Town annual report for the town of Duxbury for the year ending 1870-1879, Part 1

Author: Duxbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1870
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 708


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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.


:


1


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


5


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


1


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


14


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


18


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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