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1893 William H Keys a. S. Hullott J. W. Howe
Field Drivers
John M. Pearl Charles Perlez George Lower
Field Drivers .
J. ON. Home S. a. Billy John Parkhurst Geo. P. Frame
Surveyors of Lumina Menge U Twitchell
I. Horace Mason John M. Pearl Warren Mr. Cole. Ininter!
John J. Word C. F. austin
John W Parkhurst Samuel . Peabody George P. Frame Girin manden ak Hilbert John M. Pearl Otäven m. Cole & Horace nason albert P. Hover Gardner S. Morse
regras of Wood and Bank.
Wood and Back
Edward & Pearl 3 Collection of Jakes
That the Selectmen shall be Bence Viewers That the Selectmen shall appoint a sealer of Weight and measures.
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1893. Henry Moulton, alden Sproford.
Poured Keepers.
Edward E. Pearl
2 School Committee 1 for 3 years.
To instruct the School Committee not to choose. a Superintendent of Schools.
To accept the report of the Town bleck.
That the bleck be thanked and that his. report to spread on the scorde of the Town.
To lay list. 5 in the table, until after. accepting the Conditions Report.
To accept the Conditions report.
That the action of last year in regard to the. compensation of Town Officers, shall beadopted this year as follows :- 1
The Treasures and Collector shall receive one hundred dollars. The Road Commissioners shall be fraid two dollars a day while in actual. service. The har In the men whom theyemploy to work on the road, and for the teams and implements to be wed the year, shall be hard at the same rate as was hard last year as follows.
For a man fifteen centr an hour while in actual service, and for a yoke of oren twente cents an how, and In a flow a cart and on shovel five cents an hour for each one
and while pathing snow, a man shall be allowed two. I cente an hour and for a joke of ofen, twenty centr an hour and the ado of horses thanks centr an hour. It is further moved that in rehaving the highway there
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shall beallowed for a single house twenty cents an hour and for a pair of hover thirty ceakan how That all other bille shall be allowed by the Veledmen; cacefet their own bitte for services undered to the Town; these bille must be brought before the Town to be allowed.
and it is further moved that the Road Commissioner shallat the end on close of each monthe work hand in to the Selectmen a detailed account of all the work done on the road. during the month, how mannmen were employ the amount paid to each in an also the.
amount of money fraid In refaire on the Road Machine, and all other matters needed. in a detailed acer it. lind the Road Uominiszonerz, shall not ekfund more man than the Town has appropriated for their outils the consult the Selection andga their permission to do so.
Voted.
Hot to abolish the Board of Road Commission es. Henry Perleg 1 Road Conmurmel for 3 years. 1
Voted Jo adjourn for one hour.
The Town reassembled at the expiration of one hour and proceeded to business.
acted.
Voted.
That the Town Treasurer be instructed to condense the several noter held by the Committee on School Kunde against the Jour into one note. To accept the report of the committee on :Schort Funds.
Voted.
Voted.
Voted.
Atv) That a reparar motionbe made in regard to the teaching of music in the Schools ..
To raise fifteen hundred dollars (1500.) for the support of Schools the ensuing year.
Voted That two hundred dollare (2.00) of the fifteen. hundred dollars raised In the support of schools he wasd for the teaching of nurses in the Schools.
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To raise the sun of four thousand dollars (4000.) to dehas the necessary changes. and whenzen of the Town the year ensuing.
Voted. To raise the sun of fourteen hundred dollars (1400.) to be extended for the regions) and amendments of the Highway and Bridges the ensuing gear
Voted. To hass over article 13 In the present and take it up subsequently.
Voted
To leave the matter of seeing ans sum of money for repairs on the Bald Hill road, the hands of the Selecmen.
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1893. So valify all that has beendone In the culating brand of Selectinen and that the issues board wee their judgment in regard to the family of Dekter Kenner.
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Orted. Jo anthouse their Treasurer to have enmes under the directionof the election in anticipation of taxes In the evening year and parable thereler
Voted Noted.
To pass over art. 23.
To accept Ihr. Stephen K. Rowleve, resolutions. which are as follows.
Whereas Frederick A. Howe, of the East Parish in Boxford, has for four years (1889, 1890, 1891, 1892.) served as Blesk of the town of Belford with singular fidelity and success and Whereas, Mr. Howe declined to allow the use of his name forreelection Resolved, that the Town of Boxford publics expresses it's confidence in Mr. Houve and the dech sense of obligation it is under for his
1893. continued, his patient and persistent efforts which have made the records models glaccuracy and neatness. Resolved that there resolution of respect and approval be transmitted to Mr. Houve in writing by his successor in office.
Resolved, that these resolutions be spreadon the records of the town.
Resolved, that the town Elerle of Burferd offer there resolutions for publication in the Georgetown advocate, and the Salem Gazette.
Voted
That the selectmen be included to order the laying of the track of the Haverhill and Salem Electric Railway through this Town over the following described highnaz.
Beginning at the boundary line between Bafad and Georgetown northeasterls of the residence of alvin s Manden, thence hast the residence of Gilbert 8. Grabads, hast the residence of This In! Perles has the frist congregational Church to the senderce fenchurch thence fra the residence of foto von. W. How hast the residence of John I Roman, William &Goodwin, William H Sholes and Charles Wolnaalle to the boun day line between Boxford and Topsfield.
Voted. To instruct the Selection to write the Essex agricultural Society to hold a meeting the coming reason oh Boyferd.
Voted To take of art. 2.
Chose John Parkhurst
Committee on School Funda
Voted That five Hundred dollars be raised to reduce the Jun debt.
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1893. That a role of thanks be extended to the (Ladies of this Parish for the dinner they have provided.
That the School Committee be instructed to have, Die Pholford to teach produced in the Juin Schade,
That the thanks of the Town be extended. to Mr. Weare the Moderator) for the faithful manner in which he has presided avec this meeting.
That the following bills of change ballonca Town of Borfind to Rufus V. & mecenas. To services as Selectman assesso and Querseer of the Past 97.00
Jo Maloners, entressage and travelling expenses 1310 $110.10
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Town of Bothund to Isaac Co. Das DO1. To services as selectman, lissession Qveneer of the Poor and Boardof Health, the Hast for $79.00
Town of Boiled to W.K. Cole, Her. To services, as Selecman assessor and Overseer of the Poor the Max chordate cash hard for Stationers hostages and Justice, fees, $47.50 6,00 To services as registrar of roles Ja services, az inspector ? elections 200 56,00
Join of Bayard to Fix Howe .
Clerk the last year including cash fraid la Justices flex. and Express changer on Books etc. 36,80
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The following is the report of the Town black, that the Town voted to place on the recode of the Jon.
The undersigned bege leave to make the following report upon the subjects herein marad Births.
I have recorded during the year 1892 nine. births as compared. well fourteen last year. fix female children and three male children. The inthe voured in the following named months, one in January one in hotel three in that one in line, ne wo buks, the muguet. me in Idober, The buthplace of the Falhou; four in Barfod, one in Canada, one in Chelmsford one in Boston, one in Charlestown, one in Simington Maine. The birthplace of the mothers; two in Georgetown, me in Canada, three in Bafund, me Prince Eduds Leland, on Lawrence, me Sackville A.B.
Manages. It will be remembered that our continued existance, as a corporate body has heretofore, been. considered somewhat precarious maccount of the inactivity of Confund and although I have recorded during the Bear 1892. but six marriagesas compared wirth eleven mariages last year, Bet four of the couple who have been goned in marriage have concluded to make Bedford their abiding place as compared with one couple who didad was year, so it will appear that although our record falls for short of the number of mar- Magla recorded in 189/ get ve manage to retain mannmorepeople in 1892 thanme did in H. In connection with this fact of ana rehart I beg leave to say that in the early harted the fall & issued a marriage certificate toa couple and also entered in the book of
1899 Intentional Manager their declaration that then intended to begin the lommen 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 manager that ! recorded in 1892. occurred in the following named months, one to Feburary one in March, one in may, one in September, two in December.
Residences as follows. In three instances, Bride and Groom both of Birford, in one instance, Bride, and dream both of Halindever, In one instance the Bride Borton the Groom Baford. In me instance, the Bude Below de From Boston? although there are Leren resident Clergyment intown set none instance a finslice of the Race was called vision. to solenne a marriage perhaps itman be well to petition the Governor and Council to appoint several move Quedices so that the present officials, was not beavertaped in. this occupation should cupid become more active.
Death.
I have recorded 23 deaths during the year 1842. as compared with 29 deaths last year The deaths were in the following mamed months. 8 in January, 4 in March, 1 und Ge fait, 2 in May 1 in June,
La Harember, 2 i December. The ageas follows one was 45 daysitd, one na2 20 Bear 2 6 months 28 days, one 43 800 13, one 53 year2 5 min the 10 days, aux 54 yearsfront one 54 years Tamente, une os geant month 65 years 9 months 15 days, cableakkor
Il months 22 dans, one 12 year S mentire was.
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The Diseases, or cause of death in one instance accidental draining, and theremainingdiathe wanted from the various diseases; that heal subject to of a less frightful nature. Place of burial.
in South framingham one au Georgetown, mine in the Fire & Push, torno the Second Pawh. We cannot learn from fear to zeal the very high death rate in "this our town without moreor less concerns as to want the result will be to un as a corporate bed ?. Each receiving census, shows that we number less and text, but we neednot consult the census,
If any In the deserted for candya cellan the quest our eyes are not haveise the father, lanes and isways you down; over there Har there once rood house sundin them
Ist isted on the who duchange their aune and the inconce watiged from the Recherchons trataraged when our numerous hillsand entrez: Un lookingover the records Spfind that man families munteudland8 children repectively, some numbered Mother 12, menhun familier Beach, and ru family numbered 15 children, what would the heads of the family or treat time accomplished if this had blood aghastwhen the found themselves surrounded a family of ons two or three children What J'ai ve said the fortitude of these men who
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1893 exhibited such strength and firmness of mind and soul, that enabled them to meet alladres- sitz without murmuung depression or despondency. They tored but their touson & years did not surdue their spris fre when the time came for them to smile then, did smile with telling effect, Allowing that the While more robust vigorous people than we me what wright to be expected of us who have the benefit of the most perfectly construction farming entitlements and roses, that can la made It would seem as of ingenuity had been lared to its utmost in perfecting 1 farming loves, of all kinds to say nothing of the labor string machines our time Can we sing too loudis the parser of the
men who havegone too un, when It ! consider snat Ches accomplished while iasam under adverse circumstances and in prenten? timer. "Will then not use in indamentaçavid UL, Ul madan iniz land to become nous ! masle. What can be done to discret from the monde of the wenn a veneration, the though Hat nothing can be accompanied in Bestand. "ha can be done, to sok the flight of ill
even before this seize their valise and free to sobre distant city on town to seek afartone ban there not the same entronagement
will for the down to hold out indicemente rol. goude to establish their business here to u.aver " la cheviol inen befreit from Paration for the space of serviceren twentyacce to the number chevalores mat
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entioned. If we could succeed in this under- taking there would then leu homme sua hist for farm produce and we they would see wir kun delted throughout with farm houses, tud is notought to take superatencs in this direction le choczing a committee to cut among some desmarte Da Muyfactures andinvite them to welattich then business here, and should there vou lie house to their inrelation let us sincerely fran that the owners of land may be Kasinaute in Chevi demandé. Quthe Office.
Wethroughaity the for ano vie chern at " lastancial meding were notdied in the Queath, lequalify by taking the wrath ofoshice to which they você chosen get mine is focus Who were chosen failed to exceed the ufossammen the day: Jan watched to find that there is some inmovement in this requestis the munter une ws wall found to wefind heretofore har bien 1401 15.
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urge when the town the roofartanice a wordis were wolf that takes Place in the Borderd.
Vam entesed with thesenthelance this is the experience thatI have had desony the past five years, for I have seen people greatly troubled to find that the names of some of their children were not recorded. It would wereml wat file 221ne is the carenteread the children that have been born since Samman: 121843 would send into the present town black the nameof the child and the latest the bath theirown handsand their respective places * worth
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1843. fameux Trees.
There has been no additional entries in the book of the Famous Greens of Borfood during the fear 1542. It is to be Hoped that y aliz more famous tres au discovered that due notice will be given to the Town bleck who will see that a proper record w made of them. Inoticed that formable mention was made by the fivesz in regard to the achrowofor town in establishing this word.
This very important subject requires a great deal of thought to propects present before wios deliberation body. I found in an experience of four years, that many men have many minds upon this. subject, while some men believe a dog to be the Hvert intolerable mouvance that man wer loterated, others, believe the dog to be paramount to allother animate ; and Iwill here state that my experience leade me to believe that a dog is of very doubtful ulitits, & ming the four year. 8 that I have used licenses to tongthemout the dark of this anemia I have noticed that it has been somewhat erratic at times.
at one time we would be distanted by the cry of had wig white pourmening through our town, trable at any time to have the forsonous fange of some unticse cur who was footich enough to unagine himself the victim of hydrophotia, intended in vier times, of course no harm could conce to un unless we should be es univise as to imagine ourselves the inclus of hydrophobia and finally workourselves into- a sort of a frenzy and and the sene in dissolution. lit one time a flock of sheep nerealment completely annihilated, andas the sheeh invdustin iz about driven out of the land to
1893 this animal, how will it do to raise flockeof dogs onload of flecks & mech and thou try increase the revenue from this source, for the greater number of doy there would be an increased revenue to- With support the Schecks or Libraries as the town should determine. If the dog industry should becomean established induitin here we would, un me journeyed through our town from place to place be geded in the hours of scores of yelping cur2; at first there sounds might be some hat disturbing to us, but as are become accustomed to them they will seem like the sucelest music of a thousand tuneful harpe. I find that there is already and increased novemberofdogs in town, for I have received 139,00 for issuing licenses to noting the lives of ULMus a leitora und / female dogs as com, and with 147,00 last year, for woning hanze lastyear fa bl huisdogs and 5 female dogs. I will be seen that there are. two more female dogs and one more male dog than eusted last year, Undent ledes the revenue from this source and legreater than ever before during the year 1893.
Boffered Mar 6 th 1895
That the meeting be dissolved.
Unterst. John Parkhurst Jour black.
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1893. The following named persons were appointed by the Selectmen of Boxford as follows.
Charles A. Andrew and of animals intended Inspectors of Provisions George B. Killam for Slaughter. or kept for the Production of milk.
Allest J.W. Parkhurst Joun &lerk.
Election Officers 1893. Precinct One
John Parkhurst
Wardens.
A. G. Hurbutt
Francis & Stevens
Clerks
Chester Rillanu
Fred & Gillis
Inspector
Samuel A. Frze
Deputy Inspector
Hiram N. June
Inspector
Rufus W. Emerson
} Deputy Inspector.
Precinct Java.
Isaac &. Day Wardens
John J. Chadwick
Eduard & Pearl
Elecks.
Warren M. Cole
William R. Cole Inspector
J. Henry Mason } Deputy Inspector
Nathan K Fowler 3. Inspector.
Walter I. Chadwick
} Deputy Inspector.
John Parkhurst Selechnen Hiram A. Toune. of Boxford.
Attest J. M. Parkhurst
Joun Clerk.
Warren M. Cole was appointed by the Selectmen as Road Commusicher in place ofJ. Warren Chadwick vsigned. March 1893.
Is the town of Boxkerd took no note in its corporate capacity, of the 200th anniversary of its incorporation, of course no account of the celebration us got up by individuals, can /property have place in the town records; but "Is quite interesting rexercises in com- nenoration of this revent were held in the First Farish August 12. 1885 it was thought that some account in the town code that songet des
after you, and with this adjoining account from the salem Gazette of August 14. 1885. written By the junior"Editor Hon N.A. Horton who was present on the occasion, c.
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THE BO XFORD BI-CENTENNIAL.
The two. ndredth anniversary of the town of Boxford occurred on Wednesday last. August 12. For about If a century previous to its distinct Incorporation, it was a part of the parent town of Rowley. Boxford is composed of two dis- tinct villages known as the east parish and the west parish, and which are about five miles apart. But the two parishes appear to live very pleas- antly together, and we are not aware that there are any alscords between them. As this inter- esting anniversary came round an effort was made to inaugurate a celebration under the au- spices of the town and at the expense of the town treasury. For some reason, or combination of reasons, this effort failed, quite as much perhaps from lack of interest on the part of those who opposed it as from any other cause. There were those, however, in town who were not willing the occasion should pass without some kind of an observance. At one time, and quite recently, it looked as if the movement would fall through; but a few active spirits in the east parish, with a few actively co-operat ing in the west, made & combination which finally carried through a very appropriate, tasteful, and becoming celebration. As the earliest settled part, and the earliest formed religious parish, the exercises were held in the east part of the town. The west parish, however, came over in large numbers in convey- ances of various kinds, bringing with them the Groveland Brass Band, which was one of their own contributions to the festivities, to say noth- ing of what they contributed that was valuable in the addresses. It was a topic of common re mark among the east parish people that those- from the west parish had shown a very com- mendable public spirit and interest in the old town by the very hearty manner in which they had co-operated. The spirit of brotherly frater- nity shown by these two sections, so far apart geographically, was very pleasant to witness, and Indicated that it would be a long time before the General Court of Massachusetts would be troub- led with any application for a town division, not- withstanding the prevailing fashion of these days in that particular direction.
FLAG RAISING.
The first exercise in the morning was at about half past nine o'clock. It consisted of the rais- ing of a fine American flag on a new flag staff which had been erected on the triangular green in front of the old Holyoke mansion. There was, from time to time, the firing of a cannon both preceding and after the event. When the flag went up cheers were given with as much spirit as could be expected considering the ex- treme heat of the day, and the Groveland Brass Band played the "Star Spangled Banner." There was but one speech ( the spot when the flag took its place at the mast-head, and that was by Mr. GEORGE W. CHADWICK, chairman of the Selectmen, who resides in the west parish. Among other things he said the town was rich in histor- ical associations and that she should not be al- lowed to go into her dotage. The loyalty of the town is historical and is not to be measured by the length of a flag staff. Our boys should be taught to think of their parents and grandpa- rents and of those who came before. He also referred to those hardhanded sons of toil who had remained upon the farms of their fathers, and who, for so doing, are entitled to distinction and honor.
AT THE CHURCH.
At the close of these exercises a procession of the citizens was formed and marched to the church preceded by the band. Here other exer- cises were held which continued from ten o'clock until half-past one. The proceedings opened with a voluntary on the organ by Mr. JAMES H. HOWE, professor of music in a uni- versity at the west. A large choir then united in singing " The Star Spangled Banner." The Rev. Mr. ALCOTT then stepped forward and intro- duced the Rev. WM. SYMMES COGGIN - & man who had been identified with the town for fifty years and in whose name was commemorated that of the first minister of the parish (Rev. Thomas Symmes.) Mr. Coggin accordingly came forward and assumed the duty of chairman, first inviting the Rev. Mr. CRAWFORD, of the parent church at Topsfield, to offer prayer, which he did. B
OTHER SPEAKERS, ETC.
Dr. FRANCIS J. STEVENS, Superintencit of Schools, spoke with reference to the educaznal interests of the town. He alluded to the ear appropriations for schools, and noted the subse- quent progress and establishment of districts. He addressed the young people more particu- arly, telling them how much their forefathers thought of education, and exhorting them to keep in mind a love for their good old town.
Professor JAMES H. HOWE, a native of Box- ford, and now of Depauw University (a Metho- dist institution of Greencastle, Ind. ), was then asked to sing a solo, and he gave, to organ ac- companiment, a piece entitled "The Warrior Bold."
The Rev. DAVID BREMNER was then intro- duced, not as a native, but one who chose a wife here. Mr. Bremner said that no subject had been assigned to him ; but, referring to the local allusion, said there were two persons who had Essex county on the brain; "one is Dr. Loring and the other my wife." He made a pleasant passing allusion to the quietness of the town, which was rarely disturbed except on the fourth of July, when the boys sometimes got hold of the bell-rope, and when our postmaster, who survives through all changes of administration, lets off his fireworks. Mr. Bremner alluded to the flag-raising, and spoke very pertinently of what the flag signified and typified in the public life.
The Rev, WILLIAM P. ALCOTT, Mr. Kendall's predecessor, spoke on the men of note connected with Boxford-the eminent residents and na- tives. We publish Mr. Alcott's paper in full on the second page.
Mr. STEPHEN PEABODY, of Newburyport, a former teacher here as well as in the city where he lives, was next called. Mr. Peabody said that he lived here till he was thirty-one years of age, and that a thousand recollections clustered around him. He said those who make history dc not very often write it. He thought the first set tlers were not very zealous in the cause of edu- eation, and among many other things he spoke of the town of Boxford as having been inhabited very largely by a well-to-do class of farmers.
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