Annual Report of the Town Officers of the Town of Mapleton, Maine for the Year Ending February

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1 The University of Maine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1912 Annual Report of the Town Officers of the Town of Mapleton, Maine for the Year Ending February Mapleton (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: Repository Citation Mapleton (Me.), "Annual Report of the Town Officers of the Town of Mapleton, Maine for the Year Ending February " (1912). Maine Town Documents This Report is brought to you for free and open access by It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of For more information, please contact

2 ANNUAL REPORT OF TH E I TOW N OFFICERS OF TH E T O W N OF 1 MAPLETON, MAINE FO R T H E Y E A R ENDING FE B R U A R Y / ' J. r r " ~ n m n * STAR-H ERALD PUB. CO., Presque Isle, Maine # «

3 Town Officers GEO. Selectmen, Assessors and Overseer of the Poor W. MOORE JAMES CARTER W. C. DOYEN Town Clerk E. A. SMITH Town Treasurer G. P. DENNETT / Superintending School Committee W. B. W ADDELL S. G. PACKARD W. H. W INSLOW Superintendent of Schools R. L. SIN CLAIR Collector of Taxes E. M. TURNER F. E. SHAW Road Commissioners L. B. JORDAN H. H. CASEY G. P. DENNETT Health Officers C. H. CURRIER L. B. HUGHES Auditor E. L. TARBELL

4 A\ Report of Selectmen The Selectmen of Mapleton herewith submit their annual report for the municipal year ending February 29, Total Valuation Real estate, resident s Real estate, non-resident Personal estate.resident Personal estate, non-resident VALUATION $234, $357, $357, ' ) ITEM IZED LIST OF PERSON AL PROPERTY RESIDENT AN D NON-RESIDENT Total amount of personal estate $52, s ' No. Av. V al Horses and mules 399 $91.77 $36, Colts, 3 to 6 years old Colts 2 to 3 years old , * 1 Colts under 2 years Cows , Oxen 2 ' Three years old Two years old , V One year old Sheep , Swine , Stock in trade 8,141 Logs and lumber 400M 2, Musical Instruments Other property i 2, * \ t M... : \ k $52, k

5 Rate o f assessment.026 mills on a dollar. Number of polls not taxed 26. Number of polls taxed 248. Amount assessed on each poll $ 3.00 Amount assessed on polls Amount assessed on estates 9, Supplemental tax ''s ' Amount committed to E. M. Turner, collector $10, ASSESSM ENTS FOR 1911 Common Schools, $ High School tuition Schoolhouse repairs and appliances Roads and bridges 1, Support of poor Text books Town officers 1, Interest Incidentals State or permanent road I Town order No. 73 given Town order No. 159 given , Interest on School fund County tax State tax 1, Overlay Supplemental tax I $10, \ ; COMMON SCHOOL ACCOUNT C r. Feb. 28 By unexpended balance 1, Mar. 20 By Appropriation * * * I 4 a

6 .1912 By Interest on School Fund Feb. 21 Received from State 2, / * D r. Mar. 8 Paid Augusta Kellock, teaching Kallie H. Larrabee, teaching Kallie H. Larrabee, janitor 5.00 Sherlie L. Drew, teaching Ada C. Brown, teaching Etta McBurnie, teaching William Ingalls, janitor Mattie L. Garnett, teaching Chester Crawford, janitor 2.50 Maude Hammond, teaching Ralph Dennett, janitor 2.50 Delbert Packard, janitor 2.50 Russell R. Bull,kindling wood 1.00 \ Violet Robinson, teaching Mar. 22 Augusta Goggin, teaching Ralph Carter, janitor 2.50 April 3 Alden Winslow, janitor Mattie L. Hogan, teacher Leslie Lovley, school wood Harold H. Bagley, janitor 2.75 Perry Grant, school wood Morris Tarbell, janitor 2.50 June 5 Annie M. Pryor, teacher ' 8 Blanch E. Beckwith, teacher R oy Beckwith, janitor Cynthia McDonongh, teacher Ada C. Brown, teacher Bertha Cronkite, teacher Carrie Cooper, teacher Violet Robinson, teacher Elwood Beckwith, janitor * * *«

7 Annie M. Pryor, teaching Mildred Hammond, teaching Maude Hammond, teaching Ralph Carter, janitor Vernon G. Smith, teacher Alonzo Tuck, janitor Mabel Hammond, teacher July 10 Chester Crawford, janitor Perry Grant, school wood William Segee, school wood 8.00 Sept. 18 Perry Grant, labor on wood 4.50 Oct. 21 Russel R. Bull, janitor 3.00 Gladys E. Johnson, teacher 9.00 Nov. 10 Blanche Beckwith, teacher Louis Winslow, janitor Afton Archer, janitor 2.50 Dec. 11 Ada Bailey, teacher Cassie M. Brown, teacher Mapleton Mill Co.,school wood Jeanette Eastman, teacher i Jan. 1 Jeannette Eastman, teacher Carl Tarbell,, janitor 2.50 Nettie Springer, teacher Claude Rice, janitor 2.25 i Augusta Dennett, teacher A. W. Doe, school wood Alden Winslow, janitor 2.50 t Alden Winslow, school wood Lawrence Pulcifer, janitor 2.50 Harold Bagley, janitor and wood 3.75 Martha Esterbrook, teacher Cassie M. Brown, tacher Lawrence Pulcifer, janitor Wm.Neddeau,c'nv'ing scholars H. Kundstrom,school wood i

8 H. Rundstrom, housing wood Ada Bailey, teacher Benjamin Simpson, janitor A. W. Doe, school wood S. G. Packard, school wood * Feb. 1 Percy Dow, janitor \ 15 George Sites, school wood Perry Grant, school wood 7.00 % Harvey Thomas, janitor Delbert Packard, kindling wood 2.50 Delbert Packard, janitor 2.50 Lee Bull, janitor 2.50 Dora Beckwith, teacher Wealta Beckwith, teacher Emily Moreau, teacher Katharine Murphy, teacher Afton Archer, janitor , Unexpended $ TEXT BOOK ACCOUNT * % 1911 C r. Mar. 1 By balance unexpended Mar. 20 By appropriation t 1911 D r. Apr. 18 American Book Co June 15 R. J. Libby, freight arid express Feb. 20 Ginn & Co., text books / * % D. C. Heath & Co L W. Gerrish, text books 3.00 ) f American Book Co Unexpended $ i

9 H IG H SCH OOL TUITION 1911 C r. Mar. 1 By Appropriation D r. Mar. 1 Over Drawn July 18 Paid town of Washburn Paid town of Presque Isle Unexpended Mar Apr June 5 SCH OOL HOUSE REPAIRS A N D APPLIAN CES C r. By balance unexpended By Appropriation D r. Paid Freeman Waddell, repairs 1.50 F. E. Shaw, repairs 3.00 Flossie Carter, cleaning house 4.00 Mrs.Chas.Bagley^lean'g.house 3.00 Mrs. Geo. Munn, cleaning house 3.00 Geo. Munn, reapirs S. G. Packard, repairs June 14 Enterprise Circle, cleaning house A. C. Perry, insurance Maude Hammond,school supplies Flossie Carter, cleaning house 1.00 Sept. 21 R. J. Libby, school supplies 5.00 Oct. 6 MaryJ.Judkins,cleaning house 5.00 Nov. 3 G. H. Freeman, school supplies 4.27 Dec. 14 Mapleton Mill Co., school rep rs 8.00 Jan. 20 Mapleton Mill Co., school sup's / 27 S. G. Packard,fencing school lot 8.50 S. G. Packard, school repairs 1.75 Feb. 1 Percy Dow, school repairs.60 $20 Newel White, school supplies !

10 Smith and Sale, school supplies.75 Edward E. Babb & Co.,. schdol supplies G. P. Dennett, repairs W. H. Winslow Banking House J. N. Ferguson, schodl supplies Unexpended ^ INCIDENTAL ACCOUNT 1911 C r. Mar. 20 By Appropriation Feb. By C. F. Daggett check, Burtt heirs D r. Mar. 1 Paid Overdrawn F. E. Bennett,visit school 4.00 s F. E. Bennett, reporting four births J. M. Connick, printing report Loring Short Harmon, t3wn ' books B; L. Hughes, board of health April 5. R. J. Libby, postage 5.88 June 12 O.J.Higgins,memorial services July 6 v G. W. Moore, cash paid out 4.86 Oct. 21 G.P. Dennett, expense John Dyer to Portland Feb. 8 F.E.Bennett,8 births, 1 death G. H. Smith, town council t 26 H. D. McManus, birth and death J. Orin Smith, collecting Mrs. Mary G. Moore,town office G. W. Moore, cash paid out \

11 Unexpended E. A. Smith, recording statistics 9.90 E. A. Smith, Justice of the Peace 2.00 State road, 1910, overdrawn C r. STATE ROAD ACCOUNT Mar. 20 By appropriation Apr. 18 By unexpended appropriation July 26 By Cash from C. E. Griffin.75 Feb. 28 Paid by State D r. I > Aug. 19 Paid Ford Miller M. E. Ingreham Arthur Roake Thomas Griffin Sept. 2 i Everett Condon Walter McKinzie ; Fred Plummer r J. V. Emerson J. V. Emerson James Whitlock i Albert Thomas James Carter., L. B. Thomas Ford Miller James Carter * Harry M. Hughes 6.64 C. W. Day Frank Thomas Charles Flanagan 5.25 G. W. Moore L. W. Carter \ * Arthur Higgins E. A. Smith, supplies

12 9 N. D. Twist Frank Rice 9.62 William Baird Orin Higgins, Jr W. C. Doyen Perry Grant Stephen Burton L. Mushroo 1.40 Oct. 4 D. E. McGuire 1.00 Albert Ball 5.00 Frank Condon Burchard Higgins G. H. Freeman Co G. H. Freeman Co Nov. 18 G. H. Freeman Co; 9.00 Feb. 21 H. H. Higgins 2.00 Mapleton Mill Co , i I Over drawn i i H IGHW AYS AND BRIDGES 1911 C r. Mar. 20 By Appropriation 1, I Jan. 1 Use of road machine D r. Mar. 1 Over drawn Paid W illiam Segee 1.00 C. C. Smith 8.50 Apr. 1 C. C. Smith James Carter H. H. Higgins 6.76 R. R. Higgins W. E. Carter 5.85 Benjamin S. Simpson 4.50 James Gorey , u

13 24 S. Littlefield Stephen Burton A. Ross M. E. Smith M. E. Smith James Gorey Henry Archer 2.00 May 4 A. A. Clifford F. E. Shaw William Porter H. Ritchie June 2 Amos Archer 2.00 S. H. Munson William Stevenson Robert Buchanan * H. 22 Arthur Roake H. H. Casey L. B. Thomas H. Casey L. W. Carter T. E. Dow 5.47 C.Brannen, blowing ice 3.50 J. V. Emerson C. L. Park.6.00 Miles Spinney July 6 S. H. Munson H. W. Brailey W. H. Cook H. H. Casey # L. 13 R. Buchanan W. C. Doyen W. J. Higgins 3.50 B. jdrdan Frank Thomas William J. Baird F. C. W ebb

14 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 1 H. A. Bull 7.87 F. E. Shaw H. H. Casey Harvey Hughes F. E. Winslow James Carter W. C. Day Frank Thomas William Bull Fenton Pulcifer Aroostook Construction Co James Carter 7.75 B. E. Higgins 1.75 Ranee Brown Mel Hartford Roy Beckwith 1.75 Charles Munn / Melon Potter George Inman 8.00 A. H. Beckwith F. Pryor 1.75 Harvey Packard A. R. Thomas 7.00 G. M. Hardison Fred Plummer Charles Brannen ' Sumner Lovley 8.00 A lex Ross 8.00 W. H. Winslow 5.75 Harry Condon Frank Rice, Jr G. W. Moore Frank Condon 5.50 H. H. Casey H, H. Casey G. H. Freeman Co. 8.3d

15 10 W..C. Doyen Frank Rice F. E. Shaw Dec. 2 Mark Turner 1.75 Frank - William 11 C. G. Knowlton 3.00 % «4 E. C. Carter i 8.00 Neddeau E. L. Tarbell 6.62 i N. D. Twist 3.05 F. A. Crosby Clint Condon 2.00 A. R. Kinney 5.757; Arthur Burtsell / Bull 7.00 George Bowser Dec. 18 Arthur Porter 7.00 Jan. 1 Samuel Tuck Mapleton Mill Co / / E. P. Bean 6.75 H. H: McIntyre 6.00 * H. H. Bull Star-Herald 1,00 Feb. 19 S. G. Packard J. H. Sherrard Charles Brannen G. P. Dennett E. L. Spinney F. E. Winslow Charles Currier G. A. Bagley L. B. Jordan 3.00 Cecil Pulcifer E. E. Hilton 3.00 G. A. Bagley i t 1, Overworked

16 INTEREST ACCOUNT 1911 C r. : Mar. 1 By Unexpended ' By Appropriation * 1912 Feb. 28 By Interest on 1909 Tax 8.27 Interest on 1910 Tax Interest on 1911 Tax.75 Interest on Bank deposit D r. April 4 ' Balance due G. P. Dennett June 30 G. V. Pennock, R. R. loan July 18 Aug. 50 Dec. 30 Feb. 17 i Skowhegan Savings Bank Skowhegan Saving Bank G. V. Pennock, R. R. loan Skowhegan Saving Bank 28 Discount on 1911 Tax t * Unexpended BALL ROAD ACCOUNT Mar. 1 By Balance Unexpended 1911 D r. Sept 15. Paid Albert Ball, road damage Unexpended CEMETERY ACCOUNT 1911 C r. Mar. 1 By Balance unexpended Feb. 1 Received from hay

17 D r. June 26 W. H. Cook, removing stumps Oct. 30 G. H. Freeman Co., fence L. W. Carter, labor, grading Nov. 13 James Carter, labor Feb. 28 G. W. Moore, labor 7.50 Unexpended C r. Mar. 20 By Appropriation STATE TAX D r. Jan. 11 Paid State Treasurer» I Mar. 20 By Appropriation COUNTY TAX C r D r. Jan. 1 Paid County Treasurer DELINQUENT TA X FOR 1908 Harvey Hughes 4.00 DELINQUENT TAX FOR 1909 Henry A. Bull John Culverson 4.39 >» Harvey Hughes Rufus Porter' ' DELINQUENT TAX FOR 1910 John Archer 3.70 Allen Bull A. W. Doe George Munn, #

18 C. E. Stewart Benjamin S. Simpson W. M. Willett Allen Walton Thomas Hemphill DELINQUENT TA X FOR 1911 E. H. Buck Allen Bull Wilder Bull Peter Casey Charles Carter James Condon Harry Condon A. A. Clifford A. W. Doe Guy Eastman C. H. Farnham E. R. Farnham J. E. Flanagan Charles Flanagan Patrick Fitzgerald John Gilbert * L. A. Garland Harry Griffin Albert Greelaw Perry Grant Ernest Hagerman Harvey Hagerman S. N. Hughes L. M. Hughes Loren Johnson Ernest Judkins Barbra Lovley Walter Lovley P. S. Libby ' : ' S ' ' \

19 Jarvis Lovley 3.00 George T. Munn Ida Munn George H. McDonald Leon Miller 3.00 Jasper McPherson 3.00 Mrs. J. E< Mclntire 3.48' Stillman McKinzie E. W. Porter : Cecil Pulcifer Frank Palkey 6.51 Fred Plummer 5.29 Nathan Richardson 2.00 Herman Rundstrom Ross and Wight D. W. Ross Alex R o s s W. M. Stevenson Ernest Spinney Miles Spinney M. L. Steward Benjamin S. Simpson, Jr H. W. Thompson 9.49 Hershal Walton 3.00 Llewellyn W ailcox 3.00 W. B. Waddell James W hitlock >11.67 W. Kilpatrick TOWN POOR ACCOUNT 1911 ' Cr. Mar. 1 Balance unexpended Appropriation July 10 Received from State pauper account Jan. 23 Received from State pauper account

20 Feb. 19 Received from Slate pauper account ' D r. On account of John Archer - Mar. 20 Paid L. E. Dudley, M.D. attendance May 9 L.E. Dudley, M.D. attendance Thompson, phar, for drugs , f 9 On account of Mrs. Flanagan April 10 Paid Mrs. L. W. Carter, board June 4 Mrs. L. W. Carter, board July 31 Mrs. L. W. Carter, board Aug. 8 Mrs. L. W. Carter, board 3.00 > 29 Inez L. Libby, board f ' , , i STATE PAUPERS On account of Frank Dross Mar. 25 Paid B. S. Simpscn, board, April 26 B. Simpson, board May 23 D. A. Stevens, clothing Yates Bros., shoes Benjamin S. Simpson, board June 27 Benjamin S. Simpson, board Aug. 3 Benjamin S. Simpson, board Benjamin S. Simpson, board Sep. 25 Benjamin S. Simpson, board Oct. 28 Benjamin S. Simpson, board D. A. Stevens, clothing 3.65 Yates Bros., rubbers 2.50 Nov. 25 Benjamin S. Simpson, board Jan. 1 Benjamin S. Simpson, board Benjamin S. Simpson, board Feb. 15 Yates Bros., foot wear Z.75 9 ' y \ D. A. Stevens, mittens

21 1911 On account o f Benjamin S. Simpson, Sr. Mar. 17 Paid E. A. Smith, for supplies 4.57 April 24 E. A. Smith, for supplies 4.65 July 28 E. A. Smith, for supplies ' Jan. 15^ E. A. Smith, for supplies E. A. Smith, for supplies 5.50 Feb. 26 E. A. Smith, for supplies Unexpended TOW N OFFICERS 1911 C r. Mar. 1 By balance unexpended 55.46, 20 By Appropriation 1, , D r. 1 * Mar. 20 O. P. Hughes, constable 2.00 April 3 J. H. Porter, truant officer 3.50 James Carter, selectman R. J. Libby, supt. of schools G. W. Moore, selectman C. C. Smith, selectman E. L. Tarbell, auditor 5.00 June 29 L. L. W ilcox, truant officer 2.00 L. L. W ilcox, collecting dog tax 6.00 L. L. W ilcox, posting warrants R. J. Libby, supt. of schools July 5 James Carter, selectman L. L. W ilcox, police officer 5.00 G. W. Moore, selectman W. C. Doyen, selectman E. M. Turner,, percentage on 1909 tax 3.72 E.M. Turner,percentage on 1910 tax * ' t * Aug. 7 E.M. Turner.percentage on 1911 tax % 20

22 E.M. Turner,percentage on 1910 tax Sept. 21 R. J. L ibby, supt. of schools O. P. Hughes, posting warrant?1.50 Oct. 6 H. W. Thompson, moderator 3.00 Lee. 18 E.M.Tumer,percentage on 1911 tax E.M. Turner,percentage on 1910 tax R. L. Sinclair, supt. of schools Jan. 27 S. G. Packard, school com Feb. 24 E.M. Turner,percentage on 1908 tax 1.83 E.M. Turner percentage on 1909 tax 1.80 E.M. Turner,percentage on 1910 tax 9.18 E.M.Turner,percentage on 1911 tax W. H. Winslow, school com '28 James Carter, selectman G. W. Moore, selectman B. L. Hughes, board of heolth 4.00 E. A. Smith, town clerk G. P. Dennett, treas. percentage , Overdrawn SKOW HEGAN SAVINGS BANK 1912 C r. Feb. 20 By Towrt Order No. 159, given July * , Cash D r. ' 1, OUTSTANDING ORDERS 1909 July 1 Order No. 74, due Jan. 1, Order No. 75, due Jan. 1, Order No. 76, due Jan. i, Order No. 77, due Jan. 1, Order No. 78, due Jan. 1,

23 1910s >. Aug. 29 Order No. 193, due Feb. 28, Feb. 25 Order No, 325,, , Mar. 1 '1912 Feb COLLECTORS ACCO U N T * ' ' i E. M. Turner, Collector Dr.... t. ; Balance.due town on 1908 tax C r. : ' <l ; *: *f By treasurers receipts By Abatements Balance due Mar. 1 Feb July Feb E. M. TURNER, COLLECTOR; 1909 TAX D r. '' ' ' } ' ' Balance due town on 1909 tax Interest on 1909 tax 8.27 C r. 0 %* * Treasurers receipts * i * * i >. > Treasurers receipts, % Treasurers receipts, interest Abatements r Balance due town on 1909 tax, I m m E. M. TURNER, COLLECTOR D r. ' *V Mar. IBalance due town on 1910 tax * * # Dec. 18 Interest on 1910 tax Feb. 24 Interest on 1910 tax 1911 C r. * \ # 9 July 19 Treasurers receipts 2, , V ' ' N.

24 Aug. 7By Treasurers receipts Dec. 18 Treasurers receipts Treasurers receipts, interest Feb. 24 Treasurers receipts Treasurers receipts, interest Abatements Treasurers receipts , Balance due,.,<88.26 E. M. TURNER. COLLECTOR D r. July 6 Commitment 10, 'wws Feb. 27 Supplimental Tax Interest , Cr. Aug. 7 # H, i Treasurers receipts D ec. 18 Treasurers receipts 3, Feb. 24 Treasurers receipts 3, Feb. 24 Discount r 26 Abatement Treasurers, receipts Treasurers receipts, interest , Balance due BALANCE ACCOUNT 1912 C r. Feb. 28 Balance Common Schools * High School tuition Schoolhouse repairs * Town poor Text books Interest Incidentals Ball road 3845

25 1912 Feb. 28 Cemetery D r. Overdrawn, highway Town officers State road , Balance unexpended on assessment 2, Feb. 28 LIABILITIES OF M APLETON # i Out standing town orders 3,214,50 Due Schools *. *.Due */T school '» fund Estimated due high school tuition Due breaking winter roads , RESOURCES OF M APLETON C r. Feb. 28 Due on tax On 1909 tax On 1910 tax On 1911 tax From Stat, for paupers On Fabion notes Cash in Treasury , Liabilities over resources Respectfully submitted / / GEO. W. MOORE JAMES CARTER W. C. DOYEN Selectmen of Mapleton SELECTMEN S ESTIMATES FOR 1912 Common Schools 1, Highway? and bridges 12,

26 Hughes road. State or permanent road High School tuition Special appropriation Schoolhouse repairs and appliances Text books Town officers Incidental Interest * To pay town order No. 74, given 1909 To pay town order No. 193 given 1910 For snow plows , TREASURERS ACCOUNT George P. Dennett, Treasurer 1911 D r. Feb. 28 Cash on hand April 15 State tax, dog license July 10 High School tuition Pauper account Soldier's pensions Ed. Smith, dog license Dec. 22 Selectmen, Burt burying ground State tax,'state road State tax, State road «. * Jan. 1 Selectmen road fund State school fund 2, Pauper account H igh school tuition Feb. 17 Selectmen cemetery account State tax, support o f paupers E. M. Turner, collectedl908 tax E. M. Turner, interest 1909 tax E. M. Turner, interest 1909 /tax, * * y 8.27 E. M. Turner, collected 1910 tax 2, JJ, M[. Turner, interest 1910 tax 36.51

27 I E. M. Turner, collected 1911 tax 9, E. M. Turner, collected 1911 interest.75 Interest on deposit April 11 Paid State tax dog license, refunded Aug. ; State tax dog license , * i J Jan. 1: County tax State tax 1, Old orders 1, i.. ' 1911 orders Cash in treasy. to balance 3, , , REPORT OF SU PERIN TEN DEN T OF SCHOOLS TO TH E CITIZENS OF M APLETO N : I take this opportunity to thank the people of Mapleton lot the uniform kindness and courtesy which I have met in all my relations with them. This year has, of necessity, been a transition period, for no superintendent can begin in the middle of the school year and carry out the plans of his predecessor, though I have striven earnestly to do so.. It has been our policy to retain the same teacher in a school throughout the year, when we are justified in so doing, as a frequent change in teachers, necessarily means a loss'of interest and improvement to the pupil. So far as possible we have employed experienced, or trained teachers, and in very few cases have we failed to get value received for the money expended. Have also followed the custom of my predecessor in employing resident teachers, when they are in every way the equal of the the non-resident teachers r. 26

28 But our belief is that the schools are run for the benefit of the pupils rather than that of the teachers, and that so far as possible only trained or experienced teachers should be employed. While the percentage of attendance this year has been slightly higher than last year, it is still very unsatisfactory, and we hope that the parents will cooperate with us during the coming year in bettering this phase of our schools. No pupil can do their best work unless they attend school regularly, and surely we all wish to get the greatest amount of good from the money invested in our schools. Now our attendance this year has been slightly over 80 per cent, or in other words we have only received four fifths of the value of the money invested. It is pleasing to note the increased interest in the schools as shown by the increased number of visits by citizens. It is a source of strength,to the teacher to have the community show an interest in their work, and in the name of the teachers * i we invite you to visit the schools as often as possible. This cooperation enables the school to be, what too often it is not, the true auxiliary of the home. The enrollment of the Griffin Ridge school has been so low that it will be discontinued by State law unless a vote is taken to continue it for another year. SCHOOLHOUSE REPAIRS The Old Mill schoolhouse should be thoroughly repaired during the coming summer as it is not at the present time suitable for school purposes, and the need of the school has been clearly shown. The Lovely schoolhouse needs new doors, besides many other minor repairs, and the woodshed should be repaired thoroughly before next fall. Dennett schools are also in need of repair. The woodsheds at the Griffin Ridge and New out buildings are needed at the Park school, and at very small expense, a heating apparatus similar to that used in the Casey school may be installed, thus making the building comfortable in cold weather. Some minor repairs are needed in other schools. As but two of our school lots are fenced, we would suggest that a sum of money ample for fencing one lot be raised at each 27 i

29 annual town meeting so that in a few years the lots will be fenced and the additional expense will be very slight each year. TEXT BOOKS AN D SUPPLIES During the coming year a great many new books will be needed to take the place of the old ones that have been used up The text books in Physiology should be changed for an up-to-date book, and a great many small language books are needed throughout the town. the schools. New readers need to be introduced inta some of Maps and charts are also lacking in many schools. W e would recommend for the coming year the same amount that was raised last year for text-books, Respectfully submitted R. L. SINCLAIR,, Supt. Mapleton, March 5, 1912 SCHOOL STATISTICS PARK <l> (D a<d <D rj M J-. M H O SCHOOL Winter Augusta Kalloch Spring Cynthia McDonough Fall Jeannette Eastman CREASY RIDGE SCHOOL Winter Shirley Drew Spring Blanche Beckwith Fall Dora Beckwith GRIFFIN RIDGE SCHOOL Winter Mattie Gannett Spring Mildred Hammond Fall Wealtha Beckwith U 2 <d o ci a a <D V bjd d V h <D > < <D O a aj X) <L> <D tjo 4-» a a <u o V <D h Q* in o CO M H CO a <L> ^ f-1 u CO 4-*.. H -CO <L> CO JO Oj O >

30 a. V h < D C /5 bfl c J O j ( D 03. S o t o o aj Vi a j <L> O <L> <D < D > ^ Oo ^ ^ H < D ( D U < D CO -4-> a <D <D (D a O t-i ao o a W r «H o C3 "O CJ<D <L> O -rj «a <D f-< h ^ ^ H <C P-i LOVELY SCHOOL <L) <u tuo ^ to as a m <D + -> N v n»h Q * r I s P C O u x a M < <D in o o C/D c/d c f-4 c/d C/D H T-f O > ' > Winter Mattie Hogan Spring Vernon Smith Fall Martha Esterbrook PACKARD SCHOOL Winter Violet Robinson Spring VioletRobinson Fall Meta Springer DENNETT SCHOOL Winter Etta McBurnie Spring Annie Pryor Fall Emily Moreau HUGHES SCHOOL Winter Ada Brown Spring Bertha Cronkit Fall Augusta Dennett NEW MILL SCHOOL Winter Maud Hammond Spring Maud Hammond Fall Blanche Beckwith OLD MILL SCHOOL Winter Augusta Goggin Spring Carrie Cooper Fall Cassie Brown CASEY SCHOOL Winter Callie Larrabee Spring Ada Brown & Mabel Hammond Fall Ada Bailey

31 School population of town, April 1, Number enrolled largest term of year 229 Number of visits by Supt. 88 Number of visits by citizens 178 AROOSTOOK,ss.. W arrant STATE OF M AINE TO 0. P. HUGHES, A CONSTABLE IN TH E TOW N OF M APLETON IN SAID COUNTY. Greeting: In the name of the State of Maine you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town of Mapleton qualified by law to vote in town affairs to assemble at the Grange Hall in said town on the 18th day of March at ten o clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles to wit: % 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. 2. To choose a town clerk for the ensuing year. 3. To see if the town will accept report as printed. 4 To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year. 5. To see what per cent, and under what conditions the town will vote to pay for collecting taxes. 6. To vote the compensation of treasurer. 7. To see on what date the tax shall be due and what dates any part thereof shall be collected. Also to see if the town will charge interest after certain dates and what dates, and how much on taxes unpaid. 8. To see if the town will vote to allow discount on taxes paid before certain dates, and if so, how much, and on what ' dates. 9. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for 10. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for high school tuition. 11. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the repair of roads and bridges, and paying the amount o drawn in

32 12 ' To see what sum of money the town will vote to va sc JLr repairing school houses and school apparatus, and appliances for the ensuing year., To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to " % buy text books. f To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay town officers the ensuing year. 15. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay interest. 16. To see what sum of money tne town will vote to raise to pay incidentals for ensuing year. 17. To see if the town will vote yes, or no upon the adoption of the provisions of chapter 112 of the public laws of Maine for the year 1909 as amended by chapter 69 of the Public Laws of.1909; also chapter 21, Public Laws of 1911, and chapter 183, Public Laws of 1911, relating to the appropriation of money necessary to entitle the town to State aid for highways for the year To see if the town will raise and appropriate in addition to the amounts regularly raised and appropriated for the care of ways,highwaysand bridges the sum of $400.00, being the maximum amount which the town is allowed to raise under the provisions of chapter 112 of the public laws of Maine, for the year 1907 as amended by chapter 67 of the public laws of 1909; also chapter 21, public laws of 1911 and chapter 183, public laws of To see if the town will vote to raise $ to pay town order No. 74, given To see if the town will vote to raise $ to pay town order, No. 193, given To see if the town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to deed, lease, or turn over, the land bought for Cemetery, to the Mapleton Cemetery Association, or the management thereof. 22. To see if the town will vote to name the land bought for cemetery, and if so, what name. 31

33 23. To see if the town will vote to use the money received from Burtt heirs to fence the front o f land bought for cemetery. 24. To see if the town will vote to raise $ for Hughes and under whom to be expended. 25. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money for memorial expenses, and if so, haw much. 26. To see if the town will raise a sum of money to build a locku p, and if so, how much. 27. To see if the town will raise a sum of money to pay for snowplows. 28. To see if the town will vote to accept the road as laid out by the Selectmen, March the 2nd, on the North East corner of Lot No. 96. The Selectmen hereby give notice that they will be in session at the Grange Hall, Mapleton, Maine, March 18th, at nine o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of correcting the list of voters. «Given under our hands at Mapleton, Maine,this seventh day o f March, A. D., GEORGE W. MOORE JAMES CARTER W. C. DOYEN Selectmen of Mapleton

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