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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01847 7908
REPORT
OF THE
GC 974.202 N79AR, 1882
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town of North Hampton,
For the year ending March 1, 1882.
TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. 1
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. STATES AND UNION STEAM PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. 1882.
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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
Town of North Hampton,
For the year ending March 1, 1882.
TOGETHER WITH THE
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. STATES AND UNION STEAM PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. 1882.
Allen County Public worary
REPORT.
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STATE AND COUNTY.
Paid State Treasurer, $1,048 00
County
1,566 60 - $2,614 60
DISCOUNT.
Paid Collector 4 per cent.,
165 45
66 2 “
12 00
$177 45
SCHOOLS.
Paid Thomas V. Haines, School Committee, 16 00
66 C. Woodbury Brown, Garland tak, 4 25
Eben L. Dalton, District No. 2, 396 00
John Leavitt, District No. 2, 560 18
John Leavitt, extra for Dist. No. 1, 200 00
$1,176 43
ABATEMENTS.
Paid Albert H. Warner, on his place, 1880 5 25
Walter E. Locke, cow, sheep, &c., 4 58
Moses L. Hobbs, money in savings bank, 12 06
66 Albert H. Warner on his place, 5 25
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Paid Samuel G. Caswell, poll tax, 1 05
" Edwin Jenness, horse, 63
" Collector, 5 poll taxes for 1879, '80 & '81, 6 43
$35 25
COUNTY PAUPERS.
Paid C. N. Colbath, coffin, &c., 20 00
Simon H. Leavitt, wood, 8 00
Sarah J. Rand, John Smith, 32 00
John S. Hobbs, Overseer of Poor, 4 25
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$64 25
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Pepperill Frost, 11 16
Simon D. Page,
4 62
John I. Leavitt,
3 00
Barnard Goodrich,
5 25
Otis S. Brown,
53 52
Joseph W. Mason,
100 00
Cyrus Fogg,
2 76
William R. Inman,
2 00
Simon O. Lamprey,
2 67
66 66
12 33
Herman L. Marston,
1 00
George D. Brown,
8 18
Morris H. Moulton,
24 16
Cyrus Fogg,
39 07
Morris Locke,
3 55
Eben H. Dalton,
65 00
Simon D. Page,
24 98
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Paid Eben L. Dalton,
22 07
12 69
George D. Cotton,
21 33
40 00
David J. Lamprey,
23 17
Simon H. Leavitt,
27 62
Otis S. Brown,
13 43
Edwin M. Lamprey,
16 50
William H. Burleigh.
2 67
Charles W. Jenness,
1 17
Joseph B. Jenness,
92
Horace Leavitt,
4 91
George E. Frost,
1 25
John I. Leavitt,
5 99
Joseph L. Philbrook,
3 00
Pepperill Frost,
7 07
Nathaniel Drake,
28 08
John S. Hobbs,
7 25
Henry Jenness,
23 27
$625 64
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NOTES AND INTEREST.
Paid Eben L. Dalton, guardian, interest, 100 00
George D. Cotton, interest, 60 00
George D. Cotton, note and interest, 503 16
George D. Cotton, note and interest, 520 00
John S. & J. W. Hobbs, interest, 45 00 - $1,228 16
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Smith & Dow, for glass, 46
Morris Locke, setting glass, 50
John W. Berry, water trough, 3 00
Willis G. Myers, stationery, 4 73
Willis G. Myers, pamphlet laws, 1 00
Pepperill Frost, water trough, 3 00
Charles C. Odlin, death, 25
William O. Junkins, births and deaths,
75
William T. Merrill, births and deaths,
3 50
A. A. Hanscom, printing, 1 75
Joseph W. Odell, births and deaths 50
C. H. Sanborn, 66
75
Simon D. Page, refreshments,
2 00,
John S. Hobbs, hawks, 2 40
John S. Hobbs, 19 65
$44 24
OFFICIAL SERVICES.
Paid Auditors of Accounts for 1881, 2 00
Hezekiah B. Lamprey, Supervisor. 8 00
Samuel G. Carswell,
8 00
Charles A. Watson, ..
12 00
Jonathan Rollins, Town Clerk,
20 00
Forace O. Brown, Selectman,
25 00
Albert Bachelder,
25 00
John S. Hobbs,
56 00
John S. Hobbs, Constable, 4 00
John W. Hobbs, Collector of Taxes. 40 00
John W. Hobbs, Treasurer, 10 00
$210 00
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RECAPITULATION.
State and County,
2,614 60
Discount,
1 177 45
Schools,
1,176.43
Abatements,
35 25
Paupers,
64 25
Roads and Bridges.
625 64
Notes and Interest,
1,228 16
Miscellaneous,
44 24
Official Services,
210 00
Cash on hand,
708 24
$6,884 26
RECEIPTS FOR 1881.
Cash on hand from last year, 621 08
Cash from County of Rockingham, pauper, 20 00
Cash from County of Rockingham, pauper, 8 00
Cash from County of Rockingham, pauper, 32 00
Cash from State for Railroad tax, 53 61
Cash from State for Savings Bank tax, 663 48
Cash from State for Literary Fund, 43 43
Cash from State for hawks and. crows,
7 90
Cash from Charles C. Barton, for use of road scraper, 10 00
Amount of tax committed to Collector, 5,112 76
Dog tax, 32 00
Cash from Collector for non-resident high- way tax, 80 00
Amount of extra school-tax in District No. 1, 200 00 - $6,884 26
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TOWN DEBT, MARCH 1, 1882.
Date of Note, Sept. 1, 1881, Heirs of Ruth T. Sleeper, $2,500 00
Date of Note, Sept. 1, 1881, Heirs of Jonathan Cotton, 1,000 00
Date of Note, Dec. 1, 1881, John S. & J. W. Hobbs, Interest due,
900 00
75 00
$4,475 00
Cash on hand,
708 24
Town debt, March 8, 1882, $3,766 76
Reduction of debt since March, 1881,
$1,118 35
JOHN S. HOBBS,
Selectmen
FORACE O. BROWN, of
ALBERT BACHELDER, North Hampton.
We have examined the foregoing accounts, and the vouchers in relation thereto, and find them correct.
HEZEKIAH B. LAMPREY, ) Auditors of JOHN LEAVITT, Accounts.
March 8th, 1882.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
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REPORT.
Education in its broadest sense, gives to society refined and cultured men and women. The teacher takes the crude mate- rial of childhood, and calls out the native qualities, inspires an ambition for what is good and true, shows how the highest thoughts may be evoked, and gives strength and polish to hu- man character.
Our common schools are doing a work of inestimable worth, for they are largely determining what the intelligence and bus- iness qualifications of the next generation will be.
The school year just closed, has contributed liberally to that end. Although not as much has been accomplished as was possible, yet your Committee is highly gratified with the results.
DISTRICT NO. 1 .- CENTRE.
JOHN LEAVITT, ABRAM D. HOBBS, Prudential Committee. JONATHAN P. ROBINSON.
This district has not suffered from change of teachers for several years past. By the Grammar and Primary schools, the pupils are graded much to their advantage, over the old system.
Under the efficient management of Mr. L. W. Fogg as
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teacher, the Grammar school has been a success. The school room was made a busy place, for the scholars caught the en- thusiasm of the teacher, and seemed to emulate one another in promptness, accuracy and good deportment. Much instruc- tion was given outside the text book, which, in the future, will be of great value to the scholars, while an effort was made to secure independent thinking on the part of the pupils, and to establish a feeling of self-respect and a love for what is right. Some of the scholars have made marked advancement in their studies, while all have acquitted themselves well according to their abilities. Several are to be highly commended for their punctuality. It is pleasing to note the interest which parents have taken to secure the attendance of their children. The annual examination was of a high order, and reflects credit upon both teacher and scholars.
The Primary school of this district from its beginning has been under the instruction of Miss C. E. Warner, who, with patient gentleness and tact, has managed her little kingdom well. As the school is large in numbers, and grades from the alphabet to those who enter the Grammar department, the work devolving upon the teacher is necessarily great. The same number of larger and more advanced scholars would be less taxing to the ingenuity and physical strength of the teacher. Every child should know the alphabet and primer before enter- ing school, and the youngest, when they come, ought not to stay in the school room more than one session daily. It is to be feared that parents do not sufficiently consider this.
Good advancement has been made in the studies pursued, while the teacher imparted much general knowledge by intro- ducing exercises pleasing and profitable, Great credit is due the teacher for her general interest in the welfare of the pupils,
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and while her labors are not as conspicuous as they would have been with older scholars, they are no less delicate and impor- tant, being the foundation upon which the higher education largely depends.
This district has a first class school house, commodious and well arranged, which several years ago was a munificent gift of one of our citizens.
DISTRICT NO. 2 .- EAST.
E. L. DALTON, Prudential Committee.
Although this is a small school, yet there are many classes, and, of course, but little time can be given to any one class. The remedy for this is not plain, as the school cannot be grad- ed. The Summer and Autumn terms were taught by Miss M. A. Bachelder, who has had large experience in the school room, and who, with gentleness and ease, accomplished her work well. She secured the affection of her scholars, and helped them to commendable progress, being deeply interested in their welfare out of the school room as well as in. The exam- ination gave evidence of earnest daily work, and the quiet of the school when visited, indicated the teacher's governing pow- er.
Mr. I. B. Hayes, a student of Dartmouth College, well fur- nished in mind and with commendable ambition and quiet ad- dress, taught the winter term. He was the only teacher from another town employed in the schools during the year. This was Mr. Hayes' first experience in teaching, but he applied himself like one determined on success, and he evinced many of the qualities of a good teacher. Of course, one's first term of teaching can never be as fruitful in results as the same
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effort after years of experience. Some of the scholars ac- quitted themselves well ; others seemed to be lacking in thor- oughness. About one-third were absent on the day of exami- nation. Your Committee would recommend that in this dis- trict the same teacher be employed throughout the school year. A change of teachers impedes the progress of any school. The practice of having scholars begin back in their studies, as is often the case when a new teacher comes into the school. should be discouraged.
It would be for the advantage of the district to spend as much money as the law will allow upon repairs of the school building. More chairs are needed for the accommodation of the teacher and visitors, and a new teacher's desk would be a great improvement. Another term to continue a few weeks has just commenced, with Mr. L. W. Fogg as teacher.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Near the beginning of the school year your Committee intro- duced Robinson's Arithmetics, by making an even exchange for the old books which had long been in use. This has proved highly advantageous to all the schools. With one exception, all the text books now used give good satisfaction. There has not been complete uniformity in the system of writing, but it is hoped that this error will in the future be corrected.
In the East district a first class set of outline maps has been purchased ; while a small sum of money has been expended for apparatus in the Centre district. A few volumes of books for reference are greatly needed in all the schools. Money for the purchase of such would be wisely expended.
To the knowledge of the Committee no serious jar has oc- curred in any of the schools.
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STATISTICAL TABLE.
Districts,
No. 1.
No. 2.
Money raised by law,
$535 04
$377 71
Literary Fund,
25 14
18 29
Money above what the law requires,
150.00
Amount for each district, . -
710 18
396 00
Wages per month, including board,
Fall Term,
50 00
25 00
30 00
Winter Term,
50 00
25 00
45 00
Summer Term,
9
9
11
Length of School in weeks,
Fall Term,
11
11
9
Winter Term,
14
14
12
Summer Term,
39
36
27
Number of Scholars
Fall Term,
32
38
26
in each School, -
Winter Term,
42
32
23
Summer Term,
34
30
23
Average attendance,
Fall Term,
28
34
23
Winter Term,
33
25
19
Number of visits by citizens,
14
4
8
Number of visits by school committee
9
10
8
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Grammar School
Primary School
Summer Term,
50 00
25 00
30 00
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The citizens of the two districts are to be congratulated on having had so many weeks of effective service given to the in- tellectual and moral elevation, and refinement of their children.
With the hope that greater interest may be taken by all of our people in the education of the young-that the future may be more fruitful in results than the past has been, and, above all, that the blessing of God may abundantly rest upon our schools-your committee lays down the annual trust which he reluctantly accepted.
THOMAS V. HAINES, School Committee. North Hampton, March, 1882.
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BY A. A. HANSCOM.
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