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SELECTMEN' S REPORT
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EXPENDITURES
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TOWNOFIEXINGTON ,
FOR THE YEAR 1867-68.
WITH A
LIST OF THE TAX PAYERS,
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MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
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PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN & SON .
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PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN & SON.
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LFYINGTON, MARCH 4, 1868.
THE Selectmen have examined the account of ISAAc N. DAMON, .
Town Treasurer, from March 5, 1867, to March 4, 1868, and find
that he has correctly charged himself with the following receipts
Cash from C. Adair, in repayment of cost of grading danger-
ous bank at S. K. Goddard's store, $3 00
Webster Smith, Treasurer,'1866, 5,625 02
Middlesex Mut. F. Ins. Co., (loan,) 1,000 00
" " 1,000 00
' " " 1,000 00
Leonard A. Saville, Collector for 1865, 106 89
Sumner Bowman, for grass on the Common, 10 00
I. N. Damon, Collector for 1.867, 6,000 00
L. A. Saville,Town Weigher 1866-7, 41 46
I. N. Damon, Collector for 1867, 17,900 00
State Treasurer,on account of State aid, 850 00
" " Corporation Tax, 694 91
" Income of Mass. School Fund, 194 70
Corporation Tax, 76 35
S Eli Simonds, overpaid on Snow bill, ('66, '67,) 4 00
I.N. Damon, Collector for 1867, 1,664 73
Middlesex Mut. F. Ins. Co.-, (loan,) 900 00
is st Ic •[ 600 00
�. Webster Smith, Collector for 1866, 200 00
T. J. Smith, for grass in Cemetery, 1867, 6 00
W.W.Keith,forloam from Cemetery Ave.in'66, 1 75
Selectmen from sale of old junk, (furnace,) 6 20
k4 Eli Simonds, balance of Highway grant not used, 50 79
$37,935 80
And justly credits himself with the following payments:
On Town Orders:
From School Grants, $5,001 34
Contingent Grant, 2,002 24
Special Grants, 780 05
Pauper Grants, 1,879 39
Y Highway Grant, 3,750 00
New Road Grant, 2,448 90
State Aid Grants,, . 626 00
Repair Grant, 801 17
Town History Grant, 660 00
Also with the following:
State Tax paid to State Treasurer, 8,850 00
County Tax " County 1,576 24
From Interest Grant, . 1,531 50
Notes paid, 3,000 00
Poll Taxes to Fire Department, : 52 00
$32,958 83
And that the balance in his hands when his successor was —
chosen was, $4,976 97
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EXPENDITURES .
SETTLEMENTS WITH COLLECTORS. SUPPORT OF SC"I3O0LS.
February 22, 1868.—The Selectmen have this day settled
with Leonard A. Saville, Collector of 1865-6, and find that [NOTE. The Incidentals and Repairs in this account are those
of the sum committed to him for Collection, there was a paid for (by orders on the Treasurer) between March 15th,
balance uncollected, March 2, 1867, of one hundred and 1867, and March 9th, 1868. The other items, with trifling
fifty-three dollars and fifty cents; . $153 50 exceptions, are for the school year, ending with the winter terms
That he paid into the Treasury, July 19, 1867, one of the schools.]
hundred and six dollars and eighty-nine ets.; $106 89
That an abatement was allowed by the Assessors, HIGH SCH001.
July 25, 1867, of forty-six dollars and sixty-one Instruction,fuel, and care of rooms.
cts.; 46 61 153 50
Paid Mr. Lorin L. Dame, teaching 12 weeks,
-- $27.50, . $330 00
Mr. Solomon H. Brackett,,teaching 28 wks.
0 $25, , 700 00
1Not yet presented to the Town.] $1,030 00
March 9, 1868.—The Selectmen have this day made a partial +' Miss Clara M.Simonds, teaching 12 weeks,
na $4, 48 00
settlement with Webster Smith, Collector of Taxes for Clara M.Simonds,teaching 12�weeks,
1866-7, and find that the amount of the taxes committed to (cry Miss. lar$4.5d 55 80
him for collection was $25,066 85 103 80
The total amount collected and paid over to the $1 133 80
Treasury was $22,275 05 ' y
For care of rooms, $76 50
The amount of Discounts allowed was 2,287 75 y Floor-brush, hand-brush, broom,
The amount of Abatements made was 296 21 and dustpan, 2 62
— $79 12
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Total paid over and accounted for, 24,859 01 Housing 8 tons of coal, 2 30
9 tons of coal 87 40
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Leaving a balance uncollected of (two hundred and 89 �0
seven dollars and eighty-four cents,) $207 84
168 82
J Amount chargeable to School funds,: $1,302 62
March 4, 1868.—The Selectmen have settled with Isaac N. _
Damon, Collector of Taxes for 1867-8, and find that he has Incidentals and repairs.
accounted for the taxes committed to him for collection as For advertising for teacher, $2 24
follows: Tuning piano 3 times, ('66 and '67,) 5 00
The amount of the taxes committed to him was $28,672 75 a Printing reports of rank, ('66 and '67,) 12 00
He has collected and paid into the Treasury the Ribbon for diplomas, (1867,) 25
sum of $25,564 73 Chemicals„apparatus and repairing, 44 72
Amount of Discounts allowed for prompt pay- Canvas for table and tacks, 2 35Screws for desks,4.83;repairing clock,1.10, 5 93
went of taxes, 2,673 09 Cup and 2 pails, 1 48
Amount of Abatements made, 434 83
Chargeable to Contingent grant' 73 97
Accounted for, $28,672 75 ---
-- Cost of the School, $1,376 59
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Amount brought forward, $ 1,O16 50
HANCOCK SCHOOL, (CENTRE.)
Instruction, fuel, and care of rooms. Paid For care of house 41 weeks, .•$45 00
Broom and 2 brushes, 3 25
Paid Mr. Frank G. Staples, Grammar Depart- $48 25
meat, teac•hiug 25 weeks, 6D$65 per mo., $406 25 6 tons coal, 57 00
Mr. Otis L. Bonney, Grammar Department, Horsing 10 tons coal, 2 50
teaching 15 weeks, e $65 per month, . 243 75 4j cords hard and soft wood and
$650 00 fees, 28 70
Miss Emma J. Spaulding, Primary Depart-
Cutting and housing wood, 5 00
went, teaching 395 weeks, at $7, 278 60 Sifting ashes, (1866,) 7 00
Miss Mary F. Smith, Sub-Primary Depart- 100 20
meat, teaching 38 weeks, at $4.50, 171 00 148 45
$ 1,099 60 Amount chargeable to School funds, $ 1,164 95
For care of house, 41 t weeks, . $52 25
2 brooms, 2 brushes, 3 63 Incidentals and repairs.
$55 88 4 tons coal, $38 00
Advertising for teachers, $4 01
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9$ cords wood, 75 96 4 mats, 6.50; cloth for erasers, .26, 6 76
Cutting and housing wood, 9 75 2 quarts patent slate surface and
123 71 expense of putting on blackboard, 9 05
179 59 01 80 ft. lumber, 2.40; work on house,,
4.00, 6 90
Amount chargeable to School funds, $1,279 19 Nails, .16; glass and glazing, 6.80, 6 96
Labor setting pump (1866) and re-
pairing, . 3 00
Incidentals and repairs. $36 18
For advertising for teacher, $3 13 Less cash for old pump, (1866,) 5 00
3 keys, .85 ; door knobs, .25 ; painting
blinds, .50, 1 60 r Chargeable to Contingent grant, 31 18
Glass and glazing, 4 53
Repairing chair cushions, 6.00 ; repairing Cost of the School, $1,196 13
window, 1.92, 7 92
Ink wells, 1.00 ; erasers, 1.50, 2 50
19 68 FRANKLIN SCHOOL, (SOUTH.)
Chargeable to Contingent grant, Instruction,fuel, and care of rooms.
Cost of the School, $1,298 87 Paid Miss Ella L. Bacon, teaching 372 weeks,
na $6 224 40
Miss Lavinia M. Allen, teaching 2a weeks,
ADAMS SCHOOL. (EAST.) na $6, 15 60
$ 240 00
Instruction, fuel and care of rooms. For care of house 40 weeks $ 21 00
Paid Mr. T. D. Bauer, Grammar Department, Washing school room, 75
teaching 21 weeks ae $70 per month, . $367 50 $ 21 75
Mr. Silas Peabody, Grammar Department, 2 tons coal, 19 00
teaching 184 weeks na $70 per month, . 329 00 1 cord pine wood, 6 00
$696 50 Cutting and housing fuel 2 80
Miss Mary B.Howe, -Primary Department, 2780
teaching 40 weeks a $8, 320 00 4-9 55
Amount carried forward. 9c t nl a -n Amount chargeable to School funds, $289 55
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Amount brought forward, $ 289 55
WARREN SCHOOL, (WrST.)
Incidentals and repairs.
For glass and glazing (1866 and'67), $3 00 Instruction, fuel, and care of rooms.
Whitewashing room, 3 50 Paid Miss Alice A. Tufts, teaching 40 weeks,
e $6, $ 240 00
Charaeable to Contingent grant, 6 50
For care of house 40 weeks, $ 20 00
2 brooms, 1 20
Cost of the School, $ 256 05 Washing house twice, 2 00
-n $ 23 20
4 tons coal,. 39 00
1 cord and 3 ft. wood, 8 88
Cutting and housing wood, . 3 00
Rousing 2 tons coal, 80
51 68
HOWA11D SCHOOL, (NORTFI EAST.) ----- $ 74 88
Instruction,fuel, and care of rooms.
Amount chargeable to School funds, $ 314 88
Paid Miss homily A. Peirce, teaching 25 weeks,
na $6,, $ 150 00
Miss Clara E. Bacon, teaching 145 weeks, Incidentals and repairs.
e $6, 87 60 For 2 mats,3.00; carpenter work and stock,
$ 237 60 1.80, $ 4 80
Glass and glazing (1866), 9 60
For care of house 40 weeks $ 17 00
Cleaning house and washing 2d time, 4 50 Chargeable to Contingent grant, 14 40
$ 21 50
51 cords wood, 42 00 Cost of the School, $ 329 28
Cutting and housing wood, . 11 00
53 00
$ 74 50
BOWDITCH SCHOOL, (NoRTa.)
Amount chargeable to School funds, $ 312 10 , a
Instruction, fuel, and care of rooms.
Paid Miss Ellen W. Stetson, teaching 40 weeks,
Incidentals and repairs. (a-) $6, $ 240 00
For glass and other materials, $ 1 90
Chain for well, locks and keys, 3 35 For care of house 40 weeks, .$ 18 25
Labor, 3.50; repair of door, 1.17, . 4 67 _ Washing house, 2 UO
Dipper, ink, and implements, 2 95 $ 20 25
31 cords hard wood; 10 ft. pine, 35 88
Charaeable to Contingent grant, 12 87 Cutting and housing 44 cords, 4 42
40 30
Cost of the School, $ 324 97 $ 60 55
Amount chargeable to School funds, $ 300 55
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Amount brought forward, $ 300 55 For books, &c., authorized-by the School Committee for the public
Incidentals and repairs, schools, the following payments were made.
For repairing clock, and horse hire, $ 2 50
3 chairs, pedestals, and expressage, 6 86 To the Committee's Book Agent,
Key, and mending bell, 30 For books furnished indigent children, 1866-7, $18 57
Glass and glazing, . 75 « " teachers' desks, 1866-7, 6 36
Shingles and putting on, ('66), 5 62 Ink and crayons furnished schools,' 13 80
Carpenter work and stock,.('66 and '67), 4 25 38 73
Chargeable to Contingent grant, 20 28 To T. D. Bauer, Adams School,
Cost of the School, $ 320 83 For books furnished Adams Sch. Desk, (1867-8,) $1 13
indigent children, (1867-8,) 3 00
4 13
A part of the following expenditures do not appear, by the bills
rendered, to have been charged to any particular school; the rest are Total paid in the year 1867-8, $42 86
known to have been'common to them all.
Paid for two brooms, 1.00; matches, .60 $ 1 60
Cutting and housing wood, 3 63
Chargeable to School funds, . $ 5 23 RELIEF, SUPPORT, MAINTEW,,
Paid for cement 2.80 • slates and nails 40E 3 20 r ANCE AND EMPLOY
Gravel, 50; repairing pump, 1.50, 2 00
MENT OF THE POOR.
Labor with the above materials, 2 86
Pokers and scrapers, 1 63 THE ALMSHOUSE AND FARM.
Repairing clocks, 1 50 Paid L. A. Saville, flour, grain, groceries and
Erasers, 1.00; pointers,•.78, . 1 78 . implements, $33 21
Crayons, 2.64; ink, 1.50, 4 14 Flour, meal and.groceries, 48 80
Colored crayons, 1.38; patent corks, .50, 1 88 Flour, meal and groceries, 6 08
Hooks and screws for clothes, 1 00 Flour, meal and groceries, 34 97
Screws for desks, 1.00; ink fixtures, 1.25 2 25 Groceries, 8 80
Postage and station'y, .75; expressage,1.40, 2 15 $131 86
Fares of lecturer on geography,. 60 C. A. Butters & Son, meal, groceries and
sundries, 19 60
Chargeable to Contingent grant, 24 99 Flour, grain and groceries 35 29
Meal, corn, groceries, grass-hook, 20 10
Total,
$ 30 22 r Flour, meal,grain and groceries, 34 62
RECAPITULATION. Meal and groceries, 29 98 .139 59
Fuel and Chargeable Estate of Wm.Henry Smith,flour, feed and Name of School,' Instruction. Care of to School Incidentals. Totals. clothing, 22 25
Rooms. funds, g, '
High. ..........$1,133 80 $168 82 $1,302 62 $73 97 $1,376 59 Meal, glass and groceries, 12 95
Hancock......... 1,099 60 179 59 1,279 19 19 68 1,298 87 35 20
Adams.......... 1,016 50 148 45 1,164 95 31 18 1,196 13 Holbrook & Wellington, Flour, 14.00 ; gro-
Franklin........ 240 00 49 55 289 55 6 50 296 05 ceries, 1.62, 15 62
Howard...;..... 237 60 74 50 312 10 12 87 324 97 Flour, groceries and clothing, 16 60
Warren......... 240 00 74 88 314 88 14 40 329 28 Flour, grain and groceries, 20 26
Bowditch........ 240 00 60 55 300 55 20 28 320 83 52 48
Chargeable to all. ...... 5 23 5 23 24 99 30 22
$359 13
Total .......$4207 50 $761 57 $4,969 07 $203 87 $5,172 94 Amount carried forward,
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Amount brought forward, $359 13 Amount brought forward, $1,242 64
Paid S. A. Fowle, corn, rye and meal, 43 80 Paid J. W. Pierce, 2,080 lbs. coal, , 9 90
Augustus Childs, meal, 3 00 S. Staples, 2 lots standing wood, 30 00
Roberts & Webster, flour, meal and groceries, 48 55 A. W. Bryant, 1 ton peat fuel, 5 00
Whitcher &Stratton, grain and meal, 105 20 Fifield Luce, Superintendent of Almshouse, services
Expressage on same, 1 75 one year to April 1, '68, (p'd quarterly), 375 00
Lexington and Arlington railroad, transportation, 85
F. V. Butters,shoes, cotton, prints, thread, . $15 99 $ 1,662 54
To square former account, 3 05 From which deduct the following sums re-
19 04 ceived by the Overseers
Phineas Upham,de laine, print, sheeting, &c., 12 91 For labor and produce of farm, $ 130 25
Charles Robinson, cash for plank, 1 52
Cash for dry goods, 80 Cash 64 11 received for 2 cows, 80 00 Cash for pasturing cows, 5 00 «fC iG ii calves, 62 00
is 6000
S. W. Smith, cash for 114 lbs. beef 0 09j, . 10 83 7 32
ilk
m , 214 00
Cash for cultivator, . 2 50 546 25
Cash for hat, 1.25 ; sundries, 2.38, 3 63 Cost of the Pauper Establishment, $ 1,11.6 29
Cash for meadow hay, 6 00
22 96
Warren Duren, 1 pair boots, 4-75 THE POOR OUTSIDE THE ALMSHOUSE.
Repairing boots, 35 ,
5 10 Paid T. A. Russell, (Malden), cash, $ 20 00
Thomas Ramsdell, 1 pair ladies'shoes, 3 50 - City of Lynn, goods furnished Mrs. L. A. Cutler, to
Fifield Luce, cash, sundry bills for almshouse, 176 06 - March 1, 68, @ 1.50 per week, 78 00
Rhoades Arnold 1 harness 0 5 00 Chloe G. Fiske, board of J. Trask, 13 wks., '$ 9 75
S. W. Smith, auctioneer, I doz. chairs, 2.10 22 weeks, 22.00; medicine, .25, . 22 25
churn, 1.00, $ 3 10 Jonathan Trask, cash, 1 60
2 bedquilts, 1 75 33 60
4 85 r Town of Sterling, board of Samuel Harrington to
Charles H.Brown,Hancock House,:Maurice Sexton's Feb. 26,40 weeks, (a) 2.50, 25 00
bill 2 00 George F. Harrington (Lincoln),board of Mary Har.-
Wm. Ham, 13 shoes, 6.50; setting 13 shoes, rington to March 1, '68, 47 00
3.25 9 75 Cash paid for clothing, 5 00
Steeling 3 shoes, .30; hoop to tub, .20, 50 — 52 00
Repairing hay wagon, , " 75 A. P. Spofford (Charlestown), board of Isaac Blod
gett, 1 year, ending March 1, '68,. 90 75
11 00 Town of Burlington, goods and fuel furnished
Charles K. Tucker, stakes, &c., for ha 5 50 e
y wa gon, Charles Stearns to Aug.7, 67, . 45 43
Alonzo Goddard, tin ware, coal hod, &c., 4 92 Silas Cutler, goods furnished C. Stearns to
L. C. Teel, ploughing on farm, 5. 00 Jan. 24, '68, 54 97
N. M. Harrington, repairing and varnishing desk, 1 50 Augustus Childs, goods furnished C. Stearns
S. K. Goddard, I doz. plates, 65 ,
to Feb. 28, '68, . 12 08
Darius Dow, expressage, 2 05 112 48
Patrick Donaboe, one cow and calf, 90 00 City of Boston, cash paid for support of Lydia Esta-
Estabrook & Blodgett, 1 heifer and calf, 75 00 brook, 5 00
P. G.Ranson, 1 cow and calf, 65 00 Cash paid for support of Louisa Sutton, .8 50
Albert Fitch, 2 shotes, 14 00 Mrs: Sarah Robbins, cash, 15 00
P. Whalan,boot given in exchanging cows, 70 00 -O. W. Kendall, Sexton, funeral expenses of Anu
Dio Lewis, 4 tons coal, (cry 8.00, 32 00 Maria Reed, 23 75
Amount earried forward, $ 1,242 64 Amount carried forward,. $464 08
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Amount brought forward, $464 08
John S. Rhoades, aid when absent from alms- REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
house, $5 00 Paid William McKenny, 1 black horse 6 years old, $300 00
Cash paid for hat, . 1 00 J. H. Roberts, 1 brown horse, 9 years old, 200 00
6 00 William H. Wright, 1 bay horse, 187 50
S. W. Smith, expense of removing pauper, 6 25 4 0. W. H. Simonds, pasturing horses 30 weeks na 1.75, 52 50
L. A. Saville, Hour and groceries for Mrs. Gilman, 4 37 Ames Plow Co., 1 canal -barrow, 3.50 ; 3 shovels,
Mrs. F. Gilman, cash, 2 00 3.75, 7 25
J. W. Pierce, 1 i tons coal for Mrs. Gilman, . 14 50 AWm. H. Smith 2d, 1 iron rake, 1 25
1 ton coal for Mrs. Crowley, 9 00 Geo. F. Chapman, 1 wrought-iron plough, 5 00
1 do. Mrs. O'Neil, 10 00 t Chas. K. Tucker, 1 stone drag, 6 50
do. Jeremiah Logan, 5 00 W. S. Tribou, 539 feet joists (a $23 per m., $ 12 40
38 50 Planing all sides, 7 01
J. J. Ridgway, 2 ton coal for Adam Naylor, 4 50 1,033 feet sp. plank (c) $23 per m., 23 75
43 16
Cost of the Outside Poor, $ 525 70 H. Clark, teaming lumber, 4 50
Whittemore, Belcher & Co., half dozen pick handles,
1.38; 1 socket hoe, .85; 1 steel rake, 1.25, 3 48
C. A. Butters & Son, 1 axe and helve, 1 80
GENERAL EXPENSES. 10 bags meal, 28.50 ; 1 do., 2.50; 1 do.,
Paid Wm. J. Currier,M. D.,attendance at almshouse and 2.45, 33 45
on paupers outside to March 1, '68, . $ 55 00 1 bag, (not returned,) 75
36 00
Howland Holmes, M.D., attendance on pauper, 1 00 J. Roberts, 5 bags meal, 13.00 ; 8 bu.oats, 7.04, 20 04
S. W. Smith, Overseer, 17 days' service, $ 51 00 Aug. Childs, 6 bags meal, 19.20 ; 4 bu. oats, 4.00, 23 20
Services as clerk and treasurer of Board, 12 00 Hendley, Wheeler & Co., 4 gal. n. f. oil, 1 68
Use of horse and carriage, . 13 75 6 bushels oats 5.70 10 do. 10.00 15 70
Cash paid for car fares inTown's service, 2 55 34 bushels meal, 45.90 ; 12 do. 15.36, 61 26
79 30 Charles Robinson, Overseer, 18 days'services in Lex- � � 20 bu. meal, 27.50• 12 bu. c. corn 44 00
16.50
ington, Bedford, Burlington, Woburn, Malden, 4 bu. meal, 5.60 ; 4 bu. c. corn, 5.12, 10 72
133 36
and Boston, 54 00 L. A. Saville, 1 iron rake, .75 ; 1 hoe, .75, 1 50
8 evening meetings, 8 00 62 00 4 whips, 3 00 ; 1 stock, .35; nails, .04, 3 39 J. W. Hudson, Overseer, 1 day 2 shovels, 3.10 ; 4 pick handles, 1.60, 4 70-
Expenses incurred, 25
s services, 3 00 Axe helve, .33; stable pail, .75 ; soap, .35, 1 43
3 lbs. powder, 1.20; 2 do. .75, 1 95
3 25 i 15-a lbs. powder, 4.04 ; 10 feet.fuse, .10, 4 14
26 feet fuse, .25 ; 28 do. .25, 50
Total, $ 200 55 E 1 bag shorts, 1.30 ; sponge, .25, 1 55
10 bushels oats, 10 50 ; 2 do. 1.80, 12 30
14 bushels oats; 14.00 ; 3 pks. do. .75, 14 75
2 bags meal, 5.20; 2 do. 5.70, 10 90
SUMMARY, 7 bags meal, 21.70; 4 do. 12.20, 33 90
Pauper Establishment, $ 1,116 29 7 bags meal, 21.00 ; 3 do. 8.70, 29 70
2 bags meal, 5.90 ; 2 do. 5.60, 11 50
Outside Poor, 525 70
General Expenses, 200 55 3 bags, (not returned,) 2 40
131 61
A. F. Lombard, 2,310 lbs. hay (@ 2.10 per cwt., 48 51
Total Relief, Support, &c., (including compensation of the Charles Mooney, 1,500 lbs. hay 0 1.75 per ewt., 26 25
Overseers), $ 11842 54 John J. Brown, 1,100 lbs. hay (@ 1.75 per cwt., 19 25
Amount carried forward, $1,252 36
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Amount brought forward, $1,252 36 Amounts brought forward, $121 60 $1,521 56
Paid E. W. Fiske, Auc.,4,630 lbs,hay 0 1.471 per cwt. . 68 29 Welding 1 bar, .25 ; do. 1 ring, .10; 2
p, Fees for weighing, 1 38 rings, repairing 2 do. .63, 98
1 J. N. White, surcingle, blanket,and brush, 5 50 1 nut, .10;. 1 link to chain,. .10 ; 1 hook
W.H. Bustin, 2 horse collars, 15 00 and link, .3$, 58.
Lyman Lawrence, halter, 2.00; 2 do. 3,50,' $ 5 50 1 hoop, 2 eyes, .20 ; 6 dogs, 12 nails, .61
1 team collar, 5.00; 1 pair bridles, 8.00, 13 00 rivet,..15,. 96
i' 1 pair long reins, 3.50; 1 water hook, .37, 3 87 Rut on irons, .50; setting 4 hoops, .75, 1 25
4 hame straps, 1.32; 3 do. .90, 2 22 + 125 37
2 straight martingales, 2.50; 2 snappers,.45, 2 95 ! John A. Russell, sharpening 15 picks, 1 50
i Halter ring and rope,.50; 1 double strap,.62,1 12 Sharpening 4 shoes,. 1 00
2 whip stocks, .60; 1 do. with ferules, .50, . 1 10 2 50
1 check rein, .87; oiling harness, 1.50,, - . 2 37 W. H. Simonds, cash for shoeing horses, 5 35
Repairing harness, 1.37; do. halters, .94, . 2 31 J. J Brown, repairing,culvert, 1 50
Do, collars, 2.52 ; do. reins, .35, 2. 87 Wm H. Simonds, 48 days'labor na 2.00, 96 00 i
Do.girths, .45 ; do..trace, .38, 83 Harrison Pierce, 6j days' labor (cry 2.00, 13 00
38 14 F. Alderman, 221 days' use of horse, 22 50
Wm. Brigham, 1 pair cart shafts and 2 cross- Hiram Peirce, 4 days' labor with horse 0 3.50, 14 00
bars, 5 50 Henry J. Kittredge,-411 months'labor (a $40, 186 06
Hanging cart, 1 50 Jerry Reardon, 631 days' labor (a 1.75, 111 46
7 00 Patrick White, 49 days' labor (@ 1.75, 85 75
_ S. B. Pierce, 100 loads gravel(@ 8 c., 8 00 Frank Buckley,47j days' labor (cry 1.75, 83 12
Leg. & Arl. R. R. Co., 165 do. (@ 8 c. 13 20 V John S. Gay, 32 j days' labor (@ 1.75, - 56 87
John C. Blasdel, 150 do. (@ 8 c., 12 00 r,, Dennis.Donavan, 14 days' labor (@ 1.75, 24 50
R. W. Reed, 150 do. (@ 7.c. . 10 50 Edward Sweeny, 15 days' labor 0 1.76, 26 25
4 days' use of cart, 1 50 Thomas Lingard, 3 days' labor na 1.75, 5 25
12 00 Michael McGrath, 55 j days'labor (@ 1.75, 97 57
William Ham,44 shoes,22.00; setting 37 do. Patrick Curtin,.561 days' labor (cry 1.75, 99 32
9.25, 31 25- Patrick Myers, 59j days'labor (a 1.75, 103 69
Steeling 10 shoes, .52; setting and steeling Patrick Cody, 53 j days' labor (@ 1.75, 94 07
2 bar shoes, .75 1 27 Nicholas Shea, 54-a days' 1p,bor (@ 1.75, 95 82
3 bar shoes,2.25; repairing chain hook,.15, 2 40 Samuel Cook, 351 days' labor (a 1.75, 61 67
Laying 3 picks,2.25; steeling 21 picks,15.75,18 00 John Ryan, 61 days'labor (@ 1.75, 11 37
Sharpening 153 picks, 22.95 ; sharpening Edward Shirley, 22 days' labor (@ 1.75, 38 50 I
30 drills, 1.20, 24 15 D. McDonnell, 121 days' labor (@ 1.75, 21 44
Do. 3 bars, ..30; wedge and chain to cart, Martin English, 581 days' labor(cry 1.75, $102 80
.30 60 .4 I `.` -1 day's labor, 2 00
Hooks and links to chain, .98; 2 links to 104 80
chain, .16, 1 14 Timothy Donnell; 691 days' labor(@ 1.75, 122 07
Fitting 2'rings to Names, .30; 2 bolts, .25, 55 Eli Simonds, 1 lot meadow hay for bedding, $14 00
150 fence irons, 9.00; steeling 1 point,'.33, 9 33 40.posts (@ .25, 10 00
88 69 ; 72 days' labor (self) 3.00, . 216 00
Josiah Smith 2d, 1 cart, . 105 00 31 days' labor (man) a(�1.75, 54 25
Sharpening 65 picks, 8.09 ; steeling 6 do. - 56 days' labor (horses) @ 1.75, 98 00
4.51 12 60 16 days' use cart (@ .25, 4 00
Steeling 1 pick and sharpening, 43 21 weeks'board of Kittredge 5.00, . 105 00
Sharpening 2 drills, .12 ; do. 2 bars, .25; Cash for pair of blankets, 4 00
4 shoes, 2.00 . 2 37 Cash Harrison Swan for opening culvert.
8 bolts, 1.00; altering 4'do. .20, 1 20 _ on Main Street, 1 50
Cash sundry small bills, 6 10
Amounts carried forward, $ 121 60 $1,521 56 512 85---
' Total Repairs of Highways, $3,744 21
18 19
Amount brought forward, $ 174 43
REMOVING SNOW FROM HIGHWAYS. _ Paid Chas.D. Angier,4 day's labor, e 1.75, 1 32
J.Q.A.Chandler,4" 11 " 1 32
Paid Lucius B. Angier, 31 days' labor, na 1.75, 6 13 John B. Smith, 3 cc cc cc 5 25
1 day's labor of 4 men, na 2.00 8 00 y George Simonds, Jr. 1 day's labor (@ 1.75, 1 75
" 2 " " 2 00 Fifield Luce, 1 day's labor (a) 1.75, 1 75
with 3 horses, 7 00 Daniel Buckley, j day's labor 0 1.75, 88
3 c� use of three horses, 21 00 Gorham Jewett, 6 'c " '0 10 50
$ 44 13 F.H.Goodrich,2 cc 14 it 3 94
C.M.Parker,1 day's labor with 2 men and team, 6 00 James Farwell, 4 '< 11 cc 7 88
3 days' labor na 1.75 5 25 ` ` John Curry, 2 L6 14 3 50
11 25 Michael Jewett, 2 3 50
T. H. Bowen, 3� days' labor na 1.75, 6 13 Michael Carroll, 11 2 63
Matthew Gately, 1j 41 2 63 TimothyKiernan 2 3 50
cc cc cc
Patrick Jo 1� "' ' '
Yl `c " " 2 63 �` Wm.Desmond, 1 �' cc �� 1 75
Martin English, 1 °' cc cc 1 75 John McCarty, 2 c' °' « 3 50
Abijah Harrington, 1 day's labor, 1 75 Albert N. Tufts, 3 c' It (G $5 25
William H. Simonds, 71 days' labor (@ 1.75,• 13 12 2 days' use of 2 horses, � 7 00
Frank Buckley, 6 days' labor na 1.75, 10 50 12 25
Patrick Keleher, 3 " of t 5 25 Geo. H. Thurston, 2 days' labor na 1.75 3 50
Jeremiah Lonan,2 'c 4 38 1 days use of horse, 2 00
Patrick Curtin, 2 cc ac 4 38
Patrick Jennings, 2 cc It cc 3 50 Eli Simonds 5 s' labor (a 1.75 0 Daniel Sullivan, 3 u cc cc 5 25
JeB.rry
� days' '
9 6
F. Locke, cc cc CG 2 63 Total to March 2 erry Reardon, 1 cc cc cc 1 75 , , 1868, $ 254 77
Timothy Donnell, 1 'c eC cc 1 75
Edward Shea, 4 j cc cc .c 7 88
Patrick Roach, 1 cc c, cc 1 75
Patrick Daley, 11 cc ac {L 2 63 r
William Keefe, 1 'c cc (G 1 75' ~
Daniel Collins, 1 " « it 1 75 CONSTRUCTING NEW ROAD AND REPAIRING
Jahn Harrington, 1 « « It 1 75
MIDDLE STREET.
j
Dau'l Harrington, 1 cc cc It 1 75
Patrick Myers, 1 '< cc c{
Benj Gleason, 2 It cc It 3 boo I (By order of the County Commissioners.)
John Peters,Jr.,1 j cc « <{ 2 63 88 Paid William and Eli Simonds on contract $ 1 90
Peter Peters, � cc cc << � , , 0 00
Geo. H. Wright, 1 °' �c It William and Eli Simonds, building culvert not speci-
cc cc cc 1 75 fled by County Commissioners, 40 00
Willis L.Wrinht,l 2 63 William Simonds furnishing, setting, and drilling48
G. F. Chapman, 1 " « 1 75 stones for railing, (a� 2 50, . 120 00
George Phelps, 1 Elizabeth B. Geri damages to strip of land b cut-
- 1 75 y, i, P � Y Charles Phelps, 1 1 75 ting wood and digging gravel for repair of Mid-
Granville E.Winship, 1 day's labor na 1.75, . 1 75 dle St., in 1866, 20 00
Luke McGrath, 1 days labor (a 1.75, 1 75 4i George Nelson, 307 locust posts, na .40, 122 80
John Ryan, 1 'c it 64 Charles Harrington, 80 locust osts (a .40, 32 00
Michael Hayes, 1 'c cc It 1 75 g ' p '
Dennis Corcoran,2 cc " 'c 3 50 r Oliver Hastings, 5,207 ft. railing-lumber 0 .22, 114 60
Thomas Ryan, 1 '° cc, cc 1 75 Eli Simonds, teaming railing lumber,
Bannon, 1 Fifield Luce, teaming posts, 12 68 lumber, 20 80
cc cc '� 1 75
i
Amount carried forward, $174 43 Amount carried forward, $2,382 88
i
20 21
Amount brought forward, $ 2,382 88 Amount brought forward, $ 406 35
Paid A. G. Spauldilg, •j day teaming posts with Paid Wm. H. Smith, 451 days' labor na 3.00 $137 25
horse, $ 2 00 Paint for doors and windows, 3 00
1 day's teaming, 4 00 Paint for Town Hall " 50
6 00 Glass and glazing, (Town Hall,) 2 00
Nicholas'Shea, 10 days' labor setting posts, @ 2 00, 20 00 5 lbs. putty, .63; cash for glass,4.72, 5 35
Thomas R. Greenleaf, 31 days' labor, na 3.00, 10 56 148 10
Benjamin Gleason, 1 day's labor, 2 00
Leonard A. Saville, nails and spikes, 10 80 George Flint, 1'l days'labor, (Adams,) 39 00
Charles Robinson, 18 days' services on New 14J days'labor, (Town Hall,) 43 50
$ :!t 41 (Franklin,) 13 50
Road na 3.00, 54 00 3j " (Engine House,) . 10 50
Cash,horse and carriage for Commissioners, 2 00 Horse hire, , 2 00
- 56 00
108 50
2,488 24 Isaac Buttrick,repairs on school house, 2 00
From which deduct cost of 34 locust posts bought as 3 days'whitewashing, . . 7 50
above, but used in Cemetery,fa? .40, 13 60 Lime and salt, 1 50
11 00
$2,474 64 J. L. Holbrook, 1 day's labor, 3 00
Gershom Swan, 5j « 6 50
bbl. cement, 2.00; mortar, 1.00 ; sand,
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS. ' •30, 3 30
9 80
(.Appropriation of $800.00.) Henry Mulliken, I day's labor, (Town Hall,) 1 75
Paid E. &F.King&Co.,5301bs. Un.lead(a .14- , $78 18 25 clapboards, 1 25
43 lbs. magnesia green na .28, 12 04 3 00
10 lbs. ground stone yellow(7i .20, 2 00 O. W. Kendall, 6 days'labor, 18 00
23 lbs. stone yellow in oil a .20, 4 60 Screws, bolts and nails, 1 48
24 gallons raw oil, 32 26 Horse hire, 1 00
11 " boiled oil, 15 34 20 48
22 mixed oil, .�,30 25 Alonzo Goddard, 43 ft. conductor pipe, 8 70
22 linseed oil, 30 25 $.204 92 21 lbs.Tinninir
pipe@ .14, 35 152 ft. of roof 0'.157 22 80
Thomas D.Morris, 177 lbs. Z.F.Leg. paint, 13 lbs. zinc ae .16 2 08
(Hancock School House,) . 22 12 Soldering roof, 1 00
370 lbs. Z. H. Lex. paint, burnt, (Town Extra labor, 1 75
Hall,) 46 27 1 box cement, 60
1621bs. Z.H.Leg.paint, true, (Franklin,) 20 25
8 gallons raw linseed oil, 10 88 37 28
8 i4 boiled " 11 04 West,Parkman & Son, 2 window lines, 2 00
. 110 56 Hooks, 2.00'; screws, .60, 2 60
Oliver Brown, 7 days'labor, (Adams,) 21 00 4 60
Painting and rep'g wire netting, (") 2 50 Damon, Sherburne & Co., 20 lights Q..18, 3 60
7j days' labor, (Franklin,) 22 50 12 lights(cry .23, 2 76
14 i° (Town Hall,) 42 00 6 36
1 lb. India red for windows,. 33 T. K. Fiske,setting glass, (Bowditch,) 4 00
Black paint do. 50
1 lb.green paint, .30; 10 panes glass, 1.50, 1 80 Painting shutters, (Warren,) 3 00
4 lbs. whiting, .16 ; 1 lb. nails, .08, 24 7 00
90 87
Amount carried forward, Amount carried forward, $ 765 47
$ 406 35
. fi
22 23
Amount brought forward, $ 765 47
Paid N.M. Harrington, setting glass, (Hancock,) 2 20 FIRE DEPARTMENT.
• Wm.. Ham, iron for threshold, (Town Hall,) $ 1 75 1.
Iron for shutters, (Warren,) 4 00 Paid Adams Engine Co.,rent of hall,-May 1,'1866,
5 75 to.May 1, 1867, $ 30 00
F. M. Harrington, use of horse and wagon 6 times, 6 50 Lighting; heating,&c., 12 50
S. Hovey, 1 00 $ 42 50
Bryant's Exp..,4.65; other expressage, .90, . 5 55 F. H.Kneeland,care Adams Engine, 1 yr.'66, 25 00
S. W. Smith, 3j days services as committee, 10 50 Cash paid for axe helve, 1 00
Use of horse and carriage, 3 00 26 00
Carfare, 1 20 Josiah Smith, 2d, spire iron, (Adams), . 3 50 .
14 70 A. Goddard, 1•lantern glass, (Adams), 75
Thomas Ham, .care Hancock Engine, 1 yr. May 1,
i $801 17 '66;Hun em, to an &Iay Co..,,
'67,,r pa 15 00
repairs on."Adams"'67, . 2.5 00
Hose repaired, 3.25 ; do. 7.25, 10 50
35 50
Thomas Ham,care °L Hancock" to Nov. 1, T7, 10 00
J. F. Simonds, Engineer, service, 1866-67, 6 00
Alonzo Goddard, " fG 6 00
William Ham, " " " 6 00'
LAYING OUT AND FENCING CEMETERY. `; 26 Poll taxes to members of Adams Co. (1867), 52 00
(New part,—by Trote passed March, 1866.) Total Ordinary Expenses Fire Dept., $ 203 25
Paid James Crowley, cutting road, grading bank,
and grassing same, $60 00
Moving and setting stone posts, 30 00
EXTRA EXPENSES- AT THE FIRE OF'SEPT. 7, 1867,—DR.. DIO
$ 90 00 1_ LEwIS'S INSTITUTION.
Committee on new road, 32 locust posts, value de- yPaid C. H. Brown, Hancock House, 14 suppers
ducted from their account, 12 80 Woburn Co., $ 7 00
i Fifield Luce, hauling posts to and in cemetery, 1 84 ' '
Nicholas Shea, setting posts, 2 00 Cigars,. 3 00
O. Hastings, 820 ft. spruce lumber, 18 00 Other refreshments to firemen and citizens, 11 00
Eli Simonds,teaming do., 2 86 $ 21 00
L. A. Saville, 20 lbs.nails, (@ 7 c. 1 40 C. A. Butters & Son, crackers, cheese;coffee,
Joseph Davis, use of horse to draw plank, 75 sugar, and: bread, 18 08
H. Mulliken, 1 day's work on fence, . 3 00 3 long shovels, 4.88'; water pail, .38, 5 26
T. R. Greenleaf, 1 day's work on fence, 3 00 23 34
» L.A.Saville,coffee,sugar,crackers,and cheese,21 18
$ 135 65 6 water pails, 2.00;.2 hose, 1.70, 3. 70 24 88
From which deduct price of 46 ft. of lumber
sold, 1 01 William Locke, 2d, crackers, 4 55
John Peters, Jr., cleaning Hancock Engine, 2 50
Total Outlays in Cemetery, $ 134 64 F. M. Harrington, use horses and buggy, 3 50
Putting up Woburn horses, 1 50
5 00
4 To he diminished by $1.75 paid to the Treasurer Geo. J. Miers, hauling Adams Engine and company, 5 00
for loam from avenue. (See Statement.)
Amount carried forward, $86 27
i
Ile
24 25
Amount brought forward, $86 27
Paid Patrick Keleher, Patrick Green, Denis McNamara, STATE AID.
Stephen Evans, and Michael Magrath, overhaul- (Chapter 172,—Acts of 1866 and Amendments.)
ing coal, (& 2.00 each, 10 00
Patrick Keleher, Patrick Green, Denis McNamara, Payments for the year 1867 not included in last Report.
Dennis McCarty, Stephen Evans, Morgan To Thomas Burk, (Quota of Framingham,) Co. C, 33d
O'Brien, Daniel Collins, and Michael Magrath, Mass. Inf. for self, 4.50 per mo.July to Nov. ine., $22 50
assisting to work Hancock Engine, (& 1.50 each, 12 00 Joseph Chandler, (Lexington,) Co. B, 13th Mass. Inf.
Timothy Desmond and Patrick Myers,do.(a) .50 each, 1 00 for self, 6.00 per mo. Jan. to April inclusive, 24 00
Matthew Gately, do. with two men, 4 50 .,? Charles Doherty, (Waltham,) Co. I, 30th Mass. Inf.
J. L. Parker, Chf.Eng.Woburn Fire Dept.,expenses for self, 1.50 per mo. May to Oct. inclusive, 9 00
of steamer and company, 15 00 Charles A. Fiske, (Lexington,) Co. K, I Ith Mass. Inf.
for self, 6.00 per mo. March to Oct. ineI. $48 00
$ 128 77 Franklin Fiske, his father, 4.00 per mo. Mar.
Deduct amount overpaid (error), 1 00 and April, 8 00
56 00
Total Extra Expenses Fire, Sept. 7, $ 127 77 Jeremiah Logan, (Lexington,) Co. A. 28th
Mass. Inf. for self, 6.00 per mo. March
and April, 12 00
3.00 per mo. May to Dec. inclusive, 24 00
� 1
36 00
James A. Mitchell, (Chelsea,) who served in
Co. H, 58th Mass. Inf. as James M.
O'Neil, for self, 6.00 per mo. March and
April, 12 00
2.25 per mo. May to Dec. inclusive, 18 00
TOWN HISTORY. -- 30 00
John O'Neil, (Lexington,) Co. F, 16th Mass.
Paid J. H. Bufford, Lithograph Portrait of Jona- ? Inf. for self, 6.00 per mo. Mar. and April, 12 00
than Harrington, $30 00 For wife and child, 4.00 each, Mar. and Ap., 16 00
Printing 1,000 copies and paper, 30 00 Hannah O'Neil, his widow, for self and child,
$ 60 00 8.00 per mo. May to Dec. inclusive, 64 00
92 00
S. S. C. Russell, Wood cut drawing of Clark
House, 40 00 Grovner A. Page, (Burlington,) Co.D., 33d Mass. Inf.
Do. of Munroe Tavern, 40 00 ' for self, 6.00 per mo. March to Dec. inclusive, 60 00
Do. of old Monument, 40 00 Rhoda B. Cowdrey, mother of Charles I. Cowdrey,
Do. of proposed Monument, 40 00 (Bedford,) Co. E, 12th Mass. Inf. deceased, for
Do. of Battle Scene at Lexington, . 40 00 self for March, 4 00
Diagram of Common and Roads at Leg., . 15 00 Emily Earle, widow of Thomas H. Earle, (Lexington,)
Do. of Bridge and Roads at Con. . 10 00 Co. M, 1st Mass. Cay. for self, 4.00 per mo. Mar.
225 00 to Dec. inclusive, . 40 00
Emeline Flagg, mother of Charles Flagg, (Lexington,)
T. R. Marvin & Son, Printers (promissory note for Co. A, 24th Mass. Inf. deceased, for self, 4.00 per
amount taken in return), 600 00 mo. March and April, 8 00
Mary Joy, mother of Matthew R. Meagher, (Boston,)
Total paid during the Municipal Year, $ 885 00 Co. A, 44th Mass. Inf. deceased, for self, 4.00 per
mo. March and April, 8 00
Amount carried forward, $389 50
26 - 27
Amount brought forward, $389 50 Amount brought forward, $193 83
To Lydia Kinnaston, mother,of Warren Kinneston, (Cam- Paid Lunt, Goodwillie, & Co., 75 notices, July 4tb, $ 1 75
bridge),'Co. F, 38tb Mass In£, deceased, for self, 100 bills offering reward, 1 50
$4 per mo., Mar. to Dec. inclusive, 40 00 3 25
George Phinney, 50 cards for school houses, 3 50
Mary Manley, widow of John Manley, (Lexington),
Co. B, 12th Mass:In£, for self and child, $8 per F. A. Searle, 100 bills offering reward, 3 00
mo. Mar. to Dec. inclusive, 80 00 Hammon Reed, preparing selectmen's rep't('65—'66), 15 00
William Nicholson, father of John Nickerson,(Boston), J. W. Hudson, preparing selectmen's rep't ('66-267), 15 00
Co. A, 9th Mass. In£, deceased, for self, $4 per J. F. Simonds, list of tax-payers for do. 2 50
mo. Mar. and Apr. 8 00 - Amos Angier, distributing envelopes, Nov. '66, 1 00
Sylvester Puffer, father of Charles H. Puffer, (Lexing- O. We Kendall, distributing envelopes, Nov. '67, 1 00
ton), Co. E, 12th Mass.Inf. for self, Mar., 4 00 Baldwin Locke, distributing envelopes, Nov. '67, 2 00
Charles K. Darling, stationery for town officers, 1 25
$ 521 50 J. W. Peirce, 1,000lbs. coal (Town Ball), 5 70
Payments for 1867 per, J. S. Munroe, 2 lamps with shades (Town last Report, $148 00 Hall), 4 00
« cc it 46 this iG 521 50 Expressage, 35
• 4 35
Total for 1867, (All claimed from Gershom Swan, furnishing and setting furnace for
the State), $ 669 50
_ Town. Hall, . 249 00
A. W, Mitchell,8 police badges, 8 00
Payments for 1868—to March 7. Fearing, Rodman, & Co., 39 lbs. Manilla rope for
To J. Logan,for self, Jan. and Feb. na $3, $ 6 00 �' t Flagstaff, g 77
J. A. Mitchell, for self, Jan. and Feb. (@ $2.25) 4 50- Expressage on same,• 20
Hannah O'Neil,for self and child,Jan.and Feb. " Fifield Luce, grading bank to Town House, 3 00
0 $8, 16 00 Moving settees to and from do. 2 38
G. A. Page, for self, Jan. and Feb. (n $6`, 12 00 HHe Mulliken, 2� days' labor on settees, 8 75
Emily Earle, for self, Jan. and Feb. G $4, 8 00 Irons and screws, .25; new legs and strips,
Lydia Kinnaston, for self, Jan. and Feb. (@ $4, 8 00 3.60, . 3 85
Mary Manley, for self and child,Jan. and Feb. { } 1 day's labor and 1 doz. screws and nails,. 3 60
0 $8, 16 00 16 20
Chas.Robinson,washing and assisting to move settees, 4 00
To be claimed from the State, - $ 70 50 j F. M. Harrington;moving settees, 3 00
Use of horse and wagon, 1 50
4 50
O.-Hastings, 553 ft. lumber, . 25 00
H. Clark teaming same, 1 65
MIS .MIS
CELLANEOUS EXPENSES. L.G.Babcock,painting and lettering 17 guide boards, 30 00
Paid Caleb Hand, 500 notifications, $ 4 50 N. M.Harrington, painting ladder, . 1 35
100 handbills (dog), 2 00 David A. Tuttle, plan and estimates for remodelling
{ 520 notifications, 5 50 Town House, 20 00
520 " 5 50 James M. Chase, 4 plans and estimate for
$ 17 50 remodelling Town House, 42 00
r Portfolio, 3 00
John Wilson & Sons, printing 500 copies of School �`i.
Committee's Report(1867), 12 pp., 38 60 45 00
! Expressage and postage, 36 I. N. Damon, posters to notify poll tam payers, 2 00
r V. R. Marvin & Son,.printing 500 copies of Index book for returns to,selectmen, 25
r; Selectmen's Report (1867),56 pp., . 135 37 Stamps for interest receipts, 36
150 notices of meeting of selectmen, 2 00 ' 2 61
r; 137 37 1John W. Hudson, cash p'd for rev. stamps, 90
Amount carried forward, $193 83 f Amount carried forward, $ 673 94
28 29
Amount brought forward, $673 94
SELECTMEN.
Paid Chas. Robinson, cash, for sundry small bills, 1 95 O. W. Kendall, distributing Auditors and Paid John W. Hudson, 3 days' services 03.00, $ 9 00
School Committee's Reports, $10 00 6. half days' services (cry 1.50, 9 00
Taking off outside windows, (Town Hall), 1 25 Se evenings (cry'k of 17 00
Cash re airing clock Town '"' Services as Clerk of Board, 20 00
Hall 2 25
p a �
" blacksmithin 25• nails 28 53 Cash, for horse hire, 1 00
g' ' ' ' ' ' ` c4 blank'books and stationery, 2 00
bolts, butts, and screws, 67 « « 1 00
66 lantern and scissors 1 42 ! postage,
`'` 4 lamp burners and�chimne, 1 80 " " car fare, (Dedham,) 50 r
Door knob and labor, 1 92 $09 50
Painting tomb door, 1 00 `Charles Robinson, 14 days'services �a 3.'00, 42 00
Making shutters for Han. Eng. Rouse, 6 00 20 evenings 0 1.00, 20 00
62 00
Making 17 guide boards, 8 50 S. W. Smith, 8 days'services 0 3.00,, 24 00
92 ft. boards for same, 6 44 4 days'services,Committee on road from
Taking up benches 11 times for Lyceum Main St.'to Belmont line, 12 00
Association, . 55 00 1j day's services on new road to Concord, 4 50
Do. once for town meeting, 6 50 14 evenings 0-1:00, 14 00
Putting on outside windows, 1 25
Iron work for Common fence, 3 58 Use of horse and buggy, 7 0
Services and horse hire to Walt. for coroner, 3 00 Car fare, . 1 •20
111 11 63 20
William H. Smith, 2d, cash paid Charles Robinson,
Jr.,.for defence of suit brought by Sydney But- 'y $ 184 70
terfield, 87 48 ASSESSORS.
Overseers of the Poor, Malden, for supplies and medi-
cines furnished T.A.Russell's family ('65 &'66),- 80 00 Paid Joseph F.Simonds,29j days'services 2.50, $73 75
Denis McNamara, breaking out roads ('66 and'67), . 4 00 Blank schedules of `Caleb stand, • 17 00.
L. C. Teel, breaking out roads, ('66 and'67), 1 50 1 valuation book, 4 25
Chas. Harrington, fence at gravel pit, E. Lex., 1 50 + 1 collector.'s " 1 50
J. Gammell, filling hole in road, March, '67, 75 Exprressage, 45
T. Ham, ringing bell from Mar. 1,T7,to Nov.1,T77 23 36 Copying Valuation twice, 25 00
W. F. Ham, ringing bell from Nov.1,'67,to Mar. 1, Cash, C. Adair, for room, 12 00
'68, 11 34 $133 95
J. L. Holbrook, ringing bell one year,to Apr.1, 1868, 35 00 Nathan Fessenden,19 j days'services @ 2.50, 48 75
21 days' use of horse and carriage, 44 6 25
$ 1031 93 55 00
Loring S.Pierce, 21 days' services (@ 2.50, 52 50
3 days' use of horse and carriage, 7 50
' 60 00
TOWN OFFICERS. . $24s 95
TOWN CLERK. k
Paid Albert W. Bryant, services as Town Clerk, $25 00 SC110& 'COMMITTEE.
Registering and making returns of 45 births, 13 50 Paid John, W. Hudson, Examining teachers and pupils,
64 " 38 deaths, 5 80 visiting and :examining schools, and prudential
" " 18 marriages, 2 70 t services, 21 days, (& 1.509, . $ 31 50
Expressage and stationery, 5 32 Horse hire and fares (O. C. &N. R. R.), 11 90
Postage and stamps, 8 60 Preparing Annual Report, 5 00
$60 92 Amount carried forward, $48 40
„ E
30 31'
Amount brought forward, $ 4$ 40 LIQUOR, AGENT.
Paid Jonas Gammell, 821 days' visiting schools, (For year ending May 15, 1867.)
attending Com'ee meetings, &e. (a)1.50, $ 48 75 - Paid Cash expended for liquors at State Agency, . $503 74
Services as Secretary, 10 00 cc expressage, 5 90
61 days' prudential services, 9 75 46 UrS$special tag receipt, 25 QO
68 50 {C Liquor Agent's Report, 2 00
Luke C. Childs, services one year, 45 55 Salary of S. K. Goddard, Agent, 75 00
$ 162 45 611 64
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
Paid Isaac N. Damon,.Treasurer and Collector, Salary, $250 0014 The receipt from sales amounted to 584 95-
Town order for balance drawn March, 1868, $26 69
SEXTON.
Paid O. W. Kendall, attending 31 funerals, $31 00
Returning 3$ deaths to Town Clerk, 3 80 INTEREST PAID.
$34 80
CONSTABLES. Amount Interest
of To whom Payable. When Paid. Paid.
Paid O. W.Kendall, notifying 3 town meetings, $30 00 Notes.
6-evenings' services as police, 6 00- -
1 day and night services, July 4, 4 00 $3 000... Treas. Middlesex Ins, for Savings. March 19 1867 $ 90 00'
2 days and 1 night services at fire Leg. House, 7 00 3,000... Middlesex Mut.Fire Ins.Company. April. 15, 1867 90 00
Cash, F. M. Harrington, for horse hire, -50 5,000... Mary McPherson's Attorney..,.... 26, 1867 125 00
-- 3,000... Treasurer Ministerial Fund....... May 4, 1867 180 00
$47 50 5000.. George Holden ................ June 8, 1867 125 00
SPECIAL POLICE. 1:000... Francis Wyman................. July 19, 1867 , 50 00
700 Charles Harrington.. ....... Aug. 6, 1867 35 00
Paid M. P. Horne, occasional services during 15 _ 1,100'. Emily Muzzey .... '� 6, 1867 55 00
weeks (ie 2.00, . $30 00 1,000.. O. &William B. Smith .. 16, 1867 50 00
Police duty,_July 4, day and night, . 5 00 L000... " . `E 16, 1867 50'00
$35 00 3,000... Treas.Middlesex Ins.for Savings.. 30, 1867 90 00
J. L. Holbrook,police duty, July 4, day and night, 5 00 5,000... Mary McPherson's Attorney...... Oct. 9, 1867 125 00
Rufus W. Holbrook"" " " 5 00 3,000... Middlesex Mut.Fire Ins.Company. 24, 18(i7 90 00
H.A. Wellington, " i{ i° 5 00 650... Marshall H.Locke,(Lucy Wyman,) Nova 14, 1867 32 50
C. A. Butters, it « iL 5 00 1,000... Bethia L. Reed................... " 14, 1867 50 00
« « George F. Chapman, (no note,) 15, 1867 1 72
H. B. Davis, 5 00 3,000... Middlesex Mut. .Fire Ins. 'Corn-
Thomas Ham, '� « ,;; 5 00 pany, on three notes for $1,000
$65 00 each,dated respectively,May 20,
1867; June 20, 1867, and July
SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN HALL. (1867-8.) 5, 1867;,and all paid Novem-
ber 23,Holden.
. Nov. 23, 1867 79 00
Paid O. W. Kendall, Opening hall for 3 town meetings,, $4 50 5,000... George Holden.r.......... ..... -Dec. 5, 1867 125 00
Opening hall for Selectmen, 15 times, 15 00 3,000... Treas.Middlesex Ins.for Savings.. Feb. 27, 1868 90 00
Do. for Committees on proposed Town Hall, 2 00 r Opening and lighting for the graduation exercises Total. ............ 1,533 22
of High School, (1867,) 1 50
Opening hall for P. L. L. Society, 10 times' . 10 00 The item,$1.72,was allowed by the Selectmen after their settlement with the
Republicans, 4 times, 4 00 Treasurer,between March 4 and March 9,1868. -
meeting of milk-producers, . 1 00
96 1i poetical reading,. . . . 1 00 -
Gf 4' Lyceum Association, 11:times, . 16 50 NOTES PAID.
55 50 $ 3000 00, as above.
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DEBT OF THE. TOWN, MARCH 9, 1868.
The Town Debt, March 9, 1868, was,the same as.March 4, L I S T O F' TAX, PAYERS.
1867, (see last Report,) with the following additions, Viz,:. With the Taxes_ assessed upon each, May 1, 1867..
One Note for$900.00,, for money borrowed to meet the expense of
printing and binding the Town History,dated February, 1868, and No. Real Personal No. Real Personal
a able to Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company, or order, with Polls. Estate, Estate. Polls.;Estate. Estate.
p y p y, , I Heirs of Sam'1 Adams, 41.85 12.40 C.A. Butters&Son, 19.76
interest at 6 per cent. Amos Angier, 1 51.93, 6.58 John Crowley, 1 5.04, .85
P Cyrus L.Angier, 1 20.60 4,57 Michael Crowley, 1 10.08. 6.19
George W.Adams, 1, 54.41 5.35 Nathan Q. A.Chandler,, 1„ 7.67
n Chandler., 1 127.80. 21.19.
One Note for $600.00.for_money,borrowed a Franklin Alderman, 1 •16.
John p Replace the State Aid Rhoades Arnold, 1:65 Heirs of Susan W.
disbursements for the year ending January 1, 18.68,dated February, Charles Adair, 1 117.03• 7.05 Chandler, 11.01
Lucius B.Angier, 1 1.55 15,50 James R. Cutler, 2.61
1868, and.payable to the,Middlesex Mutual Fire.Insurance Ciompany, Samuel Bxidge, 1 47.66 1 Jeremiah Crowley, 1 4,65
William Brigham, 1 51.54 29.45, Daniel Cummings, 1 23,29 6.44
or order, with interest at 6:per cent. Charles Brown, 1 73.01 Thomas Cutler, 1 170.78 26.29
.. ..
Benjamin Brown 1 49.99 2102 Heirs of Patrick,
Heirs of Susanna Crowley, 6.59
Bowman, 5.07 Augustus Childs, 1 16.66.
Isaac Buttrick, 1 55A2 2.33 Almira Cutler, 23 50.
Albeit W. Bryant, 1 55.03. 3.26 William J.Currier,, 1 78.59 1.94
Town Debt, March.4, 1867, $25,450 00 Do., as Guardian, 28.97 Heirs of W. H.Cary, 242.01 37.82 .
Charles A.Butters, 1 37.20 William Cashman, 1 10.85
Additions,t(in 1867-8,) 1,500 00 Daniel Buckley, 1 9.30 .23 Heirs of Silas Cutler, 129.71
1 Eliab Brown, 1 27.31 Luke C.Childs, 1 102.44 83.72
B.&A.A.Baldwin, 1 •13.80 . 3.10 ,A.,W,Crowninshield, 1 104.90
Total, March 9, 1868,: $26,950 00 f ` James H.Bennett, 1. 60.06. 89.37 Curtis Capelle, 1 27.60 1.16
r Heirs,of.Prescott James Crowley, 1 30.85 6.28
Bennett, 35.65 Daniel Collins, 1 3.1.0. .23
R.D.Blinn, 1 107.24 33.63 Patrick and b chael
Franc Buckley, 1 6.20 J8., Crimmins,. 7.75 .12 .
J6hn C.Blasdel, 1 260.48 138.57 John•.Canerney, 1 19.77 7.60
Population of Lexington,. (according to the census ( Do., Perkins'Estate, 11.63 Abigail Cary, 49.60
1. v
Oliver Brown, 1 16.59 Thomas E. Cutler, i. 39..84
of May 1, 1865,) 2,220 Cornelius Buckley, . 1 4.26 .25. Asa Cottrell, 1 48.05 12.40.
John D.Bacon, 1 48.99 4. J166 Barney Caffee, 1 4.66
Timothy H.Bowen, 1 26.74 Emily J. Cogswell, 28.68
Ebenezer Blaisdell, 1 52.04, Mrs.Mehitable
George E.Butters, 1 16.66. Coolidge, 16.28
The number of:Legal Voters registered we do not.give.. There are Charles Bisbee, 1 3.49 Christopher Caldwell, 1 28.52 7.13
doubtless some persons otherwise qualified,-to vote,whose names are A,L, Ball, 1 73.17 9.61 Heirs of Daniel
se they d John J.Brown, 1 43.01 55.18 Cavanaugh, 38.97
g F.V.Butters, 1 31.60, George F. Chapman, 1 39,06 3.95
• o not..take-the.trouble to,present.. � �
not on voting list because
R. T. Bryant, 1 79.57 20.69 James Cornley, 1 12.40
their claims to the Selectmen, That Board cannot safely add the John.Beals., 1 10.85, 38.75 Mrs.Maria C. Cutler, 60,11 8.14
George F. Bowers,, 1 3.10 John Clarke, 1 3.10
name of a new
,resident without such precise knowledge of his quali- H. G. 0.Bowers, 1 4.65 Thomas Cosgrove, 1 .47
fications as h
e alone can furnish. TAlbert Bullock, 1 169.86- 56.84 T. W.Childs, 1 4.65
Aaron G. Babcock, 1 17.05 .Patrick Curtin, 1 .16
Timothy Buckley, 1 6.20, .93 Patrick Caffee,. 1 2.02
Henry Balge., 1 37.16 3.95 Alexanyder Corea, 1
Nathaniel Bryant, 1 31.00. Gilman Colson, 70.91
John M.Blown, 1 6.59.. Isaac N.Damon, 1 62..70 3.88
Nathan L.'Bryant, 1 5.43 Elias Dupee, 1 9.30
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34 35
No: Real Personal No. Real Personal No. Real Personal
Polls. Estate. Estate. Polls. Estate. Estate. No, Real Personal
Joseph Davis 1 69.02 1.71 Solomon K.Goddard 1 23.25 Polls. Estate. Estate. Polls. Estate. Estate.
p 1 1.16 3.80 Loammi Knight, 1 2.48 Eldridge Merriam, 1 40.22 5.19
John Davis, 1 23.64 A.F. Gould, William W.Keith, 1 15.50 James Moakley, 1 25.58 4.96
Do.,Rice Estate, 48.05 Benj.F.Goodwin, 1 .16.20, - John P. Knowlton, 63.91 Michael McMahan, 1 1.40 6.12
Otis H. Dana, 1 2.71 Chas. C. Goodwin, 1 54.25 Jonas Kendall, 1 35.26 6.20 George J. Miers, 1 6.20
Daniel Donovan, 1 8.14 2.17 George Grim, 1 .93 Timothy Kineen, 1 10.85 .23 George E. Muzzey, i 4.65
Patrick Daley, I 14.67 4.35, Richard Hawkins, 1 6.77 6.20 Patrick Keleher, 1 .16 Heirs of John Munroe, 46.50
Horace B.Davis, 1 15.50 John Hastings, 1 101.07 James King, 1 14.73 .47 Loring W.Muzzey, 1 11.63
H.B. &G. O.Davis, 14.73 Do.,Guard.for Allen Dio Le A is, 1 273.58 158.10 Cornelius Manly, 1 .54
Warren Duren, 1 69.71 62.31 children, 1.55 George Locke, 1 20.93 1.16 Patrick Myers, 1 12
Darius Dow, 1 _ 15.50 Mrs.Maria E.Hastings, 46.60 Charles Locke, 1 1682. Charles Nunn, 1 104.24 6.12
William W.Doe, 1 57.27 5.74 Howland Holmes, 1 65.01 7.06 B. F.&A.A.Locke 1 39.11 Oran Nash 1 3.10
98
John T.Demar, 1 8.91 .25 David Hall, 1 83.97 6.68 Baldwin Locke, 1 .09 4.65 D. Cutts Nye, 1 58.61 6.77
Theodore H.Dorr, 1 43.79 Charles Harrington, 1 157.18 70.60 Wm.Locke, 2d, 1 33.33 2.56 Heirs of Daniel
Samuel Dudley, 1 97.99 16.04 John Hudson, 1 29.84 William Locke, 1 38.66 4.65 Nugent, 18.35
John E.Dodge, 1 15.50 William Hartwell, 1 74.46 6.98 Albert F.Lombard, 1 32.40 3.88 Michael O'Brien, 1 8.32
George B.Dennett, 1 44.56 .93 Charles Hudson, 1 69.29 35.80 Sidney Lawrence, 1 103.21 43.12 Morgan O'Brien, 1 11,94 1.25
De Forest, 7.75 Heirs of Ammi Hall, 22.40 Patrick Lyman, 1 42.05 6.67 Michael O'Brien 2d, 1 .23
Joseph Eaton, 1 34.68 4.65 N. M.Harrington, 1 11.35 John Leary, 1 6.40 1.63 Maurice O'Connell, 92.81.
Estabrooks&Blodgett,2 198.79 64.71 Chas. Hutchinson, 1 6.67 William Leary, 1 18.83 1,78 George P. Oliver, 1 66.96 3.96
Heirs of Thos.H. Nancy Harrington, 4.65 Leonard J. Livermore,1 58.90 156.83 Eleanor M.Prentiss, 12.01
Earle, 10.08 Hrs.of Isaac Huffmaster, 22.68 Amos Locke, 1 57.86 4.81 Charles L. Pook, 1 34.88 2.80
Heirs of Hannah John W. Hudson, 1 1.65 Amos W.Locke, 1 76.99 11.63 Loring S.Pierce, 1 44.58 19.22
Estabrooks, 17.05 Bowen Harrington, 1 94.40 1.85' Everett S. Locke, 1 3.10 Heirs.of Eben Pierce, 25.38
Henry Emerson, 1 46.50 103.46 F.M.Harrington, 1 39.06 31.06 Harriet Littlefield, 32.09 Pelatiah P.Peirce, 1 119.78 10.23
George H.Everson, 1 120.13 66.71 Benjamin Hadley, 1, 20.15 3.88 Heirs of Micajah Harrison Peirce, 1 11.63 .23
Luther Eaton, 1 30.23 . Sewell T.Hadley, 1 .93 Locke, 20.21 Nathaniel Pierce 1 251.57 67.35
John C.Ellis, 1 78.51 8.84 Thomas G.Hovey, 1 42.63 11.63 F Jeremiah Logan, 1 .16 James Parker, 1 43.56 3.41
Henry D.Estabrooks, 1 11.63 3.49 Edward Harrigan, 1 2.71 Michael Lyons, 1 112.29 181.89 Isaac Parker, 1 27.79 14.42
Mrs.F. O.Eldridge, 32.09 33.54 Sam'1 W. Hendley, 1 28.29 4.65 Hrs.of John Mulliken, 1.12 William D.Phelps, 1 82.15 11.94
Mrs.Seraph A.Foster, 13.56 Henry Harris,. 1 86.61 26.58 Charles McMahan, 13.76 Elizabeth S.Piper, 4.36
Timothy K.Fiske, 1 19.14 1.55 Sam'1 Hildreth, 1 56.45 Hugh McGuire, 1 37.85 6.27 Marshall Preston, 1 37.98 41 23
Heirs of Ruth Fiske, 1.65 William Ham, 1 59.83 23.17 Hrs.of William Munroe, 47.47 John Peters, 1 8.06 2.11
Heirs of Darius Otis Harrington, 1 15.31 Ebenezer Munroe, 1 105.19 13.41 Samuel B. Phelps, 1 38.91 4.50
Fillebrown, 12.56 Abijah Harrington, 1 10.85 Heirs of Nathaniel Nathaniel Pierce,Jr., 1 41.08
Benjamin Fiske, 1 13.99 2.95 James Hastings, 1 16.89 Mulliken, 71.80 Hiram Pierce, 1 40.11 1.55
Chloe Fiske, 8.53 David Harrington, 1 42.63 Jonathan Munroe, 1 26.74 Willard C.Pierce, 1 10.08
Nathan Fessenden, 1 53.11 21.55 Jesse Hanford, 1 96.95 14.26 Rufus Merriam, 1 81,66 1.86 Oliver Parker, 1 3.67
Michael Ford, 1 6.98 Phinehas 61. Hanson, 1 .93 Heirs of Ambrose Levi Prosser, 1 163.68 25.03
Albert Fitch, 1 491.89 6.59 J.L.Holbrook, 1 21.31 Morrell, 94.63 Patrick Power, 1 10.70 2.56
W. &John Fowle, 1 53.71 3.10 John E.Hodgman, 1 48.13 12.40 Henry Mulliken, 1 35.50 Larkin P.Page, 1 22.48 8.04
Nathaniel Flint, 1 4.35 Mich,and Dennis Oliver P.Mills, 1 46.50 31.00 George R.Phelps, 1 37.51 2.17
Joshua B.Fowle, 1 156.02 43.40 Henchy, 2 10.23 1.86 Emery A.Mulliken, 1 61.64 6.66 Wid.B.L.Reed, 30.89 62.00
Albert F.Fessenden, 1 1.63 P. S. Hanchett, 1 71.77 60.92 Heirs of J.P.Merriam, 234.03 Hammon Reed, 1 203.35 160.90
Norris Fines, 99.20 Maurice Hurley, 1 .25 + t David W. Muzzey, 1 114.70 7.75 Do., as Guardian, 23.25
Edward Friend, 10.85 Peter Harrington; 1 .16 Abraham Millett, 1 44.33 77.50 Do., as Trustee, 15.50
Patrick Fitzpatrick, 1 14.57 .93 John Harrington, 1 .93 Patrick Mitchell, 1 62.31 3.10 Cornelius Ryan, 1 3.88 1.40
Benj.H.Fiske, 46.75 Samuel A.Houghton, 1 6.98 dames S. Munroe, 1 178.33 158.67 Jacob Robinson, 1 54_02
Charles A.Fowls, 1 109.66 14.34 Heirs of David Johnson, 20.93 Heirs of Patrick Heirs of Sarah and
Charles Fiske, 1 61.30 .93 Gorham Jewett, 1 20.50 25.50 Magrath, 12.69 Hannah Reed, 11.01
Heirs of Thos.Green- I Charles W.Johnson, 1 148.94 28.07 Isaac Madill, 1 29.92 4.19 Joseph G.Reed, 1 23.25 1.16
leaf, 33.62 Charles E.Johnson, 1 85.03 12.17 George Munroe, 1 291.40 117.71 Cyrus Reed, 1 96.74 4.50
Jonas Gammell, 1 94.60 28.68 William W.Jones, 1 13.95 Susan P. Munroe, 16.28 John M.Reed, 1 31.66 1.94
Thomas Gould, Jr., 1 42.24 'Robert Jefferson, 1 1.55 Dennis Manly, 1 2.90 .23 John A: Russell, 1 53.58 21.40
Francis Gilman, 1 4.65 Samuel 11. Jones, 1 41.94 6.28 Timothy Mannering, 1 10.24 2.56 R.W. &J.-H.Reed, 2'150.36 34.10
Alonzo Goddard, 1 38.98 26.35 :John&G.W.Jameson,2 59.07 7.67 Hrs:of Jonas Munroe, 176.96 Simon W.Robinson, 1 80.96 16.07
Mrs. C.W. Gould, 57.35 1.32 Nelson W.Tenney, 1 10.08 Emily Muzzey, 17.05 Philip Russell, 1 73.32 9.38
Nathaniel Garmon, 1 19.63 21.93 Patrick Jennings, 1 .47 Harriet Munroe, 16.50 Geo. W.Robinson, 1 227.83 14.42
William Gleason, 1. 47.59 2.33 Edward Johnson, 1 15.11 1.08 Denis McNamara, 1 7.09 .47 Josiah Richardson, 1 39.73 17.17
Edwin A. Gleason, 1 17.67. • 1.09 Oliver W.Kendall, 1 24.03 John McCarty, 1 10.77 4.11 Thomas H.Rhoades, 1 35.57 13.49
Hugh Graham, 1 36.44 12.17 John Keefe, 1 4.65 James S.Munroe and Mary Reed, 10.45
Benjamin Gleason, 1 12.40 .23 William Keefe, 1 21.25 5.58 others for Trotting Charles Robinson, 1 43.40 48.48
Hrs.of John Goodrich, 20.15 Reuben Kingsbury, 1 27.90 2.25 Park, 31.62 Patrick Ryan, 1 77.74 9.61
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36 37
No. Real Personal% No. Real Personal
Polls.Estate. Estate. Polls. Estate. Estate.
John P.Reed, 1 75.18 3.10 H.L.sleeper, '1 '86.65 30.63 NON-RESIDENT TAX-PAYERS,
J.H.Roberts, 1 4.19 C.M. Smith, 1 4.11 '
John Ready, 1 6.43 Joseph A. Smith, 1 1.40
Caira Robbins, 140.41 Larkin Smith, 1 10.08
F.F.Raymond, 1 122.25 Nathaniel Swett, 1 1.40
Aaron P.Richardson, 1 1807 50.07 T.J. Smith, 1 28.83
George M.Rodgers, 1 4$.44 17:67 Jerry Shae Real Personal Real Personal, 1 12 Estate. Estate. Estate. Estate.
George E.Rice, 1 41.15 7.13 Marcus Simonds, 1 '6.51 Boston. Leominster.
Philip.M.Russell, 1 4.65 Samuel A. Storer, 1 9.30 David Miller, 20.09 John$enry, 51.25
Enoch Ryder, 1 73.53 6:67 H. B.Sampson, 1 1b.5U Heirs of Edmund Munroe,23.29
W.E.Russell, 1 73.63 86.34 Wm.H. Smith 2d, 1 31.16 Elizabeth B. Gerry, 4 94 Dover.
J.Morton Reed, 1 18.68 Charles Tidd, 1 108.73 15.90 Francis Brown, 111.95 Aaron Bacon, 2.33
C.R.Richardson, 1 36;97 Lucy Turner, 87.19 Alonzo Fogg, 12.94
Abraham B. Smith, 1 31.73 2.33 Bowen A.Tufts, 1 71.03 12:56 L. Stanwood, 2.80
George Scanlan, 1 10.14 1.32 William A.Tower, 1 196.25 75.18 A.W.Farrar, 20.15 Belmont.
J.V.Fletcher, 97
Billings`Smith, 1 28.06 'Chas.K.Tucker, 1 15.50 1.55 Wm. H. Smith, 2.31
William Smith, 1 88.35 38.75 John Tobin, 1 14.34 1.36 Caleb Thurston, 81.8.5 19,86 Winthrop W.Chenery, 15.20
Isaac B. Smith, 1 30.61 15.50 David A.Tuttle, 1 47.28 .78 Otis Munroe, 6.36
Elias Smith, 1 73.70 S.84 Do., as'Guardian, 1 188.75 34.16 E. C. Milliken, 20.93 Lincoln.
William T.Smith, 1 14.14 Hrs.of Ed'w'd L.Tyler, 35.12 Augustine G. Stimson, 20.15 William Benjamin, 9.77
Mary A. Simonds, 6.82 Thaddeus Tower, 1 80.68 9.61 Sidney Homer, 26.35 Charles Brown, 15.03
Oliver&W.B.Smith, 2 111.21 133.58 Henry L.Tyler, 1 3.07 Henry Fowle, 89.82 8.53 George Nelson, 5.62
Sylvanus W. Smith, 1 37.20 21.70 Elisha Tower, 1 64.17 3.30 Heirs of E.J.Cleaveland,80.30 Gregory Stone, 5.58
Joseph F. Simonds, 1 25.58 .31 Levi C.Teel, 1 4.03 Benj. S.Wright, 74.48
George Simonds, 1 30.46 6.82 William Viles, 1 89.63 9.73 American Peat Co., 7084 Worcester.
Heirs of Wrn.Stevens, 40:39 Joel Viles, 1 23.10 Francis B.Hayes, 343.04 69.52 Timothy Wellington, 11.63
His. of Eb'r Simonds, 111.89 12.18 Mary F. Whitman, 42.63 John J.Raynor, 84.58 13.18'
Eli Simonds, 1 99.51 20.69 Louisa Winship, 18.60 George W. Simonds, 49.45 winchester.
James 1). Sumher, 1 54.64 Andrew Wellington, 3.68 Mary E.S. Guild, 75.06
Joshua Simonds, 1 67.43 12.10 Oliver Winship, 1 70.47 10.8.5 Sylvester Bowman, 165.99 42.01 Asa Locke, 24. 2
Hrs.of Wm,L.Smith, 92.24 Augustus Wellington, 1 55.80 6.43 J.A. Hatch, 33.80
Jonathan Locke, 21.62
George Stearns, 1 82.32 12.01 Francis Wyman, 1 69.02 50.61 Clinton Viles, 16.90
Everett E. Smith, 1.65 Peter Wellington, 1 111.93 Leavitt&Hunnewell, 108.14 Arlington.
Wid.Lucy Spaulding, 46.50 Patrick White, 1 26A 1.86 Wm,.H. Slocomb' 103.64 Heirs of Wm.Dixon, .39
Isaac F.Redfield, 7.75
Josiah Smith 2d, 1 41.46 4.65 Francis Wellington, 1 127.73 28.52 1 26.35 20.15 Rebecca Wellington, 31.00 Russell&Wyman, .19
1
David Saville, Elijah Cutler, 1.78
Webster Smith, 1 170.89 39.60 Ph'cebe C.Willis, 63.04 Charlestown. Albert Winn, 19.53
John B. Smithy 1 9.96 1.116 Walter Wellington, 1 128.32 50.22 Addison Hill, .82
Josiah'Smith, 1 65.61 6.35 Winslow Wellington, 104.08 Edward Lawrence, 255.40 10;85 Silas Frost 3.13
Do.,Ellis Place, 7.29 Luke W Wright, 1 17.62 7.75 Thomas Southworth, 39.299 Mary Frost, 1.0.4
A.Bradford Smith, 10.85 6.20 Hiram Weeks, 1 60.02 8.29 Samuel Cutler, Isaac Hall, 1.61
Abner Stone, 1 163.14 7.83 Patrick Whalahid, 1 13.48 7.67 Bradley M. Clarke, 164,01 28.21 Heirs of Nath'1 Hill, 78
Heirs of Jas.Shepley, 6.90 Geo. O.Wellingt'on, 1 43.04 6.12 Amos Hill, 6.12
Caleb Stetson, 1 2.17 Elisha H. Wright, 1 &88 .78 ► { Cambridge. L.P. Bartlett, 6.47
Do., as Guardian, 11.63 Samuel Wheelwrights 1 165.60 Samuel B.Rindge, 7.75 Chas. Wellington, 9.77
Julia Stetson, 36.72 James Williams, 1 10.93 1.26 John A.Pierce, 1.35
Ivory Sanborni 1 4.96 Oliver M.Winship, 1 23.25 Somerville. Edward Storer, 6.20
Maria E. Smith, 81.62 Henry.'. Wellington, 1 5.43 Daniel S.Benjamin, 28.06 Timothy Eaton, 32.39.
Gershom Swan, 1 10.25 Sullivan Wellington, 1 35.06 A. B.&J.P.Wyman, 1.16
Harrison Swarl, 1 83A0 1C26 Treasurer of Lexington Bedford. Henry Swan, 1.94
Maria A. Sherman, 4.26 and Arlington R.R. 7.76 , Amos Hartwell, 6.98 Thomas H.Teel, .68
Calvin S. Simonds, 1 28.81 .93 George W.Wright, 1 3.10 Will. G.Hartwell, 6.29 Henry Wellington, .39
Leonard A. Saville, 1 25.81 Treasurer of the Leg. Albert Bacon, 93 Heirs of Isaac Locke, 1.55
Henry Frost;
Albert G. Spaulding, 1 1.94 Ministerial Funds 404.83 Thomas Stiles, 2,60 4.58
William T. Stowe, 1 3.10 Cornelius Wellington, 15.66 32.79 J.D.Billings, 3.27 Nathan Robbins, 56.67
William H. Smith 1 17.62 David Wood, 1 96.57 3.88 Heirs of Jona.Lane, .47 John Malony, 3.57
Ebenezer R. Smiths 1 1.66 Isaac Wetherell, 1 61.15 W W Jonathan Frost, 3.84
W.W.Mudge, 6.98 Seth Frost, 2.90
Charles A.Crane .68
Concord. Thomas Hall, 5.43
Darius J.Hatch, - 14.99 James S.Russell, 2,80
Heirs of Schuyler Parks, 4.35 John Fowle, 10.86
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38 39
Real Personal Real Peasonal William Desmond. John W.Haven. James.E.Parker.
Estate. Estate. Boxbu Estate. Estate. Michael Doyle. Nathaniel Harrington. George Pratt.
Fessenden. 3.58 Martin Beatty, 47.23
Heirs of Nehemiah M. �"✓' John Donahue. William Hartwell,Jr. George L. Pierce.
Sullivan Russell, 3.10 Jerry Donovan. M.P. Horne. Clifford Purdy.
Jos.0. W(llinnton, 4.19 Malden. Samuel Dudley,Jr. Albert Hanford. John F. Page.
Mrs. P. B. Fiske; 23 54 James Devine. George D. Harrington. John Redmond.
Bowen Russell, .93 Elbridge Brown, 14.34 Richard Doyle. Matthew Joy. John A. Russell, Jr.
Napoleon Underwood, 78 Marshall Emery. Alden Jameson. Patrick Reardon.
Marblehead. Martin English. John H.Johnson. David Ryan.
Joseph Dixon, 27.37 g S'
Jeremiah Russell, 341 Francis Freeto, 71.07 Stephen Evans. Patrick Joy. Thomas Ryan.
Martin Lemon, 1.86 George Flint. J. Henry Jackson. Jerry Reardon.
Isaac Shattuck, 124.69 New York. Thos.Fitzpatrick. Samuel Jones. Louis E. Ricks.
76.73 , James F.Fiske. Frank Kneeland. Patrick Reardon 2d.
A.B1. Solis, 18.60 James Farrell. Franklin M. Knight. John Raidy.
Woburn. Walker, John Flynn. Nathaniel Kilb.)rn. Newell heed.
Heirs Abraham Duren, . B. Spaulding, 34.10 William Fahee. Michael Kennedy. Nathan Reed.
John Winning, 41.08 John
Sam'1 A. Fairweather. John Kane. Joel Reed.
Oliver H.Parker, 17.52 Philadelphia. Thomas Follen. Frank Kittredge. Timothy Ryan.
Heirs Henry Parker, 2.09 William Munroe, 4.65 George Fowle. Michael Keefe. John Ryan.
Heirs Jas,M.Randall, 18.07 John A.Morey, 2.13 David Fitch. Patrick Keating. Fred A. Sanderson.
Trustees of Orthodox B. M. Fullerton. Robert Lawson. Edwin S.Spaulding.
Association, 46.34 Dorchester. John Fogg. Arden W. Locke. George A. Stearns.
Samuel B.Pierce, 9.07 Peter Ferguson. Lyman Lawrence. Elisha Sargent.
Waltham. Joseph Fiske. James Le Barron. Patrick Sullivan.
Darius Wellington, 13.49 Wilmington. James Gould. Jacob Long. Winslow Sullivan.
Heirs of Wm. Bridge, 9.38 E.D.Gossom. Thomas Lingard. Michael Shehan.
Amos Stearns, 10.46 Otis Simonds, 16.47 John S.Gay. Barney Lynam. Elisha Spaulding.
Caleb S.Wellington, 4.88
g , Chas. A. Grover. Matthew Lynam. Archibald Sprague.
Archilaus Bennett, 10.46 Durham, N. H. Wm. B. Garside. Fifield Luce. Philip Stearns.
A.A. Farrington, 4.96 William P.Frost, 57.74 Eben Gammell. Merritt l;ambgart. Alden B.Smith.
Addison Platt, 15.97 - Joseph Garmon. William Leonsbro. William H.Simonds.
J. Bowers Simonds, .39 Brookline. Patrick Garrigan. Luke Magrath. Nicholas Shea.
Abel Fillebrown, 6.57 A,A. Griffing. Frank McGuire. � John Savage.
Edward Bailey, 5.19 M. C.Ferris, 88.43 A. Austin Goddard: Bartholomew Mahoney. John Smith.
James Degiles. Michael Mahoney. A. E. Scott.
Thomas R Greenleaf. Michael Mountain. Edmund Shea.
{ F. Goodrich. Cornelius McMahan. David Sullivan.
Matthew Gately. James McMahan. A F. Spaulding.
SINGLE POLLS. Patrick Green. William Murphy. John Sullivan.
William Grover. Michael Manly. George H.Tower.
J.W.Armington. Peter Byron. Patrick Cadigan. Rufus W. Holbrook. James Mead. Albert N.Tufts.
Christopher Armstead. James M.Berry. Patrick Canfield. Jonas Hadley. James McCarty. George Thurston.
.Brown. Michael Carroll
Edward Hamilton. Cornelius Mahoney. George E.Teel.
Thomas H.Andrews. Myers B
Charles Adams. John Brown. John Curran. Nicholas Hatch. Daniel Mullen. Charles H.Teel.
Daniel Angier. Henry A.Balge. Martin Cushing. 1 Thomas E. Hovey. James McGuire. Edward Tobin.
George L. Brown. J.H.Bemis. James Craven. Thomas 13. Holden. David Mead. 1artholomew Ward.
Sidney Butterfield. Chellis B.Bailey. John Caldwell. Michael Howes. Michael Magan. Henry P. Webber.Jotn Hanscom. Terence McGuire. Richard F. White.-
Lorenzo Burbank. Benj.Blanchard. John Cosgrove. Patrick Haley.
James McCann. William Whiting..
T.D.Bauer. Sidney Butters. Bat Coughlin. John Harrin ton. Robert Mason. Charles F.Winship.
Thomas Bagby. William Chandler. John Callahan. Geo. V. Hildreth. John Norcross. Lemuel Woods.
George C.Brown. E.A. Cooper. Horace Cheney. William Hargrove. Geor e H. Nichols. Frank Whiting.
James C.Bertwell. Michael Cutter. Henry L.Chandler. g
Jonas M.Buttrick. Samuel Cook. John.Davis 2d. Thomas Haggerty, Terence O'Neil. Henry Williams.
Isaac F.Buttrick. James Condon, James Dusty. Michael Hennessy. A.F. Nourse. Charles H. Wright.
Patrick O'Blien. Michael Cashman. L.L.Dame. Sampson Ham. Sylvester Puffer. W. S. Ward.
John Higgins. Jesse Pierce. Charles Wahen.
Josiah Bryant. William Cook. Dennis Dinan. Samuel Hamilton. Peter Powers. Patrick White. Jr.
Jerry Burns. Maurice Courtney. Chas.A.Dougherty. Marshall Hapgood. Theodore J. Parker. Granville E. Winship.
L. G. Babcock. Dennis Callahan. John McDonald. Charles H. Hallett. Charles M. Parker. George G. Wheeler.
John Buckley. Patrick Cody. George 0.Davis. Thomas Hama William Plumer. G.C. Waite.
James K.Bennett. Dennis Cochrane. Cornelius Donovan.Amos Bridges. John Cody. Timothy Desmond. Daniel Harrington. Edwin L.Pierce. Edmund B Wells.
Michael Hayes John Peters, Jr. Charles A. Wellington.
John H.Brown. Dennis McCarty. George N.Dexter. A.J.Hatch. Grovner A.Page. Winslow Wellington.
Charles H.Brown. Timothy McCarty. Edward Deneen.
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RECAPITULATION OF THE FOREGOING REPORT
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 18G7-8. OF EXPIWDITUEES.
Appropriation for support of Schools, $5,000 00
it " Highways, 3,750 00 !w Amount paid for support of Schools, $5,172 94
The Poor, 2 000 00 School Books furnished in Schools, 42 86
Relief, support, &c., of the Poor, 1,842 54
Discount for the prompt payment of Taxes, 2,400 00
Repairs of Highways, corrected, 3,699 21
Abatement of Taxes, 300 UO Removing Snow from Highways, 254 77
Interest on Town Debt, 1,800 00 Constructing New Road, &c. 2,474 64
Contingencies from March 4, 1867, for 1 year, 1,400 00 4r Repairs of School Buildings, (by Selectmen,) 801 17
State Aid, 875 00 Laying out and fencing Cemetery, 134 64
Repairing School Houses, 800 00 Fire Department, (ordinary expenses,) $ 203 25
Payment of Treasurer and Collector, 250 00 " (extra expenses,) 128 77
64 of Assessors, 200 00 -- 332 02
it of School Committee, 150 00 Town History, 885 00
44 of Fire Department, (besides Poll Taxes,) 125 00 State Aid fo 44 <<year 186 , 521 50
" of Town Clerk, 50 00 1868, 70 50 592 00
Cc of Constables, 50 00 ,
Miscellaneous Expenses, 1,031 93
" of Sexton, 40 00 To Town Clerk, 60 92
" of Ringing bells from March 1, 1867, 70 00 Selectmen, 184 70
Assessors, 248 95
$19 260 00 School Committee, 162 45
' Treasurer and Collector, 250 00
Sexton, 34 80
+— Constables, 47 50
The Town also appropriated during the year, $300 to meet the Special Police, 65 00
expenses of defending a suit, brought by the Town of Malden ; and Superintendent Town Hall, 55 50
Liquor Agency, 26 69
$300 to meet the expenses of a suit brought by George Talbot. The Interest paid, . 1,533 22
Treasurer was authorized to borrow such sums as should be necessary 1 t Notes paid, 3,000 00
to meet these appropriations, and that for State Aid; and also such To which—add:
Amount of State Tax paid, $ 8,850 00
sum as should be necessary for publishing the Town History. County Tax paid, 1,576 24
The amount ordered to be assessed to meet the town expenses for -- 10,426 24
1867-8, was $17,660. The amount ordered to be assessed for the Total Expenditures by this Report, $33,359 69
same purpose the present year is somewhat greater, while the State
tax is much smaller. ` i Subtract excess of payments accounted for in this Report,
but not made by the Treasurer of 1867-8, above pay-
ments accounted for in the last Report, but made by the
Treasurer of 1867-8, 400 86
Amount paid by the Treasurer, as by settlement,
(page 3,) $32,958 83
From the expenditure for Repairs of Highways, $3,744 21 Classified in accordance with a vote of the Town passed March 10,
should be deducted:
Cash from sale of old cart, $5 00 1868, and
use of horses, 40 00 Respectfully submitted,
45 00 JOIIN ti'V.. HUDSON,
Total repairs, &e., (as paid for by Town,) $3,699 21 For Selectmen of 1867-8.
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DEATHS,
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN LEXINGTON. Registered from January 1, 1867, to January 1, 1868.
January 1, 1867, to January 1, 1868. AGE.
D.XTE OF NAME. PLACE or BIRTH. PLACE OF
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DATE OF MARRIAGE. NAStE• RESIDENCE. DEATH. DEATH.� Y
1...............• Alamander L. Ball.........Lexington.
Jan. —
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Adelaide A. Ball...
is 13...............• Daniel Sullivan:::::::::::: " Jan. 27 Ebenezer Simonds,. 71 11 21 Medford,. Lexington.
Mary Murphy. " Feb. 1 Carrie H Peaslee, 1 Lexington, "
Sidney L. Colby.: c " 13 James Shipley, . . 59 Waltham, "
" 16........... •••••••••Stoneham. " 20 Harriet M.Mulliken, . 9 . 14 Somerville, Somerville.
"" Clara A. Dike.. t` March 2 Peter Corrnick, 23 1 11 Nova Scotia, Lexington.
Thomas H. Andrews .......Lexington. 5 Mary Simonds, 91 3 21 Lexington, "
23................ 16 Amanda M.Harding,''. 36 9 16 Thomaston,Me. "
Mary B. Janes ............Lynn. Is 16 Jerusha Simonds, 94 2 Lexington,
31
" 29 Seth Hastings Hayward, 37 Mendon, ... ............. � Clarence�C. Hanford.......Boston. <<
Sarah H. Phinney . " April 2 Lucy S.Otis, 12 Brooklyn,
Is 20 Ammi,Hall, 69 3 4 West Cambridge,
March 10............... Augustus Childs...........Lexington. May 6 Eliza Page, 75 Rindge,N.H..
Mary E. Cunningham ...... " " 11 John O'Neil, 40 Ireland, . . . "
Royal L. Woodbury " 23 William W.Garmon, 14 1 6 . . . . . . Lowell.
" 14............... o y Y••••••••Boston. - " 24 William Henry Smith, 45 5 14 Boston, . . . Cambridge.
Ardelia A. Hutchinson . ,.Lexington
b i0 28 Bowen A.Tufts,. 60 4 Lexington, Lexington.
• �John Beals. << June 13 Cornelius Buckley, . 51 1 Ireland,
April 2............... Eleanor Sophia Adams........ it " 13 Samuel Parker, 23 "
cc 25 Eliza Ann Hallett, 54 8 15 St.John,N.B.
May 11...... Edward Hawes............Wrentham. July 2 Ann Maria Reed, 30 Lexington, .
Eliza C. Doe..............Lexirlgton, " 4 Winifred Bennett, 67 13 Truro, "
4 Geraldine N.Mulliken, 25 9
June 20..............••
John D. Bacon.. Is20 Samuel Chandler, is71 9 Lexington,IIarriet Ellen Grout........Acworth, N. H. Aug. 17 Lydia Clapp Farwell, 77 Boston, . i1
Geor-e D. Robinson.......Chico ee. 11 17 Joseph E Mulliken, 7 9 Stoughton, Stoughton.
July' 11................ a p Sept. 2 Alice E.Dupee,: . 2 27 Arlington, Arlington.
Susan E. Simonds .........Lexington. " 17 Frederick C.Wright 1 1 Charlestown Charlestown.
" 16................ Elbridge Daniel Hartson....Hollis, N. H. Oct. 14 Lucy Locke, . b : 79 4 22 . 1
Viola A. Adams.. .Mt. Holly, t " 15 Betsey Reed, 76 4 Charlestown, it
21 Annie Sarah Ayers, 16 6 Rectortown,Va.
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is18 •,, .•••.••,•.. 5 Edward Shea..............
Lexington. Nov. 7 William B. Smith, 73 9 Lexington, Somerville.
Sarah Durfee... 11 11 7 Alice Hudson, 67 Billerica, Lexington.
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Matthew Burns.. 7 Lucius H.Peaslee, . 29 10 Blaine,
" 27................ .•. .••••• " .
Katy Nolan.............. 11 Rebecca Locke, 80 1 1 Burlington,
" " 25 Francis Gilman,. 55 Ireland, .
Lexington,
John C. Hildreth. •� Dec. 4 Jonathan Munroe, 84 8 � �
Oct. 28............... ' ''••... it 14 David Myers, . 4
Maria H. Whitney.... ..... 19 Ellen E.Parker, 7 10 , Charlestown, S.Malden.
Nov. 17............ „' William H. Shaw..........Boston.
Mary Jenkins ............. "
is 28................ Patrick Guoghagn... •...... Lexin� +• Whole number,38:—Males,19; Females,19.
•• bton.
Bridget Cosgrove.. <<
Dec. 5................ Sergeant C. Whitcher... .,Boston. Deaths by Consumption, 8 Amount brought up, 19
Julia Stetson.. .Lexington. is Apoplexy, 1 Deaths by Insanity, 1
Whole number of ........Marriages <i Congestion of Lungs, 1 « Epilepsy, 1
g ••••••••••••......18 Dropsy of Brain, 1 Dropsy, 1
Disease of Heart, 2 " Typhoid fever, . 1
Cancer, 1 " Lung Fever, 1
Paralysis,. 1 " Disease of Kidneys,. 1
BIRTHS RECORDED IN LEXINGTON. " Bronchitis, 1 " Accident, . . . 1
" Suicide, 1 " Old Age, 10
January 1, 1867, to January 1, 1868. " Tumor, 2 Unknown, .
Amount carried up, 19 Total, 38
Whole number, 45:—Males, 21; Females, 24.
The birthplaces of the Compiled from Town Records.
p parents are as follows:—In Lexington,9; k other towns in the L. A. SAVILLE, TOWN CLERK.
State, I7; Maine,2; New Hampshire, 2; Connecticut,1; New York,3; Canada East, 1;
Nova Scotia,1;New Brunswick,2; Germany,1; Scotland,1; Ireland,60.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1868-9.
LEONARD A. SAVILLE, TOWN CLERK.
CHARLES HUDSON,
CHARLES ROBINSON; SELECTMEN.
ALONZO GODDARRD,
JOSEPIi F. SIMONDS, .
ISAAC N. DAMON, . ASSESSORS.
NATHAN FESSENDEN,'
JOHN P. REED, 1 OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
SYLVANUS W. SMITH, AND
ELI SIMONDS, J SURVEYORS OF HIQHWAY,S.
JONAS GAMMELL, 3 years, .
JOHN W. HUDSON, 2 years, SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CHARLES TIDD, 1 year,
ALBERT W. BRYANT, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
OLIVER W. KENDALL,*'
HIRAM WEEKS, CONSTABLES.
GORHAM JEWETT, 1
WEBSTER SMITH, FENCE VIEWERS.
HAMMON REED, .
JOHN BEALS, 1
JOHN D. BACON,
ABRAM B. SMITH, FIELD DRIVERS.
AUGUSTUS CHILDS,
JOHN HILDRETH, J
•O.W.Kendall has given the bond which qualifies him to serve civil processes.