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Randolph Town Reports
185 2-1874
TURNER JUL 4 1967
FREE LIBRARY
RANDOLPH, MASS.
For Reference
Not to be taken
from this library
Report of the Selectmen
OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH,
TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
AND THE
Treasurer's Report,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH Ist,
1852.
8531
REPORT
OF
THE SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF RANDOLPH,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1st,
1852.
BOSTON : PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN, 42 CONGRESS STREET. 1852.
R.f. 025 1852- 1874 MAY 1 4 1963 -
REPORT.
THE Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of RANDOLPH respectfully submit the following REPORT, stating the Expenses of said Town, for the year ending March 1, 1852.
Expense of Schools, 1851 -- 52.
District No. 1 .- MOSES C. BEAL, Prudential Committee.
Proportion of school money, 1851,
$284 47
Balance due for last year,
145 42
429 89
Paid H. P. Tinkham, teaching 13 weeks, 5 days, . 70 00
" T. B. B. Brown, teaching 11 weeks, 68 75
" John Sweet, teaching 4 months,
136 00
" Eveline Meacham, teaching 8 weeks,
40 00
John Wales, 2d, board and coal, 28 00
Moses C. Beal, wood, coal, insurance, &c. 33 48
Nelson Knights, fuel and stove funnel, 9 97
$386 20
4
Dist. No. 2 .- JONATHAN S. BELCHER, Prudential Com.
Proportion of school money, Balance due for last year, .. 36
$220 57
220 93
Paid Robert P. Capen, teaching 3 months, 75 00
66 Esther Porter, boarding teacher 20 weeks, 26 66
Louisa Keith, teaching 20 weeks, 55 00
B. K. Flanders, boarding teacher 12 weeks,
31 50
Jonathan S. Belcher, wood and labor,
11 27
A. P. Wellcome, stove and pipe, 8 00
Zenas French, 1 cord oak wood, 6 50
$213 93
Dist. No. 3 .- SIMEON HOWARD, Prudential Committee.
Proportion of school money for 1851,
$269 83
Balance due for last year, 110 85
380 68
Paid Levi Z. Thomas, teaching 6} mos. and 2 days, 161 25
" Nathan White, boarding teacher 14} weeks, 29 00
George W. Jones, wood and glass, 6 92
66 Louisa Brett, teaching 20 weeks,
75 00
Elisha Mann, Jr., boarding teacher 20 weeks,
30 00
66 Hannah F. Spear, teaching 11 weeks, 22 00
Thomas Howard, boarding teacher 13 weeks, 32 50
Simeon Howard, wood, 14 00
$370 67
District No. 4 .- DANIEL FAXON, Prudential Committee. Proportion of school money for 1851, $200 60
Balance due for last year, 5 16
205 76
Paid Mary P. Churchill, teaching 20 weeks, 40 00
66 Daniel Faxon, boarding teacher 20 weeks, 20 00
William S. Clark, teaching and books, 87 50
" E. G. Packard, boarding teacher 14 weeks, 28 00
Daniel Faxon, wood, 16 92
$192 42
5
Dist. No. 5 .- LEONARD THAYER, Prudential Committee.
Proportion of school money for 1851,
$223 23
Overdrawn last year, 5 80
217 43
Paid George F. Britton, teaching 8 months, $200 00
" Leonard Thayer, wood and cutting, . 18 00
$218 00
District No. 6 .- ISAAC TOWER, Prudential Committee.
Proportion of school money for 1851,
$289 80
Paid Benjamin Dickerman, Jr., teaching 6 months,
186 00
William Woodsum, teaching 2} months, 70 00
" Isaac Tower, bill wood, making fires, &c. . 22 60
$278 60
District No. 7 .- FREDERICK BIGELOW, Prudential Com.
Proportion of school money for 1851,
$200 60
Balance due for last year, 11 31
$211 91
Paid P. B. Goodsell, teaching 3 months, . 72 00
Susan Alden, board 12 weeks, 27 00
Frederick Bigelow, sawing wood, stove, &c. 13 30
" P. B. Goodsell, paid for making fires, ·
1 00
S. F. Sawin, teaching 20 weeks, ·
75 00
" Zenas French, wood,
7 29
$195 59
District No. 8 .- IRA W. LEWIS, Prudential Committee.
Proportion of school money for 1851,
$501 49
Balance due for last year, 4 74
$506 23
Paid T. B. B. Brown, teaching 4 mos. and 2 weeks, 118 75
66 9 weeks, . ·
56 25
Adeline F. Packard, teaching 28 weeks, · 105 00
6
Paid Clara B. Wales, teaching 28 weeks, 105 00
Ira W. Lewis, boarding teacher 28 weeks, .
70 00
66 Mrs. Brady, cleaning, 4 00
66 Sundry persons, repairs on house, stove, &c. 15 55
66 Hiram Wales, coal, . 13 00
66 for making fires, 10 00
$497 55
Dist. No. 9 .- JACOB WHITCOMB, Prudential Committee.
Proportion of school money for 1851, $275 16
Overdrawn last year, 5 98
269 18
Paid A. H. Flint, teaching 3 months, 90 00
Mary H. French, teaching 13 weeks, 72 00
Julia A. French, teaching 13 weeks, 66 00
66 Nathan Pendergrass, boarding teacher, 29 89
66 Jacob Whitcomb, 26 ft. wood and cutting, 17 27
$275 16
District No. 10 .- BENJAMIN THAYER, Prudential Com.
Proportion of school money for 1851, $256 52
Paid Charlotte W. Sampson, teaching 14 weeks, 135 00
Mary Beal, teaching 30 weeks, 90 00
Benjamin Thayer, wood, rent, &c. . 31 52
$256 52
Roads and Bridges.
Paid Moses Whitcomb, stone and other work last year, ·
9 12
Apollos Wales, work on road last year, 1850, 3 25
" Benjamin Dyer, two bills work on road, 5 87
" Henry D. Holbrook, clearing snow, 2 00
Henry Smith, 50 ·
Benjamin Pool, work on road and clearing snow, 5 25 ·
7
Paid Amasa Niles's bill, 1850-1 and 1851-2,
6 10
66 Jonathan Thayer, work on road and clearing snow, 7 00
Lyman Thayer, clearing snow,
25
" Lemuel Raymond, " 35
1 57
Jacob Niles, 66 1 00
1 62
Isaac Pierce,
Jonathan Wales, 66
1 97
Ephraim Mann, 66
2 00
$49 47
Highway Surveyors, 1851.
District No 1 .- BENJAMIN THAYER, Surveyor.
Paid Elisha Mann, Jr., team 3 days, 11 81
6.6 Moses Ford, 4 days, ·
·
4 62
Hugh McMahon, 64 days, 6 88
Jonathan Hunt, 42 5 50
66 Patrick Burns, 12 60
2 19
66 James Sloway, 34 66
3 88
Ephraim Mann, 22 days, 2 hands, 2 teams,
17 37
Alvan Mann, team 2 days,
6 25
" Seth Mann, 2 6 25
Nathan White, " 2 " 6 25
Nathan White, carting 37 loads stone,
6 00
Charles Belcher, 60 loads gravel,
3 00
Newton Clark, 75 66 3 00
Ephraim Mann, 82
3 28
66 Alfred Roel, laying bridge,
4 17
Prescott E. Wilber, 2 bridge stone, 2 00
Benjamin Thayer, 11 days' work, 13 75
Ephraim Mann, carting 34 loads gravel, 4 75
Capt. Otis Spear, use cart 2 days, 50
Ephraim Mann, clearing snow, 3 50
Benjamin Thayer, ¿ day clearing snow, 50
$115 45
Isaac Tower, 66 66
66 Alfred Roel, 66
1 62
8
District No. 2 .- AMASA S. NILES, Surveyor.
Paid Simeon Niles, picking stone, ·
25
$20 15
District No. 3 .- LORING BINNEY, Surveyor.
Paid Loring Binney, for 9 days' work, 9 00
66
for powder, drills, &c. 2 27
66 5 days' work, . 5 00
66 horse and cart, 2 hands, 2 days,
6 50
Isaac Sloan, drilling by job, ·
5 00
66 Elias Cole, 3 days' work, 3 00
Ephraim Mann, oxen and cart, hand one day, . 2 50
66
2 teams 1 day, 5 00
Joshua Spear, oxen and cart 4 days, and 14 days' hand work, . ·
20 00 75
Joshua Spear, for plough,
7 50
66
£ oxen and 1 hand 1 day,
2 25
66 Loring Binney, 6} days' work,
6 50
horse and cart, 2 hands 1 day, . 3 25
66 66 horse and cart ¿ day 1 hand, . 1 13
$79 90
District No. 4 .- IRA HOWARD, Surveyor.
Paid Ira Howard, 144 days' work, 17 50
" Jonathan Hunt, 32 " " 3 87
" Ephraim Mann, 3} days, 5 cattle, 2 hands, 22 00
66 66 1 day, 3 cattle, 1 hand, 3 50
66 66 2 days, 1 yoke oxen, cart, &c. 5 75
P. Ellis, 1 day's work, . 1 12
Owen Tourney, 1 day's work, . 1 25
Heman Mann, 4} " 66 .
5 63
« James Slomay, 34 " 4 06
66 Joshua Spear, 1 day team, 1 hand, ·
2 50
·
·
12 50
S. Niles, 3 days, 1 16 ·
A. Niles, 2} days' work,
·
2 50
66 " 40 loads gravel ·
.
1 60
for 1} days' work, ·
·
1 50
for 16 loads gravel, .
.
64
C. Lamb, 5 days' work team,
66 Nathan White, oxen and cart, 1 hand 3 days, ·
9
Paid Alvan Mann, 1 day, 3 cattle, 2 carts,
5 00
Abel Howard, use of cart,
.
15
Charles Belcher, 3 loads gravel, 65
66 2} days horse and cart, 6 25
Benjamin Kennedy, ¿ days' work, 50
Alfred Roel, drilling and blowing, 10 31
66 laying wall, 1 85
Levi Mann, horse, hand, and cart, 1 day, .
2 25
Franklin Hill, 2 days' work, 2 00
Jacob Niles, 1 day, 1 00
" for clearing snow, 2 75
$99 89
District No. 5 .- DARIUS PAINE, Surveyor.
Paid Alvan Mann, 3 days' work, team, 10 00
“ Ephraim Mann, 2 " " ·
.
5 00
Joseph Hunt, 3 " ·
3 75
Hugh McMahan, 3} days' work,
4 50
Barney Smith, 1 66 66
1 75
James Sloway, 4 5 00
Jacob Niles, team and hand 1 day, .
2 50
Alfred Roel, 2} days, .
10 00
Daniel Conly, 4 days, . 5 00
Heman N. Crooker,
2 25
Darius Paine, 7 days, and 2 days horse and cart,
10 75
Atwood Pool, 3 days,
3 00
Joshua Spear, labor, ·
4 50
Jonathan Hunt, 1 day, . .
1 00
Philip Riley, 1 day, .
1 25
for horse and cart 1 day, $1 12; 17 loads gravel, $1 02;
2 14
for clearing out snow, .
4 00
$96 89
District No. 6 .- WILLIAM ABBOT, Surveyor.
Paid Obadiah Jones, 52 days' team, ·
13 75
Edward Maney, 7 days' work, . 7 00
William Thayer, 3} " 3 50
2
66 labor, ·
.
10 50
10
Paid William Abbott, horse and cart 10} days,
13 00
" William Abbott, 7 days and I hour, 7 20
" Lawrence Ormsby, 14} day's work,
· 14 50
Joshua Wild, 4} 66
.
3 00
Thomas Dumpley, 2
2 00
" John Sullivan, 1} 66
1 25
" George Abbot, 2 . 2 00
" William Abbot, 195 loads gravel,
7 80
$75 00
District No. 7 .- ISAAC TOWER, Surveyor.
Paid Isaac Tower, 4 days' work, 4 00
A. Newcomb and M. O'Neal, 43 days' work each, . 7 03
" A. Mahew, horse, hand, and cart, 1 day, 2 00
Charles Lamb, oxen, cart, and hand, 1 day, 2 50
" Joshua Spear, team, 3 cattle, 2 days, .
6 00
Lyman Thayer, 2 days' work, . .
2 50
M. O'Neil, 4}
.
3 37
Samuel Turner, 2 " 64 loads gravel, .
1 28
Joseph Jones, 2 days, . 2 00
horse and cart 2 days, 2 00
Jacob Niles, 77 loads gravel and drawing same, 12 84
$47 52
District No. 8 .- OBADIAH JONES, Surveyor.
Paid Obadiah Jones, 10 days, 2 men and 2 teams, 60 00
Calvin Briggs, 5} days' work, 5 50
" Patrick Donavan, 72 days' work, 7 50
" John Reynolds, S .
8 00
Mr. Brophy, 5 66
5 00
Richard Hogan, 1
1 00
John Lake, 2 66 ·
2 00
Gary Keenen, 1} 66
1 50
" Atherton Wales, 140 loads gravel,
. 7 00
Seth Mann, 128
6 40
.
.
.
$103 90
.
2 00
·
11
District No. 9 .- ELEAZER BEAL, Surveyor.
Paid Dea. Ephraim Wales, team work 4 days, · 12 00
66 Eleazer Beal, man and team 12 00 ·
· " Eleazer Beal, 4 days' work, 4 00
" Dennis Kennedy, 4 days' work, 4 00 .
John Logue, 3} 66
3 50
66
Mr. Whittler, 2 66 66
. 2 00
Mr. Ready, 12
1 75
John Magennis, 1 1 00 .
" for 94 loads gravel, 5 34
" blacksmith's bill, repairing tools, 62
" clearing snow, 2 00
$48 21
District No. 10 .- JOSEPH P. BICKNELL, Surveyor.
Paid Joseph P. Bicknell, 9 days, 3 cattle and 2 carts, 29 00
" Joseph P. Bicknell, picking stone, 50 ·
" Joseph Hunt, 4 days' work, . 5 00 ·
Mr. Collins, 4 4 00 ·
" Cornelius Gofly, 1} " 1 50 · ·
James Flynn, 5 66 66
·
.
5 00
" Daniel Widdle, 4 .
.
4 00
Frank Rigon, 2 .
.
2 00
John Farrel, 5}
· 5 50
Richard Sullivan, 5 " 5 00 ·
66 Aaron Prescott, 100 loads gravel, 5 00 .
Joseph P. Walker, 100 66 5 00
" James Wait, repairing tools,
· 1 50
" snow bill, removal of, .
4 00
$79 00
For repairing Road near East Stoughton Depot, by order of the Selectmen :-
Paid Joseph P. Bicknell, 5 days, 3 cattle and 2 carts, 15 50
" Collins, Sullivan and Patrick, 15 days' work, . 15 00
$30 50
.
12
District No. 11 .- PETER HOWARD, Surveyor.
Paid Rufus Thayer, hands and team 4 days, ·
19 25
Rufus Thayer, 213 loads gravel, ·
· 8 52
Leonard Thayer, team and hand 4 days, 9 00 .
Leonard Thayer, 106 loads gravel,
4 24
Isaac Pierce, 3 days' work,
3 50
Leonard Pierce, 3 days' work,
3 50
Jedediah French, 4 " .
4 66
A. Kimball, 1 66
1 16
66 Geo. H. Howard, 8 « 66
.
11 84
66 hands and team for clearing snow, .
7 61
$82 61
District No. 12 .- MARTIN GAY, Surveyor.
Paid John Wales, team and hand 8 days, 18 75 ·
" Elisha W. Beal,
· 20 25
" Ebenezer Thayer, work on rock,
·
25 00
Mr. Collins, 4 days' work, .
4 50
Timothy O'Neil, 4 days' work,
.
4 50
" Patrick Canan, 2 7 hours, ·
3 00
Solomon White, 2, « 1 00
Mr. Lynch and Mr. Bracket, 1} days' work, 1 50
Edward - and Mclaughlin,
4 28
Henry B. Alden, 100 loads gravel, .
3 00
Frenchman, 8
32
William Jacobs, repairs on drag and pick,
1 07
Minot Gay, 1 hour,
20
" C. L. Gay, night watch, ·
50
" Martin Gay, 13 days' labor, .
13 50
$101 37
District No. 13 .- BENJAMIN DYER, Surveyor.
Paid Benjamin Dyer, 4 days' work, . 5 00
" G. Noonin, 3
3 37
" Michael Burk, 2 ‹‹ 66
.
.
·
2 25
Cornelius Collins, 2 " .
·
. 2 25
.
9 33
" Peter Howard, 104 « .
·
13
Paid Eugene Tourney, 3 days' work, 3 37
" Benjamin Dyer, horse and cart 2 days, 2 50 ·
boy to team horse 2 days, 1 00 .
mending tools 12c., 8 loads gravel 24c., .
36
$20 10
District No. 14 .- ADONIRAM J. DYER, Surveyor.
Paid Moses Whitcomb, 2 days' work, 2 25 ·
66 Moses Whitcomb, horse and cart 1} day, ·
1 87
Moses Whitcomb, 35 loads gravel, 1 05 .
Thomas Lynch, 3 days' work, 3 37
Michael Lynch, 2 .
2 25
66 Michael Kelly, 3
3 37
Martin Gay, 3 66
.
.
3 37
Adon. J. Dyer, 3 66 . .
3 87
66 horse and cart, 23 days, .
3 12
66 Enoch Livingston, stone work, 83
66 Henry A. Tolman, 75 loads gravel, 2 25
for repairing pick, and services, 75
$28 35
District No. 15 .- HENRY B. ALDEN, Surveyor.
Paid Cornelius Collins, 2 days, 2 50
Nicholas English, 3} " 3 94 · ·
Richard Hogan, 4} 5 06 .
Laurence Jones, 1 day,
1 13
Jackson Belcher, team work, 3 days, 6 75
66 ¿ day, .
56
· Amos Curtis, 2 days' work, 2 25
Ebenezer Thayer, blasting rocks, .
50
66 Royal Turner, man and team ¿ day,
1 25
66 Obed Jones, man and team 1 day,
.
2 50
66 Henry B. Alden, 5 days,
5 63
66 extra to get out rock, .
10 00
66 66 Mahan, Hogan and Curtis for
clearing snow, 3 02
$45 09
.
14
District No. 16 .- BENJAMIN PAINE, Surveyor.
Paid Zenas French, team, 2 carts and hand 4 days, . 12 12
" Benjamin Paine, 42 days' work, 5 62
" Elijah Howard, 4 5 00
66 66 John Gill, 3 .
·
3 75
" John Pero, 2 66
·
2 50
Richard Barry, 4 4 50
Ebenezer Thayer, 3 " 3 00
" Allen Merritt, repairing tools, 16
$36 65
District No. 17 .- MOSES BURRELL, Surveyor.
Paid Moses Burrell, 142 days oxen and cart, ·
32 05
Oliver W. Vinton, 10 days' work, 10 00 ·
Isaac Cox, 10 10 00 .
" Samuel Linfield, use of cart 6 days, 1 50
David Burrell, 129 loads gravel, 6 45
$60 00
District No. 18 .- HIRAM BELCHER, Surveyor.
Paid Jeremiah Belcher, 13 days team work, . · 45 00
Jacob Buker, 8 days' work, ·
·
8 00
Friend Cain, 5 .
6 25
Ambrose Hollis, 3 " 66
.
3 75
66 Phineas Davis, 2 . Festus Drew, ¿ .
50
William B. Belcher, 2 hours horse and wagon, 50
1 50
Hiram Belcher, 9 days' work, . 11 25
$79 25
District No. 19 .- ZENAS FRENCH, Surveyor.
Paid Zenas French, 8 days, 3 cattle, 2 hands and 2 carts, 35 75 ·
Zenas French, 116 loads gravel, ·
4 64
Elijah Howard, 8 days' work, .
10 00
John Pero, 8 ·
10 00
· " Ezra Gill, 3} .
.
·
. 4 25
·
2 50
Seth Belcher, 30 loads gravel, .
15
Paid John Gill, 2} days' work,
3 13
Benjamin Pratt, 1 " 66
1 00
Robert Pratt, 1} " 66
1 62
66 Joshua French, 1 " 66. 1 00
Moses French, 1 day horse and cart, 2 00
Samuel L. White, 1 day, 1 25
Zenas French, lot of stone for bridge, . 3 50
Ruthy Crooker, 85 loads gravel,
3 40
Benjamin Paine, 20 " "
60
$S2 14
District No. 20 .- CLARK PAINE, Surveyor.
Paid Elijah Howard, 4 days' work, . 5 00
Samuel L. White, 8 days self, horse and cart, 18 00
Salmon Buck, 8} days' work, . 8 70
Joseph Linfield, for labor, 2 50
William Thayer, 38
" Clark Paine, 14 days' work and hand, . 28 00
66 66 horse 1} day, 1 13
horse and cart 12} days, 12 50
66 66 387 loads gravel, 10 00
66 Moses French, cart 1} days, 38
$86 59
District No. 21 .- ISAAC SPEAR, 2d, Surveyor.
Paid E. A. Holbrook, 5 days' work, . 5 00
" Ezra Whitcomb, 5 days' work, 5 00 . ·
" Ebenezer Austin, 5 " 5 00 ·
Gideon Howard, oxen and cart 1 day, 2 00
Daniel Faxon, 2 days' work, 4 00
" Elbridge G. Packard, 1 day and horse and cart, 2 00
Thomas West, 1 day and horse and cart, 2 00
' Isaac Spear, 2d, 5 days and horse and cart, 10 00
shoveling snow, 8 hours, 1 00
$36 00
16
District No. 22 .- JEREMIAH BELCHER, Surveyor.
Paid Jeremiah Belcher, 13} days' work,
· 16 87
hand and team 12} days, ·
40 37
" Mr. Davis, 2 days' work,
2 50
Hiram Belcher, 11 days' work, ·
Mr. Pool, 3 66
.
3 75
" E. Porter, 3 66
3 00
66 Mr. Cain, 62 66
.
8 12
Mr. Curtis, 2 .
stone tools 75c., 125 loads gravel 7,50, 8 25
$99 11
Town Expenses.
Paid Aaron Prescott, for school books, 3 98
Caleb Hobbs, stone monuments and surveyor bill, 7 50
" J. B. Chisholm, printing valuation, taxes and town bill, 1850-51, . 150 75
Richard Ford, for school books, - . 31 92
" Jonathan Wales, for 9 days' services and expenses to Braintree, &c. 15 00 .
66 Ebenezer Moulton, repairs on poor house, 1 50
Express men, for services, . . 2 51
Simeon O. Thayer, painting hearse,
10 00
Jona. Jones, ringing bell and tolling bell for paupers, 2 75 Alexander E. Dubois, services on committee, 1 50
66 Shelton & Cheever, repairs on engine hose, .
3 13
John Pero, setting posts on road, . ·
1 25
Isaac Tower, for bed and bedding, poor house, Royal W. Turner, stationery,
15 25
66 postage, 1 37
5 77
James Quann, for services taking census, ·
2 00
William Marden, for printing list of voters and expenses,
12 50
" Richard M. Brown, entertainment selectmen and com- mittees, 19 98 .
Cr. by amount received license for shows,
.
8 00-11 98 .
$280 66
13 75
.
2 50
17
Funeral Expenses.
Paid Ezekiel French, for attending 76 funerals, .
76 00
" repairs on hearse, 2 24
" Moses French, for attending 20 funerals,
. 20 00
66 66 " repairing hearse, 3 00
$101 24
Town Officers.
Paid Zenas French, 21 days as Selectman, . . 29 75
Isaac Tower, 17 66
·
· 22 50
B. L. Wales, 17 66 25 00 66 Zenas French, perambulating town lines, 4 00
Bradford L. Wales, “ 6 00
Zenas French, enrolling militia, . 2 00 Isaac Tower, 2 00
66 Bradford L. Wales, "
2 00
Zenas French, assessing Town and District Taxes, ·
25 00 66 as Overseer of Poor,
10 00
66 Isaac Tower, assessing Town and District Taxes, 22 00 ·
as Overseer of Poor, 10 00
Bradford L. Wales, as Assessor of Taxes, and copying, 28 00
66 66 as Overseer of Poor, . 20 00 66 Aaron Prescott, Superintendent School Committee, · 5 50 Seth Mann, superintending School Committee, 1850, 5 00 Eleazer Beal, 66 66
1951, 38 62
Thomas Driver, 66
66
. 22 00
Levi Paine, 66 66 29 50 66 ·
Ezekiel French, as Constable, 5 00 ·
$313 87
Expense of Law-suit vs. Hiram Wild.
Paid John T. Jordan and others, witness fees and summons, 422 70
A. P. Wellcome, for summoning witnesses, . 6 00
66 A. P. Wellcome, expenses Boston, Dedham, Stoughton, 15 37
4 00
John Long, use of teams, · · Zenas French, services attending court and expense, . 22 50
3
18
Isaac Tower, services attending court and expense,
17 50
Bradford L. Wales, « 12 50
66 66 66 66 journey and expenses to N. Hamp. 14 50
66 66 66 expense paid after witnesses, . .
1 25
$516 32
Town Paupers.
Paid John Hollis, support Susanna Hollis, 58 50
Richard Ford, clothing " 66 2 00 .
$60 50
Paid Hannah Curtis, support of Mrs. Hall, . . $56 41
Paid Darius Littlefield, support of Hannah Niles, . $55 00
Paid Jacob N. Lincoln, support of Samuel Holbrook, 35 00
Isaac Holbrook, 66 66
25 05
66 Charles J. Alden, 66 66
. 2 00 .
66 Richard Ford, school books, 66
1 30
66 Isaac Tower, removing 66
.
50
$63 85
Paid Amasa Clark, support of Samuel Howard, . . $78 00
Paid Thomas Littlefield, support of Micah Littlefield, 33 00
Amos Curtis, .
4 25
" Zenas Snow, medicine, 66
·
38
66 Azel Howard, grave clothes, 66 66
.
1 42
Atkins Kimball, digging grave,
.
1 00
66 Ralph Houghton, coffin, .
4 25
$44 30
Paid Benjamin Pratt, support Anna Thayer, . $60 67
Paid Caleb H. Dyer, support of Mrs. Croak and family, . $18 00
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Abel M. Collis, 25 00
S. Reinstein, clothing 66
.
· 5 25
" Richard Ford, clothing 66 4 74 . .
$34 99
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.
.
·
19
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Ebenezer Hollis,
. 102 00
S. Reinstein, clothing,
11 00
Amos Curtis,
5 17
Zenas Snow, medicine,
62
66 Richard Ford, supplies,
60
66 Division No. 36, “ 66
48
Azel Howard, grave clothes, 66
66
1 42
66 Atkins Kimball, digging grave, "
2 00
Ralph Houghton, coffin, 66
66
4 25
$127 54
Paid Amos Curtis, support of John Sylvester,
5 00
Josephus Harris, grave clothes for his wife, . 1 12
$6 12
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Mrs. Crane 1850, .
51 00
" Calvin Briggs, "
1851, . .
. 46 75
$97 75
Paid Ambrose Hollis, Jr., support of Ambrose Hollis, . · 58 22
" H. H. Packard, clothing
66
2 29
Moses French, wood 66
66
.
3 44
Faxon & White, supplies 66
. 4 64
$68 59
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Mrs. Delano and child, . 30 50 .
Ephraim Spear, « 6. .
. 44 30
" Jacob Niles, supplies 66 66
66
.
· 1 00
$75 80
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Emeline Keith,
. 15 55
Lemuel Clark, 66 66
3 50
" F. Keith,
. 17 75
$36 80
Paid Amos Curtis, clothing Polly Copeland,
1 75
Richard Ford,
2 64
$4 39
Paid Jacob Niles, supplies Aaron Leavitt, 1 12
.
.
20
Paid Moses French, wood Widow Hannah Hobart, . 16 75
Faxon & White, supplies 66
23 17
.
$39 92
Paid State Lunatic Hospital, support of Joseph Tower, Jr. . 25 50 66 66 66 66 Diantha Hobart, '50-'51, 122 30
$147 80
Paid Sally Clark, supplies Mrs. Parnell Clark, .
50 00 Isaac Tower, expense going to West Bridgewater twice, horse and wagon, . 4 75
$54 75
Paid Jacob Niles, supplies Seth Sylvester,
1 00
Elbridge Stimpson, supplies do. . 7 00
$8 00
Paid Jacob Niles, supplies Widow of Richard Sylvester, 92
Paid John Jones, supplies Joseph S. Sylvester, 12 00 .
Paid Amos Curtis, straw beds, bedstead, 2 bed cords and quilt,
5 14
66 66 66 wood at poor house, .
18 00
$23 14
Paid A. P. Wellcome, stove pipe, 1 50
" Richard Ford, sheeting and ticking, for poor house, 4 24 .
66 " books for children at poor house, . · 72
State Paupers.
Paid Richard Ford, for supplies Mrs. Mulligan and family, . 47 00
R. W. Turner, 66 3 00 66
" Dr. Ephraim Wales, wood 66
15 50
66 Division No. 36, supplies 66 5 00 ·
·
$70 50
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Andrew Clark, $8 00 Paid Amos Curtis, support of Judith McCarty, . $7 25 Paid Amos Curtis, support of Sarah Farrell and 3 children, . $44 75
21
Paid B. F. Freeman, support Michael Woods,
11 79
Zenas Snow, medicine
61
66 Azel Howard, grave clothes "
1 42
Dennis Whalen, digging grave
1 00
Ralph Houghton, coffin
4 25
$19 07
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Robert Moore,
52 00 .
Richard Ford, clothing
49
$52 49
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Mrs. McGreavy,
46 25
" Thomas Good, "
11 25
Division No. 36, "
1850, 3 83
Richard Ford, " 66
2 86
$64 19
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Ellen Stanton, . $15 00
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Cornelius Crane, ·
31 42
Zenas Snow, medicine 1 52
Azel Howard, grave clothes " 1 42
Dennis Whalen, digging grave, 1 00
" Ralph Houghton, coffin 66
4 25
$39 61
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Jeremiah Lehan, $2 50 Paid Amos Curtis, support of Joseph McCabe, . $10 00
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Joseph Whalen, 23 00 . " Zenas Snow, medicine 50 ·
$23 50
Paid Amos Curtis, support of John Donahue, . $23 00 Paid Amos Curtis, support of Michael Welch, . $28 00
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Ellen Byrnes, . $18 25
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Dennis McCarty and wife, . $25 62
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Thomas Grant, . $13 50
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Patrick Farrell, 5 12
Jacob Niles, 66 66 1 00
$6 12
·
22
Paid Ralph Houghton, coffin Frank Demety,
4 25
66 Dennis Whalen, digging grave 66
1 00
$5 25
Paid Amos Curtis, support of James Hays,
3 00
is Richard Ford, clothing 1 12
$4 12
Paid Amos Curtis, support of Mrs. McCann and 4 children, $1 95 Paid Amos Curtis, support of Ann Christian, . $12 50
Paid Owen Riley, support of Patrick and Owen Riley, 1850, 17 29
1851, 42 37 66
$59 66
Paid Obadiah Jones, wood Eliza Birchard, 1850, . . $2 50
Paid Divis. No. 36, supplies Michael Donahue and fam. 1850, 11 59
Atherton Wales, « 66 5 00
. .. John O'Brien, 66 66
66 11 25
B. L. Wales, 66 66
1851, 2 00
$29 84
Paid Divis. No. 36, supplies Mrs. Sullivan and family, 3 chil. $5 47 Paid A. E. Dubois, rent Mr. Keinahan, 1850, · $4 01 Paid Royal W. Turner, supplies Patrick Mahon and family, $3 00 Paid Royal W. Turner, supplies Simon B. Ryan's family, . $8 00 Paid Enoch Train & Co., for Patrick Burke, $21 61
Paid Richard Ford, supplies J. P. Crossman, . .
$2 00
Paid Friend Cain, support of Richard Barry, . $6 00
Paid Michael Buckley, support of Mary Melsoph, .
$5 00
Paid Abigail Tower, supplies John Hayes and family, · 7 50
Jacob Niles,
66
25 42
Isaac Tower, 66
66
5 62
Joseph Jones, wood 66
. . 2 00
66 Lemuel Raymond, sawing do. " . .
1 40
Sullivan Jones, supplies 66
.
. 1 50
66 Azel Howard, grave clothes
.
. 1 42
66 Ralph Houghton, coffin
. 4 25
·
.
.
.
$49 11
Paid Richard Ford, supplies Michael Curran, · $3 00 .
.
23
Paid Jonathan Wales, strolling paupers, 1850,
1 25
Zenas French, 66.
66
1851,
60
Isaac Tower,
63
Bradford L Wales, "
66
2 12
Amos Curtis, 66
66
75
$5 35
Paupers of Other Towns.
Paid Hosea Hollis, Mrs. Bird and family of Dorchester,
. 23 00
" B. L. Wales, 66 66
. 15 00
" R. W. Turner,
. 6 50
$44 50
Paid Ephraim Belcher, supplies Kittrell family of Abington, $17 13 Paid Lydia Smith
C. Buffum, of Salem, . . $25 00 Paid John Jones, supplies Daniel Hunt's children of Quincy, $11 78
Medical Attendance on Paupers.
Paid Ebenezer Alden, Medical attendance on
M. Donahue and child, .
· 2 75
Michael Wood,
11 50
Mary Melsaph, 6 00
Patrick Donahue, .
4 50
Michael Donahue, .
2 00
$26 75
Paid Ephraim Wales, Medical attendance on
Miss Mulliken,
. 10 50
persons at poor house,
1 00
Mr. Whalen, .
1 00
Sullivan's child,
1 00
Micha Littlefield,
1 50
James Hayes,
4 50
$19 50
24
Paid Frederick Howard, Medical attendance on
Ambrose Hollis,
· 2 50
Ebenezer Hollis,
3 75
Ellen Stanton,
11 00
Mrs. McGreavy,
1 50
Cornelius Crane,
5 50
Joseph Whalen,
.
7 50
Jeremiah Sullivan,
· 2 50
Abel Collis, .
2 50
John Donahue,
3 00
Dennis McCarty,
11 00
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