Switzerland County Commissioners’ Allowances – Mar 1881

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 17 Mar 1881 – Page 4, Column 3

A list of allowances made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their March session, 1881:

 

PAUPER.

Mrs. Adrian Wolf, for keeping pauper child, $10.00

H. J. Harris, for 8 days as overseer of poor, $15.00

Jonathan C. Ricketts, for Oliver Keith, $12.00

F. J. Hollcroft, for coffin for S. Gibson, $7.00

Mrs. Morris, for keeping old man Morris, $10.00

Mrs. Morris, for keeping Depper Child, $6.00

Jonathan M. Froman, for 6 months rent for Mrs. Kelpore, $18.00

W. P. Dickason, for sundry paupers on Brown’s order, $4.00

D. B. Lee, for 1 day as overseer of poor, $2.00

S. R. Heath, for Eli Owens, $5.25

Lyman Menser, for keeping Orfa Edwards, $10.00

W. J. Gibbs, for keeping Lydia Gibbs, $10.00

James H. Gibbs, sundries for Mrs. Rills, $10.00

L. H. Smith, for keeping Mrs. Mills, $10.00

Peter Pelsor, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $10.00

O. D. Cunningham, sundries for Mrs. Hinman, $17.45

O. D. Cunningham, sundries for Mrs. Skidmore, $5.50

O. D. Cunningham, sundries for Mrs. Perkins, $8.00

O. D. Cunningham, sundries for Amos Farwood and family, $26.00

Dempsey Gullion, for keeping Mrs. Wheeler and family, $24.00

Wm. H. Scott, for sundries from Oliver Keith, $2.00

John I. O’Neal, breadstuff to Mrs. McClellan, $5.35

John I. O’Neal, breadstuff to John W. Miller, $7.44

John I. O’Neal, breadstuff to Nancy J. Bosow, $6.20

John I. O’Neal, breadstuff to Calvin Fredenberg, $2.50

J. M. W. Langsdale, for Amos Farwood, $1.00

W. W. McCreary, Jr., breadstuff to Mrs. Hinman

W. W. McCreary, Jr., breadstuff to Mrs. S. Boyd, $7.00

J. H. Beard & Co., for J. W. Miller, $13.38

Clendenning and Kincaid, coffin for Mrs. Colon, $5.00

C. G. Adams, 4 days as overseer of poor, $8.00

P. J. Riley, for Josiah Colden, $10.00

Mrs. Kelsey, for herself, $7.35

Wm. Lock, for himself, $6.40

John Steel, for Cole girl, $3.00

T. B. McGregor, for Mrs. Riley, $2.90

Isaac F. Banta, for Wm. Roach, $12.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Rebecca Danner, $10.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Debora Cotton, $5.00

Isaac F. Banta, for William Stanley, $2.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Flora Manford, $10.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Clinton Manford, $10.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Oliver Jones, $17.00

Jacob List, for keeping Delilah Jackson, $10.00

Joseph Redd, for keeping Sam Spechers and wife, $5.44

Morrison L. Brown, 35 days overseer of poor, $70.00

William M. Patton, 3 coffins for Downey and children, $17.00

Greenberry Hughes, for balance keeping sister-in-law, $7.00

James Anderson, for H. Jennings, $3.00

James Anderson, for Zerilda Bradley, $5.00

James Anderson, for H. B. Downey, $4.00

B. W. Simmons, for H. B. Downey, $14.00

B. W. Simmons, for Mrs. McClanahan, $13.00

B. W. Simmons, for Mrs. Neal, $4.00

B. W. Simmons, for Specher, $4.00

B. W. Simmons, for Adolphus Ward, $3.00

B. W. Simmons, for Mrs. Martin, $1.50

B. W. Simmons, for T. Day, $4.00

B. W. Simmons, for H. Wells, $1.00

B. W. Simmons, for Mrs. Sturgeon, $4.50

B. W. Simmons, for Manda Willis, $2.00

N. W. Martin, for balance over coal bills, $5.00

John Smiley, for taking pauper to Poor House, $2.00

N. H. North, for sundries for Icenogle, $5.00

N. H. North, for sundries for A. Kes, $5.00

R. Galbraith, for sundries for Bayne, $5.00

Love & Boyle, for sundries for Mrs. Baker, $10.00

Love & Boyle, for sundries for J. B. Duda, $5.00

John L. Thiebaud, school books poor children, $2.80

John L. Thiebaud, school books poor children, $1.10

Matthew Worstell, for keeping paupers at Poor House, $496.70

Frank Allen, bringing crazy man to Vevay and to Poor House, $3.00

Geo. H. Keeney, for coffin and grave for Lydia Lee, $8.00

R. G. Simpson, for sundries for Jas. Devar, $5.81

W. L. & S. Told, coal for Vevay poor, $56.68

Wm. Smith, digging 3 graves for Downeys, $5.00

John Gill, unpaid hotel bill for tramping soldier, $0.60

James K. Pleasants, straw for bedding at Poor House, $6.55

O. S. Waldo, for chamber pots to Poor House, $3.45

Thiebaud & Beagle, shoes for old Mrs. Martin and girl, $2.70

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs family, $42.94

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Searcy, $1.01

U. P. Schenck & Son, for coal, Bettie Lewis, $7.50

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Mrs. Kesner, $5.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for H. Wells, $5.00

P. T. Hartford, for shoes N. N. Martin’s family, $1.90

P. T. Hartford, for shoes Mrs. Holdcraft, $2.50

Cain & Bonner, for Alice Whiting, $2.00

Cain & Bonner, for Mrs. Krutz, $5.00

F. L. Grisard & Son, lock for Poor House, $0.75

F. L. Grisard & Son, sundries Day and Snyder, $3.65

Kincaid & Bro., for sundries H. Wells, $3.00

Kincaid & Bro., for sundries Mrs. Sturgeon, $0.50

Kincaid & Bro., for sundries H. B. Downey, $10.80

Kincaid & Bro., for sundries Boswell, $4.50

Kincaid & Bro., for sundries Mary McMahin, $3.35

Kincaid & Bro., for sundries Manda Willis, $3.50

A. Benedict, for Nancy Bosaw, $11.54

A. Benedict, for Frazier, $10.00

A. Benedict, for Mrs. Disbrough,, $6.34

A. Benedict, for Mrs. Kilgore, $10.00

A. Benedict, for Mrs. McClelland, wood, $6.75

A. Benedict, for Mrs. Boyd, $6.55

A. Benedict, for Mrs. McClelland, $13.39

Vevay Woolen Mills, for Coal, N. N. Martin, $1.60

Ben Cole, for Mrs. Moody, $15.00

Ben Cole, for George Gilbert, $7.00

H. M. Fallis, for Eliza Orem, $8.00

Mrs. Jas. Boyd, for keeping pauper child, $10.00

Mrs. Nancy Schenck, for goods for Mrs. Bagnell, $5.00

I. Yonge & Co., for shoes for negro, $1.25

I. Yonge & Co., for Greenberry Hughes, $3.00

Matthew Worstell, clothing for children sent from Poor House to House of Refuge, $23.40

 

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES.

James P. Orem, fees and repairs vault key, $2.45

N. S. Northcott, salary as Co. Superintendent, $247.00

A. Benedict, salary as Treasurer, $200.00

John Gill, salary as Auditor, $438.19

Wm. Stewart, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00

D. R. Drake, 7 days as Commissioner, $24.50

J. N. E. Muret, 7 days as Commissioner, $24.50

William S. Tower, 7 days as Sheriff, $14.00

 

BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PRINTING.

Levy Brothers, Books and Stationery for county offices, $70.85

W. B. Burford, Books and Stationery for Co. offices, $2.85

Wilstach, Baldwin & Co.,  Books and Stationery for county offices, $144.35

Irvin Armstrong, advertising notice to tax payers, $19.20

Irvin Armstrong, for advertising delinquent tax lists, $183.40

W. J. Baird, advertising and job printing, $24.10

 

STATE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.

Americus Benedict, paid Female Reformatory, $31.50

Americus Benedict, paid House of Refuge, $25.00

Americus Benedict, paid Deaf and Dumb Asylum, $9.70

 

COURT HOUSE, JAIL, Etc.

Moxley & McCallum, Repairs to Court House, $20.00

George Kerth, Repairs to Court House, $30.00

Hall & Lewis, wall paper, matting, &c., $16.27

Z. I. Yonge, matting, &c., $11.85

John L. Thiebaud, sundries for C H and offices, $10.30

George S. Pleasants, premium on Insurance, $75.00

Smith Brothers, lamps, coal oil, wick, &c., C H, $9.75

W. L. & S. Told, Anthracite coal for C H, $18.37

Luther Gravener, repairs to privy seats, $4.35

W. L. Fisk, one dozen chairs, $12.00

W. S. Tower, taking care C H, paid for sawing wood, &c., $14.85

R. T. F. Abbett, office expense, $2.85

George W. Muret, 2 ½ cords kindling wood, $7.50

R. F. Stewart, 1 ½ cords kindling wood, $4.50

C. O. Thiebaud, sundries for Treasurer’s office, $2.65

James Boyd, repairs C H and jail, $22.45

D. C. Weaver, repairs iron work jail, $3.00

W. L. & S. Told, coal for jail, $16.28

U. P. Schenck & Son, blankets for jail, $10.30

Cain & Bonner, matches for C H, $0.50

 

PRISONERS

W. S. Tower, receiving, boarding and discharging prisoners, $70.40

J. K. Pleasants & Son, clothing for prisoners, $14.25

 

ROAD AND BRIDGE.

F. L. Grizard & Son, spikes for bridge floor, $1.50

Allen Markland, viewer on McCreary road, $4.50

Charles Markland, viewer on McCreary road, $4.50

Jacob Myers, viewer on McCreary road, $4.50

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

W. S. Tower, taking Burrell Stevens to H. Refuge, $35.60

W. S. Tower, taking J. B. Hastings to Insane Asylum, $48.75

Matt Worstell, taking 3 children to House Refuge, $47.00

Johnston & Griffith, preparing papers to send boy to House of Refuge, $10.00

Dr. W. E. Freeman, examination and certificate to B. Stevens, $5.00

W. S. Tower, summoning jury Jan term S C C, $19.50

W. S. Tower, distributing election papers March ’81, $10.00

 

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.

Allowances made to Township Trustees, to be taken out of Township Funds in their hands:

  • Morrison L. Brown, Jefferson Township, $138.00
  • W. C. Armstrong, York Township, $163.50
  • H. J. Harris, Posey Township, $168.00
  • D. B. Lee, Cotton Township, $70.25
  • C. G. Adams, Pleasant Township, $94.00
  • Isaac F. Banta, Craig Township, $95.09