Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-04
Pleasant Time.


Years eve surprise given Nc. Robert j.
Hargin by his friends, chiefly of the mem
hers Of Trinity congregation and Sabbath
sch"ol. Mr. HTgin has for nine years
been the faithful secretary of the Sabbath
school, and at the last annual business
IN citing he resigned the office, still holding
thi of treasurer which he has filled for
tive years.
His friends thought it fitting occasion
to how him some token of their spprecia-
ton of his services and personal chSrac.
tel, and presented him with htHdsomcly
uph 'lsterei black walnut easy chair and
DOT rrst to match, in The t. p of which
were the IT ic,es which would naturally
SUI gu>t themselves TO a man occupying
such CHAIR and rest-a pair of handsome
Shippers. Some other nice presents
were brought in and Rev. Mr. Miller
presented them with few we'll chosen
words, to which Mr.. Hsrgin made a suit.
able reply. About seventy of the friends
OF the family were present and refresh
ments were served after which prayer
was offered by the pastor, and the older
people left for their homes while the
younger ones. with many games and so.
cial converse. watched out the old year
and gave happy greeting in the good old
phrase wish you happy New Year"
The whole number of deaths in town
during thu year 1881 was seventy mine.
70 this number might be added eleven
more that occurred on the Berlin side. OF
the whole number all but five occurred in
the village. OF those in town thirty
seven were males and fortytwo females,
occurring in each month as follows:
January. eight; February, five; March.
eighteen; April, twelve; May. three;
June, six; July, one; August. seven ;
September, three; October, eight; No
vember, three; December, five. The
greatest number occurred 10 March and
the least in July. There was but one
death from June 18th to August Sd, which
was ON July %, the cause Of which Was
consumption. OF The causes OF death.
twenty-eight died of diphtharis, fifteen OF
consumption. five of cholera Inf,utum, six
If pneumonia, four of cerebro spinal
meningitis. seven of old age, two OF
typhoid fever, two of cancer, two of IN
d mmltion of the bowels, one each OF
heart disease, membranous Group, kidney
disease and spoplexy; one by accident,
one suicide and two from other causes. OF
the ages, eight were undor one year,
fifteen between one and Ave years, eleven
between five and ten years. six between
ten and fifteen years. two between fifteen
md twenty years, two between twenty
md twenty-five years, five between
twenty five and thirty years, four between
thirty and thrty-tive years. four between
thirty-tivs and forty years, two between
orty and forty five years, two between
forty five and fly years, none between
nifty and fifty-fve years, one between fifty
nve and sixty years, two between sixty
md sixty five Years, one between sixty
five and seventy years. two between
evenly and seventy five years, four BIZ
ween seventy five and eighty years. four
between eighty and eighty five and ninety
Years. Fourteen we're males over the aye
Il TWEEN y.one years, and twenty three
were # males over The same aye OF these
'ght we're husbands and eleven We're
wye; five were w,dowers and nine were
dows. OF the 'wenty eight fatal cases
81 pnth ria d'ring thu year, nineteen
CARED rom t.uary 22d to Nav 10Th,
Iu1 tnr oh"r eleven from August 18th TO
Dec NIB r 2 The total number of fatal
cases of dip h'heria in town since the first
me, Angus. 9, 1880, is thirty-nine, which
does not include three on the Berlin side.
The number of deaths this year exceeds
that of AIRY year since the settlement of
the town. In 1875 there were seventy
five deaths; in 1876 forty six; in 1877
forty FIVE; in 1878 thirty nine; in 1879
forty. six, and in 1880 sixty eight