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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN HARWICH IN 1896.
DATE.
NAME OF PARTIES.
AGE
RESIDENCE.
Oct. 15 Alfonzo King,
Ellagah D. Small,
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42 Central Falls, R. I. Harwich.
¥29 Harry L. Butler, Ida M. Cahoon,
27 Bourne.
21 Harwich.
Nov. 14 Edwin A. Studley, Alice B. Phillips,
32
Harwich.
22
66
66 19 Louis Deas, Mary Silva,
22
Harwich. New Bedford.
66 25 John C. Winn, Laurana M. Eldredge,
26
Brewster. Harwich.
26 Charles W. Hayden, Elizabeth Johnston,
40
Harwich.
28
66 28 Erick DeGracia, Jennie G. DeCenta,
23 17
Harwich.
66 29 Joseph W. Chase, Reliance E. Ellis,
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Harwich.
23
Dec. 3 Willie L. Kelley, Emma A. Kelley,
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Harwich. 66
25
66 15 Joseph D. Nickerson, Louise A. Kenney,
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Chatham. Harwich.
22 Question of Consideration
proposed
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DEATHS RECORDED IN HARWICH IN 1896.
DATE.
NAME OF PERSON.
AGE.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Y
MD
Jan. 9 Abner Eldredge,
79
Old Age.
66
14 Nettie N. Nickerson,
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1 3 Broncho Pneumonia.
16
19 Arthur N. Phillips,
25 11 30 Consumption.
66
21 Nathan W. Nickerson 20
23 Hepatitis.
66
24 Joseph Crabe,
86
28 Dementia Senilis.
Feb.
5 Martin L. Robbins,
42 1 22 Disease of Heart.
16
8 Edith Small,
82 8
5 Chronic Endocarditis
66
8 Elizabeth Loveland,
75 Broncho Pneumonia.
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14 Herbert C. Bearse,
11 27 Capillary Bronchitis.
66
14 Mamie L. Bassett,
27 6 10 Consumption.
Mar.
13 Chester Snow,
79 5
2 Disease of Liver.
66 23 Male Cahoon, Unnamed,
66
23 Adaline Burgess,
43
5
1 Consumption.
April
1 Daniel Hall,
59
Paralysis.
66
2 Fanny Ryder,
83
Old Age.
66 3 Isaiah Doane,
79
8 29 Old Age.
66
15 Seabury Eldredge,
70 11 15 Accidental Burning.
66
16 Nehemiah Baker,
66 4 3 Peritonitis.
66 20 Joseph Eldredge,
80
8 Old Age.
66
22 Hiram C. Nickerson,
74 8 23 Cancer.
66
26 Julius Nickerson,
84
3 12 Old Age. Paralysis.
May
7 Jacob Nickerson,
67
66
24 Daniel T. Nickerson,
81 75
11 Cancer of Stomach. Cerebral Apoplexy.
June 27 Harvey H. Sisson,
3 26 Paralysis of Brain. 81
July 7 Lucy P. Mecarta,
62
Nervous Prostration.
66 30 Sophia J. Chase,
. .. 31 Edward J. McMullen 21
Aug. 1 Alonzo Overbaugh,
53
66
6 Valentine Doane,
92
17 Old Age.
21 Belle B. Robinson,
18 Erysipelas.
Dicestron
Not debatable
-no amendable Takes Precedece of The motion to amend but does not cut it off
Internal Hemorrhage
77 Vital Degeneration.
66
29 Orrick Ellis,
2 Eliza J. Tripp,
75 6 11 Old Age.
88
3 Old Age. 3
21 Marana Allen,
66 28 Emeline Berry,
67 Cancer of Stomach.
Fracture of Neck. Chronic Nephritis.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN HARWICH IN 1896.
DATE. NAME OF PERSON.
AGE.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Sept. 3 Elizabeth S. Ellis,
54
Ulceration of Bowels. Cancer.
66
10 Osborne H. Cobb,
23 3 7 Consumption.
15 Mary Underwood, 86
4
3 Old Age.
Oct. 1 Edna L. Cahoon,
3 Dentition.
3 Ensign R. Raymond, 61
1. 15 Paralysis. 24 Bright's Disease.
2
2| Consumption.
66 15 Mary P. Fernande, 1
6 Meningitis.
66 31 Alfretta Baker, 43 8 23 Typhoid Fever.
Nov. 16 Lawrence E Kendrick 19 1
66
18 Warren E. Nickerson 60
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21 Irvin Newcomb,
1 14 Marasmus.
Dec. 11 Maude E. Ellis,
17
1
12 Joshua Small,
75
66. 13 Henry P. Cutting,
73
16 Nathan Nickerson,
77 Nervous Exhaustion.
66 28 Ruth P. Cahoon,
90
13 Old Age.
29 Eunice Eldredge,
86 Blood Poison.
30 Thaddeus E. Bassett,
77 11 20 Cerebral Hemorrhage
66
30 Charlotte E. Doane,
64 1 13 Apoplexy.
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7 |Jane Crowell,
82
3 Willie E. Nickerson, 14
8 James E. Cahoon, 65
16 Appendicitis.
2 Consumption Bowels
4 Diphtheritic Croup. Dropsy of Heart. Paralysis.
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REMARKS.
Bucks Prilis
There has been a decrease of births from the number recorded last year, and it is quite remarkable to notice that the number of male and female children born the past year are exactly alike. Parents have been very prompt in having named their children before the close of the year, only three omissions occurring.
The number of marriages recorded is thirty-four, being the exact number of 1895. The age of the oldest groom is 66; oldest bride, 61 ; youngest groom, 20 ; youngest bride, 16. Ten different Clergymen and three Justices performed the several marriage rites. The number married by each is as follows: Rev. Mr. Smith, 8; Rev. Mr. Snow, 7; Rev. Mr. Cutting, 4; Rev. Mr. Haynes, 2; Rev. Messrs. Julien, Bradley, Gammons, Farley, Lesh and Hammond, 1 each ; J. H. Paine, Esq., 4; W. F. Baker, Esq., 2; A. L. Weekes, Esq., 1.
Fifty-five deaths occurred the past year, two in excess of the year previous. The leading cause of death appears to be "old age," as ten persons died from that cause. Six died of consumption. The age of the oldest male person is ninety-two and the oldest female is ninety.
REPORT OF TOWN RECORDS.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth has the past year furnished the town with a new set of books for the record- ing of births, deaths and marriages. The Commissioner of Public Records, R. T. Swan, Esq. , having obtained the records of the division of the "Sipson Purchase" which had been out of the custody of the Clerks of the Town of Harwich for more than a century, has caused the same to be bound by the "Emery Process" at considerable cost, and it is now in the Clerk's office, preserved in a form of binding that will long withstand the ravages of time. The record of division of the "Quason Purchase" was obtained from the possession of outside parties by the present Clerk, and has been bound in a substantial manner and is also in the custody of the Clerk. Thus the town now has the original records of the first division of a large part of the territory of Harwich pur- chased by the Indians nearly two hundred years ago.
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NUMBER AND ACCOUNT OF DOGS LICENSED IN 1896. Male dogs licensed, 126
Female dogs licensed,
7
Whole number licensed, 133
Whole amount received for licenses, $287.00
Clerk's fees for issuing licenses deducted, 26.60
Balance paid County Treasurer, 260.40
Amount retained by County Treasurer, 38.26
Amount received from County Treasurer,
Jan. 5, 1897, $222.14
Respectfully Submitted,
J. H. PAINE, TOWN CLERK.
Incidental Questions
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee herewith present their report for the year 1896.
TEACHERS' SALARIES FOR THE YEAR AS
FOLLOWS :
High School,
$777.50
Centre- Grammar, Intermediate and Primary,
977.50
West-Grammar and Primary, 630.00
Port-Grammar and Primary,
457.50
North-Mixed,
330.00
East-Mixed,
330.00
South-Mixed,
318.75
Pleasant Lake-Mixed,
300.00
Total Salaries for the year,
$4121.25
JANITORS' WAGES.
High and Centre Schools,
$177.75
West,
82.50
Port,
70.50
North,
66.00
East,
66.00
South,
66.00
Pleasant Lake,
66.00
Total,
$594.75
134) Pays
Manner of Gaming and Leiders Conto of Order. Qua's Day (24)
Questions of Order. Rund hogy 1 33
Incidental Zeventieno - " Pays 132 Question of Janitor Quedelays 130-31 53
FUEL.
High and Centre Schools,
$103.70
West,
58.45
Port,
29.50
North, 26.75
East,
43.75
South,
23.38
Pleasant Lake,
30.00
Total,
$315.53
Teachers' Salaries for the Year,
$4121.25
Janitors' Wages,
594.75
Fuel,
315.53
Bill Tuition, Town of Orleans,
39.60
Total,
$5071.13
AVAILABLE AMOUNT FOR SCHOOLS.
Appropriation by Town,
$5000.00
State School Fund, 269.20
Rebate on Superintendent's Salary,
239.14
Dog Fund, 222.14
Received from Town of Brewster, 30.00
Balance State School Fund on hand,
3.75
Total. $5764.23
Expended, 5071.13
Balance of School Fund Unexpended, $ 693.10
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REPAIRS AND INCIDENTAL SUPPLIES.
High School and Centre,
$ 99.10
West,
57.77
Port,
78.23
North,
28.36
East,
32.26
South,
31.95
Pleasant Lake,
44.94
Total, $372.61
Books and School Supplies, including
freight, express, etc.,
$481.13
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1896,
192.53
$673.66
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1897,
310.46
Books and Supplies distributed to Schools,
$363.20
Salary of Superintendent, $743.53
To be refunded by State,
619.61
Actual cost of Superintendent,
$123.92
Miscellaneous Printing, etc.,
$24.10
Taking School Census,
$13.25
GRADUATION EXPENSES.
Programmes,
Diplomas and filling, 9.50
1.79
Ribbon, cord, etc.,
$ 7.00
$18.29
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SCHOOL COMMITTEES' SALARIES.
W. J. Nickerson,
$ 66.65
S. A. Hayward,
46.50
G. N. Munsell, 46.25
$159.40
TRUANT OFFICERS' SALARIES.
Roland F. Smith,
$3.00
Michael B. Chase,
1.50
$4.50
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR SCHOOLS.
Teachers' Salaries,
$4121.25
Janitors' Wages,
594.75
Fuel,
315.53
Town of Orleans,
39.60
Repairs and Incidental Supplies,
372.61
Salary of Superintendent,
743.53
School Books, Freight, Express, etc.,
481.13
Graduation Expenses,
18.29
Miscellaneous Printing, etc.,
24.10
Taking School Census,
13.25
Truant Officers,
4.50
$6728.54
071.13
Old Bills of 1895 paid since Jan. 1, 1896, $80.00
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ESTIMATES FOR SCHOOLS, 1897.
For Schools,
$5000.00
" Books and Supplies,
400.00
" Superintendent, 200.00
" Repairs and Incidentals, 200.00
" Miscellaneous,
100.00
Respectfully Submitted,
WARREN J. NICKERSON, Chairman, S. A. HAYWARD, Secretary, GEORGE N. MUNSELL, Treasurer,
Harwich, Jan. 12, 1897.
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL MEETING, Town of Harwich, 1897.
BARNSTABLE SS.
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH, IN SAID COUNTY, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Har- wich, qualified to vote in Elections and town affairs, to meet at Exchange Hall, in said Harwich, on Monday, the first day of February next, at 9 of the clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To determine the rate per cent. to be paid the Tax Collectors for collecting the taxes for the ensuing year, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 3. To choose a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Assessors of Taxes, three Overseers of the Poor, one School Committee, two Collectors of Taxes, one Road Commissioner, one or more Constables, one or more Auditors, one or more Herring Committees and all other necessary town officers and committees.
ARTICLE 4. To hear the report of the Selectmen and other town officers, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 5. To hear the reports of all Special Commit- tees, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 6. To raise_such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriations of the same.
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ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation to pay in part or in whole the $2000 Note borrowed in 1894, still unpaid and held by the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank.
ARTICLE 9. Shall Licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors ? Vote Yes or No.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to request the Selectmen to issue one druggist's or sixth-class license, in accordance with Chapter 397, Section 10, of the Acts and Resolves of 1896.
ARTICLE 12. To see what action the Town will take to rebuild or repair the bridge near Erastus Chase's store at West Harwich, and act fully thereon and make all necessary appropriations therefor.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to take the necessary steps for the abolishment of the grade crossing at Harwich depot, and act fully thereon,
2 Fe thard ase an appropriation for the sun.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate the sum of. One Hundred Dollars for the Suppression of Crime.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to revoke the acceptance of Sections 74, 75, 76 and 77 of Chap. 27 of the Public Statutes whereby the present system of Road Commissioners was established, and abolish the same.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to have one or more Surveyors of Highways.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to control and regulate or prohibit the taking of shell fish in the Herring River, and to act fully thereon.
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ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to have a complete list of Tax Payers, together with each item of property, both personal and real, upon which they are taxed, and the amount of each, printed in our Annual Report.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate Two Hundred Dollars to the use of the Brooks Library Association to aid in the maintenance of a Public Library at Harwich. By request.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to discon- tinue the old road beginning near the residence of Osmyn Berry and continuing as far as Nehemiah W. Chase's, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will appropriate Seventy-Five Dollars to lower the grade at the hill south of the house of Nathan B. Walker, on the road leading from Harwich to Brewster, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise the road bed near the Harwich approach to the Wading Place Bridge ABOVE TIDE WATER, and also to work and harden the road from there to Brewster line, and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the same, the work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Road Commissioners.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will appropriate the." sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for the purpose of a few necessary repairs and for claying the hill near the dwelling of J. K. Robbins, on the road leading from the residence of W. H. Underwood to Harwich Port, and act fully thereon.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to harden the road leading from J. W. Hall's house to the house of Emulous Hall at North Harwich, and to make an appropri- ation therefor.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to be expended at the
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outlet of Salt Water Pond, under the direction of Emulous Small, Agent, in the interest of the public health and preservation of the shell fisheries of said pond, and a harbor of refuge for yachts and fishing boats, and act fully thereon. By request.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof, one at each post office in said town, fourteen days at least before the time for holding said meeting. The polls will open at nine o'clock A. M. and may close at one o'clock P. M. Hereof, fail not, and make due returns of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this fourteenth day of January, in the year one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven.
ASA L. JONES, DAVID L. SMALL, D. M. NICKERSON, JR.
Selectmen of Harwich.
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