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THE TEACHER AND THE COURSE OF STUDY.
The matter to be taught to the several classes, the order in which it shall be taught, and the time allowed for teaching it are fairly well defined by our course of study. Considerable elasticity of requirement is always necessary, however, owing to the different conditions of schools and the varying capacity of classes and of teachers.
The course of study, while highly important, is not the vital matter. The quality of the teaching as it goes on day by day is the chief concern. How to get the teaching done in such a manner that well-organized knowledge shall become the per- manent possession of the pupil ; that in the process of acquir- ing knowledge the pupil shall be developing the love and power of acquirement ; that by repeated applications of his knowledge, he shall become skillful in these applications, -this is the com- plex and ever-present problem of school supervision.
The successful carrying out of a modern course of study re- quires, especially in grammar grades, a much broader academic training than many teachers possess. Even the teaching of the simpler school arts is often defective on account of lack of skill in them on the part of the teacher. Penmanship is sometimes poor because the teacher cannot produce good writing readily, and thus fails to utilize the imitative tendencies of children. Drawing is taught poorly, because the teacher talks instead of draws. Good oral reading is lacking where the teacher cannot give the children inspiring ideals by living example.
In the broader "content subjects," instruction is often weak because of deficiencies of scholarship in the teacher. In arith- metic, our aim is to develop the power and habit of clear think- ing and accurate calculation. The teacher who has never been charmed by the beauty of the mathematical method, and whose skill is hardly equal to the demands of an accurate report from a school register, will fail to get the highest results in this sub- ject. In history, I find pupils memorizing texts and failing to get pictures of the great events which the books record, because the teacher has never seen those pictures clearly and cannot reproduce them. In geography, the absence of the broad view of the subject which a knowledge of its allied sciences alone can give, makes impossible the best results. Nature study will
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be scrappy and pointless if the teacher has never grasped the view of the world revealed by modern science.
Beside having the scholarship required by present-day teach- ing, the successfulteacher must be well grounded in the principles of her art, and skilled in the application of those principles to the specific work in hand. There has slowly developed a body of solid educational doctrine, with which no teacher can be ig- norant and do the best of which she is capable.
In view of present ideals in school work, the teacher may well say, " Who is sufficient for these things ?" Our own teachers, as a rule, are trying by arduous effort to remedy their deficien- cies and to fulfill the high obligations of their position. Be- sides the regular preparation for the daily work of the school- room, the serious study of Dr. E. E. White's "The Art of Teaching" has been expected this year. Many teachers have already passed creditably a written test on the contents of the book, and testify to the practical value of their study of it.
The usual teachers' meetings have been held, in connection with which some special work is generally required, which has been cheerfully done.
It is high praise, but I think it is justly given, when I say that our teachers have practically adopted the creed of the good teacher of the twentieth century, which has thus been formu- lated by Henry T. Bailey : "I believe in the child, and in working for his good, first, last, and all the time. I believe in continued professional growth in knowledge and technical skill."
THE FACTORS OF A GOOD SCHOOL.
The essential factor of a good school is a good teacher. But only when the power of the teacher approaches genius can a good teacher alone make a good school. The liberal taxpayer, who provides suitable rooms, the needed appliances, and a salary sufficient to enable the teacher to live in reasonable com- fort and to procure the means for self improvement; the sympa- thetic parent, who is as anxious that the teacher shall like her children as that the children shall like their teacher; a community which approves good conduct and condemns lawlessness,-all these are needed to make a good school.
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The most potent influence on the character of the school is that of the homes of the community. An editorial in the current number of the magazine Education so clearly states the pertinent facts that I quote a part of it :-
Every superintendent and every teacher knows that the atmos- phere of the home has a large share in determining the attitude of the pupil at school. The home has the child in five or six determina- tive years before the school gets him at all. After he begins his schooling the influence of the home is predominant for seventeen or eighteen hours in the twenty-four hours of each day, to the schools six or seven. The natural respect and love of the child for his par- ents properly enthrone their standards and their judgment as his ultimate rule and law. Family feeling asserts itself, and what his brother or sister will say or think of anything, profoundly affects a young child's views and actions. The homes where prompt obedi- ence is exacted from the children by the parents; the homes where intelligence forms the daily environment, the homes where things material are orderly; the homes where wholesome food, pure air and water, proper clothing, temperate habits, quietness, subordination of the trivial to the important are insisted upon, where study and work are put first, and play and amusement, while by no means despised or eliminated, are made secondary,-such homes send to the school- room pupils who make teaching almost a pastime. The other kind of homes contributes the difficult problems of the teacher's experience. The difference is felt during the first hour of the first day of the first term by nearly every teacher. He knows almost instantly whether he has a hard job or an easy one before him, and the determining factor in nearly every case is to be found in the homes from which the pupils have come.
To the many parents who have responded to our efforts to unite the home and school in mutual helpfulness, our sincere thanks are extended.
In writing this report, I have had in mind as prospective readers, not only members of committees, but the intelligent citizens of the towns who are interested in the work and prob- lems of the school. As a further means of securing the knowl- edge on which helpful criticism and suggestion may be based, we invite visits to the schools for consultation with the teachers and inspection of the work.
In conclusion, let me express my sense of obligation to my associates in the schools for their loyal assistance, and to the members of the several committees for their continued confi- dence and support.
Respectfully submitted, HERBERT J. JONES,
Superintendent of Schools. Holden, Mass., March 9, 1904.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF RUTLAND,
FOR THE
Year ending March 1, 1905.
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HOME OF RUFUS PUTNAM . 1781-1788
WORCESTER: PRINTED BY EDWARD H. TRIPP, 377 MAIN STREET.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF RUTLAND,
FOR THE
Year ending March 1, 1905.
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HOME OF RUFUS PUTNAM. 1781-1788
WORCESTER: PRINTED BY EDWARD H. TRIPP, 377 MAIN STREET.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
MODERATOR, CHARLES R. BARTLETT.
TOWN CLERK, LOUIS M. HANFF.
C. R. BARTLETT,
SELECTMEN, T. S. HEALD, ASSESSORS,
H. E. WHEELER
W. C. TEMPLE
G. S. PUTNAM, C. J. CAMPBELL
W. H. MAYNARD,
OVERSEERS OF POOR, D. F. SMITH, SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
JOSEPH E. WARE
WM. C. TEMPLE, LOUIS M. HANFF, DENNIS A. SMITH
WATER COMMISSIONERS, W. T. BROWN, MILES HOLDEN
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR, FRANK D. FORBUSH. BOARD OF HEALTH,
W. E. CHAMBERLAIN, M. D., W. J. MARCLEY, M. D., D. P. BUTLER, M. D. LIBRARY COMMITTEE,
W. C. TEMPLE, MRS. G. B. MONROE, MRS. L. Q. SPAULDING CONSTABLES,
J. WARREN MOULTON, FRANK CHEEVER, DENNIS A. SMITH
E. E. LAWRENCE, LOUIS M. HANFF
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR, D. S. THURSTON.
TREE WARDEN, GEORGE H. MILES.
AUDITOR, A. F. BROWN.
CATTLE INSPECTOR, MEAT AND PROVISION INSPECTOR,
GEORGE S. PUTNAM. GEORGE S. PUTNAM.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK AND SURVEYORS OF LUMBER, D. S. THURSTON, LOUIS M. HANFF, A. CODDING
FIELD DRIVERS,
GEORGE H. MILES, T. SIBLEY HEALD, J. E. O'LEARY
POUND KEEPER, CHARLES R. BARTLETT. FENCE VIEWERS,
LOUIS M. HANFF A. B. FISHER, NEWTON I. SARGENT
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, LOUIS M. HANFF.
SOLDIERS BURIAL AGENT, D. F. SMITH.
SEXTON,
R. C. PRESCOTT.
SPECIAL POLICE,
W. F. MOORE,
BYRON J. SPRAGUE, GEORGE S. PUTNAM
C. R. BARTLETT,
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WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
To J. WARREN MOULTON, Constable of the Town of Rutland, in the County of Worcester.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of Rut- land, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Rutland, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the reports of the Town Offi- cers, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To bring in and deposit their ballots for three Selectmen for one year, for three Assessors for one year, for three Overseers of Poor for one year, for a Town Treasurer for one year, for a Collector of Taxes for one year, for five Constables for one year, for an Auditor for one year, for one member of the School Committee for three years, for one member of the Water Commissioners for three years, for one Trustee of Public Library for three years, for a Survey- or of Highways for one year, for one member of the
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Board of Health for three years, for a Tree Warden for one year, and to vote "Yes" or "No" on the ques- tion "Shall License be granted for the sale of Intoxi- cating Liquors in Town?"
All the above to be voted for on one ballot, each to specify the person to be voted for by placing a cross (X) after his name.
The Polls will be opened at ten o'clock A. M., and may be closed at two o'clock P. M.
ART. 4. To choose all necessary Town Officers and Committees.
ART. 5. To see what interest shall be paid on Taxes not paid in a specified time.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to borrow money for the use of the Town, in anticipation of Taxes, under the approval of the Selectmen.
ART. 7. To see if the Treasurer of the Town shall be Collector of Taxes, and determine the compen- sation for the same.
ART. 8. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the support of the Public Schools, for transportation to and from the Public Schools, for repairs on Highways and Bridges, for Sup- port of Poor, for State and Military Aid, for Salaries of Town Officers, for use on Memorial Day, for Contin- gent Expences and Paying Debts.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will accept the List of Jurors as presented by the Selectmen.
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ART. 10. To see if the Town will vote to enforce the Sunday Law against Hunting and Fishing.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will vote to make an appropriation for the Water Department on account of Hydrant Service.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to give the Rural Cemetery Association the free use of water for their fountain, or act thereon.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will vote to extend its Water System, or act thereon.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will take any action with reference to caring for its Poor on the co-opera- tive plan.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will vote any in- structions to any of its Boards of Town Officers.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will vote to main- tain any street lights, or act anything thereon.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote whereby they voted to authorize the Water Commissioners to make a contract with the Massachu- setts State Sanitorium, of Rutland, for a term of five years, from October 1, 1904, or act thereon.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will vote to author- ize the Water Commissioners to make a contract with the Massachusetts State Sanitorium for a term of years under specified conditions, or act thereon.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote an appro- priation for Old Home Week, or act thereon.
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ART. 20. To see if the Town will vote to have printed a list of names of Delinquent Taxpayers in the next Annual Report of the Town Officers.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting Attested Copies thereof agreeable to vote of said Town. One at each Post Office and one at the Congregational Church in said Town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereby, fail not to make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this Fifteenth day of March, one thousand, nine hundred and five.
C. R. BARTLETT, - Selectmen T. SIBLEY HEALD, of Rutland
H. E. WHEELER,
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, For the Year Ending March 1, 1905.
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Paid Holden Poor Farm Association, care of poor, $ 37 48
May & Parker, board of paupers, 8 15
City of Worcester, board of paupers at Home Farm, 280 00
OUTSIDE POOR.
Paid Aid rendered Granville F. Lombard and family, 158 38
City Hospital, Worcester, for H. Smith, 24 00
City Hospital, Worcester, for Annie Mills, 14 00
City Hospital, Worcester, for Bessie, wife of Sumner Taylor, 8 00
Paid Town of Holden, aid rendered Fred Clarke and family, 10 00
F. A. Caswell, Worcester, burial of Jane Connolly, 15 00
E. W. Merrick, care of four tramps, 1 00
$556 01
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Received from City of Malden, aid rendered Granville F. Lombard and family, $158 38 from State Board of Charity, for burial of Jane Connolly, 15 00
$173 38
Net expense of supporting Poor the past year, $382 63
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It being necessary to provide some means of caring for our paupers, after investigation it was deemed advisable to board them at the Worcester Home Farm at a cost of $2.80 per week, per pau- per. We would recommend that this method be continued.
The past year we have had two paupers for full support, Rose Roen and John Kelley, until the latter was removed by death, Feb- ruary 14, 1905.
W. H. MAYNARD, ) Overseers D. F. SMITH, of
J. E. WARE, S Poor
9 SELECTMEN'S REPORT
Of the Financial Condition of the Town for the Year ending March 1, 1905.
We have drawn on the Town Treasurer four hundred and fifty- seven orders, amounting to $13,534.03.
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE TOWN.
State Tax,
County Tax,
Town Grant,
$550 00 770 00 12,750 00 327 57
Overlayings,
$14,397 57
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
State Treasurer, water loan,
$21,000 00
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2,500 00
building loan, 13,500 00
People's Savings Bank, ten-year loan, 14,000 00
temporary loan, 20,200 00
State Treasurer, refund loan, 4,500 00
Hersom Bros., water loan,
1,500 00
Jose Parker & Co., water loan,
300 00
Mabel and Ethel Heald, notes,
750 00
$78,250 00
RESOURCES OF THE TOWN.
Due from State Aid,
$ 530 00
State, one-half cattle inspection, 46 00
Water rents, 787 07
Service connections, 78 03
L. M. Hanff, uncollected taxes, 9,238 27
D. S. Thurston, 9,170 29
D. S. Thurston, cash to bal Tr's acct. 2,996 03
Value of water system, 31,300 00
$54,145 69
Leaving a balance against the town of
$24,104 31
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COMPENSATION OF TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN CLERK.
L. M. Hanff, $61 55 $61 55
SELECTMEN.
$44 00
T. S. Heald, H. E. Wheeler,
44 00
$124 00
ASSESSORS.
$37 50
G. S. Putnam,
52 50
C. J. Campbell,
45 00
$135 00
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
$57 73
W. H. Maynard, D. F. Smith, J. E. Ware,
10 00
$67 73
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
C. R. Bartlett,
$10 00
W. T. Brown,
10 00
Miles Holden,
10 00
$30 00
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.
D. S. Thurston,
$150 00
$150 00
A. F. Brown,
$20 00
$20 00
SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER DEPARTMENT.
C. R. Bartlett,
$25 00
$25 00
TREE WARDEN.
$3 00
$3 00
C. R. Bartlett,
36 00
W. C. Temple,
George H. Miles,
AUDITOR.
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REGISTRARS.
L. M. Hanff,
$9 00
C. R. Bartlett,
8 00
T. S. Heald,
6 00
H. E. Wheeler,
8 00
$31 00
BALLOT CLERKS.
$4 00
W. R. Upham,
4 00
H. D. Bray,
4 00
$12 00
G. S. Putnam,
CATTLE INSPECTOR. $107 00 $107 00
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS.
G. S. Putnam,
CONSTABLES.
J. W. Moulton,
$7 50
Mark A. Putnam, special,
2 00
George H. Miles, special,
2 00
H. E. Wheeler, special,
2 00
$13 50
SEXTON.
R. C. Prescott,
$34 00
$34 00
$813 78
SNOW BILLS.
Daniel McCarthy,
$ 6 50
George Strong,
2 50
Frank H. Mellen, last years' bill,
13 58
James Hammond,
15 50
T. Brodmerkle 66
5 81
W. W. Brodmerkle,
10 31
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Thomas O'Herron,
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Robert Ploetz, last year's bill,
$4 16
Charles G. Ploetz, 66
5 16
William Ploetz, 5 50
Frank Forward, 9 26
Matthew Delahanty, last years' bill,
36 33
C. J. Campbell,
1 25
George M. Davis, last years' bill,
22 84
L, M. Nordquest,
3 50
Lewis C. Merriam,
1 66
F. D. Forbush,
6 50
William J. Hunt,
2 17
John J. Welsh, last years' bill,
18 77
C. T. Oliver,
4 60
A. E. Sargent, last years' bill,
32 83
Dellar LaTon,
32 33
Michael McGann,
2 83
Newton I. Sargent, last years' bill,
11 75
Walter G. Sargent, 66
4 21
John E. O'Leary,
46 66
Felix Bosquet,
5 16
Elie Beford,
5 16
William Hammond,
7 00
Dennis A. Smith,
2 17
Horace E. Smith,
4 25
H. W. Calkins,
7 82
Michael Leary,-
5 00
William A. Russell,
2 82
C. J. Davis,
4 50
IV. G. Wales,
11 34
H. Leadbetter,
1 34
John F. Graton,
.3 80
Daniel McCarthy,
2 33
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George M. Taylor,
10 16
George F. Goldthwaite, last years' bill.
19 67
V. Norstrom,
2 50
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53 67
Frank Parker,
2 18
William H. Hammond,
6 08
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George Hammond,
$6 58
John Cronin,
1 83
John Ogren,
2 17
Charles E. Parker,
11 86
C. J. Campbell,
13 25
C. B. Matthews,
5 33
F. C. Matthews,
5 33
H. D. Bray, last years' bill,
3 16
H. D. Bray,
18 58
H. E. Smith,
4 16
W. C. Temple,
15 39
Matthew Delahanty,
29 67
M. II. Scott,
2 50
Palmer Fitts,
3 00
Frank Fay,
5 66
F. D. Wellington,
3 66
Lester Ward,
7 16
Luman H. Stone,
2 00
F. H. Mellen,
10 75
John Cronin,
2 33
George H. Ames,
3 33
George F. Handy,
3 67
John Ogren,
7 17
Daniel McCarthy,
24 83
C. W. Hammond,
1 75
George Hammond,
5 00
William H. Hammond,
2 00
William J. Hunt,
21 51
Dennis A. Smith,
8 25
John Haines,
21 08
James Hammond,
12 00
William J. Welsh,
58
Leslie Prescott,
5 34
Richard Loughman,
2 66
Harold Fay,
2 33
W. G. Wales,
32 17
Albert F. Wales,
9 00
F. J. Tucker,
7 00
W. W. Prescott,
4 67
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John Henderson,
$20 49
C. A. Spooner,
1 83
Edwin H. Prescott,
7 83
L. M. Nordquist,
6 17
Matthew Delahanty,
33 83
Harry H. Prescott,
3 40
Michael Cullen,
6 33
Horace W. Davis,
6 40
E. M. Davis,
10 50
C. J. Davis,
30 00
Clarence Prescott,
7 66
John W. Munroe, last years' bill,
12 68
John W. Munroe,
10 50
Howard S. Davis,
12 00
A. E. Sargent,
4 50
N. I. Sargent,
3 42
E. E. Lawrence,
1 98
W. H. Maynard,
21 83
F. D. Forbush,
12 67
G. I .. Rich,
11 49
James O'Connor,
1 50
Charles W. Gilbert,
18 91
William White,
14 83
George Stone,
7 17
George M. Davis,
23 83
John J. Welsh,
21 93
Eddie A. Hanff,
1 33
V. Norstrom,
2 83
Charles Stone,
1 17
George M. Taylor,
19 67
Zebulon Strong, Jr.
10 00
Leroy Brodmerkle,
1 50
Theodore Brodmerkle,
5 00
Ernest Brodmerkle,
7 17
Louis Ryerson,
2 08
H. W. Calkins,
7 83
William Welsh,
83
C. D. Matthews and sons,
5 75
C. J. Campbell,
2 50
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F. Hathaway,
6 16
George H. Miles,
1 16
Chester A. Wheeler,
10 13
$1,195 64
PUBLIC BUILDING.
B. J. Sprague, feather duster, $ 1 75
B. J. Sprague, setting glass and rope, 50
B. J. Sprague, shoveling coal,
6 50
George W. Hudson, shoveling coal, 2 00
Joseph E. Ware, wood, 2 500
Fuller & Warren Co., repairs,
64 92
L. M. Hanff, coal, 436 62
E. A. Putnam, oil,
5 69
Watson Hallett, floor brushes,
8 97
B. J. Sprague, setting glass, pair of pincers,
1 60
Charles Stone, express,
40
Clark-Sawyer Co., globes,
50
Prouty Bros., pipe for furnace, 11 90
Washburn & Garfield, pipe fittings, 3 25
B. J. Sprague, keys and sharpening lawn mower, 4 25
John Dixon, fixing leaks in public building, 1 35
George H. Clark & Co. 3 90
Adams & Powers, outside windows, 19 80
B. J. Sprague, setting glass and express,
65
W. H. Sawyer Lumber Co., sheathing,
7 00
Charles Stone, express,
90
B. J. Sprague, cutting wood,
4 50
B. J. Sprague, boiler glass, 25
L. M. Hanff, coal,
61 16
Frank Fitts, wheelbarrow and ash cans,
13 00
Byron J. Sprague, janitor's salary,
460 00
D. S. Thurston, supplies, 28 91
$1,152 77
Two-thirds of the foregoing account charged to schools. One-third of the foregoing account charged to public building.
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SPECIAL REPAIRS ON PUBLIC BUILDING. APPROPRIATION.
Appropriation,
$300 00
EXPENDED.
John Dixon, plumbing, etc. $ 8 67
John Dixon, plumbing, etc. 20 75
E. N. Lyman, repairing foundation walls, etc. 35 15
L. M. Hanff, stock and painting, 191 11
Balance unexpended,
$44 32
OLD HOME DAY.
APPROPRIATION.
Appropriation,
$100 00
EXPENDED.
Committee on Old Home Day,
$100 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
APPROPRIATION.
Appropriation,
$50 00
EXPENDED.
Post 136, G. A. R.
$32 00
Balance unexpended,
$18 00
INCIDENTALS.
Edward H. Tripp, town and school reports,
$53 00
Edward H. Tripp, order book and stationery,
8 00
American Express Co.
60
Edward H. Tripp, printing voting lists,
6 75
D. F. Smith, burial agent, burial of E. F. Preston,
35 00
F. D. Forbush, boundry stone,
1 50
Zebulon Strong, Jr., lettering boundry stone,
2 25
Hubert C. Heald, maintaining watering tub,
3 00
American Express Co., scraper repairs,
85
John F. Harris, use of team,
2 00
D. F. Smith, burial agent, burial of Hugh Cook,
35 00
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Mark A. Putnam, labor setting boundry stone, $ 75
John L. Smith, repairs on scraper, 19 65
Sanford-Putnam Co., tax blanks, etc. 3 40
L. M. Hanff, services and court charges, 15 00
Perry Wood, lumber for old cemetery gate,
3 23
Zebulon Strong, Jr., straightening old cemetery wall,
1 75
Zebulon Strong, Jr., cutting brush in old cemetery,
12 25
Byron J. Sprague, cutting brush in old cemetery,
3 50
George Strong, cutting brush in old cemetery, 6 50
1 50
Edward H. Tripp, tax books,
6 00
Henry Converse, lining for ovens to range,
5 45
A. B. Fisher, repairing scraper,
12 60
L. M. Hanff, court charges,
13 85
Edward H. Tripp, valuation reports,
50 50
Worcester County Abstract Co.
12 50
Michael Loughman, repairing scraper, 13 90
Edward Viner, gravel, 3 68
L. M. Hanff, court charges, 110 80
E. W. Merrick, court charges, 3 80
17 50
L. M. Hanff, court charges, 25 91
George S. Putnam, fumagating watering tubs,
10 95
Edward H. Tripp, printing notices, 1 50
Paul Wheeler, tool handles,
60
L. M. Hanff, insurance, 78 00
W. A. Wheeler, maintaining water tubs, 5 00
D. S. Thurston, negotiating notes and postage, 8 00
Ross Bros., highway tools, 1 60
H. E. Wheeler, repairing cemetery fence, cutting brush in old cemetery, attending hearings at Boston and Wor- cester of highway commissioners, 29 75
C. R. Bartlett, attending hearing at Boston and Worcester of highway commissioners, 8 00
C. R. Bartlett, telephoning nnd express, 2 50
C. R. Bartlett, day with engineers of highway commissioners, 2 50 L. M. Hanff, adminstering oath, 4 50
D. F. Smith, burial agent, burial of Michael Nash, 35 00
$679 47
C. F. Lawrence, election ballots,
H. E. Smith, repairing pipe at watering tub,
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RECAPITULATION.
Town Officers, $ 813 78
Schools, including & public building acct.
5,779 69
Snow Bills,
1,195 64
State Aid,
530 00
Military Aid,
48 00
Highways,
1,384 39
Overseers' Orders,
556 01
Incidentals,
679 47
One-third Public Building account,
384 25
Special Repairs on Public Building,
255 68
Water Department,
1,695 12
Free Public Library,
80 00
Old Home Day,
100 00
Memorial Day,
32 00
$13,534 03
GUIDE POSTS AND BOARDS ERECTED.
One near S. B. Bray's
One near E. C. Dudley's
One at junction of Barre and Paxton roads
One at West Rutland near Post Office
One near Charles Pierce's
Two near Patrick Delehanty's
Two near Henry Kennan's
One near Miles Holden's
One near Gen. Putnam Memorial
One near Muschopauge House
One near Center Post Office
One near Pound Hill
One near Daniel Nihin's
One near Walter Bartlett's
One near M. Myron Smith's
One near Charles R. Bartlett's
One near W. J. D'Ert's
One near Greenleaf Corner
One near Benjamin Allen's place
One near Addison Childs'
One at New Boston Corner
One near W. J. Broadmerkle's One near Levi H. Stearns'
One near Sargent's Corner
One near Upham's Corner
One near D. R. Wheeler's
One near No. 1 School-house
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LIST OF NAMES PRESENTED FOR JURORS.
Lawrence E. Smith,
L. A. Baker,
William J. Hunt,
P. S. O'Connor.
Thomas O'Herron,
Charles H. Upham,
Weston R. Upham,
A. B. Fisher,
Herman D. Bray.
Joseph E. Ware,
Henry B. Davis,
E. Wellington,
James Hammond,
William H. Maynard,
A. Clifford Wheeler,
George F. Handy.
The delay in getting out the printed report of the Town Offi- cers has been unavoidable. The Treasurer, Mr. D. S. Thurston, was taken suddenly and seriously ill, which wholly incapacitated him from completing the Treasurer's Report that he was preparing at the time to submit to the town. The Selectmen, with the assist- ance of his daughter, Miss Ethel, and Mr. L. M. Hanff, have com- pleted the Treasurer's and Collector's Report to the best of their ability, and believe it to be correct.
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