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ANNUAL REPORT
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BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
ANNUAL REPORT
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Town Officials
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FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1907.
BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
Town Officers For 1906.
TOWN CLERK : JESSE ALLEN.
SELECTMEN :
HARRY B. PARKER, JOHN P. DAY, GARDNER M. DEAN.
ASSESSORS : SANFORD H. BULLARD, SYLVESTER H. HASKELL, FRANK NYE.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR :
JESSE ALLEN, EDMUND CODY,
WM. H. PARKMAN.
COLLECTOR : EDMUND CODY.
TREASURER : GEORGE S. BUTLER.
CONSTABLES :
WM. S. CRAWFORD, WALTER R. DEAN,
GILBERT T. BUTTERFIELD, BERT S. REED, ORIN D. WEBBER.
WALTER A. WOODIS,
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AUDITOR : WALTER M. ROBINSON.
FENCE VIEWERS :
JESSE ALLEN, S. H. HASKELL, C. H. TROWBRIDGE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
JESSE ALLEN, MRS. M. L. WOODIS, HORACE W. LINCOLN.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES ;
MRS. M. L. WOODIS, . FRANK E. DAVIS, JESSE ALLEN.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE :
JAMES P. FAIRBANK. MASON S. DEAN, JESSE ALLEN.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS : WILLIAM A. NYE.
TREE WARDEN : CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE.
MEASURERS OF WOOD :
GEORGE S. BUTLER, WALTER A. WOODIS, PERRY WOOD.
W. R. DEAN,
MEASURERS OF LUMBER :
W. R. DEAN, PERRY WOOD, JAMES LEYDEN.
FIELD DRIVERS.
A. H. DRAPER, G. S. BUTLER, C. M. PACKARD.
FRED KIMBALL,
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CATTLE INSPECTOR : SANFORD H. BULLARD.
SEXTON : JAMES P. FAIRBANK.
FOREST FIREWARD : CHARLES TROWBRIDGE.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : CHARLES M. PACKARD.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT : HERBERT J. JONES.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
THE Selectmen submit the following report for the finan- cial year ending March 1, 1907 :
Paid Town Officers.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid town clerk, services,
$18 40
Express,
5 90
Justice fees,
75
Postage,
1 62
$26 67
TREASURER.
Paid treasurer, for services,
$25 00
Postage,
1 62
$26 62
COLLECTOR.
Paid collector, for services,
$75 00
Collector's book,
1 34
Printing,
6 20
Postage,
6 85
Discount on taxes,
179 84
$269 23
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SELECTMEN.
Paid Harry B. Parker,
$25 00
John P. Day, 25 00
Gardner M. Dean,
25 00
Postage and telephone,
8 31
Traveling expenses,
6 44
$89 75
ASSESSORS.
Paid S. H. Bullard, $31 42
Frank Nye,
33 01
S. H. Haskell,
25 00
$89 43
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Paid for support of paupers,
$531 95
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid for support of schools,
$2501 31
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Paid for repairing highways,
$1199 42
Opening roads,
257 54
- -$1456 96
BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
Paid H. S. Harwood,
$2 00
W. C. Ayres,
2 00
William Gaffney,
2 00
W. C. Bliss,
2 00
Joseph Gilboy,
2 00
Ernest Rand,
2 00
James Fairbanks,
2 00
A. C. Morse,
2 00
$16 00
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LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
Paid for support of town library,
$73 08
AUDITOR.
Paid Walter M. Robinson, $18 00
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
Paid G. M. Dean, $8 00
H. B. Parker,
8 00
John P. Day,
8 00
$24 00
STREET LAMPS.
Paid Harland Angier,
$54 00
G. T. Butterfield, 48 00
$102 00
SEXTON.
Paid James P. Fairbanks, $22 00
SHADE TREES.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, tree warden,
$15 00
BOND FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid ()'Brien & Russeil, for treasurer and
collector, $25 00
FOREST FIREWARDS.
Paid W. H. Bullard, $ 35
C. H. Trowbridge, 3 75
$4 10
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Paid care of cemeteries and repairs, $8 48
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STATE AID.
Paid S. Amanda Reed,
$48 00
Horace M. Green,
36 00
John E. Stone,
48 00
Russell Arnold,
36 00
Julia Guilford,
48 00
- $216 00
STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
Paid state tax,
$385 00
County tax,
385 00
$770 00
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Paid for supplies,
$1 05
INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS,
Paid S. H. Bullard,
$54 00
STATE ROAD.
Paid selectmen,
$584 09
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid G. M. Dean, $7 55
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid G. M. Dean, repairs on church belfrey and steeple, $163 00
Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr., San Francisco fund, 100 00
G. S. Butler, oil can, 75
C. M. Packard, repairing fire hooks, etc., 10 83
Daniel H. Rice, D. W. Needham case, 22 11
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Paid DeLand Brothers, printing, $2 75
W. R. Dean, auto sign posts, 4 50
W. R. Dean, wood for town hall, 23 50
Jennie C. Spooner, printing town re- ports, 29 00
Worcester Trust Co., note and interest, 1015 00 Worcester Abstract Co., 37 deeds and 2 probates, 6 10
John P. Ranger, M. C. Needham case,
19 08
G. T. Butterfield, watching fire at Perry Wood's, 2 50
W. R. Dean, furnace door, etc., 7 50
H. J. Lawrence, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, printing ballots, 46 00
F. E. Davis, care of hall and clock, 35 00
F. S. Conant, supplies,
75
R. F. Parker, labor on auto signs, 3 60
John P. Day, repairs on street lamps,
75
J. P. Fairbanks, burial of David Newton, 35 00
Harry B. Parker, supplies and labor on auto signs, 2 62
D. H. Rice, services field day, 5 00
E. W. Merrick, Perry Wood case, 37 99
Jennie C. Spooner, printing assessors reports, 20 00
-$1593 33
$8598 58
All of which is respectfully submitted.
HARRY B. PARKER, JOHN P. DAY, GARDNER M. DEAN,
Selectmen of Oakham.
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List of Jurors as Revised by the Selectmen.
C. H. Parker, Alfred C. Morse, Henry Bartlett,
Frank S. Conant, W. H. Parkman, James Leyden,
Charles H. Trowbridge, Frank E. Davis, John P. Day, Gilbert Butterfield.
Treasurer's Report.
DR.
To cash balance, $1214 25
Received, balance of fines in criminal case, 42 25
Two auctioneers' licenses, 4 00
One butcher's license, 1 00
State returns for inspection of animals, 14 50
State Board of Education, High school tuition, 80 00
City of Boston, school supplies, 180 00
City of Boston, tuition of children, 24 50
Trustees Lyman and Industrial schools, 23 00
Jesse Allen, on account of superin- tendent of schools, 187 50
Income Massachusetts school fund,
963 75
Sale of school supplies,
1 49
Chicopee, relief of D. Shea,
91 95
State aid, 243 00
Burial of indigent soldiers,
35 00
State Highway loan fund, 536 00
Dog fund, 155 06
Rent of piano, 7 75
Rent of hall, 34 50
Charles A. Fobes estate, trust fund, 100 00
Charles A. Fobes estate, legacy, 100 00
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Received, interest on Charles A. Fobes legacy, $5 07
Interest on George H. Gould trust fund, 2 00
Interest on C. M. Maynard trust fund, 1 50
Interest on Stephen Lincoln trust fund, 1 50 Interest on Daniel A. Dean trust fund, 2 00
Interest on Martha M. Macullar trust
fund, 2 00
Interest on C. M. Maynard library fund, 23 08
Corporation tax,
9 37
National Bank tax, 42 66
Edmund Cody, taxes, 1905,
705 67
Edmund Cody, taxes, 1906,
3923 87
Worcester Trust Co.,
1000 00
Mrs. Samuel B. Ripley, cemetery trust fund, 25 00
Interest on bank deposits,
18 14
--- $9801 36
CR.
By paying selectmen's orders, $8598 58
Depositing C. A. Fobes trust fund, 100 00
Depositing Mrs. S. B. Ripley trust fund, 25 00
Cash in treasury, 1077 78
-$9801 36
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
George H. Gould, $100 00
Daniel A. Dean, 100 00
Caroline M. Maynard,
150 00
Stephen Lincoln,
50 00
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Martha M. Macullar, Charles A. Fobes, Mrs. Samuel B. Ripley,
$100 00
100 00
25 00
LEGACY.
Benjamin P. Clark,
$408 06
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. S. BUTLER,
Treasurer.
Collector's Report.
DR.
To uncollected taxes of 1905, Interest on taxes,
$781 02
32 78
$813 80
CR.
By treasurer's receipts,
$705 67
Abatement,
6 14
711 81
$101 99
DR.
Taxes committed for collection in 1906 :
State tax,
$385 00
County tax,
385 00
Town tax,
4182 67
Interest,
3 50
-- $4956 17
CR.
By treasurer's receipts, $3923 87
Uncollected taxes,
1032 30
-- $4956 17 -
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND CODY, Collector.
REPORT OF THE Superintendent of Streets.
Paid W. A. Nye,
$385 01
M. M. Butterfield,
18 00
E. H. Dwelley,
90 01
Leroy Burt,
116 01
Edwin Green,
79 29
B. P. Woodis,
100 72
J. C. Woodis,
128 12
B. S. Reed,
109 56
W. H. Boyd,
14 88
W. H. Bullard,
20 13
A. B. Black,
10 25
W. R. Dean,
40 50
L. Jeffrey,
4 25
Albert Hapgood,
8 75
R. F. Parker,
31 08
S. H. Bullard,
10 00
A. B. Spooner,
8 53
O. D. Tottingham,
3 00
E. Jeffrey,
4 38
J. P. Day,
2 75
F. E. Loring,
10 25
C. H. Parker & Son,
3 95
$1199 42
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OPENING ROADS-1906.
Paid W. Gaffney,
$5 98
J. P. Gaffney,
6 40
G. Hurlburt, 1 23
J. Moran, 30
C. S. Clifford,
5 88
W. E. Swindell,
44
James Scott,
3 67
W. McClanathan,
60
B. P. Woodis,
96
B. Banks,
1 05
G. T. Butterfield,
2 80
W. H. Boyd,
1 22
S. H. Bullard,
4 31
A. B. Spooner,
5 60
M. White,
1 58
W. A. Nye,.
6 92
J. E. Rawson,
1 93
J. P. Day,
1 05
James Gilboy,
1 75
John Gilboy,
1 75
S. Haskell,
6 10
T. C. Gaffney,
6 10
$67 62
OPENING ROADS-1907.
Paid W. E. Swindell,
$1 01
Dona Bolia,
70
Ira Stone,
70
W. H. Boyd,
3 06
Nathan Fisk,
8 75
William Snay,
3 15
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Paid H. D. Bullard,
$5 11
E. H. Dwelly,
2 80
G. T. Butterfield,
20 82
J. H. Keep,
5 78
A. B. Spooner,
3 76
Edwin Green,
4 29
William Gaffney,
8 30
S. F. Woodis,
4 89
J. E. Rawson,
7 14
F. A. Dexter,
11 97
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S. H. Bullard,
6 82
Frank Fobes,
1 49
James Scott,
24 15
W. A. Bushnell,
5 86
H. W. Bartlett,
9 27
C. S. Clifford,
5 75
H. A. Crawford,
3 48
W. A. Woodis,
5 20
Eugene Sanders,
88
John Gilboy,
9 21
J. P. Gaffney,
12 18
S. H. Haskell,
4 93
J. P. Day,
2 34
C. H. Trowbridge,
1 05
J. H. Gilboy,
3 75
P. O'Donnell,
1 93
$189 92
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. NYE,
Superintendent of Streets.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS of the POOR.
Paid for aid furnished Almira Woodis, $146 00
For aid furnished Charles Winslow,
110 19
For aid furnished Job Simmons, 118 53
For aid furnished family of Daniel Shea,
91 95
For aid furnished family of Joseph Greenwood,
6 89
For aid furnished W. D. Lloyd,
7 14
Taking poor to Worcester,
4 45
Jesse Allen, overseer,
24 50
Edmund Cody, overseer,
10 00
Wm. H. Parkman, overseer,
10 00
Postage and telephoning,
2 30
$531 95
CR.
From the City of Chicopee,
$91 95
From the City of Worcester,
2 20
From the Town of Spencer,
6 89
$101 04
Actual expense of supporting our own poor,
$430 91
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, W. H. PARKMAN, EDMUND CODY,
Overseers of the Poor.
Free Public Library.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
DR.
Balance on hand,
$13 90
Fines and sale of cards and catalogues,
3 99
Received from town, 73 08
$90 97
CR.
Paid F. E. Davis, librarian, 25 00
G. N. Briggs, exchange of books for
Coldbrook,
25 00
For new books,
29 60
Express and postage,
1 80
Balance on hand,
9 57
$90 97
Number of volumes in library,
1390
Added during the year,
31
Circulation,
1725
Largest number charged in one day,
48
Smallest number charged in one day,
21
Number of persons taking books,
120
All friends of the town are rejoicing over the prospect of the new "Fobes Memorial Library Building," plans for which
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will soon be presented to the Town by the Library Committee.
The very generous gift of $6000 from Mrs. C. E. Fobes of Worcester and her daughter, Mrs. Gifford, together with the legacy of $4000 from the estate of Mr. C. A. Fobes, pro- vide ample funds for the erection of a building which will fully meet our desires and be an ornament to the town.
M. L. WOODIS, F. E. DAVIS. JESSE ALLEN,
Library Trustees.
REPORT OF The Cemetery Committee.
Paid for repairs on West tomb, $4 25
For general care of West cemetery, 11 00
For general care of South cemetery, 2 95
For general care of Southwest cemetery, 1 80
For general care of Centre cemetery,
1 23
For tomb door, South cemetery,
51 25
For care of individual lots, 9 00
$81 48
LOTS NOW PROVIDED WITH PERPETUAL CARE.
Gould lot in West cemetery. Fobes lot in West cemetery.
S. Lincoln lot in West cemetery. Ripley lot in West cemetery.
D. R. Dean lot in South cemetery.
Edmund Dean lot in South cemetery. C. Reed lot in South cemetery.
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, J. P. FAIRBANK, M. S. DEAN,
Cemetery Committee.
REPORT OF The School Committee.
STATISTICS.
Number of pupils enrolled,
102
Average membership, 90.7
Average attendance,
85.5
Percentage of attendance,
94.4
APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES.
Balance of state school fund,
$500 00
School fund of 1906,
963 75
Support of schools,
1200 00
School superintendent,
60 00
Dog fund,
155 06
State return for school superintendent,
187 50
Education of state children,
24 50
Education of Boston children,
18) 00
Education of Lyman school children,
23 00
High school tuition refunded,
80 00
Sale of school supplies,
49
--- $3375 30
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School Expenses. SALARIES.
Paid Superintendent H. J. Jones,
$240 00
Florence E. Bothwell,
320 00
Mrs. Minnie M. Day,
140 00
Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis,
70 00
Mrs. Minnie G. Woodis,
340 00
Miss Ruth E. Butterfield,
320 00
Miss Julia E. Connelly,
310 00
Mrs. George Edson,
15 00
Miss Dorothy D. Keyes, musical in- structor,
55 00
Miss Ethel M. Braman,
99 00
-- $1909 00
TRANSPORTATION.
Paid Mrs. George Edson,
$38 50
SUPPLIES.
Paid for supplies,
$113 07
FUEL.
Paid L. S. Green,
$6 00
W. R. Dean,
18 24
C. H. Trowbridge,
8 15
Mrs. L. P. Bushnell,
13 00
Mason S. Dean,
32 50
O. D. Tottingham,
20 00
$97 89
TUITION.
Paid town of Barre,
$40 00
Town of Rutland,
40 00
$80 00
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CARE OF HOUSES.
Paid Lottie Thresher,
$3 25
Morton Butterfield,
9 75
Harlan Angier,
32 30
Francis Gaffney,
8 00
Helena Rutherford,
3 00
Eugene Sanders,
5 50
$61 80
REPAIRS.
Paid W. A. Woodis,
$2 70
W. C. Ayres,
67 60
W. Angier,
5 25
$75 55
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Jesse Allen, services, 1905,
$41 00
Same, services, 1906,
39 00
M. L. Woodis, services, 1905,
21 00
Same, services, 1906,
16 00
H. W. Lincoln, services,
8 50
$125 50
Total,
$2501 31
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, MINNIE L. WOODIS, HORACE W. LINCOLN,
School Committee.
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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 : Carl Christiansen, Charlotte Keep, Dannie O'Donnell, Harlan Angier, Leone Boyd, Flor- ence Edson, John Marshall, Allie Swindell, Raymond Thresher, Lavander Clifford, Charles Keep, Alfred Morse, Arthur Rymill, Rose Rymill.
Two terms: Orvis Banks, Harold Dunham, Nellie Hale, James McDonald, Frank Stone, Lillian Wheeler, Ida Yeo, Blanche Yeo, Alice Bullard, Allie Swindell.
Three terms: Mildred Burt, Evelyn Clifford, Florence Draper, Alice Loring, George Dean, John Marshall, Raymond Thresher.
COLDBROOK SCHOOL. One term: Lester Howe, Walter Howe, Mildred Hunt, Willie Wilson, Susie Winslow, Ada Wood.
Two terms : Evelyn Cody, Earle Lawless, Beatrice Monroe, Marion Winslow.
Three terms : Ralph Cody, LeRoy Monroe, Earle Parker.
SOUTH SCHOOL. One term : Helena K. Rutherford, Lottie C. Thresher, Jennie T. Bullard, Ruby E. Bullard, Herman N. Dean, James Kenney.
Two terms: John Robinson, Minnie M. Rutherford, Marion C. Rutherford, Fred Kenney.
Three terms: May D. Robinson, Hazel D. Robinson. .
Donald A. Rutherford, Martin J. Cavanaugh.
WEST SCHOOL. One term : Francis Gaffney.
Two terms: Annie Gaffney, Willie Moran, John Moran, Willie Gaffney.
27 REPORT OF AUDITOR.
This is to certify that I have examined and approved all original bills and vouchers of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Committee, Road Commissioners, Library Trus- tees, Cemetery Committee and Tree Warden and find them to be correct. I have also examined the Treasurer's account and find it to be correct, also the Collector's account and find his receipts to be as reported, also the uncollected taxes.
Respectfully submitted, W. M. ROBINSON, Auditor.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS For the Year 1906.
BIRTHS.
January 8, daughter, Mary Katherine, to James and Mary E. Leyden,
May 28, son, Herbert Everett, to Frank and Mabel M. Howe. December 1, daughter, Hazel Constance, to George A. and Maud A. Briggs.
MARRIAGES.
June 2, Henry W. Stone to Ellen G. Hall.
DEATHS.
DATE.
Y.
M.
D.
Mar. 13, Charles B. Caldwell,
60
11
1
Mar. 16, Flora A. Gueley,
21
7
8
April 2, Lydia D. Anderson,
98
3
12
July 10, Theodore A. Fuller,
3
15
Sept. 7, Edgar B. Pierce,
43
0
19
Sept. 8, Benjamin F. Williams (in Worcester), 46
10
4
Oct. 15, David Newton,
82
1
16
Nov. 6, Hugh Mullen,
66
Nov. 20, Cheney Bothwell,
71
0
3
Nov. 23, William R. Barr (in Worcester),
74
6
1
Dec. 20, Ruth A. Hallowell,
13
5
8
Number of voters : Male, 136; female, 10.
Number of dogs licensed, 78 : Male, 68; female, 10.
JESSE ALLEN,
Town Clerk.
Town Meeting Warrant.
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 "Memorial Hall," on Monday, the first 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 one Selectman one Assessor, one Overseer of the Poor, one School Committee, one Library Trustee, one Cemetery Committee, for three years, one Assessor for two years, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, three Fence Viewers, six Constables, Auditor and Tree War- den. for one year. 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 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.
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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 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 Town Clock for the ensuing year, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 14th. To determine the manner of supporting paupers the year ensuing.
Article 15th. To see if the town will provide for lighting the street lamps the ensuing year, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 16th. To see if the town will vote to have their valuation by the Assessors printed the ensuing year.
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Article 17th. To see if the town will have the library building lot surveyed, corner of Maple and Central streets, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 18th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day.
Article 19th. To see if the town will appoint some person or persons as agents to prosecute and defend all suits that may be brought for or against the town for the ensuing year.
Article 20th. To see if the town will vote to elect a high- way surveyor, according to Chapter 11, Revised Laws, Section 336, 1902, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 21st. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate any money to purchase a new road scraper, or pass any vote relative thereto.
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 eighteenth day of March, in this year one thousand nine hundred and seven.
HARRY B. PARKER, ) Selectmen JOHN P. DAY. of GARDNER M. DEAN, Oakham.
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SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Superintendent of Schools
FOR THE
CENTRAL WORCESTER UNION
TOWNS : HOLDEN, OAKHAM, PAXTON, RUTLAND WORCESTER COUNTY, MASS.
MARCH, 1907
THE CENTRAL WORCESTER UNION.
The union was formed July 16, 1900. The services and salary of the superintendent are shared as follows: Holden, one-half; Rutland, one- fourth; Paxton, one-tenth; Oakham, three-twentieths. The superintendent's year begins August 1. Thirty-two teachers are employed in twenty-nine schools. The chairman of the joint committee 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. Anna P. Fay,
1907
T. Walter Howe,
1907
Mrs. Addie M. Holden, secretary,
1908
William J. Powers,
190S
James A. Holden, chairman,
1909
Mrs. Martha E. Graham,
1909
RUTLAND.
Term Expires.
Louis M. Hanff, secretary,
1907
Dennis E. Smith, chairman,
190S
William C. Temple,
1909
OAKHAM ..
Term Expires.
H. W. Lincoln,
1907
Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, secretary,
1908
Jesse Allen, chairman, .
1909
PAXTON.
Term Expires.
Lewis S. Clapp,
1908
Walter E. Clark,
1909
Mrs. Susie E. Flint,
1910
ANNUAL REPORT.
To the School Committees of Holden, Oakham, Paxton and Rutland.
Since the organization of your towns into the Central Wor- cester Union, your superintendent has aimed to unify the work of all the schools under his supervision so far as local condi- tions would permit. The elementary schools have the same course of study and largely the same text-books. All use the same system of records and reports, and the same general plans of supervision are applied to all. For these and other reasons, this seventh annual report, like its predecessors, is made to you jointly. As in previous years, matters of merely local interest are briefly treated under the title, "The Towns in Particular."
ATTENDANCE.
The usual "Summary of Attendance" inserted below, and the tables following, give the main facts as compiled from the school registers. The summary shows a falling off in the per cent. of
SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE.
HOLDEN.
OAKHAM.
PAXTON.
RUTLAND.
Total.
No. enrolled since September 1, 1906.
508
102
82
262
954
Average membership for year.
453.3
90.7
71.5
222.7
871.5
Average attendance for year.
408.5
85.5
62.4
194.7
751.1
Per cent. of attendance for year
89.8
94.4
89.0
88.0
90.3
Per cent. of attendance for last year
91.2
95.0
86.8
90.6
90.9
4
STATISTICAL TABLES.
HOLDEN.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
1906-'07
No. Weeks
in Term.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per Cent. of
Attendance.
Per Cent. for
No. Cases of
Tardiness.
High School.
A. K. Learned, Prin ... Spring. Fall Marion E. Bascom. Anjennette Newton . . . Winter ... Assistants
12
50.1 65.6 65.4
46.3 60.4 58.6
89.6
91.1
83
Center Primary . ..
Margery A. Rice.
Fall.
12
37.7
44.7 34.7
92.0
30
Margery A. Rice.
Winter
12
35.2
28.7
82.0
88.4
59
Center Grammar ..
Elizabeth A. Brown.
Fall
12
34.7
26.2 32.4
93.0
49
Elizabeth A. Brown ..
Winter .. .
12
33.3
30.2
90.0
90.9
98
Jefferson,
Laura L. Chenery ..
Spring . ..
13
46.4
41.1
88.5 89.3
9
First Primary
Josephine V. Judge. Ella Bartley
Winter .. .
12
27.4
19.3
70.0
82.6
33
Jefferson,
Esther C. Hendricks . . . Ella O. Peterson .
Fall
12
38.0
36.4
91.9
4
Second Primary
Ella O. Peterson
Winter .. . 12
33.0
28.0
89.0
92.4
38
Agnes Dolan
Spring . . .
13
23.0
21.8
95.0
22
Jefferson,
...
Esther C. Hendricks. .. Esther C. Hendricks. .
Winter .. . 12
31.1
26.8
86.2
91.6
8
Jefferson,
Clara K. Bascom
Fall
12
30.1
28.2
93.5
26
Grammar
Clara K. Bascom
Winter. . .
12
26.9
23.2
87.6
90.5
21
Spring . ..
13
30.0
28.9
96.3
1
Chaffin Primary.
Elsie H. Crawshaw
Fall
12
27.0
24.4
93 0
Martha Clark
Winter .. .
12
27.0
22.0
84.0
91.1
13
26.2
23.7
90.0
..
Chaffin Grammar
L. Ula Skelton.
Fall ..
12
25.9
23.6
91.0
1
L. Ula Skelton
Winter.
12
25.0
21.2
S4.0
88.3
1
Spring ..
13
21.0
20.0
94.8
3
A. Florence Kirby.
Fall.
12
15.4
14.5
94.2
4
A. Florence Kirby
Winter .. . 12
21.0
18.3
87.0
92.0
7
Quinapoxet Grammar
Ethel H. Crowe
Spring ..
13
24.2
21.6
93 0 92.8
15
Ethel H. Crowe.
Winter .. .
12
24.5
22.1
89.7
91.8
11
North Woods
Margaret V. Gray
12
16.0
15 0
14.3
90.0
89.5
25
Mary G. Cahill
Spring.
13
18.0
16.0
89.0
14
Springdale
Mary G. Cahill
Fall.
14
12.3
11.2
91.0
90.0
13
Winter.
14
28.0
21.1
86.2
58
Dawson
Margaret Tracy. Margaret Tracy
Spring .. Fall
12
24.7
23.0
93.1
17
Mary Early
Winter ...
11
21.3
17.9
83.8
87.7
Sadie I. Packard
Spring ...
13
19.0
17.7
93.2
71
South
Sadie I. Packard
Fall
12
18.1
18.0
99.4
27
Sadie I. Packard.
Winter ...
12
18.0
17.0
94.4
95.7
26
Agnes L. Kirby
Spring ...
13
20.1
18.3
91 0
.....
Unionville
Agnes L. Kirby
Fall.
24.6
23.7
90.0
......
31
Agnes L. Kirby
Winter ...
12
26.8
02.1
82.4
87.8
. .
Spring . . .
13
32.1
29.8
93.2
19
Fall.
12
33.1
31.0
93.5
15
Intermediate
Clara K. Bascom
Spring ...
13
20.9
18.9
90.5
19
Margery A. Rice.
Spring.
13
49.0
91.2
..
..
Elizabeth A. Brown ...
Spring
13
29.2
89.7
62
20
Fall ..
12
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