The leader., 1905-06-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG
ULAR JUNE TERN. 1905.
State Of Mississippi
Lincoln County.

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State, begun and held in the ohan~
Gerry clerks Office at the court
house in the city of Brookhaven,
the time and place fixed by law
for holding said court, Oh the first
Monday Of June, the same being
the 5th day of June, 1905, there
we're present the Hon. z. P.
Jones, District No. i; j. G. Bry-
ant, District No. 2; G, M. Brister,
District No. 81 Edward Smith,
District No. 4; John Walker, Dis
trict No. 5; r. G. Applewhite,
sheriff, and R. W. McNair, clerk,
the following proceedings we're
had and done, towit:
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Lincoln county, Miss.
/ beg leave to submit this, my
quarterly report for quarter end
ing May 1st 1905, have inspect
ed the county poor house and find
it as sanitary and as we'll kept as
the character of the inmates will
allow. The jail on the farm is
clean and in good>sanitary condi-
tion, but it is too small for the
number Of prisoners kept there
during the last few months. The
health of the county has been
good, no epidemic diseases pre-
Vailing except two yisitations Of
small pox in and near the city.
The county iails and court house
are in good sanitary condition and
we'll kept. There has been twen-
ty-two negroes treated and cared
for with small pox by the county
during this quarter. Eight of
these were severe cases, the others
were mild. When the disease
was first discovered it was in the
negro hotel at Pearlhayen. Sew
enteen people we're found living
or boarding there. All these ex-
cept one woman who had had the
disease and recovered were dis
charged, when / thought it safe to
do so, or were kept until they
were protected by vaccination and
it was safe to discharge them.
None of these had families, all be-
ing single men, and it was found
necessary to have a nurse for
them, which was secured in the
person of Sylvester Brown who
did his work faithfully and we'll,
and recommend that the Board
suitably compensate him for the
service. The others were in four
different localities, but being fam
lies the well ones were able to
care for and nurse the sick ones,
it not being necessary to hire any
nurse for these. / ordered the
destruction of such bedding, etc;
t lat could not be made sa fe by
disinfection. There is yet one
family in the pest house not
ready for discharge. There were
seven cases among white people,
three. Of whom have been dis
charged. These.have not been car
ed for by the county. This being
the close of my Official connection
with this Board | wish to thank it
for its uniform courtesy and kind
ness to me and to- cordially COM
mend my successor to you,
j. I. Butter, M. d.
TO the Honorable Board Of Super
visors Of Lincoln county, Miss.
Gentlemen:I beg leave to
make my report as superintend-
emf of the county convict and poor
farm for the month Of. May, 1905.
I have 4 paupers and 16 prisoners
Of the first class. Prisoners that
have worked on fnes
Will Hall. Hollis Hall, George
Haywood, Hiram Leggett, Lum
Phillips, Ellis Sartin, Hartwell
Scott, Sam Thompson, Sam
Spence, Sam Brown, Bake Owens,
81 days, $500 each.
Second class hands: Sam Har-
dy, 13 days, S1.30.
Since last report one escape,
Sam Hardy, who escaped on the
18th. Prisoners working on1their
days: Dallas Brown, Harris Dill
Ion, Andrew Dillon, Joe Sutton,
81 days each; Otho Knight, 2l
days. Bill Jacobs is OUT on d GER
tilicate from the doctor. Dis
charged, Andrew Dixon, Joe
Sutton. BY serving out their
time Lillard Coleman, BY cash
$56: Dave Brines, So; Julius
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