Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-09

Annual Report Of the Commissioners
of the Poor: for Edgefieid District,
| For 1868.
s7s -EdE -EbdErffh fs {. III, S. G., Oct. 5ib, 1868.
10 MS Honor the ~Ifesidinag Judge, Fail Term,
1869. s1s ss:f, :is;ii =; -s:ss . u - be.
- The eBairniaM Of the Commissioners of the
Poor for Edgefsid District would respectfully
report, That,tho Board at the first meeting after
their election in October last, organized by cleo
ting NJ. FRAZIER Chairman; and SIaEoN Crouch,
Secretary and Treasurer. At the meeting III
January last. assessed Tax Of IL per ceist. upon
t:the general Tax Of the State. s.z., .,.iJ
! The Commissioners believing 1t TO beto the best
interests of the District to raise as much provis
ions as possible, hired ~ negro msn.to warkon
the farm. and they are now satisfied of tho cor
rcctuesse Of their views, having been enabled
thereby to raise corn sufficient for tho place, and
least half en6ug hmeat ;iand they intend tohire
an ditional one for the next year; and believe
further that it would promots,sthe best interests
of the District to purchase negroes for the place,
and make it self f-sustaihing Institution.
|; csThe forner excellent 6ts@ardS Mr. LEwIsEEn-
LONG, becoming incapacited NO llorger attend to
the place, in consequences OF partial blindncss
they have secured the services of Mr.. JOSEPH
HoLToN for the year omfnencing on first Instant.
/ sfTh0 heaith Gthe inmataSlha beehsvsry good
the,past year, and although engaged ina war.
taxi all the energies of our people, they have
tho pleasure to report that no new aplication
has been made for permission to be admitted into
tthsIrstitution since they had il in charges which
lin their opinion isan indication of heprosperity
and we'll being Of the District 80
It IS my deliberate opinion, regarding the In
stitution oneaof a;permanent nature, thathitherto
tho Commissioners have, acted too'mnch upon a.
IL nf wifi
future results, in building the houses of wood,
ins tead of the more durable materinls Of brick
afnd stone, md would recommend that,wheneTer'
it becomes necessary TO rebuild, or to make. any
additions, that the building materials should not
be Of srch perishable nature the first cost
might be greater, abnein the end wdnld be the
cheapest to the DigtrictsssS fsias sSes -
-,There are at this time three Lunatic Paupers
in the Stafe .Lnnatic Asylum ut Columbia, s. c.,
chareekble to the District, viz: Asabel Morgan.
FIG. Freeman md sLosey sWeyer. Two have;
died stthe "a sylutns1 during thes year. F@epty-s
two different Paupers, have received benefit from
the Poor funds Of the District during the,ycar;
ono has died at the Poor House during IL e year,
viz sAnson Mobley. CO yearsof asel infrf6 :sope
has left the Poor House during the yeari sof his
own accord, VIZ: Samson Bland. There nre,
twenty .Paupcrs at this time remaining at the
Poor House, Tiz:S s&F' - '='stsf ~
ol.-Nancy Mays, SO years of age, idiotic. z8s
2. Nancy Row, 81 years of age, idiotic.ssasesg
3.SSarah Plimale, aged 4b deformed.,e .c.s>asz
a Wesley Plimaie, aged 81, idiotic and deaf. -
sG.sSusad HolmesDaged 50, afflicted ss+1z*s s7R
z. Lewis Holmes, aged 80, idiotic. .sss La
g.. Elizabeth Holland.aged %, deformeds. q, za
s. Fred Martin, Is years Of age, epileptic.
10. Elizabeth Turnage, 90 years Of 'agc, Blind
IL. isusan Oheatbam ,.aged fl idiotic. y ~
l2.sJosiph Swindle, aged 10, afaicted,. =. ls d
IL. :EliEabeth, Jones, 62, cripple. 3s.9s.y, odd
Is. BeDjamin Frankfins aged q blind.
10. Nancy Folk, ags q, destitute and infrn. ..ssf
E.sandrew j. dThonpson, a geF %, ididtic. y ss
Is: ;Wm, Zimmerman, aged7, destiti:.s. -ESssS
Is. Elizabeth Zimmerman, aged 2, destitute.
20. Mary Plimale, aged SO, destitute.
There will be very good: crop made on the
placelhis year. The buildings ares Ill in tolera-
bly, good repair. 5lsa : sa4i slz .ASsiS
Fora minute account Of receipts, and disburs-
ments, ne refer your Honor 10 q report Of the
Tireasnrsr. and his vouchers herewith submitted
aliof which is respectfully submitted. ezs
.asF "a oyls-: NJ. FRAZIER, ehaiEss Board.s 4
IS. cRorcB, sec'ry and, Treas 81 3.z-z 4
:, : 80. q q --to-1--T-sgsss SO iss = *;
S CROUCH, .TREAsurER IN ACCOUNT CURRENT
WITH THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
Poor FOR EpGEFIELD OisIinST, ShoH 1st VII
1862 ;ro-llr ocr. lSG3--
1882 DR:
Noy,ls. rs amt received Of. former Treasurer by
the hands of Col. NJ. Frazier,
part, SS50,0o
Jan Is Reed of former Treasurer, hal
ance on hand, el,67
-.s.. ss7,,s7
arr Il Reed Of T. Dean, Tax Collector.
in part, S2OO0,aO
Aug 5 Reed of I. Dean, 7. C.
- 1.-The ,halance Of pr
cent. on last year's
General Tax, 2,2e5,36
sl,3O5,36
Less by commissions OF . pr ct. SG,lO 900.
Whole am cunt of funds for 1863, ST. .o0o,s3
1882. - CR.' oo,