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1,200.00
Tree Warden
650.00
Health Department, including Nurses
3,800.00
Snow Removal
4,000.00
Street Lighting
3,400.00
Public Welfare
4,500.00
Veterans' Benefits
3,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,800.00
Old Age Assistance
18,000.00
Department of Education
59,000.00
Library Maintenance
1,500.00
Library, Books
200.00
Cemeteries
2,800.00
Liability Insurance
600.00
Memorial Day
250.00
Expense of Dog Officer
200.00
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Jones Community Field
100.00
Unclassified
300.00
Interest on Notes and Bonds 320.00
Post War Public Works Committee
500.00
Reserve Fund from Overlay Surplus Account
2,000.00
Rationing
500.00
Committee on Public Safety
500.00
Transfer from Machinery Fund to Machinery Account
750.00
Disposal of Garbage
1,800.00
Interest on Highway Loans
22.50
Bonded Indebtedness
3,000.00
Power Metal-Working Machines, Art. 15
1,500.00
Repairing Town Sprayer
150.00
Public Welfare, Art. 14
100.00
Mass. Teachers' Retirement Board, Art. 16 . .
277.88
Fluorescent Lighting in Schools, Art. 17 ..
1,500.00
Repairing High School Roof, Art. 18
1,500.00
Painting Fire House and Repairing Doors, Art. 21
375.00
Pay the following unpaid bills for the differ- ent departments :
Fire Department
208.30
Forest Fires
130.10
Snow Removal
28.75
Board of Health 26.00
Surplus Revenue Account on account of State
and County allotments for highways
See vote under Art. 24
11,125.00
$163,971.53
Art. 5. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day.
Voted : To raise and appropriate the sum of two hun- dred and fifty dollars for the observance of Memorial Day.
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Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue . of the financial year beginning January 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Voted unanimously: That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the use of the Treasurer, to pay the expenses of the local Dog Officer. The town will be reimbursed for the amount spent, by the County of Mid- dlesex, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of two hun- dred (200) dollars for the use of the Treasurer, to pay the expenses of the local dog officer.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $100.00 for the maintenance of Jones Community Field, South Acton, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate one hundred (100) dollars for the maintenance of Jones Community Field, South Acton.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to transfer $750.00 from the Machinery Fund to the Machinery Ac- count, or act anything thereon.
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Voted : To transfer seven hundred fifty (750) dollars from the Machinery Fund to the Machinery Account.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 or any other sum to be used by the Town Forest Committee for the purpose of purchas- ing additional forest land or act anything thereon.
Motion: That the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars for the use of the Town Forest Committee.
Motion did not prevail.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 for the work of the Post War Public Works Committee, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of five hun- dred (500) dollars for the use of the Post War Public Works Committee.
Art.12. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $150.00 for repairs to the town sprayer, or act anything thereon.
Voted : To raise and appropriate the sum of one hun- dred fifty (150) dollars for repairs to the town sprayer.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Welfare to employ a person from the Civil Service list for the administration of Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief in Acton, or act anything thereon.
Motion: That the town authorize the Board of Public Welfare to employ a person from the Civil Service list for the administration of Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief in Acton.
Voted: That the vote be taken by ballot.
Four tellers were appointed by the Moderator: H. Ben-
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jamin Smith, Wm. Henry Soar, Richard A. Lowden and Herbert L. Leusher.
Motion did not prevail.
Whole number of votes cast 199 Yes 55
No 144
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $200.00 to defray the necessary ex- penses of the person employed by the Board of Public Wel- fare in the administration of Old Age Assistance, Aid to De- pendent Children and General Relief, or act anything there- on.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of one hun- dred (100) dollars to defray the necessary expenses of the person employed by the Board of Public Welfare in the ad- ministration of Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Chil- dren and General Relief.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1500.00 for power metal-working machines in the high school shop, as recommended in the report last year, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred ($1500) dollars for power metal-working machines to be used in the high school shop.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $277.88, as required by law, to be paid to the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Board on ac- count of teachers on leave of absence for military service, or act anything thereon.
Voted : To raise and appropriate the sum of two hun- dred seventy-seven and 88/100 (277.88) dollars to be paid to the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1500.00 to install fluorescent lighting fixtures in all elementary classrooms, or act anything there- on.
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Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred (1500) dollars to install fluorescent lighting fixtures in all elementary classrooms.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1500.00 for a new high school roof covering, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred (1500) dollars for a new high school roof covering.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to have an annual audit of the various accounts of the town or act anything thereon.
Voted : To instruct the Board of Selectmen to have an annual audit of the various accounts of the town.
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1800.00 so that the Board of Health may renew the contract for the collection and disposal of garbage for the period of one year, or act anything thereon.
Voted : To raise and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred (1800) dollars so that the Board of Health may renew the contract for the collection and disposal of gar- bage for the period of one year.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $375.00 for the installation of two overhead doors in the Acton Center Fire House and for the painting of the Acton Center and South Acton Fire Houses, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred seventy-five dollars for the installation of two overhead doors in the Acton Center Fire House and for the painting of the Acton Center and South Acton Fire Houses.
Act. 22. To see if the town will vote to amend the By-Laws of the Town of Acton, adopted on March 8, 1926, by adding at the end of Article 1 of Section 1, the following :
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The members of the Board of Selectmen, Board of Assessors, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee and the Board of Health, are to be equally represented from each of the three existing precincts, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To pass. over the article.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2000.00 from the Overlay Surplus as a Reserve Fund or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars from the Overlay Surplus as a Reserve Fund.
Art. 24. To see if the town will appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the amount of the State's and County's allotments for Highways under Chapters 81 and 90, provided that the reimbursement from the State and County be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of eleven thousand one hundred twenty- five (11,125) dollars the amount of the State's and County's allotments for Highways under Chapters 81 and 90, pro- vided that the reimbursement from the State and County be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to pay the following unpaid bills for 1943 or do or act anything thereon.
Fire Department $208.30
Forest Fires 130.10
Snow Account 28.75
Board of Health 26.00
$393.15
Voted : That the sum of $393.15 be appropriated to pay the unpaid bills under Article 25.
Voted : To adjourn.
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ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 11, 1944
Art. 1. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the Surplus Revenue Account an amount not exceeding $6000 for the purchase of land and buildings offered for sale by the Acton Agricultural Holding Company or act any- thing thereon.
Voted: To transfer from the Surplus Revenue Ac- count an amount not exceeding six thousand (6000) dollars for the purchase of land and buildings offered for sale by the Acton Agricultural Holding Company.
Yes 67
This vote was taken by ballot: No 10
Total 77
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to set aside a sub- stantial part of the property owned by the Acton Agricul- tural Holding Company as a public playground, this play- ground to be named the "Goward Field" or act anything thereon.
Amendment: To substitute the name "Roberts Field" instead of "Goward Field," in memory of the three Roberts who were the first three casualties from the Town of Acton in this war.
Did not prevail.
Voted : To set aside a substantial part of the property to be purchased from the Acton Agricultural Holding Com- pany as a public playground, this playground to be named the "Goward Field."
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the terms offered by the Acton Agricultural Holding Company, namely : on request of a Personal or Real Estate tax payer of the Town of Acton, subject to the approval and control of the Board of Selectmen, said playground to be used with-
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out charge, for the purposes of Fairs, Old Home Days or other like gatherings beneficial to the Town of Acton and its citizens, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To accept the terms offered by the Acton Agricultural Holding Company namely: on request of a Personal or Real Estate tax payer of the Town of Acton, subject to the approval and control of the Board of Select- men, said playground to be used without charge for the purposes of Fairs, Old Home Days or other like gatherings beneficial to the Town of Acton, and its citizens.
Art. 4. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer to accept sums of money received due to the pur- chase by the Town of Acton of land and buildings owned by the Acton Agricultural Holding Company and credit the same to the Surplus Revenue Account or act anything there- on.
Voted : To authorize the treasurer to accept sums of money received due to the purchase by the Town of Acton of land and buildings owned by the Acton Agricultural Holding Company and credit the same to the Surplus Rev- enue Account.
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $1000 from the Overlay Surplus Account for the alteration and relocation of Concord Road, beginning at the railroad tracks and extending in a northwesterly direction for approximately 1000 feet or act anything thereon.
Voted : To transfer the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars from the Overlay Surplus Account for the alteration and relocation of Concord Road, beginning at the railroad tracks and extending in a northwesterly direction for ap- proximately 1000 feet.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $2000 from the Surplus Revenue Account, which is the amount of the State and County allotments for the
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alteration and relocation of Concord Road, beginning at the railroad tracks and extending in a northwesterly direction for approximately 1000 feet provided that the reimburse- ment from the State and County be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars from the Surplus Revenue Account, which is the amount of the State and County allotments for the altera- tion and relocation of Concord Road, beginning at the rail- road tracks and extending in a northwesterly direction for approximately 1000 feet, provided that the reimbursement from the State and County be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $300 from the Surplus Revenue Account for the Board of Public Welfare for Temporary Aid or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer the sum of three hundred (300) dollars from the Surplus Revenue Account for the Board of Public Welfare for Temporary Aid.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $250 from the Surplus Revenue Account for the operating expenses of the Police Department or act any- thing thereon.
Voted: To transfer the sum of $250 from the Sur- plus Revenue Account for the operating expenses of the Police Department.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $450 from the Surplus Revenue Account for the operating expenses of the Rationing Board or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer the sum of four hundred fifty (450) dollars from the Surplus Revenue Account for the operating expenses of the Rationing Board.
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Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $400 from the Surplus Revenue Account for the pur- chase and installation of new grates for the boiler at the Acton High School or act anything thereon.
Voted : To transfer the sum of four hundred (400) dollars from the Surplus Revenue Account for the purchase and installation of new grates for the boiler at the Acton High School.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $75 from the Surplus Revenue Account for the salary of a part-time man to fire the boiler at the Acton High School during the cold months or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer the sum of seventy-five (75) dol- lars from the Surplus Revenue Account for the salary of a part-time man to fire the boiler at the Acton High School during the cold months.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $300 from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road Machinery Account or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer the sum of three hundred (300) dollars from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road Ma- chinery Account.
Voted to adjourn.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Births
Whole number recorded
51
Born in Acton
1
Native Parentage
45
Males 20 Foreign parentage
Females
31
Mixed parentage
6
Marriages
Whole number recorded
22
Resident of Acton
29
Resident of other places
15
Deaths
Whole number recorded
39
Resident of Acton ..
30
Resident of other places
9
Occurring in Acton ...
28
Occurring in other places 11
Average age in years, 66 plus
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1944
Date
Place
Oct. 5 Concord
April 6
Concord
April 2 Concord
April 27 Concord
Charter, Weslyn Davis
Nov. 3 Boston
Cook, Alberta Irene
April 1 Concord
Davis, Anita
Mar. 16 Acton
Davidson, Lucille Grace
Feb. 1 Concord
Deane, Judith
May 13
Concord
Duren, Brenda
June 24 Concord
Enneguess, John Thomas, Jr.
July
27 Concord
Foley, James Michael, Jr.
Dec. 14 New London, Ct.
Freeman, Robert R.
Sept. 18 Concord Gilbert, Kathleen Cecelia
July 19 Concord
Gunzelmann, Richard Alan
Mar. 27 Cambridge Hale, Margaret
May 10 Concord Hall, Gordon Arthur
Aug. 25 Concord
Harris, Ruth Ann
Mar. 30 Concord
Hayes, Robert Marvin
Jan. 24 Concord Holland, Horace Neville
Mar. 25 Boston
Hutchinson, John Warren
Jan. 25 Concord Jarvi, Peter Jalmar
Name of Parents
George and Ruth E. K. Hansen Edwin A. and Josephine Paolino Folke E. and Domenica E. Mazzeo Wesley D. and Alice M. House Albert S. and Louise Stockbridge Irving W. and Rose Best Harold A. and Grace E. Frye Richard F. and Bertha W. Merriam Irving S., Jr. and Alice M. Condon John T. and Mary G. Ployart James M. and Anna C. Downey Carl A. and Mary E. Butler
Alfred G., Jr. and Mary F. Kelley . Richard A. and Clara V. Swanson Eugene and Eileen Callanan Arthur L. and Ruth Westby Frederick A. and Leota P. Baker Wilbert H. and Rachel M. Goff Neville R. and Barbara Cameron Warren B. and Helen Doxey Jalmar and Sylvia M. Freeman
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Name of Child
Andersen, Donald Arthur
Anderson, Donald Wayne
Applegren, Linda Mae
Date
Place
Dec. 14 Concord
Mar. 21 Concord
April 29 Concord
Sept. 18 Concord
Jan. 21 Ayer
Landanno, Lillian Harriet Lang, Phyllis Jean
July 5
Concord
April 24 Concord
Lawson, Laurie Linwood Lee, David Atherton
Sept. 11 Concord
Sept. 11 Concord
Lee, Donald Arthur
May 15 Concord
Livermore, Ellen
Dec.
8 Concord
Manosh, Kenneth Lawrence
Jan. 24 Concord Massie, Robin Leon
Nov. 13 Concord McGovern, Mary Susan
Dec. 10 Concord Mekkelsen, Barbara
April 14 Concord
Moore, Sandra Joan
Oct 13 Boston
O'Neal, Raymond Edwin
Nov. 9 Ayer
Peavey, Edna Elaine
Dec. 29 Concord
Perkins, Frances Margaret
Feb. 1 Concord
Perry, Geraldine
Priest, Kenneth Stephen
Priest, Linda Marion
Putnam, Janet
Rondeau, Elizabeth Ann
Name of Parents
Porter G. and Mabel J. Ogilvie Chester P., Jr. and Louisa J. Wood John and Anne E. Donahue Harold J. and Alberta J. Barker Salvatora and Ruth H. Specter William C. and Mary V. Soares Edwin W. and Emma E. Bennett Arthur W. and Minetta B. DeCoster Arthur W. and Minetta B. DeCoster Roland O. and Frances T. Yarnell Kenneth G. and Jeanne S. Lawrence William A., Jr. and Evelyn P. Ogilvie George R. and Susan M. Marino James R. and Florence M. Connor Robert T. and Mildred E. Weston Raymond E. and Helen Price Howard J. and Lettie R. Burnham Norman L. and Frances L. Matthews Joseph G. and Esther F. Jollymore Kenneth D. and Anne B. Taylor Lloyd W. and Dorothy M. Jones E. Everett and Dorothy Matteson Alexander L. and Doris E. Peterson
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Mar. 9 Concord
April 13 Concord
Sept. 16 Newton
Sept. 14 Concord
Name of Child
Jenks, Beverly Ann Jordan, Pamela Louise Kleinfelder, Paul Knight, Richard Charles
Date
Place
Name of Child
July 15
Concord
Oct. 22
Boston
Schmalz, Sandra Beryl Smith, Gary Bennett
Dec.
8 Concord
Thompson, Charlene Esther .
Dec. 14 Concord
Thompson, Janet Lee
Dec. 14 Concord
Thompson, Janice Elaine
Aug. 24 Concord
Wetherbee, Diane
July
29 Concord
Wilson, Jeanne Carol
1943
Feb. 27
Concord
Spinney, Kathleen Mary
Name of Parents
Wilder E. and Beverly Ackerman John I. and Dorothea I. Bennett Clayton and Norma E. Peterson Melville A., Jr. and Muriel A. Higgins Melville A., Jr. and Muriel A. Higgins Thomas E. and Charlotte E. Tolman James B. and Eleanor P. Hall
Ralph E. and Mary F. Ward
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1944
Date
Place
Name
Residence
S. Acton W. Concord Line Rock, R. I. W. Acton Acton Saugus Chicago, Ill.
S. Acton
Concord
July 9 W. Acton
Coulter, Anna Emila Theresa
Norwood
July 22
Maynard
Gilbert, Alfred G., Jr.
S. Acton
Kelly, Mary F.
W. Acton
Feb.
15
W. Acton
Godfrey, Leonard Albert, Jr. Whitcomb, Mary
W. Acton
April 23
Concord
Hayward, Russell Davis
S. Acton
MacDonald, Barbara Patterson
S. Acton
Jan. 23
Maynard
Merriam, Herbert William
S. Acton Maynard
Hirvonen, Viola Matilda
April 21 Chelmsford
Miller, John H.
Casassa, Clara Barrett
Quincy Acton
Sept. 11 S. Acton
Knight, Hazel Lucy Burstad, Ralph Gordon Laird, Charlotte Louise Dowen, Donald Robert
S. Acton
Norwood
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April 14 Saugus
Brackett, Robert Dean
McLean, Marjorie E.
Brewer, William Thomas
Dec. 2 Boston
Dec. 30 S. Acton
Jan. 15 Maynard
Anderson, Willard A. Rogers, Angelina Bateson, Robert D. Curley, Madeline F.
W. Acton
Date
Place
Name
June 25
Waltham
March 28 Maynard
Sept.
10 W. Acton
Salvetti, Giulio J.
Lawrence
S. Acton
W. Acton
W. Acton
Dec. 6 Maynard
1
Feb. 5 Nashua, N. H.
Snow, Harold Milton
E. Acton
Montgomery, Alice A. H.
E. Acton
Sept. 23 Hyde Park
Starck, Cecil L.
W. Acton
MacDonald, Kathlyn
Hyde Park
July 10 Concord
Thompson, Clayton
W. Acton
Peterson, Norma Eda
W. Acton
Oct. 1 Waltham
Thompson, Melville Atwell, Jr.
W. Acton
Higgins, Muriel E.
*Waltham
Oct.
25
Methuen Walther, Joseph L.
Schruender, Helen L.
Sept. 2 Fitchburg
Young, Winston R. Hicks, Cora E.
Residence
Waltham W. Acton Acton Acton
Mauro, Adelina T.
Aug. 30 W. Acton
Sisson, Richard C.
Whitcomb, Margaret
Smith, Ralph I. McCarthy, Annie E.
E. Acton
W. Acton
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S. Acton Methuen S. Acton Concord
Nedza, Stanley A. Hayes, Katherine F. Olsen, Carl A. Grover, Irma
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1944
Date
Name
Y.
M.
D.
Aug. 4
Aylward, Hannah
44
11
28
April 16
Barker, Harriet Crabtree
73
10
May 7 Boyer, Charles W.
55
July
15
Branley, Norbert Francis
36
3
15
May
24
Chaplin, Donald Emerson
16
4
24
Oct.
3
Charter, William Wesley
68
6
15
Jan. 28
Conant, Charlotte
68
4
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June 8
Conway, Sarah J.
63
4
18
Aug. 27
Crosby, Edwin Henry
86
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May
2
Downey, John J.
83
10
23
Feb. 10
Durkee, Raymond F.
56
1 8
Sept. 15 Ellice, Clarissa L.
73
0
17
July 17 Fiske, Elizabeth G.
88
9
27
April
12
Fullonton, Llewelyn T.
68
7
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Feb.
26
Goding, James Alfred
84
10
3
May
28 Hall, Grace N.
71
4
20
May
30 Hampson, Ralph
33
3
10
July
21
Hausauer, Kenneth Nelson
37
Feb.
14 Haynes, Henry Lee
78
5
1
Sept. 2
Hennessey, Daniel J.
79
3
15
Jan. 2 Jones, Ralph Thomas
61
1
1
Sept. 15
King, Mary E. (Devane)
57
2
16
May 19
Kinsley, David Thomas
78
6
22
Jan.
12
Littlefield, Susan
93
2
11
April 23
Oikemus, John H.
61
29
Mar. 21 O'Rourke, Hugh F.
62
1
13
Dec. 2 Penney, Mabel L.
59
1
19
Mar. 7 Purrier, Raymond Eugene
12
4
4
June 8 Saeger, Wilford Cook
63
4
14
May 8 Seiders, Carl Fredrick
66
17
Jan.
2 Sias, Harry
79
4
10
Aug. 28 Sisson, Stella Henrietta
82
9
13
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Jan. 2 Knowlton, Ellen Hall
93
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Oct. 18 Stockbridge, Irene V.
71
7 25
June 17 Teele, Martha R.
70
11
17
May 14 Tuttle, Hattie Lee (Miles)
72
3
3
April 29. Tuttle, Jane M.
85
1
9
Nov. 1 Wherren, Carrie Edna
76
8
8
Nov. 27 Whitcomb, Frances S.
69
11
22
1943
July 12 DeCoster, Minnie Louise
78
10
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NON-RESIDENT BURIALS IN 1944
Date of Death 1944
Name
Yrs Mos. Days Place of Death
Place of Burial
July 3
Bagge, Grace L.
72
11
23
Wolfeboro, N. H. St. Petersburg, Fla.
Woodlawn Woodlawn
July 27
Brown, Laura E.
87
Feb. 24 Chase, Mary E.
93
1
5
Bolton
Mt. Hope
Dec. 18 Fletcher, Ida H.
88
3
3 Marlboro
Mt. Hope
Mar. 16
Frost, Carolyn
87
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Harvard
Woodlawn
Mar. 16
Gardner, Jerome D. W.
57
5
11
New Bedford
Apr.
1
Gardner, Olive L.
70
8
13
Littleton
Dec. 15
Graves, Hibbert W.
82
1
5
Boxboro
Mt. Hope
Jan. 14 Green, Sarah J.
85
4
21
Worcester
Mt. Hope
Nov.
16
Hayward, Dannie
90
Marlboro
Mt. Hope
1943
Hayward, Susan C.
84
23
Brookline
Mt. Hope
Feb. 13
Holmer, Eva V.
51
8
15
Roxbury
Mt. Hope
Sept. 29
Lear, Ella M.
54
3
29
Newport, N. H.
Mt. Hope
Dec. 6 Leighton, William A.
80
Oxford
Mt. Hope
May 13
Littlefield, Ida L.
69
5
2
Newton
Mt. Hope
Jan. 23 Mead, Adelbert F.
77
7
12
Harrisville, Vt.
Mt. Hope
Feb. 10 Millman, Flora E.
59
2
14 Marlboro
Woodlawn
June 25
Pickens, Roscoe A.
68
5
2 Waltham
Woodlawn
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Mt. Hope Woodlawn
Dec. 28 1944
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Date of Death
Name
Yrs Mos. Days Place of Death
Place of Burial
Feb. 17
Quimby, Edward
79
5
10 Worcester
Woodlawn Woodlawn
Oct. 15
Roberts, Penfield
52
19
Boston
Feb. 26 Robinson, Elizabeth M.
84
Cambridge
Mt. Hope
Feb. 6
Sawyer, Sadie E.
74
1 12 Concord
Mt. Hope
July 31
Slack, Arthur E.
60
11 7 Marblehead
Mt. Hope
Aug. 8 Symonds, Laura E.
59
1
2 Dover, N. J.
Woodlawn
Mt. Hope
June
8 Whitcomb, Fred J.
75
4
11 Bolton
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DOG LICENSES
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301 Licenses at $2.00 $602.00
67 Licenses at $5.00
335.00
1 License at $50.00 50.00
1 License at $25.00
25.00
$1,012.00
Deduct fees 370 Licenses at 20 cents . .
74.00
Paid to the Town Treasurer
$938.00
Notice
All licenses expire March 31.
Dogs must be licensed on or before April 1, or the own- ers or keepers thereof are liable to a fine.
The law applies to all dogs three months old or over, regardless of the time of year ownership is acquired. No tax bills are sent to owners of dogs.
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