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Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned, by posting up attested copies of this warrant, in ten or more public places in said Town, ten days before the time set for said meeting ; and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be pub- lished in the " Quincy Patriot," a public newspaper printed in said Town.
WASHINGTON M. FRENCH, Constable of Quincy.
A true copy. Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
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RECORD OF THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
A meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing warrant, March 28, 1881, at 12.45 o'clock P.M.
Chose, John Quincy Adams for Moderator.
Voted, That no motion to reconsider any vote shall be in or- der, unless the mover thereof shall give notice of his intention so to do, before the Town has passed from the consideration of the article under which the question was taken.
Voted, That a Committee of four, for the floor of the house, and two for the gallery, be appointed by the Moderator, to count and report the number of votes upon all matters when, by rea- son of doubt, the Moderator may find it necessary to order a count, and Messrs. Herbert M. Federhen, H. A. Keith, William L. Faxon, Sigourney Butler, John A. Duggan and Jonas Shack- ley were appointed.
Voted, That debate on the main question be in order, pending the verification of a doubtful vote.
Voted, That the Selectmen are instructed, after giving ample notice thereof, to cause to be sold at public auction at the Town House in Quincy, on or about the first day of June, 1881, the parcel of land on Adams street, lately purchased for the Town by the Committee authorized to purchase a site for a new alms- house, provided there shall be a bona fide bid by a responsible person at that time and place exceeding six thousand dollars in cash for the said land ; but, if no such bid be then offered, the said sale to be postponed from time to time, in the discretion of the Selectmen, until a bid exceeding six thousand dollars in cash on delivery of the deed shall be made in good faith by a respon- sible person. The town to give a quit-claim deed, and ten days from day of sale allowed for examination of title. Sale to be void if the title is defective.
The Selectmen shall immediately after receiving the proceeds of said sale, after deducting from the gross amount thereof all the necessary expenses of the same, pay over the remainder to
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the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, who shall duly receipt therefor, and forthwith apply the same to the purposes of the fund held by them in trust to extinguish the town debt.
Voted, That the Selectmen are instructed to cause to be built at a point on the Town's farm, on Sea street, to be selected by them in concurrence with the Moderator (provided it shall be so placed as not to interfere with the extension of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery eastward, if at some future time such ex- tension should be deemed expedient), a house reasonably adapted to the present and immediately prospective needs of the Town's poor ; to be so planned, however, that necessary extensions may be conveniently and economically added to it at any time when they may be actually required.
Voted, That article 4, relative to the purchase of the Totman farm, or some other suitable site for a new almshouse, be indef- initely postponed.
Voted, That the report of the Committee on the enlargement of the Town Hall be accepted and the Committee discharged.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to buy the parcel of land adjoining the Town Hall of Henry H. Faxon, as recom- mended by the Committee on the enlargement of the Town Hall, and to appropriate money to pay for the same under the forty-first article of the annual warrant, and to accept a deed of the same, containing a clause that no intoxicating liquors shall be sold on the granted premises.
Voted, That the Selectmen and the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library are appointed a committee of the town to make and carry out all suitable arrangements for the acceptance of the Crane Memorial Hall from its donors upon its comple- tion.
Voted, That the Surveyors of Highways are instructed to re- build the bridge on Hancock street, near William Panton's shop, when they shall have a satisfactory guarantee for the reimburse- ment to the town of one-half the cost thereof.
Voted, That article 8, relative to the free use of the Town
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Hall by the several companies of the Fire Department be indef- initely postponed.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
RECORD OF ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 28, 1881.
The Annual Town Meeting was held this day by adjournment from March 7, 1881.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint three persons to act as Auditors for the ensuing year, and Charles H. Porter, John Chamberlin and H. A. Keith were so appointed.
The following articles of the warrant, which were acted upon in their due order, were by vote indefinitely postponed :
Art. 14.
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19 22. ..
Concerning Reservoir on Billings street. Laying out Arnold street.
..
23.
Paved crossings on Hancock street.
6.
30.
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Town Meetings and Elections to be called at 7 o'clock, P.M.
33.
The right of women to hold town of- fices and vote in town affairs.
36.
Change in the By-laws relative to the close and beginning of the financial year.
38.
Letting the Stone school-house on School street.
Erection of a building over the brook at the corner of Canal and Wash- ington streets.
39.
..
Sidewalk from Webster street to Beale street.
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Voted, To accept the reports of the Auditors, Selectmen and School Committee, and that the same be placed on file, and the financial recommendations therein be considered under Article 40 of the warrant.
Voted, That the highways be repaired under the direction of the Surveyors of Highways the ensuing year.
Voted, That the Overseers of the Poor shall direct the im- provement of the town lands for the ensuing year.
Voted, To accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Select- men, after excusing George W. Brooks, William L. Faxon, Theophilus King, Jr., John W. Moore, and Elias A. Perkins.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on guide-boards.
Voted, That the sum of $200 be appropriated for the purpose of keeping in repair or decorating the graves within the limits of Quincy of soldiers or sailors who died in the military service of the United States, or the monuments or other memorials erected to their memory, the same to be expended under the direction of Post 88 of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the treasurer and commander of the said post shall furnish to the Selectmen a true and detailed account, duly itemized and certified by them, of the manner in which said sum was ex- pended, within thirty days after Decoration Day. And the Selectmen are hereby ordered to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors by licensed and unlicensed dealers on that day.
Voted, That the sum of $10,000 is appropriated for the pur- pose of building a new almshouse in accordance with the vote passed at the special town meeting held this day, and the town Treasurer is directed to borrow that amount upon the best terms he can obtain upon three notes of the town of equal amounts to be issued from time to time as the progress of the work may require, and to fall due in the years 1885, 1886 and 1887, re- spectively.
Voted, That the Engineers, Members and Stewards of the Fire Department shall be allowed and paid the following sums for their services the past year; viz., Chief Engineer, $25 ; Clerk, $25 ; 5 Assistant Engineers, $15 each, $75 ; Stewards,
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$40 each, $240; Steward of the Hose Company, $100 ; Engi- neer of Steam Pump, $125; 215 Members of Engine Com- panies, at $10 each, $2150; 10 Members, at $7.50 each, $75 ; a gratuity of $4 each to 15 Volunteer Members of J. Q. Adams Engine, $60 ; total, $2875.
Voted, That article II, relative to the purchase of a new Hook and Ladder Truck ; article 12, relative to a Telegraphic Fire Alarm System ; and article 17, relative to the extension of the line of water pipes, be referred to six persons, one of whom shall be a resident of Atlantic, one of Wollaston, one of the West district, one of the Centre district, one of the South district and one at the Point, who may obtain such expert advice and assist- ance as they may deem necessary, and report in print in the next annual report, a complete and practical system of protec- tion from fire, at an expense reasonably proportionate to the means of the town, and having practical reference to the terri- torial and other essential conditions of the town, in order that all future appropriations for these purposes may be economically spent in executing parts of a single, intelligent and comprehen- sive plan, and $100 is appropriated to pay any necessary ex- penses incurred by said committee, and Chas. H. Porter, George F. Pinkham, James H. Slade, Patrick F. Lacy, Thomas Gurney, and James Edwards were appointed as the committee.
Voted, To increase the number of the company of the J. Q. Adams Chemical Engine No. 2 to twenty-five.
Voted, That the Board of Engineers are instructed to con- struct two reservoirs, one on Washington street, near Pond street, and one at the foot of Mount Pleasant, near the house of M. Goodhue, at points to be selected by said Board, provided they can be made self-filling, and built at an expense not ex- ceeding four hundred dollars for the two; and four hundred dollars, or as much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated to pay for them.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to pay to the Mem- bers of the L. W. Lovell Chemical Engine Company ten dollars each for their services during 1877, and two hundred dollars are appropriated therefor.
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Voted, That the report of the Selectmen laying out Appleton street from Squantum street to the beach is accepted, and sev- enty-five dollars is appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the report of the Selectmen laying out Belmont street from Beale street to Lincoln avenue is accepted, and sev- enty-five dollars is appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Surveyors of Highways shall regrade Wash- ington street from Canal street to land of D. B. Stetson, and two hundred dollars is appropriated therefor.
Voted, To appropriate three hundred dollars, to be expended by the Surveyors of Highways, in improving the causeway from Squantum street to Beach avenue.
Voted, To build a retaining wall on Willard street, and the sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars is appropriated therefor.
Voted, To change the name of that portion of Union street, running in a southeasterly direction from Elm street to the junction of South Walnut street, and call the same South Wal- nut street.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars is appropriated to finish the repairs on Sea street, at the place known as the "Bit."
Voted, That the Selectmen shall be a committee to confer with Milton, in regard to a change of boundary, and to apply, if necessary, to the Legislature for any needful legislation there- upon.
Voted, That the Selectmen are instructed to appoint Henry H. Faxon a special police officer, to enforce all laws relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors, and five hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to pay for that service, and in case he shall decline to serve, the Selectmen are to appoint another person for that duty, and with the same appropriation.
Voted, That the Selectmen shall grant the free use of the Town Hall, whenever it shall be requested in writing by not less
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than two respectable citizens of the town, for a free lecture on any scientific, literary or moral topic, subject to such reasonable regulations as they may deem expedient, and two hundred dol- lars is appropriated to defray the cost thereof.
Voted, That the Selectmen are authorized to settle the suit of Bernard Donnelly against John Q. A. Field, if a satisfactory set- tlement can be made, at an expense not exceeding three hundred dollars, and three hundred dollars is appropriated therefor, and the same sum is appropriated for the defence of said suit in case a settlement cannot be effected.
Voted, That one hundred dollars be appropriated to be ex- pended if required by the Board of Health, in paying for the services of a Health officer, to promote the efficiency of the Board in the disclosure and abatement of nuisances and sources of disease.
Votcd, That the Selectmen are authorized to sell the school- house at Quincy Neck, if they can obtain a suitable price there- for.
Voted, That the sum of $2717.34 is appropriated to pay for the parcel of land belonging to Henry H. Faxon, adjoining the lot on which the Town House stands, in accordance with the vote passed at the special Town meeting held this day, whereby the Selectmen were instructed to purchase the same.
Voted, That the report of the Committee on enlargement of the Town Hall is accepted and a committee appointed by the Moderator to apply to the Legislature for permission to occupy a small corner of the burial ground for that purpose, and to ob- tain detailed plans of such an enlargement as they may deem necessary, with an exact estimate of the cost thereof as near as may be and report in print in the next town book, and the sum of two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, is appropriated therefor, and Messrs. William A. Hodges, Edwin W. Marsh, and John Q. Adams were appointed as the com- mittee.
Voted, That as recommended in the report of the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Library, $823.90 be placed in the hands of
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the Selectmen and Trustees, as a joint committee, in trust, to be used in grading, laying out, fencing and suitably ornament- ing the enclosure for the new building.
Votcd, That the Selectmen shall insert in the contract for lighting the streets, a suitable penalty for non-performance thereof, and that they shall see that the penalty be exacted, if the contract is not fully executed.
Voted, That in case the funds in the Town Treasury should at any time before the adjourned meeting of the next annual town meeting be insufficient for the regular and ordinary ex- penses of the town, the Town Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow in anticipation of next year's appropriations, such sums as may be necessary to meet such expenses.
Voted, To raise, and assess on the polls and estates of the Town, the sum of eighty-seven thousand five hundred and sev- enty-six dollars and twenty-four cents ($87,576.24), for the fol- lowing purposes, viz. : -
Teachers' salaries, fuel, and care of rooms,
$28,400 00
Incidental expenses and transportation,
2,550 00
Books and stationery, 800 00
Repairs of buildings,
2,000 00
Superintendent's salary,
2,000 00
Rooms at Willard School-house,
750 00
Out-house at high school,
500 00
Support of poor,
8,500 00
Repair of town buildings,
500 00
Discount and abatement of taxes,
5,000 00
Interest on town debt,
5,000 00
Miscellaneous town expenses,
3,000 00
Bridges,
1,200 00
Mount Wollaston cemetery,
1,000 00
Old cemetery,
100 00
Repairs of highways,
9,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$107,560 CO
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Amount brought forward, $ 107,560 00 Removal of snow and miscellaneous highway ex- penses, 2,000 00
Decoration of soldiers' graves,
200 00
Public Library, 66 expense of removal, 500 00
Fire Department,
4,760 00
Police station and vagrant account,
400 00
Street lights,
2,600 00
Aid to indigent soldiers, 500 00
Pay of town officers,
3,150 00
Pay of town collector,
450 00
Note due in 1881,
20,000 00
Reservoir, Washington street,
200 00
66 Mount Pleasant,
200 00
Pay of Lovell engine company,
200 00
Committee of fire protection,
100 00
Laying out Belmont street,
75 00
" Appleton street,
75 00
Grading Washington street,
200 00
Improving Causeway from Squantum street,
300 00
Wall on Willard street,
225 00
Repair on Sea street at " Bit,"
300 00
Enforcement of the liquor law,
500 00
Free lectures,
200 00
Donnelly vs. Field,
300 00
Health officer,
100 00
Faxon land,
2,717 34
Balance of proceeds of Woodward building appro- priated to grade and decorate Crane Libra- ry lot,
823 90
Committee on enlargement of Town Hall, 200 00
Total, $113,576.24
To be met by the first money in the Treasury, $20,000, and Bank and Corporation tax, $6,000, $26,000 00
Balance to be supplied by tax, $87,576 24
2,000 00
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Voted, That the Attorney for the Town make inquiries rela- tive to estates sold for taxes in the past, by the collector, and decide what portion of the sales, if any, is not valid, and report at the next annual town meeting.
Voted, That the thanks of the Town are given to John Quincy Adams, Esq., for the efficient and satisfactory manner in which he has discharged the duties of Moderator, and also as Chairman of the Committee on the consideration of the arti- cles of the warrant.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION. NOVEMBER 8, 1881.
NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Tocon of Quincy, in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Quincy, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the TOWN HALL, in said Quincy, on TUESDAY, the eighth day of Novem- ber next, (it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said November), at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to give in their votes to the Selectmen on one ballot for -
Governor of the Commonwealth; Lieutenant-Governor of the Com- monwealth; Secretary of the Commonwealth ; Treasurer and Re- ceiver-General of the Commonwealth ; Auditor of the Commonwealth ; Attorney-General of the Commonwealth ; Councillor for District No. 2 ; Senator for the First Norfolk District; one County Commissioner ; Clerk of Courts ; three Representatives, to represent the Fifth Nor- folk District in the next General Court to be held at Boston on the first Wednesday of January next. Also, to vote " Yes," or "No," on the following Amendment to the Constitution :
" ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT."
"No person having served in the army or navy of the United States, in time of War, and having been honorably discharged from such service, if (10 Q)
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otherwise qualified to vote, shall be disqualified therefor on account of be- ing a pauper ; or, if a pauper, because of the non-payment of a poll tax."
The names of the candidates for all of the above-named offices must be borne on one ballot, to be presented open or unfolded, or enclosed in a sealed envelope, at the option of the voter. The polls for the reception of the ballots aforesaid will be opened at eight o'clock in the forenoon, and will be kept open four hours, and such further time as the meeting may deter- mine.
And you are hereby directed to serve this notice by posting the same in two or more public places within said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, but make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk, on or before the day and time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy, this twenty-fifth day of . October, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-one.
WILLIAM A. HODGES, ) Selectmen WILLIAM N. EATON, of
ALFRED SAMPSON, Quincy.
A true copy, - Attest : WASHINGTON M. FRENCH, Constable of Quincy.
OFFICERS RETURN.
NORFOLK, SS :
QUINCY, October 29, 1881.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Quincy herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned by posting up attested copies of this warrant in ten or more public places in said town ten days before the time set for said meeting, and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be pub- lished in the Quincy Patriot, a public newspaper printed in said town.
WASHINGTON M. FRENCH, Constable of Quincy.
A true copy.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
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RECORD OF ANNUAL STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, November 8, 1881.
Voted, That the polls will be closed at 3 o'clock, P.M.
Votes were received and counted by and under the direction of the Selectmen, and the result declared by them to be as fol- lows, viz : -
GOVERNOR.
John D. Long, of Hingham, 629
Charles P. Thompson, of Gloucester,
423
Israel W. Andrews, of Salem,
55
Charles B. Thompson, of Hingham,
I
Charles P. Thompson,
I
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Byron Weston, of Dalton, 630
James H. Carleton, of Haverhill,
424
George Dutton, of Springfield, 56
COUNCILLOR FOR DISTRICT NO. 2.
Nathaniel Wales, of Stoughton, 590
John Q. Adams, of Quincy,
45 I
Samuel P. Davis, of Falmouth, 56
John Q. Adams of Stoughton,
I
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Henry B. Peirce, of Abington, 630
Michael T. Donohoe, of Somerville,
418
Aaron B. Brown, of Worcester, 53
TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
Daniel A. Gleason, of Medford, 575
William A. Hodges, of Quincy,
470
George Foster, of Lynn, 54
William N. Eaton, of Quincy,
I
148
AUDITOR.
Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, 630
Charles R. Field, of Greenfield,
424
W. F. Whitney, of Ashburnham, 56
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
George Marston, of New Bedford, 629
Patrick A. Collins, of Boston,
417
David O. Allen, of Lynn,
I
Patrick A. Collins, of Lynn,
I
SENATOR, FIRST NORFOLK DISTRICT.
David W. Tucker, of Milton,
597
Albion O. Drinkwater, Braintree,
502
David Tucker,
I
David W. Tucker,
I
CLERK OF THE COURTS.
Erastus Worthington, of Dedham, 1,056
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, NORFOLK COUNTY.
George W Wiggins, of Franklin,
627
James Mackintosh, of Needham, 427
REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL COURT, FIFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT.
Charles H. Porter, of Quincy, 623
William N. Eaton, of Quincy, 593
Francis A. Bicknell, of Weymouth, 558
Nathan D. Canterbury, of Weymouth,
525
George A. Cushing, of Weymouth,
515
Jacob Baker, of Weymouth,
465
W. A. Hodges, of Quincy,
I
William N. Eaton,
I
Sigourney Butler, I
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Yes, 223
No, 413
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
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FIFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT.
Transcript of the votes for Representatives to the next General Court, cast in said District, November, 8, 1881.
Charles H. Porter, Quincy, elected,
Quincy, 623 ; Weymouth, 446. 1,069
Francis A. Bicknell, Weymouth, elected, 1,014
Quincy, 558 ; Weymouth, 446.
Nathan D. Canterbury, Weymouth, elected, 960
Quincy, 525 ; Weymouth, 435.
William N. Eaton, Quincy, 779
Quincy, 593 ; Weymouth, 186.
George A. Cushing, Weymouth, 755
Quincy, 515 ; Weymouth, 240.
Jacob Baker, Weymouth, 660
Quincy, 465 ; Weymouth, 195.
S. S Marden, Weymouth, 22
Charles S. Lloyd, Weymouth,
21
Joshua Vinal, Weymouth,
12
Joseph Vinal, Weymouth,
9
N. D. Canterbury, Weymouth,
2
F. A. Bicknell, Weymouth,
I
Sigourney Butler, Quincy,
I
William A. Hodges, Quincy,
I
William N. Eaton,
I
Charles H. Porter,
I
Francis A. Bicknell,
I
Signed,
GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk of Quincy. JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk of Weymouth.
A true copy.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
January 16, 1881. The ballots cast at the election, held November 8, 1881, in Quincy, have been destroyed as required by Chap. 188, Acts of 1876.
GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
REGISTRATION
OF
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
FOR 1881.
REGISTRY
OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS,
IN 1881.
NOTE. - It is desirable that the Town Clerk should be noti- fied of all errors and omissions, that a correct record may be obtained.
BIRTHS.
Date.
Name.
Parents.
Jan. 2, Reinhalter, Annie.
3, Powers, Annie.
5, Kelly, Ellen Francis.
7, Doble, Jennie V. Lula.
8, Denneen, Michael Edwd. 8, Dodge, Ethel May.
II, Keenan, Marcella.
12, McGilvray, Charles.
12, Sullivan, Mary Esther.
12, Ziolkowski, Grace E.
21, Mabie,
21, Cronan, Mary Alice.
26, McGrath, ---
27, Marnoch, Edward David.
27, Linnell, Irving Nelson.
30, Stanley, Edith Mabel. 30, Wadmore, Elizabeth. Feb. 1, Adams, Harrison H. W.
2, Foley, Alice C.
3, Bicknell, Bertha O.
5, Donlan, Margaret.
Peter and Mary.
Edward and Annie.
William and Annie.
Herbert F. and Eunice.
Michael and Ellen.
Albion S. and Mary V.
John and Mary Ann.
John and Susie.
Thomas J. and Rose.
Joseph and Mary.
Thomas and Amarilla.
John and Hannah.
Henry and Katie L. Alexander and Emma E.
Joseph W. and Hattie F. Charles A. and Flora H. Robert R. and Sarah L. Harrison T. and Lucy B. Thomas J. and Mary E. George F. and Mary. Thomas A. and Mary.
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Date.
Name.
Parents.
Feb. 6, Anderson, Chas. William. 7, Birmingham, John. 9, Dady, James Francis. 12, Loring, Matilda.
12, Anderson, Joseph O.
13, Ryan, James Patrick.
14, Bryant, Ruth Lilian.
14, Williams, Chas. Edward. 15, Morrison, Emily.
16, McCormick, Johanna.
17, Pendergast, Katy Agnes. 20, Dion, Emile.
22, Meade, Frederick.
23, Sanders, Edward S.
23, Milligan, Arthur W.
25, Walker, Effie C. McMil- lan.
27, McCarty, Richard. 27, Loud, Joseph Nutter. 27, Thomas, 27, Thomas, (twins).
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