The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-14
COUNTY CLAIMS PAID.

At Regular Monthly Meeting or
Board of COMMISSIONER
Sheriff's Report-Chain Gang
Ordered to Sterlings.
In Thursdays Robesonian a re-
port was given of special business
at meetings of the
county commissioners held last
Monday and Tuesday. The COM
will be in session again
tomorrow. At the meetings last
week the following claims were
ordered paid:
Jail and Prisoners-White &
Cough, supplies, $3.77; CA. Cox,
taking Walter Currie and Peter
Spry to Jail, $3.50; G.F. Webster,
bringing John Webb to jail, So. 40;
J.H.Floyd, jailer, $144. 6O;Lumber-
ton Electric Light Co., lights for
April and May, $26.54; McAllis-
ter Hdw. Co., supplies, SIS. Is; ].
A. Kitchin, capturing Walter
Morrison, 1925; J. A. Kitchin
and John Dees, searching; for
Walter Morrison, SO each; F. J.
Adams, conveying Dennis Mel
ton to Jail, Sc. 40. Total, $208. 81.
County Home and Paupers
W. u. Reynolds, keeper, 1896; F.
L. Floyd, burial of Lot Britt, So,
and 81, allowance for May;Daniel
ReveIs and wife, So Especial al
lowance for month of June only;
Levy Hays, burial of Henry Jen-
kins, IS; Tom Currie, $3.50 and
placed on regular list; Rose Will
lis, 81 and placed on regular list.
Total, $112.50.
Robt. Henry was allowed an
increase of 81 per month.
1t was ordered that w. G. Rey-
nolds, keeper of the county home,
be allowed an inceease OF rs
cents per inmate per month, max
ing a total of SITS per inmate,
this being done on account of in
crease in cost of provisions.
Court House and Court-Esau
Monroe, witness in June Mckay
case February term cleft off in
solvent bill of costs), S17.2O J.
M. Dees, janitor, salary, $35;
Freeman Printing Co., printing
for county offices, $34; Lumber
ton Electric Light Co., lights,
$8.37; Dixie Cafe, feeding jury,
$1.85; Edwards & Broughton, re.
cord for registers Office, $17
freight on same, 65cts. for bind
ing old records, $34; West Disin
fectant Co., barrel of floor pow
der, S13.98; 7. N. Higley, freight
on same, $1.02; Waverly Hotel
feeding jury, $8.45; Geo. D. Ber
nard & Co., record for register
office, S11.8O; A. MCLEOD, con
veying committee on index sys
tenn to Fayetteville and return
312. so; A. T. Parmele. expense
to Charlotte, Raleigh and viii
ming+on investigating index sys
tenn, $24.80; @. T. Williams, sup
plies for county Offices, $24.O9; S
S. Shelton, supplies, S24.60; E. J
Britt, expenses to Raleigh an
Wilmington investigating inde
system, $14.90. Total, 1924. Al
Miscellaneous-A. D. McGirt
lumber and work on McGil
bridge, S.. .89; l. E. Miller, ses
for board of audit and finance
1925; N. S. Kinlaw, land bougf
in error at sheriff's sale, $7.3-
Wilmington Stamp Works, tW
stamps for county, S14; G. T
Ranke, investigating death {
Willis Locklear, SIS; investigatin
death of Stephen Hammonds, S!
T. N. Higley, work for count,
s72. 80; Malcomb McNeill, built
ing 100rods of fence, $4l "A. Nasl
auditor, salary, $125; Edwards
Broughton, tax sale book, So. q
E. C. McNeill, work for count,
S113. 46; Pope Drug Co., salal
for county physician and supple
S22. 80; Alex. Bethune, lumber f
bridges at Lumberton, S48. 42;V
J. Prevatt, work on bridges
Lumberton township, S13.01;
F. Parnell S24.66, T. A. Parnt
500, Oliver Prevatt $1O,F. B.Pr
- watt S4.66, W.D.Prevatt S74-;
- for keeping chain gang, charg'
as follows: Raft Swamp road ful
$40. .26, Burnt Swamp road fu1
$93.6O; w. J. Prevatt, suppl
for chain gang Charged to Bur
Swamp road fund.-, S13. 10; Re
son Prevatt, supplies for cha
gang, S13.70 Burnt Swamp S
SIS, Raft Swamp $6. .85); H. P;
nell, supplies for chain gang S3
Burnt Swamp 81. 60, Raft Swal
81. 60); J. A. Campbell, buildi
new and repairing old stock Ii
fence, $1O9.75; White & Gou@
supplies for chain gang, $43
Burnt Swamp S21.81, R
Swamp S21.81). Total, S796.
A petition was received fr
4 the tax payers of Sterlings to1
4 ship that the chain gang be
{ dered to complete the building
! the public road from Marietta
] the main public road near G.
B Floyd's residence and it was
q dered that the chain gang
3 sent to Sterlings when work
q being done in Red Springs to-
B ship is completed.
b The coupons due on $50
y court house bonds on May
E amounting to 81, ,375, having I
q paid by Treasurer NJ. G. Mcl
z zie were destroyed by the DO
E Trooo,7ror Mex anZia was