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State Treasurer, State aid
1,123 94
State Treasurer, relief of indigent soldiers and sailors . 1,922 00
State Treasurer, temporary
127 23
Overseers of the Poor (refunded)
·
1,101 47
State Treasurer, school fund
220 82
County Treasurer, dog licenses
417 33
Overseers of the Poor, Duxbury
00
Overseers of the Poor (refunded)
: 00
Selectmen, use of Town Hall
170 00
Selectmen (refunded by G. A. R.)
54 00
Selectmen (refunded by soldiers' aid)
14 00
Joseph A. Arnold, on account tax deed
131 63
Harvey S. Page, license fee
. 00
Charles F. Arnold, one lot in cemetery
00
Asaph T. Arnold, for one lot in cemetery . 5 00
Alverdo Mason, for one lot in cemetery .
5 00
Charles E. Watkins ·
1 66
Freeman G. White . 19 66
N. $ Augustus White
Benj. T. Dowse . 2 88
Isaac N. Terrill . 72
Wm. G Prescott 1 92
Benj. Landers 6 00
Charles Nudd 1 44
Abner Curtis . 43 92
Frank W. Mead . 29 76
Alphonse Gay
2 40
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Received of S. S. French, use of cart . $18 00
Thomas Hill, use of cart . 8 25
Albert Hobart, use of cart 3 60
Joseph Dyer, treasurer of school fund
300 00
Selectmen, balance of appropriation for cemetery 6 96
Selectmen, balance of appropriation for Elliot Street . 5 30
Selectmen (refunded by town of Quincy) . 1 00
$56,592 10
FEB. 1, 1880.
Cash paid on 466 orders
. $30,135 89
note, Union National Bank, Weymouth
4,000 00
note, Union National Bank, Weymouth
2,000 00
notes, Union National Bank, Wcymouth
6,000 00
note, Mary H. Thayer, with interest in full,
226 08
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth .
111 45
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth .
81 34
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth .
40 00
interest, Union National Bank, Weymouth
27 33
interest, W. S. Dexter, trustee
720 00
interest, West Boston Savings Bank, on three notes, $20,000 .
1,200 00
interest, N. F. T. Hayden, trustce
600 00
interest, F. G. Crosby
.
60 00
interest, J. A. Penniman
30 00
interest, Ann Dalton
16 50
Ann Dalton, on note
50 00
State tax, 1879 .
750 00
County tax, 1879
1,969 20
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1880 .
8,574 31
$56,592 10
We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the treasurer, and find them correct, with a balance of cash on hand, $8,574.31.
J. A. ARNOLD, JOHN B. ARNOLD, Auditors. JOHN M. BEALS,
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THE TOWN OWES THE FOLLOWING NOTES AND INTEREST, FEB. 1, 1880.
Mrs. N. W. Penniman, Nov. 24, 1868, at 6 per cent. $500 00 Interest 5 50
Trustees, estate of Gen. Sylvanus Thayer : -
Feb. 26, 1873. at 6 per cent .
10,000 00
March 7, 1874, at 6 per cent ·
10,000 00
May 18, 1874, at 6 per cent . 2,000 00
F. G. Crosby, Aug. 10, 1874, at 6 per cent
1,000 00
West Boston Savings Bank : -
July 24, 1875, five years at 6 per cent .
10,000 00
July 24, 1875, seven years, at 6 per cent
5,000 00
July 24, 1875, ten years at 6 per cent . ·
5,000 00
Mrs. Ann Dalton
.
1,050 00
Interest
1 75
$44,557 25
Due Joseph Dyer, collector, being an amount over- paid on tax bill, 1878 60 15
$44,617 40
Less assets as per schedule
13,791 88
Net debt Feb. 2, 1880
$30,825 52
Net debt Feb. 1, 1879
$33,403 52
Net debt Feb. 2, 1880
30,825 52
Net less than last year
$2,578 00
ASSETS OF THE TOWN, FEB. 2, 1880.
Balance in the treasury .
$8,574 31
Due from Joseph Dyer, collector, 1878
194 50
Joseph Dyer, collector, 1879
1,850 07
Joseph Dyer, cash
141 22
Joseph Dyer, interest
37 38
city of Boston .
67 90
city of Haverhill
153 88
town of Weymouth .
199 77
town of South Abington
49 75
town of Hingham
109 62
town of Danvers
58 17
town of Stoughton
122 88
town of Plymouth ·
44 40
town of Easton
22 00
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Due from State aid .
$1,284 50
State Soldiers' Aid, law of 1878
666 00
State Soldiers' Aid, law of 1879
195 75
Horace Faxon .
9 00
F. B. Parks .
10 78
$13,791 88
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BRAINTREE, Feb. 1, 1880.
TO THE SELECTMEN :
The trustees of the Thayer Public Library respectfully submit their annual report, as follows : -
The library has been open during the year 282 days. Circula- tion of books, 14,395. Average per day, 51+.
Percentage of fiction
. 69
Percentage of juvenile
7
Percentage of higher order .
24
Largest number loaned in one day, March 8 .
260
Smallest number loaned in one day, May 19 .
8
Whole number of volumes in the library, upwards of
.
4,700
Number added during the year
· 507
Number of borrowers 1,846
Number of borrowers added during the year . . 187
It is gratifying to report a constant increase in the number of borrowers, and that they come from all parts of the town. The books added during the year have been carefully selected, and comprise the best of the recent standard publications. The library is sufficiently large for our present wants, and contains works in all departments adapted to the wants of every class of readers.
We hope the day is not distant when its list of patrons shall include representatives of every family in town.
The cost of carrying on the library for the coming year will require an appropriation of $450.
The treasurer's report is appended.
Respectfully,
ASA FRENCH, F. A. HOBART, HENRY A. JOHNSON, N. H. HUNT, N. F. T. HAYDEN,
Trustees.
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THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY. TREASURER'S REPORT.
Receipts.
Balance in hands of treasurer, Feb. 1, 1879 . $349 26
Town appropriation 450 00
Town treasurer, 1 year's interest
600 00
From librarian for fines
.
$1,427 83
Expenditures.
Paid Estes & Lauriat, books
$514 93
R. W. Lincoln, books
·
.
.
6 50
H. A. Darling, books
1 50
R. M. Bryan, books
1 50
J. G. Gates, printing .
.
33 75
J. W. Ripley, binding
62 45
M. R. Warren, stationery
12 30
E. A. Hammond, stationery
2 00
A. M. Arnold, stationery
1 87
J. Loud & Co., coal
6 25
Joel F. Sheppard, coal
61 75
C. Mischler, painting
10 90
E. F. E. Thayer, insurance
45 00
A. M. Arnold, librarian
.
300 00
B. M. Hayden, stone posts
11 00
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, lamp
5 75
1,077 45
Balance in hands of treasurer Feb. 1, 1880 . $350 38
N. F. T. HAYDEN, Treasurer.
BRAINTREE SCHOOL-FUND REPORT.
Dividend received from Weymouth National Bank $56 00
Dividend received from Quincy National Bank 60 00 ·
Dividend received from Eliot National Bank
12 00
Taxes refunded
34 87
Received for 3} cords of wood
7 00
Received for rent of farm
200 00
$369 87
Balance due Feb. 1, 1879
$0.98
Cash paid for seven committee for services .
for three years
52 00
Cash paid Jonathan French
300 00
.
.
352 98
Balance in hands of treasurer of school fund $16 89
JOSEPH DYER, Treasurer of School Fund.
.
28 57
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CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TO THE SELECTMEN OF BRAINTREE :
Gentlemen, - I most respectfully submit the following report, showing the condition of the fire department, and a list of fires during the year ending Feb. 1, 1880.
The department is under the control of a chief and eight assist- ant engineers, and consists of two hand engines with hose carriages attached, and one hook and ladder carriage. The com- panies are full, and consist of one hundred and twenty-five volunteers.
HOUSES.
The several houses belonging to the department have received a coat of paint outside the past season ; the hook and ladder house has also been painted inside, and they are now in a good con- dition.
FIRE ENGINES.
Union, No. 1, has been painted and put in thorough repair the past season, and will not need much outlay the ensuing year.
Butcher Boy, No. 2, should be thoroughly repaired and painted this year.
HOSE.
There are belonging to the department 1,850 feet of leading hose ; 400 feet of new rubber ; 400 feet of rubber, fair ; 500 feet of linen, rubber lined, not reliable; 550 feet of linen, very poor. "There has been added 400 feet of new hose the past year, and 350 feet of hose has been thrown out as unserviceable.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Board would respectfully recommend the construction of a reservoir in the south part of the town, on or near the corner of Summer and Tremont Street, as there is no water available for the protection of property in that vicinity.
They also recommend the raising of the hose towers on the Union and Butcher Boy houses, in order to secure a better protec- tion of the hose, which we think will be economy for the town.
APPROPRIATIONS.
We recommend that there be appropriated by the town for the year 1880, $1,300, viz. : -
Pay of men
.
$625 00
Raising towers .
.
.
.
300 00
Repairing and painting engine
.
.
.
125 00
Incidental expenses .
.
250 00
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SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
UNION, No. 1.
One engine and hose carriage, 400 feet of rubber hose, 250 feet of linen rubber-lined hose, 300 feet of linen hose, 32 feet of suction hose, 9 sets spanners and belts, 2 wrenches, 3 oil cans, 2 axes, 4 buckets, 4 pipes and nozzles, 6 fire hats, 1 bursting strap, 5 lan- terns, 1 signal light, 8 lamps and fixtures, 12 spittoons, 4 fire ladders, 1 step ladder, 2 stoves, 1 table, 1 coal hod, 1 duster, 1 dust pan and brush, 2 shovels, 10 settees, 8 chairs, 1 jack, pole for horses, 3 sets couplings, 2 water pails, 2 fire hooks, 2 ropes, and 2 chucks.
BUTCHER BOY, No. 2.
One engine and hose carriage, 400 feet of rubber hose, 250 feet of linen hose, 250 feet of linen rubber-lined hose, 35 feet of suction hose, 8 sets spanners and belts, 2 stoves, 2 axes, 2 bursting straps, . 10 settees, 8 chairs, 4 lanterns, 8 lamps and fixtures, 6 spittoons, 4 buckets, 5 pipes and nozzles, 1 fountain pump, 1 coal hod, 2 fire ladders, 1 house ladder, 1 pole for horses, 1 branch connection, 2 shovels, 1 wrench, 1 boiler, 2 pails, 1 crowbar, 1 jack, I table,- 6 hose ropes, 2 oil cans, 4 sets couplings, 1 rope, and broom.
WAMPATUCK HOOK AND LADDER, No. 1.
One carriage, 8 ladders, 6 hooks, 6 spittoons, 8 chairs, 10 settees, 2 stoves, 2 coal hods, 2 boilers, 2 oil cans, 22 buckets, 6 dog hooks, 1 lantern, 2 axes, 1 broom, 1 dust pan, 1 lever, pole for horses, 1 table, 1 feather duster, 8 lamps and fixtures, 2 forks, 1 house lad- der, 1 shovel, and 2 fountain pumps.
A LIST OF FIRES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1880.
May 29. A dwelling-house in South Braintree owned by O. Ames & Son. Loss slight ; cause accidental.
June 29. A dwelling-house on Middle Street owned by Neil McRae, and occupied by Frank Moulton. Loss, $900; cause, lightning.
July 14. A barn owned by Hannah Courser. Loss, $100; supposed cause, incendiary.
Jan. 6. A shoe-shop owned and occupied by Jacob S. Dyer. Loss, $2,000 ; cause unknown.
Jan. 11. A barn owned by Hosea B. Hayden. Loss, $200; supposed cause, incendiary.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES T. STEVENS, Chief Engineer.
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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 Brain- tree, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in Braintree, on Monday the first day of March next,. at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following Articles, namely :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the report of the several town officers, and act. thereon.
ART. 3. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, town ways, and bridges the ensuing year.
ART. 4. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see if the town will accept the jury list as made X by the selectmen.
ART. 7. To see if the town will vote an appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars, and pay the same to Gen. Sylvanus Thayer Post, G. A. R., for the purpose of assisting them in defray- ing the expenses of memorial services on Decoration day.
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to appoint one or more special police officers, who shall be required to act as a night patrol for one year from the month of March ensuing, or until others are appointed and qualified in their stead, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 9. To see if the town will accept Jersey Avenue, as laid out by the selectmen, and appropriate such sum of money as may be judged necessary for grading the same.
ART. 10. To see if the town will vote to amend Art. 4, Sect. 3, of the By-Laws of the town, so as to make them conform to the Statutes of 1879, Chap. 74, Sect. 1.
ART. 11. To see if the town will authorize the School Com- mittee to purchase school books at publishers' prices, and sell them to the scholars at cost.
ART. 12. To see what action the town will take in regard to the petition of Joel F. Sheppard and others, to the County Com- missioners, for the relocation of Shaw Street.
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ART. 13. To see if the town will build a reservoir in the south part of the town, as recommended by the engineers.
ART. 14. To see if the town will purchase a piano for the use of the Town Hall.
ART. 15. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of the town lands.
ART. 16. To choose any committee to hear the report of any committee, and act thereon.
You are to give notice of this meeting by posting 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 seventeenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
S. W. HOLLIS, Selectmen
ABIJAH ALLEN, of
ANSEL O. CLARK, Braintree.
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JURY LIST
AS REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN, FEB. 16, 1880.
Richard L. Arnold, George H. Arnold, Franklin E. Arnold, J. Frederic Allen, Francis C. Allen, Patrick B. Anglim, Elisha A. Belcher, William P. Bird, John M. Beals,
William H. Cobb,
Simeon P. Cushing,
F. Henry Crane, John Crane, Freeman G. Crosby,
Constant S. Chandler,
Luther O. Crocker,
Samuel L. Dyer, Albion C. Drinkwater,
Joseph Dyer,
Joseph H. Hobart, William Hill, J. Parker Hayward, J Eliphas Hayward, Henry Gardner, N F. T. Hayden, Nathaniel H. Hunt,
Horace A. Jones, Alva S. Morrison, Henry Mann, William W. Mayhew, Charles Pratt,
Asa T. Pratt,
Marcus A. Perkins,
Nehemiah R. Proctor,
William R. Penniman,
Charles L. Perry, Edwin Howard,
James R. Smith,
George A. Sproul,
Franklin Shaw,
Charles W. Smith,
Eben B. Tower,
E. F. E. Thayer,
Granville Thompson,
Henry S. Thayer,
Martin L. Tupper,
David H. B. Thayer, Thomas B. Vinton, George D. Willis,
Gilman D. Whitaker, Adoniram J. White.
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MARRIAGES.
1879.
AGE.
RESIDENCE.
BIRTHPLACE.
Jan. 15. Will W. Mayhew, Mary R. Minchin,
22
Braintree.
Braintree.
Braintree.
Feb.
8. Luther O. Crocker, Jr. 21 Sarah J. Pratt, 17
33
Braintree.
Braintree.
Brockton.
19. Michael A. Berry, Margaret Kelley,
21
Braintree.
Braintree.
28. Thomas Lang, Ashie Wilson,
25
23
Braintree.
Braintree.
March 9.
Edward Brooks, Fannie L. Rogers,
19
Holbrook.
Holbrook.
April 9.
Charles H. Ratcliffe, Nellie F. Hickey,
22
Quincy.
Weymouth.
16. John D. Henderson, Emily S. Thring,
29
Braintree.
England.
23. Patrick Casey, Ellen A. Bentley,
22
Braintree.
Ireland.
May
3. Andrew J. Orcutt, Hattie A. Genders,
21
Braintree.
England.
9. Herbert G. White, Nora Decoster,
17
Braintree.
Stoughton.
June 17.
Joseph Clinton, Margaret Bentley,
26
Braintree.
Ireland.
18. Michael F. King, Mary Drinan,
23
Braintree.
Salem.
18. Miles McSweeney, Catherine Kiley,
35
Braintree.
Ireland.
Braintree.
Randolph.
19. Arthur L. Whittey, Lucy F. Tupper,
27
Braintree.
Kingston.
21. Frank E. Sanderson, 36 Julia S. Wheeler,
19
Braintree.
Augusta, Me.
22. Albert H. Holbrook, Susan A. Shaw,
24
No. Abington.
No. Abington.
25.
EdwardW. Thompson, 25 Abbie D. Penniman, 25
34
Braintree.
Braintree.
Ella S. Hobart, 23
Braintree.
Braintree.
July 26. Andrew D. Dimmick, 22 Carrie L. Shiverick, 20
Brockton.
Brockton.
Aug. 10. Alva A. Saunders,
22
Braintree.
Braintree.
Cora L. Cram,
19
Braintree.
Braintree.
Braintree.
26. Joseph M. Wales, Susan M. Towle, 20
29
Braintree.
Dedham.
Cambridgeport.
27
Braintree.
Braintree.
Bridgewater.
Weymouth.
Ireland.
9. Maurice Clary, Julia Sullivan, 27
23
Quincy.
Quincy.
Boston.
Scotland.
21
Braintree.
Newburyport.
25
Braintree.
England.
29
Everett.
Scotland.
23
Weymouth.
Ireland
27
Braintree.
Weymouth.
21
Braintree.
Braintree.
27
Braintree.
Nova Scotia.
23
Braintree.
Brockton.
40
Boston.
Ireland.
Boston.
Lunenburg.
30
So. Abington.
Braintree.
Braintree.
Braintree.
Braintree.
26. George D. Willis,
Falmouth.
. Braintree.
Rockland.
25
Weymouth.
45
1879.
AGE.
RESIDENCE.
BIRTIIPLACE.
Aug. 31. Patrick Sullivan, Catherine Sullivan,
41
Braintree.
Ireland. Ireland.
31. Michael Dejon, Jane Decose,
22
Weymouth.
Nova Scotia.
Sept. 16. Charles W. Dailey, Anna J. Hayden,
21
Braintree.
Brighton.
24. Eliot M. Whitcomb, Harriet V. Hall,
28
Holbrook.
Easton.
Oct.
1. Frank A. Bates, Cora A. Hibbard,
21
Braintree.
Braintree.
10.
Charles R. Sawyer, Mary B. Richardson, 17
25
Somerset.
Boston.
15. Walter H. Lyons, Isabelle S. Wales,
20
Braintree.
Braintree.
16. Michael Daly, Annie M. Rafferty,
22
Braintree.
Ireland.
Nov. 1.
Jona. E. Hayward, Abbie A. Nourse,
48
Milton.
Middleboro.
6. George J. Fletcher, Christina S. Renn,
22
Braintree.
Boston.
15. George W. Hill, Jane A. Frazer, Austin B. Bates,
20
Boston.
Nova Scotia.
23.
Susan H. Leaclı,
33
Brockton.
Bridgewater.
Dec. 10.
Charles F. Mellen, Sarah R. Pool,
20
Braintree.
Weymouth.
15.
Joseph D. Hollis, Susie L. Hill,
23
Braintree.
Braintree.
21
Braintree.
Braintree.
BIRTHS.
1879.
Jan.
6. Mary Lizzie Leavitt,
8. Swansy G. Wilson,
10. Lowell Thayer Hayden,
17. Gertie Florence Huff,
18. Horace Lester Snow,
24. Ambrose Joseph Gannon,
26. Herbert Arnold Porter,
27. Mary Ann McCormick,
2. Joseph Henry Tuck,
2. Stella Eliza Genders,
7. Archie Clifford Simonds,
14. Alice Louise Dorety,
17. - Belcher,
17. -- Belcher,
24. Sadie Francis Millick,
25. Franklin Parker Hayward,
S. Gardner and Eliza D. Willard T. and Julia F. N. F. T. and Annie C. Edward and Lucy J. Albert L. and Delia. Thomas and Bridget.
Elbridge F. and Ella F.
Michael and Mary. Joseph H. and Mary A.
James and Emma.
H. Willie and E. Claribel. John W. and Annie L. Alexander T. and Adriella. Alexander T. and Adriella. John and Annie. J. Parker and Mary F.
37
Quincy.
23
Braintree.
Nova Scotia.
18
Braintree.
Braintree.
31
Holbrook.
Randolph.
20
Braintree.
Dorchester.
Braintree.
Braintree.
20
Randolph.
Randolph.
27
Braintree.
Ireland.
56
Braintree.
Braintree.
21
Ludlow.
Concord, Vt.
27
Braintree.
Braintree.
32
Braintree.
Braintree.
22
Braintree.
Stoughton.
Feb.
40
Feb. 28. Maggie Lizzie Fallon,
Marclı 3. Horace Otis Hayden, 4. John Edwin Mayberry,
4. William Jolın Dijon,
17. Alice Perkins,
April 4. Annie Linnell,
9. Reuben Kenneth Durling,
9. Mary Ellen Maguire,
14. Grace Ethel Batson,
17. Sadie Imogene McAlpine,
17. Edith Arletta Cram,
21. Charles Disloovere,
May 12. Hattie May Cushman,
18. Albrere Gelinos,
18. Maria Josephine Carver,
19. Mary J. Hennegan,
June
2. Mary Ann Orr,
William and Sarah.
5. Ethel Louisa Brooks,
Douglas A. and Ann M.
17. Arthur Sanborn French,
Charles A. and Jennie.
20. Mary Elizabeth O'Brien,
Michael and Josephine.
22. George Homer Tower,
24. Edward Weston Morales,
29. Anna French Gregg,
July
4. Grace Lillian Hobart,
Leonard M. and Ruth A.
5. Eben Gookin Page,
5. Mabel Beatrice Cavanagh,
5. Edith May Keene,
Joseph A: and Lillian I.
13. Alice Lorraine Grinnell,
Henry D. and Georgianna L.
14. Harald Leon Jones,
15. Clarence Elmer Vaughan,
25. William Edwin Cooper,
John W. and Lizzie.
29. John P. Shehan,
John F. and Hannah. Herbert G. and Nora.
Aug.
17. Louis William Tupper,
William A. and Lydia A.
24. William Albert Fuller,
William A. and Fannie M.
24. Caroline Whitmarsh Pitkin,
Charles A. and Caroline W.
31. Susan Frances Dalton,
Thomas G. and Mary.
Sept.
5. Fred Monroe Crocker,
Luther O. and Sarah J.
9. Mary Elizabeth Ratcliffe,
John W. and Christina.
Robert H. and Mary.
30. George H. G. Buker,
George C. and Ella A.
Oct.
1. Nellie Clary, 7. Willie Burrill,
Samuel and Emily L.
12. - - Shaw,
12. Catherine McCormick,
14. Alva Morrison, 26. Ida Florence Eastwood,
29. Edward Joseph Branley,
Thomas and A. Lizzie.
Hosea B. and Ann M. Edwin D. and Kittie. John and Mary.
Andrew J. and Laura.
Allen A. and Clara A.
Alfred A. and Margaret A.
Patrick F. and Ellen.
Charles G. and Helen B.
James and S. Jane.
Frederic A. and Esther H.
Louis and Catherine.
Isaac W. and Edith H.
Henry and Emma.
William A. and Sarah L.
Patrick and Jennie.
B. L. M. and Eliza.
Leonardo and Agnes T.
Charles C. and Lydia P.
Harvey S. and Florence E.
John and Annie M.
Horace A. and Martha A.
Robert D. and Ellen A.
30. Herbert Everett White,
25. Annie Robert Dee,
Maurice and Julia.
Charles F. and Sarah E. Thomas J. and Mary A. R. Elmer and Sarah R. John E. and Maggie. Michael and Margaret.
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Oct. Nov. 1. Charles Franklin Harriman,
9. Frederic Gilbert Harlow,
10. George Davis Noble,
17. Elizabeth Etta Smith,
18. John Henry Mayhew,
19. - Vinton,
23. Mary Florence Hayden,
Dec.
25. Frank Manning, 2. Silas Augustus Loud,
5. Mary Ella Stoddard,
6. Emma Weeks,
9. William Edward Greenwood,
14. Ethel Maude Gage,
16. Nettie May Goodnow,
20. Hayden,
W. Irving and Eunice W. Orin O. and Ellen L. Frederic S. and Emma F. Thomas and Nancy A. Cornelius and Mary. Will W. and Mary R. Elmer H. and Lucy C. Franklin W. and Ida A.
Dana and Martha. Byron W. and Nancy C. M. Willie H. and Mary L. James T. and Addie S.
John and Frances. R. Allen and Hattie A. Charles E. and Lydia D. Nelson E. and Mary A.
DEATHS.
1879.
Y. M. D.
Jan. 5. Elizabeth Wild,
84
5 15
14. Clara L. Thayer,
4
6
15. Minerva Edson,
82 10 21 Pneumonia.
26. Thomas A. Tirrell,
66 3 27 Bronchitis.
Feb. 6. Mary Hayden,
57 4 14 Consumption.
8. Sophia Thring,
73
0 15 Apoplexy.
10. Francis A. Doyle,
3
21 Diphtheria.
15. Lucy Howard,
76
1 8 Bronchitis.
- Belcher,
0
0
1 Infantile.
17. 17. - Belcher,
0
0
1 Infantile.
23. Joseph H. Flood,
22
3 19
Phthisis.
24. Ruth T. Hobart,
89
3
28
Pneumonia.
25. Marian E. Wood, 1 Albert W. Carney, 0
11
18
Pneumonia.
25. Alfred R. Noble,
1
4
5
Croup and Pneumonia.
April
7. Ella F. Porter,
26
0
16
Consumption.
10. Louisa M. Perkins,
69
6 21
Ataxia.
16. David W. Childs,
69
7 28
Apoplexy.
May
Catherine E. Gorman,
25
6
14
Phthisis.
22.
24. Francis R. Howe,
75
9
0 Hepatitis.
25. Mary E. Toomey,
20
3 23 Phthisis.
26. Herbert W. Simonds,
2
10 15 Scarlatina.
28. Alva Morrison,
73
0 15 Heart Disease.
2
4
0
Scrofula.
27. 26. John A. Gorman,
1
0 18
Meningitis.
May
18. 19. Bridget Reagan, Susie E. J. Brooks,
70
0
0
Phthisis.
20
3 22
Diphtheria.
0
11
Serofulosis.
March 18.
Thomas H. Hinckley,
1 4 Consumption.
14. Gardner W. Mansfield, 32
Dropsy. Diphtheria.
31. George Russell Jordan,
48
1879.
Y. M. D.
June 25. Ellen T. Howard,
15
10
0
Phthisis.
July 3. Willard B. Wild,
80
4
26 Old Age.
16. Arthur F. Sanborn,
10 7
4 Anæmia.
17. James W. Hawes,
21 8
25 Bright's Disease.
21. Catherine S. White, 67 1 13
Dropsy.
2. Emily A. Parker,
0 11 5 Cholera Infantum.
2. Adolph W. Winkfield,
40 9
0 Dis. of Heart and Kidney.
11. Alva Butler,
45 6
12 Typhoid Fever.
12. Patrick McManus,
26 0
0 Heart Disease.
13. Mary J. Hennegan,
0
2
25
Marasmus.
13. Mary S. Dyer,
85
4 0 Dropsy.
17. Charles F. Arnold,
43
9
0 Phthisis.
26. Clarence D. Vaughan,
0
1 11 Cholera Infantum.
28. Archie C. Simonds,
0
6 21 Consumption.
29. John P. Shehan,
0
1 0 Apoplexy.
Sept. 2. Mabel E. Loring,
0
8
17
Whooping Cough.
8. Susan Graves,
80
9
19
Dropsy.
15. Charles Disloovere,
0
4
25
Whooping Cough.
17. Robert W. Dee,
27
6 6 Railroad Accident.
17. Charles W. Mansfield, 51
7 0 Fatty Degen'a'n of Heart.
28.
Mary E. Ratcliffe,
0
0 19 Pneumonia.
Oct. 10. Austin L. Cole,
32
0
0
Consumption.
25. Mary J. Thayer,
62
0
0 Dropsy.
27.
Norton Pratt,
78
10
5 Apoplexy.
31. Wilfred H. Barnes,
2
0
7 Meningitis.
Nov.
23. Warren Mansfield,.
76
6
26 Typhoid Fever.
Dec. 3. Margaret Clinton,
26
10 0
Consumption.
7. Maurice Colbert,
62
4
6 Tumor.
8. Emma Weeks,
0
0 2 Infantile.
19. William F. Kennedy,
34
8
0 Gunshot Wound.
21. George R. Jordan,
0
1 21 Bronchitis.
27. Asaph F. Arnold,
73
6
27
Dropsy.
28.
George W. Mansfield,
35
11
3
Consumption.
Aug.
You are requested to notify the Town Clerk of any errors or omissions.
49
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS.
The committee which was appointed at the last annual Town Meeting to take into consideration the best method of repairing the public highways, beg leave to submit the following report : -
The first matter to which our attention was naturally directed, was the method now in use for the repairs of the roads, and to inquire in what respects it is defective, and secondly, how it can be improved ; or whether it may not be better to adopt some other system.
The defects of the method now in use are many, and obvious to the slightest inquiry. One serious objection is the custom of choosing a number of surveyors of highways, and dividing the town into highway districts and apportioning the money among them.
The result of this practice is bad in various ways. No one of the surveyors can undertake any work of permanent improvement, which will absorb any considerable sum of his portion of the amount appropriated, because if he should do so, some part of his district must be neglected, and the surveyor be subjected to the unfavorable criticism of the persons residing on the neglected ter- ritory, as well as that of the public generally. Consequently he is obliged to go on in the old way, and skim over the whole of his territory, doing a little here and a little there, and doing nothing thoroughly or well.
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