Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1860-1887, Part 21

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


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DENISON OLMSTED. J. J. THOMAS.


S.


SAXE, JOHN G. Poems.


Scenes and Thoughts in Europe. 2 vols. GEO. H. CALVERT.


Scenes in Nature ; or, Conversations for Children.


SCOTT, SIR WALTER, Works of. 24 vols., viz. : Guy Mannering. The Betrothed.


The Heart of Midlothian.


Black Dwarf.


Chronicles of Canongate.


Peveril of the Peak.


Fair Maid of Perth.


The Pirate.


Ivanhoe. Red Gauntlet.


The Abbott.


Count Robert of Paris.


Bride of Lammermoor.


Kenilworth.


Woodstock. The Antiquary. St. Ronan's Well.


Quentin Durward.


The Fortunes of Nigel.


Waverley. Rob Roy.


Anne of Geierstein. The Monastery. Demonology and Witchcraft. SEARS, ROBERT. Pictorial Sunday Book. Digest of General Knowledge.


24


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SHAKSPEARE, WM. Complete Poetical Works.


SHAW, REV. SAMUEL. His Works. 2 vols.


Six Months at the White House.


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Sketches in Prison Camp.


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Slavery. Letters and Speeches.


C'HAS. C. NOTT. REV. CHAS. GUTZLAFF. HORACE MANN.


SMILES, SAMUEL. Thrift.


Six Nights with the Washingtonians. T. S. ARTHUR.


Social Evenings ; or, Historical Tales for Youth.


Society in England and Ireland.


Solitude. Sowing and Reaping. Spare Hours.


C. S. STEWART, A. M. JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN. MARY HOWITT. JOHN BROWN, M. D.


STOWE, MRS. HARRIET B.


Uncle Tom's Cabin.


Oldtown Folks.


Sunny Memories of Foreign Land. 2 vols.


Little Foxes.


Palmetto Leaves. Men of Our Times.


Studies for Stories.


Street Thoughts.


Striking for the Right.


Strive and Thrive.


JEAN INGELOW. REV. H. M. DEXTER. JULIA A. EASTMAN. MARY HOWITT. HENRY M. FIELD.


Summer Pictures.


Sumner, Charles. A Memorial.


Sumner's Memoir and Letters. 2 vols. Summer Cruise.


E. L. PIERCE. ROBERT CARTER.


Sunny Side ; or, The Country Minister's Wife.


251


T.


Temperance Tales. TENNYSON, ALFRED. Enoch Arden.


LUCIUS M. SARGENT.


Ten Nights in a Bar Room.


Ten Years in Washington.


Tent Life in Siberia.


The Guiding Hand.


The House I Live in.


The Way to Prosper.


The Castaways.


The Old Bureau.


The Pioneer Boy.


The Family Circle.


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The Converted Jew ; or, Life of J. S. C. Frey. The Christian.


The Signal Boys.


WM. JOY. GEO. C. EGGLESTON.


The Naval Monument ; or, The Navies of U. S. and Great Britain. The Eastern States.


The Centennial Exhibition.


The Initials.


The Fisher Maiden. M. E. NILES.


Thousand and One Nights ; or, Arabian Nights.


The Spectator.


HENRY MORLEY.


The Veil Lifted ; or, Convent Life.


The Sapphire. A Collection of Interesting Tales.


The Recreations of a Country Parson.


The Doctor's Wife. A Novel.


Thunder and Lightning.


The Young Captain.


The Mountain.


The Old Inn.


The Gates Wide Open.


Three Successful Girls.


Tobacco Using. Tom Brown at Oxford. 2 vols.


Tom Brown at Rugby. Travels in America.


Travels in Europe. Travels of True Godliness.


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LORD MORPETH. HELEN E. BROWN. REV. BENJ. KEACH.


W'M. TUDOR. EDW. C. BRUCE.


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Tribute to the Pilgrims. TROWBRIDGE J. T. Jack Hazard. Fast Friends. Doing His Best. Twice Taken. Two Friends.


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U.


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Universal Biographical Dictionary.


V.


VERNE, JULES. A Floating City. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.


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W.


Washington's Religious Opinions. Wet Days at Edgewood.


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E. C. M'GUIRE. DONALD G. MITCHELL.


27


WINTHROP, THEODORE.


Edwin Brothertoft. Canoe and Saddle. Cecil Dreeme. John Brent. Wives and Daughters. Wide Wide World.


Woman in American Society.


Woburn Directory for 1874 and 1877.


Wooing and Warring in the Wilderness.


MRS. GASKELL. ELIZABETH WETHERELL. ABBA G. WOOLSON.


CHAS. D. KIRK.


Y.


YONGE, CHARLOTTE M. The Heir of Redcliffe. 2 vols.


Hopes and Fears. 2 vols. Heartsease. 2 vols.


Young Man's Counsellor.


Young Woman's Guide to Excellence.


Young Lady's Friend.


Young Maiden, The.


Young Wife, The.


Young Folks History of the U. S.


REV. DANIEL WISE, A. M. WM. A. ALCOTT. MRS. JOHN FARRAR. A. B. MUZZEY. WM. A. ALCOTT. T. W. HIGGINSON.


AUDITORS' REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF WILMINGTON,


From Feb. 1, 1878, to Feb. 1, 1879, -AND-


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE


FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1STS-79.


AND ALSO THE


Report of the Librarian.


READING : NEWS AND CHRONICLE JOB PRINT, IS79.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1878.


Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. EDWARD A. CARTER, CHAIRMAN. NATHAN B. EAMES, OTIS C. BUCK.


Town Clerk. WILLIAM H. CARTER.


Town Treasurer. CYRUS L. CARTER.


LEMUEL C. EAMES, JAMES A. SHEPARD, WARREN EAMES,


School Committee.


term expires March, 1881


66


6


ISSO


66


IS79


Trustees of Public Library.


CHARLES W. SWAIN, OTHNIEL EAMES,


66


66


ISSI


HENRY HILLER,


66


66


ISSO


CHESTER W. CLARK,


66


66


1879


66


66


IS79


Treasurer and Librarian. CHARLES W. SWAIN.


Collector of Taxes. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


Constable. THOMAS A. BANCROFT.


Special Police. C. F. HARRIS,


OTIS C. BUCK.


Auditors of Accounts. THOMAS P. EAMES,


JAMES SKILTON.


Fence Viewers. GEORGE T. EAMES, THOMAS P. EAMES.


JOHN H. SIMPSON,


HENRY SHELDON,


HENRY SHELDON,


term expires March, ISSI


ISSO


LEMUEL C. EAMES,


JAMES A. SHEPARD,


4


Sealer of Weights and Measures. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


Surveyors of Lumber.


Z. T. WHITE, SILAS BROWN, HENRY SHELDON, EDWARD A. CARTER, FRANK II. NICHOLS.


Measurers of Wood and Bark.


Z. T. WHITE, FRANK II. NICHOLS, HENRY SHELDON, SILAS BROWN, EDWARD A. CARTER.


Public Weigher of Merchandise. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


Field Drivers. H. BREWSTER NICHOLS, THOMAS A. BANCROFT, JOHN BAILEY. EDWARD M. NICHOLS, SIMEON JAQUITH, 2d.


Pound Keeper. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


Surveyors of Highways.


Dist. No. I, LEVI SWAIN, Jr., Dist. No. 7, CHARLES HOPKINS,


.6 66 2, WM. H. CARTER. 2d,


.. " 8, WESTLEY NASON, .6 .6 3, FRED'K S. WHITE, " 9, JOSIAH A. FULLER,


66 4, BENJ. F PERRY, 66 " 10, WM. H. BOUTWELL,


66 5, HENRY BUCK. "II, EDWARD MEARS,


..


66 6, ELBRIDGE TAYLOR, .. " 12, JOHN T. WILD, Dist. No. 13. SYLVESTER CARTER.


Superintendent of Almshouse. J. A. FULLER.


List of Jurors revised in October, 1878.


JONATHAN CARTER, DARIUS BUCK, WARREN EAMES,


GILMAN GOWING,


THOMAS P. EAMES, CHARLES M. GOWING,


EDWARD A. CARTER, HENRY W. EAMES,


WILLIAM H. CARTER. 2d, OTIS C. BUCK,


EVERETT HARNDEN, Z. T. WHITE, JONATHAN B. MORRIS.


Superintendent of Cemetery. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.


Paid County Treasurer $111.60 on account of Dog Licenses in 1878. WILLIAM H. CARTER, Town Clerk.


REPORT OF SELECTMEN AND ASSESSORS.


SERVICES OF OFFICERS.


Paid Edward A. Carter, Selectman, Assessor and


Overseer of the Poor, $100 00


Nathan B. Eames, Selectman, Assessor


and Overseer of the Poor,


80 00


Otis C. Buck, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, 80 00


William H. Carter, Town Clerk,


1.5 00


Cyrus L. Carter, Town Treasurer,


50 00


Samuel B. Nichols, Tax Collector,


100 00


Thomas A. Bancroft, Constable,


25 00


Lemuel C. Eames, School Committee,


15 00


Warren Eames,


66


16 00


James A. Shepard,


12 00


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$493 00


REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.


Amount expended by the several surveyors, viz: District No. 1-Paid Levi Swain, Jr., surveyor,


..


2-William H. Carter, surveyor,


102 36


3-Frederick S. White, surveyor, 129 87


66 4-Benjamin F. Perry, surveyor,


144 34


66 5-Henry Buck, surveyor,


124 61


66


6-Elbridge Taylor, surveyor,


86 12


7-Charles Hopkins, surveyor, 103 58


8-Wesley Nason, surveyor, S3 02


66 9-A. J. Fuller, surveyor, 100 04


10-William H. Boutwell, surveyor, 79 96


66 11-Edward Mears, surveyor, 81 33


66


12-John T. Wild, surveyor, 110 62


66


13 -- Sylvester Carter, surveyor, 90 01


-$1345 SỐ


$100 00


6


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid Fisk & Coleman, drain tile, $3 86


N. B. Eames, paying express and laying same, 2 00


J. A. Ames, one cask spikes, 3 50


J. A. Ames, spikes, 32


Henry Sheldon, one hundred cedar posts,


15 00


William H. Carter, grading near A. Jaquith's shop, 6 67


N. B. Eames, extra highway work, 12 83


Everel Harnden, repairing abutment near ice company's saw mill, 6 25


Levi Swain, Jr., culvert work, 3 83


Levi Swain, Jr., extra work on highway dist- rict No. 1, 83 66


Thomas P. Eames, culvert work near Brown's crossing, 7 50


Edward Mears, culvert work near Burtt place, 13 00


C. F. Harris, plank, I 08


F. S. White, district No. 3, extra highway work, 21 35


Henry L. Carter, cedar poles, 34 30


Otis C. Buck, railing roads and bridges, 13 33


Lawrence Lumber Co., lumber,


36 31


E. A. Carter, planking and railing bridges, II 81


N. B. Eames, extra highway work district No. 1, 28 25


Boston & Maine Railroad Co., freight on lumber, 2 40


H. A. Sheldon and B. F. Perry, building two culverts near H. N. Eames' place, 20 00


F. S. White, housing road scraper in 1877 and 1878, 4 00


George Walker, extra highway work on dis- trict No. 1, 13 20


$344 45


7


REMOVING SNOW.


District No. 1,


$19 33


66


2,


15 01


3,


26 21


66


4,


26 09


66


5,


10 98


66


6,


16 41


66


7,


10 00


66


8,


19 99


9,


7 24


6.


IO,


12 33


66


II,


20 00


66


12,


22 66


13,


7 25


$213 70


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid Othniel Eames, police service 1877, $2 00


Levi Swain, Jr., police badge, 1 50


E. M. Nichols, one pair handcuffs,


3 00


C. F. Harris, police service,


2 00


Thomas A. Bancroft, police service, 2 00


Otis C. Buck, police service,


2 00


Otis C. Buck, police badge,


1 50


John McDonald, police service,


2 00


H. N. Eames, police service,


2 00


G. T. Eames, police service,


2 00


J. H. Simpson, police service,


2 00


J. H. Simpson, police badge and handcuffs, 4 25


Edward A. Carter, car fare, express, postage, and tax book, 3 80


Jonathan Carter, kerosene oil, use of Town Hall, 1877-78, 6 51


William H. Carter, returns of 21 births, 13 deaths and 18 marriages to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 17 75


Amount carried forward, $54 31


S


Amount brought forward, $54 31


Paid William H. Carter, journey to Reading to qualify Representative, 2 00


William H. Carter, express, postage and sta- tionery, 3 17


S. B. Nichols, two dozen wood screws, 15


S. B. Nichols, care of cemetery and writing deeds, 15 00


S. B. Nichols, express on books, 30


S. B. Nichols, stationery delivered School Committee, IO


S. B. Nichols, returning 13 deaths to Town Clerk, 3 25


J. A. Ames, two dozen screws, 12


J. W. Perry, repairing key to tomb, 50


E. M. Nichols, janitor of Town House, 10 00


Henry Buck, making guideboards, 8 00


Henry Buck, repairing pump and labor on South Schoolhouse, 2 35


Levi Swain, Jr., repairing pump and platform at North Schoolhouse, 4 61


J. W. Johnson, services in case of William Beard vs. town of Wilmington, 76 85


E. G. Avery, tax bills, 3 00


Hill & Tolman, 400 town reports, 56 00


Auditing Committee, 1878, 6 00


James Nichols, ringing bell, 5 00


$250 71


BUILDING NEW ROAD.


Expense of building new road near Daniel R. Up- ton's, 49 00


OLD CEMETERY.


Expense of fencing old cemetery, 122 99


9


STATE AID.


Paid Mary A. Phelps. Phebe Simpson,


$48 00 48 00


-


$96 00


VALUATION FOR ISTS.


Real Estate.


Personal estate,


$477,501 00 86.318 00


Total valuation. $563.819 00


Amount of taxes assessed in 1878.


7.073 43


Rate of taxation for general tax per $1000.


11.59


ABATEMENT ON TAXES.


For 1874, Samuel B. Nichols. Collector. 4 00


1875. Samuel B. Nichols, Collector, 6 00


1876. Samuel B. Nichols, Collector. 16 00


1877. Samuel B. Nichols. Collector. 15 0C


1878. Samuel B. Nichols, Collector. 19 CI


$60 01


SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.


Town Farm. $4000 00


Personal property at Town Farm.


143º 53


Town House. 1800 00


Schoolhouses and furniture.


6800 00


Town scales and sealer's office.


250 00


Two hearses,


350 00


Hearse house.


100 00


Cemetery land and lots,


500 00


Furniture in Town Hall and Selectmen's offices


90 00


Public Library and furniture,


1000 00


Cedar posts and poles. 5 00


$16.325 53


ALMSHOUSE.


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Names and ages of inmates of the Almshouse.


Regis- tered No.


Names.


Age.


Remarks.


5


Louisa Burtt,


74


7


Fanny Butters,


38


3


Albert Carter,


59


10


John Bancroft,


36


Died November 14, 1878.


12


Elbridge Butters,


73


36


Clarissa Reed,


83


22


Charlotte Butters,


7


38


Charles P. Avery,


66


Whole number during the year, 8.


Present number, 7.


VAGRANTS.


Number of lodgings furnished, 375. Number of meals furnished, 884.


INVOICE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMSHOUSE, FEBRUARY 1, 1879.


Live stock,


$356 00


Farming tools, etc.,


443 45


Provisions,


137 84


Wood and lumber,


192 50


Household furniture,


288 74


Contents of lobby,


12 00


Inventory of 1878,


143º 53


Inventory of 1877,


1368 78


Increase,


$61 75


OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT


Paid Edward A. Carter, labor, 3 50


S. B. Nichols, burial of John Bancroft, 5 00


G. L. Perry, blacksmith work, 2 98


G. E. Carter, meat,


10 53


A. Ellis, groceries, 198 28


J. A. Fuller, one year's salary. 300 00


J. A. Ames, groceries.


47 49


John W. Perry, blacksmith work. 27 62


C. M. Gowing, meat, 7 04


N. B. Eames, 7000 shingles (now on hand ). 25 50


N. B. Eames, 1078 pounds coal, 3 76


Eames Brothers, meat. 28 00


Warren Eames, meat. 9 77


J. R. Currier, bakers' bread, 35 04


Jonathan Carter, groceries, 31 OI


L. H. Allen, coffin, etc., for J. Bancroft, 10 00


C. M. Gowing, meat. 15 19


J. A. Ames, groceries, 103 68


Warren Eames, meat. 32 58


C. M. Gowing, meat, 20 32


J. A. Fuller, groceries, Io 63


C. M. Gowing, meat. 14 07


J. A. Fuller, back for stove and two lifters. 1 25


J. A. Fuller, labor and hay, 8 80


J. A. Fuller, labor and clothing, 1 00


J. A. Fuller, cooking stove and other furni- ture. 25 00


$978 00


J. A. FULLER'S ACCOUNT.


l'aid for groceries, 37 73


Henry Sheldon, fish and use of cart. 3 25


H. A. Sheldon, meadow hay and use of bull. 4 75


Jonathan Carter, groceries.


12 35


Irwin E. Morse, chopping wood.


20 15


William Reynolds, labor,


75


J. W. Murray, brush, 5°


Amount carried forward,


$79 48


Amount brought forward, $79 48


Paid S. Richardson & Son, sawing logs, 3 88


1 .. Thompson, wood saw and glass, 80


L. Lewis, clothing, 2 75


A. P. Hartson, whip and oil and repairing harness, 1 75


M. N. Cobb, tinware and repairs. 1 50


G. L. Lewis, soap, 4 00


A. Jellison, labor,


1 25


D. H. Wyer, turkeys,


2 85


K. G. Kaime, standing grass,


10 00


M. Summerfield, clothing,


5 90


Horace Sheldon, pig,


6 00


Warren Eames, pig,


5 00


Charles Neville and Alden Howard, labor,


9 00


W. A. Holmes, groceries,


1 20


W. H. Conant, cow,


25 00


J. W. Murray, hens,


6 60


George Parker, tripe, I 75


W. A. Holmes, groceries,


1 50


W. A. Holmes, groceries, 1 00


N. Jenkins, repairs on pump,


I 50


J. Sibley, labor, 1 00


A. Jellison, labor, 1 50


S. Nichols, fertilizer, 5 00


W. A. Holmes, groceries,


4 50


G. A. Sawyer, meat,


1 38


Peter White, cutting lumber,


2 00


Horace Sheldon, use of horse, harness, etc ,


3 87


L. Thompson, axe and handle, 1 10


D. Carter, cow, 25 00


H. N. Eames, dressing hogs,


6 00


J. T. Wild, sawing lumber,


5 4I


J. E. Fowle, shoes, 75


Frank Hyde, labor, 2 50


Cobb & Mansfield, brooms,


85


Ewing & Locke, cabbage plants, 75


Horace Sheldon, use of horse and harness, 2 25


Amount carried forward, $236 57


13


Amount brought forward,


$236 57


Paid Fisk, Cook & Co., labor,


7 00


H. N. Taft, cow, 24 00


N. Jenkins, repairs on pump,


2 00


W. A. Holmes, groceries,


2 08


S. Smith and E. Varney, labor,


4 00


John W. Perry, cart seat and repairs,


I 75


John Kehoe, labor,


17 50


W. A. Holmes, groceries,


20 02


L. Thompson, hoe and rake,


95


L. Martin and J. Stenners, labor,


3 60


A. Jellison, labor,


2 50


1). Larney, labor,


2 50


William Kimball, repairs on tinware,


60


R. F. Ellis, horseshoeing,


I 38


F. Crockett, three pigs,


5 50


for fresh fish, 9 75


poison,


95


clothing,


33


tramp book,


30


filing saw and hanging axe,


I 30


expenses to Boston,


2 57


smoking hams,


60


telegram,


25


grinding corn,


84


horseshoeing,


26


old railroad ties,


72


logging wheels,


50


use of wagon and fan mill.


IO


straw,


91


house paper, lamp and chimneys,


28


repairs, 50


$354 11


RECEIPTS AT ALMSHOUSE.


Received for milk,


88 II


labor,


45 89


board, 65 00


Amount carried forward, $199 00


Amount brought forward,


$199 00


Received for lumber,


39 00


apples. 34 00


pork. 77 60


one cow.


60 00


one cow.


55 00


one cow,


78 00


calves. 10 00


vegetables,


9 01


ten flour barrels. 1 67


$563 28


OUTSIDE POOR.


Paid for supplies furnished Eldad Butters, 88


Edward A. Carter, board and expense of re-


moving Charles P. Avery, 14 00


l'aunton Lunatic Hospital, balance due for board of Mrs. Mary Brigden, 10 80


Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board of Eva Sowersby, 189 24


Essex County House of Correction, board of Horace Hale. 13 14


Dr. J. P. Elliott, attendance on James (). Carter's family, 3 50


Dr. J. P. Elliott, attendance on the family of Thomas B. Flagg, IO 75


$242 31


TEMPORARY STATE AID FOR INDIGENT SOLDIERS. Paid G. W. Sidelinker,


35 14


Levi Swain, Jr.,


9 00


Thomas A. Bancroft, 9 00


Daniel Pearson,


10 16


James O. Carter,


II 14


James Kernan,


12 00


F. M. Boyington,


4 00


James H. Swain, 9 00


$99 44


5


SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Paid teacher of High School,


$504 40


incidentāls,


94 77


teacher of Centre School,


308 00


.


incidentals,


19 32


teacher of East School,


344 00


incidentals,


21 51


teacher of West School,


294 00


incidentals,


14 85


teacher of North School,


364 00


incidentals,


26 07


teacher of South School,


334 00


incidentals,


18 00


-- $2342 52


BOOK ACCOUNT. WARREN EAMES, Agent.


DR.


'To books on hand at former settlement,


$38 37


cash paid J. S. Hammett,


42 44


Knight, Adams & Co.,


20 86


$101 67


CR.


By cash received of ·Warren Eames, books on hand,


$63 88


37 79


$101 67


'To balance books on hand,


37 79


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PUBLIC LIBRARY.


-


Librarian's Roport.


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


From Hon. B. F. Butler,


8 vols.


Mrs. Abigail Crosby,


Dr. Hiller. Hơn. C. L. Flint,


1


State of Massachusetts,


10


Total number of donations, 21 vols. 18


Number of books purchased,


Number for circulation, 953


1472


FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1878-79.


DR.


To cash paid F. W. Barry, books,


5 23


Hill & Tolman, 149 catalogues, 35 00


F. W. Bird, books, 15 00


Mary Sheldon, book, 2 50


J. L. Parker, Woburn Journal, 2 00


G. W. Horton, book shelves,


1 00


Sundries,


4 01


Librarian's salary,


25 00


Cash in treasury, 38 10


-- $127 84


CR.


By cash on hand at former settlement, 20 03


from Town Treasurer. 35 00


for books sold,


3 10


twelve catalogues,


3 00


fines,


I 71


from Town Treasurer, January 21, 1879,


65 00 - $127 84


Number taken out during the year,


17


We very gratefully acknowledge the generous bequest of the late Joseph Burnap, Esq., of Alton, Ill., of two hundred dollars for the benefit of the Public Library of his native town, thus showing his kind regards for the improvement of the people of his native place, and remembrance of early associates and his own educational advan- tages here in Wilmington. May it stimulate others to do likewise, and cherish the memory of those who thus prove themselves public benefactors.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES W. SWAIN,


Treasurer and Librarian.


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.


Amount of tax committed,


$7073 14


APPROPRIATIONS.


EXPENDITURES.


For Town Officers,


$500 00


For Town Officers, $493 00


Roads and bridges,


300 00


Roads and bridges, 344 45


State aid,


100 00


State aid, 96 00


Miscellaneous exp.,


300 00


Miscellaneous exp.,


25° 71


Interest,


450 00


Interest,


495 00


Library,


100 00


Library,


89 74


Schools,


1000 00


Schools,


1743 35


High School,


550 00


High School,


599 17


Support of poor,


1400 00


Support of poor,


1574 42


Highways,


1500 00


Highways,


1559 56


State tax,


300 00


State tax, 300 00


County tax,


216 71


County tax, 216 71


Overlayings,


356 43


Temporary State aid, 99 44


Total,


$7073 14


Total,


$7861 55


Expended for support of poor as given above,


$1574 42


There was received at the Almshouse $563 28


-$1011 14


Paid for support of outside poor,


242 31


Total expense at Almshouse,


$768 83


A Condensed Abstract from the Town's Books for the fiscal year ending Feb. 1, 1879. C. L. CARTER, Treasurer. DR. CASH. CR. CONTRA.


$4.173 67


To balance on hand on former settlement,


$1. 180 82


By cash paid town orders,


sundry bills for High School,


(4) 02


Cash received of County Treasurer, dog licenses.


90 40


do


S. B. Nichols, taxes collected, '75,


52 17


do


do


do


'77, 2,405 43


do


do


East School,


365 51


do


do


do


'78, 4,500 24


do


do


West School,


308 85


do


for lots in cemetery,


do


Centre School,


327 32


do


of State Treasurer, corporation tax,


II 21


do


do


books,


63 30


do


do


nat'l bank tax,


115 29


do


town's note,


2,000 00


do


do


acct. State aid,


110 00


do


county tax.


216 71


do


do


acct school fund,


clo


State tax,


300 00


do


for old lumber from bridges and old cemetery,


do


do


Library,


100 00


7 35


do


interest on town's in-


do


for town's note issued,


2,000 00


debtedness,


495 CO


do


use of Town House,


1 2 50


do


do


commis'n on sales book, 6 33


1.766 11


Burnap, a devise to the library,


200 00


$11,352 89


To balance brought forward,


1,766 II


$11,352 89


We, the undersigned, Auditors chosen on the part of the town to examine and settle the accounts of all the town officers, hereby certify that all the foregoing accounts have been carefully examined, and found to have been correctly kept and satisfactorily vouched for, and that we find remaining in the treasury, February 1, 1879, seventeen hundred and sixty six dollars and eleven cents.


HENRY SHELDON. THOMAS P. EAMES, S


Auditors.


Wilmington, February 8, 1879. To the amount of Should be added the amount paid by Warren Eames on account of books sold, which was omitted to be cred- ited before closing the books,


$1766 11


63 SS


Actual balance,


SIS29 99


do


do


North School,


313 07


clo


dlo


South School,


265 00


89 00


218 48


clo


of Mrs. L. J. T. Burnap, executrix of the will of the late Joseph


Balance carried forward,


LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.


Note to H. L. Carter, May 1, 1876, $1500 00


Benjamin Buck,


3000 00


Otis C. Buck,


1000 00


L. C. Eames, 1000 00


Darius Buck, October 1, 1876,


1100 00


H. M. Eames, trustee, May 1, 1876, IOI 25


-- $7701 25


Interest accrued to February 1. 1877.


331 17


Due West School,


$71 27


North School, .


106 36


South School,


71 38


East School,


54 91


Centre School.


63 3ª


High School,


£35 25


Outstanding town orders,


13 53


516 00


$8548 43


ASSETS.


Cash in treasury,


1829 99


Due on tax list, 1876,


17 60


Due on tax list, 1877,


221 71


Due on tax list, 1878,


2592 36


Due on account of State aid,


48 00


Aid to indigent soldiers,


99 44


4809 10


Net indebtedness of the town,


$3739 33


STATISTICS FROM TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS. BIRTHS REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON, 1878.


No.


Name of Child.


Names of Parents.


Date of Birth.


I


Hattie M. Fortis,


James M. and Susie H. Fortis.


January 14. 1878.


2


Julia Healey,


William and Mary Healey. Austin W. and Enima E. Hall.


February 11, 1878.


4


Isabel Pringle,


George and Mary A. Pringle. James A. and Jennie Baxter.


March 17, 1878.


5 6


Kate Lynch,


William and Mary Lynch. George E. and Mary A. Carter.


April 18, 1878.


7


Nathan E. Carter,


April 27, 1878. 10


8


Henry W. Perry,


Benjamin F. and Mary Perry.


May 25, 1878. June 3, IS7S.


9


Rosanna B. Mace, Ann Doyle,


James and Kate E. Doyle.


June 11, 1578.


II


George L. Blaisdell,


Walter and Hattie L. Blaisdell.


June 20 1878.


12


Peter McGrane,


Peter and Ann McGrane.


13


Nellie P. Miller,


Charles O. and Laura A. Miller. Thomas and May Mead.


July 9, 1878, July 24, 1878. August 12, 1878.


14


Mary E. Mead,


Walter D. and Mary E. Carter.


September 16, 1878.


1 5


Arnold D. Carter, Harry Richardson,


Edward C. and Annettie J. Richardson. John and Mary J. Grandfield. Samuel R. and Mary J. Rice.


September 28, 1878. September 29, 1878. October 20. 187S.


18


Charles H. Rice,


19


Thomas Talbot Sidelinker,


George W. and Mary A. Sidelinker.


November 7, 1878.


20


Annie F. Taylor,


Henry A. and Inez J. Taylor. James D. and Margaret Healey.


December 3, 1878. December 4, 1878,


21


Dana Healey,


February 11, 1878.


3


Georgia A. Hall,


March 1, 1875.


John W. Baxter,


Edward M. and Fanny J. Mace.


IO


16


17


Mary A. Grandfield,


DEATHS REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1878.


No. Date of Death. Name of Deceased.


Age. Y. M. D.


Condi- tion.


Place of Birth.


Names of Parents.


Disease o1 Cause of Death.


I


March 13


Gertie M. Eames


Single


Wilmington


John W. and Sarah,P. Eames


2


March 28


Sarah A. Nason


46


0


o Married Boston


Stephen and Lucy Worth


3


May 20


Mary E. Martin


16


9


25


Single


Wilmington


Timothy and Sarah Martin


4


June 15


Sarah E. Stockwell


37 0


0


Married Not known


5


June 24


Ruth R. Gilman


85 0


0


Widow | Woburn, Mass,


6


June 28


Lucy J. Rice


34


5


5


Married


Calvin and Clarissa Staples


7


July 10


Peter McGrane


O


0


I


Child


Wilmington


Peter and Mary McGrane


8


August 3


Mary S. Gillis


183


7


O Widow


Manchester, N. 11. John and Mary Stark


9


September 9 |


Annie F. Nichols


21


1


14 Single


Wilmington


Sanıl. B. and Phebe M. Nichols


IO




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