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been amply confirmed by carefully and widely gleaned information during the past year, viz : that we are paying smaller salaries to teachers than our neighboring towns. In this connection we earnestly ask our intelligent townsmen to be liberal in the voting of school funds. A comparatively small margin of difference in salary may make necessary the loss of a valuable teacher and the employ- ment of one whose ability is an unknown quantity, and the experi- ment may result in the waste of all the money expended for the school where she is employed.
The unavoidable expenses for repairs have been considerable during the past year, and there have been some repairs made neces- sary by the carelessness, if not lawlessness, of persons unknown to us. Great care and watchfulness are enjoined upon those having the oversight of school property. The condition of the school apparatus speaks much for the people in the midst of which it exists, and there should be a local pride in having it well preserved. There are neighborhoods in town where evidently this laudable pride is exemplified.
The heating apparatus of Forge Village has been at length accepted at a lower price than was at first stipulated the conditions of the contract not having been fully met. It works well and meets all the requirements of the law with the number of pupils that now are or are likely to be in the building. Among the im- perative needs observed in viewing our schoolhouses and grounds are, the whitening of the walls at Lyon schoolhouse, a new well at Nabnasset, a better ventilating apparatus at the Center, a new coat of paint for two or three schoolhouses, and a like number of new fences. The Superintendent has submitted a report of the school work as it has come under his eye, with suggestions and remarks, which is appended and recommended to the careful consideration of all persons having the good of our schools at heart. The statistical tables will exhibit in a concise form many facts of great importance. The foregoing remarks, with all the accompanying matter relating to our schools, are most respectfully submitted.
A. J. ABBOT, A. A. BICKFORD, ALFRED WOODBURY,
A. R. CHOATE, A. G. POLLEY, GEORGE DREW,
School Committee.
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Fellow Citizens :
Being permitted to speak for myself at my own request ( as I wish to assume the entire responsibility of my personal observations and opinions ), I desire to express gratitude for the confidence im- plied in your action leading to my election to the office of superin- tendent, but I wish to remind you that receiving the important duties that thus came upon me without warning and most unex- pectedly, I was obliged to face the work of the year, which immedi- ately began, without any definite plans, and indeed without any acquaintance with the schools, methods in use, and the like. I refer to this simply to show a reason for what may seem to have been extreme conservatism in the supervision of this year, and also for a lack of fulness in some details which will be hereafter given in my reports. Not much that is new has been attempted, but the many things which are good-which have been incorporated in our system of instruction and management through the wisdom of my predecessors and the teachers in former years, I have endeavored to observe and strengthen. Some definite lines for action have been mentally marked out for the future. The great effort in my work has been to discover and aid in employing teachers of the best sort and to give them all possible support and encouragement in their work. In this the other gentlemen of the Committee have given their cordial and intelligent assistance. It should be remembered that there are no infallible teachers, although a little more sweet reasonableness on the part of some parents would greatly raise the apparent standard among many of them toward infallibility; but there are teachers who are competent, faithful, energetic, and inspir- ing It has been the earnest wish of all the members of the School Committee to find and employ such a teacher for each of our schools.
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As superintendent I have been influenced in my work by the con- viction that a teacher who is wise and faithful should have much liberty to manifest her individuality and choose her own methods. When convinced that such teachers were at work conscientiously doing their best, and alert to discover every new thing that might be practicable in school work, I have interfered little in their labors and have tried to make them feel on my part a large confidence and sympathy, both because it was quite natural to do so, and because I had judged that such treatment would prove more influential to successful school work than much censoriousness in oversight and criticism.
It has been my endeavor, however, to get a thorough understand- ing of the work as it went on in each school and not to be wanting at any point where a word would be useful in advising or directing any teacher or pupil. These things are spoken of not as assuming that they point to anything unique in the work of the year, but only as expressing my leading thoughts and purposes in endeavoring to discharge the duties newly taken up. The school work in general has been prosperous. With scarcely an exception the teachers have proved competent and devoted. Although school work has been disturbed to some extent by sickness, there has been no widely prevailing epidemic at any time during the year. The unusual severity of the winter, and especially the blizzard-like storms that came near the end of the last term, made havoc with teachers' plans and swelled the lists of absences and tardiness. The long fall term of 15 weeks was all things considered the golden period of the year. The weather then was fine, the health of teachers and scholars gen- erally good, and the work going on finely in almost every school. A majority of the schools were equally prosperous during the sum- mer, however, and notwithstanding the bitter cold and storms during the winter term, the attendence of many scholars was so regular as to show fine courage as well as a very industrious spirit. Many criticisms and complaints have been addressed to me from some families concerning several of the teachers. While I do not say that this has been in all cases needless, I can but express my convic- tion, having carefully considered every such case that has been heard from, that a large majority of the complaints were without any good cause. Several alleged wrongs had no foundation in fact whatever, those making complaint having seized upon reports from unreliable and hostile sources which they had apparently taken no pains to verify
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at all. So common are such occurrences, so needless and so pro- ductive of trouble, that this reference is made in the hope that none may be discouraged from mentioning any real grievance, but that more consideration and carefulness may be exercised by some. It is so incredible that any teacher should not desire and labor for the advancement of every pupil in her charge, that parents should be very slow to believe it true. The good name and future advance- ment of the teacher are so involved in the prosperity of the pupils, that she has the strong influence of great interests that lie in the same direction with those of the parent and pupil, and parents should be slow to believe that she is unmindful of the same. If all parents would confer with the teachers often concerning their children, manifesting not a spirit of suspicion and hostility, but rather a dis- position to exercise confidence and to recognize the difficulties of the teacher's work, a day of almost millennial peace would dawn upon our public schools.
MORALS AND MANNERS.
There can be no doubt that a great need exists of more extensive instruction in our schools as well as our homes in reference to morals and manners. Teachers may well be perplexed because of the multiplicity, of subjects requiring attention, but there seems to be pressing need of urging especial attention to this in the coming year. Just how and when such teaching shall be given may not be fully prescribed. Our reading books, and especially our text-books in history, abound in moral lessons which may well be illustrated and enforced. Passages from the Bible should be read, and the hearts and the reason of pupils appealed to in presenting moral truth. The Statutes most wisely forbid the teaching of sectarian subjects in our public schools, but instruction in morals is quite another thing, and very greatly needed. Some teachers are doubtless doing all that they can already, thus complying with the law which requires that they "impress on the minds of the children and youth committed to their care and instruction the principles of piety and justice, and a sacred regard to truth ; love of their country, humanity, and univer- · sal benevolence; sobriety, industry, frugality ; chastity, moderation, and temperance," etc. These remarks are embodied in this report for the purpose of reminding parents to co-operate with the teachers in such teaching. Parents unfamiliar with the contents of school text-books may, if watchful and kind, teach lessons of truthfulness,
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obedience to law, purity of conduct and speech, and the like, and there is most urgent necessity of their so doing. Let parents also be careful to ascertain what their children are learning out of school. I do not mean to imply that the moral influence at Westford schools is exceptionally bad, but I have good reasons for emphasizing this point. There are those in some public schools whose influence morally is more or less poisonous. Let parents keep their children from bad companionship as far as possible. Those who live suffi- ciently near their school to enable their children to return home during intermission, should, I think, gladly make use of the oppor- tunity, and the time spent in the mixed company, before and after school hours, may well be made brief.
I desire to call the attention of parents to the rules adopted by the School Committee relating to absences, tardiness, etc., which were printed in the report of last year. They are most reasonable and important, and if considered thoughtfully will so appear to those parents who are willing to co-operate with the teachers. It will be a good day when all parents are included in that number. Shall not that day dawn with the opening of our schools for the Spring term? A copy of the rules just referred to will be furnished to any family on application.
In the brief references to the several schools which follow, I have refrained from discussing fully the merits and demerits of teachers. It would have been pleasant to have written many words of com- mendation concerning some of them, but it has seemed wisest to be sparing in personal references here. The fullest information possi- ble will be given at any time privately, to persons who for any good reason desire to know the standing of any teacher.
CENTER SCHOOLS.
Miss Lila Fisher has taught during the entire year in the primary department. Miss Clara Fisher taught the first and second terms in the higher department, after which she resigned to accept a more profitable position in another town. The vacancy thus caused, was filled by transferring Miss Mabel Drew to this room, from the school at Minot's Corner. It has been a good year for this school. Enrollment, grammar, 25 ; primary, 36. Average attendance, gram- mar, 81.12; primary, 22.45.
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STONY BROOK.
Miss Georgia Dalrymple taught during the summer and until the Thanksgiving recess in the autumn, at which time she was compelled to leave by sickness in her home. She possessed the good will of her pupils and the school was very harmonious under her leadership. The year was completed with Mr. Henry McClusky as teacher. His methods were very different from those to which the school had been used, and caused some uneasiness and friction, but indications at the end point to improvement and more healthful conditions in the school-life. Enrollment, 35; average attendance, 22.77.
FORGE VILLAGE.
Miss Flora A Whitcomb and Miss Mabel Baldwin, teachers in the higher and primary departments, respectively, both remained during the entire year and the work in this difficult school has been unin- terrupted and successful. Enrollment, grammar, 36; primary, 69. Average attendance, grammar, 22.59; primary, 53.50.
NASHOBA.
Miss Clara Smith taught during the summer, autumn, and a part of the winter terms. She was obliged to cease teaching during the first part of the last term on account of ill health. Miss Smith has been the teacher of this school for several years, and the scholar- ship and appearance of the school reflect much credit upon her labors. The winter term was finished successfully by Mrs. Minot Bean. Enrollment, 22; average attendance, 15.25.
PARKERVILLE.
Miss E. Grace Butterfield, a graduate of the Framingham Normal School, taught here very acceptably during the entire year. Two or three cases of scarlet fever and measles disturbed the other- wise unbroken prosperity of the year. Enrollment, 13; average attendance, 8.95.
MINOT'S CORNER.
Miss Mabel Drew taught during the summer and fall and then resigned to take charge of the higher department of the school at the Center. Miss Julia Chamberlain taught during the winter. The year's work was very prosperous. Enrollment, 19; average attendance, 14.1.
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NABNASSET.
Miss Winship added another year of success to her long term of successful labor in this school. Enrollment, 27; average attend- ance, 20.5.
LONG-SOUGHT-FOR.
Miss Fanny Prescott taught the summer term. Although sub- jected to great annoyances she did some very good work. Mrs. Minot Bean took charge in the fall until the Thanksgiving recess, when sickness compelled her to give up the school, greatly to the regret of the scholars and committee. The work of the year was completed very successfully with Miss Lillian B. Hammond of Wamesit as teacher. Enrollment, 18; average attendance, 15.2.
LYON.
Miss Josephine Dane continued here until the end of the summer term and then resigned. Miss Alice Bunce of Worcester taught during the fall and winter, and the school showed constant improve- ment from her labors. Enrollment, 12; average attendance, 10.4.
GRANITEVILLE.
No change in the corps of teachers during the year. None is desired. The first primary room is overflowing, with 60 or more pupils, which is more than one teacher should have in charge. If this state of things continues, as it apparently will, another room will be imperatively needed. This large building is beginning to seem small, its four beautiful rooms, so well kept and attractive, too few. A Kindergarten school would relieve the lower primary room of its congested condition and be a fine addition to our school system.
In the intermediate department there have been a few boys so unruly that unless a better mind shall come to them, they may be considered fit candidates for a truant school at the opening of the school year. Enrollment, 130; average attendance, 97.2.
The expenses for supplies have been larger than last year. This will be accounted for in part by the purchase of some desks, a few maps, and a purchase of a quantity of some of the regular text books,
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which it is expected will last for some time to come. The exact cost of supplies in each school is not given this year owing to a lack of a complete system of records in some schools during the first term. The total and average costs will be found, and the exact value of books issued to each school will be hereafter given.
Respectfully submitted, A. A. BICKFORD,
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Acting Superintendent.
REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICERS.
Cases investigated
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Brought to trial
none
A. R. CHOATE,
WILBER PARSONS,
EUGENE DE RHONE,
Truant Officers.
BOOK ACCOUNT.
The cost of books and supplies bought during the year 1892-93 has been as follows :
American Book Co $ 66 96
Geo. S. Perry
22 14
D. C. Heath & Co 34 61
Lee & Shepard .
5 42
J. L. Hammett.
133 96
Ginn & Co.
12 42
Wm. Ware & Co.
1 46
Boston School Supply Co
84 95
University Publishing Co.
67 11
F. W. Park.
11 50
Wright and Fletcher.
75
Express and freight bills.
7 90
Supplies furnished by Supt
2 75
$451 93 Cost of books and supplies distributed . $402 00 Cost " " per pupil (average) . 92
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Whole amount of school money
$5,108 27
Paid teachers' wages ..
$4,342 00
for care of school-houses
242 25
fuel
456 98
house cleaning, etc
32 25
tuition to Littleton
12 25
tuition to Tyngsboro'
11 50
Balance in treasury .
11 04
·
$5,108 27
THE SUMS PAID FOR TEACHING, CARE OF HOUSES, FUEL, AND HOUSE CLEANING IN THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS ARE SHOWN IN .THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
Teachers.
Care of house.
Fuel.
Cleaning Cost for house, vaults, etc.
each pupil.
Center, two schools,
$ 630 00
$22 00
$ 48 37
$14 05
$13 23
Stony Brook,
289 00
11 00
24 50
9 27
Forge Village, two schools,
630 00
44 75
44 87
4 75
6 90
Nashoba,
262 00
11 00
20 25
1 00
13 69
Parkerville,
269 00
11 00
20 25
2 00
23 25
Minot's Corner,
269 00
11 00
24 00
2 50
16 13
Nabnasset,
269 00
11 00
19 50
11 09
Long-sought-for,
269 00
11 00
38 26
17 68
Lyon,
269 00
11 00
27 25
1 20
25 70
Graniteville, four schools,
1,186 00
98 50
189 73
6 75
11 39
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STATISTICAL TABLE.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Wages per Month.
Aver. Attendance.
Not Absent.
Not Tardy.
Tardy Marks.
Days Lost.
Average No. Days Lost per Pupil.
SPRING TERM.
Clara Fisher
$32 00
16.94
2
13
6
18
1.
Centre
Lila C. Fisher.
32 00
27.14
30
0
101
3.3
Stony Brook
Georgia Dalrymple.
32 00
27.12
5
2.4
19
136
6.25
Forge Village
Mabel Baldwin
36 00
43.5
4
18
50
330
6.5
Nashoba .
Clara Smith ..
32 00
15.1
6
11
4
58
3.6
Parkerville.
E. Grace Butterfield.
28 00
10.2
2.
9
3
705
5.9
Minot's Corner
Mabel Drew.
28 00
15.5
9
9
35
2.2
Nabnasset
Lizzie A. Winship.
28 00
19.92
3
20
3
25
1.8
Long-sought-for ..
Fanny Prescott.
28 00
14.8
9
4
26
10
0.7
Lyon .....
Issie A. Parker
32 00
21.71
8
20
9
133
3.3
Annie Wilson ..
32 00
15.95
1
14
11
222
11.
Graniteville
Blanche Craven ..
32 00
14.74
2
14
6
110
6.
( Annie Carmichael.
32 00
43.89
8
41
13
91
1.8
FALL TERM.
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1
15
10
49
2. 1.23
Stony Brook
Henry McClusky.
36 00
20.79
2
18
26
61
2.64
Forge Village
Mabel Baldwin ..
36 00
38.5
3
10
12
74
4.3
Parkerville
32 00
10.3
1
11
1
107
8.9
Minot's Corner.
Mabel Drew ..
32 00
14.2
6
10
12
66
4.1
Nabnasset
Lizzie A. Winship
32 00
19.51
5
19
6
24
0.9
Long-sought-for ..
Lillian B. Hammond
32 00
16.
-1
13
7
33
1.8
Lyon.
Alice J. Bunce ..
32 00
10.3
2
4
23
58
4.8
Annie Carmichael
32 00
50.9
2
32
58
167
3.1
Blanche Craven
32 00
14.94
2
11
15
114
6.3
Graniteville.
Annie Wilson ..
36 00
17.72
0
13
31
93
4.
( Issie A. Parker.
36 00
16.63
4
17
9
84
4.
WINTER TERM.
§ Mabel Drew
36 00
15.68
1 0
20
4
156
6.2
Stony Brook
Henry McClusky.
36 00
18.
0
3
134
187
8.5
Forge Village.
Mabel Baldwin
36 00
39.2
5
20
100
396
8.1
Nashoba
Clara B. Beane.
32 00
15.87
0
13
15
85
4.8
Parkerville.
E. Grace Butterfield.
32 00
7.2
1
10
0
42
4.2
Minot's Corner
Julia Chamberlain
32 00
15.2
6
13
11
53
3.3
Nabnasset
Lizzie A. Winship
32 00
19.51
5
15
20
3.25
Long-sought-for ..
Lillian B. Hammond
32 00
13.33
1
11
10
64
4.3
Lyon ...
Annie Carmichael.
36 00
48.96
3
38
38
393
7.04
Blanche Craven.
36 00
11.37
2
12
6
52
3.5
Graniteville
Annie Wilson.
36 00
17.67
0
10
38
109
4.2
Issie A. Parker
36 00
17.11
5
16
6
42
2.8
1
14
13
25
Georgia Dalrymple
32 00
23.17
3
19
61
138
5.7
Nashoba
Clara Smith ..
32 00
15.8
24
98
122
3.2
Josephine Dane
28 00
10.30
11
1
26
2.4
Clara A. Fisher
36 00
21.73
Centre
Lila C. Fisher.
36 00
22.29
Centre
Lila C. Fisher.
36 00
17.93
5
18
29
98
4.9
Clara Smith.
Alice J. Bunce.
32 00
9.5
1
0
20
30
3.
4
20
24
182
5.4
Flora A. Whitcomb
36 00
26.38
The three terms of the school year were 11, 15, and 9 weeks long respectively, ex cepting that at Nashoba there are reported only 6 weeks in the winter, owing to the sickness of the teacher. The whole number of scholars enrolled was 435 (last year 417) ; the total average membership 358.84 (last year 311.09) ; total average attendance 320.11 (last year 275.62).
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15
3.5
Flora A. Whitcomb
36 00
20.6
§ Flora A. Whitcomb
E. Grace Butterfield
Clara B. Beane ..
ROLL OF HONOR.
SHOWING THOSE NOT ABSENT OR TARDY FOR ONE TERM OR MORE.
CENTER SCHOOLS-GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
One Term-George Ruiter, Fred Farrar, Philip S. Prescott.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. One Term-Alberta Wilson, Elsie Wilson.
STONY BROOK.
Two Terms-John Taylor. One Term-Guy Decatur, Fannie Bannister, Mary Flynn, Percy Furbush, Helen Polley, Esther Taylor.
FORGE VILLAGE-GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
Three Terms-Walter Finch. Two Terms-Elizabeth Constantino, Willie Hanley. One Term-Emily Catchpole, John Connell, Marcia Haley.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Two Terms-Helen Constantino, Florence Finch, Eddie Hanley. One Term-James Haley, Susie Haley, Henry Shortsleeve, Archie Whigham.
NASHOBA.
Two Terms-Emma Castell, Anna Castell, John Hutchinson. One Term-Willie McDonald, George E. Howard, Willie H. Wayne.
PARKERVILLE.
One Term-Matilda J. Bicknell, Ethel H. Woodbury.
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MINOT'S CORNER.
Three Terms-Hattie G. Stephan.
Two Terms-Augusta E. Blaisdell, Mary P. Bunce, Willie Bick- nell, Arthur B. Barnard, Chas. S. Barnard. One Term-Lilla V. Lee, Frank A. Lee, Mattie E. Hildreth, Freddie Bicknell.
NABNASSET.
Two Terms-Charlie Edwards, Harry Ingalls.
One Term-Carl Quist, Frank E. Ingalls, Herbert Ingalls, Paul Quist, Frank Edwards.
LONG-SOUGHT-FOR.
Two Terms-Nellie Burke, Katie Burke, Julia Burke. One Term-Lula Dane, Leonard Dane, Iva Sherburne.
LYON.
Two Terms-Freddie Blodgett. One Term-Eddie Gould, William W. Wyman.
GRANITEVILLE-FIRST PRIMARY.
Two Terms-Cornelia Kierstead, Lina Grenberg. One Term-Robbie Christie, Ottie Haley, Etta Sheahan, Willie Petherick, Mabel Symmes, Lizzie Symmes, Clarence McLenna, Arthur Callahan.
SECOND PRIMARY.
One Term-John Daly, Maude Carkin.
GRAMMAR.
Three Terms-Annie Davie, Fred Reed, Hattie Sargent. Two Terms-Thomas Larkin.
One Term-Sarah Davie, Blanche York, Hannah Riney, Lewis Palmer, Daniel Harrington.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1894.
ALSO,
TOWN WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 19, 1894.
LOWELL, MASS. VOX POPULI PRESS, 130 CENTRAL STREET.
1894
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WESTFORD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1894.
ALSO,
TOWN WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 19, 1894.
LOWELL, MASS. VOX POPULI PRESS, 130 CENTRAL STREET. 1894.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1893.
TOWN CLERK. GILMAN J. WRIGHT.
SELECTMEN.
J. HENRY READ, Chairman, . Term expires March, 1894.
SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Sec., . ·
Term expires March, 1895.
GEORGE W. HEYWOOD
Term expires March, 1896.
ASSESSORS.
A. RICHMOND LEIGHTON .
Term expires March, 1894.
GEORGE H. HARTFORD, Chairman, Term expires March, 1895. WILLIAM H. H. BURBECK . Term expires March, 1896.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
HAMMETT D. WRIGHT, Sec., Term expires March, 1894.
WAYLAND F. BALCH, Chairman, Term expires March, 1895.
ALVIN G. POLLEY . Term expires March, 1896.
TOWN TREASURER. NAHUM H. WRIGHT.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. WALTER C. WRIGHT.
AUDITOR. ARTHUR B. PLIMPTON.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. TRUE A. BEAN.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
QUINCY W. DAY . Term expires April 30, 1894.
OSCAR R. SPALDING
Term expires April 30, 1895.
NELSON L. TUTTLE, Chairman, . Term expires April 30, 1896.
GILMAN J. WRIGHT, Clerk, ex-officio.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. BENJAMIN F. DAY.
INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS, ETC. (Under Chap. 195, Acts of 1892.) GEORGE T. DAY.
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The foregoing officers have all been sworn. Of the following only those marked by a star have been sworn.
CONSTABLES.
WALTER C. WRIGHT. *ISAAC E. DAY.
FIELD DRIVERS.
A. R. LEIGHTON. JOHN M. FLETCHER.
LEONARD W. WHEELER. SAMUEL L. TAYLOR.
FENCE VIEWERS.
*ALVIN G. POLLEY. LEWIS C. DANE. ALMON S. VOSE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ABIEL J. ABBOT, Chairman Term expires March, 1894.
GEORGE DREW
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Term expires March, 1894.
ALBERT R. CHOATE Term expires March, 1895. .
AUGUSTUS A. BICKFORD, Sec. Term expires March, 1895. .
FRANK H. HILDRETH . Term expires March, 1896.
ALFRED WOODBURY Term expires March, 1896.
No oath of office has heretofore been required of members of the School Committee; but the Election Act of 1893 provides that members hereafter elected shall be sworn before entering upon the performance of the duties of their office.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK AND SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
CHARLES L. FLETCHER. GILMER STONE. *THOMAS E. SYMMES. GEORGE H. PRESCOTT.
*W. W. JOHNSON *W. W. WYMAN.
MINOT A. BEAN. JOHN A. HEALY.
W. E. PARSONS. WILLIAM M. VOSE.
WILLIAM C. EDWARDS. HAMMETT D. WRIGHT.
*HORACE E. GOULD. CHARLES E. WHIDDEN. THOMAS DREW.
G. A. PERHAM.
W. O. HAWKES.
WEIGHERS OF COAL.
*CHAS. E. WHIDDEN. *J. M. FLETCHER. *E. H. WHIDDEN. *W. H. JOHNSON. *MINOT A. BEAN.
No oath is required of the remaining officers.
MEASURER OF GRAIN.
W. H. H. BURBECK.
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
NETTIE M. STEVENS Term expires March, 1894.
KATE S. HAMLIN . Term expires March, 1895.
WILLIAM E. FROST Term expires March, 1896.
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