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State Treasurer, druggist license, .25
G. W. Kingsbury, cash paid witness in W. H. Brown case, . 17.60
David Meaney, night watchman, 286.52
Fales & Mellen, services in W. H. Brown case, 75.00
Geo. E. Waagg, services as police in case of Dan- iel McFary, . 15.16
Geo. H. Ellis, 2 order books, 6.75
Fiske, Coleman & Co., drain-pipe, . 52.88
Wm. F. Abell, care of town clock, . 25.00 Wm. F. Abell, cash paid for help to clean clock, . .50
Geo. Stevens, cleaning town clock, 6.66
Fred M. Smith, painting and varnishing hearse, 35.00
Fred M. Smith, cash paid for repairing hearse, 3.25
Commonwealth, 2 quires of registers of voters, 2.25
J. A. Austin, insurance on weights and measures,
5.00
E. F. Rhodes, dinners and lunch for election offi- cers at November election, 5.50
Wm. F. Guild, stationery and postage for assess- ors, 1.50
H. W. Hutson, inspecting cattle, 24.00
J. G. Hutson, killing a condemned cow of Daniel Lynch, 1.50
H. M. Parker, express, 12.15
Union Lumber Co., 376 ft. of fence boards, 7.14
J. H. Brigham, labor on reservoir, . 12.84
J. H. Brigham, labor on sewer basin, . 43.82
Paine Furniture Co., invalid bedstead, 25.00
Paine Furniture Co., woven wire spring, . 4.00
Paine Furniture Co., head-rest, . 5.00
Paine Furniture Co., mattress, 3.00
C. F. Bruce, balance on reservoir, 135.00
Carried forward, $938.84
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Brought forward, $938.84
James Ord, 500 stamped envelopes, 10.80
A. B. Parker, returning 30 deaths, . 7.50
S. J. Spear, printing tax bills, voting lists, etc., 28.25
S. J. Spear, recording marriages, births, and deaths 18.20 S. J. Spear, expenses to Dover, . 2.00
S. J. Spear, for stationery, 2.35
H. M. Parker, express, . 3.20
F. W. Heustis, damage done to horse on North Street, July 1, 1892, . 50.00
Geo. H. Ellis, printing 600 reports of committee on poor farm, . 12.00
A. A. Lovell, for postage on same, 3.40
R. W. Baker, sign boards, .85
$1,077.39
TOWN HOUSE EXPENSES.
Paid Medfield Water Co., water rent, $5.00
Union Lumber Co., lumber for stage, . 10.54
J. B. Hale, lease for W. H. Everett, 1.00
W. W. Preston, supplies, 7.90
A. A. Kingsbury, labor on stage, 28.20
H. G. Crosby, 43 nights in hall, 31.75
A. F. Engley, 2 steel mats, 20.00
G. W. Kingsbury, I cord of sawed oak wood, 6.00
G. W. Kingsbury, 12 cord of sawed pine wood, 8.25
Wm. Ryan, stock and labor, . 2.10
G. G. Babcock, stock and labor, 2.50
E. M. Bent, 4 tons of coal,
28.00
J. H. Brigham, cash paid for labor on vaults, 16.31
T. L. Barney, oil and other supplies, . 15.72
W. W. Preston, supplies, .
1.25
Geo. G. Babcock, stock and labor, . 3.57
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, 10.43
J. A. Fitts, oil and other supplies, . 34.75
G. E. Pettis, services as janitor, 200.00
$433.27
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid James Hewins, services School Committee, 1891, . $35.00
Joseph A. Allen, services School Committee, 1891, 40.00
Wm. C. Allen, services as Registrar, 1891, . 6.00
John G. Hutson, services as Registrar, 1891, 6.00
N. F. Harding, services as Registrar, 1891, . 6.00
S. J. Spear, services as Registrar, 1891, . 6.00
Wm. E. Fales, services as constable, . 7.00
Wm. F. Guild, services as Assessor, 1892,
50.00
Wm. F. Guild, services as Teller town meeting, 1892, 2.00
Isaac B. Codding, services as Teller town meeting, 1892, . 2.00
Wm. F. Abell, services as Teller town meeting, 1892, . 2.00
G. L. L. Allen, services as Teller town meeting, 1892, 2.00
J. Herbert Baker, services as Teller town meeting, 1892, 2.00
Hamlet Wight, services as Teller town meeting, 1892, 2.00
A. E. Mason, services as Overseer of Poor, 1892, 25.00
G. L. L. Allen, services as Truant Officer, 2.00
A. B. Parker, services as Assessor, 1892, 50.00
F. D. Hamant, services as Assessor, 1892, 50.00
S. J. Spear, services as Town Clerk, . 75.00
B. F. Shumway, services as Selectman, 1892, 75.00
H. M. Parker, services as Selectman, 1892, 75.00
G. W. Kingsbury, services as Selectman, 1892, 100.00
G. W. Kingsbury, services as Overseer of Poor, 1892, 30.00
A. A. Lovell, services as Auditor, 1892, 15.00
R. A. Battelle, services as Treasurer, 1892, 60.00
R. A. Battelle, collecting, in full, for 1890, taxes, . 15.48
R. A Battelle, collecting, in part, for 1892, taxes, 90.00
F. H. Lowell, services as Balloting Clerk, 2.00
J. M. Johnson, services as Balloting Clerk, 2.00
Carried forward, $842.48
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Brought forward, $842.48
G. R. Chase, services Clerk and Teller, 4.00
J. W. Conger, services as Balloting Clerk and Teller, 4.00
$842.48
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid Joseph Clark, Quartermaster of Moses Ellis Post 117 G. A. R., . $50.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Paid Mrs. Mary Mullen, guardian for the children of Eu- gene O'Keefe, $ 180.00
Support of the poor at the Almshouse, $2,047.89
Support of the poor out of the Almshouse, 187.73
Support of the insane in hospitals, . 509.78
School of Feeble-minded, 169.92
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid Geo. H. Ellis, printing 250 catalogues. $5.50
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books, . 109.18
S. J. Spear, 5,000 order blanks,
3.75
L. M. Johnson, services as Librarian,
85.00
W. W. Preston, supplies, ·35
J. Herbert Baker, stove, 9.00
J. Herbert Baker, cash paid for paint and oil, .
2.75
J. Herbert Baker, cash paid for stove pipe, . Boston Branch, 3 lamps,
2.50
10.75
A. Hathway, bookcases, 78.00
Henry D. Humphry, books, 11.35
H. M. Parker, express, 6.35
G. G. Babcock, stock and labor, 46.86
Charles F. Bruce, stock and labor,
5.48
Carried forward, $376.82
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Brought forward, $376.82
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, 77.68
E. M. Bent, 2 tons of coal, 14.00
H. G. Crosby, carting bookcases from Boston, 8.00
T. L. Barney, supplies,
.45
S. J. Spear, printing,
7.25
Harry L. Gleason, cleaning clock,
1.00
$485.20
TAXES.
Paid County of Norfolk tax,
$1,176.65
State tax,
962.50
Town of Millis tax, .
7.28
Town of Walpole tax, 1.98
$2,148.41
Abatement of taxes, 1892,
44.65
NOTES PAID.
Paid Searle, Dailey & Co., for money borrowed in an- ticipation of taxes,
$2,000.00
Medway Savings Bank Note, 500.00
$2,500.00
INTEREST ON BORROWED MONEY.
Paid Hamlet Wight, guardian for Daisy E. Curtis, $105.00
Medway Savings Bank, 100.00
Mrs. Sarah Shumway, .
50.00
Trustees of School Fund, .
150.61
Searle, Dailey & Co.,
42.60
$448.21
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Paid A. B. Parker, for Committee, $500.00
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RECAPITULATION.
Paid school-teachers, . $2,956.33
Paid for fuel, care, and supplies, 1,382.05
Repairs on school-houses, 70.44
Highways. 2,024.94
Sidewalks, . 204.26
Bridges,
260.47
Removing snow,
180.86
Extra work on turnpike,
150.14
Drains,
55.56
Fire Department,
691.28
General expenses,
1,077.39
Town House expenses,
433.27
Town officers,
842.48
Memorial Day,
50.00
Soldiers' relief,
180.00
Insane in hospitals,
509.78
School of Feeble-minded,
169.92
Public Library,
485.20
Support of the poor in Almshouse, 2,047.89
Support of the poor out of Almshouse, 187.73
Taxes, . 2,148.4I
Abatement of taxes, 44.65
Notes, .
2,500.00
Interest on borrowed money,
448.21
Cemetery Committee, .
500.00
$19,601.26
RESOURCES.
Balance in treasury Feb. 1, 1893. $3,719.79
Uncollected taxes of 1891, 241.62
Uncollected taxes of 1892, 2,300.00
Interest on uncollected taxes, 1891, 80.00
Due from Sarah E. Carr, guardian of John E. Bullard, . 196.55
Due from the Commonwealth for State pauper,
41.01
Due from town of Brewster for aid furnished Mrs. Lucy Small, 10.00
$6,588.97
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LIABILITIES.
Medway Savings Bank, $2,000.00
Trustees of School Fund, 2,510.20
Hamlet Wight, guardian for Daisy E. Curtis, 2, 100.00
Sarah E. Shumway, . 1,000.00
George Cummings, trust fund, 1,000.00
George M. Smith, trust fund, 500.00
Mary T. Derby's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, . 100.00
Geo. M. Smith's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, 100.00
Nancy Curtis's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, 50.00
Mary F. Ellis's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, 100.00
Mary M. Phelps's legacy for care of lot in cemetery, 50.00
$9,510.20
Liabilities exceed resources,
$2,921.23
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Selectmen HENRY M. PARKER, of
BENJ. F. SHUMWAY,
S Medfield.
Examined and found correct.
ALBERT A. LOVELL, Auditor.
REPORT OF ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
Gentlemen,- We report to you the Fire Department in good con- dition.
Both companies have nearly the required number of men, and they are always ready to respond to every call of duty.
We have had six fires during the year : -
February 28, about 2 P.M., fire in Blood Bros.' grain store. Damage very small. Cause, overheated stove.
April 10, 6 P.M., fire in woods north of Dedham Road. Cause unknown.
April 17, about 6 P.M., fire in woods near Dedham Road and Mt. Nebo. Cause unknown.
April 19, about 6 P.M., fire in woods near Albert Dean's. Cause, escaped from men burning brush.
September 3, W. F. Abell's house, on North Street, partly burned. Caused by children playing with matches in rear of the house.
September 6, William Weiker's house. Fire put out without any damage.
WM. F. HARDING, WM. E. FALES, Engineers. LESTER BLOOD,
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
R. A. BATTELLE, Collector, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
Dr.
Cr.
To uncollected Tax of 1890, $158.20
By Cash paid Treasurer,
$158.20
By Cash and Abatements, $2,300.00
To uncollected Tax, 1891,
$2,541.62
Uncollected Tax, 241.62
1892.
To commitment,
$13,458.88
1892.
By Cash paid Treasurer,
$11, 15 8.88
Uncollected Tax,
2,300.00
MEDFIELD, Feb. 1, 1893.
R. A. BATTELLE, Collector .
Examined and found correct.
ALBERT A. LOVELL, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor of Medfield respectfully present the following report : -
Amount of personal property at the Almshouse Feb. I,
1893, . $1,874.87
Receipts of the Farm :
Milk sold,
$548.43
Cranberries,
23.00
Eggs, .
9.65
Lumber,
76.86
Difference in cow trade,
6.00
Peas,
8.40
Potatoes, .
7.00
Labor with team,
9.25
Calves,
5.00
Pork,
19.38
Wood,
30.50
$743.47
Expenses at the Almshouse from Feb. 1, 1892, to Feb. I, 1893 :-
Paid Philip Atwood, salary from Feb. 1, 1892, to Feb. I, 1893, $550.00
Blood Bros., for grain, . 11.25
Wm. F. Harding, fish and oysters, 12.15
W. A. Lamb, meat, . 10.45
A. A. Dean, shoeing and jobbing, 7.75
T. L. Barney, supplies, 30.69
A. A. Kingsbury, labor, 7.00
J. E. Lonergan, coal, 12.50
Blood Bros., grain, 39.80
Carried forward, $681.59
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Brought forward, $681.59
W. H. Clark, bread and crackers, 12.IO
C. F. Bruce, meat, 16.45
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, groceries, 20.99
J. A. Fitts, supplies, 71.57
Blood Bros., grain, .
17.95
Blood Bros., grass-seed, peas, etc.,
9.34
Blood Bros., fertilizer, .
26.00
W. W. Preston, supplies, . 2.60
H. W. Wight, cutting ice for 1892, 5.00
J. A. Fairbanks, making boots for J. Tobin, 2.00
Blood Bros., grain, . 34.08
T. L. Barney, supplies, 24.74
Geo. G. Babcock, stock and labor, I2.II
J. A. Fitts, supplies, 19.05
J. E. Lonergan, coal, 6.50
J. E. Lonergan, grain, 7.80
John Ashley, 2 bushels of seed potatoes, 2.50
A. A. Dean, shoeing and jobbing,
5.87
Hamlet Wight, sawing lumber, . 6.03
Blood Bros., grain,
16.70
M. F. Campbell, mowing machine and tools, 46.47
Blood Bros., grain, .
17.95
George Battelle, grain, 13.89
T. L. Barney, supplies, 20.00
W. F. Harding, fish and oysters, 17.55
Martin Cheney, difference in cow trade, 10.00
17.75
P. Atwood, cash paid for wall paper and hanging same, . 3.60
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, 14.06
G. W. Kingsbury, cash paid for digging trench for pump pipe, . 10.50
G. W. Kingsbury, lumber for well house, 5.64
Blood Bros., grain, 31.10
George Battelle, grain, II.00
M. F. Campbell, pump and pipe, 50.00
J. E. Lonergan, grain, . 19.94
W. H. Clark, bread and crackers, II.40
Carried forward,
$1,301.82
C. F. Bruce, meat,
22
Brought forward, $1,301.82
J. A. Fitts, supplies, 43.96
W. A. Lamb, meat, . 44.23
E. Bullard, meat, 58.77
George Battelle, grain, 9.75
J. W. Conger, supplies,
12.04
Blood Bros., grain, . 21.00
Blood Bros., 2 horse blankets, 2.75
A. A. Dean, shoeing and jobbing, 9.97
Cobb, Bates, & Yerxa, groceries, 41.43
J. A. Fitts, supplies, 18.84
C. F. Bruce, meat,
10.46
W. W. Preston, supplies,
1.45
A. B. Parker, for funeral expenses of Herbert A. Kingsbury, 40.00
William F. Harding, fish and oysters, 10.06
T. L. Barney, supplies, 55.72
George Battelle, grain, . 32.09
J. E. Lonergan, coal, 32.50
J. E. Lonergan, grain, . 12.19
A. A. Dean, shoeing and jobbing, 8.37
W. H. Clark, bread and crackers, 10.66
Blood Bros., grain,
24.60
W. A. Lamb, meat, .
28.46
A. L. Allen, fertilizer, 18.00
George Battelle, grain, . 13.83
C. F. Bruce, repairing cistern,
2.00
P. Atwood, cranberry barrels, pails, etc.,
6.55
P. Atwood, watering trough, .
10.00
T. L. Barney supplies,
24.40
J. A. Fitts, supplies, 27.73
Waldo E. Kingsbury, grinding grain,
3.00
G. W. Kingsbury, butchering hogs, 2.25
Dr. A. Mitchell, medical attendance on Mrs. N. H. Cheney, . 12.00
J. E. Lonergan, grain, 5.40
J. E. Lonergan, coal, 7.00
W. W. Preston, supplies, 5.00
E. J. Keyou, medicine, 4.03
Carried forward, $1,972.31
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Brought forward, $1,972.31
N. F. Harding, stock and labor, 4.86
H. W. Wight, cutting ice for 1893, 4.50
Blood Bros., grain, 4.50
C. F. Bruce, meat, 7.23
W. F. Harding, fish and oysters, 11.50
A. A. Dean, shoeing and jobbing, 6.20
Hamlet Wight, sawing lumber, 2.44
E. Bullard, meat, 20.82
E. Bullard, 2 pigs,
10.00
J. W. Conger, supplies, 3.53
$2,047.89
Appropriation of the town, $600.00
Sales from the farm, 743.47
$1,343-47
Total payments by the Treasurer, . $2,047.89
Paupers in Almshouse Feb. 1, 1892, 4.
Mrs. N. H. Cheney, aged 70 years.
Benjamin Cheney, aged 71 years ..
John Tobin, aged 71 ; discharged April 23, 1892. Herbert A. Kingsbury, aged 48 ; died Oct. 13, 1892.
Average number of paupers, 3.
Average cost per week, $8.01.
274 tramps have been provided for at a cost of 20 cents, $54.80.
SUPPORT OF THE POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE. Paid Dr. A. Mitchell for medical attendance on child of W. H. Bishop, . $15.00
City of Lawrence for aid to George Metcalf, 28.57
City of Boston, aid to Wm. Adams, 3.81
Lucy A. Small, aid, 10.00
Town of Walpole for medical aid furnished the family of C. A. Kingsbury, 50.35
Town of Chicopee for the burial of Solomon J. Clark, 15.00
Aid to Louise Guild, 65.00
$187.73
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INSANE IN HOSPITALS.
Paid Board of S. L. Wood, Taunton, $169.92
Board of John E. Bullard, Taunton,
169.92
Board of Susan Bullard, Worcester, 169.94
$509.78
School of Feeble-minded, board of Arthur Ricker, $169.92
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. W. KINGSBURY, AMOS E. MASON,
Overseers of the Poor.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1892.
DATE.
NAME OF CHILD.
PARENTS.
Jan. 23.
Mildred Hermis Hewins.
Wm. P., 2d, and Florence H. Hewins.
Feb. 25.
Ellen Elizabeth Sweeny.
Martin W. and Hannah E. Sweeny.
Feb. 27.
Arthur J. Raney.
John and Emily Raney.
Mar. 14.
William James Gill.
Daniel F. and Agnes Gill.
Apr. 2.
Frances Elizabeth Pember
Charles and Elizabeth E. Pember.
Apr. 3.
Herbert Howe Morse.
Fred H. and Louisa Morse.
Apr. II.
Margaret Elizabeth Toner.
Michael and Mary Toner.
Apr. 14.
Lewis Alanson Clark.
Alanson H. and Clara A. Clark.
May I.
Albert Harry Scheibel.
Albert A. and Eva Scheibel.
May 9.
William Matthew Ryan.
Michael and Susan Ryan.
June 14.
William Kennedy.
Martin J. and Hannah Kennedy.
July 13.
Aretas Bailey Blood.
Lester M. and Carrie L. Blood.
July 19.
Amber Viola Shea.
Everett A. and Alpha E. Shea.
July 28.
Walter Churchill Stevens.
William S. and Amelia J. Stevens.
July 28.
Clara Priscilla Hamilton.
Eldon H. and Priscilla Hamilton.
Aug. I.
Mary Belinda Cox.
William J. and Margaret A. Cox.
Aug. I.
John William Lynch.
Daniel and Mary Lynch.
Aug. 10.
Harold Eustis Bent.
Edward M. and Emma L. Bent.
Sept. 19.
Julia Eliza Schools.
John H. and Minnie E. Schools.
Nov. 4.
William Lewin Callow.
Thomas and Effie Callow.
Nov. II.
Unnamed.
William and Mary Grant.
Nov. 24.
John Edward Kennedy.
John F. and Catherine A. Kennedy.
Total, 22. Males, 13. Females, 9.
N.B .- Parents are reminded that they are required by law to give notice, within ten days thereafter, of all births occurring in their families. Blanks for this purpose will be furnished on application to the Town Clerk.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1892.
DATE.
NAME.
RESIDENCES.
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Feb. 20.
Fannie C. Clifford,
Medfield,
Feb. 29.
Josephine E. Kent,
Boston, Mass.,
Mar. 23.
Nellie G. Moore,
Medfield,
May II.
Margaret Morris,
Dover, Mass.,
Charles E. Fuller,
Medfield,
May 12.
Emma C. Trevette,
Boothbay, Me.,
In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane. In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
May 28.
Rose Gray, Gilbert D. Fales,
Medfield,
June II.
Hattie E. Rogers,
Medfield,
July 3
Ellen C. Woodward,
Medfield,
July 16.
Herman G. Crosby, Addie M. Turner,
Medfield,
Sept. 21.
Frank Schools, Lizzie McIntyre, Forest E. Wilson,
Blackville, N.B., Medfield,
Oct. 27.
Ida May Jordan,
Medfield,
Nov. 9.
S. Lizzie Crane,
Medfield,
Nov. 9.
Emma B. Fuller,
Medfield,
§ Charles L. Howard,
Lynn, Mass.,
Nov. 30.
Maria J. Coltman,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
Charles W. S. Luther,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
Matthew Spiers,
Medfield,
Samuel E. Mitchell,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. S. H. Winkley. In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane.
George B. Welch,
Dover, Mass.,
Medfield,
Simon E. Stone,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Wm. W. Hayward. In Walpole, by Rev. Francis J. Marsh. In Medfield, by Rev. Wm. W. Hayward. In Walpole.
Medfield,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. John Hood.
Jonathan M. Alexander,
Medfield,
Robert Busby Newcomb,
Medfield,
In So. Framingham, by Rev. E. S. Virgin. In Medfield, by Rev. Francis J. Marsh. In Medfield, by Rev. N. T. Dyer.
Nathan Grant,
Medfield,
Total number of marriages, 14. Non-residents, I. Married in town, 9. Married out of town, 5.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1892.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
DISEASE.
Jan. I.
Polly Draper Russell.
8I
5
9
La Grippe.
Jan
7.
* Benjamin J. Babcock. Emeline B. Gould.
82
9
30
La Grippe.
Jan.
II.
Eunice Cox Bunton.
74
IO
19
Pneumonia.
Jan.
16.
George M. Gilmore.
57
2
29
La Grippe.
Jan.
23.
Joseph W. Paige.
58
5
7
Jan.
26.
Edmund T. Everett.
79
8
2
Jan.
27.
Joseph H. Baker.
7I
2
Hemiplegia.
Feb.
2.
Mary Jane Bullard.
62
II
24
Marasmus.
Feb.
25.
Harry G. Babcock.
6
9
23
Tubercular Meningiti
.Feb. 28.
Julia M. Daniels.
64
6
II
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
Mar. 25.
Ann Hill.
83
5
5
Dementia.
Mar. 28.
Verna M. Ford.
I
4
23
Bronchitis.
Mar. 31.
Eleazer P. Tilden.
88
2
18
General Debility.
April
7.
Mary Louisa Morse.
30
2
2
Pulmonary Embolism.
May
8.
Hinsdale F. Bullard.
7I
Senile Dem.& Exhaust'n.
May 16.
Amelia F. Getchell.
28
3
6
Peritonitis.
June
2.
Mary F. Ellis.
55
22
Paralysis.
June 19.
Joseph Harding.
39
Uræmia.
June 26.
William Allan.
I3
II
II
Epilepsy.
July
15.
William B. Smith.
17
6
17
Typhoid Fever.
July
25.
John H. Schleusemeyer.
54
5
25
Cancer.
July
26.
William W. Hayward.
57
9
9
Heart Failure.
Aug.
6.
Luella Maud White.
18
4
22
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
Aug. 27.
Mary A. Sewall.
62
IO
2I
Bright's Disease.
Oct.
I3.
Herbert A. Kingsbury.
48
Heart Disease.
Nov.
5.
Michael Brennan.
60
Concussion of Brain.
Nov. 21.
Ann P. Hartshorn.
92
26
Marasmus.
Nov. 21.
Emeline Adams.
79
6
2
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
Dec.
7.
* Joseph Manning. Ann Donlan.
25
Diabetes.
Dec. 15.
65
Pneumonia.
* Not residents of Medfield, but buried in town.
Total number of deaths recorded,
Died out of town and buried here,
Total number of deaths in town,
30
Over 90 years of age,
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Between the ages of 80 and 90 years,
4
Between the ages of 60 and 80 years,
IO
Between the ages of 40 and 60 years,
6
Between the ages of 20 and 40 years,
5
2
Between the ages of 10 and 20 years, Under 10 years of age,
2
A true copy.
Attest :
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
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2
II
Pneumonia.
Jan.
8.
La Grippe. Apoplexy.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The annual report of the School Committee is herewith re- spectfully submitted : -
There have been two changes in our corps of teachers during the year. Mr. E. H. Whitehill was reappointed as teacher of the High School, and accepted. In the summer vacation he resigned, having secured a more desirable position. It was then too late to obtain experienced teachers ; and Mr. George C. Burrage, a young man well recommended, was engaged. His lack of experience and skill to manage and discipline the school made it necessary for the Committee to make a change; and they were fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Charles A. Guild, a successful and experienced teacher, who took charge of the school after the Thanksgiving vacation, since which time it has moved on smoothly, and to the satisfaction of the Committee.
Miss Sarah Chamberlain, who had been successful in her work here, resigned at the close of the year, hoping to secure a position nearer her home. Miss Edith E. Hewins was engaged to take her place, a position she had occupied before with much credit.
The other teachers are the same as last year. Few towns of its size have a more competent corps of teachers than is now em- ployed here.
VENTILATION.
During the summer vacation, in addition to previous means, the windows in every school-room were provided with "Hinks Bird's Method," which is commended in the Orton prize essay upon ventilation given at a recent meeting of the New York Medical Association. These, in the opinion of a majority of the Committee, are insufficient in the Centre School-house; and they recommend that radical changes be made in the ventilation of that building.
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COLUMBUS DAY.
Flags were raised over all the school-houses, and the national programme for the day was carried out in full. Delegates to all the schools were present from the Grand Army Corps, Sons of Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps, Medfield Historical Society, and Board of Selectmen.
At the close of the exercises at the schools patriotic speeches were made by people present.
We are very much indebted to Mr. William Crane of the G. A. R., who visited all the schools several times, and drilled the pupils in raising and saluting the flag, and the various evolutions required in marching.
In the afternoon a public meeting was held in the Town Hall, where an excellent address was delivered by Mr. Geo. M. Whit- taker, of Boston ; and the pupils under the direction of Mr. W. S. Tilden made a creditable appearance, adding much to the interest of the occasion by their singing.
ARBOR DAY.
This day was observed in all the schools with appropriate exer- cises. The beauty of this town depends largely upon the fine and majestic trees which border its streets. These exercises, we trust, will stimulate the rising generation to follow the example of our forefathers, and plant trees in all suitable places throughout the town.
HIGH SCHOOL.
All towns of five hundred families are required by law to keep a Secondary High School. Medfield has not that number, yet does so voluntarily. In such a town as this the number of pupils in the High School is so variable that proper classification cannot be maintained. Some parts of the year there may be forty pupils, at other times not half that number. Last year it closed with twelve. This condition of things makes it impossible for a teacher to do justice to himself or his pupils. Whether it is best for pupils to leave school in the spring and engage in work, parents decide.
READING.
A celebrated educator, in examining teachers for positions in elementary schools, had them read extracts from books used in the school, and write upon the blackboard simple sentences from
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his dictation. If the results were satisfactory, with pleasing ad- dress and cultivated manners, he was satisfied. De Quincey says, "No accomplishment is so rare as good reading."
We have constantly urged the teachers to give special attention to this branch of study.
We have little trouble from truancy, though the number of cases where pupils are absent or tardy is much too large. We desire to again call the attention of parents to this great evil.
Pupils who are absent or tardy are not only losers themselves, but are a hindrance to all classes with which they are connected, and cause teachers and Committee much extra trouble.
The duties of a School Committee are sometimes difficult and unpleasant ; but, if they are properly attended to, it will require much time and a varied and extensive information upon educa- tional subjects.
If its members are unable to give the time required or are not competent to perform the duties, a superintendent should be ap- pointed, as is done in many towns ; but " Home Rule " is best, if practicable.
All the school buildings are in good condition, and very few repairs have been necessary.
We recommend the purchase of land on Miller Street, in the rear of the Centre School-house.
The national flags have been raised above the school-houses whenever events of national importance have occurred, and the attention of the pupils is called to the events.
DISCIPLINE. .
While we have never forbidden the use of corporal punishment in the schools, we are fortunate in having teachers who rarely resort to it. Only eight cases are reported by all the teachers in the town, and six of these were by the one who was unsuccessful here.
The Committee have caused a complete census of children of school age to be taken. The birthday of each child has been recorded, and will be valuable for future reference.
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