Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-23

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1861:
The Board Of Commissioners of tho Poor for
Edrciield District, beg leave respectfully to re-
mort That there are ut this time Four Lunatlc
pnuucrs in the State Lunatic Asylum ut Columbia
charrcablc to the District, viz: Sarah Foster An
subel Morgan, G. Freeman anil Lory "evcr.
That Forty-oac dilfereat Paupers have received
benefits from the Poor fluids OF the District du'
ring the Year. We have sent ore to the Lunatic
Asylum, viz William Eoungblood; sent three
TO School to the Downcr Institute, viz: Wilson
Franklin. James p. Turner and Jacob Turner.
Two Lunatic paupers, William icungblood and
Henry Gallman have been cured and lett the
Asylum Two have been brought back from the
Asylum to the Poor House, viz: Wmhey !iendsr
sou aad Nancy Mays. Seven have lett the Po"r
House during the year Of their own uce"rt, VINO
have either been cure'l or have recovered, VIZ;
Kate Norris, John 7. Norris, Winncy Henderson,
John Croner, Robert Turner, Sarah a. turner an"
Mary J. Turner.
There are Twenty-Five PauDerS at this time re-
manning at the Poor House. viz:
/. Sally poltity, aged GO years.
Q Nancy MaYs, aged 81 years, idiotic.
3. Nancy Rowe, aged 81, lliotlc.
1. Sarah Plima!c, aged ~, detormed.
j. Wesley Plimalc, aged ~, il!ot;c and ueai.
e. Mary wilson, aged 81, destitute
4. Susan Holmes, aged 3:', ;t!it;ed
S. Lewis Holmes, aged Is, idiotle.
9. Eliza Holland, aged 2s storrcl
TO- Fred Martin, aged IL, cpilettic.
H. Elizabeth Tugnage aged IS. blind.
H. Thomas Rawls, aged So. afflicted
T.. Susan Cheatham. aged ~ idiOtc.
IL. .iusial Swindlc, aged IL. afflicted.
Is. Mary Zimmerman, aged 26. destitute.
Ii. William Zimmerman, aged ., destitute.
H. Elizabeth Zimmerman, aged |, destitute
Is. William Clarke aged I'll, afflicted.
~. AnSpn Moblcy, aged GI. afflicted.
30. Elizabeth Jones, agei f0, cripple
u. Elizabeth Griffith, aged -, destitute
-. San,su. Bland, aged III, afflicted.
81. JOHN ". Walton, ase'l J, ialdnt, orphan.
81 benjamin Franklin, ascl 80. liind
81. Griffith iataut born at 7. H., destitute.
The tract Of Land belonging to the Poor lInus"
contains Two hundred and ninety-scv.n (29O
acres 1.-THE titles we'll secured. all recorded III III"
Clerks oiice.) about 10 acres of which arc III c"l.
tivation in Oats Potatoes, COru, Peas, Ec, worked
entirely by the PauperS, such as are able 70 work
at times and by the good management ot our
excellent Steward, Mr.. Lewis llerlonS' the prom
7se is fair for y to!erably good crop Also, there
10 the place two Mules. u Smrll Stock
yCuttie and Hogs. The buildings are AL in
k3Ynlerably good repair. The chief object OF the
Hoard has been to render the PaupcTs cuinioTta-
ble and happy ut the least possible expense to tie
District !: and tho Board ilatter themselves that
in performance of their duty they have not been
surpassed by ANY torrhc hoaro Vi ",
We beg leave farther to report. That the Board
have recently ascertained that +. Il. FrseInai''
now in tho Lunatic Asylum as Lunatic Panper,
charseablc to the District for near the last twelve
wears is seized and possessed OF, III his Own right
nm estate in ;hc hands of Il Guardian amply suit-
ccnt to pay all his cxpences at the LuMatc Asy.
lun and for that purpose the Commissioners o'
the Poor have filed bill i'll the Court OF Equity
orain.t the party concerned, to recover the same.
Also, tina, Anson Moblcy, now u paupsr NJ the
Poor House, has an Estate coming to him Of orisi
nally about eight hundred dollars, by the death p
his daughter Caroline Moblcy, late Of EdSeheld
District, which is in the hands Of Dr. NJ. W. 40
pey, her Guardian. The Board of Commissioners
would respectfully ask that the Court would direct
them the proper course to pursue 10 reference IL
the matter.
For minute account Of Receipts and Disburss-
n,cnts, VIC refer your Honor TO report .; the
Treasurer, aud his vouchers, herewith respectful
ly submitted. ,,,o,-,rp c,,...
A. JONES, Secry.