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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ANNUAL REPORT
58 75
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J
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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TOWN OF OAKHAM
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
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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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TOWN OF OAKHAM
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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