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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01881 6105
GC 974.102 SO47A, 1898
Annual Reports
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Solon,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 19, 1898.
FAIRFIELD, MAINE. A. C. LADD CO., PRINTER, 1898,
Allen County Public Library
Annual Reports
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Solon,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 19, 1898.
FAIRFIELD, MAINE. A. C. LADD CO., PRINTER, 1898.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1897.
TIMOTHY SMITH, Clerk. Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor, ABEL W. ROWELL, W. S. CRAM, FRED MAGOON, MALON PATTERSON, Treasurer.
School Committee, THOMAS J. YOUNG, O. O. VITTUM, P. S. LONGLEY.
Supt. of Schools. P. S. LONGLEY.
Collector, F. M. VITTUM
Road Com. A. W. ROWELL.
REPORT. Of the Standing of the town of Solon Feb. 19, 1898.
LIABILITIES
Outstanding orders on interest.
$4,050 00
Interest due on orders
31 42
Due insane hospital. 85 00
Undrawn free high school money
48 00
Money to build school houses
127 02
Money to repair school houses
143 65
Money due on highway
14 13
$4,499 22
ASSETS.
Cash in treasury
$13 67
Due from C. Merrill, col. for 1896.
152 69
Due from F. M. Vittum col. tor 1887
2,456 69
Due from non resident taxes and tax deeds. .
100 00
Hurdin farm.
236 20
Raymond farm
250 11
Town of Bingham for tuition.
26 30
From State for support of Charlott Young and family. 125 22
M. Curtis on account of Still Curtis
32 50
Lumber on hand.
15 00
Value of road machine.
100 00
Value of lockup.
100 00
$3,608 38
Town debt, Feb. 19, 1898, $840.84.
AMOUNT OF MONEY ASSESSED FOR YEAR 1897.
State tax for 1897 $1,038 40
County tax for 1897 357 61
For support of schools 781 60
For school books 100 00
Repairs on schoolhouses
200 00
4
Money for highway purposes 1,000 00
Road machine. 300 00
Michael stream bridge 200 00
Overlay 148 66
For support of poor
800 00
Town charges.
1,200 09
Deficient highway and omissions
101 45
$6,227 72
Value of real estate
$259,760 00
Value of personal estate.
62,198 00
$321,958 00
Rate of taxation 1.65 on $100.
Tax on valuation.
$5,407 '72
Tax on 274 polls at $3.00
820 00
Total amount assessed. $6,227 72 Total amount committed collector, $6,227.72.
ABATEMENTS.
J. H. Grey, abatement highway on hotel in '96
$16 50
J. H. Gray, abatement highway on hotel in '97 49 50
C. A. Merrill, abatement in 1895.
38 83
C. A. Merrill, abatement in 1896
123 05
F. M. Vittum, abatemen in 1897
9 30
$236 88 EXPENDITURE OF THE TOWN OF SOLON FROM MARCH 1897 TO MARCH
1898.
Orders drawn to pay town charges and debt:
Sumner Meader, labor on road. $1 00
A. J. Adams, labor on road. 8 75
W. M. & A. C. Ladd, printing reports 12 50
A. W. Rowell, expenses to Augusta and money paid Chas. Leavitt. 12 25
Sumner Berry, labor on road. 6 00
Chas. H. Clark, labor on road. 12 83
S. R. Ry Co., gravel furnished in 1896 25 00
Malon Patterson, expenses to Augusta
6 60
Lydia Rowell, bedding for lockup 5 00
5
Edward McCollor, labor on road. 9 00
Ella F. Bodwell, housing road machine 3 00
A. J. Adams, labor on road. 11 00
John McCarty, labor on road. 2 50
Charles Whipple
4 34
Josiah French error in tax of '96 3 10
A. W. Rowell, services road com. 61 1-2 days, $2.00.
123 00
James Gifford, labor on road. 3 36
George McCollor, labor on road. 7 00
Zina Norton, labor on road. 31 47 Henry Maynard, interest on town order 10 00
F. G. Estes, repairs on road machine in 1896. 26 75
T. J. Young, for services redistricting school district. 15 00
John McCollor, damaged sustained by building Lyman Davis road as voted by town. 25 00
Wm. Cuddy, damage done to sheep by dogs 4 00
S. F. Green, over paid highway tax. 7 27
P. S. Longley, services as supt. of schools 75 00
Chas. F. Barker, lumber. 6 10
Henry R. Clark, interest on order 66
Mark Pollard, labor on road. 3 00
A. W. Rowell, services redistricting school dis. 9 00
N. P. Tupper, services redistricting school dis 9 00
G. W. Lake, labor on road. 3 75
Fred Magoon, gravel furnished watering tub. 5 35
Leander McIntire, labor on ro d. 7 85
J. S. Wilson, labor on road. 4 50
W. E. Drury, damage to horse. 100 00
Geo. W. Smith, labor on road '9 8 65
John Irving, blacksmithing. 30 25
John Irving, labor on road 1896. 4 47
Walton & Walton, legal advice 1 00
Seth Adams, lumber 8 00
Helen Pollard, interest on order 16 00
A. W. Rowell, interest on order. 67
Eben B. Rowell, labor on road 2 00
Peter Savage, watering tub 3 00
6
Fred Magoon, labor on lockup and running town line 7 50
Wm. Hopkins, labor on road. 6 75
Corydon Felker, labor on highway 5 53
A. W. Rowell,surveying and money paid out 10 65
Wm O. Paul, error in tax in '96. 79
1. F. Davis, moving lockup and hauling plank.
3 00
Leander McIntire, for running town line. 5 25
Manley Young, labor on lockup.
60
Sumner Whitman, labor on bridge in '96. 1 65
Walter Dyer, labor on lockup 2 00
Willie Eaton, damage to sheep by dogs
15 00
Asa B. Walker, watering tub. 3 00
S. S. Merrill, supplies for town 11 21
W. S. Cram, money paid for order blanks. 1 25
M. L. Williams, labor on lockup and bridge 5 50
Sumner Rowell, supplies for town. 3 93
Josiah Whitney, labor on road water tub. 4 00
Malon Patterson, service treasurer
25 00
Malon Patterson, stationary . 2 00
David Rowell, interest on order. 10 00
Joel McIntire, damage to sheep by dogs 4 00
Malon Patterson, recording deeds. 1 00
P. S. Longley, services as ballot clerk 1 00
F. A. Vittum, service as ballot clerk 1 00
Edmond Coolidge, interest on money loaned 4 33
F. M. Vittum, collecting dog 'tax. 3 00
F. M. Vittum, part payment for collecting taxes 75 00
F. M. Vittum, for posting town warrents 9.00
A. W. Rowell, services as selectman. 85 00
W. S. Cram, rervices as selectman 55 00
Fred Magoon, services as selectman 45 00
Edmond Coolidge, interest order 60 00
E. F. Pollard, interest order 40 00
$1,191 91
Orders drawn to build schoolhouses. Alvin Heald, chairman building committee 523 98
Road Commissioner's Report.
Thara S. Adams, lumber $7 54
J. G. Spaulding, lumber 15 00
Frank Heath, labor. 3 00
Wm. Cuddy, labor. 15 00
Arthur Batcher, labor. 1 50
Henry McClintic, lumber 3 72
Alonzo Perkins, labor with team 30 00
E. A. Smith, labor. 47 25
Henry R. Clark, labor 22 50
John McCarty, lumber 24 81
John Lake, labor.
6 41
W. P. Jackson, labor.
4 25
Mrs. Asa Fletcher, lumber 4 25
G. R. and J. M. Brown, labor
33 21
John McCarty, labor.
16 50
Luther Moody, labor.
9 00
A. J. Adams, labor with team
62 25
Oral Cuddy, labor.
7 50
Flint B. Moody, labor
10 50
Timothy Clark, labor 12 00
H. A. Nelson, labor. 1 50
P. S. Longley, labor with team 48 00
Chas. McCarty, labor 5 25
Mark Pollard, labor with team .21 37
O. O. Vittum and son, labor with team 81 79
(). W. Hilton, saw bill and labor 19 04
Walter Dyer, labor 22 50
Newel Dore, labor. 6 00
Alonzo Perkins, labor with team 33 00
Wm. E. Jackson, labor. 8 00
Wellington Adams, labor 10 50
Chas. H. Clark, labor 48 00
Archie Adams, labor 9 00
8
Chas. McCarty, labor 14 50
Wm. Hopkins, labor 4 50
J. H. Grey, labor with team 30 00
M. S. Williams, labor 19 75
Thomas McCarty, lumber 1 25
Dudley Healey, labor 7 50
J. S. Wilson, labor 17 00
Nelson Curtis, labor. 9 87
Willie McFarland, labor 11 00
Alonzo Perkins, labor with team 10 00
Willie McFarland, labor. 4 50
Alonzo Perkins, labor with team
10 50
Ruel F. Rowell, labor
34 13
M. L. French, labor 6 75
Byran Paddum, labor 7 70
Wm. Cuddy, labor. 9 25
Hiram Rice, labor with team 2. 00
Hiram Rice, labor with team
4 50
L. M. Davis, labor 22 50
E. A. Smith, labor
13 50
Asa Hunnewell, labor 1 50
A. J. Adams, labor with team 12 00
O. O. Vittum and son, labor with team 14 50
Moses French, lumber and saw bill 26 77
Wm. McQuilkin, labor 5 50
Hiram S. Grant, labor
10 50
E. A. Smith, labor. 15 00
Wellington Adams, labor
1 50
I. F. Davis, road machine 300 00
Oliver Irvin, labor. 3 00
Samuel Allbee, labor
2 00
L. B. Whittier, labor 1 50
L. P. Cates, labor with team 6 00
Malon Patterson, labor 1 50
Moses French. lumber 12 85
P. S. Longley, labor with team 30 00
J. H. Grey, labor with team 1 50
9
Peter Hurd, labor and lumber 9 50
B. F. Williams, labor 8 00
Azel Jones, labor. 2 25
Obed Moody, labor. 1 00
J. H. Rowell, rock· 10 00
Chas. York, lumber for meadow brook 33 00
E. F. Pollard, labor. 10 25
Willie McFarland, labor
75
Joseph S. Drew, labor 10 50
E. A. Smith, labor 14 25
Carl Adams, labor 7 50
E. A. Smith, labor. 3 00
George Henderson, labor
1 50
Wm. Rowell, labor
90
J. G. Spaulding, lumber
22 40)
J. G. Spaulding, labor
2 00
Frank Thompson, labor and lumber
6 61
James Gifford, labor 1 50
Timothy Clark, lumber. 2 00
John McCarty, lumber
2 00
$1,485 87 A. W. ROUND, Road Commissioner.
The foregoing accounts of the road commissioner have been ex- amined and found correct.
W. S. CRAM, Selectmen of FRED MAGOON, S Solon.
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ORDERS DRAWN FOR SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid for support of Mary Benjamin. $82 00
for support of Dominie Ocreely. 48 50
for support of George Thompson 104 00
for support of John Batcher
67 00
for support of John French 26 20
for support of Chas. Leavitt.
13 32
for support of Geo. L. Lake.
29 80
for support of Thomas Holmes
2 28
for support of Hannah Chase. 30 00
for support of Chas. A. Moore 134 55
for support of Stilman Curtis.
121 79
Clarence Hodsdon family.
38 27
for support of Allen Moody 9 52
for support of Charlotte Young family . 104 72
for support of E. E. Hodsdon's family 190 88
for support of Julia Hunnewell. 60 49
for support of tramps. 12 45
J. N. Merrill, professional services Chas. Leavitt. 16 00
C. A. Paul, professional services E. E. Hodsdon family. 75 00
J. N. Merrill, . ..
20 00
H. C. Taggart,
15 00
R. H. Pulsifer,
66
10 75
J. Moore, professional services Charlotte Young '96. 14 50
J. Moore,
'97
6 00
S. F. Green,
66
John French.
3 50
C. A. Paul,
66
66
Julia Hunnewell.
125 00
W.W.Johnson “
66
George L. Lake.
12 00
L. S. Merrill,
"
Hannah Chase
2 50
S. F. Green,
2 50
S. F. Green,
66
Allan Moody
10 50
S. F. Green,
66
Mary Benjamin.
2 00
$1,391 02
ABEL W. ROWELL, Overseers WRIGHT S. CRAM, of FRED MAGOON, Poor
Treasurer's Report.
MALON PATTERSON, TREASURER IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF SOLON FOR THE YEAR 1897.
1897.
DR.
To cash on hand. $264 32
To cash received from sundries, viz :
C. A. Merrill, collector of 1895. 156 72
C. A. Merrill, collector of 1896 2,336 80
F. M. Vittum, collector for 1897
3,771 00
Town of Bingham on account of Eugene Knights 1 82
Town of Bingham, school money of 1896. 21 40
Highway taxes.
149 33
Non-resident taxes. 53 54
A. D. Brown, repairs on road. 7 00
Timothy Smith, dog licenses of 1897 35 00
Borrowed money. 650 00
Second National bank, two dividends. 48 00
M. A. Curtis, reimbursement on ac't of Stillman H. Curtis 121 79
Alvin Heald, old schoolhouse in district No. 1. 14 00
State treasurer, reimbursement for damaged done by dogs. 23 00
State treasurer, allowance on dog licenses of 1896. 17 92
State school fund and mill tax, 1897 664 05
State treas., reimbursement on acct. of free high school '96. . 38 50
State treasurer reimbursement on acct. of State paupers, '96 106 01 State treasurer, Solon's proportion of R. R. & Tel. tax, 1897 21 02
C. A. Merrill, error on tax deeds. 8 28
$8,509 50
1897. CR.
By cash paid, viz:
On selectmen's orders paid during the year. $6,964 82
State tax of 1897 1,038 40
County tax, 1897 357 61
Dog licenses, paid state treasurer, 1897 35 00
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On interest bearing order of 1896, 100 00
Cash on hand. 13 67
$8,509 50
The foregoing accounts of the Treasurer have been examined and found correct.
ABEL W. ROWELL, ) Selectmen WRIGHT S. CRAM, of
FRED MAGOON Solon.
Report of Schools.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
.
RESOURCES.
Undrawn March 1st, 1897 $162 96
Raised by the town. 766 4
From State school fund and Mill tax
664 05
Interest on bank stock.
48 00
Due from the town of Bingham
26 30
Total resources.
$1667 17
This money has been paid out as follows:
SUMMER SCHOOLS.
Cash paid out.
No.
2 Miss Ruby Clark, 9 weeks at $4 50. $40 50
3 Miss Angie Baker, 9 weeks at $5.00. 45 00
5 Miss Angie Smith, 9 weeks at $9.00 81 00
5 Miss Sadie Smith, 8weeks at $4.00 (primary) . 32 00
6 Miss Nettie Poliard, 9 weeks at $5.00. 45 00
7 Miss He'en Hurd, 8 weeks at $5.00. 40 00
8 Mrs. Clara McCollor 9 weeks at $5.50. 49 50
10 Miss Myrtie Cooley, 8 weeks at $4.00. 32 00
13 Miss Lucy J. Pendleton, 10 weeks at $4.00 .. 40 00
Paid Mr. John Swain, teaching one week, No. 5 13 50
Miss Lottie Smith, bal, due teaching prima- ry, No. 5. 2 00
T. J. Young, boarding Miss Pendleton 10 weeks at $2.00. 20 00
Mrs A. J. Adams, boarding Miss Cooley 8
weeks at $1.75 14 00
Total cost of summer schools $454 50
FALL AND WINTER TERMS.
Paid C. L. Young, teaching 10 weeks, No. 5, at $13.50, fall, $135 00 Miss Ethel M. Hilton, "10 £ " 1, " 7.00, " 70 00
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" Winifred Hilton, " 10
" Lillie McGarity, " 10
60 3, “
2, " 7.60, 76 00 4.00, 40 00
Mr. C. L. Young, " 10 66 5, " 13.50, 135 00
Miss Angie Smith, " 10 6. 5, “ 7.00, prim'y 70 00
" Nettie Pollard, " 10 66 6, " 6.50, 6.00, 72 00
65 00
Helen Hurd, " 12 66 " .. 7, "
Ruby Clark. 9 66
45 00
" Myrtie Coolie, " 12 " 10, “ 13, " 6.50, 65 00
Angie Baker, " 10
"' Lucy Pendleton, " 10 " 5, "
4.00, 40 00
(Primary), fall. 40 00
T. J. Young, boarding C. L. Young 10 weeks at $3.00 30 00 T. J. Young, " Miss Lucy Pendleton 10 " " 3.00 30 00
Mrs. A. J, Adams boarding Miss Myrtie Cooley 12 weeks, at $1.75 21 00
Mrs. John T. Baker boarding Miss Ruby Clark 9 weeks, at $2.00 18 00
Mr. J. G. Spaulding boarding Miss Lillie McGarity 10 weeks, at $2.00. 20 00
Miss Ethel M. Hilton teaching 10 weeks, No. 1, (winter) at $7.50. 75 00
Timothy Smith boarding C. L. Young 10 weeks, at $4.00 40 00 -
Total cost of Fall and winter terms, meaning board and wagas of teachers.
$1098.00
WOOD PURCHASED.
Paid Moses French 4 1-2 cords wood at $3.00. No. 5 ... $13 50
F. M. Vittum 2 1-2
" $3.50.
5 .... 8 75
Arthur Batcher 2
" $3.00.
7. . . 6 00
Thomas Kelley 1 1-2
" $3.25. 8. .. 4 87
F. M. Vittum 8 66 " $4.00.
5 and 13 . 32 00
A. J. Adams 2
" $2.75.
10 .. 5 50
John McCollar 2-12 .‹
" $3.50. יי 6. . . 7 87
J. G. Spaulding 1 66
3. . . 2 50
Alvin Heald 2
.6
" $2.49.
66
1 ... 4 98
6
2
66
66
" $2.44.
2 ... 4 88
66
" $2.65.
3.,.
5 30
8, “
5.00, 4.25, 51 00
2
.
15
M. L. Williams sawing and splitting wood and put- ting in shed. 3 50
Freeman Young work on wood. 50
S. A. Holway slab-wood 1 50
Elmer Jones wood. 50
$103 65
PAID FOR CARRYING SCHOLARS THE PAST YEAR
Paid Mrs. Daniel Moody. $15 00
Henry LaBree 35 00
Frank Chase 17 34
$67 34
REPAIRS TO SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid Herbert Young $ 1 00
M. L. Williams, No. 5. 1 00
A. J. Adams, cleaning No. 10. 2 00
L. C. Jewett, cleaning No, 2. 2 00
Warren Rice, repairing No. 1 .. 1 50
Mrs. Jonas Jackson, two years cleaning schoolhouse
4 00
Thomas McCollar, repairing No. 8.
1 00
Sumner Rowell, supplies for sehoolhouses
22 35
Edgar Kelley, work No. 7 and 8.
6 00
M. L. Williams, setting glass No. 5 and 6
1 75
Manley Young repairing No. 5.
75
Lester Shepley for shingles and work shingling shed in Dirtrict No. 1. 8 50
M. L. Williams, repairing No. 5. 50
Abel Stevens for boughing up schoolhouse 2 50
J. G. Spaulding, repairs at No. 3. 1 50
$56 35
SCHOOL BOOKS PURCHASED.
Paid L. S. Merrill $11 60
Ginn & Co. 91 77
American Book Co 45 07
L. S. Merrill 12 33
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D. H. Knowlton & Co. 5 60
P. S. Longley, for blanks and express 14 70
Ginn & Co .. 7 04
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 79
Total paid for books $188 90
Amount of school book money undrawn, $42.50.
TO RECAPITULATE.
Resources $1,667 71
Paid summer terms $454 50
Fall and winter terms 1,098 00
Carrying scholars. 67 34
wood
103 65
$1,723 49
Over drawn, $55.78.
The overdraft is occasioned by not receiving as much from the State as last year, and also from the fact that the committee wished to have the usual length of terms of school.
This deficiency is largely made up by our having $38 of undrawn free high school money on hand, so that our over draft really is $17.78.
FREE HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
Undrawn March 1st, 1897 $115 00
Paid Miss Angie Smith, teaching 8 weeks in dist. No. 6 at $9 72 00
for taking care of schoolhouse and building fires. 5 00
$77 00
Free high school money undrawn, $38.00.
· The building committee elected for that purpose, have completed schoolhouse in district No. 1(so called) and we feel that it fully comes up to the requirements. We do not hesitate to venture the assertion that nowhere will a better school building be found for the money than this one.
The building is large and airy, and well ventilated and we feel that it fully meets the requirements of the district, as a model school building. It is a credit to the town, and we are sure that the build-
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ing committee discharged their duties in a faithful and conscientious manner. We hope the good work thus begun will be continued by the town and a reasonable appropriation made each year for the building of new school buildings. The schoolhouses throughout the town are with only a few exceptions in a very poor condition and we believe that the policy already inaugurated of building one or more new ones each year will in a very few years provide us with modern school buildings, and at the same time the expense being distributed over several years will not entail a heavy burden on the tax payers of town.
The Committee appointed at the last annual meeting to redistrict the town for school purposes have attended to their duties and will report at this meeting. Their suggestions we heartily approve and we believe that if carried out will be a great benefit to the schools and the town.
The schools throughout the town the past year have been, we think on the whole, very successful. All were not up to the standard but taken as a whole we feel that they have been fully an average with rural schools anywhere. A grade has been established in the school in the village, and a three years course mapped out a copy of which is herewith inserted.
Successful school work cannot be done in our opinion without graded schools and we would respectfully urge upon the town the necessity of grading all the schools in town, thus placing them on a level with other schools in the county and state. We have been very much gratified the past year to note the increased interest in the schools by the parents of the children. Very much more interest has been shown in that direction than ever before and we are very sure that it has been very beneficial to the schools. We very strongly recommend that Free High school money be voted by the town this year, also that a liberal appropriation in addition to the amount re- quired by law be raised for common school purposes.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THOMAS J. YOUNG, ) S. S. Committe O. O. VITTUM, of
P. S. LONGLEY, Solon
Solon, Maine, February 19, 1898.
Course of Study for Solon High School.
FIRST YEAR. FIRST TERM.
Reading, Fifth.
Spelling.
Arithmetic, to Percentage,
White's.
Algebra, to Fractions,
Greenleaf.
History, to Mexican War.
Grammar, sma'l to verbs.
Large Geography, 1-3 completed.
SECOND TERM.
Reading. Spelling.
Arithmetic, to Square Root.
Algebra, to Simple Equations.
History, to end of Civil War.
Grammar, 2-3 completed.
Large Geography, 2-3 completod.
THIRD TERM.
Reading. Spelling. Arithmetic, completed. Algebra, to Radicals.
History, Grammar and Geography, completed.
SECOND YEAR.
FIRST TERM.
Reading, Spelling. Algebra, to Theory of Quadratic Equations. General History, 1-4 completed. Grammar (large), to Verbs. Arithmetic, revised. Physical Geography, 1-3 completed.
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SECOND TERM.
Reading, Spelling. Algebra, completed.
General History, 1.2 completed.
Grammar, 2-3 completed. Physical Geography, 2-3 completed.
THIRD TERM.
Reading, Spelling.
Algebra, Wentworth's Elements to Simple Equations.
General History, 3-4 completed.
Grammar, completed.
Physical Geography, completed.
THIRD YEAR. FIRST TERM.
Algebra, to Simultaneous Equations.
General History, completed.
Rhetoric.
Geometry, III Books. Physiology.
SECOND TERM.
Algebra, to Quadratics.
Physics, 1-2 completed. Rhetoric.
Geometry, completed (plain).
Astronomy, 1-2 completed.
THIRD TERM
Algebra, completed. Physics, completed.
Rhetoric, completed. Astronomy. completed,
Geometry, Terms' Work on Originals.
P. S. LONGLEY.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. THOS. J. YOUNG. O. O. VITTUM.
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