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Alice M. Morse,
Apr. 14,
Mildmay D. Parker ..
Dora E. Hawkins.
DATE.
30.
Daughter to
:
SCHOOL REPORT.
The School Committee of Oakham present the following Report for the year ending March Ist, 1881.
-DR .-
To amount in treasury at last report,
$779 31
66 appropriated by the town,
750 00
received from State school fund, 213 16
dog tax fund,
92 72
66
.6 coal sold,
3 40
.6
tuition,
1 00
To tuition received from Town of Rutland,
10 00
$1,$49 59
-CR .-
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Ada V. Walker, teaching two terms, 16 weeks, $So oo
By amount paid Walter M. Robinson, teaching winter term, IO weeks,
50 00
Fuel and care of house,
II 25
141 25
SOUTHI SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Flora Crawford, teaching spring term, S weeks, $40 00
12
By amount paid Miss Phila H. Parkman, teaching fall term, 1 S weeks, 36 00
By amount paid Mr. Albert W. Hitchcock, teaching winter term, 10 weeks, 70 00
Fuel and care of house,
II OO
$157 00
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Helen Dean, teaching three terms 26 weeks, $194 00 14 25
Fuel and care of house,
$208 25
WEST SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Minnie Brooks, teaching spring term, $40 00
By amount paid Maric J. Kendall, teaching fall term, 40 00
By amount paid Miss Ada V. Walker, teaching winter term, 65 00
Fuel and care of house, 19 50
$164 50
CENTRE SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss J. H. O. Lovell, teaching two terms,
15 1-2 weeks, $78 00
By amount paid Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis, teaching one term, IO weeks, 60 00
By amount paid Mrs. L. H. Wells, teaching one term, 8 weeks, 60 00
By amount paid Miss Mary A Sanborn, teaching two terms, 18 weeks. 144 00
For fuel and care of house, 64 41
$406 41 Paid for maps, erasers, brooms and crayons. $25 16
Total expense of schools, chargeable to school fund, $1.102 57
Balance in treasury belonging to school find, $747 02
There have been two terms of eight weeks cach, and one term of ten weeks in all the schools of the town. although at the time of writing this report the school in Coldbrook is not completed. it having been somewhat broken up by sickness.
13
The fall term of Centre school number one was lengthened two weeks at the expense of the scholars.
The severe winter and prevalence of considerable sickness among the scholars makes our record of attendance very poor during the winter term.
The attendance in the several schools is as follows :
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Miss Ada V. Walker, teacher, spring and fall terms. Mr. Walter M. Robinson, teacher in winter term.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 14 Average attendance, 12
Fall
Winter “ 66 66 20
16
66 66 14 1-2
66 17
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Miss Flora Crawford, teacher in spring term. Miss Phila Parkman, teacher in fall term, Mr. Albert W. Hitchcock, teacher in winter term. Spring term. Whole No. scholars. IS Average attendance, 17 1-2 Fall 66
Winter
26
66
IS
COLDBROOK SCHOOL
Miss Helen Dean, teacher, spring, fall and winter terms.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 26 Average attendance. 23.5 .. Fall
31
Wmter 66 23 ..
WEST SCHOOL.
Miss Minnie Brooks. teacher. spring term. Miss Marie Kendall, teacher. fall term. Miss Ada V. Walker, teacher, winter term.
Spring term. Whole No. scholars. 22 Average attendarce. 16 Fall 66
25 16
Winter .6
06
27 16
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Spring term. Mrs. Louise K. Wells and Miss J. II. O. Lovell. terchers. Fall term, Miss Mary Sanborn and Miss J. H. O. Lovell. teachers.
Winter term, Miss Mary Sanborn and Mrs. Minnie L. Woodis. teachers.
1
1
15
14
14 CENTRE SCHOOL, No. 1.
Spring term, Whole No. scholars, 24
Average attendance, 23 Fall .. 66 66 30
22
Winter ..
6.
32
66 25
CENTRE SCHOOL No. 2.
Spring term. Whole No. scholars, 24 Average attendance, 23.5 Fall ..
6. 30 28.5
Winter ..
66
22 66 1 7
The attendance in all the schools was :
In the spring term. Whole No. 128
fall
147
Average, 115 66 122
winter 66 150 II3
The number of children in town, between the ages of 5 and 15, May Ist, ISSO. as ascertained by the assessors, was 135.
The committee have exchanged grammar and spelling books within the year. at a nominal expense of $33.48, although the actual expense is much less. for every scholar now has a new book in place of the old ones. We propose to arrange as soon as convenient, so that the school books may be found at all the stores in town.
The committee have paid out $23.39 from the appropriation of $50.00 made last year. We have left, $26.61 in the treasury. Seven hundred and fifty dollars should be appropriated for the support of schools the coming year.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Names of those scholars neither absent nor tardy.
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Three terms, John Keep, Henry U. Crawford.
One term, Edward J. Crawford, Walter W. Church.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Two terms, Bessie L. Weld,
Rosie W. Parker,
E. May Parker,
Gertie A. Parker.
One term, Jennie Bemis, Frank Morgan, Joseph Lemey.
WEST SCHOOL.
Two terms, Julia Marsh, Lena R. Adams, Effie Adams.
One term,
Maggie J. Gaffney, Annie H. Gaffney, J. Agnes Gaffney,
James Leyden,
Jerome Foster.
We cannot report on Coldbrook School, for we have not the register.
CENTRE SCHOOL, No. 1.
Two terms, Carrie V. Bartlett, Lillian E. Robinson, Lizzie Sheern,
Katie D. Sheern, Lilla B. Spooner, George Larabee,
Mattie J. Dean.
One term, Sarah Butler, Cora Crawford, Elsie Sargeant,
Fannie M. Thompson, Mary Wilbur, Frank Davis,
CENTRE SCHOOL No. 2.
Two terms, Nellie Keyes, Dora E. Sargeant,
One term,
Carrie Winter, Bertha C. Lovell, Ella Spooner, Minnie M. Spear, Maria L. Lincoln, Florence Caldwell, Mabel Caldwell, John F. Sheern, Newton Green, Harry Caldwell,
J. Mabel Gleason, Jessie M. Davis, Jesse Robinson. Gracie Gleason, Willie Needham, Jamie P. Fairbank
Respectfully submitted,
L. P. LOVELL, JESSE ALLEN, H. W. LINCOLN,
School Committee.
Hc REPORT
- OF THE -
Officer
. OF THE
Town+of+Oakham,
- FOR THE
YEAR+ ENDING + MARCH+],+1882.
WORCESTER : MAYNARD, GOUGH & Co., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, IS7 FRONT STREET. 1882.
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
. YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1882.
WORCESTER: MAYNARD, GOUGH & Co., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, IS7 FRONT STREET. I SS2.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Town Clerk for services,
$19 35
66 postage, 4 06
$23 41
COLLECTOR.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services,
$40 00
TREASURER.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services,
10 00
66 postage and stationery,
4 90
$14 90
SELECTMEN.
Paid Selectmen for services,
38 00
66 postage and stationery, 35
66 counsel fees, 1 00
$40 35
ASSESSORS.
Paid D. R. Dean for services,
28 00
H. W. Lincoln
28 00
H. P. Austin, 66
24 00
for postage and stationery,
25
$So 25
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services,
35 00
H. W. Lincoln ..
31 00
Jesse Allen
6.
28 00
$94 00
SUPPORT OF PAUPERS.
Paid Overseers of the Poor, $897 51
4 BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Z. L. Winslow,
$IS 56
E. H. Dwelly,
6 95
M. M. Butterfield,
12 20
W. S. Spear,
60 43
H. W. Lincoln,
39 35
W. O. Keep,
50 SS
J. E. Stone,
9 51
C. A. Ware,
17 79
J. W. Knight,
27 64
W. M. Presho,
2 85
A. E. Burt,
48 89
S. H. Bullard,
14 67
D. H. Nye,
16 97
A. C. Bullard,
6 56
S. J. Foster,
25 07
C. Bothwell,
5 25
$363 57
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS.
Paid W. S. Spear,
$41 85
A. C. Bullard,
33 25
M. M. Butterfield.
52 47
Wm. A. Nye,
60 00
W. O. Keep,
36 55
C. Bothwell,
66 90
E. II. Dwelly,
43 75
Wm. C. Crawford,
64 10
J. E. Stone,
61 90
C. A. Ware,
53 26
Il. W. Lincoln.
37 55
S. J. Foster,
41 87
S. II. Bullard,
50 75
J. W. Knight,
30 97
% .. I .. Winslow.
34 69
$709 86
REPAIRING BRIDGES.
Paid M. M. Butterfield, for labor and materials on bridge at Coldbrook, $24 75
A. C. Bullard, for materials for bridge at Coldbrook, 21 00 Gale Brothers, for plank 36 02 $SI 77
5
Paid C. A. Ware, for labor and materials for bridge at Ware's Corner, 21 50
D. R. Dean, for plank for bridge at Ware's Corner, IS 05 $39 55
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid for Centre School, $389 90
Coldbrook School,
190 25
South 66
164 00
East 66
146 So
West
98 00 $988 95
SCHOOL HOUSE REPAIRS.
Paid for repairs on West School House, $117 17
South
91
$HIS OS
STATE AID.
Paid Eliza Plimpton, $48 00
William A. Parmenter, 100 00
Charlotte Mullett.
14 00
Sophronia Green,
48 00
Harriet V. Parmenter,
8 00
$248 00
.MILITARY AID.
Paid City of Cambridge for Daniel Rogers, $50 00
SINKING FUND.
Deposited in People's Savings Bank, Worcester, $1,000 00
Worcester County Institution for Savings, 1,000 00 $2,000 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Wm. M. Thompson, for care of hall and ringing bell, $35 00
A. Prouty, for cover to hearse, 3 15
for repairing and painting fence on Common, 28 20
for abatement of taxes, 9 61
printing town reports and collector's notices, 29 38
Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, for counsel fees, 15 00
County tax, 243 00
State tax, 300 00
for school books,
43 66
State Treasurer, one-fourth liquor license, 25 00
J. Packard, services as Sexton, 34 00
6
Paid for repairs on buildings at Hall place, II 26
for pump and iron sink for IO SS
for grass seed for 7 41
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for interest,
1,137 50 $1,933 05
SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER.
L. P. LOVELL, TREASURER. DR.
To balance, March 1, ISSI,
$4.205 74
cash for liquor license, 100 00
S oo
" grass on Common, corporation tax,
68 68
National bank tax,
IO 65
State aid, for indigent soldiers refunded,
30 00
refunded, 16S 00
cash from dog fund,
96 39
from Massachusetts school fund, 213 73
town grant,
5,250 00
State tax,
300 00
County tax,
2.43 00
overlayings,
66 91
cash for coal,
3 35
interest on taxes,
47 46
cash for rent of Hall farm, above taxes,
13 87 $10,825 78
CR.
By paying Selectmen's orders,
$7.723 25
balance in Treasury, 3,102 53 $10.825 78
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, $17,500 00
SINKING FUND.
On deposit at People's Savings Bank, Worcester, $1,000 00 Worcester County Institution for Savings, 1,000 00 $2,000 00
Respectfully submitted, MOSES O. AYRES, 1 Selectmen GEORGE W. STONE, Yof Oakham.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor
OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, ISS2.
During the year twenty-two persons have received full or partial sup- port. Out of this number three have been committed to the State Lunatic Hospital, at Worcester, for treatment and custody, at an average weekly cost of three dollars twenty-five cents each, beside clothing, viz. :
Lucius Wood, committed April 19th, ISSI. Hiram H. Towne, committed May 11th, ISSI.
died September 27, ISSI. Eunice M. Walker, committed October 7, ISSI.
And they further report that they have received of the town, $897 51
Received of the town of Southboro, 231 47
66 Hopkinton, 14 73
Whole amount received, $1,143 71
Which they account for as follows :
Paid Susan M. Thrasher, for Lyman P. Crawford, $85 00
Susan M. Thrasher, for Lucy Robinson, 52 00
Maria Burbank, for Eliza Batease, 19 00
Mark Haskell, for Lydia Chamberlain,
34 00
Adeline W. Knight, for Lydia Chamberlain,
26 00
.
S
Paid Harvey Maynard, for Lucius Wood, 43 47
Mrs. Harvey Maynard, making four shirts, one pair of pants, 1 25
for Lucius Wood at the Hubbardston Alms House, 2 00
Dr. Shannon, for examination of Lucius Wood, 3 00
Dr. Brigham for same, 1 50
justice fee in the case of Lucius Wood,
Alanson Prouty, clothing for Lucius Wood :
October 21, ISSo, one pair suspenders,
35
66 eight yards striped shirting, 96
66 three yards denims,
54
66
one spool thread,
05
.6 one pair hose,
15
March 23, ISSI, ten yards cotton cloth,
95
6. one spool thread,
05
66 6. nine yards bed ticking,
1
17
66 66 tliread,
IO
66
66 eight yards striped shirting, 1 00
thread,
05
.. 66 one dozen buttons,
to
66 one pair suspenders, 35
66
66 two-handkerchiefs, 24
30
.. one pair drawers, 75
Overseers of Poor, clothing for Lucius Wood at the time of commitment to Hospital :
Ohie coat, 3 75
2 50
one pair pants, one cardigan jacket, 1 25
State Lunatic Hospital, for treatment and custody for
Lucius Wood,
119 31
..
..
one hat for Lucius Wood, 15
one pair slippers 1 00
..
..
two under shirts 1 10
..
two pair drawers . .
1 10
.. ..
one snit of clothes 8 00
66
two pair socks . .
..
..
one pair slippers 1 25
..
for postage .. 09
Dr. Hanmond, for examination of Hiram HI. Towne, 3 00
P
50
one pair hose,
15
66 6
two pair hose,
9
Paid State Lunatic Hospital, for treatment and custody for Hiram H. Towne, 65 00
one pair slippers for Hiram H. Towne, 1 00
one chamber
40 .
for postage 09
Henry A. Wilder, for Eunice M. Walker, 93 00
clothing, &c., Eunice M. Walker, 3 21
Dr. Palmer, for examination of ..
2 00
justice fee in case of 66 66
25
Page Austin, journey to Hubbardston,
1 00
John Robinson 2 50
Henry A. Wilder, for conveying Eunice M. Walker to Worcester, 4 00 Page Austin, journey to Worcester in Eunice M. Walker case, 3 00 State Lunatic Hospital, for treatment and custody of Eunice M. Walker, 39 93
for conveyance of Eunice M. Walker from Union Depot to State Lunatic Hospital, 1 25
Alanson Prouty, groceries for Horace M. Green's family, IO 46
N. W. Packard, meat .: .. 3 28
A. C. Bullard, milk .. 1
1 32
for 1 1-4 cords of wood 66
4 62
Albert Hapgood, for opening grave for Horace Green's children, 2 00
Alanson Prouty, for Melinda Woodis, 44 90
for 5 1-2 cords of wood for Melinda Woodis. 17 25
for cutting wood for 3 S7
Orin Barr, for Davidson Barr,
29 60
for truss, clothing. &c., for Lyman P. Crawford,
II SO
town of Southbridge for aid rendered the family of widow Samuel King, 29 00
for milk and groceries, for Daniel Dunn.
5 73
Dr. Brigham, for Daniel Dunn, 9 00
H. S. Harwood, for groceries, &c., for Andrew J. Woodbury, 50 86 N. W. Packard, for meat . . .. 20 38
A. C. Bullard, for milk ..
..
3 05
H. S. Harwood, for wood ..
66
S 51
G. L. Ripley, for house rent .. ..
10'67
Dr. F. E. Brigham, for medical attendance on Andrew Woodbury, 100 00
1
10
Paid Dr. C. W. Whitcomb, for medical attendance on Andrew Woodbury, 26 00
James Packard, for coffin for Andrew Woodbury, 7 00
services as sexton for Andrew Woodbury, 3 00
E. B. Wellington, opening and closing grave for Andrew Woodbury, 2 00
Dr. Brigham, for medical attendance for Horace Green's family, 50 00 66 " Melinda Woodis, 6 00 66 .. " Lucius Wood, 3 75
" Lyman P. Crawford, 2 00
" Lucy Robinson, 1 00
John Robinson, for keeping three tramps, 50
66 Win. S. Crawford, 66 75
Overseers' expenses to Boston. in case of Nellie Russell, 7 64
postage and stationery, 2 32
Overseers for services, 30 00
.
Whole amount paid, $1,143 71
Respectfully submitted,
PAGE AUSTIN,
JOHN ROBINSON.
Overseers
WM. S. CRAWFORD, of the Poor.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN OAKHAM, 1881.
BIRTHS.
Jan. 1.
. Daughter to
Herbert E. Brigham. Edwin N. Hunt.
..
6. .
..
7.
Son to
J. Waldo Knight.
March 28.
Daughter to
Charles H. Trowbridge. Peter White.
April 2 ..
..
19,
Son to
W. Prescott Adams.
..
22,
Daughter to ..
2
- --
-
Daughter to
Mareus M. Butterfield.
..
20 ..
Charles B. Caldwell.
Aug. 21 ..
Joseph Lucia.
Sept. 29,.
Son to
Orin D. Barr.
Oct. 17.
Daughter to
Samuel Hickey.
Nov. 2 ..
Son to
George HI. Wilder.
..
6. .
..
George E. Thresher.
..
10 ..
..
James F. Robinson.
Dec. 14.
Daughter to
Evander Parker. Horaee M. Green.
TOTAL. 22.
MARRIAGES.
Feb.
15.
Frank II. Whipple
to
Lucene C. Fuller.
Oct. 22.
William H. Houghton
. .
Ella R. Ripley.
Nov. 16,
John A. Deau
..
Abbie C. Harwood.
Dec. 18,
George D. Whiteomb
..
Emma P. Simmons.
..
25.
Napoleon Pluff
..
Emma Latowne.
27,
Henry D. Bullard
..
Lizzie M. Gleason.
..
28.
Jesse Allen
Lizzie Sumner.
'TOTAL, 7.
DEATHS.
YEARS. | MONTHS. | DAYS.
Jan.
4.
George Caldwell.
80
G
..
16.
John Crawford,
81
11
.)
...
21.
Elsie Batise.
89
9
0
March 16.
Charles H. Parker.
42
0
0
April 13.
Mary Bartlett.
..
15.
Frederick Perry,
81
10
4
17.
Martha S. Trowbridge.
23
0
20
June
6.
Eliza Converse.
1
20
July .. 30.
Christopher Austin,
3
26
Aug.
13.
John Anderson.
7S
15
Sept. 18.
Ethel A. Trowbridge.
()
5
15
Oct.
16.
Abagail B. Adams.
55
3
27
Nov. 1.
Harvey Maynard.
70
11
+
..
30.
William Parmenter.
51
26
Dec. 22.
Rebecca S. Ripley.
55
9
12
TOTAL, 19.
FORMER RESIDENTS BURIED IN TOWN.
YEARS. | MONTHS. | DAYS.
March 3.
Nathan Elliot.
49
()
April 2,
Lavinia Colton,
1
11
July 18.
Betsey W. Parker.
6-
17
Sept. 27.
Hiram Towne,
1
=
..
29,
..
John W. Pierce.
13 ..
Jolinson Brooks.
June 5 ..
Son to
Charles A. Ware.
..
7,.
..
John Gilboy.
..
19.
..
John E. Stone.
May 11.
Peter Dusette.
C
O 0
4.
Sarah L. Burt.
61
1
1:
6
14
May
8.
Irene Clapp,
3
22.
Hannah P. Allen,
..
26
5
Louisa L. Robinson,
12.
SCHOOL REPORT.
The School Committee of Oakham present the following report for the year ending March 1, ISS2.
DR.
To amount in treasury at last report, $747 02
. .
appropriated by the town, 750 00
66 received from State school fund, 213 73
66
66 dog tax fund, 96 39
66
66 coal sold, 3 35
$1,810 49
CR. EAST HILL SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Florence I. Sargeant, teaching two terms, 16 weeks, $76 00
By amount paid Miss Lizzie J. Bullard, teaching winter term,
60 00
Fuel and care of house,
10 50
SOUTH SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Lucy E. Morgan, teaching two terms,
16 weeks, $76 00
By amount paid Mr. Leonard P. Lovell, teaching winter term, 10 weeks, 70 00
Fuel and care of house,
18 00
$164 00
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Lizzie J. Bullard, teaching two terms. 66 Mrs. Minnie Woodis, teaching winter term. 10 weeks, 75 00
$96 00
Fuel and care of house. 14 50
$185 50
10 weeks,
$146 50
14 WEST SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Ada V. Walker, teaching three terms, 26 weeks, $149 00
Fuel and care of house,
16 00
CENTRE SCHOOL.
By amount paid Miss Mattie J. Dean, teaching two terms, 16 weeks, $76 00 By amount paid Miss Florence I. Sargeant, teaching one term, 10 weeks, 60 00
By amount paid Mrs. Minnie Woodis, teaching one term, S weeks, 40 00
By amount paid Miss Junia S. Bartlett, teaching two terms, IS weeks, 144 00
Fuel and care of house, 70 25
$390 25
Balance in treasury belonging to school fund, 759 39
There have been two terms of eight weeks each, and one term of ten weeks. in all the schools in town.
The attendance in the several schools is as follows :
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Miss Florence I. Sargeant, teacher, spring and fall terms. Miss Lizzie J. Bullard, teacher, winter term.
Spring term, whole number scholars, 16 6. .. 13
Fall
16
Winter . 66 18 66
.6
.. 1 2
SOUTHI SCHOOL.
Miss Lucy E. Morgan, teacher, spring and fall terms. Mr. Leonard 1. Lovell, teacher, winter term.
Spring teri, whole number scholars, 20) Average attendance. 18
Fall .. 66 66 .. 13
15
Winter 4 66 18
66 06
13
.
$165 00
Total expense of schools chargeable to school fund, $1.051 10
Average attendance, 13
15
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
Miss Lizzie J. Bullard, teacher, spring and fall terms. Mrs. Minnie Woodis, teacher, winter term.
Spring term, whole number scholars, 30 Average attendance, 26
Fall
30
27
Winter 66
66
25
66 17
WEST SCHOOL.
Miss Ada V. Walker, teacher, spring, fall and winter terms.
Spring term, whole number scholars, 20 Average attendance, 14
Fall
2.4
66 IS
Winter 66
26
66
17
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Spring term, Mrs. Minnie Woodis and Miss Mattie J. Dean, teachers. Fall term, Miss Junia S. Bartlett and Miss Mattie J. Dean, teachers. Win- ter term, Miss Junia S. Bartlett and Miss Florence I. Sargeant, teachers.
CENTRE SCHOOL, No. I.
Spring term, whole number scholars, I3
Average attendance, 12
Fall
20
66 IS
Winter “ 06
27
.. 26
CENTRE SCHOOL, No. 2.
Spring term, whole number scholars, 24
Average attendance, 21
Fall 66 66 28
25
Winter « .. 66
2I
66
17
The attendance in all the schools was
In the Spring term, whole number 123
Average attendance, 104
Fall 66
133
66 114
Winter
145
102
Whole number of children in town between the ages of 5 and 15, as ascertained by the assessors, was 133.
The Committee have exchanged Arithmetics within the year, at a nominal expense of $43.66 ; although the actual expense is little or noth- ing, as every scholar now has a new book in place of the old one.
Repairs have been made on the school houses to the amount of $120.00, the West school house having been thoroughly repaired.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Names of scholars neither absent nor tardy.
.
EAST HILL SCHOOL.
Two TERMS - John Keep. ONE TERM - Fred A. Keep, Pliny Wood. SOUTH SCHOOL.
Two TERMS - Rosa Parker. ONE TERM - Edith M. Parker, Jennie Bemis, Osy Bourbeau, Oliveanne Bourbeau.
WEST SCHOOL.
Two TERMS -- Julia Marsh, Frank Winslow. ONE TERM - Lena Adams.
COLDBROOK SCHOOL.
Two TERMS-Josie M. Butterfield, Mary L. Butterfield, Fannie S. Kimball, Sophronia Kimball. Florence M. Needham, John H. Butterfield, C. Edgar Brooks, Alonzo Butterfield. ONE TERM - Chester Cleveland, Eddie Needham, Harry B. Parker, J. Richard Brennan, Ida F. Needham.
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Two TERMS - Katie Sheern, Lilla Spooner, Lillian Robinson, Jennie Gleason, Bertha Lovell. George Morse. ONE TERM - Lizzie Sheern, Mary Wilbur, Frank Burt, Charlie Lovell, Ella Sheern. Jesse Robinson, Johnnie Sheern, Dora Sargeant, Jessie Davis, Minnie Spear.
1
Respectfully submitted,
II. W. LINCOLN, School JESSE ALLEN, Committee.
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>*+REPORT+3
- - OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1883.
WORCESTER : Maynard, Gough & Co., Book and Job Printers, 187 Front Street. 1883.
-
-
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1883.
WORCESTER : MAYNARD, GOUGH & Co., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 187 FRONT STREET. 1883.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid Town Clerk for services,
$15 70
66 postage and stationery, 8 96 $24 66
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.
Paid L. P. Lovell for services,
$50 00
66
66 postage and stationery, 5 95
$55 95
SELECTMEN.
Paid Selectmen for services,
$50 00
66 " postage and stationery,
1 50
$51 50
ASSESSORS.
Paid Assessors for services,
$90 00
$90 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid School Committee for services,
$94 53
66 postage and express,
4 06
$98 59
SUPPORT OF PAUPERS.
Paid Overseers of the Poor,
$954 14
$954 14
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid Wm. S. Spear, $42 79
WVm. C. Crawford, 45 6S
4
S. II. Bullard.
23 71
C. A. Ware,
28 85 ,
Wm. O. Keep,
26 35
J. E. Stone.
25 70
E. H. Dwelly.
14 90
A. C. Bullard.
15 6S
S. J. Foster,
28 07
H. W. Lincoln.
35 35
J. W. Knight.
31 52
Z. L. Winslow.
22 98
W'm. A. Nye,
23 29
M. M. Butterfield,
30 85
Cheney Bothwell,
S 90
D. R. Dean,
2 25
$406 87
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Paid William S. Spear,
$31 43
J. S. Bruce.
2 00
Wm. O. Keep,
35 00
E. H. Dwelly.
41 87
Wm. C. Crawford.
64 02
Henry D. Bullard,
43 20
Jasper P. Morse.
76 00
John E. Stone.
55 94
Wm. A. Nye,
77 45
Cheney Bothwell.
68 52
J. Waldo Knight,
38 92
G. W. Stone.
12 64
HI. W. Lincoln,
19 65
Z. L. Winslow,
35 07
S. H. Bullard,
57 95
A. C. Bullard.
18 36
11. P. Austin.
40 00
$748 02
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Paid for Centre School.
$459 16
Coldbrook School,
184 00
South School.
183 00
East School,
17.1 50
West School,
2.13 00 $1,243 96
.
5
SCHOOL HOUSE REPAIRS.
Paid for repairs on West school-house, $6 68
South 66
194 37
Centre 66
7 56
book cases "
10 00 $218 61
STATE AID.
Paid Eliza Plimpton, $48 00
Charlotte Mullett,
48 00
Sophronia Green,
48 00
Harriet V. Parmenter,
48 00
$192 00
SINKING FUND.
Deposited in Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank, $700 00 $700 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid G. W. Stone for wood for selectmen's office, $3 00
Wm. M. Thompson for cutting same, I 50
Wm. S. Crawford for guide-boards, 2 00
Wm. M. Thompson for care of halls and ringing bell, 35 00
for insurance on school-houses, 6 25
L. P. DeLand for insurance on Hall farm buildings, 5 40 for repairs on furnace, 31 33 abatement of taxes,
26 33
Maynard, Gough & Co. for printing,
51 50
county tax,
267 00
for repairing town hall,
2 57
corporation tax, 25 61
state tax, 400 00
J. Packard, services as sexton, 8 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for interest, 1,137 50
Austin Adams for work on Hall farm buildings. 4 00
George E. Allen for 2 road scrapers, 150 00 $2, 156 99
SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER.
L. P. LOVELL, TREASURER. DR.
To balance, March 1, 1882, $3.102 53
cash for rent of Hall farm, above taxes, 44 72
grass on common, 7 50
6
use of town hall,
5 95
corporation tax,
8 17,
national bank tax,
IO 24
state aid refunded,
250 00
aid to indigent soldiers refunded,
22 50
91 66
dog fund, coal,
5 05
from Mass. school fund,
212 50
for interest on taxes,
50 So
old bridge plank,
1 00
town grant,
4,900 00
state tax.
400 00
county tax,
267 00
overlayings,
33 44 $9,413 06
CR.
By paying selectmen's orders,
$6,941 29
balance in treasury, 2,471 77 $9.413 06
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, $17.500 00 $17,500 00
RAILROAD SINKING FUND.
On deposit at Peoples' Savings Bank, Worcester. $1,000 00
Worcester Co. Institution for Savings, 1.000 00 Worcester Mechanics Savings Banks, 700 00 $2,700 00 With interest accrued on the above deposits.
Respectfully submitted,
MOSES O. AYRES, Selectmen AVERY C. BULLARD, of
GEORGE W. STONE, Oakham.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor
OF THE TOWN OF OAKHAM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, ISS3.
During the past year the demands upon the town for support of those who are in want, have been less numerous than in former years, and there is every probability that during the coming year greater demands will be made upon the treasury of the town, than in the past.
The Overseers congratulate themselves that all the new applicants who have applied for assistance, have been denied, and their legal settle- ment proved elsewhere.
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