ADVERTISING IS TO 'BUSINESS -WHAT STEAM I Machinery, IF YOU ARF HUSTLER YO0 WILL ADVERTISE TO OB Business. MMONWEAI E. E. HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. "EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $i.oo. That Great Pkoi-eixisg Powee. VOL. XVI. New Series Vol. 4. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 1900. NO. 2. Send Your Advebtisembst m Now. Co ANNUAL REPORT Of Accounts for Halifax Co for 1899, Commencing De cember, 1898. Annual report ot accounts audited and approved by the Hoard ot torn inissioners of Halifax county, N- C. and also lor allowances for which no vouchers are filed, for the twelve mnnilis endinc on November 30th 1899, in accordance with section 713 of the Code : DECEMBER, 189S W B Tillerv. jroods county hoir.e 17 25 Emrr &. Pierce, sroods CO home 12 90 C 13 Harris, serving road notices W G Purnell, conveying 4 pris oners to jail II J Wood, supt county home Nat Eaton, baskets countv home A L Stainback. eoods co home 1 80 400 52 17 1 : 18 55 Hardy Richards, conv'g pris to jail 1 00 Emrr & Pierce, meal co home 8 64 McM Furgersou, mak'g report, etc 39 90 W J Applewhite, registrar East Entield , 9 10 W B Highsmitb, reg'trar Palmyra 4 03 J N Brown, drugs jail and coun ty home Jas Johnson, work county home B W Harper, building bridge H J Wood, freight on goods for county home George L Knight, rent house to hold election 19 G2 5 00 19 00 1 05 5 00 M W Williams, jail acc't Nov 215 15 Jno Fenner, w'k at court house 1 00 T W Fenner, registrar election 7 00 McM Furgerson 3 28 E E Norman, repairing bridge 5 00 C U Skinner, conveying pris to jail 1 25 W T Parker, goods county home 18 73 J W Willcox, conveying lunatic to asylum H D Mayo, registrar election W R Neville, one day janitor W B Drewry, registrar C G Hamlett, judge of election W J Mahorn, registrar P JN Stainback, goods Co. home J T Evans goods Co. home J T Gooch, brjck Cj. home Jno GuDton. lenairing bridge 8 00 7 00 75 10 00 3 00 8 00 32 84 2 40 5 40 50 00 7 00 6 00 S L Gibson, registrar Faucetts G W Shearin, registrar Halifax B R Powell, registrar Deep Creek J M Gnzzard,registar Deep Creek W H White bringing retruns W R Shaw, iudire of elections 7 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 W S Sheehan, registrar and bring ing returns 11 75 Jno T B Wil erson 'holding polls 2 00 McD King, holding polls and returns J E Dame!., registrar E A Cuthrell, registrar and hold ing polls E L Stephenson, registrar and holding polls Edward Gilliam, Fistrar and holding polls B A Pope, registrar and holding polls Jerrv Cheek, rails Co. home 3 25 7 00 8 40 600 1 00 2 00 6 00 3 13 W T Kure, registrar R A Evans, holding polls and bringing returns J R Merntt, holding polls and registrar W W Bowser, holding polls and registrar D C Fenner, holding polls and registrar T C Alston, holding polls and registrar J C Love, holding polls and reg istrar Ira G Shaw, holding polls and ' registrar "R W Brewer, iudce of election 400 6 00 2 00 7 00 500 7 00 600 5 25 R W M Harper, judge & registrar 7 00 J E Bowers, judge and registrar 9 00 J B Dunn, lumber for Braswell bridge 98 00 J H AUsbrook, building Braswell bridge 142 00 Robert Fletcher, holding polls and carrying returns 4 25 DC Ball, registrar 6 00 J B Fitzgerald, registrar and judge 8 75 Charles Eaton, registrar & fudge 7 00 J T Dawson, waiting on Superior court 53 5o R A Hardy, judge of election 4 25 Baldy Lynch, registrar 8 25 Solomon Evans, judge of election 2 00 W R Shaw, janitor Charles Jones, registrar M V Earnhill. letting out bridge 75 9 00 2 00 2 00 -tno R Pettitt. letting out bridge Froelich Trading Co., goods C. H. 1 65 W T White, registrar 9 CO Sallie Lynch, work for Co. home 2 00 I E Green 1-4 year salary Supt. health 100 00 W H Cohen, drugs for Co. home 14 85 gam'l Trueblood, fegistrar 7 00 J H Higgs, registrar & poll holder 4 80 J B Hunter' " " " 7 00 O D Hous3. registrar 7 00 n D House, making boxes for election 87 00 f! D House, building bridge 125 00 W F Parker, letting out bridge 2 00 W E Martin, regitsrar Deep Creek 7 00 MT Wood, registrar Enfield 700 J B Harvey, 3-days county com missioner and mileage W F Parker, 3 dais county com missioner and mileage J W Northington, 3 days county commissioner and mileage J H Norman, 2 days clerk W R Shaw, janitor g Speed, poll holder 8 50 7 20 8 50 400 75 1 00 Total $1513 84 JANUARY 1899. Plflsisant Wilkina. registrar 7 00 Wm T Smith, holding uolla 3 00 J W Powell, holdine? noils 3 00 J F Pell, carrying prisoner from Tarboro Robert Robertson, holding polls i tv vr-Cvi :; .. 4 50 800 13 29 E L Travis, goods for jail R L Stokes, registrar 14 65 700 Stuart Hill, looking up Co. orders 2 50 Robert Ray. holding polls 4 days 4 00 Witter Lynch, repairing bridge Vv 11 Sh-iw, waiting on court SI E Martin, registrar deep creek Froelich Trading Co., goods for Jail Stead Shields, holding poll - - - 50 2 70 6 00 3 47 700 H H AiringUm. registrar for Scotland JNeck 7 00 R II Gray registrar for Scotland Neck 6 00 3 I AUsbrook, Supt. fence Dec 2 50 J S Alston, holding polls 2 00 E B Perry, Jr., holding polls 2 00 Wilcox Bros goods for iail 50 J no Fenner work court house 75 Louis Williams, 2 days poll holder 2 00 E W Dickens. 2 d iys poll holder 2 00 Rich'd Kearney. 8 days registrar 8 00 J H Norm?n, recording bonds, or ders etc Dec 43 22 H J Wood, Supt co home Dec 46 40 W T Parer. goods Co. home 35 26 Octavius Boone, judge election 3 00 J Norlieet, judge election 6 days S 00 Steward Weed, iudge election 1 dav 100 W R Harvey, yoke oxen Co home 37 00 W G Purnell. conv'y'g pris to jail 1 00 E E Hilliard, stationary in Clerk's office 5 25 E C Shearin. judge election 2 00 C L Whitehead, work Co home 50 W B Titlery, blankets Co home 8 00 B Y Harris, registrar 7 00 J W Northington, goods Co home 42 85 Charles Zollicoffer. registrar 6 00 C G Peters?, judge election 2 00 J A House, wailing on court 51 10 Emry fc Pierce, goods co home 20 53 E E Hilliary, stationery for reg ister deeds office 8 30 C W Dunn, conveying Young Savage to jail 21 30 S M Hale, goods for jail 2 00 H B Harrell, mortgage books and blanks 10 10 H B Harrell, witness tickets 2 99 H B Harrell, blanks for Clerk 8 55 J N Brown, goods for jail, court house and county home 16 61 J A House, jail acc't for Dec 134 10 C W Dunn, conveying 3 prison ers to jail 8 05 J A House, work & conv'g pria'rs 4 00 Emry & Co., goods for jail o 40 W M Cohen, drugs for co home 21 06 S M Hale, goods for jail 50 M W Williams, jail account, 38 25 J P Futrell. books for Treasurer 9 la W R Shaw, 3 days janitor 2 25 S J Clark, feeding county mules 2 50 W F Parker, work on roads 13 65 E Fleming, wood for c'rt house 1 25 W R Neville, feeding county mules 9 80 H Spier, judge of election 4 days 4 00 W F Parker, 2 days commission ers and mileage 5 20 6 50 6 50 4 00 5 03 2 15 2 97 W R Harvey, 2 days commission er and mileage W Northington, 2 days com missioner and mileage H Norman, 2 days Clerk Mrs D M Sills, rebate on taxes Mrs, Juo Shearin, rebate on taxes H Bond, rebate on 97 taxes Total for January $751 6l FEBRUARY, 1899. W B Drewry, supt county home 49 2d M Gary, case account 64 00 Emry & Pierce, 5 57 " " goods for co home- b 6 " " stove " " meal, etc 19 61 480 3 00 1 73 75 5 26 2 85 4 31 810 2 40 300 200 H J Wood, account Emry & Pierce, account P N Stainback " Frank Cuilom, serving notices J Juno, holding polls Alien Ivey, holding polls T N Harrison and W E Spruill, conveying lunatic 290 2 90 550 10 60 A H Johnson conyy'g lunatic C W Dunn, conveying prisoner 11 80 F H Tavlor, w'king road Faucetts b uu Leonard Batchelor, toldine polls, 1 00 Roano e News, pub g annual rep t 40 14 J W Nortnington, goods co home 50 05 S M Gary, record book o 00 Newton Batchelor, work on roads 4 o0 H F Dickens, work on roads 16 50 W II Hull, work on roads, 5 00 C M Haraill, work ou roaa 3 ia; S M Gary, coffin for pauper 2 00 J E Flemming wood for jail 1 2o T B Wilcox, guarding j.-ul 11 00 W R Neville, boardiug convicts 11 OU J P Logan, judge election 1 w 0 J TiUery, poll hoidei 3 00 f A Wynn, removing raf!3 2 00 Wilcox Bros., goods for jil 2 00 ... n oo S 31 Gary, uooks etc oo Jno Senner, work court house 75 W R Shaw, work court bouse 6 dU W H Connell, work oa road 8 00 W J Purnell. conveying prisoner 4 00 J A Green, conveying prisoner a UU L T Whitaker, services t pauper 6 00 J N Brown, goods to U li K jail lo no 6 M Hale, goods to C H & j-il 28 45 ir Af PnVior, drmra 'n tifkrrm 52 B6 A L Pope, rebate for 1S98 86 T W Harris, rebate for 18518 5 73 Harris & Daniel, rebate f ir 1898 2 15 r W Harris, lor J J W Hams, rebate for 1818 J E Johnson, rebate for 1S98 W R Shaw, 2 days janitor B D Hamill, judge election D S Morse, 7 days judge election J H Norman, making out pur chase tax J H Norman, recording orders .Tnnnnrv 860 52 150 200 790 26 40 15 00 J. H. Norman, issuing notices, etc 3 57 P S Cook & Bro, lumber co home 53 n f! Ffinner. guarding jail 12 00 Geo C Fitts, conv'g prisoner to jail $ 00 R S Neal, putting rock abutment hndae "" 0 00 J A House, conveying lunatic and prisoners 22 00 .1 A House, iail acc't Jan'y 246 70 MnMnhnn & Sons. iro..-ds co home 75 W V Pnrker. vear as chairman 12 50 W F Parker, 2 dajs oa t omrris sioner and" mileagd W R Harvey, 2 days as commis sioner and mileage J H Norman, 2 days as Clerk and mileage j J Williams, conveying prisoner ; D Whitehead, allowed rebate 1 10 0 400 3 85 2 15 Total for February $929 73 MARCH, 19. T A "Rouse, reoairing iail 4 80 71 W B Drewry, services at county home and labor 55 20 J A House, jail account Feb 252 00 E L Travis, trustee, goods co home 28 71 R L Alston, building bridge Elk marsh and repairing Perkins' bridge A T Dickens, tobacco co home W G Purnell, conyeying 2 pris oners to jail Roanoke News, publishing no tice commissioners meeting S Johnson, burying pauper S G Whitfield, registrar Enfield township 15 00 20 85 2 00 100 200 9 20 J W Northington, goods co home 53 61 J J Williams, conv'g prisoner jail 3 80 S M Hale, goods county home 98 S M Hale, goods jail 18 91 The Commonwealth, printing books and C R O The Commonwealth, enyelopes for Register's office T B Wilcox, guarding jail M McMahon & Sons, goods coun to homo Jno Fenner, work court house Wm J Mohorn. conveying Jesse - Richardson to jail J W Gupton, repairing Kim ball's bridge W E Branch, wor on road En field township W R Vick, burying pauper 4 50 400 18 00 8 60 75 300 40 00 10 00 2 00 28 90 100 15 00 "ft 00 31 00 24 50 J H Normon, recording orders and half fee receipts T H Taylor, examining lunatic T C Newsoni, repairing bridge Butterwood I E Green, 1 year's salary super intendent health J R Pettitt, work on county road Enfield township J R Pettitt, boarding no mules T R Hendricks, conveying pris oner to jail 00 00 Andrew Jones, burj ing pauper J W Northington, 1 day com & mileage 5 90 3 50 2 00 2 00 215 W R Harvey, 1 day com & mile age W F Parker, 1 day com & mile age J H Norman, one day clerk J H Jordan, rebate on '98 taxes Total for March $855 77 APRIL, 1898. Louis Froelich, goods co home 2 40 A H Green, serving notice 60 J H Norman, recording orders 21 80 Jacob Clash, judge of election 9 45 B I AUsbrook, supt county fence 2 50 C W Dunn, conv'g prisoner, etc 3 00 B I AUsbrook, supt county fence 5 00 E L Travis, 1 year co attorney 50 00 J E Fleming, wood court house 65 Jackson Seeden, rebate on taxes 1 44 Daniel Reid, railroad expense on lunatic 2 bO A L Stainback, conv'g prisoner -10 58 W G Purnell, conv'g prisoner 1 00 Jno Fenner, work court bouse 75 W M Cohen, drugs county home 25 50 T N Harrison, exam 'g Treas books 4 00 Harrell s Ptg House, books for Register's office 23 25 T B Hendricks, serving notices 2 40 P N Stainback, goods co home 4 50 W B Drewry, supt county home 47 95 Emry & Pierce, goods co home 23 60 T M Moore, rebate 90 L D Morris, work on road, 10 00 R H Walker, work on road 3 00 F J Keeter, work: on road 19 55 A E Carter, work on road 20 00 R G Branch, work on road . 20 50 Walter Keeter, work on road 7 00 J. T. Whitehead, work on road 9 00 Charles Adk Ins, work on road 10 00 G V Warren, work on road, . - 5 00 H L Adcock, work oh road 8 25 J W Dickens, work on road 10 00 J T Dawson, work on road 20 00 J S Hedgepeth, work on road 4 75 James Billups, work on road ' 12 00 T E Merritt, work on road 12 50 R H Fittman, work on road 8 75 Tbos Stansbury, work on road 3 00 J A Whitehead, work on road 15 00 G L Warren, terying orders 6 00 Commonwealth, stationary c h 1 50 A Whitehead, goods for jail 1 00 W R Neville, supervisor of roads 62 00 W R Neville, for bands 3 66 S M Hale, goods county home 70 J W Northington, goods co home 71 14 W E Spruill and T N Harrison, examining lunatic 2 90 R Sanders, judge electiou 3 00 McMahon & Sons, goods co home 1 60 Stuart Hardy, holding polls 2 00 McMahon & Sons, goods c h 1 23 J N Brown, goods for Jail 19 55 S M Hale, goods for jail 0 73 Froelich Trad'g Go goods for jail 28 D C Fenner and T B Wilcox, guarding jaij 2 00 Wilcox Bros., goods for jail 2 50 A E Thome, feeding road team 21 oU G E Matthews, examining lunatic 3 00 D C Fenner, guarding jail 17 00 W M Shaw, work court house 8 90 J A House, summoning jurors 45 CO " jail account 269 00 u conveying lunatic to Raleigh 19 50 W R Shaw, 2 days janitor 1 50 W E Whitmore, taking prisoner to jail 2 90 J F Dancy, holding poll 3 60 W R Haryey, inspecting bridge 2 UU W F Parker, 2 days com & mileage 5 30 J W Northington, com & mileage 6 50 W R Harvey, com & mileage 6 50 J H Norman, Clerk 4 00 Enfield Lum Co., rebate on 1898 taxes 32 28 Alex Tlllery, rebate on $8 taxes 2 15 Miss Laura Browning, rebate on 98 taxes 1 29 R H Morris, rebate 57 E M King, rebate 1 91 Cain Jacobs, rebate for poll tax 2 15 Noah Biggs, rebate on tax list 51 60 W W Pope.rebate - z lo Dr K Leggett rebate 3 40 J H Lewis, rebate poll tax 2 15 Total amount for April fj;41372 MAY 1896. J B Laughter, for burying pauper 2 00 C C Jones, for burying pauper 200 J T Wallett, repairing H T bridge 12 00 J M-Brown, drug acct - 13 36 R L Stokes, letting out & receiv ing bridge ' 2 00 A M Inge, timber for Co home 2 Salary of Supt ot health J J Williams, convey ing prisoner - to iail 3 80 S M Hale, jail acct for goods 4 84 J F Cuilom. conveying prisoner to jail 2 50 T C Alston, inspecting & receiv ing bridge 1 00 Commonwealth, stationary for Clerk's office 1 50 Wifcox Bros., whiskey for jail 50 Jno Fenner, work at C H 75 Road orders allowed May 1st J W Bobbitt, work on road Lit tleton Township 16 00 W B Drewry, acct as Supt Co. home 41 00 W F Parker, shingles for Co. home r i 51 W F Parker ascertaining indebt- ness county 10 DO W C Branch, work on road Rose- neath " - 15 00 Paul Garrett, work on Co road 20 00 B F Gary, auctioneering Co pro perty 2 00 R T Tillery, work on Co road Conoconara 10 Q0 Roanoke News, printing Bale of property 2 00 Commonwealth, printing notice co property 2 00 A R Williams, work on co road 7 30 Isaac Lewii, work on public road 5 25 W R Neville, feeding team and sevices 6 00 J E Harper, work on road 9 004 B I AUsbrook, supt county fence and work on same 4 7i W M Neville, work on co roarl 10 00 Curtis Hardy, work on co road 3 75 M McMahon & Sons, goods for jail 4 50 J A House, iail acct lor April 279 60 M M Pierce, goods county home 99 52 S M Hale, goods county borne 34 P S Cook & Bro lumb'r co home 50 60 E L Travis, i year's salary 50 00 VV M Cohen, drugs county home 15 7o J W Northington, goods co h'me 100 02 J T Evans, oil for county home 70 W ilhs Alston, examining lunatic 5 00 J H Norman, issuing orders, re cording A iees report and ex penses on books 10 74 W R Shaw, waiting on b'rd2days 1 50 W F Parker, 2 days and mileage 5 20 W R Harvey, 2 days and mileage 6 00 W R Neville, feed'g team an' labor 2 75 J W Northington, 2 days com missioner and mileage 6 50 J H Norman, 2 days Cl'k for b'rd 4 00 J T Edmonds, work on co road 10 00 M T Savage, work on co road 5 00 Stuart Strickland, registrar and holding election 9 80 G F Harper, work onj;o roads - 5 00 S D Hancock, work on co roads 23 50 P G Riddick, conveying prisoner 4 00 J W House, work on public road 5 00 "Whit Stransbury, rebate for '98 80 Daniel & Hwri rebate for .'98 1 07 S P Johnston, rebate for '98 2 15 T H Taylor, rebaie for '88 2 85 C W Ivey, rebate for '98 3 03 T C Bowers, rebate for 8 9 58 Froelich Trad'g Co., rebate for "98 05 R S Neal, part payment on Chockoyote bridge 1000 00 Total amount for may JUNE 1899. $1,910 18 J W Northington, goods co home 65 12 J B Hunter, conveying pris to jail 2 75 The Eastern Hospital, lunatic R R expenses S M Hale, goods for jail ' " co home J M Parker, poll holder Palmyra James Hines, burying Geo Wil liams W R Shaw waiting on corns and hauling" N Braswell, repairing bridge ' at Enfield D B Zollicoffer, drugs county W B Drewry, acct co home " " " burying pauper Sallie Drewry, washing clothing co home J A Holmes, placing meridian stones Jno Fenner, work at court H R H Pittman, repairing bridge T R Bowers, work on public road J J Wood, feeding jurors f 2 60 2 90 5 53 6 00 2 00 600 3 99 1 50 43 00 400 6 67 12 80 75 10 00 600 13 65 W R Rosser, moving rafts 3 60 McMahon & Son, goods co home 65 E L Travis, assignee goods co home 2 58 L H Hale, buggy & horse for grand jury 1 00 Roanoke News, publishing notice 300 Commonwealth, stationary for Clerk & Reg 2 75 Commonwealth, publishing notice 6 00 J N Brown, drug acct for jail & stationery for court bouse 7 12 Isaac Robins, burying pauper 2 00 S T Wommach JWC Brent re pairing bridge " 60 00 Mack Staton, rebate on 1898 taxes 2 15 I E Green, quarter salary 100 00 Wilcox Bros , whiskey for jail S M Gary, examining lunatic W G Purnell, conveying 4 pris- oners to jail J A House, conveying lunatic to and two from Raleigh J A House, jail account, holding court, summoning jurors W M Cohen, drug acc't oo home Lot Sanders, repairing bridge B I AUsbrook, supt county fence L H Hale, conveying lunatic B I Moore, work on public road 2o 80 400 25 85 69 70 28 00 800 2 50 250 10 75 B F Bryant, wurk pn public road 10 00 R J Staten. repairing bridge 7 00 J H Hopkins, work on pub road 10 00 W E Bowels, balance clue on setiement 779 84 T R Hendricks, conyeying pris oner to jail 1 50 J H Norman, record 'g orders, etc 21 36 Emry &Pierce, goods co home 37 26 W R Shaw, 2 days wait'g on board 1 50 C W Dunn, conv'g pns'r to jail 16. 50 J T WhitaKer, work on pub road 9 00 M Y Barnnill,- work on pdb rbad 2 00 Randolph Bro., cotton seed mel and hulls for county 9 90 Hugh Bloomer, holding polls 3 00 W J Mohorn, eonvej ing lunatic to Halifax 3 00 W F Parker, 3 days commissioner 7 20 J W Northington, 3 days com 8 50 W R Haryev, 3 days commls'r 8 50 J H Norman, 3 days Clerk. B Wynn, rebate 1 29 R H White, rebate double tax 4 86 JSAbram Morrow, rebate on taxes 2 15 Total amount for Jane $1,487 82 JULY, 1899. Tom Branch, feed'g insane wife Geo Perkinsrebate Mrs E B Dickens, rebate HarrelPs Printing House, books W B Drewry, supt county home Emry & Pierce, goods co home 1 2 84 32 45 45 95 31 41 W M Cohen, goods co home 24 CO Edwards & Broughton.p'tg bonds 13 00 J N Brown, goods Cl'k and Reg 9 50 Jerry Perry, examing lunatic 2 00 W H Reynolds, holding polls 2 00 Gld Alston, repairing bridge 2 00 Cad Williams, hurrying pauper 2 00 J W Northington, goods co borne 38 18 Jna W Upton, mak'g gate bridge- 7 75 S M Gary, record'g accts& return 45 15 C W Dunn, conveying prisoner 2 80 C W Dunn, conveying prisoner 13 80 S M Hale, pauper's coffin 2 00 S M Hale, nails county home 1 50 S M Hale, goods for jail 4 53 J F Cuilom, serving summons 60 J H Norman, record'g orders, etc 18 98 J J Wood, feeding jury 18 20 Jno Fenner, work court house 7.5 Dennis Hunt, work co home 10 80 M McMahon & Sons, goods co home 41 B I AUsbrook, supt county fence 2 50 W R Shaw, worK at court house 9 15 D R Annerson & Co., meat co ho 28 72 Airs E D Dickens, rebate 84 L O Anderson, rebate 4 30 Miles Brown, rebate 4 30 J A House, jail account 222 13 State Hospital, clothing patient 3 90 W J Mohorn, serving notice GO C J Phillips, serving notice 7 80 W R Shaiv, janitor 2 25 D C Fenner, guarding jail 14 00 T B Wilcox, guarding jail 14 00 Wilcox Bros , int on $1012.14 from Jan 3 to July 4, 1899 30 53 J F Peel, conv'g prisoner to jail 1 50 J R Wrhltaker, taking list Enfield 3S 00 S G Whitehead, assessor 20 00 F C Pittman, assessor 20 00 R B Bnckell, tak'g list Faucetts 30 00 W C Daniel, assessor Faucetts 12 00 J C Butts, assessor Faucetts 10 00 T C Alston, taking list 25 00 L H Allen, assessor 12 00 L Vinson, taking list 33 00 J M Grizzard, taking Ifst 32 00 M H Clark, assessor 20 00 R H White, taking list 30 00 B T Harrell, assessor 16 00 R J Shields, assessor 16 00 W T Whitehead, taking list 28 00 W R House, assessor 12 00 S H Strickland, assessor - 19 00 J A Norfleet, taking list 27 00 W S Biggs, assessor 8 00 C F Hmcock, assessor 8 00 E W Hyman, list taker 38 00 S D Hancock, assessor 20 (X) W C Roberson, assessor 20 00 R S Gary, list taker 35 00 B A Pope, assessor 22 80 J B Brickie, assessor 20 00 W F Parker, 4 days commission er and mileage 10 40 W R Harvey, 3 days commis sioner and mileage 8 50 J H Norman, 4 days Clerk 8 00 F M Parker, assessor 16 70 S B Hunter, assessor 16 00 B B Nicholson, assessor 12 00 R H White, assessor , 15 00 T B Wilcox, guarding jail 1 00 D A Madry, wdrking road 15 00 S M Gary, will book, etc 10 50 W R Shaw, one day janitor 75 Commonwealth, publish'g notice 1 00 Roanoke News, publish'g notice 1 00 W F Parker, 1 day commission er and mileage 3 20 W R Harvey, 1 day commission er and mileage 4 J H Norman, Clerk one day 2 Daniel Devereaux, rebate 1 50 00 05 First Baptist church of Weldon, rebate on taxes 6 09 Total amount for July . $1355 72 AUGUST, 1899. J VNewsom, taking list Littleton 33 00 J E Johnson, assessor Littleton 16 00 T F Maguire, " " 16 00 J A Whitehead, burying pauper 2 00 J C Tborne, work on road in Brinkleyville township 10 50 Henry Harrison, repairing bridge Austin creek 300 1 00 3 00 Geo L Kinght. letting out bridge Hawtree Jno Richardson, repairing Alston creek bridge E L Lee, building bridge oyer Hawtree 11 00 6 00 300 Gabe Alford, keeping rait from A vent s bridge S M Gary, ex 4 lunatics 3 M Hale, lumber and nails for court bouse P N Stainback, burying pauper 7 68 2 00 1 00 75 6 00 2 30 9 20 Roanoke News, printing notice Jno Fenner, work at court house F M Parker, removing rafts Cul pepper bridge J F Cuilom, serving papers Dennis Hunt, b'l'd'g bell tower at court house ' J W Northington, goods for co home 18 25 W F Parker, lumber court bouse 13 22 Doc Shearin, 3 coffins '6 00 P N Stainback, goods for co home 4 15 Harrell's Printing House, Stationery for clerk 5 26 M McMahon, clothes for jail 1 00 Harrell's Printing House, dockets 29 00 Fred Washington, bury'g pauper '2 00 C W Dunn, c.Ohv'g prisoners and feeding 8 50 Commonwealth, printing tax books 23 00 W R Neville, painting bell bouse 1 50 W B Drewry, salary and labor co home 42 60 W F Parker, feeding and taking care of prisoner? ' " 116 29 Weldon Corn Mills, meal for co home 38 72 W R Shaw, waiting on hoard and hauling Iqmher S M Hale, goods for co jail -W R Harvey, letting & receiving 2 bridges. & nails furnished 180 :71 300 Sydnor Well & Pump Co, amt ad vanced on well 217 50 I E Green, for clothing destroyed of the HoweriohV ' 5 50 J H Norman, recording orders - and sending notice Mrs S J Howerton, for goods de ' stroyed by Dr I E -Green . . 17 27 25 00 J A House, convy'g lunatic to Goldaboro . - 17 05 jail 00 6 m 15 151 20 full Chockoyotte creek " 285 CO J G Cain, 5 days as registrar 5 oo W T Parker, goods co home 8 Go Eastern Haspital, R R fair for Geo Daniel 1 6r. Emry .Jwrce, g00(jg co home 34 73 Chas Merritt, repairing bridge on river road 3 oo W F Parker, 2 days & mileage 5 2 W R Harvey, " " 6 5o J W .Northington, 2 da' & mi'lage 6 5o J H Norman, 2 days as Cleric 4 oo ovuy ciniLu, reuaie oa tax m z 10 Total amount for August $1255 73 SEPTEMBER, 1S99. T R Hendricks, serving 4 road notices 2 4o J S I'air, conv'g prisoners to jail 8 on B II Hale, ag't, goods co home 3 04 B H Halc, agrr, jail account 13 U'i Emry & Pierce, goods co home 29 7'" W M Cohen, drug Hll 5o o5 Easteru Hospital, account of $ii less $l.Co 4 4.0 C H Hale, burying pauper, Per ry Gary - - 2 oo J II Norman, account for issuing orders 15 if.) J H Norman, mal:?g out pur- uha?e tax 4 5o J H Norman, putting name on stubs So oo J II Norman, mak'g out tax list 481 2o Dock Shearin, bur n JT pauper R A Carter allowed J JS Rue allowed GS Cuilom Wilson Hawkins. ! S M Hale, good I' i W It Shaw, waui..;; Ws rk road 71 'g o.i boa hut boxes rd 2 days, hand's l 6; VV 1 I'arker, won; on county road by convict-? G: 92 Dr L T Whitaker, attcn'g convicts S oo W F Parker, :! year's ;-akry ; 12 5o Wm P Ricbauison, keeping raft lrotn Kansom u !:. ; op 5 2o 0 5r 0 5o W F Parker, 2 davs com J W Northingt.)ii, 2 W R Harvey, 2 (!.... as corn .irn J H Norman, CI';; W B Drewry, acct l.i co home :ird 2 days 4 oo d lab:r 4 :r T Gooch, f )r cob W Northinton, .v. J Williams, conic; oo 12 co Lome g 2 pris to li: iail E Johnson, buryii 1 paupers oo A llntisn, c nvv'i.r pris from 1 oo Gaston to liahlax G Whittled, buiidine bridge at 1 5 oo 21 oo Dial'.: ban canal S G iV!:!tlic!.b hiMlrfin? bridge co home D 11 Anderson, acct for 03 81 J A IIou-c, jiil acct 162 9o J F Culiom, serving road notices 3 Oo J B ilunier, n -licts J J Robinson in x l.i blt:o serving 27 road , letting and recely 16 2o oo J R I'rilt, lotting bi i Jge S A Vi!ii oris, arrc Sc receiving ct of Theo Car- i OO te: a (Jb..s Stakes Jno iircvn, cct 0 II jail & co. homo 25 o." Jno Fenner, acct court house 75 J B Du:i:i, buiid'g Burnt coat t biidgo near E n(irM 91 oo Wal or Lynch, clraoing out co mill 1 yo C W D. inn, conyy'g VA Demsev fr:n Xelford to jail C W Dunn convy'g pris to "nil 12 85 8 25 B I JUirook, lot king after co fer.ee 2 month.? C W Dunn, sen ing WiliieCIierry, u... u W J Aiohorn, kt b 0 oo 1 2o 2 5j 1 8o 1 25 9 oo 2 4o o id orders in co fence ; road orders E E Hilliard, st;, u :-.ry J E Glasgow, woriving road R A Caner, serving road notices Dr O'Brien, holding inquest oyer Do s Williams it for jurors collectively lo lo E LTravis, j year account as attorney to board I E Green, account intendent health 5o oo as super- loo oo J W Sorey, rebate on "JS taxes Redin Harlon, rebaie on taxes '9S Mrs E A Little, rebate on pur chase tax '98 4 uO Total for September $1502 81 OCTOBER, 1899. L T Whitaker, viaiU to road convicts W B Drewery, serviced and ac count for county home S M Hale, plank for jail and wheel for countv hums 44 45 51 C W Dunn, conv'g prisoner to jail 2 So B I AUsbrook, supi county fence 2 oo J L Pair, conv'g prisoner to jail B II Hale, ag't, goods co home B H Hale, ag't, good.-; j iil A J Jackson, cutting ick at jail Otis Cheek, ice ior court house 2 oo 1 45 22 5o 5o 1 oo Dock Shearin, 2 coldns for paupers 4 oo S M Gary, copying bonds to State Auditor 16 oo W F Parker, boarding 1 prisoners 33 Co Harrell's Printing House 19 34 W R Shaw, 2 days wait'g on board 1 5o W R Shaw, work on court liouse 2 93 J H Norman, road n .otic as, orders issued and copying b nils 21 C5 The Commonwealth, stationery 3 25 Ed Hammill, work on Liidgo 57 05 L Vinson, let'g out i ;c'g bridge 2 oo J H Fenner, leaf tobacco ior jail 1 oo Jno Fenner, work at court house 7o W M Cohen, drug account 103 Co D R Anderson Co., meat for county home 31 2," B D Frueler, rep'r'g Marsh bridge 50 W F Parker, 2 days commission er and mileage 5 2o J W Northington, 2 days and mileage 6 5o J H Norman, 2 days as Clerk 4 oo Walker Eyaus & Cogwell Co., stationery for clerk and regis ter's office 14 2o T C Wiley, rspaning bridge Bea ver Dam" 3 75 Eastern hospital acct for inmates 4 4o Jno A Collins, tax iet::::lc-d on " Whitaker and WhiiLieid land Enfield township " 7G G4 T J Barnes, work on pubic road.. G 45 N W Browning, work on public road 6 45 Emry & Pierce, goods co home 36 7o J A House, conyj -'g pris to & burying 2 paupers J A House, jail acct - R S Nf al, bal on bridge in NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. TTTH1S MODERN SCHOOL of ShorW A hand md Business Traininsr nnki among the foremost educational Institu tions of its kind in America. It pre pares young men and young womesi for business careers at a email coat, and places them in positions free. For further information send for our Illus Ira ted Catalogue and new publication. eniitled "Business Education." J. M. Ressler, President. W L Dickens, work on road McDonald King, rebate for Joe Pittman 15 i: Bradley, rebaie on taxes V J Muhorn, conyy'g 2 pris to jiil Jno Wilkins, rebate on taxes S75 S37 215 6 oo 2 15 To La I Tor October 541 20 NOVEMBER, 1898. The board met on tbe 6th and all members present W F Parker, J W Nortlihigtonj and W R Harvey. The following accounts were allowed : ilaciuiey Bros., for cart wheels county home 2t nn J 1 Hunter, conveying two pris oners to jail 4 oo o:r.vn, clerk's office and jail 9 51 V litittf , work on public road 4 5o .r.wcms, work on pubhe icr wood township 4 5o J.'-: ,1,. . 1 G V i work on public road 7 oo '. Harvey, work on public I liiittcrwood township 6 oo Williams, building bridge -' 72 OO Carroll, building and repair-V.J g biidgo'bver Butterwood V :lo oo ''.rett, work on road frojao; '' .dim to Chockoyotte 31 65 Eugiu.e Alston, work on raHf4"5' i'uiterwood townshin A. Ttn uiterwood township To? n;e, work on road D But- t,- 'j Ct ! o 1 township -11 oo Ji (. ai lis, work on road Fau- . township . J .n, work on road But- 2 75 9 oo 6 45 6 5o 6 25 525 i 2 oo 6o 2 75 J !' t . ;-,d township j W ii b. lvm, work on road Fau- Quii'.i township I la d i'ortcr, work on road But- - UiiVuod township G A Johnson, work on road Lit- Ueton township M J Morris, worKon road Little ton township lljivhid i:uigess, coilins lor pau pers J E Cuilom, serv'g road notices F M Taylor, work on public road ' Faucett's E W Ham ill, repairing bridge .Mil it n s L Vinson, laying off public' road 12 oo 2 oo W T Williams, layihgoff pub road 2 oo Emry t Pierce, goods co home 33 48 W li Drewry. services and ex- K'n.-es county home 43 21 I S ijwok ik Bro lumber co home iJ .i -j Jerry, feeding pris 3 days W 11 Sha iv work on C II and " waiting on Crlm court IJ V Butts lotting ouc and receiv ing bridge Peter T Odom work on road Brinkleyville township J A Perry letting and receiving bridge Deep creek 4 20 (to 6 7o 6 oo 9 oo oo Kobt Burgess work on public road Butterwood township 15o Geo Hardy repairing bridge over Rocky Swamp 15 oo W M Morecock word on public road Faucetts township 4 35 T R Hendricks convy'g 2 pris to jail 6 6V Frank Hitch rebate on tax 8 28 67 J M l'ieico work co home 6 3o Easttrn Hospital accts allowed to cover debts to date " 4 OO. Fiocloh Trading Co goods jail and co homo 68; J A Perry work onuhlio road Scotland Neck 134 33 J A Perry feeding pris 91 OO D 1L Audsiison .ifc Co meat for co home 62 67 ! Alex Hawkins work on public road Faucetts 3 75 S L Gibson insolvent list allowed 148 34 S L Gi'json errors 43 34 W V Utbbitt issuing 2G sum mons ior witness coroner's in-. qi.ie.-it li E Bobbitt stenographer at In- 'i" - F ."u T;.v lor jurors at coronerT inottc-- t Jays fe mileage 1L H Thicker 2 days and mileage C A V. libams juror at inquest W J Itlohorn 2 days as juror 26o 3 00 5 55 3 7o 33o 4 4o inn w Liuras 2 days and mileage coronet 's inquest 3 3o Charlie Jones 2 days and mileage coroner's inquest 3 9o John OUiiien, inquest fee oyer Harrison Jones 16 06 J Ij ivey, registrar at election 3 oa B E Bobbitt. repairing bridge over I iocky swamp Soo J F Peci, conv'g prisoners to jail 3 co Doe tihearin, burying pauper 2 CO Mc Diew, cutt'g trees from co fence 2 25 J F Feci, conv'g 2 prison's to jail 3 CO J A House, jail account 214 80 holding court 6800 conveying prisoners 3 60 Jn Fonner, work court house 75 Jno Whitehead, hauling coal 12 OO Earle Norman, repair 'g 3 bridges lo OO C C Jones, collin ior Chrg Nich olson 2 00 J II Fenner, tobacco for jail 1 00 S M Hale 4 Co., nails co home 64 B H Hale, goods for jail lo 4o goods county home 9o W R Shaw, wait'g on b'rd 2 days 1 So J II Norman, acct for mak'g ab stracts to State, issuing orders, for Oct.Aorrect'g tax list lo5 3b W F I'arker, year's salary chairman of board 12 5o V F Parker, 2 days attendance on l.o.ad ' ' Vvr It II. r ley, 2 days as com 6 4o 6 5o 65a J W 'Northington, 2 days as com J II AUsbrook, repairing bridge Continued on fourth page.