Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-04-13
ASK FOR IMPROVEMENT
Mrs. A. E. Hall Makes Eloquent
Appeal TO Court

Following IS the appeal MADE
by Mrs. A. E. Hall to the quar-
terly court for improvements at the
court house:
Honorable Judge and Members of
the County Court:
/ have always had the greatest
respect for the Carroll County
Court, and / must say that it is
with fear and trembling that / adj
dress you.
/ want to say also, however, that
| am glad to have the privilege of
speaking to you, for somehow / feel
close akin to you perhaps from
the fact that my grandfather spent
thirty-twO years Of loving service
In your midst. and that his grand
father, Nathan Nesbitt, nearly
one hundred years ago, conducted
the first county court ever held
in Huntingdon.
On the 18th day of March, 1922,
at the home Of r. E. G. Dougherty
at McLemoresville, the Carroll
county court was organized. 1t
was then known as the Court of
Pleas and. Quarter Sessions" At
the June term. 1922, commission
,ers we're appointed to lay out the
county seat and superintend the
sale of lots and the erection of
public buildings. These commits
sioners soon reported that they
had chosen for the site of the seat
of justice a tract of land belonging
to the heirs of Mimucan Hunt, and
lying on the north bank of Beaver
creek. This county seat was called
Huntsville"
Carroll county's first court house
was built in 1922, and was small
log cabin without even a floor,
erected where the present court
house now stand, and Nathan Mes
bitt, chairman of the Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions, blazed
his way through the forest from
his home, five miles east of Hunt
ingdon, carrying with him cross
cut saw, with9which he sawed the
door out of the court house, and
entered therein and opend the first
court held in Huntingdon on De-
cember 8, 1892.
At the December term, 1923,
the name Of the county seat was
changed from Huntsville to Hunt
ingdon.
1t was not long after that when
the first move was made to beautify
the grounds around the new log
court house, for, at the March
term, 1924, commissioners we're
appointed to let the job of clear
ing and cleaning up the public
square.
The old log court house was sold
in 1924 to John Crockett, who
moved it away and used it for
kitchen. 1t was replaced that
year by a frame house, 20x24 feet.
This stood until about 1880, when
the third court house, 30x50 feet,
was built of brick.
As the county grew, both in re-
sources and population, the need
of a still larger court house was
soon felt. So, in 1874, the fourth
court house was built at a cost of
$4,000. 1t was a two-story brick
structure with two Offices and a
court room on each floor.
In 1898 this court house was re-
modelled, more room being added,
as we'll as many modern conven-
fences. Later, by private sub
scription, the old iron fence
was taken away and replaced BY
concrete walk. This. with the ell
ectric lights that we're then placed
around the tower, added very much
to the appearance of our new court
house. This is our court house as
it now stands eight Offices and
two large court rooms.
have told you all of this in
order that you may see how our
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