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E. A. Phalen, service as constable at North Acton, 2 00
Manning & Leighton, one table for North school, 4 75
Milford Mutual Insurance Co., assess-
ment on policy No. 9,183 on Li- brary, 16 50
Waldo Bros., one plow, 20 00
2I
TOWN OF ACTON.
F. D. Weld, 114 feet ladders, 18 24
E. F. Richardson, service as cattle
commissioner in Wheeler case, 5 00
Wm. D. Tuttle, express charges, 4 96
66 postage, 2 92
66 stationery, 1 00
Wm. D. Tuttle, collecting and record- ing 42 births, 21 00
Wm. D. Tuttle, recording and index- ing 43 deaths, 6 30
Wm. D. Tuttle, recording and index- ing 27 marriages, 4 05
Wm. D. Tuttle, dog license blanks, 65
Wm. D. Tuttle, meeting selectmen about Gates road, 1 50
Wm. D. Tuttle, surveying and laying out road in Centre, 5 00
Wm. D. Tuttle, boxing ballot box and express, 1 00
O. E. Houghton, painting ladders at Centre, 2 75
N. E. Bean, repairing ladders at Cen- tre, 2 50
D. H. Farrar, repairing ladders at East, 4 50
D. H. Farrar,painting ladders at East, 6 00
H. T. Clark,painting ladders at West, 4 60
repairing 66
6 75
66 rope and labor on same, 4 00
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 table for Town hall, 2 50
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 2 gal-
lons paint for ladders at Centre, 2 50
22
ANNUAL REPORTS
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 6 lad- der hooks, 3 00
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee,6 wrenches, 2 04
66 66 3 oilers, 1 42
66 66 emery paper, 14
E. Jones & Co., 10,660 lbs. coal for Town hall, 34 09
E. Jones & Co., lumber for shelves for school supplies, 8 18
C. L. Bradford, moving school furni- ture, 6 25
C. L. Bradford, labor on same, 6 15
C. L. Bradford, express, 30
C. L. Bradford, fumigating N. Jacob- son's house (scarlet fever), 2 00
C. L. Bradford, attending registrars' meeting, 75
Anson Piper,moving school property, 1 00
Samuel Jones, Jr., moving school fur- niture, 3 50
C. J. Williams, postage, 4 46
C. J. Williams, telephone, 60
Phineas Wetherbee, arranging poll tax list, 5 00
Phineas Wetherbee, invoice and col- lector's book, 1 35
Phineas Wetherbee, stationery, post- age and express, 1 50
Groom & Co., binding record book, 4 75
R. S. Robson, repairing ballot box, 4 00
M. E. Taylor & Co., 7 dozen pails, 22 55
66
" 8 pails, 1 20
66 66 16 pails, 1 60
23
TOWN OF ACTON.
Fitchburg R.R.Co., freight on truck, 3 50
66 ladders, 25
66
hose,
3 25
66 66 engine, 10 85
W. F. Stevens, abatement on taxes, 1893, 1,019 03
C. A. Hosmer, repairs on fire engine, 15 04
Joe Evans, 66 66 1 00
W. F. Hale, 66 66 66
80
Estate of J. E. Cutter, abatement on taxes, 1891 and 1892, 21 76
C. W. Pitman, care of Town hall, 67 10
66
66 clock, 16 25
66 repairing flag, 8 30
W. S. Warren, express, 55
G. V. Bowen, express and postage, 3 05
Waldo Littlefield, repairing scraper, 1 00
L. V. Clough, temporary aid for N. Jacobson, 3 00
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, 1 ket- tle, sulphur and acid, 83
J. K. W. Wetherbee, postage, 1 71
66 66
2 check books, 2 00
66
stationery, 45
Dr. J. E. Marsh, 9 returns of births, 2 25
C. H. Clark, straps for trucks, 3 10
pair straps for hearse, 1 50
I. F. Duran, superintendent of burials 34 interments, 102 00
I. F. Duran, making 28 returns, 7 00
Nathan Johnson, 1 lamp and fixture for Town farm, 4 25
Nathan Johnson, repairing flag, 30
24
ANNUAL REPORTS
Spofford Robbins, putting up voting stalls, 2 39
Dr. I. Hutchins, reporting 8 births, 1893, 2 00
E. F. Conant, postage and express, 2 64
Moses A. Reed, spiking trees.
15 25
M. E. Taylor & Co., -
63 gal. oil for Town hall,
5 57
1 shovel
37
zinc
66
85
glass 66
80
chimneys 66
66
1 50
2 brackets 66
66
50
dust pan 66
66
10
broom
66
35
4 lamp fount. "
66
40
4 burners
66
50
pitcher
37
wicks
66
16
doz. pencils 66
66
20
putty
66
66
12
copperas
66
66
12
bolt
66
60
10
$2,354 60
PRINTING.
Paid Enterprise Printing Co., warrants and
reports, $77 75
Enterprise Printing Co., advertising, 2 00
Enterprise Printing Co., warrants for June and November, 4 50
Enterprise Printing Co., registrars' no- tices, 3 50
Augustus Hosmer, orders and notices, 3 15
25
TOWN OF ACTON.
Thomas Todd, notices for Nagog, 1 75
Campbell & Hanscom, poll tax list, 8 50
$101 15
CEMETERY EXPENSES.
Paid Nathan Johnson, labor in Woodlawn, $103 48
Nathan Johnson, labor in North, 5 00
Estate of L. U. Holt, repairing pump in Woodlawn, 3 50
L. W. Stevens, labor in Mt. Hope, 121 55
E. Hall & Son, 480 feet chestnut for posts in Mt. Hope, 13 00
C. H. Mead & Co., wire and staples for fence in Mt. Hope, 12 49
C. B. Stone, making deeds for lots in Mt. Hope, 10 00
Horace F. Tuttle, making plan of Mt. Норе,
13 95
Horace F. Tuttle, surveying lots in Mt. Hope,
3 00
John Fletcher, labor in Woodlawn,
5 50
$291 47
STATE AID.
Paid W. B. Ball, chap. 279, acts 1889, 55 3-4 weeks' board, $196 50 Allen G.Smith, “ 13 months, 65 00
Addison B. Wheeler, chap. 279, acts 1889, 13 months, 65 00
Mary J. Brown, chap. 301. acts 1889, 13 months, 26 00
Emma F. Blood,
66
13
66
52 00
Richard G. Dane,
66
13
66
65 00
Achsa Hanscom, 66
66
13
66
52 00
Aaron C. Handley.
66
66
13
66
78 00
Louisa Hobart,
66
66
2
66
8 00
Almira H. Loker,
66
66
3
66
12 00
26
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Eliza J. Shattuck, chap. 301, acts 1889, 13 months,
52 00
Luke Smith,
66
66
13
66
52 00
Mary Smith,
66
13
52 00
Rebecca C. Wright,
66
66
13
66
52 00
Susan B. Winn,
66
66
13
52 00
Phœbe F. Wood,
66
66
13
52 00
$931 50
STREET LAMPS.
Paid Henry Barker (2),
$5 20
G. V. Bowen,
2 60
L. C. Baldwin,
2 60
E. I. Banks,
2 60
L. V. Clough (2),
5 20
O. L. Dart,
2 60
I. F. Dürren,
2 60
A. J. Fletcher,
2 60
J. P. Fletcher,
2 60
L. A. Hesselton,
2 60
L. S. Hosmer,
2 60
H. J. Hapgood,
2 60
F. J. Hastings & Co.,
2 60
F. A. Houston,
2 60
A. H. Jones,
2 60
Elnathan Jones,
2 60
W. H. Jones,
2 60
Mrs. M. E. Lothrope,
2 60
Frank Merriam,
2 60
A. Merriam,
5 20
A. C. Piper,
2 60
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee (2),
5 20
Edwin Tarbell,
2 60
F. Z. Taylor, 2 60
G. W. Worster,
2 60
27
TOWN OF ACTON.
Acton Centre Improvement Society (51), 132 60 West Acton Street Lighting Associa- tion (36), 93 60
$301 60
BREAKING OUT ROADS.
Paid Aaron Allard,
$11 10
C. L. Bradford,
1 25
Abel Cole,
25 40
E. H. Cutler,
4 20
J. E. Durkee,
11 95
C. L. Davis,
14 20
N. Davidson,
. 4 40
H. A. Gould,
129 97
M. Harmon,
1 20
W. H. Hartwell,
27 70
W. H. Jones,
2 00
A. H. Jones,
5 23
W. S. Jones,
8 50
O. A. Knowlton,
10 00
Wm. Kingsley,
10 63
N. Littlefield,
22 13
Thos. McCarthy,
13 05
Jerry McCarthy,
56 50
C. O. Neil,
6 80
A. C. Piper,
96 75
W. C. Robbins,
180 85
John Rouillard,
3 75
H. F. Robbins,
1 20
C. Shirland,
3 95
A. L. Tuttle,
14 55
Luke Tuttle,
39 90
F. H. Whitcomb,
7 00
$714 16
28
ANNUAL REPORTS
EXPENSES ON TURNPIKE ROAD AS ORDERED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Paid H. A. Gould, work, $308 80
Wm. Kingsley, work,
211 82
Nahum Littlefield,
474 12
S. A. Guilford, blacksmith bill,
4 76
W. F. Hale, 6 7 00
Isaac Reed, 97 loads gravel,
4 85
V. F. Gardner, 256 loads of gravel, 12 80
H. T. Clark, plow beam, 2 50
C. H. Mead & Co., 3 plow points. 1 62
$1,028 27
TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.
Paid W. S. Jones, scholars from southeast, $120 00
Thomas Scanlon for 1 scholar to High school, 12 00
J. R. Bassett, 1 14 00
Mrs. Kate Varney, 1 18 00 66
John Maynes, 1 66
66
66
54 00
Luther Conant, 1 66
12 00
E. F. Conant, 1
66
12 00
Emery Taylor, 2
66
66
24 00
Charles Edwards,
1
1
66
12 00
L. C. Taylor,
1
66
12 00
F. P. Wood,
1
66
66
12 00
A. M. Knowlton, 1
66
12 00
S. H. Taylor, 1
66
66
14 00
D. J. Wetherbee,
1
66
66
14 00
J. W. Parsons, 1
1 term, 9 00
$381 00
18 00
C. I. Miller, 3
12 00
Robert Wayne,
29
TOWN OF ACTON.
FIRE APPARATUS AND BUILDINGS.
Paid Ayer Fire Deportment, truck and ladders, $100 00
Samuel Jones, Jr., building 3 truck houses, 312 00
Samuel Jones, Jr., lumber and la- bor (extra), 4 79
Samuel Jones, Jr., building 1 house, 112 00
S. F. Hayward & Co., 3 engines, 450 00
S. F. Hayward & Co., 20 feet 4-inch suction hose for South Acton, 39 00
S. F. Hayward & Co., 200 feet 2 1-2 inch cotton rubber-lined hose, 60 00
S. F. Hayward & Co., 20 feet suc- tion hose, 20 80
S. F. Hayward & Co., 1 strainer, 1 50
S. F. Hayward & Co., 100 feet un- lined linen hose, 16 00
S. F. Hayward & Co., 20 feet suc- tion hose, 20 80.
S. F. Hayward & Co., 1 nozzle, 7 20
D. H. Farrar, 3 ladder trucks, 197 00
Francis Jones, painting four truck houses, 21 88
$1,362 97
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Edward Dixon, supt. of schools, $390 00
C. J. Williams, school committee, 64 68
H. F. Tuttle, 66 15 00 66
C. L. Bradford, 66 66
22 50
Dr. I. Hutchins, " 66 10 00
30
ANNUAL REPORTS
Estate of James Fletcher, school
committee, 9 00
William D. Tuttle, registrar, 15 00
Samuel Guilford, 66
12 00
Julian Tuttle, 66
12 00
J. R. Lawrence,
12 00
Smith Finney, special police July 4, 2 50
Roswell Tuttle, 66
66
2 50
Fred Reed, 66 6.
2 50
Moses Reed, 66
2 50
Ed. A. Phalen,
66
2 50
Chas. Pitman, 66
2 50
Phineas Wetherbee, assessor,
50 00
James B. Tuttle,
26 25
Anson C. Piper, 66
26 00
T. F. Newton, election officer, 3 00
H. J. Hapgood, ،،
3 00
Jas. McGreen, 66 66
3 00
Abram Tuttle, ..
3 00
L. C. Taylor, 66
3 00
H. F. Tuttle, 66 6.
3 00
D. J. Wetherbee, "
3 00
E. A. Phalen, 66
3 00
H. A. Littlefield, “ 66
3 00
C. H. Mead.
3 00
C. B. Stone, 66
3 00
Wm. Kelley, 66 ..
3 00
G. E. Holton, 1 00
Phineas Wetherbee,election officer, 1 00
Fred S. Whitcomb, 66
1 00
D. J. Wetherbee, auditor, 5 00
H. J. Hapgood, 5 00
Wm. D. Tuttle, clerk, 30 00
31
TOWN OF ACTON.
J. K. W. Wetherbee, treasurer, 75 00
G. V. Bowen, selectman, 85 00
E. F. Conant, 85 00
H. A. Littlefield, “ 4 months, 16 67
Estate of J. E. Cutter, for salrry of collector in 1892, 80 00
$1,100 10
LOANS PAID.
Paid Percis V. Hapgood, interest on $500 note 1 year, $25 00
Frank H. Jones, interest on $600 note 1 year, 30 00
John A. Bowen, interest on $1000 note 1 year, 50 00
Estate of Wm. Davis, interest on $350 note 1 year, 17 50
Estate of Wm. Davis, interest on $1000 note 1 year, 50 00
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, in- terest on $1500 note 1 year, 75 00
Varnum Tuttle, interest on $700 note 1 year, 35 00
Varnum Tuttle, interest on $540 note 1 year, 27 00
Mrs. W. W. Davis, interest on $100 cemetery fund, 5 00
John A. Bowen; $3,000 note and interest from July 17 to Nov. 17, 3,060 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee, $324.74 note and interest from July 17 to Oct. 30, 330 85
32
ANNUAL REPORTS
Patch Bros., $500 note and inter- terest from June 22 to Nov. 7, 509 38
$4,214 73
RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS.
Balance due from treasurer Feb. 26,
1893, $2,827 59
Balance due from collector Feb. 26, 1893,
1,009 50
Appropriation for town charges,
6,500 00
66%
schools,
4,400 00
66
school supplies,
450 00
66
supt. of schools, 400 00
66
Memorial library,
550 00
66
high ways,
2,700 00
66
transportation school
children, 200 00
66
breaking out roads, 1,000 00
66
State tax, 1,625 00
.6
county tax, 1,326 91
66
overlayings, 552 75
Received from State treasurer, -
Burial of State pauper, 15 00
Support of State pauper,
10 75
Corporation tax,
519 69
National Bank tax,
314 72
Military aid,
133 25
State aid,
558 00
Income Mass. school fund,
233 54
Received from County treasurer, dog tax, 243 08
C. H. Clark, on acct. of
supervision of schools, 315 28
33
TOWN OF ACTON.
Received from Money overdrawn on
street lamps 1892, 4 00
66
Library fines, 14 38
66
Nathan Johnson, old hearse wheels, 10 00
Nathan Johnson,hay in Woodlawn cemetry, 10 00
66
Isaac Ford, old road scraper, 20 00
L. W. Stevens, lots sold in Mt. Hope ceme- tery, 22 00
66
John Fletcher,lots sold in Woodlawn ceme- tery, 22 00
66
C. J. Williams, school supplies, 20
Estate of James Fletch- er,cash overdrawn on school supplies 1982,
40 93
C. J. Williams, cash for damage to furniture in East school, 1 00
66
Town of Boxboro, tui- tion of Alice P. Wil- lard, 16 00
66
C. W. Pitman, for rent of Town hall and basement, 102 25
Received from borrowed money,-
Win. D. Tuttle, 550 00
Frank H. Jones, 700 00
B. H. & O. K. Patch, 500 00
34
ANNUAL REPORTS
Young People's Christian Un- ion (South Acton), 100 00
John A. Bowen, 3,000 00
Estate of Wm. Davis,
28 00
J. K. W. Wetherbee, tempora- ry loan, 324 74
Received from interest on money in bank, 89 29
$31,439 85
EXPENDITURES.
For support of Centre school,
$601 09
66
South
855 27
66
East . 6
426 10
66
West 66
879 73
66
North
413 54
66
Southeast
113 50
66
High 66
1,284 03
School supplies,
502 45
Bills unpaid Feb. 26, 1893,
1,213 22
Miscellaneous,
2,420 86
State and military aid,
931 50
Poor,
1,407 38
Cemetery expenses,
291 47
Memorial library,
517 30
Roads ordered by county com- missioners,
1,028 27
Roads and bridges,
2,510 41
Repairs on town buildings and grounds,
873 30
Town officers,
1,100 10
Loans and interest,
4,214 73
Printing, 101 15
35
TOWN OF ACTON.
Fire apparatus and buildings, 1,362 97
Breaking out roads,
714 16
Transportation of scholars,
381 00
Street lamps,
301 60
State tax,
1,625 00
Connty tax,
1,326 91
$27,397 04
Balance due from W. F. Stevens, taxes in 1893,
1,197 87
Balance due from J. K. W. Wetherbee, treasurer, 2,844 94
$31,439 85
TOWN DEBT.
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee, note, $1,500 00
Interest on same from June 20, 1893,
to March 12, 1894, 54 58
Estate of Wm. Davis, note, 1,028 00
Interest on same from October 18, 1893, to March 12, 1894, 20 56
John A. Bowen, note, 1,000 00
Interest on same from June 6, 1893,
1
to March 12, 1894, 38 33
Frank H. Jones, note,
600 00
Interest on same from April 27, 1893, to March 12, 1894,
26 25
Frank H. Jones, note,
700 00
Interest on same from June 15, 1893,
to March 12, 1894,
25 96
Varnum Tuttle, note, 700 00
Interest on same from April 17, 1893,
to March 12, 1894, 31 59
Varnum Tuttle, note, 540 00
Interest on same from July 14, 1893, to March 12, 1894, 17 85
36
ANNUAL REPORTS
Percis V. Hapgood, note, 500 00
Interest on same from June 1, 1893,
to March 12, 1894, 19 50
Estate of mn W. Davis, note, 350 00
Interest on same from May 12, 1893, to March 12, 1894, 14 58
Wm. D. Tuttle, note, 550 00
Interest on same from June 8, 1893,
to March 12, 1894, 20 93
Young People's Christian Union (So. Acton) note, 100 00
Interest on same from June 30, 1893,
to March 12, 1894, 3 50
$7,841 63
Less amount due from collector and treasurer,
4,042 81
Balance against the town March 12, 1894, $3,798 82 GUSTAVUS V. BOWEN, E. F. CONANT, Selectmen of Acton.
ACTON, March 15, 1894.
We have examined the accounts of the selectmen and find them correct.
HIRAM J. HAPGOOD, DANIEL J. WETHERBEE, Auditors of the Town of Acton.
37
TOWN OF ACTON.
List of Jurors.
The following is a list of persons to serve as Jurors for the ensuing year, as revised by the selectmen of Acton, to be submitted to said town at the April meeting :
Luther Conant,
Daniel H. Farrar,
Francis Hosmer,
James P. Brown,
Frank H. Whitcomb,
Chas. S. Twitchell,
Geo. B. Parker,
Chas. J. Holton,
James Kingsley,
Thomas F. Noyes, Luke J. Robbins,
John C. Keyes,
Norman A. Davidson,
Lyman C. Taylor,
Joseph A. Whitcomb,
D. J. Wetherbee,
Geo. R. Keyes,
Samuel Jones, Jr.,
Hanson A. Littlefield,
John Temple,
Job W. Dupee,
David C. Harris,
Geo. W. Worster,
W. F. Stevens,
S. Hammond Taylor,
F. J. Hastings.
GUSTAVUS V. BOWEN, E. F. CONANT,
Selectmen of Acton.
Acton, March 16, 1894.
38
ANNUAL REPORTS
Report of Receipts and Expenditures at the Almshouse in Acton, For the Year Ending February 29. 1894.
ARTICLES ON HAND FEB. 28, 1894.
12 cows,
$480 00
175 flour barrels, at 18 cents,
31 50
Grain,
15 00
6 ladders,
9 00
4 plows,
20 00
2 cultivators,
3 00
Hay cutter,
2 00
12 tons hay,
240 00
Oat fodder,
2 00
Bone meal,
35
Salt,
30
Express wagon,
65 00
Horse rake,
15 00
Hay wagon,
18 00
Horse cart,
18 00
Stone drag,
4 00
Harrow,
2 00
Other farming tools,
22 00
1 horse,
75 00
Lumber,
10 00
Pung,
8 00
Express harness,
32 00
Light harness,
10 00
39
TOWN OF ACTON.
Mowing machine,
2 00
15 bushels potatoes,
8 00
2 one-horse sleds,
15 00
Tubs and pails, Horse blanket,
1 50
Light wagon,
25 00
31 market boxes,
3 10
Wheelbarrow,
2 00
Canvas cover,
2 50
Barbed wire,
2 00
14 cords wood,
56 00
3 wood saws,
2 00
Oil tank,
1 00
Tin pails,
·1 00
64 hens,
32 00
Flour,
4 50
Sugar,
15
Eggs,
44
Spices,
40
Extract,
30
25 pounds dried apples,
2 00
Cooking range,
35 00
Beef,
1 68
Beans,
24
Tea and coffee,
67
Soap,
3 25
Canned fruit,
5 00
Fruit jars,
2 50
$1,291 83
RECEIPTS FROM THE TOWN FARM FROM MARCH 1, 1893, TO MARCH 1, 1894.
Received for apples,
$204 13
45
40
ANNUAL REPORTS
Received for bull,
16 00
birch poles,
34 02
COWS,
52 00
calves,
17 75
66
eggs,
49 84
66
labor,
4 90
66
milk,
836 52
66
old junk,
32
66
potatoes,
5 08
66
soap,
58 05
$1,278 88 -
EXPENDITURES AT THE TOWN FARM FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1894.
Axes and handles,
$ 2 45
Boxes,
1 97
Butter,
31 93
Beans,
5 06
Blacksmith's bill,
26 98
Beef,
64 17
Brooms and brushes,
2 14
Coal,
6 43
Canvas cover,
2 50
Cabbage,
18
Cheese,
2 37
Cooking range,
35 00
Castings,
1 33
Cloth and clothing,
9 86
Crackers,
36 10
Coffee,
5 65
Curtains,
60
Cows,
299 00
27
wood,
-
41
TOWN OF ACTON.
Canned goods,
30
Collar pad,
50
Cream tartar,
81
Dr. Sanders' bill,
2 50
Extracts,
90
Farming tools,
15 84
Fly paper,
42
Flour,
29 10
Fish,
3 57
Globes and chimneys,
1 42
Glass,
33
Grass seed,
3 41
Grain,
420 94
Harness,
12 50
Horse blanket,
1 85
Hardware,
3 74
Kerosene oil,
4 70
Lumber,
24
Lard and cottolene,
14 77
Lemons,
41
Labor,
82 75
Molasses,
90
Medicine,
1 37
Matches,
61
Mop handle,
15
Nails,
1 94
Netting,
74
Onions,
15
Potatoes,
2 03
Paint and oil,
10 36
Printers' ink,
1 44
Phosphate,
14 38
Paper,
13
42
ANNUAL REPORTS
Paris green,
36
Pasturing cattle,
12 88
Repairs on harness,
2 55
Rolled oats,
6 06
Rope,
28
Raisins,
1 34
Sawing lumber,
50
Services of A. S. Bradley and wife for
March, 29 17
Services of E. J. Ordway and wife 11 months,
320 84
Services of L. C. Taylor,
50 00
66
J. B. Tuttle,
15 00
66
E. C. Parker,
6 00
Spices,
1 80
Soda,
74
Sugar,
33 40
Starch,
6
Slippers,
25
Soap,
11 77
Salt,
60
Scraps,
2 00
Tea,
14 18
Tar paper,
1 37
Tubs and pails,
1 48
Tomato plants,
25
Tin ware,
1 55
Use of bull,
2 00
Use of pump,
1 00
Vinegar,
60
Wicks,
7
Wheelwright's bill,
2 50
W. B. Holt, for repairs,
4 45
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TOWN OF ACTON.
Yeast, 94
Expenditures, Receipts,
$1,694 91 1,278 88
Income less than expense, $416 03
Due from treasury to balance account, $416 03
Interest on town farm, $3500,at 5 pr. cent., 175 00
$591 03
Victualing and lodging 872 tramps, at 25 cents each, 218 00
Cost of supporting poor on farın, $373 03
Whole number of persons, exclusive of tramps, sup- ported at almshouse,
3
Average number, 3
Present number,
3
LYMAN C. TAYLOR, JAMES B. TUTTLE, EDWIN C. PARKER, Overseers of Poor.
We have examined the above accounts of the Overseers of the Poor and find them correct.
H. J. HAPGOOD, D. J. WETHERBEE,
Auditors.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Town Clerk's Report for 1893.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN ACTON IN 1893.
No. Date of Birth. 1893.
Name of Child. Names of Parents.
1. Jan. 7. Frederick Dana Jones. Fred G. and Mary A. Jones.
2. Jan. 24. Edward Moen. Frank and Margaret E. Moen.
3. Feb. 3. Merrill Elbridge Wheeler. Elbridge L. and Florence I. Wheeler.
4. Feb. 15. Ruth Gertrude Knowlton. Frank R. and Emma S. Knowlton.
5. Feb. 22. Robert Stuart Christie. Samuel A. and Ida E. Christie.
6. Mar. 29. Walter Fred Gilmore. Fred W. and Della Gilmore.
7. April 6. Isaiah McLaughlin. James W. and Delila McLaughlin.
8. April 19. Martha Lizzie McDonald. John and Mary McDonald.
9. April 20. Harold Asaph Merriam. Frank A. and Bertha M. Merriam.
10. April 21. Mary Jacobson. Simon and Rosa Jacobson.
11. April 23. Arthur Tuttle Goding. James A. and Clara L. Goding.
12. April 28. David Russell Kinsley. James and Annie Kinsley.
13. April 28. Burton Hart Hoar. John S. and Minnie Hoar.
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TOWN OF ACTON.
14. May 1. Ernest Edward Allsop. Arthur E. and Eva Allsop.
-7 15. May 13. Kenith Fay Reed. Lorenzo E. and Emma A. Reed.
16. May 17. Chester Cleveland Brooks. Fredson P. and Mattie M. Brooks.
17. May 21. Bertram Stanley Barber. Giles A. and Maggie Barber.
18. May 31. Genevieve Frances Davis. Wilber Grove and Annie E. Davis.
Mary Frances McGreevey John and Mary
19. June 13.
McGreevey.
20. June 14. Elsie Bryant. Delmer F. and Carrie M. Bryant.
21. June 15. Lucilla Moore. William J. and Mary A. Moore.
22. June 15. Ralph Edward Gates. Hiram E. and Etta A. Gates.
23. June 17. Mary Whitman. John W. and Bessie Whitman.
24. June 18. Elizabeth Harrington Bessey. William N. and Gertrude Sylvester Bessey.
25. June 26. Howard Lyman Whitcomb. Fred J. and Mary E. Whitcomb.
26. June 30. Rosa Jackman. Jane Jackman.
27. July 1. Harry Leslie Woodward. Edwin P. and Velma A. Woodward.
28. July 14 A son to Daniel E. and Susie Feeney. 29. Aug. 7. Milton Everett Austin. Byron W. and Hattie Belle Austin. 30-31. Aug. 12. Everline Knowlton Frank B. and Nellie F. Everlyn Knowlton Knowlton.
1
46
ANNUAL REPORTS
32. Aug. 20. Helen Eliza Fairbanks. Charles H. and Nellie L. Fairbanks.
33. Sept. 11. Emma Genneva Gill. James and Geneva Gill.
34. Sept. 18. Mabel Florence Worden. Martin H. and Lizzie M. Worden.
35. Sept. 24.
Ernest Linscott Hall. Ephraim L. and. Lucy F. Hall.
36. Oct. 8. Lena Elizabeth Glazier. Thomas Henry and Emma Glazier.
37. Oct. 27. Annie Rosa Stroevonevecz. Frank and Agnes Stroevonevecz.
38. Nov. 1. Florence Gough. John E. and Margaret Gough.
39. Nov. 25. A son to James and Catherine Devane.
40. Nov. 29. Earl Gardner Brooks. Roy Gardner and Libby Lorraine Brooks.
41. Dec.
5. Lena May Ordway. Joel E. and Emma J. Ordway.
42. Dec. 14. William George Ryan. Michael J. and Rose F. Ryan.
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1893.
Date and Place of Marriage. 1893.
Names and Residence of Parties.
1. Jan. 30. Arthur E. Allsop of Acton.
At Acton. Eva May Penniman of Acton.
Elwin C. Wheeler of Hubbardston.
2. Mar. 8. At Acton. Carrie N. Grimes of Hubbardston.
Lyman R. Tuttle of North Heath.
3. Mar. 9. At Acton. Isador Willis of West Acton.
4. Mar. 30. Warren H. Carter of Franklin, N. H. At Acton. Maggie F. McLeod of West Acton.
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TOWN OF ACTON.
5. Mar. 27. James A. Grimes of Acton.
At Acton. Annie F. Haley of Acton.
6. April 23. Joseph A. Flint of Acton.
At Acton. Sarah Elizabeth Stone of Acton.
7. June 1. At Acton. Susan A. Wetherbee of Acton.
George G. Russell of Concord.
8. June 1. George Herman Tuttle of Cambridge.
At Acton. Idella Josephine Barker of South Acton.
Leonard F. Leavitt of Charlestown. .. !
9. June 3. At Acton. Alice M. Sawyer of South Acton.
10. June 7.
Herbert F. Robbins of Acton.
At Ashland.
Bessie E. Foote of Acton.
11. June 24. At
Albert Rickerby of South Acton. Jennie Parker of Nova Scotia.
12. June 25. At Concord. 13. June 29. At So. Acton. 14. July 25. At. Cambridge. 15. Aug. 4. At Acton. 16. Aug. 6. At Ayer.
Jeremiah R. Ingham of Concord. M. Ella Sibley of South Acton.
Ora L. Clough of South Acton. Myrtilla Richardson of South Acton. Joseph M. Ryan of Concord.
Rose F. Rodway of East Acton. Manoel Miller of Cambridge. Mary Pauline King of South Acton.
17. Aug. 12. At Acton.
Waldo H Miner of South Acton. Caliste E. Farmer of Shirley. Walter Welch of South Acton. Laura M. Horton of South Acton. Amherst F. Durkee of West Acton. Minnie B. Haire of Maynard.
18. Aug. 28. At Maynard. 19. Sept. 6. Luther H. Bateman of Harvard. } Mary Ann Hammond of Acton.
At Acton.
20. Sept. 18. Albert H. Perkins of West Acton. At Boxboro. Ella B. Patterson of West Acton.
21. Oct. 3. Milledge Osborn Baker of Atlanta, Ga.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
At W. Acton. Fannie Marcella Houghton of West Acton.
22. Oct. 4. At W. Acton.
David L. Ball of Concord.
Vernie G. Whitcomb of West Acton.
Eugene L. Hall of West Acton.
23. Oct. 19. At W. Acton. 24. Oct. 23.
Isabelle H. Bent of West Acton.
Lewis Leveronia of West Acton.
At Concord.
Ellen C. Coughlin of West Acton.
25. Oct. 24. At E. Acton.
Fred F. Robbins of East Acton. Lucy M. Davis of East Acton.
26. Nov. 30. At W. Acton. 27. Dec. 25. Herbert E. Willis of South Acton.
At So. Acton.
Evelyn Blanche Fletcher of South Acton.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ACTON IN 1893.
No. Date of Death. 1892.
Names of Persons Deceased.
Yrs.
-Age- Mos.
Ds.
1. Jan. 9. Whitney E. Stowell,
72
4
4
2. Jan. 19. Enoch Hall,
82
11
19
3. Jan. 25. William A. Thompson,
4
-
27
1. Feb. 19. Joseph Truette,
58
5
7
5.
Mar. 4. Leslie D. Spinney,
-
2
5
6. Mar. 9. George Hagar,
77
11
9
7. Mar. 25. Andrew Lawrence,
81
11
-
8. Mar. 28.
Rev. James Fletcher,
69
6
23
9. Mar. 29.
Samuel A. Dorrison,
75
4
8
10. Mar. 29.
Jason W. Livermore,
87
15
11.
April 10.
Leslie P. Richardson,
9
11
12. April 27. James Hill,
--
6
27
13. June 25. James B. Smith,
71
5
28
14.
July 14. Son of Daniel E. Feeney,
-
-
4
15. Aug. 2. Asaph Parlin,
81
9
15
16. Aug. 29. Lucy A. Flagg,
59)
7
6
-
Harry P. Barteaux of West Acton.
Minnie M. Littlefield of West Acton.
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TOWN OF ACTON.
17. Sept. 1. Eugene G. Kraetzer,
44
3
9
18. Oct. 5. Sally M. Johnson,
46
11
19. Oct. 12. Jane Jackman,
50
20. Oct. 19. Arthur Jackman,
55
21. Oct. 21. John McCarthy,
81
22. Nov. 28. A :on of James Devane,
3
23. Dec. 30. James C. Graham,
84
8
15
24. Dec. 17. Lena May Ordway,
-
12
25. Dec. 23. John E. Cutter,
68
8
8
26. June 19. Arthur E. Mead,
24
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PERSONS BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL.
No. Date of Death. Names of Deceased.
Age-
1893.
Yrs. Mos. Ds.
1. Feb. 28. Eliza A. Whitcomb of Boston,
76 10
4
2. Feb. 7. Abner Hosmer of Lawrence, 80
7
3. April 25. Susan Simmons of Boston,
72 4
4. May 29.
Abbie L. Chapman of Everett,
37 5 13
5. Aug. 24. Granvile Rouillard of Malden, Moses A Noyes of Newton,
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