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.
Lemon Street School, Lancaster, 1894 - 1895 class, A. R. Stamy, teacher. Identified, starting with the back row, from left to right: G. B. Weaver, Howerd F. Brimmer, james B. Stauffer, Samuel R. Fraim, Ralph Zook, Newton Buch. Next row, left to right: William Edwards, "Skinny" Vondersmith, John Haas, Jay Reist, Walter Fraim, Elmer Zercher, William Hoefel, Paul Evans, Martin Wolf. Next row, left to right: Robert Zahm, Ed Illyus, "Joker" Strauss, J. Piersol Conn, Paul Owens, Charles Ezra Bowman, John S. Cochran. Next row, left to right: Robert Reist, Sam Keller, George H. Dodge, John J. Bowman. Front row, from left: Albert Raub, Arthur Hammel, Luther Heisey, Eddie Glass, Thomas Jeffries, Harry Mowery, Walter Dunlap, Dave Culp, James P. Martin, James Best, Daniel Agnew.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
