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W. L. Gilman, for drawing plank, 3 54
M. & D. Foss, for lumber and plank, 26 41
H. F. Durgin, 2nd, for work on highway,
12 06
A. Darling.
4 79
I. B. Campbell, 66 and plank, 20 35
Philip Hart, bridge,
5 00
John Colby, for public water trough, 3 00
F. D. Lyford,
3 00
John R. Foss, for work on bolts,
2 80
Charles Shute, for plank, 98
Charles Hall, for work on highway, 1 44
E. Elliott, services as Auditor, March, 1881, 1 50
John Sargent, for work on highway, 2 34
John Colby,
5 77
B. F. Merrill, 66
4 40
E. Elliott, fees for collector 1879,
45 00
J. B. Sanborn, for books,
2 25
J. W. Morrison & Son, for nails for M. R. bridge, 15 75
Jeremiah Gilman, for labor on bridge, 13 50
J. C. Bradley, highway, 3 96
D. B. Tucker, for public water trough, 1880- 1881, 4 00
B. M. B. Selingham, for work copying burnt book, 9 50
B. M. B. Selingham, for services as Overseer of the Poor, 39 25
B. M. B. Selingham, for money paid out as Overseer of the Poor, 10 52
J. W. Pattee, for services as Liquor Agent, 1880, 45 00
John A. Sanborn, for services as Town Clerk, Walter C. Merrill, Treas-
20 00
urer, 40 00
Jeremiah Gilman, for services as Selectman, 70 50
66 money paid out, 1 30
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To pay Jonathan P. Mason, for services as Select- man,
$43 50
Orrin F. James, for services as Selectman, 87 00
66 postage and paper, 4 31
66
work on bridge and bolts, 6 25
66
money paid out,
2 65
Total amount of orders,
$6,263 18
TOWN DEBT.
Due on Notes.
Betsey Paige,
$196 00
C. & B. Shute,
41 00
E. G. Foss,
516 00
Emily Durgin,
107 00
Charles Shute,
207 00
Carter Foss,
1,737 00
Ada M. Morrill,
144 00
C. Tucker,
30 00
Willie Backer,
50 00
Milton Woodbury,
15 00
M. E. Willey,
205 00
B. B. Hodsdon,
7 00
Rilla C. Sanborn,
168 00
Judith Foss,
538 00
Mahala Foss,
488 00
John Johnson,
83 00
Edmund Cone,
198 00
Lydia Woodbury,
417 00
Sarah J. Woodbury,
111 00
Mary A. Gordon,
57 00
Herod Fifield,
56 00
E. P. Cone,
105 00
B. L. Peaslee,
238 00
C. Durgin,
84 00
A. B. Jackman,
27 00
J. H. Peaslee,
54 00
Lucy A. Elliott,
35 00
Lizzie M. Woodbury,
5 00
Emma F. Wood,
11 00
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$101 00
Emma F. Marden, C. A. Selingham,
26 00
H. L. Dow,
19 00
Louisa F. Smith,
26 00
Betsey S. Paige,
255 00
Clara E. Gilman,
50 00
John A. Sanborn,
25 00
Rufus E. Sanborn,
25 00
Hiram Merrill,
75 00
Augustus Merrill,
75 00
B. F. Hannaford,
100 00
$6 707 00
Town Bonds.
Bonds payable Jan. 1, 1889,
$10,000 00
Interest on the same,
83 33
Bonds payable Jan. 1, 1894,
10,000 00
Interest on the same,
83 33
Bonds payable Jan. 1, 1899,
1,175 00
Interest on the same,
9 79
$21,351 45
Assets.
In Treasurer's hands March 1st, 1882,
$816 06
Overseer's 66
4 64
Due from State for bounties,
10 00
Collector, 1880,
500 00
1881,
3,100 00
Amount of Town debt.
Due on Town notes,
$6,707 00
bonds,
21,351 45
coupons due Jan. 1, 1880,
7 50
1881,
7 50
1882,
15 00
on order No. 37, not paid,
25 00
$28,113 45
Less assets,
$4,430 70
Debt,
$23,682 75
$4,430 70
8 Taylor Fund.
In the Town of Thornton,
$1,045 67
School Fund.
In the Town of Thornton,
$1,312 50
ORRIN F. JAMES,
Selectmen
JEREMIAH GILMAN, of
JONATHAN P. MASON, Thornton.
Report of the Overseer of the Poor.
Money received of the Town of Thornton, per order from the Selectmen on Treasurer,
$413 50
Money in hands of Overseer last year,
38 63
$452 13
Paid for County Paupers.
Eugene Hart,
$52 00
S. D. Fadden,
103 50
Mary F. Whitney,
47 00
John Tucker,
19 18
Worster Foss,
25 86
Arthur O. Knowles,
97 80
Jacob Benton,
9 50
Transient,
5 50
$360 34
Paid for Town Paupers.
Mrs. Joshua Merrill and family, $87 15
Money in hands of Overseer of Poor, 4 64
B. M. B. SELINGHAM, Overseer of the Poor.
Treasurer's Report.
From March 1st, 1881, to March 1st, 1882.
DR.
In Treasury March 1st, 1881,
$ 553 77
Received of Selectmen,
1,975 83
Collector in 1873,
6 00
1874,
5 37
1875,
37 82
1876,
112 26
1877,
48 34
1878,
81 81
1880,
2,755 00
1881,
2,448 00
John W. Pattee, liquor agent, 1880,
117 54
$8,141 74
CR.
Money paid out by order of the Selectmen,
$6,238 18
on coupons Dec. 1880, Jan. 1st,
11 25
1881,
32 50
1882,
1,043 75
Total Amount paid out,
$7,325 68
Total Amount received,
$8,141 74
paid out,
7,325 68
Leaving money in the treasury March 1st, 1882,
$816 06
As the preceding report will specify the items for the orders given on the Treasurer, it is not expedient for them to be given in
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this report, as the orders are all on file in the Treasurer's office to which any reference may be made.
WALTER C. MERRILL,
Treasurer.
Having examined the accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer and Overseer of the Poor of the town of Thornton for the year ending March 1, 1882, we find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
C. P. SARGENT, S. B. ELLIOTT,
Auditors.
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School Committee's Report.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Thornton: GENTLEMEN :- In compliance with duty as Superintending School Committee, I submit the following report:
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Prudential Committee-MRS. JENNIE R. MASON.
Two terms, both taught by Mr. Newton Fox of Woodstock. Length of first term, eight weeks ; length of second term ten weeks. Whole number of scholars first term, twenty-eight, with an aver- ยท age attendance of twenty-four; whole number of scholars second term thirty-one, with an average attendance of twenty-five. Roll of honor for first term-Melvina L. James, Minnie E. James, Ber- tha E. James, Jennie B. Dow, Alice Merrill, Lillie Morrison, Liz- zie Sanborn, Annie Thayer, Charles W. Foss, Fred O. James. Roll of honor for second term-Melvina L. James, Minnie E. James, Linnie L. James, Berthie E. James, Fred O. James. The school was well governed, and in the main made good advancement. Mr. Fox is one of our best teachers.
DISTRICT NO. 2. Prudential Committee-GEORGE B. Foss.
First of the two terms taught by Miss Lavinia Melvin of West Plymouth. Length of first term eleven weeks; whole number of scholars thirteen, with an average attendance of eleven and one- eleventh.
Second term taught by Mr. John W. Center of Hanover. Length of this term fourteen weeks. Whole number of scholars twenty- four, with an average attendance of twenty-one and eight-ninths. Roll of honor-Mabel L. Greeley. Both of the above are good
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teachers, but we would recommend a little more order in the school-room for Mr. Center.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Prudential Committee-CERENO DOWNING.
First term taught by Mrs. Angie B. S. Worthen. Length of school eight weeks. Whole number of scholars twelve, with an average attendance of eleven and eleven-twentieths. Roll of hon- or-Addie M. Blake, Mary A. Carter, Nellie A. Sargent, Susie M. Sargent, Fred E. Cilley, Henry P. Cilley.
Second term taught by Miss Gertrude H. McCausland. Length of school eight weeks. Whole number of scholars twelve, with an average attendance of seven and seven-eighths. Roll of honor- Fred E. Cilley, Henry P. Cilley, Guy F. Downing, Geo. V. Wood, Addie M. Blake, May A. Carter, Mary C. Downing, Josephine Ham. Both of the above are old and tried teachers-they need no recommendation from me. The school during the year has made fair progress.
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Prudential Committee-GEORGE ATTWOOD.
Two terms, both taught by Miss Nellie P. Bryant of Woodstock. Length of first term, ten weeks; length of second term sixteen weeks. Whole number of scholars first term, twenty-two, with an average attendance of thirteen. Whole number of scholars second term, twenty, with an average attendance of twelve. The scholars that attended regularly made good advancement. Miss Bryant's work is her recommendation. The average as you will see is very bad, and therefore very annoying to both teacher and committee.
DISTRICT NO. 6. Prudential Committee-WALDO GILMAN.
Two terms, both taught by Miss Jennie M. Kinsman of Camp- ton. Length of first term, six weeks; length of second term eight
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weeks. Whole number scholars first term, sixteen, with an aver- age attendance of thirteen. Whole number of scholars second term twenty-one, with an average attendance of eighteen. Roll of hon- or, first term-Annie Gertrude Gillespie, Emma E. Tourtillott, Nellie Maud Tourtillott, Wilson K. Pattee. Roll of honor, second term-Addie J. Gilman, Amy L. Hackett, Eva M. Hackett, Wilson K. Pattee. Miss Kinsman taught two very fine terms of school; good order and good improvement.
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Prudential Committee-LEWIS LOVELAND.
One term, taught by Miss Affie Russell of Woodstock. Length of term fourteen and six-tenths weeks. Whole number of scholars seventeen, with an average attendance of eleven and thirty-three seventy-thirds. Roll of honor-Freddie H. Parker, Daisey M. Parker.
Miss Russell is a good teacher, and the scholars made good im- provement.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Prudential Committee-SILAS B. ELLIOTT.
Two terms, both taught by Vina C. Boynton. Length of first term six weeks. Whole number of pupils, eleven, with an aver- age attendance of ten and two-tenths. Length of second term, ten weeks, with an average attendance of eight and sixty-four one- hundredths. Roll of honor-Clara E. Elliott, Orissa M. Lyford, Susie J. Page, Frank G. Elliott, Herbert A. Broad, Albert Lyford, Henry Lyford, Fred Preston.
Two very excellent terms of school.
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Prudential Committee-GEO. W. ELKINS.
One term of twelve weeks, taught by Miss Laura A. Whitte- more. Whole number of scholars, twenty, with an average at- tendance of sixteen. Roll of honor-Rosa B. Elkins, Frank El- kins, Fred Elkins.
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Miss Whittemore worked hard and succeeded in teaching, the pupils making good improvement.
DISTRICT NO. 11.
Prudential Committee -- HARRY E. GORDON.
One term of nine weeks, taught by Callie T. McCansland. Whole number of pupils, nine, with an average attendance of seven and twenty-three thirtieths. Roll of honor-Clara B. Brown, John T. Brown, Wilbur S. Gordon.
Miss McCausland bids fair to make a first-class teacher.
DISTRICT NO. 12.
Prudential Committee-GEO. H. BROWN.
One term of eight weeks, taught by Miss Gertrude H. McCaus- land. Whole number of scholars twenty-two, with an average at- tendance of eighteen and four-fifths. Roll of honor-Annie A. Brown, Fannie B. Brown, Clara Ellen Peasley, Hattie E. Titus, Jesse E. Avery, Cyrus Brown.
I cannot pass judgment on this school for it closed prematurely, by the sickness of the teacher.
For remarks and recommendations I refer you to my last year's repert.
All of which is respectfully submitted. JAMES P. TOPPING,
S. S. Committee. -
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