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ANNUAL REPORT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
O THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FEB. 1. 1882. TO FEB. 1. 1888.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PRINTED RE DRRER DE THE TOWN.
BOSTON:
ALFRED MULIGE & SON, PRINTERS,
1883.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
FEB. 1, 1882, TO FEB. 1, 1883.
1 TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TOWN.
ALFRED
BOSTON:
MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS,
NO. 34 SCHOOL STREET.
1883.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1882.
Clerk. SAMUEL A. BATES.
Treasurer. DAVID H. BATES.
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, and Fence- Viewers. S. WORCESTER HOLLIS. ANSEL O. CLARK. ANDREW J. BATES.
Surveyors of Highways.
ANSEL O. CLARK. JAMES L. HUNTER. JOHN W. DORETY.
School Committee.
T. HAVEN DEARING,
HENRY A. JOHNSON,
MRS. D. A. BROOKS,
1884. CRANMORE N. WALLACE, 1884.
1885. SAMUEL A. BATES, 1885.
1883. GEORGE H. ARNOLD, 1883.
Collector.
JOSEPH DYER.
Constables.
MICHAEL PRESTON.
MICHAEL MOHAN.
CHARLES C. WEBSTER.
ALBERT HOBART.
GILMAN D. WHITTAKER.
WILLIAM P. BIRD. HORACE FAXON.
ELIAS HOLBROOK.
Auditors.
EBEN DENTON. JOSEPH A. ARNOLD. JOHN M. BEALS
Engineers of Fire Department.
THOMAS PENNIMAN, Chief. WILLIAM M. RICHARDS.
JOHN CAVANAGH.
ALBION C. DRINKWATER.
BENJAMIN J. LORING, JR.
CHARLES W. PROCTOR. ALBERT HOBART. JOHN KELLEY.
GEORGE SUMNER.
THOMAS B. VINTON.
BENJAMIN J. LORING, JR.
THOMAS PENNIMAN.
Report of the Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor.
IN accordance with custom and the By-Laws of the town, the Board of Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor of the town of Braintree herewith respectfully submit their annual report, showing the appropriations and expenditures for the financial year ending Jan. 31, 1883.
S. W. HOLLIS, Selectmen
A O CLARK, of
A. J. BATES, Braintree.
APPROPRIATIONS BY THE VOTE OF THE TOWN.
Support of schools
. $7,600 00
Highways and bridges, for stone crusher
4,000 00
Ordinary repairs
. 2,000 00
Sidewalks
1,000 00
Sidewalk, Union Street 500 00
Repairing Franklin Street
400 00
Draining Taylor Street and vicinity
300 00
Interest on town debt .
2,400 00
Town officers
1,500 00
Incidental expenses
1,200 00
Support of poor .
5,000 00
Fire Department
·
2,000 00
Removal of snow
1,200 00
Grand Army of the Republic
150 00
Public Library
510 00
Incidental expenses of schools
400 00
Incidental expenses of school-houses
200 00
Repairing Iron Works School-house
300 00
High School, for seats, etc. .
100 00
Pond School-house
350 00
Janitor
600 00
Well, corner Howard and Commercial Streets
125 00
Improvement of town lands
300 00
For the enforcing of the liquor law
500.00
.
$32,635 00
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Paid bills approved by School Committee, as follows : -
HIGH SCHOOL.
Charles E. Stetson, teaching 40 weeks, at $35 . $1,400 00
Martha Reed, teaching 40 weeks, at $11.25, 450 00
James Lavin, for coal 19 00
Joel F. Sheppard, coal
·
51 24
J. N. Fox, kindlings . 3 00
$1,923 24
POND SCHOOL.
F. A. Arnold, teaching 20 weeks, at $15 · $300 00
F. A. Pease, teaching 20 weeks, at $15 300 00
E. M. Thompson, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . 320 00
S. Ella Torrey, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 ·
320 00
Susie M. Reed, teaching 20 weeks, at $8 James Lavin, coal
13 50
J. F. Sheppard, coal
72 30
J. N. Fox, kindlings
3 60
--- $1,489 40
UNION SCHOOL.
Wellington Record, teaching 40 weeks, at $15 $600 00 Helen A. Nevers, teaching 392 weeks, at $8 316 00
Mary J. Pratt, teaching 20 weeks, at $7 140 00
Fannie M. Dugey, teaching 20 weeks, at $7 140 00
R. A. Gage, care of house .
75 00
R. A. Gage, 10 bbls. shavings, at 15 cents 1 50
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
37 20
$1,309 70
IRON WORKS SCHOOL.
Alverdo Mason, teaching 40 weeks, at $15 . $600 00
Inez Penniman, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 320 00
Avis A. Thayer, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 320 00
G. E. Pratt, care of house . 5 00
Willie J. Loring, care of house
54 00
Willie J. Loring, cleaning house .
13 62
E. W. Mason, care of house
18 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
54 00
J. N. Fox, kindlings .
5 40
$1,390 02
.
·
160 00
5
EAST SCHOOL.
Victoria P. Wild, teaching 39 weeks, at $11.25. .
· $438 75
Nettie L. Burt, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 320 00 ·
Jesse Burrel, care of house . 44 00
Jesse Burrel, shavings . 60 .
J. F. Sheppard, coal . . .
29 10
J. N. Fox, kindlings . .
9 60
.
$842 05
SOUTH SCHOOL.
M. E. C. Bannon, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 $320 00
S. P. Jones, care of house . 5 63
William F. Jones, care of house .
: 75
Louisa D. Tenney, care of house 3 37
Mary E. Tenney
: 13
James Lavin, coal
51
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
12 60
G. W. Dyer, shavings
30
Peter Mooney, shavings
30
J. N. Fox, kindlings .
6 60
$366 19
SOUTHEAST SCHOOL.
Ellen E. Cronin, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . $320 00
Martha Penniman, care of house in 1881 15 00
Martha Penniman, cleaning house in 1881 00
Martha Penniman, care of house in 1882
17 15
J. F. Sheppard, coal . 18 75
30
J. N. Fox, kindlings
4 80
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL.
Mrs. W. Record, teaching 40 weeks, at $8 . $320 00 Henry H. Marston, care of house 15 00
H. A. Holbrook, care of house 3 00 .
J. F. Sheppard, coal . 6 66 . . .
J. N. Fox, kindlings .
.
.
4 50
- $349 16
$383 00
G. W. Dyer, shavings .
.
.
6
WEST SCHOOL.
Susie M. Reed, teaching 20 weeks, at $8 $160 00
Margaret Downey, teaching 20 weeks, $6 . 120 00
Elisha Savill, care of house, 1881 .
8 00
Elisha Savill, care of house, 1882
15 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal . 12 00 ·
J. N. Fox, kindlings .
7 50
$322 50
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL.
Lottie E. Allen, teaching 32 weeks, at $8 $256 00
Mary L. Crowe, teaching 73 weeks, at $7 50 40
G. H. Howes, care of house 15 00
J. F. Sheppard, coal .
12 60
R. A. Gage, shavings .
30
J. N. Fox, kindlings .
4 80
$339 10
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS.
Elisha Savill, broom, pail, stove-cover, cleaning clock, etc., West School $2 70
Charles E. Stetson, books for declamation and reading, High School · Charles E. Stetson, programmes of exhibition exercises, High School . Charles E. Stetson, lettering diplomas, etc., High School .
5 67
R. A. Gage, cleaning house, screening coal, etc., Union School
8 25
O. M. Rogers, grate, coal-hod, and broom, High School 2 00
O. M. Rogers, blacking and cleaning stoves, etc., High School
5 00
O. M. Rogers, blacking and cleaning three heaters and pipe, Pond School 5 25 . O. M. Rogers, Russia iron fender and pipe, and labor, Pond School 7 65
O. M. Rogers, Magee sink, lead pipe, latch, etc., South School . O. M. Rogers, fire-pot for heater, blacking stove and pipe, South School ·
2 84
6 00
O. M. Rogers, 82 pounds zinc, South School 85
O. M. Rogers, blacking and cleaning stove and pipe, Southwest School
2 00
O. M. Rogers, 36 pounds Russia pipe, cleaning and blacking stove, Southeast School . 11 00
5 00
3 50
.
7
O. M. Rogers, grate, Southeast School $2 50
C. N. Wallace, cash paid for reading chart and pictures, Iron Works School 5 25 C. N. Wallace, cash paid for furniture and expressing, Iron Works School 20 81
C. N. Wallace, cash paid for three cedar pails and ex- pressing, Iron Works School 1 65
Julia F. Hayward, duster and crayons for East School, 2 40
Julia F. Hayward, books and crayons for Iron Works School ·
7 63
Julia F. Hayward, books and crayons for Southwest School 2 05
Julia F. Hayward, crayons for Union School 40
Julia F. Hayward, books and crayons for South School, 5 76
Julia F. Hayward, crayons for West School
40)
Julia F. Hayward, books and crayons for Pond School, 7 33
Julia F. Hayward, books and crayons for Middle Street School .
1 71
Julia F. Hayward, books, stamps, etc., for School Committee . 8 89
Julia F. Hayward, books for poor children ·
3 20
Joseph I. Bates, brooms, brushes, water-pot, dusters, etc., Iron Works School
7 97
Joseph I. Bates, 46 pounds Russia pipe and new body for stove, Iron Works School 18 06
Joseph I. Bates, lining 3 stoves and blacking stove and pipe, Iron Works School ·
17 00
Joseph I. Bates, water pail and dipper, and blacking stove and pipe, etc., East School . 8 05
Joseph I. Bates, 164 pounds pipe, East School 3 25
Joseph I. Bates, cleaning pipe and chimney, Middle Street School 1 25
Nora Shean, cleaning house, Iron Works School . 1 73
Edwards P. Allen, books and crayons, Union School 5 11
Edwards P. Allen, books, Iron Works School
3 60
Edwards P. Allen, books for poor children .
24
Edward P. Hayward, repairs on piano, High School
6 50
Edward P. Hayward, tuning piano and repairing organ, Union School · 50
T. H. Dearing, cash paid for erasers, etc , . 14 75
T. H. Dearing, printing questions for examinations, High School 6 00
Victoria P. Wild, cash paid for pail, dippers, and duster, etc., East School 71
S. A. Bates, cash paid for 1} dozen thermometers .
4 50
S. A. Bates, cash paid for blank books ·
3 00
Nellie Tenney, cleaning house, South School .
.
4 00
L. A. H. Butler, crayons for Iron Works School . 1 00
8
L. A. H. Butler, crayons for Union School . $1 60 L. A. H. Butler, books for poor children 36
Sanborn & Damon, Russia pipe, lining, heaters, etc., Union School 15 00
Blake & Alden, 2 chairs for Pond School ·
3 50
P. D, Holbrook & Co., brooms and crayons, Middle Street School 1 20
P. D. Holbrook & Co., floor brush, Union School 92
P. D. Holbrook & Co., floor brush and hardware, Pond School ·
6 54
P. D. Holbrook & Co., broom and dipper, Southwest School 45
D. P. Holbrook & Co., crayons, broom, and pail,
South School ·
88
William Bowditch, brooms for East School . 2 38
J. M. Arnold, water pails and brooms, Union School 1 56
Horace Dana, water pails and brooms, Middle Street School
95
T. H. Dearing, cash paid for paper for schools 4 32
$287 57
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Willie J. Loring, setting glass, etc., Iron Works School- house . .
$3 49
Willie J. Loring, setting glass and repairing lock, Iron Works School-house 1 40 R. A. Gage, hardware, setting glass and repairs, Union School-house 14 93
Joseph W. Thayer, setting glass, labor, etc., Middle Street School-house
64
Joseph I. Bates, repairs on pump, East School-house . 1 75 B. J. Loring, Jr., glass, putty, labor, etc., Iron Works School-house 3 02
B. J. Loring, Jr., 12 days' labor, Iron Works School- house 3 75
·
B. J. Loring, Jr., 2} days' labor for man, Iron Works School-house
5 00
B. J. Loring, Jr., labor, East School-house . 3 75
B. J. Loring, Jr., nails, conductor irons, etc., East School-house
1 72
Thomas Penniman, labor and stock on South School- house .
23 56
Thomas Penniman, labor and stock, Pond School- house . 15 95
H. B. Whitman, covering desks, varnishing, etc., Pond School-house 3 15
9
J. H. Macandrew, labor and stock, Union School- house . $6 45
C. C. Webster, iron work 18 30
C. C. Webster, labor and stock, East School-house 8 75
Judah A. Loring, labor on well, East School-house 11 10
C. W. Dimmick, 6 days' labor, Union School-house. 15 00
C. W. Dimmick, 4 shutters, Union School-house . 2 75
Adam Hobart, whitewashing, West School-house 2 00
C. W. Saunders, removing rubbish, Union School- house . . 2 00
E. W. Mason, setting glass, Iron Works School- ·
house 1 05
I. Francis Vinton, labor and stock, Southeast School- house . .
3 50
A. G. Whitcomb, furniture, Union School-house . 13 25
G. H. Arnold, cash paid repairs, Middle Street School- house . .
1 50
G. H. Arnold, cash paid for cleaning Middle Street School-house 3 00
$170 76
REPAIRING IRON WORKS SCHOOL-HOUSE BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
B. J. Loring, labor and hardware $11 65
William Allen, building cellar 225 00
William Allen, building bulkhead and steps : 12 75
William Allen, 8 cedar posts
8 00
C. N. Wallace, cash paid for 6 cellar windows 2 40
J. B. Rhines & Co., lumber and nails . 27 24
James L. Hunter, labor of men and teams removing gravel
46 65
$333 69
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR POND SCHOOL-HOUSE.
O. M. Rogers, Magee heater and 90 pounds Russia pipe $60 50
O. M. Rogers, Russia iron fender, tacks, and labor 6 00
O. M. Rogers, 58 lbs. zinc, hooks, nails, etc. 8 01
S. A. Bates, cash paid for desk, settees, chairs, clock, and bell 42 85
New England School Furnishing Company, desks 152 70
Blake & Alden, 1 table 10 00
Thomas Penniman, for labor and stock
21 90
S. A. Bates, cash paid for 1 Worcester Quarto Dic- tionary 7 00
10
S. A. Bates, services as committee · $5 00
S. A. Bates (cash paid), expenses
1 20
Cr. $315 16
By cash refunded from New England School Furnish- ing Company for'freight (See treasurer's account.)
$1 50
ALMSHOUSE.
Dr.
Appraisal, Feb. 1, 1882
. . $1,780 43
John N. Fox, superintendent
450 83
James Lavin, coal ·
50 42
A. (). Clark, cash paid for 2 cows
104 00
O. M. Rogers, tin, crockery, and wooden ware
19 32
J. M. Arnold, groceries
135 78
Waite & Dyke, groceries
73 88
H. M. White, groceries
137 14
P. D. Holbrook & Co., groceries .
230 80
William Bowditch, groceries
10 87
Edwin F. French, meat
50 70
C. W. Hollis, meat
110 75
Ambler & Hobart, grain
307 98
J. F. Sheppard, coal . 24 79
Flora J. Dyer & Co., dry goods .
69 24
Braintree Clothing Store, clothing, boots, and shoes 81 76
Julia F. Hayward, medicine 4 47
A. G. Trafton, medicine 4 65
A. R. Dickinson, medicine . 7 00
Noah Torrey, medical attendance on inmates 5 00 T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on in- mates . 5 34
G. C. Hollenbeck, burial of William Wilde . 15 00 G. C. Hollenbeck, burial of Jerry Sexton 15 00
Ford & McCormick, burial of Mrs. Fitz- Gerald 15 00
Ford & McCormick, burial of Bridget Mullen 15 00
12 00
A. B. Flynn, painting and varnishing wagon H. B. Whitman, covering express wagon, etc. H. B. Whitman, blanket, breast-plate, and repairing harness . 11 10
11 25
William A. Hodges, bread, crackers, etc. . 62 16
Tucker Manf'g Co., iron bedsteads and mattresses
41 75
11
S. W. Hollis, cash paid for 2 cows $125 00
Peter W. Dyer, 2 pigs 21 00 .
William H. Cobb, tools and grass seed ·
68
J. M. Whaley, shoeing horse 5 83
H. H. Thayer, iron work .
.
15 30
Edward Shay, blacksmith work 11 40
C. G. Anderson, wood work 2 25
A. O. Clark, cash paid for three lots stand- ing wood 19 75 ·
C. B. Woodsum, expressing . 40 ·
J. F. Sheppard, ice
8 00
Moses Tibbets, fish
14 87
D. H. B. Thayer, use of horse .
6 00
J. N. Fox, cash paid for supplies .
187 83
Braintree School fund, for rent of farm 200 00
Braintree School fund, for standing wood
19 00
S. W. Hollis, services and expenses as over- seer
20 00
A. O. Clark, services and expenses as over- seer 20 00
A. J. Bates, services and expenses as over- seer
8 00 -
$4,558 72
Cr.
Appraisal Feb. 1, 1883
. $1,918 75
Received of sundry persons, for hay .
141 29
Received of William Reed, for milk .
260 00
Received of Elmer Thayer, for milk .
2 30
Received of C. W. Hollis, for 2 cows
107 95
Received for labor and produce .
284 68
Received for keeping town horse
5 00
Due from William Hayden, for hay
1 50
Due from Waite & Dyke, for produce
2 00
2,723 47
Total cost of poor in almshouse
$1,835 25
INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Age. Days.
*Jerry Sexton
.
78
361
* William Wilde
67
260
George W. Hall
56
365
George Littlefield
56
365
Thomas Buker
48
365
George N. Thayer
58
365
Deaths.
.
·
.
12
Sally White
77 365
Mary Anne Littlefield
.
65
365
Caroline Littlefield
58
365
Mary Goodman
46
365
Albert Lucas
52
365
Lawrence Lynch
55
80
Joseph H. Mellus
73
11
Frederick Bunker
37
14
Mrs. William McCornish
46
365
Maria Barton
61
365
Mary Kelley
64
8
*Ellen Fitzgerald
77
86
Elizabeth Magwood
66
160
*Bridget Mullen .
75
32
90 tramps
5,117
* Deaths.
Total number of days .
5,117
Total number of weeks
731
Total cost per week
$2 51
Cr.
By cash received of Bridget Mullen
·
$28 00
Due from town of Holbrook
130 00
Due from city of Somerville
·
.
28 58
$188 58
APPRAISAL AT ALMSHOUSE, FEB. 1, 1883.
One cow
$65 00
One cow
.
65 00
One cow
50 00
Fifty-six fowls, at 372 cts. .
21 00
One covered wagon
120 00
One express wagon
10 00
One hay wagon .
42 00
One farm wagon .
17 00
Two horse carts .
90 00
One horse sled .
5 00
One sleigh
15 00
Two snow ploughs
18 00
One harrow
3 00
Two ploughs
9 00
One wheelbarrow
2 00
·
·
90
13
Four harnesses . ·
$55 00
Ten cords manure
70 00
Three tons English hay, at $23
69 00
Two tons fresh hay, at $10 .
20 00
Ten tons salt hay
130 00
Eleven cords pine wood
55 00
Eight and one half cords hard wood
51 00
Ten cords trash wood .
30 00
One and one half cords cut wood
12 00
Eighty barrels kindlings
24 00
Oak and pine lumber
7 00
Old plank .
1 00
Six posts
1 50
Bean poles .
1 00
Twenty-five barrels
2 50
Three ladders
6 00
Eight manure and hay forks
5 00
Two iron rakes
1 00
Six hay rakes
1 00
Hay ropes
1 50
Hoes
1 25
Iron bar
1
Eight picks and six shovels
8 00
Scythes and snaths
3 50
Grindstone
5 00
Work bench and tools .
2 50
Bush hook .
60
Bill hook
50
Robes and blankets
8 00
Steel balances
: 75
Wheel jack and wrench
2 00
Axes and saws
50
Stone tools
50
Beetle and wedges
1 50
One tub
62
Pails .
2 50
Water tubs
50
Wash tubs .
50
Baskets
5 00
Meal chest
1 00
Meal bags .
2 50
Four bushels meal, at 78 cts.
, 12
Three bushels cracked corn, at 78 cts. . Sweet corn
3 00
Beans
·
15 00
Seventy-five bushels potatoes
75 00
Fifteen bushels potatoes, small
.
4 50
Vegetables .
22 25
2 34
14
Five hundred pounds salt pork
·
$70 00 .
One hundred pounds hams .
12 50
Pork barrels
2 50
Iron door
3 00
Cage and handcuffs
30 00
Ironware, stone and tin ware
25 00
Wooden ware
50
Crockery and glassware
18 00
Tables and chairs
24 00
Extension table .
10 00
Brushes
. 50
Four looking-glasses
1 00
Two wire doors .
2 50
Four lamps
, 00
Two lanterns
1 25
One churn .
1 25
Brooms
75
Clothes horses
1 25
Clothes-wringer
50
Coal-hods
1 00
Coal
4 00
Set of measures
50
Butter stamp
75
Two clocks
50
Two chests
1 00
Spittoons
75
Closet
1 00
Bell
50
Six flat-irons
00
One desk
3 00
Rocking chairs
4 00
Chest of drawers
2 00
One carpet
20 00
Oilcloth
50
Curtain fixtures .
2 00
Towels
00
Table cloths
00
Spoons, knives, and forks Corn popper
20
Three cans and oil
3 50
Ice chest
3 00
Stoves
70 00
Soap .
50
Tobacco
1 05
Fifteen beds and bedding
226 50
Two barrels of flour, at $8.75
17 50
Spices
50
Ten pounds coffee
1
:00
.
50
15
Four pounds chocolate
$1 80
Forty-five pounds tea .
.
13 50
Twenty-five pounds sugar
2 25
One hundred pounds lard
14 00
Ten gallons molasses .
6 50
Butter
9 70
Crackers
2 40
Vinegar
37
Eggs .
1 05
Preserves and provisions
10 00
$1,918 75
POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Taunton Hospital, support of Jacob Veazie $215 18
Taunton Hospital, support of William Kincaid
194 14
Taunton Hospital, support of Harriet Dyer
212 64
Taunton Hospital, support of William F. Furnald 182 56 ·
Taunton Hospital, support of John Hennesey
198 46
Taunton Hospital, support of Frederick Bunker
93 00
Taunton Hospital, support of William Callahan .
202 57
Taunton Hospital, support of Thomas Daniels 30 34
Danvers Hospital, support of Teresa O'Rourke
169 37
City of Boston, aid to Bridget Callahan
13 50
City of Boston, aid to Mary Friel and children
70 88
City of Boston, aid to Joseph Gunning
11 62
City of Boston, aid to J. Hanlan's child
10 51
City of Boston, aid to Alexander B. Shaw
57 88
City of Boston, aid to Elizabeth Thayer
48 32
City of Boston, aid to Mary Hewes
6 00
City of Boston, aid to Mary Bailey 2 00
City of Worcester, aid to Fenton Murphy
69 28
City of Worcester, aid to Jane K. Dyer
24 20
City of Brockton, aid to Jacob C. Snow
4 55
City of Brockton, burial of C. A. Snow
16 00
Town of Weymouth, aid to Mary E. Nason
9 12
Town of Quincy, aid to W. H. Mulligan
12 00
Town of Quincy, aid to Patrick Newman
11 50
Town of Quincy, aid to John Summers
67
Town of Randolph, funeral expenses of N. Langley
20 50
Town of Easton, aid to Mary A. Snow
00
Town of Rockland, aid to Lillian M. Snow .
18 00
Dr. A. L. Chase, medical attendance on Mary Taunt
38 50
Waldo Holbrook, cash for support of self 72 00
Margaret Slavin, cash for support of self
34 00
Mrs. Newel Langley, cash for support of self .
39 00
Cash paid Mrs. Polson for nursing Mrs. Langley . .
5 00
·
.
.
16
G. C. Hollenbeck, burial Mrs. N. Langley .
$15 00
3 00
Benjamin Stevens, digging grave for Mrs. N. Langley, Mrs. Lydia Holbrook, house rent for Mrs. N. Langley, 5 00
Dr. Granger, medical attendance on Mrs. N. Langley . Noah Torrey, medical attendance on Mrs. N. Langley, Frederick Hardwick, groceries to John Summers . 8 00
6 50
50
James Lavin, coal to Andrew Nightingale
4 13
James Lavin, coal to Mrs. A. L. Cole . ·
20 77
Waite & Dyke, goods to Mrs. A. L. Cole
88 00
Henry M. White, goods to Mrs. A. L. Cole.
14 00
Ford & McCormick, burial of Mrs. Jerry Pitts
10 00
Francis Crane, milk for McCue family
4 65
Joseph Gunning, repairing shoes for McCue family
3 40
John Crane, shoes for McCue family
16 92
J. F. Sheppard, coal and wood for McCue family
40 16
William Bowditch, groceries for McCue family
157 28
G. A. Bowditch, meat for McCue family
15 64
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on McCue family John Cavanagh, rent for Mrs. Coneton
54 00
Aid, cash, Mrs. Coneton
60 00
Daniel Flynn, ¿ cord wood, Mrs. Coneton
3 00
J. M. Arnold, groceries, Mrs. Coneton
158 37
C. W. Hollis, meat, Mrs. Coneton
11 67
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance, Mrs. Coneton
4 34
O. C. R. Road, transportation of paupers
8 30
James Wilson, goods to Joseph Gunning
20 00
J. F. Sheppard, fuel to Joseph Gunning Ford & McCormick, burial of Mrs. Gunning
15 00
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on Mrs. Gunning
1 33
Morrill Williams, support of Charles Hayden
26 00
James Lavin, coal to Mrs. Nightingale
16 25
N. Rosenfield, shoes to Mrs. Nightingale
2 88
Rufas A. Thayer, wood to Mrs. Nightingale
6 00
Thomas Finnegan, wood to Mrs. Nightingale
3 00
Henry M. White, groceries to Mrs. Nightingale .
15 00
Braintree clothing store, clothing, boots and shoes for boy,
10 75
B. J. Loring, Jr., removing pauper to hospital
4 16
Julia F. Hayward, medicine to L. W. Holbrook
2 30
P. D. Holbrook & Co., goods to L. W. Holbrook
34 32
Noah Torrey, medical attendance on L. W. Holbrook . 13 50
G. C. Hollenbeck, burial of L. W. Holbrook
15 00
Aid, cash to Mrs. L. W. Holbrook 20 00
9 50
Isaac Buker, sawing wood for Betsey Wild
3 00
John F Porter, wood for Betsey Wild
2 50
P. D. Holbrook, goods for Betsey Wild
46 75
James Wilson, goods for Maurice Gurney
31 00
7 84
J. F. Sheppard, fuel, Mrs. Concton
4 13
10 72
T. F. Finnegan, wood to Betsey Wild
17
John Crane, shoes for Miss Kelley $1 75
Adam Hobart, aid for Laura Cummings 34 00
Noah Torrey, medical attendance on Laura Cummings 8 00
Elizabeth Saunders, aid, cash 30 00
T. F. Finnegan, wood to A. S. Dow
1 00
P. D. Holbrook, goods to A. S. Dow .
2 83
Aid, cash to William R. Lynch
5 00
J. F. Sheppard, fuel to Joshua N. Hobart . 34 43
William Bowditch, goods to Joshua N. Hobart 11 25
J. F. Sheppard, fuel to Lucy Thayer . 22 70
Thomas Penniman, removing Thomas Daniels from Taunton 5 85
Lydia Johnson, nursing Mrs: Giles
6 00
E. L. Warren, medicine to Mary E. Nason
4 76
D. N. Putney, medicine to Mary E. Nason .
19 01
B. F. Smith, medicine to Mary E. Nason ·
2 72
S. G. Leavitt, aid, cash
6 00
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on S. G. Leavitt's family 12 47
Albert T. Pool, care of Charles A. Hayden . 48 00
James Lavin, coal to Charles A. Hayden . 75
Catherine F. Hayden, care of Charles A. Hayden 10 00
J. F. Hayward, medicine to Charles A. Hayden .
. 49
Caleb Hayden, care of Charles A. Hayden's chil- dren
4 00
Waite & Dyke, groceries to Charles A. Hayden and children
6 50
P. D. Holbrook, groceries to Charles A. Hayden and children 9 46
Braintree Clothing Store, boots and socks to Charles A. Hayden and children
5 00
F. C. Granger, medical attendance on Charles A. Hayden
26 50
James Lavin, coal to poor person, refunded Mrs. C. Hayden, nursing poor person, refunded .
1 75
4 00
H. M. White, groceries, poor person, refunded William Bowditch, groceries to Morris Connor William Bowditch, groceries to George C. Buker
1 41
20 12
H. M. White, groceries to Benjamin F. Carey
17 75
H. M. White, groceries to Langley children
78 00
H. M. White, groceries to Oliver Simmons . Aid, cash to Harriet L. Mansfield .
15 00
James Lavin, ¿ ton coal to Edmund Burke .
3 75
H. M. White, groceries to Edmund Burke G. C. Hollenbeck, burial of Edmund Burke
15 00
D. H. B. Thayer, carriage for Mrs. Edmund Burke Braintree Clothing Store, shoes to Frank Gorman
1 50
1 60
E. A. Adams, goods to Jane Smith
20 00
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7 75
13 00
4 00
18
T. H. Dearing, medical attendance on Jane Smith $5 33
T. F. Finnegan, wood to Isaac Buker . 1 50 ·
P. D. Holbrook & Co , groceries to Isaac Buker . 3 00
G. C. Hollenbeck, burial of Isaac Buker
15 00
Benjamin Stevens, digging grave for Isaac Buker
3 00
P. D. Holbrook & Co., goods to Mrs. Betters and child
12 65
T. F. Finnegan, wood to Mrs Betters 3 00
C. W. Hollis, meat to Mrs. Betters 2 80
J F. Sheppard, coal to Mrs. Higgins .
10 95
James Wilson, goods to Mrs. Higgins . 4 00 J. F. Sheppard, coal to Mrs. Kelley 5 65
William Bowditch, goods to Mrs. McMahan
6 00
J. M. Arnold, boots and shoes to Michael Sullivan's family
8 51
J. M. Arnold, groceries to Michael Sullivan's family 43 50
S. W. Hollis, wood to Michael Sullivan's family . 3 37
5 92
C. W. Hollis, meat to Michael Sullivan's family . John Cavanagh, rent for Michael Sullivan's family
16 65
James Lavin, coal to J. F. Ilolbrook .
4 13
Noah Torrey, medical attendance on Mrs. E. Huff
7 00
Noah Torrey, medical attendance on Margaret Boyle .
2 00
Noah Torrey, medical attendance on Harrington Child,
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