CFnCIAL ANNUAL REPORT
Oisbursements and Indebtedness
of McDowell County for Year
Ending November, 1916.
estate of North CftroBna) OSoe fioard of Conn-
McDowell County ( ty OommiBaioDerB.
The followiosr is an offieial report
of the aDDoal disbarsements and
indebtedness of the county of Mc
Dowell for the jrear endinjir Novem
ber 30th, 1916, to-wit:
DECEMBER, 1916
^9 outside paupers $ 63.00
Dr. Qaston B Justice, coun
ty physician 20.85
J 0 Upton, milch cow for
county home 40.00
El H Tate, supt., water fur
nished court hou^ and jail 5.55
W B Ratliffe, half fee claim 6.59
3 R Johnson, paintinfif at
^court house 15.00
F A Ourtis. keeping county
jail 104.25
J M Mashburn, witness
claims 154.20
F A Curtis, witness claim 4.20
li W Huffman, repair of wat
er system at court house
and jail
G Jones, witness claims 77.30
S E Whitten, stationery fur
nished clerk and register's
offices 9.85
J B Murphy, half fee claim 2.25
J L -Laughridfife, witness
claim 15.85
Joseph C England, keeping
county home 21.80
S J Fortune, witness claim 32.66
McCall Bros, goods furnish
ed county jail 16.75
J C Sandlin, witness claims 27.25
John M Hoyle, witness claims 6.50
S E Whitten, half fee claim 1.93
P H Mashburn, witness claim 6.40
J P Hennessee, half fee claim 2.97
J Clay Conley, half fee claim .60
Alex McKinney, hauling
sand to jail .75
C E Padgett, lumber fur
nished for bridges 26.48
J Y Barnes, half fee claim .75
J L Grubbs, bridge work 466.67
EobtC Hawkins, drawing
names of jury .50
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co, payment on machine 75.00
W B Bailey, farm demon
strator 40.00
Thos Morris, half fee claims 49.70
“O C Conley, lumber fur
nished for bridges 1.60
W H Hawkins, half fee claim 2.67
O W Buchanan, recovering
* court house 373.00
John Hogan, half fee claim 16.35
J R Murphy, capturing
blockade still 20.00
B L C Gibson, computing tax,
filling up reports to State
Tax Commission and extra
work on tax lists 308.42
J A Laughridge, paid jani
tor, etc. 12.50
O C Conley, half fee claim 1.18
£ L C Gibson, half fee claim .60
Miles P Flack, half fee claim .25
J A Laughridge, half fee
claims 15.00
Oeo Wilkerson, half fee claim 1.80
Michael Schenck, half fee
25.00
furnished conn^ physician 2.5i>
JM Maahbam, conveying
prisoner from Old Fort
to Marion .90
Arthur Nichols, half fee claim .65
Thos Gilbert, witness claim 9.10
F A Curtis, keeping countiy
jail
F A Curtis, capturing block
ade still
A Hall Johnston, half fee
claim
J L Elliott, half fee claim
C D Hemphill, half fee claim 7.40
Joseph England, keeping
county home
J R Murphy, half fee claim
J D Blanton, cement fur
nished for coun^ bridge
work 239.10
Marion Light & Power Co,
lights furnished jail
Price Hdw Co, goods fur
nished jail and court house 14.96
J B Allison, half fee claim
Edwards & Broughton, re
binding record books and
three record books fur
nished
C B Johnson, painting re
pair of windows at court
house
P D Hollifield, conveying
lunatic to Marion
Chas Godfrey, judge of elec
tion, Turkey Cove precinct 2.00
L A Haney, surveying coun-
77.«i
20.00
2.00
1.20
29.77
1.10
9.08
4.00
85.18
52.00
5.05
18.00
claims
JANUARY. 1916
:38 outside paupers $ 64.50
C L Lytle, witness claim 4.75
J L Grubbs, bridge work 236.15
Hoover Coal Co, coal fur
nished court house and jail 10.75
Jasper Williams, outside
pauper 1*^
LW Huffman, repairing
water system in court house 1.25
W H Taylor, half fee claim 5.12
Wheeler Davis, witness claim 3.^5
McDowell Pub. Co, publish
ing anbual report 51.00
Dr Gaston B Justice, coun
ty physician 20.85
O W Chapman, erecting
bridge on Buck Creek 263.07
H H Tate, supt, water fur
nished court house and jail 4.45
J W Streetman, medicine
ty farm
W R Bailey, farm demon
strator
McCall Bros., goods fur
nished county jail
Lucius Gibson, drawing
names of jury
J R Murphy, witness claim
W A Sweeney, repairing
water system in jail
FEBRUARY, 1916
41 outside paupers $
W R Bailey, farm demon
strator
Mrs Lula S Loftin, board
for jurors
Joseph England, keeping
county home
J D Blanton, burial expense
of pauper, and freight on
steel bridge
McDowell Pub. Co, station
ery for clerk and treasur
er's offices
John Bledsoe, outside paup’r
H H Tate, supt, water fur
nished court house and jail
J P Gibson, burial of con
federate soldier
F A Curtis, keeping coun
ty jail 135.80
J A Laughridge, services as
court officer
Hoover Coal Cof coal fur
nished court house
Miss Lizzie Perkins, court
stenographer, Jan term
J C Sandlin, witness claims
J Fred Sprague, repair of
clock at court house
D Y Grant, capturing block
ade still 20.00
Will Clay, half fee claim .63
A L Finley, board for jurors
January term 9.25
J A Laughridge, allowed for
indigent pupil 195.11
L W Huffman, repair water
system at court house and
jail
J H Tate, coal box for court
house
J A Laughridge, land sold
for tax and bid in for
county 143.94
J A Suttle, building toilet
at court house 183.78
G C Conley, services as
county commissioner
W H Taylor, services as
county commissioner
Miles P Flack, services as
county commissioner
W H Patton, witness claim
Price Hardware Company,
bedsteads for jail '
Henry Smith, burial of con
federate soldier
40.00
23.60
.50
2.20
1.80
61.50
40.00
13.00
31.73
44.20
7.75
2.00
4.90
10.00
42.50
11.50
55.50
17.20
1.25
37.00
.25
8.80
11.60
11.60
3.30
56.94
10.00
J L Hogan, half fee claim S.20
Wm Davis,, half fee claim 1.12
W M McNairy, services as
county attorney 37.50
J A Silver, witness clium 4.85
Nora Silver, witness claim 4.85
Michael Schenck, half fee
chum 7.50
Thos Morris, half fee claim 5.90
B L C Gibson, services as
clerk of boa^, 1st quar. 40.35
MARCH, 1916.
38 outside paupers 59.00
Dr Gaston B Justice, coan-
ty.phjrsician 20.85
J D Blanton, goods furnish
ed Bailey for county 17.60
C R Johnson, painting at
court house 4.00
Jos England, goods furnish
ed and labor repairing the
county home 102.43
John Bled^, outside paaper 1.50
J M Mashburn, conveying
lunatic to hospital 8.80
F A Curtis, keeping county
jail 106.65
Miss Lizzie Perkins, cQurt
steno^'rapher, Feb term
W R Bailey* farmi demon
strator
McDowell Pub Co, station
ery for clerk’s office
J L Grubbs, work on coun
ty bridges 269.39
J L Simmons, services fumi
gating Nebo school house
J H Tate, half fee claim
McCall Bros, goods furnish
ed county jail
H H Tate, Supt, water furn
ished courthouse
Ab Thomas, burial of out
side pauper
A L Cowan, half fee claim
J Clay Conley, conveying
grand jurors to county home 3.00
L W Huffman, repair on
water system in jail
Hoover Coal Co, coal furn
ished court house
L S Loftin, board for jurors
February term
J A Laughridge, summon
ing jury and services as
court officer, Feb terra
A L Finley, board for jury,
February term
Price Hardware Co, goods
furnished county
E A Noblitt, half fee claim
F A Curtis, capturing block
ade still
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co, i^ayment on machine 50.00
Thos Morris, inquisition of
lunacy, Melton and Gillespie 4.00
Thos Morris, recording names
of jurors, Jan and Feb term 9.20
J A Laughridge, exi^nse in
the Taylor case 7.75
John Arrowood, half fee claim 83
J R Murphy, repair on sewer
system at court house 1.25
Geo Duncan, half fee claim 60
APRIL, 1916.
39 outside paupers 61.50
Dr Gaston B Justice, county
physician 20.85
I W Saunders, half fee claim 75
IW Saunders, witness claims 44.40
J A Duncan, witness claims 6.80
F A Curtis, half fee claim 1.
F A Curtis,* witness claim 6.90
F A Curtis, half fee claim 13.70
F A Curtis, keeping county
jail 23.35
F A Curtis, arrest of lunatic 1.00
F A Curtis, conveying C B
Gillespie to hospital 7.45
Joseph England, keeping
county home 15.75
A W Gilliam, half fee claim 2.95
H B. Brackett, half fee claim .90
D E Hudgins, witness claims 63.70
John Bledsoe, outside pauper 1.50
Hoover Coal Co, coal furn
ished court house 5.87
M L Gilreath, half fee claim l.
McDowell Furniture Co, ta
bles furnished court room 30.00
J D Blanton, cement furn*
ished for bridge work 61.77
W F McPeeters, witness elm 4.40
Ernest Henson, half fee claim 1.40
60.85
40.00
8.55
7.50
3.20
36.52
4.95
10.00
,90
33.75
11 25
4.50
56.70
16.25
23.85
1.55
20.00
2.10
7.50
5.20
5.28
91.00
4.75
40.00
4.00
1.00
57.75
60.00
20.85
.80
4.00
2.53
40.00
M Ma^burn, conveying
prisoner to jaU 6.60
Virginia Bridge and Iron Co
balance on Greenlee bridge 33.90
George Carson, witness claim 4.20
C C Burgin, witness claim 3.70
McDowell Pub Co, station
ery furnished clerk’s office 1.75
L Grubbs, bridge work 587.56
J. L. Hudgins, half fee elm 14.70
Geo Johnson, half fee claim
W H Patton, witness clum
R L Morris, witness claim
W B Ratliffe, half fee claim
T W Wilson, M P Flack and
J L ^C Bird, services as
men^lto of ffnance com
mittee, 1916
Marfon Light & Power Co,
lights for court house 10.00
W E M Gilkey, half fee dm 1.70
H H Tate, Supt, water fur
nished court house
W R Bailey, farm demon
strator
Clay Conley, removing
county property from the
Pangle foundry
W R Bailey, lime sulphur
Thos Morris, half fee claim
MAY, 1916
paupers $
Dr Gaston B Justice, coun
ty physician
Joseph England, keeping
county home 26.12
H Holland, witness claims 30.70
Pat Gibson, half fee claim
J R Gouge, half fee claim
C M Nanney, half fee claim
W R Bailey, farm demon
strator
McDowell Pub Co. station
ery for clerk’s office 4.35
Martha Fritts, half fee claim 2.65
John Bledsoe, outside paupV 1.50
McCall’Bros, goods furnished
county iail 8.25
E G Goforth, half fee claim 3.05
W G Noblitt, half fee claim .45
J L and Mary Gibson, out
side paupers 2.00
F A Curtis, half fee claim .77
F A Curtis, keeping co jail 31.80
J L Hudgins, half fee claim 5.72
J R Murphy, capturing three
blockade stills 60.00
J L Grubbs, bridge work 270.79
Alice Dixon, half fee claim .85
T L McGalliard, burial of
confederate soldier 10.00
Davis Pharmacy, medicine
famished county physician 8.60
Nancey Shehao, burial ex
pense of confederate soldier 10.00
Ed Condrey, half fee claim .65
H H Tate, water furnished
court house and jail 4.55
H F Little, witness claim 4.15
W H H&wkns, half iee claim .88
Sarah Bartlett, outside paup’r 1.00
W M McNairy, services as
county attorney 37.50
C L White, burial of widow
of confederate soldier 10.00
G C Omley, services as
couhty commissioner S.90
W H Taylor, services
county commissioner 11.60
Miles P Flack, services as
county commissioner 11.60
J A Laughridge, paid janitor 4.00
R L C Gibson, services as
clerk of boaid 39.70
JUNE 1916
40 outside paupers $ 65.50
Dr Gaston B Justice, coun
ty physiaan 20.85
Joseph England, keeping
county home 13.70
James Ledbetter, listing taxes
in Broad River township 16.56
C B Morgan, services as reg
istrar of election Higgins
township 14.65
C B Mo^an, listing tax in
Hicrgios township 12.00
J D Blanton, cement for
bridge work 244.20
F A Curtis, keeping county
jail 56,05
H H Tate, water furnished
court house and jail 4.50
F A Curtis, conveying prison
er from Canton to Marion 12.85
P D Hollifield, arreatiniif and
oonveyinfK: priioner to ju! 8.95
F A Curtis, half fee chum 2.20
J M Mashburn, arresting two
prisoners and conveying to
Marion jail 7.30
W R Bailey, fvm demon
strator 40.00
J L Grubbs, bridge work 50it.l3
McDowell l^b Co, publidi-
ing report of finance com 2^.65
R P Morria, listing tazw la
Montford Cove towndiip 14.00
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co, payment on machine 50.00
Virn^ia Bridge & Iron Co,
full payment on county
bridges 3300.76
Chas Laughridge, services as
clerk of election 2.00
J W Streetman, medicine
furnished county physician 19.30
Eva Greenlee, int. on note 60.00
G W Conley, int on note 120.00
D A Snipes, registrar of elec
tion, Buck Creek precinct 13.31
Will Clay, service as judge
of election, Marion precinct 2.00
C L Lytie, services as regis
trar of election. Crooked
Creek precinct 16.29
J H Raburn, services as reg
istrar of election, Glenwood
15.16
2.00
20.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
township
R F Gibson, services as
clerk of election
J W Ogle, erecting wooden
bridge on Cane creek
Geo F Rhom, services as
iudge of election, Brack
etts precinct
T C Patton, s^vices as judge
of election, Buck Creek
precinct
A P Poteat, services as judge
of election, Glenwood pre
cinct
Geo F Rhom, listing taxes
in Bracketts 10.00
W C Raburn, services as
registrar of election,
Bracketts township 14.00
W Wise, judge of election
in Bracketts 2.00
W C Rolland, judge of elec
tion in Buck Creek precinct 2.00
Harold Hawkins, drawing
jurors
J H Dixon, half fee claim
B B Price, wire furnished
for fencing jail
J R Murphy, fencing jail
Everett-Waddy Co, supplies
furnished clerkV office
A B Gilkey, services as reg^-
istrar of election, Marion
precinct
Thos Morris, half fee claim
Thos Morris, inquisition of
lunacy
Edwards 3s Broughton, rec
ord books furnished clerks
office
J C Crawford, services aa
judge of election 4.00
W H McMahan, half fee daim 3.00
Sarah Bartlett, outside paop’r 1.00
JULY, 1916.
43 outside paupers
Dr Gaston B Justice, coun
ty physician
W G Hunter, registrar of
election, Nebo precinct
Henry Biddiz, outside pauper 1.50
Joseph England, keeping
county home 32.36
F A Curtis, arresting lunatic 1.00
J F Turner, half fee claim 1.40
F A Curtis, keeping county
jail ^ 36.00
F A Curtis, disinfectants
used in county jiul 31.95
C E Gilliam, listing taxes in
Crooked Creek township 20.00
L G Price, listing taxes in
Dysartsville township 34.00
M G Hunter, repairing bridge
on Webster branch, Nebo 4.41
L H Whitener, bridge work
in Dysartsville townahip 62.27
A R Conley, lumber furnished
for bridge, Nebo township 18.47
R E Roper, services as judge
of election at Dysartsville 2.00
H H Tate, Supt, water for
.50
.63
27.25
15.00
2.69
23.13
5.00
4.90
47.64
63.50
20.85
15.72