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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01834 7333
GC 974.102 AT4AR, 1901-1911
Annual Reports
- OF THE-
Town Officers
-OF THE
Town of Athens,
-FOROTHE.
Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 20, 1901.
PITTSFIELD, MAINE: THE DAZZLER PUBLISHING CO. 1901.
٦
Quel
Annual Reports
-OF THE ---
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Athens,
-FORUTHE
Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 20, 1901.
PITTSFIELD, MAINE: THE DAZZLER PUBLISHING CO. 1901.
TOWN OFFICERS OF ATHENS-1900.
Moderator: F. G. GREENE.
Town Clerk: H. N. FLANDERS.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor: F. G. GREENE, SIMON FOX, FRANK FOX.
Treasurer: L. C. WILLIAMS.
School Committee: F. P. COLLINS, GEO. C. HIGHT, H. S. ELLIOTT.
Superintendent of Schools: L. C. WILLIAMS.
Collector: L. C. WILLIAMS.
Selectmen's Report.
MONEY RAISED AND ASSESSED FOR 1900.
State tax
$874 08
County tax
288 34
Support of common schools
950 00
Support of poor, and miscellaneous exp's
1200 00
To purchase school books
75 00
To build and repair school houses
175 00
Memorial Day
25 00
Wire for road fences
15 00
To pay on outstanding indebtedness
400 00
To complete the bridge near S. Reed's
155 00
Support of roads and bridges
1800 00
Overlay
173 96
Total
$6,131 38
Total valuation
$303,132
Rate of taxation $18.00 per $1000.
Tax on valuation of $303,132.
$5,456 38
Tax on 270 polls at $2 50 each
675 00
$6,131 38
Supplementary tax
$12 04
Total amount committed
$6,143 42
ORDERS DRAWN TO PAY TOWN CHARGES, DEBT AND IN-
TEREST FOR 1900.
Leroy Judkins, expenses of Memorial Day
$25 00
Merton C. Foss, abatement of tax on per.
property 4 40
Chas. R. Drake, abatement of tax on per. property 5 40
4
Freeman Tuttle 66 66
7 20
Frank B. Foss, damage to sheep by dogs 3 00
H. D. Patterson 66 9 00
Chester Wentworth, abatement on per. property 1 80
Robert Hayden, services as ballot clerk 3 00
N. N. Clerk 66 3 80
S. M. Pratt for guide boards 13 00
Warren L. Turner abatement on property de- stroyed by fire 6 15
L. C. Elliott services on Board of Health 2 00
H. N. Flanders recording vital statistics 8 25
Dr. L. N. Ellingwood returning births and deaths 6 50 Albion Small abatement of tax on horse killed by lightning 63
Wire for fence near Luther Rowell's 16 52
Hight & Ayer spikes, nails etc. for town 2 82
L. C. Williams stationery, blanks, blank books, telephone, postage etc. 18 73
John Ware abatement of tax in part, on real
estate 180
Josie Hight 66
estate 3 60
H. C. Tobey abatement of tax on real and per. estate 5 40
L. C. Williams collecting dog tax
5 00
66 collector and treasurer 100 00
posting warrants to March
11, 1901 6 00
Paid Maria G. Tobey on interest bearing order 500 00
Isaiah Crowell abatement of tax on N. R. real
estate 1 80
Calvin Berry
" poll tax, pauper 2 50
Leon Cooley 66 " " " Not of age Apr. 1st 1900 2 50
Cony Hathorn
" " Deceased
2 50
Samuel, Poland 66 66 " " Left the state 2 50
5
Leander
2 50
Llewellyn Turner
2 50
W. D. York 66 66 2 50 66
Mrs. Syrena Kimball abatement of tax on real and per. est. in bills of 1900 6 57
Mrs. Lizzie Robinson abatement on tax on real and per. est. in bills of 1900 6 75
Fred Turner abatement of tax on poll and per. est. in bills of 1900 4 12
F. G. Greene services as moderator, March meeting 1900 2 00
F. G. Greene rent of selectmen's office 10 00
Simon Fox out of town business and cash paid 3 50
Frank Fox "
3 00
PAUPER EXPENDITURES FOR 1900.
Mel Littlefield $33 16
Nathan Berry and wife
14 11
Martin Corson Jr. and family
35 45
Fred A. Wentworth and family
90 17
Calvin Berry
23 25
Ansel Corson and family
92 13
Martin Corson
3 38
Joseph Livingstone
10 70
Annie Wentworth, at Industrial School
16 25
Mrs. Andrew Walker
77 80
Daniel Nason, board to Feb. 20, 1901
46 57
Charles F. Pray
34 08
George W. Tuttle and family
24 61
Leonard Tuttle and family
9 55
Cynthia Tuttle and infant child
32 18
Cynthia Berry, up to April 1, 1901
55 88
N. H. Flanders, keeping tramps
1 25
$600 52
F. G. Greene ) Overseers Simon Fox of
Frank Fox the poor
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STATE PAUPER STATEMENT.
Paid for support of state paupers up to Dec.
1,1900 $180 29
Reimbursed by State
180 29
Due from town for supplies furnished State paupers from Dec. 1, 1900, up to Feb 20, 1901
30 80
Due town from state
30 80
LABOR DRAWN FOR HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Appropriation
1800 00
M. C. Foley labor
5 05
Leander Ireland “
2 85
Clark Ellis
5 05
Bert Gilman
11 85
Ivan Ward 66
1 00
Mylon Elliot 66
50
Arthur Smith
50
W. H. Brown
1 80
John Avery 66
80
R. D. Cleveland «
10 15
Sumner Whitman labor
1 20
Alden R. Corson
80
Frank Bangs
10 15
W. D. York
2 70
Ira Poland
26 02
Joseph Leighton 66
6 40
Thos. L. Chapman . 6
21 15
Rufus Brown 66
6 00
Jeremiah Brown Jr "
7 15
F. E. Brown
3 30
John Wing
2 00
Amos Chapman
19 83
Chas. A. Tozier
7 20
F. P. Collins
19 35
Warren Corson
32 43
7
Manly Vason
8 20
Geo. C. Hight " and water tub 12 00
Andrew Knight 1 00
Wesley Corson
1 00
Alden Buckman
3 00
O. L. Buckman
3 20
S. T. Goodrich 66
6 25
L. & H. F. Lincoln "
16 55
E. F. Wescott 66
9 05
L. C. Bowden 66
6 02
Chas. Chapman
17 06
George Scribner
22 70
M. H. Stickney 66
10 05
Dana V. Farmer 66
5 30
O. L. Bush 66
1 20
Fred Turner labor
$ 2 50
H. F. Magoon "
8 75
Jas. N. Poland "
6 85
Geo. H. Drury "
11 30
Alfred Woodman labor and water tub
4 70
Levie Turner
1 80
D. K. Turner 66
4 90
Chas. Taylor 66
2 00
James E. Chapman
10 66
E. P. Cooley
and lumber
6 88
B. T. Fox
6 75
George A. Giles labor
3 00
J. W. Cleaves
5 65
Llewellyn Turner
6 50
Fred Whittier labor
9 50
P. B. Willey
9 30
John Thompson "
6 10
Leroy Judkins
4 00
Philander Hoyt "
11 85
Amos E. Rines
17 55
George E. Wyman labor
18 10
L. C. Elliott labor
7 05
8
F. R. Corson labor and plank
3 30
Frank Perkins " 1 70
7 75
Samuel Chapman labor
3.70
J. H. & E. C. Taylor labor
19 34
Albion Small
10 30
Albert Small
11 25
A. W. Drake
5 80
Leo Merkle 66
90
S. T. Williams
3 90
C. A. Emery labor
1 15
Bert Phelps
1 50
J. H. & M. L. Tuttle labor
12 90
N. W. Dodson labor
6 50
Frank Moody
8 40
A. E. Locke 66
15 30
C. F. Dunton
4 50
H. D. Patterson labor and cash paid
8 75
Cassius Merrill
3 75
H. S. Elliott and water tub
13 10
Chester Wentworth labor
3 00
Reuel Wentworth labor
2 00
Benjamin Misenor
1 40
J. D. Wescott 66
6 10
Boyce H. Libby
and plank
11 17
Charles Corson
23 40
James B. Corson
and cash paid
12 05
J. F. Corson
7 80
Fred M. Ward
14 42
John Tibbetts
66
and cash paid
11 80
James F. Taylor
7 60
Per Nelson
24 85
N. F. Jones labor
6 20
Frank Wescott labor
4 10
J. B. Wescott
2 90
Mathew Daggett "
2 40
Leslie Turner " J. H. Tucker
1 75
9
L. B. Taylor 6 6 William Corson
15 60
11 50
C. H. Buzzell
2 25
E. S. Dore
3 80
Gustave Nelson
48 34
Frank J. Gardner labor
7 70
Geo. W. Bailey and lumber
9 05
Cyrus K. York labor
9 50
M. S. Cleveland " and plank
9 23
F. W. Allen
66
5 40
Frank B. Foss 66
17 25
David Foss
and cash paid
26 45
W. M. Drew 66
129 56
James Taylor
22 45
J. H. Curtis 66
34 75
L. R. Boston
12 05
O. M. Nason
14 05
Cyrus E. Corson labor
4 52
L. B. Buzzell labor
14 77
A. T. Hilton labor 2 40
George H. Ward labor
11 50
C. S. Loring
: 7 40
E. C. Trafton
10 45
G. H. & F. C. Allen labor
13 30
A. J. Ward labor
9 50
Edwin Lowe labor
15 40
W. F. Johnson “
1 00
Oliver Davis
1 00
Ray Jones
2 50
E. H. Goodrich labor
6 75
Mel. Littlefield labor
12 10
Chas. Littlefield "
1 10
Mrs. F. Gifford logs for water course
2 00
F. B. Stodder labor
3 00
A. T. Smith 66
2 38
Jas. W. Hayden labor
23 10
IO
Wm. Mulkern
5 00
Elmer E. Dore
with road machine 235 32
Sarah Y. Loring plank and paid for labor
8 02
Dan H. Havden labor
6 85
W. B. Bangs
1 20
W. A. Foss 66 and cash paid
15 70
Jeddie Brown
80
Daniel Reed 66
3 10
George Haskell 66
1 20
J. F. Butler
and plank
14 05
B. P. Barker labor
4 40
N. N. Cook
85
Willis Turner 66
5 35
Will Turner 66
3 00
S. H. Poland
9 60
Geo. W. Poland “
1 10
P. F. Hurd
6 50
George Leavitt
10 75
M. J. Leavitt · .
9 97
R. H. Booth by
17 54
C. F. Barker
6 50
Snow Nelson
. 2.90
M. N. Johnson
1 20
B. P. Littlefield "
75
A. C. Emery
50
H. N. Flanders "
35
William Ladd
18 58
Charles Leighton "
3 90
D. W. Bunker 66
2 15
Frost L. Bunker "
3 50
Bert Hight
50
Charles Htff labor
5 15
I. D. Leavitt 66
8 35
Ed. Emery
2 10
David A. Corson labor and plank
48 78
George C. Wade “ 2 40
II
Eastman Hartsorn labor plank and 2 water tubs 14 52
F. N. Joaquin water tub 1 50
Austin J. Taylor labor
5 00
S. A. Taylor 4 50
Mrs. Nettie Hinkley water tub
1 50
Sherburne Whittier labor 3 95
J. E. Erwin 7 00
George E. Noyes יי
8 29
Thos. A. Noyes
2 40
F. L. Smith " and water tub 2 60
12 60
E. L. Noyes labor
1 35
A. J. Goodwin labor and cash paid
3 50
W. H. Moody "
7 45
Luther Rowell "
3 20
Harold Corson "
80
P. A. Stafford “
1 15
A. W. Foss 66
2 70
Reuben Stodder labor
3 30
Columbus Brown "
3 80
Osgood York
10 10
Mark Drury
4 50
W. S. Hussey labor
12 72
J. C. Kincaid
20 57
Ansel Corson 66
2 00
George and Frank Fox labor and lumber
40 27
T. C. Fox labor
10 30
Simon Fox labor and cash paid
66 00
Calvin Tomlinson plank
2 00
R. S. Clark 66
32 31
$ 2063 32
Amount raised for highways for the year 1900 $1 800 00 Overdrawn 263 32
$2,063 32
.
Fred and Lewis Hight labor
12
Paid for building the bridge near Mrs. Sheldon Reed's $360 00 Amount voted by town in 1899 and 1900 to build same 5 00
$ 360 00
Cost of blizzard in March last
$440 02
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Treasurer's Report
for the
Municipal Year Ending Feb 20, 1901.
L. C. WILLIAMS, TREAS.
IN ACCT. WITH THE TOWN OF ATHENS FOR THE YEAR 1900.
1900
March 5, to balance from 1899
$1,849 69
Cash received viz:
March 5, to amount from State, damage by dogs 68 25
April 17, to amount from State, dog tax 1899
47 76
July 11, to amount from town clerk, dog licenses 1900 53 00
Aug. 17, to amount from F. G. Greene (hurding acct.) 3 10
Dec. 27, to amount from State on pauper acct. 180 29 1901.
Jan. 1, to amount from State on damage by dogs 12 00
" 15, to amount from State on pensions 96 00
" " to amount from State on school acct. 740 99
Feb. 18, to amount from Moody note and int.
1 43
Feb. 18, to amount from Cornville, Isaac Corson Jr. acct. 1 50
18, to amount from Bingham, Dennis Knight 2 81
" 20, to amount from C. S. Loring, refund
2 00
" 20, " " Geo. Haskell, poll tax 2 50
" collector bills 1900 6,131 38
66 " supplementary tax 12 04
$9,204 74
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1900
CR.
Apr. 17, by paid on State tax Nov. 10, "
$47 76
" dog tax 53 00
1901
Jan. 1, "
" pensions 96 00
" 5, 4 county tax 288 34
" 16, " " bal. State tax
826 32
"20, " " order drawn by selectmen
4,839 86
.. ... 66
1,408 79
.. .. .. " Mrs. M. G. Tobey on debt 500 00
" " " cash on hand
1,144 67
$9,204 74 Respectfully submitted, L. C. Williams,
Treasurer.
The foregoing accounts of the treasurer have been examined and found correct.
F. G. Greene Selectmen
Simon Fox of
Frank Fox
Athens
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School Report. COMMON SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
Balance undrawn March 5, 1900 $216 85
Amount raised by town 950 00
Received from State 743 90
A. J. Goodwin
1 00
$1,911 75
EXPENDITURES.
Paid for schools and board
$1,395 00
66 66 carrying pupils
112 50
66
66 wood
31 25
66 66 care of school houses, utensils
etc. 27 99
Brighton tuition 4 95
Harmony
"
part for 1899
8 00
Somerset Academy tuition 325 00
for road bill of 1899 9 00 $1,913 69
Overdrawn $1 94
EXPENDITURES ITEMIZED.
Summer schools
White school house Madge Fox teaching
and board 8 weeks $52 00
Village school Vira K. Barker teaching and board 8 weeks 60 00
Lord's Hill Gara Locke teaching and board 8 weeks 48 00
Bunker Hill Flora Corson
66
board 8 weeks 48 00
West Athens Lena Corson teaching and board 4 weeks 28 00
Hathorne School house Ina Emery teaching and board 8 weeks 48 00
Town Farm Annie Emery teaching
16
and board 8 weeks 48 00
Poland District Vesta Bunker teaching
and board 8 weeks 48 00
Ladd District Lyda Fox teaching and board 8 weeks 48 00
Scribner District Ina Scribner teach- ing and board 8 weeks 24 00
Fall and Winter Schools
White School house Flora Corson teach- ing and board 15 weeks $97 50
Village school Vira K. Barker teach- ing and board 15 weeks 112 50
Lord's Hill Gara Locke teaching and board 15 weeks 90 00
Bunker Hill Lester Patterson teach-
ing and board 15 weeks 90 00
West Athens Lena Corson teaching and board 19 weeks 133 00
Hathorne School house Ina Emery
. teaching and board 15 weeks 90 00
Town Farm Annie Emery teach- ing and board 15 weeks 90 00
Poland District Vesta Bunker teach- ing and board 15 weeks 90 00
Ladd District Lyda Fox teaching and board 15 weeks 90 00
Scribner District Ina Scribner teach- ing and board 15 weeks 60 00
$1,395 00
Wood
Amos Rines (bill from 1899)
$9 00
Fred Turner 5 00
George Leavitt
11 25
James Corson
1 50
J. F. Taylor
1 00
17
William Corson
5 00
F. P. Collins
6 00
Gustave Nelson
1 50
$40 25
Paid for conveyance of pupils
J. H. Small
$4 00
Wm. Foss
50 00
W. W. Trafton
5 60
Gustave Nelson
52 90
$112 50
SCHOOL BOOK ACCOUNT. EXPENDITURES.
1900
May 10 L. C. Williams
$6 68
June 25 Mary Leighton
35
Sept. 10 L. C. Heath & Co.
3 50
" Werner Co.
7 68
Oct. 8 Thos. R. Shewell
16 25
" " Ginn Co.
6 55
1901
Jan. 7 Am. Book Co.
51 22
" " Thomas R. Shewell
8 35
$100 58
Resources
Amount raised by town
75 00
Overdrawn
25 58
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.
1900 RESOURCES.
Amount raised by town
$175 00
EXPENDITURES.
Apr. 28 Fred Tuttle expended $3 00
May 17 L. C. Williams, materials 25
" 21 A. B. Davis, labor and materials 25
Aug. 11 C. P. Gardner “ "
3 50
27 C. F. Dore
70
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Sept. 4 S. M. Pratt 66 2 00
" 10 John Tibbetts " "
66 3 25
" "Elmer Tibbetts " "
13 92
Nov. 2 D. A. Corson
9 77
Dec. 1 Freeman Tuttle labor
75
15 F. P. Collins 66
10 00
1901
Feb. 20 George Hight labor 1 50
66 " Hight & Ayer material 2 98
66 " Fred Wood stove 13 50
$65 37
Unexpended $109 63
The average school year has been 23 weeks
No. of persons in town between the ages of 4 and 21 years April 1, 1900
293
No. of different scholars registered
184
Average number in attendance
152
Per cent of average attendance
38
No. of schools in town (including academy) 11
No. of teachers employed " 66 13
"two terms (inciuding academy ) 11
The committee respectfully submits the foregoing report and calls the attention of the town to the follow- ing explanations and reccommendations.
There is an arrangement made by the town with the trustees of Somerset Academy, by which pupils above the grammar grade may attend theacademy. We have had an attendance of 40 at the academy the past year. The trustees have maintained a school at the academy of three terms, ten weeks each, costing the town on an average of about $8 per pupil for the year.
According to a vote passed by the town, we have maintained schools in those districts, abolished by the general law, thinking it better to do so than to convey the small scholars to a distant school.
No money being raised fortext books in 1899, we
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found many books wanting, no copy books, and a large number of text books worthless, consequently we were obliged to withdraw the account as above.
Knowing the condition of affairs in town, and the bur- den of taxation under which we are laboring, your com- mittee, hesitate to recommend any change which will entail an additional outlay. We will simply state facts and leave their consideration to the town.
The school house on Lord's Hill is not suitable to keep chickens in let alone human beings. It seems to us that a school house situated at the corner near the Gifford place would accomodate more pupils at less cost than the old site.
The school house at West Athens is in about the same condition. They need a new house badly. Their school is the second in size in town. The measles broke up that school in the summer so we had but four weeks. The remainder, 19 weeks, was in the fall. The committee advocated two terms in the fall but the house was in such condition that the people thought it best to have no vacation.
You will remember that the town raised $100 00 for repairs on that particular house if the committee thought best. That money has not been used as we thought it would be useless to make any extensive re- pairs.
The school house in the Poland District is in bad con- dition. They need a new house or extensive repairs.
Twenty-five dollars will place the school house at the "Town Farm" in good shape.
We have made a few minor repairs and purchased one new stove. We recommend that the following amounts be raised-viz :- Repairs $50.00, Text-books, $50.00, Support of schools and interest on School Fund note $800.00
It seems to us that some of our vacant school houses
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might be utilized. They are rotting down and doing no good to any one. Our idea would be to sell the one at Corsons Corner and use the money in building a new one where it is needed. There is a good house near Benjamin Moody's which is doing no good.
Why can't that be moved to some other spot?
It will cost $500.00 to build and equip a school house at West Athens; $400.00 on Lord's Hill; $200.00 to re- pair the one in the Poland District
Can we afford to raise so much money, or utilize some of the other houses which are idle? We have stated to you the facts, you can take what action you think necessary.
You well understand the conditions under which we assumed the care of the schools last spring; no report of the year before, and no way of ascertaining the true state of affairs. We have tried to do our duty con- scientiously, and we heartily thank the citizens of this town for their kind assistance.
Most respectfully,
L. C. Williams, Supt.
F. P. Collins, G. C. Hight, H. S. Elliot,
School Committee
.
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Town Clerk's Report for the year ending Jan. 1, 1901.
No. of marriages recorded from January 1. 1900, to January 1. 1901, 13.
No. of Births recorded from January 1. 1900, to January 1. 1901, 18.
No. of Deaths recorded from January . 1. 1900, to January 1. 1901, 23.
No. of dogs licensed for the year 1900, 49.
Amount of money collected for dog licenses for the year 1900, $52.00.
MARRIAGES.
Recorded from January 1, 1900, to January 1, 1901.
Jan. 28, By Melvin S. Preble, Minister of the Gospel, Francis F. Prince of Portland and Carolyn Drury of Athens.
Feb. 21, By T. B. Halt, Minister of the Gospel, Benjamin A. Webb of Troy, and Nora M. Corson of Athens.
Mar. 21. By Virgil D. Sweetland, Minister of the Gospel, Edward C. Taylor and Nellie E. Foss, both of Athens. - 1
June 20. By J. F. Taylor, Minister of the Gospel, Henry J. Dillingham and Jennie E. Austin both of Skowhegan.
June 23. By Fred Tuttle, Justice of the Peace, Hiram Tuttle and Susan Brown both of Athens.
July 4. By James E. Lombard, Minister of the Gospel, Leon H. Butts of Kingfield and Ida Corson of Brighton.
July 25. By James F. Taylor, Minister of the Gospel. George W. Leavitt of Madison and Rose Corson of Athens.
Aug. 4. By James E. Lombard, Minister of the Gos- pel, Arthur D. Hitchings and Lura M. Hight both of Lynn, Mass.
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Aug. 18. By James E. Lombard, Minister of the Gos- pel, Ernest H.Cook and Lida M. Fox, both of Athens.
Aug. 29. By James E. Lombard, Minister of the Gos- pel, Geo. W. Hutchins of Parkman and Addie ·Littlefield of Athens.
Oct. 15. By Fred G. Greene, Justice of the Peace, Henry M. Later and Betsy P. Leavitt both of Athens.
Nov. 29. By T. B. Halt, Minister of the Gospel, Le- land D. Bosworth of Cornville and Gara S. Locke of Athens.
Dec. 26. By James E. Lombard, Minister of the Gos- pel, Waldo N. Sanders of Boston, Mass., and Nettie F. Troy of Athens.
BIRTHS.
Recorded from January 1. 1900, to January 1. 1901. Jan. 13. To Russell D. and Nora A. Cleveland, a son. Mar. 26. To George and Etta F. Spoffard, a son.
30. To Liberty and Berdena Jones, a daughter, April 2. To David S. and Alta M. Thomson, a daughter.
April 4. To Myrton and Emma Stickney, a daughter. May 22. To Geo. and Laura E. Wyman, a daughter. July 17. To M. G. and Myrtie E. Greene, a son. July 18. To Leon E. and Maria C. Cooley, a son. July 28. To Joel E. and Vina E. Taylor, a son.
Aug. 2. To Henry and Grace Bush, a son.
Aug. 15. To Oscar L. and Annie Bush, a daughter.
Sept. 5. To Ira and Edith Poland, a daughter, Sept. 26. To Orlando and Georgia York, a daughter. Oct. 9. To Isaac and Emma Corson, Jr., a daughter.
Nov. 23. To Maxim and Sarah Foley, a daughter.
Dec. 25. To Leland and Dora Boston, a daughter. DEATHS.
Recorded from January 1. 1900, to January 1. 1901.
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Jan. 17. Willard Richardson, aged 81 years. Cause "Apoplexy".
Jan. 29. Calvin Knights, aged 79 years, 9 days. Cause "Cystitis".
Feb. 20. Julia Greene, aged 62 years. Cause "Phthisis "Pulmonahi".
Mar. 10. Nahum Nason, aged 5 years, 7 months, and 27 days. Cause "Cinhosis of Liver".
" 14. Wilson Tupper, aged 5 years. Cause "Phthisis Pulmonahi".
April 16. Sarah Lincoln, aged 64 years, 1 day. Cause "Heart Disease Valunar".
April 6. Shelden Reed, aged 79 years, 4 months, 20 days. Cause "Fractured Skull".
April 14. Lois A. Whitehouse, aged 31 years, 5 months, and 30 days. Cause "Consumption".
May 5. Fred Turher, aged 25 years. Cause "Pneu- monia".
11. Lovina Greene, aged 62 years, 3 months. Cause "Cinhosis of Liver".
" 31. Hariate Hight, aged 75 years, 4 months and 7 days. Cause "Pneumonia".
June 3. Cleveland B. Wade, aged 74 years, 7 months and 3 days. Cause "Subacute Manigetis".
" 15. Nettie Perkins, aged 55 years. Cause "Pyraumia".
" 17. Alfred Hathorn, aged 77 years, 8 months and 6 days. Cause "Intestinal Obstruction".
" 25. James Lord, aged 91 years, 1 month and 25 days. Cause "Locomotar Ataxia".
Aug. 21. Henry Ridley, aged 84 years, 10 months. Cause "Old Age".
Sept. 7. Thos. J. Calden, aged 68 years, 3 months and 14 days. Cause "Pulmonary or Bronchial Hem- morhage".
Oct. 16. Trypheus Jones, aged 63 years and 2 months.
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Cause "Uterine Cancer".
" 29. Etta M. Tuttle, aged 41 years, 7 months and 11 days. Cause "Pneumonia following Measels". Nov. 11. Jane Daggett, aged 69 years, 8 months. Cause "Acute Meningitis".
Nov. 26. N. P. Tupper, aged 38 years, 2 months and 28 days. Cause "Consumption".
Dec. 2. Ethel G. Poland, aged 2 months and 27 days. Cause "Anemia from Indigestion".
14. Ellen Kingman, aged 64 years. Cause "Con- gestion of Lungs".
H. N. Flanders, Town Clerk.
TOWN OFFICER'S BILLS.
F. G. Greene Selectman, Assessor and
Overseer of the poor $85 00
Simon Fox, Selectman, Assessor and
Overseer of the poor 45 00
Frank Fox, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the poor 40 00
L. C. Williams, Collector and Treasurer
100 00
L. C. Williams, Superintendant of Schools 50 00
L. C. Elliott, Health Officer
2 00
J. F. Holman, Town Agent, Legal Services and cash paid 38.00
$ 360 00
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN OF ATHENS FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 20, 1901. LIABILITIES.
Interest bearing order vs town $1000 00
on same to Feb. 20. 1901 50 00
Town Officers bills unpaid for 1900 258 00
Due for support of Cynthia Berry to Apr. 1, 1901 50 00
25
66 " Daniel Nason to Feb. 20, 1901 46 57
" Mrs. Andrew Walker to Feb.
20, 1901 36 00
Outstanding orders vs. town not int. bearing 241 71
bills estimated 100 00
$1,782 28
ASSETS.
Cash in treasury
$1,144 67
Ansel Corson stand
75 00
Stand where F. A. Wentworth lives
25 00
Due from State
6 75
Due from School acc't
1 94
Note vs. C. F. Dunton
95 00
Interest on same
11 40
$1,359 76
Town's Net Liabilities
$422 52
Ministerial and school fund, note vs. town
$ 2,207 67
Respectfully submitted,
F. G. GREENE 1
Selectmen
SIMON FOX of Athens
FRANK FOX
I have carefully examined the foregoing accounts and find them correct.
L. C. WILLIAMS,
Auditor.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ATHENS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 20, 1903.
FAIRFIELD, MAINE; PRESS OF A. C. LADD CO., 1903.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ATHENS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 20, 1903.
FAIRFIELD, MAINE; PRESS OF A. C. LADD CO., 1903.
TOWN OFFICERS. 1908
Town Clerk: H. N. FLANDERS.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor: GEORGE C. HIGHT, W. A. FOSS, E. C. TRAFTON.
Collector, L. C. WILLIAMS.
Treasurer: L. C. WILLIAMS.
School Committee: H. N. FLANDERS, H. S. ELLIOTT, H. D. PATTERSON.
Superintendent of Schools: L. E. JACOBS.
Auditor: J. F. HOLMAN:
Agent: GEO. C. HIGHT
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
MONEY RAISED AND ASSESSED FOR 1902.
Repairing roads and bridges
$2,800 00
Outstanding indebtedness 30 00
Support of schools and to pay the interest on school fund note.
1,000 00
Support of poor
700 00
Incidental expenses
500 00
School books.
75 00
Repair of school houses
200 00
Memorial Day
25 00
State road.
200 00
County tax
314 81
State tax.
877 17
Overlay
334 61
$7,056 59
Total valuation
299,415 00
Rate 21 mills.
6,282 59
Tax on 258 polls at $3.00 per poll.
774 00
Supplemental tax.
15 00
7,071 59
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Feb. 20, 1902. $1,258 13
from L. B. Taylor on account.
66 of Flora Taylor, insane asylum.
135 33
66 'R. H. Boothby on account of Robert Boothby, insane asylum.
3 00
247 09
Cash from state on account of state paupers. . 66 66 dog tax refunded
36 70
66 C. F. Dunton on note.
50 00
66 for A. J. Wentworth horse
99 50
66 for peddlars license.
3 00
66 for tiling 1 50
66 from state on account of state road. .
100 00
66 from state on account of high school ...
150 00
66 form state on account of sheep killed by dogs
10 00
Received from state on school account. 662 45
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