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2000.067.001 - 9th January 1795 "Sir on or about the 17th of October last a man by the name Saml. Spooner with his family moved into this neighbourhood for the purpose of keeping school for the winter to whom I have a small house standing on my farm,as he has not been fortunate enough to give the people satisfaction in that capacity, the indigent state of his circumstances may possibly oblige him to become troublesome to the Town for the means of existance, therefore (as I am informed the law requires it) I take this oppty. as the man does not belong to this town to give you the above information as one of the selectmen of the town and am sir yours Josias Brownell"
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2000.205.001 - an account of the Macomber family of Central Village originally hand written by Marianna Macomber and typed by Margaret (Macomber) Douglas.This is a computer printout on archival paper. Marianna was born November 6, 1889, the youngest child of John Macomber 2nd and Esther Allen Macomber. Some family history of the Macombers and Allens Planting of the big tree in Central Village Farming activities: Rhode Island Red Hens, fruit trees Quaker Preferred simplicity and a lack of color Lydia and Olive Macomber, born deaf and dumb, educated at the American School for the Deaf in Hartford CT. Communication with Aunt Olive using a small slate Leonard Macomber married Esther Austin John Macomber was a teacher. Leonard Macomber died of diphtheria. He was included in "The History of Bristol County" Allen family history Ann Allen learned the trade of tailoress from Keziah Gifford. Story about George Gifford. Mary Gifford "the most highly respected woman in Westport", a minister in the Society of Friends Description of home: Milk room Johnnycakes Cured ham, molasses, sugar cookies and donuts. John Macomber married Esther Allen in 1874. Architecture was changing: "one of the new features they most desired in the new house were rooms high enough to stand up straight in every part. They achieved their desire and some later occupants found them a heating problem. They were all houses of 10 to 14 rooms for three people. The tendency then being for large houses with several rooms only intended for use on special occasions, bedrooms with beds made ready and immaculate, parlors all with drawn shades and all air tight against dust or a marauding fly." John Macomber was a teacher, Town Clerk, and became an undertaker. Marianna would recycle the casket catalogs, creating scrapbooks "with no feeling that they were unsuitable they are pasted besides suspenders and men's long underwear cut from some catalogue." John Macomber became Mass representative Andrew Borden stayed with them "I should think you would be afraid to have Andrew Borden at your house for he is cousin to Lizzie." My answer was, "Why should I be afraid of Andrew? He is nice to me." Measles. Passenger train from Fall River to New Bedford Alice insisted on driving up to The Narrows School Teachers Discipline Peddlars Stores Tramps Spring cleaning Town Meeting Clothing Stage coach May Baskets Blueberries
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2000.209.001 - School committee of Westport. 1858-9 cream paper bound with string and the name Edward L. Macomber on front.
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2000.209.002 - school committee 1859-60. cream paper with name of Edward L. Macomber on front. many numbers written on in pencil
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2000.209.003 - school committee Westport, 1860-61. cream paper Edward L. Macomber on front-water stain.
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2000.209.004 - Westport school commitee. 1865-6. cream paper string bound Edward L. Macomber on front.
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2000.209.005 - westport school committee report 1866-67. light olive cover.
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2000.209.006 - westport school committee report. 1868-69. light blue cover Edward L. Macomber on front
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2000.209.007 - school committee of Westport report 1875. light green cover, much water staining
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2000.209.008 - Westport School committee report for year ending 1878. cream colored paper. Edward L. Macomber on front.
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2000.209.009 - westport school committee report. 1880. peach-colored cover. Edward L. Macomber on front.
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2000.209.010 - westport school committee report 1881. buff cover. nams Edward L. Macomber, Orville S. Howland, Sulu K. Humphrey and G. Grace Beattie on front
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2000.209.011 - Westport School Committee report. 1887 green cover.
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2000.209.012 - Westport school committee report. 1882. blue cover
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2000.209.013 - westport school committee report .1883. orange cover
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2000.209.014 - westport school committee report. 1884. brick-colored cover
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2000.209.015 - Westport school committee report, 1885. brick-colored cover
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2000.209.016 - westport school committee report 1886. light green cover, stained.
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2000.209.017 - westport school committee report. 1891. light peach colored cover. Edward L. Macomber sritten on front
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2000.209.018 - westport school committee report. 1892. light tan cover. Edward L. Macomber on cover.
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