Annual report of the municipal officers of the town of Dresden, Maine, 1908, Part 1

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Publication date: 1908
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01841 0172


GC 974.102 D81AR, 1908


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Municipal Officers


OF


THE TOWN OF


DRESDEN


For the Year Ending


FEBRUARY 28, 1908.


HERALD, JOB PRINT. Damariscotta, Me,


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Municipal Officers OF


THE TOWN OF


DRESDEN


For the Year Ending


FEBRUARY 28, 1908.


HERALD JOB PRINT. Damariscotta, Me.


--


Officers for 1907.


Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of Poor, LESTER WOODWARD, ELBRIDGE G. BICKFORD, FRANK S. HALL.


Town Clerk, WILLIAM R. HOUDLETTE.


Treasurer, JOSEPH F. HOUDLETTE


Superintendent of Schools, CHARLES E. ALLEN.


School Committee, EDWARD W. HALL, JOHN W. WHITE, GEORGE T. COTTON.


Collector, JOSEPH F. HOUDLETTE.


Constables, JOSEPH L. HOUDLETTE. BURTON E. REED, JOSEPH F. HOUDLETTE.


Board of Health, DR. L. H. DORR, CHARLES E. ALLEN, GEORGE W. ALLEN.


Truant Officer, JOSEPH L. HOUDLETTE.


Selectmen's Report, 1907.


VALUATION


Real estate resident.


$199,808 00


Real estate non-resident. . 75,388 00


Total real estate


$275,146 00


Personal estate resident. $55,051 00


Personal estate non-resident .. 18,892 00


Total personal estate. . $73,943 00


Grand Total


$349,089 00


No. of polls taxed, 241.


No. of polls not taxed, 36.


Rate of taxation, .01.7.


LIVE STOCK, APRIL 1st, 1907.


NO.


VALUE.


Horses,


289.


$17,480 00


Colts, 3-4


2. 150 00


Colts, 2-3 5. 340 00


Colts under 2 14 595 00


Cows, 486 10,956 00


Oxen. 41


1,770 00


Three years old, 62.


1,364 00


Two years old, 142


2,130 00


One year old, 131.


1,310 00


Sheep,


204


612 00


Swine,


77


385 00


Total amount


37,092 00


5


OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY.


Railroad stock, 12 shares.


$ 2,664 00


Bank stock, 47 1-5 shares 4,395 00


Money at interest.


2,952 00


Stock in trade.


6,215 00


Shipping. 1,290 00


Logs and Lumber


14,460 00


Carriages, 42


1,500 00


Musical Instruments, 38. 2,175 00


Machinery not taxed as real estate . .


1,200 00


Total amount. . . $36,851 00


ASSESSMENTS.


State tax .


$1,046 09


County tax.


545 59


Support of schools


710 00


School books


75 00


Schoolhouse repairs


100 00


Interest'on debt.


300.00


Support of paupers


400 00


Town officers and miscellanecus expenses


800 00


Repairs of roads and bridges


2,000 00


State road.


400 00


Extermination of brown tail moth .. 50 00


Overlay 229 26


Total commitment ..


..


$6,655 94


.


6


SCHOOL ACCOUNT 1907.


Appropriation $710 00


Received from State. 637 14


Balance from last year 32 65


$1379 79


EXPENDITURES.


Laura M. Hall, teaching. 175 00


Margaret J. Pushard, teaching. . . 175 00


Gertrude F. Mayers, teaching. 77 00


Marion E. White, teaching .


175 00


Ida C. Morelen, teaching. 77 00


Carolyn E. Sheldon, teaching


175 00


J. Maud Barker, teaching 98 09


Levina E. Walker, teaching 98 00


Avis Hall, janitor.


2 75


Mabel Siegars, janitor, kindling .. .


8 50


Mabel W. Heath, janitor ... ...


6 25


Wallace Bickford, janitor, kindling


7 25


Allie Stilphen, janitor, sawing wood Harry Chapman janitor sawing wood.


8 00


5 75


J. Maud Barker, janitor


3 50


Earl G. Rittal, janitor, sawing wood


7 00


B. A. Bailey, wood.


16 50


W. S. Blinn.


2 25


E. F. Houdlett, wood.


2 00


Charles H. Chapman, hauling wood


75


Owen D. Blenn, wood.


2 50


John W. White, wood and hauling


7 75


E. A. Siegars, wood .. 6 00


Charles T. Lilly. 12. 50


P. R. Pushard, wood and ;sawing .. 4 25


7


D. W. Houdlette, wood. 3 00


E. W. Hall, sawing wood.


2 00


George W. Allen, wood.


31 75


J. W. Hathorne, wood.


3 00


R. H. Bickford, wood.


15 00


T. R. Carlton, wood.


7 50


S. R. Goodwin, wood.


10 00


George Tibbetts, sawing wood. . .


2 00


Frank Baker, sawing wood. 2 00


Ancil Weymouth, sawing wood .. .


2 25


Neal Cunningham, sewing wood ...


1 25


Leu Reed, carrying scholors. . . .


28 00


Mrs. Stanley Meserve, carrying


scholars


14 00


$1283 39


Balance unexpended. .


96 40


$1379 79


SCHOOL BOOK ACCOUNT.


Appropriation.


75 00


Overdrawn 2 62


77 62


EXPENDITURES.


Ginn & Co., books. 23 77


J. L. Hammett, supplies 8 14


Houghton Mifflin C., books.


5 53


D. C. Heath & CO., books.


5 42


Charles E. Allen, express bill.


2 12


$44 98


Overdrawn last year.


32 64


$77 62


8


SCHOOLHOUSE REPAIRS ACCOUNT.


Appropriation . $100 00


Balance unexpended last year. .. 34 28


$134 28


EXPENDITURES.


John Rittal, labor.


$11 75


Chas. Weymouth, labor


21 30


F. P. Robbins, labor


14 50


A. J. Tibbetts, labor


2 25


F. R. Duren, floor boards


25 00


John W. White, labor and material


10 36


M. L. Pushard, labor.


1 00


Daisy Munsey, cleaning and repairs


3 50


J. W. Sheldon, supplies


1 26


D. W. Houdlette, flag staffs


7 00


John H. Mayers, supplies


81


Adniram Baker, cleaning.


3 00


Edith Lilly, repairs.


2 50


C. H. Rittal, repairs


12 25


Neal Cunningham, banking


1 50


H. A. Bickford, supplies.


75


J. F. Houdlette, supplies


1 58


$120 31


Balance unexpended . .


13 97


$134 28


PAUPER ACCOUNT.


Appropriation . $400 00


Reiceved of Andietta Rood, wages


of G. Suine .. . 8 00


Found in clothes of G. Suine. .. 3 00


- $411 00


9


EXPENDITURES.


Alex. Robinson, board T. Reed ... $31 00


J. C. Flagg, burial T. Reed. 31 75 . . John H. Mayers, supplies T. Reed 2 60 J. W. Sheldon, supplies T. Reed . . 1 85


H. A. Bickford, supplies T. Reed .. 3 87


$ 71 07


City of Bath, supplies to Clara M. and Percy M. Pushard. ...


115 55


L. H. Dorr, medical attendance, G. Suine.


2 00


3 00


C. H. Rittal, interment G. Suine .. Augusta City Hospital, G. Suine .. J. C. Flagg, undertaker, G. Suine Mrs. S. L. Houdlett, supplies, G. Suine.


11 00


40 87


11 25


Fred P. Carlton, removal G. Suine


3 35


H. W. Plummer, ambulance, G. Suine


5 00


77 07


$263 69


Overdrawn last year. .


37 00


$300 69


Balance unexpended. .


110 31


$411 00


TOWN DEBT ACCOUNT.


Appropriation .


Overdrawn


$75 00


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Asa Mayers on town debt $75 00


-


10


STATE ROAD ACCOUNT.


Appropriation . $400 00


Received from S.ate 228 79


EXPENDITURES.


Willis Pushard,


labor. . $22 00


John A. Rittal,


26 00


Clarence Robinson,


66


... 8 00


R. H. Bickford,


66


. . . .


11 63


S. P. Call,


58 00


W. M. Mayers,


66


24 00


D. W. Houdlette,


66


47 00


Ellerson Houdlette,


19 50


D. T. Lovette,


66


. . . .


·


17 63


W. B. Harrington,


13 63


Geo. H. Parris,


66


8 00


Calvin W. James,


12 00


F. H. Cate,


66


20 00


Laforest Lowell,


66


. . . .


24 00


J. L. Ham,


2 50


L. C. Philbrook,


lights


6 00


E. G. Bickford,


36 00


P. A. Blair, use of scraper.


1 00


Charles H. Chapman,


labor. . .


27 00


Nathaniel Stewart,


. . .


17 15


E. F. Houdlette,


27 00


Geo. E. Goodwin,


30 00


Harry E. Pushard,


4 00


Frank S. Hall,


66


23 00


J. F. Houdlette, sundries


2 83


$520 61


Balance unexpended .


108 18


. .


. . . .


1 ...


. . .


...


...


. . .


. . . .


32 00


E. F. Rittal,


. .. .


. . .


. ...


. . . .


. . . .


. . . .


. .


...


$628 79


$628 79


11


BROWN TAIL MOTH ACCOUNT.


Appropriation . EXPENDITURES.


. . $50 00


Paid for 2345 nests at 2 cents each 46 90


Balance unexpended.


3 10


$50 00


INTEREST ACCOUNT.


Appropriation


$300 00


EXPENDITURES.


Alfred W. Call


7 00


C. W. Bickford, interest on B. A. order


104 00


John H. Mayers, interest on Asa


Mayers order. 12 40


$123 40


Overdrawn last year


38 12


$161 52


Balance unexpended. .


138 48


$300 00


HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE ACCOUNT. Appropriation . $2,000 00


Received of N. E. Tel. Co., taking


out cable


1 00


12


Received of Samuel Pushard, wood 1 00


Received of J. L. Houdlette, old timber 3 00


$2,005 00


Overdrawn.


1493 24


EXPENDITURES.


George H. Parris,


labor. . .


$11 25


S. P. Call,


66


31 03


George Trussell,


2 55


James Cameron,


66


. . . .


2 75


B. H. Reed,


22 62


Charles H. Chapman,


66


11 75


J. H. Ames,


66


3 15


P. R. Pushard,


66


2 95


C. E. Watson,


66


4 10


J. Lamar,


66


. . ...


17 12


Laforest Goud,


3 50


Edgar Lowell,


66


. .. .


6 98


Isaac Y. Wall,


13 13


Charles N. Allen,


66


3 90


Nigal Chapman,


66


6 60


Laforest Lowell,


66


....


17 64


Frank P. Robbins,


12 65


Edgar E. Allen,


66


9 15


Fred B. Allen,


8 27


Frank S. Cheney, labor and clay


15 03


Melvin James,


labor ....


3 30


Nathaniel Stewart,


6 22


J. R. Lilly,


17 87


Ira Moody,


. ...


9 25


. .


. .


. .


. . .


. . . .


.. .


. . . .


. . . .


. . . .


.. .


...


. . . .


·


...


.


. . . .


$3498 24


13


Elmer S. Burke,


. . . .


2 25


Sanford Stilphen,


66


. . . .


13 10


Fred Cunningham,


. 5 15


M. L. Blenn, labor and iron work


3 40


L. W. Carlton,


labor. ..


15 95


J. H. Carlton,


66


. ...


9 25


C. J. Cheney,


. . . .


19 30


John H. Mayers,


7 63


Alex Robinson,


7 90


Delva Carlisle,


4 05


Herbert W. Goud,


66


· . . .


9 97


Oscar Stilphen,


66


67


George W. Carlton,


16 20


M. L. Pushard,


66


8 22


Gilbert A. Lilly,


. . ..


17 05


Lawrence Gaban,


66


1 13


John E. Trussell


. . . .


5 65


W. B. Harrington,


66


. . . .


3 62


W. S. Blinn,


66


22 10


James Il. Baker,


9 15


Leroy Robbins,


66


. . .


2 40


W. C. Cunningham,


66


. . . .


9 50


John A. Rittal,


66


3 60


W. L. Pushard,


66


8 82


Frank H. Cate,


11 55


R. H. Bickford,


66


. . . .


3 67


Chester Bickford,


66


. . . .


90


Edwin F. Houdlette,


19 64


Walton W. Goud, labor.


$18 45


watering trough


2 50


Lyndal Goud,


labor . . . .


1 20


E. W. Pushard,


8 10


. ...


. .


...


. . ...


. . .


...


. . . .


. . ..


.. .


.. .


. . . .


. . .


. ..


14


W. H. Johnson,


66


. .. .


12 30


Francis McDaniel,


66


19 10


Clarence McDaniel,


66


3 15


Chas. McDaniel,


66


7 12


George A. French,


66


. . . .


15 10


F. P. Carlton.


66


10 55


Fred McDaniel,


66


3 00


Elmer F. Bailey,


66


7 60


Albert Morse,


66


9 05


Jasper S. Houdlette,


66


6 02


Lot M. Call,


66


22 30


Lewis Pushard,


66


2 40


Jasper F. Weeks,


66


8 58


Chas. S. Houdlette,


66


22 73


Stanley Meserve,


66


9 83


E. A. Seigars,


66


15 85


Laforest Thompson,


66


1 95


Albert A. Alley,


66


20 40


Chas. T. Lilly,


66


. . .


.


66


. . . .


...


. .


. .


. . . .


5 40


S. L. Brown,


66


2 27


W. W. Choate,


6 22


Herbert W. Barter,


66


8 18


Alex Munsey,


4 35


Roscoe Carlisle,


66


. ..


3 75


W. M. Mayers,


66


7 50


Geo. E. Bailey,


. . . .


15 25


Geo. E. Goodwin,


66


. .. .


26 25


...


...


. .


. .


. ..


. . .


. . . .


...


. . .


. . . .


. . . .


. .


11 95


W. B. Gahan,


11 30


Warren R. Houdlette,


66


2 90


Willis Perkins,


1 95


F. H. Reed,


3 82


Chas. M. Smith,


66


. . .


. .


. . . .


. . . .


. . . .


...


. ..


. . . .


...


15


D. H. Woodward,


66


. . . .


3 75


Ernest W. Cate,


66


. . . .


1 50


J. L. Jones,


. . . .


8 55


D. W. Houdlette,


2 80


P. L. Canavan,


66


. . . .


3 85


Z. H. Blinn,


13 40


L. F. Rittal,


66


4 95


W. W. Trussell,


66


. ...


32 50


Edward Nute,


5 55


Roscoe Savage, watering trough. . .


3 00


Harold Bickford,


labor. . ..


22 00


E. W. Hall,


66


7 00


Alvah Goud,


10 50


Arthur Hatch,


66


. . . .


. . ..


5 85


Lester Woodward,


66


28 92


C. W. Bickford,


66


6 11


Owen D. Blenn,


66


. .. .


..:: ' #


J. L. Ham,


66


31 45


I. C. Philbrook,


66


. . . .


Mrs. E. H: Barker, watering trough


3 00


Geo. W. Allen,


labor ....


23 10


Henry G. Gray,


66


....


5 03


Gorham B. Lilly,


66


. . . .


. . . .


. . . .


. ...


3 00


B. B. Mayers,


66


. .. .


3 00


Fred L. Foster,


. .. .


7 25


Harry E. Pushard,


66


. .. .


9 15


Fred Baker,


. ...


3 00


. . . .


. .. .


. . . .


...


. .. .


8 52


Harry Hatch,


. . . .


. . . .


. . . .


5 40


W. F. Reed,


. ...


13 05


E. T. Rittal,


14 25


Myra F. Siegars,


6 80


Fred Getchell,


. . . .


29 71


6 25


16


G. S. Perkins,


18 48


Clarence Robinson,


. . ..


4 20


Joseph Mayers,


66


...


6 60


Samuel Pushard,


66


3 00


George Pushard,


66


. . . .


4 20


Louis B. Woodward,


. .. .


18 00


J. W. Hathorne,


66


5 05


John B. Wellman,


4 20


D. T. Lovette,


·


. . .


7 35


Orrin Perkins,


66


. . ..


3 00


C. W. Moody,


66


...


15 60


Samuel McDaniel,


66


5 00


Will Rittal,


66


. . . .


4 20


Seth N. Bailey,


66


1 80


Walter S. Bailey,


66


. . . .


5 55


Fred L. Blenn,


66


8 70


Frank Weymouth,


66


. . . .


2 85


Charles Weymouth,


66


. . .


4 35


H. P. Lilly,


66


5 70


E. G. Bickford,


66


. .. .


48 14


Charles W. Goud,


66


...


11 00


W. L. Siegars,


66


4 50


C. H. Rittal,


66


13 50


D. A. Cate,


66


. . . .


3 15


F. G. Alley,


66


....


1 35


C. A. Foster,


66


1 50


Everett M. Houdlette,


66


. .. .


11 25


Isaac W. Houdlette,


20 59


Glenwood Siegars,


66


3 90


Samuel B. Gilmore,


66


.


. . .


66


. . ..


6 00


. .


.


. . . .


. . . .


6 37


Abbot Lawrence,


. . . .


. ...


. . . .


...


. .. .


. . . .


.


·


19 32


F. O. Reed,


. . .


. . . .


. . . .


17


Albert Tibbetts,


66


. ...


3 60


George Tibbetts,


3 75


J. D. Groves,


....


5 25


Wm. Brockman,


66


. . . .


2 25


Samuel Moore,


66


. . . .


25 03


H. L. Pushard,


66


. .. .


3 75


· Wm. McDaniel,


66


. . . .


.4 13


W. H. H. Savage,


66


. . . .


3 50


H. M. Call,


66


8 42


Charles Carlisle,


6 37


Charles Carlisle, watering trough ..


3 00


D. P. Cobb, plank.


22 77


George Chapman,


labor


. .


3 00


Benson Carney,


66


. ..


1 50


Frank S. Hall,


66


37 12


B. B. Johnson,


66


3 00


John Ellis,


66


75


Henry Pushard,


66


....


1 65


Harlie Lilly,


66


. ...


. . . .


2 25


Sylvester Bickford,


66


2 70


James Carlisle,


66


. . .


3 00


Bert Hassan,


66


3 00


S. B. Johnson,


66


. . . .


1 71


I. F. Umberhine, iron.


51


John W. White,


labor


12 65


F. H. Robinson,


4 75


John Cate,


. ...


5 85


Frank C. Goodwin,


66


. ...


3 68


Fred M. Weeks,


66


. . . .


75


Carl Moody,


66


. ...


3 00


Frank Leavette,


66


. ...


17 50


. ...


..


. . . .


. . . .


. . . .


-


4 85


L. M. Bickford,


. .. .


. . . .


.


. ...


18


Orrin McFadden,


66


. ... 5 25


E. W. Moody,


... .


9 50


O. L. Ham,


66


5 25


James A. Ward,


66


19 57


Leo. Reed,


66


6 42


H. A. Bickford, labor, sundries. ..


22 69


J. L. Houdlette,


labor . ..


8 75


Geo. H. Moody,


. ...


$1,716 84


Overdrawn last year. . 448 01


$2,164 85


UPPER BRIDGE.


Geo. Fuller Sons, castings. $ 12 13


J. L. Houdlette, oak piling. 25 40


Lester Woodward, labor .. 28 50


C. L. Burke, labor.


31 01


J. H. Allen Co., iron . 25 30


Oakland Mfg. Co., hard pine 74 84


Lawrence Bros. Co., logs


228 48


The Vannah Co., iron .. .


17 63


Lester Woodward, freight bills,


material paid for ..


4 53


Joseph Lamar, labor. 17 00


Joseph Mayers,


21 40


Samuel Pushard, ...


39 37


Herbert Goud,


16 50


F. W. Carlton, labor, material. 570 56


Walton Goud, labor. 4 75


Chas. N. Allen, labor 12 00


D. P. Cobb, plank.


12 80


Owen D. Blen, hauling plank .. .. 4 00


. . . .


. ...


1 50


. . ·


..


19


Hyde Windlass Co., iron work .... 16 63


C. E. Watson, iron work. 4 75


Leo Reed, hauling logs 8 00


J. A. Jewett, plank .. . 19 50


Isaac Houdlette, oak logs


13 60


$1,208 68


MIDDLE BRIDGE.


Oakland Mfg. Co., hard pine.


$10 32


J. L. Ham, labor.


1 80


L. C. Philbrook, labor 2 55


D. P. Cobb, plank. .


13 42


Frank S. Hall, labor.


2 00


J. G. C. Farnham, bolts. 2 62


32 71


LOWER BRIDGE.


D. P. Cobb, plank.


฿90 00


F. S. Hall, labor.


2 00


$92 00


$3,498 24


TOWN OFFICERS AND MISCELLANEOUS ACCT.


Appropriation. $800 00


Overdrawn


55 13


$855 13


EXPENDITURES.


F. G. Alley, com. for collector


1903 taxes.


$ 89 01


J. F. Houdlette, com. for collector


1905 'taxes


34 84


.


20


G. W. Singer, town reports 20 00 Loring, Short & Harmon, town supplies 20 20


John H. Mayers, town house


insurance 11 31


Lester Woodward, services as selectman 100 00


E. G. Bickford, services as


selectman 30 00


Frank S. : Hall, services as


selectman .. 28 00


Charles E. Allen, supervisor of schools .. 45 00


J. F. Houdlette, treasurer 25 00


Wm. R. Houdlette, clerk. 13 00


J. L. Houdlette, truant officer. ... 10 00


34 50


James A. Ward, driving hearse .. . J. L. Houdlette, posting warrants. . 4 00 C. L. Burke, tending draw, upper bridge 45 00


L. C. Philbrook, tending draw, middle bridge .. 70 00


C. H. Siegars, tending draw, lower bridge .. 75 00


Leland Siegars, assistant tending draw, lower bridge. .. 5 00 Lester Woodward, postage, sull- dries, etc. 9 69


J. F. Houdlette, postage, sun- dries, etc .. 14 97


Wm. R. Houdlette, recording vital statistics 7 42


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21


L. H. Dorr, reporting vital statistics 4 25


D. A. Cate, wood for town house .. 1 50


W. B. Gahan, wood for town house 1 00


Orrin McFadden, flags for me- morial day. 2 00


J. C. Flagg, burial expenses of J. H. Baker. 35 00


Elmer S. Burke, painting signs. . . 12 25


Frank Houdlette, ferrying at upper bridge 11 50


D. H. Woodward, ferrying at


upper bridge. 10 50


E. F. Houdlette,


sheep


killed


by dogs.


8 00


$777 94


Overdrawn last year . . 77 19


$855 13


DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS, 1906.


E. G. Allen, heirs of


$11 93


James A. Blair 3 00


Miles A. Blagdon. 9 20


Emma Call. 9 95


Maurice L. Blen


3 46


Harry W. Crooker. 3 00


Edward W. Hall. 5 39


Charles S. Houdlette 7 90


George Killam.


9 80


Harlie Lilly.


5 32


John B. Lilly


18 12


Ira Moody


1 23


22


Enoch B. Meserve . 13 70


Stanley Meserve. 2 47


Orrin B. Perkins 3 39


Gustavus T. Perkins


1 98


Nathan Rittal. 3 85


Emily Seigars, heirs of


52


Sanford Stilphen. 6 91


W. H. Waters.


3 00


John E. Trussell.


3 84


George Carlton.


1 55


H. T. Mclaughlin


4 27


Emma Rittal.


3 10


George W. Norton.


71


Frank Leavette


19 28


John Lovendahl. 3 00


$ 159 87


DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS 1907.


Edgar E. Allen


3 80


Fred B. Allen .


3 00


E. G. Allen, heirs of.


11 39


Fred G. Allen.


3 00


Luther W. Ames


3 00


J. H. Ames. 14 79


Seth N. Bailey . 5 00


Walter S. Bailey


15 20


Fred Baker Jr ..


3 85


Adoniram Baker


3 00


Gustavus A. Barker


85


Albert S. Barter


11 80


Herbert W. Barter.


18 72


Charles W. F. Bickford


3 00


Philip A. Blair 16 48


23


A. O. Blair. 5 13


Miles A. Blagdon heirs of.


6 80


Maurice L. Blen .


10 00


Fred L. Blen.


17 26


Winfield S. Blinn 40 07


Herbert H. Blinn


13 20


Zina H. Blinn


31 64


Sanford L. Brown


8 53


Miles A. Brown


3 00


Elmer S. Burke.


3 00


Emma Call.


8 87


James H. Cameron 19 58


William Cameron.


3 37


George Carlton .


2 01


Lemuel W. Carlton.


7 61


Benson Carney.


12 78


Clarence J. Cheney .


32 33


Frank S. Cheney


16 78


Ed. C. Chapman.


4 82


E. R. Chapman.


1 27


George G. Chapman


2 54


Charles H. Chapman


4 78


George E: Clancy .


11 44


Louis L. Cromwell.


9 35


Walter C. Cunningham


3 01


William W. Choate


12 33


Linwood H. Dorr.


21 70


Fred L. Foster


7 11


George A. French.


12 36


Herbert Getchell.


3 00


A. F. Goud.


4 27


Charles W. Goud.


30 33


William H. Goud.


17 77


24


Walton W. Goud 36 45


Samuel B. Gilmore. 7 07


Joseph D. Groves. 23 17


Henry A. Groves


3 00


Charles G. Hall.


12 06


Edward W. Hall


20 78


Orrin L. Ham.


33 62


Fred Hassan.


3 00


Charles S. Houdlette


29 61


Everett M. Houdlette


19 22


Sidney P. Houdlett


3 00


Anne S. James


9 57


Melvin James


3 00


Linwood Johnson


3 00


Willis H. Johnson


9 94


Abbot Lawrence


26 41


Chas. T. Lilly.


23 42


Gilbert A. Lilly


24 98


Harlie Lilly. .


12 76


Herman P. Lilly ..


15 30


John B. Lilly


20 95


Joel R. Lilly .


4 70


Frank Leavett.


29 67


Edgar Lowell.


17 61


George J. Lowe, heirs of.


7 60


A. N. Lake.


3 00


James H. Mayers heirs of


3 40


Mary L. Mayers


12 75


Samuel Moores.


13 81


Francis McDaniel.


3 97


Enoch B. Meserve


10 20


Stanley Meserve. 7 33


Grover C. Moody.


3 00


25


Ira Moody .


11 26


Sarah Georgia Moody.


5 44


E. W. Moody .


47 10


Daisy Munsey


1 70


Alex Munsey.


13 77


Edward Nute


4 28


Geo. W. Norton


6 82


C. J. Patterson.


5 00


Gustavus S. Perkins


20 84


Willis Perkins.


9 74


Gustavus T. Perkins ..


9 34


Mabel and Delia Perry


46 15


John Pushard.


3 00


Herbert F. Pushard


3 00


M. L. Pushard


9 57


Archibald Reed


10 85


Alden E. Reed


19 57


Fred O. Reed.


17 60


Leo W. Reed.


8 32


Francis H. Reed


2 18


Martha Rittal.


11 05


William Rittal.


3 00


Llewellyn Rittal.


14 90


Alex Robinson


12 92


Chas. H. Seigars.


3 37


Edwin A. Seigars


13 43


Emily Seigars heirs of.


85


Myra F. Seigars.


8 54


John S. Snow. .


5 78


Sanford Stilphen


16 83


Charles M. Smith


3 45


Fred B. Travers.


3 00


John E. Trussell.


25 70


26


W. W. Trussell 20 54


Geo. Trussell 3 00


Fred M. Weeks 25 45


Jasper F. Weeks


13 40


Ancil Weymouth 75


John W. White. .


8 50


Chas. James, Jr ..


3 00


Mary K. Baker, heirs of.


7 31


Thomas B. Blair


5 95


Chas. L. Call.


2 13


Fred Colby, heirs of.


54


Robert Caston


1 70


Mrs. Louis C. Bickford


6 38


H. T. MeLaughlin . 4 68


A. J. Reed.


2 55


Emma Rittal ..


3 40


Silas L. Savage


11 90


Richard J. Small 10 62


Silas F. Terrill. 2 13


Fred L. White.


1$ 60


L. D. Stilphen


1 62


$1,563 43


COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.


FRED G. ALLEY, COLLECTOR FOR 1903. DR.


To balance from last account .. ·


$199 91


CR.


By cash turned in treasury. $125 01


By abatements allowed .


74 90


$199 91


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J. F. HOUDLETT, COLLECTOR 1905.


DR.


To balance from last acconnt ..... $278 77


CR.


By cash turned in treasury .


$272 17


Abatements allowed.


6 60


$278 77


J. F. HOUDLETT, COLLECTOR 1906. DR.


To balance from last account.


$2,031 46


CR.


By cash turned in treasury $1,871 59


By balance to be collected.


159 87


$2,031 46.


J. F. HOUDLETT, COLLECTOR 1907.


DR. To taxes committed. $6,655 94


CR


By cash turned in treasury. $4,999 32


By discounts allowed. 93 19


By balance to be collected 1,563 43


$6,655 94


ABATEMENTS TO F. G. ALLEY 1903 TAX.


Charles Barter, gone from town ... $3 00


Henry Barter, gone from town ... 3 00


John Barter, unable to pay. . . . .. 3 24


J. A. Blair, gone from town. ...


1 00


William Brannen, gone from towu Chas. Brawn, paid in Farmingdale


3 00


3 00


7 62


Emma Call, unable to pay ... ... Arthur Carleton, gone from town


3 00


James Colby, gone from town. 3 00 . . Francis Cromwell, dead. 3 42


28


Llewellyn Clough, error .. 36


Alexander Darithy, gone from town 3 00


Fred Hassen, gone from town .... 3 00


Harry James, paid in Beverly, Mass 3 00


George Lamar, gone from town ... 1 74


George Lilly, gone from town ...


3 00


A. J. Reed, paid in Windsor. 3 00


Fred Rittal, gone from town ..


3 00


Nathan Rittal, unable to pay. . . .. 4 80


L. D. Stilphen, gone from town ...


3 00


George Trussell, paid in Richmond Fred Colby, dead.


3 24


38


George H. Colby, unable to pay. .


4 68


C. H. Cromwell, gone from town .. 3 00


Bridget Mayers, gone from town ... 38


Willirm A. Perkins, gone from town 60


Fred Towns, gone from town. . . .


1 08


$74 90


ABATEMENTS TO J. F. HOUDLETT 1905 TAX.


John A. Rittal, error.


$3 60


James H. Thomas, gone from towm 3 00


$6 60


RESOURCES OF THE TOWN.


Cash in treasury Feb. 28, 1908 ... $ 337 14


Due from Collector 1906. 159 87


.. 1907. 1,563 43


Due from State on J. H. Baker bill 35 00


.. " on G. Suine bill . . . 74 07


82169 51


Liabilities over resources.


4,418 78 - $6,588 29


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LIABILITIES.


Due Bridge charitable fund. $3,200 00


" Bridge Academy fund


2,600 00


" Alfred W. Call, town note .. 200 00


" John H. Mayers, town order 325 00


" Individuals. 42 30


Interest on Bridge charitable fund


128 00


Outstanding orders of 1907. 37 99


Outstanding bills. 55 00


$6,588 29


ESTIMATES FOR 1908.


Schools


School books.


$ 50 00


Repair of schoolhouses


100 00


Support of Poor


100 00


Interest ..


300 00


Town officers and miscellaneous ex-


penses


800 00


Repair of roads.


2,000 00


Repair of bridges.


1,000 00


REPORT OF TREASURER OF BRIDGE CHARI- TABLE FUND.


Loaned town of Dresden . $3,200 00


Deposited in Gardiner


Savings


Institution . 800 00


Total fund.


$4,000 00


Balance from last year


$69 65


Expended .


69 65


C. W. BICKFORD, Treasurer.


Dresden, Feb. 28, 1908.


Respectfully submitted, LESTER WOODWARD, Selectmen


E. . G BICKFORD, of


FRANK S. HALL. Dresden.


Treasurer's Report.


DR.


To cash in treasury Feb. 28, 1907 $752 83 From Fred G. Alley taxes 1903. 125 01


From J. A. Ward, use of hearse. 2 25


From W. R. Houdlette, dog tax. 75 00


Dog tax refunded


45 13


Samuel Pushard, wood ...


1 00


N. E. Tel. Co., taking out cable.


1 00


J. L. Houdlette, old timber Andietta Rood, wages G. Suine


3 00


8 00


Found in clothes of G. Suino


3 00


From State for schools ....


637 14


.. pensions .. . 116 00


.. State road


228 79


Collection on taxes for 1905


272 17


Interest ..


9 68


Collection


1906 1,844 28


Interest


27 31


Collection


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1907


4,999 32


Interest


5 19


$9,155 60


31


CR.


Paid Selectmen's orders, 1906. . . . $ 673 67 .


66 1907.


6,260 35


County tax .


545 59


State tax .


1,046 09


Dog tax to State.


75 00


Pensions


116 00


Interest on orders


2 27


Abatements.


6 60


Discount on taxes . .


92 89


By cash in treasury


337 14


$9,155 60


. J. F. HOUDLETTE, Treasurer of Dresden.


School Report for 1907.


The number of children between five and twenty-one years of age in Dresden, April 1st, 1907, was 214-a slight gain over the previous year. So far as they can be apportioned under the town system, Dresden Neck-old No. 2-has 36; South Dresden, Nos. 4 and 9, 50; Middle Bridge, No. 5, 39; Dresden Mil's, No 6, 64; Cedar Grove, No. 8, 25.


At the annual town meeting John W. White was chosen a member of the School Committee, Charles Chism declining to serve another teria.


At the first meeting of the Committee, Herbert H. Blinn re- signed and George T. Cotton was chosen to fill the vacancy. Charles E. Allen was chosen Supervisor. It was voted to lengthen the Spring and Fall terms of school, and to dispense with a Winter term The question of transportation of pupils in certain cases was considered. The law provides that pupils who live at a distance from public schools shall be conveyed when in the judgment of the School Committee such conveyance is necessary . In some instances conveyance may be well enough, perhaps absolutely necessary; and yet some parents have claimed the service in cases where it was not thought of before certain schools were discontinued under the town system. At least such service must seem to be partial, unless the town sees fit to appropriate money enough for the conveyauce of nearly all the pupils. It is a matter that is dependant upon the judgment of the Committee, and probably no school officers, how- ever well-intentioned they may be, can give perfect satisfaction in this particular. Pupils have in the past been conveyed when they were entirely able to walk, and were better physically for walking, while others who lived farther away from school have been over- looked or have not asked for the service.


It is believed that our text books will compare very favorably with those in use anywhere. The tendency is to multiply text books in the interest of publishers, and to make them so easy that pupils are often amused instead of instructed. They go over many


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book», and remember very little. From college to primary school, this is our era of educational fads and fancies, of little permanent value Getting an education requires hard work. Books may aid, but they are not an end


The gentleman who made the address at the Bridge Academy exercises last June thought it good taste to cast some reflections upon Dresden schools and their teachers. He said, "You can't expect to get good teachers for six dollars a week. You should pay more and get better teachers." David Crockett's advice to "be sure you're right, then go ahead," fits that speaker's case quite admir- ably. The seven dollars per week which Dresden has paid for some years may not be enough, but it compares quite favorably with prices paid in other towns, and even with the richly endowed Bridge Academy, which only a few years ago, paid its lady assist- ant nine dollars per week and expected her to be competent to teach higher mathematics and languages Our teachers in recent years have usually been either Bridge Academy or Normal School graduates Indeed, at the time of that address five of our six teachers were graduates of Bridge Academy. The sixth has been a successful teacher for the state.


The Lithgow school at Dresden Mills has usually been taught by a Normal School pupil. Like most things in this life our schools are susceptible of improvement, but would that speaker have. us pay more and then avoid employing Bridge Academy and Normal School graduates? As Dresden young ladies who have taught in other towns have succeeded well, such a course is hardly necessary. It is well to add, too, that applications for schools in Dresden, from individuals in other towns, have been so numerous that if they could all have been employed there might have been five or six teachers for each one of our schools. There are people who appear to think that it sounds like wisdom to make comparisons which depreciate their own home surroundings, including schools and even neighbors


Sometimes the wanton destruction of school property as seen in No. 4 in the evening of June 19th, last. is a fresh reminder that vandals still exist in the midst of civilized communities.


Ourschools have been very successful the past year. Spring term in No. 2, Dresden Neck, was taught by Miss Ida O. Morelen, an experienced and successful teacher. 26 were registered, average attendance, 23. As Miss Morelen was unable to teach the Fall term, Miss Lavina E Walker, an experienced and successful teacher in Maine and Massa husetts. was employed. 25 registered, average 20. Membership, first month 25; second month 23; third month 20; fourth month 18 Hazel Moody. Pearl Moody, Louise Call, Winnie Getchell and Eleanor Has-an, were not absent one half day. Two days' illness prevented the attendance of Mabel Getchell being perfect.


School No. 4, River Road, South Dresden was taught in both terms by Miss arion E White, a graduate of Bridge Academy. It was Mi-s White's first experience as a teacher. and she was entire y successful. Spring term, 12 registered; average 11 Fall term, 12 registered; average 9. Best attendants, Mabel Heath,


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Mary Seigars, Lawrence Southard, Lester Muncy. This schoo' has declined in membership the past year by the removal of some pupils from town. It has declined in past years from the fact that it has sent quite anumber of very bright pupils to Bridge Academy.


School No 5, Middle Bridge, was again taught throughout :he year by Miss Carolyn C. Sheldon, a graduate of Bridge Academy. and a very successful and faithful teacher in Dresden and in other towns Spring term, 23 registered; average 21. Fall term, 23 registered; average 19 Clifton Cate, Earl Goud. Ruth Philbrook and Marie Robbins were not absent one half day.


The Spring term in No. 6, Dresden Mil s, was taught by Miss Gertrude F Mayers, a graduate of Bridge Academy and a new teacher in the largest school in town when all attend 22 reg- istered; average 16 Miss Mayers not desiring the Fall term, Miss Laura M Hall, a graduate of Bridge Academy, and a successful teacher in this and in other towns was employed. 33 register-d; average 26 Dora Carlisle, Lilla Stilphen, and Clifton Meserve were not absent one-half day. Clifton Meserve was not once tardy.


The Spring term in No. 8, Cedar Grove, was taught by Miss Laura M. Hall, 10 registered, average 9. Miss Hall being trans- ferred to No 6, Miss J. Maude Barker, a well-known and success- ful teacher in several towns in Maine, and once assistant in Bridge Academy, was employed in the Fall, 13 registered, aver ge 9. Anuie and Nina Trussell were not absent one-half day This school was once'among the largest in Dresden. The number of school children has declined more than has the population.


School No, 9, Middle road, was successfully taught again in both terms by Miss Margaret J. Pushard, a graduate of Bridge Academy. Spring term, 12 registered average 10. Fall term, 12 registered, average 9. Olive E. Call, Harold Wall and Ernest Cunningham were not absent one-half day. Removals have re- duced the attendance at this school.


The expression "not absent one-half day" means much in county schools, for little children often walk long distance- to school in weather so stormy that sessions of schools are suspended in large towns or cities where street cars might be used by teachers and pupils. And as families in rural districts are too widely scat- tered to be reached by a system of signals that shall include all, if teachers were to fail in attendance on stormy days, the pupils who do persevere would meet with disappointment after a wet or snowy walk. Our teachers are eminently faithful in this particular,


CALENDAR


Spring term began April 8th. closed June 21st, length, 11 weeks. Fall Sept 9th, .. .. Dec. 13th, 14 weeks.


GEORGE T. COTTON,


EDWARD W HALL ¿ committee. JOHN W. WHICE,


CHARLES E ALLEN, Supervisor.


Town Clerk's Report for 1907.


LIST OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS FROM JAN. 1, 1907 TO JAN. 1, 1908.


1907.


BIRTHS.


Mar 17 To the wife of Albert N. Lake, a son, George Harrison.


25. Cavalier Chapman, a son, Clifton Earl


Apr. 20. 6. Sanford L Brown, a daughter, Madaline L.


23. 66 Wilmot Trussell, a son, Wilmot E.


Jan 31. 66 Harry L. Crooker, a son, Norman Bernard


May 9. Harley G. Lilly, a son, Clifton Howard.


June 17. Calvin W. James, a son, Mearl Kenneth.


July 8. W. L. Cameron, a son, Dolph L. .


19. Albert S. Barter, a daughter, Zadia Ger- trude.


29. Charles Chism, a daughter, Maud Irvine. Benjamin D. Hanscom, a son, Lorin


Sept. 9.


Luther.


23. 66


Fred G. Stilphen, a son, Lee Edward. Bert Hassen, a daughter, Agnes Christine. MARRIAGES.


Oct 17. 1907


Jan 15. By Rev. B D. Hanscom, Ray Gorman and Alma J. Lovendahl.


Apr. 2. By Rev. J. A. Morelen, Harry E Pushard and Fannie B. Stimpson.


June 1. By Rev. L. H. Clark, Charles A. Brawn and E Blinn.


G.


19. By Rev. B D. Hanscom, Harry T. Turner and Lurena M. , White.


Dec. 11. By Rev. J. A. Morelen, James Carlisle and Lulu B. Moody.


18. By Rev. J. A. Morelen, Ralph B. Lewis and Bessie L. Stewart.


1907 DEATHS.


Jan 2. James T. White, 60 years, 1 month, 17 days. Cerebral Apoplexy.


31. Emily L. ('all. 68 year-, 2 months. Cerebral Apoplexy.


Feb 28. Elbridge McFadden, 64 years, 11 months, 10 days. Val. vular disease of the heart.


Mar. 19. Thomas J Reed, 96 years. 5 months, 9 days. Sernile Gangrene.


April 3. Miles A. Blagdon, 64 years, 5 months, 8 days. Inflamma- tion of the Brain.


16. Mary S Cromwell, 85 years, 3 months, 1 day. £ Cirrhosis of the Liver.


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19. Hazel D. Pushard, 11 years, 4 months, 25 days Whoop. ing Cough associated with Pneumonia


21. Eliza Ann Bedell, 72 years. Exhaustion following surgi- cal operation for gall stones


23. Susie Etta Mayers, 10 months, 10 days Meningitis


May 14 Gustavus A. Barker, 80 years, 3 months Valvular disease of the heart


June 3. Almeda Blinn, 75 years, 2 months Cancer of the stomach Organic heart disease.


14. May S. Towns, 37 years. Heart failure induced by Toxcenia and Morphine.


24. Sarah E. Call, 22 years Pneumonia.


July 13. James H. Baker, 62 years, 5 months, 13 days Valvular


disease of the heart.


Sept. 4. Charles W. Moody, 55 years, 6 months, 8 days Bright's disease.


Acute


22. Narcissa R. Ames, 54 years, 5 months. Organic heart disease.


Oct. 1. Lorin L. Hanscome, 3 weeks. Lack of vitality


25. Nellie May Searles, 14 years, 2 months, 22 days. monary Tuberculosis.


Pul-


Nov. 12. Gracia Suine, 42 years. Fracture of spine caused by body of vertebra being broken.


24. Melissa A. Cate, 50 years, 6 months, 19 days Valvular disease of the heart


David S. Reed, 82 years, 3 months, 18 days. Cirrhosis of the Liver.


JURORS DRAWN.


Supreme Judicial Court, April term, Chester L. Burke, Samuel Pushard, Traverse.


Supreme Judicial Court, October term, Edgar Lowell, Traverse, S. P. Call, Grand.


DOGS LICENSED.


Sixty nine males and two females The amount received for the same, less the fees, has been paid to the Town Treasurer and receipt taken.


Respectfully submitted,


WM. R. HOUDLETTE, Town Clerk.


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