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AUDITORS' REPORT. The Auditors of the town of Northfield, in performance of their duties as such, have examined and audited the accounts presented them for such purpose, and report as follows for the year preceeding March 1st, 1859 :

SELECT MEN'S REPORT. Amount ot orders given on sundry accounts reported at the last $239 54 Annual Meeting. 268 99 Interest on deposit money, Claims settled and orders given on sundry accounts not reported at the last Annual Meeting, but due in 1856 and 1857, as follows: John Heath for plank and work in 1857, 21 79 W B Brigham for money paid in road case in 1857, 9 56 Moses Robinson, Lister, 1857, 35 00 P Belknap and Brothers, damage for laying road in 1857, 90 00 Lucinda Newton, damage by laying road in 1856, 50 00 A Hoffman for printing Report of 1857, 7 00 Samuel Smith, services as Trustee in 1857, 6 00 F A Preston, Lister, 1857, 20 25 Samuel Keith, damage to horse in 1856, 35 00 Execut:on in favor of P Belknap and others, 50 46 Execution in favor of George A Howes and wife, 112 93 EXPENDITURES OF 1858: I W Brown for money paid out for town, 15 40 Reuben Smith, for building bridge, 152 00

V H Averill, for recording, &c., V H Averill, for money paid District Clerks, I W Brown, money expended on depot bridge, Plastridge and Getty, for boards for depot bridge, D. R. Fisk, for timber for depot bridge, Wm. Balch, for work on depot bridge, Heman Carpenter, damage by laying road, D W Hadley, road damage, Joel Brown, damage by laying road, Anson Adams, for plank, David R Fisk, for plank, Amasa Persons, damage to horse and waggon, Oscar Miller, for plank and work, A D Matcalf, for measures, A Getty, for plank, P Hartley, error in tax, E C Fisk, for plank, I P Jenks, " « Oscar Miller, " Freeman Thresher, plank, Lewis Hassam, for building bridge, James Pike, for bridge iron, A Denny, for plank, Amount of orders drawn by Select Men, Amount of orders paid by Treasurer,

10 89 7 20 67 96 15 05 44 18 45 37 25 00 100 00 25 75 3 54 24 16 37 50 , 7 70 3 35 6 25 85 5 00 3 20 4 20 6 52 54 00 5 00 6 44

$1523 03 1191 73

Unpaid orders $431 30 CLAIMS AGAINST THE TOWN, Examined and Allowed, on which Orders have not been given. John Walbridge, for plank, $6 94 Reuben Strong, " " 7 16 Estate of G Briggs, •'' 1 12 Wm. Benson, " •' 4 20 S U Richmond, " " 6 97 ,A J Averill, " '« , : 5 72 O Miller, / • 5 31 Moses Robinson, services as Select Man, 37 00 D W Hadley, " " " « 30 50 F A Preston, " " « " 24 00 Geo. C Mayo, for plank and timber, 3 85 Geo. W Wardner, for plank, 23 Oliver Averill, for services as Treasurer, 00

Wm. Gold, Jr., for plank,

14 54 $155 54 $1623 03 1191 73

Amount of orders drawn by Select Men, Paid by Treasurer, Unpaid orders against the town, Unpaid claims, Due John Averill, as Overseer of Poor, Due School Fund, interest on deposit money,

431 155 705 268

30 54 72 99

$1561 55 1859. March 1

Balance in the hands of Treasurer,

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DIVISION OP SCHOOL "I A+ A JLtf3}9tmy

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No. of List. Clerks. '.No. of Seolars. l. Wm H Loomis, 17, 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Thos Averill, C S Dole, T A Miles, L N Howe, Joel Winch, Alacson Holton, Geo C Mayo, S U Richmond, A V Rawson, J P Brooks, Jr., B L Perry, Wm A Sumner, Wm G Wiley, S B Holden, Joseph Bates,

28, 47,

459,

40, 13, 52. 46, 28, 38, 33, 42, 123,

28, 27, 20,

C W Davenport, Wm S Smith, H Davis, H Barker, J H Richardson, Berlin,

9, 34, 22, 34, 60, 1,

15 28 22 28 42

06 49 04 49 45 54

1201, $859 62 We hereby certify the above to be a true division of the School Money in the treasury of the town of Northfield, on the first of March, 1858. MOSES ROBINSON, \, D. W. HADLKIT, J * te

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$565 19 Balance against the Town, All of which is respectfully submitted byI ON, 1 MOSES ROBINSON, Select Men. D. W. HADLEY, F. A. PRESTON Northfield, Feb. 22,1859.

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17 18 19 20 21

Amount of Money. $19 36 25 26 85 47 256 71 31 71 17 10 38 14 34 93 25 26 30 64 27 95 32 78 76 28 25 26 24 73 20 97

REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER,. Town of Northfield in account with Oliver Averill, Treasurer. 1858. March 2. Balance in treasury, June 9. By J H Orcutt's receipt, for Town Tax, Aug. 16. By Cash of Jones, Liquor Agent, " John Sears, License fees, Oct. 5. " Roys Jones, fine, Dec. 4. 1859. Jan. 19. By Cash of Elijah Smith, fines, " Roys Jones, Liquor, Feb. 9. Amount paid on orders, Balance in hands of Treasurer, March 1st.,

Dr. $ 607 65 2504 48 119 07 13 00 5 00 5 00 11 16 $3265 36 2269 00 996 36

Feb. 22. Ministerial money in hands of Treasurer, $86 71 March 1. School money in the treasury, to be divided, $914 13 We have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find the above to be correct. G. M. FISK, ) . -r-. •»«• x A. D. METCALF, $ Northfield, March 1st, 1859.

KEPOKT OF OVERSEER OF POOS, FOE YEAR ENDING MARCH I, 1859.

Town of Northfield in account with John Averill, Overseer of Poor, Dr. to the support of the following persons: Mrs Knapp, $45 00 Two Grant children, 47 86 E Naylor's family, 21 75 Mr Duke & wife, 60 00 Two Shipman girls, 110 92 Mrs Agan & children, 3 30 Philander C Brown, 5 uu 00 Francis Yattah & family, 50 58 Mrs Duffany & children, 53 62 Mrs Phatan & children, 29 62 Mrs Oneil & child, 30 04 James Freeman, 2 00 Harriet Slack, 76 00 Smith & family, french, 5 11 Mrs Carny, 4 65 G Harlow &. family, 30 37 John Marcott, 1 67 Mrs Duggan & five children, 35 66

Mrs Buzzell & family, 104 85 Mrs Jacobs, french woman, 2 10 John Mai-tin, 43 94 John Minor, 3 84 Mr Bane, 10 29 Mrs Goff, 109 00 Mrs Stratton, 65 00 Mrs Harrington & child, 23 17 Geo Annis, 23 00 Paid Williamstown for B N Alden, 00 Mrs Strong, 00 Mr Bubo
$616^15 Doctor's bill for doctoring Poor, Interest on hundred dollars for one year, Services as Overseer in town, and out thirty-six days,

441 20 616 15 $1057 35

25 00 6 00 54 00

Expenses of Poor, Cr. by Cash and orders,

1142 34 436 62

Due Overseer of the Poor,

$705 72

JOHN AVERILL, Overseer of Poor. Settled with John Averill, Overseer of the Poor, and find due him seven hundred and five dollars and seventy-two cents. G. M. FISK, A. D. METCAI.JF,

ABSTRACT OF FINES AND COSTS, In the following named Cases, before Roys Jones, Justice of the Peace : State vs. Edwin Porter, April 20, 1858—Appealed—For selling liquor. Fine, $480 00 25 50 Costs, State' vs. Edwin Porter, April 19,1858—Search and seizure of liquor. $8,28 Liquor forfeited and destroyed. Costs, State vs. Wm Quimby, April 19, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor 8,28 forfeited and destroyed. Costs, 40,00 State vs John W. Mills, April 19, 1853—For selling liquor. Fine 7,44 Costs, llec'd of A. R. Morrill in this case $10, mittimus in the hands o! J. C. C. Winch. 210 00 State vs Wm. Quimby, April 17, 1858—For selling liquor. Fine, 16 72 Costs, (Appealed.) State vs. Charles Carter, April 19, 1858—Search and seizure. Costs, 20 00 State vs. Joseph Dumos, April 19, 1858—For selling liquor. Fine, 6 57 Costs, Paid to the Court by Respondent, $18 00, mittimus in the hands of J. C. C. Winch. State vs. Andrew Roulston. AprillO 1858—For selling liquor. Fine, 10 00 7 91 Costs, 17 91 Paid to the Court. State vs. Rufus Woodbury, May 1, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor $8 28 forfeited and destroyed. Costs, State vs. Moses Hackett, April 24, 1858—Search and seizure, 8 28 liquor forfeited and destroyed. Costs, 80 00 State vs. John Coffron, May 3, 1858—For selling liquor. Fine8 63 Costs, Three months imprisonment, mittimus in the hands of J. C. C. Winch. State vs. Patrick Cronorn, May 3, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor forfeited and destroyed. Costs, State vs. Daniel Sullivan, May 3, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor forfeited and destroyed. Costs, State vs. E. A. Dwine, May 20, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor 8 38 forfeited and destroyed. Costs, 5 00 State vs. Robart Patton, May 24,1858—For being intoxicated. Fine, 5 93 Costs, 10 93 Mittimus in hands of J. C. C. Winch; State vs, Thomas Kelley, May 26, 1858—For bringing liquor into the 40 00 State. Fine, 7 19 Costs,. Mittimus in the hands of J. C, C. Wir.ch,

State vs. Barnard Donald, June 25,1858—Assault and battety. Pine, Costa paid to the Court. Costs,

5 00 5 33

Costs paid by the Court, State vs. Andrew Eoulston, April 19, 1858—Search and seizure no liquor found. Costs, State vs. Michael Poland, April 19, 1858—Search and seizure no liquor found- Costs, " State vs. Ed Gorman, April 19, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor forfeited and destroyed. Costs, State vs. Evans $f Howe, April 19, 1858—Search and seizure no liquor lound. Costs. State vs. George Nichols, April 19,1858—Search and seizure no liquor found. Costs, State vs, unknown person, April 21, 1858—Search and seizure, liquor advertised, forfeited and destroyed. Costs, State vs. Bartholomew Carrigon, April 26, 1858—For being intoxicated. Fine, Costs, Paid to the Court, $7 00.

10 33

Mittimus in the hands of J. H. Orcutt. State vs. N. L. Porter, .April 28, 1858—Search and seizure no liquor found. Costs, State vs. Francis Yatter, May 1,1858—Search and seizure no liquor found. Costs, * State vs. Francis Yatter, May 1,1853— For selling liquor. Fine, Costs, " Mittimus in the hands of J. C. C. Winch. State vs. Jonatham Ellis, June 21, 1858—Assault and battery. Fine, Costs, (Appealed.) " State vs. James Dohony, Nov.^2, 1858—For being intoxicated. Fine, Costs, Paid by Respondent to J. C. C. Winch. State vs. Lyman Heath, Nov. 2, 1858—For being intoxicated. Fine, Costs, Paid to the Court, $8 35. Mittimus in the hands of J. C. C.^Winch. State vs. James Dohony, Nov. 3, 1858—For being intoxicated. Fine, Costs,

1 94 i 94 .

8 28 1 94 1 94 8 28 5 oo 7 49 12 49 1 94 i 94 1 & 00 8 57 5 00 17 49 5 00 7 46

5 00 7 54 12 59 5 00 7 59 12 59

aid by Respondent to J- C, C. Winch,

In the foregoing cases for violation of the liquor laws of the Stat« I have received as follows, viz. : State vs. J. VV. Mills, by A. R. Morrill, 10 00 Joseph Dumos, 18 00 Andrew Roulston, . 17 91 B. (7arrigon, 7 00 Lymun Heath, 8 35 $61 26 Fine of B. Doland paid into Town Treasury by the Court. Also in the foregoing 3ases for violation of liquor law the Court allowed C. H. Joyce as Attorney for the sum of $67 00, and paid to him the above sum, $61 26, leaving i balance now duo him of 5 74. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true abstract of all the fines and"penalties imposed by me during the past year. ROYS JONES, Justice of the Peace. Northfield, Dec. 1, 1858.

The above abstract of fines and costs is the only one returned by the Justices of the Peace for the past year. The orders for the above bills of costs except as above reported, are now outstanding against the town and unpaid.