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ANNUAL REPORTMERE
500-
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF DUXBURY,
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 18, 1870.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 14, 1870.
PLYMOUTH : W. W. AVERY'S STEAM JOB PRESS, 1870.
:
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REPORT.
IN accordance with a vote of the Town, the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, submit their Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Duxbury, for the year ending Feb. 18th, 1870 :
ACCOUNT WITH TOWN SCHOOLS.
CR.
Appropriation, 1869, $2,500 00
Balances of 1868 from the several S. Districts, . 143 44
Received from Mass. School Fund, 175 89
Received from County Treasurer, Dividend from Dog Fund,
140 08
Balance of School Committee Account,
102 34
$3,061 65
DR.
Paid for Teaching District No. 1,.
66
·
66
66
66
No. 3,.
142 50
66
66
66
No. 4,.
135 00
66
66
No. 5,.
2.2 50
66
66
66
No. 7,
118 75
.
66
66
No. 8,.
112 50
66
66
No. 10,.
191 50
66
wood-sawing and housing the same,. .
97 79
Amount carried forward, .
$1,428 04
$207 50
No. 2,
220 00
4
Amount brought forward, $1,428 04
Paid for Cleaning. School Houses and taking
care of the same, . 22 81
Teaching Grammar School, 187 50
66 Geo. W. Ford, Treasurer of Partridge Academy, 112 50
46 American Tablet Co., Blackboards, &c. 8 40
J. M. Hammett, Clock, &c. 20 00
Old Colony and Newport Railway Co. Freight, Desks, Furniture, &c. . 5 05
66
J. S. Loring, for Furniture, Desks, &c. 299 42
$2,083 75
Balance to New Account, 997 90
$3,061 65.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
CR.
Balance from 1868, $720 53
Overlaying on Taxes, 1869, 821 67
Unpaid Books, 1868, carried to Tax Bills, 191 31
Deficiency, Highways, 1868, . 176 47
Received for sale of Hummock, . 500 00
66 R. B. Kenneday, License, 2 58
66 Benjamin Boylston, License, 8 00
State Incorporate Tax, 1,743 64
66 Charles E. Brewster and Augustus
Weston, Use of Town House, . 81 00
$4,245 20
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CONTRA, DR.
Paid Balance of Selectmens' and Assessors' bills,
1868, $74 00
Selectmens' and Assessors' bills, 1869, 393 50
Printing Selectmens' Report, 85 75
School Committees' Report, . 20 50
List of Voters' Tax Bills, Station- ary, Tax Book, &c., 30 10
School Committee's Services, . 213 30
School Committee for School Books, 325 00
Overwork on Highways, 351 95
Removing Snow, . 196 40
" Remittances of Taxes, 65 92
" Constables' Fees,. . 41 33
" Repairing Town House, 9 36
" Labour, painting Town House, 87 95
Paint for Town House, . 128 51
Auditing Selectmens' Account, 1 00
" Geo. B. Standish, Services on Bradley case, 15 00
" Nathan Sampson, Repairs on School House No. 2,. 7 79
" George Holmes, Care of Engine No. 1, 2 87
" John G. Moore, varnishing Hearse, 6 00
" John S. Loring, Purchase of Land on Covo Street, . 75 00
" Henry Wadsworth, Services as Auctioneer, 2 50
" Appraising School Houses in the several Districts, 20 00
Amount carried forward, $2,186 73
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Amount brought forward, $2,186 73 Paid Benjamin Alden, Services as Auctioneer. writing Deeds, &c., .. 18 50
" Members of Engine Co. No. 1, three Months' Services, . 15 00
Joseph D. Geary, Damage and Detention to Carriage, 37 00
Rent of Land for Engine House, 3 00
Railing for Road, District No. 8, . .. 51 48
William Paulding, Sand for Road near Union Store, 11 00
66 James M. Weston, Services on Blue River Bridge, 1 50
William Chandler, Guide Post, and put- ting up the same, . 2 50
Rufus Hathaway, Repairs on School House, District No. 7,. 3 75
William S. Frazar, Labour on Road, 32 50
L. T. Robbins, Lumber for Bridge, . 24 40
Benjamin P. Ford and others, watching fire at Elisha Delano's, 28 00
" Josiah Peterson, Clerk, returning Births, Deaths, &c.,. 33 85
Josiah Peterson, Express Bills, 3 65
" John S. Loring, Services and Labour, . . . 33 30
A. Mason, Settlement Daniel Hall case,.
172 02
F. P. Sherman, Services as Treasurer and Collector, 340 29
$2,998 47
Balance to New Account, 1,246 73
$4,245 20
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7 REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
CR.
Balance from 1868, .
$260 83
Dr. carried to Town Debts, 61 15
DR. $321 98
Paid Robert T. Randall and others, Labour on
Road near Peleg Ford's, . $144 00
Nathaniel L. Chandler and others, Labour
on Road near Peleg Ford's, . 177 98
$321 98
REPAIRS ON BLUE RIVER BRIDGE.
CR,
Received of Thomas Chandler, Lumber sold, $27 37
Balance Dr. carried to Town Debts, 1,009 34
$1,036 71
DR.
Paid Nathaniel Brown for Lumber,. $541 35
Simeon R. Burgess, Freight of Lumber, 37 80
" Andrew Northy for Stone and Labor, . ... 28 25
Bradford Weston and others for Labor, Stones, &c .. 315 29
“ Phillip Chandler, Labor on Bridge, .... 13 75
" Joseph D. Geary, getting out and carting Stones, . 24 00
Zenas Faunce, Blacksmith Bill & Spikes, 22 64
Willard Clark, Damage and Use of Lan- terns, . 1 00
Nath'l P. Keen, Plank, Spikes, &c. 25 88
" Nath'l Ford & Sons, Spikes and Cement, 26 75
$1,036 71
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACCOUNT.
CR.
Balance due from 1868, $111 92
DR.
Paid H. B. Meglathlen, by order of School Committee, 9 58
Balance carried to Town Schools by order of School Committee, 102 34
$111 92
TOWN DEBTS.
DR.
Balance from 1868, . $5,925 04
Appropriation for 1869, 3,000 00
Reimbursed by the State for State Aid, 1,565 00
CR.
$10,490 04
Paid Bonds, Notes and Interest, $4,560 56
Balance overdrawn from Repairs on Blue River
Bridge, . 1,009 34
Balance overdrawn from Repairs of Highways, 61 15
carried to New Account, 4,858 99
$10,490 04
STATE AID ACCOUNT.
Paid Aid to the Soldiers and Sailors, and Fami-
lies of the Slain, Feb. 1, 1869, to Feb. 1, '70, $2,647 00 Due from State, Jan. 1, 1869, to Feb. 1, 1870, 2,779 50 REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.
CR.
Received from Sales of School Houses,
Nos. 6, 9, 8, $304 85
9 DR.
Paid Howard Chandler, School House, District No. 3, $3 25
" Eden Chandler, Shingles for School House, 2 50
Benjamin Boylston, repairing School House No. 10, 5 50
John S. Loring, repairing School House No. 7, &c., . 31 55
$42 80
Balance to new Account,
262 05
$304 85
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
DR.
Amount of Tax Bills 1869,. $19,724 85
Uncollected Taxes, 1869, 231 93
Cash on hand at last Settlement, 5,865 95
Received R. B. Kenneday, License, 2 58
66 for Sale of Hummock, .
500 00
Benjamin Boylston, License,
8 00
66 C. H. Chandler, Guardian, Board of Alice Bonney and Mary P. Southworth, 279 55
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66 Thomas Chandler, old Lumber sold, 27 37
66 Reimbursement of State Aid, 1868, . . 1,565 00
66 Incorporate State Tax, 1,743 64
66 on Account of State Paupers, 55 00
66 J. S. Loring, Maps sold, 10
Amount carried forward, . $30,003 97
2
10
Amount brought forward, $30,003 97
Received Mass. School Fund, 175 89
66 Lot Soule, Sale of School House, District No. 8, 131 00
Wm. Paulding, Stove and Out House, 3 75
Julia and Emma Stetson, School House, No. 9,. 128 00
Samuel Atwell, School House No. 6, . 31 00
Wm. F. Hunt, Out House, 3 50
66 Josiah Moore, ‘ 66
7 50
66 County Treasurer, Dividend Dog Fund, 140 08
66 Charles E. Brewster and Augustus Weston, Use of Town Hall, 81 00
6. Charles E. Brewster, Stones, 9 75
Money hired for State Aid, 1,700 00
66 Blue Fish River Bridge, 541 35
CR. $32,956 79
Paid State Tax, . $2,950 00
County Tax, 1,482 40
Selectmens' Orders, 7,480 00
66
66 Remittance Sch'l Dis-
trict Property, 5,573 85
Overseers of the Poor Orders,
3,052 77
Family Aid Orders,.
2,638 00
Notes, Bonds and Interest,
4,560 56
Crows Heads, . 3 54
Uncollected Taxes, 1,836 80
Cash on hand, ... 3,378 87
$32,956 79
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OUTSTANDING DEBTS OF THE TOWN,
Unpaid Bonds, $10,100 00
Interest on Bonds to Feb. 18th, 1870, . 181 80
Outstanding Notes and Interest to Feb. 18, '70, 2,439 01
Due the Town Schools, Feb. 18th, 1870, . 979 90
" Incidental Account, 1,246 73
$14,945 44
AVAILABLE MEANS TO PAY THE SAME.
Due from State on Family Aid from Jan. 1st,
1869, to Feb. 1st, 1870, $2,779 50
Cash on hand, . 3,378 87
Uncollected Taxes, 1,836 80
Indebtedness of the Town, 6,950 27
$14,945 44
Of the $10,100 00 outstanding Bonds, there are $2,000 00 which mature on the first day of May, 1870, together with the interest due on $10,100 00 from Nov. 1, 1869, to May 1st, 1870, of $303 00, making $2,303 00, which is expected to be met at that time from funds now in the Treasury.
There will be due Nov. 1st, 1870, the interest on the $8,100 00 Bonds, then outstanding, from May 1st, 1870, to Nov. 1st, 1870, $243 00, together with the $2,000 Bonds which mature May 1st, 1871, and the interest on $8,100 00 Bonds from Nov. 1st, 1870, to May 1st, 1871, $243 00, making $2,486 00 to be provided for by Assessment.
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The Selectmen would, therefore, recommend the following sums to defray the expenses of the Town the ensuing year :
Town Schools, $2,200 00
Highways, 1,500 00
Support of Poor, 3,000 00
Town Debts, 3,000 00
Incidental Expenses, 500 000
$10,200 00
All of which is most respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL ATWELL, Selectmen
ELBRIDGE CHANDLER, of® Duxbury.
S
The undersigned, being an Auditing Committee, chosen by the Town, March, 1869, have examined the above Accounts, and find them correctly cast and prop- erly vouched.
GEORGE W. FORD.
HARVEY SOULE.
FEB. 22d, 1870.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR submit to the Town the following Report of the Expenses for Supporting the Poor in and out of the Almshouse.
EXPENSES OF THE ALMSHOUSE FOR THE YEAR
ENDING FEB. 18, 1870.
Peter A. Sennot, meat, $6 76
Samuel Atwell, keeping books, stamps, &c.,. 7 50
Thomas Chandler, Clerk of Overseers, 5 00
Overseers' services settling and making Report, . 15 00
Otis Weston, shoemaking, 3 77
Gershom Bradford, goods for house, 84 50
Julian Curtis, goods for house, 131 62
Josiah Crowell, balance, services as Sup't, 32 41
Nathaniel Ford & Sons, goods for house, 252 74
Frederic P. Sherman, 66
488 20
Olive Curtis, cleaning house, 4 19
James H. Bowen, medical attendance, coffin, robe and sexton's bill, 30 50
Allen Prior, grain, .. 13 44
George P. Peterson, services as Sup't, 80 79
Joseph D. Geary, grain, . 42 10
Martin Freeman, repairing Almshouse and hay, .
45 00
Amount carried forward, $1,243 52
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Amount brought forward, $1,243 52 Elbridge Chandler, services, looking after Super-
intendent and straw, 4 25
Assenith Curtis, standing grass, 8 92
Harvey Soule, goods,. 46 96
Henry Wadsworth, returning J. Baker, 6 00
George Faunce, standing grass, 13 00
Levi H. Cushing, wood and post, 58 50
Thomas Chandler, services, and making returns to Board of State Charities, 6 50
William Simmons, potatoes, . 9 75
Gamaliel Arnold, fish tongues, 10 00
George Bradford, meat,
24 36
Nathan Sampson, cutting grain, 2 25
Charles Prior, wood, . 5 50
Sylvanus Prior, teaming, 44 90
James Wilde, medical attendance, 14 00
F. B. Cobb, coal, .
115 00
Charles Frost, fish,
11 27
Seth C. Cushing, wood,
53 25
66 post and rails,
2 50
Union Store No. 654, goods,
30 40
Henry W. Barstow, stock and labour,
36 92
Corindo Winsor, goods, . 7 05
G. W. Vintress, tin ware, 6 25
Ziba Hunt, labour, . . 2 38
Rufus Chandler, slabs, 2 00
Martin Freeman, coffin and robe for Nancy Alden, 10 50
Amount carried forward,. $1,775 93
15
AAmount brought forward, $1,775 93
Samuel Atwell, services, and making returns to
Board of State Charities, 14 75
William H. Myrick, goods,. . . 21 20
Elbridge Chandler, making returns to Board of State Charities, 2 00 .
Harvey Soule, goods, . 61 21
Nathaniel Ford & Sons, goods, 151 90
Augustus Weston, burial of Nancy Alden, 4 00
$2,030 99
EXPENSES FOR SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid Town of Plymouth, J. Batson, $103 67
66 66 Widow E. Southworth, . 15 00
Thomas L. Soule, support, 36 00
Jonathan Glass, support, 36 75
Ichabod W. Chandler, support Arabella Chandler, . 53 00
" Luther T. Gardner, support Widow Anderson, 24 82
66 C. H. Chandler, wood, Violetta Simmons, . . 12 25
66 66 66 Widow Weston, 3 75
66
66 66 Joanna Keen, 2 50
€6 Lunatic Hospital, Taunton, support of
Margaret Winsor, 197 50
Amount curried forward, $485 24
16
Amount brought forward $485 24 Paid Lunatic Hospital, Worcester, support of Martha O. Jackson, 199 25
East Bridgewater, William W. Gardner,. .. 5 00
John Gurdy, assistance, 10 00
" Samuel Atwell, services, Cohasset, Widow Wm. Sherburn, . 3 50
.
W. S. Freeman, goods, Samuel Stickney and wife, 50 24
Nathaniel Ford & Sons, clothing for Otis Sherburn, 11 30
" J. Jennings, goods, Mrs. Wm. Curtis, 4 00
" City of Boston, Mrs. Lavina Gardner, 12 60-
" Avery Hodges, support, . 51 00
" John J. Lewis, wood, Samuel Stickney, .... 4 00
" City of Charlestown, support, Walter E. and Anna W. White, 38 07
Elbridge Chandler, wood, Betsey Peterson, 2 25
66
66 services to Pembroke for Joseph Phillips, 1 50
" Levi H. Cushing, wood, Samuel Stickney, . 30 62
" C. H. Chandler & Co., goods, Joanna Keen, 36 00
66 66 " . Sally Barton, 39 00
66 66 66 Jas. Randall, . 5 00
€6 Elbridge Chandler, wood, Sally Barton, . 7 69
66 services for C. M.
Witherell and J. Phillips, 3 00
Amount carried forward, $999 26
17
Amount brought forward, $999 26
Paid Augustus Weston, burial of Widow Weston, 5 00
66 " Wid. Anderson, 5 00
James Wilde, medical attendance, Widow Weston, 10 00
James Wilde, medical attendance, Widow Anderson, 5 00
$1,024 26
AVAILABLE MEANS FOR SUPPORT OF THE POOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 18, 1870.
Appropriation from the Town, $3,020 00
Received from Charles H. Chandler, Guardian of
Mary P. Southworth and Alice Bonney, bal- ance due from 1868, 279 55
Received from State on account of State paupers, 55 00
Charles E. Brewster for stones, . . 9 75
East Bridgewater on account of
James H. Bowen,
43 64
$3,407 94
RECAPITULATION.
Expenses in the Almshouse, $2,030 99
66 out of the Almshouse, 1,024 26
Overdrawn in 1868, paid from assessment of 1869, 752 78
$3,808 03
3
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Appropriation from the Town, $3,020 00 Received from C. H. Chandler, Guardian, 279 55
66 66 State on account of State paupers, 55 00
C. E. Brewster, stones, 9 75
66 66 East Bridgewater on account of James H. Bowen, 43 €4
Due from C. H. Chandler, Guardian of Mary P.
Southworth and Alice Bonney 251 47
Indebtedness, 148 62
$3,808 03
Whole number of paupers now in Almshouse, . . . 17
Largest number at any one time, 19
Admitted during the year, 2
Discharged, 1
Died, 2
The average number supported in the Almshouse the past year has been fifteen and three-fifths, and the expense two dollars, forty-one cents, eight mills, for each person per week.
INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE AT THE PRESENT TIME.
AGE. AGE.
Peleg Sprague,
81 Olive Brewster, . 81
Abner Stetson, 74 Harriet Winslow, 80
William A. Standish
72 Lois Brewster, . 75
William H. Simmons,
66 Alice Bonney, . 69
Joseph Prior, 73 Mary P. Southworth 56
Bradford Holmes,
63 Betsey A. Churchill, 45
Jolın Baker,
56 Susan B. Winsor, 38
John Freeman, 54
Benjamin S. Waterman. 73 James Delano, 64
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PRODUCE HARVESTED FROM THE FARM.
3 ton English hay,
¿ ton corn fodder,
180 heads of cabbage,
2 loads of pumpkins, 72 bushels of turnips, 55 potatoes,
corn,
6 quarts of peas, 1 calf,
18 66 carrots,
162 lbs. of butter,
10 66
beets,
1,275 " pork,
7
66 beans,
INVENTORY OF ARTICLES REMAINING IN THE HOUSE AND ON THE FARM, FEB. 18, 1870.
3 barrels of flour, 100 lbs. of fish tongues,
41 bushels of meal, 58 dried apples,
6 66 corn, 20 papers of Hosford's, 53 beans, 75 lbs. of fine salt,
75 lbs. of lard,
100
sal soda,
300
pork,
6 quarts of peas,
100 beef,
20
" butter,
30
turnips,
17
carrots,
8
66 beets,
8
66 rice,
3
66 tobacco,
2
bread soda,
40 gallons of soft soap,
25 bushels of potatoes,
5 gallons of molasses,
30 lbs. of sugar, 14 " tea,
100 " fish,
60 " hard soap,
2 barrels of apples, 115 lbs. of dried apples, 20 bushels of oats, 20
2 papers of hops,
20
4 gross of matches, 1 dozen lamp chimneys,
3 lbs. of spice,
5
" nails,
17 lights glass,
33 loads of oak wood, 33
" white pine,
23 tons of coal, 1 cow,
28 fowls,
3 tons of English hay, § m. box boards,
1! " salt hay, 13 posts,
3 swine, 1,100 lbs.,
15 empty barrels,
Amount $662.66 :- Being an excess of the amount of Feb. 18, 1869, of $39.34.
The Overseers deem it proper to say that the duties of the Superintendent, Mr. PETERSON and wife, in the general care of the Inmates and management of the Alnishouse, have been performed satisfactory to the Board.
All of which is most respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL ATWELL, Oversees ELBRIDGE CHANDLER,
Poor.
The undersigned, being an Auditing Committee, chosen by the Town, March, 1869, have examined the above Accounts, and find them correctly cast and prop- erly vouched.
GEORGE W. FORD. HARVEY SOULE.
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DEATHS
REGISTERED IN DUXBURY DURING THE YEAR 1860
DATE.
NAME OF DECEASED. YS'M. D.
CAUSE OF DEATHI.
Jan'y 23, Julia A. Winsor,
29, Phebe A. Westou,
54 3 8 Cancer of Rectum.
Feb'y 26, Mary W. Alden,
March 2, James Hall,
1621
38 8:13 § Typhoid Fever and Congestio. of Brain.
April 11, James O. Soule, 47 816 Liver Complaint.
14, James H. Bowen,
May 7, James Soule,
84
7.17 Old Age.
12, John A. Weston,
43
7 9.Mental Paralysis.
5 7 Ovarian Tumor.
12, Benjamin Cushman, 81 126 Hypertrophia, heart. 14, Deborah Weston, 76 Paralysis.
July 12, Walter D. Frazar,
14, Levi Baker,
33
715 Typhoid Fever.
15, Hannah J. Cushing, 70 6: 5 Abscess.
21, Annie J. Lane,
27 10 28 § Disease of Heart and Aseites.
Aug. 2, Margaret A.Haynes, 25 1|11 Consumption.
17, Ralph Partridge,
85
9 4 Old Age ; Uriuc Poison.
40 5 Paralysis.
Sept. 3, Ozro Woodward, 7, Philippe Brewster, 86 8
14, Gershom B. Westou, 70
22, Gers. W. Witherell, 44 17, Arthur S. Simmons,
5: 3 5 Fracture of Ribs and Congestion of Lungs. 4 17 Bowel Complaint.
27, Lawrence Freeman, 89;
4 9Old Age.
9 15 Phthisis.
21, Levi Chandler, 75 6 Heart Disease.
21, William Watson, 86 1.14 Old Age.
26, Henry L. Winsor,
18, 9/22 Diptheria.
Nov. 3, Charlotte Anderson, 84 8, Henry C. Norton, 18 80
10, Mary B. Soule,
1
4 19 Unknown.
26, Martha Delano,
73
9 4 Nephrites & Dropsy. 1 24 Old Age. Old Age.
Dec.
1, Nancy Alden, 85
1, Sarah C. Peterson, 52 5 Phthisis.
5, Ephraim Bradford, 8, Annie F. Weston,
16, Percy L. Chandler,
20, Fr'k O. Wadsworth,
3 1 714
5 7 Typhoid Fever.
2 6 Typhoid Fever.
15 Convulsions.
21
8 Phthisis.
17 6 17 Diabetis. 9
14, Mary E. Peterson,
38 8 7 Tubercular Phthisis.
June 8, Catherine Sampson, 41
37 9,27 Quick Consumption.
Old Age. Hydrothorax.
Oct. 6, Ella Delano, 17
8 Old Age. Phthisis.
2 3.Old Age.
23, Frederic W. Merritt,
28, Daniel Peterson, 9.4
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MARRIAGES
REGSITERED IN DUXBURY DURING THE YEAR 1869.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
BY WHOM.
Jan'y 14, 1 1 James Cooper, Jr. Arabella Chandler, Feb'y 21, Daniel B. Gerrish, Margaret Rowney, Levi H. Cushing,
Duxbury, of Duxbury. Marshfield, W. R. Tisdale, Marshfield, of Duxbury.
18,
Duxbury, of Middleboro.
March 28,
Rebecca F. Hunt, Herman H. Delano, Helen Osbourn, John Holt, Sarah E. Paulding, Martin Mullen,
Duxbury. Duxbury,
3, Mari'a F. Washburn, Kingston, Gershom L. Holmes, Duxbury,
8, Julia E. Whiting,
Duxbury,
May 10, William C. Gardner, Duxbury, Mary W. Waterman, Duxbury, John H. Dyer, Boston,
26, Wilhel. W. Winsor, John H. Parks,
27. Nancy S. Loring, John F. Perkins,
June 29, Olive F. Glass, July 31. John E. Josselyn, Jos'e T. Freeman, 31, Theo. P. Freeman, Julia F. Josselyn, Aug. 18, Edgar J. Smith, Mary Marsh, Henry Barstow, Harriet A. Lanman,
Sept. 7, 14,
Ham'n E. Smith,+
Harriet K. Barstow+Duxbury, Henry M. Freeman, 26, Mehit'e C. Freeman, Duxbury, Duxbury, Octo, 23, Samuel W. Alden,- Duxbury, Clara L. Winsor, William E. Kettles, Nov. 7, Emel'e E. Paulding,
Robert Thomas,
9. Lucy J. Curtis,
Duxbury, Boston, Duxbury, Kingston, Plympton,
Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Kingston, Duxbury,
of Marshfield. Jos. Peckham, of Kingston. W. R. Tisdale, of Duxbury. John Baker, of Marshfield. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. Josiah Moore, of Duxbury. H.B.Maglath- len, of Duxb'v. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. Josiah Moore, of Duxbury. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. T. M. Merri- man, Kingst'n. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. B. Otheman, of Duxbury.
Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury, Duxbury,
Josiah Moore,
Duxbury,
Duxbury, Free'n Ryder,
Duxbury, Josiah Moore, Marshfield, of Duxbury. Marshfield, Eben'r Alden,
April 1,
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED, &c.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
BY WHOM.
Nov. 13, 1 Lorenz' S. Chandler, Duxbury, Elizab' P. Brewster, Duxbury,
Ray Swift, Duxbury,
14, Isabella F. Soule,“
Duxbury, Duxbury,
17, 1 Tobias Saunders, Ella F. Cushing,
Duxbury,
Holliston,
B. Otheman, of Duxbury. W. R. Tisdale, of/Duxbury. B. Otheman, of Duxbury. Geo. W. Wood-
18, Augustine Reed,
Betsey J. Estes, So Marsh'ding, Duxbury.
Henry B. Chandler, Duxbury,
Geo. W. Wood-
18, Minerva A.Simmons Kingston, ing, Duxbury.
Forty Births have been Registered in Duxbury dur- ing the year 1869: Twenty-three males and seventeen females.
Eighty-one Dogs have been Licensed, for which $169 80 have been paid into the County Treasury, for the year 1869.
J. PETERSON, Town Clerk of Duxbury.
DUXBURY, Feb. 1, 1870.
A LIST
OF THE NAMES OF EACH TAX PAYER IN THE TOWN OF DUXBURY FOR THE YEAR 1869, TOGETHER WITH A VALUATION OF THE REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE, WITH DEFICIENCY IN HIGHWAY AND BOOK TAX.
NAMES.
Poll
Real Estate.
Personal Estate.
Highway Arrears.
Unpaid Books.
T'A K.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
William J. Alden,
1. 500
82
16 .. $11.78
William J. Alden, Jr .. .
1
30
.2.30
Asa Brewster,
11.050
.200
.24.00
Seth Bartlett,
.925
.16.28
Andrew Burditt,
1 .. 750
.. 200
18.72
Nathan Burgess, . .
1
.910 2,925
69.32
James K. Burgess, .
1
.. 25
.2.44
Henry A. Baker, .
1
2.00
George H. Brown,
1
.525
90
12.14
Joshua Cushing,
11,300
24.88
George B. Cushing, .
1,200
1.71
22.83
Nathaniel Cushing,
.1 .. 850
.16.96
Peleg Cook, .
11,500
.493
,37.20)
Benj. (). Cummings,.
1 .. 600
92
16 .13.64
George W. Curtis,
1 .. 700
.. 550
24.00
Marinda W. Drew,.
1,893
1.98
.35.42
Joshua E. Drew,
.. 600
62
11.18
Samuel Delano,
.1 .. 400 .375
1.52 17.52
Hiram Delano, .
1 .. 550 .212
55 .16.19
Adalbert Delano,
1
.150
4.64
Hiram T. Delano,
1
272
6.84
Hiram T. Delano, 2d, .
1 ... 275
6.84
Weston Freeman,
11,400
16 26.80
Joshua S. Freeman, .
1
30
2.30
Charles H. Furness, . . 1
30
2.30
George Fowle,. ..
1
30
2.30
David Goodspeed,
1
4.73
6.73
Jonathan Y. Gross,
.11,125
.200
25.33
Hiram Hunt, ... .
1
.75
30
.3.62
George W. Holmes,. .
.100
.1.76
Samuel Holmes,
1
.2.00
1
II
NAMES.
Poll
Real Estate.
Personal Estate.
Highway Arrears.
Unpaid Books.
Tax.
John Holmes,.
1 .. 700
.100
.$16.08
Samuel W. Hunt,
.11,025 .. 375
35 .26.99
Charles E. Hunt,
1
30
.2.30
George L. Higgins,
.11,150 .. 175
32
26.36
Rufus Holmes,
21,200 . .. 75
.26.44
Kimball F. Harlow
.. 8911,250 213
39.97
Antonia Joseph,
.1 .. 800 48 .16.56
Lyman Josselyn,
1 .. 825
.16.52
Samuel H. Joice,
1
2.00
William Joice, . .
1 1,100
.21.36
Augustus O. Leonard,
11,445 .330
.33.24
()tis Morton,.
.1 .. 910
.17.84
Edwin G. Metcalf,
.1 .. 575 .. 175
98 .16.18
John Merritt, .
1
2.00
Bartholomew Othman, 1 .900
17.84
David L. Peterson, . .
1
275 59 7.40
Chesley Perkins, . .
1
38 .2.38
Matilda Peterson,
.575
.. 175 89
14.09
Est. Avery Richards, .
.900 94
16.78
Charles A. Rogers, . ..
.1 .. 600 82
13.38
Est. Gaius Sampson, ..
1,735
182
.32.18
Studley Sampson, . .
11,025
137
.21.41
George Sampson, . .
1 .. 825 .. 220
20.48
11,000 .. 500 183 .30.23
.. 7981,280 210 38.62
Andrew Stetson, .
1 .. 925
.18.28
1 2.00
.1 .. 700
14.32
George F. Sampson, . .
458 71.70
Est. David Turner, .
.800
83
.14.91
Jonathan F. Turner, . .
1
30 2.30
William K. Turner, . . . .1
30
2.30
Alden Winsor, . . . . ..
1 .. 500 .8.80
1 .. 800 16.08
1
2.00
1
30
2.30
Richard A. Winsor, ...
1
30 .2.30
Est. Martin Waterman, .
1,3251,354 294 50.02
103 15.35
.2.00
Hamilton Wadsworth, 1 Martin Winsor .750
78
13.98
(George Winsor, 2d,.
12,4004,567
.124.76
James E. Winsor,
1
30
.2.30
George S. Weston, 1
1,100 21.36
Alfred Sampson, Jr., .. Francis P. Sampson,.
Edward Sampson,.
Charles Sampson, . .
.12,900 .800
Richard H. Winsor, ..
William H. Winsor, ..
William G. Winsor, ...
Harrison Wadsworth, .
.1| .. 700
NAMES.
Poll
Real Estate.
Personal | Highway Estato.
Unpaid Books.
Tax.
Edward W. Winsor,. .
1
$2.00
Alexander Wadsworth,
.12,620
.. 410
.55.68
Augustus Winsor,
.800
14.08
Lewis Winsor, . .
11,137 .400
.1.92
31.20
James M. Weston,.
1 .. 475
.225
.14.32
Daniel L. Winsor,
3,125
3.25
.58.25
Bailey D. Winsor, .
11,200
.200
26.64
Elizabeth Weston,.
1,265
.. 300 4.66
.32.38
Est. Chas. P. Weston,
1,100 .. 800
33.44
Charles H. Weston,.
1 .. 950 .. 800 2.01
7.27 42.08
Calvin G. Winsor, .
1 .. 925
.. 750
6.33
.37.81
Henry Wadsworth,
12,520
.. 300
.1.37 .. 53.09
John Wilde,
1.,750
.. 125
17.40
F. G. F. Wadsworth,. .1
2.00
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Jerusha W. Bailey,.
.. 550 500
88
Lewis M. Bailey, .
11.550 .. 150
31.92
John Burns, .
1 .. 900 .. 325
2.58 .26.14
Melzar Brewster,. .
1 .. 550 ... 25
12.12
Melzar Brewster, Jr.,.
1 .. 375 ... 50
16 9.64
Deborah Burgess, . .
1,000 17.60
Charles E. Brewster, ..
1 .. 875 .. 400
1.08 .25.52
John W. Brewster, . ..
1 .. 475 .. 75
·11.68
James Brahaney,. .
1 2.00
George Bradford,
11,890 1,597
.63.60
Harriet K. Barstow,. .
3,549
.62.48
Thomas Chandler,.
1 .. 760 . .. 50
.16.08
Est. James Curtis,.
2.260 .. 175
.42.68
Julian Curtis,
1
.. 550
11.68
William Collins, . .450 77 83 .9.52
Levi H. Cushing
12.585 .325
.52.04
Seth C. Cushing
13,275 .. 780 .73.28
Albert Delano, 1 .2.00
.2.00
Henry J. Dunster,. 1
1.66 .3.66
Charles Delano,.
1 .. 525 .75
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