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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GC 974.202 B39AR, 1913-1920
Annual Reports of the
Town of Bedford N. H.
For the Fiscal Year Ending February 15, 1913
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JOHN H. STEVENS 1
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER, TOWN CLERK AND APPRAISAL OF REAL ESTATE
OF THE
TOWN OF BEDFORD
WITH
REPORTS OF SCHOOL BOARD AND PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15,
1913
MANCHESTER, N. H. PRINTED BY THE JOHN B. CLARKE COMPANY.
1913
[L. s.]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Bedford, the County of Hillsborough in said State, Qualified to Vote in Town Affairs :
You are hereby notified to meet at the town house in said Bedford on Tuesday, the eleventh day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon to act upon the following sub- jects:
ARTICLE I. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
ART. II. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations for the same.
ART. III. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the support of the poor, repairs of roads and bridges, for Memorial Day, and for any other neces- sary expenses of the town.
ART. IV. To see if the town will vote to allow a discount on taxes; if so, fix the time and rate.
ART. V. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate fifteen dollars for the care of the clock on church.
ART. VI. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate money for the care of the new cemetery.
ART. VII. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to hire money if needed.
ART. VIII. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of money necessary to secure state aid for the permanent improvement 'of highways, under the law passed at the January session, 1905.
ART. IX. To see what action the town wishes to take in regard to maintaining electric lights and raise and appropri- ate money for the same.
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ART. X. To see if the town will vote to put a watering trough at the foot of Woodbury hill, and raise and appropri- ate money for the same.
ART. XI. To see if the town will vote to buy the bonds for the town officers.
ART. XII. To see if the town will vote to abate the taxes for Albert W. Warren, who has lost his buildings by fire.
ART. XIII. To see if the town will vote to cement around the furnaces and drain the cellar of the town hall, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. XIV. To hear the reports of agents, auditors, com- mittees, and all other officers heretofore chosen and pass any vote relating thereto and transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal this 22nd day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirteen.
PERHAM PARKER, FRANK E. MANNING, RODNEY F. ROLLINS, Selectmen of Bedford.
A true copy. Attest:
PERHAM PARKER, FRANK E. MANNING, RODNEY F. ROLLINS, Selectmen of Bedford.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To February 15, 1913.
TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES.
1912.
Mar. 15. Paid Rodney F. Rollins, for services as second selectman, 1911 .. $124.50
Paid Perham Parker, for services as first selectman, 1911. 130.00
Paid Frank E. Manning, for services as third selectman, 1911 98.00
Mar. 16. Paid Perham Parker, services as super- visor, March election, 1911. 5.00
20. Paid Horace E. Webber, for services as constable, 1911 30.00
Paid L. M. Kinson, member board of health 5.00
Paid L. M. Kinson, special police, March election, 1912 5.00
June 3. Paid Fred A. French, for services as Town clerk, 1911. 50.00
4. Paid William Melendy, for services as auditor, 1911 2.00
July
1. Paid Alonzo H. Holbrook, for services as ballot clerk, March 12, 1912 .. 5.00 Paid Thomas E. Barr, for services as ballot clerk, March 12, 1912. 5.00
Oct. 1. Paid George H. Hardy, services as special police 5.00
Nov. 1. Paid John F. Gove, services as ballot clerk, Sept. 3, 1912. 5.00
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Nov. 1. Paid George D. Soper, services as bal- lot clerk, September 3, 1912 ...... $5.00 Dec. 2. Paid George F. Shepard, special police, Sept. 3, and November election ... 10.00 Paid George H. Hardy, special police at March meeting, 1912 5.00
Paid Gordon Porter, special police, November election, 9112. 5.00
Paid E. W. Stevens, services as mod- erator, March 12, Sept. 3 and Nov. 5, 1912. 15.00
Paid William Melendy, services as bal- lot clerk, March 12, Sept. 3 and Nov. 5, 1912 15.00
Dec. 13. Paid George D. Soper, services as bal- lot inspector, November 5, 1912 ... 5.00
1913.
Jan. 1. Paid Alonzo H. Holbrook, services as ballot clerk, Sept. 3 and Nov. 5, 1912 10.00
Paid John F. Young, services as su- pervisor for 1911 and 1912 26.00
Paid Frank S. Crowell, services as su- pervisor, 1912 22.00
Paid Edmund B. Hull, services as su- pervisor, 1912, also blank check- lists, writing nineteen checklists, telephone and postage. 47.27
Feb. 14. Paid John F. Gove, services as ballot inspector, Nov. 5, 1912. 5.00
15. Paid Ervin R. French, services as town treasurer for 1911 40.00
$679.77 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
1912.
Mar. 15. Paid Quincy Barnard, care of clock .. $15.00
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Mar. 15. Paid John B. Clarke Co., printing town reports $53.75 Paid Rodney F. Rollins, for aid to ' transients, postage and telephone, and expense to Concord 2.95
16. Paid H. E. Loveren, for legal services 5.00
20. Paid J. Albert Marshall, for 5000 units antitoxin, for Chesborough family 7.50
April 5. Paid Rodney F. Rollins, aid to tran- sients 2.00
Paid J. F. Roburge, picking browntail moths 24.15
Paid George F. Barnard, services as janitor of town hall. 100.00
Paid E. A. Stratton, printing tax no- tices 4.50
16. Paid G. F. Roburge, trimming trees around town house 2.00
Paid Perham Parker, for 11 cords wood for hall 60.50
May
1. Paid G. F. Barnard, labor and money paid for pumping water from base- ment of hall 7.25
Paid W. S. Manning, 4} cords wood for hall 22.75
30. Paid F. C. Livingston, legal advice. .
1.00
June 1. Paid Rodney F. Rollins, aid to tran- sients 1.25
Paid George F. Barnard, for collecting taxes, 1911 125.00
July 1. Paid John Hadlock. repairs on road machine 5.10
Aug. 1. Paid West Side Lumber Co., for 540 feet of hemlock plank. 12.96
Aug. 1. Paid R. F. Rollins, money order and postage, aid to transients, and tele- phone tolls 2.25
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Sept. 2. Paid West Side Lumber Co., for 202 feet chestnut railing. $7.57
Paid F. A. Burnham, screens for hall 3.70
Oct.
1. Paid Good Roads Machinery Co., for 25.55 edge and parts for road machine ... Paid Gust Pearson, for drawing posts and boards 2.00
Nov. 1. Paid L. M. Kinson, repairing scales and money paid out. 29.20 Paid West Side Lumber Co., lumber for scales 31.22
Dec. 2. Paid Celibert Maynard, use of water- ing trough 3.00
Paid Perham Parker, brush for hall .. 4.75
Paid George F. Shepard, 1 cord of wood for hall 7.50
Paid R. F. Rollins, aid to transients. . 1.50 Paid John H. Parkhurst, 5 cords of wood 25.00
Paid Nelson Fosher, use of watering trough, 1912 3.00
1913.
Jan. 6. Paid Horace E. Webber, fencing washout and hitch ring, front of hall 1.50
Paid A. L. Franks, repairing lights in hall 8.50
13. Paid Louis Bell Post for 55 flags for Memorial Day 5.50
18. Paid Manchester Savings Bank, inter- terest on town notes from Feb. 1, 1912, to Jan. 20, 1913 349.00
Feb. 1. Paid John H. Stevens, for labor and supplies for hall, 1911 17.98
14. Paid George F. Barnard, supplies for hall 8.75
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Feb. 14. Paid George O. Spencer, use of water- ing trough $3.00
15. Paid Charles P. Woodbury, services as health officer, and supplies for 1912 27.30 Paid Charles P. Woodbury, labor on town house, and supplies .. 3.40
Paid W. S. Manning, 52 cords wood for hall 31.63
Paid H. E. Loveren, legal advice, 1912 15.00
Paid Fred A. French, supplies for town 13.60
Paid Fred A. French, care of scales ..
20.00
Paid Fred A. French, reporting vital statistics . 9.50
Paid R. F. Rollins, aid to transients. . 1.25
$1,114.81
HIGHWAY EXPENSES.
1912.
Mar. 15. Paid James Dwire, cutting bushes. . . $4.50
16. Paid James Murphy, labor on high- way .... 4.50
20. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway . 3.75
April
5. Paid J. H. Putnam, labor on highway 1.75
16. Paid George A. King, labor on high- way 1.28
May
1. Paid W. H. Boynton, labor on high- way . 3.40
Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out.
100.00
Paid George P. Tarr, labor on high- way 9.54
Paid W. S. Manning, labor on highway 1.80 Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on high- way and money paid out 100.00
30. Paid Henry W. Brown, labor on high- way 6.10
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May 30. Paid George O. Spencer, labor on highway . $12.00
Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out 70.00
June 1. Paid George P. Tarr, labor on high- way . 153.75
Paid John A. Quaid, labor on highway 2.75
2. Paid John M. Hodgman, labor on highway 21.90
15. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway
150.00
24. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out.
80.00
July
1. Paid J. G. Holbrook, labor on highway Paid Omer Pepin, labor on highway and money paid out. 107.25
5.22
Paid George P. Tarr, money paid for labor on highway. 15.00
Paid L. M. Kinson, for labor on high- way and money paid out. 165.9.5
Paid B. W. Nichols, labor on highway Paid G. P. Leahy, labor on highway ..
54.90
4.05
Aug.
1. Paid Walter Cressey, for oiling State road 250.00
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Paid W. S. Manning, labor on highway 15.26 Paid John M. Hodgman, labor on highway and money paid out. . ... 58.00 Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out 50.00
Sept. 2. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out 74.85
Paid George P. Tarr, labor on high- way and money paid out. 15.00
Paid F. S. Sargent, labor on highway and money paid out. 170.44
Paid Frank French and Thomas Taffe, for cutting brushes 22.15
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Sept. 2. Paid R. F. Rollins, for drawing posts and railing, and labor on State highway $7.25
11. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out. 150.00
Paid M. A. Weathers, for cutting bushes . 12.00
21. Paid L. M. Kinson, for labor on high- and money paid out. 175.00
Oct. 1. Paid J. H. Putnam, labor on high- way . 2.50
Paid John H. Parkhurst, labor on highway 83.00
Paid J. E. French, labor on highway. . 2.00
Paid Frank French and Thomas Taffe, for labor on highway. 3.50
Paid R. F. Rollins, spikes and labor on highway 3.80
Nov. 1. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway 1 and money paid out 50.00
Dec. 2. Paid L. M. Kinson, labor on highway and money paid out 60.35
Paid Northeast Metal Culvert Co .. for metal culvert pipe. 30.40
Paid Fred S. Sargent, labor on high- way
68.68
7.05
Paid E. J. Woodward, cutting bushes. Paid Hugh Cunningham, repairing driveway 10.00
2.00
Paid F. E. French, labor on highway. Paid John H. Parkhurst, labor on highway 7.00
1913.
Jan. 1. Paid John M. Hodgman, labor on highway and money paid out ..... . 36.50
Feb. 1. Paid Geo. P. Tarr, labor on highway. 14.40
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Feb. 15. Paid Frank S. Crowell, labor on high- way ... $3.00
Paid George H. Wiggin, labor on high- way 79.55
Paid E. S. McDerby, 57 loads of gravel 5.70
$2,548.77
SNOW BILLS.
1912.
Mar. 16. Paid A. B. Campbell, breaking roads. . $5.60
Paid J. H. Parkhurst, breaking roads 5.00
$10.60
STATE ROAD.
District No. 6.
1912.
Oct. 19. Paid Walter Cressy, for building State highway $968.40
1913.
Jan. 29. Paid by State 259.55
MAINTENANCE OF STATE HIGHWAY ON RIVER ROAD.
1912.
Paid Geo. A. Woods, repairing high- way $250.53
Received from the State 245.13
COUNTY CHARGES. 1912.
Paid James Dwire, board of Martha Mitchell, for county, from Feb. 1, 1912, to Feb. 1, 1913, at $6 per month $72.00
Dec. 2. Paid Dr. Joseph Taylor, medical at- tendance for Martha Mitchell. 18.25
April 16. Paid Mrs. Fred Fosher, for board of Emerson Campbell 4.25
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Aug. 1. Paid A. J. Kearns, for groceries fur- nished Emerson Campbell .. $6.01
Dec. 2. Paid A. J. Kearns, for groceries fur- nished Emerson Campbell. 7.84
1913,
Feb. 1. Paid Fred A. French, for supplies fur- nished Artemy Sharkey, from Feb. 1, 1912, to Feb. 1, 1913 130.72
Paid A. J. Kearns, for groceries fur- nished Emerson Campbell 6.00
Paid Dr. Joseph Taylor, medical at- tendance on Emerson Campbell ...
4.25
$249.32
Due from county on 1911 account
11.91
$261.23
ACCOUNT OF FIRE WARDEN.
1912.
June 1. Paid George H. Hardy, for fighting fires $39.35
Aug. 1. Paid George H. Hardy, fighting fire on McAllister lot 2.75
$42.10
PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPENSES.
1912.
Paid W. B. French, library money .... $90.36
Paid W. B. French, interest on Chan- dler fund 24.00
$114.36
PERSONS AIDED BY THE TOWN. 1912. April 16. Paid E. A. Jones, medical services to Chesborough family $16.00
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June 7. Paid Hillsborough County Farm, for board of George G. Mclaughlin, from Jan. 1 to April 1, 1912. .
$92.00
Dec. 2. Paid Hillsborough County Farm, for board of George G. Mclaughlin, from April 1 to Nov. 1, and burial outfit 228.24
1913.
Jan. 6. Paid Horace E. Webber, digging grave for George G. Mclaughlin. . 4.50
$340.74
CEMETERY EXPENSES.
1912.
Mar. 16. Paid James Sargent, interest on Shep- ard fund, 1911. $8.19
Sept. 2. Paid James Sargent, for labor in Jop- pa cemetery 6.00
Paid Frank French and Thomas Taffe, for work in old cemetery and Walker monument 5.25
Oct. 22. Paid Frances E. Woodbury, interest on Barr, Clark, Osgood funds and one half Patten fund 32.75
Nov. 1. Paid Charles P. Woodbury, for care of new cemetery 75.00
1913.
Jan. 6. Paid James Sargent, interest on Shep- ard fund, 1912. 8.19
$135.38
Received from Charles P. Farley, ex. of S. C. Damon estate, part of cemne- tery fund $10.00
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ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
1912. Paid Manchester Traction, Light & Power Co., for maintaining lights from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, 1912. . $27.78 Paid Manchester Traction Light & Power Co., for electric lights from Dec. 1, 1912, to Jan. 1, 1913. 26.67
1913. Paid Manchester Traction, Light & Power Co., for electric lights from Jan. 1, to Feb. 1, 1913.
18.67
$73.12
Received of Mrs. N. E. Vincent for main- taining four lights
22.11
Expense to town
$51.01
TAX COLLECTOR'S ABATEMENTS FOR 1911.
Pierre Gamache, overtax $2.59
Matthew Murry, poll. 1.73 .
Henry Walker, poll. .
1.73
Alexander Brooks, overtax
1.29
Walter Pierce, poll
1.73
George Hammond, poll.
1.73
Frances E. Woodbury, abatement on library build- ing, 1912 8.89
John E. Ring, overtax
6.98
George F. Barnard, discount on taxes, 1912
148.05
Hugh Cunningham, abatement of school tax, 1911
7.72
Nathan Parker, poll tax over seventy. 1.27
John Daley, abatement of school tax, 1912.
35.70
Fred Barnard, abatement of school tax
8.40
John Shaller, abatement of school tax.
4.20
Eugene F. Buswell, abatement of school tax
12.25
Hugh Cunningham, abatement of school tax
8.75
$253.01
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ASSESSMENTS.
State tax
$2,376.00
County tax
1,082.06
Town charges
2,000.00
Town poor
100.00
Memorial Day
10.00
Clock on church
15.00
New cemetery
75.00
State highway
1,036.50
Town library
90.36
School money
3,577.50
Highway tax
2,563.09
Percentage
95.01
$13,020.52
Rate
$1.27
ORDERS DRAWN.
Town Officers' salaries
$679.77
Incidentals
1,114.81
Snow bills
10.60
Highway expenses
2,548.77
State road
968.40
Maintenance of State highway.
250.53
County charges
249.32
Fire bills
42.10
Cemetery expenses
135.38
Library
114.36
Persons aided by the town
340.74
Electric lights
73.12
Abatements
253.01
$6,780.91
VALUATION.
Polls, 312
$31,200.00
Improved and unimproved lands and buildings. . .
866,755.00
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Horses, 422
$44,185.00
Mules, 5
600.00
Oxen, 11
835.00
Cows, 881
33,340.00
Other neat stock, 118
2,938.00
Sheep, 2
6.00
Hogs, 70
735.00
Fowls, 3,711
2,801.00
Vehicles and automobiles, 198
8,338.00
Portable mills, 1.
1,000.00
Stock in banks, 11 shares
1,100.00
Money on hand
8,250.38
Stock in trade.
21,520.00
Mills and machinery.
1,635.00
$1,025,238.38
Amount exempted to soldiers.
$6,753.00
All of which is respectfully submitted,
PERHAM PARKER,
FRANK E. MANNING,
RODNEY F. ROLLINS, Selectmen of Bedford.
We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the selectmen and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
WILLIAM MELENDY, WILLIAM B. FRENCH, Auditors.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
TO FEBRUARY 15, 1913.
Received of treasurer, February 15, 1912.
$253.15
Received of George F. Barnard, collector, 1912. .
11,147.82
Received of George F. Barnard, balance on tax, 1911
1,218.48
Received of George F. Barnard, interest, and not on list
55.73
Received of Fred A. French:
Dog licenses
235.00
Histories
14.00
Use of scales
20.40
Junk license
10.00
Filing fees
11.00
. Received of selectmen:
Advertising
20.00
Rent of hall
82.50
Highway department
194.62
Highway department
50.51
Forest fire bills
13.36
"Vincent money"
22.11
Received of county
261.22
state, insurance tax
9.75
railroad tax
120.08
savings bank tax
2,195.58
literary fund
124.44
Received of Amoskeag Savings bank:
Interest on Chandler fund
24.56
Damon fund
7.67
Osgood fund
4.09
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Interest on Sarah H. Clark fund. $4.09
Parkhurst fund
.50
Clark fund
12.28
Bursiel fund
4.09
Shepard fund
8.19
Patten fund
8.19
Barr fund
12.28
Moore fund .
4.09
Walker fund
4.09
Townsend fund
2.04
$16,155.90
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Paid orders drawn current year ending Feb. 15,
1913
$6,780.91
state tax 2,376.00
county tax 1,082.06
Mary E. Manning, treasurer school board ..
4,077.50
dog money
195.00
literary fund
124.44
$14,635.91
Amoskeag National bank
1,500.00
$16,135.91 .
Cash on hand
19.99
$16,155.90
CEMETERY FUNDS DEPOSITED IN AMOSKEAG SAVINGS BANK.
Chandler fund
$600.00
Barr fund 300.00
Bursiel fund 100.00
Shepard fund 200.00
Walker fund
100.00
Moore fund
100.00
Clarke fund
300.00
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Clark fund $100.00
Patten fund
200.00
Townsend fund
50.00
Osgood fund
100.00
Damon fund
200.00
Parkhurst fund
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50.00
ASSETS.
Due from collector, 1912
$1,872.70
Cash on hand 19.99
$1,892.69
LIABILITIES.
Amoskeag National Bank notes
$6,500.00
Town officers' salaries estimated 800.00
$7,300.00
Balance against town $5,407.31
All of which is respectfully submitted,
ERVIN R. FRENCH,
Treasurer.
We hereby certify that we have examined the above ac- counts and find the same correct.
WILLIAM MELENDY, WILLIAM B. FRENCH, Auditors.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF NEW CEMETERY.
BEDFORD, N. H., February 15, 1913.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in treasury Feb. 15, 1912
$12.87
Interest on Swett fund
6.00
Appropriation of town.
75.00
$93.87
EXPENDITURES.
Charles P. Woodbury
$60.00
G. L. Wolfe, piping
8.35
Sam Stearns, labor
3.00
George French, labor
4.75
Ai Campbell, labor
1.50
ยท Lawn mower . .
5.50
Grass shears
.50
Balance in treasury
10.27
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$93.87
CHARLES P. WOODBURY, EDWARD P. FRENCH, LOUIS GAULT,
Trustees.
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. REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 15, 1913.
BEDFORD, N. H., February 15, 1912.
Interest in the public library seems to be increasing. The reports from its various departments showing it to have been well patronized the past year.
Our thanks are due to the friends from whom any of the numerous gifts have been received. These gifts include books, pictures, magazines, and many interesting curios.
A metal stand for the large dictionary was added to the reading room last summer by Martha E. Woodbury of New York city.
A large picture in water colors, "The Rescue," the work and gift of Allan E. Herrick of Manchester, N. H.
Another picture in black and white, "Mt. Etna," was the compliments of Clarence M. Edgerly of Manchester.
A lot of money used in the Confederate states during the cessession from the Union has recently been received from the U. S. Treasury department.
Magazines have been given by Willis B. Kendall of Man- chester, Elizabeth C. Farley of Bedford, Ella D. Walch of Bedford, Elizabeth Mattison of New York city.
Total number of books in the library, 2,131.
Total number added during year Feb. 12, 1912 to Feb. 12, 1913, 127.
From town appropriation 64
Frances E. Woodbury and Martha E. Woodbury
of New York 29
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From estate of the late William Wilson Moor, Con- cord, N. H. 14
George H. Wiggin, Bedford, N. H. 4
Bedford Current Events Club 2
Stephen G. Allen of Boston, Mass 2
Allan E. Herrick of Manchester 1
Martha E. Vose of Manchester 1
Lydia M. French of Bedford. 1
Allen F. King of Bedford. 1
New Hampshire Bible Society. 1
Rt. Rev. Anson R. Graves, New York. 1
Harper & Bros., New York. 1
The library will be open hereafter in addition to the regular time on Thursdays from 2.30 to 4.30 P. M.
Number of books circulated the past year. 3,276
Average per month circulated the past year 273
Of this number 1,000 have been circulated in the schools and in districts Nos. 3 and 4, where Mrs. Eva Davis has the books in charge.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. WIGGIN, ALLEN F. KING, WILLIAM B. FRENCH,
Trustees.
TREASURER'S REPORT
RECEIPTS.
1912.
Mar. 18. Received from town $45.00
Aug. 1. Received from town 45.36
1913.
Feb. 1. Received from Chandler fund. 24.00
$114.36
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EXPENDITURES.
1912.
Mar. 15. Paid E. A. Stratton $6.25
April 23. Paid W. P. Goodman 12.87
Paid W. P. Goodman 11.42
Aug. 17. Paid G. W. Browne.
1.75
Paid John Parkhurst 11.00
Paid Minnie King
28.00
1913.
Jan. 1. Paid W. P. Goodman.
4.43
Feb. 20. Paid Minnie King
25.00
$100.72
Amount on hand March 1.
13.64
$114.36
WM. B. FRENCH, Treasurer.
We hereby certify that we have examined the above report and find it correct.
WILLIAM MELENDY, WILLIAM B. FRENCH, Auditors.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
At the annual district meeting held March 7 Mr. Eddy W. Stevens was elected moderator. Mr. Fred A. French was elected clerk. Mr. Arthur W. Davis was elected member of the school board for the ensuing three years. Miss Mary E. Manning was elected treasurer for the ensuing year.
Following the annual district meeting the school board met and organized as follows: Chairman, Mrs. Ella D. Walch ; pur- chasing agent, Mrs. Fannie L. Shepard; secretary, Mr. Arthur W. Davis. The various schools were divided as follows for su- pervision: Nos. 1, 2 and 5 to Mrs. Shepard, 3, 4 and 11 to Mr. Davis, 8, 9 and 10 to Mrs. Walch.
There being so few pupils in Nos. 3 and 10 schools it was voted to close them and unite them with Nos. 4 and 8 re- spectively, thereby forming two very interesting schools, where there is an incentive and spirit that cannot be at- tained in small schools. There has also been a saving to the town of nearly $300. Owing to our inability to secure satis- factory conveyance for the winter term we were forced to open No. 10 school, much against our best judgment.
A sufficient number of pupils being obtained it was voted to open No. 6 school for the fall term and it has continued through the winter term.
There is a deplorable condition in a number of the schools in the large number of tardy marks, which ought to be reme- died, and which can only be done through the cooperation of the parents. Punctuality is a habit that should be vigorously enforced, as it applies to all ages and conditions. No. 5 school had no tardy marks for three terms, while No. 2 had 76 for the fall term.
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We still hope to have a superintendent of schools. An op- portunity was offered us this year, but owing to the towns being so widely separated (Plaistow and Hudson) your board thought it unwise to form the district.
Below will be found an estimate of the money required by law for the ensuing year:
For tuition $550.00
books and supplies 175.00
flags and appurtenances 15.00
On the following pages will be seen the roll of honor, table of statistics, and treasurer's complete report.
Respectfully submitted, ELLA D. WALCH,
ARTHUR W. DAVIS, FANNIE L. SHEPARD, School Board of Bedford.
ROLL OF HONOR.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Spring Term-Robert Ramig, Bernice Holbrook.
Fall Term-Carolyn George, Olive Quaid, Bessie Weathers, Robert Ramig.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Spring Term-Helene Gates, Stella Gates, Blanche Gates.
DISTRICT No. 4.
Spring Term-Helen E. Porter, Jane Porter.
Fall Term-Alva Freeden, Yvonne Gamache, Cora God- bout, Dorothy Hilchey, John Porter.
DISTRICT No. 5.
Spring Term-Alfred Godbout, Joseph Laforge, Samuel Wright, Eva Laforge, Miles Wallace, Freda Royer, Mary Royer, Dorothy Wright, Eva Godbout.
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Fall Term-Leon Firn, Alfred Godbout, Joseph Laforge, Samuel Wright, Ora Bourque, Rhea Turcotte, Eva Godbout, Eva Firn, Dorothy Wright, Geneva Laforge.
DISTRICT No. 6.
Fall Term-Rostan Malmberg, Arve Malmberg, Moritz Malmberg, Helen Boynton, Hazel Boynton.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Spring Term-Rachel Smith, Yvonne Rioux, George Sar- gent, Alice Sargent.
Fall Term-Edna Jennings.
DISTRICT No. 9.
Spring Term-Edward Blood, Henry Blood, Henry Granz, Minna Granz.
Fall Term-Henry Blood, Percy Blood, Henry Granz, Charles Hardy, Merrill Manning, Minna Granz, Alice Hardy, Doris Manning, Marion Manning.
DISTRICT No. 11.
Spring Term-Gertrude Volkmann, Paul Volkmann, Er- nestine Volkmann, Clara Volkmann, Gertrude Pearson.
Fall Term-Ernestine Volkmann, Clara Volkmann, Delia Thibadeau, Paul Volkmann, William Lambert.
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STATISTICAL
No. of School
Term
Teacher
Wages Per Month
Term in Weeks
Whole No. of Pupils
Average Daily
Attendance
Attendance
No. of Visitors
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Spring Fall.
Ruth E. McQuesten ..
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