The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-05-27


5 been filed in his Office, and the Gran
Jury desire to write with the Presidin
Judge in congratulating the county up
on the fact that no licenses can b
granted throughout the county for a
least the remainder of the year.
The Clerk also reports that no licens
es have been granted for a less perioC
than one year.
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The Grand Jury by special committe
examined the books of the Town Coun
Gil of Abbeville. The Intendant, L. ID
Bowie, Esq, reported that the presen
council entered into office in September
1872. They found the town heavily il
debt, to wit, at least two thousand dol
lars. The said debt has been almost al
paid-there being less than five hundred
dollars still due. They collected the
municipal tax for two years-last yeal
from all sources about eighteen hundred
dollars, which was all paid out pei
vouchers in office.
Collected this year from all sour
ceS.....:.. ...:.....
Paid out as per vouchers, ......". 100000
Balance on hand, .:..........".:...." sou 0O
The roads and bridges Of the county
are in bad condition, and nowhere in
the whole county are the roads worse
than in the immediate vicinity and in
the incorporate limits of the town of
Abbeville.
The Grand Jury are fully aware that
the past winter and spring have been
such as to seriously interfere with the
proper working of the roads, but as the
bad season has now passed, we insist
that the town council of Abbeville and
the County Commissioners should 60
to work at once to have the roads put
in good order:
The Double Bridges, near Lowndes-
vile, Wards Bridge on Little River,
the Bridge at Calhoun's Mills, the
Bridge at Cade's Mill, and several 9TH
ers have been reported to us as in bad
condition, and needing immediate at
tention.
The Grand Jury would further pre-
sent, That the great and beneficent
charity which was bequeathed to Able
vile County more than three-fourths of
century since, by the great and good
DR.. John De La Howe, and which has
ever since been blessing to the poor
orphans of the County, is in a flourish
ing condition. The Estate has been
most successfully managed in the past,
and Notwithstanding the almost univer-
sal collapse of all the public as well as
private investments owing to the recent
war, the funds of this Estate are in the
main intact. This condition is greatly
owing to the superior financial ability
of the Treasurer of the Board of trus-
tees, Thos. Thomson, Esq. The past
success and present prosperous condi-
ton of the Estate call loudly for con-
tinuance of the present management.
And the Grand Jury would earnestly
recommend that the Legislature would
reconsider it; recent action whereby tho
old board were ousted. They earnestly
petition that they be continued and
trust that tho future of the noble charity
may continue as in the past, to do honor
70 the name and memory Of De La
Howe.
The grand Jury would present as
nuisance house of i'll fame in the
town of Abbeyille, situate near the col
ored church and kept by Susan Brown
alias Burkehcad and Cynthia Brown.
This house is represented as being very
and from its proximity to the
church should be forthwith abated by
the Town Council of Abbevillc.
The Grand Jury from the charge of
the presiding Judge and from informa-
ton received from several citizens,
would present for indictment Henry H.
Ellison, the sub agent or commissioner
Of the Land Commissioner for Able
vile County, for embezzlement of pub
lie money, received by him from gar
ties who purchased lands from the Land
We desire to state that
he Grand Jury extended to Henry II.
Ellison the privilege of appearing be-
ore us to exculpate himself from the
lboye charges, which privilege and in
'itation he, the said Ellison, declined to
Iceept. ta-
The Grand Jury desire to tender their
hanks for the kind consideration re-
'eived by them from the Court.
w. d. MARS,
Fereman. |