VOL. XV NO. 762. Taylorsville, N. C., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1917.
$1.00 PER ANNUM
Annual Financial Exhibit of Alexander Co.
The following is a true list of all the claims allowed and
ordered paid by the Board of County Commissioners of Alexander
County, North Carolina, for the year ending Nov. 30th, 1916.
25
26
27
Pauper Claims for Feb. 7th 1916
D A Carrigan for keeping county home
Carson Bros for goods for county home
W E Reid for temporary relief
No.
County Claims For Dec. 6th, 1915.
Amount
1 J W Durmire for burial expenses of J S Bradshaw $
2 Iredell Hdw. Co. for 60 feet sewer pipe
3 U P Wilson for keeping jail
4 J P Babington for publishing report and Adv. tax round
5 Adams Furn. Store for burial expense of Lewis Bowman
6 The Watts Co for goods
7 Adams Furn. Store for burial expenses of J S Bradshaw
8 Dr. S T Crowson for service as county physician for Sept.
Oct. Nov.
9 Lon Thompson for serving road order
10 W A Barnett for service and supplies for office
11 Connolly & Teague for two desks
12 G C Keller for lumber nails bolts etc.
13 State Hospital Goldsboro Zora Little transportation etc
14.J B A Ellis for burial expenses of L M Ellis
15 J S Echerd for burial expenses of Anna Echerd
16 W A Barkley for burial expenses of Thomas Hartness
17 S M Wilkenson for burial expenses of W A Drum
18 P L Bumgarner for 8 sills nails and lumber
19 J II Burke for retainer and services
20 J M Miller & Watts for burial expenses of Sarah Sherrill
21 J M Miller & Watts for burial expenses of T D Elliott
3
15
4
37
20
8
20
00
00
10
25
00
03
00
66
67
68
69
70
71
25
32
31
31
11
20
20
20
20
7
65
20
20
00
30
54
85
90
55
00
00
00
00
70
00
00
00
72
72
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
Total Pauper claims for Feb. 7th 1916
County Claims for March 6th 1916.
Carson Bros for 2 com forts for jail
H F Lambert for sweeping court house and cleaning
jail
W A Barnett for services etc
Adams Furn Store for burial expenses of Jacob Sipe
U P Wilson for keeping jail
Pinkney Warren for R R fare conveying Edna Lee
Warren and Lula Parlier to hospital
Adams Furniture Store for burial expenses of William
Mullaee
J C Bell for conveying June Lowe to hospital
L Dagenhart for conveying Edna Lee Warren and Lula
Parlier for school of feeble minded
R Z Matheson for drawing grand jury
J D Campbell for coal for jail
J D Campbell for coal for jail
Dr S T Crowson for services county physician for Dec.
Jan. and Feb.
R A Adams Shff for seizing and destroying 3 stills and
other service
E E Lackey for lumber for public road
R A Adams Shff from special dept spring term 1916
Total County Claims for December 1915
No. Pauper Claims for Dec. 6th & 7th 1915.
IDA Carrigan for keeping county home
2 Carson Bros for goods for county home
3 Eddie Benfield for support end March 1st 1916
4 Tena Murdock for support end March 1st
$ 433 22
Amount
5 Albert Bentley for support end March 1st “
6 Emaline Lackey for support end March ‘
7 J Z Little for keeping Lydia Bradshaw and two children
for month Nov.
8 Lucinda Bebber for temporary relief
9 Rinda Keller for support end March 1st 1916
10 Fannie Bentley for support end March 1
11 Marthey Dockery for support end March 1 “
12 Kelsie Campbell for support end March 1 “
13 Mahala Wike for support end March 1 ‘‘
14 Clem Lackey for support end March 1 “
15 Rachel Kerley for support end March 1
16 William Johnson tor support end March 1 "
17 M L and M A Shoemaker for support end March 1 1916
18 Catherine Benfield for support end March 1 1916
19 A C Carson for support end March 1
20 John and Simon Bowman for support end March 1
41
5
5
3
4
4
25
13
00
75
50
50
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
6
25
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
42
43
44
45
46
Total County Claims for March 1916
Pauper Claims for March 6th, 1916.
Tena Murdock for support end June 1st, 1916
Albert Bentley
Emlie Lackey
Rinda Keller
Fannie Bentley
Kelsie Campbell ‘
Mahala Wike
Clem Lackey
Rachel Kerley ‘ “ ‘
William Johnson
ML & M A
Shoemaker ‘
Catherine Benfield ‘
A C Carson
Eugene Davis
Carson Bros, goods for county Lome
D A Carrigan for keeping county home
Caloway Webster for temporary relief
W E Reid for temporary relief
$3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
12
56
2
2
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
23
25
50
50
Total pauper claims for December 6th and 7th 1915
County Claims for Jan. 1st 1916.
22 Adams Furniture Store for burial expenses of W. M.
Lackey
23 S T Crowson for services at inquest of Ann Griffin
24 J P Babington for pub finance committe report and C
S C report
25 W H Carson for service on finance committee
26 C A Rector for judge of road election 1 day
27 J M Miller & Watts for burial expenses of James G.
Sherrill
28 H F Lambert for sweeping court house
29 A A Deal Co treasurer for making report
30 G C Teague for service on finance committee
$120
38
$
20
10
46
4
1
20
8
13
4
00
00
20
00
00
00
00
55
00
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
Total Pauper Claims for March 6th, 1916,
County Claims for April 3rd, 1916
W A Barnett for difference in check of W C Walker
H F Lambert for sweeping court house
U P Wilson for keeping jail
A M Matheson C S C for phone message and services
$118
48
$
1
4
8
4
6
J P Babington for adv tax round and county home
J C Johnson for work on public road from Stony Pt. to Tay 34
7
Alexander Hdw Co for cement
A M Matheson C S C for supplies for office
W A Barnett for service and supplies for office
H B Oxford for lumber for bridge
R A Adams Shff for searching and destroying 2 stills
and services
24
63
10
56
31 W A Barnett for services etc.
32 Edd Stafford holding inquest of infant of Ann Griffin
S J Lumsden for services holding inquest and mileage
J B Foy
R E Combs juror for holding inquest & mileage
GD Combs ‘ ‘ “ “ ‘
46 00
33
34
35
36
37
R S White
C L Parker
38 _
39 Will Parker (col) witness at inquest
Della Wellman (col) witness at inquest
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
40
41
42
43
44
45
T D Crouch M. D. for witness at inquest
A M Matheson C S C for making annual report
Richard Chapman for lumber for bridge
M R Sloop for burial expenses of P A Sloop
J B Barnes for 1362 gal. water for jail
$
10
30
20
■8
00
55
55
55
55
60
55
50
50
55
12
00
00
17
47
48
Total County Claims for April 3rd 1616
Pauper Claims for April 3rd 1916.
W E Reid for temporary relief
Carson Bros for goods for county home
49 S A Murdock for coffin for Tena Murdock
50 D A Carrigan for keeping county home
51 Taylor Bowman for keeping Lydia Bradshaw and 2
children
Total Pauper Claims for April 3rd, 1916
4 Fees for Spring Term 1916
46 A M Matheson CSC
$219
Total County Claims for Jan. 1st 1916
PAUPER CLAIMS For Jan. 1st 1916.
$259
94
47 J T Irvin
48 M V Sharpe
49 Lynn Mays
50 J H Lackey
51 E G Benfield
1
4
4
fee
fee
fee
fee
fee
4 fee Spring term 1916
spring term 1916
spring term
spring term “
spring term
spring term “
21
22
23
24
J Z Little for keeping Lydia Bradshaw and 2 children 1
month
D A Carrigan for keeping county home and other seryice 60
Carson Bros, for good for county home 3
Eugene Davis for support end March 1st 1916
Total Pauper Claims for Jan, 1st 1916
3
50
25
46
00
■ $71
21
46
47
48
County Claims for Feb. 7th 1916.
H F Lambert for sweeping court house
John Jolly for work on well at court house
W A Barnett for service and supplies for Reg. of Deeds
$
2
2
50
00
office
49 T D Crouch M D for services on Board of Health
F R Mitchell for burial expenses of M J Mitchell
J P Babington for stationery for Reg. of Deeds office
H J Burke for attending corporation meeting
C G Viele for services with County Board of Health
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
U P Wilson for keeping jail
H J Burke for certified copy of house and Senate Journal
see account
A F Sharpe for service on County Board of Health
J M Miller & Watts for burial expenses of Amanda
Sloan
Dr S T Crowson for services in case of small pox
J S Teague for 21 lbs nails at 3 cts per lb
R A Adams Shff for Adv tax round and other service
see Acct, on file.
Irene LeQuex for services as stenographer
Adams Furniture Store for burial expenses of Jada
Bumgarner
J T Hedrick for services as Co Com and mileage
B F Hines
W V Watts “ “ ‘‘ ‘
38
4
20
4
10
8
8
44
00
00
50
00
00
96
Total County Claims for Feb. 7th, 1916
4
12
20
15
35
1
20
22
14
11
60
00
00
00
63
95
50
00
50
50
50
52 R L Matheson shff 4 fee spring term ‘
53 D 0 Baker D S 4 fee spring term
54 J M Matheson J P 4 fee spring term “
55 E Wiles witnes 4 fee spring term “
56 J A Deal witness 4 fee spring term
57 Artie King witness 4 fee spring term “
58 M C King witness 4 fee spring term
59 Lee Pope witness 4 fee spring term
60 E B Daniels witness 4 fee spring term
61 Joe Jenkins witness 4 fee spring term
62 F C Gwaltney witness 4 fee spring term
63 Gscar Pool D S 4 fee spring term
64 G W Thompson J P 4 fee spring term “
65 A L Icenhour wit J fee spring term
66 R B Little witness 4 fee spring term
67 P S Hafer witness 4 fee spring term
68 J L Bowman witness 4 fee spring term
69 M A Duncan witness 4 fee spring term ‘
70 Laura Steele witness 4 fee spring term ‘
71 L C Hafer witness 4 fee spring term
72 R A Adams Shff 4 fee spring term
73 W S Norton D S 4 fee spring term
74 M L Patterson wit 4 fee spring term “
75 J C Hedrick witness 4 fee spring term
76 Howard Campbell wit 4 fee spring term
77 Sam Little witness 4 fee spring term
78 J L Gilbert witness 4 fee spring term
79 McKinley Miller 4 fee spring term
80 W J Allen witness 4 fee spring term
81 Matis Matheson wit 4 fee spring term
82 M E Matheson 4 fee spring term
83 J J Hays Sol 4 fee spring term
84 J A Medlock wit 4 fee spring term
85 J F Moose witness 4 fee spring term
86 E E Teague witness 4 fee spring term
$256 58 87 H C Payne J P 4 fee spring term
03
00
30
29
50
50
71
20
05
00
10
68
$2
4
5
54
22
$88
$43
4
$78
10
2
50
11
55
26
25
00
$311
32
20
13
55
5
50
95
80
20
00
65
75
50
03
09
40
40
00
70
3
5
00
10
00
12
14
16
15
74
2
15
88 C M Moose witness 4 fee spring term
1 85
89 J W Barnes witness 4 fee spring term “
25
90 N C Deal D S 4 fee spring term
45
91 R L Teague witness 4 fee spring term
95
92 C E Hefner D S 4 fee spring term
30
73 0 L Woodside D S 4 fee spring term “
1 45
94 W S Norton D S 4 fee spring term
1 35
95, M L Lentz J P 4 fee spring term
38
96 W T Watt J P 4 fee spring term
10
97 Automobile Hire 4 fee spring term
1 50
98 P F Somers witness 4 fee spring term
1 00
99 M L Lentz witness 4 fee spring term
1 00
100 G B Halyburton 4 fee spring term
1 00
101 E J Halyburton wit 4 fee spring term “
1 50
102 Ralph Beckham wit 4 fee spring term “
1 50
102 Niram Miller wit 4 fee spring term
1 50
104 E Lowrance wit 4 fee spring term
115
105 H E White wit 4 fee spring term
106 A S Beckham wit 4 fee spring term
1 50
1 45
107 R L Shoemaker wit 4 fee spring term “
1 05
Total 4 fees Spring Term 1916 $125 91
County Claims for May 1st 1916.
93 J P Babington for Adv bids and vital statistics books
3 00
94 U P Wilson for keeping jail
2 15
95 V M Hendren for lumber for bridge
2 75
96 Sou Bell Tel Co for long distance message
1 32
97 H F Lambert for sweeping court house
3 50
98 W A Barnett Reg of Deeds for services
24 60
99 J D Campbell for coal
7 26
100 Adams Furn Store for burial expenses of J W Warren
20 00
101 Adams Furn Store for burial expenses of Jane Fortner
20 00
102 Adams Furn Store for burial expenses of Miles Bowman
20 00
52
53
Total County Claims for May 1st 1916
Pauper Claims for May 1st 1916.
W E Reid for support for May June and July
D A Carrigan for keeping county home
54 MacKesson & Munday for drugs for county home
55
56
1
Carson Bros for goods for county home
Martha Webster for temporary relief
Total Pauper Claims for May 1st 1916
County Home Claims for May 1916.
Willard G Rogers for plans and specifications for
county home
Total County Claims May 1st 1916
County. Claims for June Bth, 1916.
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
2
3
50
75
00
00
50
75
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
24
60
75
80
75
45
95
90
51
25
98
40
40
76
76
85
90
45
43
48
40
38
65
50
$104 58
10 00
54 00
9 90
8-69
4 00
$85 59
$210 00
$210 00
Edwards & Broughton Co. for printing briefs. Moose vs Commissioners 28
W A Barnett Reg of Deeds, for services 8
T C Alspaugh for repairing safe in C S C office
J P Babington for printing and stationery
R A Adams Shff for seizing and destroying stills & other services
J A Campbell for work drawing plans and specifications for Co. home
R F Cobb for registrar of Taylorsville township
H F Lambert for sweeping court house and repairing court house
W S Norton D S for conveying William Pierce to jail etc.
J L Sloop for judge of primary election
A M Matheson C S C for telegram postage and seal
J A Cline for registrar of primary
R R Kerley for registrar of primary
A L K Ingram for 2 cords wood for jail
W C Kerley for services on election board 4 days
J M McGee for registrar of primary
J Walter McCurdy for registrar of primary
Total County Claims for June Sth 1916
County Home Claims for June 5th 1916
Willard G Rogers for bal due on plans and specifications
home
Ray & Moose for part payment on county home
Total County Home Claims for June Sth 1916
Pauper Claims for Juee Sth 1916.
57 Emlie Lackey for support end Sept. 1st 1916
58 Rinda Keller for support end Sept 1
59 Fannie Bentley for support end Septi
60 Kelsie Campbell for support end Sept! ''
61 Mahala Wike for support end Sept 1
62 Clem Lackey for support end Sept 1 “
63 Rachel Kerley for support end Sept 1
64 William Johnson for support end Sept 1 “
65 M L and M A Shoemaker for support end Sept 1 1916
66 Catherine Benfield for support end Sept 1
67 A C Carson for support end Sept 1
68 Eugene Davis for support end Sept!
69 Dr S T Crowson county physician Mar Apr May
70 Carson Bros for goods for county home
71 D A Carrigan for keeping county home
72 John and Simon Bowman for support end Sept 1 1916
Total Pauper Claims for June 1st 1916
County Claims for July 3rd 1916
120 J B Barnes for 45210 gal water for jail
L L Walker for bridge work and lumber
J P Deal for judge of primary one day
J C Fortner for registrar of primary
H F Lambert for sweeping court house
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
for county
5
11
42
30
16
7
1
50
75
00
55
00
00
62
50
60
1 00
1 05
3 75
45
1 00
1 00
55
1 55
55
70
55
70
70
10 00
2 25
2 15
138
139
140
141
73
.74
75
76
W W Teague for judge of primary
W H Woodfin for judge of primary
J N Smith for judge of primary 2 days
T 0 Bowman for cleaning well at jail
W H Carson for service on finance committee
W F Milstead for judge of primary
W A Barnett for service and postage
N P Alexander for registrar of primary
F C Gwaltney for judge of primary
Adams Furn Store for burial expenses of Mrs C C Durmire
G C Teague for services on finance committee
D T Campbell for registrar of primary «...
R A Adams Shff for conveying June Lowe to Morganton and other
service
C P Reese for lumber and nails for bridge
U P Wilson for keeping jail
H J Burke for county assessor
A M Matheson for inquisition of J M Gooden etc
Total County Claims for July 3rd 1916
Pauper Claims for July 3rd, 1916
D A Carrigan for keeping county home and other service
Carson Bros, for goods for county home •
Lafayette Head for support ■ nd Sept. 1 t, 1916
Jane German for support end Sept. 1st, 1916
Total Pauper Claims for July 3rd, 1916
County Claims for August, 1916
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
15 149
Ben Matheson for repairing court house
W A Barnett for services and supplies for office
W B Hendren for Judge ol Primary 2 days
finance committe...
W H Carson for service o.
finance committe
G C Teague for seryice
P L Childers for nails f r 2 bri . es
WA Bogle for listing c i i i > larpes Township
Thomas B Smith fora ' Ju. urs Typhoid V
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2 00
6 87
17 04
16 23
4 00
8 00
17 07
16 53
$237 86
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3 00
3 00
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3 00
3 00
3 00
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6 00
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25 00
5 25
66 75
6 00
$143 50
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