Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
Grundy County News.
To the Standard.

In my article last week endeavered
to give II synopsis Of the principal pro.
ceeIiug< of our County Court at the
January term 1854, hut was not IRE
pared To give "A currpcI statement of the
financial condition of the county.
Since then. | have examined The Chat =
mans final settlement with the Truss
tee for the year 1882, and the reports
If the various county officials submit
ted to the Court at its last term, and
have heen pleased To find the finances ol
Grnndy in a healthy condition. There
are $500 County funds proper in the
Treasury. with more than half of the
SO faxes yet to be collected, and 10
outstanding clnins against the county.
The railroad bonds To the amount of
$40, 600 issued by the county in 1880 tn
AID IN c"nstruclinga roiroad from Tracy
Guy TO Beersheba Springs, were order.
ell by the last Court tn he turned over
~ the Chairman for collection; aud,
consequently, there is not the shadow
IA dent hanging over the county Of
Grundy.
In addition To the $500 county fund,
Ae have, in the Treasury, a handsnme
'chonl fund, Il respectable rad fund, n
good pauper fund, and $lOl.20 to re.
move the dehries of the old Court
house and lay the foundation of II new
one and RENE mber moi half the 'S3
axes collected. We have only six
paupers in the county at combined
cost of $28 per month.
The p4ople of Grundy AMI esp cialIy
the citizens Of Attain mt ,ro nh a .
over the idea ola new stone Court,
house to lie started up in the near
future on the site of the old one, in
The fire proof vault of which the rec.
"r'ls of the county can be kept secure
from the destructive torches If The in.
cendiary. Other buildings of impor.
lance will also he erected, and the val
Tie of property here will be greatly EN-
HANGED. 1t is predicted and we believe
that Altamont is going to bonn.
| will now tell you about something
else. One day this week, young
gentleman from the North part OF this
county, i'll company with friend
rode into town and Immediately repairG
to the County Court Clerks ofict
which was occupied at the time by tn,
deputy Clerk. Mr.. M. l.. Nearn. Alter
the usual exchange of ceremonies, tn,
young gentleman upon inquiry, learned
that marriage licenses had taken con
siderable rise at the last term of tn,
County Court, and that they invari
ably sell for cash. A sudden change
came over the spirit Of the youp,
mans dream rs he said he was def
cient tn the amount Of dollar-tha
being the extent of the Ructration il
the market, and he went away, a sad
der, but it is to be hoped wiser man
realizing the fact that the ways of tn
uniformed man are hard indeed. Do,
Sims himself admits that marriage
J cense are too high in Grundy.
Mr.. England, of this county, AM
Mr.. Ireland, of Michigan, were in tow
last Wednesday. Although + haC
seen England many times before, ha,
never been permitted 10 look upo
Ireland. To remain at home in til,
capital of Grundy and ste Fl, ganc
and Ireland the same day with II,
naked eye, is not only strange coinci
dence, but treat seldom enjoyed.
Some of the young folks Of AItamo
had regular leap year candy pull II.
at the hotel the other night, Tn,
candy, by some means, being favored
with quinine, was rather unpalatable
but to see those children pulling wa
an amusing sight.
The celebrated three-string fiddler o
Grundy county, who, it will be remem
hered, played 80 admirably once fo
Judge Williams, spent day or two il
Town this week, and, while here, ia
Vnred us with few choice peices upol
his lrippIe.striuged violin, aud he seem
ed To know what he WAS about. H,
vent from here to Tracy City
A. H. w.
Al,..4