USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Oakham > Town annual reports of the officials of the town of Oakham, Massachusetts 1883 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
>H+REPORT+
- OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
- OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
- FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1883.
WORCESTER : Maynard, Gough & Co., Book and Job Printers, 187 Front Street. 1883.
١
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1883.
WORCESTER : MAYNARD, GOUGH & Co., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 187 FRONT STREET. 1883.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Town Clerk for services, 66 ·postage and stationery, 8 96
$15 70
$24 66
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services,
$50 00
postage and stationery, 5 95
$55 95
SELECTMEN.
Paid Selectmen for services,
$50 00
66 " postage and stationery,
I 50
$51. 50
ASSESSORS.
Paid Assessors for services,
$90 00
$90 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid School Committee for services,
$94 53
66 postage and express,
4 06
$98 59
SUPPORT OF PAUPERS.
Paid Overseers of the Poor,
$954 14
$954 14
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Wm. S. Spear, $42 79
Wm. C. Crawford, 45 68
.
-
4
S. H. Bullard,
23 71
C. A. Ware,
28 85
Wm. O. Keep, 26 35
J. E. Stone, 25 70
E. H. Dwelly,
14 90
A. C. Bullard, 15 68
S. J. Foster, 28 07
H. W. Lincoln,
35 35
J. W. Knight,
31 52
Z. L. Winslow,
22 98
Wm. A. Nye,
23 29
M. M. Butterfield,
30 85
Cheney Bothwell,
1
S 90
D. R. Dean,
2 25
$406 87
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Paid William S. Spear,
$31 43
J. S. Bruce, 2 00
Wm. O. Keep,
35 00
E. H. Dwelly, 41 87
Wm. C. Crawford,
64 02
Henry D. Bullard,
43 20
Jasper P. Morse,
76 00
John E. Stone, 55 94
Wm. A. Nye,
77 45
Cheney Bothwell,
68 52
J. Waldo Knight,
38 92
G. W. Stone,
12 64
H. W. Lincoln,
49 65
Z. L. Winslow,
35 07
S. H. Bullard,
57 95
A. C. Bullard,
18 36
H. P. Austin,
40 00
$748 02
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid for Centre School,
$459 46
Coldbrook School,
184 00
South School,
183 00
East School,
174 50
West School,
243 00 $1,243 96
5
SCHOOL HOUSE REPAIRS.
Paid for repairs on West school-house, $6 68
South
194 37
Centre 7 56
book cases
10 00
$218 61
STATE AID.
Paid Eliza Plimpton, $48 00
Charlotte Mullett,
48 00
Sophronia Green,
48 00
Harriet V. Parmenter,
48 00 $192 00
SINKING FUND.
Deposited in Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank, $700 00 $700 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid G. W. Stone for wood for selectmen's office, $3 00
Wm. M. Thompson for cutting same, I 50
Wm. S. Crawford for guide-boards, 2 00
Wm. M. Thompson for care of halls and ringing bell, 35 00 for insurance on school-houses, 6 25
L. P. DeLand for insurance on Hall farm buildings, 5 40 for repairs on furnace, 31 33 abatement of taxes, 26 33
Maynard, Gough & Co. for printing,
51 50
county tax,
267 00
for repairing town hall,
2 57
corporation tax, 25 61
state tax, 400 00
J. Packard, services as sexton, 8 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for interest, 1,137 50
Austin Adams for work on Hall farm buildings, 4,00
George E. Allen for 2 road scrapers, 150 00 $2,156 99
SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER.
L. P. LOVELL, TREASURER. DR.
To balance, March 1, 1882, $3,102 53
cash for rent of Hall farm, above taxes, 44 72
grass on common, 7 50
6
use of town hall,
5 95
corporation tax, 8 17
national bank tax,
IO 24
state aid refunded,
250 00
aid to indigent soldiers refunded,
22 50
dog fund, coal, 5 05
from Mass. school fund,
212 50
for interest on taxes, old bridge plank,
50 So
I 00
town grant,
4,900 00
state tax,
400 00
county tax,
267 00
overlayings,
33 44 $9,413 06
CR.
By paying selectmen's orders, $6,941 29
balance in treasury,
2,471 77 $9,413 06
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, $17,500 00 $17,500 00 .
RAILROAD SINKING FUND.
On deposit at Peoples' Savings Bank, Worcester, $1,000 00 Worcester Co. Institution for Savings, 1,000 00 Worcester Mechanics Savings Banks, 700 00 $2,700 00
With interest accrued on the above deposits.
Respectfully submitted,
MOSES O. AYRES, Selectmen AVERY C. BULLARD, of
GEORGE W. STONE, Oakham.
91 66
Report of the Overseers of the Poor
OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1883. 1
During the past year the demands upon the town for support of those who are in want, have been less numerous than in former years, and there is every probability that during the coming year greater demands will be made upon the treasury of the town, than in the past.
The Overseers congratulate themselves that all the new applicants who have applied for assistance, have been denied, and their legal settle- ment proved elsewhere.
The past year five persons have received full, and four partial support or temporary relief ; total, nine.
And they further report that they have received of the town $954 14 which they account for as follows :
Paid State Lunatic Hospital for treatment and custody for Lucius Wood, $169 46
Lunatic Hospital for clothing, &c., for Lucius Wood, 17 IO
Lunatic Hospital for treatment and custody for Eunice M.
Walker, 169 46
Paid Susan M. Thresher for L. P. Crawford, 130 00
66 וי Lydia Chamberlain, 58 50
66 Lucy Robinson, 46 30
Adaline W. Knight for L. Chamberlain,
26 00
8
Orin D. Barr for Davidson Barr,
for clothing for the poor, 24 82
for truss for L. P. Crawford,
4 00
Alanson Prouty for groceries and supplies,
65 78
for wood for Mrs. Malinda Woodis in 1881 and '82, fitting same for fire, 45 87
Dr. Brigham for L., P. Crawford,
3 75
66 Eunice M. Walker, 4 00
Lucy Robinson,
75
Dr. Witter for Davidson Barr,
II 50
Dr. Spencer for Horace Green's child.
16 00
Dr. Everett for L. P. Crawford,
1 75
Dr. Garrigan for Davidson Barr,
5 00
H. P. Austin, 4 bushels potatoes for Malinda Woodis,
4 00
Overseers for journey to North Brookfield and Worcester,
2 50
postage and stationery,
Overseers for services, 30 00
In hands of overseers,
5 00.
Whole amount received,
$954 14.
Whole amount paid, 949 14
Respectfully submitted,
PAGE AUSTIN, Overseers JOHN ROBINSON, of
WM. S. CRAWFORD, the Poor.
IIO 50
9
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN OAKHAM, 1882.
BIRTHS.
Jan. 16.
Son to
Cheney Bothwell.
March 25.
· Daughter to
Lewis Snay.
April 27.
Son to
W. Prescott Adams.
May 13.
Son to
Lewis Barbeaux.
June
24.
Daughter to
John W. Pierce.
July 8.
Daughter to
Frank Boyd.
14.
. Daughter to
Mildmay Parker.
..
27
Daughter to
Charles Gleason. Charles S. Clifford. Jesse Allen.
Nov.
7.
Son to
Dec.
5.
Son to
Isadore Snay.
13.
Son to
William C. Ayres.
66
15.
Son to
Peter Snay.
66
18.
Daughter to
James K. Clark.
TOTAL, 14.
MARRIAGES.
Jan. 4,
William W. Conant
to
Evelyn W. Hawks.
66
7,
H. Martin Maynard
66
Ella E. Bears.
Feb. 11,
Lewis Freeman
Martha D. Walker.
22,
Daniel Rugg
..
Maria T. Fairbank.
May 11.
Hiram F. Clark
66
Mary E. Perkins.
June 6.
Walter L. Ripley -
66
Florence N. Duffy.
Oet. 23,
John Latoun
66
Lizzie Morse.
Nov. 11,
David O. Robbins
.6
Florence E. Herbert.
21,
Edward H. Dwelley
Emma F. Robinson.
6 30,
Charles J. Barr
Samantha M. Fuller.
TOTAL, 10.
DEATHS.
YEARS. |MONTHS. | DAYS.
Jan. 6, 17.
Andrew J. Woodbury,
25
9
27
Alvira Crawford,
74
4
7
Mar. 13.
Melina Thompson,
85
1
25
May 9,
Henry P. Whitcomb.
0
11
25
June 26.
Lewis Davis,
48
10
29
Aug. 6
John Sweeney,
66
0
0
TOTAL, 6.
The smallest number on record.
JESSE ALLEN, Town Clerk.
Aug.
29.
Son to
SCHOOL REPORT.
The School Committee of Oakham present the following report for the year ending March 1, 1883.
DR.
To amount appropriated by the town, $750 00
received from state school fund, 212 50
dog tax fund, 91 66
coal sold,
5 05
$1,059 21
CR. EAST HILL SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Lizzie J. Bullard, teaching spring term, 8 weeks, $48 00
Miss Agnes T. Briden, teaching fall term, 8 weeks, 60 00
Miss Mary E. Stearns, teaching winter term, IO weeks, 55 00
fuel and care of house, 15 50
$178 50
SOUTH SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Lucy E. Morgan, teaching spring and fall terms, 16 weeks, $96 00
Mr. Leonard P. Lovell, teaching winter term, IO weeks, 70 00
fuel and care of house, 17 00
$183 00
12
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
By amount paid Mrs. Minnie Woodis, teaching spring and winter terms, 18 weeks, $127 00
Miss Lizzie J. Bullard, teaching fall term, S weeks, 52 00
fuel and care of house, 15 50
WEST SCHOOL.
$194 50
By amount paid Miss Mary E. Stearns, teaching spring and fall terms, 16 weeks, $84 00
Miss Lizzie Butler, teaching winter term, 10 weeks, 75 00
fuel and care of house, 17 00
$176 00
CENTRE SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Florence I. Sargeant, teaching spring term, 8 weeks, $60 00
Miss M. L. Beeman, teaching fall and winter terms, 18 weeks, 162 00
Miss Jessie A. Morgan, teaching fall and win- ter terms, 18 weeks, 162 00
fuel and care of house, 75 46
$459 46
Total expense of schools for the year; $1,191 46
There have been two terms of eight weeks each, and one term of ten weeks, in all the schools in town.
The attendance in the several schools has been as follows :
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Spring term, whole number scholars, I7 Average attendance, 15
Fall 66 66 . (
24
2I
Winter 66
19
66 66 17
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Spring term, whole number scholars, I7
Average attendance, 15
Fall 66 66
17
14
Winter
22
66 66
17
4
13
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
Spring term, whole number scholars, 27
30
Winter 66 66
36
33
WEST SCHOOL.
Spring term, whole number scholars, 20
Fall 66 66
20
Winter 66 66
27
Average attendance, 15
66
16
66
66
22
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Spring term, whole number scholars,
49
Fall 66 66 29
Winter 66 66 26
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Fall term, whole number scholars, 32
Winter " 66 66
28
The attendance in all the schools has been,
In the Spring term, whole number, 130
Average attendance, II3
66
I32
In the Winter 66
158
No. I.
Average attendance, 43
. ( 66 26
66
24
No. 2.
Average attendance, 28
23
In the Fall 66 152
I36
Whole number of children in town between the ages of 5 and 15, as ascertained by the assessors, was 131.
Barnes' U. S. History has been introduced into the schools within the year.
The South School-house has been thoroughly repaired, at an expense of about $200.00.
Average attendance, 25 Fall 66 66
66 28
ROLL OF HONOR.
Names of scholars neither absent nor tardy.
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
ONE TERM - Rosa Parker, Fred Keep, John Keep, Arthur Leland.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
THREE TERMS-Jennie Bemis. ONE TERM-Osy Bourbeau, Oliveanne Bourbeau, Delord Ledoux, Walter Remington.
WEST SCHOOL.
Two TERMS - Effie T. Adams. ONe TERM - Lena R. Adams, Leon Adams, Lester Knight, Louisa Shegnon, Corinda Shegnon, Rosa Shegnon, Edmund Shegnon.
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
THREE TERMS - Alonzo Butterfield. Two TERMS - John H. Butter- field, Willie Needham, M. Josie Butterfield, Sophronia Kimball, Mamie Butterfield. ONE TERM - Fannie S. Kimball, Mary N. Cleavland, Alice J. Needham, Gilbert T. Butterfield, Fred Rice.
CENTRE SCHOOL.
THREE TERMS- Jennie Gleason, Johnnie Sheern. Two TERMS-Jesse Robinson, Gracie Gleason, Bertha Lovell, Dora Sargeant, Lizzie Briggs, Ella Sheern, Katie Sheern, Lillian Robinson, Elsie Sar- geant. ONE TERM - Geo. L. Perkins, Daniel E. Holden, Lillian B. Spooner, Minnie Spear, Anna C. Lovell, Gracie E. Lovell, Carrie Winter, Jessie Davis, Maria Lincoln, Lizzie Sheern, Geo. Morse.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE W. LINCOLN, School JESSE ALLEN, ¿ Committee.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.