The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
THE COUNTY's BUSINESS

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ional Bank of Lumberton Chosen
as County
Tor COunty Home Inmates Increas-
ed-Claims Ordered Paid
The county commissioners were in
regular session Monday for the trans
action OF routine business. The fol-
lowing claims were ordered paid:
= Court House and Court-W. H.
Rozier, wood for court house 81; r.
A. Mclean, solicitor Lumberton re-
corder's court, $40; J. M. McCallum,
county audior, salary $1s7.5O, stamps
81, phone calls s4.o5; M. w. Floyd,
register Of deeds, salary $316.66,
stamps, etc. $13.93; c. B. Skipper,
clerk superior court, salary $3Os.s4,
stamps $3.50; R. E. Lewis, sheriff
and treasurer, salary s391.66, stamps
$25; Miss Minnie Lennon, court Ste
nographer 500; Zion City Supply Co.,
supplies for court house $16.52; Ed
wards q Broughton Printing Co., sup
plies, for court house S138.5O; Bur-
roughs Adding Machine Co., supplies
for court house $13; E. M. Britt, re-
corder Lumberton district, salary $75;
j.. M. Butler, recorder st. Pauls dis
trict, salary $40r ]. M. Buie, record
er Red Springs district, salary $50;
trict, salary $65; D. w. Bullock, re-
corder Rowland district, salary $50;
A. E. Floyd, recorder Fairmont dis
tict, salary $50; Gus Hunt, janitor
at hourt house, salary S35. Total ST.
82196.
Mlscellaneous-Ward's Pharmacy,
drugs $l.5O; Southern Express Co.,
express $1.59; NJ. Beverly, freight IS
cents; W. w. Smith, feeding prison.
ers $4.10; J. D. Mcmillan & Son,
drugs $1.90; A. H. Prevatt, jailer,
salary $50; feeding prisoners $74.40;
DR.. B. w. Page, county health Off
Ger, salary $229.16; I. J.. Flowers,
keeper county home $120, phone $3.50;
Kittie Locklear, burial Of Mary Jones,
$40; L. 3. Whaley, lumber $3.50; six
rural policemen $3.50; Fairmont Drug
Co., drugs $3.50; ]. H. Carper, con-
veying prisoners $310; T. r. Tolar,
wood for county home SIS; White &
Cough SO cents; Robesonian Pub. Co.,
printing and publishing land sale for
taxes $137.65; J. B. Grimes $3.50;
R. E. Lewis, conveying prisoners SO;
Kingsdale Lumber Corporation, lum-
Der, $11.58; Grantham Bros, drugs
$3.45; Pope Drug Co. drugs $1,000;
K. M. Biggs, supplies for Jail $2.25;
Freeman, Printing Co., printing $19.:
90; Lumberton Motor Car Co., repairs
oner So, 6 jurors S12; McAllister Hdw
+ Co., supplies $9.75; F. D. Henderson
conveying prisoners $3.7O; Town o:
q Lumberton, light and water $35.28
State Hospital, Goldsboro, $14.65
L. E. Blanchard, county farm dem
onstrator salary S75; State school fo
the Blind S149.65 Total $1,481.26.
Che regular pauper list was allow
ed.
Annie Jane Locklear was place
on the .pauper list at So the month
Melvin Lowrie and wife Nancy Low
rie at $3.50 the month each. Th
monthly allowance of Plias Jones wa
increased from 81 to SIS, Irene Wi
son from $3.50 to 81, Milton and CO
nell Currie from $3.50 to SIS, Stephe
ard Eliza McNeill from 81 to 5;
Charity Parham from So to SIS, DAME
McRae from So to 81.
N. E. Herring and Eli Hagans wer
exempted from paying poll tax o
account of physical condition.
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stable for Howellsville township
place of w. D. Kinlaw, who was elect
ed and failed to qualify.
It was ordered that $3.50 be apprt
.. priated to the Philadelphus farm-lif
school for the school year 1916-191'
AS stated in Mondays Robesonla
an amount not to exceed $500 wa
appropriated to advance and encou7
age the idea of planting more foo
crops.
It was ordered that I. j. Flower
keeper of the county home, be ALLOW
ed 81 more each month for each II
mate.
The bond of coroner G. E. Rancl
was approved. ,
It was ordered that s6,624.28
transferred from the county fund
the road fund as provided in JUDI
ment signed by Judge Geo. w. Co
nor at the April term of court, al
County Attorney E. j. Britt was Il
structed to withdraw notice of a
peal given at said term OF court. In
was an amount that the chain gar
fund was overdrawn when the ros
board took charge of the chain gang
AS stated in Mondays Robesonls
the National Bank of Lumberton WI
selected as depository for the cou
tvs fund. The bank must pay z p
cent interest on the average dal
II abalances and obligates to loan t.
III county $4,000 at 5 IL per cent i
III terest, $4,000 general county fun
IL $4,000 for school fund and 5000
for road fund. Said bank to ma
bond in sum Of $4,000.
II any CHEST COLI