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To the Collector, 26 polls which were not collectable at the time of Commit- ment, August 23, $52 00
47 73
To 11 tax-payers, who applied personally,
$99 73
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DR.
L. W. Bigelow, Treasurer, in account
1883.
Feb. 1. To balance in treasury, $1,154 19
corporation tax, 165 41
auctioneer's licenses, 6 00
town of Medford for assistance to Mrs. Ryan, 261 28
town of Medford for assistance to J.
H. Barlow, 101 85
borrowed in anticipation of taxes,
8,000 00
liquor licenses, 401 00
billiard saloon license,
2 00
town of Natick for assistance to G. W. Warner, 14 20
Mercantile Bank,
230 20
J. C. Lane. for rent, 20 00
National bank tax.
824 15
State aid, 76 00
dog licenses,
236 43
school fund,
194 45
interest 52 74
Engine Co., No. 2,
72 50
stone sold to James Hennessey, 5 00
Geo. H. Metcalf, for taxes for years 1880, 1881 and 1882, 2,465 30
C. Willis Morse, Collector on taxes for year 1883, 22,594 50
$36,877 20
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CR.
with Town of Norwood,
1883.
By amount borrowed, $8,000 00
interest, 149 91
State tax, 1,665 00
Assessors' orders for abatement,
585 78
Selectmen's orders.
24,256 48
$34,657 17
1884.
Feb. 1. Balance in Treasury,
2,220 03
$36,887 20
We hereby certify that we have examined the books and accounts of L. W. Bigelow, Treasurer of the Town of Nor- wood, and find them correctly kept and the payments duly vouched ; and that the foregoing is a true statement of the con- dition of the treasury the first day of February, 1884.
J. E. EVERETT, F. M. BAKER. Auditors. C. WILLIS MORSE, :
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L. W. BIGELOW, TREASURER OF NORWOOD, in acct. with CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.
RECEIPTS.
1883.
Feb. 1. Balance in treasury, $168 19
A. G. Webb, for lots and posts, 112 00
appropriation from town, 200 00
$480 19
EXPENDITURES.
1883.
Commissioners' orders, $433 60
1884.
Feb. 1. Cash in treasury,
46 59
$480 19
We hereby certify that we have examined the books and accounts of L. W. Bigelow, Treasurer of the Town of Nor- wood, and find them correctly kept and the payments duly vouched ; and that the foregoing is a true statement of the con- dition of the treasury the first day of February, 1884.
J. E. EVERETT, -
F. M. BAKER, Auditors. C. WILLIS MORSE, )
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable, the Board of Selectmen, of the Town of Norwood :
GENTLEMEN,-During the year ending Feb. 1. 1884, the the Department has been called out ten times, as follows :-
Feb. 15, G. H. Morrill & Co.'s ink manufactory. Loss slight ; no insurance.
Feb. 28, Mrs. John Farrell's house. Loss slight ; no in- surance.
Mar. 13, G. H. Morrill & Co.'s ink manufactory. Loss slight ; no insurance.
April 10, Woods, owned by F. J. Fairbanks.
May 3, Woods, owned by Tyler Thayer.
June 6, Elliot Pneumatic Door Check Co.'s manufactory. Loss, $10,360 ; insurance, $16,000.
July 31, Alarm, Geo. S. Winslow's.
Aug. 11, Woods, owned by Sumner Bagley.
Aug. 13, Alarm, E. C. Small's barn struck by lightning.
Aug. 23, Purgatory Meadows.
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RESERVOIRS.
The reservoirs are all in good repair. A new one has been built back of Draper's foundry, the one near the Baptist church newly covered, and the one near the residence of Nathan John- son re-built and newly covered.
We would suggest that two stand pipes be put in the reser- voir near the residence of Dr. Fogg.
We recommend that a large reservoir be built on the Main Street in the vicinity of Village Hall.
Owing to the increased number of buildings, and the liabil- ity of fires in schoolhouses and public halls, also to the need already felt of such a provision, we recommend that the Town purchase for the Department a hook and ladder truck.
HOSE.
The Department now has 1,250 feet of reliable hose, and 300 feet of unreliable. We would recommend the purchase of 500 feet.
The following is a statement of expenditures for the year :
EXPENDITURES.
Amount expended,
$2,728 77
Amount appropriated, 1,600 00
$1,128 77
The Board of Engineers regret that they are obliged to re- port so large an increase of expenses over previous years. The cause will, doubtless, suggest itself to all, but lest it should not we would add a word of explanation.
The summer was an unusually dry one, thus increasing the
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liability of fires and rendering them more difficult to extinguish when once started.
To the fires in the woods and in Purgatory Meadows may be attributed almost entirely the extra expense of the year. This will appear by the following estimate :
Expense of fire in Purgatory Meadows, $743 80
J. Fairbanks' woods, 24 00
66 66 Tyler Thayer's woods, 72 00
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Sumner Bagley's woods, 64 00
Total, $903 80
Thus it will be seen that the ordinary expenses-including repairing of reservoirs-but little exceeds the appropriation for the year preceding the year 1883.
In conclusion, we thank the Town for their hearty support and bespeak their cordial co-operation in the future.
W. J. WALLACE, - Board J. F. BOYDEN,
of
F. A. FALES, Engineers.
VITAL STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.
SONS.
Jan.
4. Norman Joshua Boyden-Warren W. and Mary Ann.
7. William Callahan-Dennis F. and Annie M.
21. Harold Rozelle Bateman-George H. and Mar- tha L.
26. Edward Augustus Bailey-Francis E. and Eliza Frances.
Feb.
12. Patrick Curran-Peter and Mary.
13. Michael Edward Dyer-Michael P. and Mary P.
16. Philip Arthur Morse-C. Willis and Mary.
28 Benjamin F. McNeal-Duncan and Frances A.
March
1. Robert M. Leish-Archibald and Helen.
7. John and William Foley-William J. and Mar- garet.
23. Percey Cheslie Davenport-Ira E. and Emma A.
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April
23. George W. Gay, Jr .- George W. and Maria L.
30. Thomas Joseph Costello-Edward and Bridget.
May
3. Peter Curran-Martin and Margaret.
4. Charles James Rich-Charles W. and Clara B.
28. Edward Marcellus Goodwin-Aaron L. and Mary. 25. Richard Elbridge Clapp-Elmer E. and Annie F.
29. George Francis Metcalf-Albert W. and Mary N.
June
3. Clarence Whittlesey Mendell-Rev. Ellis and Clara.
9. Charles Edward O'Brien-George A. and Bridget.
12. Henry Bastian-Gustavus and Mary.
July 7.' Michael Thomas Burke-James F. and Julia H.
18. John Murry-Daniel and Margaret.
Aug. 2. John Francis Mahoney-Patrick and Johanna.
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6. Luie Maly-Luke and Catherine.
Sept. 3. Herman Leslie Congdon-Charles O. and Ella.
10. Martin Blasenak, Jr .- Martin and Amelia.
Oct.
2. Arthur Francis O'Brien-Michael and Lillie.
Nov. 8. Martin Henry Balduf-Julius F. and Louisa A.
14. Colman McDonough-Patrick J. and Sarah M.
30. Horatio Harris Alden-Marcus M. and Francena.
Dec. 7. Lawrence Fahy-Patrick and Bridget.
15. Daniel Joseph Brennan-Edward and Mary Ann.
16. Frank Leon Sample-John and Mary L.
17. Charles Lalime-Joseph and Louisa.
18. Nye Attilio Folsom-Edwin J. and Lottie E.
22. George Frederick Dean-Arthur L. and Mary F.
DAUGHTERS.
Feb. 19. Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell-James and Margaret A.
March 30. Mary Bridget Hefron-Thomas and Catherine.
April 3. Helena Catherine Nagle-Francis E. and Catherine.
5. Sadie Preston Kingsley-David P. and Josie.
7. Frances Veronica Welch-William P. and Rosa M.
21. Margaret Coughlin-John and Annie J.
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May
21. Margherita Louise Hobbs-Miles F. and Mary Jane
June 4 .. Mary Lee-Daniel and Ellen.
18. Maggie Alice Miller-Charles R. and Selina.
10. Ellen Margaret Conner-Henry and Mary.
July 5. Mary Cronan-Dennis and Mary Ann.
9. Mary Agnes Murphy-James C. and Catherine L.
11. Mary Shattuck Boyden-James F. and Helen.
17. Grace Whittaker-John E. and Frances N.
19. Theresa Oldham-John P. and Sarah.
Aug.
12. Victoria Monica Bendel-Joseph and Catherine E.
Oct. 16. Sarah Elizabeth Mahoney-Daniel and Margaret.
Nov. 4. Mary Catherine Colman-William J. and Mary.
6. Maud Stanley Howard-Milton H. and Ella.
20. Ella Irene Boulester-George O. and Ella Mary.
Dec.
1. Mary Olive McElhinney - Robert M. D. and Florence.
5. Ethel Gertrude Hoyle-Raphael M. and Carrie M.
18. Johanna Murphy-James and Johanna.
31. Augusta Peterson-Peter A. and Louisa A.
MARRIAGES.
Jan. 30. By Rev. R. J. Johnson, Peter McKenna and Jane Gill, both of Norwood.
Feb. 8. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, Albert L. Dean and Eu- nice A. Winslow, both of Norwood.
11. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, Herbert A. Bird and Annie McLeod, both of Brockton.
26. By Rev. B. W. Barrows, Robert M. D. McElhinney and Florence Hayes.
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March 3. By Rev. B. W. Barrows, Elijah R. Van Buskirk and Bessie Ann Jodery, both of Norwood.
13. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, Leonard Boyd and Martha J. Morse, both of Norwood.
April 4. By Rev. Eben Alden, Charles J. Sprague, of Marshfield, and Marion F. Tucker, of Norwood.
10. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, Hugo Haucha, of Nor- wood, and Lizzie Lipsitt, of Montreal, Ca.
26. By Rev. Calvin S. Locke, Walton F. Tilton, of Chelsea, and Ann Maria Colburn, of Norwood.
May
15. By Rev. W. P. Fliln, Harris F. Turner and Almi- ra Campbell, both of Norwood.
June
21. By Rev. O. W. Adams, Charles H. Smith, of Nor- wood, and Mary Campbell, of Norfolk.
18. . By Rev. Thomas F. McMarius, Walter S. Phalen, of Norwood, and Rosanna Cannon, of Boston. 23. By Rev. R. J. Johnson, Michael Nolan, of Nor- wood, and Catherine Mulgueeny, of W. Roxbury 13. By Rev. B. W. Barrows, George Dewar and Eliz- abeth A. Mellish, both of Prince Edward Island.
18. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, Eugene E. Winslow, of Norwood, and Mary B. Morse, of Brockton.
18. By Rev. George Hill, Horace T. Atwood and Clara A. Talbot, both of Norwood.
July 24. By Rev. B. W. Barrows, William H. Thomas and Anna O'Hara, both of Newport, R.I.
Aug.
9. By Francis Tinker, William B. Cleveland and Mary Rogers, both of Norwood.
30. By Rev. R. J. Johnson, Patrick J. Mahony and Margaret M. Parker, both of Norwood.
Sept.
3. By Rev. Caleb D. Bradlee, Oscar S. Bailey, of Norwood, and Mary N. Currie, of Boston.
11. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, John C. Lane, Esq., and Harriet B. Winslow, both of Norwood.
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Sept.
18. By Rev. B. W. Barrows, George N. Nichols and Henrietta Hayes, both of Norwood.
19. By Rev. A. J. Patterson, John M. Robbins, of Norwood, and Julia P. Worsley, of Boston.
25. By Rev. George Hill, Willard M. Fairbanks and Abby F. Marshall.
25. By Rev. George Hill, George Berg, of Sharon; and Annie Middleton, of Canton.
Oct. 13. By Rev. Ellis Mendell, Truman F. Frost, of Vinal Haven, Me., and Fannie M. Lund. of Norwood.
Nov. 14. By Rev. R. J. Johnson, Francis P. Horgan and Hannah J. Colbert, both of Norwood.
21. By Rev. J. J. McNulty, John Welch and Mary Conley, both of Norwood.
Dec.
22. By Francis Tinker, Arthur L. Dean and Mary F. Billings, both of Norwood.
27. By Rev. M. D. Sill, Samuel Fulton, of Norwood, and Alice Halyburton, of Walpole.
31. By Rev. W. C. Selleck, Frank W. Bateman and E. Maria Pond, both of Norwood.
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DEATHS.
AGES.
DATE.
NAMES.
YEARS.
MONTHS.
DAYS.
1883.
Jan.
Patrick Folan
9
11
3
16
Emily Jane Davis
37
5
Feb.
5
Atkins C. Beals
36
4
16
Mar.
7
John and William Foley
1
8
John S. Davis
14
6
30
Elizabeth McDonough . Seth E. Davis
16
1
18
6
Charles F. Marshall, Jr.
1
2
12
George I. Bailey
4
4
24
13
George H. Tucker
56
9
15
John F. Logan .
6
21
26
Willard Fairbanks
56
27
Nathaniel N. Sumner
60
2
11
14
Mary Jane Sullivan
28
3
23
Lyman Smith
74
6
June
4
George Warner, of Natick,
July
9
Timothy Buckley, of Dedham Francis W. Park
33
11
Aug.
2
William H. Brady
9
1
12
Herbert F. Morse .
30
6
20
Mary Ellen Hawkins
11
30
Mary Bridget Hefron
5
Sept. 11
Samuel Howard
57
1
24
Catherine Casey
17
7
22
Oct.
6
Maggie Folan
13
3
3
26
Roger Warren Rhoads
S
1
Nov.
2
Elizabeth B. Cronin
4
6
4
14
Albert Morse
62
10
20
16
Ezra Keyes
81
1
2
26
Eugene G. Sullivan
6
20
Dec.
1
Margaret Readel
42
11
17
23
Hannah M. Sullivan
32
2
29
27
Michael Tobin
4
5
May
9 Nellie Drummy .
9
2
18
5
Catherine Kerrissey
37
S
April
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S
REPORT.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1883-4.
Your Committee organized last March by the choice of George Hill for Chairman, and J. A. Crocker for Clerk and Business Agent. Mr. Crocker was chosen in joint convention of the Selectmen and School Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. Ellis Mendell.
Changes of Teachers ..
We have lost but one teacher during the year; Miss H. E. French, of the second department in the Everett building, owing to ill health, resigned at the close of the Fall term. The school, always a difficult one to control, had been too much for her strength. She was a faithful and well qualified teacher, and in an easier room would have been more successful. In filling the vacancy the Committee considered only the best interests of the second department. Miss S. Louisa Rhodes, of the fourth, was placed in charge of the second department, her success and efficiency being to the Committee a sure guarantee of what was needed. They have not been disappointed ; the school acknowl- edges the fitness and power of the teacher, and the several
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grades of the Everett are now moving on in perfect harmony. Miss M. M. Shumway, on her own application, was placed in charge of the fourth department, where she is doing good work · to the satisfaction of all concerned. This left a vacancy in the East school, and Miss Jennie P. Baker, of Franklin, a recent graduate of the Bridgewater Normal School, was elected to fill it. She brings good commendations from Bridgewater, a year's successful teaching in her native town, and thus far has justified the expectations of the Committee.
After the retirement of Miss Pullen, by reason of con- tinued ill health, Miss Ada Fogg was engaged as a substitute in the first department. in hopes that Miss Pullen would be able to resume in the course of a term or two ; but in this we were dis- appointed, and her resignation was accepted. Miss Fogg brought admirable scholarship and a kindly interest in the dis- charge of her task, but the situation required a stronger will power and that respectful awe on the part of scholars that springs from unacquaintance. In the selection of a permanent Assistant teacher the Committee were fortunate in securing the services of Miss Mary S. Phillips, of Framingham, a lady pos- sessing every qualification necessary to fill the situation, and her success warrants the choice.
It has been unusual to change teachers from one depart- ment to another, and is likely perhaps to cause complaint, but there are times and emergencies when the Committee are justi- fied in doing it. It is their duty to assign teachers to the posi- tions where they can do the best work for the schools, and one position is just as honorable as another, the only reason why there is any difference in the salaries being that the physical labor of some departments is more than others. It requires more strength of body and nerve to teach the second depart- ment in the Everett and the first in the Balch than any other schools we have, hence those teachers are paid a little more per week.
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Expenditures for the Year.
These have been somewhat large, especially for school sup- plies, as modern methods of teaching require more chalk, ink, paper, pencils, charts, &c., than formerly were required. To keep up with our neighbors we must have all the requisite facili- ties. A schoolroom without globes, maps, supplementary read- ing books, cubes, triangles, and scientific apparatus, text books, &c., would be behind the times and so poorly equipped that no good teacher would undertake the position with the expectation of doing work that would compare with the standard given by the State Board of Education. The sum paid out last year for schoolroom supplies amounts to $265.63. but quite a quantity remains on hand at the present time. In addition to this we have paid about $200 in back bills, not presented the year before on account of deficiency in the appropriation for inci- dentals. It was a mistake to keep them back, as they could have been paid at the time just as easy, and rather more wil- lingly, than the present year. This mistake will not be likely to be repeated. For fuel, wood and coal, and sawing wood, we have paid $438.38. For printing and the use of Village Hall for exhibition, $15.25. For care of the schoolhouses : janitors' services, we have paid $240.12; for sweeping and cleaning, $166.16 ; for repairs, $85.28 ; for permanent additions, includ- ing seven closets for teachers' use, one clock. one lightning rod and repair of old one, one set of settees, one cistern, $242.39. The aggregate of the above exceeds the appropriation for school incidentals voted last spring ; but deducting back bills, the inheritance of former administrations, and the permanent addi- tions to school fixtures, and we come very near the sum granted. We believe no money has been wasted, and the Selectmen have clear vouchers for every dollar expended. We shall need about the same sum as last year for the year to come, and possibly a little more, as the Everett schoolhouse needs a new platform in
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front and storm porches to obviate the influx of cold, caused by opening the doors outward, as the State law requires.
Music.
Mrs. Emma F. Mitchell was engaged last spring to teach vocal music in the schools at a salary that comes within the limits of the sum granted by the town for this very useful pur- pose, leaving a small balance for music books. Mrs. M. is an accomplished teacher, and is giving entire satisfaction in the schools and to the Committee. It is hoped that the appropria- tion will be continued, for thereby the great body of our school children are taught to read music and sing correctly, who other- wise might have no opportunity to do so.
Changes of Text Books.
On no subject do the Committee and teachers hear more criticism than on that of changes in the text books. Money required for school books comes harder than for any other object. For any form of pleasure; or personal gratification of the chil- dren money is poured out freely. For parties, confectionery and the skating rink there is no stint ; but for an occasional new reading book, geography or history a loud complaint is heard, and some parents, amply able, refuse to equip their children with the required books for the schoolroom. But we must change books once in a while in order to have the best, and for no one object can money be more profitably spent. The present system of furnishing the pupils with books is the least burden- some to the parents that could be devised. They are furnished with new books at publishers' wholesale prices-from seventeen to twenty-five per cent. less than retail. Mr. Atwood orders
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all books and stationery used in the schools, and is paid for handling and cost of expressing by a small discount allowed teachers by all publishers. All old books are taken in exchange at a fair valuation, thereby saving a considerable sum to the children in the course of their school years. The Committee can think of no more economical method of furnishing the chil- dren with needed school books.
What the Schools Are Doing.
It is hoped all parents will read what is said under this topic. They seldom visit the schools to see and learn for them- selves, so that if they care to know anything as to what they are receiving for one-third of their taxes, and what the schools are doing for their children, they are urged to consider carefully this brief paragraph. The following course and outline of studies may be pursued and accomplished by every scholar in town.
FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD YEARS.
Reading, 45 minutes per day ; Arithmetic, 20; Spelling, 15 ; Writing, 15 ; Drawing, 15 ; Music, 30 ; Physical Exercises, 20; Object and Language Lessons on Botany, Geography, Form, Color, &c., 15.
FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS.
Reading, 40 minutes per day ; Arithmetic, 30 ; Complete Greenleaf's Brief Course ; Geography, complete Primary Course ; Writing, 20 ; Drawing, 1 hour per week ; Spelling, 20 minutes per day ; Language work, 15; Rhetorical Exercises ; General Exercises ; Physical Exercises.
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SIXTH YEAR.
Reading, 20 minutes ; Arithmetic- Written, Addition, Sub- traction, Multiplication, Division and Application ; Intellect- ual, Review Tables of Weights and Measures, Application of same ; Geography, North America, Special Study of United States, South America, Mathematical Geography and Map Drawing ; Historical Readings ; Language Work, 30 minutes per day ; Spelling, 20; Music, 20; Drawing, 1 hour per week ; Writing, 20 minutes per day ; Rhetorical Exercises ; General Exercises ; Physical Exercises.
SEVENTH YEAR.
Reading, 30 minutes per day ; Arithmetic, Properties of Numbers, Common Fractions, Relations of Numbers, Decimal Fractions, Metric System, Denominate Numbers ; Geography, Asia, Africa, Oceanica, Special Geography of New England.
History, Earliest Inhabitants of North America, Discov- eries and Settlements ; Language Lessons, Use of Capitals and Punctuation Marks, Composition and Letter Writing, Complete Mrs. Knox's Language Lessons ; Spelling 15 minutes per day ; Music, 20 ; Drawing, 1 hour per week ; General and Rhetorical Exercises ; Physical Exercises.
EIGHTH YEAR.
Reading, 30 minutes per day ; Arithmetic, Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio and Proportion, Discount, Partnership, Taxes, Duties and Exchange ; Geography, United States, Europe and General Review ; History, French and In- dian War, Revolutionary War, Administrations, Civil War and
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Complete History of the United States to the present time ; Grammar and Composition, Inflections, Analysis and Parsing, Complete Swinton's Elementary Grammar and Composition ; Spelling, 20 minutes per day ; Music. 20; Writing, 20; Draw- ing, 1 hour per week ; General Exercises.
NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH YEARS.
Mathematics-Algebra, Geometry, Surveying, Bookkeeping and Arithmetic Reviewed ; Latin-Grammar and Reader, Cæ- sar and Virgil ; French-Grammar and Reader, Selections from French Literature; Botany ; Philosophy ; Physiology ; Chem- istry ; Rhetoric ; English Literature ; Composition ; General History ; Spelling ; Drawing ; Reading ; Declamations ; Music ; General Exercises.
This is certainly enough, and possibly too much, for a child to undertake between the years of five and fifteen. But this is substantially the course that has been pursued for the past ten years. If any modification is thought expedient it will be to simplify and reduce the number of studies, making Latin and French elective, or enjoined only upon those who are to take the High School course. We need to place more emphasis upon the common English branches, and be content with a few things better known than, as Josh Billings remarks, "to know so much that isn't so," or, at least that isn't known to be so. "To read the English language well," said Edward Everett, "to write with dispatch a neat, legible hand, and be master of the first four rules in arithmetic so as to dispose of at once, with accu- racy, every question of figures which comes up in practice, I call this a good education. And if you add the ability to write pure, grammatical English, I regard it an excellent education. These are the tools. You can do much with them, but you are helpless without them. They are the foundation, and, unless you begin with these, all your flashy attainments, a little geol-
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ogy, and all other ologies and osophies, are ostentatious rub- bish."
Condition of the Schools.
We consider them in good condition, the teachers efficient, faithful and working harmoniously together. All unruly ele- ments, outside and in, seem to have been measurably subdued, and we hear less complaints than formerly under. this head. The discipline is mild, but firm, and the rod seldom used. There is occasionally a little truancy, but no very bad cases at present, and with the following By-Laws in force all traces of it will disappear :
ADDITION TO BY-LAWS,
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Nor- wood held in Village Hall, December 20th, 1883, adopted the following as and for an addition to the By-Laws of the Town :
ARTICLE 1 .- The Town of Norwood hereby avails itself of the several provisions of the Statutes of this Commonwealth now in force relating to habitual truants and absentees from school, and in pursuance of authority conferred thereby adopts the following By-Laws :-
ART. 2 .- All children between the ages of seven and fifteen years, residing in said Town, and who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of said Town, having no law- ful occupation or business, not attending school, and growing up in ignorance, shall be committed to the State Primary School at Monson, for confinement, instruction and discipline.
ART. 3 .- Two or more Truant Officers shall be appointed annually, whose duty it shall be to inquire into all the violations
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of the Truant Laws and of the law relating to compulsory edu- cation, and to do all the acts required of them by the laws of the' Commonwealth.
ART. 4 .- It shall be the duty of every Truant Officer, pre- vious to making any complaint under these laws, to notify the truant, or absentee from school, also his parent or guardian, of the offence committed, and of the penalty therefor ; and if the Truant Officer can obtain satisfactory pledges for the restraint and reformation of the child he shall forbear to prosecute so long as such pledges are faithfully kept.
ART. 5 .- It shall be the duty of the School Committee, the Teachers of the Public Schools, and the citizens generally, to aid the Truant Officers as far as possible in the discharge of their duties.
ART. 6 .- It shall be the duty of the Truant Officers to keep a full record of all their official acts, and make an annual report thereof to the School Committee, who shall publish the same with their own report.
ART. 7 .- Nothing in these By-Laws shall be so construed as to alter, or impair, the obligation and duty of Teachers to enforce punctuality and regularity of attendance, and to pre- serve good order and discipline.
Attest :
FRANCIS TINKER,
Town Clerk.
NORFOLK, SS.
The By-Laws of which the foregoing is a copy is hereby approved.
GEORGE WHITE, Judge of the Probate Court.
A true copy of the addition to the By-Laws of the Town of Norwood, with the order of the Court thereon.
FRANCIS TINKER, Town Clerk.
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For the year to come the vacations and holidays will be as follows, viz. :
The present term will close March 28th. The Spring term, after two weeks' vacation, will begin April 14th, and continue ten weeks to June 20, Friday. The Fall term will commence Monday, September 1, continuing until December 19th, sixteen weeks, with a vacation of two weeks, the school resuming Mon- day, January 5th, making thirty-eight weeks to January 31, 1885. the end of the fiscal year of the town.
The holidays will be February 22d, Fast Day, Decoration Day, Thanksgiving, half a week.
All respectfully submitted,
GEORGE HILL,
THERON BROWN, School
J. A. CROCKER, Committee.
REPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Town appropriation, Chickering Fund, 8 64
$600 00
F. O. Winslow, balance of Centennial Fund raised by citizens in 1876,
5 40
Fines collected,
10 98
$625 02
EXPENSES.
Books,
$324 71
Bookcases, ·
25 00
Printing,
10 00
Fuel (2 years),
10 19
Sign,
3 50
Rent,
75 00
Salary,
150 00
Incidental expenses,
14 66
$613 06
Balance on hand,
$11 96
Number of books issued the last year is 21,907, being sev- eral thousands more than during any former year. Of this number only 3 have not been returned. It is hoped the same amount will be appropriated the coming year.
J. W. TALBOT, Librarian.
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners respectfully present their financial statement and report :-
The only new work undertaken during the year has been the. construction of Groveland Avenue. This was much needed and gives now a carriage way to the many desirable lots, several of which have been already taken upon this avenue.
Four new lots have been purchased, making a total of fifty- eight lots sold since the opening of the cemetery. Five additional lots are engaged and will be deeded in the early spring.
It is noticed that the purchase of a lot is usually postponed until a death in the family compels the immediate, and perhaps hasty, choice of a burial place. In calling attention to this fact, the Commissioners desire to invite all those who intend to secure family lots in Highland Cemetery to take early advantage of the many desirable locations now offered.
The care of the avenues and the furnishing and cultivation of the plants were committed to W. A. Talbot.
The Commissioners propose no extensive improvements dur- ing the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS O. WINSLOW, -
ALBERT G. WEBB, Commissioners.
C. WILLIS MORSE,
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HIGHLAND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS in account with DR. TOWN OF NORWOOD. CR.
1883.
Receipts from
April 14. Benjamin Osgood lot 21, $25 00 4 bound posts, 5 00 28. J. G. Fairbanks, lot 48, 25 00
1883.
Payments to
July 17. L. W. Bigelow,
Town Treasurer,
$60 00
Aug. 23. L. W. Bigelow,
Town Treasurer,
52 00
Oct.
4. L. W. Bigelow,
Town Treasurer,
200 00
4 bound posts, 5 00
Aug. 21. Edith M. Gilman, $312 00
lot 221, 15 00
Oct.
4 bound posts& set., 6 00 23. John Dean, lot 417 25 00 4 bound posts&set., 6 00 4. Selectmen's or- der, No. 222, town
appropriation,
200 00
$312 00
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HIGHLAND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS in account with DR TOWN OF NORWOOD. CR.
1883. Feb. 1. Bal. in treasury, $168 19 Receipts from Treasurer, 312 00
1883.
Feb. 22. John Nugent, bal. of work on avenue, $78 68 Apr. 14. C. W. Morse, sur- veying and plans, 15 00
June 16. S. B. Corliss,
bound posts,
44 00
Sept. 29. F. H. Hartshorne,
on account,
75 00
Oct. 18. F. H. Hartshorne,
bal. of contracton ave., 100 00
1884.
Jan. 31. Mary E. Sumner,
book
containing
plans of graves,
10 00
W. A. Talbot,
plants and labor on
avenue,
102 92
C. B. Dexter, set-
ting bound posts,
8 00
Balance on hand, 46 59
$480 19
$480 19
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TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either Constable of the Town of Norwood, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet in Village Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the third day of March next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :--
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meet- ing
ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing.
ARTICLE 3. Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this town? The check list shall be used and the vote shall be by separate ballot, and ballots shall be yes or no in answer to the question.
ARTICLE 4. To hear and act on the report of the Auditors on the Treasurer's and Collector's accounts.
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ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will accept of the List of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen and posted as required by law.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Collector of Taxes to use the same means a Town Treasurer may use when acting as Collector.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will fix the time within which taxes assessed therein shall be paid, and authorize the Col- lector to charge interest at the rate of seven per cent. a year on all taxes remaining unpaid at that time.
ARTICLE 8. To see what compensation the Town will allow for the Collection of Taxes.
ARTICLE 9. To hear and act on the reports of Committees.
ARTICLE IO. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the Repairs of the Highways, and agree upon the method of repairing the same.
ARTICLE II. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the Support of Schools the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 12. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the Teaching of Music in the public schools.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the purpose of defraying the expense of the late prose- cution of illegal sales of liquors, and for any which may occur the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 14. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the support of the organization of the Fire Department the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the purpose of buying a Hook and Ladder Truck for the Fire Department.
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ARTICLE 16. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to building a Reservoir near the junction of Nahatan and Prospect Streets, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 17. To see what disposition the Town will make of the money received for Dog Licenses.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the support of the Public Library.
ARTICLE 19. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray Town charges not otherwise provided for the current year.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to build a Reser- voir near the junction of Cottage and Nichols Streets, and lay a pipe to take water from it to Washington Street, to be used in case of fire and for a public watering place and other purposes.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of taxes of the next ensuing year and to issue notes of the Town therefor, and the debts incurred under the authority of this vote are hereby made payable from said taxes.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for Care of Cemeteries.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to build a Road from Walpole Street, near the house of Lewis E. Smith, to Wash- ington Street, near Engine House No. 2, as laid out by the Select- men, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 24. To see whether the Town will raise and appro- priate such sum of money as may be necessary to build a Sidewalk upon Chapel Street, between Walpole and Washington Streets.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to build a Road from the south side of Day Street to land owned by Lyman Smith's Sons, the street called Broadway, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
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And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies at the Post Office and in each of the several Churches and Railroad Stations in said Norwood seven days at least before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands, at Norwood, this nineteenth day of February, A.D. 1884.
A true copy. Attest :
TYLER THAYER, Selectmen GEO. H. MORSE, of
FRANK A. FALES, Norwood.
Constable of Norwood.
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