Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-11-16
Vermont News.

Sr. ALBAYS The vital statistics of YER
mont each year furnish much interesting and
valuable information concerning marriages,
divorces, births and deaths. The official re-
port compiled under the direction OF the Sec
retary of the State B,ard of Health embraces
the latest figures published, and covers IL pc.
riod Of IL months. The report opens with
statement regarding population, and 1t is
estimated that Vermont had 332, 45O inhabi-
tants in 1892, a gain Of 90 since the census OF
1890. Tn. percentage OF popu alton to the
total population of New England is given as
1928. According to the census OF 1890 there
were l69,327 males, and 163, ,095 females in
Vermont.
The state contains 9,135 square miles, being
excee led in area only bv Mains among the
New England states. Vermont has II popu-
lation OF 1874 to the square mile. Maine has
~ |, and New Hampshire Ais to the square
mile. New England contains 75 inhabitants
to the square mile. The marriages in YER
mont for the year covered bv the report were
2,9O5, which is at the rate ofS.74 per 1000 of
the population.
There were 167 divorces granted during
the year. which il one to every Is marriages
for the year, nnd per cent of each 10000 of
the population. In the divorces granted, 53
men were be lints aid ia women. no
whole number of bi this IN tho state for the
year were 6,55S, OF which 3,365 were males
and 8. 1SS females. There were :,.090. or IS 9
2l.S per cent Of foreign parentage.
The 'otal number OF deaths re .istere were
5,!7 W ich made the death rate per 1000 in
inna ,,.ants 1876. Only ono other New Eng-
land State had smaller death rate, viz,
Maine, where it was 1873. The proportion
OF deaths divided among the sexes in Yer.
mont was IA Of males, and 1874 OF females
per 1000 of population. The deaths by age
were as follows: Uuder one, 9Sl; between one
and five. 3-5; between five and ten 1853: be-
tween 10 aud 20. 27l between ~ and 30. .407.
between 30 and 40, ,377 between 40 IL d 80. 1876:
between 50 and go. 457; between 60 AMI 20
$50: between 20 and so. 1910: betwc, IL 80
and 30. 176: between 80 and 100, 1876. The
ratio Of deaths of infants under one 10 the
births were 1895 per l 900.
BRArrLEBoRo The first attempt in long
time to enforce the prohibition law was
started here recently, the town and village
authorities being the prime movers. deputy
sheriffs from several towns in the county
were summoned and seven places were
visited simultaneously. from one to four
eases Of beer being found in each with the
exception OF the Estabrook bottle
washing establishment, on Fiat street, where
there were found 40 to 50 kegs. The owners
oi the place claim that the beer is owned by
Springfield brewing coIcern. and that II
was stored here to bs shipped when wanted
TO the beer saloons directly across the Con-
necticut river. on the New Htmpshire side.
The cases again st the proprietors of six OF
the saloon keepers were continued. John
Wright was fined 200 and costs for being a
common seller. hut he earpenlcd The claim
j. made that the beer seizei Is hop beer, and
that the law was not violated in selling
SAMPLES from each saloon will hc a ial zsi.
j.. W. Mcclure who has been chief of police
eight Years. was asked TO sign the complaint
for the raid. but instead of doing So he prs
sented his designation.
DIR. A. d. Putnam, probably the Oldest
active dentist in Vernon. if not in tho
United States. died in Bratt!eboro, re-
Gently. OF heart trouble after an illness OF
several weeks. lie was born in Sharon, n.
u. Jan. II, 1916. DR.. Pullman came TO Brat
flebOro in 1897. He began the study OF
dentistry in t'rcenwich. n. Y, in 1912. and
In 1916 opened an office on Main street,
where he has followed his profession for i9
years. outivins all his contemporaries in
business here.