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Paid treasurer of school district mon- cy raised by law $730 00
By vote.
300 00
Dog license money
78 20
Repair money ..
25 00
School supplies
42 81
$1,176 01
SERVICES AND EXPENSES OF SCHOOL AND TOWN OFFICERS EXCEPT SELECTMEN.
1895.
Paid Frances A Griffin for services on school board $35 00
Ella F. Hanson for services on school board .. 20 00
Thomas S. Emery for services on school board. 22 00
Thomas S. Emery for enumera- ting school children 5 00
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H. P. Wood, school district treasurer .. 6 00 II. P. Wood, Town Clerk .. ... 30 00
Samuel Richardson, Town Treas- urer. 25 00
Amherst Emery, dog constable .. 10 25
William G. Brown, District Clerk. 1 25
W. A. Haselton, Collector for 1896 75 00
W. A. Heselton, Collector for 1895 15 77
Melvin Hall, police.
281 00
Melvin A. Dalton, police 246 00
John P. Griffin, police ..
9 00
Edwin Plummer, Supervisor ...
9 00
paid for writing 5 check lists George K. Eaton, Supervisor .. 9 00
5 00
Five blank checklists .... 1 00
Frank H. Gilbert, Supervisor ..
7 50
A. D. Emery, Moderator.
6 00
H. P. Wood, expense as Town Clerk 12 10
H. P. Wood, invoice and tax book. 12 00
$842 87
REPORT OF BENJAMIN EATON,
ROAD AGENT FOR 1896.
Received of Town Treasurer
$1,300 00
Paid Benjamin Eaton, labor $129 00
Use of team 156 25
Frank P. Breed .
76 25
John H. Sprague, Jr
45 75
George Langly
36 05
George O. Bartholomew 177 50
Waldo Colman. 52 50
.
Horace Colman 21 75
Lyndon E. Emery 86 15
Marvin Proctor. 33 75
Charles Spofford .
9 00
George Abbott
75 75
George Marsh 1 50
C. H. Whittemore 3 50
S. M. McDuffee. 5 70
John N. Bartholomew 9 50
Jesse Whittemore 1 50
P. K. Wood
20 00
Frank Webster
16 00
William M. Neal 1 20
Dennis Shea 75
John Davis. 60
George G. Davis.
5 00
Thomas J. Crombie 2' 40
Moses B. Davis 2 00
Lewis Mckay
50 25
Leon Breed .
60 30
Frank C. Patten.
75
Frank Stevens.
5 15
Fletcher Brown.
14 00
Frank Hamblett.
8 00
Walter Mckinley
4 50
George K. Eaton
1 50
Nathan H. Metcalf
1 50
Burton S. MeDuffee
10 50
Henry Rivers. .
1 50
James C. Crombie
1 00
Eli Root. .
6 00
Albert E. Eaton
15 15
Dana Emery
4 50
Josiah T. Davis .
20 25
Harvey Severance. 15 00
Edward W. Eaton 8 25
Alberto E. Ballou 3 40
R. S. Hook 2 40
Daniel Davis
6 15
Harvy B. Rollins
14 25
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Albert E. Preston, blacksmith work . 4 20
James Benson, blacksmith work. 9 45 Benj. Eaton, stringers for Mead- ow bridge. 7 50
Benj. Eaton, post rails
and
spikes 1 62
Frank S. Bodwell, use of der- rick and man 13 00
Frank S. Bodwell, cement and freight .. 1 50
John Hadlock, repairs on ma- chine and express 8 90
Thomas S. Emery & Co., pow- der and tools 9 80
Hazen Sanborn, 942 ft. plank . . 16 01
Willard H. Griffin, 348 ft. plank. . . 4 06
$1,299 69
Paid Town Treasurer
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$1,300 00
BENJAMIN EATON, Road Agent.
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BREAKING OUT HIGHWAYS AND REPAIRS IN THE WINTER AND SPRING.
Paid George K. Eaton. 1 20
Harrison Preston 3 00
Josiah T. Davis 2 25
Henry Preston
3 35
Albert H. Dunwell. 2 25
Leon H. Reed.
1 65
F. P. Reid .
1 50
Arthur G. Reid
5 33
Edwin Underhill
3 63
W. S. Flanders
60
William Preston
1 57
Milton Pecker
1 57
N. D. Tilton
3 15
A. E. Ballon.
14 10
B. S. McDuffen
60
A. W. Pingree.
60
Manson M. Brickett 2 64
George B. Brickett
1 50
C. F. Whittemore.
4 95
Dennis Shea. 9 45
H. C. Sanborn
8 00
F. Patten
3 30
W. Neal.
1 50
S. Hunting
1 50
H. H. Totman
2 25
George Kling
1 00
Samuel E. Ray
2 25
Otis E. Prescott 5 10
J. B. Mckinley
4 60
Irving F. Grant.
13 52
Charles Spofford.
4 95
A. D. Emery
1 05
D. R. Ball.
4 40
E. J. Bannan, 6 38
T. J. Crombie. 2 10
Christian Rau for 1895 4 50
$131 29
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MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
1896.
Paid T. H. Tuson for town reports ... 44 80
D. H. Webster, Library by law. 43 80
Massabesic Grange, use of hall . 25 00 W. H. Griffin, use of water for fountain . 15 00
George K Eaton, attending 7 funerals. 14 00
A. D. Emery, voted for Memori- al day . 25 00
B. A. Heselton, balance for con- structing tomb. 100 00
James Benson, repairs on hearse, April, '95. 2 00
Andrew F. Fox for insurance of police station and for extra
police, July 3, 4 and 5 . . . . .. 18 00 Benjamin A. Heselton for ceme- tery 15 30
George A. Kling, supplies for police station . 7 35
A. D. Emery, supplies for police court. .
58 00
A. F. Fox, bounties on hawks. . 4 50
A. D. Emery, sundries for police court.
5 85 .
Thomas S. Emery for lettering guide board. 1 00
Forsaith Machine Co., cells for station.
286 00
Clarence W. Emery, building station. 245 00
Clarence R. Stevens, rent of land for station 10 00
A. F. Fox, taxbook and blank books. 16 76
Charles Hoitt & Co., furniture for station 17 70
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A. F. Fox. blanks, postage and stationery .
Melvin Hill, paid M. A. Dalton car fare and expenses to Bos- ton.
5 67
5 00
Melvin Hall food for tramps and prisoners, oil for station and paid for telephone ..
14 96
C. F. Whittemore, extinguishing forest fires
2 10
Horace Coleman, extinguishing forest fires
75
John Sprague. extinguishing for- est fires . .
75
Harry Severance, extinguishing forest fires 1 50
W. S. Heselton, extinguishing forest fires. . 75
George O. Bartholomew, extin guishing forest fires 1 50
Leon H. Reed, extinguishing forest fires. 75
Melvin Hall, extinguishing forest fires . 75
C. W. Emery, extinguishing for- est fires . .
75
Frank L. Stevens, extinguishing forest fires
2 00 .
Frank C Patten, extinguishing forest fires
2 00
Charlie Cochran, extinguishing forest fires.
75
Ernest Heselton, extinguishing forest fires 1 50
H. H. Totman, extinguishing forest fires .. 75
Daniel H. Webster, extinguishing forest fires. 1 50
George A. Kling, extinguishing forest fires 1 50
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10
George A. Kling, supplies for police station. 8 90
George A. Kling, sign board . and preparing hall for elec- tion . 2 00
Melvin Hall, transportation and supplies for prisoners 11 12
$1,022 31
DEPENDENT SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES.
1896.
Paid T. S. Emery & Co., for supplies furnished J. R. Preston .. 24 40
C. R. Emery for J. R. Preston. . 3 27
Mrs. A. T. Wood, house rent for J. R. Preston 12 00
J. C. Wheeler, bill for A. S. Turner 35 85
T. H. Fifield, care of A. S. Tur- ner 42 00
Dr. A. J. Pitman, attendance on A. S. Turner 52 50
Dr. A. J. Pitman, attendance on John N. Marsh. 15 75
A. F. Fox, shoes and car fare etc. for Joseph Kelly . . . . .
2 87
F. H. Prescott, coal for Mrs. Davis . 28 04
March, D. H. Webster, drawing coal 2 20
Bodwell, coal for Mrs. Davis 7 15
$226 03
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SUPPORT OF POOR.
1896.
Paid doctor's bill and other expenses for Mrs. Taylor $15 38
D. H. Webster, keeping tramps. 2 50
J. H. Sprague, keeping tramps . 4 00
S. E. Ray for A. Hamblett .. .. 10 50
$32 38
DEBTS PAID.
1896. Paid -
Nov. 4. Mary J. McDonald, note and interest . $1,155 36
1897.
Feb. 6. Mary A. Brown, interest on note to Feb. 15, '97 42 52
A. B. Heselton, interest on note to Feb. 15, '97 . 12 50
George E. Spofford, interest on note to Feb. 15, '97 68 78
Andrew F. Fox, interest on note to Feb. 15, '97. 103 18 Andrew F. Fox, interest and part of note paid . 171 89
$1,554 23
Non-resident Property sold for Taxes February, 1896. Albert Butler $3 98
Resident Property sold June, 1896.
Frank McIntire $5 26
James B. Mckinley
7 02
$16 26
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Taxes of 1895 and '96 on Non-resident Land sold the Town and Not Redeemed.
George W. Adams and others '95 tax $4 56
66 66 '96 tax 5 22
Starr Club. 2 12
$11 90
ABATEMENTS.
List of '95-
George G. Davis, gone from town ... $1 40 -
Herman F. Emery, unable to pay .... 1 40
Edward C. Goodwin, gone from town
1 40
George A. Hall,
1 40
Christopher C. Hall,
66
1 08
L. A. Robie,
. . 1 40
Nathan K. Taylor,
1 40
Currier
1 40
John P. Griffin, cow lost.
45
$11 33
List of '96-
Jeremiah Crowley, gone from town. . $1 60
Frank Crough, 1 60
Alexander Duke,
1 60
Frank Donahue,
1 60
Herman F. Emery, unable to pay,
1 60
Edward C. Goodwin, gone from town,
1 60
Joseph Heon,
1 60
Charles O'Neil, 66
6 6
1 60
Charles Jandren,
1 60
John P. Griffin, cow lost.
45
Ralph Gelanis, over tax.
1 60
William Pecker, " "
2 40
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$18 85
$58 34
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SELECTMEN'S SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
Paid Andrew F. Fox, services from Feb. 15,'96 up to and including Feb. 15, '97. 51 00 Expenses while taking invoice and meals and horse baitings furnished by S. S. Griffin . .. . 13 64 Car fare and expenses to Tilton, Exeter and to Concord twice .. 8 28
Meals and horse baiting for town offices during the year. 13 00
For use of team 22 times. 16 50
$102 42
Paid Daniel H. Webster for services from Feb. 15, '96 to Feb. 15, '97. .
38 25
Seven meals and horse baitings .. 1 75
Use of team, 35 times 26 25
$66 25
George A. Kling for services from March 12, '96 to Feb. 15, '97. . . 42 75
For dinners and horse baiting.
.
2 30
For use of team, 30 times.
22 50
$67 55
$236 22
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Town of Auburn in account with Samuel Richardson, Treasurer for 1896.
DR.
Paid-
State and county taxes $1,499 71
School and repair money and school supplies 1,176 01
Services of School and Town Officers, except Selectmen. 842 87
Road Agent.
1,300 00
Breaking out highways and repairs
131 29
Dependent soldiers and families.
226 03
Support of poor
32 38
Debts paid .
1,554 23
Land sold for taxes and abatements
58 34
Miscellaneous bills
1,022 31
Selectmen's services and expenses
236 22
Services and expenses of Auditors and ex- penses of Selectmen
9 00
Balance in treasury .
14 69
$8,103 08
Town of Auburn in account with Samuel Richardson, Treasurer.
CR.
Balance in treasury Feb. 15, 1896. . $94 54 Received.
H. P. Wood, Collector for 1893, in part .... 73 10
H. J. Cilley, Collector for 1894, in part. ... 235 00
W. A. Heselton, Collector for 1895, in part. 718 51
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W. A. Heselton, Collector for 1896, in part. 3,750 00
County for dependent soldiers 185 77
for paupers. . 13 00
Advertisement in reports 20 00
Town Clerk, dog licenses 72 00
Pool table licenses. 20 00
Cemetery lots sold.
35 00
Police Court fines and costs.
722 94
State Treasurer. railroad tax ..
49 28
6.6 saving banks tax
849 47
66
literary fund.
72 80
bounty on hawks. 4 50 .
Hazen Sanborn, for note ..
650 00
Martha T. Underhill, for note.
500 00
Benjamin Eaton, road agent
31
George K. Eaton, use of hearse
4 00
Taxes, cost and interest on property sold the Town for March 11, 1895.
3 76
Frank Prindible.
6 17
Fred Whittaker
4 78
Owner unknown .. 2 59
Sold June, 1895, J. C. Crombie.
15 56
$8,103 08
I hereby certify that the above account is correct. SAMUEL RICHARDSON, Treasurer.
We hereby certify that the above account is correct.
ANDREW F. FOX. DANIEL H. WEBSTER, GEORGE A. KLING, Selectmen of Auburn.
Forest Boat Club
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STATEMENT.
Due from A. T. Wood, collector for 1890 $ 15 31
1891
93 75
66 1892
53 98
H. P. Wood, .6 1893
289 82
H. J. Cilley,
1894
40 51
" W. A. Heselton,
1895 13 24
66 1886 1379 15
Resident taxed land sold town in 1886 10 61
Non-resident land sold town in 1895 17 50
Resident land sold town in 1895. 24 18
Non-resident land sold town in 1896.
3 98
Resident land sold town in 1896
12 28
Taxes ou land sold the town and not redeemed. 11 90
Balance in treasury
14 69
$1,980 90
The town owes the following notes :
Asa B. Heselton, interest paid to Feb. 15, '97. $200 00 George E. Spofford, interest paid to Feb. 15, '97 1,100 00
Mary A. Brown, interest paid to Feb 15, '97 .. 680 00 Andrew F. Fox, interest paid to Feb. 15, '97 .1,650 00 Andrew F. Fox, interest paid to Feb. 15, '97 and $150 of the principal . 200 00
Hazen Sanborn, note dated Nov. 4, '96 650 00
Martha T. Underhill, note dated Nov. '96 500 00
$4,980 00
Balance against the town
$2,999 10
ANDREW F. FOX, DANIEL H. WEBSTER, GEORGE A. KLING,
Selectmen of Auburn.
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Auburn, Feb. 15, 1897.
This certifies that we have this day examined the foregoing accounts of Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Library Trustees and find them correctly cast with proper vouchers for the several charges, and we recommend that the town allow the same.
GEORGE E. SPOFFORD, CLARENCE W. EMERY, EDWARD J. BANNON,
Auditors.
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF CEMETERY FUND.
On deposit in Amoskeag Savings Bank. $100 00 Amount due July, 1895 109 99
SAMUEL RICHARDSON,
'Treasurer.
REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
Auburn, N. H., Feb. 9, 1897.
1896.
DR.
Sept. 12. Paid John S. Hall, for mowing
cemetery . 5 00
Nov. 23. John E. White, for labor 2 55
Dec. 12. G. F. McCluer, for labor. 1 05 1897.
Feb. 6. B. A. Heselton, for labor 2 70
4. Expense procuring and delivering deeds .. . . . 2 00
Feb. 4. Expense making 4 deeds to A. D. Emery 2 00
$15 30
1897.
CR.
Feb. 6. By cash from Treasurer $15 30
CEMETERY LOTS SOLD.
Elmer E. French. one lot, price. $10 00
Henry C. Sanborn, one-half lot. 5 00
C. M. Wheeler, one lot. 10 00
Alfred D. Emery 10 00
$35 00 B. A. HESELTON, For Cemetery Trustees.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
L. S. ROCKINGHAM SS.
To the inhabitants in the Town of Auburn in said county qualified to vote in town affairs :
You are hereby notified to meet at Clark's Hall, so called, in said town, on Tuesday the ninth day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects :
First. To choose all necessary town officers.
Second. To see if the town will accept the Selectmen's and Town Treasurer's accounts for the year past.
Third. To raise money to defray town charges the ensuing year, and appropriate the same.
Fourth. To see what sum the town will raise in addition to that required by law for the repair of highways and appro- priate the same.
Fifth. To see what sum the town will raise to repair the wall and make other improvements in the village cemetery.
Sixth. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money sufficient to move, enlarge and repair the hearse house at the Long Meadow Cemetery .
Seventh. To see if the town will choose an agent to sell and convey such real estate as has been or may be acquired by purchase from tax collectors.
Eighth. To raise money for Memorial Day and choose an agent to expend the same.
Ninth. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Given under our hand and seal this 17th day of February, 1897.
ANDREW F. FOX, DANIEL H. WEBSTER, GEORGE A. KLING,
Selectmen of Auburn.
SCHOOL REPORT.
To the citizens of Auburn we respectfully present the follow- ing report :
The number of children between five and sixteen years of age, enumerated, 108 ; girls, 57. boys 51.
They have been instructed in six schools, by the same number of teachers, all of whom had had some experience in the work ; three having taught several years.
It has been the aim of the School Board to employ teach- ers who were best qualified for the positions they were ex- pected to fill. On the whole, we have been successful. All have tried to do good work and have labored hard for the ad- vancement of their pupils.
This year's record of our schools compares fivorably with that of the past; one school in particular has a better stand- ing than it has had for some time. Good practical teaching is what we most desire ; a few pages well learned is better than passing over many pages with but a superficial know- ledge of what they contain. It is quality not quantity that is required.
. At the commencement of the spring term an effort was made to improve the attendance. The result was very grati- fying, hardly a pupil being absent without reasonable excuse. The highest percentage for the summer term was in Bunker Hill School. The best attendance for the year was in No. 7.
There are some parents, however, that do not seem to real- ize how important it is that their children should not lose a single day from school. Every time a pupil is absent from school he loses something, and it is unfair to hold a teacher responsible for the progress of a pupil who is not regular in attendance.
We had the advantage of the previous year by the appro- priation of a larger sum of money for the support of schools. How to spend it judiciously was the important question that confronted us. A careful canvas of Nos. 1, 2 and 5 proved that it would not be justifiable to maintain three schools, there being only 16 pupils over five, and 13 over eight years of age, that would attend said schools: nine of these lived in the
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Bunker Hill section. Therefore, transportation was pro- vided for all pupils belonging to No. I to attend at Bunker Hill. Satisfactory arrangements were made for private tuition at No. 2.
The statistical table will show there was a summer term of ten weeks in each school mentioned, except No. 4, which was only nine weeks, on account of sickness of the teacher. The table will also show that a fall term of twelve weeks was taught in five schools, the village school being only eleven weeks. No. 4 school had been so reduced in number that it was not thought practicable to continue the fall term there, and suitable arrangements were made for the conveyance of pupils froui that section to No. 2, where they were instructed together, with the pupils of No. I. The school then num- bered only 13 scholars, yet it proved a very profitable term.
A winter term was taught in Nos. 1, 3, 7 and S, as most of the pupils who would attend could be accommodated at these schools. The attendance unavoidable became so small in No. S that it was thought best to close the school at the end of five. weeks ; but the term was continued three weeks longer by private tuition. We commend the interest taken in this school.
The repairs on the school houses have been the same as usual this year, although there needed to be done more than there was money to do with. The Village school house has been plastered over head and painted inside. The seats and desks have been placed in No. I. There will need to be money enough raised to buy a stove and pipe, teacher's desk and chairs.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS S. EMERY, FRANCES A. GRIFFIN, ELLA F. HANSON, School Board.
Auburn, N. H., Feb. S, 1896.
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ROLL OF HONOR.
PERFECT IN ATTENDANCE, ONE TERM.
Harry Guy Hall, Carl Emery, Charles N Griffin, George P. Griffin, Charles Proctor, Herbert Keniston, Frank Kenis- ton, Arthur Reid, Inez Haselton, Maud Preston, Margaret D. Preston, Ethel Preston, May Preston, Winnie A. Gilbert, Jennie E. Griffin, Roy L. Eaton, Fred G. Wood, Irving Wood, Myrtie Hardy, Nellie Hardy, Maud Hardy, George Hardy, Minnie Davis, George Davis, John Davis, Richard S. Davis, Ernest Preston, Albert Cilley, Edith Pingrey, Mabel Davis, Lornie Rivers, Jane Dinwoodie, Mary Kenis- ton, Ett L. McIntire, Howard Taylor, Freda Bach, Esther Ballou, Clara Ballou. Grace E. Totman.
TWO TERMS.
May Colton, Helen A. Underhill, Sadie Hardy, Edith Webster, Henry O. Prescott, John S. Prescott, Leslie Patten.
THREE TERMS.
Myrtie L. Preston, Bertie Eaton, Bernice M. Richardson, Persis A. Richardson.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER'S REPORT.
Rec'd. School money from the town,
$730 00 Vote of dist., 300 00 Dog tax, 78 20
$1, 108 20
SPRING TERM.
Paid
Cora C. Crosby, IO weeks school
$75 00
Clara C. Dickey,
9
54 00
Anna B. Davis,
IO
66
60 00
Etta R. Thompson, 10
66
55 00
Edith D. Piper,
IO
66
60 00
Clara Maxwell, IO .
55 00
Flora McDuffie, for teaching Sadie McDuffie,
10 00.
William Picker for carrying children, , 23 50
$392 50
FALL TERM.
Clara C. Dickey,
12 weeks school
$81 00
Cora C. Crosby,
II
82 50
Annie B. Davis,
I2 6:
72 00
Etta R. Thompson, 12
6:
66
72 00
Clara Maxwell,
1 2
66 66
72 00
$451 50
WINTER TERM.
Annie B. Davis,
5 weeks school
$30 00
Mary C. Emery, 2 2-5 " .6
14 40
Cora C. Crosby, 8 4-5 ..
66 00
Edith D. Piper, 7
66
42 00
Etta K. Thompson,
66
30 co
$IS2 40
WOOD AND INCIDENTAL.S.
George K. Eaton, wood, No. I school, $ 4 00
W. H. Griffin,
7 & 8 4 13 25
Leroy McDuffee,
66
66
4 1 50
H. P Wood,
5 5 00
W. A. Pingree,
66 6 6 00
A. F. Fox,
66
S
6 00
66
72 00
Edith D. Piper, 12
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Geo. P. Griffin, building fires, No. 3, 2 25
Roy L. Eaton, I & 2 3 00
George K. Eaton, banking No. I house, 1 50 L. A. Patten, cleaning No. 7 house. 2 00 Mrs. J. H. Sprague, cleaning No. 3 house, 2 00
A. G. Wood, cleaning No. 5 house,
1 50
F. A. Griffin, incidentals, 2 45
T. S. Emery, incidentals, 4 73
Bal. unexpended,
52 18 $29 62
REPAIRS.
Rec'd.
Bal. from 1896,
55 50
Vote of dis.
25 00
Old doors sold,
50
$81 00
Paid.
No. 1, Bobrick School Furniture Co. $38 10
Cash paid T. S. Emery for labor, stock and express, 12 90
No. 3, T. S. Emery for labor and stock, 25 00
76 00
Bal. unexpended $5 00
HENRY P. WOOD, School District Treasurer.
Approved,
THOMAS S EMERY, FRANCES A. GRIFFIN, ELLA F. HANSON, School Board of Auburn.
I have examined the accounts of the treasurer of the school istrict and find them correctly cast and properly vouched. EDGAR L. PRESTON. Auditor.
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COPY OF WARRANT FOR SCHOOL MEETING.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
To the inhabitants of the School District in the town of Auburn qualified to vote in district affairs :
You are hereby notified to meet at Clark's Hall, in Auburn, on Saturday, the thirteenth day of March next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to act upon the following subjects :
FIRST. To choose a Moderator for the ensuing year.
SECOND. To choose a Clerk.
THIRD. To choose a member of the School Board for three years. FOURTH. To choose a Treasurer and an Auditor for the ensuing year. FIFTH. To hear and act upon the report of any district officers.
SIXTH. To see what sum of money the district will vote to raise for the support of schools, in addition to that re- quired by law.
SEVENTH. To see what sum of money the district will vote to raise for the repair of school houses.
EIGHTH To choose any other officers or transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Given under our hands at Auburn, this thirteenth day of February, A. D., 1897.
THOMAS S. EMERY, FRANCES A. GRIFFIN, ELLA F. HANSON,
: School Board.
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STATISTICAL TABLE.
No. of School. No. of Term.
Name of Teacher.
Weeks of School.
Pupils registered.
Average Number.
Reading.
Spelling.
Penmanship.
Arithmetic.
Geography.
Grammar.
History.
Phsyiology.
Algebra.
Wages of teachers per
1 1 Annie B. Davis
8|15 12 15 15[15 15 15
2
$:24
2 2 Clara C. Dickey
12 13 13 13,13 13 10
6
13 ..
24.
3 1 Cora C. Crosby.
10 30 30
30 30
30 27
15
13
1
2
30.
3 2 Cora C. Crosby.
11 36
32 36 36 36 36 23
17
9
30.
3
3 Cora C. Crosby.
9 31
28
31 31 31 31 20
17
8
30.
4
1 Clara C. Dickey.
9 11
10
11 11
11
8
8
3
.
5 1 Annie B. Davis.
10
12
12
12.12
12 10
4
1
2
1
24.
5
2 Annie B. Davis ..
12
8
6
8:
8
8
8
7
1
· .
..
.
24.
6
1 Etta R. Thompson
10
12 12
12
12 12
8
4
6
· .
.
2
22.
6
2 Etta R. Thompson
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE GRIFFIN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
Since our report of 1896, 65 volumes have been added to to the Library in continuation of 615 where the number left off' in the catalogue; 8 of which belonged with the S. S. Griffin books, 51 were purchased with the library appropria- tion and six have been given, the donors being C. N. Plumer, Prof. F. L. Pattee and Miss Celia Eaton.
We have on file the following magazines for the year 1896: Munsey's. Cosmopolitan, Granite Monthly and The Progress of the World, subscription for the last two named being continued and McClure's for the present year.
So few called for books on Tuesdays it was deemed ad- visable to open the Library only on Saturdays during the cold weather. The average number of books including magazines issued each week for the year is 30. It is the desire of the librarian and trustees that the entire town shall be benefited by the excellent reading which the library contains.
The grounds about the building have been graded and the work of classifying and labeling articles in the rooms has been completed by Prof. W. S. Harris. Most of the furnish- ings of the old fashioned kitchen were collected and donated by S. S. Griffin ; the chairs were given by F. B Coult. The array of cooking utensils around the fireplace, also the old loom and other articles used in manufacture are of local his- toric value and afford visitors a good idea of the primitive ways of our early settlers.
Another show case has been purchased for the museum. which is completely filled.
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C. P. Wilcomb of California has augmented his dona- tions by sending another valuable collection of minerals and curios from many lands. The substantial way in which this gentleman expresses his interest in the Griffin Museum is very gratifying.
A nice collection of minerals and antique articles has been loaned by Waldo and Horace Colman. The trustees appreciate this favor and will be pleased to receive either by gift or loan, whatever of interest any one will contribute.
Auburn, Feb. 13, 1897.
W. H. GRIFFIN, DANIEL H. WEBSTER, ALFRED D. EMERY,
Trustees.
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
1 896.
CR.
Feb. 15. Cash on hand
$13 23
Received from visitors to Museum for 3 17
1895-6
Received of the town. 43 80
$60 20
1896. DR.
Sept. 24. Cash paid, express on Museum's articles from Mr. Wilcomb of San Francisco, Cal. $ 5 65
Dec. 5. Cash paid T. S. Emery for show case for Museum. 5 00
1897.
Jan. I. Cash paid for books 7 49
bills .
12 30
Cash paid F. A. Griffin as Librarian 15 00
Jan. 16. Cash paid for books. 9 85
$55 29
Balance in my hands
4 91
DANIEL H. WEBSTER,
Treasurer.
W. H. Griffin for sundries,
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BOOKS ADDED TO THE GRIFFIN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AUBURN, N. H., JAN., 1897.
616. The Wine of May
Prof. Fred L. Pattee
617. Memoir of Mrs. Judson
618. The Throne of David
619. The Wide Wide World
Rev. J. H. Ingraham Susan Warner
620. Frank Freeman's Barber Shop
621. Our Bessie
622. Daring Deeds in the Tropics
623. Wild Animals
J. Fortune Mott
624.
Stories for Young Folks
625.
Nimrod in the North
. Frederick Schwatka
626. Harris on the Pig
627. Short Studies on Great Subjects
Joseph Harris J. N. Troude
628. Youth's Golden Cycle
John Fraser, A. M. Parker Pillsbury
630.
Sargent's Standard Speaker
631. The Tents of Shem
632. Masaniello
633.
Macleod of Dare
Grant Allen Alexandre Dumas William Black יר
634. A Daughter of Heth 635. Dick's Sweetheart .
636. The Dynamiter .
637. The Pilot
638. Birds of Prey
639. A Hardy Norseman
640. Won by Waiting
641. Privateersman
642. Airy Fairy Lilian
"The Duchess"
643. A Woman's Face
Florence Warden
644. When a Man's Single
J. M. Barrie
645. Mohawks
Miss M. E. Braddon . Mrs. Alexander Mary Cecil Hay
648. For Lilias
Rosa Carey
649. The Holy War
John Bunyan
650. Stories of persons and Places in America
. Helen A. Smith
651. An American Four-in-hand in Britain
Andrew Carnegie
652. The Brittle Thread of Life
Joseph Edward, M. D.
653. Keble's Christian Year
John Keble, M. A.
654 Indian Iayls
655. Shandon Bells
. William Black
656. Traits and Stories of Irish Peasantry
657. Twenty Years After
658. The Master Passion
659. Knight-Errant
660. Donovan
661. The ( haplet of Pearls .
Charlotte M. Yonge
662. Our New Mistress
663. Thelma
Marie Corelli Mrs J. H. Riddell
664. Princess Sunshine
. William Carleton Alexander Dumas Florence Marryat Edna Lyall
646. The Wooing O't .
647. The Squire's Legacy
"The Duchess" . Robert Lewis Stevenson J. Fennimore Cooper Miss M. E. Braddon Edna Lyall .. Captain Marryat
629. Acts of the Anti-Slavery Apostles
Rev. Raymond Hall Rosy Carey
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665. The Demoniac
Walter Besant
666. Gwen Wynn
Capt. Mayne Reid
667. Ruth Erskine's Crosses Pansy
668. Stories of Scotland
. Mrs. Thomas Geldart
669. Five Mice in a Mouse Trap Laura E. Richards
670. Little Barefoot
St. Nicholas Series
671. The New King Arthur .
672. Willis' Poems.
673.
Yearbook of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1894.
674.
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675. Memoir of Isabella Graham
676. Baxter on Conversion
677. Owen on Forgiveness
678. Wesley's Sermons, Vol. I., II.
680. Principles of Agriculture Winslow
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT. VITAL STATISTICS.
Births Registered in the Town of Auburn, N. H., for the Year ending December 31, 1896.
Sex & Condition.
Date.
Name of Child (if any.)
Female.
Stillborn.
No. of Child.
1st, 2d, &c.
Mother.
Color of Parents.
Residence of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
Birthplace of Birthplace of
Father.
Mother
1996.
Jan. 9Joyal.
M
L
W
Curtis JJoval.
W
Auburn, N. H .. | Hotel Keeper .. |Canada, P. Q . Goffston, N. H.
Farmer
Auburn, N. H.
Auburn, N. H.
Mar. 30 Sanborn
F
1 Henry C. Sanborn
Julia Comfort ..... Lida M. Davis ... Benjamin D. Emery Emma J. Emery ..
April 5 Emery.
M
1
May 14 Shattuck
M
1 Lonis G. Shattuck. Alice f Heselton.
June 30 Bartholomew.
F
1 Geo. O. Bartholomew Emma F. Eaton ...
66
Farmer ..
Epsom, N. H .. Vershire, Vt ... - Mass .. .
July 17 Smith .. . 20 Melntire ..
M
F
66
.... David F. MeIntire Kittie E. Page .. ...
..
Painter ...
Boston, Mass. . Dunstable, Mass .. Campton, N. H. Auburn, N. H .
Sept. 2 Cutting ...
F
2 Henry N. Cutting .. Lillian C. George,.
66
Farmer ..
Car Coupler. .. Tilton,
Charleston, Me
Oct. 29 Jenness .
M
2 Charles S. Jenness Helen A. MeIntire
..
Dec. 22 Marsh . ...
-
1 George N. Marsh ... Lida M. Heselton.
Mason ...
Epping, Auburn, N. HI ..
Maiden Name of
Name of Father.
Male or
Living or *
Color.
1 Story A. Smith ... E vira Severance ..
Laborer
Teamster
1
Marriages Registered in the Town of Auburn, N. H., for the Year ending December 31, 1896.
Date.
Place of Marriage.
Name and Sur- name of Groom and Bride.
Residence of each at time of Marriage.
Occupation of Groom and Bride.
Place of birth of each.
Names of Parents.
Birthplace of Parents
Occupation.
Name, residence, and official station of person by whom married.
1896.
Age.
Color.
...... |Anburn, N. H. Charies C Grant. . .. Greenfield, N. II. | Farmer.
.....
[Rev. W B. Tappar Smith Auburn, N. H.
Jennie E. Benson.
Manchester, N. II. 21 "
At Home .... Bow, N. H.
Hattie F. Coffin ..... . James Benson. sarah Fox.
[Boscawen, Bow, Auburn,
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.. Housewife .. Farmer .. .. Housewife ... Farmer ... . .
Rev. T. C. Pratt, Candia, N. H.
Alice B. Abbott. .. Chester, N. H .. . . 19 .. At Home ....
Auburn, N. H .... 28 " Cooper ....
Chester, N. H .
Candia,
. Housewife ... . . Farmer ...... . Housewife .. /Farmer
R v. Wm A. Patten. Kingston, N. H.
Freemont, N. H 22 " At Home .. .
Raymond, N.H.
Raymond, . .
Housewife .
27 " Shoemaker .. Auburn, N. H .. William Preston ..
Auburn,
. Farmer .. ...
Rev. W. B. T. Smith, Auburn, N. H.
At Home .... Haverbill, Mas Nathaniel Jennings .. Emma Theker
Athol. Mass .. Charlestown Mas Nashua, N. H .... Samantha Wilmouth Lyme, ....
Farmer Housewife . Farmer
Rev. W. B. T. Smith. Auburn, N. H.
Anna B. Patten ...
IS "At Home ...
Anburn, N. H.
George S. Patten ....
Auburn,
Lneindia A. Bullard W. Fairlee, Vt ... Housekeeper
Canada.
Farmer
A. J. Lucier. Justice of the Peace, Nashna, N. H.
Nellie Marshall .. .. |
20
..
22
"Stone Mason Stanstead, P.Q.
Julia E. Moulton
Tessie M. Colton ..
17 "At Home ....
27| " Landlord. ... Boston. Mass ..
Alfred D. Emery, Justice of the Peace, Auburn, N. H.
Etta N. Lougee ....
24 " Dressmaker. Plymouth
Boston, Mass. . Frank W. Colton ... Stella Garving ... Hiram MePherson. . Lois Remley .... Henry H. Longce ... Sarah E. Arnold ...
.. .
Housework ..
Dec. 2| Anburn, N. H .... Benj.F. McPherson
Lynn, Mass. .. Gloucester, Mass Ilousewife .. Campton, N. H .. Painter Housewife ..
..
June 13 Candia, N. H ... . . Williams. Heselton Anburn, N. H .. . 23 " Carpenter ... . Auburn, N. II.
William A. Heselton Julia R. Harwood .. Chester, N. H .. Rufus Abbott.
Candia,
... Nashua,
18 Kingston, N. H. . Hazen B. Brown .. .
Ella B. Poore ..... " .24 Manchester, N.II Herbert Preston ... Auburn, N. II .... Effie V. Jennings .. Manchester, N. H. 18 Mary Wood .. July 20 Auburn, N. H ... . Fred H. Terrill .... Auburn, N. H ... . 39 " Hotel Keeper Nashua, N. H .. Caleb Terrill .
Housewife .. Shoe Manf ...
29 Nashna, N. H ... . Didace Gilibert .. ..
40
"Landlord. ... Canada, P. Q .. Peter Gilibert ..
Sophie-
.
Housewife .. Mili Hand ... Housewif ..
Delia-
66
Sept. 15 Candia, N. II ..... Ernest B. Heselton
Benjamin Heselton .. Anburn, N HI. .. Stone Mason Rev. T. C. Pratt,
. Stanstead P. Q .. Boston, Mass. . ..
Candia, N. H.
"Housework .. |Canada, P. Q .. Frank Marshall.
Aldustia Barrett Freman M. Brown .. Elizabeth MeDnffee. Rufus H. Poore .. Abbie E. Brown ..
-
Housewife .. CornageBuilder
Apr. 15 Manchester, N.H [Charles H. Grant. . Auburn, . . 11 ... . ]23|W Farmer
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Deaths Registered in the Town of Auburn, N. H., for the Year ending December 31, 1896.
Age.
Sex and Condition.
Name and Surname
Date.
of the Deceased.
Years.
Months.
Days.
Color.
Single, merr.
ied or wi'd.
Occupation.| Name of Father.
Maiden name of Mother.
Disease or Cause of Death
1896
Jan. 6 Florence M. Ballou ....
2, 7. . | Auburn, N. H.| -
W
.. At Home .... . | Albert E. Ballou. . | Phoebe Kelly .. ... Henry C. Sanborn. Lida M. Davis .. ..
Consumption Premature ..
Mar. 30 Infant Sanborn .... ..
80
· 114
Lagrippe ..
April 3 Almira Hoytt ... 28 Caroline E. Ballou .. ..
52
210 Auburn, N. H. 5. . Andover, N. H. 3,19 Lowell, Mass .
F
Robert Arundel .. .. Cenitis JJoval ... Micheal Whidden.
Julia Comfort .. ..
Cholera Infantum Heart Disease ..
*** 26 Joseph De Lafa. Joyal Ang. 27 Joshua Whidden ...... Sept. 29| Extor Rouillerd ......
70
7 .. Auburn, N. H. 25 Manchester "
M
...
M
M Farmer ..
. Horace Ronillerd .. Jennie Lemire .... James Calef. . Susan II. Weeks ..
Membraneous Croup . . Heart Disease.
Oct. 2. Charles W. Calef ..... 67 624 Auburn, N. H. M
M Firmer .. .
I hereby certify that the above returns are correct, according to the best of my knowledge and belief.
HENRY P. WOOD, Town Clerk.
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21
W
H ram McDuffee ..
Tumor .. Old age.
June 4 Thodate B. Cilley .. ...
61
.
M Housewife ... At Home.
W
... Gertie Arundel ..
3
4 5. . Lakeport , N. H M
.
F F F 375 Male or
Female.
Place of Birth.
MANCHESTER MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS.
Established In 1853.
PALMER & GARMONS
Marble, Scotch and American Granite
MONUMENTS, TABLETS
Vaults, and High Grade Cemetery Work.
ALSO SHELVES, SOAPSTONE, AND SLATE GOODS.
W. G. GARMON, C. D. PALMER, A. L. GARMON.
600 and 604 Elm St., Cor. of Granite, MANCHESTER, N. H.
D. A. SIMONS Always has a few thousand Rolls of
- ROOM PAPER
3 2, 4, 42 cents per Roll.
GILTS, 53, 7, S and 10 c. BORDERS to match.
Also a few CHAMBER SETS, Oak and Ash, From $S to $12. DINNER SETS from $5.50 to $10.00, COUCHES, $8, 10 and $12. Lounges, $3.50 to $10.
We carry a good line of Second-hand Furniture and Second- hand Carpets.
6 and / Smyth's Block,
MANCHESTER, N. H.
Come and see the Goods.
JOHN B. VARICK CO.,
JOBBERS AND RETAILERS IN
HARDWARE, IRON and STEEL
Blacksmiths' and Carriage Makers' Supplies, Agricultural Tools and Seeds, Wooden ware of all kinds,
Paints, Oils and Glass.
Bradley's IXL and Coe's Superphosphates.
COMPLETE STOCK OF
Builders' Hardware, Carpenters' and Machin- ists' Tools,
Sterling Silver, Rogers' AI 1847 Silver Plated Ware.
FINE · CUTLERY.
Sporting Goods of every description, in- cluding Shot Guns, Rifles, Revolvers and Ammunition.
Fishing Tackle, Base Ball and Lawn Tennis Goods.
Manufacturers, Jobbers, Retailers and Repairers of
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