Sunsbury Township - Continued
Beallsville was incorporated in 1850 and the officers for the year 1881 were as follows: James R. Arnold, Mayor; John W. Black, Councilman; J.W. Reed, Councilman; J.E. Dixon, Councilman; E.W. Truex, Councilman; G.W. Carpenter, Councilman; Mordecai Carpenter, Councilman; W.F. Thornberry, Recorder; John M. Martin, Treasurer; and G.W. Miller, Marshall.
In the small Village of Ozark, there is a post office and a Methodist Episcopal Church. A short distance from Ozark, there is a Roman Catholic Church.
In 1880, Bealsville had a population of 391 people and Ozark had a population of 57 people. At this time, the population of Sunsbury Township, including the villages, was 1,660 people.
The school statistics for the township, for the year ending on August 31, 1881, were as follows: Total amount of money received within the school year -- $2,346.25; Amount of money paid to teachers within the school year -- $1,446.00; Amount of money paid for fuel and other utilities within the school year -- $190.92; Amount of money on hand as of September 1, 1881 -- $709.33; Number of schools -- 6; Number of rooms -- 7; Number of teachers -- 7; Value of school property -- $3,500.00; Average wages per month for gentlemen -- $30.00; Average wages per month for ladies -- $22.00; and the total number of pupils enrolled within the school year -- 318.
The school statistics for Beallsville for the same period were as follows: Total amount of money received within the school year -- $1,420.00; Amount of money paid to primary teachers within the school year -- $290.00; Amount of money paid to high school teachers within the school year -- $450.00; Number of schools -- 1: Number of rooms -- 3; Number of lady primary teachers -- 2; Number of gentlemen high school teachers -- 1; Value of school property -- $2,500.00; Average wages per month for ladies -- $19.00; Average wages per month for gentlemen -- $56.00; and the total number of pupils enrolled within the school year -- 151.
In 1881, John Jeffers, J.J. Roberts, and T.J. Griffith served Sunsbury Township as Justices of the Peace. Beallsville and Ozark were on the Bellaire, Zanesville, and Cincinnati Railroad.