Town of Westford annual report 1908-1913, Part 7

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
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The Cantata, "The Carnival of the Flowers" was success- fully given in the late autumn by the children of the Cameron School, and the proceeds supplemented by a generous check from a friend of the school made it possible to place a piano in that school. It would add much and be most helpful to the work, could pianos be placed in the Frost and Sargent Schools.


May I say in closing, how thoroughly I am sensible of the earnest efforts of the teachers, and how grateful I am for their words of appreciation, as well as the kindly expressions of approval from officers and parents.


With faith in the ability and purpose of the children which cannot but be productive of rich fruitage in later life, I am,


Yours sincerely, EDWIN N. C. BARNES, Supervisor of Music.


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REPORT OF MEDICAL INSPECTOR.


Gentlemen of the School Committee:


I respectfully submit the following report concerning the. schools of Westford for the year ending Feb. 1st, 1909.


I have visited the schools and have made one general exami- nation of all the children to see if any were suffering from disease that would interfere with their or others school work by being affected with a contagious or infectious disorder or one detri- mental to their own mental and physical development. I also have made various calls to the different schools either at the call of the teacher, superintendent or one of the committee.


During my inspections I have found three cases of ring- worm of the body, two of ringworm of the scalp, one case of ear trouble, fifteen of adenoids, one of chorea, six of scabies, twenty-one of chicken pox, four of the measles, and a great many of pediculosis capilis (head lice).


Those that were afflicted with contagious or infectious diseases, were excluded from the school in accordance with Chapter 502 of the Acts of 1906, until they could return with safety to the other children.


The parents have co-operated with the school physician by having their children receive medical attendance after receiving the notices of their afflictions by the school physician; but some have neglected to do so to the detriment of their children both as to physical as well as to mental development.


C. A. BLANEY, M. D.,


School Physician.


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TRUANT OFFICER'S REPORT.


WESTFORD, February 20, 1909.


To the School Committee of Westford:


Number of cases of truant children investigated 4


Number of cases brought to trial


0


Respectfully submitted, E. G. BOYNTON, Truant Officer.


STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908.


SCHOOL.


Grades.


Enrollment


Average Average Membership. Attendance.


Per Cent. Attendance.


Number between 5 and 15.


Number between 7 and 14.


Number over 15.


Number under 5.


Center Primary


I-II-III


32


27.3


22.7


83.2


32


16


0


Center Intermediate


IV-VII


28


25.6


22.4


87.9


28


27


0


Center Grammar.


VIII-IX


43


36.1


32.0


88.5


34


25


9


Academy


.


I


40


28.0


24.0


86.9


32


12


3


1


Graniteville Lower Primary


II-III


26


22.2


19.5


87.6


26


21


0


Graniteville Upper Primary


IV-V


25


20.3


18.4


90.7


23


21


0


Graniteville Grammar


VI-VIII


29


26.5


22.4


89.1


29


28


0


Forge Village Lower Primary


I-II


47


39.5


35.8


90.1


43


23


1


3


Forge Village Upper Primary


III-IV


28


23.7


21.9


92.6


28


28


0


17


Forge' Village Grammar


V-VII


36


31.4


28.5


89.2


35


35


0


Minot's Corner


I-VI


25


22.8


21.1


92.5


25


22


0


Parker Village


I-VII


23


22.5


20.7


90.6


23


19


0


Stony Brook


I-VI


30


26.9


23.9


88.8


28


22


0


Nabnassett .


I-VII


28


20.6


18.1


86.1


28


22


0


Total


470


399.6


355.7


89.0


419


324


33


4


GRADUATES FROM THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.


Number of boys . 23 Number of girls


21


.


ADMITTED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.


Number of boys .


17


Number of girls


.


·


16


.


X-XIII


30


26.2


24.3


92.4


7


3


20


Graniteville Intermediate .


STATISTICS FOR THE FALL AND WINTER TERMS, 1908-1909.


SCHOOL


Grades.


Enrollment


Average Membership.


Average Attendance. Attendance.


Per Cent.


Number between 5 and 15.


Number between 7 and 14.


Number over 15.


Wm. E. Frost


I-II


31


26.78


23.3


86.5


32


17


0


III-IV


25


21.3


19.9


93.5


26


26


V-VI


21


16.5


15.5


93.7


19


18


0


VII-VIII


28


24.9


23.7


95.2


29


20


3


Cameron


I


37


33.9


31.8


93.1


34


14


1


II-III


26


25.3


24.7


97.1


26


25


0


IV-V


27


22.2


21.1


95.2


27


27


0


VI-VIII


18


15.4


14.7


95.4


17


12


1


I


30


29.0


23.1


85.4


30


18


0


Sargent.


II-III


25


24.


21.5


92.9


25


25


0


18


IV-V


27


26.0


22.3


92.2


26


23


1


VI-VIII


29


24.1


22.5


93.4


29


29


0


Parker Village


I-VII


25


23.7


22.4


94.5


29


20


0


Stony Brook


I-VI


25


24.7


23.0


93.1


25


22


0


Nabnassett .


.


.


I-VII


39


35.0


29.3


83.7


39


25


0


Academy


IX-XII


54


51.1


48.5


94.9


53


10


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SCHOOL CENSUS, SEPTEMBER, 1908.


Number of boys between 5 and 15 . 228


Number of boys between 7 and 14 174


Number of girls between 5 and 15 . .


207


Number of girls between 7 and 14 172


Total


435


Number of illiterate minors


000


Total


346


.


.


.


.


.


LIST OF TEACHERS, 1908-1909.


SCHOOL.


GRADE.


TEACHER.


App'ted.


EDUCATED.


HOME ADDRESS.


Wm. E. Frost


I-II


Ruth P. Tuttle ·


1905


Lowell Normal


Westford


.


III-IV


Elizabeth Cushing


1906


Framingham Normal .


Fayville


V-VI


Martha L. Grant .


1907


Gloucester Training


Gloucester


VII-VIII


Ruth Fisher .


1901


Lowell Normal


Westford


Cameron


I-II


Eva C. Pyne


1907


Lowell Normal


Westford


II-III


Abbie C. Blaisdell


1905


Lowell Normal


Lowell


IV-V


Mary A. Garvey


1908


Lowell Normal


VI-VIII


Letitia V. Ward


1907


Westford Academy


Forge Village


Sargent


I


Mary Dunn


1908


Lowell Normal


Chelmsford


II-III


Frances Banister Izzie Parker .


1902


Westford Academy


Westford


Graniteville


VI-VIII


Gerald P. Decatur


1907


Westford Academy North Chelmsford


West Chelmsford .


Parkerville


I-VII .


Mattie A. Crocker


1908


Bridgewater Normal


Bridgewater


Stony Brook


I-VII


Anna Mellen.


1902


Lowell Normal


Lowell


Academy .


IX-XII


Wm. A. Woodward


1908


Bowdoin College .


Westford


·


Edith D. Babbitt


1907


Wellesley College .


Fitchburg


Gertrude E. Bartlett


1907


Tufts College


.


Kingston, N. H.


.


IV-V


1885


Westford Academy


Westford


Nabnassett


I-VII


Chas. E. Edwards


1908


North Chelmsford


19


Italicized names indicate principals.


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ROLL OF HONOR.


1907-1908.


FOR THREE TERMS.


May Day Elizabeth Kimball Jennie Kimball Rachel Kimball


Corinne Leclerc James O'Hara Prospere Pamneton Grace Robinson


George Sanborn


FOR TWO TERMS.


Lillian Baker Marion Blodgett Armidase Boucher


Harold Connell


Marion Perkins


Willie Davis


Carolyn Precious


Gerald Defoe


Daisy Precious Della Record


Claude Gladu


Julia Hedman


Maud Robinson


Maud Hunt


Edith Spinner


Justin Jenkins


Albert Tallant


Ida Trask


Rachel Wall


Wallace Watt


FOR ONE TERM.


Seth Banister Joseph Barratt Henry Bechard Sylva Benoit


Diana Milot


Rameo Milot


Austin Murray


Ellen Murray


Annie Boucher


Annie Orr


Beatrice Boucher


Dina Pammeton


Isidore Boucher Clifford Bridgford


Mildred Parrott Charles Perkins


Joseph Lessieur Laura McCarthy Ruby McCarthy


Madeline MacDonald


Joseph Miller


Lottie Parrott


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Fred Burnham May Cann Edmond Canton Rudolf Canton Adrith Carter Blanch Comey Gertrude Comey Catherine Connell Addie Day Blanche Deslauriers Alice Gilson Sylva Gladu Raymond Hamlin


Emily Hanson Victor Hanson Fred Healy Lillian Hedman Belle Helie Edith Hunt


Raoul Jasmin Arthur Lacource Regina Lacource Philip Lord Martha Lorman Walter McLeod Ethel Mills


Carrie Prinn Alice Record Maxime Record Grace Reed Frederick Robinson


Mabel Sanborn Alice Sargent Lucien Schlitz


Henry Sears


Walter Sleeper Robert Spinner


George Strandberg Daniel Sullivan


John Sullivan Joseph Sullivan Howard Sweetser Elsie Tyler


Raymond Wall May Belle Watt Minnie Whitney Celia Wilkinson Florence Wilson George Wilson John P. Wilson Maud Wood Charles Wood


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GRADUATING EXERCISES OF WESTFORD ACADEMY. At the Town Hall, Friday, June 12, 1908 at 2 o'clock P. M.


THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP


Music by HENRY LAHEE


MR. EDWIN N. C. BARNES, Conductor


Miss Gertrude D. Fletcher, Soprano


Mrs. Homer M. Seavey, Alto


Mr. D. Boardman Duffy, Tenor


Mr. Howard D. Perkins, Bass


Miss E. Marion Sweatt, Accompanist


PROGRAMME PART I


Introduction


Chorus, "Build Me Straight"


Recit. (bass) "The Merchant's Word"


Duet (sop. and alto), "Beautiful They Were"


Recit. (tenor) and chorus, "Thus" said he, "Will We Build This Ship!"


Recit. and Air(tenor) "The Master's Word"


Quartette, "Ah! How Skilful Grows the Hand"


Recit. (tenor) "Day by Day the Vessel Grew"


Chorus, "Build Me Straight"


PART II


Air (bass), "The Ocean Old" Recit. (sop.) and chorus, "On the Deck Another Bride"


Recit. (bass) and chorus, "Then the Master, with a Gesture of Command" Air (tenor), "How Beautiful She is!" Trio, "Sail Forth Into the Sea of Life"


Chorus and Solo (sop.), "Sail On, Nor Fear to Breast the Sea"


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GRADUATION EXERCISES


PROGRAMME


PRAYER


REV. CHARLES P. MARSHALL


ESSAY, Robert Edwin Peary


HELEN R. BURNHAM, WESTFORD


SONG, Good-night, Good-night, Beloved! ACADEMY CHORUS


Arr. by Wilson


ESSAY, The Flowers of Bryant and Lowell MAY E. DAY, WESTFORD ADDRESS, The Scholar's Joy


REV. J. STANLEY DURKEE, PH. D.


CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS


REV. BENJAMIN H. BAILEY


"AMERICA"


GRADUATING CLASS


LATIN -- SCIENTIFIC COURSE


HELEN ROSEATTE BURNHAM MAY EMMA DAY


Motto-Prorsum


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SCHOOL CALENDAR


ACADEMY.


SPRING TERM, 1909.


Term begins March 29th, closes June 25th- 13 weeks.


COMMON SCHOOLS.


Term begins March 29th, closes June 11th- 11 weeks.


YEAR 1909-1910. ACADEMY.


Fall term begins September 7th, closes November 24th-12 weeks. *Winter term begins November 29th, closes March 18th-14 weeks. Spring term begins March 28th, closes June 23rd-13 weeks.


COMMON SCHOOLS.


Fall term begins September 7th, closes November 24th-12 weeks. *Winter term begins November 29th, closes March 11th-13 weeks. Spring term begins March 28th, closes June 10th-11 weeks.


*Vacation from December 17, 1909 till January 3, 1910.


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INDEX.


Page


Officers of the Town of Westford


3


Births


8


Marriages


9


Deaths


10


Town Clerk's Report on Dogs


12


Annual Town Meeting


15


Special Town Meetings


21,23


State Election


25


Tree Warden's Report


29


Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures


30


Assessors' Report. 31


Tax Collector's Report


36


Selectmen's Report


40


Board of Health . 63


Library Report


64


Report of the Overseers of the Poor


69


Report of Engineers of Fire Department


76


Treasurer's Report


80


Auditor's Report 83


Report of the Committee Appointed at the last Annual


Town Meeting to Investigate the Relocation and Re- pairing of the Graniteville Road 90


Report of Building Committee for Cameron School 93


Westford Water Company 94


Report of Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds 106


Warrant for Town Meeting 117


1


Report of the School Board


3


Financial Statement 6


Annual Report of the School Committee


School Committee 1908-1909 2


Report of the Superintendent 7


26


Report of Westford Academy


11


Report of Supervisor of Drawing


12


Report of Supervisor of Music.


14


Report of Medical Inspector


15


Truant Officer's Report


16


Statistics for the Year, 1907-1908.


17


Statistics for the Fall and Winter Terms, 1908-1909


18


List of Teachers, 1908-1909


19


Roll of Honor


20


Graduation Exercises of Westford Academy


22


Graduation Exercises 23


School Calendar 24


Town of Westford Annual Report


For Year Ending February 1 1910


ALSO WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 21, 1910


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OF WESTFORD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1910


ALSO


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting


TO BE HELD MARCH 21, 1910


WESTF


NMO.


RD


C


1729. c


RPORATED


SEPT. 23


LOWELL, MASS. COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY, PRINTERS 1910


OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, 1909.


Town Clerk.


EDWARD FISHER Term expires March, 1912


Selectmen.


EDWARD M. ABBOT, Secretary Term expires March, 1910


OSCAR R. SPALDING, Chairman Term expires March, 1911


ANDREW JOHNSON. Term expires March, 1912


Assessors.


CHARLES D. COLBURN, Secretary . . Term expires March, 1910


J. WILLARD FLETCHER, Chairman. Term expires March, 1911


WILLIAM L. WOODS Term expires March, 1912


Overseers of the Poor.


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Chairman. Term expires March, 1910


ALBERT R. CHOATE Term expires March, 1911


ARTHUR H. BURNHAM, Secretary .. Term expires March, 1912


Treasurer. NAHUM H. WRIGHT.


Collector of Taxes. LEONARD W. WHEELER.


Auditor. WILLIAM R. TAYLOR.


Constables.


EDSON G. BOYNTON,


FRANK L. HALEY.


School Committee.


ALBERT R. CHOATE, Chairman. . . Term expires March, 1910


HENRY B. READ Term expires March, 1910 WALTER C. WRIGHT, Secretary Term expires March, 1911


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JOHN SPINNER Term expires March, 1911 CHARLES O. PRESCOTT Term expires March, 1912 T. ARTHUR E. WILSON Term expires March, 1912


Trustees of J. V. Fletcher Library.


CHARLES O. PRESCOTTy, Secretar . Term expires March, 1911


BENJAMIN H. BAILEY, Chairman . Term expires March, 1910


JULIAN A. CAMERON Term expires March, 1912


Librarian. MARY P. BUNCE.


Commissioners of Public Burial Grounds.


DAVID L. GREIG


Term expires March, 1910


GEORGE T. DAY, Secretary Term expires March, 1911


WILLIAM H. H. BURBECK Term expires March, 1912


Tree Warden. HARRY L. NESMITII.


Finance Committee.


JULIAN A. CAMERON, SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, Secretary, GEORGE T. DAY, Chairman, WESLEY O. HAWKES, ELBERT H. FLAGG.


Field Drivers.


ORION V. WELLS, JOHN A. TAYLOR, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR.


Fence Viewers.


EDWIN H. GOULD, JOHN H. HOWARD, ALMON S. VOSE.


Measurers of Wood and Bark and Surveyors of Lumber. WILLARD H. BEEBE, WILLIAM W. JOHNSON, HENRY O. KEYES, CHARLES T. BROOKS,


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DAVID DESMOND, WILLIAM C. EDWARDS, HORACE E. GOULD, JOHN A. HEALY,


MICHAEL L. McGLINCHEY, OSCAR R. SPALDING, ALONZO H. SUTHERLAND, THOMAS E. SYMMES.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. ALBERT A. HILDRETH.


Inspector of Animals. GEORGE T. DAY.


Inspector of Meat. *WILBERT E. PARSONS.


Police Officers.


JOHN FEENEY, FINNIMORE MORTON,


HARRY L. NESMITH,


LOUIS SHARKEY, LEONARD W. WHEELER, WALTER A. WHIDDEN, WILLIAM N. WYMAN.


Forest Warden. JOHN A. HEALY.


Deputies Appointed by the Warden.


EDSON G. BOYNTON, ALBERT A. HILDRETH,


CHARLES A. BLODGETT,


GEORGE O. JACKSON,


ALVIN J. BLAISDELL,


DAVID DESMOND,


GEORGE A. KIMBALL, DONALD J. MCLEOD,


CHARLES EDWARDS, J. WILLARD FLETCHER,


HARRY L. NESMITH, EBENEZER PRESCOTT,


CHARLES M. GRIFFIN,


OSCAR R. SPALDING,


JOHN HEALY,


J. AUSTIN HEALY,


WALTER A. WHIDDEN, WILLIAM L. WOODS.


*Resigned in Oct. Emory J. Whitney appointed in his stead.


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Engineers of Fire Department.


SHERMAN H. FLETCHER, ALBERT R. CHOATE, JOHN EDWARDS.


Forest Wardens (formerly called Firewards).


EDSON G. BOYNTON,


JOHN A. HEALY,


CHARLES EDWARDS,


HENRY B. READ,


HORACE E. GOULD,


T. ARTHUR E. WILSON.


Weighers of Coal.


JOHN M. FLETCHER,


J. AUSTIN HEALY,


J. HERBERT FLETCHER,


ELLA P. PYNE,


J. WILLARD FLETCHER, EVA F. PYNE,


ALFRED W. HARTFORD,


WILLIAM R. TAYLOR,


EDWARD T. HANLEY, CHARLES E. WHIDDEN,


JOHN A. HEALY, FRANK WILLEY.


Superintendent of Streets. FRANK E. MILLER.


Agent for Burial of Deceased Soldiers. GEORGE T. DAY.


Agent of Board of Health. ALBERT A. HILDRETH.


Registrars of Voters.


J. EVERETT WOODS Term expires April 30, 1910


J. HERBERT FLETCHER Term expires April 30, 1911


SAMUEL L. TAYLOR Term expires April 30, 1912 EDWARD FISHER, Clerk ex officio.


Precinct Officers. PRECINCT 1 .- Warden, Samuel L. Balch; Deputy Warden, Walter J. Merritt; Clerk, William H. H. Burbeck; Deputy


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Clerk, Albert W. Heywood; Inspectors, William O. McDonald, T. Arthur E. Wilson; Deputy Inspectors, Clarence R. P. Decatur, Albert A. Hildreth.


PRECINCT 2 .- Warden, Timothy D. Riney; Deputy Warden, Albert R. Wall; Clerk, Willard H. Beebe; Deputy Clerk, Inspectors, Hammet D. Wright, Joseph Wall; Deputy Inspectors, Charles A. Blodgett, M. Edward Riney.


PRECINCT 3 .- Warden, Peter J. McGlinchey; Deputy Warden, Amos B. Polley; Clerk, William R. Taylor; Deputy Clerk, John A. Taylor; Inspectors, William J. Donnelly, Houghton G. Osgood; Deputy Inspectors, Charles M. Trull, Michael L. McGlinchey.


PRECINCT 4 .- Warden, Alvin S. Bennett; Deputy Warden, David Lord; Clerk, Frederick E. Reed; Deputy Clerk, Edson G. Boynton; Inspectors, Arthur H. Comey, John Edwards; Deputy Inspectors, James J. Whigham, Joseph J. McDonald.


Superintendent of Town Farm. EDSON G. BOYNTON.


Janitor of Town House. JOHN FEENEY.


Janitor of Library Building. AI BICKNELL.


Appraisers of Property at Town Farm.


FRED R. BLODGETT, WILLIAM O. MCDONALD,


HOWARD L. WRIGHT.


BIRTHS


RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD A. D., 1909.


DATE.


NAME.


PARENTS.


Aug. 24


Baker, Marjorie L.


John and Lottie (Davis)


May


18


Bastein


Theodore and Antonia (Morin)


Nov.


14


Bell, Chester L.


Charles L. and Minnie F. (Litchfield)


July


22 Bennett, Priscilla


Joseph and Mary (Vickers)


June


24


Boucher, Joseph A


Eugene and Emina (Granchant)


Feb.


4


Bourassa, Joseph W. A.


Joseph and Alfreda (Martin)


Sept.


2


Boyd, Bertha


John and Delia (Seyinour)


Feb. 5 Brooks, Viola M.


Charles T. and Edith (Johnson)


Feb.


21


Cantin George A.


Amede and Mary L. (Byron)


July


20


Christopher, Paulina


Teafita and Zophia (Voulada)


Nov.


12 Coleti, Americo C.


Gearain and Teresa (Poldon)


Dec.


30 Daly, Marguerite


John J. and Margaret (May) David and Ellen F. (Dailey)


Sept. 18


Devenuto, Mary


Vingenzo and Caterina (Tarfarcuvign)


Nov. 6


Dion, Dorothy


Joseph and Leda (Greenwoods)


April 18


Downing, Ruth A.


Walter K. and Alvira (Olsson)


Sept.


14


Downing, Telia E. B.


John V. and Mabelle A. (Moran)


Sept.


2


Drolet, Francis A.


Alfred and Mary (Butler)


May


24


Dureault, Rose M. L.


Aime and Esther (Douillard)


Jan.


20


Ellison, Violet


John and Amy (Perkins)


Oct.


27


Eaton, Albert N.


Charles A. and Helma M. (Nelson)


Oct.


27


Eaton, Alfred O.


Charles A. and Helma M. (Nelson)


Feb.


4


Fisher, Esther G.


Edward and Helen I. (Gardner)


Feb.


26


Forzaiti, Samuel


Beniamino and Esther(Zanchi)


April


5


Green, Roland K.


Alexander and Margaret (Stedman)


June


8


Hartford, Catherine R.


LeRoy and Nellie (Elliott)


Sept. 11


Hildreth, Roger H.


Charles L. and Elizabeth (Heywood)


March 8


Hildreth, Sarah E.


Albert A. and Alma R. (Bailey)


Aug.


21


Johnson Judit I.


William and Alma (Haslin) ..


Feb.


15


Karniski, Bolestaw


John and Mary (Barnard)


Sept.


26


Kishley, Alphonse


Joe and Mary (Radwiska)


Sept.


27 Kuhn, Robert A


Henry and Ottilie (Pohl)


Nov.


4


Lambert, Donald W.


William J. and Evelyn (Defoe)


June Aug. Feb.


8 9


LaCourse, Donat


Joseph and Delena (LaCourse) Ovla and Laontine (Lavesque)


Jan.


7 Mardast, Josephina


Joseph and Elizabeth (Budnik)


Nov. 9 Marduk, Stanislaw


Mike and Jodis (Volasarich)


June


29 Martin, Dorothy E.


John H. and Clara (McDonald)


June


10


Mason, Clayton H.


Joseph and Annie (Catchpole)


June


22


Joseph and Dorea (Ricard)


April


15 Murray, Ralph F.


Fred and Rose (Dupres) Patrick J. and Mary T. (Chandler)


May


26


Oliva, Pasquale A.


Gioseppe and Rachela (Oliva) Victor and Odia (Defoe)


May


4 Pollock, Ruth E.


William H. and Ella L. (Sherman)


July May 11


Remis, Alexandra


Stanley and Frances (Prackneck)


Oct.


19


Donat Ricard and Josephine (Brule)


Sept. 18


14


Richardson, Ruby S.


April 7 Sweetser, Hazel E.


Warren P. and Jessie (Harrap)


March 13


St. Onge, George E. E.


Eugene A. and Julia M. (Tilton)


Nov. 11


Stuart, Edward F.


James W. and Annie (Doucette)


Sept.


6


Swain, Amy M. .


Fred W. and Helen A. (Woodman)


May


13 Szylivian, Genoeba


Adam and Sophie (Voynorski) Zoel and Regnia (Batheaume)


Dec.


19 Wells, Elizabeth


Orion V. and Mary A. (Morrell).


Dec.


30 Whitney, Edna G.


Edmund B. and Grace L. (Smith)


Jan.


9


Wilder, Millie A.


William and Amanda (Murray)


Dec. 5


Zanchi


Domenico and Angela (Montague)


March 6


O'Connor, Mildred J.


Feb.


7 Pigeon, Robert V.


Dec. 9 Prinn, Mary A.


Alfred T. W. and Mary E. (Ledwith)


4 Reeves, Lester J.


Albert and Nellie (Gagnon).


Ricard, Joseph L. Ricard, Ed


Pete and Anna (Garceau) Joseph T. and Etta A. (Smith)


Nov.


Feb. 8 Tousignant, Zoel


Sept. 17 Van Tassel


William W. and Mabel E. (Farmer)


Number recorded: males, 35; females, 34; total, 69.


Langlois


18 LeDuc, Jenitte E.


Ferdinand J. and Eugenie (Fourchette)


Milot, Marie O.


July


28 Desmond, Helen T.


9


MARRIAGES.


RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD A. D., 1909.


DATE.


NAMES.


Age.


Residence.


Birthplace.


July


17


Bapodin, Phillip


26


Westford


Russia


Bafurr, Anactiner


21


Westford


Russia


Oct.


27


Barnes, Thomas F.


29


Lowell


Wigan, Eng.


Oct.


24


Bineault, Henry J.


21


Westford.


Manchester, N. H.


Miller, Ruth M.


18


Westford .


Westford .


Aug.


31


Bushard, Moise


21


Westford


Canada


Delauriers, Angelina


21


Westford


Canada


June


30


Cann, Charles I.


22


Westford


Carlisle


July


5


Carborneau, Joseph


19


Westford


St. Etienne


May


29


Catchpole, Henry


50


Westford


England


Kitchen, Elizabeth M.


38


Westford


England


Aug. 4


Seifer, Edith A.


31


Washington


Westford .


Jan. 30


Coletti, John


28


Quincy


Italy


24


Westford


Italy


Nov. 25


Couture, Joseph L.


26


Westford .


Westford .


July


12


Cross, George


24


Lowell


Eagleville


May


10


Garceau, Hector


21


Westford


Canada


Jan.


10


Soucey, Nellie


20


Westford .


Wilton, N. H.


Νον.


9


Guariepy, Joseph Lefaivre, Parmelia


19


Westford


Canada


June 4


Hyde, Edward


32


Ayer


Ayer


Jan. 26


Johnson, Henry E.


31


New York


Clarendon, Vt.


Feb.


23


Lamie, Arthur


21


Westford


Lowell


Oct.


5


McCarthy, George F.


28


Westford


Concord


McLenna, Bertha F.


24


Westford


Westford .


April 17


Milot, Ephrem Delauries, Albina


18


Westford


Canada


Nov. 24


Seifer, William F.


37


Westford


Charlestown


McDonald, Jennie


30


Westford


Lancashire, Eng ..


April


28


Tousignant, Fred Brule, Mary


20


No. Chelmsford


Canada


Aug. 25


Weaver, George H. Wilson, Jessie C.


25


Westford


Canada


Feb.


17


Wells, Orion V. Morrill, Mary A.


28


Westford


Bakersfield, Vt.


April


20


Whigham, James M.


30 Westford


Scotland


Cotterell, Ada


30 Westford


England


March 2


Whigham, Stewart A. Hunt, Elda M.


24


Barre


Rockport


21


Westford


England


20


Westford


Lowell


Schiltz, Alma


21


Westford .


Canada


Gaudette, Walter G.


22


No. Chelmsford


Lowell


20


Westford


Nashua, N. H.


LeClarc, Eva J.


21


Westford


Stanfold, P. Q.


Hewlett, Angie L.


22


Westford


Taunton


Dupont, Delina


20


Westford


Canada


18


Westford.


Canada


25


Westford .


Canada


32


Westford


England


28 Westford


Amesbury


Bennett, Effie M.


24


Westford


Westford


Bastarache, Kosianna


18


Westford


St. Etienne


Cole, Elmer D.


47


Washington


Greenwood, Me. .


Poirier, Exilda


34


Biddeford, Me.


Canada


Heroux, Marie A.


21


Westford .


Westford. .


Banister, Marguerite H.


Pardon, Theresa


Number of marriages recorded, 25.


10


DEATHS.


RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF WESTFORD A. D., 1909.


DATE.


NAMES, ETC.


Years


Months


Days


March 20


Bennett, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph


70


Oct. 15


Blood, Jerusha, widow of Gilman


87


8


6


March 11


Bourassa, Joseph W., son of Joseph and Alpheda (Martin)


1


5


Aug. 1


Canton, George, son of Arthur and Johanna (Gasson)


4


July 6


Carkin, Myron A., son of Augustus W. and Susie (Bell)


20


7


3


July 28


Collins, Elizabeth, wife of Francis . .


56


Nov.


25


Coleti, Americo C., son of Giarani and Teresa (Bordon)


14


March 1


Crossland, Samuel, son of Samuel and Mary A. (Clark)


62


3


Feb. 26 Devenuto, Mary, daughter of Vincenzo and Catarina (Carbutho- bick) .


12


Feb. 1


Hall, Sevenac, wife of John


67


Oct.


2 Hamblett, Theodore H., son of Theodore and Abagail (Butterfield) .


90


8


22


Nov. 7 Harrington, Daniel W., son of Patrick and Mary F. (Harrington)


29


7


25


Feb. 26 Hildreth, Charles L., son of Elijah and Isabella (Caldwell)


85


April 8


Hutchins, Julia M., wife of Melbourne F.


70


Oct.


25


7


11


20


Jan.


20


Jan. 8


Langlois, Joseph L., son of Napoleon and Eva (Dion) Larkin, Winnifred, wife of Patrick


75


May


10


Lawrence, Sarah P., widow of David P.


95


8 17


July


20


Martin, Dorothy E., daughter of John H. and Clara (McDonald)


22


7


29


Aug. 21


Mattson, T. Judith S., daughter of John and Emma E. (Carlson) Milot, Mary, wife of Joe. .


62


11 11


20


Sept. 27


O'Brien, John M., son of Michael and Annastatia (Doyle)


67 68


11


14


Jan.


14


Profita, Evelyn, daughter of Joseph and Annie (Brisson)


1


7


June 24


Smith, Sarah A., widow of Lyman A.


75 4


7


20 2


April


21


Tallant, Eben W., son of Madison B. and Adeline S. (Harvey)


72


2


April


22


72


11


26


Aug. 11


Whidden, Charles E., son of Joshua and Martha (Fletcher) Wright, Andrew S., son of Jesse and Sybil (Stevens)


75


11


14


Males.


Females.


Total


Whole number recorded


24


17


41


Number of deaths in town


22


17


39


Residents of Westford


23


17


40


21


May


21


Sept. 10


Nesmith, George W., son of Harry L. and Hattie (McLeod)


1


April


7


Payne, John, son of James and Margarett (Curtis)


April 14


Porter, E. A., daughter of Herbert and Elise (Butler)


16


10


March 9 Pyne, Olive J., daughter of James W. and Ella (Moses) March 8 Robarge, Charles D., son of Peter . .


57


June


27


Stevenson, Harry S., son of Fred A. and Lizzie (Heffernon) Tallamini, Joseph


33


3


15


April


4


Kavanaugh, John E., son of John and Ellen (Staples) LaCourse, Arthur, son of Joseph and Mary (Meloe)


6


3


March 22


AGE.


11


NOTE.


All persons are respectfully requested to examine the fore- going reports of births, marriages and deaths, and report to the Town Clerk any errors or omissions that may be discerned there- in, so that the records may be corrected. An error in the record, other than a mistake in copying a certificate or return, can be corrected only in accordance with a deposition under oath, made by one who was required by law to furnish the information for the original record or by three or more creditable persons having knowledge of the case. (See Revised Laws, Chapter 29, Sections 9 and 16.)


Births occurring late in the year are sometimes returned without the Christian name. In such cases parents should return the name to the Town Clerk as soon as selected, as incom- pleteness of the record may occasion trouble in the future.


The Town Clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to furnish parents, householders, physicians and midwives applying therefor with blanks for return of births, as required by law.




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