C.S. RUSSELL, General lnsurnce and Jieal Instate Agent, lowana, jra
ANNUAL REPORT
OF Til K
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF BRADFORD COUNTY FROM
JANUARY IST TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1880.
To amount paid Auditors $143 00
Prnthonotary's and Register's Auditor... 00 00
Prisoners' snpport in punitentiary 1,900 13
Conveying prisoners to penitentiary 338 45
Prothonotury's fees 425 48
Sheriff summoning jurors 183 00
Counsel to Commissioners 50 00
Rent of Court room at Troy 100 00
Bridge contracts 1,013 05
Costs in 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
Cilice books 987 04
Making duplicates and registers 80 00
Fuel and lights 050 17
Tip-staves and crier of Court 419 50
Repairs on public buildings 481 92
Bridge repairs 2.002 92
Prisoners, support in jail 2,0il 20
Crand jurors 801 4!
Public printing 1,584 02
Postage and stationery 110 50
Jiistriet Attorney 469 00
< 'oroners' and Justices' inquisitions 133 74
Insurance on public buildings 97 50
Stenographer of Court 1,200 oo
Jury Commissioners 210 78
Tax refunded 12 i 27
Damages for the loss of sheep by dogs—
C A Barrows, Albany $6 I 50
11 R Vanlooli, " 7 00
J B Wheaton. I„itcli!ield 7 00
.1 P liorton, Terry 6 50
John Frisbio, " 20 00
II W Rhodes, Albany 8 00
It Ma Don aid. Franklin 72 00
A I) Stone, I.oßoy 104 00
.1 B Warburton, Leßoy 15 90
II M Miller, Terry SO)
Josiah Haggerty, Terry 11 33
F A Bradley, Rome 0 50
Thomas Beaumont, Pike 17 00
J 11 Sclioonover, Terry 14 00
11 J Clutbbuck, Warren 9 00
Tlios J Roof, Standing Stone 22 50
J 11 Sclioonover, Terry 8 00
Joel S Taylor, Granville 28 00
•John Elliott, Terry 16 00
Ellen Pitch r, Towanda 44 00
Clement Ell. Terry 9 50
11 S Allis, Wysox. 4100
William Fox, Terry 14 00
J C Rogers, Litchfield 17 00
G Conk tin, Orwell 7 00
Chas Coleman, Herriek 19 00
Geo Nlingos, Burlington 13 00
Tlios Cook, Wysox 15 50
J 11 Allen, Rome 8 00
G W Brown, Orwell 7 00
James McMorran. l ister 9 00
James Burk, Asylum 7 50
John B Warburton, Leßoy 8 00
J S Shoemaker, Lelloy 12 00
C A K'-lley, Le110y.... 39 00
J A Whipple, Leßoy 10 00
Geo T Wilcox, Leßoy 40 00
Account with the several Collectors of County Tax for IHMO and Previous.
2 Amount Amount Amount Amount
TOWNSHIPS & BOROB. Xames of Collectors. ? Kroner. Per
I Charged, lie echoed. cited. Centage
Burlington West . . .N <' McKe.in .... 1*77 Bal. $4 71 $4 73 .... ....
Alba Borough . . .C S Wilson . . . ,18.0 11 07 11 07 .... ....
Athens Borough . . ..I II Ilosmer .... 411 48 33.i *J:t s'2o :;7 S7B :>8
Burlington Township . . Win 1' Lane .... 157 88 luS 10 488 44 90
Burlington West . . .X <1 McKean . . . . -0 98 14 1 1 087 ....
Burlington Borough . . S K Ross .... 84 o4 72 32 3 23 7 49
Ridgbury Township . . Jno Stirton, jr . . . A7' V 4 308 88 744 03 02
Mouth Creek .... David Chase .... 40."> 55 300 50 371 41 34
Sylvania Borough . . . David Stevens . . , . 42 8.8 31 84 1 '2l 783
South Waverly. . . , S II Howell . . • • 78 2 1 78 20 .... —.
Ulster Township . . • <leo Bartholomew . . . 75 47 857 10 41 50 40
Wilmot Township . . . Tlios E
Total $1,919 93 $1,495 70 SB3 40 $335 32
Armenia Township . . Alba Burnhani . . •
Asylum Township . •B C Chilson .... 1,447 48 1,307 71 774 71 98
Athens 80-ough . . .J S Williston .... 1.880 54 1,483 55 319 70 78 34
Athens Township . .W A l'lummer .... 3,757 50 3 504 30 08 70 184 44
Albany Township . . .W I, Kenyan .... 805 59 757 35 849 39 80
Alba borough . . .CM Wilson .... 194 34 181 63 3 20 9 55
Barclay township - . . Jno It Davies .... 1,031 57 950 17 25 07 50 38
Burlington township . - Win L' Lane .... 1,359 08 1,204 80 23 42 00 66
Burlington west . . ..1 A Phillips .... 1,070 S3 1,002 32 21 70 52 75
Burlington borough . .MS Douglass .... 199 94 180 01 414 979 j
Canton borough . . -.1 H Tripp .... 1,007 10 1,007 92 613 53 05
Canton township . . . Edward Cole .... 2,306 44 2,167 35 25 07 114 07 i
Columbia township . . Lyman MeClure . . • 2,521 11 2,390 91 435 125 S4 '
Franklin township . . . Sterne McKec .... 827 31 778 87 745 40 99
Granville township . . Frank Banyan .... 1,522 98 1,441 19 278 7ti 01
Derrick 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
Leßcy township • . .LA Wooster .... 11,387 4t 1,310 95 754 09 00 j
Leßaysville . . . .MS Prentice .... 40 03 443 27 303 23 35 1
Monroe borougli . . .B B Hollett .... 355 32 318 81 19 74 10 77 ;
Monroe township . . .W A Kellogg .... 1,403 10 1,355 59 30 10 71 35 j
New Albany borough . •W W Magee .... *4 77 79 05 ]SO 410 !
Orwell township . . .A A Allyn .... I.SS.i 93 1,784 82 1118 93 93 j
Overton township . . . WVndalljSick .... 533 01 448 03 01 99 23 58 |
Pike township . . .C F .Tones .... 2,219 57 2,094 51 14 83 110 231
Ridgbury township . .M II McCormick - - ■ 1,7-50 81 1,053 40 lu 41 87 02
Rome township . . .S M VanWiukle - - - 1,436 81 1,359 70 548 71 57 ;
Rome "borough . . .BO Wilmot - 192 05 181 79 73 950 j
Sheshequiu .... George Childs - • - 2,4->7 04 2,310 01 19 74 121 39 |
Smitlilield .... Diton Phelps - 2,785 ;52 2,621 80 25 07 137 99 j
South Waverly . . . Geo W Edrainster - - - 929 37 86) 95 13 04 45 78 j
South Creek . . .G IL Thompson - - 1,107 7S 1,097 00 12 35 57 77 J
Springfield .... Tim Leonard - 2,434 22 4,356 11 14 10 114 00 j
Standing Stone . . • Geo C Jennings • - ■ 1,128 74 1,05*2 83 15 50 55 41 j
Sylvania borough . . .W H Stevens - 218 10 205 70 158 10 83 j
Towanda borough . . .A Wickham - - - 5,934 25 5,572 34 88 03 293 28 j
Towanda North . . ,J M Aycrs ... - 075 30 034 79 710 33 41 |
Towanda township . . .L M Bowman ... - 1,207 05 1,188 85 15 03 02 57 j
Troy township . . .IT N Fish - - - 2,034 03 2,493 39 941 131 23 j
Troy borough . . .N J Stewart - 1,898 97 1,787 59 15 30 94 08 1
Tusearora .... John Ctapper - - - 1,248 78 1,172 34 14 74 01 70 j
Terry township . . . Sliubnl Bowman ... 924 51 803 44 15 63 45 44 I
Ulster township . . . James G Howie - 1,457 36 1,378 94 585 72 57 j
Warren township . . .L S ltowe ... - 2,137 23 2,023 14 758 100 48 j
Wells township . . .J W llceman - - - 1,829 90 1,732 67 604 91 19
Wilmot township . .O D Dieffenbaoh - 1,065 74 985 41 28 47 51 80
Windham township . .RE Madden - 1,689 88 1,599 22 649 84 17 j
Wyalusing . . . .L E Stone .... 2,051 52 1,952 48 26 28 102 70 j
Wysox township . . .E R Bishop .... 1,857 25 1,745 85 19 52 91 88 |
Total - .... $72,755 70 $08,003 69 sllO9 S7 $3582 20 j
EXPENDITURES.
Nelson A Maynard, Troy S3B 00
Then Pratt, Granville... 30 00
Ezra Baxter, Troy 34 00
11 A Marcellus, Ridgbury 14 00
John Chambers, " * 10 00
Charles Warn-n, Alba 36 50
John Conloy, Ridgbury 8 00
Eli ye tie DnMond, Armenia 19 00
Robert Young, Troy 17 40
J S Taylor, Alba 16 00
I> E Ilildreth, South Creek I*2 00
Francis Campbell, Burlington... 18 50
1> B Bruee, Lelioy 8 00
B T Li ml ley, Lelioy 17 00
(lilbert MeNauyht, Granville.... 28 00
Byron 11 llnrton, Rome S 00
CM llntl'man, Terry 19 00
Joi 1 Campbell, Litchfield 20 00
John F Verbrvek, Wilmot 21 00
Levi Stevens, Albany 8 25
G S (iambic, Wilmot 19 00
Ella Bowen, Warren 7 00
Win 1* Arn >id, Itotne S 50
James Holland, Wilmot ' 50 66
L E Griggs, Monroe, 20 50
L M Marshall, Rome 34 CO
Win A Kellogg, Monroe 8 50
() 1' Taylor, Warren 16 50
John A Keen, Standing Stone".... 20 00
James Burke, Asylum 22 00
George Griillih, Lister 16 no
l'eter Walboru, Towanda 20 00
P P Sweet, l ister S oo
J W Fisher, Towanda twp 14 00
Dlt Crimmin, Asylum, 8 50
P Gorsline, Wysov 1 , 00
John Peterson, Athens 21 no
T P Myer, Frmklin 20 00
Geo 1) Chambers, Ridgbury 17 50
G W Siekler, Franklin 10 oo
Patrick MeGuire, Terry 12 00
Hiram Stevens. Monroe 2.) 00
Guy May, Ridgbury 53 oO
Ellen Pitcher, Towanda 16 00
John Hulstoad, Terry 9 00
Allen Knights, Alba 32 00
E W Scott, Troy 31 no
W I) Ross, Armenia 10 00
S J Wheeler, Ridgbury 10 00
Geo D Chambers, Ridyebury.... 12 no
E <1 Abbott, Pike * 12 00
C L Squires' " 20 00
W M t'l.att, llerriek 17 00
F A Bradley, Rome 13 00
Win Welsh ,ir Towanda 35 0J
Joseph Elliott, Terry 14 oo
Repairs and expenses on Towanda bridge 2,962 66
Insurance on Towanda bridge 180 00
Poor-house construction 23,040 95
Purchase of Poor-house farm 11,179 08
Teams, implements, stock and labor for
Poor-llouse farm 2,657 03
Knlaryiny Prof's and Reg's ollices 2,597 02
Sheriff for election peocl.unations 94 04
Daniel Bradford, County Commissioner.. 58S 00
J W Hurst, County Commissioner 604 00
M F Ransom, County Commissioner 600 00
William Lewis, Clerk 1,100 00
Total $82,905 9S
Account with the several Collectors of Doj? Tax for the year 1880 and Previous.
ss
2 Amount Amount Amount Amount
i TOWNSHIPS & BOIIOS. Names of Collectors. Exoner- Per
; Charged, lleceived. uted. Centage
i :
i
Athens borough - . -,T II Hosnicr ... - JS79 8a1.530 00 sl9 00 $lO 00 $1 00
; Burlington township - - Win 1' Lane - 53 50 45 60 550 240
| Burlington west - - -N C McKean - - - - 32 78 32 78
i Burlington borough - -S lv Ross 550 428 100 3
j ltidgbury township - - Jno Stirton jr - 104 00 90 23 900 475
j South Creek .... David Cliase .... 58 50 49 83 600 262
Sylvania borough - - - 1 >avid Stevens - - - - 750 713 37
! Ulster township - - - Geo Bartholomew ... 14 50 8 40 2 50 3 60
Wilmot township - - - TliosE Quick .... 114 50 100 23 900 527
Total $420 78 $357 55 $43 00 S2O 24
i Armenia - ... - Alba Burnliam - - - ISSO 15 00 10 93 350 57
Asylum B C Chilson - 65 50 53 67 900 288
Athens borough - - • J 8 Williston - 26 60 18 52 7 00 98
| Albany township - -W L Kenyon - 83 50 75 05 450 295
Alba borough - - - -C S Wilson .... 9 00 6 65 2 00 35
Barclay Tolm II Davics ... 40 00 3'2 78 5 50 1 72
s Burlington township - - Win P Lane .... 69 50 54 15 12 50 285
I Burlington West - - -J A Phillips .... 34 00 28 03 450 147
1 Burlington borough - -MS Douglass - - - - 600 570 30
! Cant®n borouuh - - -J 11 .Tripp .... 600 523 50 27
1 Canton township - - Edward Cole - 110 50 91 20 14 50 480
{Columbia . . - Lyman McCluro ... 63 50 57 48 300 302
1 Franklin Sterne Mclvoe - 50 00 41 80 6 00 2 20
| Granville Frank Bun van - - 78 50 68 40 650 360
llerriek II F Rogers .... 41 50 36 58 3 00 1 92
j Litchfield Albert Carmcr - 77 00 62 22 11 50 328
j Lelioy township - - -LA Wooster - 79 50 68 83 700 362
Leßaysville - - - -MS Prentice - 950 808 100 42
Monroe borough - - - B B Ilollett - 9 50 8 55 50 45
Monroe township - - -Wm A Kellogg ... 74 00 65 55 500 845
j New Albany borough - -W W Magec .... 500 380 100 20
I Orwell - - . . -A A All vn .... 72 00 63 65 500 335
J Overton - . Wendell Sick - - - 24 50 18 52 500 9S
| Pike township - - -C F Jones - 80 50 68 40 850 852
i Ridgbury - • . - M II McCormick - - - 96 50 89 78 2 00 4 20
Rome township . -C M Van Winkle - - - 58 50 47 98 800 276
1 Rome borough - - -P. G Wilmot .... 700 570 100 30
Sheshequin - - - - George Childs .... 97 00 88 83 3 50 4 67
j South Creek - - - -'ill Thompson - - - 56 (tit 48 45 500 255
Springfield .... Tim Leonard .... 74 00 56 05 15 00 295
I Standing Stone - - - Geo C Jennings ... 63 50 52 73 800 277
Sylvania W II Stevens ... 5 50 5 22 28
: Towanda boro - - - A Wickham - 59 50 49 40 750 260
| Towanda North - . .J M Ayers t 41 00 31 83 759 167
Towanda township - . .L M Bowman .... 42 00 31 83 850 167
Troy township - . . H 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 - -1, 8 Howe - 82 00 75 05 300 395
Weils township . - .J W Boeman - 62 00 52 25 700 275
; Wilmot - - - . -D I) Dietlenbach • - - 101 00 88 35 800 465
Windham - - - - -11E Madden - 60 00 48 93 850 256
Wysox - . . .E R Bishop - 82 50 61 75 17 50 325
Total - - $2,344 00 $1,977 00 $263 00 $lO4 00
John If. Crant, Treasurer, in account with the stud County of firadfor
D ''- Cr.
i'o umoutie due upon duplicates for 1579 Bv amount exonerated to Collectors for
j and previous year, - $2.040 74 *IB7O, (Co. tax SBB 40: dog tax, $43 00) $lOl4O
Pup's lor 1880, including re-assessments 72,755 70 For 1380, (county $1,109 87 : dog, $2*33 00) 1,072 87
! Pog tax ..... . . 2,344 00 Percentage to Collectors for 1879 (county
I •♦Over-draft at First National Hank - - 3,077 18 tax, $00") 80; dog tax, S2O 32) - - 356 06
' Incidental receivals 557 27 For ISBO (county, $3,582 20; dog $lO4 00) 3,686 2q
i lax received on returned lands - - 1,206 89 Paid erupt. Ryan for Teachers' Institute. 200 00
lln Treasury, Ist, .January 1880 - - 124 29 State tax for years 1879 and 1880 - - 3,236 50
Oil orders other than Poor-house - - 54,400 12
One per cent commission on $70,658 10 - 706 5S
Two per cent commission on $57,806 62
Less over-draft at F's Nat B'k 8*377 18
I
$49,459 44 989 19
By amount in Treasury,'. January, 1, 1881. 22,597 IS
* * _____
Total ...... -$87,707 10 Total ... ... $87,706 10
* Money advanced by Bank previous to collection
I of taxes for 1889, Afterwards repaid.
John 11. (irant, Treasurer, in account with "Hradford County Poor District."
| ?r. . Cr.
ITo amount of cash from sale of Poor- By anionnt of Interest paid on Poor-honse
house bonds $-10,009 00 bonds SI,OOO 00
Orders paid for Poor-house purposes 36,883 04
One per cent commission on $40,000 00.. 400 00
Two per cent commission on $37,883 40.. 757 06
Amount in Treasury, January 1, 1881.... 963 30
Total $40,000 00 Total $40,000 90
I State of Pennsylvania, Bradford County, ss :
jOf We, the undersigned, Commissioners of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct statement of the reccivals and expenditures of said County from the lirst day of January,
■ A, I). 18 SO, to the thirty-first day of January, A. I). 18S0, both days inclusive.
Witness our hands and seal of otliee at Towandu, tlds loth day of January, A. 7). 1881.
DANIEL BRADFORD, )
J. W. HURST, [Commissioners.
Attest—WILI.IAM LEWI*, Clerk. M. F. RANSOM. )
l 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. P WKLLKS, f Auditors.
Commissioners' Ofii January 13, ISBI. U. M. PRATT. )
C 1 WHAT ATTRACTIONS AT
T
H. JACOBS'
TEM PL E OF F A S 111 ON.
Xo. 2 Button's Block, Towanda, l'a.
I have .just received a large stock of FALL &
WINTER GOODS, consisting in part of
MENS', BOYS', & YOUTHS' CLOTHING
tfRRCO.t TS, >V.,
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 me and Save money.
11. JACOBS, The Clothiei
Towanda, -June 23, 1880.
Anew enterprise!
-A GE N Eli AL E X CIIA XG E !
In compliance with a very yenerally expressed
desire, I have concluded to open an
eii ,v iv <; i<:
for the sale of HOUSES AXI) CATTLE, HOUSE
! HOLD GOODS, and in fact everything which peo
i pie may desire to dispose of.
I have employed a good auctioneer, and will have
M'fiSljfC
h\ Elt\ SA I t liDAY". I have ample accommoda
| tions, and will receive horses or goods of any dis
j cription to sell on commission, at public sale. Give
me a call at my Livery Stables, corner Main and
I Bridge streets.
E. E. BUFFINGTON.
| Sept. 14, 1880.
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