Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1879-1894, Part 8

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Publication date: 1879
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Appended are the usual statistics and the "Roll of Honor."


For the Committee,


FREDERICK C. NASH, Superintendent.


10


SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S FINANCIAL REPORT.


To the Citizens of Acton :


Your School Committee respectfully submit the fol- lowing report of receipts and expenditures, and for infor- mation respecting the condition of the schools refer you to the foregoing report of the Superintendent, and the tab- ular statement annexed.


CENTRE SCHOOL. JOHN E. CUTTER, AGENT.


Drawn from treasury,


$790 00


$790 00


Paid teachers,


$606 60


fuel and preparing it,


118 00


care of house,


44 00


incidentals,


9 82


Balance on hand,


11 58


$790 00


SOUTH SCHOOL. L. S. HOSMER, AGENT.


Received from town,


$790 00


Balance from last year,


10 56


To expenses around the building,


$5 00


Paid Miss E. O. Clark,


198 00


Emma Gray,


120 00


4


Emma Estabrook,


284 00


F. J. Wood, janitor,


71 00


A. S. Fletcher, coal,


35 00


Washing school house curtains,


5 00


H. Gould, 1 cord wood,


3 00


T. J. W, bill sundries,


11 28


$727 28


Amount due the district,


$68 28


$800 56


11


WEST SCHOOL. LUCY M. MEAD, AGENT. .


Drawn from the treasury,


$790 00


Balance from last year,


63 47


Paid to teachers,


$634 00


for fuel,


94 64


care of house and furnace,


60 00


incidentals,


3 16


Balance on hand,


61 67


$853 47


W. Acton, March 20th, 1883.


NORTH SCHOOL.


J. W. DUPEE, AGENT.


Drawn from the treasury,


$350 00


Balance from last year,


17 06


$367 06


Paid to teachers,


$257 00


for fuel,


31 95


care of house,


16 00


Rep. boards, .


6 30


incidentals,


5 18


Balance on hand,


50 63


$367 06


EAST SCHOOL. GEORGE CHANDLER, AGENT.


Drawn from the treasury,


$350 00


By paid Susan Wetherbee, 3 terms,


265 00


coal for heating,


30 45


wood,


7 50


care of school house fires,


24 25


rent for organ,


13 50


key for door,


30


J. W. Flagg, sundries,


6 75


deficiency, 1882,


1 12


Balance,


1 12


$853 47


$350 00


12


SOUTH EAST SCHOOL. CHAS. D. GRIGGS, AGENT.


$294 56


Received from town,


Cleaning and repairing buildings,


2 50


Wood,


16 50


Preparing wood,


6 50


Paid Miss E. E. Tuttle,


126 00


M. Fletcher,


98 00


Care of school house,


5 00


Incidentals,


2 34


Balance on hand,


37 72


$294 56


Number of children between the ages of five and fif- teen, /290


Sum raised by the town for each,


$10.84


Respectfully submitted, .


JOHN E. CUTTER, Chairman,


J. W. DUPEE, Clerk,


LUCY M. MEAD,


LUCIUS S. HOSMER.


CHARLES D. GRIGGS,


GEORGE CHANDLER,


School Committee of Acton.


13


ROLL OF HONOR.


Names of those who have been neither Absent or Tardy.


Que Term.


CENTRE GRAMMAR. Two Terms. Three Terms.


Hattie E. Tuttie.


Susie E. Conant,* Hattie Robbins .*


Arthur Allen, Carleton Taylor, Henry Livermore, t Arthur Lane, t


Lutie Conant, Ida Austin,* Lizzie Scofield, ** Grace E. Tuttle, t Aunie J. Noyest


One Term.


Ollie D. Wood, t Jessie P. Wood, t S. Maud Purcell, Robert Purcell.t Millie E. Handley, Harry B. Nickerson, Charlie I. Calder, i Jennie E. McCarthy, t Emma L. Noyes.


One Term.


Ida Tuttle, I la Littlefield, Alberta Preston, Viola Preston, Gertie Cutler, t Alice Hoar, Bertha Wright, t Eddie Parker,* Clessou Parker,* Daniel Jones, Willie Hart, Guy Mead,* Eugene L. Hall.t Bertie D. Hall. ¡


·


CENTRE PRIMARY. Two Terms. Three Terms.


May L. Calder, **


Clara L. Hammond,


Nannie S. Nickerson, Lottie G. Couaut


C. Eugene Johnson, Wilinot E. Tavlor* Carrie E. Taylor,* Clara B. Robbins,*


Willie S. Johnson, t


WEST GRAMMAR. Two Terms.


Hattie Davis, t


14


One term,


WEST PRIMARY. . Two Terms.


Three terms.


Mary Frank Rich, Lulu Lawrencet Ray Littlefield. ** Willie Holt,* Sumuer Teele.


Carrie Gilmore, Susie Poultney, Mabel Mead,* Katie Parker, ¡ Gertrude Stone,* Elma Stone, ** Fred Davis,*+ Charlie Decostar,* John Hanaford, Alfred Richardson, Eddie Robinson. t


Richard Davis,* Willie Davis,* Ida Richardson, Alice Stone.


One Term.


Edith Bean, Della Barker, i Martha Pratt.


Mary Mav,*+ Mary McLaughlin, Cora M. Champion, Lilian Richardson, Francis Carroll, ** Levi L. Pratt, George Warren,


SOUTH GRAMMAR. Two Terms.


Three Terms.


Ada M. Jones,* Carrie Shapley, t Willie Fletcher, } Nellie Culliane, t


Sadie Sawyer.


One Term.


Blanche M. Basett, Eva M. Hibbard.+* Mary L. Nichols, t Arthur B. Davis, ¡ Harry G. Robbins, Herbert H. Robbins, f Willie O. Smith,* Ernest E. Wetherbee, Roy G. Brooks, +* Carleton C. Conant ** Harry C. Estabrook.


EAST SCHOOL. Two Terms. Three Terms.


Florence H. Flagg, La Roy Hanscom.t


Mattie F. Smith, Edwin F. Smith.t Charlie E. Smith.


15


One Term.


Nellie Culliane, t


Della MeLaughlin.


Mary May,


Dora Barker,


Maud Sawyer,


Olive Barker,


Harry Sawyer,


Mary McLaughlin,


Richard Murphy, +


Michael May, Frank Randall .**


Alice Hauson,


Evie Fletcher,


Nellie Bradford,


Susie Haves,


Ella Jacobs,


Nora Connors,


Ida Tapley,


Julia Tapley, t


Olis Ackerman,


James Culliane, +


Frank Farrar,


Connie Counors*


Willie Bradiey, t


Herman Farrar, t


Harvey Tuttle, ;


Dennis Bradley,


Herman Tapley,


One Term.


Mattie Randolph,


Ella Miller,


Georgie Harris,


Irving Smith,


Bertha Dupee.


SOUTH EAST. Two Terms.


Lucy Haynes, Ada L. Griggs, t Willie E. Jones.


George B. Hooper, Willie D. Hooper.


Marked * Tardy only once. Marked + Absent not more than one day.


NORTH SCHOOL. Two Terms.


Augusta Smith. t Grace Rouillard, Everett Waynet


One Term,


SOUTH PRIMARY. Two Terms. Three Terms.


Jerry Bradley, John May,


16


TABULAR VIEW.


SCHOOLS.


TEACHERS.


months.


Length of School in!


Wages per month.


Whole No. Scholar-


Average Membership


Average attendance.


No under 5 yerr. |


No. over 15 vears. |


No. between 8 and 14


Number of Visits.


-


SPRING TERM.


Miss C H Allen


234


24


20.16


17 5-6


C'ntre


Primary


Angie Hutchins


23/4


#32 00


21


18.6


17.6 30.24 U 1


4


26


39


West


Primary


M B Allen


23/4


32 00


37


3616


34.76


0


13


32


South


Primary


66 E F Estabrook


23/4


32 00


4:


40.4:


365-9


0


1


16


17


East


66 S A Wetherbee


23/4


32 0(


3


29.3


25.71 0


1


17


20


Southeast North


66


Viola S Turtle


284


28 00


12


11.6


10.56 0


L-


24


Totals,


2314


24.


:29.06


_09.77


1


8


115


96


FALL TERM.


Miss J Á Hemenway


28/4


£32 0


17


15.5


13.9


0


2


15


29


C'ntre


- Grammar Primary


Bessie M B :: 11


234


32 0C


2:


19.8


18,91


0


0


.0


64


Grammar


66 Ada C Davis


3


36 00


30


305-6


27.23


1.


4


23


24


West


Primary


Ida B Campbell


3 32 0C


3


35.16


34.4


0


1.


18


14


South


Primary


' E F Estabrook


28/4


32 00


4


43


40.6


0


0


17


10


East


66 S.A Wetherbee


3


32 0C


34


=2.21


28.73


-


0 18


18


Southeast


66


Viola S Tuttle


3


28 0:


15


14.75


14.2


1


1


1(


16


North


Totals,


2612


250 222.98 208.56


3


7


5(


246


WINTER TERM.


31%


$36 00


25


23.5


22,27


110


15 34


C'ntre


Grammaı Primary


Miss J A Hemenway B M Ball


312


20


20


19.3


0


13


29


Grammar


6. Lillie R Daniels


3


36 00


38


35.8


31.4


C


5


22


6


West


Primary


S J Wyman


334


34 00


42


40.5


36.99


(


0


24


38


66 E C B Gray


3


40 00


37


34.7


32.24


(


34


39


66 E F Estabrook


3


36 00


40


33.6


36.4


1


0 19


36


East


66 S A Wetherbee


214


36 00


33


2884


26.77


(


0


10


6


Southeast


M L Fletcher


31%


28 00


15


13.03


11.71


2


2


13


4


66


V S Tuttle


3


32 00


16


15.08


13.79 1


2


10


10


North


Totals,


2813


266 249.96 230.85


:


10 60 202


1


Aggregate for year. 7814


763


702


649.18


425 644


·


( B M Ball


-


27


Grammar


.6 Ada C Davis


3


36 0


3€


33.3


24.8


0 · =


2


27


26


Grammar


El en O Clark


23/4


Ella E Tuttle


1


28 01


13


13


11.72


1 L


G ammar


Ellen O Clark


234


36 00


2!


16.03


16+


0


34


22


E:la E Tuttle


312


28 00


1.


14.7


14.14


0


49


Grammar


South


Primary


Ada C Davis


0 0


( Ida B Campbell


-


Grammar


( Ida B Campbell


26.33


REPORTS


OF THE-


Selectmen and Other Oficers


-OF THE-


TOWN OF ACTON,


FROM FEB. 26, 1883, TO FEB. 26, 1884, INCLUDING THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 1883, ALSO THE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


FED


2


1735.


0


ACTON


RELECINO.CHINE - BOSTON.


ACTON :


PRINTED AT OFFICE OF THE ACTON PATRIOT. 1884.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1884.


TOWN CLERK. William D. Tuttle.


SELECTMEN. D. James Wetherbee, J. K. W. Wetherbee, Job W. Dupee. ASSESSORS. Wm. D. Tuttle, Phineas Wetherbee, Hiram J. Hapgood.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Elisha H. Cutler, Luke Blanchard, Julian Tuttle.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE. John E. Cutter, ly ; Theron F. Newton, ly; George Gardner, 2y; Theo. P. Goding, 2y; Oliver W. Dutton; 3y; Luke J. Robbins, 3y.


HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.


Charles Wheeler, Abram H. Jones, Isaac Reed, Elbridge J. Robbins, George R. Keyes, John Fletcher.


FENCE VIEWERS.


John R. Houghton, Nahum C. Reed, James B. Tuttle.


SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.


William B. Davis, Edward F. Richardson, L. W. Stevens, George H. Harris, Charles B. Stone, Elbridge J. Robbins.


SURVEYORS OF WOOD.


Elbridge J. Robbins, Wm. B. Davis, Jona W. Loker, Geo. H. Harris, Chas. B. Stone, S. L. Dutton, Isaac W. Flagg, A. S. Fletcher, Chas. H. Taylor, M. E. Taylor, John F. Davis, E. F. Fuller.


CEMETERY COMMITTEE. John Fletcher, William W. Davis, Levi W. Stevens.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


DR.


To Cash paid State Treasurer, State


Tax,


$ 1,110 00


£ County Treasurer, Co. 678 38


Tax,


66 on Selectmens' Orders, 13,353 35


To Outstanding Orders,


1,120 94


To Balance due the Town Feb, 26,


1884,


724 24


-$16,986 91


Acton, Feb. 26, 1884.


CR.


By Balance in the Treasury, Feb. 26, 1883, $1,149 51


Received of J. W. Dupee, Taxes 1882,


2,349 64


Received of State Treasurer Corpora- tion Tax, * 855 17


Received of State Treasurer National Bank Tax, 725 59


Received of State Treasurer Relief of Indigent Soldiers, 158 00


Received of State Treasurer for State Aid, 48 00


Received of State Treasurer for sup- port of State Paupers, 32 86


Received of State Treasurer for In- come of School Fund, 178 36


Received of T. W. Hammond to Re- pair Road, 50 00


Received of Daniel Harris, Borrowed Money 700 00


Received of Concord Bank, Borrowed Money, 1,500 00


Received of G. H. Warren for Rent of School Room, 33 00


Received of Josep h Cole for Lots sold in Mount Hope Cemetery, 31 00


4


Received of John Fletcher for Lots A.T.8 in Woodlawn, 32 00


Received for Rent of Town Hall, 65 00


Received of Phineas Wetherbee for Force Pumps, 57 50


Received of D. J. Wetherbee for do,


35 00


Received of Charles Wheeler for Old Lumber, 4 50


Received of John Fletcher for Lum- ber, 2 26


Received of Moses A. Reed for do,


13 45


Received of A. L. Noyes for Stone Step,


1 70


Received of John E. Cutter, Collector of Taxes, 8,895 60


Received for Interest on Money in Bank, 68 77


- $16,986 91 J. K. W. WETHERBEE, Treasurer.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Paid George Gardner, West District, $ 790 00


John E. Cutter, Centre 790 00


Lucius S, Hosmer, South 66


790 00


Job W. Dupee, North


350 00


George Chandler, East


350 00


Theadore P. Goding, S. E. " 275 00


-- $3,345 00


High School,


George Gardner,


255 00


John E. Cutter,


240 00


Lucius S. Hosmer,


240 00


-


- $4,080 00


REPAIRS ON TOWN BUILDINGS.


Paid Levi Boles & Co. for Doors . for Town Hall, 32 50


I. W. Flagg, for Hardware for Town Hall, 19 65


L. S. Hosmer, Mason work on South Acton School House, and Material, 33 55


Wm. W. Handley, Labor and Material Renovating Town Hall, 164 60 T. P. Goding, repairs on South East School House, 6 81


Mrs. E. F. Blood for labor and Material washing Town House, 25 00


Mrs. Lucy Mead for repairs on West Acton School House, 28 24


Charles L. Davis for Painting


6


Town House, 87 08 J. E. Cutter repairs on Centre School House, 47 13


R. L. Reed repairing Settees and Cleaning Hall, 20 86


I. W. Flagg for Paintand Varnish for Town Hall, 36 44


Spofford Robbins, Labor on Town House '82 and '83, 31 65


L. U. Holt, Stoves for South


Acton School House, 59 32


66 66 Centre


School House, 51 79


66 66 66 West School House, 116 98


66 66 Repairs Town House furnace and stove, 17 30


H. J. Hapgood for Chairs for Town House, 12 00


L. U. Holt repairs on North School Furnace, 5 75


E. H. Cutler Paint for Town Farm Buildings, 41 29


66 66 Labor Painting same, 45 99 George Chandler repairs on East School House, 6 75


M. E. Taylor for Paints, Nails etc., 2 02


John E. Cutter, Mason work,


and Settees, Centre


District,


8 92


$900 €2


REGULAR HIGHWAY WORK.


Paid Joseph F. Cole,


569 26


Abraham H. Jones,


565 98


Charles Wheeler,


597 16


$1,732 40


7


PRINTING.


Paid H. M. Smith, fish Permits, $ 3 65 W. N. Sharp, Printing Town Warrants, 2 00


66 66 Printing 500 Re- ports, 10 00


60


66


Printing Town


Warrants,


4 00


66


66 Print'g 600 Town Reports, 56 00


Fish Permits, 2 75


66 66 Treas. Orders, 1 50


Warrants, 3 00


P. Wetherbee, Printing War- rants, 3 00


-- $ 85 90


SUPPORT OF POOR. Paid E. H. Cutler deficiency on Town Farm for year ending March 1, 1883, $ 267 02


Support of Clara Wheeler,


330 26


66 " Eliza Bergendahl,


180 88


66 " Ola Nelson,


49 90


66 " Gilman Newton,


86 25


66


64 Mrs. Pike,


48 00


Dr. Hutchins, attendance on Mrs. Pike, 4 50


Dr. Sanders, medical attendance, on Andrew Connell, 16 00


" medical attendance on Mrs. Traner, 75


Support of Joseph Martin,


9 71


Dr. Hutchins, attendance on Joseph Martin, 7 00


Support of John Quinlan,


12 72


Dr. Whitney, attendance on John Quinlan, 12 15


Support of Mrs. Raddin,


20 00


66 66 Whitney 10 00


66 Mrs. Wm. H. Murphy, 5 00


.


·


8


Journey to Tewksbury, 7 50


66 " Lowell respecting Mrs. Raddin, 3 00


66 Littleton respecting Gilman Newton, 1 50


" Boston respecting Mar- tin, 2 00


" Boston respecting Con- nell, 2 00


Stationery and Stamps,


1 50


-$ 1,077 64


CEMETERY EXPENSES. Paid John Fletcher for Trees, Labor and Posts, Woodlawn cemetery, $66 34


66 Labor, cemetery,


63 50


J. F. Cole for Trees, labor and


making Deeds, Mt. Hope cemetery, 66 00


$195 84


STATE AID.


John Carroll, 96 00


Allen G. Smith,


104 00


Benjamin Skinner,


86 00


George Dole,


48 00


Mrs. R. C. Wright,


48 00


Ola Nelson,


44 00


- $426 00


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid L. U. Holt, Sealing, Weights and


Measures, 9 00


F. C. Nash, Supt., of Schools, year 1882, 90 00


Phineas Wetherbee services as Assessor, 25 00


H. J. Hapgood services as assessor, 20 00 W. D. Tuttle, 30 00


F. C. Nash in part payment for Supt., of Schools, 62 50


9


J. W. Dupee, posting Warrants 1882 and 1883, 10 00


W. D. Tuttle services as Town Clerk, 25 00


D. J. Wetherbee services


as


Selectman,


85 00


John White


services as Select-


man,


45 00


Phineas Wetherbee services as


Selectman,


45 00


J. K. W. Wetherbee, Treasurer,


40 00


$486 50


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid James Kinsley, use of road for Hurley, $8 00


L. M. Ham & Co. for Fire Escape, 140 00


National Manf. Co. for 27 Force Pumps, 131 22


I. B. Perkins for Land Widening Road, 31 72


J. E. Reed, Lumber tor Railing and Town House, 75 30


Julian Tuttle, repairs on Town Clock, 6 25


Josiah Shaw for building Powder Mill Bridge, 1,167 00


National Manf. Co. for 10 Pumps,


48 60


Concord Nat. Bank Int. on Tem- porary Loan, 23 25


A. L. Tuttle for building Road, 100 00


H. J. Hapgood, assessors' books, 2 75


66 66 Notices, 2 75


Wm. D. Tuttle, copying Inven- tory, 7 50


Silas Conant for moving and building wall near house of I. B. Perkins, 60 00


A. L. Tuttle for building road, 300 00 66 Stone bounds and setting, 5 00


Daniel Harris for Note and Int., 711 00


10


Concord National Bank, Tempo- rary Loan, 1500 00 J. F. Cole for building sluice in West Acton, 63 75


Charles Wheeler, Repairing


Scraper, 4 00


for gravel, 7 05


scraper plate,


8 00


66


widening road near C. Har- ris, 42 00


Stone Bounds


and setting, 2 62


66


nails and lum- ber for rail- ings, 8 95


do Labor railing road near the house of I. W. Flagg and at Cemetery, 70 73


E. Jones for Lumber, 3 45


J. P. Brown, blacksmith bill,


3 90


Francis Jones, guide boards,


7 50


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee for tile for sluice, 34 30


Fletcher & Jones for lumber,


2 72


A. H. Jones, Widening road near Anson Piper, 34 25


do for railing roads, 12 23


do for labor on Powder Mill Bridge, 38 04


S. B. Harris, breaking roads '82,


1 76


Julian Tuttle, care Town Hall and Clock, 21 46


Reuben L. Reed,


27 99


L. E. Reed, attending 29 burials, 87 00 making 33 death re- turns, 8 25


Wm. D. Tuttle, surveying and making plan of West Acton Cemetery, and surveying roads and making deeds. 27 75


Journey to Concord, 1 50


.


1


11


Wm. D. Tuttle, meeting tax Com- missioners, 2 00


Assessor's book, 2 00


66 Postage, 1 08


66 Expense charges, 1 92


Collecting Births,


14 50


66 66


Recording Mar-


riages, 3 00


66


יר Recording thirty-


five Deaths, 5 50


Anson C. Piper for Land,


10 00


Luther Davis for wood for Town House, 5 00


John E. Cutter discount on taxes, Abatement of " 36 00


531 60


do notifying officers to take oath of office,


2 50


I. W. Flagg, bolts and iron for railing, 21 41


D. J. Wetherbee, advertising, paints, oil and express, 8 84


2 00


5,489 39


Unexpended balance of last year including Bounty tax,


$6,430 64


Town charges,


3,500 00


For Roads,


1,600 00


" Schools,


3,000 00


" High Schools,


800 00


State tax,


1,110 00


County tax,


678 38


Overlay,


71 62


Corporation tax,


850 99


National bank tax,


725 59


State aid,


48 00


Relief of indigent soldiers,


158 00


Support of State paupers, 32 86


33 00


J. F. Cole, lots sold in Mt. Hope cemetery,


31 00


T. W. Hammond, to be expended on ledge,


50 00


Interest on money in bank,


68 77


Charles Wheeler, old lumber,


4 50


Daniel Harris, borrowed money,


700 00


Concord bank,


1,500 00


Rent of South Acton School House,


-


John Fletcher, repairing pump,


12


Amos L. Noyes, stone step, Use of Town Hall,


1 70


65 00


For Force Pump, 92 50


-


State School fund,


178 36


John Fletcher, lots sold in Woodlawn cemetery,


32 00


Corporation tax,


4 18


- -- $21,767 09


Received of John Fletcher, lumber,


2 26


66 " Moses A. Reed, "


13 45


$21,782 80


RECEIPTS FROM FEBRUARY 26, 1883 TO FEBRUARY 26, 1884.


Unexpended balance as per report of February, 26, '83, including Bounty Tax,


$ 6,430 64


Appropriations and receipts,


15,352 16


-$21,782 80


EXPENDITURES.


Support of Schools,


4,080 00


"' Poor


1,077 64


Repairs on Town Buildings,


900 62


Regular Highway Work,


1,732 40


State Aid,


426 00


Town Officers.


486 50


Printing,


85 90


Cemetery Expenses.


195 84


Miscellaneous 66


5,489 39


State Tax,


1,110 00


County "


678 38


-_ $16,262 67


Amount due the Town from Collectors and


Treasurer,


5,520 13


Deduct Bounty tax, 4,000 00


Balance in favor of the Town, 1,520 13


D. J. WETHERBEE, Selectmen JOHN WHITE, of PHINEAS WETHERBEE, S Acton.


Acton, February 26, 1884.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT FOR 1883.


REGISTRY OF BIRTHS IN ACTON FOR 1883.


No. Date of Birth. Name of Child. Name of Parents.


1. Jan. 28, John Edward Reilly, son of Patrick and Katie Reilly.


2. Jan. 29, Pierre Raymond Nelson, son of Oscar P. and Mary Ann Nelson.


3. Feb. 21, Howard Wood, son of Isaac and Mary F. Wood.


4. Feb. 22, Ruth Louise Piper, daughter of Anson C. and Ellen L. Piper.


5. March 16, Winifred Lovering, son of Lowell C. and Julia Lovering.


6. April 16, Henrietta Frances Wood, daughter of Edward and Henrietta F. Wood.


7. April 21, Estelle Louise Priest, daughter of George E. and Alice G. Priest.


8. April 26, Harvey Wheeler, son of Jairus C. and Alice M. Wheeler.


9. May 7, Lulu Knowlton, daughter of Amasa M. and Elizabeth F. Knowlton.


10. July 1, Helen Margaret Warren, daughter of William S. and Rosa E. Warren.


11. July 4. Franklin S. T. Brown, son of Samuel T. and Henri- etta C. Brown.


12. July 14, Fannie Edna Teele, daughter of Wm. H. and Mary E. Teele.


13. July 20. Bertie Leon Johnson, son of Nathan and S. Maria Johnson.


14. August 7, Charles William Kane, son of Edward atd Ann Kane.


15. Sept. 13, Ethel Gowen, daughter of John C. and Laura B. Gowen.


16. Sept. 15, Ralph Waldo Lawrence, son of Austin E. and Mary .J. Lawrence.


17. Sept. 15, Olive May Knowlton, daughter of Ancil W. and Lizzie M. Knolton.


18. Sept. 21, Florence Piper Tuttle, daughter of H. Waldo and Lizzie S. Tuttle.


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19 & 20. Sept. 27, Julia O'Neil and Jennie O'Neil, twin daughters of Patrick and Hannah O'Neil.


21. Oct. 8, George Howard Cole, son of George Wm. and Anna Z. Cole.


22. Oct. 16. John Boylen, son of James and Sarah Boylen.


23. Oct. 26, Clifton Harlaud Chadwick, son of Cyrus W. and Helen B. Chadwick.


24. Oct. 29, Nellie Gertrude Hanaford, daughter of John H. and Mary J. Hanaford.


25. Noy. 21, Albert M. Horslin, son of George A. and Delia H. Horslin.


26. Nov. 22, Mary Elizabeth Davis, daughter of John and Eliz beth B. Davis.


27. Nov. 26, Gracie Evelyn Nash, daughter of Winslow and Josephine Nash.


28. Dec. 4, Ralph Barton Sanders son of Dr. Charles B. and S. Lizzie Sanders.


29. Dec. 13, Zelma Juliet Goding, daughter of Theodore P. and Ella F. Goding.


MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN ACTON IN 1883.


No. Date of Marriage. Names and Residence of Parties.


1. Feb. 10, Mr. Edward Wood and Miss Henrietta F. Sawyer, both of Acton.


2. Mar. 29, Mr. Manoel DeSonza of Acton, and Miss Isabel E. Silver of Newton.


3. Apr. 5, Mr. Roswell L. Tuttle and Miss Anna B. Simpson both of Acton.


4. Apr. 10, Mr. Samuel B. Harris of Acton and Miss Harriet L. Lane of Taunton.


5. Apr. 10, Mr. Francis Robbins and Mrs. M. Lizzie Hutchins, both of Acton.


6. Apr. 25, Mr. James A. Devarne and Miss Margaret Maillian, both of Acton.


7. June 16, Mr. Charles H. Mead of Acton, and Miss Jennie F. Bruce of Groton.


8. July 15, Mr. Charles H. Moore of Boxborough, and Miss Alice M. Shackford of Concord, N. H.


9. Aug. 11, Mr. Franklin P. Young of Acton, and Miss Mary O. Grady of Boston.


10. Sept. 3, Mr. Oswald L. Dart of Acton and Miss Cora A. Cooper of Methuen.


11. Sept. 12, Mr. Edgar H. Hall and Miss Angie Hutchins both of Acton.


12. Oct. 5, Mr. Hiram B. Butters and Mrs. Nettie R. Berry both of Maynard.


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13. Oct. 6, Mr. Charles B. Cilley and Mrs. Addie A. McMon- agle both of Lowell.


14. Oct. 27, Mr. Orin L. Blanchard and Miss Mary J. Green Loth Acton.


15. Nov. 7, Mr. Lewis C. Hastings of Acton, and Miss Emma Frances Brown of Stow.


16. Nov. 17, Mr. George V. Mead and Miss Effie R. Wright both of Acton.


17. Nov. 28, Mr. Jeremiah Mc Carthy and Miss Hannah Moore both of Acton.


18. Nov. 29, Mr. Frank S. Everett of Nashua, and Miss Flor- ence B. Perkins of Acton.


19. Dec. 25, Mr. Isaiah W. Mclaughlin and Miss Maggie A. Young both of Acton.


20. Dec. 29, Mr Freeman Williams and Mrs. Etta E. Pelton both of Acton.


DEATHS RECORDED IN ACTON IN 1883.


No. Date of Death. Name and Age of Deceased.


1. Jan. 19, Miss Ida J. Tuttle, daughter of Joseph F. and Jen- nie E. Tuttle, aged 14 years 5 months 24 days.


2. Jan. 24, Mr. George F. Flagg, 35 y. 4 m. 20 d.


3. Jan. 24, Mr Simon Robbins, 51 y. 10 m. 14 d.


4. Jan. 24, Mrs Harriet H. Mason, 59 y. 11 m. 12 d.


5. Jan. 31, Mr Levi Barnard, 82 y. 3 m.


6. Feb. 8, Mrs Lydia Lucinda Fletcher, 78 y. 3 m.


7. Feb. 23, Mrs Mary Lane, wife of Morris Lane, 47 y.


8. March 7, Leonard A. Phalen, son of Edwin H. and Hattie D. Phalen, 3 m.


9. March 8, Mrs. Mary Grimes, wife of John Grimes, 62 y. 2 m. 11 d.


10. Mar. 30, Mrs Matilda Comstock, 78 y. 6 m.


11. April 4, Mrs Celia E. Whitney, wife of Dr. F. W. Whitney, 34 y.


12. April 7, Mrs Harriet E. Hosmer, wife of Simon Hosmer, 77 years.


13. April 22, Mrs Henrietta F. Wood, wife of Edward Wood, 21 y. 1 m. 28 d.


14. April 27, Mr Thomas P. Sawyer, 64 y. 10 m. 21 d.


15. April 27, Mrs Mary Ann Piper, wife of Josiah Piper, 76 y. 7 m.


16. April 29, Harvey Wheeler, son of Jairus C. and Alice M. Wheeler, 3d.


17. May 29, Mrs Agnes Burnham, 28 y., at Antrim, N. H.


18. May 30, Mr George Watson, 73 y. 10 m.


19, June 19, Mrs Lydia B. Piper, widow of Luther W. Piper, 48 y. 6 m. 26 d.


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20. June 23, Grace M, daughter of Amos H, and Etta C. Hay- ward, 1 y. 2 m. 3 d.


21. July 6, Daniel Wetherbee, Esq., 68y. 10 m. 19 d.


22. July 18, Mrs Harriet E. Jones, wife of Abram H. Jones, 57 y. 2 m.


23. July 25, Mrs. Lucy F. Dole, widow ot Joseph Dole, 63 y. 5 m. 16 d.


25.


24. July 29, Mrs Mary M. Mills, wife of Jas. I. Mills, 28 y. 3 m. August 11, Miss Nellie Grace Fletcher, daughter of Lewis E. and Lucy E. Fletcher, 15 y. 11 m.


26. August 26, Mr. Sumner F. Reed, 29 y. 10 m.


27. Aug. 29, Mrs Myra Dwinells, 79 y.


28. Aug. 30, Mr Tilly Robbins, 81 y. 1 m. 15 d.


29. Oct. 17, Miss Catherine M. Wellington, 50 y. 3 d.


30. Oct. 18, Mrs. Mary Ann Nelson, wite of Oscar P. Nelson, 34 v. 1 m. 1 d.


31. Oct. 31, Mr. Andrew Connell, at Tewksbury, 21 y.


32. Nov. 25, Minnie Murphy, daughter of William H. and Mary Jane Murphy, 2 m. 18 d.


33. Dec. 3, Mrs Margaret Eager, 62 y. 5 m. 6 d.


34. Dec. 19, Mr. Jeremiah H. McCarthy, son of Daniel and Mary Mccarthy, 21 y. 2 m. 12 d.


AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM LICENSES OF DOGS SINCE LAST REPORT. ON TAX OF 1882 :


Mrs. Eliza Wheeler, Edward Wood, Moses Taylor,


$2 00


5 00


-


-


2 00


Total, -


$9 00


ON TAX OF 1883 :


M. Augusta Hosmer,


$2 00 Jairus C. Wheeler,


5.00


Moses A. Reed,


20 Edward Wood,


5 00


Antoine Bulette,


, 00 T. P. Goding,


2 00


Wm. D. Tuttle,


2 00 George Pratt,


00


Jeremy Austin,


2 00


James Baker,


2 00


Chas. J. Williams,


2 00


Willis L. Mead,


.00


Alonzo L. Tuttle,


2 00 Isaac Wood,


7 00


John Temple,


2 00 Webster C. Robbins,


2 00


Mrs. Geo. T. Flagg,


2 00 Joseph Bassett,


2 00


George C. Conant,


2 00 James Tuttle.


2 00


E. F. Fuller,


2 00 Francis Conant.


2 00


Chas. H. Mead,


2 00 Michael Hannon,


2 00


Frederic Rouillard,


, 00 J. K. W. Wetherbee,


2 00


Frank E. Harris,


2 00


Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee,


4 00


John Hanaford,


2 00


Elnathan Jones,


6 00


James E. Harris,


2 00 Chas. A. Taylor,


2 00


Hanson Littlefield,


2 00


Otis H. Forbush,


2 00


A. W. Gardner,


2 00


George R. Keyes,


2 00


John Fletcher,


2 00 Daniel McCarthy,


2 00


A. Lucien Noyes,


2 00 G. H. S. Houghton,


2 00


G. H. Waugh,


2 00 Solon A. Robbins,


2 00


Dr. Chas. B. Saunders,


2 00 George W. Livermore,


2 00


Frank Wetherbee,


2 00 Jolın Kelly,


2 00


D. J. Wetherbee,


2 00 Cyrus Hayward,


2 00


Andrew F. Priest,


2 00 Lucius S. Hosmer,


2 00


Theron F. Newton,


2 00 Chas. H. Wheeler,


5 00


A. H. Gilmore,




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