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While this is perhaps the worst the others vary only in degree. The fact that no dissatisfaction is expressed does not prove that the results are good but rather that the possibilities are not generally apprehended.
Consolidation seems to be the only economical and effectual remedy. Dr. Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, says : " It has been frequently demonstrated and is generally con- ceded that it would be better both on economical and pedigogical grounds to unite the many small and weak schools of a township, dispersed over a large extent of territory, into a few strong, well- equipped and well conducted graded schools located at convenient points."
Recognizing the advantages of consolidation, Massachusetts as long ago as 1869 enacted a law whereby any town might raise or appropriate money for conveyance of pupils, and many other states now have similar laws.
Mr. G. T. Fletcher, agent of the Board of Education, cites many instances where the plan has proved successful.
The following are quoted : " in the year 1893, Seymour Rock- well, the veteran school man of Montague, said : ‘For eighteen years we have had the best attendance from the transported children ; no more sickness among them, and no accidents. The children like the plan exceedingly. We have saved the town at least $600 a year. All these children now attend a well-equipped school- house at the centre. The schools are graded ; everybody is con- verted to the plan. We encountered all the opposition found anywhere, but we asserted our sensible and legal rights and
accomplished the work. I see no way of bringing the country schools up but to consolidate them, making them worth seeing ; then the people will be more likely to do their duty by visiting them.'"
" Consolidation was begun in Concord in 1879. 'Prior to that time and for many years afterwards there was a rapid diminu- tion of school population in the outlying districts. Of late the school population of these districts has increased. We attribute this to the willingness of young married people to settle on these farms since transportation secures to their children educational opportun- ities as good as the town provides. Consolidation, begun as an experiment, was carried to completion, at the desire of the popula- tion affected.' "
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" From another town : 'Once when a man wished to sell his farm he advertised, " A school near." Now he advertises, " Chil- dren conveyed to good schools." Farms sell more readily now.'"
But the town of Warwick has perhaps derived the greatest benefit from consolidation. In the sixty -fourth Annual Report of the Board of Education, Mr. Fletcher says : "Six years ago Warwick maintained 9 schools 24 weeks per year. Now all the pupils are in 3 rooms of one modern well-lighted, heated, venti- lated building, pleasantly situated in the centre of the town. The rooms are supplied with good blackboards, and with books and appliances for the use of the pupils. The school has 3 teachers, normal school graduates of exceptional ability. The school year is 36 weeks. Special teachers of music and drawing visit the schools each week. Pupils are conveyed to the centre union school from distant parts of the town.
The schools are well graded from lowest primary to highest grammar, three classes in a room. Teachers are selected whose qualifications are especially adopted to the ability and needs of the pupils under their charge. The number of recitations being less than in ungraded schools the teachers and pupils do much more effective work. The relation of the teachers to one another is one of mutual helpfulness and the association of so many pupils in the school rooms and on the grounds under the supervision of the teachers is pleasant and beneficial.
"As a result of consolidation and a wise administration of affairs, the town has, in six years, lengthened the school year 50 per cent, increased the wages of the teachers 75 per cent, and employed special teachers of music and drawing without materially increasing the school tax of the town. Because of the reduction of the num- ber of schools through consolidation, the cost of instruction by the regular teachers has been greatly lessened."
Some advantages of educating children in classes composed of members of their own age may be seen in this district. Eight years ago the course of study and the methods of teaching in the adjacent town of Ludlow, where most of the pupils in the higher grades attend the village schools, were identical with those of Wilbra- ham. Now a pupil fitted for the Academy here must spend the better part of a year in preparation for the high school there and the same is true of pupils moving from this town to Longmeadow or
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to East Longmeadow where we fit for Springfield high, proving that it takes nearly a year longer to do a given amount of work in the public schools of Wilbraham than it does in some of the other towns of this district. Dr. Newhall has declared the need of a preparatory class and the desirability of higher standards of admission to liis school.
We are supporting 12 schools with a total membership of 253 pupils and an expenditure of $3620 for salaries alone.
Glendale is too remote for conveyance to be practicable and the primary rooms in Numbers 2 and 4 might well be continued. The latter should then receive all the little children from Numbers 1 and 3. The other nine schools should be united into three or, at most, into four, where the children would receive more attention and far better instruction than is possible under the present system.
As the cars pass the North Wilbraham building and the number of pupils is larger there than in any other section, that seems to be the place where the schools should be centralized. The present building could be converted into one containing four rooms. Where conveyance by the cars is impossible covered wagons under the care of responsible drivers should be furnished and the teachers should be directed to see that the children are started from the schools as comfortably clothed as when they left their homes. One teacher should be in attendance during the noon hour.
No data at my command can be given whereby the cost of trans- portation from Numbers 1, 3, or 4, or the expense of care and heating can be estimated but the salaries here are $25.50 per week.
In Numbers 6 and 2 advanced there is an enrolment of thirty- four pupils. The salaries are $16.50 per week. The Springfield and Eastern electric road. on application from the superintendent of schools, will furnish transportation for half price, viz : five cents a day per pupil, making a total weekly cost of $8.50 for these two schools, which subtracted from the amount paid for salaries alone will give a gain of $8 per week or $288 a year.
The objections will be many but unless this town differs from nearly every other similarly situated an experience of a few years will prove that the difficulties are far outweighed by the advan- tages of better health, more constant attendance, and superior instruction.
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Unless plans for the consolidation of schools can be consummated before the opening of the next fall term a large sum should be appropriated for repairs.
Four of our buildings need large expenditure. Several of the others need a considerable outlay to place them in as good a condi- tion as the average building in the other towns of this district.
Your attention is called to the report of music and to the usual statistics.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY L. POLAND.
February 5, 1902.
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School.
Grades.
Total
Enrolment
Total
Membership.
Attendance. Average
Per cent of
Attendance.
NAMES OF PRESENT CORPS OF TEACHERS.
1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9,
24
24
17 6
90 3
Miss Mary E. M. Mack.
2 Ad
4,5, 6, 7,
15
15
12,7
91
Miss Ida M. Blair
2 P
1, 2, 3,
29
31
22 6
86
Miss Effie Morgan.
3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 5, 6, 8,
12
16
14 9
97.8
Miss Harriet Ross.
5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
18
18
12 2
93
6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
19
19
17.5
90 2
7
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 7,9,
12
14
12.7
96
Miss Lena Cogswell.
8
4, 5,
20
20
18.6
93 6
Miss Elsie Leavitt.
8
1, 2,3,
33
32
28.7
86 7
Miss Mabel Applin.
Total
1-9
244
253
205.4
92.3
The following teachers have left us since the last report was published :
Miss Florence Underhill,
June, 1901
School 1.3
Miss Helen Glidden,
Oct., 1901
Miss Louretta Shea, Jan., 1902
School 2.
Miss Grace Nichols,
June, 1901
School 4.
Miss D ra Merrick,
Nov., 1902
School 6.
Miss Georgia Woodward, Nov., 1902
School 8.
Miss Mary Pomeroy,
June, 1901
School 8.
Miss Lulu Tiffany,
June, 1901
School 8.
Miss Maria Bliss,
Aug., 1901
24
28
22.8
91.7
Miss Bertha Twitchell.
4 Ad
4 P
1. 2, 3, 4,
23
12 7
96 1
Miss Elsie Martin.
Miss Stella Greene Mrs. Edith Butler.
15
14
12.4
95
Miss Martha Bowdish.
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Report of Supervisor of Music.
When music was resumed in the town schools after a break of one year, various conditions were found to prevail. In a few instances the teachers had taken pains to keep the children interested in the subject. and to prevent them from losing what they had already gained ; in others the music had been kept up to a certain extent ; and in some cases it was dropped altogether, half the number of teachers having been changed during the intervening twelve months. As a result of all this the supervisor of music has had quite a problem to solve. In this she has been greatly aided by faithful and efficient teachers, who have done all in their power to assist in the work.
There are now four grades in music besides a "Preparatory Grade." These are distributed as follows :
2 schools Prep. Grade and Grade I. 1 Grade I. 3 Grades I and II.
1 .. Grade II.
66 Grades I and II.
2 2 Grades II and III.
1 Grade IV.
Prof. S. A. Weaver's system of time teaching has been intro- duced, also his Individual Sight-singing Method. Both these innovations are already producing encouraging results.
Both teachers and pupils would be glad to have parents and friends visit the schools and see the work that is being done there.
A number of Normal Music Course Second Readers have been purchased for the highest grade, and all have been supplied with Weaver's Individual Sight-singing Method.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY E. HOWARD, Supervisor of Music.
Wilbraham, Mass., February 10, 1902.
Town Warrant.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, School Committee and other town officers.
ART. 3. To fix the compensation of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 4. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To choose a Town Clerk and Treasurer, one Selectman for three years, who shall also be one of the Overseers of the Poor, one Assessor for three years and one for one year to fill a vacancy, five Constables, four Fence Viewers, one Auditor, one School Com- mittee for three years, Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year, one Library Trustee for three years, a Tree Warden for the ensuing year, all ou one ballot ; also all other necessary town officers.
ART. 6. To decide by ballot, which shall be Yes or No, the question "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
ART. 7. To raise such sums of money as may be deemed neces- sary for defraying the expenses of the town for the ensuing year, and appropriate the same and vote how the same shall be raised.
ART. 8. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors as re- vised by the Selectmen.
ART. 9. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer to bor- row such sums of money as may be sanctioned by the Selectmen, the same to be paid from taxes.
ART. 10. To see if the town will provide for the adequate light- ing of the streets in town.
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ART. 11. To see if the town will instruct their Selectmen to prosecute any person or persons selling or transporting intoxicating liquors within this town, contrary to the laws of this Commonwealth or take any action in regard to the same.
ART. 12. To see what disposition the town will make of the dog fund of 1901.
ART. 13. To see if the town will grant money for the proper observance of Memorial Day.
ART. 14. To see if the town will appropriate money for the care and winding of the town clock on the M. E. church.
ART. 15. To see if the town will provide for special instruction in music and raise money for the same.
ART. To see if the town will build a sidewalk on the south side of the highway between the post office at North Wilbraham and Junction of the road leading to Wilbraham street from said highway.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to build a vault at the East Wilbraham Cemetery and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 18. To see if the town will vote to pay a portion of the expense of making tar walks within the limits of the villages in the town.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER, ASSESSORS., SCHOOL COMMITTEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY,
OF THE
TOWN OF WILBRAHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 21, 1903.
PALMER, MASS .: PRESS OF C. B. FISKE AND COMPANY. 1903.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER, ASSESSORS, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY,
OF THE
TOWN OF WILBRAHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 21, 1903.
PALMER, MASS .: PRESS OF C. B. FISKE AND COMPANY. 1903.
List of Jurors.
AS REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN.
J. K. Butler,
F. R. Rindge,
Ethelbert Bliss,
W. M. Bliss,
J. A. Calkins,
E. H. Keith,
A. A. Phelps,
W. H. Kellogg,
L. J. Potter,
J. S. Morgan,
J. L. Rice,
W. A. Mowry,
Jerome Pease,
H. M. Bliss,
James Stephens,
B. F. Green,
Chas. W. Vinton,
A. M. Seaver,
W. M. Green,
H. Clark,
E. M. Nichols.
Report of the Selectmen and Over- seers of the Poor.
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
S. O. Miller, M. D., returning births, $ .25
C. G. Robbins, posting warrants, 6.00
C. G. Robbins, services at poles, 2.00
C. G. Robbins, lease of land for tramp house, 1.00
Palmer Journal, 450 town reports. 38.00
J. W. Baldwin, 500 stamped envelopes, 10.56
J. W. Baldwin, 100 postage stamps, 2.00
J. W. Baldwin, 100 postal cards, 1.00
Wilbraham Grange, rent of hall,
40.00
J. S. Morgan, services at polls, 3.00
C. W. Vinton,
3.00
C. G. Robbins, notifying town officers, 5.40
F. W. Green, express, .60
A. H. Bartlett, printing ballots, 5.90
A. H. Eldridge, offices' fees, Fred Rindge case, 10.92
P. B. Murphy, dog posters, .75
D. H. Eaton, services at polls, 2.00
H. G. Webber, examination of John Salcan, 3.00
E. S. Keyes, repairs at town farm, 7.05
Charles L. Long, bill, 1901, 41.56
A. Rivers, repairs, on town pound, 1.00
H. R. Johnson, assessors books, 4.25
Palmer Journal, 6.00
A. H. Bartlett, tax bills, 2.00
D. H. Eaton, services "Old Home Day," 2.00
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Palmer Journal, valuation list, $35.00
A. H. Bartlett, collector's notice, 1.25
C. G. Robbins, repairs on tramp house, 2.40
F. A. Fuller, express, stamps, mucilage, 3.22
J. W. Baldwin, stamps and envelopes,
11.20
Elijah Cope, E. W. Jones case,
6.31
W. H. Day, record book,
1.25
C. G. Robbins, posting warrants,
6.00
C. G. Robbins, services at polls,
2.00
Jason Butler, ¿ cord wood,
1.75
C. W. Vinton, services at polls (teller), 3.00
D. H. Eaton,
2.00
James Egan, 66 " (teller), 6.00
3.00
Walter M. Bliss, ballot clerk
J. W. Baldwin, 66 66
6.00
A. F. Friend, officer's fees, America Barusttend, 12.08
D. H. Eaton, 66 " John Larkin case, 6.38
4.10
A. L. Damon, returning births, 2.25
Wm. Lincoln & Co., insurance library books, 18.80
F. W. Green, services, undertaker, 58.00
F. W. Green, express and freight, 1.00
J. M. Perry, interest on town loan, 78.50
Collins Manufacturing Co., paper, 1.30
H. G. Webber, returning births,
1.50
A. E. Bell, interest on Bell fund,
1.40
W. H. McGuire Jr., care and winding town clock, 25.00
F. A. Fuller, sealing weights and measures, 21.32
meeting town clerks, 2.00
care of weights and measures, 5.00
recording deaths, 4.00
marriages, 3.60
66 births, 13.50
preparing tally sheets, 6.00
election officer, 5.00
66 express and supplies, .97
$561.42
J. S. Morgan, office shelves,
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TOWN OFFICERS.
F. A. Fuller,
$60.00
$60.00 .
SELECTMEN.
$32.00
Jason Butler, F. W. Green, W. H. Day,
55.50
40.25
$127.75
L. W. Rice,
$67.00
F. R. Rindge,
30.00
A. A. Phelps,
30.00
$127.00
AUDITOR.
$8.00
$8.00
Ethelbert Bliss,
$28.25
H. G. Webber,
46.00
V. H. Deming,
36.25
$110.50
TRUANT OFFICERS.
C. G. Robbins,
$3.75
C. F. Fuller,
1.25
$5.00
REGISTRARS.
E. M. Scott,
$12.00
James Egan,
12.00
F. A. Fuller,
12.00
J. S. Morgan,
12.00
$48.00
J. L. Rice,
$60.00
$60.00
C. G. Robbins,
$53.45
$53.45
TAX COLLECTOR.
$100.00
$100.00
W. M. Green,
CATTLE INSPECTOR.
TREE WARDEN.
TREASURER.
ASSESSORS.
F. A. Gurney,
SCHOOL COMMMITTE.
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PAUPER ACCOUNT.
SARAH AMO.
City of Springfield, aid,
$15.00
$15.00
ALBERT NICHOLS, (State Pauper. )
Austin Davis, care,
$13.00
A. L. Damon, medical attendance,
4.50
$17.50
JOHN R. DEVINE.
City of Springfield, aid,
$5.40
$5.40
TRAMPS.
C. G. Robbins, lodging 8 tramps,
$4.00
C. G. Robbins, lodging 1 boy tramp,
.25
$4.25
A. L. BLISS.
Town of Brookfield, aid,
$36.24
$36.24
CATHERINE BEARDSLEY.
Aid,
$100.00
M. A. Maynard, wood and coal
24.15
Henry Clark, wood
8.68
$132.83
LOUISA WEBSTER.
John F. Chamberlin, care,
$312.00
$312.00
J. ROBERT COOTE.
Northampton Insane Hospital, care,
$169.46
$169.46
MRS. A. L. MERRICK.
Miss Dora M. Merrick, care,
$167.50
Mrs. A. E. Bonnie, care,
5.00
Miss Annie Merrick, care,
10.50
A. L. Dammon, M. D., medical attendance,
36.00
$219.00
LOUIS AMO.
City of Springfield, aid,
$45.00
$45.00
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MRS. INEZ ANDERSON.
Jason Butler, moving and supplies, $52.49
James Farr, supplies and care, 57.28
L. L. Farr, supplies, 25.50
C. C. Day, milk,
1.78
E. Goodes, shoes,
1.70
Mrs. Hattie E. Day, milk,
2.43
Edna C. Bennett, care,
6.00
F. A. Fuller, supplies, 8.06
A. L. Damon, M. D., medical attendance,
10.50
$165.74
SCHOOLS.
Repairs,
$ 399.39
Superintendent,
428.40
Care schoolhouses,
183.70
Music teacher,
150.00
Teachers' wages,
3,663.90
School supplies,
779.77
Tuition Wesleyan Academy,
817.80
Tuition Palmer high school,
135.00
Transportation,
146.35
$6,704.31
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
F. W. Green, labor,
$ 7.00
A. M. Seaver, labor,
186.82
C. A. Brown & Co., spikes, 7.95
Edward Evans, labor,
212.19
J. S. Morgan, planking bridge,
20.50
William Kallman, labor,
22.47
Henry Clark, labor,
10.55
George E. Allen, repairs for road scraper,
16.80
C. W. Winton, painting scraper,
5.00
H. M. Green, labor,
198.60
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M. A. Lane, labor,
$ 3.75
W. F. Morgan, labor,
104.16
E. C. Clark, labor, 140.70
A. A. Phelps, labor, 97.92
D. H. Eaton, labor,
104.82
F. W. Green, freight and express,
3.35
W. H. McGuire Sr., labor,
50.42
M. A. Maynard, sewer pipe,
30.45
Jason Butler, railing and posts,
5.25
Edward Evans, “
7.37
A. Chilson, labor,
1.80
Anson Soule, “
10.40
F. A. Fuller, supplies, 4.41
F. R. Rindge, labor,
434.50
Jason Butler, 6
3.20
F. A. Gurney, spikes,
.25
$1,690.63
LIBRARY.
H. R. Johnson, books,
$20.00
Joseph J. Baldwin, librarian,
10.00
J. W. Baldwin,
14.00
F. W. Green, exchanging books,
10.20
$54.20
GRAVEL FOR HIGHWAY.
E. C. Clark, Springfield road,
$186.39
A. M. Seaver, Glendale, 305.68
$492.07
STREET LAMPS.
C. F. Fuller, care,
$ 66.50
James Stephens, care, supplies and repairs,
120.72
Globe Gaslight Co., two lamps,
9.00
F. A. Fuller, supplies,
26.78
W. H. Day, 6 lamp posts,
.75
C. E. Peck, repairs,
1.00
$224.75
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MEMORIAL DAY.
C. E. Peck,
$50.00
J. S. Morgan, 25.00
$75.00
CARE OF CEMETERIES.
L. L. Farr, Glendale, $ 7.00
T. W. Gilbert, paint and oil, 41.54
C. W. Vinton, East Wilbraham,
10.00
E. S. Keyes, repairing fence,
4.48
John Roberts, painting fence,
20.79
George Knowlton, painting fence,
22.35
Robert Darrah, Adams cemetery,
10.00
F. A. Gurney, oil,
.18
$116.34
Chloe Bliss Stebbins lot,
F. S. Keyes, care,
$2.75
$2.75
STATE AID, CHAPTER 374, ACTS OF 1899.
William Butler,
$48.00
Frances M. Davis,
48.00
J. C. Moody,
60.00
Cordelia Sheldon,
16.00
W. S. Tiffany,
48.00
Elmira M. Crockett,
48.00
Gilbert P. Warfield,
72.00
J. M. King,
72.00
Addie S. Speight,
36.00
$448.00
SUMMARY.
Contingent,
$ 561.42
Paupers,
1,122.42
Town officers,
699.70
Schools,
6,704.31
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Highways and bridges,
$1,690.63
Memorial Day,
75.00
Street lights,
224.75
Library,
54.20
Care of cemeteries,
116.34
Gravel for highway,
492.07
Care of Chloe Bliss Stebbins lot,
2.75
State aid,
448.00
$12,191.59
RESOURCES.
Due from state of Massachusetts, state aid,
$522.00
66 66 66
state pauper, 17.50
Springfield and Eastern Street Railway Co.,
21.25
Uncollected taxes,
1,094.43
Cash in treasury,
1,163.46
$2,818.64
LIABILITIES.
Outstanding bills, estimated,
$100.00
The Selectmen recommend the following appropriations :
Highways and bridges,
$2,000.00
Schools,
3,400.00
Repairs,
200.00
Paupers,
800.00
Contingent expenses and town officers,
1,500.00
Street lights,
200.00
Care and repairs on cemeteries,
100.00
Library,
25.00
Tuition, .
600.00
JASON BUTLER, r Selectmen F. W. GREEN, of
W. H. DAY,
Wilbraham.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Treasurer of the Town of Wilbraham for the financial year ending Feb'y. 21st, 1903, and find the accounts in order and correct.
CHARLES C. BEEBE, Auditor. Wilbraham, Mass., Feb'y 26, 1903.
Treasurer's Report of the Town of Wilbraham.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 21, 1903.
Cash in Treasury Feb. 21, 1902, $ 972.93
From W. M. Green, collector, 1901, 1,249.61
State Treasurer, inspection animals and provisions, 16.25
State Treasurer, education of chil-
dren, state board of charity, 215.00
State Treasurer, account of Superin- tendent of Schools, 312.50
State Treasurer, corporation tax, 971.07
State Treasurer, national bank tax, 155.44
State Treasurer, military aid, 22.50
State Treasurer, state aid,
336.00
State Treasurer, street railway tax, 825.89
State Treasurer, income Massachu- setts school fund, 526.34
State Treasurer, transportation of state board of charity, 6.00
C. F. Fuller, sewer tax, 30.00
A. Friend, sewer tax, 30.00
M. Wells Bridge, treasurer, account relocation of highway, 175.00
M. A. Lane, for old lumber, 3.00
Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Co., note, 3 months' note, 1,000.00
Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust
Co., 6 months' note, 1,000.00
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Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Co., 30 days, $500.00
John Davis, tuition Earl Davis, 1.55
Andrew Anderson, care of Carrie Anderson, 48.00
Wesleyan Academy, sealing scales, 1.00
J. W. Baldwin, sealing scales, 1.00
W. L. Collins Est., sealing scales,
1.00
American Express Co., sealing scales, .50
B. and A. railroad, sealing scales,
1.50
The Cutler Co., sealing scales, 6.00
Collins Mfg. Co., sealing scales,
2.00
W. H. McGuire, sealing scales, 1.00
F. E. Sikes, old plank, 20.00
W. F. Adams, town history, 2.00
Henry Holt, money refunded, 1.00
Robert Darrah, for grass, Adams cen- etery, 10.00
M. Ecker, peddler's license, 6.00
M. Wells Bridge, treasurer, dog fund, 201.40
Town of Warren, care of Jas. Kelley, and medical attendance, 16.00
J. M. Perry, interest town loan, 78.50
Free Public Library, fines, etc., 4.35
Chloe Bliss Stebbins Fund, interest, 10.59
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