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Voted, that the Bank and Corporation taxes be applied to the Incidental Account.
Voted, that the unexpended balance of Marshall Street Side- walk Account be spent, under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for sidewalks. Also that the unexpended balance of Town Hall Grounds Account be spent by the Highway Surveyor upon the Town Hall Grounds during the ensuing year. That the unexpended balance of the Town Dump Account be left where it is. That the unexpended balance of the Roadside Trees and Land and Tax Title or Waste Land Accounts be left where the Conservation Committee can use it. That the over- draft on Bluefish River Bridge Account be transferred to the Incidental Account.
In answer to Article 31. "Will the Town appropriate $50 for investigation of clam industry ?" it was,
Voted, that this article be indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Rev. Lewis J. Thomas, it was
Voted, that we, citizens of Duxbury, in Town Meeting assembled, learning with deep regret of the death of our esteemed fellow-townsman, Sidney Peterson, desire hereby to express our appreciation of his sterling character and valuable public ser-
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vices, and to extend our sincere sympathy to Mrs. Peterson and family in their bereavement.
On motion of Dr. N. K. Noyes, seconded by Mr. Alfred E. Green, it was,
Voted, that the Moderator appoint a Committee of three to draft resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the community at their loss in the death of our late esteemed fellow-citizen, Wil- liam J. Wright; that the same be spread upon our records, printed in the Town Report, and a copy transmtited to the members of his bereaved family.
The Moderator appointed the following to act as committee : Mr. Alfred E. Green, Dr. N. K. Noyes, Mr. Charles F. Allen.
On motion of Dr. N. K. Noyes, seconded by Mr. Alfred E. Green, it was,
Voted, that in consideration of his long and faithful service as a member of the Board of Selectmen and for some years its Chairman, the Town wishes in some way to make note of its appreciation of such service, therefore,
Voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to draft resolutions on the death of our late fellow-townsman, Henry H. Lewis; that the same be spread upon our records, printed in the Town Report, and a copy transmitted to the mem- bers of his bereaved family.
The Moderator appointed the following to act as committee : Rev. Lewis J. Thomas, Rev. Andrew Hahn, Mr. Herbert E. Walker.
Voted, that the thanks of the meeting be extended to the Mod- erator for his efficient and impartial conducting of the business of the day, and that the Selectmen be instructed to pay him the sum of ten dollars for his services.
Voted, to adjourn.
GEORGE H. STEARNS, Town Clerk.
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Following are the resolves as made in accordance with vote passed and above recorded :
In accordance with the vote passed at the annual town meet- ing, March 8, 1913, the following resolutions are submitted :
Whereas, Death has removed our fellow-citizen, Henry H. Lewis, therefore,
Resolved, that we desire to express our appreciation of his able services for twenty-five years as a member of the boards of selectmen, assessors, and overseers of the poor, our respect for the honesty, fidelity and independence with which those services were rendered, and the loss which the Town has sustained in his death.
Resolved, that we extend our sincere sympathy to the family in their bereavement.
LEWIS J. THOMAS, ANDREW HAHN, HERBERT E. WALKER.
May 15, 1913.
At a special Town Meeting held June 21, 1913 :
Chose Henry P. Moulton, Jr., Moderator.
Voted, that the Town build a macadam road over the way as laid out by the County Commissioners, from Washington street to South Station street, over land of George H. Stearns and heirs of George L. Higgins.
Voted to appropriate $3,500 for the building of the road men- tioned.
Voted, that the whole matter of building the road be put out to contract, and that the expense shall not exceed $3,500.
Voted, that the matter of purchasing a steam-roller be laid over until the next annual town meeting.
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Voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to investigate the matter of a steam-roller and report at the next annual town meeting, and
The Moderator appointed Mr. Harry B. Bradley, Mr. Alfred E. Green and Dr. N. K. Noyes as this committee.
Voted, to adjourn.
GEORGE H. STEARNS, Town Clerk.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
UNCOLLECTED BALANCE DEC. 31, 1912
ABATEMENTS
COLLECTIONS
UNCOLLECTED DEC. 31, 1913
Tax of 1911
$140.82
Tax of 1912
$2,783.82 8,639.64 48,250.09
$239.46 6.25 2,657.01
$2,403.54 5,479.43 37,765.24
3,153 96
Tax of 1913
7,827.84
$59,673 55
$2,902.72
$45,648.21
$11,122.62
GEORGE H. STEARNS,
Tax Collector.
The above statement is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. (Signed)
ERNEST H. BAILEY, THOMAS W. HERRICK,
Duxbury, January 20, 1914.
Auditors.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
George H. Stearns, Treasurer, in Account with the Town of Duxbury.
1913.
Dr.
Cr.
Jan. 1. To cash on hand,
$3,498.86
Selectmen's orders, School Committee's orders,
12,288.58
Received,
County Treasurer, account Dog Fund,
364.96
State Treasurer, State tax,
6,000.00
County Treasurer, account new highway,
1,000.00
State Treasurer, repairs state highway,
258.00
State Treasurer, account corporation tax,
1.80
State Treasurer, reimbursed account con- tagious disease,
11.00
State Treasurer, account liquor license,
.25
State Treasurer, Moth account,
273.70
County Treasurer, county tax,
State Treasurer Tuition,
113.50
Old Colony National Bank, temporary loan,
16,000.00
State Treasurer Corporation Tax,
2,006.87
Old Colony National Bank, interest,
624.79
State Treasurer, National Bank Tax,
344.68
Natick Five Cent Bank,
State Treasurer, State Aid,
1,890.00
Appropriation loan,principal,
1,500.00
Town of Marshfield, Ind. Soldiers and Sailors,
126.50
Appropriation loan, interest,
210.00
C. Bellavance, sale of "Snow" property,
50.00
Arlington Five Cent Bank,
W. M. McNeil, sale of land,
50.00
P. A. Basket Ball Team, use Town Hall, 6.00
133.07
Reimbursement taxes, account tax sales, School Committee, sale buildings, etc.,
26.00
School Committee, sale books, 3.95
Old Colony National Bank, temporary loan, 16,000.00
321.44
Duxbury, January 1, 1914,
GEORGE H. STEARNS,
Treasurer.
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$73,380.97
Old Colony National Bank, rebate of interest, Reimbursement account, Salary School Super- intendent,
416.67
General municipal purpose loan, principal, 1,500.00
General municipal purpose loan, interest, 450.00
Bureau of statistics, certification town notes, 15.00
Bounties, crows .and hawks, 30.35
Cash on hand and in bank, 553.98
$29,475.95
4,472.27
City of Boston, account schools, Private subscription,
5.50
January 20, 1914.
account curbing at Duxbury Post Office,
11.14
Selectmen, trustees Hathaway Fund, 145.00
Selectmen, account Board of Health,
7.00
Tree Warden, receipts for use of sprayer,
25.00
Board of Health, garbage collections,
118.25
Sale Assessor's maps,
40.00
Telephone tolls,
3.45
Farm sales,
61.00
Fines,
226.90
Licenses,
27.00
Tax collections,
45,648.21
Interest,
425.32
$73,380.97
We, the Auditors, have this day audited the above ac- counts and find them properly vouched and correctly cast. (Signed) ERNEST H. BAILEY, THOMAS W. HERRICK,
Auditors.
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DUXBURY CEMETERY TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
Balance Jan. 1, 1913
Dividend
Total
Balance for Care Jan. 1, 1914 Paid
Mary Simmons,
$50.70
$2.02
$52.72
$2.50
$50.22
Henry W. Hathaway,
1125.42
45.44
1170.86
3.00
1167.86
John Porter,
130.50
5.26
135.76
15.00
120.76
Hambleton E. Smith,
131.92
5.30
137.22
10.00
127.22
John Bradford,
102.50
4.12
106.62
3.00
103.62
Lydia W. Chandler,
122.15
4.92
127.07
5.00
122.07
Susan B. Nickerson,
172.07
6.94
179.01
5.00
174.01
Ferdinand Emerson,
128.28
5.16
133.44
3.00
130.44
Thomas C. Powers,
108.16
4.36
112.52
3.00
109.52
John Thomas,
113.86
5.48
118.44
3.00
115.44
Zilpha S. Soule,
104.85
4.20
109.05
8.00
101.05
Latham Fund,
541.29
27.37
568.66
39.00
529.66
Joshua Weston,
114.78
4.62
119.40
119.40
Zeruah Soule,
113.79
4.58
118.37
3.00
115.87
Josiah S. Battis,
113.91
4.58
118.49
3.00
115.49
Lydia A. Bates,
133.28
5.36
138.64
3.00
135.64
Judah Harlow,
115.22
4.64
119.86
3.00
116.86
Lot Soule,
110.24
4.44
114.68
3.00
111.68
Henrietta Chandler,
144.10
5.80
149.90
1.00
148.90
Jairus Magoun,
186.42
7.52
193.94
3.00
190.94
Deborah C. Hunt,
58.18
2.34
60.52
1.00
59.52
Josephus Dawes,
107.32
4.32
111.64
8.00
103.64
Rebecca T. Holmes,
113.74
4.58
118.32
2.00
116.32
Louis M. Bailey,
109.48
4.40
113.88
3.00
110.88
Nutter and Brown,
104.80
4.20
109.00
3.00
106.00
Joseph B. Emerson,
565.86
22.84
588.70
10.00
578.70
Harrison G. Weston,
54.90
2.18
57.08
2.00
55.08
Joseph A. Sampson,
104.19
4.20
108.39
3.00
105.39
Henry C. Tanner,
106.84
4.28
111.12
3.00
108.12
Briggs Gullifer,
108.18
4.36
112.54
10.00
102.54
Morton Bradford,
104.60
4.20
108.80
3.00
105.80
Robert A. Southworth,
101.98
4.10
106.08
3.00
103.08
Dr. E. Jeanette Gooding,
109.22
4.40
113.62
3.00
110.62
Alexander Wadsworth,
210.64
8.48
219.12
3.00
216.12
Mrs. Nathan Delano,
52.96
2.12
55.08
2.00
53.08
Joseph and Ann Wadsworth,
123.29
4.96
128.25
1.00
127.25
Augustus Sampson,
101.18
4.08
105.26
3.00
102.26
William Prior,
212.72
8.56
221.28
6.00
215.28
Eden S. Sampson,
100.20
4.04
104.24
4.00
100.24
George H. Bailey,
105.48
4.24
109.72
3.00
106.72
Parker Jones,
104.36
4.20
108.56
3.00
105.56
James Cooper,
51.56
2.06
53.62
1.00
52.62
George T. Sampson,
106.32
4.28
110.60
10.58
100.02
William H. Winsor,
79.12
3.18
82.30
1.00
81.30
Henry Delano,
103.12
4.16
107.28
5.00
102.28
Cushman and Bryant,
204.16
8.24
212.40
6.00
206.40
George Soule,
101.00
Additional bequest, 7-12-13, Total,
201.00
5.08
206.08
3.00
203.08
Bailey Loring, 2-28-13,
125.00
3.77
128.77
128.77
Chandler-Ryder, 3-19-13,
100.00
3.02
103.02
103.02
Samuel Atwell, 4-28-13,
100.00
2.00 /
102.00
102.00
Georgiana L. Thomas, 4-3-13,
100.00
3.02
103.02
50.00
1.00
51.00
51.00
Cordiana Bailey, 6-5-13,
202.00
8.16
210.16
6.00
204.16
Ellison and Howes,
$8,381.28
$333.78
$8,715.06
$236.08
$8,478.98
108.14
4.36
112.50
3.00
109.50
Luther S. Chandler,
109.02
4.40
113.42
3.00
110.42
Bradford Weston,
118.28
4.76
123.04
123.04
Zenas Winsor,
100.00
103.02
GEORGE H. STEARNS, Treasurer.
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THE WILLIAM PENN HARDING LIBRARY FUND.
January, 1913, Balance on deposit, $1,020 00
July 8, 1913, dividend, 20 40
$1,040 40
July 8, 1913, paid Treasurer Duxbury Free Library, 40 40
$1,000 00
January, 1914, dividend,
20 00
$1,020 00
GEORGE H. STEARNS, Treasurer of Town of Duxbury.
NOTICE.
At the last Annual Town Meeting it was
Voted, that the Town Treasurer be instructed to investigate methods of conducting Town business and report at next Annual Town Meeting.
Inasmuch as the Selectmen have conducted the business of the Town, and the accounts have been kept by a method which con- forms to that advised by the Director of the Bureau of Statistics, it would seem unnecessary for the Town Treasurer to make any further suggestions.
Duxbury, January 1, 1914.
TOWN TREASURER.
Duxbury 4
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF DUXBURY
DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1913
January 7. At Duxbury, Willard L. Murray of Kingston, and Ruby V. Holmes of Duxbury, by Rev. Andrew Hahn.
April 10. At Duxbury, Lorenzo W. Peterson of Duxbury, and Lizzie Baker of Kinston, by Rev. Andrew Hahn.
April 22. At Marshfield, James H. Morris and Florence H. Randall, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Otis O. Ordway.
May 6. At Duxbury, Arthur W. Bradlee and Abby S. Her- rick, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Roy W. Magoun.
May 8. At Harvard, Raymond H. Lane of Everett, and Olive H. Arnold of Duxbury, by Rev. Henry B. Mason.
May 24. At Duxbury, Luther A. Shurtleff of North Ab- ington, and Harriette N. White of Duxbury, by Rev. H. N. Cunningham.
July 22. At Plymouth, Russell B. DeWolf and Alice E. Wadsworth, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Marcus H. Carroll.
Aug. 12. At Plymouth, Harold W. Glass of Duxbury, and Lydia F. Sampson of Plymouth, by Rev. A. M. Fowler.
Nov. 5. At Duxbury, George F. Chandler and Sarah L. Brewster, both of Duxbury, by Rev. Andrew Hahn.
STATEMENT OF DOG LICENSES ISSUED.
Whole number of dogs licensed,
160
Males, 132
Females,
27
Kennel,
1
Returned to County Treasurer,
$392 00
GEORGE H. STEARNS, Town Clerk.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN DUXBURY DURING THE YEAR 1913.
Date
Name
Parents' Names
Maiden Name of Mother
Jan.
18 Richard Harrison Hartford
Alton H. and Mildred B.
Paine Moore
18 Frances Aleda Goodrich
Benjamin F. and Iza N.
Feb.
2 Thorndike Langdon Spalding
Roger and Helen C.
Elliot M. and Hattie F.
Harry E. and Isabel L.
Bezanson
8 Doris Clayton McNaught
Charles C. and Clara L.
Sinnott
11 Mary Elizabeth Mosher
William St. C. and Elizabeth J. Henry and Leontine
George M. and Ella E.
Chandler
Mar.
28 Viola Francis Barron
Frank X. and Matilda M.
Medroe
Apr.
6 Bowyer Brockenbrough Osgood 12 Alice Carpenter Berriman
Jesse T. and Grace M.
Peterson
18 Ione Leah Foye
Harry C. and Maude L.
Pratt
July
11 Nina May Soule
Weatherbee
Aug.
20 Alma Standish Merry
Hatch
Oct.
8 Kenneth Murray Walker
Delano
11 Helen Gertrude Hodgdon
Nahum M. and Ella M.
Davies
18 Henry Peterson Thomas
David H. and Mary E.
Nickerson
Nov.
2 Walter Smith Edwards
Arthur O. and Mary
Curran
23 Ralph Lewis Ryder
Oscar B. and Abbie F.
Lewis
Dec.
30 Robert Bradford Stewart
Robert H. and Katherine I.
Ryder
James E. and Lena
Arsenault
31 James Warren Mckeown 1
Greene Sanford
5 Howard Loring Randall
6 Beulah Mae Hunt
Redmond
16 John Emery Pratt
Gaudreau
16 Lloyd Parker Lantz
Ernest W. and Marian W.
Brockenbrough
Guy L. and Ada M. Hortense E. and Ruth L. Percy L. and Grace M.
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN DUXBURY IN 1913.
Date
Name
Age YMD
Cause of Death
Parents' Names
Jan.
3
John A. Irwin
60
3 11
3
Frances J. Soule (Cushman)
41
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5
George W. Steele
48
4 15
27
Henry H. Lewis
70
9
5
Arterio-sclerosis
31
George W. Lewis
68
5
4
Feb.
1
Edwin Hunt
70
3
18
7
Emma B. Bates
39
1
29
13
Isaac L. Rich
68
1
22
26
Isabel L. Hunt (Bezanson)
33
5
1
Robert Steele
70
7
28
8
Sidney Peterson
78
11
10
Mitral regurgitation
10
Josephine Soule (King)
40
1
Carcinoma of breast
10
Mary A. Baker (Harding)
48
11
11
Cerebral hemorrhage
Edward C. and Cordelia Rideout
27
Caroline Peterson (Baker)
79
6
21
14
Lucy E. Wadsworth (Peterson)
72
5
3
16
Rebecca Wright (Perkins)
93
Arterio-sclerosis
William and Sophia Bradford
17
Levi H. Cushing
84
6
29
Neoplasm in intestines
18
Martha A. Nash
62
S
15
1
Mary W. Wadsworth (Freeman)
79
4
12
1
Mary D. Foster (Chandler)
79
2
15
Pulmonary embolism
29
Frank Bronson
Accidental fall
80
4
3
75
4
28
Hypostatic pneumonia
June
12
Julia T. Peterson (Beale)
85
3
23
Arterio-sclerosis
19
Sarah F. Sherman (Freeman)
80
11
2
Valvular disease of heart
30
Lydia M. Ayers (Hooper)
82
9
6
Heart failure
July
2
Rowena H. Soule (Winsor)
75
4
11
Arterio-sclerosis
Eden and Lucy Weston
10
Lois L. Simmons
1
5
11
Broncho-pneumonia
82
1
23 Lobar pneumonia
30
Rebecca D. Freeman
89
10
Arterio-sclerosis
Aug.
6
A. Ferdinand Travis
42
5 27
Obstruction of larynx
Alonzo F. and Grace L. Preston
10 Mary L. L. Lamore
2
2 22
Fermental diarrhoea
Charles and Mary Obin
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William A. and Sarah Dudley George P. and Rosa Guterres Robert and Lydia W. Randall Thomas and Juliette Magoun Joseph and Jane Little
Wadsworth and Lydia S. Sampson
George B. and Emma Paulding Samuel and Polly Rich
Mar.
Arterio-sclerosis
[phlibetes
Calvin and Elizabeth John and Catherine Jackson Reuben and Deborah Clark Stephen and
George and Hannah Chandler Lewis and Julia Brewster
Apr.
Lobar pneumonia
8
John and Betsy King
William and Elizabeth Thomas
May
Diabetes
Weston and Mary L. Hunt Alden and Lydia J. Prior
29
Carcinoma of bowels
Isaac and Lucia Bradford
29
Lucia J. Chandler Lyman B. Fitts
Luke G. and Lydia F. Drake John and Jane T. Otis
Martin and Nancy Morehead Edward and Lydia
George W. and Alice E. Doughity Nathaniel and Huldah Stetson Nathaniel and Salome Delano
28 Jonathan S. Ford
(Snow)
Cerebral hemorrhage
Cerebral hemorrhage
Cirrhosis of liver
Carcinoma of intestines
Cerebral embolism
Acute gastritis
Gunshot wound of heart
Embolism following
puerperal
Angina pectoris
Acute pulmonary oedema
1
17 John Sprague
85
3
2
1 Apoplexy Heart failure
Sept.
8
Rosamond S. Chandler (Avery)
17 Elizabeth P. Chandler (Brewster)
22
Bridget F. MeGoldrick (Regan)
77
9 - General peritonitis
25 Albert E. Pond
47 84
8
24
Uraemia
Oct.
6
Gamaliel Wadsworth
90 10
5
6 Cerebral hemorrhage
Nov.
3
George H. Torrey
82
8
3 Arterio-sclerosis
7
Caroline I. Foster (Grover)
73
8 22
Valvular lesion of heart
17
Nellie H. Wadsworthı (Alden)
57
2 10 Diabetes
Dee.
11
Abigail S. Chandler (Peterson)
05
3
18
Influenza
15
Mary A. Sollis (Whiting)
69
3
15
Gangrene of foot
27
Laurelia R. Peterson (Winsor)
86
6 20
Aortie regurgitation
Ezekiel and Susan Sampson Charles E. and Louise Holmguist Ebenezer and Rosamond Spaulding Melzar and Angeline Oregon John and Catherine O'Conner Albert C. and Helen Nash Spencer and Charlotte Howitt Dura and Abigail Cushman
William W. and Maria Bryant Isaac and Olive Hatch
4
24
Gullie T. Hogan (Berggren)
34 73
8
10
5
3 Cerebral embolism
64 3
17 Valular disease of heart
9
Pulmonary embolism Arterio-sclerosis
16
Mark L. Sinnons
52 9
Emma M. Drew (Drew)
79 -
7 Oedema of lungs
15
26 Calvin G. Winsor
Joshua and Marinda Wadsworth William and Nancy Pushard Henry and Sarah Woodward Reuben and Deborah Clark William and Eliza M. Judebine Zenas and Eneinda Wadsworth
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BURIALS FROM OUT OF TOWN Names of those who died out of town and were brought to Duxbury for burial during the year ending Dec. 31, 1913.
Date of Deatl.
Name
Age M )
Cause of Death
Place of Death
Jan.
5
Julia A. Prior
65
4 -
Pneumonia
Boston
6 Joshua E. Drew
68
6
29
Valvular inefficiency
Quincy
Feb.
25 Ella E. Waldron
69
5
23
Heart disease
Boston
25|Mary J. Simmons
67
11
24
Arterio-sclerosis
Boston
Mar.
2
Mary L. Chandler
73
4
15
Pneumonia
Lynn
20
Walter L. Josselyn
71
11
Pneumonia
Philadelphia, Pa.
25
Sarah E. Richards
59
8
8
Myocarditis
Somerville
Apr.
21
Rebecca G. Bigelow
72
6
Pneumonia
Boston
May
1
George R. Shurtleff
65
9
22
Fatty myocarditis
West Bridgewater
65
11
2
Pneumonia
Saugus
J
Robert C. King
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Charles F. Hayden
Sarah T. Smith
John E. Ingalls
June
20 Hiram Holmes
90
8
2
49
11
21
Myocarditis
27 Thomas Weston
41
5
20
Gangrene of appendix
Pittsfield Rockland
July
8 Mary S. Brewster
82
4
2
Arterio-sclerosis
St. Johns, N. B.
Sept.
18 Anna L. Hathaway
74
1
4
Gastro-enteritis
Boston
Oct.
11
George L. Newcomb
64
11
6
Chronic myocarditis Peritonitis
Boston
21 |Lucy B. Mansfield
89
6
2
Senile debility
Fryeburg, Me.
Dec.
15 Edward I. Wadsworth
66
3
17
Acute dilatation of heart
Woburn
15
William L. Adams
43
9
6
24
William F. Hunt
86
5
12
Pneumonia
Michael A. Dearborn
86
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Myocarditis
Boston
26
15 Fred C. Byrnes
65
9
23
Fracture of femur
Lynn Cambridge
20| Robert S. Gorham
24 Lemuel W. Titus
53
Heart disease
Boston
Pneumonia
Chicago, Ill. Marshfield
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4 Lemuel Reed
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
Town of Duxbury
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1913
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Albert M. Goulding, Chairman, term expires, 1915
Andrew Hahn, term expires,
1914
Joshua B. Weston, Secretary, term expires, 1916
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
William E. Chaffin, Egypt.
Superintendent's office hours by appointment.
TEACHERS FOR 1912-1913
Names, School, Post Office Address, and Salary.
Alton H. Hartford, Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Duxbury, $1,100.
Emily M. Cate, Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Duxbury, $650.
Eda Tarbox, Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Duxbury, $550.
Ellen W. Downey, Village Grammar, $600.
Nellie H. Smith, Tarklin Grammar, Bryantville, R. F. D., $575.
Elizabeth A. Hastings, Village Grammar, Duxbury, $450.
Ina Talbot, Tarklin Grammar, Bryantville, R. F. D., $400.
Blanche W. Simmons, South Duxbury, Millbrook, $400. Mrs. Mary L. Devereaux, Point, Duxbury, $425.
Sadie E. Paulding, Millbrook, Duxbury, $425. Abbie Baker, Ashdod, West Duxbury, $400.
Marion Wheelock, North Duxbury, North Duxbury, $400.
Clara H. Glover, Island Creek, South Duxbury, $375.
Samuel Warner, teacher of drawing, North Pembroke, $9 a week.
Pansy E. Bartlett, teacher of music, Marshfield, $200.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The report of the School Committee of the Town of Duxbury is herewith submitted, also the reports of the Superintendent of Schools, Principal of Partridge Academy and Duxbury High School, Teachers of Drawing and Music.
Quite a number of changes had been made in the teachers which is a thing to be regretted but could not be avoided.
Miss Simpson and Miss Doherty obtained better positions near their homes and their places were filled by Miss Smith and Miss Talbot. Both of these teachers are doing good work and the school has not suffered by the change.
The Drawing which was under the direction of Miss Ford for so long is now being carried on by Mr. Warner, a very able teacher, whose work in the Pembroke schools has been remark- able. We think the town is very fortunate in securing such a teacher to take Miss Ford's place. Mr. Warner came to us. through Miss Ford's recommendation. We are sorry to lose Miss Ford as she has taken so much interest in the schools, starting from the beginning, and she has obtained some very good results.
Miss Elliott was dropped and all the work assumed by Miss Hastings on account of lack of number of pupils and no assist- ant was required.
Miss Bowers resigned at the end of the Fall term and the Superintendent secured Miss Emily M. Cate to take up the commercial course.
In spite of the efforts of the committee to keep the expendit- ures down, they seem to grow a little each year. New state
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laws adding a small amount. The schools have assumed the expense of the janitor at the Academy, and the transportation grows each year.
The committee meets on the first day of the month, except its falling on Sunday, when it meets the next day at one o'clock.
ALBERT M. GOULDING, ANDREW HAHN, JOSHUA B. WESTON,
School Committee.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT, JAN. 1, 1914.
Jan. 1, Unexpended balance 1912, $1,106 37
Jan. 10, Dividend Dog Fund, 364 96
May 20, Tuition and Transportation State Children, 113 50
May 20, City of Boston, State Children, 5 50
Nov. 1, Sale of Books,
2 55
Nov. 8, Reimbursement State on account
Superintendent, 416 67
Dec. 3, Sale of Books,
1 40
Appropriation,
11,000 00
Sale of School building,
25 00
Sale of School Desk, 1 00
$13,036 95
-Expenditures,
High School instruction,
$2,320 00
Grammar and Primary,
4,600 00
Drawing,
243 00
Music,
180 00
Transportation,
1,335 95
Fuel, High School,
353 25
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Fuel, other schools,
463 65
Janitor, High School,
112 00
Janitor, other schools,
476 50
Supervision,
25 75
Book Agent,
62 50
Census,
35 00
New Grounds,
2 75
Superintendent,
566 61
Superintendent, expenses,
12 10
Books, stationery and supplies,
695 93
Mantainance,
621 25
Sundries,
29 17
Miscellaneous,
70 97
Health,
42 00
School Committee,
27 50
Other expenses,
12 70
$12,288 58
$748 37
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
Winter Term.
Partridge Academy closes March 20.
East Side schools close March 20.
West Side schools close March 20.
Spring Term.
Partridge Academy opens March 30, closes June 19.
East Side schools open March 30, close June 12.
West Side schools open March 30, close June 19.
Fall Term.
Partridge Academy opens September 8, closes December 23. East Side schools open September 14, close December 23. West Side schools open September 21, close December 23. Winter term all schools opens January 4, 1915.
Holidays.
Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.
Report of the Selectmen
ON THE
Articles in the Warrant
FOR THE
Annual Town Meeting
Saturday, March 7
1914
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REPORT.
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Art. 2. To bring in their votes for one Selectman for the term of three years, one Assessor for the term of three years, one Overseer of the Poor for the term of three years, for Town Clerk for one year, for Town Treasurer for one year, for Tax Collector for one year, for Tree Warden for one year, for one person for Board of Health for the term of three years, for one School Committee for the term of three years, for one Surveyor of Highways for one year, for one Cemetery Trustee for the term of five years, for three Constables for one year, for two Audi- tors for one year, all on one ballot; also on the same ballot, will the Town grant licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors for the ensuing year ? The vote to be "yes or no" in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?
Art. 3. What action will the Town take relative to the appointment of necessary officers not chosen by ballot.
Art. 4. To hear the reports of the various Town Officers and Com- mittees and act thereon ..
It is recommended that the usual votes be passed.
Art. 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray Town charges.
School Committee asks for $12,000.00.
Owing to the increased expense of mantenance and loss of any assistance from the State, we recommend that the amount asked for be voted.
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