The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 21, 1915, Image 3
*?*'UM- Im-Mcnl* of iho ti\il War.
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<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.
Washington, April 17.?The cruiser
Mew Orleans was today ordered from
San Diego to Mazatlan to investigate
the reports of Japanese operations at
Turtle bay, on the coast of Lower
California, and reported immediately
by wireless to Admiral Howard at
San Diego, the number and names of
the Japanese warships at Turtle bay,
which are said to be engaged in
floating the cruiser Asama which is
aground there.
GIRL 1X3 FLY OVER CONTINENT.
San Antonio, April 15.?Katherino
Stenson, 19-year-old aviator, ?t was
announced here today, would under?
take a transcontinental flight of 3,000
miles through the air fro.n New York
to San Francisco. She expects to start
from the statue of liberty in New York
about June 1, in a 90-horsepower
aeroplane and to make not more than
10 stops en route.
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