The news & observer., 1904-12-10
Elected BY Board of Com
missioners Yesterday.
MINOR PLACES FILLED
G. H. Monaghan Elected Janitor Of
Court House and John Farrar Con-
stable to Grand Jury. The Elec.
ton Of Superintendent Of Roads
and Supervisor. Dec. ! 9th.


The new Board of County Commits
sioners took q fresh start yesterday at
the business of electing to the offices
at it's disposal and succeeded in NAM
ing as superintendent of the County
Home Mr.. Henry V. Pace. of Wake
Forest, John Farrar as Constable of
the Grand Jury, and G. II. MoOncyh&m
as Janitor of the Court House.
There were numerous applicants
for all positions. The position of suo-
erintendent of Roads and Road on-
perviSor We're not filed, action being
postponed until special meetiniS OF
the board, which by agreement, is to
be held on the 18th inst.
Besides the drawing of a jury for
the tW oWeeks of the January term OF
court, no other business of importance
was transacted.
The Detailed Proceedings.
w. =. Jones, Esq, came before the
board and asked that a jury be ap-
pointed to assess the damages sustain
eed by the Messrs Whitaker by a
change of roadbed on the cOenant
road. He was allowed until next
meeting to file complaint.
MessrS. Utley and Broughton were
appointed a committee to examine bills
and report the same TO special com
mittee.
. The clerk was ordered to notify the
constables Of the townships To appear
at the special meeting to file their
bonds.
List of the Jurors.
The jury for the term of court be-
ginning January 9th, 1905, was drawn
as follows:
First Week: j. T. Stephens. Holly
Springs; G. l.. b. Penny. House Creek;
John BrOughton, Little River; J. r.
Medlin, Marks Creek; j. l.. King, Oak
Grove; w. II. Blacknall, Raleigh; r.
P. Harvel, Middle Creek; E. NJ. Hot.
Buckhorn; Jas. r. Scarboro, Marks
Creek; Il. Simpson, Oak Grove; j. w.
Denmark, Raleigh; A. B. Guy Middle
Creek; j. w. Jones, Holly Springs; a.
M. Thompson, House Creek; j. a.
Jones, Raleigh; W. F. Emory House
Creek; w. H. Goodwin, Buckhorn;
c. w. Robertson, Marks Greek; A. J.
Arnold, Wake Forest; Geo. w. Ray
Bartons Creek; p. r. Allen, New
Light s. P. Morgan, Cedar Fork; r.
D. Bailey, New Light; Soloman Baker
Little River; j. A. Collins Holly
Springs; +. b. Maynard, Cedar Fork;
w. Z. Andrews, Raleigh; II. w, Miller
Raleigh; T. NJ. Myatt, Panther Branch;
j. c. Fort Wake Forest; Henry Lee
Marks Creek; Chas. II. Gattis. Raj
eigh; G.. w. Dean, Little River; c. E.
Cope. House Creek; j. w. Cope, House
Creek; II. A. Whitaker, Marks Creek
Second Week: w. j. Andrews, Raj
eigh; 3. s. Skinner Raleigh; ]. p.
Eddings. Little River; l.. NJ. Gray, Oak
Grove; w. w. Lynch, Holly Springs;
/. A. Holiday, Wake Forest; III. NJ
Farnsworth, Raleigh; r. NJ. Jones
Bartons Greek; j. w. Boiling, Buck
horn; ID. II. Pugh, Bartons Creek; G. j
Lasster, BartOns Greek; j. l.. Jenks
White Oak A. o. Wadford, Raleigh;
A. w. Holland Bucnhorn; e. E. Ell
lington, Raleigh; w. F. Joyner ST
Matthews; K. B. Johnson, Middle
Creek; e. b. Gunter, Middle Creek.
Election of Officers.
The Board having gone into the
election of officers, the following ap-
plications for Janitor of the Court
House were received: S. c. Seagraves
G.. II. Mooneyham, n. b. Johnson, T
A. Peasants, w. d. Smith, j. S. Bland
3. @. Barker and c. W. Winston.
On the first ballot, Mr. monaghan
received two votes and four on the
second and was elected.
The duties of Janitor require the
full time. of the encumbent. While
the pay has not yet been fixed by the
Board it is probable that it will re-
main as formerly, $35 per month";
For Constable of the grand jury
the applicants We're: John Far
rar, w. H. Edwards, j. N. N. Smith
w. F. Jones. Mr.. Farrar received
four votes on the first ballot and was
elected.
For superintendent of Roads, the
applicants are: w. G.. Allen, w. c.
MacMackin, j. T. Lowry, James Rob
bins and Z. B. Page. election post
poned until 10Th inst.)
For Road Supervisor the applicants
are: I. NJ. Bailey w. A. Atkinson
Alf Jones' ELECTION postponed until
18th inst.)
For Superintendent of County Home
the applicants We're: r. d. Honey
cutt, Henry V. Pace, w. T. Smith, j
T. Adams, H. G. Holding, D. Vaughan
George Kitchener, j. w. Avent, S. f
Allen
Uncle George" Atkinson, of Swift
Creek, War-horse of Democracy. who
has never tlickered or Whinneyed al
his oats whether the grain were gol-
den or otherwise, came up to make a
few remarks which We're listened tC
with the attention that is always given
to a stalWart. ''Uncle George, who
is county surveyor, had something tC
say about the Importance of putting
capable men on the road work, advis-
ing care and thought in ther selection
and naming the present superintendent
Mr.. Allen, as his choice for the posi-
ton The Board followed him TO the
point of putting off the election, as
has cen stated above.
The first ballot for superintendent
of the County Home resulted:
Michener 2, Adams /, Pace 1, Smith
The second ballot: Kitchener l
Honeycutt /, Pace /, Avent /, Smith /
The third ballot: Kitchener l, Avent
/, Pace l, Smith 2.
The fourth ballot: Pace 3, Smith 2
JOHN COLLINS WILMINGTON