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also of opinion that the Grammar-School ought to be kept in the two southern wricks every other year,-one-half in the South west wrick, and the other half in the South east wrick. We are also of opinion that said Grammar-School ought to be kept in the three northern wricks every other year in the following proportion, namely : one-Third part of the time in the north west wrick, one-third part in the middle or north wrick, and one-third part of the time in the North East wrick. Fourthly, your committee arc furthermore of the opinion that the school in the north or middle wrick ought to be kept alternately at the school-House near Nathaniel Snell's and the school-House near the Meeting-House, and that the school in the South east wrick ought to be kept at or between Seth Kinginan's Abel Kingman's, and Eliab Packard's and that the School in the North east wricks ought to be kept alternately at the school-house near Deacon Jonathan Cary's and the School-house near William Shaw's, unless the inhabitants of said wrick can agree on a more central place, which we judge to be at or between Ames Packard's, Josiah Packard's, Josiah Eames', and Perez Southworth's
All wich is submitted to Said parish for consederation and acceptance.
ISSACHAR SNELL, ELEAZER SNOW, DANIEL HOWARD, JESSE PERKINS, LEMUEL PACKARD,
Committee.
A treu record.
DANIEL CARY, Precinct Clerk.
Again, the grammar-school did not suit all the people in the parish ; for, November 14, 1796,we find a meeting called " To see if some more advantageous method cannot be devised for the improvement of the 'Grammar- School," at which it was "voted to postpone the subject to the next March meeting."
March 9, 1797 " Voted to choose a committee of one from each school District, to make some alteration in the Grammar-School Dis- tricts, and to report at next fall meeting." Daniel Howard, esq., Issacher Snell, esq., Waldo Hayward, Capt. Lemuel Packard, Moses Cary, Capt. Zebedee Snell, Capt. Jesse Perkins, Jeremiah Thayer, jr., Barnabas Curtis, Daniel Manley, jr., were the committee who made the following report, November 13, 1797 :
The committee appointed to report a plan for keeping the Grammar-School have agreed upon the following mode, namely :
First, That Said School shall not be kept in a dwelling house. Second, That Said School be kept in each English district through the parish, provided they Shall build School-Houses and fit them with seats in the same manner the School-house near the meeting-house is, and otherwise convenient in the judgment of the Selectmen for
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the time being, and find sufficiency of Fire wood. Third, In case any district shall not comply with the foregoing conditions, the school is to be keept in the next Dis- trect according to their turn. The school shall be keept first in Issachar Snell's, 2d in Jesse Perkins', 3d Jonathan Cary's, 4th Amzi Brett's, 5th William Shaw's, 6th Ichabod Edson's, 7th Charles Snell's, 8th Ephraim Cole's, 9th Daniel Manly's, 10th Capt. Zebe- dee Snell's, -- all of which is Submitted to the parish for consideration and acceptance.
The above report was accepted and agreed to by the Parish.
A trew record.
DANIEL CARY, Parish Clerk.
Previous to the organization of the town, in 1821, the North Parish had the charge of the school funds which were set apart by the town to them, and the precinct committee were the committee when no others were chosen especially for that purpose. The amount was assessed upon the inhabitants according to their valuation. We find no syste- matic account of the amount appropriated yearly or the manner in which it was spent, but presume it was well expended. The schools were usually from six to eight weeks in a year, and we should judge the people would make the most of their time. We have found occa- sionally separate amounts additional to that voted by the town to be assessed by the parish, as March 16, 1795, "Voted £15 for English Schooling." Also, February 27, 1798, "Voted to raise two hundred dollars for the use of schooling." The above vote was reconsidered August 19, 1798. The precinct voted sums only when an extra outlay had been made or a school-house built. The first appropriations are from 1821 to 1825, inclusive, when the sum of six hundred and twenty- five dollars was voted. Early the next year (1826) the State passed a general law placing the entire care and superintendence of the public schools in a town in the hands of a committee, which consisted of three, five, or seven persons, whose duty it was to examine into the qualifica- tions of teachers, and to visit the several schools at the commencement and closing of them. Their duty was to provide books for those that failed to provide for themselves, under certain rules, and also to deter- mine what books should be used in the schools.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN AND CITY OF BROCKTON .- The following is a list of the school committee from 1827 to 1864, in- clusive, together with the years of their election :
Eliab Whitman, 1827, '40, '41, '42, '43, '44, '46, '47.
Linus Howard, 1827, '29, '30, '31.
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Dr. Nathan Perry, 1827.
Rev. D. Huntingdon, 1828, '40, '41, '42, '43, '44, '45, '16, '47. Dr. John S. Crafts, 1828, '29, '30. Rev. John Goldsbury, 1828.
Heman Packard, 1829, '30, '31, '32, '33, '34.
Albert Smith, 1829, '35, '38, '39. 1
Jesse Perkins, 1829, '30, '31, '32, '33, '36, '37, '39.
Jabez Kingman, 1830. Erastus Wales, 1832, '33.
Lucius Kingman, 1834, '35. Zibeon Shaw, 1834, '35, '36, '37.
Joseph A. Rainsford, 1836, '37.
Isaac Eames, 1838. Josiah W. Kingman, 1838.
Rev. John Dwight, 1838.
Rev. Paul Couch, 1838, '39, '40, '41, '42, '43, '44, '45, '46, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58.
Rev. A. S. Dudley, 1845.
Adoniram Bisbee, 1848, '49, '50, '51, '52.
Rev. William Whiting, 1848, '49, '50.
Henry A. Ford, 1851, '52, '56, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61, '70, '71, '72.
Rev. Henry Baylies, 1853, '54.
Rev. A. B. Wheeler, 1854, '55.
Rev. Warren Goddard, 1853.
George T. Ryder, 1855. Charles C. Bixby, 1855.
Rev. Charles L. Mills, 1856, '57, '58, '59, '60.
Elbridge G. Ames, 1859, '60, '61, '62. '63.
Galen E. Pratt, 1860, '61, '62, '63.
Rev. Charles W. Wood, 1862, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77.
Augustus T. Jones, 1864, '65, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80. Rev. F. A. Crafts, 1864, '65, '66, '67. Rev J. L. Stone, 1866, '67, '68. Jonathan White, 1867, '68, '69, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87. Jonas R. Perkins, 1867, '68.
Rev. E. C. Mitchell, 1868.
Rev. I. M. Atwood, 1869, '70, '71.
Darius Howard, 1870, '71, '72. Ira Copeland, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75. Charles R. Ford, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74. Charles D. Brigham, 1870, '71. Ellis Packard, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75. Albert Keith, 1870, '71, '72.
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Loring W. Puffer, 1874, '87.
Enos H. Reynolds, 1874, '75, 76, '77, '78.
S. Franklin Packard, 1874, '75, '76, 77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '90, '91, '92. '93.
Alfred Laws, 1874, '75, '76.
Cyrus F. Copeland, 1874. '75, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86.
Baalis Sanford, jr., 1875, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84.
John J. Whipple, 1875, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83.
Edward Crocker, 1876, '77, '78.
H. N. P. Hubbard, 1877, '78, '79.
Rev. Henry E. Goddard, 1877, '78, '79.
Charles W. Sumner, 1875, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81.
De Witt Clinton Packard, 1879, '80, '81, '82.
Patrick Gilmore, 1880, '81, '82.
Lizzie A. Kingman, elected in joint convention for three years, but declined serving.
Martha J. Farewell, 1882, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '90, '91, '92, '93.
Samuel L. Beals, 1882.
David Cowell, 1882, '83, '84.
Arthur E. Kenrick, 1882, '83, '84, '85.
Hon. Ziba C. Keith, ex officio 1882, '84, '85, (mayor). '91, '92.
Hon. Henry H. Packard, ex officio, 1883, (mayor).
HIon. John J. Whipple, ex officio, 1886, '87, (mayor).
Hon. William L. Douglas, ex officio, 1890, (mayor).
William A. Sanford, 1883, '84, '85. William Rankin, 1883, 'S4, '85.
William H. H. Barton, 1885, '86, '87.
Francis J. Glynn, 1885, '86.
Warren A. Reed, 1886, '87, '90, '91.
Roland Hammond, 1886, '87.
John Kent, 1886, '87. Wallace C. Keith, 1887, '90, '91, '92, '93.
David W. Battles, 1890, '91, '92, '93.
Arthur V. Lyon, 1890, '91, '92, '93. Charles W. Robinson, 1890.
Loyed E. Chamberlain, 1890, 91, '92, 93. Horace Richmond, 1890. Warren T. Copeland, 1891, '92, '93.
Fred P. Richmond, 1891, '92, '93.
George W. Cobb, 1892.
Warren Goddard, jr., 1893.
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOLS .- This committee was also required to make an annual report of the number of schools, schol-
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ars, amount appropriated, and such other details as was deemed of in- terest to the secretary of the commonwealth. In these reports from North Bridgewater, now Brockton, we find the following reports, which we publish to exhibit at a glance the condition of the schools at differ- ent dates :
Year.
Number of Scholars.
Amount appropriated. 800
Number of Schools.
1827
425
11
1828
425
800
1]
1829
550
800
11
1830
580
800
11
1831
593
800
11
1832
569
800
11
1833
669
800
11
1834
650
1,000
11
1835
657
1,000
11
1836
676
1,000
11
We see by the above returns that prior to the year 1837 the amount annually appropriated for the support of the public schools in the town did not increase in proportion to the increase in the number of scholars. During this year a change was made in the laws regulating the schools throughout the commonwealth by the organization of the Board of Ed- ucation in June, 1837, and by which all the school committees in the several towns were required to make a detailed report of them annually of the condition of the schools in their respective towns, which report was either to be read in open town-meeting or printed for circulation among the inhabitants The effect of these reports has been of univer- sal advantage to the commonwealth. as by this system the experience of each town is laid open to the others, so that they may be benefited by another's experience. By it the several portions of the State are brought nearer each other, causing a spirit of emulation to pervade the community. It is this that has given the Old Bay State a name worthy of being handed down to future generations, and has made her so cele- brated for her educational advantages.
The returns above named were usually made in March or April, and presented to the town for their approval. Below we present the reader with a copy of the returns from 1838, the year following the organiza- tion of the board, to the year 1892, inclusive :
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SCHOOLS.
Year.
No. Schools.
Amount appro- priated by Taxation.
Number of Scholars be- tween 4 and 16.
1838.
11
$1,000.00
704
1839
13
1,188 83
717
1840
11
1,200.00
701
1841
11
1,500.00
678
1842
11
1,500.00
713
1843
11
1,500.00
739
1844.
11
1,761.56
799
1845
13
1,926 20
800
1846
13
1,926.20
800
1847
13
1,630 00
790
1848
13
1,630.00
817
1849
15
2,000.00
891
No. Scholars between 5 and 15.
1850
16
$2,000.00
802
1851
16
2 000.00
867
1852
16
2,600.00
905
1853
16
2,600.00
979
1854
16
3,000.00
1043
1855
18
3,000.00
1124
1856
19
3,500.00
1135
1857
18
3,500.00
1135
1858
19
3,500.00
1191
1859
19
3,500.00
1174
1860
19
3,500.00
1177
1861
20
3,500.00
1263
1862
21
3,500.00
1271
1863
21
3,500.00
1343
1864
21
4,500.00
1302
1865
25
7,000.00
1525
1866
26
7,900.00
1525
1867
26
8,000.00
1530
1868
27
10,000.00
1537
1869
27
10,000.00
1446
1870
29
14,250.00
1589
1871
33
15,250.00
1710
1872
35
16,500.00
1647
1873
34
17,500.00
1820
1874.
38
21,500.00
1918
1875
38
21,599.00
1970
1876
37
22,975.00
1941
1877
38
25.821.00
2140
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Year.
No. Schools.
Amount appro- priated by Taxation.
Number of Scholars be- tween 5 and 15.
1878
40)
26,025.00
2045
1879
41
24,740.00
2107
1880
43
22,700.00
2267
1881
49
23,750.00
2457
1882
50
27,023.00
2564
1883
58
27,686.04
2775
1884
61
32,500.00
2864
1885.
63
49,492.16
3477
1886
68
45,500.00
3553
1887
67
45,777.98
3544
1888
75
49,332.82
3748
1889
86
50,587.71
3985
1890
96
67,431.40
4284
1891
100
66,444.60
4641
1892.
105
76,196.06
4788
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NOTE .-- The reports in the several towns being made in the early part of the year, the figures opposite the dates above are, in fact, the record of the preceding year, as, in 1838, the return being for the year ending in March, it would be the record for 1837, and so on to the end of the list.
For eight years previous to 1864 the town of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, did not expend as much money per scholar as most of the towns in the State. In that year the people, with a commendable spirit added one thousand dollars to their appropriation, making it four thousand five hundred dollars, which sum was divided among the sev- eral districts through the town ; also another appropriation of twelve hundred dollars for high-school purposes, making a total of five thou- sand seven hundred dollars for schools. To show how the town has been in past times, we will present to the reader a few figures for 1863, with an appropriation of three thousand five hundred dollars. There were in the commonwealth three hundred and thirty-three towns. Of this number, three hundred and six towns paid more for each scholar between the ages of five and fifteen than this town, while there are but twenty-six towns that did not pay as much. There were
Four that paid one dollar and over.
Fifty-one that paid two dollars and over.
Ninety-nine that paid three dollars and a fraction.
Ninety-two that paid four dollars and a fraction.
Thirty-six that paid five dollars and a frac- tion.
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Nineteen that paid six dollars and a frac- tion.
Ten that paid seven dollars and a frac- tion.
Eleven that paid eight dollars and a frac- tion.
Four that paid nine dollars and a frac- tion.
One that paid ten dollars and a fraction.
One that paid twelve dollars and a frac- tion.
Two that paid fourteen dollars and a frac- tion.
One that paid nineteen dollars and a frac- tion, the highest town in the State.
North Bridgewater paid $2.606 per scholar. East Bridgewater paid $3.369 per scholar. West Bridgewater paid $3.518 per scholar. Bridgewater paid $3.597 per scholar.
In comparison with the other towns in Plymouth county, while this town, now the city of Brockton, stood second in point of population, fifth in valuation, fourth in the number of her schools, yet she paid the smallest sum per scholar of any town in the county. At that time the public sentiment began to change in regard to the importance of keep- ing up the schools, and the additional sum appropriated in 1864 gave a new impulse to the cause of popular education. September 5, 1864, a new high school was opened in the building formerly occupied by Mr. S. D. Hunt for school purposes. The school at the end of the first year gave promise of success, and has continued to be such.
During the first settlement of the North Parish there was but one school district, and that included the entire parish. Only one teacher was required, and that was usually the minister of the parish, or some person sufficiently " larned " to teach the young to " Read, Wright, and Sifer," which at that time was all that was deemed necessary for com- mon business pursuits, except those intending to enter some professional calling.
As the different portions of the precinct became settled, movable schools were held in private dwellings, mechanic shops, and corn- houses, or such places as could be best and most easily procured. The minds of the people were occupied in agricultural pursuits, clearing land, and providing for the support of their families, and such other matters as were necessary for subsistence. They were like all people in new places ; they had not an abundance of money or means to do with, as at the present day, and he was lucky who could be spared from labor long enough to get six weeks' schooling in a year.
NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS .- In 175 1 the people saw the necessity of a division of the school funds, and for the purpose of dividing the time
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equally and accommodating all portions of the precinct, voted to divide the parish into three school districts, or " Ricks." Again, in 1784, the parish was divided into four districts, or " Ricks," and the school was kept in the two westerly districts, which were west of the present Main street, the first year, and the two easterly districts to have it the next year. Again, in 1795, the two northerly districts were divided into three districts, making five in the parish. In 1794 a system of choosing a district " committee man " to look after the schools in the several dis- tricts was adopted, which served to give new interest in school matters. In 1797 a committee of one from each district was appointed to rear- range the " keeping of the School." This committee reported against keeping schools in private houses, and in favor of having schools kept in order around the town, provided each district would furnish a school- house and find fuel. Various changes were made in the division of the territory till 1865, when there were fourteen school districts in the town.
No. 1, or Centre .- The first house erected in this district was near the old church ; the next was situated just south of where Washburn's block now stands, and on the spot where Kingman's brick block now stands. The third was located on School street, where the new and elegant city hall now stands. The present building was erected in 1847, and is a neat, roomy building, two stories in height, with a cupola and bell, and is painted white, with green blinds, and inclosed with a sub- stantial fence. Afterwards used for a high school.
No 2, or "Howard."-This district comprised the northerly portion of the town, near Stoughton, now Avon line. The first house erected in this part of the city was built previous to 1795, and was removed in 1860 to give place for a new and larger edifice. The next building was erected during the years 1860 and 1861, under the direction of Lucien B. Keith, Charles S. Johnson, Nathum Battles, Willard Howard, and Henry Howard as building committee, who were also the trustees in behalf of the district. The building was fifty by thirty three feet, with twenty-three feet posts. The contractor and master- builder was John F. Beal, of Stoughton, who performed his part in a faithful and workmanlike manner. The school-room is thirty five by forty-two feet, with seats for eighty scholars, which are of the modern style, fur-
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nished by Mr. W. G. Shattuck, of Boston. Around the outside of the room were seats for sixty scholars more. The rooms were well furnished with blackboards. There was a large room in the second story, well adapted for public gatherings of any kind, furnished with settees. There was also a retiring room in the house, fifteen feet square, with seats for those wishing to remain during intermission. In the entry was a large amount of wardrobe hooks and iron sinks for the use of the pupils. The arrangement of the house was excellent, and the interior, as well as the exterior, appearance reflects great credit upon the building committee. The house was dedicated March 20, 1861, with the following exercises : Voluntary; invocation, by Rev. N. B. Blanchard; singing by the chil- dren; remarks, by Galen E. Pratt, of the school committee; address by Mr. Farwell, the teacher at that time; finale, singing, under the direc- tion of Robert Sumner, of Stoughton.
No. 3, "West Shares or North-west Bridgewater" (now "Brockton Heights") -This district was provided with a small, neat school house, situated upon the road leading from Brockton to Stoughton. It con- sisted of a one-story building, painted white, with green blinds.
No. 4, "Tilden."-This building was situated on the Boston and Taunton Turnpike and near the road leading from Easton to North Bridgewater Village, and near to the shoe manufactory of H. T. Mar- shall; it was a small building, similar to that at the West Shares.
No. 5, the "Ames" District .- Situated on the road leading to Easton from the Centre Village, and near the residence of the late Dr. Fiske Ames.
No. 6, or " Campello " District .- The first school-house in this village was one of the first in the town ; was erected previous to 1784. This was sold at auction, and removed by Maj Nathan Hayward to the north part of the town in 1842, and a new one erected by Bela Keith, twenty eight by eighteen feet, at an expense of about five hundred dollars, one story in height, painted white. In 1854 this house was raised, and one story added, and in 1862 a new house was built by Otis Cobb, costing four hundred and fifty dollars, situated south of the old building. These two buildings have long since given place to one large and more commodious building.
No. 7, or " Copeland."-There have been three houses in this district.
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HISTORY OF BROCKTON.
The first was built about 1800. A neat and tidy house was erected in 1852 : one-story building, painted and blinded, and was an ornament to that portion of the town, when compared to the old red school-house of ancient days. This district is situated about one mile east from the village of Campello, on the east side of Salisbury River and the bounds of which extend to West Bridgewater line.
No. 8, or " Shaw's."-This district was one of the early formed, the old house being built previous to 1794. The next house was erected in 1843, costing about five hundred dollars, one story high and painted ; located on or near the same spot that the old house stood, which is near to what is called " Shaw's Corner."
No. 9, or "Cary Hill."-This is one of the oldest districts in town, a house having been built previous to 1794. It was situated in the north- east part of the town, upon a high spot of land called "Cary Hill." First house burned in March, 1840, rebuilt by Marcus Packard, in july, same year, costing four hundred and twenty- five dollars.
No. 10. the " Field District." -- The school in this district was situated on a prominent height of land, on the south side of Prospect Street, be- tween the houses of John Field and the late Joseph Brett. They have a new house, erected within a short time.
No. 11, or "Sprague's."-This portion of the town has had two school-houses. The first was built about 1800 ; the second was built in 1852, under the care of Chandler Sprague, esq., and was a neat, two- story building, with a cupola containing a bell, the whole painted white, with green blinds, and was located in a very sightly position on a prom- inent street.
No. 12, or "North Wing."-This is a comparatively new district. It was formed of a portion of the Centre District, being set apart from them in 1846. At first a large, two-story house was erected, but of late it has increased in numbers to such an extent that in a few years a second house was erected for the primary department, and both became well filled with pupils. The new and elegant school building, known as the "Perkins School," takes the place of the last two.
No. 13, or "South Wing."-This, like the North Wing District, is also a new district, they having been set off by themselves at the same time the Centre was divided, and the North Wing taken from them in
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1846. A new school house was erected near the residence of Mr. Sumner A Hayward, on the east side of Main street, and has quite a large school.
No. 14, or " Snow's."-This district comprises the territory between West Shares and Tilden Districts. The house was situated near the First Methodist Church, on the turnpike, and has been erected but a few years.
ESTIMATED VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, JANUARY 1, 1882.
SCHOOLS,
School Lot.
Buildings.
Cary .
100
500
Furniture. $ 100
$ 16
Shaw
100
1,500
100
16
Howard .
500
2,000
300
16
Prospect.
500
2,000
400
16
Hancock
150
1,200
225
16
Marshall.
100
500
75
16
Ames.
50
300
50
13
Belmont
500
1,800
350
30
Park Street
1,000
1,800
375
20
Copeland
200
800
200
13
Sylvester
200
500
50
10
Ashland .
250
500
. 50
10
Spring Street.
1,000
1,800
375
20
Centre Primary
1,000
1,900
375
20
Sprague.
1,000
7,500
800
30
Whitman
4,000
14,000
1,300
30
Huntington
1,500
14,000
1,300
30
Perkins .
1,500
12,000
1,300
30
High School.
5,000
8,000
500
200
Union .
500
9,500
800
...
Packard
500
2,300
475
...
$19,650
$84,400
$9,500
$542
LIST OF GRADUATES OF THE BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL.
1867.
N. Waldo Bradford.
Charles G. Manley.
Mary W. Lyon,
Elbridge L. Brown.
Charles F. Reynolds.
Alice M. Packard.
William P. Burden.
Granville W. Tinkham.
Sarah F. Packard.
Warren Goddard.
Edward C. Wood.
Alice A. White.
Edward D. Hall.
Ezra T. Kimball. 50
R. Augusta Brett.
Alice M. Keith.
Emma White.
Apparatus.
391
HISTORY OF BROCKTON.
1868.
John F. Muir.
Herman W. Perkins.
Walter L. Sawyer.
M. Addie Hall.
Florilla M. Hall.
Cynthia Hamilton, Julia B. Hayward.
Isabella A. Howard.
Rosa E. Kingman.
1869.
Charles H. Bates.
Charles E. Field.
George Clarence Holmes.
Chester V. Keith.
Joseph C. Snow.
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