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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

OFFICERS OF THE

Town of Northfield, FOR THE

Year Ending February 18,1903* Grand List of Town 1902, $12,11875,

NORTHFIELD, VT.:

NORTHFIELD NEWS PRINT. 1903.

THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

OFFICERS OF THE

Town of Northfield FOR THE

Year Ending February 18, 1903, Grand List of Town 1902, $12,118,75, Real Estate 1902, $8,066,56. Real Estate, Quadrennial Appraisal of '98, $7,577.15, '02, 9459,75, Increase in Quadrennial Appraisal, $1,582,60,

NOKTHF1ELI), VT.:

NORTHFIELD NEWS PRINT. 1903.

Selectmen's Report,

Town Officers Elected in 1902. Frank Plumley Henry L. Kenyon

Moderator, Town Clerk, SELECTMEN.

J. L. Moscley,

A. E. Denny,

C. B. Tilden,

W. E. Dunsmoor.

Geo. S. Averill

LISTERS.

O. F. Preston

AUDITORS.

C. A. Edgerton, J. H. Winch J. H. Talbot, Treasurer, H. L. Kenyon. Overseer of Poor, Geo.- Denny. Trustee Public Money, H. R. Brown Constable and Collector, W. W. Holden. Road Commissioner, Geo. Denny TOWN G R A N D JURORS.

O. F. Preston, H. B. Ockington, H. W. Partch Inspector of Leather, E. B. VanOrman. Inspector of Wood, Shingles, and Lumber, W. T. Russell. Town Agent, Frank Plumley. FENCE V I E W E R S .

H. L. Glidden,

E. L. Cross,

J. W. Ryan

SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

D.B.Adams, Dora L. Holden, C. L. Holton,

Term of Office expires, " '• " " " "

1905 1904 1903

TRUSTEES OF P U B L I C LIB R A R Y .

Frank Plumley, Term of Office expires 1907 W. W. Holden, " " " 1906 Wm. S. Hazen, " " " 1905 H. R. Roberts, " •' " 1904 J. H. Talbot, " " " 1903

Schedule of orders drawn by the Selectmen during the year ending Feb. 18, 1903: 1 H L Kenyon as clerk and treasurer $ 52 15 2 S H Kent services of 6 of the board civil authority 4 50 3 A E Denny as selectman 15 4 G S Averill as " 27 5 John L Moseley as " 54 31 6 George Denny as overseer poor 64 75 7 J H Talbot as auditor I5 8 P J Farnsworth as auditor i5 9 Town of Berlin expenses during quarantine of James Cone's family 35 s5 10 Adams, Taylor & Co, liquors 87 11 Treasurer Public library excess of $500 in Dog fund 204 30 12 " " " annual appropriation 50 13 M W Wheelock Dog License book I 10 14 Columbia Distilling Co, liquors . 118 65 15 Treasurer Big Stone Co, Minnesota, County tax I 16 G R Andrews lumber used in 1901 12 43 17 A H Cook repairs on Smith bridge 4 18 Columbia Distilling Co, liquors 229 29 19 G W Brooks repairing bridge i 50 20 M W Stevens rent of clerk's office 15 21 Moody & Turney 756 feet plank 11 34 22 H M Dole right of way across land 5 23 L C Whitaker repairing bridge i 25 24 L L Warren split stone for Smith bridge 18 25 C H Cofrin drawing stone Smith bridge 35 26 H L Kenyon making return to State Supt schools 18 06 27 Adams, Taylor & Co, liquor 503 13 28 H R Brown trustee, interest on U S deposit 333 53 29 Dr W B Mayo certificate of births and deaths 7 95 30 Wm Mclntire labor on Smith bridge •. 19 50

32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4i 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

49 5° 3' 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Jas McCarty, labor on Smith bridge 13 50 D W Smith " " " . 9 F K Sawyer 200 cedar posts 22 F J Dole stone for theyears '01 and '02 5 John Keough labor on Smith bridge 13 50 John Kenedy " " " " 13 50 H M Cutler Houston bridge ro S H Kent as health officer 14 20 Luke Tarbell lumber for Houston iron and cov. bridges 125 M G Graham freight on stone 28 6S W E Dunsmoor as lister 58 50 O F Preston as lister 58 50 C B Tilden as lister 59 50 Luke Tarbell lumber for Bull Run bridge 12 90 Arnold & Co, ale 8 50 H A.Blanchard & Co, liquor 166 15 G W Tillotson repairs on Town Home 206 Barrows & Peck road scraper 8 H W Smith labor on Town Home 4 25 Fred Fuller drawing 34 M shingle from Montpelier 8 50 H A Blanchard & Co, balance due on order 46 64 35 J P Rabidou lumber i 86 M Cobleigh & Son labor at Town Home 5 30 John L Bacon state highway and school tax 1515 38 John L Bacon state tax 874 25 County treasurer county tax 116 57 U S Clothes Pin Co, 34 .M shingle cov. and Smith brdg 90 10 D W Smith labor on Smith bridge 7 50 Felix Nailor •' " " >; 3 C H Cofrin Water St bridge 7.50, Smith bridge 24 31 50 W T Russell labor on Smith bridge 106 63 R T Eastman Memorial day appropriation 50 V W Smith repairing 3.20 land damage Smith bridge 10—13 20 Timothy Harrigan labor on Smith bridge 4 13

64 1-2 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 94 95 96 97 98

G R Andrews lumber Smith bridge 209.70 Water St 151.86 Adams, Taylor & Co, liquor G S Averill making tax bill for 1902 Paul Norton labor on Covered bridge John Keough " " " " John Kenedy " " " " Timothy Harrigan labor on Covered bridge W T Russell labor on Covered bridge Columbia Distill Co, alcohol Luke Tarbell lumber Whitaktr br 8.82 Bliss br 24.60 S H Kent as health officer H B Ockington office desk for clerk George Denny building road to quarry John B Henson lumber for guard rails Northfield village lighting bridge Fred A Wilder labor on Water St bridge W T Russell " " Covered bridge M W Stevens rent of clerk's office W T Russell labor on Covered bridge F Roscoe labor on Water St bridge L Tarbell lumber F Roscoe labor on Water St bridge Felix LaClair labor on Water St bridge W T Russell " " F E Slamman " " " " C H Cofrin " " Covered " Geo Denny repairs for road machine Fred Roscoe labor on Water St and Iron bridges H A Blanchard & Co, liquor Thompson & Pinkham, malt F H Tracy board of Miller in County jail J P Rabidou lumber for Covered bridge W T Russell labor on Houston bridge H M Cutler use of 12 jacks Houston bridge W T Russell labor on Iron bridge

361 56 126 50 16 50 4 5° 9 9 6 75 5° "4 75 33 42 '9 97 19 25 20 20 18 4 12 10 15 152 10

442

16

12

1 6 50

56 17 6

20 OO

8 8 9i 25 29 9 63 2 49

75 75 50 80 61 40 36

99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 ill 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133

Timothy Harrigan labor on Houston bridge D Falzarano " " " " Geo C Sanborn " " " " F P Houston " " " H W Thresher " '• E H Robbins goods furnished G F Kaylor John L Moseley labor and cash paid Felix LaClair labor on Houston bridge C V Kent " " " " H A Blanchard & Co, ale and porter H A Blanchard & Co, alcohol John Kenedy labor on Water St and Houston bridges John Keough labor on Water St and Houston bridges Geo W Tillotson iron for Water St bridge A O Smith iron Smith and Covered bridges J H Talbot ekctric supplies at Covered bridge J P Brooks services as Dog constable Wm E Dunsmoor as lister C B Tilden as lister O F Preston as lister Duffy Malt Whiskey Co Thompson & Pinkham, liquor W T Russell labor on Foot bridge W T Russell " " " Luke Tarbell lumber for Foot bridge E H Robbins repairing bridge light F E Abbott labor Argus & Patriot Co, instruction cards James B Hedges labor on highway S H Kent as health officer M G Graham freight on stone for Foot bridge Charles Dole stone for Smith bridge George Denny labor on highway J B Wells road plow J P Rabidou lumber and labor

3 3 5 8 3 28 138 4 1

75 63 75 5° 39 53 50 75

22 80

117 86 20 25 20 25 12

l6

19 QO

10 8 60 60 60 '7 149 40 79 31

13 25

67 08 25 18

2

90

2

50

12 25 28 42

5 16 2 50

35 25 44 7 57

134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167

John L Moseley labor and cash on sundry bridges 21 50 Adams, Taylor & Co, liquor 293 90 S W Winch work on Covered, Foot and Water St brdgs 43 79 G W Dunham labor 41 80 L L Warren labor • 24 30 H A Blanchard Co, liquor 118 80 John B Henson repairing highway 5 50 West Disinfecting Co, regenerator 27 50 W K Royce labor on sundry bridges 30 80 Geo Denny building road to quarry 45 C L Holton labor on highway 5 32 L W White < * « « « « 2 99 Northfield Savings Bank interest 155 I I Adams, Taylor & Co, liquor 129 25 H A Blanchard Co, liquor 187 90 F N Whitney printing 90 35 F P Houston 8748 feet plank at 13 113 72 P J Farnsworth goods furnished 19 05 F H Roberts labor on highway 5 88 A E Denny paid for labor on highway 2 A J Donley paint Water St bridge 4 Town treasurer tax on Braley house and Town Home 27 54 H L Kenyon collecting taxes 114 06 Timothy Harrigan labor on Foot bridge 4 50 John Kenedy Jr " " " " 5 25 Treas Universalist church rent of Concert hall 30 S H Kent as health officer 16 90 H A Blanchard Co, liquor 121 23 John L Moseley labor and cash paid for labor 73 61 Timoihy Harrigan labor on Foot bridge 2 25 Joseph C Rice building new road Highland avenue 85 G W Tillotson iron for Houston bridge i 76 Duke & Harrigan nails for 5 bridges 40 82 John Kenedy labor on Foot bridge . 8

168

John Keough

" . « « . «

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6 75

8 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 T8i 182 183 184 i 85 186 187 188 189 190 191 i 92 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 20 T 202 203

John Kenedy Jr labor on Foot bridge H A Clough labor on highway M D Smith land damage W O Shaw labor on highway John A Hutchinson keeping Bruiclnell girl Joseph C Rice labor on highway A E Denny paid for keeping a h a m p Wm Dupray labor on highway M Cobleigh & Son labor at Town Home H A Blanchard Co, liquor J H Judkins professional services case of Dora Miller H S Thresher wood for Mrs Rogers S H Kent as health officer .M W Stevens rent of clerk's office E G Glidden labor and lumber for bridge Anson Adams repairing tomb H B Briggs care of cemetery at Center F L Howe services as ballot clerk C A Plumley services as grand juror Luke Tarbell labor on highway Adams, Taylor & Co, liquor Wm Pervier sheep killed by dogs F A Rich labor on highway West Disinfecting Co, formaldehyde Thompson & Pinkham liquor H A Blanchard Co, liquor L D and M D Jones labor on highway Mrs Geo Waterman maintaining watering trough C L Holion '• " " Timothy Holland " " « Luther Rich " " " Joseph C Rice labor on highway J C Rice sheep killed by dogs J C Donahue goods furnished Mrs Rogers Adams, Taylor & Co, liquor

5 5° 6 20 100

[ 50 t 69 90

I 80 3 5 2 94 18 3 46 25 ii 3 28

59 33 25 75 95 86 3°

r 50 20 1 284 I 2

3 12 50

26 50 118 8t

10 95 I 2 15 °3 332

38

G R Andrews sawing guard rails Nichols Sanborn Co, goods furnished 206 H S Glidden labor on highway 207 Alex Eddy Treas attendance on monthly meetings of 28 men oi No I H S Carney labor on highway W W Holden clothes furnished F Miller George Hakey breaking roads Joseph K Egerton rent of hall for farmers' meeting Chase & Roys iron bed springs and extra casters W H Moriarty goods furnished John Robitor A L Williams labor on highway D B Adams " " •' C L Pervier services as ballot clerk C E Mack labor on highway Geo W Dunham iron for King St D R Stanton highway labor S F Thompson highway labor M H M a n l o n as ballot clerk P Flood labor on highway W W Holden abatement on taxes 224 S J Guild error in taxes 225 M C a n n o n " " " 226 F L Howe as ballot clerk Fred Fuller care of hearse S H K e n t as health officer C S Richmond tile J H Winch 15 births and 13 death certificates at 15, 3 calls to Geo Bell scarlet fever O V Winch 2 days as ballot clerk 23' 232 H E Reed attendance of H & L Co monthly meetings 233 Frank Plumley legal services 234 Northfield Savings Bank interest to Feb gth '03 235 Geo Hakey labor on highway 236 J C Donahue dynamite and caps breaking roads

204

205

7 87 35 56 9 35 '9

6 8 26 1 i 3 3 3 5 5 3 2 78 6 3 i 7i 47 1

25 72 50

3°

25 29 92 56 5° 25 3° 80

8 70 3 17 80 40 S 2 64 18 90 2 12

10

236A

Savings Bank money borrowed

ii

5 8 9 79

$ 13,109 48 Road Commissioner Denny having resigned in September the Selectmen have assumed charge of the Highway since that time.

Classification of Selectmen's Orders, Officers' salaries Paid for Liquors Care and labor for cemeteries Driving hearse Lumber Care of watering troughs Health officer Regenerator and Formaldehyde Physicians services Rent Printing Legal services Taxes Covered bridge Smith Iron Foot Water St. " Houston " Other Repairs on Town Home Lighting bridges Sheep killed by dogs Right of way and Land damage Moving town safes Road to Quarry Building Highland Avenue

695 3750 3' 71 226

67 08 3° 25 32

T 2

'73 40 18 91 108 40 2737 644 606 336 295 361 177 20 r 242

74 25 95 57 13 37 5° 47 29 u 33 19

3° 13

24 [OS 20

9 49 70

Labor on highway* Road plow and scraper, repairs on road machine and tile Fire department Memorial day appropriation Public Library Trustee of public money Interest Money borrowed

245 61 37 .50 254 333 207 589

86 14 55 3° 53 75 79

13109 48 *One thousand feet of plank at $13 was used by highway depannent in addition to above.

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Report of Town Liquor Agency, For year Ending Feb. 2, 1903, DR. To Amount on hand, Feb I , 1902 " Purchased during the year Paid freight and cartage Paid Agent's salary Paid Insurance Paid Interest Stationery, corks, measures, etc. U S License 10 percent of sales Balance in excess of 10 percent

1180 3750 63 300 6 75 32 25

Overseer's Report, 52 08 40 oo 80 12 oo oo

510 87 46 90

o 69 By

CR. Amount of liquor on hand Feb 2, 1903 Amount sold during the year,

881 91 5108 78 $5990 69

Net Profit to the town $510.87 Excess of 10 per cent due the State $46.90 Bbls sold $23.25 and paid Treasurer Northfield, Vt., Feb. 2 1903. JOHN L. MOSELEY, \n A. E. DENNY, > of GEO. S. AVERILL, ) Northfield.

The following amounts have been expended for relief of poor outside of the home : R C Silsby Mrs Kimball Mrs D Dubia Hiram Henry Mrs Falzerano Hunt & Shontell E Reed Luman George Transient Ellen Goggin Mrs Wheeler Mrs Davis Mrs French W J Masters Felix Nayior Physician's on account

85 27

Bridget Doyle H J Haggett Gertie Porter Weltha Rich Ann Rich E B Battles Lizzie Spalding 49 I 10 Ann Pearsons 6 50 Mrs Erving Cady 40 Minnie Culver 81 Mary Conway Norton Boy 24 13 43 Mrs Relation to Ed Willey Mrs Mahan 2 8 4 23 45 74 ii 57 10 50 38 96

7

$148 jo 16 S3 20 24 60

4i 35 138 05 132

85 50 18 52

53 Si 33 25 5 2 15

13

1 1 8 90 $ 1,436 60

The following amounts have been expended for the home : Labor Wood Goods Provisions

$ 373 251 266 221

22 45 98 15

1 , 1 1 2 80

Total orders drawn

2,549 40

H There has been sold from the farm Deducted in store bills Discount on Duke & Harrigan's bill

,$ 64 83 12 57

Total expense for the poor

f 2,495 63 George Denny, Overseer

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Road Commissioner's Orders,

S3 77

Feb.

INVENTORY OF TOWN HOME. Real estate at So Northfield Furniture and tools Provisions Live stock Hay and feed Wood cedar posts and ashes Watch Mrs Wardner's bank book

$ 2,000 267 100 Ii6 105 170 5 70 $ 2,835

10 85 65 50

Mar. '

I0

Orders have been drawn for labor and material by G EO. DENNY Ii 25 20 89 Joseph Garney 90 H A Cough 3 90 25 91 E P Fisk 6 75 21 92 Fred Parker . 2 50 2S 93 A W Holton 3 40 2S 28 93 B A Denny 28 94 J D McCarty .•'-..' 28 95 P Flood ' • " . - • • . . i 96 C E Mack . 3 97 H S Glidden 3 9 8 Cerylle Mayo 3 99 C V Kent • . 3 100 G e o Denny •• 3 1 0 1 B A Denny 4 i M F Thompson 2 G M Emerson (Derby) . 4 W Garvey 4 C Holton (Rice) 4 F C Dyke ....,.'.. 4 SJDyke . 4 L C Whittaker . , 4 G P Hakey . • 4 Nathan Clark . 4 John Hopkins 1900 and 1902 •, 7 10 10 Geo Denny services in 1901 12 11 L W White 12 G P Hakey 15 . '5 13 E D Bourdau ' '5 14 B A Denny 15 15 A W Lawton 20 16 J B Hedges

1280 2 70 7 65 ,J 6 90 13 65 3 '5 ' 9 oo 17 8 0 2 25 3 oo I 25 200 3 65 3 45 5 25 10 65 - ' . . ' . ... 8 55 '. . 4 50 5 72 12 50 13 35 ." 3 15 5 80 5 80 6 07 5 25 ' .

16 2O

22

Apr

May

18 19

25 28

20

31

21

4

26

5 5 5 5 5 8 10 15 16 18 19 26 26 26 26 26 28 28 29

22

10 12 15 17 24 27

June

i?

27 28 28 7

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

3° 3' 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4i 42 43 44 45 47 47 48 49 53

Nathan Clark W J Fiske John Kinsley Geo P Hakey W E Dunsmoor J N Kinney Charles Denison R W Howes G W Brooks A W Holton E S Goodnough C E Johnson C J Heath William Duprey F K Sawyer H S Glidden J N. Kenney W J Fiske J N Kenney Moses King (Derby) F K Sawyer (Derby) L C Whitaker C H Dutton J H Hopkins B A Denny Geo Denny T N Kenney Wm McAulifle J N Kenney J N Kenney C B Tilden Fred Pombarh John Duggan Selim Duphany J N Kenney

May-

i 35 52 20 5 10 i 50 4'. 23 3 75 16 80 14 80 25 3° 2 75 12 75 3 I' 6 90 4 5° 10 35 6 75 9 75 66 oo 7 5° 4 50 90 2 70 5 83 8 03 52 90 53 62 8 05

9 80 9 oo 9 oo

3 3 5° 39 6

55 °° 25 75 37

3° 5° 30 5i 3 1 52 June 7 53 7 54 10 55 10 56 13 57 21 58 21 59 60 2S 28 61 July 2 62 3 63 5 64 5 65 5 66 '9 67 21 68 26 60 Aug 9 70 16 7 1 16 72 21 73 74 23 25 75 29 76 2 Sept 77 2 78 2 79 2 80 8 82

L Tarbell W J Fiske B A Denny J N Kenney John Thorn J C Rice Geo Denny J N Kenney J N Kenney J B Hedges Mike Kinsley J N Kenney B A [Denny J N Kenney Selim Duphanv John Duggan W J Fiske W H Holton Fred Pombarh O F Blodgett J N Kenney Chas Cofrin per road J N Kenney •' F Brooklyn " J N Kenney " Charles Smith " Savings Bank interest Geo Denny Geo Denny J B Fiske H M Cutler B A Denny

24 27

77 36 3 5 16 10 6 9

oo oo 75 50 95 30 oo 75

2 OO

9 9° 7 5° 47 50 3 37 34 87 3° 37 116 39 6 50 3 37 i 77 5 25 3i 5° 8 25 15 oo 7 50 7 50 35 25 440 64 9 45 i 80 7 oo i 50

$ 177°

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Orders Drawn by School Directors,

Ministerial Fund, 1

CR. Cash last report Due last report Land rents for year 1902

36 74 i 75 38 46 95

DR. Paid " 1' " " Cash

Methodist society Cong'I " Episcopal '' Universalist " Catholic "

7 7 7 7 7 38

69

69 69 69 69 So $76 95

Dog License Fund, DR. Balance last report Licenses for 189 male dogs at $i[ each each " " 14 female dogs at

704 30 189 oo 56 oo

$949 30

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

204 30 20 8 24 692

30 25 oo 45

J 1

$949 30 Available for Public Library

$192 45

C L Holton services as director .$ " money paid out 2 D B Adams services as director 3 Dora L Holden " 4 Philo Hoefler " superintendent 5 Thomas O'Grady two cords wood East Hill School 6 Cora C Jenness janitor Harlow School 7 V W Smith three cords sixteen inch wood Harlow 8 Will Duprey t w o " « « • . « . E lst 9 J C Smith two and one half cords sixteen inch wood Rabbit Hollow to D D Weller Gouldsville sawing and packing in shed 4 cords wood 11 B A Denny four and 1-12 cords 16 inch wood Center and South Northfield 12 R A Silver and J Baker painting S Northfield school house 13 T D Spooner cleaning and repairs East school 14 Lena Chandler " " Center school 15 Mrs Frank Clark " " S Northfield school 16 H H Slack cleaning Rabbit Hollow school house 17 Chas Miller three cords wood jfio 50, cleaning West Hill school house I 75 18 D B Adams money paid for repairs, cleaning, freight etc 19 M Cobleigh paint, doors and repairs S Northfield 20 R A Silver onedoz No 2 brooms 21 American Book Co school books 22 D B Adams cleaning Holton and Harlow school houses 23 Mrs L Syloyd " No 10 school house 24 Rand McNally & Co books lights to literature 25 Arthur Dunsmoor wood, cleaning and repairs Little Northfield 26 H H Kibbey 30 1-2 pupils spring term at $5

31 12 4 39 9 75 7 50

10 50 12

3 12 75 9 11 25 4 22 45 27 20 2

3 2

I5

I

JO

12 25

16 65 29 3 35 76 4 1 75 77 18 9 152 50

27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 54 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

Edward E Babb & Co school supplies D B Adams cash paid out as per bill No 28 Rand McNally & Co lights to literature Vermont School Seat Co two oak desks Ella Wooster teaching eight weeks Gouldsville Amy D Heath " seven and three-fifths weeks Gouldsville Abbie Dillingham teaching ten weeks $55 janitor work and repairs A L Williams cleaning Williams school house Josephine Perkins teaching ten weeks in Rabbit Hollow D B Adams cash paid out as per bill No 36 W E Kingston transporting his son to Center school 39 days at 20 cents Flora Brigham teaching seven and three-fifths weeks in Harlow school Minnie Holden teaching ten weeks Holton $70, janitor work 2 45, money paid for cleaning i . Giles A Hutch inson janitor So Northfield Katherine Hartley teaching East Hill school ten weeks and janitor Nellie F Tilden teaching East school ten weeks $55 and care of house i 50 Florence Loomis teaching Center school ten weeks $65 and care of house i 50 Nina Howard teaching S Northfield school ten weeks Kate P Johnston " West Hill Margaret Doyle " No 10 " E Huntley Estate supplies Ruth E Jones teaching ten weeks Little Northfield W W Holden building Fiskville school house Earl Roberts janitor Rabbit Hollow school Edward Holton work on wood Holton school Eda J Joslin teaching eight weeks in Williams school Randolph McNutt twelve school desks and recitation seats

34 3 16 20 56

75 45 80 oo

53 20 57 75 i 25 60 9 66 7 80 5' 3° 73 45 i 50 62 45 56 50 66 50 55 60 60 3 22 60 431 2

3 75 40 52

54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Si 82

Center Village Water Co water rent M E Holden teaching six weeks South East school Glenn Jenness janitor Harlow school spring term Walter Dunsmoor painting Little Northfield school house W D Plastridge one and one-fourth cords wood No 10 D B Adams work and money paid out as per bill No 59 Northfield Savings Bank interest S W Steele box stove for Williams school E H Robbins oil and lead for Rabbit Hollow Hobart & Shanley tablets and pencils J K Egerton insurance George Glidden 1310 feet clapboards Henry Smith map of the world American Book Co three doz eclec. drawing Ella Wooster teaching four and four-fifths weeks in Harlow school Fred N Whitney order blanks and advertising Henry L Kenyon collecting town school tax Ruth E Jones teaching eight weeks Little Northfield Idah J Celley " ten '• No 10 H H Kibbey tuition 30 pupils one term $150, 4 pupils one-half term 10. C E Johnson one-half cord 16 inch wood for Williams school Charles Joyce plastering at Williams school and repairs at Center Flora Brigham teaching six weeks at Harlow Florence B Houston teaching ten weeks in Rabbit Hollow Katherine McCarty " «• Center school Josephine Perkins " " East school $65, janitor I 50 Nina Howard teaching ten weeks S Northfield Glenn Jenness janitor at Harlow Katherine Hartley teaching ten weeks East Hill $60 care of house 2 5 5

10 6 12

II

87

13

8 9 6 27 10 i

75 84 48 50

36 5° 4 5° 34 27 48 55 160 2 25

4 75 42 oo

66 50 60 3 62 45

23

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 too 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 i 11

Minnie Holden teaching ten weeks Hollow $72, care of house 3. 75 Elmer Stevens janitor at Center . i Kate P Johnston teaching twelve weeks West Hill school 72 Lepha Hutchinson " " " South East " 66 Gladys Miller janitor West Hill spring arid fall 3 Gyles Hutchinscn janitor S Northfield fall i Erven Glidden one-halTcord wood Williams school 2 Eda Joslyn teaching twelve weeks in Williams 66 Mrs Geo Hakey care of house in Fiskville i Chas A Plumley insurance for five years on Fiskville house 9 E H Robbins supplies 1 2 Tom O'Grady work on wood East Hill school Dora L Holden cash paid out as per bill No 95 8 W J Willey work on Rabbit Hollow school house 'S Mrs Flora E Carter cleaning at Holton school house i Fred C Rich one cord wood Gouldsville 6 Ella Wooster teaching twelve weeks in Gouldsville 84 American Boook Co books 129 C L Holton work and money paid out as per bill 101 14 Horace Smith work and money paid sheathing East school house 3 M Cobleigh & Son sheathing and round for East school $ 8 7 1 , kindlings etc i 04 9 D M Locklin one cord wood at Gouldsville 4 Ernest Luther janitor at Gouldsville lower room eight weeks 2 George Berry work on wood at Gouldsville I Malcom Locklin janitor at Gouldsville upper room eight weeks 2 Otis Williams janitor at Gouldsville both rooms four weeks 2 Amy Heath teaching twelve and two-fifths weeks in Gouldsville 86 S W Steele one stove for Gouldsville 8 Mrs Clara Holton teaching six weeks West Hill 36

112 113 114 i 15

85

5° 75

55 47

59 05 18 20

43 75 5°

10

80 35

Edmund Blake janitor West Hill Winifred Scott janitor No 10 for the year Geo W Tiilotson stoves and tinware Katherine Hartley teaching eight weeks $52. care of house 3. 116 Idah Celley teaching eight weeks No 10 117 Royal Bowman janitor fall and winter Rabbit'Hollow 118 Kate P Johnston eight weeks in Rabbit Hollow 119 Nichols & Sanborn Co Paint for Rabbit Hollow $15 66 supplies i 90 120 E M Briggs teaching eight weeks S Northfield 121 Theron Williams teaching eight weeks East school $48. janitor 2. repairs 250 122 Minnie E Holden teaching eight weeks Holton $60. care of house 2. 123 Giles Hutchinson transporting three pupils six weeks $5 20 janitor two weeks 5oc 124 Flora Brigham teaching ten weeks at Harlow 125 Eda Joslyn teaching eight weeks in Williams 126 C E Johnson janitor fall and winter " 127 John Kingston janitor twenty-eight days S Northfield 128 John Averill work on stove pipe at Center 129 E Huntley Co glass and putty 130 Katherine McCarty teaching eight weeks at Center 131 Northfield Graded School tuition thirty pupils $150, one pupil two-fifths 2. 132 Elmer Stevens janitor at Center school winter term 133 C S Richmond nails and paper 134 D M Locklin five cords wood at Gouldsville 135 E H Robbins two cords dry wood Gouldsville 136 George Berry sawing wood at " 137 D B Adams money paid out as per bill 137 138 Dora L Holden census 321 names at 40 12 84 making reports i 50 postage 5oc 139 Northfield Savings'Bank interest

i 4O 4 50 35 31 55 4<^ 3 90 50 i/5^ 49 50 50 25 62 5 7° 72 48 2 i 40 75 I 18 56 152 2 i 17 9 i 4

61 50 65 72

14 84 Si 36

25

140 Albert Jenness three and one-third cord wood and janitor 2 50 141 W E Dunsmoor services as truant officer 242 Rober Staples janitor Little Northfield school 143 Lottie Caldwell teaching Little Northfield school Total

18 67 6 3 65 80

#4,498 01

Classification of School Orders, Officer's salaries for 190; Teachers Books Supplies Fuel Janitors Cleaning houses Insurance Collecting taxes Transportation Repairs Taking census and report Postage Interest Truant officer Tuition Graded School district Telephoning Freight Cartage New furniture Printing New Stoves New School house

#

58 2352 260 68 163 72 32 36 34 13

87 40 32 15 16 95 85 84 27

177

22

H i 168 6 464

34 69 69

50 5° 11 40 I

01

73 4 5« 5' 35

Total

Superintendent's Report, The acceptance by the present incumbent of the work of the superintendency was made contingent at the time of his appointment upon the possibilities of visiting schools when the graded school was not in session. Acting accordingly, I have been able t3 visit all of the schools in town with the exception of Fiskville. As Mrs. Kibbey, has, however, visited this district, I have been made aware of its conditions. I have not visited the school at Harlow Bridge during the chargeship of the regular teacher, but I have seen the working ability of the pupils in that district. I will say at the outset that where I found teachers of considerable experience. I have as a rule seen the best results. This, however, is not uniformly the case, for many of the younger teachers give promise of becoming efficient in their chosen profession. Realizing that pupils who have entered the High school from the town districts have in the past had insufficient instruction in the subject of physiology and hygiene, I have emphasized to the teachers the necessity of giving special attention to this important subject. 1 have also advocated the desirability of teaching orally to the younger pupils many important facts connected with history, geography, arithmetic and civil government for the purpose of a more rapid and perfect developement of minds which demand activity and a supply of material for creating such activity. In many instances 1 have found that such exercises have been productive of very satisfactory results in the interest created in the minds of the children and in the attainment of much general information. For the purpose of providing mutual assistance along many lines of teaching, a series of teachers' meetings are being held, at which we have papers and discussions on the work in its many phases. An active interest has been manifested by nearly all teachers of the town, and I feel hopeful and confident that some new inspiration has been afforded. In some of the schools where the teachers have been better paid as a result of careful selection, I have seen unusually good re-

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suits. As a rule, these teachers are working in the largers chools and better results are necessary and more nearly possible. Experience in teaching has led me to see that a good-sized class is highly advantageous both to the teacher and the pupil, in that the grade of work done will be far more efficiently performed. Teachers are more alert for the best good to be attained and pupils are brought into an active competition which results in alertness and eagerness on their part. Not only is the work more effective, but attendance is likely to be more regular. In not a few of the districts, the irregularity of pupils has been a source of great discouragement and disadvantage to the teacher and a great drawback to the pupil. A few of the older school-houses are still provided with the old wooden benches with the straight backs. It is obvious that these conditions have a retarding influence on the prosperity of the school. As a remedy for these disadvantages, the superintendent would suggest the feasibility of consolidation. It is not probable that this could or should be accomplished altogether at once, but I believe that certain combinations could be profitably made. By gradually combining the smaller districts, the way would be opened for a more general consolidation a few years hence when all have become more strongly convinced of the necessity of general education and culture. Statisticians tell us that this idea is gaining in strength and breadth and that the excellence of results justifies the means. It is also stated that from a financial standpoint, the introduction of this system has been successful. Considering the many other advantages that arise from consolidation, viz: a better rate of attendance and punctuality, longer terms, a more uniform system of instruction and supervision and other advantages, it seems almost certain that the merits of the system are worthy of careful consideration. The higher education of the boys and girls is now becoming a highly interesting and important question. The possibilities of such results can be most quickly and fully realized by an active co-operation between parents and teachers. To this important end, I would make an earnest appeal to all parents and those who have in charge the

interests of the children to require a more regular attendance of the children within the school age limit. Respectfully submitted, H. H. KIBBEY. Feb. 14, 1903.

School Fund, t 117 105 333 1296

Rents due March ist, 1902 Huntington fund Interest on U. S. deposit fund State school tax

78 25 53 57 t 1,853 13

DIVISION : Paid Graded school district " Town Bal. rents uncollected due town district

881 25 900 11 71 77 $ 1,853 13

Grammar School Fund, DR. 50 oo 71 70

Cash last report Collected land rents

$121 70

CR. Paid Treasurer of Graded School 2 years

$121 70

D B Adams services as director H H Kibbey " " superintendent

Treasurer of Town School Department

[8 20

$ 3,315 10

HENRY L. KENVON in account with Town School District. Dr. Cash last report 16 oo Tax bills last report 130 34 Land rents due last report 61 13 Tuition and books sold 6 60 Rent of School house 6 oo State and Public money goo 11 Tax bill 1902 3845 9&

ASSETS. Cash and tax bills

3'° 99

Liabilities over assets $ 3,304 11 The schools at Gouldsville have not closed which will add somewhat to the liabilities.

Town Law Agent, $4966 i6

OR. 16 oo Paid school directors outstanding orders 1901 4496 36 " " " orders 1902-03 142 81 4 per cent discount allowed tax payers Balance Holden's tax bill 1901 27 16 1902 139 45 166 61 Cash '44 38

The town agent would respectfully report that except the case of James Cook vs. Moseley and Warren growing out of the building the Smith bridge (so called) which the town is bound to defend, there are no suits pending. FRANK PI.UMLEY, Town Agent. Northfield, Vt., Feb. 18, (903.

Surplus Fund $4966 i6

Liabilities of Town Schools, Order No. 141 of 1896 to Savings Bank " " 183 of 1900 " " " Orders outstanding for 1902 Dora L Holden services as director C L Holton C L Holton for supplies

The Trustee of the Surplus fund would report that the whole amount of the fund March t, 1902 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 . 1903 will be $333.53. H. R. BROWN, Trustee. Northfield, Vt.. Feb. 18, 1903.

$ 2566 34 688 06

i 65 4 5° 15 75 80

Vital Statistics, Births Marriages Deaths

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

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

General Fund.

General Fund,

DR. Paid Selectmen's outstanding orders, 1901 " Overseer's •' " rgot " Selectmen's orders for 1902 and 1903 " Overseer's " " " " Bounties on noxious animals " " " " " due from State " Court expenses " 4 per cent discount allowed taxpayers Balance Holden's tax bill 1901 50 83 Names 50

46 38 12422 2305 25 85 36 367

86 16 07 "3 80 85 96 16

5 1 33

Holden's tax bill 1902 Names

85 04 209 59 224 70 53 52 54 3 4727

77 16 oo 5° 50

9702 22

8 55 258 86 589 79

245 20

$15969 68

3 25

248 45 34i 89

Cash

$15969 68

Highway Department, DK.

Feb 18, 1902 Cash Tax bills last report State Highway tax Village " Town " " bill

CR. Bal cash last report Tax bills Dog Licenses Cash overseer of the poor " Selectmen for sundries " State for bounties on noxious animals " 7 Town Histories " W S Fisher Liquor Agent Town tax bill I7i'names Highway department money expended Savings Bank money borrowed

I '57 46 516 525 1947

93 88 14 64 85 $ 3.194 44

Highway Department, CR. 157 93 Paid Road Corn's outstanding orders 1901 " " " orders 1902 1770 98 258 86 " Selectmen's orders highway purposes " " t o Savings Bank 775 45 72 5 i 4 per cent allowed taxpayers Balance Holden's tax bill 1901 9 27 " " 1902 49 23 58 50 100 21 Cash ,'94 44

Assets of the Town, Cash and tax receipts Bounties from state Liquors at Agency 281 copies Town History Snow roller, road machine, derrick, ropes, plows Regenerator Inventory of Town Home Lot in Beardsley, M i n n . 12 thousand ft. plank at $13 M M Braley, house, South Northfielcl

Health Officer's Report, 641 85 H8i 140 275 25 2835

67 85 91 50 oo oo lo

I OO

OO

156 oo 450 oo

5591 03

Liabilities, No. 186, Feb. 19, 1902, Savings Bank Interest paid to Feb 9, 1903 Selectmen's orders outstanding Overseers " " Town officers 1 claims for services Interest on U S Deposit fund Due state excess of to per cent on liquor sold

2527 687 244 275 333 46

16 41 27 05

53 90

41 14 32

During the past year the following deaths and their causes have occurred:—Old age and heart failure. 2 : Scarlet Fever, i : Meningitis and Whooping Cough, 3 ; Pneumonia, 3 ; Apoplexy, 5 ; Tuberculosis and Whooping Cough, 2 : Spinal Meningitis. I ; Strangulated Hernia, i ; Consumption i : Tubercular Lymphatic Glands, Carbolic Acid Poisoning, i ; Pulmonary Tuberculois, 4 : Chronic Epilepsy, I ; Ovarian Tumor. I ; Chronic Intestinal Nephritis, I ; Absess of Liver, i ; Immature Development, i ; Angina Pectoris, i : Senile Degeneration. 4 : Fatty Degeneration of Heart, I ; Organic Disease of Heart, 4; Pernicious Anemia, 2 ; Valvular Disease of heart, 2 ; Senile Paralysis, i ; Cancer of Breast, i ; Suicide by Hanging, i : Kxhaustion from Malnutrition, I ; Chronic Cystitis, i : Heart failure result of Rheumatism, i ; Congenital Defonviitv of Heart, i : Measles, Croup, and Bronchitis, i : Bronchitis, i . Total 52. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. There has been reported and quarantined 3 cases of diphtheria, no deaths. 12 cases of scarlet fever, r death. 12 cases of whooping (with other complications 2 deaths). 250 cases of measles in 122 families quarantined, 4 deaths. This epidemic of measles has extended to all parts of the town and the result has been quite a large expense. The disease has largely been among children, although some very serious cases have appeared among the older people. And without any criticism on the part of the directors of our schools or others having to do with public gatherings when a large number of children are congregated, I feel sure it would be for the best interest of all concerned to close them until such time as the disease can be got under control. The State Board of Health recommends that all houses where whooping cough or measles have appeared be fumigated ; but after consultation with the other members of the board it was not deemed

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advisable as a large part of the children have had the disease and it would make quite an additional expense. The sanitary condition of the town is very good and we have resaon to expect that it will continue to improve with the able assistance of our Ladies' Improvement Society which has so materially aided us the past two years. SCHOOL HOUSES. The annual inspection was made as usual the past season and we found them all in a fair sanitary condition with the exception of No. 8 (Harlow Bridge) which we think is totally unfit for the purpose for which it is used. Respectfully submitted, S. H. KENT, Health Officer. Northfield, Vermont, February [6th, 1903.

A S Arthur i 1-2 •• R A Silver i 1-2 " F VV Gold t 1-2 "

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Geo Denny, overseer 52 days A E Denny services as selectman 14 days John L Moseley " " 24 1-2 days Geo S Averill J H Talbot services as auditor 6 days C A Edgerton " •' 3 " J H Winch " " 4 "

2 25 2 25

78 oo

$33 75

21 OO

36 75 25 25 9 oo

4 50 6 oo 180 50 1275 05

Report of Library Trustees, Claims of Town Officers for Services, TOWN OF NORTHFIELD To H. L. KENYON, Dr. Services as Treasurer 30 oo Attending 3 Town meetings 6 oo 6 days on abating board 9 oo Obtaining names of 52 children 5 20 Return of births deaths and marriages to Secretary of State Board of Health 8 40 Postage and stationery 2 20 $60 80 S H Kent 5 days on abating board C H Button 4 " " " Fred Parker 3 " " " C C Brill 4 " " " Geo Denny 2 " " "

7 50 6 oo 4 50 6 oo 3 oo

The Library has been open for the distribution of books 105 afternoons and evenings during the past year. To be convinced of its continued if not increased convenience and usefulness one need only to have visited the rooms during any one of these open periods. The large number of younger patrons and the increased demand for juvenile books is very encouraging. To overcome the modern tendency among our youth towards cheap and trashy literature v.'e need to keep them constantly supplied with that which is good and wholesome thus inspiring and fostering more elevated tastes in reading. During the year there have been:— Books loaned 5,221 Average per day 50 Largest circulation April 12 9° Smallest circulation Oct. 8 17 Books added H5 Added by purchase 102 Added by gifts 43 Cost of books purchased $ 115 oo

Cost of books rebound 19 50 Amount received from fines 3 2 7« The above does not include about 40 new books just ordered at the time of writing this report. The duties of Librarian can be made very effective not only in the regular routine work of caring for books, keeping of records, etc., but also in aiding readers in the selection of works that are desirable and suited to their needs. In all these respects we commend our present Librarian, Miss Nellie Brown, whose knowledge of books and authors and her methodical system, cheerfulness and tact have enabled her to render efficient service. Through the continued generosity of friends the Free Public Reading Room has been maintained and supplied with a sufficient number of the best current magazines and newspapers. Twenty-four volumes of magazines have been bound and presented to the Library for further general use. The actual need of more commodious and convenient quarters for both Reading Room and Library is very apparent but we are glad to state that we believe there is a very encouraging prospect of a new Library Building in the near future without cost to the town.

FRANK PLUMLEY, W, W. H OLDEN, W. S. HAZEN, H. R. ROBERTS, J. H. TALBOT.

Auditors' Report, The foregoing are correct statements of the financial condition of the town of Northfield as ascertained by the auditors from a careful examination of the accounts and vouchers kept by the town officeis named therein.

J. H. TALBOT, C. A. EDGERTON, J. H. WINCH, Northfield, Vt., Feb, 18, 1903.

Auditors.

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 Northfieid on Tuesday, March 3rd, 1903 at 10 o'clock a. m. to act on the following business, viz: 1. To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year. 2. To hear and act on the several reports. 3. Tp Elect all necessary Town Officers. 4. Shall license be granted for Sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this town. 5. To raise money to defray the Current Expenses of the town and its indebtedness also State, County, State School, and State Highway Taxes. 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 appropriate a sum of money for the expenses of Memorial Day. 8. To see what measures the town will adopt to compensate Firemen. 9. To see if the town will vote to give State Jurisdiction to its Constables for the Service of Process. 10. To see if the town School District will vote to authorize the the Board of School Directors to purchase sites and build School Houses. n. To see what disposition the town will make of the property willed the town by the late Mr',. M. A. Braley also any other real estate recently acquired by trie town. 12. To see if the town will vote to pay the sewer tax assessed by the village on the property recently purchased by Mr. Geo. W. Brown, known as the Jones place on the corner of Main street and Slate Avenue. 13, To see what action the town will take with reference to a Hall for its use. [4. To see if the town will vote to repair the barn at the Town Home. 15. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the benefit of the Band. 16- To do any other proper business. JOHN L. MOSELEY. ^ Selectmen A. E. DENNY, > of GEO. S. AVERILL, ) Northfieid Northfield, Vt., February n, 1903.