THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

OFFICERS OF THE

Town of Northfield, FOR THE

Year Ending Feb. 20,1902, Grand List of Town 1901, $11,65673,

N O R T H F I E U ) , VT.:

NORTHFIELD NEWS PRINT. 1902.

THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

OFFICERS OF THE

Town of Northfield, FOR THE

Year Ending Feb. 20, 1902, Grand List of Town 1901, $11,65673,

NORTHFIELD, VT.:

NORTHFIELD NEWS PRINT. 1902.

3 Selectmen's Report, Town Officers Elected in 1901,

Moderator, Town Clerk,

Frank Plumley Henry L. Kenyon SELECTMEN.

John L. Moseley,

A. E. Denny,

Geo. S. Averill

LISTERS.

O. F. Preston,

C. B. Tilden,

W. K. Dunsmoor

AUDITORS.

J. H. Talbot,

P. J. Farnsworth,

F. W. Dutton

Treasurer, H. L. Kenyon. Overseer of the Poor, Oeo. Denny. Trustee Public Money, H. R. Brown Constable and Collector, W. W. Ilolden. Road Commissioners, D. Derby, Geo. Denny . TOWM G K A N D J U R O R S .

C. A. Plumley, O. F. Preston, H. B Ockington Inspector ot Leather, E. IB. V;\nOrman. Inspector of Wood, Shingles and Lumber, C. H. Newell. Town Agent. C. M. Davis. FENCE V I E W E R S .

A. E. Denny,

R. W. Clark,

Ca'eb Adams

SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

Mrs. W. W. Holden C. L. Holton D. IB. Adams

Term of Office expires " " " " " " " "

April i. 1904 '• i, 1903 '• i , 1902

TRUSTEES O F P U 1 I L I C L I B R A R Y .

W. W. Holden, Wm. S. Hazen, J. B Johnson/ J. H. Talbot, Frank Plumley,

" Term " " '•

" •' " 1906 of Office Expires 1905 'l " " 1904 li " " 1903 " " " 1902

Schedule of orders drawn by the Selectmen during the year Feb. 19, 1902 : 1 H R Brown services as selectman JJ5 31 so 2 John L Moseley services as selectman So 39 3 A E Denny services as selectman 9 75 4 H L Kenyon services as clerk and treasurer 66 97 5 Geo S Averill services board of civil authority 8 ^S 6 Geo Denny " " " " " 6 75 " 7 J H Winch M D professional services 4 45 8 S H Kent services board civil authority 7 So 9 H R Brown trustee of the surplus fund 3 ' 7 37 10 Chas H Dutton services board civil authority 3 75 11 Fred Parker " " " " 6 12 D A Fainham " " " 3 W H Holton 13 2 25 '4 James Morse services as overseer poor 89 5-0 IS G C Sanborn services as auditor 4 50 16 Charles Dole " " " 4 50 " i? F W Dutton 9 18 F J McNallie reporting testimony in fire inquest '9 H E Reed (clerk) attendance of 19 firemen on monthly meetings J H Talbot (treas.) dog fund available for public library 7i 95 J H Talbot " Annual appropriation for public library So M H Hanlon services as ballot clerk i 50 W B Mayo (Treas) attendance of 32 firemen on monthly meeting 26 70 John L Moseley probate court fees in Clayton Maxham case 4 5° 25 M W Stevens rent of clerk's office to April i, 1901 12 26 H A Blanchard & Co, 16 doz Bass ale at 2.85, 12 doz Imperial at 1.05, 14 gals wine at 3, packing and cartage 500 I O O 70

2 OO

27 28

3°

32 33 34 35 36

O S Cook repairing bridge near his home L C Whitaker making road F W Hunt & Co 4861-100 gals alcohol at 2 . 5 1 , 248 16 49 46-100 gals rum 2.50, packing 2.50 H A Blancharcl & Co, 46.41 gals alcohol at 2.50, 116 36 packing 1.25 H L Kenyon returning 591 names to State S'uper17 73 intendent Education 93 60 } B Henson 9528 ft lumber 3 C H Cofrin labor on Crawford bridge 3 i° John L Moseley fare of Garney girl to Burlington 4 5° John Keough labor on Crawford bridge

37 3» 39 40

4' 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

VV T Russell labor on Butterfield bridge 25.18 53 18 Crawford bridge 28 5 1 W E Dunsmoor services as lister 1901 57 10 CBTiklen " •' " 5' O F Preston " " " " 19 15 \ B Mayo M D treatment of R Kennedy at hospital 5° H L Kenyon (Q M) Memorial day appropriation 5 A E Winslow surveying on West Hill 8 50 Arnold & Co, 10 doz Star ale pts at 850 Gushing Medical Supply Co, 5 doz O C whiskey at 76 40 12, t o gals wine 1.50, packing 1.40 J L Bacon (St treas) state highway and school tax 1140 24 H A Blanchard & Co, 47 1-2 gals whiskey at 3, 45252 23 1-2 alcohol 2.50 12 go S H Kent services as health officer John B Henson repairing bridge John Keough labor on Cutler bridge 4.50, Crawford

bridge 4.50 F F Houston 9013 ft lumber James McCarty labor on Cutler bridge 51 Arnold & Co, 10 doz Star ale 52 E L Cross land damage 53 Geo W Tillotson iron for Crawford and Butterfield 54 bridges, repairs on Town Home

9

9° !3 i 50 8 50

24 63

55 56 57 58

M W Wheelock blank books 2 Village of Northfield lighting bridge to July 1902 15 90G S Averill making tax bill 21 75 Adams, Taylor & Co, 3 doz Ale 2 . 2 5 , 2 doz Porter 2.25, 41 1-2 gals gin 3, 4 cases whiskey at 10.50 177 75 59 F W Chase labor on Dyke bridge 11 50 60 County Treasurer County tax 684 14 61 G R Andrews lumber Cox Brook bridge 23.31 Bailey bridge 7.50, Butterfield bridge 63.12 93 93 James McCarty labor on Bailey bridge 3 M W Stevens rent of clerk's office i5 64 J P Brooks services as dog constable 6 65 H B Ockington services in fire inquest, Brooks machine 5 66 Geo W Dunham iron for Crawford bridge 12, for Butterfield bridge 12, for Locklin bridge 1.50, repairs on Home 2.80 28 30 67 Haynes Distilling Co, 44 45 gals whiskey at 3.08 137 20 68 F G Tullage & Co, 49 1-2 gals whiskey at 2.50 122 So 69 Columbia Distilling Co, 46 56-100 gals alcohol at 2.46 114 54 70 S H Kent services as health officer 15 60 71 John Keough labor on Butterfield bridge 13 50 72 C H Cofrin labor on Crawford bridge 12, Butterfield bridge 6, Four Corners 3 21 73 John L Moseley labor and cash paid 44 95 74 H B Briggs labor in cemetery at Center 10 75 S H Kent services as health officer 7 50 76 Adams, Taylor & Co, 45 1-4 gals whiskey at 2.75, 2 cases whiskey at 10.50 . 142 77 Columbia Distilling Co, 45 90-100 gals alcohol at 2.48 114 83 78 L H Hutchinson services at Holton fire 2 79 Arnold & Co, 30 doz Ale and Porter at 850 26 So Northfield Savings Bank interest to Aug 4. 1901 158 08 81 John L Moseley labor and cash paid '95° 82 J C Rice team drawing stone for wall near F. W Gold's 24 54 83 Engine Co No I services at Holton fire 15 75

". Engine Co No 2 , " " " " 23 i5 .5 5 F W Gold stone 60 86 F W Hunt & Co, 5 cases whiskey at 12 -87 Peter Macy repairing cemetery fence near Seaver place " 88 F N Whitney printing -89 H A Blanchard Co 46.78 gals alcohol 2.54, 8 doz H3 37 Ale and Porter at 2.85 35 .93 Engine Co No 2 services at Cleveland fire '5 M W Stevens rent of clerk's office to Oct 1, 1901 91 18 Engine Co No i services at Cleveland fire •92 left at 93 F J Button (Treas) services of four men Holton fire 94 C V Kent drawing engine to Cleveland fire 4 95 A E Winslow surveying street 6 46 96 H B Ockington legal services Sears poisoning case i i 25 97 M W Wheelock record books 140 38 Columbia Distilling Co, 46 1-2 gals whiskey at 3 98 89 46 H L Kenyon I per cent for collecting 8.944.33 99 100 H L Kenyon returning 166 names of delinquent tax 8 30 payers 9 Treas. Hook and Ladder Co, services at Holton fire 101 24 5° ' H E Reed (Treas) services at Cleveland fire 102 i 50 L C Whitaker planking bridge I°3 6 80 W J Plastridge drawing gravel and labor in cemetery 104

J05

I 06

107 108 109 110 111 412 H3

04

L

John Keough 3 days on Gold wall, 10 1-2 days on Pleasant street bridge at 2.25 John Kennedy 6 1-2 days on Pleasant street bridge, 3 days on Gold wall at 2.25 James McCarty labor on Pleasant street bridge Dennis Donahue labor on Pleasant street bridge John L Bacon (Treas) balance of State tax H L Kenyon (Treas) tax on Town Home A E Winslow surveying Highland avenue extension G R Andrews lumber for Pleasant street bridge Columbia Distilling Co, 46 3-4 gals alcohol at 2.48 John A Hutchinson keeping tramp

3« 37 21 37 9 7 5° 874 26 2 I 2O

3 144 16 116 82 2

7 115 i r6 i 17 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145

John P Sheehan & Co, 3 doz malt whiskey p'.s at $8 24 52 87W T Russell labor on Pleasant street bridge 28 Roger Donahue labor on Pleasant street bridge Timothy Harrigan labor on Pleasant street bridge 4 73 .51 78 John L Moseley labor and cash paid . H E Reed rent of Concert Hall 3° J C Rice 41.87 on Pleasant street bridge, 5 on Cov46 87 ered bridge Dennis Donahue labor on Pleasant street bridge Not issued John B Henson labor on Pleasant street bridge H B Briggs labor in cemetery at Center 13 45 10 96 Geo W Tillotson iron for Pleasant street bridge r 6 85 S H Kent services as health officer Adams, Taylor & Co, 44 1-2 gals whiskey at 2 75 44 1-2 gals rum at 2.50, 10 cases whiskev 10.50 338 63 190 84 H A Blanchard Co, Whiskey, Ale and Porter 27 50 H B Briggs care cemetery Gushing Medical Supply 5 doz O C whiskey at 12, 2 doz each of ale and porter at 3, 4 doz R & R 4.50 90 1 50 I G Glidden repairing bridge Duke & Harrigan nails 9 64 S H Curtis labor on Pleasant street bridge 2 So John Keough i 1-2 days labor 3 37 John Kennedy labor on Pleasant street bridge 3 37 W K Royce labor on Crawford bridge 4 9 60 F P Houston labor on Pleasant street bridge Roger Donahue " " " ". " . 2 40 Wm McAuliffe " " " " " 2 40 C L Pervier services as ballot clerk I 50 G W Dunham iron for Pleasant street bridge 14, repairing snow rollers 8 Hayner Distilling Co, 48 qts whiskey at g i c 55 M W Stevens rent of clerk's office E S Goodenough drawing lumber for Pleasant street bridge

8 13 A Denny labor on bridge , Geo L Crawford labor on Crawford bridge. H W Thresher repairingjjridge Timothy Holland maintaining water trough '49 C L Holton Mrs G R Waterman " " Luther Rich " " " . 152 Timothy Holland sheep killed by dogs 153 3 '54 C S Field land damage 2 155 C M Davis " 7 i 5 6 N B Byam " Adams, Taylor & Co, 93 gals whiskey at 2 . 7 5 , 10 '57 cases whiskey 10.50 doz 3f 11 158 Moore & Sinnott 46 30-100 gals whiskey at 2.50 : 159 W W Holden abatement of taxes 160 W W Holden expenses postage etc 161 T A Raymond illegal tax 162 Hook and Ladder Co attendance at monthly meetings i i; 163 F W Hunt & Co, 49 93 gals alcohol at 2.60 ij 164 H F Cbrbin & Co, 45 1-2 gals whiskey at 3 i; 165 Adams, Taylor & Co, 42 gals gin at 3 . 2 5 Gushing Medical Supply Co, 10 doz O C whiskey at 166 i i .50 i i 70 167 C A White keeping Ducat and Sweeney in lockup Northfield Savings Bank interest and town part of 168 4i Bean note , 2 83 J P Rabidou lumber and labor 169 35 170 H E Reed abatement of taxes 93 Nichols Sanborn Co, goods furnished 171 172 F A Jones goods furnished Garney girl 50 John H Judkins M D professional services '73 Daniel Johnson M D attendance at Harrington autopsy 5 174 L H Hutchinson attendance at 12 monthly meetings 2 40 '75 35 i ? 176 S H Kent services as health officer Mrs. E P Kelley land damage ('loading stone) i 177 178 Geo W Cady attendance of 38 men on monthly

I46 i47 148

meetings No 2 179 E O Culver repairing Randall bridge i So Aleck Eddy Treas. No i attendance at meetings 181 H J Eaton lighting Gouldsville bridge 182 Fred Fuller care of hearse • 183 A C Chase two bridge signs 184 F Plumley legal services 185 Northfield Savings Bank

32 70 75 21 3° 12 68 i 5° 5 5° 2325 77

$ 12,463 57

Classification of Selectmen's Orders, Officers' salaries Paid for liquors Care and labor for cemeteries Repairs and driving hearse Lumber Care water troughs Health officer Physician's services Rent Printing Legal services Taxes Right of way to cross land Highway damage Fire department Public library Memorial dayInterest Hassam note Lighting bridges Sheep killed by clogs Trustee of public money

602 95 3786 79 59 75 70 So 186 5.6 12

88 35 87 75 19 27'9 i 165 251 221

60 40 45 96 84

90 95

50

283 72 '32 77 27 90 6 3'7 37

TJog constable Probate fees, railroad fare and other expense for poor Surveying Abatement of taxes Pleasant street bridge Crawford bridge Butterfield " Cox Brook '• Bailey Dyke Culver " Cutler " Four Cor. " Loomis " Covered " West Hill " Locklin " Water St Cook and Elliott bridge Other bridges .Stone wall near Frank Gold's Miscellaneous .Northfield Savings Bank

6 37 30 12 75 27 74 417 i i 94 88 134 So 23 3i 16 50 i [ 50 3 5° 8 50 7 25 3 5° 5 3 i 50 i 50 2

48 26 53 °4 16 15 2325 77 $ 12,463 57

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Report of Town Liquor Agency, For year ending Feb. i. 1902. W. S. FISHER, Agent. DEBIT

Liquor on hand Feb. I, 1901 " purchased during the year Freight and cartage Agent's salary Insurance Interest Stationery, etc. License Kent

1036 12

3786 68 300 4 69 16 25 275

79 io oo 80 5i 09 oo oo 5581 36-

Net profit

474 26 60;; 62

CREDIT By Amt liquor sold during year " " Bbls sold " ' ; of liquor on hand Feb I , 1902

4853 io 22 00

1180 52

6055 62 Net profit to the Town $ 474.26. JOHN L. MOSEI.EY, A. E. DENNY, £ Selectmen. GEO. S. AVERIIL,

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Overseer's Report, The following amounts have been expended for relief of the poor outside of the Home : $ '35 Luman George 167 Lizzie Spaulding 113 50 Bridget Doyle (for Ryan children) 79 5° Gertrude Porter 62 Ann Persons 55 50 Sylvia Wheeler 54 42 Mary Conway 54 Minnie Culver 52 Ellen Goggin 42 88 Henry Houston 4' Elijah Reed 62 70 E M Silsby 38 48 Mrs Brown 36 73 Felix Leclair 35 °5 Mrs Mahan 24 84 R C Silsby 20 08 Hiram Henry 1 6 60 Godfrey Milo 1 6 60 Nettie Rice 16 50 Delphina Duba 8 39 Mrs Kimball 7 97 Ann Rich Ed Willey 7 5° Jerd boy 6.57 J Boardman children 13 10 Mrs Falzarino 6 88 Richard Kennedy 5 5° H J Haggett 4 Isaac Cathan 2 50 Mrs Churchill 2 17 Geo Abbott f

1,196 52

The following amounts have been expended for maintaining the poor at the Home : Labor 381 63 Wood • 199 12 Goods including medical attendance • 335 36 Provisions 216 74

Total expended

PRODUCE SOLD FROM FARM. H C Moseley 2 hogs H C Moseley i veal calf A LI Cook hay A E Denny hay J A Hutchinson hav Adam Wood Other produce Received from town of Braintree account of Godfrey Milo

1,132 85 2,329 37

22 29

8 25 1 75 9 i i 2 33 16 60 62 22

INVENTORY OF TOWN HOME. Real estate situated at South Village Furniture Tools Provisions Live stock HayWood Ashes Mrs Wardner's bank book

1750 196 20 l6 _ 8 5

84" 73 5° 5° 3i 5° 7 20 7° $ 2,279 25

Road Commissioner's Report. Recommendations of Selectmen. The following suggestions or recommendations ate : ist. That as a means of guarding against loss of the home by fire the floor and beams over the furnace and for a distance of 15 feet be securely covered with iron or other metalic material. 2nd. That under no circumstances ashes be allowed to stand in barrels or boxes within 5 rods of the premises. 3rd. That the Fire Extinguisher and all things used in connection with it be kept together in a safe and most convenient place for use in case of fire, also that all members of the home be kept familiar with the directions for its mo-st effective use and the importance of it being at all times in perfect order. 4th. That a bath tub and closet be installed on the second floor of the house. JOHN L. MOSELEY, ~\. E. DENNY, > Selectmen. GEO. S. AVERILL, )

Ministerial Fund,

CR. Cash last report Balance due last report (cash) Land Rents for year 1901

$ 34 19 4 29 38 46

$ 76 94 DR. Paid Universalist society for year 1900 " Episcopal " " " "• " Methodist " " " " " Cong'l " " " " " Catholic " " " " TJue from W O'Stickney, I yr 1 75 Cash 36 74

$ 7 7 7 7 7

69 69 69 69 69

38 49 $ 76 94

ORDERS DRAWN BY D. M. DERBY FOR J. C. RICE UNPAID BILLS : 1 A VV Ho! ton t- 3 °5 2 J B Hedges ' 5 05 I 12 3 S P Staples 4 Frank Clark 1'7 88 16 87 5 W E Dunsmoore 6 C W Newton 3 69 7 J B Henson 14 15 8 Henry Lafley 15 25 9 G W Martin 4 10 Joseph Carney 2 50 11 L D & N D Jones 6 50 12 W H Dillingham .30 52 13 L C Whittiker 6 68 14 J C Rice 37 5° 15 L W White 10 37 16 Wm Garvey 1 58 17 F A Blake 2 50 18 G W Brooks 24 39 19 S Matson 2 05 20 T Holland 7 21 M Kinsley 5 12 22 C H Dutton 5 44 23 J C Rice 522 79 24 Vene George H 25 25 Dennis Sploycl T9 43 26 H R Brown John Kinsley i 50 N King i 85 30 Wm Duprey 5 7° 33 E D Bourdan 3 5° 35 Charles Duffany 7 '3 38 Patsie Sployd 4 39 W H Dunsmoore 23 15

i6 40 A H Law ton 45 C B Tilden 46 G L Emerson 47 F W Chase 51 Henry Lashua

3 4 15 it

1° 87 62 37

2 SO

$ 868 97 DRAWN BY D. M. DERBY FOR WORK ON HIGHWAY ORDERS DP Apr

'5 22 22 25

May-

25 IO

[8 18 18 20 28 June i 3 8 8 8 21 2I

24 29 29

July

4 4 4 4

4 4

29 31 32 34 36 37 41 42 43 44 48 49 5° 52 53 54 55 56 57 S8 59 60 61 02 63 64 65

John Thorn W E Dunsmoor C M Field E P Fisk Joseph Kinsley W D Wheeler T E O'Grady Michael Kinsley C M Field W H Dillingham J B Hedges Wm McAuliffe W J Fisk D M Derby C M Field Geo Gonyou John Duggan L C Whittiker J B Lagier L C Whittiker D M Derby H L Kenyon John Duggan J B Henson Geo Gonyou C M Field W J Fisk

10 12 45 7 90 11 25 85 3 75 5 70 2 25

16 6 3 46 79 91 .

.

50 80 45 37 87 19

4 S 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6

66 Luke Tarbell 67 Win McAulilTe 68 D M Derby 69 Dennis Sployd 70 Wm Pervier 7' D A Boardman 72 W E Kingston 73 G W Brooks 74 C L Holton 75 ,M Sployd

47 67 47 60 '3 25 3 35 8 55 i 50 12

60

7 57 i

1,648 02

D. M. DERBY'S PERSONAL BILL PAID BY ORDERS No. 52, 59, 68 : 62 days and I 1-2 hours as Road Commissioner $ 124 30 Paid for labor: April i i , 1901, Chas Patterson breiking roads one-half day 75 March 12 Jesse Cook cutting out holes 4 hours 50 May 9 E Townsen one day with machine i 20 July 3 John McLecd one day with machine i 50 July 4 Frank Bruidnell i 50

17 20 12 60 30

5 70 6 46

50

779 °5

Paid for logs and gravel : April 27 Dennis Sploid May 6 W E Kingston June i David Boardman •' 15 Chas Newton " 17 Chas Chamberlain •' 17'Mrs Carter for gravel

5 45 5°

5°

12

96 05 33 9° i n 82 I

25

April 25, 38 pounds spikes Paid for repairs: May 8 1901 sharpening bars and pick

34

i8 June 6 repairs on machine " 17 repairs on machine new circle " 19 whifHetree " 20 machine knife and bolts Express on same " 24 paid for slate stone 2$c, bolts 250 July 4 repairs on machine

I 20 3 5° X 75 3° 5° 75

Get

15 25 '5 1 34

ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL, 1901, GEO. DENNY. J u l y 27 i H W Clark labor on highway for D Derby Geo Hakey labor on highway Aug 10 12 3 W H Dunsmoor labor on highway " 12 4 Irving Williams " " 16 5 Wm Fisk man and teams labor on highway 16 6 H S Glidden labor on highway 16 7 Geo Gonyou labor on highway 17 8 Ernest Williams 6 days' labor on highway 20 9 Luke Tarbell plank L M White labor on highway 22 10 11 B A Denny timber and labor 22 Geo Gonyou labor on highway 12 23 John Thorn labor on highway '3 Geo Denny labor 39 5° " " paid for labor 7 25 2 18 " " repairing machine D A Boardman labor on highway 29 15 16 A \ Holton labor on highway 29 Sept 3 17 Wm McAuliff " 3 18 John Duggan labor on highway 4 '9 Wm Fisk men and 4 horses 7 20 Geo W Brooks labor 11 21 C H Dutton labor B A Denny permanent road 30

I

50

I 65 I

S0

16 50

i 23 i 24 i 25 i 26 i 27 i 28 i 29 i 30 i 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 12 39 12 40

2

3 9

14 14 16 19

41 42 43 44 45 46 25 47 29 48 3 1 49 31 50

20

3 49 3 75 i 87

48 3 1 30 26 55 20

93 °5 35 62 25 88 30

2

78

15

50

Nov 18 18 25 Dec

52 53 54

9 55

Frank Clark Nathan Clark J J Dennison " C V Kent A H Cook John Averill " " Geo Emerson " " Walter Plastridge permanent road Not issued W C Claggett gravel and labor J A Holton gravel permanent road Wallace Plastridge permanent road William Fisk Wm McAuliffe John Duggan " " E A Williams F W Chase labor on highway F H Roberts labor on higrr.vay D Derby A F Williams Northfield Savings bank interest Geo Denny permanent road E (i Glidden labor on highway Walter Plastridge (for D Derby) L Tarbell plank H L Kenyon collecting B A Denny labor on highway Peter Gilbert labor on his road N King labor on highway E l Shaw E I Shaw on D Derby account Wm McAuliffe labor on highway John Duggan " " " W J Fisk " " " W J Fisk repairs on plow Geo Denny labor on highway

10 5t> 4 5° 15 22 1 75 5 25 6 34 5°

5 ii 70 120 49 42

69 87 53 87 75

13 5° 2 40

7 21 90

8 ii 5 59 24 53 64 78 4 77 3 10 12 O2

3 6 4 5° .78 .90

i 68 23 62 24

12

7

19 50 16 87

21

20

'9 56 J C Rice labor on highway including old bill 24 57 B A Denny labor on highway

23 37 5

1902

Jan

53 C A Clark breaking roads 59 Wm McAuliffe labor on highway '• " " 60 Geo P Hakey 6 1 Nathan Clark breaking roads 62 H S Glidden labor on highway 63 E P Fisk breaking roads 64 C A Clark 65 A G Boardman labor on highway 66 G P Hakey " " " " 67 Nathan Clark " " " " " 68 John Duggan 69 C L Holton 70 H M Dole 7i G M Dole (for D Derby) 72 B A Denny labor on highway " 73 Jas B Hedges " " IO 74 J H Merrill " " 10 75 Wm Bannister labor on highway 10 76 R W Clark labor on highway 10 77 Chas Dennison labor on highway IO 78 R W Howes labor on highway 10 79 E S Goodenough labor on highway IO 80 W E Densmoor labor on highway L C Whittaker labor on highwayIO 81 II 82 John Kingston labor on highway II 83 Moody & Turney plank 1 1 84 Geo W Brooks labor on highway 12 85 Michael Kingsley labor on highway 12 86 W J Fisk labor on highway 13 87 A H Lawton labor on highway88 Savings bank interest

6 i 17 18 23 25 Feb i 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10

9 6 62 5. 4 5°

j

Paid " " " "

RECAPITULATION OF GEO. DENNY'S ACCOUNT: D Derby account J C Rice on permanent road on Town road Interest to Savings Bank

26 92

OUT STANDING ORDERS OF ROAD COMMISSIONER $ i 50 No 63 No 67 4 05 23 60 No 78 • 28 50 No 79 76 89 No 86

4 50 4 35

7 4 05 i 50 7 28 9 9°

$ 134 54

5 4 5° 5 75 i 65

Dog License Fund,

68

DR. Balance last report Licenses for 182 dogs at $i each " " 12 female dogs at $4 each " " 3 dogs at $2 each

4 60 60 50 63 85

$ 671 95 182 48 6 9°7 95

CR.

765 14 76 64 45 6 76 89 4 7° 23 39

77 87

$ 1,378 82

5 55 i 50

23 23 28 28 ii

$ 25 9 495 800 47

ft

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Paid Public Library " Fees for Licenses " J P Brooks, dog constable " Damages done by clogs Balance

171 95 19 70 6 6 704 30

Available for Public Library

204 30

£ 9°7 95

$ 1,378 82

Orders Drawn by School Directors, 1 C L Holton services as director 1900 $ 19 52 2 Dora L Holden " " 3 3 David B Adams •' " '• 15 4 D B Adams sawing wood Gouidsville school 5 5 C L Pervier services as superintendent IS 6 S H Kent " truant officer 50 7 Thomas O'Grady janitor East Hill school 8 Cora C Jenness " Harlow school 9 L W White i 1-4 cords wood No 10 school 10 Dora L Holden, taking census 1900 of children in town school district i i 68 11 Northfield Savings Bank paid on ordes No 183 600 12 Harvey Preston two cords wood for Little Northfield 7 25 13 Albert Jenness drawing wood to Harlow 4 14 M G Graham freight 1 35 i s Luke Tarbell 4 cords wood for Harlow 12 16 Fred N Whitney bill and order books 3 17 H R Dillingham cleaning school house and repairs 2 25 18 W E Kingston transporting his boy to Center school 8 oo 19 M G Graham freight 2 14 20 F C Green curtains and fixtures i So 2 t M W Locklin cleaning and repairing Goulsville school house i 95 22 E W Cochran cleaning Gouidsville school house i 50 23 Nichols and Sanborn fifteen doz tablets 3 25 24 Geo W Tillotson stove for Rabbit Hollow 10 25 Lucy Lawton cleaning Rabbit Hallow and Little Northfield school houses 3 26 Chas Miller cleaning West Hill school house 1 50 27 Henr} Hagget cleaning repairs and material East school 4 35 28 D B Adams cleaning Gouidsville school house 2 25 29 Cora C Jenness cleaning Harlow school house I 50 30 Jerry Berry six washdishes and seven tin cups I 31 Edward C Babb school supplies 43 «8

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4'

42 43 44 45 46

47 48 49 5°

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

J C Hammitt &, Co school supplies Ida Plastridge cleaning No 10 school house R S Silver one doz brooms Chase & Roys twelve curtains for East and Little Northfield school houses H H Kibbey tuition 28 pupils at 4.90 R J Kimball nineteen school maps Joseph Boardman cleaning Holton school house Mrs Geo Hakey cleaning S Northfield school house Silver, Burdette £ Co writing and reading books Minnie E Holden teaching 10 weeks in Center school 67.50 care of house i .50 K Lorena Talbot teaching 10 weeks Rabbit Hallow Alice Green " " South East J C Smith i 1-2 cords sixteen inch wood Katherine R Malherson teaching 10 weeks 60.00 and care of house East school 1.50 Amy Denny teaching 10 weeks in Gouidsville Mrs Clara Holton " " South Northfield Percie Case " " Gouidsville Eva Buzzell " No 10 Nellie Harrigan " " Harlow Katherine Hartley teaching 9 weeks East Hill Margaret Doyle teaching 10 week Holton school Arthur Hill care of No 10 school house Flora Brigham teaching 10 weeks in Little Northfield Ernest Brooks " " West Hill Geo Hackey transporting his three children to school spring term Mrs W E Kingston transporting her boy to Center school spring term Otis Williams care of Gouidsville school house spring term Clark Flint carting stove to Rabbit Hollow Anna Denny care of S Northfie.d school house John Kingston care South East "

23 75 2 3 oo 3 137 I5 3 2 49

oo 20 50 oo oo 70

69 60 60 6 61 50 69 50 60 69 50 60 65 54 65 I 50 60 60 12 25 9 80 5 50 I 50 I 50

24

(>2 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 • 89 90 91 92 93

Carting seats from No 11 to West Hill E Brooks 5° E P Fiske transporting his daughter to S Nfld school 3 67 Ervin Glidden 2 1-2 cords 16 inch wood West Hill 10 Norlhfield Savings bank interest 99 17 Mrs Geo Plakey cleaning Center school house Cora Jenness care of house and work on wood Harlow P J Farnsworth two floor brushes, Gouldsville " '• 3 locks and door scraper 1 75 E H Robbins paint 85 Nichols & Sanborn lead, oil, tablets, erasers, paper 17 10 E H Robbins water>pail and broom 70 H H Kibbey tuition for 3 r pupils 151 90 H J Eaton tablets and dust pans I OO J K Egerton insurance The Tuttle Co 12 Conants Vt 9 01 Henry L Kenyon collecting town school tax 33 3 2 Minnie T Talbot teaching 9 weeks No ro 5' 75 Northfield Savings bank payment on debt 700 oo Flora Brigham teaching 10 weeks Little Nfld 60 Kate Johnston " " West Hill 60 Florence Loomis teaching TO weeks South East and care of school house 1.50 61 50 Eva Buzzell teaching ten weeks Rabbit Hollow 55' Robert Staples care of Little Nfld house fall and spring 3 Maud E Davis teaching ten weeks Holton school 70 Giles Hutchinson care of school house S Nfld i 50 Katherine Hartley teaching eleven weeks East Hill and care of school house 1.50 67 50 Ruth E Jones teaching ten weeks Harlow 55 Mrs W E Kingston transporting boy to Harlow school 9 4o Katherine Matherson, 25.20, Katie McCarty, 30.75, teaching 9 week E school, care and repairs 1.95 55 95 Mrs Clara Holton teaching 12 weeks S Nfld 72 M G Graham freight i 25 Percie Case teaching ten .weeks Gouldsville 68.00 care of house 5.00 73

27 85

94

Amy Denny teaching ten weeks Gouldsville 68.00 care of house 5.00 95 Perley Cady building fires Gouldsville fall term 96 E P Fisk transporting daughter to S Nfld school 97 Ervin Glidden banking West Hill school house 98 Lucian Slack care of Rabbit Hallow school house 99 Minnie E Holden teaching ten weeks 68.50 and care of house, 1.50, Center school 100 Cora C Jenness care school house piling wood Holton i or E H Robbins tablets 102 E Huntley Est 5 waste baskets 2.00, glass and putty 1.34 erasers 10 cents 103 Mary A Houston fare from Strafford and return 4.00 two days time 3.00 104 Geo Hackey transporting children fall term S Nfld 105 W W Holden painting, repairs E school money paid 106 P J Farnsworth glass and putty 107 Kate P Johnston teaching 8 weeks West Hill school 108 Eva Buzzell " " •' Rabbit Hollow 109 Harvey Preston hanging shades Little Nfld 110 Chas Duffany care of West Hill school I year 111 Andrew Grace care of No 10 school winter term 112 American Book Co. 26 dictionaries, 20.84, 24 of these for Percie Case's school 113 Minnie Talbot teaching 9 weeks in No 10 114 Earl Roberts care of Rabbit Hollow school house 115 The Tuttle Co weekly report cards for Percie Case 116 E H Robbins tablets 117 Fred Rich 4 cords wood Gouldsville school r i 8 Myrta Tarbell teaching 8 weeks 48.oo and care of house Little Northfield 1.85 . 119 Florence Loomis teaching 8 weeks South East school 120 Edward Sullivan care of Center house 5 weeks Flora Brigham teaching 8 weeks Harlow school 121 Frank L Aldrich " •' Holton school 122 " " Center school ' 2 3 Eva E Houston

73 3 3 8§" 50 i 50 70 2 50 T 503 44 7 2 13. n 10 94 48 oo 48 50 4 oo i 75 29 8054 r85 I 05 5 13 49 85 48 I 5052 60 56

2t>

124

125 126 127

128 12 9

132 133 '34

135 136 '37 138 '39 140 Ui 142 '43 "44

?45 146

Kate Hartley teaching 8 weeks East Hill school 48.00 care of house 2.00 Geo Dillingham care of S E school house Paul A Cutler care Holton school i year Ira L Holden teaching 9 weeks 54.00 and care of house in East school 2.25 H H Kibbey tuition of 22 pupils in High school W H Dillingham two cords 16 inch wood S E sch M Cobleigh & Son door 3.75 for East schoo!, glass putty for other schools shavings Giles Hutchinson care Center school house 3 weeks S N 8 weeks Arthur Hill care of No 10 school house fall term Mrs W E Kingston transporting boy Center school winter term E P Fisk transporting his girl and Mrs Hackey's children to S N school winter term F A Rich three cords wood for Holton school Mrs Clara Holton teaching six weeks in S Nfld Percie Case teaching 8 weeks and I day in Gouldsville Mary Houston " " " " " W E Uunsmoor service as truant office Perley Cady janitor at Gouldsville winter term H W Tresher services as truant officer I) B Adams work and money paid out as per bill Dora L Holden taking census of children between 5 and 18 years of age Vermont Slate Co slatine applied on blackboards in 4 school houses Interest on orders at Savings bank Savings Bank to apply on debt Total

27 5° 6 oo

56 25 156 80 9 oo

$846.82 as per last year's report. They have actually paid from this year's funds $593.51 to be applied on the debt. We also find that there are two outstanding orders No 135 I0 oo " 144 6 oo Total

$ 16 oo J. H. TALBOT, P. J. FARNSWORTH. > Auditors.

5 75 3 10 i 50 7 40

19 90 10 36

57 40 62 6 5 7 ^ 15 4o 12

24

6 92 15 HO 33

$.5059 56

It would appear from the above report that the Directors of the town school had paid $1440.33 out of this year's appropriation to applyon debt. Such is not a fact as the directors carried a surplus of

Classification of School Orders, Officers' salaries for 1900 Teachers' " " Books Supplies Fuel Janitors Cleaning houses Insurance Collecting Transportation Debts paid Repairs Taking census in 1891 and 1892 Postage Interest Truant officers Graded School district tuition Telephoning •

$

53 02 2297 15 80 77 131 63 8 3 So 77 55 27 70 27 85 33 32 77 "3 1440 33 54 .00 23 92 I

02

191 32

(3 25 445 90

$ 5059 56

29 28

School Directors' Report, Thirteen schools have been sustained by the town district for a period of 28 weeks each. Two hundred and thirty-nine different pupils have been enrolled. The average attendance has been 91 per cent, of what it should have been. Harlow school ranks first, 97 ; Gjuldsville schools and South Northfield, 96; East, 92 : Rabbit Hollow, 91 ; East Hill, Holton and West Hill, 90; Center and South East, 89; No. 10, 86; Little Northfield, 82. If we build a new school house and support another school the coming year with the same tax as this year we shall not be able to reduce the debt much the coming year. Respectfully submitted, C. L. HOLTON, DORA L. HOLDEN, J> Directors. D. B. ADAMS,

School Fund,

6 6 75 9 27 5 13

Anson Eastman S P Staples R W Demeritt Alexander Mathieson Timothy Holland W M Smith Michael Kinsley F E Townsend J C Hedges C L Hayden Mabel LaFlower

12 I

12

8 08 25 63

6 25 63 $ 61 13

Grammar School Fund, Land Rents due for 1901 Collected during the year, cash on hand Due from Homer Denny G R Andrews

$ 60 85

$ 60 85 Rents due March ist, i g o r Huntington fund Interest on U. S. deposit fund State school tax

117 105 317 690

78 25 37 56

Treasurer Town School Department,

$ 1,230 96 DIVIS(ON :

Paid Graded school district •' Town " " Due land rents uncollected

$ 547 80 622 03 61 13 $ 1,230 96

LAND RENTS DUE FROM H W Smith and \ W Holder; John Kingston

$ 4 34 68

HENRY L KENYON in account with Town School District. DR. Cash last report $ 846 82 Tax bills last report 59 61 Land rents last report 6 26 School directors for tuition, books, etc., sold 14 65 Rent of school house and wood 6 oo State and public money 622 03 Tax bill 1901 3782 58 5337 95

31 Assets of the Town,

3° CR. Paid school directors outstanding orders 1900 " " " " 1901-02 4 per cent discount allowed taxpayers Balance Holden's tax bill 1900 38 61 1901 91 73

9 20 5043 56 138 85

'3° 34 16 oo

Balance cash

if 5337 95

$ 294 63 Cash and tax receipts 1180 50 Liquor at agency 144 288 copies Town History270 Snow rollers, road machines, derrick, rope, etc I2 Regenerator and furniture Farm, stock, provision, tools, furniture, wood, etc, including Mrs. Wardner's bank book 2279 2 5 Bounty on noxious animals (due from State) 28 20 4000 ft plank 40 School houses as per last apprisal of Selectmen in 1893 (school furniture and supplies not appraised) 7795 Land in the town of Beardsley, Minn, (the above came in the town's possession in 1899) loo 12,143 5 3

Liabilities,

Liabilities of Town Schools/ School debt, note Savings Bank 1896 " " '• " " 1900 School Directors orders for the year 1901 outstanding Dora L Holden services as director C L Holton D B Adams " " P R Hoefler services as Supt., no bill rendered C L. Holton school supplies

$ 2566, 34 688 oh 16 7 So 31

12

9 75 4 39

3323

Town Law Agent, The agent respectfully reports that there are no cases now pending for or against the town. C. M. DAVIS, Agent. Northfield, Feb. 20, 1902.

Selectmen's orders outstanding No. 147, 152, 153, 169, 174, 177, 180, 183, 184 Selectmen's note to Savings Bank .. Overseer's orders No. 138, 141, 145, 151, Road Commissioner's orders No. 63, 67, 78, 79, 86 School director's orders No. 135, 144 Town officers' claims for services as appears on page 38 Interest on U. S. deposit fund Selectmen's note to Savings Bank as per vote of special town meeting, to defray Road Com. expenses School debt note to Savings Bank 1896 " " " " " " 1900 Town of Berlin for expenses in providing for James Cone's family while in quarantine by order of Health Officer of town of Berlin on account of scarletina

46 2527 38 134 16 312 335

88 16 1(1 54

97 53

757 65 2566 34 688 06

35 55

t 7,456 14

32 TOWN OF NORTHFIELD in account with HENRY L KENYON, Town Treasurer.

General Fund, CR. Balance cash' last report Tax Bills Justices fines and costs Dog licenses Cash overseer of the poor Lumber sold State for bounties on noxious animals •8 town histories W S Fisher liquor agent Central Vt. Railroad for Roger child H R Brown trustee of public money Cemetery lots sold Town tax bill 166 names on tax bill

33 TOWN OF NORTHFIELD in account with HENRY L KENYON, Town Treasurer.

General Fund, $ 10 121 28 216

66 86 72 30

62 22

ii 29 4 4,464 250 269 50 9.922 8

88 oo oo 46 oo 29 oo 77 30

DR. Selectmen's outstanding orders 1900 Overseer's " " Selectmen's orders for for 1901 and 1902 Overseer's orders issued by James Morse " " " Geo Denny Justices Court expenses Bounties on noxious animals Taxes on land in Minnesota Revenue stamps on note U. S. deposit fund cent discount allowed tax payers Balance Holden's tax bill 1900 95 3 1 Names 4° Paid " " " " •' " " " 4 per

$

20 45.

18 12416 37 2253 5

60 69 81 32 20

28 20

68 I

12

372

76

95 7' $15449 46

Holden's tax bill 1901 Names

i n 38 2 50

113 88 85 04

Cash balance

Highway Department.

$ 15449 46

CR. Paid outstanding order " road commissioner's order. D M Derby, " " " " Geo Denny 4 per cent discount allowed taxpayers Balance Holden's tax bill 1900 14 11 " " 1 9 0 1 32 17

$ 2 00 1648 02 1244 28 50 09

-46 88

Highway Department, DR. $ 128 Balance cash last report 21 Tax bill 1900 State highway tax 495 356 Village highway tax bill D M Derby error on order to Sploid i367 Town Highway tax bill 623 overdraft

07 25

°o 12 15 57 11 2991 27

35 34 Health Officer's Report, Following are the number of deaths and their cause : Bronchitis, 3 ; Apoplexy, 4 ; Pneumonia in its various forms 7 ; Cancer 3 ; Undeveloped, I ; Convulsions, 2 ; Mitral Regurgitation, I ; Chronic Hepatitis, 1 ; Spasmodic Asthma and disease of heart, I ; Angina Pectoris, 3 : Killed by cars, I ; Neurasthenia, I ; Meningitis, 2 ; Diabetis Mellitus, 2 : Organic disease of the heart, I ; Cerrhosis of liver, I ; La Grippe, i ; Accidental drowning, i ; Accute Tuburculosis, i ; Progressive Paralysis, i ; Congenital weakness, i ; Senile degeneration, i ; Narcosis, i : Chronic diarrhea, i ; Cerebral Hemorrhage I :Accidental shooting, i ; Organic Spinal Paralysis, i . Total for the year, 45 Of the above deaths 2 were 90 years old and upwards, 6 were between 80 and 90, 9 were between 70 and 80 and 4 were between 50 and 60. i o children have died, 7 of them from I day to 8 months old, 3 from 3 to 14 years and the balance from 14 to 50 years of age. Two cases of Typhoid fever have been reported, no deaths. 2 cases Measles, no deaths. 4 cases Scarlet fever, no deaths. No cases of Diphtheria have been reported during the year. Number of deaths in 1899, 60; number in 1900, 59; number in 1901, 45 or 25 per cent less than in the two preceeding years. The sanitary condition of the four villages has naturally improved within the past few years until at the present time it is in a very satisfactory condition considering the great lack of sewers which the village afford. SCHOOLHOUSES.

In compliance with the State law in relation to inspection of school houses, the Health Officer in connection with Selectman George S. Averill, one of the board of Health, in August last, made an inspection of all the School buildings now in use throughout the town. We found them nearly all in a fair sanitary condition, several of them are nearly new, others lately repaired and are models of neatness, others are in quite good condition but very small in size. The one at the Harlow district is somewhat out of repair and a new one is needed in its place or the old one thoroughly repaired. S. H. KENT, Health Officer. Northfield, Feb. 8th, 1902.

TOWN OF NORTHFIELD To S H KENT, Health Officer.

1901 Issuing permit to C S Kimball for Slaughter house $ 25 Posting House of Frank Blake I 50 Notice to State Board of same . 15 Procuring water from Frank Blake for analysis I oo '3 I 50 3° Fumigating house of Frank Blake 3 oo June 11 Inspecting at Center Village, 6 hours i 50 '3 Inspecting South Village 3 hours Inspecting Gouldsville, 8 hours 4 °° 14 5 hours gathering water at Gouldsville and June ' 7 Northfield Acquduct Co. 2 50 Billing and carting and express paid 95 Going to Center twice and serving notice on JulyHobson Baker i oo July 8 to i t 1-2 expenses to Burlington attending State Officers Meeting 3 25 1 2 1 - 4 days at Burlington 5 oo Posting house of D C Howard at South Village I 25 July Notice of same to state board 15 Call at Gouldsville 75 22 Inspection of C S Kimball's slaughter house 75 23 Aug. 7, 9 and 12, 1 1 - 2 days inspecting school houses with teams 75° 75 Oct. 15 Posting house of A Plastridge " " Davis 75 '5 Notice to state board 15 75 16 Posting House of John Doyle Notice to State :5 28 Fumigating houses of Davis, Plastridge and Doyle 2 oo 2 Posting 2 houses 2 times i 25 Nov. 3 oo 8 Fumigating above houses and three persons 5 oo 16 Posting 6 houses at Gouldsville Notice to State board '5 May May

i

7 7

37

36 Dec. 2 and 3

4 hours at Gouldsville, one whooping cough case " " Posting house of Elphenstine, scarlet fever Notice to state board Dec. 14 Posting house of Elphonston, scarlet fever " 25 Posting house of Fred Lewis and notics Weekly notice to State Board " 26 Posting house of Wm Garvey and notice " 27 " " Chas Houston and notice "28 " " Geo Waterman and notice 1902 Jan. I " " W P Springer and notice Weekly report to State Board 1 " " Dr Johnson and notice 2 " " W B Ordway 2 " " Will Stevens and notice 2 " " Wm Joyce and notice 3 Paid Whitney for printing cards 3 Posting house of F J Houston and notice 3 " " Chas Field and notice 6 " '• N J Coburn and notice 8 " " John Doyle and notice 8 " '.< Lewis Warren and notice 8 " " Mrs Lavelette Weekly report to State Board 9 Posting house of Joe Boardman and notice 9 " " James Aiken and notice 9 " " C A Eclgerton and notice 9 " '• Geo England and notice 13 " " Samuel Winch and notice 13 " " W J Forsyth and notice 14 " " H J Harggett and notice 14 " " D Brown, scarlet fever 14 Fumigating house of Elphanstin, 2 hours IS 15 Posting house L McPhee

16 17

2 OO

75 IS 75 75 15 75 75 i 50 75 '5 75 75 75 75 5° 75 75 75 75 75 75 15 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 i oo [

O'J

75

17 18 22 22 24 24

25

Feb.

4 5 5 5 6 6

Weekly report to State Board Posting house of E K Jones and notice " '• C C Brill and notice " " A M Bissonnette and notice Fumigating D Brown's house, 2 trips Weekly report to State Board Posting house of Ordie Gokey and notice " •' Dr. Mayo and notice Annual report to State Board Posting house of Mrs. Kelty,and notice " " F J Masters and notice " " Fred E Brown and notice " " J F Carter and notice Weekly report to State Board Posting house of W A Shaw and notice " " E G Scott, Four Corners

15 75 75 75 2 OO' 15

75 75 I

OO

75 75 75 i oo '5 75 i 50 $88 60

Total to Feb. 7, 1902

Vital Statistics, Births, marriages and deaths in town : Births Marriages Deaths

23 45

Surplus Fund, The Trustee of the Surplus fund would report that the whole amount of the fund March r, 1901 was $5,558.83 for which amount the Trustee holds a note against the town. The amount of interest that will be due for the year ending March I, 1902 will be $333.53H. R. BROWN, Trustee. Northfield, Feb. 19, 1902.

38 Claims of Town Officers for Services/

39 Report of Library Trustees,

TOWN OF NORTHFIELD To HENRY L KENYON, DR, Services as Town Treasurer $ 30 oo Attending 2 Town meetings 4 oo i day on abating Board 5° Obtaining names of 38 children 80 Recording 38 births, 45 deaths 15 Return of births, deaths and marriages to secretaty State Board of Health 20 Postage and stationery

5°

$ 52 15

S H Kent 1-2 day on abating Board A S Arthur CHDutton Geo Denny " " " F W Chase W E Dunsmoor " " " A E Denny, services as selectman 10 days G S Averill " " 18 days John L Moseley " " 35 1-2 days " postage Geo Denny services overseer of uoor " " Expenses out of town " " Road commissioner, 8 1-2 days Dora L Holden services as school director 5 days D B Adams " " " 6 1-2 days C L Holton " " " 20 3-4 " " " Express, freight, postage, telephone and supplies J H Talbot auditor 10 days P J Farnsworth '• "

75 75 75 75 75 75 15 27 53 i 6t 3

oo oo 25 06 50 25

During the past year the work of the Library has been as encouraging as in any former year. Indeed it seems to us to have increased in efficiency and usefulness. Our aim has been to add to it as many of the best books as our means would allow. In doing this we have endeavored to gratify the wishes of the patrons so tar as possible. Valuable books are continually called for which are essential to a well stocked Library, which we should be glad to secure were the means at our disposal. One enthusiastic patron of the Library, a tax payer, said, "1 wish the town would make a special appropriation for the purchase of standard works which are in constant demand, and which would make an invaluable addition. It would add but a trifleto the taxes each one now pays." CIRCULATION.

4 So

12 50

7 5° 9 75 31 12

$ 312 97

During the year the Library has been open 102 days. Books loaned 5184 Average per day 50 Largest circulation Feb.^i6, 1901 92 Smallest circulation Aug. 14, 1901 24 ACCESSIONS. The Library has been increased by the addition of 220 volumes. Added by purchase 205 Added by gifts i5 Cost of book's purchased $184 20 Amount received from fines $28. 53 Through the generosity of friends we are able to continue the Readjng room another year. It is supplied with some of the best current periodical literature and is doing a beneficient work. Many appreciating its worth make a wise use of its privileges and are greatly bene fitted thereby. But we are sorry to be obliged to add, that there are those who make it too much a place of resort for visiting, loud talking and laughing, which disturbs those who are there for reading and study. In addition to this disturbance they are not careful in handling the periodicals some of which show rough treatment. Now this must be stopped or the design of the Reading Room will be defeated.

40

This noise and confusion must give place to quiet and dignified behaviour. We have not the means to provide a constant attendant which would obviate this trouble, but must trust to the honesty and courteous bearing of those who avail themselves of the advantages of the Reading Room. Here is seen our need of a Library Building •that the Library and Reading Room may be under the same roof and the care of one attendant. Each needs the help of the other and when brought together as they should be, each will realize more fully the high ideal for which it is established. An eminent instructor in speaking of the importance of a well furnished Library in every community says, "There is scarcely a village in the older settlements from which some citizens has gone forth who has a fortune more or jess ample. If he would be honorably remembered among the scenes of his childhood and youth he can accomplish his desire in no way so usefully as by erecting a simple fire proof building and founding a village library." The room now occupied by the Library is over crowded and some change must soon be made to meet its increasing demands. It is our earnest desire that this may be clone bv a building devoted to the purpose. Who will honor himself and immortalize his name by generously remembering the town in its present need? W. W. HOLDEN. W. S. HAZEN. J. H. TALBOT. FRANK PLUMLEV.

Auditors' Report, Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3059 of Vermont Statutes, your auditors have examined and adjusted the accounts of the several officers of the Town, an4 respectfully submit the foregoing detailed report of the same and the financial condition of the town. J, H. TALBOT, f . ... P. J. FARNSWORTH, j Au ^tors. Northfield, Vt., Feb. 20, 1902.

I

Annual Town Meeting, The inhabitants of the town of Northfield who are legal voters in Town Meeting are hereby notified and warned to meet in Concert Hall, in the Village of Northfield, on Tuesday, March 4th, 1902, at 10 o'clock a. m. to act on the following b'usiness, viz : i . To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year. 2. To hear and act on 'the several reports. 3. To elect all necessary Town Officers. 4. To raise money to defray the Current Expenses of the Town and its indebtedness, H!SO State, County, State School and State Highway Taxes ^ To see if the Town will vote to raise money for highway purposes in addition to the legal Highway Tax. 6. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Dav. 7. To see what measures the Town will adopt to compensate Firemen. 8. To see if the Town will vote to give State Jurisdiction to its Constables for the service of process 9. To see if the Town School District will vote to authorize the Board of School Directors to purchase sites and build school houses. 10. To see if the Town will vote to appoint an agent to convey Real Estate. 1 1. To see if the Town will vote to lay out a highway over the mountain between this town and Waitsfield. 12. To see if the Town will vote to defray the expenses of Surity Bonds for the officers whose bonds are required by law. 13. To see what action the Town will take with reference to securing a hall for its use for a term of years. 14 To see if the Town will vote to build a School House in what is known as the George District. 15. To do any business proper to be done. JOHN L. MOSELEY, A. E. DENNY, Selectmen. GEORGE S. AVERILL, Northfield, Vt.. Feb. 12, 1902.