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TOWN OF READING,
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
Receipts and Expenditures
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
18 98.
OF
TOWN
SETTLED
1639 : INC
ORI
READING : W. H. TWOMBLY & SONS, PRINTERS, HAVEN ST. 1899.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1898-1899.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor. WILLIAM I. RUGGLES, Chairman. JAMES P. CLEMENT, Secretary. GEORGE A. SHACKFORD.
Assessors. EDWARD F. PARKER, Chairman. JOHN H. ADDEN, Secretary. GEORGE E. GILL.
Town Clerk. JAMES REID.
Treasurer. EDWARD F. PARKER.
Collector of Taxes. HARLEY PRENTISS.
Auditors.
EDGAR N. HUNT. WALTER M. SCOTT.
ALBERT P. DANE.
Board of Health.
GEORGE F. DOW, Chairman
Term expires 1901
FRED D. MERRILL, Secretary
66 1899
EDWARD C. NICHOLS
66
1900
(Died Oct. 29, 1898.)
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School Committee.
WALTER S. PARKER, Chairman
Term expires 1899
GILMAN L. PARKER, Secretary ·
1900
MRS. ELLEN M. BANCROFT .
1900
HORACE G. WADLIN
66 1899
MARY L. NESMITH
1901
HENRY C. PARKER .
1901
CHARLES E. HUSSEY, Superintendent of Schools.
Water Commissioners.
EDWARD C. NICHOLS, Chairman . Term expires 1900 ( Died Oct. 29, 1898.)
CALVIN L. MARTIN, Secretary .
.. 1899
HENRY R. JOHNSON ·
66 1901
Municipal Light Board.
HENRY ROBINSON, Chairman .
Term expires
1901
A. NEWELL HOWES, Secretary .
66 1899
JAMES H. CARLETON
66 1900
Trustees of Public Library.
HORACE G. WADLIN, Chairman
Term expires 1901
CYRUS M. BARROWS, Secretary
1899
FREDERIC E. WHITTEMORE .
1899
HARLEY PRENTISS . 1900
HENRY G. KITTREDGE
1900
J. WOODWARD MANNING
1901
Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery.
GALEN A. PARKER, Chairman
Term expires 1899
WILLIE E. TWOMBLY
1899
ALFRED W. DANFORTH, Supt. and Sec.
1900
ALDEN BATCHELDER 66 1901
EDWARD F. BROOKS .
1901
HERBERT BARROWS
.
1900
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Registrars. JAMES REID, Clerk. OLIVER L. AKERLEY. OWEN MOKENNEY. EDWARD B. DRAKE.
Engineers of Fire Department. FRANK G. NICHOLS, Chief. CHAS H. STINCHFIELD, Clerk. JOHN J. SHANNON. (Removed Dec. 3, 1898.)
GEORGE L. PRATT. (Appointed Dec. 10, 1898.)
Superintendent of Fire Alarm. L. T. EAMES.
Forest Firewards. CHARLES A. WESTON.
ALBION G. NICHOLS. OREN N. JONES. ASA PARKER. MARTIN M. CUMMINGS.
Constables.
FRED D. MERRILL. HENRY STOCK.
Police.
FRED D. MERRILL, Chief. HENRY STOCK.
Specials.
ARTHUR E. DAVIS. J. HENRY ORR.
ASA PARKER.
Superintendent of Streets. ARTHUR G. EMERSON.
Keeper of Almshouse.
Inspector of Plumbing.
JOHN F. BURNHAM.
GREENLEAF S. TUKEY.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. FRANK W. PARKER.
Burial Agent. EPHRAIM WIGHT.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1898.
DATE. NAME OF CHILD.
Jan. " Catherine Eva Parks,
10 Edward Gerard Quinlan,
.. 11 Howard Everett Hutchinson, M Ethel Hutchinson.
11 Raymond Leroy Perkins,
14 Mary Veronica Doucette,
.. 14 Frank Shaw O'Brien, -Smith,
18 23 Lister Fielding,
30 Elmer Hanley Richardson,
Feb. 1 Erina Michelini,
.6 3 Raymond Lesure Stevens,
.. 8 Francis Travers Berry,
.6 18 Helen Henderson,
66 28 James Patrick Riley,
Mar. 1 Harold Vanderelst Williams, M Lewis S. and Annette S .. 2 Otto Marshall,
66 4 Helen Turner,
66 12 Mary Ella Melanson, 13 John Eric Turner,
19 Ruth Cummings Roberts,
66 21 Harry Peabody Stevens,
.. 21 Mary Louise Lafave,
- 25 Faith Margueriete Livingston
66 27 Alberta Lillian Currier,
66 31 Albert Douglass Gadbois,
Apr. 6 Edith Leonora Washburn,
8 Milton Warren Symonds,
8 Hattie Gertrude Seamans,
66 24 Robert Leonard Buck, 2 Barbara Winship,
May 46 3 Daniel J Desmond,
66 23 William Henry White,
June 3 Louis Sylvester Surrette,
66 6 Nicholas Holloran,
66
15 -Frost,
66 21 George Nickerson, 46 29 George A. Buckle,
July 8 Arthur Laroy Burchstead, 9 Beatrice Isabel Muse,
66 12 Peter White,
17 Anna May Morse,
21 Helen Honora C'anty,
66 28 Mary Louise White. Aug. 2 Louis William Mellen, 5 Louie Sylvester Doucette, 13 Annie Louise Welch,
66 16 Abbie Lamprey,
6 6 24 Elvey Sherman,
66 24 Gladys Abbott Killam,
66 25 Annie Catherine Doucette, 30 Viola Angele Lang,
Sept. 3 Andrew Sidney White, 4 Grace Elizabeth Trembly, 6 Leroy Carroll Hutchinson, 8 - Murphy,
66 13 Ferdinando Francesco Marchetti
66 16 Donald Nichols Tuttle,
66 18 Albert Kenneth Dane,
66 22 Albion Russell Pendergrace, M Thomas F. and Elizabeth, Grocer's Clerk.
66 22 Michael Joseph Ferrick,
SEX. NAMES OF PARENTS. OCCUPATION OF FATHER.
F Silas H. & Mabel Frances, Physician.
M Michael S. and Mary E., Upholsterer.
M Aaron T. and Clara B.,
F J. Mande and Minnie E., M John J. and Mary E.,
F William Henry & Celena, Machinist. M Lister and Addie E., M Walter E. and Sadie, F Antonio and Annie.
M Edward H. and Edith S.,
M John M. and Annie L., F Charles R. and Grace, M Thomas and Annie,
M William A. and Themia, F John J. and Bridget T .. Stone Mason. Carpenter. Clerk.
F William and Lydia.
M John F. and Harriet,
F HerbertH., Florence Mabel, Wholesale Grocer.
M Frank E. and Lillian P., Baggage Master. F Reuben and Annie, Carpenter. Box Maker.
F Leonard and Elizabeth,
F Arthur G. and Jessie W., Plaster Manufact'rer. M Ira and Annie,
F Oscar F. and Edith MI.,
M Warren H., Rose Standish, Box Manufacturer.
F Palmer J. and Margaret. M William C. and Sallie F .. F Frank A. and Mary L.,
M Daniel J. and Nora, M John and Annie,
M Augustus and Louise,
MI Martin J. and Margaret, M Elibeous and Minnie, M Charles F. and Kate,
M George Henry and Kate, M George A. and Mabel N., F Norman and Agnes,
MI Peter and Ada,
Laborer.
Box Maker.
F Andrew S. and Isoletta A .. Conductor.
F William Henry & Agnes, M William H. and Annie, M James A. and Mary,
F Francis W. and Mary, F Frank and Mollie,
F
George and Mary A., Willian H., Henrietta A., Fireman.
F
F Freeman S. and Emily E., Shoemaker. Hackman. F George E. and Nellie, M Reuben and Agnes, Shoemaker. Shoe Cutter.
F John Z. and Mary,
MI Jesse N. and Flora L., Conductor.
M Charles E. & Frances M., Upholsterer.
M Luigi and Carolino, Gardener.
M Arthur S. and Susan R., M Harry L. and Grace S.,
Provision Dealer. Bookkeeper.
Laborer.
Yard Master. Night Watchman.
Carpet Cleaner.
Upholsterer. Contractor.
Salesman. Shoemaker. Physician. Section Hand.
Clerk. Carp. and Builder.
Teamster. Farmer.
Blacksmith.
Clerk.
Cashier.
Gardener.
Shoemaker.
Carpenter.
Laborer.
Teamster.
Carpenter. Leather Lace M'f'r.
Shoe Cutter.
Laborer.
F Charles D. and Susie S.,
Laborer. Plumber.
Shoe Cutter.
Farmer. Laborer. Machinist.
MI James and Maggie,
Fish Dealer.
1
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1898.
DATE. NAME OF CHILD. SEX. NAMES OF PARENTS. OCCUPATION OF FATHER.
Sept. 26 Miriam Maynard Whittemore, S
F Frederick E. and Edith L., Teacher. 1
66 29 Not named-Devine,
Oct. 3 Lizzie Frances Doucette,
66 5 Ruth Bosworth Martin,
6 6 6 Anna Frances Parker,
6 6 9 Clarence Albert Wight,
12 Helen Thomas,
13 Charlotte Sweetser.
F Herbert B. and Abbie S., ('lerk.
M Edward and Ina, Farmer.
13 Edward William Phelps, 17 Millie Rose White,
F John W. and Mattie, Shoemaker.
.. 21 Elmer Warren Eaton,
M Irving ('. and Julia,
R. R. Employe.
27 Mary Esther McKenney,
66 31 Antonio Enos,
MI Antonio and Annie,
Laborer.
Nov. 9 Walter Richard McCoy,
MI Richard and Elizabeth.
Market Gardener.
M Charles S. and Annie,
Painter.
66 26 Owen Francis Turner,
26 Dorothy Cecilia Burke,
Dec. 5 Mabel Frances Elliot,
6 6 8 Roger Adelbert Harris,
..
10 Seth Edward Stevens,
MI Melvin L. and Cora,
('lerk.
66
10 Bennett Joseph Murray,
M John and Mary,
Mason.
M Maynard E. S. and Lilla F., Attorney at Law
66
29 Maurice Henry Donegan,
MI Thomas H. and Josephine, Shoemaker.
1'' Alexander and Rose, Stone Mason.
F George S. and Grace B., Coal Dealer.
F Albin K. and Hattie S., ('lerk.
MI Albert (). and Ethel, Architect.
F Mark I. and Etta F., ('lerk.
F Luke and Theresa, Iceman.
M Robert G. and Annie M.,
Engineer.
F John J. and Agnes M.,
Shoemaker.
F Frank H. and Bertha L., Tailor.
M Elmer A. and Maude,
Salesmall.
17 Roger Payson Clemons,
27 Mary Elizabeth McNeil,
F Stephen and Agnes, ('arpenter. MI Henry M. and Alice M., Motorman.
Whole number of births registered. 84; males, 48; females, 36. Nativity of parents : American fathers, 46; foreign, 36; 2 fathers not reported ; American mothers, 40: foreign. 43: 1 mother not reported.
20 Leroy Sumner Coney,
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1898.
NAMES OF BRIDE
DATE. AND GROOM. AGE.
Jan. 2 John Angustus Moulasong, Annie Lizzie Babine, 23 23 18
Feb. 14 John White,
6.
Annie White, 14 Frederick A. Dowe, Charlotte E. Wallace, 16 Daniel N. Ellinger, Eva M. DeLand,
30 33
21 Domestic,
Adyt. Manager,
Freeport, Me.,
Londonderry; N. S.,
44 School Teacher,
21 Box Maker,
21 Domestic,
28 Paper Box Cutter,
23 At home,
Lawrence, Hoboken, N. J.,
46 Lawyer,
Reading,
Florence, Kan ..
England,
Reading,
May 17 Michael Joseph Daley, Gertrude Maria Zwicker, .. 19 Ernest (. Whittredge, Bertha M. Eames,
31 28
l'laner,
North Reading,
20 Compositor,
2X Shoemaker.
Nova Scotia,
Lovell, Me ..
.. 26 Thomas Thornton, Mary Fearick
July 20 Horace W. Whittle, Edith Marie Oertel, Ang. 10 Fred W. Carter,
Sadie L. Gilson, 11 Patrick Leary, Nellie Murray,
25 Domestic,
29 Painter.
30 Vamper,
Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Lynn,
Boston, Dorchester
Reading, Reading,
NAMES OF PARENTS.
Isaac and Julia, Michael and Mary, Zecraie and Patranoile,
Joshua and Mary, Milo and Harriet,
Charles and Margarete, Daniel N. and Jessie, Frederick and Elizabeth, Gustavus and Mary Ellen Obadiah W. and Abbie F., David and Jane,
Thomas C. and Elizabeth B., Alphonso .J. and Edith ('., Jesse and Hattie, Timothy and Ellen John and Mary,
Dudley A and Catherine, William and Elizabeth, William F. and Simah M., William and Anna, Michael and Mary, George W. and Lney M., George C. and Mary A., Leonard T. and Emma, Charles and Jane, David and Ann,
June 1 James Christopher Carter. Henrietta Langille. 66 9 Frank Lee Edgerly, Gertrude L. Bessom,
27 25 Undertaker,
28
At home, Laborer,
Lynn, Ireland, Ireland, [Me ..
28 27 At home, 29 Baggage Master,
At home, Trader,
Springvale, Sanford, Waupaca, Wis., Wilmington. Westford,
29 21 19 At home,
30 Railroad Employe, Ireland,
Ireland,
Ang. 18 Jeffrey Surretto. Sarah Surrette, 25 Frank W. Hunt,
20 Clerk,
Mabel Gertrude Dockendorff, 20 30 Joli. Beavens Lewis, Annie Olive Pearson,
Stenographer, 30 Clergyman.
30 Teacher,
BIRTHPLACE.
Yarmouth, N. S., Yarmouth, N. S .. Nova Scotia, Stoneham,
Francestown, N. H .. C'anada,
Nurse, Carp. and Builder, Halifax, N. S ..
Portland, Me., Reading,
Mar. 9 Richard Fernwood Loring. Ada Mary Norton, 19 Robert (. Totten, ..
Mary Elizabeth Day, Apr. 4 William H. Stacy, Alice Mary Burditt, 10 Dennis Franeis Cummings, Mary Ella Connelly, 12 Stephen II. Tyng. Luey A. Barrows. 221 James H. File, Anna Alloway,
32
30 Laborer,
At home.
Gloucester.
Reading, Sackville, N. B.
Orrin B. and Abby F., Charles F. and Frances, John and Nora, Patrick and Margaret, Ira and Abbie, Gustavus and Saralı, Walter D. and Mary E., Edwin B. and Kate, Patrick and Mary, Patrick and Ellen, Matthew and Elizabeth, John and Fannie,
BY WHOM MARRIED.
Rev. J. E. Milleriek, Wakfieeld Rev. Wm. T. O'Connor, Wakefield Charles H. Learoyd, Rector, Wakefield Christopher R. Elliot, Minister of the Gospel, Boston Omar W. Folsom, Bath, Me.
L. B. Voorhees, Pastor, Congregational Church, Groton Henry E. Stimpson, Justice of the Peace J. F. Millerick, Catholic Priest, Wakefield
Paul Sterling, Minister of the Gospel, Melrose Josialı H. Tilton, Clergyman. Reading
(. H. Learoyd, Rector of Emmanuel Church, Wakefield Edward A. Manning, Minister of the Gospel, Reading Edward Manning, Minister of the Gospel, Reading Nelson B. Jones, Pastor Mattapan Baptist Church, Hyde Park Rev. Wm. T. ()'Connor, Asst., 147 Albion street, Wakefield Frederick John Gauld, Clergyman, Reading Sammel A. Bragg, Minister of the Gospel, Reading Louis Guertin, C. S. C., Visiting Priest, 34 Holyoke St., Camb. Rev. W. T. O'Connor, Asst. Rec.St. Josephs, 147 Albion st., Wakefield Frederic J. Gauld, Clergyman, Reading
[Dist., Charles W. and Mary A., William O. and Lydia, John B., Jr., and Harriet A., Frank S. Hunnewell, Clergyman, S. G. Bradley and Hepsibetli,
Reading
OCCUPATION.
Rubber Worker, Nurse,
Shoeworker,
At home.
49 Shoe Finisher,
28 23 60 Blacksmith,
Reading, North Berwick, Me., North Reading, North Reading,
38 At honte. 20 Artist,
At home,
Sept. 1 Chester B. Rogers. Annie R. Miner,
1' Clarence C. Smith, Agnes McMath,
8 Philip M. Murray, Margaret D. Curran,
8 Charles Truesdell Fife, Cynthia Alice Horton,
9 Henry A. Bloom, Essie M. Kingman,
14 Edward Emery Brown, Annie Ethelind Hodgkins,
Oct. 10 Edward F. Bird, Lonise Langelier,
11 Walter Shepard, ('laudia M. Russell,
11 Newell H. Hawes, Bertha Estelle Blatchford,
14 Wilfred A. Bancroft,
Fannie I. Hatfield, 16 William C. McKinley, Sarah A. Bradley,
16 Israel Melbourne Lovitt, Agnes Hannah Forbes,
Nov.
1 Albert R. Kezer, Ethel P. Henfield,
22 Stenographer,
Lynnfield,
Robert S. and Elma J.
26 Laundryman,
Truro, N. S.,
Kenneth and Jessie,
24 At home,
Stoneham,
('harles M. and Viola, Isaac and Margaret,
35 Clerk,
Stonehamn, South Berwick, Me.,
Albert F. and Mary, Joseph and Emma,
10 Alfred N. Theobald, Amy E. Grant,
23 At home,
Stonehanı,
Charles and Mary A.,
14 Chester Kidder Wakefield, Florence Morse Flocton,
26 20 At home,
Salem,
A. Lauchlin and Rachael,
20 Painter,
Nova Scotia,
William and Martha,
22 At home,
Nova Scotia,
Michael and Mary Ann,
23 Rubber Worker,
Nova Scotia,
John and Maggie,
Annie Le Fave,
20 Domestic,
Nova Scotia,
James and Catherine,
Nathaniel and Charlotte,
Dec. 5 Edward Bailey, Janet C. P. Stockdale,
20 Saleswoman,
Scotland,
Boston. Roxbury Dist., Melvin C. and Theresa,
23 Motormall,
23 At home,
Stoneham,
Loton W. and Maria L. Daniel and Catherine,
11 Michael Mccarthy,
30 Hostler,
Ireland,
Margaret Doherty,
25 Domestic,
Woburn,
25 Conductor,
Portland, Me.,
William and Melinda,
Clergyman, Reading
27 Albert Henry Morris, Jennet Melissa Hoffman,
25 At liome,
Bath, Me.,
Charles G. and Julia A., William and Catherine, Samuel and Julia,
26 Grocer's Clerk,
28 Housekeeper,
30 Painter,
Arlington,
22 Necktie Maker,
29 Steam Fitter,
24
At home,
South Boston, Clinton, Iowa, Eastham,
Alexander and Mary L., Renben H. and Cynthia A., Alexander and Caroline F.,
26 Clerk.
Sontlı Boston,
Wakefield,
Arthur H. and Martha R., H. Walter and Ella,
23
Clerk,
Reading,
20 At home,
23 Shoemaker,
19 Shoeworker,
26 Insurance Agent,
Marblehead,
26 At home,
Charlestown,
Frank and Maria L., Newell B. and Juliette,
24 Machinist,
Reading,
Frank and Eliza C.,
21 At home,
Gloucester,
25 Bookkeeper,[clerk, Reading,
23 P. O. Money Order Cambridge,
43 Map Maker,
Williamsburg,
New York city, N. Y., Charles and Margaret,
35 Physician,
Yarmouth, N. S.,
34 At home,
Reading,
Frederick A. and Agnes M., George E. Freeman, Pastor
28 Baggage Master,
Newburyport,
Cong'l Church, Lynnfield Thomas Sims, Minister of Religion, Melrose
5 John C. Reid, Daisy Letitia Grant,
9 David M. Wilkinson, Rachael A. Wentworth,
23 Box Maker,
29 Box Maker,
Woburn,
Charles M. and Viola M.,
Butcher,
Reading,
John M. and Emma.M.,
16 John A. H. McDonald, Annie I. Scott,
23 Augustus Surrette,
39 Car Trainer,
Boston,
Brooklyn, N. S.,
23 Salesman,
St. Andrews, N. B.,
John and Jane,
Nathaniel and Janet C.,
5 Melvin C. Dalton, Susie M. Bryant,
Rev. J. F. McNeff, Clergyman, John and Margaret, 147 Albion street, Wakefield William A. and Elizabeth F., F. S. Hunnewell,
Whole number of marriages, 45. Nativity of persons married : American-born, 63-males, 31; females, 32.
Foreign-born, 27-males, 14;
females, 13. First marriage of 38 males and 44 females ; second marriage of 7 males and 1 female. Age-Number of persons from 50 to 60, 1; 40 to 50,5; 30 to 40, 15; 20 to 30, 66; under 20, 3.
Edward A. Manning, Minister
28 Machinist, 25 Housekeeper,
Reading, IN. B., Westmoreland Point, Woodville, N. H., Glasgow, Scotland,
John and Agnes, John and Ellen,
Henry and Annie H.,
of the Gospel, Reading Frederic J. Gauld, Clergyman, Reading Josialı H. Tilton, Clergyman, Reading W. H. Allen, Minister of the Gospel, Eastham Albert P. Davis, Pastor Cong'l church, Wakefield N. R. Everts, Baptist Minister, Wakefield
Samuel A. Bragg, Minister
of the Gospel, Reading George A. Gordon, Minister
of the Gospel, Boston Rufus P. Hibbard, Pastor
Wm. Hazen and Sarah A., Sheridan L. and Anna E., William J. and Mary,
Trinity Cong. Ch., Gloucester John B. Lewis, Clergyman, Mill River Rev. J. E. Millerick, Catholic Priest, Wakefield Rev. J. E. Millerick, Catholic Priest, Wakefield
43
26 Saleswoman,
Medford, Southville, Marlborough,
Fitz and Annie M., Francis and Celinda, Joseph and Harriet, Warren S. and Louisa A.
Wm. D. and Catherine M., Michael and Mary,
Tillman B. Johnson, Clergyman, Lynn Henry H. French. Clergyman, Malden Robert Wallace, Pastor First Cong'l church, Somerville F. S. Hunnewell, Clergyman, Reading Rev. James McNeff, Clergyman, 147 Albion street, Wakefield George N. Howard, Clergyman, Melrose James C. Young, Clergyman, 456 Bennington St., E. Boston N. R. Everts, Baptist Minister, Wakefield
30 James A. Melvin, Gertrude Geraldine Dexter, 29 At home,
DEATHS REGISTERED IN READING IN THE YEAR 1898.
DATE. NAME.
AGE
Jan. 6 Matilda (('nrtis) Weston,
53
11 21
6 Mehitable I. (Avery) Adams,
83
9
Isaac and Sallie Foster,
Caroline Hall Woodward,
79
3
..
16
John B. Weston,
79
10
David and Lucinda Boutelle,
Erastus Knight,
('aneer.
Meningitis with Pneumonia.
Pneumonia.
Gastro Duodenal Catarrh.
('erebral Hemorrhage.
Apoplexy. Myocarditis, Pleurisy with effusion.
Hemiplegia. Marasmus.
17 List r Fielding,
17 1. George Richardson,
61
+
20
Loammi and Abigail,
66
22 Dudley Melendy,
76
8
5
26
Caroline J. ( Leach) Ruggles,
80
18
27
Elizabeth (Damon) Wakefield,
80
5
14
66
8 Ira White Ruggles.
80
8
5
Samuel T. and Almira White,
85
5
29
Richard S. and JJernsha Johnson,
55
11
James and Mary Burns,
Intestinal Obstruction.
Perforating Ulcer of Stomach.
Hemiplegia.
Tuberculosis of Spine.
Appendicitis.
Angina Pectoris.
Obstruction of the bowels.
Uraemia.
Valvular Disease of the Heart
Stillborn.
Pneumonia.
66
19 Bridget ( Murray) Fluke,
63
3 18
20 Nancy J. Eaton) Bancroft.
69
10 17
65
37
5 13
George W. Beasley.
6
27 Elizabeth (Jones) Oxley,
65
1 23
Joseph H. Oxley,
George H1. and Kate McCurdy.
Infantile Convulsions.
30 Edward Appleton,
82
6
5
Thomas and - - Goodridge
Edward H. and Edith S. Willis,
83
1 18 Jesse D. and Bethiah Young,
DISEASE OR CAUSE OF DEATH.
Broncho Pneumonia. Old age. Meningitis.
Valvular Disease of the Heart.
..
21 Olive S. Wentworth Knight,
..
23 Golden H. H. Marshall,
2
1
-
James W. Brooks and Rebecca Wade,
Feb. 4 Charles JJ. MeKillop,
.
54
3
12
15 Lucy R. (Hateh) Roberts,
16 Francis O. Dewey,
74
-1 24
16 George F. Blaney,
62
24
Lister and Addie Rudolph,
Apoplexy. Broncho pneumonia.
l'nenmonia.
Pneumonla.
Apoplexy. Pnenmonia.
Tuberculosis.
15
Michael Hennessey,
18
Henry M. Brown,
64
11
4
86
11
11
27 Sarah E. (Patterson) Gerard
27
10
11
Apr. 4 66
11 Georgie E. (Spaulding) Copeland,
45
5
13
66
16 George W. Putnam,
83
2
9
17
Joseph H. Cottrell,
91
3
28
22
Jane ('Treat) Dole,
80 11 22
Alfred and Lydia Malory,
23 -('hase,
stillborn,
May
4 Jonathan B. Severance, Jr.,
5
John E. and Addie Tukey, Jonathan B. and Mary E. Collins, John Fluke,
June 1 6 Kate E. (Perry) Beasley,
14
8
10
Harvey and Laura Giddings,
Valvular Disease of the Heart
Heart Disease and Enteritis.
July 46
2 George A. Buckle,
Aug. 3 Raymond Lesure Stevens,
6
-
4 William Hawes,
NAMES OF PARENTS. OR HUSBAND.
Granville S. Weston,
Avard W. and Thamar Y. Young.
Henrietta (Brooks) Holden,
67
3
15
John C. and Annie C. MeCall,
Herbert and Mary Perham.
James W. Roberts,
Osman and Betsey Perley,
Benjamin and - Bowman.
Samuel and Hannah Pierce,
-
X
Frederick Wakefield,
Mar. 1 Amraphel S. Stevens,
George G. and Ilarriet Russell,
Jedde and Sophia Bancroft,
Thomas and Sally Swain,
William H. Gerard,
Saralı A. (White) Baneroft,
57
4
1
Williamı Hazen Bancroft,
11. Ober Copeland,
Lewis and Lucy Lewis,
Nathaniel and -
Wendell Bancroft, Morris Donegan,
Bridget (Burke) Donegan,
21 William 11. Parks,
Apoplexy. Valvular Disease of the Heart Gastro Duodenal Catarrh. Heart disease.
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Cholera Infantum, Apoplexy,
73
14
8 Simeon Moore Marshall,
9
25
Ira White Ruggles,
66
13 Sarah A. (Ham) Collyer,
19 Hannah (Hartshorn) Hunt,
3
James Woodward,
Hemorrhage from Bladder.
74
10 9
-
Amos,
Acute Gastritis.
Parker Morgan,
84
7
18
8 Edmund C. and Hattie A. Blake,
Albion E. Metcalf
-
10
70
5
29 Charles and Lucy A. Hammond,
Charles H. Lang,
1
- 16
Charles A. and Addie E. Sweetser,
Charles F. and Kate Connell,
Stillborn.
Cholera Infantum.
11
Maria L. (Ferguson), Blunt,
64
11 18
John A. Blunt,
14
Frances M. (Dooling) Murphy,
33
11
-
Paralysis of the Heart.
30 Levi Abbott,
76
10
3
Thomas H. and Josephine Miner,
2 Walter B. Mears,
45
9 22
10
John S. Ellenwood,
55
4
23
11
Joseph A. Smith,
Heart Failure.
15 Mary A. (Watson) Lindsay,
17
6
Reuben and Joanna Bullard,
29 Ebenezer Reed,
77
11
4
Ebenezer and Elanor Bowles,
Nov. 2 Dorinda R. (Perry) Pratt,
76
10
6 .
4
Frederick O. Poock,
58
3
7
John and Betsey Caldwell,
7 Eben Beard,
77
4
17
Ebenezer and Betsey Frost.
12 James Wight,
74
2
15
Benjamin and Susan Ridley,
63
0
7
20
Annie M. (Ballard) Coney,
40
5
8
Charles S. Coney,
Cerebral Softening.
21 Henry H. Richardson,
79
7
1
74
4
14
Not Known,
Dec. 8 Minnesota Viola Banfill Leach, 27
4
5
George B. Leach,
Apoplexy.
10 William T. Temple,
87
2
28
Daniel and Sally Beard,
Pulmonary Tuberculosis. [sanity.
15 Elsie F. (Cole) Gill,
37
9
21
George E. Gill,
25 Emina T. Leathe,
32
3
28
Charles B. and Clara A.,
28 Paul G. Freeman.
1
8
25
James A. and Annie G. Jones,
30 Mary A. (Lang) Clark,
76
6
-
Samuel and Lydia Thurber,
-
-
William and Almira H. Pierce,
Samuel and Hannah Saunders,
67
20
James Lindsay.
Cancer of the Bladder.
29 Edward C. Nichols,
66
9
Strangulated Hernia.
..
Angina Pectoris.
58 1
17
Abram and Margaret Ferrin,
6
John W. Good,
Blood Poisoning. Gastro Intestinal Catarrh.
6
Nancy M. (Taggart) Twombly,
73
9
Apoplexy. Valvular disease of the Heart. Placenta Previa.
13 Sophia (Buzzell) Bantill,
William H. C. Banfill,
Josiah and Martha Wentworth,
26 Mathew Hanley,
Lost at sea with Steamer City of Portland. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Suicide by drowning during attack of In- Meningitis. Cerebral Hemorrhage.
-
1 25
Henry and Esther Dugan,
Lillian J. Hobbs, George Nickerson, -Murphy,
2 13 stillborn,
Charles E. and Frances M.,
Dilatation of the Heart.
Pyemia.
Charles E. Murphy.
Levi and - - Tidd.
Oct. 1 Not named, Devine,
Venous Engorgement. Pneumonia.
Consumption of Lungs. Valvular Disease of the Heart.
1 719 9
Andrew G. and Martha L. Hanscom,
Sept. 1 2 4 8 9 Susie E. Wilson,
23
Parker and Sally Clough,
Debility from Fracture of Neck of Femur.
29
Cholera Infantum and Heart Disease. Pneumonia.
Entero Colitis. Gastro Intestinal Indigestion.
Aug. 7 Amos H. Foster, Mary L. Gilman, 14
6
George L. and Helen E. Miller,
Obadiah and Martha Tenney,
Henry C. and Mary J.,
.
Whole number of deaths registered, 76. Males, 42; females. 34. Nativity : American-born, 66-males, 38; females, 28. Foreign-born, 9 -- males, 4; females, 5; one not reported. Ages : Over 90, 1; 80 to 90, 12; 70 to 80, 19; 60 to 70, 13; 50 to 60, 7; 40 to 50, 3; 30 to 40, 4; 20 to 30, 2; 10 to 20, 0; 1 to 10, 3; under one year. 12.
DOGS LICENSED IN THE YEAR 1898.
Whole number licenses issued
194 For males, 169 at $2 each $338 00
" Females, 25 at $5 each . 125 00
$463 00
Less fees for 194 licenses at 20 cents each
38 80
$424 20
1898, June 1st, paid J. O. Hayden, county treasurer $138 60 1898, December 1st, paid J. (. Hayden, county treasurer 285 60 $424 20 JAMES REID, Town Clerk.
Roll of honor.
Men of Reading in Spanish-American War, 1898.
Major GEORGE F. Dow, ALFRED W. ELLIS,
Sergt. A. G. OLIVER,
J. A. HALEY,
Corp. E. O. DEWEY,
HI. B. MOINTIRE,
Corp. W. A. HALEY,
C. E. MELLEN,
Corp. W. I. BROAD,
RALPH MILBURY,
* Corp. EDW. D. BROWN,
ERNEST NOWELL,
ARTHUR F. AUSTIN,
EDWARD O'BRIEN,
JOHN R. BANCROFT,
JOHN ROBERTSON,
HARRY A. BLOOM,
JOHN STOCK,
GEORGE CARD,
WALTER I. SWEETSER,
EDWARD S. TAYLOR,
E. J. E. CHADBOURNE, GEORGE O. COPELAND, *Deceased.
FRED C. THISTLE.
CHARLES H. BABB,
CHARLES W. PARKER,
SELECTMEN'S GENERAL REPORT.
FOR FISCAL YEAR OF 1898-ENDING DEC. 31ST.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading:
Under appropriate headings, we herewith submit the following report for your consideration and acceptance.
DEPARTMENT OF STREETS.
While we have not had the customary number of special ap- propriations with which to deal, yet the volume of work in this department has aggregated quite as large as in recent years, and it has been found necessary to overdraw the regular appropriations for " High ways " and the " clearing away of snow." We regret this necessity ; but, owing to severe storms of rain and snow occur- ring in the Spring and Fall, and considering the safety and convenience of the public, it seemed only wise and expedient to use our best judgment in the matter, feeling certain of your approval.
We wish, especially, to call your attention to the need for re- pairing Haven Street hill, an appropriation for which we have ask- ed in the warrant for Town Meeting.
We have been unable to extend Valley Street as we were instructed to do, because we have been unable to make satisfactory terms with the owners of the land we had in mind when we report- ed to the Town.
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