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William E. Rogers,
Thomas Winship,
Reuben H. Mitchell, Otis V. Watermen,
Sam'l K. Hamilton.
COMMITTEE ON READING ROOM.
Otis V. Waterman,
Thomas Kernan,
William E. Rogers, Solon O. Richardson,
Junius Beebe.
COMMITTEE ON CATALOGUE.
Reuben H. Mitchell, George E. Dunbar,
William E. Rogers.
LIBRARIAN.
Harriet A. Shepard.
ASSISTANT. Mabelle W. Newman.
JANITOR OF READING ROOM. R. F. Draper.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT.
The Trustees herewith respectfully submit the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Beebe Town Library and Public Reading Room.
Perhaps the most important innovation to which the Trustees would call attention, is the opening of the Library to the public on every evening of the week. Directly after the last annual town meeting the project was brought up, and the Board gave it their undivided attention with the result that it was voted to open every evening for three months as an experiment, and see if the action would be appreciated by the citizens. At the end of this time we were pleased to note the general satisfaction over the change, and since then it has been open every evening and three afternoons. This change necessitated the raising of the Libra- rian's salary from $450 to $600, including the compensation of her assistant ; but we are satisfied that the money could not have been better expended.
We all know how short a time has elapsed since free town libraries were almost unheard of. Many of us even remember when the library at home consisted of the Bible, Pilgrim's Progress, the Annual Almanac, the two or three gaudily bound books on the table, in the "best room," and our school books. If we wanted to read more, we had either to hoard our earnings and buy or go to our more fortunate friends and borrow, the exasperating story of the good boy in the Sunday-school Library book seldom satisfying our wants. What a change now, and at a cost of almost nothing to each citizen! This brings us to the all-important subject :
BOOKS.
Our purchases during the year have been almost the usual num- ber, the amount expended being perhaps a little less than that of the previous year. In character we do not, in fact cannot, differ much from other town libraries. The demand in all public libraries is and always has been, first of all, for fiction. In our
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selection of it we, however, have been particular to see that it is pure and wholesome. In addition to this we have tried to secure such novels as contain facts of history, discovery, invention science and general information, which, like unpalatable medicine, can readily be taken when hidden beneath a sugar coating. We are gratified that the criticisms upon our selections have been so charitable, for we are well aware that there have been, are, and we claim, must be, grounds for criticising the wisdom of some of them. The Board is composed of busy men, and the office of purchasing agent requres one of general education and liberal ideas, to which he must add a study of the catalogue, constant investigation of the Library's resources, an ever open ear to requests, and a diligent scanning of book reviews -all of which take time, and with most of us time is money, and this is a work of love. The difficulties attending the selection of books for our Library only become manifest when one is confronted at the book store with an interesting and valuable work, and the questions arise-have we got it? If not, what have we upon the subject, and are our works antiquated or do they contain the latest thought and information? Or again, how many are there among our readers who would take it from the shelves? Any one truly interested in books at once realizes that the days are not long enough to do judicious buying, let alone his own business. The remedy is as yet beyond our grasp, but it can easily be seen that if the library could afford to pay a person liberally educated and having the advantage of an extensive course of reading, for devoting the necessary time, books could be bought much more cheaply, and, more than all, systematically, with a thorough understanding of what the Library needs. Until such time arrives the Trustees will devote as much of their time as they can, and ask for charity in criticism.
ACCOMMODATIONS.
We very much need more room for our books. The important Government documents and reports are gradually being closeted to make room for new books more frequently called for, but there is no help for it until new quarters are provided. We doubt · if there are many other town libraries the size of ours with accom- modations so meagre.
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It seems a pity that among the many schemes suggested, for the town to build engine houses and spacious quarters for other town institutions, no one of its citizens has the Library in view. It will not do to say we have books enough and must cease to buy until our people read what we already have. Novels are not the only books read ; on the contrary, we have many diligent seekers for information among the Library's patrons, and they want the latest and best thoughts of the leading writers of the age, the results of the most recent discoveries, researches, and inventions, Tempora mutantur. Who, save from motives of curiosity, will call for a work on Literature, Science, Travel, Invention, or Art, published in 1790, when one of last year's issue can be had? The fact is, the old book had its mission, has served its purpose, and nine out of every ten, uncalled for, enjoys its honored old age on our shelves, well cared for, as every faithful public servant should be, in his declining years.
TRUSTEES' ROOM.
The Trustees have had tendered to them and gratefully accepted the use of a small room in the rear of the janitor's headquarters, where they can hold their meetings and those of their sub-com- mittees.
VACANCIES IN OFFICE.
The terms of office for which Messrs. Beebe, Dunbar and Ker- nan were elected to serve, having expired, it will be necessary to elect three Trustees at the annual meeting, for the term of three years' service, as provided by law.
READING ROOM.
As heretofore, the attendance at the Public Reading Room tables has been large and orderly. The best use has been made of the appropriation, some of the previous year's periodicals and papers have been dropped and others more in demand, substituted.
Among the important and interesting books added to the Libra- ry during the year, we call attention to the following: On
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ART AND INDUSTRY.
An Hour with Delsarte, .
Morgan
Conversations in a Studio,
Story
Practical Decorative Upholstery,
Moreland
History of Painting, . · . Waltmann
BIOGRAPHY.
Benjamin Disraeli, .
Brewster
Dorothea L. Dix,
Tiffany
Glimpses of Fifty Years,
Frances E. Willard Russell
John Jay,
John Winthrop,
Pellew Winthrop Bruce
Joseph Edward Oglethorp,
Joseph Jefferson (auto) ,.
Jefferson
Wendell Phillips, .
Martyn
Wm. Lloyd Garrison,
Garrison
Richard H. Dana,
.
.
.
Adams
ECONOMICS.
The Economics of Prohibition,
Fernald
Land and its Rent, .
Walker
Principles of Economics,
Marshall
Political Economy, .
McVane
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Mill
Silver in Europe, £
Horton
What's the Matter?
Chamberlayne
FICTION.
Friend Olivia,
.
Barr
Feet of Love, .
.
.
Aldrich
Household of McNeil, .
Barr
A Cigarette Maker's Romance,
Crawford
Aldis Cloverden,
Stockton
In the Valley,
Frederic Whitney
Armorel of Lyonesse,
Besant
Aztec Treasure House,
Janvier
Black Beauty,
Sewall
Horatio Nelson,
.
Ascutney Street,
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Miner's Right,
. Boldrewood .
Squatter's Dream. .
Story of Tonty,
. Catherwood Burnham
Mistress of Beech Knoll,
Jack Horner, .
Tiernan
Star Light Ranche.
King
The Demagogue,
Locke Black
Prince Fortunatus, .
Plain Tales from the Hills,
Her Great Ambition, ·
Kipling Earle
FOR THE SPORTSMAN.
Fly-rod and Camera in Canada, Samuels
Shooting on Upland, Moor and Marsh,
. Lettingwell
Camping, and Camp Outfits, .
Shields
611 Hints and Points to Sportsmen,
· Seneca
HISTORY.
A Century of Town Life,
(Charlestown)
Charlestown. .
Social and Economic History of New England, . .
· Weeden
The Puritan Commonwealth,
Oliver
Montcalm and Wolfe,
. Parkman Adams
United States under the Constitution,
· Schouler
Two Lost Centuries of Britain,
· Babcock Bury
LITERATURE.
Art of Authorship
Bainton
English Writers,
Morley
Literature in Poetry,
Schaff
Manual of Historical Literature,
Adams
ORATORY.
After Dinner Speeches,
Depew
Oration,
Grady
POETRY.
Departmental Ditties, . Little Book of Western; Verse, 6
Kipling Field
.
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Later Roman Empire,
. Hunnewell Frothingham
United States,
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Poems, .
·
. M. Arnold
Poems, .
.
.
·
.
Ingelow
Selections,
.
·
.
. Robt. Browning
Poems, .
. Owen Meredith
REMINISCENCES AND MEMOIRS.
Memoirs of Capt. Coignet
Citizenesse Bonaparte,
.
.
Wife of the First Consul,
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Happy Days of the Empress Louise,
Marie Louise and the Decadence of the French Empire,
What I Remember,
· Trollope
Reminiscences of Montague Williams,
· Williams
Men who saved the Union,
Pratt
SOCIAL.
How the Other Half Lives,
Riis Booth
Street Arabs, . ·
Needham Morris
The Aryan Race, ·
SCIENCE.
Colors of Animals,
Star Land,
Stawell
Astronomy through an Opera Glass,
Psycology,
Experimental Science, .
James Hopkins Warren
TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE.
In Darkest Africa, Stanley
In and out of Central America, .
In Scripture Lands,
Vincent Wilson
Palestine under the Moslems, Le Strange
The Pacific Coast,
Fink
MISCELLANEOUS.
Over the Tea Cups, Holmes My Study Fire, . .
Mabie Fisk
Civil Government, .
Essays of an Americanist,
Brinton Jerome
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,
Problems of Greater Britain, .
. Dilke
·
Larchey St. Armand
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In Darkest England,
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
Astronomy,
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Our former fellow-townsman, Geo. O. Carpenter, has presented the Library also with a set of the United States Pacific Coast Sur- vey Reports published many years ago at a great expense, which the Trustees acknowledge with gratitude.
The foregoing list is merely suggestive, and does not comprise one third of the year's additions. We publish each spring a bul- letin, uniform in style and character with the Catalogue, containing the entire list of books added during the town year. These are supplied at a cost of five cents each, and back numbers can be furnished, so that readers can always have a complete cata- logue, and be thus enabled to prepare their request slips at home, thereby saving the annoyance of delay and crowding at the Library.
In conclusion, we recommend that the town appropriate for the Library $400 and the proceeds of the dog-tax, and for the use of the Reading Room the sum of $175.
For the Trustees.
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, Secretary.
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS UPON READING TABLES.
MONTHLIES.
Atlantic.
Century.
Forum.
North American Review.
Arena.
Poultry World.
Carpentry and Building.
Woman's Journal.
Harper's Young People.
Journal of American History.
Scribner's. All the Year Round. The Agriculturist.
Outing. Popular Science Monthly. American Bee JJournal.
FORTNIGHTLY.
The Literary World.
WEEKLIES.
Forest and Stream.
Harper's Weekly. Harper's Bazaar. Irish World.
Judge. Puck.
Life.
Scientific American.
Youths' Companion.
St. Nicholas.
Wakefield Record.
The American Architect.
Texas Siftings. N. Y. National Tribune. The Standard.
The Nova Scotian.
Frank Leslie Illustrated.
The Metal Worker. London Graphic. The West Shore. Wakefield Citizen and Banner.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
The Boston Journal.
The Boston Herald.
The New York Daily Graphic.
The Reading Room is
FREE TO ALL.
Cosmopolitan. Godey's Lady's Book.
Eclectic. Black wood's.
Harper's Monthly. Hall's Journal of Health.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of volumes in the Library February 1, 1890, 9,997 Added by purchase during the year, . 353
66 to replace worn out volumes, ·
56
donation, 30
Magazines bound from the Reading Room, . 31
10,467
Volumes worn out during the year,. 38
Total number of volumes in the Library, February, 1891, 10429
Volumes added in various classes as follows :
Fiction, 179
Political Economy, 8
History, .
.
47
Poetry, ·
.
8
Magazines, · .
31
Religious, 5
Biography, 24 Shakespeare's works, (vols.) 20
Science, .
19
Public Documents, 13
Travel, .
16
Webster's International Dictionary 1890, 1
Literature, . . 16
Social Econony .
16
Miscellaneous,
11
414
Donations from
Donations from
United States,
5
H. H. Bancroft, Esq., . 1
State of Massachusetts,
R. M. Lawrence, Esq., . 1
George O. Carpenter, Esq., 10
HI. Bore, Esq., .
1
Franklin Poole, Esq., . 4
30
Pamphlets received from various sources, . .
47
Persons having signed Application Cards to Feb. 1, '90, 2,237
Persons having signed from February 1, 1890 to Feb- ruary 1, 1891, 280
Total number of Cards issued, 2,517
Number of books delivered during the year,
18,875
66 66 March 1890, 2,452
Largest number delivered in one day,
366
Number of Volumes replaced, . 56
66 rebound, . 218
HARRIET A. SHEPARD, Librarian. WAKEFIELD, February 2, 1891.
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Dr. THOMAS J. SKINNER, Treasurer,
To Cash balance in Treasury as per report Feb. 8,'90, $2,318 77 hired on Town Notes, . 30,660 84
C. F. Woodward, Collector, Taxes of 1890, 61,676 93
66 1889, 7,126 02 1888, 5,815 59
State Treasurer, acct. Corporation Taxes, .
3,449 21
National Bank Tax, . 997 20
66 State Aid, 1889, 1,458 00
66 66 Military Aid, 1889, .
237 00
66 Contagious Diseases,
22 10
66 Burial State Paupers,
66 66 Armory Rent,
400 00
66
66 Mass. School Fund, . 70 04
County Treasurer acct. Dog-tax, 1890,
66 " Rent of Court Room,
200 00
Selectmen, Receipts from the Town Hall, 505 00
.6 Street Lamp Dept., 12 48
Fence Viewers' Dept., . 4 50
Sale of Stone Post, 1 00
66 Errors refunded, 10
Overseers of the Poor, Receipts, 1,713 19
" due on previous year, 21 83
Road Commissioners, Receipts, . 515 99
G. E. Ricker, bal. due as Supt. of Streets, 1889, 215 75 E. D. Eldridge, bal. due from Selectmen of 1888, on acct. of a concrete bill collected, 16 53
School Committee, Tuition, 65 00
Fish Committee, Receipts, . 81 00
Officer McFadden, Lock-up fees, 2 00
2 55
Interest from Beebe Town Library funds,
180 00
Coupon interest C. Sweetser Lecture fund, . Interest from C. Sweetser burial lot fund,
40 20
Interest accrued on Notes sold, .
2 67
Sundry Licenses, 32 00
51 00
Town of Somerset, acct. B. Manning, 4 00
17 00
Tax deed, Estate of J. Devlin, .
. Citizens' Gas Light Co., use of Steamer. 40 00
66 Error in Gas bill refunded, 15 30
Interest on Deposits, 35 42
$119,046 36
10 00
585 64
W. E. Cowdrey, Auditor, Errors refunded, . Harriet A. Shepard, Librarian's receipts, 43 51
400 00
Profits from C. Sweetser Lectures, 1889-90,
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in account with the TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, Cr.
By Cash paid Selectmen's Orders . $67,351 93
Principal on Loans, . . 34,837 50
Interest
66
2,519 89
State Treasurer, State Tax, 3,815 00
66 National Bank Tax, . 846 37
66
1-4 Liquor License Receipts, 75
County Treasurer, County Tax, . 3,510 12
State Aid to sundry persons, 1,744 00
Town Library bills (see Report), 1,359 19
Reading Room bills
157 35
T. J. Skinner, Treas. Sweetser Lectures, Income from Fund, 400 00
C. W. Eaton, acct. Tax Deeds, etc. . 11 00
C. F. Woodward, Collector, for Tax-title Deeds, . 105 06
Cash paid on acct. J. Nichols Temperance Fund, . 90 00
Interest on Flint Memorial Fund,
60 00
Total Cash paid out, .
$116,808 16
Balance in Treasury Feb. 14, 1891, . $2,238 20
$119,046 36
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Dr. THOMAS J. SKINNER, Treasurer,
To Balance unexpended from last year, $96 68
Annual appropriation, .
400 00
Dog tax of 1889,
764 75
Coupon interest from Dr. Hurd Fund, 1 year to Dec. 1, 1890, . 100 00
Coupon interest from C. Wakefield Fund, 1 year to Dec. 1, 1890, . 20 00
Interest from Flint Memorial Fund, 1 year to Feb. 1,1891, 60 00
Mrs. H. A. Shepard, Librarian, fines and cards, . 33 76
Mrs. H. A. Shepard, sale of 15 catalogues at 25c. 3 75
$1,484 94
Dr. THOMAS J. SKINNER, Treasurer.
To Annual Appropriation, $175 00
$175 00
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in account with the BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY, Cr.
By Mrs. Harriet A. Shepard, salary to Feb. 1, 1891, 66 sundry supplies, . .
$602 30
15 73
W. B. Clarke & Co., acct. Books, $158 99
Little, Brown & Co., .. 186 27
N. J. Bartlett & Co., "
149 39
B. A. Fowler & Co .. ..
3 00
Fords, H. & Hurlburt, ".
4 00
Mrs. S. A. Wilson, . .
5 75
Waldo E. Cowdrey,
1 75
Carl E. Dunshee, 6. . .
7 50
F. M. Tinkham, ..
5 75
522 40
P. D. Meston, repairs of Books, . 63 00
Horace A. Brooks, .
.
15 20
Greenough, Hopkins & Cushing, Stationery, . 5 30
V. H. Hall & Co .. Paper,
16 92
Locke's Express.
4 90
(. W. Eaton, Printing Annual Bulletin, Printing, 40 00
Citizen and Banner. advertising, .
2 50
Wakefield Record, advertising, 1 50
Crystal Lake Ice Company, Ice,
8 00
Morss & Whyte, Wire,
4 00
Geo. H. Teague, Repairs,
9 25
John Flanley, Repairs,
2 75
S. F. Littlefield & Co., Repairs,
9 44
Total paid,
. $1,359 19
Balance unexpended, . ·
125 75
$1,484 94
in account with PUBLIC READING ROOM, Cr.
By C. A. Cheney, for Periodicals,
$157 35
Balance unexpended, .
17 65
$175 00
36 00
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TRUST FUNDS.
EZRA EATON BURIAL LOT FUND, $100.
This fund was a gift to the town, March 2, 1857, the income of which, is used at the discretion of the Board of Selectinen, to keep in repair, the burial lot of the late Ezra Eaton.
The sum of $3 has been expended by the Selectmen, the past year.
THE FLINT MEMORIAL FUND, $1000.
This fund, from Mrs. Harriet N. Flint, is for the benefit of the Beebe Town Library, the interest thereon to be expended in the purchase of books.
The sum of $60 as interest one year to Feb. 1, 1891, has been paid to the Trustees of the Library.
DR. F. P. HURD LIBRARY FUND, $2500.
This fund is for the benefit of the Beebe Town Library and is invested in coupon notes of the town of Wakefield, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
C. WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND, 8500.
This fund is also for the benefit of the Library, and is invested in the same manner as the Dr. Hurd fund.
JONATHAN NICHOLS TEMPERANCE FUND, $1000.
This fund was a gift to the town, on certain conditions as de- scribed in the vote accepting the same. The conditions are such that any youug man of Wakefield, who files his name with the Town Clerk, before he is sixteen years of age, and declares his intention not to drink intoxicating liquors and not chew or smoke tobacco until he shall become twenty-one years of age, and shall have kept his pledge until that time, shall receive from the income of the fund, ten dollars, together with a certificate of commenda- tion from the Selectmen.
The Town Clerk has at the present time, the names of 231 young men who have thus pledged themselves, and the Treasurer has, up to the present time, paid the fee to 16 young men who have arrived
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at the age of twenty-one years, and certified to the Selectmen that they have kept their pledge.
During the present year, a finely engraved Certificate, bearing an excellent portrait of the donor of the fund, has been executed, Mr. Nichols defraying the expense of the same.
STATEMENT OF INTEREST.
Balance available at last report, $225 28
Interest on fund and balance, to Feb. 1, 1891, . 49 01
Total, . $274 92
Paid March 6, 1890, Patrick B. Redington, $10 00
March 27, 1890, Winfield S. Ripley, 10 00
May 8, 1890, G. Arthur Packard, 10 00
May 8, 1890, Arthur HI. Pope, 10 00
May 17, 1890, Samuel P. White, 10 00
Aug. 21. 1890, Wilfred B. Tyler, 10 00
Sept. 23, 1890, Richard G. Eaton, 10 00
Oct. 31, 1890, Arthur G. Nichols, 10 00
Jan. 27, 1891, Charles Bridge. 10 00
$90 00
Balance available,
$184 29
C. SWEETSER BURIAL LOT FUND, $1000,
The income from this fund is to be used in keeping in repair, and beautifying with flowers and shrubbery, the burial lot of the parents of the domor. The principal is on deposit with the Wake- field Savings Bank.
STATEMENT OF INTEREST.
Balance available at last repo. . $227 38
Interest on above to Feb. 1, 1891, .
9 09
Interest 1 yr. from Savings Bank to Aug. 1, 1890, 40 20
Total, . ·
$276 67
Expended as per Auditors' Report, 3 00
Balance available,
$273 67
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C. SWEETSER LECTURE FUND.
Invested as follows :
'Town of Attleboro, 4s due 1897, 5 Bonds, $1000 each, $5000 00 Town of Brookline, 4s due 1893. 5 Notes, $1000 each, 5000 00
$10,000 00
Income from above one year, 8400, has been paid to Thomas J. Skinner, Treasurer of Sweetser Lectures.
This fund is for the purpose of providing such lectures as will tend to improve the public mind. A reasonable fee for admis- sion is required, and the net proceeds of the Course are to be paid to such charitable organization in said Wakefield, as the municipal officers of the town may designate, to be distributed among the worthy poor of the town.
Last year the Treasurer was unable to render a report of the fourth course in the Annual Town Report, as the lectures were not completed in season to include it. Both the fourth and fifth Courses are therefore given in this report.
FOURTH COURSE, SEASON 1889-90.
In charge of Jacob C. Hartshorne, Curator.
LECTURES. Lecturer. Subject. Date.
Oct. 23, 1889. Prof. Geo. Frederick Wright,
"Alaska and its People,"Illustrated.
Nov. 13, '89, Rev. O. P. Gifford, "The Problem of Life."
Nov. 27, '89,
HIon. Clarence Pullen,
"Mexico and the Mexicans." Illustrated.
Dec. 11, '89, Gilman C. Fisher,
Dec. 19', '89,
"Russia of To-day." Illustrated. Prof. Wm. M. R. French,
"Wit and Wisdom of the Crayon."
Jan. 8, 1890,
Edward Baxter Perry,
Jan. 22, '90,
" Lecture and Piano Recital." Rev. W. G. Puddefoot, "Lights and Shadows of Frontier Life."
Feb. 5, '90, Col. J. P. Sanford, "Old Times and New."
Feb. 19, '90, Prof. W. R. Brooks,
"Wonder of the Heavens." Illustrated. Mch. 26, '90, Rev. Chas. J. Ryder,
"The Highlanders of America."
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FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. FOURTH COURSE.
Thomas J. Skinner, TREAS., In acct. with Sweetser Lectures.
DR.
To Cash from income of Fund, 3400 00
from sale of 293 Course tickets at 50c., . 146 50
195 evening tickets, Wright, at 10c., ] 19 50
52
Gifford,
5. 5 20
87
..
Pullen,
8 70
177 ..
Fisher,
$17 70
144
French,
14 40
186 ..
Perry,
18 60
103 66
Puddefoot,
10.30
113
6.
Sanford,
11 30
204
66 Brooks,
20 40
67
Ryder,
6 70
Total receipts, .
-78679 130
CR.
Wy Cash paid Prof. G. Fred'k Wright, $55 00
Rev. O. P. Gifford,
25 00
Hon. Clarence Pullen, 50 00
Gilman C. Fisher,
41 00
Prof. W. M. R. French,
50 00
Edward Baxter Perry,
50 00
Rev. W. G. Puddefoot,
25 00
Col. J. P. Sanford, 50 00
Prof. W. R. Brooks,
61 00
Rev. Chas. J. Ryder,
31.65
J. F. Gilder, Pianist,
10 00
Mozart Orchestra, .
40 00
C. W. Eaton, printing, . 21 00
Fowler & Wells, printing, 7 00
Geo. E. Dunbar, printing,
8 50
Citizen & Banner, advertising,
27 90
Wakefield Record, advertising,
3 50
Coon Bros., distributors,
8 00
Allie Bessy, 3 00
5 25
G. H. Hathaway, hack service, Wm. G. Skinner, 16
4 25
('. B. Bowman, ticket agt., 6 25
I. A. Parsons, doorkeeper, .
6 25
Henry C. Hall, services,
10 00
J. C. Hartshorne, sundries,
3 75
60 services as Curator, 25 00
Total Expenses,
$628 30
$51 00 , Surplus profit,
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NOTE. Additional tickets were given season-ticket holders for Mr. Ryder's lecture upon application, and a large number availed themselves of the opportunity, so that the sale of evening tickets for that evening does not represent the size of the audience.
FIFTH COURSE, SEASON OF 1890-91.
In charge of Jacob C. Hartshorne, Curator.
LECTURES.
Date.
Lecturer. Subject.
Oct. 22, 1890, Rev. R. S. MacArthur, D.D.,
"The Huguenots."
Oct. 29, '90,
Col. Wm. S. Greenough,
Nov. 12, '90,
"Do the People make the Laws?" Harry W. French,
"Memories of Paris." Illustrated.
Nov. 19, '90,
Fred'k A. Ober, "Spanish Cities." Illustrated.
Dec. 10, '90,
Rev. Robert McIntyre, "Wyandotte Cave."
Dec. 31, '90, N. J. Corey, "Richard Wagner." Illustrated. S. M. Spedon, "Crayon Talk."
Jan. 14, 1891,
Jan. 23, '91, Corp.Jas. Tanner, "Soldier Life, Grave and Gay."
Jan. 28, '91, Robarts Harper, "Trip to Europe." Illustrated.
Feb. 11, '91,
Col. L. F. Copeland, "Snobs and Snobbery."
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. FIFTH COURSE. Thomas J. Skinner, TREAS., In acct. with Sweetser Lectures.
DR.
To Cash from income of Fund,
$400 00
from sale of 365 Course tickets at 50c.
182 50
76 evening tickets, McArthur,
7 60
148 66 66
French,
14 80
238 66
66
McIntyre,
66
8 10
83 66
Corey,
66
8 30
123 66 60
Spedon,
12 30
240
Tanner,
66
24 00
233
66
Harper,
66
23 30
190
66
Copeland,
66
19 00
120 66
Greenough,
12 00
Ober,
23 80
81
Total receipts, .
$735 70
95
CR.
By Cash paid Rev. R. S. MacArthur, D. D., . $75 00
Col. W. S. Greenough, . 25 00
Harry W. French, . 50 00
Fred'k A. Ober, 55 00
Rev. Robert McIntyre, :
75 00
N. J. Corey, .
42 00
S. M. Spedon,
35 00
James Tanner,
110 00
Robarts Harper,
60 00
Col. L. F. Copeland,
50 00
Orchestral Club, 70 00
Coon Bros., distributing,
8 00
Bond, of Boston, printing,
27 00
C. W. Eaton, printing, . 30 25 66 advertising, 13 35
Wakefield Record, advertising,
10 50
G. HI. Hathaway, hack service, 5 25
W. G. Skinner, hack service,
4 00
Solon Green, ticket agent,
5 50
Israel A. Parsons, ticket agent,
7 50
J. C. Hartshorne, sundries, . Total expenses,
$760 45
Deficit for the course,
24 75
$735 70
This?deficit, $24.75, has been paid to the Treasurer by Mr. J. C. Hartshorne, and is now due him.
COMPARISON.
Net proceeds first course,
. $26 73
66 second 66
.
3 25
66 . 66 third
.
45 35
66 .. . 00
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