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Wm. S. Danforth, recording plans of Flats 1 00
Enoch C. Gardner, services as Constable 22 50
Enoch C. Gardner, returning deaths. 7 75
Hosea V. Orcutt, returning deaths. 4 75
John M. Damon, labor on Little's bridge 1 50
Turner Litchfield, committee before County Commis- sioners, Mann Hill 6 00
C. A. A. Andrews, sawing wood at Town Hall 1 25
Noah Ellms, carting posts for Flats 1 00
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Turner Litchfield, posts for Flats $3 00
John M. Damon, services on toll-house. 3 00
Thomas Tilden, fares to Boston. 5 20
Roland Turner, services at State House. 5 00
Edwin Young, services as Truant Officer 5 00
J. O. Cole, services as Committee 2 00
Cushing O. Litchfield, serving warrant 2 00
Amount. $853 91
LAW EXPENSES.
Walter S. Torrey, entertaining counsel, &c.
$8 50
Enoch C. Gardner, witness fees and service on Da- mon's suit. . 5 00
Geo.A. Wheeler, witness fees and service on Damon's suit 14 00
Harris & Tucker, counsel fees on Damon's suit 100 00
Thos. Tilden, cash paid Wm. D. Carter on Damon's suit 1 50
H. G. Reed, services on Damon's suit 8 25
Thomas Tilden, time and expenses on Damon's suit. . 29 95
Wm. H. Litchfield, “ 66 66
21 00
John M. Damon, . .
19 50
20 00
Keith & Simmons, counsel fees on Clapp & Bates' suit Enoch C. Gardner, witness fees and service on Clapp & Bates' suit 9 50
Thomas Tilden, service and expenses on Clapp & Bates' suit. 4 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, service and expenses on Clapp & Bates' suit. 5 00
John M. Damon, service and expenses on Clapp & Bates' suit. 3 50
Bennett D. Studley, balance of witness fees on Damon's suit. 2 50
Amount of expenses. $252 20
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INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Amount accrued on Ordinary Debt, $1,319 18
Amount accrued on Railroad Debt 5,250 00
Total $6,569 18
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Amount of State Tax $1,820 00
Amount of County Tax 1,524 00
$3,344 00
COLLECTION OF TAXES AND DISCOUNT.
Discount on Taxes $206 39
Amount of fees for collecting Taxes 199 34
$405 73
RECAPITULATION.
For Removing Snow $1,580 40
Support of Schools 3,694 59
Incidentals for Schools 102 88
Support of the Poor .. 2,055 19
Repairs of Roads and Bridges 2,566 72
Repairs of Public Buildings 70 82
Town Officers 653 05
Decoration Day 100 00
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For Printing, Stationery and Postage $203 80
Abatement of Taxes 220 65
State Aid
1,002 00
Miscellaneous
853 91
Law Expenses
252 20
Railing Highways 190 87
Interest on Ordinary Debt 1,319 18
Interest on Railroad Debt
5,250 00
State Tax 1,820 00
County Tax
1,524 00
Discount on Taxes
206 39
Collection of Taxes
199 34
Amount of expense, $23,865 99
Deduct State Aid to be reimbursed) 1,002 00
Net expense $22,863 99
INCOME.
Amount of Tax-bills of 1875 $23,335 39
66 Corporation Tax 575 78
66 Bank Tax 906 11
66 Licenses
40 00
66 received for Fish Rights 20 60
Interest on C. M. Jenkins' debt 6 00
Amount (excluding School Funds)
$24,883 82
From amount of Income. $24,883 82 Deduct Net expense. 22,863 99
Surplus of Income over Expenses
$2,019 83
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's record of payments and receipts, and found it correct. The following is his report :-
TOWN OF SCITUATE in account with ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
DR.
To amount of orders paid of 1873-4. $1 00
66 1874-5 619 61
66 66 1875-6 12,799 46
Cash paid State Treasurer, State Tax 1,820 00
Cash paid County Treasurer, County Tax, 1,524 00
for principal of Notes.
3,000 00
for interest on Notes. 6,533 77
Cash paid for interest on Notes, money borrowed and paid 24 12
Amount of uncollected Taxes of 1875-6
6,985 33
fees for collecting Taxes 199 34
66 discount on Taxes. 206 39
Cash on hand February 1st, 1876, to balance 5,376 96
$39,089 98
CR.
By Cash on hand February 1st, 1875 $5,615 97
from the State for Corporation Tax of 1874
52 27
Bank Tax of 1874 .
38 91
Corporation Tax of 1875
575 88
66
Bank Tax of 1875. .
906 11
66
66 School Fund of 1873. ..
187 10
66
66 School Fund of 1875. . . 242 44
66 from the County Dog License Fund of 1875 132 94
66
" State for State Aid of 1874 1,009 00
66 66
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By Cash from the Town of Malden for supplies to
J. W. Pierce .. $54 00
66 " Town of Hingham tor board of Mary Sprague. 104 00
" City of Boston for supplies to Mrs. E. W. Spurr. 71 43
66
" Town of Hingham for supplies to Newcomb's 133 13
from James Sampson for Fish Rights. 20 60
for pedler's licenses. 32 00
66 from George H. Briggs for auctioneer's license. 2 00
66 from Thomas Vinal for auctioneer's license '' 4.00 1
66 from Isaac Nightingale for auctioneer's license 2 00
66 from Charles A. Cole for auctioneer's li- cense. 2 00
from Union Hall proprietors 8 71
66 from South Scituate Savings Banks for Town Note.
2,000 00
from the Town of Marshfield for expense
on toll-house 5 25
from Caleb M. Jenkins for interest on Note 6 00
By taxes collected of 1871 74
66 1872
8 72
1873 113 00
1874 4,426 45
By taxes of 1875 for collection 23,335 33
$39,089 98 ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
Scituate, February 1st, 1876.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, FEBRUARY 1, 1876.
LIABILITIES.
Due Notes and Interest as follows : -
NAMES OF PAYEES.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest Paid to
Interest due Feb. 1. 1876.
So. Scituate Savings Bank,
$1,000 June 19, 1875, Dec. 19, 1875,
$8 16
Eunice Rogers,
175 July 20, 1865,
July 20, 1875,
5 57
Salem Savings Bank,
4,000 July 26, 1867,
Jan. 26, 1876,
3 88
Scituate Savings Bank,
8,870 March 2, 1868,
Sept. 2, 1875,
256 98
Elizabeth Litchfield,
100|April 5, 1869,
April
5, 1875,
5 75
George M. Young,
100 July 6, 1869, Jan.
6, 1876,
5 83
George C. Lee,
800 May
4, 1870,
Nov. Oct.
23, 1875,
5 71
Stephen Litchfield,
500 Oct. 10, 1871
Oct.
10, 1875,
10 79
So. Scituate Savings Bank,
1,500 June
1, 1873,
Dec. 1, 1875,
17 50
Seaman's Savings Bank,
30,000 Feb. 14, 1871, Jan.
1, 1876,
175 00
State of Massachusetts,
30,000 May
2, 1871, Nov.
2, 1875,
519 17
State of Massachusetts,
15,000
Nov.
8, 1873, Nov.
8, 1875,
242 08
Amount of Principal, $93,345
Amt. of Int., $1,270 43
Amount of principal of notes due
$93,345 00
Amount of interest due
Due for outstanding orders of 1873-4
2 75
66
1874-5
19 00
1875-6
1,260 76
" Salaries of Teachers
1,251 32
Support of the Poor
311 45
Due Superintendent of Schools
75 00
Amount of liabilities
. $97,535 71
48
Mary F. Gilbert,
1,000 Jan. 1, 1870, Jan.
1, 1876,
4, 1875,
13 53
Stephen Litchfield,
300 April 23, 1873,
1,270 4
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RESOURCES.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer . $5,376 96
Uncollected Taxes of 1872
5 28
66 1873
60 66
66
1874 597 03
1875. 6,985 33
Value of security on house of C. M. Jenkins
103 70
Tools on hand . .
12 00
Due from Town of Hingham, for board of Mary Sprague 104 00
City of Boston, for support of Mrs. Ed- ward W. Spurr. 117 00
66 the State, for State Aid, from Jan. 1, 1875, to Feb. 1, 1876 1,087 50
66
the State, the Town's share of School Fund of 1874 267 93
750 shares in Duxbury & Cohasset Railroad, par value, $100 per share .. 75,000 00
Amount of resources $89,717 39
From amount of liabilities $97,535 71
Deduct resources 89,717 39
Balance, Ordinary Debt of the Town, Feb. 1 ... $7,818 32
The Ordinary Debt of the Town, Feb. 1, 1875, was. $9,751 53 66 66 Feb. 1, 1876, is ... 7,818 32
Balance, decrease of debt for the year $1,933 21
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ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1876.
For Removing Snow $800 00
Support of Schools 3,500 00
Incidentals for Schools 150 00
Repairs of Public Buildings 250 00
Support of the Poor
2,000 00
Repairs of Roads and Bridges
2,100 00
Town Officers
650 00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
175 00
Abatement of Taxes . 200 00
Collection of Taxes and Discount
350 00
Interest on Ordinary Debt. 1,200 00
Interest on Railroad Debt. 5,250 00
Miscellaneous 500 00
Total Town grant. $17,125 00
Add amount of State Tax, (estimated,) 1,820 00
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" County Tax, 66 · 1,524 00
Total estimated expense. $20,469 00
For which will be required a tax of about $15.50 per $1,000 on the present valuation of the Town.
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LIST OF JURORS,
Presented for the consideration of the Town, to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting in March.
Turner Litchfield,
George W. Elliott,
Hatherly Merritt,
Hosea V. Orcutt,
Charles Damon,
John Bradford, Nathaniel Wade, Freeman H. Gannett,
William C. Turner,
Sumner O. Litchfield,
James Damon,
Joseph W. Morris,
Peter Murphy,
John B. Turner,
Joseph Bailey,
E. Parker Welch,
Galen Watson,
Reuben D. Litchfield,
Fenton W. Varney,
Abner Litchfield,
Nathaniel J. Vinal,
Charles O. Ellms,
Charles M. Ferguson,
Francis B. Lee,
Cornelius Doherty,
William C. Bailey,
Franklin Damon,
Harvey D. Northey,
Thomas O. Cole,
Caleb Bates, 2d,
Francis M. Litchfield,
Samuel H. Turner,
Alexander B. Anderson,
Thomas O'Neal,
Benjamin T. Turner,
John B. Pierce,
Thomas Tilden.
GUIDE BOARDS.
Several of the old boards have been repaired and repainted. New posts and boards have been placed at the following named corners :
Corner of Main and Charles Streets; corner of Main and Curtis Streets ; corner of Branch and Willow Streets ; corner of Grove and High Streets; and at Union Corner.
All the remainder of the old boards need repainting.
THOMAS TILDEN, Selectmen and · WM. H. LITCHFIELD, Overseers of the J. M. DAMON, Poor of Scituate.
FEBRUARY 1st, 1876.
Albert Clapp,
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ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF SCITUATE, MAY 1, 1875.
Real estate $1,087,268 00
Personal estate 168,528 00
Total valuation of taxable property $1,255,796 00 Number of polls, 645.
Number of acres of land taxed. 9,506 17 240
of houses taxed 554
of horses taxed. 280
of cows taxed 291
of sheep taxed 78
Tax on 645 polls, at $2 . $1,290 00
Tax on $1,255,796, at $1.75 per $1,000
21,976 43
Amount of assessment . . . $23,266 43
Valuation as compared with 1874.
Real estate, increase. $31,122 00
Personal estate, decrease 25,627 00
Total increase $5,495 00
THOMAS TILDEN, Assessors WM. H. LITCHFIELD, of
J. M. DAMON, Scituate.
SCITUATE, Feb. 1st, 1876.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN SCITUATE DURING THE YEAR 1875.
DATE OF BIRTH.
NAME OF CHILD.
NAME OF PARENTS.
MAIDEN NAME.
1875.
Walter S. and Ellen A.,
Litchfield.
Jan'y 8,
Nellie Walker Torrey,
William F. and Elizabeth L.,
Litchfield.
24,
Clement Litchifield Brown,
Charles H and Eliza D.,
Vinal.
Feb'y 14,
Maria Wade Hardwick,
William T. and Rachel N.,
Litchfield.
Marclı 8,
Archie Thomas Burrows,
Nicholas, 2d, and Jane,
Hoar.
9,
Margaret Jane Whearty,
William P. and Harriet D.,
Nightingale.
18,
Charlotte Cecelia Conroy,
John and Catherine, Albert and Mary A.,
Packard.
April
3,
George Washington Wright,
George W. and Eugenia A.,
Harvey. 28
5,
Marion Lincoln Foster,
Charles A. and Eva M.,
Prouty.
June
3,
Josephine Ward,
Daniel, Jr., and Jane,
Gaffney.
11,
Marcus Francis Damon,
Francis M. and Lucy J.,
Litchfield.
17,
Jolin Doherty,
Jolın and Rosa,
McGuinley.
18,
Daniel James Sullivan,
James and Catharine,
Costello.
20,
Lyda Bailey Merritt,
Hatherly and Judith A.,
Mott.
27,
Frank Albert Dorr,
William P. and Martha M.,
Pepper.
July
9,
Clarenee Nye Sylvester,
Danforth P. and Fanny C.,
Trimm.
10,
John Hill Smith, Jr .. Higgins,
Bartley aud Mary,
McGowen.
10,
John H. and Caroline,
Stetson.
11,
Mabel Spencer,
Henry F. and Mary E.,
Clapp,
15,
Harry Sherman Spooner,
Bedell.
16,
Heman Stodder Andrews,
Reuben S. and Melissa J.,
31,
Percy Thomas Mann,
Thomas and Emma,
Trimm.
August 4,
Margaret Emily Cullen,
Patrick and Selina,
Maggs.
11,
Harry Vinal Wortlı,
Alonzo K. and Saralı E , Antone and Victoria A.,
Sylvia.
Sept. 14,
Frank Joseplı,
Lorenzo F. and Mary M.,
Litchfield.
22,
Ella Hyland,
Jolın H. and Florette C.,
Bates.
14,
Elsie Litchfield,
Ward.
18,
Emma Alice Clapp,
Moore.
.
-
Sept. 29, Nellie Frances Wade, 1, Arthur Thomas Barce, Estelle Litchfield, James Edwin Otis,
BEARCE
Nathaniel J. C. and Rachel T., James T. and Susan, Stephen, 2d, and Irene E., James E. and Amelia, James D. and Lucinda, John L and Josephine A., Clarence E. and Martha E., James and Mary M., Hosea D. and Ruth J.,
Walter and Abbie C., Abner N. and Ruth L.,
George and Charlotte, B. B. Wisner and Emeline F.,
Edmund S. and Annie E.,
Howard and Alice P., Charles H. and Ellen M.,
John and Susan F., John HL. and Lois, Elijah P. and Mary E , Thomas B. C. and Joanna W.,
Florence and Catharine,
John and Catharine, William T. and Rachel N., Charles A. and Eva M., Florence and Catharine,
Frederick G. and Mary C., James D. and Lucinda,
Stetson.
Louen. LOUER
Litchfield. Martin. Beal.
Nov.
Carter, (Female), John Eaton Manson, Albert Dickerman Marchant,
Florence Mary McDonald, Ruth Edith Nott,
Mattie Kilburn Litchfield,
Harry Edgar Bates,
Charles Edward Doherty,
Arthur Edwin Litchfield,
Edmund Sewall Manson, Jr.,
Dec. 1, 1, 6, 11, 14, 21, 26, 1870.
Louis Allen Rouviere, - Mitchell, (Male), Frank Hall, Thomas Henry Ney, Sarah Frances Pratt,
Wade, (Male),
August 29, 1873. Jan'y 28,
Feb'y 22, March 9, April 1,
1874. Feb'y 26, March 11,
John Driscoll,
Daniel Edward Ward, Elmer Foster Burrows, Charles Alfred Foster, Hugh Driscoll,
Emily Cornelia Bisbee, Lucinda Gertrude Carter,
Vinal. Brown. O'Donnell. Minott. Vinal. Clapp. Ward.
Curtis. Jenkins.
Farrow. Hunt. Arnold. Litchfield. Rodriguez. 29
Prouty.
Kennegan.
Devlin. Litchfield. Prouty. Kennegan.
Burns. Beal.
Oct. Oct. 10, 19, 21, 2, 4, 4, 4, 6, 12, 24, 29,
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN SCITUATE DURING THE YEAR 1875.
DATE OF MARRIAGE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE OF EACH AT TIME OF MARRIAGE.
AGE.
BY WHOM MARRIED.
1875.
Henry Baxter Cushing,
Hingham,
31
Rev. Nicholas P. Gilman; of Scituate, at Scituate.
Scituate,
34
Feb'y 16,
Abner Newhall Bates,
Cohasset,
28
Scituate,
39
27,
Howard Rouviere,
Scituate,
25
Rev. Joseph Osgood, of Cohasset, at Cohasset.
March 6,
Job Edwin Curtis,
Scituate,
32
Rev. William B. Greene, of Scituate, at Scituate.
May
20,
Alba P. Smith, Jr.,
Brockton,
23
Rev. C. D. R. Meacham, of Scituate, at Scituate.
June
3,
Helenus Earl Archer Farrington, Anna Maria Cole,
Scituate,
24
Rev. Josepli Osgood, of Cohasset, at Scituate.
9,
William Walstein Gordak,
Scituate,
28
Rev. William H. Fislı, of South Scitu- ate, at South Scituate.
July
4,
James Stetson,
Scituate,
23
Rev. William H. Fish, of South Scitu- ate, at South Scituate.
20,
Joseph Warren Clapp,
Scituate,
32
Rev. William H. Tilden, of Boston, at Chatham.
Sept.
8,
William Henry Dalby,
Scituate,
18
Rev. Sheldon C. Clark, of Scituate, at Scituate.
15,
William Eustis Barker, Sarah Barnard,
Newton,
21
19,
Frank Walden Damon,
Scituate,
20
Rev. George W. Wright, of Scituate, at Scituate.
Amelia Maria Young,
Scituate,
18
30,
Edward Seaverns Bailey,
Scituate,
21
Edith Estelle Stoddard,
Scituate,
20
Rev. Thomas L. Rogers, of Newton, at Scituate.
30
Ellen Maria Bates,
Cohasset,
19
Newton,
26
Lucy Maria Vinal,
Scituate,
20
Alice Louise Merritt,
Scituate,
17
Almena Modesta Sparrow,
Chatham,
22
Lucy Jackson Brown,
Scituate,
15
Newton,
23
Rev. Charles F. Barnard, of Newton, at Scituate.
Jan'y 24,
Mary Ellen Tingley,
Aaron Pratt, Esq., of Cohasset, at Cohasset.
Ruth Litchfield Clapp,
Scituate,
21
Alice Puffer Farrow,
Scituate,
25
Clara Maria Plummer,
-
Oct. 27, George Otis Ellms,
Scituate,
24
Rev. Joseph Osgood, of Cohasset, at Scituate.
Esther Morris Bowditch,
Scituate,
22
Nov. 19,
Charles Albert Alexander,
Scituate,
25
Mary Barnes Pratt,
Scituate,
20
Dec. 24,
William Bisbee Harrub,
Scituate,
18
Rev. William B. Greene, of Scituate, at Scituate.
29,
William Henry Wade,
Scituate,
23
Rev. William B. Greene, of Scituate, at Scituate.
30,
Joseph Tucker Gardner,
Scituate,
23
Aaron Pratt, Esq., Justice of the Peace, of Cohasset, at Cohasset.
Martha Spurr,
Scituate,
26
31,
Chester Herbert Sylvester,
Scituate,
26
Rev. C. D. R. Meachem, of Scituate, at Scituate.
Helen Augusta Litchfield,
Scituate,
26
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Rev. M. A. Stevens, of Cohasset, at Cohasset.
Mary Frances Randall,
Scituate,
16
Lucy Frances Brown,
Scituate,
26
DEATHS REGISTERED IN SCITUATE DURING THE YEAR 1875.
AGE.
DATE OF DEATHI.
NAMES.
DISEASE.
Y. M.
D.
1875.
Disease of Heart,
75
3
19
James and Isabella.
Jan'y
1,
James R. Bruce,
Infantile,
84
Widow of Josiah Brown.
9,
Abigail H. (Kimball)* Stone,
Apoplexy,
62
22,
Andrew T. Bates,
Pneumonia,
35
4
24 Thomas C. and Clarissa, (died at Boston).
24,
Charles L. Smith,
Scarlet Fever,
8
11
2
Alba P. and Esther G
27.
Eliza E. Gannett,
Disease of Heart,
6
9
19 Joy K. and Eliza E. William and Charlotte.
27,
George W. Damon,
Apoplexy,
41
10
Feb'y
10,
Charles Brown,
Palsy,
73
9
21 Jonathan and Sarah. David and Rebecca.
16,
Sarah (Chandler) Hodsc.on, Elizabethlı F. Bailey,
Bronchitis,
8
16
Davis W. & Elizabeth L. W .. (died at Watertown.
22,
Justin Litchfield,
Consumption,
75
9
22
Ward and Betsey.
32
23,
- Lincoln,
Infantile,
21
8
12 Wife of Geo. H. Lincoln, (died at Weymouth).
March 3,
Albert Manson,
Bronchitis,
44
9
5 Widow of Samuel Hunt.
10,
Hannah L. (Vinal) Hunt, Alfred Manson,
Infantile,
7
Wife of Daniel Broughton.
27,
Mary J. (Mahoney) Broughton,! Hubbard Litchfield,
Strangulated Hernia,
78
7
18 Abner H. and Mary.
31,
Deboralı (Cook) Corthell,
Fracture of Leg,
93
6
11
Widow of Theophilus Corthell.
31,
Polly (Litchfield) Litchfield, Sybil (Tilden) Stetson,
Old Age,
91
11
1
Widow of G. Washington Stetson.
18,
Electa W. (Pollard) Litchfield, Mary A. Murphy, John B. Turner, .
Consumption,
21
5
10 Patrick and Mary.
29,
May
1.
10, Margaret (Vanner) Pepper,
Disease of Heart,
75
4
10
Charles and Sally.
14, Christopher Butterly,
Cancer of Stomach.
43
Thomas and Margaret.
24,
Ovarian Tumor,
22
6
14 Wife of J. Franklin Crane.
26,
Hannalı S. (Litchfield) Crane, Justin Newcomb,
Consumption,
21 ) 11
Levi and Janc.
1,
Robert C. Spooner,
Rebecca Brown,
Old Age,
19 Widow of Cyrus Stone, (died at Andover).
21,
6h. George H. and Lucy E., (died at Weymouth).
27,
Lucy E. (Marsh) Lincoln,
{ Childbed Fever, Infantile,
7h. Wm. W. and Ida V., (died at So. Abington). William and Dolly, (died at Boston).
8,
Fidelia (Young) Foster,
Dropsy,
79
Wm. W. and Ida V., (died at So. Abington).
10,
Consumption,
38
11
29,
Pneumonia,
78
7
20 Widow of l'erez Litchfield.
April
11,
Consumption,
58
1
Wife of Howard Litchfield.
Hemorrhage of Lungs,
51
10
2 John B. and Hannah.
Consumption,
68
5
21 Jesse W. and Eliza J., (died at Boston.)
PARENTS' NAMES. ETC.
May
30, Eva C. Tipton,
Acute Rheumatism, Diptheria, Insanity, Diptheria,
10
6 7
24 6
Chas. A. and Helen L., (died at So. Boston). Cyrus and Sally, (died at Taunton).
June July
14, Alice M. Spaulding,
15, Atwood L. Dunbar,
20, Frank E. Otis.
Ella G. Cole,
Cholera Infantum,
8
24 3 John and Abigail.
20, Thomas P. Cullen,
24, Mary J. (Bowditchi) Geary,
Puerperal Fever,
2 19 86
5
6 Wife of Joseph E. Geary.
27, Mercy (Jenkins) Manson,
Sept. 10, Sidney E. Witherell,
C'roup,
1
1 1
28 Henry F. and Mary.
17, Nymphas Litchfield,
Disease of Bladder,
77
Simeon and Lucy.
21,
Archibald Mitchell, Catherine (Sullivan) Totman,
Unknown,
50
5
Wife of David W. Totman.
28, 16,
Mary Tilden,
Dropsy of Heart,
71
5
5 Amos and Lydia, (died at Cohasset).
17,
Susan J. (Pratt) Doane,
Ovarian Cyst,
49
10
15 George K. and Mary A., (died at Quincy).
Nov.
Robert Hall,
Apoplexy,
69
6
11 Robert B. and Mercy.
Frank M. Brown,
Diptheria,
3
3
24 Moses L. and Sophia M.
4
Dec.
1,
Ida M. Harrub,
Diptheria,
1
9
11 Walter S. and Clara F.
10,
Margarette(Webb) Weatherbee,
Apoplexy,
39
Wife of Thomas Weatherbee.
11,
Gracie F. Harrub,
Diptheria,
3
3
13
Walter S. and Clara F.
24,
Henry T. Chubbuck,
Pneumonia,
43
5
8
Francis G. and Lydia, (died at Man- chester, N. H.)
Sept. 26, 1874.
Frank George,
Typhoid Fever,
38
Manuel and Rosanna, (died at Cohasset).
Feb'y 22,
Sarah A. Gillis,
Meningitis,
1
7
10 Philip and Catherine, (died at Cohasset).
April 24,
Bernarda L. Rose,
78
* Maiden name.
Whole number of births recorded during the year 1875- 56. Number of births during the year-47. Males, 28; females, 19. Number of marriages recorded - 19. Number of marriage certificates issued - 22. Whole number of deaths recorded - 57.
Number of deaths in Scituate during the year-40. Males, 18; females, 22.
Average age of those who died in Scituate - 44 yrs., 9 mos., 5 dys. Whole number of dogs licensed during the year -97. Amount received for the same - $200.00. JAMES L. MERRITT. Town Clerk.
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William and C.
2
70
3 S
James E and Amelia. 3 Charles A. and Emily.
Aug. 4, 4, Charles Vinal,
Disease of Brain, Scarlet Fever,
52
5
Patrick and Selina. 7
Old Age,
5
S Widow of Nehemiah Manson.
4 Davis and Ellen J., (died at So. Boston).
13,
Harry S. Spooner,
Unknown1,
61
7
13 Archibald and Rhoda.
Oct.
27,
Bessie K. Livermore,
Diptheria,
2
3
5, 22, 30,
Mattie K. Litchfield,
Infantile.
24 Walter and Abby C.
1873.
Wife of Horace Doane.
Cholera Infantum,
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
FOR 1875-6.
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PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS: 1876.
REPORT.
The Superintendent of Schools of the Town of Scituate respectfully presents to the School Committee the following Report :
In presenting my Report of the Public Schools for the past year, it gives me pleasure to say that they have done their work with but little friction, and a degree of success that is very encouraging. If they have not accomplished all that could have been desired, it is gratifying that they have done so much to merit com- mendation.
In noticing the attendance, we are to take into ac- . count the fact, that during the past year, our schools have been invaded by nearly all the diseases that are incident to childhood. After so sweeping a visitation, it may be hoped that we shall be comparatively exempt from these maladies for some time to come.
The details given in the appended table will show that while the average number of scholars in the schools is exactly the same as for the year previous, the average attendance has fallen about three and one-half per cent.
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It is noteworthy that good order has for the most part been well maintained. If I were to suggest any improvement in this particular, it would be, that the orderly deportment should, as far as possible, be free, and not constrained. It is not always easy to say when the condition of a school is such as to necessitate a des- potism and when it will bear a milder sway. It is com- mended to the teachers to test this matter with care, and encourage self government as much as possible. No order is in the best · sense good, which does not emanate from within. It is believed that a despotic rule need never become chronic, and that the sun will always prove stronger than the wind.
In regard to text books, but one change has been made, and that is by the gradual introduction of a new Geography This change has been made only when classes were obliged to take a higher book, or were just beginning, and in such a way as to make a considerable saving of expense. The new books have, to a great extent, supplanted the old ones, and will probably be wholly introduced during the ensuing year.
THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
An effort has been made to raise the standard of scholarship, and with this object in view, it was decided at the beginning of the year to retain in the Primary schools the more advanced pupils, to form in each of them an Intermediate class, so that by more thorough instruction, they might be able, on entering the Gram-
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mar schools, to have a better start. These classes have done well, and most of them have completed more than the amount assigned them. The Primary schools are generally small, and can accommodate these Intermedi- ate classes without necessary detriment to the younger portion.
The teachers in these schools, with varied abilities and experience, have acquitted themselves very credit- ably. If this responsible work shall induce the young ladies of our town, who aspire to it, to take the requisite pains to fit themselves for it, and cultivate themselves with a suitable sense of its demands, these schools will not only give good instruction to the young children, but will also contribute, in no small degree, to the education of the adults. They will do a twofold work, and reap the benefit in a ready supply of cultured and intelligent teachers.
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
In regard to thoroughness of scholarship these schools have not fully realized our wishes. It is difficult to impress the pupils that what they profess to know, they ought to know well, and to retain.
There is every reason to believe that the teachers have labored with zeal, and have done their best; and the present appearance of both the schools is very hope- ful. The East Grammar has suffered from a frequent change of teachers. At the beginning of the year Miss E. F. Manson took charge of the school, and brought to
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the task very superior qualifications, and it is greatly to her credit that, in connection with her first experience in teaching, she did so much to restore the school to a working condition. She resigned at the end of the second term, and the school was so fortunate as to secure the services of Miss Sarah L. Young, whose health was now sufficient to enable her to resume her former posi- tion. During the last term she has done all that could be done in so short a time, but to make the school what it should be, will require time and patience. We look with interest to these schools, as having a very important share in the work of improvement. A scholar entering one of them from the advanced position now attained by the Intermediate classes, ought in three years, to acquire a very good knowledge of Arithmetic, all the Geography he needs, except Physical Geography, and so much of English Grammar that, on entering the High school, his study of this branch shall mainly consist of practical exercises in composition.
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