USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Mendon > Town annual reports of the officers of Mendon, Massachusetts 1885 > Part 2
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
The number of weeks schooling in the common schools has been increased to thirty weeks.
The schools, with exception of the South, have been taught throughout the year by the same teachers.
It has been, and is, the desire of the superintendent to have the smallest number of classes possible, and uniform methods of teach- ing in all the schools. Two years ago the number of classes in the High school was seventeen ; last year eleven, and this year only eight. In the Grammar, although there was a large class from the Primary in the Fall and no scholars passed from the Grammar to the High, there are but two grades. The same method has been ap- plied to the other schools, and the teachings of the Board of Educa - tion have been followed as closely as possible. The teachers have
26
done all they could to make the plan a success, and the free text books were a great help to gain the desired end.
In all the schools, especial attention has been given all through the year to Writing, and this winter term to Reading. The result. is a good general advance by all the schools in these two necessary acquirements.
No school has made a greater advance this year than has the Albeeville school, under Miss Dora Taft. Excellent work has been done in the Primary. The progress of the Grammar and North schools has been somewhat retarded by the frequency with which. scholars have been dismissed. This is one of the worst things teachers have to contend with, for it is seldom that scholars in the common schools "make up" a lesson, if they are excused before their class recites ; and unless they do so before the next recitation, the class is to a certain extent "held back." Yet in spite of this, the teachers in these schools have accomplished a good year's work.
The East school was taught by Miss Griffon of Princeton, an experienced teacher of superior ability, but one who would not use corporal punishment. Good work was done in this school. especi- ally in Reading and Writing ; but in the matter of government, the result shows that sometimes the best way out of a difficulty, for all concerned, is to resort to corporal punishment
In the West school, excellent work has been done, and, like the Albeeville school, it has, by persistent work on the part of the teacher. been brought up to a grade with the other schools men- tioned.
It is impossible to grade the South school with the others. It. requires, as it were, separate treatment. The best thing for the scholars and for the town would be to close it, if the scholars can be accommodated elsewhere without too much trouble.
HIGH SCHOOL.
The High School is taught this year by Mr. N. Currier of En -. field, N. H., a graduate of Tuft's College. Under his charge thie school is in a flourishing condition ; and whether scholars have been excused before school closed or not, they have almost invariably been well prepared with their lessons before the time for recitation. Scholars have taken at least three studies this year, as they did. last. The school committee consider themselves fortunate in hav- ing secured the services of Mr. Currier, and they and the parents generally are well pleased with his success as a teacher, and thor- oughly appreciate his efforts to make the school a successful one.
FREE TEXT BOOKS.
Text books and supplies have been furnished the scholars free, as the law requires. It entails a great amount of work upon the school committee, and extra work upon the teachers ; but the schools. are certainly in a better condition than they were under the old law. as every scholar is now provided with all books and supplies neces -.
27
sary, thereby enabling the teacher to form the classes and begin her work the first day of each term, instead of waiting the pleasure- of the parents in buying books and supplies for their children. Whether the law is a desirable one for the town or not, must be left for each citizen to decide for himself. The school committee had no choice in the matter. The state made the law, and the commit- tee had to abide by it. All books furnished the scholars, are in goad condition, and have been used as well or better than those owned by the scholars. Scholars could purchase the books used, at cost, if they wished ; but only two or three availed themselves of the privilege.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
A new woodhouse has been built and a well dug for the West school, and the school furniture newly varnished. The East house has been painted outside by the town and inside by the school. The South school house needs shingling badly, and the Primary and Grammar schoolrooms should be furnished with new stoves, as those now in use do not properly warm the rooms, although they consume a large quantity of fuel. The North school should have a well, as the scholars now have to depend entirely on the neighbors for their drinking water, and it may be economy in the end to pre- vent the continuance of this practice.
TEXT BOOKS.
The Franklin Writing series and the Eclectic Writing and. Drawing series of books have been used this year, in preference to- the Duplex Writing and Bartholomew's Drawing series. McGuf- fey's Speller takes the place of Harvey's two books by the same publishers, at about one-half the cost of Harvey's. The new Frank -. lin Readers were used in preference to the old, when classes needed a new reader .- White's Elementary Arithmetic takes the place of White's Primary and Intermediate Arithmetics. In the High school the Eclectic Physiology is used in place of Cutter's, being better adapted to the wants of the scholars and costing only one-half as much. There seems to be no need of a change in any of the text books now in use, unless it is the history. There are much better- text books in the market than Scott's History, and a change might be made in these text books without much, if any, cost to the town ...
28
ROLL OF HONOR.
Exhibiting the names of scholars who have been ne ther absent or tardy for one or more terms. In the schools now in session the record is to date:
ONE TERM.
John A. Kelly,
Mason F. Kinsley,
Arthur S. Kinsley.
Medora A. Davenport, Alice Quigley, Annie Scriven,
Edward E. Gunn, Maurice Nugent, Martin Nugent,
Julia Grady, Joli Grady,
Timothy Byrn,
William D. Nugent,
Bertha V. Horton,
Harold A. Wheeler,
Joseph S. Cox,
Bertha E. Hastings,
William Mongur,
Ethel Williams,
Herbert Barrows,
Walter F. Towne,
David H. Chilsou,
Clarence A. Taft,
John Downs, Jesse L. Bates,
Morton A. Holbrook,
Etta M. Parkhurst,
John D. Bates,
Flora Daniels,
Solon H. Parkhurst,
Francis A. Bebo,
Percy F. Kinsley,
Jolm M. Towne,
Minnie M. Kimball, Nelly M. Nngent,
Grace F. Smith,
Alfred T. Dixon,
Harry C. Cook, Joseph H. Lnry, Grace Darling,
Estella Davenport,
Bertha F. Albee, Estine Taft, Hattie F. Albee, James H. Morris.
Harry E. Richardson,
James E. O'Sullivan, Grace G. Cook, Anna M. Staples, Minnie M. Barrows, Bertha L. Sprague, Russell E. Bates,
Arthur Sprague, Mabel P. Ballon,
Mary F. Staples, Florence E Snow, Lillie B. Wheeler, J. Grace Taft, Hannah Gaskill, Cora Taft,
TWO TERMS.
G. Gertrude Nutter, Nettie Nutter, Annie Quigley, A. Dwight Davenport. James Quigley, William Warner,
Martin Grady, Amie Barry, Annie M. Kelly,
Lena M. Wheeler, Bessie W. Wilcox,
Minnie D. Gaskill, Clarence H. Moores.
ONE YEAR.
Everett F. Darling. Harry Dixon, Fred H. Brown. W. Edward Dixon, Ora Davenport, Newton Nutter.
George A. Rockwood,
Waldo A. Rockwood, William Rockwood,
Josephine V. Cunningham, Laura A. Cunningham, Edward J. Cunningham, H. Fred Crawford, Blanche B. O'Sullivan, Bertha B. O'Sullivan, Alice J. O'Sullivan, Laura F. Cooley, F. Ina Taft.
29
TWO YEARS.
Abigail Taft, Jennie L. Nutter,
Ernest L. Tucker, Oscar A. Newhall.
HIGH SCHOOL-ONE TERM.
Lizzie Quigley, Evelyn J. Nutter, * Silas Taft,
Franklin Freeman, Florence H. Towne.
THE YEAR.
Mary E. Grady,
Clifton E. Bates. 1
EDWARD DIXON, Superintendent.
* Absent one half day. First mark against I im for six years.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RESOURCES.
Amount unexpended, April 30, 1884
$89 36
Town appropriation for 1884.
1500 00
Income from dog tax ..
97 64
Received from school fund.
212 16
$1899 16-
EXPENDED.
Teachers' wages *
$1627 00,
Fuel and care of fires.
125 94
Apparatus from school fund.
25 00
$1777 94
Balance in treasury ·
121 22
$1899 16-
*Including what will be due teachers of North and Centre Schools --- for the present term.
SCHOOLS.
TERMS.
TEACHERS.
Length of School
Teachers Wages
Per Month.
Whole Number
of Scholars.
of Scholars.
Attendance. Percentage of
Tardinesses. Number of
Roll of
Honor.
Number of Schol:
ars under five.
Number of Schol-
ars over fifteen.
Fuel and care
of fires.
High.
Fall. Winter.
N. Currier ..
$60 50
30 27
26 22 24.84
92 92
31
6
11 16
1 34
24
29
27 16 29.25
98
13 30
16
1
North.
Spring. Fall. Winter.
Mary L. Taft ... 66
212
24
32
28
31
24
19
17.09 24.20
91
12
9
2
Grammar.
Winter.
2
24
34
29.55
94
9
18
I
66
24
34
26 03
93
4
10
1
Winter.
Emma E. Aldrich ...
2/4
20
9
8.52
95
2
0 0 1
16.50
Ilelen C. Claflin .. . ..
21.
20
14
10 26
88
16
1
212
21
22
20.07
97
15
215
28
20
18.39
95
1
. .
..
66
212
28
19
17.01
89
19
5
Annie W. Gaskill ...
214
20
13
12.79
98
16
West.
Winter.
...
911
20
15
11.87
94
30
3
S.75
Albeeviile.
Spring. Fall. Winter.
234
24
29
22.
89
12
S
212
28
27
17.14
89
20
5
17.69
30
5. 75
Primary.
Spring. Fall.
Cora E. Gaskill.
2 215
24
29
28
27
Mary E. Dudley.
28
South.
Spring. Fall. Winter.
...
20
12
9.97
89
10
3
8
East.
Spring. Fall. Winter.
M. A. Griffon ... 6.
11.25
Spring. Fall.
20
13
10.97
92
26
. ..
Dora Taft ...
24
30
21.46
88
8
11
3
13
95
95
9
Spring. Fall.
66
in Months.
..
66
1
Average Attend'ce
31
SCHOOL BOOK AGENT'S REPORT.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MENDON :
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit the report showing what text books have been received and delivered the present year :
To books received from David Adams $106 22
.6
William Ware & Co 166 20
.. Warren P. Adams . . 8 33
Pencils, chalk, etc., from King & Merrill 57 00
Books from Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.
131 79
Books from Leach. Shewell & Sanborn. 16 67
Books from D. Appleton & Co. 17 34
$503 55
By books and supplies delivered . $396 793
By books on hand.
100 103
By cash paid treasurer of School Committee for books and supplies . 5 48
By 9 pounds of paper furnished all schools ex- cept High and Grammar 17
$503 55
HIGH SCHOOL.
Six Harvey's English Grammar at 55 cents $3 30
Seven Franklin Sixth Readers at $1 .. 7 00
Three Complete Arithmetics at 55 cents. 1 65
Seven Graded Spellers at 16 cents.
13
Seven Scott's School Histories at 60 cents
4 20
Nineteen Greenleaf's Elementary Algebra at 834 cents.
15 84
Eight Olney's Geometries at $1.04g
8 33
Five Harkness' Latin Readers at 783 cents .
3 92
Two Harkness' Latin Grammar at $1.01 .
2 02
Ten Harkness' Latin Cæsars at 943 cents
9 45
Thirteen Physiologies at 50 cents.
6 50
Five dozen Spelling. blanks at 36 cents.
1 80
Three dozen Composition blanks at $1.50
1 50
One hundred slate pencils . 30
Three dozen slate pencils, artificial at 64 cents 183
Three dozen lead pencils, Harvard at 21 cents 63
Three dozen lead pencils, Dixon's penny, at 7g cents. 22
30
One dozen King's office pens .
64
Three dozen pen holders.
71
Thirty-one small bottles of Harvard ink at 3 1-6. 98
Eight blocks of paper at 6 cents. 48
Forty rubber erasers at 2} cents. 1 00
Sixteen boxes of crayons at 10 cents
60
Twelve dozen Harvard pens at 23 cents.
32
Sixteen slates 8x12 at 5 cents. 80
Four pounds of letter paper at 13 cents . 52 One class book .... 25
One Colburn Arithmetic 27
$77 312-
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Thirteen Franklin New Fifth Readers at 70 cents $9 10
Thirteen Franklin New Fourth Readers at 50 cents 6 50
Eighteen Adv. Third Reader at 40 cents. 7 20
Ten Franklin Fourth Readers at 54 cents . 5 40
Six Harvey's English Grammar at 55 cents. 3 30
Fifteen Harvey's Elementary Grammar at 35 cents. 5 25
Six White's Complete Arithmetics at 55 cents. . 3 30
Seventeen White's Elementary Arithmetic at 42 cents . 7 14
Eleven Harper's School Geography at 80 cents. 8 80
One Graded Speller.
16
Thirty-one McGuffey's Speller at 15 cents
4 65
Four Scott's smaller histories at 42 cents .
1 68
Seventy-four large writing books at 83 cents.
6 163 70
One dozen small writing books .
Five and five-sixths dozen Eclectic drawing books at $1.
5 833
Forty-three Composition blanks, Franklin, 12 1-2 cents. Nine Bartholomew's drawing books at 15 cents. . . Three dozen Franklin Writing Spellers at 36 cts.
1 08:
Twelve blocks of paper at 6 cents.
72
One bottle of Stafford's ink, quart bottle .
353
Ten dozen Harvard pens at 23 cents .
25
Three dozen pen-holders at 23 cents.
Four dozen Harvard lead pencils at 21 cents
Thirty-seven rubber erasers at 23 cents .
Six boxes of crayons at 10 cents
25
Fourteen slates, 7x11, at 4 cents
56
One hundred slate pencils .
30
Three dozen artificial. at 64 cents .
18₴
Four dozen lead pencils, Faber's R. R .. at 10} cents ... 42
Five 66 66 Dixon's penny, at 73 cents ... 363
Five pounds letter paper at 13 cents .
65
$89 48₺
CR.
One Harper's School Geography returned . 80
$88 682
84 92₺ 60
Five slates, 8x12, at 5 cents.
5 37₺
1 35
33
PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Nine Franklin Adv. Second Readers at 30 cents. $2 70
Ten 66 66 First
at 163 cents 1 67
Nine
Third 66 at 42 cents. 78
Four 66 Second 66 at 30 cents 1 20
Six
First
at 18 cents. 1 08
Five 6. 66 66 at 15 cents. 75
Nine Elementary Arithmetics at 42 cents 3 78
Four Primary at 22 cents
88
Two Harper's Introductory Geographies at 35 cents .. . 70
One Primary Speller ..
11}
Ten McGuffey's Spellers, at 15 cents .
1 50 91
Thirteen Duntonian small writing books at 7 cents .....
One hundred and seven small writing books, at 55 cents Two and 1-12 dozen Eclectic drawing books, at $1 Sixteen Bartholomew's drawing books, small, 311
57 22
Six blocks of paper at 33 cents.
05
Twelve Franklin spelling blanks at 3 cents.
36
Seven 66
243 cents . .
20}
One bottle Stafford's ink, quart bottle.
35₺
Four dozen Harvard pens, at 23 cents
10
Two dozen Harvard lead pencils, at 21 cents.
42
Three dozen Dixon's penny lead pencils. at 73 cents. ..
22
Three dozen Faber's R. R, " 103 cents ...
313
Three dozen artificial slate pencils. at 64 cents
183
Twenty-one rubber erasers. at 23 cents.
523
Six boxes of crayons, at 10 cents.
60
Thirty-one slates, 7x11, at 4 cents 1 24
One hundred slate pencils . 30
$33 13
EAST SCHOOL.
Nine Franklin New Fifth Readers 6 30
Six 66
66 Fourth 3 00
Six 66 Advanced Second Readers 1 80
Three
First 66
50
One Elementary Grammar. .
... .
35
One Complete Arithmetic. .
55
Five Elementary Arithmetics, at 42 cents.
2 10
Three Harper's School Geographies, at 80 cents
2 40
One 66 Introductory Geography .
35
Six McGuffey's Spellers, at 15 cents ..
90
Four Scott's smaller Histories at 42 cents
1 68
Five and one-third dozen large writing books at $1. 5 331
One dozen small writing books. 70
.
. .
Three dozen pen holders, at 2 Į cents.
73
.. .
6 24
2 083
One block
34
Five small writing books, Duntonian, at 7 cents. 35
Four doz. Eclectic drawing books. ... 00
Two and one-half doz. Franklin writing spellers, at 36c 90
Two doz. Franklin composition blanks. 3 00
Ten blocks of paper
60
One bottle Stafford's ink, quart bottle.
352
Twelve doz. Harvard pens, at 22 cents
30
Two doz. pen holders at 2 1-2 cents .. .
05
Three doz. Harvard lead pencils, at 21 cents. ..
63
Three doz. Dixon's at 7 1-3 cents 66 .
22
Two doz. artificial slate pencils, at 6 1-4 cents.
121
One hundred slate pencils . 30
45
Seven boxes crayons . 70
Three slates, 7x11. 12
$38 063
SOUTH SCHOOL.
Seven Franklin new 4th Readers at 50 cents. . 3 50
Six Franklin Advanced 3d Readers at 40 cents. 2 40
Two Franklin Advanced 2nd Readers at 30 cents.
60
Two Franklin 2nd Readers at 25 cents
50
Three English Grammars at 55 cents.
65
Three Elementary Grammars.
1 14
One School Geography .
80
Five Introductory Geographies at 35 cents
1 75
Five Elementary Arithmetics at 42 cents.
2 10
One Colburn Arithmetic.
27
One Graded Speller.
16
Two Primary Spellers
23
Two Scott's smaller Histories at 42 cents.
84
Three 5-6 doz. large writing books
3 831
Six small writing books at 7 cents.
42
Two 5-6 dozen Eclectic Drawing books at $1 .
2 833 172
One dozen Spelling blanks, Franklin
36
Six Composition blanks Franklin, at 12 1-2 cents.
75
Three writing blocks at 5 cents.
15
Two blocks of paper.
12
One bottle Stafford's ink.
35.
Eleven dozen Harvard pens at 2 1-2 cents .
273
One dozen pen holders.
21
One and one-half dozen Harvard lead pencils at 21 cents
313
One dozen Dixon's lead pencils .
73
Two dozen Faber's R. R. lead pencils at 10 1-2 cents ...
21
Six rubber erasers at 2 1-2 cents . 15
Three boxes of crayons at 10 cents. 30
Eighteen rubber erasers, at 2 1-2 cents
Six Spelling blanks at 2 12-13 cents
35
Two slates, 7x11, at 4 cents 08
One hundred slate pencils . 30
One bottle of mucilage. 47
One dozen artificial pencils 64
$26 77
CR
One Elementary Grammar returned
37
One School Geography. . 80-1 17
$25 60
WEST SCHOOL.
Six Franklin new Fifth Readers at 70 cents. 4 20
Six Franklin new Fourth Readers at 50 cents 3 00
Seven Franklin adv. Third Readers at 40 cents 2 80
Two Franklin Fourth Readers at 54 cents. .
1 08
Four Franklin Second Readers at 25 cents 1 00
One Franklin First Reader .
15
Three English Grammars at 55 cents .
1,65
Three Elementary Grammars at 37 cents.
1 13
Five Harper's School Geography at 80 cents
4 00
Two Harper's Introductory Geography at 35 cents
70
Five Elementary Arithmetic at 42 cents
2 10
Two Graded Spellers at 16 cents.
32
Four Primary Spellers at 113 cents.
46
Two and one-half dozen large writing books at $1 .
2 50
One dozen small writing books.
70
Sixteen Eclectic drawing books at $1 per dozen
1 333 90
Three Spelling blanks .
9
Nineteen Franklin Writing Spellers at 3 cents.
57
Ten Franklin Composition blanks at 121 cents
1 25
Ten blocks of paper at 6 cents.
60
One quart Stafford's ink .
351
Three dozen Harvard pens at 21 cents .
7.3
Two dozen King's office pens at 64 cents.
123
One doz. pen holder.
23
Eighteen Harvard pencils.
313
Two dozen Dixon's pencils 143
40
One hundred slate pencils
30
Two boxes of crayons.
20
Ten slates, 7x11.
40
Two dozen Faber's pencils
21
$33 083
NORTH SCHOOL.
Fourteen Franklin new Fifth Readers at 70 cents 9 80
. .
.
. .
.
.
. . . .
Sixteen rubber erasers.
.
Six Bartholomew's drawing books at 15 cents.
36
Ten Franklin adv. Readers at 40 cents. 4 00
Seven Franklin Second Reader at 30 cents 2 10
Nine Franklin Fourth Reader at 54 cents 4 86
Two Franklin Second Reader
50
Three Franklin First Reader. . .
45
Eight English Grammars at 55 cents. . .
4 40
One English Grammar ...
60
Two Complete Arithmetics . . . .
1 10
One Complete Arithmetic.
65
Fourteen Elementary Arithmetics at 42 cents
5 88
One Colburn's Arithmetic.
28
Three Harper's School Geography .
2 40
Two Graded Spellers
38
Four Primary Spellers.
46
Twenty-one McGuffey's Spellers at 15 cents
3 15
Four Scott's smaller histories at 42 cents
1 68
Fifty-eight large writing books
4 831 3 755
Thirty-Eight Electic Drawing books at 81 cents.
3 163
Two Bartholomew's Drawing books.
8
Two dozen rubber erasers . .
60
Thirteen spelling blanks at 2 12-13 cents .
36
Eleven Franklin, at 3 cents .
33
Twenty-two composition blanks, Franklin, at 12 1-2 c .. One writing block
2 75 5
Thirteen blocks of paper at 6 cents.
78
One bottle Stafford's ink, quart bottle
351
Ten doz. Harvard pens, at 2 1-2 cents.
25
Two doz. King's office pens, at 6 1-4 cents.
.
121 293
Two doz. Harvard at 21 cents. ·
42
Three doz. pen holders, at 2 1-2 cents. ..
Two doz. artificial slate pencils, at 6 1-4 cents
121
One doz. Faber's R. R. lead pencils .
103
Fourteen boxes crayons, at 10 cents.
1 40
Twenty-four slates, 7x11, at 4 cents
. . . .
96
One hundred slate pencils ... . . . ..
30
$60 753
CR.
One rubber eraser.
3
$60 723
ALBEEVILLE SCHOOL, DR.
Eight Franklin new fourth Readers at 50 cents $4 00
Seven 66 adv. third Readers at 40 cents. 2 80
Seven 66 " second Readers at 30 cents 2 10
Six 66 " first Readers at 163 cents . . . 1 00
.
Thirteen small writing books.
Four doz. Dixon's lead pencils, at 7 1-3 cents. . .
37
Three Franklin adv. third Readers at 35 cents $1 05
Four " second Readers at 25 cents 1 00
One English Grammar .. 55
Four Elementary Grammars, .378. .
1 51
One Elementary Grammar.
35
Two Harper's School Geographies at 80 cents ..
1 60
Three Harper's Introductory Geographies at 35 cents .. . 1 05 Two Complete Arithmetics . 10
Four graded Spellers.
65
Fourteen McGuffey's Spellers at 15 cents
2 10
Seven Scott's smaller Histories at 42 cents.
2 94
Twelve Elementary Arithmetics at 42 cents .
5 04
Thirty-one large writing books at 82 cents. Eleven small writing books ..
641
Four and two-thirds doz. eclectic drawing books at $1 ... Six Bartholomew's drawing books at 15 cents .
90
Ten spelling blanks.
29
Twelve Franklin spelling blanks .
36
Twenty Franklin composition blanks at 123 cents.
2 50
Three blocks of paper
18
Two blocks of paper ..
10
One bottle Stafford's ink, qt. bottle
.
353
Ten doz. Harvard pens 25 . . .
One doz. pen holders . . . . .
42
Three doz. Dixon's lead pencils . .
2.2
Twenty rubber erasers. . .
50
Eleven boxes of crayons .
1 10
Fifteen slates, 7x11 ....
60
One hundred slate pencils
30
One bottle of mucilage . .. . .
$44 873
CR.
One Scott's smaller History, returned . 42
One White's complete Arithmetic returned 55
One McGuffy Speller . 15
One Eclectic drawing book . 81 3
One small writing book . .
Balance
$43 611
Account in detail .
$400 21
Desk copies, free. 8 42
Balance. ..
$3396 79
In buying books, I have bought from the publishers direct, and have their word that they sold to the Town of Mendon at the same
. .
.
2 58T
4 663
Two doz. Harvard lead pencils
. .
.. . .
. . . . .
38
rate as they sold to the City of Boston or any other large city. The express charges on text books were paid by the publishers.
In purchasing school supplies, not being restricted to any particular kind, I bought where I could buy the lowest. The town paid the express charges on these.
EDWARD DIXON, Agent. For School Committee.
39
TOWN WARRANT.
WORCESTER, SS .- To the Constable of the Town of Mendon, in the County of Worcester, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Mendon qualified to vote in clections and in town affairs, to meet at the town hall, in said Mendon, on MONDAY, the second day of March, next, punctually, at ten o'clock A. M., to act on the following articles, viz. :
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the reports of the several town officers and com- mittees, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensu- ing
ART. 4. To raise such sums of money as are necessary to defray town charges, and make appropriations of the same.
ART. 5. To determine the manner of repairing the roads and bridges in said town the year ensuing.
ART. 6. To see if the town will require the School Committee an- nually to appoint a Superintendent of Schools.
ART. 7. To see if the town will vote to accept the list of jurors reported by the Selectmen, or make any alterations in the same.
ART. 8. To see what measures, if any, the town wilt adopt to se- cure the speedy collection of taxes.
ART. 9. To see if the town will vote to continue the High School.
ART. 10. To see if the 'town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money to pay current expenses for the municipal year commencing March 2d, 1885, in anticipation of the collection of the taxes
ART. 11. To see what measures, if any, by borrowing money or otherwise, the town will take for the redemption of town bonds ma- turing during the municipal year commencing March 2d, 1885.
ART. 12. To bring in their ballots "Yes" or "No" in answer to
40
the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liq- nors in this town?"
ART. 13. To see if the town will secure communication by tele- phone with Milford, as security against destruction by fire, or act in re- lation thereto.
ART. 14. To see if the town will vote to diminish the number of its School Committee.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at cach of the following places in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting; at the post-office, and on the door of the schoolhouse in Albeeville, and at the post-office at South Milford.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of thts Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen or Town Clerk, before the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Mendon, this eighteenth day of Febru- ary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.
GUSTAVUS B. WILLIAMS, Selectmen ALBERT W. GASKILL, of
LIBERTY FREEMAN, Mendon.
A true copy. Attest:
Constable of Mendon.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.