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Interest, 1912 42.73
Taxes, 1913 1.756.55
Interest, 1913
140.44
Taxes, 1914
35.082.42
Interest. 1914
11.86
$40,593.14
Total receipts $74.092.76
Approved orders to Jan. 1st, 1915 $76,477.11
Less orders unpaid Jan. 1st, 1915 2.511.45
$73,965.66
Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1915
127.10
$74.092:76
FRANK W. HOIT. Treasurer.
69
Treasurer's Report of Wilde Memorial Library Funds
Cash in Charlestown Five Cent Sav-
ings Bank $1,000.00
Warren Institution for Savings 1.000.00
Home Savings Bank 1.000.00
Middlesex Institution for Savings, 1,000.00
North End Savings Bank 1,000.00
Bond of West Shore Railroad 1.000.00
Received interest on bank deposits 206.70
Interest on bond
40.00
Income unexpended
5.80
Appropriation for books
200.00
$6.452.50
By cash in banks $5.000.00
West Shore Railroad bond 1.000.00
Amount expended for books 334.05
Balance unexpended
118.45
$6.452.50
FRANK W. HOIT. Treasurer.
70
Treasurer's Report of Money Held for Care of Lots in
Cemeteries
Cash in North End Savings Bank $2,175.00
Warren Institution for Saving . . 1,000.00
Charlestown Five Cent Savings . 1.000.00
Lowell Five Cent Savings 1.000.00
Lowell Mechanics' Savings
1,000.00
Lowell Central Savings
1,000.00
Lowell City Institution for Sav- ings 2.000.00
Middlesex Institution for Savings. 900.00
Luke Blanchard fund, North End Savings 500.00
Tomb fund, Charlestown Five
Cent Bank 100.00
Memorial tablet fund, Charles-
town Five Cent Bank
50.00
Warren Institution for Savings 50.00
Cash in town treasury 2,475.00
Cash : Nahum Littlefield lot 50.00
Francis Haywood lot 100.00
Charles S. Twitchell lot 50.00
Herbert S. Lane lot
100.00
Francis Pratt lot
50.00
Zoeth Taylor lot
50.00
Total funds $13.650.00:
Income. 1914 $473.12
Unexpended balance, March 1. 1914.
639.59
$14,762.71
71
By amount expended $364.17
West and South Water Supply
District of Acton bonds 9,000.00
Balance Cemetery funds 4,650.00
Income unexpended Jan. 1. 1915
748.54
$14.762.71
FRANK W. HOIT. Treasurer.
72
ASSESSORS' REPORT
Valuation, April 1, 1914
Buildings, exclusive of land $1.108.485.00
Land, exclusive of buildings 531,440.00
Personal estate 785,110.00
Total valuation $2.425.035.00
Valuation April 1. 1913 2,439,745.00
Decrease in valuation 14.710.00
Rate of taxation. $17.00.
Tax Assessed as Follows :
Real estate
$27.878.72
Personal estate
13.346.87
Polls
1.284.00
$42.509.59
December assessments
$1.076.47
Moth tax 657.40
Excise tax 241.80
73
Amount of Money Raised
For state tax
$4.900.00
For state highway tax
481.25
For county tax
2.687.16
For town grant
34,129.00
For overlay
312.18
$42.509.59
WILLIAM F. STEVENS. JAMES B. TUTTLE, WILLIAM F. KELLEY. Assessors of Acton.
74
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
For Fiscal Year Ending December 31st, 1914
1912
Dr
Balance uncollected March 1, 1914 $556.84
Interest collected 42.73
$599.57
Cr.
Paid treasurer 599.57
Dr. 1913
Balance uncollected March 1, 1914 .. $5,290.33
Added 4.00
Interest collected 140.44
Cr.
$5,434.77
Paid treasurer
$4.841.83
Abatements
55.16
$5,396.99
Balance uncollected December 31. 1914
$537.78
75
1914
Dr.
Town, state and county taxes com-
mitted to Collector July 15, 1914, $42.509.59
December assessments 1.076.47 Added 12.00
Moth tax
657.40
Interest collected
$44,255.46 11.86
$44.267.32
Cr.
Paid treasurer
$35.016.93
Abatements 77.35
$35,004.28
Balance uncollected December 31, 1914
$9.173.04
WM. F. STEVENS, Collector.
76
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of Acton :
I submit my report as tree warden.
The town raised for this department $400.00. expended as follows :
Paid James O' Neil, labor, team, ex- penses $143.00
Martin Brown, labor 66.00
Patrick Pickett, labor 51.75
Bert Reed, labor
12.50
Bert Perkins. team
30.00
State, for lead
100.00
$403.25
I would recommend $400.00 be raised for this depart- ment.
JAMES O'NEIL, Tree Warden.
77
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
January 2, 1915.
The board of health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1914 :
Burial permits issued in Acton 32
Burial permits issued in other places 22
List of contagious diseases reported by board of health. February 1. 1914, to December 31, 1914 :
Anterior poliomyelitis
2
Diphtheria
1
Measles (German)
1
Scarlet fever
4
Tuberculosis
1
Typhoid fever
2
Whooping cough
2
Death from contagious diseases
1.
Meat Inspected for the Town
Inspected Condemned
Cattle
135
5
Veal
821
17
Hogs
109
5
Lambs or sheep
21
0
78
Blackstone Beef Co., McDonald, Licensee
Inspected
Condemned
Cattle
598
21
Veal
976
37
Hogs
37
2
Your board would again request all using the public dumps to dump back from the entrances and thus save the town the needless expense of overhauling the refuse and making an entrance way.
Your board would recommend that $1.500.00 be appropriated for use of the board for the present year.
ACTON BOARD OF HEALTIL. By E. C. PAGE. Secretary.
79
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
January 2, 1915.
Your sealer will report the following work done in this department for vear ending December 31, 1914:
Sealed
- Adjusted
Condemned
4
Number of scales
63
13
2
3
Weights
213
56
0
0
Dry measures
7
0
0
0
Automatic pumps
8
1
1
0
Yard sticks
6
0
0
0
Total
331
70
3
Your sealer has made forty-seven test weighings and measurements of manufacturers' and dealers' packages and found of that number thirty-seven correct; three under weight, and seven over weight.
Respectfully submitted,
E. C. PAGE, Sealer.
Non-sealed
Liquid measures, other than milk jars,
34
80
REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS
We recommend that the town rebuild the bridge at the powder mill, as the present bridge is beyond permanent re- pair and unsafe for travel.
We recommend the raising of $5,000 for the repair of roads.
A. H. PERKINS. WILLIAM H. KINGSLEY, WILLIAM B. FRANKLIN, Road Commissioners.
81
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
To the Citizens of Acton :
The report of the Overseers of the Poor is herewith sub- mitted :
Since April 1, 1914 the Town Home has been in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Q. Amadon as warden and matron. who have also been engaged for another year.
Their services during this period has given satisfaction and we feel that good results will be shown under their man- agement in the future.
Owing to an unusually dry season the water supply at the home gave out, thereupon we dug a new well and in- stalled an entirely new water system which we believe will prove ample for all requirements for years to come.
It consists of a pressure tank and a four and one-half horse-power gasoline engine with equipment for sawing wood, the expense for all of which was allowed from the land damage account.
The Town of Concord settled the claim for damages on account of land taken from the farm bordering on Lake Nagog by payment of $1500.00 to the Town of Acton.
Dr. Hall Staples has served as town physician during the year and has discharged his duties to the satisfaction of the board.
Number of inmates cared for during the year. .. 5 Largest number at one time 3 Number at present time (women) 2
82
Aid Furnished Outside Poor
Expenses per report accountant
$1,970.87 Receipts $268.80
Amount due
141.53
$410.33
$1,560.54
Amount carried from 1913-14 account,
572.89
Net cost for financial year $987.65
Inventory at Town Home, January 1, 1915
8 Cows $625.00
3 Heifers 65.00
2 Horses 250.00
6 Pigs 107.00
15 Tons hay 345.00
Corn fodder
25.00
Harnesses
50.00
Wagons, carts and sleds
350.00
Farming implements
200.00
Hot air engine
25.00
Grain
43.00
Barrels and boxes
9.00
Coal
52.00
Wood cut for stove
45.00
Set measures
1.00
Salt
.75
Horse blankets
15.00
53 Hens
53.00
Potatoes
25.00
Apples
12.00
Preserves, pickles, etc.
50.00
Household goods and kitchen uten- sils 275.00
.
83
Wheel chair 20.00
Groceries and supplies
30.00
Robes
10.00
20 Cords wood
80.00
Corn on ear
25.00
Lumber
60.00
Stone lifter
20.00
Pulley blocks and ropes
4.00
Cross cut saw
4.00
Ice, 320 cakes
32.00
Carriage lamp
2.25
$2,910.00
Support of Town Home
Expenditures
$3,148.12
Inventory, 1914
2.499.25
$5.647.37
Inventory, 1915
$2.910.00
Receipts
1,148.47
Wood delivered
13.50
Allowance for new water supply. ac-
count Town of Concord, land
damage 451.29
$4,523.26
$1,124.11
Amount carried from 1913-14 account.
416.09
Net cost for financial year
$708.02
WILLIAM F. KELLEY. EDWARD Z. STANLEY. FRED S. WHITCOMB, Board of Overseers of the Poor.
84
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ending December 31, 1914
We present the following schedule showing the amounts of the several funds for the perpetual care of cemetery lots and the income and expenditures on account of each fund for the year.
JULIAN TUTTLE, FRED W. GREEN, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Cemetery Commissioners.
CEMETERY FUNDS FOR CARE OF LOTS
Deposit
WOODLAWN CEMETERY
No. and Date of
NAME OF FUND
Amount
Deposited
On hand
Feb. 1,1914
Income
Expended
On hand
Jan. 1,1915
1
Hepsabeth Piper
$50.00
$51.75| $1.75| $1.50
$52.00
2
Frederick Rouillard
100.00
100.15
3.50
3.50
100 15
William W. Davis
100.00
101.50
3.50
3.50|
101.50
Jedediah Tuttle
50.00
50.75
1.75
1.50
51.00
Mary Skinner
200.00
203.93
7.00|
5.28
205.65
6
Nancy K. Handley
500.00|
546.39|
17.50| 12.64
551.25
7
Mary Severance
100.00
103.00
3.50|
3.50
103.00
8
Mary W. Chaffin
100.00
101.75
3.50|
3.50
101.75
9
Warren Robbins
100.00
100.50|
3.50|
4.00
100.00
10
Henry Loker
100.00
101.54
3.50
3.00
102.04
11
Henry Lothrop
200.00|
202.44
7.00|
6.88|
202.56
12
Luther W. Piper
100.00|
101.15
3.50|
3.00
101.65
13
James Temple
100.00|
101.50|
3.50|
3.00
102.00
14
Fidelia Wheeler
100.00
102.07|
3.50|
3.50|
102.07
1:
William II. Chapman
100.00|
101.50|
3.50|
2.50|
102.50
16
Mary A. Robbins
100.00|
101.50|
3.50|
3.00|
102.00
17
Daniel Wetherbee
100.00|
101.35|
3.50|
3.50|
101.35
James Tuttle .
100.00
100.60|
3.50|
3.00|
101.10
19
Julia Morrison
75.00|
75.95|
2.63|
2.001
76.58
Elbridge J. Robbins
100.00|
100.50|
3.50|
3.00|
101.00
William Jennings . Adeline Weston Blood Irving V. Whitcomb
John Fletcher
100.00
100.33
3.50
3.50
100.20 100.33
W. E. Faulkner
75.00
75.90
2.62 3.50
2.50 3.00
101.47
George T. Ames
100.00
100.64
3.50
3.00 3.00
102.59
Samuel Jones
50.00
50.72
1.75
1.50
50.97
Francis Hosmer
100.00
106.22
3.50
2.00
107.72
Mary E. Robbins
100.00
100.72
3.50
4.00
100.22
Luther and Augustine Conant
500.00
523.27
17.50
14.00
526.77
Hannah D. Robbins
50.00
50.67
1.75
1.50
50.92
Elisha Cutler
100.00
103.00
3.50
2.50
104.00
Nathaniel Jones -.
50.00
51.50
1.75
1.50
51.75
Solomon Smith
75.00
75.00
2.63
2.00|
75.63
Gains W. Allen
100.00
101.62
3.50
4.00
101.12
Varmum and Francis Tuttle
250.00
250.44
8.75
8.00
251.19
Aaron Fletcher
100.00
101.15
3.50
3.00
101.65
Mary J. Harrington
200.00
202.95
7.00
5.00
204.95
Elnathan Jones
100.00|
102.20
3.50|
3.00|
102.70
Nathan Chaffin
100.00|
102.67
3.50|
5.00
101.17
Jonathan W. Loker
100.00
101.96
3.50
3.00|
102.46
Rev. James T. Woodbury
100.00|
108.16
3.50
2.00| 2.00
75.95
Julian Tuttle .
100.00|
108.50|
3.50|
3.00|
109.00
James E. Harris
50.00|
50.73
1.75
2.00|
50.48
..
...
100.00
101.00
3.50
4.00
100.50 106.11
100.00
104.61
3.50
2.00
100.00
100.20
3.50 3.50
76.02
Amanda M. Barnard
100.00
100.97
101.14
Horace Tuttle
100.00
102.09
3.50
109.66
Henry M. Smith
75.00|
75.33
2.62|
21 22 23 24 25 26 97 28 29 30 31 32 333 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4.1 42 13 44 45 16 17
48 49 50 51 いに 53 54
70 July 23. 1914 71 Nov. 3. 1914 72. Feb. 27. 1914
Francis Conant Elbridge G. Parker
100.00
101.26
3.50| 3.50|
101.26
100.00
100.68
3.50 2.00
102.18
Lemuel and Augusta Dole
100.00
103.35
3.50| 3.00 103.85
Edwin Fletcher
50.00
50.63
1.75
1.50
50.88
Nancy Raymond & Joseph Estabrook. Edward Tuttle .
100.00
101.00
3.50
3.50
3.50 3.50 3.00
100.44
Joseph A. Whiteomb
100.00
102.83
3.50
103.33
Isaac T. Flagg
100.00
101.54
3.50!
2.50| 102.54
Jonas K. Putney
150.00
153.21
5.25|
4.00
154.46
Joseph Reed
50.00
51.65
1.75|
2.00
51.40
Charlotte C. Flagg
100.00
101.00|
3.50
3.50|
101.00
Cyrus G. Dole
100.00
101.87
3.50
4.00|
101.37
Daniel Fletcher
100.00
102.42
3.50|
2.00|
103.92
AAsa Parker
100.00
101.83
3.50|
3.00|
102.32
William N. Wood
100.00
101.75|
3.50
2.00
103.25
Leonard Bulette
100.00
101.20
3.50
3.00|
101.70
Ruth Robbins
100.00|
101.40|
3.50
4.00|
100.90
Henry T. Billings
100.00
100.33|
3.50|
3.00
100.83
Mary E. Lothrop
200.00
201.06
7.00|
5.12
202.94
Lewis Wood. Jr.
100.00|
100.53
3.50
2.00|
102.03
George Conant
100.00|
101.16
3.50
104.66
Zoeth Taylor
50.00|
.73
50.73
Herbert S. Lane
100.00
.58
100.58
George II. Harris
100.00
2.90|
102.90
1
Totals (Woodlawn)
8,050.00|7.983.73|277.21|232.42| 8.278.59
100.00
100.22
3.50
3.50
100.22
101.00
Abraham H. Jones
100.00
100.44
56 57 58 59 60 61 622 63 64
66 67 69 69
NORTH CEMETERY
1
Samuel Temple
50.00
51.29
1.75
1.50
51.54
2
Francis Hutchinson
50.00
52.04
1.75
1.50
52.29
3
Henrietta Anderson
50.00
51.79
1.75
1.75
51.79
1
Mary Hapgood
50.00
51.27
1.75
1.50
51.52
Jerusha Blood
200.00
222.75
7.00
10.00
219.75
Totals (North)
400.00
429.14
14.00|16.25
426.89
MT. HOPE CEMETERY
Eliza A. Whitcomb
75.00
80.52
2.62
2.00
81.14
Phineas Wetherbee
.1 share
F. R. R.
24.90
, 5.00
2.25
27.65
S. Lizzie Hayward
100.00
118.10
3.50
2.00
119.60
+
Frank C. Hayward
500.00
509.33
17.50 *17.50
509.33
George C. Wright
100.00
134.90
3.50
2.25
136.15
George Crampton
100.00
107.90
3.50
2.25
109.15
1
Joel Wright
100.00
109.40
3.50
2.00
110.90
George S. Wright
100.00
109.65
3.50
2.25
110.90
George C. Wright (Davis Memorial)
50.00
69.80
1.75
71.55
10
B. H. and O. K. Patch
50.00
44.65
1.75
46.40
11
Howard E. Faulkner
150.00
172.80
5.25
3.25
174.80
12
J. Warren Hayward
50.00
50.90
1.75
1.50
51.15
13
Lewis B. Goodnow
100.00
107.15
3.50
2.25
108.40
14
Sarah A. Hutchins
100.00
111.16
3.50
2.25
112.41
1.
F. D. Walcott
100.00|
111.81
3.50
2.00
113.31
16
A. Louise Warren and Simon Hosmer
150.00
164.52
5.25
4.50
165.27
17
John R. Houghton
100.00
108.62
3.50|
2.25
109.87
18
100.00
107.08
3.50|
4.00
106.58
19
William A. Cutler and Bradley Stone . John Blanchard
100.00
111.83
3.50
2.25
113.08
20
Wheeler and Shattuck
50.00
51.96
1.75
2.00
51.71
21
George H. Decoster
100.00
107.00
3.50|
+3.50
107.00
22
Henderson Rowell
50.00
50.53
1.75
2.00
50.28
23
Luke Blanchard
500.00
587.50|
20.00
607.50
24
T. Blanchard, S. Blanchard tomb
100.00
117.00
4.00|
121.00
25
Calvin and Luther Blanchard Memorial
100.00
117.00
4,00 $4.00
117.00
+
1
-
-
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
John Temple and Edward F. Pratt W. K. Davy ... Ella F. and Lucius S. Hosmer
50.00 50.00 100.00
107.72
3.50
2.25 .
108.97
Caroline A. Hosmer
100.00
107.60
3.50
108.85
Isaiah Reed .
100.00
107.23
3.50 3.50
2.25
107.48
Lucy A. (Wetherbee) Burbeck
100.00
105.23
3.50
2.00
106.73 50.04
Francis Jones
50.00
50.54
1.75
2.25
Simon Hartwell
100.00
105.45
3.50
2.25
106.70
Emerson Fuller
100.00
103.90
3.50
2.25
105.15
John Porter Priest
100.00
102.15
3.50
2.25
103.40
Harriet Davis Brown
100.00
102.25
3.50
2.25
103.50
Oliver Mead
100.00
102.03
3.50
2.00
103.53
Bessie E. Brown
100.00
101.16
3.50
2.00
102.66
George Gardner
100.00
100.58
3.50
- 2.00|
102.08
Hiram J. Hapgood
100.00
100.29
3.50
2.25
101.54
Charles Robinson
75.00
75.21
2.63
1.75
76.09
Emerline A. Johnson. F. E. Flint. Il. Louis Bush
400.00
410.52
14.00
8.75
415.77
44 June 1, 1914
Nahum Littlefield
50.00
1.02
1.00
50.02
45 June 10, 1914
Francis Hayward
100.00
1.75
1.50
100.25
46 Nov. 1. 1914
Charles S. Twichell
50.00
.29
50.29
47 Dec .. 1914
Francis Pratt
50.00
50.00
Totals (Mt. Hope)
5200.00| 5376.72|184.81|115.50| 5696.03
Totals
|13650.00|13789.59|476.02|364.17 |14401.44
* Paid to F. C. Hayward. tPaid to Geo. II. De Costa. #Paid to D. C. Harris
51.28
1.75
2.00| 2.00|
51.03 51.09
51.34
1.75
2.25 2.00 108.73
Benjamin F. Hapgood
100.00
106.23
91
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GOODNOW FUND
For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1914
Investments
Warren Institution for Savings, Book 83.531 $1,083.46
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank
Book 71,200 1,000.00
City Institution for Savings, Lowell
Book 84,244 1.000.00
$3,083.46
Receipts
Warren Institution for Savings, divi- dends $42.68
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank. dividends 45.00
City Institution for Savings, dividend 20.00
$107.68
Payments
Paid Julian Tuttle, care of Goodnow
lot in Woodlawn Cemetery .. $7.00
Unexpected jncome for care of cemetery lot, deposited with Warren Institution for Sav- ings 15.68
Herbert F. Robbins, treasurer of
the Evangelical church in Acton 85.00
$107.68
LUTHER CONANT, I. WARREN FLAGG, HORACE F. TUTTLE, Trustees of Goodnow Fund.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF ACTON MEMORIAL
LIBRARY, 1914-1915
Trustees
LUTHIER CONANT, President.
E. FAULKNER CONANT, Secretary
HORACE F. TUTTLE
MOSES TAYLOR HIRAM J. HAPGOOD
DELETTE H. HALL
J. SIDNEY WHITE
LUCIUS A. HESSELTON FRANK R. KNOWLTON
In 1915 the Acton Memorial Library rounds out its first quarter century. Of those who witnessed the ceremonies at- tending the dedication of this splendid gift, many have turned life's final page; among them the donor, Hon. William Allan Wilde. It was, however, Mr. Wilde's fortune to live to see the library firmly established as one of the chief features of the town life. It may not be amiss to recall that he insisted that the construction of the library building should be of the best. It is a tribute to the substantial char- acter of his gift in this, as in other respects, that the first twenty-five years of service have hardly left a trace upon the structure.
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In 1895, Mr. Wilde supplemented his original gift by a donation of $5000, the income to be expended for books and magazines, on condition that the town appropriate the sum of $200 annually, for the same purpose. This has been done and the library closes the first twenty-five years of its career with over 12,000 volumes on its shelves. This is a highly favorable showing. Few towns in the state, of the same population, can report so large a number. The selection, for which especial thanks are due to Mr. William D. Tuttle, long a member of the board of trustees, and the librarian, Mr. Arthur F. Davis, is an excellent one. Mention may here be made of an exceptionally attractive list of accessions during the past year.
Deeply as the library is appreciated, however, it must be confessed that its advantages are not being used to their full extent. While ranking high in the number of volumes per capita, it is a regrettable fact that in circulation Acton stands relatively low. For this, the distances between vil- lages, a source of difficulty in many other matters as well. is no doubt largely responsible. Presumably, too, many of our school children secure books out of town. Yet there is room for distinct improvement in the use of the library facilities. It may be well to remind the younger generation that the shelves of the library afford an opportunity for self-education which fifty years ago was out of the question in most rural communities. Now, these advantages are open to all. How complete has been the change in Massachusetts is indicated by the fact that whereas, when the Acton Memo- rial Library was founded, there were in the state 105 towns without free public libraries, today there is but one. It is to be hoped that this abundance of opportunity will not en- courage a spirit of indifference.
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The trustees recommend the town to raise and appro- priate the usual sums; $200.00 for new books and $450.00 for current expenses of the library.
Appended is the annual report of the librarian.
LUTHER CONANT. For the Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Accessions-Number of volumes in the library, Feb- ruary 1, 1914, 12,167 ; increase by purchase 156, of which 34 were obtained by binding magazines; increase by gift 33; . total increase 189. Number of volumes in the library, January 1, 1915, 12,356.
Circulation-Number of days the library was opened, 93. Number of volumes circulated, 6,596. Daily average circulation, 71. Largest daily circulation, 147, on February 21. Smallest daily circulation, 27, on September 16th. Received for fines $21.29
Expended for postage .29
$21.00
The money drawer was broken into Jate in December and a small sum taken by person or persons unknown to the librarian.
Gifts of books have been received from the following sources: U. S. Government 6, State of Massachusetts 17, Carnegie Peace Endowment 2, Christian Science Church 1, Theodore Christian 1. Frank J. Firth 1, Margaret Harwood 1. Slason Thompson 1, Rev. F. W. Tingley 1, Leonard D. White 2.
Periodicals subscribed for and in the reading room 23. Weekly-Illustrated London News, Independent, Outlook, Rural New Yorker, Scientific American, Youth's Companion. Monthly-Atlantic, Century, Country Life in America, Cos- mopolitan, Delineator, Everybody's, Garden Magazine. Good Health, Harper's, Ladies' Home Journal, Little Folks. National, Popular Mechanics, Review of Reviews, St. Nicholas, Scribner's, World's Work.
ARTHUR F. DAVIS, Librarian.
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BOOKS ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN 1914
NON-FICTION
Anon-The Germany army from within. 35-A100g
Anon-Radcliffe college, 37-A100r
Anon-The writer's handbook, 42-A10Cw
Bell, R. H .- Art talks with Ranger, 75-B435a
Bernhardi. F. Von-Germany and the next war. 914.3-B527g Blanchard, M. M .- Basketry book, : 67-B639b
Blinchfeld, E. H .- A Mexican journey,
917.2-B648m
Brown, F. E .- The everyday life of Lincoln, 922-1 7366
Burton, M. L .- Our intellectual attitude in an age of criticism, 17-B9740
Butler, N. M .- Carnegie Peace Endowment : report on the Balkan wars, 949-B986r
Cabot, R. C .- What men live by. 17-C116w
Casey, R. E .- The declaration of independence: 973.3-(337d
Cramb, J. A .- Germany and England, 904-C889g
Crandell, L. A .- Days in the open, 81-C891d
Dillaway, J. M .- Decorations of the home and school. 72-D598d
Farwell, P. J .- Village improvement.
35-F247v
Firth. F. J .- Holy Gospel, Catholic and Pro- testant versions, 22-F327h
Fox. F .- England,
914.2-F791e
Gladden. W .- Live and learn,
13-G5421
Graham. S .- With poor immigrants to America, 32-G742w
Graves, A. K .- The secrets of the German war office, 914.3-G776s
Grinnell, G. B .- Beyond the old frontier, 79-G868b
Hall, M. A .- Care and operation of automobiles, 62-H178c
Hart, A. B .- The war in Europe, 940-H325w
Haskins, F. J .- The Panama Canal. 38-II351p
ITazen, C. D .- Europe since 1815, 940-HI431e
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Henderson, E. F .- Germany's fighting machine, 35-H469g
Home, G .- France, 914.4-H765f 914.6-H859f
Howells, W. D .- Familiar Spanish travels,
Lawrence, T. J .- International law,
Lee, Mrs. J. C .- Across Siberia alone,
34-L423p 915.7-L455a
Mabie, E. C. and White, L. D .- Compulsatory arbitration of labor disputes on interstate railroads, 37-MI112c
Mabie, E. C. and White, L. D .- The courts and social reform, 37-M112co
Marks, Mrs. J. P. P .- The wolf of Gabbo, 81-M346w
Meade, E. S .- The careful investor, 33-M479c
Miller, N .- Manual of style in writing English, 12-M649m Morley, M .- The Carolina mountains, 917.3-M864c 914.9-M753b
Munroe, W. S .- Bulgaria and her people.
Osborne, M .- Within prison walls. 34-081w
Phelps, W. L .- Teaching in school and college, 37-P541t
Porter, R. P .- Ten Republics (South America). 918-P848t
Putnam, Z. W .- Gasoline engines on the farm, 62-P993g Reyes, R .- The two Americas, 918-R457t
Robertson. A. T .- Grammar of the New Testa- ment in the light of historical research, 22-B649g
Roe, A. S .- The thirty-ninth regiment. Mass. Volunteers. 1862-5. 973.7-R698t
Shackleton. R .- Unvisited places in Old Europe. 914.9-W598:1 Simonds, F. H .- The great war, 940-S611g
Sladen. G. and Low. M .- The wal truth about Germany, 914.3-S631r
Sonneck. O. G. T .- The star spangled banner, 78-S699s
Stinson. A. L .- Woman under the law. 34-S859w
Tayler, A. T. W .- Refrigeration, cold storage and ice making. 62-T211r
Thompson, S .- Railway library, 1913. 38-T476rc
Usher. R. G .- Pan Germanism,
914.3-UJ85p
Webb, W. L. and Gibson, W. H .- Reinforced concrete. 62-W368r
Westman. W. L .- The story of the ancient nations. 930-W527s
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Whitman, R. B .- Motorcycle principles and the light car, 62-W615m
Whiting, L .- Athens, the Violet crowned. 914.9-S524a
Wilbur, S .- Life of Mary Baker Eddy. 922-E21w
FICTION
Adams. S. H .- The clarion. 1217(
Barclay, F .- The wall of partition,
B244w
Beach, R .- The auction block. B365i
Bindloss, H .- For the Allison honor, B612f
Bindloss, H .- The intriguers, B612i
Bowen, B. M .- The ranch at the Wolverine. B786r
Caine, William-But she ment well.
C153b
Christian, T .- Other sheep I have,
C5550
Connolly, J. B .- Sonnie boys' people,
C743c
Couch. A. T. Q .- News from the Duchy. C853n
C938sa
Dix, B. M .- Mother's son,
D619mo
Dull. E. M .- The rocks of Valpre,
D883r
Footner. II .- The sealed valley,
F687s
Grey. Z .- The light of the western stars, G8421
Haggard, H. R .- The wanderer's necklace.
HI145W
Harben, W. N .- The new clarion. 112551
Hutchinson, A. S. M .- The clean heart.
H975c
.Johnson, M .- The witch. J73w
Keith. M .- The end of the rainbow.
K28e
King. B .- The letter of the contract.
K5211
Lee. J .- The woman in the alcove,
L478W
Lincoln, J. C .- Cap'n Dan's daughter,
L7372ca
Livingston. G .- The man of the desert.
L975m
Locke, W. J .- The fortunate youth.
L814f
Lynde. F .- The city of numbered days,
L988℃
Mccutcheon. G. B .- The prince of Graustark. MI133p
Marriot, C .- The ward of Tecumseth. M359W
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