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18 Ralph L. Oliver Lillian Simmons
18 John M. Callan Carolyn E. Fish
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27 Stuart R. Main Mary M. Sweeney
27 Albert Matrisciano Ericka VonBerg
28 L. Richard Tilden Barbara L. Moody
28 Clarence A. Dimond Frances M. Phillips
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21 Edward B. Thomas Daisy V. Long
21 Frank E. Silvia Mary Giovanoni
28 Joseph W. Gliniewicz Molly E. Banus
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DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF MID- DLEBOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1935.
Year
1935
Y
M
D
Jan.
1 Howard Malcolm Bishop
79
3
3
2 Mary E. Sears
66
1
2 Henry R. Winterhalder
69
5
8
6 Frances Busby
46
6
12
6 Lydia F. Baxter
90
7 Sarah F. Pearson
62
8
Arthur L. Thomas
70
1
19
11 Carrie Grundy Davis
75
2
15
18 Andrew Wood Miller
89
7
9
19 Warren D. Dunham
50
23
23 Celia S. Shattuck
90
2
4
23 Frank Thomas
30
11
1
27
William J. Logan
55
6
28
Phillip Boshoff
41
3
20
Feb.
2 Henry Wade
53
10
29
3 Clara Crawshaw
72
7 Carrie Frances Barney
77
4
30
11 Almira J. Bennett
89
3
3
12 Margaret W. Deane
98
9
16
14 Phyllis Blanchette
1
1
20
15
Marion Isabel Barrows
45
4
23
16
Carrie Elmira Aubrey
73
4
24
21
Edward W. Keough
71
26 William Henry Flynn
64
11
Mar. 4 Luella F. Dunham
69
47
6 Louise F. Erickson
79
5 10
8
Annie M. Morgan
50
3
25
10
Thomas D. Phillips
62
4
12
12
Minnie H. Healey
71
8
13
Delores Anne Trinque
3
19
14
Mary Brooks
87
8
19
17
Frank D. Arvilla
80
8
18
23
William J. Coughlin
57
2
23
23
Emily Burgess
64
1
11
26 John Hassett
78
8
11
30 Asaph Foster Washburn
89
11
18
30
Garibaldi M. Forrest
74
2
8
30
Thomas Cooney
68
10
28
7
9 Annie W. Farrington
60
3
21
11
Carrie C. Eayrs
11 Catherine McQuiggan
54
14 Theodore St. Peter
79
17 Fred Chester Warner
59
7 Eldora L. Bradford
73
3
13
9 Henry C. Sherman
30
5 Frank Sears Travassos
64
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Y
M
D
April 2 Alma L. Janes
78
9
28
13 Robert C. Washburn
70
9
11
17 Catherine H. Pratt
68
1
20
17 Helen Frances Vaughan
94
6
18
18
Roxanna Bryant
78
20
Lizzie F. Domina
61
1
18
20
Hannah W. Brehaut
92
4
9
21 Mary Lippert
68
6
8
21
Geneva Harrington Fillmore
69
6
15
29 Thomas Edward Jones
56
1
4
May
3 Jane A. Keith
87
1
26
5 Hosea Albert Morse
56
6
17
7 Virginia Louise Myers
72
7
24
8 Esther E. Mello
1
3
18
10 William F. Keyes
83
10
6
14
Joseph Avery
53
2
15
George A. Jones
77
11
23
20
Frieda Schmelzer
61
4
22
20
Florence L. Smith
55
3
18
21
Amy Victoria Shaw
64
11
27
22
Mary E. Casey
71
23
James Monroe Clark
78
10
3
23
Roswell Douglas Houdlette
87
8
18
24
Lura L. Haskell
68
7
16
28
Sarah A. Connor
57
30
James P. Sparrow
52
8
3
June
1 Lena Matson
77
1
16
2
Frank Sisson
55
6
5
4
Annie Elizabeth Hughes Carr
89
7
29
15
Louis Trinque
71
16
John Louis Dooley
22
7
15
16
Katherine Huestis Slocum
18
5
20
17
Joseph Shaw
10
7
27
19
Lucy Eunice Burgess Penniman
78
26
24 Charles M. Aubrey
74
6
2
28
Joseph Nelson Shaw
64
1
21
28
Augustin Bourgeois
84
4
10
July
9
Rosa DeSalvo Iampietro
35
10
20 William Henry Leland
78
2
21
22 Susan Viola Hathaway
74
5
18
24 Bridget Murphy
74
25
Emma G. Spaulding
72
7
14
26
Ella D. Winnell
64
6
28
27
Angus S. Gillis
70
14
29
Abbie E. Dunham
65
6
13
Aug.
4 Arthur W. Twombly
83
9
25
5 Edward H. Cleveland
79
10
11
10 James Devitt
79
3
23
32
9
12
3 Frederick S. Hanson
4
15 Clara B. Starbuck
27 Carrie Adelia Hayward
84
2
18
123
Y
M
D
11
Nellie Clark Le Pre
32
7
28
11 Elijah S. Ober
71
2
14
15 Joseph Francis Minkle
74
21 Charles William Tinkham
76
8
15
27 Carlton Wadsworth Maxim
76
11
9
Sept. 6 Edward E. Place
87
3
1
10
Nelson Cushman Thomas
78
1
8
17 Frank Leslie Murphy
51
5
30
21 Ernest I. Perkins
70
21 Sylvester Hall Keith
64
9
12
23
David Edwards
94
29
Cora W. Standish
75
Oct.
1 Clifford Leonard Vaughan
60
4 Albert D. Walker
31
3
3
7 Josiah Kingman
68
10
19
10 Marion G. Pratt
83
7
16
13 Woodbury Wilmot
80
3
23
16 Seymour Brennan
53
18
Ellagah D. King
69
10
15
30 William N. Teceno
11
8
28
Nov. 2 Marion Harland Standish 3 Carver
52
1
1
6 Roy B. Caswell
44
3
25
10
Annie Bassett Hurley
79
11
Edward Cassidy
74
11
5
12
Orville N. Leonard
68
10
18
15 Charles Bartlett Swift
77
1
29
17
Robert Martin
29
17 Charles William Wilmot
86
5
8
19 Almeda Gertrude Standish
36
9
9
26
Mary Michael
68
2
11
26
Nona H. West
70
3
11
Dec. 2 Isabelle Richmond Gammons
57
3
15
3 Caisa Inga Erickson
85
9
5 Tom Luckman
81
1
20
5 Arthur William Leonard
72
2
15
11 Marie L. Gauthier
72
13 Carrie Maria Dickey
76
9
23
16 Harvey N. Atwood
86
3
4
17 Enrico Corsini
70
6
23
Arabelle Wood
83
4
23
30 John Reddington
64
1
29
Total number births 141 Total number marriages 98 Total number deaths 139
1 Hr.
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TOWN CLERK
Financial Statement for Year ending December 31, 1935.
RECEIPTS
Marriages
$184.00
Dealer and Garage
124.00
Pedlar
37.00
Mortgages
117.70
Certified Copies
18.75
Medical Registration
.25
Theatre License
65.00
Common Victualler
96.00
Gasolene Permits
288.50
Sunday License
62.00
Alcohol
7,873.00
Fuel Oil
4.00
Auctioneer
8.00
Ice Cream
20.00
Pool and Billiards
2.00
Fire Works
15.00
Junk License
50.00
Bingo and Beano
61.00
Inn Holder
2.00
Fire Arms
1.00
Transient Vender
110.00
Dog License
Dues for Town
174.20
Dues for State
1,900.80
Fish and Game Licenses
Sporting License
Dues for Town
29.25
Dues for State
351.00
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Hunting License
Dues for Town
48.50
339.50
Dues for State All Other Fish and Game License Dues for Town
59.00
Dues for State
460.75
$12,502.20
Total Receipts
DISBURSEMENTS
Town Treasurer
$11,350.95
Division of Fisheries and Game 1,151.25
$12,502.20
Total Disbursements
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO S. THOMAS, Town Clerk.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Board of Selectmen, Middleboro, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :-
The report of the Weights & Measures Department for 1935 is as follows :-
State Standards: Located at 13 Forest St. and considering the number of years used they are in excellent condition. They are State property and are directly under the super- vision of the Town Treasurer. They are inspected and tested by the State Inspector of Weights and Measures, sent directly from the Bureau of Standards in Boston. The State Standard Weights should be recalibrated again this year as this work is required by law to be done every 10 years.
Town Equipment: The field equipment is owned by the town of Middleboro and is replaced as necessity requires. The working equipment at the present time is in excellent condition with the exception of the large nickled weights which have been mentioned in my report of 1932, 1933, 1934. These weights should be renickled at once, for if they are condemned by the State department, it would require the outlay of quite a large sum to replace them, as the present weights are antiquated but by renickling could be kept in service for some time. The 50 pound weights have been painted and recalibrated and are in excellent shape.
Gasoline Measures: The Seraphin Gasoline Measures are in good condition. New gauge glasses were installed this past year. All other measures owned by the town are in A 1 condition.
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Weights and Measures in Town:
Gasoline Pumps: In the majority of cases hand pumps have been replaced by electric meter pumps. The few hand pumps that are still in use are kept to be used only in case of emergency when the electric current fails.
Gasoline Meters: Having computing meters is the last word in gasoline pumps. Every customer, by looking at the vizgauge, can see just how much gas goes into his car and by looking at the number of gallons see the measure- ment and by looking at the price can see exactly how much money it cost him. It is, I believe, the best possible way yet known to dispense gasoline to the customer.
Viz. Gauge: The viz gauge is placed on each and every pump, whether hand or motor driven, to show to the motorist that the pump is functioning properly and that he is getting his just measure.
Buiter: The reweighing of butter has shown in many cases to be somewhat over or under in weight. While a very little shortage occurs yet in the course of a year, it amounts to quite a lot when totaled up. Some butter is packed in other states and sometimes requires the shipment to be sent back for readjustment.
It requires almost constant attention on the part of the sealer to see that butter comes through properly.
Potatoes. Potatoes this year should be watched very closely. A short while ago a truck load of 15 pound sacks or bags was sent back to Boston because of short weight. They are a source of trouble and have to be watched at all times by storekeepers, customers and sealers. Short weight bags should be reweighed and brought up to standard before offering at sale.
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Onions. Onions are also coming through packed in 10 pound sacks and have run short all the year. They, like the potatoes, have been a source of trouble all through the year. They should be watched very closely.
Flour. Flour has been reweighed and in all instances has been very even in the weight. The automatic scales upon which flour is weighed does much to keep the weight of this commodity uniform.
Bread. Bread has been inspected and reweighed a great many times during the year. The results have been very gratifying as it seems the bakers are trying to conform to the weights and measure law, as laid down by the bureau of standards. We have had some trouble in bakers peddling without licenses. Several of these have been brought before the court for not obtaining proper license. At the present time there is no one peddling bakery products in our town, to the best of my knowledge, that is not properly licensed.
Wood. A number of loads of wood sold in our town and that which has come into our town have been measured and found to be of lawful measure. The dealers of wood in Middleboro are trying, I believe, to live up to the laws of the wood business.
Licenses. Licenses of peddlers coming into this town have been checked and rechecked. All local peddlers now have a plate and a badge to show that they are properly licensed. There have been 14 prosecutions of the license law. By that I mean people not being properly licensed. The license question in our town has grown by leaps and bounds and, at the present time, takes a lot of time to follow up and see that they are O. K.
Transient Vendors. Transient Vendors have been watched very carefully this past year and as a result a num-
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ber have been required to take out the Transient Vendor's License.
Clinical Thermometers. Clinical Thermometers have been inspected, listed, and records sent to the division of standards.
Town Scales. Town scales are still out of commission, condemned by the state department in 1933. There are still fast deteriorating from the rust and weather and, un- less the town sees fit to recondition them, they will shortly become a total loss. The state test truck was here again this year to test some of the coal scales and the town derives a great benefit from the same.
The state gasoline tank measure was here during the month of December and proved a great benefit to all tank wagon owners. The conditions in our town are excellent as nearly every storekeeper and tradesman is willing to cooperate in every way. The detailed work expected by the state is more and more exacting all the time and the sealer's time is taken up with a great deal of this work. Be- low is a summary of the work completed this year.
Summary. Articles sealed 1224. Non-sealed 5. Ad- justed 105. Condemned 18. Trial reweighing 1951. Num- ber correct 1737. Number under 186. Number over 28.
Inspection. Fibre cartons 33. Peddlers' licenses 25. Milk jars 124. Marking of bread 540. Marking of food 420. Marking of coal and paper bags 97. Marking of kindling wood in paper bags 42. Wholesale milk cans 31. Transient Vendors' license 10. Clinical Thermometers 47. Peddlers' Scales 18. Ice Scales 6. Junk Scales 2. Oil Jars 220. Other inspection 126. Retesting of gasoline devices after sealing 85. Reweighing of bread 218. Reweighing of butter 419. Confectionery 58. Flour 150. Dry Commodities 332. Fruit and Vegetables 78. Grain and Feed 73. Hay 26. Coal in
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paper bags 48. Meats and Provisions 64. Potatoes 378. Lard 49. Beans 57.
A number of complaints have been received at this office. Each one has been checked and adjusted. The general conditions throughout the town are very good.
In closing permit me to thank all those who have helped make the weights and measures department so successful for the year 1935.
LOUIS C. LITTLEJOHN
Sealer of Weights & Measures.
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REPORT OF THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Middleboro, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :-
May I submit for your consideration and approval, the report of the Moth Department for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1935.
Throughout the winter and early spring months of the year, the department was engaged in creosoting gypsy moth egg clusters. These egg masses were deposited on the trees during the preceding months of July and August.
While infestations were found in many sections of the town, the heaviest outbreaks appeared in Rock, South Middleboro, France and East Middleboro. In this creosote work we were greatly aided by an E.R.A. project which furnished us from twenty-five to thirty-five men.
With the approach of spring, the department visited localities where we had previously noted browntail moth webs and clipped them from the branches. When gathered they were burned and the area sprayed during the ensuing spray season. A decided decrease in this pest was noticeable Some few were found however in Waterville and some on Marion Road at Rock.
The tent caterpillar situation during 1935 appeared normal, though some sections seemed to have more than other parts of the town. This was due in all probability to the appearance of more wild cherry clumps by the road- side in these particular sections.
As soon as the leaves of these roadside shrubs were large enough to hold spray, the department began a roadside spray program which was applied wherever this unsightly
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pest was apparent. True the so-called "tent" was by this time quite noticeable, but we feel that though the "tent" remained, the caterpillars were destroyed.
At this period of the year, early in May, we found the gypsy moth egg cluster hatching. This meant that our spray program must now turn toward this pest. Again we were aided by the government which furnished us more men in the form of an E.R.A. spray project. This project began in early June and carried through until the middle of July when the caterpillars began to pupate.
All roadsides carrying foliage were sprayed wherever and whenever the caterpillars were found or were likely to appear. An arsenical spray was used for both pests.
The department devoted some time previous to this roadside work in aiding property owners by spraying fruit bearing trees, ornamental shrubbery and cranberry bogs as requested. We gladly offer our equipment and experience along these lines when the proper time comes. A small charge for time and equipment must necessarily be asked for this service.
While no signs of the new and dreaded Dutch Elm Blight have been found in Middleboro our elms have been and are now suffering from the elm leaf beetle. The lack of water and of nourishment has so weakened our elms that they have become easy prey to all elm diseases.
We combat the elm leaf beetle and its slug by an appli- cation of arsenate of lead and water. Much of this work is done during the early morning hours, before the wind comes up and before traffic begins to hamper our progress.
The outlook for the new year is favorable. The gypsy moth egg clusters which were deposited in August of 1935, and from which the moths of 1936 will emerge are much more numerous than in the preceding year. However, the
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brown tail moth, satan moth and fall web worm are decidedly much less apparent than during the previous year.
Our equipment is all in good condition. The three Fitzhenry Guptill sprayers performed well during the season and no major breakdown occurred.
We appreciate the acquisition of two used trucks to replace the ones which were first purchased in 1926 and 1928.
In closing, I wish to include my thanks to the people of Middleboro and to the town Officers for the help and co- operation which has been given this department during the past year.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE WARD STETSON,
Local Moth Supt.
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INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
December 31, 1935.
Board of Selectmen,
Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen:
My report as Inspector of Animals for 1935 is as follows : The annual inspection of all neat cattle, swine, sheep and goats in the town was completed Dec. 30th, with the fol- lowing results :-
Premises inspected 239
Number of herds of cattle
216
Total number of cattle 1250
Total number of swine
184
Total number of sheep
33
Total number of goats
41
The cattle inspected were divided as follows:
Total
Pure breds-Bulls 13, cows 70, young stock 39
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Grades-oxen 10, bulls 22, cows 867, young stock 229 1128
Sixteen herds numbering twenty-one cows were not tested under State and Federal Supervision and have been reported to The Division of Livestock Disease Control. Practically all of these above animals came recently from tested herds in town or were shipped in from clean areas. There were two reactors in town at the time of Inspection.
I have received during the year from the Division, 39 permits to ship cattle in from out of the State. Two of these were returned marked "not used" and on the balance 381 head of cattle were shipped in.
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As a result of T.B. tests made on all cattle in town only six animals reacted on three premises. These were inspected and found to have been properly disinfected. This small percentage of reactors is very gratifying in view of the fact that in 1934 there were 52 reactors on 14 farms and in 1933 there were 45 head on 29 farms.
No cattle or dogs have been quarantined during the year.
Respectfully submitted, LESLIE N. CLARK,
Inspector of Animals.
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FOREST WARDEN
The total number of fires for the year was thirty-four, burning over 74 acres, 9 acres of which was grass and 65 acres of second growth.
The largest fire was set by a railroad locomotive in an inaccessible location and burned over about 50 acres, but with very small damage.
On May 28th a defective locomotive set several fires along the railroad between the Rochester-Middleboro line, but fortunately all were checked before much damage was done.
The total cost of extinguishing the fires in 1935 was $725.69.
H. J. GOODALE,
Forest Warden.
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TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen :---
The town employees have done but little work in this department this year but by obtaining projects thru E.R.A. and W.P.A. considerable work on our trees has been done.
In the spring there was a project approved employing two men to examine all the trees in town, particularly the elms, to see if the Dutch Elm Tree Beetle had infected our trees. Fortunately none were found.
This fall another project was approved to remove dead trees and trim the dead branches from the others.
When completed, both of these projects will be of much value to the town.
The beauty of the country towns is largely due to its trees, and as many of these are dying, it is necessary that they be replaced if we are to continue to hold the attractive- ness of our town.
H. J. GOODALE,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER
For Year Ending December 31, 1935
Number of Males licensed 738
Number of Females licensed 117
Number of Dogs picked up
65
Owners found for
3
Homes found for
5
Number of Dogs killed
57
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT E. HEWITT,
Dog Officer.
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: APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN AS OF MARCH 1st, 1935.
Office Name
Assessor
Harrison F. Shurtleff
Feb. 19, 1935. Term Expires March 1, 1938
Board of Public Welfare
& Old Age Assistance Chester L. Shaw
March 1, 1938
Registrar of Voters
Adnah Harlow
April 1, 1938
Sarah A. Sheehy
April 1, 1937
Trustee of Public Library
Leonard O. Tillson
March 1, 1938
Frank C. Whitney
March 1, 1938
Tree Warden
Harry J. Goodale
March 1, 1936
Burial Agent
Luke F. Kelley
March 1, 1936
Dog Officer
Robert E. Hewitt
May 1, 1936
Inspector of Animals
Leslie N. Clark
March 1, 1936
Insp. of Slaughtering
Leslie N. Clark
March 1, 1936
Inspector of Milk
John T. Connor
March 1, 1936
Amedeo Giberti
March 1, 1936
Louis C. Littlejohn March 1, 1936
Town Counsel
Luke F. Kelley
March 1, 1936
Alden C. Sisson
March 1, 1936
Dr. Edward L. Perry
March 1, 1936
Dr. A. Vincent Smith Alden C. Sisson
March 1, 1936 March 1, 1936
Field Driver & Pound Keeper Town Hall Agent Fence Viewer
E. Kimball Harrison E. Kimball Harrison Frederick S. Weston Frank S. Thomas Ernest S. Pratt E. Kimball Harrison
March 1, 1936
March 1, 1936
March 1, 1936 March 1, 1936 March 1, 1936
Constable
Harry E. Allen
March 1, 1936
Alden C. Sisson March 1, 1936
John M. Callan
March 1, 1936
Walter L. Beals
March 1, 1938
Inspector of Wires Sealer of Weights & Measures
Keeper of Lockup Soldiers' Physician
March 1, 1936
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Alfred M. Butler Robert Hewitt
March 1, 1936
March 1, 1936
Collector of Water, Gas & Electric and all other departmental bills. Samuel Breck
March 1, 1936
PUBLIC WEIGHER
Garrett E. Whitty
Ernest S. Pratt
Elliot H. Perkins
Lura A. Bradford
George F. Keyes
Paul E. Gamache
John E. McManus
John R. Dutra
Albert F. Soule
Charles Ruhmpohl
William E. Gardner
Lawrence H. Thomas
Raymond Langley
Ralph D. Kelley
Lewis F. Harding Annie Place
Vernon Briggs
Ivan B. Sparrow
Alden C. Sisson
Louis C. Littlejohn
William F. Fickert
Robert A. Clark
Marion Pratt
Lewis Garney
Herman R. Burtsell
Leon Corsini
Leah Fabbri
Howard T. Lincoln
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER
Warren E. Jefferson
Paul F. Anderson
John T. Connor
William Watson
Arthur B. Caswell
E. Kimball Harrison
John J. Sullivan
John S. Cobb Albert T. Westgate
Herbert W. Batchelder Ralph Sampson Patrick McMahon
William O. Casey
LeRoy E. Mawhinney Harry W. Hull
James A. McDonald
Jesse Carpenter, Jr. Louis C. Littlejohn James J. Vigers
Robert E. Hewitt
Wallace A. Grant Arthur L. Smith
Alton T. Smith George Besse
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Chester H. Rice Roy W. Pendleton Harold S. Wood Geo. S. Barney Clyde A. Briggs
John Callan Melville Wilbur Chessman Coombs Francis Crowley
MEASURER OF WOOD, BARK AND LUMBER
William F. Clark Levi O. Atwood
Gilbert M. Simmons
William G. Wilcox
Sheldon L. Phinney
N. S. Cushing, Jr. Albert Deane Ernest S. Pratt
Harrison F. Shurtleff
Leo A. Quindley
Herbert E. Dodge
Henry W. Sears, Jr. Frederick S. Weston Ernest I. Perkins
Forest S. Churbuck Edgar Wilcox Benjamin C. Shaw Frank S. Thomas
Myron W. Baxter
Charles N. Warren
Ernest L. Standish
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REPORT OF MARIA L. H. PIERCE LUXURY FUND.
January 11, 1936.
Mr. Harry Goodale Town Manager.
My dear Mr. Goodale:
I am herewith submitting my report as custodian of the Maria L. H. Pierce Luxury Fund, which is designated as a fund to be used for providing small luxuries and pleasures for the inmates of the Town Farm.
The balance on hand at the time of my appointment was $4.07. From that time, March 1, to date the income from this fund has been $71.16, making a total of $75.23. At this writing the balance on hand is $4.78.
We have tried to spread it out in such a way that they have had little treats from time to time. At Easter there were flowering plants on the tables and small baskets of goodies at each place. Oranges were given to them at different times. On July 4th, ice cream, a plentiful supply, with Mrs. Grant's good cake, made a feast.
The fund pays for three daily papers and the Gazette. This gives them all a chance to see the news.
The usual Xmas party was given with a tree and Santa. There were gifts and candy for all.
Due to the kindness of the ministers in town, we have had the priviledge of religious services on the second Sun- day of each month. Through the generosity of a friend we have been given a beautiful piano which has added greatly to our pleasure at these services and at other times. At differ- ent times musical treats have been provided by kind friends.
We feel that it has been, on the whole, a happy and suc- cessful year and we thank all those who have helped to make it so. I have felt it a great privilege to administer this fund and I have enjoyed doing so.
Respectfully submitted,
LAURA B. WHITTEMORE
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INSPECTOR OF WIRES REPORT
January 18, 1936
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Middleborough, Mass.
Gentlemen,
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Wires in the town of Middleborough for the year ending December 31, 1935.
Total number of Electrician's Report cards received 390 Number not passed because of failure to meet re-
quirements 12
Number of complaints made for improper in- stallation of appliances and signs 8
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