Town of Eastham Annual Report 1896-1912, Part 18

Author: Eastham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1896
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Term expires, 1911


1910


1909


TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER. George T. Dill.


COLLECTOR OF TAXES. John F. Walker.


SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.


James B. Steele, Ezekiel D. Fulcher, W. Horton Nickerson, William B. Steele, Adin L. Gill.


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Nathan P. Clark, H. M. Sullivan, Clarington Smith, Geo. T. Dill.


4


TRUSTEES PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Miss Abbie May Knowles,


Term expires 1909.


Almond L. Nickerson,


1910.


Mrs. Rachel D. Horton,


66 1911.


AUDITOR. George H. Clark.


CONSTABLE. John F. Walker.


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Winslow A. Moore. CATTLE INSPECTORS. Winslow A. Moore, Hinckley Lincoln.


SURVEYORS OF WOOD, LUMBER AND BARK. H. Moore, W. G. Smith. WEIGHER OF COAL. Herbert C. Clark.


FENCE VIEWERS. W. A. Moore, L. G. Horton.


POUND KEEPER. A. E. Cole. FIELD DRIVERS. Chester Horton, H. T. Moore, A. E. Doane.


FOREST FIRE WARDEN. W. Horton Nickerson. FISH WARDENS. W. H. Nickerson, E. L. Knowles, W. B. Steele.


REPORT


The Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Treasurer, and other Town Officers of the Town of Eastham, respect- fully submit the following report, showing the receipts and expenditures of the Town for the year ending Dec. 31, 1908 :


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


VALUATION OF THE TOWN MAY 1, 1908.


Real estate,


$274,646 00


Personal estate,


73,065 00


$347,711 00


Rate of taxation on $1,000.00,


$12 00


Number of polls assessed,


" horses


125


79


" neat cattle assessed, other than cows,


8


66


" swine assessed,


14


" dwelling houses assessed,


175


66


" acres of land


4,928


" fowls


6 6


4,309


145


"' COWS


6


TOWN APPROPRIATIONS.


Miscellaneous expenses,


$900 00


Schools,


1,160 00


Roads,


300 00


Bridges,


50 00


Snow,


100 00


Poor,


100 00


Surety on bond,


30 00


Catch basin,


40 00


Pilgrim Memorial tablet,


50 00


For moving school house and repairs,


500 00


$3,330 00


TAXES ASSESSED.


Assessed for Town purposes,


$3,240 23


State tax,


550 00


County tax,


510 81


State highway tax,


160 88


Underlay,


89 77


$4,551 69


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing Town Reports, $47 80


1 N. P. Clark, services as Selectman, Registrar of Voters and election, 75 00


7


H. M. Sullivan, services as Selectman, Registrar of Voters and election, $50 00


Clarington Smith, services as Selectman, Regis- trar of Voters and election, 50 00


Geo. T. Dill, disbursements on $6,591.09, at 1 per cent., 65 91


Registrar of Voters and election, 10 00


Services at Annual Town Meeting,


3 00


Declaring Representative,


1 50


Recording 15 pages at 20 cents each,


3 00


9 births at 50 4 50


3 marriages at 20 cents each, 60


8 deaths 1 60


Preparing tally sheet and total vote sheet, state election, 3 00


A. D. Moore, services as teller, Feb. 3, '08, 1 50


A. D. Moore, varnishing cabinet, 1 00


John F. Walker, services as constable,


11 00


J. B. Steele, 6 death returns,


1 50


A. F. Rich, Janitor Town Hall, 3 00


American Surety Co., Town Treasurer's bond,


10 00


W. & L. E. Gurley, portable balance and expenses, 35 80


Set brass weights, 12 75


Hanger, weights and express,


19 75


N. P. Clark, stationery and stamps, express and telephoning, 6 75


N. P. Clark, services and expenses to Boston on account of hearing before M. H. Com- mission Feb. 18, 6 90


H. M. Sullivan, services and expenses to Boston on account of hearing before M. H. Com- mission Feb. 18, 6 90


Clarington Smith, services and expenses to Bos- ton on account of hearing before M. H. Commission Feb. 18, 6 80


8


Geo. H. Clark, auditing Town accounts, $1 50


L. G. Horton, services as teller Feb. 3, '08. 1 50


A. L. Nickerson, services as Moderator Feb. 3, '08, 5 00


A. T. Newcomb, repairing Town pump, 2 00


Carter's Ink Co., record ink, 1 25


Joseph H. Souza, burying deceased cow, 1 50


Hurd & Smith, 2 lanterns, key and lock, 2 80


Hobbs & Warren Co., receipt book and sta- tionery, 2 95


W. Horton Nickerson and others, fighting R. R. fire, 5 00


A. W. Brownell, Assessors' supplies, 3 00


John A. Holway, recording abstracts, 5 00


E. L. Knowles, surety on John F. Walker's bond for 1907, 5 00


H. M. Sullivan, assessing taxes, '08, 45 00


N. P. Clark, 45 00


Clarington Smith, " 45 00


W. Horton Nickerson and others, fighting R.R. fires, 61 50


John F. Walker, collecting $750, 1907 taxes, at 2 per cent., 15 00


John F. Walker, collecting $950, 1908 taxes, at 2 per cent., 19 00


W. Horton Nickerson and others, fighting R. R. fires, 39 00


A. T. Newcomb, renewal of insurance, hearse and house,


3 28


W. & L. E. Gurley :


Steel dies,


9 50


Steel figures,


5 40


Hand seal press,


2 25


Lead seals,


32


Condemning tags,


25


Prepaid express.


80


N. P. Clark, labor on Herring Brook, 2 75


9


J. A. Cobb, labor on Herring Brook, $1 00


A. H. Nickerson, “ 1 00


A. L. Nickerson, 66 1 00


W. Horton Nickerson and others, fighting R. R. fires, 6 75


J. B. Steele, surety on John F. Walker's bond for 1907 and 1908, 10 00


R. J. Marvel, M. D., 5 birth returns, 1 25


Heman Smith, services as Ballot Clerk Nov. 3, 1 50


Almond L. Nickerson, services as Election Officer Nov. 3, 3 00


C. A. G. Hopkins, care of Zara Higgins' lot, 4 Town Lots and Soldiers' Monument, 6 00


E. Higgins, oaths to Selectmen, Assessors and Town Clerk, 3 75


Geo. T. Dill, stationery, stamps, express, regis- tered mail and oaths, etc., 11 85


W. Horton Nickerson and others, fighting R. R. fires, 274 86


T. K. Gill and others, fighting R. R fires, 33 51


E. E. Knowles and others, fighting R. R. fires, 64 75


E. E. Knowles and others, 66


14 50


W. Horton Nickerson and others, fighting R. R. fires, 10 50


T. K. Gill and others, fighting R. R. fires, 46 25


$1,264 23


POOR EXPENSES.


N. P. Clark, expenses to Fairhaven on account C. Myrick, $5 30


Joseph S. Waterman & Sons, burial expenses Willis L. Dill, son of Sarah M. Dill, 20 00


10


J. B. Steele, burial expenses Willis L. Dill, $7 00 New York, N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co., car fare to Boston, one shipwrecked seaman, 1 95


$34 25


STATE AID.


Peter Higgins,


$48 00


Elizabeth J. Whittemore,


48 00


Warren H. Runnells, 72 00


Simeon Perry,


67 00


Mary E. Turner,


44 00


Warren K. Snow,


28 00


$307 00


CATCH BASIN.


John G. Fulcher, building catch basin,


$35 00


MOVING SCHOOL HOUSE AND REPAIRS ON SAME.


Joseph W. Nickerson, moving school house, $350 00


Plastering schoolhouse and extra underpinning,


80 00


11


N. P. Clark, carting sand for plastering school house,


$7 50


N. P. Clark, telephoning,


2 00


H. T. Moore, building wood house and toilet as per contract,


119 50


N. P. Clark, grading for school house,


2 56


A. F. Rich,


2 56


John F. Crosby, 6 66


2 56


W. A. Moore,


1 60


N. E. Clark,


1 60


H. E. Clark,


66


1 20


Hurd & Smith :


Nails, etc.,


1 91


Galvanized nails and screws,


1 72


Sash fasteners,


90


Papers and window cord,


1 05


Locks,


92


Setting up pipe and moving stove,


13 50


Clock,


5 50


Mirrors, basin and mugs,


1 05


Geo. W. Moore, cleaning school house, moving coal and books, etc.,


12 15


A. D. Moore, painting and varnishing school house, 15 00


A. D. Moore, for paint and varnish,


13 34


H. T. Moore, for labor, 5 windows, etc.,


21 75


John E. Ryder, for labor,


4 00


F. W. Sparrow, "


9 00


W. B. Higgins, " "


5 00


James F. Eldredge, for shingles, etc.,


30 49


H. T. Moore, for labor, shingles, etc., 8 09


$716 45


12


CATTLE INSPECTORS.


W. A. Moore, dressed, $12 00


W. A. Moore, live, 10 80


H. Lincoln, dressed, 17 50


H. Lincoln, live, 15 00


$55 30


PILGRIM MEMORIAL TABLET.


Orville W. Crosby, for cutting and framing stone, and delivering same to Province- town, $50 00


GYPSY AND BROWNTAIL MOTH WORK.


N. P. Clark, for moth notices to property owners,


$5 00


Moth work on highways and in orchards, 35 00


$40 00


ROADS, BRIDGES AND SNOW.


J. B. Steele and others, clearing snow, District No. 1, $10 50


J. B. Steele and others, labor and hardening on roads in District No. 1, 70 83


13


J. B. Steele and others, labor and hardening for B. D. Prince Bridge, $12 20


E. D. Fulcher and others, clearing snow, Dis- trict No. 2, 10 90


E. D. Fulcher and others, labor on roads, District No. 2, 50 24


W. Horton Nickerson and others, clearing snow, District No. 3, 27 35


W. Horton Nickerson and others, labor and hardening on roads, Districts No. 3 and 4,


84 70


W. Horton Nickerson, labor on bridge, 2 10


N. P. Clark, two guide posts, 2 75


W. B. Steele and others, clearing snow in Dis- trict No. 4, 19 75


W. B. Steele and others, labor and hardening on roads, District No. 4. 57 60


Adin L. Gill and others, clearing snow, District No. 5, 19 85


Adin L. Gill and others, labor and hardening on roads, District No. 5, 54 19


$422 96


RECAPITULATIONS.


Paid miscellaneous expenses, $1,264 23


Support of poor, 34 25


Roads, bridges and snow,


422 96


State aid, 307 00


Cattle inspection,


55 30


Moth work,


40 00


Catch basin,


35 00


School house expenses,


716 45


Pilgrim's memorial tablet,


50 00


$2,925 19


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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN


JAN. 1, 1909.


RESOURCES.


Due on taxes of 1906, $166 28


1907,


205 71


1908,


1,732 25


Due from N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., labor on R. R. fires, '08, 556 62


Due from State half expenses of inspection live animals,


12 90


Due on State aid,


307 00


Due from State Board Charity, transportation one shipwrecked seaman,


1 95


Due on account sale of pump and pipe,


5 50


Cash in treasury, 660 60


$3,648 81


LIABILITIES.


Due Town officers, $175 00


Due note Harwich Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,000 00


Balance in favor of the Town, 2,473 81


$3,648 81


15


TRUST FUND.


Zara Higgins' cemetery legacy, $50 00


Respectfully submitted,


NATHAN P. CLARK, H. M. SULLIVAN, CLARINGTON SMITH, Selectmen of Eastham.


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ROAD SURVEYORS' REPORT


Expended on roads in District No. 1, J. B. STEELE, Road Surveyor :


Delmer Prince,


$3 20


James P. Knowles,


7 68


Harry Collins,


7 68


J. B. Steele,


7 68


A. L. Walker,


7 36


Henry Knowles,


1 60


Warren Runnells,


4 80


Geo. B. Steele,


4 80


W. G. Smith,


4 80


Geo. Runnells,


5 64


B. D. Prince,


3 20


Geo. Walker,


2 88


Addie Biathrow, for hardening,


9 51


$70 83


Paid for clearing snow District No. 1 :


Geo. Walker,


$1 25


Herbert Nickerson,


1 25


J. B. Steele,


1 25


Norton N. Steele,


45


B. D. Prince,


1 25


W. G. Smith,


45


Elmer Smith,


1 25


Warren H. Runnells,


1 05


1 05


Geo. H. Runnells,


1 25


Harry Collins,


$10 50


17


Repairs on B. D. Prince bridge :


J. B. Steele,


$3 68


Harry Collins,


1 12


B. D. Prince,


2 30


Delmer Prince,


1 80


Warren Runnells,


70


Geo. B. Steele,


1 60


B. D. Prince, for sand,


1 00


$12 20


Expended on roads in District No. 2, E. D. FULCHER, Road Surveyor :


John G. Fulcher,


$4 00


E. D. Fulcher,


5 60


O. A. Fulcher,


2 00


John G. Fulcher,


4 40


E. D. Fulcher,


14 40


John G. Fulcher,


5 60


A. E. Doane,


2 56


O. A. Fulcher,


1 60


E. D. Fulcher,


10 08


$50 24


Clearing snow District No. 2 :


Geo. Newcomb,


$0 80


Wallace A. Smith,


60


Bernard Collins,


70


Heman Smith,


80


John G. Fulcher,


1 20


E. E. Knowles,


1 40


Paul Peterson,


1 40


Archie Peterson,


70


E-2


18


Wm. Forrest, $0 40


J. H. Souza, 60


Wm. Knowles, 70


E. D. Fulcher,


1 60


$10 90


Expended on roads in District No. 3, W. HORTON NICK- ERSON, Road Surveyor :


A. H. Nickerson, $9 48


W. Horton Nickerson,


3 28


W. E. Dill, 6 70


B. W. Wheelock,


1 60


J. A. Cobb,


5 78


C. F. Horton,


8 88


N. P. Clark,


6 88


J. F. Crosby,


6 88


A. F. Rich,


3 55


W. A. Moore,


3 30


A. E. Brown,


1 70


F. M. Sparrow,


1 70


D. W. Sparrow,


1 70


W. Horton Nickerson,


11 08


N. P. Clark, for hardening,


4 80


D. W. Sparrow,


48


W. Horton Nickerson,


5 66


W. H. Nickerson, painting and setting two guide posts, 1 25


Joseph W. Percival, posts for guide boards,


1 00


E. Hopkins, labor on guide posts, 1 75


$87 45


Paid for clearing snow in District No. 3 :


J. A. Knowles, $1 00


W. E. Dill, 2 40


19


H. T. Moore,


$2 70


R. Wheelock,


1 70


C. F. Horton, 1 80


L. M. Chase,


2 60


J. F. Crosby,


3 20


J. Snow,


1 90


A. D. Moore,


1 10


W. H. Nickerson,


2 80


D. W. Sparrow,


1 90


F. M. Sparrow,


1 40


N. E. Clark,


1 80


H. E. Clark,


1 05


$27 35


WV. Horton Nickerson, labor and stock on Her- ring Brook bridge, $2 10


Expended on roads in District No. 4, W. B. STEELE, Road Surveyor :


W. B. Steele,


$1 76


Alonzo Higgins,


6 88


Geo. Nickerson,


6 88


W. B. Steele,


11 20


James Phillips,


5 60


Henry Harding,


4 30


Charles Daniels,


4 30


Fred Steele,


1 12


W. B. Steele, 422 loads loam,


12 66


Peter Higgins,


80


Frank Lee,


2 10


$57 60


Clearing snow District No. 4 :


E. L. Chase,


$1 40


Fred Gill, 1 60


20


Henry Harding,


$0 90 90


Charles Seaver,


Charles Hopkins,


1 45


N. P. Hopkins,


2 10


A. K. Higgins,


1 10


Samuel Nickerson,


1 60


W. B. Steele,


3 20


Fred Steele,


1 50


Geo. Nickerson, land damage,


2 00


W. B. Steele,


2 00


$19 75


Expended on roads in District No. 5, ADIN L. GILL, Road Surveyor :


Adin L. Gill,


$18 02


Geo. E. Gill,


4 84


R. D. Wiley,


5 20


T. K. Gill,


8 68


O. A. Brown,


3 60


M. D. Gill,


1 60


Geo. Thompson,


2 00


H. B. Hinckley,


2 20


H. Dill,


1 40


R. R. Horton,


4 40


C. Nickerson, hardening,


1 50


N. A. Gill,


75


$54 19


Clearing snow District No. 5 :


Adin L. Gill,


$4 90


O. W. Horton,


1 75


Leon Horton,


1 30


E. Silva,


1 75


R. D. Wiley,


1 70


Geo. P. Brackett,


1 25


21


Geo. E. Gill,


$1 00


F. F. Dill,


20


L. J. Brewer,


1 05


J. P. Brewer,


1 05


Martin Murphy,


1 50


E. Chase,


1 20


R. Chase,


1 20


$19 85


GUIDE BOARDS.


There is one near O. H. Davenport's, the bridge, Edward Penniman's, J. F. Crosby's, Clark's Pond, Eldad Higgins', John Sparrow's, Simeon Perry's, Town Hall, Eliza Robbins', Geo. P. Brackett's, Cable Road, Robert Horton's, all in good repair.


Respectfully submitted,


J. B. STEELE,


E. D. FULCHER, W. HORTON NICKERSON, W. B. STEELE, ADIN L. GILL.


Road Surveyors of Eastham.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT.


I, the undersigned, Auditor of the Town of Eastham, have this day examined the accounts and vouchers of the Select- men, Treasurer and School Committee, together with the foregoing statements, and find them correct.


GEO. H. CLARK,


Auditor.


Eastham, Jan. 16th, 1909.


RECOMMENDATIONS.


We would recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year :


Miscellaneous,


$900 00


Schools,


1,150 00


Roads,


400 00


Surety on bonds,


30 00


Poor,


200 00


Snow,


100 00


Bridges,


50 00


$2,830 00


NATHAN P. CLARK, H. M. SULLIVAN, CLARINGTON SMITH,


Selectmen of Eastham.


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


Jan. 1. Cash in treasury, $2,201 25


1. Received dog tax, refunded, 75 62


26. Received income of Massachusetts school fund, 1,058 00


26. Received of J. B. Steele for use of hearse out of town, 3 00


Apr. 25. Received of J. Souza for slaughter license, 1 00


June 20. Received of W. L. Taylor for ped- dler's license, 3 00


July 15. Received of City of Boston for tui- tion of children, 165 20


Aug. 28. Received of State, rebate on inspec- tor of animals, 10 10


Sept. 20.


Received of State, rebate on High School tuition, 547 20


Oct. 20.


Received of Geo. D. Hall, secretary district committee, rebate on sup- erintendent of schools and teachers' salary, 92 60


Nov. 24. Received of J. L. Snow for pedler's license, 3 00


24. Received of W. Sears for Town sealer, 100 00


24. Received of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. on account of fires, 1905 and 1906, 309 83


24. State Treasurer :


Corporation tax, $132 00


National Bank tax, 20 87


State aid, 256 00


Burial of indigent soldiers, 37 00


445 87


24


Dec. 25. Lease on oyster grants, $4 00


25. Received of F. A. Collins, slaughter license, 1 00


Received of A. F. Rich, taxes on 1905 in full, 113 84


Received of A. F. Rich, taxes on 1906. 112 57


Received of J. F. Walker, taxes on 1907, 704 86


Received of J. F. Walker, taxes on 1908, 2,729 67


$8,681 61


EXPENDITURES.


Paid 161 orders from Selectmen, $2,925 19


Jan. 2. Paid Public Library, dog tax refunded, 75 62


10. Paid James Boland, Jr., per order Second District Court, fines in case Com. vs. Manuel Souza and Mary Peters, 11 65


Apr. 25. Paid 6 mos. interest on note Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, 5 per cent., 25 00


Oct. 25. Paid 6 mos. interest on note Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, 4} per cent., 22 50


Nov. 7. Paid interest on J. W. Nickerson's order, 32 mos. at 4} per cent.,


5 50


15. Paid County Tax.


510 81


15. Paid State Tax, 550 00


160 88


15. Paid repairs of State Highway, Paid bounty on crows, etc.,


32 75


Taxes abated 1905, 109 95


Paid orders of School Committee,


3,591 16


Dec. 31. Cash in treasury, 660 60


$8,681 61


25


SUMMARY OF SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Massachusetts School Fund :


Balance brought forward from 1907,


$804 99


Received Jan 25, 1908,


1,058 00


$1,862 99


Orders paid from the same,


1,862 96


Balance unexpended, $0 03


Town appropriation,


$1,160 00


Orders paid from the same,


$1,160 00


Tuition account :


Paid Town of Orleans,


$547 20


Received from State,


$547 20


Incidental account :


Received from City of Boston,


$165 20


District Committee on account of superintendent and teachers, 92 60


$257 80


Orders paid from same,


21 00


236 80


Jan. 1, 1909, Balance unexpended,


$236 83


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE T. DILL,


Treasurer.


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


BIRTIIS RECORDED IN 1908.


Name of Child.


Name of Parents.


Jan. 21. Lucille Gertrude Horton, Lester G. and Mabel G.


Feb. 6. Everett Wellington Gross, William O. and Ada F.


May 31. Rebecca Clark Brown,


June 23. Sumner Chase Horton,


July 8. Sept. 4. Simeon Lambert Smith,


11. Alton Clark Crosby,


“ 28. Margaret Adams Dill,


Nov. 25. Florence Elizabeth Thompson,


George and Nellie G.


MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1908.


Name.


Residence.


Newburyport, Mass.


Eastham.


Orleans.


26. Chester Harvey Smith, Christine Downie Smart,


Eastham. Sagamore, Mass. Eastham. Brewster.


Nov. 25. Elmer Linwood Eldredge, Mabel Tamson Seaver,


Eastham.


Eastham.


Dec. 6. Austin Everett Cole, Harriet Mudge Nickerson, Eastham.


Oct. 8. Henry O. Daniels, Flossie May Snow,


21. Harry Raymond Snow, Daisy Alice Woods,


Arthur E. and Minnie C.


Walter A. and Edith L.


Harold Ellsworth Knowles, Henry and Angie G.


Elmer T. and Lillian E. John F. and Jennie E. George T. and Lillie F.


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DEATHS RECORDED IN 1908.


Name.


Cause of Death.


Age.


Jan. 1. Joseph M. Dill,


Heart failure, 79y 2m 19d


May 4. Ada E. Newcomb, Valvular Disease of Heart, 44y


5m


Dec. 11. Louise F. Hamblin, Myocarditis,


73y


25d


30. Abbie C. Fuller,


Senility,


74y


6m


8d


DOG LICENSES.


Number of Dogs licensed,


48


Male,


Female,


45 3


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE T. DILL,


Town Clerk.


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PUBLIC LIBRARY.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


1908.


IN TRUST.


Robert C. Billings Fund,


$14,000 00 Income to be used for the support of the Eastham Public Library.


RECEIPTS.


Jan. 1. Cash in Treasury, $95 10


Refunded dog tax 1907, 75 62


10. Received New England Trust Co., dividends, 245 00


July 15. Received New England Trust Co., dividends, 245 00


$660 72


EXPENDITURES.


Jan. 10. Paid N. P. Clark, for building stone walk, $21 26


Feb. 16. G. T. Dill, Tr., 1 per cent. on disbursements, 6 73


20.


20. David Farquahar, for magazines, De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., for books, 65 65


6 50


Mar. 28. Mrs. Herbert Clark, Librarian and Janitor, 26 00


28. A. May Knowles, for magazines and flag, 52 65


29


Apr. 25. Paid E. E. Clark, for kindling wood, $3 00


27. H. T. Moore, for labor and stock, . 9 12


May 29. C. Smith, for transporting books, 25 00


30. Library Art Club dues, 6 00


June 27. Mrs. Herbert Clark, Librarian and Janitor, 26 00


27. Carrie B. Nickerson, care of books, South District, 5 00


Aug. 3. D. W. Sparrow, labor on lawn, 4 05


15. Sarah B. Clark, for freight and express, 4 05


15. A. E. Cole, dressing for lawn, 9 45


Sept. 26. Mrs. Herbert Clark, for Libra- rian and Janitor, 27 00


Oct. 26.


H. T. Moore, labor and mat(- rial, 20 45


26. Samuel F. Brackett, for gaso- line,


2 70


26. De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., for books, 44 13


26. Samuel F. Brackett, for trans- portation of books, 16 90


30.


Hurd & Smith, sundry articles, 4 87


Nov. 25.


A. D. Moore, painting and var- nishing door, 1 50


Dec. 26.


Mrs. Herbert Clark, for Li- brarian and Janitor, 26 00


31. Geo. H. Clark, coal, wood and kerosene, 24 96


221 75


Jan. 1, '09. Cash in Treasury,


$660 72


Respectfully submitted,


GEO. T. DILL,


Treasurer.


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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.


Number of books in Library,


2,709


Number added during year,


134


Number in circulation,


3,401


Number South delivery,


847


Number North delivery,


328


Largest number at one time,


80


Persons taking books,


125


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1908,


$2 28


Received from fines,


7 55


Received from Town Treasurer for


express, 4 05


$13 88


Paid for mending material,


$1 25


Paid for paper, postals, mucilage, etc.,


1 46


Paid for lamp,


1 35


Paid for key to back door,


15


Paid for express and freight,


8 10


12 31


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1909,


$1 57


MRS. HERBERT C. CLARK,


Librarian.


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ACCESSIONS TO LIBRARY.


A Child's Guide to Pictures, Charles H. Caffin, 2697


Alice-for-Short, William De Morgan, 2607


A Life in Song, George L. Raymond, 2660


A Maker of History, E. Phillips Oppenheim, 2625


A Millionaire of Yesterday, E. Phillips Oppenheim, 2626


Anthony Overman, Miriam Michelson, 2606


Anna the Adventuress, E. Phillips Oppenheim, 2624


An Olympic Victor, James B. Connolly, 2691


Arizona Nights, Stewart Edward White, 2601


Arms and the Woman, Harold MacGrath,


2605


Argosy Magazine for 1907, Par. 1, 2652


Argosy Magazine for 1907, Par. 2,


2653


At the Sign of the Jack-O'Lantern, Myrtle Reed, 2688


Aunt Jane of Kentucky, Eliza Calvert Hall, 26.10


Ballads and other Poems, George L. Raymond,


Betty Wales, Freshman, Margaret Warde, 2592


Betty Wales, Sophomore, Margaret Warde,


2593


Betty Wales, Junior, Margaret Warde,


2594


Betty Wales, Senior, Margaret Warde, 2595


Beth Norvell, Randall Parrish, 2616


Beyond the Rocks, Elinor Glyn, 2654


Brunhilda of Orr's Island, William J. Nicolls, 2666


Burying the Hatchet, Elijah Kellogg, 2579


Captain Jack Lorimer, Winn Standish, 2589


Captain June, Alice Hegan Rice, 2598


Camp and Trail, Stewart Edward White, 2602


Campmates, Kirk Munroe, 2705


Canoemates, Kirk Munroe, 2704


Century Magazine for 1907, Part 1,


2648


Century Magazine for 1907, Part 2, 2649


Chatterbox for 1907, 2576


Dave Porter's Return to School, Edward Stratsmeyer, 2582


2658


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Dave Porter in the Far North, Edward Stratsmeyer, 2700 Day, Her Year in New York, Anna Chapin Ray, 2597 Dorymates, Kirk Munroe, 2583 Dr. Ellen, Juliet W. Tompkins, 2683


Eben Holden's Last Day a Fishing, Irving Bachellor, 2639


Elsie and Her Namesakes, Martha Finley, 2694


Fair Margaret, F. Marion Crawford, 2614


Flower of the Dusk, Myrtle Reed, 2687


Folks Back Home, Eugene Wood, 2692


Four Boys in the Land of Cotton, Everett T. Tomlinson, 2588


Good Old Times, Elijah Kellogg, 2699


History of 24th Regiment Mass. Volunteers, 1861 to 1866, Alfred S. Roe, 2643


History of the 45th Regiment, Mass. Volunteer Militia, The Cadet Regiment, Albert W. Mann, 2709


Judy, Temple Bailey, 2591


Long Knives, George Cary Eggleston, 2587


Les Miserables, Victor Hugo, 2642


Margaret, H. Rider Haggard, 2611


Mad Anthony's Young Scout, Everett Tomlinson, 2706


Man Overboard, F. Marion Crawford, 2615


McClure's Magazine for 1907, Part 1, 2644


McClure's Magazine for 1907, Part 2, 2645


Mr. Crewe's Career, Winston Churchill, 2686


Munsey's Magazine for 1907, Part 1, 2646


Munsey's Magazine for 1907, Part 2, 2647


Myrtle Baldwin, Charles C. Munn, 2681


My Mamie Rose, Owen Kildare,


2637


Order Number 11, Caroline A. Stanley,


2672


Patty's Summer Days, Carolyn Wells, 2596


Pam, Bettina Von Hutten, 2655


Pam Decides, Bettina Von Hutten, 2656


Peter, F. Hopkinson Smith, 2679


Phantom Wires, Arthur Stringer, 2629


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Prisoners of Chance, Randall Parrish, 2685


Raftmates, Kirk Munroe, 2584


Randy's Prince, Amy Brooks, 2695


Rebecca Mary, Annie H. Donnell, 2693


Richard the Brazen, Cyrus Brady and Edward Peple, 2603


Rick Dale, Kirk Munroe, 2701


Rosalind at Red Gate, Meredith Nicholson, 2620


Satan Sanderson, Hallie Erminie Rives, 2612


Sea Yarns for Boys, W. J. Henderson, 2577


Snow-Shoes and Sledges, Kirk Munroe, 2702


Some Ladies in Haste, Robert W. Chambers, 2670


St. Nicholas Magazine for 1907, Part 1, 2650


St. Nicholas Magazine for 1907, Part 2, 2651


Susan Clegg and a Man in the House, Anne Warner, 2640


The Live Oak Boys, Elijah Kellogg, 2580


Unseen Hand, Elijah Kellogg, 2581


Fur Seal's Tooth, Kirk Munroe, 2585


Lackawannas at Moosehead, George L. Kimball, 2586


.. Crested Seas, James B. Connelly, 2599


Cruise of the Shining Light, Norman Duncan, 2600


Best Man, Harold MacGrath, 2604


Daughter of Anderson Grow, George B. Mccutcheon, 2609


Younger Set, Robert Chambers, 2613


Shuttle, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2617


Scarlet Car, Richard Harding Davis, 2618


House of a Thousand Candles, Meredith Nicholson, . 2619


Port of Missing Men, Meredith Nicholson, 2621


Car of Destiny, C. N. and A. M. Williamson, 2622


Matrimonial Bureau, Carolyn Wells and Harry Per- sons Taber, 2623


Malefactor, E. Phillips Oppenheim, 2627


" Weavers, Gilbert Parker, 2628


Settler, Herman Whitaker, 2630


" Lady of the Decoration, Frances Little, 2631


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The Traitor, Thomas Dixon, Jr., 2632


Castle of Doubt, John H. Whitson, 2633


Veiled Lady, F. Hopkinson Smith, 2635 Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman, F. Hopkin- son Smith, 2636


" Ultimate Passion, Philip Verrill Mighels, 263.8


Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary, Anne Warner, 2641


Aztec God and other Dramas, George L. Raymond, . 2659


Pilgrims and other Poems, Nathan H. Dole, 2657


Primadonna, F. Marion Crawford, 2662


Barrier, Rex Beach, 2663


Spoilers, Rex Beach, 2664


Lure of the Mask, Harold MacGrain, 2665


Chaperon, C. N. and A. M. Williamson, 2667


Husbands of Edith, George B. Mccutcheon, 2668


Man From Brodneys, George B. Mccutcheon, 2669


Firing Line, Robert W. Chambers, 2671


Garden of Allah, Robert Hichens, 2673


Bishop's Emeralds, Houghton Townley, 2674


Mystery of the Four Fingers, Fred M. White, 2675




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