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.
Chickies Rock, Marietta, PA. On the line of the Lancaster and Marietta Trolley. Make your next pleasure trop be a trolley ride between Lancaster and Marietta where wonderful scenery abounds. A visit to Chickies Park displays the grandeurs of the Susquehanna. Cars leave Centre Square, Lancaster, every half hour. Conestoga Traction Co.
