Annual Report of the Municipal Officers and Superintendent of Schools of the Town of Palmyra

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Annual Report of the Municipal Officers and Superintendent of Schools of the TOWN OF PALM YRA Newport Job Print, Arthur W. Lander, Prop., Newport, Maine

Annual Report of the Municipal Officers and Superintendent of Schools of the TOWN OF PA LM YR A 1911-12

Town Warrant S T A T E O F M A IN E To J. A. Getchell, Constable o f the T o w n o f Palm yra in County o f Som erset, G r e e t i n g : In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Palmyra qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town House in said town on Monday, the fourth day of March, 1912, at 10 o clock A. M., to act on the following articles, to w it: Art. I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. Art. 2. To choose a Town Clerk for the year ensuing. Art. 3- To hear such reports from the town officers as the town may think proper. Art. 4- To choose three Selectmen. Art. 5- To choose three Assessors. Art. 6. To choose three Overseers of the Poor. Art. 7- T o choose a Town Agent. Art. 8. To choose a Towm Treasurer. Art. 9- To choose a T a x Collector and Constable, or to ascertain in what manner the tax will be collected. Art. 10. To choose a Road Commissioner, one or more. Art. 1 1. To choose one member of School Board. Art. 12. To choose all other town officers for ensuing year. Art. 13. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to defray town charges. Art. 14. To see how much money the town will vote to raise for the support of schools. Art. 15. To see how much money the town will vote to raise for school supplies.

To see how much money the town will vote to raise for the repair of schoolhouses. T o see how much money the town will vote to raise for text books. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to pay tuition. To see how much money the town will vote to raise for the support of the Public Library. To see if the town will vote yes or no on the adoption of the State road law necessary to entitle the town to State aid for 1912. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to build State road. To see how much money the town will vote to raise for the repair of roads and bridges. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to repair the Wyman hill and bridge near the C. R. M crillis place. To see if the town will vote to pay a discount on taxes paid on or before June 20th, 19 12. To see if the town will vote to allow the Selectmen to hire a sum of money to pay current expenses in anticipation of taxes. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money for Memorial Day. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to build a board fence on the west side of the road on the Lenfest hill, so called. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to repair the road in the Joel Parkman swamp and Romanzo Parkman swamp. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to repair or rebuild the upper bridge on the Sebasticook River. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to purchase a road machine.

The Selectmen give notice that they will be in session at the Town Mouse on the clay of said meeting at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of revising and correcting the list of voters. Hereof fail not to make due returns with this warrant with your doings thereon, on or before the day of said meeting. Given under our hands this 22nd day of February, A. 1). 1912. 5 F. P. F O S T E R, C. R. M c C R IL L IS, D. A. S T A C K P O L E, Selectm en o f Palm yra.

Selectmen s Report The Municipal Officers and Superintendents of Schools herewith submit to the inhabitants of the towm o f Palmyra their annual report for the year ending February 20th, 19 12. A S S E S S O R S D E P A R T M E N T Amount of money raised by town at their annual town meeting, March 5th, 19 11. Town charges... $1,000 00 School supplies 25 00 Schools... 1,000 00 Schoolhouse repairs... 235 00 Text books... Tuition out of town... Public Library... 25 00 State roads... 250 00 Roads and b rid g e s... 1,500 00 Nason swamp... Memorial Day... Painting hearse... For cemeteries... 100 00 100 00 50 00 10 00 100 00 25 00 Amount of State ta x... $2,135 28 Amount of County ta x... 675 38 Amount of overlayings... 243 68 $4,420 00 3,054 34 Total amount raised $7,474 34

VALUATION OF TOWN FOR THE YEAR 1911 Real estate, resident $244,165 00 Real estate, non-resident 37.485 00 Personal estate, resident 65,977 00 Personal estate, non-resident 890 00 Total valuation $348,517 00 We assessed $20 per $1000 on the total valuation $6,970 34 We assessed two dollars on each of 252 polls 504 00 Amount of supplementary ta x 20 84 Amount committed to L. W. F r o s t... $7495 18

Selectmen s Department IN C ID E N T A L E X P E N S E S D r. Amount raised by town... $1,000 oo Rental of the town farm... Memorial Day p u rp o se... Amount raised for cleaning cemeteries... Overlayings... C r. Paid A. W. Lander, printing town reports... $36 55 Charles Ross, picking browntail moths... 5 i 50 Loring, Short & Harmon for town books and blanks... 6 10 10 00 W. A. Smith, mowing Goodwin cem etery... 2 00 J. W. Hathorn, for medical attendance bill, 19 10... 2 00 E. L. Cook, for ballot clerk.. 1 50 F. H. Farnum, service as voting clerk... 1 50 H. H. Fuller, service as voting clerk... 1 50 E. C. Leavitt, service as voting clerk... 1 50 Judkins & Gilman, lumber for voting booth... 6 13 Judkins & Gilman, sundries, repairs for town farm... 15 60 W. N. Getchell, for making voting booth for town hall 5 50

Manson & Coolidge, services as counsel in the Glotz case... C. H. Lancaster, sheep killed by dogs... Jam es A. Getchell, abatement by vote of town... H. L. Goodrich, services as Moderator at March meeting... F. L. W arren, for pole straps for hearse... M. B. White, for maintaining watering trough... Charles Homestead, for sheep killed by dogs... A. R. Burton, funeral supplies for Sadie Penny, pauper of Burnham.... Newell White, town order books... :... C. L. Hubbard, damage to horse rake on highway... M. A. Rowe, for burying dead dog per order Board of H e a lth... Palmyra Band, Memorial Day L. W. Frost, grass seed and repairs for town farm... Fred Campbell, labor in Spring Hill cemetery.... A. G. Hanson, repairs for town farm buildings... C. B. Brewer, abatement of poll tax 1 9 1 0... Interest on temporary loan..

H. E. Marston, acct. Bowman Eldridge... F. W. Thompson, services with hearse... W. L. Ross, flags for Memorial... J. R. Em ery, service as member Board of Health... J. R. Em ery, labor on W arren Hill cem etery... R. A. Stacy, stationery and stamps... R. A. Stacy, record book.... R. A. Stacy, recording marriages, births and deaths E. L. Cook, services on Board of Health... E. E. Cook, y2 cord wood for Town Hall... E. L. Cook, partial payment on brown-tail moth job 19 12... James A. Getchell, posting town warrants, March and September... A. H. Southard, labor and and material furnished and hauling lumber for town farm... Sebasticook Lumber Co., for sawing lumber for town farm... A. H. Southard, for boarding Aron four w eeks... E. M. Frost, services as member Board of H ealth...

M. D y e r... D. A. Stackpole, service on School Committee... A. W. Lander, printing moth notices... F. H. Farnum, services as member School B o a rd.... E. T. McCabe, service as member School Board... E. T. McCabe, service as Justice of P e a c e... L. W. Frost, services as Town Treasurer... L. W. Frost, services as Collector of T a xes... W. L. Estes, wood for town house... R. A. Stacy, service as Town Clerk... F. P. Foster, stationery, stamps, telephone to lls.. F. P. Foster, services before State A sse sso rs... F. P. Foster, services as First Selectman... C. R. M ccrillis, services as Second Selectman... D. A. Stackpole, services as Third Selectman... F. P. Foster, services as Town Agent... F. L. Rowell, salary as Supt. of Schools for one y e a r.. T. W. Dyer, boards for town

farm barn 2 25 L. W. Frost, stationery and stamps 1 08 $820 15 Unexpended balance $533 53 Paid for burial of soldiers... 70 00 Received from State for sa m e.... 70 00 Pauper Account P A U P E R A C C O U N T O F O T H E R TO W N S. Paid on Glotz children, paupers of Canaan $ 17 5 89 On Glotz children, bill of 19 10 reported last y e a r. 44 40 On Glotz children, bill of 1909 S 88 Interest received on this acct. 1 67 On account of A. L. Eldridge, pauper of Canaan On account of Sadie Penny, 24 it pauper of town of Burnham 12 50 --------------- $264 45 Received from the town of Canaan on acct. of Glotz children $227 84 Received from the town of Canaan on acct. o f A. L. Eldridge 24 11 Received from the town of Burnham on account of Sadie Penny - 12 50 ----------- $264 45 Received on account of Aron Berry, as per Incidental A cct... $6 00

H E A R S E A C C O U N T D r. To amount raised by the town.... C r. By paid for p ain tin g... $40 00 Leathering and clips 5 08 New tiring wheels... 5 00 For draperies and cu rtain s.... 53 50 Overdrawn... We made temporary loan to pay outstanding bill of... Paid interest on same as per Incidental Acct...

State Road D r. Amount raised by tow n... $250 00 Amount received from State 250 00 Amount received from State, 19 10 209 01 C r. Paid Frank Raymond $ 12 00 Geo. W. Estes 3 00 H. A. Fletcher... 6 00 Wm. Wyman... 12 75 Albert Wyman... 12 75 H. A. McCrillis... 20 00 T. G. Lancy 22 50 Geo. L. R o b in so n... 28 00 L. P. Foley 7 13 F. L. Homstead... 6 00 C. W. Homstead... 22 00 N. T. S in c la ir... 20 75 Eddie M o rto n... 4 SO Henry Morton... 6 75 C. R. McCrillis... 27 75 F. P. Foster 17 00 F. P. Foster, cash for repairs 1 00 L. G. Frost, repairs... 50 W. H. F a rn u m... 7 50 H. J. A d a m s 2 55 C. A. Leavitt, lumber for culvert form 5 42 F. P. Foster... 2 55 Ralph Brailey... 6 75 Oral Em ery... 4 20 Horace Lord... 4 20 Horace Maxim... 7 20 Dan Hamilton........ 4 95

IS Alfred Fairbrother... 8 70 C. W. Carr... 10 20 Daniel Pomroy... 8 70 W. W. Martin... 3 75 M. B. White 2 9 7 5 F. N. Raymond... 23 20 Prince Estes 23 20 E. E. D a v is... 19 7 Chas. Paige 7 Chas. Allen... 11 7 Theo Nichols... 11 7 Henry Morton... 10 20 H arry McCrillis... 3 20 Albert Wyman... 1 1 70 Wm. Wyman 11 70 Langley Eldridge... 20 90 j. M. Taylor 31 9 F. R. D a v is... 54 9 Ivan W. M c C rillis 31 20 Geo. L. Robinson... 27 20 F. P. Foster... 16 00 W. H. Farni'im... to 17 Henry Morton... 75 C. R. M c C rillis... 58 95 Hartland Hardware Co., spades, etc... 5 9 E. J. Adams, repairs 3 00 H. B. Towle 5 87 L. W. Frost, supplies 3 25 H. A. M ccrillis, railing 15 85 F. C. Pooler... 80 --------------- $787 64 Overdrawn... $78 63

Roads and Bridges D r. Amount raised by the tow n $1,500 00 Cr. Paid C. L. H u b b ard $ 1 1 45 T. F. B e r r y 1 5 C. W. Carr, labor... 1 5 W. A. Smith, labor... 4 25 D. A. Stackpole, labor 5 10 A. H. Southard... 4 27 L. P. Foley, labor on the road machine... 106 87 F. P. Foster, labor on road machine... 8 50 H. J. Adams, labor on road machine 2 1 68 F. P. Foster, labor on the road machine... 20 80 W. B. Mills, labor on the highway... 8 00 F. P. Foster, labor on the Madawaska bridge 5 00 F. P. Foster, work on Parkman hill 1 5 Fred Campbell, labor on the highway... 2 25 M. A. Rowe, labor on highway 2 10 H. J. Allen, labor on highway 1 50 Mont Caston, labor on highway 1 5 W. H. Cooper, labor on highway... 60 E. P. Buck, labor on highway 4 20 C. W. Skillins, labor on high-

way... Frank Raymond, labor on highway... A. L. Maxfield, labor on highway...... C. F. Cookson, labor on highway... F. F. Berry, labor on highway... Chas. Allen, labor on highway... Geo. Eldridge, labor on highway... C. W. Homstead, labor on highway... W. L. Estes, labor on highway... Frank Raymond, labor on highway... D. A. Turner, labor on highway... M. A. Rowe, labor on highway H. E. Tozier, labor on highway... Chester Campbell, labor on highway... Fred Campbell, labor on highway... S. P. Goodrich, labor 011 highway... C. \V. Getchell, labor 011 highway... Frank Raymond, labor on highway... Geo. Philbrook, labor on highway... C. W. Homstead, labor on

highway... H. B. Towle, labor on road machine... Andrew Towle, labor on highway... F. L. Homstead, labor on highway... W. J. Hubbard, labor on highway... H. H. Turner, labor on highway.... J. B. Lanpher, labor on the highway... J. B. Lanpher. labor on the road machine... W. A. Smith, labor on highway... Jam es Cosgrove, labor on highway... Perry Furbush, labor on highway... F. N. Bradford, labor 011 highway... H. H. Turner, labor on highway... F. L. Homstead, labor on highway... W. H. Wyman, labor on highway... A. W. Wyman, labor on highway... F. L- Homstead, labor on highway... W. R. Homstead, labor on highway... D. A. Turner, labor on highway...

F. L. Homstead, labor on highway... J. M. Taylor, labor on highway... C. W. Homstead, labor on highway... Geo. Philbrook, labor on road machine... I. L. Southards, labor on highway... Geo. White, labor on highway... Mahony & Hubbard, labor with drilling machine 011 the Parkman hill... S. P. Goodrich, labor on highway... F. N. Bradford, labor on highway... Geo. Philbrook, 3 days labor on road m ach ine. H. B. Towle, labor on highway... C. H. Withee, plank for bridge... F. H. Milton, labor on highway... M. C. Davis, labor on highway... C. W. Homstead, labor on highway... J. B. Lanpher, wood for steam d r ill... J. B. Lanpher, labor on road machine... ;. F. L. Homstead, labor on highway...

20 A. J. Towle, labor on highway... 3 75 F. N. Bradford, labor on highway... 12 75 H. B. Towle, labor on road machine... 6o 63 F. L. Homstead, labor on highway... 6 75 E. L. Cook, labor on highway... 2 85 W. H. Towle, labor on highway... 12 75 Mont Coston, bill of 1 9 1 0... 75 C. W. Skillins, labor on highway... 9 30 L. G. Frost, repairs on road machine... 5 0 J. B. Lanpher, road machine 17 00 H. H. T u r n e r... 90 F. L. Homstead... 10 50 W. H. Towle 1 25 M. C. Davis... 1 1 25 H. L. H o lt 15 30 C. F. Cookson... 4 95 M. B. White... 10 00 B. L. P a lm e r 1 65 Fred Philbrick... >7 5 Geo. W. Stewart... 2 93 A. P. M a rtin... 10 50 H. M. Johonnett 1 05 Lamont Robinson, removing road fence, hill of 1909.. 7 00 C. E. Cole 11 00 E. Patten... 6 60 S. Manchester... 52 J. M. P a rk m a n... 2 25 Geo. Manchester... 32

H. L. P a rk m a n... J. B. Varnuin... A. W. V a rn u m... S. D. Parkman... L. W. Frost, repairs for road machine... E. J. Adams... C. R. McRillis... Id. A. Adams... F. P. Foster... Lamont Robinson, removing road fence... VV. Id. Miles... F. P. Foster... E. E. D a v is... H. A. M c R illis... D. A. Stackpole... A. C. Parkman... Hollis Weeks... Edwin Cook... F. R. D a v is... Frank Carson... Barnard Morrison... T. F. Berry... Ernest Pratt... A. P. H a w e s... Z. K. Tracy... Eugene Dunning... Oral Emery... J. R. Emery... F. W. T h om pson... W. W. Martin... C. W. S k illin s... C. W. Getchell... C. A. Leavitt, plank for bridge A. L. M a x fie ld... W. B. Mills...

W. W. Martin, labor... J. B. Lanpher, labor... VVm. Tapley... Frank Lander, la b o r... C. L. Hubbard, labor and cedar for culverts... E. A. Parkman, labor... C. L. Hubbard, labor... H arry Allen, labor... L. P. Foley, labor... H. A. Fletcher, labor... N. T. Sinclair, labor... Benj. Grant, labor... M. C. Davis, labor... Perry Furbush, labor... R. W. Cranford, cutting bushes on the high w ay.. W. H. Farnum, labor... E. D. M cfarland, for sharpening drills, bill 19 0 9... J. M. Taylor, labor... C. E. Cooley, labor... M. Dyer, la b o r... C. W. Carr, labor... Ploward Estes, labor... H. G. johonnett, labor... E. L. Cook, labor... A. H. Southards, labor... H. B. Towle, labor... Ivan L. Southard, labor... W. A. Blaisdell, labor... M. Dyer, la b o r... C. E. Cooley, labor... C. W. Carr, labor... Geo. W. Estes, labor... F. C. Barrett, labor... W. J. Hubbard, labor...

W. A. Smith, labor... 10 03 C. W. Homstead, labor 5 25 C. W. Homstead... 31 62 W. H. Towle, labor 7 57 W. J. Robinson, labor 2 19 B. S. Sanford, labor 5 70 F. A. Gee, labor... 1 5 E. E. M cfarland, labor 4 90 L. G. Hanson, labor 2 65 W. L. Estes, labor... 10 87 A. J. Leavitt, labor... 4 80 C. W. Homstead, services as Road Com m issioner 28 95 F. W. Dyer, labor... 9 55 --------------- $ L 475 n Unexpended balance... $24 89 N A SO N SW A M P JO B Amount raised by town... $50 00 Amount received from Newport W ater C o m p an y... 5 00 --------------- $100 00 C r. Paid D. A. Turner $25 00 Stephen Corey 5 64 W. H. T a p le y... 9 00 C. W. Homstead... 10 50 H. H. T u r n e r 12 50 F. L. H o m stead... 6 00 L. P. Foley 7 00

24 Geo. Philbrook... 7 00 Fred Campbell... 2 64 J. B. L a n p h e r... 9 63 A. J. Leavitt... 3 00 Frank Sinclair 1 50 F. C. B a r r e tt 1 38 100 79 Overdrawn... 79

School Account D r. Amount raised by town... Amount unexpended last year... Interest on school fund order... State school fund and mill tax... $1,000 oo 253 99 69 80 1,662 73.9 m Cr. Amount paid teach ers $2,12 3 24 Paid for conveyance... 284 55 Paid for janitors...-... 49 60 Paid for fuel... 44 99 2.602 Unexpended balance $384 A M O U N T P A ID T E A C H E R S Paid Charles R. Tracy, spring term at Adams school... $80 00 Jennie Ilaglcy, teaching Goodwin school, spring term.... 80 00 E v a M. Hilton, Adams school, fall term 85 00 E va M. Hilton, winter term at Adams school... too 00 Je sse Earnham, spring term at Gale school... too 00 Ressie Eeavitt, spring term at Egypt sch o o l 85 00 Nellie Leavitt, spring term at

26 Sadie Sanford, Carr, spring term... 70 00 Nellie J. Leavitt, winter term at village, 19 10... 85 00 Carrie IL Weeks, spring" term at Madawaska... 80 00 N'ina Homstead, spring term at Marsh school... 80 00 Lilia McCabe, spring term at Ell school... 85 00 Hazel McCabe, spring term South Union sch o o l 75 00 Carrie B. Weeks, winter term at Egypt school... 75 00 Sadie Sanford, fall term, Madawaska sch o o l... 80 00 Lilia McCabe, fall term at E ll school... 64 64 Jesse Farnum, fall term at Gale school... roo 00 Effie W augh, fall term, Egypt school... 75 00 Leah Brown, fall term at Marsh school 85 00 Hazel McCabe, fall term at village... 95 00 Sadie Sanford, winter term at Madawaska... 80 00 Lena Mebane, winter term at Marsh school 90 00 Town Hartland, tuition for common school... 3 60 Jesse Farnum, for teaching

Gale school, winter te rm. 100 oo Berle Buker, teaching E ll school 10 weeks, w in te r term... 90 oo Lilia McCabe, teaching winter term at Village school 95 00 C O N V E Y A N C E A C C O U N T b P. Hanson, for transporting scholars to Adams school.. $40 00 Alice Small, for transporting scholars to E ll school 11 25 Alice Small, for transporting scholars to E ll school 22 50 b. P. Hanson, for transporting scholars to Adams school... 40 00 T. F. Berry, for transporting scholars to Village school.. 47 50 Alice Small, for transporting scholars to Ell school 13 80 Hattie Buzzell, for transporting scholars to Hartland 6 00 II. A. McCrillis, for transporting scholars to G ale 6 00 I larry Annis, transporting scholars to Ell school 10 w eek s.. 50 00 T. F. Berry, transporting scholars to Village school 47 5

A M O U N T P A ID FO R F U E L id T. F. Berry $ 15 00 W. A. Smith, wood for Goodwin school... 14 25 D. A. Stackpole... 16 25 C. A. L e a v itt... 9 56 Perry Furbush, E ll school 15 50 Perry Furbush, Gale school -.... 13 00 W. M. Getchell, wood, South Union... 15 75 E. L. Cook, wood for Madawaska school... 12 37 Ray Gourley, kindling wood for Gale schoolhouse 1 00 E. C. Leavitt, wood for Village sch ol... 15 75 A. J. Towle, for kindling wood at Egypt schoolhouse 50 E. A. Parkman, wood for Marsh schoolhouse 11 81 D. A. Stackpole, moving wood from Marsh to Egypt schoolhouse 1 25 ( )ral Em ery, sawing wood for Gale schoolhouse... 3 00 JA N IT O R S A C C O U N T iid T. F. Berry, cleaning Carr schoolhouse... $2 00 V era E. Jones, for cleaning, Goodwin schoolhouse 2 00 Louise Estes, janitor work, Ell school... 2 00

John Small, janitor work, A d ams school, fall term... Harold Sprowle, janitor work, Adams school, winter term Nellie Leavitt, janitor work, Village school... Bessie Leavitt, janitor work, Egypt school, s p r in g... Vernon White, janitor work. Ell school, winter 19 10... Everett Vanadistine, janitor work, Gale school, spring term... Hazel McCabe, janitor work, So. Union school, spring term... Leland Goodrich, janitor work, So. Union, winter 1 9 1 0.... Lester Cowan, janitor work, Madawaska, winter te rm... Lester Cowan, janitor work, Madawaska, fall term... Ada Turner, janitor work, Marsh school, spring term.. Frank Millett, janitor work, Egypt school, fall te rm.... Lester Cowan, janitor work, M adawaska school, spring term... Nellie Turner, janitor work, M arsh school... Hazel McCabe, janitor work, Village school, fall te rm... Winfield Carr, for janitor work, Carr school...

A. J. Towle, janitor work at Egypt schoolhouse... 2 50 Nellie Parkman, cleaning Marsh schoolhouse... 2 50 Lester Clark, janitor work, Goodwin... 2 00 D. A. Stackpole, cleaning closets 2 95 SC H O O L S U P P L IE S D r. Amount raised by tow n $25 00 Balance unexpended last y e a r 24 44 C r. Paid L. W. Frost, supplies for schools $6 21 D. A. Stackpole, for telephone 75 1). A. Stackpole, chalk and tablets 45 D. A. Stackpole, telephone... 75 Town of Hartland, school supplies... 2 00 Fuller Osborn & Co., for school supplies... 7 01 H. L. Palmer, for school supplies... 9 48 Balance unexpended

SC H O O L BO O K A C C O U N T D r. Amount raised by town... Amount overdrawn last year... $100 oo C r. Paid Edward E. Babb & Co., text books for schools... $75 35 Balance unexpended... SC H O O LH O U SE R E P A IR S D r. Amount raised by town... $235 00 Amount unexpended last year 37 06 C r. Paid T. F. Berry, for repairs on Carr schoolhouse $ 75 W. E. Leavitt, for painting outhouses 5 27 Judkins & Gilman, schoolhouse repairs... 4 62 Judkins & Gilman, repairs for schoolhouses... 12 80 G. M. Lancy, repairs and paint for schoolhouses... 3 95 H arry Merrick, for painting schoolhouses... 35 00 F. H. Farnum, labor on school-

32 house... F. A. Noble, stove for Gale E. schoolhouse... C. Leavitt, labor and material for schoolhouses... L. W. Frost, for paint, etc... Geo. Doman, repairs on the Marsh schoolh ouse... D. A. Stackpole, repairs on Marsh schoolhouse... A. R. Burton, chair for Madawaska school... A. J. Leavitt, repairs on Marsh schoolhouse, 19 0 9... Balance unexpended $100 53 T U IT IO N A C C O U N T D r. Amount raised by town... $100 00 Unexpended balance 250 63 Amount due from the S tate 126 66 $477 29 C r. Paid Maine Central Institute, fall, winter and spring term s.... $422 00 Hartland Academy, tu itio n... 37 50 -------------- 459 50 Unexpended balance $ x7 79

C E M E T E R Y A C C O U N T D r. LA N CY TRUST FUND Amount of fund, Feb. 20, 1911... $300 00 Accrued interest on same... 78 70 Interest on this fund to Feb. 20, 19 12 12 00 $390 70 C r. By paid C. L. Hubbard... $3 50 3 50 Amount of funds in hands of Treasurer, P'eb. 20, 19 12... $387 20

Summary of Expenses Paid incidental b i l ls $820 15 on account of State ro a d.... 787 64 011 account of roads and bridges 1,475 11 on account paupers of other towns... 175 89 on hearse acco u n t 103 58 on Nason swamp... 100 79 on account of public library.. 27 50 on account of common schools 2,602 38 for school su p p lie s 26 65 for school books 75 35 for schoolhouse r e p a irs 17 1 53 for tuitions out of tow n 459 50 on Lancy cemetery fund... 3 5 for burial of so ld ie rs 70 00 temporary loan... 1,000 00 ------------------$7,899 57

35 The following is a true list of Delinquent Tax Payers of Palmyra 1909 T A X G. E. Marson... $4 31 F. J. S e d g w ic k 1 64 $5 95 19 10 T A X F. L. Brown... $3 j6 A. Gilbert 2 00 Wilber Hurd... 2 00 Orin J. Kimball... 2 00 G. E. Marson... 4 64 John Micue... 2 00 Albert Rollins... 3 98 W. N. Raymond 2 00 F. J. Sedgwick 5 72 Lewis Shenfield... 8 60 Joseph Sedgwick... 6 88 $43 58 1911 T A X H. P. Annis... $14 6 Ernest Brailey...'... 6 00 J. M. B r o o k s 11 5 Oscar Burnham... 2 00 Dexter Brown... 3 3 Scott B la isd e ll... 29 Percy Campbell 2 00 H. L. C liffo rd... 15 9

F. J. Coston... Jam es Cosgrove... Frank Crosby... Daniel Cookson... Langley E ld rid g e W. L. Estes... L. Bell Foley... Alexander F o s t e r... Bertie Green... Mertie Green... S. p. Goodrich... F. B. Goodrich... W. M. H u b b ard... h. h. Hubbard... Bert Huff... Oran Kimball... Joseph LeBlanc... Warren Lawrence... A. J. Lang... Samuel Muncy... C. L. Muncy... Chas. Moody... James M c A lliste r... John M ic u e... T. L. Nichols... h. E. Randlett... Fred Sedgwick... Mrs. Fred Sedgwick... S. E. S m ith... Clarence L. Smith... R. M. S tr o u t... Bertha Strout... N. T. S in c la ir... Emma Thompson... F. I. Towle... 11. E. T o z ie r... A. M. V anadestine...

37 Arthur Wright... 200 C. W. W ith e e... 3 5 F. L. Brown... 7 H. J. Weymouth... 800 J. A. Emery... 3 5 F. P. Lord H e ir s... Herbert M. P r in c e M. C. W illiam s... 12 John Wood... 4 5 C. H. Morrill Estate... 5 Frank R an d le tt... 2 00 A. T. Randlett 10 00 A. T. B a rn e s... 6 00 Dow & Shaw 6 00 J. L. L e w is... 20 00 G. A. Hill 5 00 John McLean... 1426

Treasurer s Report R E C E IP T S Cash in treasury... Cemetery funds on hand... Cash from dog licen se s... Cash from funds borrowed to pay outstanding bills... Cash from S t a t e... State for State pension... V. C. Holt, 19 10 ta x... State for burial of soldiers... Town Canaan on Glotz account... State on sheep killed by dogs... Town Canaan on Eldridge account Town Canaan on Glotz account... A. H. Southards on farm rent.... Newport W ater Co. on road repairs Hartland cemetery on steel girder sold... R. A. Stacy on lumber sold... F. P. Foster on dynamite sold... Burnham on Penny account... L. W. Frost, collector, 1909... L. W. Frost, collector, 19 10... L. W. Frost, collector, 1911... State on roads... Mill fund and school ta x... $ i $ 1 E X P E N D IT U R E S Paid State licenses on dogs... County tax in full...

39 State pensions... 210 00 Outstanding orders of 19 10... 6 55 Orders of 1911... 7,893 26 T ax deeds on h a n d 11 56 Lancy Fund... 387 20 Cash on hand... 1,720 41 Paid cemetery order... 3 50 State tax in f u l l... 2,135 28 $13,12 4 14

Palmyra Library Account Amount raised by town. Due from State... Paid for care of library Paid for books... J. L. M O RTO N, M R S. W. A. B L A IS D E L L, M R S. S. B. M IL L E T T, M RS. E. A. P A R K M A N, M R S. A. E. SM IT H, $27 50 L ib ra ry Committee.

Liabilities of the Town Amount due on school fund order Amount due common schools... Due on outstanding orders... Due Dancy cemetery fund... Balance due E. L. Cook on moth job when completed... $ 1,16 3 33 384 14 1 80 387 20 52 64 --------------- $1,989 11 A S S E T S Amount due from L. W. Frost, collector of 1909 $5 95 Amount due from L. W. Frost, collector of 1910... 43 58 Amount due from D. W. Frost, collector of 1911... Amount due from State for sheep killed by dogs... 28 00 Amount due from Dancy cemetery fund... 387 20 Amount due from State on State pensions... 210 00 Amount due from State on tuitions 126 66 Amount due tax deed on hand 1 1 56 Amount due from N. T. Sinclair for çem en t... 2 25 Cash in hands of T reasurer 1,720 41 --------------- $3,049 09 Balance in favor of town.... $1,059 98 F. P. F O S T E R, C. R. M ccrid D IS, D. A. ST A C K P O D E, Selectm en o f P alm yra,

Report of School Board of Palmyra, 1911-12 At the Ju ly meeting of the School Board it was voted to transport the Goodwin school to the Adams, the Carr to the Village and the South Union to the Ell. In so doing we were able to save $8.75 a week over the cost of the spring term, or a total of $175. And we fully believe that better results have been accomplished than had we maintained those schools. Painting has been done as follows: shed, Marsh and shed. for the Marsh and Gale houses. Adams, Ell and New doors have been purchased The money raised for the Gale shed is still in the treasury and is still available for that purpose. One side of the Madawaska house needs shingling and new windows should be provided. We believe that several of the houses that stand in exposed places should be provided with banking boards. F o r the coming year we recommend the following appropriations: For common schools... $1,000 00 For high school tu itio n... 175 00 For school supplies... 50 00 For repairs we recommend $175.00, divided as follow s: Adams, foundation... $35 00 Village, grading... 25 00 Madawaska, shingling and windows 35 00

43 Painting two houses... Banking boards... Grading, Egypt and Marsh General repairs... 50 00 25 00 10 00 25 00 $255 00 Yours respectfully, 1). A. S T A C K P O L E, F. H. F A R N U M, E. T. M cc A BE, School Board. Superintendent s Report Gentlemen of the School B oard: It is with pleasure that I present you with my second annual report. This year as last I have endeavored to continue the work as outlined, thus avoiding the confusion that follows revolutions. T o have a good school we must have three conditions, namely, a good teacher, pupils willing to attend school and obey the rules and do their work, and parents wishing to share their part of the responsibility. It is true that we have made one or two mistakes in the selection of our teachers but have tried to remedy the error at the first opportunity. I feel that some of the parents ought to take a greater interest in the welfare of their children and assist in keeping them in school. The schools are for the children s benefit and whenever they are kept out that much is lost to them as well as hindering their classmates. The lost work must be made up and a class with the pupils in different places retards the progress of the whole class. T E A C H E R S Fifteen different teachers have been employed during the year. O f this number three were beginners. All had

44 at last a high school education. The time is rapidly drawing near when a teacher must have a normal school education. I recommend every teacher to take a normal course. Six teachers have had special training for their work, and four hold State certificates. Owing to the closing of several schools only one teacher has been continued in the same school for the year. But for the winter term as few changes were made as possible. C O U R SE O F S T U D Y The course of study for the year has not been changed from last year except the dropping of algebra which has no place in the common school. I have in several instances allowed pupils to take algebra provided their arithmetic work would warrant such a step. The course of study as it now stands is adopted by the School Board. I have had a set of rules and regulations and the course of study printed and a copy will be given to each family at the opening of the spring term. However I would not make the course arbitrary but allow enough flexibility to meet the conditions of each individual school. T E X T BO O KS No changes have been made in the basic texts. Some of our books are beginning to show considerable wear. The same system of reading is being used as last year. I do not recommend any changes but would add to the list of supplementary reading as this is a valuable asset. If the right books are introduced a taste for literature is created. Again such books are valuable as the work may be correlated with geography and history. Not only does the pupil learn more facts but a keen interest is awakened which is invaluable. 1 think one hundred dollars will buy the necessary books for the coming year.

IN G E N E R A L The home and the school must co-operate if the best results are to be secured. Now there are just a few things needed. I would like to have more parents visit the schools during the regular work of the term rather than wait until the last day. The presence of the father or mother in the school proves to the pupil that there is a healthy home interest in the school and the pupil. It is an incentive to the pupil to do the best he can. The parent should encourage the pupil to be regular and punctual in attendance. This is a great moral lesson and should be learned early in life. There should be a certain part of the day or evening set apart for home study for the higher grades. This should be regular and the pupil understand that the time is his for study and his mind free from all other cares. I wish to thank you all for the many kindly suggestions. IN D E T A IL G ale This school has been under the direction of M r Farnum for the year. Altho the school has been broken much of the fall and winter terms by sickness, good work has been accomplished. Mr. Farnum has demonstrated that he is the right teacher for this school. E gypt Three teachers have had charge of this school. Excellent results have been secured in spite of the foregoing fact. Miss Waugh during the fall term met with exceptionally good success for a beginner. M a r sh T his school also has been under the instruction o f three teachers. M iss Hom stead in the spring term met with good success but we were not able to secure her for the fall term., The fall term was taught by Miss Brown. This was her first term. The school was a failure. I feel that I am somewhat to blahie for accepting for this school, as I supposed we were getting an experienced teacher until

Miss Brown arrived. Miss Brown had good training and no doubt would have had good success in a smaller and easier school. The winter term was taught by Mrs. Mebane, a teacher of large experience. My only comment is that the term was all that could be asked for. A d a m s The spring term was taught by Mr. Tracy and good work was the result of his efforts. We would liked to have kept him during the year but were unable to as he entered college this fall. The fall and winter terms were taught by Miss Hilton. The school was larger than in the spring term, as the Goodwin was transported here. Miss Hilton had excellent results both in discipline anti the quality of work in the texts. G o o d w in Mrs. Bagley, a teacher of twenty-seven terms experience, taught the spring term. Mrs. Bagley did good work and her discipline was very good. Had this school not been transported I should have recommended keeping her here for the year, as this has always been considered a hard school to manage. C a r r This school was maintained only one term, the spring, and transported to the village the remainder of the year. Miss Sanford taught her first term here and met with fair success. The school was small and the pupils not given to hard study, and it could not be expected that as much ground would be covered as in some of the other schools. M a d a w a s k a This school is much larger than it was last year and more difficult to manage. During the spring term the required amount of work was done in a fairly good manner, but the discipline was not of the best. I am inclined to believe that Mrs. Weeks wanted to be too good to her school at the first. This school requires a firm hand from the beginning. The fall and winter terms were taught by Miss Sanford. In the fall term she made an improvement but was

not strict enough. But in the winter term M iss Sanford certainly did well. She has proven that she is o f the right quality. So. U n i o n This was another one o f the small schools and was transported fo r the last tw o terms. M iss M c Cabe did as well as could be expected. N o school can do as good w ork with a few pupils as with twelve or fifteen pupils. T w o pupils from this school took the ninth grade test and both passed. E l l E xcellent results were accom plished in this school in the spring term. But in the fall term the school was closed several times on account o f sickness and consequently it could not meet with the same marked success that attended it in the previous term. Only six and threefourths weeks were kept out o f a possible twelve. The winter term is now in session and in the fou r visits that I have made I feel that good w ork will be done and the school will cover the required amount o f w ork prescribed by the course o f study. M iss Buker is a young teacher but 1 feel sure that she will make g ood." V i l l a g e A n assistant was engaged for the spring term but on account o f sickness was not able to take up the work. A s we got along thru the spring term without an assistant and as there were less grades in the fall and winter terms, we decided not to go to the expense o f providing one and I feel that the results have been such that this stand was a wise one. T his school lias been broken by sickness and other causes but nearly all the pupils will do the required amount o f work. There are some children in this school who need m ore support from home in regard to their regular attendance. M uch improvem ent in discipline has been made during the winter term. IN C O N C LU SIO N I have made my report as brief as possible and at the same time I hope 1 have covered the year's work fully. It will be seen from the above that on the whole our schools have been highly successful. It is not to be ex

48 pected that every school can be made of the same degree of fineness. It will be seen that there has been only one failure and iliat is, in a measure, my fault. Only two other terms have not been up to the required standard I feel that this year has been much more profitable than last. In all sixteen pupils have taken the ninth grade test and twelve of them have passed. Thanking you all again, I remain, Yours truly, R L. R O W E L L, Supt.

STATISTICAL SCHOOL TEACHER Experience Whole No. Pupils Average No. Visits by Supt. Visits by Citizens W ages S P R IN G T E R M Gale Mr. Farnum 2 38 Egypt Miss Leavitt 7 12 Marsh Miss Homstead 2 16 Adams Mr. Tracy 8 n Goodwin Mrs. Bagley 28 Madawaska Mrs. W eeks 20 15 Carr Miss Sanford o 7 So. Union Miss McCabe 2 9 Ell Mrs. M ccabe 8 15 Village Mrs. Leavitt 17 19 150 1 F A L L T E R M Gale Mr. Farnum 3 Egypt Miss W augh Marsh Miss Brown o Adams Miss Hilton 85 Madawaska Miss Sanford 1 Ell Mrs. M ccabe Village Miss McCabe 3 i W IN T E R T T R M Gale Mr. Farnum 4 28 Egypt Mrs. W eeks 21 9 Marsh Mrs. Mabane 38 17 Adams Miss Hilton 86 13 Madawaska Miss Sanford 2 14 Ell Miss Buker 2 17 Village Mrs. M ccabe 10 24 ' 122 Grand Total or A verage 164 * Estimated.

Fire, Water and Closing Out Sales of all kinds have been around us with prices advertised at one-half form er selling price and only in a few items were they much below our regular prices for the year. _ / This is our plan for doing business to first buy right and then mark all goods plainly margin o f profit. at a small living That this plan is right has been demonstrated this past winter as our trade has been good for every day in the week and from 6 :30 A. M. in the morning until 8 :30 P. M. in the evening. W e think it allowable for us to brag a little once a year and remind you that we are still here and doing an excellent business in your interest as well as ours. W e offer you many o f the facilities o f a Bank, by way o f cashing and writing checks. A place to buy Stamps, Envelopes and Money Orders. A place to change your money and produce for an equal value in goods or cash. A place to order anything that you need in your home or on the farm that we do not carry in stock, and this has been a growing part o f our business as we have lots o f customers who will testify that we have saved them money in this way.

W e shall sell you M ONDAY, MARCH 4th 16 lbs. Sugar... SI 00 25... 1 50 100 6 00 F lo u r... 5 25 Old Grist Mill Coffee... 20 Rio C offee... 20 Best Rio C offee... 28 Tea from 2oc to 60c 8 lbs. Graham... 25 6 Old W inter Time Buckwheat... 25 6 Rolled Oats... 25 Fresh Codfish...per lb. 05 Herring... 0» Halibut... 12 M ackerel... 12 These are a few from a large stock o f excellent bargains. W e hope to meet new customers, that will continue with us through the year. L. W. Frost Palmyra, - Maine