Annual reports of the town officers of Greenfield, N.H., for the year ending 1910-1919, Part 11

Author: Greenfield (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Peterborough, N.H. : Transcript office
Number of Pages: 420


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C. S. Lowe, team, 2 days 412 hours at $5.00 12 48


J. H. Burton, 2 days at $2.50 5 00


A. C. Taylor, 2 days at $2.50 5 00


D. O. Flynn, 2 days 112 hours at $5.00 10 83


D. O. Flynn, man, 2 days 112 hours at $2.50 5 42


D. O. Flynn, man, 6 hours at $2.50 1 68


$282 39


July:


F. B. Atherton, 6 days 312 hours at $3.00 $19 16


F. B. Atherton, team, 6 days 5 hours at $5.00 32 78


Ed French, 6 days 12 hour at $2.50


15 14


Ray Sargent, 2 days at $2.50 5 00


James Farmer, 412 hours at $2.50 1 66


F. A. Brown, 8 hours at $2.00


1 60


Atherton's horse, 8 hours at $.1212


1 00


J. B. Baldwin, 1 day 5 hours at $2.50


3 90


C. S. Lowe, team, 3 days 712 hours at $5.00 19 15


A. C. Taylor, 2 days 212 hours at $2.50 5 70


A. C. Taylor, gravel


50


D. O. Flynn, team 1 day 212 hours at $5.00 6 39


D. O. Flynn, 2 men, 2 days 12 hour at $2.50 5 14


D. O. Flynn for sawdust at F. Far- rington's 60


$117 72


August:


F. B. Atherton, 11 days 412 hours at $3.00 $34 50


F. B. Atherton, team, 9 days 3 hours at $5.00 46 67


J. B. Baldwin, 5 days 6 hours at $2.50


14 18


Ed French, 18 days 612 hours at $2.50 46 82


Atherton's horse, 7 days 7 50


13


Joe Magoon, 3 days 612 hours at $2.50 9 31


Everett Magoon, 3 days 61/2 hours at $2.50


9 31


C. S. Lowe, 1 day at $2.50


2 50


C. S. Lowe, team, 2 days at $5.00


10 00


Forest Lowe, 1 day 612 hours at $2.00


3 40


Ray Sargent, 1 day at $2.50


2 50


D. O. Flynn, team, 1 day 512 hours at $5 00


8 05 ·


D. O. Flynn, man, 1 day 512 hours at $2.50 4 02


D. O. Flynn, man 1 day 512 hours at $2.50 4 02


$202 78


September:


F. B. Atherton, 14 days 312 hours at $3.00


$43 16


F. B. Atherton, team, 16 days 5 hours at $5.00 82 78


J. B. Baldwin, 13 days 8 hours at $2.50


34 71


Ed French, 21 days 2 hours at $2.50 53 05


Ray Sargent, 2 days 5 hours at $2.50


6 39


Joe Magoon, 15 days 8 hours at $2.50


39 71


Everett Magoon, 3 days 513 hours at $2.50 8 98


Atherton's horse, 5 days


5 40


F. B. Brooks' horses, 6 days at $2.50


1,5 00


F. A. Brown, 31/2 hours at $2.00


70


Harold Lowe, 7 days 1 hour at $2.50


17 78


William Frederick, 1 day 412 hours at $2.50


3 75


Frank Frederick, 1 day 412 hours at $2.50 3 75


Harvey W. Hardy, team, 2 days at $5.00


10 00


D. O. Flynn, team, 2 days at $5.00


10 00


D. O. Flynn, man, 4 days 512 hours at $2.50


11 53


Fred Smith, team, 2 days at $5.00


10 00


Fred Smith, man, 2 days at $2.50 5 00


$361 69


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October and November:


F. B. Atherton, 7 hours at $3.00 $ 2 33


F. B. Atherton, team, 5 days at $5.00 25 00


D. O. Flynn, men and team 27 92


C. S. Lowe, team, 2 days at $5.00


10 00


Ed French, 5 days 6 hours at $2.50


14 17


Joe Magoon, 3 days 8 hours at $2.50


9 72


Forest Lowe, 2 days at $2.50


5 00


Guy Magoon, 2 days 1 hour at $2.00


4 11


F. A. Brown, 1 day 4 hours at $2.00


2 89


John C. Russell, team, 2 hours at $5.00 10


C. S. Lowe, team 2 days at $5.50


11 00


C. S. Lowe, 12 bridge stringers


12 00


Forest Lowe, 1 day 412 hours at $2.50


3 75


Arthur Blanchard, cutting bushes


7 00


$135 99


Amount of money :


Raised for district roads


$2,000 00


Expended


1,851 43


Unexpended


$148 57


F. B. ATHERTON, Road Agent.


SNOW ROAD


March 1917:


F. B. Atherton, 4412 hours at .30 $13 35


F. B. Atherton, team, 6 hours at .50 3 00


Ed French, 1312 hours at .25


3 38


Atherton's horse, 5 trips


2 30


Jess B. Baldwin, 314 hours at .25


81


Fred N. Lowe, 712 hours at . 25


1 88


Frances and Guy Magoon, 14 hours


1 86


$26 58


December 1917: F. B. Atherton, 1 day 2 hours at $3.00 3 66


F. B. Atherton, team, 8 days 3 hours at $5.50 45 84


Jake Sherman, team, 2 days at $5.50


11 00


J. C. Russell, team, 6 days 712 hours at $6.00 41 00


.


15


Frank Magoon, 2 days 4 hours at $2.50 6 11


Guy Magoon, 5 hours at $2.00 1 11


Joe Magoon, 5 hours at $2.50 1 39


Ed French, 9 days 8 hours at $2.50


24 72


F. A. Brown, 2 days 3 hours at $2.00


4 67


G. H. Holt, 3 days 7 hours at $2.50


9 44


G. D. Gould, team, 2 days 7 hours at $5.50


15 28


G. D. Gould, horses, 1 day 6 hours at $3.00 5 00


Everett Magoon, 1 day 2 hours at at $2.50 3 06


Bert Draper's team, 2 days 312 hours at $6.00 14 34


Wilfred Russell, team, 3 days at $6. 18 00


Geo. C. Blanchard, 1 day at $2.50


2 50


Arthur Blanchard, 6 hours at $2.00


1 33


Nelson Lebier, 6 days 2 hours at $2.50


15 56


C. S. Lowe, team, 5 days 3 hours at $5.50 29 34


Page A. Lowe, team, 1 day 1 hour at $5.50 .6 12


Forest Lowe and 1 horse, 2 days 3 hours at $4.00 9 33


Forest Lowe, 1 day 4 hours at $2.50 3 61


Fred Martin's team, 6 days 612 hours at $6.00 40 00


L. W. Flynn, team, 1 day 12 hour at $5.50 5 81


L. W. Flynn, man, 5 hours at $2.50 1 40


D. O. Flynn, team, 3 days 6 hours at $5.50 20 16


D. O. Flynn, man, 2 days 7 hours at $2.50 6 96


H. A. Gilchrist, team, 1 day 4 hours at $5.50 7 94


H. W. Hardy, team, 3 days at $5.50


16 50


W. I. Straw, team, 2 days 8 hours at $5.50 15 88


Clarence Foley, 7 hours at $5.50 4 27


E. P. Holt, team, 3 days 12 hour at $5.50 16 81


Henry Fredericks, team, 2 days 4 hours at $5.50 13 44


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Henry Fredericks, man, 1 day at at $2.50 2 50


W. D. Hardy, team, 2 days 3 hours at $5.50 12 83


E. C. Emery, 6 hours at $2.50 1 68


$438 59


January 1918:


F. B. Atherton, 8 days 7 hours at $3.00 $26 31


F. B. Atherton, team, 13 days 6 hours at $5.50


75 16


Ed French, 2 days 5 hours at $2.50


6 40


Atherton's horse, 5 hours


50


Jimmie Farmer, 712 hours at $2.50


2 10


Elisha Goodwin, 3 days 712 hours at $2.50 9 60


L. H. Sturtevant, 11 days 3 hours at $2.50


28 34


E. F. Trufant, 4 days 6 hours at $2.50


11 68


R. J. Baldwin, 2 days 312 hours at $2.50


5 98


Wilfred Russell, team, 1 day 812 hours at $5.50 10 69


Harold Cochran, 712 hours at $2.50 : 10


Frank Magoon, 1 day at $2.50


2 50


G. D. Gould, horses, 1 day 4 hours at $3.00 4 32


Fred Martin's team, 4 days at $6.00


24 00


Fred Martin's horses, 1 day at $3.50


3 50


F. B. Atherton, man, 4 hours at $2.50


1 12


Geo. C. Blanchard, 1 day 4 hours at $2.50 3 62


Jake Sherman, team, 312 hours at $5.50 2 14


E. P. Holt, team, 2 days at $5.50


11 00


E. P. Holt, 2 hours at $2.50


56


Henry Frederick, team, 4 hours at $5.50 2 44


Henry Frederick, 5 hours at $2.50


1 40


Harvey W. Hardy, team, 3 days 612 hours at $5.50 20 47


Harvey W. Hardy, 1 day 6 hours at $2.50 4 32


W. D. Hardy, horses, 7 hours at $3 2 31


17


W. D. Hardy, 11/2 hours at $2.50 42


H. P. Holt and boys, 2 days 1/2 hour at $2.50 5 14


J. C. Russell, team, 4 days 712 hours at $6.00 28 98


J. C. Russell, man, 2 days 1 hour at $2.50


5 28


F. N. Lowe, 3 days 7 hours at $2.50


9 46


C. S. Lowe, team, 4 days 2 hours at $5.50 23 22


A. P. Lowe, team, 3 days at $5.50 16 50


Forest Lowe, 4 days 2 hours at $2.50 10 56


Harry Russell, 1 day 8 hours at $2.50 4 72


L. W. Flynn, team, 1 day 2 hours at $5.50 6 72


L. W. Flynn, man, 2 days 12 hour at $2.50 5 14


D. O. Flynn, team, 2 days 11/2 hours at $5.50 11 92


D. O. Flynn, men, 7 days 4 hours at $2.50 19 94


W. I. Straw, team, 3 days 4 hours at $5.50 18 94


H. A. Gilchrist, team, 3 days 2 hours at $5.50 17 72


Geo. S. Burnham, 2 days 612 hours at $2.50 6 83


E. C. Emery, 1 day 2 hours at $2.50 3 06


$457 11


REPORT OF OVERSEER OF THE POOR


COUNTY POOR


Paid for County Poor for year ending Dec. 31, 1917: Aid to dependent soldiers and widows $241 00


Received of County for year ending Dec. 31, 1917 $241 00


TOWN POOR


Paid: County for board of Mrs. H. J. Holt for year 1917 $ 29 50


Philip S. Burnham for groceries delivered to Ernest Fifield 41 weeks, $3.00 per week 123 00


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E. C. & W. L. Hopkins, for groceries delivered to Ernest Fifield 9 weeks, $3.00 per week 27 00


Hopkins Brothers & Belcher for groceries delivered to Ernest Fi- field 12 weeks, $3.00 per week 36 00


Hopkins Brothers & Belcher for groceries delivered to Andy Holt 4 99


C. E. Blanchard for rent of house occupied by Mrs. Arthur Cochrane 11 months at $6.00 a month 66 00


Mrs. Mary Putnam for auto hire, trip to Peterborough, on account of Mrs. Arthur Cochrane 2 00


G. S. Burnham for wood delivered Mrs. Arthur Cochrane 7 25


G. S. Burnham for drawing wood for Mrs. Arthur Cochrane 2 50


W. D. Hardy for wood delivered Mrs. Arthur Cochrane 10 00


$308 24


$308 24


Received of Selectmen


Respectfully submitted,


G. S. BURNHAM,


Overseer of the Poor.


SCHOOL REPORT


Whole number of pupils attending school


81


Boys


40


Girls


41


Average length of all schools


14 6-5


Greatest number of weeks in any school


17


Least number of weeks in any school


14


ROLL OF HONOR


Alice Flynn, Leon Cochrane, Marjorie Aiken, Marian Russell, Grace Russell, Walter Russell.


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CURRENT EXPENDITURES


Teachers' salaries


$1,294 70


Tuition


468 16


Fuel


262 95


Janitors' services


125 85


Text and Reference books, maps and supplies


105 72


Salaries of District Officers


95 00


Repairs


40 90


Unclassified


58 97


Insurance


114 00


Total expenditures®


$2,566 25


REVENUE


Balance from last year


$ 24 28


Entire amount of money required by law


780 00


Amount additional raised for schools


600 00


Amount assessed for books and supplies


200 00


High school tuition salaries


95 00


Literary fund received from State


57 60


State aid for average attendance


82 80


qualified teachers tuition rebate


82 18


Dog license money


124 20


Hall rent


30 00


Received for old stoves


3 25


Tuition from Peterborough


8 50


Amount raised for repairs


200 00


Insurance


114 00


Flags and appurtenances


25 00


Total revenue


3,098 81


Total expenditures


2,566 25


Balance on hand Feb. 12


532 56


Amount desired for school purposes next year :


High School tuition


500 00


Text books and supplies


200 00


Flags and appurtenances


25 00


DANIEL O. FLYNN, NATHANIEL F. CHEEVER, ELIJAH H. CLOVER, School Board.


500 00


172 00


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REPORT OF TREASURER OF SCHOOL BOARD


Feb. 12, 1918:


Balance on hand, Feb. 23, 1917 $ 24 28


Received for rent of hall 30 00


Tuition from town of Peterborough 8 50


Received for old stoves


3 25


Received from town treasurer


3,032. 78


Total receipts $3,098 81


Paid School Board's orders 2,566 25


Balance on hand, Feb. 12, 1918 $532 56


FANNIE E. HOPKINS.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT


Due on 1916 tax list


$296 63


Paid Treasurer taxes


$294 63


Abated John Young


2 00


296 63


Interest on taxes paid treasurer


12 32


1917 Tax list


9,098 62


Abated: James Austin 2 00


John K. Felch, paid in Mass. 2 00


George F. Peavey, paid in Milford 2 00


Paid Treasurer taxes 8,608 40


8,614 40


Paid Treasurer interest on taxes


9 73


Balance to collect


$484 22


Respectfully submitted, GEORGE A. REYNOLDS, Collector.


Greenfield Trust Fund Account for the Year Ending January 1, 1918


Name of Fund


Date


Received


Amount


Amount


Feb. 15, 1917


Earnings to


Jan. 1, 1918


Expended


To whom Paid


For what Expended


Balance


1


Selinda Holt


1892


$ 100.00


$ 153.55


Town of Greenfield


$ 3.06


$ 3.50


F. J. Aiken


Flowers, Mowing and Clipping


$ 155.25


Jacob Gould


1906


100.00


107.70


3.06


3.50


"


107.54


Moses Robinson


1910


100.00


105.71


3.06


2.00


106.97


Albe Stephenson


1906


400.00


488.35


12.24


5.00


499.09


Mary C. Emerson


1914


120 00


126.48


3.67


5.50


.


124.74


Mary D. French


1901


200.00


229.93


6.12


4.00


231.21


Henry Holt


1914


50.00


50.00


1.52


1.52


50.00


John D. Hardy


1914


1,192.00


1,269.28


36.51


8.00


1,300.65


John Gage


1915


50.00


50.50


1.52


.50


51.52


Abram A. Ramsey


1916


200.00


201.00


10.08


3.00


208.08


Elvira Ramsey


1917 Apr. 2 1917 Apr. 2


100.00


100.00 Apr 2 500.00 Apr. 2


13.12


13.12


Library Trustees


Books for Library


500.00


Took of Mary D. French Fund


2.00


F. J. Aiken


Mowing and Clipping Arra Gould Lot


FRED J. AIKEN, CLARENCE M. GIPSON, FRED B. ATHERTON,


Trustees of Trust Funds.


FRED B. ATHERTON, Treasurer Trustees.


Amoskeag Savings Bank Manchester, N. H. Town of Greenfield


2.62


2.00


100.62


Feb. 15


.


Feb. 15


Feb. 15


Feb. 15


Apr. 1


500.00


Where Invested


Feb. 15


A


22


LIBRARY REPORT


Library Building fund in Peterbor-


ough Savings Bank


$ 33 67


Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1917


22 56


Appropriation


200 00


Sale of old magazines


8 00


Fines


9 00


$239 56


EXPENDITURES


Sawing and splitting wood and shov-


eling snow


$ 4 60


Care of lawn


5 00


Cleaning library


1 50


Books


58 06


Magazines


14 50


L. B. Hardy, wood


13 50


,Store bill


2 61


Shoveling snow


1 60


Librarian


60 00


161 37


$78 19


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE A. REYNOLDS, Treasurer.


LEVI B. HADLEY, GEORGE A. REYNOLDS, ELIJAH H. CLOVER,


TRUSTEES.


We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the several officers of the town and school districts of Greenfield, N. H., and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.


Respectfully submitted, E. C. HOPKINS, C. M. GIPSON,


· Auditors.


Feb. 12, 1918.


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THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


To the Inhabitants of the Town of Greenfield in the County of Hillsboro, in said State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs.


You are hereby notified to meet at the Town House in said Greenfield on Tuesday, the twelfth day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects:


First: To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing.


Second: To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appro- priation of the same.


Third: To hear the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Road Agent, Overseer of the Poor, School Board, Library Trustees and Auditors and take any vote relating thereto.


Fourth: To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for repair of highways and bridges.


Fifth: To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of Public Library in addi- tion to what the law requires.


Sixth: To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five dollars for the Veterans' Association for Memorial Day.


Seventh: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to hire a sum of money to pay town debts or take any action relating thereto.


Eighth: To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the extermination of the Gypsy Moths.


Ninth: To see if the town will vote to accept State aid and raise and appropriate the sum of $205.00 in addition to amount required by law for the permanent Improvement fund or take any action relating thereto.


Tenth: To see if the town will vote to accept State Aid Maintenance of State Road and raise and appropriate the sum of $320.00 or take any action relating thereto.


Eleventh: To see if the town will vote to purchase one or more snow rollers and raise and appropriate a sum of money for same or take any action relating thereto.


Twelfth: To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay interest on town debts or take any ac- tion relating thereto.


A true copy of warrant-Attest:


EDWIN F. TRUFANT, ELLSWORTH C. EMERY, FRED W. GOULD, Selectmen of Greenfield.


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LIST OF BOOKS PURCHASED 1917


The Mark of Cain


The Gun Brand


The Road to Understanding


The Border Legion


Wildfire


Cinderilla Jane


The Brown Study


Second Choice


A Voice in the Wilderness


The Yukon Trail


Blow the Man Down


Limpy


Nan of Music Mountain


Mistress Anne


The Son of His Father


The Lifted Veil


When a Man's a Man


The Light in the Clearing


Mr. Brittling Sees It Through


Bar 20


The Man Thou Gavest


Mary Gusta


Rainbow's End


Pip My Home in the Field of Honor Joan


The Hiding Places


Up the Road With Sallie


Undertow


The Dark Star


Barnabetta


Tillie


What He Least Expected


Hearts and the Cross


The Hundredth Chance


Dell


Christopher Hibbault


Bryant Seton


The Preacher of Cedar Mountains


The Heart of the Red Furs The Spirit of France


Anderson Johnston


The President's War Message


Wilson


The Man Without a Country


Hale


Letters From a French Hospital


The War and Humanity Brothers in Arms


Beck Powell


Wells Hendryx Porter


Grey Grey Cooke


Richmond Harben Lutz Raine Day Johnston Spearman Bailey Cullum King Wright Bacheller Wells Mulford Comstock Lincoln Beach Hay Huard Barr French Sterrett Norris


Chambers Martin Martin Hall Kramer


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CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT


Jackie and Petie


Gaine


Best Stories to Tell Children


Bryant


Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble


Garvis


Johnie and Billie Bushytail


Garvis


Sammie and Susie Littletail


Garvis


Mother West Winds' Animal Friends


Burgess


Mother West Winds' Children


Burgess


Mother West Winds' Why Stories


Burgess


Mother West Winds' Neighbors


Burgess


The Adventure of Poor Mrs. Quack


Burgess


Flower Children


Gordon


Bird Children


Gordon


Mother Earth's Children


Gordon


The Doll's Day


Cadby


BOOKS DONATED


Mrs. Gipson


Great Events by Famous Historians


20 Vols.


Getting Together


Ian Hay


Over the Top


Empey


Frederick Merrill


Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera


Appleton


Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle


Appleton


Tom Swift in Captivity


Appleton


This Year's Books for Boys


Appleton


The Boy Scouts of Berkshire


Eaton Ellis Quirk


Baby Elton Quarterback


Kipling Boy Stories


Kipling


Kipling Boy Stories


Kipling


The Boy Scouts at Panama Canal


Payson


The Boy Scouts at Panama Poe, Exp.


Payson


The Boy Scouts on the Range


Payson


The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam


Payson


The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds


Walton


The Motor Boys Overland


Young


The Motor Boys Afloat


Young


The Motor Boys Across the Plains


Young


The Motor Boys on the Wing


Young


The Motor Boys in Strange Waters


Young


The Motor Boys After a Fortune


Young


The Motor Boys Under the Sea


Young


Mrs. W. L. Hopkins


Charlie P. Hopkins


True Stories About Indians


Births Registered in the Town of Greenfield, N. H., for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1917


Date


Name of Child


Living or s.b.


No. of Child


Name of Father


Maiden Name of Mother


Residence of Parents


Occupation of Father


Birthplace of Father


Birthplace of Mother


May 20 June 11


Roland Frank


ML |8 |J. F. Hussey


Greenfield


Foreman Section Hand Farmer


Acton, Mass. Canada Lyndeboro


So. Acton, Mass. Francestown


June 16


Alice Irene


FL 2 Frank E. Hartshorn


July 5


Pauline Bertha Arline Edith


IF


L


3


R. W. Perham


Arvilla R. Fisk


R. R. Hand Farmer


July 31


Melvin Aylesworth


M


L


3 |Stewart E. White


ML


5 F. Wilfred Russell


Helen A. Duke


Carpenter


FL


6 F. Wilfred Russell


Helen A. Duke


Carpenter


Greenfield


Plainfield, Vt.


Oct. 9


Elsie Irene


F IL


6 John C. Russell


Annabelle Styles


Teamster


Hancock Greenfiel d


Antrim Nashua


Oct. 25


Grace Ann


L


4


Walter R. Russell 1


Rose D. Girard


Farmer


Wilton Wilton Fitchburg Greenfield


Hillsboro


F L


2 R. W. Perham


Stella Bracket Ruth A. Burnham Vona B. Whitney Arvilla R. Fisk


R. R. Hand


Worcester, Mass. Worcester, Mass.


July 5


Rosalie June


FL 2


Joseph Gordon


Helen B. Colby


Manchester


Plainfield, Vt.


Sept. 25 Sept. 25


1917


Sex


1


Marriages Registered in the Town of Greenfield, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1917.


Place & Date of Marriage


Name and Surname of Groom and Bride


Residence of each at time of Marriage


Occupation


Place of Birth of each


Names of Parents


Birthplace of Parents


Name and Residence of Person by whom Married


Francestown


Raymond W. Pcrham Greenfield


20 R. R. Clerk


Wilton


Fred W. Perham Edith M. Richardson William V. Fisk Bertha M. Ball Allie L. Harrington May Mayberry Percival W. Jones Elizabeth A. Moore John F. Savage Josephine A. Crosby


Wilton Francestown Auburndale, Mass. Clinton, Mass. Princeton, Mass. Portland, Me. Sudbury, Mass.


Rev. C. L. Hudson


May 13 Arvilla R. Fisk


Francestown


22 Housework


Worcester, Mass.


Princeton, Mass.


Greenfield


Lansford M. Harring . Sudbury, ton June 3 Marguerite P. Jones


Mass.


Sudbury, Mass.


22 At Home


Sudbury, Mass.


. Sudbury, Mass. Greenfield


Rev.Orlando M. Lord


Green field


Arthur P. Savage


Chelsea, Mass.


47 Government Clerk 46 At Home


Greenfield


Greenfield


· 'George P. Holt Mary Symonds


Nashua Greenfield Hancock


Greenfield


Sept. 20 Edith M. Holt


.


26 Bookkeeper


Francestown Rev.Orlando M. Lord


Antrim


Greenfield


00 Age


Deaths Registered in the Town of Greenfield, N. H., for the Year Ending December 31, 1917.


-


Date


Name


1917


Sex


Years


Months


Cause of Death


Name of Father


Maiden Name of Mother


Birthplace of Father


Birthplace of Mother


Apr. June


14|Addie L. Cummings


W|80| 7| 2|Exhaustion


Greenffeld Ireland


Hudson Ireland


2 Annastasia Flynn


W 82 11 15 Old Age


M M 87 24 Old Age


July


8 Cyrus W. Irish


M M 54 10 15|Ceribral Hemorrhage


MS |74|11|10|Arterio Sclerosis


Aug. Sept.


16 Henry Blanchard 4 Frank E. Bailey


MM


64 11 14


Plainfield, Vt.


Oct.


6


F


S


11 |Premature Birth


A. Clinton French


Lucinda Eaton


Mount Vernon


Antrim


26 Roxana S. Frye


F


72| 2 8 Apoplexy


Benjamin Pollard Patrick Cassion Benjamin Jaquith Cyrus Irish Robert Blanchard Benjamin F. Bailey F. W. Russell


Eliza Smith Margaret Cuddihee Fannie Holt Catharine Davis Mary E. Holt Sarah CarlI Helen A. Duke


Buckfield, Me. Lyndeboro Greenfield


Buckfield, Me. .. Greenfield


Waterbury, Me.


25


MS


3h | Premature Birth


S M or Wid


Days


13| Benjamin F. Jaquith


FRED J. AIKEN, Town Clerk


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


GREENFIELD, N. H.


FOR THE


Year Ending January 31, 1919


PRINTED IN PETERBOROUGH, N. H.


1919


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


GREENFIELD, N. H.


FOR


The Year Ending January 31, 1919


PRINTED IN PETERBOROUGH .


1919


Town Officers 1917 -- 1918


MODERATOR JOHN T. ROBERTSON


TOWN CLERK FRED J. AIKEN ·


TREASURER FRED B. BROOKS


SELECTMEN


ELLSWORTH C. EMERY EDWIN F. TRUFANT


ELIJAH H. CLOVER


ROAD AGENT WALTER R. RUSSELL


CONSTABLE ARTHUR B. HOLT


COLLECTOR OF TAXES GEORGE A. REYNOLDS


HEALTH OFFICER CLARENCE M. GIPSON to June 14, 1918 ROBERT J. BALDWIN to Jan. 31, 1919


LIBRARY TRUSTEES


GEO. A. REYNOLDS ELIJAH H. CLOVER LEVI B. HARDY


TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS CLARENCE M. GIPSON FRED B. ATHERTON


FRED J. AIKEN


TREASURER OF GREENVALE CEMETERY FRED B. BROOKS


3 AUDITORS


EDWIN C. HOPKINS CLARENCE M. GIPSON


OVERSEER OF POOR GEO. S. BURNHAM


POLICE OFFICER JOHN E. WARREN


SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECK LIST GEO. S. PEAVEY CHARLES M. MANN


GEO. D. GOULD


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CHARLES M. MANN


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND LUMBER FREDERICK MARTIN PAGE A. LOWE LEVI B. HARDY


Warrant for Town Meeting


(L. s.) THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


To the inhabitants of the Town of Greenfield, N. H., in the County of Hillsboro, in said State, qualified to vote in town affairs:


You are hereby notified to meet at the Town house in said Greenfield, N. H., on Tuesday, the eleventh day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects:


Article 1. To choose by ballot town officers for the ensuing year, including clerk, treasurer, three selectmen, overseer of the poor, and auditors.


Art. 2. To choose one or more, not exceeding three, highway agents for the ensuing year.


Art. 3. To choose all other necessary town officers for the ensuing year.


Art. 4. To hear the reports of the selectmen, treasurer, road agent, overseer of the poor, school board, library trustees and other town officers, and take any vote relating thereto.


Art. 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year.


Art. 6. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairs of highways and bridges.


Art. 7. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the Public Library in addition to what the law requires.


Art. 8. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for decorations of soldiers' and sailors' graves Memorial Day.


Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to hire a sum of money to pay town debts or take any action relating thereto.


Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to accept State Aid and raise and appropriate the sum of $216.50 in addition to the amount required by law for the permanent improvement fund or take any action relating thereto.


Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to accept State Aid Maintenance of State Road and raise and appropriate the sum of $425.00 or take any action relating thereto.


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Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to pay interest on town debts or take any action relating thereto.


Art. 13. To see what action the town will take in regard to supplying water to the fountain in the village square.


Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to buy four new street lamps, two in addition to those on Hancock Road, so called, and too, to replace lamps that are worn out or take any action relating thereto. .


Art. 15. To transact any other business which may legally come before said meeting.


Given under our hands and seal the eleventh day of Febru- ary, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and nineteen


ELLSWORTH C. EMERY, EDWIN F. TRUFANT,


Selectmen of


ELIJAH H. CLOVER, Greenfield, N. H.


A true copy of Warrant-Attest: ELLSWORTH C. EMERY, Selectmen of


EDWIN F. TRUFANT, ELIJAH H. CLOVER,


Greenfield, N. H.


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Budget of the Town of Greenfield


SUMMARY INVENTORY


Of the Town of Greenfield, N. H., April 1, 1918. No. of polls, 124. Improved and unimproved lands and buildings lcss exemptions


$311,337 00


95 Horses


13,075 00


256 Cows


16,025 00


8 Oxen


900 00


118 Other neat stock


4,975.00


99 Sheep


990 00


9 Hogs


170 00


1631 Fowls


1,292 50


31 Automobiles


9,750 00


2 Portable Mills


1,050 00


Wood and lumber


875 00


Stock in National Banks


1,200 00


Money on hand


3,188 99


Stock in trade


61,600 00


Mills and machinery


6,900 00


Taxable valuation


$433,328 49


Exemptions to soldiers


1,700 00


Total resident valuation


$291,331 26


Total non-resident valuation


143,697 23


Total valuation


$435,028 49


Tax rate on $100 00


$2 00


Tax rate on polls


2 00


Non-resident taxes assessed


$2,873 94


Resident taxes assessed


5,794 13


Poll taxes assessed


248 00


Total amount of taxes committed to collector $8,916 07


APPROPRIATIONS, 1918




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