Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1927-1928, Part 5

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1927
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 278


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Raised as follows:


Poll taxes, 1,011 at $2.00 $2,022.00


Property tax, valuation $3,763,786.00


@ $30.50 per $1,000.00 114,801.29


Moth work charged property owners on tax bills. Special Forestry Tax.


713.30


1.23


$116,823.29


Committed to Tax Collector


$117,537.82


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STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT Temporary Loans (Anticipation of Revenue)


Outstanding January 1, 1927:


Note No. 45


$30,000.00


Note No. 46


25,000.00


Note No. 48


25,000.00


$80,000.00


Borrowed during 1927:


Note No. 50


$30,000.00


Note No. 51


25,000.00


Note No. 57


25,000.00


Note No. 58


25,000.00


Note No. 63


15,000.00


120,000.00


$200,000.00


Paid during 1927:


Note No. 45


$30,000.00


Note No. 46


25,000.00


Note No. 48


25,000.00


Note No. 50


30,000.00


Note No. 58


25,000.00


135,000.00


Outstanding December 31, 1927


$65,000.00


Highway Loan (Main Street Construction Loan, 1923)


Outstanding January 1, 1927, Note No. 33.


$1,000.00


Paid during 1927, Note No. 33. $1,000.00


High School House Bonds (Issue of 1914)


Outstanding January 1, 1927


$14,000.00


Paid during 1927


1,750.00


Outstanding December 31, 1927


$12,250.00


Highway Department Loans (Issue of 1927) Land and Building Notes


Note No. 59


$2,000.00


Note No. 60


1,500.00


Outstanding December 31, 1927


$3,500.00


Road Roller Notes


Note No. 52


$1,000.00


Note No. 53


1,000.00


Note No. 54


1,000.00


Note No. 55


1,000.00


Outstanding December 31, 1927


$4,000.00


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Trucks Note


Note No. 56, outstanding December 31, 1927 $2,750.00


Fire Department Loan (Issue of 1927) New Fire Apparatus Notes


Note No. 61 $2,500.00


Note No. 62


2,500.00


$5,000.00


Summary


Temporary loans (anticipation of revenue)


$65,000.00


High School House bonds


12,250.00


Highway Department loans


10,250.00


Fire Department loan


5,000.00


Total Town Indebtedness, December 31, 1927


$92,500.00


BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1927 Dr.


$30,314.14


George W. Buck, Collector, 1927 Taxes uncollected ....


52,908.88


Departmental overdrafts: Police Department


$648.63


Department Public Welfare


2,809.50


3,458.13


Property Tax Sale Account


3,950.01


Abatement 1926 Taxes


541.94


Highway Department Notes, Balancing Account.


10,250.00


High School House Bonds, Balancing Account.


12,250.00


Fire Department Notes, Balancing Account


5,000.00


Cr.


Temporary Loans (anticipation of revenue)


$65,000.00


High School House Bonds.


12,250.00


Highway Department Loans: Land and Building Notes


$3,500.00


Trucks Notes


2,750.00


Road Roller Notes


4,000.00


10,250.00


Fire Department Loan, New Fire Apparatus Notes ...


5,000.00


Committee on Remodelling Town Hall and Library ...


200.00


Surplus War Bonus Funds.


1,475.83


Abatement 1927 Taxes


625.86


Overlay Reserve Account


1,221.92


Private Moth Work


316.00


Excess and Deficiency Account.


22,333.49


$118,673.10


HARRY R. DEMING, Town Accountant.


$118,673.10


Cash in Treasury


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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS


General Government:


Selectmen, salaries and expenses $900.00


Town Accountant, salary and expenses 670.00


Treasurer, salary and expenses 1,000.00


Collector, salary and expenses 1,700.00


Assessors, salaries and expenses


2,250.00


Town Clerk, salary and expenses 430.00


Finance Committee 100.00


Election and Registration, salaries and expenses 600.00


Town Hall, janitor, lights, fuel and repairs 900.00


Town Constable


50.00


Protection of Life and Property :


Police Department 5,500.00


Fire Department


6,000.00


Suppression of Moths (compulsory $1,277.65, incidentals and private work) 2,028.00


Sealing of Weights and Measures


415.00


Building Inspection 700.00


Tree Warden


1,000.00


Forest Fires


600.00


Health and Sanitation, Board of Health, Agent's Salary, Quarantine Wages, Inspector of Animals,


Inspector of Meats and Provisions, and Vital Statistics


1,000.00


Highways:


Town Account (repairs, construction and snow re- moval)


15,000.00 State and Town Account-Chapter 81 (4,300 from State)


6,450.00


Salem St. Construction, Chapter 90 (2,000 each from State and County) 2,000.00


Salem and Lowell Streets-Specific Repairs ($500 each from State and County) 750.00


Electric Street Lights


8,270.00


Charities:


Department Public Welfare 6,500.00


Mothers' Aid 750.00


Soldiers' Benefits :


State Aid


150.00


Military Aid 600.00


Soldiers' Relief


1,000.00


Schools, including salaries, books, supplies, repairs, fuel, furnishings, outside tuition transportation, including estimated receipts of $10,921.88. 63,000.00


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Wilmington Park


165.00


Unclassified


1,000.00


Memorial Day


400.00


Cemeteries


2,300.00


Interest


12,200.00


Water Department


1,000.00


Town Indebtedness:


High School Bonds


1,750.00


Land Building Loan Highway Department 2,000.00


Departmental Equipment Loan


3,750.00


Free Department Loan


2,500.00


Reserve Fund


3,000.00


Vocational Training


1,000.00


Library


850.00


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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.


Gentlemen-I herewith submit the following report of the work of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1927:


Number of arrests


57


Males


54


Females


3


Residents


23


Non-residents


34


Causes of Arrest


Violation of the liquor laws


4


Violation of the automobile laws


Drunks


16


Disturbing the peace


8


Trespassing


2


Peddling without a license


4


Short weight


1


Assault and battery


4


Larceny


6


Non-support


2


Insane


1


Arson


1


Keeping unlicensed dogs


3


Manslaughter


4


Conspiracy


2


Violation of parole


1


Disposition of Cases


House of Correction


4


Suspended sentences, House of Correction


2


Probation


3


Placed on file


12


Discharged


6


Dismissed for want of prosecution


5


Nol-prossed


1


Lyman School, Westborough


1


Tewksbury State Hospital


3


Turned over to the Lowell police.


1


Turned over to the Concord Reformatory Officials.


1


Number of fines imposed


26


Amount of fines imposed


$815.00


Appealed cases


6


Cases investigated


16


Search warrants


9


Amount of stolen property recovered.


$2,150.00


Dogs killed


28


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed) WALTER A. HILL,


Chief of Police.


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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my 8th annual report as Chief of the Fire Department:


The Department answered the following calls for year 1927:


Buildings 28


Chimneys 8


Automobiles 6


Brush 78


Trees caused by electric wires 5


False alarms


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1927


Jan. 6-Wildwood Street. Cottage owned by A. S. Hudson. Value of cottage, $1,000. Insurance on building, $400. Value of contents, $1,500. Damage to con- tents, $20. Damage to building, $50.


Jan. 6-Still alarm, Aldrich Road. Chimney. Cottage occupied by Arthur Kinsman. No damage.


Jan. 11-Still alarm, Burlington Ave. Chimney. House of Georgie Crockett, occupied by Mr. Gove. No damage.


Jan. 26-Middlesex Ave. Box 33. House occupied by Paul Frolio. Value of house, $2,600. Value of contents, $1,500. Insurance on house and contents, $5,000. Damage to house, $50. No damage to contents.


Feb. 3-Box 65, Main Street. House owned by Mr. Ritson. Value of house, $2,500. Insurance on house, $5,000. Value of contents, $1,000. Damage to contents, $500. Damage to house, $2,000.


Feb. 2-Still alarm, Butters Row, chimney. House owned by Mrs. George Crockett. Occupied by Mr. Murray. No damage.


Feb. 17-Box 13, Andover Street. House owned by O. E. Walsh. Value of house, $1,800. Insurance on house, $3,200. Value of contents, $1,000. No insurance on contents. Damage to contents, $25. Damage to house, $40.


Feb. 21-Box 63, Main Street. Store owned by Mr. Ritson. Occupied by Mr. Wineburg. Dry goods. Value of building, $750. Insurance on building, $2,000. Value of contents, $4,000. Insurance on contents, $2,000. Totally destroyed.


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Feb. 23-Box 14, Andover Street. House and barn owned by Mr. Albert Reeves. Value of house, $900. Value of barn, $300. Insurance on house and barn, $1,800. Value of contents in house, $1,500. Value of con- tents in barn, $100. Insurance on contents in house, $1,000. No damage to contents in house. Barn destroyed with contents.


Mar. 4-Butters Row, Railroad Bridge.


Mar. 9-Box 48, Main Street. House owned by Ernest Downing. Value of house, $1,800. Insurance on house, $3,500. Value of contents, $2,000. Insurance on contents, none.


Mar 12-Box 81, off Boutwell Street. House owned by Peter Green. Value of building, $700. Value of contents, $1,000. Insurance on building, $2,600. Insurance on contents, $1,000. Damage to contents, $500.


Mar. 22-Box 63. Main Street. Building owned by Mrs. H. N. Ames. Value of building, $2,000. Insurance on building, $4,000. Damage to building, $1,000.


Dr. G. J. Larkin's office. Value of contents, $3,000. Damage to contents, $500. Insurance on contents, $3,000.


The Ginter Grocery Co. Value of contents, $2,400. Damage to contents, $25. No insurance on con- tents.


Office of Cotton Bros. Value of contents, $500. Insur- ance on contents, $500. Damage to contents, $50.


Burt Bullard. Value of contents, $300. No damage to contents. No insurance on contents.


Mr. Wineburg, dry goods. Value of contents, $3,000. Insurance on contents, $3,000. No damage to con- tents.


C. H. Bendroth. Value of contents, $175. No damage to contents.


Mar. 27-Still alarm, Border Street, North Woburn Line. Cottage fire. Value of cottage, $350.


Apr. 14-Box 53, Clark Street. House owned by May S. Chase. Value of house, $1,600. Insurance on house, $1,000.


Apr. 15-Still alarm, Church Street. Hen house owned by D. F. Perkins. Value of hen house, $25.


Apr. 17-Clark Street, chimney fire. House owned by Mrs. Hefler. No damage.


Apr. 24-Box 54, Columbia Street. House owned by Chas. Char- boneau. Value of house, $2,800. Insurance on house, $4,000. Value of contents, $1,200. No dam- age to contents. Damage to house, $25.


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Apr. 26-Shawsheen Avenue. Chimney fire. House owned by Mr. Campbell. No damage.


Apr. 29-Box 65, Main Street. Gasoline Station owned by Anthony Del Torto. Value of building, $3,000. Insurance on building, $5,000. Value of contents, $2,500. Insur- ance on contents, $2,000.


May 4-Box 35, Federal Street. House owned by Mrs. Frost. Value of building, $2,000. Insurance on building, $1,500.


May 4-Box 69, Silver Lake. Ice houses owned by Walter Hale. Value of ice houses, $12,000. Value of con- tents, $9,000. Insurance on contents, $400. Insur- ance on ice houses, $2,300.


May 4-Main Street, Silver Lake. Cottage owned by Mr. Cote. Value of building, $1,500. Insurance on building, $1,000. Value of contents, $100.


May 28-Still alarm, Columbia Street. Chimney fire. House owned by H. M. Goodridge. No damage.


June 15-Box 65, Wisoner Street, off Bridge Lane. Small garage. Value of garage, $100. Value of contents, $1,000.


July 15-Box 49, Main Street. Barn of W. B. McIntosh.


Aug. £ 16-Still alarm, off Shawsheen Ave. Cottage owned by Mr. Chas. Green. Value of cottage, $300. Insurance on cottage, $700. Value of contents, $1,000. Insurance on contents, $600. Damage to contents, $50. Dam- age to cottage, $5.


Sept. 11-Box 73, off Lake Street. House owned by Mr. Goggle. Value of house, $4,500. Value of contents, $1,500. Destroyed.


Sept. 12-Still alarm, Burlington Ave. House owned by Mr. Chase. Chimney fire. No damage.


Sept. 22-Box 97, River Street, Silver Lake. Summer cottage owned by Mary Stack. Value of cottage, $400. Value of contents, $50.


Sept. 22-Ford automobile owned by James Fogarty. Value of car, $250.


Sept. 22-Ford automobile owned by James H. Gillis. Value of car, $150. Damage to car, $25.


Sept. 25-Box 63, Main Street. House owned by Buck Bros. Value of house, $2,000. Insurance on house, $1,500. Value of contents, $2,000.


Sept. 26-Still alarm, Lowell Street. Automobile owned by Stanley Webber. No damage.


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Oct. 5-Box 71, off Main Street, Silver Lake. Cottage owned by C. M. Woodside. Value of cottage, $3,500. Insur- ance on cottage, $2,300. Value of contents, $1,000. Insurance on contents, $300.


Oct. 6-Box 14, Woburn Street. Barn owned by Mrs. M. B. Hathaway. Value of barn, $1,500. Value of con- tents, $4,000. Insurance on barn, $2,000. No in- surance on contents.


Nov. 5-Still alarm, Lowell Street. House owned by Harry Godzyke. Value of house, $4,500. Insurance on house, $7,000. Damage to house, $20. Value of contents, $300. Damage to contents, $50.


Nov. 13-Main Street. Automobile owned by George Coggin of Lowell, Mass. Value of automobile, $300. Damage to automobile, $10.


Nov. 17-Still alarm, Temple Street. Chimney fire. House owned by F. W. Dayton. No damage.


Nov. 22-Box 76, Grove Street, Silver Lake. Cottage owned by Ernest Crocker. Value of cottage, $1,000. Value of contents, $500.


Dec. 2-Box 65, Summerfield Ave. Cottage owned by William Rebenskar. Value of cottage, $1,100. Value of con- tents, $1,000. Insurance on house and contents, $3,000.


Dec. 4-Still alarm, Ford Sedan owned by George Miller of Lowell, Mass. Value of Ford, $200. Damage to Ford, $10.


Dec. 11-Still alarm, Lowell Street, Reading Line. Ford Coupe. Value of Ford, $350. Damage to Ford, $15.


Value of buildings totally destroyed by fire. $32,900.00


Damage to buildings by fire 4,925.00


Value of buildings not destroyed by fire. 25,700.00


Value of contents 49,025.00


Damage to contents


6,315.00


ROLL OF DEPARTMENT


Chester Horton, Capt.


J. J. O'Leary


Charles Black, Clerk.


N. W. Perry


W. W. Rice


Ernest Downing


J. F. Muse


Gould Buckle


R. Porter


James R. Gracie


Carrol Horton


Fred Fields


George Fuller


Charles Hembree


Hose laid


Chemicals used


Fire permits issued


.20,000 feet 32,000 gallons 357


RUSSELL G. PRATT


IN MEMORIAM


RUSSELL G. PRATT


WILBUR A. SHELDON


Died September 11, 1927


It is with sincere regret that I make the announcement that two of the most faithful members of our Fire Department answered their last call, the call of their Maker, on September 11, 1927. By their passing the Town has suffered a great loss. To attempt to enumerate their many acts of kindness and their faithfulness to mankind and duty would require volumes. Of them we can truth- fully say: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."


E. L. DAY, Chief, Wilmington Fire Department.


WILBUR A. SHELDON


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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report of the work done by Sealer during the year.


Work of the department as follows:


Number of platform scales over 5,000 lbs.


2


Number of platform scales under 5,000 lbs 11


Number of counter scales 14


Number of beam scales under 100 lbs.


1


Number of spring balance scales over 100 lbs


5


Number of spring balance scales under 100 lbs


32


Number of computing scales under 100 lbs. 17


Number of personal weighing scales


4


Number of weights avoirdupois


72


Number of liquid measures


111


Number of kerosene measuring pumps


6


Number of oil measuring pumps


31


Number of gasolene measuring pumps. 20


2


Number of scales condemned


2


Number of personal weighing scales condemned.


1


Number of clinical thermometers inspected


6


Number of pedlars licenses inspected.


Number of cases in court found guilty. 5


19


Fees collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer $ 40.95


Total expense of Department $341.47


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed) ERNEST R. CURRIER, Sealer.


Number of gasolene pumps condemned.


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year 1927.


Dwellings


18


Estimated value


$ 51,500


Garages


28


7,630


Cottages


25


18,100


Stores


2


23,000


Theatre


1


66


22,000


Filling Stations


2


4,500


Ice House


1


4,000


Stable


1


600


Hen Houses


8


1,575


Sheds


5


670


Hog Houses


2


300


Alterations


40


66


14,925


Total


133


$148,300


93 new construction@$1.00


93


40 alterations @ .50


20


$113


The above fees of $113 were collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer.


As there have been several buildings erected in Town during the past year which our limited building laws do not cover, and as there is the possibility of more being erected in the near future, I hope at the Annual Meeting the voters will take favorable action on any additions or amendments to the present laws as I believe it will be for the best interest of the Town.


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed) CHESTER T. HORTON,


Inspector of Buildings.


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85


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


To the Honorable Board of Trustees:


I herewith submit my annual report as Librarian.


Public books and documents received, 13 volumes.


Number of new books purchased during the year, 143 volumes. Number of books replaced, 43 volumes.


Two books have been presented by the State, "We" and "Modern Aladdins and Their Magic"; seven by Mr. Louis T. McMahon: Heart of Emerson's Journals, George Washington, The Time of Man, Red Sky at Morning, Marching On, To the Lighthouse, Orphan Angel and Romantic Comedians; also eight more from other friends.


Number of books lost by borrowers, 5 volumes.


Number of books worn out and discarded, 18 volumes.


Number of books lost to library on account of contagious dis- ease, 6 volumes.


A copy of School Book of Forestry has been given to the High School.


The St. Nicholas and Nature Magazines for two years have been bound, and 84 books rebound.


Number of books in library, 5,774 volumes.


Number of books taken out during the year, 10,367 volumes.


Number of persons taking out books, 767.


The reading table has been supplied from the Town appropriation with the following magazines: Radio News, Popular Science, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics, National Sportsman, Out- door America, Nature Magazine, National Geographic, American, Country Gentleman, Flower Grower, Ladies' Home Journal, Youth's Companion, St. Nicholas, American Boy and Saturday Evening Post.


Some others contributed by friends are Boys' Life, Our Dumb Animals, Living Tissue, Dearborn Independent, Bell Telephone Quarterly and Motive; also Child Life and Buddy-Book for a number of months.


United States Daily Paper and Christian Science Monitor have been given for a part of the year.


Rev. H. G. C. Hallock of Shanghai, China, has sent a copy of his Chinese Christian Almanac and a Chinese Picture.


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Received for fines on books. $92.17 Received for books lost by borrowers 3.00 Received from J. Riseman for books, papers and pamphlets sold him .50


Passed in to the Town Treasurer $95.67


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed) ANNA TOLMAN SHELDON, Librarian.


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LIST OF NEW BOOKS


PURCHASED FOR THE LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR 1927 Fiction


Revelry


Blue Voyage Star of the Hills Trail of Fear


Immortal Marriage


Planter of the Tree Dawn


Wallflowers Gerfalcon


Behind the Fog


Mating Call


Hidden Kingdom


Bugles in the Night


Pharisees and Publicans


Ghost of Hemlock Canyon


Black Bloodhound


Marching On


Delia Demonstrates Good Woman Josselin Takes a Hand


Iron Will


Delectable Mountains


Rustle of Spring


Death Comes to the Archbishop


Return of Don Quixote


Chivalry Peak


Quest of the Sea Otter


Murder in the Maze


Coaster Captain


Crumbling Walls


Starvel Hollow Tragedy Wolf Pack


When is Always ?


Kitty


Singing River Jalna


Black Knight


Gay Dreamers


But Yesterday


Rebellion Quest of Youth


Mother Knows Best Green Rope


Hardican's Hollow


Harvest Moon Mortover Grange Affair


S. H. Adams Conrad Aiken W. Anthony A. Armstrong Gertrude Atherton Ruby M. Ayres Irving Bacheller Temple Bailey L. Barringer H. H. Bashford Rex Beach Francis Beeding B. Benefield E. T. Benson Harold Bindloss F. Bishop James Boyd Berton Braley Louis Bromfield Andrew C. Brown Charles N. Buck Struthers Burt Clare Cameron Willa Cather G. K. Chesterton Irvin S. Cobb S. Conner J. J. Connington James B. Connolly J. Conquest F. W. Crofts Ridgwell Cullum Coningsby Dawson Warwick Deeping A. De Ford Mr. DeLa Roche Ethel M. Dell R. Devigne Maud Diver


M. H. Farnham Jeffrey Farnol Edna Ferber J. S. Fletcher J. S. Fletcher J. S. Fletcher J. S. Fletcher


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Backwoods Princess Alma Yellow Gentians and Blue


Vivian


Astounding Crime on Torrington Road Captain Cavalier Black Sheep's Gold


Allan and the Ice-Gods


Bold Bendigo


Job's Niece


We Live But Once Gideon


Lovely Ship


Children of Divorce


Black Butterflies


Blind Man


Find the Clock


They Also Serve Dusty Answer


Octopus of Paris


Aristocratic Miss Brewster


Kingdom of Theophilas


Inn of the Hawk and Raven


Blind Windows


Hole in the Wall


Rogues and Vagabonds


The Chain


That Island


Deadfall


Kit O'Brien


In a Yun-nan Courtyard


David Rudd


Forever Free


Carson of the J. C.


Three Lights from a Match


Barberry Bush


Sea Gull


Holy Lover


Mad Carews Hearthstones


Red Road


The Defenders


Gentlemen March


Interference


The Jury


Spring Tides Silent Storms Magic Garden


Conflict Judge Colt Good Indian Greymarsh Lost Ecstasy


That Ridiculous Woman


Hulbert Footner Margaret Fuller Zona Gale H. L. Gates W. Gillette Jackson Gregory Beatrice Grimshaw H. Rider Haggard Paul Herring Grace L. Hill Rupert Hughes I. H. Irwin S. Jameson Owen Johnson Elizabeth Jordan R. W. Kauffman H. S. Keeler Peter B. Kyne R. Lehmann G. Leroux Joseph C. Lincoln W. J. Locke G. B. Mccutcheon E. L. MacDonald F. MacIsaac C. Mackenzie Jack McLaren Archibald Marshall Edison Marshall Edgar L. Masters L. J. Miln R. E. Mooney Honoré Willsie Morrow C. E. Mulford L. H. Nason Kathleen Norris Kathleen Norris M. C. Oemler M. Ostenso Elizabeth S. Payne Hugh Pendexter Stella G. S. Perry Roland Pertwee Roland Pertwee Eden Phillpotts R. E. Pinkerton Ernest Poole Gene Stratton-Porter Olive H. Prouty W. M. Raine E. J. Rath A. J. Reeves Mary R. Rinehart L. Rossiter


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Tavern Knight Old Countess Whispering Chorus Shadow River The Hoop Brethren of the Axe Virgin of Yesterday Flambean Jim Crooked Stick


Seven Blue Diamonds


The Plutocrat One Crystal and a Mother


Gallions Reach


Venetian Key


"Canary" Murder Case


Terror Keep Sixth Commandment


Amazing Chance


Grandmothers


Horseshoe Nails


Twilight Sleep


Susan of the Storm


Eye in Attendance


Carry On, Jeeves!


Small Bachelor


God and the Groceryman


Sinners Go Secretly


Penelope Finds Out Blind Corner


The Malletts


Red Owl


Juvenile


Five Little Peppers Abroad


Now We Are Six


When We Were Very Young


Winnie-the Pook


Dave Porter at Oak Hall


Edward Stratemeyer


Miscellaneous


What Can a Man Believe Andrew Jackson


Across Asia's Snows and Deserts


The Father of Little Women Drake's Quest


Our Times-America Finding Herself Our Times-The Turn of the Century


Rafael Sabatini A. D. Sedgwick P. P. Sheehan W. H. Smith J. C. Snaith J. Somers Dorothy Speare Frank H. Spearman Pauline Stiles C. B. Stilson Booth Tarkington E. D. Taylor H. M. Tomlinson Allen Upward S. S. Van Dine Edgar Wallace Carolyn Wells Patricia Wentworth G. Westcott George Weston Edith Wharton Grace M. White Valentine Williams P. G. Wodehouse P. G. Wodehouse Harold B. Wright Anthony Wynne Pauline Wynne Dorothy Yates


E. H. Young R. J. Young


Mrs. H. M. Lothrop A. A. Milne A. A. Milne A. A. Milne


Bruce Barton Gerald W. Johnson William J. Morden Honoré Willsie Morrow Cameron Rogers Mark Sullivan Mark Sullivan


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REPORT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE IN THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON


For the Year 1927


The Town of Wilmington appropriated $200 in support of the Middlesex County Extension Service, through the Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, for 1927. Following is a report of the work accomplished during the year:


The agricultural work this year was largely in the form of per- sonal farm visits wherever requested, and individual assistance was given. A complete mailing list is maintained, and the timely notices on fruit growing, poultry, and gardening that were sent out were received by many Wilmington citizens.


In home-making a talk was given before the Women's Club on Convenient Kitchens, and some of the local women took part in the county-wide tour following the Kitchen Contest. A series of Home Improvement meetings has been planned; this work will be carried over into the coming year. A millinery meeting was held, at which there was a large attendance. Assistance was given the local contestants in the Room Beautiful contest.


In boys and girls 4-H Club work fifty-six were enrolled in the Room Beautiful, Clothing, Food, Canning, Garden, and Poultry Clubs. Miss Henrietta Swain, Miss Phyllis Taylor, and Miss C. A. Currie served as local leaders. Miss Henrietta Swain represented Middlesex County in the state-wide Local Leaders Conference held at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst.


Alice Hinxman was a prize winner in the Room Beautiful Con- test, and Ernestine Palmer received honorable mention. John W. Murray was awarded a two day trip to the Massachusetts Agri- cultural College, Amherst, for outstanding club work.


Two Achievement Club Programs were held-one in connection with the Grange, and one at the School. At that time the boys and girls exhibited the results of their season's work, and told of the advantages of 4-H Club Work. An exhibit was also made at the Grange Fair in the fall.


In addition to the local work many Wilmington people attended the County picnic, and the annual meeting of the extension service, held in Waltham; as well as county-wide meetings in fruit grow- ing, poultry, and dairying which were made available to those interested.


(Signed) ERNEST R. CURRIER,


Director.


91


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Citizens of Wilmington:


The Board of Health herewith submits its annual report.


The number of contagious diseases reported to this Board for the year 1927 is as follows:


Measles


3


Scarlet Fever 27


Diphtheria 1


Typhoid Fever


2


Chicken Pox


5




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