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REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS,
OF THE
Town of Oakham,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1881.
WORCESTER : MAYNARD, GOUGH & CO .. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. No. 187 Front Street. 1881.
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1881.
WORCESTER : MAYNARD, GOUGH & CO., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, No. 187 Front Street. 1881.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
Paid Town Clerk for services,
$14 40
postage, 5 45 $19 85
SELECTMEN.
Paid Selectmen for services, 49 00
postage and stationery, I 81 $50 81
ASSESSORS.
Paid Assessors for services,
83 00
60 blank books,
I 89
postage, I 33 $86 22
TREASURER.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services, 10 00
COLLECTOR.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services,
$40 00
66 postage and stationery, 5 92 $45. 92
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Jesse Allen for services, 16 00
L. P. Lovell
24 00
Postage and stationery,
83 $40 83
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid for support of paupers, S24 49
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid William O. Keep, $5 57
C. A. Ware, 2 60
4
A. C. Bullard,
I 40
N. S. Walker,
2 75
George Allen,
5 30
C. H. Shedd,
2 20
S. J. Foster,
5 32
J. Waldo Knight.
3 60
$28 74
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS.
Paid M. M. Butterfield,
$60 47
William O. Keep,
4.1 00
A. C. Bullard, 37 56
C. A. Ware,
65 35
E. H. Dwelly,
46 55
Cheney Bothwell,
71 So
Cheney Bothwell, for repairing bridge,
19 27
D. H. Nye,
SI 90
John E. Stone,
72 70
A. E. Burt,
73 0I
William S. Spear,
52 10
S. J. Foster,
45 00
J. Waldo Knight,
37 75
Z. L. Winslow,
38 12
D. M. Parker,
20 66
S. H. Bullard,
5° 95
H. W. Lincoln,
42 85
G. C. Clark,
75 $857 79
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid for East School,
$138 50
Coldbrook School,
203 50
Centre School,
423 91
West School.
162 50
South School,
146 co $1074 41
Paid for School Books,
$105 50
Repairs on School-houses,
24 89
TOWN DEBT.
Paid Charles Adams, Jr., Timothy N. Fobes,
$500 CO SCO co $ICCO CO
5
STATE AID.
Paie Eliza Plimpton, William A. Parmenter, Sophronia Green,
$48 00
I20 00
4 00 $172 00
MILITARY AID,
Paid City of Cambridge for Daniel Rogers, $60 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Maynard, Gough & Co., for printing,
$63 50
Abatement of Taxes, 19 90
Wm. M. Thompson, 35 00
State Treasurer, one-fourth liquor license,
25 00
G. W. Russell & Sons, for hearse,
305 00
For Pump on the Common,
5 00
County Tax,
291 00
State Tax,
300 00
Freight on chandelier,
75
James Packard, services as sexton, 36 00
Interest,
1197 50 $2278 65
SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER.
L. P. LOVELL, TREASURER, DR.
To Balance in Treasury, March I, ISSO,
$3773 65
Cash for Tuition,
1 00
from Board of State Charities,
85 68
Rutland for Tuition,
$10 00
from sale of Grass on the Common, 8 50
rent of Hall Farm, above taxes, 45 So
Corporation Tax,
II 72
National Bank Tax,
23 78
State Aid refunded,
168 00
Military Aid refunded,
12 50
sale of Old Hearse Wheels, 7 00
Dog Fund, 92 72
State and Military Aid,
29 00
Mass. School Fund, 213 16
for use of Hall, and Coal sold, 9 40
from sale of Books, S 32
6
Interest on Taxes,
18 88
Town Grant,
5700 00
State Tax,
300 00
County Tax,
291 00
Overlayings,
75 73 $10,885 84
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By paying Selectmen's orders,
$6,680 10
Balance in Treasury to new account,
4,205 74 $10,885 84
Deficiency in Highway Appropriation,
$60 97
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
$17,500 00
MOSES O. AYRES, - Selectmen
AVERY C. BULLARD,
of
GEORGE W. STONE, Oakham.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER I, ISSO.
During the year, twenty-three persons have received full or partial support.
Received of the Town, $824 49
of the Town of Weymouth, 5 00
of the Town of Leverett, 39 66
from sale of Boards, I 86
Whole amount received, $871 01
Which we account for as follows :
Paid Susan M. Thrasher for Lucy M. Goodale,
$152 60
Susan M. Thrasher, for Lucy Robinson,
65 00
Lyman Dean for Lucius Wood, II 50
Harvey Maynard for Lucius Wood,
IIO 42
Maria Burbank for Eliza Batease,
60 00
Adaline W. Knight for Lydia Chamberlain,
32 50
Mark Haskell for Lydia Chamberlain,
34 00
Henry A. Wilder for Eunice M. Walker,
65 00
City of Somerville for Patrick Kenny,
21 65
Town of North Brookfield for Joseph Brough,
19 19
Town of Sturbridge for George Severy,
22 00
City of Cambridge, burial expenses of Rogers child,
5 00
Wood and supplies for Melinda Woodis,
73 61
Supplies for Alice Farell,
4 37
Dr. F. E. Brigham for medical attendance for Alice Farell,
4 00
66 Lucy M. Goodale, 24 25
66
66
66
Lucius Wood,
7 00
66
66
Lucy Robinson,
2 75
Mrs. Jason M.
Pierce and child, 33 00
8
Alanson Prouty for clothing for poor, 16 36
H. S. Harwood for groceries for Mrs Jason Pierce, 3 41
Alonzo Lincoln, rent for tramp room, 5 00
Wm. S. Crawford for keeping 47 tramps, II 75
Joseph Cleaveland for keeping one tramp, I 50
for Legal Counsel, 6 00
Horace Wilbur for mending L. Wood's shoes,
2 25
Constable of Barre for bringing Lucius Wood home,
2 00
James Packard for two coffins for Horace Green's children,
7 00
James Packard, coffin for Eliza Batease,
7 00
James Packard for closing grave,
50
J. C. Bemis, car fare and freight for Mrs. Jason M. Pierce, to Natick, 3 25
Overseers, two journeys and expenses to Hubbardston,
8 00
Overseers for journey and expense to Athol, to bring Lucius Wood home, 5 00
Overseers for journey and expense to Sturbridge,
5 75
66 Southbridge, 6 65
Postage and Stationery, I 75
Overseers for ordinary services,
30 00
Amount paid, $871 0I
Respectfully submitted.
PAGE AUSTIN,
Overseers JOHN ROBINSON, of the
WM. S. CRAWFORD, ) Poor.
1880. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS IN OAKHAM.
BIRTHS.
Jan. 23,
Daughter to
John E. Stone.
Feb. 6.
John P. Dav. George W. Stone.
Ang. 3,
Daughter to
Isadore Snay. George H. Wilder.
6.
13, ..
Son to
Sept. 19.
Daughter to
George E. Thresher.
Oct. 14,
Son to
Arthur L. Loring.
Nov. 1,
Peter Pluff.
Dec. 3.
James K. Clark,
..
21.
Daughter to ..
J. Wm. Bemis, Allston Collier,
.. 2,
Total 14.
MARRIAGES.
Jan. 19.
John A. Dean
to
Inez A. Lovell.
Mar. 18,
George E. Thresher
Alice M. Lovering.
.. 30.
Evander L. Parker 66
Georgiana M. Hawkins.
June 17,
Mildmay D. Parker 6.
Dora E. Hawkins.
.. 23.
Charles S. Clifford
Flora M. Crawford.
Aug. 30,
Sibley F. Woodis
Minnie L. Brooks.
Orin D. Barr
66
Sarah E. Green.
Dec. 21,
Willian A. Nye
6.
Emeline J. Dean.
Total S.
DEATHS.
YEARS.
1 MONTHS.
DAYS.
Jan. 18,
Laura T. Brown,
71
7
3
Feb. 6,
Mary W. Day,
30
6
18
Apr. 14, 17
Nancy Foster,
83
6
27
May 4, 6. 16,
George A. Parmenter,
28
3
5
Enoch L. Hallowell,
59
4
19
June 16,
George H. Wilder,
1
0
28
July 17. . 27.
Lucy M. Goodale,
36
4
24
Grace M. Stone,
0
6
19
Aug. 12. 66 29.
Dolly H. Maynard.
70
2
11
Sept. 24,
Erastus F. Woodis.
65
3
19
Oct. 11,
Perley Ayres,
88
5
11
16
Jennie A. Brooks,
19
8
15
Nov. 17,
Emeline Dean.
66
1
17
Dec. 6,
Sydney J. Woodbury,
1
7
18
( 24,
Anna L. Green,
7
1
21
Josie M. Green,
3
6
10
FORMER RESIDENTS BURIED IN TOWN.
Feb. 23.
Chandler Weeks,
75
Mar. 26,
Isaac D. Rice. 78
May 7,
Mrs. John Hammond, 76
Oct. 11,
Orlando Russell, 68
May 14,
Son to
.. 5.
66
Rogene Parker.
Cornelius Weeks. George Olmstead.
.. 30.
66
31.
DATE.
6 29.
Sally E. Pellet.
.84
8
George E. Ball.
4
Alice M. Morse,
25
SCHOOL REPORT.
The School Committee of Oakham present the following Report for the year ending March Ist, 1881.
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To amount in treasury at last report,
$779 31
66
appropriated by the town,
750 00
60 received from State school fund, 213 16
92 72
66
coal sold,
3 40
66
66 tuition,
I 00
To tuition received from Town of Rutland,
IO 00
$1,849 59
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EAST HILL SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Ada V. Walker, teaching two terms, 16 weeks, $So 00
By amount paid Walter M. Robinson, teaching winter term, IO weeks, 50 00
Fuel and care of house,
II 25
SOUTH SCHOOL.
141 25
By amount paid Miss Flora Crawford, teaching spring term, 8 weeks, $40 00
66 dog tax fund,
12
By amount paid Miss Phila H. Parkman, teaching fall term, 8 weeks, 36 00
By amount paid Mr. Albert W. Hitchcock, teaching winter term, 10 weeks, 70 00
Fuel and care of house,
II OO
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Helen Dean, teaching three terms 26 weeks,
$194 00
Fuel and care of house,
14 25
$208 25
WEST SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Minnie Brooks, teaching spring term, $40 00 By amount paid Marie J. Kendall, teaching fall term, 40 00
By amount paid Miss Ada V. Walker, teaching winter term, Fuel and care of house,
65 00
19 50
$164 50
CENTRE SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss J. H. O. Lovell, teaching two terms, 15 I-2 weeks, .
$78 00
By amount paid Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, teaching one term, IO weeks, 60 00
By amount paid Mrs. L. H. Wells, teaching one term, 8 weeks,
60 00
By amount paid Miss Mary A Sanborn, teaching two terms, 18 weeks, 144 00
For fuel and care of house, 64 4I
$406 41
Paid for maps, erasers, brooms and crayons, $25 16
Total expense of schools, chargeable to school fund, $1,102 57
Balance in treasury belonging to school fund, $747 02
There have been two terms of eight weeks each, and one term of ten weeks in all the schools of the town, although at the time of writing this report the school in Coldbrook is not completed, it having been somewhat broken up by sickness.
$157 00
13
The fall term of Centre school number one was lengthened two weeks at the expense of the scholars.
The severe winter and prevalence of considerable sickness among the scholars makes our record of attendance very poor during the winter term.
The attendance in the several schools is as follows :
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Miss Ada V. Walker, teacher, spring and fall terms. Mr. Walter M.
Robinson, teacher in winter term.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 14
Fall 66
16
66
66
20
Average attendance, 12
66
14 1-2
Winter
66
66 I7
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Miss Flora Crawford, teacher in spring term. Miss Phila Parkman, teacher in fall term, Mr. Albert W. Hitchcock, teacher in winter term. Spring term. Whole No. scholars, IS Average attendance, 17 I-2 Fall 66 66 66 14
15
Winter
26
66
IS
COLDBROOK SCHOOL
Miss Helen Dean, teacher, spring, fall and winter terms.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 26 Average attendance. 23.5 Fall
31
Winter
66
23
WEST SCHOOL.
Miss Minnie Brooks. teacher. spring term.
Miss Marie Kendall,
teacher. fall term. Miss Ada V. Walker, teacher, winter term.
Spring term. Whole No. scholars. 22 Average attendarce, 16 Fall 66 25 66 16
Winter 66 66 27
66 16
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Spring term. Mrs. Louise K. Wells and Miss J. H. O. Lovell. teachers. Fall term, Miss Mary Sanborn and Miss J. H. O. Lovell. teachers.
Winter term, Miss Mary Sanborn and Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis. teachers.
14
CENTRE SCHOOL, No. I.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 24
Fall
66 :6 30
Average attendance, 23 66 22
Winter
66
32
25
CENTRE SCHOOL No. 2.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 24
Average attendance, 23.5
Fall 66
30
66 28.5
Winter 66
66
22
60 I7
The attendance in all the schools was :
In the spring term, Whole No. 128
fall
66 147
Average, 115 66 122
winter 66 66
150
II3
The number of children in town, between the ages of 5 and 15, May Ist, ISSO, as ascertained by the assessors, was 135.
The committee have exchanged grammar and spelling books within the year, at a nominal expense of $33.48, although the actual expense is much less, for every scholar now has a new book in place of the old ones. We propose to arrange as soon as convenient, so that the school books may be found at all the stores in town.
The committee have paid out $23.39 from the appropriation of $50.00 made last year. We have left, $26.61 in the treasury. Seven hundred and fifty dollars should be appropriated for the support of schools the coming year.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Names of those scholars neither absent nor tardy.
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Three terms,
John Keep, Henry U. Crawford.
One term, Edward J. Crawford, Walter W. Church.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Two terms, Bessie L. Weld,
Rosie W. Parker,
E. May Parker, Gertie A. Parker.
One term, Jennie Bemis,
Frank Morgan, Joseph Lemey.
WEST SCHOOL.
Two terms, Julia Marsh, Lena R. Adams, Effie Adams.
One term, Maggie J. Gaffney,
James Leyden,
Annie H. Gaffney, J. Agnes Gaffney, Jerome Foster.
We cannot report on Coldbrook School, for we have not the register.
CENTRE SCHOOL, No. I.
Two terms, Carrie V. Bartlett, Lillian E. Robinson, Lizzie Sheern,
Katie D. Sheern, Lilla B. Spooner, George Larabee,
Mattie J. Dean.
One term, Sarah Butler, Cora Crawford, Elsie Sargeant, Frank Davis,
Fannie M. Thompson, Mary Wilbur,
CENTRE SCHOOL No. 2.
Two terms, Nellie Keyes, Dora E. Sargeant,
Carrie Winter, Bertha C. Lovell,
One term,
Ella Spooner, Minnie M. Spear, Maria L. Lincoln, Florence Caldwell, Mabel Caldwell, John F. Sheern, Newton Green, Harry Caldwell,
J. Mabel Gleason, Jessie M. Davis, Jesse Robinson. Gracie Gleason, Willie Needham, Jamie P. Fairbank
Respectfully submitted,
L. P. LOVELL, JESSE ALLEN, H. W. LINCOLN,
School Committee.
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