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.
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.
Driving the last spike on the low grade freight line, possibly the Susquehanna and Atglen. First row left to right: John Strimmel, Anna Atcheson, John Hendrie, Owen Bremmer - blacksmith who made the hammer and spike, George W. Hensel Jr. - hammering last spike, Alex Hendrie, Leander T. Hensel, Samuel Bair, Ezra B. Fritz, J. R. L. Atcheson, Richard Rohrer, Jerry Regan, John Cassidy, Dean Oatman, A. S. Harkness. Second row: Benjamin Cocharan, Barney Myers, Charlie Timanus, Vernon Harkness. Remainder of the group is Italian or African American railroad laborers.
Directors of the Quarryville National Bank. Back row, left to right: L. R. Ambler, C. L. Ambler, A. S. Harkness, George W. Hensel, Jr., Dr. C. E. Helm. Front row, left to right: H. C. Bair, M. D. Montgomery, T. R. Ankrim, F. M. Greenleaf, Neal Hambleton.
Probably dedication of Atglen & Susquehanna Low Grade Railroad, July 27, 1906, near Quarryville. John W. Hensel, Jr., is driving in last spike, with crowd of workers, also one woman and several boys, observing. John Hendrie was master of ceremony. Identofied are (first row, left to right ): John Strimmel, Anna Atcheson, John Hendrie, Owen Bremmer (blacksmith who made the hammer and spike ), George W. Hensel, Jr. (driving the spike ), Alex Hendrie, Leander T. Hensel, Samuel Bair, Ezra B. J. R. L. Atcheson, Richard Rohrer, Jerry Regan, John Cassidy, Dean Oatman, A. S. Harkness, (second row ) BenjaminCochran, Barney Myres, Charlie Timanus, Vernon Harkness. Remainder of the group, laborers. ( 2 identical photographs )