The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10
Berkeley Williams. colored, on accoun

Of average.
William Usher. colored. OF Harnett
township, who is a charge OF the coun-
ty, asked to be supplied with an OK, but
action was postponed.
The board declined to exemp John
Low. colored. from poll tax. On account
OF his having lost two fingers on his
left hand.
DR.. VIM. D.. Mcmillan, county sup
erintendent Of health, submitted his
report for the month Of November.
During the month he prescribed for PAS
patients in the health office and made
e~ighty-nine visits to sixty patients at
their homes. He says he finds the Jail
much improved since last report but
still wants cleaning. Cuspidors should
be placed in the corridors and halls.
The average number OF prisoners in the
Jail was twenty-seven. DR.. Mcmillan
reports that the cOunt home is we'll
kept and the comfort Of the inmates
is strictly looked after; the food is
varied, abundant, clean, n whole
some. and the quarters warm and COM
Portable. He states, however, that the
discipline IS slack, and indulgent, too
much so. n the general indulgent
management should be changed to
something like discipline. The heater
! in the insane department., he says, is
working nicely, but the heater in the
main building is a thing OF the past.
If 1t were in working order we would
have the most perfect, complete and
best equipped almshouse in the state.
After his report had been read DR.. Nc
milan stated that Ed Fisher, colored,
All escaped prisoner, on Sunday had at
tackled and badly wounded Mr.. James
Noble, the foreman of the
who had attempted to arrest him. DR..
Mcmillan said he a been called out to
sew up a wound in the foreman head.
and the whole thing had resulted
from improper discipline He recon-
mended that the superintendent Of the
home be required to call the roll and
account for the prisoners once or twice
a day, and that better discipline be in
augurated. He said he did not COM
plain Of the superintendent, for he was
one Of the kindest n biggest hearted
men he ever knew. but he vas too
much so.
On motion Of Chairman Foster, DR..
Mcmillan was authorized to draw up
rules and regulations for the govern
ment Of the home.
Register Of Deeds C. w. Norwood
submitted his annual report showing
that during the fiscal year ending De-
cember 1st, he issued 296 marriage
licenses to III white couples ard 179 to
colored couples. During the mon of
November he issued eighteen marriage
license and turned over to the county
treasurer s17,10 in fes for the same.
Colonel John D. Taylor, clerk of the
superior court, reported that in the
month OF November he received $2o in
corporation tax, for the charter of the
, Merchants and Farmers Steamboat
Line. He Also submitted his annual re-
. port showing that there are S2,617.91 Of
public school funds in his hands, in
Guiding trust funds.
The official bond Of Colonel Taylor,
clerk OF the superior court, was tender
ed, and was placed on file. The board
however. entered upon the minutes a
statement to the effect that having
carefully examined the bonds Of the
sheriff, clerk, coroner and constable
and finding the securities unimpaired,
they deemed it unnecessary for the
officials to renew or strengthen their
bonds.
County Attorney Bellamy read a COM
munication from Bruce Williams.
Esq, county attorney of Pender coun-
J ty, demanding that half OF the sched-
ule B tax paid by Mr.. Sam Blossom
for account Of Blossoms ferry over
Northeast river, be paid to Fender
county, as that ferry was between New
Hanover and Fender counties, and was
as much in one as the other. Accom-
panying the demand was a bill for
$40 half Of the tax for this year.
Upon recommendation of County at
torney Bellamy, the demand Of Pender
county was rejected, Mr.. Blossom,
owner OF the ferry being a resident Of
New Hanover county, and under the
act Of assembly he being required to
list his tax in the county OF his resi-
dence.
On application OF D.. G. Westbrook.
VIM. Hansley was appointed special
surveyor to survey lane Of Mr.. West
brock in Cape Fear township.
County Attorney Bellamy informed
the board that tire superior court has
decided that a fee OF only ten cents
shall be taken by the clerk for all pa
pers filed in criminal cases instead Of
ten cents for each and every paper
filed In such cases. He said this would
be a saving to the county OF from $500
to $500. He though the state and u
ty taxes would in the next year be fur
her reduced from Is to Is cents on the
500 valuation.
The following jurors were drawn for
the next term OF the circuit criminal
court, which on the first
Monday in January: C.. H. Keen. ]. ".
Granger, Benz. Jennings. E. P. ~.
Strunck. W. H. Kelly, J. D. Steljes. w.
j. Kellogg, D. S. Bender. James Elder.
J.. A. Oldham, A. S. Heide. B. F. Penny.
Randall Allen. c. F. VonKamDen. T.
w. Wood. Lafayette Gay. r. w. Mer-
rift, Tim Donlan, Jno. II. Handy,
Joseph Harriss,. S. D. Strickland. w.
G. Smith. Jno. F. Rulfs, Jr., J. G..
Munds, Charles D.. Foard. S. A. Bilbro.
w. L. Hariowe. D. L. Fillyaw. G.. ].
Mitchell. I. Shrier. William Piner. Jas.
Worth. Jas. A. Lewis, A. c.. Strickland.
A. G.. Penton, D. L. Gore.
The following Jurors were drawn for
the next term OF the superior court.
which convenes on Monday, January
nth: First Week-Thomas Emmett.
Thomas E. Starkey. r. F. Gore, John
w. Lewis, Louis Gordon, j. r. Will
liams. James English. w. G.. T.. Keen.
Gustave Hicks, Harry L. Deans. Peter
J.. Smith. Fred E.. Hasfaagen. B. II.
Scott. J. w. Norwood. William