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Dunbar & Rackeman, legal services in water
case, 154.50
James Hewins, Esq., legal services for town officers, 72.30
State Treasurer, one-fourth of druggist's license, .25
F. A. Taylor, labor on pump, 3.37
Morris-Ireland Company, repairs on safe, 4.30
William Crane, services as Justice of the Peace, 1.25
T. L. Donlan, labor on cistern on Pleasant Street, 7.05
D. Meany, travel to Dedham in criminal case, 1.00
D. Meany, fees in criminal case, 2.45
E. Franks, fees in criminal case, 2.90
A. C. Gilbert, fees in criminal case, 13.00
H. D. Humphrey, fees in criminal case,
C. C. Wright, fees in criminal case, 2.95
5.75
F. M. Smith, repairs and painting on hearse, 70.70
George W. Kingsbury, setting bounds between towns, . 13.05
George W. Kingsbury, moving wall,
30.56
H. W. Wight, repairs on fountain, 2.00
J. J. Kelly, iron for fountain, . 1.94
William F. Guild, supplies for Assessors, .
2.75
William F. Abell, supplies for Assessors, 1.50
George W. Kingsbury, for roller,
14.00
George W. Kingsbury, for postage, 1.00
George W. Kingsbury, bill on snow-plough, . 2.86
Carried forward, $667.49
Brought forward, $667.49
Paid A. B. Black, for snow-plough,
55.00
A. B. Parker, returning deaths, 28.75
J. H. Pember, acid for marking milk-jars,
1.50
C. F. Read, expressing, 4.95
A. H. Mason, telephoning and car-fare, 1.19
S. J. Spear, recording births, marriages, and deaths, . . 39.90
S. J. Spear, returning deaths to other towns, . 22.50
S. J. Spear, travel to Dedham, Boston, and Med- way, 2.70
S. J. Spear, stationery and blanks, 1.12
S. J. Spear, postage for Clerk and Treasurer's offices, . 9.50
S. J. Spear, services as Justice of the Peace, 2.75
$837.35
Appropriation,
700.00
Exceeded,
$137.35
INSURANCE.
Paid R. L. Mann, on road-scraper and hearse, . $8.26
R. L. Mann, on Almshouse,
26.00
R. L. Mann, on Town House, 312.00
Prescott Chamberlain, on Town House, 156.00
Mrs. A. H. Bartlett, on Town House, . 111.50
R. L. Mann, on Centre School-house, . 17.25
W. C. Ryan, on South School-house, 14.38
R. L. Mann, on town farm property,
25.18
$670.57
Appropriation,
650.00
Appropriation exceeded,
$20.57
TAXES.
Paid Walpole tax,
$3.07
Millis tax,
8.93
State tax,
1,325.00
County tax,
1,200.42
$2,537.42
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NIGHT WATCH.
Paid Albion C. Gilbert,
$784.13
Appropriation,
780.00
Appropriation exceeded,
$4.13
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Paid S. J. Spear, printing cards and placards,
$2.75
E. J. Keyou, supplies, , 3.65
$6.40
Appropriation,
100.00
Unexpended, .
$93.60
NOTES.
Paid Harwood Brothers, 3 notes,
$950.00
Medway Savings Bank, 2 notes, .
286.66
Hamlet Wight,
500.00
Mary J. Smith,
1,000.00
E. V. Mitchell, money borrowed in anticipation of taxes,
1,000.00
$3,736.66
INTEREST.
Paid Harwood Brothers, .
$139.50
Medway Savings Bank,
62.92
Hamlet Wight,
37.50
Daisy E. Curtis,
105.00
Mary J. Smith,
75.00
$419.92
STREET LIGHTS.
Paid Medfield Electric Light and Power Company,
$1,962.17
Appropriation,
2,100.00
Unexpended,
$137.83
CEMETERY.
Paid Cemetery Committee, amount of appropriation, $300.00
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BURIAL OF SOLDIERS.
Paid Lowell Babcock for burial of E. O. Grover, . $35.00
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid Moses Ellis Post, No. 117, G. A. R , $75.00
Appropriation, 75.00
STATE AID.
Paid E. G. Babcock, $72.00
Carrie A. Grover,
28.00
$100.00
HIGHWAYS.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, on account,
$2,507.00
Appropriation, .
2,500.00
Appropriation exceeded,
7.00
BRIDGES.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, on account,
$46.63
Appropriation,
50.00
Unexpended,
$3.37
SIDEWALKS AND CROSSWALKS.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, on account, . $70.75
J. A. Moore, concreting, 230.42
$301.17
Appropriation,
300.00
Appropriation exceeded,
$1.17
SEWERS.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, on account, .
$33.05
Appropriation,
50.00
Unexpended, .
$16.95
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, on account, .
$258.00
Appropriation,
500.00
Unexpended, .
$242.00
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WIDENING MAIN STREET.
Paid George W. Kingsbury, on account, .
$375.00
Appropriation,
300.00
Appropriation exceeded,
$75.00
LIABILITIES. .
Medway Savings Bank, Brook Street loan, 7 notes of $166.66 each,
$1,166.62
Medway Savings Bank, sewer loan, I note, . 120.00
Harwood Brothers, school-house loan, 2 notes of $500 each, .
1,000.00
Harwood Brothers, construction of new vault, 5 notes of $300 each,
1,500.00
Daisy E. Curtis, sewer loan, I demand note,
2,100.00
Hamlet Wight, widening Main Street, I note,
500.00
Interest on Public Library Funds,
I45.35
Interest on Cemetery Funds, .
63.00
$6,594.97
TRUST FUNDS.
Town School Fund, .
$3,540,00
Individual Funds : -
Robert Charles Billings, for Library, $5,000.00
George Cummings, for Library, 1,000.00
George M. Smith, for Library, 500.00
6,500.00
George M. Smith, for Cemetery, . $100.00
Mary T. Derby, for Cemetery,
100.00
Nancy H. Curtis, for Cemetery,
50.00
Mary F. Ellis, for Cemetery,
100.00
Mary M. Phelps, for Cemetery,
50.00
Moses Ellis, for Cemetery,
200.00
Eliza E. Williams, for Cemetery,
475.00
George H. Shumway, for Cemetery, 200.00
Martha M. Mason, for Cemetery, 100.00
Jeremiah B. Hale, for Cemetery,
100.00
Walter Janes, for Cemetery, 50.00
James Griffin, for Cemetery,
50.00
1,575.00
$11,615.00
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RESOURCES.
Cash in treasury Feb. 1, 1904,
Uncollected taxes of 1897,
60.II
66
66 66 1899, 6.58
66 66 1900, 87.00
66
66 190I,
303.83
66
1902,
886.82
66 1903, 3,223.42
Overseers, for sales from Farm, . 130.12
Overseers, for wood from Farm,
90.00
N. T. Dyer, for board of Rachel Briscoe, 42.7I
W. H. Garfield, for board of Lizzie Garfield, 390.17
H. L. Garfield, for board of Annie Garfield, 2.93
State Treasurer, for inspection of cattle, 25.00
State Treasurer, for State Aid, 100.00
State Treasurer, for schools, . 256.50
A. B. McGregor, for tuition of scholar, 26.00
Due from State, for burial of soldier,
35.00
$7,224.00
Resources exceed temporary liabilities, 629.83
UNCOLLECTED SEWER TAXES.
Oliver B. Monks,
$206.77
Amelia F. & B. Everett,
124.08
$330.85
INSURANCE POLICIES.
On Town-house.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., . . United States Fire Insurance Co.,
Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Expires.
July 13, 1906, $10,000.00
Aug. 4, 1906, 5,000.00
Oct. 4, 1906, 1,500.00
Oct. 4, 1906, 2,500.00
Oct. 4, 1906, 1,000.00
$20,000.00
$1,556.93 1.68
1898,
16
On Centre School-house.
Expires.
Oct. 26, 1906, $500.00
Oct. 26, 1906, 1,000.00
Sept. 18, 1904, 1,500.00
Sept. 1, 1904,
1,300.00
Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Sept. 21, 1904,
1,000,00
Sept. 21, 1904,
2,500.00
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., .
Apr. 18, 1905,
5,000.00
Dec. 7, 1907, 2,500.00
Aug. 25, 1907, 2,500.00
Phenix Assurance Co., .
Oct. 26, 1907, 2,500.00
Phenix Assurance Co., .
Oct. 29, 1907, 1,500.00
$21,800.00 -
On North School-house. Expires.
Merchants' and Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Oct. I, 1904, $1,000.00
Oct. 1, 1904, 1,000.00
$2,000.00
On South School-house.
Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
On Almshouse and Outbuildings.
Home Insurance Co., . ·
Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Expires.
Oct. 1, 1906, $1,400.00
Expires.
June 13, 1906, $1,300,00
June 13, 1906, 1,300.00
$2,600.00
On Furniture and Farm Stock. Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Merchants' and Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Expires.
Nov. 1, 1906, $737.50
Nov. 1, 1906,
737.50
$1,475.00
Boston Insurance Co., . Merchants' and Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., .
Home Fire Insurance Co.,
I7
On Weights and Measures. Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Expires.
Sept. 7, 1904, $400.00
Expires.
On Public Library.
Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance
Co.,
Apr. 26, 1905, $1,200.00
Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Mar. 15, 1904, 1,000.00
$2,200.00
On Hearse and Road-scraper.
Expires.
Home Insurance Co., .
Mar. 24, 1904, $650.00
TOWN PROPERTY.
School-houses,
$18,500.00
Town House, .
25,000.00
Public Library,
3,500.00
Cemetery, .
3,000.00
Town Farm,
4,500.00
Fire apparatus,
2,000.00
Farm, stock, tools, and furniture at Almshouse,
2,779.55
Hearse, road machine, and snow-ploughs, 855.00
Public dump land, 150.00
$60,284.55
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED.
For schools,
$5,300.00
Repairs on school-houses,
500.00
Highways, .
3,000.00
Bridges,
100.00
Removing snow,
500.00
Fire Department, .
1,200.00
General expenses.
700.00
Town officers,
1,600.00
Board of Health, .
100.00
Support of poor at Almshouse,
1,000.00
Support of poor out of Almshouse, .
500.00
Insane and feeble-minded,
350.00
Carried forward,
$14,850.00
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Brought forward,
$14,850.00
Notes due,
1,100 00
Interest,
800.00
Paying debt,
1,000.00
Library, dog tax,
Cemetery, .
300.00
Memorial Day,
75.00
Sewers, .
50.00
Insurance, .
400.00
Sidewalks and crosswalks,
300.00
$18,875.00
HERBERT W. WIGHT,
Selectmen
NATHAN F. HARDING,
of
EDWARD M. BENT,
S
Medfield.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Cash on hand, $4.19
Received appropriation from town, 300.00
For sale of lot, 181.00
For care of lot, 43.00
$528.19
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid A. B. Parker, man and team,
III.04
W. W. Preston,
9.00
W. S. Blake, labor,
50.69
H. B. Wilson, labor, .
46.90
I. H. Crosby, labor, .
12.60
H. Pederson, labor, .
10.15
F. L. Osborn, labor, .
II.02
F. B. Quincy, labor, .
8.05
H. B. Ward, labor,
9.15
B. N. Ward, labor,
6.47
James Burrows, labor,
5.60
O. Rogers, labor, .
4.73
Harry Schools, labor,
6.13
Carl Johnson, labor, .
2.63
John Rodowsky, labor,
.70
T. E. Schools, sundries,
5.33
Mrs. Maud Ritchie, lumber,
1.80
W. B. Roberts,
3.00
J. H. Pember, .
27.60
Town Treasurer, .
181.00
$513.59
Balance in hands of Committee, .
14.60
$528.19
WILLARD HARWOOD, } A. B. PARKER, W. W. PRESTON,
Cemetery
Committee.
Examined and found correct.
T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.
.
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
The Fire Department is in good condition. We have had six calls the past year.
Fire in woods on land of Susan B. Swanton. No loss.
May 13, fire in lot of rubbish on Adams Avenue. No loss. July 4, fire at hen-house. No loss.
August 5, fire in store of Thomas Schools. Loss to building and contents, $2,000.
September 10, house of William Weiker. Loss to building con- tents, $1,800.
December 24, barn of J. F. Greany. Loss to building and con- tents, $1,000.
SAMUEL E. MITCHELL. WALDO E. KINGSBURY. R. E. CONRICK, Clerk.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1903.
DATE.
CHILD'S NAME.
PARENTS.
Jan. I.
Edgar Webber Allen.
Alphonso L. and Martha A. (Webber).
Feb. 3.
Margaret Rosella Gilbert.
William D. and Edith R. (Reynolds).
Feb.
12. Louise Knox Gamble.
Fred B. and Margaret G. (Frost).
Feb.
13.
Caroline Gertrude Dow.
Mayo A. and Margaret (Young).
Feb.
22.
Roy Hogland.
Oskar and Alma (Barnes).
Mar. 14.
William Lawrence Conrick.
Mar. 19.
Stillborn, female.
Mar. 22.
Creighton Hatch Maker.
April 3.
Harold McLeod.
Harold F. and May L. (Shaw). William C. and Mary J. (Babcock).
April 17.
Stillborn, female.
June 2.
Mary Alice Kennedy.
Timothy F. and Catherine F. (McLaughlin).
June 17.
Edmund Henry Bullard.
George M. and Iva E. (Bailey).
July 2 .
Agnes Lincoln Ogilvie.
Alexander and Jane (Knowles).
July 8.
Malbon H. Smith.
Adelbert H. and Lillian (Cameron).
Aug. 31.
Boyd Roberts.
Joseph A. and Emma J. (Bond).
Sept. 15.
Thelma May Wilson.
Forest E. and Ida M. (Jordan). George and Katherine (Farley).
Sept. 24.
Jane Esther Hinckley.
Oct. 31.
James Frederick Lynch.
Daniel and Mary (Kenney).
Nov. 29.
Christian Walther Ehnes.
George J. and Mary (Rawb).
Dec.
2.
Mary Grace Kelly.
John J. and Agnes F. (Kavney).
- Dec. 27.
Caroline Lucy Newell.
Willard A. and Annie (Tupper).
Dec. 30.
Mabel Maude Adams.
Lewis L. and Maude A. (Taft).
Males, IO.
Females, 12. Total, 22.
EXTRACT FROM CHAPTER 29, REV. STATUTES of 1902.
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. . . .
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.
Richard E. and Mary A. (Murphy).
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MARRIAGES IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1903.
DATE.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan. 7.
F. Eugene Wallace, Myra E. Cox,
Medfield,
In Hopkinton, by Rev. John E. Cronley.
Apr. 30.
Eliza Schools,
Medfield,
In East Providence, R.I., by Rev. John E. Blake. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
May
II.
Mary Ellen Hotville,
Medfield,
Medfield,
June 3. Catherine M. Whitehouse, Medfield,
June IO.
Leon F. Ashley, Ada Johnson, Nicholas J. Bossey, Margaret M. Sullivan, Norris W. Potter,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Medfield,
June 22.
Mena M. Worster,
Norwood, Mass.,
S.Framingham, Mass.,
Aug. 15.
J. Henry Pelkey, Maude J. Mollison, Walter Ranney,
Medfield,
Aug. 18.
Grace Irene Betters, Lewis K. Conant,
Nashua, N.H.,
Medfield,
Sept. 2. Edith May Harwood, Edgar Warren Lincoln,
Medfield,
Sept. 20.
Elsie Pauline Warner,
Medfield, Cambridge, Mass.,
Sept. 29.
§ William B. Stone, Marion E. Hubbard, Harry M. Diedling, Annie D. Hovey,
Medfield,
Oct.
I.
Elizabeth A. Taylor,
Medfield,
Washington, D.C.,
Oct. 6. Sarah P. Lawrence,
5 Alonzo M. Collins,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Oct. IO. . Nannie B. Lee, Oct. 14. William H. McLaren, Mary L. Parker, James T. Christian,
Westwood, Mass., Medfield,
Medfield,
Oct. 17.
Lizzie A. Ryan,
Medfield,
Oct. 31.
Volney B. Mills, Anna M. Keane,
Medfield,
Nov. 13.
George B. Gott, Lillie Pushee, Thomas F. Barney,
Rockport, Mass., Medfield, Medfield,
Nov. 17.
Mary A. Clark,
Millis, Mass.,
Carl A. Johnson,
Medfield,
Dec. 13. l Hilda Johnson,
Medfield,
Dec. 21.
Warren S. Blake, Johanna A. Connolly,
Medfield,
In Boston, Mass., by Henry W. Shepard, J.P.
Total number of marriages, 23.
Married in town, 12.
Married out of town, II. Non-residents, 14.
Residents of Medfield, 32.
Natick, Mass.,
Charles H. Williams. S. In Framingham, by N. T. Whitaker, D.D. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith. In Medfield, by Rev. John A. Savage. In Medfield, by Stillman J. Spear, J.P. In Everett, Mass., by Rev. Joseph M. Shipler. In Medfield, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce. In Medfield, by Rev. Charles H. Williams. In Franklin, Mass., by Rev. Guy W. Miner. In Medfield, by Rev. Charles H. Williams. In Medfield, by Rev. John A. Savage. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Sept. 30.
5 Onslow H. Jones,
Medfield,
Charlestown, Mass.,
In East Boothbay, Me., by Rev. Thomas W. Hunter. In Foxboro, Mass., by Rev. Frederick M. White. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith. In Medfield, by Rev.
June 16.
George Lewis,
Hopkinton, Mass.,
Mansfield, Mass.,
Frederick A. Dray,
Medfield,
Sedgwick Laverty,
Westwood, Mass.,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Wayland, Mass.,
Edward R. True,
Medfield,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith. In Rockport, Mass., by Rev. Edward P. Kelly. In Everett, Mass., by Rev. Amos Harris. In Boston, Mass , by Rev. Charles F. Johansson.
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DEATHS OF RESIDENTS IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1903.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Jan. IO.
Lydia A. Guild.
76
8
25
Asphyxia from fire.
Feb. I2.
Ella T. Haynes.
52
8
I2
Pneumonia.
Mar.
4.
Ruth H. Simpson.
2
IO
Pneumonia.
Mar.
5.
Julia B. McGrory.
73
I7
Inanition.
Mar.
19.
Eldridge Condon.
73
2
5
Pneumonia.
Mar.
24.
Charles Read.
73
I
8
Heart Disease.
April
I.
Earl Parker Baker.
I4
IO
6
Meningitis.
April
2.
George R. Chase.
55
8
23
Chronic Bright's Disease.
April 7
Cynthia H. Hamant.
87
9
23
Paralysis.
April
29.
Sarah O. Thayer.
76
8
3
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
May
12.
Mary F. Mann.
82
5
24
Old age.
May 23.
Edith L. Seaverns.
30
5
26
Chr. Int. Nephritis.
May
27.
Mary Banks.
61
-
-
Peritonitis.
June 18.
Charlotte E. Battelle.
82
IO.
Apoplexy.
June
27.
Sarah J. Braman.
67
3
14
Apoplexy.
June 29.
Ephraim O. Grover.
67
IO
2
Cancer of Stomach.
July
18.
Lillian C. Smith.
29
I2
Pneumonia.
July 27.
Minnie M. Hamilton.
23
4
Arthritis.
Aug.
6.
Malbon H. Smith.
9
Appendicitis.
Aug.
IO.
Ellen J. McDonald.
22
Uræmia.
Sept. 12.
Edward L. Pierce, Jr.
-
I
2I
Enteritis.
Oct. 20.
Anna M. Wight.
29
4
24
Spinal Atrophy.
Nov. 10.
Margaretta P. Hardy.
55
2
8
Pneumonia.
Nov. 27.
Charles M. Fuller.
49
I
9
Pneumonia.
Dec.
8.
James W. P. Dyer.
57
7
IO
Exhaustion from Dementia.
Dec. 15.
Ada M. Young.
40
3
19
Pneumonia.
Dec. 21.
George F. Miller.
59
9
9
Cancer of Stomach.
-
Organic Heart Disease ..
Mar.
II.
Roy Hogland.
-
-
-
Stillborn female.
Mar. 23.
Mary B. A. Dunn.
46
IO
Carcinoma of Duodenum.
April 17
-
-
-
-
General Paralysis.
July
9.
August Dahloff.
40
-
Accidental fall.
June 29.
Christine Meighan.
81
28
Catarrhal Jaundice.
Aug.
7.
Richard Ward.
-
Males, 13.
Females, 21.
· Total, 34.
-
Stillborn female.
Mar. 31.
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DEATHS AT MEDFIELD INSANE ASYLUM DURING THE YEAR. 1903.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Jan. II.
Milan Morse.
58
Lynn, Mass.
Jan. 15.
Edward Conklin.
39
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 25.
Edward Sullivan.
26
Cambridge, Mass.
Jan. 25.
Agnes Alice Tew.
50
Chelsea, Mass.
Jan.
27.
Margaret Graham.
72
Boston, Mass.
Jan. Jan.
27.
Mary J. Shaunessey.
34
Boston, Mass.
Feb.
2.
Martin McGowen.
62
Boston, Mass.
Feb.
Ann Gilman.
61
Boston, Mass.
Feb.
II.
Eunice E. Edginton.
62
Fitchburg, Mass.
Feb.
12.
Ella Garvin.
50
Somerville, Mass.
Feb.
15. Blanche B. Allen.
33
Beverly, Mass.
Feb.
18.
80
Boston, Mass.
Feb.
22.
Emma L. Irvine.
54
Everett, Mass.
Feb. 24.
Thomas H. Norton.
55
Cottage City, Mass.
Feb. 26.
Catherine Hennessy.
39
Fall River, Mass.
Mar. I.
Florence McCarthy.
42
Lawrence, Mass.
Mar.
7.
John O'Donnell.
70
Cambridge, Mass.
Mar. II.
Thomas T. McGrath.
55
Woburn, Mass.
Mar. 13.
Adam Doyle.
67
Boston, Mass.
Mar.
20.
Bernard Kerrigan.
68
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 22.
Thomas Holt.
51
New Bedford, Mass.
Mar. 22.
Mabel Harrington.
35
Worcester, Mass.
Mar. 27.
Margaret Cherry.
41
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 28.
Bernard Campbell.
83
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 30.
Louisa Truman.
55
Cambridge, Mass.
April 5.
Margaret Bailey alias Fitzgerald.
50
Boston, Mass.
April 6.
Michael Haverin.
61
Norton, Mass.
April 14.
Rachel Goldsmith.
42
Beverly, Mass.
April 17.
Michael Shannon.
47
Lowell, Mass.
April 23.
Margaret Rotch.
22
Cambridge, Mass.
April 27.
John T. Carroll.
3I
Boston, Mass.
May 6.
Samuel G. Haskell.
56
Lynn, Mass.
May 9.
Mary Collins, 2d.
66
Boston, Mass.
May
22.
Edward W. White.
48
Framingham, Mass.
May
22.
Thomas J. Cantlon.
66
Boston, Mass.
May
24.
Thomas E. Griffin.
49
Sterling, Mass.
May
25.
49
Boston, Mass.
May 30.
67
Marblehead, Mass.
June
7.
Catherine Mclellan or McClellan.
48
Boston, Mass.
June 9.
John Cummings.
82 Amesbury, Mass.
June
15.
Margaret Sullivan.
65 Northbridge, Mass.
July
3.
Annie Donohoe.
73
Boston, Mass.
July
Anna Roylston.
68
Cambridge, Mass.
July 12.
Emma Hanson.
3I
Boston, Mass.
July
13.
John Robson.
56 Boston, Mass.
July
14.
John T. Garvin.
76 Boston, Mass.
July
16.
Michael Murphy.
77
Framingham, Mass.
July
22.
Benjamin P. Roberts.
72
Boston, Mass.
29.
Violet Murray alias Montague.
49
Boston, Mass.
5
Mary Conners.
Grace Currant.
John Ware.
8.
25
DEATHS AT MEDFIELD INSANE ASYLUM (Continued).
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
July 27.
Theodore Clausen.
56
Boston, Mass.
July 30.
Paolo Luchini.
53
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
4. Georgianna Payson.
65
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
5. Hannah Carey.
64
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
9
Edwin N. Lyon.
26
Cambridge, Mass.
Aug. II.
Agnes Anderson.
62
Cambridge, Mass.
Aug.
13.
Charles C. McDonald.
40
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 15.
Georgiana M. Templeman.
43
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 15.
Barbara Kelly.
71
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 17.
Julia Pratt.
58
Shutesbury, Mass.
Aug. 18.
Susie Haviland.
42
Wellesley, Mass.
Sept. 2.
Margaret Prior.
24
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 3.
Alice J. Hand.
26
Cambridge, Mass.
Sept. 5.
George H. G. Stevenson.
45
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 5.
George H. Kendall.
63
Chelsea, Mass.
Sept.
9.
Jennie L. Churchill.
47
Halifax, Mass.
Sept. 10.
Bridget Conners.
53
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 19.
Eliza A. Rogers.
46
Chatham, Mass.
Sept. 26.
William E. Binns.
53
Lawrence, Mass.
Sept. 29.
Frank Hamilton.
83
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
I.
Catherine Carney.
91
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
5.
George H. Leonard.
43
Dedham, Mass.
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Oct. 12.
Lewis Bixby.
50
Topsfield, Mass.
Oct. 21.
Matilda Kemp.
49
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
29.
48 Fall River, Mass.
Nov.
3.
Frank E. Putnam.
37
Boston, Mass.
Nov. 6.
Walter E. Hadley.
35
Leominster, Mass.
Nov. 12.
Fannie Dearing.
64
Boston, Mass.
Nov. 12.
Mary O'Neil.
63
Boston, Mass.
Nov. 26.
Mary Danahy.
37
Lawrence, Mass.
Dec. 6.
Catherine Horrigan.
49
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 14.
Anna M. Williams.
56
New Bedford, Mass.
Dec. 15.
Mary E. Rich.
44
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 18.
Osborn Parker.
72
Dorchester, Mass.
Dec. 18.
Florence T. Sullivan.
44
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 21.
Mary Barjaram.
67
Adams, Mass.
Dec. 22.
Leanna Jones.
34
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 23.
Julius C. Johanning.
45
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 31.
William Bromley.
45
Fall River, Mass.
Sept. 26.
Charlotte Vincent.
55
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 15.
Henry Howard.
65
Total number of deaths at asylum, 90.
Males, 42. Females, 48.
Peter Twomey.
ANNUAL MEETING.
MARCH 2, 1903.
Pursuant to a warrant issued by the Selectmen, the inhabitants of the town of Medfield, duly warned and notified in the manner prescribed by law, met at the Town Hall on the second day of March, 1903, at nine o'clock in the forenoon; and the following action was taken upon the several articles in said warrant : -
ARTICLE I. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
J. Herbert Baker was chosen Moderator by ballot, and the check-list was used as required by law. Prayer was offered by Rev. John A. Savage.
ARTICLE 2. To choose the following-named town officers, under the provisions of Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1898, namely : one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Select- men, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, five Constables, one Tree Warden, one Sexton, one Auditor, all for one year; one School Committee, for three years ; two Trustees of the Public Library, for three years ; one Cemetery Commissioner, for three years. Also to vote on the fol- lowing question: "Shall license be granted to sell intoxicating liquors in the town for the ensuing year?" the vote to be "Yes" or " No." All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls to be opened at half-past nine o'clock in the forenoon, and to be kept open at least four hours.
The ballot-box was examined, and found in good order. The following-named persons, having been appointed by the Selectmen, were sworn, and apportioned as follows :
Fred M. Smith and Charles W. Spaulding to distribute ballots. John H. Pember and James W. Coltman at ballot-box.
George G. Babcock and Joseph M. Johnson to count votes.
Edward H. Abell and Roy L. Mann to supervise.
The polls were open at half-past nine o'clock, and kept open until two o'clock. The total number of votes cast was 159, of which 157 were. cast by male voters, and 2 by female voters. The votes were counted in open town meeting, and the following- named persons were declared elected to the several offices : -
Selectmen, Edward M. Bent, Nathan F. Harding, Herbert W. Wight.
Assessors, William F. Abell, Francis D. Hamant, William F. Guild.
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Overseers of Poor, Michael E. Griffin, George W. Kingsbury, Amos H. Mason.
Town Clerk and Treasurer, Stillman J. Spear.
Collector of Taxes, William F. Abell.
School Committee, Henry E. Marshall.
Constables, Albion C. Gilbert, Ellery Franks, David Meany, Sedgwick Laverty, Fred J. Wight.
Trustees of Public Library, Willard Harwood, Stillman J. Spear. Cemetery Commissioner, Willard Harwood.
Tree Warden, George W. Kingsbury.
Sexton, Alonzo B. Parker.
Auditor, Thomas E. Schools.
The vote for license was : "Yes," 63 ; "No," 81 ; blanks, 15.
ARTICLE 3. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, and Pound Keeper.
The following officers were chosen by nomination : -
Fence Viewers, Francis D. Hamant, George W. Kingsbury, Albert C. Shumway.
Field Drivers, Richard C. Lincoln, George W. Bullard, Charles W. H. Hamilton.
Pound Keeper, John A. Seaverns.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the town will accept the reports of the several town officers for the past year.
The reports of the several town officers were taken up sepa- rately, and it was voted that they be accepted.
ARTICLE 5. To grant and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
The following sums were granted and appropriated for the expenses of the ensuing year : -
For support of schools, $5,300.00
Repairs on school-houses,
200.00
Highways,
2,500.00
Bridges, . 50.00
Removing snow, 500.00
Fire Department, .
1,200.00
General expenses, . 700.00
Town officers, . 2,000.00
Board of Health, . 100.00
Support of poor at Almshouse,
1,000.00
Carried forward,
$13,550.00
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Carried forward,
$13,550.00
Support of poor out of Almshouse, .
500.00
Insane and feeble-minded, .
350.00
Notes due,
1,700.00
Interest, .
700.00
Paying debt,
1,000.00
Library, dog tax, and
100.00
Cemetery,
300.00
Memorial Day,
75.00
Sewers,
50.00
Insurance,
650.00
Sidewalks and crosswalks,
300.00
Widening Main Street,
300.00
Tree Warden,
100.00
$19,675.00
For further appropriations see Articles 15 and 16.
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