The Robesonian., 1918-09-05
THE COUNTY's BUSINESS.
Committee to Report on County Home
Appropriations. For Home Dem
onstration Work, Cotton Grading
and Prizes for Wheat Club Boys
Expenses of 3 Veterans to be Paid
to Reunion-Claims Ordered Paid.

county commissioners Monday, G.. B.
Townsend and J. w. Ward, members
Of the board, and E. j. Britt. county
attorney, were appointed committee
to look into the .advisability Of i'm
proving the county home.
The board made an appropriation
Of 500 for home demonstration work
in the county. AS appropriation not
exceeding $3.50 was also made for
public cotton grader for the county
An appropriation of 500 was made
Fer prizes which will be offered men,
bers of the boys wheat club Of Robe
son. This amount will be divided into
eight prizes and will be offered under
the direction of o. o. Dukes, county
farm demonstrator.
M. A. Mcqueen, public cotton
weigher at Maxton, will be allowed 10
cents the bale for weighing, cents
to be paid by the seller and cents by
the buyer.
It was ordered that the public road
leading from Philadelphus to Mt. Ia
Dor be made the dividing line between
Burnt Swamp and Rennert townships.
1t was ordered that the expenses Of
three delegates to the Confederate
veterans reunion at Tulsa, Okla, be
l.
the expenses of each not to exceed
$40 One delegate must represent
/ Camp Willis H. Pope, one the Alfred
Rowland camp and one Camp Ryan.
The monthly reports of DR.. w. A..
McPhaul, county health officer, and
the National Bank Of Lumberton, act
filed.
The regular pauper list was or
dered paid and William McEachern
was placed on the list at SIS the
month. The regular monthly allow
snce of Dock Pittman was increased
from So to SIS, Clifton West from 81
to SIS Stephen Thomas from So to 81,
) Pleas Jones from SIS to $3.50.
The salary Of DR.. w. A. McPhaul,
county health officer, was increased
from $2,1OO to $4,000 the year, as
stated in Mondays Robesonian.
The following bills were or!ered
; paid:
w: A: Smith, W. w Smith, j. H Carper,
w: E. Brit Britt; A; H. Pre- Prevstt c. l. geardAa
}: n. Buie, Red Springs, $50, R. M Williams
Maxtons, S65, D. w. Bullock, Rowland, $50,
berton, SIS, John S. Butter. St. Pauis, il; Sac
G: 3. Townsend, John W Ward, Rory Nc:
d. LIZ I
months; c., L.. Beard, conveying prisoners
: s14; A. J: Floyd, J. r. Poole, James D. Proc
r tor, Dr. T.. G. johnson, DR.. H. H. Hodgin
e each; DR.. w. S. Rankin, county health work
o Seontractl, s29o42; Pope Drug Co., drugs
s2Go5 So atsI Freeman eana Printing Co. tax receipts
salary, $50, feeding prisoners, $3.50, turn
y keys salary fund.- sl2::so; Walker-Eyans s
Keeping county 11 wood for eoun,
< home SIS; Miss Lula M. Cassidey, home dem
onstration work, .s66:65; Mrs. j. B. Bowen
: etc, $50; Q. o. Dukes, farm demonstratior
e work. s47.50; Kingsdale Lumber Co., lumbe
4 for county home, $3.50; Remington Typewrite
d Sellers, burial expenses of Jno. Barfield (pen
sioner), SIS; State Hospital, Goldsboro, indi
: gent pupils pYT s1s57 u Ben Bount janitor, sal
- court house. S1265; w. H. Shooter, repairin,
n court court house roof, ss5 Holmes Electric, repai
# york krs at IT. jail ii $22ss Rory McNair s2o5o
II meeting of State county commissioner asso
siations G ms, :. A. H. Preyatt, conveying prisoners
County home sHpDss carpep fer 3al am
d prisoners, s1o.5o; w S. Britt, chairman boar ar
q elections; expenses June primary, $50; G: "
stamps and expenses, s4.75; Stephens
/ ess sarneS, % burial expenses; etc. Larry Brit
court ms cost se; Edwards & Broughtor
0. record books. s31.2o: H. c. Rogers, plumbin
" IN court house. $27.25: C. B. Skipper C. S. c
y salary: $3os33, stamps. $500; r. E. Lewi
.e sheriff. salary. ss1s.ss, conveying Hattie M
y, Kay to asylum, $1sse, conveying Lester Ds
$ to asylum, $3.50. stamps. s11 M. W. Fioyt
register of deeds, salary, $316.66, stamps
n $3.50; G.. E. Rancke. cononer. inquest ove
Cora Breeden, 1920; 6: P. Miller, Coon Mi
Ter, B. v. Britt Coon Macarthur, J. W. Watt
Kin Bryant. jurors in above inquest, So each
Chavis. $3.50; A. NJ McNair, W. o. Bennet
D: L. Stewart, D.. E. Dunn, H. T. Smith, C. 1
:. Buie; jurors in above inquest, 81 each S.
Stanley Fairmont township, s12, j. o. M.
: Arthur, Gaddy. township, Sc, A. G. McGooga1
Rennert township, s2.75, Mrs. J. T. Singletar,
HesS;,3op Back Swamp township. $3.50, Edward smiti
!, elunl, Jr, Alfordsville township, s19.25, j. /
! 9tepnens, Lumberton township, s20.50, w. Z
genrette, White House. township, $40, H.
I townsend, I1 Raft Swamp township s5.25, D.
mos. Stamps, Lumber Bridge township 81 2
). B. Humphrey, Burnt Swamp township s85l
l|r' w. p. Evans: Rowland township, slS.2E
i a. L. Stone, Britts township, 1918, J. I
4 ward, Saddetree township, $500, Dr. Clau
fooie' st. Pauls township, $3.50, F. N
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