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Nathaniel Strang, wood for Sabia Keene, '74 and '75 15 00
Robert T. Randall, wood for Sabia Keene. 5 00
Robert T. Randall, wood for Mrs. Betsey Peterson . 7 50
Albert Freeman, wood for Mrs. Betsey Peterson . . . 1 00
Chas. H. Chandler & Co., goods for Mrs. Betsey Pe- terson 12 00
Chas. H. Chandler & Co., goods, Charles D. Mann, South Scituate 39 50
Division Store, No. 654, goods, Charles D. Mann, South Scituate. 3 00
Division store, No. 654, goods, John Freeman 5 60
Martin Freeman, coffin for Mrs. Joseph Prior 11 00 . . City of Worcester, support of Wm. Phillips and wife 4 00
City of Boston, support of Julia Brewer . .
12 25
Avery Hodges, Plymouth, support 52 00
Nancy Baker, Marshfield, clothing John Freeman .. . 6 00
Mrs. Robert Kenedy, house rent for Mrs. E G. Hunt City of Boston, support of Lucy G. Chandler.
25 00
5 72
City of Boston, support of Walter E. White and family 32 10
Town of Methuen, support of Geo. Stetson and family . 30 50
Lewis M. Bailey, wood, Wadsworth Hunt 11 87
Chas. H. Chandler & Co., goods, Ezra Anderson 10 00
Amount carried forward $1,142 16
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Amount brought forward. $1,142 16
Railroad tickets for Wm. Phillips and wife from Bos-
ton to Duxbury not used and money returned to Treasurer 2 00
Car fare for Mrs. J. T. Ripley to Quincy. 92
Thomas Chandler, services as Overseer, to Hanson four times 10 30
Martin Freeman, coffin for Violetta Simmons.
10 00
$1,165 38
Expenses in Almshouse. . $1,116 56
Expenses out of Almshouse 1,165 38
Balance to new account. 523 16
$2,805 10
Available means for Support of Poor, from March 15th, 1875, to March 15th, 1876.
Balance from 1874 $722 11
Appropriation from the Town 1875 ... 2,000 00
James Burgess, produce sold . 27 77
Cash received from relatives of William Standish . . 38 22
Overseers' railroad tickets returned 2 00
South Scituate, supplies to C. D. Mann. . 12 50
Enoch Soule, for one calf 2 50
$2,805 10
Whole number of paupers now in Almshouse 11 Largest number at any one time. 11
Smallest number at any one time 9
Admitted during the year . 3 Discharged during the year 1
Died during the year . . 1
Tramps lodged over night .. . . 274
Estimated cost to the Town $85 80
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INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
AGE.
AGE.
John Delano 86
Welthea W. Sampson 74
Joseph Phillips 78
Alice Bonney . . . . .
75
Bradford Holmes
71
Mary Southworth
61
Harriet Winslow
86
Betsey A. Churchill . 51
Lois Brewster 81
Lucy G. Chandler 26
Alonzo Capen, Boston . 39
The average cost of support in the Almshouse for the year ending March 15th, 1876, has been $2.19} for each person per week.
ARTICLES REMAINING IN THE HOUSE, AND ON THE FARM, MARCH 15, 1876.
150 lbs. sugar.
5 bush. beans.
45 lbs. beef.
14 bush. potatoes.
17 lbs. dried apples.
1 bush. meal.
7 lbs. hard soap.
1} bush. corn.
33 lbs. tea.
2Į cords oak wood.
38 lbs. lard.
1 cord maple wood.
25 lbs. butter.
1} cords pine wood.
200 lbs. pork.
500 feet lumber.
110 lbs. ham.
1ª tons coal.
3 lbs. tobacco.
¿ ton hay. 1 cow.
50 lbs. straw. & bbl. flour.
11 fowls.
12 gall. molasses.
10 flour barrels.
11 beef barrels.
Amount, $251.66.
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As will be seen by reports, the cost to the Town for the sup- port of poor out of almshouse, has increased to a considerable amount during the last few years.
Without especial instructions from the Town, the duties of the Overseers of the Poor are at times very perplexing, especially in regard to reconciling the two ideas of charity and economy. There are some cases, no doubt, of those applying for help out of the almshouse, that if refused, would not come as inmates, but with what amount of self sacrifice we have no means of as- certaining, but the selection of these cases has to be left almost entirely to conjecture. In the majority of the cases, however, they are obliged to have aid from the Town, either in or out of the almshouse. We have ascertained the fact that the par- ties applying were actually in need of assistance from some source, and then acted as the nature of the case, in our judg- ment, demanded. As to almshouse affairs, keeper, inmates, &c., we have seen no reason to alter our opinion expressed in the report of last year.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THOMAS CHANDLER, - Overseers JOSIAH PETERSON, of
SAMUEL P. SOULE, Poor.
We, the undersigned, an Auditing Committee chosen by the Town, have examined the foregoing accounts of the Overseers of the Poor, and find them correct.
H. E. SMITH, 1 Auditing Committee.
HARVEY SOULE, S
March 15, 1876.
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Town Meeting.
Copy of Articles in Warrant for Town Meeting, to be held at 10 o'clock, A. M., Monday, April 3d, 1876, at the Town Hall, Duxbury :
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. To choose all necessary Town Officers.
3. To hear the reports of the several Town Officers, and act thereon.
4. To see if the Town will repair the School House in Dis- trict No. 3, and put in new seats and desks ; also enlarge the School House Lot. By request of School Committee.
5. To see if the Town will pay the bill of the School Com- mittee of the Town of Marshfield of $40.00, for schooling the son of U. S. Graffam of Duxbury, for the last four years. By request of School Committee.
6. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to de- fray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year, and make appropriations of the same.
7. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer to hire money in anticipation of taxes.
8. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer to give deeds for property sold for taxes.
9. To see if the Town will reconsider their vote whereby they voted to close the Town Hall to all, except for Town pur- poses.
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10. To see if the Town will accept as a Town Way that por- tion of road laying east of the house of Rufus B. Dorr. By re- quest of Rufus B. Dorr.
11. To see if the Town will accept of the list of Jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
12. To see if the Town will pay $150.00 to the Trustees of the Partridge Academy, for tuition of High School scholars for the past year, this amount having been paid by the Town to the Trustees by vote, the last several years. By request of School Committee.
13. To see if the Town will define and establish the compen- sation of their Treasurer and Collector.
14. To see if the Town will have a new valuation taxen of the real estate in Town.
15. To see if the Town will take any action in regard to the Clam Fishery in Town.
16. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the uncollected taxes remaining in the hands of Frederic P. Sherman.
17. To see if the Town will authorize the sale of their En- gine and House ; also vacant School House Lots.
18. To see if the Town will take measures to establish a Sinking Fund, for the payment of their loan for stock in the Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad Co., as authorized by an act of the Legislature, and elect Trustees for the same.
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
OF THE
Duxbury and Cohasset Railroad.
The Directors respectfully submit to the Stockholders this Fourth Annual Report of the Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad Company, it being for the twelve months ending Sept. 30, 1875.
Total amount paid for construction of road to Sept. 30, 1875, is as follows :
Graduation and masonry $177,200 15
Bridging
21,435 51
Superstructure, including rails 159,541 78
Land, land damages and fences .. . . Passenger and freight stations, wood sheds and water stations. . . . . .
50,565 31
23,336 03
Engine house, car shed and turn table 8,465 07
Engineering, agencies, and other ex- penses
13,210 21
Telegraph.
1,596 79
$455,350 85
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Of the foregoing amount, there has been expended during the past year, in the extension of the road from South Duxbury to Kingston, the sum of $2,972.91, as follows :
For station buildings
$1,251 40
For fences.
86 56
For land damages
1,634 95
$2,972 91
The income and expense during the year has been as follows :
INCOME.
From passengers .
$33,022 08
Freight.
6,924 88
Expresses
1,119 66
Mails.
955 16
$42,021 78
EXPENDITURES.
Passenger Department.
Station agents.
$2,258 82
Conductors and brakemen.
2,558 31
Stationery and blanks
190 61
Train baggage masters
1,495 00
Miscellaneous items
199 00
Use of passenger cars.
6,390 57
$13,092 31
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Merchandise Department.
Conductors and brakemen
$600 00
Merchandise labor.
1,179 37
Damage to merchandise
175 70
Stationery and blanks
55 78
Use of merchandise cars.
1,223 36
$3,234 21
Locomotive Department.
Use of locomotives
$6,210 98
Fuel-coal 4,584 14
$10,795 12
Maintenance of Way.
Repairs of road.
$10,812 21
Repairs of bridges
28 58
Removing snow and ice.
179 30
$11,020 09
General Expense.
Clerk and office expense. . $450 00
Treasurer and office expense .
250 00
Miscellaneous items .
52 25
Stationery and blanks
110 72
Advertising
30 25
Repairs station buildings
325 67
State Commissioners
25 90
Insurance
225 00
$1,469 79
Miscellaneous Expenses.
Watchmen $312 23
Oil for stations
56 66
$368 89
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RECAPITUL ATION.
Income from all sources
. .. $42,021 78
EXPENSES.
Passenger department.
$13,092 31
Merchandise department
3,234 21
Locomotive department. 10,795 12
Maintenance of way.
11,020 09
General expenses
1,469 79
Miscellaneous expense.
368 89
$39,980 41
$2,041 37
ADD EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
Turn table at E. Marshfield, $1,256 29
Engine house
611 29
New iron rails.
3,895 89
$5,763 47
Interest on debt, etc. .
4,685 62 - $10,449 09
Deficit
$8,407 72
Debt of company as appears by Treasurer's ac-
counts September 30, 1875. $77,673 16
Estimated as due for land and other unsettled claims $10,000 00
By order of the Directors,
ONSLOW STEARNS, President.
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Report of Town Clerk.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1875.
Date of Marriage.
NAMES.
Age.
RESIDENCE.
BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan'y 24,
Emma F. Delano,
21
Duxbury,
Josiah Moore, of Duxbury.
Feb'y 14,
Angie L. McLauthlin,
20 Kingston,
of Kingston.
27,
Mary E. Cook,
22
Kingston,
Charles .M. Chute,
25
Duxbury,
B. Otheman,
March 21,
Beulah W. Arnold,
25
Duxbury,
of Duxbury.
James G. Perry,
21 Duxbury,
Joseph Peckham,
April 27,
Etta C. Eldridge,
19 Kingston,
of Kingston.
May
19, ,
Eleanor Ford,
20 Duxbury,
of Kingston.
June
9,
Mary H. Knowles,
24 Duxbury,
Henry C. Tanner,
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Duxbury,
10,
Eunice F Dawes,
26 Duxbury,
Joseph Marsh,
July
4,
Eva F. Bartlett,
21 Kingston,
Earnest B. Freeman,
20 Duxbury,
Isaac C. Howland,
August 6,
Lucy E. Hunt,
22 Abington,
Justice of Peace at Abington.
Sept. 12,
Hiram B. Lucas, Mary E. Butler, Jonathan Glass, Sarah W. Whitman, Frank L. Pierce, Cora F. Bonney,
53 Duxbury,
W. W. Lyle, of Duxbury.
20
Seth B. Cushing,
22 Halifax,
Josiah Moore,
Dec.
24, Ida F. Bailey,
20 Duxbury,
of Duxbury,
Henry Wright,
22 Marshfield,
W. W. Lyle,
29,
Kate D. Brewster,
20 Duxbury,
of Duxbury.
21
Duxbury,
Elliott W. Blanchard,
25 Duxbury,
Joseph Peckham,
Horace L. Loring,
26
Duxbury,
C. Y. DeNormandie, of Kingston.
Horace B. McLauthlin,
23 Kingston,
C. Y. DeNormandie,
Alfred E. Green,
25 Duxbury,
C. Y. DeNormandie, of Kingston.
Josiah Moore, of Duxbury.
John A. Cole,
32 Hanover,
17
Hanover,
of West Duxbury.
20, Ella F. Josselyn, Levi E. Ford,
22 Duxbury,
C. Y. DeNormandie, of Kingston.
25 Duxbury,
J. W. Malcolm, of Plymouth.
Nov. 20,
48 Rockland,
25
Duxbury,
W. W. Lyle, of Duxbury.
22 Plymouth,
18 Marshfield,
George L. Gardner,
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1875.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Jan'y
6,
Infantile Debility.
14,
Lucy Simmons,
87
8
14
Paralysis.
14
Sallie S. Barton,
84
3
Old Age.
23,
Hiram Peterson,
55
1
13
Dropsy.
26,
Sallie G. Prior,
75
11
Pneumonia.
31,
Alvin Baker,
71
6
13
Dropsy of Chest.
Feb'y
1,
Daniel W. Bailey,
4
10
8
Measles.
4,
Asa Brewster,
59
2
Enlargement of Heart.
7,
Henrietta E. Wilde,
29
Typhoid Fever.
March
2,
George Cushman,
84
8
1
Old Age.
7,
Hattie Winsor,
13
1
Erysipelas.
11,
Lucy Simmons,
63
9 .
3
Kidney Disease.
18,
James Weston,
82
1 15
Old Age.
26,
Deborah S. Brewster,
73
17
Consumption.
April
3,
Irene F. Glass,
3
6
6
Pneumonia.
10,
Jabez Keep,
62
3
29
Heart Disease.
11,
Mira T. Anderson,
3
Marasmus.
25,
Charles McNaught,
44
8
Consumption.
May
7,
Briggs Harlow,
59
Typhoid Fever.
31,
Sarah Thomas,
74
8
Congestion of Lungs.
June
21,
Harry L. Alden,
15
Malformation of Heart.
July
4,
William Simmons,
77
Paralysis.
7,
Lucy Paulding,
87
2
Old Age.
11,
John McNaught,
40
6
Consumption.
25,
James Trask,
70
2
Enlargement of Heart.
August 6,
Lucy Freeman,
87
11
Heart Disease.
15,
Polly Sampson,
69
Consumption.
16,
Alfred Sampson,
84
6
4
Consumption.
17,
Nettie Keep,
14
7
Consumption.
27,
Lucy Bradford,
76
3
26
Dropsy.
29,
Henry E. Brewster,
10
20
Cholera Infantum.
Sept.
4,
Nathan Brewster,
51
11
Paralysis.
5,
George H. Davidson,
36
8
1
Heart Disease.
5,
Frederic S. Williams,
4
Cholera Infantum.
30,
Hannah Cushman,
69
Lung Fever.
28,
Charles B. Thomas,
16
10
Consumption.
Roland,
Yrs.
Mos. Days
4
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DEATHS - Continued.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Yrs.
Mos. Days.
Sept .. 9,
Winthrop O. Delano,
4
Cholera Infantum. Cholera Infantum.
17
Florence F. Downey,
5
11
Teething.
18,
George J. Green,
11
20
20
Frederic E. Lander,
6
26
Water on Brain.
28,
Herbert E. Brewster,
11
19
Dysentery.
Oct.
10,
William Bradford,
67
10
23
Apoplexy of Brain.
15,
Augustus Weston,
47
5
Consumption.
Nov.
3,
Lawrence H. Chandler, Nancy Chandler,
73
5
17
Palsy.
9,
Daniel Turner,
76
11
Lung Disease.
11,
Violetta Simmons,
87
7
6
Old Age.
11,
Sylvanus Prior,
70
8
Ulceration of Bowels
Dec.
19,
John Holmes,
77
9
Paralysis.
21,
Oscar R. Peterson,
29
11
14
Consumption.
Whole number of births recorded in 1875, 35; males, 18 ; females, 17.
Whole number of marriage certificates issued, 18; number returned for record, 16.
Number of deaths recorded, 51; died in town, 46.
Deaths in town in proportion to the population, census of 1875, was in the ratio of 1 to 44.
One hundred and forty-eight dogs have been licensed the past year, for which I have paid into the County Treasury $296.40.
J. PETERSON, Town Clerk of Duxbury. Duxbury, March 15th, 1876.
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Chandler,
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Abscess.
6,
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF DUXBURY
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1875-6.
REPORT.
To the Citizens of the Town of Duxbury : 1
The School Committee for the school year, 1875-6, would respectfully present to you their annual report, as follows :
The schools of the town during the year have been generally very prosperous, -some of them, indeed, showing a very marked improvement. The relations between the several teachers and their pupils have been generally of a very harmonious and pleasant character, and the work of the school room has, therefore, been pursued with mutual pleasure and profit. The excep- tions to this rule have been but few, and in no case reflected seriously either upon the integrity and ability of the teachers, or the generally good deportment of the scholars. One serious exception to the rule was a case of undue severity on the part of an otherwise good
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teacher. The Committee could not pass it by without a grave rebuke, although at the same time willing to accord all due weight to the explanations and regrets of the teacher. The other exceptional case doubtless grew out of one of the changes incident to the abolishing of the Grammar school, and will be referred to in its proper place. With these two exceptions, it is believed that the schools of the town have met with few, if any, interrup- tions to general harmony and good order during the year, and that, generally, they have been creditable alike to teachers and scholars.
With one exception, and that but for one term, no changes have been made in the appointment of teachers, where the teachers have desired to continue. Our old- est, most experienced, and most popular teachers have all been employed during the year, unless, for sickness or other reasons, they have positively declined. Your School Committee have always given the preference to the old teachers, who have been so long and favorably known in our town; and where there has been any apparent departure from this rule, it has arisen from the cause already specified.
At the annual town meeting of 1875, a vote was passed abolishing the Grammar school of the town. Ac- cording to this vote, the Committee closed the Grammar school ; and the pupils, as far as it was practicable, were
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sent to those schools nearest to their respective places of résidence. It was not always practicable. however, to follow this rule. The general good of those schools more immediately concerned, the necessities of the more ad- vanced pupils, as well as the comfort of the younger ones, had all to be taken into account. If a strict observ- ance of district boundaries had governed the Committee in distributing the pupils of the Grammar school-with no additional district school to be opened in its place- some older scholars would have been accommodated al- most at their own door, while others of a tender age would have been compelled to walk some distance. Un- der these circumstances, it was thought proper to have the younger scholars attend the nearest schools, and permit the older ones to endure the hardship of the longer walks. School house No. 8 was already crowded-fifty-four names being at one time on the register -- and the result was that the Village school house had to accommodate almost the entire number of the Grammar school pupils. The desks in the Masonic Hall building were taken up and placed in the Village school house, an assistant teacher was employed to aid Miss Sears, and the work of the school went on with as much comfort and success as could be reasonably expected. It was found, however, that neither the accommodations for the scholars nor the success of the school as then arranged, were in keeping with the expense involved, or such as to satisfy the just ex-
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pectations of those who had any interest in the welfare of the school. For this reason the Committee called the at- tention of the town to the facts in the case, at a special town meeting held in July last, and suggested that such improvements be made in the school building as would accommodate the increased number of scholars. At that meeting the Selectmen were appointed a committee to make the necessary alterations, and their work was ac- complished in time for the opening of the Fall term. The result has been quite satisfactory, as two schools, a Primary and an Intermediate, have been held in the same building without interfering with each other, and both giving general satisfaction to all concerned
Two changes in text books have been made during the year, - the old Hillard's Readers having been super- seded by the Franklin Series of Readers, and Swinton's Series of Spellers introduced. By retaining the old series of Readers, your Committee, after long and patient examination and thought on the subject, came to the conclusion that the scholars were not having all the advantages that the money expended should demand. The Franklin Readers, by the same author as the Hillard Readers, and published by the same firm, were seen to be an improvement on the old in very many respects. Uuless, however, the Committee had been able to make such arrangements with the publishers as to supersede the old Readers with the new gradually, and just as
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scholars were promoted or required new books, the Committee would not have felt warranted in making any change during the year. With some exceptions, where teachers neglected instructions, no changes were made but as already noted. The old Readers were used until the scholar was either promoted to a higher class, or re- quired a new book, and, instead of his purchasing a new " Hillard Reader," he was supplied with a new "New Franklin Reader." In this way the old books were gradually superseded by the new, without any sudden or sweeping change, or heavy burden of expense.
The following is a copy of a circular letter of instruc- tions on the subject, sent to all the teachers :
" The attention of teachers is called to the following :
1. The old " Hillard Readers " will be superseded by the " Franklin Readers " just as soon as scholars require new books, either by promotion to advanced classes, or by the wearing out of old books.
2. No sudden or sweeping, or unnecessary change of books is to take place ; but teachers must exercise a wise discretion in ordering for their scholars the new books, always having a due regard for the interest of each scholar.
3. A set of new Readers for the exclusive use of the teacher will be furnished each school, so that where both the old and the new Readers may be used temporarily in the one class, the teacher may be in possession of both, so as to hear recitations without unnecessary trouble.
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4. The School Committee will rely upon the good judgment and hearty co-operation of the teachers in this special matter, as it is one that requires the careful at- tention and discreet action of all, in order to secure a better class of books for the scholars in an easy and economical manner."
THE SCHOOLS IN DETAIL.
District No. 1. To what has already been said of this school it may be added, that as Miss Emily W. Sears, who had so long taught the Grammar school, had been informed, prior to the town meeting, that her services would be required as usual, your Committee did not think it would be dealing honorably with her if they should carry out at once, and to the full extent, all that was involved in the abolishing of the Grammar school, so far, at least, as it affected her salary. A very slight reduction was, therefore, made for the first term from what she had received as Grammar school teacher, which she accepted, and engaged in her work at No. 1, . with Miss Marion J. Perry as assistant.
During the Summer vacation alterations had been made in the building so as to accommodate two schools ; and at the beginning of the second term two schools were organized - a Primary and an Intermediate. Miss Perry was engaged to teach the Primary school ; but
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Miss Sears declined teaching the Intermediate for a less salary than she had generally received as Grammar school teacher. After the vote of the town abolishing the Grammar school, and the expense attending the alterations of the school house, so that two schools might be accommodated, the Committee did not feel author- ized, however anxious to retain the services of Miss Sears, to accede to her terms. Miss Weeks was then ap- pointed, provisionally, for No. 1, but before the appoint- ments were finally confirmed, Miss Isabella Weston applied for the school, and was appointed. The appoint- ment was not satisfactory, and the school term was neither as successful nor pleasant as it ought to have been, either to teacher or pupils. The district had been disappointed in the teacher of their choice, and Miss Weston had to labor under adverse influences. The result of the exam- ination, however, was, under the circumstances, alike creditable to Miss Weston's ability as a teacher, and· to the pupils very generally.
Representations having been made by several citi- zens of the district, that enough could be raised to augment the amount the Committee felt authorized to pay, Miss Sears was accordingly engaged to teach dur- ing the third term. The school, during the first and third terms, were creditable both to Miss Scars and the scholars. Especially in the matter of discipline in the
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school room, would the Committee speak of Miss Sears in high terms.
The Primary school was taught during the second and third terms by Miss Marion J. Perry, one of our young- est teachers. It is but justice to say in this report what was said at the examination of this interesting school of little ones, that " The school had been a success." Miss Perry is one of our most promising teachers.
Number of scholars enrolled :- In Primary school, dur- ing two terms, 24 ; average attendance, 21 Interme- diate : number enrolled during first term, 61 ; average attendance, 57. During second and third terms, (after organization of Primary school,) number enrolled, 34 ; average attendance, 30. Total average attendance in district, 51.
District No. 2 has been under the charge of Miss Amanda P. Ventress. No school in town has made more progress in all that pertains to the work of education and general deportment than this one. Two things have conspired to produce such a gratifying result : First, a thoroughly competent and earnest teacher ; and, second, the deep interest which the parents and friends have man- ifested in the welfare of the school. The manner in which the citizens of the district have sustained and encouraged the teacher by visiting the school, and especially attending
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examinations, and thus infusing a deeper interest in the scholars themselves, has been worthy of all commenda- tion. The condition of the school during the year re flected great credit both upon teacher and scholars.
Number enrolled, 57 ; average attendance, 51.
District No. 3. This school opened under the care of Mr. A. L. MacMillan, but after teaching four weeks he resigned, being unwilling to comply with certain condi- tions which the Committee believed the good of the school demanded.
Miss Georgie M. Pickernell was afterwards appointed, and she continued till the close of the third term. The improvement in this school has also been in some respects of a gratifying character, but the irregularity of attendance is much to be deplored. Miss Pickernell had the satisfac- tion of closing her last term with the general approbation of all concerned, and if the attendance had been more faithful on the part of the scholars, the satisfaction would have been still greater.
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