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Jessie Alice Reed.
June
12.
Raymond Wallace Mayo.
Theresa Luella Elizabeth White.
Thomas and Effie (McIsaacs). John J. and Jennie (Carroll). Ralph M. and Jennie M. (Hamilton). Walter H. and Kate A. (McPhee).
Mar. 25. April 12. May
Still born, female.
Leonora Fletcher Taylor.
May
25. 27.
George K. Trout.
Howard Ingraham Kingsbury.
May May June I.
29.
16.
2.
Raymond Conrad Weiker.
Elizabeth Morey Hutson.
Herbert W. and Sybil A. (Daniels). Fred A. and Evelyn E. (Adams). John T. and Catherine A. (Davitt). Charles and Grace E. (Thompson). Herbert R. and Lilla D. (Brown) .. Allan A. and Lillian (Phelps). Walter S. and Mava (Danforth). James and Bessie (Keirns). Mayo A. and Margaret (Young).
Fred A. and Gertrude M. (Read). Cornelius and Elizabeth (Harvey). Michael and Elizabeth (Riley). Simeon and Margaret A. (Boyle).
Total number of births in 1897, 32. Males, 12. Females, 20.
EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS OF 1897.
SECTION 3. Physicians and midwives shall on or before the fifth day of each month report to the clerk of each town or city a correct list of all children born during the month next preceding. .. .
Auranius Miller Miles.
Lawrence McLane Dewar.
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SECT. 6. Parents shall within forty days after the birth of a child give notice thereof or cause such notice to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born. ...
Blanks can be obtained on application to the Town Clerk.
MARRIAGES IN MEDFIELD DURING YEAR 1897.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan.
6.
[ James Carroll Bartlett,
Boston, Mass., Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Savage.
Alexander Ogg,
W. Roxbury, Mass.,
Jan. 13. Mary Jane Gray,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane.
Feb.
§ Charles M. Garfield,
Medfield,
In Sherborn, Mass., by Rev. Edmund Dowse.
Feb. 7. Grace E. Abell, -
( Michael Ready,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Donnelly.
May
I7.
Carrie Wilkinson,
Medfield,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane.
June 21.
Laura E. Ord,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane.
June 21.
Ellen Haskins,
Boston, Mass.,
In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Savage.
June 29.
Grace M. Upham,
Boston, Mass.,
In Boston, by Rev. Arthur Little.
July 7
Sarah Jane Heard,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane.
Aug. 25.
Anna Maria Guild,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Chas. A. Coombs.
Sept. 2.
§ Burleigh E. Bean, Mabel Ripley,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. L. M. Pierce.
Sept. 21.
¿ Mary A. Hewins,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Savage.
Sept. 29.
-
Hilda Hanson,
Medfield,
Oct. 7.
Hiram H. Sartoris, Mamie Cody;
Medfield,
Nov.
3 . Bertha M. Cox,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. L. M. Pierce.
( Joseph W. Wilson,
Dedham, Mass.,
Nov. 25.
¿ Sarah E. Brennan,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Donnelly.
4
§ George F. Chick,
Lynn, Mass.,
In Medfield, by Rev. A. M. Crane.
Feb. 18.
Elizabeth Riley,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Savage.
June 9. Julia Agnes Ashley, f Herbert Smith Pember,
Medfield,
Medfield,
f Albert A. Lovell,
Medfield,
Hugh Gunnison,
Medfield,
§ Edgar Alpheus Sherman,
Medfield,
f Walter Henry Webb,
Providence, R.I.,
Medfield,
( H. Arnold Pope,
Milton, Mass.,
( Howard L. Garfield,
Medfield,
[ In Medfield, by Rev. J. A. Savage.
Medfield,
( In Boston, Mass., by Rev. Samuel H. Winkley.
§ George B. Herron,
Medfield,
3. Mary Goodrich,
Medfield,
Patrick Henry Leahy,
Medfield,
Percy M. Johnson,
Medfield,
Alice H. Austin,
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DEATHS RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1897.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Jan.
17.
Perley S. Chase.
79
2
9
Bronchitis.
Jan.
27.
Benjamin Chenery.
93
I
16
Cystitis.
Feb.
I2.
Herman G. Crosby.
54
I
8
Acute ascending Myelitis.
Feb.
13.
Henry J. Hanks.
53
9
24
Organic Heart Disease.
Feb.
19.
Laura Cutter.
73
4
II
Hemiplegia.
Mar.
I.
Carrie L. Blood.
33
I
2I
Consumption.
Mar. II.
Isaac E. Guild.
62
6
I7
Suicide.
Mar.
I 5.
Mary A. Clark.
74
II
16
Pneumonia.
Mar. 28.
Mabel J. Hardy.
25
IO
24
Water on Brain.
April 2.
Willie C. Schools.
8
4
28
Spinal Meningitis.
April 12.
Still-born.
79
4
I7
Apoplexy.
April 24.
Sarah S. Hoisington.
74
6
6
La Grippe.
May
9.
Henry F. Lane.
72
I
26
Organic Heart Disease.
May 17.
Angelic Stone.
81
7
II
Apoplexy.
June 30.
Margaret H. Cole.
86
IO
2I
Old Age.
Aug.
26.
Lorenzo Harding.
81
2
II
Pericarditis and Anasarca.
Sept.
6.
Eliza A. Baker.
81
3
30
Cancer.
Oct.
II.
Samuel Woods.
85
2
7
Gastric Catarrh.
Oct.
29.
Augustin Moore.
72
3
I3
Gangrene of Foot.
Nov. 21.
John S. McPhee.
I
-
I
Whooping Cough.
Dec. 24.
Martha D. Farrand.
55
IO
28
Org. Heart Dis.& Gastritis.
Dec. 27.
Gladis Wildes.
4
I4
Eczema.
Dec. 28.
Frederick A. Schools.
22
7
3
Pyæmia.
Total number of deaths recorded, 25.
Males 13. Females, 12.
Over 90 years of age,
I
Between the ages of 80 and 90 years,
5
Between the ages of 70 and 80 years, .
7
Between the ages of 40 and 60 years, .
5
Between the ages of 20 and 40 years, .
3
Under 10 years of age, .
.
4
-
-
Aug. 16.
Eliza Le Trent.
45
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
April 12.
Nathan G. Stone.
-
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DEATHS AT MEDFIELD INSANE ASYLUM DURING YEAR 1897.
THE
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Jan. 2.
Clement C. Moriarty.
77
South Boston, Mass.
Jan. II.
Charles S. Averill.
77
Lynn, Mass.
Jan.
12. William H. Dearborn.
58
Rockport, Mass.
Jan.
I3. John A. Meyers.
39
Cambridge, Mass.
Jan.
21.
Lawrence Newland.
37
Boston, Mass.
Jan.
22.
Elizabeth Clukas.
61
Cambridge, Mass.
Feb.
I.
Henry A. Williams.
23
Attleboro, Mass.
Feb.
19.
Ellen Holland.
87
Somerville, Mass.
Feb.
25.
Jane Kelley.
38
Boston, Mass.
Mar.
I.
William Dunlap.
54
Fall River, Mass.
Mar.
2.
Emma J. Gregg.
60
Tyngsboro, Mass.
Mar.
2.
Sarah White.
77
Hyde Park, Mass.
Mar.
4.
Mary J. Fierling.
45
Boston, Mass.
Mar.
5.
Jane Diking.
64
Boston, Mass.
Mar.
II.
Mary A. Batterberry.
44
Lawrence, Mass.
Mar. 20.
Frank F. Abbott.
55
Wilmington, Mass.
Mar. 21.
Catherine Hickey.
62
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 21.
Hannah Welch.
65
Lynn, Mass.
Mar. 23.
Rebecca Mckeever.
5I
Boston, Mass.
Mar.
23.
Jane Stokes.
62
Arlington, Mass.
Mar.
27.
Hattie E. Hutchins.
48
Chelmsford, Mass.
Apr.
12.
Catherine Donavan.
61
Boston, Mass.
Apr.
21.
Mary Sullivan.
45
Boston, Mass.
May
4.
Alonzo Wood.
70
Boston, Mass.
May
7.
Israel Bouchard.
49
.
May
20.
Bridget Whitman.
64
Fitchburg, Mass.
June
IO.
Mary Frates.
88
New Bedford, Mass.
June
IO.
John B. McAvoy.
42
Fall River, Mass.
June II.
Payson Perry.
54
Natick, Mass.
June
22.
Catherine Barnes.
7I
Boston, Mass.
June 28.
Seymour N. Cole.
51
Worcester, Mass.
July
8.
John Garvey.
62
Boston, Mass.
July
IO.
Edward F. Grady.
55
Boston, Mass.
July
24.
Ann Collins.
77
Cambridge, Mass.
July
24.
John E. McNelly.
43
Boston, Mass.
July
25.
Homer Labrie.
27
Merrimac, Mass.
July
31.
Joseph Cunningham, Jr.
26
Hyde Park, Mass.
July
31.
Leah Backer.
36
Boston, Mass.
Aug. I.
Ellen Hallisey.
49
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
I.
Sarah Oliver.
64
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
2.
Augustus McFarland.
57
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
4.
William A. Pease.
78
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
5.
Catherine Riley.
77
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
5. John H. Donlan.
37
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 6. Henry C. Baker.
40
Somerville, Mass.
Aug.
7. James Mushet.
52
Cambridge, Mass.
Aug.
9.
Carrie Davenport.
40
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 10.
Elisha Wheeler.
52
Boston, Mass.
June
29.
George W. Jaquith.
68
Somerville, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
July
5.
John Smith.
48
Fall River, Mass.
31
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Aug. 12.
Catherine Riley.
69
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 13.
Nancy Rindge.
80
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 15.
Patrick Ferrick.
58
Amesbury, Mass.
Aug. 16.
Edward E. Pendergast.
29
Lawrence, Mass.
Aug. 24.
Thomas Clancy.
53
Fall River, Mass.
Aug. 31.
Richmond S. Smith.
51
Fall River, Mass.
Sept.
2.
Everett A. Allen.
26
Boston, Mass.
Sept.
3.
Richard C. Herring.
84
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 8.
Mary Williams.
53
Fall River, Mass.
Sept. II.
Mary Killduff.
78
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 13.
John C. Terry.
70
Plympton, Mass.
Sept. 22.
Joseph Todd.
5I
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 26.
William H. Grant.
32
Haverhill, Mass.
Sept. 30.
Henry L. Glynn.
56
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
3
Winifred Eagan.
76
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
Nancy Knowles.
75
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
IO.
Thomas M. Boyle.
36
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
13.
Lena Jansen.
25
Medway, Mass.
Oct.
16.
Michael Riley.
54
Merrimac, Mass.
Oct.
24.
Mary E. Dignan.
20
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
27.
Austin Packard.
5I
Cummington, Mass.
Oct.
29.
George Hartlass.
5I
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
31.
Frank Werner.
60
Boston, Mass.
Nov.
2.
Michael Sullivan.
34
Nov.
5.
John Malone.
47
Lawrence, Mass.
Nov. 7 .
John Casey.
84
Milford, Mass.
Nov. 7. Charles Sanderson.
28
Weston, Mass.
Nov. 14.
Isabella H. West.
46
Lynn, Mass.
Nov. 18.
John A. Cloudman.
42
Marblehead, Mass.
Nov. 29.
Jacob Heinrich.
47
Plymouth, Mass.
Nov. 29.
Charles H. Sandford.
70
Egremont, Mass.
Nov. 29.
Edward Delahanty.
45
Cambridge, Mass.
Nov. 30.
Elizabeth Brickley.
23
Boston, Mass.
Dec.
I.
William G. Spearing.
4I
Boston, Mass.
Dec.
7.
William Griffin.
55
Gloucester, Mass.
Dec.
8.
Robert H. Pentz.
24 Boston, Mass.
Dec. 15.
William Lockyer.
53
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 27.
George Brisbyn.
27
Canton, Mass.
Total number of deaths at Asylum, 89. Males, 55. Females, 34.
A true copy.
Attest :
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
Oct.
3I.
James Floyd,
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
R. A. BATTELLE, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
Dr.
Cr.
To uncollected tax of 1894, $270.35
By uncollected tax of 1894,
$270.35
By cash paid Treasurer, 69.55
By uncollected tax, $200.80
To uncollected tax of 1895,
$539.86
By uncollected tax of 1895, $539.86
By cash paid Treasurer, 293.90
By uncollected tax of 1895,
$245.96
To uncollected tax of 1896,
$2,661.51
By uncollected tax of 1896, $2,661.51
By cash paid Treasurer, 1,875.00
Balance due,
$786.51
To commitment tax of 1897, $16,838. 14
By commitment tax of 1897, $16,838. 14
By cash paid Treasurer, 13,950.00
$2,888.14
MEDFIELD, Feb. 1, 1898.
R. A. BATTELLE, Collector.
Examined and found correct. T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, Superintendent, $200.00
Charles Booth, for labor, . 117.80
Thomas Rourke, I26.80
A. D. Kingsbury, 66 136.90
L. Kingsbury,
11.80
J. A. Quincy, 66
113.20
E. L. Munson, 66
8.60
D. Pember,
29.20
B. J. Jordan, 66
17.70
C. W. Wight, 66
13.75
I. Maker, 66
1.60
C. McGory, 66
22.00
E. Wilson, 66
5.40
W. H. Locke,
66
3.20
T. King,
12.60
R. Gorman,
31.00
D. Sullivan, 66
7.00
C. W. Strang, 66
3.60
H. Landrick, 66
1.50
W. Schools,
66
1.40
F. B. Quincy, 66
19.80
E. Meany,
66
I2.60
A. Gay,
66
5.40
A. Nelson,
66
2.55
$905.40
HIGHWAY TEAM WORK.
Paid Estate of H. G. Crosby, for team,
$62.10
W. J. Cox,
66
211.60
W. E. Kingsbury, 66
252.00
H. M. Parker,
88.40
H. W. Hutson,
23.00
Carried forward, .
$637.10
34
Brought forward, $637.10
Paid A. H. Clark,
66
51.00
R. E. Cole, 66
21.20
F. S. Wight,
24.60
J. E. Lonergan,
66
37.20
H. Gunneson,
16.20
T. Lawrance, .6
16.20
William F. Weiker,
10.80
J. H. Brigham,
66
10.80
G. W. Kingsbury,
66
117.56
$942.66
GRAVEL ACCOUNT FOR HIGHWAY.
Paid W. Harwood, for gravel,
$15.35
M. C. Adams,
4.35
W. Chipman,
7.70
L. Harding,
4.25
S. Ellis, 66
5.30
H. M. Parker, 66
5.05
J. Clark,
.85
$42.85
TOOLS, ETC., FOR HIGHWAY.
Paid Ames Plow Co., for 12 shovels, . $7.65
Ames Plow Co., for 2 picks and handles, 1.96
George Tyler & Co., sections for road machine,
16.50
Adams Express, .
1.00
Blood Brothers, for 3 steel rakes,
1.00
J. A. Fitts, 2 hoes,
.70
Union Lumber Co., lumber for railing, 56.70
H. Wight, for 175 posts for railing, 21.00
H. Wight, for 3 guide-posts, . .75
E. M. Bent, drain-pipe and cement, 10.23
N. F. Harding, 6 guide-boards, . 2.40
G. G. Babcock, painting guide-boards, 5.00
F. W. Cutter, sharpening picks, etc.,
4.20
$129.09
35
BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
Paid N.Y., N. H. & H. R.R., freight on plank, $2.87
Hamlet Wight, sawing plank, .75
A. H. Clark, 7 sleepers and 4 posts, 2.20
W. E. Kingsbury, for labor,
4.80
Charles Booth,
1.80
J. H. Quincy,
1.80
A. D. Kingsbury,
1.80
G. W. Kingsbury, 66
10.98
$27.00
SEWER ACCOUNT.
Paid William J. Cox, for labor, $17.00
W. E. Kingsbury, 66 with team, 19.40
T. Rourke,
1.80
A. D. Kingsbury, 66
1.00
A. L. Gay,
66
3.55
C. T. Frost, 66
6.00
J. Ord, for rope and twine, 5.60
R. W. Baker, for plugs for manholes, 4.75
G. W. Kingsbury, labor and team, . 18.04
$77.14
SNOW ACCOUNT.
BREAKING OUT ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FROM FEB. 1, 1897, TO FEB. 1, 1898.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, Superintendent, $31.70
Thomas King, for labor,
5.00
J. A. Roberts,
6.00
S. Mallery, 66
10.60
F. L. Osborn,
4.00
E. L. Munson,
10.20
R. J. Brennan,
9.10
C. W. Wight, 66
17.20
A. L. Gay, 66
6.00
Carried forward, .
$99.80
36
Brought forward,
$99.80
Paid G. L. L. Allen, for labor,
6.80
A. Millson, 66
.8c
O. Louon,
.80
C. W. Strang, 66
4.10
A. D. Kingsbury,
7.20
J. H. Hanley, 66
8.30
A. H. Lillibridge, 66
2.55
J. Lillibridge, 66
2.55
A. A. Kingsbury, 66
6.00
H. W. Hutson, 66
16.10
P. R. Boyle, 66
3.10
J. Noonan, 66
3.60
B. E. Gilmore, 66
3.60
H. Pember, 66
1.80
J. A. Quincy, 66
4.40
W. E. Kingsbury, 66
11.80
A. H. Clark, 6.60
S. B. Ware, 66
7.20
T. Rourke,
7.90
C. Lane, 66
7.60
J. Phay, 66
3.00
Charles Reed,
2.00
H. H. Keith, 66
3.30
H. A. Ellis, 66
1.40
William Stevens, 66
1.40
F. B. Morse, 66
2.40
J. Mann,
1.40
E. Holt, 66
2.00
D. Lynch, 66
2.00
Estate of H. G. Crosby, 2.00
Estate of H. G. Crosby, breaking out sidewalks, 20.40
Blood Brothers, 2 snow-shovels, . 1.00
William J. Cox, breaking out sidewalks, 17.20
$272.10
37
RECAPITULATION. RECEIVED ON SELECTMEN'S ORDERS.
On account of Highway,
$2,020.00
Snow,
272.10
Sewer,
77.14
Bridges,
27.00
$2,396.24
EXPENDED.
Highway,
$2,020.00
Snow,
$272.10
Sewer,
77.14
Bridges,
27.00
$2,396.24
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY,
Supt. of Streets.
Examined and found correct. T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor of the town of Medfield respectfully present the following report : -
Amount of the appraisal of the personal property at the Almshouse Feb. 1, 1898, . $1,789.85
Sales from the Farm : -
Milk sold,
$854.69
Potatoes,
70.35
2 fat cows, .
62.00
2 fat pigs,
15.00
Calves,
7.55
Poultry, .
3.90
Cow, .
25.00
Hay, .
15.00
Eggs,
1.42
$1,054.91
Bills due for milk,
$88.40
Hay,
34.64
Fat hog,
15.79
$138.83
Providing for 298 tramps at 20 cents,
$59.60
PAYMENTS BY THE TREASURER OF THE EXPENSES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid E. H. Abell, for supplies, . $35.76
Blood Brothers, grain, coal, and fish, etc., 435.28
J. J. Cuningham, repairing boots and shoes, 2.70
Carried forward, . $473.74
39
Brought forward, . $473.74
Paid C. F. Atkinson, salary from Feb. 1, 1897, to April 1, 1897, 70.84
I. J. Keniston, for groceries sold 1895, 17.71
Coswell & Livermore, codfish, 4.50
Codding & Schools, groceries, etc., . 85.19
James Forrest, bread and crackers, 7.70
M. C. Adams, service of bull,
2.00
G. W. Kingsbury, butchering 4 hogs, 4.00
Mrs. C. A. Wilkinson, supplies, . 2.18
H. W. Hutson, horse-rake, 5.50
J. E. Lonergan, grain and coal and fertilizer, etc., 138.58
W. W. Preston, supplies, 6.60
G. G. Babcock, repairs, 5.80
C. W. Spaulding, filing saws, etc., 3.25
T. L. Donlan, stock and labor, 9.00
Blood Brothers, I cow, . 55.00
G. W. Kingsbury, grinding grain, 8.18
A. A. Wright, fish and oysters, 3.62
S. Stanley, difference in horse trade, 18.00
C. F. Atkinson, for hired man,
124.25
C. F. Atkinson, salary to Dec. 1, 1897,
266.67
A. H. Mason, plant corn, . 3.00
Boston Branch, 88.17
Blood Brothers, wheelbarrow, 3.00
Overseers clothes for Flora Kingsbury,
5.00
M. L. Cheney, difference in cow trade,
10.00
H. W. Wight, ice,
4.25
J. Ord, supplies, .
17.24
Mrs. C. A. Leahy, supplies,
5.33
Blood Brothers, 2 cows, 125.00
A. A. Dean, blacksmithing,
22.2I
C. F. Atkinson, clothing for inmates,
3.00
William H. Bullard, fish and oysters,
3.27
Garfield Brothers, repairs and supplies,
1.55
Charles Bullard, meat and provisions, .
54.05
M. L. Cheney, difference in cows, 40.00
M. L. Cheney, 2 pigs,
5.00
Carried forward, .
$1,702.38
40
Brought forward, . $1,702.38 J. J. Cuningham, boots and shoes and repairing, 4.04 C. F. Atkinson, for help in D. L. Gordon case, 25.00
C. F. Atkinson, for seven weeks' washing same case, 7.00
J. A. Fitts, groceries, etc., 76.67
J. L. Peckham, use of horse three days, 1.50
G. S. Hosley, service of bull, . 1.50
A. B. Parker, funeral expenses of Mrs. C. S. Thompson, . 30.00
A. B. Parker, funeral expenses of Mrs. N. H. Cheney, 55.00
M. L. Cheney, I calf,
2.00
E. J. Keyou, drugs and medicine, 21.30
E. C. Crocker, supplies, 4.01
Alex E. Wight, veterinary services,
12.00
Alex E. Wight, medicine, 2.30
Dr. A. Mitchell, professional services, 45.00
G. W. Kingsbury, cash paid for nurse for Mrs. Cheney, 23.44
H. W. Hutson, cash paid W. P. Mayo, veteri- nary, 5.00
George Easton, salary to Feb. 1, 1898, 50.00
C. F. Bruce, meat and provisions, 79.39
$2,147.53
Inmates in the Almshouse Feb. 1, 1897 : -
Mrs. N. H. Cheney, aged 75 years. Died Jan. 15, 1898.
James F. Cary, aged 46 years. Discharged May 31, 1897.
Flora Kingsbury, aged 20 years.
John Tobin. Admitted April 15, 1897. Discharged June 14, 1897.
Comfort S. Thompson, aged 65 years. Was admitted Nov. II, 1897. Died Jan. 5, 1898. Remaining Feb. 1, 1898, Flora Kingsbury.
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Appropriation, $1,000.00 Income of Farm, 1,054.91
Received from Mrs. Jessie Morey, on account of the funeral expenses of Mrs. N. H. Cheney, . 25.00
Received on account of Mrs. Comfort S. Thompson, funeral expenses, 19.75
Received from the State, on account of D. L. Gordon case, . 87.95
$2,187.61
Expenses at the Farm, $2,147.53
PAUPER EXPENSES OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Paid A. B. Parker, for funeral expenses of Isaac E. Guild, . $35.00
Codding & Schools, supplies for Olive and Louise Guild, 92.38
Overseers for aid of Olive and Louise Guild, 39.00
Dorchester Home of Incurables, for board of Mrs. S. F. Turner, 34.00
City of Taunton, for aid furnished and funeral expenses of Michael Tobin and child, 191.79
Lewis Hall, board of Lottie Kingsbury, 12.00
State Almshouse, board of J. F. Cary,
7.43
State Aimshouse, board of Abbie Strang and Gleadus Strang, 17.71
City of Medford, aid for Abbie Strang, 3.72
George W. Kingsbury, trip to Boston in pauper case, 1.20
George W. Kingsbury, trip to Tewksbury in pauper case, 2.50
George W. Kingsbury, postage, .
.75
H. W. Hutson, trip to Taunton in Tobin case, Town of Walpole, for medical attendance fur- nished Lottie Kingsbury, 21.50
1.50
City of Chelsea, for aid rendered Mrs. Edward Hunt and family, 104.00
Carried forward, $564.48
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Brought forward, . $564.48 Paid A. B. Parker, for funeral expenses of Seymore N. Cole, a State charge, 30.00
J. B. Hall, services for same case, 3.00
$597.48
SUPPORT OF INSANE AND FEEBLE-MINDED.
Paid Westboro Insane Hospital, for board of Eliza-
beth Smith, . $169.45
Taunton Insane Hospital, for board of Rachel Brisco, 169.46
Massachusetts School of Feeble-minded, for
board of Arthur Ricker, . 169.43
$508.34
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Overseers H. W. HUTSON, of the
M. H. BLOOD, Poor.
Examined and found correct. T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS.
SCHOOL FUND.
Note of the Town of Medfield, R. A. Battelle, Treas-
urer, dated April 4, 1891, $2,510.00 Note of Sarah A. Chickering, secured by second mort- gage dated Dec. 15, 1869, 250.00
Deposits in Framingham Savings Bank, 1,000.00
$3,760.00
PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND.
In hands of Town Treasurer : -
George Cummings Fund,
$1,000.00
George M. Smith Fund,
500.00
$1,500.00
TRUST FUNDS FOR CARE OF LOTS IN CEMETERY.
In hands of Town Treasurer :
Mary T. Derby Fund,
$100.00
George M. Smith Fund, 100.00
Mary F. Ellis Fund, 100.00
Nancy. Curtis Fund, 50.00
Mary M. Phelps Fund, 50.00
Moses Ellis Fund, .
200.00
$600.00
TRUST FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL CARE OF THE CEMETERY.
In hands of Town Treasurer : --
Eliza E. Williams Fund, .
$475.00
Respectfully submitted,
WILLARD HARWOOD,
HAMLET WIGHT, Committee.
SAMUEL W. SIMPSON,
MEDFIELD, Feb. 25, 1898.
The town voted, at the annual meeting in 1897, to make a change with regard to the Trust Funds; but the Committee were not informed of the fact in time to carry out the plan prior to this report.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The annual report of the School Committee is respectfully submitted : -
ORGANIZATION.
At the beginning of the year the Committee met and organized by the choice of Albert A. Lovell, Chairman, George R. Chase, Secretary, and Albert A. Lovell, Purchasing Agent.
TEACHERS.
There have been two changes in the corps of teachers during the year. At the beginning of the fall term Miss Isabel D. Bailey took charge of the North School. November 8, Mr. Walter L. Van Kleeck entered upon the duties of Principal of the High School.
STORM SIGNAL.
The storm signal, five distinct blasts by the whistle of the Excelsior Straw Works at 8 A.M., has been used twice during the year.
COURSE OF STUDY.
It is to be understood that the course of study has been followed in all cases. Some special work that has been done in the various grades is noted.
NORTH SCHOOL. Isabel D. Bailey, Teacher.
Twenty-four pupils, in six grades, have attended this school during the year. One of the aims of the teacher has been to acquaint the pupils with the best in literature. She has kept in mind these lines : -
" Simplicity in habits, truth in speech,-
Be these the daily strengtheners of their minds."
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SOUTH SCHOOL. Willma E. Bowden, Teacher.
Twenty-eight pupils, six grades. Attention has been given to reproducing stories, to the use of the dictionary, and syllabication.
RALPH WHEELOCK SCHOOL.
GRADE I.
Mary B. A. Dunn, Teacher.
Fable reading continued, and talks upon animals. The changes of the moon, different directions of the wind, and what may be expected if the wind be in a certain quarter are noticed and written daily on the school calendar. Songs are learned appro- priate to the work and season.
GRADES II. AND III. Susan M. Chase, Teacher.
Each child is taught to tell time, the railroad style being used for brevity. The daily conversation of the children has received careful notice. An effort has been made to enrich their vocab- ulary. To express their thoughts in clear English and to write correctly, using some of the simpler marks of punctuation, have been a constant aim.
Several birds have been studied, the object being to establish a love for them and to protect them.
GRADES IV. AND V. Ida P. Brigham, Teacher.
Quotations and poems from standard authors have been mem- orized. Drawing from dictation has been followed by cutting the design from colored paper.
GRADES VI. AND VII. Jeannette E. King, Teacher.
Vertical writing introduced with pleasing results. In drawing the aim has been to develop individuality. In Grade VII. some successful original designing has been done. In both grades physical culture has been taught along the lines of the Ling
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system, with a special view to promoting a good carriage and increasing the lung capacity.
GRADES VIII. AND IX. Carrie A. Smith, Teacher.
Better work has been done in history than before, due, in part at least, to the introduction of John Fiske's "History of the United States " as a text-book. In Latin there has been a change from the English to the Roman pronunciation. Much supplemen- tary reading is used in both grades, the object being to make the pupils familiar with and interested in standard literature.
HIGH SCHOOL. Walter L. Van Kleeck, Principal.
This school serves a twofold purpose: it educates the pupils enrolled in the school and it stimulates the pupils below. At some length the work of the school is described.
The work of the school is progressing smoothly and har- moniously, and a commendable degree of fidelity is manifested by the students.
In Latin and mathematics the work of the school is in line with that done in other high schools : in Latin the students complete Virgil; and, in mathematics, plane geometry.
French and German hold a high place among the studies pre- scribed in popularity, and the progress made in them is very encouraging. Much stress is laid on the study of grammatical structure, as being indispensable to the attainment of fluency in the use of the language.
In English a thorough course of study has been planned, based chiefly on the requirements for admission to Harvard College. Great importance is attached to written work and to the training of the student to express his thoughts in smooth, accurate lan- guage. Various works of standard English and American authors, covering a wide range of poetry and prose, are read either in the classes or in outside preparation. These furnish the basis for essays, of which at least two are required in connec- tion with every work read, one being usually a condensed outline of the entire work, the other being on some more specific topic suggested by the reading. After being corrected, every essay is
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carefully rewritten in accordance with the criticisms and correc- tions of the teacher.
Besides this, in order to stimulate the habit of reading, students are encouraged to do outside reading in connection with their work. For example, in history different books are assigned to the members of the class, who read them at home, and then bring in to the class abstracts of them.
A departure from former methods is being made in physics by developing the principles, independently of a text-book, by means of experiments and explanations in the class. These are system- atically entered by every scholar in a note-book, which thus gradually develops into a text-book. Thus far the class has entered into the work with enthusiasm, and good progress seems assured ; but it is to be hoped that some day the school may have an equipment in this department that will enable physics to be taught by laboratory methods, which alone can give the highest results.
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