Town of Norwell annual report 1910-1919, Part 1

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SIXTY-FIRST


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWELL


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,


1910


AND THE


VALUATION FOR 1910


ROCKLAND : THE ROCKLAND STANDARD PUB. CO. PRINT, 1911


SIXTY-FIRST


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWELL


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,


1910


AND THE


VALUATION FOR 1910


ROCKLAND THE ROCKLAND STANDARD PUB. CO. PRINT


1911


INDEX


Page


Appropriations Recommended


86


Assessors Report


69


Articles in the Warrant


87


Auditor's Report


85


Expenditures


98


Financial Statement


73


Fire Extinguishers


76


Fire Account


59


Highways


44


Incidentals


56 64


Miscellaneous


Moth Reports 62


Sealer of Weights and Measures


68 5


Town Treasurer, Report of


32


Overseers of Poor Report of


39


Trustees, Report of


-


77


School Committee, Report of


91


Abstract from Registers 104


Superintendent of Schools


1.09


High School Principal 113


Drawing Teacher


115


Recapitulation 74


Tax Collector, Report of


-


71


Snow Account


50


Town Officers -


54


Valuation Account


-


58


VALUATION


Norwell Tax Payers -


Appendix 1-130


Non Resient Tax Payers


Appendix 130-176


Town Clerk, Report of


Report of the Town Clerk


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


At the special meeting held January 28, 1910, the follow ing action was taken on the articles in the warrant . -


Article I To choose a moderator.


Chose Frank W. Jones moderator, by ballot, and he was sworn by the clerk.


Article 2 Will the town rescind that part of the vote taken at the annual meeting in 1906, relative to the number of highway surveyors ?


Voted to rescind.


Article 3 Will the town elect one highway surveyor at the annual election, March 7, 1910 ?


Voted to elect one highway surveyor at the annual election March 7, 1910.


Article 4 Will the town give the selectmen any instruc- tions in regard to the Samuel A. Ward suit against the town of Norwell ?


Voted to instruct the selectmen to employ counsel and con- test the suit brought by said Samuel A. Ward against the town.


Article 5 Or act or do anything relative to the above. Voted that this meeting be dissolved.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT, Town Clerk.


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND ELECTION 1910


Pursuant to a warrant duly executed, the qualified voters of the Town of Norwell, met at the Town Hall on Monday, March 7, 1910, and took the following action on the articles in the warrant :


Article I To choose a moderator.


John H. Crocker was chosen moderator by ballot, and he was sworn in open meeting by the town clerk.


The ballots, cards of instruction and ballot box keys were delivered to him by clerk and William D. Turner, Amos H. Tilden, John Whalen, Charles W. Thomas and Charles Scully were sworn as election officers and ballot clerks. The polls were declared open at 6.15 a. m. Ernest H. Sparrell and Jeremiah H. Lehan were appointed additional election officers and the counting of ballots began at Io a. m. The polls were closed at 11. 15 a. m. One hundred and ninety-five names were checked on the lists and the ballot box registered the same number. The ballots were canvassed and counted in open meeting and the result declared by the moderator :


Town Clerk (for one year)


Joseph F. Merritt


179


Blanks I6


Selectman (for three years)


Ezra E. Stetson I55


Melvin Little


I


Elliott W. Crowell


2


Frank Baker


I


Blanks


36


7


Assessor (for three years)


Ezra E. Stetson Melvin Little


147


I


Elliott W. Crowell Blanks


45


Overseer of the Poor (for three years)


Ezra E. Stetson


149


Melvin Little


I


Elliott W. Crowell


2


Blanks


43


Town Treasurer (for one year)


Joseph F. Merritt


178


Blanks


I7


Auditor (for one year)


James H. Pinkham I45


Elliott W. Crowell


2


Blanks


48


Collector of Taxes (for one year)


Frank W. Jones 49


Alfred B. Litchfield


49


Walter T. Osborn


88


Blanks


9


School Committee (for three years)


Claude G. Ainslie 66


Benjamin Loring IO6


Blanks 23


2


8


Board of Health (for three years)


Harry J. Little I57


Blanks


38


Surveyor of Highways (for one year)


L. Frank Hammond 95


Emanuel P. Joseph


92


Blanks 8


Constables (for one year)


J. Warren Foster I55


L. Frank Hammond 150


Walter T. Osborn


147


Jesse M. Winslow


145


Otis H. Perry


I


Frank Dver


2


Arthur Mitchell


I


Archie F. Merritt


18


Atwood Ainslie


3


George A. Jackman


I


John Collamore


I


Frank Vining


2


Lyman Lincoln


I


Henry C. Ford


I


Andrew J. Litchfield


I


Frank Thomas


I


Atwood L. Ford


I


James H. Pinkham


I


Blanks


340


9


Tree Warden (for one year)


Harry P. Henderson 93


John H. Sparrell


85


Blanks 17


Shall License be granted for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this town?


Yes


71


No 97


Blanks


27


OFFICERS ELECTED


Town Clerk, Joseph F. Merritt.


Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for three years, Ezra E. Stetson.


Town Treasurer, Joseph F. Merritt.


Auditor, James H. Pinkham.


Collector of Taxes, Walter T. Osborn.


School Committee for three years, Benjamin Loring.


Board of Health for three years, Harry J. Little.


Surveyor of Highways, L. Frank Hammond.


Constables, J. Warren Foster, Walter T. Osborn, L.


Frank Hammond, Jesse M. Winslow, Archie F. Merritt.


Tree Warden, Harry P. Henderson.


Article 3 To hear the reports of the several boards of of- ficers and committees of the town and act thereon.


Voted to accept the reports of the Town Clerk and Treas- urer.


Voted to accept the reports of all of the town officers.


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Article 4 To make the necessary appropriations to defray the expenses of the town and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the town shall deem expedient.


Voted that a committee of three be appointed by nomina- tion from the floor, to prepare a list of appropriations to be be submitted to the meeting. Committee, Horace T. Fogg, Elliott W. Crowell, Ezra E. Stetson. The committee re- ported the following list :


Support of Poor


$2,000 00


Incidentals


400 00


Snow, Excise tax


Town Officers


1,300 00


Assessors, for valuation


1,000 00


State Aid


2,000 00


Soldiers' Relief


250 00


Tree Warden


50 00


Schools


6,500 00


School Physician


25 00


Board of Health


50 00


Cemetery on Washington street


50 00


Fire Department


200 00


James Library


100 00


Post 112, G. A. R., Memorial Day


150 00


Highways, general work


1,800 00


Highways, special


1,200 00


Squares and Triangles


100 00


Abatement of Taxes


200 00


Discount on Taxes


150 00


Town Hall


50 00


Town Note, due Dec. 30, 1910


1,000 00


Electric Lights


150 00


Gypsy Moth


367 98


Voted to appropriate the above amounts.


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Voted to raise by taxation a sum not to exceed $17,500 and that it be assessed on the polls and estates of residents and on the estates of non-residents.


Article 5. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes and for disbursement under the pro- visions of the law relating to State Aid and Military Aid and to defray the expense of the town.


It was voted by a majority of the legal voters present and voting that the treasurer be and hereby is authorized with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow during the present municipal year in anticipation of the collection of taxes, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the town therefor payable within twelve months from the date thereof. All debts incurred under the authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.


Article 6. What compensation will the town make for removing snow and appropriate money for the same?


Voted to pay 25c per hour for removing snow.


Article 7. In what manner and time shall the taxes be collected the ensuing year?


Voted that a discount of two per cent. be allowed on taxes paid before Ocrober Ist; that on all taxes not paid Decem- ber Ist interest be charged at the rate of 6 per cent. After April 1, 1911 the collector shall issue summons and proceed to collect all unpaid taxes, and that the money shall be paid to the treasurer or a deposit made by the collector for all un- paid taxes on July 1, 1911.


Voted that the collector have the same powers in the col- lection of taxes that he would have if he were town treasurer.


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Article 8 To make allowance to town creditors.


No bills were presented.


Article 9 What sum of money will the town appropriate for the use of Post 112, G. A. R., on Memorial Day.


Referred to committee on appropriations and acted on under Article 4.


Article 10 Will the town cause a statement of its finan- cial affairs to be printed in February next.


Voted that a statement be printed at that time and that the valuation of taxable property be included in the report.


Article 1I Will the town appropriate a sum of money to be expended in the cemetery on Washington street ?


Included in vote on general appropriations.


Article 12 What price will the town pay for labor on the the highways for the ensuing year ?


Voted to pay 25 cents per hour for men, and 62 [ -2 cents per hour for man and two horses.


Article 13 What action will the town take in regard to keeping the sidewalks in repair ?


Voted to raise and appropriate $300 for sidewalks.


Article 14 Will the town give any instructions to the town officers.


Voted that the selectmen be instructed to grant no permit for the transportation of intoxicating liquor.


Voted that the selectmen recall the license in the hands of the town clerk.


Voted, that the town clerk be instructed to deliver the license to no one but the selectmen.


Voted, that the selectmen be instructed to revoke the


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license for pool table and bowling alleys issued to E. P. Soggese at the earliest practicable moment ; also all other pool room licenses in town.


Voted, that the selectmen open an account known as the "stone crusher account", that the cost of operating and up- keep be charged, and the amount of material crushed be credited to it.


Voted, that the school committee be instructed that in the transportation of scholars, they shall prepare a regular form of contract and issue proposals. That this contract shall be signed by both parties, and that they shall oblige the person or persons to whom the contracts are awarded to live up to the conditions therein contained.


Voted, that the selectmen be authorized to institute suits for, or defend or compromise any suit that may be brought against the town.


Voted, that the town clerk be instructed to record the fol- lowing letter:


To the Citizens of Norwell


In Town Meeting assembled :


We, the undersigned, wish to extend to you our sincere thanks for the kind words sent to us from your last meeting, of the appreciation of what our Husband and Father did in the past and also for the beautiful floral tribute.


Yours sincerely, MRS. LUCY A. THOMAS


AND FAMILY


Article 15 What price will the town pay for work at fires for the ensuing year ?


Voted to pay 35 cents per hour for work at fires.


Article 16 Will the town take any action in regard to the care of parks, squares and triangles and make any appro- priation for the same?


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Voted that the money appropriated for this purpose under Article 4, be expended under the direction of the Town Clerk.


Article 17 Will the town make an appropriation for the James Library in return for the free privilege of taking books which the towns people now have.


An appropriation was made for this purpose under Article 4.


Article 18 Will the town appropriate a sum of money to be expended under the direction of the Massachusetts High- way Commission in the construction of one mile of road ?


Voted that the special appropriation of $1200 be used for this purpose.


Article 19 Will the town contract with the Massachu- setts Highway Commission for the construction of said mile of road ?


Voted that the selectmen be authorized to execute a con- tract with said Commission for this purpose.


Article 20 Will the town act in conjunction with the town of Hanover to have an electric light at the terminus of River street, Norwell, and Broadway, Hanover, at the Third Herring Brook ?


Voted to leave this matter to the selectmen.


Article 21 Will the town appropriate the sum of three hundred and sixty-seven dollars and ninety-eight cents for the suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths?


Passed under Article 4 on general appropriations.


Article 22 What sum of money will the town appropriate to pay the Superintendent of Schools ?


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Voted to appropriate $500 for salary of Superintendent of Schools.


Article 23 Will the town raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase additional fire equipment, or take any action in regard to the same ?


Voted that one-half of the appropriation of $200 for fire department be used as an appropriation for fighting fires, and one-half be used to purchase additional equipment.


Voted that the selectmen and forest warden be a committee to purchase additional equipment.


Article 24 Will the town purchase a sprayer or cause any work to be done for the preservation of our elm trees, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same ?


Voted to raise and appropriate $350 for purchase of a sprayer.


Voted to raise and appropriate $300 for operating it on the trees along the highways.


Voted that the selectmen and tree warden be a committee to purchase sprayer.


Article 25 Or act or do anything relative to the above.


Voted that the secretary of the school committee receive $50, the other members not over $25 each; town treasurer, $150. Collector of taxes, $225.


Voted that the constables act as field drivers.


Voted that the selectmen act as fence viewers.


Voted that the report of cemetery committee be accepted, and that Wallace W. Farrar, Arthur T. Stoddard and Frank W. Jones, act as committee for the ensuing year.


Two fish rights were sold at public auction for $2.00 and $1.62 1-2 respectively, purchaser, James H. Barnard.


Voted that the moderator be paid $5.


Voted at 3.25 P. M. that meeting be dissolved.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT,


Town Clerk.


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SPECIAL ELECTION


Pursuant to a warrant duly executed the qualified voters of the town of Norwell met at the Town Hall on Tuesday, March 22, 1910, at 6 a. m. Ezra E. Stetson, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen presided. William D. Turner, Frank W. Jones, John Whalen, Amos H. Tilden, Charles Scully and Charles W. Thomas were election officers and ballot clerks. The ballots and everything to be used at the election were delivered to the presiding officer by the town clerk, who read the warrant.


The polls were opened at 6.05 a. m. and closed at 11.05. a. m. One hundred and seventy names were checked on the lists and 170 ballots cast. On being canvassed and counted in open meeting, they were found to be for the fol- lowing persons and the result was declared by the clerk . - Representative in Congress Fourteenth District


William R. Buchanan, Republican 45


Eugene N. Foss, Democratic 123


John McCarty, Socialist 0 Blanks 2


Meeting dissolved.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT, Town Clerk.


STATE ELECTION


Pursuant to a warrant duly executed the qualified voters of the Town of Norwell met at the Town Hall, on Tuesday, November 8, 1910, at 6 a. m. Ezra E. Stetson, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen acted as presiding officer. The Town Clerk read the warrant and William D. Turner, Frank


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W. Jones, Amos H. Tilden, John Whalen, Charles W. Thomas and Charles Scully, having been appointed election officers and ballot clerks were duly sworn to faithfully per- form their duties by the clerk. The ballots, cards of instruction and ballot box keys were then delivered to the presiding officer, the ballot box examined by all of the officers and the polls declared open at 6.05 a. m. They were closed at 12.06 p. m. Three hundred and twenty- eight names were checked on the lists and the same number of ballots cast.


On being canvassed and counted in open meeting they were found to be for the following persons and the result de- clared :


GOVERNOR


Eben S. Draper, Republican I71


Eugene N. Foss, Democratic


I2I


Eugene N. Foss, Democratic Progressive Nom. Paper 9


Eugene N. Foss, no designation I3


John A. Nicholls, Prohibition O


Moritz E. Ruther, Socialist Labor O


Daniel A. White, Socialist I Blanks 13


328


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Thomas F. Cassidy, Democratic Ind. Nom. Paper 98


Louis A. Frothingham, Republican 184


Henry C. Hess, Socialist Labor


o


Patrick Mahoney, Socialist


I


William G. Merrill, Prohibition


O


Blanks 45


328


18


SECRETARY


Harriet D'Orsay, Socialist 3


Charles J. Martell, Democratic


81


Andrew Mortenson, Socialist Labor


O


William M. Olin, Republican I90


3


William E. Thomas, Prohibition Blanks


51


328


TREASURER


Carl Fredrikson, Socialist Labor


3


Thomas A. Frissell, Prohibition I


Sylvester J. McBride, Socialist


O


Benjamin F. Peach, Democratic


84


Elmer A. Stevens, Republican


191


Blanks


49


328


AUDITOR


John Holt, Prohibition


2


Jeremiah P. McNally, Socialist Labor


O


Ambrose Miles, Socialist


2


Charles C. Paine, Democratic


84


188


Henry E. Turner, Republican Blanks


52


328


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Dennis McGoff, Socialist Labor 2


Harold Metcalf, Socialist 0


John B. Ratigan, Democratic So


19


James M. Swift, Republican


187


Blanks 59


328


CONGRESSMAN-(Fourteenth District)


Robert O. Harris, Republican


198


John McCarty, Socialist


o


Thomas C. Thacher, Democratic


98


Blanks


32


328


COUNCILLOR-(First District)


Charles O. Brightman, Republican


189


Joseph Palme, Socialist


9


Blanks


I30


-=


328


SENATOR-(First Plymouth District)


John A. Billings, Socialist


2


Washington Clark, Prohibition


I


Melvin S. Nash, Republican


213


Benjamin F. Peterson, Democratic


71


Blanks


41


328


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Second Plymouth District)


Lloyd Franklin Hammond, Republican 143


20


Joseph F. Merritt, Democratic I73 Blanks 12


328


COUNTY COMMISSIONER-(Plymouth)


George A. Alcott, Socialist


3


Edward P. Boynton, Democratic


73


Walter H. Faunce, Republican 193 Blanks 59


328


ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS-(Plymouth)


John E. Ashley, Democratic


47


Charles J. Brandt, Socialist


2


William W. Burke, Democratic


62


Albert T. Sprague, Republican


I37


Ezekiel R. Studley, Republican 152


John J. White, Socialist


I


Blanks 255


656


DISTRICT ATTORNEY-(Southeastern District)


Albert F. Barker, Republican 198


Charles E. Burbank, Socialist


O


Moses H. McGaughey, Democratic Blanks 62


68


328


SHERIFF-(Plymouth County)


Charles Douglas, Socialist


14


21


Henry S. Porter, Republican Blanks 100


214


328


Meeting dissolved.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT, Town Clerk.


I hereby certify that on the petition of Horace T. Fogg and others, duly filed November 9 at 8.45 p. m., requesting a recount of the ballots cast for a Representative to the General Court at the election held November 8, 1910, that I examined the petition and found it to be in apparent con- formity with the law, and notified the Registrars of Voters to meet at the Selectmen's Office, Monday, Nov. 14, 1910, for the purpose of making said recount, and also notified the candidates interested of the time and place of meeting of the Board.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT, Town Clerk of Norwell.


Nov. 14, 1910.


To the Town Clerk of Norwell:


We hereby certify that on the petition for a recount of ballots cost for a Representative in the General Court at an election held in this town November 8, 1910, that we have this day opened the envelopes and recounted the con- tents of the same, due notice having been given the parties


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interested, and find the vote to be as follows :


Whole number of ballots cast, three hundred and twenty- eight.


Lloyd Franklin Hammond, one hundred and forty-three. Joseph F. Merritt, one hundred and seventy-four. Blanks, eleven.


JOHN H. PROUTY, EDWARD N. SEXTON, HAROLD E. STETSON, JEREMIAH H. LEHAN, Registrars of Voters


I hereby certify that on the petition of Jeremiah H. Lehan and others filed November 10, 1910, at 10 a. m., requesting a recount of the ballots cast for a Represent- ative in Congress at the election held in this town, Novem- ber 8, 1910, that I examined the petition and found it to be in apparent conformity with law, and notified the Registrars of Voters to meet at the Selectmen's office, Monday, November 14, 1910, at 3 p. m. for the purpose of making said recount, and also mailed, postage prepaid, notices of the time and place of recount to each of the can- didates, directed to the address given on the official ballot. JOSEPH F. MERRITT, Town Clerk of Norwell.


November 14, 1910.


To the Town Clerk of Norwell:


We hereby certify that on a petition for a recount of the ballots cast for a Representative in Congress for the


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14th District, at the election held in this town November 8, 1910, that we have this day opened the envelopes and recounted the contents of the same, due notice having been given to the parties interested, and find the vote to be as follows:


Robert O. Harris, one hundred and ninety-nine;


John McCarty, none;


Thomas C. Thacher, ninety-eight;


Whole number of ballots, three hundred and twenty- eight.


JOHN H. PROUTY, EDWARD M. SEXTON, HAROLD E. STETSON, JEREMIAH H. LEHAN, Registrars of Voters.


I hereby certify that I have transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth amended returns of the votes for Representative in Congress and Representative to General Court at the election held November 8, 1910, as required by the Revised Laws.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT,


Town Clerk.


TOWN CLERKS' CONVENTION


At a meeting of the Town Clerks of the several towns comprising the Second Plymouth Representative District held at Marshfield, November 18, 1910, the vote for Rep-


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resentative throughout the district was found to be as follows:


Total


Hammond


Merritt


Blanks


Marshfield


203


110


85


8


Duxbury


286


140


98


48


Scituate


376


148


193


35


Pembroke


145


72


65


8


Norwell


328


143


174


11


Whole number of Ballots


1338


Lloyd Franklin Hammond


613


Joseph F. Merritt


615


Blanks


110


Joseph F. Merritt, having a plurality of the votes cast, was found to be elected and his certificate made out in accordance therewith.


GEORGE H. WEATHERBEE, Town Clerk of Marshfield.


GEORGE H. STEARNS, Town Clerk of Duxbury. JETSON WADE, Town Clerk of Scituate.


WILBERT L. HALLADAY, Town Clerk of Pembroke.


JOSEPH F. MERRITT, Town Clerk of Norwell.


ENROLLED MILITIA


There were 233 men enrolled for military duty in this town April 1st, 1910.


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REGISTERED VOTERS


At the close of registration, October 29, 1910, there were 400 qualified male voters and 3 female voters on the list.


DOGS LICENSED


During the year ending November 30, 1910. Whole number licensed 175.


152 males at $2.00 $304 00


23 females at $5.00 115 00


$419 00


Less clerk's fees, 175 licenses at 20c


35 00


Amount turned over to County Treasurer $384 00


RESIDENT HUNTERS' LICENSES


Whole number of resident hunters' licenses issued during the year ending December 31, 1910, 74.


Amount turned over to State Treasurer, $18.


Amount turned over to Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, $56.


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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN NORWELL DURING THE YEAR, 1910.


February 26. At Norwell, Henry Bell and Martha Dow- ney, both of Norwell, by Rev. William E. Ennis,


April 15. At Hanover, Frank W. Jones and Lizzie J. Wil- liamson. both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.


June 29. At Mansfield, George Clarence Turner of Nor- well and Ethelyn Gertrude Wood of Mansfield, by Rev. William M. Macnair.


July 9. At Worcester, Nelson Peabody Spinney of Nor- well and Maria Frances Stetson of Hanover, by Rev. A. V. House.


July 17. At Norwell, Cutting Warren Harris of Rockland and Marjorie Jeannette Prinole of Abington, by Rev. Joseph Dinzey.


July 23. At Norwell, Orville Martin and Mercy Eveline Mott, both of Norwell, by Rev. William E. Ennis.


September 3. At Scituate, George F. Sargent, Jr., of Co- hasset and Abbie Lois Wilder of Norwell, by Rev. Hartnell J. Bartlett.


September 14. At Norwell, Herbert Franklin Howard and Annie Elizabeth Lowe, both of Norwell, by Rev. William Reid.


September 14. At Rockland, Patrick J. Ford and Martha Cecelia Scully, both of Norwell, by Rev. E. J. Fagan.


× - September 18. At Norwell, Edward Clarence Joseph and Eva Florence Merritt, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas H. Goodwin.


September 24. At Norwell, John E. Mann and Dora B. Stearns, both of Norwell, by Rev. William E. Ennis.


×


x


×


X


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October 16. At Hanover, Arthur Irving Bates and Grace Atherton Hunt, both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.


November 12. At Norwell, Earl S. Richardson and Mar- ian T. White, both of Norwell, by Rev. William E. Ennis.


November 16. At Hingham, Harry Bearse Merritt of Norwell and Elizabeth Ann Delory of Hingham, by Rev. Peter F. McCall.


X December 4. At Scituate, Luthur J. Litchfield of Nor- well and Mary B. Clapp of Scituate, by Rev. John Wild.


BIRTHS REGISTERED IN NORWELL DURING THE YEAR 1910


Date of Birth


Name of Child


Names of Parents


Maiden Name of Mother


Wilder


January 29


Ulman


February 3


Litchfield


February


8


Howe


March


2


Carleton Lewis Slatcher


Henry W. and Nellie M. .


March


17


Vining


April


15


Harold Sumner Wilder


Henry T. and Ida C.


Smith


May


3


Albert Henry Gunderway


George S. and Anna


Berger


May


21


Edna May Hatch


Louis B. and Floretta


Young ·


July


29


Adams


August 25


Gardner


Sept.


10


Burns


October 27


Mary Elizabeth Sullivan


Delano


Nov.


20


Stoddard


Dec.


21


Torrey


1909


John and Lillian A.


June


7


Albert Leslie Bryden


Redfern Wicklander


October


10


Peterson


Apel and Elvira


Blanks for returning births will be furnished by the Town Clerk on application and all persons are requested to report any errors or omissions, so that the records may be completed.




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