The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-11-14

Respectfully submitted,
T. A. WILLoUGHLY,
Road Inspector.
The sealed bids fled with the clerk
of this Board for painting the roofs of
the Court House aud Jail of Lincoln
county. we're on motion opened in open
board, read by the clerk and tabulat-
ed; and it appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board that VIM. Plantz, was the
lowest and best bidder, the contract
was awarded to him at and for the sum
of 1872, according to contract this day
entered into, and the said VIM. PlantZ
appearing before the Board and rem
dering bond with himself as principal
and Charles Heuck and J. r. Grant as
sureties in the penalty of $500, and of
said contract; wherefore said bond as
approved by the Board and the clerk
is directed to file and record the same
ia the record of bonds of county Of
ficers.
COUNTY CONVICT RELEASED.
In the matter of the application of
Jesse Boiling, a convict, to be released
from the county convict farm.
This cause coming on to be heard on
the application of Jesse Boiling to be
released from the county convict farm,
and it appearing to the satisfaction of
this Board that the said applicant,
Jesse Boiling, is suffering from asth-
ma, apparently permanent, so shown
by the certificate of Dr.. Ira L. Parsons,
and upon the recommendation of Hon.
r. r. Applewhite, sheriff of Lincoln
county, and Mr. j. B. Hardy, a reputa
BILE citizen of said county, that further
confinement would be injurious to his
health therefore be 1t ordered, by the
Board that the said Jesse Boiling be re-
leased from the custody of the super
intendent of the county convict farm
upon his paying to the sheriff of Lin
coin county, the sum of $1,000, the
amount of all fines and costs adjudged
against him; on the further condition
that he shall not enter Lincoln county
hereafter or engage in retailing or 9th
erwise be guilty of disorderly conduct
in SAID county; and his release from
custody is upon the express condition
that he shall faithfully observe the
foregoing conditions, breach of
which shall be sufficient cause for his
arrest and incarceration in the Jail of
Lincoln county to be removed there
from to the county convict farm, until
he shall have served the imprson-
ment heretofore imposed upon him
by the several courts
On motion duly seconded, at the re-
J quest of A. A. AllsbuPy a committee
was appointed to inspect and report as
to the condition of the Homochitto
Bridge and to receive the some if it
shall seem proper to do so.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
, Lincoln County Times, one years
} subscription of paper from
May l, 80, to May l, 100. 30
Mississippi Stationery Co., in
, dex, record book -. -. 90 90
, J, G.. Bryant, 80 gallons of molas-
ses for county farm .,,-,,.-......---.-- ID 90
, r. r.. Applewhite, l load of wood
for G. H -.- ,.---.--.-.- l 90
3 r. r. Applewhite. feeding prison
ers for October --....--... % so
; J. G. Cosnahan, 9345 assessments
at 10 cents each. .934 so
r. r. Applewhite, summoning lu-
natics and jury, entering and
, returning writ, etc.,. ~
r. W. McNair, clerks fees in
case of Iunacy. ...,...-..,........,....... 3 so
It. J. Decell, Geo. A. Love, r. G..
J Applewhite, A. d. McClendon,
J. B. Hardy, j. c. Cosnahan 40
each S1.00 -....---- .-- 6 90
City of Brookhaven, fines and
costs worked out on county
farm by James Matthews 10 20
Ed Warwick, same .........-..-..-......---- % 50
Mary Wells, same ..,..-.........,,,,-. 81
Ada Wells, same ---........-.....,,.,-. 90
Lily Connolly, same .,..----,-..,...-..- D %
Hiram Williams, same d. 3 II
Cumberland T. & II. Co., services
for September and October at
Court House and farm.-.-.....-----. 10 w
S. p. Oliver, transcribing record
in case of State VS.. Tom Wash
ington .,,,...,,.. ............-............ I 90
Walker, Evans e. Cogswell Co.,
pair hand cuffs 4 70
Brass Padlocks with keys. 4 90
C.. B. Perkins to mdse, etc, for
the icounty..-----....--.-...-- % AZ
j. O. Fairman, J. p, fees in cases
of felony where State failed in
prosecution .............--....... 25 90
Pearl River Lumber Co., 5000 it.
1-6 heart lumber at So ...-......--..- 36 90
Mrs. Annie Allen, temporary re-
lief for l month -.-....-.-.-.,---.-.- D %
Jesse May and child, temporary
.------.---.------ 10 w
The monthly report of Edgar Green,
county superintendent, was received
and filed and his salary and post
age account allowed salary $500;
postage, $3.50.
Ordered by the Board that the mem
bers and officers be allowed their per
diem.
W. f. Parsons, President, days.---.-----..S 500
j. {. Bryant. days miles -----------------. SEQ
W.J. Williams, days, IL mlles------------- 9.10
Joseph Sasser, days,S miles.---.-..--.----- $50
John Walker, days, s miles $50
L. L: Applewhte, Sheriff. days 400
X. w. McNar, Clerk, days-...'.-...-,-.,,-.. 600
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
journ.
w. F. PARSONS, Pres
r. w. MCNAIR, Clerk.
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We like The Baptist. 1t suits the
people. We can generally understand
all it says or intended TO say by the
signs it's printers make, but now We
are at our wits end-we're exhausted,
We may interpret "Dr. Genabie," Dr.
Venable, and "Willie Welch,' Willie
Webb, and "Yanty peoply," something
indefinite and irrelevant; but ortho-
doxy itself stauds aghast when we read: