The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-09
OCT. JURY LIST.
Wake County Commits
sioners Discuss Affairs.
Pigeon House Crossing, and Other A.
fairs Occupy Day, and Board AID.
journs Till Monday

The Board of County Commission
ers have drawn the following jurors
for the October, 1905, Civil term of
court.
First Week.
j. L. Ramsey, Raleigh; Ben n. Wal
tiers, Raleigh; G.. II. Page, (col.) White
Oak; M. V. Weathers, Poplar Branch;
l.. j. Penny, Poplar Branch; w. Ii.
Austin, Raleigh; VIM. d. Holder, Buies
Creek; n. Il. Pearce, Wake Forest;
l.. G. Rogers, Raleigh; Bernard Har-
ris, Raleigh; f. K. Lesson, Raleigh;
j. p Pearson, White Oak; II. G.. Perry,
Little River; j. f. Adams, Poplar
Branch; j. l.. Watkins, st. Mathews;
Judson Lee, Marks Creek; j. w. CraW-
ford, Raleigh; John Upchurch, White
Oak.
Second Week.
S. T.. Shepherd, Buies Creek; j. E.
Rogers, Swift Creek; w. a. Upchurch,
Raleigh; A. j. Crawford Raieigh;
Exum Hinton, col, st. Mary'S; CT. b.
Richardson, Marks Creek; A. j. Thorn
River; L. r. Allen, New Light; c. r,
Spruill, Raleigh; Amos Dron, Little
River; r. E. Jones, Swift Creek; c.
~ Allen, Jr., St. Mary's; Jas A.
Adams Middle Creek; ID. Vaughan
Cedar Fork.
Third Week
w. r. Smith, Raleigh; Moses Fort,
Wake Forest; j. l.. Roberts, st. Math-
ews; j. C. Beavers Raleigh; r. Is.
Raney, Raleigh; j. II. Lassiter Wake
Forest; S. V. Hudson, White oak; w.
H. Mills, White oak; S. S. Richardson,
Neuse; Floyd Terrell, Poplar Branch;
w. w. Ashe, Raleigh; T. w. Dobbin,
Raleigh; n. j. Hodges, ST. Mathews;
Geo. Allen, col, st. Marys; G.. T. Wool
ard, Poplar Branch; j. w. Jones, New
Light; lsiah Hall, cor, Marks Creek;
b. B. Wilson, Swift Creek.
The following matters were attend
ed to: H. G.. Holding, Supt., of roads,
was instructed to examine the AVent
Ferry road and report to the Board
Mr. J. M. Holding was instructed To
send as many prisoners as he could
spare from the Leesville squad to the
county home squad to help harvest
the crop there.
1t was moved and carried that Coun-
ty Treasurer Capt. Williamson, be
paid 500. for services rendered in
negotiating the sale of the $33,O00
Funding Bonds issued in accordance
with act of the General Assembly. i,
On motion it was ordered that COM
missioner j. T. Edwards be instructed
to collect the amount of the County
Home pay role and disburse it to the
employees
Mr.. H. +. Norris, County Attorney,
reported that in accordance with in
structions from the board he had sub
mitted the proposition passed at last
meeting relative to the Pigeon-houSe
Branch and Pilot Cotton Mills Crossing
- nudge Womack, attorney of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway who stated
that he would transmit same to the
President and General Counsel OF the
company. He has since been Informed
by him that they declined to accept
the proposition as made by this board.
He also stated that he had recently
recommended to the company to send
their civil engineer to inspect and re-
port upon an overhead bridge
at Pigeon-house Branch crossing
and if practical he would recon-
mend the acceptance of same with the
overhead bridge instead of the under
ground crossing. The board then adj
| journed to meet in special session
Monday, September 18th, at which
time a superintendent of the County
Home will be elected to succeed Mr..
w S. Black, deceased.