Town of Westford annual report 1886-1895, Part 21

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 896


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5 71


230 82


Actual cost to town


$227 65


Average cost per school for books, etc ..


$ 15 21


Cost of books and supplies distributed to schools. . ...


246 51


Cost per pupil for books, etc 62


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7


REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICERS.


In accordance with the requirement of the Commonwealth and the vote of the Town, the following report of the Truant Officers is presented :


Cases investigated .


17


Cases brought to trial. 1


Found to be truants 10 (?)


W. E. PARSONS, A. R. CHOATE, EUGENE DE RHOEN,


Truant Officers.


COST OF SCHOOLS.


Whole amount of school money (including evening-school money) .. $5,262 86


Paid teachers' wages (including evening schools)


$4,264 00


fuel.


556 09


care (including evening schools)


284 25


tuition to Littleton


42 00


tuition to Prang Educational Co


10 00


cleaning. ..


9 60


evening school (books and supplies) . .. 26 65


Balance in treasury


70 27


$5,262 86


COST OF SEPARATE SCHOOLS.


CENTRE - (TWO SCHOOLS).


Teachers ..


$572 00


Care, $22.00; books, etc., $53.10; fuel, $52.03, 127 13


$699 13


STONY BROOK.


Teachers.


$293 00


Care, $11.00; books etc., $20.84; fuel, $22.28,


54 14


$347 14


FORGE VILLAGE - (TWO SCHOOLS).


Teachers.


$608 00


Care, $78.25; books etc., $38.50; fuel, $109.84, 226 59


$834 59


NASHOBA.


Teacher.


$290 00


Care, $11.00; books etc., $30.84; fuel, $24.00; cleaning, $1.00 66 84


$356 84


22


PARKERVILLE.


Teachers .


$257 00


Care, $11.00; books, $7.90; fuel, $24.00 42 90


$299 90


MINOT'S CORNER.


Teacher .


$255 00


Care, $11.00; books, $10.87; fuel, $24.00 45 87


$300 87


NABNASSET.


Teacher


$254 00


Care, $11.00; books, $7.18; fuel, $23.00 41 18


$295 18


LONG-SOUGHT-FOR


Teachers.


$255 00


Care, $11.00; books etc., $10.95; fuel, $26.47 ;


cleaning, $2.00


50 45


$305 45


LYON.


Teacher.


$247 00


Care, $11.00 ; books etc., $7.77 ; fuel, $32.00;


53 37


$300 37


GRANITEVILLE - FOUR SCHOOLS.


Teachers.


$1,125 00


Care, $93.00; books, $58.56; fuel, $218.47 ;


cleaning, $4.00


374 03


$1,499 03


EVENING SCHOOL.


Teachers


$108 00


Care, $14.00; books etc., $26.65 40 65


$148 65


The average cost per pupil, including books :


Centre. $11 09


Nabnasset. $15 53


Stony Brook 11 57


Long-sought-for 23 50


Forge Village


8 35


Lyon .. 25 03


Nashoba


15 51


Graniteville


10 78


Parkerville


33 32


Evening School


3 16


Minot's Corner


17 70


cleaning, $2.60


STATISTICAL TABLE.


SCHOOLS.


TEACHERS.


Wages per Month.


Pupils.


Aver. Attendance.


Not Absent.


Not Tardy.


Tardy Marks .-


Days Lost.


Average No. Days Lost per Pupil.


SPRING TERM.


Lila C. Fisher.


$32 00


17


14.9


2


14


3


120


Centre.


Meta .J. Fiske.


32 00


27


24.2


1


16


17


83


4


Stony Brook.


Alice Beane.


32 00


24


19.95


1


15


19


216


9


Grace Lawrence


32 00


53


39.92


3


48


6


550


10


Forge Village


Hannah Wyeth


32 00


30


22.71


5


28


2


282


9


Nashoba


Clara A. Smith


32 00


21


17.9


3


19


2


172


9


Parkerville


Flora A. Whitcomb


28 00


6.43


1


7


1


80


10


Minot's Corner


Mabel Drew


28 00


17


16.25


5


13


9


78


5


Nabnasset


Lizzic A. Winship.


28 00


11


10.43


4


11


0


70


6


Long.sought-for ..


Rena Prescott.


28 00


13


12.19


6


7


6


45


1


Lyon ..


Josephine Dane.


28 00


12


9.44


0


9


3


110


9 10


Graniteville


Dora B. Sargent.


32 00


23


21.33


7


22


4


100


4


Annie Wilson


28 00


44


38.58


8


23


45


272


6


FALL TERM.


Lila C. Fisher.


32 00


20


17.22


1


12


17


150


Centre ...


Clara A. Fisher


32 00


26


22.3


6


15


31


216


8


Stony Brook.


Helen M. Osgood


32 00


29


22.71


1


10


53


262


9


Forge Village


¿ Bessie Prince.


36 00


26


21.44


2


13


13


230


9


Nashoba


Clara A. Smith.


32 00


20


15.7


3


13


15


321


16


Parkerville


Flora A. Whitcomb


28 00


6


4.68


0


3


8


67


17


Minot's Corner.


Mabel Drew.


28 00


16


14.23


5


12


4


131


8


Long-sought-for ..


Alice Beall.


28 00


12


11.73


8


10


2


16


1


Lyon ...


Josephine Dane.


28 00


12


9.08


2


1


27


71


6


( Issie A. Parker.


32 00


23


20.41


6


14


13


174


7


Graniteville.


Blanche Craven. 32 00


19


17.36


0


11


17


105


6


( Annie Carmichael.


28 00


49


43.31


8


35


19


463


9


WINTER TERM.


Centre


Clara A. Fisher


36 00 15


13.28


1


14


5


179


11


-¿ Meta J. Fiske.


36 00


25


19.5


1


15


25


219


9


Stony Brook.


S. M. Peasley


36 00


27


15.28


()


14


26


890


33


Forge Village


Flora A. Whitcomb


36 00


34


30.75


0


19


27


203


6


Nashoba


Clara A. Smithi


36 00


17


14.03


1


15


2


98


6


Parkerville


Marion Fuller.


32 00


9


6.35


1


8


6


84


9


Minot's Corner.


Mabel Drcw.


32 00


15


13.39


5


12


4


95


6


Nabnasset


Lizzie A. Winship ..


32 00


18


15.87


4


14


6


125


7


Long-sought-for ..


Mary L. Herndon.


32 00


13


12.03


6


8


4


45 40 209


10


Graniteville.


Annie Wilson ..


36 00


20


17.24


4


16


4


128


6


Annie Carmichael


32 00


41


32.73


5


30


14


274


6


Evening School ..


Issie A. Parker.


18 00


19


18 00


28


2.


Annie Wilson.


32 00


8


6.84


0


2


13


Issie A. Parkcr


36 00


20


15.0


5


15


5


Blanche Craven ..


36 00


19


14.08


1


3


228


12


Annie Wilson ..


32 00


20


18.48


3


13


13


122


6


C. E. Hewitt.


32 00


14


12.2


2


14


0


140


Issic A. Parker


32 00


25


21.86


4


22


5


168


6


Mabel Baldwin.


36 00


58


51.95


2


35


65


488


S


Nabnasset .


Lizzie A. Winship.


28 00


17


16.42


6


9


10


194


11


§ Mabel Baldwin


36 00


43


35.37


3


22


59


292


6


Lyon ..


Josephine Dane.


3 5


( Meta J. Fiske.


32 00


8


ROLL OF HONOR,


SHOWING THOSE NOT ABSENT OR TARDY FOR ONE TERM OR MORE.


CENTRE SCHOOLS-GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.


One Term-Clara Wright, Philip Prescott, Irving Wright.


PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.


Two Terms-Albert Harris.


One Term-Fred Harris, Annie Harris, Alberta Wilson, Edith Wright, Albert Heywood, Willie Wright.


STONY BROOK.


Two Terms-John Taylor. One Term-Esther Taylor.


FORGE VILLAGE.


One Term-John Dufort, Herbert Cockroft, John Catchpole, Walter French, Lucy Constantino, Leo King, Willie Hanley.


PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.


One Term-Rose Muleau, Albert Gurney, Beatrice Dufort, Lizzie Constantino, Emily Catchpole, Lena Constantino, Susie Haley, Eddie Hanley, James Haley.


NASHOBA.


Three Terms-Alice McDonald. Two Terms-Mabel McDonald. One Term-Emma Castell, Anna Castell, Willie McDonald.


PARKERVILLE.


One Term-Ethel Adams.


25


MINOT'S CORNER.


Three Terms-Charlie Barnard, Arthur Barnard, Hattie Stephans. Two Terms-Lillie Blaisdell, Augusta Blaisdell.


One Term-Mary Bunce.


NABNASSET.


Three Terms-Herbert Ingalls (6), Harry Ingalls (4), George Taylor. One Term-Nellie Taylor, Charlie Trull, Andrew Hunter, Eddie Felch, Frank Ingalls.


LONG-SOUGHT-FOR.


Three Terms - Lizzie Burke, Julia Burke, Katie Burke, Nellie Burke, Lulu Dane.


Two Terms-Leonard Dane.


LYON.


No roll of honor.


GRANITEVILLE-FIRST PRIMARY.


Three Terms-John Daley.


Two Terms-Willie Daley, Willie Petherick, Bertha McLenna.


One Term-Flora Hughes, Dolly Murphy, Roscoe Moran, Maud Carkin, Etta Sheehan, Anna Harrington.


SECOND PRIMARY.


Three Terms-Charlie Grant.


Two Terms-Walter Dow.


One Term-Bertie Searles, Freddie Dow, Bertie Caunter, Lester McLenna, Ellsworth York, Annie Harrington.


INTERMEDIATE.


Three Terms-Gertrude Craven, Frank Luftus, Fred Reed, Annie Davie, Frank McLenna.


Two Terms-Hannah Riney, Thomas Larkin, Willie Hemen.


GRAMMAR.


Three Terms-Sarah Davie. Two Terms-Annie Davie.


One Term-Kate Harrington, Della Blodgett, Hattie Sargent, Willie Wing, Daniel Harrington, Lewis Palmer, Willie Hemen.


EVENING SCHOOLS.


Josie Provost, Joseph Riney.


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF WESTFORD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1893.


ALSO,


TOWN WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 20, 1893.


LOWELL, MASS .: VOX POPULI PRESS: S. W. HUSE & CO. 1893.


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF WESTFORD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1893.


ALSO,


TOWN WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 20, 1893.


LOWELL, MASS .: VOX POPULI PRESS: S. W. HUSE & CO. 1893.


OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1892.


TOWN CLERK. GILMAN J. WRIGHT.


SELECTMEN.


GEORGE W. HEYWOOD Term expires March, 1893.


J. HENRY READ, Chairman, Term expires March, 1894. SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Sec., Term expires March, 1895.


ASSESSORS.


FRANK C. DREW A. RICHMOND LEIGHTON


Term expires March, 1893.


Term expires March 1894. GEORGE H. HARTFORD, Chairman, Term expires March, 1895.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


ALVIN G. POLLEY


Term expires March, 1893.


HAMMETT D. WRIGHT, Sec., Term expires March, 1894.


WAYLAND F. BALCH, Chairman, Term expires March, 1895.


TOWN TREASURER. NAHUM H. WRIGHT.


COLLECTOR OF TAXES. ISAAC E. DAY.


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. TRUE A. BEAN.


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


NELSON L. TUTTLE, Chairman,


·


Term expires April 30, 1893.


QUINCY W. DAY .


·


Term expires April 30, 1894.


OSCAR R. SPALDING


Term expires April 30, 1895.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, ex-officio.


ELECTION INSPECTORS.


WILLIAM E. FROST. W. H. H. BURBECK.


DEPUTY ELECTION INSPECTORS.


A. RICHMOND LEIGHTON. SAMUEL G. HUMISTON.


4


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. HENRY CHAMBERLAIN.


AUDITOR.


GEORGE W. GOODE.


Mr. Goode resigned Oct. 24, and Arthur B. Plimpton was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy.


The foregoing officers have all been sworn. Of the following only those marked by a star have been sworn.


CONSTABLES.


*ISAAC E. DAY.


JOHN A. HEALY.


FIELD DRIVERS.


HENRY O. KEYES.


WILBERT E. PARSONS. JOHN FEENEY. MARK M. MORRISON.


FENCE VIEWERS.


ALVIN G. POLLEY. ALMON S. VOSE. LEWIS C. DANE.


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK AND SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.


CHARLES L. FLETCHER. *W. W. JOHNSON. HAMMETT D. WRIGHT.


GILMER STONE. JOHN A. HEALY. WILLIAM C. EDWARDS.


*THOMAS E. SYMMES. JACOB SMITH. *CHARLES E. W HIDDEN.


*GEORGE H. PRESCOTT. WM. M. VOSE. HORACE E. GOULD.


*W. W. WYMAN. W. E. PARSONS. THOMAS DREW.


G. A. PERHAM. W. O. HAWKLS.


WEIGHERS OF COAL.


*CHAS. E. W HIDDEN. *J. M. FLETCHER. *E. H. WHIDDEN. *WM. H. JOHNSON. *GEORGE C. HILL.


No oath is required of the remaining officers. Inspector of pro- visions excepted.


MEASURER OF GRAIN. W. H. H. BURBECK.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


ALVIN G. POLLEY Term expires March, 1893. ALFRED WOODBURY Term expires March, 1893. GEORGE DREW Term expires March, 1894.


ABIEL J. ABBOT, Chairman Term expires March, 1894.


ALBERT R. CHOATE Term expires March, 1895. AUGUSTUS A. BICKFORD, Secretary and Superintendent,


Term expires March, 1895.


5


TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.


WILLIAM E. FROST NETTIE M. STEVENS


KATE S. HAMLIN.


Term expires March, 1893. Term expires March, 1894. Term expires March, 1895.


LIBRARIAN. CARRIE E. READ.


COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC BURIAL GROUNDS.


ALLAN CAMERON


Term expires March, 1893.


GEORGE W. HEYWOOD.


Term expires March, 1894.


WILLIAM E. FROST.


, Term expires March, 1895.


POLICE OFFICERS.


JOSEPH H. WILSON. EUGENE DEROEHN. SAMUEL H. BALCH. JOHN R. PIKE. ANDREW DEROEHN.


FIRE


WARDS.


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER. GEO. F. CARKIN. WILBERT E. PARSONS.


FOREST FIRE WARDS.


GEORGE W. HEYWOOD. EDWARD PRESCOTT.


AGENT FOR BURIAL OF DECEASED SOLDIERS, ETC. GEORGE T. DAY.


INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS, ETC. (Under Chap. 195, Acts of 1892.) GEORGE T. DAY.


UNDERTAKER. ALBERT P. RICHARDSON.


SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE. SAMUEL H. BALCH.


JANITOR OF TOWN HOUSE. JOSEPH H. WILSON.


COMMITTEE TO APPRAISE PROPERTY AT ALMSHOUSE.


SAMUEL L. TAYLOR. W. H. H. BURBECK. ISAAC E. DAY.


BIRTHS


Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford, A. D. 1892.


Date.


NAMES.


PARENTS' NAMES.


June 13, '92,


Adams, Gracie Maria.


George A. and Carrie L. (Hamlet).


Aug. 4, 66


Andrews .


Frank P. and Emma S. (Stock).


Mar. 29, "


Barry, Eunice May.


Patrick J. and Nora A. (Carney).


Mar. 25.


Blaisdell, Arthur Clifford.


Alvin J. and Elizabeth A. (Hutchins).


April 11,


Blartuer, Ida.


Max and Marie (Hieo).


Aug. 20,


Brown, Charles.


Ephraim Reed and Mary L. Brown.


June 29,


Burnett, Edward Percy.


William and Maria (Bedford).


Aug. 14,


Cadman, Alice Blanche.


Charles A. and Lizzie A. (Bisby).


June 13,


Carpenter, Clyde.


Eugene F. and Rebecca (Hamlin).


July 11,


Carrol, Stanley


Foster and Lena (Healy).


Oct. 9,


Connell, Arthur Frederick


John H. and Margaret (Coughlin).


Oct. 30,


Daley, Gladys Catherine


Hugh and Kate (Dufort).


Sept. 20, 66


Farmer, Marianna.


Thomas and Mary (Noel). Adelbert L. and Gertrude (Hunter).


Feb. 19, '92,


Flagg, Ruth Arliene.


Elbert H. and Lucy (Warren).


Jan. 8, 66


Gould, Bernice Maud ..


Warren J. and Lizzie (Jeffries). Isaac W. and Lydia E. (Odell).


Aug. 22,


Hill, Nettie Elizabeth.


Cleveland and Jennie C. (Dow). Carl Otto and Mathilda Maria. Charles J. and Olivia (Ladro).


Nov. 23,


Leighton, Mary Elvira.


A. Richmond and Helen W. (Howe).


Mar. 24, Mar. 28,


Leland, Birdie Ann ..


Leroy B. and Ellen (Griffin). David A. and Ada (Bishop).


Jan. 8,


McComb, Arthur Frederick


Joseph and Mary (Davidson).


Jan. 26,


Mileaux, Marie Georgianna.


Joseph and Marie (LeFail).


Dec. 24, 66


Moran, James Benard ...


Bernard and Mary T. (O'Brien).


Nov. 4,


Payie, M. Clara Cleminintina. . .


Alphonse and Alecina (Garceau).


April 17, "


Petherick, Albert James


William H. and Bertha (Stancombe). Raphael and Fanny (Wofk).


July 15,


Piper, Alether Morella


William F. and Emma M. (Plummer).


May 10,


Pyne, Olive Josephine.


James W. and Ella Frances (Moses). Albert P. and Alma (Minot).


April 25, "


Sevignie, Alphonse ..


Napoleon and Athanie (Robicheau).


June 3, 66


Sevignie, Alphonse.


John and Alice (Robicheau).


July 31,


Smith, Nora Jennie.


Fred P. and Alice M. (Smith).


Sept. 24,


Spillman, Charles William


John and Annie (Mulony).


Mar. 28, Dec. 12,


Symmes. ..


William E. and Laura E. (Noyes).


April 12, 4%


Tuttle, Alfred Whitemore


Nelson L. and Lizzie (Perham).


June 19,


Verville, Marie O'Berlein.


Alcide and Marie (Robicheau).


June 26, Whitney Frederick Smith ..


William M. and Annie M. (Earle).


July 20, Whittemore, William Edward. ... Ernest, and Emily E. (Berry). Mar. 15, Julian and Rachel E. (Hoyt).


July 19, 66 Wilkinson, Edmund D.


Joseph D. and Mary Ann (Young).


Nov. 22,


Woodward, Alfred Henry


July 26, 66


Woodward, Dolsy Josephine


Henry D. and Carrie E. (Whitney). George and Eva L. (Whitney).


. .


William M. and Rhoda A. (Grant).


April 21, "


Hammarquist, Agnis Hildur


April 6,


Le Ferrier, Frederick George. . .


Charles and Emma (Parsons).


April 18, "


Field, Leslie Adelbert.


Dec. 8, '91,


Filliatreault, Melonise


Isidore and Malvina (Boucher).


Oct. 15, 66


Grant, Elise William.


Mar. 6, ..


Harrington, Martha Evelyna


Oct. 16,


Pike, Pezi ..


Oct. 19, 66


Richardson, A. Minot


Spinner, Edward George


John and Elizabeth (Wheeler).


Wilkerson, Della Bella.


Whole number recorded, 49; number born in 1892, males 23, females 25, total 48; of American parentage, 19; foreign parentage, 17; American father and foreign mother, 7; American mother and foreign father, 2; nativity of parents unknown, 1; mother native, father unknown, 1; father foreign, mother unknown, 1.


Correction of last year's report: The Atwood child has been named Jessie; parents' names, Daniel E. and Lizzie A.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


Sept. 25, '


Couture, Henry Gilbert.


Lord, Marion Elizabeth


MARRIAGES


Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford, A. D. 1892.


Date.


NAMES.


Age.


RESIDENCE.


BIRTHPLACE.


Oct. 24,


Aiken, Curtis A .. Colburn, Emma B.


30


Westford.


24 Hudson, N. H.


Feb. 2,


Baker, George H ..


26 Ayer ....


West Potton, P. Q. Hudson, N. H. Sterling. England. Laconia, N. H.


Dec. 24, Bryan, Clarence William


26


22


Lowell.


Oct. 22, Cameron, Frank Edward.


Austin, Addie (Nutting)


22


.


Groton.


Nov. 23,


Cyr, Francois.


25


Fairhaven Vt.


Aug. 13, Edwards, Jolın ...


23


Westford.


Nova Scotia. England. "


June 22, Gilman, Arthur. Polley, Hattie A.


22


Lawrence


Lebanon. N. H.


Jan. 20, Hashman, Alexander Sanford .. Harris, Nellie May ..


20


Westford.


Jan. 20, Houghton, Samuel H.


37


Harvard.


34 21


Chelmsford. Pr. Edward's Isle.


Aug. 30, McDonald, Josepli. Sullivan, Nellie.


22


Ireland.


Aug. 3, Moss James William.


21 20 Manchester, N. H ...


England. Manchester, N. H. Westford.


Nov. 22,


O'Brien, William .. Sullivan, Lizzie A.


26


Monson. . Westford.


Monson. Canada.


Feb. 28,


Payie, Alfonis .... Garceau, Alexina.


19


July 24, Pike, Benjamin F


44


Hollis, Me. Lynn.


White, Lillian Frances (King) July 18, Prescott, Nathan ..


33


Dorchester.


Duren, Hattie Maria.


22


Billerica.


Oct. 1,


Rigby, George. Moore, Susie Maria.


23


England.


May 4,


Steele, Mervin Francis Davidson, Maggie


23


Way's Mills, P. Q.


Apr. 4, Walker, Melvin ... Raymond, Abbie E.


45


Alstead, N. H.


Aug. 14,


Ward, John M. Parker, Lue E. 16


31


23


Marshfield


Westford. Marshfield.


One omitted.


Nunmer of marriages recorded. 24 Number solemnized in Westford. 8 Westford grooms. 20 Westford brides. 18 Between Americans 13 Between foreigners 4


American groom and foreign bride. 3 American bride and foreign groom. 4


Second marriage of groom .. 4 Second marriage of bride. Solemnized by Westford clergymen ..


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


·


Westford.


June 23, Gilson, Elmer A. Agnew, Alice L ..


21


Westford.


Chelmsford.


25


Lawrence.


19


21


.


Halifax, N. S.


Edmunds, Mamie Frances


Sep. 29,


Nutting, Elmer E. Splaine, Mary E.


23 Westford. 66


23


26


Aug. 14, Paille, Fride. Garceau, Josephine.


17


18


20


32


.


20 Westford.


Littleton.


30


Moores Forks, N. Y.


Mt. Vernon, N. H.


40 41 Westford ..


Mt. Vernon, N. H. Worcester. Pepperell.


July 21,


Wright, Henry Merrill Rogers, Olive Little.


21


Keene, N. H.


Weaver, Laura Selina


23


21 Westford.


Hughes, Kittie.


Payne, Mary Ann ...


Broussard, Mary


26 Cambridge


Harvard .. Westford.


Spalding, Hannah E


Woburn ...


DEATHS Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford, A. D. 1892.


Date.


NAMES, ETC.


AGE.


YS.| MS.|


DS.


Aug. 4,


Andrews, -- ,dau. of Frank P. and Emma (Stock).


May 10,


Andrews, Grace Ruth-dau. of Frank P. and Emma (Stock) .


3


7


23


Feb. 28, Bailey, John -son of Jacob.


85


. .


..


July 13, Beauchaine, Louis Arthur-son of Arthur and Dearsarge


9


10


Jan. 12, Bicknell, Ira-son of Lemuel and Abigail (Cutter) ...


83


9


. .


June 18,


Bowker, Elizabeth-dau. of Samuel and Charlotte (Bowker).


87


4


23


Jan. 23, Brown, Abram-son of James and Lydia (Spaulding).


71


.


4


Jan. 30,


Brown, Lydia (Fletcher)-wid. of Abram ...


65


5


19


Jan. 2,


Buckminster, Edward F .- son of Lawson and Nancy (Howe)


81


5


5


Apr. 14, Carrick, Mary (Hughes)-wife of William ...


37


..


15


Dec. 6,


Chamberlin. Louisa (Webber)-widow of Phinehas.


67


. .


. . 1


Oct. 10, Flanders, Charles R .- son of Peter and Hannah (Heath)


65


9


1


Feb. 15, Folland, Richard-son of Hugh and Mary (Honeywill) .


69


11


1


Jan. 2, Giles, Isracl H .- son of Luther and Elizabeth (Haynes)


81 77


.


..


Jan. 29, Hayden, Calista (Baxter)-wife of Daniel ...


10


14


Nov. 25,


Hemingway, Elizabeth T .- resident of Camden, Me


69


8


21


Mar. 28,


Hutchins, Charles W .- resident of Chelmsford.


..


..


23


Dec. 3,


Ingalls, Maria Lizzie (Spaulding)-wife of George W.


35


2


14 4


May 29,


Lee, William-son of Benjamin ....


77


Jan. 27,


Mazuzan, John-resident of Lowell.


..


Apr. 5,


Moore, George R .- son of John and Myra (Gay).


4


Jan. 28,


Murphy, Letitia Jane (Sinnet)-wid. of Simpson J.


Jan. 3,


Osgood, Nancy (Wight)-wid. of Alden P ..


68


Jan. 9,


Packard, Edea J. (Drew)-resident of Brockton.


27


July 8,


Prescott, Betliah (Sargent)-wid. of Nathan P ..


Mar. 30


Prescott, Nathan Pollard-son of Ebenezer and Charlotte (Jones). Robbins, Esther (Blanchard)


Junc 1,


Sheahan, Andrew-son of Dennis and Johanna (Daily).


.


. .


May 4,


Taylor, George Henry-son of John P. and Ellen (Connell).


10


-1


Aug. 14,


Verville, Mary () .- dau. of Alcide and Anna (Robicheau)


1


June 17,


Ward, Harriet A. (Parker)-wife of John M.


52


..


Oct. 1S,


Wheeler, Harriet J. (Gilson)-wid. of Thomas J.


82


.


..


Jån. 7,


Wilkerson, Anna (Durant)-wid. of Robert.


6


Sept. 9,


Wilkerson, Jos. Edmund-son of Jos. D. and Mary Ann (Young).


..


1


22


July 25, Wilkerson, Mary Ann (Young)-wife of Joseph D.


39


..


38


21


Jan. 9,


Woods, Almira (Green) -wife of James.


83


11


22


Mar. 4,


Woods, James-son of Jotham and Mary (Gilson) .


85


4


23


June 4,


Wright, Sibyl (Stevens)-wid. of Jesse


91


2


23


Males. Females. Total.


Whole number recorded.


22


28


50


Number of deaths in town.


19


26


45


Residents of Westford.


19


24


43


Non-residents brought to town for interment ..


2


1


3


Number of interments in town.


13


20


33


..


Dec. 10, Harris, William A .- son of David and Sarah (Wintel).


44 77


5


1


Dec. 25, Hutchins, Ann L. (Snow)-wife of Samuel M.


56


..


Apr. 23, Ingalls, Arthur E .- son of Geo. W. and Lizzie M. (Spaulding)


..


Jan. 16, Kittredge, William L .- son of Wm. and Elizabeth (Tilton).


41


10 4 3


19 12 ..


Jan. 12,


Luce, Rebecca E. (Guild)-wid. of Leonard.


90 65 74 63


28 27 5 5 . . 29


70 74 84 58


2


Sept. 13, Sullivan, Nancy (Mahoney)-wid. ot Jeremialı ...


69


.


Dec.17,


Varin, Octave Benjamin-son of Benj. and Marie E. (Perrier) ..


40 11


12 22 26


11


Nov. 11, Whigham, William-resident of Lynn


24 92


11


Sept. 2, Green, Mary-resident of Lowell ...


72


13


Jan. 2,


Decater, Nancy Ann (Wyman)-wife of John H ...


51


4


Oct. 27, Folland, Sarah (Joint)-wid. of Richard.


.


Causes of death: Pnemonia, 7; lagrippe, 5; heart disease, 4; gastritis, 3; old age, childbirth, Bronchitis, phthisis, cancer, cholera infantum, 2 each; anæmia, cystitis, asthma, senility, exposure to cold, cerebro, spinal congestion, consumption, peritonitis, convultions, meningitis, gastric ulcer, premature birth, marasmus, gas- tro enteritis, asthenia, typhoid fever, paralysis, tuberculosis, briglit's disease, 1 each.


CORRECTIONS OF LAST YEAR'S REPORT: Mr. Burbeck's father's name should be Joseph. Miss Butterworth's first name should be Ella. The Fraser child's mother's name should be Nancy A. Catherine Driscoll was the "widow" of Patrick. Sally S. Flint, was the "widow" of Levi.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


24 3


1 1 11 4 3


Jan. 6,


Dec. 24, Wing, Sarah J. (Keyser)-wife of Thomas


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ON DOGS.


Number of dogs licensed during the year ending Nov. 30, 1892: 152 males at $2.00 $304 00 4 females at $5.00 20 00


Total. .


$324 00


Deduct Clerk's fees, 156 licenses at 20 cents each. 31 20


Balance paid into county treasury . $292 80


For which the receipts of the County Treasury are on file. Of the foregoing licenses 2 (males) were for the year ending April 30, 1892.


Number licensed since last return. Nov. 30, 1892, 1 (male). Number licensed for the year ending April 30, 1893 : Males, 151; females, 4; total, 155.


Number returned by Assessors, males, 155; females, 3; total, 158.


OWNERS AND KEEPERS OF DOGS WHO HAVE PROCURED LICENSES SINCE LAST REPORT.


Adams, Chas. L. - Alward, M. S.


Balch, S. H.


Banister, Chas. H.


Barnard, Joel A. Bean, Mary A. Bemis, Henry S. Berry, Ernest Blodgett, Josiah W.


Blodgett, L. W. (2)


Blood, Napoleon B. Bolan, Belle (Fem.) Boynton. James M. Brown, John H. Buckingham, John Campling, Frank Carkin, Edwin F.


Carkin, Geo. F. Carkin, Isaac W. Carmichael, David Carmichael, James H. Carrick, Thomas Carrick, Wm. Carr, Michael Carver, Wm. R. (2) Casey, Daniel Catchpole, Henry Caunter, Horace Cheever, Jacob Clement, Peter Collier, James Comey, Arthur H. (2) Cummings, Alvin L. Cummings, Calvin,


Cummings, Chas. M. Curran, Peter Daily, Hugh


Davis, Alfred S.


Day, George T. Day, Isaac E. Decatur, C. R. P.


Decatur, John H. Defoe, Edward


DeRoehn, Eugene


Desmond, Jeremiah


Downs, M. F. Drew, Frank C.


Drew, Greenlief, Mrs.


Eaton, Ward W. Edwards, Wm. C. Farrell, Ellen B. (2)


10


Feeney, John Felch, John P. Fifield Geo. H. (2)


Fletcher, Harry N. (2)


Fletcher, Henry A. (3)


Fletcher, J. Willard Fletcher, Mary K.


Floyd, Samuel


Flynn, John M.


Moore, G. C. Moore, J. W.


Tallant, E. W. Voren, Octave


Vose, Wm. M.


Gould, Horace E.


Nutting, Alvin S.


Wall, Christina


Gower, William


Nutting, Wliliam


Ward, Daniel


Greig, D. L. (2-1 fem.) Griffin C. M. (2-1 fem.)


O'Brien, James (2) O'Brien, John M.


Whigham, Wm. Whitney, Hiram Whitney, J. H.


Hartford, Geo. H.


Hawkes, Wesley O.


Palmer, Louis P.


Whitney, Julian


Healy, James, Mrs.


Pike, Benj. F. (fem).


Whitney, Wm. M.


Healy, John


Piper, Wm. F.


Wilkerson, Julian


Healy, John A.


Putney, Lucia


Willis, Wm. T.


Heywood, Albert W.


Quinn, Gilbert


Hildreth, Herbert V.


Records, J. F.


Hill, George W.


Reddick, Lincoln


Wing, Thomas Woodward, Henry Wright, Frank C. Wright, Josiah O.


Horan, Thomas


Reed, Charles W.


Wright, Walter C.


Hughes, Thomas


Reed, Wm. (2)


Wright, Willey M.


Hunter, Andrew


Sargent, A. C.


Wright, Wm. O., Mrs.


Hutchins, John


Sargent, F. G.


Wyman, Walter W.


Hutchins, Steph. E.


Ingalls, Geo. W. King, Albert Larkin, John


Mann, E. L., Mrs. Martin, Frederick McDonald, Angus McGlinchey, John Moore, Edward A.


Sheahan, Andrew Shugrue, Chas. F. Splaine, Patrick


Stephan, Reinhold Stevens, E. A. Sullivan, James Sullivan, Jeremiah


Sweatt, S. D., Mrs. Sweetser. J. F.


George, Ransom N.


Gilson, George


Morse, French M.


Gilson, Levi S.


Murphy, Henry J.


Ward, John M.


Harrington, Henry


Osterhout, Fred S. Osterhout, J. Clark


Holt, Arthur


Reed, Charles


Searles, Chas. J.


GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Town Clerk.


Westford, Feb. 1, 1893.


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, 1892.


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, held in the Town House, March 21, 1892, the following business was transacted :


1st. George W. Heywood was appointed teller by the Town Clerk, to serve during the election of Moderator, and he was duly sworn by the said Clerk. J. Henry Read was chosen Moderator.


2d. Voted, that the compensation of the Tax Collector hereafter be one per cent.


3d. The selectmen appointed William E. Frost and W. H. H. Burbeck, ballot clerks, and they were sworn by the Town Clerk.


4th. Lewis C. Dane and James D. Wilson were appointed tellers by the Moderator, and were sworn by the Town Clerk, and took charge of the check list and ballot box, respectively.


5th. The meeting then proceeded to vote for the town officers named in the third article of the warrant, and also on the following question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"


Before the commencement of voting, the ballot box was opened and found to be empty, the register standing on zero.




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