Town annual reports of the selectmen, overseers of the poor, town clerk, and school committee of West Bridgewater for the year ending 1910-1914, Part 28

Author: West Bridgewater (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Town Officers and Committees
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est at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated April 1st, 1914, and shall be paid in periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five proportionate annual payments of $120 each, the first of said payments to be made April 1st, in the year 1915. The vote was, Yes, 51; No, 3.


Voted, -That the sum of $2,000.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of a water supply in accordance with the provision of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature for 1910, as amended by Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1912, and construction for the same upon West Centre and Pleasant Streets, the whole or any part thereof, or upon any other streets or ways in said town to or upon which in the discretion of the Board of Water Commissioners it may seem expedient or desirable to extend such water sup- ply; and that under the authority of said chapters the Town Treasurer be, and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $2,000.00 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910." Said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear inter- est at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated April 1st, 1914, and shall be paid within thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty- five proportionate annual payments of $80.00 each, the first of said payments to be made April 1st, in the year 1915. The vote was, Yes, 22; No, 2.


Voted, -That the sum of $3,000.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of a water supply in accordance with the provision of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature for 1910, as amended by Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1912, and construction for the same upon Bryant, South, Cross and Forest Streets, the whole or any part there- of, or upon any other streets or ways in said town to or upon which in the discretion of the Board of Water Commissioners


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it may seem expedient or desirable to extend such water sup- ply; and that under the authority of said chapters the Town Treasurer be, and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $3,000.00 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910." Said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear inter- est at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum, payable semi-annully, shall be dated April 1st, 1914, and shall be paid within periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five proportionate annual payments of $120 each, the first of said payments to be made April 1st, in the year 1915. The vote was, Yes, 40; No, 2.


Voted, -That the sum of $1,000.00 be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of a water supply in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 138 of the Acts of the Legislature for 1910, as amended by Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1912, and construction for the same upon Ash Street the whole or any part thereof, or upon any other streets or ways in the town, to or upon which in the discretion of the Board of Water Commissioners it may seem expedient or desirable to extend such water supply; and in accordance with the provisions of said chapters the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $1,000.00 and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denomi- nated "West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1910." Said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated April 1st, 1914, and shall be paid within periods not exceeding thirty years from their date of issue, in twenty-five proportionate annual payments of $40.00 each, the first of said payments to be made April 1st, in the year 1915. The vote was, Yes, 27; No, 1.


Voted. - That the Board of Water Commissioners be


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authorized to make such arrangements and enter into such contract or contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes mentioned in articles 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.


Voted, -That the $5,000.00 of water bonds, voted for ex- tentions at the discretion of the Water Commissioners and the $9,000.00 of water bonds, voted for construction on South Main, Bedford and Keenan Streets, Columbus Avenue, West Centre, Pleasant, Bryant, South, Cross, Forest and Ash Streets be consolidated into one issue, so that the total bond issue shall be $14,000.00, and the face of each bond $560.00.


Voted, -That all receipts not derived from taxes, bonds or notes and not otherwise appropriated (whether by statute, by-law, vote of town or in any other way) are hereby appro- priated to the contingent fund, except that this vote shall in no way apply to the receipts of the water department.


Voted, -That the Road Commissioner repair the sidewalk at Matfield, and the cost of said repairs to be taken from the appropriation for Streets and Bridges.


Voted, -That the Selectmen be authorized to make a con- tract with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Brockton for two (2) street lights at Matfield at their discre- tion, providing that the contract can be made at the same price as was paid for the other lights.


Voted, -That the several sums raised and appropriated be assessed on the polls and estates of the Town.


Voted, -To pay the Moderator $15.00 for his services.


Voted, -To dissolve the meeting.


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SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 3, 1914.


Chose Howard B. Wilbur, Moderator.


There were at least 65 voters present when the following votes were passed.


Voted,-That the vote passed at the adjourned town meeting, March 9, 1914, under article 14 of the warrant for said meeting, be amended to read as follows: That the sum of $6,000.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for a water supply in accordance with the provisions of Massachu- setts Acts of 1913, Chapter 133, and for construction for the same upon any streets or ways in the town to or upon which in the discretion of the Board of Water Commissioners, it may seem expedient or desirable to extend such water supply; and that under the authority of said Chapter 133 the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $6,000,00, and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, to be denominated "The Town of West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1913;" said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be dated April 1st, 1914, shall be payable in twenty-five annual payments of $240.00 each, beginning April 1st, 1915; and the said vote under article 14 in all other respects and all acts done there- under be hereby ratified and confirmed. The vote was, yes 46.


Voted, -That the votes passed at the adjourned meeting March 9, 1914, under articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 of the warrant for said meeting, be amended by designating Massachusetts Acts of 1913, Chapter 133 as the authority for the appropria- tions and bonds therein respectively voted, and that the bonds therein authorized be denominated "The West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1913," bear interest at a rate not exceed- ing four and one-half per cent per annum, and be in other


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particulars in compliance with said Chapter 133; said votes in other respects and all acts done thereunder being hereby rati- fied and confirmed. The vote was, Yes 25.


Voted, -To amend the vote passed at the adjourned town meeting of March 9, 1914, under article 21 of the warrant for said meeting, so that said vote shall read as follows, to wit: That the $6,000.00 of water bonds voted under article 2 here- in and the $9,000.00 water bonds voted for construction upon South Main, Bedford and Keenan Streets, Columbus Avenue, Bryant, South, Cross, Forest, West Centre, Pleasant and Ash Streets under Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 of said warrant, be consolidated into one issue of $15,000 bonds, consisting of thirty bonds of $500.00 each, dated April 1, 1914, payable one one April 1st of each of the years 1915 to 1944 inclusive, de- nominated "The West Bridgewater Water Loan, Act of 1913," bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per cent per annum; said bonds not to be valid unless authenti- cated by the First National Bank of Boston, and the said vote under Article 21 in other respects and all acts done thereunder be hereby ratified and confirmed.


Voted,-That all laborers employed by the town shall be remunerated at the rate of $2.25 per day of eight hours, ex- cept laborers not residing in town and employed by the Water Department, the remuneration of which laborers shall be left to the discretion of the Board of Water Commissioners; pro- viding nevertheless that this vote shall not apply to town offi- cers nor fire fighters. The vote was, Yes 41; No. 1.


Voted, -That all previous votes inconsistent with the foregoing vote are hereby rescinded.


Voted, -That all town officers who do not receive a salary be paid $ .40 (40 cents) an hour. The vote was, Yes 38.


Voted, -That the Selectmen confer with the Brockton Gas Light Company in regard to the establishment of two (2) street lights at Matfield.


EDWARD H. CROCKER,


Town Clerk.


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STATE PRIMARY.


At a meeting, duly warned, to nominate candidates for State, District and County officers and the election of mem- bers of State Committees, Town Committees and delegates to State Conventions of political parties, held September 22, 1914, there were 55 ballots cast, and they were for the fol- lowing named persons:


DEMOCRATIC PARTY.


Governor:


David I. Walsh,


9


Lieutenant-Governor:


Edward P. Barry,


9


Secretary:


Frank J. Donahue,


9


Treasurer:


Frederick W. Mansfield,


9


Auditor: Frank H. Pope,


9


Attorney-General: Thomas J. Boynton,


Congressman, 14th District: Richard Olney,


Councillor:


James P. Doran,


Senator:


Owen F. Davis,


Thomas Hogan,


John J. Whalen,


Represenative,


Edward A. MacMaster,


8


7


8


5 1


2


7


105


County Commissioner: John R. Sinclair,


7


State Committee:


William H. Powers,


9


Delegate to State Convention:


Channing F. Dunbar,


7


Town Committee:


Daniel T. Sullivan,


7


Walter D. Crowley,


7


Channing F. Dunbar,


7


Ralph D. Forbes,


7


Thomas Luddy,


7


John L. Sullivan,


7


Alfred J. Lupien,


7


REPUBLICAN PARTY.


Governor:


Samuel McCall, 32


Lieutenant-Governor,


Grafton D. Cushing,


26


August H. Goetting,


5


Elmer A. Stevens,


5


Secretary:


Frank L. Brier,


13


William S. Kinney,


5


Albert P. Langtry,


15


Treasurer:


Charles L. Burrill,


22


Frederick E. Pierce,


7


Auditor:


Alonzo B. Cook,


24


Joseph Monette, 5


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Attorney-General: Henry C. Atwill, John A. Curtin,


James M. Hallowell,


John J. Higgins. James A. Stiles,


Congressmen, 14th District:


Frank F. Crane,


4


Harry C. Howard,


29 6


Robert L. Raymond,


Henry L. Kincaide:


Councillor:


David L. Parker,


Senator:


Ezra W. Clark,


Representative: Allston M. Sinnott,


County Commissioner : Jere B. Howard,


State Committee: Horace A. Keith,


Delegate to State Convention: John M. Richards,


Town Committee:


Orvis F. Kinney,


Howard B. Wilbur,


Edward H. Crocker,


Algernon S. Lyon, John M. Richards,


Albert Manley,


Frank H. Jones,


11


3 12


2


2


1


32


38


32


36


33


30


36 34 35 36 34 37 35


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PROGRESSIVE PARTY.


Governor:


Joseph Walker, 4


Lieutenant Governor:


James P. Maginis,


3


Secretary :


Russell A. Wood,


4


Treasurer:


Daniel J. Murphy,


3


Auditor:


Frederick P. Glazier,


2


Attorney General:


John Hildreth,


3


Congressman, 14th District:


Henry L. Kincaide,


4


Councillor:


John D. W. Bodfish,


3


Senator: Edward N. Dahlborg,


4


Representative:


3


County Commissioner: Daniel E. Damon,


1


Delegates to State Convention:


Carroll W. Pearl,


4


Harry L. Tower,


4


Harold S. Lyon,


4


Town Committee:


Carroll W. Pearl,


4 ·


Wilfred F. Gillespie,


4


James A. Hemenway,


4


Cleaveland A. Chandler,


108


Henry O. Davenport,


Harold S. Lyon,


Farnham Gillespie,


George F. Logue,


Ellis S. LeLacheur,


Harry L. Tower, Abner Ellis,


Chester Thayer,


William F. Ryder,


Marshall Farrar,


STATE ELECTION.


At a meeting, duly warned, for the election of State, County and District officers held on Nov. 3rd, 1914, there were three hundred and forty-seven ballots cast and they were for the following named persons:


GOVERNOR.


Alfred H. Evans of Hadley, proh.,


3


Samuel W. McCall of Winchester, r., 149


Arthur E. Reiner of Boston, s. l.,


0


Samuel C. Roberts of Springfield, soc.,


10


Joseph Walker of Brookline, prog.,


98


David I. Walsh of Fitchburg, d.,


83


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Edward P. Barry of Boston, d.,


73


· Grafton D. Cushing of Boston, r.,


177


Arthur Howard of Salem, proh.,


1


James P. Magenis of Boston, prog., 76


.


4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4


109


Sylvester J. McBride of Watertown, soc., 10


Patrick Mulligan of Boston, s. l.,


0


SECRETARY.


Percy B. Ball of North Attleboro, soc.,


10


Frank J. Donahue of Boston, d., 61


James W. Holden of New Bedford, s. l., 0


Albert P. Langtry of Springfield, r.,


155


William G. Merrill of Malden, proh.,


3


Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, prog.,


101


1


TREASURER.


Charles L. Burrill of Boston. r., 156


Joseph M. Coldwell of Milford, soc.,


13


Frederick Fosdick of Fitchburg, prog.,


85


Thomas A. Frissell of Hinsdale, proh.,


0


Karl Lindstrand of Lynn, s. l.,


2


Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston, d.,


78


AUDITOR.


Alonzo B. Cook of Boston, r., 159


Daniel R. Donovan of Springfield, soc.,


8


John Drysdale of North Adams, proh.,


2


Frederick P. Glazier of Hudson, prog.,


89


Fred E. Oelcher of Peabody, s. l.,


0


Frank H. Pope of Leominster, d.,


68


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


Henry C. Attwill of Lynn, r., 158


Thomas J. Boynton of Everett, d.,


61


John Hildreth of Holyoke, prog., 94


Howard B. Rand of Haverhill, proh.,


2


110


John Weaver Sherman of Boston, soc., 10


William Taylor of Worcester, s. l., 1


CONGRESSMAN, FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.


Harry C. Howard of Brockton, r., 136


Henry L. Kincaide of Quincy, prog. 133


John McCarty of Rockland, soc., 9 Richard Olney, 2d, of Dedham, d., 61


COUNCILLOR, FIRST DISTRICT.


John D. W. Bodfish of Barnstable, proh., 95


James P. Doran of New Bedford, d., 57


David L. Parker of New Bedford, r., 161


Elmer A. Wright of Whitman, soc., 11


SENATOR, SECOND PLYMOUTH DISTRICT.


Ezra W. Clark of Brockton, r., 173


Edward N. Dahlborg of Brockton, prog., 105


Zoel Thibadeau of Brockton, soc.,


8


John J. Whalen of Brockton, d., 46


REPRESENTATIVE, EIGHTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT.


Cleaveland A. Chandler of East Bridgewater, prog., 126


Edward A. MacMaster of Bridgewater, d., 50


Allston M. Sinnott of Bridgewater, r., 157


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Daniel E. Damon of Plymouth, prog., 83


Jere B. Howard of Brockton, r., 176


Joseph E. Lacouture of Brockton, soc., 8


John R. Sinclair of Brockton, d., .


60


111


An Act relative to the vacations of laborers employed by cities and towns.


Yes, 137. No, 114.


An Act relative to making Saturday a half holiday with- out loss of pay, for laborers, workmen and nechanics em- ployed by or on behalf of the Commonwealth and otherwise to regulate their employment.


Yes, 162. No, 114.


An Act providing for the abolition of party enrollment at primary elections.


Yes, 200. No, 42.


VOTE IN EIGHTH PLYMOUTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.


Chandler.


MacMaster.


Sinnott.


Bridgewater,


181


302


321


East Bridgewater,


272


154


131


West Bridgewater,


126


50


157


579


506


609


There were 75 blanks, making the total vote in the dis- trict, 1,769.


EDWARD H. CROCKER,


Town Clerk.


Town Clerk's Report.


MARRIAGES RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGE- WATER IN 1914.


Jan. 5. Esrom J. Morse and Mabel N. Morton both of West Bridgewater.


11. Frank Woloski and Nina Pond both of West Bridgewater.


24. David E. Morris of Bridgewater and Grace Handy Freeman of West Bridgewater.


Feb. 10. Herbert J. Pratt of West Bridgewater and Ada L. Parks of Brockton.


14. Charles T. Churchill of West Bridgewater and Lottie M. Paine of Holbrook.


21. Oscar Swanson of West Bridgewater and Ellen J. (Birath) Merling of Avon.


April 2. Everett E. Welch of Brockton and Edith F. God- frey of West Bridgewater.


25. Joseph D. Andrade and Maria de Jesus Suares both of West Bridgewater.


27. Manuel J. Cabral and Palmyra R. Bittencourt both of West Bridgewater.


28. Carlyle B. Joy of Brockton and Nella M. Brown of West Bridgewater.


May 1. Frank R. Tavares and Lena R. Chaves both of West Bridgewater.


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9. Richard S. Broughton of East Bridgewater and Evelyn L. (Lyon) Richards of West Bridge- water.


June 1. Justin S. Penpraese of West Bridgewater and Amy R. Hill of Easton.


8. John DeRamos and Mary Silvia both of West Bridgewater.


21. Lester N. Cloudman and Sarah L. Pyne both of West Bridgewater.


30. George S. Drake and Lena C. Hamblett of West Bridgewater.


30. Charles E. Chassey of West Bridgewater and Edith M. Mondeau of East Bridgewater.


4. Carl M. Galante of Brockton and Theresa M. Fer- ranti of West Bridgewater.


11. Jose de Freitis and Maria de Bairos both of West Bridgewater.


25. William N. Beal and Katherine A. Nolan both of West Bridgewater.


30. Elmer O. Cobb of Brockton and Edith L. Inman West Bridgewater.


Aug. 15. Joseph H. Bismore of Brockton and Marie E. Powell of West Bridgewater.


Sept. 6. Fred Blood of Brockton and Anna (Johnson) Law- son of West Bridgewater.


19. John D. Goncalves of Bridgewater and Mary A. Enos of West Bridgewater.


Oct. 12. Arthur R. Clapp of Brockton and Hattie B. (Lewis) Fiske of West Bridgewater.


Nov. 15. George Kazarian of West Bridgewater and Lucia Aroyan of Boston.


July


114


28. Frank V. Crosby of West Bridgewater and Nellie E. Burt of Middleborough.


29. Franklin B. Hawes of Medford and Mary D. Ford of Kingston.


Dec. 24. George H. Hetherington and Jeannette M. North both of West Bridgewater.


25. William E. Blanchard of Brockton and Elizabeth C. Green of West Bridgewater.


Number of marriages recorded 30.


BIRTHS RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN 1914.


DATE.


FULL NAME OF CHILD.


SEX.


NAME OF PARENTS.


1895, Sept. 10


Mildred Nelson


Female


Bernard Nelson and Maria J. Johnson


1896, Dec. 17


George Earl Cyr


Male


Vital and Lea Dupuis


1898, Mar. 9 Grace Wilman Cyr


Female


Vital and Lea Dupuis


Oct. 15 Winfield Clark Leavitt


Male


William M. and Lilian E. Clark


1902,


Feb.


18 John Edward Brooks


Male


Benjamin F. and Alice H. Hall


1914,


Jan. 6


Manuel Frattas


Male


John and Rosa Consasin


12


Emily Agostinho


Female


Cordon E. and Daisy M. Hire Mandel and Annie Chaves


18


Olive Irene Gibbs


Female


James H. and Annie B. Marshall


23 Dorothy May Evans


Female


Thomas J. and Mary A. Green


24


William Freeman Penpraese Antonio S. Wedge


Male


John A. and Lottie E. Murray


Feb. 2


27


Charlotte Edith Weatherbee Stillborn


Female


Charles E. and Ada E. Brown


115


22


Frances Desire Packard Tisdale


Male Ernest F. and Lillian (Maxwell) Parsons


Male Manuel S. and Emily Chaves


May 10


Esther Mary Langdon


Female


Alfred and Julia George


20


Eleanor Dorothy Sullivan


Female


John L. and Margaret E. MacDonald


23


Donald Gilbert Inman


Male


Glibert H. and Ethel F. Gallagher


June 9


Richard Alfred Cross Charnock


Male


Lester J. and Josephine M. Cross


11


Anna Silva


Eugene P. and Mellie Souza


14


Kenneth Senter Sousa


Female Male Male


William H. and Edith R. Shurtleff


20


Donald Allan Pope


Male


Antonio and Annie Tjabel Ai Allan and Bessie M. Sandford


July 4 7


Stella May Baker


Female Female


Perley W. and Dora N. Peck


13


John Benjamin Jackson, 2d Warren Raymond Crowell


Male


Charles E. and Bessie L. Ames


14


Male


Almond H. and Josephine A. Raymond


7 Cordon Ernest Pearl, Jr.


Male


Joseph S. and Mary Souza


Mar. 1


Female Harold O. and Hazel F. Mosher


April 15


27 John Souza Barros


Male


Benjamin C. and Minnie W. Cole


8 Thelma Elizabeth Allen


11 Garabed Alden Alexander


Male Alexander and Elenor C. Brown


BIRTHS RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN 1914.


DATE.


FULL NAME OF CHILD.


SEX.


NAME OF PARENTS.


July


18


Rosa Tavares


Female


Antone and Mary A. Gesendes


27


Edith Louise Wise


Female


Edward H. and Elsie M. Stousland


29


Sarah Diamond Ensher


Female


Joseph E. and Queenie Alexander


29


Louise Doris Laverty


Female


John T. and Louise D. McGarry


Aug.


10


Roger Walker Horton


Male


Harold M. and Eva L. Walker


10


Bertram Bailey Tower


Male


Harry L. and Olive H. Churchill


12


Alfred Gerald Cyr.


Male


Henry A. and Alice R. Lessard


19


Illegitimate


26


Manuel Chaves


Male


Manuel S. and Mary Jesus


Sept,


1


Robert Shirley Tingley


Male


Samuel I. and Mabel F. Lynch


1


Doyle


Female


John F. and Eva L. Mead


5


Grace Holmes Frizzell }


Female


Jay H. and Edna D. Holmes


6


Mary Adeline Frizzell


10


Clifford Irwin Goodrich Stillborn


Male


Aubrey S. and Bertha M. Irwin


12


Robert Francis Mahoney


Male


Francis A. and Margaret E. May


29


Warren Hayward


Male Edgar W. and Annie C. Hackett


Oct.


1


Carl Raymond Pearson


Male


John and Alma S. Nelson


10


Cleckmowncy


Julien Cleckmowncy and Gabnsla S. Lcwonnilsa


18


Valtaer de Sousa


Male


Joseph M. and Helen Burgess


Nov. 7


Dorothy Esther Baker


Female


Charles F. and Carolyn Coddell


14


Ralph William Small, Jr.


Male


Ralph W. and Martha V. Leach


28 Francis Joseph Crowley


Male


Walter D. and Margaret M. Cotter


Dec. 11 Frank Irving Holyoke


Male


George A. and Carrie A. Moore


11 Howard Francis Brooks


Male


Fred H. and Georgina F. Smith


12 Lester Jacob Golder, Jr.


Male


Lester J. and Pearl E. Turner


16 David Offenbach


Male


Morris and Dorothy E. Helman


16 Thomas Freeman Guinea


Male


Thomas F. and Mary E. Kaizer


22


Robert Edward Campbell


Male


Daniel A. and Annie C. Merrithew


Number of births recorded, 59.


.


116


22


117


DEATHS RECORDED IN WEST BRIDGEWATER IN 1914.


DATE.


NAME.


AGE. YMD


CAUSE OF DEATH.


Jan.


1


Nancy B. Hambly


68 7 21


Heart paralysis


4


Eliza A. Snell


90 3 26


Bronchitis


22


Josiah W. Foye


82 4 22


Pneumonia


25


George F. Howard


72 8 23


Acute indigestion


28


Bessie I. Hefler


16 8 11


Chronic endocarditis


Feb.


1


Abbie S. Drake


51 10 11


Progressive paresis


20


Ellis R. Holbrook


68 7 28


Heart paralysis


21


Mary A. Bartlett


75 3 -


Erysipelas


22


Elizabeth A. A. Crosby


84 10 16


Old age


Mar.


1


Stillborn


61 4 24


Cerebral hemorrhage


28


Joseph Biladeau


1


Congenital weakness


30


Hannah K. Packard


90 8 7


Senility


April 9


Bessie Hefler


54-25


Cancer uteries


15


Tisdale


Premature birth


16


Joseph Sousa


- 10 --


Convulsions [nephritis


24


Hannah Linehan


58 3 28


Chronic interstitial


May


1


Charles C. Thayer


61 9 11


Heart paralysis


9


Mary Fallon


94 3-


Bronchitis


11


Edward J. Pittsley


31 7 7


Traumatic shock


10


John Cashman


74


Cerebral hemorrhage


13


Jane Wood


76


-


Chronic interstitial


Aug.


5


Lewis J. H. Gibson


10


- 26


Sept. 9


Stella M. Baker


2


2


I7


Mary A. Frizzell


- 11


Inanition


18


Grace H. Frizzell


13


Inanition


[istis


Oct.


24


Manuel Chaves


1 29


Diarrhoea and inter-


Nov.


2


Lillian Goldstein


15 4 11


Cerebral hemorrhage


5 Nina L. Brock


1 3 30


Tubercular meningitis


8


Caroline H. Copeland


74 2 19


Progressive paresis


12


Joseph Lima


24 5 18


Phthisis pulmonalis


Dec.


26


Flora W. Howard


27 5 19


Pulmonary tuberculo-


28


Hiram G. Washburn


86 2 19


Uraemia


[sis


23


Nancy Hall


80 5 25


Apoplexy [nephritis


Cholera infantum


12


Stillborn


-


Number of deaths recorded, 35.


EDWARD H. CROCKER,


Town Clerk.


June


2


Addie E. Joselyn


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ABSTRACT FROM CHAPTER 99 OF THE REVISED LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Sec. 3. Physicians and midwives shall, within forty- eight hours after the birth of every child in cases of which they were in charge, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred a notice stat- ing the date and place of the birth, giving the street number if any, color and the family name. They shall within fifteen days after the birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the birth occurred a report of the birth, stating the date and place, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, and the names, ages, places of birth, occupations and residences of the parents, giving the street number, if there be any, and the number of the ward in a city, the maiden name of the mother, if the full return is not made within the forty-eight hours.


The fee of the physician or midwife shall be twenty-five cents for each birth so reported. A physician or midwife who neglects to report each birth within forty-eight hours or fif- teen days thereafter, shall for each offence forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.


Sec. 6. Parents within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.


The facts required for record, as stated in section 3 shall so far as known or obtainable, be included in every notice given under the provision of this section.


Sec. 8. A parent, or other persons, who by section 6 is required to give, or cause to be given, notice of a birth or death, who neglects to do so for ten days after the time


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limited therefor, shall forfeit not more than five dollars for each offence.


Sec. 24. The Town Clerk will furnish blanks for re- turns of births to parents, householders, physicians and midwives who apply therefor.


Citizens' Caucus.


A Caucus for the nomination of Town Officers, required by law to be chosen by ballot, to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in West Bridgewater, will be held at the Town Hall, Monday, Feb. 15, 1915, at 7.30 p. m. The meet- ing will be called to order by the Chairman of the Caucus Committee.




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