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The number of borrowers since the opening of the Library has been 916, of which 329 were added during the year.
We have received from Mr. Charles Lowell Thayer of Boston, a gift of one hundred dollars, which was expended in the purchase of valuable books of reference.
From Mr. Jonathan French of Boston we have also received a donation of choice books of the value of five hundred dollars.
To the munificence of these gentlemen we owe it that our Library is sup- plied with an admirable collection of works which it greatly needed, but which, in the more pressing need of books for general circulation, we could not have purchased from the income of our fund for many years.
For the convenience of patrons of the Library, a list of our books has been printed, - we can hardly dignify it with the name of catalogue, - and a list of new books, as fast as they are added, will be found in the reading room.
The Treasurer's account is hereto appended.
We have only to add that the experience of the past year justifies us in asking from the town its continued care and support for the Public Library.
For salary of Librarian, and incidental expenses the ensuing year, we · respectfully recommend an appropriation of four hundred dollars.
ASA FRENCH, F. A. HOBART, HENRY A. JOHNSON, N. F. T. HAYDEN, N. H. HUNT,
1 Trustees.
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ACCOUNT OF THE TREASURER OF THE THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, February, 1875
.
$ 75 75 ·
Town appropriation . .
.
.
350 00
66 treasurer, interest on town note $10,000 · 600 00
From Charles Lowell Thayer, donation
100 00 ·
66 fines
42 65 .
N. F. T. Hayden, interest . .
.
·
-
$1,185 29
DISBURSEMENTS.
For books .
$480 56
stationery and printing
39 78
binding
78 90
expressage
17 88
librarian
250 00
fuel .
65 50
oil and lamp
18 90
catalogue
165° 00
fixtures
6 00
T. B. Stoddard, repairs and painting
19 72
Balance, Feb. 1, 1876
43 05
$1,185 29 N. F. T. HAYDEN, Treasurer.
BRAINTREE, Feb. 1, 1876.
.
16 89
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TOWN OF BRAINTREE. COMMITTEE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. Committee Treasurer in Account with Town. DR.
1875.
Jan. 26. Amount received of Town, and deposited in Union National Bank of Weymouth . $8,000
Check
CR.
$31 84
2.
Joel F. Sheppard 66
. 15 86
3. 66 28. N. M. Hobart .
118 88
4.
66 30. M. L. Tupper .
. 1,400 00 . 500 00
6. Feb. 1. G. H. Arnold
.
7.
2. Luther Briggs & Co., plans . 30 00
8.
5. Caleb Stetson, land . · 275 00
9.
2 66 15. M. L. Tupper, 2d payment on houses · 1,000 00
10.
66
15. Henry A. Hall, W. R. Penniman · 42 90
11.
66 15. William Mulcahey 3 50
12. 66 16. Wiley Hose Company .
· 538 90
13.
18. Ross, Pearce, & Co. .
. 330 00
14.
18.
E. B. Fire District, for engine, &c. ·
950 00
15. 66 18. G. H. Arnold, sundry bills 9 00
16.
18. J. R. Frazier, insurance . 5 50
17. 66 18. Thos. B. Stoddard, painting engine and buckets 44 20
18. 66
18. W. R. Penniman, hardware
20 25
19.
66 18. H. H. Thayer . 5 75
20. 66 18. F. B. Parks, stoves, &c.
74 44
21. 66
27. F. A. Hobart, advertising . 7 00
22. 66 27. H. M. White, fountain pumps . 25 20
23. 66 27. Joel F. Sheppard, sundry bills paid . 13 28
24. Mar. 2. F. G. Crosby, hooks, ladder, & car- riage .
374 00
25. 66
3. Hunneman & Co., sundries . 139 25
26.
. 11. S. W. Pratt, for stoves, &c. 34 32
27. 11 Baker's Express bill . ·
1 30
28. 66 26 P. D. Holbrook & Co.
29 00
29. 66 26. M. L. Tupper, on account 1,200 00
30. 66 30. 30.
66
66 balance, & extra work 127 25
31. 66 J. T. Stevens, bills paid . 3 50
32. 30. 66 J. F. Sheppard, grading & bills paid . 28 00
33. 66 30. W. R. Penniman 4 25
34. Apr. 3. The Selectmen of Braintree · 459 90
$8,000 00
5. 66 30. City of Boston .
157 73
1. Jan. 26. Wm. R. Penniman, for belts paid,
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BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND REPORT. JOSEPH DYER, Jun., Treasurer.
Cash on hand, Feb. 1, 1876
· $138 89
Dividend at Eliot Bank
21 00
" Granite Bank, Quincy .
90 00
66 " Weymouth Bank
119 00
Taxes refunded
. 415 04
Rent of Almshouse and Farm
200 00
$613 93
DR.
To cash paid Jonathan French, Town Treas. · 400 00
6 balance on hand, Feb. 1, 1876
$213 93
.
.
.
.
JOSEPH DYER, JUN., Treasurer of School Fund.
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WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Brain- tree on Monday, the sixth day of March next, at nine o clock in the fore- noon, to act on the following articles ; viz., -
1st. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
2d. To hear the report of the several town officers, and act thereon.
3d. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways, and bridges the ensuing year.
4th. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
5th. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the ex- penses of the town for the ensuing year.
6th. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to borrow such sums of money as the Selectmen may direct.
7th. To see if the town will accept the Jury List as made by the Se- lectmen.
8th. To see if the town will vote an appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars, and pay the same to the Gen. Sylvanus Thayer Post, Grand Army of the Republic, for the purpose of assisting them in defraying the expenses of memorial services on Decoration Day.
9th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the completion of the widening and straightening of Middle Street as laid out by the County Commissioners.
10th. To see if the town will choose a Committee on Fisheries pursuant to chap. 151 of the act of the Legislature, passed Feb. 20, 1818, and to choose the same, and to adopt any and all measures necessary to carry said act into effect.
11th. To see what action the town will take in relation to the observ- ances of the Centennial year on the Fourth of July next, and to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be deemed expedient for that purpose.
12th. To see if the town will vote to build two lock-ups; one to be located in the South, and one in the East part of the town.
13th. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be deemed necessary to carry out any vote passed under the preceding article.
14th. To see if the town will vote to take an assignment of the lease
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of Little Pond from the present lessees, and pay to said lessees any moneys which they may have expended on account of the same.
15th. To see if the town will raise such sums of money as may be deemed necessary to carry out the action of the town under the preceding article ; also, if deemed expedient, to appoint a special committee to take the necessary steps to secure the assignment of said lease to the town.
16th. To see if the town will raise and appropriate such sum of money as may be necessary to gravel and repair the sidewalk on Hobart Street.
17th. To see if the town will accept Hollis Avenue and Maple Street as now laid out as public highways.
18th. To see if the town will accept Crescent Avenue as now laid out as a public highway.
19th. To see if the town will accept Oak Street, East Braintree, as far as now occupied, and lay out the same as a public highway.
20th. To choose any committee, to hear the report of any, and act thereon.
You are to give notice of this meeting by pasting true and attested copies of this warrant at the usual public places in town seven days at least before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not ; and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this twenty-third day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
J. R. FRASIER, Selectmen ABIJAH ALLEN, of
S. W. HOLLIS, Braintree.
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JURY LIST,
REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN, Feb. 22, 1876.
Barnabas F. Arnold, Samuel E. Brackett, Abijah Allen, Alexander Bowditch,
S. W. Hollis,
Francis Crane,
Charles Pratt,
Eben B. Tower,
Henry Simonds,
Ebenezer F. Howard,
Thomas B. Vinton,
Ebenezer C. Bowditch,
Henry M. Hollis,
George F. Leonard,
John Kimball,
Paul J. Minchin,
David N. Hollis,
Richard L. Arnold,
Amasa S. Thayer,
Amos William Stetson,
Charles W. Hobart,
Joseph R. Frasier, Alva S. Morrison, Josephus Shaw, William H. Cobb,
N. Warren Penniman,
Isaac Porter,
Lewis Thayer,
J. Frederic Allen, Eben Denton,
Andrew J. Bates,
Charles W. Mansfield,
Joel F. Sheppard,
Samuel Bowditch, William F. Locke,
Douglas A. Brooks,
John S. Whitaker,
Marcus A. Perkins,
John B. Arnold,
Peter Gomez,
William R. Wild,
Charles Thayer,
David H. Bates,
William Reed,
B. L. Morrison, Elisha A. Belcher, N. Eugene Hollis, Samuel Hayden, George A. Sproul, William Bowditch.
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STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE FOR THE YEAR 1875.
Whole number of intentions of marriage recorded
39
66 marriages recorded
42
66 66 births .
96
66 deaths 66
·
.
The oldest male married was 69 years of age.
female
58
The youngest male 66 .18 66 66 66 female 66 15 66 66
The oldest Female who died was Sarah (French) Thayer, widow of the late William Thayer, aged 92 years 5 months.
The oldest male was Aaron Leavitt, aged 84 years 3 months.
MARRIAGES.
DATE. NAMES.
AGE. RESIDENCE.
BIRTHPLACE. Gardiner, Me.
Jan. 2. Franklin Phillips, Clara E. McGaw,
21 Braintree.
18 Boston.
Milton. Middleboro'.
Feb. 3. Josephus Sampson, Mary E. French, 28 Braintree.
37 Braintree.
Braintree. Nantucket.
7. Joseph H. Tuck, 32 Mary A. Burtch, 17 Bridgewater.
Braintree.
Bridgewater.
9. L. J. Guertier, Esidore Martel, 22
44 Braintree.
Canada. Canada.
Apr. 10. Daniel W. Arnold,
22
Braintree.
Braintree.
Nellie A. Simmons,
22
Randolph.
Braintree.
23. Peter Hogg,
45 Braintree.
Scotland.
Ellen Barter,
34 Braintree.
May
5. Thomas Clinton, Ellen Mullins,
27 Braintree.
Ireland. Nova Scotia. P. E. Island. Braintree.
21. Caleb H. Hayden, Emma F. Pierce,
15 Braintree.
Randolph.
25. Orin W. Jackson, Alice L. Randall,
21 Braintree.
Braintree.
31. George H. Stone, Hattie L. Mansfield,
21 Braintree.
Randolph.
June 9.
Francis G. Rossiter, Katie E. Maloney,
22 Braintree.
England.
13. Alva S. Morrison, Rebecca H. Holyoke,
28 Marlboro'.
Marlboro'.
27. Frank H. Reynolds, Jeannette Rennie,
20 Braintree.
Braintree.
25 Holbrook.
Randolph.
30. Jabez B. Belcher, Susan S. Cushing,
21 Braintree.
Weymouth.
.
23 Easton.
Easton.
28 Braintree.
Ireland.
39 Braintree.
Braintree.
22 Braintree.
Boston.
28 Weymouth.
34 Braintree.
22 Braintree.
Braintree.
71
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July 11. Willard T. Wilson, 24 Braintree.
Topsham, Me.
Julia F. Husbands, 21 Braintree.
Boston.
15. Eugene A. Dustin, 21 Boston.
Lowell.
Elizabeth T. Thayer,
21 Braintree.
Braintree. Quincy.
16. Henry A. Faxon, Elizabeth M. Curtis, 17 Weymouth.
Weymouth.
Aug. 15. Joseph P. Drollett, Susan H. Holbrook,
17
Braintree.
Braintree.
17. James Connell, Mary Ann Whearty,
35
Boston.
Ireland.
24 Braintree.
Danvers.
21. Charles W. Mansfield, Eliza M. Ingalls, 25
33
Braintree.
Boston.
Sept. 1.
John F. Hayward, Catherine F. Clark,
20 Braintree.
Braintree.
5. Charles A. French, Jennie Montague,
.19 Braintree.
Ashland.
9. George H. Holmes, 22 Quincy. Abby L. Goodwin, 18 Quincy.
25 Braintree.
Braintree.
12. George E. Hollis, Loella A. Monroe,
21
Braintree.
Braintree.
26. David Buchanan, Mary A. Moils,
26
Braintree.
Liverpool, N.S.
21 Braintree.
Braintree.
Oct. 21.
William F. Loud, Mary A. Nutter,
19 Braintree.
Quincy.
24. Benjamin Stevens, Susan Maxwell,
58 Charlestown.
Nova Scotia.
25. Osgood Brown, Sarah F. Means,
41
Braintree.
Whitefield, Me.
. 27. George H. Holbrook,
23
Braintree.
Braintree.
Sadie E. Newcomb,
18
Braintree.
Medford.
Thomas A. Emerson,
34 Braintree.
Wakefield.
Fannie H. Brewster,
34 Deerfield.
North Adams.
Nov. 2.
Robert D. Vaughan, Ellen A. Kimball,
56
Boston.
Concord, N.H.
10. William A. Matthews, Eveline Hayward, Dennis Griffin,
35
Braintree.
Ireland.
Bridget M. Murrill,
.35 Braintree.
Ireland.
21. William C. Harlow, Mary L. Houghton,
25
Weymouth.
Richmond, Me.
21 Braintree.
Braintree.
22. James Talon, Mary Derby,
40 Braintree.
Ireland.
40 Braintree.
Braintree.
Braintree.
Braintree.
24. Samuel A. F. Mansfield, 30 Jennie E. Grover, 22 Weymouth.
Nashua, N.H.
Braintree.
Lubec, Me.
21 Braintree.
Braintree.
22 Braintree.
Braintree.
Quincy.
Weymouth.
20 Milton.
Boston.
69 Braintree.
England.
42 Braintree.
Norway, Me.
24 Braintree.
Nova Scotia.
22 Braintree.
Brattleboro', Vt.
50 Braintree.
Braintree.
28 Braintree.
18 Braintree.
Braintree.
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Nov. 25. David H. Norris, 51 Hyde Park.
Mary A. Warren,
29 Braintree.
Dec. 9. Peter Donahue, 19 Braintree.
Margaret Murrell, 18 Braintree.
15. Charles E. French, 37 Braintree. Julia M. Dustin, 28 Braintree.
Braintree.
19. Charles E. Minchin, 24 Braintree.
Braintree.
Caroline E. French, 22 Braintree.
Braintree.
25. Andrew Hanson, 23 Braintree.
Braintree.
Sarah F. Jackson,
36 Braintree.
Wareham.
27. Webster F. Crosby, Sarah J. Hill,
20 Braintree.
Braintree.
22 Braintree.
Braintree.
BIRTHS.
Jan. 3. Nellie Frances Sullivan,
5. Lucinda Sloane,
12 Lillian Sweet Walker,
12. Edwin Bennett Arnold,
14. Edwin Prince Brooks,
14. Lizzie Curtis Morrison,
19. Elizabeth Whitmarsh,
20. Gracie May Morrison,
Feb. 3. Susan Martha Mayhew,
15. George Henry Millick,
20. Annie Sara Adams,
21. Estella Bradford Barnes,
22. Mary Ann Clark,
28. Mary Ella Veazie,
Mar. 6. Alfred Franklin Lund,
7. Catherine Doherty,
8. Nellie Frances Monk,
10. Frederick Elmore Hill,
11. Arza Henry Keith,
18. Johanna Maher,
21. Walter Irving Morse,
Mar. 22. Sanford Warren Hobart,
24. Anna Elizabeth Long,
28. Joseph Francis Mohan, Claribel Ogilvie,
Apr. 12. Alice Standish Cook,
12. James Joseph Cox,
13. Mary Ann Bridges,
14. Abel Herbert Holbrook,
28. Annie Taylor Dyer,
Boston. Woodstock, Vt. Braintree. Weymouth. Boston.
Daniel and Mary. David and Mary. Charles H. and Abbie A. Samuel V. and Mary O. Robert and Jane A. R. Elmer and Sarah R. S. Everett and Cordelia T. Ira P. and Mary S. William W. and Susan S. John and Annie. Frederic A. and Anna F. Luther R. and Elizabeth A. James and Mary. Charles F. and Mary R. E. Charles A. and Clara F. Daniel and Lizzie. Henry A. and Emma J. William G. and Hattie L. Arza B. and Mary A. James and Mary. William B. and Elizabeth P. .A. Warren and H. Minerva. John M. and Mary. Michael and Julia. Adopted by David and Jane. Barker and Ella F. James and Henrietta. William and Eliza. Josiah F. and Dorothy E. Albert W. and Elsina.
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May 5. Charles Francis Cavanagh,
17. Clarence Rudeselle Bestick,
17. William Gorman,
17. Sarah Dalton,
25. Orin Lester Belcher,
26. William Sherman Childs,
28. William Morse Wood,
29. Frances Emma Huston,
June 1. May Crosby Hayward,
3. Loring Arthur Young,
11. George Benjamin Loring,
13. Ernest Clifton Lakin,
17. Ernest Humphrey Allen,
19. Nettie May Morales,
22. Florence May Allen,
26. Herbert Nelson Beals,
27. Charles Gilbert Jordan,
27. Effie Mabel Ryerson,
29 Clara Eliza Willis,
July 9. Susie Augusta Harrington,
20. Edward Griffin,
25. Harriet Louisa Stone,
25. Oscar Clarence Bicknell,
27. Timothy Gallivan,
30. Banjamin Hawes,
V Aug. 2. Catherine May McDonnell,
5. Mary Ellen McGerr,
7. Eva Elmira Hayden,
12. Charlie Revere Richards,
17. George Herbert Torrey,
17. Peter Starr,
19.' Mary Ellen Cole,
24. Sarah Harlow Butler,
25. Eli Avery Hayden, .
-
29. Addie Louise Fallon, Ruddersham,
Sept. 4.
5. Arthur Warner Harris,
5. Margaret W. Potter,
Gracie Anna Porter,
Sept.11. 12. Bump,
16. Margaret Frary,
19. William Ernest Bell,
27. Daniel Baxter Hayward,
30. Frank Enfield Thayer,
John and Anna M. George R. M. and Alice. Francis and Catherine E. Thomas and Mary Orin H. and Ardella O. J. Ward and Phebe A. Samuel C. and Anna. Thomas and Ann. John and Sophia F. George B. and Eva M. Charles H. and Maria J. George H. and Mary A. William and Emma F.
Leonardo and Agnes. Frank C. and Frances H. John M. and Eliza A. Washington I. and Eunice W. Wallace and Alice E. Samuel A. and Clara E. Susie F. Michael and Margaret. Lemuel D. and Alice F. George F. and Mary J. Murto and Julia.
Benjamin, Jr. and Mary E. James M. and Eliza. William P. and Mary. William and Abbie M. Charles G. and Alice B. Benjamin F. and Susan E.
Peter and Mary. Austin L. and and Harriet A. Alvah and Lydia A. H. Charles A. and Rachel L. Thomas and Adeline E. Charles and Kate. Everett A. and Melora E. Daniel and Marina L. Heman F. and Mary G. Nathaniel and Louisa F.
Lucien H. and Louise. William K. and Effie A. J. Parker and Mary F. Elwyn H. and Annie.
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Sept. 30. Helen Lydia Reynolds,
Oct. 4. Ruddersham,
7. Mary Frances Tobin,
10. Fannie May Delano,
11. Walter Henry Loring,
16. Mary Ann Reed,
16. Reed,
17. Bessie Winkfield,
24. Louise Wales,
27. Ida Christina Ratcliffe,
28. Fogg,
Nov. 1. Jerusha Davie Hobart,
₩5. 10 Philip Sullivan,
16. Francis Allen Doyle,
118. John Finegan Dee,
23. George Henry Grinnell, Faxon,
26.
29. Mary Ann Kiernan,
Dec. 6. Walter Edwin Foye,
17. William Henry Greelish,
20. Eva Gertrude Reed,
21. Shaw,
Frank H. and Jeannette. William E. and Elizabeth. William and Harriet. John J. and Priscilla B. Robert M. and Elizabeth. Andrew and Sarah.
Andrew and Sarah. Adolpho W. and Carrie M. George O. and Abbie F. John W. and Christina. Edgar A. and Deborah D. Robert D. and S. Frank. Thomas and Margaret.
Thomas and Mary. George T. and Mary E. Henry B. and Georgianna L. Henry A. and Lizzie M. Edward and Mary A. William E. and Mary E. Owen and Maria J. Charles H. and Mary. George P. and Helen L.
DEATHS.
Yrs. M. D.
1. Oliver Chessman Hunt,
9 12
3. Margaret Toomey, 75
4. Sarah E. Hayden, 32
5. Maria Ford Hay ward, 5 4 10
23. Elizabeth Simmons,
57 9 21 Consumption. 28 11 Convulsions.
29. Mary A. Howard,
29 1 28
Accidental. Stillborn.
15. Lydia Alden,
58
28
Heart Disease.
22. Horace Augustus Mer- rill, 30 7 26
Typhoid Fever.
Mch. 3. Isabella B. Willis,
71
6
3
Cancer.
4. John Henry Long,
1
5
13
6. Maria J. Holbrook,
71
12. Huldah Frasier,
49
6
9
Cancer.
20. Anna L. Howard, 27
10
18
Consumption.
20. Rebecca M. Wheeler, 45 3
Apoplexy.
25. Jerusha Davie Hobart, 49 8
4 Bronchitis.
27. William Jas.'Mathes, [58 10
22
Cancer.
Pneumonia. Old age.
6 Consumption.
Membraneous Croup.
Feb. 7. John Watt, 7. Curtis,
Inflammation of Bowels. Cancer.
52
Mch. 28. Susan M. Hayden,
8
Consumption. Consumption.
April 8. Maria M. Small,
26
5
20. Janet McGlincy,
41
5
20
Consumption.
May 1. Thomas Sullivan,
42
3
27
Pneumonia. Consumption.
9. George M. Brewster,
56
8
9
Pneumonia.
14. Josephine Tobin,
6
10
5
Measles.
14. Simon W. Draper, .
55
9
28
Disease of Kidneys.
14. Elizabeth Jelley,
64
Pneumonia.
15. Ebenezer Denton,
83
3
24
Old Age.
28. Alice L. Bump,
14
10
Typhoid Fever.
30. Mary J. Smith,
1
4
9
Water on Brain.
j. Je 1.
Annie M. Wood,
23
9
16
Putrid Fever.
6. Aaron Leavitt,
84
3
Infl. of Bladder.
14. Lettie Hamilton,
14
11
Scarlet Fever.
17. Betsey Jane Cook,
48
8
Bleeding of Lungs.
20. Daniel Casey,
16
9
18
Drowning.
July 4.
James Edward Kelly,
1
1
25
12.
Lillian Sweet Walker,
51
1
14
Consumption of Liver.
17. Fred Watson Arnold,
3
11
2
Diphtheria. Railroad Accident.
20.
Lawrence F. Aylward, Abby Doyle,
2
9
5
Infl. of Brain.
28. Alice Standish Cook,
3
15
Bright's Dis. of Kidneys.
Aug. 5.
Stephen Mc Carty,
19
1
19
Typhoid Fever.
5. May Crosby Hayward,
2
5
Marasmus.
8. Mary Ann Clark,
5
14
Cholera Infantum.
Aug. 12. Sarah Thayer,
92
5
Old Age.
29.
Michael McFarrell,
41
2
7
Heart Disease.
Sept. 2.
William Livesey,
73
5
24
Consumption.
2. Maggie McCarty,
14
2
Typhoid Fever.
9.
Oscar Clarence Bicknell,
1
15
Marasmus.
15. Cyrus B. Fitch,
37
10
15
16.
Mary F. Porcher,
44
16.
Mary A. Hickey, Reed,
60
1
3
Rheumatic Fever. Stillborn.
17.
Thomas Fleet,
75
4
3
24. Asa Dyer,
76
Typhoid Fever. Pneumonia.
24. Ira Hunt,
67
6
Kidney Disease.
Nov. 6. James Doyle,
4
Unknown.
6. Joseph E. Bennett,
46
5 17 Consumption.
12. Ansel Penniman,
61
6
22
Consumption.
14. Augustus M. Morrison,
28
11
7 Congestion of Brain.
14. Mary Ann Reed,
28 Infantile.
Bronchitis. Diarrhæa. 1
6
13. David S. Russell,
18
2
23.
5. Catherine W. Dorety,
58
6
. Diphtheria. Consumption.
Oct. 16.
53
Nov. 16.
Susan Dailey,
51
8
7 Consumption.
Dec. 3. Mary T. Missett,
16
8
13
Consumption: Stillborn.
3.
Baker,
8. Jennie Selee,
36
7
Consumption.
18.
Eliza M. Sherman, Shaw,
66
5
Heart & Kidney Dis. Stillborn.
21.
25. Clarissa Hayward,
79
Old Age.
25. John Henry Minchin,
66
2
26
Typhoid Pneumonia.
28. Elizabeth Carlin,
1
10
23
Lung Fever.
May 19. Joseph Brooks,
1
10
8
Croup.
As it is of great importance that the records should be correct, the parents and friends are requested to notify the Town Clerk of any errors or omis- sions, that they may be corrected.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FOR THE YEAR 1875-76.
BOSTON: FRANKLIN PRESS : RAND, AVERY, & Co. 1876.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
N. L. WHITE.
NOAH TORREY.
ALVERDO MASON.
T. H. DEARING.
G. H. ARNOLD.
S. W. HOLLIS.
REPORT.
[THE school committee shall annually make a detailed report of the condition of the several public schools, which report shall contain such statements and sugges- tions in relation to the schools as the committee deem necessary or proper to promote the interests thereof. In compliance with the requirements of this statute of the commonwealth, the school committee present the following as their Report for the school year 1875-76.]
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr. C. E. Stetson has now been principal of this school for three years and a half; the longest term of service of any teacher since the establishment of the school; and it is believed that no teacher has given a more general satisfaction to parents, pupils, and the committee, than he. A scholarly gentleman, observing the proprieties and amenities of good breeding, he has inspired the minds of his pupils with tastes and a bearing akin to his own. He is ably sup- ported by his efficient assistant, Miss Reed, a skilful teacher of long experience. That those pupils who had found by experience that " much study is a weari- ness to the flesh," had made satisfactory progress was
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proved by the examinations. But those who had an invincible antipathy to that kind of weariness (and they were very few in number), of course failed to satisfy the expectations or hopes of those interested in their welfare. No efforts on the part of the teach- ers have been wanting to secure an equal progress by all.
At the last examination of candidates for admission to the school, there were thirty-eight applicants (nine- teen boys and nineteen girls), of whom twenty-seven (fifteen girls and twelve boys) were admitted.
The graduates of the class of '76 were ten in num- ber; viz., Wm. A. Allen, H. Flora Dearing, Marcia A. Keith, Wm. J. Loring, Alverdo H. Mason, Lyman D. Randall, Susie M. Reed, John V. Scollard, Arthur J. Shaw, and Geo. T. Smith.
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GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
POND GRAMMAR.
UNDER Mr. Freeman A. Arnold, this school seems to be regaining in some respects its former status.
We think the order in the schoolroom this year much better than for the past two years, and that there is more respect shown the teacher than has sometimes been the case ; indicating, we hope, a grow- ing appreciation of the self-respect involved in promptly and fully acquiescing in the requirements of a fair teacher.
We regret, however, to say the scholars of this school have not been so orderly when out of their room, about the other parts of the building, in the yard, and on their way to and from school, as they should have been, and as their connection with the other two schools imperatively requires.
The scholars have made a good degree of improve- ment in their studies, especially in geography and in the rules of grammar.
Some of the classes in arithmetic did not exhibit the proficiency that we should naturally expect, while others did remarkably well.
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UNION GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
MISSES AMY ALLEN AND ELLA F. WHITE, Teachers.
This school was in charge of Miss Allen until the close of the summer term, when she resigned, leaving it in very creditable condition.
The services of Miss White were then secured, who, in spite of some disturbing elements which manifested themselves at the beginning of the term, has shown her ability to maintain proper discipline, and by earnest effort and approved methods, she is working her way to a degree of success which will enhance the reputa- tion of this generally excellent school.
As in other departments of the Union school, music and drawing receive a fair amount of attention. The former relieves the monotony of the more laborious exercises, and cultivates the voice and ear; while the latter trains the hand and eye, and prepares the way for artistic and mechanical skill in after life.
IRON WORKS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
MIss S. A. CHILDS, Teacher.
No remarkable changes have taken place in this school the past year. The daily duties of the school have been regularly attended to by the teacher, - duties involving labor and care. The progress made in the various studies is commendable, and the disci- pline of the school is excellent.
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS.
POND INTERMEDIATE.
MISS E. M. THOMPSON continues to give entire satis- faction in this school. The committee have always found the school in good order, and believe it has been maintained by proper means, such as the scholars could see the reasonableness of, and so insured respect for their teacher. The scholars have made good progress in their studies, and answered well and promptly on examination.
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