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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER,
FOR THE
Year ending January 31, 1880.
BOSTON : WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY, No. 79 MILK STREET (CORNER OF FEDERAL). 1880.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER,
FOR THE
Year ending January 31, 1880.
BOSTON : WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY, No. 79 MILK STREET (CORNER OF FEDERAL), 1880.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS,
AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The following report of the financial condition of the town for the year ending Jan. 31, 1880, is respectfully submitted : -
VALUATION, As assessed May 1, 1879.
Value of real estate, . · . $699,791 00
of personal property, 165,350 00
Total,
· $865,141 00
Number of polls,
460
of dwelling-houses taxed,
363
of acres of land
9,734
of cows
472
of horses
297
of sheep
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ASSESSMENTS.
State tax, .
$260 00
County tax,
.
1,114 60
Town grant,
7,275 00
Overlayings,
.
407 70
Amount assessed,
$8,957 30
Rate tax, $9.50 per $1,000. Poll tax, $1.60.
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· APPROPRIATIONS.
For support of schools, . $2,800 00
repairs of school property, .
.
200 00
repairs roads and bridges,
2,500 00
support of poor,
700 00
incidental expenses,
300 00
public lectures, .
100 00
monument,
300 00
old cemeteries, .
75 00
town-farm repairs,
300 00
TOWN PROPERTY.
Town-farm real estate,
$4,000 00
personal property, .
1,300 00
Nine school-houses, .
11,700 00
Howard Library,
1,200 00
INVENTORY OF TOWN FARM.
1 horse,
$65 00
2. oxen,
160 00
6 cows,
240 00
1 yearling,
15 00
2 swine,
14 00
62 fowls,
37 20
1 ox-cart,
43 00
1 horse-cart, .
42 00
1 express wagon, .
20 00
2 light harnesses, .
20 00
1 heavy harness, .
15 00
1 robe and blanket,
4 00
Hay-cart and farming tools,
100 00
Amount carried forward, .
$775 20
.
.
5
Amount brought forward, .
$775 20
33 bushels corn,
24 75
10 tons English hay,
190 00
3 tons meadow hay,
36 00
Bedding hay,
5 00
Meal and shorts,
3 00
2 bushels beans,
4 00
600 feet boards,
9 00
30 bushels potatoes,
22 75
150 lbs. pork, .
15 00
60 lbs. lard, .
6 00
Flour and groceries,
10 00
Beds and bedding,
60 00
Stoves and household furniture,
50 00
Manure,
120 00
5 lbs. butter,
.
1 25
$1,331 95
RECEIPTS OF TOWN FARM.
Cash received for butter, .
$135 24
for milk,
37 64
for calves,
59 40
for hogs,
69 00
for pigs,
12 00
for eggs,
$ 5 15
for straw,
22 64
for hay,
11 00
for rye, .
10 98
for lard,
40
for work,
33 73
for potatoes and turnips,
16 38
for old iron,
2 00
Amount carried forward,
$415 56
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Amount brought forward,
$415 56
Credit for work on highways, .
100 40
repairs on buildings, . repairing hearse,
34 25
25 25
entertaining tramps, .
78 50
going with hearse,
50 00
sawing lumber, .
14 95
cash received from treasurer, 518 55
account stock February, 1880,
1,331 95
Total,
$2,569 41
TOWN-FARM EXPENDITURES.
Cash paid by warden, -
For groceries,
$91 41
grain, .
177 26
.
flour,
31 00
meat,
37 68
bread,
4 09
soap,
4 45
fish,
8 66
other provisions,
13 94
shoes and clothing,
23 73
household utensils,
. 3 35
labor, .
107 94
fertilizer and plaster,
2 75
potatoes for seed, .
6 50
blacksmithing,
20 35
farming tool,
7 50
use of stock,
4 50
garden and grass seed,
.
25 70
tobacco,
·
50
.
Amount carried forward,
$571 31
7
Amount brought forward,
$571 31
For medicine,
4 00
sawing lumber,
·
14 95
repairing hearse,
25 25
two pigs,
13 00
five calves,
4 75
repairs to house,
. 34 25
$667 51
Cash paid by selectmen, -
For boot for oxen,
$60 00
To J. C. Swan, doctor's bill, 2 00
Jas. Howard, fertilizer,
10 00
Gammon & Nutter, stoves,
&c., .
.
11 10
Cyrus Willis, care sick,
18 00
Benj. Butler,
518 55
Benj. Butler's salary, 2
months,
$50 00
Benj. Butler's salary, 10 months,
216 60
Account stock, 1879,
1,305 75
1,572 35
Total expenditures,
$2,859 51
Total receipts, .
2,569 41
Total against town farm,
$290 10
INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.
Michael Ryan,
age, 32,
28 weeks.
Willard Ames, .
82,
44
Galen Howard, .
72,
6
Emma J. Morse,
“ 11,
2
.
·
619 65
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Discharged, 1
Average number for year, . .
·
130
Average cost per week, .
$3 62
Number tramps,
157
EXPENSES OF POOR OUT OF HOUSE.
For Mrs. Bowe, paid Eli Wheeler, . $6 40
Mrs. Reeves, paid Horace Bartlett, 1 50
Samuel Packard, paid J. C.
Swan, $6 00
Samuel Packard, paid J. C.
Swan, 12 00
Samuel Packard, paid Geo. R. Drake, 1 68
19 68
James E. Eaton, paid New Bedford, 11 80
Jacob Talbot, paid Scituate, 26 70
William A. Dean, paid J. Q. Hartwell, Hannah Lothrop, paid E. Bridgewater, Hannah Hervey, paid Taunton, . ·
5 00
52 00
58 90
Joseph Talbot, paid Canton, $12 00
66 " cash, 2 50
14 50
Mrs. Zadock Perkins, paid Brockton, 6 00 H. D. James, paid Brockton, 11 50
George Vining, paid J. C.
Swan, . $26 00
Geo. Vining, paid Rebecca
Burke, .
30 00
56 00
Cecil Morse, paid cash,
5 00
E. S. Jacobs, paid J. C. Swan, . .
7 00
Amount carried forward, .
$281 98
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Amount brought forward, . . $281 98
For Charles E. Williams, paid J. C. Swan, 11 00
Timothy Fisher, paid Geo. R. Drake,
17 00
George Osburne, paid cash,
.
5 00
books for poor children,
14 39
$329 37
Received from Stockbridge,
$56 00
Received from Easton, ·
11 00
Due from Bridgewater,
7 00
Due from East Bridgewater,
5 00
79 00
Cash paid poor out of house,
$250 37
Balance against almshouse, 290 10
$540 47
Appropriation, .
700 00
Balance,
$178 92
TOWN-FARM REPAIRS.
F. E. Howard, lumber, $13 50
W. H. Howard, carpenter work, 33 00
S. H. Howard, shingles, ·
2 25
O. R. Leonard, white washing, .
14 20
F. W. Howard, carpenter work,
15 00
James S. Jones, painting and papering, 43 40
E. O. Noyes, nails, &c., . 13 55
Lucius Richmond, paint, paper, . 33 71
Amount carried forward, $168 61
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10
Amount brought forward, .
$168 61 Paid by town-farm warden, for which we gave credit, -
W. C. Howard, sawing lumber, $14 95
Lumber, nails, &c., . · 34 25
49 20
$217 81
Town appropriation, .
300 00
Balance,
$82 19
Out of this appropriation, we have had new sills, new floor laid, and shingled the back part of main and porch part of house, painted and, papered the inside of house, put in new sink and other improvements, whitewashed the outside of all the buildings, and have caused the warden to get out lumber off from farm to be used in raising the roof of barn.
We recommend the town to raise three hundred dollars to put the barn in good repair.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Herring fishery at Bridgewater, . $8 25
James Howard, postage, express, &c., 7 43 ·
Printing reports, &c., 46 79
Timothy Dewyre, gravel, .
44 82
James Howard, office rent,
15 00
Eli Wheeler, watching fire,
5 50
Samuel Bartlett, tolling bell,
3 00
Mrs. Caleb Howard, gravel,
8 75
Selectmen, stove, furniture, &c.,
· 12 50
Mrs. J. Kingman, gravel, .
15 50
Rent of town hall, .
75 00
Amount carried forward, .
$242 54
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Amount brought forward, .
$242 54
Land damage, Matfield bridge, . 7 50
County map,
12 00
Treasurer, postage, express, &c.,
3 12
Town clerk,
5 30
Selectmen,
5 68
Pope and Ryder, watching fire, .
4 50
George Shaw, tolling bell,
2 50
J. E. Ryder, gravel, .
18 10
Bridgewater tax, Willard Ames,
5 22
John L. Hayward, gravel, .
17 00
Elihu Leonard, gravel,
2 37
Travelling expenses, .
3 40
Interest on notes, ·
27 00
Macomber trial, -
White & Sumner,
$203 30
Witness fees, .
144 80
Referees, . . .
59*00
Travelling expenses, .
8 00
415 10
Winsor case, -
White & Sumner,
$25 00
66
56 00
81 00
$852 33
Gave town farm credit, -
Repairing hearse,
$25 25
Going with hearse,
50 00
Tramps,
78 50
153 75
Abatements on taxes,
$201 72
Discount on taxes, .
.
538 10
739 82
$1,745 90
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COST OF SCHOOLS.
Remaining in treasury Feb. 1, 1879, .
$2,627 28
Appropriation, . 2,800 00
East Bridgewater tuition, .
9 21
Massachusetts State school fund, .
232 09
$5,668 58
Cost of schools,
3,034 96
Remainder of appropriation,
$2,633 62
REPAIRS.
Paid out for repairs, .
$283 29
Remainder in treasury, 1879,
$4 29
Appropriation, .
200 00
204 29
Overdrawn,
$79 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
James Howard, selectman, assessor, &c., . Henry W. Leach, selectman, assessor, &c., 15 00
$49 00
Henry Copeland, selectman, assessor, &c., J. Q. Hartwell, selectman, assessor, &c., . S. H. Howard, selectman, assessor, &c.,
125 00
123 00
21 00
James Howard, town clerk, ·63 20
George M. Pratt, town treasurer,
150 00
David H. Montgomery, supt. schools,
87 29
Albert Copeland, secretary school com- mittee, .
9 00
Amount carried forward, . · . $642 49
.
·
13
$642 49
Amount brought forward, . W. H. Jennings, moderator school com- mittee, .
5 50
Lucius Dunbar, school committee, 3 00
Abiel Washburn, school committee, .
3 00
Clinton P. Howard, school committee,
90
William A. Linehan, school committee,
75
Eli Wheeler, constable,
18 00
Charles E. Simmons, constable, .
2 00
William A. Linehan, constable, .
75
Amount paid,
$676 39
SURVEYORS' ACCOUNTS.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Balance in treasury, .
$182 96
Appropriation, .
400 00
$582 96
M. A. Ripley, .
$34 28
Horatio Howard,
145 21
Galen Conant, .
16 20
James Howard,
133 65
George M. Pratt,
9 95
E. T. Snell,
30 60
Thomas Snell, .
11 00
Horace Bartlett,
140 44
521 33
Due, .
.
$61 63
Horace Bartlett, Surveyor.
.
.
.
.
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DISTRICT NO. 2.
Balance in treasury, .
$136 29
Appropriation, 1879, ·
250 00
$386 29
L. A. Flagg,
$102 42
S. A. Howard, . ·
13 00
Cyrus Alger, ·
83 87
Farm credit,
. 21 40
220 69
Due, .
$65 60
Loring A. Flagg, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Balance in treasury, .
$45 51
Appropriation, .
325 00
$370 51
Luther Richards,
$12 60
Erland Thayer,
38 77
W. B. Ames, .
7 75
Horatio Howard,
79 33
Joseph E. Ryder,
151 31
Charles Thayer,
18 48
Joshua T. Ryder,
4 13
Thomas J. Ames,
9 00
James McKananaw,.
. 28 13
349 50
Due, .
$21 01
·
.
1
J. E. Ryder, Surveyor.
15
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Balance in treasury, .
$36 78
Appropriation, .
. 400 00
$436 78
Thomas Snell, .
$2 50
Lucius Hayward,
11 69
Thomas J. Ames,
81 45
Pardon K. Bacon,
29 35
Samuel G. Copeland,
103 00
Pardon Copeland,
10 00
Davis Copeland,
19 50
Heman Copeland,
23 00
Oli K. Ness,
4 50
284 99
Due, .
$151 79
Samuel G. Copeland, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Balance in treasury, .
$81 75
Appropriation, .
200 00
$281 75
Charles Atwell,
$17 38
Owen Conlon, .
12 00
William B. Ames,
185 80
George L. Edson,
44 70
P. Keenan,
71 40
Dwelly Forbes,
6 30
337 58
Overdrawn,
$55 83
Taken from selectmen, appropriation to bal- ance this account, . .
$55 83
George Edson, Surveyor.
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DISTRICT NO. 6.
Balance in treasury,
$105 00
Appropriation,
225 00
$330 00
B. Dunbar,
$129 76
Chas. E. Dunbar,
2 17
H. A. Alger,
8 32
Cyrus Alger,
34 15
H. W. Howard,
77 59
Levi Walker,
3 75
Geo. Howard,
` 3 75
C. Johnson, .
1 50
Albert L. Alger,
60 58
321 57
Due, .
.
$8 43
B. Dunbar, Surveyor.
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Balance in treasury, $78 17
Appropriation, ·
200 00
$287 17
J. Q. Hartwell,
$22 60
L. E. Copeland,
201 85
Wm. Penfraese,
3 75
228 20
Due, .
$58 97
L. E. Copeland, Surveyor.
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SELECTMEN'S HIGHWAY APPROPRIATION.
Appropriation, .
· $500 00
Owen Conlon, .
$6 50
Jas. Copeland,
27 68
Edward W. Hayward, 10 50
Wm. B. Ames,
8 25
S. H. Howard,
24 50
J. Q. Hartwell,
59 65
James Howard,
49 45
Chas. Howard,
11 35
Wm. Penfraese,
8 10
Jonas Leonard,
15 75
Mark Pierce,
90 00
Patrick Keenan,
10 00
Elihu Leonard,
5 99
S. G. Copeland,
37 45
Town Farm, credit,
79 00
District No. 5, credit,
55 83
$500 00
Balance due Surveyors,
. $768 68
Appropriation, .
. 2,500 00
$3,268 68
Amount used by Surveyors,
2,783 86
Due the several Surveyors,
·
$484 82
TREASURY RECEIPTS.
Balance in February 1, 1879,
$3,099 16
Received from Easton,
11 00
Mansfield,
63 00
Stockbridge,
56 00
.
Amount carried forward,
.
$3,229 16
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Amount brought forward, .
$3,229 16
Corporation tax, balance, .
40 93
Corporation tax,
394 25
Bank tax, balance,
5 57
Bank tax,
617 35
State aid,
661 35
Six per cent. on taxes,
113 32
Massachusetts school fund,
232 09
Dog tax,
199 86
Soldiers' monument,
83 55
Henry Copeland on note, .
700 00
F. E. Howard on note,
300 00
Allen Snell on note,
200 00
J. B. Lincoln, taxes,
7 84
M. H. Packard, tax,
1 60
C. S. Ward, interest,
10 44
Howard Library,
8 00
Assessment of taxes,
.
8,957 30
James Conlon, tax, .
1 66
Total receipts, .
$15,764 27
TREASURY DISBURSEMENTS.
State tax,
$260 00
County tax,
1,014 60
F. E. Howard, note,
300 00
Allen Snell, note,
200 00
Henry Copeland, note,
.700 00
Six per cent. on taxes,
538 10
Support of schools, .
3,034 96
School repairs,
283 29
Amount carried forward, .
$6,330 95
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Amount brought forward, .
$6,330 95
Town officers,
676 39
Town farm,
619 65
Poor out of house,
329 37
Town farm repairs, .
168 61.
Soldiers' monument,
300 00
Abatement of taxes,
201 72
State aid,
581 00
Military aid,
12 00
State poor,
26 72
Mansfield,
75 00
Howard Library, dog tax,
175 00
Plympton,
24 00
Howard lectures,
100 00
Incidentals,
852 33
Surveyors,
2,607 63
$13,080 37
Balance in treasury February 1, 1880, 2,683 90
$15,764 27
State aid paid to following :
J. G. Gallagher,
$72 00
Patrick Dorgan,
78 00
Francis W. Wood,
72 00
Chas. T. Morse,
54 00
John A. Freese,
36 00
Wm. H. Jennings,
4 50
James S. Card,
4 50
Mary E. Howard,
48 00
Mary E. Kingman, ·
48 00
Amount carried forward, . $417 00
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Amount brought forward, . $417 00
Salome Stetson,
48 00
Mary J. Reeves,
48 00
Lucinda S. Lothrop,
48 00
Julia A. Sargent,
8 00
Hannah R. Stanley, .
8 00
H. S. Bouldry,
4 00
$581 00
MILITARY AID.
Timothy W. Fisher, 12 00
$593 00
CONDITION OF TREASURY.
Cash,
·
$1,583 90
Uncollected taxes,
1,100 00
Due from State,
749 78
$3,433 68
Bridgewater,
7 00
Mansfield,
12 00
Plympton,
24 00
East Bridgwater,
5 00
Assets of Town,
$3,481 68
Appropriations not drawn,
3,275 63
In favor of Town,
$206 05
The town has paid, in defence of the Macomber case, $415.10, and the Winsor bill of $81, for which there was no appropriation made, which accounts for the falling off in the condition of the treasury.
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There has been no money drawn from the appropriation for old cemeteries.
A request having been made to the Selectmen for an article to be put into town meeting warrant, to raise $500 to curb and fix around the Soldiers' Monument, we make the following statement :
There has been paid into the town treasury $83.55, which was raised by subscription for dedicating the Soldiers' Monument, which was not used. The Treasurer of the Soldiers' Monument reports that he has $147.03 subject to the call of the Monument Committee.
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LIST OF JURORS FOR 1880,
AS PREPARED BY SELECTMEN.
Cyrus Alger.
Benjamin B. Howard.
Horace Bartlett.
Charles W. Bacon.
Dennis Callahan.
Henry S. Keith.
Davis Copeland.
Warren R. Keith.
Samuel G. Copeland.
Lucius Dunbar.
Curtis Eddy.
Aaron Millett. Sylvester Rice.
Edward W. Hayward.
Clarkson W. Richards.
Jonas G. Hartwell.
Ebenezer Taylor.
James Howard.
Erland Thayer.
John L. Hayward.
Chas. E. Tisdale.
The Selectmen recommend that guide-boards be main- tained at or near the following named places :-
Joshua T. Ryder's. Justin W. Richards'.
West of Almshouse. Edmond Geary's. Pardon Copeland's. North Centre School-house.
Joseph Kingman's. Lewis Ryder's. Pine Hill Cemetery. Charles Howard's. Nahum Leonard's.
Heman Copeland's.
Clinton P. Howard. Horace W. Howard.
Edmond Copeland.
Henry W. Leach. Cyrus Leonard.
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J. Q. Hartwell's.
John Walker's, 2d.
Molbry Ripley's.
James Alger's Furnace.
Cyrus P. Brown's.
Geo. R. Drake's Store.
Joseph Alger's.
Centre Post-Office.
Barnabas Dunbar's.
Thomas Mackin's.
Stillman W. Hersey's.
Dwelly Forbes'. Benjamin Howard's. Geo. Wilber's. John B. Holmes'.
Waldo Howard's.
The annual Town Meeting will be held Monday, the first day of March, next, at 1 o'clock, P. M.
HENRY COPELAND, JOSIAH Q. HARTWELL, SAMUEL H. HOWARD, Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Feb. 1, 1880.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
Marriages Recorded in West Bridgewater in 1879.
Feb. 9. Henry Dyer, of Weymouth, and Lizzie A. Dunbar, of West Bridgewater.
March 8. Everett S. Vosmus and Hattie Pittsley, both of West Bridgewater.
16. Gilmore Lombard, of East Bridgewater, and Mary E. Ames, of West Bridgewater.
April 28. Elbridge G. Howes, of Paxton, and Annie W. Gifford, of West Bridgewater.
May 25. James C. Standish, of Dighton, and Edith Wheeler, of West Bridgewater.
July 5. Oliver J. Horton and Lizzie G. Davison, both of West Bridgewater.
5. Channing F. Dunbar and Eva M. Keith, both of W.est Bridgewater.
20. Charles T. Williams, of Easton, and Charlotte A. Howard, of West Bridgewater.
Aug. 9. Andrew J. Goss and Lizzie Murphy, both of West Bridgewater.
Oct. 20. Charles H. Tinkham, of Minnesota, and Ade- line L. Jennings, of West Bridgewater.
Nov. 19. George M. Frye, of West Bridgewater, and Ermina Hersey, of Brockton.
19. Unite K. Leach and Maggie Penpraes, both of West Bridgewater.
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Nov. 25. George W. Dunbar, of West Bridgewater, and Susie E. Sprague, of East Bridgewater. Dec. 28. David W. Tinkham and Annie G. Higgins, both of West Bridgewater.
Intentions of Marriages Recorded, of which no Return has been made of the Marriage.
Charles L. McCann, of Brockton, and Margarett Geary, of West Bridgewater.
John Murdock, of West Bridgewater, and Alice P. Jenness, of Brockton.
Charles N. Levi, of Brockton, and Susan E. Alger, of West Bridgewater.
John Toomey, of Brockton, and Rose Linnehan, of West Bridgewater.
John W. Creeden, of Brockton, and Catharine Hassett, of West Bridgewater.
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Births Registered in West Bridgewater in 1879.
Date of Birth.
NAME OF CHILD.
Sex.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
1879.
Harry Porter Howard,
·
Male, .
·
Feb
11,
William Thomas Dean,
.
.
.
William A. and Mary E. Dean Benjamin and Calistia Butler.
March
1,
Margaret Jane Hayes,
.
.
Female,
- Luther H. and Abbie L. Clarke.
6,
George Bigney,
Male,
Stephen and Emma E. Bigney.
11,
Ida Mabel Hopkins, .
Female,
George and Etta Hopkins.
26,
Minnie Ness, .
.
.
Oli K. and Agnes Ness.
April 1,
Albert Harrington Johnson, Margaret Kent, .
Female,
Philip and Margaret Kent.
May
13, James Francis Hennessey,
Male, -
James and Mariah H. Hennessey
Female,
Henry T. and Eliza S. Brown.
June 1,
29, Willie Lawrence Alger,
Male,
Edmund L. and Sarah C. Alger. Rodney and Hannah G. Churchill
July 15,
William Forest Churchill, Oliver George Horton, ·
·
.
.
31,
Ralph Staples Shaw,
·
.
Aug. 5, William Arthur Linnehan,
.
.
12,
Lillian Harriet Millett,
·
Female,
·
18, John Francis King, .
.
Male,
· Michael and Elizabeth King.
27, Bridget Condrick .
Female,
. James and Alice Condrick.
31, Lizzie Armenia Kelley,
.
Theron M. and Josephine B Kelley.
Sept.
15, Belle Marshall,
Seba H. and Arabella Marshall.
15,
Benjamin Orlando Butler,
66
·
John and Ellen Hayes.
5,
Minnie J. Clarke,
.
.
Male,
Merton C. and Emeline O. Johnson.
10,
15, Harriet Frances Brown, . Edith Allerton Tower,
.
.
Lorenzo A. and Mary S. Tower.
.
.
·
.
66
Oliver J. and Elizabeth G. Horton.
25,
66
Austin A. and Mary A. Shaw William A. and Joanna Linnehan.
Herbert A and Affie G. Millett.
.
·
.
26
·
.
.
Hiram and Helen W. Howard.
Jan. 16,
Sept. 28, Alice Mabel Holmes, ·
Female,
Oct. 29,
Anna Belle Penpraes,
.
.
.
.
.
· George H. and Emma W. Holmes. Andrew J. and Lizzie E. Goss. William and Catharine Penpraes. . . .
The following Births were not Registered when they occurred:
1876. Sept. 9,
Florence G. Kelley, . Augustus J. Hennessey, .
.
Female, Male, .
·
Theron M. and Josephine B. Kelley. James and Mariah H. Hennessey.
1877. May
7,
Daniel Alex. Penpraes, .
.
.
·
William and Catharine Penpraes.
1878. Feb. 24,
Olive Gurney Jackson,
Female,
·
Emerson G. and Flora E. Jackson.
.
·
Nov.
30,
27
Nov. 5, Gertie F. Goss, .
Deaths Registered in West Bridgewater in 1879.
AGE.
.
Names of Parents.
Date.
NAME OF DECEASED.
Yr.
M.
D.
1879.
Jan.
5, 8, 15,
Mary K. Bartlett, Daniel McAdams, Nancy A. Fobes,
90
2
12
.
Nervons debility and
paralysis,
James and Nancy Durham. Simeon and Anna Leonard.
Feb.
21,
Nalnun Leonard,
91
3
20
Bridgewater,
21,
Avery Fobes,
41
1
23
West Bridgewater, .
25,
Willard G. Harlow,
55
6
22
Sharon. .
28,
Hannah G. Reed,
67
5
20
Paralysis,
.
John and Celia MeManiman. .
Mar. 17.
Bernard MeManiman, Alice R. Hall, · ·
38
4
-
West Bridgewater, .
Consumption,
Lewis and Elizabeth Ryder.
Apr.
4,
Horace F. Vosmis, .
24 9
13
Phthisis pulmonis, .
Joseph and Cynthia A. Vosmis.
23,
Abigail Edgeomb, -.
65
10
8
2,
Mary Ann Howard, .
63
3
15
8,
Nancy H. Burrell, ·
74
2
4
21,
Sewall Mitchell,
75
-
24,
Annie E. Simmons, Alfred Linde, .
28
7
4
1,
Emma F. Beals, ·
26
5
5
Nantucket, .
.
17,
Lavina F. Snell,
46
3
Aug.
15,
Emma Lonisa Turner,
14
10
14
Consumption, .
16,
Margaret Whalen, ·
58
-
-
.
21,
William T. Dean,
·
- 34
6
12
West Bridgewater, . 66
Sept. 13.
George HI. French, .
10
19
Epilepsy and Bright's discase,
Jason M. and Lydia French.
·
77
15
North Bridgewater, Ireland, . .
Congestion of Inngs, . . Old age,
Caleb and Zeruah Jackson. Michael and Alice McAdams.
·
.
66
11
17
Belfast, Mc., .
Old age, Hemorrhage of lungs, . . Consumption and de- formity, .
Nathan and - - Harlow.
28
.
Abel and Mary Barrell.
Killed on railroad,
32
1
Boston, West Bridgewater, . ·
Consumption,
Alphens and Sally Howard.
No return, .
.
Apoplexy,
.
·
·
22
11
16
Raynham, .
Phthisis, .
·
Gustave and Eliza J. Linde.
June July
29,
·
Sweden, . ·
·
Consumption of bowels,
Gastritis enteritis, . ·
David S. and Betsey Young.
8 Gilmanton, N. H., .
Charles P. and Lonisa Turner.
West Bridgewater, . Ireland, . .
Bilions fever and heart disease, .
Cholera infantin, .
William A. and Mary E. Dean.
.
·
East Bridgewater, . . Ireland.
24,
Typhoid pneumonia,
Apollos and Mary Martin.
Wendall and Joanna Seaver.
May
Daniel and Lydia Mitchell.
Standish, Me., -
Sylvanus and Peddy Makepeace.
Drowned, .
Benjamin and Emily Catheart.
-
Place of Birth.
Disease, or Cause of Death.
Albert and Nancy A. Fobes.
29
-
Hemoptysis, .
. Old age, ·
Chronic inflam. of liver, .
12, Martin V. B. Dunbar,
. Ebenezer and Polly Alger.
20, William Alger, . · 71
4
Dec. 8, John Madden, Jr., .
14
10
John and Ellen Madden. Samuel and Anna Ryder.
27, Eliza A. R. White, 66
JAMES HOWARD, Town Clerk.
.
. . Unknown, · . Typhoid fever, . Apoplexy, . Bartholomew and Catharine Flynn. Stephen and --- Ward. John and Mary Belle. Francis and Matilda A. Dunbar.
Oct. 24, Michael Flynn, . · 86 . Nov. 9, Mary Carl, 55 74 9, Rosanna Johnson, . 42
-
- Belfast, Me., .
3 West Bridgewater, .
·
6
4 - 1 25 10 Ireland, . · ·
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
In accordance with custom and law, the School Com- mittee submit their annual Report of the condition of the schools and school-property in town for the year ending Jan. 31st, 1880, as follows. Assuming that the re- port of the selectmen made Feb. 1st, 1879, as to the condition of the treasury, was correct, there was an unex- pended balance of the appropriation for the support of schools, of
$2,627 28
To which add the town grant of
2,800 00
The dividend of the Mass. school fund, . 232 09
Also received of East Bridgewater for tuition, 9 21
Making a total,
$5,668 58
Of which there has been paid for teachers'
wages, .
$2,682 25
Fuel,
175 05
Incidentals, .
68 08
East Bridgewater for tuition, .
109 58
Making a total of .
$3,034 96
Balance remaining in the treasury, .
$2,633 62
According to the report of the selectmen, made Feb. 1st, 1879, there was an unexpended balance in the
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treasury, of the appropriation for repairs and school- furnishings, of . $4 29 .
To which add the town grant of
200 00
Making a total of .
$204 29
There has been paid for repairs,
$241 31
" furnishings,
41 98
Making a total,
$283 29
Overdrawn the appropriation,
$79 00
The largest items for repairs have been the painting of the Centre Grammar School-house outside and inside, the painting of the Centre Primary outside, the painting of the East School-house outside, the fencing of the North School-house lot, and new heating apparatus for the Centre Grammar School-house. The Committee have expended as small a sum as could possibly be got along with, and very much less than the wants and safety of the school-property demanded. At the meeting of the Committee for organization, the Committee thought best to refer the subject of repairs to a sub-committee of two, to examine the school-property and report to the Board the needed repairs, and under the sanction of the Board to make the repairs. The Committee are of the opinion that this plan has worked to the advantage of the town, although the citizens of the town show, by their keeping the School Committee at its present unwieldy size, that they believe that there is safety in a multitude of counsel- lors. For the ensuing year there are three school-houses need painting, and several of them need to be shingled. We also call the attention of the town to the lack of maps,
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charts, and other apparatus for studying and illustrating the studies pursued in the schools. For the purpose of repairs on school property and school furnishings, we recommend the town to raise $400.
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