Annual report of the town officers of Lisbon, New Hampshire 1914-1916, Part 4

Author: Lisbon (N.H.)
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: [Lisbon, N.H.] : [The Town]
Number of Pages: 134


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Taxes heretofore abated,


61 65


School District No. 2, amount overpaid in 1914,


134 00


Interest on taxes,


32 69


$72,619 39


DISBURSEMENTS


State tax,


$ 4,072 00


County tax,


2,784 12


School District No. 1,


12,760 09


66 66 No. 2,


2,242 56


66


No. 3,


3,394 85


Village District share of highway money,


4,000 00


extra, 2,500 00


5


852 70


Public library,


Memorial day, 90 00


District Nursing Association,


100 00


Lighting village streets and town building,


2,386 99


Lighting Sugar Hill streets and hall,


1,425 07


Lisbon Savings Bank & Trust Co., notes and interest, 8,181 67


Interest on bonds, 735 00


Discount taxes paid before July 1,


184 50


Taxes abated conditionally,


62 12


Taxes abated unconditionally,


103 87


Wrong assessments,


144 85


$46,020 39


MISCELLANEOUS


Repairs on town hall, 118 07


Fuel for town hall, 355 84


Woolson & Clough, insurance on town building, 273 50


95 00


Woolson & Clough, insurance on Sugar Hill hall, 22 50


75 00


W. H. Merrill, insurance on town building,


Water for town building, 40 00


F. W. Little, janitor of town hall, 100 00


50 00


F. W. Little, manager of town hall,


F. W. Little, supplies for town hall, 26 11


71 12


A. W. Buffington, printing and stationery,


Expended on town clock, 419 08


Edson C. Eastman, books, etc., 37 31


W. J. Randolph, for record of real estate transfers, 6 25


Woolson & Clough, insurance on hotel,


6


Village District, for police,


108 50


H. D. Corey, dog police, 10 00


W. P. Wetherbee, sheep damage,


5 00


Salary judge of police court,


72 22


Expense of police court,


96 23


Repairs on Sugar Hill hall,


192 64


Grading grounds at Sugar Hill hall,


616 71


O. K. Whipple, janitor, Sugar Hill hall,


53 75


O. K. Whipple, police,


10 00


Paid men for watching culvert,


8 00


Posting curfew law notices,


75


R. M. Bishop, trucking,


8 75


I. B. Andrew, wrong assessment, 71 33


Geo. L. Pennock, wrong assessment, 13 75


E. E. Clark, wrong assessment,


3 88


A. H. Ash, postage, telephone, freight and express, 9 50


11 57


D. H. Parker, making taxes,


31 50


Hazel Ash, copying invoice,


15 00


J. J. Wood, lunches at hall,


3 00


J. J. Wood, feeding tramps, 3 90


Tax on Breezy Hill property, bid off by town, 99 83


Tax on Alice and John Merrill plaee, bid off by town, 27 39


Tax on J. G. F. Elliott place, bid off by town, 22 91


Tax on Jas. C. Clark place, bid off by town, 12 71


Hedghog bounty,


13 40


Bear bounty,


5 00


Wildcat bounty,


2 00


N. G. English, work on acct. of state highway agent,


5 00


Collector's bond,


18 00


W. H. Merrill, making tax book,


10 00


W. H. Merrill, expense collecting tax, 4 00


W. H. Merrill, postage and labor sending tax blanks, 1 50


$3,257 50


.


Care of Salmon Hole cemetery,


7 HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES


H. H. Young, agent,


$ 886 60


H. H. Northy, agent,


636 35


Walter Jesseman, agent,


705 73


F. L. Bowles, agent, 1,063 42


J. M. Moulton, agent,


667 99


Sugar Hill sidewalk,


705 61


Building Barrett road, 190 86


O. Clough, land damage, 60 00


Mary Trevena, land damage,


10 00


Jos. Derosiers, land damage,


10 00


John McMillan road,


33 31


Luella Dailey, land damage,


15 00


Emma Dexter, land damage,


15 00


State Road maintenance,


1,320 13


State Road constructon, Sugar Hill and Conrad roads, 4,486 91


Planking village bridge, 529 63


Earl Smith, damage on highway, 48 35


A. B. Jesseman, damage on road, 5 00


J. L. Bowles, damage on road,


5 00


W. H. Bickford, damage on road,


3 00


W. I. Richardson, surveying,


13 75


F. Eastman, work on roller,


10 00


Repairs on roller,


2 86


Repairs on road machine,


74 95


Work on ice jam,


5 00


Snowing Salmon Hole bridge,


13 00


Mrs. Matilda Wright, land damage,


5 00


Good Roads Machinery Co., culvert pipe,


100 00


Good Roads Machinery Co., tools,


15 50


Wheeling Corrugating Co., culvert pipe


63 00


E. E. Clark, for posts,


32 25


Village District, for cement,


28 00


Edson & Kinney, for cement 1914,


14 07


8


Allen Bowles, labor on highway, $ 52 64


E. J. Conrad, labor on bridge, 24 00


E. J. Conrad, for plank, 62 00


B. B. Garland, tools and supplies, 61 65


L. S. Jesseman, 14 82


H. F. Hibbard, 7 10


Otis Hildreth, for timber and labor,


15 00


Geo. Edwards, for timber,


6 00


W. H. Dexter, labor,


39 10


C. J. Jepperson, labor,


44 20


L. F. Ash & Son, labor,


9 50


W. E. Bishop, labor,


14.00


Warren Whipple, labor,


14 00


D. Carr, labor,


12 00


J. H. Trenholm, labor,


8 45


Sundry highway bills,


97 66


H. Mardin, on Rabbit Hollow bridge, 6 25


Parker-Young Co., plank for bridges,


50 33


Parker-Young Co., sign boards,


1 00


H. J. Fisher, painting signs,


3 00


C. H. Corey, painting signs,


2 75


Enamel R. R. crossing signs,


5 50


O. K. Whipple, housing roller,


3 00


$12,332 22


TOWN OFFICERS


A. H. Ash, selectman, $158 50


F. E. Bowles, selectman, 81 67


W. E. Bishop, selectman, 88 66


W. H. Merrill, collector, 250 00


E. H. Hallett, treasurer, 25 00


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A. M. Clough, town clerk, 97 75 Auditors, 25 00


R. D. Ash, ballot clerk,


2 00


A. L. Sherman, ballot clerk,


2 00


Carl W. Noyes,


2 00


$732 58


WATER TROUGHS


A. T. Guilmette, 1914, 1915, $ 6 00


Arthur McCoy, 1914, 1915,


6 00


S. W. Cameron, 3 00


E. J. Conrad,


3 00


W. D. Smith,


3 00


Mrs. Sarah Barrett, 1914, 1915,


6 00


L. D. Barrett,


3 00


Geo. E. Walker,


3 00


L. M. Campbell,


3 00


Warren Dexter,


3 00


W. B. Phillips, 1912 to 1915,


12 00


H. H. Young,


3 00


F. M. Aldrich,


3 00


C. J. Jepperson,


3 00


Lisbon Water Works Co.,


15 00


F. F. Holbrook,


3 00


$78 00


BOARD OF HEALTH


D. M. Tefft,


$ 86 10


Dr. G. W. Shattuck, 14 00


Dr. E. O. Crossman,


1 25


H. C. Marston,


31 00


F. W. Bangs,


5 25


$137 60


IO


TOWN PAUPERS


Mrs. Martha Parker,


$117 20


Elra Streeter,


17 50


Thos. Gillon,


186 81


Frank Powers,


30 00


Peter Foster,


140 50


Geo. Taylor,


24 00


Joseph St. Croix,


8 06


$524 07


DEPENDENT SOLDIERS


Mrs. Robt. Batley,


$100 00


Mrs. Sarah Gray,


38 20


$138 20


COUNTY PAUPERS


W, H. Richardson, $ 79 16


W. C. Smith,


63 45


Harry Smith,


79 00


Frank Valley,


18 12


D. G. Lamphier,


39 32


Geo. Lamphier,


17 00


Mrs. Henry Chase,


56 00


E. E Fuller,


42 25


Frank Bowles,


10 75


Walter Barrett,


130 50


John Clark,


6 05


Melvin Nowe,


97 05


II


Ira Bowen,


$ 12 50


Mary Bowen,


10 02


Fred Hall


127 90


Leon Kay,


12 00


Edward Wright,


95 28


Ed. Peltier,


65 80


John Largy,


2 00


Geo. Brooks,


9 75


Emma Rollins,


9 00


Fred Sabin,


10 12


John Spence,


1 85


Harry Brooks,


2 02


$ 996 89


RECORDING BIRTHS AND DEATHS


Dr. E. O. Crossman, 1913-1914-1915, $ 16 00


Dr. H. H. Boynton,


10 50


$ 26 50


Total disbursments,


$ 64,243 95


Outstanding orders Feb. 15, 1915, 328 96


$ 64,572 91


Less outstanding orders Feb. 26, 1916,


553 33


$ 64,019 58


Cash in hands of treasurer, Feb. 26, 1916,


8,599 81


$ 72,619 39


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LIABILITIES OF TOWN


Bonds outstanding,


$ 21,000 00


Orders outstanding,


553 33


$ 21,553 33


ASSETS


Cash in hands of treasurer, $ 8,599 81


Due from County, acct. paupers, 590 19


Due from County, acct. depend- ent soldiers, 38 20'


Due from State for bounties on


hedgehogs, bear and wildcat, 20 40


Tax on A. Page place, bid off by town in 1912, I2 36


Taxes bid off by town in 1916 :


On Breezy Hill property, 99 83


On Alice and John Merrill place, 27 39


On J. G. F. Elliott place, 22 91


On Jas. C. Clark place,


12 71


$ 9,423 80


Total debt Feb. 26, 1916, $12,129 53


Total debt Feb. 15, 1915, $14,608 59


Total debt Feb. 26, 1916, 12,129 53


Reduction of debt, $ 2,479 06


Respectfully submitted,


N. G. ENGLISH, FRED PARKER,


Auditors.


Town Officers' Bills


A. H. ASH, First Selectman and Overseer of Poor.


1915.


Feb. 20 Four days at town building, $ 8 00


22 One-half day warning town meeting, 1 00


Mar.


1 One and one-half days ice freshet, 3 00


15 One day settling county bills, 2 00


16 One day at Woodsville settling county bills, 2 00


Expenses of same,


1 25


22 One day at Woodsville with tax com" missioners, 2 00


Expenses for same, 1 25


2 00


30 One day at Littleton, Martha Parker case, Team for same,


2 00


31 One day preparing blanks,, 2 00


10 Nine days taking inventory, 18 00


Five days, team for same, 5 00


30 Seventeen days on blotters and taxes, 34 00


May


6 One-half day surveying Frank Buck's road 1 00


7 One day with Commissioner Clough, 2 00


11 One day, road hearing, 2 00


13 One day, Sugar Hill, proposed road, 2 00


21 One day, road hearing, 2 00


26 One-half day, town building, 1 00


June


11 One-half day, town building, 1 00


17 One day, paupers, 2 00


À pril


I4


July


5 One day on roads, agents, 2 00


8 One-half day, pauper case, 1 00


17 One-half day, Cameron and Kimball houses in regard to surface water, 1 00


31 One day, Harvey Smith case, 2 00


Aug.


7 One-half day, town building, 1 00


12 One-half day drawing jurors, 1 00


Sept.


4 One day, Frank Crane on Harvey Smith case,


2 00


Team for same,


1 00


17 One day, Woodsville, county bills, Expense for same,


1 25


22 One day, Woodsville, county settlement, 2 00 Expense for same, 1 25


27 One day, Earl Smith, auto damage, 2 00 Team for same, 1 00


Oct.


18 One day, Commissioner Clough, Team for same,


2 00


Nov.


6 One day at County farm, 2 00 Expenses of same, 1 50


8 One-half day, Wire Mill road, 1 00


20 One day, taking Bowen girl to County farm, 2 00


Expenses for same,


2 00


29 One-half day Wire Mill road, 1 00


30 One-half day Wire Mill road, 1 00


Dec.


17 One day, Elwood Wright case, 2 00


18 One-half day drawing jurors, 1 00


29 One-half day revising jury box, 1 00


1916.


Jan.


24 One-half day at Littleton, pauper case, . 2 00


Team for same, 2 00


26 One-half day, Will Bowles, ice jam, 1 00


Feb.


15 Three days settling bills, 6 00


Extra time drawing orders, 12 00


$158 50


2 00


2 00


15


F. L. BOWLES, Second Selectman.


1915.


Feb.


22 Working on town warrant and posting, $ 2 00


27 "Investigating two fires, 2 00


Mar. 22 Meeting Tax Com. at Woodsville, 2 00


Expenses for same,


1 17


April 1 Taking inventory, self and team,


3 00


2


3 00


3 66


3 00


5


66


3 00


6


66 66


3 00


7


66


66


66


3 00


8


9 Adjusting taxes,


66


3 00


10


66


3 00


12 Working on blotters, team for same,


3 00


13


3 00


14


66


3 00


15 66


3 00


17


66


3 00


3 00


20 21 Looking after real estate transfers, team,


3 00


26 One-half day, road hearing on Dexter road and team, 2 00


May


11 One-half day, road hearing and team, 2 00


13 One-half day on side walk at Sunset,


1 00


18 One-half day ordering sidewalk plank, self and team,


2 00


28 One-half day at Salmon Hole cemetery, self and team, 2 00


June


11 One-half day posting road hearing notices and team, 2 00


26 One-half day at road hearing, 1 00


60


3 00


I6


July


28 One-half day on Harvey Smith case self and team, $ 2 00


Nov. .8 One-half day at Lisbon, on road hearing, self and team, 2 00


30 One-half day at Lisbon on road hearing, self and team, 2 00


Dec.


7 One-half day at Lisbon on road hearing, 1 00


Postage and telephoning, 1 50


Feb.


15 Three days settling, 6 00


$ 81 67


W. E. BISHOP, Third Selectman.


1915.


Feb.


17 One day at town building, $ 2 00


18 One day with auditors, 2 00


One-half day on town warrant, 1 00


22 One day at Woodsville and expense, 3 10


April


1 Five days taking inventory, 10 00


Five days, team, taking inventory,


5 00


6 Ten days at town building, revising taxes and making blotters, 20 00


26 One day, work at South Littleton, 2 00


May


11 Road hearing at South Littleton, 1 00


One day with surveyor at Sugar Hill,


1 00


21 One day at road hearing, 2 00


28 One-half day, cemetery meeting, 1 00


June


7


One-half day on Northy road, 1 00


26 Road hearing at Sugar Hill, 2 00


July


17 One-half day at Cameron and Kimball house, 1 00


Aug.


21 One-half day drawing jurors, 1 00


30 One day at Woodsville and expenses, 3 38


27 One-half day on Lyman road, 1 00


17


Nov. 8 Road hearing at Moffettville,


$ 1 00


30 Road hearing at Nelson's mill, 1 00


Dec.


1 Road hearing at Nelson's mill, 1 00


2 One-half day at town clerk's office, 1 00


8 Two days at Manchester with tax Com- missioner, and expenses, 16 08


18 One-half day revising jury box, 1 00


Feb. 12 Three days settling with town, 6 00 Telephoning, 1 60


$ 88 66


A. M. CLOUGH, Town Clerk.


Copying ninty-one pages In voice $ 15 47


Copying seventy-one pages General Records 12 07


Making fire records. 2 00


Drawing jurors, notifying and posting notices 3 00


Making returns to Superior Court 1 00


Services at Annual meeting


1 50


Recording twenty-nine marriages


4 35


Making returns to Town 4 35


Making returns to State


4 35


Recording fifty-four births


8 10


Making returns to Town 8 10


Making returns to State 8 10


Recording forty-four deaths 6 60


Making returns to Town 6 60


Making returns to State 6 60


Stationery, notices, postage and typewriting 5 50


$ 97 75


REPORT OF


Municipal Court of Lisbon


March 10, 1915, to February 15, 1916.


Justice and Clerk, ARTHUR C. GOWING.


Police Officer,


HARVEY D. COREY.


Deputy Sheriff, WAYNE W. PRESBY.


Cases brought before the Court for the year number 16, as follows :


Drunkenness. 4


Assault 3


Non-support 3


Juvenile delinquents 2


Breaking and entering 1


Ejectment


1


Liquor


2


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR C. GOWING, Justice.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF


Lisbon Public Library


For the year ending February 15, 1916


ORGANIZATION


TRUSTEES


JOHN S. GILMAN, Chairman, WILLIAM W. OLIVER, Secretary, WILLIAM H. MERRILL, Treasurer, MARY R. CUMMINGS, Auditor, GEORGE W. PIKE WARD P. ALDRICH,


Term expires 1917 Term expires 1916 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1916 Term expires 1918


NETTIE L. KELSEA, Librarian.


JERUSHA E. PARKER, Librarian Richardson Memorial Library, Sugar Hill, N. H.


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


1915.


Feb. 17 Cash on hand, Fines and book rentals,


1 37


April · 1 Fines and book rentals, 2 93


30 Fines and book rentals,


2 56


June 2 Fines and book rentals,


2 61


July 8 Three books sold, Fines and book rentals,


2 54


Aug.


4 Fines and book rentals,


2 40


14 Town order,


500 00


Sept. 1 Fines and book rentals,


2 69


Oct. 1


66


2 99


Nov. 4


1 62


Dec.


3


66


1 41


30


66


1 53


1916. '


Feb.


3


" 2 05


14


56


17


Town order,


352 70


Interest on Savings bank acct. to Jan. 1,


1916, 3 35


Fines and book rentals, S. H. B. 20 15


$1,138 31


$ 232 10


2 75


21


DISBURSEMENTS.


1915.


Feb. 18 Work in cellar,


$ 25


24 Mucilage and labels, 20


2 20


Mar. 2 Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., 3 50


9 Wood, Frank Santy, Postage and stationery,


4 10


April


1 Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B.,


8 34


2 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary,


32 30


17 Lisbon Light & Power Co.,


5 42


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B.,


95


30 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary, , 16.67


17 O. E. Batchelder, rent, S. H. B. 50 00


15 Lisbon Light & Power Co., 1 14


95


June


5 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary, 16 67


Miss N. L. Kelsea, supplies, 3 60


Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B., 37 49


7 S. F. Claflin, magazines, 9 55


12 Lisbon Light & Power Co., 95


95


July


2 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary,.


16 67


7 N. L. Kelsea, express on books,


89


8 Lisbon Light & Power Co.,


1 14


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B. ,


1 60


The Lisbon Job Printery, S. H. B., 2 75


16 F. W. Bangs, books, 49 00


Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B., 12 50


, Aug.


7 J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B., 12 50 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary, 16 67


.


10 F. W. Bangs, books S. H. B., 29 30


Lisbon Light & Power Co., 2 06


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., 95


May


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B.,


3


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., The Outlook Co.,


3 65


22


Sept. 1 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary, $ 16 67


Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B., 12 50


Oct.


2 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary, 16 67


Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B.,


12 50


The Granite Monthly, 4 00


The Parker-Young Co., wood, 3 00


8 Lisbon Light & Power Co., 1 14 Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H.B., 1 14


30 C. H. Corey Co., sign, S. H. B., 4 00


Nov.


4 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary, 16 67


Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B., 12 50


5 Lisbon Light & Power Co., 2 14


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., 95


Dec.


3 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary,


16 67


Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B.,


12 50


4 S. D. Morgan & Son, magazines,


18 10


9 Lisbon Light & Power Co.,


2 17


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B.,


95


12 The Macmillan Co.,


2 40


The Granite State Pub. Co.,


9 15


American Library Ass'n.,


1 00


17 Roscoe D. Ash, wood,


6 00


27 F. W. Bangs, books,


65 78


30 Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary,


16 67


Miss N. L. Kelsea, sundries as per bill, 3 19


1916.


Jan.


7 S. D. Morgan & Son, S. H. B., 18 30


Lisbon Light & Power Co., 1 71


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., 95


25 Miss J. E. Parker, salary, S. H. B., Miss N. L. Kelsea, salary,


12 50


16 67


Feb.


3 Moulton & Clark, coal, S. H. B. 83 9


7 Lisbon Light & Power Co., 1 )4


Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., 1 3


14 Lisbon Light & Power Co., S. H. B., 95


C


23


14 Miss N. L. Kelsea, postage on books, $ 36


19 David Farquhar, 38 60


22 Moulton & Clark, coal, S. H. B., 26 25 Miss J. E. Parker, bill for sundries, S. H. B., 17 89


26 Cash on hand as follows :


In bank, $279 80


In Savings bank,


22 00


$301 80


$1,138 31


Lisbon Library balance,


$ 299 30


Sugar Hill balance, 2 50


$ 301 80


W. H. MERRILL, Treasurer.


Examined and found correct.


WM. WALLACE OLIVER, Auditor.


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF Lisbon Public Library.


GENTLEMEN :


The library contains 4,813 volumes, exclusive of State and Government publications.


One hundred and six books have been added during the year by purchase, 12 by bound magazines, 20 by the Rand fund, 10 by gifts from the Mary B. Eddy fund, 9 by gift, total 157.


Periodicals taken by the library : The Atlantic, Bookman, Century, Everybody's, Granite Monthly, Harper's Weekly, Outlook, St. Nicholas, Woman's Home Companion. The A. L. A. Booklist, a guide to the best new books, has also been subscribed for.


Donors to the library : Miss A. E. Denny, National Geo- graphic Magazine ; Mrs. Oliver, Our Fourfooted Friends ; Mrs. Katharine Stevens, The Woman's Journal and Pearsons Magazine ; Mrs. Fred Merrill, The Spirit of Missions, Anony- mous, The Living Church, The C. S. Society, The Christian Science Journal, Sentinel and Monitor ; Roscoe Suttie, Lincoln O'Brien; Mrs. Stevens, Miss Kelsea, books ; State of N. H., New Hampshire Annual Report, 4 Vols., Journal of N. H. Senate and House, 1 volume, State Papers, 1 volume, N. H. Laws, 1 volume ; Manual of General Court. Government: Report of Interstate Commerce Commission, Report of Library of Con- gress.


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Seventy-six books have been rebound and 73 new cards. have been issued.


CIRCULATION :


Number of volumes loaned, 9,171.


Number of volumes fiction loaned, 7,323.


Number of volumes biography loaned, 174. Number of volumes history loaned, 143.


Number of volumes geography loaned 157. Number of volumes literature loaned, 162. Number of volumes poetry and drama loaned, 121.


Number of volumes nature books loaned, 111. Number of volumes other classes, 271. Number of periodicals loaned, 709.


A portion of the wall shelves have been closed by doors. This "closed bookcase" will be occupied by books purchased by the Rand fund, to be issued to adults only.


Books on History, Social Science and many periodicals have been freely used by the principal of the High School and the pupils, and a portion of the juvenile department has been given up to books for outside reading by the pupils.


The younger pupils have been coming to the library in in- creasing numbers this past year, and great interest is taken in their books.


Respectfully submitted,


NETTIE LOUISE KELSEA, Librarian.


Lisbon, N. H., Feb. 21, 1916.


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List of Books Added to the Library During the Year.


FICTION.


Adams, S. H. The clarion Little Miss Grouch


Allen, James Lane. The sword of youth


Bacheller, Irving. The pocket magazine (juvenile)


Brady, C. T. The eagle of the empire


Brainerd, Eleanor H. Pegeen


Brooks, Amy. Dorothy Dainty at Crestville (juvenile)


Browne, G. Waldo. A hero of the hills. Juvenile With Rogers' rangers. Juvenile The Woodranger. Juvenile The young gunbearer. Juvenile


Canfield, Dorothy. Hillsboro people


Cather, Willa S. The song of the lark


Churchill, Winston. A far country


Conrad, Joseph. Victory Day, Holman P. The landloper


Deland, Margaret. Around Old Chester


Douglas, A. M. Red House children's vacation. Juvenile Red House children's year. Juvenile


Dowd, Emma C. Doodles. Juvenile Doyle, A. C. The valley of fear


Eaton, Walter P. An idyl of twin fires


Erskine, Payne. A girl of the Blue Ridge


Ervine, St. John. Alice and a farm Erving, J. H. A flatiron for a farthing. Juvenile Melchior's dream. Juvenile Foote, Mary H. The valley road


Grey, Zane. The Lone State ranger Harrison, H. S. Angela's business


Herrick, Robt. One woman's life


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Johnston, Mary. The fortunes of Garin Kingsley, Florence M. The heart of Philura Kingston, W. H. G. Mark Seaworthy. Juvenile Lagerlöf, Selma. Jerusalem


Lincoln, J. C. Thankful's inheritance Little, Frances. The house of the Misty Star


Locke, Wm. J. Jaffery


Malet, Lucas. Far horizon


Martin, Helen R. Martha of the Mennonite Country


Montgomery, L. M. Anne of the Island


Munn, C. C. The heart of Uncle Terry Uncle Terry Oppenheim, E. P. The double traitor


Paine, A. B. Mr. Possum's balloon trip. Juvenile


Parker, Gilbert. The Money master


Perkins, L. F. The Eskimo twins. Juvenile


Poole, Ernest. The harbor


Porter, Eleanor H. Pollyanna grows up


Porter, Gene-Stratton. Michael O'Halloran The song of the Cardinal Richards, Laura E. Rosin the beau. Juvenile


Richmond, Grace E. Red Pepper Burns Rinehart, M. R. "K" Robins, E. My little sister


Sawyer, Ruth. The Primrose ring


Seaman, A. H. The boarded up house. Juvenile


Sedgwick, Annie D. The encounter


Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle Silvia


Skrine, Mary J. H. Billie's Mother Smith, F. H. Felix O'Day


Snaith, J. C. Broke of Covenden


Tarkington, B. The turmoil


Ward, M. A. Eltham House Webster, Jean. Dear Enemy


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Wells, Carolyn. The white alley Wells, Henry G. The research Magnificent Wiggin, K. D. Penelope's postscripts Williamson, C. N. and A. N. Guests of Hercules Willsie, Honore Still Jim Wilson, Harry L. Ruggles of Red Gap


NON-FICTION.


Atlantic Magazine. Two volumes


Beard, Chas. A. Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the U. S.


Bergson, H. Creative Evolution


Bliss, W. D. P. Encyclopedia of Social Reform


Bradley, A. G. Canada


Brieux. Three plays


Browne, G. Waldo. Granite State Magazine, six volumes


Burrough, John. The breath of life


Century Magazine. Two volumes


Curtis, Ed. S. In the land of the head hunters


Davey, John. The tree doctor Eddy, Mary Baker. Christian Healing


Christian Science versus Pantheism


First Church of Christ, Scientist


Miscellaneous Writings


No and Yes Pulpit and Press


Retrospection and Introspection


Rudimental Science


Science and Health Unity of God Ellis, Havelock. Man and Woman


Fabre, J. H. Bramble bees and others


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Frost, Robert. A boy's will North of Boston Goldman, Emma. Social significance of the Modern drama


Granite Monthly. Five volumes


Harris, Ralph S. Practical banking


Hart, A. B. Social and Economic forces in Am. history


Hauptmann, G. Dramatic works


Hay, John. Life and letters. Two volumes


Hazen, Chas. D. Europe since 1815


Higginson, M. T. Thomas W. Higginson


Hood, Mary G., M. D. A book for girls and the mothers of girls


Howard, Wm. Lee. M. D. Confidential Chats with boys Hulme, Ed. M. Renaissance and the reformation


Johnson, Clifton. Highways and byways of New England


Kreisler, Fritz. Four weeks in the trenches


Lowry, E. B. Teaching sex hygiene in the public schools


Lucas, E. V. A wanderer in Holland A wanderer in London


Mathews, F. S. Field book of American trees


Mckeever, Wm. A. Training the boy Training the girl Muir, John. The Mountains of California


Münsterberg, Hugo. Psychology and social sanity


Pankhurst, C. Plain facts about a great evil


Porter, Gene-Stratton. Mother of the Limberlost


Rhoads, Thos. Y. Battle fields of the Revolution


Ross, Ed. A. South of Panama


St. Nicholas. Three volumes


Sanger, M. H. What every girl should know What every mother should know


Shaw, G. B. Man and Superman Quintessence of Ibsenism Sheridan, R. B. Plays


Slosson, Ed. E. Major prophets of today


Steiner, Ed. A. From alien to citizen


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Strindberg, A. Zones of the spirit Strong, Josiah. The new world religion. Two volumes


Sudermann, H. The joy of living


Tarbell, Ida M. The business of being a woman


Usher, R. G. Pan-Americanism Van Antwerp, W. C. The stock exchange


Wickman, F. G. American year book


Wight, Chas. D. Some old time meeting houses


Williams, Henry Smith. Miracles of Science


Wilson, Woodrow. When a man comes to himself


Richardson Memorial Library


SUGAR HILL, N. H.


TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:


The library contains 3,333 volumes exclusive of government publications and bound magazines. One hundred and ninty- four have been added-by purchase, 30; by gifts as follows : Mrs. C. F. Richardson, 40; Mrs. E. M. Round, 1; Mrs. Alice M. Wheeler, 38; Mr. Comley, 50; Mr. Rowland, 3; Mr. Dyke, 1; Miss Shipman, 1; John Brooks Wheeler, M. D., 1; Mrs. C. C. Moore, 14; Miss Dorothy Cornell, 1; Robert Sayles, 10; Mrs. Griffith, 5; the Government, 4.


Periodicals taken by the library: The Modern Priscilla, The Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, The Cosmopolitan, The Sunset, St. Nicholas, Little Folks, The Granite Monthly.


Donated by others: Something to Do, Miss E. B. Osborne, Pictorial Review, A Friend, Ladies' Home Journal, Mrs. Alice B. Tefft.


CIRCULATION :


No. of volumes loaned, 1,854.


No. of volumes fiction loaned, 1,678.


No. of volumes non-fiction loaned, 176.


No. of periodicals loaned, 726.


Amount received for fines and book rentals, $20.15.


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The library has been open Wednesday and Saturday after- hoons from three until six and Wednesday and Saturday eve- nings from seven to nine. From July 1 until October 1 the library was open Monday, the same hours, and has had over 4,050 visitors in the past year. The reading and children's room have been well patronized by the summer visitors and townspeople. Through the kindness of Prof. Roy E. Batchelder of the State College, all the state and government bulletins are received regularly at the library as well as the New York State College bulletins and several agricultural books.




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