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1872,
20 00
Otis Kidder, 66 66
66
20 00
66
3 60
1871,.
4 05
Thomas Parker, estate of, error, 1872,
2 00
Geo. W. Heywood, 66
66
3 00
Peter Bussey, 66
2 00
Amount carried forward,.
$78 08
Joshua Whidden,
9 45
3 84
27 07
Widow Sally Reed, abated, 66 66 66 66
12 50
4 50
15
Amount brought forward,
Samuel C. Gammil,
1872, $2 00
66
2 00
Thomas Creighton,
1871,.
2 00
Thomas Barrett,
1870,
2 00
Lewis Houghton,
1870,
2 00
Willard Cannon,
1870,.
2 00
Peter Callahan, 66 66
1870,.
2 00
1871,
2 00
Geo. Palmer,
1871,.
2 00
Thomas Quinn, 66 66
1871,
2 00
1870,.
2'00
James T. Patch,
1872,
4 10
William Prinn,
1872,.
2 00
Robert Gardner,
1872,
2 00
Geo. Fitch,
1872,.
2 00
" 66
1871,
2 00
34 10
$112 18
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Edwin E. Heywood, work on road,
$3 90
Hutchings Bros., 66
2 00
Luke L. Fletcher, 66 66
6 00
Stephen E. Hutchins, 66 66
4 10
W. F. Balch,
66 66
4 40
Asa Nutting,
8 75
Luther Prescott, to constructing 67-8 rod's new road at $1.30,.
88 14
E. Symmes, surveying road at Forge Village, .. . David Brinkerhoff, to building 103 rods new road at $2.50,.
257 50
Work on new road, settled by Selectmen,
75 00
332 50
A. G. Smith, work on road,
3 00
N. S. Hamlin, 66 1868, Edwin Gould, 66
5 75
Road Commissioners, .
1,727 60
$2,192 14
SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Committee to build School-house No. 4,. 66 66 66
$2,000 00
7,
1,200 00
W. M. Vose, repairs on "
66
5,.
8 52
Dr. W. A. Webster, " 66
6,.
3 75
Hiram Dane, 66 66
" 8, 00
2 06
Wright & Co., 66 66
" 10,.
18 69
$3,233 02
3 50
2 50
66
$78 08
Patrick McElligoot,
16
SUMMARY.
Town Officers,
$ 184 52
Library, .
287 54
Incidental Expenses,
1,715 47
Roads and Bridges, .
2,192 14
Overseers of the Poor,
2,777 00
School-houses,.
3,233 02
State Aid,.
612 00
Abatement of Taxes,.
112 18
Whole amount of orders, $11,113 87
J. HENRY READ,
Selectmen WILLIAM REED, of
GEO. W. HEYWOOD.) Westford.
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEE.
The Committee chosen to build the new School-house in Dis- trict No. 4, submit the following report :
Paid for land, . $73 00
66 E. A. Stevens, setting batters,
2 00
E. Symmes, surveying, 1 00
66 for trenching,
8 00
66 for stone work,.
257 65
66 S. Glidden, for building,
1,460 00
66 for vault, .
18 50
66 for grading,. 8 00
66 for furniture, . 243 56
66 for stove fixtures, 6 65
Total expense, . $2,078 36
`All of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY A. HILDRETH, 1 Building AMOS LEIGHTON, Committee.
WESTFORD, February 13, 1873.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report, for the support of the poor for the year ending February 8th, 1873 :
Amount of personal property at the Poor House, includ- ing farming tools, stock, &c., as by appraisal of the Committee-
February 7, 1872, .
$3,125 25
February 8, 1873,. 2,503 96
Loss on personal property,.
$621 29
Income from the Farm, as by S. R. Bagley's books :
Received for milk,
$371 05
66
for calves, ..
47 50
66
in part for three cows, 42 51
66
Potatoes, 22 82
66
Cider,
27 72
66 Apples,
18 50
66 Wood,
15 25
66
Labor,
18 62
66 Straw,
12 00
66
Two cow-hides,
11 48
Beans, .
4 33
66
Cabbages,
2 98
66
Chickens,
1 75
66
Eggs, .
1 20
Cash left by Mr. Tidd,
5 00
Due from I. E. Day,
95 33
$698 04
BILLS PAID.
Paid for oils and paints, . .
$ 72 62
Flour and groceries, 252 73
One yoke of oxen,. 216 00
Amount carried forward,. $541 35
19
Amount brought forward,.
$541 35
Paid for Fresh meat, bought of W. S. Comey, 24 71
D. A. Dow, for medical attendance at Alms House,. 119 00
Wm. A. Webster, for medical attendance, 12 00
For Coffin for Mr. Tidd, 13 00
Chairs, .
8 00
One ox yoke, . 4 00
Killing two cows, .
2 00
Threshing oats, . 5 25
Turkeys, .
3 87
Williette Bagley, for labor to April 1st, 1872,.
53 00
66 since April 1st, 1872, 50 00
For Pork,
1 45
Shoes, .
1 00
Repairing boots,
1 40
Stockings,
1 55
Repairing wagon and sled,
11 45
Tripe, .
4 30
Three meal bags,
1 05
Dry goods,.
44 78
Blacksmith's bill, .
10 21
Freight and express bills,.
3 76
Expense in going to Brighton,
3 15
Groceries, bought in Boston,
69 00
Meat, bought of I. E. Day, .
42 51
Groceries, bought of J. B. Fletcher,
37 27
George Hildreth, for painting,.
52 50
S. T. Wright, for chestnut posts, .
19 50
E. A. Stevens, for work and lumber, .
43 16
For Coffin and robe for F. Scott,.
13 00
Wright & Co., for groceries,
111 42
For Pasturing two cows,
10 75
J. R. Bagley, as master of the Alms House from April 1st, 1871, to April 1st, 1872,
400 00
For Labor, .
134 65
L. Luce, for attending funeral,
1 00
For One rake and two forks,
1 50
Making cider, . .
11 35
Meal, grain and flour,
139 05
Pigs, . .
11 00
Ladders and hooks,
7 08
Bedstead, .
4 00
Axletree for wagon,
5 60
Filing saws, .
1 25
Whip,
50
Crockery,. .
3 23
Cutting hoop-poles,
4 00
Truck for door, and two locks,
1 40
Amount carried forward,
$2,045 00
20
Amount brought forward,
$2,045 00
Paid for Soap,. . 5 00
Drag rake,.
1 25
Use of cultivator, 1 00
Hats, .
1 05
Stove back,.
1 50
Scythe and snath,
2 25
House paper,
1 00
Crackers,
14 50
Grinding corn,.
9 72
Medicine,.
23 28
Car fare,
1 20
Fresh meat,.
35 09
Fresh fish,
26 13
Groceries,.
56 49
Stationery and lamp shade,.
52
$2,224 98
COST OF SUPPORTING THE POOR, OUTSIDE OF THE ALMS HOUSE.
Paid Town of Randolph, for the relief of J. Kemp,. . . . . $ 66 00
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for A. P. Woodard, ... 216 00
Taunton Lunatic Hospital, for Rufus Keyes,. . 190 00
Town of Ipswich, for the relief of Eunice Fletcher,
For the relief of S. Hoyle,. 27 75
For the relief of Mrs. J. Parker,
.40 75
For cutting wood and lumber,.
113 90
Wm. Reed, for teaming logs,
66 50
Heywood & Burbeck, for sawing lumber, 53 90
D. McCarty, for loading wood, 17 37
Town of Andover, for the relief of J. Bostwick,. ..
11 00
For clothes and school books for C. Peckins,. . . .. 7 00 Charles Dutton, M. D., for medical attendance on James Patch, . . 3 00
S. L. Prescott, for stove for small-pox shanty,
3 00
I. E. Day, for meat for shanty,. 4 12
Wm. A. Webster, M. D., for medical attendance on C. Peckins, . 15 00
Charles H. Torry, for taking care of Wm. Willis,. . 56 00 R. H. Phelps, M. D., for medical attendance on Win. Willis, . 20 75
A. W. Cummings, for expense in going to Ran- dolph about J. Kemp,. . 9 00
For removing Levi Lebuff,. 2 00
Services as Overseer of the Poor,. 10 00
Burial expenses of Henry Smith, 5 00
Amount carried forward,.
$1,010 04
.
72 00
21
Amount brought forward,. $1,010 04
Paid Asaph B. Cutter, for removing Levi Lebuff, 2 00
Services as Overseer of the Poor,. 10 00
E. Prescott, for time and expense in going to Marl- boro' and Hudson twice, to see about the settle- ment of HI. Frost,. . 11 00
For going to Lowell five times, about S. Hoyle and HI. Frost, .. 4 00
For going to Sherborn, about H. Frost,. 7 50
For carrying C. Peckins to State Alms House,. ... 4 00
For carrying Dennis Clary to State Alms House, .. 4 00
For making out report to Board of State Charities, 5 00
For making out report to the Town,. 5 00
For two days' time, spent about L'evi Lebuff, 4 00
For postage stamps and stationery,.
2 50
For services as Overseer of the Poor,. 10 00
For expense of taking care of H. Frost, 288 79
Town Treasurer,. 300 00
$1,667 83
STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE EXPENSE OF THE POOR ABOVE THE INCOME OF THE FARM,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 8TH, 1873.
Amount drawn from Town Treasurer, $2,777 00
Received of S. T. Wright, for wood,. 368 24
66 for hoop-poles,. 23 77
for lumber,. 35 56
66 on account of H. Frost,. 13 95
Cash on hand at last settlement,.
17 54
$3,236 06
RESOURCES.
Due from the Commonwealth,.
$361 01
From the Town of Westboro', for the support of H.
Frost,
277 74
From S. T. Wright, for wood,
65 87
From N. S. Hamblin, for boards,
36 10
From Moore Brothers, for boards,
9 50
From I. E. Day, for cattle and hog,
95 33
For milk,.
80 23
From Warren Spaulding,.
2 50
$928 28
22
Number of paupers supported in the Alms House, the past year, . 11 Average number, .
The number receiving assistance by two meals and lodg- ing, . 88
The number assisted out of the Alms House, 17 The number receiving one meal,
66
EDWARD PRESCOTT, Overseers of the Poor A. W. CUMMINGS, of the
ASAPH B. CUTTER. Town of Westford.
PERSONAL APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY AT THE ALMS HOUSE IN WESTFORD,
FEBRUARY 7TH, 1873, AS FOLLOWS :
1 horse, $75; 1 harness, 25; draught harness, 7; old harness, 50 cts .; currycomb and brush, 50 cts .; 1 pair of oxen, 250 ; 6 cows, 240; 6 tons English hay, 180; 5 tons stock hay, 80; lot of corn fodder, 23; oat straw, 21; hay forks, 5; lot of meal boxes, 2.50; windmill, 4; corn sheller, 5; 50 bushels corn, 45; 17 bushels oats, 10; 8 bushels beans, 28; 2 hay cutters and feed box, 10; mowing machine, 30; 2 flails, 1; 1 set measures, 50 cts .; 40 flour barrels, 6.50 ; 10 bags, 3; apple picker, 50 cts .; 3 drag rakes, 3; 7 chains, 5; 2 ox yokes, 7; 6 iron bars, 6; 3 ploughs, 12; 1 cultivator, 50 cts .; 6 shovels, 2; 2 spades, 1; 4 manure forks, 4; 1 manure hook, 50 cts .; 1 pick, 75 cts .; 1 ditching knife, 50 cts .; 1 bog hoe, 50 cts .; 1 pair shafts and 2 axles, 3; 3 water tubs, 1.50; 1 pair muzzles, 25 cts. ; 4 ladders and hook, 11; 2 ox carts, 50; 1 farm wagon, 50; 8 fowls, 6; 1 hog hook, 50 cts .; 2 whiffletrees, 1.50; 1 horse wagon, 30; 1 sleigh, 8; 1 ox sled, 2; 1 horse sled, 3; 14 tie chains, 3.50 ; 1 wheelbarrow, 3; 1 blanket and surcingle, 2; 3 shoats, 30; cart and sled spire, 3; 1 cow bell, 50 cts .; 6 scythes and snaths, 7; 1 grind stone, 5 ; 8 axes, 4; carpenters' tools, 70; 1 copper kettle, 2; 5 wood saws, 4; 6 hoes, 3 ; 2 garden rakes, 1; stove pipe, 75 cts .; 10 baskets, 6 ; grain cradle, 1; 4 saw horses, 1; colored beans, 4; washing machine, 5; 2 meal chests and meal, 6; 7 rakes, 1.75; 2 harrows, 4; 1 string of bells, 25 cts .; 1 water trough, 1; 1 cranberry rake, 1.25 ; cranberries, 3; soap, 2.50; 10 gallons pickles, 4; 25 lbs. butter, 8.75; 6 stone jars, 4.75; 1 gallon measure, 50 cts .; 230 lbs. salt pork, 27.60; 160 lbs. ham, 22.40 ; 140 bushels potatoes, 140; 9 barrels apples, 10 ; 6 gallons boiled cider, 3; 9 barrels cider, 40.50; vinegar, 4; 8 cider casks, 8; garden vegetables, 4; 10 gallons molasses, 4.80; kerosene can and oil, 4.40; 6 wash tubs, 5; 1 cook stove, 75; 3 air-tight stoves, 21; 1 Franklin stove, 2; 66 milk pans, 12; 8 tin pails, 4; 5 wash basins, 2; tin ware, 15; extracts, 1.20; coffee mill, 50 cts .; 1 wooden bowl, 50 cts .; 1 clothes wringer, 5; 1 water pot, 1; 88 lbs. lard, 13.20 ; 40 lbs. tallow, 4; saleratus, 80 cts .; cream tartar, 1.50; 3 butter moulds, 1.75 ; 3 lbs. starch, 42 cts. ; bar soap, 3; churn, 3; 49 lbs. dried apple, 5; 40 lbs. rice, 4; 7 butter tubs, 1; 3 butter boxes, 1; bread trough, 1; paint stock, 4; 2 apple parers, 1; candle mould, 50 cts .; 1 sausage filler, 25 cts .; 50 lbs. sugar, 6; salt, 50 cts .; spices, 4; 2 pairs steelyards, 80 cts .; 2 wash bowls, 1; 3 oil cans, 1.50; 6 iron pots, 2; 1 tea ket- tle, 75 cts. ; 2 porcelain kettles, 1.50; 1 [iron griddle pan, 75 cts .; chopping knife and 2 trays, 2; 1 wooden bowl, 50; 1 waiter, 1; 2
24
clothes bars, 1; 3 iron bread pans, 1.50; 11 earthen pots, 1; stove blacking and brush, 75 cts .; 6 brooms, 1.50; tea, 1; 3 lbs. coffee, 39 cts .; 1 morter, 50 cts .; 35 lbs. dry fish, 3.15; 8 spice boxes, 40 cts ; ¿ bbl. flour, 3; 2 seives, 1; 7 jugs, 2; lamps and lantern, 3; knives, forks and spoons, 4; crockery, 10; 5 sets shovels and tongs, 3; 1 corn parcher, 50 cts .; candlesticks, 50 cts .; glass tumblers, 50 cts. ; a lot of chests, 10; 8 trunks, 20; 6 cases drawers, 5; 15 lights of glass, 90 ets. ; 9 lamp chimneys, 90 cts .; 10 bedsteads and beds, 100; 6 rocking chairs, 5.25; 1 cabinet chair, 2.50; tablecloths and towels, 5.50; old clothing, 5; bedding, 160; 1 cradle, 2; 2 clocks, 5; 11 tables, 10; 2 clothes baskets and lines, 3; 16 window curtains, 4; 3 looking glasses, 1.35; 6 flat irons, 3; ash shovels, &c., 3.50; 1 rifle, 5; 2 watches, 5; 1 gold necklace, 7; handcuffs and fetters, 2; 1 bed pan, 1.50; 1 injection pipe, 2; old iron, 1.25; 2 mop handles, 80 cts .; 1 entry mat, 75 cts. ; 6 lbs. cheese, 1.20; 1 dinner bell, 75 cts .; 5 sickles, 1; beetle rings and wedges, 2; 1 steel trap, 75 cts .; 5 meat bbls., 5 ; meat fork, wrenches and hammer, 2; butter worker, 75 cts .; fresh beef and pork, 11; 8 cords wood, (trash,) 16; 16 cords, wood, (in shed,) 40; 1 cord hard wood, 6; 500 feet plank, 10; 3 M feet boards, 60.
Amount of personal property at Alms House February 7,
1873, . . $2,503 96
Amount of personal property February 8, 1872,. 3,125 25
Difference, .
$621 29
LEVI T. FLETCHER, Appraisers of ALDEN P. OSGOOD, Property at the
EDWIN E. HEYWOOD. Alms House.
2600
1111
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
EXPENSES
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 12, 1874.
LOWELL, MASS .: STONE, HUSE & CO., BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 21 CENTRAL STREET. 1874.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1873.
TOWN CLERK, EDWIN R. HODGMAN.
SELECTMEN. J. HENRY READ, WILLIAM REED, GEO. W. HEYWOOD.
ASSESSORS, EDWARD PRESCOTT, ASAPH B. CUTTER, ASA HILDRETH.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
J. HENRY READ, OREN COOLIDGE, NATHAN S. HAMBLIN.
TOWN TREASURER. SHERMAN D. FLETCHER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ALLAN CAMERON, WILLIAM E. FROST, J. HENRY READ, EDWIN GOULD,
OLIVER WOODWARD, WM. L. KITTREDGE,
GEO. J. SHERBURN, ARTHUR WRIGHT,
J. WILLIAM FLETCHER, GEORGE E. COBURN,
ALONZO P. REED, WILLIAM M. VOSE.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. JOHN LANKTREE.
FENCE VIEWERS.
ELI TOWER, TIMOTHY L. GRIFFIN, JACOB SMITH.
1
CONSTABLES. William L. Kittredge, F. A. Fletcher, Edward Prescott, S. II. Fletcher,
William A. Frederic, Isaac E. Day,
Wesley O. Hawkes, William Whitney,
George C. Hill, S. S. Gilson, Moses Edwards,
H. A. Hildreth.
APPRAISERS OF PROPERTY AT THE POOR FARM. Alvan Fisher, A. W. Cummings, Henry A. Hildreth.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
Dist. No. 1-A. P. Richardson,
Dist. No. 10-W. F. Balch,
66 11-S. N. Burbeck,
66 66 12-George Laws,
66 4-Francis Caldwell, 66 66 13-T. L. Griffin, 66 66 5-John Dane,
66 14-F. A. Fletcher,
66 6-John Morrison, 66 66 15-John Murphy,
66 66 7-Hezekiah Cummings, 66 16-Alonzo P. Reed,
66
66 8-David Brinckerhoff, 66
66 17-S. E. Hutchins,
66
66 9-A. W. Cummings,
66 18-Josiah Walker.
DIRECTORS OF TOWN LIBRARY.
GEO. T. DAY, WM. A. WEBSTER, MRS. J. W. P. ABBOT.
LIBRARIAN-TRUE A. BEAN.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-EBEN TUFTS.
WEIGHERS OF HAY. J. B. Fletcher, N. H. Wright, S. A. Hamblin, John M. Fletcher.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER,
Cyrus Hamlin, S. A. Hamblin,
George Reed,
Daniel Falls, E. A. Stevens,
George H. Prescott.
Arthur Wright, Oliver Woodward, Charles E. Whidden,
A. W. Frederic,
Franklin A. Fletcher, H. H. Decatur,
T. H. Hamlet, A. J. Blaisdell,
Allan R. Perham.
CULLER OF HOOPS AND STAVES-ALLAN R. PERHAM.
2-Thomas Horan,
66 3-Eli Tower,
MARRIAGES
RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD, A. D. 1873.
DATE.
NAMES.
AGE.
RESIDENCE.
BIRTH-PLACE.
March 24.
John William Fletcher Susie A. Willis.
25
Lawrence, Mass. Lowell.
April 3
Edward Henry Holt Julia A. Bennett
34
35
Westford, Westford,
Greenfield. Newark, N. J.
April 16
German S. Lyon Sarah L. Russell
46
29
South Acton, Westford,
Pelham, N. H. Hooksett, N. H.
June 14.
Reuben Sargent. Nancy Hosley.
46 36
Westford, Westford,
Newry, Maine. Westford.
July 29
Joseph Sears Josephine Brunel.
15
Westford, Westford,
Montreal, Canada Canada.
August
Burpee Bleakney Ellen (Scully ) Roach.
27
Groton, Groton,
New Brunswick. Ayer.
August 12
Julius M. Writer Harriet S. Carkin
22 17
Westford, Westford,
Potton, P. Q. Westford.
September 3 . .
Fletcher Peckens
54
Westford,
Chelmsford. St. Albans, Maine.
September 10 ..
Ai Dane Elma L. (Page) Bell.
27 25
Westford, Lowell,
Westford. Lowell.
October 9.
Hiram H. Decatur Abbie V. Ricker
45
Barrington, N.H. Strafford, N. H.
December 4 ... James Sherburne
33
Westford, Westford,
Tyngsborough. Groton.
Marriages recorded.
11
Marriages between natives. 8
Marriages between foreigners 1 Marriages between natives and foreigners 2
49
Westford,
Barrington, N. H.
Fannie A. (Derby) Putnam. 37
21
Westford,
Westford.
20
22
Elizabeth P. (Toby) Hammond ..
44
Westford,
BIRTHS
RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD, A. D. 1873.
DATE.
NAMES.
PARENTS.
January 4. Edwin Lackey.
66
8 .. ..
Mary Remmes
66
17 .....
Virginie Gandette.
66 17 ..
Alice Louisa Agnew.
66
22 ..
Donald Allan Cameron
66
23 ..
66
23. George Thomas Doody.
February 3.
Panl Normandin ... ..
Charles Abbot Chamberlin
15. John Handley
15 ..
Henry Augustus Bunce.
March 6 ...
Caleb Currier Farris
66 13 .. Howard Brewer Fillebrown
12. Malvina Beanpeller
18 .. Ellen Hoar ..
66 27. Ora Lonisa Day
April 1. Jackson.
66 2 Hannah Galvin.
6. Edith Marion Fletcher.
John M. and E. J. (Tebbetts) Fletcher.
66 15. Marion Gertrude Sherman
66 16. Margaret Jane Gateley.
Daniel W. and S. A. (Farrar) Sherman. John and Mary ( Welton) Gateley. James and Annie E. (McGuire) Gateley.
May 20.
22
Ernest Herman Dane,
Hiram and Sarah (Carr) Dane.
June 66 16.
Devise.
J. Henry and Mary E. (Falls) Read. Edward and Mary (Vallard) Devise. Henry and - (- -) Rogers.
“ 19. 22 Bertha Frances Fitch,
Charles Danforth Howard
Calvin L. and Mary J. (Hale) Howard.
July 31. August 1. 15.
Charles Tobias Augustus Rogers, Marion McGregor Hamilton.
George H. and S. M. (Forten) Rogers. Henry H. and H. (McGregor) Hamilton. Michael and Ann (Fay) Conley. Levi S and Anna F. (Ingallis) Gilson.
66 25 .. .. Ella Frances Gilson.
66 26 ..... Annie Fraser McKay.
27. Ida Emmogene Closson.
James and Isabella (Fraser) Mckay. John E. and Lilla D. (Bigelow) Closson. William (2nd) and C. (Wheeler) Reed.
29 ... ... § George Henry Simpson.
James and Margaret (Sullivan) Simpson .
66
1 .. Rosalie Potrie . Leon and Mary (Ballon) Potrie.
20 .. Thomas Arthur Edson Wilson John and Lizzie (Scott) Wilson. 66 21 ..
William Reuben Carver John E. and Mary E. (Kittredge) Carver.
October 15 ... .. Flora Bell Hutchins John, Jr. and S. E. (Nickles) Hutchins.
66 22 ..... George Henry White William and Magdalen (Elder) White.
66 24 ..... Ann Carmichael. John and Jeannie (Elder) Carmichael.
Rose May Polley. Alvin G. and Marietta (McIntire) Polley.
December 10 ..
George Lyman Wright Charles A. and Celia J. (Smith) Wright.
66
26 .. Emily Almeda Hutchinson
George and Annie (Foley) Hutchinson.
26 .. Florence May Blaisdell. Joel A. and E. A. (Hutchins) Blaisdell.
Births recorded 50
Males ..
25
Females. 25
Births of native parentage
24
Births of foreign paren tage .. 20
Births of native and foreign parentage.
6
14 .. .
Jesse Rome King .... .
John H. and Ellen A. (Reed) Lackey. Theo, and Theresa (Schurman) Remmies. Alexander and Natalie (Cyre) Gandette. William and Jeanette (Muir) Agnew. Allan and Eleanor F. (Flint) Cameron. Albert and Margaret (Conley) King. David and Maria (Griffith) Doody. T. and Mary (Raymond) Normandin. Henry and Mary E. (Read) Chamberlin. Dan'l & Catherine (Mahoney) Handley. Augustus and Emily W. (Loker) Bunce Leonard T. and Mary (Currier) Farris. H. R. and M. F. (Brewer) Fillebrown. John and Adeline (Cyre) Beaupelle. Joseph and Catherine (Fenton) Hoar. John W. and Emma M. (Sprague) Day. S. M. and Emma (Hayward) Jackson. Patrick and Ann (Duffie) Galvin.
" 23. John Lawrence Flynn.
George G. and Ella F. (Frederick) Fitch. John M. and Ellen (Murphy) Flynn.
66 21 .. ...
Francis Conley .
66
Beulah Reed ..
September 1 .. Mary Ann Simpson.
Thomas Gateley.
Henry Blood Read.
Rogers
November 24 .. 24 .. Mary Bertha Farrar George and Lydia R. (Coleman) Farrar.
23 .. Albert Frederick Wilkins. Augustine and Ella L.(Haynor) Wilkins.
DEATHS
RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD, A. D. 1873.
AGE.
DATE.
NAMES.
Years.
Months.
Days.
January 22
Ebenezer Tidd
84
10
29
24
Sarah Leighton
94
2
. .
February 16.
Infant Child of O. S. Closson
. .
. .
. .
25
Willard Millis
..
1
8
March
George S. Falls
29
4
1
Anna Wayne.
32
..
. .
3.
Rachel G. Hutchinson
87
8
24
April 13.
Rebecca Hildreth
91
7
2
81
8
25
24.
James Kemp
62
. .
. .
“ 30.
Gilbert Farmer
71
..
. .
May 13.
Catherine C. Fenton
80
. .
. .
" 22.
James M. Hutchins
. .
8
20
July 5.
William H. Abbot
19
7
14
: 10.
Sophronia B. Dwinell
68
7
. .
" 26.
Lizzie Adams.
45
. .
. .
August 6.
Michael Sculley!
35
. .
..
66
18.
Frederic A. Fletcher
13
11
18
September 9.
Lucy T. Richardson
59
3
23
October 7.
Caleb C. Farris
. .
7
..
11
Joseph Bailey
28
2
16
30.
George M. L. Hildreth
33
8
20
November 21
Patrick Doody.
6
9
. .
December 4
Lucy Perham
81
. .
6
Julia R. Carleton
66
..
66
14.
Oliver F. Daland
72
..
. .
21
Asenath Sherman
Whole number, 26.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ON DOGS.
MIDDLESEX SS., November 25, 1873.
Edwin R. Hodgman, Clerk of the Town of Westford, has paid into the Treasury of said Middlesex County, one hundred sixty-seven 1% dollars for dog licenses, as per his account of 24th inst. $167.40.
AMOS STONE, County Treasurer.
OWNERS OR KEEPERS OF DOGS LICENSED, 1873.
Abbot, J. W.
Fletcher, B. M.
O'Brien, Michael.
Banister, Frank.
Fletcher, F. L.
Osgood, H. G.
Banister, J. F.
Fletcher, Levi T.
Patch, Jane A. L.
Bean. True A.
Fletcher, L. L.
Pearson, Henry.
Blodgett, W. G.
Fletcher, S. H.
Perham, A. R.
Blodgett, T. A.
Fletcher, V. T.
Pratt, Horace.
Brinckerhoff, D.
Frederic, Geo. S.
Prescott, J. F.
Brough, John.
Gould, Edwin.
Prescott, S. A.
Burbeck, J. N.
Haley, James.
Raymond, Joseph.
Butterfield, J.
Hamlin, Henry.
Read, J. H.
Carkin, I. W.
Hawkes, W. O.
Read, W. A.
Carkin, C. H.
Hildreth, H. A.
Sargent, C. G.
Closson, O. S.
Holdsworth, D.
Shaw, T. P.
Comey, W. W.
Horan, Thomas.
Sheahan, Andrew.
Coolidge, Oren.
Hutchins, Geo.
Shepherd, William.
Cummings, A. W.
Hutchins, John, Jr.
Smith, L. A.
Cummings, J. W.
Jackson, S. M.
Smith, M. A .- 2.
Currin, William.
Keyes, J. W.
Spaulding, C. W.
Dane, Hiram.
Lee, N. A.
Sprague, I. W.
Day, Amos.
Lee, William.
Sweetser, Nathaniel.
Day, I. E.
Leland, Hiram.
Vose, W. M.
Desmond, J.
Leland, Ira.
Ward, Daniel.
Dow, Nellie.
Lyon, B. V.
Whitney, Henry.
Durent, J.
Morrison, John.
Whitney, Julian.
Edwards, Moses.
Mullen, James.
Whitney, W. M.
Fillebrown, F.
Murphy, Michael.
Worcester, Iraael.
Fisk, Allen.
Nutting, B. F.
Wright, Arthur-2.
Fisher, Alvin,
O'Brien, Cornelius.
Wright, Martin.
Fletcher, Andrew.
O'Brien, James.
Whole number licensed, 88
Males, 85
Females,
.
3
REPORT.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, February 12, 1874.
The committee appointed by the Selectmen to reckon and settle with Sherman D. Fletcher, Town Treasurer for the year ending at date, submit the following report.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasurer's hands at last settlement, $1,727 51
Cash borrowed,. .
16,125 50
Corporation tax for 1873, 962 85
National Bank tax for 1873, in full, .
740 00
State Aid to Soldiers' families, 1872 in part,
600 00 State School Fund, 1872-3,
144 20
State on account of paupers,
33 14
Overseers of Poor,.
634 78
Abram Brown, old school-house No. 7,.
59 51
County Treasurer, dog tax, 1872,.
173 33
William Kittredge, lumber,.
10 00
True A. Bean, rent of Town Hall,
97 90
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1871,.
5 40
66
1872,.
200 00
John Lanktree, Collector before Oct. 6, 1873, .
8,173 56
66
66 66
Dec. 6, 1873, 3,810 26
66
66
66 after 66
3,021 24
$36,519 18
PAYMENTS.
Eli Tower, note and interest,. $616 90
Mrs. Eliza S. Wright, note and interest,
800 89
Mrs. Betsey K. Groce, note and interest,.
517 50
N. Harwood Wright, note and interest, .
1,014 38
Wm. Reed, 1st,.
505 83
Amount carried forward,.
$3,455 70
2
10
Amount brought forward,
$3,455 70
Mechanics' Savings Bank, Lowell, note and
interest, .
10,035 56
Interest on other notes,
1,171 50
State Tax for 1873,
1,867 50
County Tax for 1873,.
1,063 91
Overseers of Poor, on orders,.
2,000 00
Orders drawn, 1873-4,
12,925 54
Schools,.
2,860 87
Cash in Treasurer's hands,
1,138 80
$36,519 18
Your committee further report that the town is indebted to the following persons and institutions, on notes and other claims, to wit :
Mrs. Sally B. Cummings, $300 00
Daniel Flagg,. 450 00
N. Harwood Wright,
2,200 00
Alson Tuttle, .
2,000 00
Wm. Reed, 1st,.
6,000 00
Westford Mutual Fire Insurance Company, ..
1,960 00
Ira Leland,
300 00
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Heywood,.
1,665 00
Alvan Fisher,
1,000 00
Mrs. Sarah S. Reed,
1,800 00
Eli Tower,. .
2,000 00
Amos Heywood,. 400 00
Mrs. Eliza S. Wright, .
800 00
Mrs. Caroline M. Davis,
1,000 00
Mrs. Sarah S. Reed, Guardian,
400 00
John Lanktree,
125 00
J. Henry Read,
300 00
Alonzo P. Reed, . :
100 00
George R. Harrison, .
100 00
Mrs. Ruth Farley,.
100 00
Miss Abigail Lawrence, ..
100 00
First National Bank, Lowell,.
2,000 00
Mrs. Sarah B. Lund, .
1,000 00
$26,100 00
Interest accrued on the above notes, .. $928 01
Balance appropriation for schools unexpended,
1,846 19
Due for land taken for school-house No. 9,. .. 100 00 Outstanding orders, . 82 11
2,956 31
$29,056 31
11
RESOURCES.
Balance due from State Aid to soldiers'
families, 1870,. . $56 00
Balance due from State Aid to soldiers'
families, 1871,. 62 00
Balance due from State Aid to soldiers' families, 1872,. . 12 00
Balance due from State Aid to soldiers'
families, 1873,.
696 00
Old school-house No. 3,. €6 No. 4,.
102 50
50 00
Asa Hildreth, Collector, 1871,
21 97
66 1872,. 74 85
John Lanktree, Collector, 1873, 1,689 15
Cash in Treasury, 1,138 80
$3,903 27
Balance against the town, Feb. 12, 1874,. $25,153 04
66
1873, 23,463 44
Increase of liabilities, $1,689 60
EPHRAIM A. STEVENS, WILLIAM L. KITTREDGE,
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