Town annual reports of the selectmen and overseers of the poor of the town of Harwich 1945, Part 4

Author: Harwich (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 136


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Article 53. To see if the Town of Harwich will appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to construct a concrete flume at Long Pond, the outlet to Herring Brock.


Indefinitely postponed.


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Article 54. To see if the Town of Harwich will vote to purchase a seining. pool and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for same or take any action thereon.


It was voted "That $1,000.00 be raised and appro- priated, to be used by the Herring Committee in conjunc- tion with the Board of Selectmen in securing a suitable seining pool."


ARTICLE 15: COMPLETE ACTION- $750.00 raised and appropriated to meet the town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance and that in addition the sum of $1,500.00 be transferred from unappropriated avail- able funds in the treasury, to meet the State's and County's share of the cost of the work; the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored upon their receipts, to unappropriated funds in the treasury.


The completion of the warrant came at 3:45 o'clock and adjournment followed immediately.


HENRY K. BEARSE, Town Clerk.


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


APRIL 13, 1945


Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept $35,- 000.00 from the executors under the will of the late Susan J. Ulm; under the following two clauses of her will, to wit: Second : I direct my executors to pay to the Town of Har- wich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, a sum not to ex- ceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) in cash to be used to establish a suitable and fitting memorial in the Town of Harwich in memory of my beloved father and mother, Ben- jamin Johnson and Mary A. Johnson and which memorial shall be so designated in some suitable manner and the de- tails of said memorial and the amount to be expended for such purpose shall be in absolute discretion of my ex- ecutors.


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Twenty-third : I direct my executors to establish a suit- able and proper memorial in my memory of a civic or char- itable nature and to expend for that purpose out of my estate a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand ($25,000 .- 00) dollars the details of which memorial and the amount to be expended for such purpose to be in the absolute dis- cretion of my executors.


And appropriate the land comprising the former site of the Harwich Port grade school on Main St., in that part of the town of Harwich known as Harwich Port on which to establish a memorial to Benjamin and Mary A. Johnson, a park known as the Benjamin and Mary A. Johnson Park and use the aforesaid $35,000.00 to purchase any adjoining land found to be necessary thereto, and to erect in said park as a memorial to Susan J. Ulm a town office building and if approved at the town meeting, to appoint a building com- mitee to prepare plans and specifications for said town office building satisfactory to the executors of the estate of Susan J. Ulm and work out details of the memorial to the satisfaction of the executors, and submit them to the town for their approval and to act fully thereon.


ACTION


The Finance Committee recommended that this article be accepted and adopted as is; except to change the word- ing "town office" to "civic" building.


Thomas H. Nickerson submitted the following motion which was accepted by an unanimous voice vote-unruffled save by one dissenting voice.


"That this $35,000.00 be accepted by the Town of Har- wich with grateful thanks and a committee of ten to con- sist of one from each village and three members at large be appointed by the chair for the purpose of considering this entire matter ; to hold public hearings and later, at a special town meeting to recommend to the town the nature, location, and other details concerning such memorials".


Committee appointed under this article : Cashen, Ralph W., Ryder, Victor S., Chase, Robert W., Sims, Earle L., El- dredge, Mary C., Thompson, Abbie R., Hardacker, Albert C., Tobey. Jr., Arthur W .. Nickerson, John P., Nickerson Thomas H. Thomas HI. Nickerson was designated to call the committee together for organization.


Mr. Charles M. Goldman, executor of the estate of Mrs. Ulm was given the privilege of the floor and explained in detail the requirement of the will relative to the gifts.


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Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell at public auction the town owned real estate in North Harwich known as the Chester Cahoon prop- erty and act fully thereon.


Action :


The Finance Committee recommended that this article be accepted and adopted :


This recommendation was unanimously carried by voice vote.


Previously to the meetings close the Moderator, by request, asked the assembly to stand in silence as a token of respect to the memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who passed away Thursday afternoon, April 12th.


Meeting adjourned at 8 :45 o'clock.


HENRY K. BEARSE, Town Clerk


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


NOVEMBER 28, 1945


Article I. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money for old age assist- ance and aid to dependent children and determine whether the money shall be provided for by transfer from the over- lay surplus account or otherwise, or take any action rela- tive thereto.


Action : It was voted to accept the recommendation of the Finance Committee : "That the sum of $4,207.13 be trans- ferred from the overlay surplus account for old age assist- ance and aid to dependent children, as follows: Old Age Assistance $3,607.13, Aid to Dependent Children, $600.00.


Article II. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken under Article 37, at the annual town meet- ing of February 5, 1945, whereby the sum of $1,500.00 was appropriated to build toilets on the Town beach at the foot of Bank St. and act fully thereon.


Action : It was voted "That the report of the Finance Committee be accepted and adopted" : That the action at the


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annual town meeting February 5, 1945, whereby the sum of $1,500.00 was appropriated to build toilets at the town beach foot of Bank Street, be rescinded.


Article III. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the unexpended Town beach toilets account to Board of Health account the sum of $1,500.00, and act fully thereon.


Action : Accepted and adopted.


Article IV. To see if the Town of Harwich will vote to give the Selectmen the authority to grant the Harwich Post No. 292 American Legion, for the sum of one dollar and other consideration the land with buildings thereon known as the Old Harwich School Property, located in West Harwich on School Street, adjacent to the Baptist Church Cemetery.


Action : Under the motion of Winslow B. Sawyer, it was voted to accept this article as read.


Article V. To see if the Town will vote to purchase or take by eminent domain, a twenty-four foot strip of land on the easterly side of and following the easterly boundary of Lot 141 in so-called Ocean Grove, Harwichport, Mass. as far as low water mark, as an extension of Pine Ave.


Action : The Finance Committee recommended that the article be accepted and adopted. A standing vote of 76 for and 13 against confirmed the acceptance and adoption of the Committee's recommendation.


Article VI. To see what action the Town will take to dispose of the Johnson-Ulm Memorial Fund.


Action : Voted to temporarily lay this article on the table, until the disposal of article seven. After the said arti- cle was disposed of; Article 6 was taken from the table and on motion it was indefinitely postponed.


Article VII. To hear the report of the Susan J. Ulm Memorial Committee and act fully thereon.


REPORT OF COMMITTEE:


THE COMMITTEE appointed at the Special Town Meeting, held April 13, 1945, to recommend the nature, loca- tion, and other details, concerning the Memorial Funds in the will of the late Susan J. Ulm, submit the following


REPORT :-


This Committee organized by the choice of Thomas H.


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Nickerson, Chairman, and Mary C. Eldredge, Clerk.


The committee has held several public hearings and a number of executive meetings. At the public hearings sever- al ideas were advanced as to the nature of suitable memorials. We have also tried, from talks with our townspeople, to learn their views with relation to this matter. Many ideas have been advanced. Among them have been suggested parking spaces, bathing beaches, public parks, fire stations, teachers' and nurses' homes, granite monuments, recreation rooms, scholarships and other plans. There may be some merit to all of them. But for obvious reasons, some must necessarily be discarded. By the terms of the will, whatever is decided upon, must have the approval of the Executors.


After considering the matter from every angle and giv- ing careful study and thought to all of the plans submitted, the committee unanimously recommend to the Town the following :-


That the land opposite Pilgrim Church, in Harwich Port, extending from Main Street, on the south, to Pleasant Street, on the north, once owned by the late William R. Burgess, and comprising approximately three acres be acquired for this purpose ; that on the Main Street side of this property there be erected a modern building, of attractive Cape Cod design, to serve as a Community Reception Center, wherein could be enjoyed rest and relaxation, the privilege of writing, reading, possibly games and social functions, an opportunity for the registration of summer visitors, information bureau, and many other functions. Also in this building would be provided rest rooms and space for the use of a Historical Society, which, it is felt, would be a valuable asset and add to the pleasures the town has to offer. The grounds would be at- tractively landscaped with beautiful flowers, shrubs, trees and foliage, and seats provided where one could rest and en- joy the beauties of such a setting. The rear of the lot would provide a large parking space to take care of a great number of cars.


We feel that such a project would greatly enhance the charms and attractions of our town and be a source of pride and pleasure to our summer residents and our own native people. If this plan is adopted, it may be necessary for the town to appropriate some money for the up-keep and main- enance of the property, but it should be apparent that it is well worth it. We believe such a place could be developed into one of the beauty spots of Cape Cod, and add much to the prestige of our town. It would be an ideal memorial to the


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late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Johnson and Mrs. Ulm, whose generosity and desire to beautify our town, must be appre- ciated by all. We recommend that the Moderator appoint a Memorial Committee of three citizens, who shall have com- plete charge of erecting the building, landscaping the grounds, and all other details in connection with this memo- rial.


As an alternative to this plan, the committee suggest a Scholarship Trust Fund, to be known as "The Benjamin .Johnson, Mary A. Johnson and Susan J. Ulm Memorial Scholarship Fund", the administration of the Fund and the investment of the trust funds to be attended to by a Trust Fund Committee of five voters of the Town, to be appointed by the Moderator.


It is obvious that this latter plan would benefit but a few High School pupils, while the former would give pleas- ure and benefit to the entire town.


THOS. H. NICKERSON, Chairman MARY C. ELDREDGE, Clerk ABBY R. THOMPSON, EARLE L. SIMS,


VICTOR S. RYDER,


ALBERT C. HARDACKER, ROBERT W. CHASE,


RALPH W. CASHEN, JOHN P. NICKERSON,


Committee.


Report of Committee :


The following motion was made after the reading of the above was completed :


"That we accept and adopt that part of the Committee's report wherein they recommend we acquire the so-called William R. Burgess land in Harwich Port; that a Cape Cod style of building be erected thereon, that the grounds be appropriately landscaped and a committee of three be ap- pointed by the Moderator to have charge of the entire de- tails pertaining to this particular plan of memorial as out- lined in the Committee's report."


This motion was carried by a rising vote :


67 for and 41 against.


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The Moderator ruled that the committee's report had been accepted, but the town had not voted to buy any land.


HENRY K. BEARSE, Town Clerk.


BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH-1945


No.


Date


Name


Place of Birth


Parents


1


Jan. 19 Howard Clenric Cahoon, Jr.


Barnstable,


Howard C. Cahoon


Mass.


Ruth V. Butler


2 Feb. 6 Catherine Marie McGillen


Barnstable,


Mass.


3 Feb. 15 Ruth Ann: Winston


Barnstable,


James L. McGillen Catherine M. Crabe Eugene H. Winston, Jr. Catherine L. Shannon


4 Mar. 14 Peter Roderick, Jr.


Barnstable, Mass.


Eileen E. Roderick Rupert L. Nichols


5 Mar. 23


. . Nichols


Stafford, N. H.


Icona L. Dodge Manuel Viera Evelyn Grace


6 Apr. 6 Gloria Jean Viera


Barnstable, Mass.


7 Apr. 11 Elaine Frances Hunter


8 Apr. 13 Steven Vaughn Grace


9 Apr. 26 Gladwin Jennie Kelley


10 Apr. 29 Anthony Inslee Hancock


11 May


16 Brenda Joyce Galvin


12 May 19 Phyllis Ann Strout


13 May 26 Robert Alan Sylvia


Barnstable, Mass.


Francis Thomas Hunter Barbara Elaine Baker Julio Grace Charlotte M. Piper Winfred Roland Kelley Gladys Evelyn Court George Wilson Hancock Florence May Avillar Adolph R. Galvin Katherine Jason Donald Wight Strout Evelyn E. Anderson Augustus E. Sylvia Lena Fernandes


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Barnstable, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Harwich, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Peter Roderick


Mass.


BIRTHS-Continued


No. Date


Name


Place of Birth


Parents


14 June 23 Dianne Marie Crowell


15 June 25 Bruce Berdon Monterio


Barnstable, Mass.


16 June 26 Donald Stillman Perkins


Barnstable, Mass.


Edward Lyman Perkins, Jr. Linda Matson


17 July 10 James Trevor Stuart


Barnstable,


Mass.


18 July 16


Joseph Harding D'Elia


Harwich, Mass.


James Cameron Stuart Frances Enid Warner Arthur Joseph D'Elia Helen Butler Tirrell Frank J. Monterio


19 July 19


Lorraine Josephine Monterio


Barnstable, Mass.


20 June


5


21 July 31 Kathleen Glynn Derwin


22 July 24 Richard Scott Harper


Barnstable, Mass.


23 July 31 Betsy Ann Gardner


24 Aug. 20 David Edward Powell


25 Aug. 22 Erica Lou Higgins


26 Sept. 3 Kenneth Vernon Chase


Barnstable, Mass.


Fred Elmore Wright Crowell Louise Nestor Eldredge John B. Monterio Palmyra J. Rose


Adeline Fernandes Leonard Russell Thompson Josephine Ruth Percy William Edward Derwin Rose Agnes Glynn James D. Harper Madelyn Pearl Chase Bradford Gardner Helen O. Baker William Henry Powell Gertrude E. Moore Isaiah E. Higgins Lucy Albertha McKenney Alton Vernon Chase Roberta Margaret Oliver


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Barnstable, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Harwich, Mass. Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass.


BIRTHS-Continued


No. Date


Name


Place of Birth


Parents


27 Sept. 15 Sharon Marie Gray


Barnstable, Mass.


28 Sept. 16 Nancy Ann Bassett


Barnstable,


Mass.


29 Nov. 11 David Walter Enos


Barnstable,


Mass.


30 Nov. 23 Peter Kurt Jorgensen


Barnstable,


Mass.


31 Dec. 4 Dianne Lee Stevenson


Harwich, Mass.


32 Nov. 19 Patricia Gail Gomes


Barnstable,


Mass.


33 Nov. 20


.. White


Barnstable, Mass.


34 Nov. 28 Suzanne Winston


Barnstable,


Mass.


George E. Gray, Jr. Amy Isabelle Freeman Charles Ross Bassett Dorothy May Knight Henry Brooks Enos Ethel Madene Boyce Edgar Jorgensen


Doris Mildred Marsdale Richard R. Stevenson Shirley L. Blanding James George Gomes Anna Claranton Lopes John Alexander White Hazel Irene Bassett Robert Eldredge Winston Susan Mabel Barber


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MARRIAGES IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH-1945


No. Date


Names


Age


Residence


Place of Marriage


1


Jan.


6


Norman, Nunes


23


Harwich Center


Harwichport


2


Jan. 20


Edwin Charles Hermann, Jr.


21


N. Hollywood, Calif.


Harwichport


Yvette M. Bassett Brailey


25


Harwich Center


3 Jan.


20


Philip Perez


28


Harlingen, Texas


West Harwich


Amelia E. Pena


23


Harwich, Mass.


4 Mar.


7


Edward Oliver Felt


24


Orleans, Mass


West Harwich


Mary Rita Irene Collard


20


Orleans, Mass.


5 Mar.


17


Anthony Custodie


22 Harwich Center


Chatham


Jennie Grace Naylor


20


Chatham, Mass.


6 Mar.


24


Leo J. Leighton, Jr. Mary Jesus Duarte


21


New Bedford, Mass.


7


Apr. 7


Herbert Whise


36


Waterbury, Conn.


So. Yarmouth


8


Apr. 21


Moses Roderick


29


Harwich, Mass.


Wareham


Anna Monterio


20


Wareham, Mass.


9


Apr. 22


LeRoy W. Long


25


Dennis, Mass.


West Harwich


Teocty Vagenas


20


Harwich, Mass.


10


Apr.


28


Raymond J. Alvey


25


Terra Haute, Ind.


West Harwich


Emma L. Herman


26


Dennis, Mass.


11


May


13


Robert Eldredge Winston Susan M. Barber


21


Harwichport, Mass.


Harwichport


12 June


21 Oswald Charles Morin, Jr.


23 Westwood, Mass.


Harwichport


Dorothy Gertrude Douglas


19


Westwood, Mass.


13


July 5 Albert G. Williams


23


Osterville, Mass.


Harwichport


Eunice C. Barrett


21


Harwichport, Mass.


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Ethel L. M. Chase Linnell


33


West Harwich, Mass.


21


Harwich, Mass.


New Bedford


Donna Stella Lombard


21


North Harwich


21 Harwichport, Mass.


MARRIAGES-Continued


No. Date


Names


Age Residence


Place of Marriage


14


July


25


John DiBella


29


Hartford, Conn.


Hartford, Conn.


June Elizabeth Knox Holmes


22


Harwich, Mass.


15


July


28


Raymond Glen Yeager


43


Pontiac, Mich.


Harwich, Mass.


Reva Lavelle Noel Yeager


42


Pontiac, Mich.


16 Aug.


1


Theodore V. Enslin 2nd


20


Chester, Penn.


West Harwich


Mildred M. Stout


21


Toledo, Ohio


17


Aug. 12


Frederick W. Crowell, Jr.


22


Harwichport, Mass.


Harwichport


Carolyn Muriel Grayson


19


Harwichport, Mass.


18


Aug. 22


William J. Morin


19


Fall River, Mass.


West Harwich


Kathleen M. Sears


18


Dennis, Mass.


19 Aug.


25


Eugene Lopes


28


Harwich, Mass.


So. Dennis


20 Aug.


26


William M. Doyle


23 East Harwich, Mass.


Brewster


21 Sept.


7


William Frederick Owens


25


Portsmouth, England


Wakefield, Mass.


Joy Prideaux


21


West Harwich, Mass.


22


Sept.


21


Frederick G. Fosdick


27


Harwich, Mass.


East Harwich


Margaret H. Coulson


19


Harwich, Mass.


23 Sept. 24


Edric Snow Thompson


27


Harwichport, Mass.


Newton, Mass.


June Elizabeth Hawkridge


25


Harwichport, Mass.


24


Oct.


1


Robert E. Champlin


60


Yarmouthport, Mass.


Harwich


Alice H. Phillips Ryder


51


Yarmouthport, Mass


25


Oct. 27 John B. Rose


24


New Bedford, Mass.


West Harwich


Lena D. Santos


20 Harwich, Mass.


26


Nov. 9


Thomas Keough


37 New York, N. Y.


West Harwich


Lura Williams Hall Pierce


49 Dennisport, Mass.


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Elizabeth I. Gonslaves Lomba


34


So. Dennis, Mass.


Olive M. Baker


25


West Brewster, Mass.


MARRIAGES Continued


No. Date


Names


Age Residence


Place of Marriage


27


Nov. 11


David Charles Boyce


23


Derry, N. H.


West Harwich


28


Nov. 17


Charles Irvin Gibson


20


Port Marion, Pa.


Camp Edwards, Mass.


29


Nov.


18


Arthur Freeman Brent Marion Asselin


62


Chatham, Mass.


West Harwich


30


Nov.


22


Edwin Roderick


27


Harwich, Mass.


West Harwich


Jennie E. Santos


19


Harwich, Mass.


31


Nov. 30


Edgar Wallace Goodspeed


59


Brockton, Mass.


Harwich


Emilie Snow Sears


54


Dennis, Mass.


32


Dec.


13


Henry G. Rose


20


Harwich, Mass.


Harwich


Jennie A. Silva


17


Harwich, Mass.


33


Dec.


25


Bedford Hadley Read


65


Everett, Mass.


Everett, Mass.


34


Dec. 29


Mabel Mary Roderick


25


Marstons Mills, Mass.


35 Dec.


30


William M. Bentley, Jr.


23


Fort Worth, Texas


Harwichport


Barbara L. Megathlin


25


Harwichport, Mass.


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Henriette F. Schroder Fiebelkorn 61 Joseph Galvin


25


East Harwich, Mass.


Harwich, Mass.


Barnstable


Mary Patricia Sullivan


21


Dennis, Mass.


Rita Francis Ramos


18


Harwich, Mass.


46


Chatham, Mass.


DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH-1945


No. Date


Name


Age


Disease


Place of Death


1


Jan.


10


Henry Chester Cahoon


81


Carcinoma of Pancreas


Taunton, Mass.


2


Jan.


19


Sara P. Myrshrall


88 Cerebral embolism


Harwichport


3


Jan.


4


Almena S. Smith


74


Fracture of Hip


Barnstable, Mass.


4


Feb.


14


Sophia Augusta Nickerson


94 Arterio Sclerosis


Brewster, Mass.


5


Feb.


15


Frederick W. Otto Smith


69


Coronary occlusion


Harwich Center


6


Feb.


11


Tabitha Small Baker


83


Chronic Myocarditis


Taunton, Mass.


7


Feb.


22


Albert Bernard King


50


Congestive Heart Failure


Barnstable


8. Mar.


3


Edmund Hinckley Sawyer


82


Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta


So. Harwich


9


Mar.


12


Edwin Linnell Eldredge


80


Cerebral Hemorrhage


Harwich Center


10


Mar.


24


Agatha Coburg Hodgins


68


Coronary Thrombosis


Harwich, Mass.


11


Mar.


29


Albert L. Baker


78


Coronary Occlusion


East Harwich


12


Mar.


27


Josiah E. Eldredge


79


Cerebro Vascular


Brookyln, N. Y.


13


Mar.


21


Victor DeGerard


49


Natural Causes


Manhattan, N. Y.


14


Apr.


4


Bessie Adams Lothrop


73


Coronary Thrombosis


West Harwich


15


Apr.


13


Ellen A. Small


79


Coronary Sclerosis


Harwich Center


16


Apr.


16


Charles Edward Wilbur


84


Coronary Thrombosis


East Harwich


17


Apr.


18


Harry Bassett


78


Broncho Pneumonia


Harwich Center West Harwich


18


Apr.


27


Isabelle Agnes Robbins


79


Cerebral Hemorrhage


1.9


May


18


Laura Brewster Maxwell


73


Cerebral Hemorrhage


Harwichport


20


May


22


James Kirkby


80


Gun Shot through Head


Woonsocket, R. I.


21


June


2


Joseph Correira Perry


70


Heart Disease


Harwichport


22


May


19


Frank T. Chase


78


Cerebral Hemorrhage


Barnstable


23


May


20


Maude M. Clark Neckermann


65


Cancer of Uterus


Barnstable


24


June


12


Frances Fernandez


1 06


Cerebral Thrombosis


Harwich Center Harwichport


25 June


27


E. Patricia Sullivan


49


Cerebral Hemorrhage


26 June


29


Robert M. Jackson


53


Coronary Sclerosis


Harwich Center


1


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DEATHS-Continued


No. Date


Name


Age Disease


Place of Death


27


June


28


John Antone


44


Pulmonary Tuberculosis Bridgewater, Mass.


28


July


14


George Howard


90


Coronary Sclerosis


Harwich, Mass.


29


Apr.


13


Louise A. Cluthe


58


Natural Causes


New York, N. Y.


30


July


4


Dale P. Sprinkle


9


Fracture of Skull


West Harwich


31


Aug. 9


Annie M. Kelley


82


Cerebral Hemorrhage


West Harwich


32


Aug.


12


Ellen A. Ford


63


Diabetes


Harwichport


33


Aug.


14


Luther Lee Atwood


93


Chronic Myocarditis


Harwich Center


34


Aug.


27


Ella Francis Witherbee Furlong


81


Arterio Sclerosis


Harwich Center


35


Aug.


30


Leander Gould Chase


56


Arterio Sclerosis


Pleasant Lake


36


Aug.


2


Lulu Bartlett Tobey


67


Malnutrition


Barnstable


37


Sept.


3


Roza Fernandes


63


Arterio Sclerosis


Harwich


38


Oct.


10


John Joseph Nunes


48


Heart Disease


North Harwich


39


Oct.


17


Agnes Bell Small


77


Heart Disease


South Harwich


40


Oct.


31


Albert Holmes Ellis


1 01


Arterio Sclerosis


West Harwich


41


Oct.


24


William W. Derrick


65


General Arterio Sclerosis


Barnstable


42


Nov.


18


Addie E. Wixon


79


Arterio Sclerosis


West Harwich


43


Nov.


23


Ada Louise Donnelly


58


Carcinoma of Intestines


Falmouth


44


Dec.


1


Charles A. Ransom


72


Coronary Thrombosis


Harwichport


45


Dec.


6


Horace B. Speakman


25


Suicide


North Harwich


46


Dec.


25


Myra T. Bassett


65


Uremia, Chronic Nephritis


Barnstable


47


Dec. 21


H. Marilla Moody Howes


74


Pulmonary tuberculosis


Taunton, Mass.


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BODIES BROUGHT TO HARWICH FOR BURIAL-1945


Place of Death


No.


Date


Name


Age


Cemetery


1


Jan.


2


Matthews Lopes


47


Island Pond


Milford, Conn.


2


Feb.


6


Ralph B. Ellis


63


Island Pond


Lawrence, Mass.


3


Feb.


15


Alice G. Steele


89


Evergreen (E. H.)


Barnstable, Mass.


4


Fleb.


25


Sarah F. Sears


76


Mt. Pleasant (H. P.)


Bostoni, Mass.


5


Feb.


25


Daniel E. Latham


67


Evergreen


Quincy,


Mass.


6


Feb.


28


Mertis E. Edwards


83


Evergreen


Chatham,


Mass.


7


Feb.


28


William E. Eldredge


85


Evergreen


Barnstable, Mass.


9


Mar.


6


Etta L. Kendrick


73


Evergreen


Dennis, Mass.


10


Mar.


30


Adelia M. Eldredge


87


N. Harwich


Middleboro,


Mass.


11


Apr.


10


Horace N. Blandin


72


Island Pond


Barnstable,


Mass.


12


Apr.


27


Elizabeth J. Taylor


79


Mt. Pleasant


Westboro,


Mass.


13


Apr.


28


Harold Loveland


80


S. Harwich -


Concord, N. H.


14


Apr.


29


Winifred T. Packard


57


Island Pond


Chatham, Mass.


15


May


3


Carlotta Mertis Eldredge


64


Evergreen


Wareham,


Mass.


16


May


7


Harris M. Cahoon


71


S. Harwich


Bridgewater,


Mass.


17


June


30


John Antone


67


Evergreen


18


Aug.


6


Nina ·Smith


24


Mt. Pleasant


Dennis, Mass


20


Oct.


16


Strafford W. Lapham


69


N. Harwich


Brockton, Mass.


21


Nov.


6 Warren, F. Smith


71


Evergreen


22


Nov. 7


Joseph D. Nickerson


50


Catholic


23


Nov. 12


Cesare F. Pina


62


Evergreen


Barnstable, Mass.


24


Nov.


13


Edith Snow


25


Nov. 28


William L. Burrill


88


Evergreen


Chatham, Mass.


26


Dec. 13


Yvonne D'Entremont


5 m os.


Catholic


18 Mt. Pleasant


Boston, Mass.


27 Dec. 24 Peter Doane


Evergreen Cemetery in East Harwich. Cemetery, Harwich Port.


Isla nd Pond Cemetery, Harwich Center, Mt. Pleasant


-82-


19


Sept.


21 Eleanor I. Eldredge


31


Catholic


Chatham, Mass. Boston,


Mass.


44


Evergreen


Chatham,


Mass.


8


Mar.


1


Corene B. Jerauld


85


Evergreen


Barnstable, Mass.


Barnstable, Mass.


Chatham, Mass.


Providence, R. I.


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REPORT OF THE STATE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS


Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,


Director of Accounts,


Department of Corporations and Taxation,


State House, Boston.


Sir :


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the general accounts of the town of Harwich for the period from Janu- ary. 1, 1944, and of the collector's accounts for the period from April 19, 1944, the dates of the previous audits, to December 31, 1944, the following report being submitted thereon :


The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the books of the town treasurer.


General ledger accounts were compiled, the appropria- tion accounts were analyzed and checked to the amounts voted by the town as listed from the town clerk's record of town meetings, the recorded transfers from the reserve fund were compared with the records of the finance committee, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1944.




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