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GIFT TO TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY GIVEN BY
E. JANE COLEMAN
IN MEMORY OF
ALBERT S. COLEMAN, TOWN CLERK OF MENDON, 1926-1966 AND EMILY L. COLEMAN, ASST. TOWN CLERK OF MENDON, 1926-1966 TOWN CLERK 1966-1971
A COLLECTION OF MENDON TOWN REPORTS 1857-1967 (FOURTEEN BOUND VOLUMES)
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE VARIOUS
BOARDS OF TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MENDON
INCLUDING THE REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE
Municipal Year Ending January 1, 1914.
[247TH ANNUAL REPORT.]
MILFORD, MASS .: MILFORD JOURNAL CO., PRINTERS, 1914.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
The undersigned Treasurer of the Town of Mendon for the financial year ending January 1, 1914, respectfully submits an account of his doings.
The Treasurer debits himself with receiving the following sums viz :-
To cash received from the Treasurer for
the year ending January 1, 1913. . $552 85
To cash received from Milford Savings Bank 9,075 00
To cash received from collector, 1911 281 93
To cash received from collector, 1912
1,831 76
To cash received from collector, 1913 To cash received from collector, excise
9,913 74
tax, Milford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Co. 348 28
To cash received from collector, excise tax, M., A. & W. St. Ry. Co ..... 44 07
To cash received from State Treasurer, Street Ry. tax. 295 96
To cash received from State Treasurer, Public Service Corporation tax .... 15 49
To cash received from State Treasurer, Business Corporation tax. ... To cash received from State Treasurer, National Bank tax 558 05
42 56
To cash received from State Treasurer, Inspector of Animals 17 88
To cash received from State Treasurer, State Aid Account 364 00
To cash received from State Treasurer, Assistant High School 500 00
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To cash received from State Treasurer, State road account, 1912. 1,000 00
To cash received from State Treasurer, State road account, 1913. 1,000 00
To cash received from State Treasurer, Income School Fund. 1,463 36
To cash received from State Treasurer, Account Fire Apparatus 90 00
To cash received from County Treas- urer, dog tax 214 12
To cash received F. J. Dutcher, account supervision of schools .... 451 39
To cash received City of Boston tuition of school children. 36 00
To cash received Horace S. Coleman, janitor 97 50
To cash received Samuel A. Brown, pool table license. 2 00
To cash received Daniel H. Barnes, bowling alley license. 10 00
To cash received Charles W. Buck, skating rink license 20 00
To cash received Treasurer of Alliance room 12 00
To cash received M. M. Aldrich for work done on lots in old cemetery 9 45 To cash received George L. Taft for hay in cemetery . 10 00
To cash received F. M. Aldrich, for old junk 5 50
To cash received M. M. Moran, rent No. Ave. school house. 30 00
To cash received S. Warren Cook, auc- tioneer's license. 2 00
To cash received Town of Milford, for support of poor 133 10
To cash received Mary A. Daley, merchandise sold 26 50
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To cash received Charles A. Claflin, ac- count State road. 50 00
To cash received Public Library, fines and book binding. 9 20
To cash received F. G. Atwell, school supplies 2 54
To cash received W. A. Barry, 12 fees hay scales 8 60
To cash received Tree Warden, private spraying 48 75
To cash received M. & U. St. Ry. Co., Grove license, 2 years 100 00
To cash received, Town of Uxbridge, tuition school children. 22 50
To cash received Town of Bellingham, 1/2 expense repairing Charles River bridge
50 20
To cash received unexpended balance 65 28
$28,811 56
The Treasurer credits himself with paying the following sums viz :-
By paying 98 Town orders. $12,782 47
School department 2,357 48
2 notes new school building 650 00
66 1 serial general expense ...
500 00
1 note State road ac- count, 1912. 1,000 00
66 Partial payment on State road, $1575. 1,000 00
66 2 notes anticipation of taxes, 1912
1,600 00
66 3 notes anticipation of taxes, 1913 4,500 00
66 Interest on notes 522 71
Public Library, fines and book binding. 6 75
State Treasurer, State tax 1,360 00
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By paying County Treasurer, County
tax Bureau of Statistics . 21 00
618 00
To cash on hand to balance 1,893 15
$28,811 56
Of this balance $362.43 is a part of School Fund and is for use of the School Department.
The notes against the town at present are :-
10 New school building notes, $500 each $5,000 00
10 New school building notes, $150 each 1,500 00
4 Serial notes, general expense, $500 each 2,000 00
2 Notes anticipation of taxes for 1913 2,000 00
1 Note authorized special town meet- ing Nov. 29, 1913 . 1,000 00
Part of note in anticipation of pay- ments by highway commission ..
575 00
$12,075 00
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD T. GASKILL,
Treasurer. Mendon, February 4, 1914.
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AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.
DR.
To cash received L. T. Gaskill, 1912-
1913, deposited in Milford Savings Bank $931 86
To cash received deposited in Worcester County Institution for Savings. . . 671 23
To cash received interest of Milford Savings Bank 37 62
To cash received interest of Worcester County Institution for Savings . . . 27 10
$1,667 81
CR.
By cash paid two town orders $100 00
By cash deposited in Milford Savings
Bank 869 48
By cash deposited in Worcester County Institution for Savings 698 33
$1,667 81
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD T. GASKILL,
Treasurer.
Mendon, January 2, 1914.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Selectmen submit the following report of expenditures for the municipal year, ending Jan. 1, 1914.
INCIDENTALS.
BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
Alfred I. Barrows
$7 00
Edward F. Blood
5 00
John J. Driscoll
5 00
Arthur V. Pond
2 00
Edward A. Whiting
7 00
$26 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Frank M. Aldrich, carting and inspect-
ing extinguishers
$8 50
Frank M. Aldrich, supplies and carting 8 35
F. M. Aldrich, labor at chimney fires. . 3 00
F. M. Aldrich, forest warden 2 00
Hotel fire, pay roll 7 30
Henry L. Patrick, dozen shovels
7 25
S. A. Eastman Co., cases.
3 40
Fred A. Davenport, forest fire
1 00
P. P. Cooke & Son, forest fire, 1909. .
16 50
$57 30
Town of Hopedale, fire department, aid at "Whiting," "Hotel" and "Vogel" fires $100 00
$157 30
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MOTH SCOUT.
Frank M. Aldrich $67 75
Clarence H. Moores
53 00
John Thompson 1 10
Charles S. Kelly 4 50
$126 35
PRINTING.
Milford Journal Company, printing reports, notices, stationery, etc .. .. . $82 86
G. M. Billings, printing voting lists, ballots, poll tax lists, stationery, etc. 37 75 Milford Daily News, assessor's notice. . A. W. Brownell, assessor's blanks and dog licenses. 4 25
64
L. T. Gaskill, cash paid Hobbs & Warren 2 90
Southborough Print Shop, moth notices 2 50
Hobbs & Warren, blanks for collector 2 97
$133 87
POLICE.
T. Otis Daffon, July 3 and 4. . .. $3 00
J. B. Driscoll, July 3 and 4, two years. . 6 00
J. J. O'Neil, criminal case. 5 64
$14 64
TOWN HALL BUILDING.
(CARE, REPAIR AND SUPPLIES.)
Fred K. Brown, supplies. $3 87
Horace S. Coleman, janitor. 80 00
Horace S. Coleman, moving voting booths and supplies 5 95
Edward H. Taft, wood. 3 50
D. H. Barnes, wood. 6 00
9
Lewis H. Barney, coal. 8 25
W. M. Welch Company, 100 chairs. .. . 64 50
Charles H. Allen, lumber and labor. . 127 31
$299 38
RETURNING BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
M. L. Griswold, returning 8 births .... $2 00
Walter W. Watson, returning 7 deaths 1 75
James B. Edwards, returning 1 death 25
$4 00
STREET LIGHTING.
Milford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Company $40 00
$40 00
RECORD BUILDING.
Charles H. Allen, labor and supplies $7 00
Alfred C. Eldredge, labor and materials 65 36
$72 36
Arthur E. Brown, care of lawns, 1912
$18 00
John M. Towne, cutting trees. 4 00
Clarence H. Moores, cutting trees.
15 00
Frank M. Aldrich, cutting trees.
18 75
Frank M. Aldrich, cash paid for draw- ing off tree. 4 00
Moses U. Gaskill, cattle inspector ....
35 75
Worcester County Abstract Co., assess- ors' abstracts. 7 54
Herbert J. George, insurance.
29 80
Webb Pink Granite Co., town bound. . 8 00
Luchini & Manzani, repairs on tomb ....
18 50
Clark Ellis & Sons, rope.
1 36
Harry Taft, labor and materials, hay scales
37 12
Henry W. Gaskill, cash paid for team and labor setting town bounds .... 12 00
10
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co., cement for hay scales 6 00
Erwin A. Snow, care of lawns. 15 00
W. & L. E. Gurley, supplies for sealer of weights and measures. 79 54
B. F. Hartman, attending court "South- wick case" 10 00
J. Stuart Cox, cash paid watchman, "Vogel fire" 1 80
Henry W. Gaskill, cash paid 375 stamped envelopes. 4 13
S. A. Eastman Co., cases for papers. . 1 20
Fred K. Brown, freight paid, cartage, and supplies. 10 81
George M. Taft, drawing materials, hay scales. 3 75
Leonard T. Gaskill, making returns for Bureau of Statistics. 6 00
Leonard T. Gaskill, use of well, post- age, telephone tolls and carfares. . Henry W. Gaskill, expenses to Boston, work on watering trough, attend- ing court "Southwick case" tele- phone tolls and postage. 13 57
15 40
J. Stuart Cox, expenses to Boston and attending court "Southwick case" 7 00
W. A. Barry, repairs on hay scales .... 8 50
Charles H. Allen, sealing scales, car- fares, express and postage 4 87
Taft Public Library, binding books. . . 2 45
TOWN OFFICERS.
Nathan R. George, auditor for 1912 .. $6 00
Charles H. Allen, assessor 95 00
Charles A. Fletcher, assessor . 70 00
Samuel W. Wood, assessor 80 00
$397 84
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Charles H. Allen, town clerk. 118 05
Leonard T. Gaskill, tax collector, 1911 100 00
Leonard T. Gaskill, treasurer. 100 00
Henry W. Gaskill, selectman.
50 00
Henry W. Gaskill, overseer of poor
45 00
J. Stuart Cox, selectman. 35 00
J. Stuart Cox, overseer of poor 6 00
Henry M. Burr, selectman. 30 00
Henry M. Burr, overseer of poor 6 00
T. Otis Daffon, constable and dog officer 35 00
Frank M. Aldrich, tree warden, two years 20 00
$796 05
STATE AID TO PENSIONERS, CHAP. 468, ACTS OF 1909. 12 months $336 00
$336 00
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Order to Road Commissioners
$1,577 24
Order to Road Commissioners, excise
tax 687 55
Order to Road Commissioners,
state
road
2,450 18
$4,714 97
OLD CEMETERY.
Order to Marcus M. Aldrich
$99 15
$99 15
MEMORIAL DAY.
Order to L. T. Gaskill.
$50 00
$50 00
TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Order to Trustees of Library .
$388 42
$388 42
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SUPPORT OF POOR.
Order to Overseers of Poor. $991 79
$991 79
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES, SUPERINTENDENT, INCIDENTALS, TRANSPOR- TATION AND SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.
$3,825 00
$3,825 00
TREE WARDEN.
Order to Tree Warden $309 35
$309 35
AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.
Two orders.
$100 00
$100 00
MONEY FROM STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES TO BE EXPENDED ON HIGHWAYS.
From State Treasurer $295 96
From Milford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Co. 348 28
From Milford, Attleboro & Woonsock- et St. Ry. Co. 44 07
$688 31
APPROPRIATIONS. TAX LEVY OF 1913.
Support of schools
$3,800 00
School Physician.
25 00
Roads and bridges
1,500 00
Support of Poor
900 00
Taft Public Library
300 00
Interest
500 00
Town Debt.
1,150 00
Town Incidentals.
1,000 00
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Soldiers' Relief 50 00
Street Lights. 40 00
Memorial Day
50 00
Extermination of Insect Pests
300 00
Suppression of Liquor Selling, Gamb- ling, and vice. 50 00
State Road at East Mendon.
500 00
Care and Improvements of Old Ceme- tery
100 00
Salaries of Town Officers
800 00
$11,065 00
APPROPRIATIONS VOTED NOV. 29, 1913.
Town Incidentals
$300 00
Support of Poor
150 00
$450 00
RECAPITULATION.
Incidentals
$838 49
State Aid to Pensioners.
336 00
Roads and Bridges
2,264 79
State Road.
2,450 18
Schools
3,825 00
Memorial Day
50 00
Poor
991 79
Taft Public Library
388 42
Town Officers
796 05
Printing
133 87
Town Hall Building
299 38
Old Cemetery
99 15
Extermination of Insect Pests
309 35
$12,582 47
The Selectmen report the available assets of the town as follows :-
Due from the Town of Westboro. . . Due from State, Aid to Pensioners
$65 80
Chap. 468, Acts of 1909 336 00
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Due from State, Road at East Mendon 575 00 Due from Individuals, Road at East
Mendon 375 00
Due from Collector of Taxes, 1912. . .
223 31
Due from Collector of Taxes, 1913. . . 2,039 57
Cash in Hands of Treasurer
1,893 15
$5,507 83
The liabilities of the town, so far as known are as follows :- Due Milford Savings Bank, 20 notes (School Building Loan) $6,500 00
Due Milford Savings Bank, 7 notes. . 5,000 00
$11,500 00
Net indebtedness of the Town
$5,992 17
LIST OF JURORS.
NAME.
OCCUPATION.
Alfred I. Barrows,
Mechanic.
Frederic P. Bullard,
Farmer.
Henry M. Burr,
Spindle Maker.
Andrew J. Byrne,
Farmer.
George G. Davenport,
Farmer.
Edward F. Driscoll,
Mechanic.
Moses U. Gaskill,
Poultryman.
John A. Kelly,
Machinist.
J. Franklin Leonard,
Farmer.
Edward B. Martin,
Chauffeur.
George C. Philips,
Plumber.
Edward A. Whiting,
Mechanic.
Samuel W. Wood,
Carpenter.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. GASKILL, J. STUART COX, HENRY M. BURR,
Selectmen of Mendon.
Feb. 1, 1914.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1911.
DR.
To balance uncollected Feb., 1913
$252 64
Interest received
34 09
$286 73
CR
By cash paid Treasurer
$281 93
Abatements
4 80
$286 73
LEONARD T. GASKILL, Collector of Taxes, 1911.
Mendon, January 1, 1914.
1912.
DR.
To balance uncollected Feb., 1913
$1,979 54
Interest received 87 53
$2,067 07
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer
$1,831 76
Abatements
12 00
Amount uncollected
223 31
$2,067 07
LEONARD T. GASKILL, Collector of Taxes, 1912.
Mendon, January 10, 1914.
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1913.
DR.
To taxes committed for collection $11,923 81
Additional assessments 403 27
Interest received
23 66
$12,350 74
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer $10,306 09
Abatements
5 08
Amount uncollected
2,039 57
$12,350 74
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD T. GASKILL,
Collector of Taxes, 1913. V
Mendon, January 10, 1914.
ROAD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.
The Road Commissioners submit the following report for the Municipal Year ending Jan. 1, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Appropriation $1,500 00
Balance of excise tax, 1912. 145 78
Excise tax of 1913.
688 31
Balance from State Road, 1912.
27 04
Town of Bellingham, Charles River Bridge 50 20
$2,411 33
EXPENDITURES.
Alonzo E. Brown, Supt ..
$253 71
Lyman E. Wheeler, labor 163 00
Harold Wheeler, labor.
182 00
Daniel Murphy, labor
160 50
John M. Towne, labor
87 05
George Foster, labor.
67 10
James C. Bassett, labor
33 00
Eugene W. Cole, labor.
10 63
Fred P. Bullard, labor
19 85
Edward Hall, labor
1 85
John Carlson, labor.
1 85
Angelo Candileri, labor
1 85
Francisco Deseptis, labor
1 85
Domenico Deseptis, labor.
1 85
Vito Murgida, labor.
1 85
Henry W. Gaskill, labor, tools and cash paid 54 85
$1,042 79
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J. Stuart Cox, team. $349 75
D. H. Barnes, team.
261 55
William F. Irons, team 105 75
Everett D. Robinson, team
43 00
George M. Taft, team
6 00
Oscar Russen, team.
4 50
Henry W. Whipple, team
4 50
$775 05
GRAVEL.
Putman W. Taft $1 04
Luther E. Taft.
3 28
Albert W. Gaskill
9 36
Fred A. Davenport.
3 20
George G. Davenport
10 24
Joseph Lamothe.
1 76
Noah Brown.
3 68
Henry W. Gaskill.
13 36
Samuel W. Wood.
48
William F. Irons.
1 04
Caton J. Alves.
1 60
Charles A. Fletcher
9 04
Wm. C. Robinson.
2 00
Frank H. Wood.
4 00
Milford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Co ..
157 00
$221 08
Wm. A. Barry, snow plow, grates and repairs 32 45
Henry L. Patrick, dozen shovels. 7 25
Charles A. Fletcher, plank 25 07
Samuel A. Brown, tile.
1 60
Landscape Engineering Co., 50 lbs. dynamite 10 50
Staples & Gould, tile, tools and spikes 17 76 J. Stuart Cox, labor, spikes and supplies 5 86 D. Walter Gaskill, railing. 10 50
Town of Milford, use of roller. 27 00
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P. P. Cooke & Son, stringers and plank, Charles River Bridge. .... 87 88
$225 87
$2,264 79
Excise tax unexpended. $146 54
Excise tax expended on State Road in
excess of the $2000 appropriation. .
$25 96
STATE ROAD AT EAST MENDON.
RESOURCES.
From State Highway Commission. $1,575 00
From Town Appropriation 500 00
From Charles A. Claflin. 50 00
From Harry T. Hayward et als.
375 00
$2,500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Alonzo E. Brown, Supt., labor
$124 10
Harold Wheeler, labor.
11 10
Lyman E. Wheeler, labor
76 78
James C. Bassett, labor
55 51
John M. Towne, labor
114 58
Edward Tancrelle, labor
81 41
C. Edward Knights, labor
94 36
Eugene W. Cole, labor
80 48
Leslie A. Cole, labor. 75 86
Edward Hall, labor . 93 43
Fred P. Bullard, labor
45 23
Fred A. Wildes, labor
68 46
John Carlson, labor
67 46
Fred Gould, labor. 29 60
Davis Gabry, labor
5 55
Mechard Smith, labor.
5 55
Charles A. Brown, labor.
3 00
Everett D. Robinson, labor
1 85
Henry Rich, labor. 1 88
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Henry W. Gaskill, labor 125 00
Angelo Candileri, labor. 48 10
Francisco Deseptis, labor 56 43
Domenico Deseptis, labor 44 40
Vito Murgida, labor 44 40
J. Stuart Cox, team $252 00
William F. Irons, team.
240 75
Everett D. Robinson, team
200 25
Oscar Russen, team.
85 50
Henry W. Whipple, team,
78 75
$857 25
Franklin W. Pond, 88 loads of stone. . $8 80
Oscar Russen, 220 loads of stone .... 22 00
Abbie E. O'Connor, 866 loads of gravel
86 60
D. Walter Gaskill, railing.
19 50
Milford Journal Co., signs
1 30
J. Stuart Cox, lanterns, oil, tools, and freight
14 18
Clark Ellis & Sons, tile.
76 78
Z. C. Field, lumber
1 90
C. E. White, sharpening tools. 3 00
Staples & Gould, fuse, caps and spikes 2 70
Henry Godbeer, stone bound
1 65
$238 41
$2,450 18
Respectfully submitted,
ALONZO E. BROWN, HENRY W. GASKILL, LUTHER W. HOLBROOK,
Road Commissioners.
Mendon, Feb. 1, 1914.
$1,354 52
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT.
RESOURCES.
Appropriation
$300 00
Private spraying. 46 25
$346 25
EXPENDITURES.
Grasselli Chemical Co., lead
$68 85
Frost Insecticide Co., hose
12 00
Rumsey & Co., hose.
15 00
C. H. H. Moulton, ladder.
6 25
Geo. M. Taft, horse
3 25
Chas. Kelly, labor.
37 50
Chas. Kingsbury, labor
30 40
Ralph Ledeau, labor.
31 60
F. M. Aldrich, labor.
Cash paid for labor, team and supplies
104 50
$309 35
Unexpended $39 90
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK M. ALDRICH,
Tree Warden.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the municipal year ending Jan. 1, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Appropriation
$1,050 00
$1,050 00
EXPENDITURES.
For the support of three persons having a settlement in Mendon. $793 60
For the care of a person in Worcester City hospital, having a settlement in Mendon 80 00
For the burial of a person, having a settlement in Mendon. 32 00
Doctor's bill for a person having a settlement in Mendon. 20 00
For the care and burial of a person having a settlement in Westboro .. 65 80 For postage. 39
$991 79
Balance $58 21
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. GASKILL, J. STUART COX, HENRY M. BURR,
Overseers of Poor.
Mendon, Feb. 1, 1914.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
DOGS REGISTERED IN 1913.
101 male dogs
$202 00
12 female dogs
60 00
$262 00
Registration fees
$22 60
Paid County Treasurer
239 40
$262 00
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1913.
DATE OF
PARENTS WITH MAIDEN
BIRTH. NAME OF CHILD.
NAME OF MOTHER.
1913.
Jan. 23. Raymond Arthur Miller, Ernest F. and Elizabeth McCracken.
Feb. 15. Helen Gould, Halsey J. and Ethel M. Albee. Leon A. and Leta Wise.
Apr. 1. Olive May Wise,
Apr. 1. Jesse Freeman White, Edgar L. and Lillian Freeman.
Apr. 13. Mary Doris Garmain
Laniothe, Joseph and Sophia Lariviere.
Apr. 19. Raymond Wellesley
Hogarth, John S. and Elizabeth F. Smith.
Apr. 22. Amelia Noferi, David and Elvira Grassotti.
May 8. Joseph Frederick Legue, Henry and Anna Langley. May 25. Ford Emory Hoisington, Ernest A. and Ellen Ford.
June 23. Vernon Alfred Barrows, June 26. Marion Flooks,
Roy A. and Florence E. Forbes. James E. and Dorothy Osgood.
July 3. Joseph Nere Bouchard,
Aug. 3. Beatrice Davenport,
Aug. 4. Louis Alfred Cote, Aug. 5. Ruth May Meade,
Oct. 14. Helen Norman,
Oct. 15. Helga Elvera Carlstrom,
Oct. 19. Nellie Mary Bresciani, Nov. 3. Norman Ira Rogers,
Nere and Delina Jacques. Frederick A. and Marion E. Talbot. Alfred E. and Evelyn L. F. Irons. Walter R. and Eva A. Robinson. Pierre A. and Ella M. Schriebe. Nils J. and Anna C. Monson. Francesco and Carola Opi. Bernard W. and Lottie A. Macuen.
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1913.
DATE OF
MARRIAGE. NAME OF GROOM AND BRIDE. RESIDENCE.
1913.
Jan. 18. Pierre A. Norman,
Mendon, Mass.
Ella M. Schriebe,
Mendon, Mass.
Feb. 10. Edward Douglas Allen,
Hopedale, Mass.
Nancy Amanda Taft,
Mendon, Mass.
June 7. John William Graves,
Bellingham, Mass.
Ethel Louise Morse,
Mendon, Mass.
Mendon, Mass.
Sept. 6. Frederick Augustus Snow, Louisa Witherby Congdon,
Mendon, Mass.
Sept. 12. Joseph Taylor, Alice Genieve Coffin,
Mendon, Mass.
Nov. 27. James Broughey,
Mendon, Mass.
Helen Agnes Dubia,
Uxbridge, Mass.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1913.
DATE OF
DEATH. NAME.
Y.
M. D.
1913.
Jan. 6. Horace Corbett Adams,
64
5
19
Mar. 11. Laura Lorinda Hunter,
65
9
16
May 1. Phoebe Smith,
67
2
12
May 11. Alonzo L. Southwick,
66
1
22
July 2. Fannie Palardy,
38
0
0
July 11. Maria Scriven,
82
7
July 23. Katie M. Hoisington,
50
1
11
Aug. 2. Mary Gertrude Wilber,
56
0
16
Sept. 3. Israel Longley Barnes,
88
3
15
Sept. 16. Curtis P. Conant,
82
6
21
Nov. 21. Phillip Sidney Coffin,
64
11
30
Nov. 28. Charles E. Curley,
46
3
22
Nov. 29. Clark W. Fletcher,
61
1
2
Dec. 25. Sophinian Washington Smith,
83
0
28
Mendon, Mass.
AGE.
If errors or omissions are discovered in the list of births, marriages and deaths, report them to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected. Section 6 of Chapter 29 of the Revised Laws requires that "Parents within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his
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house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born. Every householder in whose house a death occurs, shall, within five days thereafter, cause notice thereof to be given to the board of health, or, if the selectmen constitute such board, to the town clerk." Section 29 of Chapter 151 of the Revised Laws reads as follows: "If a marriage is solemnized in another state between parties living in this commonwealth, who return to dwell here, they shall, within seven days after their return, file with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which either of them lived at the time of their marriage a certificate or declaration of their marriage, in- cluding the facts relative to marriages which are required by law, and for neglect thereof shall forfeit ten dollars."
Blanks for the return of all vital records can be obtained from the town clerk. The past year the Commonwealth through Henry E. Woods, Esq., Commissioner of Public Records, has re- paired and rebound the valuation and tax lists from 1783 to 1832, the only cost to the Town being the express charges.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. ALLEN,
Town Clerk.
Mendon, January 1, 1914.
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF
TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of Taft Public Library herewith submit their 33rd annual report.
This year has seen the completion of work that has been under consideration for some time. The change in heating plant, has added to the floor space.
During the Spring season the cellar became flooded and with the water settling and no outlet, it made a condition of dampness that tended to do injury to the building and books. The Trus- tees decided it was advisable to have a drain constructed, which was done. This required the outlay of money that was not anticipated.
With other necessary repairs the sum to be expended on the usual second part of year's purchase of books was greatly reduced.
The branch station at Albeeville has been continued. We desire to tender our thanks to Mrs. Allen for her kindly interest in same in connection with her school work.
The Trustees in behalf of the citizens wish to express their gratitude for all gifts of books and literature during the past year. We also wish to express our appreciation of the efficient work done during the year by our Librarian, and to thank all the patrons for their kindly suggestions and help in making the year's work a success.
EDWARD F. BLOOD, HENRY W. GASKILL, EDWIN L. WILSON, F. G. ATWELL, EDWARD F. DRISCOLL,
Trustees Taft Public Library.
January 2, 1914.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY :-
The library year began Jan. 3, 1913. The whole number of volumes given out during the year was 6,543. Largest number in one week, 166; smallest number, 67; average number, 126. The volumes of fiction given out during the year numbered, 4,011; Magazines, bound and unbound, 1,562; history, 163; travel, 192 ; biography, 202 ; literature, 95 ; useful and fine arts, 149 ; natural science, 66 ; all others, 103.
There are now approximately 5,146 volumes in the library. 142 have been added the past year. Of these, 14 are bound magazines, 72 were bought by the town and 56 were given, as follows: Miss J. F. Darling, 24; Miss M. M. Adams, 5; Mrs. S. H. Clary, 4; Mrs. A. R. Taft, 1; Secretary of Common- wealth, 17; E. F. Blood, 2; U. S. National Museum, 1; Utah State Conservation Committee, 1; Chamber of Commerce, San Diego, Cal., 1. Mendon Historical Society gave one pamphlet, J. A. George Harper's Monthly and Outing for 1911-12, and E. L. Wilson and Miss Bertha Franklin nearly a year's Outlooks.
The library subscribes for McClure's, Century, Everybody's American, World's Work, National Geographic, Technical World, Popular Electricity, Baseball, St. Nicholas, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. The Outlook is given by E. F. Driscoll, Munsey and Youth's Companion by Mrs. G. H. Darling, Atlantic by Paul Williams and Little Folks by Mrs. A. R. Taft.
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