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John S. Brooks, supplies, 46 56
74 56
SARAH A. STUDLEY.
Paid William H. Litchfield, rent, 24 00
GEORGE LITCHFIELD.
Paid City of Brockton, board in hospital,
18 00
OSCAR SYLVESTER.
Paid,- Harriet Thomas, board 15 weeks, $18 75
clothing, 3 00
21 75
ALDEN BEACH.
Paid H. J. Little, medical attendance,
20 00
LORENZO CROMWELL.
Paid H. J. Little, medical attendance, 17 50
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GEORGE W. SMITH.
H. J. Little, medical attendance, $ 7 00
JAMES F. CROCKER.
Paid Town of Hanover, C. L. Howes medical attendance, 35 75
$1,445 17
AID TO POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE HAVING SETTLEMENT IN OTHER TOWNS.
LEON W. GARDNER, Hingham.
Paid,-
Linscott & Bryant, supplies, $31 08
H. M. Pratt, coal, 12 50
C. A. Dorr, medical attendance, 17 50
$61 08
J. W. CHAMBERLIN, Holbrook. Paid M. Little, supplies, 104 00
H. L. BATES, Cohasset.
Paid, -
H. J. Little, medical attendance, $14 50
Fred Bates, wood, 2 50
George F. Welch, coal,
12 00
E. Clough & Co., supplies, 36 00
H. S. Turner & Co., supplies,
21 00
86 00
STEPHEN THOMAS, Duxbury.
William P. Grovestein, medical attendance, 21 25
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FRANK W. HILTON, Whitman.
Linscott & Bryant, supplies,
$3 00
$275 33
STATE CHARGES.
EDWARD C. JORDAN AND FAMILY.
Paid H. J. Little, medical attendance, $39 00
MRS. A. L. GROSS.
Cash paid by H. D. Smith, supplies, &c., 12 00
$51 00
SUMMARY.
Total amount paid aid to out-door poor,
$1,771 50
Cost of poor at Almshouse, 882 59
$2,654 09
Less amount refunded by towns.
$275 33
Less amount refunded by State,
51 00
326 33
$2,327 76
GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS, HENRY D. SMITH, Overseers of the Poor.
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EXPENDED FOR SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
BENJAMIN K. BARRETT, Whitman.
Cash, $69 00
.
LYMAN B. FITTS, Marshfield.
Paid,- Aid,
$30 00
Medical attendance,
22 50
52 50
JOANNA KEENE.
Paid Town of Hanover, rent, 50 00
Expenditures on account of soldiers' relief,
$171 50
Less amount refunded by towns,
121 50
Net cost, $50 00
STATE AID .- SPANISH WAR.
Paid,- Alice M. Ryan, Mary E. Ryan,
$4 00
4 00
Due from State, $8.00
$8 00
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MILITARY AID.
Paid William T. Slason, 24 00
One-half refunded by the State, $12.00
STATE AID .- WAR OF 1861-65.
Paid,-
Charles D. Barnard,
$48 00
David Bassford,
48 00
Mrs. David Bassford,
16 00
Benjamin K. Barrett,
72 00
Mrs. Amanda Coleman,
48 00
Timothy B. Chapman,
36 00
John Corthell,
48 00
Mrs. Josephine Corthell,
32 00
Josiah W. Chamberlin,
72 00
Mrs. Maria B. Damon,
48 00
Mrs. Hannah Dover,
24 00
Charles David,
72 00
Ensign B. Damon,
48 00
Mrs. Lucy 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,
60 00
Sarah Hatch,
48 00
Thomas R. Lawrence,
72 00
Charles M. Leavitt,
48 00
William H. Morse,
48 00
William O. Merritt,
48 00
John McKee,
60 00
David P. Robinson,
36 00
Mrs. Harriet Raymond,
48 00
Mrs. Mary Shepherd,
48 00
Edwin Studley,
48 00
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George O. Torrey,
$72 00
James W. Warner,
36 00
James H. Williams,
60 00
Mrs. Esther M. Young,
48 00
Albert Winslow,
32 00
Bradford Little,
4 00
Charles R. Humphrey,
4 00
Martin S. Poppy,
12 00
Charles H. Totman,
48 00
$1,780 00 Approved by Commissioners and due from State, $1,780 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid,-
Thomas Barstow, services as selectman, assessor
and overseer of the poor, $45 00
George W. Griggs, for services as above, 150 00
Alpheus Thomas, 66
153 50
Henry D. Smith,
66
100 00
Marion G. Merritt, school committee,
25 00
Benjamin Loring,
25 00
Israel Hatch,
35 00
Mary L. F. Powers,
50 00
H. T. Fogg, treasurer,
100 00
E. A. Turner, tax collector,
350 00
J. C. Otis, clerk,
II 25
J. C. Otis, registrar of voters,
20 00
E. E. Stetson,
15 00
John H. Prouty, 66
15 00
Edw. M. Sexton, " 66
15 00
George Cushing, auditor,
12 00
Charles Simmons, fire warden,
5 00
Samuel Loring, 66 1 00
A. W. Pinson, inspecting cattle,
16 50
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J. C. Otis, recording births, marriages and deaths, $17 00 John Corthell, truant officer, 2 00
J. Warren Foster, notifying officers, 8 50
H. J. Little, board of health, 3 00
$1,174 75
One-half the expense inspecting cattle refunded by the State, 8 25
$1,166 50
TOWN HALL EXPENSE.
Paid,-
George W. Griggs, labor and hardware, $1 00
Hanover Carriage Co., pump handle, 50
Est. C. A. Peterson, stoves and chimney,
14 50
Fred J. Croning, janitor, 25 00
H. T. Fogg, insurance, 22 50
Brown & Lehan, setting glass, &c, 3 65
Charles W. Tilden, smith work, 2 25
A. J. Litchfield & Son, kerosene, 53
W. W. Wade, tuning piano,
2 00
$71 93
UNION BRIDGE REPAIRS.
John F. Turner, iron work and labor, bill of 1898, $II 12
NEW UNION BRIDGE CONTRACTS.
John W. Burns, grading, $50 00
Pratt Bros., printing, 6 00
A. J. Litchfield & Son, lanterns and oil, 2 93
R. D. Shanahan, on account stone work,
400 00
$458 93
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INCIDENTALS.
William S. Curtis, stationery,
$3 75
John F. Turner, well for District No. 6, 7 80
Thomas Barstow, stationery and expressing, 2 84
R. Woodman, town seal,
12 00
H. T. Fogg, printing,
3 00
J. S. Smith, printing town reports, 66 66 66 &c,
82 20
Little, Brown & Co., book-"Town Officer,"
4 00
C. L. Howes, returning 7 births,
I 75
Seth Foster, expressing &c.
6 50
A. W. Brownell, printing assessors' notices,
I 00
A. J. Litchfield & Son, postage, stamps &c, E. A. Turner,
II IO
J. C. Otis, 6
3 00
John Whalen, burying horse and disinfectant,
7 00
Rockland Standard, wood notices,
I 25
Thomas Groom & Co., books,
18 50
H. T. Fogg, counsel for Dagan case,
20 00
Helen L. Fogg, rent of safe,
8 00
Town of Pembroke, seeding ponds, 8 10
H. J. Little, returning births, 2 25
Frank Dyer, expressing, 3 60
Chas. E. Abbott, pump repairs, Dist. No. 2, I 25
C. M. & E. H. Sparrell, return of deaths, '98 and '99, 10 50
$239 36
GAFFIELD PARK.
Paid, -- Alexander Black, cutting, $15 50
William T. Sylvester, hauling, 10 00 -
$25 20
1
9 00
IO 97
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Received, - H. T. Fogg, lumber,
$18 54
Wood furnished schools,
25 00
$43 54
Balance credited to Park,
$18 04
TOWN CEMETERY.
Paid,-
· U. Sidney Bates, trees,
$5 25
Samuel Loring,
labor,
9 20
William H. Farrar,
2 CO
Charles H. Lapham,
5 26
John W. Brown,
3 60
John A. Sawyer,
3 60
Jerome H. Sawyer,
6 70
Edwin C. Briggs,
3 00
$38 61
Received on two lots and two graves, $24 00
RECAPITULATION.
Taxes abated, $79 75
School house repairs, cleaning, care of rooms, etc.,
539 51
School books, stationery, etc.,
466 55
Conveyance of scholars to High School, 301 22
Superintendent of schools, 500 00
Teachers' salaries,
3,909 37
Highway expenditures,
2,517 II
Snow expenses,
1,521 05
Town officers,
1,174 75
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Town hall,
$71 93
Incidentals,
239 36
Almshouse expenses,
1,539 OI
Aid to out-door poor,
1,771 50
Soldiers' relief,
171 50
State and military aid,
1,812 00
Fuel and fitting same for schools,
247 78
Union Bridge repairs,
II
12
New Union Bridge contracts,
458 93
Soldiers' burial,
105 00
$17,437 44
Amount refunded by state and towns for out-door poor,
$326 33
Almshouse credit,
656 42
State and military aid,
1,800 00
Soldiers' relief,
121 50
Soldiers' burial from Post 112,
35 00
66 due from state,
70 00
Union Bridge repairs, due from Marshfield,
5 56
Town officers, cattle inspection, due from state, 8 25
Superintendent of school, due from state,
250 00
Teachers' salaries, 66
166 67
Income, Massachusetts School Fund, 394 43
Dog tax, 3II 91
$4,146 06
Net expense of running town affairs, $13,291 38
NORWELL, MASS., January 26, 1900. I have examined the accounts of the Selectinen, Treasurer and Collector, and find them cast correctly and proper vouch- ers for all payments made.
GEORGE CUSHING, Auditor.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in favor of South Scituate Savings Bank, $9,500 00
Notes in favor of Betsey B. Tolman,
300 00
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" Coffin Poor Fund, 2,000 00
" A. T. Otis Poor Fund, 1,300 00
$13, 100 00
ASSETS.
State School Fund, estimated,
$394 43
County "
3II 91
Due from,-
State for state aid, 1,800 00
" aid to poor, 51 00
" soldiers' burial, 70 00
Supt. and teachers' salaries, est., 416 67
Marshfield for soldiers' relief,
22 50
. Cohasset for aid to poor,
86 00
Duxbury “
21 25
Hingham "
61 08
State for tuition of children, estimated, 106 00
66 " inspection of cattle, 8 25
Granderson mortgage, 150 00
John F. Osborn for board of wife,
254 70
Corporation and bank taxes,
265 00
Outstanding taxes, tax of 1894,
IO 66
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
1,903 75
$5,843 20
$7,256 80
LIST OF JURORS.
To be presented to the town for acceptance or revision at the annual town meeting :
Joseph C. Otis,
Charles D. Barnard,
Alpheus Thomas,
George W. Richardson,
Henry J. Tolman,
Alfred H. Loring,
John S. Gardner,
Nathan S. Turner,
James E. Stoddard,
George W. Curtis,
John Corthell, Arthur T. Stoddard,
Levi N. Osborn,
James H. Studley,
George E. Torrey,
Henry A. Turner,
Joseph H. Hatch,
Cassius C. Merritt,
Fred H. Curtis,
Albion Damon,
Walter S. Osborn, Wallace M. Shaw,
James L. Litchfield,
Byron H. Merrill,
Edwin M. Sexton,
Henry F. Ford,
David W. Turner,
Orlando H. Lake.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS, HENRY D. SMITH, Selectmen of Norwell.
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TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE COFFIN POOR FUND.
Amount of fund,
$2,000 00 (Loaned to the Town of Norwell at four per cent.)
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1899,
$121 52
Interest to Jan. 1, 1900, (town note),
80 00
Interest to July, 1899, 4 28
$205 80
Paid for care of cemetery lot,
$5 00
Paid for relief of out-door poor,
78 00
On hand Jan. 1, 1900,
122 80
$205 80
FOURTEENTH 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, 1899,
$146 70
Interest to July, 1899,
66 72
213 42
$1,713 42
Paid for care of lots, $30 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
183 42
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
1,500 00
$1,713 42
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EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE SAMUEL C. CUDWORTH CEMETERY FUND.
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
$200 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
ŠI 88
Interest to July, 1899,
4 02
$5 90
$205 90
Paid for care of lot,
$3 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
2 90
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
200 00
$205 90
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE PRUDENCE C. DELANO TOMB FUND.
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
$300 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
$24 15
Interest to July, 1899,
13 08
37 23
$337 23
Paid for care of Tomb,
$5 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
32 23
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
300 00
$337 23
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TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE JOSSELYN CEMETERY FUND.
Amount of fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
$200 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1899,
$31 68
Interest to July, 1899, 9 34
41 02
$241 02
Paid for care of lot,
$8 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
33 02
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
200 00
$241 02
SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE NANCY HERSEY CEMETERY FUND.
Amount of fund,
$100 00
Interest on deposit Jan 1, 1899,
$5 08
Interest to July, 1899,
4 24
9 32
$109 32
Paid for care of lot,
$2 00
Interest on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
7 32
Fund on deposit Jan. 1, 1900,
100 00
$109 32
All the cemetery funds held in trust are deposited in the South Scituate Savings Bank.
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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE A. T. OTIS POOR FUND.
Amount of fund, $2,000 00
Loaned to Town of Norwell at 4 1-2 per cent.,
1,300 00
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1899,
$109 95
One year's interest on town note,
58 50
Interest on balance in bank,
4 28
$172 73
Paid in-door poor,
$27 00
Paid out-door poor,
35 00
On hand Jan. 1, 1900,
IIO 73
$172 73
ALABAMA REAL ESTATE.
Original investment, $700 00
This property reported last year as sold to Gertrude B. Smith still continues to be held by the Trustees, subject to the contract of sale, and the payments have been met accord- ing to agreement, as shown below :
On deposit in South Scituate Savings Bank Jan. 1, 1899, $145 50
January, interest on above deposit,
2 12
July, 66 66 66
3 70
March, payment on contract,
76 20
Sept.,
less charges, 73 07
$300 59
Due on contract,
420 00
Value of investment Jan. 1, 1900,
$720 59
GEORGE W. GRIGGS, ALPHEUS THOMAS, HENRY D. SMITH,
Trustees.
CITIZENS' CAUCUS.
The citizens of the Town of Norwell are requested to meet at the Town Hall, Norwell, on Friday evening, Feb. 23, 1900, 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 IN NORWELL FOR THE YEAR 1899.
Jan. 3. In Weymouth, Joseph H. Griffin of Norwell and Annie McDonald of Hingham, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Jan. 14. In Hanover, Frank M. Vining and Lena S. Leavitt, both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Jan. 17. In Norwell, Willard J. Coombs of Norwell and Addie M. Morrise of Cohasset, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
Feb. 17. In Rockland, John J. Scully of Norwell and May A. Young of Rockland, by Rev. James H. O'Neil.
Feb. 22. In Norwell, Charles O. Jacobs of Chelsea and Elizabeth C. Easton of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
March 4. In Hanover, Stanley Griffin of Hingham and Maud E. Brailey of Norwell, by Rev. J. J. Tobey.
March 5. In Cohasset, Frederick W. Capell of Norwell and Olive F. Jewett of Cohasset, by Rev. William Henry Brooks.
April 9. In Norwell, Charles H. Bates of Norwell and Mary E. Lovejoy of Scituate, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
April 16. In Pembroke, Whitman C. Soule and Hattie B. Lawrence, both of Norwell, by Rev. Charles W. Casson.
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May 3. In Dighton, Alexander Weatherbee and Annie G. Stetson, both of Norwell, by Rev. Jerome Greer.
June 30. In Norwell, W. Ralph Gardner of Norwell and Jessie B. Hayden of Hanover, by Rev. John Wild.
Aug. 19. In Hanover, Walter A. Damon of Norwell and Grace H. Baker of Rockland, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Nov. I. In Hanover, Charles T. Dalby of Scituate and Mabel M. Richardson of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
Nov. 8. In Norwell, Andrew J. Litchfield Jr: and Bessie S. Merritt, both of Norwell, by Rev. Thomas Thompson.
Nov. 15. In Hanover, Edwin E. Jacobs and Mabel F. Harrison, both of Norwell, by Rev. Melvin S. Nash.
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BIRTHS IN NORWELL FOR THE YEAR 1899.
DATE
NAME OF CHILD.
NAME OF PARENTS.
February
16. Emeline Costello,
James H. and Rebecca.
18. James Marshall Bates
Laban R. and Nora.
March
1. George Francis Gardner
Leon W. and Maggie.
7. Stanley Bradford Winslow
Jesse and Eva.
May
1. Cinderella May Hackett
Wallace H. and Ada P.
8. Westley Holmes Osborn
John F. and Emily
9. Harry Wilbur Gross .
Artbur L. and Mary.
23. Olive E. Briggs .
Benjamin and Helen A.
July
3.
Howard Beach
Alden and Rachel.
5. Alden Davis Turner
Joshua D. and Lottie B.
August
6. Vernon Franklin Leslie
Philip and Isabel
September 16.
16. Lawrence Soule .
Whitman C. and Hattie B.
26. Lloyd Alton Prouty
Frank A and Amy C.
October 1. 9. Rena Pearl Merritt
Cromwell
Lorenzo and Lucy.
27. Ella May Williamson
Edward I. and Lizzie.
November 11.
Grace Emily Farrar
Irving and Annie.
16. Mariam Franklin Ford
Henry C. and Lulu.
22. Orrin Arnold Cutler :
William W. and Lena.
December
16. Howard Rogers King
Judson and Hilma.
19. Elizabeth Washington Corthell
Henry J. and Lillian F.
21. Edward Franklin Hatch
George S. and Anna.
17. Mildred Lewis Appleford .
William H. and Edith B.
22. Elsie Mariam Burns
John W. and Anna W.
Clarence Leslie Pratt .
William F. and Ella.
Albert and Katie E.
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DEATHS IN NORWELL FOR THE YEAR 1899.
DATE.
NAME.
AGE. CAUSE OF DEATH. BIRTHPL'CE
Y. M. D.
Jan. 1. Gilman F. Collamore,
1
2
6 Influenza, [nia Norwell.
12. Esther C. Jacobs,
69
Hypartilio Pneumo- Scituate.
19. Allen U. Randall,
47
30 Pneumonia. [ease. Norwell.
25. Mary Whiting,
86 9 Organic Heart Dis- Scituate.
Feb. 3.
George H. Clapp,
70
4
9 Apoplexy. [ease. Scituate.
17. William J. Francis,
62
Organic Heart Dis- England.
23. John F. Otis,
74
5 Bright's Disease.
Scituate.
Mar. 1. Liba Litchfield,
84
8 Heart Disease. Scituate.
11. Elizabeth B. Waterman, 85
Old Age & Bronchitis. Duxbury.
20. Clara W. Smith,
37
5 Pulmonary Phthisis. Nova Scotia Heart Disease.
Scituate.
Apr. 10 .. Rodolphus Ellms, 67
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20.
Harriet Freeman, 88
2
19 Bright's Disease. Old Age.
Scituate.
13. Rachel B. Beal;
81
4
8 Heart Disease. Apoplexy.
England.
June 12. Lucinda L. Brown, 62
3 25 Tumor. Charlestown
23. William H. Richardson, 51 5
29
11
Acute Arthritis.
Maine.
Aug. 15. Johanna M. Pinson,
59 11
Heart Disease.
[sy. Canada.
Oct. 4. George C. Cowing,
58
4
Heart Disease, Drop- Weymouth.
11.
Harriet T. Tolman,
70
4
Heart Disease.
Scituate.
25.
Abbie Frances Damon, 59
8 Heart Disease.
Scituate,
Nov. 8. Lucy E. Stowell,
81
2 Cerebral Hemorrhage. Scituate.
8. Edward Stowell,
82
8 Natural causes.
Hanover.
19. Luther C. Bailey,
83
9 Pneumonia.
Scituate.
25. Elizabeth T. Robbins,
66
27 Heart Failure.
Scituate.
29. Daniel T. Hunt,
77 2 Cerebritis.
E.Abington
Dec. 14. Delia T. Jacobs,
77
8 Cerebral Hemorrhage. Boston.
May 7.
William A. Smith, 70
11. Gorham Clapp,
82
9
Hingham.
25. William Capell,
65 5
4 Cerebral Hemorrhage Scituate. Phthisis Pulmonary.
July 7. Herbert F. Smith,
12. Charles R. Humphrey, 91
3
2 LaGrippe, Phthisis. Appendicitis. Broncho Pneumonia.
Scituate.
21. Elizabeth F. Hatch, 85
16. George Edgar Bates,
So. Scituate
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH C. OTIS, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL,
FOR THE YEAR 1899.
ROCKLAND : ROCKLAND STANDARD PRESS. 1900.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
To the Citizens of Norwell: .
At the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1899, Mrs. Mary L. F. Power was elected a member of the School Committee for three years. The Committee organized for the year, March 27th, with Benjamin Loring, chairman ; Mrs. Power, secretary.
SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS.
On April 27th the Committees of Hanson, Hanover and Norwell held a meeting in Hanover Town Hall and re- elected Mr. A. J. Curtis Superintendent of Schools in the district for the ensuing year.
Supervision has now been thoroughly tested in our schools, and the need of it must by this time be perfectly understood by everyone who gives the matter any consideration. In no other way can our schools be kept up to the standard of those of neighboring towns, for however good the intentions of the Committee may be, it is hardly possible for them to be posted on all subjects relating to school work, or to the best and newest methods. We earnestly hope that the town realizes this, and that no step may be taken towards its discontinuance.
TEACHERS.
No great changes in teachers have had to be made. We have been extremely fortunate in this respect, and we hope that none will be made in the near future.
Miss Charlotte Brooks resigned as teacher in Dist. No. 2 at the close of the winter term, her place being filled by
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Miss Eva E. Eagles of Newton Centre, who came to us high- ly recommended. Her work in this school has been excel- lent, and we sincerely hope she may remain with us.
At the end of the summer term the resignation of Miss Bessie S. Merritt was received with much regret, as she has been one of our most popular teachers. Her place in No. 3 was filled in September by Miss Sarah L. Bates of South Hanover, whose work in the school has been very satisfac- tory to the Committee and parents, we believe.
This school is a small one, and on that account does not show the enthusiasm that some of the others do, but the re- sults obtained have been as good as could be expected from such a small school.
We have been able the past year to have the teacher of drawing in our High school, Miss Jones, visit the elemen- tary schools once in three weeks. The result has been very gratifying, and the progress has more than justified the small outlay of money. This result, in another year, will be felt very much in the High school work.
SCHOOLS.
Some changes in our schools were found necessary at the beginning of the school year in September.
The one great need of our town has been for more Gram- mar schools, but heretofore the small number of pupils has not warranted any change. For the last two years this num- ber has increased so much, especially in Districts 4 and 5, that these two schools were so overcrowded that some change was imperative. It seemed the best plan for all concerned, although we did not intend doing so until next September, to form a Grammar school in Dist. No. 5 at once. The Grammar grades of Districts 4, 5 and 6 were to be placed in the upper room under Miss Merritt, who has taught in that place for several years. It was finally thought best, for sev- eral reasons, to take only the 7th and 8th grades from No. 4, although a school of 32 pupils would be left. This number has since increased to 34.
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After taking the Grammar grades from No. 6, the Primary was found too small a school to warrant its continuance, so the entire school has been carried to No. 5, and the Primary grades of both districts placed under Mrs. Sparrell's charge, transportation being given the children of both districts living beyond the mile limit.
The united schools are now in a fine condition, and great improvement in the work of all grades is very apparent.
The committee contemplate opening a third Grammar school in the West ward, as soon as it is thought advisable, thereby giving to that part of the town equal advantages with the East and South Wards.
TRANSPORTATION.
The transportation appropriation for the pupils of the High School has been distributed by the mileage system, as for- merly. To continue this transportation, as well as that fur- nished the past term to the No. 5 Grammar, and to furnish it in the other Grammar school yet to be established, we re- spectfully ask for a sufficient appropriation to meet this ex- penditure.
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
No great changes have been made in the books for the past year. Some much needed supplementary readers have been purchased, also singing books for the higher grades. With nine schools to equip in all things, $350 is a very small sum to allow, less than $40 for each school. We shall ask you to make an appropriation of $400, as the increase is greatly needed.
The High school needs a much larger sum than any of the others, so whatever amount is not used in the elementary schools is more than needed in the High.
The Chemical laboratory contains nothing worth the men- tion, and with our present allowance it is not possible to add to it. Teaching Chemistry without the necessary apparatus
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is like farming without tools : worse, for the farmer can bor- row of his neighbor, while the teacher looks in vain for some- thing to illustrate his meaning.
It is little use telling a pupil that if he puts such and such chemicals together a certain result will follow. It is neces- sary to demonstrate it or the meaning is lost.
BUILDINGS.
At the beginning of the summer vacation it was deemed best, in consideration of the fact that all the school houses were in a fair state of repair, to begin to make some much needed improvements in desks and blackboards. Thoroughly believing that the best is the cheapest in the end, we decided that whenever boards needed repairs to replace the old ones with slate.
The Church Hill school was in much need of new desks in the Primary room, and the boards were not in a good con- dition. We have therefore put in slate boards in both rooms, and Chandler desks in the Primary room. We hope another year to furnish another building in like manner, and continue this each year, if the appropriation will allow, until all our school buildings are neat, comfortable and furnished with modern desks. The other necessary repairs and cleaning were done as usual.
When it was found necessary to open the lower room in No. 5, there was no furniture on hand adapted to a primary school, so new furniture was purchased for that room. Both our Primary rooms now have the Chandler adjustable desk and chair, and present a very attractive appearance.
On Dec. 6 1899, an Institute was held in Hanover Acade- mny building by the towns of Hanson, Hanover and Norwell, that was fully attended by our teachers, who received much benefit from it. The special subjects for discussion were English Grammar, and the so-called Ward system of teach- ing reading. This system is being used with great success
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in the Church Hill Primary, and will be introduced into all our schools where there are primary grades the coming year.
The general expenses of the schools have not largely in- creased. An appropriation of $3,600 will be sufficient for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN LORING, ISRAEL HATCH, MARY L. F. POWER, School Committee of Norwell.
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EXPENDITURES CHARGEABLE TO THE APPROPRIATION.
FOR THE WINTER TERM OF ELEVEN WEEKS OF THE YEAR 1899.
DISTRICT NO. I.
Della F. Nichols, teaching, $99 00
Bernard M. Scully, care of room, 5 00
$104 00
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Charlotte R. Brooks, teaching,
$99 00
Charles H. Baker, care of room, 16 50
$115 50
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Bessie S. Merritt, teaching.
$88 00
Emma R. Totman, care of room,
5 00
$93 00
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Louise E. Ford, teaching,
$99 00
Ralph D. Merritt, care of room.
3 50
$102 50
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Marion G. Merritt, teaching, $99 00
George Sylvester, care of room, II OO
$110 00
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DISTRICT NO. 6.
Nellie M. Sparrell, teaching, $88 00
Willie O. Henderson, care of room,
3 00
$91 00
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Sophia M. Buttrick, teaching, $99 00
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