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 1881-1891, Part 5

Author: Salem (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Concord, N.H. : Rumford Press
Number of Pages: 416


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Miss Lucy C. Martin of Haverhill, Mass., was en- gaged to teach this school for the first term, but after teaching one week she was taken sick and was not able to resume her work, so this school really had but one term this year. In the fall Miss Caroline J. Crosby of Methuen, Mass., was engaged to teach and she taught


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twenty weeks with only a recess of one week. This is the smallest school in town as to numbers, but no school in town showed more improvement during the year than this one. One little boy only seven years old, Frankie D. Hoyt, in his examination in geography answered seventy-eight questions without missing one, and his answers to questions in Colburn's arithmetic were equally good. All the classes did well.


DISTRICT NO. 10.


Miss Lizzie D. Hartford of Manchester, taught this pleasant little school both terms with satisfaction to parents and profit to the scholars. Good order was maintained in the school and promptness and accuracy characterized all the examinations. In this school may be found some of the best readers in town. Appended is roll of honor and statistics.


Respectfully submitted,


WM. C. BARTLETT.


Superintendent of schools in Salem, N. H.


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ROLL OF HONOR,


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Containing names of scholars who have not been absent or tardy during this year, also names of any who have been absent or tardy but once marked with a (*)


District No. 2 .- Martha P. Haseltine, Cora M. Hasel- tine.


District No. 4 .- Laura E. Taylor, Eva B. Taylor, Lizzie E. Goodhue, William W. Taylor.


District No. 5 .- Emma J. Rowell, Otis A. Hunt.


District No. 6, Grammar School .- Albert J. Wells.


DistrictNo. 8 .- Lizzie A. Hall, Lucy A. Jennings, Eva O. Joy, Ora A. Joy.


District No. 10-Sarah B. Colby.


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STATISTICAL TABLE No. 1.


Districts


Terms


Names of Teachers


·


No. of weeks


No. of pupils


Average


No. not absent


Wages teach-


ers per month


Visits of Supt


School Com.


Visits of Pru-


Visits of others


Prudential Committee


iNO. L


Summer


A. L. Flanders


=


10


34 27


9


36


3


1


26


Fall


M. H. Coombs


12


41 29.9


0


36


3


3


23


No. 2


Summer


Ida S. Mason


9


11 9


3


20


2


1


16


Fall


Mary A. Haseltine


12


14 12.4 16 14


3


20


2


1


9


No. 3


Summer


Anna C. Hemphill


15


12 11


2


24


2


32


Matthew H. Taylor


No. 4


Summer Fall


Emma B. Gordon


9


25 22


8


26


2


2


11


8


16 13.5


5


26


2


1


· 6


10


22 18


10


30


2


1


18


No. 5


Summer


Senie S. Mason


10


14 13


4


26


2


1


.


3


No. 6


Summer


Belle D. McGre_or


10


33 30


12


36


2


5


30


Grammar


Fall


G.orgia A. Brown


12


29 27


7


36


3


2


20


Primary


Summer


Emma F. Goodhue


10


30|34


3


28


2


2


23


10


37 32


5


28


2


3


52


No. 7


Summer


Ida F. Thom


15 9 |101 5


24


2


1


16


Fall


11


15 13


7


26


2


1


16


No. 8


Summer


Nellie L. Coburn


10


17 16


7


30


2


14


No. 9


Fall


Caroline J. Crosby


21


9 7


25


3


31


Philip Ayer


John W. Wheeler


No. 10


Summer Fall


Lizzie D. Hartford 66


7


19 17


6


28


2


1


17


11


20 15


281


2 |


1 10


.


8


4


24


2


17


George J. Pattee


Fall


Winter


Carrie E. Thom


10


25 21


5


36


2


3


34


Eben B. Wells


"


-


Fall


12


33 30


3


28


3


2


30


Winter


8.9 7 4


24


2


1


25


Frank L. Woodbury


George W. Noyes


Fall


110


40134


5F5 321


3


3


L. Morrison C. H. Ayer


William H. Haseltine


Herbert Harris


9.2 12 11


1


30


2


Winter


Winter


.


attendance


lential. Com.


Winter


STATISTICAL TABLE NO. 2.


Districts.


Terms.


No. of scholars in Reading.


Spelling.


Penmanship.


Arithmetic.


Geography.


Grammar. History. Drawing. 6 3 17 20


Composition.


Physiology.


Book-keeping. Algebra.


Philosophy.


34 | Vocal Music.


No. 1.


Summer. Fall.


40 40 30 27 20 17 34 34 24 20


3 15 20


Winter.


38 38


9 29


18 10


4


2


2


No. 2.


Summer. Fall.


11|11


6


9


5


3


5 6


2


No. 3.


Summer. Fall.


16


15


8 12


7


4


3


3


2


3


No. 4.


Summer. Fall.


25|25


16|16


9 10


8


3


1


Winter.


22 22 19 16


9


3


1


No. 5.


Summer. Winter.


14 14 13 13


6


2


2


2


12


12 12 12


10


7


4


7


No. 6. Grammar


Summer. Fall.


25 25 25


24


14 12


9 25


1


5


3


Winter.


29


29 29


29


19 29 15


3


Primary


Summer. Fall.


30 30 17 .36 36 26


21


15


Winter,


33 33 25


26


22


6


No. 7.


Summer. Fall.


7


7


4


6


1


1


1


8


4


.


No. 8.


Summer. Fall.


15


8 12 10 15


11


9


2


17


11 12


4


No. 9.


Fall.


9 879


6


5:


1


No. 10.


Summer. Fall.


19 19|19 14 20 20 20 15


6


6


8


61


4


3


1


HHH


1


33 33 33


33


18 33


20 33|21


6 6


18


11


22 20


11|11


6


8


7


3


14 14


9


11


8


3


8


12 12


8


13


15


12


-


140


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


SELECTMEN, TREASURER,


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF THE TOWN OF


SALEM, N. H.,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1885.


LAWRENCE, MASS. : PRESS OF JAMES WARD, JR., COR. METHUEN & FRANKLIN STS. 1885.


ANNUAL REPORT


SELECTMEN, TREASURER, OF


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,


AND 4 .


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


OF THE TOWN OF


SALEM, N. H.,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1885.


LAWRENCE, MASS. : PRESS OF JAMES WARD, JR., COR. METHUEN & FRANKLIN STS. 1885.


TOWN OFFICERS.


Town Clerk,


BENJAMIN R. WHEELER.


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor,


CHARLES E. KNIGHT, PETER BATCHELDER, THOMAS M. TAYLOR.


Town Treasurer, LEVI CLUFF.


Superintending School Committee, MILES N. REED.


Overseer of Poor, CHARLES E. KNIGHT.


Constable, JOHN J. HUNT.


Auditors,


WILLIAM R. WHEELER, JOSEPH WEBSTER, SAMUEL K. ABBOTT. ,


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF ASSETS.


Taxes assessed for 1884 were as follows : --


State, County, Town, and School tax, $7,582 66


Dog tax,


151 00


School-house tax, District No. 5,


27 26


66 66 66 66 No. 6,


279 64


66


66 66 No. 7, 59 86


Received from the County,


357 10


Railroad tax,


362 22


Savings-bank tax,


350 27


Literary fund,


144 48


Received for Town Hall,


8 00


Received on Highway tax list, 1883,


4 87


Non-resident Highway tax,


109 52


Bounty on woodchucks,


5 40


Rec. from D. M. Thom one half fine State v. Boardman, 25 00


180 23


66


< 1882,


278 34


66 interest,


25 25


C. T. Maxwell, collector, for 1883, 1,117 00


25 00


6. interest,


250 00


Received of J. C. Silver,


59 20


Land redeemed for taxes on tax list, 1879, . 66 1882,


35 97


Cash in Treasurer's hands,


909 87


$12,348 14


N. G. Abbott, collector for 1881,


4


EXPENDITURES.


Paid on account of Schools : -


District No. 1, Town appropriation, $177 20


Railroad money, 36 23


Literary fund, 89 96


Dog tax, 10 00


2, Town appropriation, 42 03


Railroad money, 36 22


Literary fund, 22.37


Dog tax,


10 00


110 62


3, Town appropriation,


35 47


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


19 09


Dog tax,


10 00


100 78


4, Town appropriation,


89 04


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


45 87


Dog tax,


10 00


181 13


1


5, Town appropriation,


75 35


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


39 03


Dog tax,


10 00


160 60


6, Town appropriation, 267 09


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


134 90


Dog tax,


10 00


448 22


7, Town appropriation,


65 61


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


34 16


Dog tax,


10 00


145 99


8, Town appropriation, Railroad money, 36 22


75 95


$313 39


1


5


Literary fund. $39 33


Dog tax, 10 00


$161 50


9, Town appropriation, 86 21


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


44 41


Dog tax,


10 00


176 84


10, Town appropriation,


48 55


-


Railroad money,


36 22


Literary fund,


25 63


Dog tax,


10 00


120 40


$1,919 47


PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CONTINGENCIES.


W. W. Merrill, public watering place, for 1879, $ 3 00


John C. Ewins, public watering place, for 1883, 3 00


George C. Gordon, insurance, 75 00


J. D. P. Wingate, printing town reports, 40 00


R. Coburn, dinners for town officers, 11 20


E. C. Eastman, books, 20 2,7


Charles Bartlett, advertising, 50


J. W. Spurr, damage to wagon, 2 25


A. Hobbs, varnishing North Salem hearse, 16 00


N. H. Paul, taking hearse to Haverhill, and back, 4 00


Champion road-machine, 250 00


George S. Merrill, check lists,


10 00


R. A. Tilton, freight, 9 75


Eliphalet Coburn, interest, 650 00


Charlotte A. Dustin, interest,


100 00


Ebenezer Dustin, interest,


100 00


Florence A. Merrick, interest,


50 00


6


Samuel T. Newell, interest, $ 75 00


W. N. Dow, county tax, 764 99


O. G. Woodbury, school tax, District No. 5, 22 50


Samuel M. Kelley, damage to wagon, 5 00


R. A. Tilton, express, 1 40


Samuel T. Newell, note, 1,502 50


George W. Taft, two edges for road-machine, 12 00


School District No. 2, interest on note, 29 00


School District No. 6, special tax, 50 00


Walker Haigh, glass and setting,


2 17


Wiggin & Fuller, advice on Atwood Pauper Case, 5 00


Solon A. Carter, State tax, 1,100 00


H. M. Richardson, for District No. 7, 50 00


School District No. 6, special tax,


48 00


School District No. 3, interest on note,


6 88


James M. Presby, recording births and deaths, 9 50


N. G. Abbott, notifying town officers, 11 85


J. C. Ewins, public watering place, 3 00


N. G. Abbott, labor on old cemetery, 5 00


Charles Rogers, public watering place, 3 00


Peter Batchelder, preambulating town line between Methuen and Salem, 3 00


Peter Batchelder, use of team, 15 47


J. Will Kelley, public watering place, 3 00


C. T. Maxwell, collector, non-resident land bought for taxes of 1883, 8 92


Eben B. Wells, for District No. 6,


160 00


Charles E. Knight, preambulating town line between Methuen and Salem, 3 00


Charles Bartlett, printing tax bills, 4 50


Charles E. Knight, postage and paper, 2 17


66 settling with County Commissioners, 5 00


$5,256 82


7


ROADS AND BRIDGES.


N. H. Paul, labor and gravel, $ 1 50


66 work on Bailey's hill, 30 00


Isaac Thom, fixing guide-boards, 3 77


J. P. Stackpole, work on road,


8 00


Horace B. Silver,


173 50


John Q. A. Kelley, 66


267 37


J. B. Colby, 66


75


James L. Brown, team and work,


4 50


J. W. Storer, 66


2 00


Frank E. Robie, 66


4 00


Joseph Gage,


6 00


66


8 00


Isaac Thom, work on causeway bridge, 7 27


bridge near G. Kelley's, 5 00


Milton Goodwin, gravel,


3 00


Samuel Woods, 66


6 00


Richard Taylor, plank for bridge, in 1883,


4 80


Stephen Currier, work on highway, 2 73


65


E. B. Hall, gravel, 1 40


Lawrence Lumber Co., stringers,


31 08


Horace B. Silver, work on road, 125 00


Elijah Dunning, 66


52


Charles S. Woodbury, repairs on road, 3 66


Jerome Kelley, work on culvert,


5 25


N. H. Paul, work on Bailey hill, 66 66 repairing road,


4 15


John Webber, “ " non-resident highway tax, 3 12


5 00


. Horace W. Hunt, gravel, Taylor & Co., plank,


61 20


6 07


George H. Coleman, work on road,


20 00


Tobias Foss, 66


8


James H. Cullen, fixing bridge, $ 2 70 Peter Batchelder, labor on bridges, in District Nos. 3 and 4, 15 81


M. H. Taylor, drawing 5,000 feet plank, 5 00


Edwin Dustin, gravel, 2 00


· W. H. Clark, repairing roads,


1 60


Horace B. Silver, repairing bridge,


5 68


Charles Rogers, gravel, 9 32


John Webber, for Field's estate, for 1883,


3 50


Philip Ayer, labor on highway,


6 28


Reuben R. Wheeler, labor on highway,


55


J. Will Kelley, gravel, ' Williard W. Merrill,


1 32


17 20


Mark A. Blood, non-resident highway tax,


1 04


$877 29


SNOW PATHS.


E. E. Rice,


$3 30


James L. Brown,


2 25


John F. Smith,


1 95


George Wilson,


3 00


W. H. Clark,


72


Peter Batchelder,


2 10


Mathew H. Taylor,


3 90


George W. Frost,


1 35


J. B. Colby,


1 80


Richard Tayler,


45


$20 82


9


PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TRANSIENT POOR.


Edith Woodbury, for support of C. E. Woodbury, $147 09 (The above bill will be paid by the County here- after).


Elijah Jennings, for support of George Jennings, 5 00


Hattie A. Dunlap, for support of Rosie Gile, 66 00


Belinda J. Blake, for support of Reynolds child, 24 50


L. W. Taylor, goods for Reynolds child, 4 92


James M. Presby, attendance on Jacob Dunlap,


4 00


James M. Presby, attendance on Reynolds child,


1 50


Messer Crossing, baby,


9 98


Moses D. Rowell, for support of Joseph F. Rowell, 25 00 Joseph Webster, going to County Farm with Jones boys, 5 00


James Ewins, goods for D. Jones, 78


J. M. Presby, medical attendance on D. Jones, 3 50


Aaron G. Bartlett. care of A. Redfield, 8 50


Coffin, robe, and burial of D. W. Jones, 19 50


Coffin, robe, and burial of A. Redfield, 20 50


$345 77


PAID ON ACCOUNT OF ALMSHOUSE.


Joshua Conant, for services to April 1, for the


year 1883, $50 00


Joshua Conant, for services from April 1 to April 15, 1884, 10 00


Franklin Goodhue, for hay, 7 00


Grain and groceries, 37 25


10


Frank M. Upton, blacksmith work, $12 00 Jessie C. Silver, moved to almshouse, April 15, 1884,


One pair cart wheels, bought of J. Conant, 6 00


Wheels for hay wagon, bought of J. Conant, 8 50


J. C. Silver, supplies for almshouse, 54 40


Shorts and meal of L. W. Taylor, 86 80


Hay of Frank M. Upton, 49 90


F. M. Upton, blacksmithing, 2 35


$324 20


ABATEMENT OF TAXES.


John C. Webster, overtax in 1883, $1 69


Town Farm,


35 32


C. T. Maxwell, abatement of taxes, 1884,


38 86


66 discount,


373 08


66 abatement of taxes for 1883,


14 26


N. G. Abbott, abatement on tax list of 1881,


: 2 12


66 66 1882,


1 95


C. T. Maxwell, abatement poll taxes,


16 48


$483 76


TOWN OFFICERS.


Benjamin R. Wheeler, recording marriages, births, and deaths,


$12 80


Thomas M. Taylor, services as supervisor from Nov., 1882, to March 12, 1884, 8 00


D. M. Thom, services as liquor agent, 1883 and 1884, 61 20


-


11


·


-


Peter Batchelder, services in part as selectmen, $25 00 M. N. Reed; services in part as superintendent of schools, 30 00


Charles E. Knight, services in part as selectman, 50 00 Thomas M. Taylor, 50 00


M. H. Taylor, services as moderator, 2 days, 4 00


M. N. Reed, sup'g school com., balance of salary, 45 00


Charles T. Maxwell, services as collector for 1884, 175 00


Joseph Webster, auditor for 1884, 2 00


Benjamin R. Wheeler, services as town clerk for 1884, 50 00 Levi Cluff, services as town treasurer for 1884, 40 00


Expenses paying state and county tax, 5 00 .


Peter Batchelder, services in full as selectman, 71 35


Jesse C. Silver, services as superintendent of alms- house, in part, 250 00


Thomas M. Taylor, services as selectman, in full, 18 00


Charles E. Knight, services as overseer of poor, 15 00


66 66 in full as selectman, 64 00


$976 35


BOUNTIES.


William E. Janes, one


woodchuck, $ 10


10


- Frank E. Adams, one 66 66 66


10


William E. Janes, two


66


20


Harry D. Kelley, one


66


10


Frank Brown, one


66 .


10


Frank Lundburg, one


.. .


10


Charles Bradford, one


10


J. Will Kelley, ten


66


1 00


12


Charles Bradford, one


woodchuck, $ 10


John A. Peabody, four


40


Albert Palmer, one


10


Charles Choate, two


20


Oliver G. Woodbury, jr., thirteen 66


1 30


Charles Choate, five


50


30


Page A. Long, three 66 one


10


Frank Haigh, one


10


Loren L. Hunt, one 66 66 66


66


10


· O. Dustin, one


66


10


George W. Dustin, one


66


10


George J. Pattee, two


66


20


M. Y. Quimby, two . 66


20


Oliver G. Woodbury, jr., five


50


Frank Emerson, one


66


10


Burt M. Hoyt, three


30 50


Benjamin E. Chase, one


4


30


Charles W. Bradford, one


66


10


George M. Cross, nine 66


90


Charles A. Pinkham, one


66


10


Charles Frank Smith, one


10


S. D. Jones, seven 66


70.


Edward G. Kimball, one


10


George J. Pattee, one


10


Simeon Dustin, one


10


John H. Taylor, five


50


Tom Dustin, three


30


Edmond Chaplin, one


10


George W. Dustin, five 66


50


Asa Kelley, five


10


Charles S. Lundburg, three


10


13


Fred. Dustin, one


woodchuck, $ 10


John B. Pattee, one


10


Simeon Dustin, one


10


Page A. Long, three


66


30


William A. Merrill, one 66


10


Daniel Tilton, one


10


Franklin A. Goodhue, two


66


20


Frank E. Robie, five


60


50


James H. Ayer, two 66


20


George Rines, one


66


10


James Ewins, one


10


Willie E. Lancester, one


10


Otis A. Hunt, fifteen,


1 50


four,


66


40


Stephen Bailey, eleven


1 10


Elmer G. Bailey, fifteen,


66


1 50


John A. Peabody, one


66


10


Joseph I. Thom, one


66


10


George P. Cross, three


30


Harry D. Kelley, one


10


J. Will Kelley, three


30


John Peabody, one


10


Albert Littlefield, three


6 6


30


John Roberts, two


66


20


Asa Kelley, three


30


Linus Chase, two


66


20


$19 70


14


RECAPITULATION.


Whole amount of assets, $12,348 14


Paid on account of Schools,


$1,919 47


Contingencies, 5,256 82


Roads and bridges, 877 29


Snow paths,


20 82


Transient poor, 345 77


Abatement of taxes, 110 68


Town officers,


976 35


Bounties,


19 70


Discount,


373 08


Almshouse, 324 20


Due from N. G. Abbott, Collector, 1881, 74 68


1882, 238 07


C. T. Maxwell, 990 00


Cash in hands of Treasurer, 821 21


$12,348 14


OUTSTANDING NOTES AGAINST THE TOWN.


Eliphalet Coburn,


$13,270 85


Charlotte A. Dustin,


2,041 66


Ebenezer Dustin,


2,041 66


Florence A. Merrick,


1,020 83


School District No. 10,


220 60


" 2,


206 24


3,


144 40


$18,946 24


15


DUE THE TOWN. .


N. G. Abbott, Collector of taxes, 1881, $ 74 68 66


1882, 238 07


C. T. Maxwell,


1884,


990 00


Due on land bought for taxes, on tax list, 1879, 44 78


Interest on same,


2 68


Due on account of land bought for taxes, on tax-list of 1883,


8 92


Interest on same,


45


Due from State, for bounties,


14 30


66 County of Rockingham, %


54 50


Cash in Treasurer's hands, 821 21


$2,249 59


Leaving a balance against the town of $16,696 65 Reduction of the town debt, 1,136 90


CHARLES E. KNIGHT, Selectmen PETER BATCHELDER, of


THOMAS M. TAYLOR, Salem.


AUDITORS' REPORT.


SALEM, N. H., Feb. 28, 1885.


We, the undersigned, have this day examined the accounts of the Selectmen, as exhibited to us by them, and found them well vouched and correctly cast.


WILLIAM R. WHEELER. JOSEPH WEBSTER, Auditors. SAMUEL K. ABBOTT,


16


TREASURER'S REPORT.


DR.


Cash on hand, March 1, 1884, $909 87


Rec'd of N. G. Abbott, land sold for taxes, 35 97


Rec'd bounties on woodchucks, 5 40


Rec'd of State Treasurer, railroad tax,


362 .22


66 savings


bank tax,


350 27


Rec'd of State Treasurer, library fund, 144 48


· Rec'd of D. M. Thom, one half of liquor fine in case of State against Boardman, 25 00


Rec'd of County of Rockingham,


357 10


Rec'd of C. T. Maxwell, rent of town hall, unworked high-


8 00


way taxes for the year 1883, 4 87


Rec'd of Jesse C. Silver, Supt. of alms- house, 250 00


Rec'd of J. S. How, for land redeemed


for taxes, on tax list of 1879, 59 20


Rec'd of N. G. Abbott, on tax list of 1881, 112 00


1882,


55 00


abatements, 4 07


C. T. Maxwell, on tax list 1883,


1,112 74


abatements 1883,


14 26


on tax list of 1884, 6,771 20


· abatements


90 66


66 discount on tax list, 373 08


- -


$11,045 39


CR.


By orders of Selectmen,


$10,224 18


Cash in Treasurer's hands,


821 21


$11,045 39


LEVI CLUFF, Town Treasurer.


17


AUDITORS' REPORT.


SALEM, N. H., Feb. 28, 1885.


We, the undersigned, have this day examined the accounts of the Town Treasurer, as exhibited to us by him, and find them well vouched and correctly cast, and find a balance of eight hundred twenty-one dollars twenty-one cents ($821.21, ) in his hands.


WILLIAM R. WHEELER, ~ . JOSEPH WEBSTER, Auditors. SAMUEL K. ABBOTT,


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMS- HOUSE.


CR.


Cash paid for Grain,


$329 21


Hay,


18 70


Groceries,


129 59


Butter,


11 49


Dry goods,


19 74


Tobacco,


13 37


Pigs,


9 00


Standing grass,


3 00


Blacksmithing,


8 50


Repairing harness,


25


Filing saws,


1 00


Use of bull,


5 00


Nails,


88


Doors,


2 50


Scythe,


70


Garden seeds,


50


Butchering,


3 00


18


Brooms,


$ 40


Apples,


1 75


Boots,


12 50


Medicine,


3 22


Soap,


3 00


Fish,


3 18


Salt,


4 75


Leather.


49


Pasturage,


17 00


Meat,


40 07


Hardware,


3 23


Champion rake,


28 30


Seed corn,


50


Iron seat,


50


Curtains,


2 00


Mending tin,


50


Cleaning house,


2 00


Sawing lumber,


3 70


Butter,


90


Town Treasurer,


250 00


Balance in Superintendent's hands,


6 13


$940 55


DR.


Cash received for Milk,


$638 74


Cows,


184 38


Pork,


81 83


Potatoes,


7 60


Calves,


13 50


Eggs,


12 40


Tomatoes,


85


Vinegar,


1 25


$940 55


19


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


DR.


Paid Joshua Conant, for services as Superin- tendent of almshouse, to April 15, 1884, $ 60 00


J. B. Silver, services in part as Superinten- dent, 1884, 250 00


On account of transient poor,


345 77


almshouse, 324 20


$979 97


CR.


Cash received from County of Rockingham,


$357 10


" J. B. Silver', Superintendent


of almshouse,


250 00


Due from county,


54 50


Cash in Superintendent's hands,


6 13


Balance against the town,


312 24


$979 97


Due Superintendent of almshouse, April 15, 1885,


50 00


for use of horse,


10 00


CHARLES E. KNIGHT,


Overseer of the Poor.


PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMSHOUSE.


Thirteen tons English hay,


$286 00


Two and one-half tons meadow hay,


25 00


Eight bushels corn,


5 20


Fifteen bags meal,


18 00


Seven and one-fourth barrels flour,


44 50


20


Twenty-two hundred lbs. shorts,


$ 22 00


One horse,


100 00


Seven cows,


280 00


Three heifers,


75 00


One set blocks,


2 50


Ten bags,


2 50


One wagon, .


60 00


One set harness,


10 00


66 double harness,


20 00


Five hay-forks,


1 00


Four shovels,


2 00


66 manure-forks,


2 00


Three crowbars,


3 00


Four wood-saws,


2 00


One hand-saw,


25


Ten chains,


4 00


One manure-hook,


50


Five rakes,


1 00


Four hoes,


1 00


Measures,


50


Five cords wood,


14 00


Thirteen and one-half cords prepared wood,


67 50


Twenty-three fowls,


14 00


Whiffletree,


25


Stone hammer,


1 00


Three pigs,


13 00


One mowing machine,


35 00


" harrow,


3 00


"' cultivator,


2 50


Scythes and snaths,


2 00


Bush scythe and snath,


1 50


Four plows,


20 00


One wrench, 50


21


Two ox-yokes,


$ 2 00


One wheelbarrow,


4 00


Two brass kettles,


3 00


Three tubs,


50


Sixty lbs. ham,


7 20


Two hundred and eighty lbs. salt pork,


28 00


Three pork barrels,


1 50


Forty-five lbs. lard,


4 50


One hundred and fifty lbs. ham, leans and heads,


12 00


Four lbs. butter,


1 20


Two barrels vinegar, and three casks,


16 00


Oil and can,


1 50


Saddles,


5 00


Garden rake,


75


Two baskets,


50


Seventy bushels potatoes,


35 00


Twenty-four bushels small potatoes,


6 00


Soap and barrel,


2 00


Two wash-boards,


50


One sleigh,


12 00


Sugar,


6 75


Tea,


80


Churns and pails,


5 00


Butter box,


1 00


Tray and bowl,


50


Tinware,


6 00


Two lanterns,


1 00


Stone jars,


1 00


Flat-irons,


2 00


Steel-yards,


50


Mortar,


50


Fourteen feather beds,


35 00


Seventeen quilts and comforters,


12 50


22


Twenty-eight pillows,


$ 8 00


Twenty pillow-cases,


3 00


Three bolsters,


2 00


Twenty-two sheets,


11 00


Wearing apparel,


40 00,


Chairs and table,


10 00


Ten towels,


1 50


Nine bedsteads,


9 00


Nine straw beds,


4 50


Two clocks and mirrors,


2 50


Trunks, chests, and drawers,


7 00


Six jars,


1 00


Crockery ware,


5 50


Warming and bed pans, Cranberry rake,


1 00


Six axes,


3 00


Forty flour-barrels,


6 00


One cross-cut saw,


1 00


Clothes wringer,


2 00


One broad axe,


1 00


Lot carpenter tools,


2 00


Four brooms,


68


One sideboard,


2 00


Stove and funnel,


40 00


Clothes line,


20


Rubber Cushion,


2 00


Clothes basket,


50


Tubs,


1 00


Blankets,


3 00


One horse-blanket,


50


Three picks,


2 50


One-horse sled,


20 00


Farm wagon,


15 00


2 00


23


Cart-body and wheels,


$12 00


Horse rake, 28 30


Seven bushels beans, 12 60


One hundred and fifteen bushels of corn on the cob,


34 20


Twenty-one lbs. tobacco,


6 30


Two thousand feet of lumber,


20 00


$1,681 38


CHARLES E. KNIGHT,


Selectmen


PETER BATCHELDER, of


THOMAS M. TAYLOR, Salem


APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY OWNED BY TOWN.


Townfarm,


valued at


$5,000 00


Woodland,


66


200 00


Town house, 66


1,000 00


Town safe,. 66


200 00


Town hearses, 66


700 00


Road machine,


60


250 00


Personal property at almshouse,


1681 38


$9,031 38


SCHOOL-HOUSE TAX.


DISTRICT NO. 5.


Whole amount assessed, $23 04


Collection and abatements,


54


Paid the district,


22 50


23 04


24


DISTRICT No. 6.


Whole amount assessed,


$265 70


Collection and abatement,


$ 7 70


Paid the district,


258 00


265 70


DISTRICT No. 7.


Whole amount assessed,


52 50


Collection and abatement,


$ 2 50


Paid the District,


50 00


52 50


CHARLES E. KNIGHT,


Selectmen PETER BATCHELDER, THOMAS M. TAYLOR, Salem


of ·


PINE GROVE CEMETERY.


Cash received of former Board,


$13 85


66 for lots,


34 00


$47 85


Paid N. G. Abbott,


$25 00


Cash on hand,


22 85


47 85


CHARLES E. KNIGHT,


of Salem


APPROPRIATION ON ROAD


(FROM J. W. WHEELER'S).


$300 00


Total appropriation, H. B. Silver, $78 75


Perley T. Robie,


13 50


Selectmen PETER BATCHELDER, THOMAS M. TAYLOR,


25


Frank Robie,


$37 00


John C. Roberts, -


17 75


Frank Robie,


31 50


Andrew Coleman,


12 00


L. B. Pattee,


12 00


George Coleman,


17 75


Alfred Page,


1 50


Andrew Coleman,


10 50


George Coleman,


13 50


John R. Wheeler,


4 50


Clinton Ewins,


5 00


John C. Roberts,


13 50


Jerome Kelley,


7 00


Newell H. Tilton,


17 75


John Roberts,


3 00


Nelson Emerson,


2 00


$298 50


In Treasurer's hands,


$1 50


$300 00


APPROPRIATION ON TURNPIKE.


Total appropriation,


$300 00


John Q. A. Kelley,


$120 00


Edward Cookson,


43 12


Archibald Gall,


36 00


D. Jones,


12 00


Charles Rogers,


15 75


Clay Boardman,


40 50


J. P. Stackpole,


8 00


Joseph Gage,


8 00


Isaac Thom,


5 00


26


Milton Goodwin, gravel,


$3 00


Samuel Woods, gravel,


6 00


$297 37


In Treasurer's hands,


2 63


$300 00.


ALMSHOUSE.


Received for county paupers at almshouse to Jan. 17, 1885 : -


Jacob Dunlap, board,


$65 00


Clothing,


7 90


Medical attendance,


4 00


Lizzie Davis, board to May 22,


17 50


Martha Campbell, board,


65 00


Clothing,


2 00


Daniel W. Emerson, board,


48 00


Clothing,


12 30


George Jennings, board,


10 00


$231 79


·


Due March 1, 1885, from county : -


George Jennings,


$8 50


Jacob Dunlap,


8 50


Martha Campbell,


8 50


$25 50


Supplies furnished for D. Jones,


34 00


Lodgings for twenty-five tramps, 10 00


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REPORT


OF THE


SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE


OF


SALEM, N. H.


In submitting his report for the school year ending March 10, 1885, the committee would present the following facts :




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