Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1862-1879, Part 28

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North School.


The Spring term was taught by Miss E. F. Reed, a teacher who has been most favorably noticed in several reports in connection with this school. Miss Reed was obliged to close her school prematurely by reason of failing health, and after a lingering sickness died. She was earn- est and conscientious in her chosen work, and was greatly beloved by all her pupils. We have no doubt those who were under her instructions will cherish her memery and will always feel the influence of her pure and devoted life.


The Fall and Winter terms were taught by Miss L. A. Farnum. Miss F. was a resident of the district and for other reasons labored under some disadvantages during the first term, though she had a fair degree of success. During the winter term the school made excellent progress and the examination at, the close of the term was very creditable.


South East.


The Spring and Fall terms of this school were taught by Miss K. M. Sweeney. Miss S. is well qualified to teach and showed herself disposed to apply herself most earnestly to her work, but, through the influences of causes beyond her control, she failed to succeed. The Winter term was taught by Miss H. F. Hapgood. . This was Miss H's first experience in teaching, but, considering the dis- advantages with which she was called to contend, she had


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a good degree of success. On account of removals from this part of the town, the prospective number of scholars in this school is to be small, that it may be, some provi- sion can be made so as to obviate the necessity for a school here during more than one term. Such an arrangement will be for the interest of the scholars and of the town.


Appended are the usual statistical reports. In the num- ber of visits reported, neither the visits of the Superintend- ent nor those of friends at the public examinations are re- ported.


Respectfully Submitted.


DANIEL TUTTLE, (Chairman),


JONA. W. LOKER, (Clerk). JOSEPH NOYES, JAMES TUTTLE,


School Committee


of


DANIEL HARRIS,


Acton.


JOHN FLETCHER, 2ND,


F. P. WOOD, Superintendent of Schools.


ROLL OF HONOR.


Several scholars in the different district have been absent or tardy only once, and several have not been tardy or absent after they began to go to school, but did not go when the school began. We would gladly mention such, but by our rules we can not.


Those who have not been tardy or absent for one term.


Those who have not been tardy or absent for two terms.


Those who have not been tardy or absent for three terms.


South Grammar.


Mary Phelan, Etta Temple, Ella Clark, Henrietta Sawyer, Arlon Jackson, Freddie Brown, Lucie Jones,


Carrie Jones, Jessie Mitchell, Ida Wilder, Hiram Gates, Willie Wilbur.


Eddie Pool.


South Primary.


Mary I. Jackson, Mary E. Haggerty, Mary F. Fletcher, ITerbert O. Willis, Willie S. Randall, A. Ernie Wilbur, John Lynchı.


Josie Hannon, Emily G. Hannon, Eda F. Shapley, Eva C. Shapley. Carrie L. Shapley, L. Gerty Clark.


Harry Fletcher.


West Grammar.


Emma Mead, Lottie Richardson, Arthur Bradford, Arthur Blanchard, James Galliers, Edgar Hall, Charlie Hopkins, Arthur Stevens.


Etta Hoyi, Clara Tuttle, Mary Tuttle, Inez Wyman, Freddie Holden, Willie Kelley, Georgie Mead.


Annie Blanchard, Lizzie Gates, Minnie Hart, Hattie Parker, Freddie Mead.


West Primary.


Millie Handley, Eugene Hall, Eddie Hoar, Willie Hopkins, David Kingsley, Florence Noyes, Clesson Parker, Eddie Parker.


Freddie Gilmore, Walter Gardner, Willie Hart, Ida Littlefield, Bertie Mead, Ida Tuttle, Frank Teel.


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Center Grammar.


Herbert Fisk, Willie Kingsley, Walter Richardson, Willie Richardson, James Tuttle.


Annie Hammond, Viola Tuttle.


Center Primary.


Susie E. Conant, Elbridge R. Conant, Edith S. Dunn, Lizzie M. Scofield, Etta Tuttle, Hattie Tuttle, Harry L. Tuttle.


Georgie A. Smith.


Sarah E. Hammond.


East School.


Alma Forbush, William J. Moore, George L. Robbins. George H. Robbins.


Carlton C. Conant, Florence B. Perkins, Willie O. Smith.


North School.


Mary Daily, Elwin Harris, Cora Rouillard, Willie Ryan. Hattie Smith, Bertie Smith, Everett Wayne, Carrie White, Sidney White,


Willie Butterfield.


Elma Rouillard, James Ryan, Mattie Smith.


South East School.


Lester Fletcher. John Jones, Ethel J. Mathews.


TABULAR VIEW.


SCHOOLS.


TEACHIERS.


Length of School


Wages per month.


whole number of


Average attendance


Number under five


Number over fifteen


Number of visits by


parents and othere.


Center.


Grammar,


Miss A. E. Tucker,


$36 00


27


22.2


5


West.


Primary,


O. A. Hopkins,


25


40 00


35


80


2


0


34


South.


Primary,


66 M. A. Forbush,


3


40 00


49


42.75


1


1


29


North.


E. F. Reed,


13


32 00


21


15.8


1


1


7


East.


M. C. Harriss,


30 00


23


20.9


0


2


9


South East.


66


K. M. Sweeny,


30 00


19


14.8


0


0


4


Totals,


20元


$317 00


284 242 65


21


119


FALL TERM.


Center.


( Grammar,


Rev. S. O. Dyer,


2


$40 00


29


23.9


0


Miss S. F. Robbins,


2


27 00


34


29.5


3


0


66


O. A. Hopkins,


24


40 00


36


32


·2


0


10


South.


60


M. A. Forbush,


3


40 00


43


38.8


1


0


6


North.


L. A. Farnum,


28 00


25


19


1


-


12


East.


M. C. Harriss,


26 00


20


16.8


0


2


1


South East.


11


30 00


13


10.2


0


0


0


Totals,


203


$325 00


290 248.8


7


27


68


WINTER TERM.


Miss S. J. Flint,


4


$40 00


34


29.5


0


$26


23


Center.


Primary,


S. F. Robbins.


4


32 50


35.5


0


1


19


West.


Primary,


O. A. Hopkins,


3


40 00


47


40


0


1


20


South.


M. A. Forbush,


23


36 00


19


15.5


0


4


21


East,


M. C. Harriss,


3


40 00


23


19.2


0


5


10


South East.


H. F. Hapgood,


3


36 00


16


12.5


C


2


7


Totals,


284


$348 50


300


255.4


0


67


170


Aggregate for the year. |


69%


$990 50


874 746.85


13


115


957


66


S. F. Robbins,


25 00


34


28.9


Grammar,


A. H. Allen,


21


4£ 00


36


31.3


0


6


18


Grammar,


E. A. Gordon,


3


40 00


10


36


0


9


5


West.


Grammar,


A. H. Allen,


44 00


43


38


0


11


21


Primary,


Grammar,.


66 E. A. Gordon,


21


40 00


47


40.6


0


10


4


- Grammar,


A. If. Allen,


3


44 00


40


35.3


0


18


30


S Grammar,


E. A. Gordo. ,


3


40 00


48


38.6


0


10


2.2


North.


1 .. A. Farnum,


40 00


35


29.3


0


()


18


{ Primary,


SPRING TERM.


in months.


scholars.


years of age.


vears of age.


8


Primary,


) Primary,


Primary,


K. M. Sweeney,


Grammar,


Total average percentage of attendance during the year, 85.4


FINANCIAL REPORT.


-


SOUTH SCHOOL.


Drawn from the treasury,


$688 38


Received from town of Stow,


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


JOSEPHI 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


66


.. " 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


66 ". James O. Faxon,


450 00


" " Harriet Davis,


500 00


" Old School House West Dist.


630 00


" 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 697 33


Luther Conant, Centre 692 31


D. J. Wetherbee, East it 323 84


J. W. Loker, North


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


6 6


for repairs on School House, 3 12


for repairs on


Furnace.


6


25


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


500 Town Reports, 70 00


66 Warrants, 7 00


Dog Notices, 1 50


66


Notice sale of School House, 1


25


66 Notice road to build, 2 00


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


6: :6 near Andrew Hapgood's house, 27 25


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


J. E. Reed, lumber for new bridge at Powder Mills, 93 8]


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 "


66


5 61


$1,065 05


REGULAR HIGHWAY WORK. CHARLES WHEELER, SURVEYOR.


Paid Charles Wheeler, for 73 1-4 days


work, 3.00, 8219 75


:6 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


oxen " 1 6: 6


2 00


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


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 66 8 03


C. Hardy, “ 4 1-2 66 " 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, 2 60 66 3 00


Chas. Leighton,“ 3


66 66


4 50


Luther Billings,“ 2


66


66 3 00


F. Mann, 2


66


66 3 00


E. N. Robbins, “ 1


66


66 1 50


7


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


work, 2.00, $102 00 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


ĮTOWN DEBT:


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


John Goldsmith, “


2,500 00


Phineas Puffer, "


3,000 00


John Vilson,


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,


12 50


Witnesses, 17 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


W. D. Tuttle, services as Assessor, 25 00


6. Town


Clerk, including making report, 25 00


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, 10 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


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, “ 66


3 15


Geo. E. Forbush, “


6 00


Francis Conant, “: 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


express on bundle, 30


6 : key to closet in Town Hall, 25


6: 66 summoning persons to take oath of office, 3 75


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


60


one day's labor on Town Clock, 1 50


66


washing Town Hall, 2 00


66 6 lamp chimneys,


75


6. repairs on lamps,


65


66 repairing clock in Town Hall, 2 08


66


sawing wood and


putting in cellar,


1 50


66


Lime, 10


66 tolling bell for 4 deaths, 80


6:


taking care of Town clock one year, 10 00


W. D. Tuttle, express on public


documents,


2 97


66


surveying and re-


newing bounds


of North school house lot. 1 00


postage un election returns, 61


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


66


collecting and re- cording 28 births, 14 00


66 recording 31 deaths, 5 10 66 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,


66 respecting State Aid,$2 50


stationery and postage, 2 75 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,


458 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,


$3,787 87


TOWN DEBT NOTES.


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 66


608 60


60


295 88


Middlesex Institution for Savings,


3,550 16


J. E. Billings, 66


419 88


Patrick Farrell,


413 80


$24,083 07


Amount due from State Aid,


$208 00


66


Town Treasurer, 3,787 87


$3,995 87


Balance against the Town,


$20,087 20


JAMES E. BILLINGS, Selectmen HIRAM J. HAPGOOD,


FRANK H. WHITCOMB,


of Acton.


ACTON, Feb. 26, 1877.


512 00


14


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, 42 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


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EXPENSES.


Paid for labor,


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


grain,


348 29


expenses mar- keting, 7 40


pigs,


39 00


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


vinegar,


6 75


oil can,


50


mustard,


35


sage,


2 73


tacks,


30


coffee,


36


pins,


41


cheese,


10 36


seeds,


1 04


cloth & clothing, 3 87


candles,


60


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


50


tomato plants,


30


medicine.


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


66 43 00


66 66 66 Nellie Batchelor,


8 00


66 66 Joel Stone,


2 25


Services of N. S. Brooks,


387 00


66


E. H. Cutler as Overseer, 50 00


. . " John White,


8 00 ·


Thomas P. Sawyer, 3 00


Total amount of Expenditures,


$1,766 77


"' 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.


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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 John and Elizabeth Davis.


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


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


4. Mar. 18, Shirley Edward Jones, son of William S. and Laura A. Jones.


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


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


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


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


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


11. .. 23, Walter Everett Smith, son of Allen and Georgianna Smith.


12. .. 23, Mary Ellen ('Neil, daughter of Patrick and Hannah ('Neil. 13. June 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 MI. 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 M. Handley. is. Sept. 11, Bertram S. Holt, son of Lorenzo U. and Clara E. Holt. 19. .. 19, Eva HI. Randall, daughter of Freeman L. and Amelia A. Ran- dall.


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


21. .. 3º, 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, Cornelius Joseph Minehan. son of Patrick and Ellen Minchan.


25. Dec. 5, Arthur Drew, son of Hiram L. and Ella L. Drew.


26.


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


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


27. 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 Aeton 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. S. 3, Mr. George H. Watsou 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.


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




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