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There has been too much of this in our schools. No complaint has been made to me by parents or schoolboard. Even if all approve, I want to put myself on record as dis- approving of the persistent use of the strap or rattan.
The powers of a superintendent are delegated and he has no more than the schoolboard sees fit to vote him. Now a schoolboard or members of the board can almost nullify a superintendent's efforts. A schoolboard should exercise their judgment in hiring a superintendent who knows his business and then let him work out his system.
Your town is among the few fortunate ones to have more school money than you spend. As I previously sug- gested, I am still convinced that you can put a part of this surplus to no better use than to employ an assistant teacher to divide her time with the three schools. She could be used to a great advantage. There are children in all the schools who are a little backward and are not up with the average of their classes. The only thing these children need is extra work and drill. The regular teacher does not have time for this. Now if the assistant should do no more than to spend her time with those needing the extra drill, it would be money well invested even if it had to be raised in addition to the regular amount. You do not need to do this ; there is money lying idle in your treasury, money that belongs to the children and they ought to have the use of it. They ought not to be robbed. Since you must raise
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this money, then get as big a return from it as possible by having it all invested in the developing of your childrens minds and making them good and useful citizens.
Arrangements have been made by me with the super- intendent of schools of Portsmouth to admit pupils from this supervisory district to the High School upon my cer- tificate. Now I think it would be well if the board should authorize the same thing to be done, if possible, in regard to your pupils entering Hampton Academy. It would De much better if Hampton could be brought into this super- visory district, for then having the same superintendent who is carrying out the same policies in both school districts, the children in both places, everything being equal, ought to be equally well fitted and could be promoted, probably, to the Academy on an equal footing and under the same con- ditions as the Hampton pupils.
I have made fifty-eight visits to your schools.
Thanking the citizens for the cordiality extended to me, I am,
Very respectfully,
A. W. SMALL, Supt. of Schools.
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Report of School Board
The number of pupils registered in each schools is: Center Grammar 25 ; fifteen boys, ten girls.
Center Primary 23 ; eleven boys, 12 girls. East School, 22 ; thirteen boys, nine girls.
Of those who attend school elsewhere and whose tuition is paid by the town, there are at Hampton High School the following :
Charles W. Barton, Esther Drake, Mabel Philbrook,
James Barton, Raymond Hobbs, Leonard Philbrick,
Chauncy Barton, . James Hobbs, Shirley Moulton,
Bessie Brown, Leon Hobbs, Austin Norton,
Guy Hendry, Ethel Johnson, Content Ward,
Jessie Fogg, Blanch Knowles, Byron Smith.
The pupils at Robinson Female Seminary, Exeter : Sadie Ethel Moore, Nima Berry Locke, Fanny Marston.
The name of pupil who graduated from Grammar School in June, 1907 :- Esther Drake.
LIST OF TEXT-BOOKS USED IN THE SCHOOLS.
Readers :- Brooks', Heath's, Jones', Miles Standish Courtship, Irving's Sketch Book, Hawthorne's Tanglewood Tales, Longfellow's Evangeline, Whittier's Snowbound, Stories of Pioneer Life, Hiawatha Primer, Heart of Oak III. Speller :- Alton. Arithmetics :- Milnes', Bradbury's. Lan- guage :- Steps in English. Geographies :- Redway and Hinmon. Histories :- Montgomery Series. Physiologies : -Health for Little Folks, Our Bodies and How We Live,
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How to Keep Well. Writing :- Practical Writing, by Spencer. Music :- Modern Music Readers, Harmony Music Books.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Center Grammar School.
Second Term.
Third Term. First Term.
Isabel Leavitt,
Isabel Leavitt, Hormon Norton,
Raelene A. Leavitt, Raelene A. Leavitt. Raelene A. Leavitt,
Leonard Smith,
Esther P. Drake, Blanch Taylor,
Harold G. Hobbs, Harold Hobbs .¡
Center Primary School. Third Term. First Term.
Ernest T. Wiggins, Bernice J. Wiggins,
Helen F. Whenal, Ernest T. Wiggins, Earl H. Philbrick.
East School.
Second Term.
Third Term.
First Term.
Abbott Brown, Melvin Locke, Elizabeth Clark, Lila Moulton.
Oscar Brown,
Abbott Brown,
Abbott Brown,
Josephine Brown,
Josephine Brown,
Chester Jenness,
Chester P. Jenness,
Carl J. Moulton,
Melvin Locke, Wilbur Drew, Carl Moulton,
Lila M. Moulton,
Elizabeth M. Clark.
Rex Perkins,
Marvin Perkins,
Elizabeth Clark, Lila Moulton.
TEACHERS.
Center Grammar-Miss Virgie M. Knox. Center Primary-Miss Octavia Cousens. East School-Miss Mary A. McDermott. Teacher of Music and Drawing-Mr. Carl L. Akeley. Superintendent of Schools-Albert W. Small.
In closing our school report we can truly say that we
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believe our schools are better organized for advancement than ever before. After much time and some expense we were able to form a supervisory district with the towns of Rye, Greenland, and Newington. We were also very fortu- nate in securing one of the best superintendents in the state, Mr. Albert W. Small, who came highly recommended. We are of the opinion that great advancement will be made in all grades the coming year under his direction.
We cannot urge you too strongly to keep in the super- visory district as now formed.
The special instruction in music and drawing under the direction of Mr. Carl L. Akeley has been a success and should be continued.
We would recommend that parents visit the schools as often as possible that they may know the true conditions.
Any suggestions they may make for improvement will be considered. Let us all work together with one object in view ; to improve our schools.
ALBERT E. LOCKE, School Board of
WILFRED J. CHEVALIER, North Hampton, N. H.
February 22, 1908.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Balance received from last year $433.20
Received from town treasurer
2,220.00
Received from State for superintendent. 200.00
Received from literary fund
62.22
Received from dog tax
110.42
$3,025.84
Disbursements.
Paid for school supplies and books 165.76
A. W. Small, superintendent
200.00
Nettie E Campbell 204.00
Anna Northcott 204.00
Octavia Cousens 378.00
Virgie M. Knox
213.00
Mary A. McDermott
209.00
Carl L. Akeley
180.10
Transportation
119.50
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Janitors 45.100
E. L. Dalton, coal and wood
118.12
Morris Locke, coal
12.25
Town of Rye, Garland tax
19.00
Repairs, mason work
11.05
Vermont School & Seat Co., Book case
9.50
Walter Goss, painting Center school Eli Bunker, painting East school 31.25 28.75
Roy R. Rollins, paint and varnish . S. A. Dow, supplies and sundries ..
9.38
Repairs and miscellaneous
46.61
W. H. Philbrook, labor and expenses
23.88
W. J. Chevalier, labor and expenses
11.95
Albert E. Locke, labor supplies and expenses
31.59
Official
55.00
Auditors
4.00
$2,341.59
Balance on hand
$684.25
ALBERT E. LOCKE, 'Treasurer.
We have this day examined the accounts of the Treas- urer of the School Board and find them correctly cast with proper vouchers, and find a balance on hand of $684.25.
JOHN W. WARNER, - Auditors. JOHN L. SMITH,
North Hampton, N. H., Feb. 20, 1908.
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10.90
BIRTHS Registered in the Town of North Hampton, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1907.
DATE OF BIRTH 1907.
PLACE OF BIRTH.
SEX.
NO. OF CHILD.
COLOR.
NAME OF FATHER.
MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER.
Jan.
16
North Hampton, N .H.
M.
3
W.
John W. Whenal
Carrie A. Marston
Feb.
5
April
22
M.
3
Arthur A. Brown
Annie Edwards
May
1
May
8
June
2
June
22
Aug.
8
,
,
F.
2
Louis L. Borden
Aug.
13
Harry E .Carter
Aug.
18
Mary A. Bartlett
Aug.
19
Mildred T. Prescott
Sept.
1
Sept.
6
F.
2
Wm. M. Gilpatrick
Alice Kershaw Mary Macternary
Sept.
7
Oct.
8
",
,
F.
2
Carl R. Block
Lila A. Dearborn
,
F.
F.
1
M.
1
Joseph O. Hobbs
Annie W. Hoyt
F.
2
Martin F. Mevis Vittorio Orlandini
Mary K. Adams Mary F. Johnson Jeanne McConnelong Nellie L. Marston
F.
1
1
M.
2
Herbert A. White
F.
8
Francis J. Luther
Sarah L. Wiggin
F.
1
2
J. Burt Moulton
Abram C. Dow
Addie F. Tuttle
2
Herbert S. Tourtillott
Sarah Fife
,
,,
,
,
M.
George L. Seavey
M.
1
,
MARRIAGES Registered in the Town of North Hampton, N H., For the Year Ending December 31, 1907.
DATE-1907.
PLACE OF MARRIAGE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
AGE.
March
10
North Hampton, N. H.
Herbert S. Tourtillott Sadie S. Fife
North Hampton, N. H. North Hampton, N. H.
20
24
May
29
Sanbornton, N. H.
Willard H. Phillbrook Nora L. Sanborn
North Hampton, N H. Tilton, N. H.
47
June
9
Hampton, N. H.
George A. Tourtillott, Jr Grace G. Godfrey
North Hampton, N. H. Hampton, N. H.
31
June
16
Berwick, Me.
Charles L .Bachelder Jessie F. Butler
North Hampton, N. H. Berwick, Me.
25
Sept.
18
Hampton, N. H.
Daniel G. Goodwin Ruth B. Cousens
Saco, Me. North Hampton, N. H.
22
Oct.
9
North Hampton. N. H.
J. Russell Dow Grace I. Wright
North Hampton, N. H. Greenland, N. H.
27
()ct.
16
North Hampton, N. H.
Asa A. Booker Emma S. Brown
North Hampton, N. H. North Hampton, N. H.
23
21
50
27
22
23
21
DEATHS Registered in the town of North Hampton, N. H., For the Year Ending December 31, 1907
AGE
DATE-1907.
NAME.
YRS.
MOS.
DAYS
NAME OF FATHER.
NAME OF MOTHER.
Feb.
12
Newell B. Tyler
2
11
19
Harrison W. Tyler
Florence M. Jenness
Feb.
15
George Dearborn
72
6
15
Jeremiah Dearborn
Hannah Dearborn
March
24
John S. Berry
1
6
5
Frank E. Berry
Susie G. Perkins
May
27
Jesse C. Smith
67
11
12
John Smith
June
25
Georgianna Batchelder
70
10
23
Josiah Sanborn
Abby Philbrick
Aug.
20
Joseph S. Hobbs 80
4
23
Oliver Hobbs
Sarah Hobbs
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER
HIGHWAY AGENTS
AND
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF THE TOWN OF
NORTH HAMPTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 15, 1909
EXETER, N. H. The News=Letter Press 1909
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER
HIGHWAY AGENTS
AND
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF THE TOWN OF
NORTH HAMPTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 15, 1909
EXETER, N. H. The News= Letter Press 1909
Town Officers.
Moderator, JOHN W. WARNER. Town Clerk and Treasurer, ROY R. ROLLINS. Selectmen,
OTIS S. BROWN,
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IRVING W. BROWN, ARTHUR E. SEAVEY. Representative, OTIS S. BROWN. Highway Agents,
CHESTER E. SEAVEY, ARTHUR A. BROWN, SIMON H. LEAVITT. Supervisors of Check List,
ALBERT BACHELDER,
JOHN L. SMITH, GEORGE D. BROWN. Police and Constable, GEORGE E. PERKINS. Board of Health,
EBEN L. DALTON, ALBERT BACHELDER,
HERBERT A. WHITE. Auditors,
JOSEPH O. HOBBS,
EBEN L. DALTON. Board of Education,
WILLARD H. PHILBROOK,
FRED A. DREW, JOHN W. WARNER. Library Trustees,
FRED L. DOW,
EBEN L. DALTON,
GEORGE A. BOYNTON.
Town Warrant.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[L. S.]
To the inhabitants of the Town of North Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, in said state, qualified to vote in town affairs :
You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall in said North Hampton, on Tuesday, the ninth day of March next, at one of the clock in the afternoon to act upon the following subjects :
I. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriation of the same.
3. To see if the town will vote to accept state aid for roads.
4. To see if the town will vote to grade the East Cemetery.
5. To see if the town will vote to make by-laws to regulate the care of our cemeteries.
6. To see what sum of money, if any, the town will vote to accept from cemetery lot owners for the perpetual care thereof.
7. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal this thirteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine.
. OTIS S. BROWN, Selectmen
IRVING W. BROWN, of ARTHUR E. SEAVEY, ) North Hampton.
A true copy of Warrant. Attest :
OTIS S. BROWN, Selectmen IRVING W. BROWN, of
ARTHUR E. SEAVEY, North Hampton.
Selectmen's Report.
INVENTORY. .
Polls, 21 I,
$21,100 00
Land and buildings,
632,420 00
Horses, 278,
16,780 00
Oxen, 6, 360 00
Cows, 581,
15,834 00
Neats, 100,
2,006 00
Sheep, 95,
356 00
Hogs, 227,
1,814 00
Fowls, 345,
140 00
Carriages and automobiles, 90,
5,290 00
Stock in banks and other corporations in this state, 17,200 00
Stock in trade,
5,300 00
Light and power,
3,500 00
Lumber and wood,
5,665 00
Portable mills,
4,400 00
$732,165 00
Resident valuation,
$524,620 00
Resident tax,
7,882 20
Non-resident valuation,
207,535 00
Non-resident tax,
3,113 03
State, County, Town, School and Highway taxes, $1.50 on $100.
Amount committed to Collector, $10,995 23
Uncollected February 15, 1909,
I33 25
Village District tax, $0.20 on $100.
Amount committed to Collector,
$501 IO
STATE AND COUNTY.
Paid State tax,
$1,480 00
County tax,
2,229 89
$3,709 89
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DISCOUNT.
Paid Collector, discount on taxes, $452 38
ABATEMENTS.
Paid George D. Brown, on horses,
$0 90
Levi W. Knowles, on buildings,
7 50
R. G. Shapley, on land,
3 00
Harrison W. Taylor, on poll,
I
Forrest S. Fogg, taxed in Portsmouth,
I 50
Mr. Dixon, on horses,
I
50
Henry C. Sanborn, 2 years on poll,
3 00
John A. Dearborn, on poll,
I 50
Frank E. Berry, 2 years on poll,
3 00
Joseph Holden, on poll,
I 50
C. R. Block, taxed in Exeter,
I 50
Frank Garland, taxed in New York,
1 50
John Carroll, 2 years on poll,
3 00
M. Carroll, 2 years on poll,
3 00
$33 90
SCHOOLS.
Paid School appropriation,
$2,380 00
School fund,
200 00
Literary fund,
66 78
Dog licenses,
139 00
$2,785 78
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid Simon H. Leavitt, see report,
$530 16
Chester E. Seavey,
414 75
Arthur A. Brown, 414 85
Robert L. Mitchell, labor, railing bridge,
II 68
Irving W. Brown, sidewalk, 200 00
· Albert E. Locke, repairs on road machine, 4 40
Paul Hannigan, road roller, 205 00
Warren B. Moulton, stock for railing
on Walnut avenue, 24 30
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Paid Melinda Smith, gravel, $50 00
George L. Garland, filling at E. M. Smith's, 7 80
O. B. Leavitt, filling at E. M. Smith's, 3 50
Andrew S. Marston, filling at E. M. Smith's, 7 20
Frank E. Moore, filling at E. M. Smith's, 5 40
Eben H. Dalton, filling at E. M. Smith's, 8 10
Elmer J. Smith, filling at E. M. Smith's,
5 40
Abram C. Dow, labor, II II
E. Austin Berry, cedar posts,
4 00
$1,907 65
STATE ROAD.
Paid Herbert J. Tarlton, labor,
$6 00
Alvin C. Brown, labor,
6 00
Percy Perkins, labor,
15 75
Eben L. Dalton, labor,
188 08
Walter E. Taylor, labor and gravel,
133 20
Arthur A. Brown, labor,
61 90
George E. Taylor, labor,
82 80
Fred L. Shaw, labor,
12 60
Chester E. Seavey, labor,
46 50
James F. Hobbs, labor,
37 90
O. B. Leavitt, labor,
26 00
Andrew S. Marston, labor,
28 50
Simon H. Leavitt, labor,
60 60
Clinton Hendry, labor,
29 10
Fred C. Leavitt, labor,
45 00
E. P. Blake, labor,
3 70
Walter Parshley, labor,
44 00
Leon Drew, labor,
3 94
Fred A. Drew, labor,
8 44
Hiram Varrell, labor,
26 44
Benj. F. Simpson, labor,
65 00
David J. Lamprey, labor,
2II 70
Robert Whenal, labor,
7 00
Charles F. Smith, labor,
74 15
Robert L. Mitchell, labor,
46 50
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Paid George L. Garland, labor,
$50 50
George E. Moulton, labor,
I 75
Charles C. Dalton, labor,
18 50
Elmer J. Smith, labor,
26 80
George Smith, labor,
34 00
Eli G. Bunker, labor,
69 80
Morris Locke, labor,
19 14
Justin E. Drake, labor,
45 00
Frank H. Leavitt, labor,
45 00
Frank E. Moore, labor,
42 50
Fred J. Moore, labor,
69 50
Irving W. Brown, labor,
89 98
Otis S. Brown, labor,
34 00
$1,817 27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Arthur E. Seavey, blacksmith work,
$7 50
Levi W. Fogg, oil and lamp chimneys,
86
Memorial Day,
25 00
Henry Ward, damage to wagon on road,
I 40
Frank A. Marston, mill work on fence posts, 17 00
Newburyport Herald Co., printing town
reports, 33 00
Warren B. Moulton, lumber,
40
William Gilpatrick, watching fire, 2 25
George Asselin, watching fire, 2 25
William H. Little, watching fire,
3 50
Newburyport Herald Co., printing,
4 25
Abram C. Dow, brown-tail moths,
I 00
Edson C. Eastman, stationery,
8 89
S. W. Dearborn, posts for library fence,
31 50
Warren B. Moulton, building fence, 58 00
freight on road roller, 14 00
Irving W. Brown, labor on Selectmen's office and moving safe, 23 81
Charles W. Philbrick, labor at town hall, 7 23
Alvin C. Brown, watering trough, 6 00
8
Paid Eben L. Dalton, labor on Trunk, $4 50
S. A. Dow, oil, grass seed, door mat and stamps, 5 55
George E. Frost, watering trough,
6 00
Thomas H. Dearborn, brown tail moths,
434 00
Leon M. Berry, brown tail moths, 40 53
Charles F. Smith, brown tail moths, 31 33
Jesse Walker, brown tail moths, 28 00
Stanley Knowles, brown tail moths, 12 00
Walter W. Goss, painting fence and stock, 36 65
Robert L. Mitchell, labor at library, 6 00
David J. Lamprey, lumber for fence,
39 60
Albert Bachelder, envelopes, 2 90
John Templeton, check list, 5 00
E. G. Cole, tile, 7 75
George L. Seavey, printing and postage, 9 30
$916 95
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Paid Eben L. Dalton, for Everett Mason, $34 95
CEMETERIES.
Paid George Page, South cemetery, $5 00
George D. Brown, East cemetery, 27 70
O. B. Leavitt, Center cemetery, 66 50
$99 20
Due Centre cemetery on fund, $26 88
OFFICIAL SERVICES.
Paid Roy R. Rollins, town clerk and treasurer, $40 00
Irving W. Brown, Selectmen, 26 00
John L. Smith, Supervisor, 18 00
John W. Warner, Moderator, 2 years, 6 00
Eben L. Dalton, Health Officer, 6 00
Albert Bachelder, Health Officer, 6 00
George D. Brown, Supervisor, 13 00
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Paid Levi W. Fogg, Librarian, $75 00
Otis S. Brown, Selectman,
50 00
Frank A. Marston, Election Inspector, 3 00
George E. Perkins, Constable,
24 00
Arthur E. Seavey, Selectman,
26 00
O. B. Leavitt, Hearse Warden,
12 00
Albert Bachelder, Supervisor,
12 00
George L. Seavey, Collector,
60 00
George L. Seavey, Election Inspector,
3 00
$380 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
State and County,
$3,709 89
Discount,
452 38
Abatements,
33 90
Schools,
2,785 78
Roads and bridges,
1,907 65
State road,
1,817 27
Miscellaneous,
916 95
Board of Health,
34 95
Cemeteries,
99 20
Official Services,
380 00
Cost of removing brown-tail moth nests,
$12,137 97 $779 46
RECEIPTS.
On hand from last year,
$I II
Received from uncollected taxes, 1908,
176 59
insurance tax,
59 25
railroad tax,
132 86
savings bank tax,
1,038 53
literary fund,
66 78
proportion of school fund,
200 00
cemetery lots,
95 00
state aid for roads,
433 29
interest on cemetery fund,
65 53
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Received interest on deposit, , $65 .35
Collector of Taxes,
10,861 89
dog licenses,
139.00
on note,
200 00
$13,535 18
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Cash on hand,
$1,397 21
Uncollected taxes,
I33 25
$1,530 46
Due on town notes,
2,200 00
Balance against town,
$669 54
Reduction of debt past year, $1,152 76
CEMETERY TRUST FUND, $2,000 00
One thousand dollars in Portsmouth Savings Bank, and one thousand dollars in Strafford Savings Bank, at Dover, N. II.
OTIS S. BROWN, Selectmen
IRVING W. BROWN, of
ARTHUR E. SEAVEY, ) North Hampton.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
We, the undersigned, having examined the books and the ac- counts of the Selectmen, Treasurer and Cemetery Trust Fund, find them correct with proper vouchers.
JOSEPH O. HOBBS, Auditors. EBEN L. DALTON,
Treasurer's Report.
DR.
Cash on hand, $I II
Amount received from George L. Seavey, Col-
lcctor of Taxes,
11,038 48
Amount received from town note,
200 00
from dog licenses,
139 00
from cemetery lots,
95 00
from interest on cemetery fund, 65 53
from interest on deposits,
65 35
from state for roads,
433 29
from state, insurance tax,
59 25
from state, railroad tax, 132 86
from state, savings bank tax, 1,038 53
from state, literary fund,
66 78
from state, proportion of
school fund, 200 00
DR. $13,535 18
Amount paid state tax,
$1,480 00
paid county tax,
2,229 89
paid Selectmen's orders,
8,428 08
cash on hand,
1,397 2T
$13,535 18
ROY R. ROLLINS, Town Treasurer. NORTH HAMPTON, N. H., February 20, 1909.
Reports of Highway Agents.
REPORT OF CHESTER E. SEAVEY, HIGHWAY AGENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Paid A. S. Marston,
$18 00
R. L. Mitchell,
29 75
Russell Marston,
IO 25
Geo. E. Moulton,
17 00
Leon Berry,
4 50
James H. Riley,
13 00
Geo. Smith,
15 50
Geo. L. Garland,
28 75
Frank Moore,
18 75
S. O. Lamprey,
9 00
Elmer Smith,
17 50
Walter Taylor,
8 00
Morris Locke,
8 00
E. H. Dalton,
9 75
Clarence Fogg,
5 00
Geo. A. Bachelder,
8 00
Cyrus Fogg,
I 75
Orice J. Moulton,
4 00
Geo. W. Page,
I 75
Frank Leavitt,
3 50
Roger Smith,
3 50
Percy Norton,
4 50
Maurice Moulton, gravel,
I 00
C. E. Seavey,
IIO 25
$351 00
CUTTING BUSHES.
Paid R. L. Mitchell, $3 50
C. E. Seavey,
3 50
$7 00
I3
BREAKING ROADS.
Paid R. L. Mitchell, E. L. Dalton,
$1 00
3 75
C. E. Seavey,
2 00
CUTTING BROWN TAILS.
Paid R. L. Mitchell,
$14 00
Leon Berry,
16 00
C. E. Seavey,
20 00
$50 00
RECEIPTS.
May 26, Cash,
$250 00
Aug. 17, Cash,
100 00
Feb. 13, Cash,
64 75
$414 75
REPORT OF ARTHUR A. BROWN, HIGHWAY AGENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Paid E. L. Dalton,
$59 25
Austin Lamprey,
53 50
Alvin C. Brown,
32 00
George D. Cotton,
29 00
George O. Moulton,
26 00
I. Nelson Brown,
19 25
Roger Smith,
16 80
Leon Berry,
16 80
Edwin Page,
16 55
Herbert Page,
13 35
George W. Tarlton,
13 00
Eli G. Bunker,
13 50
George Knowles,
12 37
Russell Moulton,
12 24
Payson Marston,
6 00
$6 75
14
Paid Ernest Moulton,
$5 25
James Page,
5 25
James Bunker,
5 25
Walter Locke,
5 00
O. J. Moulton,
4 00
G. D. Brown,
3 50
Arthur A. Brown,
108 89
$476 75
LABOR ON ROADS.
Mill road,
$142 25
Woodland road,
55 20
Maple road,
37 20
Chapel road,
64 55
Locke's road,
5 00
Little road,
4 00
Atlantic avenue,
53 70
$361 90
Cutting bushes,
55 00
Cutting Brown Tail Moth nests,
59 85
$476 75
RECEIPTS.
May 26, Cash,
$200 00
Aug. 8, Cash,
100 00
Dec. 17, Cash,
114 85
$414 85
REPORT OF S. H. LEAVITT, HIGHWAY AGENT.
- EXPENDITURES.
Paid Forace O. Brown,
$5 00
Henry Clark, 3 82
Clarence Drew,
5 25
Justin E. Drake,
14 75
George E. Frost,
12 50
I5
Paid George P. Frost,
$2 30
Frank Jenness,
7 94
Frank Leavitt,
27 25
James Leavitt,
19 39
Russell Moulton,
6 20
George E. Moulton,
I 75
Ed Marston,
7 67
Fred J. Moore,
23 85
Percy Norton,
4 70
W. H. Philbrook,
8 25
Roger Smith,
3 75
Charles F. Smith,
12 75
John L. Smith,
37
Fred L. Shaw,
18 00
Fred C. Leavitt,
41 40
Joseph O. Hobbs,
3 50
Leon Berry,
I 00
Frank Norton,
80
James H. Riley,
I 75
Abram Dow,
I
75
S. H. Leavitt,
87 00
Edwin Lamprey, gravel,
40
$325 09
BRIDGES.
Paid George Smith,
$3 00
Frank Leavitt,
2 22
Abram Dow,
8 00
S. H. Leavitt,
16 00
$29 22
CUTTING BUSHES.
Paid Abram Dow,
$3 II
S. H. Leavitt,
I
75
$4 86
16
REPAIRING STATE ROAD.
Paid Charles F. Smith,
$9 00
Frank Leavitt,
12 50
Fred C. Leavitt,
II 50
James Leavitt,
3 50
S. H. Leavitt,
20 75
$57 25
BREAKING ROADS, 1909.
Paid Forace O. Brown,
$4 00
Fred J. Moore,
3 00
Fred C. Leavitt,
2 90
S. H. Leavitt,
3 15
C. F. Smith,
75
$13 80
CUTTING BROWN TAIL MOTHS.
Paid Roger Smith,
$37 50
Leon Berry,
45 75
Chester Davis,
2 00
S. H. Leavitt and team,
37 50
$122 75
$552 97
RECEIPTS.
May 28, 1908,
$250 00
July 31, 1908,
100 00
Feb. 13, 1909,
180 16
$530 16
Less Abraham C. Dow bill,
$II
II
Less paid by private owners on Brown Tails,
II 70
$22 81
Report of the Library Trustees.
The Trustees of North Hampton Library respectfully submit the following report and suggestions.
We have done but little work the past year.
Our Librarian justly asked for a raise in his salary. After consult- ing several Librarians in other towns as to their duties and pay, we fix the salary at $75.00, that to include all janitor work, in- dexing all books, keeping the building and grounds in proper con- dition and shape, preparing all fuel, except sawing the wood.
We have bought the new International Encyclopedia, 22 volumes, at the cost of $100.00, these to be used in the library only. We have a list of new books in the publishers' hand to be delivered later.
Miss Gilman, of Little Boar's Head, donated to the library the past year : The Illustrated London News, a weekly ; The Geo- graphical Magazine, a monthly ; Harper's Monthly for 1908.
The Literary Club, of North Hampton, The Outlook, a monthly. The Trustees, for the patrons of the library and for themselves, thank the donors for their kindness.
We would suggest that a sum of not less than $100.00 be appro- priated and raised by the town for books for the coming official year.
-
GEORGE A. BOYNTON,
Library
FRED L. DOW,
E. L. DALTON, Trustees.
Report of Superintendent of Schools.
TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF NORTH HAMPTON:
Gentlemen: - I herewith submit my first report as Superintend- ent of Schools in North Hampton. While my report can be but little more than the first impressions of one who was a stranger to conditions in your town less than six months ago, a close and constant study of conditions has shown the careful thought and administration of School Board and former Superintendents. The loss of a successful grammar master October Ist was a serious one to the school under his charge. The great difficulty of finding suc- cessful teachers at that time of the year was strongly emphasized, and the large number of would be teachers, either wholly without experience, training or success in former positions was seen to ad- vantage. Fortunately for the success of the school, after an inter- regnum of nearly three weeks, during which time the school was under a substitute, an able successor was found, and the work of the school proceeded. A ninth grade was organized in September, principally to induce pupils who had completed the eighth grade, and could not go to high school, to remain in school a year longer or to prepare others better for the high school course. Under right conditions, consecutive service of able teachers and a con- stant, but growing policy of administration this should not be nec- essary, but, in the present case, as a study of local conditions shows, the wisdom of the temporary establishment of the ninth grade was proven. The permanent addition of this grade to the school sys- tem of the town should not be considered, largely because of the added tasks to the work of a teacher already loaded down with more work than can be done and done well. The Principal now has five grades in his room under his personal supervision, and all of whose recitations he has to hear. No teacher can do his best
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