Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1853-82, Part 41

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FINANCIAL REPORT.


SOUTH SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$688 38


Received from town of Stow, 66


16 00


for grass,


1 50


Balance from last year,


204 73


$910 61


Paid teachers,


$680 00


" for coal and teaming the same,


52 49


" " care of house and furnace,


47 70


Balance on hand,


130 42


$910 61


JAMES TUTTLE, COMMITTEE.


WEST SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$644 88


Balance from last year,


40 14


$685 02


Paid teachers,


$607 00


" for fuel,


55 00


* * care of house, &c.,


23 02


$685 02


JOSEPH NOYES, COMMITTEE.


CENTER SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$640 00


Balance " last year,


88 71


Paid to teachers,


$546 00


" for fuel,


57 19


" " care of house,


30 00


" " incidentals,


7 80


Balance on hand,


87 72


$728 71


$728 71


DANIEL TUTTLE, COMMITTEE.


16


NORTH SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$263 86


Balance from last year,


5 34


$269 20


Paid to teachers, $218 00


" for fuel, teaming it, &c.,


42 65


' " care of house, &c., 7 40


Balance on hand.


1 15


$269 20


JONATHAN W. LOKER, COMMITTEE. EAST SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$298 34


Balance " last year,


6 14


$304 48


Paid to teachers,


$251 45


" for fuel, and drawing and preparing,


42 08


" " care of house, &c .. 10 95


$304 48


DANIEL HARRIS, COMMITTER. SOUTH EAST SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$255 86


Balance " last year,


1 02


$256 86


Paid to teachers,


$228 00


" for fuel,


18 00


" " care of house,


9 25


" " incidentals,


1 25


Balance on hand,


38


$256 86


JOHN FLETCHER, 2ND, COMMITTEE.


Amount of money raised by the town,


$2,500 00


Income from the State School fund,


206 35


.6 Dog fund,


190 08


Total, $2,896 43


Number of children reported by the assessors between the ages of five and fifteen, 285.


Sum appropriated by the town, for each scholar, $8 77.


REPORTS


OF THE


SELECTMEN AND OTHER OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF ACTON,


FROM


FEB. 26, 1876, TO FEB. 26, 1877,


INCLUDING THE


Marriages, Births and Deaths in 1876,


ALSO, THE


Report of the School Committee.


ACTON : PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE ACTON PATRIOT, SOUTH ACTON. 1877.


Selectmen's Report.


APPROPRIATIONS AND RECEIPTS.


Unexpended balance of last year,


$6,922 69


Regular Town Grant,


8,000 00


Town Grant for Schools,


2,500 00


Town Grant for Highways,


2,000 00


Overlay on Taxes,


396 55


Corporation Tax,


345 85


National Bank Tax,


416 62


State Aid to Jan. 1, 1876,


164 94


State School Fund,


193 76


Mt. Hope Cemetery,


7 00


Woodlawn Cemetery,


60 00


Dog Fund,


225 72


Use of Town Hall and Cellar,


45 12


State Tax,


1,296 00


County Tax,


452 27


Liquor Licenses,


300 00


Cash of J. E. Billings,


600 00


" James O. Faxon,


450 00


" Harriet Davis,


500 00


" Old School House West Dist.


630 00


.6 " Old Iron, Davis Monument ...


60


66


" Poll Tax of Lewis Tuttle, 2 00


-$25,509 12


EXPENDITURES. SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Paid C. A. Harrington, South District, $742 14


S. W. Hopkins, West 66 697 33


Luther Conant, Centre 692 31


D. J. Wetherbee, East


323 84


J. W. Loker, North 66 323 84


John Fletcher, 2nd, So. East Dist .140 00


$2,919 46


REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES. Paid Joseph Noyes, for repairs on School house, West Dist. 1875 and 1876, $4 00


4


Paid Joseph Noyes, incidentals 1875 and 1876, West District, $14 07 William B. Davis, for painting East School House, 12 00


William B. Davis, for Paint and Oil, 19 24


Luther Conant, for one Stove and repairs on two, for Centre District, 42 84 S. W. Hopkins, West District, 2 locks, 1 00


66 66 for repairs on School House, 3 12


66


for repairs on


Furnace, .


6


25


66


one Coal Hod.


85


C. A. Harrington, for Stove and and Pipe for So. District, 40 00


for one Coal Hod and Shovel, 1 20


66


66 for whitewashing


rooms,


2 75


$147 32


BOOKS AND PRINTING.


Paid C. W. Leach, 500 Selectmen's


Report, $16 00


66 500 Town Reports, 70 00


Warrants, 7 00


66 Dog Notices, 1 50


Notice sale of School House, 1


25


66 Notice road to build, 2 00


66 Blank Orders, 1 25


Tax book for J. E. Cutter,


2 00


$101 00


REPAIRS ON HIGHWAYS.


Paid Aaron S. Fletcher, for repairing stone bridge near Powder Mills, $185 00 J. E. Billings, for lumber and re- pairing bridge near Wetherbee's Mills. 141 48


American Powder Company, for repairing washouts, 228 50


5


Paid American Powder Company, for temporary repairs on bridge, $28 21 Charles Wheeler, for repairing washout near C. N. McLane's Mill, 41 14


66 16 near Andrew Hapgood's house, 27 25


66


near J. W. Wheeler's house, 27 87


J. E. Reed, lumber for new bridge at Powder Mills, 93 81


A. H. Jones, for building new bridge at Powder Mills, 160 06


66


lumber for railings,


8 00


breaking roads in April, 1876, 11 81


repairing roads in Jan., Feb. and March, 1876, 21 70


repairing washouts near the houses of Luke Hapgood, Cyrus Hayward, T. P. Sawyer and Cyrus Barker, 80 01


Antonie Bullette, breaking roads 17 hours in 1875, 3 40


J. W. Wheeler, for 40 loads gravel, 1 20


Luke Hapgood, for 187 "


5 61


$1,065 05


REGULAR HIGHWAY WORK.


CHARLES WHEELER, SURVEYOR.


Paid Charles Wheeler, for 73 1-4 days


work, 3.00, $219 75 66 for 66 1-4 days work, 1.50, 99 37


James Waldren, for 67 1-4 days work, 1.50, 100 87


R. Williams. for 69 1-4 days work,


103 87


James Morris, for 73 1-2 110 25


6


Paid Thos. Clifford, for 9 3-4 days work, $14 62 William Ryan (boy) 12 hours, 1 00


Charles Leighton, for 5 1-2 days work, 8 25


L. Bullette, for 2 days work, 3 00


Luther Conant, for 2 days work, 3 00


Thomas Owen, 1 1 50


A. H. Jones, 1


3 00


66 oxen " 1 6 : 6


2 00


66 horse for 1 1-2 days work, 2 25


Chas. Wheeler, horse, for 124 3-4


days work, 187 12


66


oxen, for 63 1-2


days, 2.00; 127 00


66


66


repairing tools,


7 94


$994 79


DANIEL WETHERBEE, SURVEYOR.


Paid Silas Conant, Jr., for 9 days work, 1.50, $13 50


Daniel Harris, for 6-10 days work, 90


Geo. Ross, for 5 7-20 66 8 03


C. Hardy, “ 4 1-2


" 1.20,5 40


Abel Farrar, for 6


" 1.50, 9 00


Daniel Wetherbee horse, for


24 1-20 day work, 36 07


J. E. Billings, for 9 6-10 days work, 14 40


$87 30


ABRAM H. JONES, SURVEYOR.


Paid Abram H. Jones, for 72 8-10 days work, 3.00, 218 40


Henry Lewis, for 54 1-2 days work, 1.50,


81 75


L. Bullette, 37 6:


66


55 50


L. A. Jones,


65 1-5


97 80


C. Fletcher, 6:


2


66 3 00


Chas. Leighton,“ 3


66 66


4 50


Luther Billings,“ 2


66


66 3 00


F. Mann, 66


2


66


66


3 00


E. N. Robbins, " 1


66


, 1 50


7


Paid A. H. Jones, oxen, for 51 days


work, 2.00, $102 00


6: horse, for 79 2-3 days work, 1.50, 119 50 66 Repairing Tools, 3 80


Luther Billings, horse, for 2 days work, 3 00


$696 75


BY ORDER OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


Paid Charles Wheeler, for building road to North Acton depot, $211 23


Charles Wheeler, for building road near A. Hapgood's. 50 50


$261 73


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Paid E. H. Cutler, oxen for town farm, $205 00 J. E. Cutter, deficiency on town farm, as per report of Overseers of the Poor to April 1, 1876, 365 15


E. H. Cutler, for support of-


Nancy Chaffin,


25 00


Clara Wheeler,


116 85


Sarah B. Childs,


20 22


Sarah Hunt,


5 00


Patrick Sullivan,


7 86


Ida Pike,


22 00


Geo. E. Curton,


6 50


Joseph Whitney, 2 75


Geo. J. Dole,


1 82


John A. Childs,


2 00


Mary A. Priest,


3 82


Martin Pike,


5 69


Trainor Family, 124 01


E. H. Cutler, two journeys to Watertown respecting W. F. B. Whitney, 4 00


E. H. Cutler, journey to Boston, respecting Mary A. Priest and others, 3 00


E. H. Cutler, journey to Concord respecting Mrs. Trainor, 1 00


8


Paid Dr. Isaiah Hutchins, for medical attendance in Trainor family, $29 35


$951 02


[TOWN DEBT:


Paid Geo. S. Reed, Note, $450 00


John Goldsmith, “


2,500 00


Phineas Puffer, "


3,000 00


John :Vilson, 66


500 00


Oliver Whitcomb,“


500 00


Simon Tuttle,


600 00


Geo. Harris, (endorsed on note),


100 00


-


$7,650 00


STATE AID.


Paid Rebecca C. Wright, $48 00


Hattie W. Wilder, 48 00


R. H. L. Talcott, 60 00


$156 00


CEMETERY EXPENSES.


Paid John Fletcher, Jr., for Woodlawn


Cemetery, 166 01


Charles B. Stone, for Mt. Hope Cemetery, 88 36


$254 37


LAW SUITS.


Paid G. A. Somerby, Reed's case, Su- perior Court, $310 00


G. A. Somerby, Reed's case, Su- preme Judicial Court, 190 00


W. N. Mason, Reed's case, Supe- rior Court, 250 00


Geo. Hayward, Reed's case, Su- perior Court, 200 00


J. E. Billings, ten journeys to Boston, for four terms of court in Reed's case, 25 00


H. J. Hapgood, five journeys to Boston, in Reed's case, Witnesses, 17 50


12 50


$1,005 00


9


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid F. P. Wood, Superintendent of Schools, $90 00


Phineas Wetherbee, services as Assessor, 25 00


Aaron C. Handley, services as Assessor, 1875, 23 50


Aaron C. Handley, services as Assessor, 1876, 25 00


25 00


Clerk, including making report, R. L. Reed, for sealing weights and measures, 15 00


J. E. Cutter, for collecting taxes,


70 00


J. E. Billings, services as Select- man, 67 00


H. J. Hapgood, services as Select- man, - 50 00


Frank H. Whitcomb, services as Selectman, 43 00


$458 50


INTEREST ON NOTES.


Paid J. K. Putney, 40 51


Charles Morris,


21 00


Frederick Rouillard,


150 00


George S. Reed,


15 67


Middlesex Institute for Savings,


210 00


John F. Nickles,


100 51


John Goldsmith,


148 33


Phineas Puffer,


248 75


Lewis Rouillard,


12 00


Elizabeth Hanscom,


40 80


Daniel Harris,


48 00


I. T. Flagg,


12 14


Joseph Barker,


60 00


Mary P. Hosmer,


60 00


Joseph Noyes,


12 00


John Wilson,


21 16


David M. Handley,


180 00


C. E. Miller,


45 00


J. E. Billings,


90 96


W. D. Tuttle, services as Assessor, 66 Town


25 00


10


Paid Calvin Harris,


$12 00


Jonathan A. Piper,


36 60


Harriet Davis,


30 00


Luther Billings,


24 00


Patrick Farrell,


93 00


George H. Harris,


9 28


Sarah C. Noyes,


48 00


T. F. Noyes,


24 00


Oliver Drew,


36 00


$1,829 11


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid H. M. Smith, repairing town clock, $1 50 Daniel Wetherbee, road scraper and plate, 50 00


J. E. Billings, adjusting vane rod on Town Hall, 13 35


Damon, Smith & Co., expenses


lighting road while repairing bridge


near the Powder Mills, 5 00


Charles Wheeler, grading around North school house, 67 10


Charles Wheeler, grading around West school house,


86 18


F. M. Lund, repairing Davis Mon- ument, 8 15


Julian Tuttle, repairing Monument, 4 00


G. W. Livermore, " 3 15


Geo. E. Forbush, " 66


6 00


Francis Conant, 6 : 66


26 75


For celebration July 4th, 1876, 25 71


A. L. Brooks, lumber for fence around North school house, 79 97


J. E. Billings, labor, nails and freight for same, 47 22


D. J. Wetherbee, coal for Town Hall, 24 75


Geo. Stevens & Co., repairing Town Clock, 7 55


H. J. Hapgood, freight on road scraper, 2 11


C. B. Stone, making deed of old school house land, 1 00


11


Paid Edward Tuttle, use of pump for Centre school, two years, $5 00


J. E. Cutter, discount on taxes, 76, 770 33 66 66 express on bundle, 30


66 6: key to closet in Town Hall, 25


66


66 summoning persons to take oath of office, 3 75


A. E. Gates, opening Town Hall, 21 times, 14 00


"


one day's labor on Town Clock, 1 50


washing Town Hall,


2 00


66 6 lamp chimneys,


75


6. repairs on lamps,


65


repairing clock in Town Hall, 2 08


66 sawing wood and


putting in cellar, . 1 50


Lime,


10


66 tolling bell for 4 deaths,


66


taking care of Town clock one year, 10 00


80


W. D. Tuttle, express on public


documents,


2 97


surveying and re-


newing bounds of North school house lot, 1 00


postage on election returns, 61


66


journey to Concord to make out elec- tion certificate, 1 50


collecting and re- cording 28 births, 14 00


66 recording 31 deaths, 5 10 16 marriages, 2 40


Joseph Noyes, damage to sleigh,


3 50


Francis Dwight, attending funerals of 26 persons, 78 00 66 making returns of 29 deaths, 7 25


12


Paid J. E. Billings, journey to Boston,


respecting State Aid,$2 50


66


stationery and postage, 2 75


66 express on money to pay note, 1 50


$1,395 58


Unexpended balance as per report of Feb. 26, 1876, $6,922 69


Appropriations and Receipts,


18,586 43


$25,509 12


Support of Schools,


$2,919 46


Repairs on School Houses,


147 32


" Highways,


1,065 05


Regular highway work,


1,778 84


By order of County Commissioners,


261 73


Books and Printing,


101 00


Support of Poor,


951 02


Town Debt,


7,650 00


State Aid,


156 00


Cemetery Expenses,


254 37


Town Officers,


158 50


Law Suits,


1,005 00


Interest on Town Debt,


1,829 11


Miscellaneous,


1,395 58


State Tax,


1,296 00


County do.


452 27


$21,721 25


Balance in Treasury Feb. 26, 1877, TOWN DEBT NOTES.


$3,787 87


Daniel Harris,


$819 46


Elizabeth Hanscom,


699 72


Isaac T. Flagg,


105 43


Calvin Harris,


202 70


James A. Billings,


202 70


Harriet Davis,


506 41


Jonas K. Putney,


686 94


Joseph Barker,


517 16


Lewis Rouillard,


204 40


Joseph Noyes,


205 16


Jonathan A. Piper,


205 16


Luther Billings,


202 86


13


David M. Handley,


$3,046 50


J. E. Billings,


609 00


Patrick Farrell,


1,156 90


Joseph Barker,


502 16


Jonathan A. Piper,


404 66


James O. Faxon,


468 00


George H. Harris,


100 00


Frederick Rouillard,


2,606 66


Charles Morris,


367 09


Sarah C. Noyes,


800 00


Thomas F. Noyes,


400 00


Mary P. Hosmer,


1,039 33


Oliver Drew,


632 60


Charles E. Miller,


777 75


John F. Nickles,


514 00


66


608 60


295 88


Middlesex Institution for Savings,


3,550 16


J. E. Billings, 66


419 88


512 00


Patrick Farrell,


413 80


$24,083 07


Amount due from State Aid,


$208 00


6


66 Town Treasurer,


3,787 87


$3,995 87


Balance against the Town, $20,087 20


JAMES E. BILLINGS,


HIRAM J. HAPGOOD,


Selectmen of


FRANK H. WHITCOMB, 1 Acton.


ACTON, Feb. 26, 1877.


,


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REPORT OF THE


RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES


AT THE ALMSHOUSE IN ACTON, For the Year Ending April 1st, 1877.


ARTICLES IN HAND APRIL 1, 1877.


13 Cows,


$650 00 6 bbls. apples, : $7 50


1 Horse,


150 00 35 barrels, 4.50


8 tons Hay,


160 00 Turnips, 1 00


Meal, 1 25 20 gallons soap, 3 50


50 bush. Corn,


37 50 68 lbs. lard, 11 56


1000 lbs. shorts,


7 50 3 gallons boil cider, 1 50


Grass seed,


3 50 108 lbs. ham,


16 00


Nails,


80 300 lbs. salt pork, 12 00


2 shoats,


24 00 Salt pickles,


1 00


26 hens,


13 00 Cabbages,


1 00


12 cords wood cut for


1-2 bbl. vinegar,


4 00


stove,


60 00 1-2 bbl. crackers,


1 75


Lumber,


16 00 15 lbs. dried apples,


1 50


8 market boxes,


1 20 Oil, 1 00


100 bush. potatoes,


80 00 2 1-4 bush. barley, 2 25


$1,304 81


RECEIPTS FROM TOWN FARM 1877.


Received for apples, $278 78 Received for use of


poultry, 1 25


wagon, $1 50


milk, 853 62


turnips, 50


cow, 32 00


slabs, 1 00


potatoes, 13 90


windows, 60


oxen, 180 00


labor,


1 00


pork, 15 57


Bowker


eggs,


6 86


fund, 12 00


flour, 2 48 Received from the State


calves, 21 48


for Joel Stone, 24 00


berries, 6 66


$1,453 20


r


15


EXPENSES.


Paid for labor,


$159 77 Paid for use of horse, $4 25


grain,


348 29


expenses mar-


pigs,


39 00


keting, 7 40


flour,


64 62


cultivator. 4 25


oxen,


105 00


repairing harness, 30


oat & rye meal, 5 07


blacksmith bill,10 96


tea,


13 95


lantern,


57


sugar,


34 62


sawing lumber, 4 02


crackers,


25 46


castings, 2 44


meat. 63 06


express bill, 25


beans,


5 47


keeping cows, 63 00


crear tartar,


4 05


saltpetre,


27


butter,


53 44


raisens,


38


molasses,


11 80


oranges,


27


salt,


4 28


nails,


1 09


pepper,


24


chocolate,


23


oil,


10 19


lamp chimneys,


84


tobacco,


4 68


lime,


10


fish,


6 16


vinėgar, 6 75


oil can,


50


mustard, 35


sage,


50


tomato plants,


30


medicine.


2 73


tacks,


30


coffee,


36


pins,


41


cheese,


10 36


seeds,


1 04


cloth & clothing, 3 87 curtains,


36


twine,


34


dried apples


2 99


brooms,


80


lemons,


40


jugs,


76


phosphate,


12 28


ginger,


10


shoes,


1 12


wicks,


16


scythes,


2 00


COW,


35 00


stone,


20


use of plough,


1 00


soap,


96


hay,


6 68


onions,


2 75


wringer,


6 00


saleratus,


1 36


stove,


7 00


yeast,


56


lard,


12 91


spices,


1 20


hops,


25


snuff,


86


crockery,


98


barrels,


40 24


brick,


10


ladders,


2 50


matches,


60


cake board,


25


rice,


75


cider,


3 76


pail,


28


candles,


60


1


16


Paid for yarn, $2 93 Paid for coffin & robe for


filing saws, 75 Joel Stone, $13 00 repairing shoes, 1 00 stationery, 1 00


$1,254 02


E. Tuttle, journey to Concord, 1 50


Dr. Barrett's bill for Michael Murrey, 10 00


Dr. Sanders' “ 66 66


43 00


66 66 66 Nellie Batchelor,


8 00


66 66 Joel Stone, 2 25


Services of N. S. Brooks,


387 00


" E. H. Cutler as Overseer, 50 00


" John White, 8 00


66 " Thomas P. Sawyer, 3 00


Total amount of Expenditures, 66 "' Receipts,


1,453 20


Drawn from Treasury to balance,


$343 57


Interest on Farm,


240 00


$553 57


Victualing 410 Tramps,


$205 00


Cost of supporting Poor on the Farm, $348 57


Whole number of persons, exclusive of Tramps, supported in Almshouse, 9 ; average number, 6 1-3 ; present number, 6.


ELISHA H. CUTLER, Overseers JOHN WHITE, of


THOMAS P. SAWYER, Poor.


Acton, April 1, 1877.


$1,766 77


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT FOR 1876.


Births in Acton, 1876.


No. Date of birth.


Name of child. Names of parents.


1. Feb. 2, Freddie Warren Davis, son of JJohn and Elizabeth Davis.


2. Feb. 17, John Manion, son of Thomas and Mary A, Manion.


8. Feb. 23, Fred Loring Baldwin, son of Loring C. and Ella S. Baldwin.


4. Mar. IS, Shirley Edward Jones, son of William S. and Laura A. Jones.


5. Mar. 25, Herbert William Owens, son of Thomas P. and Eliza JJ. Owens.


6. Mar. 26, Charles Edwin Nelson, son of Oscar and Mary Ann Nelson.


7. April 18, George Parker, son of George L. and Fanny Parker.


8. May 4, Elizabeth Lenore Forbush. daughter of George E. and Annio R. Forbush.


9. @May 7, Mabel Viola Mead, daughter of Willis L. and Julia A. Moad. 10. 15, Mary Josephine Coulter, daughter of James and Elizabeth Coulter.


11. 28, Walter Everett Smith, son of Allen and Georgianna Smith.


12. .. 23, Mary Ellen O"Neil. daughter of Patrick and Hannah ('Neil.


13. JJuno 3. Arthur Leland Staples, son of Charles H. and Isabella C. Staples.


14. July 17, Mary Catherine Parker, daughter of Edwin C. and Hannah H. Parker.


15. : 20. Guy Preston Littlefield, son of Hanson A. and Florence M. Littlefield.


16. Aug. 27, Ethel May Baker, daughter of George M. and Nellie E. Baker. 17. Aug. 31, Ethel Viola Handley. daughter of Reuben and Caroline Ji. Handley.


18. Sept. 11, Bertram S. Holt, son of Lorenzo U. and Clara E. Holt. 19. . . 19, Eva H. Randall, daughter of Freeman L. and Amelia A. Ran- (lall.


20. Oct. 7, Wilmot Emery Taylor, son of Moses Emery and Clara Tayior.


21 30, Harry Dwight Jenkins, son of Henry A. and Sarah A. Jenkins.


22. Nov. 1. Arthur Guy Knowlton, son of George T. and Clara E. Knowlton.


23. 2, James Richardson, son of James E. and Sara R. Richardson.


24. 17. Cornelias Joseph Minehan, son of Patrick and Ellen Minehan. 25. Dec. 5, Arthur Drew. son of Hiram L. and Ella L. Drew.


26. 7, JJessie Hayward Jones, daughter of Samuel Jr. and Emma E. Jones.


27. 25. Wendell F. Davis, son of Ebenezer and Minnie S. Davis.


28. . 30, Charles Henry Wilson, son of Robert and Mary Ann Wilson. Males, 19: females, 9: total, 28. The Town Clerk would request any one noticing any omissions in the above list to report the same at his office that they may be put upon record.


Marriages Recorded in Acton in 1876.


No. Date of marriage.


Names of the parties.


1. Jan. 2, Mr. Jerome Dwinells and Miss Mary L. Davidson, both of Stow. 2. 4, Mr. Herbert S. Lane of Taunton and Miss Harriet A. Harris of Acton.


3. 15, Mr. George E. Forbush of Acton and Miss Annie R. Goulding of Boston.


4. Feb. 2, Mr. Robert Wayne of Acton and Miss Lizzie A. Kemp of Rich- ford, Vt.


5. April 19, Mr. Theodore P. Goding of Sudbury and Miss Ella F. Griggs of Acton.


6. May 3, Mr. Augustus B. Libby and Miss Cora A. Holbrook, both of Maynard.


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7. July 1, Mr. John Fitzgerald and Miss Mary Ellen Vansten both of Acton. 8. 3, Mr. George H. Watson of Maynard and Miss Edith A. Knowl- ton of Acton.


9. Aug. 3, Mr. Sidney E. Horne of Watertown and Miss Nelly H. Hall of Acton.


4. 10. " 17, Mr. Augustus Fletcher and Miss Ida M. Hayward, both of Acton. .5:11. Sept. 26, Mr. George W. Cheney of Acton and Miss Alice Hughes of Boston.


12. Oct. 16, Mr. Henry A. Harrison and Miss Lizzie J. Sparks, both of Maynard.


13. " 25, Mr. Charles E. Worcester of Concord and Miss Louise S. Barker. of Acton.


14. Nov. 30, Mr. Norman Chaplin of Fitchburg aad Miss Mary L. Romans.


15. - 30, Mr. Charles I. Miller and Miss L. Lizzie Keyes, both of Acton. 16. Dec. 13, Mr. Charles C. Wetherbee and Miss Mary Emma Perkins, both of Acton.


Deaths in Acton in IST6.


No. Date of deatlı.


Names and ages of the deceased.


1. Jan. S, Mrs. Sally Moore, aged 82 years, 9 months, 23 days.


.. 8. Mrs. Mary JJ. Rhodes, aged 23 years, 7 months, 4 days.


.. 19, Mr. Franz W. Knowlton, aged 24 years, 3 months, 17 days.


to .. 23, Mrs. Charlotte White, aged 84 years, 4 months.


24, Mr. Lewis Gates, aged 62 years, 1 month, 5 days.


.. 26, Mrs. Fanny Blodgett, aged 67 years.


7. Feb. S, Mrs. Ann Malthouse, aged 43 years, 11 months, 25 days.


.. 12. Mrs. Mary J. Johnson, aged 23 years, 10 months, 22 days.


0. 19, Ida Josephine Beck, daughter of John H. and Harriet H. Beck. aged 1 year, 1 month, 19 days.


10. 20, Mr. Roscoe Weston. aged 28 years, 10 months, 7 days.


11. Mar. 9, Mrs. Mary W. Harris, wife of Mr. John Harris, aged 68 years. 8 months, 25 days.


12. .. 14, Mr. William Malthouse, aged 39 years.


13. . . 30, Mrs. Margaret E. Hoyt. aged 39 years.


14. Apr. 9, Mrs. Rhoda, wife of Mr. William Wheeler, aged 60 years. 3 days.


15. .. 28, Mr. Joel R. Stone, aged 54 years, 2 months, 6 days.


16. May 10, Mr. Hugh Trainor, aged 40 years.


17. June 8, Mrs. Eliza T. Soper, aged 68 years, 5 months, 8 days.


15. July 13, Francis P., son of Thomas N. and Maria M. Chase, died in Jonesborough, Tenn., aged 8 months, 25 days.


19. . 18, Mr. Amos Cutter, aged 88 years, 7 months.


20. Aug. 1, Mr. Oliver W. Drew, M. D., aged 78 years.


21. 6, Julia Callehan, daughter of Daniel and Ellen Callehan. aged 1 year, 6 months.


2. .. 14, Mr. Edwin Hosmer, aged 52 years.


23. Sept. 1, Mrs. Eliza, widow of Elnathan Jones, aged 79 years, 1 month, 27 days.


24. .. 6, Mrs. Mary Collins, aged 46 years.


25. . 13, Mr. Samuel T. Adams, aged 79 years, 5 months, 17 days.


26. Oct. 10, Elizabeth F. Trainor, daughter of Hugh and Hannah Trainor. aged 4 years, 10 months, 20 days.


27. .. 25, Philip Fehan, son of John and Elizabeth Fehan, aged 2 years. 7 months, 13 days.


28. Nov. 3, Elizabeth M. Fehan, daughter of John and Elizabeth Fehan. aged 5 years, 10 months, 22 days.


29. 10, Mrs. Susan, wife of Abel Forbush, aged 76 years, 7 months. 19 days.


30. 25, Mr. Ithamar Parker, aged 78 years.


31. 28, Mrs. Mary W. Robbins, aged 33 years, 4 months, 18 days.


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NAMES OF PERSONS HAVING DOGS LICENSED IN 1876.


Name of Owner.


No. Name of Owner. No.


Name of Owner. No


Francis Hosmer,


1 ; Richard Williams,


1


Jas. E. Richardson, (fem. )


1


Theron F. Newton, Neil Currie.


1 James Morris,


1


A. L. Tuttle,


1 J


George V. Mead,


1 W. E. Faulkner,


Luther Conant,


1 Aaron S. Fletcher,


1 Henry M. Smith,


1


Martha D. Ball,


1 Amasa M. Knowlton,


1 F. M. Sisson,


1


Henry Brooks,


1 Geo. W. Knowlton,


1 Reuben L. Reed, 1


1 Benj. Hapgood, 1


1


Willie F. Richardson,


1 Daniel J. Wetherbee,


1 Arthur Pickens,


1


Levi Houghton,


1 Elbridge Robbins,


1 Josiah Piper,


1


Jas. E. Harris,


2 Jas. R. Bassett,


1 Constantine O'Neil,


1


Edwin Tarbell,


1 Charles Morris,


1 Luke J. Robbins,


E. F. Fuller,


L


L. M. Jackson, (fem. )


1 (fem.)


1


Solon A. Robbins,


1 D. W. Corfey,


1 Jairus C. Wheeler, 1


Henry Shapley,


1 W. W. Wooster,


I Moses Taylor,


1


Francis Dwight,


1 Charles Wooster.


1 Nahum C. Reed.


1


John W. Randall,


1 George Gardner,


1 Herman A. Barker.


1


Einathan Jones,


1 A. B. Brown,


1 George Rouillard.


1


John Temple,


1 George C. Wright,


1 Emma C. Reed.


1


Aaron C. Handley, James Hannon,


1 Oscar E. Preston,


1 Lester Fletcher.


1


H. Waldo Tuttle,


1 Augustus Fletcher,


1 1 1


Lucius S. Hosmer,


1 Frank Marshall,


1 Luther R. Forbush,


George Conant,


1 Edward O'Neil,


1 Lewis H. Boucher,


1 1


Daniel Harris,


1 Geo. A. Hayward,


1 J. P. Rouillard.


1


C. A. Harrington,


1 A. & (). W. Mead.


1 F. Robbins, (fem.)


1


(George C. Conant, John W. Charter, Jona P. Fletcher, Daniel Tuttle,


1 S. Taylor Fletcher,


1 Warren B. Reed,


1 1


Joseph Reed,


1 M. E. Taylor,


1 :Patrick Redding,


1


Aaron J. Fletcher,


1 Lucy Jane Tuttle, 1 Chas. E. Teel,


1


Daniel H. Farrar, J. R. Daniels,


1 Henry M. Potter, 1 Allen Smith,


1


I Warren E. Taylor,


1 M. A. Snell, (fem. ) 1


Males, 108 at $2 00,= $216 00 Females, 9 5 00,- 45 00


Total,


117


$201 00


William L. Mitchell,


1 Hanson A. Littlefield, 1


1 Chas. W. Parker,


1: HI. M. Beck,


·1


Win. S. Handiey,


1 . E. J. Robbins, (fem. )


Henry Haynes


1 Daniel Wetherbee.


1 Silas Conant, Jr ..


Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee,


2 S. F. Reed,


1 Chas. D. Griggs.


George R. Keyes,


1 J. W. Aldrich,


1 Frank H. Harris,


1


1 Joseph Wheeler,


1 John White, (fem. )


1


1 .John Fletcher & Sons,


1 Eben Davis,


1


1 M. F. Going,


1 Walter A. Gilmore,


1 James Waldron, F. M. Lund, (fem. )


1 Frank Pratt,


1 Ellen Moore,


1 Henry Hanson,


Chas. Wheeler, (fem. ) 1


WM. D. TUTTLE, TOWN CLERK.


ACTON, March 14, 1877.


-


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


School Committee ® Town of Acton


FOR THE


SCHOOL YEAR, 1876-7.


To the Citizens of Acton.


Your School Committee, having discharged the duties assigned them by law, respectfully submit for your con- sideration the following report :


It has been customary, in presenting the annual reports of this committee, first of all, to offer congratulation upon the successful operation of the schools during the period embraced in the report, and there is no reason why this time-honored practice should be departed from in the pres- ent report.


We have endeavored to secure efficient teachers by em- ploying only those who had been successful in other schools, and were able to present satisfactory recommend- ations. In some cases the success of teachers has not realized our expectations, as it will be the case sometimes that a teacher will be very successful in one school and fail in another.


We have visited the schools from time to time, and have conducted two public examinations in all the schools that have been in operation the usual three terms. Taking everything into consideration we are of the opinion that the success of our schools has been as good as reasonably could be expected.




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