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United States Government
The 28th presidential term of four years commenced on the 4th day of March, 1897, and will expire at noon on the 4th day of March, 1901.
EXECUTIVE
President--William McKinley of Ohio. Salary $50,000
Vice-President-- Garret A. Hobart, of New Jersey. Salary $8,000
THE CABINET.
Secretary of State--John Hay, of D.C. Salary $8,000.
Secretary of Treasury --Lyman G. Gage, of Illinois. Salary $8,000.
Secretary of War--Russell A. Alger, of Michigan. Salary $8,000
Attorney General--John W. Griggs, of New Jersey. Salary $8,000
Postmaster General--James A. Gary, of Maryland. Salary $8,000
Secretary of Navy -- John D. Long. Of Massachusetts; Salary $8,000
Secretary of Interior--Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York. Salary $ 8,000
Secretary of Agriculture--James Wilson, of Iowa. Salary $8,000
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
The legislative powers of the general government are invested in the United States Congress which consist pf ninety members, two from each state. The House of Representatives consists of 357 members. Salary of Senators and Representatives $5,000 per year and mileage twenty cents per mile.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Chief Justice--Melville W. Fuller, of Illinois. Salary $10,500.
Associate Justices--Horace Gray, Massachusetts; Henry B. Brown, of Michigan; George Shiras, Jr., Pennsylvania; Edward D. White, Louisiana; Rufus W. Peckham, New York; John M. Harlan, Kentucky; David J. Brewer, Kansas; Joseph McKenna, California. Salary of Associate Justices, $10,000.
Reporter--J.C. Bancroft, Davis, New York. Clerk-- J.H. McKenney, D.C.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE GOVERNMENT
Executive Department
Governor-- William A. Stone. Salary $10,000.
Lieutenant-Governor--Walter Lyon. Salary, $3,500.
Secretary of the Commonwealth--David Martin. Salary, $5,100.
Attorney-General--Henry McCormick. Salary, $3,500 and fees.
State Treasurer-- Benjamin J. Haywood. Salary $6,200
Secretary of Internal Affairs--J.W. Latta. Salary, $3,500
Auditor- General-- Amos H. Mylin. Salary, $ 4,200
Superintendent of Public Instruction--Nathan C. Shaeffer. Salary, $ 3,750
Adjutant- General-- Thomas J. Stewart. Salary, $3,500
Commissioner Insurance Department--James H. Lambert. Salary, $3,000
State Librarian-- William H. Egle. Salary $1,800
Superintendent of Banking-- B.F. Gilkeson. Salary $4,000
Factory Inspector--James Campbell. Salary, $1,500
Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds-- J.C. Delaney. Salary , $1,400
Superintendent of Public Printing-- Thomas Robinson. Salary, $2,000
TIOGA COUNTY OFFICERS
President Judge-John I. Mitchell
Sheriff--George W. Johnson
Prothonotory-- Francis M. Sheffer.
Register and Recorder--Charles L. Babcock
Clerk of Court of Quarter Sessions--Francis M. Sheffer
Clerk of Orphans Court--Charles L. Babcock
Court Stenographer--Mrs. O.V. Corsaw
Treasurer-- Richard Smith
District Attorney--A.B. Dunsmore
Commissioners-- H.B. Colegrove, Thomas M. Reese, Louis Doumax
Clerk to Commissioners--Frank Watkins
Poor Directors-- The County Commissioners
Auditors--Eugene Beauge, Otis Coolidge, Joseph Emberger.
Surveyor-- John S. Purvis
Coroner-- W.G. Humphrey
Solicitor-- N.H. Ryon
TIOGA COUNTY BAR
| Attorneys | Township | |
| J.W. Adams | Mansfield | |
| Henry A. Ashton | Knoxville | |
| John N. Bache | Wellsboro | |
| D.W. Baldwin | Westfield | |
| H.L. Baldwin | Tioga | |
| Clark W. Beach | Westfield | |
| David Cameron | Wellsboro | |
| Leon S. Channell | Mansfield | |
| S.F. Channell | Wellsboro | |
| F.W. Clark | Mansfield | |
| Charles H. Cornelius | Knoxville | |
| D.L. Deane | Wellsboro | |
| A.B. Dunsmore | Wellsboro | |
| Elliott, Watrous, & Marsh | M.F. Elliott, F.E. Watrous, and
H.F.
Marsh |
Wellsboro |
| Harry N. Sherwood | Wellsboro | |
| Leon B. Ferry | Wellsboro | |
| H.M. Foote | Wellsboro | |
| John T. Gear | Knoxville | |
| Ernest W. Gleckler | Wellsboro | |
| Jefferson Harrison | Wellsboro | |
| D.C. Harrower | Lawrenceville | |
| Frank S. Hughes | Blossburg | |
| William M. Kehler | Liberty | |
| Lewis H. Kilbourne | Wellsboro | |
| S.E. Kirkendall | Millerton | |
| Harvey B. Leach | Wellsboro | |
| J.W. Mather | Wellsboro | |
| John T. McNeil | Westfield | |
| Merrick & Young | Geo. W. Merrick and R.K. Young | Wellsboro |
| Merrick & Fellows | Walter T. Merrick and C.L. Fellows | Blossburg |
| J.B. Niles & Son | J.B. Niles and A.R. Niles | Wellsboro |
| Horace B. Packer | Wellsboro | |
| Burt M. Potter | Wellsboro | |
| John H. Putnam | Tioga | |
| A. Redfield | Covington | |
| Frank H. Rockwell | Wellsboro | |
| Norman H. Ryon | Wellsboro | |
| John S. Ryon | Elkland | |
| Wallace P. Ryon | Lawrenceville | |
| Frank D. Selph | Elkland | |
| Alfred J. Shattuck | Wellsboro | |
| W.L. Shearer | Wellsboro | |
| Sherwood & Owlett | Walter Sherwood and E.H. Owlett | Wellsboro |
| F. B. Smith | Tioga | |
| Charles Tubbs | Osceola | |
| R.T. Wood | Elkland | |
| Ezra B. Young | Wellsboro | |
| Hugh Young | Wellsboro | |
COURT CALENDAR
President Judge-- Hon. John I. Mitchell
OFFICERS OF THE COURT
Prothonotary and Clerk-- Francis M. Sheffer
Clerk of Orphans’ Court-- Charles L. Babcock
District Attorney--Andrew B. Dunsmore
Sheriff--George W. Johnson
Crier-- Sylvester Houghton
REGULAR TERMS OF COURT
| MONTH | HOW LONG | WHEN |
| January | To continue three weeks | Fourth Monday |
| April | To continue three weeks | First Monday |
| September | To continue three weeks | Fourth Monday |
| November | To continue three weeks | Fourth Monday |
| ADJOURNED TERMS | ||
| January | First Monday | |
| March | First Monday | |
| May | First Monday | |
| June | First Monday | |
| July | First Monday | |
| September | First Monday | |
| November | First Monday |
NOTARIES PUBLIC IN TIOGA COUNTY
Blossburg Borough: Francis I. Jones, Charles L. Fellows, Frank
S. Hughes. Elkland Borough: Alonzo Porter. Knoxville: W.D.
Angell. Lawrenceville: Geo. T. Losey. Mansfield: N.W. Austin.
Osceola:
Albert
S. Crandall. Wellsboro: F.H. Rockwell, Alfred J. Shattuck, Aaron
R. Niles, Walter Sherwood. Westfield Borough: Daniel W. Baldwin
POST OFFICES IN TIOGA COUNTY
For More Information see Tioga County Post Offices
Capitals indicate Money Order Offices
* indicates International Money Order Office
| Academy Corners | East Chatham |
| Ansonia | East Point |
| Antrim | Elbridge |
| Arnot | ELKLAND |
| Asaph |
|
| Austinburg | FALL BROOK |
| Azelta | Farmington Center |
| Balsam | Farmington Hill |
| *BLOSSBURG | GAINES |
| Brookfield | Gleason |
| Brownlee | Gurnee |
| Canoe Camp | Hammond |
| Charleston | Hartford |
| Chatham Valley | HOYTVILLE |
| Cherry Flats | Jackson Summit |
| Clymer | Job’s Corners |
| COVINGTON | KEENEYVILLE |
| Cowanesque | Kennedy |
| Crooked Creek | Knapp |
| Daggett | KNOXVILLE |
| Delmar | Lamb’s Creek |
| Draper | LANDRUS |
| East Charleston | Painter Run |
| Lansing | Phillips Station |
| LAWRENCEVILLE | Pipeline |
| LEETONIA | POTTERBROOK |
| LIBERTY | Purple Brook |
| LITTLE MARSH | Rising |
| LLOYD | Round Top |
| Lorenton | RUTLAND |
| MAINESBURG | SABINSVILLE |
| Manhattan | Sebring |
| MANSFIELD | Somer’s Lane |
| Mardin | Stokesdale |
| Marsh Creek | STONY FORK |
| Marshfield | Sullivan |
| MIDDLEBURY CENTER | Sweetbriar |
| MILLERTON | Sylvester |
| Mitchell Creek | Tiadaghton |
| MORRIS | TIOGA |
| Morris Run | Tompkins |
| Nauvoo | Trowbridge |
| NELSON | WELLSBORO, (C H) |
| Niles Valley | West Covington |
| Odle Corners | *WESTFIELD |
| OGDENSBURG | |
| Olmsville | |
| Osceola |
TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH GOVERNMENTS.
Bloss Township Officers
Town Clerk--John E. Jones
Town Treasurer--Wm. Walker
Supervisors--Wm. Chambers, Wm. Overton.
Constable--James Brown
Justice of the Peace--James Bunell, D.C. Waters.
Inspectors of Elections-- John Auld, Sr., Henry McConnell
Judge of Election--Wm. Smart.
Assessor-- James O’Herron
Tax Collector--Robert Logan
School Board--F.H. Dart, Wm. Murry, Wm. Cambers, Robert Christy, John Blair, Thos. Herron.
Brookfield Township Officers
Supervisors--Charles Collins, G.W. Simmons
Justices of the Peace-- E.E. Holmes, S.P. Chase
Assessors-- John D. Moore, Frank Ackley.
Constable--Robert Wakley
Collector--R.R. Ramsey
School Directors--George N. Davis, Charles Hunt, Jackson Bush, W.L. Ryder, W.L. Plank; sec., Lizell George.
Judge of Election -- G.B. Simmons
Inspectors of Election-- Reuben Boulio, C.D. Pease
Auditors--L.B. Hunt, F.C. Simmons, W.D. Meade.
Blossburg Boro Officers
Burgess--Jerome Putnam
Councilmen-- Kenyon Kilbourn, pres.; Evan Bowen, Charles H. Shipper, Adam Richter, Christian Yondas, Enoch J. Jones, Casper Lienhardt.
Clerk--Isaac C. Parfitt
Collector--Charles L. Fellows.
Assessor-- Wm. J. McEntee
Constable--Stephen H. Hollands
High Constable and Policeman-- Joseph W. Revie
Attorney-- Charles L. Fellows.
School Directors-- Dr. George B. Crandall, Charles S. Rockwell, Jerry D. Conners, James N. Patterson, Ambrose W. Wetherill.
Street Commissioner-- Thomas Trimble
Charleston Township officers
Supervisors-- T.E. Bowen, C.W. Fuller.
School Directors-- D.P. Benedict, O.P. Jones, W.S. Neal, J. J. Evans, T.J. Davis, John Ludlam
Assessor-- S.D. Evans
Collector--L.W. Thompson
Justices of the Peace--C.H. Scouten, W.R. Jones.
Town Clerk-- D.H. Warren
Constable--S.D. Evans
Judge of Election-- W.D. Reese
Treasurer--Harvey Young
Auditors--Joseph Emberger, E.J. Catlin, C.H, Marks
Inspectors of Election-- Arthur Smith, R.A. Sampson
Chatham Township Officers
Supervisors-- M.J. Brownell, A.M. Roberts.
Treasurer-- S.P. Beach
Town Clerk-- Ira D. Doane
Constable and Collector--J.H. Ferris
Justices of the Peace--John W. French, John A. Hornsby
School Directors--J. Cooper, Emmett Davis, Joseph Wilson, B.D. Carpenter, Andrew Erway, George Love.
Auditors-- P.G. Hurlburt, B.F. Close, R.P. Erway
Judge of Election-- Fred Walker
Inspectors of Election-- W.E. Cooper, Adelbert Rice
Clymer Township Officers
Supervisors-- J. C. Yale, Wesley Briggs
Town Clerk-- Burt N. Gee
Town Treasurer--L.E. Sabins
Constable--L.E. Sabins
Collector-- C.S. Chamberlain
School Directors-- Peter Hoffman, Winfield Scott, Wilson Burnside, Hiram Brownell, Gilbert Manning, A. Sweazy
Auditors-- J.W. Douglass, Frank Hess, S.M. Ellis
Covington Boro Officers
Burgess-- C.S. Harding
Councilmen-- John Kendrick, Pres., C.C. Robinson, sec’y.; W.W. Robinson, Sol. Blanchard, Capsar L. Herrmann, C.F. Lutes, H.G. LeValley, S.O. Putnam.
Assessor-- John Kendrick
Collector-- John D. Green
Clerk--
Auditors-- Samuel Mitchell, A.U. Demming, J.E. Richards,
High Constable-- Fred Copp
Constable-- John D. Green
Justices of the Peace-- John E. Browne, Augustus Redfield
President of the Board of Health-- Dr. S.A. Gaskell
Treasurer-- George A. Spring
School Directors-- Samuel O. Putnam, William A. Morris, Geo. Ridge, John Kendrick, E.G. Stickler, Solomon Blanchard, J.E. Richards.
Auditors-- Samuel Mitchell, A.N. Dunning, C.E. Richards.
Covington Township officers.
Supervisor-- Frank Frost
Town Clerk-- Lyman Goodspeed
Assessor-- Francis Kelley
Justices of the Peace-- Jerome B. Ford, Delos H. Walker
Auditors--H. Clemons, J.M. Haverly, G.H. Coe
School Directors-- Lewis R. Walker, E.O. Conley, Lewis McIntosh, Floyd Harverly, Edgar Cowan, John Cleveland.
Deerfield Township Officers
Supervisors- Edwin G. Kelts, Charles T. Merrick
Town Clerk-- Lyman J. Purple
Collector--Daniel P. Ingham
Assessor--E.A. Freeman
Constable-- Henry C. Jackson
Justices of the Peace-- Frank H. Daniels, Daniel H. Lee
Treasurer-- Charles R. Price
Auditors-- Allen Baker, Frank H. Daniels
School Directors-- Joseph Wood, C.M. Woodbury, Eugene Sprague, C.K. Knox, John Misner.
Judge of Election-- D.P. Metcalf
Inspectors of Election-- Samuel Luddon, S.C. Doan
Delmar Township Officers
Supervisors-- Charles Walker, Thomas J. Heath
Town Clerk-- R.H. Stradley
Justices of the Peace--H.S. Christian, Charles Houghton
Treasurer-- R.H. Stradley
School Directors-- Charles Orr, Charles Copestick, Charles Hotchkiss, E.J. Tuttle, W.W. English, R.A. Evans
Auditors-- Charles Steele, William Green, E.E. Benjamin
Collector-- Charles Sabin
Constable-- Charles Sabin
Assessor-- Edgar Willard
Assistant Assessor-- William Steele
Duncan Township Officers
Supervisors-- James Pollock, E.S. Harrower
School Directors-- James B. Howell, C.E. Burgess, Daniel Estep, Thomas Dalkin, Eleazer Jones
Treasurer-- Matthew Donlon
Tax Collector-- William Howell
Assessor-- William Owens
Town Clerk-- J.F. Lynch
Auditors-- George W. Balfour, William Coumbe
Constable-- A.C. Dudgeon
Justices of the Peace-- George W. Balfour, Eleazer Jones
Elk Township Officers
Supervisor--Gustave Gross
Town Clerk-- Joseph Gordon
Justice of the Peace--William McD. Snyder
Assessor-- W.T. Schanbacher
School Directors-- Joseph Grimm, Gustave Gross, William T. Schanbacher, James Bailey, J.L. Snyder, C.M. Shaut.
Collector-- Arthur Lorenz
Auditors--Edgar R. Freligh, M. S. Ogden
Elkland Borough Officers
Burgess--J.C. Edwards
Councilmen--D.W. Stull, Pres., A.E. Jones, Clerk, John S. Ryon, F.M. Cornelius, Wm. Martindill, G.G. Dorrence, C.B. Bailey, G.C. Signor
Justices of the Peace-- Windsor Gleason, Henry E. Rockwell,
Collector--Windsor Gleason
Treasurer--E.B. Campbell
Constable--R.W. Fenton
Judge of Election--J.W. Bergin
Inspectors of Election-- H.M. Kemp, Joseph Smith
Auditors-- A.E. Jones, H.M. Kemp, S.A. Weeks
Board of Health--E.H. Gleason, Pres., A.E. Jones. Sec’y., A.B. Cole, W.A. Ellison
Physician-- H.Z. Frisbie
Board of Education-- F.W. Edwards, President, W.A. Ellison, Secretary,
F.M. Cornelius, C.L. Kenyon, B.H. Parkhurst.
Fall Brook Boro Officers
Burgess--Robert Russell
Councilmen-- Robert Martin, Thomas Walker, Robert Somerville, George Darling, Murray B. Rowe, S.S. Bland
School Directors--John Hatherill, M.B. Rowe, D.F. Hurley, Robert Russell, D.L. Keefe, Samuel Heron
Assessor--William B. Nicol
Auditors--James Clarkson, James Cook
Justice of the Peace--L.C. Shepard
Treasurer-- Samuel Heron
Clerk--John M. Dwyer
Tax Collector-- Rowland W. Davis
Farmington Township Officers
Supervisor00 Lock Hoyt, Charles H. Starr
Town Clerk-- Harry C. Kemp
Justice of the Peace-- Josiah H. Merritt, Justus Leonard
Collector-- Charles L. Reiver
School Directors-- Thomas E. Hills, Miron L. Whitman, Albert D. Kemp, Edgar M. Stevens, Nelson P. Rowley
Treasurer-- Edward W. Close
Assessor-- Edwin J. Close
Auditor--Chester H. Blanchard, Clement D. Northrup
Gaines Township Officers
Supervisors-- James H. Ruggles, Delos Rexford
Town Clerk-- Charles D. Paddock
Justices of the Peace--Marvin W. Atwell, Russell M. Smith
Assessor-- George Ogden
School Directors-- Herman Bookmiller, Charles E. Dimmick, N.L. Hanscom, H.R. Whittaker, Patrick Smith, E.M. Atwell
Collector-- Gelston R. Black
Constable--Gelston R. Black
Auditors-- William H. Larrison, O. Augustus Smith
Hamilton Township Officers
Supervisors-- Homer E. Treat, Gus Highland
School Directors-- W.S. Nearing, Joseph Johnson, Felix Labuski, James Woodhouse, James C. Haley, Dennis Sullivan
Assessor-- John Hayes
Town Clerk-- W.F. O’Donnell
Treasurer-- William Tipton
Collector-- J.F. O’Donnell
Judge of Election-- Robert McBlane
Inspectors of Election-- W.J. Whalen, Michael Wetuchki
Auditors-- Thomas Wetsel, John Kelly, Wm. G. Hayes
Constable-- James F. Husted
Justice of the Peace-- Samuel Woodhouse
Jackson Township Officers
Supervisors--W.K. Harris, W.H. Andrews
School Directors-- Floyd Adams, J.A. Seeley, Fred Smith, Jesse W. Miller
Assessor- F.F. Hogaboom
Treasurer--M.M. Friends
Judge of Election--Jasper Woodford
Inspectors of Election-- Sheff S. McClure, Cyrus Jewell
Auditors--E.B. Gaige, Walter Updike, Walter Friends
Town Clerk-- Jay D. McClure
Constable and Collector--W.E. Sedinger
Justice of the Peace-- J.D. Garrison
Knoxville Boro Officers
Burgess--J.M. Edgcomb
Councilmen--Charles E. Lawrence, Pres., John H. Kuhl, John E. Fitch, Felix Kelsey, Charles H. VanDusen, E.J. Dearman, Dr. A. Kibbe, deceased.
Clerk and Attorney--Henry A. Ashton
Auditors--D.L. Freeborn, C.G. Dearman, H.W. Colegrove
High Constable and Policeman--A.M. Bruce
Constable--A.M. Dunham
Street Commissioner-- L.C. Smith
Justices of the Peace-- Giles Roberts, A.B. Hitchcock
School Directors--T.C. Campbell, L.A. Johnson, F.L. Gilbert, W.H. Edgcomb, W.G. Fitch, Fred Brown
Lawrence Township Officers
Supervisors--Charles Cleveland, Frank J. Lee
School Directors-- M.S. Baldwin, A.C. Tilford, F.J. Lee, W.F. , G.G. Close, John Case.
Justices of the Peace--Charles Baker, Willis Reep
Assessor--E.E. Rockwell
Treasurer--George Woodhouse
Judge of Election-- A.C. Tilford
Inspector of Election--Delos Colegrove
Auditors--M.B. Brown,2d, Charles Shulenburg, B.N. Brant
Constable and Collector--J. Wesley Green
Town Clerk--J.W. Rockwell
School Directors--G.G. Close, Willis Reep, M.S. Baldwin, Frank Lee, A.C. Tilford, John Case
Lawrenceville Boro Officers
Burgess--Louis Darling
Councilmen--George T. Losey, N. Eaton, C.B. Wing, E.D. Bostwick, J.N. Hill, H. Matteson, W.C. Meade
Treasurer--F. Phippen
Assessor--F. Phippen
Clerk-- L.A. Church
Constable-- P.L. Califf
Collector-- P.L. Califf
Auditors-- H.B. Pritchard, F.W. Eaton, L.E. Crane
Judge of Election-- George E. Harris
Inspectors of Election-- J. Phippen, A.F. Walz
Board of Education--J.H. Putnam, W.C. Lewis, W.W. Hutchinson, William E. Brown, Geo. B. Colby, W.J. Horton
Liberty Boro Officers
Burgess-- Charles U. Maneval
Justice of the Peace--Isaac F. Wheeland
Clerk--G. Frank Brown
Councilmen-- John W. Brion, David R. Werline, Isaac B. Werline, George McCracken, W.S. Hartsock
Assessor--William H. Woodruff
School Directors--Grant Sebring, George A. Smith, William H. Woodruff, Abram B. Keagle
Collector-- Charles A. Miller
Auditors-- Marion M. Werline, William Foulkrod, D.B. Lau
High Constable-- Henry Freer
Constable-- W.W. Bastian
Health Officers-- John J. Sheffer, Daniel Schartle, Albert Frick, George A. Smith, Daniel Schartle, Sec’y.
Street Commissioner-- William Woodruff
School Directors-- A.B. Keagle, G.A. Smith, Grant Sebring, W.W. Woodruff,
G.W. McCracken
Liberty Township Officers
Supervisors- Jacob Baker, Joseph B. Roupp
Town Clerk--Levi L. Hartsock
Justice of the Peace--John Haggerty
Assessor--William Maneval
School Directors-- Peter Gmeiner, Murray J. Neal, Ellis Messner, John J. Messner, John Gloeckner, Gustavus Schanbacher
Auditors--Robert S. Heyler, Richard A. De Cousey
Treasurer--Lewis Krise
Collector--Charles H. De Cousey
Constable--John E. Ault
Mansfield Boro Officers
Burgess--Silas J. Shepard
Councilmen-- Byron Bartlett, pres., W.W. Allen, E.N. Bentley, C.S. Lewis, Edwin Passmore, W.N. Barton, Richard E. Longbothum; secretary and attorney, Leon S. Channell
Treasurer--W.D. Husted
Street Commissioner--J.F. Howe
High Constable--James Edwards
Constable--Orlando T. Haight
Justices of the Peace--J.A. Moody, R.R. Bailey
Assessor-- George Davis
Collector--Orlando Haight
School Directors--M.L. Clark, Edward Doane, Charles Kingsley, H.B. Taylor, R.W. Rose, S.E. Coles
Middlebury Township Officers
Supervisors--O.D. West, Clark Gee
School Directors--Jesse Compton, Lemuel Smart, Jud Stevens, W.J. Ramsdell, James Shaff, P.E. Brown
Collector-- L.N. Green
Justice of the Peace--Lemuel F. Smart
Treasurer-- Bert Potter
Clerk-- F.W. Starkey
Judge of Election--H.D. Tator
Inspectors of Election-- A.L. White, C.E. Carpenter
Auditors--M.N. Smith, Orville Combs, James Shaff
Morris Township Officers
Supervisors--
Town Clerk--J.W. Blakely
Justices of the Peace--Edward G. Comstock, David W. Reymond
Assessor--J. Emick Webster
Auditors-- Miles Blackwell, J.T. Lamb, Edgar Houghton
School Directors--James Blackwell, Willis L. English, John F. Linck, William Plank, R.F. Robinson, E.S. Merrick
Treasurer-- Abial Leonard
Collector-- L.W. Hart
Constable-- L.W. Hart
Nelson Boro Officers
Burgess-- M.D. Seely
Councilmen--J.D. Campbell, B. Shaw, A.M. Harris, W. Heysham, Samuel Tubbs, C.S. Baxter, Clerk of Council, J.T. Losey
Assessor-- C.F. Merritt
Justices of the Peace--J.T. Losey, Byron Shaw
Collector-- W. Pepper
High Constable--C. Loop
Constable-- J.R. Mack
Auditors-- B. Shaw, N. Rice, D.Z. Goodrich
School Directors-- J. E. Hazlett, W.B. Stevens, W.A. Newcomb, C.H. Finch, Edward Elliott, Luther Rice.
Nelson Township Officers
Supervisors-- O.P. Babcock, F.B. Brown
Assessor-- L.B. Brown
Auditors--L.W. Brown, George Daily, Lowell Egleston
Collector--F.B. Brown
Constable-- F.B. Brown
School Directors--O.P. Babcock, L.B. Brown, Miles Egleston, D.M. King, W.H. Rice, W.N. Mattison
Osceola Boro Officers
Burgess--DeWitt Baxter
Councilmen--Vine Crandall, F.C. Torrey, E.R. Tubbs, M.P. Carr, George Tubbs, Jacob D. Seely, R.C. Baker, Charles Tubbs, Secretary.
Justices of the Peace-- C.R. Taylor, E.R. Hazlett
Assessor--Allan Seely
Auditors--Vine Crandall, E.E. Clark, A.S. Crandall
Constable--F.E. Edwards
Collector-- L.P. Davis
School Directors-- M.L. Bonham, C. Tubbs, Grant Seely, J.M.R. Works, F.J. Seely, E.R. Tubbs
Richmond Township officers
Supervisors-- H.B. Osgood, H.E. Metcalf
Town Clerk-- J.F. Ripley
Constable-- J.L. Moore
Assessor-- J.L. Moore
Collector-- E.B. Dorsett
Judge of Election-- Clarence Smith
Inspectors-- Clarence Moore, P.H. Whittaker
Auditors-- O.R. Sumner, Clark Kingsley, Volney Goodall
Justice of the Peace-- G.R. Fuller
School Directors--W.W. Inscho, Volney Ripley, J.L. Hagar, S.D. Shaw, J.O. Rice, H.P. Van Ness
Roseville Boro Officers
Burgess-- J.F. Wilcox
Justice of the Peace--C.W. Kelly, J.F. Stout
Clerk-- C.W. Kelly
Assessor--J.F. Stout
Councilmen-- C.W. Kelly, L.M. Canedy, H.L. Blood, F.W. Argetsinger, L.D. Vedder, L.D. Pierce, F.C. Avery
School Directors--J.F. Wilcox, pres.; C.W. Kelley, sec’y; O. S. Kyle, treas; H.L. Blood , J.T. Stout
High Constable--C. Wheeler
Constable and Collector--L. Hall
Treas-- F.W. Argetsinger
Judge of Election--M.B. Ten Eycke
Rutland Township Officers
Supervisors--Samuel Frost, Oscar F. James
Town Clerk-- Peter Stout
Justice of the Peace--Nelson E. Brace
Assessor-- Damon D. Putsman
Auditors-- Selah Frost, Henry J. French, Nathaniel Hilfiger, Otis B. Clark, H. Garrison
School Directors-- Frank M. Lawrence, Clark J. Colby, George R. Crippin, Lyman C. Benson, Osmer Crippin, William H. Reynolds
Treasurer--James M. Frost
Collector--William H. Hatfield
Constable--Earl E. Wood
Judge of Election--Jacob Williams
Shippen Township Officers
Supervisors--Edward H. Butler, Eugene English
Town Clerk--Leon Butler
Justice of the Peace--Clayton Butler, Nelson Swope
Assessor-- Eugene Wilson
Treasurer-- Leon Butler
Auditors-- Henry Shanbacker, Uri S. Taylor
School Directors--Samuel Scranton, Daniel Plumley, David Louden, Eli Bartle
Collector--Arthur Sherman
Constable-- Arthur Sherman
Sullivan Township Officers
Supervisors--V.B. O’Dell, Ira Smith
School Directors--Homer B. Card, Samuel Jackson, J.G. Leiby, O.P. Doud, John Clark, J.W. Styres
Justices of the Peace--W.J. Squires, J.N. Tears
Assessor--Rueben Squires
Town Clerk--G.E. Robbins
Treasurer--J.B. Woodard
Judge of Election--Elmer Welch
Inspectors of Election-- Elmer Updike, O.W. Tears
Auditors--G.W. Smith, E.J. Rumsey. Menzo Mudge
Tioga Boro Officers
Burgess-- Philo Tuller
Councilmen--Robert Bishop, C.H. Newing, C.E. Smith, J.M. Peck, E.B. Smith, Thomas Meddaugh, R.B. Smith
Treasurer--H.L. Baldwin
Secretary-- F.B. Smith
Justice of the Peace--H.L. Baldwin
High Constable and Collector--J.M. Jack
Constable--G.W. Brigham
Assessor--H.L. Baldwin
School Directors--President, Dan Perry, Secretary, H.S. Alford, Treasurer, H.L. Baldwin, J.M. Peck, T.A. Wickham, H.C. Wheeler
Tioga Township Officers
Supervisors-- V.B. Dailey, Stephen Andrus
Town Clerk--V.D. McAllaster
Justices of the Peace-- D.W. Lewis, D.C. Kimball
Assessor-- C.O. Lovelass
Treasurer-- H. G. Lloyd
Auditors-- A.S. Rhodes, C.L. Miller, F.L. Aiken
Judge of Election--Jerome Burke
Tax Collector--G.E. Greene
Constable--W. Redner
School Directors--G.M. Meaker, S.S. McKinney, E.P. Bradshaw, S.N. Woodward, R. Camp
Union Township Officers
Supervisor-- Anthony McDermott
Town Clerk--Ira Campbell
Justices of the Peace--Lawrence Riley, Thomas DeCoursey
Assessors--Erastus G. Newell, Thomas Groover
Auditors--Matthew McCormick, Daniel Preston, Franklin Newell
Scholl Directors-- Frank P. Preston, Elmer Groover, George J. Smith, Thomas Ward, Alfred J. Newell
Treasurer-- George W. Dibble
Collector-- C.M. Washburn
Constable--C.M. Washburn
Ward Township Officers
Supervisors-- Isaac Payne, Burton Kiff
Auditors--P.L. Boyd, H.J. Hill
School Board--A.P. Coons, pres.; Wallace Chase, Sec’y.; F.B. Furman, treas.; William Wolverton, J.H. Lyon, Campbell Lowry
Constable-- A.W. Furman
Treasurer-- A.H. Furman
Clerk--Wallace Chase
Justice of the Peace--Wallace Chase
Collector--T.C. Thomas
Assessor--Andrew Teeter
Wellsboro Boro Officers
Burgess--S.F. Channell
Councilmen--1st ward, WA. Hammond, Walter Sherwood; 2nd Ward, Geo. O. Derby, P.E. Jackson, A.A. Truman
Borough Clerk--Alfred J. Shattuck
School Directors--Anton Hardt, L. Harrison, F.H. Rockwell, sec’y.; M.L. Klock; E.H. Owlett, R.E. Gambell.
Collector-- Thomas T. Reese
Assessors--First ward, M.L. Klock; Second ward, William Stewart
Constables-First ward, Daniel C. Hughes; Second ward, J.S. English
Policeman and Nightwatch--Arch Wilcox
Westfield Boro Officers
Burgess John R. Dengle
Councilmen--J. Matteson, H. Plank, Charles E. Krusen, Charles B. Simmons, G.H. Tremain
Clerk--Charles C. Williams
Attorney--D.W. Baldwin
Assessor--Stephen Martin
Collector--W.H. Fuller
Justices of the Peace--Artemas Edwards, W.H. Parsons
High Constable--Robert Ayers
Constable--W.C. Clark
Street Commissioner--John E. Harvey
Chief of Police-- George Trim
Auditors--L.E. Knapp, F.B. Holcomb
School Directors--G.H. Tremain, Charles Horton, A.L. Bottum, N.W. McNaughton, C.B. Simmons, Miss F.D. Strang, Secretary.
Westfield Township Officers
Supervisors--Charles Weeks and Wm. Swimley
Constable--Lewis Sprague
Collector--W.E. Westcott
Treasurer--L.H. Knapp
Clerk--R.H. Buck
Justices of the Peace--J.H. Metcalf, H. Seeley
Auditors--M.F. Inscho, Wm. G. Seely, A.J. Perry
School Directors--V. Labar, president; E.A. Buck, secretary; J.G. Bowman, treasurer; C.A. Pierce, E. Whitaker, David Tremain
Banks
Miners’ National Bank. Main cor Carpenter Street, Blossburg. Incorporated June, 1895. A. Lee Smith, President, Joel M. Davis, Cashier. Capital$50,000.
Pattison National Bank, of Elkland, organized June 2, 1896. O. Pattison, president; Jerome Bottom, vice-president; W. Burton Foote, cashier; S.A. Weeks, teller. Capital $50,000. Surplus $7,000.
Ross & Williams Bank, 63 Main Street, Mansfield. Charles S. Ross, proprietor.
Cowanesque Valley Bank , Cowanesque Street, Osceola. Morgan Seely, president; F.J. Seely, vice-president; Ed. M. Seely, cashier.
First National Bank, of Wellsboro, Main Street, W.D. Van Horn, president, W.W. Miller, Vice-president and cashier, Resources $1,076,699.21. Capital $125,000. Surplus and profits $162,112.55. Circulation $ 33,750.00. Deposits $755,836.66.
Farmers’ and Traders’ Bank of Westfield, Main Street. E.M. Tucker, president, F.J. Seely, cashier.
