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To instruct the selectmen to invite the Essex Agricultural Society to hold a meeting the coming season in Boxford.
To take up Art. 2
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John #Parkhurst Committee on (School Funds That five Hundred dollars be raised to reduce the town debt.
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That a vote of thanks be extended to the Ladies of this Parish for the dinner they have provided.
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That the School Committee be instructed to hire Miss Spafford to teach music in the Town Schools
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That the thanks of the Town be extended to Mr. Pearl (the Moderator) for the faithful manner in which he has presided over this meeting.
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I hat the following bills of charge be allowed .
Town of Boxford to Rufus W. Emerson Dr. To services as Selectman Assessor and Overseer of the Poor
$ 97.00
To stationery, postage expressage and travelling expenses 13.10
$110.70
Town of Boxford to Isaac& Day DR. To services as Selectman Assessor Overseer of The Poor and Board of Health the past year $99.00
Town of Boxford to W. K. Cole Dr. To services as Selectman Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the past year including cash paid for Stationery postage and Justice fees $ 47.50 To services as registrar of voters 6.50
To services as inspector of elections 2.00
$56.00
Town of Boxford to F.A. Howe Dr. To services as Town Clerk the Last year including cash paid for justices fees and Express charges on Books etc. $ 36.80
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The following is the report of the Town Clerk, that the Town voted to place on the records of the Town.
The undersigned begs leave to make the following report upon the subjects herein named Births.
I have recorded during the year 1892 nine births as compared with fourteen last year. Six female children and three male children The birthe occured in the following named months , one in January one in April, three in May, one in June, one in July, one in August, one in October. The birth place of the Fathers; four in Boxford, one in Canada, one in Chelmsford one in Boston, one in Charlestown, one in Limington Maine. The birth place of the Mothers; two in Georgetown, one in Canada, three in Boxford, one Prince &dvds Island, one Lawrence, one Sackville N.B.
Marriages.
It will be remembered that our continued existance as a corporate body has heretofore been considered somewhat precarious on account of The inactivity of Cupid and although I have recorded during the year 1892, but six marriages as compared with eleven marriages last year, yet four of the couple who have been joined in marriage have concluded to make Boxford their abiding place as compared with one couple who did so last year , so it will appear that although our record falls for short of the number of marriages recorded in 1891 yet we manage to retain many more people in 1892 than we did in 91. In connection with this part of my report I beg leave to say that in the early part of the fall I issued a marriage certificate to a couple and also entered in the book of
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Intentional Marriages their declaration that they intended to begin the Journey of life together but this was a case evidently that ended as it began simply with good intentions for the certificate of marriage that issued never came back, never
came back. The marriages that I recorded in 1892, occured in The following named months. one in February one in March, one in May, one in September, two in December. Residences as follows. In three instances Bride and Groom both of Boxford, in one instance Bride and Groom both of No. Andover In one instance the Bride Boston the Groom Boxford. In one instance the Bride Boxford the Groom Boston Although there are seven resident Clergymen in town yet in one instance a Justice of the Peace was called upon to solemnize a marriage, perhaps it may be well to petition the Governor and Council to appoint several more Justices so that the present officials may not be overtaxed in this occupation should cupid become more active.
Deaths.
I have recorded 23 deaths during the year 1892 as compared with 29 deaths last year. The deaths were in the following named months. 8 in January, 4 in March, I in April, 2 in May, I in June, I in August. I in September, I in October, 2 in November, 2 in December. The ages as follows, one was 45 days old. one was 20 years 6 months 28 days, one 43 years, one 53 years 5 months 10 days, one 54 years 1 month one 54 years 7 months, one 63 years le months, one 65 years 9 months 15 days, one 67 years 7 monthe 21 days, one 68 years 7 months 23 days, one 69 years 11 months 22 days, one 72 years 8 months I day.
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one 73 years 1 month 29 days, one 73 years 7 months 27 days, one 7 years 7 months, one 78 years 28 days, one 80 years 1 month 23 days, one 87 years 7 months 7 days, one 88 years 3 months 17 days, one 88 years 6 months 4 days, one 89 years 1 month, one 89 years 10 months 5 days, one 91 years 4 months.
The Diseases or cause of Death in one instance. accidental drowning, and the remaining deaths result ed from the various diseases that we are subject to of'a less frightful nature.
Place of burial. One in Fryeburg Maine, one in Boston, one in South Framingham, one in George- town, nine in the First Parish, ten in the Second Parish. We cannot learn from year to year the very high death rate in this our town without more or less concern as to what the result will be to us as a corporate body. Each recouring census shows that we number less and less, but we need not consult the census, we are constantly reminded of the state of affairs by the deserted farms and gaping cellars that greet our eyes as we traverse the paths, lanes and byways of our town; over these cellars there once stood houses and in them were raised large fam- ilies of children; they subsisted on the products of their forms and the income realized from the flocks and heards that grazed upon our numerous hills and valleys.
I'm looking over the records I find that many families numbered 7 and 8 children respectively, some numbered 10 others 12, one or two families 13 each, and one family numbered 15 children; what would the heads of the families of that time accomplished if they had stood aghast when they found themselves surrounded by a family of only two or three children, What shall we say of the fortitude of these men who
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exhibited such strength and firmness of mind and soul, that enabled them to meet all adversity without murmuring depression or despondenty.
They toiled but their toilsome years did not" subdue their spirits for when the time came for them to smite they did smite with telling effect. Allowing that they were a more robust vigorous people than we are , what ought to be expected of us who have the benefit of the most perfectly constructed farming implements and tools that can be made. It would seem as if ingenuity had been taxed to its utmost in perfecting farm- ing tools of all kinds to say nothing of the labor saring machines of our time.
Can we sing too loudly the praises of the men who have gone before us, when we consider what they accomplished while laboring under ad- verse circumstances and in perilous times.
Will they not rise in judgement against us if we allow this land to become a desert waste. What can be done to dispel from the minds of the rising generation the thought that nothing can be accomplished in Boxford,
What can be done to stop the flight of our young men who at the age of 21 years or even before this seize their valise and flee to some distant city or town to seek a fortune.
ban there not be some encouragement given to our young men to remain here I have sometime thought that it might be well for the Town to hold out inducements for Manufacturers of any legitimal kind of goods to establish their business here by agreeing to exempt their property from taxation for the space of ten or even twenty years according to the number of operatives that might be
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employed . If we could succeed in this undertaking there would then be a home market for farm produce and we then would see our town dotted Throughout with farm houses,
Had we not ought to take steps at once in this direction by choosing a committee to go out among some desirable Manufacturers and invite them to establish their business here, And should there be a response to their invitation let us sincerely feray that the owners of land may be reasonable in their demands.
Oath of Office
Although all of the officers who were chosen at our last annual meeting were notified by the Constables to qualify by taking the oath of office to which They were chosen bet nine officers who were chosen failed to meet the requirements of the law. I am gratified to find that there is some improvement in this respect as the number who usually failed to respond here- to fore has been 14 or 15,
Records.
I would once more in this my last report urge upon the town the importance of recording every birth that takes place in Boxford. I am impressed with the great importance of this by the experience that I have had during the past four years, for I have seen people greatly troubled to find that the names of some of their children were not recorded.
It would give me great pleasure if the parents of all the children that have been born since January 1 st 1893 would send into the present Town Clerk the name of the child and the date of its birth their own names and their respective places of birth
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Famous Trees.
There has been no additional entries in the book of the Famous Trees of Boxford during the year 1892. It is to be hoped that if any more Famous trees are discovered that due notice will be given to the Town Clerk who will see that a proper record is made of them.
I noticed that favorable mention was made by the press in regard to the action of our town in establishing this record.
Dogo.
This very important subject requires a great deal of thought to properly present before any delibera- tire body I find in an experience of four years, that many men have many minds upon this subject while some men believe a dog to be the most intolerable nuisance that man ever tolerated, others believe the dog to be paramount to all other animals; and I will here state that my experience leads me to believe that a dog is of very doubtful utility. During the four years that I have issued licenses to lengthen out the days of this animal I have noticed that it has been somewhat erratic at times.
At one time we would be disturbed by the cry of Mad Dog while journeying through our town, liable at any time to have the poisonous fangs of some unwise cur who was foolish enough to imagine himself the victim of hydrophobia imbedded in our limbs; of course no harmo could come to us unless we should be so unwise as to imagine ourselves the victims of hydro- phobia and finally work ourselves into a sort of a frenzy and end the sene in dissolution. At one time a flock of sheep were almost com- pletely annihilated, And as the sheep industry is about driven out of the land by
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this animal, how will it do to raise flocks of dogs instead of blocks of sheep and thereby increase the reve- nie from this source, for the greater number of dogs there would be an increased revenue to help support the Schools or Libraries as the town should determine. If the dog industry should become an established. business here we would, as we journeyed through our town from place to place be greeted by the howl's of scores of yelping curs; at first these sounds might be somewhat disturbing to us, but as we become accustomed to them they will seem like the sweet- est music of a thousand tuneful harps.
I find that there is already an increased num- ber of dogs in town , ford have received $ 159.00 for issuing licenses to prolong the lives of 62 Male dogs and I Female dogs as compared with $ 147.00 last year, for issuing licenses for 61 Maledogs and 5 female dogs. I will be seen that there are two more female dogs and one more male day than existed last year. Undoubtedly the rest- nie from this source will be greater than ever before during the year 1893.
F. A. Howe } Town Clerk
Boxford Mar 6 th 1893.
That the meeting be dissolved. Attest John W. Parkhurst, Joun Clerk.
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The following named persons were appointed by the Selectmen of Boxford as follows.
(Inspectors of Provisions Charles A. Andrew and of Animals intended George B. Killam
for slaughter, or kept for the Production of Milk
Attest J. W. Parkhurst Town Clerk.
Election Officers 1899. Precinct One.
John Parkhurst ( Wardens.
A. G. Hvilbutt
Francis J. Stevens
Clerks.
Chester Killam
Tired E. Gillis Inspector.
Samuel A. Frye Deporty Inspector. Hirano N. Towne Inspector, Rufers W. Emerson Deputy Inspector.
Precinct Two.
Wardens.
Isaac b. Day John T. Chadwick Edward E. Pearl Warren M. Cole William K. Cole I. Henry Nason 0 Nathan K. Fowler
Walter I. Chadwick
Clerks.
Inspector. $ > Deputy Inspector. Inspector Deporty Inspector
John Parkhurst (Selectmen Hiram N. Joune S of Boxford
Attest J. W. Parkhurst Town Clerk.
Warren M. Cole was appointed by the Selectmen as Road Commissioner in place of J. Warren Chadwick resigned . March 1893.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the Town Record from 1857 to 1893. Attest: John W. Parkhurst, Buford San, 20. 1921. Town Clerk of Boxford.
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See " also on Page 538. Road, widening of road to S. W. Hower mill 1875, Page 242. Railroad, Boston, Lawrence and Haverhill, 1876, Page 252. Road, petitioned for by Andrew Frame, 1880, Page 289, 295. Road , widening of , near house of B.F. Peabody. 1880. Page 295. Road , acceptance of from R. R. Depot through Mrs. Lower land 1881 Page 309.310. Road, removal of Ledge near Saml. Jursden's. 1885. Page355. Road . 1 st vote to allow E. L. Hooper 20, to expand on Bald Hill, 86, Page 365, Road, Selectmen to make repaire on, past &. Henry Nason's, 188L. Page 36 Road Machine, Selectmen to buy, 1888, Page 390. Road Commissioners elected 1889. Page 410. 411. Resolutions, Stephen K. Fowlers, on J.A. Howe Town Clerk, 1893 Page 512-513. Railway Electric. Haverhill and Salem, 1893, Page 513.
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See"S." also on Page 539. School Houses, open for Religious and Political Purposes, 1870. Page 184.
Houses. Schools, Computer to have care of each of, 1870, Page 184. SchoolHouse, to move 4th, 1870. Page 186, 208, 220. Sale of Ale, Porter, Strong Beer or Lager Beer in town prohibited 1870. Page 18%. School House, new one for No. 2 passed over. 1877. Page 262. Suit of Anna M. Lander against town 1877. Page 263. School Houses, repairs on No. 2-3-4 etc. 1880, Page 294, 30. Sufferage to Women not to have, 1881, Page 307. 320. 32.9. School House , new one for " Old Fifth district " 1881. Page 314. School, Free, to pass mer 1882, Page 318.
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Australian Ballot 15 used 1889. Page 420.
Ancill Dorman wa Appointment of Town Clerk Pro Tempore , 1872 , Page 209 . Anniversary, 200 of the town, 1885, Page 354, 356, Appointment of Sidney Perlen as Town Clerk Protem. 1886. Page 372.
B Bounty of 250,00 paid in 1862, Page 86. also see Page 85.87. By Law relative to Schools 1880. Page 295. „ truants 1883. Page 332, 343. "
331. Ballet Box 1 used 1884 Page 345. 319. Ballots, Australian 12 used 1889. Page 420. Barker's. J. Tyler will, provisions accepted 1872. Page 210, 318. Bounty of $ 125. to Willard P. Howe 1866, Page 14). Bounty on Woodchucks and Svarbes, 1897, Page 48%. 11
11 recinded 1842, Page 488.490.
C Civil War. 1st meeting relative to 1861. Page 72. Committee, to defend town against petition of Jonathan J. Inter, Page 162 Committee to have charge of each School House,, 870. Page 184. Common, to fill up valley in front of Elvin French's 1876, Page 251, 252, Cemeteries, pathing snow in, 1883. Page 32.
D Dinner, 1st Town Meeting 1892. Page 48% Districts, School, abolished 1869. Page 174, 196, 206 , 209, Districts, School, 5th and 7th united 1865. Page 129. 15. 161. Districts School, voted to make null and void the vote to unite the 5 th and 7 th districts, 1865. Page 130. Districts, School, limits of 5th and 7th altered, 1866 . Page 138, 160, Tamages, claims for by Charles A. Kimball. 1878. Page 273. Damages, claims for by Mr. Viltum, 1879. Page 284, Damages , claims for by Mr. Gerets, 1888, Page 392 Damages, settlement of claim for. by Charles B. Carleton 189. Page 418. Electric Railway, Haverhill and Salem, 1843. Page 513. F E Fishing Laws adopted 1868 , Page 1 61. Free School, J. Tyler Barker, passover, 1882. Page 318.
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Gravel Pits . purchase of 1871 , Page 196, 359,
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Highways, Discontinuance of from near Moody Perley's to George W. Twitchell's 1875, Page 241. Widening of Mill Road 1875. Page 242. Jown Way from R. R. Depot by house of John Hale, 1881 , Page 309-310 . Widening of Road hast house of B.S. Barnes, 1858. Page 28. History of Town of Boxford . 1878 . Page 273 . 282.
Intoxicating Lignous, amendment tube constitution relative to. 189. Page 416. 1
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Land set off to Groveland 185.7. Page 10. Land offered by James A. Elliott, to build Vault on for Town records (never accepted) 1890. Page 442. Land given for Town Hall, by A. E. Bachelder 1890 , Pages 43, 445, 489. Libraries Public, commit Public Documents [ 1881. Page 308.415. , names of new books in , to be printed 1892 , Page 485.
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Muster, not to be held in town in 1870, Page 184, 196, 197.198,208, Music in Schools, 12 vote to have. 1881. Page 306.
N Naturalization of James A. Elliott. 189. Page 43. 11 of Daniel L. Adams , 1890 , Page 43.
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Precinct voting Voted to introduce 1887. Page 377. Precinct Bounds established 1887. Page 378. accepted 1887, Page 379. changed 1890. Page 442. 1 st Precinct Officers 1887 Page 379. Public Libraries, Town voted to print annually new books Un-1892, Page 485. Petition, of N. W. Hagen for laying out ward opposed , 1868 . Page 1 62 . Pound, sale of to Capt. Henry Moulton, 1874, Page 231. Ponds, stocked, 1879, Page 283.294.342.344.364,391.414. Piano in Town Hall, 1892. Pages 48, 490. Pound, removal in West Parish 1875, Page 243.
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Road, discontinued from near Moody Perkerstr G. W. Twitchells, 1875, Page 241. Road, widening of part house of B. S. Barnes. 1858. Tage 28. Repairs on Alms House 1864, Page 114. Road , from Porter's mill to Daniel J. Harmans accepted 1867, Page 153. Rebellion record to be filled out by Jown Clark. 1868 , Page 158 . Road, Petitioned for by J. L. Spofford 1869, Page 168. Road. Petitioned for by N. W. Hagen, 1869, Page 1 68. Road, widening , between house , Henry Barker and house of Hours of Benjamin Robinson Left with Selectmen 1 869. Page 173. 185 Road, repairing of from 3rd School House to Georgetown line 1870, Pay Road, widening of, petitioned for By Joshua J. Day, 1872, Page 211, 23, Road. widening of, politioned for by WER. Kimball, 1873, Page 223, 224. 242.
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S School Districts abolished 1869. Page 174. 196, 206, 209, Schools, 1st rote to have music in - 1881. Page 306. Smit, of John Manyons against town, 1869. Page 175 , 17. 178. 186, School Funds, bequest of Joseph Poster and Mis Mary Kimball, 1870. Page 181. Del"S"continued Schools, 3rd and 4 th united 1870. Page 182, 183. 185.
on Page 535 T School House, to build, for 7 th school, 1870. Page 183. 185. 186 . 193, 2:6, 220, 123 . Town Hall, Town voted to build 1890 Page 443- 445, 446 . 481, 48 , 489. Trees, Famous Record of 1891. Page 465. 46. Iwant Officers, Instructions to 1864. Page 115. Town Debt, part payment of 1866, Pages ( 4) 1 , 149, 160, 173, 319, 439, 484. Jown records, rote to rebind and copy, 1890. Page 439. U Town Clerk's report, 1893 Pages, 508.515-521.
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