pa? tients, 3 00 7595?>R. G. Scarborough, re? pairing typewritten 3 50 7600?Walker^Evans & Cogs well Co.. Dockets for Magis 6 66 7602?Rescue Orphanage S. C. monthly allowance 3 or? phans, 15 00 760 3?R. L. Bryan Co., 2 1-2 doz blank bonds, ' 1 00 7 606?Thos. E. Richardson, proceedings in lunacy, etc 10 50 7607?M. H. Flaum, repair? ing chairs is C. H 25 0? 7612?H. L. Scarjborougfi, / recording bonds, stamps, etc, 10 90 j 7 6 2 5?B . C. Wallace Treas, Exp. Coroner's Inquests, .37 20 7 660?Miss Mary Lemmon, 2nd pay't on Legis. Ap? propriation, 30 00 7661?R. L. McLeod, stamps 2 00 7737?H. L. Scarborough, re? cording bonds, stamps, etc 11 10 $ 384 03 Court Expense. 7 624?B. C. Wallace Treas, Exp, spring term G. S. Court, $ 696 45 Ex-Con-Pensions. 7614? J. S. Geddings. * 7615? \v. R. Lackey, 7619?H. N. Idol, 7623?W. .1. Ardis, 7626?J. M. Geddings, 7630?M . J . Morris, 7 631?w. A. Partin, 7632? J. W. Partin, 7633? T. YV. Pritchar, 7635?G. i\V. Scott, 7 636?Henry David, 7637?.1. P. Windham, 763 8?1. S. Windham 7639?I. R. Brunson, 7651? Tom Benenhaly, 7652? S. J. Brown, 7653? B. M. Powell, 765 4?J. C. Compton, 7655?H. C. Grady, 76 56?W. .11. Browder, 7657?S. D. O'Neill, 76 58?A. H. Weeks, 7659?R. S. Brown, 7 662?W. J. Atkinson, 7663? W. B. Norton, 7664? E. R. Sanders, 7 665?R. R. Thames, 7666? H. M. Spann, 7667? Abrain Ardis, 7668? W. A. Weldon, 7669? Sumter Belk, 7670? Henry Morris, 7671? John Turner, 7672? P. W. Burgess, 7673? Jas Dorn, 767 4 ? Hampton Lee, 7675? W. J. Brunson, 7676? M. H. Boykin, 76 77?D. ;H. Boykin, 767 8?J. F. Floyd, 76 79?W. D. Weaver, 7680? T. M. K. McElveen. 7681? E. H. Sauls, 7682? W. H. Cook, 7683? J. M. Hodge, 7684? T. J. Holliday, 7 6 85?^T. S. McElveen, 7 686?J. D. Pace, 7687?M. Dorrity, Amounts Received From Sources. .^rcli 1 ? To received from: ."> 1-2 mills Co. Or. Tax, I Road Tax, M . J . Moore, St. vs.: Who. Furman, Norman Peoples Thos. James. Ransom Rich, John Rees, Rirnie Fay. W . J . Rees, St. vs. : T. BlskV*/, Chas. Jaekson, John Carter. Sam Logan. L. Player. St. vs.: liattie Qeorge, Rurgest, nulluni. C. H. Sinking Fund V 147 All 787 t>02 10 I? 15 10 10 r. 10 15 15 l Harry Ash by 1-4 mill Tax, 1-4 mill U. 1. Siukinj Fund J Tax, ? 81 March 16-31. 5 1-2 mils Co. Or. Tax, 8,716 78 Road Tax, 2,394 00 h. l. b. Wells on amount due as Magis, 320 44 Frederick Dis Co., 2 drums returned, 20 00 1-4 mill C. H. Sinking Fund Tax, 396 22 1-4 mill R. 1. Sinking Fund Tax, 396 22 ? 13,911 94 Recapitulation. March 1, 1915. To balance: Co. Or. Fund, $18,664 34 C. H. Sinking Fd., 4,481 45 R. Imp. Sinking Fd, 3,563 92 March 1-31. To amounts received from all sources, 13,911 94 $40,621 65 By paid warrants a-c: Roads & bridges, $ 735 72 Salaries, 1,995 22 Alms House, 312 95 Chain Gang, 997 22 Public Buildings, 44 8 IX Jail, ? 266 39 Contingent, 384 03 Court Expense, 696 45 Ex-Con-Pensions, 147 00 March 31: *By balance: Co. Or. Fund, 25,729 06 C. ?. Sinking Fd, 4,913 48 R. Imp. Sinking Fd, 3,995 95 $40,621 65 P. M. PITTS, Attest: Supervisor. R. L. McLEOD, Clk. Co. Comn. LOOKING OUT FOR FEVER. Government Officials Probing Alleged Yellow Fever Cases. Morgan City, La., April 15.?Sur? geons Creel and von Ezdorf, of the public health service, arrh ed here to? day to investigate two cases reported as yellow fever on board the schoon? er Persis A Colwell, which arrived at Quarantine here yesterday from Demerara, British Guinea. Dr. Creel left here tonight. Dr. von Ezdorf will make a bacteriological examination, and it was expected he would report ! tomorrow. SAYS GORGAS MXST RESIGN If He Goes to Servla for Rockefeller Foundation. Washington, April 16.?Secretary Garrison made it plain tonight he would oppose Major Gen. Gorgfs go? ing to Servia for the Rockefeller Foundation to fight the typhus scourge unless the surgeon general resigns his commission in the a.*my. Mr. Garrison takes the position that should Gen. Gorges go to Servia as a retired officer, in which capacity he still would be under the jurisdic? tion of the war department, a situa? tion would be created which might easily lead to trouble. Gen. Gorgas still is awaiting tin final proposition of the Rockefeller Foundation. It is said in war de? partment circles that he does not care to retire from the ar.ny to con? nect himself in a general way with the organization; but that the Idea of going to Servia to take personal charge of the fight against typhus ap? peals strongly to him. REPORT ON JAPANESE. Cruller Sent to Turtle Bay to Investi? gate. 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