Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-09
TOWN FINANCES.
Reports of Water and Sinking
Fund Commissioners,
Advance Sheets From Town Report Of
Spencer Give Interesting Figures
Other News Notes.

town Of Spencer for the year ending
Feb. 10, 1898, was completed today and
given to the printer. The report of the
committee is as follows: Received of the
water registrar $15,2O46S; paid for
maintenance, $961,0S; paid interest on
$240000, $4,000; balance TO sinking fund,
$4643.60; total, $15, ,20468.
( The water commissioners, A. G. Pease,
Dexter Bullard and n. e. Craig, made
the usual inspection Of the works in De-
cember, and found them in good condi-
ton.
The commissioners of the town sinking
fund, Aurelius G.. Pease, Dexter Bullard
and Nathan E. Craig, lin compliance
| with the provisions of the bylaws gov
erning this committee. presented today
their report for the year ending March
l, 1898, as follows: Amount of sinking
funds on March 1, 1897, $94, ,494.67; re-
ceipts during the year, $11,10l.21; total,
$105, ,595.8S; payments during the year,
$426.49; amount of sinking fund March
1, 1898, $105, 1898.
Sundry statements prepared by Eras-
tus Jones, treasurer of the board, show
ing the receipts and payments on ac-
count of the several funds, together
with investments and cash balances, as
carried forward at the end of the finan-
cial year, are appended to and made q
part of this report.
The report of the oyerseers of the poor
from March 1, 1897, to March 1, 1S9S,was
completed today and will appear in the
town report as follows
Inventory March /, 1893, OF real estate,
farmingtools and implements and house
hold goods, $6S50; stock, $t509; hay and
grain, $6S460; fuel and provisions,
$947.89; expenses of almshoGse. $4077.99;
receipts of farm, $409799; aid furnished
poor outside of farm, $1851.62; aid fur
/ nished poor at other towns, $S45,S0; at
lunatic hospital, $59519; at city hospital,
$4.29; aid furnished state ard other
towns, $905.94, of which the treasurer
has received $516.90; new buildings,
$29S.S4; special repairs, $111.SS; windmill
plant, $178; miscellaneous, $15S.25; post
age, stationery and travelling expenses,
$8220; care of tramps $SS; burials, $40;
recapitulation of accounts, $9244,7S; con-
ira, $92447S; persons remaining at aims
house March L, 1898, IA.
BRANCH TO BE FORMED.
A well-attended meeting of prominent
Spencer people who are interested in
forming a local branch of the Oraskaso
Historical Society, was held at the cau-
Gus hall last evening. Dr. E. w. Nor
wood presided, and Lewis l. Prouty was
appointed secretary and treasurer of the
local branch. H. H. Kingsbury, Everett
Prouty Charles Green, Mrs. Myron
Young and Mrs Parmelia Comins were
appointed committee to draft con-
stitution and bylaws. Thomas Comins,
| Miss Annie Ward and DIR. A. A. Bemis
were appointed to make arrangements
for the next meeting. A very interest
! ing essay on "Old taverns of Spencer"
| was read by Miss Annie Ward
MISS CUTTERS REPORT
Miss Nellie Cutter, librarian at the
Richard Sugden library, has submitted
the following report to the trustees for
the year ending March l, 1895; Number
of books in the library in last report,
1882; number added during the past
year, 339; total now in the library, 10,-
661; worn cut books replaced, 102; num-
| ber of borrowers, 9S1; largest number
loaned in one day, 251; total circulation,
26,7 1874
A turkey supper will be served by the
Y. P C. u. of the Universalist Church
in Odd Fellows Hall Thursday at 12
o'clock.
FINED FIVE DOLLARS.
Edward D. Harris appeared before
Justice A. W. Curtis this morning and
paid fine Of So for disturbing the
peace last evening. DR.. Harris was
summoned to court on complaint Of Aus
tin Bemis for talking loud and express
ing himself in too vigorous language to
Mrs. Austin Bemis. DR.. Harris is VET
erinary surgeon, and removed here from
Athol six months ago. During his stay
in Spencer he has acquired a large prac-
tice and made many friends.
FINED FOR ASSAULT.
Peter Levalley was brought before
Justice A. w. Curtis last evening and
fined $40 for assault and battery on Eli
Either yesterday forenoon. Levalley
could not pay his fine and was taken to
Worcester by Officer John NJ Newton
to spend 80 days at the house of correc-
ton.
Paul Damarett, aged 60 years, was
taken to he asylum at Bloomingdale
today by Deputy Sheriff H. P. Draper.
| Proprietor T. N. Guertin of Hotel
| Waldo and Mrs Guertin received today
an invitation to attend the 5Oth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Tyler of New Braintree, to be held
Wednesday, March 16, from to 10
o'clock p. m. Mr.. Tyler has lived in
| New Braintree the greater part of his
NE, anu MS NOME IS DeduIlIul country
| residence, one of the most picturesque
in the county. Mr., and Mrs. Tyler are
well known throughout central Massa-
chusetts, and the golden wedding ami
versary will be attended by many nota-
BILE people.
David Prouty high school students are
| trying hard to out-do each other in SELL
| ing tickets for the concert to be given by
the w. p. I. Glee Club at town hail
Monday evening, March H. Reserved
| seat tickets are on sale at C. w. Deans
| jewelry store.
The funeral of Mrs James McNulty
was held this morning at the Church OF
the Rosary at 8 o'clock. Rev. G. H. Do
Ian celebrated mass. The burial was at
st. Johns cemetery, Worcester.
| Mrs. Cyril L. Cartier of Hclyoke is a
guest at the home of T.. Leconte.
The ''Black Crook company drew a
large crowd tonight at town hall
HOLDEN.