Massachusetts Year Book and City and Town Register for 1908, Part 29

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Public Schools.


Committee, E. F. Richardson, Bertel G. Willard, John W. Crowther


Supt. M. J. West Prin. High School, C. B. Sylvester


Public Library.


Millis Free Public Library, Mary C. Fuller lib. Trustees, Flora A. Whiting, H. H. Thorne, Louis Lacroix


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MILTON-MONROE-MONSON.


MILTON.


In Norfolk Co. Inc. May 7, 1662. Pop. 7054. 7 m. south of Boston and 7 m. from Dedham on Plymouth Div. Old Colony Bys. N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R. Electric cars to Boston, Randolph, East Walpole, Hyde Park and Dedham and from East Milton to Quincy.


VILLAGES-MiltonAOONYBBLX, Blue Hill, East MiltonAOUBLX, Milton Center, Adams- ville, Lower Mills, MattapanDAdBLx.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, Henry B. Martin


Selectmen, Jesse B. Baxter ch. East M. Maurice A. Duffy, Mattapan, James H. Perkins, Hyde Park. Meet every Friday evening Auditors, Henry H. Barnes, Austin W. Green Treasurer, J. Porter Holmes


Collector, Josiah Babcock, East M. Assessors, George W. Nickerson ch. William W. Churchill, Herbert B. Tucker, Mattapan


Overseers Poor, A. H. Tucker, P. B. Field, L. H. Brackett, M. G. Richardson, H. N. Plummer Constables, Edwin L. Crossman, Fred M. Farring- ton, Jacob S. Lincoln, Timothy McDermott, Henry C. Shields, Peleg Bronsdon, E. A. Hough- ton, Peter McIntyre, Maurice Pierce, Herbert R. Lawrence, James Wigley


Supt. Streets, Edwin A. McCue


Water Commissioners, Charles S. Pierce ch. R. F. Herrick, T. B. Gordon


Sewer Commissioners, F. R. Hart, Charles Mitch- ell, Philip M. Reynolds


Trustees Cemetery, Samuel Gannett ch. C. Minot Weld, Hyde Park, J. Frank Pope, Henry E. Sheldon, East M. (vacancy)


Park Commissioners, N. L. Kidder ch. Charles E. Rogerson, Horatio A. Lamb, Blue Hill


Board Health, Dr. H. V. Pierce ch. Jacob S. Lin- coln, Abijah W. Draper Supt. Police, Maurice Pierce


Chief Fire Dept. George F. Choate, East M. Tree Warden, Nathaniel T. Kidder Inspector Animals, James Spencer


Public Schools.


Committee, William B. Thurber ch. J. Frank Pope sec. Mattapan, Mrs. Caleb Cunningham, East M. George M. Anderson, George Y. Badger, Theron A. Apollonio Supt. Asher J. Jacoby, East M. Prin. High School, Edgar D. Varney


Prins. Grammar Schools, Grace Woodbury, Con- solidated; Rena M. Chamberlain, Tucker; O. A. Andrews, Belcher; Julia M. Gordon, Glover; Alma G. Pierce, Wadsworth; Ida M. Sears, Thacher; Mary W. Munroe, Houghton; Florence G. Houghton, Sumner


Public Library.


Milton Public Library, Gertrude E. Forrest lib. Trustees, Nathaniel T. Kidder ch. H. Helm Clay- ton, Readville, Charles E. Rogerson, Roderick Stebbins, John F. Perkins, Orrin A. Andrews, East M. Joseph C. Whitney, Hyde Park, Arthur H. Tucker, Mattapan


MONROE.


In Franklin Co. Inc. Feb. 21, 1822. Pop. 269. On Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington R.R. (narrow gauge).


VILLAGES-MonroeA, Monroe BridgeAOONx. Town Officers.


Annual town meeting called by Selectmen in March or April


Clerk, C. W. Ramage


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, C. W. Ramage ch. G. H. Phelps, S. R. Tower, M. Bridge. Meet by appointment


Auditor, Luigi Festi Treasurer and Collector, Andrew Mcintyre


Assessors, R. S. Tower, H. A. Phelps, D. H. Sher- man


Constables, H. S. Tower, W. J. Ross, C. W. Ramage (civil)


Tree Warden, H. S. Tower


Inspector Animals, R. S. Tower


Public Schools.


Committee, C. E. Davis, R. S. Tower, Lawson Ramage


Supt. G. A. Grover, Charlemont


Public Library.


Monroe Public Library


Trustees, M. H. Sherman, C. Chase, Edith L. P. Ramage


MONSON.


In Hampden Co. Inc. Apr. 28, 1760. Pop. 4344. 88 m. from Boston, 20 m. from Springfield and 4 m. south of Palmer on New London Div. Central Vermont R.R. Electric railway to Palmer, Ware and Springfield.


VILLAGES-MonsonAODAmx, North Monsont, South Monson[], State Line[], Granite Quarry


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in April Clerk and Collector, Carlos L. . Peck


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, John P. Herlihy ch. Wm. H. Anderson, Edgar R. Sisson. Meet first Monday in each month Auditors, Frank L. Bliss, David B. Needham Treasurer, Thaddeus L. Cushman


Assessors, Freelon Q. Ball ch. J. Edward Rindge, Franklin O. Bliss


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MONTAGUE-MONTEREY.


Constables, Eugene 8. Howlett, George W. Bey- mour, Thomas J. Sault, Chas. H. Stacy, Herbert A. Aldrich Highway Surveyor, John P. Herlihy


Water Commissioners, Arthur D. Norcross ch. Bu- fus Fay, F. L. Ball


Cemetery Commissioners, George E. Fuller, M.D. ch. Rufus P. Cushman, Carlos L. Peck Chiof Fire Dept. Frank J. Entwistle Tree Warden, Charles H. Stacy


Inspector Animals, Frank H. Johnson


Public Schools.


Committee, William L. Ricketts ch. Alonzo M. Beebe, J. C. Parsons, M. F. Moore, Rufus S. Stebbins, H. W. Lancy Supt. F. A. Wheeler


Prin. Monson Academy, James F. Butterworth Prins. Grammar Schools, Margaret T. Corcoran, Mattie M. Collis, Bessie E. Sutcliffe, Joana A. Leary


Public Library.


Monson Free Library, Nellie F. Squier lib. Directors, George E. Fuller pres. L. C. Flynt vice- pres. James F. Butterworth sco. (vacancy), Thaddeus L. Cushman treas. Benjamin A. Day, F. W. Ellis, Arthur D. Norcross, C. W. Jackson, Carlos L. Peck


MONTAGUE.


In Franklin Co. Inc. Jan. 25, 1754. Pop. 7015. 8 m. southeast of Greenfield on Fitchburg Div. B. &M.R.R. and New London & Northern Div. Central Vermont R.R. Electric railway from Miller's Falls to Montague, Turner's Falls and Greenfield. VILLAGES - MontagueAOAmNx, Turner's FallsAOGAdNx, Riverside, Lake Pleasant4On AmNx, Montague City4, South Montague.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, H. D. Bardwell, Turner's Falls Selectmen, Fred E. Field ch. Daniel F. Daly, Martin Neipp. Meet every Monday Auditors, John W. Haigis, Turner's Falls, Charles N. Sumner, Turner's Falls, John C. Short, Tur- ner's Falls


Treasurer and Collector, Edward P. March, Tur- ner's Falls


Assessors, George H. Goddard ch. Montague, John E. Kavenaugh, Miller's Falls, (vacancy)


Overseera Poor, Thomas Berard, ch. Miller's Falls, Edson L. Page, Turner's Falls, Martin L. Richardson


Constables, Philip Allard, Turner's Falls, D. F. Ripley, Turner's Falls, William Callahan, Turner's Falls, John A. Griffin, Miller's Falls, George Morean, Turner's Falls, William F. Lapean, Montague City, James T. Kelley, Tur- ner's Falls, Edward G. Buzzell, Montague City,


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Harry Howe, Montague City, Nolan L. May- nard, Miller's Falls, Edward E. Whitney, Chas. M. Sweeley, Turner's Falls


Supt. Streets, Daniel F. Daly, Turner's Falls Water Commissioners, H. D. Bardwell, E. I. Cas- sidy, Z. Bouchard


Cemetery Commissioner, D. F. Ripley


Sinking Fund Commissioners, Turner's Falls Fire District, Z. Bouchard, H. D. Bardwell, E. L. Cassidy, Turner's Falls


Board Health and Sewer Commissioners, Dr. J. R. Charron ch. Turner's Falls, (vacancy), John D. Lynch, Miller's Falls


Chief Police, D. F. Ripley, Turner's Falls Chief Fire Dept. George Moreau, Turner's Falls Tree Warden, Auguste Paillet


Inspectors Animals, George H. Goddard, Fred E. Field


Public Schools.


Committee, C. Herbert Rice ch. Turner's Falls, Charles N. Sumner, Turner's Falls, Amidee E. Martel, Turner's Falls, Edwin M. Alden s60. Miller's Falls, James J. Leary, Turner's Falls, Dr. R. A. McGillicuddy, Turner's Falls, Rev. Charles Clark, Miller's Falls, Florence W. Rock- well, Montague, Mrs. B. Agnes Flynn, Miller's Falls.


Supt. Frank P. Davison, Turner's Falls


Prins. High Schools, Arthur C. Monahan, Turner's Falls; Thomas Allen, Montague


Prins. Grammar Schools, Miss Ellen F. Sullivan, New Eighth St .; Miss Esther E. Powers, South End; Frances J. Amsden, Montague City; Mrs. P. M. Lacasse, Miller's Falls


Public Libraries.


Montague Public Library, Kate A. Armstrong lib. Trustees, Fanny Chenery, Chas. W. Schuler, Chas. M. Burnett, W. H. C. Gilmore, Amedee E. Martel, John T. Jeffers, Clara A. Allen, Kate A. Armstrong, Edward P. March


Turner's Falls Public Library, Anna C. Batson lib.


MONTEREY.


In Berkshire Co. Inc. Apr. 12, 1847. Pop. 444. 140 m. from Boston, 20 m. from Pittsfield and 8 m. east of Great Barrington by stage. VILLAGE-Monterey AAdx.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting last Monday in March Clerk, F. M. Harmon


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, D. C. Tryon ch. George L. Keyes, C. H. Minor Auditor, Henry Clapp


Treasurer and Collector, W. F. Miner


Assessors, G. W. Morse, J. H. Bills, J. L. Twing Constable, Jasper H. Bills


Inspector Animals, B. E. Tryon


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Public Schools.


Committee, H. B. Smith, E. D. Harmon, Miss M. M. Stedman Supt. Preston Barr


Public Library.


Monterey Public Library, Mrs. J. H. Bills lib.


MONTGOMERY.


In Hampden Co. Inc. Nov. 28, 1780. Pop. 259. 118 m. from Boston, 18 m. northwest of Springfield and 8 m. from Westfield by stage. VILLAGE-Montgomery4AdAmx.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting Monday nearest April 1 Clerk, Edward C. Clark


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, L. O. Moore ch. F. G. Clark, F. C. Pres- ton. Meet first day of every month


Auditor, Walter D. Allyn


Treasurer, D. L. Allyn


Collector, Constable (civil) and Chief Police, D. L. Allyn


Cemetery Commissioners, M. E. Camp, D. L. Al- lyn, H. C. Kelso Tree Warden, D. L. Allyn


Inspector Animals, R. S. Herrick


Public Schools.


Committee, Charles Manley ch. Myron Kelso sec. A. J. Hall


Supt. Leon O. Merrill


Public Library.


Montgomery Public Library, Mrs. D. L. Allyn lib. Trustees, Mrs. D. L. Allyn ch. Mrs. C. H. Kelso, M. E. Camp


MOUNT WASHINGTON.


In Berkshire Co. Inc. June 21, 1779. Pop. 87. This town forms the southwestern angle of the State. Nearest railroad station is Copake, N. Y., on the New York & Harlem R.R.


VILLAGES-Mount WashingtonA, AlandarA.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting fourth Monday in March Clerk, Treasurer and Inspector Animals, Alfred I. Spurr


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Ira L. Patterson ch. Lewis Houghtailing, Alan- dar, F. B. Schutt. Meet by appointment Auditor, E. C. Schutt Collector, William H. Weaver Constable, Charles E. Culver


Assessors, F. B. Schutt, Lewis Houghtailing, Alan- dar, Charles E. Culver, Alandar Supt. Streets, Lewis Houghtailing Tree Warden, H. F. Keith


Public Schools.


Committee, Herbert W. Weaver ch. Ira L. Pat- terson, Alfred A. Spurr Supt. A. F. Howes


Public Library.


Mount Washington Public Library


Trustees, Mrs. H. W. Weaver, Miss Lena Schutt, James Macnaughton, Mrs. James Macnaugh- ton, H. F. Keith


NAHANT.


In Essex Co. Inc. Mar. 29, 1853. Pop. 922. Electric railway from Lynn (4 m.); steamers to Boston in summer (10 m.).


VILLAGES-NahantAOBLX, Bass Point.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting third Saturday in March Clerk, William F. Waters


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, H. C. Wilson, J. A. Carahar, Charles D. Vary. Meet the 1st and 15th of each month


Auditors, P. H. Coakley, R. W. Johnson, E. Hyde Treasurer and Collector, Charles Cabot Johnson Constable, Michael H. Healy


Supt. Streets, George W. Kibbey


Chief Police, Thomas H. Larkin Chief Fire Dept. Francis B. Crocker


Tree Warden, George Abbot James Inspector Animals, Robert L. Cochran


Public Schools.


Committee, F. B. Crocker Jr. ch. Solomon Alley, James J. Deveney sec.


.Supt. and Prin. High School, E. S. Tirrell


Prins. Grammar Schools, Florence A. Johnson, Carrie V. Hammond, Carrie M. Wilson, Annie C. Pottle


Public Library.


Nahant Public Library, Mary W. Perkins lib. Trustees, Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Fred A. Wil- son, A. G. Wilson


NANTUCKET.


County seat of Nantucket County. Inc. June 8, 1795. Pop. 2930. 120 m. southeast of Boston on Nantucket Island; steamers to Wood's Hole (30 m.) and New Bedford (60 m.).


VILLAGES - NantucketAOONYBX, Coatue, Madaket, Polpis, Quaise, Quidnet, SiasconsetAO NYBX, Surfside, Tuckernuck, Wauwinet, Tuck- ernuck Island, Muskeget Island.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting second Monday in February Clerk, Lauriston Bunker


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Henry Riddell, Ernest H. Jernegan, Charles H. Pitman, John M. Winslow, Philip L. Holmes. Meet first and third Wednesdays of each month.


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NATICK-NEEDHAM.


Auditor, G. Howard Winslow Treasurer, William C. Gardner Collector, Arthur H. Gardner Assessors, Robert Mack, Josiah F. Murphy, Hor- ace R. Coleman


Constables, Arthur C. Carey, Robert W. Coleman, Alexander C. Swain, Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Chandler B. Gardner Supt. Streets, Joseph A. Johnson Sewer Commissioners, Allen Cofin ch. James Y. Deacon, Alfred E. Smith Chief Police, Arthur C. Carey Chief Fire Dept. Horace L. Gibbs Tree Warden, G. Millard Winslow


Inspector Animals, Herbert G. Worth


Public Schools.


Committee, Arthur H. Gardner ch. J. Butler Fol- ger sec. Rebecca C. Wyer, John S. Grouard, Allen Coffin, Nancy R. Wood Prin. High School, Merritt M. Harris


Public Library.


Nantucket Athenaeum, Clara Parker lib.


Trustees, Almon T. Mowry pres. Wendell Macy vice-pres. Rebecca A. Gardner sec. Albert G. Brock treas. Mrs. Maria T. Swain, Arthur H. Cook, Alfred E. Smith, Mrs. Catherine Starbuck, Mrs. Eizabeth G. M. Barney, Alvin E. Paddock


NATICK.


In Middlesex Co. Inc. Feb. 19, 1781. Pop. 9609. 17 m. west of Boston on B.&A.R.R. Elec- tric railways to Framingham, Cochituate, Wellesley, Needham, Lower Falls and Boston. VILLAGES-Natick AOGAdAmBLX, Felchville 4OGAmAdBLX, Lake Crossing[], Morseville, North Natick, South NatickA, Walkerville.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, James McManus


Selectmen, Frederick S. Loker ch. Michael F. Mc- Grath, George Nutt. Meet every Wednesday evening


Auditor, Timothy J. Murphy Treasurer, Edward Clark Collector, John J. Ahern


Assessors, David Finn ch. John H. Craig, Harry M. Ferguson


Overseers Poor, Patrick J. Murphy ch. Charles L. Kopff, William F. Finn


Constables, James H. Bates, Matthew Brown, Richard W. Kennedy, Patrick Beatty, Frank C. Cummings, David J. Church


Highway Surveyor, John A. Williams Water Commissioners and Sewer Commissioners, F. Bigelow, Daniel J. Murphy, John M. Fiske Sinking Fund Commissioners, Frank E. Cummings, John J. Ahern, Orlando H. Burleigh


Board Health, Dr. William Richards ch. William E. Daniels, William H. McCordick


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Chief Police, Dennis T. Sweeney Tree Warden, Henry S. Hunnewell Inspector Animals, John W. Robinson


Public Schools.


Committee, Henry C. Mulligan ch. Albert A. Felch, Katherine A. Cunnift, Cora N. Fuller, William A. Edwards, Llewellyn E. Pulsifer Supt. Albert L. Barbour Prin. High School, Horace W. Rice


Prins. Grammar Schools, John W. Northcott, Wil- son; Walter I. Chapman, Eliot


Public Libraries.


Morse Institute Library, Mira R. Partridge lib. Trustees, Francis Bigelow, Henry C. Mulligan, Fred O. Baston, John F. McGrath, Aloysius J. Doon


Bacon's Free Library, South Natick, Mrs. Ade- laide Williams lib.


Trustees, G. Smith ch. R. Hunting, M. V. B. Bartlett, J. E. Cooper, Dr. Charles E. Hills


NEEDHAM.


In Norfolk Co. Inc. Nov. 5, 1711. Pop. 4284. 12 m. southwest of Boston on Woonsocket Div. N.Y., N.H.&H.R.R. Electric railway to Newton Upper Falls, Newton Highlands, Newton and Watertown; east of Dedham, West Roxbury and Boston; west to Wellesley, Natick and Framing- ham.


VILLAGES - Needham AODAdBLx, Needham HeightsAODIAdBLx, Charles River Village


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, Thomas Sutton


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Edgar H. Powers ch. John A. Tilton, William A. Probert, N. Heights. Meet every Wednes- day evening


Auditor, Walter F. Snow Treasurer, Charles E. Stanwood


Collector, John L. Twigg


Assessors, James F. Ryan ch. Alfred Parker, Geo. W. Tisdale


Constables, George Twigg (civil), John W. Crisp, N. Heights


Supt. Streets, David H. Livingston


Water Commissioners, Edmund G. Pond ch. Geo. H. Toone, William Carter


Park Commissioners, Thomas J. Crossman ch. Wil- liam Lee, Isaac Warren


Chief Fire Dept. Henry A. Kingsbury Tree Warden, George W. Colburn Inspector Animals, S. O. Fowle


Public Schools.


Committee, William G. Moseley ch. Horace A. Carter, N. Heights, Adeline E. Harris Supt. Walter K. Putney


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NEW ASHFORD-NEW BRAINTREE-NEWBURY.


Prin. High School, Clarence E. Sibley Prins. Grammar Schools, Harriette M. Cole, Josiah H. McCann


Public Library.


Needham Free Public Library, Riella J. Dunn lib. Trustees, George K. Clarke ch. Francis de M. Dunn, Alice M. Hicks, Harry Woodard, William Carter


NEW ASHFORD.


In Berkshire Co. Inc. Feb. 26, 1781. Pop. 100. 6 m. west of Adams. Stage from Pitts- field.


VILLAGE-New AshfordA.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in April Clerk, William E. Baker


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Walter Smith, William Roberts, Arthur Roys. Meet first day of every month Auditor, Charles Sherman Treasurer, William E. Baker Collector, Paul Krieger


Assessors, Emory Baker, Nathan Ingraham, Wan- ton Pettit Constable, Emil Kreger Tree Warden, Charles Sherman


Inspector Animals, Nathan Ingraham


Public Schools.


Committee, Henry White ch. Warren H. Baxter, Darius Goodell


Supt. F. B. Van Ornum


Public Library.


New Ashford Public Library, Chas. Sherman lib. Trustees, Harriet Pettit ch. Phebe Jordan, Laura A. Sherman


NEW BEDFORD. See Index for location.


NEW BRAINTREE.


In Worcester Co. Inc. Jan. 31, 1751. Pop. 477. 60 m. from Boston, 18 m. from Worcester and 2 m. from station on Mass. Central Div. B. &M.R.R .; also mail and stage connections with B.&A.R.R. at West Brookfield.


VILLAGES-New Braintree4, New Braintree Station[].


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, George K. Tufts


Selectmen, Overseers Poor, Board Health and Cem- stery Commissioners, J. Thomas Webb ch. Jas. E. Barr, Charles S. Lane. Meet last Saturday of each month


Auditor, William H. Phelps, Gilbertville Treasurer, J. Thomas Webb


Collector, Frank H. Hair


Assessors, Herbert L. Pollard ch. Alphonso Wood- cock, Charles H. Barr


Constables, Frank H. Hair, Edward Revene, Barre Plains, John O'Brien, Furnace Charles D. Sage, No. Brookfield


Highway Surveyor, Edward Revene, Barre Plains Tree Warden, Edwin L. Havens


Inspector Animals, John O'Brien, Furnace


Public Schools.


Committee, George K. Tufts ch. D. Clarence Wetherell, Herbert L. Pollard


Supt. Schools, Edward G. Baldwin, West Brook- field


Public Library.


New Braintree Free Public Library, Carrie F. Bush lib.


Trustees, George K. Tufts ch. Florence Crawford, Carrie F. Bush, D. Clarence Wetherell, Sanford L. Dickinson, Mrs. Horatio Moore, Florence B. Cota


NEWBURY.


In Essex Co. Inc. May 5, 1635. Pop. 1480. 36 m. northeast of Boston on Eastern Div. B.&M. R.R. and 2 m. from Newburyport by electric cars; the village of Byfield is on the Western Div. B.&M.R.R. Electric railway to Newburyport, Georgetown, Haverhill and Ipswich. VILLAGES - Newbury 4ODAmBLx, Farms, Newbury Station[], Newbury Old Town, Byfield AODAmBLx, Scotland, South ByfieldA.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Tuesday in March Clerk, John C. Rolfe


Selectmen, Assessors and Board Health, Claude H. Tarbox, Byfield, Rodney M. Hills, Byfield, Henry L. Tenney. Meet last Friday of each month except February


Auditor, J. Riley Rogers, Byfield


Treasurer and Collector, A. W. Moody


Overseers Poor, Charles F. Knight ch. South By- field, John C. Rolfe, Newburyport, Charles S. Rogers, Byfield


Constables, Samuel F. Knowles, Byfield, William S. Jaques, Arthur D. Pearson, Byfield, Samuel F. Knowles, Byfield, Fred E. Coffin, Eli L. Webb, Henry O. Rogers, Byfield


Park Commissioners, Nathaniel Dole, Newbury- port, Frank L. Ferguson, Walter C. Greeley Tree Warden, Benjamin Pearson Inspector Animals, Moses Little


Public Schools.


Committee, Stuart L. Little ch. Newburyport, Gorham D. Rogers M.D. Byfield, Charles O. Bailey, Byfield Supt. Schools, James G. Morrill


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NEW MARLBORO-NEW SALEM-NORFOLK.


Prins. Grammar Schools, Jennie P. Lowell, Wood- bridge; Alice M. Bartlett, Byfield


Public Library. Privileges hired from the city of Newburyport


NEWBURYPORT. See Index for location.


NEW MARLBORO.


In Berkshire Co. Inc. June 15, 1759. Pop. 1209. 10 m. southeast of Great Barrington by stage, and 28 m. from Pittsfield; stage connec- tion with Southfield, Mill River and Clayton from Canaan, Conn., and Hartsville from Great Bar- rington.


VILLAGES - New Marlboro4, Mill RiverA, SouthfieldΔOAdx, HartsvilleA ClaytonΔ.


Town Ofcers.


Annual town meeting third Monday in March Clerk, Wesley R. Field, Mill River


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Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, A. F. Whitney ch. Hartsville, R. I. Rhoades, Canaan, Ct. (R. F. D.), W. E. Kasson, South- field. Meet last Saturday in each month Auditors, E. P. Adsit, H. A. Cook, Southfield Treasurer, A. C. Lockwood, Southfield Collector, Dennis Foley, Mill River


Assessors, William S. Bradley ch. Southfield, John Hennessey, Mill River, George L. Adsit Constable, Dennis Foley (civil)


Highway Surveyor, Michael Cagney, Canaan Ct. (R. F. D.) Tree Warden, A. J. Knight, Mill River


Inspector Animals, H. W. Palmer, Southfield, E. A. Knight, Hartsville


Public Schools.


Committee, Rev. G. V. Stryker ch. Mill Rier, E. J. Lumbert seo. Canaan, Ct. (R. F. D.), H. C. Mellvaine


Supt. A. F. Howes


Public Library.


New Marlboro Public Library


Trustees, Rev. G. V. Stryker ch. Mill River, Lura A. Doncaster, Hartsville, Carrie M. Cook, South- field


NEW SALEM.


In Franklin Co. Inc. June 15, 1753. Pop. 672. 80 m. from Boston, 20 m. from Greenfield and 8 m. from Athol on Athol Br. B.&A.R.R. VILLAGES -- New Salem4Amx, New Salem Station[], North New SalemA, MillingtonA, Morse Village, CooleyvilleA.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, Edwin F. Stowell


Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Daniel Ballard ch. Millington, Alba D. Paige, Dwight A. Stowell. Meet last Saturday in each month


Auditor, Charles H. Chapin


Collector and Constable, Charles P. Johnson, Mill- ington


Highway Surveyor, Robert Cornwell, Cooleyville Tree Warden, Rawson King, Cooleyville Inspector Animals, Perry Marshall


Public Schools.


Committee, Willard Putnam ch. Cooleyville, Daniel Ballard, Millington, Flora Crowl, R. D. Route No. 1, Orange


Supt. Louis A. Pratt, North Dana Prin. High School, John M. Betts


Public Libraries.


New Salem Public Library, Geneva S. Ballard lib. Millington


Trustees, W. Putnam ch. Cooleyville, Daniel Bal- lard, Millington, Eugene Bullard, North N. S. New Salem Free Library, branch libraries, Cooley- ville, North New Salem, South N. S.


NEWTON. See Index for location.


NORFOLK.


In Norfolk Co. Inc. Feb. 23, 1870. Pop. 1089. 23 m. southwest of Boston and 13 m. from Dedham on Midland Div. N.Y., N.H.&H. R.R.


VILLAGES-NorfolkAODIAdx, Deanville, Stony Brook, City Mills4, Pondville, Highland LakeC.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk and Treasurer, William M. Hill


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, Andrew R. Jones ch. C. Albert Murphy, S. Gardner Higgins. Meet last Saturday in each month


Auditors, James Mooney, W. E. Campbell, Jesse Mann Jr.


Collector, John E. Fales


Assessors, Nathan Fales, Charles W. Wilson, Al- fred P. Hall


Constables, Eugene P. Scammon, Fred Lidbury


Highway Commissioners, E. E. Ware, Frank Day, James T. Buckley


Chief Fire Dept. David Murphy


Tree Warden and Inspector Animals, Andrew R. Jones


Public Schools.


Committee, Edward Mann ch. Charles O. Greene, City Mills, John E. Fales Supt. M. J. West Prin. High School, J. C. Peterson


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NORTH ANDOVER-NORTH ATTLEBORO-NORTHBORO.


Prin. Grammar School, Carolyn E. Wayland, City Mills


Public Library.


Norfolk Public Library, Walter L. Sykes lib. Trustees, John R. F. Love ch. Harvey E. Farring- ton, John E. Fales


NORTH ADAMS. See Index for location.


NORTHAMPTON. See Index for location.


NORTH ANDOVER.


In Essex Co. Inc. Apr. 7, 1855. Pop. 4614. 28 m. northwest of Boston and 18 m. from Salem on Eastern Div. and Western Div. B.&M.R.R. Electric railway from North Andover Depot to Lawrence.


VILLAGES-North AndoverAODAmBLx, Ma- chine Shop Station[], North Andover DepotOO Amx, Stevens Village, Ingalls' Station[.


Town Officers.


Annual town meeting first Monday in March Clerk, James W. Leitch


Selectmen, Overseers Poor and Board Health, P. P.


Daw ch. Geo. C. Josselyn, S. D. Hinxman. Meet every Monday evening


Auditor, Albert B. Hanson


Treasurer, G. H. Perkins


Collector, C. J. Mahoney


Assessors, Peter Holt ch. George C. Josselyn, S. D. Hinxman


Constables, John H. Campbell, Joseph L. Leighton, Patrick J. Healey, George L. Harris, William J. Toohey


Supt. Streets, William Gile


Water Commissioners, Nathaniel Stevens ch. An- drew Reeves, William Somerville


Supt. Charles E. Johnson


Park Commissioners, Moses T. Stevens Jr. Charles P. Morrill, George E. Hathorn


Chief Police, William J. Toohey


Chief Fire Dept. William E. Towne


Tree Warden, Peter Holt


Inspector Animals, George S. Fuller, V. S.


Public Schools.


Committee, Albert F. King Jr., ch. Dr. Fred S. Smith, Miss Mary G. Carleton


Supt. and Prin. High School, Wallace E. Mason Prins. Grammar Schools, Edwin A. Damon, Mer- rimac; Mrs. Florence A. Rafferty, Bradstreet; Clara N. Wentworth, Union; Ella A. Small, Center


Public Library.


Stevens Memorial Library, Miss Elizabeth Maltby Pond lib.


NORTH ATTLEBORO.


In Bristol Co. Inc. June 14, 1887. Pop. 7878. 32 m. southwest of Boston via Wrentham on Providence Div. N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R. Electric railway through Falls Village and Robinson- ville to Attleboro; to Plainville and through Oldtown and South Attleboro to Pawtucket, R. I.




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