The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-01-08
MAURY'S SOLONS
Assemble in Quarterly Convention and
Elect County Officers.
Il. ID. LoOney, 4. II. Nixon, =. w. bod
son and w. d. Greenlaw the For
tunate Ones.


tunato Ones.
The Honorable County Court of
Maury County met in quarterly
session last Monday morning, with
Chairman Looney as presiding
officer and forty-eight magistrates
in attendance.
This meeting was productive of
more than usual interest, on account
of it being the occasion of the an
nual election of several important
county officers. The unusual
amount of business on hand could
not be attended to Monday, and the
court was forced to conclude its
affairs Tuesday. Nothing of impor-
lance was done Monday, save the
election of the officers and the read
ing and adoption of the reports of
the poor house and work house COM
mittees.
Messrs. e. d. Looaey and r.. NJ.
Moore announced themselves as
candidates for Chairman. Mr..
LOoney was elected on the first bal
lot, the vote standing: Looney 81,
Moore II.
For Chairman Pro Tempore, there
, were three gentlemen in the race,
aud as many ballots were required
to decide the election. The ballots
read as follows: LIST BALLOT. H.
Nixon II, Y. G. Hardison 8, Albert
Holt 8; 2nd ballot-NiXOn 10, Holt
Is, Hardison 4 3rd hallot-NiXon
%, Holt Is, Hard ison g. Mr.. Nixon,
having received a majority of the
t votes cast, was declared elected.
0 The election of County Attorney
was neck and neck finish, Mr.. W..
e B. Greenlaw receiving % votes, and
0 James A. Smiser, Esq, his only OPP
ponent, "a.
. In the election of County Superin-
: tendent of Public Instruction there
were two candidates-Mes p w.
Dodson and Il. H. Hogan; these
:, gentlemen having stood the exam
b inatiOn for cOmpetentcy before the
State Board of Public Instruction,
IS which assembled in Nashville sew
e eral weeks ago. Mr.. DodsOn was
It elected over his opponent on the
first ballot by % to 20. More interest
II was displayed in this election than
l. OGl6IS anu bll6 I6oulJ was dllA-
:. iously waited by the friends of both
parties.
~ Robt. Ellis, white Democrat
, Plummer Webster, (cOlored Repub
y lican) and Tom Powell (colOred
" Democrat) aspired to the high office
of janitor of Maury's stately Temple
q of Justice. Plummer, who has beer
', feasting off this piece of pie fol
IL several years, will continue to do 81
for one more year, at least. Th,
r. ballot resulted as follows: Ellis
lie Webster 81 Powell IA. By order o
n the court, this Office will hereafter
be under the general direction o
ID the Sheriff.
N The report of the Superintendent
W of Public Instruction for the yea
r ending June 30, 1895, was received
and adopted, This report shows al
:. enrolment in school of 1924 pupils
", with scholastic population in tn,
=" county of l4,029. The value of al
~ school property in the county is es
- timated at $4,000, and the repor
shows cash balance of school fund
e, on hand of $l2, l07.68.
~ Tuesdays Proceedings.
", =, The Court met again Tuesda,
morning and transacted a consider
able amount of business during tn
day.
II. E. Lipscomb was elected col
oner; w. b. Wood was elected Coun
ty Surveyor, with James NJ. Fit2
o. gerald as assistant; John II. TGcke
e. was reelected ranger; and j. X
Pallon, J. M. Nicholson and G.. w
Collier were elected turnpike com
., missiOners.
On Sheriff Webb was allowed 500 TO
holding the late Presidential cleo
ton.
The following road commissioner
he were appointed from various dis
ry tricts: |, r.. S. Mcknight; 2, j. II
r. Kennedy; 3, S. u. Fox; 4, Il. J. Ash
nd ton; 5, J. e. Harris; 6, j. M. Al
drews;7, n. P. Murphy; 8, n. +
Dew; 8, w. H. McFall; 10. Jane
255 Huffman; II, I. S. West; II, Web
1856 Williams; 13, Ed Kendell; IA, NJ. "
- Kinzer; Is, John b. Brooks; Is, Do
llO Galloway N, r. G. Pickett; is, I
G.. Mullins; 10, w. J. Mcknight; 2
2O5 II G.. Hughes; II, w. H. Mitchell
l72 %, j. A. Sanders; %, J. M. Andrew:
o. "a, j. S. Jones; 25, Joe. McKneely.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
At the meeting Wednesday, tn
Court held a short session but fir
ished all their business.
- The reports of the Turnpike Con
| missioners and the Revenue Con
missioners were red and adopted.
Messrs. VOORHEES, d Fowler wei
e allowed $4OO and Mr.. James !
not Smiser $3.50 for services rendered i
lrs the case of Maury County VS.. in
,pe Il. Williamson, Receiver of Secon
no, National Bank.
r ,r,, A resolution was read and passe
AR. by the court, requesting our Repr
,ow sentatives in the Legislature
advocate the elimination from I'll
1ill State of back tax collectors, an
ace give the trustee and constables fu
On power to collect all delinquent take
md at reasonable cost; and that evel
tor effort be made to do away with Il
YER fees of back tax attorneys or al
other ring monopolies.
The committee appointed to loo
after the erection of GOrdon's Fer
:. bridge made an interesting repol
no stating that the bridge had bee