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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 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 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 ,
 * J . B . M cH enry, elected fall o f 18 9 4;

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—