The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-10-23

| On motlon OF WIN. IL. montgomery,
the Board proceeded to ballot for a
chairman. Nineteen votes were cAst,
of which Charles ID. Luce received IL,
William Drake 7, and Il. A Pomeroy i.
On motion OF Mr.. Drake, Charles ID.
Luce was unanimously elected as chair
man OF the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Drake, the chair.
man was requested to appoint the
usual standing committees.
The chairman OF the Board announc-
ed the appointment of the following
Standing Committees for the ensuing
year:
on Eglldlizdtion-Wm Drake, Albert Prem
| tiss. Andrew n. Westcott, Truman y. Wads-
worth. Jos. j. Clark.
On Findnce-Wm. r. Montgomery, Lemuel
s. Ranney, Enos A. Pomeroy.
On AccOunts-Zebedec G.. Culver, MyrOn
McGee. james II. Gay.
on County BuiidiRgs-PerrY Sebring, Sam
| uel +. johnson, Andrew j. Wigent
County Fdrpt-JasOn Is. Norris, +. c. l.
Mumford, Vim. II. ii. Petit.
ON Drdindge-JOhn p. Emmons, George
Kinney. Andrew j. Wigent
on County Ofices-Enos A. Pomeroy. w.
r. Montgomery, Perry Sebring.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, the Board
adjourned until tomorrow morning, at
8 o'clock.
TUESDAY, Oct. 9, 1877.
Present, Hon. Chas. ID. Luce. chair
man. Supervisors all present.
Minutes of Mondays proceedings
read and approved.
The several committees proceeded TO
the performance of their duties.
On motion of Mr.. Gay, the Board
adjourned till tomorrow morning, at
half-past eight o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10, 1877.
Present, Hon. Chas. ID. Luce, chair
man. Quorum present.
Minutes of Tuesdays proceedings
read and approved.
REPORT or sUPRRINTESDESTs OF POOR.
The Superintendants of the I 1oor
came before the Board and submitted
their annual report, as follows:
To De Honorable Board Of Supervisors for
he County of HiRsddle:
GENTIKMEN.-In submitting 10 your Hon
orable Board our report for the year ending
Oct. 3, 1877. we take pleasure in saying, that
all things In this department have been as
pleasant and harmonious as could be expect
ed. No special losses have occurred. except
a til
200. died from eating corn. Another was
purchased 10 MI her place al a cost Of 800.
The crops on the farm have all been good,
but with the number we have 10 feed. and the
stock necessary for teams meat and butter.
we can hardly expect 30 raise more than we
consume. II We sell some kinds of produce,
we must buy others. From partial failure
Of crops last year We have expended for food
for teams and swine s26a65.
The number of poor people In the house
Oct /. 1876. was 53. The number received
into the house since that time Is A. making
- people who have been assisted az the house.
The most OF those are permanent fixtures till
death, while Others come and 20 so as TO keep
up the number. The highest number at any
one time AT the house was 20. and the lowest
number io; average number 81.
There have been two births, from women
who have gone there TO be confined.
There have been eleveR deaths the most
one year, viz:
Kate Waltz, old and worn out 40 years.
Joseph Linderman, the same, 20 years.
Wills Bassett. paralysis, 26 years.
Hiram Case. epiliptic fits. idiotic, 2S years.
Joseph Peak, paralysis. a years.
Herman Washburp, deranged, suicide, 80
years
Anna Myers, epiliptc fits. 30 years.
George Mann, consumption, IS years
Frank Blain, disease Of Kidneys 45 years.
John Barton, worn out. % years.
stephen Hungerford, insane, old age, about
30 years.
There are nine that are insane, and four
teen that may be called inebriates-either
idiotic or those too wcak-minded 10 do any
regular business
PRopUcE-jOl bushels Of wheat: $50 bush
els Of oats; so acres OF corn, rated at 1900
bushels; 100 bush. Of peas; ] acre Of beans;
acre OF garden; 80 tons of hay; 80 acres of
wheat sown.
TooLs.-One wagon, one set harness, one
combined harvester. one seed drill, one roller
one wheel cultiyator. plows. harrows. and
other tools sufficient fer the use of the farm;
household furniture valued at goo.
STocK-One pair horses Zone span of hors-
es owned by the keeper, one blood bull, IS
cows. one twO-year-old heifer five yearlings,
eight calves, IS sheep aud lambs. "a fattening
hogs 80 shoats, one blood boar. and good
supply OF barn fowls.
Thirteen persons who were paupers or
would become such. have been sent 20 friends
who would care for them. and relieve the
county of their support, at a cost Of s54.g0
OF tramps we still have an abundant sup
ply. Tney come nc all hours, and on all
roads. We cannot let them siarve and it l.
not safe 10 Let them lie ont ,of doors. Some
have been entertained by our hOspitable shcr-
M. very few have been kept at hotels The
NJ :. Railroad still kindly furnishes us In
armary (haif price, tickets from Hillsdalc 20
any place within the State on their road or its
branches. For that reason Il Il cheaper 10
send able-bOded men on than To keep them
over night There have been sent from this
city ON the Mich. Southern railroad 2l9 per
sons. for whom we have paid fare (bosides
children not a few, at cost Of s76.i4.-
Thirtv-eiRht have been sent from JOnCsyillc,
and seventy from this city on the ID. III. a |.
r. X. and other stations I'm the county, at full
fare. The whole number Of tramps sent
from the county during the year, aside from
children and those who leave on foot. i 81,
and az an expense TO the county OF $3.50 43,
beside what they beg. terrible condition
Of society, truly.
The Keoper on the house, Mr.. J. Ball, fur
nlshes one team ana wagon, and does All the
labor pertaining 10 The farm. and for the care
of the people. for ei.20O per annum. Mrs.
Rail- supcrintends the culinary department
the manufacturing of clothing. and care OF
the women aud children. and a general
watchfui carc Of al things about the house,
a position no less responsible or important
than that 80 well filled by Mr. Ball. Taken
together. we feel safe In saying, there are no
two other positions In the county 50 difficult
% an. whore there are 80 manv people to be
cared Tor and 80 many and different Interests
10 consult wise and iudicious manage
ment will save hundreds 81 dollars % the
county. and vet few may see or appreciate H.
whilo an injudicious management may loose
hundreds Of dollars yet ftw can tell how. or
why. We feel that both Mr.. and Mrs. Ball
are entitled 20 the thanks Of the citizens Of
this county for the careful and prudcut man
arcment Of public property IN their posses-
sion. and for the judicious and kindly man
ner in which they treat those whom the coun-
" have placed In their care.
The following are the insane persons sup
portcd al tie Aysium at Kalamazoo. and the
| amount ol money paid for their support
| from August. 1875 10 August 1871;
/ Mary Ann Allen. cn....................s 81 "a
l Isaac W. Coffin. ..................... tlo -
Margaret cnheld................ w -
Narictte Frisbce. ce..................s.. 80 -
Wilson taiUe ...............s...s.s. 1lS W
/ Elizabeth Hoffman, au,................. ~ up
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