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September 9
Sarah P. Richardson
70
9
Widow
Burlington, Mass,
Sammel and Sarah Cutler
=
October 3
Henry W. Perry
0
4
9
Child
Wilmington
Benj. F. and Maria V. Perry
Teething
12
.
November 4
John Addison
7.5 7
0 Married
England
13
November 14
John B. Bancroft
36
0
0 Single
Wilmington
Timothy and Abigail Bancroft
Epilepsy
Diphtheria Consumption Consumption I'mmors Heart disease Consumption Convulsions
Cancer Consumption Heart disease
- Russell
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1878.
-
No.
Date of Marriage.
Names of Groom and Bride.
Age.
Residence.
Occupation of Groom.
Place of Birth.
Names of Parents.
1
I January 6
Alvin C. Phelps, Addie J. Orcutt.
23 Wilmington 18 Tewksbury
Farmer
Tewksbury
Enoch B. and Mary Ann Phelps. Joseph C. and Mary A. Orcutt. George W. and Elizabeth L. Slack.
2 February 26
W. Herbert Slack, Lillian Mirick.
22 Wilmington 24 Boston
21 Lawrence
R. R. employe
Greenfield, Mass. New Jersey
Norman and Mary Nichols.
3 March 20
Frances E. Pearson. Frank Morris,
22 Wilmington 29 Wilmington
Clerk
Wilmington
Jonathan B. and Abbie Morris.
4 April II
Nellie E. Cutting.
23| Wilmington
Currier
Woburn
Clark F. and Hannah A. Richardson.
5 April 11
22 Wilmington
Boston
George L. and Lavinia J. Blaisdell.
Butcher
Wilmington
Micajah and Clarissa Gowing.
22
6 June I
40 Woburn
Woburn
Hiram and Louisa Fisk.
28 |Wilmington
Carpenter
Wilmington
Charles P. and Maria Avery.
7 July 20
31 Wilmington
England
John and Mary Addison.
Wilmington
Thomas P. and Elona M. Eames.
8 July 31
22| Wilmington 22 Reading
Ice company employe Artist
East Boston
Samuel E. and Nancy Gould.
Wilmington
John N. and Sarah P. Eames.
9 July 24
21 Wilmington 19 Wilmington
Wilmington
Charles M. and Maria Gowing.
Io August 15
Barbara E. Coles. Dan W. Boynton,
20 Wilmington
Shirley, Mass:
11 |September 19 Laura J. Butters.
17 Wilmington 24 |Wilmington
Mechanic
Wilmington North Reading
E. Bolls and Ruth Buxton.
1 2 September 7
Albert H. Buxton, Ada E. Eames.
18 Wilmington
Wilmington Boston
John and Mary Rice.
13 September 8
Samuel R. Rice, Mary J. Gowing. Willie E. Taylor,
34 Wilmington
Wilmington
Elbridge and Abby L. Taylor.
19 Wilmington
Currier
Wilmington Wilmington
Elbridge and Abby L. Taylor.
14 September 10 Hattie J. Bancroft.
19, Wilmington
Currier
North Reading Lynnfield
Charles A. and Caroline 1). P. Mirick.
Oscar E. Nichols,
19 Wilmington
Wilmington
Daniel N. and Martha V. Pearson.
Wilmington
Edward W. and Esther Cutting.
Edward C. Richardson, Annettie J. Blaisdell. Charles M. Gowing, Carrie A. Green. Frank E. Avery, Jane L. Kincaid. Albert T. Eames, Elsie M. Gould. Edgar N. Eames, Kate Gowing. Fred M. Carter,
22 Wilmington 22 Wilmington
Ice company employe Currier
Wilmington
England
Otis and Abby Ann Carter. George and Jane Coles. Frank M. and Diantha H. Boynton.
Albert and Mary J. Buiters.
Horatio N. and Eliza M. Eames.
40 Billerica
Carpenter
Thomas A. and Mary Bancroft.
51 Wilmington
MARRIAGES-Continued :
1 5 September 21
William H. Johnson, Susie E. Flanders. John R. Button, Abbie C. Buck.
41 |Wilmington 39 Wilmington
Painter
Worcester, Mass. Newburyport
Restaurant pro- New Jersey
16 October 17
22 Wilmington
prietor Butcher
Wilmington Wilmington Wilmington
17 October 14
Martin F. Holt,
24 Wilmington
21 |Wilmington
29 Wilmington
Butcher
North Reading Wilmington
18 November 28
Ella 1 .. Carter. John H. Simpson, Anna L .. Swain.
27 Wilmington
29 Lawrence
William S. and Mary M. Johnson. Joseph F. and Sarah W. Flanders. John and Mary A. Button. Nathan E. and Alvira Buck. Timothy and Mary A. Holt. William and Susan A. Carter. William F. and Phebe F. Simpson. Levi, Jr., and Louisa Swain.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1878-9.
We here present the following table of statistics of the schools in Wilmington, to which we invite attention :
Name of School.
Name of Teacher.
No. of Scholars .
ance.
Average Attend-
Term ..
.
months.
Length of Term,
Salary per month
East School,
Miss Lottie E. Converse.
29
24
First
3
$32 00
do
do
24
21
Second
3
32 00
do
do
20
15
Third
2
32 00
North School, do
do
38
35
Second
3
28 00
do
do
32
22
Third
I 3-4
28 00
Centre School,
Miss Cornelia Bancroft,
23
20 1-4
First
3
28 00
do
do
26
23 1-5
Second
3
28 00
do
do
29
22 1 -2
Third
2
28 00
South School,
Miss Jessie E. Macdonald,
29
261-3
First
3
28 00
do
do
29
21 I-3
Second
3
28 00
do
do
24
18 2-3
Third
I 1-21
28 00
Miss Salome G. Twitchell,
26
231-3
First
3
48 00
High School, do do
Mr. Frank Carter, do
26
21 1-2
Second
3
48 00
24
Third
48 00
Miss Anna S. Colburn,
38
35
First
2 3-4
28 00
The above table, compiled from the school registers, gives the number of different scholars in all the schools in town to be 156; while the return of the Assessors gives the number of children in town on the ist day of last May, between the ages of five and fif- teen, to be 171. Now, making all due allowance for those attending school out of town, and those physically disqualified from attending school, and the number of children not found in any of the public
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schools seems unnecessarily and fearfully large. It is a subject that should interest every one to seek to prevent such a waste of school opportunities. Irregular attendance by scholars, also, is a very seri- ous evil which ought to be strenuously guarded against by both par- ents and scholars. We are glad to note that in the five districts for the first term thirty-three scholars have not been absent a single day. We hope this may encourage all the scholars in future to do as well, and take pains to be constant and punctual, and you will be the gain- ers yourselves, the teacher encouraged, and the school greatly im- proved.
In submitting this our annual report of the condition of the public schools of the town, and the degree of progress attained, the commit- tee are deeply sensible of their inability to accurately state just the amount of knowledge, or indeed just what improvement, has been made in manners and deportment during the year. Yet we are very confident that the several teachers have labored with diligence and fidelity in their respective schools, and have had the best results for their pupils constantly in view. Some of them brought to their aid and assistance experience and close observation, which made their influence of such a character as will be gratefully cherished by both scholars and friends. It is just here where the influence of the teacher in all his difficult work comes to make our schools and our school influence more efficient in all the great purposes for which schools are established and maintained.
We are inclined to the opinion, from the evidence that we have seen, that the present year is fully up to the average of preceeding years in the matter of substantial progress and improvement of the several class=s in each of our schools. Still it may well be claimed that the one hundred and fifty-four children in all our schools furnish the best proof, and indeed are the true representatives, of the moulding and elevating power of the schools. Its influence is thus diffused through the community, and ultimately beyond the present limits of the town, while it cheers every household where the scholar enters and glad- flens every heart that notes the development and enlarged capacity for knowledge and usefulness. And where this is not true, and seen to be true, there is something wrong ; it may be from the failure of parents to co-operate with the teacher in all proper efforts for the best interest of the child, as a pupil in the school maintained for the instruction of all the children. Or, if parents fail to form some just
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and adequate estimate of the value and importance of school advan- tages to their children, then this will soon be found to exert an influence directly in opposition to all that is good coming through our schools. Such low estimates made by parents, guardians and friends is a wrong done to the children. It will serve only to make their at- tendance less constant, and partially, if not altogether, to lose their interest, until the school becomes an object of dread and disgust, and while this is the case of any, we feel there is little hope for him through school appliances. We therefore would most respectfully say to parents, do not on any account aid or encourage your children in disregarding school advantages, in any way or manner, but, as you value their present comfort and happiness, their future prosperity and welfare, teach them to think well of the school and its exercises, to be constant in attendance, and their obedience to all proper rules will become comparatively easy, and the school profitable and pleas- ant to both teacher and scholars.
HIGH SCHOOL.
This school met with changes not anticipated at the beginning of the year. Miss Twitchell, whose connection as teacher of this school had made a most salutary impression, not only on her pupils but generally upon this community as an able and efficient teacher, com- menced the spring term as usual under favorable circumstances, but near the middle of this important term was forced, by failing health, to give up her charge and retire from the school. In doing so, she generously furnished her own substitute in the person of Miss Lucia H. Connor, much to the satisfaction and relief of the committee. Miss Connor carried the school through to the close of the term with remarkable ability and adaptation to the circumstances of her posi- tion. The exercises of the closing examination under her manage- ment were made very pleasant to the numerous friends and visitors present, when, at the close, the following persons graduated, receiv- ing their diplomas from the hand of Rev. Daniel P. Noyes-Nellie M. Carter, Irene L. Harnden, Andrew Casneau, Albert W. Lowe, Mary J. Pearson. Then the occasion was improved by some remarks and especially some good advice to the graduates by Mr. Noyes, who said, "Never think or feel that here your education ends." And now we are impressed with a sense of obligation to those who have labored
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for our benefit and improvement, and here express our regards for Miss Twitchell, not only for her general influence in this community, but also for her eminent ability and success as a teacher in Wilming- ton.
As the next teacher of this school, the committee were very glad in being able to secure the services of Mr. Frank Carter, who entered this school at the beginning of the fall term and has continued to share in the confidence of the committee, as being a most enthusiastic and thorough teacher, whose system already has commended itself to many of the scholars, and will ultimately to all, as the course of study is pursued. We, in closing this meagre report, will only say that we hope the town will make its usual appropriation of money, so that its citizens may efficiently co-operate together for the right and proper education of all its children.
LEMUEL C. EAMES, School WARREN EAMES, . JAMES A. SHEPARD, Committee.
Wilmington, February 14, 1879.
Commonu calth of @Massachusetts,
MIDDLESEX. S.
To Thomas A. Bancroft, Constable of the Town of Wilmington, Greeting.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the male inhabitants of the town of Wilmington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town House, on Monday, the third day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at eleven o'clock a. m., to act on the following articles, viz. :
ART. I. To choose a Moderator to preside at the said meeting.
ART. 2. To see if the town will fix the salaries of the town officers, or what they will do about it.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary town officers for the year en- suing.
ART. 4. To hear the report of committees, and act thereon.
ART. 5. To see how much money the town will raise to defray annual expenses, and pay town debts.
ART. 6. To see how much money the town will raise and ap- propriate for the support of common schools for the year ensuing.
ART. 7. To see how much money the town will raise and appro- priate for the support of the select school for the year ensuing.
ART. 8. To see how much money the town will raise and appro- priate for the support of the poor for the year ensuing.
ART. 9. To see how much money the town will raise and appro- priate for the repairs of highways, and determine how the same shall be expended.
ART. 10. To see how much money the town will raise and appro- priate for the maintenance of the Public Library for the year ensu- ing.
ART. 11. To see what method the town will adopt for the col- lection of taxes.
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ART. 12. To see if the town will authorize their Treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of taxes under the direction of the Selectmen.
ART. 13. To see what instruction the town will give the Asses- sors in regard to illegal sales of real estate sold for taxes.
ART. 14. To see what action the town will take in regard to the fishing interests in this town.
ART. 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate twenty- five dollars to stock Silver Lake with black bass.
ART. 16. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to have a well dug and stoned at or near the Town House, with a suita- ble apparatus for drawing water.
ART. 17. To, see if the town will vote to pay a bounty of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to John H. Simpson and to George H. Baird for enlisting in the army to the credit of the town of Wil- mington.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this thirteenth day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-nine.
EDWARD A. CARTER, Selectmen
N. B. EAMES, of
O. C. BUCK, Wilmington.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON.
From February 1st, 1879, to February 1st, 1880,
-AND-
Report of the School Committee,
For the School Year 1879-80.
AND ALSO THE
Report of the Librarian.
READING :
NEWS AND CHRONICLE, JOB PRINT,
1880.
Town Officers for 1879.
Selectmen, Assessore and Overs ers of the Power. EDWARD A. CARTER, CHAIRMAN. OTIS C. BUCK, THOMAS F. GOWING.
Toun Clerk.
WILLIAM H. CARTER.
Town Treasurer. CYRUS L. CARTER. School Committee.
OTHNIEL EAMES, LEMUEL C. EAMES, JAMES A. SHEPARD,
Term expires, March, ISS2
1881
66 1880
Trustees of Public Library.
WARREN EAMES,
Term expires March, 1882
JAMES A. SHEPARD,
1882
CHARLES W. SWAIN,
.6
66 ISS I
OTHNIEL EAMES,
66 18SI
HENRY HILLER.
1880
LEMUEL C. EAMES,
.6
66
ISSO
Treasurer and Librarian. ARTHUR BUCK.
Collector of Taxes. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS. Died May, 14th, 1879. DARIUS BUCK, appointed to fill vacancy. Constable. THOMAS A. BANCROFT.
Auditors of Accounts.
THOMAS P. EAMES, CHAIRMAN, LEMUEL C. EAMES, HENRY SHELDON. Fence Viewers. HENRY SHELDON, Chairman, THOMAS P. EAMES, C. F. HARRIS.
66
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Sinler of Weights and Measures. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
Surveyors of Lumber. HENRY SHELDON, SILAS BROWN, EDWARD A. CARTER, LORENZO BUTTERS, EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
Measurers of Wood and Bark. H. BREWSTER NICHOLS. HENRY SHELDON, EDWARD A. CARTER, LORENZO BUTTERS, Z. T. WHITE.
Public Weigher of Merchandise. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
Field Drivers.
OTHNIEL EAMES, J. WARREN KELLOM, CHARLES HOPKINS, C. F. HARRIS, GEORGE T. EAMES.
Pound Keeper. JAMES A. SHEPARD.
Surveyors of . Highways.
Dist. No. 1, ASA POTTER, 2, WM. H. CARTER, 2nd, 3, N. B. EAMES, 4, HORACE SHELDON, 5, HENRY BUCK, 6. ELBRIDGE TAYLOR, 7, CHARLES HOPKINS, 8, HIRAM BANCROFT, 9, GEORGE MCINTOSH, 10, CHARLES F. HARRIS, 11, EDWARD MEARS, 12, JOHN F. WILDE, 13, SYLYESTER CARTER.
Superintendent of Almshouse. CHARLES M. GOWING.
List of Jurors Revised in Oct. 1879.
DARIUS BUCK,
JONATHAN CARTER,
Z. T. WHITE EDWARD A. CARTER,
WM. H. CARTER, 2nd,
HENRY W. EAMES, OTHNIEL EAMES,
OTIS C. BUCK,
THOMAS P. EAMES, JONATHAN B. MORRIS, WARREN EAMES, ASA POTTER, GEORGE F. COOK.
WARD PARKER,
Superintendent of Cemetery. SAMUEL B. NICHOLS.
Paid County Treasurer $ 106.20 on account of Dog Licenses in 1879. WM. H. CARTER, Town Clerk.
Report of Selectmen and Assessors.
EXPENSE OF TOWN OFFICERS :
Paid Edward A. Carter for services as Selectman,
Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. $125 00
" Otis C. Buck for services as Selectman, Asses- sor and Overseer of the Poor, 100 00
" Thomas F. Gowing for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. 5 00
" William H. Carter for services as Town Clerk, 15 00
" Cyrus L. Carter for services as Town Treasurer, 50 00
" Darius Buck for services as Collector of Taxes, 100 00
" Darius Buck for collecting the uncollected taxes for the years 1876, 1877 & 1878, 75 00
" Thomas A. Bancroft for services as Constable, 25 00 ' Lemuel C. Eames for services as School Com- mittee, 20 00
" Othniel Eames, . 66 15 00
". James A Shepard, 66 15 00
$545 00
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS :
The amount expended by the several Surveyors, viz:
Dist. No. I. Paid Asa Potter, $95 85
2. William H. Carter, 2nd, 93 55
3. Nathan B. Eames, 125 16
6
66 Horace Sheldon,
4. 107 41
5. Henry Buck, 125 78
6. Elbridge Taylor, 66 85 32
Amount carried forward. $633 07
2
6
Amount brought forward,
$633 07
7.
". Charles Hopkins, 89 98
8. " Hiram Bancrof:, 78 20
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9. " George W. McIntosh, 100 03
10. " Charles F. Harris, 89 95
II. " Edward Mears, 75 00
. 6
12. John T. Wild, 123 10
13. Sylvester Carter, 9º 95
$1280 28
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Henry Buck for laying drain pipe, $ 1 66
" John T. Wild repairing road scraper, 4 00.
" Chas. F. Harris extra highway work, Dist. No. 10, 7 00
" Osgood A. Carter for cutting brush, 2 00
"' N. B. Eames laying drain pipe, 5 00
" H. Allen Sheldon extra highway work, District No 4, 25 00
" Otis C. Buck railing roads and bridges, 5 50
" William H. Carter, 2nd extra highway work, Dis- trict No. 2, 17 17
Edward A. Carter for work on bridges and cut- ting brush, 2 87
" Edward Mears, culvert work, 10 50
" Elbridge Taylor, laying drain pipe, 5 50
" Gilman Gowing, building fence, 2 00
" William H. Putnam, repairing road scraper, 63
" James Buel & Co., for drain pipe, 21 60
W. W. Carter, for lumber and work on bridge, 50
$II0 93
REMOVING SNOW.
District No. 1, $10 82
Amount carried forward, IO 82
7
Amount brought forward,
10 82
District No. 2,
7 85
3,
II 99
4,
17 17
66
5,
12 60
66
6,
II 71
66
7,
6 58
66
8,
4 16
66
9,
50
IO,
9 09
II,
14 58
66
12,
10 00
13,
9 00
$126 05
REPAIRING READING ROAD :
Paid C. F. Harris for repairing the road leading to Reading, $200 00
Expense of well and pump at Town House :
Paid H. Allen Sheldon for digging, stoning and ce- menting well at the Town House, $153 00
6 J. A. Ames, cement for well, I 75
" Charles C. Holt for pump and platform, 31 50
$186 25
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES :
Paid Henry Buck, for labor on South School House and Pump, $ 9 33
" J. A. Eames, for lead, oil, padlock and rope
for cemetery, and spikes,
8 53
C. T. Tolman, for printing 400 Town Reports and 100 posters, 42 00
Amount carried forward, 59 86
8
Amount brought forward, 59 86
Paid Warten Eames for wood furnished the Town
House sawing and housing the same, 11 50
" Stevens & Conant, for legal services, 10 00
" George L. Perry, repairing pump, 1 50
" William H. Carter, and, for police service, 2 00
" Thomas A. Bancroft. .. 66
4 00
" Levi Swain, Jr., ..
..
4 00
" Edward M. Nichols, .. 4 00
« John H. Simpson, ..
4 00
" Edward M. Nichols, care of Town Hall, 10 00
.. 66 care of cemetery. 15 00
ringing bell, 5 00
writing paper, matches and
broom, 97
Edward M. Nichols, express on paid books, 15
66 66 66 repairing window in Town
Hall, 25
" Fred Cady, painting flag staff and material, 15 25
" E. A. Carter, tax book for Collector and in- voice book, I 35
" E. A. Carter, postage, express, paper & car fare, 5 45
" Otis C. Buck, repairs on clock and car fare, I 50
66 repairs on pump, and dippers and chains, 3 50
John W. Perry, repairs on tomb and hearse, 4 50
William H. Carter, to recording and mailing returns to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 20 births. 10 00
19 deaths, 5 70
7 marriages, 1 05
to journey to Reading to qualify Representa- tives, 2 00
Amount carried forward, 182 53
9
Amount brought forward. 182 53
Pud William H. Carter, postage and express matter, 3 00 blanks for dog licenses, 1 25
Paid Everett G. Avery, for tax bills and summonses, 4 25 Edward M. Nichols, returning deaths to Town Clerk, 4 75
" Jonathan Carter, for screws, ons and nails, I 73
" H. T. Johnson & Co., for town order book, 6 00
$203 5:
BOOK ACCOUNT.
WARREN EAMES, AGENT. DR.
l'o books on at former settlement, $37 79
31 91
'To cash paid Adams & Co., " 66
7 89
To cash paid Cowperthwait,
17 37
--- 94 96
CR.
By cash received of Warren Eames, $52 93
Books on hand, 42 03
-94 96
To balance books on hand,
42 03
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT THEIR LAST ANNUAL MEETING, VIZ:
AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.
For Town Officers. $500 00
roads and bridges, 350 00
support of highways, 1500 00
state aid, 275 00
interest on town notes, 500 00
library, 50 00
miscellaneous, 250 00
Common schools, 1000 00
select schooling, 550 00
support of poor,
1400 00
stocking Silver Lake, with fish, 25 00
repairs on Reading road, 200 00
$6600 00
AMOUNT EXPENDED.
For Town Officers,
$545 00
roads and bridges, 110 93
support of highways, 1406 05
state aid,
144 00
interest on town notes, 519 33
miscellaneous expenses, 203 51
common schools, 1349 13
select school. 556 96
support of poor 1376 46
stocking Silver Lake with fish, 5 00
repairs on Reading
road,
200 00
1
$6416 37
3
10
STATE AID.
Paid widow Mary A. Phelps,
$ 48 00
Phebe F. Simpson, 48 00
Rachael Clough, 48 00
$144 00
Temporary State Aid for indigent soldiers :
Paid Henry E. Stickney.
$60 00
February, 1879, George N. Chase.
9 00
16 Timothy D. Upton, 9 00
-78 00
VALUATION FOR 1879.
Real Estate,
$483,832
Personal Estate,
79,088
Total valuation,
$562,920
Amount of taxes assessed in 1879,
$6966 71
Rate of taxation for general tax, $12.00 per $1000.
ABATEMENT ON TAXES.
For 1876, Darius Buck, collector,
$10 19
1877
124 72
-
-$134 91
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Town farm,
$4000 00
Personal Property at Town farm,
1166 67
Town house,
1800 00
School houses and furniture,
6800 00
Town scales and scealers office,
250 00
Two hearses,
350 00
Hearse house,
100 00
Cemetery land and lots,
450 00
Furniture in Town Hall and Selectmens offices.
90 00
Public library and furniture,
1000 00
Cedar posts and poles,
2 00
$16,008 67
EDWARD A. CARTER, ) Selectmen and OTIS C. BUCK, Assessors of THOMAS F. GOWING. ) Wilmington.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
NAMES AND AGES OF INMATES OF THE ALMS HOUSE.
Regis-| tered No.
NAMES.
AGE.
KEMARKS.
5
Lousia l'urtt,
75
7
Fanny Butters,
39
8
Albert Carter.
60
12
Elbridge Butters,
74
36
Clarrisa Reed,
84
22
Charlotte Butters,
8
40
Charles P. Avery,
67
41
Horace Hale,
2 ]
Whole number during the year, 8
Present number, 8
Four hundred and thirty-six lodgings and one thousand and twelve meals have been furnished to vagrants.
INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, FEB. 1, 1880.
Live Stock,
$240 00
Farming Tools, etc,
349 65
Provisions,
115 85
Wood and Lumber,
116 50
Household Furniture,
332 67
Contents of Lobby,
12 00
$1166 67
EXPENDITURES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.
l'and J. A. Ames, for groceries and grain, $156 02
John W. Peny, blacksmith work, 2 30
Jonathan Carter, groceries and grain 152 OF
Henry Sheldon, for cow, 38 00
J. A. Fuller, salary two months, 50 00
J. R. Currier, for crackers, 43 00
C. M. Gowing, salary ten months, 250 00
A. Ellis, for groceries, 14 05
(. M. Gowing, ballance due on settlement, 36 80
Dr. J. P. Elliott, professional services, 18 25
Dr. Charles Jordan, 30 00
George E. Carter, for meat, 21 99
George L. Perry, blacksmith work, 8 38
Arthur O. Buck, for meat, 16 48
J. O. Richardson, to casks and making cider, 8 20
Warren Eames, for meat, 23 67
Simeon Jaquith, repairing farm wagon,
75
J. Harvey Carter, for meat, 17 94
Thomas McDonald for fish, 5 62
E. A. Carter, for carpenter work at almshouse, 10 00
B. F. Perry for housing cart four years, 4 00
E. B. Carter, for shingles, 3 00
Geo. A. Robinson, carpenter work at almshouse, 7 00
John T. Wild, swing lumber and a lot of hay, 8 16
- $925 62
J. A. Fuller's account at Almshouse :
Paid for coal, $3 25
meal, I 77
6 . groceries, 5°
$5 52
13
Charles M. Gowing's account at Almshouse :
Paid for groceries,
$21 66
66 hard-ware, 12 32
tin-ware, 6 66
boots and shoes, 5 75
.. dry goods and clothing. 26 85
06 oil cloth, 5 51
fish,
4 22
soap,
13 5°
.6 medicine, 35 67
60 meat and poultry, II 35
66 curing hams, 1 60
66 Eames Brothers, butchering hogs, 3 00
fruit and vegetables, 7 25
66 grass seed, 3 5º
66 fertilizer, 2 25
66 labor in the alms house, 11 85
66 washing machine and basket, 2 00
filing saws, 1 00
66 H. Allen Sheldon for use of bull, 2 25
66 repairs on harness, and oil, 4 87
W. F. Cook for whitening, 3 00
N. Jenkins repairing pumps, 5 50
66 J. A. Fuller, balance due on settlement. 27
$191 83
OUTSIDE POOR SUPPLIED.
Paid for wood furnished C. Morrill,
$3 00
aid furnished James H. Swain, 2 96
Worcester Insane Asylum for board of Eva Lowersby, 171 44
J. A. Ames for goods delivered C. Nevins, 4 10
aid furnished Horace Hale, 24 00
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