The Ocala banner., 1907-10-18
Poor Farm Report for September
1887


To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners, Marion Co. Fla:
| visited the farm on the eth inst.
for the month of September. and find
nothing of material interest to report
Inmates are ten in number. four white
and six Colored, and doing reasonably
well. Four of them are old and fee,
bic and require considerable atten
! ton. Mrs. Johnson, since the death
of her husband. seems much grieved
and tries to run away, consequently
has TO be watched closely
Mr.. Priest has his pigs on the pin
dars and they are fattening very nice
ly. Corn has been gathered, and ag
gregates about two hundred bushels
Find hereto attached financial re
port. Respectfully submitted,
S. r. PYLES.
Superintendent, S35; hired help. 81
washing and irOningfi 81; cooking
s12; DR. ". V. Newsom. 81: Ocala
Wagon Works, 81; w p Edwards
SlI5; S. B. Brooks. s11.75; Helven.
stOn. Pasteur Co, s11-S0: McIver &
Mackay. 81; Tydings & Co, s755; B.
Baldwin, s1.35. Total. $3.50.
BY produce sold for cash, ST. Total
expense. S96.S0.
Also the following report for the
month of August, which report, show
ing costs. etc. is as follows:
This report having been filed at the
September meeting. but misplaced
and not published. therefore | repro
duCe ii in so far as it referred to i'm
portant matters:
Mr. LarneS Johnson. who was an
inmate for several years. died August
80. also cOlOred man by the name of
Ed Maison died August 22.
The other inmates are doing rea-
Sonably well. except that several are
very old and necessarily very feeble.
Hereto attached see financial report
from Superintendent Priest:
Respectfully submitted.
S r. PILES. Com. in Charge.
Superintendent. S35: hired help.
$3.50; washing and ironing. $3.50:
cooking. SO; Martin & earn. $3.50:
McIver & Mackay. $3.50: DR.. ". V.
Newsom, SIS; Helvenston. Pasteur
Co. s10.69: Ocala Wagon Works. 81:
Standard Lime Co.. s2220: Tydings
& Co, $3.50; B. Baldwin, s195: C.
Smith. csc. Total s16S29.
The following soldier claims for
pensions were approved by the board:
Handy Rainer. J. d. Shaw. John Ad.
ans, NJ. Peterson. ID. 4. Miller. J. NJ.
I. Carter, Mr.. Brinson, ". T. Craig.
A. L. Ross. r. o. Billups. Raphael
Camel, John z. Chalker. and T. ]. Sis
trunk.
The following widows pension
claims were approved by the board:
Mrs. Lu NJ. Boreland. Mrs. Martha S.
Brown. Mrs. Y. ]. Wilson. Mrs. Mary
Green Ward and Mrs. Elmira Hope.
The commissioners appointed to
view and mark out the Ocala. Cotton
Plant and Juliette road filed their re-
port with the board. and the same was
laid over until the next meeting of the
board.
The following bonds TO carry pis-
tolls and firearms were approved by
the board and licenses ordered issued
j. r. Thomas. B. j. Culverhouse, Gro
yer Wilson. Thomas F. Morgan. W. VI.
TaXworth. J. y. Shedd, W. W. Martin.
]. ". Melton. Oscar Yarber, J. P.
Pughsey, R. A DeLong. Q. P. Will
liams. L. Hurst, w H. Koon. ". ].
Hall. ". l.. Markham. ". A. Baxley,
{, ". Macarthur, L. B. Marsh. T. K.
Slaughter. H. P. Griggs. L. A. Griggs,
s. A. Smith, G. A. Osteen, Jas. Duffy
and S. D. Martin
The tax collector filed his report of
poll taxes and licenses as follows:
Extra polls, $50; licenses, $19.25.
The county treasurer filed his re-
port, showing the receipts. disburse-
ments. including balances on hand of
last report, as follows: