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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 1, 1879.
EAST DOUGLAS: PRINTED BY CHAS. J. BATCHELLER. 1879.
1
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 1, 1879
EAST DOUGLAS: PRINTED BY CHAS. J. BATCHELLER. 1879.
·
C.J BATYCHELLER
BOOK &
PRINTER.
EAST
DOUGLAS
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen of Douglas respectfully submit the following report for the year ending Jan. 31, 1879.
TOWN CLERK.
Luke C. Keith, for 1877, $54.80
Thomas H. Meek, for 1878, for collecting
and recording and indexing births, marriages and deaths, - 58.10
Express and expense to Webster and stationery, 7.50- 65.60
$120.40
TREASURER.
William Abbott, for 1877, - $70.00
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Caleb Hill, 1877, (balance due) -
$40.00
John M. Rawson, 1877,
68.75
Nelson Emmons, 1877,
35.00
A. J. Dudley, 1877, -
19.86
John Hilton, 1877, (balance due) -
12.50
$176.11
ASSESSORS.
Brigham Morse,
$81.50
E. H. Morse,
-
73,50
J. E. Cummings,
78.67
$233.67
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
A. F. Brown, A. M. Hill and Dr. Levi White, 1877, W. D. Jones, in part, for 1878,
$100.00
30.00
$130.00
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4
TAX COLLECTOR.
N. W. Preston, for 1878, $200.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
William Abbott,
$7.00
CONSTABLE'S FEES.
E. B. Knapp, for 1877, $12.00
N. H. Jones, for 1878, and other expenses, 44.41
$56.41
SEXTON'S FEES.
David Richardson, -
$35.00
TRAMPS.
John Drapo, 1878,
$47.20
Charles Marcier, 1877-8,
12.40
$59.60
STATE AID.
Arena E. Chapman,
$40.00
Elizabeth Hudson,
40.00
George A. Gleason,
30.00
Hiram Ward,
60.00
Lucina P. Sibley,
40.00
Geo. F. Marcy.
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-
60.00
John H. Stearns.
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-
36.00
$306.00
PAID FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Dis't No. 1.
$366.82
66
2.
273.75
3.
604.60
66
4.
248.98
5. - -
254.28
66
6. -
-
87.00
66
7.
285.11
66
8.
-
-
217.88
66
9.
613.54
10.
407.78
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-
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.
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- - -
-
$3,359.74
5
Grammar School, - $974.62
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Paid on watering trough, - $169.87
New road near Catholic church, 73.20
M. W. Brown for culvert near V. M. Aldrich's new house, 27.00
Horace Batcheller, on Depot street,
308.00
$578.07
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Dis't No. 1. George Fairfield,
$53.95
66
2. Orrin Chase,
54,75
66
3. Retus Walling, 31.39 -
4. Alfred Hodgkins, -
84.25
66
5. Wm. Metcalf, -
63.83
06
7.
N. G. Dudley, -
43.24
8. W'm. Wellman, -
70.88
66 9. E. H. Balcome, -
45.50
.6
10. Amos Humes, -
-
125.28
12. Robert Hannant,
90.08
06
14. Alonzo Gillson,
79.60
15. L. M. Stoddard,
-
78,70
66
17. N. S Caswell,
-
108.05
19. Smith Thayer,
41.25
6.
20. B. Whiting,
-
-
21.03
21.
O. W. Adams,
52.56
22. W. Young,
35.06
66
24. Thomas Buxton,
35.16
66
25. Walter Carpenter,
-
33.75
26. Harvey Wakefield,
41.03
66
27. Henry D. Wallis,
53.70
28. A. F. Brown,
104.95
66
29. Jesse Chase, -
83.03
$1.861.67
REMOVING SNOW FROM HIGHWAYS.
Dis't No. 1. -
$ 9.60
2.
- 66
20.70
-
-
201.78
18. Suel Loge'e,
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-
-
-
23. C. Walker, - -
52.25
16. Daniel Esten,
-
35.40
13. Joshua Fairbanks,
-
-
49.80
6. G. D. Adams, -
91.47
11. M. W. Brown,
-
-
-
6
Dis't No. 3.
$ 3.50
66
4.
-
-
2.00
66
5.
-
-
-
7.40
6.
-
-
17.10
7.
-
-
-
6.70
66
8.
-
-
16.50
66
9.
66
10.
-
-
10.10
66
11.
-
-
10,00
.6
12.
-
-
8.80
13.
-
-
14.
-
-
14.60
66
15.
-
-
-
8.90
66
16.
-
-
66
17.
-
-
18.
5.00
66
19.
-
-
-
13.80
66
20.
19.00
66
21.
-
-
22.
-
-
6.00
23.
-
-
-
42.10
66
24.
13.10
66
25.
-
-
-
6.60
66
26.
-
1.53
66
27.
-
-
-
13.15
-
5.20
29.
23.65
$291.28
PAID OUTSTANDING BILLS.
Dr. A. E. Kemp, for medical attendance, on Charles Freeman, 1877,
$ 3.25
J. O. Simpson, for Superintendent's fees at almshouse in 1877,
171.26
Daniel Esten, for removing snow, in 1876,
7.60
66 66 1877,
18.00
Caleb Hill, for teams, in 1877, -
12 00
Dr. A. E. Kemp, for medical attendance for Oliver Gravlin, in 1877,
52.75
Chester Williams, for repairs on highway, Dis't No. 12, in 1876,
17.50
O. W. Adams, for labor on Lovett bridge, in 1876,
3.00
J. O. Simpson, supplies at Almshouse and labor on Town farm, in 1877,
42.55
A. F. Brown, for labor on highway in Dis't No. 28, in 1877, 8.60
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-
28.
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-
-
-
-
6.25
7
C. Marcier, care of prisoners at lock-up and cutting wood, in 1877, $ 2.50 Jones Brothers, meat furnished Almshouse, in 1877, 6.92
G. T. Aldrich, highway surveyor, in 1877, 43.85
Syra Esten damage to carriage on Turnpike, in 1877, 5.00
S. Rivers, blacksmithing bill, in 1877,
G. D. Adams, reimbursement on taxes by vote of
the town, 7.50
Mumford Council, goods furnished Almshouse, in 1877, 43.69
C. F. Rawson, labor on Lovett bridge, in 1877, 2,00
J. T. & I. Wallis. lumber for guide-boards, in 1875, 1.55 66 spruce lumber, Oct. 6, 1877, .56
A. F. Jones, wood furnished for Selectmen's room, in 1875, 1.25
S. Russell, books for Grammar school, in 1877, 7.62 .6 66 66 poor children, 1877, 4.86
66 crayons for Dis'ts No. 1, 2, 6, 1877, 1.15 66 66 medicines for Almshouse, 1877, 1.10
.6 66 blanks, stationery and stamps, 1877, 7.23
66 constable's fees, 1877, 3.00- 24.96
Smith Sherman, for damages against town, in 1877, 25.00
three cider barrels. in 1876, 3.00
$508.02
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
G. D. Adams, for labor, $35.00
L. S Keith, painting and papering at Almshouse,
10.55
G. M. Wallis, saw bill, 9.46
V. M. Aldrich, goods furnished Almshouse, -
23.67
E. P. Heath, 66 66
14.52
G. D. Adams, supplies
66
38.96
J. H Dudley. ..
10.66
C. W. Brown, blacksmithing, -
7,50
Levi White, medical attendance, -
6.50
A. J. Thayer, meal, - 227.36
George D. Adams, standing wood,
35.00
W. H. Wellman, meal, 22.15
J. O. Simpson, supt's salary, Feb. 1, to Apr. 1, 1878, 67.86
G. D. Adams, on salary, 200.00
Geo. Abbott, supplies for Almshouse, - 60.59
E. N. Jencks, 66
6.01
G. D. Adams, cash paid for shingling house, etc., 12.00
James Freeland, for two cows, 74.00
66 -
-
3.73
8
Brigham Morse, for one yoke of oxen, Jesse Chase, ..
$110.00
66 145.00
$1,116.79
PAUPERS AWAY FROM ALMSHOUSE.
Prudence Balcome, wood and cutting same,
$ 22.42
Eugene Gould,
208.00
Isabella Penniman, by town of Holland, -
8.00
Eveline Sprague,
78.00
Mary B. Steere,*
203.60
C. H. Balcom, -
156.22
William Reed and John Latown, -
29.88
Ira Arnold's child, support of
37,30
William Reid, -
19.48
John Latown,
5.00
Austin Jarvis,
26.78
John Latown,
39.00
wood,
6.80
William Reid, H. Brulette and Geo. Snow,
61.50
H. Brulette and Austin Packard,
37.00
John Latown,
8.00
J. E Burpee,
4.00
H.Brulette,
15.00
G. Snow, -
3.00
H. Brulette,
31.00
Austin Jarvis,
29.40
Geo. Snow, H. Brulette, and William Reid,
30.00
Joseph Bowen, seven coffins,
59.50
$1,118.88
STATE PAUPERS.
Charles Gravlin, -
$42.46
Mitchell Martell,
20.00
$62.46
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
W. D. Jones, taking and recording names and ages of children,
$ 8.00
John M. Putnam, for teams,
6.00
W. D. Jones, labor on highway, Cottage street,
6.00
Olive Parsons, for insurance,
36.00
C. J. Batcheller, for printing and stationery,
88.60
Miller Hindon, for labor on School street, 6.00
Luke C. Keith, painting guide boards, 1.00
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-
* Received of Amos Steere, $20.00.
9
J. O. Simpson, for labor on Cottage street,
$ 9.12
Hugh Green, repairing harness,
1.30
Stillman Russell, for stationery and school books,
23.81
Douglas Axe Co., for chestnut plank,
7.36
Williams and Thayer, council fees,
5.00
Asa Thayer. Town Officers' room, 20.00
C. M. Wood, damage to carriage in Dis't No. 12,
1.75
A. F. Brown, searching records, surveying, etc.,
56.00
Samuel Cohen, for services as detective, -
140.00
David Richardson, for mowing cemetery,
5.00
James Wixtead, ratchet wheel.
5.00
J. E. Cummings, care of Town hall,
6.00
W. D. Jones, Auditor,
3.50
V. M. Aldrich, bell for Grammar school, etc., -
8.45
$443.89
RECAPITULATION.
Town Clerks,
$ 120.40
Town Treasurer,
70.00
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor,
176.11
Assessors.
233.67
School Committee,
130.00
Tax Collector,
200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
-
7.00
Constables' Fees,
56.41
Sexton's Fees,
35.00
Tramps,
59.60
State Aid,
306.00
Common Schools,
3,359.74
Grammar School,
974.62
Public Improvements,
578.07
Highways and Bridges,
1,861.67
Removing Snow,
291.28
Paid Outstanding Bills. -
508.02
Almshouse Expenses,
1,116.79
State Paupers,
62.46
Paupers away from Almshouse,
1,118.88
Miscellaneous Expenses, -
443.89
$11.709.61
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-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
See Report of School Committee.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
The Selectmen further report that they have settled with the Treasurer, and that his account stands as follows :-
TOWN OF DOUGLAS, IN ACCOUNT WITH WILLIAM ABBOTT, TREASURER.
1878.
CR.
Feb'y 1. By cash in Treasury, subject to order,
$3,179.95
2. Received of State Treasurer, bal. Cor- poration tax,
130.45
66
11.
Received of E. P. Heath, for oxen,
150.00
66
11. Ladies' Benevolent Society,
238.22
May 2. Borrowed of Maxen Dupree. -
200.00
18. Received of S. Russell, Druggist's license
1.00
66
25. Received of E. A. Barrett, Auctioneer's license,
2.00
June 3.
Borrowed of Clarasa Batcheller,
125.00
10.
66
Henry D. Wallis,
500.00
10.
66 Louisa M. Thompson, 500.00
66
20.
Sarah Walker, -
511.78
20.
Mary Walker, -
300.00
66
20.
66 Lura A. Wallis, - Asa Thayer, 1.325.00
175.00
July 18.
29. Received of the Second District Court, witness fees, 6.00
2,500.00
Aug.
21. Received of S. A. Sibley, for deed of C. I. Rawson land, 29.23
“
21. Received of Amos Steere, for support of his wife, 20.00
66
29 Received of E. P. Heath, for oxen,
80.00
Sept. 11. Borrowed of A. K. Richardson,
1,000.00
26. Received of Van Amburg circus,
25.00
Nov. 26. City of Fitchburg,
43.80
Dec. 10. State Treasurer, State aid,
348.00
66 10.
66
Corp'n tax.
113.26
66
10.
National
Bank tax, - 150.59
1879.
Jan'y 14. Received of County Treasurer, dog fund
220.84
18. Borrowed of A. J. Thayer,
500.00
29 Borrowed of Whitinsville Nat'l Bank,
11
Jan'y 25. Received of City of Fitchburg, $ 10.00
27.
State Treasurer, School fund, 198.61
66
29. Borrowed of William Chase. 2,000.00
66
31. Received of O. C. Emerson, for cow. 40.00
66
31.
A. F. Brown, Auctioneer's license, for 1878, 2.00
66
31.
Received of A. F. Brown, on account,
15.00
31. S. Russell and others, for water rights, 50.00
66
31. Received of N. W. Preston. to date, receipt for County tax, 963.99 Orders of abatement, 590.13
Cash on Tax account. 14,262.25-15,816.37
$30,507.10
TOWN OF DOUGLAS,
1878.
DR
Mar. 11, Paid Ladies' Benevolent Society, Town note and interest, 161.56
Apr. 23. 66 interest on two Town notes, to Phebe M. Humes, - 18.00
May 22. Maxen Dupree, Town note and interest, 200.40
June 4. Phebe M. Humes, interest on Town note, 12.00
..
20. .6 Sarah Walker, Town note and interest, 341.78
29. 66 Phebe M. Humes. interest on Town note, 24.00
July 16. 66
A. J. Thayer, Town note and interest, 503.19
16. Ladies' Benevolent Society, Town note and interest, 243.14
..
16. 66 Whitinsville National Bank, inter- est on Town note, 30.31
16. Salem Savings Bank, interest on Town note. 480.00
16. 66 Salem Savings Bank, principal on Town note, - 2,000.00
Aug. 5. 66 Phebe M. Humes, principal on Town note, 100.00
Oct. 18. 66 Phebe M. Humes, principal on Town note, - 100.00
Oct. 26. 66 William Chase, interest on Town note, 85.00
12
Oct. 28. Nov. 1. 66
Paid Phebe M. Humes, on Town note, A. K. Richardson, Town note and interest,
1,006.37
66
2.
66 Whitinsville National Bank, Town note, N. W. Preston, order of abatement 314.09
2,500.00
66
4.
4.
66
for paying County tax,
963.99
06
4.
66
Louisa M. Thompson, Town note and interest, -
509.19 1,344.59
66
7.
Asa Thayer,Town note and interest, L. S. Jones, interest on Town note, State Tax,
180.00
Dec. 10.
530.00
66
5.48
26. 66
16. 66 Anna F. Hunt, abatement of tax, Retus Walling, interest on Town note,
65.70
1879.
212.89
Jan 1. 13.
" N. W. Preston, order of abatement, Phebe M. Humes, Town note and interest,
109.21
27. N. W. Preston, for taxes abated by vote of the Town, 63.15
66
27. 66 N. W. Preston, for deed of F. G. William's land,
27.31
66
27. Salem Savings Bank, interest on Town note,
420.00
66 29. 66
William Chase, Town note and interest,
2,224.79
66 30. 66 Samantha R. Sherman. Town note and interest,
300.97
6 .30. 66 Eunice Sherman, Town note and interest,
350.05
66 30 66 R. J. Fairbanks, Town note and interest,
341.29
66
31.
Phebe M. Humes, Town note and interest, 108.13
66
Selectmens' orders to Feb. 1, 1879, 11,709.61
$27.686.19
Cash remaining in hands of your Treasurer, 2,820.91
$30,507.10 All of which is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM ABBOTT, Treasurer of Douglas. Douglas, Feb. 1, 1879.
$ 100.00
66
11.
13
ASSETS OF THE TOWN.
Amounts due from the several Tax Collectors :-
F. W. Hunt, in 1858,
S 33.18
Parley Gould, in 1868, 66 in 1870, 7.78
23.30
Due for State Aid, 360.00
66 from town of Natick, for coffin for Hannah Hayes, 10.00
Town Farm, 3,200.00
2,000.50
Due from State for State Paupers, 1878,
62.46
1877,
90.66
John Hilton, for Superintendent's labor,'77, 36.32
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
2,820.91
$8.645.11
DEBTS DUE FROM THE TOWN.
Note to Salem Savings Bank,
$14,000.00
66 Retus Walling,
1,095.00
66 Chloe Dudley, - 330.00
Phebe M. Humes, two notes, -
400.00
Lovina S. Jones, -
3,000.00
66 Clarasa Batcheller, -
125.00
66 Henry D. Wallis, -
-
500.00
Sarah Walker, -
511.78
Mary Walker, -
300.00
Lura Wallis, -
175.00
William Chase,
2,000.00
Interest on the above, about
-
55.00
$22,491.78
Assets of the Town,
8,645.11
Showing a balance against the Town, of -
$13,846.67
Reducing the debt of the Town,
$2,360.71
Respectfully submitted,
B. MORSE,
Selectmen of
N. H. JONES,
M. M. LUTHER,
Douglas.
W. D. JONES, Auditor.
$5,824.20
Personal Property at Almshouse,
14
CASH IN TREASURY FOR REPAIRS IN THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Dis't No. 2. $10.57
66 - 5. 2.79
66 7. .60
66
9.
-
1.49
$15.45
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Overseers of the Poor,
For the Year Ending January 31, 1879.
SUPERINTENDENT, (Geo. D. Adams,) ,
DR.
To Personal Property at Almshouse, $1,715.93
Supplies for Almshouse, and Superintendent's salary, 787.79
Paid for two cows, 74.00
one yoke of oxen, -
110.00
66
145.00
$2,832.72
CR
BY Personal Property at Almshouse, Jan. 31, 1879,
$2,000.50
Cash paid Treasurer, for two yoke of oxen, 66
230.00
" one cow, 40.00
6.
" butter, 5.00
in hands of Superintendent, 7.50-$2,283.00
$549.72
Whole number of weeks board of paupers at Alms- house, for the year, including tramps, are 3131/2, at an average cost per week of about $1.75
The whole expense to the Town for aid and support of pau- pers and tramps for the year, is as follows :
At Almshouse, $ 549.72
16
Away from Almshouse, -
State Paupers, Tramps at Lock-up, -
$ 1.118.88
62.46
59.60
$1,790.66
Respectfully submitted,
B. MORSE,
Overseers
N. H. JONES,
of
M. M. LUTHER,
the Poor.
W. D. JONES, Auditor.
ANNUAL REPORT OF A. F. JONES, Agent on the Devise of Moses Wallis,
TO THE Inhabitants of Douglas, FOR THE Year Ending Feb'y 1, 1879.
The Agent charges himself with notes and cash received of Nelson Potter, (the former Agent of said Devise,) as per his report of Feb'y 1, 1878.
Notes bearing interest,
$10,853.97
Accrued interest on said notes, C'ash,
722.70
176.54
$11,753.21
1878.
DR.
Feb. 6. Received interest on William Hunt's note, Emma T. Arnold's
$ 30.00
7. ..
note,
6.
11.
66
interest on Patrick Dermody's note,
4.75
11.
66
Principal on Patrick Dermody's note, interest on Joel Glover's note,
12.00
4
15.
66
Patricks Dermody's note.
18.00
.6
16.
interest on James Wixted's note.
12,00
6.
18.
66
James McCormick's
21.00
note,
interest on Ira T. Robbin's
note, 9.00
18.
..
compound interest on James McCormick and I. T. Rob- bins' notes, 1,35
interest on Orrin N. Thurber's note, 18.00
101.68
12.
18.
66
19.
12.00
18
Feb. 20. Received interest on Mortimer Sullivan's
$ 3.55
20.
note, principal on Mortimer Sullivan's note,
100.00
66
23.
66
interest on A. F. Brown's note,
30.00
25.
Phœbe Keith's note,
6.00
Mar. 2.
60
ינ James Wixted's note,
12.00
66
5.
66
66 Simon P. Rawson's
30.00
66
19.
¥
interest on David Wallis's note, Rufus P. Johnson's note,
24.00
Apr. 20.
interest on Amos A. Hume's note,
21.00
May 4.
principal and interest on Wm. D.
Jones' note, for land sold to
Moses Taft and Wm. E. Hay- wood, as per vote of Town,* interest on Albert Whipple's note,
18.60
June 1.
66
interest on Wm. M. Putnam's note,
40.00
5.
14.
66
8.10
14.
interest on Isaac Desotell's note, 66 Chandler Titus' note, in part, Harriet Paine's note,
5.50
15
66
interest on Orrin N. Thurber's note, 10.00
July
ɔ̃.
interest on Theron H. Barton's note,
12.00
interest on Margarett Stearne's note,
18.00
6
29. ",
interest on Jos. A. Richardson's note, principal on Jos. A. Richardson's note, in part, interest on Harriet Paine's note, in part,
4.53
" 29.
Aug. 17.
66
6.00
Sept. 21.
66
interest on J. E. Cumming's note, 30.00
Oct. 21. 66
interest on Chandler Titus' note, 23.80
Nov. 1. interest on William Hunt's note, 30.00
9.
66 interest on Phœbe Young's note, 18.00
66
9.
principal on Phœbe Young's note, in part, 200.00
*Said note and interest amouted to $677.50, showing a loss to the Devise of $43.11.
634.39
16.
note,
12.00
21.
66
15.00
26.
25.65
.
19
Nov. 11. Received interest on Potter M. Bates' note, 12. interest on Samuel Balcome's note, Dec. 24. interest on C. F. Rawson's note, .6 12.00
$ 9.00
9.00
24.
compound interest on C. F. Raw- son's note,
.42
31.
66
interest on Dorris B. Young's two notes, 24.00
1879.
Jan. 3.
66
interest on Joel Glover's note,
12.00
66
8.
interest on Emma Arnold's note,
19.17
principal on
200.00
.
27.
9.00
27.
interest on Ira T. Robbins' note, interest on James McCormick's note, 21.00
66
31.
interest on Lovell Southwick's 30.00 note, interest on A. F. Brown's note, 30.00
31.
66 interest on Alvin H.Brown's note, 30.00
$13,736.70
A. F. JONES, AGENT MOSES WALLIS DEVISE,
1878.
CR.
Feb. 23. Paid A. F. Brown, for looking up title, surveying, and platting land mort- gaged to inhabitants, by Wm. D. Jones,
$ 7.00
66 Nelson Potter, for examining records,
5,00
66 for recording two mortgages,
2.00
Apr. 2.
66 A. F. Brown. for making deed,
3.00
22. Loaned to Allan Buxton,
200.00
May 1. Julius and Matilda Rivers,
400.00
1. Paid Appraisers.
2.00
recording mortgage,
1.00
June 19.
Loaned to Philamen Mercier,
500.00
.. 19. Paid for abstract of records, -
3.00
.6 Appraisers, recording mortgage,
1.00
Aug. 19. Loaned to Russell M. Peters, Paid Appraisers.
250.00
3.00
Oct. 30. 66 Tax on Devise,
162.00
1879.
Jan. 8. Loaned Mary E. Arnold, - 200.00
8.
31.
66
1,00
20:
Jan. 23.
$ 1.00 Paid Appraisers, Loaned Louisa Jarvis, 100.00 Paid to Agent of Devise for his services, 60.00
$1,901.00
MEMORANDUM OF NOTES DUE THE TOWN, FEB'Y 1, 1879.
Date of Note.
Accrued Int.
Prin.
June 19, 1878. Philiman Marcier,
$18.41
$500.00
Nov. 9, 1877. Phœbe Young,
1.40
100.00
May 8, 1872.
William M. Putnam,
21.83
500.00
13, 1874.
Theron H. Barton,
8.56
200.00
Jan. 23, 1879. Louisa Jarvis,
.11
100.00
July 7, 1875.
James McCormick,
11.84
350.00
May 18, 1857.
Ira T. Robbins,
6.30
150.00
July 1, 1876.
Alvin H. Brown,
17.50
500.00
Nov. 23, 1859.
A. F. Brown,
5.61
500.00
Mar. 1, 1867.
John M. Putnam,
26.80
216.66
Apr. 21, 1870.
James Wixted,
9.30
200.00
Jan'y 8, 1879.
Mary E. Arnold,
.73
200.00
Apr. 12, 1877.
Amos A. Humes.
16.80
350.00
Aug. 20, 1873.
Samuel Balcome,
2.20
150.00
June 17, 1869.
Chandler Titus,
6.80
340.00
Mar. 22, 1877.
John G. Buffum,
19.25
375.00
Oct. 7, 1865.
William Hunt,
9.41
500.00
May 21, 1868.
Charles F. Rawson,
8.30
200.00
May 1, 1878.
Matilda Rivers,
18.00
400.00
Jan. 2, 1865.
Dorris B. Young,
5,47
150.00
Mar. 26, 1870.
Rufus P. Johnson,
20.27
400.00
.. 2, 1861.
David Wallis,
10.93
200.00
Sep. 22, 1877.
J. E. Cummings,
10.66
500.00
Oct. 13, 1862.
Joseph A. Richardson,
1,78
50.00
Aug. 19, 1878.
Russell M. Peters,
6,70
250.00
Mar. 2, 1870.
Phœbe Keith,
5.46
100.00
Feb. 20, 1869.
Simon P. Rawson,
28.33
500.00
June 14, 1876.
Isaac Desotell,
9.41
250.00
Aug. 21, 1862.
Patrick Dermody,
25.95
300.00
June 9, 1876.
Harriet Paine,
18.05
300.00
21, 1873.
Dorris B. Young,
9.12
250.00
May 1, 1867.
Albert Whipple,
13.95
310.00
Apr. 20, 1878.
Allen Buxton,
9.33
200.00
1, 1871.
Margarett Stearnes,
15.00
300.00
Oct. 24, 1874.
Lovel Southwick.
8.00
500.00
Dec. 2, 1854.
Joel Glover,
.96
200.00
19, 1874.
Chandler Titus,
5.35
135.00
Oct. 16, 1867.
Potter M. Bates.
2.60
150.00
21
Dec. 4, 1866. James Wixted,
$22.00
$200.00
Apr. 24, 1869. Orrin N. Thurber,
21.80
300.00
$460.27 $11,376.66
Feb. 1, 1879. Accrued interest to date,
$460.27
Cash in hands of Agent,
282.03
Present value of Devise, $12,118.96
Net income of Devise for the year ending Feb. 1, 1879, $408.86 Loss on W. D. Jones' note, 43.11
Showing a net gain of - $365.75
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. F. JONES, Agent.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS:
Number recorded in 1878,
-
78
Number males, 66 females, -
37
41- 78
Number children of native parantage,
16
foreign 66
62-
78
MARRIAGES :
Number "intentions" recorded, 32 66 marriages recorded, 34
Parties resident in Douglas, - 66 66 elsewhere, -
-
23
11- 34
First marriage,
5
Third
66
-
-
3 68
Average age of grooms,
66
brides,
-
-
27 years. 21
Native born,
50 18
Foreign born, - -
DEATHS :
Number recorded males,
18
Average age,
females,
22-
40
33 years.
DOGS LICENSED :
Males,
121 at $2.00,
-
$242.00
Females,
8
5.00,
-
40.00- $282.00
T. H. MEEK, Town Clerk.
-
-
60
Second marriage,
-
-
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