The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-06
Old Records.


Supervisor These bounds the following
line shall divide, commencing bewcen the
3rd and4th Section and running straight
through the township.
John Murry, Clerk.
Trustees, David Beckwith,
Peter Overmyer,
c. Deal,
Masch the 7th 1914. $500 Sir please
pay to Jacob Dsttoe Thirteen Dollars, being
his accounts against the Township allowed
By US.
Order No, 7:
Trustees. Peter OvermYer,
David Beckwith,
March the 7th 1914. S17,00:-Sir please
to pay Jonathan Babb the sum of Sevnteen
Dollars being his account against this town
ship allowed by US.
Joseph Petite, Clerk.
Trustees, Peter Overmyer,
David Beckwith,
April the 4th 1914. At an election held
in Reading TIP. for the purpose of electing
Tp., Officers the following men were cleo
ted. Trustees, John Vanatta, Roswell
Mills, William spencer. Clerk; John Dit
toe. Treasurer; Jos, Pettey Supervisors
Jonathan Babb, J Dittoe, and Geo. Trout.
Constables; John Medauch, and Tobias
Ream, Listers; Daniel Parkson, and John
Mains, Fence Viewers; Geo. Sousley, and
Jacob Miller, Oyerseers of the Poor, Fred.
Heck, Crist. Ream.
Apr. 10th 1814:-The State of Ohio Fai
field Co., SIS. Mr.. Roswell Mills, John
Vanatta and VIM. Spencer, Trstees.
By Virtue of the Power vested in US by
Law have Laid out the Township into three
Districts: No. l. Beginning at Richland
TIP. from thence East p miles, East, North,
and South through the TIP. No. 2. Begin
ming as the East side of Mol. from thence
l mile North and South through the TIP.
No. 8. Beginning at the East side of No. 2,
from thence to Hopewell TIP.
No. l To Jacob Dittoe Supervisor, No. 2
Geo. Trout, No. 8 Jonathan Babb, Super
visor. Given under our hands and seal
John Dittoe, Clerk.
Trustees, John Vanatta,
4" VIM. Spencer,
Roswell Mills,
Orders being issued by the Clerk in favor
of John Hsmond for one dollar for servi-
ces rendered as Judge of an Election on
April 10Th 1914.
No. IA s., 90. Trustees, R. Mills,
John Vanatta,
VIM. Spencer,
John Dittoe, Clerk.
Apr. 10Th 1914. No.15 Order being is
sued by the Clerk on the TIP. Treasurer in
favor of Tobias Ream, for one dollar for
services and mileage in summoning the Tp
Officers.
Trustees, Roswell Mills,
John Vanatta,
VIM. Spencer.
John Dittoe, Clerk.
March the 9th 1915: AT meeting of the
Trustees of Reading Tp held at John
Finck's where there was made final settle
ment with all Township Officers for the
Present Year. These orders being simply
a repetition Of each other I simply give
the amount Of each.
No. 16 Geo. Trout, 1 year as Supervisor $3.50
II Jonathan Babb, 1000
Is Jacob Dittoe, ZOO
19 VIM. TAFT, witness at election, loo
20 John Vanatta, Trustee Yr. 400
Y 21 Roswell Mills, 4,OC
" % John Distoe as Clerk, 12,OC
" % John Dittoe, 800
+" "a Jos. Petite. Treasurer, one Yr. 800
The above is true record of the settle.
ment of the late year.
April 3rd 1815:-Pool Book on an Elec
tion held in the TIP. of Reading Fairfield
Co. Ohio at the House of John Finck's ir
which Poll were elected the following TIP
Officers; Trustees, Jno. Vanatta, William
Spencer, Roswell Mills, Clerk, John Dit
toe, Constables, Jno. Medaugh, Melihil
Gray, Appraisers, Peter Bugh, David Beck
with, Overseer of the Poor, Joseph Shafer
John Wagner, Treasurer, Jos. Petite, Fenc
Viewer, Jacob Miller.
{ Mar. 4th 1924 ate Meeing of the Trustee
of Reading TIP. Orders were Istued to th
township Officers for the present year.
No. 25 Jno. Vanatta, as Supervisor, $500
26 Tabbo Taylor, 1910
27 Robt. Colboarn, " so
% VIM. Spencer, as Trustee, 40
20 R. Mills, 40
80 Jos. Petite, as Treasurer, 80
81 John Dittoe, as Clerk, 80
p Trustees, John Vanatta,
I R. Mills,
r VIM. Spencer,
Clerk, John Dittoe.
q March tho 3rd 1s16:-John Dittoe (
: Reading TIP. for taking one stray steer fou
dollars. $40
e April 1916. ate an Election Helde in III
Township of Reading Fairfield Co. Obi
d on the first Monday of April 1916, Q
! which day were the following township 0
;. ficers elected; Trustees, Jno. Vanatta, Wn
q Spencer, Peter Bugh. Clerk, Jno, Ditto
Y Treasurer, Joseph Petite, Constables, Joh
Guisinger, John Medaugh, Appraiser, in
!. Castle, Lister, David Parkson, Overseer
"a the Poor, John Trout, Jacob Theirs, Fen
" Viewers. John Youst, Robert Skinner
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