Holbrook Town

Appendix

* It was about this period that Horaco Mann began his noble effort to bring method out of chaos in the public schools of the State, which finally resulted so favor> ably to the groat advancement of education, and the first report of the State Board of Education was issued. We give here a list of text books used in the schools of Quincy in 183S, which illustrates the course of studies pursued in our schools: -

Child's Companion, National S|)elling Book, Worcester's and Walker's Dictionaries, Bible, Emerson's 1st, 2d and 3d ('lass Books, National Reader, Plerpont's First Class Book, Parker and Fox's Grammar, Peter Parley's Geography, Olney's do. and Atlas, Arithmetics, Nortli American 1st, 2d and 3d parts, and Adam's, Bailey's Algebra.

fnel and care of fires and school-rooni, Appropriation for each child between 6 and 15 years of age, $0,732 No. scholars in the public schopls during the year, Ay. attendance in the " " fuel and care of fires and school-room, Appropriation for each child between 5 and 15 years of age, $14.97 No. scholars in the public schools during the year, Av. attendance in the " " fuel and care of fires and school-room, Appropriation for each child between 5 and 15 years of age, $10,617 No. scholars in the public schools during the year, Av. attendance in the *' "

* In tliis decade the tuble for sammer and winter schools Is omitted. As they, for tlio flrst time since those educational Instltatlons were ostabllslied In Colonial times, wore all emorgotl Into yearly, Instead of six months schools. Althoagh for yearn proTl- OU8 many of the cities and towns had sustained yearly schools.

It may be of interost to many to know tlio metliod by which the tsixon wore assessed at the organisation of the town, as well as to ascertain its value at that period. For this reason we have given the ofHclal from the original tax-book.

It appears that the system adopted by the Selectmen and Assessors of tlio town of Qnincy at the separation in 1702, in assessing the town tax was baaed on an extreme undervaluation, as will appear from the following ofHcial statement, vis: -

The relative largest amount of money received by taxation for town expeosoM was collected from the poll taxes, which was seven shillings and six pence per head. It also api^ears that one-half mill on a dollar was the basis ui>on whtcli the taxes were assessed. The star (*) indicates the persons upon whom only a [)oll tax was assessed; the dagger (f) denotes the [layniont of two |>oll taxes; a double dagger (I) iudicatea the payment of three 1K>11 taxes. This was iu accordance with the custom of that day in assessing the polls of male servants, or farm hands, to their masters or principals, who were obliged to pay them. This control of masters over their servants was the last relics of feudalism, whiok rapidly disappeared before the refulgent rays of the sun of civilization, and manhood assumed its supremacy.

&|irui-uu utul Mr lluwi^rH, Hein of .leiiHenluh Smuuer, Helraof Ool, WlllUin I'uylor, Heirs o( Mabltahle Calet, Capt. Jnlin Bugglus, Helra of Jkiaariuh Bluko, Willow Tbaiikful Pitchur, Col. Joseph Voee, J«tetiilnh Tucker, ](uvi<t 'i'lii^kur, Saaiuol Tucker, Patrick Jefhry,

Banking Institutions

Tlic f\rni bnnk of cfrctilntion and dcpoNft wnft cfltablinhcfl in Qnfncy, in 18.10, and called the Qnincv Stone Bank. It was a State bank, orj^nised under the State banking: Lawn, with a capital of $100,000, and afterwards increased to $160,000. In 1804, the bank frave up its State charter, and became a national bank under the United States statute, and was called the National Granite Bank, under which system and name it continues still to transact its business.

The Mount Wollaston Bank wont into oi)eration in 1853, with a capital of $100,000, and subsequently enlarged it to $100,000. This bank was also established as a State bank, and about 18(>4 adopted the national system, and was called the National Mount Wollaston Bank.

Tlie Randolph Bank was chartered in 1830, with a capital of $100,000. Business had become so pro)iperous that an additional $nO,000 was added to the original capital, which has still further been increased to $200,000. Tliis bank also secured the benefits of the national method of banking, in 1804, and under it, organized as a national bank, called the National Randolph Bank, which has been a remarkably prosperous and successful banking institution, having a snr]tlus of $200,000.

The Union Itank of Weymouth and Hrainlroo alfio transacts banking business with a capital of $150,000, and was instituted as a mutual banking institution between the two towns of Weymouth and Braintree.

The Quincy Savings Bank was established in 1845. The business of the bank was at first carried on in Mr. Josiali Brigham*8 store on Hancock street-, from whence it was transferred to the Quincy Stone Bank, now the National Granite Bank. After having, for a series of years, traii8actc<l its business here in connection with this bank, it was finally removeil to 84 Hancock street, where it is now Hnccc.HHfiilly iiian.i{;cd as adiHlirict itiHtiiiilion, tinder a separate treasurer. In 1877, ilM amount of deposit was $1,285,(140.00.

The llatidolph Saviiip;s Bunk wns incor]H>rated in Ajiril, 1851, and is locato<l in the same room with the National Randolph Bank, both being in the fine Turner Stone Library Building. Amount of deposit in 1878, $743,000.

The Braintree Savings Bank was incorporated March 2l8t, 1870. Number of corporators, twenty-two. Amount of deposits in Jauuary, 1877, $70,680.19.

The Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company was organized in March, 1851, and has transacted a large and advantageous business. Its cash fund Jan. 1st, 1878, was $302,110.58. Surplus over re-insurance, $103,370.05.

Errata

'* 174, 2il line from bottom of note, - aftor Samnel Savil add '* to 1824." *' 175, last line of toxt,-for 12th read lOUi. *' 101, 7th line, - for ninth read tenth. /' 103, 2d line from bottom of toxt, - for 16th read 17th. " 200, 2d line, - for Luther read Li|sher. ** 222, 1st line of uoto, - for Dr. Marsh read Dr. Morse. ** 232, The second paragraph on this page should be transferred feo the top

** 201, 0th line, - for first read second, as the Hev. Peter Whitney waa Rapresentative in 1825. Whitney and Gregory are the only two clergymen who have represented tlie town in tlie State Legislature since its separation. *' 262, 20th line, - for construct read complete; same line, - aftor the word six i>ort holes" should follow the word sloop in the lino above. 410, 0th line from bottom of text, - for Edward Willard, Josiah Vesej Baxter, read Edward Willard Baxter, Josiah Vesey. ** 416, 2d line from bottom, - for Cleverly, E., read Cleverly, 2d. " 425, 4tli line from bottom, - the word and omit, and add the words Kathaniol Beals. *' 433, 17th line, - for Joseph read Lewis; 30th line, - for Pearse Cranch read and Junies Mewcouib. 516, 5th line, - for pieces read parte. 538, 15th line, - for property -holders read house- holders. 542, 6lli line, - for 1673 read 1672; at the beginning of the third paragraph prefix the date 1674. ** 548, 16th line, - for Alenn read Alsun.

General Index

Braintree, cemeterj, 164; census, 611 to 619; churches, 284; derivation of name, 10; incorporated, 11, 534; industrial statistics, 607; instructions, 380; library, 353; newspapers, 533; post office, 180; schools, 345; school statistics, 619; Weymouth Turnpike Corporation, 71; banks, 629.

Qbnbral Index

wars, 363; Revolutionary War, 377; roinutemen and other soldiers, 402; Tories, 416; Gen. I 'aimer's donation, 423; bounty jumner, 425; privateer Essex, 425; soldiers in Shay's Reltellion, 428; Quincy Licht Infantry. 42!). 4.38; War of 1812, 435; soldiers of 1KI4. 449; Mexican War, 437; soldiers of, 438; Hancock Lij^ht Guard. 43{); Civil War of 1861, 440; the first company to take part, 440; the first soldier killed, 441; number of soldiers furnished. 441; drafted men, 442; substitutes furnishe<1. 443, 444; list of commissioned officers, 445; list of .<(oIdiers who died or were kille<l, 447; Quincy's expenses by the war, 448; soldiers' monument, 448; MrClellan Guards, 448.

Mount WoUaston, first settled, 1, 2; Orst KnpliMh name, 1 ; annexed to Boston, 10; land prants 11: Antinonnan troubles at, 182: Wheelwright's sermon preached at. I8(», 191; church formed at, 1!»3; Johnson's description of, 199; bank, 629.

Qbnbbal Ikdbx

Petitions, to inrorponiie Braintree, 1 1 ; for gn,\it of 6000 acres, 14, Ml ; for l?rant of 1000 acres, 16: for fnunt in lieu of 4000 acres in Milton, 5ft3; for a church at Mount Wollaston, 19^: of llenjamin Tompson, for a land grant, 'JQl; of German settlers for relief, 48*2: relative to Daniel Arnold, tin Indian, 167; rolntive t«> CroHuv's tuvern, l(t8; for a second church, 207; of members of Christ Church, 240; for renewal of charter of Rural Lodge, 305; of Richard Thayer, 41, 361; for an Infantry Company, 420; of the Town of Milton, 451; of the Puukapog Indians, 552.

Poetry - Mort<m'M poem, 3; soufi^, 4; hymns sunj; at de«licatioii of Mount "Wollaston Cemetery, 152; Lunt's poem at laying of comer-stone of Bailors' Snug Harbor, 306; verses on the death of Sarah Thayer, 158; Tompson's poem on the death of the Rev. S. Whiting, 320.

Oenbbal Indbx

WiflSt of Tienjaroln Ludden, 3(W; of William Penii, 160; of Svlvaniii Thayer, 347, .148; Iieonard Vaiisal, 258; Samuel Veaaey, 324; BbeueMr Woodward, 344.

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