Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-30
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
A Splendid Centennial for David
son County.

SfAeAaAo OcHttunlhl lOf 0hNlu
son County.
an Interesting BAT of Moth Eat
en- History.
'tEi u TT. III W. AZ NJ rel
Nashville American, ~. ss.
While the CITY Of Nashville cele-
brated the Que h1ndredth anniversary
q the INST settlement here three years
ago davidson, the richest county in
the State, has allowed its centennial
to pass by without even a resolution
by the County Court acknowledging
the fact thai 1.-THE October term was lis
centennial. One Of the American re-
porters happened to be investigating
some Old documents in the County
Court Clerks office, yesterday, aud
came across an old, rusty looking
book, with scarcely any binding and
quite a number Of loosened pages with
scribbling on various pages. The old
moth-eAten volume proved to be the
first court record ever kept in the
county, md believing that its first
few pages would be interesting TO the
many readers, deciphered as best he
could the full proceedings of the en-
tire October term, 1888, being two
days session, which is as follows:
BY srATE on Mourn oARolrvA,
4 y DAVIDSON CouNrf, Oct 6, 1873. }
Whereas. an act was made at Will
liamsburg the April sessions last pro
yided for laying of aDavidson county.
westward Of Cumberland mountain,
to be known by the name of Davidson
county and to include the settlement
on Cumberland river, etc; and for
establishing an Inferior Court OF
Pleas and quarter sessions, therein TO
30 held on tho FIRST Mondays Of Jan
usry, April, July and October; APP
pointing and commissioning the fol-
loving gentlemen, viz: Anthony
Bledsoe, Daniel Smith, James Rob
erison, Isaac Bledsoe, Samuel Barton,
Thomas Mulloy, Francis Prince and
Isaac Linsey, Esquires, members Of
the court;
n Be 1t, therefore, remembered, that
pursuant to the aot Of the Assembly,
I'lsaac Bledsoe, Samuel Barton, Fran
els Brown and Isaac Linsey, Esquires,
named in the commission aforesaid,
met this 9Th day Of October, in the
9TH year Of the American independ>
enee aud in the year Of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty.
three, qualifying themselves for the
purpose aforesaid by taking the oath
by law prescribed for ye qualification
of public officers, and likewise
the oath Of office, 10 the following
manner, viz: The next Junior TO the
senior member present mentioned in
the commission administered the
\ aforesaid oaths to the junior members
\ present and then to the others pres-
eut FNEk ISAAC BLEDsOE.
The court then proceeded 10 elect a
clerk agreeable to the act Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, and made choice Of
Matthew Talbot, jr., Esq.
A Isaac BLEDsOE.
The court also proceeded TO elect a
Sheriff agreeable to the act OF the
General Assembly, and made choice Of
Samuel Williams, Esq.
nail Isaac BLEDsOR.
The court then adjourned until To-
morreW morning. H9fa uau
THE SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS. B
Tuesday, ye 7tk Of October, 1888,
court met pursuant to adjournment,
when Matthew Talbot. who was yes,
terdsy elected Clerk Of the Court, and
having been INDUCED in BY the Court
until TO- day 70 fud sufficient security
for the performance of his Office, and
falling therein, give up, and the Court
declared ye place Of the Clerk vacant,
aud proceeded to elect Andrew Even,
then Clerk. who gave bond Of $1,000,
with approved security, and qualified
according to law.
The Court then proceeded TO elect
by ballot one Entry Taker for ye Court
Of Davidson, when there appeared as
candidates for the place Samuel Bar
ton and Major John Reed, when the
( votes were unanimous for Mr.. Samuel
Barton, who give sufficient and ap.
proved securities for the faithful per.
fOrmanee and return Of monies By him
received in the sum Of 5000.
The Treasurer likewise entered into
bond and approved security in ye sum
Of $4,000 for the faithful discharge
Of bis Office.
The Court then proeee1ed TO elect
BY ballot for Surveyor OF Davidson
county. The candidates for the place
were Anthony Bledsoe and james
MulheTln, when ye votes being two for
each Of ye candidates, the Court agreed
to postpone the discrimination 10 the
evening court.
The Court then proceeded TO elect
by ballot q Register Tor ye said county
Of Davidson. The candidates for We
place were Audtew EMin and Captain
Francis Prince, the votes for Captain
Prince being two and for Ewin one,
when said Prince gave bond aud se.
curiy according 10 law and took the
oath Of ofice.
The Court then nominated cOnsta.
bles in the several stations, viz: Sam.
lel Mason, at Markings; james Me-
Cain, at ManscO,es; Stephen Ray. Al
Heatensburgh; John McAdams, at
Marlborough, aud Edward Swanson.
at Fletcher 5 station
The court then proceeded to fix on
place for the building Of a court
house aud prison, and agree that in
the present situation Of the settlement
il be at Marlborough and built at We
expense Of the public, and that the
size Of the courthouse be IL feet
square in the body, with a lenton
shade OF II feet % the one side OF the
length Of ye house, and that We said
house be furnished with the neces,
saiy benches, bar, tables, etc it for
the reception Of the Court. Also a
prison Of IA feet square, OF hewed
logs Of foot square, both walls, loft
and floor, except the same shall be
bullion rock. to be both done on The
best and most reasonable terms that
can be had, and that the same be
awarded on ye l4th Of this instant. At
the lowest price that any one will en-
gage for, and il not let by that time 10
any one, that Mr. Samuel Barton let
the sane 70 any one who will UNDER
take it on the lowest terms, and that
both be completed by ye frat Monday
10 January ensuing.
% motion made, ordered that Hey
don Wells have leave to build a water
grist mill on Thomas creek, up said
creek from ye mouth about a quarter
and half Of a quarter Of a mile.
Ordered, that the road leading from
Nasl borough 10 Msnsco's station al
marked OF heretofore BY an order Of
committee be cleared, and James
Freslahd be overseer from Nasbbor-
ough as far as opposite to Mr.. Buc.
hanan's spring, and that Mr.. James
Shaw be oyerseer from Manscos thi
way tCnhe aforesaid spring, and ths
they call together as many of We in.