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Commonwealth of Mass., support of Marshall Goff,
144.29
Pliny Earle, Tr., support of Daniel Leary, A. Kraiger, H. Gerold and M. Curran, .
385.47
City of New Bedford, aid to Mary McCarty,
30.15
City of Holyoke, aid to Mrs. Tim Sullivan, .
31.77
Town of Ware, aid to Mrs. Tim Sullivan,
51.27
Town of Montague, aid to Asenath Ferrill,
6.10
Town of Belchertown, aid to Mrs. George Burpee,
7.50
Town of Ludlow, aid to Asenath Ferrill (1877), 8.00
$1,841.40
STATE PAUPERS.
Wm. Ramsdell, care of Wm. Laflave, . $5.00
Wm. Holbrook, care of Wm Laflave and Mary Ellis, 21.00
A. H. Willis, goods to Wm. Laflave, 18.15
J. J. Moynahan, coffin for Chas. Wood's child, 5.00
H. T. Bishop, goods to Joseph Mayott, 40.00
Loomis Brothers, coffin for Wm. Laflave, 15.00
Smith & Co., goods to Eli Burr, 35.00
J. J. Moynahan, coffins for Bover and Furky children, 10.00
H. A. Smith, medical attendance, Loury child, 2.00
E. S. Gibbons, shoes to Laflave family, 5.00
W. Mason, care of Andrew Jackson, . 20.00
Wm. J. McCormick, goods to Joseph Mayott, 10.00
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J. K. Warren, attendance, A. Jackson and Lowry child, . $22.00 J. N. Weeks, teams for A. Jackson and other paupers, . 5.50
Jas. B. Shaw, goods to Mrs. Laflave and Mrs. Phillips, . 20.00 A. H. Willis, goods to Jos. Mayott and Wm. Honey, 10.00 .
Holden Brothers, goods to Agnes Ferris,
3.00
$246.65
LOCK-UP AND TRAMP ROOM.
J. J. Moynahan, care of rooms,
$35.00
W. H. Hitchcock, repairs,
.50
A. M. Bradley, rent, :
100.00
Palmer Savings Bank, rent and heating two years, 99.50
Seth W. Smith, care and crackers,
29.80
$264.80
RECAPITULATION (PAUPER ACCOUNT).
Support of Poor at Town Farm, $1,558.45
Support of Poor not on Town Farm, .
.
1,841.40
State paupers, .
246.65
Lock-up and Tramp Room,
264.80
$3,911.30
Due from :
Town of Brimfield, fuel delivered to Mrs. Col-
grove,
Commonwealth of Mass., expenses of State Pau- pers,
. 239.65
Interest on Thompson fund, 43.26-$311.66
Net cost of poor in 1880-81, $3,599.64
Number of tramps lodged and fed,
183
Inventory at Town Farm March 1, 1880,
$1,050.62
March 5, 1881, 1,502.03
Whole number of paupers admitted to Town Farm, 18
Average " ני 66 123
Respectfully submitted,
F. A. PACKARD, Overseers JOSEPH KERIGAN, of
CHAS. E. DEWEY, Poor.
$28.75
Report of the Committee on Schools.
The schools, on the whole, have been doing good work the past year. The proportion of superior teachers has been large. The in- stances of partial failure, on the part of teachers, have been very few. There are several schools of which it is no exaggeration to say that they have been excellent. There are also a number in which the im- provement during the year has been very marked. In certain cases, there is occasion for raising the standard of efficiency. In these cases, there is little doubt of success.
Of the twenty-five schools which lately have been in operation, three have been established since the time of the last report. These are : one in the new school-house in Thorndike ; one in the new school- room in Bondsville, and one in the village of Palmer, in Union Hall, the use of which has been afforded without charge by Mr. M. W. French, and which was furnished with desks from the school-house in Bondsville. The establishment of these schools, in addition to those established in 1879-80, has greatly relieved the pressure of numbers in the lower grades, and is beginning to contribute to that improvement which the committee have in view. At the same time, it is very de- sirable that a proper school-room be had for each of the schools in town.
The Second Primary school in Three Rivers and the Second Inter- mediate School in Palmer village are at a disadvantage, because there is no school-house in which they may be kept. The committee, therefore, recommend town action looking to an increase of accom- modations for schools in these two villages.
The school-buildings of Bondsville and Thorndike have been exten- sively repaired. At Bondsville, especially, considerable money has been expended in order to make the upper story of the school-house available for two schools. Three rooms of the building have been fitted up with scholars' desks of a modern style. Altogether, the re- pairs and changes there give a far more cheerful aspect to the schools.
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The Primary school-room in Thorndike, also, has been re-seated. These improvements seemed imperatively necessary, having waited · too long already.
In pursuance of a vote of the town, a special committee, of which the Committee on Schools was a part, has built a new school build- ing of two rooms in the upper village of Thorndike, on land furn- ished by the Thorndike Company for that purpose. At an expendi- ture of about two thousand dollars, a pleasant house has been built and furnished ready for use, and the grounds around have been graded.
The committee believe they will have the approbation of the citi- zens in what they have done to supply the great want of apparatus in the schools throughout the town. Sets of maps, globes, charts, dic- tionaries, etc., have been purchased and placed in the school-rooms, with instructions to the teachers that they be diligently used in their teaching. In providing these aids to study, we have not gone be- yond, but still remain behind, the action of many other towns of equal importance.
The general attendance upon the schools has been somewhat dimin- ished for the last few months because of the severity of the winter and the prevalence of certain epidemic diseases. But it is hoped that such absenteeism, as is not due to excuses so valid as these, will be reduced to the lowest possible terms, through the cooperation of parents and teachers. For the actual attendance, we refer to the tabular statement on that subject.
The truant laws of the town are now in force, having been ap- proved by the judge of probate.
The committee would recommend the following appropriations : For teachers, fuel and care of houses, $9500 ; for general repairs, $500; for contingent expenses, $1000.
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TEACHERS, FUEL AND CARE OF HOUSES.
TEACHERS.
Name.
W. H. Whiting,
Per Month. $100
Amount. $1000.00
Lizzie A. Holden, .
333
300.00
Hattie E. Wallis, .
333
191.67
Anna P. Holden, .
333 9
28
284.00
Lavinia M. Newell,
333
300.00
Albert A. Woodard,
45
405.00
Ida A. Taft, .
333
300.00
Mary A. Potter,
333
300.00
Julia A. Burleigh, .
333
100.00
M. Emma Murdock,
33g
300.00
Maggie A. Sullivan,
333
300.00
Frank W. Perry,
45
405.00
W. W. Seaver,
45
270.00
Charlotte C. Ely.,
333
300.00
Ella J. Graves,
333
225.00
Louise K. Welles, .
333
200.00
M. H. Bailey,
45
135.00
Sarah A. Buxton, .
333
300.00
Belle H. Searle,
333
300.00
Alice E. Ross,
333
200.00
Sarah E. Knox,
33g
200.00
Margaret T. Mills,
333
100.00
Carrie A. Weld,
30
90.00
Ella L. Kerigan,
30
270.00
Ruth R. Cortis,
28
112.00
Julia A. Brakenridge,
28
168.00
Mary A. Snow,
28
84.00
Hattie L. Peebles, .
28
147.00
Annie E. Olney,
28
252.00
Carrie E. Lacey,
28
84.00
Carrie W. Stevens,
24
72.00
30
1
288.33
Minnie S. Burleigh,
333
$7,983.00
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FUEL.
R. L. Bond, coal, .
$88.06
Henry McMaster, wood,
.
.
· 12.90
O. E. & L. M. Tenney, wood,
55.00
P. S. Trumble, wood,
5.00
L. F. Whiting, wood,
21.00
Charles W. Shaw, wood,
15.00
C. F. Elmer, wood, 1879-80,
12.00
Michael Kinnevan, wood,
14.50
H. M. Kendall, wood,
3.00
J. F. Holbrook, coal,
277.38
Brien O'Rourke, wood, 1879-80,
9.25
J. M. Converse, wood, .
4.50
Eugene Shorley, wood,
15.50
Charles Upham, wood, .
9.25
Horace C. Smith, wood,
18.75
Fosket & Holbrook, wood,
3.00
$564.09
CARE OF HOUSES.
P. S. Trumble,
$5.00
L. F. Whiting,
.
.
12.00
Albert A. Woodard,
65.00
Minnie S. Burleigh,
9.00
Jesse W. Trumble,
9.00
John Meany, .
8.00
Harry W. Thompson, Samuel Atwood,
75.00
C. S. Ruggles,
28.00
Albert Sedgwick,
54.00
C. J. Tuthill,
12.25
Charles R. Shaw, .
5.00
Brien O'Rourke, 1879-80-81,
15.50
$305.25
GENERAL REPAIRS.
· Francis Keyes, lumber, Three Rivers,
$11.95
Charles R. Shaw, labor, . 3.52
E. C. Sexton, painting and material, 54.18 Nathan Howard, building out-houses, material and repairs, 48.06
E. N. Hale, painting Thorndike school-house, 19.75
F. F. Marcy, repairs and lumber, . 38.72
A. M. Bond, fixing furnace, and materials, Thorndike, 26 70
Whiting & King, painting, Centre, . 6.50
A. A. Woodard, repairs and material,
24.21
.
7.50
25
J. M. Alden, labor on school-houses, &c., $58.72
F. S. Breard, labor,
3.00
John P. Barnes, labor, 3.15
N. E. School Fur. Co., school furniture, Thorndike, 27.80
Elsey School Fur. Co., furniture and supplies, Thorndike,
104.35
Freight of school furniture, Bondsville,
12.38
George Robinson, paints, hardware, &c., Bondsville,
59.54
J. M. Read, mason work, Bondsville,
28.25
N. W. Bond, labor, Bondsville,
32.00
E. E. Ryther, labor, Bondsville,
45.40
T. D. Potter, lumber and material, Bondsville, 156.34 Novelty Mfg. Co., seats, slating and erasers, Bondsville, 348.42
Abner Fisk, labor, Bondsville, 90.00
L. W. Bond, labor, Bondsville,
22.00
A. M. Bond, school-house roof, Bondsville,
14.37
A. M. Bond, three stoves, Bondsville,
75.00
A. M. Bond, sink and pipe, Bondsville,
4.22
C. F. Taylor, labor, Bondsville,
6.00
$1,324.53
MISCELLANEOUS CONTINGENCIES.
Michael Kelliher, travelling expenses, 1879-80, $7.00
S. H. Hellyar, insurance, 1879, 5.25
S. H. Hellyar, insurance, Three Rivers and Thorndike, 90.00
Town of Brimfield, tuition of Charles Shaw, .
4.93
Willie H. Olney, travelling expenses, 1879-80,
6.00
N. W. Gardner, services as architect,
10.00
W. H. Whiting, brooms and other supplies,
5.35
O. P. Allen, books for teachers' desks and for poor child- ren, crayons, etc., 108.20
C. J. Tuthill, sawing and splitting wood, labor, etc., 11.50
Loomis Brothers, chairs for school-rooms, 49.50
E. J. Wood, shades and fixtures for school-room, Thomas Hall, chemical apparatus, etc., . 28.65
2.55
H. & J. Brewer, chemicals, . 1.88
B. M. Fullerton, money paid out for cutting wood, other labor, horse hire, printing, postage, etc., 28.62
J. H. Haynes, materials and labor, 20.22
Marshall Andrews, cutting wood, 2.86
B. M. Fullerton, services as school committee,
106.00
H. P. Holden, brooms, pails, etc.,
4.19
W. H. Hitchcock, water-pot and dipper,
.85
J. H. Gamwell, water rent, .
11.00
S. Atwood, services as truant officer,
18.00
J. K. Barker, travelling expenses, 1879-80,
7.00
Maschil Lord, travelling expenses,
14.00
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E. S. Brooks, two clocks,
$4.00
W. W. Seaver, chart, .
1.00
Silas Ruggles, services as school committee, 100.00
Silas Ruggles, services as building committee, Thorndike, 25.00
Silas Ruggles, services and teams, Bondsville repairs, 25.00
Silas Ruggles, making certificates, 36.00
Holden Brothers, books, crayons, brooms, etc., 1879-80, 36.21
George A. King, painting settees, .
8.00
Mrs. S. P. Allen, cleaning school-rooms,
2.00
Mary C. Finerty, cleaning school-rooms,
10.25
Hannah Crimmins, cleaning school-rooms,
2.10
Stephen Place, cleaning school-rooms,
3.00
A. M. Bond, stove, Thorndike,
1.25
Charles Dutton, cutting wood,
.75
Nathan Howard, services as truant officer,
15.00
William A. Thompson, cutting wood, .
1.25
Perlin Bacon, sawing wood, .
3.87
C. A. Brown & Co., hardware,
12.24
C. B. Fisk, advertising, printing, etc., .
10.50
H. C. Strong, services as school committee,
100.00
H. C. Strong, services as building committee,
5.00
E. N. Tupper, treasurer, use of vestry at Three Rivers, · 45.00
S. H. Brown, labor,
10.00
G. L. Hitchcock & Co., school supplies,
48.69
Boston School Supply Co., maps, globes, &c.,
95.40
J. S. Hammett, charts, maps, &c., Ginn & Heath, globes, maps, &c.,
164.30
C. A. Brown & Co., school supplies, &c.,
6.01
Silas Ruggles, painting blackboard and cleaning school-
5.75
$1,454.39
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE AT THORNDIKE.
Charles Hastings, labor, grading, .
$125.00
N. L. N. R. R., freight on lumber,
52.25
Van Dyke & Merrill, lumber, 209.36
1,338.64
B. & A. R. R., freight on furniture, 28.47
William Brainard, surveying,
3.50
A. M. Bond, stoves and pipe,
66.86
Abner Fisk, repairing settees and setting up seats,
16.40
Novelty Manufacturing Co., school furniture,
193.13
$2,033.61
Warriner & Stacy, contractors,
107.92
rooms at Three Rivers, .
25.35
S. H. Brown, labor,
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SPECIAL REPAIRS OF MASON SCHOOL HOUSE.
Brien O'Rourke, labor,
12.75
Fosket & Holbrook, lime,
.
3.00
J. M. Read, mason work, &c.,
11.60
S. H. Brown, labor,
2.50
William B. Frost, painting, material, &c.,
25.00
$54.85
STATEMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
Appropriation for Teachers, Fuel and Care of Houses,
$9,000.00
General Repairs, .
500.00
Contingent Expenses,
900.00
Building New School House at Thorndike,
2,500.00
Repairs, Mason District,
100.00
Income Mass. School Fund,
245.52
Dog Fund,
218.00
Interest on Merrick Fund,
34.00
Brien O'Rourke, books,
1.20
F. S. Breard, old desks,
.75
Silas Ruggles, rent of school-room,
5.75
$13,505.22
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOOLS.
School Funds,
$13,505.22
Teachers' Salaries,
$7,983.00
Fuel,
564.09
Care of Houses,
305.25
General Repairs,
1,324.53
Miscellaneous Contingent,
1,454.39
Mason School Repairs,
54.85
New School House, Thorndike,
2,033.61
$13,719.72
The following sums are due the Town for tuition :
Monson, tuition of Davis, Barnes, Rourke and Ballou children,
$21.85
A. J. Northrop, tuition of W. G. Northrop,
7.66
F. H. Brown, tuition of son,
25.50
George Fisherdick, tuition of children,
12.00
Jerre Rourke, tuition of children,
6.00
.
$73.01
TABULAR STATEMENT.
TEACHERS.
Average
Attendance
1st Month.
2d Month.
3d Month.
4th Month.
5th Month.
6th Month.
7th Month.
8th Month.
9th Month.
10th Month.
Average
Member-
Average
Attendance
Enrolled
No.
Palmer High,
William H. Whiting,
30
27
28
33
37
34
36
29
29
30
35
31
41
Palmer Grammar,
Hattie E. Wallis,
40
34
36
38
37
37
38
37
33
41
37
52
Palmer Intermediate,
Anna P. Holden,
Minnie S. Burleigh,
47
42
54
38
38
39
38
34
30
47
40
89
Palmer Primary,
Lavinia M. Newell,
35
33
30
41
45
44
35
34
31
40
36
64
Thorndike Grammar,
Ida A. Taft,
38
37
34
37
36
38
29
22
26
36
33
66
Thorndike Intermediate,
Mary A. Potter,
43
42
37
38
36
37
36
34
34
39
37
49
Thorndike Second Intermediate,
J. Addie Burleigh,
53
50
50
56
59
56
37
36
35
52
48
78
Thorndike First Primary,
41
36
38
44
38
Thorndike Second Primary,
Frank W. Perry,
40
36
33
29
33
32
33
34
32
38
34
62
Bondsville Grammar,
Warren W. Seaver,
33
31
28
29
28
28
31
32
33
32
30
41
Bondsville Intermediate,
Ella J. Graves,
54
62
55
40
46
49
35
23
29
52
44
78
Bondsville First Primary,
Louise K. Welles,
46
43
Bondsville Second Primary,
M. H. Bailey,
37
33
27
33
29
26
29
28
23
33
29
60
Three Rivers Grammar,
Frank W. Perry,
29
27
28
44
43
40
32
28
28
38
33
47
Three Rivers First Intermediate,
36
38
34
31
32
29
31
28
27
36
32
48
Three Rivers Second Intermediate,
Alice E. Ross,
43
50
46
47
52
47
35
32
32
48
43
70
Three Rivers First Primary,
Mary A. Potter,
Sarah E. Knox,
40
23
32
36
36
28
29
31
25
39
29
79
Three Rivers Second Primary,
Margaret T. Mills,
28
24
24
35
34
33
36
36
32
41
31
48
34
32
33
32
31
29
36
32
Palmer Second Intermediate,
Albert A. Woodard,
M. Emma Murdock,
Maggie A. Sullivan,
Charlotte C. Ely,
S
41
43
45
45
Ella J. Graves,
Belle H. Searle,
Sarah A. Buxton,
.
ship.
Lizzie A. Holden,
TABULAR STATEMENT-Continued.
TEACHERS.
Average
Attendance
1st Month.
2d Month.
3d Month.
4th Month.
5th Month.
6th Month.
7th Month.
8th Month.
9th Month.
10th Month.
Average
Member-
Average
Attendance
Enrolled
NO.
Blanchardville Ungraded,
Ella L. Kerigan,
33
36
33
37
36
28
29
23
21
34
31
54
Anna P. Holden,
36
35
34
34
32
32
27
27
28
35
32
51
Centre Ungraded,
Carrie A. Weld,
Julia A. Brakenridge,
12
14
13
15
13
12
17
14
14
17
14
18
Whiting Ungraded,
Mary A. Snow,
3.1.8
Minnie S. Burleigh,
11
15
16
15
15
15
9
7
4
13
12
20
Mason Ungraded,
Hattie L. Peebles,
14
10
12
15
13
13
14
13
14
15
13
19
Shorley Ungraded,
Carrie E. Lacey,
10
6
8
11
9
9
9
11
9
14
Shaw Ungraded,
Annie E. Olney,
Ruth R. Cortis,
ship.
30
No. of scholars in town between 5 and 15, May 1, . 1,096
No. enrolled during the year in all of the schools, 1,119
Average membership for the year, . 872
Average attendance,
769
PALMER-Enrolled number,
230
Average membership,
200
Average attendance,
171
THORNDIKE-Enrolled number,
257
Average membership,
211
Average attendance,
192
BONDSVILLE-Enrolled number,
191
Average membership,
168
Average attendance,
151
THREE RIVERS-Enrolled number,
304
Average membership,
194
Average attendance,
185
Respectfully submitted,
B. M. FULLERTON, SILAS RUGGLES, HOMER C. STRONG.
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