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GO 974.202 N84AR, 1910
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01848 3542
Annual Report
of the Town of
nottingham, R. h.
1910
OFFICIAL REPORT.
1910.
NOTTINGHAM, N. H.
Allen County Public Library
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
INVENTORY, TAXABLE PROPERTY OF THE TOWN OF NOT- TINGHAM, APRIL , 1, 1909.
Polls, 191,
$19,100 00
Land and buildings,
268,801 00
Horses, 212,
12,670 00
Oxen 24,
1,475 00
Cows 287,
7,351 00
Other neat stock, 63,
1,097 00
Sheep 66,
275 00
Fowl 355,
177 50
Portable mills 10,
3,775 00
Bank stock,
1,200 00
Stock in trade,
26,109 00
Locks and dams,
13,200 00
Automobile,
500 00
$355,730 50
Amount exempt to soldiers,
$10,610 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING MARCH, 1909
County tax,
$925 35
State tax,
1,072 00
Roads and bridges,
1800 00
Public library,
50 00
School money required by law,
1,005 00
School money extra,
350 00
Miscellaneous,
1,147 65
$6,350 000
SELECTMEN'S CASH ACCOUNT.
Dr. to cash received,
Town clerk, dog license money, $123 50
4
E. F. Gerrish, for one cemetery lot, South side, $ 5 00 Wm. Leavit in settlement of the town suit, 125 00
Church use of town house kitchen, 6 00
License comm. liquor license money,
116 44
Grange, use of grange hall, 24 00
Fred Gove, old bridge plank,
1 00
Grange, use of town house kitchen,
6 00
County,
343 19
State, Railroad tax,
16 74
saving's bank tax,
474 57
literary fund,
59 52
state proportion of school fund, state road appropriation,
243 19
A. D. Watson, use of town house,
30 00
Geo. French, rent of town pasture,
6 00
Town of Northwood, board of Mrs. M. J. Davis, 2 50
State, rebate for forest fires,
153 54
$1,772 13
Cr. By treasurer's receipts, $1,772 13
The selectmen have drawn orders on the treasurer to the
following amounts:
Highways and bridges,
$1456 23
School money,
1,869 63
State tax,
1,072 00
Country tax,
925 35
County aid to soldiers,
219 00
County poor,
138 59
Town poor,
62 00
Town and district officers,
371 90
Notes and interest,
17 21
State road,
793 02
Brown tail moth expense,
273 50
Library,
96 95
Miscellaneous,
262 85
Snow bills,
126 31
35 94
5
Quarantine expense,
$ 60 11
Tramps, 18 50
307 10
Fires, forest, Sheep, killed by dogs,
36 00
$8,106 25
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
J. M. K. Smith,
$28 65
L. R. Demeritt,
48 75
T. M. Rollins,
65 96
L. J. Smith,
60 40
R. E. Tuttle,
52 99
A. W. McDaniel,
93 73
D. D. Rollins,
43 50
C. P. Holmes,
35 05
M. O. Brine, two districts,
129 34
P. B. Batchelder,
31 70
W. C. Trefren,
54 50
C. H. Lucy,
30 85
L. C. Tuttle,
35 00
N. G. Cilley,
41 55
W. A. Glidden,
59 75
F. P. Mitchell,
3 25
C. A. Smith,
52 30
L. F. Brown,
61 50
A. B. Stevens,
105 85
J. F. McCrillis,
45 07
S. L. Daniels,
42 79
E. E. Thompson,
5 22
G. Gile,
5 00
$1,132 70
M. N. Layn,
75 00
C. H. Hayes, bridge plank and stringers,
56 18
H. Marsh, bridge plank,
81 95
W. E. Kennard,
41 70
6
E. N. Parker, W. K. Harvey,
$12 00 56 70
$1,456 23
SNOW BILLS.
W. K. Harvey,
$5.00
J. M. K. Smith,
24 35
L. R. Demeritt,
5 50
T. R. Prescott,
52
R. E. Tuttle,
12 40
A. W. McDaniel,
3 85
C. P. Holmes,
22 05
M. O. Brine,
17 50
W. O. Trefren,
22 20
C. H. Lucy,
3 75
J. F. McCrillis,
2 04
S. L. Daniels,
6 15
$126 31
PERMANENT HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
STATEMENT OF JOINT FUND ACCOUNT.
Town contribution, $561 00
State contribution,
336 60
$897 60
Cr.
Contract,
$782 02
Abner Const. Co.,
11 00
State disbursements,
86 71
Bal. in town treasury,
$11 17
Bal. in state treasury,
6 70
17 87
$897 60
$1 40
Bal. unexpended from last year, 1908,
7
BROWN TAIL MOTH EXPENSE.
F. W. Glidden,
$19 50
A. Miles,
10 00
F. E. Davis,
6 00
W. Gove,
3 00
H. W. Tuttle,
123 10
E. R. Dame,
8 05
L. Dame,
3 35
H. G. Parker,
20 50
E. N. Parker,
20 50
F. G. Taylor,
18 50
J. H. Harvey,
32 00
T. M. Rollins,
2 00
J. E. Cooper,
7 00
$273 50
LIBRARY.
Carolyn P. Stevens, librarian 2 years,
$52 00
Imogene Colcord, sub-librarian
13 00
E. S. Stevens, wood,
1 50
Jas. H. Batchelder, books,
29 20
Express on books,
1 25
$96 95
NOTE AND INTEREST.
Fannie L. Tuttle, $2.10 on principal, $1.68 int. $3 78
Sam L. Allen, int. on note, 13 43
$17 21
COUNTY POOR.
F. Fernald, medical attendance to Mrs. E. Neally, $6 50
G. W. Tilton, supplies for E. Nealey, 8 00
·
G. W. Tilton, supplies for D. L. Ramsbottom, 66 50
A. A. Batchelder, supplies for E. Moody and family, 57 59
$138 59
8
QUARANTINE EXPENSE.
F. Fernald, medical attendance, $32 40
J. M. K. Smith, services rendered and supplies, 7 14
A. A. Batchelder supplies, 20 97
$60 11
TOWN POOR.
Geo. Tilton, supplies for Geo. Rollins, $50 00
J. B. Rollins, board of Sarah Morrison, 12 00
$62 00
TRAMPS.
Pat. Conley, keeping tramps, $18 50
TOWN OFFICERS.
H. G. Daniels, auditor 1908 accounts,
$2 00
C. A. Perkins, auditor 1908 accounts, 2 00
J. D. Perkins, bal. selectmen's ac't. 1908, 9 00
A. W. McDaniel, bal. selectmen's ac't 1908, 7 00
P. B. Batchelder, bal. selectmen's ac't, 1908,
9 00
W. C. Trefren, services on school ckeck list,
14 00
L. E. Williams, services on school check list,
14 00
H. P. Tuttle, services as supervisor,
6 90
R. F. Tuttle, services as school auditor,
1 50
H. G. Daniels,services as selectman,
40 50
W. L. Gerrish, services as selectman,
30 00
A. Cooper, services as supervisor,
8 00
M. C. Tuttle, services as supervisor,
8 00
E. F. Bennett services as town clerk,
25 00
John H. Harvey, services as selectman, 35 00
H. Marsh, services as treasurer,
30 00
F. P. Smith, services as tax collector,
130 00
$371 90
MISCELLANEOUS.
H. Sanborn, prinitng town reports and order bks, $20 15
E. C. Eastman, town supplies, 7 50
Geo. W. Tilton, supplies for town house, oil etc., 4 03
9
R. E. Tuttle, int. parsonage fund No. side, 8 92
H. G. Daniels, care and board of Mrs. J. O. Davis, 16 40
N. L. Gerrish, one day at Brentwood, J. O. Davis, 1 50
J. H. Harvey, trip to Portsmouth and expense, 5 05
J. H. Harvey, work on cemetery, road and bridge, 15 95
A. W. McDaniel, repairs and repairing road machine,1 5 85 N. L. Gerrish, trip to Exeter and expenses, 3 70
John S. Ladd, land tile, 9 36
H. G. Daniels, drawing title from Epping, 3 00
W. A. Cilley, repairing road machine, 1 00
A. D. Watson, cleaning town house, 2 00
T. R. Prescott, cutting bushes in cemetery S. S. 1 05
John Harvey, sundry trips, 35 85
John Harvey, cemetery fence repairs, 11 34
W. E. Bartlett, cutting bushes in N. side cemetery, 1 35
S. H. Durgin, caring for F. P. Bartlett's lot in cemetery, 1 50
S. L. Daniels one bbl. paint for cemetery fence, 13 07
N. L. Gerrish, parsonage fund int. 8 92
L. H. Welch, painting cemetery fence, S. side, 13 89
Mary B. Cilley, parsonage fund int. 2 yrs. 17 84
H. G. Daniels, repairing cemetery fence, N. side, 3 00
E. S. Stevens, half cord wood for town, 2 00
C. H. Hanson, death report, 25
J. H. Harvey, labor, express, postage, etc., 10 48
H. G. Daniels, trips to Exeter county farm, etc. 10 15
M. C. Tuttle, use of well, 3 00
W. A. Caswell, use of well, 3 00
E. F. Bennett, reporting deaths, births, and marriages, 4 20
E. F. Bennett, stationery, postage and clerk supplies, 4 55
F. H. Fernald, ties for cemetery bridge S. side, 2 00
$262 85
1
10 COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT. COLLECTOR FRANK P. SMITH LIST 1908.
Due Feb. 15th, 1909,
$980 00
Paid treasurer,
$957 32
Abated Sidney S. French,
1 75
James B. French,
1 75
Edward Howard,
2 19
Perley W. Howard,
1 75
John H. Healey,
1 75
Peter Leavitt,
1 75
Patrick McLaughlin,
1 75
David L. Ramsbottom,
1 75
Edwin C. Thurston,
1 75
Marcus M. Taylor,
1 75
Fred W. Holmes,
1 75
Ben F. Wade,
2 63
Walter D. Stevens,
36
$980 00
Treasurer's receipt int. on 1908 tax,
$28 81
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT. COLLECTOR FRANK P. SMITH, LIST 1909.
Amount of taxes on collectors book,
$6,686 63
Amount of moth tax on collectorsbook,
27 40
Paid treasurer,
$5,403 84
Abated Smith H. Davis, under age,
1 87
Frank D. Willey, over tax,
1 39
Nettie H. Gerrish, use of well,
3 00
Harvey T. Wyman, use of well,
3 00
Joseph Vincent, dead,
1 87
John E. Cooper, use of well, 3 00
Samuel A. Colcord, use of well, 3 00
Fannie L. Tuttle, use of well,
3 00
Frank McMayhan, dead,
1 87
Geo. H. Rollins,
2 34
William P. Rollins, road trade,
9 35
$5437 53
$6714 03
11
Bal. due Feb. 15th 1910, $1276 50
$6714 03 $6714 03
NOTES AGAINST THE TOWN.
Fannie L. Tuttle,
$60 00
Lizzie E. Lucy,
126 50
Vienna M. Smith,
100 00
Laura E. Pike,
200 00
Susan F. Harvey,
114 58
Lewis T. Demeritt,
200 00
Sherburne B. Demeritt,
700 00
Samuel L. Allen,
175 00
John H. Harvey,
150 00
Andrew B. Stevens,
200 00
James H. Kelsey, 2nd trustee,
318 00
Luella K. Holmes,
138 11
$2,482 19
TRUST FUNDS IN THE HANDS OF THE TOWN.
Van Dame fund,
$100 00
Kelsey and Glass fund,
200 00
Frank P. Bartlett fund,
50 00
Kelsey Marston fund,
150 00
$500 00
AVA LABLE FOR SCHOOLS 1910.
Required by law,
$1,005 00
Bal. of dog license,
87 50
Literary fund,
59 52
$1,152 02
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
ASSETS.
Amount due on collection list 1909,
$1,276 50
Amount due from county,
27 00
Cash in Treasury
2,571 87
12
From C. O. Smith, heirs for cutting brown tail moths, $ 6 00
$3,881 37
LIABILITIES.
Notes against the town,
$2,482 19
Estimated interest,
136 96
Interest on Van Dame fund,
70 10
on Kelsey & Glass cemetery fund,
12 00
on F. P. Bartlett cemetery fund,
2 13
on Marston & Kelsey cemetery fund,
9 00
on Parsonage fund, South side, F. W.
Baptist,
8 92
on parsonage fund, North side F. W.
8 92
Balance permanent road fund,
11 17
Balance permanent road fund, from 1908,
1 40
$2,742 79
Surplus Feb. 15th. 1909,
$839 36
Surplus Feb. 15th. 1910,
$1,138 58
JOHN H. HARVEY, HOLLIS G. DANIELS, NOAH L GERRISH, Selectmen of Nottingham.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1909, $2,516 65
Rec'd of Frank P. Smith, 1908,
957 32
Rec'd of Frank P. Smith 1908,
28 18
Rec'd of Frank P. Smith, 1909,
5,403 84
Rec'd of selectmen,
1,772 13
$10,678 12
Baptist,
13
Cr.
Paid on orders,
$8,106 25
Cash on hand and on deposit,
2,571 87
$10,678 12
HARRISON MARSH, Treasurer.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
As required by law we have esamined the books and accounts of the selectmen and treasurer for the year ending Feb. 15, 1910, and found them correctly cast and properly vouched.
DANIEL E. SMITH, FRED L. GORE,
Auditors.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING Feb. 15th. 1910
Number books on hand at close of last year, 945
Books added by purchase, 93
Books presented to library, 10
Total now on hand, 1,048
Number of cards issued to date,
562
Number of cards now in use,
72
Average number loaned per week,
34
Largest number loaned in one week,
59
Cash on hand $1.76
CAROLYN P. STEVENS, Librarian.
SUB-LIBRARIAN'S REPORT FOR 1909.
Books in library from No. 302 to 700 inclusive,
No cards issued, 80
Average loaned per week,
.7
Cash on hand Feb. 1909,
$3 04
Received during year for fines,
12
Cash on hand Feb. 1910, $3.16
IMOGENE COLCORD,
Sub-librarian.
14
REPORT OF SCHOOL TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING February 15, 1910. SCHOOL MONEY.
Balance from last year, $10 59
Received from town treasurer,
1,569 63
$1,580 22
Paid orders of school board,
$1,523 60
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1910,
56 62
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Balance from last year,
$4 84
Received from town treasurer,
100 00
$104 84
Paid on orders of school boards,
$58 47
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1910,
$46 37
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION.
Received from town treasurer,
$100 00
Paid orders of school board,
91 00
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1910,
$9 00
SPECIAL REPAIRS.
Balance from last year,
$26 25
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1910,
$26 26
OFFICERS SALARIES.
Received from town treasurer,
$100 00
Paid orders of school board,
96 10
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1910,
$3 90
Money on hand Feb. 15, 1910
School money
$56 62
Books and supplies,
46 37
15
Special repairs, Officers saleries High school tuition,
$26 25
3 90
9 00
$142 14
T. E. FERNALD, School Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
SCHOOL MONEY.
Required by law,
$1,005 00
Voted by the district,
350 00
Dog license,
151 00
Literary fund,
63 63
Balance from last year,
1,0 59
$1,580 22
EXPENDED.
Teaching,
$1,215 00
Transportation,
219 00
Wheeler and Rollins (spring term)
48 00
Fuel, cleaning and incidental expenses,
41 60
Unexpended balance,
56 62
$1,580 22
We have paid from funds drawns from the town for the following purposes,
High school tuition,
$91 00
Salary of school board,
75 00
Salary of treasurer,
10 00
Salary of truant officer,
11 10
Books and supplies,
58 47
$245 57
16
We shall require fifty dollars for books and supples for the coming year,
HERMAN S. COLCORD, FRANK P. SMITH, ARTHUR W. McDANIEL, School Board.
ROLL OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE. HAINES. Grace M. Randall, year Rex M. Drowns.
INDEPENDENT. Ernestine Leighton, Ralph R. Leighton, Bradford P. Batchelder, George W. Jenness.
GEBIG.
Hazel Tuttle, Inez Tuttle.
CENTER. Leonell Harvey, Charles H. Williams, Isaac L. Williams.
NORTH SUMMER. Alice Mae Harvey, Gladys Dame, Lester Gaines.
SOUTH SUMMER. Bessie Demeritt, Bessie Cate, Merle Gerrish, year Blanche L. Gerrish.
Nottingham, Feb. 18, 1910.
This is to certify that I have this day examined accounts of the School Board and Treasurer of School District and find them correctly cast and properly vouched,
Prof. E. Tuttle, School Auditor.
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF NOTTINGHAM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31. 1909,
Date. of Birth.
Place of
Name of
Child.
Male or Female-
Living or Still-
Number of
Children-
Color.
of Parents
Parenta
PArcata.
Jan. 17
Nottingham
Harold Clifton
M
W William Wesley Marrison
32 22
Madbury Barrington Nottingham
Barrington
20
..
Frederick Fernald
M
L
3
Fred Fernald
34
Elinar Mildred
F
L
2
Arthur S. Tuttle
32
Aug. 13
.Ella Mme
F
L
1
W William E. Bartlett
25 27 South Berwick, Me. Salem, Masy,
Sept. 30
Bernice
F
L
W Rerman T. Woods
33 Lawrence, Mass. 34 |Epping
Dec. 24
Bornice
M
L
2
W
Mitchell T. O' Brien
34
Nova Scotia ..
27
M
L
₹
W
Clarence E. Briggs
32 Richmond
31
Viola Marjorie
F
L
Ernest E. Randall 'Mebel E. Boston
21
South Berwick, Mfc.
-
Dato of
PlaOD of Marriage,
Name and Surname of Groom and Bride.
Residence of cach at time ol Marringo.
Years.
Color.
Birthplace of each Groom Bride.
Parent.
Whom Married.
Feb. 17
Loe
William E. Bartlett
Nottingham
24
W
Salom, Mass.
Simeon E. Bartlett
1
Rov. Geo. E. Kinney.
Alice G. Garland
19
W Nottingham
Frank H. Garland
1
April 19
Frank E. Davis
..
23
W Moultonboro
Geo. W. Davis,
Rov, Geo. E. Kinney.
Leo
June 12 Raymond
Fred L. Gove
38
W Nottingham
LeoDA B. Jennings Samuel S. Gove
2
Rev. Albert H. Thompson,
Rose E, Davis
25
Moultonboro
Oco. W Dayı
IS Nottingham
John W. Foyo
18
W Nottinghinm
William F. Foye
Rov. J. Bailey,
Nettte F Bryant
:
18
W Auliutri
Alonsof Bryant
L
July 29
Epplog
Frank P. Tuttle
38
W Nottingham
Horure W. Tuttie
Rov. C. W. Fisher
Angeline Hauscome
Barrington
20
W Barrington
Nov, 24
Theodore F. Harvey
Nottinghamı
37
Nottinglının
Nathaniel B. Harvey
I Rev. O. W. Jones,
..
10
Charlotte, Vt.
William H. Dodge
1
Deo 22 Nottingham
Jomeplı Cilios'
Nottingham
31
W
Nottingham
Joseph N. Cilley
1 Rev. Ira D. Murrison,
22
Juhın (, Nay
22
Charles E. Nay
Rev. Ira D. Marrison 1
Effie Demeritt
Joseph E. Demerite
2
Nancy B. Tuttle
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF NOTTINGHAM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC, 31. 1009.
-
Date of Death
8 . Nottingham
Geo. V. Garland
Nottingbom
70
20
Marriod
Shoemaker
Daniel Garland
Nottinghamn
10
:
Sninh W. Blaisdell Barrington
77
Widow
Housewife
William Evans
Mar, 10
Rachel N. Daniels Berwick, Me.
A1
1 10
W Widow
Housewife
Humphrey Grant
June 2
Jomıph Vinount
Boston, Mase.
30
W Single
Laborer
Unknown
Unknown ..
20
Horman Minckey
Finland
51)
W Widowed
Laborer
27
Alfred J. York
Woburo, AInsa,
W 'Married
Shoeinnker
Thomas J. York Unknown Joseph Fou
Aug. 10
Fr'k O). MeMnbon Bonton, Mag.
5-1
19
W Married
Shoemaker
Nov. 4
Joseph W Smith
Vasselboro, Me.
83
W
Laborer
Daniel Smith
Nov. 1f
Mary J. Bridge
Nova Scotia
70
7 19
W Widow
Housekeoper
George Preston
Unknown
St. Len
Dea. 26
Oliver F. Kononed Nottinghamn
81 10 16
W Single
Former
William Kennard
Nottingham
..
Clarenou George
L
2
W
Lewis T. Demeritt Myra H. Davis
37
Nottingham
28
Moultonboro
..
31
24 Bennington, V't.
25 Nottingham
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF NOTTINGHAM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31. 1909.
No. of Marriage.
Name, official Station and Residence by of Person
Marion C. Gove
16
W Nottingham
Fred L. Gove
Sarah E, FogK
Raymond
Aurilla A. Jowett
Jennie B. Jonunge
Grace Parsley
Ocoran Sullivan
Epping
Alice M. Edgerley
Euplug
Camie M. IInll
31
.+
Frank Hall
Jennie Dainc
Nellie Cook
Nottingbnm
W
Agu
Married, Single Widowed.
or
Occupation.
Napics of Parents.
Birthplace of Parents.
Years.
|Months.
Days,
Color.
Strufford Barnstend Berwick. Me.
July 22
Annie D. Twombly Dover
18
W
Married
House wife
Hannah Jacobs
Barrington Sanford, Me. England
Lydia Manson
-
Age of Parents-
Birthplace
Residence
Mertie Bell Hodgdon
Elizabeth W. Cilley
33
Nottingham
Eva M. Thompson
Alice G. Garland
19 |Nottingham
Nov. 24
Mand Z. Thompson
Numes
Sophia Bridge
Lee.
Ella HI. Batchelder
Aurilla A. Jewetto
Nottingham
Hasel 1 .. Dodge
Florence M. Smith
Mary Butler
Nottingtinm
Name und
Place of Deatlı.
o
Deceased.
Birthplace of Deceased.
Jan.
Elij. Duraboul
Hannnh Twombly
Eunice Foril
Delifa A. Foss
Unknown
Adn M. Gowther
Florence Bartlett
Age of Each in
bom,
Birth.
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