The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of the Regular Meeting Last
Monday and Tuesday.

their work gmtil Tuesday.
The following business was
transacted:
County orders for $500 were
issued to assist in the support of
outside paupers.
Applications for assistance were
made and granted as follows
Louisa MCLAUGHLIN, $500; Mar
tha Locklear, 800; Bill Smith,
800; Maranzie Locillear, $500;
Callie Prevatt, $3.50.
J. H. Powers was allowed So
II for .burying, Addie J. Edwards
a pauper.
J. l.. Humphrey was allowed
$50, for serving road orders in
Saddle Tree township. ..
r. w. Livermore was allowed
$7.39 rebate on tax in Smiths
| lo"holilp'
Sampson Locklear was exempted
from the payment of poll tax for
the term-of twoyears from date.
J. S. Oliver WIS allowed W. 0O.as.
committee on the bridge at Fair
Bluff.
E. J. Hester was allowed $22.-
IS for lumber furnished the coun-
ty.
Ordered that the bridge be put
} across the dam at Back Swamp,
on the Harleesville road, as let
out some time ago by Henry Pur-
Wis. Notice of an appeal from
this decision to the superior Court
was given by J. A. McAllister,
who was required to file a bond
in the sum of 5000 with the clerk
r of the board in ten days.
Ordered that the chain gang be
S hired out in body.
b. f. Mclean and L. E. Tynel
5 were appointed committee tc
hire out the chain gang, with full
= power to act.
o Ordered that Charlotte AM
a Locklear be admitted to the coun
: ty home. ..
N w. F. French was allowed $14.
q 81 rebate on taxes in Lumbertol
township.
Il Isham Stone was allowed $48.
Is for keeping the chain gang TO
the month of April. He was al
lowed $11.S3 for clothing, &c
= furnished the convicts and $50
e. for tools, &c.
m English Nye was allowed $2,0
: for conveying Andrew Bass t
\. Jail.
DR.. T. A. Norment was allowe
$16.10 for salary as Superintenc
ent of Health.
10 Sheriff S. G.. Wooten, of Blade
county, was allowed 1920 for til
% arrest of Wright Edwards and L,
turning him to Robeson county.
Il The report of J. w. Chisoll
ID. and others, jurors for laying OIL
= a public road in MaXton TOWNSHIP
was accepted and approved.
G.. E. RancGe was allow(
1926 for furnishing one meal
the jury in the Alf Prevatt case.
ior The reports of Geo. B. McLeo
nu nn ex-Sheriff, S. A. Edmund, Gle
Superior Court, and S. A. Thorn
. son, Register of Deeds, were re-
NJ and ordered recorded.
J. Bennett was allowed 50.
for ironing convicts on cha
gang.
The road petition of A. L. Shi
). and others in Lumber Bird
township was ordered filed wi
- notice to issue. A similar orc
was made in the petition of G.
Townsend and others for II
road in Thompson's township.
The clerk of the beard was
structed to notify the list tax
yx, of the different townships of tn
WI appointment and to request tn
to meet with the board on
first Monday in June.
J.W. Hall was allowed $17
for summoning jurors and for m
- tresses, etc., for jail. Also 5;
z As for keeping the jail for
month of April.
G.. E. Clifton was allowed s
90 for conveying Mrs. E. P.
drews to the insane asylum
Raleigh.
Report of the jury on lay
out a public road in Lun
Bridge township approved and
n cepted.
w. l.. E. Tyner and Henry
Wis were appointed q commi
Y, to have the Jail repaired.
Slight earthquake shocks
En- felt at several points i'll N
Carolina last week. Hickory
noir, Elkin, Winston, Greens
and other towns felt the tren
No dopnooa was rpOOrt ed