Town annual reports of Medfield 1910-1919, Part 20

Author: Medfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1042


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Forest Fire Warden. WALDO E. KINGSBURY.


Special Police.


FOREST E. WILSON,


PIERRE BOUCHARD,


ALLISON WILLIAMS,


GEO. L. BENT.


NELSON G. TIBBETTS,


4


STILLMAN J. SPEAR, Treasurer, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE


DR.


To balance in treasury Feb. 1, 1913 .


$4,572.23


Wm. F. Abell, on taxes of 1910


$91.40


Wm. F. Abell, on taxes of 1911


326.64


Wm. F. Abell, on taxes of 1912


3,095.26


Wm. F. Abell, on taxes of 1913


26,061.96


29,575.26


State Treasurer, corporation tax .


$2,712.20


State Treasurer, business tax . 745.06


State Treasurer, high school tuition


500.00


State Treasurer, bank tax .


360.09


State Treasurer, tuition of scholars


125.08


State Treasurer, trade school .


45.00


State Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools .


260.41


State Treasurer, income of Mass. State School Fund


1,022.51


State Treasurer, state aid .


488.00


State Treasurer, loss of tax on state lands


302.13


State Treasurer, inspection of animals 50.00


State Treasurer, soldiers' burial


37.00


County Treasurer, on account of Poor Farm bridge


$1,047.98


County Treasurer, on account of dog licenses


224.97


Clerk of Courts for fines in criminal cases


20.00


City of Boston for tuition of children


34.00


Town of Dover for tuition of children


18.50


1,345.45


Borrowed in anticipation of taxes


$10,000.00


Bridge loan


2,000.00


Interest on Cemetery Trust Funds


132.00


Interest on Library Funds .


149.98


Interest on deposits


121.74


12,403.72


Cemetery Trust Fund, for care of W. S. Tilden lot


$200.00


Cemetery Trust Fund, for care of John Balch lot


100.00


Cemetery Trust Fund, for care of Noah Allen lot


100.00


Sale of lots in cemetery


140.00


540.00


Sale of Town Farm


$7,000.00


Income from Town Farm


210.25


Geo. L. L. Allen, on gypsy moth account


168.92


Geo. L. L. Allen, on Tree Warden account


15.00


W. E. Kingsbury, on Tarvia account .


348.37


Rent of Town Hall .


786.75


Rent of Post-office


325.00


Butchers, pool and other licenses .


9.00


Town of Foxboro, for care of poor


204.71


Sale of old school supplies .


3.52


Sale of old library supplies


15.32


9,086.84


$64,170.98


.. ...


6,647.48


5


TOWN OF MEDFIELD, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1914.


CR.


Paid for teaching


$5,914.78


Superintendent of Schools


450.00


Janitors


576.00


Transportation


225.00


Repairs and supplies


1,900.66


School Committee


105.00


$9,171.44


Executive Department


$781.52


Financial Department


1,213.97


Town Clerk's Department


266.21


Elections and registration


154.85


Town House


1,234.53


Night watch, police and court fees .


1,038.80


Fire Department


1,136.80


Health and Inspection


213.47


6,040.15


Highways


$3,458.71


Tarvia


1,428.31


Bridges .


100.76


Removing snow


36.19


Sewers


96.76


Sidewalks


366.77


Street lights


2,449.80


7,937.30


Charities


$1,967.39


Soldiers' benefits


470.00


Library


667.05


Cemetery


918.02


Memorial Day


96.62


Tree Warden and beetle work


613.93


Gypsy moth


1,140.42


5,873.43


Notes due


$11,200.00


Interest on notes .


387.78


Assessing Committee


25.50


Taxes


5,258.85


Cemetery funds invested


400.00


New bridge over Charles River


2,040.95


Expense of selling Town Farm


163.90


19,476.98


$48,499.30


School Funds to be invested . .


$250.00


Cemetery funds awaiting acceptance


200.00


Proceeds of auction at Town Farm


1,518.99


Sale of Town Farm


6,836.10


8,805.09


Cash in treasury


6,866.59


$64,170.98


STILLMAN J. SPEAR, Treasurer.


Examined and approved.


T. E. SCHOOLS, Auditor.


6


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


SCHOOLS.


Appropriation


$7,325.00


Rec'd from State Treasurer and


other sources


2,150.62


$9,475.62


Paid for teaching


$5,914.78


Supt. of Schools


450.00


Janitor Service


576.00


Transportation


225.00


School Committee


105.00


Repairs and supplies


1,900.66


9,171.44


Unexpended .


$304.18


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation $750.00


Paid M. Howard Blood, services as Selectman


$150.00


Edward M. Bent, services as Selectman


100.00


Lawton Kingsbury, services as Selectman


100.00


Geo. Washburn, services as


Moderator


25.00


Thos. E. Schools, services as


Auditor


25.00


Lakeview Press, printing town reports


145.84


Carried forward $545.84


.


.


7


Brought forward . $545.84


Paid W. W. Preston, distributing town reports 2.75


Lewis A. Cutler, distributing town reports .


2.75


· Anderson Sweetser & Co., legal services 153.93


T. R. Bailey, maintaining watering trough 5.00 . · Wm. F. Abell, care of town clock 25.00 W. A. Newell, teams for Select- men 4.00


Boston Branch, teams for Se- lectmen 27.75


Services of Justice of Peace 4.50


Postage .


6.00


Printing envelopes & stationery


4.00


781.52


Appropriation exceeded


$31.52


ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION.


Appropriation


$200.00


Paid Board of Registrars


$40.00


Election officers for annual meeting


18.00


Election officers for April prim-


ary 16.00


Election officers for special elec- tion 18.00


Election officers for September primary


10.00


Election officers for state elec- tion 18.00


Printing for annual meeting 14.50


Voting lists .


10.00


Printing for State election and


primaries .


3.00


Dinners for election officers


7.35


154.85


Unexpended


$45.15


8


TOWN HOUSE.


Appropriation $250.00


Rent of hall .


786.75


Rent of post-office


325.00


$1,361.75


Paid Geo. B. Sims, janitor


$436.00


Geo. B. Sims, supplies .


59.89


Frank J. Bell, electrical sup- plies 7.71


A. A. Kingsbury, stock & labor


78.70


Alex. Allan, insurance


45.00


H. H. Clark, painting .


4.13


E. R. Kerr, labor and supplies


19.80


E. M. Bent, fuel and carting ashes


218.48


W. Harwood, wood


5.25


Medfield Water Co.


62.76


Hayward, mason work .


4.00


Crosby Steam Gage Co.


1.50


L. B. Fairbank, supplies


9.80


W. A. Fitts, supplies


91


S. J. Spear, placards


1.00


Edison Co., for electric lights


279.60


1,234.53


Unexpended


$127.22


STREET LIGHTS.


Appropriation


$2,500.00


Paid Edison Elec. Ill. Co.


2,449.80


Unexpended


$50.20


FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$1,100.00


Treasurer.


Paid S. J. Spear, salary and bond . $240.00


Bureau of Statistics, certifying


notes


12.00


Carried forward


$252.00


9


Brought forward . $252.00


Paid envelopes and checks printed . 5.75


Postage and stationery 8.70


Travel to Dedham and Boston 6.70 Boston Nickel Plate Co., plat- ing weights 2.00


W. E. Gurley, for weights and measures 5.28


Allen Bros., stamp for sealer of weights 50


W. W. Preston, supplies for sealer of weights . 3.00


A. H. Bartlett, insurance on weights 11.66


Assessors.


Wm. F. Abell, services as As- sessor


100.00


Allan A. Kingsbury, services as Assessor 100.00


Melvin R. Blood, services


Assessor


100.00


as J. R. McCoole, abstracts for Assessors


7.50


E. L. Burdakin, abstracts for Assessors . 15.20


M. R. Blood, supplies . 1.10


Boston Branch, supplies 6.00


Hobbs & Warren, supplies.


1.49


Collector.


Wm. F. Abell, collecting taxes 570.69


Wm. F. Abell, collecting taxes (sewer) 5.90


Printing tax bills, estate and poll 6.00


Hobbs & Warren, supplies .


4.50


1,213.97


Appropriation exceeded .


$113.97


10


TOWN CLERK.


Appropriation


$300.00


Paid S. J. Spear, services as Town Clerk .


$150.00


S. J. Spear, recording and re- turning Vital Statistics .


64.45


Postage and stationery . .


7.50


A. B. Parker, returning deaths


8.75


J. A. Roberts, returning deaths


27.50


S. J. Spear, printing notices and blanks


5.25


C. F. Read, express


2.76


266.21


$33.79


PROTECTION TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.


Appropriation


$1,200.00


Clerk of Courts, fines in criminal


cases


20.00


$1,220.00


Paid A. C. Gilbert, services as night watch . $782.33


F. E. Wilson, services as night watch


30.00


25.05


A. C. Gilbert, travel and fees . Geo. B. Sims, travel and fees . F. E. Wilson, travel and fees . Special police for July 3 and 4 Ray Detective Agency . ·


10.42


5.35


32.00


131.75


A. T. Kirkby, court fees


6.00


W. A. Fitts, supplies


10.90


Geo. H. Murray, services as special officer . 5.00


1,038.80


Unexpended .


$181.20


11


CHARITIES.


Appropriation


$1,200.00


Rec'd from Town of Foxboro for


care of poor 204.71


Due from Town of Foxboro for care of poor 279.03


Due from State for care of poor


182.79


Due from Town of Wrentham


10.00


Due from C. McGrath


6.00


$1,882.53


Paid Town of Sherborn for care of


poor


$418.96


For care of Foxboro poor


483.74


For care of town poor, outside aid


1,064.68


$1,967.38


Exceeded


$74.85


HIGHWAYS.


Appropriation


$3,500.00


Paid Supt. of Roads as per report .


3,458.00


Balance unexpended .


$42.00


TARVIA.


Appropriation


$1,000.00


W. E. Kingsbury on account


349.37


$1,349.37


Paid Supt. of Roads as per report .


1,428.31


Exceeded


$78.94


BRIDGES.


Appropriation


$200.00


Paid Supt. of Roads


100.76


Unexpended .


$99 ..


12


SEWERS.


Appropriation


$100.00 96.76


Paid Supt. of Roads


Unexpended .


$3.24


SIDEWALKS.


Appropriation


$400.00


Paid Supt. of Roads


366.77


Unexpended .


$33.23


REMOVING SNOW.


Appropriation


$400.00


Paid Supt. of Streets


36.19


Unexpended .


$363.81


HEALTH AND INSPECTION.


Appropriation


$150.00


Paid clearing Baker's Pond $8.47


F. H. Clough, M. D. 5.00


Geo. S. Cheney, inspection of animals 100.00


Geo. S. Cheney, inspection of


provisions .


100.00


$213.47


Appropriation exceeded


$63.47


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.


Paid State aid


$392.00


Soldiers' relief


78.00


$470.00


Appropriation for relief


$75.00


Due from State .


392.00


467.00


Exceeded


$3.00


13


NOTES.


Appropriation


$1,200.00


Rec'd from current tax levy


10,000.00 $11,200.00


Paid Arlington Savings Bank


(sewer)


500.00


Arlington Sav'gs Bank (bridge)


500.00


Harwood Bros., borrowed in anticipation of taxes . . Mrs. A. H. Gaylord, (Pleasant St. Sewer)


10,000.00


200.00 $11,200.00


INTEREST.


Appropriation


$475.00


Paid Arlington Savings Bank


$120.00


Harwood Bros. .


249.78


A. H. Gaylord .


18.00


387.78


Unexpended .


$87.22


CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS INVESTED.


Wm. S. Tilden, fund in Dedham Sav. Bank


$200.00


Sabin Smith, fund in Dedham Sav. Bank 100.00


Caleb Ellis, fund in Dedham Sav. Bank


100.00


$400.00


ASSESSING COMMITTEE.


Appropriation


$100.00


Paid L. W. Wheeler, expenses and supplies


25.50


Unexpended .


$74.50


14


SALE OF TOWN FARM.


Received for real estate .


$7,000.00


Paid E. Worthington, surveying · $63.90


W. A. Newell, commission on sale


100.00


$163.90


Balance on hand


$6,836.10


NEW BRIDGE.


Paid E. Worthington, surveying $27.71


Whitman & Howard, engineers 179.24


C. J. Jacobs Co., contractors 1,834.00


Balance due on bridge .


52.50


$2,093.45


Rec'd from County Treasurer


$1,047.98


MEMORIAL DAY.


Appropriation


$100.00


Expended


96.62


Unexpended .


$3.38


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$1,400.00


Paid orders as per Engineers' report


1,136.80


Balance unexpended


$263.20


CEMETERY.


Appropriation


$800.00


Interest on Cemetery Trust Funds .


124.00


Interest on Hewins Trust Funds


8.00


$932.00


Paid orders as per Cemetery Com-


missioners' report


918.02


Balance unexpended


$13.98


15


TAXES.


Paid State Treas., corporation tax . $28.28


State Treasurer, State tax .


3,680.00


County tax .


1,541.55


Walpole tax


2.61


Millis tax


6.41


$5,258.85


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


No appropriation.


Rec'd interest on Library Trust


Fund .


$149.98


From County Treasurer for dogs licensed .


224.97


Balance due Library from 1912


275.33


Sale of old books and material .


15.32


$665.50


Paid as per Trustees report .


667.05


Overrun


$1.45


FUNDS INVESTED.


Wm. S. Tilden, Cemetery Trust


Fund .


$200.00


Sabin Smith, Cemetery Trust Fund Caleb Ellis, Cemetery Trust Fund .


100.00


$400.00


RESOURCES.


Uncollected taxes of 1912


$319.28


Uncollected taxes of 1913


1,771.64


Due for State Aid


392.00


Due from Town of Foxboro, for care


of poor


279.03


Carried forward . . $2,761.95


100.00


16


Brought forward . $2,761.95


Due from State for care of poor


182.79


Due from Town of Wrentham for care of poor 10.00


Due from State, inspection of ani- mals 50.00


Due from C. McGrath


6.00


Due from property owners on moth assessment . 238.26


Cash in treasury


6,866.59


$10,115.59


LIABILITIES.


Harwood Bros., Pleasant St. sewer


note


$200.00


Arlington Sav. Bank, Miller St.


sewer note .


500.00


Arlington Sav. Bank, bridge loan, 3 notes · Cemetery Trust Funds awaiting ac- ceptance


1,500.00


200.00


Town School Fund loaned to Town . 3,290.00


Harwood Bros., notes for new bridge Due Wm. F. Abell, Collector, esti- mated .


2,000.00


689.28


$8,379.28


Resources exceed liabilities .


$1,736.31


INSURANCE POLICIES.


On Center School House. Expires. Amount. .


Hartford Steam Boiler In-


spection and Insurance Co. Teutonia Fire Insurance Co. Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. Oct. 26, 1915,


Apr. 18, 1914, $5,000.00


Aug. 25, 1915, 2,500.00


1,500.00


17


New Hampshire Fire In-


surance Co.


Westchester Fire Insurance Co. .


Dorchester Mutual Fire In- surance Co.


Norfolk Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co.


Sept. 1, 1915, 1,300.00


Traders and Mechanics Fire Insurance Co. .


Sept. 18, 1915, 1,500.00


Sept. 18, 1915, 1,500.00


Sept. 21, 1915, 1,000.00


On North School House.


Merchants and Farmers


Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Norfolk Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co.


Oct. 1, 1916, $1,000.00


Oct. 1, 1913,


1,000.00


Weights and Measures.


Dorchester Mutual Fire In- surance Co.


Sept. 7, 1916, $400.00


Town House.


Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Co. .


Milwaukee Mechanics Insur- ance Co.


Norfolk Mutual Insurance Co. .


Dedham Mutual Insurance Co. . . Quincy Mutual Insurance Co.


July 13, 1915, $10,000.00


Aug. 14, 1915, 1,250.00


Nov. 18, 1915, 3,750.00


Oct. 4, 1915, 1,500.00


Oct. 4, 1915, 1,000.00


Oct. 4, 1915, 1,500.00


Fitchburg Mutual Fire In- surance Co.


Cambridge Mutual Fire In- surance Co.


Dec. 7, 1915, 2,500.00


Oct. 26, 1915, 1,500.00


Sept. 21, 1915, 1,000.00


18


Hingham Mutual Insurance


Co. .


Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection Co. .


Oct. 4, 1915, 1,000.00


Mar. 30, 1916 5,000.00


Public Library.


Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insur-


ance Co.


Traders and Mechanics


Mutual Fire Insurance Co.


Sept. 7, 1916 $1,200.00


Mar. 22, 1916, 1,000.00


Road Scraper.


New Hampshire Fire Insur- ance Co.


Mar. 24, 1914, $200.00


GYPSY MOTH.


Appropriation


$700.00


Receipts .


168.92


Assessed on private property ·


238.36


$1,107.28


Paid Geo. L. L. Allen, Supt. 1,140.42


Exceeded


$33.14


TREE WARDEN AND BEETLE WORK.


Appropriation


$600.00


Receipts on account


15.00


$615.00


Paid Geo. L. L. Allen, Tree Warden


613.93


Unexpended .


$1.07


19


APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED.


Executive Department


Selectmen, Moderator, Salaries, Town Re- ports, Printing, and other expenses · $750.00


Financial Department


Salaries of Auditor, Treasurer, Collector, Assessors, and all expenses 1,200.00


Town Clerk


Salary, bond, vital statistics and expenses . 300.00


Election and Registration 200.00


Town House


Heating, lighting, insurance, fuel and care 300.00


Protection to Life and Property


Night Watch, Special Police, Court Fees, and expenses in enforcing liquor law .. 1,200.00


Fire Department


Salaries, wages, water rates, insurance, etc. 1,400.00


Health and Inspection


Salaries and expenses of Board of Health, Meat and Animal Inspectors


250.00


Highways .


3,500.00


Tarvia


1,500.00


Street Lighting


2,500.00


Bridges


200.00


Sidewalks and Crosswalks


400.00


Sewers


100.00


Removing Snow


400.00


Charities


Poor in Almshouse, Outside Aid, Insurance 1,200.00


Carried forward $15,400.00


20


Brought forward $15,400.00


1


Soldiers' Benefits


State Aid, Relief, Military Aid and Burials 100.00


Schools Salaries of Committee and Teachers, and all educational expenses 7,200.00


Library


Dog tax and interest on fund


Memorial Day


100.00


Cemetery .


800.00


Notes due .


2,200.00


Interest on notes


350.00


Tree Warden and Beetle Work


700.00


Moth Work


800.00


Contingent Fund .


500.00


Total .


$28,150.00


.


M. HOWARD BLOOD, EDWARD M. BENT, LAWTON KINGSBURY, Selectmen.


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


BIRTHS RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1913.


DATE


CHILD'S NAME


PARENTS


1912


Feb.


4


Maria Teresa Ferrone


Joseph & Maria G. (Ferrone).


1913


Jan. 4 Mildred May Mills


Jan.


25 Elvezia Pelumbo


Louis & Antonia (Pelumbo).


Feb. 8 Floris Martha Laverty


Feb. 27 George Luther Cheney


Mar. 16 Unnamed-Carr


Mar.


28 Pasquale Flumero


April 10 Isabelle Hinshon


April


10 Philip Hahn Mitchell


Granville C. & Hazel M. (Hahn).


May


14 AnnaGiacomaDefrancisco Antonio & Marie (Raniero). 6 Annina Picascio


June July Aug.


22 Stillborn


John H. & Bessie E. (Sawyer).


10 Mary Duran


Michael T. & Ellen M. (Falvey) .


Aug.


13 Carl Weed Taylor


Ralph W. & Hortense (Weed).


Sept.


17 Carolyn W. Wilkinson


Charles A. & Maude R. (Moore).


Sept.


17 Everett Wilbur Kingsbury


Christopher & Mary (Harrison).


Sept. Sept.


20 William Fred Ehnes


George J. & Marie (Raub).


Oct.


14 Ormond Colby Penniman


Alden W. & Lillian F. (Penniman).


Nov.


20 Anna Dorothy Giroux


Joseph I. & Catherine (Happel).


Nov. Nov.


12 Darvina Dintino


Thomas & Virginia (Voccola).


Nov.


18 Helen Sophia Wills


John N. & Annie B. (Munroe).


Nov. 20 Eleanor Louise Chute


Otis S. & Cora (White). Owen & Marion (Millen).


Dec. 22 Marie Isabella McAvoy


Dec. 24 Mildred Graves Ellis


Henry A. & Hazel G. (Chesmore).


Dec.


27 Minnie Katherine Ross


John N. & Mae B. (Skillen).


Males 8.


Females 20. Total 28.


REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 29.


Extracts from Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8.


SECTION 1. * ord * facts relative to the births * * Each city and town clerk shall receive or obtain and rec- * in his city or town. SECTION 3. (as amended by Chapter 93, Acts of 1910) Physicians and midwifes shall make and keep a record of all facts relative to births specified in section one of this chapter and shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the preceding month at whose birth they were present.


SECTION 4. A member or servant of a family in which a child is born, who has knowledge of the facts required *


* * shall furnish the same upon request of the clerk of the city or town * * or of any * person authorized by him. Penalty for refusal not more than ten dollars. SECTION 6. Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.


Every householder is required to give notice of a birth occurring in his house.


SECTION 7. The master or other commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice * of every birth * * * , among the persons under his charge * to the clerk of the city or town * *


* at which his vessel first arrives after such birth.


SECTION 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the provisions of sec- tions 6 and 7 not more than five dollars.


Volney B. & Annie (Keane).


Sedgwick & Kathryn (Whitehouse). George S. & Annie M. (Draper). James I. & Tekla H. (Dahlgren). Nicola & Angelina (Loaza). Thomas J. & Mary A. (McDonald).


June


Donio & Doniella (Bravo).


5 Arlene Marjorie Potter


18 Ruth Cleverly


Walter A. & Lucy (Allen).


4 Stillborn


22


MARRIAGES IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1913.


DATE


NAMES


RESIDENCE


WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIE


Jan.


2 ) Horace G. Clarke


Medfield,


Ethel G. Wilkins


Medfield,


Jan.


12


Mary I. Sinnott


Medfield,


Feb.


8


Lena McLoon


Waldoboro, Me.


Mar.


4


- Lucy H. Sargent


Somerville, Mass. Medfield,


by Rev. Wm. H. Pierso In Boston, Mass.,


April


9


Catherine E. Griffin


Dorchester, Mass.


April


16


Elvira V. Tibbetts


Medfield,


April


26


Edward G. Jones Mary E. Secord


Lowell, Mass.


by Rev. Leroy M. Pierc In Lowell, Mass., by Rev. Alpheus Graniu D


May


6


Edward H. Ladue Laura G. Bell -


Medfield, Medfield,


by Rev. John C. Hal In Medfield,


May


15


Margaret M. McCarthy Medfield,


May


17 Emma J. Logan


Medfield,


by Rev. Albert E. Hylan In Raynham, Mass.,


May


21 -


Clarence H. Amadon Bertha J. Eaton


Boston, Mass.


Medfield,


June


4


( Carl M. Olson


Milford, Mass.


by Rev. Lewis A. Eator In Medfield,


June


7


Į Mary B. Cox § John H. French { Flora M. Bragg


Medway, Mass.


by Rev. Hugh M. Smith In Boston, Mass.,


June


S William F. Weiker


Medfield,


by Rev. Franklin U. Bugber In Boston, Mass., by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce In Dedham, Mass.,


June


8


Medfield,


by Rev. John H. Fleming In Medfield,


June 21


Catherine McPherson


Medfield,


June


24


Willard W. Badger Edna M. Bean Thomas E. MclaughlinMedfield, Eva M. Harris


Sherborn, Mass.


by Rev. John C. Hall In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith


July


16


Gertrude K. Mooney


Medfield,


July


16


So. Natick, Mass.


Medfield,


by Rev. Hugh M. Smith In Boston, Mass., .


Aug.


1


Harry A. Smith Gertrude Hislop


Medfield, Medfield,


by Rev. John C. Hall In Medfield,


Sept.


15


Arthur N. Felton Julia A. Hill


Medfield, Medfield,


by Stillman J. Spear, J. P. In New Britain, Conn.,


Sept.


28


Margaret Wheelan


Boston, Mass.


Oct.


2


S John McDonald Į Mary A. Quinn


E. Boston, Mass. Brookline, Mass.


by S. G. Ohman, D. D. In Boston, Mass., by Rev. Neil A. Cronin ( In Medfield,


by Rev. Hugh M. Smith


Sept. 27


Forrest L. Parker Lillian A. Hanson


New Britain, Conn. Medfield,


Dennis Driscoll


Walpole, Mass. Medfield,


New York, N. Y.


by Charles A. Feyhal, J. P. In Walpole, Mass., by Rev. Richard E. Scully In Medfield,


Sept. 13


§ George P. Barr Sadie McDonald Francis Flynn Electa McMarsters Howard R. Battles Rose McKean


Boston, Mass.


July


19


Medfield,


by Rev. Hugh M. Smith In Medfield,


July


§ Arthur R. Hibbert


Topsham, Me. Medfield,


In Medfield,


by Rev. Hugh M. Smith In Medfield,


8 Helen F. Sleeper ( James H. Meany | Mary E. Dowling


Dedham, Mass.


S Eugene A. Rollins


Sherborn, Mass.


In Medfield,


Lewis S. Dumont -


Medfield,


by Stillman J. Spear, J. P In Medfield, ' i


Frank N. White


Medfield,


by Rev. Michael J. Derb In Boston, Mass.,


Arthur C. Mann


Medfield,


by Rev. Hugh M. Smit In Everett, Mass., by Rev. R. Perry Bus S In Somerville, Mass.,


S Otto A. Richter


Medfield,


In Framingham, Mass., by Rev. Chester H. How In Medfield,


S Michael J. Hughes


Medfield,


John A. Benner


Medfield,


[ Owen Farley


Medfield,


Medfield,


Medfield,


Medfield,


Natick, Mass.


23


MARRIAGES-Continued.


DATE


NAMES


RESIDENCE


WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED


Oct. 15 ( Leslie E. Morrison Carolyn W. Morris


Medford, Mass.


In Medfield,


Oct.


25 § Byron E. Spooner Naomi M. Ford


Medfield,


by Rev. Albert E. Hylan


Nov.


10 § William Macauly


Medfield,


In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan In Medfield,


Nov.


26 | Harry R. Morrison


Attleboro, Mass.


by Rev. Lincoln B. Goodrich In Medfield,


Dec.


8 ( Peter J. Courtney Ella G. Ryder


Medfield,


Dec.


29 § Joseph A. Peppin Laura Southiere


Medfield,


Norton, Mass.


by Rev. Hugh M. Smith In Taunton, Mass., by Rev. Martin J. Fox


Total number of marriages


34


Married in town


18


Married out of town


16


Residents of town


43


Non-residents


25


Nov.


19 § John A. Hamilton


Dover, Mass.


2 Alice M. Bowser


Dover, Mass.


by Rev. Edward S. Sanborn In Taunton, Mass.,


Elsie T. Busiere


Medfield,


Medfield,


by Rev. Francis A. Foxcroft In Medfield,


Medfield,


Medfield,


Nina M. Townsend


Medfield,


24


DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1913.


DATE


NAME


AGE YRS. MOS. DYS.


CAUSE OF DEATH


Jan. 18 Lettie Lee Sawyer


49


2


15|Operation for Goitre.


Jan.


20 James F. Cary


61


| Septicemia.


Feb. 20 Delpnina Keith Record


81


1


1|Cancer of Breast.


Feb.


27 Female child


-|Stillborn.


Mar.


1 Fred k W. G. H. Harring 14 Fred Lynch


67


8


22 Accidental burns.


April


21 Arthur Thompson Hill


48


11


25| Arterio-sclerosis.


May


5 Bridget McGowan


55


Lobar pneumonia.


May


19 Moses Franklin Clark


76 1


6 Peritonitis.


June


18 Maria Strang


70


3|Fatty degen. of Heart.


Sept.


11 Emma La Ville Sherman


64


5


3|Ptomaine poisoning.


Sept.


2 Carl Weed Taylor


52


4


17|Interstitial nephritis.


Sept.


29 Mary O'Flahavan


58


|Tuberculosis of intestines.


Oct. 4 Marie Pederson 28 William F. Ehnes


69


5


6 |Diabetus millitus.


Oct.


30 James I. Carr


23


4 26|Railroad accident.


Nov.


3 Clara A. Lougee


62


2 30|Carcinoma of Liver.


Nov.


3 Fannie M. Bright


36


3


9|Malignant growth,


Nov.


4 Male child


-


-|Premature birth.


Nov. 24 George T. Carroll


22


3


8|Suicide, hanging.


Nov.


25 Charlotte A. Mason


79


8


9 |Cerebral hemorrhage.


Dec.


24 Edith Harriet Heard


15


-


2|Tubercular meningitis.


July


9 William Clark


81


5


-|Erysipelas following fall.


Aug.


5 James Milne


63


-|Ulcer of Stomach.


June


22 Male child


|Premature birth.


20| Broncho-pneumonia.


Sept


23 Charles J. Sawyer


1


8|Intense jaundice.


Oct.


Males 14.


Females 12.


Total 26.


Mar.


30 - Exhaustion from Epilepsy.


BROUGHT TO MEDFIELD FOR BURIAL.


DATE OF DEATH 1913


NAME


AGE


CAUSE OF DEATH


WHERE BROUGHT FROM


YRS. MOS. DYS.


Jan.


4.


Annabella Hennesy


50


6


21 Cerebral Hemorrhage.


Orange, N. J. Boston, Mass.


Jan.


8


Anna M. Kittredge


72


4


2| Pneumonia.


Jan.


9


Herbert E. Parker


66


2


13|Fracture of skull, accident.


Farmington, Minn.


Jan.


18


Thalma E. Woodmansee


4


7 15 |Nephritis.


Worcester, Mass.


Feb.


14


Anna Agnes Blake


30


- Mitral insufficiency.


Natick, Mass.


Feb.


28


Angeline E. Smith


- Cardio vascular renal dis.


Grafton, Mass.


Mar.


6


Frederick M. Clark


63


9


7 |Chronic Prostratis.


Medway, Mass.


Mar.


6


Edna Cole.


13


6


22|Chronic Intestinal Neph.


Millis, Mass.


May


3


George W. Miller


62


3


12 | Pleurisy.


Medway, Mass.


May


18


John A. Savage, D. D.


70


6


7 |Cerebral Hemorrhage.


Baritan, N. J.


Aug.


28


Annie L. Stinson


59


8


16 |Pernicious Anæmia.


Norway, Me.


Sept.


3


Annie A. Crowley


42


8


3|Diphtheria.


Boston, Mass.


Oct.


14


Fanny Bassett Allen


56


1 23 | Hemiplegia.


Natick, Mass.


Oct.


19


Leslie L. Wiggin


90


1


2| Valvular disease of heart.


Wrentham, Mass.


Dec.


22


Georgia Bartin


61


6


25 |Cerebral Hemorrhage.


Revere, Mass.


NUMBER OF DEATHS AT MEDFIELD STATE ASYLUM.


Males 61. Females 58. Total 119.


Total number of deaths in Medfield including Asylum 145.


STILLMAN J. SPEAR, Town Clerk.


25


26


ANNUAL MEETING.


MARCH 3, 1913.


Pursuant to a warrant issued by the Selectmen, the inhabit- ants of the town of Medfield, duly warned and notified in the manner prescribed by law, met at the Town Hall on the third day of March, 1913, at six o'clock in the forenoon; and the following action was taken upon the several articles in said warrant :-




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