Annual report of the municipal officers of the town of Hartford, Maine, 1916-1923, Part 1

Author: Hartford (Me.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Hartford, Me. : The Town
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ANNUAL REPORT


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1916-1923


HARTFORD


1915 1916


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Municipal Officers


OF THE


TOWN OF HARTFORD


FOR THE


Year Ending February 12, 1916


1916 ADVERTISER PRINT Norway, Maine.


I


Allen County Public Ubrary


Town Officers


Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor E. D. WATERHOUSE G. W. BROWN W. W. FARRAR


Clerk T. B. W. STETSON


Treasurer W. L. LIBBY


Superintendent of Schools FLORENT WHITMORE


W. L. LIBBY


School Committee J. C. MARSTON JAMES E. IRISH


Collector and Constable CLINTON S. THURLOW


Fire Inspector. CLINTON S. THURLOW


Road Commissioners


H. A. THOMPSON


W. E. RUSSELL


Sealer of Weights and Measures CHAS. H. BERRY, JR.


Truant Officer CLINTON S. THURLOW


Constable CHAS. H. BERRY, JR.


Trustees of Ministerial and School Fund ORLANDO IRISH T. B. W. STETSON C. E. MENDALL


A. H. ALLEY JAMES E. IRISH


Board of Health


T. B. W. STETSON


ORLANDO IRISH J. W. DUNN


Report of Selectmen


The annual report of the town officers of Hartford for the year ending Feb. 12, 1916, is herewith respectfully submitted.


VALUATION, APRIL 1, 1915.


Resident real estate


$160,115 00


Non-resident real estate.


44,345 00


Total amount of real estate


$204,460 00


Personal property :


Resident personal estate.


$69,476 00


Non-resident personal estate


6,408 00


Total amount of personal estate.


$75,884 00


Grand total real and personal estate


$280,344 00


Town farm property out.


2,430 00


Amount assessed on.


$277,914 00


APPROPRIATED AND ASSESSED.


State tax $1,426 87


County tax


313 52


Common schools


1,000 00


Text books 50 00


Repairs of schoolhouses


200 00


Free High School


200 00


Superintendent's salary


150 00


Playground for "Whiting'' school


150 00


Repairs of roads and bridges 1,500 00


Cutting bushes 200 00


Winter road work


500 00


State aid road


533 00


Maintenance "state aid road"'


35 00


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


Town charges


600 00


Decorating Soldiers' graves


10 00


Repairing cemetery near F. Andrews


10 00


Overlay


186 59


Amount assessed


$7,064 98


Poll tax, $3.00.


Rate per cent., .0235.


Number of polls taxed, 178.


Number of polls not taxed, 17.


KINDS AND VALUATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.


Live Stock


No.


Value


Horses


230


.$20,145 00


Colts, 3 to 4 years old.


8. 905 00


Colts, 2 to 3 years old.


15. 1,285 00


Colts, under 2 years old.


13. 695 00


Cows


543.


17,218 00


Oxen,


42.


3,830 00


Three-year-olds


158


5,544 00


Two-year-olds


171


4,208 00


One-year-olds


196


2,934 00


Sheep


424.


1,834 00


Swine


174.


1,568 00


Goats


3 .6 00


Total amount.


$60,172 00


ALL OTHER KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.


No.


Value


Trust Co. stock


25 shares:


$2,500 00


Stock in trade


600 00


Logs and lumber


1011M 7,077 00


Wood and bark


100 cords 100 00


Carriages


6.


145 00


Automobiles


16.


2,650 00


Musical instruments


14.


1,840 00


Portable mills.


2 700 00


Total amount.


$15,712 00


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


TOWN FARM ACCOUNT.


Expenditures.


R. G. Stephens & Co., grain and supplies $444 78


R. A. Allen, grain and supplies. 106 30


L. M. Buck, supplies. 90 06


F. F. Roberts, supplies . 44 92


J. B. Ham & Co., grain 22 70


G. W. Carson, grain 76 75


G. W. Brown, harrow. 27 00


O. E. Turner, blacksmithing. 19 10


H. F. Ripley, blacksmithing. 8 00


N. Reynolds, medicine 5 50


F. B. Woodward, undertaker 41 50


Rev. J. N. Atwood, funeral service 5 00


Dr. Geo. R. Inglis, testing cows 5 50


W. W. DeCosta, repairs. 4 00


Norman Bell, filling silo.


12 00


G. W. Brown, fertilizer


50 55


· Dr. R. W. Bicknell, medical attendance


7 50


George Tucker, cutting ice


5 31


Orlestus Fuller, hay


8 00


O. E. Turner, hay.


2 50


P. L. Bartlett, labor on farm.


30 75


Fred Holland, labor on farm.


5 00


W. W. Farrar, pigs 30 00


G. H. Johnson, pigs.


20 00


T. B. W. Stetson, bull 20 00


W. S. Turner, bull. 25 00


Lester Hazleton, cutting birch. 50 00


C. H. West, cutting birch. 50 00


350 00


Total


.$1,598 72


Receipts.


Cream checks


$736 38


Cow and bull.


60 00


Calf


9 31


Pigs


5 00


Eggs


51


Chickens


19 54


Corn


28 95


444.75 106 30


44 12


76 75


752,51


736.35 6000 931 500


1954


O. M. Jones, overseer 's salary


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


Hogs 72 24 Ash bolts. 94 11


Birch and pulp wood (estimated) . 360 00


Pulp wood (under-estimated, 1914)


16 21


Total


.$1,411 25


Balance against the Town Farm


$187 47


STOCK, PROVISIONS, ETC., ON TOWN FARM.


9 cows, 2 yearlings, 1 bull, 1 calf, 8 shoats, 45 hens, 15 tons silage, 12 tons hay, 50 pounds pork, 30 bu. potatoes, 50 qts. fruit, 6 bu. beets and turnips, 5 bu. carrots, 75 heads of cabbage, 20 pounds butter, 10 gal. molasses, 6 pounds cream tartar, 100 pounds soda, 1-2 bbl. flour, 15 pounds spices, 15 pounds lard and 82 bars soap.


INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE.


Walter Lucas, age 66.


We have employed Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Jones for the ensuing year . at a salary of four hundred dollars.


PAUPER ACCOUNT OFF THE FARM.


Dr. H. F. Atwood, medical attendance, Frank Rogers ....... .$22 75 C. E. Winslow, burial of child. .$15 00


Undertaker's bill.


30 00


$45 00


W. L. York, care of D. F. Foster


$12 00


C. S. York, care of D. F. Foster 12 00


Dr. R. W. Bicknell, medical attendance.


18 75


$42 75


F. B. Woodward, undertaker's service for John


LeBuque $41 25


City of Lewiston, due from.


41 25


Total expenditure.


$110 50


DECORATING SOLDIERS' GRAVES.


Raised by town.


$10 00


Paid L. C. Records $5 00


W. F. Mitchell.


5 00


Total


$10 00


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REPAIRING CEMETERY.


Raised by town. $10 00


Paid D. L. Barker $12 00


Overdrawn


$2 00


WHITING SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.


Raised by town. .$150 00


Paid L. T. Monk $125 00


Unexpended


$25 00


ROAD ACCOUNT.


SNOW BILLS.


Raised by town.


. $500 00


Orders drawn:


H. A. Thompson $ 4 60


13 00


Charles H. Young


12 00


A. W. Jordan 4 00


H. R. Berry 3 50


L. A. DeCosta 2 48


P. C. Gammon. 05


2 40


J. V. Thurlow.


2 80


Edmon Bryant


7 00


A. C. Corliss 15 00


W. B. West


4 67


W. Nicholson


1 38


W. L. Park.


9 00


E. W. Turner 5 10


Mrs. C. M. Francis


4 80


Arthur Porter. 4 00


W. F. Mitchell. 2 80


L. M. Berry .


10 40


A. I. Oldham


12 40


T. B. W. Stetson


19 90


A. N. Leavitt. 90


Mabel S. Wood. 7 50


J. H. Gordon 1 50


David Dolan." 1 75


J. F. Davenport 6 00


Moses Young


6 40


C. C. Russell.


T. E. Ryerson .


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


F. W. Bryant. 2 80


B. C. Ludden 3 88


D. A. Goding. 5 60


A. L. Poland 5 60


J. C. Marston 1 90


C. E. Alley . 8 10


A. D. Howard. 3 00


L. T. Monk. 3 60


· H. E. Parsons 6 00


P. A. Davenport


6 00


Mrs. Julia Thorne.


: 60


H. M. Sampson.


9 90


O. E. Hardy


5 00


D. C. Gurney


28 10


J. W. Dunn.


1 60


Arthur Tyler


12 00


W. L. Libby


2 40


C. E. Hutchinso 4 40


D. L. Barker


3 00


Total $287 81


Unexpended $212 19


BUSH ACCOUNT.


Raised by town $200 00


Expended.


H. A. Thompson's Account.


Orders drawn:


W. S. Robinson. $ 9 50


E. S. McDonald. 14 88


5 25


T. W. Hammond


9 63


Leon Turner


7 50


Frank Gammon


3 50


L. A. DeCosta


10 60


Arthur Porter


1 75


L. T. Monk.


3 84


Mabel S. Wood.


7 00


H. A. Thompson.


15 00


W. A. Newton


16 00


Edmon Davis.


2 50


D. L. Barker. 3 00


-


Total


$109 95


E. C. Hammond


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


W. E. Russell's Account.


Orders drawn:


Percy Bartlett. $ 3 50


Moses Young


14 00


W. E. Russell


5 00


George Hewey


4 67


Will Hammond


2 67


Joe Lemieux.


6 67


Charles DeCosta


6 00


W. E. Poland.


14 87


Carroll Russell


7 00


C. B. Russell


7 00


Leon Poland.


4 72


Amos Barrell.


10 50


T. B. W. Stetson


7 00


W. L. Park


5 60


Total


$99 20


Grand total


$209 15


Overdrawn $9 15


STATE AID ROAD.


Raised by town.


$533 00


Received from State. 504 32


Total


$1,037 32


650 feet of road built in 1915.


Expended.


R. G. Sephens & Co., dynamite, cement and sup-


plies $ 94 13


Berger Mfg. Co., culverts. 125 00


G. W. Brown, labor and supplies. 21 51


W. E. Russell, labor and supplies. 93 68


G. L. Wadlin, supplies


1 61


R. A. Allen, shovels.


5 70


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O. E. Turner, sharpening drills


1 90


A. C. Corliss, use of scraper.


1 00


D. C. Gurney,


labor


123 60


Arthur Tyler,


107 10


William Hayford,


60


60 75


Fred Gurney,


55 00


D. C. Gurney Jr.,


66


19 77


George Hewey,


66


34 66


Lewis Hayford,


64 00


Charles DeCosta,


53 60


Frank Kilbreth,


1 50


Joe Lemieux,


16 00


Arthur Richards,


66


8 00


Will Hammond,


. (


27 00


Isaac Farnum,


54 00


P. L. Ripley,


27 00


Orlestus Fuller,


18 00


George Tucker,


19 00


Will Bisbee,


66


12 00


Arthur Tyler, plow-beam


1 50


Total


$1,047 01


Overdrawn


$9 69


W. E. RUSSELL, Road Commissioner.


STATE AID MAINTENANCE.


Raised by Town


$ 35 00


Allowed by State, 1915


113 97


Balance due from State, 1914


26 58


Amount available


$175 55


Raised by town


$ 35 00


Received from State


120 22


Balance due from State


20 33


Total


$175 55. .


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Expended.


S. E. Bradford


$ 4 50


W. A. Newton


24 75


H. A. Thompson


98 79


Leon Turner


13 00


H. R. Berry


17 50


O. E. Hardy


11 00


N. P. Records


6 00


James Gammon


2 51


Total


$178 05


Overdrawn


$2 50


H. A. THOMPSON, Road Commissioner.


SUMMER ROAD WORK.


REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.


Raised by town


$1,500 00


Expended.


H. A. Thompson's Account.


Good Roads Mch. Co., repairs $ 4 25


R. G. Stephens & Co., supplies 7 17


H. A. Thompson, labor and supplies 266 55


W. A. Newton, labor


75 25


S. E. Bradford, labor


72 00


N. P. Records, labor


31 00


John Mathews, labor


4 38


E. S. McDonald, labor 5 25


William Bisbee, labor


76 00


E. C. Hammond, labor 13 50


W. F. Mitchell, labor 2 40


Chester Doe, labor


12 00


George Canwell, labor


24 46


George Doe, labor 72 50


H. R. Berry, labor


9 00


Amos Barrell, labor


15 00


Leon Turner, labor


62 00


P. L. Ripley, labor


37


P. Bosworth, labor


2 00


C. N. DeCosta, labor 7 00


Porter Fogg, labor 1 75


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Arthur Jordan, labor 6 00


O. E. Hardy, labor


3 00


H. S. Virgin, labor


2 00


J. V. Thurlow, labor


10 25


E. F. Bryant, labor


1 40


J. H. Gordon, labor


2 25


T. W. Hammond, labor


14 00


E. E. Piper, labor :


6 31


Edmon Davis, labor


1 50


James Gammon, bridge plank


11 29


L. A. DeCosta, bridge plank,


1 75


J. G. Fogg


6 50


Arthur Chase, culverts, 1913 6 00


C. S. Mitchell, six horse reins, 1913 3 50


O. E. Turner, blacksmithing 1 00


Total $920 58


W. E. Russell's Account.


R. G. Stephens & Co., supplies $ 12 52


G. L. Wadlin, supplies 12 50


Berger Mfg. Co., culverts 33 90


M. A. Lombard, repairs 75


Robain Arsenualt, plank 25 40


W. E. Russell, labor and supplies


102 29


W. W. Farrar, labor


30 00


G. W. Brown, labor


15 00


David Dolan, labor


45 50


Isaac Farnum, labor


48 50.


P. L. Bartlett, labor


31 50


Emery Gurney, labor


5 00


Carl Russell, labor


2 00


Fred Gurney, labor 55 80


Amede Matheau, labor


55 50


Lewis Hayford, labor 52 50


Charles Farrington, labor


26 50


O. E. Hardy, labor 7 75


Henry Rioux, labor


3 00


Albert Rioux, labor


4 00


Simeon LeClair, labor


5 00


Dwight Parsons, labor


1 00


D. C. Gurney, labor


9 00


Frank Bragg, labor


10 20


Ralph Strout, labor 6 00


Paul St Cyr, labor


5 00


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Joshua Mackay, labor


16 25


Harold Ellingwood, labor


4 00


Ray Bragg, labor


5 00


Harold Parsons, labor


9 00


Arthur Tyler, labor


18 00


Will Hammond, labor


12 00


George Hewey, labor


2 00


E. Hammond, labor


1 75


A. D. Howard, labor


3 50


B. C. Ludden, labor


1 00


Nathaniel Thomas, labor


2 10


Ezra Keene, labor


7 50


J. G. Gammon, labor


: 00


Robain Arsenault, horse hire 128 50


R. A. Allen, grain and supplies 50 05


O. E. Turner, shoeing horses and hay 20 75


Joe Blanchard, hay 8 12


H. L. Curtis, board of F. Gurney and horses 3 20


Harry Phillips, stabling and R. R. ties 5 00


Good Roads Mch. Co. 4 25


Total


$920 08


Grand Total


$1,840 66


Overdrawn $340 66


TOWN CHARGES.


Raised by town. .$600 00


Expended.


E. D. Waterhouse, selectman. $100 00


G. W. Brown, selectman. 58 00


W. W. Farrar, selectman. 60 00


T. B. W. Stetson, clerk. , 00


W. L. Libby, treasurer 50 00


J. E. Irish, school committee.


4 25


W. L. Libby, school committee. 4 25


J. C. Marston, school committee. 4 25


F. W. Sanborn, printing reports, etc, 36 90


Loring, Short & Harmon, books, blanks, etc ..


13 02


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


D. A. Corliss, use of watering tub. 5 00


H. W. Bonney, service as sealer of weights. 1 50


W. and L. E. Curley, sealer's outfit. 6 16


Fred Holland, painting town hall. 34 23


G. W. Brown, paint and oil. 24 02


W. W. DeCoster, painting guide board. 1 00


Rumford Falls Trust Co., interest and revenue .. 26 73


Dr. F. W. Morse, record of births and deaths .. 1 00


Dr. R. W. Bicknell, record of births and deaths. 3 25 J. C. Marston, balance collector's salary, 1914. . 2 00


Chas. H. West, driving hearse. 4 00


Fred Gurney, watching fire


2 00


L. J. Corliss, interest on "Betsy Brown Fund". 4 00


C. S. Thurlow, collector's salary in part. 70 00


Dr. R. W. Bicknell, medical ex. of schools 5 00


Clinton S. Thurlow, collecting dog tax 9 00


Treasurer's cash expense. 5 22


Selectmen's cash expense. 27 55 -


Total


$570 33


Unexpended


$29 67


ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


Bills of 1915, C. S. Thurlow, Collector.


Decatur Irish, over age.


$ 3 00


Frank Gagniu, left town. 10 33


Total


$13 33


Use of Watering tubs:


George A. Holmes $5 00


J. H. Blanchard 5 00


W. J. Gammon 5 00


A. W. Jordan. 5 00


Sina Jones


5 00


Total


$25 00


Total abatement for the year.


$38 33


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


UNPAID TAXES, 1915.


Frank E. Andrews.


$34 75


Will Arsenault.


3 00


Arthur Bosworth ..


3 00


Prescott Bosworth.


8 00


Leon M. Berry


13 10


Roscoe J. Child.


3 00


Carroll L. Cole


3 00


D. J. Chamberlain.


7 70


W. W. DeCosta.


7 80


David Dolan


95


Frank Dagle.


3 00


Emery Gurney


: 00


Frank S. Gammon


2 35


Edgar C. Irish.


66 45


G. F. McKenney


5 35


Roy Moody


3 00


A. Matchieu.


3 00


Michael Perry


: 00


Will Robinson


00


N. P. Records


4 53


P. L. Ripley


5 45


L. C. Stetson.


3 00


Floyd A. Stetson


15 15


John V. Thurlow


28 67


Arthur N. Tyler


16 59


George S. Tucker 6 93


J. H. Blanchard. 5 06


Total


$271 83


TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS DUE.


E. D. Waterhouse, selectman. $115 00


G. W. Brown, selectman. 72 00


W. W. Farrar, selectman. 69 00


T. B. W. Stetson, clerk. 10 00


W. L. Libby, treasurer. 00


W. L. Libby, school committee 5 25


J. C. Marston, school committee 4 55


J. E. Irish, school committee. 6 25


C. S. Thurlow, fire inspector 10 00


C. S. Thurlow, truant officer 3 00


Total


$355 05


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STANDING OF THE TOWN.


Resources.


Cash in treasury $841 06


Due from C. S. Thurlow, collector, 1915. 271 83


City of Lewiston. 41 25


State high school tuition. 289 33


Tax deeds, 1913.


19 87


Tax deeds, 1914.


17 92


Trustees of Ministerial and school fund 18 90


For pulp and birch wood, estimated.


360 00


Total


$1,860 16


Liabilities.


Outstanding orders. $ 95 00


Outstanding bills, estimated. 40 00


Deposit from Betsy Brown's estate.


100 00


Town officers' bills due.


355 05


Total


$590 05


Balance favor of town


$1,270 11


EDWIN D. WATERHOUSE, GEORGE W. BROWN, WALTER W. FARRAR,


Selectmen of Hartford


Treasurer's Report


RECEIPTS.


Cash in treasury last report. $ 769 34


Town of Buckfield tuition 1914. . 105 07


F. F. Shedd, tax deed, cost and int 4 99


Robain Arsanault, tax deed, cost and int .. ..


31 72


School fund interest for year ending Feb. 1915 18 90


Pulp wood from town farm, 1914. 561 21


Cash from town farm. 1,035 04


Loan from Rumford Falls Trust Co. 1,000 00


J. C. Marston, collector, 1914. 41 36


C. S. Thurlow, collector, 1915 6,793 15


Dog licenses from town clerk.


102 00


Town of Buckfield, repairs on line, 1914. 9 29


Treasurer of State:


Dog licenses refunded. 58 00


Pension refunded. 48 00


Railroad and telegraph tax. 1 43


Common school fund.


515 41


School and mill fund


635 65


Equalization fund.


275 00


State aid maintenance


120 22


State aid roads. 504 32


High school tuition 272 00


Dynamite and use of horses 1 75


Town of Buckfield, tuition, 1915.


119 51


Town of Buckfield, repairs on Whiting 42 03


L. T. Monk for windows 2 00


$13,067 39


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PAYMENTS.


Town orders, 1914


$ 11 00


Town orders, 1915.


9,324 94


State tax ..


1,426 87


County tax.


313 52


Pension, state aid ..


48 00


Dog licenses to state treasurer.


102 00


Loan to Rumford Falls Trust Co.


1,000 00


Cash on hand.


841 06


$13,067 39


Respectfully submitted,


W. L. LIBBY, Treasurer.


Hartford, Me., Feb. 12, 1916.


School and Ministerial Fund. No report received.


Report of the


Superintendent of Schools


TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF HARTFORD :


. The schools of Hartford are in the best condition for a number of years. Despite the fact of small numbers and isolation from larger centers the interest for general improvement has been manifested both within and without the schools and this spirit will I trust increase in power until it has made its influence felt in every community.


In two of our schools we have employed experienced teachers and the improvement in the Whiting and Tyler schools has been marked.


In a town like ours where the schools are small and resources lim- ited it is impossible to employ teachers of long experience or highly trained. In our smallest schools I have employed High School gradu- ates, local girls, well informed as to conditions of our rural districts and the thoughts and desires of the communities served. In the opin- ion of your Superintendent these young teachers deserve great credit for the very intelligent and tactful manner of conducting their work, accepting advice and kindly criticism with the best of spirit and free- ly discussing their problems in teaching and discipline with him.


HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS.


Hartford has fifteen school boys and girls doing secondary work in the schools of Buckfield and Canton. Many of the pupils are of more than usual ability and have shown more of promise and development each year. Some of our boys and girls are the leaders in the social as well as the intellectual life of their respective schools.


The classification and membership are as follows:


Senior Class: Buckfield, Misses Brown, Davenport, Stetson, and Shirley Irish.


Juniors: Buckfield High, Misses Howard, and Palmer.


Sophomores: Buckfield High, Miss Richards, Masters Harold, Is- rael, Merle Gammon. Canton High, Clair Ludden, Helen Seike.


Freshmen: Buckfield High, Mildred Keene, Harris Palmer. Can- ton High, Ruth Gammon.


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TUITION.


There are now five tuition pupils in the elementary schools of other towns, one in Peru, two in Canton and two in Sumner. There are fif- teen of Hartford's pupils attending the secondary schools of other towns, three in Canton and twelve in Buckfield.


TEXT BOOKS.


Last year the town appropriated only fifty dollars for text books. I think the text books of a rural school are vital necessities and our State law makes provision that free text books must be furnished. We need a new set of Arithmetics, the books now in use are not uniform as to text and have become much worn and a change should be made at once to prevent waste of time and guard the health of the children. The cost of exchanging books will not exceed twenty-five dollars. We need new maps in all our schools. I trust the sum recommended will be granted as it is a smaller per capita cost than is raised by most towns.


REPAIRS.


The care exercised by our Committee in the judicious expenditure of public money entitles them to the gratitude of the taxpayers.


Two of our buildings have been shingled, two fitted with new win- dows and doors, three painted on the inside and one on the outside, four have had the ceiling whitened and two have been papered.


This work has changed the interiors of our school-rooms so that we may claim that they are above the average of the rural buildings in small towns like ours.


A lot has been purchased for the Whiting school and I think it well to mention some of the things accomplished in this district by Mrs. Conwell and the community. There has been the most hearty co-oper- ation on the part of parents and school with the following results: two mothers' meetings, two sociables, a Christmas tree. Fine pictures have been presented by Mrs. Mabel Wood and Mrs. John DeCosta. A new clock has been purchased and with the pictures add greatly to the appearance of the room.


One of the most pleasing features of this community work was the generous presentation of fifty books by Mrs. H. P. Gilman for the purpose of founding a school library. Other contributions have been received and Mr. W. L. Libby has built a new book-case for the books.


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I mention this because I firmly think that this is all worth doing and hope that the teachers and parents of other districts will follow the example set.


TO THE UNION-DISTRICT.


Our work has been carried on with the desire to make the most of the resources at our command and to promote the welfare, advance the interests, and secure the true education of our children.


This year we have had the opportunity of testing the efficiency of the new law for the certification of teachers. Under the provisions of the law all teachers must hold temporary permits or regular certifi- cates issued by the State. Certificates are granted upon satisfactory examination to teachers who are graduates of a standard secondary school or who have a fitting equivalent to such a course and to teach- ers of two years' service and satisfactory fitness.


In the opinion of your Superintendent this law has had two effects in districts like ours. It has made the experienced teacher more diffi- cult to obtain at the salary formerly paid. Second, the small rural schools are obtaining a better class of teachers as all must have a full four years of secondary school training and discipline and pass the State examinations before receiving a certificate. This is leading to a more careful consideration of the review of elementary school work in the secondary schools and many of our Senior Class girls are com- ing to regard this as one of the best features of the 4th year's work.


Sometimes, the efficiency of a school system is judged by the per cent. of pupils that try to secure a secondary school education.


I find very good conditions in our district and submit them to you. The per cent. of secondary school attendance based on the census of 1910 and the attendance in the schools 1915-16. Buckfield has 3 1-2 per cent., Hebron 4 1-2 per cent., Hartford 2 1-2 per cent .. The av- erage of the State is about 2 per cent., of cities like Lewiston, 1 per cent., like Portland, 2 1-2 per cent., showing that our present rural school system with all its faults is doing good work.


The condition of school property has been improved from year to year and the good work accomplished this year in the interior of the school buildings by the judicious use of paint, paper and pictures has been an inspiration to all who have come in contact with it.


Many towns are now taking advantage of the aid offered by the State to secure a teacher of Domestic Science, or Manual Training. The State offers to pay two-thirds of the salary of such teachers.


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


Our towns could readily meet the expenses by uniting and employ- ing a teacher for the District. This would mean a small equipment in order to carry on the work, but this district is helping to pay for the privileges that other towns are enjoying and I can see no reason why our children should not partake of the advantages made possible by the offer of the State.


Thanking each member of our School Committee for their support and many aids extended in the interests of our work, this report is,


Respectfully submitted,


FLORENT WHITMORE, Supt. of Schools.


Hartford, Me., Feb. 15, 1916.


School Report


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Resources.


Unexpended balance


$ 117 54


Raised by town


1,000 00


Common School Fund and Mill Tax 1,151 06


Buckfield (tuition)


119 51


Equalization Fund


275 00


Ministerial School Fund


18 90


$2,682 01


Expenditures.


Teachers Salaries


$1,970 00


Fuel


97 62


Janitors


47 35


Tuition


77 55


Conveyance


273 00


$2,465 52


Unexpended Balance


$216 49


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


TABULAR SCHOOL STATEMENT


Schools


Teacher


Salary


No. of Weeks


Total


Spring Term


Bear Mountain Dorothy Palmer


$ 7.50


10


75.00


Center.


Ruth Pearson


9.50


10


95.00


Line


Marion Emerson


8.00


10


80.00


Town Farm


Tena Bonney


7.50


10 75.00


Tyler.


Annie Goodrich


9.00


10 90.00


Union


Ralph Nowland


9.00


9


81.00


Whiting


Mrs. M. O. Curtis.


2.50


10


25 00


Arthur L. Bennett


2.00


10


20 00


Fall Term


Bear Mountain


Lena Russell.


$ 7.00


12


$ 84.00


Center


Ellen S. Cole


10.50


12


126.00


Line


Mildred Sampson


7.50


12


90.00


Town Farm


Tena Bonney


8.00


12 96.00


Tyler.


Doris Plummer


10.00


12


120.00


Union


Laura Tobie.


9.00


12


108.00


Whiting


Clara Canwell


9.00


12


108.00


Mrs. M. O. Curtis.


2.50


12 30.00


Winter Term


Bear Mountain Lena Russell


7.50


9


$ 67.50


Center.


Tena Bonney


9:50


9


85.50


Line


Mildred Sampson


7.50


9


67.50


Town Farm.


Hattie Russell .


7.50


9


67.50


Union


Laura Tobie


9.00


5


45.00


Leora Berry


9.00


5


45.00


Tyler .


Doris M. Plummer


10.00


9 90.00


Whiting


Clara Canwell


9 00


9 81 00


Glover.


Angie Rowe (unfinished) ...


7.00


4 28 00


$ 577.00


Edelle Cushman.


9.00


10


90.00


$ 631.00


$ 762.00


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


FUEL.


W. L. Libby $15 75


J. C. Marston 16 00


M. T. Ford. 12 50


C. H. Berry


: 50


L. T. Monk


13 12


W. W. Farrar


12 50


Raymond Berry


1 00


Ezra Keene


13 25


$97 62


CONVEYANCE.


Marion Stetson


$ 8 00


Arthur Bennett


9 00


J. W. Thompson 38 00


Arthur Jordan 44 00


Arthur Bennett 11 10


Frank Andrews 6 40


Percy Gammons 80 00


F. J. Farnum 27 00


W. L. Parks


36 00


Arthur L. Bennett


13 50


$273 00


JANITOR.


Spring term 1915


$10 35


Fall term 1915


21 00


Winter term 1915-16


16 00


$47 35


TUITION.


Town of Peru


$11 00


Town of Canton




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