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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1932
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INCORPORATED
THE WHITTIER PRESS AMESBURY, MASS. 1933
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1932
M
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TOWN
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1876
INCORPORATED
THE WHITTIER PRESS AMESBURY, MASS. 1933
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TOWN OFFICERS
Moderator Clarence O. Libby
Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare John K. Sargent Andrew O. Nicol Homer R. Sargent
Assessors
Harold Whiting. Term expires 1933 Term expires 1934 . Term expires 1935
Clifford R. Howe. George B. Crofut.
Town Clerk D. Edward Flynn
Tax Collector A. Raymond Waterhouse
Town Treasurer Roy C. Journeay
Municipal Light Commissioners
Richard E. Sargent. Term expires 1933
John Marshall . Term expires 1934
George F. Wilde Term expires 1935
Board of Water Commissioners
Richard E. Sargent. Term expires 1933
John Marshall Term expires 1934
George F. Wilde Term expires 1935
School Committee
Annie W. Hoyt. Term expires 1933
Willard T. Kelly Term expires 1934
Howard DeLong Term expires 1935
Trustees of Cemeteries
Clarence O. Libby. Term expires 1933
Richard A. Sargent. . Term expires 1934 Charles A. Lancaster Term expires 1935
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Trustees of Public Library
Laura A. Jewell Term expires 1933
F. Leslie Viccaro
Term expires 1933
John B. Judkins.
Term expires 1934
Alvin F. Heath .
Term expires 1934
Frank E. Walker
Term expires 1935
Annie A. Kelly
Term expires 1935
Trustees of Kimball Park
Richard A. Sargent. Term expires 1933
Alden B. Morse . .
Term expires 1934
John W. Kirkpatrick . Term expires 1935
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark Edgar P. Sargent Ralph L. Buzzelle Byron H. Sargent
Tree Warden Charles R. Ford
Town Counsel F. Leslie Viccaro
Chief of Police James P. Donahue
Patrolman and Night Watch Leon L. Dow
Special Police
Clarence O. Libby Oran W. Burke James F. Pease
Geo. W. Goldsmith
George B. Crofut
Edward J. O'Keefe
Alexander M. Sullivan Obed O. Skillings Harold M. Waterhouse
Constables
James P. Donahue Leon L. Dow George W. Goldsmith
Aaron A. Hume
Engineers of Fire Department Fred O. Bailey J. Arthur Ollis
Town Accountant James C. Pease
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TOWN OFFICERS
Inspector of Milk and Slaughtering Fred H. G. Chase
Inspector of Wires John E. Bean
Sealer of Weights and Measures Harold R. Eastman
Moth Superintendent Charles R. Ford
Forest Warden Aaron A. Hume
Burial Agent Harold C. Lord
Sworn Weighers Alice J. Hoyt
Ralph L. Buzzelle
Edward H. Preble
Byron H. Sargent Walter Stillings
Superintendent of Streets Edward C. Emerson
Town Forest Committee
Charles R. Ford. Term expires 1933 Term expires 1934 Term expires 1935
Frank N. Rand James T. Colgan
George W. Berry
Registrars of Voters D. Edward Flynn Mortimer E. Sullivan J. H. Parker Thornell
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LIST OF APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations voted at the Annual Town Meeting March 7; 1932.
General Government:
Moderator.
$12.00
Selectmen .
675.00
Accountant.
1,000.00
Treasurer.
270.00
Tax Collector for 1931.
790.00
Assessors .
720.00
Town Counsel
75.00
Town Clerk.
225.00
Registrars .
112.50
Bonding Town Officers.
205.00
Election Officers. .
220.00
Town Hall Maintenance.
950.00
Town Hall Repairs
100.00
Total for General Government. .
$5,354.50
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
$4,200.00
Fire Engineers . 180.00
Fire Department .
3,120.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
90.00
Inspector of Wires.
90.00
Moth Department.
1,050.00
Tree Warden .
200.00
Forest Warden.
150.00
Town Forest. .
175.00
Total for Protection and Property
Health and Sanitation:
Board of Health.
$600.00
Public Health Nurse.
1,275.00
Inspector of Animals.
100.00
Inspector of Slaughter
40.00
Inspector of Milk.
20.00
Essex County T. B. Hospital :
Maintenance.
715.82
Addition
13.16
Total for Health and Sanitation.
$9,255.00
$2,763.98
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LIST OF APPROPRIATIONS
Highways:
Highway Department. $5,000.00
Snow and Washouts 2,250.00
Rocks Bridge
500.00
Sidewalks, Railings, Bridges
450.00
Permanent Sidewalks
1,000.00
Street Lighting.
2,189.41
Gravel on Roads .
2,000.00
Road Machinery Fund.
300.00
Total for Highways. . $13,689.41
Charities:
Public Welfare $15,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
7,000.00
State Aid. .
320.00
Old Age Assistance
6,500.00
Total for Charities. $28,820.00
Schools and Libraries:
School Committee Salaries.
$157.50
School Department
30,105.00
Public Library
900.00
Total for Schools and Libraries. $31,162.50
Unclassified :
Printing.
$500.00
Miscellaneous. 720.00
Insurance . 2,273.15
Lighting Town Buildings
486.85
Reserve Fund.
900.00
Memorial Day
150.00
Overdrafts of 1931.
9,937.86
Vocational Training
200.00
Total for Unclassified. $15,167.86
Cemeteries
1,250.00
Interest.
1,800.00
Maturing Debt (Water Extension Note)
2,000.00
Total Appropriations Voted at the Annual Town Meeting $111,263.25
Certified to the Assessors under emergency created on July 18, 1932-To Public Welfare. $866.34 $866.34
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Voted at the Special Town Meeting, Octo- ber 20, 1932, by transfer from available funds in the Treasury to Public Welfare: From Water Extension Note, appropria- tion of 1932 .. $2,000.00
From Street Lighting Appropriation of 1932. 2,189.41
From Lighting Town Buildings appro- priation of 1932. 486.85
From Electric Light Reserve of prior years . 1,500.00
Voted at the Special Town Meeting, De- cember 30, 1932, by transfer from Sur- plus Revenue of prior years :
To Board of Health. $288.29
To Highways 601.49
To Snow and Washouts 517.22
To Miscellaneous 332.75
To Interest . 805.04
To Soldiers' Relief. 1,686.78
To Old Age Assistance 656.00
Voted at the Special Town Meeting, De- cember 30, 1932, by transfer from Excess Estimated Receipts of 1932:
To Public Welfare. $3,951.50
Voted at the Special Town Meeting, De- cember 30, 1932, by transfer from Over- lay Reserve :
To Public Welfare. $3,382.76
Total Amount Voted in 1932. $130,527.68
$6,176.26
$4,887.57
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APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR 1933
Merrimac, Mass., February 1, 1933.
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
It has been the purpose of your Committee to make recommenda- tions for the various departments of the town so that a tax rate not in excess of $44.00 will prevail this year. Obviously in view of the limited source of revenue and the unusually large expenditures for Public Welfare, Soldiers' Relief and Old Age Assistance, the appropriations for other governmental functions must be ma- terially less than in past years, and some activities must be en- tirely eliminated. To this latter end we recommend that no ap- propriation be made this year for the construction of permanent sidewalks, the purchase of gravel and cutting brush on the road- sides. The Committee has endeavored to so allocate the necessary reductions in departmental appropriations as to result in the least possible interference with the efficient conduct of town affairs; and we take this occasion to express our appreciation of the co- operation which has been given by practically all of the town officials.
It is to be noted that we have recommended an appropriation of $24,000.00 for the Public Welfare Department and we sincerely hope that the voters will endorse our recommendation. Last year the sum of $32,584.10 was expended by this department, of which only $21,176.26 was appropriated by the annual and special town meetings, making expenditures for the year $11,407.84 in excess of the appropriations. It seems clear that it is unwise to pursue such a policy and that it is unquestionably preferable to appropriate an adequate amount for this purpose. We doubt if, in view of the present outlook, anyone would consider that much in excess of twenty-five per cent of the expenditures of last year in this department could by any means be saved during the cur- rent year. On the other hand, we feel that if the recommended sum is appropriated every possible effort should be made by the Board of Public Welfare to keep the expenditures within this limit. A similar situation exists with reference to our recommendations for Soldiers' Relief and Old Age Assistance.
In our endeavor to recommend appropriations to keep the tax rate for this year at the figure of forty-four dollars a thousand we have anticipated an appropriation of $500.00 for a town phy- sician and $3,223.74 to cover a 1932 overdraft in the Public Wel- fare Department. In this figure we have not taken into con- sideration the expense incident to the possible establishment of a commissary depot, as the expense of the operation of such would necessarily be merely conjectural upon our part.
The tax rate of forty-four dollars above mentioned has suggested itself to us as being the lowest possible rate which we may hope to
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secure for this year in view of the anticipated expenditures, and without making such drastic reductions in departmental appropria- tions as will impair the efficient operation of the various essential activities of the town. In this connection it will be well to have in mind the fact that appropriations made in 1932 totalled $117,439.51 and that the expenditures in excess of these appro- priations amounted to $13,088.17. The tax rate for 1932 was $47.00 and had the overdrafts for the year been included in the tax rate the rate last year would have been at least $53.50 a thousand.
We recommend the following appropriations for the year 1933:
General Government
Moderator.
$12.00
Selectman, (Chairman)
$225.00
Selectman, (Clerk)
62.50
Selectman, (Other)
50.00
$337.50
Board of Public Welfare (Chairman)
$225.00
Board of Public Welfare (Clerk),
62.50
Board of Public Welfare, (Other)
50.00
$337.50
Accountant.
1,000.00
Treasurer.
270.00
Tax Collector for 1932.
700.00
Assessor (Chairman).
$320.00
Assessors (other two) each .
200.00
720.00
Town Counsel
75.00
Town Clerk.
225.00
Registrars .
112.50
Town Hall Maintenance.
675.00
Town Hall Repairs
50.00
Bonding Town Officers.
202.50
Election Officers. .
100.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department.
$3,500.00
Fire Engineers .
180.00
Fire Department .
2,800.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
90.00
Inspector of Wiring
90.00
Moth Department.
900.00
Tree Warden.
150.00
Forest Warden
135.00
Town Forest.
100.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health.
$1,450.00
Public Health Nurse. 1,150.00
.
.
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APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED
Inspector of Animals.
$100.00
Inspector of Slaughtering.
40.00
Inspector of Milk.
20.00
Essex County T. B. Hospital.
577.70
Highways
Highway Department.
$4,650.00
Snow and Washout.
1,200.00
Sidewalks, railings and bridges
175.00
Rocks Bridge
2,250.00
Street Lights.
2,356.07
Charities
State Aid. .
$420.00
Public Welfare
24,000.00
Soldiers' Relief .
6,500.00
Old Age Assistance
6,500.00
Mother's Aid
416.00
Schools and Libraries
School Committee (Chairman)
$45.00
School Committee (Clerk)
67.50
School Committee (Other)
45.00
$157.50
School Department
27,735.00
Vocational Training
200.00
Public Library
700.00
Unclassified
Memorial Day (American Legion)
$125.00
Printing.
350.00
Miscellaneous.
800.00
Lighting Town Buildings
436.05
Insurance .
1,762.97
Reserve Fund.
500.00
Water Extension Note
2,000.00
Interest.
2,000.00
Cemeteries®
500.00
.
$101,833.29
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE F. WILDE, JOHN K. SARGENT, EVERETT L. JEWELL, F. LESLIE VICCARO, HOWARD C. LOVELL,
Finance Committee.
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MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Selectmen herewith submit their annual report for the year 1932, for your consideration
Old Age Assistance
In this department 29 persons were aided last year. Three have died during the year, and one moved to another Town.
At present one third of this assistance is paid by the state and two thirds by the town.
The amount of assistance given to any one person ranges from $4.00 to $9.00 per person.
The average is $6.20 per person.
Cement Sidewalks
335 yards of sidewalk was laid on School Street, and 384 yards on Locust Street.
The appropriation for doing this work was $1,000.00, for ma- terial and superintending the work and the labor was supplied from the Welfare Department.
The actual cost of doing this work including material, the laying of cement, work on foundation, grading, railing etc., was $2,017.50.
It was estimated the whole job if done by contract, would cost $1,949.90.
Judging from these figures it would seem as though the Town received very good results on this job by using the Welfare labor.
Highway
For several years the Selectmen have followed the policy of gravelling and oiling some new road each year. It is impossible to rebuild all the road in one year. This year by using the Wel- fare labor several streets were gravelled and more streets were oiled than usual.
Every one living on a road that is not gravelled and oiled thinks that their road is the worst road in town and should be repaired first. We have tried to repair the worst and most travelled roads first.
In order to maintain the roads in their present condition and receive the allotment of $3,100.00 from the state it will be necessary to appropriate about $5,000.00 for this work.
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This year we think it would be better not to make the usual appropriation for gravelling but to have an appropriation for oil- ing the roads. There are about 11 miles of road that should be oiled this year. As it costs about $400.00 per mile to haul the sand and buy and apply the oil and spread the sand it means that it will require quite a sum to do the job. Welfare labor can be used on this work.
Welfare Department
This department seems to present a more serious problem each year.
There are more people out of work now than a year ago, and there seems to be no immediate relief in sight. Last year 421 persons were aided during the year.
Of this number 69 were state cases, 41 claimed their residence in Haverhill, 14 in Amesbury, 3 in Newburyport, 3 in Quincy, and 6 in Lynn.
This does not mean that all of these were aided at any one time, but that at some time during the year this number received some relief from the Welfare Department.
In some cases fuel was the only aid given, in some cases hos- pital aid was the only item.
In all 136 persons were aided for which the town received re- imbursements.
January 1, 1933, there were 349 persons being aided.
This year all those whose residence was Merrimac, have been asked to work for what they received. These men have worked 1419 days. They worked on the highway, cutting and burning brush on the road side, cement sidewalks, cutting brush in Town Forest and in the cemetery.
Soldiers' Relief
There were 84 persons aided in this department during the year. January 1, 1933 forty-four persons were receiving aid.
Insurance
Early in the year it was brought to the attention of the Select- men that if we would have a revaluation of the town buildings and contents and make a few repairs to eliminate what the Insurance Company considered were fire hazards we might obtain a much lower rate on our insurance.
The rate which we were paying was made in 1925. Since that time several changes had been made in the buildings and much
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had been done that would tend to lower the rate. A revaluation of the buildings and contents was made and all fire hazards checked up. It was found that the expense would be small to obtain a much lower rate. By far the largest expense was on the Town Hall building. Extensive changes had to be made in the electric wiring and several repairs in the basement of the building. These repairs were the reason for the overdrafts in the Town Hall repairs appropriation.
We now have a rate of $1.96 per hundred as against $3.36 per hundred the old rate. We are also carrying more insurance on the buildings than formally. The amount of insurance on the old rate was $121,000.00, at a total cost of $4,065.60 for a five year term or $813.12 for one year. On the new rate the amount of insurance is $143,355.00 at a total cost of $2,810.76 for a five year term or $562.15 per year, making a saving of $250.97 per year and an increase of $22,355.00 in the total amount of insurance carried.
All policies are written for a five year term and expire on the 15th of November. The following is the amount of insurance expiring on November 15th of each year.
1933 $28,355.00
1934
28,000.00
1935 27,000.00
1936
30,000.00
1937
30,000.00
$143,355.00
There will be returned to the town, in February, about $600.00. This amount was obtained by the cancellation of the old policies and re-writing them at the new rate.
A great deal of credit is due the Insurance Company for their efforts to help obtain this new rate as they did the work at their own expense. All that it cost the town was the expense of the repairs.
JOHN K. SARGENT, ANDREW O. NICOL, HOMER R. SARGENT,
Selectmen of Merrimac.
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JURY LIST
1932 JURY LIST
As prepared by the Selectmen of Merrimac in compliance with Chapt. 234, Sec. 4, of the General Laws
Aldrich, George L. Merrimac St. Agent
Barry, George J. .
Vendome.
Insurance Agent
Clement, Frank B.
Forest St.
Draftsman
Crofut, Nathan
Walnut St.
Trimmer
Colgan, James T
Bear Hill St
Shoeworker
Davis, Herman F.
Main St.
Merchant
Doust, Samuel C.
Church St
Metalworker
Gibbs, Frederick E
Locust St.
Shoecutter
Grant, Elmer T
School St.
Trimmer
How, J. Duncan.
Merrimac St.
Salesman
Hoyt, Charles E.
Grove St
Painter
Jewell, Everett L.
Main St.
Woodworker
Kelley, Willard B
Birch Meadow
Laborer
Kinney, Harry Main St.
Farmer
Lancaster, Charles A. Main St. Clerk
Newton, Fred G. Main St. Retired
Nicol, Andrew Pleasant St
Laborer
Sargent, George A. Bear Hill. Farmer
Sargent, John K.
Merrimac St.
Farmer
Stevens, Burt.
Locust St.
Trimmer
Thorn, Frank L Pine St. Electrician
Trefethen, Arthur G . Locust Grove Ave. . Trimmer
Wheeler, Jefferson M Pleasant St., Port. . Salesman
Williams, Isaac A . Merrimac St. Woodworker
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
IMPORTANT REQUEST
Please notify the Town Clerk immediately of any error or omission in the following List of Births.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN MERRIMAC, 1932
Date
Name of Child
Names of Parents
Jan.
25
June Ella Morgan .
Harry A. and Grace Trefethen Harry and Beulah Hall
Feb.
5
Oliver Wendall Sweeney.
9
George Henry Wallace.
10
Margaret Mae Stewart.
March
2
Leon George Auger.
13
Leo Ronald Begin
17
Patricia Mae Condon
April
1
Betty Ann Smith ..
22
Edwin Barry Noone
30
Maxine Joan Lamb.
May
2 Jean Evelyn Bowley
2 Marie Rejane Glenna Audette
20
Shirley Eleanor Bunker
24
Ronald Zinck .
Melvin and Eleanor M. Hoyt Chas. R. and Charlotte Banks Henry and Senya Makela
July
12
Delia Ruth Boulanger.
14
Richard Austin La Valley
1
Constance May Bailey .
1
Shirley Jane Bailey .
24
Gerald Adrian Dugas
Sept.
19
Charles Joseph Goddard.
Oct.
6
Grace Marie Langdo.
9
Jacqueline Elizabeth Ouellett
21 Constance Grace Bradley.
29 Charlotte Eileen Black.
29
Zane Robert Turner
Nov.
15
James Charles Collins.
Romeo and Evelyn Y. Lemire Frederick and Pearl A. Prescott Edward and Bertha Perasol Ludger A. and D. Lamontagne Elmer J. and Charlene Colby James and Delma M. Jones Homer R. and Jeannette Picard Arthur M. and Florence Pickard
Number of births recorded 28
1
COMPARISON FOR FIVE YEARS
1928 45
1929
1930
1931
1932
24
41
26
28
8
Shelia Flynn. .
Loren H. and Pansy M. Smith Robt. H. and Florence Annand Edward G. and Bessie E. Dow James P. and Mary D. Hanley Arthur and Bertha Giguere Ralph and Mae Lord
Jas. and Marguerite Thornton Paul L. and Elaine F. Greeley Charles J. and Stella Cannon Charles E. and Louise Locke Romeo and Gugaire
29
Robert Stanley Tammik.
Albert J. and Florence Bowers Wilfred and Eva L. Bishop
Aug.
Howard P. and Helen Osmille
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
PARENTS BE SURE TO RECORD THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD WITH GIVEN NAME IN FULL.
READ THE LAW
Parents within forty days after Birth of a Child and every house- holder, within forty days after a birth in the house, shall cause no- tice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town where such child is born .- Gen. Laws-Chapter 46, Section 6.
Some of the many reasons why births should be recorded:
To establish identity.
To prove nationality.
To prove legitimacy.
To show child has the right to enter school.
To show when the child has the right to seek employment under the Child Labor Law.
To establish the right of inheritance to property.
To establish liability to military duty, as well as exemption therefrom.
To establish the right to vote.
To qualify to hold to, and to buy or sell real estate.
To establish the right to hold public office.
To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into.
To make possible statistical studies of the health conditions.
Your co-operation to the end that all births may be properly recorded will be greatly appreciated.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED 1932
January
0
February.
0
March .
0
April.
1
May
0
June.
0
July .
3
August.
1
September.
0
October
4
November.
1
December.
1
Marriages in Merrimac.
5
Marriages in other Towns or Cities
6
Foreign born grooms.
1
Native born grooms
10
Foreign born brides.
1
Native born brides.
10
Bride
Groom
First Marriage.
11
9
Second Marriage
0
2
.
COMPARISON FOR FIVE YEARS
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
31
17
17
15
11
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
DEATHS RECORDED IN MERRIMAC, 1932
Age
Date
Name
Birthplace
Y.
M.
D.
Jan.
3 Rose Mader .
67
1
20
Hungary
7 Annie I. Buzzell.
39
5
6
Dorchester, N. B.
11 Susan E. Clement .
83
1
18
Amesbury, Mass.
14 Harriet Elizabeth Davis
79
4
18
Belfast, Me.
19 Patrick J. Farrington
65
10
0
Ireland
25 William H. Franklin.
69
3
26
26 Moses George Evans.
78
3
6
Haverhill, Mass.
31 Susie E. Barbeau. .
64
10
22
Feb.
4 George Adgetor Betters. . 20 William S. Jonah.
55
11
12
Quebec
67
9
14
March 3 Kate Gilmore.
70
Ireland
5 Thomas Claffey .
63
7
20
Haverhill, Mass.
11 Alice Louise Goodwin.
80
6
22
West Amesbury
13 Michael Meehan .
76
Ireland
19 Elizabeth M. Delong.
32
2
18
Merrimac, N. H.
23 Edward Folsom Goodwin
74
5
4
West Amesbury
24 Elizabeth R. Lamson.
82
9
25 Helen M. Barry.
76
5
12
West Amesbury
25 Mary W. Morrow
89
21
Ireland
April
2 William R. Cronin.
74
4
8 Worcester, Mass.
11 Nettie G. Morse
70
8
3 Haverhill, Mass.
14 Louise C. Doane
84
11
10 Newcastle, N. H.
19 Imogene B. Pettigrew.
79
3
2
May
7 |Harry Otis Blaisdell.
70
5
15 West Newbury, Mass.
15 Almon E. Glover
81
6
22
Nottingham, N. H.
19 John H. Murphy
90
10
15
England
80
5 28 West Amesbury
63
9 29
West Amesbury
June
20 Anna L. Young.
75
1
10 Chichester, N. H.
20 Nellie Josephine Woods. .
68
27
Ireland
27 Nancy T. Tukesbury .
87
7
8
Newburyport, Mass.
July
26 Linnie Foster Dickey . 28 Mary Louise Humphrey . 29 Sarah D. McCleary
60
6
29 Frankfort, Kansas
83
7
1
Kensington, Conn.
Aug. 2 Clinton A. Piper
27
8
27 Derry, N. H.
15 Annie P. Doucet
84
1
25
Ireland
18 Eva P. Palmer
44
5
9 Lowell, Mass.
19 J. Melvin Clement.
87
3
1
Plaistow, N. H.
1
S
17 Merrimac, Mass.
3 Isabelle M. Craig.
3 Amesbury, Mass.
23 William Bernard Sargent 24 James William Bailey. 5 John Edward Currier
85
3
28 West Amesbury
56
2
4 Haverhill, Mass.
31 Francis E. Raymond.
Albert County, N. B.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN MERRIMAC, 1932-(Concluded)
Age
Date
Name
Birthplace
Y.
M.
D.
Aug. 21 Willard F. Purdy.
27
1
24
Merrimac, Mass.
Sept. 11 Mary A. Noyes.
75
7
21
West Amesbury
15 Eleanor Merrill Carter
21
2
28
Merrimac, Mass.
17 Marietta W. Fowler
83
5
14
Corinth, Me.
. 22 Annie M. Sargent.
40
4
25
23 Sidney E. Eldridge
74
1
17
28 Malinda Bailey
83
11
22
28 Rachel Short. .
82
Plattsburg, N. H.
Oct.
6 Marianna Taylor.
62
9
4
Lynn, Mass.
14 Dorothy G. Ferrich.
1
Newburyport, Mass.
Nov.
5 Susan Frances Davis.
83
10
10
Plaistow, N. H.
5 Mary I. Murphy
76
9
1
Seneca, N. Y.
25 Maria L. Libby
83
26|Archer E. Thomas.
50
4
14
Nova Scotia
28 Frederick R. Weed. 1 John E. Killion .
51
8
Malden, Mass.
23 Constance G. Bradley
1
21
Haverhill, Mass.
31 Embly Leighton.
91
15
Cape Neddick, Me.
COMPARISON FOR FIVE YEARS
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
57
54
39
50
59
78
7
11
West Amesbury
Dec.
21
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
NOTICE
All dog licenses expire March 31, 1933. Dogs must be li- censed on or before April 1st or the owners or keepers thereof are liable to a fine.
The law applies to all dogs three months old or over, regardless of the time of year ownership is acquired.
No tax bills are sent to owners of dogs.
D. EDWARD FLYNN,
Town Clerk.
DOG LICENSES FOR THE YEAR 1932
Issued to the Following Persons
William A. Cleary
Perley H. Hargraves
Mrs. H. W. Hale
Byron H. Sargent
Merrill Follansbee
George W. Sargent
Burt Stevens
Joseph Moff
Annie A. Kelly
W. Joseph Lavallee
Erdine Bridges
C. W. Bisbee Walter I. Colby
Kenneth L. Breed
Harry Kinney
James F. Pease
Harlan Haight
Constance Judkins
Wesley Bishop
William N. Eaton (2) Clifton V. Hall Frank L. Thorne
Hortense A. Bunker
Fred E. Sweetsir F. A. Chase
George G. E. Hall
Harry J. Doe
Eugenia Greenwood
Almon Cooper
Idalebelle Hargraves
Robert Thomson
Rollo E. Lane
William Goldsmith
Ray Wallace
Warren F. Heath Frank M. Hargraves B. F. Carter Arthur Mason (3)
Mrs. Charles Bishop Mrs. Charles F. Hoyt Jefferson M. Wheeler O. W. Burgess
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