Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-05-26
THE CENSUS.
ENUAIERATDRS.

I'LL OINSUS.
ESUMERATpRs.
"Esch numerator, after being sworn, wi
receive from the supervisor a commissio
which will define the boundaries of his di:
trict and authorize him TO enter upon tn
discharge Of his duties. These duties eor
not be delegated 10 others.
He is prohibited, under severe penalty
from communicating TO any person not an
thorized to receive the same, any statistic
of property or business included in his re
turn; and from wilfully and knowineI
making any false certificate or fcticious re
turns. 1t is expected that the enumerator
will make the authorized inquiries at sea
sonsble times and in a courteous manner
and it is hoped that they will receive promp
and accurate replies. Any person refusin,
20 give the required information is subiec
to q penalty of 500. The great object o
the census is to obtain a true account O
the population, wealth and industry of tn,
United States 1t is especially desired tha
the returns for this district shall be as full
and complete as possible. The principa
inquiries male by the enumerators will b,
as follows:
INHABITANTS
The name of each person living in the
district on the first day of June, 1880; CIV
ing color, sex, age at last birthday, relation
ship to head of family; whether single,
married, widowed or divorced; profession.
occupation or trade of persons over ten
years of age, and the. number of months
they were unemployed during the year end
ing June list; whether sick or disabled,
blind, deaf or dumb, idiotic, insane, maim-
cd, crippled, bed-ridden or otherwise dis
abled. Who attended school during the
census year those over ten years old who
cannot read and write. Place of birth of
each person and place of birth of each per
son, and place of birth of parents of each /;
who were married during the year.
PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE
Name of person who conducts each farm,
whether owner, renter for fixed yearly rent
al, or for shares of products. Acres OF
land TILED, in permanent meadows, orchards
OF vineyards, woodland or OTTER unim-
proved land. Value of land, fences and
buildings, farming implements and machin-
cry, and OF live stock; cost of building
and repairing fences, and cost Of fertilizers
purchased in 1879. Number Of weeks of
hired labor on farm ia 1879 and amount Of
wages paid. Value of all farm productions
sold, consumed or on hand for that year.
Number of acres in grass, barley, buck
wheat, Indian corn, oats, rye, wheat, fax,
hemp, sorghum, broom corn, hops, pota-
toes, tobacco, apple and peach orchards,
nurseries and vineyards aid the amount of
the products of each in 1879. Number OF
horses, asses, mules, oxen, mich COWS,
sheep, swine, and poultry on hand June /,
1880. Quantity of milk sold, butter, cheese,
wool, eggs, peas, beans, sugar, mclasses,
honey and wax producedi value of pro-
ducts of orchards, nurseries and market
gardens, and amount of wood cut and value
of all forest products sold or consumed
during 1879.
MANUFACTURES.
Name of individual, corporation or COM
pany whose annual products reach $500;
name OF business, capital invested, number
of hands employed, amount of wages paid
and hours of labor, months in operation,
value of material and value of products;
if water power is used, name of stream,
fall, number and kind of wheels, horse
power, etc.. 4; if steam power is used, mum
Der of boilers and engines and their horse
power.
Statistics of the manufactures of cotton,
iron and steel, wooden, worsted and silk
goods, and relating 10 COKE, glass, dlstlt-
ierles, breweries, fisheries, mining, church
es, libraries, schools, wealth, debt, taxation,
newspapers, pauperism and crime viii be
collected by special agents and not by the
enumerators.
MORTALITY.
Name, age, sex and color of each person
who died during the year ending with May
81, 1879; whether single, married, widowed
or divorced where born, and birthplace OF
father and mother of deceased; occupa-
ticu; month wien died disease or cause
of death how long a resident OF the coun-
~, aud name of attending physicians.
EXHIBITION OF RETURNS
Af,er each enumerator has completed his
lists, and before forwarding the same to the
supervisor, it will be his duty to hie with
the prothonotary of the proper county a
list of the names, with age, sex and coioi,
of all persons enumerated by him, and to
give notice by written advertisement al
three OF more public places in his district,
that he will be at the Court House on the
fifth day after fling said list, not including
Sunday, and on the following day, for the
purpose of making any needful corrections
in his enumeration"
The following-named persons have been
appointed as Census Enumerators for Ju-
niata county:
District lS2-Fayette townships. S. III.
Bell.
l33-Monroe towEship-D. G.. Winey-
l34-Susuuehanna and Greenwood town.
ships-D. Sharon Dimm.
I35-Delaware township and Thompson
town borough-W. A. Brookhart.
l36-Walker township-N. ID. Van Dyke
137-Fermanagh township and Miffiin-