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DR.
Paid-
Arnold Freeman, land for school house lot. $39 60 Nathaniel L. & Horatio Chandler, moving house and stone work. 36 00
Robbins & Morton, Plymouth, lumber and nails 96 47
George Simmons & Sons, labor.
75 00
Alonzo Chandler, labor, materials and fencing
101 75
Charles E. Furnald, mason work. .
31 50
J. B. Chandler, paint, painting, &c
74 56
Burges & Keith, Kingston, nails, &c.
11 54
C. Drew & Co., Kingston, iron work. 5 12
James M. Lyle, making and repairing black boards .. 9 40
Jerome Chandler, labor, moving house 2 00
George Chandler, stone work 6 75
J. H. Haverstock, grading . . .. 4 50
Charles A. Peterson, repairing stove.
4 50
J. L. Hammett, slating and brush.
2 92
J. L. Hammett, Boston, furniture. 161 00
Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad, freight 2 88
CR. $665 49
By appropriation
$500 00
Expended over appropriation. 165 49
$665 49
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REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
D'R.
Paid-
Sheldon & Loring, shingle for school house, District No. 8. $29 36 James M. Weston, labor on · school house, District No. 8 7 00
Harrison Chandler, labor on school house, District No. 8 6 36
N. Ford & Sons, paper, nails, &c., Districts 1 and 8 .. 12 85
James M. Lyle, labor, Districts 1, 2, 7 and 8 10 46
Elisha Holmes, labor, Districts 1, 2 and 8. 2 00
Aaron Chandler, painting and stock, District 4. 32 00
J. B. Chandler, painting and stock, District 7 39 93
W. S. Freeman, paper, &c., Districts 1 and 3. 4 72
C. A. Peterson, repairs, Districts 1 and 2 4 72
William Holmes, District 5. 3 85
Henry Gibbons, labor, District 2
3 00
E. H. Chandler, repairs, &c., District 4 2 36
T. C. & H. B. Chandler, whitening school houses Districts 1, 5 and 6 8 00
H. W. Barstow, repairing windows, District 9 46
Ernest Wadsworth, labor, District 1. 75
8 54
J. L. Hammett, black boards and pointers . A. J. Wilkinson & Co., hooks and screws 3 90
No appropriation.
$193 11
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REPAIRS AT ALMSHOUSE.
Paid-
Henry A. Prior, rebuilding chimney, material and
·
repairs
$42 00
Otis C. Bradford, carpenter's labor on almshouse. 6 75 . C. A. Peterson, repairs on furnace 12 74
Sheldon & Loring, lumber. 7 84
Martin Freeman, fitting room for lodging tramps ... 8 45
J. F. Myrick, stove and pipe, room for tramps .. 4 00
Martin Freeman, repairs, Almshouse 2 50
$84 28
Unexpended balance
242 28
$326 56
Balance appropriation of 1873
$326 56
DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
$20 00
Appropriation
Paid Selectmen's orders for expense. $11 67
Unexpended 8 33
$20 00
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
TOWN OF DUXBURY in account with
JOSHUA W. SWIFT, Treasurer.
Received-
Cash from Selectmen, sale of desks and old taxes ... $6 32
Town of Quincy, supplies for Mrs. J. T. Ripley 11 78
Hobart & Chandler, deed of Mary T. Mitchell 7 79
Hobart & Chandler, interest of Mary T. Mitchell 46
sale of engine and house. 64 60
Town of Hanson, support of Alonzo Capen 54 75
James Burgess, farm sales
25 15
Emma S. Stetson, book agent.
38 37
National Bank tax.
1,311 29
National Corporation tax.
813 06
Reimbursed by State, State aid 2,041 91
From Town of So. Scituate, supplies to C. D. Mann. 106 70
Mrs. A. Pinder, school books
8 82
County Treasurer, dog fund
247 84
Massachusetts school fund
212 33
J. S. Loring, from sale of old bridge plank 9 90
Selectmen, old desks and lumber from District 3. 8 30
Selectmen, auction licenses 6 00
Tax bills of 1876. 20,077 37
Amount carried forward. $25,052 76
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Amount brought forward. $25,052 76
Received, Interest on taxes. 154 10
Deeds for property sold for taxes, 1875. . 224 01
Uncollected taxes, 1875 699 56
Omitted taxes. 32 00
Hired in anticipation of taxes 6,600 00
William W. Lyle, on account of book agent. . 56 39
On hand at settlement 65 61
$32,884 43
Paid-
Selectmen's orders $13,220 86
Overseers of the Poor, orders 2,820 49
Family aid 1,913 20
State tax. 1,350 00
County tax
1,484 82
Notes and interest
9,360 42
Uncollected taxes, 1875. 199 44
Deeds of property sold for taxes
224 01
Uncollected taxes, 1876 1,912 00
Cash on hand. 399 19
$32,884 43
INTEREST ON RAILROAD LOAN.
DR.
Balance appropriation, 1875 $950 00
Appropriation, 1876 4,450 00
CR. $5,400 00
Paid Treasurer Commonwealth Massachusetts
$4,500 00
Balance 900 00
$4,500 00
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OUTSTANDING NOTES AGAINST THE TOWN.
NAMES OF PAYEES.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest Due.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ..
$45,000 00
March 14, 1871.
690 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ..
30,000 00 Oct. 27, 1875.
2 20
Peleg Simmons ..
100 00 May 1, 1869.
Mary Sawin.
1,000 00 April 12, 1871.
64 79
Martin Oldham.
500 00 July 31, 1871. 100 00 June 5, 1875.
20 15
Peleg T. Brooks
300 00 March 25. 1876.
17 50
Old Colony Bank.
2,000 00 March 13, 1877.
Interest Paid.
Old Colony Bank.
1,500 00 March 13, 1877.
Interest Paid.
STATE AID TO DISABLED SOLDIERS AND FAM- ILIES OF DECEASED AND DISABLED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
PAYMENTS FROM MARCH 1, 1876, TO MARCH 1, 1877.
Huldah Bailey, $48 00|Amount brought forward, $926 00
Betsey A. Crocker, 48 00 Joseph A. Soule, 72 00
Deborah D. Soule, 48 00 James Thomas, 72 00
Hiram Weston,
72 00 Marcia Brewster,
48 00
Jane S. Weston,
48 00 Mary S. Bryant,
48 00
Mary D. Sampson,
96 00 Jabez P. Weston,
120 00
F. P. Sherman, for Mrs. Ed. G. Hunt,
48 00 Elihu S. Harriman,
13 50
Jonathan Glass,
120 00
Sarah A. Soule,
48 00
Alfred Peterson, 2d,
18 00 Oscar H. Soule,
52 50
Alex. J. McDonald,
54 00 John M. Grover,
120 00
Frances H. Josselyn, for Is-
Eugene Glass,
72 00
sachar Josselyn,
96 00 Fidelia R. Burns, guardian of
Rodney M. Leach,
120 00 R. B. Phillips, 35 20
Mary J. Simmons,
48 00 Leander R. Gardner, 72 00
Abram P. Sinmons,
48 00 Nelson V. Hutchinson,
36 00
Mrs. A. P. Simmons,
24 00
Amount carried forward, $926 00 Amount,
$1,831 20
Due from the State for payments from January 1,
1876, to March 1, 1877. $2,245 20
10 87
Martin Freeman ..
.
Interest Paid.
Mary Glass,
96 00
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, MARCH 15th, 1877.
DR.
Railroad loan and interest to March 15th, 1877. .. $75,690 00
CR.
750 shares Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad, par value 75,000 00 Interest due 690 00
$75,690 00
LIABILITIES.
Notes and interest.
$5,615 51
RESOURCES.
Uncollected taxes of 1875 $199 44
Uncollected taxes of 1876. 1,912 00
Due from State for State aid.
2.245 20
Deeds of property sold for taxes.
224 01
Due from Town of South Scituate. 68 75
Cash on hand. 399 19
$5,048 59
Ordinary debt of Town
566 92
$5,615 51
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ESTIMATE
OF THE PROBABLE EXPENSES OF THE TOWN FOR THE YEAR 1877-8.
Support of Schools $3,000 00
Support of Poor. 2,800 00
Repair of highways. 2,500 00
Interest on Railroad Loan.
4,500 00
State aid
2,200 00
Removing snow. 800 00
State and County tax .
2,800 00
$18,600 00
Incidental expenses . Bank and Corporation Tax.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS CHANDLER, Selectmen JOSIAH PETERSON, of
SAMUEL P. SOULE, Duxbury.
We, the undersigned, an Auditing Committee of the Town, have examined the foregoing accounts of the Selectmen, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
SAMUEL ATWELL, \ Auditing JOHN S. LORING, § Committee.
Duxbury, March 15, 1877.
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REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS.
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF DUXBURY.
MAY 1st, 1875. MAY 1st, 1876.
Real estate
. $915,925 00
Real estate.
$911,475 00
Personal.
182,600 00
Personal.
170,925 00
Real estate decrease from 1875.
$4,450 00
Personal estate decrease from 1875
11,675 00
Total decrease. $16,125 00
Decrease Bank and Corporation tax from 1875. . . . $829 67 State tax for 1876 . $1,350 00
County tax for 1876 1,484 82
Town tax for 1876.
17,242 55
Total tax.
$20,077 37
Rate per cent. of total tax, $1.72 on $100.
Number of acres of land taxed, 13,281.
Number of polls, 623.
Number of houses taxed, 562.
Number of horses taxed, 280.
Number of cows taxed, 235.
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, 376.
THOMAS CHANDLER, Assessors JOSIAH PETERSON, of SAMUEL P. SOULE, Duxbury.
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LIST OF JURORS.
-
The Selectmen having prepared the following list of Jurors, in conformity with the General Statues, chapter 132, section 6, present the same to the Town for revision and acceptance, viz :
Edward Baker,
Charles H. Brown,
John K. Parker, Edwin Bryant,
Alexander J. McDonald,
Otis White, Andrew Sampson,
William J. Alden, Jr.,
Robert T. Randall,
Samuel P. Soule, Isaac L. Loring,
Samuel Atwell, Henry Barstow,
William S. Frazar,
Samuel W. Alden,
Thomas R. Eames,
Joseph Goodspeed,
George H. Torrey,
Joshua S. Freeman, Henry Chandler, John S. Loring, Horatio Chandler,
Oscar Weston, Joshua W. Swift,
Alonzo Chandler, Henry Wadsworth,
Elbridge H. Chandler, Melzar Hunt,
Thomas Alden,
Thomas Chandler,
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
EXPENSE IN ALMSHOUSE FOR THE YEAR ENDING
MARCH 15th, 1877.
Paid-
Hills & Brother, Boston, flour $103 75
Gershom Bradford, shoats 25 00
G. A. Whiting, crackers. 14 87
Pool & Brothers, Boston, beef.
13 75
Geo. Bradford & Sons, meat.
50 93
W. E. Weston, meat. 28 58
N. Ford & Sons, goods, grain, &c 231 81
John Delano, Jr., teaming. 16 27
H. Callendar & Co., Boston, tea and tobacco 28 14
A. S. Churchill, soap.
2 52
Josiah Moore, hay
4 11
R. O. Paine, hay ..
4 19
H. A. Prior, hay and teaming
10 38
A. B. Weston, straw.
1 50
John Wilde, trucking
1 00
Charles Sampson, fowl.
1 05
Antonio Lopez, wood.
10 00
11 68
Otis Chandler, wood. 39 50
I. L. Sampson, wood
2 33
I. L. Sampson, making cider
1 30
Josiah Peterson, tobacco.
Charles Frost, fresh fish. 4 48
Amount carried forward $607 14
27
Amount brought forward $607 14
W. H. Burgess, fresh fish. 84
Edwin Prior, fresh fish. 1 75
Melzar Brewster, fresh clams 60
Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad, freight. 3 44
J. S. Loring, coal 52 15
Issachar Josselyn, butchering hogs
2 00
Dr. J. Wilde, medical attendance.
5 00
Samuel P. Soule, making report, Board State Chai- ties 1 50
S. P. Soule, services as clerk overseers, 1875. 5 00
Thomas Chandler, keeping books, stationery and postage, 1875. 7 72
Overseers' services, settling, making report of 1875.
15 00
James Burgess, salary as superintendent Almshouse to March 19 300 00
Reuben Peterson, Jr., hay.
12 50
$1,014 64
EXPENSES FOR SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Paid-
Support Thomas L. Soule $48 00
J. P. Bosworth. 65 00
James Randall and family. 122 15
Mrs. Ed. Southworth, Plymouth
53 00
Gustavus D. Simmons, support Mrs. James South- worth 55 00
Amount carried forward $343 15
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Amount brought forward $343 15
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, support W. A. Standish, 209 45
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, support Martha O. Jack- son 200 47
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, support Simeon Sampson, 97 35
Town of Hanover, support T. Ingles and family .. .. 156 05
Town of Hanson, support W. W. Gardner and family. 75 50
C. H. Chandler & Co., supplies to C. D. Mann, South Scituate. 87 00
C. H. Chandler, burial child of C. D. Mann, South Scituate. 5 00
Dr. J. Wilde, medical attendance to C. D. Mann, South Scituate 3 00
Division Store 654, supplies C. D. Mann, South Scituate 12 70
Martin Freeman, coffin for child of C. D. Mann, South Scituate 10 00
Martin Freeman, coffin for Alonzo Capen, Hanson. . 12 50
Harrison Wadsworth, burial Alonzo Capen, Hanson 5 00 Dr. C. P. French, medical attendance, Alonzo Capen, Hanson 19 50
Dr. C. P. French, medical attendance, Jas. Randall .. 12 00
Supplies to Widow Betsey Peterson. 23 50
Supplies to Sabra Keen, wood and stove. 29 25
Town of Plymouth, supplies to family of R. Thomas 63 06
Town of Plymouth, supplies to Mrs. H. Wadsworth . 51 00
Nathaniel Hodges, support of Avery Hodges . . ...
52 00
Town of South Scituate, supplies to Edward M. Ma . goun and family . 53 41
Nancy R. Baker, clothing, John Freeman. 12 00
Amount carried forward $1,532 89
29
Amount brought forward . $1,532 89
Mrs. R. B. Kennedy, house rent, Mrs. E. G. Hunt. . 53 00
Division Store 654; goods for Mrs. E. G. Hunt. . . . . 24 01
City of Lawrence, supplies to George Stetson and family 6 30
Samuel W. Alden, wood for Wadsworth Hunt 15 25
N. Ford & Sons, clothing, James Randall 5 50
C. H. Chandler & Co., goods, Ezra Anderson. 25 00
Town of Malden, supplies to A. J. Warren.
16 88
City of Boston, supplies to Julia Brewer.
8 25
City of Boston, supplies to Walter E. White and family 55 52
City of Boston, supplies to Mary Loring. 6 10
City of Boston, supplies to Mary J. Seaward. 19 10
City of Boston, burial of O. W. Seaward.
10 00
City of Boston, supplies to Charlotte Andrews. 8 02
A. Stetson, shoes, John Freeman.
2 50
Charles H. Chandler, burial of daughter of Hiram Peterson 5 00
John Foster, Pembroke, house rent, W. W. Gardner 23 33 N. Ford & Sons, clothing, John Freeman 2 10
Thomas Chandler, services at Hanson, Plymouth
and Pembroke, with legal advice in Ingles' case
7 25
Josiah Peterson, services at Plymouth on French case, and advice ..
2 75
Samuel P. Soule, services, case of Mrs Peterson and Keen 1 50
$1,830 25
Expenses in Almshouse.
1,014 64
out of Almshouse
1,829 81
Balance
176 66
$3,021 55
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AVAILABLE MEANS FOR SUPPORT OF POOR FROM
MARCH 15, 1876, TO MARCH 15, 1877.
Balance from 1875 $523 16
Appropriation for 1876. 2,300 00
Received, Town of Hanson, support, burial, &c., of Alonzo Capen. 54 75
Town of South Scituate, supplies to C. D. Mann and family. 106 70
James Burgess, produce sold 25 16
Town of Quincy, supplies to Mrs. J. T. Ripley 11 78
$3,021 55
Number of paupers now in Almshouse 10
Largest number at one time 11
Smallest number at one time.
10
Died during the year (Alonzo Capen, of Hanson). . 1
Tramps lodged and fed during the year
438
Estimated cost to the Town
$74 76
INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE AND AGE.
AGE.
AGE.
John Delano 87
Welthea W. Sampson
75
Joseph Phillips.
79
Alice Bonney ..
76
Bradford Holmes
72
Mary Southworth.
62
Harriet Winslow.
87
Betsey A. Churchill
52
Lois Brewster
82
Lucy G. Chandler
27
The average cost of support in the Almshouse for the year ending March 15, 1877, has been $1.78%.
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ARTICLES REMAINING IN THE HOUSE AND ON THE FARM, MARCH 15th, 1877.
982 lbs. ham,
1
cow, ¿ ton English hay,
80 lbs. beef,
2 bushels beans,
14 fowls,
35 lbs. tea,
8 bushels potatoes,
90 lbs. fish,
1 bushel coarse salt,
60 lbs. dried apples,
2,250 lbs. coal,
45 lbs. sugar,
23 cords oak wood,
5 gallons molasses,
45 lbs. lard,
13 cords maple wood, & cord pine wood,'
12 lbs. butter,
1} bushels corn,
2 bbls. flour,
25 gallons cider,
2 lbs. tobacco,
14 lbs. soap,
350 lbs. pork, 1 cider barrel,
10 lbs. fine salt,
12 empty beef barrels.
2 lbs. spices,
10 empty flour barrels,
Į gross matches,
5 bushels turnips.
Amount, $253.71.
The Town will observe by the foregoing report of the Overseers of the Poor, that the expenses out of the House have very much increased from the previous year ; but we are con- fident no money has been expended except to those that were actually in need of assistance, and claimed support from the Town either by birth, marriage, or military settlement. We are surprised, in consequence of the hard times, that the ex- pense has not reached a higher amount.
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To Captain Burgess and wife we think much credit is due for the good management and economy they have exercised in the care of the house and inmates the past year.
Entertaining 438 tramps during the year has given the matron of the house much trouble, work and anxiety. We do not feel at liberty to give her extra compensation, but leave it to the Town to consider the case, and do what may seem to them just and right.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS CHANDLER, Overseers of JOSIAH PETERSON, the Poor
SAMUEL P. SOULE, of Duxbury.
We, the undersigned, Auditing Committee of the Town, have examined the foregoing account, and find it correct.
SAMUEL ATWELL, ) Auditing JOHN S. LORING, § Committee.
Duxbury, March 15, 1877.
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TOWN MEETING.
COPY OF ARTICLES IN WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING, TO BE HELD AT TOWN HALL, DUXBURY, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1877, AT 10 O'CLOCK, A. M.
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 accept of the list of Jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
5. To see if the Town will discontinue the road at the rear of house of Rufus B. Dorr. By request of Rufus B. Dorr.
6. To see if the Town will authorize the Overseers of Poor to pay the bill of Dr. Charles P. French for medical attendance on Ezra Anderson.
7. Will. the Town authorize the Overseers of Poor to pay for coffin for daughter of Hiram Peterson ?
8. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the Town the ensuing year.
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9. Will the Town take any action in relation to stocking Island Creek Pond and its tributaries with alewives? By re- quest of David Cushman.
10. Will the Town make an appropriation for decorating soldiers' graves? By request.
11. To see if the Town will remove the receiving tomb at the Unitarian Cemetery, or provide a more suitable access to the same in winter. By request of Charles H. Chandler.
12. To see if the Town will discontinue the road from Soule's Bear, so-called, to the Old Tarkiln School House lot. By request of James Cooper.
13. Will the Town make an appropriation for removing snow of the winter of 1877-78 ?
14. Will the Town dispose of their stock in the Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad, and take any action in regard to funding the Town railroad debt into bonds of the Town, running from one to twenty-five years? By request of H. E. Smith and others.
15. Will the Town authorize their Treasurer to hire money in anticipation of taxes ?
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REPORT OF DIRECTORS
OF THE
DUXBURY & COHASSET RAILOAD COMPANY.
The Directors respectfully submit to the Stockholders this fifth Annual Report of the Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad Com- pany for twelve months ending September 30, 1876.
Amounts paid for construction of road to Sept. 30, 1876, are as follows :
For grading and masonry $177,200 15
Bridging . 21,435 51
Superstructure, including rails .. .. 159,541 78
Land, land damages and fences ... 50,803 31 Pass. and freight stations, wood- sheds and water stations ..... 23,336 03
Engine house, car shed and turn tables 8,465 07
Engineering, agencies and other
expenses 13,210 21
Telegraph 1,596 79
Total paid for construction, Of the above there has been paid dur- ing the past year for land damages, $244 00
$455,594 85
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The total debt of the company Sept. 30, 1876, was :
Notes and bills payable . $87,242 18
There are sundry claims and a judg- ment against the company esti- mated to amount to 6,945 00
Total liabilities $94,187 18
The increase of the debt over last year
is made up of the interest on the debt for the year. $4,685 62
The loss in working the road for the year 7,456 47
And the amount paid on account of
construction
244 00
INCOME AND EXPENDITURES.
INCOME.
From passengers. $27,568 72
Freight 6,313 15
Express 1,061 63
Mails.
1,205 06
$36,148 56
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Station agents $2,279 63
Conductors and brakemen 2,445 12
Train baggage masters 1,505 04
Stationery and blanks
.139 72
Miscellaneous items 216 81
Use of passenger cars. 6,088 66
$12,674 98
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MERCHANDISE DEPARTMENT.
Conductors and brakemen $600 00
Merchandise labor 1,201 93
Damage to merchandise
94 58
Stationery and blanks
43 50
Use of merchandise cars
967 20
$2,907 21
LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Use of locomotives
$6,579 01
Fuel-coal
5,621 92
Wood
21 50
$12,222 43
MAINTENANCE OF WAY.
Repairs of road.
$11,192 27
Fence.
361 23
Water works
17 10
$11,570 60
GENERAL EXPENSE.
Clerks and office expense
$450 00
Treasurer and office expense
250 00
Miscellaneous items.
72 59
Stationery and blanks
114 77
Advertising.
118 50
Repairs of stations and buildings.
611 52
State commissioners
20 00
Insurance
187 50
$1,824 88
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE.
Watchman
$326 18
Miscellaneous damage
2,000 00
Cattle, horses and sheep killed
12 00
Oil for stations.
66 75
$2,404 93
Total expenditures $43,605 03
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Total expenditures brought forward. $43,605 03
Total income brought forward 36,148 56
Loss in working the road 7,456 47
Interest on debt 4,685 62
Total deficit for year $12,142 09
The Directors in their statement to the Stockholders for the year ending September 30, 1874, state that the cost of the road including outstanding claims chargeable to construction (estimated $10,000), would be about $462,377.94. They see no reason for changing this estimate at the present time.
The receipts were $5,873.22, and the expenditures $2,138.85 less than last year. The net loss in working the road for the year was $7,456.47, against $3,722.10 for the year ending Sept. 30, 1875.
The road bed, track, and buildings are in fair condition. Some of the iron and sleepers will, however, soon need re- moving.
We hope for an improvement in business, but do not feel much confidence that it will be felt to any great extent during the coming year.
Respectfully submitted, ONSLOW STEARNS, ) S. N. GIFFORD, Directors. J. O. COLE, S
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1876.
Date of Marriage.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE AT TIME OF MARRIAGE.
Age.
BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan. 9,
Elva L. Raymond,
Duxbury,
21
Duxbury.
Frank M. Sproul,
Brockton,
26
23,
Ella J. Geary,
Duxbury,
25
C. Y. DeNormandie, Kingston.
Feb. 16,
Hannah W. Sampson,
l'lympton,
38
Philip Titcomb, Plympton.
Mch. 26,
Sarah J. Holmes,
Duxbury,
22
Josiah Moore, Duxbury.
Apr. 25,
Hattie Reed,
Kingston,
18
Kingston.
30,
Martha H. Delano,
Duxbury,
20
Duxbury.
Charles F. Haire,
Plymouth,
22
W. W. Lyle,
Aug. 12,
Annie S. Holmes,
Plymouth,
20
Duxbury.
19,
James A. Simmons, Emily J Delano,
Duxbury,
24
Duxbury.
Sept. 23,
[ Charles P. French, 2 Emma Miller,
Duxbury,
16
J. M. Mace, Plympton.
Oct.
3,
Mary E. Sampson,
Duxbury,
20
W. W. Lyle, Duxbury.
10,
Elizabeth Christie,
Marshfield,
23
Marshfield.
Pembroke,
44
Bartholomew Otheman, Duxbury.
26,
Sarah E. Winsor,
Duxbury,
19
Duxbury.
26,
Marianna Bailey,
Marshfield,
25
Marslıfield.
30,
Deborah D. Woodward,
Duxbury,
37
Duxbury.
Dec. 17,
Lizzie A. Gardner,
Duxbury,
20
Duxbury.
Charles A. Hodgden,
Duxbury,
26
C. F. Penney,
31,
Helen W. Gorden,
Augusta, Me.,
22
Augusta, Me.
Nov. 5,
Joseph A. Cooper. Mary A. V. Silver, John H. Harvey,
Pembroke,
33
Marshfield,
23
Bartholomew Otheman,
Josepli Goodspeed,
Duxbury,
26
M. A.
Martin H. Mullin,
Duxbury,
32
W. W. Lyle,
Charles W. Marsh,
Duxbury,
24
Josiah Moore,
George F. Peterson,
Duxbury.
22
E. Alden, Jr.,
Duxbury,
32
Josialı Moore,
Duxbury,
29
William L. Hazard,
Chelsea,
25
C. Y. DeNormandie,
William M. Lewis,
Marshfield,
29
W. W. Lyle,
Allen Prior,
Duxbury,
62
Homer B. Weston,
Duxbury.
20
Elijah T. Ford,
Duxbury,
28
W. W. Lyle,
George W. Thomas,
Duxbury,
21
40
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1876.
DATE OF BIRTH.
NAME OF CHILD.
Jan. 1,
Mary H. Standish, Edna F. Bates,
19, 21, Grace M. Wadsworth,
Feb. 2,
Mary H. Alden,
12, Archer M. Wadsworth,
16, Earnest R. Shedd,
17, Margaret E. Edwards,
22, George W. Loring,
Mch. 10,
Alice S. Mauby,
Apr. 18, Grace G. McDonald,
21, Florence B. Cushing,
25, James W. Sampson, Arthur M. Glass,
May 2, 3, 17, 28, Julian W. Weston, Florence M. Chandler,
Fred. C. Peterson, William J. Dunham,
June 14, 21, Joseph E. Merritt,
29, Carleton S. Gifford, Henry D. Cuttriss,
July 6, 8, Mary E. Parker, 20, Annie B. Loring,
Bertha M. Chute,
Herbert Cushing,
Lewis,
Aug. 20, Sept. 12, 16, Oct. 9, Nov. 5, 17, 21, 28, Dec. 4, 7, 9, 18.
Mary P. Thomas, Bernard F. Randall, Wright. George B. Cushing, William F. Bedwin, Winthrop O. Delano, Wadsworth, George T. Bates, Edward A. Esterbrook,
Ethel B. Green,
23, 24,
Delano, ·
NAMES OF PARENTS.
John W. and Jane M., R. T. and Emily E., Hamilton and Lucy E., John and Sylvia J., Harrison and Mary S., Sylvanus and Clara R., John S. and Caroline C., Arthur F. and Ella J., W. H. and Sophia,
Alex. J. and Georgianna L., Joshua M. and Fannie A., Henry L. and Mary J., Horace W. and Jerusha A., Henry and Maria T.,
William J. and Martha D.,
Charles H. and Sarah,
Thaddeus W. and Elizabeth F., Amos and Lizzie, Stephen N. and Ada J., Charles and Ann M., John K. and Mercy, Horace L. and Mary E., Charles M. and Beulah W., Levi H. and Rebecca F., Ambrose and Malinda, George W. and Elva L., James F. and Alfreda P., George W. and Georgianna, Seth B. and Ida F., Albert S. and Georgianna, Otis and Lizzie F., William and Mary H., George B. and Emma C., William and Eliza J., George A. and Lizzie, Gilbert M. and Amelia T., Otis C. and Electa A., Elnathan and Hannah,
MAIDEN NAME.
Pierce. Estes. Peterson. Burgess. Louden. Peterson. Fislı. Sampson. Chandler. Chandler. Lyon.
Sampson. Badger. Peterson. Louden. Paulding. Foster. Hayden. Winsor. Winsor. Alden. Cook. Arnold. Sears. Wadsworth. Raymond. Bonney. Buckham. Bailey. Winslow. Osborn. Peterson. Paulding, Dorr.
Nickerson. Chandler. Snell. Allistou.
18, 18, Herbert A. Ryder. Affie M. Bradford,
41
DEATHS REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1876.
AGE.
DATE.
NAME OF DECEASED.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Y.
M.
D.
Jan. 10.
Edwin W. Alden,
1
4
20
Diphtheria.
14,
Abigail Turner,
75
10
4
Heart Disease.
19,
Lizzie Alice Winsor,
8
11
10
Diphtheria.
23,
Aunie L. Freeman,
7
11
Pneumonia.
Feb. 14,
Wyman T. Weston,
30
Consumption.
21,
George Gallope,
39
Congestion of Kidneys.
28,
Hannah B. Winsor,
73
3
Consumption.
29,
Everett W. Freeman,
4
8
25
Diphtheria.
Mch. 6,
Joshua Cushing,
74
8
23
Bright's Disease of Kidneys.
26,
Mary S. Otheman,
90
9
9
Old Age.
Apr. 7,
Daniel B. Peterson,
37
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