Chairman, Peter McGovern, Lowville. Clerk, Peter Ossont, Petries Corners.

Town of Croghan.--Clarence Putnam, Indian River.
Denmark.-H. E. Chickering, Copenhagen.
Diana.-Milton Carter, Harrisville.

Greig. Chester A. Lomas, Greig.

Harrisburg.-Charles T. Kilham, Copenhagen.
High Market. George O'Leary, Constableville.
Lewis.-Charles Marcy, West Leyden.
Leyden.-Charles J. Donnelly, Port Leyden.
Lowville.-C. Fred. Bishort, Lowville.
Lyonsdale.-Dennis M. Coe, Port Leyden.
Martinsburg.-C. W. Noble, West Martinsburg.
Montague.-William Kilbourn, Jr., Boyd.

New Bremen.-N. J. Connolly, New Bremen.
Osceola.-E. H. Van de Walker, Osceola.
Pinckney.-R. E. Gregg, Barnes Corners.
Turin.-H. N. Shumway, Houseville.

Watson. James McPhilemy, Petries Corners.
West Turin.-Eugene Potter, Lyons Falls.

County Superintendent of the Poor.

Lyman W. Brown, Greig, N. Y.

Overseers of the Poor.

Town of Croghan.--John W. Back, Croghan.

Denmark. Egbert Hancock, Deer River; Horace F.
Rich, Copenhagen.

Diana. Homer G. Wood, Harrisville; Edward L. Bon-
ney, Sterlingbush.

Greig. John L. Lovejoy, Greig.

Harrisburg. Frank J. Guepe, Harrisburg; Duane L.
Day, Bellwood.

High Market.-Michael O'Malia, High Market.

Lewis.-Godfrey Grenier, West Leyden; Joseph Sims,
West Leyden.

Leyden.-William W. Roberts, Leyden.
Lowville.-William J. Ralston, Lowville.
Lyonsdale. Frank Homan, Port Leyden.
Martinsburg.-David Wetmore, Martinsburg.
Montague. Harrison Hopsecker, Boyd.
New Bremen.-Gerard O'Brien, Croghan.
Osceola.-Christopher Speak, Osceola.

Pinckney. Richard Burke, Henry Baker, Barnes
Corners.

Turin.-George W. Allen, Turin.

Watson.-Timothy M. Chase, Chases Lake.

West Turin.-Samuel Ischume, Constableville.

COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.

LEWIS COUNTY ALMSHOUSE, Lowville, N. Y.
Inspected by Inspector Dorr March 10, 1903; by Inspector
Rogers July 16, 1903.

Keeper.-Frank Girardin, appointed January 1, 1903.

Attached to the almshouse are 59 acres of land, 35 of which are reported to be under cultivation; value of land and buildings, $38,000; estimated value of the labor of inmates during the year, $300; estimated value of the products of the farm, $1,459.65; receipts from sales, $372.71.

Expenses in connection with the almshouse for the year ending September 30, 1903, $4,034.56; estimated weekly expense per person, $1.43; expense of temporary (outdoor), relief administered by the superintendent and overseers of the poor, $5,634; expense of persons supported in institutions in whole or in part other than the almshouse, $1,262.64; aggregate expenditures for support and relief, $10,931.20.

Total number in the almshouse during the year, 64; remaining October 1, 1903, 41 (29 males and 12 females), including 15 feebleminded or idiotic, 2 blind and 1 deaf person; number receiving temporary (outdoor) relief, 185; number supported in other institutions, 17; total supported and relieved during the year, 266.

STATE CHARITIES AID ASSOCIATION, Central Office, 105 East Twenty-second Street, New York City. (See New York County.) Has local visiting committees in 53 counties. The following is the list of members for Lewis county; Rev. J. Westby Earnshaw, President, Lowville; Mrs. Addison L. Clark, Vice-President, Copenhagen; Miss Mary C. Sherwood, Secretary, Lowville; Mrs. Charles D. Boshart, Lowville; Mrs. M. H. Bronson, Lowville; Hon. Addison L. Clark, Copenhagen; Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Doolittle. Lowville; Mrs. J. Westby Earnshaw, Lowville; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Greenly, Barnes Corners; Mrs. G. J. Haberer, Lowville; Mrs. Milton W. Hoit, Lowville; Hon. and Mrs. Charles L. Knapp, Lowville; Peter McCarty, Bellwood; Mrs. H. C. Northam, Lowville; Mrs. Henry A. Phillips, Lowville; Mrs. C. Scott, Lowville; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, Copenhagen.

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY-PUBLIC RELIEF.

STATE INSTITUTIONS.

CRAIG COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS, Sonyea, N. Y. Inspected by Inspector Hill December 4, 1902; February 5-6, June 9-10, September 29-30, 1903.

Established by chapter 363 of the Laws of 1894; opened January 20, 1896.

Object. To furnish the epileptics intrusted to its care every chance of recovery and improvement that scientific treatment, humane care, pleasant and gentle associations can provide.

Board of Managers.-Pearce Bailey, M. D., New York city; Hulbert E. Brown, Mount Morris; Abbot L. Dow, Brooklyn; George E. Gorham, M. D., Albany; Mrs. Jeanette R. Hawkins, Malone; Ernest W. Huffcutt, Ithaca; Mrs. Mary E. Joy, Syracuse; Percy L. Lang, Waverly; Hon. James H. Loomis, Attica; Daniel B. Murphy, Rochester; John Nill, Watertown; George L. Williams, Erie County Bank, Buffalo.

President.-George L. Williams, Erie County Bank, Buffalo.
Secretary.-Hulbert E. Brown, Mount Morris.
Treasurer. John F. Connor, Sonyea.

Superintendent.-William P. Spratling, M. D., appointed April

1, 1895.

Value of real estate, including land (1,895 acres), $590,455.09; value of personal property, $87,662.26; total valuation of institution property, $678,117.35.

Capacity of institution, 830; total number of inmates during the year, 986; average number, 825; number remaining October 1, 1903, 831 (483 males and 348 females).

Average weekly cost of support, including the value of home and farm products consumed, $3.76; excluding such value, $3.28. Receipts for the year ending September 30, 1903, including

balance on hand ($3,240.14), $198,827.87; ordinary expenditures, including $12,245.28 returned to the State Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of law, $152,729.72; extraordinary expenditures, $46,755.64; total expenditures, $199,485.36.

Application to be made to the county superintendent of the

poor.

COUNTY AND TOWN POOR LAW OFFICERS.

Board of Supervisors.

Chairman, James M. Parker, Hunt. Clerk, James A. Bailey, Dansville.

Town of Avon.-Frank E. Hovey, Avon.

Caledonia. Fraser A. Christie, Caledonia.
Conesus. James Griffin, Conesus.

Geneseo.-Lockwood R. Doty, Geneseo.
Groveland.-L. A. Hilliard, Groveland Station.
Leicester. John F. White, Mount Morris.

Lima.-Lewis H. Moses, Lima.

Livonia.-E. B. Woodruff, Hemlock.

Mount Morris.-John F. Donovan, Mount Morris.

North Dansville.-B. G. Foss, Dansville.

Nunda.-Platt C. Halstead, Dalton.
Ossian.--John M. Kennedy, Dansville.
Portage. James M. Parker, Hunt.
Sparta.-Charles H. Swarts, Scottsburg.
Springwater.-William N. Willis, Springwater.
West Sparta.-Jay C. Pickard, Dansville.
York.-Dr. I. A. M. Dike, York.

County Superintendent of the Poor.

Hyde D. Marvin, Geneseo, N. Y.