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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE VARIOUS
BOARDS OF TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON,
INCLUDING REPORTS OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
FOR THE
Municipal Year Ending March 5, 1888.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1888.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE VARIOUS
BOARDS OF TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON,
INCLUDING REPORTS OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS :
AND
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, .
FOR THE
Municipal Year Ending March 5, 1888.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1888.
1
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The undersigned, Treasurer of Mendon for the year ending March 1, 1888, respectfully submits account of his doings.
He debits himself with the following assets, viz :-
Amount received of
Treasurer for 1886,
$1,742 12
Borrowed on Town notes,
900 00
Collector,
6,005 15
Town annals,
13 75
Use of telephone,
23 60
Out-of-town scholars,
7 25
J. C. Wood, license for alley,
2 00
State treasurer, support of pauper,
25 48
Dr. Russell for rent of Pond,
50 00
Auctioneers' licenses,
4 00
Gilbert Gaskill, use of Town Hall,
63 00
G. B. Williams, for book,
4 00
City of Boston, on pauper account,
33 33
State treasurer,
1,044 55
County treasurer, for dog fund,
121 31
State treasurer, school fund,
210 02
Collector for 1886,
75 63
Road commissioners, for plank,
3 88
Horace C. Adams, for error,
1 25
A. W. Gaskill, for apples and plank, .
1 00
Use of school room for dances,
18 00
Librarian, for catalogues,
45
$10,354 77
He credits himself with the following sums :-
Paid
173 Town orders,
$5,651 67
Town bond,
1,047 75
Town bond,
740 69
Town notes,
907 05
State tax,
742 50
Coupons,
112 50
Leaving a balance in hands of Treasurer,
1,152 61
$10,354 77
Amount of bonds unpaid,
$2,500 00 207 99
Interest paid on notes and bonds,
AUSTIN A. TAFT, Treasurer.
Mendon, Feb. 18, 1888.
$9,202 16
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen respectfully submit the following report of the expenditures of the town for the municipal year ending March 5, 1888.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Bridget Casey, taxes repaid by vote of the town, $3 84
Betsey Wood, taxes repaid by vote of the town, 32 26
Henry A. Aldrich, claims paid by vote of the town, 15 00
Henry A. Aldrich, hay scales, 55 00
G. S. Whitney, labor on hay scales,
12 00
S. F. Towne, plank for hay scales, etc.,
13 08
A. W. Gaskill, labor on hay scales,
11 01
N. G. Daniels, timber for hay scales,
8 95
G. B. Williams, cash paid for use of telephone,
60 00
E. F. Wood, storage of fire extinguisher, May 12, 1887,
12 00
Field Brothers, coal,
12 00
L. Freeman, cash paid for burying calf,
2 00
Hill Williams, services night of July 4, 1887,
2 00
Gilbert Gaskill, labor on basin,
1 00
A. W. Judson, returning 5 deaths,
1 25
Harris & Perrigo, gutter and conductor, library building,
7 50
W. A. Gaskill, labor on old cemetery,
5 00
Fred Swasey, examination and estimates,
10 00
W. Williams, sawing wood, etc., for library,
. 75
I. O. Rhodes, kerosene for library,
50
H. C. Adams, labor on hearse house,
2 00
H. C. Adams, returning deaths,
6 75
A. W. Gaskill, cash paid for work on tomb,
50
A. W. Gaskill, labor on well,
1 00
E. L. Smith, services night of July 4, 1887,
2 00
David Adams, cash paid for express and sundries,
3 86
E. T. Bates, extinguishing forest fire,
1 00
H. C. Adams, cash paid for extinguishing forest fire,
75
A. W. Gaskill, cash paid and labor on basin,
4 20
G. B. Williams, cash paid for sundries,
3 33
$291 78
25
Gilbert Gaskill, services night of July 4, 1886,
4
FUEL AND SUNDRIES FOR TOWN HALL.
Field Brothers, coal,
$22 50
L. A. Cook, coal, 3 bills,
56 38
E. A. Bates, wood, 2 00
Gilbert Gaskill, care of hall to April 1, 1887,
39 00
Gilbert Gaskill, cash paid for sundries,
17 27
A. W. Judson, setting glass,
1 25
Hill Williams, stock and labor on settees and black-boards,
5 94
Bartlett & Ellis, hardware and stove-pipe,
7 05
G. B. Williams, cash paid masons and team for same,
14 60
A. W. Gaskill, labor and sundries, plastering, etc.,
3 95
S. F. Towne, admx., kerosene,
1 35
A. W. Gaskill, labor and cash paid on basement,
1 70
$172 99
SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Win. J. Taft, Supt. of schools, 1886-7,
$75 00
C. D. Albro, 66 1887-8, in part, 50 00
Gilbert Gaskill, lockup keeper to April 1, 1887,
5 00
A. W. Judson, auditor 1887,
2 50
A. W. Judson, sealer of weights and measures,
1 00
A. W. Gaskill, assessor taxes of 1887,
38 75
James Quigley,
66 66
33 50
M. M. Aldrich, 66 66 66
40 00
Martin Thayer, constable to July, 1887, to admr.,
5 00
L. Freeman, collecting taxes, list 1886,
65 00
E. L. Smith, constable to March 5, 1888,
10 00
David Adams, town clerk and registrar,
16 95
Austin A. Taft, treasurer, L. Freeman, selectman,
20 00
A. W. Gaskill,
22 (
G. B. Williams,
54 80
$474 50
PRINTING.
G. M. Billings, town reports, 1887,
$36 00
Cook & Sons, collector's notices and bills,
4 00
Cook & Sons, cattle commissioner's notices,
. 50
G. M. Billings, voting list,
7 00
$48 50
MILITARY AID PAID UNDER CHAP. 252, ACTS OF 1879. Michael Foley, $89 05
35 00
5
STATE AID PAID PENSIONERS, ETC., CHAPTER 301, ACTS OF 1879.
John Curley,
$54 00
James McKenna,
56 00
Rufus Hazard, 48 00
Charles H. Burnham,
38 00
Olive E. Pickering,
48 00
Abel G. Weatherhead,
35 00
Michael Foley,
9 00
Catherine Foley,
24 00
David A. Kingman,
32 00
$344 00
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Paid School Committee, by seven town orders drawn in their favor,
$2,363 00
REPAIRS OF ROADS.
Paid Road Commissioners, by six town orders drawn in their favor,
$1,147 85
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Overseers of Poor, by five town orders drawn in their favor,
$600 00
THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid Trustees, two orders,
$120 00
RECAPITULATION.
Incidentals,
$291 78
Fuel and sundries for Town Hall,
172 99
Town officers,
474 50
State Aid, Chapter 301,
344 00
State Aid, Chapter 252,
89 05
Printing,
48 50
Support of schools,
2,363 00
Roads,
1,147 85
Poor,
600 00
Library,
120 00
$5,651 67
6
The Selectmen also report that the liabilities of the town known to them are as follows :-
Due on bills against the town, estimated, $55 00
Due town officers, estimated, 100 00
Due school teachers, estimated, 120 00
Due on town bonds, 2,500 00
$2,775 00
The available assets, so far as known, are as follows :- Due from collector, list of 1887, $78 02
Due from state, aid to soldiers, etc.,Chap. 301, 320 00 Due 66 66 252, 44 53
Due from Wm. H. Aldrich, use of hay scales, 13 32
Cash in hands of treasurer, 1,152 61
$1,608 48
Net indebtedness of the town, $1,166 52.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. B. WILLIAMS,
Selectmen A. W. GASKILL, of
L. FREEMAN, Mendon ..
Mendon, Feb. 18, 1888.
TOWN GRANTS 1887.
Schools,
$1,500 00
School books,
200 00
Roads,
1,200 00
Debt,
1,000 00,
Interest,
300.00
Library,
150 00
Poor,
600 00
Incidentals,
300 00
$5,250 00
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
LIBERTY FREEMAN, COLLECTOR FOR 1886.
DR.
Balance uncollected, Feb. 19, 1887, Interest received,
$77 10
4 62
$81 72
CR.
By cash paid treasurer,
$75 63
Abatements,
6 .09
$81 72
LIBERTY FREEMAN, COLLECTOR FOR 1887.
DR.
Taxes committed for collection,
$6,551 14
Additional assessment,
3 38
Interest received,
34 09
$6,588 61
CR.
By cash paid treasurer,
$6,005 15
Paid county tax,
441 00
Abatements,
64 44
$6,510 59
Balance uncollected, Feb. 18, 1888,
$78 02
ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
The undersigned Road Commissioners respectfully submit the following report for the year ending March 5, 1888 :-
The Commissioners charge themselves with the following sums :-
Cash in hand of Commissioners, March 7, 1987, $ 5 79
1,147 85
Cash on town orders,
$1,153 64
They credit themselves by paying the following bills :-
E. T. Bates, labor and cash paid out, 2 bills, $236 52
Geo. Nelson, fixing road scraper, 5 00
A. E. Brown, labor and cash paid out, 2 bills, 346 40
L. P. Cummings, labor, 2 bills,
95 10°
P. A. Wheeler, 66
2 bills,
94 50
G. A. Staples, 66
40 58
S. H. Taft,
cash paid out,
103 79
F. H. Wood, 66
2 bills,
77 46
O. W. Hill, 66
15 57
A. Southwick, 66
1 35
R. Hazard, 66
2 bills,
21 45
P. Morris,
66
31 50
S. B. Taft, 66 2 bills,
57 45
Cash for plank, paid Town Treasurer,
8 88
A. W. Gaskill, labor and cash paid out, 14 25
$1,149 80
Balance in hands of Commissioners, $3 84
SAMUEL H. TAFT, 2 Road Commissioners ALONZO E. BROWN, S of Mendon.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
The Overseers of Poor submit the following report for the municipal year ending March 5, 1888 :-
John W. Barry, Mary Kirby, Mary C. Taft, Edna Allen, Edna French, Michael Foley, Janie Briggs, Jennie Davenport, Francis R. Scisco and wife (having a settlement in Mendon), Orrie Cheney (belonging to Milford), the families of Charles H. Burnham (to Upton), Joseph H. Wood (to Uxbridge), Catherine Peterson Fostream (to Boston), Samuel L. Taylor (to Yarmouth), James Campbell (having no settlement in the state), have been wholly or partially supported.
The Overseers charge themselves with the receipt of the fol- lowing named funds belonging to the town :-
Balance from last year,
65
Six town orders,
600 00
Dennis Halloran,
30 00
John Barry for John W. Barry,
69 07
Town of Uxbridge,
32 19
Town of Yarmouth,
53 45
Town of Milford,
2 50
Town of Upton,
4 00
$791 86
The Overseers credit themselves with pay- ing the following amounts :-
FOR SUPPORT OF
$141 49
Mary Kirby,
80 75
Mary C. Taft,
84 00
Edna Allen,
78 00
Edna French,
5 08
Michael Foley,
, 00
Janie Briggs,
47 70
Jennie Davenport,
83 00
Francis R. Scisco and wife,
56 30
Orrie Cheney,
2 50
Charles H. Burnham,
4 00
Joseph H. Wood,
18 00
Catherine Peterson Fostream,
52 33
Samuel L. Taylor,
53 45
James Campbell,
25 48
John W. Barry,
10
Gilbert Gaskill, care of tramps, $ 7 05
L. Freeman, postage stamps,
82
L. Freeman, services as Overseer of Poor,
33 00
Gilbert Gaskill,
7 00
Edward Dixon,
6 00
Balance in hands of Overseers, $0 91
From the whole amount paid for support of poor,
$790 95
Deduct what was due for the support of the paupers to March 7, 1887, $33 75
What has been paid by John Barry for John W. Barry,
69 07
What has been paid for Town of Milford,
2 50
66
66 Upton,
4 00
66
66
66
66 Uxbridge,
18 00
66
66
66
City of Boston,
52 33
66
66
Town of Yarmouth,
53 45
66
66
66
Commonwealth, 25 48
$258 58
$532 37
Add what will be due for support of paupers to March 5, 1888,
42 03
Cost of supporting the poor for the year ending March 5, 1888,
$574 40
Respectfully submitted,
LIBERTY FREEMAN, ) Overseers GILBERT GASKILL, of EDWARD DIXON, Poor.
Mendon, Feb. 18, 1888.
66
$790 95
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor, Road Commissioners, School Committee, and Collector of Taxes of the Town of Mendon, and that of the Treasurer of the Taft Public Library, for the past municipal year, and find them correctly kept, and with proper vouchers.
JULIUS A. GEORGE, Auditor.
Mendon, Feb. 21, 1888.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
TOWN OF MENDON TO DAVID ADAMS, DR.
To express paid on Mass. Reports and other public documents, $2 50
To postage paid on elections, registration and other returns during the year, To cash paid to Standard Cancelling Ballot Box Co., for ink, 55
56
To cash paid for stationery, - $3 86
25
To services as clerk of the Board of Regis- trars, $3 00
To services, state election and Clerks' meet- ing, (two days), 4 00
To recording, indexing and returning 9 births, 4 50
To recording, indexing and returning 5 marriages, 75
To recording, indexing and returning 27 deaths, 4 70
$16 95
$20 81
Received for Dog Licenses during 1887 :- Male dogs, 63, Female dogs, 6,
$126 00
30 00
Less Clerk's fees,
13 80
Balance paid County Treasurer, $142 20
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1887.
DATE. NAME OF CHILD.
Jan. 15
Adrian Martin,
24 Linda Mayburn Bates,
April 26 Carl Edwin Campbell.
May 1 Herbert Edgar Wheeler, 22 Salina Brooks,
June 9 Mary Roxanna Young,
19 Anna Eliza Holt,
Sept. 15 Bertha Maria Greene,
Dec. 29 Mabel Louise Cromb,
$156 00
NAME OF PARENTS. Joseph and Geneive Martin. Erwin A. and Jennie Bates. James and Lucy Campbell. Frederick M. and Arabella Wheeler. Samuel and Salina Brooks. John and Phobe Young. Charles A. and Olive H. Holt, Embert R. and Miranda F. Greene. George B. and Cromb.
13
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1887.
DATE.
NAME OF GROOM AND BRIDE.
RESIDENCE.
Feb. 9 1887.
Oscar F. Thurston,
Hopedale.
66
Mercie J. Goodnow,
Mendon.
March 13 66
Caleb V. A. Smith,
Mendon.
Sarah A. Sanford,
Uxbridge.
May 16
Albert Waldo Darling,
Mendon.
May 23
66
Walter Scott,
Blackstone.
66
Mary E. Pierson,
Mendon.
Nov.
23
66
Sylvia Anna Holbrook,
Mendon.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1887.
DATE.
NAME OF DECEASED.
AGE.
RESIDENCE. Mendon.
Jan.
2, 1887.
6
John Broughey,
48
66
66
1,
66
Susie A. Albro,
1
3,
16
Nathan Towne,
48
60
66
17,
66
Lucy N. Scisco,
77
66
66
28,
66
Mary Payson,
77
66
June 19,
Martin Thayer,
49
66
July 11,
66
Sally Whipple,
64
66
66
29,
Sarah J. Spofford,
45
66
66
8,
66
Nina Louise Thayer,
2
66
66
9,
66
Joseph Martin,
56
66
66
12,
66
Myra Taft,
50
66
66
17,
66
Salley V. Allen,
74
66
66
22,
66
Michael Foley,
52
66
25,
66
Abby Ballou,
49
66
66
27,
66
Foster Howard Wood,
84
66
66
Nov.
6,
66
Brigham Spaulding,
83
66
66
16,
66
Mary E. Morris,
27
66
66
17,
66
Enos T. Albee,
73
66
66
Dec.
5,
66
Andrew W. Judson,
67
66
30,
66
Benjamin Bates,
71
66
DAVID ADAMS, Town Clerk.
Mendon, Feb. 18, 1888.
.
1
66
66
Fred H. Brown,
14
66
17,
April 7,
Moses Aldrich,
53
66
Aug.
1 ,
26,
66
James H. Cunnabell,
70
66
66
Sept.
4,
66
6,
66
Lucinda Jennison,
82
66
Mar. 1.
Lawrence Wilbur.
70 years.
Mendon.
Abbie Ford Dudley,
Frederick J. Dwinnell,
Westboro.
.
66
Michael Casey,
55
Robert B. Bennett,
TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees take pleasure in reporting the Library in a prosperous and satisfactory condition, as will more fully appear by the Librarian's report. The increase in circulation is espe- cially gratifying. They realize that much of the success of the Library is due to the faithful labors of the Librarian, and deem the town fortunate that her services have been secured for the ensuing year. The books were examined February 8, 1888, and all were accounted for, and found to be in as good condition as could be expected. The Library was re-opened February 11. The Board extend the thanks of the citizens to all who have do- nated books, magazines or pamphlets to the Library during the past year. The Committee of the Trustees, having charge of the Annals of Mendon, have sold five copies and exchanged fifteen copies for other books, which have been added to the Library.
The Trustees recommend an appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars for the use of the Library the ensuing year. JULIUS A. GEORGE, HORACE C. ADAMS, GUSTAVUS B. WILLIAMS, C. D. ALBRO, F. H. WOOD, Trustees Taft Public Library.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY :-
Agreeably to the by-laws, I herewith submit my report for the library year, ending February 4, 1888.
The library opened for the delivery of books Feb. 12, 1887. The circulation for the year was 4,203-145 more than last year. The library now contains 2,492 volumes, of which 138 have been added the past year. Of the latter, 82 were purchased and 56 do- nated. The books donated came from the following sources : Hon. G. F. Hoar, 21 ; Hon. F. D. Ely, 13 ; Hon. Henry Pierce, 5; Rev. Chas. J. Staples, 6; Mrs. N. L. Hooper, 8; Mrs. I. V. Pond, 1; Maverick National Bank, 1; Department of Interior, 1. Pamphlets were also received from various sources.
The circulation was as follows : Agriculture, 38 ; Biography,
15
119; History, 257; Travel, 188; Educational, 54; Poetry, 50 ; Miscellaneous, 128 ; Novels, 2,961; Periodicals, 408.
Largest weekly circulation, 102 ; smallest weekly circulation, 60 ; average weekly circulation, 82.
Received from fines and other sources $8.52. The only book lost since the library was opened has been found and returned. According to the seventh rule, the books were called in for the annual examination on the first Saturday of February, and every book was returned at that time. Additional shelf room is greatly needed.
MARY E. DUDLEY,
Librarian.
Mendon, February 8, 1888.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Report of the Treasurer of the Trustees of the Taft Public Library, for the year ending February 8, 1888 :
DR.
To balance from last account,
$ 13 88
Cash received on 2 orders of Selectmen,
120 00
66 Mary E. Dudley, for cards, fines, etc., 8 52
$142 40
CR.
Cash paid Austin Howard, for books,
$12 00
66 Clarke & Carruth, for books,
63 17
F. M. Marcy, for binding,
8 53
Mary E. Dudley, for expressage, etc.,
4 00
·
66 Mary E. Dudley, services as Librarian,
50 00
Cash on hand,
4 70
$142 40
Respectfully submitted, HORACE C. ADAMS, Treasurer.
Mendon, February 16, 1888.
Examined, found correct and with proper vouchers. G. B. WILLIAMS, for Auditors.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON,
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1887-8.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1888.
Names and Residences of Teachers
Employed in the Public Schools of Mendon for the School Year ending March 1, 1888 :-
Mr. Hill Williams,
Mendon.
Mr. James Nichols,
Millville.
Miss Mary E. Dudley,
Mendon.
Miss Mary L. Aldrich,
Mendon.
Miss M. Elsie Hill,
Mendon.
Miss Annie W. Gaskill,
Mendon.
Mrs. Mary A. Barrows,
Mendon.
Miss Jennie L. Goodrich,
Milford.
Miss Eva A. Rich,
Blackstone.
Miss H. Josie Davis,
Blackstone.
LIST OF TEXT-BOOKS IN USE.
Arithmetic-White's. Algebra-Greenleaf's. Chemistry- Hooker's. Civil Government-Townsend's. Drawing-Eclectic. Dictionary-Webster's, Worcester's. English Literature-Swin- ton's. Geography-Harper's. Grammar-Harvey's. Geometry- Wentworth's. History-Stone's, Scott's. Latin-Harkness'. Physics-Norton's. Physical Geography-Warren's. Physiolo- gy-Brown's, Barnes', Eclectic. Penmanship-Eclectic. Rhet- oric-Kellogg's. Reader-Franklin. Speller-McGuffey's.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Terms.
Number months
Number scholars.
Average mem-
Per cent. attend-
Per cent attend
anee for the year.
No. Tardy Marks.
Number scholars
not absent or
No. Scholars over
Number between
8 and 14 years.
Number visits to
Wages of teachers
per month.
| Amount of wages.
HIGHJ.
Hill Williams.
1
3
23
20.1
12
7
17
6
21
$50 60
$ 330.00
James Nichols ..
1
21
18
12.5
70
13
1
4
14
16
32
GRAMMAR.
-
2
21
20
15.2
16
11
1
5
15
17
36
3
2.3
21
17.8
85
17 .
10
2
5
13
27
36
261.00
EAST.
M. Elsie Hill
2
18
16.4
91
3
5
1
13
37
24
3
21
19
16.3
86
92
11
4
1
13
23
24
120.00
Mrs. Mary A. Barrows.
1
12
11
90
0
9
0
5
21
24
SOUTH.
2
12
11.5
96
0
1
0
6
13
28
3
23
11
10.3
94
1
3
0
7
13
28
200.00
Annie W. Gaskill
1
13
10.5
81
9
3
0
11
11
28
19
1
0
12
6
28
3
12
6.7
56
24
2
0
11
14
28
210.00
M. Elsi Hill
1
8
7.6
97
()
5
0
8
20
24
54.00
Eva A. Rich ..
2
23
9
8.4
93
3
U
8
14
24
90.00
H. Josie Davis.
3
23
8
7.4
93
94
14
0
0
8
14
24
36.00
Mary L. Aldrich ..
1
2}
26
20.7
80
3
2
0
19
26
28
NORTH.
2
2}
31
25.6
82
15
11
0
23
30
28
3
22
24
20.4
85
82
10
5
0
18
16
28
210.00
1
21
39
29
14
8
0
19
23
2
23
42
39
93
16
18
0
22
21
28
3
23
43
35.2
82
83
12
7
0
27
17
30
214.50
.
17
15.3
88
15
3
0
13
25
24
60.00
ALBEEVILLE.
2
14
9.1
65
-
WEST.
.
Mary E. Dudley.
28
PRIMARY.
2
3
25
19
6
school.
. bership.
ance.
tardy.
15 years.
school.
Jennie L. Goodrich.
93
67
24
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The following report of the school expenditures for the mun- icipal year is respectfully submitted :-
Seven town orders, $2,363 00 116 61
Cash in Home National Bank,
$2,479 61
CR.
Teachers' wages, fuel and care of rooms,
$1,888 90
School books and supplies,
213 91
Incidentals,
264 44
Cash in Home National Bank,
112 36
$2,479 61
TEACHERS' WAGES, FUEL AND CARE OF ROOMS.
J. Q. Hayward, old bill,
$123 00
A. May Townes, 66
40 00
Hill Williams,
$210 00
James Nichols,
261 00
Mary E. Dudley,
214 50
Mary L. Aldrich,
210 00
Mary A. Barrows,
200 00
Annie W. Gaskill,
210 00
M. Elsie Hill,
174 00
Eva Rich,
66 00
Jennie L. Goodrich,
60 00
W. W. Nelson, for fuel,
18 00
Frank H. Wood, " 66
24 50
Liberty Freeman, " 66
2 40
Frederick Bates, 66
17 25
J. G. Barrows, fuel and fitting,
9 75
Austin A. Taft, 66
20 50
A. T. Dixon, care of fires,
6 00
J. G. Barrows,
2 00
Mrs. J. G. Barrows, care of fires,
2 00
Frederick Bates,
1 00
Annie W. Gaskill,
66
3 00
.
$163 00
DR.
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W. E. Dixon, care of coal fire, etc., $2 50
Dixon boys, for sawing wood, 8 00
66 4 barrels of shavings, 50
Ann Quigley, for cleaning rooms, No. 2,
3 00
$1,725 90
INCIDENTALS.
E. L. Smith, for use of well, $ 7 00
H. A. Aldrich, postage,
2 50
C. A. Copeland, supplies,
3 79
Frederick Bates,
66 and labor,
2 20
Harrison Hume,
3 53
Adams & Ingraham, «
2 80
Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., supplies,
6 72
King & Merrill. supplies, globe and dictionary,
21 87
Frank H. Wood, 66 and labor,
11 75
66 66 Albeeville school, 105 43
A. P. Scribner,
10 30
H. W. Brown, 66 on three clocks, 2 00
A. W. Judson, and labor, 2 62
35 00
Edward Dixon, as school-book agent, etc., 66 fare to Boston,
2 00
J. G. Barrows, cash paid,
50
Walter E. Ballou, labor,
1 40
W. E. Dixon, labor and for census, No. 2,
+ 50
Bartlett & Ellis, supplies,
2 10
Hill Williams. labor and supplies, .
1 10
J. F. Hickey, supplies,
6 00
A. Lovell & Co., 66
7 78
D. Appleton & Co., supplies, 10 80
$264 44
EDWARD DIXON, Treasurer of School Committee.
FRANK H. WOOD, Chairman, EDWARD DIXON, Secretary, W. W. NELSON, J. G. BARROWS, FREDERICK BATES,
School Committee.
75
F. M. Ambrose, for dictionary,
SCHOOL BOOK AGENT'S REPORT.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MENDON :-
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the school book account for the year.
DR.
To Books and supplies on hand, $ 57 08
To Books and supplies purchased this year, 213 91
$270 99
CR.
By books and supplies furnished :-
High school,
$92 52
Grammar school,
51 53
Primary school,
21 75
North school,
34 40
South school,
23 99
East school,
9 44
West school,
8 14
Albeeville school,
8 36
C. D. Albro, M. D., Physiologies,
15 00
Practice paper,
60
Books and supplies on hand,
5 26
$270 99
EDWARD DIXON, Agent.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RESOURCES.
Town appropriation,
$1500 00
Income from state school fund,
210 02
Income from dog tax,
121 31
Received for out of town scholars,
7 25
Balance in treasury, last report,
81 21
$1,919 79
EXPENDED.
Teachers' wages, fuel, and care of rooms,
$1,725 90
Teachers' wages unpaid,
180 00
Apparatus from state school fund,
10 80
Balance in treasury, 3 09
$1,919 79
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
· Your Superintendent begs leave to respectfully submit his annual report of the public schools, to the citizens of Mendon :-
Having recently come into your midst, and being unac- quainted with the teachers, and unfamiliar with the condition and standard of the schools in the past, much time has been necessa- rily consumed in becoming familiar with the condition and work- ings of each school, to determine their individual needs, and to know how to accomplish the most work in the best man- ner, in the short time allotted us for work. I observed in some of the schools a great lack of discipline, and a want of thorough- ness in the pupils' work, the latter being due, not necessarily, nor altogether, to the fault of the teachers of the preceding year, but undoubtedly due, in a great measure, to the fact of not being started right in their early training. The old maxim, "As the twig is bent so the tree 's inclined," proves true in a forcible manner in connection with the pupils of our schools. The im- pressions which a child receives from the teacher on entering school for the first time, and during the first term of their school life, and the instructions and training, or the lack of proper in- structions and want of training-for the latter will often cling to the child more closely than the former-of that teacher, will follow the child all through its school life, and doubtless beyond that, even all through their after walks in life. How important, then, it is that children should have teachers who will start them right and give them the right training in the first part of their school life.
What care, what discretion, what keen foresight should those have whose duty it is to procure teachers for the first training of our children in the schools ; not to secure the services of those who simply desire to teach, or from the necessity of earning something, or who make teaching a stepping-stone-I was about to say, to something higher; is there any vocation higher than that of the true teacher ?- to some other avenue in life, or who will teach for less wages, but in order to secure the very best teachers, not those who have intellectual attainments only, but who also have an aptitude for teaching, who love the work, and one of the best qualifications, as well as necessary, those who
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love children. And in order to accomplish all this, how impor- tant that the parents, and those who have the financial part of our schools in their hands, be so impressed with the importance and the value of giving to their children proper educators and right training, and of the necessity of providing sufficient means where- by the very best teachers can be secured, for a fair and reasona- able compensation, and thus be enabled to retain the best teach- ers term after term, and also to increase the number of weeks' schooling in the year. One of the greatest detriments to our schools is the constant change of teachers which occurs, and which seems to be, but which ought not to be, necessary in a ma- jority of cases. There has been but little cause for change in teachers during the past year, but where it has been necessary, such changes, in nearly every case, if not in every one, have been attended by good results, and, in some cases, a very marked im- provement in the condition, character and progress of such schools. The present arrangement which exists in relation to Superintendent and Committee, in connection with the duties of each, which are so much divided between them, causes some con- fiction which cannot necessarily be avoided under existing cir- cumstances, and is a detriment to the best workings of the schools. If the Superintendent could receive a salary which would enable him to devote more time and attention to school work, and assume the burden of the duties of such office, a great- er amount of, and very much better work could be accom- plished in a given time.
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