C.B. RUSBELL, Greneral lnsurnce and lieal Instate Agent, lowana, jra
ANNUAL REPORT
OF TIIK
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF BRADFORD COUNTY FROM
JANUARY IST TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1880.
To amount paid Auditors $143 00
Protlmnotary's and Register's Auditor... 90 00
Prisoners' support in punitentiary 1,996 13
Conveying prisoners to penitentiary 338 45
l'rothouotary's fees 4-5 4S
Sheriff BUiutnnning jurors 185 00
Counsel to Commissioners 50 l>o
lient of Court room at Trot 100 00
Bridge contracts 1,013 05
Costs in Commonwealth suits 5,408 54
Bradford County Agricultural Society... 109 00
Election expenses 1,937 5t
Assessors 'J,140 00
Traverse jurors 7,552 'J'2
Constables mailing returns and attending
at elections 915 23
Office books 987 64
Making duplicates and registers 80 00
Fuel and lights 63,6 17
Tip-staves and crier of Court 419 50
Repairs on public buildings isi 92
Bridge repairs 2,662 92
Prisoners, support in jail 2,691 26
Gran 1 jurors 861 43
Public printing 1,5x4 02
Postage and stationery 116 50
District Attorney 469 00
Coroners' and Justices' inquisitions 133 74
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—
C A Barrows, Albany s6l 5 )
H R Van loon, " 7 00
J P> W'heaton. IJtehtield 7 00
J P Ilorton, Terry 6 50
John Frisbie, " '2O 00
II W Rhodes, Albany S 00
R MaDonald, Franklin 72 00
A D Stone, Leßoy I<>4 00
J 1> Warburton, Leßoy 15 90
II M Miller, Terry 8 00
Josiah Haggerty/Terry 11 33
F A Bradley, Rome 6 50
Thomas Beaumont, Pike 17 00
J 11 Sehoonover, Terry 14 00
II J Cluibbuek. Warren 9 00
Thos J Roof, Standing Stone 22 50
J 11 Sehoonover, Terry 8 00
Joel S Taylor, Granville 28 00
John Elliott, Terry 16 Go
Ellen Pitcher, Towatida 4 4 00
Clement Ell, Terry 9 5 1
11S A His, Wysox 41 00
William Fox, Terry 14 00
J (J Rogers, Litchfield 17 00
G Coniilin, Orwell 7 00
Chas Coleman, Herrick 19 00
Geo Mingots, Burlington 13 00
Thos Cook, Wysox 15 50
J II Allen, Rome 8 GO
G W Brown, (Orwell 7 00
James McMorran, Ulster 0 00
James Burk, Asylum 7 50
John B Warburton, Leßoy 8 00
J S Shoemaker, Leßoy 12 00
C A Kel ley, Leßoy 39 00
J A Whipple, Leßoy 10 00
Geo T Wilcox, Leßoy 40 00
Account with the several Collectors of County Tax for 1880 and Previous.
5 Amount Amount Amount Amount
TOWNSHIPS & BOIIOS. Xumest of Collectors. I s Exone.r. Per
: Charged. Ilcceived. ated. Ctntuge
Burlington West . . .Si' McKc.ui .... 1877 Bal. $4 73 $4 74 .... ....
Alba Borough . . . C S Wilson .... 1870 11 07 11 07 .... ....
Athens Borough . . ..I 11 Ilosraer .... 441 48 339 '23 S2O 37 S7B 38
Burlington Township . . Win I' Lane .... 157 83 108 10 488 44 90
Burlington West . . .N C MeKeati .... 20 ( J8 14 11 687 ....
Burlington Borough . . S K Boss .... 83 04 72 32 3 23 7 40
Kidgbury Township . . 3no Stirton, jr . . . 870 04 308 83 744 03 02
South Creek .... David Chase .... 405 55 300 50 371 41 34
Sylvania Borough . . . David Slovens . . , . 42 88 33 84 121 783
South Waverly . . , S II Howell .... 73 2) 73 20 .... ....
Ulster Township . . • Ceo Bartholomew . . . 75 47 857 16 44 50 40
Wilmot Township . . . Tlios F
Total $1,919 93 $1,495 7u SB3 40 $385 82
Armenia Township . . Alba Burnham . . . 1880 349 S4 345 - > 77 50 10 62
Asylum Township . . 1-5 C Chilson .... 1,447 48 1.307 71 774 71 98
Athens Bo ough . . ..IS Williston .... 1,886 50 1,453 55 319 70 73 34
Athens Township . .W A lMumtner .... 3,757 50 3 504 30 03 70 184 14
Albany Township . . .W L Kenyou .... Bus 59 757 8,5 840 39 86
Alba borough . . . C S Wilson .... 194 34 181 63 3 20 9 55
Barclay township - . . Jno 11 Davies .... 1,031 57 950 17 25 07 50 38
Burlington township . . Win I' Lane .... 1,359 03 1,264 80 23 42 06 56
Burlington west . . .J A Phillips .... 1,076 83 1,002 32 21 76 52 75
Burlington borough . .M S Douglass .... 199 94 130 01 4 14 9 79
Canton borough . . ..1 II Tripp .... 1,007 10 1,007 92 613 53, 15
Canton township . . . Edward Cole .... 2,3:16 49 2,167 35 25 07 114 >7
Columbia township . . Lyman MeClnre . . • 2,521 11 2,390 91 435 125 84
Franklin township . . .SterneMcKec .... 827 31 778 87 745 40 99
Granville township . . Frank Banyan .... 1,522 98 1,444 19 278 70 01
llerriek township . . .11 F Rogers .... 1,053 02 992 03 872 52 32
Litchfield township . . Albert Carmer .... 1,669 15 1,577 29 884 83 02
Leßsy township . . .LA Wooster .... £1,387 49 1,310 95 754 09 00
Leßaysville . . . .MS Prentice .... 4&J 03 443 27 303 23 35
Monroe borough . . . B B llolhtt .... 355 32 31S 81 19 74 10 77
Monroe township . . .W A Kellogg .... 1,403 10 1,355 59 30 16 71 35 ,
New Albany borough . .W W Magee .... 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 01 448 03 61 99 23 58 j
Pike township . . .C K .Tones .... 2,219 )7 2,094 51 14 83 110 23 j
Ridgbury township . .MM McCormick - - - 1,750 83 1,653 40 10 41 87 02 I
Rome township . . .SM Vail Winkle - - " 1,436 81 1,359 76 548 71 57 |
Rome borough . . .15 G Wilmot - 192 05 181 79 73 956 j
Sheshequiu .... George Chi Ids - • - 2,457 64 2,310 01 19 74 121 39 I
Smithfield .... Diton Phelps ... - 2.785 52 2,021 80 25 67 137 99 I
South Waverly . . . Geo W Kdminster - - - 929 37 809 95 13 04 45 78 j
South Creek . . .Gil Thompson - - 1,107 78 1,097 66 12 35 57 77 I
Springfield .... Tim Leonard .... 2,434 22 4,356 11 14 10 114 00 ,
Standing Stone . . . Geo C Jennings - - • 1,128 74 1,052 83 15 50 55 41
Sylvania borough . . .W II Stevens - 218 10 205 70 158 10 83 I
Towanda borough . . .A Wickham - - - 5,934 25 5,572 34 88 63 293 28 I
Towanda North . . ..1 M Ayers ... - 675 30 034 79 710 33 41
Towanda township . . .L M Bowman .... 1,267 05 1,188 85 15 63 62 57 i
Troy township . . .UN Fish - - - 2,634 03 2,493 39 941 131 23 |
Troy borough . . .N ,T Stewart - 1,896 97 1,787 59 15 30 94 08 !
Tuscarora . . . . John Ctapper - - - 1,248 78 1,172 34 14 74 61 70 I
Terry township . . . Shubal Bowman - - - 924 51 863 44 15 63 45 44 j
Ulster township . . . James G Howie - - - 1,457 36 1,378 94 585 72 57 |
Warren township . . .L S Howe ... - 2,137 20 2,023 14 758 106 48 S
Wells township . . .J W Bcenaan • 1,820 90 1,732 67 604 91 19
Wilmot township . . <)I) Dieffenbach - • • 1,065 74 985 41 28 47 51 86
Windham township . .R B Madden - 1,639 88 1,599 22 649 84 17 I
Wyalusing . . . .L F Stone .... 2,081 52 1,952 48 26 23 102 76 i
Wysox township . . .E It Bishop .... 1,857 '25 1,745 85 19 52 91 88 |
Total - .... $72,755 70 $63,003 69 sllO9 87 $3582 '2O
EXPENDITURES
Nelson A Maynard, Troy S3B 00
Thco Pratt, Granville 30 00
Ezra Baxter, Troy 34 00
11 A Marcellus, Ridgbury 14 09
John Chambers, " lo 00
Charles Warren. Alba 36 50
John Con lev, Ridgbury 8 00
Eugene Du.Vlond, Armenia 19 00
Robert Young, Troy 17 40
• I S Taylor, Alba 16 00
D F ilddreth, South Creek 12 00
Fran is Campbell, Burlington... 13 50
D B Bruce, Leßoy 8 00
B T Li lull cy, Leßoy 17 00
Gilbert McXaught, Granville.... 28 00
Byron li liortou, Rome 8 00
G M Huffman, Terry 19 00
Joel Campbell, Litehffeld 26 00
John F Verbryek, WiliUot 24 00
J.cvi Stevens, Albany 8 25
G S Gamble, Wilmot lvi 00
Ella Bowen, Warren 7 00
Win P Arnold, Rome 8 50
James Holland, Wilmot 50 66
L E Griggs, Monroe 26 50
I. M Marshall, Rome 34 00
Wm A Kellogg, Monroe 8 50
(> P Taylor, Warren 16 50
John A Keen, Standing Stone.... 20 00
.Tallies Burke, Asylum 22 00
George Griffith, Ulster 16 no
Peter Walboru, Towanda 20 00
P P Sweet, Ulster 8 00
J W Fisher, Towanda twp 14 00
D 11 Crimmin, Asylum, 8 50
P Gorslilie, Wysox IS 00
John Peterson, Athens 24 00
T P Myer, Franklin 20 00
Geo 1> Chambers, Ridgbury 17 50
G W Sicrkler, Franklin 16 00
Patrick McGuire. Terry 12 00
Hiram Stevens, Monroe 29 00
Guy May. Ridgbury 53 00
Ellen Pitcher, i'owand i 16 00
John Ilalstead, Terry 9 00
Allen Kniglits, Alba 32 00 .
F W Seotl, Troy 34 00
W D Ross, Armenia 10 00
S .] Wheeler, Ridgbury 10 00
Geo D Chambers, llidgebury.... 12 uO
K C Abbott, Pike 12 00
(' L Squires' " 20 00
W M I'latt, Herrick 17 00
F A Bradley, Rome 13 00
Wm Welsh jr Towanda 35 00
Joseph Elliott, Terry 14 00
Repairs and expenses on Towanda bridge 2,962 66
Insurance on Towanda bridge ISO 00
Poor-house construction 23.040 95
Purchase of Poor-house farm 11,179 03
Teams, implements, stock and labor for
Poor-House farm 2,657 03
Enlarging Prut's and Reg's offices 2,597 02
Sheriff for election peoel.iinations 94 64
Daniel Bradford, County Commissioner.. 588 00
J W Hurst, County Commissioner 604 00
M F Ransom, County Commissioner 000 00
William Lewis, Clerk 1,109 00
Total $82,905 9,8
Account with the several Collectors oCDog Tax for the year 1880 ancl Previous.
2 Amount Amount Amount Amount
TOWNSHIPS & BOItOS. Xames of Collectors. 7 s Exoner- Per •
• Charged. Received, uted. Centage
Athens borough • . -J II Ilosmer - - - - 1579 Dal.s3o (JO $ lit 00 $lO 00 SIOO
Burlington township - -Wm P Lane - 53 50 45 60 550 240
Burlington west - - -NO MoKean - - - - 32 7S 32 78
Burlington borough - -S K Ross 550 428 100 £}
Ridgbury township - Jno Stirton jr - 104 00 90 23 9 00 4 75
South Creek - - - - David Chase .... 58 50 40 83 600 262
Sylvania borough - - . Daviil Stevens - - - - 750 713 37
Ulster township ' - . . Geo Bartholomew ... 14 50 840 250 360
Wilmot township - - - Thus E Quick .... 114 50 ICO 23 900 527
Total ..... - $420 78 $357 55 $43 00 S2O 24
Armenia ..... All,a Burnliam - - - ISSO 15 00 10 93 3 50 57
Asylum B C Cldlson .... 65 50 53 67 9 00 2 83
Athens borough - - ~1 S Williston .... 23 60 IS 52 7 00 98
Albany township - -W L Kenyon .... 83.50 75 05 450 293
Alba borough - - - -C S Wilson .... 9 00 6 65 2 00 36
Barclay Tohn H Davies ... 40 00 32 78 5 50 1 72
Burlington township - - Win P Lane .... 69 50 54 15 12 50 286
Burlington West • - -J A Phillips .... 34 00 28 03 450 147
Burlington borough - -MS Douglass - - - - 600 570 30
Canton borough - - -.111 Tripp .... 600 593 50 27
Canton township - -Ed ward Cole .... 110 50 91 20 14 50 480
Columbia .... Lyman Met lure ... 63 50 57 48 3 00 3 02
Franklin Sterne McKee - - - 50 00 41 80 6 00 2 20
Granville Frank Bunvan - - 7S 50 6S 40 6 50 3 60
Merrick II K Rogers .... 41 50 36 58 3 00 1 92
Litchfield Albert Carmer - 77 00 62 22 11 50 32S
Leßoy township - - -L A Wooster - 79 50 68 S3 700 362
Leßaysviile - - - -MS Prentice - 950 808 100 42
Monroe borough - - .B B llollett - - - - . 950 855 50 45
Monroe township - - -Wm A Kellogg - • - 74 00 65 55 500 345
New Albany borough - -W W Magee .... 500 380 100 20
Orwell - - - . .A A Ally 11 .... 72 U0 63 65 500 335
Overton - -Wendell Sick - - - 24 50 18 52 500 98
Pike township - - .C F Jones - 80 50 68 40 850 352
Ridgbury - • - - MHMcCormiek - - - 98 50 89 78 200 420
Rome township - - . C M Van Winkle - - - 58 50 47 98 8 00 2 76
Rome borough - - .B G Wilmot .... 7no 570 100 30
Sheshequin - - . . George Chi Ids - - - 97 00 8S S3 3 50 4 67
South Creek - . . -G II Thompson ... 50 0# 48 45 500 255
Springfield .... Tim Leonard .... 74 00 56 05 15 00 295
Standing Stone - - - Geo C Jennings - - - 63 50 52 73 800 277
Sylvania WII Stevens ... 5 50 522 28
Towanda born . . . A Wicklmm , - 59 50 49 40 7 50 2 60
Towaiula North - - .J M Ayers t 41 00 31 83 759 167
Towanda township • - .L M Bowman .... 42 00 31 83 8 50 1 67
Troy township - - . 11 N Fish ... . 86 50 77 43 5 00 4 07
Troy borough - - . .N J Stewart - 22 00 13 78 750 72
Terry township - . - Shubal 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 Rowe .... 82 00 75 05 300 895
Wells township . - -J W Beeman - 62 00 52 25 700 275
Wilmot - I) D DietVenbach - - - 101 00 88 35 8 00 4 65
Windham - - - - -RE Madden - 60 00 48 93 850 256
\\ ysox - - - - .ER Bishop • 82 50 61 75 17 50 325
Total - $2,844 00 $1,977 00 $263 00 $lO4 00
John If. Ciraut, Treasurer, in account with the said County of Hradl'or
Dr. Cr.
To amonno due upon duplicates for 1879 By nmount exonerated to Collectors for
and previous year, - $2.340 74 1879, (Co. tax SBB 40: dog tax, $43 00) $13140
Dup's for 188 J, including re-assessments 72,735 70 For 1880, (county $1,109 87 : dog, $203 00) 1,372 87
Dot; tax ..... . . 2,314 t'O Percentage to Collectors for 1879 (county
♦Over-draft at First National Dank - - 3,377 18 tax, $335 83; dog tax, S2O 32) - - 356 06
Incidental vcceivuls 337 27 For 1880 (county, $3,582 20; dog $ .04 00) 3,656 2o
Tax received on returned lands - - 1,206 89 l'aid Supt. ltyan for Teachers' Institute. 200 00
In Treasury, Ist, January 1880 - - 124 29 State tax for years 1879 and 1880 - - 3,236 50
On orders otfior than Poor-liouse - - 54,400 12
One per cent commission on $73,638 10 - 730 58
Two per cent commission on $57,836 62
Less over draft at F's Nat B'k 8JJ377 18
$49,459 44 989 19
Isy amount in Treasury ,'Jauuary, 1, 18S1. 22,597 18
Total ... - -$57,707 10 Total ... . $87,700 10
* Money advanced by Bank previous to collection
of taxes for 1880, afterwards repaid.
.9 oli ci 11. Cr.int, Treasurer, in account with "II rail ford County Poor District."
Dr. Cr.
To amount of cash from sale of Poor- By amonnt of interest paid on Poor-honse
house bonds $40,00) 00 bonds SI,OOO 00
Orders paid for Poor-house purposes 36,883 04
< >ne per cent commission on $40,000 00.. 400 00
Two per cent commission on $37,883 40.. 757 66
Amount in Treasury, January 1, 1881.... 969 30
Total $40,000 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 true
and correct statement of the receivals and expenditures of said County from the first day of January,
A, P. 1880, to the thirty-first day of January, A. I>. 1880, both days inclusive.
Witness our hands and seal of ollicc at Towanda, this loth day of January, A. D. 1881.
DANIEL BRADFORD, 1
J. W. HURST, J Commissioners.
Attest— WILLIAM LHWIS, Clerk. M. F. RANSOM. )
BRADFORD COUNTY, SS:
We, the un lersigned, Auditors of said County, do hereby certify that we have examined the forego
ing statement and vouchors for the same, and find them to be correct.
W W. MOODY, )
C. 1* WELLES, [ Auditors.
Commissioners' Office, January 13, ISSI. U. M. PRATT. )
BEAT ATTRACTIONS AT
kjr
H. JACOBS'
TEMPLE OF F A SIIION.
No. 2 Pattou'a Block, Towanda, Pa.
I have just received a large stock of FALL Ik
WINTER GOODS, consisting in part of
MENS', BOYS', & YOUTHS' CLOTHING I
© raifmrn, *.,
which I am offering cheaper than the cheapest.
Fall and Winter Styles of IIATS and CAPS,
SHIRTS, COLLARS, and a beautiful selection of
Neck Wear, SCARFS, TIES, &c., &c. Hosiery and
Gents' Underwear in great variety and very cheap.
Buy your Clothing of tne and Save money.
11. JACOBS, The Clothier
Towanda, June 25,1550.
ANEW ENTERPRISE !
A GENERAL EXCHANGE!
In compliance with a very generally expressed
desire, 1 hare concluded to open an
"EXCHAA< E "
for the sale of HORSES ANI) CATTLE, HOUSE
HOLD GOODS, and in fact everything which peo
ple may desire to dispose of.
I have employed a good auctioneer, and will have
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
Bridge streets.
E. E. BUFFINGTON.
Sept. 14,1880.
tOnly S2O
for this style of PHILADELPHIA
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market. Remember, ivc send
it to be examined before you
P<iy for it. This is the same
etvle other companies retail for SSO.
All Machines warranted for three
years. Send for our Illustrated Cir
cular and Testimonials. Address
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17 N. Tenth St, Philadelphia, Fa.