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July 18. § George F. Miller, ? Ruby V. Houston,
Medfield,
Caribou, Me.
July
26. ) George Edward Fisher, Medfield, ( Hattie Tillinghast, Medfield, Charles H. Chase, Nina Evylin Rice, § William Murrison, Mabel Healey, Medfield,
Hyde Park, Mass.
Aug. 2I.
Gilbert F. Maddock, Margaret Welch, § Willis Almond Tucker,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Sept. 15.
Eva May Moore,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Sept. 2I.
Aubrey D. Lane, Anna M. Reid, Ambrose B. Clarke,
Medfield,
Sept. 22.
Adelaide M. Withington, Medfield,
Sept. 22.
Albert L. Dyer, Ellen C. Bolton, § Arthur Garfield Rogers, May Irene Read,
Medfield,
In Milford, Mass., by Rev. Robert T. Walker.
Oct. 17.
May Etta Carney, Medfield,
Medfield,
Oct. 24.
§ John H. Potter, Bessie Emeline Sawyer, Medfield, Napoleon Peters, Medfield, Mary Ann Lewis, Medfield,
Oct. 26.
Elbridge H. Currier,
Amesbury, Mass.
Oct. 28. Mary Quinn,
Manchester, N.H.
Nov. 20. 3
Stephen K. Beaman, Kittie T. McGrath,
Medfield,
Boston, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce. In Medfield, by Stillman J. Spear, Jus. of the Peace. In Medfield, by Rev. Chas. H. Williams.
In Medfield, by Rev. Chas. H. Williams.
Robert H. Wood,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Chas. H. Williams.
In Medfield, by Rev. Guy Wilbur Miner, of Frank- lin, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. John A. Savage. In Medfield, by Stillman J. Spear, Jus. of the Peace. In Medfield, Rev. L. Call Barnes, of Worcester,
Mass.
In Caribou, Me., by Rev. F. S. Walker. In Medfield, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Aug. 4.
Boston, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
In Hyde Park, Mass., by Rev. Henry N. Hoyt. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
In Roslindale, by Rev. Leon H. Austin. In Worcester, by Rev. Wm. H. Dockham. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Sept. 29. -
§ Clarence R. Bennett, Medfield,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Medfield, Medfield,
Medway, Mass.
In Boston, by Rev. Albion H. Johnson. In Medfield, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce. In Medfield, by Rev. Chas. H. Williams. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith. In Boston, by Rev. W. T. McElveen.
Oscar H. Howe,
Sherborn, Mass.
- Walter H. Schilling,
Medfield,
James Wilfred Souther- land, Medfield,
Medfield,
Sept. 12. V
Medfield,
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MARRIAGES IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1907 (Continued).
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Nov. 28. 3
Edward Martell, Lizzie Barnes,
Boston, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Nov. 28.
) Mary T. Linehan,
John F. McElhinney,
S. Framingham, Mass. Medfield,
M. Smith.
Dec. 15.
Margaret M. Donahue,
Medfield,
§ William Fraser, Jr.,
Medfield,
Dec. 24.
Bessie K. Davidson,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Murray W. DeWart.
Total number of marriages, 28.
Married in town, 20.
Residents of Medfield, 40.
Boston, Mass.
§ Leroy Mills,
S. Framingham, Mass. § In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Married out of town, 8. Non-residents, 16.
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DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1907.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Jan. 5.
Matilda Binkhourst.
39
9
Cerebral Hemorrhage.
Feb.
7.
Louisa Guild.
78
II
2
Organic Heart Disease.
Feb. 8.
Martha Ellis.
86
2
29
Mal-nutrition and Arterio- sclerosis.
Mar. 5.
Edward H. Wood.
63
9
8
Angina Pectoris.
Mar. 21.
Edward U. Sewall.
66
I7
Angina Pectoris.
Mar. 30.
Francis Rhodes.
86
3
29
Apoplexy.
Apr. 26.
Henry Binkhourst.
37
8
6
Entero-colitis.
June II.
Annie Garfield.
39
General Paresis.
June 18.
William Cooke.
66
Apoplexy.
June 22.
Alice Carey Murray.
I2
hrs.
Compression of Brain.
June 30.
Catherine Douglass.
79
Old Age.
July
3.
Joseph Warren Leeds.
63
2
27
Organic Heart Disease.
July July
IO.
Anna Maria Rodowsky.
49
7
7
Cancer of Bowels.
July
16.
Elizabeth L. Warner.
57
2
15
Uræmia.
Aug.
I.
Ella M. Crane.
60
5
15
Exhaustion.
Aug.
I.
Arthur K. Ricker.
30
IO
I2
Epilepsy.
Aug. 22.
Jonathan G. Wight.
68
8
I2
Angina Pectoris.
Sept. II.
John McIsaac.
-
I7
Gastro-enteritis.
Sept. 15.
George E. LaBlanc.
33
Accidental drowning.
Sept. 26.
Michael J. Morrison.
47
Cirrhosis of Liver.
Oct.
6.
Ellen Curtis.
70
25
Carcinoma of Stomach.
Oct.
8.
John Tobin.
68
-
-
Nephritis.
Oct. 12.
John A. Quincy.
78
3
29
Pleurisy.
Nov. 23.
Simon Elliot Stone.
60
7
I4
Cerebritis.
Dec.
5.
Cynthia W. Haynes.
5I
7
18
La Grippe.
Dec. 8.
Mary J. Colburn.
80
8
IO
Senile Debility.
Dec. 18.
Ellen York.
50
-
-
Pneumonia.
Males, 16.
Females, 13.
Total, 29.
Over 80 years of age
3
Between 70 and 80 years
4
Between 60 and 70 years
8
Between 50 and 60 years
5
Under 50 years
IO
-
Cancer.
July
4.
J. Edward Sears.
57
4 5
Suicide.
8.
Charles F. Bruce.
56
15
-
-
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BROUGHT TO MEDFIELD FOR BURIAL.
DATE OF DEATH.
NAME.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
BROUGHT FROM
May 20, 1855.
Rebecca P. Sewall.
Salem, Mass.
Feb. 19, 1858.
Ellen Frances Sewall.
Salem, Mass.
Nov. - , 1860.
William R. Sewall.
Salem, Mass.
Aug. 15, 1872.
Amy P. Sewall.
Salem, Mass.
Nov. 22, 1886.
Charles C. Sewall.
Salem, Mass.
Dec. 31, 1906.
Emeline T. Haskell.
67
9
I2
Billerica, Mass.
Jan. 7, 1907.
Mary Elizabeth Stuart. Carlson.
69
8
2
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 29, 1907.
Robert Pope.
71
II
-
Augusta, Me.
Apr. 4, 1907.
Angelia A. Daughber.
-
I
4
Millis, Mass.
Apr. 18, 1907.
Harriett M. Clark.
67
Newton, Mass.
July 6, 1907.
Melissa J. Clark.
46
9
I7
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 9, 1907.
Scott W. M. Body.
I8
9
24
Williamsport, Md.
Oct.
2, 1907.
Alfred Henry Gould.
34
IO
-
Boston, Mass.
Oct. 22, 1907.
Hattie E. Fales.
42
5
8
New York, N.Y.
Nov. 26, 1907.
Esborn M. Crockett.
56
Westwood, Mass.
Dec. 29, 1907.
Margaret Niland.
25
-
-
Millis, Mass.
-
-
Boston, Mass.
Feb. 28, 1907.
IO
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DEATHS AT MEDFIELD ASYLUM DURING THE YEAR 1907.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Jan. 7.
Mary Hennessey.
73
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 9.
Eldora S. Judlin.
47
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 16.
Catherine Badger.
80
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 18.
Adam M. Bentley.
55
Lowell, Mass.
Jan. 20.
Julia Pendergast.
58
Dedham, Mass.
Jan. 25.
Anna Perkins.
49
Holyoke, Mass. Gloucester, Mass.
Feb. I.
Bridget Smith.
72
Boston, Mass.
Feb. 7.
Harriet F. Switzer.
65
Lynn, Mass.
Feb. 8. Mary T. Donovan.
69
Rockland, Mass.
Feb. II.
Charles R. McDonald.
79
Boston, Mass.
Feb. 12.
Mary Minnehan.
9I
Boston, Mass.
Feb. 24.
Eliza Delaney.
61
Worcester, Mass.
Feb. 25.
Louisa Desjardins.
54
Fall River, Mass.
Feb. 28.
Frank C. Bates.
54
Natick, Mass.
Mar. I.
Ann Ward.
72
Holyoke, Mass.
Mar. 2.
William Stephen Smith.
40
Marlboro, Mass.
Mar. 3.
Joanna Agnes Flynn.
70
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 4.
Mary A. Sheahy.
72
Framingham, Mass.
Mar. 15.
Lucy K. Lothrop.
47
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 23.
Margaret McKay.
54
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 24.
Ellen E. Shea.
79
Boston, Mass.
Apr.
I.
Sarah Walker.
55
Boston, Mass.
Apr. 4 .
Margaret Laughlin.
65
Boston, Mass.
Apr. 8.
Emily A. Fowle.
55
Boston, Mass.
Apr. 28.
Lizzie Norton.
55
Boston, Mass.
May 3.
Lucy T. Whiting.
63
Boston, Mass.
May I0.
Catherine Brunn.
74
Fall River, Mass.
May II.
Catherine E. Powers.
74
Fall River, Mass.
May 12.
Charles O. Moulton.
4I
Newton, Mass.
May 17.
Martha White.
33
Cambridge, Mass.
May 20.
Honorah Darling.
76
Medway, Mass.
May 25.
Cephas F. Williams.
73
Easton, Mass.
May 26.
Ann Byron.
88
Stoughton, Mass.
May 29.
Catherine Mulloy.
70
Chelsea, Mass.
June 4.
Catherine Lollinger.
28
Fall River, Mass.
June II.
John Rogers.
67
Gloucester.
June 21.
Alfred Lawless.
24
Taunton, Mass.
June 25.
Elvira L. Bliss.
69 Waltham, Mass.
June 27.
Julius J. Chaplain.
67
Boston, Mass.
July
2.
Mary Haley.
3I
Lowell, Mass.
July 20.
Bridget Sullivan.
45
Boston, Mass.
Aug.
IO.
Dennis Looney.
31
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 14.
Elizabeth Lynch.
37
Canton, Mass.
Aug. 15.
James A'. McDonough.
63
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 2I.
Charity Fowler.
38
Watertown, Mass.
Aug. 21.
Ruth Jennings.
29
Worthington, Mass.
Sept. I.
Charles Closs.
75
Boston, Mass.
Sept.
6.
Mary Allen (Murray).
46
Salem, Mass.
Sept.
8.
Honorah Rauly.
57
Boston, Mass.
Jan.
27.
Angesina Sinclair.
44
July 27.
Albert E. Vickery.
66
Fall River.
25
DEATHS AT MEDFIELD ASYLUM DURING THE YEAR 1907 (Continued.)
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Sept. 10.
Belle Gordon.
69
Chicopee, Mass.
Sept. 17.
Emma L. Daggett.
56
Rockland, Mass.
Sept. 18.
Louisa Sparrow.
74
Eastham, Mass.
Sept. 18.
Alice L. Woodward.
28
Melrose, Mass.
Sept. 24.
Bridget Mitchell.
69
Lawrence, Mass.
Sept. 27.
Joseph Taillon.
38
Fall River, Mass.
Sept. 27.
Mary Bowman.
58
New Bedford, Mass.
Sept. 28.
Charles E. Bailey.
57
Attleboro, Mass.
Oct.
I.
Catherine Gavin.
38
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
5.
Charles H. Dahl.
58
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
8.
Nancy Kershaw.
82
Fall River, Mass.
Oct. 25.
Richard Williams.
64
Boston, Mass.
Oct. 29.
James Archibald.
42
Lowell, Mass.
Nov. 16.
John J. McGilley.
43
Saugus, Mass.
Nov. 24.
Hannah Coyle.
7I
Becket, Mass.
Dec. 2.
Ann Bacon.
84
Palmer, Mass.
Dec. 10.
Julia Russell.
68
Winchester, Mass.
Dec. 31.
Edward M. Hart.
55
New Bedford, Mass.
Total number of deaths at Asylum, 69.
Males, 20.
Females, 49.
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING.
MARCH 4, 1907.
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 fourth day of March, 1907, at 6.15 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. Charles H. Williams.
ARTICLE 2. To choose the following-named town officers, under the provisions of Chapter Eleven of the Revised Statutes of 1902, namely: one Town Clerk, one Moderator, one Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, five Con- stables, 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; one member of a Board of Health, for three years. Also to vote on the following 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 six o'clock in the forenoon, and may be closed at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The ballot-box was examined and found in good order. The fol- lowing-named persons, having been appointed by the Selectmen, were sworn and apportioned as follows :-
Isaac B. Codding and Archie E. Cutler to distribute ballots.
James W. Coltman and John H. Pember to check names 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 six o'clock, and kept open until two o'clock. The total number of votes cast was 270, all of which were cast by male voters.
The votes were counted in open town meeting, and the following- named persons were declared elected to the several offices :-
Moderator, J. Herbert Parker.
Town Clerk, Stillman J. Spear.
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Selectmen, Robert W. Baker, Edward M. Bent, George L. L. Allen.
Assessors, William F. Abell, Francis D. Hamant, Allen A. Kings- bury.
Overseers of Poor, Michael E. Griffin, George W. Kingsbury, Jonathan G. Wight.
Treasurer, Stillman J. Spear.
Collector of Taxes, William F. Abell.
Trustees of Library, Isaac B. Codding, Stillman J. Spear.
Constables, Albion C. Gilbert, David Meany, George H. Murray, Forrest E. Wilson, Charles C. Wright.
School Committee, George W. Kingsbury.
Cemetery Commissioner, Edwin V. Mitchell.
Board of Health, three years, Frank H. Clough.
Tree Warden, George W. Kingsbury.
Sexton, Alonzo B. Parker.
Auditor, Thomas E. Schools.
The vote for license was: "Yes," 119; "No," 146; blanks, 25.
The ballots were sealed up in open town meeting, and properly indorsed by the Presiding Election Officer, Town Clerk, Ballot Clerks, and Tellers.
ARTICLE 3. To chose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, and Pound Keeper.
The following officers were chosen by nomination :-
Fence Viewers, George W. Kingsbury, Isaac B. Codding, Francis D. Hamant.
Field Drivers, George S. Cheney, Isaac Pederson, Patrick Hegarty. Pound Keeper, Frank L. Travers.
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 separately, and all were accepted. It was also voted to adopt that portion of the report of the School Committee recommending "that the town appoint a committee of three to confer with the School Committee as to the advisability of introducing four years of high school, the best method to be adopted in securing the desired result, and to con- sider any other matters connected therewith and report at a sub- sequent special meeting." The Selectmen were authorized to act as a committee for this purpose.
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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 ex- penses of the ensuing year :-
Schools $6,000.00
Repairs on school-houses
300.00
Highways 2,500.00
Main Street 1,500.00
Bridges 200.00
Removing snow 400.00
Fire Department
1,200.00
General expenses
1,300.00
Town officers . 1,755.00
Board of Health 100.00
Support of poor at Almshouse
1,000.00
Support of poor out of Almshouse
600.00
Notes due
900.00
Interest on notes and Trust Funds
600.00
Library, dog tax and interest on fund
Cemetery
600.00
Memorial Day
100.00
Sewers 50.00
Insurance
450.00
Sidewalks and crosswalks 500.00
Tree Warden 100.00
Suppressing the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors 200.00
$20,355.00
For further appropriations see
Article 12. For night watchman $780.00
Article 15. For electric lights 2,500.00
Article 16. Almshouse heating 550.00
Article 17. Cemetery Trust Fund 500.00
Article 18. Stone for Pilgrim Monument 40.00
$4,370.00
Total appropriations
$24,725.00
ARTICLE 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to hiring money for any purpose.
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of the taxes of the
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current year, and to issue notes of the town therefor; and the debts incurred under the authority of this vote are hereby made payable from said taxes.
ARTICLE 7. To determine in what manner the taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, and also determine what percentage shall be allowed the Collector for the ensuing year.
Voted, That interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum be charged on all taxes remaining unpaid after Nov. 1, 1907, and that the Collector shall receive for his services one and one-quarter per cent. on all taxes collected by him.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to use all such means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
Voted, That the Collector may, and he shall, use the same means in the collection of taxes that the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen and posted according to law.
The following list of jurors prepared by the Selectmen was accepted :-
George L. L. Allen
Alanson H. Clark
Jonathan G. Wight
William Crane
Albert C. Shumway
Elmer B. Codding
William F. Weiker
Francis D. Hamant
Fred W. Abell
John M. Richardson
J. Herbert Baker
George A. Morse
J. Allen Cole
Waldo E. Kingsbury
Fred A. Smith
Horatio A. Jordan
Frank H. Weiker
David Meany
ARTICLE 10. To see what compensation the town will allow the Fire Department for the ensuing year, or do or act anything thereto relating.
Voted, That the members of the Fire Department be paid the sum of twelve dollars per year and poll tax, and that they be paid twenty- five cents per hour while at work at fires.
ARTICLE JI. To see how much per hour the town will allow for work on the highways for the year ensuing, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That it be left to the discretion of the Superintendent of Streets.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will employ a night watchman for the ensuing year, grant and appropriate money for the same, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the Selectmen be, and they are, authorized and in-
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structed to employ a watchman for all-night service, and that the sum of seven hundred and eighty dollars be granted and appro- priated for the compensation thereof.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will provide one additional electric light on South Street, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That one additional light be placed on South Street.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will provide electric lights on High Street.
Voted, That electric lights be placed on High Street between the South-end school-house and the Walpole line.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will appropriate money for the maintenance of existing street lights for the ensuing year and such sum of money as may be necessary to provide for any additional lights.
Voted, That the electric lights be extended on East Main Street from Pound Street to the town line, and that the sum of twenty- five hundred dollars be granted and appropriated for the maintenance of existing street lights and for the installation of those granted in this and previous articles.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will put in a better system of heating the Almshouse, grant and appropriate money therefor, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars be granted and appropriated for the establishment of a better system of heating in the Almshouse.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to take from the funds now in the treasury the sum of five hundred dollars, said sum to be deposited in some institution of savings approved by the Selectmen, to the credit of the Cemetery Trust Fund, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) be taken from the unexpended balance now in the hands of the Treasurer, and that said sum be deposited, under the direction of the Selectmen, in some institution for savings or some trust company, to the credit of the Cemetery Trust Fund.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will concur with other old and historic towns of the Common- wealth and appropriate the sum of forty dollars to place a stone in the Pilgrim monument at Provincetown.
Voted, That the sum of forty dollars be granted and appropriated for a stone to be placed in the Pilgrim Monument at Provincetown, Mass.
All the articles having been acted upon, the meeting was dissolved.
Attest: STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING.
JULY 6, 1907.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Medfield, duly notified and warned in the manner prescribed by law, the following action was taken on the several articles contained in the warrant for said meeting :--
ARTICLE I. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
The moderator being present, no action was necessary.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of one hundred dollars presented by the estate of Mary C. Johnson, the income thereof to be used for the care of the lot in the Cemetery, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the town accept, as a perpetual trust, the sum of one hundred dollars given by the late Mary C. Johnson for the care of the "Geo. Davis lot" in the Cemetery and that the Treasurer be, and he is, instructed to invest said sum under the direction of the Selectmen in some institution for savings or some trust company, the interest thereof, or so much as may be necessary, to be used for the care of said lot.
ARTICLE 3. To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed at the last annual meeting to confer as to the advisability of introducing four years of high school, the best method to be adopted in securing the desired result, and to consider any other matter connected therewith. Also to grant and appropriate any sum of money that may be necessary therefor or do or act anything relating thereto.
A verbal majority report of the committee was presented to the town, recommending "that the town introduce a four years' course of high school and that the sum of five hundred dollars be granted and appropriated for making the necessary changes in the Ralph Wheelock School-house. On a motion to accept and adopt this report, a vote by ballot, with the use of the check-list, resulted in the rejection of the report by a vote of "No," 22; "Yes," 16. The article was then dismissed.
All the articles having been acted upon, the meeting was dissolved. A true copy.
Attest:
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
NOVEMBER ELECTION, 1907.
At the Annual Election of State and County Officers, held Nov. 5, 1907, the vote was as follows :-
Total vote cast (two hundred eighteen) 218
For Governor.
Charles W. Bartlett, of Newton (eight) 8
Thomas F. Brennan, of Salem (none) -
John W. Brown, of Worcester (two) 2
Hervey S. Cowell, of Ashburnham (two) 2
Curtis Guild, Jr., of Boston (one hundred sixty-three) 163
Thomas L. Hisgen, of West Springfield (fourteen) I4
Henry M. Whitney, of Brookline, Democratic (twenty-two) 22
Henry M. Whitney, of Brookline, Independent Citizens' (none), -
Henry M. Whitney, of Brookline, Democratic Citizen's Nom. Paper (three) 3
Blanks (four) 218
4
For Lieutenant Governor.
E. Gerry Brown, of Brockton (twenty-eight) . 28
John T. Cahill, of Lawrence (three) 3
Eben S. Draper, of Hopedale (one hundred thirty-eight) I38
Walter J. Hoar, of Worcester (two) 2
Robert Lawrance, of Clinton (three) 3
Jonathan S. Lewis, of Stoneham (six) 6
George A. Schofield, of Ipswich (twenty-seven) 27
Blanks (eleven) II
218
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For Secretary.
Solon W. Bingham, of Newton (two) . 2
Odilon Z. E. Charest, of Holyoke (twenty-one) 2I
John Hall, Jr., of Chicopee (three) William M. Olin, of Boston (one hundred sixty)
3
160
Arthur E. Reimer, of Boston (five) Dennis J. Ring, of Lowell (seven)
5
7
Blanks (twenty) 20
218
For Treasurer.
Albert Barnes, of Fall River (three) 3
Edward j. Cantwell, of Fall River (twelve) I2
Arthur B. Chapin, of Holyoke (one hundred fifty-three) I53
William P. Connery, of Lynn (four) 4
Daniel F. Doherty, of Westfield (nineteen) I9
Charles C. Hitchcock, of Ware (two)
2
Edward Kendall, of Cambridge (three) 3
Blanks (twenty-two) 22
218
For Auditor.
Joao Claudino, of New Bedford (none) -
Joseph A. Conry, of Boston (twenty-five) 25
Thomas E. Finnerty, of Clinton (nine) 9
George G. Hall, of Boston (four) 4
James F. Pease, of Merrimac (four)
4
Henry E. Turner, of Malden (one hundred sixty-four) I64
Blanks (thirty-two) 32
218
For Attorney-general.
Allen Coffin, of Nantucket (two) . 2
Dana Malone, of Greenfield (one hundred forty-four) I44
John McCarty, of Abington (three) . 3
James E. McConnell, of Boston (twenty-four) 24
William N. Osgood, of Lowell (fourteen) 14
Harvey H. Pratt, of Scituate (none)
Gilbert G. Smith, of Lawrence (one) I
Blanks (thirty) 30
218
34
For Councillor (Second District).
Albion F. Bemis, of Brookline (one hundred thirty-nine) I39
William A. Bunton, of Boston (twenty-five) 25
John M. Fisher, of Attleboro (five) . 5 Charles G. Kidder, of Taunton (ten) IO
Irwin S. Newcomb, of Weymouth (five) 5 Blanks (thirty-four) . 34
218
For Senator (Second Norfolk District).
William O. Faxon, of Stoughton (one hundred fifty-four) I54
James M. Lynch, of Avon (thirty-five) 35
Blanks (twenty-nine) 29
218
For Representative in General Court (Eleventh Norfolk District).
Fred O. Johnson, of Wellesley (one hundred sixty-six) I66
Blanks (fifty-two) 52
218
For County Commissioner (Norfolk).
Albert Hess, of Randolph (four) 4
Michael F. McCarthy, of Walpole (forty-three) 43
Silas A. Stone, of Sharon (one hundred forty-three) I43
Blanks (twenty-eight) 28
218
For Associate Commissioners (Norfolk).
John Everett, of Canton (one hundred eighteen) II8
Michael Gunderson, of Quincy (ten) IO
Lewis R. Whitaker, of Franklin (one hundred six) IO6
Blanks (two hundred two) 202
436
For District Attorney (South-eastern District).
Thomas E. Grover, of Canton (one hundred seventy) . I70 Blanks (forty-eight) . 48
218
35
For Sheriff (Norfolk County).
Edward F. Brault, of Quincy (seven) . 7
Samuel H. Capen, of Dedham (one hundred seventy-two) . I72
Blanks (thirty-nine) 39
218
For Amendment to Constitution.
Yes (one hundred one) IOI
No (sixteen) . I6
Blanks (one hundred one) IOI
218
A true copy. Attest:
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
W. F. ABELL, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD.
Dr.
1904.
Cr.
1904.
To uncollected taxes
$65.73
By cash paid Treasurer
$56.06
To interest collected
7.62
By interest paid Treasurer 7.62
By abatement 9.67
$73.35
$73.35
1905.
To uncollected taxes
$557.05
To interest collected
29.40
By cash paid Treasurer .
$333.49
By interest paid Treasurer 29.40
By abatement
54.20
By uncollected taxes
169.36
$586.45
$586.45
1906.
1906.
By cash paid Treasurer .
$1,477.46
To interest collected
45.46
By interest paid Treasurer 45.46
By abatement
III.23
By uncollected taxes 576.29
$2,210.44
$2,210.44
W. F. ABELL, Tax Collector.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT To FEB. 1, 1908.
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