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VOTED. (unanimously ) That the Board of Overseers of the Poor be instructed to pay David H. Walker the sum of twenty-four dollars for board of Charles Davis.
ART. 8. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall to H. M. Warren Post 12, G. A. R., on the evening of Deco- ration Day.
VOTED. That the town grant the free use of the Town Hall to Post 12, G. A. R. on the evening of Memorial Day.
VOTED. To dissolve the meeting.
TOWN MEETING, JUNE 21ST, 1882.
The warrant for this meeting contained the follow- ing Articles :
To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 1. ART. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee, chosen on the eighth day of May last, to execute a contract with the Quannapowitt Water Company, for a supply of water for fire protection.
ART. 3. To see if the town will pay the Quannapowitt Water Com- pany in accordance with its proposition to the town of June 8, 1882, the sum of fifty dollars per year, for each of sixty fire hydrants, for the period of ten years from the date of their completion, payable one-half semi-annually ; said hydrants to be located and placed at such points as the town may designate on the line of the pipes of said Company, to be laid through the thickly settled portions of said town, and to have capacity and force to supply sufficient water for fire protection ; and choose a Committee to execute, in behalf of the town, a contract in accordance with the vote passed by the town under this Article, or what they will do about it.
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ART. 4. To see if the town will authorize the Engineers of the Fire Department to purchase a supply wagon, for the Steamer Lucius Beebe, at an expense not exceeding one hundred dol- lars, or what they will do about it.
The meeting was called to order and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.
Before proceeding to choose a Moderator, Hon. Richard Britton addressed the meeting, and stated that there were grave doubts as to the legality in which this meeting was called, and to save any trouble which might arise in the future, he offered a motion to dissolve this meeting, and it was
VOTED. (unanimously) To dissolve this meeting.
TOWN MEETING, JULY 3RD, 1882.
The Town Clerk called the meeting to order at 4 o'clock, P. M., and read the warrant.
Chas. H. Davis, B. B. Burbank, J. H. Carter and A. W. Brownell were appointed to assist in check- ing names on the voting list during the choice of a Moderator.
The polls were then declared open for the reception of ballots, acting under
ART. 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Whole number of ballots cast, .
190
James Oliver,
·
. 138
John M. Cate,
.
51 Wm. N. Tyler, . 1
and James Oliver was declared elected.
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ART. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee chosen on the eighth day of May last, to execute a contract with the Quannapowit! Water Company for a supply of water for fire protection.
Acting under this Article Wm. S. Greenough pre- sented the following
REPORT.
The Committee chosen at the town meeting held May 8th, 1882, under Article 3 of the warrant for said meeting, would respectfully report that they have been unable to learn of any way in which the instructions of the town in regard to obtaining the opinion of the Supreme Court can be carried out, and being on this account debarred, according to their understanding of the vote of the town, from making or executing, in behalf of the town, any contract with the Quanna- powitt Water Company, your Committee has taken no action under the vote of said town meeting, that will be in any way binding upon the town.
Believing, however, that a large majority of the legal voters desire that another opportunity may be afforded the town, to act upon the question of a supply of water for fire protection, and after consultation with said Water Company, your Committee would recommend that at a town meeting duly notified and to be holden this day, the town accept the proposition made by said Water Company and contained in Article 3 of the warrant for this meeting, and which proposition is herewith submitted to the town.
(Signed)
W. S. GREENOUGH,
A. S. ATHERTON,
C. W. TROW, B. B. BURBANK, THOMAS EMERSON.
Wakefield, July 3d, 1882.
[PROPOSITION.]
To the Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Whereas the Quannapowitt Water Company intends, the following proposition is accepted by a two-thirds vote, to construct, maintain and operate a system of Water Works in said town for the supply of the inhabitants thereof with water for domestic use and fire protection, it proposes and offers to said town, that in consideration of the payment of fifty dollars per year for each of sixty fire hydrants to be paid one- half semi-annually, for the period of ten years from the completion of said hydrants, it will locate and maintain for said period, at such points
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as the town may designate on the line of the pipes of said Company. to be laid through the thickly settled portions of said town, sixty fire hydrants, the same to be maintained ready for use, and to have capacity and force to furnish a sufficient supply of water for fire protection on the line of said pipe.
(Signed) QUANNAPOWITT WATER COMPANY, CYRUS WAKEFIELD, President, SOLON O. RICHARDSON, Treasurer.
Wakefield, June 8th, 1882.
VOTED. That the report of the Committee be accepted. [No further action taken].
ART. 3. To see if the town will pay the Quannapowitt Water Com- pany, in accordance with its proposition to the town, of June 8th, 1882, the sum of fifty dollars per year for each of sixty fire hydrants for the period of ten years from the date of their completion, payable one-half semi-annually ; said hydrants to be located and placed at such points as the town may des- ignate on the line of the pipes of said Company, to be laid through the thickly settled portions of said town, and to have capacity and force to supply sufficient water for fire protec- tion ; and choose a Committee to execute, in behalf of the town, a contract in accordance with the vote passed by the town under this Article, or what they will do about it.
Hon. Richard Britton offered the following motion : " That the town choose a Committee of five (5) citizens, who shall be fully authorized, in the name and behalf of the town, to make and sign a con- tract with the Quannapowitt Water Company, for the purpose of providing the thickly settled por- tions of the town, with not less than sixty (60) fire hydrants, and a sufficient supply of water for fire protection on the proposed line of water pipes of said Company ; said hydrants to be located and placed at such points as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties, and that said Committee be empowered and directed to make and execute said contract for the term of ten (10) years, and for a sum not exceeding the amount of three thousand
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dollars ($3000) for each year of said contract, payments to be made at the end of each six months' - use of said hydrants, provided, however, that said contract shall not be binding upon the town until it shall have been made and executed by said Com- mittee and the properly authorized officers of said Water Company."
VOTED. On motion of W. L. Coon that when we proceed to vote, that it be done by " Yes " and " No " bal- lot, and that the check-list be used ; and that a Committee of three water and three anti-water men be appointed by the Moderator to superintend the checking of names. Also that the polls be kept open until 9.30 o'clock this P. M.
The Chair appointed B. B. Burbank, John M. Cate, W. B. Daniel, C. H. Davis, A. E. Perry and A. W. Brownell to assist in checking names on the voting lists.
VOTED. To proceed to ballot, and the Chair declared the polls open for the reception of ballots, "Yes " or " No " on Mr. Britton's motion.
VOTED. That the Chair appoint a Committee of six to sort and count votes.
The Chair appointed E. H. Walton, James H. Carter, M. J. Hill, A. W. Brownell, T. J. Skin- ner and J. K. L. Baker.
At nine o'clock and thirty minutes it was
VOTED. That be polls be now closed.
The ballots were sorted and counted, and the result of the ballot declared in open town meeting as follows :
Whole number of ballots cast, 813 In favor of Mr. Britton's motion, " Yes,". 563
Opposed to the motion; "' No." 250
الى
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The Chair declared the motion of Mr. Britton car- ried in the affirmative, and by a two-thirds vote.
VOTED. On motion of Hon. Thomas Winship that William S. Greenough, Thomas Emerson, Charles W. Trow, Arlon S. Atherton and Buchanan B. Bur- bank be the Committee provided for by the vote just passed, with full power to carry said vote into effect.
ART. 4. To see if the town will authorize the Engineers of the Fire Department to purchase a supply wagon for the Steamer Lucius Beebe, at an expense not exceeding one hundred dol- lars, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. That the Board of Engineers be instructed to pur- chase a supply wagon for the Steamer Lucius Beebe, and that the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) be appropriated for the same.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Overseers of the Poor to repair and repaint the barn connected with the Town Almshouse, at an expense not exceeding two hundred dol- lars; the said sum to be included in the appropriation already authorized for the support of the poor for the current year.
VOTED. That the sum of ($200) be appropriated for the purposes named in this Article.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars to build a sidewalk on the west side of Main street, Greenwood, from a point opposite the house of Mr. Seaver to the railroad station ; or what action it will take in regard to the matter. The material for the walk to be taken from the town pit on Forest street.
A motion to pass over was lost.
A motion to appropriate one hundred ($100) dol- lars was lost.
A motion to dissolve this meeting was carried.
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TOWN MEETING, NOV. 7, 1882,
STATE ELECTION.
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Wakefield, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Wakefield, qualified to vote in elections, to meet in the Town Hall in said Wakefield, on TUESDAY, the seventh day of November next, it being the Tuesday after the first Monday of said month, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to bring in their votes for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor and Attorney-General of the Commonwealth ; for a Councillor for the Sixth Council District; for a Senator for the Sixth Middlesex Senatorial District; for a Representa- tive in Congress for the Sixth Congressional District; for a Represen- tative in General Court to represent the Eleventh Middlesex Represen- tative District ; for a County Treasurer, for a Register of Deeds, South- ern District, for a County Commissioner, and for a County Commission- er to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Harrison Harwood for Middlesex County ; and the votes for all the officers above named will be received upon one ballot and in a separate box.
The polls will be open at nine o'clock in the forenoon, will remain open at least four hours, and for such longer time as a majority of the voters present shall by vote direct, not later than the hour of four and three- quarters in the afternoon.
And you are further required to notify the inhabitants of the said Town of Wakefield, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Wakefield, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act upon the following articles :
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the qualified voters of the town of Wakefield met at the time and place, and for the purposes named in the war- rant.
The meeting was called to order by Sumner Pen- nell, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the
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warrant being read by A. W. Brownell of the Board of Selectmen.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. Wm. H. Morri- son.
The polls were then declared open for the reception of ballots for the various officers named in the warrant.
The Chair appointed Charles H. Davis and R. L. Cooper to assist in checking names on the voting- list.
VOTED. That the polls be kept open until four o'clock and forty-five minutes, P. M.
RESULT OF THE BALLOT.
FOR GOVERNOR.
ROBERT R. BISHOP, of Newton,
444
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, of Lowell, ·
.
. 469
Scattering,
.
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FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
OLIVER AMES, of Easton, .
507
SAMUEL W. BOWERMAN, of Pittsfield, .
341
Scattering,
.
.
.
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FOR SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
HENRY B. PEIRCE, of Abington, 523
DAVID N. SKILLINGS, of Winchester, .
311
JOHN HOWES, of Worcester, 48 ·
Scattering,
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FOR TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
DANIEL A. GLEASON, of Medford 516
WILLIAM A. IIODGES, of Quincy. .
339
GEORGE FOSTER, of Lynn, .
52
Scattering,
.
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.
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FOR AUDITOR.
CHARLES R. LADD, ot Springfield. 519
JOHN P. SWEENEY, of Lawrence, 337
AUGUSTUS F. MERCHANT, of Leverett, 49
Seattering, .
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FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
EDGAR J. SHERMAN, of Lawrence,
51.6
GEORGE F. VERRY, of Worcester,
· 317
ELMER A. SNOW. of Athol, 51 . .
Scattering,
.
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FOR COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT.
GEORGE HEY WOOD, of Concord, . 516
JOHN C. SANBORN, of Lawrence, 338
HIRAM W. K. EASTMAN, of Lawrence, 51 .
Scattering,
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FOR SENATOR, SIXTH DISTRICT.
ONSLOW GILMORE, of Stoneham,
503
WILLIAM F. YOUNG, of Wakefield, .
410
Scattering,
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, SIXTH DISTRICT.
ELISHA S. CONVERSE, of Malden,
460
HENRY B. LOVERING, of Lynn, . 473
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT, ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
ARLON S. ATHERTON, of Wakefield,
508
FRANCIS E. NOYES, of Wakefield, .
.
322
JAMES F. PARKER, of Wakefield. . . .
65
Scattering,
.
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
AMOS STONE, of Everett, 515
THOMAS H. HILL, of Woburn, 341
WILLIAM H. TURNER, of Stoneham, .
51
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS, SOUTH DISTRICT.
CHARLES B. STEVENS, of Cambridge.
460
JAMES W. MCDONALD, of Marlboro, 335 ·
CHARLES W. PARSONS, of Malden, 52 .
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, (THREE YEARS).
DANIEL G. WALTON, of Wakefield, . 529
LEWIS P. TRUE, of Everett, 320
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, (TO FILL VACANCY.)
WILLIAM S. FROST. of Marlboro, (for one year), 515 BENJAMIN F. MANSON, of Framingham, (unexpired term), 335
PHILLIP E. MILLAY, of Hudson, (no time given), 49 WALTER RAYNOR, of Reading, (no time given). 51
Scattering, .
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At two o'clock and fifteen minutes P. M., the Chairman called the meeting to order for the transaction of town business, and acting under Article 1 of the warrant proceeded to choose a Moderator.
ART. 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Whole number of votes cast, .
7 James Oliver, 6 Wm. S. Greenough, ·
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and James Oliver was declared elected Moderator.
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the acceptance of the List of Jurors, as prepared and submitted by the Selectmen.
VOTED. That the List of Jurors prepared by the Selectmen and amended by the town be accepted and adopted. (See page 6.)
ART. 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the following legacy, as it is recorded in the Will of Cornelius Sweetser, late of Saco, Maine, deceased, upon the conditions and for the pur- poses therein named, to-wit :
" I direct my said Trustees, to pay over of the same, one thousand dollars to the town of Wakefield. in the State of Massachusetts, to be held by the said town for the following uses and purposes : 1st-To invest in safe securities. 2d- To apply the net income thereof in keeping in repair and
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beautifying with flowers and shrubbery the burial lot in said town, containing the remains of my father and mother."
VOTED. On motion of James F. Emerson, that the town of Wakefield do accept the legacy of one thousand dollars, as bequeathed by Cornelius Sweetser, late of Saco, Maine, with the conditions thereto attached in his will, and that the town Treasurer be authorized to receive and receipt for the same, and to invest the principal in such securities, as shall meet the approval of himself and the Board of Selectmen, with the understanding that in case of the loss of the principal by any accident and by no fault of the town, the town shall not be held liable.
ART. 4. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of three hun- dred dollars, for the purchase of a lot of land on Oak street, in Greenwood, for a gravel pit and for the enlargement of the school-house yard.
VOTED. That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be offered by the Selectmen for a lot of land on Oak street, Greenwood, for a gravel pit, and for the - enlargement of the school-house yard, and if not purchased for that sum, the matter be abandoned. (Yes, 40; No, 28.)
ART. 5. To see what action, if any, the town will take in reference to filling the vacancy in the Board of Overseers of the Poor.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone any action under this Ar- ticle.
ART. 6. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall to H. M. Warren Post 12, G. A. R., for the purpose of hold - ing a Fair from December 18th to 22d, in aid of their Charity Fund, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. That the free use of the Town Hall be granted to Post 12, G. A. R., for the purpose of holding a fair from December 18th to the 22nd.
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ART. 7. To see if the town will authorize any compensation to be paid to B. W. Oliver, in consideration of his improvement of the street near his residence.
A motion to allow B. W. Oliver the sum of $20 compensation for improving the street near his residence was rejected. (Yes, 33; No, 37.]
VOTED. To pass the Article over.
ART. 8. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall, on the evening of November 10th, for an entertainment for the benefit of the High School.
VOTED. That the free use of the Town Hall be granted to the High School for an entertainment on the eve- ning of November 8th.
ART. 9. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars, for the purpose of grading Main street and the side- walk from the residence of Mrs. Harriet N. Flint to the rail - road bridge below the house of Isaac Green.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 10. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars, to build a sidewalk on the west side of Main street, Greenwood, from a point opposite the house of Mr. Pitman to the railroad crossing at Forest street, or what action it will take in the matter. The material for the walk to be taken from the town pit on Forest street, and the loose stone on said street.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 11. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee chosen at the annual meeting, in April, to submit a plan for a new exit in rear of the Town Hall.
The Committee chosen at the Annual meeting in April to submit a plan for a new exit in the rear of the Town Hall presented the following
REPORT.
To the Legal. Voters of the Town of Wakefield, interested in town affairs. GENTLEMEN :
The Committee chosen at the last annual meeting in April to consider the proposition of making a new exit and fire escape in the rear of the
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Town Hall, have attended to their duty, and would respectfully report.
1st. That in their opinion another exit and a fire escape ought to be provided in the rear of the Town Hall, and they recommend that it be done in accordance with plans of the same accompanying this report, and furnished gratuitously by Mr. R. Pote Wait of this town, Archi- tect, and they recommend that the town appropriate eight hundred dol- lars for that purpose, the unexpended balance, if any, to be paid into the town treasury.
2d. That the safety and convenience of the large audiences which frequently gather in the Town Hall, require that the doorways . leading from the floor of the hall, to the broad stairway in the rear. should be widened to twice their present width, and they recommend that it be done forthwith.
3d. The Committee find that an additional exit can be made on the north side of the hall by cutting through the partition, under the stair- case between the Public Library and the Memorial room without injury to either, and by taking away the double window immediately in the rear of said partition for a doorway, with iron or wooden steps outside, at a cost of about one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
4th. The Committee recommend that a stout hand rail be placed in the middle of the broad stairway leading from the landing in the rear of the hall to the floor below.
It is supposed that the rear exit will be used at any time by all per- sons who may wish to go out that way, and it would be very desirable to have it used as much, and by as many as possible, so that in case of an emergency, it will prove to be an easy and convenient way of escape. If constructed it will be a handsome adornment to that side of the build - ing which is no longer the rear, being surrounded, as it now is, on all sides by public highways.
Something lighter and less expensive can be made, but a structure somewhat ornamental and more substantial is deemed desirable, and will prove cheapest in the end.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed)
J. C. HARTSHORNE, Committee EDWIN SAWYER, on
W. S. GREENOUGH, New Exit.
Wakefield, Nov. 7, 1882:
[Plan of above, on file with the Town Clerk.]
VOTED. That the report of the committee be accepted.
VOTED. To adopt the report of the committee.
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VOTED. That the Selectmen be a committee to carry into effect the recommendations of this report.
ART. 12. To see if the town will cause the seats in the side galleries of the Town Hall to be raised, or what shall be done about it. Motion that twenty-five dollars be appropriated for the purpose of raising the rear seats in the side gal- leries in the Town Hall. Amended, that the two rear rows of seats be raised in the side galleries, and that the sum of seventy-five dollars be appropriated. The motion as amended was carried.
ART. 13. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifty-six and sixty-two one hundredths dollars, to pay various individuals for services fighting fires the past summer, in the woods at Greenwood, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. That the sum of fifty-six and sixty-two one hun- dredths dollars be appropriated to pay individuals for fighting fires the past summer, in Greenwood.
ART. 14. To see if the town will grant an additional appropriation of five hundred dollars, for the payment of Town Hall expenses the current year.
VOTED. To grant an additional appropriation of five hundred dollars, for the payment of Town Hall expenses for the current year.
VOTED. That this meeting so far as it relates to Town busi- ness, be dissolved.
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TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1882.
ART. 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Samuel K. Hamilton was chosen Moderator, receiv- ing all the ballots cast, viz., seven.
ART. 2. To see if the town will grant an additional appropriation of eight hundred dollars for the use of the School Committee on account of the contingent fund.
VOTED. To appropriate an additional sum of eight hundred dollars for the use of the School Committee on account of the School Contingent Fund.
ART. 3. To see if the town will appropriate an additional sum of two hundred dollars, for the purchase of a Steam Heater for the Steamer, Lucius Beebe ; or what they will do about it.
VOTED. That the sum of two hundred dollars be appropria- ted to purchase a Steam Heater for the Steamer Lucius Beebe.
VOTED. To dissolve the meeting.
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STATISTICS
FROM
TOWN CLERK'S REGISTER.
Births Registered in the Town of Wakefield in 1882.
Date of Birth.
Name of Child.
Sex.
Names of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
January 4 ....
Harriet Mary Coombs ...
Female .. . .
Charles L. and M. Adelaide (Littlefield).
10 ....
John Joseph Murphy.
Male ..
Daniel and Mary (Lyons) ..
12 .... Havelock Abbott Carlton
Henry T. and Annie (Menzies).
14 .... Mary Barry ..
Female ...
William and Julia (McDonald).
14 ... .
Dennis Callahan ..
Male.
.
Francis and Ellen (Foley) ....
19. .. . Ethel Irene Savage ..
Female.
Willie F and Augusta A. (Brown) ..
19. . . .
Ada Minerva Ramsdell.
George E. and Ada T. (Greenwood) ..
24 .... Gertrude Elizabeth Hughes
William J. and Elizabeth (Earle) ...
Christian E. and Emma I. (Barbour).
31 .... George Walter McManius.
Male.
John A. and Mary G. (Gahagan) ..
Paper-hanger.
February 7. .. . William Henry Devine ..
Lawrence H. and Sarah F. (Gannon).
Cane-splitter.
9. . . .
Fannie Goodwin Purdy.
.
Samuel and Ella E. (Eaton) ...
Millwright.
11 .. ..
Ellen Butler ...
Edward and Mary (Desmond).
21 .... Gertrude Estelle Orr.
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26. . . . Mattie May Blabon.
John and Sarah (Cullen).
Laborer.
26. . . . John Francis Toomey. 27 .. .. Sarah Evelyn Preston.
Male. . Female
Joseph and Mary (McDonald).
Shoe-maker.
28. . . . Ida Ashland Harnden.
John W. and Eva (Ashland) ...
Barber.
March
2 .... James Henry Beaty ..
Male.
Robert H. and Ellen (Curran).
Moulder.
3. . . . John William Malonson
Flonson and Julia (Burke).
Chair-maker.
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