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Historian for Second Year,
The Mechanical Powers,
Mary A. Howe Fred J. Aylward William W. Phipps . Mary E. Whitney
Popular Crazes, Chorus by the School-National Hymn. Historian for Third Year, "A Fine Old English Gentleman,"
Silicon Versus Calcium,
Elizabeth F. Donnelly Emily L. Eldridge ( Edward F. Rogers 2 Walter Parkhurst
Chorus by the School-The Miller's Song. Historian for Fourth Year, Three Typical Greeks, The Rose Family,
Prophetess, What is Your Ambition ? Presentation of Diplomas,
Amelia C. Harris Elizabeth B. Barns Sarah M. Gorman Lydia F. Gould Emeline Hancock Chairman G. G. Parker
Chorus by the School-Class Ode by Lydia F. Gould. Piano accompaniments by Lydia A. Roberts, '88. *Violin accompaniment by Florence E. Hale, '88. tExcused,
GRADUATES OF 1887.
FOUR YEARS' COURSE.
ENGLISH, FRENCH AND LATIN.
Elizabeth Frances Donnelly, Grace Wilder Eastman, Sarah Maria Gorman, Lilian Frances Hill, Edward Francis Rogers, Mary Elizabeth Whitney.
CLASSICAL.
Elizabeth Bowden Barns, Emily Louise Eldridge, Lydia Frances Gould, Emeline Hancock.
PARTIAL DIPLOMAS.
ENGLISH, FRENCH AND LATIN. (Given for an incomplete course.)
Fred Joseph Aylward, Mary Adelaide Howe, William Walker Phipps,
Amelia Claflin Harris, Francis Joseph Moriarty, Walter Parkhurst.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
Grace Jennie Claflin.
TABLE V.
STATISTICS OF THE LAST SIX GRADUATING CLASSES.
'82.
'83.
'84.
'85.
'86.
'87.
Tallest,
6 ft.
5 ft. 10} in.
6 ft.
6 ft.
5 ft. 10 in.
Shortest,
5 ft.
5 ft. 1} in.
3 ft. 8 in.
5 ft. 1} in.
4 ft. 9 in.
Average,
5 ft. 5 ın.
5 ft. 5} in.
5 ft. 4 in.
5 ft. 5 in.
5 ft. 4 in.
Heaviest,
150 1bs.
158 1bs.
142 lbs.
190 lbs.
139 1bs.
Lightest,
90 lbs.
97 1bs.
47 lbs.
96 1bs.
86 lbs.
Average,
117} lbs.
121 lbs.
110} 1bs.
125 lbs.
11.5 1.A.
-
-
Oldest,
20 y. 5 m.
20 y. 6 m.
19 y. 7 m.
19 y. 5 m.
20 y. 2 m.
:'+ 10m.
Youngest,
16 y. 7 m.
15 y. 6 m.
15 y. 9 m.
15 y. 10 m.
16 y. 2 m.
151.10m.
Average,
18 y. 7 m.
17 y. 5 m.
18 y. 3 m.
17 y. 5 m.
17 y. 8. m.
17 y. 2 m.
Admitted,
71
57
55
71
78
62
Graduates, 2 yrs.,
6
5
7
12
11
13
Graduates, 4 yrs.,
28
28
30
27
33
17
TABLE VI.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1888.
WINTER TERM. Commences :
S High School, Jan. 3.
Other Schools, Jan. 9.
Closes :
5
High School, Mar. 23.
Other Schools, Mar. 16.
Vacation :
High School, one week.
Other Schools, two weeks.
SPRING TERM.
Commences : . All Schools, April 2.
Closes :
High School, June 22.
Other Schools, June 8.
Vacation':
High School, ten weeks.
Other Schools, twelve weeks.
FALL TERM.
Commences : All Schools, Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Closes :
All Schools, Dec. 21.
SCHOOL SESSIONS.
HIGH SCHOOL .- April to November, 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. Novem- ber to April, 8:30 A. M. to 1:30 P. M. GRAMMAR SCHOOLS .- 9 A. M. to 12 M .; 1:30 to 4 P. M. PRIMARY SCHOOLS .- 9 A. M. to 12 M .; 1:30 to 3:30 P. M.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
Collector, Treasurer, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Com- mittee, Engineers, Board of Health, Town Clerk, Park Com- missioners, Trustees of the Town Library, and Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery.
For the Year Ending February 18, 1889.
MILFORD, MASS. : G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1889.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Highways, including new crusher,
$10,500
Incidentals,
5,000
Gas and electric lights,
3,800
Town Library,
600
Schools,
21,000
Poor Department, including new bedsteads,
9,500
Interest,
4,500
Water for fire purposes,
3,300
Vernon Grove cemetery,
100
Military Aid,
600
Fire Department,
5,000
Memorial Day,
100
Town Park,
100
Sidewalks,
2,000
Town debt,
4,000
Building new streets,
900
Extension sewer, Lincoln street to railroad,
100
Repairs on Town House,
500
Extension Central street sewer,
2,000
Total, $73,600
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1886.
DR.
Amount uncollected, as appears by Collect- .
or's book,
$842 06
Re-assessed,
75
$842 81
CR.
Paid L. Hayden,
$421 11
Abatements, Uncollected,
403 32
$842 81
1887.
DR.
Amount uncollected as per Collector's book, $5,836 10 Interest, 156 61
Re-assessed,
75
$5,993 46
CR.
$3,635 02
328 16
2,030 28
$5,993 46
1888.
DR.
Total amount taxes committed, Interest,
$85,308 91 41 09
$85,350 00
CR.
Paid L. Hayden, Treasurer,
$71,613 55
" E. A. Brown, county Treasurer,
4,131 00
Discount (on collections to Sept. 15, '89), Abatements,
351 63
Uncollected,
2,063 20
7,190 62
-- $85,350 00
M. J. REYNOLDS, Collector.
Paid L. Hayden, Abatements, Uncollected,
18 38
MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN OWES.
One year's interest on the several Burial Lots.
Amount expended on each lot during the year as follows:
Balance of interest due on each lot for the year 1888.
Mrs. Theron Holbrook, $100
Holbrook, $6
Henry Hancock,
$2 00
Holbrook, $17 17
Mrs. Obadiah Albec,
100
Albee,
6
2 00
Albee, 18 17
4
Wm. B. Dyer,
150
Dyer,
9
5 00
Dyer,
20 50
Henry S. Dean, 100
Dean, .
6
66
6 00
Dean,
4 17
Abigail H. Adams, 100
Adams, 6
J. E. Macuen,
4 00
Adams,
7 17
Mary E. Buck,
50
Buck,
3
Henry Hancock,
2 00
Hancock, 5 17
$600
$36
$21 00
$72 35
.
REPORT OF Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 8, 1889.
DR.
Feb. 6, 1888, To cash on hand, $121 18
May 7, "
Cash of John M. Wood, for
Mrs. Olive M. Adams, Lot No. 309, 12 00
Geo. W. Peasly, Lot No 769, 15 00
Oscar F. Pickering, Lot No. 501, 8 00
Mrs. Isaac E. Welch, Lot No. 499,
8 00
Austin Howard, Lot No. 52,
14 00
Augusta Joy, Lot No. 770,
15 00
Niles H. Arnold, Lot No. 740
15 00
May 19, "
William S. Marden, Lot No. 51,
14 00
Child's single grave,
3 00
Sept. 7, "
Cash of Lewis Hayden, Treasurer,
100 00
Feb. 8, 1889,
66 John M. Wood, for Child's single grave,
1 00
Nathan Durfee, Lot No. 297,
10 00
Nicolas Williams, Lot No. 711,
15 00
Mrs. James Temple, Lot No. 772,
15 00
Henry Hancock, care of lots,
17 00
CR.
By cash paid Henry Hancock, labor,
$263 50
66
H. C. Skinner, 66
10 00
66 Clark Ellis & Sons, merchandise,
10 04
By cash on hand,
99 64
$383 18
There have been 40 interments in Vernon Grove Cemetery during the past year.
The terms of the Committee expire as follows : HI. C. Skin- ner and John M. Wood in 1889; George L. Maynard and Henry Hancock in 1890; Leonard Fairbanks and Isaac N. Crosby in 1891.
HENRY C. SKINNER, Secretary.
$383 18
Trustees of the Town Library,
VALENTINE N. RYAN, JAMES A. GILMORE, Term expires 1889
CHARLES A. DEWEY, JOHN P. NEALON, Term expires 1890
NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, OWEN F. CBOUGHWELL, Term expires 1891
CHARLES A. DEWEY, Chairman, OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, Secretary, NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, Treasurer.
JAMES A. GILMORE, Librarian.
At the annual meeting of the Trustees it was voted to re- commend an appropriation by the town of $600 for the benefit of the Library for the year ensuing. That is the same amount which was appropriated last year, and the Trustees are unanimously of the opinion that an equal appropriation is requisite, if they are to purchase new books as usual, and keep our people supplied with the literature of the day. It is now eight years since the excellent cata- logue of the library was issued, and a supplementary catalogue is greatly needed at the present time; in fact, it is quite indispensa- ble. A large number of volumes have been added to our stores, which have all the charm of being new, and would doubtless be more largely called for if the public were aware that the books were on our shelves. Such a supplementary catalogue is now be- ing prepared by Mr. N. F. Blake, and it is hoped that it may be ready for publication some time in the spring.
During the last year many old books have been rebound or replaced, and a goodly number of new books have been purchased. In making such purchases the Trustees have aimed to buy stan- dard books of real merit and permanent value, rather than buy all the latest works which were thrown on the market.
Our Town Library would be of much more service to the community than it now is, if its patrons would only read the bet- ter class of books, at least the best works of the class which they prefer. If they do not care to store their minds with useful knowledge, if they must read works of fiction, why will they not learn to like such writers as Walter Scott, Thackeray, Dickens, or Hawthorne, rather than the light but popular authors whose day must surely soon be past. And it would be better still for the youth of our town, if they would learn to love history, biography, books of travel, or of science. And yet we doubt not that Mil-
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ford is much like other towns in this respect, and the great ma- jority confine themselves to the reading of works of fiction. A taste for the better kind of reading may be acquired by cultiva- tion, but a constant and protracted indulgence in light fiction un- fits one, and gives one a distaste for more substantial and more salutary diet. The Trustees feel bound to provide for the wants of the more limited class of readers, and desire to thus encourage that class and increase their numbers. We have a'large library and we would gladly see our fellow-citizens avail themselves more largely of the excellent opportunity here presented for grat- ifying a refined and laudable taste.
CHARLES A. DEWEY, Chairman.
REPORT OF TREASURER.
N. F. Blake, Treasurer,
In account with Milford Town Library.
DR.
Balance from last year's report,
$172 80
Town appropriation,
6.0 00
One half dog tax,
383 01
Fines and catalogues,
40 32
Old books,
1 05
J. A. Gilmore, 2 books,
4 34
$1,201 52
CR.
J. A. Gilmore, librarian,
$291 67
66 covering; books,
12 72
N. F. Blake, supplementary catalogue,
25 00
Express,
7 90
Supplies,
28 07
Repairs,
21 35
Binding books,
92 90
Furniture,
14 00
Books,
521 24
Balance on hand,
186 67
$1,201 52
Respectfully submitted,
N. F. BLAKE, reasurer.
S
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
To THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
GENTLEMEN : The annual report for the year ending Feb. 8, 1889, is as follows :-
The distribution of books began Feb. 13, 1888, and ended Jan. 31, 1889, with a circulation of 20,338 volumes. The largest daily circulation was 258 volumes, and the smallest 2 volumes. Sup- plementing the general circulation on cards, 600 volumes, as near- ly as can be ascertained, have been loaned without cards to school teachers and others, whose names are recorded in a spe- cial book. The Library contains, according to the record from which the catalogue is copied, 7,738 volumes, duplicates not in- cluded ; 289 books were added in the course of the present libra- ry year, and have been classified as follows; History, 25; Biogra- phy, 34 ; Politics, Law and Oratory, 1; Travels, 21; Science, 14; Fiction, 44 ; Miscellaneous, 40 ; Religion, 52; Poetry, 10; Juve- nile, 17 ; Public Documents, 31. The new books, setting aside Public Documents, have been obtained by purchase, with the fol- lowing exceptions, viz : 38 volumes of Theology, donated by the Unitarian association of Boston ; an historical work presented by Hon. II. B. Staples of Worcester ; and two books of his own com- position donated by Rev. S. A. Gardner of Milford.
During the library year now ending a larger proportion of books of a solid and instructive character have been taken out, that is, when compared with the preceding year, but there is still much room for improvement in this direction. The annexed sum- mary is submitted for your inspection.
Respectfully,
JAMES A. GILMORE, Librarian.
SUMMARY.
MONTHS.
ABCD
E
F
G
HIJK
A'mt.
Days open.
Average.
Catalogues and Fines.
17
28
6
32
13
367
49
6
6
285 670
1
1972
27
7327
3 80
April,
73
70
1
78
54
788
117
14
35
524
1754
24
7334
2 18
May,
66
59
46
3
47
38
848
78
14
18
450
1
1602
26
6138
3 77
June,
66
41
29
4
38
30
966
57
6
28
485
1684
26
6486
3 87
July,
37
26
3
40
28
926
57
8
11
480
10
1621
25
6435
3 18
August,
66
21
41
4
45
30
940
69
6
22
443
1
1622
27
6027
3 74
September,
66
43
35
1
35
28
936
72
10
18
359
1537
24
6424
3 23
64
24
4
64
41
812
66
12
17
477
1581
27
5818
4 40
63
37
3
74
35
851
€5
13
15
516
1672
25
4 87
65
60
83
56
1031
86
12
21
737
2151
25
8006
3 66
January,
1889
58
47
3
60
38
1092
85
20
21
909
2333
26
89臺灣
3 75
Totals,
·
.
.
.
.
606 511 34
712 429 10419
915 130 239 6338
5 20338
296
68312 296
$41 47
·
·
March,
65
68
2
116
38
862
114
9
27
.
809
14
5714
$1 02
.
.
.
.
-
.
·
·
.
October,
·
November,
.
December,
66
·
.
February,
1888
9
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health have to report that, during the year past, many nuisances have been reported or observed and the offending parties notified to abate them, which in most cases was willingly done. For one of the greatest, (if not the greatest,) nui- sances the town itself is responsible,-and this is the uncovered and only partially drained outlet of the Main street sewer in rear of Pond street. Again, the surface water from Central street and all the adjacent higher lands near the depots is allowed to flow over and through the lands of the abutters instead of being properly drained away, and is a cause of quarreling and bad feel- ing between citizens, and much railing against town officials.
At the factory of Greene Bros. near the B. & A. depot, it has frequently been complained to the Board, that immense swarms of minute flies were generated in the heaps of old leather refuse left in the sun, and that the flies were a grievous nuisance to res- idents in that vicinity. The Messrs. Greene last year agreed that this detritus should be frequently removed, but this year the ac- cumulation again occurred. Official notification .to abate the nuisance was served on the firm, but these orders were entirely ignored. The Board then voted to bring suit for the abatement of the nuisance, but were advised by town counsel that, as the flies were not a proven cause of disease, thie remedy for the nui- sance, (which it undoubtedly is,) was by an injunction ob- tained by the parties aggrieved.
The cases of contagious and infectious diseases in town this year were few comparatively, and generally mild. Malarial trou- bles were numerous, particularly in the lower parts of the town. There have been no cases of epidemic or contagious diseases of animals noticed during the year, though a case supposed to be "hog cholera" was reported ; but the disease, on examination, appeared to be simply a result of improper food and rough expe- rience of the animals in transit from a neighboring town to a new home here.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES MACKIN, M. P. BURNS, J. M. EATON,
Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
EXPENSE AT THE FARM.
Salary of Superintendent,
$600 00
Grain,
620 17
Meat, .
335 91
Flour,
318 24
Hired help,
289 65
Butter,
283 70
Oxen, two pairs,
265 00
Dry good>,
217 23
Salt fish,
169 39
Coal,
141 46
Boots and shoes,
140 95
Fresh fish,
118.11
Hardware and farming tools,
115 61
Sugar,
94 81
Clothing,
89 35
Tea,
.80 31
Blacksmithing and repairs, and new cart,
89 29
Tobacco,
77 73
Medicine,
70 84
Phosphate and plaster,
61 21
Lead pipe for water supply from new spring,
70 07
Potatoes for seed and table use,
53 75
Medical attendance,
50 00
Small groceries and spices,
47 71
Baker's bread and crackers,
43 86
Small bills paid during the year by G. D. Rhodes, 38 86 Burials, 37 00
Lumber,
36 36
Shoeing horse and oxen,
31 00
Oil,
26 42
Furniture and crockery,
26 85
Hard soap,
23 71
Bull,
20 00
Soft soap,
19 25
Molasses,
17 68
Cabbage plants and currant bushes,
16 50
Shoats,
16 00
Sawing and grinding at Fisk's mills,
16 21
·
12
Beans,
$ 11 59
Two large wash boilers,
12 25
Team work,
12 00
Six R. R. wheelbarrows,
9 90
Pasturing heifers,
12 00
Salt,
9 87
Cheese,
9 21
Lard,
9 10
Painter's supplies,
8 90
Snuff,
7 60
Repairing shoes,
7 25
Horse hoe,
7 00
Cider making,
6 12
Dress cutting,
5 75
Local papers,
5 50
Freight on oxen to Brighton,
4 95
Stationery,
4 53
Repairs on clocks and spectacles,
4 00
Goods at auction,
4 10
Lemons,
4 08
Repairs on harness,
3 96
Ladders,
3 85
Brooms,
3 63
Extracting teeth,
3 50
Cider barrels,
3 25
Coffee,
3 20
Cross-cut saw,
3 00
Tubs and baskets,
2 98
Lanterns,
2 70
Raisins,
2 06
Jugs,
1 60
Lamp chimneys,
1 55
$4,961 17
INCOME AT THE FARM.
Milk,
$1,006 54
Oxen for beef,
167 32
Pigs,
147 50
Apples,
126 86
Pension,
35 00
Hay,
33 70
Service of bull,
14 50
Onions,
13 55
Cabbage,
12 90
Peas,
10 45
Hides and tallow,
8 75
Calves,
8 75
13
Board of Peter Moore's children, Veal calf,
5 60
Thomas Finn's board,
4 00
Service of boar,
3 00
Plowing away from farm,
2 00
Melons,
1 50
Green corn,
80
Empty barro Is,
1 00
$1,609 72
INMATES AT THE FARM DURING THE YEAR.
Mrs. Electa Kimball, 19 weeks
Mary Flagg,
52 weeks
Edward Despeau, 9
John Wallace, 52
Charles C. Austin, 22
Edward McCullum, 52
Michael Cay, 52 66
Linda Sireack, 14 66
James Boland, 52 66
Catherine Wallace,
48
66
Mrs. Mary O'Connell, 52
Michael Connors,
45 66
James A. Hern, 52
66
Thomas Hughes,
42 66
Bridget Kaine, 52
66
Patrick Conway,
66
John Masterson, 20
66
Peter McGovern,
7
66
Arthur O'Keefe,
52
66
Bridget McGovern,
41
66
Daniel McCarty,
52
66
James Murray,
41
66
Miss Lydia A. Park- hurst,
52
Bridget Shea,
9
66
Prudence S. Burrill,
52
66
Jonathan Onion,
36
66
John Flynn,
46 66
John Cook,
36
66
Elizabeth Gabbrie,
52
Johanna O'Hare,
35
66
Frank Sergerson,
52
Wm. J. Blanchard,
35
66
Mary Sergerson,
52
66
Joseph Dyer,
3
66
Edward Gabbrie,
11
66
Wm. H. Gabbrie,
35
66
Ellen Middleton, 52
John Batchelder,
9
Mary E. Middleton,
52
66
Catherine Ahern,
30
Geo. Middleton,
52
Matilda J. Lovelette, 30
James McCormick,
52
66
Sarah Blanchard, 30
66
Dennis Pyne,
52
Bridget Sweeney,
29
66
Charles H. Dunham,
19
66
Theressa Moore, 1
John Ward,
38
James P. Moore,
1
66
Orra W. Cheney,
11
66
Frank Moore, 1
Johanna McCarty,
52
66
Julius L. Johnson, 2
Joseph Caine,
52
66
Mary A. Johnson,
23
Frederick Caine,
52
66
Ernest R. Johnson, 23
Fred H. Tillston,
52
Gerturde Q. Johnson, 23
Delia Delaney, 42
Josephine Lovelette,
23 66
Rosella Delaney,
42
Michael Smith,
10
Geo. C. Warren,
38
66
Margaret Cronan,
4
66.
Nora O'Connor,
47
66
John Daley, 9
66
Maria H. O'Connor,
41
66
Thomas Finn, 2
Patrick Cunniff,
52
66
Win. Mulcahey, 34
66
66
66
Rubie A. Sireack,
3
$6 00
14
William O'Connor, 41 weeks
Nellie Gannon, 2 weeks
Michael McCarty, 38 « John Welch, 2 "
Bridget Hennessey, 6 66 Michael F. Caine, 1 "
Charles White, 52
Daniel Griffin, 2 days
Net expense at the farm, $3,351 44
Appraisal of town farm, $4600, interest, 270 00
66 personal property, $3,383 70 int., 203 02
$3,824 46
Whole number of persons admitted during the year, 82 Average number, 503元
Average weekly cost of each person, $1 49
There have been nine deaths at the farm during the year, as follows :-
March 15, 1888, Bridget Hennessy, rheumatism,
Age 77
April 5, Edward Despeaux, pneumonia,
66 72
22, Edward Gabbrie, consumption,
66 3
June 10, Electa Kimball, dropsy,
88
13, Peter McGovern, consumption, 66
70
July 4, Charles C. Austin, suicide, 66
66
Sept. 5, Julius L. Johnson, dropsy, 66
69
Nov. Michael Smith, consumption,
6. 75
Dec. 30, John Daley, consumption,
66 35
PERSONS RECEIVING AID IN MILFORD AWAY FROM THE FARM.
James Boland, $ 35 46
Michael Hageney, $118 24
Mrs. Thomas Barry,
72 43
Lucretia Hayward, 59 52
William J. Blanchard,
90 07
Thomas Hughes, 9 40
Patrick Butler,
105 88
Mrs. Thomas Hanigan, 138 20
Mrs. William Brenn,
54 00
66 Bernard King, 108 00
Frank Baxter,
21 75
66 Thomas Lyons, 63 40
Charles Murphy, 83 65
66 Edward Murphy, 69 50
Charles Cooper,
172 30
66 William Murphy, 118 90
Patrick Manion, 120 12
John F. Moore, 6 50
Patrick McGrath, 31 25
Peter McGovern,
111 64
Mrs. Timothy Casey, 120 73
Winnifred Casey,
61 66
96 53
66 Mary Coy, 93 01
66 83
Mrs: John Nugent, 46 45
Patrick Cloonan,
142 50
119 28
Nancy McCool, 174 00
Owen O'Hare, 42 15
Benjamin Cottrell, 9 00
James O'Regan, 118 75
John W. Carr, 8 57
Martin O'Mealy, 28 50
Margaret Cronan, 27 00
Mrs. Mary Quinlan, 86 46
Mrs. William Dacey,
106 50
66 Michael Quirk, 45 78
Jane Burns,
1 75
John Collins, 49 25
Jas. Comee children,
120 00
Mrs. Peter Collins, 71 65
George Cisco, 7 25
Edward McKenna,
100 84
Patrick McQuaid,
Catherine McDermott, 47 25
66 Mary Cronan,
Patrick Nugent,
Mrs. Patrick Burns,
14 10
15
John Delman,
$ 31 00
Mrs. David Doyle, Mary Donahue
117 63
10 00
John Daley,
20 00
Hugh Smith,
41 31
Mrs. William Fahey,
95 87
William Smith,
15 00
John Fay,
25 10
Mary Serguson, 1 50
John Flynn, 7 27
Mrs. Michael Toolan,
45 04
William Fitzgerald,
67 90
Laura Tucker, 40 75
Frank Foster,
15 42
Margaret Welch,
16 00
Thomas Finn,
26 50
Mrs. William Tracy,
38 00
Ellen A. Guild,
88 50
Joseph Timmins, 3 30
Mrs. Andrew Gilroy,
183 26
John J. Grant,
98 55
Mrs. Howard Holland, 162 98
Patrick Hannigan,
20 25
$4,845 86
PERSONS BELONGING TO MILFORD AIDED IN OTHER TOWNS.
Mrs. James Ahern, Natick,
$ 59 90
Patrick Boyle, Boston,
144 02
Alvin Collins, Medway,
82 00
Mrs. Andrew Doyle, Southboro,
5 50
Thomas F. Davoren, Springfield,
11 86
Mary Fitzgerald, Boston,
140 05
Mrs. Annie Fay, Lynn,
107 85
Thomas Fahey, Boston city hospital,
32 00
Patrick Gilbride, Worcester,
17 30
Robert H. Harden, Boston city hospital,
12 00
Elizabeth Kenney, Boston,
11 93
Mary McDonald, Hopkinton,
35 75
Mahan children, Boston,
74 00
James Murphy, Marlboro,
153 00
William Minton, Oakham,
71 00
Lawrence O'Hare, Salem,
13 00
Julius L. Johnson, Bellingham,
62 50
Joseph Regan, Boston city hospital,
17 00
Edward Sireack, Holliston,
13 50
Lizzie Stewart, Boston,
20 00
Mrs. James Small, Medway,
40 50
Edgar P. Smith, Hanover,
18 00
Johanna Slattery, Hopkinton,
118 00
Mrs. Daniel Shea, Hopkinton,
24 00
Mrs. John Wallace, Carney hospital, Boston,
153 24
Mary White, Franklin,
106 00
$1,543 90
PERSONS BELONGING TO OTHER TOWNS AIDED IN MILFORD.
John Clancy, Upton, $302 93
Richard Carey, Boston, 10 00
Mrs. Dennis Ryan, $ 73 05 66 Bridget Sweeney, 29 00 Michael Smith, 76 68
Medical attendance for the above, 100 00
16
Mrs. Maria A. Claire, Brookline,
$ 35 50
Catherine Cain, Hopedale,
20 75
Patrick Gleason, Medway,
24 50
Mrs. Cara M. Gould, Mendon,
8 00
William Galvin, Holliston,
6 00
Mrs. Charles E. Green, Medway,
17 75
James Healy, Natick,
6 00
Patrick Jones, Boston,
4 77
Jacob Jackson, Franklin,
20 50
Mrs. Timothy Murphy, Natick,
105 38
Peter E. Moore, Mendon,
10 00
Sarah A. Murray, Boston,
39 65
Hannah O'Connor, Hopkinton,
1 75
Frank W. Reed, Quincy,
78 00
Charles H. Snowling, Northbridge,
151 60
Hannah K. Thompson, Uxbridge,
10 88 .
Lucy A. Tibbetts, Abington,
130 00
$983 96
INSANE.
Margaret Bradley,
$169 92
William Mulcahey,
$ 74 54
Henry Cain,
169 92
Mary McGurren,
125 13
Caroline Coughlin,
96 00
John Nugent,
113 00
Mary Connell,
169 92
Abbot L. Perry,
169 92
John Cook,
85 54
Maria Ripley,
170 58
Mary Cleveland,
127 67
James Sullivan,
169 92
Hannah H. Davis,
169 92
Charles H. Dunham,
102 24
$1,914 22
STATE PAUPERS.
Crohen Connell,
$12 00
Michael Murphy,
$ 9 50
Napoleon Doucett,
5 00
Daniel McNeil,
5 00
William Harty,
91 96
Lucian Shepard,
5 20
John Gillis,
84 58
Thomas F. Hynes,
11 00)
Sarah McGrath,
9 00
Patrick McGuire,
15 25
$248 49
Care of 842 tramps,
18 95
INCIDENTALS.
Printing orders, notices, etc.,
$9 75
Books and stationery,
6 59
Postage stamps and cards,
4 05
$20 39
Iron bedsteads for farm,
$287 88.
Cash in hands of Overseers,
$17 47
17
RECEIPTS.
Lewis Hayden, treasurer,
$12,239 51
Income at the farm,
1,609 72
Upton,
282 88
Northbridge,
144 95
Abington,
130 00
Natick,
110 38
Boston,
59 42
Quincy,
78 00
Military Aid,
67 00
Medway,
41 75
Mendon,
18 00
William Stewart, money paid back for aid 1887,
17 50
Franklin,
13 50
Holliston,
6 00
Uxbridge,
5 38
Hopkinton,
1 75
Geo. F. Birch, balance of Electa Kimball est.,
1 70
Cash on hand from 1887,
14.85
$14,842 29
RECAPITULATION.
Expense at the farm,
$4,961 17
4,845 86
Persons aided outside the farm, Persons aided in other towns,
1,543 90
Persons aided belonging to other towns,
983 96
Insane,
1,914 22
State poor,
248 49
Tramps,
18 95
Incidentals,
20 39
Iron bedsteads,
287 88
Cash in hands of Overseers,
17 47
$14,842 29
BILLS DUE MILFORD FROM OTHER TOWNS.
Northbridge,
$14 75
Natick,
4 50
Upton,
9 50
Brookline,
35 50
Franklin,
7 00
Hopedale,
20 75
- $92 00
18
NUMBER OF PERSONS AIDED DURING THE YEAR.
Insane,
14
State,.
28
Farm,
82
Other persons,
376
Total,
500
The Superintendent and Matron are paid to March 1, 1889, salary $600. The Town Physician is paid to April 1, 1889, sal- ary $150.
The improvements at the town farm the past year are as follows: We have caused the supply of water used for both the house and barn to be obtained from a much better source than before. Therefore we have discarded the old spring as worth- Jess, as in extreme drought the supply of water would be almost entirely gone, and in severe cold weather, water in the piping would become frozen, on account of the piping being laid too near the surface of the ground. Both conditions occasioned an addi- tional yearly expense, in both time and money. The new spring is situated about 300 feet above the old one. It has been dug out to the size of 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 7 feet deep, well stoned and covered. All of the work was done by the inmates at the farm under the direction and assistance of the Superintendent ; therefore the only expense of the new water supply was for the piping, which has been laid at a sufficient depth to prevent freez- ing even in the most severe cold weather. We shall never be without a water supply, and it is of a better quality than the old one.
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