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I 20
Albion Damon, 5 hours at 20,
1 00
Henry Maines, 16 hours at 20,
3 20
William Hayden, 14 hours at 20,
2 80
Alonzo Stoddard, 16 hours at 20,
3 20
Henry W. Winslow, 5 hours at 20,
1 00
Waldo Jones and 2 horses, 2 hours at 75,
I 30
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Andrew Clapp, 10 hours at 20, 2 00 E. Jacobs, 12 hours at 20, 2 40
P. House, 6 hours at 20, I 20
John Enolds, 26 1-2 hours at 20,
5 30
Alvin Vinal, 17 hours at 20,
3 40
W. L. Boynton, 9 hours at 20,
I 80
Henry Fox, 4 hours at 20,
80
L. Gardner, 5 hours at 20,
1 00
G. E. Farrar, 5 hours at 20,
1 I OO
G. H. Bates, 4 hours at 20,
80
Herbert Gardner, 5 1-2 hours at 20,
I
IO
Mason Loring, 6 hours at 20,
20
J. P. Jones, 7 hours at 20,
I 40
Geo. W. Jones, 8 1-2 hours at 20,
I 70
C. H. Totman, 10 3-4 hours at 20,
2 15
J. H. Prouty, II I-2 hours at 20,
2 30
Frank A. Prouty, 7 hours at 20,
I 40
W. Prouty, 6 hours at 20, Adelbert Gouch, II hours at 20,
2 20
D. B. Chandler, 7 hours at 20,
I 40
William E. Wilder, 9 1-2 hours at 20,
I 90
B. B. Pool, 10 hours at 20,
2 00
M. Shehan, 8 hours at 20,
1 60
J. Shehan 12 hours at 20,
2 40
$279 09
SUMMARY.
Snow expense, South Ward, $128 54
Snow expense, East Ward,
133 83
Snow expense, West Ward,
279 09
Total, $541 46
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Appropriation, $2,500 00
ALMSHOUSE EXPENDITURES.
Value of articles on hand Jan. 1, 1898, $417 00
Bought during the year :
Paid,-
Burbeck & Brett, grain and flour, 94 92
L. F. Hammond, coal, 25 80
E. Clough & Co., supplies, 106 07
W. W. Cutler, meat,
36 21
Chas. A. Berry, fertilizer,
38 00
Litchfield & Curtis, supplies,
91 97
A. A. Page, fish,
12 76
Phillips, Bates & Co., lumber, etc.,
86 0I
W. S. & R. P. Briggs, ice,
4 40
M. McDevitt, crackers,
9 36
W. P. Thayer, shoes,
8 00
David Torrey, oil cloth carpeting, II 76
John Monahan, dry goods, 20 55
George W. Griggs, labor and stock,
41 75
George W. Robbins, wall paper,
3 25
T. A. Lawrence, paint stock,
2 29
Levi N. Osborne, mason work,
I 50
Damon & Clapp, killing swine,
3 00
C. E. Brewster, pigs, 4 00
D. W. Turner & Son, fertilizer, grain and boards, 29 90
H. J. Little, M. D., attendance, 5 00
Torrey & Baker, clothing, II OO
30
Patrick McNicol, wood,
$19 50
J. H. Corthell, meat, 5 03
Corthell Brothers, 31 24
C. W. Tilden, smith work, 14 65
C. L. Rice & Co.,
4 65
H. T. Fogg, insurance, 40 00
F. L. Smith, services as superintendent, 300 00
$1,062 57
Articles bought for cash by superintendent,-
1898.
Soap and washing powder,
$2 00
Household utensils,
4 07
Groceries,
9 97
Fish,
3 81
Fruit and berries.
6 75
Fruit trees,
5 00
Dry goods,
I 20
Oil,
90
Disinfectants,
I 50
Street lamp,
75
Labor, rolling ground,
I 50
Sundries,
2 15
$39 60
ALMSHOUSE RECEIPTS.
Vegetables sold,
$28 60
Calf,
5 40
Butter,
2 56
Milk,
38 80
Fowl,
3 12
Eggs,
60
$79 08
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ARTICLES ON HAND, JANUARY 1, 1899.
6 tons English hay,
$75 00
I ton oat fodder,
9 00
1-2 ton meadow hay,
4 00
Corn fodder,
5 00
Grain,
5 00
Flour,
4 00
Pork,
10 00
Lard,
2 00
Butter,
4 00
Groceries,
6 00
2 COWS,
75 00
I horse,
40 00
I hog,
15 00
29 hens,
15 00
45 bushels potatoes,
30 00
50 bushels carrots,
20 00
50 bushels beets,
12 00
Manure,
25 00
$356 00
SUMMARY OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT.
On hand January 1, 1898,
$417 00
Amount bought during the year.
1,102 17
$1,519 17
Almshouse receipts during the year,
79 08
Due for board of W. E. B. Thomas,
156 00
Board and lodging of 74 tramps,
37 00
Articles on hand January 1, 1899,
356 00
628 08
Total cost of Poor in Almshouse,
$891 09
32 AID TO POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
BELLA FREEMAN.
Paid Worcester Hospital for board, $169 46
BRIDGET SHEA.
Paid Commonwealth of Mass. for board, 109 20
JOSEPH S. LITCHFIELD.
Paid,-
Taunton hospital for board,
$169 46
clothing, 12 32
181 78
GEORGE LITCHFIELD.
Paid,-
Town of Hingham, supplies,
$140 01
Town of Rockland
31 49
171 50
HENRY STODDARD.
Paid,-
Diana Pierce, for board,
$22 00
John Monahan, for goods, 2 05
E. W. French, repairing shoes,
55
24 60
MANDANA FREEMAN AND CHILD.
Paid town of Whitman, for supplies,
78 00
FAMILY OF WILLIAM T. HUNT.
Paid,- Town of Rockland, for supplies, $70 35
Albert Culver & Co., coal, II 12
8: 47
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ROLAND SYLVESTER.
Paid C. W. Sparrell, for burial, $10 00
EDWIN C. LITCHFIELD AND FAMILY. Paid,-
Town of Weymouth, for supplies, $217 78
John Reed, interest on mortgage of
house occupied by Mrs. Litchfield, 52 00
269 78
GUSTAVUS TOTMAN.
Paid H. F. Ford, house rent one year, 50 00
JOHN GUNDERWAY.
Paid Wm. P. Grovestein, M. D., attendance, 15 00
MARY ANN GARDNER.
Paid,-
John S. Brooks, supplies, $43 07
H. J. Little, M. D., attendance, 40 00 --
83 07
LORENZO CROMWELL.
Paid H. J. Little, M. D., attendance, 30 50
WIFE OF JOHN T. HATCH.
Paid C. H. Davie, M. D., attendance, 42 00
GEORGE W. SMITH AND FAMILY.
Paid H. J. Little, M. D., attendance, 23 50
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CHARLES SABLES.
Paid C. W. & E. H. Sparrell, for burial, $25 00 HENRY W. WINSLOW AND FAMILY.
Paid H. J. Little, M. D., attendance, 69 75
MRS. JOHN FREEMAN.
Paid Litchfield & Curtis, supplies, 52 00
ALDEN BEACH.
Paid,- H. J. Little, M. D., attendance, $25 00
C. W. Sparrell, burial of child, 8 50
33 50
$1,520 II
AID TO PERSONS HAVING SETTLEMENT IN OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS.
CHARLES H. KENDALL. Boston.
Paid, --
William S. Simmons, for wood, $2 50
Melvin Little, supplies, 12 00
$14 50
JOSIAH W. CHAMBERLIN. Holbrook.
Paid Melvin Little, supplies, 104, 00
STEPHEN THOMAS. Duxbury.
Paid Wm. P. Grovestein, M. D., attendance, 15 00
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WIFE OF A. W. SHEPHERD. Pembroke.
Paid Mrs. Charles Williamson, nursing, $15 00
MRS. L. F. CORBIN. Hanover.
Paid,-
C. A. Dorr, M. D., attendance, $51 00
Annie Scully, nursing, II 50.
Alpheus Thomas, paid for medicine, 3 40
John S. Brooks, supplies,
IO 05
C. E. Brewster, wood,
2 50
78 45
AMELIA BATES, Cohasset,
Paid E. Clough & Co., supplies, 51 20
MRS. BENJAMIN STETSON. Scituate.
Paid E. P. Joseph, for wood, 4 00
LEON W. GARDNER. Hingham.
Paid,- Linscott & Bryant, supplies, $14 36
H. M. Pratt for coal, 6 50
20 86
GEORGE DYER. Weymouth.
Paid Litchfield & Curtis, shoes, 2 00
Total, $305 0I
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STATE CHARGES.
EDWARD C. JORDAN & FAMILY.
Paid H. J. Little M. D., attendance, $23 00
WILLIAM BROWN, SON OF MARY A. BROWN.
Paid Litchfield & Curtis, shoes &c., I 40
$24 40
SUMMARY.
Total amount paid for aid to out-door poor, $1,849 52
Cost of poor at Almshouse, 891 09
$2,740 61
Less amount refunded by city and towns, $305 0I Less amount refunded by the State, 24 40
329 41
Total cost of poor, $2,41I 20
THOMAS BARSTOW, GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS,
Overseers of the Poor.
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EXPENDED FOR SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
JOANNA KEENE.
Paid Town of Hanover, 18 months house rent, $75 00
BENJ. F. LEE.
Paid,-
Town of Stoughton, for fuel,
$7 13
Town of Pembroke, supplies, 4 00
II 13
LYMAN B. FITTS. Marshfield.
Paid, - C. H. Davie M. D., attendance,
$36 50
Cash, 20 00
-
56 50
BENJAMIN F. BARRETT. Whitman.
Cash,
42 00
Expenditures on account of soldiers' relief, $184 63
Less amount refunded by towns, 98 50
Total cost, $86 13
STATE AID.
Paid State Aid under Chapter 301, Acts of 1894.
Charles D. Barnard,
$48 00
David Bassford, 48 00
Benjamin K. Barrett,
40 00
Amanda Coleman,
48 00
Timothy B. Chapman,
27 00
John Corthell, 48 00
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Josiah W. Chamberlin,
$72 00
Charles H. Damon,
48 00
Hannah Dover,
24 00
Charles David,
72 00
Ensign B. Damon,
48 00
Lucy A. Damon,
36 00
Daniel R. Ewell,
72 00
Charles H. Farrar,
48 00
Seth O. Fitts,
60 00
Lyman B. Fitts,
72 00
John T. Hatch,
48 00
Harriet Jacobs,
27 00
Thomas R. Lawrence,
64 00
Charles M. Leavitt,
16 00
William H. Morse,
48 00
William O. Merritt,
48 00
John McKee,
54 00
Frederick A. Pratt,
48 00
David P. Robinson,
36 00
Harriet Raymond,
48 00
Edwin Studley,
48 00
Mary Shepherd,
48 00
George E. Smith,
8 00
Charles H. Totman,
48 00
George O. Torrey,
64 00
James H, Williams,
60 00
James W. Warner,
36 00
Esther M. Young,
48 00
Sarah Hatch, 48 00
$1,668 00
Paid State Aid under Chap. 561, Acts of 1898 :--- Alice M. Ryan, $16 00
Mary E. Ryan,
16 00
$32 00
Approved by Commissioners and due from State, $1,700 00
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid,-
Thomas Barstow, services as selectman, assessor
and overseer of the poor for 1898, and writing duplicate valuation book,
$177 00
George W. Griggs, for services as above,
125 00
Alpheus Thomas, 125 00
Israel Hatch, services as school committee, 40 00
Marion G. Merritt, 66 40 00
Benjamin Loring,
45 00
Joseph C. Otis, services as registrar of voters (clerk), 20 00 services as town clerk, 18 00
John H. Prouty, services as registrar of voters, 15 00
E. M. Sexton,
15 00
E. E. Stetson, 66
15 00
Horace T. Fogg, services as treasurer, 100 00
George Cushing, services as auditor, 12 00
Edwin A. Turner, salary collecting taxes of 1897, 350 00
J. W. Foster, services as cattle inspector, II 29
Edwin C. Briggs, 3 00
Ashburton W. Pinson, services as cattle inspector, 30 25
Charles Simmons, services as fire warden, 5 00
Samuel Loring, 2 00
Fred M. Curtis, posting warrants and services as truant officer, 1897-8, 21 15
H. J. Little M. D., services as board of health, 4 00
J. H. Corthell, services as election officer, 2 50
A. T. Stoddard, 2 50
J. C. Otis, recording births, marriages and deaths, 18 05
C. W. Sparrell, returning deaths, 5 00
$1,201 74
One-half the expense inspecting cattle refunded by the State, 22 27
$1,179 47
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TOWN HALL
Paid, -
Fred J. Croning, services as janitor, $25 00
Litchfield & Curtis, supplies, 84
Wade & Beal, tuning piano,
2 00
Charles Simmons, repairs to flag staff, 2 50
Brown & Lehan, setting glass,
3 45
$33 79
INCIDENTALS.
Paid,-
J. S. Smith, printing town reports, $92 45
. 6 for selectmen, 4 50
E. P. Joseph, labor on Union bridge, 20 50
opening Union bridge, 2 50
66 grading town landing, 15 00
Seth Foster, expressage, 12 40
Charles E. Abbott, pump, Main street, 15 00
Edwin A. Turner, printing and postage, 12 53
Thomas Groom & Co., tax record and order books, II 50
Horace T. Fogg, town check book,
I 75
William S. Curtis, stationery for selectmen,
6 00
Alpheus Thomas, postage, 4 04
Litchfield & Curtis, postage and stationery,
IO 89
J. C. Otis, printing, 3 00
Friend White, printing,
2 00
Marion G. Merritt, postage,
I 46
Frank Dyer, expressage, 3 80
Thos. Barstow, stationery and express, 3 27
Thos. Hearn & Co., binding book, 5 00
Greenough, Adams & Cushing, ink, I 50
Fred Hallett & Co., dog license blanks, I 60
Helen L. Fogg, use of vault by selectmen, I year, 8 00
N. Y. & Boston Express Co., expressage, 3 25
John Andrew & Son, 700 prints of E. T. Fogg. 9 00
Town of Pembroke, seeding ponds, 6 28
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Walter R. Torrey, writing road contracts, $11 00
F. F. Douglas & Co., printing for selectmen, I 50
J. S. Smith, printing tax bills, 4 00
B. B. Poole, burying horse, I 00
H. J. Little M. D., returning births,
2 00
Gilman Osgood M. D., "
2 00
Oliver H. Howe M. D., "
25
Thos. J. Studley, returning deaths,
I 75
Patrick Gammon, watching fire,
2 00
William Studley,
2 00
$284 72
CEMETERY.
Received for burial lot,
$10 00
grass,
4 00
$14 00
RECAPITULATION.
Taxes abated, $66
School house repairs, cleaning, care of rooms, etc., 895 34
School books, stationery, etc.,
309 83
Conveyance of scholars to High school,
305 50
Superintendent of schools,
500 00
Teachers' salaries,
3,866 59
Highway expenditures,
2,282 81
Snow expenses,
541 46
Town officers,
1,201 74
Town hall,
33 79
Incidentals,
284 72
Almshouse expenses,
1,102 17
Aid to out-door poor,
1,849 52
Soldiers' relief,
184 63
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State aid, Fuel for schools,
$1,700 00 205 43
$15,329 64
NORWELL, Jan. 24, 1899.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Treasurer and Collector, and find them cast correctly and proper vouchers for all payments made.
GEO. CUSHING, Auditor.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in favor of South Scituate Savings Bank, $9,500 00
Betsey B. Tolman note, 300 00
Coffin fund note, 2,000 00
Note in favor of the trustees of the A. T. Otis poor fund, 1,300 00
$13, 100 00
ASSETS.
State school fund, $394 93
County school fund,
291 26
Due from State for State aid,
1,700 00
Due from State for aid to poor,
24 40
Due from Marshfield for Soldiers' relief,
36 50
Due from State for Superintendent and teachers' salaries, 416 67
Due on Granderson farm mortgage, 700 00
Due on corporation taxes, 79 34
Due from John F. Osborn, for board of wife at hospital, 254 70
Due from the State for cattle inspection, 22 27
Taxes outstanding in hands of Collector, 27 29
Cash in hands of Treasurer, 2,073 60
$6,020 96
$7,079 04
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LIST OF JURORS.
To be presented to the town for acceptance or revision at the annual meeting.
William S. Simmons,
Nathan S. Turner,
Joseph C. Otis,
James E. Stoddard.
Charles D. Barnard,
John Corthell,
Alpheus Thomas,
William H. Richardson,
William T. Lapham,
George W. Curtis,
Frederic W. Capell,
Arthur T. Stoddard,
Benjamin B. Poole,
George A. Ayling,
George W. Richardson,
Levi N. Osborn,
Henry J. Tolman,
James H. Studley,
Joseph F. Merritt,
George W. H. Litchfield,
Alfred H. Loring,
George Cushing,
George B. Ellms,
Fred H. Baker,
John S. Gardner,
Joseph H. Corthell,
Thomas J. Studley,
Charles H. Dyer.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS BARSTOW, GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS,
Selectmen of Norwell.
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TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE COFFIN POOR FUND.
Amount of fund,
$2,000 00
Loaned to the Town of Norwell at five per cent.
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1898, $118 30
Interest to Jan. 1, 1898, IO2 82
$221 12
Paid for care of cemetery lot,
$5 00
Paid for relief of out-door poor,
99 60
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899,
121 52
$221 12
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE A. T. OTIS CEMETERY AND TOMB FUNDS.
Amount of funds deposited in South Scituate Savings Bank, $1,500 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1898,
$140 17
Interest to July 1, 1898,
65 86
$206 03
$1,706 03
Paid, --
E. A. Turner,
$10 00
C. W. Sparrell,
49 33
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
146 70
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
1,500 00
$1,706 03
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SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE SAMUEL C. CUDWORTH CEMETERY FUND.
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1898, deposited in South Scituate Savings Bank,
$200 00
Interest on deposit Jan 1, 1898,
$15 62
Interest to Jan. 1, 1899,
12 26
$27 88
$227 88
Paid for care of lot, $8 00
" Town Treasurer, as provided by terms of trust,
18 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
1 88
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
200 00
$227 88
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE PRUDENCE C. DELANO TOMB FUND.
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1898, deposited in South Scituate Savings Bank,
$300 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1898,
$16 39
Interest to July 1, 1898,
12 76
$29 15
$329 15
Paid C. W. Sparrell, care of tomb,
$5 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899, 24 15
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
300 00
$329 15
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ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE JOSSELYN CEMETERY FUND.
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1898, deposited in South Scituate Savings Bank,
$200 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1898,
$37 12
Interest to July 1, 1898,
9 56
$46 68
$246 68
Paid for care of lot,
$15 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
31 68
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
200 00
$246 68
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE NANCY HERSEY CEMETERY FUND.
Received from the estate and deposited in the South Scituate Savings Bank, April 1, 1897, $100 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899, $5 08
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899, 100 00
$105 08
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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE A. T. OTIS POOR FUND.
Amount of fund, $2,000 00
Loaned to the Town of Norwell at 4 1-2 per cent, 1,300 00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1898, $121 17
Received one year's interest on town note, 58 50
Income from house in Alabama,
7 98
$187 65
Paid, in-door poor,
$32 00
out-door poor,
45 70
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899,
109 95
$187 65
The house and land in Decatur, Alabama, has been sold to Gertrude B. Smith for $700, with interest on deferred pay- ments at the rate of six per cent. per annum, payable semi- annually. Payment has been made of $100, -. a part of the purchase money for said land, -and the remaining principal with the accruing interest to be paid in ten semi-annual pay- ments, the first of which has been paid, as statement below shows.
Received, balance of sale after deducting taxes and commission for selling, $67 50
Received, first semi-annual payment, 78 00
On deposit in South Scituate Savings Bank, $145 50
THOMAS BARSTOW, GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS,
Trustees of Funds.
CITIZENS' CAUCUS.
The citizens of the Town of Norwell are requested to meet at the Town Hall, Norwell, on Saturday evening, Feb. 25, 1899, at half past seven o'clock, to nominate town officers for the ensuing year, and to transact any other business that may properly come before them.
PER ORDER OF THE SELECTMEN.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN NORWELL IN 1898.
Jan. I. In Norwell, G. Millard Ramsdell of North Marshfield and Laura A. Dyer of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
April 20. In Norwell, Henry C. Ford and Lulu B. Tilden, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
April 20. In Norwell, George S. Corthell and Mary J. Hatch, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
May 15. In Norwell, William H. Appleford and Edith B. Capell, both of Norwell, by Rev. C. H. Williams.
June II. In Hanover, David B. Chandler and Millie M. Thomas, both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
June II. In Norwell, Erwin H. Frost of Whitman and Jennie L. Ford of Norwell, by Rev. J. J. Tobey.
June 30. In Charlestown, Henry T. Gunderway of Nor- well and Ida C. Smith of Charlestown, by Rev. B. W. Farris.
July 2. In Brockton, Ellsworth N. Wilder of Norwell and Lydia W. Finney of Brockton, by Rev. Justin K. Richardson.
Oct. 15. In Hanover, Charles H. Curtis and Eliza A. Gunderway, both of Norwell, by Rev. John Wild.
Oct. 18. In Hingham, James E. Baxter of Dorchester and Ella Loring of Hingham, by Rev. Charles H. Porter.
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Oct. 27. In Marshfield, Richard J. Taylor of Norwell and Ellen F. Arnold of Marshfield, by Rev. Thomas H. Goodwin.
Nov. 2. In Norwell, John F. Turner and Emma J. Whitcomb, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
Nov. 22. In Norwell, Mortimer D. Maxwell of Brockton and Ada P. Tilden of North Scituate, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
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BIRTHS.
DATE.
NAME OF CHILD.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
January 17, Elva Agnes Prouty
Frank A. and Amy L.
27, Herbert Austin Lincoln .
I. Austin and Mabei G.
30, Lyman Irving Cromwell
Mabel F. Cromwell.
February 18,
John Henry Gardner
Leon W. and Maggie M.
March 7,
Donald Carter Wilder
William E. and Lillie C. Samuel and Isabel.
April 17, Frederick Samuel Olson
May
4, Merton F. Rix
George W. and Annie F.
5, Daniel Wilfred Purtle
William and Martha.
8, Arthur Herman Osborne
John F. and Emily E. Alden and Rachael.
10, Oscar Franklin Beach
30, Ruth Harriet Tolman
Thomas J. and Jessie.
August 18, Norwell O. Baker
Henry O. and Ida.
September 6, Clara Evelyn Jones
Fred and Evelyn.
17, George Dewey Hines
Daniel and Mary.
October 8, William Berger Hatch
George S. and Anna.
Nov. 8, Hazel Doris Damon
Wallace H. and Fannie.
17, Lillian Florence Ford
Atwood L. and Florence.
29, Otis Franklin Corthell
George S. and Mary J.
December 8,
Minnie Francis Gardner
E. W. and Roma.
18, Howard Porter Robinson
Asa W. and Louisa
The following three births occurred in town during 1897, but did not appear in the report of that year for the reason that no return of them was made to the Town Clerk until af- ter the report was issued.
DATE. NAME OF CHILD.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
1897. April 10, Horace Eugene Boynton
Walter L. and Laura M.
66 April 23, Hazel Edith Torrey .
George O. and Martha J.
66 Sept. 16, Mary Elizabeth Hines
Charles E. and Margaret.
The Town Clerk hereby gives public notice that he is pre- ared to furnish to parents, householders, physicians and mid- wives applying therefor, blanks for returns of births as re- quired by law.
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DEATHS.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
M.
D.
Jan. 5. Roland L. Sylvester,
5
Unknown.
Feb. 2. George K. Cushing,
91
2
Nephritis.
Mar. 16. Mary Ellen Ellms,
6
11
18
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
Apr. 25. Frank Warren Dyer,
21
2
24
Cerebral Hemorrhage.
July 17. Violet Gurney Cromwell,
3
15
Unknown at present.
21. Harriet Jacobs,
84
4
27
Apoplexy.
Aug. 15.
Ann Brown,
80
3
Softening of Brain.
Sept. 5. Waldo Jones,
67
13
Pyelo-nephritis.
17. Bethia Foster Corlew,
88
2
21
Old Age.
28. Mary Lester,
62 6
Epilepsy.
28. Walter F. Beach, 4
Gastro-Enteritis.
Oct.
1. Deborah J. Ellms,
31
16
Phthisis.
7. Abel A. Vinal,
84
8
Old Age.
12. Nancy J. Vining,
61
3
17
Burn.
15. Norwell O. Baker,
1 28
Infantile Diarrhoea.
Nov. 21. Charles A. Adams,
42
Tuberculosis.
27. Albert C. Tilden,
23
Accidental Drowning.
27. John Burton Henderson, 24
7
27. Fred Lloyd Henderson,
22
3
Dec. 13. Charles Sables,
72
19. Charles H. Damon,
58
3
14
19. Anna J. Knapp,
28
8
Heart Disease. Chronic Endocarditis. Phthisis.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH C. OTIS, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL,
FOR THE YEAR 1898.
ROCKLAND : ROCKLAND STANDARD PRESS. 1899.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of Norwell :
At the annual town meeting in March, 1898, Mr. Benjamin Loring was re-elected to the School Board. The Board there- fore consists of the same members as last year, with Benja- min Loring chairman and Marion G. Merritt secretary.
SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS.
On the 16th of April the Committees of Hanover, Hanson and Norwell met in joint convention at Hanover and re- elected Mr. A. J. Curtis Superintendent of Schools.
There has been some talk in our town that a superintend- ent was not needed, but we have found that our schools have made a much greater and more rapid progress in the past five years than ever before. The work is made much easier for the teachers so that they are able to conduct larger schools without an assistant and teach more studies. It becomes more apparent each year that supervision is what we need, and we sincerely hope that nothing will occur to mar its efficiency or threaten is permanency, for the small amount it costs the town is but a trifle compared with the good it is doing in our schools.
TEACHERS.
Our corps of teachers remains the same as last year with the exception of three schools. Miss Lulu B. Tilden, who resigned at the close of the spring term, was succeeded by Mrs. Nellie M. Sparrell who taught in Dist. No. 3. The
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vacancy thus made was filled by Miss Mary A. Bailey, who taught one term and resigned for a school in Medway. At the election of teachers Miss Bessie S. Merritt was chosen to fill the vacancy in Dist. No. 3. Miss Merritt, who is a graduate of our High School, is giving great satisfaction and will undoubtedly make one of the best teachers in town.
By the resignation of Mr. E. F. Blood a change was made in the principalship of our High School. Mr. Blood had been with us five years and our High School made great progress under his care and we hope that the change will not interfere with the school work. Mr. Blood was succeeded by Mr. C. A. Record of South Paris, Maine. Mr. Record being a man of great ability and sterling qualities, and with such a thorough knowledge of the work that we feel our school under his care will make a greater progress than it has in the past.
Miss Gertrude Jones, a graduate of our High School, was elected drawing teacher in place of Miss Anna Morton, who resigned at the close of the spring term. Miss Jones has made drawing a special study since her graduation, and with her very good experience bids fair to be an honor to the town. We find she is doing better work and giving greater satisfaction to the scholars than we have ever had before, and sincerely hope we may be able to retain her.
BOOKS.
There has been but very little change in the text books the past year. New geographies and histories have been pur- chased, also a series of Baldwin's readers, which we find to be more interesting and beneficial to the pupil than any we have had in the past.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
During the summer vacation a thorough inspection of the buildings was made, and such as were deemed absolutely necessary were repaired. In Dist. No. 2 the buildings were
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painted, as they were greatly in need of it. In Dist. No. I the roof was shingled, as we found it in a very poor condition. In repairing the blackboards we deemed it advisable, for the good of the town, to purchase slate boards, therefore a half dozen were purchased and put in Districts 1, 3, 6 and 7, where we found them in the worst condition. The coming year we hope to place slate boards in some of the other schools. We were obliged to get new furniture for the Grammar school in Dist. No. 7, and we purchased the single adjustable chair and desk, which we find to be so much more comfortable and suitable for the pupils that we deem it advisable to have them placed in all the schools as soon as possible.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The transportation appropriation has been distributed by the same method as last year, and we hope for the further continuance of the same for the coming year. An appro- priation of $3,600 for the general school expenses will be sufficient for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN LORING, ISRAEL HATCH, MARION G. MERRITT.
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EXPENDITURES CHARGEABLE TO THE APPROPRIATION
FOR THE WINTER TERM OF ELEVEN WEEKS OF THE YEAR 1898.
District No. I.
Della F. Nichols, teaching, $99 00
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