C.S. RUSSELL, General Insurance ancl lieal Instate Agent, l owana, x-a.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THK
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF BRADFORD COUNTY FROM
JANUARY IST TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1880.
To amount paid Auditors $143 00
Prothonotary's and Register's Auditor... 90 (K
Prisoners' snpport in penitentiary 1.096 1.1
Conveying prisoners to penitentiary 338 45
Prothonotary's fees 425 48
Sheriff summoning jurors 186 00
Counsel to Commissioners 50 (X)
Rent of Court room at Troy 160 00
Bridge contracts 1,043 65
Costs iij Commonwealth suits 5,498 54
Bradford County Agricultural Society... 100 00
Election expenses 1,937 50
Assessors 2,140 00
Traverse jurors 7,552 22
Constables mailing returns and attending
at elections 915 23
Office books 987 64
Making duplicates and registers 80 00
Fuel and lights 636 17
Tip-stayes and orier of Court 419 50
Repairs on public buildings 481 92
Bridge repairs 2,662 92
Prisoners, support in jail 2,691 26
Grandjurors 861 41
Public printing 1,584 02
Postage and stationery 116 50
District Attorney 469 00
Coroners' and Justiees' inquisitions 13.1 7 4
Insurance on public buildings 97 50
Stenographer of Court 1,200 00
Jury Commissioners 210 78
Tax refunded 126 27
Damages for the loss of sheep by dogs—
OA Barrows, Albany sll 50
MR Vanloon, " 7 00
J B Wheaton. Litclitieid 7 00
J I' Morton, Terry 6 50
John Frisbie, " 20 00
II W Rhodes, Albany 8 00
14 Ma Donald, Franklin .. 72 (XI
A l> Stone, Leßoy 104 00
J B Warburton, Leßoy 15 90
II M Miller, Terry 8 00
Josiab Haggerty, Terry 11 33
F A Brad lay, Rome 6 50
Thomas Beaumont, l'ike 17 00
J 11 School!over, Terry 14 00
II J Chubbuck, Warren 9 00
Thos J Roof, Standing Stoue 22 50
J 11 Sehoonover, Terry 8 00
Joel S Taylor, Granville 28 00
John Elliott, Terry 16 Oo
Ellen Pitcher, Towanda 44 00
Clement Ell. Terry 9 50
II S Allis, Wysox 41 00
William Fox, Terry 14 00
J C Rogers, Litchfield 17 00
G Conkliti, Orwell 7 00
Chas Coleman, Merrick 19 00
Geo Mingos, Burlington 13 00
Thos Cook, Wysox 15 50
J II Allen, Rome 8 00
G W Brown, Orwell 7 00
James McMorran, Ulster 9 00
■ James Burk, Asylum 7 50
John B Warburton, Leßoy 8 (to
J S Shoemaker, Leltoy 12 00
C A Kelley, Leltoy 39 00
J A Whipple, Leßoy 10 00
Geo T Wilcox, Leltoy 40 00
Account with the several Collectors of County Tax tor ISBO and Previous.
2 Amount Amount Amount Amount
TOWNSHIPS Si HOMOS. . Women of Collector*. T- Exotier. Per
: Charged. Jteceived. ated. Ventage
Burlington West . . .N C McKc.iti .... 1577 Hal. $4 73 $4 73 .... ....
AI tin, Borough • • . C S Wilson .... 1879 11 07 11 07 .... ....
Athens Borough . . .J II iiosmer .... 441 4S 330 *23 $26 37 S7B 38
Burlington Township . . Win I* Bane .... 17>7 88 108 10 488 4-1 00
Burlington West . . .NC Me Mean .... 20 1)8 1411 f. 87
Burlington Borough . . S K Moss .... 83 04 72 32 3 '23 7 40
Kidgbury Township . . Jno Stirton, jr . . . 370 04 308 88 744 63 6'2
South Creek .... David Chase .... 40.7 55 300 50 3 71 41 34
Hvlvnnia Borough • • • David Stevens .... 42 88 33 84 1 '2l 783
South Waver ly . . ,H II Howell ..... 78 '2O 73 20 .... ....
Ulster Townsliip . . . Geo Bartholomew . . . 75 47 857 10 41 50 40
Wihnot Township . . . Thos K Quick . . . 245 71 150 1 5 17 7 5 41 8]
Total $l,OlO 03 $1,405 70 S3B 40 $335 82
Armenia Township . . Alba llurnham . . . 1880 349 S4 345 72 17 50 16 62
Asylum Township . .B 0 ChiUon <* 1,447 48 1,367 71 774 71 98
Athens Bo ottgh . . ..1 S Williston .... 1,886 59 1,488 55 319 70 78 34
Athens Township . .W A Plummer . . . . 3,747 50 3 604 36 68 70 IS4 44
Albany Township . . .W I. Kenyon .... 805 5'J 757 35 840 39 86
Alba borough . . . C H Wilson .... 194 34 181 63 3 '2O 9 55
Barclay township - . . Jno II Davies .... 1,031 57 956 17 25 07 50 38
Burlington township . - Win I' Lane .... 1,359 68 1,264 80 *2B 42 66 56
Burlington west . . .J A Phillips .... 1,076 83 1,002 32 21 76 52 75
Burlington borough . .M S Douglass .... 199 94 186 01 4 14 9 79
Canton borough . . .J II Tripp .... 1.067 10 1,007 92 613 53 05
Canton township . . . Edward Cole .... 2.306 40 2,167 35 25 07 114 07
Columbia township . . Lyman MoClure . . • 2,521 11 2,390 91 435 125 .34
Franklin township . . . Sterne McKee .... 827 31 778 87 745 40 99
Granville township . . Frank Bunyan .... 1,522 98 1,441 19 278 76 01
Herrick township . . .II F Rogers .... 1,053 02 992 08 872 52 32
Litchfield township . . Albert Carmer .... 1,009 15 1,577 29 884 83 02
Leliry township . . .L A Wooster .... J1.087 49 1,310 95 754 69 00
Leltaysville . . . .MS Prentice .... 469 63 443 27 303 23 35
Monroe borough . . .11 B llollett .... 355 32 318 81 19 74 16 77
Monroe townsliip . . .W A Kellogg .... 1,463 10 1,355 59 36 16 71 35
New Albany borough . .W W Mageo .... 84 77 79 05 156 416
Orwell township . . .A A Allyn .... 1,889 93 1,784 82 11 18 93 93
Overton township . . . Wendall Sick . . . 533 61 448 03 61 99 23 58
Pike township . . .C F Jones - 2,219 57 2,094 51 14 83 110 23
Kidgbury township . .M II McCormiok • - - 1,750 83 1,653 40 10 41 87 02
Home township . . .H M Van Winkle • • 1,436 81 1,359 76 548 71 57
Rome borough . . .11 G Wilmot - 192 05 181 79 73 956
Wheshequin .... George Childs • * - 2,457 64 2,316 01 19 74 121 39
Hmithfield . . . . Diton Phelps . 2,785 52 2,621 86 25 67 137 99
South Waverly . . . Geo \V Edminster - • - 929 37 869 95 13 64 45 78
South Creek . . .G II Thompson * * 1,167 78 1,097 66 12 35 57 77
Hpringtield . . . . Tim Leonard .... 2,434 22 4.356 11 14 10 114 00
Standing Stone . . . Geo C Jennings • - • 1,123 74 1,052 83 15 50 55 41
Kylvania borough . . .W H Stevens .... 218 10 205 70 158 10 83
To wanda borough . . .A Wickhara - - • 5,934 25 6,572 34 88 63 293 28
Towanda North . . .J M Ayers ... - 675 30 634 79 710 33 41
Towanda township . . .L M Bowman .... 1,267 05 1,188 85 15 63 62 57
Troy township . . .11 N Fish - - - 2,634 03 2,493 39 941 131 23
Troy borough . . .N J Stewart - 1,896 97 1,787 59 15 30 94 08
Tuscarora .... John (-tapper - - - 1,248 78 1,172 34 14 74 61 70 j
Terry townsliip . . . Shubal Bowman - - - 924 51 863 44 15 63 45 44 \
Ulster townsliip . . . James G Howie - - - 1,457 36 1,378 9 1 585 72 57 |
Warren township . . ,LB Rowe - 2,137 2) 2,023 It 758 166 48 |
Wells township . . .J W Beoman .... 1,829 90 1,732 67 604 91 19 j
Wilmot township . .O D Diefieubach . - - 1,065 74 985 41 28 47 51 86
Windham township . .It E Madden - 1,689 88 1,599 22 649 84 17
Wyalusing . . . .L E Stone - 2,081 52 1,952 48 26 28 102 761
Wysox township . . .E It Bishop .... 1,857 25 1,745 85 19 52 91 88 j
Total $72,755 76 $68,063 69 sllO9 87 $3582 20
EXPENDITURES.
Nelson A Mavnard, Troy $.lB 00
Tlieo Pratt, Granville 10 00
Ezra Baxter, Troy 34 00
M A Marccllus, Ridgbury 14 00
John Chambers, " 10 00
Charles Warren, Alba 38 50
John Conley, Ridgbury 8 00
Eugene DuMond, Armenia 19 00
Robert Young, Troy 17 40
J S Taylor, Alba 16 00
D F Ilildreth, South Creek 12 00
Francis Campbell, Burlington... 18 50
1) B Bruce, Leltoy 8 00
15 T Lindloy, Leltoy 17 00
Gilbert McNaiiglit, Granville.... 28 00
Byron R Morton, Koine 8 00
G M Huffman, Terry ... 19 00
Joel Campbell, lJtehffeld 26 00
John F Verbryek, Wilmot 24 00
Levi Stevens, Albany 8 25
G S Gamble, Wilmot 10 00
Klla Bowen, Warren 7 00
Wm I' Arnold, Hume 8 50
James Holland, Wilmot 50 68
L E Griggs, Monroe, 26 50
L M Marshall, Koine 34 00
Wm A Kellogg, Monroe 8 50
<) P Taylor, Warren 16 50
John A Keen, Standing Stone.... 20 00
James Burke, Asylum 22 00
George Griffith, Ulster 16 00
Peter Walhoru, Towanda 20 00
P P Sweet, Ulster 8 00
J W Fisher, Towanda twp 14 00
1) H Crimmin, Asylum, 8 50
P Gorsline, Wysox 18 00
John Peterson, Athens 24 00
'l' 1* Myer, Franklin 20 00
Geo D Chambers, Ridgbury 17 50
G W Sickler, Franklin 16 00
Patrick McG uire, Terry 12 00
liiram Stevens, Monree 2.) 00
Guy May, Ridgbury 53 00
Ellen Pitcher, Towanda 16 00
John Halstead, Terry 9 00
Allen Knights, Alba 32 00
E W Seott, Troy 34 00
W I> Ross, Armenia 10 00
S J Wheeler, Ridgbury 10 00
Geo 1) Chambers, Ilidgebury.... 12 00
E C Abbott, Pike 12 00
C L Squires* " 20 00
W M I'latt, Merrick 17 00
F A Bradley, Rome 13 (XI
Wm Welsh ,ir Towanda 35 00
Joseph Elliott, Terry 14 00
Repairs and expenses on Towanda bridge 2,962 66
Insurance on Towanda bridge 180 00
PoorJiouse construction 23,040 95
Purchase of Poor-house farm 11,179 08
Teams, implements, stock and labor for
Poor-House farm 2,657 03
Enlarging I'rot's and Reg's offices 2,597 02
Sheriff for election peoelamations 94 64
Daniel Bradford, County Commissioner.. 588 00
J W Hurst, County C mmissioner Gut (X)
M F Ransom, County Commissioner K) 00
William Lewis, Clerk 1,100 00
Total $82,905 98
Account with the several Collectors of Dog Tax for the year 1880 and Previous*
S Amount Amount Amonnt Amount
TOWNSHIPS & BOROS. Xames of Collectort. ? Exoner- Per
\ Charged. Received, uted. Centagt
Athens borough - . -J II Hosmer .... 8a1.530 00 sl9 00 $lO 00 $1 0#
Burlington township - -Wm P Lane - 53 50 45 60 550 241
Burlington west - - -NO McKean - - - . 32 78 32 78
Burlington borough - -S K lioss 5 50 4 28 1 00 9
Kidgbury township - - Jno Stirton jr - • - - 104 00 90 23 900 47$
South Creek .... David Chase .... 68 50 49 83 600 261
Sylvania borough - - - David Stevens - . . . 750 713 37
Ulster township - - - Geo Bartholomew ... 14 50 840 2 50 3 6®
' Wilmot township - - - ThusE Quick .... 114 50 100 23 900 527
Total . $420 78 $357 65 $43 00 SCO 24
Armenia • Alba Ilurnham . . - ISSO 15 00 10 93 350 5T
Asylum B C Chilson • 65 60 53 67 9 00 2 8$
Athens borough - . ..IS Williston .... 26 60 18 52 7 00 9S
Albany township - -W f. Kenyon - 83 50 75 05 450 29$
Alba borough - - . -OS Wilson .... 900 665 200 3$
Barclay John II Davies ... 40 00 32 78 5 60 1 71
Burlington township . -Wm P Lane .... 69 60 64 15 12 60 28$
Burlington West - - -.1 A Phillips .... 34 00 28 03 450 14T
; Burlington borough - -M S Douglass - - - - 600 570 30
j CanUn borough • - -.T 11 Tripp .... f, 00 593 60 27
j Canton township - - Edward Cole .... 110 50 91 20 14 50 480
Columbia .... Lyman MeClure ... 63 50 57 48 3 00 3 02
Franklin Sterne McKee • • - 50 00 41 80 6 00 2 28
I Granville Frank Bunvan - 78 50 68 40 6 50 3 60
llerrieU H F Rogers .... 41 60 36 58 300 192
Litchfield Albert Carmer ... 77 00 62 22 It 50 3 2$
' I.oßoy township - - -1. A Wooster .... 79 50 68 83 700 362
I LcUaysville - - . -MS Prentice - 950 808 100 42
Monroe borough - - dill lloliett • • - - 9 .50 8 55 60 4$
j Monroe township - - .Wm A Kellogg ... 74 00 65 65 500 34$
j Now Albany borough - -W W Magee .... 600 380 100 2®
1 Orwell - - - . .A A Ally n .... 72 00 63 65 5 00 3 35
, Overton • - Wendell Sick - • - 24 50 18 62 5 00 95
I Pike township - - - C F Jones .... 80 50 68 40 8 50 3 60
; ltidgbury - - . -Mil MeCormick ... 96 50 89 78 2 00 4 72
j Rome township * - - C M Van Winkle - 68 60 47 98 8 00 2 52
Rome borough - - -B G Wilmot .... 700 570 100 3®
Sheshequin .... George C'bilds .... 97 00 88 83 3 50 4 67
South Creek - - - -'1 II Thompson ... 56 0® 48 45 500 25$
Springfield .... Tim Leonard .... 74 00 56 05 15 00 29$
Standing Stone - - - Geo C Jennings ... 63 50 52 73 8 00 2 77
Sylvania Wll Stevens ... 5 50 5 22 .... 28
Towanda boro . . -A Wiekham - 59 50 49 40 750 260
Towanda North - - - J M Ayers t 41 00 31 83 7 59 1 67
Towanda township - - -L M Bowman .... 42 00 31 83 8 50 1 67
Troy township - . . II N Fish ... . 86 50 77 43 5 00 4 07
Troy borough - . - .N J Stewart - 22 00 13 78 750 72
Terry township - - - Shubul Bowman - 65 50 51 77 11 00 273
Ulster township - - - James G Howie • • 51 50 46 97 3 00 2 43
Warren township - - •L S Howe .... 82 00 75 05 300 395
Wells township . . .J W Beeman - 62 00 52 25 700 275
Wilmot . |) D Dieftenbach • - • 101 00 88 35 8 00 4 65
Windham - -R K Madden - 60 00 48 93 850 256
Wysox li li Bishop - 82 50 61 75 17 60 325
Total - $2,344 00 $1,977 00 $263 00 $lO4 00
I J
! John If. (.rant, Treasurer, in account with the said County of Bradford*
Dr. Cr .
To umoune due upon dnplicates for 1879 By amount exonerated to Collectors for
and previous year, - $2.340 74 1879, (Co. tax SBB 40: dog tax, $43 00) $13140
1 Hip's for 1880, including re assessments 72,755 7f> For ISBO, (county $1,109 87 : dog, $263 00) 1,372 87
Dog tax . 2,344 00 Percentage to Collectors for 1879 (county
*<)ver-draft at First National Bank • • 3,377 18 tax, $335 83; dog tax, S2O 32) - - 350 06
Incidental reccivals 557 27 For ISBO (county, $3,682 20; dog s'o4 00) 3,686 2<>
Tux received on returned lands • - 1,206 89 Paid Supt. Ryan for Teachers' Institute. 200 00
In Treasury, Ist, January 1880 - - 124 20 Statu tax for years 1879 and 1880 - - 3,236 50
On orders other than Poor-house - - 54,400 12
One per cent commission on $73,658 10 - 736 58
Two per Cent commission on $57,836 62
Less over-draft at F's Nat B'k 8||377 18
$49,459 44 989 19
By amount in Treasury .JJauuary, 1, 1881. 22,597 18
Total ...... -$87,707 10 Total - $87,706 10
* Money advanced by Bank previous to collection
of taxes for 1880, afterwards repaid. >
John 11. Grunt, Treasurer, in account with "Bradford County Poor District."
Dr. Cr.
To amount of cash from sale of Poor- By amonnt of interest paid on Poor-honse
house bonds $40,000 00 bonds SI,OOO 00
Orders paid for Poor-house purposes 36,883 04
< >ne per cent commission on $40,000 00.. 400 90
Two per cent commission on $37,883 40.. 757 66
Amount in Treasury, January 1,1881.... 969 30
Total s4u,oou 00 Total $40,000 90
State of Pennsylvania, Bradford County, ss :
We, the undersigned, Commissioners of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a truo
and correct statement of the reccivals and expenditures of said County from the lirst day of January
A, I>. 1880, to the thirty-first day of January, A. I). 1880. both days inclusive.
Witness our hands and seal of oflice at Towanda, this 10th day of January, A. I). 1881.
DANIEL BRADFORD, )
J- W. IIURBT, {Commissioners.
Attest— WILLIAM LEWIS, Clerk. M. F. RANSOM. )
BRADFORD COUNTY, SS:
We, the undersigned, Auditors of said County, do hereby certify that we have examined the forego
ing statement aiul vouchors for the same, and find them to be correct.
\V W. MOODY,
C. 1' WELLES, Auditors.
Commissioners' Office, January 13, 1881. U. M. PRATT.
! 1 HEAT ATTRACTIONS AT
H. JACOBS'
TEMPLE OF FASHION.!
I
No. 2 Button's Block, Towanda, Pa.
I have just received a large stock of FALL is \
WINTER GOODS, consisting in part of
MENS', BOYS', & YOUTHS' CLOTHING j
OVERCOATS, Sc.,
which I urn offering cheaper than the cheapest.
Fall and Winter Styles of HATS and CAPS, j
SIIIIiTS, COLLARS, and a beautiful selection of I
Neck Wear, SCARFS, TIES, &c., &c. Hosiery and ,
Gents' Underwear in great variety and very cheap. [
Buy your Clothing of me and Save money.
11. JACOBS, The Clothier
Towanda, June 25, 1880.
ANEW ENTERPRISE!
A GENERAL EXCHANGE!
In compliance with a very generally expressed
desire, 1 liave concluded to open an
"KXCIIAIVOE"
for the sale of HOUSES AND CATTLE, HOUSE
HOLD GOODS, and in tact everything which peo
ple may desire to dispose of.
I have employed a good auctioneer, and will have
PVBXjICS.HJLES
EVERY SATURDAY. I have ample accommoda
tions, and will receive horses or goods of any dis
cription to sell on commission, at public sale. Give
me a call at my Livery Stables, corner Main and
Rridge streets.
E. E. BUFFINGTON.
Sept. 14, 1880.
GEST JOB PRINTING