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21 67
American Book Co.,
6 60
To Tuttle & Co.,
12 00
J. A. Davis,
99
F. E. Yeaw, order book and express,
3 68
$59 29
SUMMARY.
District No. 1,
$215 08
District No. 3,
225 05
District No. 4,
220 12
District No. 6,
315 87
District No. 8,
224 43
Repairs,
25 35
Transportation,
200 25
Tuition for advanced pupils,
104 00
Supplies,
59 29
$1,589 44
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Received of C. H. Russell for wood,
E. H. Pratt for books,
$3 50 48
$3 98
Total cost of schools, $1,585 46
F. E. YEAW, A. E. JONES,
School
J. L. BARTLETT,
Directors.
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REPORTS OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
After carefully considering the question of uniting with a group of towns to secure the services of a district superin- tendent the school directors submitted the matter to the town at the annual March meeting for an expression of opinion by an informal vote and a majority voted not to unite with other towns for that purpose.
Teachers of experience were secured for all the schools and we expected them to be very successful hoping by united effort to keep ours abreast with the schools of towns that were to have skilled supervision, but experience is a guaranty of success in teaching only as that experience has been progressive rather than following the beat of assigning lessons and hearing the pupils recite, without training and developing the mind which is the aim and end of edu- cation.
Several of the schools were visited at the beginning of the term; work was outlined and such suggestions made as seemed to be necessary.
Upon examination at the close of the term in No. 6 the advancement made by the pupils was disappointing and the discipline very lax.
In No. 1 the scholars were capable of passing a much better examination than they did if the teacher had made more effort to do the thorough work that was required and expected to make the school a success. In the other schools there was a more intelligent conception and a better appli- cation of educational principles which were helpful to the pupils, enabling them to get right ideas of the subject matter studied so that they did commendable work in the various subjects taken.
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Four scholars in the No. 4 school took the examination required for entrance to a secondary school, two of them were approved for such entrance and the papers of the others were highly commended by the county examiner.
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. JONES,
Superintendent of Schools.
Taking up the work begun by Mr. E. H. Jones, as far as observation and careful inspection might give me grounds for judging, I should pronounce the schools very good, with one exception. No. 6 showed there had been lack of discipline.
All the registers showed there had been good attendance. I find the record of attendance for the year as follows :-
No. 1 .- 1st term, number of scholars 8, average attend- ance ? 41-49; 2d term, number of scholars 8, average attendance 7 4-5; 3d term, number of scholars 8, average attendance 7 15-28; average attendance for the year 113-137.
No. 3 .- 1st term, number of scholars 20, average attend- ance 18 11-14; 2d term, number of scholars 17, average attendance 16 69-118; 3d term, number of scholars 14, average attendance 13 3-4; average attendance for the year 16 118-137.
No. 4 .- 1st term, number of scholars 18, average attend- ance 14 75-98; 2d term, number of scholars 16, average attendance 13 17-59; 3d term, number of scholars 15, average attendance 14 .9-28; average attendance for the year 13 134-137.
No. 6 .- 1st term, number of scholars 24, average attend- ance 19 3-98, 2d term, number of scholars 25, average attendance 24 1-3; 3d term, number of scholars 25. Unable
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to get the average as the school is closed for the present on account of sickness.
No. 8 .- 1st term, number of scholars 13, average attend- ance 11 5-98; 2d term, number of scholars 10, average attendance 9 3-25; 3d term, number of scholars 10. This school is in session and I cannot give the average for the winter term or for the year.
There was a change of teachers in No. 1, No. 6 and No. 8 for the fall term. No. 1 taught by myself, No. 6 by C. F. Lazelle, No. 8 by L. Atherton, and for the winter term Miss Sherman taught in No. 6, Mr. Lazelle in No. 3, Miss Howe being the only one retained in the same school for the whole year.
With one exception the schools have been satisfactory. and I think it may be said there can be more progress made in a school where the teachers are retained for the year.
There has been special effort made by the directors to provide the proper books and all other necessary supplies for each pupil, and the promptness they have shown in de- livering the same shows us they have interest in the school work.
In compliance with the law passed the eyes, ears, nose and throat of the pupils were examined and in case a derange- ment was discovered a notice of the same was sent to the parents or guardian of the pupil. The result of the test was 67 pupils examined, 25 found defective. Percentage of de- fectives 371/3 (approximate ).
In conclusion, I think if the town would vote to maintain thirty weeks of school in a year divided into three terms of ten weeks each, it would give better results for all pupils, as a term of twelve weeks seems long for the small children, and in a term of six weeks you hardly make a beginning. The parents are again urged to visit the schools, acquaint themselves with what is being done in them, cooperate with the teacher in the work, and if the directors secure and retain
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only the best of teachers, then we will have schools which will hold first rank and our money be invested where it will pay the highest premium.
Respectfully, ALICE L. JOHNSON, Superintendent.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
The legal voters of the town of Dover, Vt., qualified to vote in town meeting, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the church in Dover Center, so-called, on Tuesday, the third day of March, 1908, at 10 o'clock a.m., to act on the following propositions, viz. :--
1. To hear the reports of town officers.
2. To vote upon the question, Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?
3. To elect town officers for the ensuing year, including trustees of real and personal estate.
4. To see if the town will vote to pay their town officers for the ensuing year, and if so, how much.
5. To see if the town will vote to refund to the state the United States surplus money now held by the town.
6. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money for the support of highways in addition to the amount re- quired by law, and if so, how much.
7. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money in addition to the amount now required by law to take ad- vantage of Section 8 of No. 111 of the Acts of 1906, and if so, how much.
8. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to pay the expenses of the town for the current year, and if so, how much.
9. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for school purposes.
10. To see if the town will vote to refund to Arthur J. Wyman, a part of his tax assessed on the grand list of 1906, and paid under protest, and if so, how much.
11. To do any other legal business.
O. E. HILL, C. H. TURNER, Selectmen.
D. F. FITCH,
Dover, Vt., February 14, 1908.
WILBUR COLLECTION UNIVERSITY OF
VERMONT LIBRARY
AUDITORS' REPORT
AND
Annual Exhibit of the Finances
OF THE TOWN OF
DOVER, VERMONT
JERM
UN
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
February 10, 1909
BRATTLEBORO: PRESS OF E. L. HILDRETH & CO. 1909
AUDITORS' REPORT
The auditors of the town of Dover respectfully submit the following report. The grand list for 1908, was $2,098.90. On this list there has been assessed a tax of 170 cents on the dollar-50 cents for school, 60 cents for highway and 60 cents for town.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Town Money Received.
By cash in treasury February 10, 1908, $ 25 11
By cash of S. H. Yeaw, delinquent taxes, 15 21
By cash of F. H. Johnson, 1 35
By cash borrowed of Wilmington Savings Bank,
700 00
By cash of J. H. Kidder, justice of the peace, fine and costs in suit of State vs. W. L. Upton, 21 02
By cash of town clerk, dog fund, 51 60
By cash, W. J. Metcalf, delinquent taxes, 33. 60
By cash of treasurer and collector, 1,112 39
Total amount, $1,960 28
Payments of Town Money.
Amount paid on selectmen's orders, over- seer's orders and order of J. H. Kid- der, justice of the peace, $1,870 35
Balance in treasury February 10, 1909, 89 93
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Receipts of School Money.
By cash in treasury February 10, 1908, $1,236 15
By cash of S. H. Yeaw, delinquent tax, 12 68
By cash of F. H. Johnson, delinquent tax, 1 35
By cash of W. J. Metcalf, delinquent tax, 28 00
By cash of E. E. Ellis, rent on school lands to March 1, 1909, 20 36
By cash of T. D. Potter, rent on school lands to March 1, 1909, 4 17
By cash of John P. Sargent, rent on school land to March 1, 1909, 3 78
By check from state treasurer, state school tax, 274 04
By check from state treasurer, permanent school fund, 66 28
By check from state treasurer, reserve fund, 124 52
By check from state treasurer, reserve fund, 41 50
By check from state treasurer, rebate on trans- portation, 67 04
By check from state treasurer, rebate on tuition,
72 00
By cash of treasurer and collector on tax bill, 1908, 926 99
By cash of Oscar Drury for schoolhouse, 50.00
Total amount, $2,901 86
Payment of School Money.
Amount paid on school directors' orders, $1,944 88
Balance in treasury February 10, 1909, $956 98
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Receipts of Highway Money.
By cash in treasury February 10, 1908, $ 810 57
By cash of S. H. Yeaw, delinquent taxes, 15 21
By cash of F. H. Johnson, delinquent taxes, 1 13
By cash borrowed of Wilmington Savings Bank,
500 00
By cash borrowed of Wilmington Savings Bank,
700 00
By cash of state treasurer, highway tax, 350 16
By cash of state treasurer, permanent fund, 200 00
By cash of W. J. Metcalf, delinquent taxes, 33 60
By cash of treasurer and collector, tax 1908,
1,112 39
Total amount,
$3,723 06
Payment of Highway Money.
Paid on road commissioner's orders and note to Wilmington Savings Bank, $3,221 73
Balance in treasury February 10, 1909,
$501 33
Dog Account.
To 44 licenses,
$56 00
Town clerk's fees,
4 40
Balance, Paid for damages and examination,
$51 60
11 80
Leaving balance for dog fund,
$39 80
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Liabilities.
Outstanding orders, selectmen, $329 93
Outstanding orders, school, 92 50
Outstanding orders, highway, 229 98
Note to. Wilmington Savings Bank for high- way, 500 00
Note to Wilmington Savings Bank for high- way, borrowed June 1, 1907, 600 00
Note to Wilmington Savings Bank for town, 700 00
U. S. surplus fund due to state, 979 40
Total, $3,431 81
Resources,
Delinquent taxes, reported, $166 18
Cash in treasury, town, 89 93
Cash in treasury, school,
956 98
Cash in treasury, highway,
501 33
Due from Marlboro, tuition,
20 00
Due from Wilmington, tuition,
3 '00
$1,737 42
Amount of deficit,
$1,694,39
Orders Drawn by Selectmen.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
(). E. Hill, work on bridge, $ 1 50
W. D. Howe, bridge plank, 4 49
W. L. Upton, timber and work on bridge, 15 38
F. G. Harvey, bridge timber and plank, 59 42
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G. J. Goodell, timber for railing, 9 50
W. D. Howe, bridge plank, 7 73
D. S. Prouty, bridge plank, 17 87
M. E. Johnson, work on bridge and railing,
8 25
F. H. Johnson, work on bridge, 1 75
S. H. Yeaw, timber and work on bridge, 23 40
O. E. Hill, work on bridges and timber for dike, 13 60
F. G. Harvey, work on bridges and drawing tim- ber for dike, 21 52
Dorr Fitch, timber for dike,
46 67
W. M. Harris, spikes for dike,
14 65
Walter E. Howe, spikes for dike,
2 41
F. G. Harvey, building dike,
140 00
C. H. Bemis, work on bridge and railing,
17 71
V. H. Hescock, work on bridges, 9 00
William Titus, cutting brush in highway,
13 20
L. D. Moulton, cutting brush in highway, 1 05
Jim Brown, cutting and burning brush, 1 50
D. W. Yeaw, cutting brush in highway,
1 50
Dorr Fitch, work on covered bridge,
2 90
$435 00
Selectmen's Orders as Overseers of the Poor.
W. L. Upton, keeping tramps,
$ 1 25
EXPENSES JOE MOULTON'S FAMILY.
L. L. Howe, milk, butter and work, $5 85
Lillian Prouty, work, 5 00
Emma Roberts, washing done, 1 00
W. C. Halladay, merchandise furnished, 4 04
S. H. Yeaw, wood furnished, 3 31
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EXPENSES LYMAN DAVIDSON.
J. A. Davis, merchandise furnished, $34 37
EXPENSES OF RUFUS STANLEY AND FAMILY.
Paid North Adams Hospital for Rufus Stan- ley, $110 25
Dr. L. T. Page, professional services, 24 00
J. A. Davis, merchandise furnished, 49 40
Leon T. Bogle, rent on house to July 1, 1908, 7 00
EXPENSES MRS. OTTIGNON.
Paid P. P. White, professional services, $16 00
EXPENSES BERT .PUTNAM.
W. C. Halladay, merchandise furnished,
$1 62
EXPENSES MRS. JEFTS.
W. C. Halladay, merchandise furnished, $ 72
J. A. Davis, merchandise furnished, 10 40
W. L. Upton, keeping tramps, 3 00
$277 21
Miscellaneous Orders.
O. E. Hill, witness and mileage fees, Somerset and Dover road case, $ 2 48
(). E. Hill, cash paid for two order books, 1 00
E. L. Hildreth & Co., printing town reports, 16 85
Leon T. Bogle, express on town reports, 50
ry
C. H. Parmelee, drugs and disinfectants, 13 26
W. F. Jones, county tax, 92 14
W. F. Jones, state highway tax, 102 36
W. F. Jones, state school tax, 163 77
W. F. Jones, interest on U. S. surplus fund,
48 97
Dr. L. T. Page, professional services in the scar- let fever quarantine, 23 00
O. E. Hill, printing town meeting notice, 3 45
W. F. Jones, election printing,
12 50
W. J. Metcalf, attendance at two elections and making returns, 8 00
Henry Quinn at forest fire,
2 00
Orrin Hescock at forest fire,_ 2 00
D. C. Howe, sheep killed by dogs,
9 00
C. H. Bemis, examination of sheep killed by dogs, 2 80
C. E. Mann, disinfectants for smallpox, 70.90
C. H. Parmelee, disinfectants for smallpox, 54 60
L. J. Sylvester, land damages on road to West Dover cemetery, 25 00
F. E. Ryther, wood and work on water pipe, 1 75
O. E. Butterfield, 5/3 of expenses Somerset and Dover road case, 40 00
O. E. Butterfield, professional services, 15 50
A. E. Jones, driving hearse,
1 50
C. E. Mann, services as health officer and cash paid out, 420 38
Total, $1,133 71
Services of Town Officers.
J. J. Snow, services as ballot clerk, $ 50
L. G. Snow, services as ballot clerk, 1 00
Frank Hescock, services as lister, 23 76
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O. E. Hill, services as selectman, 16 25
Dorr Fitch, services as selectman, 20 00
C. H. Bemis, services as selectman, 7 50
C. H. Bemis, services as health officer, 5 86
H. M. Brown, services as ballot clerk, 3 00
F. H. Johnson, services as ballot clerk,
2 00
W. F. Jones, services as town clerk and cash paid, 27 50
W. F. Jones, services as trustee, treasurer and lister, 34 00
F. E. Yeaw, services as school director, 4 00
W. C. Halladay, services as civil authority, 3 00
F. E. Ryther, services as civil authority, 3 00
S. H. Yeaw, services as truant officer, 2 00
A. E. Jones, services as school director, 1 50
F. H. Johnson, services as school director, 8 75
Total, $163 62
F. E. RYTHER, L. T. BOGLE, Auditors.
S. L. HILL,
Dover, Vt., February 10, 1909.
ROAD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.
WORK ON HIGHWAYS.
Paid R. S. Bogle, $21 27
E. G. Stanley,
27 93
B. F. Butterfield,
9 68
J. K. Atwood,
13 70
G. A. Bogle,
11 66
E. J. Bartlett,
11 61
Frank Hescock,
29 94
H. M. Bartlett,
28 78
Ernest Pease,
12 45
Merrill Pease,
3 00
George Harris,
55 61
Burton Hescock,
25 80
Burlingame, Darby Co., dynamite,
22 95
Rollie Russell,
10 49
F. Ottignon,
23 86
W. E. Cannon,
13 55
E. E. Ellis,
43 59
Eddie Houghton,
5 92
Bert Stanley,
16 15
Zina Goodell,
20 37
Silas Moulton,
7 87
Mandrin May,
4 37
C. E. Rice,
13 29
A. N. Needham,
9 08
M. E. Johnson,
55 94
C. Prouty,
3 93
D. S. Prouty,
28 54
C. H. Parmalee, steel bar,
72
S. E. Barnes, freight on dynamite,
4 00
C. E. Mann,
22 00
10
Alva Canedy,
28 00
Truman Green,
82 24
Lester Moore, 5 25
Joseph Goodell,
76 67
P. Callahan,
6 12
L. B. Shippee,
74 50
Bian Shippee,
22 32
P. O. Davis,
60 68
Orrin Hescock,
7 87
Homer Harvey,
31 44
Frank Russell,
22 75
Joe McRae,
36 28
L. D. Moulton,
7 59
G. H. Adams,
14 00
G. N. Cooper,
40
J. S. Gallup, gravel,
5 00
B. B. Cooper,
3 00
Fred Goodell,
38 60
J. W. Moulton,
10 85
E. A. Ryther,
4 12
M. A. Moore,
21 02
Homer Pease,
9 18
E. L. Wilder,
16 39
Jesse Howard,
15 50
G. A. Gould,
6 12
Clark Chandler, tile,
2 00
George Dixon, order book,
50
V. L. Adams, dynamite and express,
23 00
C. Kenny,
14 87
John Worrel,
12 87
F. L. Upton,
5 25
M. H. Lyman,
7 43
Stephen Klemm,
48 50
Fred Bogle,
1 75
J. R. Snow, land damage,
8 00
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C. L. Wentworth, 15 06
C. H. Bemis, 47 34
Chris Jones, 7 00
L. J. Sylvester, lumber, 25 09
J. H. and R. T. Estabrook, 20 40
W. L. Upton, 3 32
D. W. Yeaw and son,
3 95
W. M. Harris, repairs on road machine, 9 55
F. H. Johnson, 4 02
F. H. Holland, 6 82
D. W. Burrington, 1 85
J. L. Bartlett,
8 63
James McRae,
4 81
W. H. Mann,
10 69
E. J. Grout, express on repairs for road machine, 2 30
D. F. Fitch,
13 00
Colie Lane,
3 22
C. C. Bolster,
11 11
S. H. Yeaw,
12 66
C. W. Ingram,
3 67
W. L. Yeaw,
4 19
C. L. Brown,
1 70
E. R. May,
7 30
G. W. Parker,
2 67
J. A. Davis, tools,
3 50
V. H. Hescock,
4 00
E. H. Pratt,
2 87
Work of E. J. Grout, 70 days,
140 00
Lumber furnished,
24 21
Cash paid for measuring logs,
25
Cash paid for telephoning,
1 80
Cash paid for freight,
1 11
Cash paid for fuse,
40
Cash paid John Worrel for work,
2 00
12
E. J. Grout with team, 1 00
Use of driving horse, 10 00
WORK OF MEN AND TEAMS FURNISHED BY E. J. GROUT.
Arthur Green and team,
$145 00
Charles Brown and teams,.
309 70
Eddie Houghton and team,
38 00
Burton Hescock and team,
20 00
P. O. Davis and team,
102 20
Walter Hescock and team,
141 16
Merrill Pease and team,
24 00
Total amount,
$2,501 66
Of the above amount $795.81 was expended for state road and $63.70 on outstanding bills of F. E. Johnson, as road commissioner.
E. J. GROUT,
Road Commissioner.
REPORT OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Mrs. Alice Johnson, teaching and board, 28 weeks, $210 00
Mrs. M. A. Moore, cleaning house, 2 00
A. E. Jones, cleaning house,
50
A. E. Jones, 1 cord wood,
3 50
Forest Wentworth, building fires,
3 00
- $219 00
DISTRICT No. 3.
C. F. Lazelle, teaching and board, 10 weeks, $ 75 00
Miss Winifred Sherman, teaching and board, 18 weeks,
144 00
A. E. Jones, 1 cord wood, 4 00
Lil Moore and Ola Turner, cleaning house,
2 00
Warren Lazelle, building fires, 3 00
W. C. Halladay, incidental's,
8.0
$228 80
DISTRICT No. 4.
Miss Marion Howe, teaching and board, 10 weeks,
$ 83 57
Miss Alice Whitney, teaching, 18 weeks, 126 00
S. H. Yeaw, boarding teacher, 18 weeks, 38 50
Mrs. C. J. Lazelle, cleaning house,
2 00
Earl and Faith Yeaw, cleaning house, 1 50
S. H. Yeaw, 1 cord and 30 feet wood,
4 42
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Earl Yeaw, building fires, W. C. Halladay, incidentals,
3 00
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$259 48
DISTRICT No. 6.
Miss Winnie Sherman, teaching and board, 2 weeks, $21 00
Mrs. Abbie Adams, teaching, 7 weeks, 52 50
Miss Mary Seymour, teaching, 12 weeks, 96 00
Miss Ethel Bailey, teaching, 2 weeks and 1 day, 25 60
Miss Anna Gunther, teaching, 19 days,
32 30
Mrs. William Harris, boarding teacher, 7 weeks, 18 50
Mrs. William Harris, boarding teacher, 20 days, 9 50
W. L. Upton, boarding teacher, 15 weeks and 1 day, 45 92
Mrs. T. Houghton, cleaning house,
2 00
L. T. Bogle, 7 cords wood,
10 50
F. H. Johnson, telephone service,
1 00
Cecil Davis, building fires, 9 weeks,
1 25
D. W. Burrington, building fires, 7 weeks, 1 75
$317 82
DISTRICT No. 8.
Miss Eva Upton, teaching and board, 28 weeks, $238 50
Mrs. M. H. Lyman, cleaning house, 2 00
George Bogle, 8 cords wood, 9 60
W. L. Upton, wood, 10 00
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Guy Nido, building fires and kindling, 4 00
J. A. Davis, incidentals, 2 70
$266 80
REPAIRS.
DISTRICT No. 1.
A. E. Jones, work and cash paid, $14 95
DISTRICT No. 4.
F. E. Yeaw, work and cash paid, $ 60
S. H. Yeaw, moving furniture from No. 5, 50
$1 10
DISTRICT No. 6.
O. E. Hill, work on shed, $ 3 68
Davis & Bogle, lumber for. shed, 15 00
William Harris, work on shed, 10 25
L. T. Bogle, work, lumber and horse shed,
20 57
J. A. Davis, hardware for shed, 6 31
F. H. Johnson, work and cash paid on shed, 8 50
$64 31
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DISTRICT No. 8.
F. H. Johnson, work and cash paid, William Harris, work and material, 1 00
$2 00
$3 00
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TRANSPORTATION.
E. G. Stanley to No. 8, $75 50
J. J. Snow to No. 6, 30 00
$105 50
TUITION FOR ADVANCED PUPILS.
Brattleboro High School,
$120 00
Montpelier Seminary,
10 00
Bellows Falls High School,
10 00
Wilmington High School,
20 00
$190 00
SUPPLIES.
Paid C. H. Parmelee,
$ 1 86
American Book Co.,
12 21
Ginn & Co.,
7 31
E. E. Babb & Co.,
22 80
F. E. Yeaw for order book, freight and ex- press, 4 75
$48 93
SUMMARY.
District No. 1,
$219 00
District No. 3,
228 80
District No. 4,
259 48
District No. 6,
317 82
District No. 8,
266 80
Repairs, 83 36
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Transportation,
105 50
Tuition for advanced pupils,
190 00
Supplies, 48 93
$1,719 69
Credit by 1/2 M. shingles,
$ 1 25
Due from town of Marlboro,
20 00
Due from town of Wilmington, 3 00
F. E. YEAW,
A. E. JONES,
F. H. JOHNSON,
School
Directors.
REPORT OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
I herewith present my annual report. Five schools of twenty-eight weeks each have been maintained. Nine dif- ferent teachers have been employed. Nos. 1 and 8 have been under the management of the same teacher throughout the year. Nos. 3 and 4 have had two different teachers for the year. No. 6 had two teachers for the spring term, one in the fall term, two for the winter term, the changes being unavoidable on account of illness.
All the teachers employed have had long experience, four of them holding life certificates, two first-grade cer- tificates and the others second grade. No permits have been applied for ; and I believe, as a whole, the schools have made more progress than in former years.
It was thought advisable to grade the schools, that the work might be more uniform throughout town. A meet- ing was called and all the teachers responded promptly. A course of study was laid out for each grade. There may have been miscalculations in classifying some pupils in the grades, but wherever this occurred an attempt will be made to correct this, and by the end of the spring term in June the exact standing of all pupils will be known, as an examination of all the grades should be held at that time.
At the present time we have 8 pupils in the eighth grade, none in the seventh, 16 pupils in the sixth, 17 pupils in the fifth, 10 pupils in the fourth, 7 pupils in the third, 8 pupils in the second, 8 pupils in the first grade, making 74 pupils enrolled for the winter term.
In accordance with No. 45 of Acts of the General As- sembly, the eyes, ears, nose and throat of the pupils were examined and the defects reported to the parents.
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An examination of the applicants for free tuition in secondary schools was held June 25 and 26. Eight pupils took the examination, five receiving their certificate to ad- mit them to said schools. We are paying tuition for nine pupils, five at Brattleboro, two at Wilmington, one at Bel- lows Falls and one at Montpelier Seminary.
The attendance has been good, almost all absent marks due to illness. The directors have been prompt in deliv- ering books and other necessary supplies, and the ad- vance of the pupils has not been delayed on this account.
I would respectfully recommend that the town support thirty weeks of school, and again urge the parents to visit the schools, give the teacher support and show that they are interested in the work. Let every citizen remember that "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
Respectfully yours,
ALICE L. JOHNSON,
Superintendent.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
The legal voters of the town of Dover, Vt., qualified to vote in town meeting are hereby notified and warned to meet at the church in Dover Center, so-called, on Tuesday, the second day of March, A. D. 1909, at 10 o'clock a.m., to act upon the following proposition, viz. :
1. Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?
2. To act upon the Auditors' report.
3. To choose all town officers required by law to be elected at the annual town meeting.
4. To see if the town will vote to pay their town officers for the ensuing year, and if so, how much.
5. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money for highway purposes in addition to the amount required by law, and if so, how much.
6. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money in addition to the amount now required by law, to take ad- vantage of the State Aid law, and if so, how much.
7. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to pay the expenses of the town, and if so, how much.
8. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for school purposes.
9. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
O. E. HILL, D. F. FITCH,
Selectmen. C. H. BEMIS,
Dover, Vt., February 15, 1909.
1.00 R 751
ETILBUR LIGRART University of Vemment
WILBUR COLLECTION UNIVERSITY
VERMONT
AUDITORS' REPORT
AND
Annual Exhibit of the Finances
OF THE TOWN OF
DOVER, VERMONT
FREE
ERM
UNIT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
February 10, 1910
BRATTLEBORO: PRESS OF E. L. HILDRETHI & CO. 1910
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AUDITORS' REPORT
The auditors of the town of Dover, Vt., respectfully sub- mit the following report: The grand list for 1909 was $2,051.25. On this list there has been assessed a tax of 200 cents on the dollar-50 cents for school, 50 cents for high- way, and 100 cents for town.
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