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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01845 8296
GC 974.202 T39AR, 1875
ANNUAL REPORTS
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Selectmen, Overseer of the Poor
TREASURER AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE
-OF THE-
TOWN ÞTON
-FOR THE-
Fiscal Year Ending March 1, 1875.
PLYMOUTH : J. H. DEARBORN, PRINTER, "JOURNAL OFFICE." 1875.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT. .
The Selectmen of the town of Thornton charge them. selves as follows :
Received on notes,
$8,962 02
٤٠ W. C. Merrill for barrel, 2 00
6. W. V. B. Paige part support of H. Paige, 52 00
State Treasurer bear bounty, 12 00
Savings Bank Tax, 44 61
.. Literary Fund, 77 08
County aid on New Road, 200 00
Support of Paupers. 138 22
N. H. Weeks interest Taylor fund, 103 00
1. R. Drake, town officer. 2 50
$9,593 43
Paid School Agents.
District No. 1. W. C. Merrill
8 73 00
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2, G. W. Fifield
110 94
3, D. Foss
50 68
4, R. Johnson
6%
5, A. H. Kendall
114 90
6. F. A. Barnard
94 51
17, H. Merrill
15 00
8,- B. F. Smith
66 40
9. A. P. Wood jr.
27 00
11, C. F. Plummer
54 00
12. Jesse Hart
51 68
8688 11
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Covered Bridge.
W. H. Gordon, work, $ 37 00
J. T. Wood,
18 00
Am. l'olt Co.,
126 28
B. C. & M. R. R., Freight on Bolts,
10 30
F. A. Mitchel, work,
35 75
E. Mitchel, 66
25 00
J. Dustin,
18 06
J. M. Fogg, 66
11 50
E. Emmons, nails,
3 96
C. R. Emmons, work,
2 00
S. D. Fadden,
10 00
O. F. James,
1 00
Reuben Ham, timber,
33 28
Benj. Steel, work,
4 50
V. G. Durgin,
14 50
$351 13
Miscellaneous Bills.
Campbell & Hanscomb, printing Reports 1873, $ 30 00
O. F. James board Selectmen and others 1873, 24 00
C. G. Avery da nage on sheep, -
12 50
J. Johnson water trough 1873,
3 00
S. Corliss care town house,
6 00
M. J. Hazeltine books Payne's children,
1 69
W. Willey, watering trough 1873,
1 50
B. W. Sanborn books and blanks,
13 37
M. S. Brown, plank,
7 17
E. P. Elkins, bear bounty,
4 00
C. Cutter, preambulating line,
1 50
A. B. Demerit 66
3 75
I. H. Wyatt, bear bounty,
4 00
State Tax,
492 00
E. P. Elkins, bear bounty,
4 00
J. Burrows, counsel on new road,
26 00
C. R. Emmons, watering trough,
3 00
H. H. Constantine,
3 00
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J. Chapman, preambulating line 1871, 4 00
Wm. Merrill, hors . h're and assistance, 3 25
E. Dale, school mocy, 1 76
A. Lyford, watering trough, R. Johnson, school house district No. 4,
3 00
15 38
J. Johnson, damage 66
15 00
J. Percival, watering trough,
1 50
B. Steel, 3 00
County tax, 525 58
3 00
F. Elliott, money paid out,
14 06
IV. H. Gordon, 66
7 87
Jessie Hart, school house tax district No. 12, 22 10
$1,259 97
Town Officers' Bills.
E. Elliot, services as Selectman and Overseer of The Poor $ 83 50
W. U. Gordon, Ditto 43 00
J. F. Morrill 82 00
19 75
J. F. Morrill, Supt. School Committee
25 00
O. F. James, Treasurer 10 00
50 00
J. F. Morrill, extra services Dist. No. 4
O. K. James, Selectman and money paid ont in 1873 5 10
B. M. B. Selingham, Ditto 3 00
$221 35
County Pauper Bills.
W. W. Foss, support of S. Foss $ 39 10
II. M. Tobyne, for C. Knowles 8 50
C. H. Weeks, goods for B. Tucker 12 50 66 John Tucker 16 44
3 50
5. Taylor, shoes 66
2.75
W. P. Robinson, goods
1.00
O. H. James, flour for M. L. Johnson
2 40
E. G. Guilford, medical services to paupers
15 75
S. Foss
$101 94
J. Colby, watering trough,
J. W. Pattec, services as Town Clerk
Bills after March 1st, i874, by 1873 Selectmen.
.J. W. Pattee, services Town Clerk 19 21
guide boards 6 00
F. A. Barnard on note
25 00
C. F. Dow, work on highway
3 37
C. P. Sargent, school money 1> 73
17 94
C. Shute, Auditor
2 00
M. J. Hazeltine,
2 00
M. B. Cone
2.50
A. A. Durgin, work on road
12 00
C. Foss, work on bridge 5 75
$ 95 77
Roads and Bridges 1874 -- 5.
O. P. Gilman, plank, 11 06
A. P. Payne, labor, 19 36
S. B. Elliott, labor on Sandwich road, 3 75
G. W. Elliott, plank and labor on Smdwich road, 28 75.
T. J. Gilman, labor,
18 25
Hannah Shores, plank, 13 29
N. S. Woodbury, labor,
7 00
C. B. Calden,
2 00
John Colby, lumber and labor,
18 62
M. & D Foss,
35 90
D. Peaslee, lumber and work,
44 30
B. L. Peaslee, work,
5 50
A. Merrill,
3 03
E. Elliott, work on Sandwich road,
10 40
J. Williams,
25 35
Reuben Ham,
11 50
E. T. Whitney, plank,
7 84
B. M. B. Selingham, work,
20 75
O. F. James, plank,
26 06
A. Robie,
6 50
W. H. Gordon,
17 50
$326 71
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Town Pauper Bills.
Hannah. Shores, support of Willie Merrill
$ 75 37
W. W. Foss,
S. Foss
26 22
A. A. Durgin,
Jerusha Hart 108 25
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H. Paige
125 00
Town of Ashland 6:
J. W. Tucker family 94 20
Ruth E. Boynton 66
M. E. Blake
11 15
Maria Whiteman
6.
57 75
A. Foss,
.. S. Foss, 1873 bill 5 00
(). H. Weeks, goods for B. Tucker
11 25
T. Wyatte,
J. W. Tucker 1. 05
$515 24
Paid on Notes.
Peter Walker
$1,260 7:
N. Boynton
1,100 00
H. T .. Johnson
305 00
F. A. Barnard
472 78
J. Yourtillott
94 32
D. Blaisdell
1,073 36
Joseph Sanborn
952 25
J. M. Hart
712 90
Betsey Paige
40 00
E. Elliott
526 90
Phebe Cross
44 17
Orrin Cone
138 41
W. A. Smith
576 32
M. E. Selingham
23 40
A. B. Cook
393 18
L. E. Boynton
150 00
F. A. Gordon
20 00
Josephene Brown
375 94
F. A. Heath
102 00
G. W. Keniston
529 17
Mehitable Foss
12 00
A. Caldron
16 80
S. A. Homans
53 76
$8,973 95
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Roads and Bridges 1873.
G. W. Hackettt, $ 2 25
J. M. Fogg,
12 00
F. W. Avery,
6 30
G. R. Tucker,
2 08
H. Johnson,
4.62
S. Rowe,
30 00
F. A. Marden,
1 50
Lyford and Gilman,
4 37
F. Fox,
5 89
J. F. Morrill,
17 59
T. J. Gilman, lumber,
2 00
D. Peaslee,
5 17
R. A. Horner,
9 95
Pitman Avery,
6 75
$117 46
Paid on New Road.
Hiram Gordon,
$ 9 00
V. G. Durgin,
8 00
C. Cutter,
1 50
A. A. Straw,
1 50
R. Johnson,
1 50
W. C. Merrill,
3 75
C. R. Emmons,
3 00
A. Ham,
3 75
M. M. Brown,
6 80
William Straw,
8 34
R. T. Carter,
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4 56
D. H. Moulton,
12 00
W. H. Gordon,
67 50
Damage on land,
150 00
J. Moulton,
11 71
292 91
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Indebtedness -- Due on Notes.
Peter Walker $1,060 00
A. Lyford 1,133 00
M. Greely
2,113 00
Lizzie Greely
: 1,060 00
„J. B. Selingham
1,432 00
Mary O. Boynton
346 00
Alonzo Kenistou
1,730 00
S. C. Robinson
1,590 00
L. E. Boynton
52 00
C. H. Boynton
340 00
S. J. Keniston
1,988 00
C. & B. Shute
28 00
Emily Durgin
62 00
Moses Boynton
100 00
H. F. Durgin
312 00
R. C. Sanborn
364 00
S. B. Elliott
21 00
Minnie Elliott
17 00
S. A. Selingham
62 00
Phebe Cross
618 00
H. E. Boynton
103 00
J. R. Davis
206 00
L. M. Paige
103 00
C. Duigin
102 00
R. R. Carlton
128 00
J. T. Clough
154 00
H. L. Johnson
265 00
A. P. Wood jr.
102 00
S. A. Homans, $100 of this note never reported before
354 00
Sarah Steel
528 00
E. L. Foss
3,860 00
Herod Fifield, guardian
400 00
H. M. Fifield
51 00
F. M. Fogg
5 00
R. E. Sanborn
66 00
J. A. Sanborn
41 00
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M. W. Hazeltine
41 00
E. G. Foss
128 00
H. E. Hannaford
1,754 00
Arthur Merrill
848 00
C. Shute
140 00
C. Foss
266 00
L. G. Lyford
50 00
B. L. Peaslee
493 00
A. P. Wood
530 00
John Carlton
112 00
M. D. Way
189 00
A. A. Durgin
181 00
A. Caldon
280 00
Lewis Dearborn
22 00
C. E. Dearborn
11 00
E. Ellott
160 00
F. A. Gordon
56 00
E. H. Merrill
166 00
L. J. Jackman
5 00
Geo. Jenkins
309 00
G. W. Keniston
3,104 00
C. F. Plummer
55 00
Carter Foss
83 00
J. H. Peaslee
1,673 ,00
M. R. Peaslee
57 00
Betsy Page
258 00
M. L. Page
432 00
M. E. Selingham
25 00
J. R. Selinghanı
14 00
E. M. Steel
21 00
Willis Sanborn
35 00
B. M. B. Selingham
146 00
O. Vincent
20 00
F. C. Woodbury
112 00
S. J. Woodbury
286 00
Mehitable Foss
200 00
N. S. Woodbury
182 00
Clark Merrill,
560 00
$34,140 00
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Assets.
In Collectors hands for 1868.
$ 30 00
" 1873,
816 00
" 1874,
2,500 00
Due from the State Bear Bounty,
12 00
66 County, Support of paupers,
84 79
In hands of Treasurer,
2,201 05
Liquors, barrels & Co.,
93 00
Interest due on Taylor fund,
88 00
$5,824 84
Amount of Liabilities,
$ 34,140 00
Less Assets,
5,824 00
$28,315 16
Statement of Taylor Fund.
C. F. Bowen farm,
$ 205 00
R. A. Horner,
63 17
J. W. Pattee,
200 00
.N. H. Weeks,
265 00
Town of Thornton
312 86
$1,046 03
School Fund.
Town of Thronton.
$1.262 50
Albert Barnard, 50 00
$1,312 50
EPHRAIM ELLIOTT Selectinen WILLIAM H. GORDON
J. F. MORRILL Thornt n.
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Town Treasurer's Report for the year ending March 1st, 1875.
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1874 Recd. of H. F. Durgin Col. 1866
79 17
M .- B. Cone 1867
9: 10
H. Fifield
1869
58 33
C. H. Weeks 1871
306 48
1872
750 88
1873
1,535 40
66
M. B. Cone
1874
2,774 61
The Selectmen
9,593 43
$15,245 59
Cr.
By cash paid by order of Selectmen
$13,044 54
in Treasury March Ist, 1875
2,201 05
$15,245 59
Recapitulation.
Cash in Treasury, March Ist, 1874, Recieved of the Selectmen, 66 Collectors,
$ 79 17
9,593 43
5,572 99
*15,245 59
School Agents,
$ 688 11
Roads and Bridges, 1873,
117 46
New Road,
292 91
Covered Bridge,
351 13
Roads and Bridges, 1874,
326 71
Miscellaneous Bills,
1,259 97
Town Officers' Bills,
321 35
County Pauper Bills,
101 94
Town Pauper Bills,
515 24
49 19
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Bills after March Ist, 1874, by 1873 Selectmen, 95 77
Paid on Notes,
8,973 95
Cash in Treasury March 1st, 1875, 2,201 05
$15,245 59
ORRIN F. JAMES, Town Treasurer.
This certifies that we have critically examined the accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer of the town of Thornton for the year ending March 1, 1875, and find the same correctly cast and properly vouched.
ALBERT LYFORD
HEROD FIFIELD Auditors.
WOODY B. CONE
Report of the School Committee,
The law requires the School Committee to report annually the condition of schools in town, I therefore most respect- fully submit the following:
The design of a committee's report is more to show the defects than to point out the excellencies.
1st. The first defect then, which he would mention is that which causes most other defects, viz :- a lack of general interest.
2d. Want of co-operation with teachers. In nine cases out of ten where there are difficulties, they might be overcome if parents would listen less to what their children say, and quietly consult the teacher.
3d. There is not one decent, respectable school-house in our town. This is a standing disgrace, and should be remedied at once. Parents should interest themselves in this matter, and in the language of my predecessor, "your committee hopes the failure to attend to this matter in the past will not be repeated the coming year."
DISTRICT No. 1. The first term taught by Miss Addic J. Worthen. The only fault your committee learned in regard to this school was in respect to the age and inexperience of the teacher. Miss Worthen is a thorough scholar and in the opinion of your committee, will become an excellent teacher. The second term taught by Miss F. A. Evans; superior instruction; decided improvement; the greatest. lack was that of discipline.
DIST. No. 2. Miss I. M. Morrill taught the first term. This was Miss Morrill's first school; good order, fair instruction, improvement in some of the classes creditable. C. E. Mann, teacher, winter term. If the teacher would maintain good order he would place himself in the front rank of teachers.
DIST. No. 3. But one term, taught by JJulia Foss. The school was small but appeared very well.
DIST. No. 4. Mrs. Olive Weeks. The order was good, and the instruction thorough. The teacher fully sustained her well known reputation as a teacher.
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DisT. No. 5. Teacher both terms, Miss Ada Phillips. Con- siderable effort was necessary to bring the school into a good condition, but Miss Phillips succeeded full as well as could be expected, and proved herself to be well qualified for the task.
DIST. No. 6. Miss S. J. Kinsman taught both terms. Everything to commend, excelent teacher, well behaved scholars and "tip top" school in every respect.
DIST. No. 7. Mrs. Olive Weeks. Again Mrs. Weeks showed herself to be "mistress of the situation." It would be difficult for a teacher however good to make this school what it should be in one term, but the teacher fully con-, vinced the scholars that she had "some rights which they were bound to respect." She sustained herself well and was generally liked.
DIST. No. 8. C. E. Mann, teacher. His method of teach- ing is good. Instruction patient and through, the school generally satisfactory.
DIST. No. 9. Miss Lavinia Carter taught this school. The school would have succeeded better if the teacher had maintained better order and if she had been better sustained by the parents.
DIST. No. 11. Miss Olive Gilman, an accomplished lady, and an excellent teacher, taught this school. Success was ensured when the prudential committee engaged her. Pa- rents do not realize how much they are indebted to a good teacher.
DIST No. 12. One term, taught by Miss. Emma Hanson; order perfect, improvement marked. Her faithfulness and zeal for the improvement of the school deserves emphatic commendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. F. MORRILL; S. S. Committee.
Thornton, March 1, 1875.
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