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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE TOWN OP
MADBURY, N. H
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1912
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SEUEGTMCN,
Treasurer and School Board
OF THE
TOWN OF MADBURY
FOR THE
Financial Year Ending February 15, 1913
DOVER, N. H.:
H. E. HODGDON, PRINTER.1913.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1912.
Moderator,
Elery M. Felker.
Jown Clerk,
Harold H. Hayes.
Selectmen,
Geo. D. Nute, William S. Hayes, Edwin L. Jenkins.
Treasurer
,
William H. Knox.
Collector of Taxes,
Frank W. Sanders.
Auditors,
Edward L. Young, Charles W. Sanders.
School Board,
Lewis H. Young, Chas. S. Kingman, Arthur L. Fernald.
John Demeritt, Treasurer.
Board of Healthy
Frank J. Bemis, Arthur W. Simpson, Lewis H. Young.
Inventory of the Town of Madbury, April 1, 1912
No. of Polls, 105, $10.50000" Improved and Unimproved Lands
and Buildings, 7,619, 2,212 53
Horses, 112, 10,21000
Oxen, 6, 565 00
Cows, 188, 7.140 00
Other Neat Stock, 70, 1,428 00
Sheep, 56, 175 00
Hogs, 10, 145 00
Fowls, 674, 337 00
Vehicles and Automobiles, 2, 375 00
Small Engines, 7, 1,19000
Stock in banks and other corporations in state, 5,382 00
Money on hand, at interest, or on deposit, 10,514 00
Stock in trade, 500 00
Total valuation, $269,71400
Amount of taxes committed to collector, $3,775.98
Moth tax, $1.35.
Average rate per cent, for all purposes, $1.40.
Amount exempted to Soldiers, $3,082.00.
We certify that the above is correct transcript of the
footings of each column of polls and taxable property,
the amount of taxes levied, and the rate per cent, of
taxation in the town of Madbury for the year 1912,
made and returned to the State Tax Commission in ac-
cordance with the provisions of chapter 169, Laws 191 1.
George D. Nute, > SelectmenWilliam S. Hayes, > of
Edwin L. Jenkins. ) Madbury.
TREASURERS ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1912,
ENDING FEB. 15, 1913.
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Paid Solon A. Carter, Treasurer $1,090 20
Charles Carpenter Goss, treasurer, . .
.
756 68
$1,846 88
SCHOOLS.
Paid John Demeritt, treasurer. 1912 $2,013 10
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid George D. Nute, first selectman
Wm. S. Hayes, second selectman....
Edwin L. Jenkins, third selectman...
Harold H. Hayes, town clerk
Frank W. Sanders, collector
William H. Knox, treasurer
Willis W. Hoitt, dog constable
Charles F. Cater, supervisor
Henry L. Felker, supervisor
George D. Nute, Janitor town house.
.
$252 00
$45
6
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
District No. i.
Paid Sarah F. Jenkins, gravel $3 40Horace W. Jenkins 25 85
$29 25
District No. 2.
Paid Hiram A. Smith, gravel $410George B. Clark 6 25
George B. Clark 55 68
James B. Cole 10 50
$76 53
Of this amount $7.35 is for Maintenance of the State
Aid Road.
District Nos. 3 and 4.
Paid John Crovi^ley $6 75
Edward S. Pendexter 9 75
Herman E. Canney 51 00
$6750
District No. 5.
Paid John Demerritt $39 89
George MacGunnigle 8 25
William T. Fernald 11 60
John A. Randall 23 00
Paid Stephen Freeman $io 50George Freeman 5 25
William H. Elliott 17 05
'I15 52
Of this amount $19.65 is for Maintenance of the State
Aid Road.
District No. 6.
Paid John W. Hodgdon $1 50Samuel C. Foss, 4 50Charles F. Cater 6 75Frank E. Tibbetts, 4 50
George W. Hodgdon 4 50
$21 75
Disirict No. 7.
Paid John A. Randall $17 75
District No. 8.
Paid Albert D. Emerson $4 59Albert D. Emerson 31 80
William T. Fernald 10 00
Herman Wentworth 10 50
$5689
9
Paid Charles J. Norman. .
.
Irving HanscomIrving HanscomL. P. Lothrop, gravel
Clarance KayClarance Kay
$202 32
Of this amount $25.51 is for Maintenance of the State
Aid Road.
District No. 12.
5^4 13
10
BROWN TAIL MOTH EXPENSE.
Paid G. W. Hodgdon $ 60
G. W. Hodgdon 5 25
G. W. Hodgdon 90
Frank E. Tibbetts i 35
Frank E. Tibbetts 877William Chamberlain 4 50
American Express , 25
B. & M. R. R., freight 39C. S. Jenkins, taucet 10
$2211
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
Paid Harry E. Hodgdon, printing reports. $2400John Walker, lumber . . 3 10
E. C. Eastman, books 5 36
F. W. Sanders, teaming 2 00
Dwight Hall, advise to H. L. Felker,
Collector 2 00
Dwight Hall, advise to selectmen non-
resident tax 13 00
F. J. Bemis, board of health, Italian
boarding house 10 13
Eugene Smart, key to town house. ... 40
G. D. Nute, expenses to Portsmouth,
McCone case 7 00
G D. Nute, repairs town house and
sheds 312E E. Jenkins, expense to Portsmouth
McCone case 7 00
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Paid W. S. Hayes, expense to Portsmouth,
McCone case
G. D. Nute, Spikes
G. D. Nute, expenses one day tax
commissioner
G. D. Nute, postage
W. S. Hayes, one-half day with W.S. Grover, state highway
W. S. Hayes, one day with tax com-
missioner
W. S. Hayes, one-half day with team
repairing highway
W. S. Hayes, one day with tax com-
missioner, Dover
H. H. Hayes, postage
G. S. Drew, ^ cord woodG. O. Hayes, school abatement
Martin T. H. Hayes, school abate-
mentArthur W. Simpson, school abatement
Geo. O. Hayes, abatement High school
tuition
Martin T. H. Hayes, abatement Highschool tuition
Arthur W. Simpson, abatement Highschool tuition
Strafford National Bank, note and in-
terest
John Demerritt, damage to sheep
fe 50
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand $510 41
State, County, Town, School and RoadTaxes collected 1912
Dog licenses from town clerk
Railroad tax from state
Savings bank tax from state
Literary fund from state
Geo. D. Nute, rent of hall
F. W. Sanders, collector, 191 1
State Engineer, joint fund balance
State Engineer, maintenance fund
Charles W. Hayes, error 191 1
State fire warden, joint account
Strafford National bank, loan
Franklin Perkins, redemption of land
H. H. Hayes, primary fees
$7,94441
EXPENDITURES.
State tax $1 ,040 00
County tax 756 68
Schools 2,013 10
Salaries town ofiBcers 252 00
Roads and bridges 682 46
Breaking roads ...... 22 98
3,358
13
Brown-tail moths expense $22 11
Miscellaneous bills i)309 20
State road, mill hill 512 79
Paid auditors 4 00
D. Chesley & Co., contract 1.054 12
Special highway tax, state 50 20
$7,719 64
Cash on hand $224 77
W11.LIAM H. Knox, Treasurer.
George D. Nute, "> SelectmenWilliam S. Hayes, > of
Edwin h. Jenkins, ) Madbury.
We, the undersigned, certify that we have examined
the foregoing accounts of the treasurer, and find them
correctly cast and properly vouched,
Charles W. SANDERS, Uuditors.Edward I^. Young, )
STATEMENT OE THE FINANCIAL CONDI-
TION OF THE TOWN, FEB. 15, 1913.
State, county, town, school and road taxes
assessed for the year 1912 $3>775 99State, county, town, school and
road taxes collected for 1912 $3,358 82
State, county, town, school and
road taxes abated for 1912. ... 12 60
State, county, town, school and
road taxes outstanding for 1912 404 57
13,775 99
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ABATEMENTS OF STATE, COUNTY, TOWN, SCHOOL AND
ROAD TAXES FOR 1912.
Nahutn Baxter $9 80
Frank E. Tibbetts, on poll i 40Charles J. Norman, on poll i 40
$12 60
DOG LICENSES.
From town clerk $95 10
SCHOOL MONEY 1912.
Raised by note $1 ,929 50
Balance due, 19 1 1 82 49Literary fund from state 33 32
Dog licenses 95 10
Interest of literary fund loaned
the town 1 1 40
$2,151 8r
Damage by dogs $12 00
Abatement 58 63
$7063
$2,081 18
Paid John Demeritt, treasurer 2,013 10
Due $68 08
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ABATEMENTS OF SCHOOL MONEY, 1912.
George O. Hayes $22 47
Martin T. H. Hayes i 30
Arthur W. Simpson 15 ^7
$39 44
ABATEMENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL TUITION, SALARIES,
SUPPLIES, ETC.
George O. H ayes $9 87
Martin T. H. Hayes i 22
Arthur W. Simpson 8 10
$19 19
$5863
STATE AID ROADS.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT, JOINT FUND STATE
AND TOWN.
Town contributed $120 00
State contributed 79 80
$199 80
EXPENDED.
District No. 2 $7 35
District No. 5 19 65
16
District No. lo, Mill Hills $15090District No. 11 25 5
1
$203 41
Over expended $361
STATEMENT OF JOINT FUND ACCOUNT STATE AID
ROADS 191 1.
Town contributed $364 50
State contributed 455 00
P19 50
DISBURSEMENTS BY STATE.
W. A. Grover, surveying $120 43D. Chesley & Co., contract 619 73
Town of Madbury 79 50
$819 66
Over expended 16
George D. Nute ist Selectman.
DUE THE TOWN.
Greenleaf S. Drew list, 1908 $1 10
Henry L. Felker list, 1909 43 88
Henry L- Felker list, 1910 116 60
Frank W. Sanders list, 191 1 25 03
Frank W. Sanders list, 1912 404 57
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William H. Elliot, tax bought by the town $75462Interest to Feb. 15,1911 67 92
Interest to Feb. 15, 1912 90 56
Cash on hand 224 77
.1,729 05
STATE ROAD, MILL HILL.
Paid W . T. Fernald $1 50
E. M. Felker 64
H. Iv. Felker 8 40
G. D. Nute 29 00
D. Chesley 293 48
Strafford County Farm 10800
E. J. York, lumber 44 06
C. S.Sanders 105
, S. C. Rowe 4 05
W. Chamberlain i 74
J. W. Hodgdon 98
Edwin Sanders 113
W. B. Sanders 2 63
F. W. Sanders 1.6 13
$51279
Total 52
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Number killed by automobile i
Number killed by owners 4Number licensed 47
Respectfully submitted,
Willis W. Hoitt.
Dog constable for the year 1912.
Births, Marriages and Deaths in Madbury for
the Year Ending December 31, 1912.
BIRTHS.
May 12. Helen M, Baxter, daughter of Nahum W.Baxter and Alta M. Mattox.
Dec. 7. Florence Eva White, daughter of Burton E.
White and Lydia May Lunt.
MARRIAGES.
Apr. II. Charles H. Cutter of Madbury, age 33, son
of Albert O. Cutter, of Wakefield Mass., and
Lizzie S. Rand of Soraerville, Mass., and M.Gertrude Damon, of Melrose, Mass., age 35,
daughter of George Washington Damon and
Annie Mary Keene, of Kittery, Me.
July 17. Frank J. Bemis of Madbury, age 41, son of
Oscar J. Bemis and Harriet Houlton of
Marlboro, N. H., and Florence R. Dore of
Madbury, age 30, daughter of Charles E.
Blackmer of Rochester, N. H., and HannahS. Nute, of Madbury.
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DEA.THS.
Jan. 25 Thomas W. Fernald, aged 78 years, 4 montlis
22 days; married; son of Joseph Fernald andIvydia Perry; cause of death, Valvular HeartDesease.
May 9. Mary E. Twombly, aged 69 years, i month,
27 days; widow of William H. H. Twombly;daughter of Oilman Hall and Eliza Tuttle;
cause of death. Cerebral Hemorrhage.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOLBOARD AND TREASURER FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 25, 1913.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury Feb. 26, 1912
Received from town treasurer April 24, 1912" June 5, 1912
Nov.Dec.
Feb.
Feb.
19, 1912
4, 1912
I. J913
15. 1913
Received from Lewis H. Young for sale of
twenty desks and seats from school house
district No. 4, to town of Harrington ....
$18 GO
254 99
525 00
600 00
5000ICO 00
483 II
20 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Edward E. Babb & Co.
r Box H. CI box H. C
4 packages papers
4 packages papers
I package blotters
4 packages paper
I box stand
I box stand
I package locks
52,051 10
35
35I 00
I 00
15
3 60
10
12
08
21
Paid I package col. paper $ i6
I sheet sill paper 04
I box sect, annimals 12
I box sect, birds 12
I package needles 08
1 tracing paper 30
I package drawing paper 15
6 packages arith. paper 901-2 doz. noiseless erasers 63
100 cards 50
1 revolving B. B 9 00
18 spelling blanks 541-2 doz A. D. trans paper 20
2 doz. A. D. trans paper 20
1-2 doz. B. B. erasers 63
I box small leland paper 12
3 boxes stand 30
3 boxes stand sentence 36
I package music paper 20
4 boxes standard V. lien 36
I package store muen court 10
3 boxes word lienl 36
3 boxes Pr. blocks 24
I box Pola tablets 20
I J. ticks No. 1002 20
1 J. ticks No. 915 16
2 packages Ids 30
I box gloss leads i • 10
I box gloss leads 2 10
I box gloss leads 3 10
100 sewing cards assorted 50
I dozen Hills writing books 3 00
I Gr. S. S. penholders 80
22
Paid 2 gr. Babbs No. 3 pens $ 70
American Book Co.
1 prog. read. No. 2 i 20
3 prog. read. No. 3 i 20
4 fifty famous stories i 402 Bouton word builders 50
3 new educ. read i 20
3 American disc i 20
Silver Burdett & Co.
12 dozen Whitehouse C B. Nos. i, 2,
3 4-5 I 50
3 step stories first read 92
Ginn & Co., 1-4 dozen slant W. books 19
Educational Pub. Co., 5 Sprague read-
ers I 92
Houghton, MiflQin & Co., 5 OurCountry's Story 2 90
Charles E. Morrill Company 5 Collard
beginners readers 87
Little, Brown & Co., 4 Wide awakereaders 112
5 Wide awake third readers i 60
C. L,. Jenness.
I gal oil 85
1 quart turpentine 25
2 lights glass 12
2 thumb latches 20
I L,. B. black 22
1 door let 25
2 pair door handles 10
I lot thumb latches credit 15
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E. W. Butterfield, tuition for Dover schools.
Paid High school term ending March 29,
1912 $210 00
Tuition for students in Belknap--Hale 19 00
Tuition for students in Varney school 15 00
High school term ending June 13, 1912 165 00
Grammar and primar}' schools 26 00
High school fall term 240 00
Grammar Varney and Hale 36 00
Charles S. Kingman, 10 weeks sum-
mer term centre school 90 00
Helen Purinton, teaching school fall
term centre school 11 weeks, 1912. . . 99 00
Helen Purinton teaching ii weeks at
center school winter term 99 00
Mary W. Folsom teaching school 10
weeks, summer term, North Dist. '12 loo 00
Mary W. Folsom, teaching 12 weeks
fall term. North District, 1912 12000
Clara C. Hayes, teaching school 10
weeks, summer term, Hayes Dist. '12 90 00
Clara C. Hayes, teaching school, fall
term, 1912, 12 weeks 108 00
Elmer L. Felker, janitor for District
No. 4, winter term, 1912-13 2 50
Grace I. Lock, teaching school, North
District No. 4, 10 weeks, winter term
1912-13 90 00
E. W. Butterfield, High school tui-
tion, term ending, March 1913 21000Belknap 2 1 00
Varney and Hale id 00
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Paid Back River $7 oo
C. E. Brewster Co., i gros. pencils... i oo
I gross pencils i lo
I qt. Carter's ink 50I gross pens 60
I qt. Carter's ink 45I gross pencils i 00
r qt. Carter's ink 50
I ream Plymouths i 00
I qt. Charter's ink 50
I dozen 5 cent pencil tabs 39
John Demerritt, salery as treasurer,
19 1 2 10 00
Lewis H. Young.
American express on books 30
American express on bundle E. E.
Babb CoFreight on black boards
Express on books
C. E. Brewster, Carters ink
American s-eating Co., for two black
boards and moulding
I cord of pine tops
R. R. fare to Boston and return and
expenses to employ a teacher for
school Dist. No. 4
I cord pine tops
I cord hard wood fitted
City of Dover for school paper
Postage and stationary
Salary as member of school board, '12
25
Charles S. Kingman.
Paid 3 cords fitted wood, District No. 2. . .
.
2 BroomsCleaning school house
Casting for seat
Salary as member of school board. . .
.
Arthur L- Fernald, 2 cords woodArthur L. Fernald, salary as memberof school board
G. S Drew, i cord woodLilley Knight, teaching school, Dist.
No. 3, 10 weeks, winter term, 1912-13
John Demerritt, postage and stationary
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOLBOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEB. 25, 1913.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in treasury, Feb. 26, 1912 $18 00
Received from town treasurer 2,013 ^o
Received from Lewis H. Young, for sale of
20 desks and seats from school house
Dist. No. 4, to town of Harrington. . 20 00
52,051 10
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Salaries of school board
Salary of school treasurer
Salary of school teachers
Tuition, City of Dover
Fuel
School books
Miscellaneous
Cash in treasury
5^2,051 10
John Demeritt,
Treasurer School Board,
bury, N. H., Feb. 25, 1913.
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We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing
accounts of the treasurer and find them correctly cast
and properly vouched.
Edward h- Young,Charles G. Sanders. I
Audiditors.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3.
SPRING FAI.L WINTER
Length of term in weeks 10 12 10
Number of pupils 999Average daily attendance 8.89 8.85
Average daily absence .042 .15
Average membership 8.932 9.00
Per cent, of attendance .99 .98
Number of pupils tardy 4 9
Number not absent or tardj'. . . 3 3
Wages per month $36 $36 $32
ROIvIv OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
Spring Term^-Herbert Drew, Carlton Baxter, Philip
Baxter.
Fall Term—Carlton Baxter, Lawrence Baxter, Philip
Baxter.
The Spring and Fall Terms were taught by Miss
Clara C. Hayes.
The Winter Term by Miss Lily M. Knight. This
being Miss Knight's first experience, has proven very
satisfactory. As the Winter term has not closed weare unable to give a full report.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4.
SPRING FALL WINTER
Length of term in weeks 10 12 10
Number of pupils 17 18 17
Average daily attendance i3'35 I7'32 16.51
Average daily absence 3*64 .60 .48
Average membership 16.99 i7*92 16.99
Per cent, attendance 78'57 96-65 97- 17
Number of pupils tardy 8 5 19
Number not absent or tardy. .. 264Wages per month $40 $40 $36
ROLL OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
Spring Term—Alice E- Sanders. Mildred C. Sanders.
Fall Term—Arthur Brown, William E- Knox, JohnNorman, Waldo Sanders, Mildred Sanders, Esther H.Young.
Winter Term—Joseph Cole, Florence Brown, Esther
Young, Adaline Young.
CENTER SCHOOL.
SPRING FALL WINTERLength of term in weeks 10 15 7
Number of pupils 15 15 15
Average daily attendance 13*03 13-72 13.50
Average membership.... 14.90 15 15
Per cent, of attendance 8.07 91.48 90
Number of cases of tardiness..00 o
Number not absent or tardy. . . 3 2 2
Wages per month $36 $36 $36
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ROLL OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
Spring Term—Richard Taylor, Elouise Bemis, Dora
Norman.Fall Term—Herbert Ericsson, Harry Freeman.
Winter Term—Dora Norman, Mildred Norman.
STATEMENT OF SCHOOI. BOARD.
SCHOOL MONEY FOR 1912.
Required by law $975 00
Dog license money 95 10
Interest on literary fund 11 40Voted lor supplies 35 00
Voted for salaries 60 00
Literary fund from state 33 32
Cash in school treasury, Feb. 26, 1912 1800Balance due from town Feb. 26, 1912 82 49Received from town of Barrington for old
school furniture from district No. 4. .
.
20 cc
Damage by dogs $12 00
Abatement of Hayes & Simpson 58 63
$1,330 31
$7063
Total amount available $1,259 68
Amount voted for high school tuition $859 50
Amount paid for high school tuition 787 50
Balance to carry over to 1913 $72 0(
30
Estimate of amount of money to be raised for 1913.
Required by law $975 00
School supplies 50 00
Salaries 60 00
Repairs to outbuildings 75 00
$1,160 00
For High school tuition 1913.
Tuition for Spring term 15 scholars $165 00
Tuition for Fall term 10 scholars 140 00
Tuition for Winter term 10 scholars 160 00
$465 00
Balance available from 1912 72 00
Amount required $393 00
Balance due from the district on fund
, loaned for repairs $140 30
Five per cent, of $975 for 1912.
.
$48 75
Received for school furniture. .
.
20 00
Amount applied towards payment of loan.. $68 75
Balance now due $7^ 55
Charles S. Kingman, ^ SchoolArthur L. Fernald, >-
Lewis H. Young. ) Board.