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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF OAKHAM;
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1866.
WORCESTER : PRINTED. BY CHAS. HAMILTON: PALLADIUM OFFICE.
Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Mark Haskell, for recording births, deaths, &c. $6 90
06 postage, express and stationery, 3 30
$10 20
TREASURER.
Paid James C. Bemis, . -
$10 00
for revenue stamps, -
-
1 45
$11 45
COLLECTOR.
Paid James C. Bemis,
$10 00
" for journey to North Brookfield, 2 00
$12 00
SELECTMEN.
Paid M. O. Ayres, for services as Selectman,
-
$20 00
" J. C. Bemis,
- 20 00
" L. N. Haskell,
12 00
" postage, express and stationery,
- 1 31
$53 31
ASSESSORS.
Paid Perley Ayres, for services as Assessor,
-
$20 00
" Joseph Fobes, ¥ - 22 50
-
-
30 00
Silas Clapp,
postage and stationery,
2 38
$74 88
3
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Paid to Overseers of the Poor, - - $1,018 71
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Rev. F. N. Peloubet, for services, -
$25 00
" M. O. Ayres,
-
15 00
H. W. Lincoln, -
- 13 50
H. W. Lincoln, for stationery, 2 35
$55 85
PRINTING.
Paid C. Hamilton,
- -
1
$23 44
" Adams & Brown,
1
- 20 05
" J. Henry Goddard,
t 2 00
$45 49
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid William S. Spear, -
-
-
1
-
13 92
" Alexander Crawford,
4 73
Henry A. Crawford,
13 98
Sumner Barr,
3 00
Asa A. Dean,
6 38
" Sanford H. Bullard,
7 05
S. James Foster,
1 95
Edmund Dean,
4 50
David H. Nye, -
2 25
" Benjamin Nourse, 1
12 00
$91 66
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS.
Michael Gaffney,
- $26 25
Benjamin Nourse,
-
24 00
$50 25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid abatement of Taxes, $32 52
Wm. M. Thompson, for ringing church bell, 25 25
" Charles E. Houghton, for ringing church bell at Coldbrook, 5 00
" Insurance on Town Hall, 15 00
-
$21 90
William E. Keep,
4
Paid James Allen for taking eensus and industrial statisties,
78 00
C. Adams, Jr. for interest, -
129 34
A. Briggs,
56 86
" James Paekard, to procure liquors,
50 00
Jane M. Temple, for interest,
18 00
Worcester M. Savings Bank,
52 50
James Paekard, note and interest, State tax,
1,786 00
Gardner Prouty, interest,
90 00
County tax,
364 15
John Robinson, interest,
16 60
James Packard, attending funerals with hearse, and making return to Town Clerk,
22 62
Discount and taxes,
339 96
Repairs on South school house,
-
-
-
236 22
Wood for Seleetmen's office,
-
-
5 55
$3,780 76
AID TO FAMILIES OF VOLUNTEERS.
Sarah A. Reed,
$40 80
Thomas Chamberlin,
35 43
Sarah M. Spooner,'
45 71
Almira A. Spooner,
60 00
Horaee Wilbur,
19 00
Samuel Boyden,
80 00
Joel Green,
19 00
Betsey Parker,
17 00
Eliza Hill,
21 00
Harriet Macomber,
62 00
Ellen E. Pellett,
48 00
Mary T. Lovell,
39 00
Emma A. Johnson,
69 00
Amelia E. Howell,
57 00
Hosea W. Crawford,
58 33
Abbie Barr,
141 00
Naney Bullard,
17 00
Sarah Adams,
26 00
Hannah Kenney,
114 00
Catherine Whelan,
66 00
Ann E. Cannon,
42 00
Eliza Murray,
78 00
Elizabeth Elisha,
39 00
Sarah M. Wright,
36 00
Susan Greenlaw,
.
-
8 00
Eliza A. Smith, 1
-
26 00
$1,246 27
457 19
5
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid Coldbrook District,
$88 76
North
89 25
West
110 02
" West Centre
94 83
' East
122 00
" South West
69 40
" South
100 73
" East
75 50
$750 49
AMOUNT DUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Due East Centre District,
- $58 43
West
-
-
-
West
51 29
South
42 97
66
North
31 40
" East
19 70
" Coldbrook,
22 28
Southwest 66
.
48 34
$318 61
Reimbursement of Money contributed to pay Bounties to Volunteers. Paid to ninety-seven persons, $2,531 02
Settlement with the Treasurer. DR.
To balance in Treasury at last settlement, $2,768 68
" State, County and Town tax, - 7,225 15
" South School District tax, 239 03
" Special tax,
2,560 09
" Overlayings on State, County and Town tax, " South District tax,
15 39
" Cash received of J. M. Day, Provost Marshal, - 25 00
from Massachusetts School fund,
43 79
66 " of State Treasurer, reimbursement aid to families, Corporation tax, 12 55
2,055 56
" of J. Packard, for grass on Common, 8 00
for use of Town Hall, 1 00
Whole amount of Receipts, $14,960 63
-
44 20
-
6 39
6
CR.
By Cash paid Town Clerk,
-
-
...
Treasurer,
Collector,
-
.
-
-
74 88
Overseers of Poor, -
1,018 71.
School Committee, - For Printing,
45 89
For Breaking Roads,
91 66
For Repairing Highways,
50 25
For Miscellaneous Expenses,
3,780 76
" Aid to Families of Volunteers,
1,264 27
For Schools,
750 49
For Reimbursement of Bounties paid to Volunteers, -
2,531 02
$9,750 34
Whole amount of Receipts,
-
1
14,960 63
" Orders,
- 9,750 34
Balance in hands of Treasurer,
-
- $5,210 29
There is due from the State for aid furnished to families of Volunteers, 1,264 27
Due from the State for taking Census and Industrial Statistics,
78 00
$1,342 27
Indebtedness of the Town of Oakham.
Due Savings Bank,
-
-
-
- 1,725 00
Gardner,
-
1,499 38
" Jane M. Temple,
-
300 00
Albert Briggs,
900 00
John Robinson,
-
-
250 00
Austin Harrington,
-
500 00
" Charles Adams, Jr., -
3,700 00
Estate of Alice Adams, -
500 00
" Lewis N. Haskell,
1,400 00
-
11 45
12 00
Selectmen,
53 31
Assessors,
55 85
"
-
I
-
$10,774 38
$10 20
7
Settlement with Liquor Agent, June 3d, 1865. . DR.
To Cash on hand May, 31, 1864, 73 51
" " for Liquors and Casks Sold,
289 75
$363 26
CR.
By Cash Paid for Liquors, and Revenue Tax, 279 96
" Salary One Year,
30 00
" Cash on hand June 3, 1865,
53 30
$363 26
Liquors on hand June 3, 1865,
1
$128 07
MOSES O. AYRES,
Selectmen JAMES C. BEMIS, of
LEWIS N. HASKELL, Oakham.
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM.
Paid for the support of the Poor, for the year ending Feb. 26, 1866.
For Charles Parker,
$4 00
S. Stevens, -
-
69 00
G. Trayier, -
-
15 00
Sarah Gault, -
133 67
Bethiah Black, -
103 48
Rebeckah Damon,
85 66
Elizabeth and Lucy Robinson,
294 00
Arathusa Knight,
52 00
" Luey M. Goodale,
183 97
" Henry P. Witherby,
17 20
Medical attendance, -
42 00
" Postage, stationery, &c.
1 03
Clothing for S. Gault,
2 45
Overseers of the poor, for services,
30 25
$1,033 71
Received of the Town of Southborough,
-
- $15 00
16 from the Town Treasurer, 1,018 71
- $1,033 71
Due the Town from Warwick, or Rutland,
$69 00
in the care of G. F. Hoar, Esq. re- ceived of the town of Mendon, 7 00
$76 00
Will be due April 1, 1866.
To William O. Keep, for the support of S. Gault, $78 00
Albert W. Lincoln, " Bethiah Black, 52 00
" Daniel Noyes, R. Damon, 47 67
. " C. B. Thrasher, E. and L. Robinson, 64 00
" Hiram Knight, = A. Knight, 27 50
" Insane Hospital, Worcester, 46 00
$315 17
SILAS CLAPP, Overseers PERLEY AYRES, Y of Poor.
-
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Oficers of Oakham, 1
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1867.
BARRE :
PRINTED BY J. HENRY GODDARD,
GAZETTE OFFICE.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
Town Officers.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid James Allen for recording births, deaths and mar- riages, and making returns
$10.85
For postage
2.34
$13.19
TREASURER.
. Paid James' C. Bemis
$10.00
COLLECTOR.
1 Paid James C. Bemis
$14.00
SELECTMEN.
Paid M. O. Ayres
$20.00
66 J. C. Bemis
-
-
20.00
" L. N. Haskell
- 12.00
" for postage and stationery
- .95
" M. O. Ayres expenses to East Medway
2.50
$55.45
ASSESSORS. Paid Joseph Fobes, Wm. S. Crawford and Wm. S. Spear, $65.00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid M. O. Ayres
.
-
$12.00
" F. N. Peloubet
-
25.00
H. W. Lincoln -
1
18.00
$55.00
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid Overseers of the Poor $848.25
Printing.
Paid Asa B. Adams $19.00 ; C. Hamilton $16.20, $35.20
-
4
. Breaking Roads.
Paid Elijah Dean -
-
$1.80
H. W. Lincoln
-
-
3.64
Israel P. Shedd
-
1.02
$6.46
Repairing Highways.
Paid E. P. Maynard
$3.58
Miscellaneous.
Paid James Packard for ringing bell $40.00
A. Whiting for ringing bell at Coldbrook 2.50
for transportation of Stephen Stone 40.75
66 P. Ayres expense of lawsuit 66.72
9.00
Abatement of taxes
6.80
Paid freight on bell frame
3.50
for school books
1.62
66 Charles Adams, jr., principal and interest
1512.52
66 Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank principal and interest
1783.65
Paid Lewis N. Haskell interest . -
- 84.00
Austin Harrington
-
-
-
54.00
66 Jane M. Temple
-
18.00
Gardner Prouty -
90.00
66 State tax -
1140.00
66 County tax
342.73
66 for repairs on West Centre Schoolhouse
20.00
66 Building Committee for Coldbrook Schoolhouse,
200.00
6 James Packard for attending funerals 66 66 for certificates of deaths 1.80
25.50
.6 66 Discount on taxes 66 for work on bell frame, etc.,
4.15
220.70
$5732.64
State Aid
TO DISABLED SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES OF THE SLAIN.
Paid Rachel Rawson - $112.00 - -
Jonathan G. Warren -
-
84.00
. Nathanich W. Colton -
-
-
84.00
66 Edwin S. Parker -
54.00
S. Clapp 66
-
-
64.70
66 Albert Briggs
5
Paid Edwin S. Parker, guardian
-
$72.00
John Buekley
-
-
125.66
Charles H. Parker
-
-
196.00
66 Sophronia Green
21.07
Anson I. Collier -
28.00
$776.73
School Expenses.
Coldbrook District,
$80.75
Southwest Distriet,
$9.50
North
66
101.50
South
140.23
West
66
154.25
East
39.75
West Centre
66
43.25
East
66
78.33
$647.56
AMOUNT DUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Coldbrook Distriet,
$68.03
Southwest District,
$152.33
North
66
54.14
South
66 39.12
West
73.55
East
85.03
West Centre
66 142.15
East
66
162.22
$776.57
Indebtedness of the Town.
Due Gardner Prouty
Jane M. Temple
-
300.00
Albert Briggs
-
-
265.00
66 Austin Harrington
500.00
66
Charles Adams, jr.,
2500.00
Estate of Aliee Adams
500.00
Lewis N. Haskell
1400.00
E. L. Holbrook for bell frame
50.00
$7915.00
Settlement with the Treasurer.
Dr.
To balanee in treasury, March 1, 1866 $5210.29
66 eash from Massachusetts school fund 105.60
66
State Treasurer for taking Census 78.00
66 66 66 State Treasurer
1310.23
66
" Volunteer Association
15.00
State tax
1140.00
County tax
-
342.73
6 Town tax
3500.00
" overlayings on same
12.79
Coldbrook distriet tax
200.00
-
$1500.00
900.00
66 John Robinson
6
To overlayings on same
-
-
- $1.71
West Centre district tax
-
-
-
20.00
overlayings on same
-
-
-
.32
Highway deficiencies
-
-
10.83
cash received for use of town hall
5.00
$11,952.50
Cr.
By cash paid Town Clerk
$13.19
66
Treasurer -
10.00
66
Collector
-
14.00
66
66 Selectmen
55.45
66
66 Assessors
65.00
66
66
School Committee
55.00
66
66
Overseers of the Poor
848.25
66
for Printing
35.20
66
66 " breaking roads
6.46 .
66
repairing highways
3.58
66
66
" miscellaneous expenses
5732.64
66
66 " State aid to disabled soldiers and families of the slain
776.73
By cash paid for support of schools
647.56
$8263.06
Balance in treasury March 1, 1867
3689.44
$11,952.50
Settlement with the Liquor Agent
To JUNE 2, 1866. Dr.
To liquors on hand at last settlement -
- $128.07
cash on hand at last settlement -
53.30
" of Treasurer
-
-
50.00
" " for liquors and casks sold
298.30
$529.67
Cr.
By cash paid for liquors and revenue tax
$262.79
" liquors on hand, estimated at -
125.00
cash in agent's hands -
101.88
" Agent's salary
40.00
$529.67
74 1:80,
MOSES O. AYRES, Selectmen 1 JAMES C. BEMIS, of
LEWIS N. HASKELL, Oakham.
2121; 1
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-
-
-
-
1
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Paid for Support of Poor FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 1867.
Paid L. H. Hammond for medical attendance $19.75
Susan M. Thrasher for E. and L. Robinson -
64.00
66 for support of Sarah Gault
and S. Robinson 171.20
Paid Albert W. Lincoln for support of Bethiah Black, 97.50
Daniel Noyes for support of Mrs. Damon
65.34
" Insane Hospital for Lucy M. Goodale and Miss Chamberlin 187.11
Paid William O. Keep for Sarah Gault 78.00
A. Knight for E. Robinson -
50.00
66 J. C. Bemis for Albert Perry 25.00
66 Hiram Knight for A. Knight
52.00
66 George F. Hoar for legal service
70.00
W. P. Davis for medical attendance 26.50
Silas Clapp for J. Simmons -
3.00
66 Perley Ayres for J. Buckley
4.97
66 Overseers of Poor for rendering service, postage, etc.
18.77
Paid town liquor agent for one pint of alcohol .84
$933.98
Amount Due April Ist, 1867.
Susan M. Thrasher for Sarah Gault and S. Robinson, $78.80
Albert W. Lincoln for Bethiah Black 45.50
Daniel Noyes for R. Damon 47.67
Adeline Knight for E. Robinson 50.00 -
Hiram Knight for A. Knight 27.50
Insane Hospital for Lucy M. Goodale and Miss Cham- berlin 1 88.00
Eliakim Perry for Albert Perry 15.00
$342.47
S
Due from State for support of Jolin Buckley -
$26.97
New Braintree for J. Simmons
3.00
$29.97
Received of town treasurer -
$849.22
town of Warwick -
-
77.06
66 Mendon
7.70
$933.98
SILAS CLAPP, M. O. AYRES, J. C. BEMIS, L. N. HASKELL, 1
Overseers of Poor
Oakham.
OAKHAM, March 1, 1867.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 1863.
WORCESTER : PRINTED BY CHAS. HAMILTON, PALLADIUM OFFICE.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Mark Haskell for recording births, marriages and deaths, $9 10
Postage, stationery, &c., 4 00
$13 10
TREASURER.
Paid Washington Stone for two journies to North Brookfield, $1 00
66
Worcester, 6 00
for two Revenue Checks, 35
$7 35
SELECTMEN.
Paid Alexander Crawford, $13 00
Washington. Stone,
10 0
Page Austin,
10 00-$33 00
Washington Stone for journey to Gardner, 2 days, 2 00
66
66
expenses for same, 2 75
journey to Barre,
1 50
66
expenses for the same, notifying persons claiming
6 35
exemptions from military service and use of team for same, " Lights, postage and stationery,
2 50
4 63- 24 48
$57 48
CONSTABLES.
Paid Washington Stone, ,
$2 26
66 John Robinson, 2d, -
-
2 32- $4 58
ASSESSORS.
Paid Moses O. Ayres,
$17 55
Andrew Spooner, Jr.,
-
20 25-$37 80
use of team for same, 2 50
Boston, 2 days,
2 25
4
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Rev. Francis N. Peloubet,
-
$22 00
.. Leonard P. Lovell,
-
26 25
" Moses O. Ayres,
13 50-$61 75
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid Avery C. Bullard, services,
$5 00
.. John Robinson, 2d,
6 00
William E. Keep, -
2 00
Overseers' Orders, -
337 82-$350 82
PRINTING.
Paid T. A. Seagrave,
-
-
$7 25
H. J. Howland,
-
-
12 75
" C. Hamilton,
3 15-$23 15
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Samuel Maynard, Surveyor,
$23 25
.. Harvey Maynard,
16 02
60 David R. Dean,
19 98
George Allen,
13 80
Horace Wilbur,
20 28
.. Austin Adams,
22 86
George H. Ware,
32 28
Elijah C. Thrasher,
..
18 57
John W. Ayres,
66
20 74
66
Cheney Bothwell, Jr.,
7 08
Edmund Dean,
43 02
Lewis N. Haskell,
20 46
Avery C. Bullard,
18 45
Samuel J. Foster,
8 10
Benjamin Nurse,
66
3 90
William P. Dwelly,
8 14
-
$296 93
MISCELLANEOUS. Paid James Packard, attending Funerals with Hearse, $23 71 for returning certificate of deaths to Town Clerk,
66 60
for Bell Rope,
2 40
abatement of Taxes,
2 35
for School Books,
2 43
for ringing Church Bell,
18 75
at Coldbrook,
5 00
Edmund Dean for repairing road,
4 03
for legal advice,
4 00
Perley Ayres, School District Tax,
22 70
Savings Bank,
Interest,
2.4 31
Charles Adams, Jr.,
66
51 00
William S. Crawford,
-
18 00
Gardner Prouty,
-
1 50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3 60
-
-
1
5
Paid Elijah C. Thrasher for damage done by dogs, 14 00
William S. Crawford
6 00
66 Distribution of Dog Fund, 37 80
C. W. Whitcomb for examination of persons claiming exemption from military service, 38 00
" Benjamin H. Joslyn for money borrowed of Henry H. Ware, -
50 00
66 Artemas Maynard for wood, 1 50
66 William S. Crawford for borrowed money,
269 60
County Tax,
466 53
for running town line between Oakham and Spencer and erecting monuments,
4 35
66 State Tax,
774 00
66 Adin Thayer for Liquor license, -
20 00
Cheney Reed, salary as Liquor Agent, 40 00
Washington Stone for collecting Taxes,
7 50
66 Discount on Taxes,
185 60
Alexander Crawford for borrowed money, 104 50
3 43
Geo. M. Ross, abatement of South Sch. Dist. tax, 98
Daniel W. Flint, South School District tax, 18 00
-$2,475 57
MILITIA.
Paid Bounties to Massachusetts Volunteers :
George Macomber, $100 00 Edwin C. Spooner, 100 00
John B. Fairbank, 100 00
Edw'd J. Sargeant, 100 00
William Macomber, 100 00
Cha's H. Stearns, 100 00
Henry Macomber, 100 00
Henry Maynard,
100 00
James Macomber, 100 00
Andrew Spooner, Jr. 100 00
Silas J. Howell, 100 00
Henry P. Wright, 100 00
Edw'd Chamberlain, 100 00
Hiram P. Shedd, 100 00
Charles L. Haskell, 100 00
Edwin S. Gould, 100 00
Lewis Pellett, 100 00 E. Wilder Dean, 100 00
Danicl Rawson, Jr., 100 00 Levander D. Sargeant, 100 00
James D. Johnson, 100 00
George M. Ross, 100 00
B. Miles Reed, 100 00 Horace M. Green, 100 00
The Town of Gardner, 816 00
-
$3,216 00
Paid Aid to Families of Volunteers :
Eliza Hill, $51 00 Ellen E. Pollett, 67 20
Rufus Gould, 21 00 Rachel Rawson, 67 20
Harrict Macomber, 138 00 Amelia E. Howell, 67 20
Sarah M. Spooner, 138 00 Sophronia Green, 4 00
Sarah S. Wood, 102 00 Mary W. Rawson,
67 60
Almira A. Spooner, 67 20 Mary E. Rced,
67 20
Mary E. Robinson, 56 57 Ann P. Ross, 15 57
Horace Wilbur, 17 00 Andrew Spooner, Jr. 42 00
Enna A. Johnson, 50 00 Tho's J. Chamberlain, 50 00
Melancic Stearns, 50 00 Joel Green, 5 00
Amount, -$1,143 74
Abatement of Taxes, -
6
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid East Center Distriet,
-
$120 30
West
-
West
-
South
85 43
South West
75 39
Coldbrook
123 20
North
78 25
East
92 70
$726 55
AMOUNT DUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Due East Center Dist., $34 70 Due South West Dist., 48 58
" West 95 35 Coldbrook 0 00
" West 66 39 78
North 41 68
" South
55 92
East 80 73
-- $396 74
The Seleetmen further report that they have settled with the Treasurer and find his aeeount stands as follows :
DR.
To balanee in Treasury at last settlement, 944 70
" Town Grant,
3,500 00
" State Tax,
774 00
" County Tax,
466 53
" Received from State, for aid paid to families of Volunteers, 155 62
" Received of Cheney Reed,
52 00
" Received from Mass. Sehool Fund, -
34 92
" Overlayings on Taxes,
22 14
" Received South School District Tax,
19 84
from Dog Fund,
20 70
66 of Eliza Hill,
33 18
.6 of the Town of Sturbridge,
8 75
.. Cash borrowed of Gardner Prouty,
1,499 38
of Charles Adams, Jr.,
1,700 00
.. of Albert Briggs, -
200 00
of Samuel Maynard, -
300 00
66
of Alexander Crawford,
100 00-9,837 51
CR.
By Cash paid Town Clerk,
$13 10
Treasurer,
-
7 35
Selectmen,
-
-
Constables,
-
1 58
Assessors,
37 80
School Committee, -
61 75
-
-
for Grass sold from town common, 5 75
-
-
32 73
118 55
-
-
57 48
7
By Cash paid Overseers of the Poor, 350 82
66
for Printing,
23 15
66
for Breaking Roads, -
296 93
66
for Miscellaneous, -
-
2,475 57
66
for Bounties, -
3,216 00
66
for Aid to Families of Volunteers,
1,143 74
66
₸
for Schools,
726 55-8,414 82
Whole amount of Receipts,
9,837 51
of Orders drawn, -
8,414 82
Balance in Treasury, -
$1,422 69
There is due from the State for aid furnished to Families of Volunteers, - 1,040 45
A STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM.
Due to the Savings Bank, 4,000 00 -
to Charles Adams, Jr.,
-
-
1,700 00
" to Gardner Prouty,
-
-
1,499 38
" to Albert Briggs, -
-
200 00
to Samuel Maynard,
-
-
300 00
" to Henry H. Ware,
-
100 00
" to William S. Crawford, -
400 00-8,199 38
ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, ) Selectmen WASHINGTON STONE, of
PAGE AUSTIN, Oakham.
REPORT of the Selectmen of the Town of Oakham of the Expenses for the SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS For the Year ending June the 7th, 1862. DR.
To amount of Cash on hand at last settlement,
$67 76
Liquors sold, 227 26- $295 02
CR.
By amount of Liquor bought,
-
161 08
Agent's Salary, Cash,
-
40 00
12 00- 213 08
By Cash in Agent's hands,
$81 94
" Liquors
$17 61
ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Selectmen WASHINGTON STONE, of PAGE AUSTIN, Oakham.
-
-
-
8
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid previous to April 1, 1862.
Paid Austin Adams, .
$41 86
יי Horace Bellows, -
-
22 75
Division 506, -
-
13 80
Miss P. Clapp, -
-
8 87
Doet. Hammond,
-
2 75- $90 03
Paid for the Year ending April 1, 1863.
Paid William O. Kcep for the support of Poor,
143 75
Horace Bellows 66 Mrs. French, 52 00
John Anderson for attending James McEwen, 18 00
Doct. Whitcomb for medical attendance on
18 00
Thomas Giddings for board and attending
10 75
" for moving Mrs. Damon, -
3 63
J. M. Gorham for collecting, -
-
1 00
Overseers, -
- 13 00
$350 82
DUE William O. Keep April 1, 1863,
3 75
Horace Bellows
52 00
Washington Stone for support of J. Robinson and wife, 75 00
Hiram Knight
A. Knight, 27 50
$644 07
A. C. BULLARD, Overseers JOHN ROBINSON, 2D, of the WM. E. KEEP, Poor.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
.
TOWN OFFICERS
OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 1863.
WORCESTER : PRINTED BY CHAS. HAMILTON, PALLADIUM OFFICE.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Mark Haskell for recording births, marriages and deaths, $9 10
Postage, stationery, &c., 4 00
$13 10
TREASURER.
Paid Washington Stone for two journies to North Brookfield,
$1 00
66 Worcester, 6 00
66
66
for two Revenue Checks, 35
$7 35
SELECTMEN.
Paid Alexander Crawford, $13 00
66 Washington Stone,
10 00
Page Austin,
10 00-$33 00
Washington Stone for journey to Gardner, 2 days,
2 00
use of team for same, 2 50
66
expenses for same, 2 75
journey to Barre,
1 50
66
Boston, 2 days,
2 25
expenses for the same, notifying persons claiming
6 35
exemptions from military service and use of team for same, " Lights, postage and stationery,
2 50
4 63- 24 48
1
$57 48
CONSTABLES.
Paid Washington Stone,
1
$2 26
John Robinson, 2d,
2 32- $4 58
ASSESSORS.
Paid Moses O. Ayres,
-
Andrew Spooner, Jr., -
$17 55
20 25-$37 80
66
4
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Rev. Franeis N. Peloubet,
$22 00
Leonard P. Lovell,
26 25
" Moses O. Ayres,
-
13 50-$61 75
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid Avery C. Bullard, services,
$5 00
" John Robinson, 2d,
-
6 00
" William E. Keep, -
-
2 00
" Overseers' Orders,
337 82-$350 82
PRINTING.
Paid T. A. Seagrave,
-
$7 25
H. J. Howland,
12 75
·· C. Hamilton,
-
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Samuel Maynard, Surveyor,
$23 25
Harvey Maynard,
66
16 02
" David R. Dean,
19 98
George Allen,
13 80
.. Horaee Wilbur,
20 28
Austin Adams,
22 86
George H. Ware,
32 28
Elijah C. Thrasher,
.6
18 57
John W. Ayres,
20 74
Cheney Bothwell, Jr.,
7 08
Edmund Dean,
43 02
Lewis N. Haskell,
20 46
Avery C. Bullard,
18 45
Samuel J. Foster,
66
8 10
"
Benjamin Nurse,
3 90
William P. Dwelly,
8 14
- $296 93
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid James Packard, attending Funerals with Hearse, $23 71
.. 66 for returning certificate of deaths to Town Clerk, 3 60
66 for Bell Rope,
2 40
66 abatement of Taxes,
2 35
for School Books,
2 43
66
for ringing Church Bell,
18 75
at Coldbrook,
5 00
Edmund Dean for repairing road,
4 03
for legal advice,
1 00
Perley Ayres, School District Tax,
22 70
Savings Bank,
Interest,
244 31
Charles Adams, Jr.,
-
51 00
William S. Crawford,
-
48 00
" Gardner Prouty,
-
1 50
-
-
-
3 15-$23 15
-
-
5
Paid Elijah C. Thrasher for damage done by dogs," 14 00
William S. Crawford 6 00
" Distribution of Dog Fund, 37 80
C. W. Whitcomb for examination of persons claiming exemption from military service, 38 00
" Benjamin H. Joslyn for money borrowed of Henry H. Ware, 50 00
Artemas Maynard for wood, 1 50
William S. Crawford for borrowed money, 269 60
66 County Tax, 466 53
for running town line between Oakham and Spencer and erecting monuments,
4 35
State Tax,
774 00
66 Adin Thayer for Liquor license, 20 00
Cheney Reed. salary as Liquor Agent, 40 00
66 Washington Stone for collecting Taxes,
7 50
Discount on Taxes,
185 60
Alexander Crawford for borrowed money, 104 50
66 Abatement of Taxes, -
3 43
Geo. M. Ross, abatement of South Sch. Dist. tax, 98
Daniel W. Flint, South School District tax, 18 00
-$2,475 57
MILITIA.
Paid Bounties to Massachusetts Volunteers :
George Macomber, $100 00 Edwin C. Spooner, 100 00
John B. Fairbank, 100 00 Edw'd J. Sargeant, 100 00
William Macomber, 100 00 Cha's H. Stearns, 100 00
Henry Macomber, 100 00 Henry Maynard, 100 00
James Macomber, 100 00 Andrew Spooner, Jr. 100 00
Silas J. Howell, 100 00 Henry P. Wright, 100 00
Edw'd Chamberlain, 100 00 Hiram P. Shedd, 100 00
Charles L. Haskell, 100 00 Edwin S. Gould,
100 00
Lewis Pellett, 100 00 E. Wilder Dean, 100 00
Daniel Rawson, Jr., 100 00 Levander D. Sargeant, 100 00
100 00
James D. Johnson, 100 00 George M. Ross,
100 00
The Town of Gardner, 816 00
-$3,216 00
Paid Aid to Families of Volunteers :
Eliza Hill, $51 00 Ellen E. Pellctt, 67 20
Rufus Gould, 21 00 Rachel Rawson, 67 20
Harriet Macomber, 138 00 Amelia E. Howell, 67 20
Sarah M. Spooner, 138 00 Sophronia Green,
4 00
Sarah S. Wood, 102 00 Mary W. Rawson,
67 60
Almira A. Spooner, 67 20 Mary E. Recd,
67 20
Mary E. Robinson, 56 57 Ann P. Ross,
15 57
Horace Wilbur, 17 00 Andrew Spooner, Jr.
42 00
Enima A. Johnson, 50 00 Tho's J. Chamberlain, 50 00
Melancic Stearns, 50 00 Joel Green, 5 00
Amount, -- $1,143 74
B. Miles Reed, 100 00 Horace M. Green,
6
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid East Center District,
$120 30
West
32 73
West
-
118 55
South
66
85 43
South West 66
75 39
Coldbrook
123 20
North
66
78 25
East
..
92 70
-- $726-55
AMOUNT DUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Due East Center Dist., $34 70 Due South West Dist., 48 58
" West 66 95 35 " Coldbrook 0 00
West
39 78 North
41 68
South
55 92 " East 60 80 73
$396 74
The Selectmen further report that they have settled with the Treasurer and find his account stands as follows :
DR.
To balance in Treasury at last settlement, 944 70
" Town Grant,
-
3,500 00
" State Tax,
774 00
" County Tax,
466 53
" Received from State, for aid paid to families of Volunteers,
155 62
" Received of Cheney Reed,
52 00
" Received from Mass. School Fund, -
34 92
" Overlayings on Taxes,
22 14
" Received South School District Tax,
19 84
from Dog Fund,
20 70
of Eliza Hill,
33 18
of the Town of Sturbridge,
8 75
for Grass sold from town common, 5 75
.. Cash borrowed of Gardner Prouty,
1,499 38
66 of Charles Adams, Jr., -
1,700 00
.6 of Albert Briggs, 200 00
.€ of Samuel Maynard,
300 00
of Alexander Crawford, - 100 00-9,837 51
CR.
By Cash paid Town Clerk, $13 10
Treasurer, -
7 35
Selectmen,
57 48
Constables, 4 58
Assessors, 37 80
School Committee, 61 75
-
-
-
7
By Cash paid Overseers of the Poor, 350 82
?
66 for Printing,
-
23 15
for Breaking Roads,
-
296 93
for Miscellaneous, -
2,475 57
for Bounties, -
3,216 00
66
66 for Schools, 726 55-8,414 82
Whole amount of Receipts,
-
9,837 51
.. of Orders drawn, - -
8,414 82
Balance in Treasury,
$1,422 69
There is due from the State for aid furnished to Families of Volunteers, - 1,040 45
A STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM.
Due to the Savings Bank, 4,000 00 -
" to Charles Adams, Jr.,
1,700 00
to Gardner Prouty, -
-
1,499 38
" to Albert Briggs, 200 00 -
" to Samuel Maynard,
-
300 00
to Henry H. Ware,
-
100 00
" to William S. Crawford,
400 00-8,199 38
ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, ) Selectmen WASHINGTON STONE, of
PAGE AUSTIN, Oakham.
REPORT of the Selectmen of the Town of Oakham of the Expenses for the SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS For the Year ending June the 7th, 1862. DR.
To amount of Cash on hand at last settlement, $67 76
Liquors sold, 227 26- $295 02
CR.
By amount of Liquor bought, -
161 08
" Agent's Salary, -
40 00
" Cash, - 12 00- 213 08
By Cash in Agent's hands,
$81 94
" Liquors
$17 61
ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Select men WASHINGTON STONE, of PAGE AUSTIN, Oakham.
-
for Aid to Families of Volunteers,
1,143 74
8
REPORT
OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid previous to April 1, 1862.
Paid Austin Adams,
$41 86
Horace Bellows,
22 75
Division 506, -
13 80
Miss P. Clapp, -
-
8 87
" Doct. Hammond, -
-
2 75- $90 03
Paid for the Year ending April 1, 1863.
Paid William O. Keep for the support of Poor, 143 75
Horace Bellows
Mrs. French, 52 00
John Anderson for attending James McEwen, 18 00
" Doct. Whitcomb for medical attendance on 18 00
" Thomas Giddings for board and attending
10 75
for moving Mrs. Damon, 3 63
J. M. Gorham for collecting,
-
1 00
Overscers, -
13 00
$350 82
DUE William O. Keep April 1, 1863, 138 75
" Horace Bellows
52 00
" Washington Stone for support of J. Robinson and wife, 75 00
" Hiram Knight A. Knight, 27 50
$644 07
A. C. BULLARD, Overseers JOHN ROBINSON, 2D, of the
WM. E. KEEP, Poor.
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