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LEMUEL C. EAMES, SELECTMEN OF
HENRY SHELDON, WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 1st, 1863.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
CHARLES W. SWAIN, Treasurer and Collector, in account with the Town of Wilmington.
DR.
1863,
Feb. 17-To cash in Treasury on former settle-
ment, $ 87 80
" balance due from former Treasurer, 44 90
· on Tax List, 1861, 427 95
amount of Tax List committed, '62, 3957 50
66 Centre School District
Tax, 1862, 103 76
" amount of bills due from sundry persons, 68 53
" cash borrowed of sundry persons, for which the Treasurer's note was given, 7360 00
" cash received of State Treasurer, State School Fund, 32 89
" cash received of State, as State Aid to Volunteers, 314 94
" cash received for Cemetery Lots, 32 00
$12,430 27
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( Treasurer's Report, continued. )
1863.
CR.
Feb. 17-By cash paid Bounty to Volunteers, $4860 00
66 " Town Orders, 4117 17
State Tax for 1862, 1008 00
66 County Tax
414 20
66 Interest on Town Orders, 43 15
Notes, 163 00
66
66 66
Principal on " 537 00
" Amount of Discount allowed for the prompt payment of Taxes. 216 85
Cash paid Centre School Dist. Tax, 100 00
66 Mass. School Fund, 45 09
66 Amount due on Tax List, 1860, 40 40
1861, 132 21
66 66 66
1862,
480 62
66
66 sundry bils, 34 78
of cash in hands of Treas'r, 237 80
$12,430 27
66
66
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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
J. L. Carter's note, dated June 4th, 1858, $1000 00
Mrs. Phebe M. Nichols' nott,
1000 00
John Johnson's (Guardian) note, dated Aug. 21, 1861,
300 00
Darius Buck's note, dated April 1st, 1862,
300 00
Mrs. H. L. Carter's note, May 3rd, 1862, .. June 12th,
500 00
Mrs. Lucy E. Eames' 66
July 29th,
100 00
B. T. Upton's
66
Aug: 6th,
140 00
Benjamin Buck's
7 th,
1000 00
7th,
1000 00
Balance on A. J. Cobb's "
8 th, 66
63 00
Jonathan L. Carter's
22d, 66
500 00
Jonathan Carter's
23d, 6
200 00
Levi Reynolds'
25th,
300 00
Miss Abigail Burnap, 2d, "
27th,
350 00
Mrs. Abigail Burnap's
66 27th,
670 00
George Bancroft's
Sept. 27th,
3.00 00
H. W. Eames'
100 00
Gayton Gowing's
Oct. 22d,
150 00
Miss Abigail Burnap, 2d, "
" 28th, 66
150 00
J. L. Carter's
Dec. 1st,
500 00
66
Jan. 1st, 1863,
300 00
6
" 31st, 6
200 00 .
Town Orders outstanding,
668 10
Due East, South and West School Districts, 20 71
" South School District, Town Appropriation, 75 00
52 00
George Gowing's estate,
Balance of salary to J. U. Parker,
75 00
Bounties due Volunteers, 200 00
$10,708 81
700 00
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Present Available Assets of the Town,
Cash in the hands of Treasurer,
$237 80
Amount of Taxes due on Tax List of 1860,
40 40
66 6
1861, 132 21
66 66 66 66 1862, 480 62
Due from the State for Aid advanced to the fam-
ilies of Volunteers to the first of Janu- ary, 1863, 1239 38
Amount due on sundry bills,
34 78
$2165 19
Net balance against the town, $8543 62
WE the undersigned, duly authorized by the town, have this day examined the above account of CHARLES W. SWAIN, Treasurer, and find the same correctly cast and sufficiently vouched for.
LEMUEL C. EAMES, WM. H. CARTER, COMMITTEE. C. L. CARTER,
WILMINGTON, Feb. 17th, 1863.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
FOR THE SCHOOL-YEAR 1862-3.
We congratulate the citizens of Wilmington on the success that has attended their schools during the past year. Although none of them have been perfect, yet we think in all some improvement has been made.
Your Committee have watched with deep interest whatever has seemed to advance or retard the cause of education, well knowing that the efforts of the present must affect the state of society hereafter in no slight degree.
The Summer Schools were all well attended, and generally showed a degree of prosperity which favor- ably impressed the Committee and led them to enter- tain high hopes for the Winter Term.
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Centre District School.
MISS A. FRANCES CARTER, Teacher, both terms.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 36.
Average attendance, 27. Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 32. 66 Average attendance, 27.
Length of both terms, 7} months.
Miss Carter, although young and inexperienced, la- bored to promote the best interests of her school. She succeeded in gaining the affection of her pupils, and in several of the branches taught, good progress was made. The classes in Reading appeared well, and in Penmanship there was a decided improvement. The moral training of the school was very good. But a firmer discipline and more thoroughness are necessary. to insure perfect success.
South District School.
MISS CAROLINE L. BRIGHAM, Teacher, Summer Term. Whole number of scholars, 30. Average attendance, 25. MISS SARAH P. BRIGHAM, Teacher, Winter Term.
Whole number of scholars, 33. Average attendance, 22. Length of both terms, 74 months.
Miss Brigham fully sustained her former high repu-
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tation. Under her mild and judicious government the school progressed harmoniously and prosperously. The latter part of the term was interrupted by the illness of the teacher, but the closing examination was very sat- isfactory.
Miss Sarah Brigham taught the Winter Term and acquitted herself commendably. She possesses good qualifications and promises to become one of our best teachers.
West District School.
MISS LUCY TINGLEY, Teacher, both terms.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 27.
66 Average attendance, 22. Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 27. 66 Average attendance, 20.
Length of both terms, 74 months.
Miss Tingley seemed faithful and energetic in the discharge of her duties. Whenever visited by the Committee, and at the closing examination, the school appeared well. The order was very good. The dif- ferent classes in Grammar, and the lower classes in Arithmetic, passed a good examination. The more ad- vanced classes in Arithmetic did not exhibit that pro- ficiency which we desire to see.
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North District School.
MISS CHARLOTTE K. GOWING, Teacher, both terms.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 44. 66 Average attendance, 38. Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 35. Average attendance, 33.
Length of both terms, 6} months.
We are happy to notice a great improvement in Miss Gowing's mode of teaching. Her labors were charac- terized by more energy and thoroughness, and under her care the school made good progress. The Sum- mer examination was very good. The Winter Term was interrupted by sickness and death, still we think a very commendable degree of improvement was attained.
East District School.
MISS REBECCA EAMES, Teacher, both terms.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 34. 66 Average attendance, 31. Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 38. Average attendance, 32.
Length of both terms, 7} months.
Miss Eames has a happy faculty of imparting in- struction. Possessed of a well cultivated mind and mature judgment, her pupils could not fail to make rapid and thorough progress. Miss Eames receives the hearty approval of the Committee for her services.
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GENERAL REMARKS.
Before closing our report we would call attention to some errors in our present system of education, which if remedied would tend to elevate its standard. The great defect in all our schools is a want of thorough- ness. There is little in our present course of instruction calculated to develope the sound thinkers of former times. The pupil is inclined to measure his improve- ment not by the amountof practical knowledge obtained, but the number of pages passed over, and not unfre- quently when asked for a reason, replies, that " my teacher," or the " book, says so."
There is connected with our schools a number of youth whose educational privileges will be limited to the district school, and these, if properly improved, will afford sufficient knowledge for the ordinary affairs of life. Many of these youth could repeat correctly one of Webster's or Everett's orations, but would be wholly at a loss if called upon to assess the tax on a certain amount of real estate, or to compute the interest on a six months' note. This ought not so to be. While we would not underrate the former, we would have the latter assume its proper place and receive its due share of attention. It is for the interest of the community
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as well as the individual, for these youth are coming forward to take the place of their fathers, who are passing away.
In order to remedy this it is desirable to employ teachers who are qualified for the work. We frequent- ly hear the remark that no special qualifications are necessary to instruct a primary school, that a person of moderate attainments is all that is required. This is a most erroneous mistake, and one that is fatal to the best interests of education. Primary teachers occupy a position second to none but the parents, as it is for them to lay the foundation on which the future educa- tion is to be based. We would have the work entrust- ed to no unprincipled mercenary, but to those who understand and appreciate the responsibility of their office.
In this connection we would speak of the indiffer- ence manifested by many of the parents in regard to the mental training of the children. In this age of re- publican institutions there can be no excuse for a child growing up in ignorance, and it can be looked upon as little less than actual crime. Our schools are open to all, and the poor as well as the affluent may avail them- selves of the same privileges. But we regret to ac- knowledge that there are in our town, parents so blind- ed to their own interests and the future well being of their children, that they allow them to wander about at will, rather than have them subjected to the wholesome restraints of the school-room. Many leave it optional with their children when to attend school, and on a slight pretext permit them to leave entirely. If this dif- ficulty can be met in no other way, the law should be put
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in force, or in future years we shall be obliged to solicit its protection from these same lawless pupils. In look- ing over our school registers we find the list of tardy and absent marks surprisingly large. Parents do not realize what a serious hindrance it is to a school to have pupils irregular in their attendance. It is annoy- ing to the prompt, order loving scholars, and discour- aging to the teachers, who can but feel that they have little sympathy in their arduous labors. Teachers need the co-operation of the parents, their work goes hand in hand, and neither can fully succeed unless there be harmony between them. They should manifest their interest by visiting the schools and ascertain what pro- gress is being made, and when injurious reports arise it is best to bear in mind that all questions have two sides, and suspend their decision until both have had an impartial hearing.
One more suggestion and we close. We regret that there is so little attention paid to manners and morals in our schools. As we pass our school-houses we are shocked by the profane and disrespectful language of even the little ones, and we sigh for the days of yore, when " Young America " was a term unknown. This is owing partly to the parents, who do not enforce les- sons of respect as formerly, and partly to the teachers, who in too many instances do not look upon it as their duty. Hence we urge the employment of persons of good moral and religious training, those who un- derstand their duty to their pupils and their God, who will strive to create in them a taste for whatever is pure and lovely and will inculcate such principles as
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will fit them honorably and well to discharge all the duties of life.
WARREN EAMES, 3 SCHOOL L. C. EAMES, 3 COMMITTEE.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 18th, 1863.
RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON
FROM FEB. 1, 1863, TO FEB. 1, 1864;
AND THE
Report of the School Committee
FOR THE
SCHOOL-YEAR 1863-4.
WOBURN : E. T. MOODY, PRINTER, MIDDLESEX JOURNAL OFFICE. 1864.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Names and Ages of the Inmates of the Alms-house :-
Lydia Emerson, 86 years.
· Nancy Alexander,
75
Frederick Butters,
68
Alvah Buck,*
64
Lucy Alexander,
60
Louisa Burtt,
59
Mary Harnden,
78
Fanny Butters,
23
Loami Boutwell,t
83
Albert Carter,
44
Caleb Nichols,
54 .6
Present number,
9
Average
92
50 Lodgings, and 127 Meals have been furnished poor strangers.
*Died May 26th, 1863.
+Died Dec. 21, 1863.
Expenses at the Alms-house :-
Paid for grain and meal,
$143 03
tea and coffee,
29 93
sugar,
25 10
salt, beans and fish,
32 38
flour,
69 00
Amount carried forward,
$299 44
4
Amount brought forward, $299 44
Paid for molasses,
25 62
soap,
17 24
" furniture,
42 62
oil and vinegar,
9 10
" hardware and nails,
5 62
farming tools,
26 75
cream tartar and saleratus, 8 57
tobacco and snuff, 5 91
medicines,
7 20
cheese and rice,
6 59
apples and cider,
7 15
grass seed,
7 32
clothing,
51 01
horse hire,
10 31
.6 fresh meat,
50 83
spices,
4 46
baker's bread and peas,
9 59
labor on farm,
35 29
blacksmith,
9 37
3 pigs,
26 60
2 cows,
65 00
pair of oxen,
110 00
pasturing 2 cows,
7 75
miscellaneous,
12 02
medicine and medical attendance,
6 50
funeral expenses Alvah Buck, 11 00 Loami Boutwell, 12 00
J. U. Parker, salary as superin- tendent 12 months,
195 84- 1086 68
Amount carried forward, $1086 68
5
Amount brought forward, $1086 68
CREDIT.
By slabs sold,
$ 6 00
" maple lumber,
6 25
" fresh pork,
7 45
" potatoes and lard,
30 32
" pigs,
45 50
" lumber used in repairing house,
45 00
" wood and lumber sold,
113 98
" calves,
13 40
" milk and butter,
30 79
" hay and straw,
7 28
" soap grease,
86
" beef,
7 00
" tallow,
2 45
" cow hide,
5 28
" putty,
50
" eggs,
1 81
" berries,
3 01
" labor of sup't and team,
142 37
" 1 pair of oxen,
175 00-
644 25
Net expense,
$442 43
Expense of the Poor out of the Alms-house :-
Supplies furnished Mrs. Wilcox during the months of Feb., March and April, 21 20
Do., do., in June, 10 00
Wood furnished in Feb., March and April, 13 75 Medical attendance in June and January, 19 00 . Funeral expenses of child,
6 13- 70 08
Amount carried forward,
$512 51
6
Amount brought forward, Supplies furnished R. Butters in March, 4 00
" Mrs. Chapman in June, 8 00 Mrs. John A. Allen in Jan., Feb. & March, 26 00
66 Caleb Nichols, 6 00
Paid Town of Woburn for supplies fur- nished Mrs. Ann B. Burtt, 12 72
Funeral expenses of Richard H. Johnson, 11 75 Paid Town of Reading for expenses in- curred for support of Wm. E. Richardson at the State Lu- natic Asylum, Worcester, 54 22- 122 69
Total expense of the Poor,
$635 20
Expense of Repairs upon Alms-house in taking down and re-building Chimney and finishing the Attic :
Paid for brick, 36 75
iron work, 7 22
lime and cement,
25 65
Jas. Fraser for labor, 85 40
Jas. Randall
72 33
laths,
10 84
windows, thimbles & boiler doors, 7 81
~ tending masons, 4 50
nails and lumber, 14 55
paints,
7 65
66 sundries, 3 75
Mr. Cutler, labor and iron door, 16 62
Lumber taken from farm, 45 00- 338 07
Total expense of Alms-house Department, $973 17 LEMUEL C. EAMES, OVERSEERS CYRUS L. CARTER, OF
J. B. PUTNAM, POOR.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 1st, 1863.
$512 51
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Orders drawn for Expenses of the Poor, $973 17
Services of Town Officers-
Paid Wm. H. Carter, as Town Clerk,
15 00
for recording deaths, 4 20
births, 2 00
marigs.,
50
journey to Billerica
to canvas election returns for
representative,
2 00-
23 70
Lemuel C. Eames, as Selectmen, Or-
ersecr of the Poor and Assessor, 75 00
Cyrus L. Carter, do., do., do., . 75 00
Joseph B. Putnam, do., do., do.,
30 00-
180 00
Charles W. Swain, as Treasurer and Collector, 75 00
A. P. Pearson, as Constable, 22200
Samuel H. Tolman, as School Com., 15 00
Lemuel C. Eames,
10 00-
25 00
Wm. H. Carter, auditing Town Treas- urer's account, 2 00
Lemuel C. Eames, do., do., 2 00
Cyrus L. Carter, do., do., 2 00- 6 00
Expense of Town Officers, $331 70
Expenses of Roads and Bridges-
, Paid Thos. P. Eames, breaking roads, 1862, 5 25
Otis Carter, 13 50
Jacob Jaquith,
1863, 3 00-
21 75
Amount brought forward, $1326 62
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$1326 62
Amount brought forward, Paid Jonathan Buck, work on Jenkins' bridge, 10 00
Sylvester Carter, build'g stone bridge, 30 00
Otis Jaquith, breaking roads, 1862, 6 60 Estate of Wm. Blanchard for gravel, 1863, 7 50
Walter Blanchard, for gravel and la- bor,
4 59- 80 44
Amount of Highway Deficiency, 1862-
Paid Sylvester Carter, 40
Horatio N. Eames,
11 47
D. P. Brigham,
7 78
Willard Page,
15 22
Simeon Jaquith,
17 81
Jacob Jaquith,
5 04
Kingsbury G. Kaine,
11 59
J. B. Morris,
24 02
William Bryant,
20 77- 114 10
Distribution of School Money-
Paid North School District,
150 00
South
150 00
Centre
150 00
East*
150 00
West
150 00- 750 00
Amount carried forward, $2271 16
* $50.00 due the district.
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Amount brought forward,
$2271 16
Miscellaneous Expenses-
Paid John N. Eames, for Ringing bill, 25 00
C. Morrill, for return of deaths to Town Clerk, 3 00
For use of Vestry for town purposes, 25 00
Printing Town Expenses,
26 00
Note and Blank Books,
3 75
Printing and express charges,
6 56
Revenue Stamps,
3 15
Stationery,
2 74
Record Books,
15 67
Abatement of Taxes, 1861,
4 70
1862,
3 70
1863, 17 26
C. Morrell for sleigh runners for
hearse, 15 00
J. B. Putnam for ironing do. 16 00- 167 53
Outstanding Bills of last year-
A. P. Pearson, bill for services as Con- stable 6 months, 7 50
Dexter Carter, for meat, Alms-house,
39 97- 47 47
Aid Furnished to the Families of the fol- lowing Volunteers in the United States, Army to Feb. 1st, 1864-
A. J. Cobb,
144 00
Simeon Jaquith, 2d,
52 00
Russell Upton
71 60
Daniel N. Pearson,
59 12
Amount carried forward,
$326 72
$2486 16
.
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Amount brought forward,
$326 72 $2486 16
J. O. Carter,
52 00
David G. Pierce,
144 00
John White,
48 00
George N. Chase,
40 00
Levi Swain, jr.,
81 60
Timothy D. Upton,
56 00
Otis Harnden,
33 56
Hiram Pearson,
52 00
Thomas A. Bancroft,
144 00
Edmund D. Pearson,
29 56
James Hale,
132 00
John H. Simpson,
4 00
John L. Howard,
59 12
Jas. H. Swain,
56 00
George T. Eames,
144 00
William Fortis,
81 60
Josiah Batchelder, jr.,
132 00
Hugh Murray,
78 28
George O. Pearson,
144 00
Ambrose Upton,
81 60
Henry L. Bancroft,
29 56
Edwin Blanchard,
59 12
Jas. P. Morton,
81 60- 2090 32
$4,576 48
Due from the State for Aid furnished Families of Volunteers from Jan. 1st, 1863, to Jan. 1st, 1864,
2108 41
Total Expenditure for the year,
$2468 07
LEMUEL C. EAMES,
SELECTMEN OF
CYRUS L. CARTER, J. B. PUTNAM,
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 13th, 1864.
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LIQUOR AGENT'S REPORT.
DR.
Cash paid for liquors,
$124 85
Transportation of same,
1 31
Commission and analyzing,
11 16
Government license,
20 00
Measures and tunnels,
1 57
Kegs, faucets, corks and blank books,
8 49
Agent's salary 8 months,
16 67
Cash to balance,
53 42- 237 47
CR.
By town orders,
$151 43
Cash for liquors sold,
86 04- 237 47
S. B. NICHOLS, AGENT.
Balance Sheet of Town Liquor Agency.
DR.
To amount of town orders for purchase of liquors, $151 43
CR.
By balance due from Agent, $53 43
Stock of liquor and fixtures on hand, 57 64 Loss, 40 36- 151 43
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CHARLES W. SWAIN, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR,
1864,
DR.
Feb. 13-To cash in hands of Treasurer on for- mer settlement, $ 237 80
Balance due on Tax list, 1860,
40 40
1861, 132 21
1862,
480 62
Amount of Tax list committed, 1863,
6438 36
Cash borrowed of sundry persons for which the
town's note was given, 11,357 87
Cash received of State Treasurer on account of Bounty Tax, 3300 00
Cash received of State Treasurer on account of Aid furnished the families of volun- teers, 1230 26
Cash received for Licenses of Dogs,
28 00
of State Treasurer, State School Fund, on Taxes heretofore abated,
33 62
5 45
Amount of bills due from sundry persons, 34 78
$23,319 37
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IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON.
1864,
CR.
Feb. 13-By cash paid town's notes,
$12,801 87
Paid arrcarages of Bounties,
230 00
Interest on town orders and notes.
557 61
Town orders,
4,965 15
State Tax, 1863,
1,344 00
State Bounty Tax, 1863,
1,914 44
County Tax, 1863,
414 20
Amount of discount allowed for the prompt payment of taxes, 368 02
Cash paid Mass. School Fund,
39 88
Amount due on Tax list of 1860,
36 76
66
1861,
32 14
1862,
47 72
66
66
1863,
477 35
Sundry bills,
28 68
Amount of cash in hands of Treasurer,
61 55
$23,319 37
We, the undersigned, duly authorized by the Town, have this day examined the above account of CHARLES W. SWAIN, Treasurer, and find the same correctly cast and sufficiently vouched for.
LEMUEL C. EAMES,
CYRUS L. CARTER, Committee. WM. H. CARTER,
WILMINGTON, Feb. 13th, 1864.
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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN.
Note to Miss Lydia Upton, dated April 22, 1863, $ 100 00
Benjamin Buck, May 1, 1863, 1000 00
1000 00
Jonathan L. Carter,
1000 00
.: Jonathan Carter,
200 00
Mrs: Abigail Burnap, 4
670 00
Miss Abigail Burnap,
350 00
Mrs. Phebe M. Nichols, balance, May 1, '63, 800 00
Rich Carter, balance, May 27, 1863,
800 00
Mrs. Lucy E. Eames, July 29, 1863, 100 00
March 18, 1863, 55 00
Jonathan Carter, June 16, 1863,
250 00
Wm, H. Carter, agent, June 4, 1863, 39 00
" 23, “ 40 00
John McDonald, Jan. 12, 1864, 275 00
$8179 00
Town Orders outstanding, $504 02
Salary due J. U. Parker to April 1st,
100 00
Due the East School District, 50 00
S. H. Tolman on School Committee, 15 00
State Lunatic Asylum at Worcester,
for care of Wmn. E. Richardson
since Oct. 1st, estimated, 52 00- 721 02
Total liabilities of the Town, $8900 02
1500 00
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PRESENT AVAILABLE ASSETS OF TOWN.
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
$ 61 55
Amount of Taxes due on list of 1860,
36 76
66
1861,
32 14
1862,
47 72
1863, 477 35
Due from the State for amount advanced to the
families of volunteers to Jan. 1, '64, 2226 32
Amount due on sundry bills,
28 68
Cash and liquor in hands of Town Agent,
111 06
$3,021 58
Net balance against the Town, $5.878 44
Report of the School Committee
FOR THE SCHOOL-YEAR 1863-4.
The following are the statistics of the schools in Wilmington for the present year. They will compare favorably with the attendance in preceding years. The customary and anxiously expected remarks in regard to each teacher, it will not do to omit ; although we have the same good old teachers in three districts, and what is to be said this year will, therefore, in their case, be but a repetition, perhaps with a little more emphasis, of what was so well said by the Committee last year.
Centre District School.
MISS SARAH DAVIS JAQUITH, Teacher, through the year.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 35. 28. 66 Average attendance,
Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 37. 66 Average attendance, 29. Length of both terms, 74 months.
No teacher could be better adapted to her calling than Miss Jaquith. She has a high reputation in neighbor- ing towns, but nowhere is she more fully appreciated than in her own town. She unites the many and diverse
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qualifications which are always sure to make a success- ful and beloved teacher. We have not space to speak of the order and thorough attainments of the school under her management, but it is enough to say that we shall all long and gratefully remember the school year of '63 and 4.
North District School.
MISS CHARLOTTE K. GOWING, Teacher, through the year.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 42.
Average attendance, 36.
Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 36.
Average attendance, 27
Length of both terins, 7 months.
Miss Gowing labors faithfully and hard for the good of her pupils, nor is she content with a superficial knowledge of the books to be studied. Her standard is a high one. Had she the health requisite, together with the elasticity, cheerfulness and glow which health is wont to inspire, nothing would be wanting to make - her assiduous and self-denying efforts universally ap- preciated.
South District School.
MISS HATTIE C. NICHOLS, Teacher, Summer Term. MR. ALLEN T. PERRY, Teacher, Winter Term. Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 35. Average attendance, 27.
Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 33. « Average attendance, 25. Length of both terms, 5% months.
This was Miss Nichols' first term. We sincerely hope it will not be the last. The complete success of
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Miss N. verifies the remark of the venerable Dr. Brown, the last year of his service as Committee, that it will not do to hold the opinion that none but old teachers are fit to teach school. Miss Nichols gained the undi- vided affection of all her scholars ; she maintained ex- cellent order, and the school made decided and rapid progress.
The winter term was taught by Mr. Perry, of Milford, N. H. And although this was his first trial as teacher, yet it was soon made apparent, that he possessed the ability to affect a good organization of the school, and very happily maintained it to the close. The general interest and success throughout the term was highly honorable to the teacher, and gratifying to the Com- mittee, and as we believe, to the friends and patrons of the school.
East District School.
MISS REBECCA EAMES, Teacher, through the year.
Summer Term-Whole number of scholars, 27.
Average attendance, 22.
Winter Term-Whole number of scholars, 32
Average attendance, 232.
Length of both terms, 7 months.
Miss Eames has a way of managing her school with- out any management ; we mean by this, that she secures all the results of authority and discipline, without any particular show of authority. This is a happy faculty. The Committee were pleased with Miss Eames' familiar mode of communicating many valuable ideas outside the text-books. More of this, we believe would be a benefit in our schools.
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