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M. McCabe, sand
126 00
66 1
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H. L. Ballou & Son, supplies $1 50
Mt. Hope Finishing Co. labor on streets154 25
R. Lattimer, labor on streets 100 00
Mt. Hope Finishing Co. labor on streets211 01 Payroll, labor on streets
29 50
66 66 66 66
25 39
1
66
66
7 89
66
66
66
7 89
J. Lattimer, labor on streets
107 45
Fall River E. Light Co., light on Main St.
3 25
Fall River E. Light Co., light on Main St.
3 25
J. McCabe, sand
24 00
Highway Products Co., oil
19 80
A. G. Williams Co., lumber
100 98
C. P. Gordon, labor
5 00
C. P. Gordon, 20
Payroll, labor on streets
265 18
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., labor on streets 86 76
Payroll, labor on streets
20 90
10 00
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., labor on street281 59
H. L. Ballou & Sons, supplies 1 44
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., “ 1 52
Fall River E. Light Co., Light on Main St. 3 25
Payroll, labor on streets
392 25
66
38 00
66 66
84 40
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., labor on
streets
219 63
Fall River E. Light Co., light on Main St. 4 06
Fall River E. Light Co., repairs 5 72
Louis Babbitt, gravel 35 75
C. P. Gordon 13 00
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Fall'River E. Light Co., light on Main St. 3 25
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., supplies 3 84
Wickenson S. Co., fencing
280 00
N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. freight
8 53
J. C. Williams, supplies 25 00
Dean St. R. R. Co., supplies
23 76
$8,994 26
INCIDENTALS
H. C. Briggs, auto hire selectmen $45 13
C. S. Chase, expenses 75 00
D. F. Lane, expenses Town Hall
64 00
D. F. Lane,
Town clerk &
Treas.
98 88
Taunton Gas Co., gas Town Hall 1 65
Taunton Gas Co. 50
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., supplies Town Hall 2 60
Fall River E. Light Co., light Town Hall4 45
White & White, legal advice 20 00
C. Francis, typing for Town Officers 2 50
C. Francis, typing for Town Officers 1 50
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., repairs 6 50
Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall 3 26
Davol Printing House, printing 16 75
E. M. Baker, supplies 1 75
Universal Press, printing reports 219 40
Town of Middleboro, fish wardens 20 00
C. Francis, typing for Selectmen 1 00
Election payroll 40 00
C. Francis, typing for Selectmen 4 00
C. W. Cole, postage
10 00
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., repairs
15 25
Registrars payroll
157 40
F. A. D. Bullard, Ins. 154 00
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E. D. Robinson, surveying $4 00
Carter Ink Co., ink 2 50
J. E. Williams, postage 11 52
M. D. Lucer, postage
2 06
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., supplies
2 75
C. Francis, typing for Selectmen
2 00
Universal Press, printing
4 75
C. Francis, typing for Selectmen 1 00
C. Francis, 2 50
Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall 62
F. O'Connell, expense as assessor 15 25
O. E. & To. Co., supplies 2 25
Director of Accounts, certifying notes 4 00
Davol Printing House, printing
28 00
N. E. T. & T. Co., tolls
80
Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall 2 17
Davol Printing House, printing
16 25
Assessor Auto service 5 00
E. D. Williams, land records 11 06
M. L. Lincoln, supplies 2 40
Harrington Press, printing 3 25
C. C. Seekell, auto for assessors
87 00
Davol Printing House, printing for auditor 6 25
C. H. Earle & Co., insurance 99 80
Davol Printing House, printing for Assessors 3 75
Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall
31
Davol Printing House, printing for registrars 16 00
C. Francis, typing for selectmen 1 00
Fall River E. Light Co., repairs 10 70
Harrington Press, poll tax list 131 00
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., water for Town Hall 1 25
F. A. D. Bullard, insurance 310 00
Rebate to State on Trust Co., tax 20 00
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L. M. Briggs, cleaning Town Hall yard 18 00 Hobbs & Warren, blanks for assessor 3 90 Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall 80
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., repairs 2 25
Davol Printing House,printing for Treas. 7 50
Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall 50 Davol Printing House, printing for T. C. 3 50 Davol Printing House, printing for selectmen 22 50
C. Francis, typing for selectmen 1 00
J. Beck, mowing cemetery 61 80
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., water 1 25
Mrs. L. J. Wade, adr. 2 00
Davol Printing House, printing for Collector 50 00
F. A. D. Bullard, insurance on car 20 20
66 C. H. Earle & Co., 46 50
Taunton Gas Co., gas for Town Hall F. R. O'Connell, expense assessors
62
9 00
A. H. Wood & Co., insurance 84 32
W. Hampton, expense assessors 13 44
H. C. Briggs, auto for selectmen 23 50 .
Davol Printing House, printing for assessors 96
H. S. Hathaway, auto for collector 8 40
Town of Middleboro fish wardens 20 00
C. S. Chase, expense 80 50
C. Francis, typing for selectmen 1 50
F. W. Wessell, wood for Town Hall 12 00
F. A. D. Bullard, insurance 167 53
Lyman E. Briggs, freight 4 27
C. H. Earle & Co., insurance 45 17
F. R. E. L. Co., repairs 28 93
$2,518 55
Board of Public Welfare publication
of details forbidden by statute
$7,113 67
$7,113 67
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TAXES.
State tax
$7,560 00
County tax
4,618 08
State highway tax
1,308 60
$13,486 68
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
$30 00
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
C. G. Thompson, books
5 00
H. W. Horton, fuel
55 00
Mrs. Rose Palmer, clerical work.
6 00
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
25 00
Staples Coal Co., fuel
37 00
Library book House, books
40 62
E. E. Barlow, janitor
15 00
Mrs. Rose Palmer, clerical work
10 00
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
25 00
Library Book House, books
42 11
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
Mrs. Rose Palmer, clerical work
10 40
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
Library Book House, books
24 34
Library Book House, 66
8 08
H. A. Dickerman & Sons, supplies
2 25
E. E. Barlow, janitor 10 00
Mrs. L. J. Cole, expense
1 58
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
Fall River E. Light Co., repairs
20 90
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
Library Book House, books
15 35
E. E. Barlow, janitor
16 00
Henry H. Horton, fuel
44 00
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Library Book House, books
$30 96
W. T. Co.
66
3 75
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
G. C. Thompson, books
3 50
Mrs. Rose Palmer, clerical work
6 65
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
Mrs. L. J. Cole, expense
3 13
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
G. C. Thompson, books
53 50
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
L. B. House, supplies Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
J. S. Nickerson, care of lawn
20 00
Mrs. Rose Palmer, clerical work
10 50
Library Book House, books
32 20
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
Mrs. L. J. Cole, expenses
1 94
E. Wheeler, book
2 00
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
Library Book House, books
87 51
Mrs. Rose Palmer, clerical work
8 75
Mrs. Rose Palmer, 66
11 90
Mrs. L. J. Cole, expense
2 50
E. E. Barlow, janitor
10 00
Mrs. L. J. Cole, salary
33 33
Mrs. L. J. Cole, expenses
3 13
G. C. Thompson, books
53 50
FOREST FIRES
J. Roderick, fire work
$20 00
W. Barlow, 6
1 00
L. Brown 66 66
1 00
$1,209 31
1 92
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R. DeCosta, fire work 75
C. A. Simmons, 66 2 00
C. A. Simmons, 66 66
6 50
C. A. Simmons, 66
4 20
M. P. Smith,
66
60
7 00
E. Drug Co., supplies 7 16
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., supplies
7 00
J. W. Synan, fire work
11 00
R. A. Horton, “ "
36 46
R. A. Horton, “ “
32 50
$136 57
PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
H. W. Briggs, care of lot $3 00
Bristol County Savings Bank, deposit for care 150 00
Bristol County Savings Bank, deposit for care 100 00 }
W. W. Tinkham, care of lot 19 00
H. H. Horton,
49 50
N. B. Horton, 16 66
2 50
H. E. Williams, 66
108 00
H. W. Briggs, 66 66
3 00
$435 00
ADDITION TO SOUTH SCHOOL
Milton Bradley Co., furniture
$99 00
H. L. Ballou & Son, auto
3 50
Stiles & Hart, brick
24 00
C. Gordon, supplies
2 10
J. McCabe, sand
133 50
H. Henry Walker, police service
32 00
Pierce Hardware Co., hardware 6 50
Fall River Crush Stone Co., stone
140 00
I. F. Whitmarsh Co., heating and plumbing 2,198 59
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H. L. Ballou & Son, auto $7 52
Milton Bradley & Co., furniture
72 00
Milton Bradley & Co., 120 63
J. O'Connell, wiring
30 60
Mass. Reformatory, furniture
52 25
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 47 42
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 49 68
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 647 46
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 949 56
John Latimer, extra work 17 38
John Latimer, contract 1,500 00
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 11 44
John Latimer, contract 2,340 00
John Ingham, auto 1 50
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & Labor 696 79
I. F. Whitmarsh Co., heating & plumbing
2,106 00
John Latimer, contract
2,300 00
Borden & Remington, material
378 75
N. H. R. R. Co., freight
30 40
John Latimer, contract
800 00
John Latimer, extra
80 70
Pierce Hardware Co., trucks
246 05
H. Boyd, wiring
59 79
H. L. Ballou & Son, supplies
4 25
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 58 40
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 2,976 54
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 43 09
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John Ingham, auto 1 55
Mt. Hope Finishing Co., material & labor 147 16
Lyman E. Briggs, supervision of
contract 708 62
$19,124 82
GYPSY MOTH
Payroll, A. N. Goff
$206 00
H. Clark, spraying 250 00
D. Walsh, 300 00
$756 00
TOWN INVESTMENT FUNDS
Invested North Dighton Co-operative
Bank dividend $69 00
Invested Taunton Savings Bank dividend 76 24
Invested Taunton Savings Bank, dividend 12 96
Invested Bristol Co. Savings Bank
dividend 85 51
$243 71
LOANS
Machinists' National Bank $15,000 00
Bristol County Trust Co. 15,000 00
Taunton Savings Bank, School loan 1,000 00
Bristol County Tub. Hospital Maintenance $2,642 70
$31,000 00
$2,642 70
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INTEREST
Taunton Savings Bank, interest on
School Loan, interest $100 00
Bristol Co. Trust Co., bank, tem- porary loan 286 88
Machinists' National Bank, interest on temporary loan 281 25
$768 13
MEMORIAL DAY
Agent of G. A. R.
$100 00
Agent of D. A. R. 25 00
$125 00
Balance in Treasury January 1, 1928
$51,371 34
$212,439 11
The Collector's receipts and payments as follows :--- Balance 1926 tax due Jan. 1, 1928 $6,376 40
Interest collected 268 09
$6644 49
By cash to Treasurer
abatement
$6,439 63 204 86 $6,644 49
Commitment $106,313 89
16 27
$106,330 16
$106,330 16
CR.
By cash to Treasurer $100,125 18
abatement 268 14
$100,393 32
Balance due January 1, 1928 $5,936 84
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STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENSE FOR 1927.
REVENUE
Balance in Treasury, January 1, 1927
$42,096 74
Taxes
106,280 45
State of Massachusetts
28,892 47
Interest
1,094 20
Department of Public Welfare
1,309 46
Licenses
230 00
Court fines
160 85
Miscellaneous
1,959 44
Total revenue for year
$182,023 61 1 Temporary loans
$30,000 00
Cemetery funds, (Trust)
415 50
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$212,439 11
EXPENSE
Department of Public Welfare
$7,113 67
Schools
58,258 80
Streets
8,994 26
Town officers
7,003 50
Police
3,260 90
Fire
774 05
Incidentals
2,518 55
Public Library
1,209 31
Board of Health
1,965 36
Dighton & Berkley Bridge
1,022 76
State Aid
228 00
Forest Fires
136 57
Addition to South School
19,124 82
Gypsy Moth & Spraying
756 00
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Bristol County Tub. Hospital
$2,642 70
Interest
768 13
Memorial Day
125 00
Taxes
13,486 68
School loan
1,000 00
Total expense
$130,389 06
Temporary loan
30,000 00
Cemetery funds
435 00
Invested funds
243 71
Balance 1/1/28
51,371 34
$212,439 11
The accounts of the Treasurer and Collector are correct, all income being accounted for and all payments properly vouched.
HOWARD C. BRIGGS,
Town Auditor.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
The regular annual town meeting was held Monday, March 7, 1927, Charles S. Chase elected moderator.
Tellers appointed :
Henry E. Williams, Alma F. Briggs, Elizabeth Wade, Walter Hampton, Rose Bolger, Rose E. Palmer, and Wm. E. Walker.
Constable, Albert N. Goff.
Alma F. Briggs elected Moderator Pro-Tem in absence of the regular moderator.
Town Officers elected as follows:
Selectman, Charles S. Chase.
Board of Public Welfare, Charles S. Chase.
School Committee, Leland F. Bullard and Roy F. Walker. Treasurer, Dwight F. Lane.
Assessor for three years, Walter Hampotn.
Tax Collector, Albert A. Simmons.
Auditor, Howard C. Briggs.
Tree Warden, Howard A. Horton.
Trustee of Public Library, Dwight F. Lane.
Constables, Herbert F. Atwood, Louis L. Ballou, Lester M. Briggs, Albert N. Goff, Lyndon Hathaway, Henry W. Horton, Howard A. Horton, John W. Synan, N. Henry Walker.
Fish Wardens, Lester M. Briggs, Edgar Essex, Albert N. Goff.
Oyster Wardens, Lester M. Briggs, Egdar Essex, Albert N. Goff.
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Voted the following money to pay town charges.
Schools $57,600 00
Addition to So. Grammar School
18,000 00
Charity 6,000 00
Interest charges
1,000 00
Dighton and Berkley Bridge
1,000 00
Highways and Bridges
8,000 00
Memorial Day
125 00
Land damages
60 00
Incidentals
2,000 00
Police Department
2,800 00
Fire Department
1,000 00
Public Library
1,200 00
Board of Health
2,000 00
Town Officers
7,000 00
Tuberculosis Hospital
2,642 70
Gypsy Moth and Elm Tree Labor
800 00
Forest Fires 300 00
Town Debt
1,000 00
State Aid
275 00
Overdrafts in 1926
5,000 00
Voted to pay for labor on highways for double team $7.50 per day, $3.00 per day for man.
Voted to accept report of town officers as printed.
Voted salary of town officers be same as last year.
Voted to instruct the selectmen to appoint all minor officers.
Voted that the treasurer with the approval of the select- men be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the town for the financial year beginning January 1, 1927 and to issue a note on notes therefor payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Voted the Collector have same powers in collection of taxes as the town treasurer.
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Voted that the treasurer and collector of taxes be bonded in the sum of ten thousand dollars each. That the town clerk's bond be one thousand dollars, the cost to be paid by the town. That the treasurer and collector of taxes secure bonds approved by the department of corporations and tax- ation.
Voted that the Bristol Co. Trust Co. and the Machinist National Bank both of Taunton be designated as the banks in which the treasurer is authorized and directed to keep the checking account of the town, and that it is further voted that the treasurer be directed to keep the balance in about equal amounts in the above named banks.
Voted that the addition to the So. Dighton school be constructed under the direction of the School Committee.
Voted that the name of the new cement highway from Somerset Ave. be called and named County Street.
The moderator appointed the following a finance com- mittee for year 1927, Joseph K. Milliken, Joseph P. Dupont, E. E. Lincoln, J. Willis Andrews, Warren L. Ide, Charles C. Marble, and Julius G. Romero.
At the special town meeting held April 17, 1927 it was voted to accept Chapter 807 of the Acts of 1913 and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto to pay labor- ers, workmen, and mechanics employed by the town who may receive injuries arising out of and in the course of their employment, or in case of death resulting from such injury to the persons thereto. The compensation required by Chapter 152 of the General Laws and all acts of amendment thereof and in addition thereto.
Seventy seven yes, two no and one blank.
The selectmen have made the following appointments.
Superintendent of Streets, LeRoy Latimer.
Burial Agent, Howard C. Briggs.
Agent Board of Health, Dwight F. Lane.
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers, Raymond A. Horton, and Howard A. Horton.
Fence Viewers, Walter Hampton, Leroy J. Wade, and Frank R. O'Connell.
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Constables, James H. Wolfe, Howard C. Briggs, LeRoy Brown.
Public Weighers, Measurers and Surveyors of Commodi- ties, Harry S. Bridgeford, Frank H. Boothby, John S. Mather, Sylvester White.
Inspector of animals and meats, Henry E. Williams and William E. Walker.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, John W. Synan.
Register of Voters, Henry E. Williams,
Licensed Auctioneer, John W. Synan.
Oyster License granted Geo. T. Green.
Butcher's License, Lyndon Hathaway.
Sunday licenses granted to Carl P. Gordon Jr., Marion Roderick, Annie I. Glynn, Henry C. Larue, Joseph W. Rose, Benjamin Hornby, Geo. H. Fleck, Owen J. Eagan, William P. Howard, Manuel Costa, and William W. Hamilton.
Common victualler's license, Owen J. Eagan Jr. and Herbert C. Wyatt.
License to store Gasoline, Carl P. Gordon Jr., Owen J. Eagan, Joseph A. Dever, G. H. Phillips & Son.
Junk Licenses granted, John P. Collins, Louis Sanders, Nathan Counta.
Committee of Town Forest, Dwight F. Lane, George H. Gilbert, and J. Harvey Briggs.
Jurors drawn during 1927, Clifford W. Babbitt, Albert J. Bosworth, Geo. E. Francis, James M. Reed, Elliot D. Cole, Walter Knott, Norman S. Bowen, William L. Burt, Carl P. Gordon Sr., Percival Morse, John Russell, Elwood L. Horton, and Harry S. Hathaway
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1927
Jan. 1 Clinton Valentine Davis of Freetown and Hilda Street of Dighton by Walter Roy Tourtellot, Minister.
Jan. 15 Charles Nelson Goff of Dighton and Elizabeth Barney of Swansea by J. Wynne Jones, Clergy- man.
Jan. 29 Thomas F. Rose and Annie G. Rose both of Dighton by Thomas Trainer R. C. Priest.
Feb. 5 Antone Swanson of Dighton and Angelina Souza of Somerset by Wm. F. Sullivan R. C. Priest. Feb. 6 John Rogers of Dighton and Mary Antulonis of Bridgewater by Francis S. Hart, Priest.
Feb. 12 Joseph P. White and Mary Souza both of Dighton by Thomas Trainer R. C. Priest.
Feb. 21 Frank H. Boothby of Dighton and Helen Cather- ine Martell of Taunton by Edw. J. Moriarty, Priest.
Mar. 10 Carlos Edward Fisher of Taunton and Annie Lucas of Dighton by S. T. Lippencott, minister.
Mar. 28 Ernest Francis Crowningshield of Taunton and Florence Mildred Flynn of Dighton by Thomas Trainer, R. C. Priest.
Mar. 31 Samuel Lockhart and Eva Lucas both of Dighton by S. T. Lippencott, Minister.
Apr. 16 Fred Street and Evelyn Gertrude Knott both of Dighton by S. T. Lippencott, minister.
Apr. 18 Joe P. Cambra of Dighton and Phoebe S. Duarte of Taunton by D. A. Reposa, R. C. Priest. Apr. 20 Joseph William Corcoran and Alice Morgan both of Dighton by Thomas Trainer, R. C. Priest.
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Apr. 21 Alfred P. Torres and Mary Perry both of Dighton by Thomas Trainer, R. C. Priest.
Apr. 30 Albert Clive Chamberlain and Helena Katherine Stanford both of Dighton by David N. Beach, Clergyman.
May 8 Karl Spratt and Ella Cash both of Dighton by Geo. L. Thompson, Minister.
May 9 Frank S. Borges of Dighton and Flora Rose of Taunton by Thomas Trainer, R. C. Priest.
May 18 Raymond Addison Horton, Grace Marion Leach both of Dighton by Arthur H. Wilde, Clergy- man.
June 16 James E. Williams of Dighton and Helen Virginia Clark of Taunton by John W. Quirk, Priest.
June 18 Manuel Lima and Mary Barboza both of Dighton by Wm. F. Sullivan, Priest.
June 25 Ernest Pachesco of Dighton and Mary Giovini of Bridgewater by Francis S. Hart, Priest.
July 1 William H. Gell of Somerset and Ruth E. Sim- cock of Swansea by Stephen G. Palmer, Clergy- man.
July 7 Ira Elliott Bennett of Providence, R. I. and Louise Elizabeth Stanley of Dighton by P. E. Merritt, Minister.
July 16 Joseph Res and Lily Souza both of Dighton by Thomas P. Doherty, R. C. Priest.
July 30 Ronald Black of Dighton and Anna Horton of Taunton by L. H. Morais, R. C. Priest.
Aug. 1 Joseph William Bleau of Taunton and Lena May Talbot of Dighton by Thomas Trainer, R. C. Priest.
Aug. 6 Joseph Antony Gonsalves of Somerset and Del- inda Margaret Souza of Dighton by Thomas Trainer, R. C. Priest.
Aug. 15 Herbert Francis Reed of Dighton and Edna Maud Isenov of Taunton by Walter Roy Tourtellot, rector.
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Aug. 29 John Buschman Rice of Mansfield and Edith Mae Cameron of Dighton by Willard H. Roots, minister.
Sept. 5 Manuel B. DaSilva of Dighton and Adelaide Souza of Fall River by M. A. Silva, Priest.
Sept. 10 William Gordon Hughes of Taunton and Helen Doane Milliken of Dighton by Dan Hunting- ton Fenn, Minister.
Sept. 17 Jesse Marchbanks of Boston and Idolette Chase Gibbs of Somerset by Stephen G. Palmer, Minister.
Sept. 17 Joseph Amaral of Dighton and Anna Silva of Taunton by D. A. Reposa, Priest.
Sept. 24 Philip Knight Bowden and Esther Brightman both of Dighton by Stephen G. Palmer, Mini- ster.
Sept. 26 Robert Phillips and Gladys Elizabeth Eddy both of Dighton by S. T. Lippencott, Minister.
Sept. 26 Manuel Gomes of and Maria Monteiro of Dighton by Thomas P. Doherty, R. C. Priest.
Nov. 5 August P. White of Dighton and Mary Lucy Cabral of Somerset by William F. Sullivan, Priest.
Nov. 8 Carleton Douglas Horton of Dighton and Jean Rosalind Wheeler of Rehoboth by Arthur H. Wilde, .Clergyman.
Nov. 16 James C. Sylvia of Dighton and Frances Betten- court of Taunton by Harry E. Olcott, Minister.
Nov. 23 Frank Sylvia Badejo of Dighton and Mary Fur- tado of Berkley by M. S. Travassar, R. C. Priest.
Nov. 24 Malcolm C. Martin of East Providence, R. I. and Hattie A. Smith of Dighton by S. T. Lip- pencott, Minister.
Respectfully submitted, DWIGHT F. LANE, Town Clerk.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1927
Date Name
Name of Parents
Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Warren Parker Brown
Jan. 16 Teresa Marion Dufour
Jan. 17 Souza Jan. 18 Francis Blaine Hawkes
Jan. 18 Charlotte Ellora Gilbert Jan. 25 Jean Elizabeth Crawford Jan. 27 Louis Medeiros
Jan. 28 Mary Gonsalves Mattos
Feb. 1 Edward Donald Linehan
Feb. 3 Norma Adell Little
Feb. 4 William Costa
Feb. 7 Sherley G. Costa
Feb. 7 Elsie May Monroe
Feb. 15 Robert Lounsbury Campbell Herbert G. & Matilda M.Camp-
Feb. 15
Sardinla
Feb. 17 Harlow
Feb. 18 Marshall
Feb. 22 George Edmund Oldmixon
Mar. 1 John J. Mooney
Mar. 6 John F. McConville
Mar. 9 Arnold Franklin Staples
Mar. 13 Irene Monez
Mar. 21 Doris Beatrice Cote
Mar. 21 Walter Lee Tripp
Mar. 23 Dorothy Ann Dutra
Mar. 30 Ann Ruby
Apr. 5 Alice Ferreira
Apr. 6 Eatl Stanley Englehart
Apr. 7 Gloria Jeannette Benjamin
Apr. 8 Shirley Jean Clay
Apr. 8 Enid Unsworth
Warren Parker & Frances S. Brown
Joseph N. & Evonne V. Dufour Manuel & Margaret Souza
Wyman E. & Eliza B. Hawkes Chas. M. & Sophia H. Gilbert Edward & Lillian Crawford Louis J. & Mary C. Medeiros Manuel G. & Mary Mattos Frank & Elsie Linehan
Howard L. & Leota J. Little
Antone & Ruth Costa
Manuel & Eva Costa
Benj. C. & Elsie H. Monroe
bell
Manuel & Adeline Sardinla.
John E. & Beatrice A. Harlow
Antone & Mary Marshal
Ed. R. & Madeline F. Oldmixon Earl R. & Anna Mooney
Henry F. & Ellen S. McConville Arthur C. & Lois E. Staples Frank & Mary Monez Alfred E. & Beatrice Cote
Frederick G. & Mary R. Tripp
Frank G. & Mary Dutra Manuel J. & Amelia Ruby Manuel & Mary Ferreira Earl S. & Pearl E. Englehart
Louis & Angelina Benjamin
Harold B. & Lucy Clay
Joseph H. & Elsie N. Unsworth
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Apr. 10 Margaret Grassie
Apr. 10 Ann Grassie
Apr. 14 Lawrence Souza Gracia
Apr. 18 Gilbert Norman Cambra Apr. 19 Correira
Apr. 20 Ernest Botelho
Apr. 21 Howard Maurice Webster Apr. 21 Shirley Frances McSween Apr. 22 Margaret Ann Synan
Apr. 25 John Francis Marques Apr. 28 Helen Doraz
Apr. 29 Helen Emma Horton
May 9 John Ellis Souza
May 12 Latimer
May 25 Alice Mendoza
May 29 Eva F. Rose
May 18 William Silvia
June 15 Dorothy Antunes
June 16 Charles William May
June 29 Lewis Davis
July 3 Edward Carpenter
July 6 Marie Louise Mireille RichardEugene & Maria Richard
July 6 Robert Briggs Simmons
Percy B. & Anna C. Simmons
July 8 Ruth Frances CrowningshieldErnest F. & Florence M.
July 9 Arnold Maxime Jones
July 11 Maria Nevius
July 13 Agnes Santos
July 14 Carvalho
July 17 Veronica Louise Nunes July 20 Claire Edith Coyle
July 22 George Donald Lynch
July 27 Arthur Farnum Dillingham
July 29 William Joseph Grant July 30 Arlene Maud Townsend
July 31 Francis Edward Fisher Aug. 1 Audrey Louise Ballou
Aug. 2 Elaine Myrtis Hill
Aug. 6 Herbert Lester Fairbanks
Aug. 7 John Rogers
Aug. 11 Donald Brayton Goff
Aug. 15 Donald Edward Rose Aug. 17 Thomas Joseph Reagan
Manuel A. & Mary E. Grassie Manuel A. & Mary E. Grassie Manuel S. & Mary Gracia Frank P. Jr. & Myra P. Cambra Manuel & Mary Correira . Frank & Mary Botelho Charles A. & Marion G. Webster Roderick & Ellen G. McSween
John W. & Evelyn Synan Antone & Mary Marques Anthony & Mary Doraz Lloyd B. & Winifred Horton John E. & Nora M. Souza J. W. LeRoy & Mary Latimer Frank & Mary Mendoza Joseph F. & Georgianna Rose William & Emma Silvia John & Mary Antunes Clinton B. & Gertrude May Thomas & Julia R. Davis Louis & Laura Carpenter
Crowningshield
Everett B. & Marion D. Jones
Albano & Christina Nevius
Joe & Mary Santos
Charles & Olive Carvalho John C. & Virginia C. Nunes James R. & Amarilla Coyle Geo. F. & Dorothy N. Lynch John 1. & Ella Dillingham Henry & Anna Grant Robert V. & Arlene M. Wown- send
Carlos E. & Annie Fisher Herbert E. & Edna Ballou Ralph E. & Hazel M. Hill Geo. A. & Evelyn Fairbanks John C. & Mary Rogers Charles & Elizabeth Goff George & Amber Rose
Thomas J. & Beatrice M. Reagan
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ANNUAL REPORT
Aug. 20 Norine Caroline Davis Aug. 23 Ralph Kenneth Pratt
Aug. 23 Elmer Albert Chamberlain
Aug. 25 Edward D. Hamilton
Aug. 29 Milton Anthony Santos
Aug. 31 Olga Furtado
Sept. 3 Edward Quegan
Sept. 5 Olga Wolczak
Sept. 8 Betty Jean Barry
Sept. 16 Leonard Raymond Donlon Sept. 19 Powers Sept. 20 Mary Chisholm
Sept. 12 Raymond Pemberton
Sept. 30 Florence Lauretta Rose
Oct. 9 Marilyn Ball
Oct. 13 Katharyna Zlonkiewicz
Oct. 18 Paul Martin
Oct. 28 David Aldrich Robinson Oct. 29 Betty Marie Sherman
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