CARROLL COUNTY, GA - NEWSPAPERS - "Carroll Free Press" Issue of Friday, June 10, 1887 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Campbell "Carroll Free Press" Carroll Co., Georgia Friday, June 10, 1887 The local county news is "As Gathered Here and There by the Special Scribes of the Free Press". Clem The Clem news is "Reported by Joel." "Mrs. A. A. Ogletree's lecture to the young people on last Sunday was a good, and earnest effort. That genial gentleman, Mr. T. E. Edgeworth, of South-Westward, accompanied by his wife, gave his presence at Oak Mountain last Sunday. Uncle Jimmie Bell and wife spent a week visiting in Meriwether lately. Mrs. B. was knocked down by a cow last week, and has been quite unwell past few days. The people here are taking considerable interest in Prayer and Praise, and allowing time for practice, we predict some fair music being brought out of that book. We had an unusually heavy rain here one day of last week, accompanied by very strong wind. The wind did not do any material injury to the crops in this immediate vicinity so far as our knowledge extends; but the up-land fields were pretty badly washed, and bottom lands smartly damaged by the overflow. Cyclone [subsection of the Clem news] It was our privilege to assist last week in the reconstruction of the buildings of Mr. J. M. Ogletree, a victim of the late cyclone or storm. The main building of the house was unroofed, but the family being in the dining room were left a shelter for the night. Every outbuilding was completely demolished except crib [sic], the roof of which hangs in bad style upon half broken down walls. About all his fodder was blown away, and Mr. O. told us that his wheat crop (some of which was harvested) is damaged fifty per cent, fencing was also scattered. I never saw neighbors so kind hearted. Indeed, people came as far as five miles or more, to put in their personal assistance. They put up the fencing, recovered dwelling, and got the barn under good headway. Now, Mr. Ogletree requests us to return his sincere thanks to his neighbors for their valuable help; to the merchants and citizens of Carrollton for liberal contributions in way of nails and shingles, and especially to Mr. W. A. Coleman, (with whom he was not acquainted), for a kind gift in the way of shingles and fodder. Mr. W. E. Drake had several buildings destroyed besides the usual destruction of fencing. But I am occupying too much of your valuable space. Mr. Nathan Jones came up from Hucherson's factory last Saturday on a visit to relatives. A good many of our farmers speak of cutting wheat this week. Oats are being harvested. Good weather for farming to-day, Monday." Villa Rica The Villa Rica news is "Reported by Special". "Fine rains have fallen all over this country and everybody is or ought to be grateful. It is our good fortune to have only enough rain without wind or hail, which has been so destructive in other localities. The cotton plants are larger and in better condition than the most observing planters have seen in many years. The previous dry weather enabled the farmers to chop out and get their crops in good order and clear of grass, the rain coming when it did set it to growing. Corn is not so large as it has been at this date but looks thrifty and in a fair way to get larger. The oat crop is going to deceive everybody by being much better than was thought two weeks ago. According to amount of wheat sown a fair crop will be gathered. The new style, close fingered grain cradles are in demand in our market. The dealers say they cannot get their orders filled for them. The people seem to be alive to their interest by using all kinds of improved implements that will save labor and time. Gardens in town and vicinity are on a boom, never looking better. Large patches of potatoes are being set out, and as this is a sure crop they will be plentiful next fall. The picnic at Salt Springs was largely attended last Friday. Over one hundred tickets were sold. The writer did not go, but is informed that the trip was largely enjoyed by both children and old people. They all drank freely of the magic water and while some are loud in their praises of it, others are on the other extreme, saying they prefer branch water to drink. J. M. Hamrick succeeded in getting a handsome lot of household goods, provisions and some money for Mr. Helton, a friend of his, who suffered a heavy loss by the cyclone last week. This act was a commendable one on the part of our town people, and for the like of which they are noted. For make it a rule to do something for the unfortunate both far and near. The match game of Base Ball Saturday evening was quite a tame affair, but few being present and no row occurring in the time of it, which is something unusual for such occasions." Buffalo The Buffalo news is "Reported by Buffalo Bill." "Profs. Lumsden, Ashmore and Moore, conducted a singing at Buffalo Academy last Sunday evening. The people of Carrollton donated quite liberally to the cyclone sufferers of this community. A child of Mr. Eason near Bethesda was buried at that place last Sunday. Miss Puss Garrett daughter of the late Cheney Garrett is quite sick. Mrs. E. J. Bohanan has the nicest garden around here. We wish to return her our thanks for the nice mess beans [sic] etc., sent us. L. J. Bonner and family have been visiting Mrs. B's. relatives at Rockalo, Heard county. J. B. Newton and Miss Mattie returned home last Friday. We hear of some weddings around this week, guess they will be reported. Good many riding around Sunday viewing the cyclone destruction. Jennings Hulsey has the brag cotton of our vicinity. Mrs. N. J. Adams had the misfortune to fall from a wagon last Sunday breaking an arm and receiving other pretty severe wounds. She is doing very at [sic - there is no word after very before at in the printed text] present." Roopville The Roopville news is "Reported by W. P. N." "Crops are as fine as I ever saw them. Mr. J. F. Nance has got corn shoots and tassels. I don't believe there is any sickness around here now. Married at the residence of the bride's father on last Sunday evening, Charley Tumlin of this place to Miss Susie Echols of Heard, Rev. W. W. Roop officiating. Charley is a nice young man, and married a young lady that is an honor to any young man. We wish them much happiness. Mr. A. D. Harman has got a three legged pig. It is a curiosity. Won't we have a good time when we get the stock law." Cross Plains The Cross Plains news is "Reported by W. F. L." "On May the 31st, this community was visited by a severe rain and hail storm which did considerable damage to land and the growing crops. The most damaged are Messrs. N. Bell, J. F. and W. J. Norris, W. J. Winkles, Rev. J. M. Davidson, J.M. Sparks, T.S. Wynne, J. W. Wynne, and -- Castles. [The dash is in the printed paper.] I have been in the crops of some of the above named gentlemen and found them terribly beaten up and washed away. They can't possibly save more thon [sic] two-thirds of their wheat. Just at night on June 1st, the much dreaded cyclone visited us, doing much damage. Mr. J. J. Crawford was the first in this vicinity that it struck, levelling to the ground his crib and barn and killing one mule and crippling another. -- There was a considerable amount of timber and fencing blown down and many orchards torn up. Mr. Fred Ward informs us that he took thirty pounds of honey from one bee-hive recently. Some smut in wheat and it is not so good otherwise as it was thought to be." Whitesburg The Whitesburg news is "Reported by J. T. D." "We are glad to report that Mrs. W. C. Brannan and John and Martin Crawley are improving, but sorry to note that both Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Springer are very sick. There is a great deal of sickness through the county and several cases have proven fatal. Mr. Forb's little boy died at Hutcheson factory last Monday at 2 o'clock A. M. Mr. Jack Doster's little boy died near George W. Smiths last Thursday, 2nd, 1887. Walter House put his horse in a barbed wire enclosure and in playing he ran against the wire and fell over it and broke his neck. It was his only dependence with which to plow his crop, and at this season of the year is quite a misfortune. Mrs. R. L. Tanner of Hogansville is up visiting the family of W. H. H. Neal and her many friends. She also paid a visit to Mr. J. G. W. Lassetter's at Villa Rica. Mr. Z. J. Cowan returned from Atlanta last Monday. Miss Ida Rogers of Macon and Mrs. Lou Warwick of Clarkston are visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown. Mr. J. W. H. Russell and wife of County Line were visiting in town and at Mr. J. F. Culpepper's last Sunday. Crops are very promising. A. G. Kendrick is having a new plank fence put up around his Story place in town. Any person is obliged to see a cyclone travelling through the country in its awful and majestic powers before they can have a correct idea of one. We had often read of them and their terrible doings but never had anything like a correct idea of one until one passed near by and in full view of our town, then for the first time we realized how terrible they are. Seeing the track of one will not do, you must see the thing in motion. So far the people of this section have escaped this year the storms of hail and wind, but past experience has prepared the hearts of the people here for sympathizing with those who have suffered on account of them. Fifteen or twenty ladies and gentlemen from Whitesburg and vicinity went up to Paul's church las Sunday morning to hear Mr. Thos. W. Dimmock deliver a Sunday school lecture. The trip was refreshing and the lecture was good and edifying and the large congregation heard it attentively and with interest. Singing was announced for the evening. Col. C.P. Gordon was down last Tuesday. He is preparing to have a new residence built on his farm below town. Send Free Press 6 months to D. F. White County Line Ga." Mt. Zion The Mt. Zion news is "Reported by H. N." "We have had good rains during the past week, and crops are growing finely. The grass too, is giving unmistakable evidence of its presence. During the dry weather, the farmers were having an easy time keeping their crops clean, but now that the ground is well seasoned and harvest on hand, if they don't make good use of their time they will find themselves in the grass. The rains were too late to help oats. The railroad surveyors have been here ten days. They seem to find some difficulty in finding a suitable crossing of Turkey Creek. They run one line, crossing little Turkey Creek just back of the writers home and big Turkey creek at S. J. Entrekins, on to the top of the ridge west of the creek. ALTITUDES: Mt. Zion 1158 feet, little Turkey creek 1009 feet, big Turkeycreek [sic] 1011 feet, top of ridge 1190 feet. They are now running a line further south." Burwell The Burwell news is "Reported by I. H. P. B." "If it was not for all-day-Sunday-singings, I don't know what some of your correspondents would do for something to report. Poor news. There is some sickness in vicinity mostly flux and diarrhea. Mr. Jack Johnson lost one of his children from it. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Alaxander's little infant died a few days since. The bereft have our sympathy. We trust what is our loss is their eternal gain. The long wished for rain has come at last and it looks as if it had come to stay. By your consent Mr. Editor we will, briefly give our reasons for being a "no fence" man: 1st, Our district is very small, and is nearly surrounded by "stock law" and there being mostly a dry line our stock will cross over into the other districts, and as the law forces a criminal to be tried where the crime is committed, we will have to keep up our stock, or else pay the damages and also fence our farms, which is double expense. Besides it is cheaper to keep up our stock than it is to fence our crops. 2nd. It is generally conceded that it will come sooner or later, and what is the use to wait. The sooner we get it and get fixed for it the better for us. What is the use to wait until the timber is all gone and the fences are all rotten down and the briars have taken its place, to begin to save the timber. "Prepare for war in time of peace." While we have timber let us begin to save it and thus bless the succeeding generations. Some say we are not ready for it yet, when will we be ready, not when the land is washed away and grown up in pines, then it will be difficult to fix for it. Some say the present way is good enough for them. So were the flesh pots of Egypt good enough for the children of Israel. They had been there so long they were their task-makers, rather than try some new, so it is with the opponents of "stock law." Because they have always been used to fence, they think nothing else will do forgetting the imperative law of mature--progress. Any class of people who fails to progress in their lives and methods will grow worse and never accomplish that for which they were created and finally die of stagnation. Had they lived 100 years ago they would have been willing to have kept on beating out their wheat with frails, and carrying a 'pumkin' in one end of a sack and a rock in the other, rather than try something new. When we travel a road until it is worn out we had better try a new one. Whenever a person is content with his surroundings he is in the worse fix conceivable and will stand still until green skim rises and finally die for want of progressiveness. 3rd. The present law is unfair. Mischievous stock can do ever so much damage to a neighbor's crop and he can't get pay for it because perhaps, there may be a crack too large or a panel too low, but if the stock is damaged their owner can collect three times their worth. There is no fairness in such. "Stock Law" wants every man to be responsible for what his stock does. It does not force a man to keep up his stock but it does compel him to be responsible for what they do, which is nothing but right and anybody who will object to that , is opposed to fair play. We had as well say for people to keep their chidren [sic] in the house, to keep them from a mad dog rather than kill the dog, as to require him to fence his crop to keep his neighbors stock out of his field." Note: Judy who thought it only fair to include this man's opinions on the fence issue in the abstract. "Georgia Carroll County - Carroll Court of Ordinary, At Chambers, May 24th, 1887: Mary Malone, C. J. Malone, and W. H. Malone as executors of J. D. Malone, senior, deceased, having filed their petition for probate of the will of the said J. D. Malone, senior in solemn form, and it appearing that citation should issue to be served personally on Mary Malone, C. J. Malone, W. H. Malone, G. B. Malone, J. D. Malone and L. J. Pritchett, ordered that the usual citation issue to be served on them ten days before the term of this Court to be held on the first monday in Auguset next; and that as C. E. Williams and R. B. Malone reside out of this state and at St. Augustine, in the State of Florida, that M. A. Malone resides out of this state and at Columbia, in the State of South Carolina, and that J. W. Malone resides out of this State, and at Kosciu[]ko, in the state of Mississippi, and can only be served by publication, that they be cited and made parties by publication once a week, for four weeks, in the Carroll Free Press, a newspaper published in the city of Carrollton, before the term of this Court to be held on the first Monday in August, 1887, and that this order so published constitute such citation. S.J. Brown, Ordinary." "Georgia Carroll County. - To all whom it may concern. Martha Campbell, widow of Matthew Campbell, late of said county, deceased, has applied for twelve month's support out of the estate of said deceased; and the appraisers appointed for said purpose have filed in my office, according to law, a schedule of the amount set apart to the said Martha Campbell, and I will pass upon the same on the first Monday in August 1887. This June 22nd, 1887. S. J. Brown, Ordinary." End of transcribed legal items. NOTES: FYI for those descended from ancestors too poor to have a tombstone marker: the court papers for Martha Campbell's petition for a year's support gave me the death date of Matthew Campbell, for whom we have no grave marker or other record of when he died. It also listed every single item and it's value from Matthew Campbell's none too vast estate. It was interesting and educational to see how little some of our ancestors really had. The "Local Intelligence" column appears to have been another place in the Carroll Free Press for sharing news on people and activities of interest to the Carroll County community. Again, I do not have the page number for this column. "Local Intelligence Judge Whitaker, of Troup county, was in town Tuesday. Mr. H. O. Roop went to Savannah the first of the week. Mr. Kramer is having the Evans place, on College Street improved. The communication of J. D. L. K. on the Stock Law question will appear next week. We hear of several citizens who expect to feast on watermelons the Fourth of July. Next Sunday, the second, Dr. Henderson, of Bowdon, will fill his regular appointment here. There were very few people in town last Tuesday, and the "bone-yard" was entirely deserted. Mr. J. T. Bradley has returned from his trip south. He seems to be in fine health and spirits. Mr. T. L. Long, of Cordova, Ala., spent a day or two in Carrollton the latter part of last week. Mr. John Crider is now behind the counter at Bob Long's, dispensing sweetmeats, soda and lemonade. Judge Harris is having four handsome rooms added to his dwelling house. Mr. B. F. Wager is doing the work. Mr. E. W. Wells, who is suffering from an attack of rheumatism, is thinking of going to Hot Springs, Arkansas. The epidemic of dysentery, which has raged so violently in the county for the past few weeks, is subsiding. Those clever gentlemen, Messrs. W. B. Candler and John Velvin, of Villa Rica, were in town Tuesday on business. Most of our county correspondents furnish additional items of the devastation done in Carroll by the recent cyclone. Mr. J. J. Boyd, who lives on W. D. Jones' place, informs us that some of cotton so badly injured by the hail is sprouting out. Judge Harris is now at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and his many friends will be glad to learn that he is improving under treatment there. The Hon. G. W. Harper, who is rarely seen in town, as he sticks close to his farm, as all true farmers should, was on our streets Tuesday. George Barnard was down again Sunday. The first thing he knows he will excite the curiosity of his friends as to the occasion of his frequent visits. Dr. Gaulding has the finest patch of wheat we have seen this year. By the way, the Doctor is one of the nicest and best farmers that we know. Every teacher in the county should attend the meeting of the Teacher's Association, which occurs at the Seminary tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Bannister Morrow, of the surveying corps has become disabled and is laying up for repairs. He has a large rising on his right foot. Some think it is gout. Merchants and clerks appear to be growing idle and listless. Very little business is presented for their entertainment and the days drag wearily along. Mr. J. F. Carroll was married to Mrs. O. C. Robertson at her residence on the 5th instant - Elder G. B. Jenkins, officiating. The Free Press extends best wishes. Captain Jo McCord punched tickets on S. G. & N. A. Railroad on Monday last, in lieu of Captain Croft, who accompanied the remains of his deceased father to Cobb county. Carrollton Lodge, No. 69, F. A. M., have received an invitation from Draketown Lodge, Haralson county, to unite with them in the celebration of the 24th of June, St. John's day." "We learn from Mr. N.J. Chandler that a negro was captured last Sunday morning in Waco, charged with an outrageous crime, near Heflin, Alabama, and that there was fears that he would be lynched. Some Alabama parties were in pursuit of him and it was with difficulty that they could be restrained from killing him when found. Elder Holcombe of Kansas district, who was up on the railroad a day or two ago says that he heard that he had been lynched before he had got to his destination. Mr. Sam Parker of Waco was the man that captured the negro." "We have been furnished with the following list of the parties on the east side of the river, most seriously injured by the late hail storm north of here. M.D. Lot, Weldon Nixon, R.F. Miller, J.B. Long, S.V. Cole, S.P. Kierbow, P.H. Chandler, J.C. Kierbow, J.T. Reid, E.F. Shell, J.F. Day, G.F. Spence, B.W. Cook, G.P. Chandler, J.H. Reid, Henry Nation, Gilbert Cole, T.J. Haynes, W.M. Spence, Geo. Sharp, Jack Muse, J.R. Daniel. Another streak of it we learn since the above was furnished, did severe injury also to E. Griffin, Wm. Glass, W. C. Elam, J.W. Hughes, W.A. Shackleford, C.C. Williamson." "A Card. Editor Free Press: - I desire to express my thanks first to God in that in judgement He remembered mercy and spared our lives, in the recent storm, which so ruthlessly swept over us, and to the noble hearted people who came so readily and heartily to our assistance. I shall even remember with gratitude those who aided me. I find that in the breast of the people, which I thought cold, beats a heart of sympathy and kindness. A. A. Simonton. June 8th 1887" "A Card. Mr. Editor- We desire through your columns to return our sincere thanks to our neighbors and friends for the very great kindness shown us and valuable assistance rendered, after the devastation caused by late cyclone. No one ever had better neighbors and our hearts were deeply touched by the promptness and heartiness with which they came to our succor. May the blessings of Heaven ever be theirs. Your Truly, W.B. Huggins J.D. Huggins" "Citizens' Meeting. A meeting of the citizens of Carrollton was called at the Courthouse on Thursday June 2nd. H. C. Brown was elected chairman and J.Y. Blalock secretary. L.C. Mandeville and O.L. Reese explained the object of the meeting to be to provide immediate relief for the cyclone and hail sufferers. W. C. Adamson offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved - That five minutes be devoted to receiving subscriptions and that G.F. Cheney, C.H. Stewart, J.A. Huggins, O.L. Reese, B.F. Bass, H.C. Brown and W.O. Perry be appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions, collect the same, ascertain the condition of the sufferers and apply all aid received to their immediate relief. In pursuance of this resolution a call for subscriptions was made, with the following result: Adamson & Jackson $5 00, EG Kramer $25 00, R L Richards $2 50, W J Stewart $25 00, L C Mandeville $25 00, J T Bradley $10 00, S J Brown $5 00, J M B Kelly $2 50, Meadows & Benson $5 00, Jesse R Griffin $5 00, Burns, West & Bass $15 00, C H Stewart $10 00, G F Cheney $5 00, H C Brown $2 00, Walker & Reese $15 00, J A Huggins $10 00, McCord & Shaw $10 00, J L Cobb $2 50, Turner & Chambers $5 00, J Y Blalock $2 50, W W Fitts $10 00, H R Robinson $1 00, S E Crow $2 50, Hallum & Hamrick $2 50, W E Johnson & Co., $2 50, G D Merrell $1 50, J P Moore 75c., A B Fitts $1 00 and 3 papers, W F Brown $1 00, H M Reid $2 00, S A Fields $1 25, John W Baskin $1 50, G A Gardner 50c., F M Butler 50c., Tanner & Sharp $1 50, A C Saxon $1 00, I B Perdue 50c., Ed Sharpe Jr., 25 c., J D Green $1 00, L F Sewell $1 00, C J Lyle 50c., J M Walker 25c., Bill Benson (colored) $1 00, G W Shaw $5 00, T A Upshaw 50c., H O Roop $1 00, Sylvanus Hembree $1 00, W S New 50c., G M Smith 50c., J H Ward 50c., R N Moses $1 00, J B Mount $1 00, J B Benson $5 00, Eli Benson $5 00, G W Merrell $1 00, R H Fitts $2 00, T H West $5 00, G E Glass $1 00, W L Fitts $2 00, P V Matthews 25c., C H Dyer 25c., Fred Law $1 00, James Little $1 00, T L Long $1 00, E R Sharpe $1 00. Total Collected, - - - $260,30 At a called meeting of the committee, at the office of O. L. Reese, H C Brown was elected chariman and B F Bass, secretary and treasurer. After ascertaining as far as we could the condition of the sufferers from the cyclone and hail, the committee made the following appropriations Mrs. Aggie Brown $50 00 Charlie Coogler 20 00 Horton Turner 25 00 Joe Benson 7 50 Mr Johnson (on Drakes farm) 10 00 Virgil Castle 7 50 J D Huggins 10 00 James Gammon 15 00 Matt Prickett 5 00 J M Ogletree 10 00 A A Simonton 10 00 M R Russell 10 00 C H Hammond 10 00 W E Drake 5 00 Mrs. Lewis 5 00 Frank Bridges, colored 5 00 Dave Pinkard, " 2 50 Henry Byrd, " 2 50 Antony Berry, " 2 50 Abe Jackson, " 5 00 Negro woman, at H S Turner's 5 00 Appropriated to hail sufferers, 37 80 Total $260 30 The committee in making these distributions have taken into consideration the damage done, the loss sustained, and the means of every one to repair their loss. - Some we have not given anything to, as we heard they had received from private contributions more than we had given to others, whose loss was as heavy as theirs. We learn that a good many private contributions have been made by the citizens of Carrollton, among these we mention W. O. Perry, J. N. Pope, J. K Bennett, D. W. Sims and others. A good many whose names appear on this list have also made private contributions. It was moved and ordered by the the committee that the Free Press and Carroll County Times be requested to publish these proceedings. H. C. Brown, Ch'n. B.F. Bass, Sec. and Treas." "Tallapoosa Journal: Mr. W.A. Shackleford, of Carroll, spent a part of Tuesday in Waco, the guest of Mr. W. E. McCray. Mr. Shackleford was delighted with Waco. We learn also that he is one of the foremost farmers in Carroll county. - He say he has corn that will measure five feet." "Tallapoosa Journal: That pioneer saw mill man, Mr. John Rodahan, and his estimable wife, are at the Tallapoosa Hotel. Mrs. Rodahan finds that her health is better here than any place she can find. Mr. Rodahan, for this and other reasons, has a strong attachment for Georgia's coming city, and looks with pleasure on her rapid growth and prosperity. We hope to see him a permanent citizen." End of transcribed items "Roll of Honor. The following is the roll of honor at the Carrollton public schools for the month just closed: Grammar school. 1st. & 2d. Grades - Lizzie Hitchcock 99 1-2; Alice Dimmock 98 5-8; Jim Cheney 98; Walter Rhudy 97 7-8; Millie Beall 97 5-8; Willie Perry 97 3-8; Lee Brown 97 3-8; Jessie Reid 97; Mary Johnston 96 2-3; Rufus Trussell 96 1-4; Willie Reid 95 1-4. 3d. Grade - Almarine Slade 98; Helen Brown 97 6-7; Willie Barron 97 5-7; John Butler 97 5-7; Lucy Beall 97 3-7; Willie May Bass 97; Neely McCoy 96 6-7; Fanny Sewell 96 6-7; Mamie Wilson 95 4-7. 4th. Grade - Elliot Williamson 99, Willie Beall 98; Edgar Hewitt 95; George Carroll 95. 5th Grade - Belle Sharp 96 4-9; Irving Chency 95 1-8; J. E. Reagan 95 1-9; Fanny Gaston 95; Bernie Turner 95; Joseph Crider 95. 6th. Grade - Young Houseworth 95 9-10; Henry Merrell 95 8-10; Belle Harris 95 1-10; Earl Brown 95 1-10; Walter Dimmock 95. 8th Grade - Bertie Darden 98; Minnie Merrell 95. Girl's High School. Allie Stewart 97 2-3; Ruth Brown 97 1-9; Kate Daniel 97; Kathleen Johnston 95. Boy's High School. J. B. Moore 99 5-9; Henry Slade 99 1-4; L.C Spence 99 2-13; W. P. Kelly 98 1-2; J. W. Ragan 98; W. I. Cobb 99 1-8; Hardie Butler 96 2-9; F. M. Richards 96 1-10; Lester Slade 96 1-10; Claude Smith 96 5-6; W. N. McPherson 95 3-4; C. S. Rhudy 95 5-11; S. T. Harris 95 3-10; R. L. Trussell 95 1-4; G. Y. Cole 95." "Public Schools. Mr. Editor: - The time will soon be at hand when the public schools will be in vogue, when every little log cabin, and church, and schoolhouse will swarm with children under the guidance of some kind of teacher. We are sorry to say that it makes little difference with some people what the qualifications of a teacher are. He is elected if he has in his pocket a license from the school commissioner. The test of scholarship is not called into requeisition. If the teacher and read, write and "cipher a little," this is sufficient. Religion doesn't enter the requeisites at all. In fact, he is the most readily accepted teacher, generally who as little to do with religion. To substantiate what we say in regard to qualifications, we will mention some instances, without calling names. We knew one man who was considered a fine teacher - had a fine reputation in rural districts, and always had large schools. His education was limited -never got over a second grade license, and during the winter months, and frequently on Saturdays, while teaching he would spend his time and money drinking in the nearest town. We were in company with a teacher not long since, who was on his way to procure a license to teach a public school, and he used this sentence in conversation. "When I first sot in to teach school down thar, I did'nt know nothing much." We heard another teacher ask, one day, how to subtract 8 1/3 from 100. These are not fabrications. The mystery with us is how these teachers manage to get license from the commissioners. Instead of a premium being offered for competent teachers, the methods now in vogue restrict the qualifications to a mere smattering of "reading writing and ciphering." The little pittance that is paid by the public is about enough to induce third rate teachers to squat over the country and teach "readin' and ritin' and cipherin'" for two or three months, then withdraw till the next season. We wind up by asking the leaders in education what is the remedy? York." End of transcribed items