Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1860-1887, Part 34

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


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The amount expended by the several surveyors, viz. :-


District No. 1. Paid H. B. Nichols, $115 11


2. William H. Carter, 2d, 98 09


3. " Frederick S. White, 136 11 4. ..


H. A. Sheldon, 123 58


5. Henry Buck,


130 80


6. 65 Elbridge Taylor, . 82 13


7. 66 Charles Hopkins, 79 02


8. Walter D. Carter, 90 70


9. B. F. Perry, 104 75


10)


William H. Boutwell, 86 53


11.


Levi F. Manning,


81 87


12.


C. F. Harris, 103 52


13. Levi Swain, 74 62


$1,306 83


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Paid Othniel Eames for housing road-scraper two years,


$4 00


Henry Buck for blasting and drawing stone, . 20 88


N. B. Eames for removing fence and grading road, 15 00


James Hale for blasting stone, 19 58


Henry Buck for labor on culvert, .


James Hale for laying over culverts, 2 50


27 50


J. A. Ames' Estate for powder and fuse, 1 77


N. B. Eames for labor and material on roads and bridges, 13 63


H. A. Sheldon for labor on road near the ceme- tery, 33 33


Levi Swain for labor on road,


3 02


E. A. Carter for labor and material on roads and bridges, . ·


7 00


George L. Perry for sharpening drills, . 3 91


$152 12


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REPAIRING NEW ROAD. Paid Frederick S. White for repairing the new road leading from Maynard Spaulding's house to the flag-staff.


$200 00


REMOVING SNOW.


District No. 1, .


$39 33


2. .


.


·


14 59


3, .


41 43


4, .


35 51


5, .


22 21


6, .


24 17


7, .


24 02


8, .


35 75


9, .


26 43


10. .


19 17


11, .


46 83


12, .


33 66


13, .


46 50


$409 60


REPAIRS ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.


Paid D. F. Perkins for varnishing at the North school-house and town house, .


$5 00


stock furnished, 3 50


E. A. Carter for labor on sealer's office and West school-house, 5 00


Henry Buck for labor on sealer's office and North and South school-houses, 13 15


James Hale for blasting stone around the pump at the North school-house, 8 75


N. B. Eames for pump box at the North school-house, 1 25


N. B. Eames for shingles for sealer's office, George W. Horton for labor and material on East school-house and fence, . ·


2 00


J. H. Carter for shingles and lumber for sealer's office, 4 67


41 82


William H. Carter, 2d, for removing stone at the North school-house, . 4 00


$89 14


.


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IMPROVING CEMETERY.


Paid Thomas P. Eames for labor on cemetery, $61 00


for removing stumps, 8 00


6€ for nails, board and stone for fence, 1 00


R. L. Folkins for labor on cemetery fence. 11 25


Thomas A. Bancroft for labor on cemetery. 21 67


Walter D. Carter for labor on cemetery, 35 00


Otis Carter for labor on cemetery, 14 17


James Kernon for labor on cemetery, 29 30


$181 39


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Paid Mark Allen for printing town reports, . $34 72


Bernard Bobine for cleaning town house, 2 10


Houghton Allen for body preserver,


25 00


Mark Allen for printing assessors' notices,


3 00


W. J. S. Marsh for street lamps, . 9 00


C. F. Harris for police duty two days, 4 00


Thomas A. Bancroft for police duty, 2 00


E. M. Nichols for care of cemetery,


15 00


66 66 for care of town house,


15 00


،، for ringing bell,


5 00


for returning 23 deaths to the town clerk, ·


5 00


Henry Buck for making and lettering guide boards,


4 25


James Hale for labor on tomb, 5 00


William H. Carter collecting and making re- turn to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of-11 births, . .


5 50


23 deaths, . 6 90


6 marriages, 60


William H. Carter for journey to Reading, to qualify Representative, . ·


2 00


William H. Carter for postage, express matter and stationery, . · .


· 5 84


E. A. Carter for three dippers and chains, 70


10


Paid E. A. Carter for postage, express, stationery


and car fare, . ·


$4 53


N. B. Eames for two casks of cement. 3 55


.. for raising and lowering the flag- staff. 3 00


J. A. Ames' Estate for shovel for undertaker. 1 00


Levi Swain for police duty, . 2 00


Darius Buck for printing tax bills, 3 25


$167 94


TOWN APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT THEIR LAST ANNUAL MEETING, VIZ. :


AMOUNT APPROPRIATED.


AMOUNT EXPENDED.


For town officers. $600 00


For town officers. $660 00


roads and bridges,


200 00


roads and brilges. 152 12


State aid,


300 00


State aid, 342 00


interest on town


interest on town


notes,


375 00


notes, 265 72


repairs of public


repairs of public


buildings,


150 00)


buildings, ~9 14


miscellaneous expenses, 175 00


miscellaneous expen- ses. . 167 04


select school. 550 00


common schools, .


1,392 75


support of poor, 1.200 00


support of highways,


1,300 0U


support of poor, 1.011 88


removing snow, 500 00


support of highways, 1,306 $3


improving cemetery, . 200 00


removing snow. 449 60


grading new road,


200 00


improving cemetery, .


181 39


to pay town debts.


200 00


grading new road,


200 00


support of public


support of public


library, .


123 20


library, 95 93


services of moderator, 3 00


services of moderator. 3 00


$6.876 26


$6,550 15


STATE AID.


Paid Widow Mary _1. Phelps, $48 00


Phebe N. Simpson,


48 00


Rachael Clough,


48 00


Harriet Young,


20 00


Mary Ann Chapman,


20 00


Frank M. Boynton, ·


120 00


Merrill Hutchinson. .


10 00


$342 00


common schools, 800 00


select school, 571 85


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BOOK ACCOUNT OF WARREN EAMES.


Dr.


To amount on hand, ·


$85 39


Cash paid Boston School Supply Co.,


39 08


Cash paid Thompson, Brown & Co., 6 48


$130 95


To books on hand February 1, 1883, $73 48


Cr


By books on hand February, 1883, $73 18


books furnished indigent children,


4 73


commission,


8 00


cash to balance. .


.


44 74


$130 95


VALUATION FOR 1882.


Real Estate,


$492,202 00


Personal Estate.


69.431 00


Total valuation,


$561,633 00


Amount of taxes assessed in 1882.


$7,824 94


Rate of taxation for general Tax. $13.00 per $1.000.


ABATEMENT ON TAXES.


For 1878, Darius Buck, Collector, $10 11


1879, Darius Buck, Collector, .


9 68


1880, Darius Buck, Collector, 74 58


$94 37


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SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.


Town farm, .


$4,000 00


Personal property at town farm, .


1,116 00


Eldad Butters' place,


·


75 00


Town house,


1,800 00


School-houses and furniture, .


6,800 00


Town scales and sealer's office,


250 00


Two hearses.


375 00


Cemetery land and lots,


400 00


Furniture in town hall and selectmen's office, .


100 00


Public library and furniture, .


1,000 00


.


.


$15,916 65


EDWARD A. CARTER, WILLIAM H. CARTER, NATHAN B. EAMES,


Selectmen and Assessors of Wilmington.


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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


NAMES AND AGES OF THE INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Registered Number.


NAME ...


Age.


REMARK -


1010 7


Louisa Burtt,


Fanny Butters,


42


Albert Carter,


63


12


Elbridge Butters,


Charlotte Butters,


43


Eldad Butters,


42


Mary Butters,


ஈடு


Whole number during the year,


Present number,


Thirty-six lodgings and two hundred meals have been fur- nished to vagrants.


INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, FEBRUARY 1. 1883.


Live stock. .


$196 25


Farming tools, etc ..


.


385 25


Provisions, etc., .


115 05


Wood and lumber,


73 00


Household furniture.


340 60


Contents of lobby.


6 50


$1,116 65


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EXPENDITURES AT THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid J. A. Ames' Estate for groceries and grain, $149 60


John Perry for blacksmith work, . 8 85 ·


C. M. Gowing, salary one year, .


300 00


Jonathan Carter for groceries and grain, 232 72


Arthur O. Buck for meat, 49 61


A. S. Cobb for fish,


17 74


George E. Carter for meat,


34 00


N. B. Eames for coal, .


11 63


J. R. Currier for crackers, 52 20


Noah Jenkins for labor and material repairing pump and water pipes, ·


11 43


Benjamin Swain for watching fire, 2 00 .


D. F. Perkins for painting, . 3 38 .


Charles W. Swain for watching fire,


2 00


$875 16


CHARLES M. GOWING'S ACCOUNT AT THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid for curing hams, .


$3 00


for dry goods, ·


6 88


for wall paper,


2 75


for leather and blacking,


1 20


for potash, .


2 00


for two pigs,


10 00


for shoes,


5 25


for horse-feed,


2 00


for two rakes,


75


for fruit,


4 85


for medicines,


2 00


for making cider, .


2 58


for two casks,


2 00


for clothing,


12 37


for ice,


1 25


for butchering,


3 00


for use of bull,


3 75


for labor at the almshouse,


.


36 00


.


.


.


.


.


$101 63


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OUTSIDE POOR SUPPLIED.


Paid the Town of Woburn for aid rendered B. F.


Upton, $4 69


the City of Boston for aid rendered Frank F. Abbot, 3 00


J. O. Dow for medical attendance on Henry Stickney, . 12 50


J. O. Dow for medical attendance on Mary White and vaccinating sixteen children, 8 50


E. A. Carter for expense incurred on pauper business, . 3 20


William H. Carter for expense incurred on pauper business, 3 20


$35 09


RECEIPTS AT THE ALMSHOUSE.


Received for heifer,


$17 00


for two calves,


18 48


for potatoes, 41 00


for apples and cider,


20 00


for cranberries,


39 75


for pork,


5 49


for butter and milk,


120 78


for wood,


6 80


$269 30


SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.


Total expense at the almshouse, .


$976 79


Receipts, ·


269 30


Net expense at the almshouse,


$707 49


Expense outside, 35 09


Net expense of poor inside and outside of the alms- house,


$742 58


EDWARD A. CARTER. WILLIAM H. CARTER, NATHAN B. EAMES, Overseers of the Poor.


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FISH WARDEN'S REPORT.


Two years ago, alewives were put into Silver Lake, under the impression that an available outlet existed whereby their young fry could reach the sea ; but the pond proved lower than usual, that summer, so that its water could not flow. As this channel is artificial, the undersigned did not feel authorized to deepen it ; they arranged for a meeting, however, with the Fish Commissioners, for the purpose of determining whether any- thing could be done; but, for some unknown reason, this appointment failed, and the young alewives, which had appeared in great numbers, are supposed to have perished.


Alewives were placed at the same time in Maple Meadow Brook, and their progeny may be expected to make an appear- ance next year.


Next May it will be three years since black bass were put into Silver Lake. Next year the Fish Commissioners will doubt- less permit fishing on a limited number of specified days ; of this due notice will be given. We have no knowledge respecting the number of this fish now in the pond; unknown causes may possibly have interfered with the success of the town's experiment, but we know of no reason why it should not prove an entire success.


Great thoughtlessness, or else hostility, has been mani- fested by unknown parties, who have removed notices of the prohibition of fishing, put up by the wardens ; moreover, we have reason to suspect that some fishing has taken place. We


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call upon all good citizens to aid in warning off, or, if it be- comes necessary, in detecting trespassers.


We regard the restoration of the alewives of greater real value to the town than the introduction of the black bass. This, we trust, has been accomplished in one, at least, of our two principal brooks, and we expect to make it sure in the other also.


We are not without the hope of likewise securing, before long, the European Carp. This fish has been a favorite for centuries in England and on the Continent; it thrives best in warm and sluggish waters, grows to a large size, and is said to be excellent eating.


In conclusion we wish to say, that this town is engaged in an endeavor to promote the advantage and the pleasure of all its citizens, and of their friends who come to visit them ; it has a just claim on the sympathy, and the active and watchful co- operation, of all the citizens, and also of all strangers who are persons of sufficient public spirit to be interested in a praise- worthy enterprise.


DANIEL P. NOYES, THOMAS P. EAMES, HENRY SHELDON,


Fish Wardens.


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PUBLIC LIBRARY.


-


LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.


The donations to the library have been as follows :-


Public documents from Washington, D. C., 21 vols. From Mrs. Noyes. .. 12


Total number of donations .


33 ..


Number of books purchased, 58


of books for circulation, .


1035


of books taken out during the year, .


1769 ..


of persons taking out books,


270


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Receipts.


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1882, $ 11


Received of Town Treas., appropriation for 1882, 123 26


for catalogues and fines, 2 26


$125 63


Payments.


Paid Henry D. Noyes & Co., for Books


$65 40


Express on books,


20


Paper,


.


70


Repairing and covering,


5 50


E. G. Avery, 500 copies regulations,


1 50


Librarian's salary, 1882,


25 00


Cash to balance.


27 33


$125 63


ARTHUR O. BUCK, Treasurer and Librarian.


A CONDENSED ABSTRACT FROM THE TOWN'S BOOKS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1883. F. L. EAMES, Treasurer pro tem.


Dr.


CASHI.


PER CONTRA.


Cr.


To balance in treasury at former settlement, .


$1,522 47


By cash paid town orders,


$4,664 80


cash received of county treasurer, dog licenses,


123 26


66


..


for schools,- High,


North,


.


256 92


on account of taxes 1881,


1,720 53


. 6


66


East,


322 59


..


1882,


5,682 52


:


66


West,


251 36


for town notes issued,


700 00


. .


cemetery lots,


12 00


66


returned to the Commonwealth on corpo- ration tax, paid for interest,


5 30


national bank


tax,


134 49


library, dog licenses,


123 26


66


State aid,


192 00


66 county tax,


226 13


6.


school fund,


214 46


State tax,


600 00


66 book account,


44 74


66


town's notes,


400 00


..


for old material, .


10 00


book account,


45 66


" cement, .


50


balance carried forward to new account,


2,622 44


$10,922 31


$10,922 31


Feb. 1, 1883. To bal. of cash in treasury brought forward,


2,622 44


The undersigned, a Committee chosen on the part of the town to examine and settle with the Treasurer, hereby certify that the foregoing account in correctly cart and properly vouched for, and they find remaining in the treasury two thousand and six hundred and twenty-two dollars and forty-four cents.


WILMINGTON, Feb. 9, 1853.


OTHNIEL EAMES, WILLIAM J. HOWARD, ! committee.


..


on account of taxes 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880,. ·


497 39


66


South,


571 85


66


..


Centre,


272 10


from the Commonwealth, corporation tax,


67 95


66


265 72


66


19


294 28


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LIABILITIES AND ASSETS.


ASSETS.


Cash in treasury.


. $2,622 44


Due on taxes 1878. 1879 and 1880.


70 51


Due on taxes 1881.


508 45


Due on taxes 1882.


2,157 40


Due on account State aid,


.


239 00


$5.597 80


LIABILITIES.


Note due Benjamin Buck, May 1. 1876. $2,000 00


L. C. Eames, May 1. 1876.


750 00


Otis Buck, May 1, 1876. 500 00


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


119 47


Darius Buck, Oct. 1. 1876. 1.100 00


First Religious Society, June 17. 1883.


300 00


$4,769 47


Interest due on above.


176 79


Due schools-High,


251 77


West.


26 24


Burnap library fund,


100 00


Outstanding town orders,


9 49


5.333 76


A surplus in favor of the town, .


$264 04


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STATISTICS FROM TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS.


BIRTHIS REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1882.


No.


Name of Child.


Names of Parents.


Date of Birth.


1


Mary Coner.


Charles M. Coner. Margaret Coner.


-


March 25.


2 Stillborn, male.


- George Snelling. Mary Snelling.


April 25.


3 Stillborn, female


John Kenney. Mary Kenney.


May 12.


4 Leon Leslie Taylor


Willie E. Taylor. Hattie E. Taylor.


August 23.


5 Susan G. Baxter.


James A. Baxter. Nancy Baxter.


}


September ?.


6 Mary A Wood.


Newall Wood. Mary B Wood.


September 27.


Ethel E. Carter.


Edward M. Carter. Belle Carter.


October 3.


8 Fred M. Carter.


Fred M. Carter Barbara E. Carter.


} October 29.


9 Rodger R. Ward


( Samuel Ward. Lillie B. Ward.


November 6.


10 Patrick F. Hoban.


[ John Hoban. Mary G. Hoban.


November 7.


11


Jennie M. Pearson


Charles HI. Pearson. Eliza R. Pearson.


December 11.


DEATHS REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1882.


Number.


Date of Death.


NAME OF DECEASED.


Age.


Condition.


l'lace of Birth.


NAMES OF PARENT -.


Disease or Cause of In atlı


1882.


1


Jan. 6.


Jan. 15. Jan. 19.


4


Feb. 8.


Arthur A. Eames. Joseph A. Ames.


68


9 4


6


April 26.


7


May 10.


8 9 10


May 12.


Stillborn. Nellie M Jewett.


Stillborn. 28 0 20 64 6 4


Male. Single.


Wilmington. Bath, Me. Billerica.


John and Mary Kenney. George and Sarah H. Jewett. Jethro and Hitta Kenney. George and Mary A. Snelling. Not known.


Joseph and Mary Bobine. Benjamin and Elizabeth Carter. Henry A. and Inez J. Taylor.


Richard L. and Mary E. Folkins. Railroad Accident.


16 17


Aug. 19. Aug. 19. Sept. 2.


Clarence F. Folkins. 2


22


Male


11 6


Male.


18


Sept. 3.


Catherine Walsh.


32 7 13


Single.


Ireland.


19


Sept. 4


Ella E. Clark.


25 5 23


Single. Married


20 21


Sept. 4. Sept. 30.


Cyrus L. Carter.


70 10 5


Male. Widow.


22 23


Dec. 1.


Clarisa Sheldon.


84 1 8


Widow.


Wilmington.


Amisa F. and Belinda Clark. Henry and Hannah L. Carter. Peter and Fanny Muse. Not known. Nathan and Susanna Eames.


Consumption Consumption. Consumption. Consumption Angina Pectoris. Diphtheria. Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. Stillborn. Phthisis. Blood Poison. Stillborn. Old Age. Pneumonia Paralysis. Cholera Infantum.


Diphtheria. Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. Consumption. Uremia. Diphtheria. Burned Seriously. Cancer.


22


11


April 25.


Stephen D. Kenney. Stillborn.


Stillborn. 80


Male.


Widow


12 13 14 15


June July Aug. 12.


Mary Slatery. Mondy Bobine. Sylvester Carter. Helen G. Taylor.


10 81 11 18


Male. Widower. Female.


Wilmington. Ireland. Wilmington. Wilmington. Wilmington. Wilmington.


Charles and Bridget H. Rose. Charles and Elizabeth Walsh.


Glover, Vt. Wilmington Wilmington.


Oct. 29


Thirza E Beals


75


Married. Married Single. Single. Married. Widow Single.


Wilmington. Reading.


Wilmington. No. Reading.


St. John, N. B. Not known. Nova Scotia. Not known. Nashua, N H., Amos and Rachel Hutchinson.


5


April 6


Harriett G Lewis. Harriett I. Johnson. 15


Y. M. D.


45 8 20 Martha Derry. Madeline E. White. Almira Hutchinson 61 2


30 7 16


24 7 5


Thomas P. and Elona M. Eames. Joseph and Phebe P. Ames. Charles W. & Henrietta A. Swain. Horatio & Elizabeth A. Johnson.


May 20.


May 23.


Widower.


13.


1 1 27


Charles H. Rose.


Joseph ('. Muse.


MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN WILMINGTON IN 1882.


Number.


Date of Marriage.


Names of Groom and Bride.


Age.


Residence.


Occupation of Groom.


Place of Birth.


Names of Parents.


1882.


1


Feb. 1.


John Muse


23


Wilmington.


Laborer.


Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia.


Eliza Babine.


20


Wilmington.


2


April 23.


Joseph White.


23


Wilmington.


Laborer.


Nova Scotia.


3


May 17.


William H. Sweatt.


16


Woonsocket, R. I.


Wilmington.


4


June 15.


Frank Harnden.


33


Wilmington.


Farmer.


Nova Scotia. Woonsocket, R. I. Wilmington. Wilmington. Taunton


5


Oct. 7.


Frederick S. White


49


Wilmington.


Teamster.


Wilmington Wakefield.


6


Oct 25.


William H Haley.


44


Wilmington.


Merchant


Cambridge, Mass. Deerfield, N. H.


Frank and Jane Muse. Barnard and Margaret Babine. Peter and Elizabeth White. John and Madlin W. Burk. Enoch G. and Lucy C. Sweatt. Thomas D. and Olive T. Bond. Albert and Mary Harnden. James and Eliza W Brown. Lorenzo and Louisa White. Thaddeus P. and Timna E. Allen. Jesse and Emily M. Haley. Robert and Olive T. Clemons.


23


Luey M Harris.


14


Marblehead.


Julia Burk.


21


Reading


Man'f'r.


Lillie T. Bond.


27


Annie Brown.


25


'Taunton, Mass.


Rebeca L. Allen


48 Andover, Mass


SCHOOL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OF WILMINGTON,


SCHOOL REPORT.


To the citizens of Wilmington the following report is pre- sented by the School Committee :-


At the commencement of the year, the services of all our former teachers were secured with one exception, that of the teacher of the North School. Beginning the year thus, with teachers of experience, and in whom the committee had great confidence, we were led to expect the best possible results.


But, although starting so favorably equipped, we have found ourselves from time to time obliged to make changes in several of the schools, owing to resignations or other causes. These changes have to some extent interrupted the progress that might otherwise have been made ; but taken as a whole, we feel assured that our schools will compare favorably with those of former years.


The High School commenced under the charge of Miss Twitchell, who taught with her usual good success the first term, but owing to illness just before the opening of the fall term, we were obliged to secure the services of another teacher.


The committee received an application from Mr. Fred Gow- ing, of Medford, a graduate of Tufts College, which was favor- ably received and granted. Mr. Gowing has continued in this school during the fall and winter terms, and under his direction some of the studies have been changed, Latin having been re-introduced into the school. We are glad to report a pros- perous condition of the school, both as regards discipline and instruction. There was no graduating class this year, owing to a more strict enforcement of the standard required for graduation.


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At the North School, the first two terms were taught by Miss Whittemore, who, by her untiring devotion, gained the love and respect of her pupils, aud her resignation at the close of the fall term was deeply regretted by all. Miss Besse, of Tewksbury, was engaged for the winter term, and gave good satisfaction.


In the East district, Miss Ida Perry has taught through the entire year and has proved herself a conscientious teacher, and we think that faithful work has been accomplished.


Miss Carrie F. Buck has had charge of the Centre School through the year, and has been faithful and earnest in the dis- charge of her duties, and a good degree of progress has been made in this school.


The South School opened under the very efficient manage- ment of Miss Taylor, who, for several years, has taught this school with the best of results, and her resignation at the close of the spring term was received with many regrets. Miss Alden, of Medford, was appointed to fill the vacancy ; she labored earnestly for the best welfare of the school, and upon her resignation at the end of the fall term, Miss Blan Alex- ander, of Billerica, was appointed to teach the winter term. Miss Alexander came with the best of recommendations from her former school, and her labors thus far have proved most satisfactory.


The Committee, in consideration of the small attendance in the West district, have continued to hold this school at the house of Mrs. Carter. Until the beginning of the fall term, but one session was held, but as the number of pupils in- creased it was thought best to hold two sessions daily through the fall and winter. Mrs. Carter has fully sustained her former excellent reputation, and this school has made good progress during the past year. As this school has increased during the year, it is thought best by the Committee to re-open the school- house in the Spring.


The winter term in all our district schools has been very short, owing to the lack of funds to continue them longer. At the last town meeting, it will be remembered, the regular appropriations for district schools alone was reduced from


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$1,000 to $800, and the dog tax, amounting to some $120, which has always been added to the school fund, voted to another purpose, thus leaving the school appropriation some $320 short. It will be readily seen why our winter term has been so brief, and we would therefore recommend a more liberal appropriation in the future, as, in our opinion, the town can better afford to economize in almost any direction, rather than its educational department.


ARTHUR O. BUCK. CHARLES F. REED. CHARLES W. SWAIN, School Committee.


WILMINGTON, Feb. 1, 1883.


TABLE OF STATISTICS.


NAME OF SCHOOL.


NAME OF TEACHER.


Terms.


Number of Scholars.


Average Number Number nttend- ance. under 5 years.


over 15 years.


Number bet wrell 8 and 14 years.


Number not ab- sent or tardy.


Length of Term.


Salary per munthi


High, .


Miss Salome G. Twitchell,


Spring,


.


23


181


11


1


31 months.


$48 00


66


Mr. Fred Gowing,


.


.


Fall, .


.


29


238


6


10


3


48 00


66


Winter,


25


23.1 10


15


6


1


3


48 00


North,


·


.


Miss Mary J. Whittemore,


Spring,


46


343


2


29


1


..


32 00


Fall, .


52


35


1


33


7


3


32 00


66


Miss Grace E. Besse, .


Winter,


37


32


21


12


1 1


..


32 00


=


·


Fall, .


13


12%


10


3


31


..


00


Winter,


13


123


10


4


1


..


32 00


Centre,


Miss Carrie F. Buek, .


Spring,


33


221


22


-


.


..


Fall, .


36


245


24


1


3


32 00


.


.


.


Winter,


30


251


21


1


32 00


South,


Miss Brazillia Taylor,


Spring,


30


263


25


4


3


..


32 00


Fall, .


33


23


23


13


18


1


..


32 00


West, .


.


.


·


.


Fall, .


14


10%


1


6


-


3


32 00


.


.


.


11


81


1


5


1


1}


32 00


-


-


-


.


·


Spring,


.


16


13


13


1


.


.


·


-


.


..


00


.


.


·


Miss Ella L Alden, .


.


Miss Blan Alexander,


.


Winter,


.


8


65


3


-


.


Spring,


.


.


Winter,


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


·


-


3


..


32 60


23


.


Mrs. Lizzie H. C'arter,


16 00


East, .


Miss H. Ida Perry,


32 00


30


31


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


MIDDLESEX, SS.


To Ehcard M. Nichols, 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 fifth 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 follow- ing articles, viz :


ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.


ART. 2. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing.


ART. 3. To hear the reports of committees, and act thereon.


ART. 4. To see how much money the town will raise to defray annual expenses and pay town debts.


ART. 5. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of common schools for the year ensuing.


ART. 6. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of the select school for the year ensuing.


ART. 7. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of the poor for the year ensuing.


ART. 8. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the repairs of highways, and determine how the same shall be expended.


ART. 9. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the public library for the year ensuing.




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