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Library. - Mr. Barry says: "The last of the Common Lands, forty acres, was sold about the year 1785, and the proceeds appropriated to the purchase of a public library." This was the be- ginning of the Social Library, which, under various auspices, continued till 1834. Number of volumes in 1825, four hundred and forty-three. The Ly- ceum Library was formed in 1834 ; and was merged in the Framingham Library in 1851. In 1854, Hon. J. W. Clark, Messrs. George Phipps, Charles Upham, Francis Jaques, and Colonel Moses Edgell started a movement which resulted in the estab- lishment, April 9, 1855, of the Framingham Town Library. The books owned by the Framingham Library, and the periodicals in charge of the Read- ing Club, were donated as a nucleus of the new public library and reading-room. A library build- ing was erected in 1871. Number of volumes in the library January 1, 1879, seven thousand.
Cemeteries. - According to the custom of the times, at first the dead were buried in the meeting- house lot. This old " burying ground " is still in use. A cemetery, small in size, known as the South Burying-Ground, was set apart by the town about the year 1827. The Saxonville Cemetery lot, then comprising one acre, was purchased by the town in 1838.
June 27, 1846, the town appointed Colonel Moses Edgell, N. S. Bennett, Warren Nixon, Pat- ten Johnson, and Dexter Esty a committee to pro- cure a lot of land near the Centre village, for a new cemetery. In the summer of 1848 the grove west of the Common was purchased, and set apart as the Edgell Grove Cemetery. In a deed, Colonel Edgell made over to the town the lands adjacent to
these enclosed grounds, to be maintained forever as a setting or border to this " garden of the dead "; and bequeathed the sum of $ 20,000, a part to be used in building within the grounds a chapel, and the remainder to constitute a permanent fund, the income of which is to be expended in care and im- provement of the cemetery.
The Catholic Cemetery was consecrated in 1857.
War of 1812. - The Framingham Artillery Company, Captain John Temple commanding, was ordered out for the defence of Boston in 1814; marched September 10; was discharged October 30. Number of officers, eleven ; privates, twenty-nine. Besides this company, one enlisted in the regular army, and seven others enlisted or were drafted, who were in service for periods varying from four- teen days to nine months.
Ecclesiastical. The First Baptist Church. - The first recorded effort to gather a Baptist society in Framingham was made in 1756 ; the first bap- tisms by immersion were in 1762. Previous to 1792, thirty persons had been immersed ; but a church was not organized till 1811. Rev. Edward Clark preached from 1780 to 1790, and from 1801 to 1809. Rev. Charles Train was pastor from 1809 to 1839. His successors have been Rev. Enoch Hutchinson, 1840 ; Rev. James Johnston, 1841-1845; Rev. Jonathan Aldrich, 1846-1851; Rev. William C. Child, D. D., 1851 - 1856 ; Rev. J. A. Goodhue, 1859 - 1862 ; Rev. A. W. Carr, 1862 - 1865 ; Rev. Arthur S. Train, D. D., 1866-1872; Rev. W. P. Upham, 1872-1877 ; Rev. G. E. Leeson, July 29, 1877. Membership, January 1, 1879, one hundred and fifty-five.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Fram- ingham was instituted in 1788. The first meeting- house was built in 1834. It stood at the corner of the roads near the house of Benjamin Stone. This house was removed to Saxonville in 1844, and greatly enlarged. A parsonage has since been built.
The Saxonville Religious Society was organized in 1827, and a meeting-house built the same year. The church (Congregational) was formed in 1833. The pastors have been Rev. Corbin Kidder, 1834- 1837; Rev. Isaac Hosford, 1838-1847; Rev. B. G. Northrop, 1847-1857; Rev. Henry Allen, 1857-1859; Rev. J. H. Pettengill, 1860-1862 ; Rev. George E. Hill, 1863-1870; Rev. Charles Jones, 1870. Number of members, one hundred and twenty-eight.
The Universalists formed a society in 1829,
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built a meeting-house, and maintained worship for about twenty years. Their house was then used for a carpenter's shop, and in 1859 was sold to the Episcopal Church, and is now occupied by the Catholics.
First Church. - Owing to a division of senti- · ment between the church and the parish in re- gard to Christian doctrines, in 1830 Rev. Dr. Kellogg and the majority of the church withdrew from the old meeting-house, and built a new one, which was dedicated September 15, 1830; and the same day Rev. George Trask was ordained col- league pastor. Dr. Kellogg died August 13, 1843. The successors of Mr. Trask have been Rev. David Brigham, 1836-1844; Rev. I. N. Tarbox, 1844- 1851; Rev. J. C. Bodwell, 1852-1862; Rev. J. K. McLean, 1863-1867; Rev. M. J. Savage, 1868-1870; Rev. L. R. Eastman, Jr., June 8, 1871. Present membership, three hundred and seven.
At the separation- the parish retaincd the meet- ing-house, and the church connected therewith has been known as The Church of the First Parish. The pastors have been Rev. A. B. Muzzey, 1830,- 1833; Rev. George Chapman, 1833-1834 ; Rev. William Barry, 1835-1845 ; Rev. J. N. Bellows, 1846-1849; Rev. J. H. Phipps, 1849-1853; Rev. S. D. Robbins, 1854-1867; Rev. H. G. Spaulding, 1868-1872; Rev. C. A. Humphreys, November 1, 1873.
A Catholic Church was erected at -Saxonville, and was consecrated in 1845.
The South Framingham Baptist Church was constituted March 17, 1854. The meeting-house was dedicated March 15, 1855. The pastors have been Rev. Bradford H. Lincoln, 1854- 1855; Rev. Samuel W. Foljambe, 1856-1858; Rev. Theron Brown, 1859-1861; Rev. Samuel Brooks, two years; Rev. A. M. Higgens, 1865-1867 ; Rev. T. T. Filmer, 1868; Rev. George R. Darrow, 1874; Rev. Henry G. Safford, December 12, 1875. Membership, in 1854, twenty-two; January 1, 1879, one hundred and thirty.
The St. John's Protestant Episcopal Churchi, at the centre of the town, was constituted in 1859.
A Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at South Framingham in April, 1869.
The South Congregational Church was organ- ized, and a chapel built, in 1873. Rev. David M. Bean, pastor. Present membership, one hundred and twenty-three.
The Framingham Bank was incorporated March ,
| 25, 1833; the persons named in the act as corpo- rators were Micah Stone, Dexter Fay, Sullivan Fay, Elijah Perry, Rufus Brewer, Moses Edgell, and Josialı Adams. Capital stock, $100,000; increased in 1846 to $150,000, and in 1849 to $200,000. It was changed from a state to a national bank in November, 1864. The successive presidents have been Josiah Adams, Micah Stone, Oliver Dean, Sullivan Fay, Francis Jaques, Moses Edgell, James W. Clark. Cashiers : Rufus Brewer, William H. Foster, Edward Illsley, Francis Jaques, Francis T. Clark, James J. Valentine. The first dividend was declared April, 1834; and in no in- stance since has the regular semi-annual dividend in April and October been passed.
Colonel Moses Edgell has the honor of originat- ing the Framingham Savings-Bank. He believed that if such a place of deposit were established on a safe basis, and were so managed as to command the confidence of the people, young men and women, at work on wages, as well as those who were making small gains in their business, would be induced to save their earnings, and invest them where they would gradually accumulate against a time of need; when, without such a savings-bank, these small gains would be frittered away. The result more than met his sanguine expectations ; and scores of families have, by its agency, been saved from want. Colonel Edgell was chosen president at its organization, March 10, 1846, and held the office till 1871. He was succeeded by George Phipps, who held the office till his death, February 19, 1876. Charles Upham succeeded Mr. Phipps. The secretaries and treasurers have been Rufus Brewer, Edward Illsley, Lorenzo Sabine, Coleman S. Adams. Amount of deposits, November 1, 1846, $ 4,969 ; amount November 1, 1878, $1,025,702.
The following is a list, substantially complete, of persons, natives or residents of Framingham, who have received a collegiate education : -
Phinehas Hemenway, H. C. 1730, Congregational clergy- man, Townsend, Mass.
David Goddard, H. C. 1731, Congregational clergyman, Leicester, Mass.
Elias Haven, H. C. 1733, Congregational clergyman, Franklin, Mass.
Jolın Swift, H. C. 1733, Congregational clergyman, Acton, Mass.
Nathan Haven, H. C. 1737, died.
Joseph Buckminster, H. C. 1739, Congregational clergy- man, Rutland, Mass.
Amariah Frost, H. C. 1740, Congregational clergyman, Milford, Mass.
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John Mellen, H. C. 1741, Congregational clergyman, Sterling, Mass.
Jolın Wilson, H. C. 1741, physician, Hopkinton, Mass. Ebenezer Winchester, H. C. 1744, physician.
Samncl Haven, H. C. 1749, Congregational clergyman, Portsmouth, N. H.
Jason llaven, H. C. 1754, Congregational clergyman, Dedham, Mass.
Moses Hemenway, H. C. 1755, Congregational clergyman, Wells, Me.
John Haven, H. C. 1757, teacher, Framingham, Green- land, N. H.
Eliab Stone, H. C. 1758, Congregational clergyman, Reading, Mass.
Moses Adams, H. C. 1771, Congregational clergyman, Acton, Mass.
John Recd, Y. C. 1772, Congregational clergyman, West Bridgewater, Mass.
Solomon Reed, Y. C. 1775, Congregational clergyman, Petersham, Mass.
Jonathan Maynard, H. C. 1775, justice of peace, Fram- ingham.
Samuel Reed, Y. C. 1777, Congregational clergyman, Warwick, Mass.
Moses Haven, H. C. 1782, died.
Timothy Recd, D. C. 1782, lawyer, W. Bridgewater, Mass.
Jacob Haven, H. C. 1785, Congregational clergyman, Croyden, N. H.
Joseph Bixby, H. C. 1791, dicd.
Daniel Stone, H. C. 1791, physician, Sharon, Mass.
Joseph Locke, D. C. 1797, lawyer, Billerica, Mass.
John B. Fiske, D. C. 179S, lawyer, New York.
William Ballard, H. C. 1799, physician, Framingham.
Moses Madison Fiske, D. C. 1802, teacher, Nashville, Tenn.
Jolm Brewer, H. C. 1804, physician, Philadelphia.
Jones Buckminster, H. C. 1804, teacher, -, Tenn. William Haven, B. U. 1809, died.
William Eaton, W. C. 1810, Congregational clergyman, Fitchburg, Mass.
John Look Parkhurst, B. U. 1812, Congregational clergy- man, Standish, Me.
Dana Clayes, Mid. C. 1815, Congregational clergyman, Plainfield, Mass.
Joseph Bennett, H. C. 1818, Congregational clergyman, Woburn, Mass.
Jeremy Parkhurst, Y. C, 1819, physician, Philadelphia. Edward Frost, H. C, 1822, physician, Wayland, Mass.
Increase Sumner Wheeler, H. C. 1826, merchant, Fram- ingham.
John T. Kittredge, A. C. 1828. physician, Framingham.
Joshına T. Eaton, Y. C. 1830, Congregational clergyman.
Peter Parker, Y. C. 1831, missionary to China, minister plentpotentiary, etc.
Abner B. Wheeler, H. C. 1831, physician, Boston, Mass.
Arthur S. Train, B. U. 1833, Baptist clergyman, Haver- hill, Mass.
Josiah Abbott, Y. C. 1835, physician, Hollis, N. H.
William J. Buckminster, H. C. 1835, editor, Boston, Mass.
Edward Stone, B. U. 1835, Unitarian clergyman, Nor- ridgewock, Me.
Edward Brewer, H. C. 1836, farmer.
Oliver J. Fiske, B. U. 1837, Baptist clergyman, T'en- nessee.
Charles R. Train, B. U. 1837, lawyer, M. C., Boston, Mass.
Charles P. Johnson, A. C. 1839, lecturer, New York.
James W. Brown, W. C. 1840, teacher, Framingham.
Benjamin A. Edwards, B. U. 1841, Baptist clergyman, Bolton, Mass.
Addison Ballard, W. C. 1842, Presbyterian clergyman, Lafayette College.
Sammel W. Eaton, Y. C. 1842, Congregational clergyman, Lancaster, Wis.
Robert Gordon, H. C. 1843, lawyer, Framingham.
Rufus Franklin Brewer, H. C. 1845, teacher, Framing- ham
C. C. Esty, Y. C. 1845, lawyer, M. C., Framingham.
David P. Temple, Y. C. 1851, teacher, York, Neb.
Abner H. Wenzell, .A. C. 1853, lawyer, Marlborough, Mass.
Frederick Wheeler, H. C. 1854, lawyer, Framingham. Dixi C. Hoyt, A. C. 1855, physician, Milford, Mass.
George T. Higley, A. C. 1857, lawyer, Ashland, Mass.
Frederick A. Billings, A. C. 1859, farmer, Grafton, Mass.
James H. Schneider, Y. C. 1860, teacher, Bridgewater, Mass.
George Rice, Y. C. 1860, physician, Framingham. Solomon H. Brackett, H. C. 1862, teacher, Keene, N. H. Edwin T. Hornc, H. C. 1864, teacher, Boston, Mass. Edmund S. Clark, T. C. 1865, merchant, Boston, Mass. Henry G. Blair, H. C. 1866, druggist, Omaha, Neb.
Jolin K. Brown, H. C. 1869, missionary, Harpoot, Turkey. Sidney A. Phillips, D. C. 1869, lawyer, Framingham. Walter Adams, H. C. 1870, lawyer, Boston, Mass. George D. Bigelow, D. C. 1873, lawyer, Boston, Mass. Ralph Stone, H. C. 1873, lawyer, Buffalo, N. Y. Arthur M. Clark, T. C. 1877.
The name of no professional lawyer occurs among the earlier settlers of this town. Rev. Mr. Swift was often employed to write wills, as was his successor, Mr. Bridge. Thomas Drury, Joshna Hemenway, Edward Goddard, Colonel Buckmin- ster, senior and junior, held the office of justice of the peace, and wrote deeds, petitions, and offi- cial papers generally. Edward Goddard was well educated, though not a college graduate, and under- stood, the principles of law, as well as the forms of legal proceedings, and was often employed by the town in the prosecution and defence of suits. The same was true of Joseph Buckminster, Jr. The former always depended on the merits of his case; the latter often resorted to technicalities and nice distinctions, which evinced shrewdness rather than integrity. Joseph Haven, Esq., born 1698, died 1776 ; Josiah Stone, Esq., born 1724, died 1785; Jonathan Maynard, Esq., born 1752,
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died 1834, - severally held commissions as justice of the peace, and did a large business in drawing aip official papers. In 1782 Mr. Stone was appointed special judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
Eli Bullard, Esq. (son of Henry, of Medway), Y. C. 1787, opened an office in Framingham in 1791, and was in practice till his death, May 20, 1824.
Josiah Adams, Esq. (son of Rev. Moses, of Ac- ton, born November 3, 1781), H. C. 1801, was admitted to the bar, June, 1807, and immedi- ately settled in this town. He died February 8, IS54.
William Buckminster, Esq. (son of Lawson, of Framingham, born Jannary 22, 1784), graduated at Harvard, studied law with Esquire Bullard, and opened an office at Machias, Me., where he was in practice till 1820, when he returned to Framingham. He engaged largely in farming ; was editor and publisher of the Massachusetts Ploughman ; died June 9, 1865.
Lawson Kingsbury, Esq. (son of Asa, of Wal- pole, Mass.), D. C. 1808; cadet at West Point ; received a commission as lieutenant in the United States army, July 7, 1812, and was assigned to the recruiting service ; discharged, April 1, 1813; studied law, and opened an office in Framingham, where he resided till his death, October 28, 1857, aged sixty-seven.
Omen S. Keith, Esq., H. C. 1826, was teacher in the academy at Framingham, and at Northfield ; studied law with Rufus Hosmer, Esq., of Stow ; became associated with Esquire Adams in this town, where he remained till 1838, when he re- moved to Boston.
Charles R. Train, Esq. (son of Rev. Charles, of Framingham), B. U. 1837, studied law with Es- quire Adams ; opened an office in Framingham, 1840; M. C. 1859-1863; removed to Boston, 1863.
C. C. Esty, Esq. (son of Dexter, of Framing- ham), Y. C. 1845; commenced practice, 1848 ; M. C. 1872- 1873; appointed judge of the Dis- trict Court, 1874.
Robert Gordon, Esq. (son of Robert, of Charles- town), H. C. 1843, practised law in South Boston, 1856-1862, when he opened an office in Fram- ingham.
F. F. Heard, Esq., H. C. 1843, was in practice in this town, 1851 - 1856.
Coleman S. Adams, Esq. (son of Joseph S., of Hebron, N. H.), studied law at Baltimore, Md .;
practised at Portland, Me., and at Boston ; opened an office in Framingham, 1858.
Theodore C. Hurd, Esq., graduated at Union Col- lege, New York ; commenced practice in Framing- ham, 1860; clerk of the courts of Middlesex County.
E. W. Washburn had a law office in Framing- ham, 1870 - 1877.
Those who have recently entered the profession here are Sidney A. Phillips, Esq., D. C. 1869; Walter Adams, Esq., H. C. 1870; George C. Travis, Esq., H. C. 1869; Ira B. Forbes, Esq .; Charles S. Barker, Esq.
Physicians in Framingham. - Dr. John Page was in practice here from 1712 to 1723.
Dr. Bezaleel Rice commenced practice here as early as 1720, and continued till 1743.
Dr. Joseph Nichols lived in town from 1730 to 1752.
Dr. John Mellen is named in the town records in 1747.
Dr. Ebenezer Hemenway was in practice in this town from 1750 to 1784. He lived on what is known as the Loring-Mauson farm, and had a grist-mill on the premises.
Jeremiah Pike, a noted bone-setter, was contem- porary with Dr. Hemenway.
Dr. John Sparhawk was in Framingham, 1757.
Dr. Richard Perkins, H. C. 1748, son of Rev. Daniel, of West Bridgewater, was in practice here in 1758.
Dr. Elijalı Stone was a leading physician here from 1765 to 1804. He built and lived for many years in the house now owned by Joseph Brown, when he bought the Pepper place, on Pratt's plain, now occupied as the State Arsenal.
Dr. Daniel Perkins was here in 1785, then liv- ing in a small honse standing where Esty's Block now stands. He afterwards lived in the Colonel Timothy Eames house. In February, 1792, he " moved to the Mohawk."
Dr. John B. Kittridge, son of Benjamin, of Tewksbury, established himself in Framingham in 1791, and had a large and successful practice till his death, February 29, 1848.
Dr. Timothy Merriam, born in Concord, Mass., came to Framingham in 1791, and located near Park's Corner, where he died, September 17, 1835, aged seventy-six.
Dr. Simon Whitney, born at Watertown, H. C. 1818, set up practice in the centre of the town in 1822, and enjoyed in a high degree the confidence
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of the community till his death, September 2, 1861.
Dr. John T. Kittridge, son of John B., A.C., 1828, was in practice with his father till his early death, October 25, 1837, aged twenty-six.
1776
1,599
380
1790
1,598
383
3519 6 8
1800
1,625
350
$14,843
1810
1,670
395
18,509
1820
2,037
472
22,572
1830
2,313
604,355
1840
3,030
696
851,350
1850
4,252
968
1,910,613
1855
4,676
1860
4,227
1,078
2,208,537
1865
4,665
1,095
2,799,308
1870
4,968
1,167
3,897,847
1875
5,167
1,319
4,363,280
Dr. John W. Osgood, born at Gorham, Me., studied with Dr. Whitney and Dr. Holyoke; es- tablished himself first at Saxonville; removed to the Centre, where he died July 1, 1867.
Dr. George A. Hoyt, son of Dr. Enos, was asso- ciated with his father from 1852 till his death, October 15, 1857.
Dr. George M. Howe, from Harvard, Mass., came to Framingham in 1862, and still continues in practice.
Dr. Allston W. Whitney, son of Dr. Simon, graduated at the Harvard Medical School, 1852; was associated for a time with his father; surgeon in the army, 1861 - 1865 ; now living, and in prac- tice at West Newton.
Dr. Otis O. Johnson, son of Jolin, studied medi- eine with Dr. J. B. Kittridge, and has been in practice in Sudbury and Framingham since 1850.
Dr. Henry Cowles, from Amherst, Mass., has been in practice at Saxonville, as dentist and phy- sician, since 1852.
Dr. Edgar Parker, son of Charles, of Framing- ham, began practice at Saxonville in 1866, and after a few years left the medical profession, for the more congenial one of portrait-painting.
Dr. E. L. Warren was in practice at South Framingham for a number of years, and left in 1878.
Dr. George Rice (son of Martin, Y. C.), 1860, is established as pharmacist at South Framingham.
Dr. George Beard resides in West Natick, and has an office at South Framingham.
Dr. Z. B. Adams, II. C. 1853, completed a course in the Harvard Medical School ; studied in Paris ; was a surgeon in the army during the war, 1861 - 1864 ; located in Framingham, 1868.
Dr. E. A. Hobbs has recently established him- self at South Framingham, and Dr. George H. Holmau at Saxouville.
Population.
Polls.
Valuation.
1699
over 350
1710
about 445
111
1765
1,280
331
£ 2897 17s. 8d.
Dr. E. A. Holyoke, from Salem, associated lim- self with Dr. Whitney in 1838, and remained in town about five years.
Dr. Otis Iloyt, from Mason, N. H., was in practice here from 1838 to 1848.
Dr. Enos Hoyt, from Saubornton Bridge, N. H., came to town in 1849, and remained in practice till his death, March 25, 1875.
War of the Rebellion, 1861 - 1865. - May 6, 1861, the town passed the following vote : " That the town appropriate the sum of $8,000, to con- stitute a fund to provide suitable outfit for such military companies as may be organized in this town and accepted by the state, and to furnish all necessary aid to the families of members of the companies residents of the town, during such time as they shall be absent in the service of their country." The total amount expended by the town in bounties and recruiting expenses was $33,828.86. The amount paid by the town as aid to families of volunteers, $20,456.87. The amount of individual subscriptions to the various recruiting and bounty funds was $29,142.50. The number of soldiers credited to this town under the several calls is 402.
Statistical Tables. - 1760. Number of ratable polls, 301; non-ratable, 30; total, 331. Num- ber of dwelling-houses, 198; workshops, 28; saw and grist mills, 8; iron foundry, 1. Number of slaves, 7. Money at interest, £936. 17s. 4d. Number of horses, 162; oxen, 265; cows, 724; sheep, 886; swine over three months old, 35 ; bushels of grain raised, 20,665; barrels of cider made, 1,716; tons of English hay, 447} ; tous of meadow hay, 1,021.
1801. - Number of polls, 350; number of dwelling-houses, 203; workshops, 4; tan-houses, 2 ; grist-mills, 3; saw-mills, 3; fulling-mills, 2; bake-houses, 2; barns, 187; ounces of plate, 61 ; barrels of cider made, 3,011; horses, 180; oxen, 248; cows, 844; swine, 373; money at interest, $848.82; bushels of wheat raised, 6; rye, 4,158; oats, 569; corn, 12,836 ; barley, 1,251; tons of English hay, 762; tons of meadow hay, 1,097.
1845. - Number of grist-mills 2, income, $1,730; saw-mills 3, income, $1,250; number
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of horses 317, value $17,203; neat cattle 1,383, valne $27,700; sheep 13, value $50; swine 450, value $3,200; bushels of Indian corn raised 15,448, value $11,586 ; bushels of wheat raised 25, value 825; bushels of rye raised 1,241, value 8993; bushels of barley raised 408, value $306; bushels of oats raised 3,710, value $2,741; bush- els of potatoes raised 34,584, value $8,648 ; other esculeut roots 968 bushels, value $502; tons of hay 3,212, value $40,378 ; bushels of fruit 22,381, value 85,013; pounds of butter made 66,690, value $11,337 ; pounds of cheese 2,950, value $177; value of milk sold, $1,090; axe manu- factory 1, hands employed 1, income $700; cut- lery 1, hands employed 1, income $200; paper- mills 2, hands employed 33, stock used 225 tons, paper manufactured 360,000 pounds, value $52,- 500; saddler's shops 2, hands employed 4, income $1,200; hat manufactory 1, lands employed 4, income $2,500; cabinet shops 3, hands employed 3, income $1,200; tin shop 1, hands employed 4, income $ 4,000 ; tannery 1, hands employed 1, in- come $736; boots manufactured 35,000 pairs, shoes 44,000 pairs, value $49,450, hands em- ployed, males 60, females 25; bakery 1, hands employed 4, value of bread baked $8,000 ; book- binding 1, hands employed, males 3, females 2, income $2,500; millinery shops 3, females em- ployed 10, income $2,000; wheelwright shops 6, hands employed 6, income $ 3,000 ; fire-wood pre- pared, 2,020 cords, value $7,070.
of agricultural products, $191,285 ; value of car- riage-wheels manufactured $28,000; newspaper and job printing, $8,368; shoes manufactured. $50,000; straw goods manufactured, $850,000; lumber, value of, $ 14,000; total number of persons employed in different manufacturing establishments, 1,199 ; amount of wages received, $703,833 ; total value of goods and labor, $1,778,360. Occupa- tions : males, -teachers, 2; civil engineers, 5; clergymen, 13; lawyers, 10; physicians, 8; barbers, 8 ; saloon-keepers, 7 ; butchers, 5 ; clerks, 30; mer- chants and traders, 75; railroad employees, 59 ; salesmen, 19 ; teamsters, 18; farmers, 257 ; farm- laborers, 49; florists, 7; gardeners, 20 ; stable- keepers, 6 ; factory operatives, 174 ; laborers, 194; watchmen, 6; females, - factory operatives, 186 ; teachers, 54 ; domestic servants, 159; housekeep- ers, 61; housewives, 969; housework, 8; cooks, 6; dressmakers, 24; milliners, 8; straw-work- ers, 28.
Town Statistics for 1878. - Town officers : se- lectmen, Samuel B. Bird, Joseph C. Cloyes, Eleazer Goulding, James R. Entwistle, Elbert Hemenway ; town-clerk, Frank E. Hemenway; town treasurer, Cyrus Bean ; collector, Charles J. Frost ; assessors, S. B. Bird, F. C. Stearns, Charles W. Coolidge ; school committee, J. H. Temple, George D. Puffer, Charles W. Coolidge, Charles F. Cutler, Sidney A. Phillips, James R. Entwistle, Joseph B. Johnson, Edwin R. Warren, S. B. Bird, George E. Leeson, Frank Deming, Elbert Hemenway ; trustees of For 1875. - Number of ratable polls, 1,319; number of dwelling-houses, 1,010; number of families, 1,117 ; barns, 205 ; value of houses and barns, $689,000; number of farms, 195; total acreage of farms, 11,028; acreage of cultivated land, 3,823; value of farms with buildings, Edgell Grove Cemetery, James W. Clark, David- Fisk, F. A. Billings, John Clark, Alexander R. Esty ; trustees of Town Library, Charles Upham, H. O. Stone, C. C. Esty, L. F. Fuller, R. W. Whiting, E. L. Sturtevant, B. T. Manson, W. F. Hurd, L. R. Eastman, Jr., J. H. Temple, Charles $1,409,380 ; number of acres of unimproved land, ' E. Humphreys. Town grants : schools, $16,150; 4,840 ; acres of woodland, 2,354. Number of highways and bridges, $7,500; new iron bridges, $8,000; support of poor, $2,000; town library, $1,200; fire department, $2,600; street lamps, $1,200 ; police, $3,000 ; care of cemeteries, $ 110; decoration day, $150; enforcement of liquor law, $600; interest, $2,000; contingencies, etc., $4,100; salaries, $1,375. Total, $48,385. horses 684, value $70,645; cows, 831, value $38,365 ; oxen 50, value $4,545 ; sheep 92, value $500 ; swine 557, value $8,607 ; bushels of Indian corn raised 7,511, value $7,511 ; wheat 3 bushels, valne $3; rye 318 bushels, value $321; barley 2,789 bushels, value $2,269; oats 1810 bushels, value $1,304; potatoes 14,254 bushels, value The town has no debt except the amount due its several permanent funds, as follows : Phipps Poor Fund, $15,000; Stone Fund, $9,506; Academy Fund, $1,258 ; Phipps Cemetery Fund, $500; Eaton Library Eund, $500; Edgell Grove Ceme- tery Fund, $160; Centre Common Fund, $450. Total, $27,675. $10,210; tons of English hay 2,653, value $55,047 ; tons of meadow hay 440, value $5,675; bushels of apples 35,075, value $12,297 ; gallons of cider made 79,776, value $15,925 ; pounds of butter made 22,203, value $ 11,706; gallons of milk sold 121,295, value $22,817; total value
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