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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICIALS
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FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1904.
BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICIALS
OF
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FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1904.
BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1903.
TOWN CLERK : JESSE ALLEN.
SELECTMEN :
FRANK S. CONANT, HARRY B. PARKER, CARLOS P. HILL.
ASSESSORS :
S. H. BULLARD, WM. GAFFNEY, FRANK NYE.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR : JESSE ALLEN, WM. S. CRAWFORD, WM. S. SPEAR. COLLECTOR : WM. S. CRAWFORD. TREASURER (pro tem ) : FRANK S. CONANT.
CONSTABLES : WM. S. CRAWFORD, W. C. BLISS, O. D. WEBBER, HENRY P. AUSTIN, WALTER R. DEAN, WALTER A. WOODIS.
AUDITOR : JOHN P. DAY.
FENCE VIEWERS :
JESSE ALLEN, LEWIS N. HASKELL, CARLOS P. HILL.
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SURVEYORS OF LUMBER :
D. R. DEAN, C. H. PARKER, W. R. DEAN.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK :
C. H. PARKER.
W. R. DEAN, WM. S. CRAWFORD), SCHOOL COMMITTEE : JESSE ALLEN, MRS. M. L. WOODIS, H. W. LINCOLN.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES :
MRS. M. L. WOODIS, FRANK E. DAVIS,
JESSE ALLEN.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE : D. R. DEAN, WM. S. CRAWFORD, JESSE ALLEN.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS : WILLIAM A. NYE.
CATTLE INSPECTOR : SANFORD H. BULLARD.
TREE WARDEN :
CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE.
SEXTON :
JAMES P. FAIRBANK.
FOREST FIREWARD : WALTER A. WOODIS.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : WM. S. CRAWFORD. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT : HERBERT J. JONES.
REPORT OF
THE SELECTMEN.
THE Selectmen submit the following report for the financial year ending March 1, 1904 :
PAID TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid town clerk, services,
$24 10
Copying records, births, marriages and
deaths from settlement of the town to 1850, 62 50
Express,
4 35
Postage,
1 50
$92 45
TREASURER.
Paid treasurer for services,
$25 00
COLLECTOR.
Paid collector for services,
$75 00
Collector's book,
1 25
Collector's cash book,
1 75
Printing,
3 25
Postage.
7 00
,
Discount on taxes,
173 19
,
$261 44
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SELECTMEN.
Paid F. S. Conant, $25 00
H. B. Parker,
25 00
· C. P. Hill, Postage and telephone,
25 00
7 63
$82 63
ASSESSORS.
Paid S. H. Bullard,
$26 25
Frank Nye,
25 32
William Gaffney,
22 50
$74 07
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Paid for support of paupers,
$497 73
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid for support of schools,
$2595 31
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Paid for repairing highways, $1306 71
Opening roads, 1903, 40 03
Opening roads, 1904, 286 86
--- $1633 60
BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
Paid H. S. Harwood,
$2 00
W. A. Bushnell,
2 00
T. C. Gaffney,
2 00
A. C. Morse,
4 00
H. W. Stone,
2 00
W. C. Bliss,
1 00
Frank Nye,
1 00
$14 00
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE.
Paid S. H. Bullard, $21 00
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LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
Paid for support of town library,
$50 00
AUDITOR.
Paid John P. Day, $18 00
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
Paid F. S. Conant, $8 00
H. B. Parker,
8 00
C. P. Hill, 8 00
8 00
$32 00
STATE AID.
Paid M. J. Kenner,
$60 00
S. Amanda Reed,
48 00
Horace M. Green,
36 00
John E. Stone,
48 00
Eliza Caldwell,
48 00
Sophronia A. Parker,
44 00
$284 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Paid Edward S. Crowd, $60 00
STREET LAMPS.
Paid C. H. Parker & Son, supplies,
$9 93
James C. Bemis, care, 21 00
Roger Conant, care,
28 53
F. S. Conant, supplies,
17 97
$77 43
SEXTON.
Paid J. P. Fairbanks,
$31 00
SHADE TREES.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, tree warden,
$5 00
Jesse Allen,
8
BOND FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Winslow & Co., for treasurer, $15 00
Winslow & Co., for collector, 10 00
$25 00
FOREST FIRE WARDEN.
Paid W. A. Woodis, warden, $1 22
G. N. Briggs,
3 05
W. M. Robinson,
87
W. A. Burt,
1 40
John Saunders & Sons,
2 10
H. B. Loring,
45
Eugene Saunders.
79
E. S. Crawford,
52
Samuel Sherman,
1 22
John Stone.
1 83
George Dovins,
70
D. Hollowell and sons,
1 40
Joe Gillfino and brothers,
2 45
A. H. Draper,
1 22
Dona Baulieu,
1 57
Miss S. Fairbanks.
2 00
John Flaherty,
70
Carl Brooks,
88
Boston & Maine R. R.,
8 25
Frank Burt,
1 06
A. C. Morse,
70
W. H. Bullard,
1 23
Frank Nye,
75
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$36 36
Refunded by Boston & Maine R. R., 8 25
$28 11
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Frank J. Reddican, printing. $3 25
Memorial hall, shingling and general repairs. 126 99
Mrs. L. P. Bushnell, fuel for hall, 19 13
F. E. Davis, care of hall, 10 00
Dr. W. E. Chamberlain, board of health. 2 00
Dr. W. E. Chamberlain, reporting birth. 25
Selectmen, perambulating town lines, 6 00
Dr. W. S. Bates, medical attendance for Almira Woodis, 15 00
H. K. Barnes, for 12 fire extinguishers, 173 15
F. S. Conant, traveling expenses, 18 50
H. B. Parker, traveling expenses, 3 50
American Express, 75
C. H. Parker & Son, street lamps for Coldbrook Springs, 6 08
Appropriation for Deven's monument. 25 00
W. A. Bushnell, for ballot clerk. 1902, 2 00
F. E. Crawford, sheriff, Dean & Hap- good case, 7 90
F. E. Crawford, sheriff, 7 70
Daniel H. Rice, sheriff, 5 40
Mrs. Jennie C. Spooner, printing town reports, 24 75
F. E. Davis, ringing bell, 35 00
$492 35
All of which is respectfully submitted,
FRANK S. CONANT, Selectmen HARRY B. PARKER, of
CARLOS P. HILL, Oakham.
List of Jurors as Revised by the Selectmen.
Geo. W. Stone, Frank Nve, Wm. S. Crawford,
Edmund Cody, Alfred C. Morse, Henry Bartlett, W. W. Russell, C. H. Parker. Watson A. Bushnell, William H. Parkman.
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Treasurer's Report.
DR.
To cash balance,
$2029 62
Butcher's license, D. R. Dean,
1 00
Ashes,
2 00
High school tuition refunded,
160 00
Lyman school tuition, 33 00
City of Boston tuition,
174 00
State board of charity tuition,
20 00
State, for school superintendent,
250 00
Dog fund,
142 04
State school fund,
472 39
School supplies sold, 49
Auctioneer's license, H. P. Austin, 2 00
Rental for storage house, J. P. Fairbank, 2 00
Boston & Maine R. R., fighting forest fire, 8 25
State returns for inspector of animals, 10 50
Rental for Memorial hall, 49 50
Rental for piano,
5 75
National Bank tax,
66 98
Corporation tax.
5 60
State aid refunded,
288 00
Interest on bank deposits, 22 80
Salary public school teachers from state, 190 00
Cash from collector, 4074 51
Special Massachusetts school fund, 500 00
$8510 43
CR.
By paying Selectmen's orders,
$6408 37
Cash on hand. 1602 06
Special Massachusetts school fund, 500 00
$8510 43
Geo. H. Gould, cemetery trust fund,
$100 00
Daniel H. Dean, cemetery trust fund,
100 00
Caroline M. Maynard, cemetery trust fund,
150 00
Benjamin P. Clark, legacy,
363 70
Caroline M. Maynard, legacy, for library,
50 00
Respectfully submitted,
F. S. CONANT.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
DR
Taxes committed for collection in 1903 :
State tax,
$275 00
County tax,
379 00
Town tax,
3696 54
Uncollected taxes of 1900,
50 00
1901,
300 00
66
1902,
1050 00
Interest on taxes,
77 97
- -
$5828 51
CR.
Paid state tax,
$275 00
County tax, 379 00
Treasurer's receipts,
4074 51
Uncollected taxes of 1902,
300 00
1903,
800 00
-$5828 51
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. CRAWFORD,
Collector.
REPORT OF THE Superintendent of Streets.
OPENING ROADS -- 1903.
Paid Joseph Gilboy,
$2 98
Mason Dean,
1 23
G. W. Stone,
92
H. W. Stone,
2 80
J. E. Stone,
1 48
W. H. Parkman,
7 02
D. Hallowell,
2 10
H. W. Bartlett,
2 62
John Gilboy, 3 94
A. H. Draper, -
1 23
S. H. Bullard,
5 03
H. D. Bullard,
2 92
O. Gilboy,
1 58
P. Cummings,
1 20
H. Loring,
70
G. Edson, 2 28
$40 03
OPENING ROADS-1904.
Paid W. A. Nye,
$3 23
T. C. Gaffney,
37 49
A. B. Spooner, 2 28
L. P. Green,
1 75
W. B. Green, 1 05
W. H. Boyd,
2 28
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Paid Joseph Gilboy,
$7 44
W. H. Bullard,
15 84
J. P. Gaffney,
14 10
S. H. Bullard,
8 88
Frank Nye,
15 25
A. H. Draper,
3 50
Wm. Wright,
1 95
M. M. Butterfield,
15 60
Paul Needham,
2 28
J. E. Rawson,
3 42
Bert Reed,
1 05
James Scott,
25 07
James Gilboy,
7 70
John Gilboy,
12 83
Martin White,
4 55
H. W. Lincoln,
13'37
- Ira W. Stone,
5 60
J. S. Thresher,
5 60
C. R. Knight,
1 75
D. Shea,
5 60
J. H. Keep,
25 24
Wm. Gaffney,
12 32
H. A. Crawford,
15 65
S. H. Haskell;
14 19
$286 86
REPAIRING HIGHWAY-1903.
Paid W. A. Nye,
$501 83
H. D. Bullard, 114 40
H. A. Crawford, 108 00
E. Green, 125 48
W. H. Boyd,
31 51
D. Shea,
68 25
J. Woodis,
124 80
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Paid D. R. Dean,
$43 20
F. E. Loring,
3 00
W. B. Green,
18 38
N. J. Green,
22 58
J. Scott,
20 12
J. Gaffney,
5 21
B. P. Woodis,
39 01
H. Bartlett,
14 19
P. White,
4 03
Parker Lumber Co.,
22 16
B. Reed,
9 11
F. S. Hunt,
22 25
W. R. Dean,
2 20
M. White,
3 00
A. B. Black,
4 00
-$1306 71
The guide posts and boards are erected and maintained as required by law, and are in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. NYE,
Street Superintendent.
REPORT OF THE Overseers of the Poor, To February 1, 1904.
Paid Wm. Mendell, for aid furnished Almira Woodis, $52 00
Dr. W. S. Bates, medical aid for Almira Woodis, 10 00
Lila Hillier, for aid furnished Almira Woodis, 10 00
Edwin Havens, aid furnished Lydia Chamber- lain, 68 00
Poor Farm Association, for Charles Winslow and Benjamin Nourse, 189 02
Worcester Insane Hospital, for Benj. Nourse, 68 71
City of Worcester, for Grace Thresher, 6 00
Same, for George Bro, 32 00.
Wm. S. Crawford, for 29 tramps,
7 25
Same, general service, 6 00
Jesse Allen, 12 trips to Holden,
30 00
Same, one trip to Worcester,
3 50
Same, general service,
9 00
Wm. S. Spear,
$5 00
Telephoning and postage,
1 25
$497 73
Jan. 1, 1904, the support of all insane paupers was assumed by the State.
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, Overseers WM. S. SPEAR, of WM. S. CRAWFORD, ) the Poor.
Holden Poor Farm Association.
Fourteenth annual report of the Holden Poor Farm Associa- tion. for the year ending January 31, 1904.
INMATES HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT AS FOLLOWS :
HOLDEN.
NAME. AGE. CONTINUES. No. DAYS.
Lizzie Kenney, 47 years. 365
Thomas O'Keefe, 73 years. Died Feb. 14. 14
Charles Prue, 81 years. Died Jan. 30. 364
Jane Prue. 82 years. Committed to Lunatic Hospital Dec. 15. 318
Winifred Durdeen, 53 years. Committed to Lunatic Hospital Dec. 15. 318
Earl Holden, new-born waif, taken by State Board of Charity when one week old,
1379
HUBBARDSTON.
David Rice, 85 years. Continues. 365
John Nealand, $2 years. 365
Amos F. Clark, 74 years. Admitted Nov. 23. 69
Henry Clark, 26 years. Committed to Lunatic Hos- pital Nov. 14. 287
Shirley Libby, 81 years. Died Aug. 30. 211
Andrew May, 56 years. Discharged- Apr. 30. 89
1386
17
OAKIIAM. Charles Winslow, 46 years. Continues.
365
Benjamin Nourse, 75 years. Committed to Lunatic Hospital July 25. 175
540
Jacob Karle, 69 years. Continues.
365
Lavina H. Pierce, 59 years. Continues.
365
Carrie Snow, 50 years. Committed to Lunatic Hos- pital Dec. 15. 318
1048
PRINCETON.
Henry Brown, 57 years. Continues. 365
. Martin Kelty, 38 years. Admitted July 2. 213
John Black, 53 years. Discharged March 26. 54
632
RUTLAND.
Rosa Roen, 67 years. Continues.
365
John Kelly, 44 years. Away 62 days. 303
James Watworth, 48 years. Admitted Dec. 20. 42
Preston Warren, 81 years. Left Feb. 5. Returned Nov. 21. Left Jan. 23. 68
778
WESTMINSTER.
Adeline Eager, 63 years. Continues.
365
Sarah Blake, 64 years. 365
Jeremiah Lucius, 79 years.
365
Laura Freeman, 66 years. 66
365
Ephraim Lufkin, 77 years. Admitted Apr. 2.
304
Alfred Matten; 81 years. Admitted Oct. 20. Died
Dec. 6. 47
1811
Total board furnished 7574 days-1082 weeks.
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PAXTON.
18
William Mccutcheon of Holden boarded at the institution from Aug. 7 until his death, Oct. 12, and Mrs. M. A. Mullett of Oakham from May 23 until Aug. 5. Total number of in- mates 30, of whom four have died, five have been committed to Lunatic Hospital, three discharged, an infant taken by the State Board of Charity, and 17 remain. The weekly average has been 20 and 21-26.
RECEIPTS.
From milk,
$2144 11
Stock,
214 50.
Miscellaneous,
157 93
-$2516 54
EXPENDITURES.
For Warden and Matron's salary,
$600 00
Outside labor,
341 93
Inside labor,
156 37
Flour and grain,
976 75
Groceries,
522 97
Meat and fish,
189 65
Dry goods and furniture,
93 18
Boots and shoes,
51 54
Tools and seeds,
149 45
Blacksmithing,
32 98
Medical attendance and medicine,
71 14
Stock,
499 50
Fertilizers,
40 00
Ice,
7 64
Tobacco and snuff,
29 97
Miscellaneous,
121 61
Rent,
325 00
Interest,
120 99
Wood,
40 00
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-$4370 67
Making total net expense,
1854 13
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And expense to each town as follows :
Holden,
$337 57
Hubbardston,
339 28
Oakham,
132 19
Paxton,
256 54
Princeton,
154 80
Rutland,
190 45
Westminster,
443 30
-$1854 13
The cost per week for each inmate being $1.714. .
Royalston has withdrawn from the Association and Phillips- ton and Templeton furnished no inmates during the year.
The records of the Association from its formation to the beginning of the past year are as follows :
Average annual weekly board.
Weekly average inmates.
Cost per week.
First ten years.
883ª
17
$2 224
Year ending Jan. 31, 1901, 888
171
2 00
66
1902, 9852
1812 13
1 98
66 1903, 10852
2010 13
1 99
The closing year has been the banner one so far as the cost of maintenance is concerned, the weekly expense per capita being upwards of 25 cents less than ever before, and this we believe without lowering the standard established for the humane support of the poor.
A valuable young horse has replaced one of advanced year's, and the loss of a good cow immediately after calving necessi- tated the purchase of another to fill her place, and a number of other changes in the herd have been made to its improvement.
The law coming into effect Jan. 1, by which the Common- wealth assumes the care of all pauper insane, so reduces the number of our inmates, that the addition of other towns might be considered.
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The twelfth bountiful Christmas dinner was provided by the Hon. F. S. Coolidge of Fitchburg. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Potter will continue as warden and matron for another year.
Respectfully submitted,
HOBART RAYMOND, Westminster, President,
JESSE ALLEN, Oakham, Secretary,
G. S. GRAHAM, Holden, Treasurer,
R. G. MAREAN, Hubbardston,
H. H. PIKE, Paxton,
D. W. BAKER, Phillipston,
I. E. PRATT, Princeton,
W. H. MAYNARD, Rutland,
C. H. LEATHE, Templeton,
Board of Management.
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
DR.
Balance on hand,
$13 96
Sale of pamphlets,
1 25
Fines and sale of cards,
3 61
Town appropriation,
50 00
$68 82
CR.
Paid F. E. Davis, librarian, $25 00
G. N. Briggs, exchanging books for Coldbrook,
25 00
For new books,
7 25
Cash on hand,
11 57
$68 82
Number of volumes in library,
1258
Added during year,
15
Circulation,
1500
Largest number charged in one day,
51
Smallest number charged in one day,
13
Mrs. Caroline Maynard, by her will, left to the Library a legacy of fifty dollars.
FRANK E. DAVIS,
MINNIE L. WOODIS, Trustees.
Library JESSE ALLEN,
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Owing to the uncertainty of how much the town had to do with the various cemeteries in the town, very little except general care has been done on our cemeteries the past year .. But as all these questions are in a fair way of settlement, it is believed the coming year will witness decided improvements in these cemeteries.
Provision for the perpetual care of the "Gould" and "Maynard" lots in the West cemetery, and the "E. Dean" lot in the South cemetery has already been made, and, as time goes on, it would be well if many more lots could be thus pro- vided for.
D. R. DEAN, WM. S. CRAWFORD,
Cemetery Committee ..
JESSE ALLEN,'
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
STATISTICS.
Number of pupils enrolled,
94
Average membership,
78.5
Average attendance,
72.4
Per cent. of attendance,
92.2
APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES.
Support of schools,
$1200 00
Appropriation for school superintendent, 50 00
State return for school superintendent,
250 00
Received from dog tax refunded,
142 04
State school fund,
472 39
Education of state children,
53 00
Education of Boston children,
174 00
High school tuition refunded,
160 00
Sale of school supplies,
49
-_ $2501 92
Special state school fund,
500 00
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
SALARIES.
Superintendent H. J. Jones,
$311 62
Florence E. Bothwell,
320 00
Minnie M. Mellen,
320 00
Blanche E. Packard,
320 00
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Mrs. Minnie G. Woodis,
$380 00
Ruth E. Butterfield,
187 00
Althea Russell,
100 00
Ethel Harwood, musical instructor,
25 00
$1963 62
TRANSPORTATION.
John H. Keep, A. H. Draper,
$82 50
16 50
$99 00
SUPPLIES.
Supplies,
$158 99
FUEL.
James Sheern,
$13 75
H. D. Bullard,
26 25
Sarah McGreevy,
20 00
Parker Lumber Co.,
13 50
Cheney Bothwell,
8 00
Walter A. Woodis,
4 75
Leroy Sanders,
1 50
$87 75
CARE OF HOUSES.
Harry R. Loring,
$10 25
Leroy Sanders,
7 99
Morton Butterfield,
11 00
Edwin Bullard,
10 00
Earl Thresher,
2 10
George Dovines,
2 25
Sylvester Dean,
8 65
$52 24
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TUITION.
City of Worcester,
$60 00
Town of Barre,
20 00
$80 00
REPAIRS.
Blanche E. Packard.
$1 50
Nellie Gueley,
5 25
F. E. Reed,
8 00
A. B. Allen,
1 20
W. A. Woodis,
1 23
Charles Foster,
13 70
Parker Lumber Co.,
12 33
W. S. Crawford,
47 50
$90 71
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Jesse Allen, services,
$37 50
Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, services,
17 00
H. W. Lincoln,
8 50
$63 00
Total,
$2595 31
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN,
School
MINNIE L. WOODIS,
Committee.
HORACE W. LINCOLN,
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
This certifies that I have examined and approved the accounts of the selectmen, overseers of poor, school com- mittee, road commissioner, tax collector, treasurer; library trustees and cemetery committee, and have found them to he correct.
Yours respectfully, JOHN P. DAY, Jr., Auditor.
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ROLL OF HONOR.
The pupils named below were neither absent nor tardy for the number of terms specified :
CENTER SCHOOLS.
ONE TERM-Archie Marshall, Maria Sumner, Frankie Stone, Mabel Conant, Henry Clifford, Florence Draper, Mary O'Donnell.
Two TERMS-James Garland, Blanche Yeo, Irna Clifford, Alice Loring, Sadie McClanathan, Walter McClanathan.
THREE TERMS-Orvis Banks, Alice Yeo, Ida Yeo, Eva Allen, Mildred Burt, Mary Conant, Wilbur Dexter.
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
ONE TERM-Morton Butterfield, Marion Winslow, William Wood.
Two TERMS-James Bemis, Francis Needham, Leroy Monroe.
WEST SCHOOL.
ONE TERM-Alice Bullard, Edwin Bullard, Francis Gaffney, Frederick Kenney, John Moran, James Kenney.
Two TERMS-Alice Bullard, Francis Gaffney.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
ONE TERM-Ruth Hallowell, Donald Rutherford, Helena Rutherford, May Robinson, Walter Troville, Willie Pollarri.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS For the Year 1903.
BIRTHS.
DATE. CHILD'S NAME. PARENT'S NAME.
Jan. 3, daughter (Gertrude Emma) to George and Mary Edson.
March 14, daughter (Nellie) to Daniel and Etta Shay.
April 11, daughter (Dorris) to Walter and Mary Bruce.
April 17, daughter (Sarah Dorothea) to Patrick and Kate O'Donnell.
April 29, son (Kennith Marsh) to Mason S. and Julia Dean.
May 9, daughter (Marion) to Ida Crawford.
July 28, daughter (Elsie Lillian) to C. P. and Clara McClana- than.
MARRIAGES.
Feb. 18, Jason F. Sanderson to Gertrude L. Travis.
June 24, Ned A. Kellogg to Adelaide F. Kennon.
Sept. 30, Fred A. Eastman to Bessie S. Weld. Oct. 3, William Reid to Harriet Stetson.
Dec. 2, George G. Parkman to Lulu L. Ward.
Dec. 24, Edward W. Flynn to Edith M. Hartwell.
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DEATHS.
DATE. NAME.
YRS.
MOS.
DAYS.
Jan. 16, Henry A. Roper,
15
11
8
Feb. 4, Sarah J. Newcomb,
81
()
0
March 6, Caroline M. Maynard,
85
1
13
March 24, Patrick McGrevey,
53
()
8
April 1, James C. Bemis,
79
1
14
April 23, William Cummings,
84
10
26
April 30, Amory J. Holden,
74
20
July 11, Marion Crawford,
2
2
Oct. 10, Mary A. Mullett,
61
1
14
Nov. 4, Peter White,
75
()
0
Nov. 27, Ella L. Sheern,
29
11
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BURIED IN TOWN.
Feb. 7, I. Warren Pratt,
62
3
26
May 19, Susan A. Howard,
86
0)
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Number of voters-Male, 144. Female, 12.
Number of dogs licensed, 68. Male, 58. Female, 10.
JESSE ALLEN, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, SS.
To William S. Crawford, or either of the constables of the town of Oakham, in the' County of Worcester,
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Oakhain, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the town hall, known as "Memorial Hall," on Monday, the fourth day of April next. at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, to wit :
Article 1st. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2d. To hear the annual report of the several town officers and act thereon.
Article 3d. To bring in their votes for three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, three Fence Viewers, six Constables. Tree Warden and Anditor for one year. One School Committee, Library Trustee, Cemetery Committee for three years. Also, to vote "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" all on one ballot. Ballot to be folded as received, when pre- sented for deposit in the ballot box. The polls to be opened at ten o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at two o'clock in the afternoon.
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Article 4th. To choose all necessary town officers and committees for the ensuing year not required to be elected by ' ballot.
Article 5th. To see what compensation the town will allow their Treasurer and Collector.
Article 6th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate any money for the relief of poor and needy soldiers, as required under Chapter 298, Section 1 and 2 of the Acts and Resolves of the year 1889.
Article 7th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for bonding their officials.
Article 8th. To see what compensation the town will allow for men and teams in repairing highways and opening roads for ensuing year.
Article 9th. To raise such sums of money as may be nec- essary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriations for the same.
Article 10th. To see if the town will authorize the treas- urer, with approval of the selectmen, to borrow such sums of money in anticipation of taxes as may be necessary for the ensuing year.
Article 11th. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as prepared by the selectmen.
Article 12th. To determine the manner of collecting taxes the ensuing year.
Article 13th. To see if the town will employ some person to care for the Town Hall and ring bell for the ensuing year, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 14th. To see if the town will abate any taxes that may be presented for abatement.
Article 15th. . To see if the town will choose a committee with authority to act, to lease, build or purchase a plant in con- nection with other towns, for the support of their poor, on the association plan, and raise money for the same, or act anything relative thereto.
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Article 16th. To determine the manner of supporting paupers the year ensuing.
Article 17th. To see if the town will provide for lighting the street lamps the ensuing year, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 18th. To see if the town will vote to elect its selectmen, assessors, or overseers of the poor, one for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of three years, and at each annual meeting thereafter elect one for three years, as provided by Section three hundred and thirty-nine of Chapter eleven of the Revised Laws of Massa- chusetts.
Article 19th. To see if the town will provide for the estab- lishment of the bounds of the "Town Common," or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 20th. To see if the town will take entire care and charge of the West and Southwest Cemeteries, or act anything relative thereto.
Article 21st. To see if the town will make necessary re- pairs on Memorial Hall, and bear their proportion of expense for painting Congregational church.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up three attested copies thereof, one at each of the Post Offices, and one at the Congregational meeting house, in said town, seven days, at least, before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-third day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and four.
FRANK S. CONANT, ) Selectmen . HARRY B. PARKER, of CARLOS P. HILL, Oakham.
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FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Schools
FOR
The Central Worcester District.
TOWNS : Holden, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Worcester County, Mass. March, 1904.
THE CENTRAL WORCESTER DISTRICT.
The district was formed July 16, 1900. The services and salary of the Superintendent are shared as follows: Holden, five-tenths; Oakham, two-tenths; Paxton, one-tenth; and Rutland, two-tenths. The Superintendent's year begins Aug. 1. Thirty-four teachers are employed in thirty-two schools. The chairman of the joint commit- tee is Jesse Allen of Oakham, and the secretary is Mrs. Marion E. Warren of Holden, The names of the members of the various com- mittees, with the expiration of their respective terms, are shown below:
HOLDEN.
Term Expires
T. Walter Howe, -
1904
Mrs. Marion E. Warren, secretary, -
1904
Mrs. Addie M. Holden, -
- 1905
William J. Powers, - -
-
-
- 1905
James A. Holden, chairman, -
-
-
- 1906
Mrs. Martha E. Graham, -
-
-
-
1906
OAKHAM.
Term Expires
H. W. Lincoln, -
1904
Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, secretary, -
- 1905
Jesse Allen, chairman, -
- 1906
RUTLAND.
Term Expires
Dr. David P. Butler, chairman, -
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