West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-31
CENSUS ENUMERArORS
For Preston County Turned Loose
June First.

The work OF taking the census this year
will begin June Is, aud DC the bigges, Job Of
the kind ever undertaken and a large army
of en0meratorS will start out to invade every
household in the length and breadth of the
land and ask more questions than young
lawyer with his ars, case. These enumera-
tors are provided with handsome silver
plated badge to show their authority aud
enough printed blanks to break down a
| triple plated pension board. As they have
to ask all kinds of questions about ages,
children, etc. they will get INTO lots Of trou.
bic with the old maids and widows aud There
will probably be more wholesale lying done
/ during the next month than for ten years
| past, for Il is strange but true that's woman
will 60 TO the stake or guillo,ine Tor the sake
Of truth aud justice and then lie about her
age without even being asked for il. and to
be honest about il there are some old
bachelors that arc almost as cranky ON the
subject.
Lamar {. Powell. editor Of the Fahmon,
West Nirginian, is the Supervisor of the
Census for this Congressional District and
has appointed the following fifteen Young
men TO do the work in this county. There
arc two for each district except Pleasant
and only one down there. Here is the list
VIM A. Smith, Glade Farms; Joseph c.
Arnold, Bmeeton Mills T. ID. Craig.
kingwood s. h. Montgomery, runneiton:
Lueian ]. Conley, Newburg a. NJ Moore,
runnelton John +. Jenkins, Morgan's
Glade X. L. Burke, Terra Alta; Gustavus
A. Bolden, Terra Alta Carleton c. Pierce,
Rowlesburg Bertus Miller, Tunuelton; u.
c. Nine, Amblersbure Arnold A. Scherr,
Eglon; O. A. Dill, Reedsyille, Mason
Watson, Reedsvile.
There are seven schedules TO be used by
the census enumerators, relating respective
ly TO population, to agriculture, to manu-
features, to persons who have died during
the census year, to persons defective in
sight, hearing or speech, To statistics of
crime, to live stock not ON farms OF ranges
| The population schedule is the one of most
| general interest. II contains the following
| question which must be answered under
penalty of 500 for each refusal or false
statement
Name each person whose place of abode
was in the family ON June /, 1900 rela-
tonship of each person To the head of the
ramly; color or race sex month aud year
of birth age at last birthday; whether
single, married, widowed or divorced /;
number Of years married mother of how
many children number of these chiden
place of birth of each person and Of his or
her father and mother IL foreign born,
year Of immigration into the United States,
number of years in tins country aud whether
naturalized or not occupation of each per
son over 10 years of age total attendance at
school, whether the person can read or
write and whether able To speak English.
Heads of families will be required to state
whether their home Is owned or rented and,
If owned, whether mor,gaged or not.
Children born after June I, 1900, will not
be included in this census
In cities having 5000 inhabitants or more
under the census of 1890 the enumeration
must be completed within two weeks from
June in all other districts month will
be given. The cnumerators will receive
two aud onehalf cents for each living in
hsbitant aud five cents for each death re.
ported The enumerators are obligated t.
secrecy in the discharge of their dulie.
under penalty Of $500. Ten hours are "a
constitute days work.
To guard against impostors each
enumerator is furnished with a commission
and badge and any person Is entitled u
have these exhibited to him before ansser
ing any questions Provision is made fof t.
employment of an interpreter shrs
necessary.