The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-16
THE COUNTS BUSINESS.

Claims Audited by'Co.nmission-
ers-Bonds Of County Officers
Approved-Last Note Paid
Other Items.
The county commissioners were
in special session Monday and
much business was transacted,
the unusually large number of
rebates that came up for consid-
Grafton at the meeting held on
the first Monday in the month
making it necessary to postpone
till this week great deal of the
more than ordinarily heavy bus
mess that is to be attended to at
the December meeting, the end
of the fiscal year. The following
claims were passed:
Court House and Court-Mrs.
p. D. Markham, feeding and
boarding IL jurymen and guard
for 81 days, $38; Geo. D. Bar
nard Co., books for clerks and
register's offices, $34; Dixie Cafe,
dinner for 13 men twice, $3.50
balance So. 45 due by clerk Ed
wards & Broughton, supplies for
clerks office, $3.50; L. H Cald-
we'll, supplies, $4.15; w. H.
Whaley, carrying grand jury to
chain-gang, SIS; Geo. D. Barnard
& Co., supplies for records, $35 :
20. Total, $123.75.
Jail and Prisoners-N. A. Re-
gan, conveying May C. Purcell
from Tolarsville to clerk and tc
train, 81; Northern Ohio Blanket
Mills, II blankets for chain gang,
$34; J. M. Dees, repairs on sew,
erage in Jail, $3.50; c. L. Beard,
carrying Dan Smith to Jail. S5. 40
Jas. A. Graham, conveying San.
dy Evans to Lumberton from
Scotland county, S9.40; E. O.
Gay, fixing pair wheels for chair
gang, $4. Total, 5000.
Misscellaneous-Alex. Afford
50, registrar, P. F. McGirt anc
P. S. Monroe, 81 each, judges o.
election in Alfordsville township
bond election; Chas. B. Rouss
supplies for county, S14. 70; Poca
hontas Coal Co., coal for cour
house and Jail, $32 48; Observes
Printing Co., book for commits
sioners, $40; Acme Brick Co.
brick for county home. $3.50, ant
hauling same, $1.50; Everett
Waddy Co., supplies for county
$3.50; E. G. Sipher, fuses AM
lights for jail and court house
$4.75; j. B. Malloy, holding elec
ton, 81; ]. B. Mccormick, on,
day making returns o. election
So; c. L. Beard, judge of elec
ton, So; D. B. MCLAUGHLIN, S.. 81
as judge of election, and Johl
McNair, 81, holding election
Blue Springs township; PM
Campbell, cord of wood for coun
ty home. ST.. so; McAllister Hdw
Co., supplies for court hous
and II steel hunks for jail
S133.50; N. A. Kinlaw, re
pairs on bridge in Big swamp
$500; Sellars Co.. lumber fo
bridges on Lumber river, $24. So
E. NJ. Paul, lumber and work OF
bridge over Lumber river, So. 81
AndrewRevels, hauling and wor
on bridges over Lumber river
SO. 15;J. w. Carter $75, DIS. Alder
man $50. A. r. McEachern $5(
CA. Oliver $50, AL. Bullock SIS
salary as members of t h
board; A. T. Parmele, expense
as purchasing agent for county
$12.17. Total, $591. 20.
C. A. Oliver and F. J. Bri
were appointed a committee
look after rebuilding Lennon
bridge over Big swamp, recent
destroyed by fire.
The bonds of Register T. \
Hioley. Sheriff F. C. Mcneil
Clerk W. H. Humphrey, Treasul
er M. q. Mckenzie. w. q. Re
holds, keeper of the county hom
and d. B. McNeill, standard kee
er,were examined and approve
1t was ordered that the Fir
National Bank of Lumberton
paid So, 1000. note due Decemb
8,witn interest for 81 days, SIS
80. This pays last note due
county fund.
1t was ordered that a Burru
adding machine be purchased f
the county for 1867 so.
The Robesonian was award
the contract for printing the q
nual statements of the comm
Sioners and the clerk of the S
Mexamethylcnete etramine.