St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Vermont News.
STATISTICS OF THE INSANE.

SlAIlSllCS of II HE INSANE.
The annual report of the supervisors
of the insane show that the number of
inmates of the BrattlebOrO asylum
August |, 1852, was Al, 240 males and
POI females. The number August |,
1884, the close of the financial year of
the state, was 437, of which 239 are
males and I9S are females. Admitted
during the biennial term, 1876; ~
males, 90 females. Discharged during
the same period, 100; leaving in the
asylum on the above date l:H. OF
these l72 are supported by towns, save
the dollar per week which is paid by
the state, 1872 are supported wholly by
the state, and l;}3 are private patients.
OF the number now resident in the
asylum not more than ten per cent. of
fer any reasonable probability of re-
covery. OF these % have been in the
asylum more than 30 years, and 43 9th
erS more than 20 years, and 30 per cent
of the whole number have been in
mates longer than ten years. The
number of criminal insane is 10, and of
convict insane is :, and one from the
house of correction. These inmates
are isolated from all others and are
provided with Il special airing court.
The number who have died during the
two years ending August /, 1854, is 81;
of whom ;}3 were males and % females.
The number discharged rs recovered"
is -: of which 81 were males and 10
females; as "improved," 81, of which
IS were males and % were females as
"not improved" %, 20 males and 8 fe
males the number treated in the two
Il, 4
and 270 were females. Those "recov-
eredn was twelve per cent of the whole
number treated, and adding the Elm
proved the number was one-siXth of
the whole. Concerning the financial
condition of the asylum the supervisors
present the following statistics: Re
ceipts for the two years, including
cash on hand, Sis, 247.2I; expendi-
lures for the two years, Sl7S,214.l0;
received from state for support of tran
silent, convict and criminal insane two
years., SOB, $3.50; received from state
for relief of insane poor laid to town.
in two years, IL, sos. 80; received from
towns, for support of insane poor per
sons and paupers in the two years,
$50, $50 .06; received on account of pri-
vate patients in the two years 81 1917
10.
Under the law passed by the last
Legislature at the suggestion of Gov
ernor Barstow the supervisors dis
charged 20 patients, some of whom
have been within the walls of the asy-
lum more than twenty years, in one
instance more than thirty years.
BAPTIST STATE STATISTICS.
At the fifty-ninth annual state con-
ventIon at Bennington last week, Rev.
). n. Archibald, secretary of the board
of managers, reported that l3 church
es were aided to the amount of ) 1885,
-, and there was net gain in these
churches of 80 members. a state mis-
sionary is employed mt IA salary of $500
and expenses. Orders have been vo-
ted to the amount of 81, 953.7S, with
one church aided not heard from, and
one conditional appropriation not set
| tied. The permanent fund has been
/ increased by $3.50 from the Leach
| legacy. a church of thirty -one mem
beers has been organized ut West Rut-
| land. Three houses of worship are
under way by churches aided ut West
! Rutland, Jay and Putney. The mat
ter of securing the church property of
churches aided by the convention was
referred to committee consisting of
J. J. Estey, ID. NJ. White and Willard
Crane. Rev. n. w. Alger, state mis-
sionary, reported that, besides other
work, he had preached l30 sermons
aud organized one church. Col. Julius
j. Estey of Brattleboro was elected
president and Ia vice presidents.
PAGE AND HAVEN INDICTED.
An indictment for embezzling $45,-
900 of Rutland railroad funds has been
found by the Rutland county grand
jury against ex-Gov. john Il. Page, ex-
president of the Rutland Railroad
company also IA similar Indictment
against Joel NJ. Haven, ex treasurer 81
the Rutland Railroad company also a
similar Indictment against Page and
Haven jointly. Several indictments
for over-issning railroad stock were
also found against Haven. Pages
bail was fixed By the court ut $500 in
each case, and Ravens bail at $500.
The court said that in fixing the bail
regard was had to the fact that civil
suits involving the same matters were
pending against the parties and Haven