USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Oakham > Town annual reports of the officials of the town of Oakham, Massachusetts 1924 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
TO
FRANKLIN
M
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
Annual
Official Reports
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31
1924
THE BARRE GAZETTE PRESS, BARRE, MASS.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1924
THE BARRE GAZETTE PRESS Barre, Massachusetts
1924 TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED
Town Clerk
EFFIE T. SWINDELL 1
Term expires 1927
Selectmen
JOHN P. DAY EARLE C. PARKER
Term expires 1925
Term expires 1926
CHARLES B. DANIELS
Term expires 1927
Assessors
WALTER A. WOODIS
Term expires 1925
CHARLES B. DANIELS
JOHN MORAN
Term expires 1926 Term expires 1927
Overseers of the Poor
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN
Term expires 1927
MORTON F. LINCOLN
Term expires 1926
APPLETON L. NEWTON
Term expires 1925
School Committee
SYLVESTER R. DEAN
Term expires 1927
MINNIE M. DAY
Term expires 1926
WALTER O. BABCOCK
Term expires 1925
Library Trustees
SARA E. BUTLER FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL
WILLIAM A. NYE
Term expires 1926 Term expires 1927 Term expires 1925
)
3
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Cemetery Committee
JAMES P. FAIRBANK JOHN W. DWELLY EDWIN GREEN
Term expires 1926 Term expires 1927 Term expires 1925
ONE-YEAR TERMS
Tax Collector EDMUND CODY
Treasurer EFFIE T. SWINDELL
Tree Warden WILLIAM A. NYE
Auditor ORTON D. BUTLER
Fence Viewers FRANK H. BOYD W. WALLACE GRIMES WILLIAM H. MACIA
Measurers of Lumber GEORGE H. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN WALTER A. WOODIS
4
ANNUAL REPORT
Measurers of Wood and Bark
CHARLES B. DANIELS APPLETON L. NEWTON GEORGE W. DEAN
Field Drivers
JOHN P. O'DONNELL FRED A. LAPHAM JOHN ROBINSON
Town Agent FRANK S. CONANT
APPOINTED
Cattle Inspector HENRY W. STONE
Meats and Provisions HENRY W. STONE
Sealer of Weights and Measures WALTER O. BABCOCK
Forest Fire Warden CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE
1 Superintendent of Gypsy Moth Extermination PERCY F. WILBUR
5
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Constables
GEORGE H. MORSE CHARLES B. DANIELS FRANK L. CHEEVER WALTER A. WOODIS WILLIAM E. SWINDELL · SAMUEL BRUNO !
Undertaker and Burial Agent JAMES P. FAIRBANK
Janitor of Hall and Library WILLIAM A. NYE
Dog Officer SAMUEL BRUNO
School Superintendent JAMES R. CHILDS
6
TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Oakham, in the County of Worcester,
Greetings :
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 "Me- morial 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 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at all town meetings except for the election of State Officers, during the coming year.
Article 2. To hear the annual report of the several town officers, and act thereon.
Article 3. To choose one Town Clerk for three years, one Selectman, one Assessor, one Overseer of Poor, one School Committee, one Library Trustee, one Cemetery Committee for three years, Collector of Taxes, Treas- urer, Auditor, Tree Warden, six Constables, shall li- censes be granted for the sale of non-intoxicating bev- erages in this town. all on one ballot. The polls will be opened at ten o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at two o'clock in the afternoon.
7
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Article 4. To choose all necessary town officers and committees for the ensuing year, not required to be elected by ballot.
Article 5. To see what compensation the town will allow the Selectmen, Treasurer. Collector, Auditor and Constables for the ensuing year.
Article 6. To see what compensation the town will allow for men and teams in repairing highways and opening roads for the ensuing year.
Article 7. To see if the town will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money to bond their Treasurer and Collec- tor and Town Clerk.
Article 8. 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 9. 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 10. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row during the current financial ear, in anticipation of the revenue of said year, such sums of moneys as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town, giving the note or notes of the town therefor, these notes to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Article 11. To see if the town will appoint some per- son as agent, to prosecute and defend all suits that may be brought for or against the town in the ensuing year.
Article 12. To see if the town will employ some per- son or persons to care for the Town Hall, Town Clock, and Library Building for the ensuing year.
8
ANNUAL REPORT
Article 13. To see what sum the town will raise and appropriate for the suppression of the browntail moth.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to insure its employees and make an appropriation for the same, or pass any vote relative thereto.
Article 15. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money as a reserve fund, to be used as an emergency or overdrafts.
Article 16. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money to have its valuation and taxes printed.
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 twentieth day of January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.
CHAS. B. DANIELS, JOHN P. DAY, EARLE C. PARKER,
Selectmen of Oakham.
1)
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Vital Records of 1924 BIRTHS
Jan. 2 Ruth Celia to Samuel N. and Eva (Cloutier), Bruno.
Jan. 25 Paul Albert to Everest and Anna (Brodeur) Dufresne.
Mar. 5 Hazel Mary to John P. and Mary (Myers), O'Donnell.
Apr. 11 Howard Sylvester to Sylvester R. and Ethel. (Babcock) Dean.
June 28 Shirley to Francis A. and Bernice (Burnham) Sullivan.
July 21 Rose Alma to Joseph and Alexina (Labonte), Rossi.
July 22 Mabel Irene to Olive W. L. and Etta (Snow), Wilkins.
Aug. 4 Stillborn.
Aug. 8 Mildred to William H. and Rose (Roberts). Macia.
Sept. 4 Illegitimate.
Oct. 1 George Raymond to John R. and Myrtle. (Wilder) Wrin.
Nov. 16 Antonia Alzebita to William and Antonina. (Rudute) Pryor.
Nov. 16 Alfred Herman to Percy F. and Lila (Park- man) Wilbur.
Oct. 1 In Holden, Dorothy Anna to Anthony and Millie (Stehlik) Bechan.
Dec. 13 In Holden, Fred John to Fred John and Marg- aret (Buslowing) Bechan.
Total, 15
10
TOWN OF OAKHAM
MARRIAGES
Jan. 6 In Barre, John Raymond Wrin and Myrtle E. Wilder.
Jan. 27 In Brookfield, George F. Grimes and Gladys A. Walker.
May 3 In Oakham, Raymond B. Bemis and Helen L. Parkman.
June 18 In Gardner, Edwin E. Spittle and Zella G. Car- penter.
July 21 In North Brookfield, Melvin N. Hale and Bertha F. Hall.
Sept. 29 In North Brookfield, Ralph Tomulevich and Caroline Winsky.
Total, 6
DEATHS
Y. M. D.
Jan. 9 In Everett, Thomas C. Baxter
49
2 17
Apr. 9 Josie P. Christofferson
70 5 21
Aug. 4 Stillborn.
Sept. 5 Helen Goyette
0
0
1
Dec. 31 Lizzie P. Bushnell
74
10
21
Total, 5
BURIED IN TOWN
Clarinda Crawford Hunt, died in Brookline,
Jan. 15
83
0
22
Ida Maria Wood, died in Boston, Dec. 11 66
William C. Abbott, died in Somerville, Dec. 61 5 10 23
Total, 3
11
TOWN OF OAKHAM
DOGS LICENSED
29 Females at $5.00 $145 00
12 Spayed Females at $2.00 24 00
76 Males at $2.00 152 00
117
$321 00
DIVISIONS OF FISHERIES AND GAME
57 Combination Licenses at $2.00 $114 00
1 Combination Non-resident
10 00
3 Alien Fishing at $2.00 6 00
24 Hunting and Trapping at $1.50
36 00
12 Fishing at $1.00 12 00
5 Minor Trappers at 25c 1 25
$179 25
102
Respectfully submitted, EFFIE T. SWINDELL,
Town Clerk.
12
TREASURER'S REPORT From February 5, 1924, Ending December 31, 1924
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN
Appropriation
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance by State Audit, February 5
$3,182 13
Bonding
42 00
49 00
Bridges
500 00
497 30
Cemeteries
110 00
a235 85
338 95
Dog Officer
15 00
15 10
Fire Department
200 00
192 84
Guideboards
100 00
78 90
Insuring Employees
80 00
149 41
Interest
50 00
b41 20
55 13
Library, Dog Fund
3 00
c301 39
521 25
Memorial Day
15 00
6:00
Miscellaneous
800 00
i133 79
788 47
Opening Roads
600 00
976 78
Overseers of Poor
500 00
d50 44
387 98
Roads, State $3,375, Town
1,800
3,342 01
5,174 76
Schools
3,200 00
f5,588 56
9,202 62
Sealer of Weights and Measures
15 00
g10 17
25 00
Suppression of Gypsy Moth
400 00
h25 60
411 50
Tree Warden
25 00
Town Officers
800 00
865 55
Community Park
1,000 00
1,000 00
Soldiers Relief
10 00
State Tax
900 00
Taxes for 1922
509 76
Taxes for 1923
2,596 52
Taxes for 1924
1
7,905 64
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Income Tax, 1922, 1923, 1924
142 00
Corporation Taxes
99 97
State Aid
216 00
210 00
National Bank Tax
13 06
Soldiers' Exemption
4 15
Military Aid
15 00
Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes
38 93
War Bonus Surplus
330 88
County Tax
732 00
County Tax
732 00
Auditing Repairing State Highway General Fund, to Schools Worcester Bank & Trust Co. Balance Due General Fund
229 92 139 60
640 00
506 70
3,000 00
3,000 00
86 86
$10,562 00
$28,377 61
$25,948 06
RECEIPTS ITEMIZED
a Perpetual Care of Lots Annual Care
$145 35
90 50
$235 85
·bInterest on Deposit
$41 20
cIncome Alfred Parks Wright Fund Refund on Book .
$23 00
50
$23 50
dRefund from Charlton Poor Farm Ass'n.
$50 44
eState Highway Commission ($32.99 due town 3,342 01
Commonwealth High School Tuition $1,146 00
Comomnwealth High School Tuition 1,146 00
Commonwealth General Fund 640 00
Commonwealth School Superintendent 298 98
Commonwealth High School Transportation 982 30
Commonwealth Tuition of Children
30 53
Town of Rutland 72 00
$5,588 56
gFrom Walter O. Babcock
$10 17
hState Gypsy Moth Commission
$25 60
iMiscellaneous
Inspection of Animals
$15 75
Rent of Memorial Hall
70 00
Licenses
6 00
Sale of Lumber
13 48
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Voca-
tional Education 28 56
$133 79
Balance in Treasury
$2,429 55
Expenditures are itemized in Selectmen's Report. Respectfully submitted, EFFIE T. SWINDELL.
TRUST FUNDS
LIBRARY
Alfred Park's Wright Memorial Fund B. P. Clark Legacy J. H. O. Lovell Legacy Forbes Memorial Fund
Amount
Feb. 5, 1924
Expended
to Date
$552 15
$23 00
$553 74
1,122 44
1,177 05
153 60
157 04
2,780 47
2,906 92
CEMETERY
'Pine Grove Cemetery
No
Original Deposit
Donor
Amt. Recd. Amount Feb. 5, '24 Expended
Amount to Date
· Adams, south half
477
. $25 00
Ann Adams
$26/87
$28 07
Allen, Washington and Jesse
19A
: 100 00
Jesse Allen
126 68
10 40
121 80
"Allen, Lewis
52A
100 00
Heirs of Lewis Allen
125 79
3 00
128 41
Ayres, M. D.
62
100 00
Frank D. Ayres
104 01
3 00
*103 35
· Briggs, George N.
41
100 00
G. N. Briggs Heirs
101 08
3.00
102 60
Clark, John P.
29A
100 00
Mary J. Clark
104 21
3 00
: 105 87
2A
100 00
Charles A. Fobes
131 56
21 90
105 87
Fairbank, J. C.
61
100 00
M. T. F. Rugg
115 14
3 00
117 30
Green, Charles B.
15A
50 00
Flora A. Arnold
51 45
53 77
Gould, Rufus
37A
100 00
George H. Gould
226 07
3 00
233 27
Haskell, Lewis N.
51
100 00
Lewis N. Haskell
130 37
3 00
133 23
Hall & Nourse
8A
100 00
Hattie E. Prouty
106 63
3 00
108 41
Kimball, north half
32A
50 00
Lincoln, Stephen and William
5A
50 00
William Lincoln and Clara Alden
224 01
3 00
*226 05
Lincoln, H. W.
17
100 00
100 00
104 15
Grandchildren Lincoln
100 00
104 15
Maynard, Ezra and Artemus
22A
150 00
Caroline M. Maynard
249 05
3 00
255 75
Ross & Camber
51A
100 00
George M. Ross
108 94
3 00
110 80
Ripley, Jephtah
10A
25 00
Mrs. Sạm'l Ripley
32 89
3 00
*29 89
Heirs of W. W. and Helen
F. Russell
100 00
104 15
Robinson, John, north half
13A
50 00
Ruth Robinson
51 95
3 00
51 23
Weeks & Elliot
17A
100 00
Weeks and Elliot
117 14
3 00
*116 77
Walker and Lovell
1
100 00
Lyman Walker
118 47
18 35
105 08
Stone, Alpheus
16A
100 00
Heirs of Chas. Hastings
105 25
*104 61
100 00
H. W. Lincoln Heirs
of Abner
Lincoln, Abner and Alonzo
58A
100 00
Russell, W. W.
52
100 00
+Fannie Kimball
Fobes, F. N. & F. A.
South Cemetery
Burt, Eli Dean, Edmund
31
100 00
Laura Burt
112 70
3 00
114 74
68
100 00
Dan'l H. Dean
202 70
3 00
209 36
Dean, David R.
58
100 00
Walter, R. Dean
101 18
3 45
102 75
Haskell, Loring
44
100 00
William Haskell
116 75
3 00
118 97
Holden, A. J.
55
50 00
A. J. Holden
52 09
3 00
51 39
Morse, Eliakim and Jasper
18
50 00
Alfred C. Morse
52 74
3 00
52 04
Reed, Dea. Cheney
50
100 00
Martha Macullar
225 30
3 00
*227 36
Reed, Silas
16
100 00
Sumner Reed
124 74
3 00
*124 53
Wright, Henry P.
54
100 00
Henry. P. Wright
111 65
4 00
112 63
Holbrook and Morse
29
100 00
Henry E. Morse
114 60
3 90
115 81
Southwest Cemetery
Lovell, David and Lot (churchyard)
28
153 60
J. H. D. Lovell
157 42
4 35
157 04
Nickerson, A. B.
3X
100 00
Frank L. Nickerson
110 97
3 00
112 93
Presho, W. Myrick
23
50 00
Jennie Trowbridge
50 58
*51 71
Spooner, Andrew
21
50 00
Mary E. Brown
65 78
3 00
*62 78
Maynard, Ed. P
10 00
Ed. P. Maynard
13 20
13 43
Green Hollow
Clifford, C. S.
8
50 00
C. S. Clifford
51 10
53 42
Crawford, Henry A.
125 00
H. A. Crawford
125 00
130 21
Fobes, William A.
100 00 William A. Fobes
122 10
4 00
123 55
-
Received in 1924
Wilbur Lot Cemetery on W. H. Parkman Farm
54
100 00
Myrtle (Wilbur) Abbot (Pine Grove Cemetery)
55 00
Descendants of James Boyd
Parker S. and D. Towne
54
100 00
Heirs of Sophronia Parker (South Cemetery)
Newcomb, Mrs. L. W.
32
75 00
Heirs of L. W. Newcomb (Pine Grove)
Robinson, James
76
75 00
Frances Robinson (South Cemetery )
*Interest credited only for one-half year. ¿Amount included in Deacon Cheney Reed Fund.
MARY LINCOLN ALDEN FUND
$871 00
Income of Fund
94'87
Interest on Income
79 50
Balance by State Audit Dividends
262' 50
Expenditures
- -
$1,307 87 704 75
1 . Balance on Hand
$603' 12
REPORT OF SELECTMEN
The Selectmen submit the following report for the financial year ending Dec. 31, 1924.
PAID TOWN OFFICERS
Town Clerk
Paid Effie T. Swindell $85 00
Treasurer
Paid Effie T. Swindell
75 00
Tax Collector
Paid Edmund Cody
$85 00
Selectmen -
Paid John P. Day
$100 00
Earle C. Parker
75 00
C. B. Daniels
75 00
$250 00
Assessors
Paid W. A. Woodis
$60 75
C. B. Daniels
60 00
John Moran
60 00
$180 75
Auditor
Paid Orton Butler $50 00
21
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Ballot Clerk and Tellers
Paid Mrs. Edmund Cody
$18 00
Grace Parker
13 00
Nellie Dean
10 00
Leone Daniels
13 00
Mrs. C. B. Daniels
8 00
Edmund Cody
10 00
$72 00
Registrar of Voters
Paid Effie T. Swindell
$10 00
John P. Day
6 00
Sylvester Dean
2 00
C. B. Daniels
6 00
Earle Parker
4 00
$28 00
Moderator
Paid C. H. Trowbridge $3 00
Total for Town Officers
$828 75
Sealer of :Weights and Measures 1
Paid Walter O. Babcock
$25 00
Dog Officer
Paid Samuel Bruno
$15 00
Overseers of Poor
Paid Support of Poor
$387 98
School Committee
Paid for Support of Schools
9202 62
22
ANNUAL REPORT
Superintendent of Streets Paid for Highways $5174 76
Library
Paid for Support of Library $521 25
Cemetery Committee
Paid for Support of Cemeteries $338 95
State Aid
Paid State
$210 00
Bonds for Town Officers
Collector's Bond
$30 00
Treasurer's Bond
$12 00
Town Clerk's Bond
$7 00
State and County Tax
County Tax \
$732 00
State Tax
900 00
State Highway Tax
139 60
Auditing Books
229 92
$2,001 52
Worcester Bank and Trust Co.
Paid for Note
$3,000 00
Interest
Paid Interest on Note $55 13
Opening Roads
Paid for Opening Roads
$976 78
Insurance of Employees
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son $149 41
23
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Fire Department Paid for Fighting Fires $192 84
Gypsy Moth
Paid for the Suppression of Gypsy Moth $411 50
Wright Memorial Park
Paid
$1,000 00
Paid for Flags -
$6 00
Bridges
Paid for Bridges
$497 30
Guide Boards
Paid for New Guide Boards $78 90
Miscellaneous
Paid for Supplies, Passage, Ex-
press and Telephoning $98 98
Dr. Douglass, Back Returns 3 75
C. B. Daniels, Zablousky Case 6 00
Barre Gazette, Printing
193 75
G. S. Butler, Supplies for Pub- lic Buildings 6 36
C. H. Barker & Son, Supplies
3 75
Theodore N. Wardell, Certify- ing Notes 4 00
William Nye, Care of Hall
134 00
William Nye, Care of Clock 35 00
Sam Bruno, Constable
5 00
W. A. Woodis, Constable 6 90
W. E. Swindell, Constable
6 50
Memorial Day
24
ANNUAL REPORT
Fay Russell, Coldbrook, Side-
walks and Fence 42 50
W. F. Fullam, Lumber, Side-
walks and Fence 48 68
D. F. Howard & Son, Fencing for Cemetery 11 40
Mechanics National Bank, De
posit Vault 4 00
C. H. Parker & Son, Supplies 1 68
Worcester Industrial School, Walter Ross 42 84
John P. Day, Sawing Wood 4 80
F. S. Conant, Supplies 10 43
C. B. Daniels, Wood 42 50
C. B. Daniels, Sanding Road 3 00
J. P. Fairbanks, Return of Deaths 1 00
H. W. Stone, Inspector of Ani- mals 77 05
H. W. Stone, Inspector of Barns 31 50
$825 37
:5
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1922
Dr.
Uncollected taxes for 1922
$528 93
Interest
39 34
$568 27
Cr.
By treasurer's receipts Abatements
$509 76
23 00
532 76
$35 51
1923
Dr.
Uncollected taxes for 1923
$3,719 94
Interest
99 77
$3,819 71
Cr.
By treasurer's receipts Abatements
$2,596 52 50 70
2,647 22
$1,172 49
26
ANNUAL REPORT 1924
Taxes committed to me for collection, 1924
Dr.
State Tax
$900 00
County Tax
732 00
State Highway Tax
139 60
Auditing Account
229 92
Gypsy Moth Tax
2 20
Town Tax
10,562 00
Overlayings
153 32
Extra Poll Tax
2 00
Interest
3 36
-
$12,724 40
Cr.
By Treasurer's Receipts
$7,905 64
Received for Income Tax
1,146 70
9,052 34
$3,672 06
Respectfully submitted, EDMUND CODY, Collector.
27
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
-
PAYROLL
·E. V. Newton
$1,359 10
James Woodis
353 60
Frank Stone
286 40
Joseph Lucas
335 20
James Gaffney
744 00
George Edson
276 60
Fred Hicks
64 00
Ed Murray
17 20
Oscar Loring
96 20
Clifford Knight
4 20
Eldridge Lacount
102 60
Milton Bullard
3 20
William Pryor
6 40
Walter Dean
40 00
David Labonte
3 00
'A. Yanesusas
113 00
Fred Parkman
54 00
William Parkman
4 80
C. C. Adams
4 80
Winthrop Boyd
16 00
L. E. Kitchen
4 40
John Day
15 00
Merrill A. Love
48 00
Walter R. May
30 00
$3,981 70
28
ANNUAL REPORT
MATERIAL
New England Metal Culvert Co. $120 70;
E. O. Perry, work on tools 15 85
E. O. Perry, repairs on scraper 15 00
Coilette & Son, sharpening drills
6 60
Geo. S. Butler, gas, oil, nails, grease
23 15
Geo. S. Butler, new tools
28 21
C. H. Parker & Son, nails
60
Good Roads Mach. Co., parts for scraper
152 27
Waite Hardware Co., new tools
17 44
Texas Oil Co.
605 16
E. V. Newton, repairs on scraper, tools and express
15 32
W. R. Dean, stringers
4 86
E. V. Newton, plank
8 70
Charles Daniels, plank
14 40
'State blasting outfit, dynamite and
82 20
- caps
$1,110 46
GRAVEL
George Jacques
$5 80
Henry Bullard
5 00
M. F. Lincoln
60
C. C. Adams
23 60
P. O'Donnell
1 10
Nathan Fisk
6 50
George Morse
30
Robert Dwelly
80
William-Gaffney:
2 20
William Mann
1 60
29
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Eugene Sanders
6 40
Sara Butler
5 30
C. P. McClanathan
2 00
S. M. Sargent, Jr.
90
Arthur Spooner
7 30
Frank Lupa
2 00
William Pryor
6 30
E. V. Newton
4.90
$82 60
Highway Appropriations
$5,175 00
Payroll
$3,981 70
Material
1,193 06
$5,174 76
Unexpended balance 24
GUIDEBOARDS
Payroll
E. V. Newton
$32 25
James Woodis
12 80
James Gaffney
4 40
$49 45
Material
Walter Fessenden, posts
$25 00
Charles Daniels, material
3 85
George S. Butler, nails
60
$29 45
Appropriation
$100 00
Total expenditures
78 90
Unexpended balance
$21 10
30
ANNUAL REPORT SPENCER ROAD BRIDGE
Payroll
E. V. Newton
51 20
Frank Stone
16 00
Oscar Loring
12 80
William Sney
17 60
Albert Hapgood
1 00
James Gaffney
48 00
Joseph Lucas
6 40
$153 00
Material
New England Metal Culvert Co.
$336 60
Albert Hapgood, dynamite
25
David Labonte, repair on tools
2 05
$338 90
Appropriation
$500 00
Total expenditures
497 30
Unexpended balance
$2 70
Respectfully submitted, E. V. NEWTON, Supt. of Highways.
31
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR FOR 1924
Assessment
$11 96
Charlton Poor Farm Assn., board
235 27
Paid out for aid charged to the Town of Spencer
82 00
Travelling expenses
8 50
Postage
25
W. H. Parkman, services
30 00
M. F. Lincoln
15 00
A. Newton
5 00
$387 98
Rebate on board
50 44
$337 54
W. H. PARKMAN, M. F. LINCOLN,
A. L. NEWTON,
Overseers of Poor.
32
REPORT OF THE CHARLTON POOR FARM ASSO- CIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1924
Receipts
Milk
$1957 25
Eggs
22 90
Stock
389 00
Inmates board
4,685 26
Boarders
848 43
Assessment
760 10
Miscellaneous
132 93
1923 balance undivided
23 50
$8,819 37
Expenditures
C. M. Wheeler and wife
$1,500 00
Inside labor
480 00
Outside labor
666 50
Miscellaneous'
473 33
Groceries
1,101 11
Meat
880 19
Grain
794 79
- Gasoline and oil
120.79
Clothing
171 68
Supplies
627 47
Tobacco
199 66
'Telephone
47 86
Electricity
61 39
Blacksmithing
34 86
Medical attendance and drugs
34 15
Repairs
46 60
33
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Coal
497 85
Machinery
266 85
Lime and Fertilizer
289 85
Rent and interest
674 04
Pasturage
60 00
9,028 88
Balance against Association
$209 51
Received and Due for Board of Inmates
Ashburnham
$374 72
Boylston
445 46
Brookfield
470 54
Charlton
486 11
East Brookfileld
121 43
Holden
430 04
'Millbury
657 52
Leicester
645 95
Oakham
235 27
Rutland
235 27
Sterling
235 27
Westminster
387 68
$4,685 26
Total number of weeks for inmates, 1,041 4-7 weeks; for boarders, 867 4-7 weeks. No inmates from Auburn, Hubbardston, Holland, Hardwick, Paxton and Prince- ton.
On December 1st Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler resigned as Warden and Matron on account of removing to Ver- mont. The resignation took effect January 1st, 1925, closing a successful seven years' administration of the farm. We were fortunate in being able to secure the
34
ANNUAL REPORT
services of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker, who had been at the Spencer Home Farm for several years. They are now in charge of the farm.
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN,
President.
LOUIS M. HANFF, Secretary and Treasurer. Charlton, Jan. 1, 1925.
35
FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Receipts
Town appropriation
$300 00
Wright Memorial Fund
23 00
Dog Fund Refunded from Gaylord Bros.
50
$601 39
Expenditures
Magazines
$23 00
New England News Co. (books)
13 76
Robert Briggs, carrying books 1923 and 1924
50 00
Gaylord Bros. book,
2 50
Geo. S. Butler, supplies
38
C. H. Parker, supplies
18 57
C. B. Daniels, wood
15 50
Haven & Carter Coal Co., coal
98 21
W. A. Nye, janitor and supplies
149 33
Grace Baxter, librarian
100 00
Ruth Morse, assistant
50 00
$521 25
Respectfully submitted, SARA E. BUTLER, FLORENCE BOTHWELL, WILLIAM A. NYE,
Trustees.
36
277 89
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Trustees of the Fobes Memorial Library :
The circulation of books for 1924 has been very satis- factory, having more than doubled that of 1923.
New card holders to the number of thirty-five have been added to the list.
Circulation 1924
*6631
Circulation 1923
2927
Increase
3704
*Includes books loaned to school at Covered Bridge.
Accessions
Books by gift
109
Books by purchase
24
Public Documents
4
137
Books lost
0
Books discarded
73
Total number of volumes Dec. 31, 1924
3,531
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1924
$1 35
Received for card and fines
9 67
Received for old magazines
1 00
$12 02
Expense
Library supplies
$5 50
Freight
3 30
Postage and P. O. box
83
9 63
Balance on hand $2 39
-
37
TOWN OF OAKHAM
We wish to thank Messrs. Conant and Parker for tele- phone service.
Rev. Ira Pinney, Mrs. Pinney, Mr. Packard, Alfred Morse, the Grange, Christian Endeavor and Woman's National Farm and Garden for magazines given the reading room.
Also the following for gifts of books: Public Library Commission, Springfield Library, Mrs. Fannie Ayres, Mrs. Martha Wright, C. M. Packard, E. L. Haywood, K. and M. Krafve.
The State Certificate reading has been at the disposal of the schools from the fourth grade through the ninth. Thirty-one of the pupils have availed themselves of its opportunities. Before the close of the year two had fin- ished their first test sheet and received their certificates.
Annie Winsky, Gr. 9.
Isabel Daniels, Gr. 4.
ADULT FICTION
After All
At the Sign of the Oldest House
Alice for Short
Alias the Lone :Wolf
Bridge of Kisses
Branded Best Man
Back to God's Country
Blue Wall
Beadsley's Christmas Party
Clue in the Air
Desert of Wheat
Dr. David
Danger
Dawn of the Morning
38
ANNUAL REPORT
Daughter of Anderson Crow
Enchanted Hearts Eyes of the Blind Fair Harbor
Flying U Ranch
Flying U's Last Stand
Golden Snare
Green Mirror
Girl in the Other Seat
Gold Trail
Goodly Fellowship
Girl at Big Loon Post
Gambler
Gunsight Pass
Humoresque
Her Father's Daughter
Hurring Fate and Geraldine
In the Hollow of Her Hand
Kim
Kit Musgrave's Luck
Lone Star Ranger
Lady Baltimore
Love in a Little Town
Last Straw
Lamp in the Desert
Lo! Michael
Mysterious Rider
Molly and I
Miss Pritchard's Wedding Trip
Meeting of the Elsinore
Martha by the Day
Marriage of Capt. Kettle Man to Man
Man of the Forest No. 13 Washington Square
39
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Oh! Mary Be Careful
O! You Tex
Patricia Brent, Spinster
Phoebe Dean
Rainbow Trail
Roof Tree
Return of Tarzan
Rules of the Game
Raspberry Jam
Rim o' the World
Riverman
Road to Understanding
Rustle of Silk
Rosa Mundi
River's End
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.