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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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