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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01847 6835
GC 974.102 B67AR, 1909
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
OF THE
Townof Bowdoin
MAINE
WITH REPORTS OF
Treasurer, School Committee, Auditor Clerk and Superintendent of Schools For the Year Ending February 22 1909
BATH, MAINE TIMES COMPANY, PRINTERS 1909
Allen County Public Library
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
OF THE
Townof Bowdoin
MAINE
WITH REPORTS OF
Treasurer, School Committee, Auditor Clerk and Superintendent of Schools For the Year Ending February 22 1909
BATH, MAINE TIMES COMPANY, PRINTERS 1909
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1908
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor
CHAS. H. ALLEN S. W. NELSON N. DOUGHTY
Town Clerk DANIEL S. JAQUES
Treasurer GEO. L. COOMBS
Constable and Collector GEO. L. ALLEN
Constables
THOMAS RAND GEO. L. ALLEN
Town Agent CHAS. H. ALLEN
Auditor F. S. ADAMS
School Committee
A. P. SMALL F. S. ADAMS W. L. MALOON
Superintendent of Schools FANNIE J. MARSHALL
Board of Health
T. T. WHITNEY D. A. COOMBS W. L. MALOON
Allen County Public Library
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
The Selectmen of the town of Bowdoin respectfully submit the following statement of the financial condition of the Town for the Municipal year from Feb. 22, 1908 to Feb. 22, 1909, with the resources and liabilities :
VALUATION
Resident real estate
$184,900 00
Non-resident real estate
64,288 00
Resident personal property
41,600 00
Non-resident personal property
27,098 00
317,886 00
Number of taxable polls 185.
Amount assessed per poll $3.00.
Rate of taxation .0157.
ASSESSMENTS
State tax
$922 13
County tax
396 29
Highways
1,000 00
Schools
1,250 00
Town Expense
500 00
Snow bills
25 00
State Road
51 00
Better Education of Youth
200 00
Repairs on Schoolhouses
150 00
Text Books
100 00
Support of Poor
250 00
Finish paying for Monument
56 56
Gravel Road north Geo. C. Lancaster's
100 00
4
Gravel Road from Jaques Scholhouse north
200 00
Gravel Road near C. H. Johnson's
100 00
Hutchins Bridge 75 00
Overlay
169 83
Supplementary tax
45 78
$5,591 59
SCHOOL
Paid better education of youth
$413 33
Unexpended balance
16 50
$429 83
Appropriation
$200 00
Received from State
229 83
$429 83
COMMON SCHOOLS
DR.
State School fund
$1,164 27
Appropriation
1,250 00
School books
100 00
Repairs and supplies
150 00
Supplies sold
50
Rent on Schoolhouse
4 50
Overdrawn balance
57 14
$2,726 4I
CR.
Paid teaching
$2,293 50
Repairs
157 43
Books
118 92
Fuel
109 78
Transporting scholars
4I 20
Overdrawn balance 1907
5 58
$2,726 41
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CONTINGENT
Harry C. Webber, printing town reports $79 80 Loring, Short & Harmon, town books and sta- tionery 33 10
R. W. Goss, vital statistics
I 25
W. L. Maloon, hunting brown-tail moth
2 75
N. C. Curtis, hunting brown-tail moth
30
N. S. Card, sheep killed
42 00
A. D. Chase, sheep killed
59 75
W. E. Tarr, sheep killed
16 50
W. L. Maloon, sheep killed
63 75
J. S. Allen, sheep killed
6 00
W. C. Batchelder, sheep killed 3 00
L. C. Wheeler, sheep killed 16 50
R. L. Rideout 21 00
D. A. Coombs
II 25
L. C. Wheeler
6 75
W. C. Batchelder
25 50
W. L. Maloon
36 00
A. D. Chase
4 50
A. R. Briry
6 00
318 50
W. L. Maloon, expense fumigating D. Fournier and J. Chandler 8 74
C .A. Carlton, service as police July 4 I 50
W. L. Maloon, fumigating material 2 40
W. Graves, fighting fire
I 50
I. W. Gilbert, M.D., vital statistics
25
Geo. L. Allen, killing dog
I 00
Geo. M. Staples, fighting fire
7 50
Arthur Purinton I 20
Use of Grange Hall, Selectmen and School Committee 10 00
A. P. Small, service on School Board 8 .00
C. H. Allen, Selectman, Assessor and Over- seer of Poor 65 00
6
C. H. Allen, use of team 15 25
C. H. Allen, services as Road Commissioner, 16 25
C. H. Allen, cash paid out I 00
C. H. Allen, stationery and postage 2 50
S. W. Nelson, Selectman, Assessor and Over- seer of Poor 47 30
S. W. Nelson, use of team 6 65
S. W. Nelson, cash paid out 3 28
S. W. Nelson, Road Commissioner
6 00
N. Doughty, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor 43 50
N. Doughty, service as Road Commissioner 4 00
N. Doughty, use of team 3 00
John Small, Truant Officer 4 50
Andrew Burns, wood and care of Town House
2 00
Geo. L. Allen, Collector 1908 III 83
Geo. L. Allen, tax bills and postage 6 00
Mrs. Fannie Marshal, Supt. Schools 90 00
A. M. Gerry, stationery I IO
H. E. Coolidge, counsel
5 00
I. C. Irish, vital statistics 4 75
F. S. Adams, School Committee 4 50
5 00
E. L. Wilson, M.D.
I 00
W. L. Maloon, Board of Health
5 00
W. L. Maloon, Record Book ,Board of Health
65
B. D. Coombs, expense getting town reports printed 2 70
B. D. Coombs, glass for Town House 20
J. F. Mulligan, Ballot Clerk 3 00
W. L. Maloon, Ballot Clerk 3 00
Geo. L. Coombs, Treasurer 20 00
T. T. Whitney, Board of Health 3 50
D. S. Jaques, copying Valuation Book 3 00
Geo. L. Coombs, postage 5 43
D. S. Jaques, Clerk 8 50
W. L. Maloon, School Committee
1
7
D. S. Jaques, vital statistics
6 15
D. S. Jaques, postage
80
$979 04
Appropriation
$500 00
Received sheep killed by dogs
318 50
Overdrawn Account
160 54
$979 04
SUPPORT OF POOR
Me. Insane Hospital, support Abizer Purinton $ 5 36
Me. Insane Hospital, support Abizer Purinton 50 06
Me. Insane Hospital, support Abizer Purinton 39 43
Me. Insane Hospital, support Abizer Purinton 45 50
Me. Insane Hospital, support Abizer Purinton 34 14
Samuel Rand, support Jane Polley
16 50
Samuel Rand, support Jane Polley
22 50
Samuel Rand, support Jane Polley
22 92
Rev. Paul Curtis, officiating Jane Polley
I 00
I. H. Holbrook, opening grave Jane Polley
2 00
F. E. Crosman, casket, box and robe Jane Polley
25 00
C. H. Allen, going after casket, etc. 2 00
A. Purinton, cloth Jane Polley 60
$267 OI
Appropriation
$250 00
Overdrawn
17 OI
$2,67 0I
ABATEMENTS.
B. A. Mensman, as per vote of town 17 80
R. E. Rogers, horses
I 26
R. E. Rogers, land
79
R. W. Beckwith
I 17
N. H. and H. J. Coombs
6 27
E. E. Buker, horse
39
W. T. Hall, wood lot 1906, 1907, 1908
4 99
8
Theodore Lang, poll Albra Small, horse James M. Tarr, poll
3 00
38
3 00
$39 05
HIGHWAY ALLOWANCES.
Albert Stearns
$3 50
John Blake
3 50
I. H. Holbrook
2 00
O. R. Townsend
2 00
A. P. Small
I 00
$12 00
WATERING TROUGHS
Everett Allen
$2 00
Everett Cornish
2 00
Mrs. Lizzie Adams
2 00
B. D. Coombs
2 00
$8 00
· WINTER WORK
DEC. I, 1907, TO FEB. 22, 1908
John Small
$3 73
J. P. Denham & Son
I 94
Isaac H. Holbrook
75
Joel S. Allen
67
C. H. Allen
75
Frank Lambert
I 00
W. C. Batchelder
I 40
H. S. Wardsworth
I 40
Elbridge Verney
80
W. L. Maloon
I 05
W C. Batchelder
4I
9
W. A. Pratt
4I
L. A. Prout
75
W. A. Adams
70
James Parris
50
Chas. Arno
60
M. G. Keay
35
John Barrett
I
40
Nelson Danforth
I IO
Chas. Fickett
30
Joseph Ward
2 00
John F. Grant
2 00
E. E. Purinton
2 00
J. C. Haigh
7 65
Rufus Mallihan
83
Martin Green
75
James Rideout
30
Samuel Smith
67
L. F. Rideout
50
Anson M. Clark
2 55
Noble Reed
I 05
Geo. Polley
35
$40 66
Appropriation
$25 00
Overdrawn
15 66
$40 66
LABOR
FROM FEB. 22, 1908 TO DEC. 1, 1908
W. C. Batchelder
$ 1 58
E. H. Jordan
68
L. A. Prout
I 05
J. S. and C. H. Allen
14 33
A. D. Chase
8 75
John Decovin
15
Charles Arno
I 20
IO
Alonzo Purinton
3 85
T. T. Whitney
1 65
Henry M. Webber
2 80
James W. Card
2 65
E. W. Carver
3 00
Marshall Merriman
15
Charles Potter
15
Albert Curtis
4 30
Sidney Skelton
60
J. O. Roberts
I 95
George Curtis
45
C. M. Marshall
I 50
Michael Dancause
2 50
C. B. Smith
3 05
N. Danforth
5 25
A. F. Webster
5 IO
James Berke
I 50
Grant Wood
9 00
R. S. Carr
16 28
Dennis Fournier
5 00
W. A. Pratt
60
Elisha Maloon
75
Lester Rideout
30
James Rideout
3 00
Walter Rideout
I 50
John Decovin
I 50
James Parris
3 50
A. D. Chase
5 10
W. E. Johnson
3 00
J. S. Allen
2 55
N. Danforth
6 00
W. L. Small
3 60
Edwin Rideout
I 50
I. H. Holbrook
16 75
John Small
2 40
W. O. Adams
3 75
II
Hiram Powers
I 65
Alonzo Starbird
I 50
Noble Reed
3 00
Walter Douglass
6 85
I. H. Berke
4 35
Hiram Powers
I 50
Silas Ackley
3 00
Grant Wood
80
R. S. Carr
I 75
E. T. Buker and P. West
5 85
Anson Clark
I 65
Ed. Shune
I 50
E. O. Tarr
17 52
Edwin Babb
I 50
Ed. Smith
I 50
A. G. Buker
2 40
Charles Bowen
7 50
Henry Starbird
I 65
J. O. Roberts & Son
II 20
George Curtis
5 25
Albert Curtin
12 25
Mary Wisheu
I 40
Albert Stearns
7 00
Fred Roberts
3 15
Albert Curtis
4 90
Elisha Webber
2 25
F. P. Small
2 10
Charles Trufant
3 00
Charles Fickett
45
N. Doughty
15 00
Samuel Smith
7 21
J. P. Denham
3 60
Elmer Prince
30
James Grady
18 45
W. A. Wheeler
75
Joseph Cox
8 28
12
Charles Purinton
7 55
T. T. Whitney
3 3I
A. P. Small
2 30
J. H. Cox
20
C. W. Purinton
15
R. L. Rideout
4 00
S. A. Bickford
4 40
C. B. Smith
2 45
George Staples
38
Charles Fickett
30
Charles Potter
15
M. C. Merriman
I5
N. Doughty
5 50
A. F. Webster
I 80
Everett Rogers
3 00
F. B. Coombs
75
Horace Purinton
3 00
Grant Wood
7 00
L. A. Prout
6 75
A. P. Small
6 83
C. M. Marshall
I 00
Dennis Fournier
2 00
C. H. Allen
3 50
I. H. Holbrook
50
N. Danforth
75
Alonzo Starbird
6 75
Hiram Powers
I 13
William McIver
9 00
Fred Strout
3 50
Charles Trufant
3 00
Alonzo Starbird
75
Elisha Webber
I 50
Charles Fickett
3 00
Joel S. Allen
5 00
I. H. Holbrook
I 20
Craven Johnathan
I 20
13
C. B. Smith
30
Fred Strout
15
Rob. Bickford
60
Joseph Schnerr
I 50
J. O. Roberts
2 40
E. E. Cornish
I 65
N. Doughty
5 35
S. A. Bickford
11 20
Rob. Rickford
3 00
Geo. W. Gowell
4 50
W. S. Douglass
4 00
F. B. Coombs
90
Edwin Rideout
2 75
Lewis Allen
I 80
W. C. Batchelder
4 05
W. L. Small
80
W. A. Pratt
86
E. H. Jordan
2 25
W. L. Maloon
I 80
Harry Pierson
I 50
L. F. Rideout
5 70
John Small
30
A. D. Chase
14 15
Johnson Seed Potato Co.
6 50
A. R. Higgins
3 00
John Decovin
I 00
Percy Lane
I 40
·
James Cornish
70
A. F. Webster
I 85
Zacheus Small
30
George R. Polley
I 50
Samuel Smith
3 44
Charles H. Arno
4 20
John F. Grant
50
Ed. Sheene
90
A. M. Clark
2 25
14
John Smith
4 50
Charles Williams
2 10
Andrew Byrns
10 85
Joseph Cornish
7 60
C. A. Carlton
1 75
Eaton Hardware Co.
2 00
Grant Wood
21 70
Isaac Bowen
I 50
Alfred McIver
1 50
James Grady
1 50
S. C. Adams
3 30
B. D. Coombs
I 52
J. P. Denham & Son
2 10
W. L. Small
3 18
Alonzo Purinton
I 29
George L. Coombs
4 15
Geo. L. Allen, 4,375M plank @ $16.00
70 00
L. A. Prout
2 83
E. E. Rogers
1 00
J. A. Berk
90
J. C. Haigh
2 00
George L. Allen
3 00
Elisha Webber
I 50
$1,010 08
Appropriation
$898 00
Overdrawn balance
II2 08
$1,010 08
ROAD MACHINE
C. H. Allen
$48 00
Joseph Cornish
56 00
Andrew Byrns
56 00
Harry Haigh
48 00
15
R. S. Carr
56 00
Grant Wood
48 00
$312 00
GRAVELING JAQUES ROAD
Joseph Cornish
$24 50
T. W. Skelton
31 50
R. S. Carr
3 50
Elisha Webber
9 00
T. P. Small
12 00
C. M. Marshall
2 62
F. M. Currier
13 50
Harry Haigh
7 00
M. C. Merriman
I 50
N. Doughty
18 00
Charles Trufant
· 15 00
Albert Stearns
12 25
Albert Curtis
17 50
Alfred McIver
15 00
Charles Fickett
15 00
$197 87
Unexpended balance
2 13
Appropriation
$200 00
$200 00
GRAVELING JOHNSON ROAD
Edwin Rideout
$17 50
A. R. Higgins
3 00
L. C. Wheeler
4 75
S. C. Potter
6 25
Joel S. Allen
8 00
N. Danforth
5 25
Francis Hall
7 50
A. P. Small
14 00
W. L. Maloon
17 50
16
Dennis Fournier
6 50
C. H. Allen
2 00
(). R. Townsend
2 00
2 25
Wallace Babb Unexpended balance
3 50
$100 00
Appropriation
$100 00
$100 00
GRAVELING PURINTON ROAD
Horace Purinton
$ 6 37
Grant Wood
14 88
Harry Haigh
16 88
R. S. Carr
2 00
Rufus Mallilian
6 38
William Ackley
13 02
Frank Small
15 76
Alonzo Starbird
8 63
Silas Ackley
4 88
S. W. Nelson
IO 25
Unexpended balance
95
1
$100 00
Appropriation
$100 00
$100 00
HUTCHINS BRIDGE
L. A. Prout
$20 25
Joel S. Allen
20 25
J. W. Cornish
15 25
Elisha Webber
6 75
D. A. Coombs
7 87
Charles Potter
10 18
Marshall Merriman
9 75
Farwell Mills Derrick
3 75
Lewis Fulton, stone
10 00
Appropriation
$75 00
Overdrawn
29 05
$104 05
$104 05
17
STATE ROAD
George Gillispie
$12 50
R. S. Carr
25 00
Grant Wood
I 75
Harry Haigh
32 35
Samuel C. Adams
15 75
E. E. Buker
12 35
H. H. Cole
13 45
George W. Gowell
12 00
Alonzo Starbird
13 65
C. A. Carlton
IO 95
John Lewis
20 00
Corrugated Culvert
25 30
S. W. Nelson, cartage, freight and cement
2 50
S. W. Nelson
20 10
Robert Bickford
10 50
W. O. Adams
7 50
A. P. Small
13 82
W. F. Cornish
IO 67
Grant Wood
32 35
Alonzo Starbird
75
Silas Ackley
15 15
Frank Small
30 80
George T. Small
3 00
D. A. Coombs
2 00
B. D. Coombs, railing
1 00
$344 89
Appropriation
$51 00
Set aside general highway
102 00
Received from State
191 25
Overdrawn balance
64
$344 89
18
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT
Paid Lewiston Monumental Works Fred Harding Unexpended balance
$35 00
24 95
4 00
$63 95
Appropriation
$56 56
Unexpended balance 1907
7 39
$63 95
RECAPITULATION
DR.
Balance due from 1907
$694 30
Commitment to George L. Allen
5,545 81
Dog license of 1907 refunded
67 95
Received Town Clerk, dog license 1908
90 00
Rec'd. of State improved roads
300 00
State burial expense Sara Preston
35 00
B. D. Coombs, selling explosives
1 00
State, better education of youth
229 83
State improved roads 1908
191 25
State, sheep killed by dogs
318 50
W. L. Maloon, use of Schoolhouse
4 50
F. J. Marshall, supplies sold W. H. Douglas, auctioneer's license
2 00
Supplementary Tax
45 78
Sara Small Fund
100 00
School Fund and Mill Tax
1,164 27
Interest on Sara Small Fund
8 32
Interest on Special Deposit
33
$8,799 34
RESOURCES
CR.
School orders paid
$3,134 16
Pauper orders
267 OI .
.
50
19
Monument orders
59 95
State Road orders
345 19
Contingent orders
979 04
Highway orders
1,050 74
Jaques Road
197 87
Johnson Road
96 50
Purinton Road
99 05
Hutchins' Bridge
104 05
Abatement orders
39 05
$6,372 61
Paid State Tax
854 18
County Tax
396 29
Dog license paid State Treasurer
90 00
Sara Small Fund deposited
100 00
Paid D. S. Jaques, Treasurer of South Bowdoin
Cemetery Interest on deposit
8 32
$7,821 40
Due from George L. Coombs
$977 94
State better education of youth
204 67
State dog license 1908
90 00
$1,272 61
Respectfully submitted.
CHAS. H. ALLEN, S. W. NELSON, N. DOUGHTY,
Selectmen of Bowdoin.
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REPORT OF TREASURER
DR.
To balance due from 1907 $694 30
Commitment to Geo. L. Allen 5,545 81
Dog license of 1907 refunded 67 95
Received of Town Clerk for 1908 dog license 90 00
Received of State for improved roads 1907
300 00
Received of State for burial expense of Sarah Preston 35 00
Received of B. D. Coombs, selling explosives
July 4
I 00
Received of State for better education of youth 229 83
Received of State for improved roads 1908
191 25
Received of State for sheep killed by dogs 318 50
Received of W. L. Maloon for use of school- house 4 50
Received of F. J. Marshall, supplies sold
50
Received of W. L. Douglas, auctioneer's license 2 00
Received of State School Fund and Mill Tax 1,164 27
Supplemental Tax 45 87
Interest on Special Deposit
33
Sarah Small Fund 100 00
Interest on Sarah Small Fund
8 32
$8,799 34
CR.
By School orders paid $3,134 16
Pauper orders paid 267 0I
Monument orders paid 59 95
21
State Road orders
345 95
Contingent orders
979 04
Highway orders paid
1,548 21
Abatement orders
39 05
Paid State Tax
$6,372 61 854 18
County Tax
396 29
Dog license paid State Treasurer
90 00
Sarah Small Fund deposited
100 00
Paid D. S. Jaques, Treas. South Bowdoin Ceme- tery, interest 8 32
Due from Geo. L. Coombs, Treasurer
977 94
$8,799 34
Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. COOMBS, Treasurer.
Town of Bowdoin, Feb. 20, 1909.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE CITIZENS OF BOWDOIN :
I respectfully report that I have audited the books, once accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer of the town of Bowdoin for the fiscal year ending Feb. 20, 1909, found them correct with the proper vouchers on file.
The financial standing of the Town as represented by them in their annual report herewith submitted is a correct transcript from the books of the Town.
F. S. ADAMS, Auditor.
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SCHOOL REPORT
According to the census taken the first of April, 1908, there were 292 persons between the ages of five and twenty- one years residing in town.
The whole number attending spring school was 189; average 166. . Fall attendance 204; average 183. Winter 159 ; average 141.
RESOURCES
Appropriation
$1,250 00
State School Fund
1,164 27
Supplies sold
50
Unexpended balance
54 14
$2,468 91
1
EXPENDITURES
Paid teachers for spring term
$755 00
Paid teachers for fall term
801 00
Paid teachers for winter term
737 50
Paid fuel
109 78
Paid transportation
41 20
Unexpended balance
24 43
$2,468 91
REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES.
Appropriation
$150 00
Rent Verney Schoolhouse
4 50
$154 50
23
EXPENDITURES
W. L. Maloon, table for Starbird School
$3 00
H. M. Webber, painting 21 50
Fred Strout, painting 24 25
Mrs. E. M. Babb
1 00
Mrs. L. C. Starbird
I 00
E. Plummer & Son
II 75
E. E. White
34 85
Edwin E. Carver
I 00
Eugene T. Buker, old bill
3 00
E. E. Cornish
IO 95
F. S. Adams
8 68
W. L. Maloon
6 60
Alonzo Purinton
13 28
A. M. Brown
85
C. E. Carlton
25
B. D. Coombs
5 25
Chester Stone
2 00
Arthur Card
50
A. P. Small
6 97
Henry Gillespie
25
E. S. Webber
50
$157 43
Resources
154 50
Overdrawn
$2 93
TEXT BOOKS
By appropriation
$100 00
Balance from 1907
15 70
$115 70
Paid D. C. Heath
$40 84
American Book Co.
31 20
Edward Babb
41 18
B. H. Sanborn
5 70
$118 92
Overdrawn
$3 22
24
BETTER EDUCATION OF YOUTH
By Appropriation
$200 00
Received from State
229 83
$429 83
EXPENDITURES
Paid for Tuition
$413 33
Unexpended balance
16 50
$429 83
FUEL ACCOUNT
Paid Charles Williams
$22 50
Bert Southard
75
L. C. Wheeler
6 00
Charles W. Purinton
IO 50
Andrew Pratt
6 28
Fred Roberts
24 75
F. J. Mulligan
I 75
Charles C. Small
6 00
Fred J. Roberts
5 00
Herbert Barrett
50
Charles Williams
2 25
L. C. Wheeler
2 25
Scott Small
9 50
E. S. Webber
I 00
George L. Allen
9 50
S. W. Nelson
I 25
$109 78
SCHOOL STATISTICS
SPRING TERM
Name of School
Name of Teacher
No. of Pupils
Av. No. Pupils
No. of weeks
Wages per week
Amt. Paid Teachers
Jaques
Lillie A. Polley
13
12
10
$7 00
$70 00
Adams
Marcia Paine
25
22
10
7 00
70 00
Purinton
Sadie Curtis
15
14
10
6 00
60 00
Ward
Gertrude Small
10
9
10
5 00
50 00
J. Small
Marion Webster
13
12
10
6 00
60 00
Carr
Angie Carter
18
16
10
7 00
70 00
Center
M. C. Small
23
21
10
7 00
70 00
Starbird
Florence Keay
13
12
9
5 50
49 50
Wood
Augusta Booker
10
9
10
6 00
60 00
Wheeler
Clara Allen
13
10
11
6 50
71 50
West Bowdoin
Granville Purinton
24
19
10
6 50
65 00
Borough
Harry Card
12
10
10
6 59
65 00
FALL TERM
Jaques
Lillie Polley
18
17
10
7 00
70 00
Adams
M. E. Paine
27
24
10
7 00
70 00
Purinton
Sara Temple
16
15
10
6 50
65 00
Ward
Gertrude Small
10
9
10
5 50
55 00
J. Small
Marion Webster
17
15
10
7 00
70 00
Carr
Angie Carter
14
13
10
7 00
70 00
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No. of pupils
Av. No. pupils
No. of weeks
Wages per week
Amt. paid Teachers
Center
M. C. Small
22
19
10
7 00
70 00
Starbird
Florence Keay
19
17
10
6 00
60 00
Wood
Augusta Booker
10
9
10
6 00
60 00
Wheeler
Lila Garland
16
14
10
6 50
65 00
West Bowdoin
Effie Pottle
24
22
10
7 50
75 00
Borough
Harry Card
11
9
10
6 50
65 00
WINTER TERM
Jaques
Lillie Polley
17
15
9
7 00
63 00
Adams
M. E. Paine
24
15
9
7 00
63 00
Purinton
Sara Temple
14
13
9
7 00
63 00
Ward
Florence Matthews
10
6
9
5 50
49 50
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J. Small
Marion Webster
11
10
9
7 00
63 00
Carr
Hattie Campbell
10
9
9
7 00
63 00
Center
M. C. Small
19
16
9
7 00
63 00
Starbird
Florence Keay
16
14
9
6 00
60 00
Wood
Augusta Booker
8
7
9
6 00
54 00
Wheeler
Lila Garland
9
8
9
6 50
58 50
West Bowdoin
Harry Taylor
24
20
9
8 50
76 50
Borough
Harry Card
11
8
9
6 5)
58 50
Lillia
Lillian Small
2 50
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ROLL OF HONOR
Names of scholars not absent one-half day for term :
SPRING TERM
Ernest Bickford, Nellie Bickford, Edna Buker, Eva Buker, Florence Buker, Gladys Small, Alice Curtis, Henry Roberts, Grace Roberts, Cora Roberts, Minard Roberts, Louise Anderson, Roy Anderson, George Anderson, Ger- trude Coombs, Robert Coombs, George Coombs, Charles Coombs, Chester Taylor, Charles Taylor, Carroll Merrow, Florence Parris, Beatrice Parris, Lelia Parris, Ella Wagg, Herbert Barrett, Lester Barrett, Edward McIver, Clarence Whittemore, Marie Ackley, Grace Babb, William Bailey, Margaret McAvena, Vivian Starbird, Ruby Williams, Carol Williams, Edith Avery, Willie Buker, Clara Marshall, Horace Marshall, Amy Southard, Ralph Southard, Jennie Southard, Jennie Tarr, Arthur Carr, Cyrus Carr, Cyrus Purinton, George Purinton, Erland Rogers, Carmalene Rogers, Edwyn Sylver, Lavina Sylver, Herman Woods, Alice Woods, Hattie Card, Milton Small, Dwight Webber, Urban Small, Ida Allen, Effie Pratt.
FALL TERM
Lizzie Douglas, Lula Douglass, Otis Douglass, Oscar Douglass, Cyrus Purinton, George Purinton ,Erland Rog- ers, Carmalene Rogers, George Rogers, Amy Southard, Ralph Southard, Mildred. Southard, Clara Marshall, Horace Marshall , Marie Ackley, William Bailey, Roland Purinton, Harold Starbird, Ruby Williams, Carol Williams, Edward McIver, Minnie Whitmore, Clarence Whitimore, Ella Wagg, George Anderson, Roy Anderson, Mary Byras, George M. Coombs, Charles Coombs, Florence Cornish, Martin Smith, Grace Roberts, Cora Roberts, Minard Rob- erts, Florence Buker, Edna Buker, Eva Buker, Gladys Small, Oscar Hatch, Wallace Hatch, Effie Pratt, Gracie Small, Urban Small, Ida Allen, Ruby Maloon, Chester
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Rideout ,Ella Rideout, Milton Small, Allan Hall, Dwight Webber, Carl Webber, Lawrence Webber, Hattie Card.
WINTER TERM
Angie Babb, Grace Babb, Margaret McAvena, Vivian Starbird, William Bailey, Carlton Bailey, Roland Purinton, Harold Starbird, Bernard Starbird, Lewis Brown, Leon Marshall, Clara Marshall, Horace Marshall, Ezza Webber, Ralph Matthews, Ralph Southard, Mildred Southard, Ar- thur Batchelder, Essie Pratt, Edna Buker, Ernest Bickford, Florence Buker, Oscar Hatch, Wallace Hatch, Gladys Small, Ida Allen, Arthur E. Card, Clifford Card, John L. Prout, Harry Small, Ethel W. Small, Dwight Webber, Carl Webber, Lawrence Webber, Roy Anderson, Louise Ander- son, George Anderson, Mary Byras, Gertrude Coombs, Rob- ert Coombs, George Coombs, Harry Cornish, Florence Cornish, George Bailey, Wallace Rideout, William Wagg, Cyrus Purinton, George D. Purinton, Cornelius Rogers, Elwyn Silver, Lavina Silver, Leslie Barrett, Edward Mc- Iver, Minnie Whittemore, Grace Whittemore.
SPECIAL ROLL OF HONOR
Carmalene Rogers did not miss a word in spelling for the year.
Some of the names who had an average rank of 90% or over: Erland Rogers, Cyrus Purinton, Carmalene Rog- ers, Lester Nelson, Arthur Carr, George Purinton, Edna Buker, Florence Buker, Ernest Bickford, Oscar Hatch, Wallace Hatch, Cora Small, Ida Allen, Ruby Maloon, Ella Rideout.
There are several names that should be added but the rank cards have not been returned.
REPAIRS OF SCHOOLHOUSES
Purinton Schoolhouse .- Painted and new front door. Adams Schoolhouse .- Painted and new windows.
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Center Schoolhouse .- Painted.
W. Bowdoin Schoolhouse .- Painted.
Carr Schoolhouse .- A new closet.
Borough Schoolhouse .- Repairs on ceiling.
Stoves repaired for Center, W. Bowdoin and Wheeler schools. Closets of Wheeler and Starbird schools repaired. The Adams and Purinton scholhouses have been painted in- side and ceilings whitened, walls papered and new curtains. The curtains for the Adams school were furnished by the ladies of that district and the painting and papering of the rooms of both houses were done by the ladies of those dis- tricts for which they ought to receive the thanks of the town.
NEEDED REPAIRS
Starbird and Wood schoolhouses .- Painting and foundation of Wood schoolhouse repaired. Fences will have to be rebuilt at the schoolyards of the Wood, Wheeler and W. Bowdoin schools. Ceiling and walls of Borough school- house in bad condition but a better foundation ought to be put in before these repairs are made.
We ask for an appropriation of $150 for this work.
GENERAL STATEMENT.
We are pleased to note a great improvement in our schools over last year, due mostly to our teachers who have not only labored hard to do thorough work but to instill in the child a desire for an education and noble man and womanhood. We think we have received more help from parents this year for which we are very thankful. We real- ize how much more influence the parent has over the child
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and indirectly over the school than any other factor. And to the scholar of today which is the citizen of tomorrow is due the best that can be given.
Respectfully submitted, A. P. SMALL, W. L. MALOON, F. S. ADAMS, Committee.
FANNIE J. MARSHALL, Supt.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Record of Births in the Town of Bowdoin for the Year Ending December 31, 1908
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
April 17
Violet
William W. Rideout Lena E. Rideout
June 27 Mirtie Evelin
Charles E. Fickett
Mirtie A. Small
July 8 George Elmer William Small
Katherine Small
Aug. 13 Carl Theodore James W. Bailey
Emily Augusta Gross
Aug. 23 Still Born
Chester E. Stone
Helen Chandler
Aug. 29 Maitland Keith
Frank O. Blake
Shirley M. Stearns
Oct. 19 Bert M. Fernald Edwin E. Buker
Eliza J. Grover
Nov. 28
Clara Eleona
Charles H. Allen
Clara D. Hutchinson
Record of Marriages in the Town of Bowdoin for the Year Ending December 31, 1908
Date
Names
Jan. 15 Christian R. Cray, Richmond, Me. and Lottie A. Rideout of Bow- doin.
May 23 Alton Elroy Hall of Bowdoin and Blanche Sawyer of Gray, Me.
July 1 Samuel Arthur Anderson of Portland and Carrie Elizabeth Whitte- more of Bowdoin.
Sept. 16 Leonard B. Skelton and Mary J. Nevins, both of Bowdoin.
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