The Robesonian., 1917-09-06
THE COUNTY's BUSINESS


Claims Ordered Paid at Regular
Monthly Netting of County Com
r,;ss;nnersNNew Solicitors for Re
nordars, Courts-Cotton Weigher
for Rowlarld-To Seli BONDS ior
white Pond School District
The county commissioners were IN
regular session Monday for the trans
action Of routine business. Ihe 1ol-
lowing claims were ordered pald:
Court House and Court-R. r.
Lewis, sheriff, salary $316.66, stamps
$40: six rural policemen $45O; Gus
Hunt, ianitor, salary $35; c. B. SKIP
per, clerk of court, salary S3O8.33,
stamps S2.35; j. M. McCallum, coun-
tv auditor, salary $187.5O, stamps
and 'phone $6.10; M. w. Floyd, reg
ister of deeds, salary S316.66, stamps
$3.50: E. M. Britt, recorder Lumber
ton district, salary $75; r. M. Will
Iiams, recorder Maxton district, sal
ary $65; D. w. Bullock, recorder
Rowland district, salary $50; A. f.
Floyd, recorder Fairmont district!
salary $50; J. N. Buie, recorder Red
Springs district, salary $50; Jno. S.
Butler. recorder St. Pauls district,
salary $40; A. ]. Floyd, chairman
board county commissioners, salary
for months, $3.50; c. B. Town
send, John w. Ward, j. T. Mckay
Rory McNair-members Of board
salary for three months, $31.25 each
-$125. Total $2,144.60.
Miscellaneous-C. L. Beard, con-
veying prisoners, So; Grantham Bros.
drugs for county, $3.75; Pope Drug
Co, drugs $21.60: DR.. W. A. Nc.
Phaul, services and expenses as
county superintendent of health
S205.45; DR.. B. w. Page, salary as
superintendent of health, $23.71; |
J. Flowers, keeper county home
SIP; George Barnes, wood for coun-
ty home, $18; L. E. Blanchard, coun-
ty farm demonstration agent, salary
and expenses, $S5; State hospital
Goldsboro, INDECENT patients, $3.50;
&C. E. Rancke, county coroner, hold.
ing inquest over body of ]. w. Stack.
house, $28.60; six jurors, 81 each, Sl2;
Company store, burial of pauper
$40; Edwards & Broughton Printing
Co., supplies for county, $73.36; towr
of Lumberton, light and water $18..
II; H. C. Rogers, plumbing at court
house and jail, $23; A. H. Prevatt
jailer, salary $50, feeding prisoners
$3O.1O; C. B. Townsend, expenses at
tending State convention of county
commissioners, $12.15: J. H. Carper
conveying prisoners and captured
Still, S.; Dix Fill hospital, indigent
patents, $27 05; State Of North Car:
oljna, registration books, S33.i5: T
A. Fisher, burial expenses of G. c
Fisher, pensioner, SIS; Sallie M
Clark, county pension, SIS. Tota
$S52.19.
The regular pauper list was allow
ed and Lila Walters was placed OF
the list at 81 the month, Judai
Priest at So the month, Judy Levi;
at So the month.
Andrew Southerland's name wa:
dropped from the regular paupel
list, it appearing that he has lef
the county. The regular monthly al
lcwance of Giles Hammond was in
creased from SO to SIS the month
The monthly allowance of Cathrin'
Willoughby was increased from S!
to $3.50 the month on account O
total blindness.
The resignation of R. A. McLea1
as solicitor for the Lumberton re
corder's court was accepted ant
- Woodberry Lennon was elected a
solicitor. Mr.. Mclean is in the sec
ond officers training camp at For
Oglethorpe.
J. P. Virgins of the Maxton ba
was appointed solicitor for the re
corder's court in Maxton district.
The resignation of J. B. Smith a
cotton weigher-greder for Lumber
ton was accepted and his bond dis
charged. His successor has not bee
elected.
F. A. Bracy was appointed weigh
er for the town of Rowland and hi
bond in the sum of $500 was dul
approved and ordered registered.
A special school tax election wa
ordered held in Saddletree distrit
No. 3, mentioned in report of boar
of education meeting elsewhere i
this issue.
County Attorney E. J. Britt Wa
ordered to advertise and sell bond
voted by the White Pond school di
trict, Gaddy township, for the pul
pose of erecting new school built
ing.