Massachusetts Year Book and City and Town Register for 1908, Part 25

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Publication date: 1908
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GRANBY-GRANVILLE.


VILLAGES-GraftonAOnAdx, North GraftonA AdAmx, FarnumsvilleAONE&PX, Fisher- villeΔODE&Px, SaundersvilleΔΟDE&PX.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, Edwin A. Howe


Selectmen and Board Health, Raphael J. Lapiere ch. Fisherville, Edward A. Estabrook, Clarence N. Putnam, David E. Sherin, North G. William J. Maxwell, Fisherville. Meet first Monday of every month


Auditors, Joseph D. Goddard, Joseph N. Bertrand, North G. Moses G. Beauregard, North G.


Treasurer, Arthur A. Simmons


Collector, Edwin A. Howe


Assessors, Lyman M. Rice ch. Charles L. Pratt, Perley Goddard


Overseers Poor, Frank C. Banister, Samuel H. Knowlton, North G. Sumner F. Leonard


Constables, James Carney, Elmer A. Macker, North G. William A. Getchell (civil), North G. James C. Reeby, Saundersville, James W. Gould, Fisherville, Alexander Magill, North G. James Harding, Fisherville, William C. Fletcher Supt. Streets, John E. Sheridan


Trustees Riverside Cemetery, Joseph A. Dodge, Harrington L. Nichols, Charles L. Pratt, John E. Mcclellan, Albert L. Fisher


Trustees Pine Grove Cemetery, George B. Allen, John Smith, Dean W. Macker, Amos G. Getchell, George H. Huckins


Trustees Fairview Cemetery, Albert L. Fisher, Willis G. Coville, Ellsworth E. Howe, Charles J. Wilder


Common Committee, Joseph E. Norcross, Harring- ton L. Nichols, John E. Sheridan Tree Warden, Charles K. Despeau Chief Fire Dept. Henry Mann


Inspector Animals, Albert H. Jourdan


Public Schools.


Committee, Francis M. McGarry ch. Warren B. Maxwell, Samuel A. Harlow, Frank H. Clapp, North G. George D. Leavens, Ellsworth E. Howe, Fisherville


Supt. Robert O. Small Prin. High School, Earle A. Childs


Prins. Grammar Schools, Mary A. Carr, Norcross; Charlotte J. Young, North Grafton; Grace H. Noble, Fisherville


Public Library.


Free Public Library, Mabel L. Howe lib. Lucy W. Biscoe asst. lib.


Trustees, Rev. George L. Hibbard, Edward A. Estabrook, Clarence Putnam, Raphael J. Lapiere, Fisherville, William J. Maxwell, Joseph L. Keith, David E. Sherin, North G. Harrington L. Nichols, Arthur A. Simmons, Rev. S. A. Har- low, Earle A. Childs


GRANBY.


In Hampshire Co. Inc. June 11, 1768. Pop. 747. 80 m. from Boston and 12 m. from North- ampton. Reached by stage from Holyoke (61% m.).


VILLAGES - GranbyAAdAmx, Five Corners, Granby Hollow. Town Officers.


Annual town meeting third Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, George F. Bell


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Leon W. Taylor, Charles H. Goldthwait, C. H. Randall. Meet first Monday evening of every month


Auditor, W. F. Fomard


Collector, John W. Walker


Assessors, M. F. McGrath, Homer C. Taylor, Horace 8. Taylor


Constables, D. C. Nutting (civil), John W. Walker, D. R. Barnes, Homer C. Taylor


Cemetery Commissioners, Henry H. Moody, Louis W. Gleason, E. M. Warner


Tree Warden, Dexter R. Barnes


Inspector Animals, Homer C. Taylor


Public Schools.


Committee, George F. Bell, George R. Smith, C. W. Ferry


Supt., F. E. Whittemore, South Hadley Prin. High School, William L. Keith


Prin. Grammar School, Alice G. Preston


Public Library.


Granby Free Public Library, Cora H. Kellogg lib. Trustees, Rev. R. C. Bell ch. Mrs. - Dexter, Mrs. George F. Eastman, Mrs. Samuel Dickin- son, Mrs. A. W. Fiske, Marion Clark, Cora H. Kellogg, Mrs. Willard Taylor


GRANVILLE.


In Hampden Co. Inc. Jan. 25, 1754. Pop. 865. 117 m. from Boston, 18 m. from Springfield and 9 m. southwest of Westfield by stage.


VILLAGES - Granville4, Granville CenterA, West Granville4.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, Clinton C. Smith


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Joseph Welch ch. West G. Roswell O. Rowley, Eugene P. Sullivan, G. Centre. Meet last week day in each month


Auditors, Charles A. Clark, Ralph G. Hiers Collector, Henry D. Colton


Constables, Harry S. Hartley, Charles W. Terrett, West G.


Supt. Streets and Tree Warden, R. O. Rowley Inspectors Animals, Michael Leahey, C. D. Treat


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GREAT BARRINGTON-GREENFIELD.


Public Schools.


Committee, Alice M. Carpenter ch. Joseph Welch, West G. Emma L. Stowe, G. Centre Supt. Schools, Charles F. Prior Public Library.


Granville Public Library, Mabel Root lib.


Trustees, Cora A. Noble ch. Ralph B. Cooley, Henry D. Colton, G. Centre


GREAT BARRINGTON.


In Berkshire Co. Inc. June 30, 1761. Pop. 6152. 175 m. from Boston and 26 m. southwest of Pittsfield on Berkshire Div. N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R. Electric railway to Sheffield, Stockbridge, Lee, Lenox and Pittsfield. Here is located the regis- try of deeds for the Southern District, comprising the towns of Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlboro, Sandisfield, Sheffield and West Stockbridge.


VILLAGES-Great BarringtonAODAdx, Housa- tonicAODIAdx, Seekonk, Van DeusenvilleAOGAdx. Town Ofcers.


Annual town meeting fourth Monday in March Clerk, John E. Clarey


Selectmen, George A. Fuller ch. Thomas J. Kearin, Fred M. Moore. Meet every Monday evening Auditors, Clarence R. Sabin, John Cronin Treasurer and Collector, John E. Clarey


Assessors, William H. Heffernan ch. Edward Kel- ly, Charles E. Gorham


Overseers Poor, Edward E. Barnes ch. Dennis Killeen, Malcolm Douglas


Constables, Edw. E. Barnes, George H. Cobb Jr. Water Commissioners, A. Chalkley Collins ch. Wil- liam W. Norton, Bernard Hopkins


. Sewer Commissioners, George A. Fuller ch. Patrick H. Dunn


Cemetery Commissioners, Henry T. Robbins, Noble B. Turner, Joseph H. Maloney


Park Commissioners, Caleb Ticknor, Edmund B. Culver, Parley A. Russell


Sinking Fund Commissioners, Frank H. Wright ch. John H. C. Church, Charles H. Booth


Board Health, Dr. M. J. Cavanaugh ch. John J. Weir, Elmer C. Herrick Chief Police, The Selectmen Chief Fire Dept. John P. Norton Tree Warden, John A. Brewer Inspector Animals, Dr. F. D. Landon Public Schools.


Committee, Charles Giddings ch. O. C. Bidwell, Dr. William D. Hill sec. Dr. M. J. Cavanaugh, Dewey D. Hayden, Mrs. Margaret A. Mally Supt. J. Francis Allison Prin. High School, Wallace E. Richmond


Public Library.


Great Barrington Free Public Library, Emma W. Sheldon Hb.


Trustees, A. C. Collins pres. Dr. O. W. Lane treas. Frank E. Giddings, John Cronin 2d, Rev. R. DeWitt Mallory, J. Ellis Ramsdell


GREENFIELD.


In Franklin Co. Inc. June 9, 1753. Pop. 9456. County seat of Franklin Co., 105 m. from Boston and 56 m. west of Fitchburg on Fitchburg Div. and Connecticut & Passumpsic Div. B.&M.R.R .; 36 m. from Springfield; electric railway to Lake Pleasant, Miller's Falls, Montague, Turner's Falls, Deerfield, Hatfield and Northampton.


VILLAGES-GreenfieldAOCIAmNX, Factory Vil- lage, Cheapside, North Parish, Bernardstown.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, George Pierce


Selectmen, Eugene B. Blake ch. William A. Ames, Charles P. Aldrich. Meet every Sat. at 3 p.m. Auditors, William B. Keith, Charles W. Nims, William F. Aiken


Treasurer, William B. Allen


Collector, Frank H. Snow


Assessors, Anson Withey ch. Fred B. Felton, Harry Richardson


Overseers Poor, Clarence M. Cobb ch. Edward K. Ballou, George T. Davis


Constables, George Pierce, Thomas Corless, Pat- rick E. Fitzgerald, Henry P. Worden, Thomas J. Manning, Charles S. Park, Michael S. Sears, William Apple, Frank P. Perry


Supt. Streets, Howard W. Spear


Park Commissioners, R. Abercrombie, Henry F. Nash, Herbert C. Parsons


Board Health, Dr. Leroy A. Newton ch. Anson Withey, Dr. Jacob G. Pfersick Chief Police, Thomas J. Manning Chief Fire Dept. Philip Partenheimer


Tree Warden, William A. Ames


Inspector Meat, J. G. Pfersick


Inspector Animals and Milk, Dr. M. L. Miner


Public Schools.


Committee, Herbert C. Parsons ch. William A. Davenport, Frederick E. Hawks seo. G. Harry Kaulback, Nicholas T. Ryan, Clifton L. Field, Lyman W. Griswold, Mary P. Wells Smith, Wil- liam S. Allen


Supt. Herbert E. Richardson


Prin. High School, William H. Whiting


Prins. Grammar Schools, Mary E. Arms, Jano Louise Pease


Public Libraries.


Greenfield Public Library, May Ashley lib.


Trustees, Rev. J. Dumont Reid ch. Miss Delia Nims, John E. Donovan, Mrs. George Twitchell. Henry F. Nash, Francis B. Wells


Greenfield Library Association, Almeda B. Robbins lib.


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GREENWICH-GROTON-GROVELAND.


Trustees, W. N. Washburn pres. F. M. Thompson vice-pres. Henry W. Lyman sec. W. S. Allen treas. Joseph W. Stevens, John A. Aiken, John H. Sanderson, Joseph Griswold, Charles Allen


GREENWICH.


In Hampshire Co. Inc. Apr. 20, 1754. Pop. 475. 25 m. from Northampton and 14 m. from Barrett's Junction on Athol Br. B.&A.R.R.


VILLAGES - GreenwichAQUAmx, Greenwich Village40AmX.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting last Monday in March Clerk, W. P. Sloan, G. Village


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Edward T. King ch. G. Village, Walter H. Glazier, G. Village, Edward M. Hunter. Meet last Friday in each month


Auditor, William H. Gifin, G. Village


Treasurer, Frank P. Hall, G. Village


Collector, Willis R. King, G. Village


Assessors, Walter H. Glazier ch. G. Village, Ed- ward T. King, G. Village, Edward M. Hunter Constables, Elmer L. Powers, Clarence E. Miller, G. Village


Supt. Streets, George E. Nevins, G. Village


Cemetery Commissioners, Joseph E. Litch, Elliott H. Root, George E. Nevins Tree Warden, George E. Nevins


Inspector Animals, Edward T. King


Public Schools.


Committee, E. H. Root ch. William R. Carrick, G. Village, Charles B. Coit


Supt. Schools, Louis A. Pratt, North Dana


Public Library.


Free Public Library, Helen I. Nevins lib. G. Vil- lage


Trustees, William- S. Douglas ch. William H. Walker, Ezra P. S. Alden, Miss A. M. Root, Helen I. Nevins, Mrs. D. L. Kebbe


GROTON.


In Middlesex Co. Inc. May 29, 1655. Pop. 2253. 4 m. north of Ayer on Fitchburg and Worcester, Nashua & Port. Divs. B.&M.R.R.


VILLAGES-GrotonAODAmBLX, West Groton AOONx, East Groton, Hollingsworth[], New- ello, Squannacook Junction[ 7.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in April Clerk, Appleton H. Torrey


Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers Poor, Jere- miah F. Ryan ch. Frank A. Torrey, William H. Whitehill. Meet every Thursday Auditors, Charles Bixby, Henry W. Whiting Treasurer, Grant W. Shattuck Collector, Samuel P. Williams


Constables, Jerome O. Shattuck, J. Herbert Hynes Trustees Luther Blood Fund, Frank L. Blood, Frank M. Blood, Thomas L. Motley


Trustees Dalrymple Fund, Everett B. Gerrish, Wil- liam A. Moore, James F. Shattuck


Road Commissioners, William H. Whitehill, Her- bert C. Rockwood, West G. Burpee Blakney


Board Health, Dr. Herbert B. Priest ch. Solon R. Dodge, Herbert C. Rockwood, West G. Agent, Appleton H. Torrey Chief Fire Dept. James B. Harrington


Tree Warden, Charles Woolley


Inspector Animals, Solon R. Dodge


Public Schools.


Committee, Gardner H. Rockwood ch. James T. Bennett sec. Dr. Herbert B. Priest Supt. and Prin. High School, John H. Manning


Public Library.


Groton Public Library, Emma F. Blood lib.


Trustees, Pemberton H. Cressey, Henry K. Rich- ards, Martha P. Lawrence, Prof. John H. Man- ning, William A. Gardner, Ellen M. Needham


GROVELAND.


In Essex Co. Inc. Mar. 8, 1850. Pop. 2401. 12 m. southwest of Newburyport on Western Div. B.&M.R.R. Electric railways to Haverhill, West Newbury, Newburyport, and through South Grove- land to Haverhill and Georgetown.


VILLAGES - GrovelandAOGAmBLx, South GrovelandA, North Groveland.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting third Monday in March Clerk, Harry W. Vaughan


Selectmen, Assessors, Supts. Streets and Board Health, Frank E. Noyes ch. John W. Boner, South G. John T. Small clerk. Meet Wednesday evening of each week


Auditor, Charles S. Huntress


Treasurer and Collector, Charles D. Sargent


Overseers Poor, Samuel B. George ch. Charles H. Pike, Samuel H. Nelson


Constables, Frank McCormick, George L. Nelson, John Kelly, Daniel J. Murphy Cemetery Commissioners, George H. Tenney, Charles H. Cammett


Electric Light Commissioners, Ned A. Pike, George Mitchell Jr., Edward L. Lides


Chief Fire Dept. George L. Nelson Chief Police, Daniel J. Murphy Tree Warden, Fred A. Wood


Inspector Animals, Thomas E. Snell


Public Schools.


Committee, Albert L. Wales ch. Andrew S. Long- fellow, Robert Crawford, South G. Supt. Gaius B. Frost Prin. High School, Leicester A. Williams


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HADLEY-HALIFAX-HAMILTON-HAMPDEN.


Prins. Grammar Schools, Isabel M. Tenney, Center; Katherine Moynihan, South; Hattie G. Wildes, Nettie Eagles, Esther Costello, Margaret M. Sullivan, Mattie Brooks, Sarah Stickney, Anna I. Patten, Anna G. West, Lilian E. Alister


Public Library.


Groveland Public Library, Louise Cammett lib. Trustees, Dr. Louis A. Woodbury ch. Walter Greenough, C. F. Paine, George H. Tenney, Joseph Nickerson, Martha J. Morse, Ethel M. Mitchell, Samuel B. George, Charles E. Bailey


HADLEY.


In Hampshire Co. Inc. May 22, 1661. Pop. 1895. 3 m. northeast of Northampton on Cen- tral Mass. Div. B.&M.R.R. Electric railway to Northampton and Amherst.


VILLAGES-Hadley AODAmx, Fort River, East Hadley, Harts Brook, Hockanum, North Hadley, Plainville, Russellville.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, H. S. Shipman


Selectmen, Overseers Poor, Street Commissioners and Board Health, Thomas E. Gerry ch. North H. J. S. Barstow, Cornelius Callahan. Meet last Saturday in each month Auditor, James P. Burke Collector, G. F. Newton


Assessors, O. W. Prouty, R. S. Gaylord, Wm. Phillips


Constables, Reuben Bell (civil), William L.


Keefe, Benjamin Denio


Tree Warden, O. W. Prouty


Inspectors Animals, Homer L. Cowles, Charles H. Hunt


Public Schools.


Committee, Dr. F. H. Smith ch. Clifton Johnson, Emma Rhood


Supt. M. H. Bowman


Prin. High School, Dora Dadmun


Prin. Grammar School, Hellen Miller


Public Library.


Hadley Free Library, George C. Marsh lib. Branch at North Hadley


Trustees, Clifton Johnson, O. W. Prouty, Thomas A. Emerson


HALIFAX.


In Plymouth Co. Inc. July 4, 1734. Pop. 494. 28 m. southeast of Boston and 9 m. northwest of Plymouth on Plymouth Div. Old Colony Sys. N. Y.,N.H.&H.R.R.


VILLAGES-Halifax4, South Halifax, Halifax StationCONYBX.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, Thomas D. Morton


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Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Jabez P. Thompson ch. Fred Simpson, Henry M. Bosworth. Meet last Saturday in each month


Auditor, Austin S. Thompson Treasurer and Collector, Jabez P. Thompson Constable, Thomas F. Harlow


Road Surveyor, Herbert B. Ramsdell


Tree Worden, Frank D. Lyon


Inspector Animals, Sylvanus Bourne


Public Schools.


Committee, E. Laurence Grover ch. and sec. William B. Wood, George A. Estes Supt. Everett G. Loring, Kingston Prin. Grammar School, Ruth A. Keene


Public Library.


Holmes Library, James T. Thomas lib. Trustees, Selectmen and School Committee


HAMILTON.


In Essex Co. Inc. June 21, 1793. Pop. 1646. 15 m. south of Newburyport on Eastern Div. B.& M.R.R. Electric railway from Asbury Grove to Beverly and through the east part of the town to Ipswich, Essex and Beverly.


VILLAGES - HamiltonAODAmBLX, Asbury Grove4, Miles RiverD, South Hamilton, Wen- ham Depot400, WoodburysC


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting second Tuesday in March Clerk, George T. Litchfield


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Isaac F. Knowlton ch. George H. Gib- ney, Arthur C. Cummings. Meet every Monday at 2 p.m.


Auditor, Horace E. Andrews


Treasurer, John L. Woodbury


Collector, Charles W. Appleton


Constables, Samuel Mclaughlin, Addison B. Towle, George M. Adams, Alfred T. Poole


Supt. Streets and Chief Police, Charles E. Whipple Cemetery Commissioner, George H. Gibney Tree Warden, Fred A. Nason Inspector Animals, George R. Dodge


Public Schools.


Committee, George K. Knowlton ch. Everett A. Smith clerk, Lester E. Libby


Public Library.


Hamilton Public Library, Grace C. Stone lib. Trustees, Willard C. Ware, Hon. George von L. Meyer, Hon. Augustus P. Gardner


HAMPDEN.


In Hampden Co. Inc. Mar. 28, 1878. Pop. 561. 100 m. from Boston and 10 m. from Springfield. Reached by stage from East Longmeadow (6 m.). VILLAGES-HampdenAOAdx, Scantic.


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HANCOCK-HANOVER-HANSON.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in April


Clerk, Treasurer and Agent Board Health, Charles I. Burleigh


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, D. Lincoln McCray ch. Herbert H. Thresher, George A. Chapin. Meet first Monday of each month


Auditor, F. J. Kenworthy


Collector, Henry M. Davis


A88688018, Mathias Casey ch. John Bartlett, John B. Isham


Constables, Henry M. Davis, Nelson Brodway, Robert S. Pease


Cemetery Commissioners, Moses H. Warren ch. Leroy O. Howlett, James L. Weeks


Tree Warden, Arthur Jones


Inspector Animals, John W. Casey


Public Schools.


Committee, Alonzo B. Newell ch. Moses H. War- ren, John N. Isham


Supt. Mary L. Poland, 15 Myrtle st. Springfield Public Library.


Hampden Free Public Library, Mrs. John Q. Adams lib.


Trustees, James Mulroney, Mrs. George T. Bal- lard, Marcus S. Beebe


HANCOCK.


In Berkshire Co. Inc. July 2, 1776. Pop. 434. 160 m. from Boston and 9 m. northwest of Pitts- field by stage.


VILLAGES-HancockA, Goodrich Hollow, Rich- mond Iron Works, North Hancock.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, Daniel Shepardson


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, W. K. Hadsell ch. D. L. Whitman, W. A. Gard- ner. Meet by appointment


Auditor, H. K. Chittenden


Treasurer and Collector, Noah E. Gardner


Assessors, Daniel G. Sharp, O. B. Butterfield, H. Edgar Whitman


Constable, Alcander A. Grant


Highway Surveyor and Tree Warden, Rupert Whitman


Cemetery Commissioner, C. H. Wells Inspector Animals, D. L. Whitman


Public Schools.


Committee, Daniel Shepardson ch. Kirk E. Gard- ner, D. L. Whitman


Supt. F. B. Van Ornum, Cheshire Public Library.


Hancock Public Library, Miss Annie Morey lib. Trustees, Daniel Shepardson ch. Sarah A. Gardner, Annie H. Morey


Branch Library, North Hancock, Mrs. George W. Yeager


HANOVER.


In Plymouth Co. Inc. June 14, 1727. Pop. 2176. 22 m. southeast of Boston and 8 m. east of North Abington at terminus Hanover Br. Plymouth Div. N.Y., N.H.&H.R.R. Electric railway from North Hanover to Hingham, Rockland and Weymouth.


VILLAGES-HanoverAOONYBBLX, AssinippiA, Curtis Crossing, Winslow's CrossingO, South HanoverΔΘΟΝΥΒΧ, West HanoverΔOΝΥBBLX, North Hanover4, Centre Hanover.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, Bernard Damon, H. Center Selectmen, Eben C. Waterman ch. Edw. A. Bow-


ker, H. Center, Alpheus Packard, West H. Meet second and fourth Saturdays in each month Auditor, Robert N. Millett


Collector, Charles W. Briggs, North H.


Assessor and Overseer Poor, Eben C. Waterman Constables, E. A. Bowker, Alpheus Packard, H. Center, Francis S. Josselyn, Robert Cushman, David H. Stoddard, North H.


Highway Commissioner, Geo. M. Curtis, North H. Cemetery Commissioners, Geo. M. Curtis, North H. George W. Curtis, North H. Lot Phillips West H. Board Health, John F. Brooks, North H. Rector Damon, South H. A. L. McMillan, H. Center Chief Police, Charles W. Hibbard


Chief Fire Dept. and Inspector Animals, Andrew T. Damon, H. Center.


Tree Warden, William S. Stoddard, North H.


Public Schools.


Committee, C. L. Howes ch. Harriet E. Russell, West H. Melvin S. Nash sec. North H. Supt. Charles A. Harris Prin. High School, R. N. Millett, Centre H.


Prins. Grammar Schools, Frank W. Jones, Assin- ippi; Jessie V. Keith, West H .; Adella Nichols, North H.


Public Library.


John Curtis Library, Alice L. Bailey lib. Branches at West Hanover and South Hanover


Trustees, Melvin S. Nash, North H. Morrill A. Phillips, South H. Lavina S. Ford


HANSON. .


In Plymouth Co. Inc. Feb. 22, 1820. Pop. 1490. 16 m. from Plymouth and 24 m. south by southeast of Boston, North Hanson and South Hanson being on the Plymouth Div. N.Y.,N.H.& H.R.R .; Hanson is 1% m. from North Hanson and 2 m. from South Hanson. Electric railway to Brockton, Whitman and Kingston; stage route to Whitman.


VILLAGES-HansonA, Bourne Crossing, South


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HARDWICK-HARVARD.


HansonAOLINYBX, North Hanson AOONYBX, Gurney's Corners, Bryantville.


Town Ofcers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, John Scates, South H. Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Fred W. Howland ch. South H. George E. Bowker, George C. Hobart, South H. Auditor, Seth M. Briggs, South H. Collector, Walter Calder, South H. Constable, John Ibbitson (civil), South H. Highway Surveyors, Philip H. Barker, George W. Brewster, South H. Tree Warden, A. L. Dame Inspector Animals, Elbridge M. Perkins


Public Schools.


Committee, Abbie F. Phillips ch. South H. Rev. George 8. Chase, South H. William Elms Supt. Charles A. Harris, Hanover


Prins. Grammar Schools, Alice M. Lane, Sadie R. Whitney


Public Libraries.


Hanson Library Association, Mary J. Drew lib. Hanson Public Library, Mary J. Drew lib.


Trustees, Evie W. Drew ch. Arthur C. Sampson, South H. F. S. Thomas


Wampatuck Library, Abbie Phillips lib. South H.


HARDWICK.


In Worcester Co. Inc. Jan. 10, 1739. Pop. 3261. 70 m. from Boston and 28 m. northwest of Worcester, Wheelwright being a station on Mass. Central Div. B.&M.R.R., and Gilbertville being on Ware River Br. B.&A.R.R .; stage con- nection with Gilbertville.


VILLAGES-HardwickA, Gilbertville4OGAmx, FurnaceAODAmx, WheelwrightAOGAmX.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, Timothy Paige


Selectmen, F. A. Hitchcock ch. Gilbertville, John N. Hillman, E. A. Hillman, Furnace. Meet first Monday afternoon in every month at 2 p.m. Auditor, F. William Clark


Treasurer, George Manly


Collector, William A. Newcomb


Assessors, Timothy Paige ch. Joel L. Powers, Timothy Walsh, Gilbertville


Overseers Poor, Samuel S. Dennis, F. E. Craw- ford, Gilbertville, Joseph McCormick, Wheel- wright


Constables, Fred E. Crawford (civil), Gilbertville, Myron N. Ayers, Henry Gooselin, Wheelwright Supt. Streets, William R. Goodfield, Gilbertville Sinking Fund Commissioners, Samuel S. Dennis, George Warner, George W. Wheelwright Jr.


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Board Health, Charles F. Angell ch. Gilbertville, Elmer A. Hillman, Furnace, Daniel C. Mohan Tree Warden, W. P. Wesson Inspector Animals, Walter E. Goddard


Public Schools.


Committee, Charles N. Walcott, Gilbertville, Chas. O. Flagg, Cornelius A. Curran, Wheelwright Supt. Julius E. Warren, Barre Prin. High School, - Cushman


Public Libraries.


Gilbertville Public Library, Andrew Bacher lib. Paige Library and Hardwick Free Library, Han- nah Spooner and Nettie C. Bridges libs.


Trustees, Joseph R. Robinson ch. Mary A. Mixter, Timothy Paige, Hannah R. Spooner, Louis H. Ruggles


HARVARD.


In Worcester Co. Inc. June 29, 1732. Pop. 1077. 28 m. from Boston and 25 m. northeast of Worcester on Worcester, Nashua & Portland Div. B.&M.R.R.


VILLAGES-HarvardAODAmL, Still River400 Amx, Harvard Station[], Shaker Village.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in April Clerk, James L. Whitney


Selectmen, Warren H. Fairbank ch. Benjamin J. Priest, William B. Willard. Meet first Sat- urday in each month Auditor, William C. Haskell


Treasurer, Frank A. Houghton


Collector, Isaac P. Baker


Assessors, Isaac P. Baker ch. Charles H. Haskell, Perley Beard


Overseers Poor, H. H. Gale ch. John H. Davis, A. F. Ripley


Constables, Augustus D. Parker, William Hanna Cemetery Commissioners, J. E. Maynard, H. D. Stone, J. B. Harlow


Park Commissioners, John R. Bigelow, Still River, Herbert B. Royal, Charles A. Brown


Board Health, Herbert B. Royal ch. Spurgeon M. Farnsworth, Fred W. Bateman, Still River Tree Warden, George C. Maynard Inspector Animals, Arthur W. Bryant


Public Schools.


Committee, Arthur T. West ch. J. E. Maynard, C. L. Russell


Supt. Charles L. Clay Prin. Bromfield School, Lilla N. Frost


Public Library.


Harvard Town Library, Estelle E. Willard lib. Trustees, W. H. Fairbank ch. F. W. Bateman 860. Still Rier, Horace Hildreth treas. Mrs. H. F. Whitney, Miss E. A. Gamage, Mrs. E. A. Gale


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HARWICH.


In Barnstable Co. Inc. Sept. 14, 1694. Pop. 2301. 85 m. from Boston and 14 m. east of Barn- stable on Plymouth Div. N.Y., N.H.&H.R.R.


VILLAGES - Harwich AOONYBx, East Har- wich4, South HarwichAOONYBX, North Har- wich4ONYBX, West HarwichA, HarwichportA, Pleasant Lake40.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in February Clerk and Treasurer, N. Carryl Underwood


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Ambrose N. Doane ch. H. Port, John H. Drum, H. Center, Ephraim H. Doane, H. Port. Meet first Monday in each month Auditors, James M. Moody, Benjamin C. Kelley Collectors, Archelous H. Matson, West H. Isaac B. Kendrick, East H.


Constables, William H. Bassett (civil), Elisha H. Bearse, H. Port, Spencer P. Ellis


Road Commissioners, Arthur F. Nickerson, East H. Joseph Ashley, West H. Thomas W. Harriman


Herring Committee, Osmyn Berry, E. A. Cahoon, Pleasant Lake, Martin L. Robbins Tree Warden, Thomas W. Harriman Inspector Animals, Freeman E. Ellis


Public Schools.


Committee, John P. Nickerson ch. West H. Thomas H. Nickerson sec. H. Port, Arthur F. Cahoon Supt. Frank H. Hill


Prin. High School, Harold H. Tilton


Prins. Grammar Schools, Hattie Weekes, Center; Anna M. DuBois, H. Port; Leola M. Robinson, West H .; Madge A. Guptill, East H.


Public Library.




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