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Mr. Fletcher taught the winter term. The school was fortunate in having so able and industrious a teacher. It was admirably conducted. At its examination the first class
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in Mental Arithmetic, the class in Algebra, and several classes in Geography, attracted our attention.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
MISS ANNA F. BLANCHARD, S. ELDORA ESTERBROOK,
Teachers.
This school has had inexperienced teachers the past year. It is pleasant to give some of our more advanced scholars, who desire to teach and appear to have the requisite qualifi- cations, an opportunity to try their hand at it. By doing so we shall be likely to find some, at least, who will become an honor to the office.
Miss Blanchard taught the summer and fall terms. She was quite dignified among her pupils, - maintained a reason- able degree of order, kept her school room looking neatly, and, we believe, gave fair satisfaction to the district.
Miss Esterbrook took charge of the winter school. She manifested much interest in her business, and displayed a good degree of activity. At her examination several of the classes recited very well, especially a class of beginners in Grammar. The recitations were well chosen and attractive.
WEST DISTRICT. - UPPER DEPARTMENT.
MISS NELLIE A. BROWN, Teachers.
LIBBIE A. MCCUTCHINS,
This school deserves a high rank among the schools in town. There are some advanced scholars here. Geometry, Philosophy, and some other of the higher English branches receive attention to a considerable extent, and not, we think, to the detriment of the common ones.
Miss Brown taught the summer and fall terms. She en- deavored to make her school a profitable one.
Miss McCutchins had charge during the winter. She had previously taught in another part of the town with unusual success, and was no less successful here. The scholars seemed to appreciate their advantages, and pursued their
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studies with much zeal. At the close of the examination the scholars presented the teacher with a splendid book. In the evening this school, together with the other departments, had a very successful exhibition.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
MISS JULIA ANN PUTNAM, " ELLEN C. BROWNE,
Teachers.
The progress of this school during the year has been en- couraging. Miss Putnam had the management of it during the summer and fall terms. The scholars gave their atten- tion at their recitations, which were conducted in a faithful and profitable manner, and the school prospered under her instructions.
She was succeeded by Miss Browne, who carried on the school during the winter term with equal success. There was a liveliness and interest in this school which it always gives your Committee pleasure to witness. The scholars excelled, considering their age, in Mental Arithmetic and Grammar.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
MRS. FANNIE A. STEVENS, 2 Teachers.
MISS ADDIE T. WILLARD, " MARY S. BALOU,
Your Committee consider the primary schools of no less importance than the higher ones. They watch over them with equal solicitude. In science, as well as in what per- tains to character, children need the best of training. If they are not started right and do not get attached to their books while young, their success is doubtful.
We think this school has made commendable progress during the year. Mrs. Stevens taught it during the summer. She was very industrious and the school improved under her care.
Miss Willard had charge the ensuing term. She is well qualified to instruct children, presenting to their minds such
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knowledge as they are qualified to understand. . The hours of study were enlivened by useful and interesting exercises. 1 At the examination the school showed good improvement, especially in Reading and Arithmetic.
Miss Balou conducted the school during the winter. We were well pleased with the manner in which she carried it on. The scholars were well drilled in what they went over, thereby laying a good foundation for the future. The classes appeared very well at examination, and the pieces recited were well adapted to their years.
SOUTH DISTRICT. - UPPER DEPARTMENT.
MISS HELENETTE COLBY, Teachers.
" CLARA H. HAPGOOD, S
This school, during the summer and fall terms, was under the care of Miss Colby. She had before taught in the dis- trict, and had the confidence of both parents and scholars. She maintained a good degree of discipline with little exer- tion, and taught the school with success. At the close of the school the scholars manifested their good will by making her a valuable present.
She commenced the winter term, but, being taken sick, her place was supplied by Miss Hapgood, a fine scholar and experienced teacher. At the examination the drawing of maps, repeating of rules and illustration of principles, made it evident to the Committee that the school had flourished under her management.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
MISS LOTTIE C. FAULKNER, Teacher.
This has been a profitable school the past year. It is very well classified. This, doubtless, arises from having the same teacher so many successive terms. Securing Miss Faulkner as teacher, insures success. Her instruction is practical, which is the kind we want in these days, for we live in practical times.
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At her examination the scholars would uniformly bear questioning in those rules which they had been over. They also spoke with much distinctness. Their recitations were judiciously selected, and their gymnastics performed in an amusing and skilful manner.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
MISS S. M. DWIGHT, " J. S. CONANT,
Teachers.
Miss Dwight taught this school during the summer and fall in a lively and efficient manner. Her discipline was good, and when her classes came out to recite, they gave their attention to her instructions as though they thought them of importance. The teacher who has the talent to get the attention of her pupils is pretty sure to be successful. The examination was very satisfactory, showing that the scholars had been minutely taught in the elementary principles, some pleasant exercises introduced, and instruction given with vigor and accuracy.
Miss Conant taught during the winter. It was her first attempt, but after she got started she carried on the school successfully. She seems to possess the qualities of a good teacher. The classes appeared very well at examination, especially in Reading, which is a very important branch in this department,
SOUTH EAST DISTRICT.
MISS NELLIE J. FLETCHER, Teacher.
This and the Intermediate Department in the South Dis- trict are the only ones that have gone through the year with- out a change of teachers. We wish there might be fewer changes in the future. The teacher who is acquainted with the character and attainments of her pupils has a very good start. Miss Fletcher has taught quite a number of terms here with satisfaction to the district. During the summer and fall terms there was an unusual number of scholars
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neither absent nor tardy. Of the classes at the examination, we noticed one in Mental Arithmetic and the classes in Geography as being very good. Writing here received a good degree of attention. The closing exercise was unusu- ally appropriate.
NORTH DISTRICT.
MISS L. A. MCCUTCHINS, AMELIA D. COMSTOCK, S
Teachers.
Miss McCutchins taught this school last year with satisfac- tion to all. She continued to conduct it with much profit. The scholars seemed to appreciate their advantages, and assiduously pursued their studies. The result was a good school and an excellent examination.
Miss Comstock took her place in the winter. The scholars continued to study with zeal, so that, at the close of the term, we could readily conclude that good advancement had been made, especially in Intellectual and Written Arithmetic.
EAST DISTRICT.
MISS AMELIA D. COMSTOCK, Teachers.
" FANNIE E. BRIGHAM,
What we have before said of Miss Comstock's success in this school, as well as in the North District, may, with equal propriety, be said of her efforts here the present, year. She taught the summer and fall terms, and the school made progress under her care.
Miss Brigham took charge the winter term. It was her first attempt at teaching, and therefore quite an undertaking for her, but we think she managed the school better than most young teachers would have done. Whenever we vis- ited the school we found her conducting the recitations in a satisfactory manner, calling the attention of the pupils to those particulars which the subjects naturally suggested. We were a good deal interested in the examination, especially in the classes in Intellectual Arithmetic, and in the other mental exercises. At the close a beautiful book was present- ed the teacher in a handsome manner.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN AND APPROPRIATION.
The number of children in town between the ages of five and fifteen, as ascertained on the first day of May last by the Assessors, was 386.
Appropriation for support of schools, 1865-66, $2,000 00
Share of State School Fund, 92 99
Received for scholars attending our schools from
other towns, 30 00
Sum total, $2,122 99
Sum appropriated by the town for each scholar between the ages of five and fifteen inclusive, $5,18.
Respectfully, in behalf of the School Committee.
WM. W. DAVIS, Chairman.
Centre District, WM. W. DAVIS,
West
O. W. MEAD,
South
66
J. E. HARRIS,
South East
JOHN FLETCHER,
East 66
J. ESTERBROOK,
North 66 ISAAC FLAGG,
School Committee.
FINANCIAL.
CENTRE SCHOOL.
Appropriation,
$381 09 20 24
Balance from last year,
$401 33
Amount of teachers' wages,
$367 25
Paid for fuel,
17 89
Incidentals,
8 67
Balance to new account,
7 52
$401 33
WM. W. DAVIS, Committee.
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WEST SCHOOL.
Appropriation,
$531 08
Deficiency of last year,
¡1 80
$529 28
Amount of teachers' wages,
$483 50
Paid for fuel,
39 00
Incidentals,
14 65
$537 15
Deficiency this year,
March 17, 1866.
$7 87 O. W. MEAD, Committee.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Appropriation, Deficiency last year,
3 11
Amount of teachers' wages,
$466 35
Paid for fuel,
47 75
Incidentals,
13 87
March 17, 1866.
$531 08
$527 97
$527 97
J. E. HARRIS, Committee.
March 17, 1866.
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SOUTH EAST SCHOOL.
Appropriation,
$226 58
Balance from last year,
2 00
$228 58
Amount of teachers' wages,
$174 50
Paid for fuel,
15 00
Incidentals,
7 15
Balance to new account,
31 93
March 17, 1866.
JOHN FLETCHER, Committee.
EAST SCHOOL.
Appropriation,
$226 58
Balance from last year,
29 94
Amount of teachers' wages,
$200 00
Wood and incidentals,
32 68
Balance to new account,
23 84
$256 52
March 17, 1866.
JOSEPH ESTERBROOK, Committee.
NORTH SCHOOL.
Appropriation,
$226 58
Balance from last year,
3 27
$229 85
Amount of teachers' wages,
$205 00
Paid for fuel,
16 00
Incidentals,
3 82
Balance to new account,
5 03
$229 85
March 17, 1866.
ISAAC FLAGG, Committee.
$228 58
$256 52
STATISTICAL TABLE.
SUMMER TERM.
FALL TERM.
WINTER TERM.
WHOLE YEAR.
Pupils Registered.
Average Attend-
Length of Term
Wages of Teach-
Pupils Registered.
Average Attend-
Length of Term
Wages of Teach-
Pupils Registered.
Average Attend-
Length of Term
Wages of Teach-
Average Register-
Average Attend-
Percentage of at-
Whole No. of
No. under 5 years
No. over 15 years
of age.
Centre Upper Department,
33
24
2 1-4
$24 00
29
24
1 3-4
$26 00
45
39
3
$50 00
38
31
.82
0
18
Primary Department,
41
36
2 1-4
15 00
35
28
21-4
16 00
40
22
3
16 00
39
32
.82 7 1-2
5
0
Both Departments,
74
60
4 1-2
39 00
65
52
4
42 00
85
6
66 00
77
63
.82 14 1-2
5
18
West Upper Department,
35
32
2
26 00
26
22
2
26 00
40
36
3
33 00
35
32
.91 7
0
25
Intermediate Department,
31
29
2
20 00
32
26
2
20 00
37
35
3
24 00
34
31
.90 7
0
0
Primary Department,
34
28
1 3-4
20 00
34
28
2
20 00
36
32
3
20 00
35
29
.83 6 3-4
1
All Departments,
100
89
5 3-4
66 00
92
76
6
66 00
113
103
9
77 00
104
92
.88 20 3-4
4
26
South Upper Department,
38
33
2
25 50
35
32
2
25 50
39
35
2 1-2
33 00
38
33
.87 6 1-2
0
16
South Intermediate Dep't,
40
36
2
24 00
40
36
2
24 00
39
35
2 1-2
24 00
40
36
.90 6 1-2
0
0
40
33
2
20 00
37
32
2
20 00
43
38
2 1-2
20 00
41
35
.85 6 1-2
3
0
Primary Department, All Departments,
118
102
6
69 50
112
100
6
69 502
121
108
7 1-2
77 00
119
104
. 87 19 1-2
3
16
South East,
31
29
2
20 00
29
27
2 1-4
20 00.
21
18
3
26 50
26
23
.89 |7 1-4
0
3
East,
31
25
2
20 00
31
28
2 3-4
20 00
41
32
3 1-2
30 00
36
30
.83 |8 1-4
1
8
26
21
4
25 00
-
26
24
3 1-2
30 00
26
23
.88 7 1-2
3
4
North,
SCHOOLS.
ance.
in months.
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ance.
in months.
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ance.
in months.
ers.
ed.
ance.
tendance.
months.
of age.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND OTHER OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ACTON,
FROM
FEBRUARY 26, 1866, TO FEBRUARY 26, 1867,
INCLUDING THE
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 1866.
ALSO, THE
Report of the School-Committee.
CONCORD : PRINTED BY BENJAMIN TOLMAN. 1867.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Amount received,
$16,266 76
EXPENDITURES.
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Paid.
O. W. Mead, for West School,
$611 00
J. E. Harris, for South do., 611 00
W. W. Davis, for Centre do., 427 70
John Fletcher, 2nd, for South East do.,
244 40
Isaac T. Flagg, for North do.,
244 40
Calvin Harris, for East do.,
244 40
$2,382 90
J. K. W. Wetherbee, for South Singing School,
150 00
$2,532 90
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Paid.
J. E. Harris, for repairs on South Sch. House, $71 23
Calvin Harris, do. do. East do., 6 25
Isaac T. Flagg, do. do. North do., 3 36
Wm. W. Davis, do. do. Centre do., 9 05
John Fletcher, 2nd, do. do. South East do.,
4 35
$94 24
BOOKS AND PRINTING.
Paid.
For printing Selectmen's report,
$12 50
pamphlet reports,
94 35
6 6 town warrants, 8 50
Collector's book,
1 12
tax books,
87
record books,
50
books and maps, for schools,
26 98
$144 82
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ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid.
John Chaffin, for breaking roads 625 hours, $104 17
J. W. Livermore, do. do. 94 hours, 15 67
John F. Blood, do. do. 66 1-2 do., 11 08
Luther R. Forbush, do. do. 127 do., 21 17
James W. Wheeler, do. do. 340 3-4 do.,
56 79
E. F. Fuller, do. do. 191 do., 31 83
A. H. Jones, do. do. 265 do., 44 17
Silas Conant, Jr., do. do. 222.do., 37 00
Simon Hosmer, do. do. 154 do., 25 68
Samuel Hosmer, do. do. 72 1-4 do.,
12 04
Orlando Leland, do. do. 315 do., 52 50
Thomas P. Sawyer, do. do. 229 do., 38 16
27 60
Elias Haynes, do. do. 142 do.,
23 66
Moses Taylor, do. do.,
14 71
Calvin Harris, do. do. 96 do.,
16 00
$532 23
Jonas K. Putney, for lumber and labor on bridge near Cash's Mills, $3 26
Francis Kinsley, for building sluice on the road near the house of Jas. W. Wheeler, Do., for repairing sluice in West Acton, 2 00
50 00
John Harris, for repairing bridge on Lowell road, 4 60
Do., for one guide post,
6 00
J. R. Bassett, for land damage in building road, 50 00
Cyrus Fletcher, for railing two bridges near William Schouler's, 28 12
Do., for repairs on Powder Mill Bridge,
9 92
John Fletcher, 2d, do. do.,
7 00
Samuel Hosmer, for repairing road near the house of Aaron Chaffin,
3 75
Daniel Tuttle, for work on highway,
1 78
$166 43
$698 66
DISCOUNT AND ABATEMENT ON TAXES.
Paid.
John E. Cutter, abatement on taxes, $30 63
Francis Dwight, discount on taxes, 407 00
$437 63
Daniel Tuttle, do. do.,
5
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES. STATE AID.
Paid.
Hiram W. Wetherbee,
$140 00
Rebecca C. Wright,
112 00
Hattie W. Wilder,
112 00
Rebecca Bigelow,
112 00
Daniel L. Veazey,
84 00
William F. B. Whitney,
109 00
Alson R. Sumner,
84 00
Luke Smith,
84 00
John S. Hoar,
84 00
Maria Kinsley,
56 00
Eliza Conant,
56 00
Johanna Colman,
52 00
Paul Hayward,
51 00
Gilbert G. Stevens,
50 40
Patrick Moore,
48 00
Dennis Shehan,
48 00
William Reed,
42 00
Mary Hurley,
18 00
Julia F. Nelson,
10 00
$1,352 40
For fall encampment,
387 00
$1,739 40
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid.
James Keyes, for support of Lydia Rob- bins,
$98 33
For support of Mary A. Law, 4 00
" George W. Robbins, at reform school,
26 00
" support of Sarah B. Childs, 17 25
66 Mrs. N. F. Haynes and family, 36 53
" support of William F. B. Whitney and family, 71 75
" assistance rendered Mrs. Hiram Hunt,
12 00
G. A. Cady, for entertaining travellers, 9 75
Winthrop F. Conant, for assisting foreign pauper, 2 00
James E. Billings, journey to Stow after George Berry, 1 50
Do., journey to Malden respecting Mrs. N. F. Haynes and family, 3 75
Do., journey to Boston respecting W. F. B. Whitney and family, 3 00
$285 86
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NOTES AND INTEREST.
Paid.
Ebenezer Conant, note and interest,
$1,868 25
Augustus Conant, interest, 240 00
David M. Handley, do.,
102 00
Frederic Rouillard, do.,
90 00
Silas P. Blodgett, do.,
68 61
James E. Billings, do.,
66 00
Daniel Harris, do.,
48 32
Joel Hanscom, do.,
40 80
James Keyes, do.,
30 80
John R. Whitcomb, do.,
30 00
James A. Billings, do.,
12. 00
Isaac T. Flagg, do.,
6 00
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$2,602 78
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid.
Win. W. Davis, for examining teachers, superintending schools, and making report.
$75 00
John E. Cutter, for collecting taxes for 1865, William D. Tuttle, for taking inventory and making taxes,
30 00
Do., for copying taxes, writing bond, and warrant,
5 00
Do., for services as Town Clerk,
25 00
Do., for recording 40 births,
12 00
Do., 23 deaths,
4 30
Do., 66 16 marriages,
2 40
Samuel Hosmer, for taking inventory and making taxes, 25 00
Luther R. Forbush, for taking inventory and making taxes for 1865, 24 50
Do., for taking inventory and making taxes for 1866, 25 00
James E. Billings, for services as Selectman, 38 00
Jonas K. Putney, 66 13 30
J. K. W. Wetherbee, 66 66
25 00
$429 50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid.
William D. Tuttle, for journey to Sudbury to make out certificate of election of representative, $2 00
Daniel H. Wetherbee, for services on the town farm, 112 70
125 00
7
Dan'l H. Wetherbee, for journey to Tewksbury, 1 20
For one pair oxen for town farm, 215 00
Hastings & Cutler, for rent of school room, 50 00
Cyrus Fletcher, for returning 24 deaths to Town Clerk, 2 40
Do., for attending 22 funerals with the hearse, 44 00
Do., for repairing old hearse, 6 40
J. E. Cutter, for getting dogs licensed, 10 00
Do., coal for town hall,
18 56
Do., summoning 14 persons to take oath of office, 1 75
For new hearse,
462 00
Hiram J. Hapgood, for tolling bell for 3 deaths, 60
George W. Sawyer, for tolling bell for 16 deaths, 3 20
James Tuttle, for rent of school room two years, 100 00
George H. Harris, for opening town hall 34 times,
33 25
Do., for 16 gallons oil,
12 95
Do., for cleaning town hall,
1 67
Do., broom for town hall,
40
Do., floor brush for town hall,
1 25
Do., repairing town clocks,
1 50
Do., 6 chimnies for town hall,
75
Do., taking care of town clocks,
25 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee, for 1 1-2 days' time · to Hudson and Worcester, to contract for hearse, 3 00
Do., expenses to Hudson and Worcester,
3 60
Do., for 4 1-2 yards cloth, to repair old hearse, 7 48
Do., sponge, pail and feather duster, for hearse, 3 92
Do., express, postage and stationery,
8 52
James E. Billings, for journey to Boston respecting State Aid, 3 00
$1,136 10
CEMETERY EXPENSES.
Paid.
Ivory Keyes, for two stone posts, $4 00
Charles Hastings, for expenses on West Cemetery, 54 55
Martin Pike, for mowing brush in East
Cemetery, 11 00
8
John Harris, for mowing brush in North Cemetery, 7 00
Samuel Hosmer, for five days labor in East Cemetery, Do., for stakes,
9 00
Luke Smith, for labor,
1 00
William D. Tuttle, for labor,
9 00
Do., for trees,
1 00
Do., for joist,
1 45
D. H. Wetherbee, for labor,
15 00
John Cohollen, for labor,
3 00
$116 33
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY, FEB. 26, 1867.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in treasury, Feb. 26th, 1866,
$4,739 02
State Tax for 1866,
2,760 00
County Tax for 1866,
731 51
Town Grant for 1866,
2,500 00
Town Grant for Schools,
2,225 00
Highway Deficiencies,
59 79
Overlay on Taxes,
50 75
Corporation Tax,
339 07
State Aid to Jan. 1st, 1866,
1,233 36
State School Fund,
132 90
From County Commissioners, for grading hill near the house of Geo. C. Wright, Armory rent for 1865,
149 36
125 00
Do. for 1866,
150 00
From Town of Quincy, for aid furnished Mrs. Hiram Hunt, 12 00
For burial of Winifred A. Hews,
5 00
School money from Town of Sudbury,
5 00
Fall encampment,
387 00
Cash of James Tuttle,
600 00
Use of town hall,
62 00 .
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$16,266 76
EXPENDITURES.
For Support of Schools, $2,532 90
Repairs on School Houses, 94 24
Books and Printing,
144 82
Roads and Bridges,
698 66
Discount and Abatement on Taxes,
437 63
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For State Aid and Soldiers' Pay,
1,739 40
Support of Poor,
285 86
Notes and Interest,
2,602 78
Town Officers,
429 50
Miscellaneous Expenses,
1,136 10
Cemetery Expenses,
116 33
State Tax,
2,760 00
County Tax,
731 51
$13,709 73
Balance in Treasury Feb. 26, 1867,
$2,557 03
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN FEB. 23, 1867. DR.
To Balance due as per Report, Feb. 26,
1867,
$2,557 03
Amount due from State for Aid furnished
Soldiers and their Families, 1,424 40
$3,981 43
AMOUNT DUE ON NOTES.
CR.
By Cash of Ebenezer Conant,
$2,058 00
Joel Hanscom,
700 40
Augustine Conant,
4,116 00
David M. Handley,
1,745 90
John R. Whitcomb,
506 50
James A. Billings,
202 60
Calvin Harris,
214 60
James Keyes,
627 60
Isaac T. Flagg,
105 50
Daniel Harris,
840 86
Silas P. Blodgett,
1,117 47
James E. Billings,
1,120 10
Frederic Rouillard,
1,771 34
- $15,126 87
Balance against the Town Feb. 26, 1867, without including the Balance due as per Overseers' Report for 1867,
JAMES E. BILLINGS, JONAS K. PUTNEY, J. K. W. WETHERBEE,
$11,145 44
Selectmen of Acton.
Acton, Feb. 26, 1867. 2
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REPORT OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,
AT THE
ALMSHOUSE, IN ACTON,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1ST, 1867.
ARTICLES ON HAND APRIL 1st, 1867.
4 1-2 tons hay, $135.00; 11 cows, 660.00, $795 00
1 horse, 100.00 ; 2 shotes, 25.00 ; 11 fowls, 6.82, 131 82
450 lbs. pork, 67.50 ; 110 lbs. beef, 14.30,
81 80
118 1-2 lbs. ham, 27.77 ; 65 bush. potatoes, 35.75, 63 52
80 lbs. lard, 12.00 ; 12 lbs. butter, 4.56,
16 56
1 bush. beans, 4.00 ; 2 1-2 do. rye, 3.12,
7 12
13 lbs. candles, 1.95 ; 9 do. dried apple, 1.62,
3 57
5 lbs. cheese, .60 ; 2 do. tea, 2.00 ; 12 do. tallow, 1.20,
3 80
3 17
25 lbs. soap grease, 1.50, 1-3 bbl. soap, 1.67, 1 bbl. pickles, 2.00 ; 15 bush. ashes, 2.50,
4 50
10 M skewers, 6.00 ; skewer timber, 4.00,
10 00
$1,120 86
RECEIPTS.
For milk, $759.89 ; oxen, 210.00,
$969 89
apples, 96.00 ; calves, 78.03,
174 03
cow, 70.00 ; potatoes, 73.00,
143 00
beef, 24.14 ; cart and harness, 32.00,
56 14
shote, 10.00 ; skewers, 23.96 ; pork, 3.98,
37 94
poultry, 7.01 ; eggs, 2.45 ; squashes, 2.57,
12 03
hide, 4.57 ; drag plank, 2.50,
7 07
keeping pedlers, 3.25 ; use of oxen, 1.75,
5 00
$1,405 10
Cash from Town Treasury,
215 00
$1,620 10
1
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EXPENDITURES.
For oxen, $216.00; cows, 304.00 ; shotes, 13.00, $533 00-
meal, 108.93 ; oil-meal, 56.90 ; beef, 76.22, 242 05
flour, 60.00 ; butter, 72.77 ; clothing, 39.03, 171 80
molasses, 36.32 ; cheese, 25.92 ; hay, 33.65, 95 89;
sugar, 14.35 ; tools, 13.01 ; labor, 18.75, 46 11
blacksmith's bill, 14.48 ; shoes and boots, 8.35, 22 83
coffee, 9.82 ; grass seed, 13.74 ; tea, 5.90, ' 29 46
beans, 8.50 ; medicine, 2.25 ; spices, 4.68, 15 43
fish, 6.48 ; plaster Paris, 6.20 ; barrels, 4.15, 16 83
bread, 3.25 ; salt, 5.33 ; vinegar, 4.05, 12 63
oil, 3.30 ; lard, 2.50 ; tallow, 3.85 ; potash, 2.42, 12 07
tripe, 2.50 ; earthen ware, 2.50 ; brooms, 2.25, 7 25
newspaper, 2.70 ; skewer timber, 8.00; onions, 1.45,
12 15
tobacco, 3.40 ; cream tartar, 1.50 ; raisins, 1.98,
6 88
oats, 1.15 ; tin ware, 1.00 ; soap, 1.30 ; nails, 1.07 ; ink, .18, 4 70 dried apple, 1.25 ; matches, 1.20 ; repairing harness, 1.70, 4 15 cash to paupers, 1.85 ; milk, .25 ; calf, 2.00 ; castings, .78, 4 88 saltpetre, .25 ; peas, .60 ; tar, .20 ; ox labor, 2.25, 3 30
wooden ware, 1.20 ; yeast, .64 ; wicking, .46 ; starch, 23, 2 53
doctor's bill, 2.50 ; rosin, .20; soda, .34 ; whiting, .08, 3 12
rope, .60 ; sawing lumber, .70 ; use of bull, 4.75, 6 05
expenses to Boston, 13.60 ; do. to Brighton, 2.00, 15 60
.300 00
· services of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wetherbee,
6 00
James E. Billings' services, Jonas K. Putney's 66
6 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee's " 6 00
$1,586 71
Amount of inventory, April 1, 1866,
$990 09
Interest on farm, 239 40
$1,229 49
$2,816 20
RECAPITULATION.
Amount of receipts,
$1,620 10
Amount of expenditures,
1,586 71
Cash on hand,
$33 39
Total amount of expenditures, $1,586 71
Amount of inventory, April 1, 1866,
990 09
Interest on farm,
239 40
$2,816 20
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Total amount of receipts, Amount of inventory, April 1, 1867,
$1,405 10 1,120 86
$2,525 96
$290 24
Expense of victualling foreigners,
17 60
Total amount of supporting poor at Almshouse,
$272 64
Whole number of persons (exclusive of foreigners) supported in the Almshouse, 6 ; average number, 4 ; present number, 3 ; cost per week $1.31.
JAMES E. BILLINGS, Overseers JONAS K. PUTNEY, of Poor.
J. K. W. WETHERBEE,
Acton, April 1, 1867.
Acton, March 20, 1867.
This is to certify that I have examined the above reports and find that the same appear to be correct.
WM. D. TUTTLE, Auditor.
TOWN - CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN ACTON, IN 1866.
No. Date of Birth. Name of Child and Parents' Names.
1. Jan. 1, Nelson A. Mead, son of O. W. and Mary E. Mead.
2. Jan. 8, Frank Harlan Tuttle, son of Wm. D. and Elizabeth B. Tuttle.
3. Feb. 4, David Thomas Kinsley, son of Richard and Eliza Kinsley.
4. Feb. 13, Mary Alice Knights, daughter of George W. and Francis A. Knights.
5. Feb. 18, Charles Barry Parker, son of Edwin C. and Hannah H. Parker.
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