This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
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Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for lumber for the use of the jail.
Smith, Stephen. Person of color.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Fruitville School. Christian Hess Martin, Sr. is in back row, left. Teacher was H. E. Freed. Anna Martin is in front of Christian. Elmer Martin is in front of Ada.
Provenance
From MG-440 the Christian Hess Martin, Jr. Collection.
New Street Public School, 1892, Bertha Cochran Landis, teacher. Written on back: "Paul's class at New Street. Bessie Hohein, H. Ruth, Rudy, Dietrich, Lutz, Aument, Allwein, Moyer, Overly, Leila Martin, Mary Debolt." Group of children posed on steps.
Lancaster High School students. Names listed on back of photo: Arthur H. Bell; Walter E. Barr; Harry C. Bolenius; Ralph W. Coho; George W. Cornelius; Harold F. Diffenderfer; Charles W. Diller; Leon D. Dodge; William W. Eichler; James R. Elliott; Frederick Gasser; Ernest W. Haverstick; Eugene A. Heim; John P. Herr; William Hook; Guy H. Killian; William H. Kready; George E. Kuhlman; Walter S. Mellinger; Peter Mohr; Donald G. McCaskey; Robert Bruce McGaw; Harry P. Nolty; William P. Ostermayer; George K. Reynolds; Oliver J. Smith; Clay Sprecher; Lewis B. Sprecher; Harry A. Stauffer; Charles A. Steckman; and William H. Thompson. A number of female students are shown in the photo but their names are not listed. John P. McCaskey is seated at left in the front row.
Lancaster High School class of 1892--group of standing and seated young men with teacher, Prof. John P. McCaskey. Idlentification above and below picture: Leonard, C. Baker, Suleso, Kepler, Sponhert, Fieber, Gable, Higbee, Michael, Joseph, Howell, Frey. Isenberger, Bowman, Myers, Eby, Edgerly, McClain, Gompf, Powell, S. Baker, Smith, Albright, Warren, Campbell.
Faculty of Mt. Joy Schools, April 11, 1897. Identified, standing left to right are: Miss Gussie Trexler; Miss Bess Garber, Miss Carrie Druckenmiller, Miss Mame Hoffman, Miss Regina Myers, Miss Belle Leader. Seated, left to right: F. B. N. Hoffer, E. R. Barclay, Anna Walker, and Lou Kuhns.
Lancaster High School c. 1894 237-239 West Orange St. showing First class, names of students listed on back of photo but students are not identified by name. Names listed are: Arthur H. Ball, Harry C. Bolenius, Ralph W. Coho, George W. Cornelius, Harold F. Diffenderfer, Leon G. Dodge, William W. Eichler, James R. Elliott, Frederick Gasser, Eugene A. Heim, John P. Herr, Guy H. Killian, William H. Kready, George E. Kulhman, Walter S. Mellinger, Donald G. McCaskey, Robert Bruce McGaw, Harry J. Nolty, William P. Ostermayer, W. F. Satchell, Oliver J. Smith, Harry J. Stauffer, Charles A. Steckman, William H. Thompson. Also shown is John P. McCaskey.
Small group of students at the blackboard with their teacher in a classroom. Date on blackboard is Friday March 25, 1898. Written on back: "Compliments of Frank Williamson".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-30 Michael Haverstick Collection
