Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-17

So o"e'er, Drought almost entire exemn-
.ioh from any serious cases of disease. Tbers
nave oeen nve deaths, two from consumption
~ .iom .yphoid fever, one from blood pois-
onIng' and one from old age. r
In my opinion the overseer, of tho ~
showed excellent judgment in ret,in;n,t ".
and Mrs. Waldron in charge of the ain, .hon.a
who have performed their arduous duties in
most satisfactory manner. The overseers ~
the poor have rendered all necessary aid IN
''ie SICK and suffering poor of the CITY.
Inc death rate per 1000, the past year. has
o smaller than for any year for the past
nneen years, with the exception of the wear
loo4-loo5 The average death rate per IOOO
throughout the world is II per wear. while
that OF Augusta for the past fifteen years has
been only ID. The average age at death
throughout the world, is thirty five years: IN
Augusta for the past ten years it has averaged
forty-fve years.
VACCINATION REPORT.
On account of the severe epidemic of small
pox which prevailed in Montreal and its SUBJ
urbs during the past summer and fall, it was
deemed expedlent by the CITY government
tnat such persons as the city board of health
should direct should have the privilege of
Tree vaccination by the city physician. The
french portion of our population, on account
OF the frequent arrivals among them from the
INJECTED districts, received special attention.
With the assistance of Mr. Andrew Latino az
Interpreter, went from house to house and
vaccinated all who would submit to the oper.
alton. unless they had been recently success
fully vaccinated. l was treated with grea,
politeness, ard found their hoases in a neat
and clean condition. and the general sanitary
condition good. Whole number vaccinated
at the expense of the city, including the
French, SIS
Respectfully submitted
Z. HARTTELL BRICKETT, M. D.,
City Physician.
Chief Engineers Report.
Following is an abstract of the annual re.
port of H. T. Morse, chief engineer of the
fire department:
The department has been called out ten
times during the year as follows
On March 22d, 1885, slight fire in Mrs.
Brennan's house on North street, extinguished
by few buckets of water.
Sept. Sd. Mrs. Johnson's house on the
Brook road burned at 3 20 A. NJ. Loss,
5000; insurance, $500
Nov. %. False alarm.
Nov. 2lst. Alarm at IL 43 P. NJ. caused
by slight fire IN s. S. Brooks paint shop.
Dec. 18th. In the basement of J. Fl. Gill
mans drug store at 7l5 A. M. Mrs. Judd's
loss on the building, $3.50; insured, $3.50
Gilma'is loss on stock, $500; insured for
$1,000.
Dec 25th Still alarm at 2.3O ?. NJ.
caus by blaze IN ''e basement Of cotton
mill No. |. Loss, 5000; insurance, $500.
Jan Sh, 1886. In Mrs. Scruton's resi-
dence on State street, at Z 80 7. M. Loss on
house and furniture, 1868; insurance, 1858.
Feb. Sth Mr. Staples house on new road
to Hallowell burned. Loss, $500; insured
for $500.
Feb. 2lst Alarm at u 10 A NJ, caused
by the burning of NJ. V. Youngs stable on
Oak street. Loss, $3.50; insured for $3.50.
March sth False alarm.
March 10th. Still alarm, caused bv small
fire in A G. Andrews law office. Extin-
suished by police. Loss, $40; insurance,
$40.
The total loss from March 16, 1885, to
March 18th. 1886, was S4473. Insurance,
S5373.
Cony Free High SchOol-COhmittee'sR Re-
port.
To HIS Honor the Mayor, and Gentlemen Of
the City Council:
We have the honor of presenting our re-
port of the condition and progress of the
Conv Free High School, for the year ending
March 81, 1886.
This has been prosperous year for the
school, and it has codtinued to increase in
numbers, so that in the fall term, there were
LOG pupils. Owing to the liberal appropria-
ton made by the city council, we were able
to retain the services of our accomplished
first assistant, and also to make the much
needed increase in the number of assistants
to three. Miss Alice Reynolds, graduate of
this school and a successful teacher in the
Gardiner High School for several years, was
elected second assistant, the other teachers
as last y ar.
We have been able to carry on the school
for the year upon the appropriation OF $4,000
in addition to the $3.50 from the State. with
very narrow margin; so that it will be abso-
lutely necessary to appropriate the same
amount for the coming year.
This school is of a higher grade than most
of the High schools in our State, and we be-
lieve that it will compare favorably with any
fitting school, public or private, in New Eng
land. Its graduates, as rule. make excel
lent teachers; those who enter college take
very high rank. and the school is an object OF
Just pride to every citizen.
The committee saw fit, at the beginning OF
the fall term, to adopt the Roman method OF
Latin DrOOuDclatlOU-d W.
sists in giving to each letter one sound
ONLY and that the original sound,
a, established by the best phiologists-tnere-
by avoiding the confusion and uncertainty
incident to the English method, in which let
ter. have a great variety of sounds, and by
which no two persons would read page OF
Latin alike. This method IS much easier and
simpler than that formerly in use, and is that
now employed in the best OF our colleges ana
academies; and will unquestionably soon be
used.
We here give notice, as required by law, OF
the adoption of two new text books tor use IN
this school: Montieth's Physical Geography,
and Walkers Physiology. There nave oeeh
wv fev changes in books for many years;
and We are averse to making any change, I'M
les. there be a very positive advantage in it
Respectfully submitted,
J. O. WEBSTER, Com
A. r. SMITH, J
Reoort OF Tax Collector for 1850