The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-16
Fourth Quarterly Court.

EOuEbh 4uarberly court.
Last will and testament of VIM. Bra
zier admitted to probate and L. II. Bra
zier qualified as executor. John N. Al
eXander gave bond as guardian of Sils
). Crotford, the jury of inquisition hav
ing declared said Crotford a lunatlC
Petition of Albert HobsOn, w. j. Wis
dom, l.. w. Grimes, and others, to b.
attached to the I2Jh district, granted
The nun-cupative will OF Mrs. Hetti'
Gist, decd, admitted to probate. 5
Morley gave bond as guardian of grand
children of Austin Butler, decd. w. r
Brown gave bond as guardian of minor
heir of Ira Shires, decd. Petition o.
| citizens of Ist district for a change OF
voting place from Henry Oakley's tC
| Undertook, granted. The Chairman
was instructed to re-insure the Court
House and Jail, in good Tennessee COM
panies J. @. HoTsley resigned as public
administrator and ii. T. Gordon elected,
and bond given. l. James Rittenberry
: petitioned to change his voting place to
| the 9th district, granted. The road case
| of Kerr and Jones continued to next
! term, on account of the sickness of +.
| 4. Polk a witness Il. L. Akin and G..
, L. Akin gave bond as guardian of minor
heirs OF j. n. Erwin, decd. Messrs.
b. a. Burke and II. l.. Holman, com
mittee, reported adversely to issuing a
warrant TO Geo. Hunt, former trustee.
w. .. WitherspOOn offered his resigna-
ton as Justice Of the Peace. +. j. Neil,
gave bond as guardian of minor heirs of
Camilla Campbell. The Jail commis~
siOneTs were instructed to buy a carload
of coal for the jail. 5. f. Cox gave bond
as admir-. of estate of E, c. Bane, decd.
ID. A. Craig tax collector, reported white
polls uncollected, 1873; colored polls I'M
collected 400; excessive tax on real es-
late, S27.S7. Proper papers were filed
preparatory to a contest of the last will
of John Fitzgerald decd. L. ]. Wald-
rup, constable 6tn district, offered his
resignation. n. B. Cheairs gave bond as
trustee of AbsOlOm Thompson. Ordered
that G. A. Brown be granted license to
practice law. The report OF the jury of
view in the Wade Watkins road case
was received, from which Watkins APP
pealed. John G. Primm, guardian, set
Element approved. The clerk was in
structed to make A. w. Potter a deed to
the Anderson land. J. n. Williams and
W. T. gave bond as constables. Settle
ment of S. Williams, guardian, and j.
Y. DOtsOn, admr. approved.
APPROPRIATIONS.
S II. TimmOns, lumber for Santa Fee
pike, S90.93- J. @. HOrsley, holding
inquest over VIM. Benner, decd, 1913.
r. b. Allen, costs, Sl1.2O. A. L. Pillow,
medical attendance at the jail from
March IA to Sept. IA, $3.50. Jas. NJ.
Ellington, holding inquest over Sarah
Farris, col, s.. G. w. Gates, pauper cot
fin, So Appropriations for poor house,
500. J. f. Walker, holding inquest over
Adam Fleming col, 1915. A. d. Friers
son, stationery for county court clerks
office, SIS. II. l.. Holman, coroner, hold
ing inquest over w. Mitchell and An
drew Thomas, col, SO; also for holding
election, $50. c. NJ. Mooney, excessive
tax, 50. Chaffin & Bauguss. building
bridge on Spring Hill pike, S99.72. A.
w. Potter, peuper coffin, "a. ThOmp-
son Fleming, cost in summOning jury of
view, s.. | Rittenberry, pauper COT
fins, 81. w \ Jackson, powder and fuse,
81. DOwell, pauper coffin, $50.
w Page, shrOud for pauper, $40. w.
A. Reese, 50, a NJ Powell, So, and w F
Lavender, SI5, pauper collins. Mrs E J
Baugh, excessive tax, 81. Parks Il Kerr,
lumber for Fountain creek bridge, $50
James Ii. Wilkes, supt. public schools,
allowed pay to Oct. 9th. RObt NJ Green,
repairing bridge at Duck River Station,
$40 Andrews, Mayes Il Co, road tools,
$3.50. Vaughn 81 Barkley, road tools,
SlS2 81. Holding IL Co, powder and fuse,
3. g T Cecil, building bridge over
Greene's Lick, 500. T > Craig, lumber
tor public road, Sl6.75. Pickens Il Dow
ell, water for Jail, $3.50. j T Powell,
putting up railroad sign, near Rose Hill
cemetery, $50. n f Moore powder and
fuse, SI.65. II Akin, lumber tor road,
SIC. r A Wilkes, lumber for road, 500.
A J NJ White, building bridge over mill
race at Collier IL PinkstOn's mill, S35.
F NJ Fuller, lumber for public road, 50
q w Kent, advertising, 81. DIR Nichols,
costs, 81. Tavel. Eastman & Howell, as
SCISSORS books, S27. Columbia Herald,
printing So. J II Thomas Il Co. lumber
for Bigbvville road, 5000. G w Gates, |
So, J w GOad, s., w ID Bryan, $40, j J
Jones, s., for pauper collins. J c Nc
Cav, blank books for trustee, ST. 5
Latta, waiting upon courts and ex OfliciO |
services from July to Sept. :, "A, Sl93 !
A f Neeley, repairing the SOwen Mill
bridge, So II BirdsOHg, cutting DRIFT of |
Iron Bridge, s.. J NJ Hickey, making |
out tax books, $500.
OvERsEERs.
The following persons were appointed |
road Overseers: RObt Laid, II Fitz- |
gerald, Henry Hughes, i NJ johnson, |
Caldwell Harlow, w J Jennings, A b F |
True, John \ Grimes, Robt Oakley, A G |
J G. Ingram, l. W Scott, Wes-
lev Grafton, w ; Lrafton, ThOs Foster, |
A l. Emberson, NJ l. Harlow, John |
Watson, Newt Pinkstou, w Williams, |
J ) Gilbreath, Mack Billie. n GOad, Jno |
Walker, ThOs II Williams, t b Alexis
ander, VIM Chapman, J z Hays, Joe |
Terrill, A Morley, David Workman, ] |
w Smith, II q Cathey, T S Church, w /
b Harris, w r Hill, T J McKennOn,
VIM Hughes, George Nevils.
QUORUM COURT, OCT u, 1874.
Last will and testament of Jas. Cathey |
decd admitted to probate and VIM, Cath
cy gave bond as executor.
II. B. Ledbetter gave bond as Admin
istsation of Elizabeth Lusk decd
Geo W Stockard sworn in as Justice |
of the Peace from WilliamspOrt.
Inventory of the estate of Miles Z. Muir
ply dec d filed by the administrator.
NJ. b. Tomlinson, w. F. A. Shaw, and |
j. W Richardson appointed commission
ers to set aside a homestead for Sarah
Davis. widow of VIM. l.. Davis dec d.
W. J. Embry gave bond as guardian of
minor heirs of Henderson CrOtford decd. !
Decree taken in the case of w, ID. Ben
derman etal VS.. Jeremiah Gilmer etal
The bastardy case Of Felix Mays col,
was decided in favor Of defendant. S.
Samuels for prosecution andJ. l.. Bullock
for defense.