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CHARLES E. THYNG, Fire Warden.
REPORT OF THE TRUST FUNDS OF THE TOWN OF BARNSTEAD, N H., ON JANUARY 31, 1923
Date of Creation
TRUST FUNDS PURPOSE OF CREATION
HOW INVESTED
Amount of Principal
Rate of
Interest
Balance of in-
come on hand at beginning
Income during
Expended dur-
Balance of
income on
hand at end of year
1866 School Note-Town sale of land for support Town Notes
$803.32
3%
$315.11
$375.60!
$375.60
$315.11
In Pittsfield Savings Bank
3 0.00
1891 Parsonage Fund-for churches
.
Town Note . .
432.00
3
12.96
12.96
1004 Dr. George W, Emerson-care of cemetery .
B. & M. R. R. Stock U. S. Bonds .
500.00
18.37
6.38
24.75
Deposited in Pittsfield Savings Bank
11.89
1914 Oscar Foss-Cemetery Fund
.
10 Sharss B. & M. R. R. Stock, Class C .
1.000.00
48.60
5.00
43.60
1915 Joseph D. Proctor Heirs-Cemetery Fund . . U. S. Gold Bonds
450.00
4/4
19.12
3.00
34.24
·
In Farmers' Savings Bank
58.60
18,12
·
1919 Barnstead Parade Cemetery Fund, given by In U. S. Bonds .
300,00
414
12.86
12.75
25 62
Charles E. Sturtevant . .
of schools . .
U. S. Bonds .
1,000 00
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150.00
4 /4
of year
year.
ing year
CORAN K. DAVIS, MYRA A. GEORGE. GEORGE A. SACKETT
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LIBRARY REPORT FOR 1922
Balance from last year, $ 146.94
Received from town February 3rd
200.00
Received from Mrs. George, fines, etc. . 8.00
Total
$ 354.94
Paid Out
Mrs. George, librarian $ 50.00
G. J. Whitney, janitor
25.00
Standard Book Co.
1.45
$ 76.45
Balance to 1923
$ 278.49
New books ordered, but delayed.
F. T. HUNT.
LIBRARY REPORT
We have kept our old patrons during the year and added new ones to the list of names who apply reg- ularly for books.
Sixty-eight books have been ordered for the shelves, but owing to some unavoidable delay are not ready for distribution at this writing. We feel that nothing can ever repay the people who found libraries and conduct them, for the services they are rendering the public. Books are rare treasures, it being hard to estimate their value.
Children will acquire a taste for the best literature very early in life, for the child's joy of reading de- pends on his education, his early training and the books he is given to read when he is very young, hence the importance of providing the best. By the generosity and thoughtfulness of John Rand of Pitts- field, our library came into possession of a large col- lection of books from the estate of Mary Kelsey.
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These books are more varied in character than it is · customary to buy, consisting of history, poetry and other choice reading.
The librarian and trustees unite in expressing their appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Rand for this gift.
Several other people have given one or more books, which we accept with thanks.
The library will be open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from 2 until 5 o'clock, and Saturday eve- nings from 7 until 9, except holidays.
MRS. JOHN GEORGE, Librarian. F. T. HUNT, ABBIE D. DANIELS, ABBIE HILL,
Library Trustees.
We, the undersigned, certify that we have ex- amined the accounts of the selectmen, town clerk, treasurer, collector, road agents, trustees of the trust fund, library trustees, fire companies and fire war- den, for the year ending January 31, 1923, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
GEORGE N. ROWE, FRANK C. NUTTER,
Auditors.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF BARNSTEAD, N. H.
For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1922 Receipts
Equalization, (State aid) $ 138.72
From Selectmen, raised by
taxation $ 5,198.68
High school and academy
tuition
700.00
Salaries of district officers
200.00
Superintendent's excess sal-
ary 62.50
Medical inspection
50.00
Repairs and remodeling
1,500.00
Per capita tax
238.00
Total from taxation $ 7,949.18
From sources other than tax-
ation :
Dog licenses
$
128.40
Income from local trust funds
85.60
Total $ 214.00
Total receipts
$ 8,301.90
Total cash on hand July 1, 1921 2,075.48
Grand total
$10,377.38
Payments
Salaries of district officers . $ 175.00
Superintendent's excess sal-
ary 52.08
Truant officer and school ceu-
sus 25.00
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Other expense of administra-
tion
8.87
Total
$
260.95
Instruction :
Teachers' salaries $ 5,360.00
Text-books 201.75
Scholars' supplies 76.25
Flags and appurtenances
15.50
S
Total
$ 5,653.50
Operation and maintenance
of plant :
Janitor service $ 73.00
Fuel .
239.00
Janitors' supplies 18.24
Minor repairs and expenses
47.74
Total
$
377.98
Auxiliary agencies and spe-
cial activities :
Medical inspection
$
50.00
Transportation of pupils
564.44
High school and academy tui-
tion
782.99
Elementary school tuition
.
21.00
Total
$ 1,418.43
Other charges:
Alterations of old buildings $
698.19
Iron fence
173.00
Tax for State-wide supervi-
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Payment of bills from previ-
sion
238.00
ous year 99.50
Special for repairs at Locke's school 93.87
Special for repairs at Shack- ford's school
125.00
Total
$ 1,427.56
Total payments for all purposes $ 9,138.42
Total cash on hand June 30, 1922 1,238.96
Grand total $10,377.38
Estimates for the coming
year :
Medical inspection $ 50.00
Superintendent's excess salary 62.50
High school tuition
850.00
GEORGE W. DOW, FRANK C. NUTTER, HARRY E. LITTLE, School Board of Barnstead.
REPORT OF SCHOOL TREASURER
Balance on hand July 1, 1921
$ 2,075.48
Received from all sources 8,301.90
$10,377.38
Orders paid
9,138.42
Balance on hand July 1, 1922 $ 1,238.96
GEORGE J. WHITNEY, District Treasurer.
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This is to certify I have examined accounts and find them correct and properly vouched.
F. T. HUNT, Auditor.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Board and Citizens of Barnstead :
I herein submit my sixth annual report as Superin- tendent of Schools, it being the sixth in the series of such reports.
Alterations
As insufficient appropriations were placed at the disposal of your school board, no permanent altera- tions have been made. Only minor repairs could be attended to.
However, I recommend that the old constructive policy begun in 1919-20 be renewed and a reason- able appropriation be placed in the hands of your school board.
In the long run, I believe this is economy and in the interests of the highest welfare of the town.
At Beauty Hill, the lighting needs attention, new curtains, the ceiling whitened and walls painted or papered and new toilets installed.
At Center, new curtains and seats are needed, ceiling and walls should be painted.
At Parade, new adjustable seats should be in- stalled and ceiling and walls painted.
At White Oaks, the ceiling should be painted, the walls plastered and toilets installed.
Some definite action should be taken by the Dis- trict at its annual meeting, either to so locate a schoolhouse that would consolidate Locke's Corner, Pitman and Shackford's Corner schools, or convey the pupils to the Center and make the Center build-
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ing into a two-room schoolhouse with two teachers.
In General
From the statistical table, we note a loss of 1 2-9 per cent in the average attendance, but the num- ber of tardinesses were decreased by seventy-eight. This latter gain is encouraging and in the right di- rection.
On account of sickness, bad weather and impass- able roads, the attendance cannot always be con- trolled, but tardy marks are within the possibilities of parents and pupils to govern.
Also we note an increase of eight on the Roll of Honor.
During the year we have continued the use of Houghton's system of writing and applied the Ayer standard tests to both writing and spelling. In writing, we have aimed at neatness, legibility and a fair degree of speed.
In reading, we devote the first three years to the mechanics of reading ; i. e., giving the child the tools by which he may decipher the written word. More emphasis has been placed on the sounding the words and the drilling of phonics.
After the third grade attention has been turned more particularly to three points, viz, (1) The getting the thought from the written page; (2) Si- lent reading under the guidance of the teacher, i. e., the getting the thought for ourselves; (3) Oral reading, the giving of the thoughts to another, which implies clear articulation and enunciation and a proper expression of thought. In fact, teachers who have insisted on the pupil giving back the thought in his own words, even from the first grade, have de- veloped the best readers.
In number work or arithmetic, we have begun with the concrete and then gone to the abstract. In the first and second grades considerable picture work
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has been done to illustrate the principles in concrete form. We have tried to master all possible combi- nations of numbers up to ten and in some schools even to twenty. Also developed and given thorough drill on the multiplication tables.
After this fundamental preparation we have tried to confine our work to the practical principles that enter into the needs of the ordinary citizen, viz., drill on the four fundamental principles-addition, sub- traction, multiplication and division; common and decimal fractions; percentage with its applications, i. e., profit and loss, commission, insurance and taxes ; simple interest and compound, with its application to banking; measurements of the quadrilateral, tri- angle, circle and problems that are based upon them ; wood, lumber, carpeting, papering ; indeed, problems that develop the principles of length, areas and con- tents, also the right triangle, which implies the knowledge of square root.
In geography, history, physiology and other sub- jects of similar nature, teachers who have used the topical method under the guidance of the five steps in teaching given in chapter seventeen of the State Program of Studies have obtained the best results.
The following pupils passed the eighth grade ex- aminations last June :
Parade-C. Harold Clough, Zelma Davis, Made- line Jenkins, Elsie A. Tuttle.
White Oaks-Doris Ada Bunker, Frances E. Emer- son, R. W. Eastman, Gertha A. Ward.
Pitman-Mary E. Holmes, Rebecca Pitman, Laura Pitman, George Pitman.
Seven of the above graduates from our graded schools entered high schools in September and have maintained creditable rank in their respective schools. In fact, about one-seventh of the entire school enrollment of Barnstead will be found in the neighboring high schools.
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Certainly this speaks well for the rural schools and the interest parents are taking in education.
In conclusion, I would express my appreciation to the teachers for their willingness to work faithfully in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the schools. This, more than anything else, has made possible our creditable standing in school achievement.
I would also extend to the school board my sin- cere thanks for their assistance and loyal support. These things and the congenial attitude of parents, citizens and pupils, have been important elements in the welfare of our schools.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK T. JOHNSON Superintendent of Schools.
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SCHOOL STATISTICS
For Year Ending June 30, 1922
Schools
Teachers
Salary per month
No. School Weeks.
Total Enrollment
Av'ge Membership
Av'ge Attendance
Av'ge Absence
Per Cent Attend'
No. Tardinesses
Parade
Mabel Perry
$80
36 27 24
23
1 96
39
Center
Bessie A. Smith
100
36 38 32.54 30.90
1.64 94
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South
Eva D. Smith
72
36|16|11.77 11.14
.63 94
190
Beauty Hill
Frances J. Wheeler
64
36 17
10.58
9 51 1.07 90
26
White Oaks
Helen J Berry
64
36 10
8
7
1
87.
0
Berry
Caroline H, Prescott
64 36 10
9
8
1 88
117
Locke's Corner
Coran K. Davis
*2010
6
2 75
31
Pitman
Helen M. Berry
64
36
9
8 7.37
6.49
.88 88
60
Dennett's
Eva G. Griffin
64 *33
7
6.99
6.23
.76 89
18
*Pupils conveyed to other districts for additional weeks
4
Eileen S. Emerson
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ROLL OF HONOR Pupils Neither Absent Nor Tardy Fall Term, 1921
Center -* Nelson Bebo, Beatrice. Cleveland, Stan- ley Cleveland, Sherwood Cleveland, Roland Cleve- land, Carl Cleveland, Rita Stewart, Adeline Stewart.
Parade-Madeline Jenkins, Rudolf Jenisch.
Berry -* Ruth Emerson, Robert W. Eastman, Ralph W. Eastman.
Winter Term, 1921-22
Center-Nelson Bebo, Beatrice Cleveland, Stan- ley Cleveland, Sherwood Cleveland, Roland Cleve- land, Carl Cleveland, Rita Stewart, Adeline Stewart.
Parade-Cora Clough, Curtis Davis, Eva Davis, Helena Davis, Rudolf Jenisch, Robert King, Karl Kinsch.
South-Marshall C. Little, Fred T. Welch.
Beauty Hill-Harold L. Goodwin, Dora E. Lougee.
Berry-Ruth Emerson.
Dennett's-Everett Ashley, Marjorie Dennett.
Spring Term, 1922
Center-Nelson Bebo. .
Parade-Bertha Tuttle, George Tuttle, Frances Clough, Cora Clough, Fred Jenisch, John Knig.
Beauty Hill-Edward L. Goodwin, Harold S. Good- win.
Berry-Ruth Emerson.
Dennett's-Marjorie Dennett, Dorothy Dennett, Everett Ashley.
* Perfect record for the year.
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To the Selectmen of Barnstead:
In accordance with an Act of the Legislature passed June se ssion, 1877, requiring "Clerks of Towns and City Clerks to furnish a transact of births, marriages and deaths to the municipal officers for publication in the annual reports," I submit the following :
BIRTHS Registered in the Town of Barnstead, N. H .. for the Year Ending December 31, 1922
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Name of Father
Name of Mother
Occupation of Father
Birthplace of Father
Birthplace of Mother
Feb.
8 Roland E. Bunker
M
1
Roland E. Bunker .
Ruth A. Evans ...
Loom fixer .
Barnstead
Barnstead
14
Helen M. Johnson ..
F
Walter F. Johnson
Ella McAllen
Teamster
Pittsfield
Lynn, Mass.
Apr.
2
Robert M. Garland ...
M
2
Wilbur J. Garland
Hattie M. Cofran .
Farmer
Barnstead
.
8
William H. Young
M
1 William H. Young
Irene E. Davis
Teamster
Northwood
.
.
.
M
5
Helen Merrel
Weaver
Barnstead
Haverhill, Ma
July 2
Nat Parker Cook
M
1
George W. Cook ..
Lillian B. Cook
Farmer
Milton
Barnstead
6
John L. Gaskell
M
2 Harry C. Gaskell ..
Ella Smith
Farmer
Ellsworth, Me.
Gilmanton
13
Dorothy Ruth Gray
F
3 William C. Gray
Ruth Davis
Farmer
Barnstead
Auburn
Sept. 5
Lorna May Wakefield .
F
2 Clyde F. Wakefield
Ida May Davis
Weaver
Rochester
Epsom
23
Raymond Ellison
M F
2 6 Walter Ellison John H. Foss
Alta Glover
Lumberman
Nottingham
.
Oct. 30
Lois Marion Foss
F
1
Harold F. Prescott Charles E. Griffin
Nina M. Higgins .. Caroline Eastman Clara E. Alm Elsie M. Garick
Weaver
Boston, Mass. .
Dec.
4
Harvey Roy Locke ..
M
5 Elias W. Locke ...
F
5 Oscar E. Pitman . .
Lurena B. Spooner
Farmer
Barnstead
Huntington, Vt. .
6
Grenke V. Kenisch .
F
Konard Kenisch
Emma Penka
Weaver
Austria
·
14
Percy J. Young
M
1
James H. Young . .
Edith M. Wyley ...
Farmer
Laconia
Dover
28
Lennas H. Anderson .
M
2
Aug. N. Anderson
Edith Anderson ..
Farmer
Sweeden
.
Sweeden
. .
..
Laborer
Strafford
Barnstead
May 10
Foss
M
4
Albert McPherson . William B. Foss Arthur W. Tasker
Edna M. McDuffee
Farmer
Roxbury, Mass.
Barnstead
26
Albert McPherson
M
1
.
F
1
Pittsfield
14
Thelma M. Griffin ..
Farmer
Haverhill, Mass.
Chelsea, Mass.
Nov. 10
Virginia A. Prescott . .
Farmer
Haverhill, Mass. Barnstead
| Nottingham
R.R. Watchman
Fairley, Vt.
Jamacia Plains .
8 Elizabeth M. Pitman ..
Austria
.
No. of child
Sex
..
Pembrook
Bedford
·
June 10
Paul Elizah Tasker .
Grace B. Drake
MARRIAGES Registered in the Town of Barnstead, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1922
Date of Marriage
Place of Marriage
Name and Surname of Groom and Bride
Residence of Each at Time of Marriage
Place of Birth
Name of Parents
Name, Official Station and Residence of Person by whom Married
Feb. 18
Manchester
August Gehrig
29
Manchester
Milford, Pa. ..
Ernest H. Gehrig Anna Peters
Geroge S. Morrell Clergyman Manchester
Mar. 22
Manchester
Albert C. Davis 21
Barnstead
Alton
John A. Brown
Herbert Jump Clergyman Manchester
May
2
Barnstead
Harry B. Lang
43
Alton
Alton
Mary A. Stevens Sylvester Powell
Ada Powell 16 Barnstead
Pittsfield
Ada Munrey Fred Harvey
W. C. Goodwin Clergyman
30
Northwood
Roy Wesley Withan 23 North wood
Northwood
Stella B. Withan John A. Brown Alice Tibbetts
Northwood
Ethel May Brown .. 21
Barnstead
Barnstead
Harry D. Perkins
Oct. 8
Barnstead
David M. Perkins .. 21
Barnstead
Strafford
Mabel F. Rower George T. Foss Edna Caswell
Dora E. Foss 18
Strafford
Strafford
John Gault Mellie Battis
W. J. Sweet
Clergyman
Pittsfield.
Dec. 25
Barnstead
Sewell J. Clark ..
30
Barnstead
Barnstead
John Davis
Ameila E. Gordon
Albert W. Smith
25 Barnstead
Harold A. Smith .. 28
Barnstead
Keene
Mary Carmichael Jonathan Clark
Ella Francis Clark . : 27
Barnstead
Barnstead
Ida M. Hanson
Harry E. Little Clergyman Barnstead
10
Pittsfield
Roland W. Gault .. 18 Barnstead ·
Bridgewater, Vt.
Zelma K. Dow .
19 Barnstead
Barnstead
George W. Dow Edith Shackford Jonothay Clark Ida M. Hanson
Marry E. Little Clergyman Barnstead
Ella H. Davis 32 Barnstead
Portsmouth
Harry E. Little Clergyman Barnstead
Clover V. Devino 28
Barnstead
Pittsfield Hattie M. Foss Daniel C. Davis Annie Cate
Helen E. Brown 17
Barnstead
Farmington
Alice Tibbetts Alonzo B. Lang
Wn. H. Getchell Clergyman Pittsfield
George O. Devino
Age
DEATHS Registered in the Town of Barnstead, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1922
Age
Date of Death
Name of Deceased
Years
Months
Days
Place of Birth of Father
Place of Birth of Mother
Name of Father
Maiden Name of Mother
Jan. 17 Feb. 4
Levonia Foss .....
81
1
17
Durham
Stratford Alton
Barrington Berwick, Me.
Jonathan Berry ...
Hannah Brewster Alice Tibbetts
11*
Albert F. Tasker ..
74
Barnstead
Barnstead
Seth Tasker
5*
Abbie F. Eaton . .
69
5
17
Barnstead
Timothy Emerson .
Sarah Foster
22*
Mary J. Tasker . .
71
4
3
Barnstead
Seth Tasker
26*
L. H. Emerson .
6
10
29
Burlington, Vt. Barnstead
Ray Emerson
Harriet Barrett
Mar. 22*
Maggie Stimpson . Lillian M. Nutter
37
7
14
Boston, Mass. Barnstead
Barrington
Walter Richardson David Evans
Hattie Brown Emily Hanscom
May 7
Ada R. Pickering . 67
4
27
Strafford
Strafford
Barnstead
William B. Foss
Grace Drake
31
Lorenzo A. Brown
87
30
June 12
William Clough .. May W. Kelsey .
53
10
6
Barnstead
Barnstead
Lydia Rand
25
Mary I. Heindl
51
11
25
July
2
Natt Parker Cook
Philip Renard
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1
29
Canada
Newport, R. I. Milton Canada
Larnstead
George W. Cook .. Enchrist Reward ..
Louise Deffour
Nov. 7
Raymond Ellison
1
14
Barnstead
Nottingham
· Nottingham
Walter Ellison .
Alta Glover
·
Strafford
10
--- Foss
1h
Barnstead
Barrington
Elizabeth Brown Sarah Clark
90
3
22
Barnstead
John L. Woodhouse John H. Irish
Mary E. McCarty
Sept.
8
John Boocock
...
1
.
*Brought to Barnstead for burial.
I hereby certify that the above returns are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
GEORGE J. WHITNEY, Town Clerk.
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9
4 Farmington
John A. Brown .
Agnes M. Brown
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Apr. 14
Boston, Mass. Strafford
13
Barnstead Farmington, Ia. Newport, R. I. Barnstead
Boston, Mass.
Lillian B. Cook
Canada
Place of Birth
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