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Last year there seemed to be some misunderstanding in regard to the South Hamilton Branch, so I would like to give a few words of explanation. Each year we send down at least eight hundred books. Sometime during the year every one of the two hundred new books placed in the Library is sent to the Branch, so that the people at South Hamilton may have the privilege of reading exactly the same books which the people at the centre of the town enjoy. If any very popular book is published, two copies are bought, one for each part of the town.
With the assistance of Mr. O. J. Kimball, I was able to send to Washington one hundred and fifteen dollars toward
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the Camp Library Fund. This was twenty-five dollars more than our share.
The Library is open on Wednesday and Saturday after- noons from 3 to 5 and on Saturday evening from 7 to 9.
ANNIE S. PRESTON,
Librarian.
The following is a list of books added to the Library from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1917.
Abbott, Eleanor H.
The Stingy Receiver
F3160
Andrews, Mary R. S. Old Glory
929.9A
Appleton, Victor
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice F3204
Tom Swift and His Great Search Light F3205
Tom Swift in the City of Gold F3241
Tom Swift among the Diamond Makers F3242
Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone F3243
Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel F3244
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship F3245
Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders F3246
Tom Swift and His Air Glider F3247
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat F3248
Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera F3249
Tom Swift in Captivity
F3250
Tom Swift and His Airship F3251
Tom Swift and His Motorcycle
F3252
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Bailey, Arthur Scott
The Tale of Billy Woodchuck F3282
Bailey, Marion E.
Boys and Girls Ask at Home Questions 372.3B
Bailey, Temple Mistress Anne F3151
Baily, Waldron
The Homeward Trail
F3154
Baird, Jean K.
The Coming of Hester
F3210
Hester's Counterpart
F3259
Hester's Wage Earning
F3211
Bancroft, Edith
Jane Allen of the Sub-Team
F3264
Bangs, John Kendricks
From Pillar to Post
929.9A
Barclay, Florence E.
The White Ladies of Worcester
F3254
Bartlett, Frederick Orin
The Triflers
F3152
Benedict, Emma Lee
The Gregory Guards
F3111
Bilbro, Mathilde
The Middle Pasture
F3136
Bindloss, Harold
Brandon of the Engineers
F3286
Carmen's Messenger F3319
Bottome, Phyllis The Dark Tower
F3163
Bower, B. M.
The Lookout Man
F3198
The Heritage of the Sioux
F3321
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Brown, Alice
Bromley Neighborhood
F3199
Brown, Geo. Rothwell My Country Brainerd, Eleanor H. How could you Jean !
F3157
Bryant, Sara Cone
Stories to tell the Littlest Ones
F3105
The Tyranny of Weakness
F3194
Burke, Kathleen
The White Road to Verdun 4000B1
Burritt, Edwin C.
The Boy Scout Crusoes
F3143
Buswell, Leslie
Ambulance No. 10
4000B
Butler, Samuel
The Way of All Flesh
F3134
Cabot, Ella Lyman Every Day Ethics
171.7C
Canfield, Dorothy
Understood Betsey
F3197
Chapman, Allen
Ralph in the Switch Tower
F3108
Ralph on the Engine
F3109
Ralph on the Overland Express
F3218
Ralph the Train Dispatcher
F3219
Working Hard to Win
F3310
Cholmondeley, Alice Christine
4000C
F3290
Buck, Charles N.
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Churchill, Winston
The Dwelling Place of Light F3240
Connolly, James B.
Head Winds
F3144
Running Free
F3237
Connor, Ralph
The Major F3288
Cooke, Marjorie B.
Cinderella Jane F3165
Cooper, James A.
Cap'n Abe Storekeeper F3161
Conrad, Joseph Victory F3315
Curtin, Thomas D.
The Land of Deepening Shadow 4000C1
Darling, Mary G. We Four Girls F3277
Davis, Richard Harding
The Boy Scout and other stories for Boys
F3320
Deland, Margaret
The Awakening of Helena Ritchie F3289
Dell, Ethel The Hundredth Chance
F3159
Dodge, Henry Irving
Skinner's Dress Suit
F3121
Skinner's Baby
F3298
Dowling, Sherwood
Harry Dale, City Salesman
F3110
Doyle, A. Conan His Last Bow F3291
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Emerson, Alice B.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island
F3279
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures
F3280
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie F3281
Empey, Arthur Guy
Over the Top
4000E
Fairbanks, Douglas Laugh and Live
171.4F
Farnol, Jeffery
The Definite Object
F3181
Ferber, Edna
Fanny Herself
F3294
Fosdick, Harry E.
The Challenge of the Present Crisis
4000F
Fox, John Jr. In Happy Valley
F3299
Franklin, Edgar
In and Out
F3155
Fredericks, Arnold
The Film of Fear
F3137
Frey, Hildegarde
The Camp Fire Girls on Ellen's Isle
F3223
Frost, Walter Archer
The Man Between F3314
Gates, Eleanor
The Biography of a Prairie Girl
F3164
Apron Strings
F3297
Gates, Josephine S.
The Story of the Mince Pie
F3145
Gardner, Mary Sewall
Public Health Nursing 610.73G
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Gerard, James W.
My Four Years in Germany
4000G
Gibbs, George
The Secret Witness
F3215
Ginther, Pemberton
Miss Pat and Her Sisters
F3224
Miss Pat at School
F3225
Miss Pat in the Old World
F3226
Miss Pat's Holidays at Greycroft
F3227
Miss Pat and Company Limited
F3228
Glasgow, Ellen
Life and Gabriella
F3168
Gordon, Grace
Patsy Carroll at Wilderness Lodge
F3263
Green, Anna Katherine
The Golden Slipper
F3300
Grey, Jane
Wildfire
F3104
The Lone Star Ranger
F3106
The Spirit of the Border
F3258
The Last of the Plainsmen
F3131
Hamilton, Robert W.
Belinda of the Red Cross
F3127
Hare, T. Truxton
Making the Freshman Team
F3123
A Sophomore Half-Back
F3124
A Junior in the Line
F3149
A Senior Quarter-Back A Graduate Coach
F3125
F3126
Harraden, Beatrice
A New Book of the Fairies
F3278
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Hall, Herbert and Buck, Mertice M. C. Handicrafts for the Handicapped
688H&B
Hay, Ian
The First Hundred Thousand 4000H1
Getting Together 4000H2
Hill, Grace Brooks
The Corner House Girls at School F3114
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas F3115
The Corner House Girls in a Play F3116
The Corner House Girls Odd Find F3117
The Corner House Girls on a Tour F3214
Hopkins, William J.
The Clammer and the Submarine
F3238
Huard, Frances W.
My Home in the Field of Honor
4000H
Hueston, Ethel
Sunny Slopes F3180
Hughes, Rupert
In a little Town F3200
Jacobs, W. W.
The Castaways
F3147
Jepson, Edgar
Alice Devine
F3188
Polly ooly
F3191
Johnson, Owen
The Spirit of France
4000J
Kellock, Harold
Mr. Hobby F3128
Kerr, Sophie
The Blue Envelope
F3139
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King, Basil
The Lifted Veil
F3138
The High Heart
F3234
Kyne, Peter F3233
Webster-Mans's Man
Lane, Rose Wilder
Henry Ford's Own Story
920L
Lester, Pauline
Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman F3220
Marjorie Dean, High School Sophomore F3221
Marjorie Dean, High School Junior F3222
Marjorie Dean, High School Senior
F3256
Lincoln, Joseph C.
Extricating Obadiah F3239
Lincoln, Natalie S.
The Nameless Man
F3231
Locke, William J.
The Wonderful Year
F3171
The Red Planet
F3182
Lutz, Grace L. H.
The Witness
F3255
Lucas, E. V.
The Vermilion Box
4000L
Lynde, Francis
Stranded in Arcady
F3175
MacGrath, Harold
The Million Dollar Mystery
F3193
MacHarg, William and Balmer, Edwin The Indian Drum F3293
Maniates, Belle K.
Amarilly in Love F3187
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Marshall, Archibald
Water-Meads
F3170
Mason, Mai Rightor
The Girl who loved the Land
F3318
Mccutcheon, George Barr
Mr. Bingle The Prince of Graustark
F3192
Anne's House of Dreams
F3309
Nichols, W. F. The Safety First Club
F3142
Norris, Kathleen
F3183
Martie, the Unconquered Undertow
F3195
Oppenheim, E. Phillips
The Hillman
F3150
The Cinema Murder
F3185
Orczy, Baroness A Sheaf of Bluebells F3253
Packard, Frank L.
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale
F3167
Palmer, Frederick The Old Blood F3140
Payson, Lieut. Howard
Boy Scouts Campaign for Preparedness
F3305
Pier, Arthur Stanwood
The Plattsburgers
4000P
Poole, Ernest
His Family F3176
Porter, Eleanor
The Road to Understanding F3107
F3166
Montgomery, L. M.
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Raine, William McLeod
The Yukon Trail
F3178
Rhoades, Nina
Polly's Predicament F3303
Rice, Alice Hegan
Calvary Alley F3235
Richards, Laura
Heldegarde's Holiday F3265
Richmond. Grace S.
The Whistling Mother
4000R
Red Pepper's Patients F3216
Rinehart, Mary R.
Bab, the Sub Deb F3158
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry F3173
The Case of Jennie Brice F3186
The Street of Seven Stars F3190
Long Live the King
F3229
Roche, Arthur Somers
The Sport of Kings
F3184
Rohmer, Sax
The Hand of Fu Manchu F3162
Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
The Blue Bird's Winter Nest F3213
Ruck, Berta
Miss Million's Maid F3295
Sabin, Edwin L.
With Sam Houston in Texas F3141
Saunders, Marshall
The Wandering Dog F3146
Sawyer, Ruth
Herself, Himself, Myself F3232
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Scott, Le Roy
No. 13 Washington Square F3119
Schaick, George Van
A Top Floor Idyl F3217
Seaver, Charles H.
American Boy's Book of Electricity
537S
Sharp, Annabel
Peggy Parsons at Prep School F3112
Peggy Parsons, Hampton Freshman F3113
Shute, Henry A. The Youth Phipy F3312
Sidgwick, Mrs. Alfred
The Salt of the Earth F3236
Smith, F. H. and F. B.
Enoch Crane F3172
Snell, Roy J.
The Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends F3148
Snow, Edith
Nancy, the Joyous F3120
Speed, Nell
At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins F3208
Vacation with the Tucker Twins F3209
Sperry, Raymond, Jr.
F3257
The White Ribbon Boys of Chester Sterne, Elaine The Road of Ambition F3301
Stewart, Charles W.
The Stars and Stripes 929.9S
Tomlinson, Everett T.
Scouting with General Funston
973.6T
Tracy, Louis
Cynthia's Chauffeur F3313
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Van Hutten, Bettina
Mag Pye
F3134
Van Vorst, Marie His Love Story
F3196
Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Missing F3296
Winfield, Arthur M.
The Rover Boys in the Air
F3201
The Rover Boys on the Ocean F3202
The Rover Boys Out West F3203
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle
F3261
The Rover Boys in the Mountains
F3262
The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes
F3316
The Rover Boys on the Farm
F3317
The Rover Boys in Business
F3283
The Rover Boys in Alaska
F3284
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall
F3285
Weaver, Louise Bennett and LeCron, Helen C.
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband Webster, Henry K.
641W&L
The Thoroughbred
F3132
Wells, Carolyn
Dorrance Doings
F3118
The Dorrance Domain
F3212
The Maxwell Mystery
F3156
Faulkner's Folly
F3287
Wells, H. G.
God, the Invisible King
231.1W
Wesselhoeft, Lily
Jerry the Blunderer
F3266
Weston, George
Oh, Mary Be Careful !
F3153
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White, Grace Miller
The Secret of the Storm Country
F3177
Widdemer, Margaret
The Wishing Ring Man
F3308
Wiggin, Kate D. and Smith, Nora A. Tales of Laughter F3122
Willsie, Honorè
Lydia of the Pines F3133
Woodrow, Mrs. Wilson
The Hornet's Nest F3179
Young, Clarence
The Motor Boys at Boxwood Hall F3206
The Motor Boys on a Ranch F3207
Report of Board of Fire Engineers.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- We wish to submit the third annual report of the Board of Engineers of the Fire Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1917.
Early in the year it was thought advisable to take up the matter of Rules and Regulations of the Fire Department, and a new set was adopted by the Board of Engineers. The Town was never asked to approve the set of Rules and Reg- ulations under which the Department worked for two years, as the Board of Engineers realized that experience would probably show the necessity of correction.
The following set of rules and regulations are offered the Town for its approval.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE 1.
The Officers of the Department shall consist of a Chief Engineer and four Assistant Chief Engineers, one of whom shall be elected Clerk, who shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the Board, which officers shall be styled the Board of Engineers.
ARTICLE 2.
A meeting of the Board of Engineers shall be held on the first Tuesday evening of each month at 8 o'clock. Spec- ial meetings may be called by the Chief Engineer or any two members of the Board.
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ARTICLE 3.
The Chief Engineer shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and in his absence one of the assistants shall preside. The Chief Engineer shall have command of the Department at fires and in his absence one of the assistants shall take command.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk to notify the Board of Engineers of all monthly meetings and of special meetings, and to keep a record of all meetings and fires, and of all bills approved by said Board of Engineers.
ARTICLE 4.
At the annual meeting of the Board of Engineers in May, the Board shall appoint a sufficient number of firemen to each of the several companies, for the term of one year beginning June first. All persons serving as firemen shall be severally approved by the Board of Engineers and such as are approved shall be notified by the clerk of the Board, and a signed acceptance shall be required. All persons ac- cepting the appointment shall be furnished with a certificate assigning them to their companies, which certificate shall be signed by the Chief Engineer and countersigned by the clerk.
All resignations from the Department and requests for transfer from one Company to another shall be made in writ- ing to the Board of Engineers. When a vacancy appears by reason of disability, resignation or removal from town, the Clerk of the Board shall notify the Company in which it occurs. The Company may then vote in a member. When any person is voted into a Company to fill a vacancy, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of that Company to immediately notify the Engineers of the same for their approval.
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ARTICLE 5.
Each Company at its annual meeting in June shall elect a Captain, 1st Lieutenant, 2d Lieutenant, Clerk, and any other officers that may be necessary. Each Company shall draw up a code of by-laws for the government of the Com- pany and a copy of the same shall be sent before the Board of Engineers for approval.
ARTICLE 6.
The Captain of each Company, or person having the Company in charge will remain by his Company, or at the apparatus of which he has charge and preserve order and direct their operation. The utmost order, silence and de- corum will be preserved in going to, working at and return- ing from a fire. On arriving at the fire, the Captain or per- son having the Company in command will report at once to one of the Engineers or in their absence shall direct the oper- ations of the Department until their arrival.
All members of the Department during a fire will re- main with the apparatus to which they are attached and no member will be allowed to leave the same during the fire. All members must return with the apparatus to the house unless excused by an officer of the Department.
ARTICLE 7.
On return to the house the Clerk of the Company or in his absence the person having the Company in command, shall call the roll.
All members excused from returning to the house shall be answered for only by the officer who excused them.
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ARTICLE 8.
There shall be attached to the several fire companies such Engineers as may be selected to assist in getting to the fire and to superintend the several duties attached to the same.
No apparatus shall be removed from a fire without per- mission from one of the Engineers, or person having com- mand.
ARTICLE 9.
The Board of Engineers may from time to time divide the Companies into platoons or squads and assign duties to each. They may issue Running Orders to the Companies, Platoons or Squads, which shall apply only to the unit to which they are issued.
ARTICLE 10.
The Board of Engineers shall have entire charge of the whole Department, which includes all apparatus used to ex- tinguish fires, with the several houses, fixtures and append- ages.
ARTICLE 11.
The Chief Engineer shall cause prosecution to be insti- tuted against all persons against whom complaints may be lodged, for disobedience of orders of any Engineer in time of fire or in going to or returning from fires, and the certificate of any member of a Company may be revoked for dis- obedience of the Rules and Regulations or the order of any Engineer.
ARTICLE 12.
Gambling and all spirituous liquors are strictly prohib- ited from all houses of the Department and any person found
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guilty of violating this Article shall be immediately expelled from the Department.
ARTICLE 13.
The several fire Companies shall hold a meeting each month of the year.
ARTICLE 14.
The Chief Engineer shall have entire charge of the oper- ation of the Fire Alarm System, but shall see that at least one other person in the Department is familiar with its oper- ation, whom he may appoint Supt. of Fire Alarm or Assist- ant Supt. of Fire Alarm.
The past year has been a big year for the Fire Depart- ment, there having been 29 calls this year as against 9 calls for 1916, and 7 calls for 1915. While the majority of these fires were small, it must be remembered that all large fires start from a spark and that a defective chimney is not an uncommon thing.
The greatest handicap of the Department is the inability to carry ladders of sufficient length and a large amount of loose equipment that we have at the engine house. A sup- ply truck we believe would greatly improve the efficiency of the Department and overcome this handicap.
We wish to give credit to the members of Company No. 1 for the manner and promptness in which they respond to alarms and their unceasing interest in the welfare of the Department.
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Thanking everyone who has helped in the interest of the Department and hoping to make the Fire Department a credit to the town, we remain,
Respectfully,
ERLE G. BREWER,
GEORGE F. PENDEXTER,
LESTER M. WHIPPLE,
RODNEY H. ADAMS, FRANK DAME,
Board of Engineers.
FIRES.
DATE OWNER
Jan. 17. George Adams
Highland
32 Chimney fire
Jan. 23, Gustave Miller
Hamilton Ave. 21 Furnace
Feb. 8. Hamilton Block Asso.
Railroad Ave. 21 Matches
Feb. 21. Daniel O'Brien
Linden 21 Chimney fire
Mar. 23. Lester Libby
Moulton
23 Grass fire
Mar. 25. Samuel Malone
Willow 21 Chimney fire
Mar. 29. H. A. Thomas
Off Walnut Rd. 21 Asphalt paint
Mar. 29. Pingree estate
Union
21 Grass fire
April 1. Palmer
Idlewood Lake 31 Unknown
April 4. Jerry Norris
Essex
13
Unknown
May 20. B. & M. R. R. land
End of Cottage 21 Unknown
May 30. John T. Woodbury est.
Bridge
12 Chimney fire
June 6. A. P. Gardner
Main
24 Chimney fire
July 30. C. E. Whipple
Essex
13 Electric wire
Aug. 2. Charles Dixon
Cottage
21 Chimney fire
Aug. 4. Robert Horne
Mill 21 Unknown
Aug. 28. H. C. Frick
Woodbury
16 Spontaneous combus'n
May 15.
Hamilton & Wenham
Railroad Ave. 21 Combustion (Dump)
Grange
STREET DIST. NO. CAUSE
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DATE
OWNER
STREET DIST. NO. CAUSE
Sept. 3. Out of Town
Wenham
Sept. 8. Out of Town
Wenham
Nov. 7. Willis Knowlton
Bridge
12 Chimney fire
Nov. 10. B. & M. R. R.
Near Bridge 12 Essex Branch engine
Bridge 14 Grass fire
Nov. 15. William Norwood
Highland 34 Grass fire
Nov. 16. B. & M. R. R.
Near Walnut 21 Grass fire
Nov. 21.
Mrs. M. Tucker
Sagamore
14 Chimney fire
Nov. 26. Risteen Express Co.
On Main street 23 Back fire of auto
Dec. 16. J. B. Moulton
Off Main street 23 Chimney
Dec. 28.
Charles Hills
Park 21 Chimney fire
Fires confined to chimney
9
Grass fires
5
Unknown
4
Combustion
2
Electric wires
1
Out of Town
2
All others
6
Total
29
Number of total losses
4
Nov. 15. Fred Ayers
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Report of Committee on High School Site.
The selection of a site for a High School building in this town depends upon ease of access for the greatest num- ber, space for athletic activities, healthfulness, and avail- ability.
After giving these points careful consideration your committee recommends as the best location, a site on the westerly side of Main street, near Asbury street.
This property, in common with other sites considered, will probably require proceedings under the right of Eminent Domain to secure it for the town.
MERRILL S. LOVERING, TIMOTHY A. MOYNIHAN.
MAJOR AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER.
Born in Beverly Nov. 6, 1865. Son of Joseph P. and Harriet S. (Amory) Gardner. He prepared for college at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H. and entered Harvard with the Class of '86. After graduating from Harvard with the degree of A. B. he traveled abroad.
During the Spanish-American War he served on the staff of Gen. James H. Wilson as assistant Adjutant Gen- eral.
Served in the State Senate in 1900 and 1901. In 1902 was elected to Congress to fill vacancy caused by the with- drawal of William M. Moody. of Haverhill. Since then he has been elected every term as Congressman from the Sixth Massachusetts Congressional District.
On May 15th he resigned from Congress to enter the military service of the present war. He was given the rank of Colonel. At his own request he was demoted to the rank of Major so that he might earlier go to France.
Major Gardner served as secretary on the building com- mittees that built the Town Hall and the South School build- ings, served as Trustee of the Public Library for a number of years. At our last town meeting he presided as Moderator. He always took a keen interest in the welfare of the town.
Died at base hospital, Camp Wheeling, Macon, Georgia, Monday, January 14, 1918, of pneumonia.
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CITIZENS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
TOWN HALL.
HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
In honor of our late fellow townsman,
MAJOR AUGUSTUS PEABODY GARDNER,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted :
Be it hereby resolved, That we, the citizens of the Town of Hamilton and the community neighboring, assembled in memorial service for our distinguished fellow townsman, Major Gardner, desire to give collective expression of our sentiment upon this occasion. In his death, not only has the country at large suffered a great loss, but also this, his home town, was deprived of one of its finest citizens.
Major Gardner was a man of many public duties, but it was characteristic of him that even in the stress of great affairs, he did not forget to consider and be faithful to the interests of the town in which he made his home.
We are proud of the honors which have been so justly bestowed upon him by the country at large, yet desire to add our own tribute to him as a public spirited citizen, a genial neighbor and a generous friend.
The sojourn of such a man in our midst has been a source of profound satisfaction and will for all time abide as a cherished memory.
Be it further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the members of Major Gardner's family as an expression of sympathy from this community and that these resolutions be spread upon the records of the town and be published in the Town Report.
GEORGE H. GIBNEY, Chairman. January 27, 1918.
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SAMUEL A. F. WHIPPLE.
Samuel A. F. Whipple, son of John and Charlotte Whipple, was born in Somerville. August 9, 1838. When a young man he came to Hamilton with his father, who ran the famous Chebacco Hotel. He was a G. A. R. man. as he served his country in the Civil War; also a F. A. M .. hay- ing held the highest office in various lodges.
After engaging in business in Boston he returned to Hamilton. Upon the death of the Town Clerk, he took the office, which he held for eight years.
He died December 21, 1917.
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ANDREW HARADEN.
Andrew Haraden, son of Andrew and Augusta (Ober) Haraden, was born in Salem, Mass., March 2, 1848, and was educated in the public and private schools of that city, after which he spent seven years in China and Japan, the guest of his brother-in-law, Leonard Hammond, who was employed by the United States government in the seaport cities and towns.
He was a book-keeper for the New York & New Eng- land Railroad in Boston, also for the Boston & Maine at the freight house and car shops in Salem and the North Station, Boston. For several years he was employed in the ap- praisers office at the Custom House in Boston.
He served the Town of Hamilton as a member of the School Committee for three years and assisted auditing the books of the town for many years. In March, 1910, he was appointed auditor, which office he filled to the time of his death. He died January 31, 1918.
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Hamilton Roll of Honor.
Anderson, Carl C.
Anderson, Samuel
Joyce, Patrick
Brumby, William Leo
Koloski, Peter
Burrage, Albert C.
Landers, William M.
Collins, William J.
Low, Gardner R.
Cook, Horace S.
MacDonald, Finley D.
Cox, John Edward
MacGregor, Harry
Codman, Julian
Mandell, Samuel P.
Daley, Harold A.
McGinn, Arthur
Daley, Victor W.
Daley, Walter F.
Davis, Charles H.
Mullins, Robert
Parsons, Everett
Peatfield, Irvin
Pitman, Ephraim
Donaldson, George C. Duran, Peter J.
Pool, James E. Ramsdell, Frank H.
Durkee, Lester S.
Elder, William F.
Robbins, Reginald C.
Small, George Richie
Folsom, Hiram H.
Gardner, Augustus P. Gerry, Joseph
Smith, Joseph H. Jr. Sortwell, Alvin F. Taylor, William W. H.
Gibney, Clarence
Taylor, William
Goodhue, William
Tompson, John
Grant, Silas Warren
Toner, Reginald
Green, Walter
Tucker, Joseph
Harraden, Edward H.
Tuckerman, Bayard, Jr.
Harraden, Rudolph H.
Vaughn, Gordon C.
Harraden, Samuel T.
Hickey, John M.
Wallace, William Whipple, Percival D.
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Meyer, George von L. Jr. Merry, Harold
Davis, K. Stoughton
Day, Norman L.
Feener, Lester C.
Hughes, James
Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting.
Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Hamilton,
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town, on Tuesday, the twelfth (12th) day of March, nineteen hundred and eighteen, at six (6) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
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