Town annual reports of the officials of the town of Oakham, Massachusetts 1925, Part 1

Author: Oakham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: [The Town]
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ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS


OF THE


TOWN OF OAKHAM MASSACHUSETTS


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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925


The HEFFERNAN PRESS


SIXTEEN


SPENCER


MECHANIC STREET


MASSACHUSETTS


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1925


TOWN CLERK


EFFIE T. SWINDELL


Term expires 1927


SELECTMEN


JOHN P. DAY EARLE C. PARKER


Term expires 1926


CHARLES B. DANIELS


Term expires 1927


ASSESSORS


WALTER A. WOODIS JOHN MORAN CHARLES B. DANIELS


Term expires 1928


Term expires 1927 Term expires 1926


OVERSEERS OF POOR


WILLIAM H. PARKMAN


Term expires 1927


MORTON F. LINCOLN


SARA E. BUTLER


Term expires 1926 - Term expires 1928


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


SYLVESTER R. DEAN


MINNIE M. DAY


WALTER O. BABCOCK


Term expires 1927 Term expires 1926 Term expires 1928


LIBRARY TRUSTEES .


SARA E. BUTLER FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL


Term expires 1926


WILLIAM A. NYE


Term expires 1927 Term expires 1928


CEMETERY COMMITTEE


JAMES P. FAIRBANK JOHN W. DWELLY EDWIN GREEN


Term expires 1926


Term expires 1927 Term expires 1928


Term expires 1928


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TOWN OF OAKHAM


ONE-YEAR-TERMS TAX COLLECTOR EDMUND CODY


TREASURER EFFIE T. SWINDELL


TREE WARDEN CLARENCE L. GRIMES


AUDITOR ORTON O. BUTLER


FENCE VIEWERS W. WALLACE GRIMES ALFRED B. MORSE FRANK H. BOYD


CONSTABLES


W. EDGAR SWINDELL CHARLES B. DANIELS. BERT S. REED FRED T. PARKMAN RALPH I. DANIELS


SAMUEL BRUNO


MEASURERS OF LUMBER


GEORGE H. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN WALTER A. WOODIS


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK


CHARLES B. DANIELS JOHN M. MOORE SYLVESTER R. DEAN


FIELD DRIVERS


JOHN ROBINSON GEORGE HALLOWELL JOHN O'DONNELL


TOWN AGENT HARRY B. PARKER APPOINTED


CATTLE INSPECTOR HENRY W. STONE


5


ANNUAL REPORT


MEATS AND PROVISIONS HENRY W. STONE


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WALTER O. BABCOCK


FOREST FIRE WARDEN CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE


SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH EXTERMINATION ORTON O. BUTLER


UNDERTAKER AND BURIAL AGENT JAMES P. FAIRBANK


JANITOR OF HALL AND LIBRARY WILLIAM A. NYE


DOG OFFICER SAMUEL BRUNO


SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT JAMES R. CHILDS


LIST OF JURORS


George W. Dean


Herman N. Dean


Frank Cheever


John O'Donnell


Edward J. Crawford


Ralph Cody


Percy F. Wilbur


Town Clerk's Report


BIRTHS


Jan.


6 Norman Allen to Joseph A. and Nellie (Brown) Potter.


13 Edward John to Samuel N. and Eva (Cloutier) Bruno.


15 Gertrude May to Edward E. and Zella (Carpenter) Spittle.


20 Grace Erril to Henry W. and Evelyn (Clifford) Grimes.


Feb. 20 Stillborn.


Mar. 27 Philip Ernest to Robert C. and Sara (Watson)


Dwelly.


Apr. 24


Dorothy Phyllis to Edwin H. and Florence (Edson) Bullard.


29 In Holden, Mass., Mark Irwin to Albert W. and A. Amalia (Cherviy) Place.


June 30 Frances Stella to Walter and Philomena (Dogill) Zelnia.


Aug. 25 Doris May to Ralph and Ira (Cody) Newcomb.


Sept. 23 Theodore Roscoe to Theodore and Alla (Carpenter) Ayer.


Oct. 31 Stephen to Stanley and Blanche (Bidevo) Sieczarski. Total 12


MARRIAGES


Jan. 11 In Mendon, Vt., Herbert E. Cross of Oakham, and Cecelia A. Rivers of Pittsfield, Vt.


Mar. 16 George H. Hallowell and Eliza (Smith) Quinn of Oakham.


Apr. 18 Harry Tallis of Bristol, Conn., and Marjorie A. Cul- ver of Plainville, Conn.


7


ANNUAL REPORT


May 16 In Barre, Mass., Theodore R. Ayer and Alla M. Car- penter of Oakham.


Total 4


DEATHS


Jan. 27


Sarah A. (Williams) Reed


84


11


31


Feb. 20 Mary Dufresne


0


0


0


Apr. 4 Walter R. Dean


67


3


8


Sept. 8 Emmeline J. (Dean) Nye


68


3


16


Dec. 27


Jonathan K. Parmenter


71


10


2


Total 5


BURIED IN TOWN


Mary A. (Ross) Camber of Revere, Mass. Y.


M.


D.


Died Sept. 3, 1925


49


8


24


LICENSES


52 Residents combination @ $2


104 00


11 Hunting and Trapping @ $1.50


16 50


13 Resident fishing @ $1


13 00


1


Non-resident fishing @ $2


2 00


1 Alien fishing @ $2


2 00


3 Minors trappers @ 25c


75


80


$138 25


DOGS


86 Males @ $2


$172 00


10 Spayed females @ $2


20 00


28 Females @ $5 .


140 00


124


$332 00 . Respectfully submitted,


EFFIE T. SWINDELL,


Town Clerk.


Y.


M.


D.


Treasurer's Report


FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1926


$4,849 00


Appropriations Receipts Expenditures $2429 55


Balance Jan. 1, 1925


Bonding


$50 00


$49 00


Bridges


500 00


500 00


Cemeteries


100 00


336 91


Annual care


87 00


Tomb


15 00


Perpetual Care


134 91


Soldiers' graves


10 00


Lots sold


15 00


Dog Officer


15 00


15 00


Guideboards


100 00


100 00


Gypsy Moth


400 00


12 45


200 40


Industrial School


150 00


132 25


Interest


50 00


53 28


Ins. of Meat and Barns


115 00


38 53


69 00


Insurance


150 00


150 00


Fire Department


100 00


78 00


Library


300 00


528 77


County Dog Tax


262 17


Wright Fund


45 30


Memorial Day


25 00


25 00


Miscellaneous


425 00


320 66


Rent of Hall


87 00


Licenses


4 50


Rent West Schoolhouse


10 00


J. P. Day, shingles


1 40


Opening Roads


600 00


253 80


9


ANNUAL REPORT


Overdraft


875 00


Overseers of Poor


750 00


548 85


1010 04


Police


50 00


22 00


Printing


270 00


225 45


Roads


1800 00


5175 00


State


3385 40


Reserve Fund


300 00


257 38


Schools


3500 00


6454 78


10132 00


Rutland Tuition


108 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures 25 00


25 00


Soldiers' Relief


10 00


Town Officers


950 00


849 50


Supplies


100 00


86 49


Tree Warden


25 00


14 50


State Aid


210 00


78 00


Poor Farm Purchase


150 00


85 00


Library Walk


300 00


State Tax


960 00


County Tax


637 00


Repairing State Road


139 60


Corporation Tax 1925


12


Library Trustees


War Bonus


330 88


Note, Worcester Bank & Trust


2501 39


2500 00


Interest


48 61


Commonwealth Massachusetts


Income Tax, '22, '23, '24, '25


*782 30


Civilian War Poll Tax


12 00


Corp. Tax of Business


77 20


Corp. Tax, Public Service


31 16


National Bank Tax


3 58


Forestry Dept.


34 50


Soldiers' Exemption


5 40


From Tax Collector


Taxes of 1922


46 46


Taxes of 1923


1215 84


10


TOWN OF OAKHAM


Interest of 1923


67 90


Taxes of 1924


2540 34


Interest of 1924


82 77


Taxes of 1925


8817 56


Interest of 1925


2 77


Total Appropriations


$12,210 00 $30,130 24 $25,281 24


Balance


$4849 00


*$640.00 more included in School Fund.


TRUST FUNDS


Mary Lincoln Alden Fund


Bal. 1925 Dividends Expended Bal. 1926 $603 12 + $389 84-$441 08 = 591 88 LIBRARY


Expended


Amount to Date $532 58


Alfred Parks Memorial Fund B. P. Clark Legacy J. H. O. Lovell Legacy


1230 60


164 17


Forbes Memorial Fund


3039 16


Soldiers' War Bonus


330 88


Total


$5297 39


CEMETERY Pine Grove Cemetery


Original


Amount Expended


Amount


No.


Deposit


Donor


to Date


Adams, south half


77


$25 00


Ann Adams


$1 00


$28 31


Allen, Washington & Jesse


19 1


100 00


Jesse Allen


3 00


124 21


Allen, Lewis


52A


100 00


Heirs of Lewis Allen


3 00


131 17


Ayers, M. D.


62


100 00


Frank D. Ayers


3 00


105 53


Briggs, George N.


41


100 00


G. N. Briggs Heirs


3 00


104 17


Clark, John P.


29A


100 00


Mary J. Clark


3 00


107 59


=


ANNUAL REPORT


$45 30


12


Fobes, F. N. & F. A.


2A 100 00


Charles A. Fobes


3 00


117 03


Fairbank, J. C.


61


100 00


M. T. F. Rugg


3 00


119 54


Green, Charles B.


15A


50 00


Flora A. Arnold


3 00


53 11


Gould, Rufus


37 A 100 00


George H. Gould


3 00


240 80


Haskell, Lewis N.


51


100 00


Lewis N. Haskell


3 00


136 21


Hall & Nourse


8A


100 00


Hattie E. Prouty


3 00


110 25


Kimball, north half


32A


50 00


+Fannie Kimball


1 50


Lincoln, Stephen & William


5A


50 00


William Lincoln and Clara Alden


3 00


233 34


H. W. Lincoln Heirs


8 88


100 00


Lincoln, H. W.


17


100 00


Lincoln, Abner & Alonzo


58A


100 00


3 00


105 81


Caroline M. Maynard


3 00


264 30


Ross & Camber


51A


100 00


George M. Ross


3 00


112 76


Ripley, Jephtah


10A


25 00


1 50


29 72


Heirs of W. W. and Helen


F. Russell


3 50


125 29


Robinson, John, north half


13A


50 00


Ruth Robinson


2 00


51 51


Weeks & Elliot


17A


100 00


Weeks and Elliot


3 00


119 06


Walker & Lovell


1


100 00


Lyman Walker


3 00


106 78


Stone, Alpheus


16A


100 00


Heirs of Chas. Hastings


3 00


106 34


Wilbur


54


100 00


Mrs. Wm. C. Abbott


4 50


103 49


TOWN OF OAKHAM


Grandchildren of Abner Lincoln


Maynard, Ezra & Artemus


22A


150 00


Mrs. Sam'l Ripley


Russell, W. W.


52


100 00


100 00


Parkman Farm Cemetery


55 00 James Boyd Heirs


South Cemetery


Burt, Eli


31


100 00


Laura Burt


3 00


116 88


Dean, Edmund


68


100 00


Dan'l H. Dean


3 00


215 81


Dean, David R.


58


100 00


Walter R. Dean


3 00


103 82


Haskell, Loring


44


100 00


William Haskell


3 00


121 29


Holden, A. J.


55


50 00


A. J. Holden


3 00


50 71


Morse, Eliakim & Jasper


· 18


50 00


Alfred C. Morse


3 00


51 34


Reed, Dea. Cheney


50


100 00


Martha Macullar


3 00


233 19


Reed, Silas


16


100 00


Sumner Reed


3 00


127 18


Wright, Henry P.


54


100 00


Henry P. Wright


3 00


114 67


Holbrook & Morse


29


100 00


Henry E. Morse


3 00


116 97


Parker & Towne


45


100 00


Sophronia Parker Heirs


4 00


101 03


Robinson, James


45


75 00


Frances Robinson


76 56


Southwest Cemetery


Lovell, David & Lot (churchyard)


28


153 60


J. H. D. Lovell


3 00


161 10


Nickerson, A. B.


3X


100 00


Frank L. Nickerson


4 00


113 95


Presho, W. Myrick


23


50 00


Jennie Trowbridge


4 03


50 00


Spooner, Andrew


21


50 00


Mary E. Brown


4 00


61 62


Maynard, Ed. P.


10 00


Ed. P. Maynard


14 00



ANNUAL REPORT


58 75


.


J


13


14


Green Hollow


Clifford, C. S. 8 50 00 C. S. Clifford 3 00


52 76


Crawford, Henry A.


125 00


H. A. Crawford


3 00


133 07


Fobes, William A.


100 00


William A. Fobes 3 00


126 09


Received in 1925


Fuller, Albert K. (Green Hollow)


100 00


Barr, Moore & Keep


Olmstead, Ella J. (South Cem.)


50 00


· Ella J. Olmstead


Foster, Albert H. (Pine Grove)


100 00


Albert H. Foster


Respectfully submitter, EFFIE T. SWINDELL, Treasurer.


TOWN OF OAKHAM


Report of Selectmen


The Selectmen submit the following report for the financial year ending Dec. 31, 1925.


TOWN OFFICERS


Town Clerk


Paid Effie T. Swindell


$85 00


Treasurer


Paid Effie T. Swindell


$125 00


Tax Collector


Paid Edmund Cody


$85 00


Selectmen


Paid John P. Day


$100 00


Earle C. Parker


75 00


" Chas. B. Daniels


75 00


$250 00


Assessors


Paid W. A. Woodis


$100 00


" Chas. B. Daniels


60 00


John Moran


55 50


Leone Daniels, clerical


12 00


Auditor


Paid Orton Parker


$50 00


Ballot Clerks and Tellers


Paid Grace Parker


$5 00


Nellie Dean 5 00


$227 50


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TOWN OF OAKHAM


Paid Leone Daniels 5 00


" Mrs. Cody 5 00


$20 00


Registrar of Voters


Paid Effie T. Swindell $4 00


Moderator


Paid C. H. Trowbridge


$3 00


Total for Town Officers


$849 50


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Paid Walter Babcock $25 00


Dog Officer


Paid Samuel Bruno $15 00


Overseers of Poor


Paid Support of Poor


$1010 04


School Committee


Paid Support of Schools $1032 00


Superintendent of Streets


Paid for Highways $5175 00


Library


Paid for Support of Library $528 77


Cemetery Committee


Paid for Support of Cemetery $336 91


State Aid


Paid


$78 00


Bonds for Town Officers


Collector's Bond $30 00


17


ANNUAL REPORT


Treasurer's Bond


15 00


Town Clerk's Bond


4 00


$49 00


State and County Tax


County Tax


$637 00


State Tax


960 00


State Highway Tax


139 60


Corporation Tax


12


Worcester Bank and Trust Co.


Paid for note


$2500 00


Interest


Interest for note


$48 61


Opening Roads


Paid for Opening Roads


$253 80


Insurance of Employees


Paid Frank A. Smith & Son


$150 00


Fire Department


Paid for Fighting Fires


$34 58


Gypsy Moth


Paid for Suppression of Gypsy Moth


$200 40


Memorial Day


$25 00


Bridges


Paid for Bridges


$500 00


Guide Boards


Paid for Guide Boards


$100 00


Soldiers' War Bonus


Transferred to Library $330 88.


2


$1736 72


18


TOWN OF OAKHAM


Reserve Fund


Balance paid for Bridges


$66 11


C. B. Daniels, bridge signs


59 00


J. P. Day, shingling


30 00


Chas. Howe, shingles


49 50


J. P. Day, labor


6 00


W. E. Swindell, labor


1 00


Transfer balance from Guide Boards


10 00


66


Insurance


4 88


66 Cemeteries


30 89


$257 38


Town Officers Supplies


Paid for supplies $86 49


Worcester Industrial School


Paid for Walter Ross


$132 25


Inspection


$69 00


Police


Paid for police


$22 00


Printing


Paid Barre Gazette


$174 25


Heffernan Press


51 20


$225 45


Tree Warden


Paid Clarence Grimes


$14 50


Poor Farm Association


Paid for share in Poor Farm


$85 00


Miscellaneous


Geo. S. Butler, supplies $15 34


Orton Butler, express


1 70


Paid Henry W. Stone


19


ANNUAL REPORT


Chas. Campbell, supplies for sealer of weights


77 07


John Dwelly, express


61


F. S. Conant, supplies


14 59


Theo. N. Waddell, certifying note


2 00


W. A. Nye, care of Hall


120 00


W. A. Nye, supplies, labor


8 35


W. A. Nye, care of clock


35 00


M. F. Lincoln, wood


42 50


C. B. Daniels, lumber


3 50


$320 66


Total expenditures for year $25,291 94


Respectfully submitted, JOHN P. DAY C. B. DANIELS EARLE C. PARKER


Selectmen of Oakham.


Report of Tax Collector


1925 Taxes committed to me for collection, 1925 :


DR.


Appropriation of annual meeting


11,760 00


State tax 960 00


County tax 637 00


Highway tax


139 60


Overlaying


451 90


December assessments


22 82


Interest


2 77


$13,974 09


CR.


By Treasurer's receipts


$8,820 33


Income tax


1,160 80


$9,981 13


$3,992 96


1922


DR.


Uncollected taxes for 1922


$35 51


Interest 10 95


$46 46


CR.


By Treasurer's receipts


46 46


$46 46


1923


DR.


Uncollected taxes for 1923


$1,172 49


21


ANNUAL REPORT


Interest


Error (overpaid)


108 25 3 00


$1,283 74


CR.


By Treasurer's receipts


$1,283 74


1924


DR.


Uncollected taxes for 1924


$3,672 06 99 13


Interest


$3,771 19


CR.


By Treasurer's receipts


$2,623 11


Abatements


51 08


$2,674 19


$1,097 00


Respectfully Submitted


EDMUND CODY, Collector.


Report of Superintendent of Streets


PAY ROLL


Paid E. V. Newton


$1401 96


James Gaffney


558 50


Joseph Lucas


499 05


James Woodis


466 65


George Edson


168 75


Martin Winsky


20 00


William Sney


20 00


Stanley Siecko


10 80


Oscar Loring


129 15


Fred Holcomb


39 15


Walter Tucker


14 40


Fred Parkman


378 05


Frank Parkman


124 20


George Lakey


14 40


C. C. Daniels


24 75


Raymond Thrasher


18 90


William Gaffney


15 00


Edward Gaffney


20 25


Fred Hicks


31 50


John Robinson


3 60


Leon Roby


71 55


A. A. James


71 55


$4102 16


MATERIAL


Good Roads Machinery Co., Repair parts of Road Scraper


$26 74


Geo. S. Butler, paint, grease, nails


2 05


New England Metal Co.


261 60


E. O. Perry, work on tools


11 65


23


ANNUAL REPORT


E. O. Perry, bolts for road drag 3 00


E. V. Newton, plank for road drag 1 80


E. V. Newton, express, telephone and lime 2 95


Barre Grain Co., Cement


4 50


Texas Oil Co., Road Oil


677 65


$991 94


GRAVEL


Paid Mary Stone


6 00


John Robinson


6 00


John Bowen, Est.


30


Lizzie Briggs


10 60


Sarah Butler


1 00


C. P. MacClanathan


2 30


Nathan Fiske


9 80


C. C. Adams


15 20


William Gaffney


8 20


William Pryor


30


George Edson


2 10


Henry Bullard


10 20


E. V. Newton


1 70


Kate Guely


3 00


New England Box Co.


1 70


George Jacques


2 50


Highway Appropriations


$80 90 $5175 00


Pay Roll


$4102 16


Material


1072 84


$5175 00


BRIDGES, MATERIAL


New England Metal Culvert Co.,


Pipe for bridges $500 00


24


TOWN OF OAKHAM


Bridge Appropriation


$500 00


Material


$500 00


$500 00


OPENING ROADS


Paid Fred T. Parkman


$17 35


Wm. Morse


5 63


Alfred B. Morse


6 30


Milton Bullard


4 95


Fred Ripka


1 13


Evander Green


1 13


Joe Lucas


13 95


W. E. Swindell


14 60


Robert Briggs


4 95


Alexander Crawford


1 80


Malcolm Crawford


1 13


Roscoe Crawford


90


Raymond Crawford


1 35


Frank Myska


8 10


Frank Lupa


18 55


John O'Donnell


7 25


Geo. Hallowell


1 80


W. E. Morse


2 70


C. B. Daniels


2 00


E. V. Newton


24 35


W. J. Moran


1 35


J. F. Allen


4 05


John Moran


5 40


Thomas Moran


3 60


Samuel Bruno


90


James Gaffney


20 23


L. E. Kitchen


12 60


C. R. Knight


2 48


M. F. Lincoln


24 22


C. C. Adams


11 60


25


ANNUAL REPORT


Ludwick Szezuka


4 05


V. Smitchinsky Henry Stone


3 60


11 70


George Stone


8 10


Total


$253 80 Respectfully submitted, E. V. NEWTON Superintendent of Streets.


Report of the Overseers of the Poor


Town of Carlton, assessment $ 15 06


W. H. Parkman, special service 25 00


M. F. Lincoln, special service 25 00


City of Worcester, hospital


100 45


Dr. D. B. Cheilham 25 00


W. H. Parkman, services and telephone


35 00


M. F. Lincoln, services and clerical work


15 00


Stationery and postage


1 35


Charlton Poor Farm Association


372 18


Dr. Douglass


9 00


J. P. Day, wood


16 00


W. H. Parkman, wood


6 00


Town of Spencer


365 00


Total


$1,010 04


Town has received back on board


$111 85


From the Town of Spencer for 1924


51 00


From the Town of Spencer for 1925


386 00


Balance due from the Town of Spencer


41 00


$589 85


$420 19


. W. H. PARKMAN, M. F. LINCOLN; SARA E. BUTLER,


Overseers of the Poor.


Report of the Charlton Poor Farm Association FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925 RECEIPTS


Milk, December 1924 delivery


$223 00


Milk


1,039 69


Eggs


49 00


Stock


621 00


Inmates board


4,616 01


Boarders


606 56


Assessments


932 01


$8,087 27


EXPENDITURES


Frank Walker and wife


$1,200 00


Inside labor


480 00


Outside labor


621 00


Miscellaneous


320 43


Groceries


1,080 90


Meat


990 60


Grain


474 45


Oil and gasoline


106 24


Tobacco


311 17


Clothing


495 10


Electricity


79 93


Veterinary


49 45


Seed


80 35


Repairs


67 22


Fertilizer and freight


457 92


Drugs


44 82


Medical attendance


40 00


Blacksmithing


79 45


Machinery


84 60


28


TOWN OF OAKHAM


Stock


62 00


Coal


943 37


Rent


918 50


Deficit 1924


209 51


$9,197 31


Deficit


$1,110 04


RECEIVED FOR BOARD OF INMATES


Ashburnham


$345 18


Boylston


239 77


Brookfield


473 10


Charlton


524 64


East Brookfield


4 50


Hardwick


41 13


Holden


275 71


Leicester


471 80


Millbury


466 66


Oakham


372 17


Rutland


233 33


Sterling


220 68


Warren


481 46


Westminster


466 88


$4,616 01


The deficit of $1,110 04 will be more than taken care of with coal, provisions, grain, fodder and supplies on hand January 1, 1926, which will be paid for by the new association as used.


Total number of weeks for inmates: 1,027 2-7; for boarders : 113 1-7. There were no inmates from the towns of Hubbardston, Holland, Paxton, Auburn and Princeton.


The Association voted to buy the Poor Farm and personal property from the Town of Charlton. And as soon as the Town of Charlton will have the deed ready the Association will take over the title of the property.


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ANNUAL REPORT


Besides the eighteen towns in the Association last year the fol- lowing towns have been admitted: Warren, West Brookfield, West Boylston, New Braintree, Dana and Berlin. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM H. PARKMAN, President. Charlton, Jan. 1, 1926. LOUIS M. HANFF, Sec. and Treas.


Report of Library Trustees


FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY RECEIPTS


·


Town apropriation


$300 00


Wright Memorial Fund


45 30


Dog fund


226 61


$571 91


EXPENDITURES


Magazines


$45 30


Robert Briggs, carying books


25 00


Ire E. Pinney, librarian


75 00


Grace Baxter, librarian


25 00


Ruth Morse, assistant librarian


50 00


W. A. Nye, janitor


162 18


L. H. Browning, books


19 99


Havens, Carter Coal Co.


118 59


C. H. Parker & Son, supplies


5 60


G. S. Butler, supplies


2 11


$528 77


Balance


$43 14


Respectfully submitted, SARA E. BUTLER, FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL, WILLIAM A. NYE,


Trustees.


Librarian's Report


To the Trustees of Fobes Memorial Library :


Circulation of books 1925


3634


Books loaned to schools


172


ACCESSIONS


Books by gift


84


Books by purchase 50


Of the books added by purchase 21 were were purchased from the proceeds of the sale of Henry P. Wright's Soldiers of Oak- ham. Thanks are due to Mrs. Wright for giving the proceeds of this sale for the use of the Library.


Total number of books added


134


Books discarded 73


Total number of volumes December 31, 1925


3554


Cash on hand January 1, 1925


$2 39


Received for cards and fines


4 53


Received from sale of Soldiers of Oakham


13 50


$20 42


Expense, books


$12 00


Postage and box rent


84


Freight


75


$13 59


Cash on hand January 1, 1925 $6 83


The school children took great interest in the state course of certified reading. The number of five book certificates won was 80. The number of 20 book certificates 16.


Thanks are due to Mrs. W. A. Abbott, Mrs. A. L. Gifford, C. M. Packard, Mrs. Edwin Bullard, Ernest Bullard, Mrs. Grace Rood for books and magazines given to the Library.


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The Library is indebted to the Woman's Educational Associa- tion for the loan of books for the year ending in May.


Books were also received from the State and from the Ameri- can Legion.


Magazines have been donated by the C. E. Society and the Grange.


The following is the list of books received during the year.


ADULT FICTION


The flying U's last stand


Flying U ranch


Rim o' the world


When a man marries


Tangled threads


Within the law


Kit Murgraves' luck


In the hollow of her hand


Fair harbor


John Halifax, gentleman


Bars of iron


Hundredth chance


Keeper of the door


Kent Knowles', quahaug


Oh, Doctor


The call of the wild


The shoulders of Atlas


The divine event


Sentimental adventures of


The portal of dreams


Buchanan's wife


To have and to hold


Sister Sue


Mother


The pathless trail


The snare The song of the cardinal


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ANNUAL REPORT


Under a thousand eyes The border legion The tidal wave Love and learn Whispering Smith Twisted trails The witness The hunted woman


The country beyond The courage of Captain Plum The war-lord of Mars The story of an outlaw The amazing inheritance Rebecca's promise The strange case of Mortimer Fenley The white shield Threads of grey and gold The wrong twin


A great love Gordon Keith The mystery of the hidden room


The white flag Kilmeny of the orchard Rainbow valley The happy isles Certain people of importance First down, Kentucky The lost lady The call of the canyon The lengthened shadow The moon out of reach Durvilla with a million The light in the clearing Keeban The fool


3


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TOWN OF OAKHAM


The Hawkeye


The flower of the North


Never the twain shall meet


Adrienno toner Bardleys the magnificent


Black oxen A friend of Caesar


Kitchener's mob Labyrinth The vagrant duke The undying fire


The old Adam


At the foot of the rainbow


The body in the blue room


The prodigal village


One of the old sweet chapters


ADULT NON-FICTION


Life of letters of Walter H. Page


Agriculture year book 58th annual encampment G. A. R. Calvin Coolidge


Constitution of the U. S.


Searchings in the silence


The iron pudler (Davis)


The Odyssey of Homer


The geographical lore of the times of the Crusades Memories of a hostess


The heart of a soldier


My life and times ( Hamlin)


The influence of Jesus


JUVENILE FICTION


The great quest Merry lips Goody two-shoes


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ANNUAL REPORT


Land and sea tales Mysterious Island Last of the Mohicans Wind in the willows Winning the wilderness Next things Sam's chance Pool of stars Little women A maid of '76


Two little Confederates Mary of Plymouth® Greyfriar's Bobby The boy captain of old Deerfield


Masterman Ready


Lisbeth Longfrock Aztec treasure house Emmeline The golden goose


The jungle book


The wonder clock


The story of Sonny Sahib


The bee-man of Orn


Blyth MacBride


The red-headed outfield


Kerr Ward in the jungles Gipsy Breyton Wonder stories


JUVENILE NON-FICTION


Boy Scouts and army airship Roosevelt's Letters to his children The boy's book of mounted police The children of the Arctic. The life of R. L. Stevenson


36


TOWN OF OAKHAM


The boys life of Theodore Roosevelt Stories of Shakespeare The story of mankind


IRA E. PINNEY


Report of the School Committee


Receipts


Town-Support of Schools


$3500 00


State return-School fund


2495 00


State return-High School tuition


1585 50


State return-School Superintendent


193 34


State return-High School transportation


1454 70


State return-Income Tax, for general


school purposes 640 00


Rutland Tuition


108 00


Tuition of Children


85 24


Total


$10,062 78


Expenses School Committee


Paid Sylvester R. Dean, services


$10 00


Walter O. Babcock, services 5 00


Minnie M. Day, services


25 00


$40 00


Superintendent's Salary and Expense of Office


Paid James R. Childs, salary $320 04


James R. Childs, travel expenses 44 85


James R. Childs, telephone, postage and express 2 80


Minnie M. Day, taking school census 5 00


$372 69


Teachers


Paid Miss Florence E. Bothwell $1069 60


Miss Ethel M. Braman 1069 60


Miss Ruth E. Butterfield


1069 60


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Mrs. Ruth B. Dwelly,


music supervisor 119 00


Mrs. Frances B. Settle,


music supervisor 71 25


Miss Helen E. Mills,


drawing supervisor


71 25


$3470 00


Supplies


Paid World Book Co.


$5 84


Edward E. Babb & Co.


35 68


Irving L. White


32 76


George S. Butler


3 68


Pearl Printing Co.


1 50


F. S. Conant


90


J. H. Clark


4 00


One broom


1 95


Books


Paid Edward E. Babb & Co.


46 41


American Book Co. 22 01


World Book Co.


1 53


Silver Burdett & Co.


15 57


$85 52


Care and Cleaning


Paid William A. Nye $221 30


For Coldbrook School 38 00


$259 30


Fuel


Paid Frank Boyd, 19 cds. wood @ $8.50 $161 50


John Day, sawing wood 8 70


$86 31


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ANNUAL REPORT


Oliver and Kenneth Wilkins, work on wood 8 55


Robert Baldwin, sawing wood


5 00


$183 75


Repairs


Paid F. S. Conant


$ 58


William A. Nye, painting


1 25


Oliver Wilkins, painting


2 50


William Nye, cleaning clock


2 85


C. H. Parker, paint, etc.


3 15


$10 33


Promotion of Health


Paid Theo. L. Story, M.D., school physician 15 00


Mrs. Naomi A. Cunningham, service as school nurse 75 00


South Worcester County Health Asso-


ciation, for school nurse 10 00


$100 00


Grade Transportation


Paid Mr. John O'Donnell


$560 00


Mr. Morton Lincoln


490 00


Mr. Eldridge LaCount


160 00


Mr. Nathan Fiske


400 00


Mr. Fred Parkman


525 00


$2135 00


High School Transportation


Paid Mr. Clifford Knight


$146 40


Mrs. Katherine Mullen 70 40


Mr. Edward J. Crawford 86 40


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TOWN OF OAKHAM


Mr. J. Waldo Knight


22 80


Miss Hazel Briggs


45 60


Mr. Henry Crawford


43 20


Mr. John Day


185 60


Mr. J. C. Rutherford


319 60


Mr. John Dwelly


21 60


Mr. William H. Parkman


194 40


Mr. Patrick O'Donnell


48 00


Mr. Alfred Virr


43 20


Mr. Joseph Potter


143 60


Mrs. O. A. Carpenter


41 20


Mr. Frank A. Sullivan


94 80


Mr. Bert Reed


21 20


Mr. Albert Hapgood


66 60


Mr. Evander Green


21 60


$1729 80


High School Tuition


Paid City of Worcester


$112 50


Town of Hardwick


748 50


Town of Warren


100 00


Town of Holden


100 00


Town of Rutland


100 00


Town of North Brookfield


170 00


Town of Whitinsville


220 00


Town of North Brookfield, tuition on




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