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COTTDERSFORT. P„ Feb. 18. 1874.
Ir FOB SIOO worth of wheat we
can get foreign goods worth $125
the "balance of trade" is $25 against
us, but we make $25 by the opera
tion.— Chicago Tribune.
If we never pay the $25, yes. If
we do pay it where does the make
come in ? We do not pretend to un
derstand financial or commercial
questions, but wc think the advo
cates of free trade talk rather more
nonsense than the other side. In
spite of all the sophistry of the
ablest writers it remains as true of
nations as of individuals that if the
purchases a.e greater than the sales
or incomes the result is debt, hard
times and loss of independence.
THERE is great inducement for
every American youth to study and
work. They cannot all reach the
Presidential chair, but each one can
become a successful teacher or farmer
or mechanic, and they can all devel
op themselves to the fullest extent—
and that is the highest privilege any
one can enjoy.
A BITTER maker in I lysses, who
sold nine hundred dollars worth last
year, says lie is making preparations
to double the amount this year. We
commend this man's example to
every farmer in the County./ There
may not be many who can double
the amount of last year's product?
but there are very few who cannot
produce some more this year than
last—one and ail can try to do so.
The way to try effectually is to be
gin now. Take bitter care of your
cows than you did the latter part of
last winter ami you will be amply
compensated for the care and feed by
an increase of mill; anil butter.
Heligioua Liberty.
The Ilarrisburg Patriot, of Feb. (i,
has a communication on this subject
which contains information of inter
est to many of our readers. The
following paragraph contains mo t
of the facts embodied in the commu
nication, anil is very encouraging to
those most interested. We hope the
bill referred to may become a law;
Harrisburg, February 2, 1874
Ed. Patriot —Dear Sir: Among the
noticeable events at the state capitol
are the efforts of the Seventh Day
Baptists to procure an amendment
of the Sunday law. A bill to that
effect lias been int.odueed by Mr.
Reynolds, of Bedford, and referred.
Besides this a memorial to the same
effect has been presented from an as
sociation of that denomination ot
about, twenty churches, and many pe
titions, numerously signed by promi
nent citizens of the state—and they
are continually coming in. Public
opinion is manifestly in favor of ac
cording to those people their right
of conscience, and removing the pen
alties of the law of 1794 as against
them. They are represented her.'
and strongly urging their claims for
relief from the embarrassment arising
out of the above law.
THE man that indulges in the use
of intoxicating drinks makes but a
poor Temperance Lecturer. The
man that has grown rich by oppres
sing the poor might as well keep
quiet about the short-comings or
greed of his neighbors; and the man
that retains the possession of prop
erty by trick or deceit that ought to
be delivered up to satisfy the claims
of creditors, is not in condition to
lecture others on morality, or to de
nounce, with good effect, fraud and
corruption in high or low places.
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the
beam out of thine own eye, and then
shall thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye."
Don't Do It.
The Legislature have two projects
under consideration that ought to be
promptly dismissed.
The first is a large increase of the
salaries of the of the Com
monwealth. All excuse for such in
crease passed away with the restora
tion of peace. The cost of .living in
the same st \ le is now within ten per
cent of what it was before the war,
and yet toe bill under consideration
in the House increases the salaries
of all the Law Judges of the State'
to nearly three times the amount paid
them previous to the year \ Wi.i At
that time Ihe salaries of the Jndges
were as follows: "The Chief Justice,
three thousand dollars; the salaries
• .
of the Associate Judges, two thous
and eight hundred dollars each; the
s laiy of the fudges of the district
court, rnd president. : .nd associate
I s *" ' 4urt of c.Lumon
i pleas of the county of Philadelphia*
jtwo thousand eight hundred dollars
each; the salaries of the judges of
the district court and president judge
of the court of common pleas of Uie
county of Allegheny", twlHTiousand
five hundred dollars each; the salary
of the president and associate law
1 judges of the several courts of com
mon pleas of this Commonwealth,
; two thousand dollars each."
The House bill proposes to fix the
salary of the Chief Justice at nine
thousand dollars and that of the
president and associate law judges
at five thousand dollars each. There
is no good reason for this lavish in
crease of salaries. The people are
not in any mood, at this time, for
traveling in that direction. They
are compelled to retrench in their
expenses. Many of them can re
member when Chief Justice Gibson
served the state for sixteen hundred
dollars a year, and when such peer
less lawyers as Rogers, Kennedy,
Sergeant and Burnside did the same
thing. If sixteen hundred dollars a
year secured suchju lge*, surely/our
thousand a year ought to be quite
sufficient for any that we now have,
or are likely to have in this genera
tion. The people are very properly
demanding retrenchment, economy
and fidelity to their interests. The
House of Representatives seems to
be inclined to turn a deaf car to this
demand. Gentlemen of the House,
you will hear thunder next fall if
you refuse to listen to the earnest re
quest of the people for rigid economy
in expending their money.
Hence, we note your second project
lor wasting money that will, not be
endorsed, and that is the proposition
to enlarge the hall of the House of
Representatives. There is not the!
slightest necessity for any enlarge
ment of the hall. Remove the lobby
seats and the partitions thai make a
cloak room on the right and a com
mittee room on the left of the speak
er, and two hundred members can be
comfortably seated, with desks, in
the present hail. The speaker and
clerk can be heard more distinctly in
the present room, so arranged, than
in any larger one likely to be con
structed.
We arc not of that class who cry
out "job" at every act of the Legis
lature that does not suit us; on the
| contrary, we believe the average
| legislator is quite as honest as the
average editor, and quite as desir
ous of discharging with fidelity the
duty before them, and therefore we
! appeal the more confidently to the
present ll< u e to halt in both the
projects named, for we are sure the
people will approve neither of them
and by reference to the leport of the
State Treasurer, the members will see
there is staring them in the face a
probable loss of two millions of reve
nue during the present year, in con
sequence of taxes repealed at last
session. Let each member constant
ly keep in mind this warning of Mr.
Mackey and they will pretty certain
ly not increase salaries or undertake
to build "State Houses" either at
Ilarrisburg or Philadelphia:
It is possible that with strict econ
omy in the appropriations for the
present year, the revenue will be suf
ficient to provide for the ordinary
expenses and for the payment of that
amount of the public debt which the
Constitution requires to be redeemed
annually.
Looking at the Dark Side.
A friend writes from Kansas, Dec.
12, 1873:
"It strikes me with wonder, that
J. S. still keeps his faith in politics,
o r at least, in political parties. 1
don't believe lie could if he lived in
Kansas; not if lie is the J. S. he was
thirty years ago. I remember hear
ing him say, once: "An organization
never was reformed. Reform must
come by making new organizations,"
I was young and sanguine and did
not believe him then. I believe it
now and therefore feel less sad at the
sure disintegration going on in the
dominant party here.
Nothing short of Tammany Demo
crats can be much worse, more venal
and villianous than the Kansas Re
publicans have become. It is in
comprehensible to me how the very
men who, only a few years ago, risked
life and property for freedom can ;
risk, and lose, soul and reputation for
money and power. Rut they do.!
Some" "of the heroes of the old dark 1
days were dirty heroes then. _ Other
some are bribers and thieves, now. i
and others still are drunkards—some i
were then. A few are good and
true men, ami half of these no longer
work with the party they helped to
make, for it has grown corrupt and
they cannot reform it. lam sorry
parties are no better than churches,
but, like them, when they get popu-.
lar they fail from grace.
The newspapers give very little
idea ol* I he extent of the disaffection
and disintegration going on. With
astonishing short-sightednesS they
adopt the eld tactics of the Democ
racy, of ignoring, suppressing and
misrepresenting the ideas of those
who oppose their course. The\* seem
to forget that the want of fair play
lost the Democratic party its former
power. But the old Democrats, in
cluding Mr. Alcbison himself, are
good Republicans now! JJo wonder
the party has fallen from grace. "A
rose is as sweet by any other name."
So is a mephixtir <, I suppose.
It is unfortunate for Kansas that
there has not been inside opposition
enough to keep the dominant party
on its good behavior. Instead of
holding out, the enemy came over
and brought their "morals and other
diseases" into our camp,to our great
detriment.
One consequence of these financial
morals is visible in our tax list. We
pay six per cent on all property as
sessed and the sassessment is about
sixty per cent of the true value of
the property; though in fact the
property would not, at forced or
tax sales, bring near so much as it
is assessed at.
Our last Treasurer but one, in this
County, left an unbalanced account,
with a deficit of IS,OUO dollars. They
tried to elect the same man Recorder
this fall, though his defalcation is
only six years old!"
To the best of my belief J. S. is
fighting it out on the same line and
with the same purpose as "thirty
years ago." He feels complimented
that any of his youthful sayings
should be remembered so long, and
hopes that none of them injured those
who heard them, or need modifying
more than the ou£ my friend has
thrown at me. Without stopping to
enquire whether the words used will
answer for an iron rule, let us look
at the application.
"An organization never was re
formed. Reform must come by mak
ing new organization*." Suppose J.
S. should reply that the Republican
organization, of which he is a mem
ber, does not need reforming, what
then ? The words spoken thirty years
ago referred to organizations that
were publicly committed to injustice,
oppression and slavery.
The Republican organization is
not committed to any wrong purpose
that I am aware of; on the contrary
I most heartily endorse all the prin
ciples and measures to which it is
committed and point with pride and
pleasure to the fact that the party
has nobly redeemed the pledges
made by its National Conventions. It
does not, therefore, need reforming.
It only needs to require that the men
\\ ho come to it merely to secure office,
should take back scats and that it
bring its honest men to the front That
work I am glad to believe has com
mence! with vigor, even iu Kansas,
as the election to the Senate of Un
united States of ex-Governor Harvey
abundantly proves.
It is barely possible my friend
is misinformed as to the misdeeds of
the Kansas Republicans. It is not
the best people that are just now
filling the air with the cry of corrup
tion and venality. Most of that
kind of talk in this State,comes from
lobbyists, dissapointed office seekers
ana others who have no principles.
I shall never train in such company.
J. S.
ENCOURAGING WORDS
Here is a letter so very compli
mentary to the JOURNAL that we
tiiink now we can bear a good deal
of blame. So if any of our friends
have any hard reproofs to adminis
ter, please speak quickly.
SI'AKTA, January 8,1574.
Your cordial little note was re
ceived with pleasure and you might
think I had no lack of time to an
swer it. My family cares are not
burdensome, but the less I have of
these the more seems required in
other directions. 1 have now three
ladies taking lessons in painting;
have a pleasant room up stairs. 1
read to thein when the}' do not need
me and thus the forenoon does double
duty. In the afternoon I work on
my own picture when no social duty
forbids, which, with my sewing and
the nameless nothings required to
keep the home wheels in good run
ning order, occupies my hours, "from
morn to snowy eve."
I am glad your good wishes attend
ed me home. Like a devout Catho
lic who gets the priest's blessing to
ensure safe conduct on the cars, I
somehow feel that the friendship and
kind feeling expressed while going
in and out among you has added
fears to-my fife. I feel stronger to
take up life's duties, more certain of
holding a place in the hearts Of my
old neighbors and friends, than ever;
a surer talisman against evil than the
laying on of some priestly hands. I
trust with God's blessing to nurture
the growth of those kind remem
brances, and in His own good time
to visit 1113- "Mecca-Land" again.
The JOURNAL is a most welcome
visitor in onr home. Indeed I am
so proud of it that 1113- neighbor over
the way, who sends me her Christian
Union , often laughs when I 333- that
she is getting the best end of the
bargain in the exchange, for the
JOURNAL goes over there. Of course
I refer only to the "hints and helps" to
right living, and in that direction the
JOURNAL does me the most good.
In those-pertairrrntr to ttre home and
business finances its maxims are worth
a volume of "Poor Richard." I read
"How to Prosper," in this week's pa
per, to the appreciative three in
my flass, aud one of them remarked
the words were "like apples of gold
in pictures of silver." I never knew
just what this gilded and silvered
phrase meant, but suppose it must
mean truth spoken wisely.
IF every reader of the JOURNAL is
helped and strengthened to meet
cheerfully the daily sacrifices that in
sure a good home here and in the fu
ture, the author has written a word
in season.
If people only knew how much
real good such words do them we
could have more testimony of their
ellicacy than to "Piso's Cure" or
"Rudway's Ready Relief." I can
testify to having been benefitted and
all at the low price of 1.75 in ad
vance." I tliink one carries about
with one, short newspaper id-as more
pleasantly than those found in books.
I look my paper over in the morning
and the thoughts it gives me are
companions for the day.
Some weeks since, I was making
ready for the entertainment of a few
friends, and while busy compounding
those treacherous things that not
only "perish with the using" but,
alas! for proud housewives, often
"fall in the oven," the little article
"And still he welcomes but with less
of cost" did its good work. 1 made
one the less venture in the uncertain
land of cakes, and thereby saved
enough to go to a course of lectures
I which we are to have from our own
townsmen. Every one said as they
bade us good night: "We have had
such a good time, such a pleasant
j evening." * * * *
Hv the strange law of compensa
tion I tiiink 1 received double pleas
ure by the courage I took to welcome
my friends in a plain manner.
The death of Ella T. was not un
expected, but 1 know what a lonely
i lace it makes in her home. Will
she know the little mates who have
gone but a little while before? and
how I wish I could have seen her;
that she might have had a word to
carry to the little one who sleeps
near her. Perhaps in that country
"God's yea and nay
Are not so far away
Put tliey can hear thein when they please."
One can only say to mourning moth
ers :
"Tls better to have loved and lost,
Thau never to have loved at ail."
The remembrance of the beautiful
life of a dear child will always lie
sweet, and it will, to us, always be
| young. B.
LAST Friday evening yve had the
| rare pleasure of hearing two old
friends. A minister, Rev. Charles
C. Breck, of Wellsborougli, who used
to preach here occasionally some
thirty years ago, and the Episcopal
church service, which is a friend of
our youth to which we have always
been much attached.
| The evening was very wet, but the
congregation was quite as large as is
usual 011 Sunday—which was a pleas
ant surprise. Mr. 11 reek has spent a
good many years at Wilmington,
Del., in what, we are in the habit of
considering a more genial climate,
but lias returned to his jearly home
and his first charge among the hills
of northern Pennsylvania. We hope
it is for the rest of his days.
HORTICULTURAL
Of late years the people of this re
gion have taken so much more inter
est in the cultivation of flowers and
ornamental plants than was formerly
thought suitable or attainable, that
the dilference is very manifest as one
passes along the roads. This is an
evidtDce of civilization and taste far
more than of pecuniary ability, for
we often lind the most abundant and
beautiful flowers where there is every
indication of narrow finances and
humble ways. of living.
This is perhaps owing in a great
measure to the faculties afforded by
the great florists and seedsmen who
furnish rare and beautiful plants and
seeds at very trifling cost, whose ad
vertisements reach almost every one
and whose goods are sent by mail in
ever so small quantities to suit the
means or wishes of purchasers.
But we are glad to know that the
old-fashioned way of gathering seeds
in a neighbor's garden, and sharing
roots with eacli other, is still some
what in vogue; both because there is
real delight in sharing these lovely
out growths of Nature's hidden
wealth of beauty, and because some
of the old and common plants have {
quite as'ranch of beauty ami grace
and far more of dear home
associations to ghtdden the eye and
heart, bo,h of the indweller and the,
passer by.
Indeed it sometimes seems as
though the new and vaunted species
are like caricatures of their old ana
loved originals; as witness the pan
sies, (garden violets) which are pic
tured in the tloiists' catalogues and
produced from seed that we buy.
Some are very line, but the most
lose in grace and fineness of texture
as they increase in size, and very few
retain anything like their old rich
coloring.
What rose surpasses the old dam
ask or the little burgundy rose?
Tnen the hardy plants have a claim
on our affections that no delicate ex
otics possess. They, like ourselves,
are indigenous. The home feeling
extends to them as it does to robins
and bluebirds, wrens and sparrows.
We like all beautiful, rare plants as
we enjoy guests. We delight in them,
we make much of thein, but we give
a deeper regard to those that share
with us the rigors of the climate, that
peep out with such fresh delight in
the spring air and greet the warming
sunsiiine.
But the cultivation of flowers is a
manifestation of some inborn grace,
some native taste and faculty in the
individual that is sometimes not ex
pressed in other ways to our percep
tions and so reaches, in its effect up
on us far beyond the enjoyment of
the flowers themselves. We see lux
uriance of grace and beauty in the
yard, in windows, covering stumps,
adorning little patches of otherwise
waste ground; overflowing rough
boxes or broken dishes, and we turn
eyes of wondering inquiry on the
rough, coarse man or the toil hard
ened woman, to see whether with
this key we can perceive what else is
in them akin to flower endure, what
else of fine taste, refinement of feeling
may be iddden in them. And if the
faculty of perception lie in us, we
always find that this is not alone.
Tho Erie Railway.
There are startling rumors afloat
with regard to the building of a new
line of railroad from Wellsville to
Glean byway of the Honeoye. If
built, it is to be double tracked; the
old line to remain only for the pur
pose of local traffic. A corps of en
gineers have been over the route and
approxed it. There still remains a
question, however, whether it will
not, instead of coming here, run from
the McDoogall stand south and de
louche near Corning. In the ab
sence of reliable information, no opin
ion can be formed as to how Wells
vide will lie affected. Certain it is,
that the road is to be double tracked
and will run without doubt over one
of the two lines, for I'resident Wat
son is said to have the money se< ured.
Which route will be taken, can only
lie determined by tiie event.—Alle
gany County Reporter.
SAYS the Can a sera ga T< men: "G.
13. Wentworth and son of this town,
keep ninteeii cows, and during tin
past season since April last, received
over one thousand dollars as receipts
from butler and young calves of the
stock."
That is about the same amount per
cow, as our Ulysses farmer realized;
and it shows what can be done on a
farm when well managed. We hope to
receive numerous items next fall from
farmers of this County,giving reports
quite as favorable as the above, and
we will send the JOURNAL for a year
free to the farmer who produces the
most butter per head from any num
ber of cows exceeding ten.
ANNUAL REPORT
OK TJIK
COMMISSIONERS
OF
POTTER COUNTY.
FOR 1873.
COUNTY FUND.
Expend Hurts.
Commissioners'* wages 906 00
Clerk hire 700 00
Auditing Recorder's accounts... 6 00
Tending town clock 25 00
Wild-cat bounty 12 2"<
Stationery 264 22
Fuel 250 oo
Public nrintijg 269 00
Mark K tench at Lunatic Asylum 22 f>4
BStillmau do 16080
Cassia Prouty do Si 05
Election expenses 1475 49
Advert'g lands by treas 21 oo
Clerk of Quart er Sessions 146 00
Commonwealth costs 900 23
Qualification fees 36 90
Jail expenses 2 50
Commissioner's counsel 50 00
Teachers' Institute 172 55
County fair 100 00
Referees 30 00
Money refunded 40 08
Western Penitentiary 270 72
Auditor's wages 216 00
Cleaning Court House 2 00
Coroners inquest 7139
Tipstaff 117 00
Court-crier 77 00
Sheep killed by dogs 36 00
Constables' returns 324 -0
Road views 415 50
Fuel 2 00
Assessors'wages 9181.8
Wood-house 422 00
Jury' Commissioners' fees 65 73
Damages 0y roads 9150
Hose for fire-wo: ks 4<no
Slieriif's lees 160 21
Incidental expcu-<f*s 2! 25
Constali.es attending court 18 iio
Traverse jurors' fees 1478 21
Grand do 612 41
Painting court house 130 50
Btidges 155 00
Repairs to public buildings 78 39
Sidewalks 67 98
Recording deeds 1 76 11,445 S3
Receipts.
Cash in treu' hands at last annual
report 3047 <W
From unseated lands. 72 and '75 65 OH
seated ret'd unseated 4 57
coirs- 72, 57i: 73, WBO U 44P> 43 *759 67
Expenditures over receipts ........... 3686 16
SPECIAL FUND
Receipt*.
Casli in treas" hands at last annual
re|Mrt 2816 77
From unseated lands "is and '73 .. 25 83
seated ret'd unseated '72... 1 33
coll re: 553 86; "3, 2031 44... 2585 30 5429 23
Expenditures.
Jail lot 131 45
Interest on bonds—P. A. Stebbins 300 00
—L. It. IVcker 36-I'io
do 2nl 00
do 144 00
do 360 00
—lsaac Benson 150 DO 1646 45
Receipts over expenditures 3982 78
We, the Commissioners of Potter Co., do eertifi
that the foregoing statement of receipts and ex
penditures for the year ending January ist, 1-74,
of the County of Potter, is correct, as will appear
hv reference to the books and vouchers lti this of
'ice. O. W. COLVIN,
1.. B. COT E, 1,, N. F.STKS,
Clerk. R. L. Will I E,
Commissioners.
Hue front unseated lands, 1R72 .. 6112 92
do 1873.. f 122 27
collectors, 1872 112 *8
do 1873 610 20
seated ret'd, '72 and '72 112 68
" RO Austin 75 00
" H. T. Reynolds 206 91
" Canteroii eonnty 905 26 13,293 82
Judgment favor Joseph .Matin... 25"*) no
Interest on same 15000 2,650 00
Excess of assets 1<>,643 82
SPECIAL FUND.
Due on bond Isaac Benson 5000 00
do Interest on same 150 00
do L. R. Decker 104)1 oo
do do 6000 14)
do do tiUOoOO
do do 2400 00
do Joseph Mano 5000 00 26,151 00
Due from unseated hinds, 1872 .. 2'68 03
" do 1873 .. 397 63
" collectors, 18 2 76 12
" do 1873 1308 57
" seated ret'd, '72 and *73 59 21
lit Treasurer's hands 96 62 7,706 18
Excess of indebtedness 18,444 82
RECAPITULATION.
Indebtedness over assets—social fund. 18,444 82
Assets over indebtedness co. fund 10,643 82
Net indebtedness 7,50 106
We, the Commissioners of Potter County, do cer
tify that t >e foregoing statement of the funds
of Potter County, January Ist, tS74, is oorrtv.
as will appear !.y a reference to the books am
vouchers in this otllce. <;. w. COLVIN,
1.. I). ESTES,
L. B. Cot.B. K. L. WHITE,
Clerk. Commissioners
ANNUAL REPORT
OF TIIE
WITORS if POTTtB CUT)
FOR THE YEAR
1873.
COUN TV C<)M MISSION E IIS
In account with
for 1873. I'OTTER COUNTY.
Geo. W. Colvin.
ssy time in otllce 75 das 225 no
travel oa 84 no
distributing paper* 19 das 5T no
time art I'lne Creek Bridge 3 das 900 375 00
For orders drawu 245 is.
■Sal due G W Colvin 130 0
11. L. White.
oy time in oitiee 75 das 225 oo
travel 11 33 00
distributing papers 19 das 7 00 315 0
For orders drawn 310 o-
Bal due K L White 5.'
L. D. Estes.
y time in oiiu-e T> >las 225 00
tiavei 28 84 00
distributing papets 15 das 45 00
trip to I'ine Creek bridge 4 das.. 12 oo
to Coudersport on painting Court
House 3 das 9 00 375.
Fbr orders drawn 35-> <
i al due L 1) Estes 25 :
Ve hereby certify that we have examined the a.-
counts of al.ove Commissioners to .lanua y 1
1374, and hud them to be as above state !.
m . J. At. HA VILION,
D. W. HAVENS.
Auditors
S. r. Reynolds, Shrr'jf,
in acc'anit with
POTTER COUNTY.
To jury fees in the following cases, viz;
Bingham Est vs Est Michael Berry 4
Est Wm S .Johnson vs Geo Keiley 4 ;,
C Barber vs Est Elijah Eiiis u
Wm Dent admr Est Samuel Rogers 4 .
Wiu Bent Hduir Est Samuel lteduer 4
Wtu M Dougal admr Est Wm Dairytiiple 4 :■
Corbon Bros for use vs Miles White 4 ••
23 is,
•T. V. HAMILTON',
D. W. HAVENS,
Auditors
I DAVID WHITE
in account with
I.yiiiiinsTiih' A Geriunnia Stiito Kd.
j By com n to co treas on 24*) 46 9 62
paymt in full to J Scliwart/.en
bach, com 36 15
paymt to J (l Merrick com 34 50
ill full .5 50
road plank, etc 4.96, 90 5 s6
payints to J (j Merrick, c0m.... 11 82
work of self, hands ami teams .. 822 25 935 9
To bal from old account 64s 46
funds ree'd from co treas 2+u 46
taxes recti J M Killtourue & Son. 3 73 392 65
Bal due 1) White, treas 43 25
•J. M. HAMILTON,
D. W. HAVENS,
Auditors.
A. ItOUNSE VILLE, Treas.
in account with
for 1874. Several State Roads.
Hopper House & Paddy Run.
To bal in hand from old act 269 40
By paymt in full D F Glass mire com. 30 00
H Gnau for bridge 25 00
D Baker, clerk 10 01)
25 das services by self 67 50 132 no
Bal in hand of treas 135 an
Freeman Run & Forest House.
Bv l>al due treas from old act .....* 12 71
9 das services 22 50
Amt due treas 35 21
Coudersport & Shipjien.
To bal in hand from old acct 12 59
Eec'd from Cameron co 54 00
Norwich tp, McKean c 0... 52 47 99 06
By paymt to A Nelson, com 2 40
R Fessendeu for work.. . 20 00
Traveling expenses g 28
Stationery 75; clerk hire 5 00 5 75
•29 das services of self 58 00 52 43 1
Bal in hand of treas 6 63
.J. M. HAMILTON,
D. W. HAVENS,
Auditors.
A. ItOUNSE VILLE. 7Was.,
hi account with
E. Fork Road District.
fly 8 days' services j t ; oq
To bal in hand from old account 2 V 5
Bal due A. Rounseville, tscas i;j 44
Audited. Jan. 8,1874. J. M H \ MILTON
l>. W. HAVENS, '
Auditors.
J. M. STAFFORD,
FOR MA. ■, I
PERSONAL TAXES. *
RETAILERS'LICENSES S s '
Licelises per rep't A A SWEVI-.,.... —-
brewers, 10t>. : rotabers, R A l : P'*R
By priming advertisement
receipts stale treas
commissi) >U on 389 oo.*. | 33> • R
Bal due by co treas. HEF.
PEDLARS' LICENSES.
Reed on license* as follows ' D , A
Dan, Joy 30 00; F Ray, UOND
Menagerie 30 60; H Nolo, A.
Isaac .strait 30TTU; .1 Vans,.', 7,,
By reels state treas: 2N79 LS iii SL I# t
commission on 175 00. .. I*,V'll^^Bl 1 * , V' ll^^Bl>E 1°
Bal due by co I reus " *
J. M. STAFFORD, Trent. §
IN ACCOUNT
REDEMPTION FUND. " N> |.-
Jau 1 Reed of A L Harvey, tale tivm ID
Feb 19 A During 25 A W R,, glie
May 16 G PC.IRSOLUMAEULI^*"
27 WWashburniaWlirtii!!! 8® in^
June 11 V I' Carter 26Bashanm '' HN'I.
Wt - 1; de Elf it:
„ D " 86A WT 2210 . ..JJI
\ov2s I) N Scot: HWA SHARON ]U 4 B^
DEE 11 T Bolaud 52a GENRE* U M T
May 16 IM A Uounsvilie 154a Wt 2124 (]
June 12 J S Mann3'Wt 2194SHANS!)!,! KEDBL*
Sept 4 J W Allen 50a W Bvh 0
Nov 25 Jos Maun LOOA Sharon J I
Dec 11 K Ross 56a Wt 4678 Suminit J.^^B
197a 467S
156a Wts 21I9 A 2186 2: '
Bal in hands of Treas 7"^^B,'
COUNTY FUNDS. G^MTUI
Reed from A L Harvey late treas JF
collectors for 1872 57230 T
do 1873 4077 VFT B Dpi
unseated for 1872 4X4S ]
do 1873 IN 15 ,B
on judgt vs Etilalla tp-iiuiatic it. l
Refunded by Andes Fire IN.se Co WW I K
By orders EO com reed and canceled : B L '?
'73 Match 27 2587 35 ill
Sept 4 2870 84 B
Dec 19 5871211 1.V3129 78) P
anp!i.-d SJM'EL fund 3.5: ,
column on eoilu W839 75 @4 p e L'J:;;4;YB "
! SPECIAL FUNDS. ~~^B U ..
Reed from eolrs for *72 55504 '.
'73 2031 44 256656
sted 4 unsted '72 2009 HI
from A 1. Harvey late treas 2811,77
By interest on bonds etc 1346 45 B;j, j
county purposes 2289 30 383575 ( J.„
column on $2613 74 1,4.7
Bal in Treas' hands T^B
DOG FUNDK ;
Reed from AI. ILirvey lafe treas 23S 9 Q
collectors for 1872 1.55 ;N K*'
By orders co com caneeied :
'73 MCLL 27, 18 00, Sept 4, IS 75 5675 i.I
coininn on 155 98 O A
Bal in Treas' hands TD^BHN
We certify that we have examined the
of J. M. Spatford, Treas, with Potter I'M®! I
for the several Funds above named :UI,IAI^H,
them correct, showing balances AS '
above stated. J M. HAMILTON,
D. W IIA\'KX
f. M. SPAFFORD. Trent.,
for 187 '. In account xrith t.'ie B^''"
Several State ROAD ( o
T'ad fly's Run & Hopper ll<>use. 11 *
iteed from Atibotl uns'ted 72 1(0
one half regular road SFL '7
P<>t ter IT Clint < n.
Reed uns'ted: '72, 73, .59 M
one half teg r'D : .37 ; '73, .25. 2 18 BL,
Coutlersport & Siiipjien. B> v<
llecd uns'ted Eulalia: '72, 36; *73, 36 2 |J
r.yniurisvillf & (Jennania. |
Reed uns'ted Summit '72 60
one-half reg road '72 60 120
uns'ted W Branch ' 72 12 22
three quarter reg r'd "72.. 36 64 48 BF> "4(4
Vudited J any. 15, 1R74.
J. M SP A V F()' H ). Trent., Ki
In account trill■ the ,
for I 573. ceTeral *'-BJV rri*. H
Ahlmtt Township. %
less apporti,, lPCL to state r'd . 112 113 B' l
p<>or 1872 and 187.! 2.'"> 5*3
Alley,tny Township. HN
Reed special road 1572 t'4
poor tax 1872 LI IT H (
East Fork District. •
Reed uns'ted riKid : "72, 7 9u ; 73, 79> l'S) I
Eulalia Township.
Reed uns'ted '72, 120: "73. 2 4" ? t>i !<>
sjKteial 70, 60; 72,1 20; '73, 120 30) T
poor tax 1873 123 I S
East Fork 7 90 15 7*
fleneseo Township.
Reed road on sea: ed duplicate. 1872 122
sjs-ei TI road 1*72 62
poor tax % 62 2 46
Harrison Township. i|
Reed uns'ted road : '72, 12 6T; '73,12 •'!) 2", 2D
S|eeial '72, 4 41; '73, 378 819 I
poor tax : '72. 5 04; '73, 630 11 34 4413
Ilomor Township. £
Reed sjieeial roiul '72 E;-
Pike Township. IF
Reed special road '72, 60; poor "72, 120 1® H
Summit Township.
Reed road "T2 120 I
less 14to LAG state r'd 60 60 M'
special road '72 1 20 1 SO BP
bounty '72 60 249
West Branch Township. fi
Reed road : '72. 50 86; 473, 1 00.. 51 86 H
less to LA. G state r'd 36 64 15 _ L.
special road : '72. '25 43; '73, ~A>.. 25 93 41 TT
J. M. SPAFFORD, Treas., |
In account vrith the ||
for 1873. Several School District*. V|
ABBOTT. ..1 I
Reed school and building *72, 4 55; "73,1 3®-• |.
ALLEGANY. , N ,
Reed school and building '71,1 92; T2,160.- ■
„ CDUDERBPDRT. I!
Reed 'K Fork dist school 72,11-5; '73. !•'- L|:
GENESEE. A B
Reed school I J,
HARRISON. ...a I 1
Reed schiMtl A build g 72,10 71: 73,12 6 ; '
HOMER. 40 ®
Recil school and building §£
FIRE. ,3 iii
Reed school AND building 72 ** 4G
. SUMMIT. ,30 M
Reed sciaxd and imilding y
WEST BR ANCH. _ ,-.5: K
Reed schtHi! and building 72. 44 ;>?: <3,87 M
We hereby certify that we have examine! 1B
counts of J. M. Spahord, Treasurer OF HLK ,I B
County, with the several Road 2 &
Disti icts in said County,and HUT IN*" L,,.jn- SI
ed to them respectively the AINIJI | ' LS A
above stated. J. M. H-VMHJ"' 1 |L
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