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Reed, commissioned Oct. 24, > 8 31; Isaiah Salmon, cominissioncd Oct. 25, 18 34 ; William Kitchen, commissioned Oct. 18, 18 3 7 ; John Fruit, commissioned Oct. 30, 1840; Iram D err, commissioned 18 4 3; Benjamin 1laym an, commissioned N ov. 5, 1846; Peter Billm eyer, commissioned Oct. 24, 1849; John Snyder, commissioned 18 5 2 ; Stephen H . Miller, commis sioned 18 5 5 : John Snyder, commissioned 18 5 8 ; Josiah I I . Furm an, commissioned 1 8 6 1 ; Sam uel Snyder, commissioned 18O4; Mordecai M illard, commissioned 18 6 7 ; Aaron Sm ith, commissioned 18 7 0 ; Michael G ruvcr, commissioned 1873, died in office; Charles G . Murphy, coroner, was sworn in A pril 5 , 1 8 ^ , and served until M ay 5. J8 7 6 ; Charles S . Fornwald, appointed by the governor M ay 5, 1876, served until Jan u ary, 18 7 7 ; John W . Hoffman, elected (all of 18 7 6 ; U z ^ H . Ent, elected fall o f 18 79 ; John Mourcy, elected fall o f 18 8 2; Samuel Smith, elected fall o f 18 8 5 ; John B . Casey, elected fall o f 1 8 ^ ; John Mourcy, elected fall of
- J . B . M cH enry, elected fall o f 18 9 4;
W . W. Black, elected fall o f 18 9 7 ; Daniel K norr, elected fall o f 190 0; W. W. Black. elected fall o f 19 0 3 ; Charles B. Ent. elected fall o f 1906; W. P . Zchncr, elected fall o f 1909; B . F . Rice, elected fall o f 19 13 . County Commissioners The following persons have served as county commissioners in the years mentioned, since 1866. From that date until 1875 one person w as elected each year fo r a term o f two years. A ftc r that three commissioners were elected evcty three years. 1806— Montgomery Cole, Allen Mann, John F . Fowler. 1867—David Y eager, lohn F . Fowler, Montgomery Cole. 186S—W . G rier Quick. Montgomery Cole, David Yeager. 1869 — Da>-id Yeager, W. G. Quick, C yrus Robbins. 1870—W . G . Quick, C yrus Robbins, H . J . Rccdcr. 18 7 1— William Shaffer, Cyrus Robbins, H . J . Rccdcr. 1872—William I.awton, H . J . Rce<lcr, William Shaffer. 1873—W illiam Shaffer, William Lawton, Jo h n H cm er. igy4._Vj})i;im Lawton, lohn H cm er, John Ent. 1875— Silas W . M cH enry, John H em er, Joseph E . Sands. 1878— > t^ h e n Pohe. Charles Reichert. A . B . Herring. i8 8 t— Charlcs Reichert. B . F . E d gar. Joshua Fetter* man. 1884— .Stephen Pohe. Washington P arr, Theodore Mendenhall. 1887—W . C . Girton, Jesse Rittenhouse, Ezra Stephens. 1890— Jesse Rittenhouse. B . F . Ed gar. C . T-. Sands. igf)3— Ti. M. Ikeler. ,T. G. Swank. W. H . Utt. i S g i^ J o h n N . Gordon. W illiam Krickbaum ,
N. Kitchen. 1899— W . H . Fisher, William Krickbaum, N . Kitchen. 1902— W. H . Fisher, William Bogart, C . W. Sterner. 1905—C. L . Pohe, J . A . Hess, Elisha Ringrose. 1908— C. L . Pohe, J . A . Iless, C . F . Lenhart. J 9 1 1 — O. S . Fleckenstine, C. E . W ellivcr, C. F . I.cnhart, Commissioners' Clerks Since 1866 the clerks to the county commissioners have been: R o lxrt C. Fruit, William Krickbaum, John B . Casey, J . D. Bodine, C . Terw illiger, D. Z. Mensch, R . F . V’anderslice, J . W. Hidlay, A . B. Black. Charles E . Smith, County Treasurers T his list shows the incumbents of this office during the terms in the years before their names, prior to 18 7 0 ; from and a fte r that time the dates show when they began their term s: i8 t6 , Jam es 1-anehead; j8 i8 , Josiah McC lu re; 18 2 0 ,18 2 2 , William W ilson; 18 2 6 ,18 2 8 , Andrew M c R e y n o ld s;'18 3 0 , Hugh M cW ilHams; 18 32, 1834, John F ru it; 1836, 1838, Hugh M cW illiam s; 1842, Leonard B. R upert; 1844, David D a r k ; 1846. Charles F . M ann; »848, FImamic] Ijtz a ru s; 1850. .Amandus L e v e rs; 1852, Samuel C reasy; 1854. John D oak; 1856, Jacob H a rris; 1858, Jam es S. M cN inch; i860. John A . Funston; 1862, Jam es S. McN in ch; 1864, Daniel M cH en ry; 1866. John J . S tile s ; 1868, Jacob Y o h c ; 1870, David I-owcnberg; 1873, John Sn yd er; 1 8 ^ . H . W. M cReynolds; 1879. A . S w ^ p e n h e ise r; 1882, A . M. Johnson; 1885, P. A . E v a n s; 1888, George A . H errin g; 18 9 1, John L . K lin e; 1894. J . R . Fow Icr; 1897, G . S . Fleckenstine; 1900. Jerem iah Sn yder; 1903. A . B . C roop; 1906, M . H . Rhodes; i ^ , John M ourcy; 1 9 1 2 , 1. L . Rabb. Township and Borough Assessors T he township and borough assessors for 19 14 are as follow s: Beaver— Emanuel H arg c r ; Benton borough—O. E . Sutton; Benton Tp.— John Iph cr: Berwick— Cyrus Sm ith; Bloom, W.— W. C . S lo a n ; Bloom. E .— P . B . H eddens; Briarcreek— William A s h ; Catawissa Tp.— Jam es B ib b y; Catawissa borough— O. D. L. Kostenbauder: Centralia. ist— M . W . Brennan; Centralia, 2d— .A. T . C on w ay; Centrc— Frank H arris; Cleveland— F . P . S m all; Conyngham— Peter J . M cH alc: Fishingcreek — W . H e ss; Franklin— D. M . R eeder; Greenwood— W. L . K elchncr; Hemlock—
