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ANNUAL OFFICIAL REPORTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1919
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1919
TOWN CLERK :
JESSE ALLEN,
Term expires 1921
SELECTMEN :
Term expires 1922
JOHN P. DAY, SYLVESTER R. DEAN,
Term expires 1921
EDMOND CODY,
Term expires 1920
ASSESSORS :
CHARLES S. CLIFFORD,
Term expires 1921
ALDEN E. BACON,
Term expires 1922
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN,
Term expires 1920
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR :
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN,
Term expires 1921
CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE, Term expires 1922
JESSE ALLEN, Term expires 1920
SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
J. WILSON BALL,
Term expires 1922
JESSE ALLEN, Term expires 1921
MRS. MINNIE M. DAY,
Term expires 1920
LIBRARY TRUSTEES :
FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL, Term expires 1921
JESSE ALLEN, SARA E. BUTLER,
Term expires 1922 Term expires 1920
CEMETERY COMMITTEE :
JOHN W. DWELLY, JESSE ALLEN, JAMES P. FAIRBANK,
Term expires 1921
Term expires 1922
Term expires 1920
COLLECTOR : GEORGE H. MORSE
TREASURER : JOHN W. DWELLY
TREE WARDEN : EDWIN GREEN
AUDITOR : JOHN ROBINSON
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR : WINTHROP H. BOYD
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : GEORGE H. MORSE
MEASURERS OF LUMBER :
O. D. WEBBER W. R. DEAN
W. A. WOODIS
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK : GEO. S. BUTLER APPLETON NEWTON SYLVESTER R. DEAN
FENCE VIEWERS :
JESSE ALLEN W. W. GRIMES C. H. TROWBRIDGE
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CONSTABLES :
W. C. Ayres, Chief, G. H. MORSE, A. E. BACON, F. H. PARMENTER. C. B. DANIELS, H. W. BARTLETT
FIELD DRIVERS :
JOHN ROBINSON EDWIN GREEN
TOWN AGENT : FRANK S. CONANT
CATTLE INSPECTOR : HENRY W. STONE
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT : JAMES R. CHILDS
UNDERTAKER : JAMES P. FAIRBANK
FOREST FIRE WARDEN : CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE
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TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, SS.
To 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 second day of February next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1st. To choose a Moderator to preside at all town meetings except for the election of State Officers, during the coming year.
Article 2d. To hear the annual report of the several town officers, and act thereon.
Article 3d. To choose one Selectman, one Assessor, one Overseer of Poor, one School Committee, one Library Trustee, one Cemetery Committee for three years, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Auditor. Tree Warden, Highway Surveyor. three Fence Viewers, six Constables, all on one ballot. The polls will be opened at ten o'clock in the foreroon 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 the Selectmen, Treasurer, Collector, Auditor and Constables for the ensuing year.
Article 6th. To see what compensation the town will allow for men and teams in repairing highways and opening roads for the ensuing year.
Article 7th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to bond their Treasurer and Collector.
Article 8th. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriations for the same.
Article 9th. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the relief of poor and needy soldiers, as required under Chapter 79, Section 18. of the Revised Laws.
Article 10th. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow during the current financial vear, in anticipation - of the revenue of said year, such sums of money as may be neces- sary for the current expenses of the town, giving the note or notes of the town therefor, payable within one year from date of note therefor, these notes to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Article 11th. To see if the town will appoint some person as agent, to prosecute and defend all suits that may be brought for or against the town in the ensuing year.
Article 12th. To see if the town will employ some person or persons to care for the Town Hall, Town Clock, and Library Building for the ensuing year.
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Article 13th. To see what sum the town will raise and appropriate for the suppression of the browntail moth.
Article 14th. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money to light the street lights for the ensuing year.
Article 15th. To see if the town will vote to insure their employees, and make an appropriation for the same, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 16th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the suppression of the gypsy moth.
Article 17th. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money to buy an adding machine, or pass any vote relative thereto.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up three attested copies in public places in said town seven days at least before 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 thirteenth day of January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
JOHN P. DAY, SYLVESTER R. DEAN, EDMUND CODY,
Selectmen of Oakham.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Births. Marriages and Deaths in Oakham in 1919
BIRTHS.
Jan. 2. Daughter to Fabius and Rhoda Beckwith.
Feb. 14. Daughter to Robert and Josephine Cummings.
April 7. Daughter to Oliver and Etta Wilkins.
April T. Daughter to Clifford and Susan F. Knight.
May 9. Son to Samuel and Eva Bruno.
May 18. Daughter to Albert and Irma Dufault.
May 24 Daughter to Everett and Annie Dufresne.
Sept. 18. Daughter to Agnes Woodis.
Oct. 11. Daughter to Martin and Damycile Winsky.
Oct. 27. Son to Vietor and Sniczinsky.
Nov. 19. Daughter to Frank A. and Bernice Sullivan.
MARRIAGES.
Aug. 25. Percy E. Fielding to Gertrude E. Edson.
Sept. 10. Henry W. Blake to Elsie M. Babcock.
Oct. S. Raymond D. Hull to Marjorie Parker.
DEATHS.
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Feb. 4. Patrick Cummings,
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Feb. 7. Wm. M. Gaffney.
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Feb. 24. Ernest R. Lackey.
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Feb. 28. Nora W. Dayle,
74
Mar. 22. W. Winn Russell,
80
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Mar. 23. Geo. N. Briggs,
69
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April 12. Carrie F. Butterfield,
68
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April 18. Patrick Moran,
64
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July 14. Ellen M. Tottingham,
733
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Aug. 22. Charles A. Spooner,
70
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Sept. 25. Mary J. Clark,
69
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Oct. 27. Still Born Sniezinsky
Dec. 27. Annie B. Stuks.
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JESSE ALLEN, Town Clerk.
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TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT
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Jan. 1, to cash on hand, $2,822 35
Received of Geo. H. Morse,
taxes, 1918, $2,511 70
Geo. H. Morse, taxes, 1919,
6,866 23
. State of Massachusetts, corpora- tion tax, 66 58
State of Massachusetts, National Bank tax, 41 35
State of Massachusetts, soldiers' exemption, 2 93
State of Massachusetts, tuition of children, 93 00
State of Massachusetts, inspec- tion of animals, 14 00
State of Massachusetts, State Aid, 216 00
State of Massachusetts, income tax, 1917-18, 99 00
State of Massachusetts, State
School fund,
1.018 53
State of Massachusetts, High School tuition. 829 00
State of Massachusetts, transpor-
tation High School pupils.
615 63
State of Massachusetts, Income
tax. general purpose.
90 00
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State of Massachusetts, Income tax, general school fund, 30 00
State of Massachusetts, Inde- pendent Industrial Schools, 53 03
Worcester Trust Co.,
3,000 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, 4 70
Cemetery Committee, 80 60
Perpetual Care Funds, 78 00
Rent of Memorial Hall, 12 50
Charlton Poor Farm Association, 21 45
Butchers' License,
1 00
Frank A. Smith & Son, insurance refunded, 13 31
Overseers of Poor, 28 93
F. E. Davis, cards and fines, .
8 26
F. E. Davis, sale of magazines, 6 45
City of Boston for school, 4 50
Geo. M. Ross, for Cemetery Fund, 100 00 Interest, 38 41
Dog Fund, 83.9848%, 174 86
State of Massachusetts, State
Forestry, 2 00
State of Massachusetts, School
Superintendent, 187 50
Over-laying taxes. 607 81
$19,739 61
Cr.
By paying Selectmen's orders, $18,609 59
Trust Funds deposited, 100 00
-$18,709 59
Balance in Treasury, $1,030 02
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Alfred Parks Wright Memorial
Fund, $500 00
Interest,
$28 75
Paid for magazine subscriptions,
24 25 4 50
Mary Lincoln Alden Memorial
Hund,
$5,000 00
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Balance of income,
$132 50
Interest.
250 00
Exchange of Bonds,
387 50
Dividends,
87 50
$857 50
Ur.
Expended,
215 00
$612 50
Fobes Mamorial
Fund,
$2,000 00
Interest.
319 23
Clark Legacy and Interest,
934 12
Cemetery Trust Funds
Deposited in the Worcester County Institution
for Savings :
. George H. Gould,
$100 00
Daniel H. Dean,
100 00
Caroline M. Maynard,
150 00
A. J. Holden,
50 00
Lyman S. Walker,
100 00
William A. Fobes.
100 00
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Mrs. M. T. F. Rugg,
100 00
Henry A. Morse,
100 00
William L. Haskell,
100 00
Henry P. Wright,
100 00
Laura G. Burt.
100 00
Anna D. Adams,
25 00
A. C. Morse,
50 00
Geo. M. Ross,
100 00
Hall & Nourse,
100 00
In the Five Cents Savings :
Jesse Allen.
$100 00
Ruth H. Robinson,
50 00
Lewis Allen.
100 00
A. S. Nickerson,
100 00
In the Mechanics Savings Bank
Stephen Lincoln,
$150 00
Charles A. Fobes,
100 00
Lewis N. Haskell,
100 00
Mrs. Samuel B. Ripley,
25 00
Mary E. Brown,
50 00
Martha Macullar,
100 00
Fannie Kimball,
50 00
Sumner Reed,
100 00
Weeks & Elliott,
100 00
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. DWELLY, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
The Selectmen submit the following for the financial year ending December 31, 1919.
PAID TOWN OFFICERS.
Town Clerk .
Paid Jesse Allen,
$80 60
Treasurer
Paid John Dwelly,
$50 00
Postage and Tel.,
11 50
61 50
Tax Collector
Paid Geo. H. Morse,
$85 00
Postage,
11 80
96 80
Selectmen
Paid John P. Day,
$50 00
Sylvester R. Dean,
40 00
Edmund Cody,
40 00
Tel. and Postage.
2 50
132 50
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Assessors
Paid W. H. Parkman, Alden Bacon, 67 50
$69 25
136 75
Auditor
Paid John Robinson, 50 00
Ballot Clerks and Tellers
Paid F. E. Davis, $6 00
J. P. Fairbanks, 4 00
Geo. H. Morse, 4 00
Bert S. Reed,
2 00
M. F. Lincoln,
2 00
Clifford Knight,
2 00
William G. Mann,
2 00
C. H. Trowbridge,
2 00
24 00
Registrars of Voters
Paid John P. Day,
$6 00
Sylvester R. Dean,
8 00
Edmund Cody,
6 00
Jesse Allen,
8 00
28 00
Moderator
Paid W. C. Avres, 2 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Paid Geo. H. Morse, 15 00
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Overseers of Poor Services and Support of Poor, 542 18
School Committee
Paid for Support of Schools, 6054 08
Superintendent of Streets
Paid for Highways and' Bridges, 1677 80
Library Trustees
Paid for Support of Library, 550 98
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Care of Street Lights
Paid Oliver Wilkins,
$121 75
W. A. Nye, .
102 00
C. H. Parker & Son,
224 05
Geo. S. Butler,
1 20
449 00
Cemetery Committee Paid for Support of Cemeteries, 261 87
State Aid
Paid H. M. Green,
$72 00
S. Amanda Reed,
72 00
Emma Blodgett,
72 00
216 00
Bonds Town Officers
Paid Mass. Bonding Co.
Treasurer,
$12 00
Tax Collector,
30 00
42 00
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State and County Tax
Paid County Tax, $451 00
State Tax,
990 00
State Highway Tax,
139 60
Special Tax,
59 40
1,640 00
Worcester Trust Co.
Paid Worcester Trust Co .. $2,000 00
Worcester Trust Co .. 3,000 00
Worcester Trust Co., Interest. 138 14
5,138 14
Opening Roads
Paid Justin Rawson,
2 25
Memorial Day
Paid Soldiers Memorial Association,
25 47
Insurance of Employees
Paid Frank A. Smith,
73 39
Brown Tail Moth
Paid C. H. Trowbridge,
10 00
Fire Dept.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, $23 96
C. Woodbury.
1 00
Eli Allard,
1 00
Geo. Edson,
1 00
Chas. Wilder & Son.
2 00
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Geo. Lackey,
1 00
Peter White,
1 00
Bert Reed, 1 00
Ed. Bullard,
1 00
Milton Bullard,
1 00
Leroy Burt,
1 00
John O'Donnell,
1 00
Patrick O'Donnell,
37
Elmer Willard,
1 00
Guy C. Allen,
1 50
Oliver Wilkins,
75
Henry Kane,
75
Warren Adams,
2 50
Henry Bartlett,
2 50
Geo. Grimes,
2 50
Geo. Briggs,
2 50
Raymond Alderson,
2 50
State Forestry Dept.
12 99
H. K. Barnes,
29 94
95 76
New Flag
Paid Fuller Regalia Co., 43 50
Repairing Interior of Town Hall
Paid W. O. Ayres, Labor and Supplies,
431 45
Tree Warden
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, 1 50
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Miscellaneous
Paid W. W. Russell, care of Hall, 15 50
W. A. Nye, care of Hall, 124 43
E. Howard Clock Co., repairs ou clock, 18 41
C. G. Rogers, printing supplies, 191 80
Geo. S. Butler, supplies, 6 28
Chas. F. Gettemy, certifying note, 2 00
E. Bert Johnson, attorney's fees, 3 00
W. C. Ayres, express, 93
W. A. Nye, tuning piano, 5 68 .
Chas. Howe, shingles, 17 25
John P. Day, drawing shingles, 1 25
Worcester Abstract Co., 6 60
Henry W. Stone, inspecting barns. 28 00
Henry W. Stone, inspecting meats, 92 00
F. D. Russell, labor and lumber, 19 52
D. Lebonte, repairing bell, 2 00
Fred Parmenter, officer's fees, 1918, 2 54
John Rol'nson, wood, 10 00
C. B. Daniels, sign boards, 9 00
4 00
John P. Day, sawing wood, 75
H. S. Splaine, death returns, 1 75
J. P. Fairbanks, death returns, 7 16
F. S. Conant, supplies,
A. G. Williams, lamp chimneys, 4 00
F. E. Davis, care of clock, 25 00
Worcester Mechanics National Bank, 3 00
Dr. Douglas, birth returns, 2 25
W. R. Dean, register, 3 25
John P. Day, 4 80
Geo. Morse, dog officer, 25 00
667 15
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Repairing Flag Pole
Paid H. M. Waite, pulleys,
$15 09
D. F. Howard, cement, 6 10
Fay Russell, labor,
25 10
D. Lebonte,
13 63
59 92
Total Expenditures,
$18,609 59
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
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Uncollected taxes for 1918,
$2,711 43
Interest,
96 03
$2 807 46
Cr.
By Treasurer's receipts,
$2,511 70
By abatement,
51 99
$2,563 69
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$243 77
Dr.
Taxes committed to me for collection August 29, 1919.
State tax,
$990 00
County tax,
451 00
State highway tax,
139 60
Special State tax,
59 40
Town tax,
7,757 00
Overlaying tax,
63 76
Omitted taxes,
55 70
Interest,
4 15
Or
Treasurer's receipts,
$6,866 23
$2,654 38
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. H. MORSE,
Collector.
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$9,520 61
FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Receipts
Town appropriation,
$300 00
174 86 $474 86 Dog Fund,
Expenses
Paid W. C. Ayers, janitor, $50 00
W. C. Ayres, express, 3 14
W. C. Ayres, grate for furnace, 27 00
W. C. Ayres, repairs on library, 71 62
H. R. Hunting, books, 18 69
Geo. S. Butler, 4 49
Edmond Cody, coal,
147.96
John P. Day, wood,
8 00
William Nye, janitor,
85 00
Robert M. Briggs, exchange of books, 20 80
Philip Wearing, exchange of books, 4 00
C. H. Trowbrige, repairs, 1 75
Walter R. Dean, wood,
5 00
Frank E. Davis, librarian,
79 28
Fobes Memorial Library, books,
24 25
$550 98
During the past year the walls have been retinted, the woodwork revarnished, and the building thoroughly cleaned.
JESSE ALLEN, SARA E. BUTLER, FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL.
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REPORT OF THE CHARLTON POOR FARM ASSOCIATION
For the Year ending December 31, 1919.
The annual report of the Association is hereby presented. These towns were admitted during the year : Ashburnham, Brookfield and Boylston.
RECEIPTS
Milk
$1752 86
Eggs
16 50
Stock
976 00
Miscellaneous
162 75
Boarders
1169 02
Inmates' board
4914 15
Assessment
714 46
$9705 74
EXPENDITURES
Carl M. Wheeler and wife, salary
$800 00
Inside and outside labor
879 63
Groceries
1611 14
Meats and provisions
1028 18
Clothing
269 15
Grain
1033 77
Oil
65 22
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Blacksmithing
$ 36 90
Mechanical attendance
46 25
Drugs
47 22
Supplies
590 74
Miscellaneous
323 30
Stock
892 31
Machinery and tools
180 62
Rent and interest
585 96
Coal
205 38
Telephone
45 52
Tobacco
188 11
Fertilizer
150 23
Pasturage
70 00
Repairs
115 38
$9165 01
Balance in favor of the Association
$5:0 73
Cash received and due from towns of the Association for board of inmates :
Charlton
$347 76
Holden
486 04
Princeton
398 55
Oakham
24 43
Westminster
703 89
Rutland
238 00
Sterling
873 03
Millbury
1212 45
Auburn
30 80
Brookfield
395 32
Ashburnham
71 99
Boylston
134 97
Leicester
1 92
$4914 15
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These towns had no inmates during the year : Hardwick, Holland, Paxton and Hubbardston.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM H. PARKMAN, President.
LOUIS M. HANFF, Secretary and Treasurer.
Charlton, Mass., January 1, 1920.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
Assessment, 14 01
Mrs. Emma A. Jackson,
353 50
Mrs. C. S. Chiffrid, 11 43
Dr. W. S. Bates,
7 50
Charles H. Trowbridge, (overseer),
26 25
Geo. S. Butler,
25 00
Poor Farm,
28 93
John P. Day,
5 00
Mrs. C. M. Wheeler,
9 56
William H. Parkman, (overseer),
25 00
Jesse Allen,
20 00
Mrs. Henry W. Stone, (transportation), 8 00
Doctor of Charlton,
3 00
Clothing.
5 00
$542 18
Received credit from
Mrs. Lorenzo Hill,
$28 93
$28 93
$513 25
Refunded from Charlton Association, $21 45
$21 45
Total expended, $491 80
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Respectfully ·submitted. JESSE ALLEN, WM. H. PARKMAN. CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE, Orerseers of the Poor.
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Report of the Cemetery Committee
Receipts
Town appropriation,
$75 00
Perpetual care of lots,
78 00
Individual care of lots,
80 60
Balance due the Town,
28 27
$261 87
Expenses
Edwin Green, Superintendent,
$192 42
James P. Fairbank,
1 80
Geo. S. Butler,
1 10
M. F. Lincoln,
9 45
B. P. Woodis,
36 25
D. F. Howard & Sons,
3 75
Edwin Bullard,
17 00
F. S. Conant,
10
$261 87
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, JOHN W. DWELLY, JAMES P. FAIRBANK, Cemetery Committee.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
During the year the Library has been open 100 days. Circulation for home use, 2,075
Loaned to the Public Schools, 57
The Reading Room has a splendid collection of maga- zines, including the Ladies' Home Journal, Good House- keepin, McCall's, Today's Housewife, Youth's Companion, Christian Herald, Christian Endeavor World, Etude, American Boy. Popular Mechanics, Ilustrated World, Na- tional Georgraphical. Country Gentleman, . Successful Farming, Dumb Animals and Worcester Telegram.
Gifts have been received from JJ. C. Rutherford, Mrs. Nellie A. Parker, G. M. Dean, Walter A. Woodis, Y. P. S. C. E., Rev. A. H. Plumb, Mrs. Geo. Edson. Henry Bart- lett, Massachusetts Library Commission, Henry B. Wright, Mrs. Katie Wilkinson, Mrs. Geo. Davis, Edith Plumb and Miss Emily Mellen.
New books :
Little Freckled Person. Comrade Rosalie. Wonder Book of Knowledge. Neptune's Son. Slipper Point Mystery.
Once Upon a Time Animal Stories. Mrs. Peter Rabbit.
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Good Wolf. Day of Glory. Eating in Two or Three Languages. Little Maid of Philadelphia. Ben, the Battle Horse. Indian Legends Retold. Little Grey Home in France.
Rosemary Greenaway. Fox and Little Red Hen.
Golden Hair and Three Bears. Water Babies.
Janice Day, Young Homemaker.
History of the World War. Adventures of Gray Fur Family. Wee Anne. Dormitory Days. Joan of Arc.
· Wigwam Wonder Tales. Sergeant Ted Cole. Broken Soldier and Maid of France. Leaders to Liberty. Partners of the Out-Trail. The Second Bullet. Shadow Mountain. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch. The Apartment Next Door. The Red Signal. The League of the Scarlet Pempernel.
The Eyes of the Blind. Okenwood of the Secret Service Rainbow Island. The Tin Soldier.
The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land.
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Cap'n Jonah's Fortune. The Desert of Wheat. Shavings. The Wayfarers at the Angels'. The W. P. Trail. Sudden Jim. Oh Money! Money.
Respectfully submitted. FRANK E. DAVIS. Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONER
Paid W. H. Boyd,
$474 25
A. L. Newton,
381 75
L. P. Green,
166 00
J. C. Woodis,
192 25
F. H. Boyd,
156 25
Henry Newton,
93 00
Newton Green,
84 25
H. W. Childs,
9 50
Emil Arnold,
9 00
Road Machinery Co.,
12 70
L. Stukko,
4 50
3 00
Ralph Dean,
13 00
J. Gaffney,
5 75
A. Hapgood,
9 00
P. Ryan,
6 00
W. Grimes,
13 50
Geo. Morse,
5 70
Sidney Dean,
2 70
W. Woodis,
1 50
D. Labonte,
1 50
J. Leyden,
3 00
N. E. Metal Culvert Co.,
24 70
F. E. Loring,
3 50
$1,678 30
Opening Roads :
Paid Justin Rawson, $2 25
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. BOYD, Road Commissioner.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
RECEIPTS
Town-Support of Schools,
$2,300 00
Town-School Superintendent,
60 00
Town-Medical inspection,
20 00
State return-School Fund,
1,018 53
State return, High School tuition,
829 00
State return, School Superintendent,
187 50
State return-Education State children,
9: 00
State return-High School transportation,
615 63
City of Boston,
4 50
State return-Income Tax, for general
school purposes, 30 00
$5,158 16
EXPENSES
School Committee
Paid Jesse Allen, services,
$34 50
J. Nelson Ball, services,
7 00
Mrs. Minnie M. Day, services,
15 00
$56 50
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School Superintendents
Paid George E. Caswell, James R. Childs,
$175 00
137 50
$312 50
Teachers
Paid Miss Florence Bothwell,
$540 00
Miss Ethel Bramau,
540 00
Miss Ruth Butterfield,
549 00
Miss Helena Rutherford.
454 00
Mrs. Ruth Dwelley.
201 00
$2284 00
School Supplies
Paid for supplies,
$139 68
Care and Cleaning
Paid W. W. Russel.
$15 85
Miss Helena Rutherford,
13 75
Mr. William Nye,
133 75
Mrs. Hla Loring.
1 35
Mrs. Evelyn Grimes.
2 00
Mrs. John Haire.
5 00
Mr. J. N. Ball.
21 00
Francis Willard,
8 00
$200 70
Fuel
Paid Mr. Mason Dean,
$36 00
Mr. C. B. Daniels,
124 00
Mr. Milton Bullard,
24 00
Mr. F. H. Boyd,
45 00
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Mr. J. C. Rawson, Mr. W. R. Dean. Francis Willard,
30 00
3 00
1 00
$263 00
Repairs
Paid Mr. Bert Reed,
$9 50
Mr. C. H. Trowbridge.
12. 95
Mr. William Fullam,
8 81
Mr. F. D. Russell,
81 50
Mr. W. C. Ayres,
134 10
$246 86
Promotion of Health
Paid Dr. E. S. Douglas, $20 00
Grade Transportation
Paid Mr. Henry Crawford,
$409 60
Mr. J. C. Rutherford,
171 80
Mr. Wm. Parkman,
212 80
Mr. Morton Lincoln,
18 00
$812 20
High School Transportation
Paid Mr. J. C. Rutherford,
$52 50
Mr. F. L. Cheever,
10 50
Mr. Edmund Cody,
44 40
Mr. Albert Briggs,
60 00
Mr. George H. Morse,
126 00
Mr. James Fairbank,
36 00
Mr. Orrin Carpenter,
48 00
Mr. Walter Bruce,
52 50
Mr. J. Waldo Knight,
66 00
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55 50
Mr. Wm. Gaffney,
72 00
Mr. A. H. Plumb, 40 50
Mr. Clayton Adams,
58 50
Mr. Patrick Moran,
36 90
Mr. Geo. S. Butler,
60 00
Miss Esther Briggs,
19 50
$838 80
High School Tuition
Paid Town of Barre,
$215 00.
Town of Hardwick,
320 00
Town of North Brookfield,
74 00
Town of Holden,
240 00
$849 00
Miscellaneous
Paid J. L. Hammett, freight,
$0 56
Mr. Robert Briggs, carting,
50
Mr. G. E. Caswell, telephone,
50
Mr. Raymond Thresher, sawing wood,
1 75
Mr. C. B. Daniels, sawing wood,
7 50
Mr. C. B. Daniels, handling wood,
10 13
Mr. Eugene Parker, sawing wood,
6 90
Mr. Jesse Allen, postage,
3 00
$30 84
Total expenditures,
$6,054 08
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, MINNIE M. DAY, J. NELSON BALL, School Committee.
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Mr. A. L. Newton,
Report of the Superintendent of Schools
HOLDEN, MASS., JAN. 1, 1920.
To the School Committee of the Town of Oakham :
My second report is the twentieth in the series since the formation of the present union, and covers the time from August 1 to the present.
A real test of the quality of our schools may be made by following the records of those who have graduated and gone to higher institutions of learning. I have been grati- fied, as I know you have been, to discover that Oakham boys and girls are demonstrating conclusively that our teachers are doing excellent work. It was a source of much pleasure to find the same efficient corps of teachers here on my return after a year of absence. The attitude of teachers and pupils is serious and earnest.
We are carrying out some of the suggestions for more and better equipment, for needed repairs and for new text books that have been made from time to time in these re- ports. The new floors at the Center School and the freshly painted walls add materially to the appearance and to the efficiency of the working plant. The need of some good pictures is perhaps more apparent than ever, and a few dollars spent in buying them will be a permanent and valuable investment.
The total cost for support per pupil in average member- ship for the year was $66.30 and the valuation per pupil
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in average membership is $5,683, as compared with a cor- responding valuation for the state of $8,294. While not a wealthy town, Oakham is generous in support of its schools, and will respond to the new demands being made at the present time.
The new law which provides for the distribution of a portion of the income tax and of the income of the Massa- chusetts School Fund is in two parts and funds should be received under its provisions in November and March. Its purpose is to increase salaries. For each teacher who has received not less than $650 the preceding year the state will pay the town $100; for each teacher who has received $750 the state will pay $150; and for each teacher who re- ceives at least $850 the reimbursement will be $200. On this basis, Oakham will receive $300 next November as three of our teachers are paid $650. The amount that will be received the following March has not yet been de- termined.
By vote of the Committee children may not enter school for the first time until six years of age, excepting in cases when the sixth birthday comes before January 1 of that school year. In such cases the child should enter in September. This seems to me wise. It is the general prac- tice. "Authorities are practically unanimous in the opin- ion that it is best for the average child that he should not be confined to the school room at so early an age as five. Students of children's minds agree that for many children it is not only a waste of time, but a positive injury to be- git: formal school work before the age of six."
Your attention is invited to Mrs. Dwelly's report as Music Supervisor and to the statement of the school physi- cian. In the latter report we find that more than half the children in school have defective teeth. This is a matter that should have serious consideration. Some towns in
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the County are establishing dental clinics under the di- rection of the Farm Bureau and I believe this may be done in Oakham.
The small number of children at the West School to- gether with the expense of maintenance make it necessary to consider closing the school and transporting the chil- dren to the Center. The cost per pupil is probably more than twice what it is at the Center and Coldbrook.
I want to thank the committee and the teachers for their cordial support. It is a pleasure to have a share in the school affairs of the town.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES R. CHILDS, Superintendent of Schools. ..
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SCHOOL STATISTICS, 1918-1919
School
Teacher
Training
Total Mem.
Average Mem.
Average Atten.
Per cent Atten.
Grammar
Florence E. Bothwell No. Brookfield High
29
27.7
25
90.2
Primary
Ethel M. Braman
Northfield Seminary
27
21.8
18.9
86.7
Coldbrook
Ruth E. Butterfield
Worcester Normal
21
20.4
19.3
94.7
West
Helena K. Rutherford No. Brookfield High
12 .
10
8.8
87.4
Music
Ruth B. Dwelly
Northampton
.
89
79.9
72
90
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ENROLLMENT FALL TERM, 1919
Grade
I II
III IV
VI VIL VIII
IX
Tot.
Boys
1
6
5
S
1
4
8
B
3
39
Girls
4
8
4
3
3
2
10
B
41
Totals
5
14
9
11
4
6
18
7
6
80
school started Septi, 199 per news item from ONT Scrapbook 1915 - 1920)
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ROLL OF HONOR
One Year
Dorothy Day (1/2) Roscoe Crawford (1)
Joseph Bruce (1/2) Kenneth Wilkins (12)
Tuo Terms
Charles Baxter Raymond Crawford John Day (1/2) Sophie Bechan
Burton Mullen Oliver Wilkins (1/2) Barbara Sullivan Kathryn Mullen
One Term
John Wilder
Stephen Lupa (1)
Ernest Bullard
Grace O'Donnell
Shirley Rutherford (1) Willard Rutherford (1) Norman Baxter (1/2)
Dorothy Reed
Annie Winski
Guy Allen Harold Allen
Arline Prevost
Edmund McTeague
Esther Briggs
Warren Sanderson (1/2)
Hazel Briggs Viola Hapgood Eleanor Knight
Herbert Sullivan
Anna Myska
Helen Sullivan
Laura Snay John Briggs
William Wilkins (1/2)
Alla Carpenter Bernice Carpenter
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REPORT OF THE MUSIC SUPERVISOR
OAKHAM, MASS., JAN. 1, 1920.
Mr. J. R. Childs. Superintendent of Schools,
Dear Sir :-
In compliance with your request, I submit my report as music supervisor.
The aim of music education in the public schools is the development of culture through an acquisition of, mu- sical knowledge and skill. The pupil must learn to read music readily at sight, and must also have training in the proper use of the voice, he must also be brought into con- tact with good standard melody and harmony. The at- tainment of these ends will tend to a development of a sense of musical appreciation.
The importance of the first years of work in music can- not be over-estimated. Each year children enter our schools who are unable to sing more than two or three tones, and occasionally there is a pupil without power to locate the tones of the scale, or to comprehend their rela- tionship. Experience has proved that these littles ones can be taught to sing the scale in good tune, besides learning many songs before they leave the primary grade.
Attention is given to individual work. Each pupil is trained to rely on himself. This work not only affords ex- cellent training for the individual child but also aids greatly in raising the standard of the class.
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Throughout the schools the pupils have the willing re- sponse needed for real work, readily grasping the funda- mental principles of music, and thereby attaining a real enjoyment of music.
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH B. DWELLY, Supervisor of Music.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
SOUTH BARRE, MASS., DEC. 31, 1919.
Mr. J. R. Childs, Superintendent of Schools.
Dear Sir :-
In reply to your request I submit my report as School Physician for the Town of Oakham.
June, 1919 Dec., 1919
Total enrollment,
89
83
Number pupils examined,
80
78
Number having defective teeth,
40
43
Number having excessive wax in ears, 11
10
Number having enlarged tonsils,
5
5
Number having adenoids,
5
5
Number having chorea,
1
0
Number of notices sent home,
37
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Respectfully yours, E. S. DOUGLASS, M. D.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT 1919
This is to certify that I have examined and approved all bills of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Com- mittee, Road Commissioner, Cemetery Committee, Tree and Fire Wardens, and Library Trustees, and found them to be correct. I have also examined the accounts of the Treasurer and Collector and found them to be correct. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN ROBINSON, Auditor.
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LIST OF JURORS
Clifford Knight, Farmer Thomas Gaffney, Farmer Frank Boyd, Farmer Alden Bacon, Painter Fred Parkman, Farmer Fay Russell, Farmer Walter Green, Painter
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CONTENTS
Auditor 48
Births, Marriages and Deaths
11
Charlton Poor Farm
26
Cemetery Committee
30
Collector's Report
24
Fobes Memorial Library
25
Jurors, List of
49
Librarian's Report
31
Overseers of the Poor
29
Road Commissioner
34
School Statistics
42
School Committee
35
Superintendent of Schools
39
Selectmen's Report
17
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report
13
Warrant
7
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