Annual reports of the selectmen, treasurer, overseers of the poor and board of health of the town of Salem, N.H. : for the year ending 1871-1880, Part 2

Author: Salem (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1871
Publisher: Concord, N.H. : Rumford Press
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DISTRICT No. 10.


Miss S. Lizzie Gordon has been employed in this school for two years, to the satisfaction of all the parents, and the great


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gratification of the scholars. The school has appeared well whenever visited by the Committee, and commendable progress has been made in the studies pursued. The school-house has been greatly improved in its outside appearance by paint, the past year. A little inside adorning would not be out of place.


In closing this Report, a few practical suggestions may be profitably indulged in.


SCHOOL HOUSES.


With one honorable exception these are very far from what they should be. Some are but an " abomination of desolation standing where they ought not." In one district, we are happy to say, the recommendation of our predecessor has been complied with, and the school-house is now " out of the woods," and re- paired internally and externally. Another hundred dollars expend- ed upon this house would make it quite pleasant and attractive.


Of the ancient edifice situated in District No. 5, we have no disposition to speak disparagingly. Let it stand, with its boards flapping in the wind, its shingles blowing hither and thither, its surroundings so attractive and beautiful, consisting of the lumber and logs from the neighboring saw-mill, its perfect ventilation, its uncouth, uncomfortable seats, hewed and hacked by the fathers and grandfathers of the present generation of scholars, and to all appearance likely to serve for generations to come. It is not to be wondered, at, that in a district where so little taste is displayed in the erection and beautifying of private dwellings, there should be little interest in the style or condition of the school-liouse. But in No. 6, where so much enterprise and thrift is manifest on every hand, in that most beautiful section of our town, adorned by so many costly, and truly elegant structures for private residen- ces, where the churches, the stores, the cottages of the mechanics and farmers, and even the barns indicate genuine taste and refine- ment, we are surprised that a building, resembling more a jail than a school-house, entirely unfit for the purpose to which it is devoted, should be allowed to remain a foul blot upon the landscape, and the most unsightly structure in all the district. It is strange that such an attachment should exist for these relics of antiquity,


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but so it is. The people of these districts have been faithfully admonished, until we fear, it only remains for us to say, " they are joined to their idols, let them alone."


In my report to the Board of Education of the State, I shall feel compelled to represent all the school-houses in town, with one exception, as " unfit for their purposes."


TEXT BOOKS.


An alarming evil prevails in all our schools, in the multiplicity of text books in use. We have felt the need of remedying this evil, but on attempting the task, found our progress stopped by the impossibility of deciding what books had been prescribed by previous Committees. Teachers had felt at liberty to place upon their registers, lists of books to suit themselves, or perhaps, such as the scholars brought to them. In revising the list we introduce no new author, but for the sake of uniformity must cut off some old ones. For the guidance of our successor and the information of parents, we insert the following list: Town's Progressive Readers ; Town's Progressive Speller ; Kerl's Grammar ; Green- leaf's Arithmetic : Guyot's Geography, and Payson, Dunton & Scribner's Writing Books. It is exceedingly desirable that only the above books be used in the various branches named.


BRANCHES TAUGHT.


There has been quite a general and thorough attention to Reading, Spelling and Arithmetic, in all our schools. But other branches have been sadly neglected. In a few schools Geogra- phy has been quite generally studied, but in most, little attention has been given to it. Every scholar should be required to study this useful branch. To the younger scholars oral instruction might be imparted so that all the scholars could be reported as studying Geography. Grammar is almost universally neglected, and when it is attended to, the study is too frequently made a burlesque. Scholars should be instructed and drilled in the cor- rect use of language. History should be studied in our schools. We cannot understand why this most interesting branch of study


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should be so unpopular. We find that of the 269 scholars attend- ing school the past term, only six have studied History.


We are pleased to notice that the scholars generally attend to Writing. The books we have examined are nearly all creditable specimens of neatness and attempts to imitate a copy. But we find little attempt on the part of the teachers to instruct thorough- ly in this useful art. Children are allowed to select their own book, and nothing like system has been noticed in any school in town. Every teacher should be prepared to give instruction on the black-board. With Payson, Dunton & Scribner's beautiful writing-books, with such clear instructions and directions to teach- ers, it seems impossible but that all our children should become proficients in the use of the pen, if only teachers would do their duty.


PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEES.


Our intercourse with these committees has been very pleasant ; and yet a failure on their part to perform certain duties required by law, has caused us some embarrassment in the prosecution of our work. In a majority of instances we have not been informed of the commencement or close of school. In no case has that re- quirement of the law that the register shall be deposited with the Superintending Committee, been complied with. These com- mittees, we believe, have without exception been well qualified for their office. Due care has been exercised in the employment of teachers, the school-houses have been looked after and kept in repair as far as funds placed at their disposal would allow, and the teachers have been properly sustained and encouraged in their work.


With the accompanying statistical table, this report is closed.


Respectfully submitted,


J. A. STEELE,


Superintending Committee.


| District.


Summer of Winter.


Name of Teacher.


No. of Weeks.


Whole No. of


scholars attend-


ing in the year.


Average attend-


ance.


ers per month. Wages of teach-


Town appropri-


ation.


Railroad Tax.


Literary Fund.


Dog-Tax.


Visits of super-


intending Com-


Visits of Pru-


dential Com.


Visits by citizens


of the town.


First Term. Grammar, Primary,


Ida Mullens, Hannah C. Webster,


8 8


39


31


$32 00 20 00


184 71


53 66 37 86 22 00


2 2


2


17 20


2d Term. Grammar, Primary,


Hannah C. Webster, Maria Wheeler,


11


37


30


24 00


2


2


18


3d Term. Grammar, Primary,


Hannah C. Webster, Hannah C. Webster,


10


45


41


32 00


2


2


20


2


HIattie P. Corliss,


8


13


11


22 00


48 47


53 66


9 93


22 00


1 3


0


-


Aurelia A. Gardner,


10


27


21


25 00


57 99


53 66


11 88


22 00


3


0


1


Charles Head,


3


Sunner, Winter, Summer, Winter,


Mary F. Pingree,


12


37


31


28 00


102 70


53 66


21 05


22 00


2


1


20


Otis T. Buttriek,


Mary F. Pingree,


16


30


25


28 00


87 70


53 66


17 97


22 00


3


0


21


Albertus Coburn,


Julia M. Wright,


13


28


29


18


27 00


32 00


209 50


53 66


42 94


22 00


2


0


3


George A. Tuttle,


Araminta D. Richardson,


12


55


40


7


23


19


20 00


89 41


3 66


18 32


22 00


2


0


5


D. M. Thom,


Eldora A. Barber,


16


25


32 00


28 00


85 23


53 66


17 47


22 00


2


0


5


George Silver,


8 Summer,


Mary L. Webster, Mary L. Webster,


14


40


31


32 00


9


Summer,


Mary T. Currier,


10


93


22


32 00


84 92


53 66


17 40


22 00


2


2


25


C. V. Butler,


Winter,


Emogene Thomas,


16


34


27


32 00


10


S. Lizzie Gordon,


12


23


20


20 00


72 04


53 66


14 76


22 00


3


1


23


Lewis Hunt.


Summer, Winter, -


IS. Lizzie Gordon.


12


19


17


24 00


3


1


15


9


3.4


27


32 00


2


2


16


8


24 00


Prescott B. Emerson.


Aurelia A. Gardner,


14


15


13


25 00


1


0


6


N. Jennie Mills,


12


25


17


24 00


2


0


14


0


10


Julia M. Wright,


20


Thomas A. Savage,


M. Ella Underwood,


8


35


28


Winter,


2


0


24


D. N Russ.


I


2


: 9


36


0


6


4 Summer, Winter, 5 Summer, Winter, 6 Summer, Winter, 7 Summer, Winter,


23


27 00


3


3


0


Prudential Commit- tec.


mittee.


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REPORT OF THE


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


OF DISTRICT NO. 1,


IN THE TOWN OF SALEM.


PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.


First term Miss H. C. Webster of Derry, Teacher. This was Miss Webster's first term of teaching, but notwithstanding this she was very successful, and the school made rapid progress un- der her instruction.


The second term was under the instruction of Miss Marie Wheeler of New York. Miss Wheeler is a teacher of considera- ble experience, and a very able teacher. The order and discipline were very good indeed, and the school made very rapid progress under her instruction.


The third term commencing to-day, Feb. 27, is under the in- struction of Miss Webster, who taught the first term of this school. At this time we cannot tell the success of the school ; but with the experience the teacher has since her first term, we have no fears as to the result of this term.


ADVANCED DEPARTMENT.


The first term was commenced under the instruction of Miss Ida Mullen of Derry, a teacher of experience and ability, and commenced with every prospect of success ; but owing to sickness she was obliged to give up the school after teaching four weeks


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It was then taken by Miss Webster after the close of the primary school, and carried through very successfully.


The second and third terms were also taught by Miss Webster, and were very successful. Order and discipline were well main- tained, and the schools made good progress. On the whole, your Committee believe we have been very fortunate in the selection of teachers, and that the schools have been as successful as could be expected, with the facilities we have for a graded school.


SUGGESTIONS.


The schools in this district have for the last four years been op- erated under the provisions of the Somersworth Act, and we be- lieve that for a district as large as this, it may be made very beneficial to the district ; but we do not believe that the district can receive all the benefits that the act was intended to confer.


With the present facilities for school room, the present school- house should be enlarged or another built, so that both schools may be in operation at the same time ; and your Committee would earnestly urge upon the district, the necessity of providing another school-room the coming Spring, believing that with another school room, and a small assessment every year above what is required by law, we could have two schools operated almost the entire year. and very much of the money that is paid annually for the educa- tion of our young men and women, might be saved, and a liberal common school education given to all who are disposed to take the benefits of the district school.


Your Committee are very glad to be able to say that a marked improvement has been made the past year in the interest taken by parents in the district, in the frequent visits made to the schools ; and they earnestly hope that they will be continued, believing that by seeing the parents interested in the schools, it will stimu- late the scholars to greater exertions in their respective studies, and result beneficially to the school.


GEO. C. GORDON, DANIEL M. RUSS, WILLIAM B. AYER.


Superintending School Committee, District No. 1.


321 B Hall 144


g Granule 177


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN TREASURER, SELECTMEN


AND


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


OF THE


TOWN OF SALEM, N. H.,


FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEB. 29. 1872.


LAWRENCE, MASS., Geo. S. Merrill. & Co., Book Printers. 1872.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN TREASURER, SELECTMEN,


AND


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


OF THE


TOWN OF SALEM, N. H.,


FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEB. 29, 1872.


LAWRENCE, MASS., Geo. S. Merrill & Co., Book Printers. 1872.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1872.


TOWN CLERK. BENJAMIN R. WHEELER.


SELECTMEN. GEORGE N. AUSTIN, WILLIAM B. KIMBALL, GILMAN D. KELLY.


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE. GEORGE C. HOWARD.


OVERSEER OF POOR. GEORGE N. AUSTIN.


COLLECTOR. WILLIAM G. CROWELL.


AUDITORS. EDWARD GRIFFIN, DANIEL N. RUSS, JAMES A TROY.


CONSTABLES. CHARLES M. VITTUM, ASA S. AUSTIN, WILLARD W. MERRILL.


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT.


Received.


Cash in Treasurer's hands, March 1, 1871,


$3052 02


Received of John Austin, uncollected taxes,


3,027 91


Eliphalet Coburn,


2,000 00


Ira Sanborn,


1,300, 00


Ruth Whitaker,


200 00


County for Paupers,


124 60


Ira Sanborn,


252 49


Charlotte Duston,


1,000 00


66 Jonathan G. Clough,


225 00


Ruth Whitaker,


100 00


Daniel Taylor,


500 00


66 William G. Crowell, collector of taxes,


12,718 54


66


Eliphalet Coburn,


730 54


66 State Treasurer, Literary Fund, 110 10


66


66


Railroad Tax,


593 93


66


66


Savings Bank Tax, 136 89


Town of Wilmot, on account of A. P. H. Brown, 13 00


School District No. 2, 200 00


McLaughlin & Morrison, for Oxen, 153 94


66 Asa S. Austin, for Town Hall, 45 50


$26,485 46


Paid on Account of Schools.


District No. 1 .- Town Appropriation, $258 74 Railroad Money, 59 39 Literary Fund, 44 76


Special School Tax, 120 00 482 89


4


District No. 2 .- Town Appropriation, 65 62


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund, 11 25


136 36


District No. 3 .- Town Appropriation, Railroad Money, 59 39


79 13


Literary Fund, 13 68


152 20


District No. 4 .- Town Appropriation, 132 03


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund, 22 84


214 26


District No. 5 .- Town Appropriation, 124 43


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund, 21 52


Special School Tax, 47 50


252 84


District No. 6 .- Town Appropriation, 298 28 Railroad Money, Literary Fund,


59 39


District No. 7 .- Town Appropriation,


128 66


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund,


22 15


210 20


District No. 8 .- Town Appropriation, 112 01


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund,


19 37


190 77


District No. 9 .- Town Appropriation, 119 89


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund,


20 74


200 02


District No. 10 .- Town Appropriation, 106 62


Railroad Money, 59 39


Literary Fund, 18 44 184 45


$2,433 26


Paid on Account of Roads and Bridges.


Paid William L. Bradford, working Highway Tax in District No. 1, 47 00 William B. Bartlett, in District No. 2, 45 00 Robert Emerson, 66 No. 3, 44 00


Thaddeus Richardson,


No. 4,


23 00


John F. Smith,


No. 5,


52 50


Isaac Thom,


No. 6, 130 00


51 60


409 27


5


Paid Isaac Woodbury, working Highway Tax,


Dist. No. 7,


58 00


Darius M. Thom,


66


No. 8,


25 00


Jesse W. Bradford,


No. 9,


28 00


Francis B. Kelley,


66


66


No. 12,


200 00


Fry Austin,


66


No, 14,


38 00


Leverett B. Emerson,


66


No. 15,


48 00


Emerson A. Davis,


66


No. 16,


27 00


John H. Dunlap,


66


No. 17,


55 00


Mathew H. Taylor,


66


No. 18,


160 00


Moores Bailey,


66


No. 19,


104 99


Samuel Cook, Jr.,


66


No. 20,


50 00


Franklin A. Goodhue,


No. 21,


20 00


William P. Merrill,


66


66


No. 22,


48 00


Samuel P. Kelley,


66


No. 23,


109 00


Thomas B. Middleton,


No. 24,


79 55


Harvey Harris,


66


No. 25,


26 00


Gilman D. Kelley,


66


66


No. 26,


37 40


Levi Cluff, 66


66


No. 27,


50 00


George W. Silver, 6€


66


No. 28,


42 00


Jonathan B. Gardner,


66 No. 29,


32 00


Charles Day,


No. 30,


20 28


Charles Day, for 1870,


No. 30,


23 00


Samuel P. Kelley, Plank and Stringers for Bridge, 12 00


Isaac Thom, repairing Bridge and Gravel,


8 98


John Clark, repairing Highway, 2 00


William Stanton,


4 00


George Copps, Railing Polls for Causeway,


15 00


Lorenzo W. Chase, sixty Guide Boards,


15 00


Dean Woodbury, repairing Highway,


5 57


Charles W. Kimball, building Bridge,


65 00


William G. Crowell, 855 feet of Plank for Bridge, 15 39


Richard Taylor, 2393 ft. do. do.


38 28


William Hazelton, 530 ft. do. do.


9 68


Robert H. McDonald, repairing Bridge in 1870, 2 25


Levi Cluff, repairing Highway, 7 00


Issacher A. Foster,


No. 10,


34 00


Horace W. Hunt,


No. 13,


19 95


6


Paid Levi Cluff, Stringer for Bridge, Daniel Merrill, 54 ft. of Plank


3 25


1 08


$1,880 65


Paid on Account of Snow Paths.


Paid Charles Day for Breaking Roads in 1869, 3 26


Horace W. Hunt, 5 75


John F. Smith, 1 00


$10 01


Paid on Account of Contingencies.


Paid David Loud note and interest, 463 00


George S. Merrill, printing town reports,


49 00


Isaiah L. Webster, interest on two notes for 1870, 48 72


David Webster 2d, interest on two notes 1870, 48 00


Elbridge O. Butler, note and interest,


677 50


Betsey Moulton, interest on note,


13 50


William B. Kimball, balance services as Selectman,


8 00


Geo. C. Howard, for record of births and deaths, 13 50


Joseph Buxton, for dinners of selectmen,


13 95


John Taylor, part pay of note,


5000 00


John K. Dunlap, interest on note,


7 61


Ira Sanborn, note and interest,


252 49


William Crawford, note and interest,


1137 37


Mary A. Duston, part pay of note,


150 00


Benjamin F. Wheeler, note and interest, 730 54


Mary Duston, note and interest, 141 42


Edward Griffin, services as Auditor, 6 00


Gilman D. Kelley, services as selectman,


25 00


School district No. 6, school house tax, 47 00


150 00


William G. Crowell, for collecting taxes, Mary Allen, interest on two notes,


18 00


7


Paid Obadiah Duston, note and interest,


155 55


County Treasurer, county tax, John Taylor, note and interest,


1899 15


1328 66


Committee on receiving tomb,


500 00


A. H. Merrill, painting 61 guide boards,


61 00


Pike & Heald, stove and freight for Hull,


14 88


State Treasurer State tax,


2352 00


Pearson Bros., funnel for Hall,


6 99


Benjamin Kittredge, 2 guide posts,


5 25


William B. Stott, bolts and washers for guide posts; 3 00


School District No. 3, interest on note,


16 08


Pedrick & Closson, 24 settees,


92 40


E. B. Homer, stove for Town House,


2 00


School District No. 2, note and interest,


239.92


School District No. 3, school house tax,


45 00


Abram French & Co., lamps and freight for Hall, 15 25


C. M. Vittum, notifying town officers,


11 00


Martha J. Prince, interest on note,


12 00


David Webster, 2d, interest on two notes for 1871,


48 00


Isaiah L. Webster, interest on note for 1871, 24 00


Jane Paul, note and interest,


1338 21


Jacob Rowell, 1 sheep killed by dogs,


4 00


Thomas A. Rowell, 3 sheep killed by dogs, and damage to others,


15 00


William G. Crowell, services as Moder- ator, 1871, 2 00


William G. Crowell, printing tax bills,


7 00


William G. Crowell, balance collecting taxes, 1871,


25 00


William G. Crowell, discount on taxes for 1871, 687 45


John Austin, collecting taxes for 1870,


150 00


John Austin, printing tax bill for 1870,


5 50


Geo. C. Howard, services superintending school committee, 65 00


Geo. C. Howard, printing and posting school laws, 10 00


8


Paid T. L. Wood, carting settees from Law- rence, 2 00)


Asa S. Austin, steps and shelf for Hall, 2 00


Oil and chimneys for Hall, 1 47


William B. Kimball, for services as selectman, 62 00


Geo. N. Austin, services as town treas- urer, 1870, 40 00


Geo. N. Austin, balance services select- man, 1870, 20 00


Geo. N. Austin, cash paid for dinners when taking invoice, 6 00


Geo. N. Austin, expense to Concord twice on account reimbursement, 5 65


Geo. N. Austin, dinners while putting up guide boards, 3 00


Geo. N. Austin, nails and washers for guide boards, 50


Geo. N. Austin, expense to Portsmouth, to get County money, 2 50


Geo. N. Austin, expense to Concord, to pay State Tax, 2 70


Geo. N. Austin, envelope and stamps,


85


Geo. N. Austin, lock for selectmen's room, 74


Geo. N. Austin, Geo. C. Gordon, taking deposition, 1 00


Geo. N. Austin, expense to Exeter to get County money, 2 00


Geo. N. Austin, services as Overseer of the Poor, 22 00


Geo. N. Austin, services as selectman,


76 50


Geo. N. Austin, use of horse at different times, 30 00


$18,425 81


Paid on Acccount of Abatements.


Paid John Clark, abatement on tax 1870, 9 86


Ebenezer L. Saunders, on tax 1871, 5 50


9


Paid John Page, on tax 1871,


5 61


John Austin, collector, on tax 1869, 26 73 66 1870, 149 67


Town Farm, on tax 1870,


66 17


Gilman Parker's heirs, on tax 1870,


11 58


Philip Ayer, on tax 1871,


5 38


Joseph F. Ingalls, on tax 1871,


14 24


William G. Crowell, collector, on tax 1868,


23 12


Town Farm, tax 1871,


64 90


$382 76


Paid on Account of Almshouse.


Paid John J. Merrill, use of horse for town farm, $13 00


Loring R. Hadley, for horse,


175 00


John Hall, blacksmith work,


11 33


Jonathan G. Clough, balance services at Town Farm for 1870,


225 00


McKinnon & Broth, draft harness and re- pairing collar, 5 00


John Hall, blacksmith work,


20 13


Asa L. Austin, wheelwright work,


9 50


J. G. Clough, services in part at almshouse,


50 00


Jonathan K. Gordon, for cow,


40 00


William B. Kimball, balance between cows;


15 00


John M. Bailey, for cow,


15 50


Jonathan G. Clough, for almshouse, 160 00


Asa S. Austin, wagon shaft, 1 25


Asa S. Austin, horse sled,


25 00


John Austin, goods for town of Salem,


25 80


Geo. N. Austin, 24 bus. corn for town farm,


24 00


Geo. N. Austin, for yoke,


2 00


$817 51


Paid on Account of Barn at Almshouse.


Paid Alonzo E. Woodbury, for sawing lumber, 76 90


Jonathan Page, pointing cellar, 10 00


* Reed & Kempton, building barn, 450 00


10


Paid Reed & Kempton, 11 window frames, 9 80


Reed & Kempton, 121 feet gutter, 16 94


Reed & Kempton, 91 days extra labor on house and barn, 28 50


E P. Morse, shingles and clapboards,


248 73


Daniel H. Webster, stone posts and under pinning, 15 75


William A. Kimball & Co., nails and hard- ware for barn, 66 90


Richard Taylor, 2471 feet boards,


48 42


Richard Taylor, planing & jointing boards,


14 95


Cyrus Williams, 19 windows, 32 99


$1019 88


Collin Kerr & Co., painting town farm buildings,


175 00


E. P. Morse, shingles for shed, 28 68


Basile Lagasse, for chopping cord wood, 152 10


$355 78


Cash paid for Paupers Not at Almshouse.


Paid E. G. Haynes, for boarding Frank L. and Sarah L. Hildreth from Oct. 10, 1870, to April. 10, 1871,


26 00


Geo. C. Howard,, for medicine and attend- ance for Hannah Rowell, 4 50


Geo. C. Howard, medicine and attendance for A. P. H. Brown, 13 00


E. G. Haynes, for boarding Sarah L. Hil- dreth from April 10, 1871, to Oct 10, 1871, 13 00


Jonathan K. Gordon, for goods delivered to John Carroll, 2 29


Geo. H. Taylor, for goods delivered to John Carroll, 1. 28


$60 07


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RECAPITULATION.


Whole amount of money received by Treasurer,


$26,485 46


Paid on acc't of contingent expense, 18,425 81 Roads and Bridges, 1,880 65


10 01


Almshouse, 2,193 17


Transient Poor, 60 07


Abatement of Taxes, 382 76


Schools,


2,433 26


Balance in Treasurer's hands, 1,099 73


$26,485 46


GEO. N. AUSTIN, TOWN TREASURER.


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Outstanding Notes against the Town.


Matthew H. Taylor's Note, due Feb. 19, 1872, $1,070 58


School Dist. No. 10,


Dec. 16, 1871, 225 54


No. 2, 66 Dec. 16, 1871, 200 00


66 No, 3, 66 Mar. 20, 1872,


150 56


Eliphalet Coburn,


Sept 3, 1872,


1,873 51


66


Dec. 31, 1871,


238 20


John L. Prince,


65


Oct. 21, 1872, 200 00


Ira Sanborn,


May 8th, '72,


267 64


Ann Loomis,


Oct. 10, '71,


6,370 05


Enoch Taylor,


Nov. 11, '71,


171 61


66


66


Dec. 31, "71,


238 20


66


May 25, '72,


398 24


Betsey Moulton,


June 24, '72,


252 81


Mary Austin,


July 26, '72,


5,672 56


April 28, "72,


132 61


66 Dec. 12, '71,


650 00


66


Dec. 25, "71, 150 00


Isaiah L. Webster,


Feb. 7, '72, 212 00


Dec. 25, '71,


400 00


April 3, 1872,


1,009 98


June 19, "72, 535 29


John H. Dunlap,


David Webster, 2d.,


Paid on acct. of Snow Paths,


12


Ruth Whitaker's Note, due


Feb. 17, '72,


1,191 01


Albertus Coburn,


66


Dec. 29, "71,


595 50


S. G. Jewett,


July 23, '72, 315 61


BenjaminDa y,


66 June 29, "71,


1,211 53


Eliza A. D. Kimball,


1,211 53


Mary A. Duston,


Oct. 1, '71,


4,341 85


B. Pettengill,


Jan. 10, "72,


337 08


Albertus Coburn,


Feb. 22, '72,


898 88


Obadiah Duston,


6


112 36


Cyrus Wilson,


March 21, '72,


171 76


Mary Renou,


Dec. 4, '71,


461 38


Nathaniel B. Duston,


Oct. 13, "71,


225 52


Eliphalet Coburn,


66


Feb. 22, "72,


1,123 60


Joseph A. Cross,


66


March 6, 72,


952 81


Gilman D. Kelley,


March 26, '72,


112 36


Mary Allen,


March 17, '72,


212 00


Washington Woodbury,


April 13, "72,


224 72


Jonathan G. Clough,


April 19, '72,


112 36


Fliphalet Coburn, 66


April 30, "72,


1,685 40


Mary Allen,


May 9, '72,


106 00


Jemima Hall,


Jan. 30, '72,


525 27


Daniel J. Day,


Feb. 22, '72,


526 25


Eliphalet Coburn,


66


March 18, "72,


2,120 00


Ira Sanborn,


March 25, '72,


1,378 00


Ruth Whitaker,


April 1, '72,


212 00


Charlotte Duston,


66


May 12, 72,


1,060 00


Ruth Whitaker,


June 3, "72,


106 00


Daniel Taylor,


July 20, "71, 500 00


Eliphalet Coburn,


66


Aug. 15, '71,


730 54


$43,742 50


Due the Town.


From the County for Support of Pau- pers, 35 00


United States, for Bounties, 3,153 20


Wm. G. Crowell, uncollected taxes for 1871, 1,500 00


66


66


66


561 80


13


From State, for Reimbursements, Jan. 1, 1872, 10,816 67


Town Treasurer, 1,009 73 C. W. Crowell, for Wood,


571 81


$17,176 41


Leaving a balance against the town of $26,566 09


GEO. N. AUSTIN, Selectmen WM. B. KIMBALL, of GILMAN D. KELLEY, Salem.


REPORT


OF


SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE.


Dr.


To Cash on hand,


$20 98


To Cash received from Town Treasurer,


160 00


To Cash received for Milk,


220 00


Board,


117 00


66


Eggs,


25 00


Calves,


13 50


66


Potatoes,


20 60


66


Peas,


10 00


one Beef Cow,


27 00


66


Pigs,


12 00


Squashes,


7 00


Straw,


10 50


Chickens,


13 00


Cash,


10 00


66


Beef and Hide,


7 20


Pork,


37 65


$711 43


14


Cr.


By Cash paid for Corn and Meal,


$126 97


66


Supplies,


291 42


"


Dry Goeds, 47 30


Grass Seed and Phosphate of Lime, 24 15


66


Plow Point and Hinges,


2 10


66


Lime and Soap,


12 85


66


Boots and Shoes,


10 50


Flour and Butter,


54 95


66


Auger and Bolts,


2 75




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