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County Home a Disgrace Says Grand Jury Report Orders CoiniDissioners to Poicliase Site Und Build Ikw Home Etiyy im\ nsnoynMiii T» Make Tlntrongh InTestifration oi' the t'liarfres Against W. A. rorbes, Su|u‘rintendoiit roiii'iet (Jaiiir. .N n th Ciirolina, Pitt County. Ill the su})orior Court, January Tcni, 1914. 'I'o the llouoial'le F". A. Daniel, .ludgo • ’it'siidiug: Wo, the Uriiud Jury for tlio above n;mod iirni of this court, hcg leave ti >.u'.>init our report as follows: We have exanuiied iuto. and paasod all matters brought Ijeforc us liai ■“ reported same into this court an;! have made due presentment Oi su( !\ violations of law as have couio t ) mr kiiowledKe. We luu«' made careful inspcct.ion of il;>' Convict Camr, the County Home, the I'ourt House, and the cilices ot S'.ii! M'ior Court Clerk, the Sheiitt, tlu Kegi'iiter of Deeds and the Countv 'I'reusuror. The County Jail wo did not inspect on account of a case of .'.i-.'.Ul pox in the j;iil. We have hud the Sheriff, the Superintendent of H< ;iitli and tlie entire Hoard of Count;- Cumniissioners to appear before n.- and have made dilifrent imiuiry iuto < 'itirnic.-; apiainst and critici’sms of cer- r.'in ii’.eml'ers ot the Hoard of Count' Ciii'.iuiis.sioners and of the Snperinteu <ieni oT tile County Home. With one , iiti'iii, w;' tuid no cuu^e v.-hateve’’ i..r coinpUiiiit acaius^t any nu-mbcr of l;!e IViard of Conmii:iMio!;i'r.'. There - h 've h.-.-n some t.'chnira! viola ■ ri.'.;;; of thi' l:iw, tnit v.-e find no at t -i-.r-t t dctr;‘iHi or explioi tlii' Count'- ( n ilio coMf.,;ry. in tiie inaitert^ •..>;U|!i.uneU of. thi'so luen wrre, wo '-ui V >, t. vins to to tlirm^elvi-s ; ;it i-'inv' personal i-.ci nvenii'ni'c. Til.' e\rcjit;on notoil ::!iove wa*-. ;■ r'.att' ’’ thnt we coiiH’d'-r ot sucl, '• import inre that v. e hav<' it into tliis Cof.rl in the form i .tii ’I'.'fii U'.’ent (if Mr. \V. I,. M' l.av- f- r:ner Cliainuan of t'.e no.iri. o," County Comr.ii.'.-iion.'r?. Mr. A. (■':)r*ie.;, Snp-’rinti i\dent of the Convii't lUs.id till!'.!,', and Dr. T. 11. Ixiftin. !• has been cliarired befi're u.=i tliai. .Mr. \V. Korbe.'-, Superintendent of (’(•uvict Kaad Gantc, has miyappro- priated mone.vs, fet'd .stuiT, and moat, the property of tlie Countv. In tli" limit*'d lime at our disposal v.-e couli'. n.u'.ce ni> thoi'oiii?!! inve.^tii;ation of thi = i.i'ariTi', a.i such investigation woull i-iitail an examination into all tran- :.w. tion'.^ conneerrd with t!ie work o!i t.' ' roads lor a lonsr period. Wi; liave i .lvMi thi.s iiia'ter up witli tile iluar i >ners b.owe\i r. and huv iKeii a.-isured by llu-m Uiat tliey will prompt.ly . niploy an exiiert account ant and I'robe tlie la.ittor to tlie bol- tc m. \V.' fii.d the Convict Cninp in pooil I'ondition at this lime—The convict.^' • t.prcar to be properly fei! and care'i for evccjit tliat three or four of them t h'ini to hav(> no show. W' are u!^- siiri'd that, if thi.-i lie trne, slioos wiP , iie iinnie<liately prtnided for them ; team-; are in most evcclleiit con ■ i aiti )!i. ! V, ;:nd tl’.e Coiirt Hou-ii' in cnod . '■otiaitien. except for soini* a< ' innii- lati.in of trash and filth in the corri- I dori-.. the basement and. to a lesser dei;i”p, in tlio C')i;rt llooni. We fear tluit this condition Is largely due to i> lack of appreciation, on the part of the general public, of this building which has been provided for, and should be the pride of all the people of the County. W’e earnestly urge the utmost diligence on the part of the otlicers In charge of this building. Wo find conditions at the Countj tfoine nio’st deplorable. Such an In stitution is a shame on humanity and , dis:.'race to t!ie County of Pitt. Wn are informed i>y the Superintendent of Health that, with the present situa tion and equipment, there can pro- iiably be no material improvement in tli<;se conditions. If this be true, and I these conditions must continue, we t! hik it would bo merciful to painless ly destrny tho'se who have no home I .V (1 no hope rather than doom their. to such an existence as this place i affords. | ' We have difcusseti at print Ie;is;il: , with the I’oard of County Commissio.i ers th's matters and have insisted ot> a definite promise from them that, no matter how trreat tlie ('ost. they would take immediate steps to i roeiire a s.iitable site and bnild a home where these poor, tinfortunates may be kep' in reasonable comfort. .Mter till' eritii'isms, we have fell cbliijed to nr.ii’.e, it iy a pleasure I ' this Grand Jury to take up the sub ject of the oliices of the Clerk of this Court. t!ie Sheriff, the Ki"4ister oi pi'eds and the County Treasurer. Wu find the work of the County, in th ’ hands of these several otnceps, beinc condiieted in a most tlioroiiuh jroint' : ';d systematic manner and all thci*' , 'it in such con- ■'mi.-i :r.' to elicit our heartiest com- !’•■ n:;;!tion, .... In cop.elndini; onr lalmrs. and ask- ini: to be ,'i>.eluui;ed. wr wish to ex- pre-s t ' jonr Honor, and to the of- tieers oi this c -urt. our sincere ap- jvi' iai'en ef tlv' coiirteou.? tnatmen'' \>i' hu’.'' recei\ed from you all. G, i:. HARRIS. I Fo;'“Uian of tlie Grand Jury AX Ol’EX LETTER. Mr. C. L. Wilkinson, Agent, Greenville, N. C. Dear Sir: Please accept my thank’s for your check for 1503.33 covering niy recent cliability on account of sickness, ours is a Great policy and I heartily reccmniend you and the Fidelity & Cas ualty Company to those de^sirinp a Health and Accident I’olicy. Youro very truly, J. W TIMBKRIJ^KIC %• For Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard s’eueral stTeiig’lheninff tonic, nnnviC’S TA»S rKUlCSS chill tonic, drives out Mnlnria and builds up tlie systftn. A true tonic A fiure Appetizer. For adults aud children. Soc. I 'litrriau'c I.icfn-e-i. w. ek lU'iii.-’ter of Derds, liras- CiH- D.-li. i.-'Siied inarriaEre licenses t-i l!:e foi!owi!!fT co)iies: i WlIlTi: ! J, H. Ti>ior and Mairsie Smith. I Murry K. I’orter and liertha Stoke.s, ! Johnnie Smith and Dessie Cowar-' I Roy W. Sutton and l.illian Sawyi r Jiv>-e Smith and Itarbarah Jones. I C0I/1UKI) Siias .Moore and Pearl Hudley. Win. .lovner and Mary Joyner. Hi nry Rrown and Mary Soloman. I .Ii'hnni.- Rryajit and Lena Coward, i Au.'-tiii Jones and Ib'urietta Cow ,ird. I Foret Whitaker and Traneis Jordan i A'-^ios Wooti'U and I.iicy Daniel. ! \ hilled in I’linaivay. I A '.serious riuiaway accident occur lei! at, I’.i’thel tliis niorninfr about eleven o’clock tiiat re'^ulted ill the deatii of Ciiarlii' Jones, a jonncr white man aho'it thirty yi'ars of ase. Ilf was driving throusii llcthel vhi n his team became frip:htened in son’.'' r.akniiwn way and dashed out and after running f<ir some distance be w.i.j thrown out and his back broken and body horribly niansrlefl Thi' iinfortunate man wa.s from Co- iietoe and was in the employ of Mr I'/iliTUl WillTcn. XOTK'E. Notice is hereby given that on Mon day, February 2, 1914, at 12 o’clock the I’est Houses ai County Home known as number one, two and three will be eold at public sale, at the court house door in Greenville, by Julius Brown, county attorney. I3y order of the Hoard of Comniis sioners of Pitt county. This January 6th, 1914. 13. M. LEWIS, Chairman. BItASCOK BELL, Clerk of the Uoard.i 4td-17 20 24 28 >OTKE. Notice is hereby given that at the regular meeting of the Board of voniniissioners held Monday, Januarv 5 UM4, petition was presented ask ing that a road be made out and es- a:ilished in Contentnea township, leading across the lands of J. K Turnage and J. Me. Dixon, leadinsi from a point aliout half way fror.ij ■\yden to Harrington's Cross Road'.^ i :aid conneeting with the road Icad-j ins to Robert McLawhorn's, samei ■ill be Iieaid at the regular meeting: of the board February 2, 101-1. I I!y ordi’r of the Hdaril of Coiumis-1 •diMurs of Pitt county. | This January (I. 1:m4. j H. .M. LKWIS, Chairman.! Hy IMiASCOK HKLL, lid-IT 24 2S KOTICE. Notice is liereby given that at tli. regular meeting of the Hoard ol ComniisBioners held on Monday, Jan uary 5, 1914, petition was preaente.1 asking that a public road be laid out and established in Contentnea town- fchip beginning at the bend of the pub lic road, leading from John I’ierce’s place to Ay den near Joe Mc- Lawhorn’s place crosising the lands of Joe McLawhorn’s, F. C. Turnago Kd McLawhorn, Josephus Gaskins, J Me. Dixon and J. H. Turnage’s placc to Third street in Ayden, same 'wiil be heard at the regular meeting of the Hoard February 2, 1914. By order of the Board of Coniml's- sioners of Pitt Cflunt.v. This January 6th, 1914. B. M. LKWIS, Chairman By BRASCOR BKLI.. •ltd-17 20 24 28 SCHOOL I«h\DS FOK SALE. >'on-Taxal)Ic. Grimesland School District, Pitt County, North Carolina, offers for sale to the highest bidder, SIX THOU SAND DOLLAKS of bond«, bearing date January 1st, 1914, to run for thirty years, bearing interest at tJu rate of 5 per cent per annum, pay able annually, ou the 1st day of Jan uary of each year. These bonds will b« issued by virtue ot an Act of the General Assembly, Extra Session, 1913. and ratify by a unanimous vote of the. said District at an election hclJ under said Act, and will be sold ij denominations of ?100 and $500 re- .‘ipcctively. These bonds are non-taxahle. For The New Year start off irith the new fur niture tbe home nc^ds 80 badly — make your chok‘‘‘ from our cscpptlonal clear* ance ofToringH. FUIIXITFHE HAK0A1NS rioarance prices or oale prU'cs—all suites and fine single pieces chairs, tables—fancy and ser'-iccobie designs uoiv readj for your <iuick buying. Oct an early choice. Taft & Vandyke VISIT The Greenville Drug Company Oii' cjisiots of Pare Drugs, Cfiemicals, Patent Medi cines, Suadries, Stationary, School Supplies, Guths' Fouitiin Perii, 3 )Ja, Cij/irs and Cigaretts. A!! Sick Rjoni Requisitiet. Prompt Deliveries Prescriptions Most Carefully Compounded^ J. Key Brown, Phar, D. Sealed bids will be reccdved by the undersigned at his office in Greenville. ■N'. C., for these bonds till February 1st, 1H14. A deposit of 10 per cent of amount of bid mu«t accompany eacn bid. W. H. RAGSDALE, Chairman Hoard of Trustees. Dec. 15, 1913. 12 16 tfd Itw J. C. Lanier xHtt ajCAJK I'roAM AN» liceM rSllCBSt .irST KKCKIVKI* A fAll LOAD OF Terra Cotta pipe, -t and C inch. S. T B*'’ks. Phone GO. 1 8 tf Greenville Banking & Trust Co. JANUARY 13th, 1914 RESOURCES l'.e(nus(> business looks good is nc reason that the man who does not try for it will get much. Loans and Discounts N. C. Bonds Banking 1 louse Furaiture and Fixtures O V erdrafts Cash and due from Banks $665,774.03 6,000.00 24,928.63 8,951.90 133,59320 $8397^7:76 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 91,600.00 Surplus and Profits DEPOSITS 29,118.00 718,529.76 $839;M7T^ 6i THE GROWING BANK 99 THE NATIONAL BANK GREENVILLE, N. C. JANUARY 13, 1914. RESOURCES Loans and discounts Overdrafts Real Estate owned Furniture and f ixtures United States Bonds Exchaiges Cash and due fio:n banks $644,516.40 7.364.00 4.200.00 9,966.12 25,000.00 11,821.98 |71.130.13 $6^3,998.63 Capital Surplus Profits net Circulation Bond Account Dividends unpaid Deposits LIABILITIES $ 100,000.00 11.000.00 12,041.93 25.000.00 10.000.00 25,00 715,931.70 Coward wooten Drug Co. $873,998.63 JAMES L. LITTLE, President F. G. JAMES, Vice-President W. E. PROCTOR, Vice-President F. J. 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