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Ninety-Ninth Annual Report of the Selectmen ofthe Town of Fairfield and the Report of theSupervisor of Schools for the Year Ending February,20, 1887Fairfield (Me.).

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NINETY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF T H E

SELECTMEN

OF THE

TOWN OF FAIRFIELD AND THE

REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOLS

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING FEBRURARY, 20, 1887,

F A I R F I E L D : J O U R N A L J O B P R I N T ,

1887.

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INVENTORY.

Valuation taken April 1st, 1886. Real Estate $791,860 00 Personal Estate 346,69000

$ M 3 8 5 . 5 ° 0 0

Assessed 12 mills on $1., on $1,1385,50. 13,662 60 " 97 dogs 97 00 " 913 polls 1,826 00

$ 407 98 Overlaid in Assessing IS>I77 62

$15,585 60 $15,585 60

D E P A R T M E N T O F O V E R S E E R S O F POOR.

APPROPRIATION, $ 2 , 0 0 0 . OVERDRAWN, $ 4 5 . 5 1 .

Expense of poor in town not on the farm : Paid for board &c., of Roxanna Reynolds, $133 36

Mary Perry 18 39 John Baker's family 21 08 Tallis Daniels 3 ^ 0 5 Ed Piper's family 18 00 A. K . Mason's bill for poor in i 8 8 4 . . . 3 02 Jonas Page, ^79 Fred Neddo's family 2 3i .5° Savage & Mayo, bill for Mrs. Perry and

Mrs. Clair 36 45 J. Gilblair 12 5o Geoige Ronco's family (Waterville) . . 37 00 .

John Pooler's family 17 00 -Louisa Osborn, board and expenses.. 128 67 Frank Libby's family 68 42 Joseph Burgess's family 4 00 Ezra Crosby, coal 6 82 Ex. of Mrs. Dele ware to C a n a d a . . . . 5 00 William Mayo 3 00 Charles Roderick s family 8 0 0 Prescription by Dr. Crossman for poor 1 25 Simon King's family 37 l j Isaac Green 3o 50 Edward Clair 6 00 Georgianna York 6 5O Geo. Delaware's family 16 9o

girl 4 5o Coffin &c., for Lena Hanson 8 00

" " Mrs. Cromwell 8 c o J. York digging grave 1 00 Lucy Pomelo j 0 G O

Peter Pelka's family 4 14 John York " ' 4 9 6

Joseph Whitney , , 4 88

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Tramp 32 " Mary Fellows 41 5o " A Hoxie 7 00 " Butler boy 24 65 '* Eli Leasau 18 18 " Mrs. Furbush 73 72 " R. Dulac 3 00 " Ole Hanson 1 00 " James Dillingham 17 87 " Mrs. Tibbetts 2 50 " Joseph Perry 2 65 " Butterfield family of Belgrade 14 20 " Dayid Knox, Oakland 1 25 " Nathan Tuttle, Athens 25 00 " Randall Tuttle 41 00 " Isaac Green 5 75

$1,021.61

POOR OUT OF TOWN.

Paid Bucksport for W. H. Hubbard 1885 $ 75 05 " Comville for James Dillingham 3 00 " Brighton for Reuben York 63 75 " Physician bill for Reuben York, A t h e n s . . . 50 00 " China for York family 133 52 " Canaan for Jos. Whitney 4 8 0

" Oakland for W. E. Hussey family 80 85

$410 97

EXPENSES OF POOR ON TOWN FARM TO FEB. 20, 1 8 8 7 .

T o amt. of stock and provisions, Feb. 20, 1886, $873 70 " I. L. Salleyand wife oversight of farm 250 00

" M. Emery bill supplies 4 6 43 " E. A. Parkman bill supplies 169 55 " G. H. Pishon phosphate 2 9 3 5 " F. J. Savage 24 7° " F. P. Wing bill paper &c., repairs 23 38 " Jewett Pratt supplies 5 7 5 " Keiley Bros *3 8 3 " P. Ricker blacksmithing 8 5 5 " A . E . L a w r e n c e & C o . supDlies 23 00 " S. H. Blackwell * 8 2 2

" C. J. Greene creamery 25 00 " C. J. Greene beef for farm 8 9 4 " A. H. Lowe flour for farm 5 7 5 " forO. Whitcomb 9 5 8

$1,535 73

CREDIT.

By amt. of stock &c., Feb. 20, 1887 $ 9 2 2 8 0

$612 93

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EX. OF POOR ON FARM.

Number weeks board on farm including overseers family, 440. Expense per head, $1.39.

INSANE HOSPITAL.

Paid for support of Edwin M. Frost $137 60 " „ James T . Footman 114 85

$2S2 45 OLD CEMETERY.

Int. on Bond $40 00 Paid J. S. Harris for painting fence $ 22 00

" Fred Reynolds labor &c 4 8 0 2680

Not drawn $13 20 BRIDGE REPAIRS.

Amount appropriated for repair of bridge 1000 00 Paid for stone 199 00

" " Freight 77 00 " John Brown for labor and use of tools 751 17

$1007 17

Overdrawn^ $7 17 MEMORIAL DAY.

Appropriation $50 00 Paid E. P. Pratt Post 50 00

I N C I D E N T A L E X P E N S E A C C O U N T , APPROPRIATION, $1800.

1886. F. M. Totman auditor, 1885-6 $ 5 00 Rebate of O. G. Flood French house 3 37 Benjamin Bunker printing reports 60 00 H. E. Tuck, constable services 11 25 Kennebec Framing Co. sawing and p l a n i n g . . . 4 0 3 McLellan, Mosher, & Co., office supplies 10 45 Mrs. Joseph Osborne for making puffs 5 00 H. C. Hight team to Canaan, Mrs. Holt 4 00 Geo. G. Weeks services as moderator 5 00 McLellan, Mosher, & Co., paper 1 50 Rebate of Leonard Holway 1885-6 5 5 6 Hoyt, Fogg, & Dunham, blank books 7 20 Paid for land of J. Webster 420 00 Labor ; Repairs on poor house 21 00 Valuation—Inventory book 1 4 0 0 F. A. Crossman bal. services 1885 15 00 Rebate of tax Emerson Whitten 9 60 S. H. Blackwell, bill supplies 13 51 Thompson, Mariner & Co., puffs 9 00 Allen Bros, rebate 1885 2 25 Dr. F. A. Crossman part pay services 15 00 Rebate tax Levi Dow 1885 1000

" E. Williams 9 60 Rebate E. G. Pratt tax 2 80 S. H. Blackwell bill supplies 1 80

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Letter paper and pens 52 B. Bunker printing 3 5° F. E. McFadden part payment as selectman. . . 100 00 Express on books 1 15 Envelopes 1 16 Ticket for tramp 1 00 John Pooler digging grave 1 00 Ticket for J. Page's wife to Lewiston 3 60 J. York removing bodies to town lot 2 00 H. Priest schedules of timber for bridge 90 Damage and expense, "McGuire" 51 75 Wood for office 2 65 E. P. Mayo printing 1 75 Rebate Francis M. Blunt 6 00 Wing's bill paper for poor house and office chairs 23 44 H. E. Tuck, 356.13, com. Errors, etc., 124.08 48c 21 Rent of office 3000 Printing notices 1 75 Errors in assessing 11 00 Bill of tuwn agent for 1885-6 28 50 F. E. McFadden clerk 24 43

" " copying inventory 15 00 Hall and tramp paid A. S. Pease 24 50 D. C. Hall services as selectman 175 00 F. E. McFadden bal. selectman 10000 Newell Hoxie, selectman 15000 Mr. E. G. Pr^.tt, Treas. Com 35 0 0

$i,94i 73 Overdrawn, 1 4 1 , 7 3

A M O U N T P A I D O U T ON H I G H W A Y S .

Paid D. C. Hall cash paid out for labor #116 20 Fessenden Colcord 13 49 H. C. Hight i 2 1 3 5 Albert Jewel) 44 3 ° Arthur Brown 35 7 8

C. F. Bryant 8 35 D. A. Ames - 1 4° Fred Pinkham 4 5° Elmer E. Tupper 15 8 5 Daniel Perkins -•• 41 17 Frank Novvell .' 3° 97 L . C . B a t e s 13 55 H. E. Savage 39 8 9 W. W, Blenn 4 8 5 8

Thomas Galliher -2 82 C. H. Hoxie 41 1 ° Tohn F.Otis 7 2 1 3 L. T . Blackwell * 8 °7 Geo. Trainer 5 4 ° C. A. Fuller 20 52 Silas Hoxie. 43 8 0

C. L. Tobey 6 1 49 Storer W. Boyden - • 2 8 8 5

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B. G. Cannon 55 E. H . Farnham 26 02 William Balentine 4 2 08 D. P. Jones 5 0 0

H. T. Choate 2 6 4 5 Luke Barton 18 05 B. H . Corson 8 47 J. 0 . Merryfield « 94 Allen C. Goodwin 27 07 C. G . Tobey 45 §7 W. Wentworth 37 " R. T. Hobbs 4 40 C. A. Wheeler 16 20 E. Lawrence 4 1 2

C. O. Austin 16 20 Alonzo Hoxie 33 W . C. Hoxie 157 29 J. H. Holt* 20 22 S. B. Moore 12 90 B. Merrow 1 00 J. W . Webster 7 4 2

A. B. Goodwin 22 68 Fred Jewell 1 75 Thomas Trask 2 25 Arthur Ellis 13 02 Lemuel Tobev 7 18 S. B. Henderson 2 55 J. H. Getchell 11 50 Thomas P. Otis 11 77 W. A. Hoxie 25 40 W . H . C l a r k 11 66 L. A. Davis 27 44 D. A. Davis 29 50 William Gifford n 40 Eli Labrick 19 65 C. W. Green 4 75 C.J .Green 39 81 Lester Holway 23 98 L. M. Bickford 31 25 Nathaniel Green 3 50 A. G. Bowman 5 76 S. D. Ward 60 Warren L. Tozier 12 80 R. R. Hall 92 13 J. F. Libby 12 68 W. Miller 2 70 J. Gleason 6 00 V. P. Stevens 5 00 C. Durgin 4 00 J.Hammond 270 28 C. L. Tobey 5 52 W. Connor 5 81 N. Totman & Sons 53 72 A. H. & C. E. Duren 95 30 Lawrence, Phillips, & Co. , 107 31

S . A . Nye 247 30 Cotton & Brown S. H. Blackwell John York I 3

J. E. Brown 2 4 67 F. J. Savage 9 2 2 Q

M . D . Stratton 2 I 4 S

Kennebec Framing Company 15 2g E. Totman & Co., 2 2 Q O Q

Allen & Totman 29 63 Mahlon Hayden 3 2,j N. Hoxie 3 6 4

Thomas P. Otis 23 35 N. Hoxie. cash paid out 3 64

4 2 2 9

1 0 0 0

1 3 , 0 2 1 1 9

Amt. paid in on highway tax at 62^ c. , i>379 53

Amt. overdrawn, $ 1,641 66

T R E A S U R E R ' S D E P A R T M E N T . E. G. Pratt in account with the Town of Fairfield, Dr. 1 8 8 6 .

Feb. 20, T o balance in Treasury $ 274 34 Nov. 6 " order on Old Town 189 41

'• cash tax of Haskell 2 10 " 13 " cash of Selectmen 24 00

July 1 " cash Highway taxes : 3 7 9 S3 " cash of the Selectmen 24 00

Aug. 24 " cash of Willis Tibbetts 4 00 " 30 " cash ofBelgrade 14 90

" cash interest on Oldtown order 4 74 " cash of C. J. Greene 1145 36 " cash of C. J. Greene for tax on

Frost estate 1885 5 60 Sept. 29 " cash of Selectmen 36 00

" cash A. Atwood's tax 1885 1 77 " 30 " cash Bath coupons 20 00

Dec. " casli check G. O. Brown, guardian 36 00 " " cash State school fund and mill tax 1424 57

" cash refunding state pensions 2700 " cash R. R and telegraph tax 9 00 " cash of H. E. Tuck collector 9257 98

1 8 8 7 .

Jan. 14 " cash Bath coupons 20 00 Feb. 9 " cash of Selectmen 3 7 1

" 16 " cash of " 1 1 4 8 5

$ 1 4 0 1 8 8 6

CREDIT.

By cash paid express from Old Town 5 5 Apr. " c ishpaidRoxanna Reynolds pension 6 00

" cash paid Matilda Tuttle pension 12 00 May " cash paid Cynthia Hussey " 9 00

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1 8 8 7 .

Jan. " cash uncollected tax returned by H. E. Tuck 1 20

Feb. 18 " cash orders turned over to Select-men 13,686 25

Balance in treasury 303 89

§14,018 86

F I N A N C I A L S T A N D I N G OF T H E T O W N , FEB. 20, 1887.

LIABILITIES.

Unpaid outstanding orders 2,708 12 Due School Fund 567 41 Contingent bills estimated 262 00

RESOURCES.

By cash in treasury 303 g6 due from Athens 67 05

" " Waterville 52 00 notes due from Edward Emery 283 44 due from guardian of Edward Frost 61 66

" " Sewer 25 00 '' "State for free High School 250 00 Real Estate purchased 420 00 Due from Oakland 1 20 Total indebtedness Feb. 20 IS87, 2 .°73 77

3 , 5 3 8 03

We have paid this year for which we had no appiopriatiou: Indebtness of 1886, as per report of that year, 8G3 so We have paid for labor on highway 1,651 66 We have paid outstanding orders more than reported

in 1S86, 595 01

D E P A R T M E N T < >F SCHOOLS. A P P R O P R I A T I O N ' S .

By town for Common schools 553,500 00 u « <1 p r e e High School 5oo 00 " State " " " 250 00 " Mill tax 1,424 S7 " Due Schools for 1SS6 729 24

TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR.

Feb. 22, Paid Nellie B. Nye teaching to date $ 69 yd " " H. B. Atwood for kindlings 2 20

Willie Gerald care of house 11 00 " " Henry W. Higgins " " 2 50

Mar. 8 L. B. Allen wood for school 2 2 5 " " D. Grace sawing wood 3 00

" H. Tibbetts wood 21 25 " 10 Geo. G. Weeks services to Apr. 1 , '86 197 50 " 13 Cora B. Lincoln teaching to date 82 50 " 15 Fred Bromwell wood 1 50 "» 17 Heman Cannon repairs on house 1 0 0

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' ' 18 B. F. Froggwood 7 67 " 22 R. T. Hobbs wood 5 00 " 24 Lena Fish teaching to date 75 75 " 37 Cotton & Brown wood 81 00 " 29 Edward Clair 3 30

Apr, 1 C E. Tilton teaching to date 175 00 3 C.' G. Tobey 2 75

" 12 C. H. Blackstone sawing wood 9 80 12 Blackwell & Harding bill 1 05

" 14 Eugene Emery care of house 4 00 " 17 B. F. Corson load of wood 1 00 " 20 James Plummer teaching six weeks 5 0 0 0 " 28 A. K. Mason supplies for school 7 50

29 H . T. Chase wood 5 50 " 30 G. H . Tobey care of house 1 00

May 8 F. L. Home 6 75 " 12 Randall Tuttle labor 2 75

" George Atwood bill 1 00 " Geo. G. Weeks part payment 50 00

" 27 C. E. Tilton teaching to date 100 00 " W. D. Horn laboi on school houses 7 25

June 2 A. B. Witham " " •.' •' 2 25 " " C. L. Tobey wood 8 00

3 Lottie E. Friend teaching to date 26 25 " 22 Lewiston Journal for diplomas 4 75 " 23 Mabel Emery teaching 20 00

July 2 G . G. Weeks part paymant 50 00 •' ' ' C- E, Tilton teaching to date 150 00

3 Mary O. Gibson teaching to date 76 00 " Abby C. King " " " 80 00

" 5 Josephine Pearson " " " 75 00 " Cotton & Brown wood 11 00

" 6 Gertrude Higgins teaching 44 00 " " Edgar Blacksfone care of house 12 00

" Virgil C. Totman " " " 7 00 " " Kate M. Rackliff teaching to date 49 00

" Caddie Clark " " " 75 00 10 Nellie B, Nve " " " 75 00

" " S. H . Blackwell bill for schools 12 94 " 10 E. W. Hobbs teaching to date 75 00 " 16 Mabel Emery " " " 25 00

" Hattie E. Nye " " " 30 00 :I " Nellie Goodwin " " " 36 00 " 21 Annie L. Goodwin " " 65 00 " 23 Lascelle & Gibson painting 5 00 " " Eva O. Osborn teaching to date 63 00 " 24 Lena M, Richardson " " " 21 00 " 26 Lulu C. Hoxie " " " 45 ° ° " 28 Daniel P. Jones wood 11 00 " 29 Lillia M. Hoxie teaching to date 60 00

" 30 J. W. Channing painting 14200 Aug. 3 L. Beal care of house 5 00

" " Bertha Beal teaching to date 50 00 " 4 A. W. Clark land rent 25 0 0

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" 5 Willie Brann care of house i 75 " " J. L. Sally hauling stone 1 50 " 10 B. M. Bradbury painting 25 33 " 14 G . G- Weeks part payment 50 00

" A. K . Snell labor 6 00 " 19 Joseph S, Taylor wood 6 75

Sept. 3 Geo. E. Wilson school supplies 13 16 " 4 J. S. Harris painting 63 50 " 6 Mrs. Geo. Goodman cleaning houses 9 00 " 29 B. M. Bradbury painting 9 75

Oct. 1 Geo. B. Preble plastering 30 50 " Randall York labor 6 5 0

" " Andrew Waldron labor 50 4 C. E. Tilton teaching to date 100 00

" 11 G , G. Weeks part payment 50 00 " Insurance on house 50 00

13 S. H. Blackwell bills 55 62 " 18 J. W. Channing painting 12 75 " 21 H. M. Flood coal 77 07 " 21 E. H. Evans bill supplies 17 08 " 26 Blackwell & Harding bill ' 7 35 " 28 William Phillips wood 5 00

Nov. 1 William Horn wood 3 25 " 5 Kate M. Rackliff teaching 49 50

8 Daniel Perkins wood 3 00 " 13 Mary O. Gibson teaching to date 75 00

" A b b y C, King " " " 80 00 " C. E. Tilton " " " 150 00 " Henry Totman care of house 1 2 5 0

" " Josephine Pearson teaching 75 00 " E. W. Hobbs " 75 00

" " Chas, E. Chase care of house 7 50 " " Gertrude Higgins teaching 60 50 " " Mabel Emery " 70 00

" Caddie Clark " 75 00 " " John H . Gctchell banking house 4 50 " 20 Cora B. Nye teaching 55 00

" Lillian Hoxie " 60 00 " 20 Grace Farnham " 50 00 " " Martha E. Wentworth teaching 50 00

" Belle Soule " 60 50 " 24 Lottie E . Friend " 94 25 " 26 A. L. Goodwin " 58 50 " 30 F. P. Wing bill supplies 38 96

Dec. 1 Kennebec Framing Co. bill 6 25 " 4 Eva O. Osborn teaching 67 50 " 9 Hernan Cannon banking house 2 00 " " N. D. Reynolds cleaning &c. 2 50 " 10 Hattie L. Nye teaching 65 00 " 11 Ansel L. Nye labor on house 15 00 " 15 Willie Barney care of 9 G 0

" 18 Fairfield Clothing store bill 4 00 " " C. E. Tilton teaching to date 100 00

Dec. 22, Alton Smith bill ^ 75

" Carrie Gerald teaching 82 50

24, Allen & Totman bill supplies 42 62

13. Geo. G. Weeks part pay 75 0 0 u J. F. Nye wood 4 00 it Lawrence Phillips & Co. wood 1 00

15. E. W. Carwford bill care of house 35 0 0 25> Gertie Higgins teaching 41 90 ti Lula Hoxie " 45 0 0 ii W. R. Merrow wood 8 50

3*, Fred Brann 6 00 3, A. K . Nelson banking house &c. 2 00 u Ben. R. Horn cleaning &c. 4 00 a N. Totman & Sons lumber 8 04 u C. E. Tilton teaching to date 150 00 12, E. H. Evans supplies 6 35 a Abbie King teaching 80 00 a Mary 0 . Gibson 75 00 a Caddie L . Clark 75 0 0

14, Mabel Emery 70 00 a Lorenzo York 19 14 tt E. H. Evans 4 45

16, E. W. Crawford 46 00 a Lena M. Richardson 151 00

17, Howard M. Flood 42 88 tt Cotton & Brown 49 93

19, G. H. Tobey 10 80 ti Belle Soule 70 00 ti Fred Mason 6 00 n James Plummer 110 00

$5,836 65 Amount not drawn, 567 41

FAIRFIELD, M E . , F e b . 25 , 1 8 8 7 .

This certifies I have examined the orders drawn by the Selectmen during the past year and find all properly vouched for. Also have examined the account of the treasurers disbursements and find it cor-rect, F. M. TOTMAN, Auditor.

REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOLS. In rendering the annual school report the Supervisor desires to

present briefly the condition of the schools during the past year and make such recommendations as will materially advance the educa-tional interests of the town.

As last year, the different schcols will be referred to under the numbers ot the districts as the}- formerly existed.

TEACHERS.

All of the teachers employed during the past year, with the ex-ception of two. are residents of the tow n, and 011 the whole it may be said that they have clone their work with energy and efficiency. Onlv two of them M ere without previous experience. Parents should accept the invitations, so cordially extended by teachers, to visit them in their school rooms, and make such suggestions as they think proper for the improvement of the schools. Inside criticism will in-vigorate a school wonderfully, but outside criticism will ruin it^quick-er than anything else.

SCHOOL PROPERTY.

Since the last report the condition of the school property of the town has been very materially improved. In the village, the south school house has been painted outside and the walls of the different rooms papered, the center primary building has received thorough repairs and the high school building two coats of paint on the out-side. At Somerset the houses have been put in excellent con-dition, and the same may be said of the house at the Center. A n e w house is needed in No. 17, and, there is no doubt but that three hundred dollars, at the outside, would build one that would answer all the purposes of the district, and it would seem that this amount could be taken from the school fund, thus avoiding a separate ap-propriation therefor. The house in No. 12 is decidedly out of re-pair. The room being a great deal larger than is necessary for the accommodation of the school, might be divided, and with one part fitted up for a school room, the other could be used for a woodshed, a thing that has been long needed here. The building in No. 3 needs slight repairs. W i t h the things herein recommended accom-plished, no town on the river can boast a better or neater looking school property than ours.

TEXT BOOKS.

No change of text books has been made during the year. It was thought best at first to exchange Kerl's grammar for a lighter and more elementary work, but this could not be done without consid-erable extra expense to parents, consequently the idea has been give

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en up for the present, still, as reported last year, Kerl's grammar is not the text-book required for effective work in that branch, it is too comprehensive ar.d too cumbersome fortheyoung, and should be re-placed by some work better adapted for instruction in the proper use of language by immature minds.

D I S T R I C T NO. r. HIGH SCHOOL. Mr. C. E. Tilton is now completing his third

year as the principal of the high school. He still maintains his standing as a thorough and efficient instructor. He has worked incessantly for the advancement of the school, and almost all the scholars have met his endeavors with their best efforts. During two terms of the year this has been a free high school.

GRAMMAR. During the entire year the grammar school has been in charge of Miss Abbie C. King who has been a teacher in the pub-lic schools of this town for the past three years. Under her direc-tion the classes have advanced thoroughly and steadily and at each examination did excellent work. At the close of the winter term a class of seventeen was promoted to the high school where they are now attending

No. INTERMEDIATE. The work in this school has been effectual-ly accomplished under the management of Miss Mary O. Gibson, whose teaching merits the highest commendation in all things. Dur-ing the entire year the examinations have been satisfactory, and at the close of the last term, all the classes were promoted, including a class of eighteen who will enter the grammar school at the begin-ning of the spring term.

So. INTERMEDIATE. Miss Ethel W. Hobbs has taught this school during the whole year and has proved to be excellently fitted for the position, both in ability to instruct and in energy to govern. The winter term, which is now in session, was closed two weeks after it began, on account of the prevalence of diphtheria in the southern part of the village, and remained closed four weeks. The annual examinations of the So. Intermediate and So. Primary have not yet occurred.

So. PRIMARY. Miss Josie Pearson, a Normal graduate, began active teaching in this school witn the present school year, and has proved herself to be a first-class teacher in this grade. The work of the several classes has thus far been successfully performed, the scholars and teaeher manifesting diligence and perseverance in all things. The school is now in session.

No. PRIMARY. Miss Nellie B. Nye continued in charge of this school during the first term of the year, and her efforts as a teacher met with the same successfnl results as heretofore. She resigned at the end of the term and her place was supplied by Miss Mabel Eme-ty, who taught the spring term in No. 9, Miss Emery early acquir-ed control of the school, and has managed it during the remainder of the year in a manner satisfactory to all. She will surely make one of our most successful teachers. After the annual examination, a class of eight was promoted to the Nc. Intermediate.

CENTRE PRIMARY. During the entire year, the Centre Primary has continued under the direction of Miss Caddie L. Clark. As a teacher Miss Clark has improved greatly and her management of the school both in relation to instruction and dicipline could hardly be excelled. The attendance of the scholars has been very good and the interest manifested in their studies has been commendable in-

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Stead. At the and of the year nine were promoted to the Interme-diate grade.

It is to be hoped that parents will visit the schools oftener in the future than they have in the past.

D I S T R I C T NO. 2. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Miss Lena M. Richardson began the spring

term. The schools haH been in session only three weeks when it was deemed expedient to close them on account of the prevalence of diphtheria in the neighborhood. They remained closed until the fall term opened. Miss Richardson continued in charge during the fall term at the close of which she was transferred at her own re-quest to the ungraded school in No. 12. She conducted the school with marked ability and success. The classes never passed so good examinations as they did at the close of the fall term.

The winter term is now keeping, with Miss Annie L . Goodwin as teacher. She is doing excellent work in the position and the school continues to advance rapidly.

PRIMARY SCHOOL. LTntil the winter term this school contin-ued under the direction of Miss Lottie E. Friend. The allotted work was satisfactorily accomplished and at the end of the fall term Miss Friend resigned. The winter term is now in session and is in charge of Miss Eva Osborn, who taught the summer and fall terms at the Centre. She is a first class teacher for^this grade and nothing but good results need be expected.

D I S T R I C T NO. 3. This year, as last, the scholars from No. 5 have'attended school

in this district. Miss Kate M. Rackliff taught the spring term. The scholars are rather backward but under the circumstances the work was done very well. Miss Rackliff has the ability to make one of our best teachers.

The teacher for the fall and winter was Miss Belle Soule who had taught in this district preyiouslv. She started with a thorough knowl-edge of her school and worked hard for success and made her schol-ars work hard. T h e instruction and order were excellent. Miss Soule ought to be kept in charge here during the coming year.

D I S T R I C T NO. 4.

As last year, there has been but one term of fifteen weeks in this district. The teacher was Miss Carrie Gerald of Dexter, and al-though it was her first term, the work was done in a highly satisfac-tory manner. The scholars attended school during two terms of the year in the Clinton district just across the river, and in return their pupils were allowed the privilege of attending in our town. This is the best arrangement that can be made for this section at present.

D I S T R I C T NO. 7.

Two terms have been taught in this district during the year and both were under the direction of Miss Hattie Nye, who taught so successfully here last season. Miss Nye is a capable, consciencious and enthusiastic teacher. Her scholars advanced rapidly, yet thor-oughly, and the final examinations gave the teacher a high recom-mendation for promotion. The attendance was good and the or-der first class.

D I S T R I C T S NOS. 8 and 9. These districts were again united this year in school manage-

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ment. The spring term opened in No. 9 under the instruction of Miss Mabel Emery, who worked diligently and faithfully for the ad-vancement of the school. Her efforts were successful and the school showed marked improvement at the terminal examinations. Early in June a summer school for the smaller ones was started in No. 8 and continued six weeks with Miss Nellie Goodwin as teacher. Miss Goodwin taught a good school and the children learned rapidly in her charge. An early fall term was taught by Miss Kate M. Rackliff in No. 9 and it was fairly successful. A late fall term was taught in No. 8 by Miss Lula C. Hoxie. Both pupils and teacher did their work in an honest and faithful manner and merit high commenda-tion. The winter term is now in session with Miss Mary Allen teacher. Miss Allen is teaching an excellent school.

D I S T R I C T NO. 10. The first term of the year was a term of free high ichool and was

put in charge of Mr. James Plummer, a teacher long and favorably known to the people of this town. The school was successful in the highest degree. The spring and fall terms were taught by Miss Eva O. Osborn. The instruction throughout both terms was in every way satisfactory and the pupils passed excellent examinations. At the close of the fall term Miss Osborn was transferred to the primary school in No. 2.

The winter term was again in charge of Mr. Plummer. There were altogether too many classes and they could not be reduced, and the school would have been divided and two separate grades estab-lished, if suitable accommodations could have been procured for an-other school. However, the teacher kept them well in hand and taught them all with the best results. Under Mr. Plummer's man-agement of the school everything has been satisfactory to all concerned.

D I S T R I C T NO. 11. Miss Annie L. Goodwin taught the first two terms of the year in

this district. She is a careful and painstaking teacher and each ex-amination showed that the pupils had been under excellent training. At the close of the fall term. Miss Goodwin was transferred to the grammer school in No. 2.

The winter term was taught by Miss Lillian Hoxie who had charge of the spring term and fall term in No. 12. Miss Hoxie proved herself to be a competent and well trained teacher. She pushed the classes along energetically and thoroughly and the ex-aminations gave evidence of a great deal of progress.

D I S T R I C T NO. 12. The spring and fall terms were under the direction of Miss Lillian

Hoxie and she was liked in this school very much both by parents and by pupils. She is possessed of first rate ability and carries on her work with such energy as always meets with success. The at-tendance was good and the order was excellent.

Miss Lena M. Richardson taught the winter term. She is a teacher that can be recommended under all circumstances. The studies were pursued with vigor and earnestness and the scholars passed the annual examinations with credit to themselves and their teacher. The attendance was very good.

D I S T R I C T NO. 13. In the spring the scholars from this district attended school in the

adjoining Skowhegan district. The fall term opened with Miss Grace

Farnham as teacher, and she continued in charge of the school dur-ing the remainder of the year. She is a teacher of tact and good judgment, and the annual examinations were very gratifying. This school is well classified, and although the number of scholars is small, they take exceptionally great interest in their studies, especially under the instruction of the past year.

D I S T R I C T NO. 14. The spring term was in charge of Miss Bertha Beal. This was

Miss Beal's first term and the results were very satisfactory. The in-struction was good and the order was all that could be expected.

Miss Martha Wentworth taught the fall term and fully maintained her reputation of last year as a capable and energetic teacher. The scholars passed a good examination and in relation to order they rank among the best in town. In the winter they attend school in No. 11.

D I S T R I C T NO. 16. The first term of the year was taught by Miss Lula C. Hoxie. It

was her first school; but she performed her duties admirably. Scholars and teacher both are entitled to commendation for their diligence and perseverance in school work. Attendance and order were good.

The last two terms of the year were in charge of Miss Cora E. Nye whose management of the school was very satisfactory. During the past year Miss Nye has made marked improvement as a teacher and is clearly entitled to promotion.

D I S T R I C T NO. 17. Miss Gertrude Higgins was secured as the teacher of this school

and remained in the position during the entire year. Both scholars and teacher were ambitious to succeed, and with a united effort every undertaking was pushed to success. Miss Higgins was an ex-cellent teacher for the school. She should receive a better position next year.

EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATION'S.

The amount of school expenditures during the year may be found in the report of the selectmen. Of the balance of school money now on hand, about two hundred and fifty dollars belong to the free high school fund. The outstanding claims will amount to about three hundred dollars. The appropriations oueht not to fall below those of last year.

On the next page will be found a table of school statistics. GEO. G . WEEKS, Supervisor.

No. o f District and Name ot' Schoo l . Name of Teacher . Term.

No. i So. Primary. Josie Pearson.

Centre Primary. Caddie L . Clark.

North Primary.

South Intermediate. Ethel W . Hobbs.

Nellie B. Nye. Mabel Emery .

North Intermediate. Mary O. Gibson.

Abbie C. King .

C. E. Ti l ton.

!! Lottie E. Friend.

Eya O. Osborn. JLena M. Richardson

Annie L . G o o d w i n Kate M. Rackliff. Belle Soule.

Carrie Gerald. Hattie Nye.

Nellie Goodwin . Lula C Hoxie-Mabel Emery . Kate Rackliff , Mary C. Al len . James Plummer. Eya O. Osborn.

James Plummer. Annie Goodwin .

< I Lillian Hoxie. Lillian Hoxie. Lena Richardson. Grace Farnham.

Bertha Beal. Martha Wentworth . Lula C. Hoxie . Cora B. Nye.

jGertie Higgins .

"Terms unfinished.

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