The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
THE COUNTY's BUSINESS

Monthly Allowance for, Each County
! nome Inmate Increased S1.5O-Tax
Books Turned Over to Sheriff.
Clalms Paid and Other Items.
The county commissioners were in
regular session Monday for the trans
ACTON OF routine business.
TAX books for 1917 taxes were |
turned over to Sheriff Lewis with in |
structlons to proceed to collect taxes
according to law.
1t was ordered that the Kopp E.
harrington shows be RENTED coun-
ty. tax for the week of the county
fair, November 6 to 10.
Mr.. V. H. Taylor was appointed
prosecuting attorney for the Fair |
mont recorders court.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Court House and Courts-Henry
Edwards, insolvent cost in record |
er's court, 50c;-Eli Phillips. C. Z.
Beard, w. A. Smith, w. W. Smith.
J.. ii. Carper, w. C. Britt, rural DO
l1cemen, SIS salary each-$45O; R. E.
Lewis, sheriff, salary $316.66, stamps
$l5; Ben Blount, janitor, salary $35;
u. b. Skipper, clerk Superior court,
and pension tickets $135.6G; town Of
Lumberton, water and light. S11.75:
J: NJ. McCallum, auditor, salary
$751; so, stamps and expenses 1855;
L. Morgan, license returned, So; M.
W: Floyd, register Of deeds, salary
| $316.66, stamps $3.50; Geo. D. Bar
nard & Co., minute book, $31.87; E.
M. Britt, recorder Lunaberton district,
salary SIS; R. M. Williams, recorder
Maxton district, salary $65; J. N.
Buie, recorder Red Springs district,
salary $50; D. W. Bullock, recorder
Rowland district, salary $50; A. E.
Floyd, recorder Fairmont district, sal
airy $50; Jno. S. Butler, recorder st.
Paul district, salary $40; Miss Min
ME Lennon, court reporting, $40; M.
P. Newton, insolvent court cost, So
Is. Total $2,14187.
l Jail and Prisoners-White & Cough,
] supplies for Jail, $3.50; Eli Phillips,
conveying two prisoners from Column
bus. county, $12; F. C. Smith, con-
veying prisoners and cost of search
warrant, $3.50; C. L. Beard, convey
| ing prisoners to jail, $3.50; A. II.
/ Prevatt, jailer, salary $50, feeding
prisoners $66.15, turkeys (salary
fund) $1,000; w. w. Smith, convey
ing E. Chavis to jail, 1856; town Of
Lumberton, water and light, Sill;
town Of St. Paul, feeding prisoners,
So. Total, $175.81.
County, Home and Paupers-1. J.
! supplies, $13.75. Total, $14075.
The monthly allowance of keeper
| Flowers for each inmate in the home
| was increased from $11 to $3.50.
The regular pauper list was allow
ed and the following were placed on
the list with monthly allowance as
indicated: Rachel Britt So, Amanda
Britt So, Lima Chavis So, Rachel Nc
Callum 81, Annie Jones So, Sara Jane
Oxendine So, Nancy Page So. The
monthly allowance of the following
was increased: Isham and Molsey
Ivey, from So to 81; Robt. Chavis from
So on account of her absolutely help
= less condition; Linnie Martin from
= 81 to 81; Sarah Bedside from So to
\ Mrs. Eliza J. sealy was ordered ad-
\ mitted to the home.
! Miscellaneous w. Smith, con-
| veying Chas. Baldwin from Baltimore
Md, $56.05; Pope Drug Co., drugs
$17.40; ]. D. Mcmillan & Son, drugs
S12.25; Freeman Printing Co., print
ing for county game warden, 1925
McAllister Hdw. Co., supplies, $34.33
Grantham Bros, drugs, $3.50; Free
man Printing Co., making tax books
and printing, s141.55; K. M. Biggs
supplies for jail and county home
$4.85; Parkton Pharmacy, drugs, $14.
SO; J. R. Poole, Jas. D. Proctor, A
J. Floyd, DR.. T. C. johnson and DR.
H. H. Hodgin, services as member:
of county board OF health, the three
first-named 2 days, SO each-$24-
and DR.. Hodgin 1 day, 81; Q. J. Nc
Cornell, agent, tags and expenses cot
ton grading, 5000; DR.. w. A. Nc
Phaul, county superintendent O
/ health, salary $229.16, stamps So
J State Hospital, Goldsboro, indigen
= pupils, 5000; Sampson Cox, buria
Of Elizabeth Cox, pensioner, SIS; l
= E. Blanchard, farm demonstration
-. salary and expenses, S85. Tota
II $743.64.
w. J. Snead of Maxton TOWNSHIP
was related $2.15, 1915 poll tax, an
also exempted from public duties o
account Of his physical condition. Tn