Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1860-1887, Part 15

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1860
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 900


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OF THE


TOWN OF WILMINGTON,


From Feb. 1, 1875, to Feb. 1, 1876,


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1875-6


AND THE


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.


READING : PRESS OF EDWIN L .. HILL .. 1. 70.


Town Officers for 1875.


Selectmen. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS, CHAIRMAN. EDWARD A. CARTER,


OTIS C. BUCK.


Town Clerk.


WILLIAM H. CARTER.


Town Treasurer. CYRUS L. CARTER.


Assessors.


SAMUEL B. NICHOLS, EDWARD A. CARTER, OTIS C. BUCK.


Overseers of the Poor. ISAAC DAMON, CHAIRMAN, Z. T. WINTE, H. BREWSTER NICHOLS.


School Committee.


CHESTER W. CLARK, S. S. MATHEWS, JOHN N. EAMES,


term expires March, 1876.


66


66 IS77.


.. IS78.


Trustees of Public Library.


CHESTER W. CLARK,


term expires March, 1876.


66


.6


66


66


66


1877.


LEMUEL C. EAMES,


.6


46


66


IS78.


.6


66


Treasurer and Librarian. CHARLES W. SWAIN.


Auditors of Accounts.


HENRY SHELDON, LEMUEL C. EAMES, WILLIAM H. CARTER.


Collector of Taxes. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


Constable. S. B. BODWELL, Jr.


A. P. PEARSON,


OTIS C. BUCK,


Special Police. Z. T. WHITE,


HENRY BUCK.


Fence Viewers.


J. McDONALD, ISAAC DAMON.


..


66


CHARLES W. SWAIN,


CYRUS L. CARTER,


JAMES A. SHEPARD, Z. T. WHITE.


4


Soaler of Weights and Measures. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.


Surveyors of Highways.


HI. BREWSTER NICHOLS, WILLIAM H. CARTER, and.,


FREDERICK S. WHITE,


BENJAMIN BUCK, HENRY BUCK, SOLON L. JOHNSON,


SIMEON JAQUITHI, 2nd., SYLVESTER CARTER, HIRAM BANCROFT,


EDWARD MEARS, ISAAC DAMON, JOHN T. WILD,


WILLIAM IL. BOUTWELL.


Surveyors of Lumber.


HENRY SHELDON, SILAS BROWN,


F. II. NICHOLS, JOHN T. WILD,


EDWARD A. CARTER.


Measurers of Wood and Bark.


EDWARD A CARTER, Z. T. WHITE,


HENRY SHELDON, FRANK H. NICHOLS,


HENRY L. BANCROFT.


Public Weigher of Merchandise. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


THOMAS P. EAMES, GEORGE T. EAMES,


Field Drivers. GEORGE W. SIDELINKER, SANFORD WESTON, SOLON L. JOHNSON,


Pound Keeper. J. A. SHEPARD.


Superintendent of Alms House. JAMES MONROE.


List of Jurors as Revised Oct. 20th., 1875.


OTIS C. BUCK, EVERALL HARNDEN,


WILLIAM G. TOWNSEND,


THOMAS P. EAMES, H. ALLEN SHELDON, Z. T. WHITE, HORACE SHELDON,


SAMUEL B. NICHOLS, CHARLES M. GOWING, DARIUS BUCK,


EDWARD A. CARTER, WARREN EAMES, JOHN T. WILD, CHARLES W. SWAIN.


Selectmen's Report. -


EXPENSE OF TOWN' OFFICERS :


Paid William H. Carter, services as Town


Clerk, $15 00


Cyrus L. Carter, services as Treasurer, 50 00


Samuel B. Nichols, services as Selectman and Assessor, 80 00


Edward A. Carter, services as Selectman and Assessor, 65 00


Otis C. Buck, services as Selectman and Assessor, 55 00


Isaac Damon, Overseer of the poor, 50 00


Z. T White, .. .. 50 00


H. B. Nichols, 66 40 00


Samuel B. Nichols, Collector of Taxes, 100 00 Stephen B. Bodwell, Jr., services as Con- stable, 25 00


Henry Buck, services as Special Police, 4 00


Chester W. Clark, services as School Committee, 20 00


John N. Eames, services as School Com- mittee, 15 00


$569 00


REPAIRS ON HIGHWAYS:


The amount expended by the several Surveyors, viz: By Isaac Damon, 85 00


Henry Buck, 100 00


Solon L. Johnson, 65 00


AMOUNT CARRIED FORWARD. $250 00


AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD, $250 00


Simeon Jaquith, 2nd., 75 00


William H. Carter, 2nd., 80 00


Sylvester Carter, 75 00


Edward Mears,


60 00


H. Brewster Nichols.


70 00


Frederick S. White,


100 00


Benjamin Buck,


70 00


Hiram Bancroft,


65 00


William H. Boutwell,


75 00


John T. Wild, 80 00


$1000 .00


ROADS AND BRIDGES :


Paid William H. Carter, 2nd., removing snow, 6 50


Henry Buck,


..


8 10


Edward Mears, .6


..


16 10


Sylvester Carter,


7 67


Frederick S. White,


6 45


Isaac Damon,


..


3 60


Solon L. Johnson, ٠٠


6.


4 30


Benjamin Buck, ..


..


11 20


John T. Wild,


06


8 40


Simeon Jaquith, 2nd.,


.. ..


4 00


William H. Carter, extra highway work on the Boutwell Road, 89 30


Benjamin Buck, extra highway work, 3 20


Horatio N. Eames, ‘ ..


15 54


E. M. & F. H. Nichols, extra


4 00


Sylvester Carter


3 40


H. Allen Sheldon, new culvert near Jonathan Buck, 10 00


AMOUNT CARRIED FORWARD, $207 76


6 00


William H. Boutwell.


7


AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD, $207 76 E. A. Carter & Otis C. Buck Railing Bridges, 9 15


Charles Hopkins, cutting Brush on Highway, 12 00


Mrs. L. J. Blaisdell, for land taken to widen the highway near the Hay Scales, (in 1872.) 15 00


$243 91


EXPENSE OF WELLS AT SCHOOL HOUSES AS PER REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE :


Paid J. A. Ames as per bill, $3 71


. J. W. Perry for blacksmith work, 9 37


J. W. Murry, carpenter work, 13 00


Horatio N. Eames, carpenter work, 53 00


Benjamin F. Perry, for labor,


21 00


James Monroe, ..


40 50


Isaac Damon,


82 73


Willie R. Butters, 41 00


H. W. Loring, for four pumps,


53 00


Town for lumber, 15 09


- $332 40


EXPENSE OF CEMETERY :


For building new fence and repairing old : Paid A. L. Books for lumber, $70 86


J. A. Ames, paint, oil and nails,


30 99


A. Deslauriers, blacksmith work,


3 98


Edward A. Carter, labor,


16 65


Carting and freight on lumber,


3 67


Henry Buck, labor,


10 12


Edward M. Nichols, labor,


22 00


AMOUNT CARRIED FORWARD, $158 27


8


AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD, $158 27


John T. Wild, labor, 16 88


John W. Perry, blacksmith work, 1 56


Samuel B. Nichols, for nails, 96


- $177 67


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES :


Paid John L. Parker, printing 350 copies Town Reports for 1874, 66 95


C. P. Judd, for legal service in 1873 60 75


A. Deslauriers, repairing hearse, 4 52


Cyrus L. Carter, blank book, stationery and postage stamps, 4 90


W. A. Brooks & Co., for 18 police badges, 3 00


J. A. Ames, water pails for High School, 1 15, and oil for town, 40, 1 55


S. B. Nichols, blank book for hay scales, 2 75


cleaning Town House and


2 brooms, 3 95


S. B. Nichols. oil for Town House,


3 00


express, postage and


stationery, 10 83


S. B. Nichols, printing bills, 3 75


16 returning deaths to Town


Clerk, 4 50


Fred M. Carter, ringing bell, 5 00


William H. Carter, for recording and


returning Births, Deaths and Mar- riages to Secretary of State, 14 62


William H. Carter, journey to Reading


to qualify Representative to General Court, 2 00


William H. Carter, express and stationery, 2 12


AMOUNT CARRIED FORWARD, $194 19


9


AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD, $194 19 Paid E. B. Stilling & Co., printing School By- Laws, 2 50


William H. Carter, printing dog licenses, 3 50


John L. Parker, printing 1000 bill-heads, 5 50 Samuel B. Nichols, labor and materials on flag staff, 3 50


E. M. Nichols, for care and repair of win- dows of Town House, 12 75


E. M. Nichols, for guide boards, 4 00


John T. Wild, for painting flag staff, 15 00


For new stove in Town Hall, 22 00


Samuel B. Nichols, care of Cemetery and writing deeds, 15 00


$277 94


INSURANCE ON TOWN PROPERTY :


On buildings on Town Farm for five years, $60 00


Town Hall buildings for five years, 56 25


$116 25


Cr. By returned premium, 13 50


$102 75


ABATEMENT ON TAXES:


For 1872. Warren Eames, Collector, $16 00


1873. ..


23 50


1874, Samuel B. Nichols,


36 20


1875, ١١


41 88


-


$117 58


Paid County Treasurer for dog licenses, 1875, $103 80


WILLIAM H. CARTER, Town Clerk.


10


EXPENSE OF WEST SCHOOL HOUSE :


Paid for land to E. B. Carter,


25 00


" lumber, etc.,


856 82


" labor, 626 22


$1508 04


EXPENSE OF SCHOOLS :


For High School,


$536 24


North


237 10


South


276 18


East ..


238 65


West


268 56


Centre ·


240 50


$1797 23


BOOK ACCOUNT.


SAMUEL L. NICHOLS, AGENT.


DR.


1875.


February, To Books on hand, $79 19


Apr. 21, " Cash paid D. C. Colesworthy for books, 17 10


Oct.


To Cash paid G. E. Colesworthy. for books, 63 84


Dec. To Cash paid Barry & Colesworthy,


for books, 17 28


SI77 41


1875. CONTRA CR.


By Cash per Treasurer's receipts. $70 64


Books on hand, 76 11


delivered to teachers' desks,


IO 37


..


.6 “ indigent Children, 8 12


Commission on sale of books, 12 17


$177 41 Feb. 1876, To books on hand at settlement,


$76 II


11


TOWN APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT THEIR LAST ANNUAL MEETING, VIZ :


AMOUNT APPROPRIATED.


AMOUNT PAID OUT.


For support of Poor, $1400 00|


Expense of Poor, $1375 18


payment of Town Officers, 475


66 Town Officers,


569 00


Roads and Bridges, 300 00


6 6


Roads and Bridges,


243 91


Common Schooling,


1000 00


66


Common Schools,


1260 99


Select Schooling,


550 00


Select School,


536 24


support of Public Library,


100 00


Public Library,


100 00


support of Highways,


1000 00


66


Highways,


1000 00


new school house in West Dist., 1 500 00


new school house at the West Dist.,


1 508 04


interest on town debt,


550 00


interest on town debt,


589 74


new wells,


500 00


new wells,


332 40


miscellaneous expenses,


350 00


66


miscellaneous expen's, State Aid,


223 00


$7975 00


$S021 44


State Tax.


$780 00


County Tax,


500 39


-$1280 39


P. S. In consequence of an error in the county warrant, it being for two hun- dred dollars and thirty-nine cents, but when the Treasurer came to pay the tax, five hundred dollars and thirty-nine cents was demanded, which, of course, was paid, making three hundred dollars more than was provided for in our annual assessment


STATE AID):


Paid widow Mary A. Phelps, $48 00


.. Mary A. Chapman, 48 00


.. Eliza J. Upton, 48 00


Lavinia J. Blaisdell,


48 00


Willie R. Butters,


36 00


--


$228 00


SAMUEL B. NICHOLS, SELECTMEN EDWARD A. CARTER, AND


OTIS C. BUCK. ASSESSORS.


277 94


State Aid,


250 00


Report of the Overseers of the Poor.


The Overseers of the Poor, in the discharge of their duties for the year 1875, deemed it advisable to employ a new Superin- tendent, and Mr. James Monroe and wife were employed for one year at a salary of $450. They have discharged their duties faithfully and acceptably to the Board.


EXPENDITURES AT ALMSHOUSE :


Paid Jonathan Carter for groceries and grain,


$173 43


Joseph A. Ames,


266 68


Warren Eames, for meat,


64 44


Charles M. Gowing, “


76 53


Boston Flour Company, flour, -


24 70


Henry Callender & Co., groceries, -


45 73


Martin Hall & Co., sugar,


20 61


English, Simpson & Co., butter,


10 13


J. R. Currier, crackers, -


63 98


Isaac Lock, apples,


6 75


Cochran Brothers, flour,


24 25


Albert Miller, sawing 'lumber, 36 85 .


Isaac Damon, cutting lumber, - 34 75 -


-


20 32


A. J. Parker, repairing sleigh and wagon,


9 00


Mrs. Peter Valentine, labor,


4 00


J. W. Perry, blacksmithing,


2 15


E. De Jean, bill of 1873,


1 25


Thomas Bancroft, cutting lumber, B. T. Perry,


8 50


Buel Carter, sled,


5 00


Eames Brothers, killing hogs, -


8 00


Isaac Damon, car fare and labor,


-


10 80


Everett & Small, one plow,


15 00


M. C. Warren, sad irons,


1 12


Boston Herald, advertising, -


.


3 00


Prayer, Bock & Co., clothing,


8 50


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


3 00


-


AMOUNT CARRIED FORWARD,


$948 47


-


-


James W. Murry, carpenter labor,


13


AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD,


$948 47


Paid J. B. Souther, burlaps,


4 20


Two cows,


-


110 00


E. W. Studley, salary two months,


58 83


James Monroe, salary ten months,


375 00


Z. T. White, car fare and stationery,


9 34


Perry, Cutler & Co., brick and lime,


2 50


B. Peabody, one pump,


IO 50


Samuel B. Nichols, burial of Nancy Alexander,


5 00


66 .. 66 Philander King,


5 00


Commitment of vagrant,


5 75


$1 534 59


E. W. STUDLEY'S ACCOUNT AT ALMSHOUSE :


Paid for House offal


ŠIO 00


meat,


-


-


-


15 88


sundries,


35


one pig,


19 00


one ox yoke,


-


2 50


cane for chairs,


1 00


one bottle of essence,


25


harness oil and lamp black,


50


thread and stockings,


64


three pairs men's stockings,


75


one pair of shoes,


75


coal, -


-


5 05


blacksmithing,


2 15


$58 82


JAMES MONROE'S ACCOUNT AT ALMSHOUSE :


Paid for nails, -


$1 05


repairs,


-


-


17 23


sundries,


-


-


I 32


car fare and freight, -


7 73


potatoes, seeds and plants,


3 95


labor on farm,


27 75


apples,


40


clothes line,


50


expenses to Brighton,


75


coffins and robe,


15 00


dry goods, -


6 00


-


-


-


-


-


-


AMOUNTS CARRIED FORWARD,


$82 68-$1676 09


14


AMOUNTS BROUGHT FORWARD,


$82 68-$1676 09


Paid for fish,


1 84


boots and shoes, .


.


.


9 30


vegetables,


-


.


.


.


1 32


groceries,


18 76


soap,


.


3 00


aid to Wm. Alexander,


6 25


2 axes,


2 75


clothing,


9 15


tobacco,


3 15


medicine,


25


stove pipe for tramp house,


50


lamp chimneys,


50


turkeys,


3 82


J. W. Perry, blacksmithing,


8 26


$152 53


Total for support of Poor at Almshouse,


$1745 94


OUTSIDE POOR :


Paid for supplies furnished Mrs. Peter Valentine,


$85 60


I 3-4 cords wood 6


5 50


aid furnished Philander King by city of Lawrence,


81 90


board of Eva Sowersby at Taunton Lunatic Hospital, aid furnished Olive Tweed by town of Woburn, 28 47


44 50


board of Wm. Alexander at State Almshouse,


6 00


Dr. Toothaker medical services at Mrs. P. Valentine's 9 00


10 00


$270 97


Total expense of Poor,


$2016 91


RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE :


Received for sow and pigs,


- $80 00


one pair oxen,


-


-


-


-


125 00


one cow,


35 00


one cow, -


-


40 00


one boar,


15 00


one calf,


8 00


lumber,


55 10


one cow, - - -


41 35


one pig,


7 00


labor of oxen,


2 50


wood furnished Mrs. P. Valentine, -


3 00


AMOUNT CARRIED FORWARD,


$411 95


-


.


-


- -


-


- -


-


S. B. Nichols, burying State pauper,


-


15


AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD,


$411 95


Recei'd As per Sup't E. W. Studley's account for pigs sold, 56 00


66


keeping pedlars, 17 50


66 6 6


salt hay sold, 5 50


66


board Mr. Whittier, 6 50


As per Sup't J. Monroe's acct., for one old wagon, 5 00


" eggs and milk, SS


66


" old iron, 1 30


" keeping traveller, 75


66


.6


" hay sold, 50


" labor Sup't & horse, 68 50


" butter sold, 19 22


" squashes sold, 11 78


" potatoes 19 85


.6


" pigs 16 50


$641 73


SUMMARY EXPENSE :


Total expense at Almshouse, -


$1745 94


. receipts 66


641 73


Net expense at Almshouse, -


$1104 21


Expense outside 270 97


Total expense of Poor inside and outside Almshouse,


$1375 18


Received of F. S. Richardson for lumber sold in IS; 4, $117 31


P. S. Due from the State for the burial of State pauper, 10 00


66 County for expense of commitment of Tramp, 5 75


NAMES AND AGES OF INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE :


Regis- tered No


NAMES.


AGF.


REMARKS.


2


Nancy Alexander


57


Died June 20.


5


Louisa Burtt


Fanny Butters


35


S


Albert Carter


56


John Bancroft


33


12


Elbridge Butters,


H. Orn Bancroft


43


22


Charlotte Butters 4


30


Henry Stickney


36


[Oct. 12. Admitted July 22, left Sept. 1, returned 66


31 William Alexander


34


Aug. 26, discharged Sept. 6.


32


Philander King


41


Sept. 29. died Oct. 9.


33


Martha King


32


66 Oct. 2Q, left Oct. 22.


34


William King 3


6. ()ct. 20, left ()ct. 22.


-


1


16


Whole number of inmates,


13


Present number, 8


Aggregate number of weeks' support, · 410 4-7


Six hundred and ninety-five lodgings and fourteen hundred and thirty three meals have been furnished transient paupers. Three hundred and four lodgings and six hundred and fifty-one meals being furnished in February and March.


ISAAC DAMON, OVERSEERS Z. T. WHITE, OF


H. B. NICHOLS. S POOR.


-


Public Library.


LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.


The following is a list of donations to the Library during the year, in order of date :


From Miss I. A. Currier, I vol.


Mrs. Samuel Morrill,


2 “


Hon. Charles L. Flint,


IOI


Miss Sabra Carter, I .6


C. W. Swain, I


..


Total number of donations, 106 vol.


Number of books purchased, 45


..


persons taking out books, 196


Whole number taken out during the year, 1086


The library room will be supplied, during the year, with Harper's Magazine, St. Nicholas, Boston Journal of Chemistry, Woburn Journal and probably other Magazines and papers.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


1875-


I)R. CR. IS75.


To Cash paid for town map,


$1 25 By Cash at former settlement,


$1I 72


.. Harper's Magaz'e 3 40


.. St. Nicholas "


2 00


.. for car fare to Boston, 1 00


..


paid Penniman's Express, 90


for paper for book covers,


.6


to Barry & Colesworthy, for books. 50 00


for Librarian's salary,


25 00


44


to C. W. Swain, books, 5 00


to balance,


22 35


$111 72


SIII 72


CHARLES W. SWAIN, Treasurer and Librarian.


Examined and found correct.


J. A. SHEPARD, AUDITOR.


.6 for circulation, 799


rec'd of Town Treas., 100 00


A Condensed Abstract from the Town's Books for the year ending February, 1876 ; C. L. CARTER, Treasurer.


DR. CASII.


CONTRA.


CR.


To Balance due on previous years settlement,


$101.4 73


By Cash paid Town Orders,


86717 24


Cash recei'd on acct. of Tax of 1872, W. Eames, Col.,


16 00


"


Interest to sundry parties,


589 74


1873,


36 00


sundry bills for High School,


536 24


North School,


237 10


=


1875.


7830 00


South


2-6 18


for lots sold in Cemetery,


43 00


East


238 65


West


..


265 56


C'entre


240 55


18 40


for books,


So 94


from County Treasurer (dog licenses refunded), " Overseers of Poor, acct. at Almshouse,


032 49


46


for real estate (West School Lot)


25.00


2800 00


2800 00


.


from the State on acct. of State Aid,


346 59


500 39


1 50


70 04


100 00


-


" use of Town House,


10 00


10 27 refunded Overseers of l'oor, Almshouse acct., Balance carried forward, 1229 63


" Interest on money deposited in Bank,


19 00


" Return Premium of Mutual Ins. Co.,


3 5°


..


on acct. of outstanding indebtedness, books sold, 5 20


$14,638 68


$1.4,638 68


1876. February, To balance brought forward, $1229 63


The undersigned, a committee chosen on the part of the Town to examine and settle with the Treasurer, hereby certify that the foregoing is correctly cast and properly vouched for, and they find remaining in the treasury twelve hundred and twenty-nine dollars and sixty-three cents.


WILMINGTON, February 12, 1876.


WILLIAM H. CARTER, HENRY SHELDON, I. C. EAMES.


COMMITTEE.


18


for sale of old school house, (West Dist.)


10 00


" County Tax,


for stone for School House wells,


" State Tax, on acct. of Library,


780 00


from S. B. Nichols for books sold,


99 75


on acct. of miscellanies,


8 19


from the State on account School Fund,


230 OS


89 11


National Bank Tax, Corporation Tax,


for town's notes issued,


town's notes,


1874, S. B. Nichols, “


1322 09


19


LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.


Note to J. L. Carter, May 1, 1868,


$1500 00


Darius Buck, Oct. 1, 1872, 1100 00


١١ Benjamin Buck, May, 1, 1866, 2000 00


Dec. 23, 1870,


1000 00


Otis C. Buck, April 20, 1869,


500 00


66 April 19, 1870,


500 00


L. C. Eames, April 1, 1871, 1000 00


. H. M. Eames, Trustee, May 4, 1871, 75 00


-


-$7675 00


Due West School,


$15 89


.. South


8 68


North .6


45 07


" East ..


52 84


.. Centre


8 09


High


281 92


.. West School House,


32 04


Outstanding due to sundry parties,


43 82


$488 35


$8163 35


ASSETS :


Cash in Treasury,


$1229 63


Due on taxes, 1872, Warren Eames, Col.,


36 81


1873,


48 43


.


. . 1874, S. B. Nichols


235 33


1875, .. ..


1428 64


Advances on account of State Aid,


228 00


- -$3206 84


Net indebtedness of the Town, $4956 51


WILLIAM H. CARTER, HENRY SHELDON, LEMUEL C. EAMES.


AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS.


STATISTICS FROM TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS.


BIRTHS REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1875.


NO.


NAME


OF CHILD.


NAME OF PARENTS.


DATE OF BIRTH.


I


James P. Cragin,


Joseph and Ann G. Doucett,


February 5, 1875.


2


Ann W. Doucett,


S. Sherburne and Anna E. W. Mathews,


March 1, 1875.


3


Edith L. Mathews,


William A. and Phebe E. Frost,


April 5, 1875.


4


Maggie H. Frost,


John W. and Olive 'A. Perry,


April 5, 1875.


uno


George F. Carter,


Walter D. and Mary E. Carter,


May 17, 1875.


7


Alice W. Buck,


Charles and Susan S. Buck,


May 31, 1875.


8


Florence M. Low,


Timothy and Mary S. Low,


July 2, 1875.


9


Erring S. Batcheller,


Bernard and Susan McEnroe,


August 5, 1875


IO


Annie M. McEnroe,


August 5, 1875.


II


John Meade,


August 17, 1875.


[ 2


Robert L. Eames,


September 4, 1875.


13


1 4 Leland H. Pearson,


September 22, 1875.


1 5


George A. Carter,


November 23, 1875.


16


Raymond W. Eames,


Annrose Doucett,


Thomas and Margaret Meade, George T. and Lucy E. Eames, John Newton and Sarah P. Eames, Daniel N. and Josephine Pearson, James O. and Lizzie R. Carter, Warren and Elizabeth A. Eames,


Jeremiah and Ann D. Doucett,


December 16, 1875.


17


Michael and Mary M. Cragin,


January 8, 1875.


20


Ina Belle Perry,


James H. and Mary E. Batcheller,


August 4, 1875.


Gertie M. Eames,


September 14, 1875.


DEATHS REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1875.


AGE.


CON- DITION.


PLACE OF BIRTH.


NAME OF PARENTS.


NO.


DATE OF DEATH.


NAME OF DECEASED.


Y.


M.


I).


1 |Jan.


23.


Judith Alexander,


79


widow married


Burli'gt'n Mass Thomas and Rebecca Harnden Wilmington


2 |Jan.


28.1


Jonathan Eames,


59


2


single


.Sweden


Benjamin and Hannah Eames 'Not known


4 Feb.


19.


Alanson Libby,


36


7 married


Hartford Me


Alexander and Nancy Libby John and Catherine Riley


5 May


9.


Edward Riley,


51


9


married


Ireland


George M. and May E. Chase


6 June


14.


Arthur G. Chase,


I


4


17 single


Saugus Mass not known


Not known


old age. old age.


8 June


20.


Rebecca Flagg,


79


single


Wilmington


John and May Flagg


9 July


29.


Mary Beard,


82


1


widow


Wilmington


1 I


Aug. 26.


Tabitha Austin,


72


married


Wilton Me


Josiah and Tabitha Bacon Victor and Anna Johnson


13


Sept. 14.


Ida W. McDonald,


2


5


26,single


Wilmington Canada West


John and Esther E. McDonald Anton and Mary Gabin Philander King and Lucy Alexander wound.


1 5


Oct. 9.


Philander King,


41


26 widow married


Wilmington


16 Nov.


4.


Ina B. Perry,


7


single


Wilmington


John W. and Olive A. Perry John and Margaret Leonard


17 Nov.


5.


May A. Leonard,


2


6


single


'Woburn


18 Dec. 31.


Thomas Farrill,


70


¡married Ireland


|Not known


old age. lung fever. freezing. pneumonia consumption. water on the brain


21


7 June


20.


Nancy Alexander,


85


widow


6


24 widow


St J'hnsb'ry Vt James M. and Hannah Stockwell Benjamin and Elizabeth Carter


heart complaint old age. paralysis.


12


|Aug. 29.


Victor Johnson,


7


single


Boston


'canker & teething brain consumpti'n mortification.


14


Sept. 30.


Mary Bouler,


26


congestion of lung whooping cough. consumption.


3 Feb.


4.


William A. Norence,


unknown. 2


65


Hannah R. Williams,


Io Aug.


DISEASE OR CAUSE OF DEATH.


MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1875.


NO.


DATE OF MARR'GE


NAMES GROOM AND BRIDE.


RESIDENCE.


OCCUPATION OF GROOM.


PLACE OF BIRTH.


NAMES OF PARENTS.


I


James Kernon, Mary Wood,


|36|Stoneham


Watchman


Ireland Canada


Barney and Anna Kernon Newhall and Abby Wood.


2 Jan. 19.


Edward Buck,


2.4 Wilmington


21 |Wilmington


Conductor


Wilmington


N. Bradley and Sarah Eames


3


Feb. 2.


Sullivan Butters,


33 Wilmington


Farmer


Wilmington Charlestown


4 Mar. 23.


George Bancroft, Julia A. Gowing, R. Clement Eames,


21 Wilmington


Wilmington


5 |April 25.


Almira E. Carter,


24 Wilmington


Lowell, Mass


6 June 2.


Arthur T. Bond, Annie F. Dorr, Charles Green,


22 Wilmington


Currier


Concord, Mass


7


Dec. 5.


Lottie A. Allen,


17 Wilmington


8 Dec. 5.


Charles E. Taylor,


25 Woburn


Expressman Burlington Wilmington


9 Dec. 23.


George F. Dane,


2S Andover


23 Wilmington


R. R. Fore- Lowell, Mass man Lowell


William and Maria IToward Hartwell and Mary Bancroft George and Angelina Gowing Thomas P'. and Elena Eames Rich E. and Mary B. Carter Thomas D. and Olive T. Bond James C. and Malvina F. Dorr Reuben and Louisa Green William and May A. Allen Sewall and Sarah E. Taylor Joseph and Elizabeth Bell George A. and Jerusha Dane Edwin and Mary A. Harnden


22


Sophia Martin,


43 Charlestown


128 Woburn


Butcher


Woburn


25| Wilmington


Salesman Wilmington


Merchant


Wilmington


19 Medford


Baker


Medford


Josie A. Bell,


23 Wilmington


Anna M. Harnden.


AGE.


23 Wilmington


R.R. Freight Wilmington


Silas and Harriet Buck


Mary E. Eames,


Oliver and Sarah Butters


22 Wilmington


Report of the School Committee.


In reviewing the School Year of 1875-6, we are glad to find that the schools in this town have accomplished to a good de- gree, that for which they are designed-to soften the manners, to raise the standard of morality and exert a christianizing in- fluence, as well as to impart sound knowledge.


The teachers all seemed interested in their work, and if any of them failed to do all that a teacher may to benefit her school, it was not through want of effort on their part.


At the commencement of the year the Centre School was assigned to Miss Abbie C. Buck, the West to Miss Mary E. Buck and the South to Miss Ella J. Pearson. In the other schools the teachers were the same as the previous year. All the teachers, with one exception, had had more or less experi- ence, and, in general, were well qualified for their tasks. Miss Pearson made her first effort at teaching. Although in the school assigned her there were many obstacles to be overcome, which, in most schools, are not met with, yet she succeeded far better than the Committee might have expected. She secured the good will of her pupils and the respect of their parents. During the Spring Term the school was disturbed somewhat by the ill-conduct of two or three of the larger boys. They were old enough to have acted like young gentlemen had they been accustomed to receive proper training at home. The Com- mittee found it necessary to suspend one of them during a part of the term, the example of which secmed to have a salutary effect upon the school.


While in the various schools there was a satisfactory degree of thoroughness in most of the studies, in the prime branches of reading and spelling there was a manifest deficiency. One or two schools, however, were exceptions. Perhaps this did not


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come from any conscious neglect of the teachers, but we fear they did not attach sufficient importance to these studies. It may be that the best methods of instructing in these branches were not adopted by them. No doubt, too, there was lack of proper application by the pupils. There is nothing which should receive more study on the part of the scholar, nor more careful instruction from the teacher, than reading. No acquire- ment can afford more pleasure than the power of rendering skilfully and intelligently the thoughts of others.


Some statistics concerning the schools are shown in the following


TABLE :


Name of School.


Name of Teacher.


Terms.


No. of


Scholars


Average


Attend-


ance.


Length of Ter


Wages per Month.


High


Miss Hattie E. Abbott,


Spring. Fall.


27


25


3


mos.


$48 00


School.




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