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Elliot Atwood Young.
Frederick T. and Prudence M. (Stere).
Dec. 23
Ada Jones.
Frederick W. and Ada (Howarth).
Total number of births, 33.
Males, 18. Females, 15.
BIRTH RETURNS.
Attention is called to the following extracts from the Statutes of Massachusetts relating to the Returns of Births :-
Public Statutes, Chap. 32, Sec. 2 .- Parents shall give notice to the Clerk of their city or town of the births and deaths of their children; every householder shall give like notice of every birth and death happening in his house. ... Whoever neglects to so give such notice for the space of six months after a birth or death shall forfeit a sum not ex- ceeding five dollars.
Public Statutes, Chap. 32, Sec. 7, as amended by Chap. 288, Acts of 1889 .- Physicians and midwives 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 month next preceding at whose birth they were present, stating the date and place of each birth, the name of the child (if it has any), the sex and color of the child, the name, place of birth and residence of the parents, and the occupation of the father. The fee of the physician or midwife shall be twenty-five cents for each birth so reported, and shall be paid by the city or town in which the report is made.
April 9
Walter Lawrence Chute.
May 19
Alden Herbert Pember.
Harriet Irene Carson.
Gertrude Frances Parkhurst.
Charles F. and Carrie M. (Blecher). Clarence W. and Margaret A. (Gillis). William and Bessie K. (Davidson). Hiram H. and Delia (Brahney).
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Eleanor Eliza Hamant.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1910.
DATE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED.
Jan. 6.
Bartholomew Snee, Nelly Haley,
Dover, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Jan. 22.
Joseph Powers,
Hyde Park, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Jan. 26.
Margaret Gilloon,
Boston, Mass.
§ In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Feb. 8. Kenneth L. Wiggin,
Mary T. Reardon, William Dahlen, -
Dover, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
April 12.
Christane Sorensen
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Fred R. Bunker.
April 19.
Clara M. Jessamine,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Chris- topher R. Eliot.
April 23.
Frank H. Wright,
Medfield,
In Norwood, by Rev. Ed- ward H. Brewster.
May 24.
Mabel H. Ellis,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr.
May 25.
Chester F. McNeil,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
June I.
Emily J. Harvey,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Fred R. Bunker.
June I. Clarence W. Randlett,
Newton, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr.
) Charles A. Shaw,
Holliston, Mass.
In Boston, by Rev. Joseph Candlin.
June 9.
( Mary. S. Harrison,
Medfield,
In Somerville, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce.
June 18.
Ethel P. Crane,
Medfield,
June 22.
/ Annie M. Scully,
Medfield,
Aug. 5.
Margaret Dalton,
Boston, Mass.
Vivian R. Giles,
Medfield,
Oct. I. Elizabeth Milberry,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh MacCallum.
Nov. 9. Annina Moseardelli,
Ralph C. Bagley, Alice L. Carson,
Medfield,
Nov. 23.
Bridget T. Egan,
Westwood, Mass.
Herbert L. Dutton,
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr.
Dec. 3. Mary E. Leary,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
David Thomson,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Wm. H. Beers.
Donald Fraser,
Milford, Mass.
Nov. I. Florence E. F. Cole,
Medfield,
Alfonzo Ferrone,
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Francis Besti.
Nov. 20.
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
§ John Code,
New York, N.Y.
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Mar. 27.
Ellen Egan,
Westwood, Mass.
Framingham, Mass.
Medfield,
In Medway, by Rev. Wm.
Millis, Mass.
J. Dwyer.
Kate Sweeney, Nicholas White,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Fannie L. Searles, Robert H. Freeman,
Dorchester, Mass.
Į Ella M. Smith,
Medfield,
Medfield,
Medfield,
June 2. / Pearl E. Wright,
§ Christopher A. Kingsbury, Medfield,
Medfield,
Michael Quinn,
Worcester, Mass.
Medfield,
§ Archie E. Cutler,
Allan A. Maclean,
Flora A. Corbin,
Medfield,
Chester M. Dyer,
Dover, Mass.
§ John J. Foley,
Dover, Mass.
Boston, Mass. Medfield,
Total number of marriages, 23. Married in town, 15. Married out of town, 8. Residents of Medfield, 28. Non-residents, 18.
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DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR IgIO.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Jan. I.
Margaret Jane Weiker.
56
3 I9
Pneumonia.
Jan.
3.
Elizabeth A. J. Fairbank.
SI
I
I7
Pneumonia.
Jan.
9.
Mary Houghton.
59
2
22
Paralysis.
Jan. 29.
Thomas King.
86
I
8
Carcinoma of Face.
Feb.
9.
Adeline F. Corbin.
93
4
29
Bronchitis.
Feb. 9.
Willard Battelle.
88
I
7
Cystitis.
Feb. 24.
Mary Elizabeth Wood.
50
8
I
Cerebral Apoplexy.
Feb. 24.
Harriet H. Wight.
69
7
I5
Gangrene of Leg.
Mar. 2.
Thomas McNamara.
35
-
-
Myocarditis.
Mar. IO.
George W. Bruce.
68
IO
II
Apoplexy.
April 3.
David M. Bent.
69
7
22
Pneumonia.
April II.
Asbury F. Patterson.
58
2
25
Angina Pectoris.
April 16.
Henry J. Dunn.
54
8
6
Septicemia.
May 12.
Elizabeth M. Horton.
54
2
I5
Cancer of Liver.
June 14.
George D. Horton.
63
9
26
Organic Heart Disease.
June 29.
Mary Wiggin.
-
I6
June 30.
John Young Thurston.
82
3
5
Atrophy of Stomach ..
July 17.
Lois Miriam Lovell.
2
I
28
Tubercular Peritonitis ..
July 20.
George F. Meserve.
62
I
-
Cerebral Hemorrhage.
Sept. I.
Kathleen Elkington.
I
I
24
Broncho-pneumonia.
Sept. 4.
Ellen E. Fay.
43
7
Acute Alcoholism.
Oct. 18.
Mary Emily McCarthy.
24
5
5
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
Oct. 26.
Edna C. Cleale.
45
I
2I
Disease of Heart.
Nov. 2.
Female child.
Premature Birth.
Nov. 6.
Nathan A. Stone.
66
8
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Chronic Interstitial Nephritis.
Nov. 15.
Mary B. Morse.
70
5
25
Organic Disease of Heart.
Nov. 26.
Mary J. H. Smith.
73
3
27
Organic Disease of Heart.
Dec. 4.
Sarah A. Hanks.
72
I
25
Combined Sclerosis.
Dec. 6.
Mary L. Meany.
65
-
Pneumonia.
Dec. 18.
M. Jennie Rice.
72
IO
9
Apoplexy.
Dec. 20.
Charles Turner.
93
4
28
Chronic Arthritis.
Total number of deaths, 33.
Males, 13.
Females, 20.
Over 90 years of age .
2
Between 80 and 90 years
4
Between 60 and 80 years
II
Between 40 and 60 years
9
Under 40 years
7
-
Addison's Disease.
Sept. 30.
William F. Wilson.
38
6
-
-
Valvular Disease of Heart.
Aug. 17.
Betsey J. Bennett.
59
6
I4
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BROUGHT TO MEDFIELD FOR BURIAL, 1910.
DATE OF DEATH.
NAME.
AGE. Yrs. Mos. Days.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
BROUGHT FROM
Jan. 12.
Rhoda Ida Russell.
63
-
-
Asthma.
Boston, Mass.
Feb. 2.
William H. McGrory.
39
IO
IO
Myocarditis.
Foxboro, Mass.
April 26.
Lucy E. Thayer.
83
IO
5
Chronic Bronchitis.
Sudbury, Mass.
Aug. II.
John Jennings.
68
2
29
Heart Disease.
Arlington, Mass.
Oct. 23.
Ann Doherty.
79
9
-
Natick, Mass.
Nov. 27.
Julia A. Pope.
72
I
-
Augusta, Me.
North Falmouth, Mass.
Dec. 16.
Mabel H. Freeman.
3I
9
5
Taxemia.
-
-
Endocarditis.
Mar. 14.
Elizabeth Maud Schools.
Arterio-sclerosis.
Norwood, Mass.
Sept. 9.
Kenneth P. Bryant.
-
9
1
Old Age.
Sclerosis of Liver.
·
.
South Framingham, Mass.
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DEATHS AT MEDFIELD ASYLUM DURING THE YEAR 1910.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Jan. 7.
Bridget Lyons.
45
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 12.
Andrew T. Allen.
62
Somerset, Mass.
Jan. 14.
Mary L. Miller.
72
Brookfield, Mass.
Jan. 15.
John W. Conley.
77
Cambridge, Mass.
Jan. 25.
Cyrus M. Lewis.
46
Boston, Mass.
Jan. 26.
Willis F. Griffin.
53
Chelmsford, Mass.
Jan. 30.
Charles E. Hardwick.
29
Quincy, Mass.
Feb.
6.
Harriet A. Stevens.
46
Cambridge, Mass.
Feb. 16.
Margaret McAuliffe.
48
Hopkinton, Mass. -
Feb. 20.
Ann Lilley.
78
Stoneham, Mass.
Feb. 2I.
Minnie G. Jackson.
4I
Abington, Mass.
Mar. 7.
Alexander Reynolds.
43
Stoughton, Mass.
Mar. 8.
James Carmody.
54
Foxboro, Mass.
Mar. IO.
Thomas Kiely.
5I
Randolph, Mass.
Mar. II.
John Brigzy.
67
Lowell, Mass.
Mar. 14.
Elizabeth Haley.
85
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 16.
Ellen A. Richardson.
57
Cambridge, Mass.
Mar. 20.
Elizabeth Young.
75
Colerain, Mass.
Mar. 24.
Bridget Nylan.
69
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 25.
Michael T. McCarthy.
33
Revere, Mass.
Mar. 27.
Moses Peabody.
76
Boston, Mass.
Mar. 28.
Mary O'Connor or O'Connell.
61
New Bedford, Mass.
April 14.
Catherine V. Jordan.
74
Randolph, Mass.
April 17.
Daniel Jordan.
66
New Bedford, Mass.
April 18.
Emma M. Small.
42
Boston, Mass.
April 21.
Bernard F. Manning.
38 Boston, Mass.
April 25.
Annie M. Beck.
67
Stoneham, Mass.
April 27.
Margaret Fleming.
5I
Palmer, Mass.
April 29.
Adelard Morin.
66
April 29.
Ellen E. Tibbetts.
63
Boston, Mass.
April 29.
Mary Collins.
62
Sharon.
April 29.
Thomas L. Campbell.
38
Boston, Mass.
May 19.
Harry M. McNutt.
32
Boston, Mass.
May 19.
Johanna Kahler.
59
Cambridge, Mass.
May 25.
Ellen Sale.
57
Boston, Mass.
June 14.
John Burns.
55
Lawrence, Mass.
June 15.
Mary Tansy.
82
Boston, Mass.
June 19.
Mary Casey.
68
Boston, Mass.
June 19.
Mary Early.
5I
Boston, Mass.
July 4.
Sarah J. McArthur.
4I
Cambridge, Mass.
July 9.
John Hopkins, Jr.
45
Boston, Mass.
July 10.
Catherine Featherstone.
62
Fall River, Mass.
July 14.
Annie E. Stewart.
54
Boston, Mass.
July 19.
Elizabeth Kelly.
42
Boston, Mass.
July 20.
James T. Barron.
57
Boston, Mass.
July 20.
Michael A. O'Neil.
62
Boston, Mass.
July 22.
Mary Watts.
25
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 9.
Catherine Roach.
83
Boston, Mass.
Aug. 13.
Adeline Walker.
66
Boston, Mass.
April 18.
Emily E. Hanson.
59
Braintree, Mass.
April 25.
Abbie L. McKee.
68
Dennis, Mass.
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DEATHS AT MEDFIELD ASYLUM DURING THE YEAR IQIO (Continued).
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
WHERE FROM.
Aug. 13.
Albree N. Bearse.
62
Barnstable, Mass.
Aug. 22.
George Forsythe.
22
Lowell, Mass.
Aug. 24.
Daniel Hurley.
53
Cambridge, Mass.
Aug. 24.
Thomas F. Abbott.
74
Haverhill, Mass.
Sept. 9.
Margaret K. Norton.
34
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 14.
Mary Crowley.
62
Chelsea, Mass.
Sept. 26.
Catherine Gallagher.
62
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 28.
Emma J. Withington.
73
Medford, Mass.
Oct. 2.
John McCarron.
70
Boston, Mass.
Oct. II.
Elizabeth Donnelly.
80
Milford, Mass.
Oct. II.
Joseph E. Carr.
5I
Boston, Mass.
Oct. 15.
Julius Davis.
67
Ware, Mass.
Oct. 18.
Catherine Finneran.
68
Boston, Mass.
Oct. 20.
John J. Owens.
42
Taunton, Mass.
Oct. 25.
Bridget Gloster.
33
Chicopee, Mass.
Oct. 31.
Minerva Cowper.
59
Boston, Mass.
Nov. 2.
Moses E. Tree.
73
Middleboro, Mass.
Nov. II.
Mary Grady.
34
Boston, Mass.
Nov. 17.
Maria G. Clark.
50
Lexington, Mass.
Nov. 19.
Angela Grover.
68
Foxboro, Mass.
Dec. 6.
Mary Murphy.
63
Cambridge, Mass.
Dec. 10.
Peter Johnson.
56
Medford, Mass.
Dec. II.
Jennie Crowe.
49
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 13.
Bridget J. Naven.
70
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 19.
Arthur H. Waters.
5I
Boston, Mass.
Dec. 24.
Michael Larrigan.
52
Warren, Mass.
Dec. 24.
Sadie F. Robinson.
39
Haverhill, Mass.
Dec. 28.
Howard M. Wilde.
64
Boston, Mass.
Total number, 79.
Males, 33.
Females, 46.
STILLMAN J. SPEAR, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING.
MARCH 7, 1910.
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 seventh day of March, 1910, at six 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.
The annually elected Moderator being present, no action was necessary.
ARTICLE 2. To choose the following-named town officers under the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes of 1902, namely: one Town Clerk, one Moderator, one Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, five Constables, one Tree War- den, one Sexton, one Auditor, all for one year; one School Committee, for three years; one School Committee, for one year, to fill vacancy; two Trustees of the Public Library, for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner, for three years; one member of the Board of Health, for three years. Also, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 579, Acts of 1907, one Assessor, for three years; one Assessor, for two years, to fill vacancy. 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 close at two o'clock in the afternoon.
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 :--
Isaac B. Codding and Frank J. Bell to distribute ballots.
James W. Coltman and John H. Pember to check names at ballot-box.
Edward H. Abell and Joseph M. Johnson to count votes.
George A. Morse and Alex. Allan to supervise.
The polls were opened at half-past six o'clock in the forenoon, and were closed by vote of the town at fifteen minutes past two o'clock in the afternoon. The total vote cast was 280, all of which were by male voters. The votes were counted in open town meeting, and the following-named officers were declared elected :-
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For Moderator, one year, J. Herbert Baker.
For Selectmen, one year, Robert W. Baker, Edward M. Bent, Granville C. Mitchell.
For Town Clerk, one year, Stillman J. Spear.
For Overseers of the Poor, one year, Michael E. Griffin, George W. Kingsbury, Fred J. Wight.
For Treasurer, one year, Stillman J. Spear.
For Collector of Taxes, one year, William F. Abell.
For Assessor, three years, William F. Abell.
For Assessor, two years (to fill vacancy), Albert C. Shumway.
For School Committee, three years, Richard C. Lincoln.
For School Committee, one year (to fill vacancy), Allan A. Kingsbury.
For Constables, one year, Louis B. Fairbank, Albion C. Gilbert, David Meany, George B. Sims, Nicholas White.
For Trustees of Public Library, 3 years, William H. Bailey, Her- bert L. Mitchell.
¿ For Cemetery Commissioner, three years, Daniels Hamant.
For Board of Health, three years, Frank H. Clough.
For Tree Warden, one year, George L. L. Allen.
For Auditor, one year, Thomas E. Schools.
For Sexton, one year, Alonzo B. Parker.
· On the question, "Shall license be granted to sell intoxicating liquors în the town for the ensuing year?" the vote was: "Yes," 90; "No," 178; blanks, 12.
.In accordance with the usual custom the meeting was then ad- journed to Monday evening, March 14, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED MEETING, MARCH 14, 19IO.
ARTICLE 3. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, and Pound Keeper.
The following-named officers were elected by nomination :-
For Fence Viewers, Alphonso L. L. Allen, Alanson H. Clark, N. Frank Harding.
For Field Drivers, Clinton M. Clark, Edwin S. Mitchell, Archie L. Crawford.
For Pound Keeper, Robert S. Hardy.
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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 all were 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.
It was voted that the following sums of money be granted and appropriated to defray the expenses of the ensuing year :-
For support of schools $6,600.00
Highways 2,800.00
Bridges . 400.00
Removing snow 400.00
Fire Department
1,000.00
General expenses . 1,000.00
Board of Health 100.00
Support of poor at Almshouse
1,000.00
Support of poor out of Almshouse 300.0
Notes due . 2,IOO.C
Interest on notes
400.00
Interest on Trust Funds
425.00
Library, dog tax, heat, light, and janitor's services .
Cemetery
800.00
Sewers
100.00
Insurance
200.00
Sidewalks and crosswalks
400.00
Tree Warden
100.00
Town Officers
1,900.00
Moth work
600.00
Elm-tree beetle
300.0 '
Memorial Day
IO0.
Street lighting
2,500.01
Suppression of illegal sale of liquor
300.00
$23,825.00
For further appropriations see
Article II. Night watchman
780.00
Article 19. Tarvia . 500.00
Total appropriations $25,105.00
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In connection with the appropriation for bridges it was
Voted, That the small bridge on Asylum Road be discontinued and the road filled up.
ARTICLE 6. To authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen or a ma- jority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year beginning Feb. 1, 1910, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the town there- for, payable within one year from the dates thereof. All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Voted, That the Treasurer be, and hereby is, authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen or a majority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year beginning Feb. I, 1909, in anticipation of the collection of taxes, such sums of money as may be neces- sary for the current expenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the town therefor, payable within one year after the date thereof. All debts in- curred under the authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
ARTICLE 7. To determine in what manner the taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, 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, 1910, and that the Collector shall receive for his services one and one-quarter per cent. on all taxes collected by him, and he shall pay in to the Treasurer all taxes committed to him for collection, unless abated by the Assessors, on or before the thirty-first day of January, 1911; and the Collector shall receive no compensation for his services until all taxes committed to him have been paid in to the Treas- urer.
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 what compensation the town will allow the Fire Department for the ensuing year, or do or act anything thereto.
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.
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ARTICLE IO. 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 II. 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 instructed to employ a watchman for all-night service, and that the sum of $780 be granted and appropriated for the compensation thereof.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell sand or gravel from the Town Farm, or to sell, convey, and give title to a certain portion of land containing said sand or gravel, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the Selectmen may sell sand or gravel from the Town Farm, but shall not sell any of the land.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell, convey, and give title to the land and school-house thereon, either separately or collectively, now unused and located at the intersection of High and South Streets, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the Selectmen may sell, convey, and give title to the parcel of land, and the buildings thereon, commonly known as the "South School Lot," situated on the southerly side of the cross-road running from High Street to South Street, and near the intersection of said streets.
It was also voted, That all money derived from the sale of sand or gravel from the Town Farm, and from the sale of the school lot, under the provisions of Articles 12 and 13, be used for the purpose of reinvesting the Trust Funds now loaned to the town.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will install a fire-alarm system, appropriate money therefor, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the Board of Engineers of the Fire Department, together with Hiram Kimball and Allan A. Kingsbury, be a com- mittee to investigate as to the most suitable form of fire alarm, and the expense thereof, and report at some future meeting.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will provide electric lights on Philip and Foundry Streets, appropriate money therefor, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted to dismiss the article.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will pay the Sealer of Weights and Measures a salary, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted to dismiss the article.
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ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will instruct the Assessors to publish and distribute a report of the valuation of the town on or before the first day of September, 1910, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the Assessors be, and they are, instructed to pub- lish and distribute a report of the valuation of the town on or before Sept. 1, 1910.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will accept provisions of Section 22, Chapter 25, of the Re- vised Laws of Massachusetts of 1902. Also subsequent amendments of Chapter 452, Sections I and 2 of Acts of 1908, and Chapter 289, Section 1 of Acts of 1909, said Acts relating to tarvia.
Voted to dismiss the article.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will grant and appropriate money for tarvia on the high- ways, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be granted and appropriated for "tarvia," and that the money be expended under the direction of the Superintendent of Streets.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of one hundred dollars, bequeathed by the late Francis S. White, the interest thereof to be used for the care and maintenance of the Joseph Hartshorn lot in Vine Lake Cemetery.
Voted, That the trust be accepted.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of fifty dollars given by the heirs of John Sullivan, the interest thereof to be used for the care and maintenance of the John Sullivan lot in Vine Lake Cemetery.
Voted, That the trust be accepted.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will accept as a perpetual trust the sum of two hundred dol- lars given by the Moses Ellis Independent Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to Moses Ellis Post 117, G. A. R., the interest to be used for the care and maintenance of the soldiers' lot and the monument thereon, situated on Little Round Top, Vine Lake Cemetery.
Voted, That the trust be accepted.
All the articles having been acted upon, the meeting was dis- solved.
STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING.
JUNE 1, 19IO.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Medfield, duly notified and warned in the manner prescribed by law, the follow- ing 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 annually elected Moderator being present, no action was necessary.
ARTICLE 2. To choose one Selectman to fill the unexpired term of Robert W. Baker, re- signed.
The total vote cast for Selectman was 255, divided as follows :-
Albert C. Shumway, two hundred and four 204
Martin Sweeny, fifty-one 5I
255
And Albert C. Shumway was declared elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of R. W. Baker.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the town will accept, as a perpetual trust, the sum of one hundred dollars, given by Annie M. Dunn, the interest to be used for the care and maintenance of the "Henry J. Dunn lot" in Vine Lake Cemetery.
Voted, That the town accept the trust.
All the articles having been acted upon, the meeting was dis- solved.
Attest: STILLMAN J. SPEAR,
Town Clerk.
NOVEMBER ELECTION, 1910.
At the Annual Election of State and County Officers, held Nov. 8, 1910, the vote was as follows :-
Total vote cast 290
For Governor.
Eben S. Draper, of Hopedale (one hundred eighty) 180
Eugene Foss, of Boston (one hundred one) IOI
John A. Nicholls, of Boston (one) I
Moritz E. Ruther, of Holyoke (none)
Daniel A. White, of Brockton (three)
3
Blanks (five)
5
290
For Lieutenant Governor.
Thomas F. Cassidy, of Adams (seventy-two)
72
Louis A. Frothingham, of Boston (one hundred ninety-two) 192
Henry C. Hess, of Boston (three) 3
Patrick Mahoney, of Cambridge (two)
2
William J. Merrill, of Malden (three) 3
Blanks (eighteen) . I8
290
For Secretary.
Harriet D'Orsay, of Lynn (one) I
Charles J. Martell, of Boston (sixty) 60
Andrew Mortenson, of Somerville (two) 2
William M. Olin, of Boston (one hundred ninety-one) 19I
William E. Thomas, of Boston (four) 4
Blanks (thirty-two) 32
290
33
For Treasurer.
Carl Frederickson, of Worcester (two) 2
Thomas A. Frissell, of Hinsdale (three) . 3
Sylvester J. McBride, of Watertown (one) I
Benjamin F. Peach, of Lynn (sixty-five) 65
Elmer A. Stevens, of Somerville (one hundred eighty-eight) . I88
Blanks (thirty-one) 3I
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