The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-01-15
Terrel!,s Public School rnnh.

S''ui'i CtuNpl
Commissioners. The poll tax, which
amounts to about one third of the
sum appropriated for educational
purposes, is paid directly to the
County School Commissioners by
Tax Collectors. The State School
Commissioner has distributed about
$500, 900 for the year just closed,
which, added to the poll tax. runs
the public school fund up to $780,
600, or more.
During tie recent session of the
Legislature, Senator Bradwell and
Others insisted that the schools
would fail ofsupport if the ices for
inspecting fertilizers should he de- /
creased. AS 2 matter of fact, how
ever, the public school fund will be |
larger this year than ever before. !
Though $4,000 was lost to it
through the fertilizer bill, $4,000 |
was added by the Hall amendment
and $4,000 by direct taxation. |
Deducting $4,000 loss on iertil-
izer inspection fees. the fund for
j $50 viii not fall farshort Of $3.50, |
lcoo.
To County School Commissioner
Kaiglcr the NEWS is indebted for
the school statistics of 1889 of our
county. The commissioner res
ccivcd from the state So, 902.68,
which, with 81 400, 90 received from
poll tax of the county, made a total
of So, 800. g. OF this amount Mr..
Kaigler has paid teachers $6,061,,
! Is; for his services for the year
1925; Tor stationery and printing
$15, leaving balance of SO cents
on hand.
During 1889 there was an aver
age attendance upon the public
schools of the comfy of 1885. OF
this number 905 were whites ard
$50 colored. The white males av,
eraged 664, females 615, making a
total white attendance of 1879
| The colored males averaged CTS and
and the females 748, making to-
tai of / 1876.
The fund for 1890 will probably
not be less than 81, 900.
| Judge VIM. b. Kelly, of Pcnn>
/ .7ylvania, died at his home in
Washington on Thursday evening.
gress in years OF continuous service,
having botH elected to Congress
| fifteen tim. successfully. He had
been i'll for :, 'ver.'l weeks and his
death was not uh exp ected. Judge
Kelly was an arde,ut Republican
and an ultra protech> 1n'st' Not
withstanding he was a biz te.T partl :
-san during the last few yeal $ ~ his
life, he did much goad to the 5 gu tn
in making known 10 tie North It's
advantages, and the mineral Doom i,
! We are now enjoying is greatly
owing to his influence. He was
spconS man mentally, and his party
will greatly miss him.
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Sherman erd Chandler now feel
like flying to the mountains Of
Hepsidon and aSing file be>
cause their little plot to regulate
Congressional elections in the
South has been knocked in Il e
head BY members of their own par
ty. Congressman Brewer has de-
clared against the scheme, and so
has the four Republican members
from Missouri, They say that
such law would be productive of
violence throughout the South,
(
ah,'as they represent mixed con-
stltl 2ncies it will have the effect of
solidh Ting the white element in
their re. pectige districts and bring
about the II political downfall.
In North Carolina hundreds of
farmers are in want, and in the
West they are burning the corn !
they re- Use becal, sc they cannot sell
it. The manutac urers of the East,
however, whom pro lection protects, /
are still building up large bank ac' f
counts and increasing he rotundity
of their stomachs.
w. F. Gay, republican Of
Hardaway, has succeeded Mr.. For.
roster as Deputy u S, Collector t
OF this district. TO the victor be- G
longs the spoils, and as Mr.. Gay /
helped row our democratic Office c
holders up Salt River, he is entitled
to tho office.
MIR, Felix Corrupt has resigned !
his position as president of the
State Alliance Exchange, and Mr..
w /, Peck Of COnverS bos haen \