THE A N N U A L

REPORT

OF THE -

TOWN OFFICBRS, OF THE

FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 19, 1892.

Grand List of the Town, $10,609.94.

NORTHFIELD,

VT.:

C. N. WHITMARSH, STEAM PRINTER. 1892.

SELECTMEN'S1 REPORT. The following is a schedule of orders drawn by the Selectmen for the year ending February 19, 1892.

No. : 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 !! 12 13 14 15 :6 17 18 19 20 2s 22 23 24 25 26 37 28 29 30

Edwin S Stebbins, services as selectman. $7424 Wm W Holden, 3895 W E Dunsmoor, 34 So ;oo 10 Geo H Fisher, " lister, W W Frost, So 52 78 oo I A Holton, overseer of poor, Wm M Davis, " 8438 (i it 8 90 " " " on highway, 450 Wm W Holden, as town clerk, J K Egerton, 31 21 on check list, Chas H Button, 3 75 Wm M Davis, " on abating board, 450 T B R Hildreth, 4 BO W J Plastridge, 3 oo Martin Cobleigh, " " 4 So E A Loorais, 3 oo 3 oo C A Tracy, " " " Chauncey Denny, " " " 3 75 20 oo C 6 Richmond, services as town treasurer, H R Brown, " " auditor, 900 J H Orcutt, 10 50 Edwin R Dunsmoor, breaking roads, 733 .C J Heath, snowing bridge, 40 Seth H u n t , damage to car by E Dunsmoor, 3 oo ? 30 Luther Wakefield, use of water trough, Geo Waterman, " . " 3 OO C X Whitmarsh, printing town reports, 25 7; Isaac Kathan, shoveling snow, 5 26 18 20 C W Steele, takfng Edwin Dunsmoor to asylum 28 oo J K Egerton, books,

31 H R Brown, Int. on U S deposit fund, 34263 32 E S Stebbins,probate bill, etc. in Dnnsmoor case, 866 33 Deveraux & Meserve, i bbl. alcohol, 108 oo 34 Berlin Iron Bridge Co., guide boards, 10 00 35 Geo Corbea, shoveling snow, 36 C S Richmond, state school tax, 1364 52 37 J K Egerton, town clerk under school law of'88, 38 O F Blodgett, shoveling snow, 2 50 39 William Tilden, rent of concert hall, 30 oo 40 Moses King, shoveling snow, - 8 38 41 E A Loomis, " " 2 OO 42 K N Briggs, land in cemetery at center, 75 oo 43 Mike O'Grady, labor on highway, 23 62 44 Joseph Baker, " 26 93 45 F VV Chase, 2 26 46 A H Brown, error in taxes, 8 Jp Ti<3 47 A J Hut;hinson, labor oa highway, 3 75 48 C S Holton, 1547 49 Ferdinand Hassam," 3 40 50 Henry F Field, state school tax, 564 47 51 " " redistribution U. S. deposit fund, 420 99 52 H R Brown, Int. on amt. called for by state treas. in the redistribution of deposit fund, . 6 32 53 Hiram Atkins, highway tax books, 1 30 54 Frank Bacon, labor on highway, 2 !2 55 Luther B Johnson, coasting and listers notices, 2 OO 56 F W Chase, labor on highway, 3 90 57 W J Fisk, land damage, IOO 00 58 Bridget M Sullivan, Int. on order No 73 of 1883, IO 28 59 J L Moseley, for memorial day, 25 co 60 E W Colby, blacksmith bill, 10 47 61 Wm McAuliffe, labor on highway, r 50 62 Joseph Denny, 13 oo 63 David Boardman, " 6 30 64 W J Plastridge, 17 57 65 Harris Burnham, plank in 1891, 9 55 66 Frank Barney,, extra care W Warriner and wife, 25 oo 67 G R Andrews, plank and labor, 21 46

187

Harvey Cutler, snow roller, Geo W Reed, county tax due June i, 1891, M B Rumrill, labor on highway, Wilbur Brown, plank £.nd lumber, Lavina Dyke, timber for bridge, David Boardman, " " Clark Simons, labor on highway, David Denny, " " George Denny, " 77 Devereaux &. Meserve, whiskey, cherry rum, 78 Julia A Durkee, land damage, 79 Fred Parker, money to arbitrators in road case, So Maurice Agin, Int. on order No. 109 of 1885, 81 F P Houston, plank for highways, 82 Northfleld Savings Bank, bal. of Int. due Sept. I, 33 Luther Wakefield, over work on highway,84 Fred Blake, damage on highway, S5 J C Rice, part payment for abutments, " labor on highway, 86 " 87 Geo Gonyo, fare of self, scm to Hartford asylum, 88 Devereaux & Meserve, 2 bbls. alcohol, 89 Leonard Pearsons, labor, bridge abutments, " " 90 Augustus Boardman, 91 W E Dnnsmoor, labor on highway, 92 E E Thompson, printing on inventory list, 93 C N Whitmarsh, " notices, tax receipts eta, 94 J C Rice, part payt. en Wall st. bridge, 95 J K Egerton, plank and time with listers, 96 C S Stafford, labor on Crawford bridge, 97 Abigail Grow, Int. on order No. 70 of iSSo, 98 Geo Waterman, six days drawing stone, 99 P D Bradford, extra insurance on account of liquor agency, 100 O S Cook, labor on Crawford bridge, I O I A C Chase, repairs on hearse sled, 102 L B Johnson, town treas. notices, 103 E L Monroe St Co., i bbl. rum, 104 Fred Miller, labor on the Barker road, 68 69 70 7* 72 73 74 75 76

45 oo 85 08 458 12 86 5 25 5 oo 440 : 25 473 30450 40 17 5 50 30 O&

28 84 IS703 4 60 3 oo

too oo 9 oo IS'SO

213 88 18 27 7 oo 2 24

150

775 600 oo 129 96 1400

2548 18 oo

6 oo 1700 475 i oo IO2 50

9 oo

IO5 C H Dutton, building culvert at Gouldsville, 77 58 JOD J K Egerton, insurance on town farm buildings, 8 45 107 Patrick McNamara, labor on highway, 5 18 108 Chas Kathan, " 15 26 109 Henry F Field, state treas., one-half state tax, 954 89 HO J C Rice, bal. due for building bridge, 150 oo i j i Devereaux & Meserve, whiskey and alcohol, 376 40 112 Geo Tillotson, iron for covering sides bridge, 42 37 113 Fred Parker, labor done on Crawford bridge, 89 3,0 114 Horace Mehuron, labor and timber for highway, J I 5 G R Andrews, lumber for bridges, 200 co 116 J P Brooks, services as dog constable, ;i *•> 117 Arthur E Buck, damage to horse on bridge, 22 50 118 H P Churchill, sheep killed by dogs, 12 OO 119 A K Rice, 8 oo 120 R W Clark, " ' " 4 CO 121 J C Rice, lumber and extra labor on highway, 61 27 122 Wm Bean, painting hearse sleds, 4 ro 123 G R Andrews, lumber for highways and bridges, 3067 124 Geo Day, labor on highway, 6 74 «?. 7* 125 G H Fisher, exemption excelsior mil! tax, 126 Devereaux & Meserve, i bbl. alcohol, 10848 127 John G Hopkins, plank for highway, 6 01 128 John Duggan, timber and labor for bridge, 14 63 129 Charles Holton, labor on highway, 1710 130 H L Kenyon, desk for town clerk's office, 5 25 131 W H Morris, driving hearse, 74 oo 132 H M Cutler, repairing scraper and snow roller, 5 oo 133 C N Whitmarsh, notices and warning, 3 75 '34 Geo Nicb/'ls, freight and express on school books, 9 96 135 Sarah T Cushman, abatement of taxes, 75 136 G H Fisher, " " 74 28 137 " collecting $862.19 and tax receipts, 2836 138 \Vilson Tyler, labor on highway, 17 79 139 Wm Line, abatement on taxes, I 12 140 Carlos Miller, abatement on taxes, 2 25 141 Oscar O Miller, gravel, . 2 oo 142 Peter Gilbert, tabor on highway in 1890, 5 oo

C H Dutton, labor on culvert, bridge and money 31 54 paid out, 10 36 A E Denny, spikes and bolts for bridges, 144 41 29 145 Frank P Houston, plank and labor on highway, 28-50 Frank Plumley, legal advice and services, 146 J954 H7 Gee F Glidden, plank, 653 Geo F Glidden, " for bridges, 148 299 Geo K Edwards, labor on highway, 149 4^5 A F Andrews, lighting covered bridge, !S0 660 F W Chase, damage to plow, plank, spikes etc., ISI 15000 152 S H Kent, salary as liquor agent, 25 J 3 " freight, cartage and insurance, ; 153 888 C C Brill, drain pipe, ' 154 2 So LB Johnson, tax collectors notices and warning, ISS 1 10 I 5 6 C A Edgerton, abatement of taxes, 990 C S Richmond error list, of Dan Guild, 157 " rebate 4 per cent $5951.52 collected, 19806 :58 6853 " collecting 4753.02 and 420 names, 159 2 SO Newell H Byam, labor on highway, 160 3 SO 161 Dutton & Richmond, spikes for iron bridge, 18094 162 Northneld Savings Bank, bal, int. to March I, 4 50 163 Fred Miller, labor on highway, 6 oo 164 Asa Howe, surveyor, 40 oo' 165 H N Brings, land damage by Wall St. bridge, 7753 7<5 166 Northfield Savings Bank, money loaned March :, 143

$1717798 INVOICE

OF

TOWN

FARM

Value of fa.trn, appraisal Feb. 189.2 Household furniture, Produce and provisions, Stock, Farming utensils, Sugar utensils, Wood,

A\D PROPERTY, $1200 oo 149 7* 23495 119 So 18578 5995 148 75 $209$ 64

LIQUOR AGENCY ACCOUNT. OVERSEER'S ACCOUNT.

S. H. KENT, AGENT. 1891. Feb. 11 Amount of liquor on hand, $443 59 Barrels, kegs, measures, etc., 18 50 Amount of liquors added to stock, 1218 76 Freight, cartage, and insurance, 23 13 Agent's salary, 1892. Feb. 1 1 Amount of liquor on hand, Barrels, kegs, measures, etc., Amount of liquors and barrels sold during the year,

$S34Sj 21 85 J373 07

Net gain to town,

FRED PARKER, R. W. CLARK, C. H. BUTTON,

Orders drawn by the overseer of the poor for the year ending Feb. 15, 1892. No. Date. On what account 1 Mar.. 9, Wm. M. Davis, transient, 7 45 2 17, Frank Barney, Warriner, 1300 318, Jerome Dennison, cow, 2000 4 20, A. K. Rice, E. M. Silsby, 3 50

$1929 75

$73 77 Selectmen.

Northfield, Vt, Feb. n „ 1892

TOWN AGENTS REPORT. Your town Agent would respectfully report that by the direction of the Selectmen suit was commenced against the town of Wiiliamstown for the support of Edwin Thomas and is now waiting trial. No other suits are pending for or against the Town. James Morse, Town Agent. Northfield Vt., Feb. 19, 1892.

5 " John Legier, Mrs. Hayden, 5 62 6 " A. A. Wilson, Harvey, 9 oo 7 23, Eugene Carpenter, supplies, 32 18 8 23, H. N. Briggs, Geo. Arniden, S 50 9 26, Richard Siisby, Judith Houston, 5 oo 10 28, L. H. Keith, transient, I 25 11 31, R. W. Clark, repairs, S 50 12 " J. L. Abbott, casket, 17 oo 13 April i, Luther Wakefield, Oa's child, 8 40 14 4, Geo. H, Denny, repairs, , 25 15 15 4, Stephen Hogan, Mrs. Hogan, 4 oo 16 6, John W. Raymore, digging grave, 3 50 17 " Ann Persons, , 3 oo 18 9, Joseph Baker, Hodgden, 4 SO 19 I I , E. H. Thayer, refunded, , 12 oo 20 v "' Edson Willey, Hunt, • l 50 21 15, Freeman Reed, Mrs. Latham, 10 oo 22 " Frank Relation, refunded, 5 OO 23 iS, E. E. Thompson, printing book, 2 oo 24 24, Orrin Kimbail, 3 cows, 73 oo 25 27, Michael Sullivan, James, 6 oo 26 May 2, Stephen Hogan, Mrs. Hogan, 4 oo 27 8, L. B. Poor, Warriner, 50 OO 28 12, F. M. Dole, cow, 25 oo .29 13, Mrs. James Burke, 2 50 30 15, Joel Simonds, hay, 6 oo 31 18, W. C. Plastridge, E. M. Silsby, • '200 32 " H. S. Thresher, ashes, 30 oo 33 27, Levi Kathan, repairs, . 2 50

34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 • 70 71

3°» Stephen Hogan, Mrs. Hogan, June 4, Mrs. James Burke. 6, Freeman Reed, Mrs. Latham, " Carl Miller, i pig, 5, A. F. Andrews, Edwin ThornaS; 9, Henry Clough, cow, 13, E. W. Rich, Mother, " Joseph Hamilton, funeral, 15, Eugene Carpenter, supplies, " Ellen Goggin 18, C. E. Reed, George Montgomery, 15, Mike Sullivan, James, 27, Stephen Hogan, Mrs. Hogan, July 6, George Day, 2 pigs, 9, Ann Persons, I I , F. J. Houston, Mrs. Burke, 27, Mike Sullivan, James, 29, Ellen Goggin Aug. I, Freeman Reed, Mrs. Latham, 3, Mrs. H. Spading. Lizzie, 24, Ai M. Reed, Hodgden, 22, Frank Severance, Judith Houston, Sept. 5, E. Huntley, paint and paper, 3, Mrs. John Mee, Mrs. Hogan, 8, Ann Persons, 15, Mike Sullivan, James, 20, A. F. Andrews, E. Thomas, 22, Mrs. Mary Mee, Mrs Hogan, " Ellen Goggin, 26, Freeman Reed, Mrs. Latham, 28, Horace Briggs, digging grave, 28, Joseph Hamilton, funeral, " Ellen Donohue, Oct. 3, J. L. Abbott, casket, Hodgdon, " " " " Renslow, « < « « . . « F j nR| " Cross Bros, ashes, 8, John'Graves,

4 oo IO OO

10 oo i 75 21 46

28 oo I OO 2 OO 4931

4 oo 1075 7 oo 4 oo 3 oo .5 oo 1908 6 oo 4 oo IO OO

26 oo 3 oo 3400 9 66 8 oo

5 oo 7 oo 44 83

25 oo 4 OO 10 00 2 OO 2 OO 2 OO

H 75 T 5 •» e* M *5 13 50

5 oo 5 oo

jtf E. Williams, Wood for E. Silsby, . I 70 72 Ed White, digging grave, . 2 OO 15. 73 C. E. Reed, Geo. Amiden, J 50 19, 74 ' 39 oo 20, Mrs. H. Spalding, Lizzie, 75 Ellen Goggin, 4 Oo 76 H. C. Bagiey, Smith family, • ;i oo 29, 77 ti T. Slade, mea! for farm, rent for-Hodgden, 4000 78 IO oo " John Graves, 79 J. H. Winch, on acct., IO oo 80 3'. 7 OO 81 Nov. 3, Mike Sullivan, James, fJ

u2

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 oo yy

IOC 10! I O2

4*§ 104 105 I Ov/

107 1 08

Ovline LeClair, 3 65 Mrs. James Burke, • 2 oo 7. 500012, W. A. Blake, Annel, 3 SB14, J. L, Moseley, Hunt, - " Mrs. Jas. Burke, Kennedy, 3 oo 17. Freeman Reed, Latham, IO oo 2!, . -1050 II, A. E. Kennedy, Kennedy, Julia Harrington, Arnrncl, 6 25 21, Ellen Goggin, • 4 oo 23, i! A. E. Kennedy, Kennedy, • 3 OO " ' ' . l CO 24, Alma Simpson, 4 Oo 35, Dennis Holland, 2 pigs, , . ?s Richard Kennedy, 2 oo - ' 4 OO 26, Mrs, Tames Burke, Kennedy, '' I 28 27, Df A1. Boardman, work, . 8 50 Dec. : A. , E.Kennedy, Kennedy, ' 3 oo 2, Richard SiNby, J u d i t h Houston, Mrs. Katie Be'l'./Mrs. N. Blood, . 5 CO 3., " Eva Charon, Kennedy, 5700 "• 4 OO 7. " James Burke, J. F. Winslow, threshing, 6 24 " 17 oo 8, K K'. Jones & Son, Hodgden, H. S, Thresher, Amrnel, * I 67 . • i 50 12, Jos. Bennett, Kennedy, John Graves, «• . 8 oo I4> A. F. Andrews, E. Thomas, 33 57 2 42 17. L. L, Montana, bread, T T 4

J

J

109

no in 112

113 114 US Il6

i.i? 118 119 I2n rC'l-jit IB 'y3. 121 Jaa. 122 123 124 125 120 127

128

129 130 131

133 133

J42 143

144 US

i1, L. H. Keith, Kennedy,

3 oo 27 50 18 40 I oo I oo 3 23 13 oo 2 oo to 50 85 500 8 oo

2 oo F. J. Houston, Mrs. Burke, 5 50 2, 7 83 2 Geo. H. Fisher, taxes on farm, 4 oo 4 Ellen Goggin, i> 75 oo 7 Dr. J. H. Winch, on acct., Joe Atumel, Kennedy. 3 oo Bragg & Hatch, " and Battles, • 1848 Ferd Hassam, beef for farm, 7 25 II, 2 50 11 Katie Bell, Kennedy, S 37. Mrs. John Willey, Kennedy, Richard Silsby, Judith Houston, 200 I, S. L. Thompson, E. Thomas, 25 50 i, 4, 12 86 4. Stebbins & Jones, goods, 6, Frank Severance, Judith Houston, 6, 32 oo Sherman Kimball, for Ammel, 1300 8, John Graves, 8, " 4 oo

146 1^7 148 150 151 152 153 J54 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 .163 164 165 166 . 167 168 .169 37O

!

11 . Lizzie Spalding, Freeman Reed, Latham, IO, E K. Jones & San, goods for farm, 11, D. A. Farnham, school tax, Ellen Goggin, Joseph Hamilton, funeral, Chas. Savage, Kennedy, 12, J. B. Johnston, " Geo. W. Tillotson, for farm, Geo. Nichols, goods, Dr. D. Johnson, services, 13, Dutton & Richmond, goods, Dr. J. H. Winch, service3, H. W. Buzzell, blacksmith, S6, Chas. M. Davis, goods for farm, Chas. Ordway, Mrs. W. Blood, J6, A. E. Denny, goods, Dr. E. Porter, services, Agnes Willey, Kennedy, Bragg & Hatch, " A. F. Andrews, E. Thomaa, Dr. W. B. Mayo, services, Eugene Carpenter, " " supplies, 37, N. W. Cady, tubs,

JF*b.

6 oo S oo

8043

480 400 2 OO 2 OO 2 60 768

21 35

36IS 2377

»7 7S 8 55

S973

t 80 8091 425 i So T4S 42 29 7950

MS «> • 5 S3 $346903

ts

134 13$ 136 137 138

139 140 141

10 18, Frank Relation, Kennedy, 13 Marshal Smith, " ' Mrs. John Jerome, " Joe Ammel " Mrs. E. S. Renslow, » 21 Mrs. Katie Bell, Blood, Mrs. H Spalding, Lizzie, E. B. Battles, Kennedy, 24 24, Frank Relation, " E. D. Williams, Ellen Donohue, Joe Ammel, Kennedy, 29; 29 Mike Sullivan, James,

The .overseer classifies his diabursemeats: Mrs. John Hogan, " Ellen Donohue, '• Ann Smith and family, J. D. Hodgden, S. W. Renslow, Joseph Ammel, Mrs. James Burke, Washington Warriner and wife,

5300 3 39' I I 00

66 24 35.31 134 8-1 4307 113 oo

Geo. Montgomery. Richard Kennedy, Ellen Goggin, John Graves, Ann Persons, Mrs. Orrin Latham, Harvey Wilson, Ovline LeGair, Lizzie Spalding, Oa Wakefield'a child, Geo. Amiden, Mrs. Hayden, James Sullivan, E. B. Battles, W, Hunt, Judith Houston, E. M. Silsby, Ebcn Sanders, David Finn, Edwin Thomas, Mrs. Win. Blood, " Sard Davis, Frank Page, Transient to March 25, 'gi, Phosphate and ashes, Stocky Labor, Printing, Money afterwards refunded. Other farm expenses,

1 6 70 342 79 28 oo 37 °° 1 5 co

6-. co 9 °° 3 &5 S.:,, co 940

$87 68 .37 75

25 17 27 15 14 70 3797 3 20 43 J ? 26 6 =

393

If, 20 12 52

42 ;o 43 27 1/03 85 90 .-7 95 17 61 17 5^ 172 4c 52 36

3 75

Items refunded.

Cow, Received from effects of Frank Barney, " J. D. Hodgden, The overseer refunds temporary advance,

20 oo 15 oo 13 95 17 oo. 91

There is due from Slack Eros., S 94 26 oo " for butter, , E. H. THAYER, Overseer of the poor.

5 co 700 65 OE;

169 1 6 361 =4 2 OO

17 oo 349 '^ 4

Deduct produce, etc., credited in bills

Sold from the farm during the year: Butter, Veal Calves, Hogs, Poultry and .bggs, Maple Syrup.. Potatoes, Peas, Wood and Lumber, Work,

64 45 $3469. 03

EXPENSES OF PROVIDING FOR THE POOR. Appraisal of fr.rm property Feb. 1891, Orders drawn by overseer,

$1584^85 2469 03 —

$4053 8«

CR. Apprafeahof farm property Feb. 1892, $209864 Products sold from farm, • . 293 40 Effects sold and money refunded, 67 95 Expenses of the poor, 1593 89 .

$4053 88

To this expense may be added interest on the investment and the overseer's bill.

SURPLUS FUND. TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.

The Trustee of the Surplus Fund would report that the whole amount of the fund March ist, 1891, was $571053 and the amount called by the State Treasurer for re-distribution was $420 99, leaving in the hands of the Trustee the sum of $5289 54 for which amount the Trustee holds a note against the town. The amouut of interest thai will be due for the year ending'March 131,1892 will be $317 37. The Trustee also holds an order against the town for the .sum of $6 32, it being the interest due on the amount called by State Treasurer. H. R. BROWN, Trustee. Northfield, February, igth, 1892,

C. S, Richmond, treasurer, in account with town of Northfield. 1891. Feb. To selectmen's orders paid, $14082 77 Overseer's " 3486 36 Justices " 4 41 Fox Bounties, paid, 3420 Tax receipts on hand, 1620 26

DOG LICENCES.

CR.

$18228 oo

1861. Town of Northfield in account with J. K. Egerton, town clerk, licensing dogs. $147 CO I3S dogs, Less Fees.. 13 50 Paid to Treasurer, Balance due,

133-50 13230 $1 20

SHEEP AND DOG ACCOUNT. Balance ae per last year's report, Received for dog licenses,

$233 68 133 5° $367 18

Paid J. P. Brooks constables Orders 118, 119, ISO, Balance in treasury,

$2925 $337 93

Feb.

By cash and tax receipts on hand, Wm. Davis, overseer, E. H. Thaycr, " Part payment of Plosea Wheeler's note, Error in bill paid Jos. Baker, Liquor agency, Plank sold, Dog licenses, Cemetery lots, Tax bounties, Town lax coliccted, Geo. H, Fisher's receipt, Name? of delinquents, Borrowed of Savings Bank, '

Due on tax receipts of 1887, 1888, '1889, 1850,

1891,

2898 19 52 11083 541 90 91903

$2158 68 40 82 26496 25 OO 5 oo 1373 07 2 OO 132 30 45 oo 31 20 4961 42 1413 79 21 co 7753 76

$18228 oo

$1620 26

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DIVISION OF SCHOOL MONEY.

MINISTERIAL MONEY. Fund due March i, 1891, Due Methodist society Episcopal " Roman Catholic society, First Restoration " Congregational " Balance,

- ''

8 48

$769

769 7 69 7 69 769

$38

GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND.

Proceeds for Northfield Graded School. Rents due March 1st, 1891 and received: From Joseph Denny, . . Alice M. Stack, C. Farnsworth's estate, T. B. R. Hildreth, . . . M. Spyold, F. M. Dole,

No. Treasurer. March 27, '91, Ju ly 9' 91. Dist. Attendance James H. Buck, 1586 $33 22 I $7i 49 W. H. Dillingham 65 05 31 01 2 1261 Henry A. Jones, i n 93 4706 3625 3 J. C. B. Thayer, 788 27 287 64 35701 4 Martin Cobleigh, 82 94 2163 37 19 5 61 21 29 69 O. O. Miller, 1067 7 James Morse, 84 29 2231 8 37 61 Henry Averill, 28 44 883 57 55 9 Walter Plastridge, 60 32 IO22 10 29 44 Roger Donohue, 1629 11 72 34 33 5i B. T. Sleeper, 12 68 . 403 2 33 17462 L. F. Andrews, 68 58 6786 13 27 49 Fielder C. Wilder, 58 06 1 161 14 62 42 30 1 1 Geo. K. Edwards, 1128 15 L. Wakefield, 58 25 28 68 918 17 31 06 C. A.Tracy, 65 15 1266 19 Mr O'Grady, 20 47 16 2493 359

$1925 08

62854 $60 oo

Due from L, W. Avery,

This second distribution of five pet- cent, made July 9th was according to Act 6 of the laws of 1890 providing for a state school tax.

SCHOOL FUND, School rents due March I, 1891, Huntington Fund, Interest on Surplus Fund, State School Tax, Received from State Treas. per law 1890,

117 78 IOO 15 34263 1304 22 808 02

$808 02

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CLASSIFICATION OF ORDERS. TOWN SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

Town officers, Legal services, Rebate on town tax, Abatements and errors on taxes, Collecting taxes, State, county and state school taxes, U. S. surplus fund returned, Interest, " on surplus fund, Insurance, printing, express and books, Land damage, Inqury on highway, Rumrill road arbitration, Highways and bridges, Care of insane and deaf and dumb, Hearse, driving and repairs, Sheep killed by dogs, Desk for Kenyon, Liquor, Rent of Concert Hall, Orders 42, 59, 66, by vote of town Money borrowed, Orders drawn by overseer of poor,

$1717798 2469 03 $19647 01

J. H. ORCUTI, ] C.A.EDGERTON.JK.. [ CHARLES DOLE. )

Auditors.

I find it ex:eedingly difficult to present anything like a full or absolutely complete report of the schools at this date. In the first place only a part of the school year has been covered since the school law, as it now stands, went into operation. Then again, there are no statistics at hand, the time for the returns not having expired Fuithermore, some of the schools have not completed their full year, and have not therefore been examined with reference to the full year's work. They will be, however, and ere the school year ends, all will have met the requirements ' f the law as to the number of weeks required to make them legal, with the possible exception, prehaps, of No. 20. The schools have had their usual degree of prosperity. Still, as is ever the case, some have been exceptionally good, whilst others have not been wholly satisfactory. But the difficulty has not lain wholly with the teachers in these cases. Differences in matters which had nothing to do with the school work, have been allowed to creep into the school room, and there work their evil. It is to be hoped that the time may come when the difficulties of a neighborhood may not engulf a teacher whose fortune may fall in such a neighborhood, and force her into failure because she aims to teach her school rather than become a party to matters foreign to, her work. But teachers are not all what we wish they might be. Want of Interest in their work, and seemingly without a due appreciation of the dignity and importance of their calling, they have ditsapointed themselves and those for whom' they labored. Still for the most part, they have been careful, painstaking and selfsacrificing servants, and whenever and wherever they have had the support of the patrons of the schools, and in most instances they have had it, a good degree of success has been the result. Hence, I feel warrented in commending the work, and predict that the close of the year will witness results very satisfactory.

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1 would suggest that the school officers use their influence to secure a more regular attendance upon the schools of their districts. There is much need of this. I would also urge the necessity of parents giving a more careful attention to this matter. For regular attendance is veiy essential to thorough, systematic and vigorous work. One day's loss, even, makes a break in the continuity of the work of the pupil, and thereby begets in him a want of interest, that it is hard to re-awaken. Think of tr.is, parents, and aim to keep your children inschool. Furthermore, every district would find it to its interest to encourage, and permit teachers to take a day now and then to visit other schools, that they may learn new methods and receive new inspiration. Especially encourage their attendance upon teachers' meeting. Respectfully Submitted, . •/. I, P BOOTH, Supt.

Annual Town Meeting. The inhabitants of the town of Northfield, who are legal voters in town meeting, are hereby notified to meet at 10 o'clock a. m., at Concert Hall, in the village of Northfield, for the following purposes, to wit: 1. To choose a Moderator for the ensuing year. 2. To hear and act on the several town reports. 3. To elect all necessary town officers, 4. To raise money to defray the current expenses of the town and its indebtedness; also, state, state school tax, and county tax, and the state school tax of 5 cents on the dollar. 5. To see if the town will vote to have the highway tax paid in in money. 6. To see if the town will vote to raise money for highway purposes in addition to the legal highway tax. 7. To see if the town will vote to sell, or otherwise dispose of the town farm. 8. To see if the town will vote a sum of money to defray the expenses of Memorial Day. 9 To see if the town will vote to set the real estate of H. C. Averill and Mother, formerly the real estate of Albert}. Averill, from District No. 14 in Northfield, to District No. 4 in Roxbury ; Also, the property in District No. 16 to District No. 8. 10. To see if the town will vote to exempt the polls of firemen from taxation. j i To do any other proper business. FRED PARKER,) R. VV. CLARK, Y Selectmen. C. H. BUTTON.