Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Supervisors in Annual Session at
County Farm

bridge held their annual meeting at
the County Farm last Thursday,
when an inspection of the property
was made and reports heai d from
Superintendent McGuffin and the
superintendent of the poor for the
various districts of Rockbridge.
Supervisors Kinnear (chairman),
WhitmOre. McNutt, Ayres, Hotinger
and Patterson were present. with
Commonwealth's Attorney d. E.
Moore and Clerk A. T. Shields. In
addition, the following overseers OF
the poor also we're in attendance; J.
w. Wilson, Natural Bridge district;
c. l.. Reid, Buffalo district; J. A.
Conner. Kerr's Creek district; J.
W. Culton, Walkers Greek district.
Among the visitors were Rev. Leon
T. Pressly OF Timber Ridge, County
Treas urer S. r. Moore of Lexing-
ton, F. L. McClung of Brownsburg,
]. d. Clark Of Oak Dale, and the
culbOT vi u0 OdZ6JLo.
The overseers of the poor present
made their settlement with the
Board OF Supervisors, j. L. Hen
derson of Lexington, having already
done so previously. Following were
the balances reported: On hand
Lexington, $274.45; Natural Bridge,
s65.87; Kerr's Creek, S18l. AT; Walk
er's Greek, $107. so. Buffalo report
ed $27.49 overdrawn. These &C
counts we're settled as of date Aug
ust IL, 1911.
The overseers present were APP
pointed a committee to examine the
quarters and inmates and report at
the next meeting of the Board.
Superintendent w. L. McGuffin
submitted his annual report for the
year ending June 80, 1911, from
which we gather the following
items; Total receipts, including the
annual levy of $1,000 and 50, 405
from other sourc IS, SO, 455; expend-
ed, $2,7S6.94, leaving a balance OF
$66S.06. The inventory OF personal
property on the farm amounted to
81, 1872.
The farm for the year Welded
9l2 bushels wheat, $50 bushels corn,
1900 bundles fodder, $500 pounds
pork, 80 tons hay, $50 bus hels pota-
toes, As bushels onions, 100 bushels
tomatoes, 40 bushels beans, 80 bush
els turnips, $50 heads cabbage, 500
pounds beef.
The stock on the farm at present:
horses. 10 cows.6 yearling heifers,
4 yearling steers, l bull, spring
calves, % hogs, 5 shoats, 2 sows,
boar, "a pigs.
During the year there have been
at the County Farm IL whites who
have been inmates and 10 colored.
At present there are whites and s
colored.
Supervisor WhitmOre asked for
$500 for the Lexington District
Road fund, which was granted, the
same to be taken from any fund in
the discretion of County Treasurer
Moore, and to be returned not later
than December l, 1911.
The sum OF 5000 was directed to
be transferred by County Treasurer
Moore from the county fund to the
railroad fund with which to retire
county railroad bonds to that amount,
but without premium.
County Clerk Shields was direct
ed to secure bids for furnishing coal
for the Courthouse. to be submitted
at the next meeting, and to have
needed repairs made to the furnace.
He was also instructed 10 write up
a general index to judgment liens
in the Clerk office, using the Camp
bell system.
A few claims for loss of she D by
dogs were allowed.
A most excellent dinner was serv-
ed by Mrs. McGuffln, with a varied
and elaborate menu, which was
heartily enjoyed by Supervisors and
visitors.