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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officials
OF
6000
MA
S
S
1775
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C
FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1905.
BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
resented
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officials
OF
KH
O
MAS
TS
1775
T
E
SACHUS
FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1905.
BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1904.
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 : FRANK S. CONANT.
CONSTABLES : WM. S. CRAWFORD, WM. C. BLISS, O. D. WEBBER, W. M. ROBINSON.
AUDITOR : JOHN P. DAY.
FENCE VIEWERS :
JESSE ALLEN, *CARLOS P. HILL,
LEWIS N. HASKELL.
*Deceased.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE : JESSE ALLEN,
MRS. M. L. WOODIS, HORACE W. LINCOLN. LIBRARY TRUSTEES :
MRS. M. L. WOODIS, JESSE ALLEN.
FRANK E. DAVIS,
CEMETERY COMMITTEE : *D. R. DEAN, WM. S. CRAWFORD, JESSE ALLEN.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS : WILLIAM A. NYE.
MEASURER OF WOOD : WM. S. CRAWFORD.
CATTLE INSPECTOR : SANFORD H. BULLARD.
TREE WARDEN : CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE.
SEXTON : JAMES P. FAIRBANK.
FOREST FIREWARD : WALTER A. WOODIS.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : CHARLES M. PACKARD.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT : HERBERT J. JONES.
*Deceased.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
THE Selectmen submit the following financial report for the year ending March 1, 1905 :
PAID TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid town clerk, services,
$24 15
Copying and verifying records and in-
scriptions, . 12 50
Express and postage, 4 75
$41 40
TREASURER.
Paid treasurer, services,
$25 00
Postage,
5 64
30 64
COLLECTOR.
Paid collector, services,
$75 00
Collector's book,
1 25
Discount on taxes,
164 14
Postage,
7 00
Printing tax bills,
1 70
249 09
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SELECTMEN.
Paid F. S. Conant,
$25 00
H. B. Parker,
25 00
Traveling expenses,
16 50
Postage and telephone,
2 91
$69 41
ASSESSORS.
Paid S. H. Bullard,
$30 00
Frank Nye,
36 25
William Gaffney,
30 00
Book and express,
3 50
Record of 44 deeds and 5 probates,
7 60
Printing valuation list,
20 00
127 35
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Paid for support of paupers,
292 33
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid for support of schools,
2423 39
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Paid for repairing highways and bridges,
1291 32
Opening roads, 1904, $34 14
Opening roads, 1905, 560 18
594 32
BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
Paid H. S. Harwood,
$4 00
J. N. Ball, 2 00
W. A. Bushnell,
2 00
J. P. Fairbanks,
2 00
O. D. Tottingham,
2 00
A. C. Morse,
4 00
E. C. Hunt,
2 00
18 00
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INSPECTOR OF CATTLE.
Paid S. H. Bullard, 1903, $24 00
S. H. Bullard, 1904, 24 00
$48 00
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Paid for support of town library, 76 92
AUDITOR.
Paid John P. Day,
18 00
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
Paid H. B. Parker,
$8 00
C. P. Hill,
4 00
F. S. Conant,
8 00
Jesse Allen,
8 00
28 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,
4 00
Henry Guilford,
48 00
Zenas Tolman,
24 00
Russell Arnold,
18 00
286 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Paid Edward S. Crowd, 60 00
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STREET LAMPS.
Paid C. H. Parker & Son., supplies, $16 70
James C. Bemis, care, 26 00
Harlan Angier, care and supplies, 31 00
$73 70
SEXTON.
Paid J. P. Fairbanks, 35 50
INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS.
Paid S. H. Bullard, 36 75
SHADE TREES.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, tree warden,
15 00
BOND FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Lee, Higginson & Co., for collector, $10 00
O'Brien & Russell, for treasurer, 15 00
25 00
FOREST FIRE WARDEN.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, $0 52
Samuel Sherman, 52
1 04
STATE ROAD.
Paid selectmen,
478 44
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Care of cemeteries, 32 75
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid City of Worcester, C. L. Lloyd, 1903 bill, $5 10
F. J. Reddican, printing, 2 50
Mrs. Jennie C. Spooner, printing,
24 75
F. J. Reddican, printing, 4 25
D. H. Rice, sheriff, 11 70
Same, 3 00
F. S. Conant, supplies on Memorial hall, 45 67
W. C. Ayres, labor on Memorial hall, 81 54
Town of Rutland, one-half expense for boundary stone, 3 00
Joseph Benway, labor on culvert,
3 00
Perry Wood, 4 lamp posts,
2 00
D. H. Rice, sheriff,
4 00
C. H. Parker & Son, supplies for Memorial hall, 12 10
10 63
Good Roads Machinery Co., 1 No. 2 diag scraper,
7 31
Edmund Cody, team, 2 00
D. H. Rice, Wm. Murdock case, 21 90
5 10
H. D. Bullard, wood,
8 50
F. E. Crawford, search warrant, 5 20
George Butler, chimneys,
1 20
E. W. Coffin, shades and lamp,
3 95
F. E. Davis, care of hall and ringing bell, 45 00
W. S. Crawford, repair on bell,
2 00
H. D. Bullard, wood, 4 25
F. S. Conant, express, 30
Oakham Village Improvement Society, painting one-fourth church, 46 53
C. H. Parker & Son, street lamps, Coldbrook, 9 48
F. S. Conant, traveling expenses, 12 50
Samuel Sherman, mowing common, 3 50
$391 96
John Gilboy, wood,
F. E. Crawford, search warrant,
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IT is with deep regret that we make record of the death of our associate, Carlos P. Hill, who, after a long and painful ill- ness, passed away on August 29, 1904. We hereby extend our sympathy to relatives and friends of the deceased. The vacancy on the board caused by the death of Mr. Hill, if filled, required all the form and expense of a regular election. The board, after due consideration, did not deem it expedient to call a special meeting to fill the vacancy. Therefore all special or regular business which the board had to consider. when it was possible to do so. was passed over to be acted upon by a full board in the future if necessary, or if so instructed by the town.
FRANK S. CONANT, ) Selectmen of HARRY B. PARKER, S Oakham.
List of Jurors as Revised by the Selectmen.
Geo. W. Stone, Frank Nye, Wm. S. Crawford, Alfred C. Morse, Henry Bartlett,
Edmund Cody,
W. W. Russell,
C. H. Parker, Watson A. Bushnell, William H. Parkman.
Treasurer's Report.
DR.
To cash balance,
$2102 G6
Auctioneer's license,
2 00
Butcher's license,
1 00
Ashes,
2 00
City of Boston, school tuition,
172 00
Cemetery committee,
2 40
Hay from common,
2 00
Lead and paint,
2 38
Walter A. Woodis, lot No. 20 in West Cemetery, 10 00
State returns, for inspection of animals,
12 00
State board of charity, school tuition,
9 50
Lyman School, school tuition,
37 00
State road,
456 00
Dog fund,
146 75
Corporation tax,
5 22
National Bank tax,
41 51
State aid refunded,
288, 00
Tuition of children in small towns,
60 00
Income Massachusetts school fund,
627 36
Rental of Memorial hall,
44 00
Rental of piano,
5 50
Sale of school supplies,
73
Rental of storage house,
2 00
Interest on bank deposits,
23 88
Cash from collector,
3677 86
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To Special Massachusetts school fund, $500 00
State, for school superintendent, 250 00
From Caroline M. Maynard legacy for library, 26 92
From Geo. H. Gould cemetery trust fund, 5 00
From Stephen Lincoln cemetery trust fund, 5 00
-$8520 07
CR.
By paying Selectmen's orders, $6744 31
Balance in treasury, 1775 76
---- $8520 07
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
Geo. H. Gould,
$100 00
Daniel A. Dean,
100 00
Caroline M. Maynard,
150 00
Stephen Lincoln,
50 00
Mrs. M. M. Macullar,
100 00
LEGACIES.
Benjamin P. Clark,
$363 70
Caroline M. Maynard,
$50 00
Paid library trustees, 26 92
$23 08
Income from school fund for 1906,
$125 56
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK. S. CONANT,
Treasurer.
Collector's Report.
DR.
Taxes committed for collection in 1904 :
State tax,
$275 00
County tax,
385 00
Town tax,
3728 61
Uncollected taxes of 1902,
300 00
Uncollected taxes of 1903,
800 00
Interest on taxes,
49 25
$5537 86
CR.
Paid State tax,
$275 00
County tax,
385 00
Treasurer's receipts,
3677 86
Uncollected taxes of 1903,
300 00
Uucollected taxes of 1904,
900 00
-$5537 86
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. CRAWFORD,
Collector.
REPORT OF THE
Superintendent of Streets.
THE superintendent of streets makes the following report for the year ending March 1, 1905 :
OPENING ROADS-1904.
Paid James Scott,
$6 65
John Sanders,
88
Thomas Gilboy,
1 49
George Edson,
1 23
H. D. Bullard,
6 50
J. P. Gaffney,
2 38
Joseph Gilboy,
1 55
Wm. Gaffney,
1 50
Wm. Parkman,
2 80
Frank Nye,
1 60
J. H. Keep,
3 92
George Clarke,
44
M. M. Butterfield,
3 20
$34 14
OPENING ROADS-1905.
Paid W. A. Nye,
$20 99
James Brennen,
2 10
Bert Reed,
6 12
Burt Banks,
4 37
15
Paid S. F. Woodis,
$3 50
J. C. Woodis,
1 75
Daniel Shea,
3 15
Frank Nye,
3 06
Frank Nye, Jr.,
1 06
J. H. Keep,
32 88
W. W. Russell,
2 27
J. P. Day, Jr.,
6 90
Oscar Loring,
1 93
C. M. Reed,
4 38
W. R. Dean,
5 25
Ira W. Stone,
1 84
Harry Loring,
6 09
Robert Briggs,
3 15
J. C. Rawson,
13 30
Harry Warden,
4 90
Timothy O'Hearn,
7 32
Roy Burt,
1 92
Samuel Sherman,
2 62
J. R. Southworth,
7 44
G. T. Butterfield,
20 18
Isadore Snay,
2 71
Wm. Snay,
1 84
J. L. Parmenter,
2 27
Thomas Gilboy,
4 73
J. E. Gilboy,
10 68
G. W. Stone,
14 31
Henry Grimes,
3 50
A. B. Spooner,
12 90
C. H. Trowbridge,
4 03
J. P. Gaffney,
31 94
T. C. Gaffney,
39 99
F. A. Dexter,
22 40
John Gilboy,
13 33
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Paid W. B. Green, $2 62
James Gilboy,
10 50
Wm. Parkman,
8 37
John Dwelley,
3 93
Thomas Winter,
52
H. D. Bullard,
6 38
Patrick O'Donnell,
4 20
W. McClanathan,
62
H. W. Lincoln,
15 22
George Edson,
3 33
H. A. Crawford,
13 70
Wm. Gaffney,
23 62
David Hallowell,
3 90
Edwin Green,
2 27
Robert Dwelley,
1 23
W. H. Boyd,
4 02
George Morse,
61
S. H. Haskell,
12 17
W. C. Dunn,
78
Martin White,
30 97
Wm. H. Bullard,
2 62
A. C. Morse,
2 10
J. C. Rutherford,
3 68
E. H. Dwelley,
70
N. J. Green,
2 01
James Scott,
33 95
S. H. Bullard,
18 15
F. N. Fobes,
3 06
Peter White,
4 02
B. P. Woods,
2 85
G. A. Briggs,
5 08
$560 28
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REPAIRING HIGHWAY-1904.
Paid W. A. Nye,
$427 09
H. D. Bullard,
171 58
Patrick Cummings,
87 20
L. P. Green,
116 30
Edwin Green,
59 24
J. C. Woodis,
98 35
Burpee Banks,
40 25
B. P. Woodis,
16 28
W. H. Boyd,
25 73
C. J. Rutherford,
1 50
Walter Woodis,
1 00
Wallace Grimes,
11 75
Ross Bros.,
5 15
C. H. Parker & Son,
1 90
John Gilboy,
1 75
F. E. Loring,
5 25
Lewis Geoffrey,
7 45
Paul Wheeler,
3 65
Alfred Morse,
6 50
$1087 92
BRIDGES AND OTHER REPAIRS.
Material for same.
Paid W. A. Nye, $80 36
Edwin Green,
8 75
L. P. Green,
12 25
J. C. Woodis,
8 75
Perry Wood,
28 79
Walter Dean,
37 11
2
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Paid R. F. Parker, S. H. Bullard,
$11 25
16 25
$203 40
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.
Paid for aid furnished Almira Woodis,
$99 55
Aid furnished Charles Winslow,
116 01
Burial of Thomas Rogers,
10 00
Pauper Register,
6 50
Poor Farm Association,
11 72
Care of tramps,
6 75
Jesse Allen, overseer,
21 50
Wm. S. Crawford, overseer,
10 00
Wm. S. Spear, overseer,
8 00
Postage, telephoning and express,
2 30
- $292 33
The buildings of the "Poor Farm Association" were entirely consumed by fire on the night of Feb. 20, 1904. The Associa- tion was formed in 1890, and has proved a great blessing to all the towns belonging thereto.
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, Overseers WM. S. CRAWFORD, of the WM. S. SPEAR, Poor.
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
DR.
Balance on hand,
$11 57
Fines and sale of cards,
4 01
From C. Maynard legacy,
26 92
Town appropriation,
50 00
$92 50
CR.
Paid F. E. Davis, librarian,
$25 00
G. N. Briggs, exchanging books for Coldbrook.
25 00
New books,
26 92
Express, postage and supplies,
3 02
Cash on hand,
12 56
$92 50
Number of volumes in library,
1282
Number of volumes added during year,
105
Discarded,
81
Circulation,
1000
Largest number charged in one day,
38
Smallest number charged in one day,
13
Number of persons taking books,
92
The library has been thoroughly revised and a new catalogue prepared.
MINNIE L. WOODIS,
FRANK E. DAVIS, Library
Trustees.
JESSE ALLEN,
REPORT OF THE
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Paid for general care of west cemetery, $6 50
General care and resetting stones, southwest
cemetery, 10 50
General care of south cemetery,
2 00
Improvements on Gould & Lincoln lots, 10 00
Painting old cemetery fence,
3 75
$32 75
Our cemeteries have been better cared for during the past season than ever before. The number of lots provided with perpetual care is increasing year by year. Such lots will doubt- less be cared for with the lawn mower the coming season. Any lots not thus provided for will receive the same care, if desired, for a reasonable sum, on application to the cemetery committee.
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, 2 Cemetery WM. S. CRAWFORD, S Committee.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
STATISTICS.
Number of pupils enrolled,
98
Average membership,
84.5
Average attendance,
79.8
Per cent of attendance,
94.4
APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES.
Balance on hand of State school fund,
$500 00
Support of school, 1000 00
School superintendent,
70 00
State return for school superintendent,
250 00
Received from dog tax refunded,
146 75
State school fund,
627 36
Education of State children,
46 50
Education of Boston children,
172 00
High school tuition refunded,
60 00
Sale of school supplies,
73
$2873 34
Special State school fund,
$500 00
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SCHOOL EXPENSES. SALARIES.
Superintendent H. J. Jones,
$320 00
Florence E. Bothwell,
320 00
Mrs. Minnie M. Day,
320 00
Mrs. Minnie G. Woodis,
210 00
Ruth E. Butterfield,
320 00
Alma G. Russell,
187 00
Blanche E. Packard,
100 00
Nellie Gueley,
77 00
Ethel Harwood, musical instructor,
25 40
C. E. Keyes, musical instructor,
2 00
- -$1881 40
TRANSPORTATION.
J. H. Keep,
$33 38
A. H. Draper,
42 75
Mrs. K. Gueley,
6 88
$83 01
SUPPLIES.
Supplies,
$126 63
FUEL.
James Sheern,
$9 56
W. W. Russell,
6 00
J. W. Knight,
15 00
W. R. Dean,
9 50
L. S. Green,
13 50
H. D. Bullard,
29 75
L. P. Bushnell,
21 25
Walter Woodis,
8 00
O. D. Webber,
6 00
A. B. Spooner,
5 00
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$123 56
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CARE OF HOUSES.
S. R. Dean,
$45 50
W. Pollarri,
5 00
W. Wood, 3 00
M. Butterfield,
6 00
Alma Russell,
6 00
Lottie Thresher,
3 50
E. Bullard,
3 00
$72 00
TUITION.
City of Worcester,
$60 00
REPAIRS.
L. S. Green,
$0 50
W. W. Russell,
60
W. S. Crawford,
10 95
$12 05
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Jesse Allen, services,
$39 74
Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, services,
13 00
H. W. Lincoln,
12 00
$64 74
Total,
$2423 39
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN,
MINNIE L. WOODIS,
School
H. W. LINCOLN, Committee.
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ROLL OF HONOR. NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY. CENTER SCHOOLS.
ONE TERM .- Harland Angier, Frankie Nye, Irna Clifford, Florence Draper, Mary O'Donnell, Catherine O'Don- nell, Pauline Homer, Archie Marshall, John Marshall, Freddie Nye, Raymond Thresher.
Two TERMS .- Wilbur Dexter, Alice Yeo, Blanche Yeo, Ida Yeo, Leone Boyd, Annie Christiansen, James Garland, Frankie Stone, Edwin Bullard, Alice Bullard.
THREE TERMS .- Mildred Burt, Alice Loring, Orvis Banks, Carl Christiansen, Nellie Hale.
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
ONE TERM .- William Wood, Nellie Cook, Wesley Cook, Susie Winslow, Ada Wood, Florence Boucher, Morton But- terfield.
Two TERMS .- Evelyn Cody, Leroy Munroe, Marion Winslow, Ernest Boucher.
THREE TERMS .- James Bemis, Ralph Cody.
WEST SCHOOL.
ONE TERM .- Francis Gaffney, Annie Gaffney, Peter Scott. THREE TERMS .- James Kenney, Freddie Kenney.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
ONE TERM .- Bernard Dean, Herman Dean, Alice Keep, May Robinson, Charles Keep, John Robinson, Hazel Robin- son, Donald Rutherford, Frank Bartlett.
Two TERMS. - Ruth Hallowell, Helena Rutherford.
THREE TERMS .- Willie Pollarri.
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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 be correct.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN P. DAY, Auditor.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS For the Year 1904.
BIRTHS.
DATE. CHILD'S NAME. PARENTS.
Jan.
4
Daughter (Anna Elizabeth) to James and Mary
[Leyden.
Mar.
4
Son (William Leo) to Martin and Lizzie White.
June 13 Daughter (Enola Florice) to Charles S. and Flora [Clifford.
July 20 Son (Robert E.) to George and Mary Edson.
Aug. 1 Son (Frank Henry) to Charles and Mary Post.
Sept. 29 Daughter (Helena Margaret) to William and Mary [Gaffney.
Dec.
6
Son (Harold Eugene) to Walter and Mabel Bullard.
MARRIAGES.
Mar. 22 John P. Day to Minnie M. Mellen. 22 F. Arthur Fullam to Edna A. Boyd.
30 George H. Morse to Lillian Manning.
July 23 Walter M. Clifford to Jennie G. Crenner.
Nov. 15 Fred T. Parkman to Mary E. Cummings.
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DEATHS.
Y.
M.
D.
Feb. 6 Chester J. Cleveland,
37
2
5
16 Mrs. Charlotte E. Dean,
60
0
28
20 David H. Nye.
82
1
25
24 Mrs. Adeline R. Allen,
77
9
24
28
Mrs. Julia A. Avres.
82
1
20
29 Leonard P. Lovell,
68
8
15
Mar.
10 Asahel Bullard,
72
11
27
17 Alfred M. Woodis,
71
3
0
25 Edwin C. Spooner,
80
ยท2
20
April 7 Mrs. Eliza P. Caldwell.
95
9
9
23 Kenneth M. Dean,
0
11
24
28
Mrs. Sybil Gaffney,
82
0
0
Aug. 29 Carlos P. Hill,
57
8
14
Sept. 20
Robert E. Edson,
0
2
0
Oct. 22 Delle Parker,
24
0
0
25
Mrs. Lois Needham,
53
9
0
Dec. 19
William N. Brown,
72
0
15
Buried in Town.
April 30 Mrs. Lucena A. Fobes,
75
9
13
Nov. 5 Mrs. Elizabeth H. Upton.
85
5
0
Dec.
3 Mrs. Alice M. Hall.
49
5
0
Number of voters : Male, 143; female, 11. Number of dogs licensed, 71. Male, 61. 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 Oakham, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the town hall, known as "Meniorial Hall," on Monday, the third 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, one for three years, one for two years, one for one year, three Assessors, one for three years, one for two years, one for one year, three Overseers of the Poor, one for three years, one for two years, one for one year, one School Committee, one Library Trustee for three years, one Cemetery Committee for three years, one for one year to fill vacancy, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, three Fence Viewers, six Constables, Tree Warden and Auditor for one year. Also to vote "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of
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intoxicating liquors in this town?" all on one ballot. Ballot to be folded as received, when presented for deposit in the ballot box. The polls to be opened at ten o'clock in the fore- noon and may be closed at two o'clock in the afternoon.
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 79, Revised Laws, Sections 18 and 19, 1902.
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.
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Article 14th. To see if the town will vote to accept, as a gift, a town clock, to be placed on the Congregational church, and also to see if the town will vote to keep said clock in per- petual care after same has been installed on said church.
Article 15th. To determine the manner of supporting paupers the year ensuing.
Article 16th. To see if the town will provide for lighting the street lamps the ensuing year, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 17th. To see if the town will provide for the establishment of the bounds of the "Town Common," or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 18th. To see if the town will purchase a new hearse, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 19th. To see if the town will vote to place shut- ters in the windows of Memorial hall building.
Article 20th. To see if the town will accept a trust fund of $100 from Mrs. Martha M. Maccullar, for the perpetual care of the Cheney Reed lot in the South cemetery.
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-fourth day of March, in this year one thousand nine hundred and five.
FRANK S. CONANT, Selectmen HARRY B. PARKER, of Oakham.
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THE
CENTRAL WORCESTER UNION TOWNS : HOLDEN, OAKHAM, PAXTON, RUTLAND WORCESTER COUNTY, MASS.
MARCH, 1905
THE CENTRAL WORCESTER UNION.
The union was formed July 16, 1900. The services and salary of the superintendent are shared as follows: Holden, five-tenths; Oakham, two-tenths; Rutland, two-tenths; and Paxton, one-tenth. The superintendent's year begins Aug. 1. Thirty-three teachers are employed in thirty-one schools. The chairman of the joint commit- tee is Jesse Allen of Oakham, and the secretary is Mrs. Addie M. Holden of Holden The members of the various committees, with the expiration of their respective terms, are shown below:
HOLDEN.
Term Expires.
Mrs. Addie M. Holden, secretary,
1905
William J. Powers, .
1905
James A. Holden, chairman,
1906
Mrs. Martha E. Graham,
1906
Mrs. Anna P. Fay,
1907
T. Walter Howe,
1907
OAKHAM.
Term Expires
Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, secretary,
1905
Jesse Allen, chairman,
. 1906
H W. Lincoln, .
. 1907
RUTLAND.
Term Expires.
Dennis E. Smith, chairman, .
1905
William C Temple, secretary,
1906
Louis M Hanff
1907
PAXTON.
Term Expires
Henry S. Streeter,
1906
Mrs. Susie E. Flint
1907
Lewis S. Clapp,
1908
ANNUAL REPORT.
To the School Committees of Holden, Oakham, Paxton and Rut- land:
My fifth annual report as your superintendent of schools is herewith presented. I trust that the report may prove of interest, not only to you, but also to the large body of intel- ligent, public-spirited citizens, of whom you are the chosen representatives.
In any group of schools there are usually some weak spots due to the teachers' deficiencies in power to manage or to teach, to lack 'of interest on the part of parents, or to other causes. I am pleased to say that such "weak spots" in the schools of this union are fewer in number and less serious in character than at any time since I began my work among you. The year just closed has been marked by harmonious and earnest effort on the part of all connected with the schools, and as a result of such effort considerable progress may be reported.
ATTENDANCE.
In the "summary" inserted below, and in the detailed tables which follow, the reader is asked to note particularly
SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE.
HOLDEN.
OAKHAM.
PAXTON.
RUTLAND.
Total.
No. enrolled since September 1, 1904 ..
549
98
84
264
995
Average membership for year
522.7
84.5
71.0
224.9
904
Average attendance for year.
476.3
79.8
63.9
201.7
821.7
Per cent. of attendance for year.
91.1
94.4
88.9
89.7
91
Per cent. of attendance for last year .. . 89.1
92.2
85.7
85.6
88.1
STATISTICAL TABLES. HOLDEN.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
TERMS, 1904-'05
No. Weeks
in Term.
Average
Membership.
Attendance.
Per Cent. of
Attendance.
Per Cent.
for Year.
No. Cases of
Tardiness.
High School.
Assistant
Winter ..
12
56.7
50.2
88.5
90.7
31
Marion L. Mann.
Spring
13
38.8
36.4
93.8
20
Center Grammar ..
-
Marion L. Mann.
Winter ..
8
34.1
29.7
87.1
92.0
9
Margery A, Rice.
Spring .. Fall
12
36.0
33.0 38.0
91.6
63
Center Primary ..
Margery A. Rice.
Margery A. Rice
Winter .
8
40.6
35.3
86.9
90.3
40 47
Adella L. Adams
Spring Fall ..
12
15.0 22.4
14.0 20.8
95.3 92.7
25 52 17
Clara K. Bascom
Spring Fall
12
34.5
31.7 37.8
91.9 94.2
29
Jefferson, Room 4.
Clara K. Bascom
Winter ..
8
34.7
31.4
90.5
92.2
57 19
Jefferson, Room 3.
Esther C. Hendricks. Esther C. Hendricks.
Winter .. 1
8
38.6
32.8
84.5
90.6
Esther C. Hendricks.
12
38.7
36.7 38.8
93.6 93.7
25
Jefferson, Room 2.
Laura L. Chenery.
Laura L. Chenery
Winter ..
8
38.6
28.9
74.6
87.3
11
Mary L. Gove.
Spring . Fall .
12
33.0
31.5
88.4
88.4
18
Jefferson, Room 1.
Marion E. Jones Marion E. Jones
Spring Fall
12
29.3 31.9
26.6 29.8
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