Tarin-ni, Wni. II. l^rvsoii, Matthew j in the administration of law cominj^ 

 PrUlersoii, Bar.ik Norton, Wni. Wit- 1 wilhin tlieiv jurisdiction, thoy suffer 

 son, T1>0!*. Love, Jr., Mark Coleman, j nothing in comparison with the very 

 Hugh Gihhs, i\Haph Enloe, Kobert j best County Boards of Magistrates 

 nnireins, Jo'mi Wild, Henry Dry- | within the State Pt the present writ- 

 man and Joffcrs ;i Hryson, who, aftei [ ing. For public spirit, and patriotic 

 tnkii^g s.iid oath ajireeable to law, i lab(*r in the direction of county de- 

 procccded to appoint :\ clerk for said | veiopment and in building and kecj>- 

 countv. After balloting for said ap- j ing in repair public roads for public 

 p«nntment, it appeared to the satis*- , comfort and convciuence, they liavc 

 faction of the court that Natlvm R. ' not had their equal in the county for 

 Hyatt was duly elected clerk.' :ie Last half century. If we take 



The court having thus been duly the Scriptural axiom .as true that the 

 organized, consisting; of thirty-three ■■ "tree is known by its fniii", then rlie 

 magiijitrates, they pro<('eded, by bal- 1 deterioration of our public roads 

 lot, to e!»'ct al! the county officers — | does not place the present population 

 the election continuing from day to in an enviable light when compared 

 'l:.s. .John ]>ob!Jon, father *)f our ! with the population of Mac<>n Ooun- 

 lountyman, Capi. J. W. Dobyon, ; ty fifty years ago. This comparison 

 was elected first County Register, ; stands out with special )irominetice 

 Bynum W. Beli first Shei-iff, Mont- ! when we consider ihe present unac- 

 ravillc Pa.tton first County Solicitor, countable disinclination of our popu- 

 Jacob Siler first County Surveyor, | lation to render even a day's laJjf.r 

 Michael Wikle first County Trustee, on repairs to say nothing of the more 

 Nathan Smith first Coroner, Robert needed ini[iro\ enieiits on our public 

 Huggins fir-^t County Ranger and ' roads. T'l tell ,1 plain historic truth 

 James K. Gray, lirst Standard Keep- 1 in plain Luigaage, our fat.her^, from 

 er. James I\)teeL was the first Con- ' patriotic motives and with a sense of 

 stable appointed by the new court, i public and pei-sonal comfort and con- 

 Oft h;:t first Board of Magistrates I i venience, and luompied by county 

 knew nearly .all personally. Some- 1 pride, built our county roads, and 

 thing over sixty-two years have the present generation is too irifliug 

 passed away since tiiat first l^oard of j to keep them up. As an illustration ' 

 Magiift.rates was organized into a ; of the spirit of the men who first 

 court. Of the whole number there ; settled M.acon County, it was .agreed 

 is but one now living, the venerable that the county sh')uld build a road 

 William H. Bryson, who resides in ' leading from Franklin down the 

 Jackson county. Taken as a body, j Tennessee River to the mouth of the 

 for general intelligence, integrity of j Tuckaseige River to connect with a 

 character and fortitude and fidelity : turn-pike for which Joseph Weich 



