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ANNUAL REPORT
THORNTON
NEW HAMPSHIRE
GC
974.202
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1916-1917
1915=16
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
THORNTON, N. H.
FOR THE
Year Ending February 15, 1916
1916
Record Print, Plymouth.
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INVENTORY.
Real and Personal Property, April 1, 1915.
Improved and unimproved lands and buildings, $258,000 00
195 horses,
28,070 00
2 mules,
300 00
12 oxen,
1,070 00
147 cows,
5,609 00
41 neat stock,
1,775 00
86 sheep,
302 00
5 hogs,
60 00
12 automobiles,
3,200 00
4 portable mills,
2,400 00
Wood and lumber not stock in trade,
80 00
Money on hand at interest or on deposit, 200 00
Stock in trade, 23,950 00
$325,016 00
164 polls, at $2.00, $328.00.
Amount of taxes assessed, including poll taxes, $7,121 35
Rate per cent, $2.09 on $100.00.
Amount exempt to soldiers,
$3,000 00
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SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT.
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Receipts.
Received from state treasurer as follows:
Maintenance money trunk line, $1,941 10
Maintenance money state aid,
11 83
Bounty money, 1914
48 60
Forest fire account, 1913,
74 86
State aid, permanent improvement highways,
299 29
Railroad tax,
353 95
Savings bank tax,
327 47
Literary fund,
72 80
Proportion of school fund,
361 70
Received from Pemigewasset National Bank, on note, 2,000 00
Received cash for old House journals, 5 00
$5,496 60
Paid cash to town treasurer,
$5,496 60
TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS.
George W. Ripley, selectman and money paid out, $ 68 97
Claude R. Chase, selectman, and money paid out, 77 00
Bert Avery, selectman, and money paid out, 48 92
W. B. Emmons, treasurer, and money paid out, 50 40
W. P. VanHousen, town clerk, and stationery and stamps, 39 62
A. C. Moulton, superintendent of cemetery, 30 00
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Alfred Bowen, janitor, constable and health officer, 23 00
Mrs. Annie Fadden, member school board and postage, 22 00
Mrs. Anna K. Dobson, member school board, 20 00
Mrs. Lula Bowles, truant officer and taking enumeration, 10 00
Amy L. Barnard, librarian,
52 00
F. A. Barnard, supervisor and school auditor,
6 00
Bert Avery, supervisor, 4 00
Frank L. Houston, ballot clerk and auditor,
6 00
George Adams, police officer,
16 50
John W. Wallace, overseer of poor, 10 00
Oscar M. Jones, collector 1914,
75 00
$559 41
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid by orders on town treasurer:
Emmons Bros. Co., snowing West Thornton bridge, $ 4 55
George W. Fadden, highway money, 1914,
6 68
Ned M. Hackett, board of Emeline Clement,
150 00
George W. Ripley, support of Powell family, 260 00
Edson C. Eastman, town books and blanks, 5 03
Frank W. Steele, collector 1912,
100 00
Frank W. Steele, collector 1913,
75 00
Frank W. Steele, work on bridge and breaking roads, 17 25
William Lyford, services as moderator 1914,
5 00
Nelson Clapper, keeping tramps, 44 75
Herbert R. Downing, maintenance state road, 2,438 20
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Herbert R. Downing, highway West side of river, 17 82
Claude R. Chase, account Milo Annis,
3 00
E. A. Chase, printing town reports, 34 90
W. P. VanHousen, expense moving West Thornton school house, 427 65
John F. Emmons estate, for school house lot, 100 00
Mrs. Wm. Weeks, watering trough 1914, 3 00
John Keniston, surveying school house lot and making deed, 6 68
Henry B. Bacon, tuition Frances N. Frye at Tilton, 13 33
H. A. Cheney, M. D., medical examination for school board, 1 50
Anna K. Dobson, freight on school supplies,
1 70
E. E. Babb & Co., school books and supplies, 38 22
American Book Co., school books, 41 74
Ginn & Co., school books, 11 69
Wm. J. Randolph, real estate transfers 1914, 2 06
Lester W. Bradley, road agent, Dist. No. 3, 509 69
Herbert A. Broad, road agent, Dist. N. 1, 373 96
John F. Merrill, road agent, Dist. No. 2,
518 23
John F. Merrill, maintenance state aid,
24 83
John F. Merrill, permanent improvement,
801 60
Town officers' salaries,
559 41
Pemigewasset National Bank, interest on notes, 278 34
Harold L. Bond Co., tools for highways,
49 49
Plymouth School District, High school tuition,
270 00
A. D. Pike, lighting bridge, oil, etc., 26 47
A. D. Pike, snowing bridge,
4 80
Parker & Young Co., bridge plank and lumber, 184 62
North East Metal Culvert Co., iron culverts, 327 73
Oscar M. Jones, land sold to town for taxes, 129 43
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W. D. Veazey & Co., keeping tramps, 28 50 W. D. Veazey & Co., building bridge at West Thornton station, 93 25
Alex Pope, blacksmithing on road machine,
5 00
Cyrus Hodgson, note and interest, 553 19
Abbie Hodgson, note and interest, 553 19
Bert Avery, running road machine,
82 25
F. L. Hazeltine, snowing bridge,
5 50
F. L. Hazeltine,supplies for Mrs. Ernest Haynes, 4 48
Claude R. Chase, work on highway and money paid out, 35 13
Johnson Lumber Co., for lumber, 4 78
E. N. Babbitt, bridge plans, 5 00
E. C. Chase, M. D., medical service for Abbie L. Fox, 19 00
Georgia L. Merrill, truant officer to Sept. 1, 1915, 5 00
R. E. Lane, school supplies,
2 08
E. H. Hallett, county tax, 426 70
Town of Lincoln, tuition of Louisa Emmons, 15 00
Leon N. Brown, work at West Thornton bridge, 2 00
Mrs. Luella Houston, on note, 175 00
J. L. Quimby, for stone work, 3 00
C. V. Ham, work at Bagley Brook bridge, 4 50
C. R. Chase, work at Bagley Brook bridge, and cement, 8 50
A. G. Simpson, casket, embalming and services at funeral of Abbie L. Fox, 45 00
Will S. Merrill, work on highway 1914, 5 90
C. H. Pettengill, drawing lumber to West Thornton bridge, 2 00
The United Construction Co., road machine blade, . 7 00
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Dr. John M. Cheney, consultation for Abbie L. Fox, 5 00
Mrs. Olive A. Weeks, public watering trough, 3 00
J. H. Steele, public watering trough, 3 00
W. B. Emmons, school treasurer,
1,900 06
B. F. Merrill, public watering trough,
3 00
George L. Plimpton, High school tuition, C. W. Nelson, 13 34
N. B. Cook, supplies for James Fox family, 15 84
Grafton County Farm, board of Frank Bickner, 156 47
Burleigh & Adams, legal advice 1914, 1915,
18 00
P. H. Crawford, money raised for Memorial day, 15 00
H. A. Cheney, M. D., medical service for Abbie L. Fox, 12 00
Frank G. Smith, cement,
5 70
Harry Emmons, drawing hearse,
4 00
Harry Emmons, work on school house foundation, 9 00
John W. Plummer, state tax,
624 00
George W. Ripley, expense taking Abbie L. Fox to state hospital, 14 39
John W. Wallace, supplies account James Fox family, 6 61
Anna K. Dobson, freight on school books,
1 70
George W. Ripley, account bounty money paid out, 36 40
$12,805 81
BOUNTY ACCOUNT.
Paid bounty on 230 hedgehogs,
$46 00
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Paid bounty on 8 bears,
40 00
Paid bounty on 2 wildcats,
4 00
$90 00
Received from state,
55 00
Bounty money due from state,
$35 00
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PAID ON NOTES.
Cyrus Hodgson,
$553 19
Abbie Hodgson,
553 19
Luella Houston,
175 00
$1,281 38
DUE ON NOTES.
Edna Willey,
$ 19 94
Annie Willey,
19 94
John H. Steele,
2,083 36
Luella Houston,
354 64
Pemigewasset National Bank,
7,145 83
$9,623 71
CEMETERY REPORT.
Received for lots, $40 00
Paid for care of cemetery, $30 00
A. C. MOULTON, Superintendent.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Assets.
In treasury, Feb. 15, 1916,
$1,884 96
In collector's hands, 1909,1910, 1912, 1913,
41 00
In collector's hands, 1914,
39 82
In collector's hands, 1915,
3,453 01
Due from state, bounty money,
35 00
Due from county,
212 26
Land bought by town for taxes,
1,166 73
$6,832 78
Liabilities.
Due on notes,
$9,623 71
Joint fund account in treasury,
58
Maintenance account, state aid in treasury,
2 00
Total liabilities,
$9,626 29
Liabilities above assets,
$2,793 51
Increase of debt during year,
211 12
Statement Taylor fund in Thornton,
1,045 25
Statement school fund in Thornton,
1,312 50
GEORGE W. RIPLEY,
CLAUDE R. CHASE,
BERT AVERY,
Selectmen of Thornton.
February 15, 1916.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Receipts.
Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1916,
$2,023 37
Received of collector for 1913,
209 57
Received of collector for 1914,
3,171 89
Received of collector for 1915,
3,668 34
Received of selectmen,
5,496 60
Received of town clerk,
81 00
Received of superintendent of cemeteries,
40 00
$14,690 77
Paid on orders,
12,805 81
Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1916,
$1,884 96
W. B. EMMONS, Treasurer.
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ROAD AGENT'S REPORT.
HERBERT A. BROAD, DISTRICT NO. 1.
Receipts.
Received from selectmen by order on treasurer, $373 96
Expenditures.
H. A. Broad, labor, lumber and freight,
$148 25
Charles Elliott, labor,
4 00
George Orris, labor,
36 75
Perley Colby, labor,
30 64
E. L. Smalley, labor,
9 63
William Dolloff, labor,
28 88
Stephen M. Biddle, labor,
6 13
G. T. C. Smith, labor, drills and dynamite,
3 05
Fred Young, labor,
8 75
James Sharkey, labor,
3 50
Fred H. Dolloff, labor,
17 50
Frank L. Houston, labor,
32 99
David McLeod, labor,
12 26
Truman A. Heath, labor,
25. 63
C. M. Biddle, gravel,
75
John Washburn, labor,
5 25
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$373 96
JOHN .F. MERRILL, DISTRICT NO. 2.
Receipts. Received of selectmen by orders on treasurer, $518 23
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Expenditures.
Frank Plummer,
$ 8 75
Will Merrill, 43 75
Willis Merrill,
22 31
A. C. Benton, work and gravel,
48 50
Oscar Jones, work and gravel,
21 80
Willis Caldon, work and gravel,
19 95
George Avery,
9 90
Joe Rollins,
8 75
Emery Tobyne,
21 37
Otis Knowles,
21 62
A. D. Pike,
2 25
John Ross,
1 75
Albert Merrill,
1 75
Harry Worth,
3 50
1 Dana Fadden,
19 25
James Sharkey,
15 75
Earl Caldon,
7 88
A. C. Moulton,
37 52
George Fadden,
2 25
Frank Haynes, work, plank and board,
8 20
William Ripley,
2 00
Frank Smith, for cement,
8 88
Freight on cement,
79
Freight on culverts and shovels,
12 63
One marker,
1 25
John F. Merrill, work, team and extra man,
147 78
George Wm. Jones,
10
John F. Merrill, making drag,
2 50
William McLeod, for irons,
1 50
Willis Horner, breaking roads,
3 00
John F. Merrill, breaking roads,
9 00
O. M. Jones, breaking roads,
2 00
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$518 23
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LESTER W. BRADLEY, DISTRICT NO. 3.
Receipts.
Received from selectmen by orders on treasurer, $509 69
Expenditures.
Thomas Stapleton, labor,
$ 10 24
Nelson Brown, labor,
26 10
Bert Avery, labor,
32 19
Lee Hoffman, labor,
4 38
Charles Corum, labor,
4 38
Walter Hoffman, labor,
3 50
Albert Petrain, labor,
4 38
Clarence Hart, labor,
9 63
B. F. Merrill, labor,
270 29
Leland Holmes, labor,
7 50
J. T. Bradley, labor,
8 68
D. B. Baston, stone, posts and railings,
20 00
L. W. Bradley, bridge plank and railings,
40 02
L. W. Bradley, labor,
68 40
$509 69
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PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.
JOHN F. MERRILL, AGENT.
Receipts.
Received for construction,
$801 60
Balance left from last year,
6 05
$807 65
Expenditures.
Willis Merrill,
$ 22 80
James Sharkey,
29 63
Will S. Merrill,
27 58
George Avery,
20 33
Willis Horner,
2 25
Ed Bell,
66 50
O. G. Smith,
11 60
James Fox,
9 00
Otis Knowles,
21 10
William McLeod,
7 20
Walter Downing,
5 40
George Sawyer,
18 00
Dana Fadden,
20 10
Dana Fadden, team,
54 75
John Ross,
14 70
Joe Rollins,
18 30
A. C. Benton,
3 90
A. C. Benton, team,
54 75
George Fadden,
52 75
Earl Caldon,
14 40
A. C. Moulton,
50 25
O. M. Jones,
5 40
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O. M. Jones, team,
36 75
John Irving,
48 00
John F. Merrill,
66 10
John F. Merrill, team,
70 55
Emery Tobyne,
90
Marion Uhlman, gravel,
48 60
Telephone charges,
1 10
Delivery on freight,
1 00
$803 69
State engineer's bill,
3 35
$807 04
Balance of fund,
61
Maintenance Account-Permanent Improvement.
Allowed for maintenance,
$30 00
Expenditures.
John F. Merrill,
$22 83
Will Merrill,
1 00
Willis Merrill,
1 00
$24 83
Balance of fund,
$5 17
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TRUNK LINE MAINTENANCE.
HERBERT R. DOWNING, AGENT.
Receipts.
Received from selectmen by orders on treasurer, $2,438 20
Expenditures.
H. R. Downing, patrol,
$725 57
R. W. Lyford,
9 00
A. F. Olsen,
61 00
John McCay,
8 10
Henry Fifield,
43 20
R. M. Cook,
173 70
Wm. Lyford,
19 12
C. R. Chase,
18 00
D. W. Downing,
23 62
P. M. Downing,
7 20
C. V. Ham,
13 50
L. N. Brown,
6 75
Orrin Downing,
6 00
E. C. Burleigh,
14 50
Ernest Mayhew,
3 60
G. F. Downing,
9 00
Bert Avery,
15 75
Nelson Clapper,
7 20
Alex Pope, steel,
3 00
L. N. Brown, posts,
3 40
J. S. Renfrew, for railings,
48 00
Wm. Lyford, posts,
31 30
W. B. Avery, merchandise,
33 70
Sears, Roebuck Co., paint,
49 00
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B. & M. R. R., freight,
3 06
Henry Fifield, gravel,
13 50
Johnson Lumber Co., railings,
2 69
W. B. Avery, paint,
8 40
D. W. Downing, posts,
1 00
Sylvester Carter, clay,
2 00
H. Locke, gravel,
70
D. W. Downing, gravel,
23 30
John Irving, gravel,
2 75
C. R. Chase, clay,
50
$1,401 11
Canfield Hill Account.
F. G. Smith, cement,
$ 14 48
C. R. Chase, fill,
90 00
C. R. Chase, logs, 1 50
D. W. Downing, gravel,
20 00
W. B. Avery, tools,
6 75
W. D. Veazey, dynamite,
5 66
C. V. Ham, lighting lanterns,
3 50
A. F. Olsen, labor,
42 30
Glenn Duffy, labor,
39 60
Nelson Clapper, labor,
28 80
Orrin Downing, labor,
31 00
Ernest Mayhew, labor,
19 80
H. A. Fifield, labor,
45 00
Fred Connor, labor,
47 00
W. D. Downing, labor,
10 00
R. M. Cook, labor,
38 70
Ora Downing, labor,
18 90
Fred Ames, labor,
18 90
William Ames, labor,
9 00
C. V. Ham, labor,
78 75
L. N. Brown, labor,
99 00
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G. F. Downing, labor, 27 00
E. C. Burleigh, labor,
36 00
A. D. Merrill, labor, 33 75
J. S. Renfrew, labor,
76 50
S. D. Frye, labor,
67 50
D. W. Downing, labor,
51 75
H. R. Downing, labor,
72 05
P. N. Downing, labor,
90
$1,037 09
Maintenance,
1,401 11
$2,438 20
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
Receipts.
Library money in bank,
$239 75
Received for fines,
1 56
$241 31
Expenditures.
W. C. Gibson, for books,
$157 67
Insurance premium,
11 00
Library stickers,
1 25
Freight on books,
64
Car fare on account of insurance,
56
Getting books from station, postage and stationery,
88
Library cards,
1 56
$167 56
Balance in bank,
$73 75
Books taken out the past year,
724
New books bought,
215
Books sent to Mad River,
122
Books given,
2
MARY LYFORD, FRANK A. BARNARD, FRANCES EMMONS,
Library Trustees.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Thornton, N. H., Feb. 15, 1916.
Having examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Overseer of Poor, Library Trustees and Road Agents, I find them correctly cast and properly vouched, for the year ending Feb. 15, 1916.
FRANK L. HOUSTON, Auditor.
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Births Registered in the Town of Thornton, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1915.
Date of Birth
1915.
Name of Child (If any)
Female
Living
Stillborn
No. child
1st. 2d &c.
Color
Maiden Name of Mother.
Color of
Residence of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
Birthplace of Father.
Birthplace of Mother.
Father's Age
Mother's Age
Jan May "
23 9
Malcolm
M ..
2
3
F
6
M
4
F
3 1
11
.
M
6
Middlesex
Vt
75 47
Oct
16
John D Franklin Herbert
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6
F
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1
Frank H Haynes Frank E S Drake
Grace M Lyford Mabel L Drake Roxie Duncklee Elloise M Moses Carrie M Avery
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Thornton
Thornton
Farming Farming
Pittsburg
Chicago Manchester Ellsworth
58 33
Dec
21 23
Thornton
Laborer
Waterville
Farmouth Swanton Vt Philadelphia Thornton Campton King's Co N S
45 38 30 32 39 39 25 45
3 3 2
June July Aug Sept
31 15 22
Lawrence Wellman
SB Liv'g
W
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Irving Corrigan Wm Downing Fred H. Dolloff Henry E. Cook
Lizzie Avery Minnie A Child Ella May Clapper Salella Paravella Marion Tobyne Hattie Stickney Pearl Venott
W
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66
..
Thornton Thornton
Carpenter Farming : Mechanic Laborer Farming Farming
Thornton Thornton Loranoo Italy
Ellsworth
Thornton
Thornton Danbury
Waterville Thornton Waterville
44
Thornton
Thornton
Farming Millwright Farming Farming
Thornton
29 1 4 27 30
Irene Pearl
Thornton
Florence M Drake
Lorenzo Rich Ezra R Downing Lester Bradley Laurence Shores George W Ripley Herbert A Broad William Ripley John Merrill
.. Thornton
Thornton Thornton
Thornton
Thornton
Parents
Male or
Sex and condition
Name of Father.
or
2
11
Thornton
Marriages Registered in the Town of Thornton, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1915.
Date-1915
Place of Marriage
Name and Surname of Groom and Bride
Residence of each at time of Marriage
Age in year's
Color of each
Occupation of Groom and Bride
Place of Birth of each
Name of Parents
Birthplace of Parents
Occupation of Parents
Times mar'd
Name, residence and official sta- tion of person by whom married
Feb
4
Campton
Frank Drake
Thornton Ellsworth
31
W
Laborer
Waterville
Housek'per
Ellsworth
Seth Drake Betsy Feltch Albert Avery Josephine Ham Benj Downing Matilda Magnis'n Willis Holmes Ella Kimball
Waterville Sandwich Ellsworth Thornton Ellsworth Sweden Carroll Hollis Me
2
Rev N Harr'g'tn W Campton
Apr
12 |Lincoln
Orrin B Downing
Thornton
21
. Bobbin man
Thornton
1
Rev W Holmes Lincoln
1
Deaths Registered in the Town of Thornton, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1915.
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Place of Birth
Date-1915
Years
Months
Days
Male or
Color
Single, mar or widowed
Occupation
Father
Mother
Name of Father
Maiden Name of Mother
Cause of Death
Apr May Juiy
1 28
Francis J Moyer Mary A Emmons Lil'n H Macleod Earl B Steele
8
1 19
Thornton Woodstock
M F
S W
J'hnstown Durham Thornton Thornton
Thornton Thornton
20
24
Thornton
M
S
1
14 Raym'd Hoffman
13
8
19
Thornton
2
15 Woodstock
5
12 Woodstock
F
W M
W Lebanon Woodstock Woodstock Thornton
Woodstock
Thornton
Wm R Moyer Levi Gray Willard Foss John H Steele Walter Hoffman Dan'l Sel'ng'hm Jos H Smith Herbert A Broad
Viola Brailler Eliza Dearborn Amanda Foss Cora B Burleigh
Bronchitis Cer Hemorrhage Per's Anaemia Gun shot
Aug Sept
15 Frank Sel'ng'h'm 3 Abbie L Fox
27
Dec 28
Fred LaPorte
62
9
11
Thornton Plattsb'g N Y
M
S
M
Farming
Pa
J'nstown Pa
81 52
11 10
18
Campton
..
M
Merchant Housewife Plumber Student Blacksmith Housewife
Canaan Thornton
Matilda Sel'g'hm Apoplexy Mandana Dearb'n Pellagra
Grace M Lyford Failure of Res'n
Heart disease
W. P. VAN HOUSEN, Town Clerk.
.
Age
Sex and Conditions
Name and Sur- name of deceased
Place of Birth
Female
19
1
Carrie M Avery
Nellie E Holmes
Lincoln
18
Housek'per
Lincoln
Farmer Housewife Farmer Housewife Clergyman
Housewife
W
..
17
Eliza'th Columbia Carcoma
75 36
1h
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SCHOOL REPORT
SCHOOL TREASURER'S REPORT.
Receipts.
Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1915,
$
00
Received of selectmen, 1,900 06
$1,900 06
Expenditures.
Paid on orders, $1,900 06 W. B. EMMONS, Treasurer.
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Isa M. Brown, transporting scholars to
Woodstock, $ 24 00
Mrs. L. G. Shores, cleaning school house, and repairs, 3 50
Mrs. Frank Ham, cleaning West Thornton
school house,
3 0(
A. F. Burtt Co., 7 curtains and one roll paper for West Thornton school house, also 9 curtains for Center school house, postage on same, 4 38
I. F. Hazeltine, teaching 4 weeks,
24 00
Charlotte M. Conroy, teaching Mad River school 3 weeks, 18 00
Cressy V. Ham, 11/2 cds. wood delivered at Center school house, 7 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars to West Thornton, 2 weeks, 8 00
Isa M. Brown, transporting scholars to Woodstock, 18 00
Angus Berg, repairs and making two keys, 1 00
27
Harry Worth, transporting scholars, 4 00 Frank Haynes, transporting scholars, 48 00
George Sawyer, wood delivered 1914-1915, 10 00
Charles Elliott, boarding teacher, transporting scholars and teacher, also to and from station, 92 00
Charlotte M. Conroy, teaching Mad River
school, 9 weeks, 54 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars to
West Thornton, 28 00
Claude R. Chase, boarding teacher, cleaning school house, and drawing wood, 40 50
Grace M. Chase, teaching and janitor work 12 weeks, 66 00
Mrs. O. L. Durgin, work and boarding teacher 12 weeks, 38 25
Mrs. I. F. Hazeltine, teaching 8 weeks, janitor work 12 weeks, 54 00
Christie D. Page, teaching, board and janitor work 9 weeks, 90 00
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Christie D. Page, teaching and janitor work 3 weeks, 30 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars 2 weeks,
8 00
John Thatcher, labor,
2 50
Woodstock School District, tuition Raymond Hoffman, Glen and Eva Hart, 1914-1915, 27 00
C. M. Biddle, janitor work 12 weeks, kindling, 7 00
I. F. Hazeltine, teaching 4 weks, 24 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars,
16 00
Anna Dobson, water pail and broom,
1 35
1. Annie Fadden, broom and brush,
1 10
Frank Haynes, transporting scholars to Dist. No. 1, 16 00
28
C. M. Conroy, teaching, 18 00
John Thatcher, labor and money paid out, 2 60
Frank Haynes, transporting scholars, 16 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars, 16 00
O. L. Durgin, boarding teacher 3 weeks, Frank Haynes, transporting scholars, 16 00
9 00
Charles M. Biddle, 1 cord dry wood delivered to Mad River school, also repairs on stove, 6 25
Charlotte M. Conroy, teaching Mad River school 9 weeks, 54 00
Charles Elliott, boarding teacher, transporting
scholars and teacher, also to and from station, 92 00
Grace M. Chase, teaching and janitor work and board 11 weeks, 110 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars, 16 00
Earl Caldon, teaching, board and janitor work, 102 00
Earl Caldon, repairs and material, 1 23
I. F. Hazeltine, teaching, board and janitor work, also money paid for cleaning w. c., 78 25
O. L. Durgin, kindling wood, 2 00
Harry Worth, repairs and material, 2 00
Lulu Bowles, cleaning West Thornton school room, kindling, 1 25
Harry Worth, transporting scholars, 12 00
O. M. Jones, building fence at Dist. No. 1, 5 00
C. V. Ham, 1 cord wood delivered to Dist. No. 4, 5 00
Frank Haynes, transporting scholars 3 weeks and 1 day, 12 80
Leon N. Brown, drawing wood,
2 00
Grace M. Chase, teaching, board and janitor work, 10 00
I. F. Hazeltine, teaching and board,
28 80
Bernice Jones, janitor work, 9 weeks and 2 days, 4 70
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Clarence Hart, transporting scholars to Woodstock, 49 00
E. E. Sawyer, 1 cord wood, 4 00
Harry Worth, transporting scholars, 12 00
Clarence Downing, repairs on flag pole and sawing wood, 1 75
Campton school district, tuition Clarence and Amos Avery, 11 40
Charles Elliott, boarding teacher, transporting scholars and teacher, also to and from station, 69 50
Charlotte M. Conroy, teaching Mad River school, 54 00
Charles M. Biddle, janitor work, kindling, and broom, 12 75
E. Earl Caldon, teaching, board and janitor work, 76 50
Willis Caldon, 3/4 cord dry wood,
4 50
Harry Worth, transporting scholars,
12 00
Grace M. Chase, teaching, board and janitor work, 90 00
Vera M. Tuttle, teaching, board and janitor work,
55 10
Leonard E. Tuttle, kindling wood,
1 50
Frank Haynes, transporting scholars,
21 60
Total, $1,867 06
Estimates for the Coming Fiscal Year, Ending Feb. 15, 1917.
1. Money required by law, $585 00
2. Money required for text books and pupils supplies, 75 00
3. Money required for High schools and academy tuition, 250 00
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4. Money required for flags and appurtenances for same, 5 00
5. Literary funds, 72 80
6. Local funds, 78 75
7. Amount needed for repairs,
125 00
8. Additional amount needed for support of schools, 708 93
Expense of Removing and Repairing School House.
Receipts.
W. P. VanHousen received from selectmen, $427 65
W. P. VanHousen received of Walter Dobson for cement, 40
$428 05
Expenditures.
B. P. Downing, boards and timber, $ 4 00
B. P. Downing, barn broom, 75
B. P .Downing, land damage, 5 00
Freight on bricks, cement and tools for the school house, 8 55
W. B. Emmons, work on school house,
29 25
A. F. Burtt Co., cement, brick, lime, and wall paper,
27 55
Frank Smith, cement,
2 50
A. C. Benton, work, self and team,
59 50
Alex Pope, blacksmith work,
3 85
J. E. Henry & Sons Co., lime, Bert Avery, putting up railings,
4 00
Bert Avery, 86 posts for school house,
21 50
Sam Campbell, 31/2 days laying brick, 10 50
Nick Brown, self and team, 25 00
Mrs. Dora Brown, paint and muresco,
1 35
2 90
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Mrs. Marion Clark and Carro Clark, papering, 4 50
J. S. Renfrew & Son, lumber for school house, 17 00
Warren Moulton, work on school house, 4 25
Orrin Downing, work on school house, 2 00
Mr. Emerson, moving school house,
44 00
Gus Burg, 81/2 days work, Dana Fadden, 6 days, self and team,
27 00
A. Russell, bell rope, 60
William Ames, 111/2 days work,
26 50
Nelson Clapper, 2 days work, 4 00
Scott Benton, 1 days work, 1 25
William M. Ames, 6 days work on foundation,
12 00
Teddy Ames, 21/2 days work,
3 63
G. B. Currier, 3 days work,
7 50
Albert Merrill, services on school house,
16 25
Smith Merrill, 21/2 days work,
3 63
John Keeife, work on school house,
9 00
T. I. Emerson, for blocking, use of jackscrews,
4 64
W. D. Veazey & Co., 2 bags plaster, and lumber,
3 81
W. D. Veazey & Co., lumber, 6 58
W. P. VanHousen, 3 telephone calls,
30
W. P. VanHousen, postage services,
2 16
$428 05
W. P. VANHOUSEN, FRANK L. HAZELTINE, ALBERT D. MERRILL, A. C. BENTON, BERT AVERY,
Committee.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Thornton, N. H., Feb. 15, 1916.
Having examined the accounts of the School Board I find them correctly cast and properly vouched, for the year ending Feb. 15, 1916, excepting for orders No. 26 and 37, for which there will, I presume, be vouchers presented, school meeting day.
W. P. VANHOUSEN, Auditor.
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ROLL OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
First term taught by Isabelle F. Hazeltine. Per- fect attendance, Dale Haynes, Helen Powell, Fred Pow- ell, Wyman Ripley, Faustina Ripley.
Second term taught by Isabelle F. Hazeltine. Per- fect attendance, Bert Benton, Dale McCloud, Fred Pow- ell, George W. Ripley, Lawrence Steele, Elmer Worth, Carl W. Ripley, Ida Horner, Josie Fadden, Lawrence Worth.
Third term, first three weeks and one day taught by same teacher; account of illness the balance of term, five weeks and four days taught by Vera M. Tut- tle. Perfect attendance, Bert Benton, Lora Merrill, Josie Fadden.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
First term taught by Charlotte M. Conroy. Per- fect attendance, Leroy J. Sawyer, Howard Tallier, Ethel Gillis, Barbara Broad, Isabel Sawyer.
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