Town of Franklin annual report 1885, Part 1

Author: Franklin (Mass.)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: The Town
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TWENTY-SEVENTH


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE OFFICERS OF THE


TOWN OF FRANKLIN


FOR THE


FISCAL YEAR ENDING, JAN. 31. 1885.


FRANKLIN : FRANKLIN STEAM PRINTING HOUSE, COTTON'S BLOCK, DEPOT STREET. 1885.


TWENTY-SEVENTH


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE OFFICERS OF THE


TOWN OF FRANKLIN


FOR THE


FISCAL YEAR ENDING, JAN. 31. 1885.


FRANKLIN : FRANKLIN STEAM PRINTING HOUSE, COTTON'S BLOCK, DEPOT STREET. 1885.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1884.


SELECTMEN. HENRY R. JENKS, JAMES M. FREEMAN. DANIEL C. COTTON.


TOWN CLERK. WALDO DANIELS.


TREASURER. JAMES M. FREEMAN.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. A. A. FLETCHER, WARREN H. BRIGHT, C. MILTON ALLEN.


ASSESSORS. WILLIAM ROCKWOOD, A. A. FLETCHER, SABIN HUBBARD.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE. S. W. SQUIRE, GEO. W. WIGGIN, A. L. CLARK.


COLLECTOR. WILLIAM E. NASON.


AUDITOR. WALDO DANIELS.


CONSTABLES.


LEWIS R. WHITAKER, WILLIAM E. NASON.


Fence Viewers. WILLIAM E. NASON, STEPHEN C. TAFT, CHARLES W. CLARK.


Field Drivers. WILLIAM E. NASON, NATHAN C. NYE. ADDISON M. THAYER, MANCY M. DANIELS.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


TOWN GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS, 1884.


For Support of Public Schools,


$6,300 00


Repairs of Schoolhouses, 300 00


Miscellaneous School Expenses, 500 00


Repairs of Roads and Bridges,


2,000 00


Removal of Snow in Roads, 100 00


Almshouse and Support of Poor,


3,800 00


Payment of Town Officers,


1,250 00


Fire Department,


1,800 00


Interest Account.


750 00


Abatement and Collection of Taxes,


500 00


Street Lights, 600 00


Franklin Library Association,


400 00


Printing and Stationery,


200 00


Military Aid to Soldiers,


700 00


Police Services,


1,500 00


G. A. R. for Decoration Day,


100 00


Building Fisher Street.


1,000 00


Building Extension of School Street, &c.,


500 00


Miscellaneous Expenses,


500 00


$22,800 00


State Tax, 1884, $2,180 00


County Tax, ..


1,064 83


Overlayings, .6


506 38


Unpaid School-books,


9 02


$3,760 23


Total Tax, 1884,


$26,560 23


SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1885.


Cash in Treasury, February 1, 1884, $7,367 67


Received on temporary loans, at Savings Bank, 8,000 00


for use of Town House, 40 00


Interest on Lucretia Pond Fund, 40 40


Circus Licenses, 24 50


for lot of Windows,


2 00


for Pedler's License,


10 00


of S. W. Squire, Tuition collected,


6 00


for Grass on Common, 5 00


of M. Z. Bullard, use of Road Scraper, 4 00


Court Fees of Willard Miller, 7 29


of H. S. Morse, for School Fence, 3 50


from sale of Products of Town Farm, 474 32


Town of Southbridge, pauper account, 145 05 Milford,


16 36


John Dolan,


6


84 96


Individuals,


66 184 50


Commonwealth, 66 . 6


31 76


of State Treas., for State Aid, 386 00


Military Aid,


613 00


bal. Corporation Tax, 1883, 5 51


66 National Bank Tax, 1884, 343 99


Corporation Tax, 1884, 1,855 27


..


.. Income School Fund, 196 95


from County Treasury. Dog Tax. 327 87


Wm. E. Nason, Collector, Tax, 1881, 624 33 66 .


Interest on Tax, 1881, 58 37


66


bal. Tax, 1882, 400 00


Tax, 1883, 6,276 69


66


" 1884, 20,333 84


Total receipts,


$47,869 13


EXPENDITURES.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TEACHERS' SALARIES.


Paid Minnie P. Smith, 19


weeks,


$152 00


Delia M. Bailey, 38


242 00


Rebecca M. Dunning, 15


120 00


Clarence E. Griffin, 39


390 00


Isabel J. Reilly,


39


351 00


Louisa A. Metcalf,


39


351 0C


Susie E. Young,


39


351 00


Marietta B. Hawes,


19 66


171 00


Matie G. Knapp,


39


66


390 00


Emilie Albee,


39


390 00


Mabel E. Howard,


39


66


272 00


Nellie J. Cleary,


39


312 00


Isaac C. Jenks,


32


66


256 00


Nettie A. Everett,


24


192 00


A. Daisy Dorr,


18


162 00


Florence Bullard,


12


66


96 00


Ella G. Daniels,


7


66


56 00


Mary C. Sawyer,


8


64 00


Alice E. Corbin,


38


475 00


Samuel W. Clark,


44


660 00


Mary A. Wiggin,


44


1,100 00


Total.


$6,553 00


CARE OF SCHOOL ROOMS.


Paid Charles G. Dean, 1 room,


12


weeks,


$4 80


Harry Sherry,


1


10


5 00


Ernest E. Daniels, 1


35


66


15 20


Ervin Gay, 1


23


9 20


Eddie Darling,


2


66


35


35 00


E. H. Curry,


1


66


1


50


Carlton Strong,


1


66


23


66


11 50


6


Paid C. E. Griffin,


1


room, 35


wecks,


$14 00


Isabel J. Reilly,


1


66


11


2 75


Winnie Byron,


1


66


11


4 40


Josie Gaman.


1


66


11


66


5 50


Nellie J. Cleary.


1


66


24


66


9 60


Louis Faxon,


1


66


12


66


4 80


Henry Burns,


1


66


12


6 00


Julius T.Rockwood. 1


66


12


66


6 00


Tommy Keefe,


1


3


66


1 50


Robert Ferguson,


1


66


9


66


4 50


John Burns,


1


12


4 50


George E. Daniels, 1


. .


12


66


7 00


Mabel E. Howard, 1


41


66


18 10


William S. Young, 1


35


19 27


Nathan Burr,


4


.6


41


66


107 62


Total,


$296 74


FUEL FOR SCHOOLS.


Bill.


64 70


Paid W. P. Metcalf, sawing 9 cords wood, Arthur O. Miller, " 5 1-2


9 63


77


J. H. Wadsworth, drawing wood, 1 80


80


Amos Daniels, sawing 4 cords wood,


7 00


197


Patrick McCaffrey, " 18


31 50


200


Oscar J. Daniels, 3


5 25


201


Arthur O. Miller, “ 1


66


1 75


264


Thos. J. Daniels, 39 cords wood,


181 00


265


Jason Tower, 20 “


91 23


313


J. W. Heaton, 1 ton coal,


7 25


314


66 3 1-2 cords wood,


16 50


315 316


66 24 tons coal, 156 00


66 5 1-2 cords wood, 25 50


Wm. S. Young, sawing 4 1-2 cords wood, 7 87


318 329 330


L. B. Brown, 5 . 8 75 66


Nathan Burr, piling wood, 5 00


334


Irving Trentham, sawing wood, 1 75


334


66 2 1-2 bbls. shavings, 25


66


$15 75


7


342 347 409 447 488 682 733


Paid Herbert E. Bartlett, sawing 6 cords wood, 10 50 50


C. Strong, sawing 3-4 feet wood,


W. C. Whiting, sawing 1 cord wood,


1 50


Frank V. Mann, 13 bbls. shavings, 66 15 “


1 50


Mancy Daniels, 1-2 cord wood.


2 88


E. J. Gilmore, sawing 5 1-2 cords wood,


8 25


747 William Cleary, 4


E. B. Moses, 66 4 1-2 ..


..


7 88


828 829


J. F. Stratton, ..


5


..


8 75


830


Amos F. Daniels, “ 4


7 00


Total.


$630 64


REPAIRS OF SCHOOLHOUSES.


Paid Charles G. Dean, repairing lock, $ 25


Anthony Connors, repairs, 2 75


H. E. Briggs, labor at No. 10, 5 00


C. W. Strong, repairs at No. 9,


80


O. A. Stanley, repairs,


1 00


284


F. D. Fuller, curtains, Chapel school, 9 34


L. B. Brown, repairs at No. 7, 1 25


Elmer Wadsworth, repairing windows, 2 25


23 75


Anthony Connor. painting,


24 80


C. W. Clark, 6 school desks, 18 00


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, mdse., - 24 47


O. A. Stanley, bill labor,


18 75


J. P. & J. G. Ray, for lumber. 2 47


10 27


Timothy Quigley, repair bill,


4 00


Anthony Connor, setting glass.


1 75


O. A. Stanley, labor at Vestry school,


5 75


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, lumber, &c.,


23 19


745


Harry Spence, setting glass,


1 60


847


Hood & Mason, repairs,


1 80


Total, $183 24


Bill. 36 65 66 122 129


329 379 389 391


O. A. Stanley, 9 1-2 days labor,


405 410 439 450 477 501 599


James Follansbee, repair bill.


601 731


1 10


7 00


8


MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL EXPENSES.


Bill. 19 41 63 75


Paid G. W. Foster, for land, schoolhouse lot, $45 00


C. L. Fales, mdse. for schools, 35


James F. Ray, “ 29 81


J. H. Wadsworth, plank, 4 80


Frank Woolford, livery bill, school committee, 3 00 Nathan Burr, cleaning outhouse, 1 00


140 172 198 Mrs. John Carr, cleaning schoolhouse, 1 20


307


John Byrnes, water pail,


17


338


Edwin Trowbridge, rent 4 organs, 20 00


341 348 388 396 402 409 413 445 446 448


J. H. Daniels, rent of hall, 6 00


C. L. Stewart, printing tickets, 2 00


W. N. White, mowing school lot, 1 10


Hiram E. Briggs, building fence. 6 00


James F. Ray, mdse. for schools.


45 20


Willard C. Whiting, labor on school grounds, 2 00 W. N. White, cleaning schoolhouse, 1 50


Bridget Mawn, 1 83


6 50


Nathan Burr, labor on school grounds. 5 68


H. A. Billings. cleaning schoolrooms, 5 00


1 75


Edwin Trowbridge, rent 4 organs,


20 00


619 684 732


J. F. Ray, mdse. for schools, 4 89


6 00


746


S. W. Squire, 1 day and expenses to Boston, certificates and express,


1 53


754


Razee & Sanborn, teaming,


1 00


Geo. H. Willoby, repairing clock.


1 25


756 821


D. C. Cotton, mdse. for schools,


121 72


848


Wm. Rockwood, ' 66


63


Total, $364 12


451 489 577 618


Mrs. Byron, . 6


J. H. Daniels, livery bill, school committee, .. for O. A. Stanley, 2 50


6 00


Bridget Mawn, cleaning schoolrooms,


3 06


734


Baptist Society, rent for vestry,


4 00


Maria Sullivan, 66


T. J. Daniels, labor on school grounds, 1 65


9


PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL BOOKS FURNISHED UNDER PROVISIONS OF STATUTE OF 1884.


Bill. 478 Paid Boston School Supply Co., for books and mdse,


$112 80


497


Harper & Bros.,


books and mdse., 102 20


504-5


Clark & Maynard,


54 76


506


Winkley, Dresser & Co., 66


7 00


508


Charles H. Whiting.


6.


56 34


511


Razee & Sanborn. express on books,


6 15


513


Adams Express Co. .


4 10


514


Warren P. Adams,


books and mdse,


113 50


515


Carroll W. Clark,


60


3 94


516


William Ware & Co.,


66


44


51 30


517


Boston School Supply Co., "


10 38


518


Prang Educational Co.,


66


16 00


522


Ginn, Heath & Co.,


15 87


673


Thompson, Brown & Co., 66


96


695


Charles H. Whiting.


66


14 18


696


Warren P. Adams & Co.,


35 94


697


Boston School Supply Co .. ..


60 81


698


Carroll W. Clark,


29 44


699


Lee & Shepard.


. .


66


3 75


700


Clark & Maynard.


6 6


6 00


701


William Ware & Co.,


3 75


702


D. Appleton & Co., 6.


6 81


703


Winkley, Dresser & Co.,


5 88


704


Prang Educational Co ..


..


1 60


738


Harper & Bros., school books,


9 60


740


Winkley. Dresser & Co., school books.


3 60


Total,


$746 66


10 00


Lee & Shepard,


66


NOTE .- The above expense was incurred under the new law of 1884 without an appropriation by the town.


2


10


REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Bill. 8


Paid Dennis Sullivan, 10 hours. 15 cents.


$1 50


11


J. H. Ford, for flat stone. 2 50


15


James Galivan, 87 hours, 15 cents, 13 05


17


James O. Reilly. 22 1-2 66 3 39


4 35


101


James H. Ford. 15 hours, 15 cents, 2 25


102


Mancy M. Daniels. 8 1 20


128


Washington Pierce, repair Mount hill.


2 00


136


William E. Nason.


107 hours. 15 cents. 16 05


177


L. B. Brown,


28 1-2


4 07


184


Alfred Clark,


108


66


..


16 20


Frank Davis,


43


..


6 45


David Mahoney,


60


66


9 00


Jeremiah Desmond.


191


66


66


32 35


William Keefe, Merrifield.


10


..


66


1 50


B. Cody.


66


9 90


W. Crowningshield,


50


. .


7 50


George Murphy,


30


4 50


Wm. Stanley.


6


1 50


189


James O. Reilly,


20


..


3 00


190


William Rockwood, for labor,


1 25


252


Thos. J. Daniels,


470 hours. 15 cents. 70 50


repairing tools. &c., 1 00


John Soward.


175 hours,


15 cents, 26 25


Joseph Wales,


182


..


27 30


J. Lewis.


25


3 75


Daniel Akley.


6 2-3


1 00


William Ware.


192


66


66


28 80


Nathan A. Daniels,


45


..


66


6 75


Oscar J. Daniels.


47


7 05


P. Costello.


20


.. 3 00


Byron Wood,


116


..


. .


17 40


60 loads gravel,


3 00


John Canney, 92 hours, 15 cents, 13 80


George H. Miller. 40


6 00


William A. Canney, 49 . .


7 35


66


66


15


9 90


100


Jason Tower. for plank.


186


253


11


Bill. 25₴


254


Lewis H. Marsh,


57


8 55


Edward E. King.


3 1-2


،،


52


John Duffee,


70


10 50


Mark Hutcherson.


30


4 50


66


43 loads gravel,


2 15


Matthew Finnegan,


35 hours, 15 cents,


5 25


Seba Bucklin.


60


. .


9 00


Hugh Quinn,


14


..


2 10


John Farrell,


54


66


8 10


Patrick Gorman.


35


5 25


George Murphy.


125


. .


.6


18 75


James H. Blake.


10


1 50


Albert J. Gilmore,


75


. 6


..


11 75


289


Jason Tower. posts and railing.


5 78


306


John Lynch,


20


hours,


15 cents,


3 00


325


L. H. Marsh,


22


3 30


Seba Bucklin.


28


5 40


M. Hutcherson, 2 3-4


42


16 loads gravel.


80


326


William Keefe,


45


hours, 15 cents,


6 75


327


Patrick Gorman.


20


..


3 00


328


Dennis Sullivan.


40


..


6 00


Albert J. Gilmore, 48 1-2


25


..


. .


134


15


66


20 10


John Sullivan,


81 1-2


12 23


Wm. F. Briggs.


88 1-2


١٠


13 28


N. Durfee,


47 1-2


7 13


Frank Outhouse, 92 1-2


٠٠


13 88


James O. Reilly,


106


66


15 90


Charles H. Carpenter, 10


66


1 50


336


Hugh Quinn,


9


1 35


Cornelius Ford,


20


3 00


Jeremiah Desmond,


199


66


31 35


B. Cody,


35


5 25


John Doyle,


90


66


13 50


،٠


2 25


Alfred Clark,


60


66


9 00


255


Paid Arthur O. Miller,


15 hours, 15 cents, $2 25


Geo. W. Foster.


15


332


335


337


382


.


12 13


331


256


12


Bill. 382 397


Paid William Keefe, 25


hours, 15 cents. $3 75


John Murphy,


133


19 95


J. W. Fuller,


40


،٠


..


6 00


Levi Dennen,


20


٠٠


66


3 00


Thomas Neelon.


10


401


Warren H. Bright,


114


66


٠٠


17 10


404


Jeremiah Desmond, 105


..


66


15 75


B. Cody,


8


..


1 20


William Keefe.


40


66


6 00


Dennis Sullivan,


20


66


3 00


S. Billings.


5


66


. .


75


W. Crowningshield,


20


66'


66


3 00


T. J. Daniels,


45


6 75


66 powder,


1 00


Daniel Akley,


6 2-3


hours,


15 cents,


1 00


William Ware,


75


66


11 25


Byron Wood,


45


66


6 75


J. Wales,


50


66


66


7 50


J. Seward,


10


66


1 50


415


Fred Rogers, blacksmith bill,


1 20


416


John Farrell,


50 hours, 15 cents,


7 50


417


Edmund Hartshorn, 195


66


29 25


Patrick Haggerty,


45


6 75


Fred Rogers, blacksmith bill,


6 05


George Murphy,


220


hours,


15 cents, 33 00


John Durfee,


160


66


24 00


Frank Holmes,


65


66


9 75


James Leonard,


131


19 61


John Farrell,


115


66


66


17 25


John Kennedy,


15


66


.6


2 25


Fred Rogers, blacksmith bill,


1 70


Charles Quinn,


80


hours, 15 cents, 12 CO


A. Williams,


5


66


75


John Lynch,


60


66


9 00


Michael Sullivan,


110


66


66


16 50


James O. Reilly, 83 1-2


6 6


66


12 53


449


C. L. Fales, 458 loads gravel,


68 70


452


Fred A. Rogers, blacksmith bill,


2 85


..


1 50


406


443


Bill. 454 476 490 508 509 520 523


13


Paid L. B. Brown, 10 hours. 15 cents,


$1 50


James Follansbee. 176 loads gravel,


21 12


Ervin Meek. 30 hours, 15 cents.


4 50


John Butman, 111 feet curb stone,


58 50


Enoch Waite, 93 loads gravel.


4 65


John Butman, 16 feet curb stone.


8 00


Edmund Hartshorn, 45 hours.


15 cents,


6 75


Frank Holmes. 30


..


٤٠


4 50


Cornelius Dugan.


15


2 25


Hugh Quinn,


30


4 50


Michael Sullivan. 50


..


..


7 50


George Murphy,


110


16 50


W. E. Averill.


50


. 6


7 50


George Murphy,


40


..


6 00


John Farrell,


50


66


7 50


Elmer Thayer. watering street.


40


John Duffee,


100


hours,


15 cents, 15 00


William Corman.


15


2 25


William Doherty.


20


3 00


W. H. Bright 2


،٠


30


A. J. Gilmore,


57


25


14 26


William F. Briggs.


59


15


..


8 86


A. J. Gilmore, 61


9 16


M. O. Sullivan,


63 1-2


..


9 53


Charles Badger,


705


..


105 75


Alvin Merrifield,


30


..


4 50


Michael Shea.


50


7 50


John Farrell.


50


..


..


7 50


Hiram H. Bailey,


50


. .


..


7 50


Willard Bright.


55


8 25


Asa Sargeant. 28 1-2


..


..


4 28


Jeremiah Desmond, 254


..


38 10


William Keefe,


125


..


18 75


John Leary,


127


6 .


19 05


Walter Fuller,


160


..


24 00


Joseph G. Guild.


35


5 25


Charles Gowen, 240 loads gravel,


7 20


F. M. Osgood,


63 hours, 40 cents, 25 35


545 548 549


555


558


559


14


Bill. 571 - 572 649


Paid John Ford,


40


hours, 15 cents, $6 00


Michael Shea,


20


66


3 00


John Canney,


100


15 00


Wm. A. Canney,


41


66


66 6 15


Charles Payne,


17


66


2 55


Arthur O. Miller,


8


66


66


1 20


George W. Foster,


18


2 70


Albert Darling.


32


66


4 80


651


G. C. Fisher, posts and railing,


3 62


Eugene G. Fisher,


133


hours,


15 cents, 19 95


45 15


658


Thos. J. Daniels,


ɔ̃5


..


8 25


William Ware,


50


66 7 50


C. Akley,


9


1 35


James Costello,


23


66


3 45


Oscar J. Daniels,


9


66


1 35


Patrick Costello,


27


4 05


667


Fred A. Rogers, blacksmith bill,


8 20


668


John Ford. 40 hours. 15 cents,


6 00


669


A. H. Morse. for gravel,


9 00


670


Edmund Hartshorn, 20 hours, 15 cents,


3 00


George S. Hosie, 316 feet plank, &c., labor and team,


4 05


Jeremiah Desmond, 160 hours, 15 cents,


24 00


Charles Gowen, 120 loads gravel,


3 60


John Leary, 72


hours, 15 cents, 10 80


Alex. Driscoll, 36


5 40


Wm. Keefe, 18


..


2 70


Dennis Sullivan, 7.2


66 10 80


Walter Fuller, 8


.6


6


1 20


677


Nelson Corbin, setting curb stone, Cottage St., 11 90 Leonard B. Brown, 63 hours, 15 cents, 9 45


685


E. Waite, 237 loads gravel.


11 35


686


C. M. Allen, 340 hours, 15 cents,


51 00


Jeremiah Desmond, 85


hours, 15 cents, 12 75


Dennis Sullivan, 54


.6


،،


8 10


Dennis Shehan, 31


66


4 65


William Keefe, 40 66


6 00


G. C. Fisher,


301


66


.6


8 41


671 675


678


688


15


Bill. 688 692 693 717 723 726 728


Paid John Bresnihan, 40


hours, 15 cents, $6 00


Dennis Shehan, 5


75


Jeremiah Desmond. 10


٠٠


66 1 50


A. Bradford. 20 loads loam,


1 00


Patrick Collins,


54


hours, 15 cents,


8 10


Patrick Connolly,


34


. .


5 10


497


66


74 55


Francis McMurray


20


Stephen Byrnes,


4


66


60


Michael Smith,


33


Thomas Corbett,


16


16


2 40


Patrick Daley,


18


66


.6


2 70


Joseph Millette,


5


66


75


Michael Smith.


33


4 95


Daniel Buckley,


20


..


3 00


Wilton A. Pond,


328


49 20


Wm. Rockwood. for railing,


4 00


posts and spikes,


2 32


22 hours, 15 cents.


3 30


Thos. J. Daniels, 26 hours, 15 cents,


3 90


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, plank.


9 60


George S. Ryan, blacksmith bill,


3 05


James O. Reilly, 300 loads gravel,


15 00


D. C. Cotton, mdse. supplies,


58 56


Alfred Clark, 11 hours. 15 cents,


1 65


Hood & Mason, bill repairs, Fred A. Rogers,


2 00


W. Daniels, survey of street and bounds,


5 00


Wm. E. Nason. labor in roads,


6 75


Total,


$2,201 34


REMOVING SNOW IN ROADS.


Bill. 98 99 130


Paid A. J. Gilmore, 148 hours, 15 cents, $22 21


John Murphy and men 21


3 15


Jeremiah Desmond 42


6: 6 30


736 750


751 752 810 811 820 825 847 849 873 885


3 00


4 95


2 00


16


Bill. 137 138 885


Paid James O. Reilly, 9 hours, 15 cents, $1 35 6. 1 87


Geo. A. A. Blake, 12 1-2 6


Wm. E. Nason, breaking roads, 10 00


Total.


$44 88


PAYMENTS FOR ALMSHOUSE.


Paid A. A. Fletcher, expenses pauper account, $2 60 James F. Ray, merchandise for almshouse, 20 23


S. S. Ray, 1 32


Wm. L. Enegren.Jr ... 4 86


Chilson & Richardson, market bill, 23 58


William Redpath, 1 month's labor, 12 00


H. J. Blake, merchandise for almshouse, 7 36


113


S. H. Barrett. 55 66


114


Wm. M. Comey, burial of J. Breck,


2 50


116


for furniture for almshouse,


6 84


117 118 119


Wm. Redpatlı, for labor,


4 62


J. T. Freeman, on salary,


100 00


R. K. Ballard. repairs almshouse,


142 90


S. W. Thayer, repairing boots and shoes,


5 00


Franklin Clothing Co., mdse., 3 50


C. D. Cobb & Bros., mdse., almshouse, 64 20


Capen, Sprague & Co., for oil, 6 78


E. H. Freeman, 1 month's labor,


15 00


J. W. Heaton, grain bill, 70 71 coal bill, 10 20


E. H. Freeman. 1 month's labor. 15 00


Boston Furniture Co., mdse .. 18 35


Anthony Connors, painting bill, 11 00


S. S. Ray, mdse. almshouse. 11 82


230


Harry Spence, labor, 21 25


231


L. B. Higgins, repairing furniture, 3 25


1.65 16€ 169 223 224 225 226 227 229


labor and supplies,


9 40


141 143 144 145


freight bills. supplies.


2 06


Bill. 7 37 38 39 40 42 44


17


Paid T. M. Turner & Co., mdse.,


$32 68


W. H. Bright, furniture for almshouse, 6 00


E. H. Freeman, 1 month's labor, 15 00


F. D. Fuller, mdse., 14 50


freight bill,


79


Bradley Fertilizer Co., 10 bags fertilizer,


20 00


J. T. Freeman, 3 months' salary, 125 00


Lewis E. Cass, 4 days' labor,


5 00


Levi Follett, 32 gals. soap,


4 00 7 50


S. S. Ray, mdse. almshouse,


6 87


H. J. Blake, 6.


13 11


J. L. Brazzille, barber's bill,


80


N. E. Darling, ice box, 2 00


J. H. Baker, repair covered wagon, 75 00


T. M. Turner & Co., mdse. almshouse, 26 26


3 35


C. D. Cobb & Bros .. ..


37 51


freight bill,


78


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, lumber bill,


12 36


6 .


grain bill,


48 87


C. P. Carter, mdse. bill,


2 09


E. H. Freeman, 2 months' labor,


30 00


Frank Holmes, 5 days' labor, 8 75


Boston Furniture Co., 1 chair, almshouse, 4 20


16 53


E. H. Freeman, labor, 66


12 00


Henry Brown, 6 days' labor, ..


6 00


J. T. Freeman, 3 months' salary, 66


125 00


George B. Dorr, 200 strawberry plants, Jordan, Marsh & Co .. mdse .. S. S. Ray,


8 21


7 92


freight on ..


56


C. D. Cobb & Bros., ..


30 65


S. W. Thayer, bill repairs, 4 10


Franklin Clothing Co., mdse. almshouse, 4 75


C. D. Cobb & Bros., 34 27


Joseph W. Heaton,


118 00


3


Bill. 232 290 291 292 293 294 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 383 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 456 457 459 460 471 525 526 527 528 529 530 532 543 620 621 622


S. H. Barrett, mdse. 6 6


1 00


J. J. Tobey, 66


James F. Ray, 66


18


Bill. 623 624 625 626 627 628 629


Paid T. M. Turner & Co., mdse. almshouse, Harry Spence, 66


2 50


. removing C. A. Clark to almshouse, 4 00


H. J. Blake, mdse. 5 43


Wm. L. Enegren, mdse. 66


1 00


J. G. Cunningham, livery bill, overseers,


2 50


Harry Spence. whitewashing,


1 00


630


Wm. McGaw, ice bill,


3 25


Dr. Jenks, medical services.


5 25


635 652 705


Michael Shea, 9 days' labor,


13 50


W. H. Bright, labor bill.


15 65


706 707


Alex. Thayer, shoe bill,


3 00


Timothy Quigley, repair almshouse,


2 12


S. S. Cook, making cider,


2 72


O. F. Metcalf & Sons, grain bill,


55 38


Franklin Clothing Co., mdse.,


8 40


J. T. Freeman. 3 months' salary,


125 00


Frank D. Fuller, mdse.,


23 82


S. S. Ray.


6 69


C. L. Fales,


4 67


J. L. Brazille, barber bill,


35


C. P. Carter, mdse.,


9 80


Levi A. Follett, soap bill.


3 50


788


Dr. J. C. Gallison, medical services. 17 00


7 49


812 838 839


T. M. Turner,


26 23


D. C. Cotton, ..


44 79


840


Franklin Clothing Co. "


4 00


841


C. H. Heaton, meat bill,


99 01


842


A. C. Dana. mdse.,


20 20


843


R. B. Stewart & Co., repair bill,


5 25


844


S. W. Thayer, 66


1 30


846


S. S. Ray, mdse. almshouse.


3 02


871


Warren H. Bright, cutting wood,


6 25


878


A. F. McLean, bill repairs, 1 35


879


Hood & Mason,


15 35


708 709 757 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 786


Dr. King,


. 6


1 00


V. R. Warren, corn planter, 16 00


$26 82


A. C. Dana, mdse. almshouse,


19


Bill.


832 Paid Wm. E. Nason, 1 ton fertilizer, $40 00


Total,


$2,160 99


PAYMENTS FOR POOR OUTSIDE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid Worcester Lunatic Asylum :


For Abby M. Blake, $182 32


Robert Graham, 203 09


Philip Dolan, 174 48


$559 89


Paid Mass. School for Feeble Minded :


For Lowell Merrifield,


127 21


Paid State Reform School for Michael McGote, 3 00


66


Frank L. Fisher. 45 29


Total,


$735 39


Paid Town Medway for George Akley,


18 80


J. F. Jenckes, med. bill Pliny Cook, 1 00


Dr. Geo. King, bill John Murray, 2 00


James F. Ray, mdse. for Mary A. Wilson,


2 00


Dr. J. C. Gallison, bill Mrs. Meyenburg, 2 00


Support of Lemuel F. Rich, 6 91


Jas. F. Ray, mdse. Nathan Durfee, 3 57


car fare Thos. Moore to Dedham, 42 66 for State pauper, 40


Town of Shrewsbury. Kate Newell and children, 101 50


66 Attleboro, for Wm. S. Warren, 109 63


66 Marlboro. for Mrs. John Hart, 108 00


support of Mary Fales, 25 00


James M. Freeman, expenses for insane, 6 00


A. A. Fletcher, cash for out paupers, 25 61


C. M. Maker, support of Nancy Blake, 84 00


Horace Parkhurst, Sarah Wales, 77 81


Town of Walpole, " Charles C. Greene, 122 71


20


Paid O. F. Metcalf & Sons, mdse, for A. H. Curry, $1 00


S. H. Barrett, mdse. for Margaret Welch, 2 00


V. B. Rockwood, burial of Frank L. Adams, 2 50


Paid for William Dwyer :


Bill for board, $4 50


Dr. Geo. King, medical services, 1 00


Paid for Cornelius Ford :


H. S. Morse, mdsc.,


$5 30


James F. Ray, 1 69


C. M. Allen, milk bill,


3 10


$10 09


Paid for Patrick Moran :


J. W. Heaton, coal bill,


$3 75


H. S. Morse, mdse,, 2 77


D. W. Corson, mdse.,


1 20


Dr. Geo. King, medical services,


9 75


$17 47


Paid for Mrs. Jonas Kimball :


Dr. J. Blake, medical services. $5 50


J. D. Fisher, board, 30 20


$35 70


Paid for Catherine Sullivan :


James F. Ray, mdse.,


$6 18


T. M. Turner & Co., mdse.,


2 13


S. W. Thayer,


1 62


$9 93


Paid for Ada French :


Overseers' orders,


$48 00


R. L. McPherson, funeral expenses, 14 CO


$62 00


Paid for Mary White :


O. F. Metcalf & Sons,


$5 00


J. W. Heaton & Co.,


4 75


Fenner Darling, for wood, 2 00


Overseers' order,


1 00


C. L. Fales, mdse.,


4 70


$5 50


21


Paid D. W. Corson, mdse.,


$ 49


D. C. Cotton, 66


5 19


James F. Ray.


18 83


$41 96


Paid for Mrs. John Carr :


C. L. Fales, mdse.,


$6 88


H. S. Morse,


9 29


D. W. Corson,


1 29


James F. Ray,


2 53


$19 99


Paid for Thomas Elison :


R. B. Stewart, board bill.


$3 00


Dr. J. C. Gallison,


4 60


$7 60


Paid for John Nottage :


Overseers' order,


$4 00


C. L. Fales, mdse.,


24 39


$28 39


Paid for Joseph Davidson's family :


James E. Razee, coal bill,


$3 75


William Mann, 6.


1 80


R. L. McPherson, undertaker,


5 00


C. L. Fales, mdse.,


10 00


D. W. Corson, meat bills,


13 00


Joseph W. Heaton. rent,


12 00


coal bill,


3 63


James McDermott, bill.


1 50


John G. Cunningham, livery,


4 50


T. M. Turner & Co., mdse,,


28 94


S. W. Thayer, bill,


1 25


Frank Woolford, livery,


1 50


Chilson & Richardson, mdse.,


1 00


Dr. Geo. King, medical services.


2 00


A. C. Dana, bill, 5 07


Dr. J. C. Gallison, bill,


32 00


R. L. McPherson, undertaker,


26 00


William E. Nason, rent.


41 00


$193 84


22


Paid for Mrs. Patty McPherson :


C. L. Fales, mdse.,


$4 23


Dr. Geo. King, medical services, 9 50


R. L. McPherson, undertaker, 14 00


Paid for Susan Sallee :


C. L. Fales. mdse.,


$14 07


J. W. Heaton, “ 90


T. M. Turner & Co., indse., 7 55


A. C. Dana. mdse.,


80


George A. Drew,


5 00


Dr. Jacob Blake, bill,


18 00


Paid for Margaret Doherty :


Overseers' orders,


$15 07


James P. Ray, milk bill,


3 82


J. F. Ray, mdse ..


9 25


J. E. Razee, coal.


1 80


J. W. Heaton, coal,


2 00


D. W. Corson. mdse.,


3 00


C. M. Allen, milk bill,


3 23


Albert A. Darling. rent bill,


8 00


$46 17


Paid for Mrs. Ann Allice :


Wm. L. Enegren, Jr., mdse.,


$1 00


David W. Corson,


2 60


C. L. Fales,


2 54


J. W. Heaton, coal,


1 75


Dr. Geo. King, medical services,


5 50


James F. Ray, mdse.,


2 65


Dr. J. C. Gallison, bill,


1 00


G. H. Butterworth, bill,


38


A. C. Dana,


1 31


$18 73


Paid for Galen Cook :


Dr. J. F. Jenckes, medical services,


$1 00


Dr. J. C. Gallison,


1 25


Dr. Geo. King,


1 50


$27 73


$46 32


23


Paid J. C. Cross, meat bill, Wm. Rockwood, groceries,


$18 40


52 90


$75 05


Total, $2,084 72


Less amounts received from other towns and indi-


viduals and paid to Treasurer, viz. :


From town of Southbridge, 66 Milford. 16 36


$145 05


John Dolan.


84 96


various individuals.


184 50


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


31 76


$462 63


Net cash expenses outside poor.


$1,622 09


ALMSHOUSE IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN.


DR.


To interest on cost of farm,


$180 00


Appraisal of personal property at almshouse. Jan. 30, 1884, 1,849 53


Cash paid from treasury, 2.160 99


$4,190 52


CR.


By amount appraisal personal property, Jan. 29, 1885, $1.795 84


. Cash received sales from farm, 174 32


$2.270 16


Net cost at almshouse, $1,920 36


NOTE .- In addition to above, wood was furnished from the farm to outside poor. to amount of $12.00, by order of Overseers.


Net cash expenses for outside poor. $1,622 09


66 at almshouse. 1.920 36


Total pauper account, $3,542 45


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NAMES AND AGES OF INMATES AT THE ALMS- HOUSE IN 1884.




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