The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
BARRE.

Health Officer w. f. Gilman has is
sued some interesting figures concern
ing his department during the yeai
past. There were 2SS births, 1875
males, 149 females all white. Parent
age is represented by 81 American
fathers and 80 American mothers, and
POI fathers and lS9 mothers born in
other countries. The 1919 deaths are
| divided between II males and 90 fe-
males The following cases are re-
sponsible for most of the deaths Con-
sumption or tuberculosis 20, pneu-
monia 2, scarlet fever 10, bronchitis 6,
accidental D, disease of heart ., ty-
phoid fever ., appendicitis q There
were two cases of suicide. During the
whole twelve months there were lob
cases of contagious disease reported to
the health officers, from which only II
/ deaths resulted Permits for burial
were granted as follows: For the
Catholic cemetery "A, for Hope ceme-
terry 33, for Elmwood cemetery 27.
Twenty-Five bodies were brought from
out of town for burial. For the year
previous there were 294 births not in
Guiding Is still births, and there were
1870 deaths, about the same proportion.
| The health of the city was much bet
| ter last year than the year before when
! there were l12 cases of contagious dis
ease reported.
The city schools will reopen for the
winter term of school next Monday.
This was decided at the regular meet
| ing of the school commissioners Mon
| day evening. The vacation was con-
/ tinued two weeks owing to the scare
ity of fuel. There has been no appre-
ciable increase in the supply of coal
during the past two weeks, but the
commissioners have secured "a few tons
of anthracite. One week of the two
lost at this time will be made az from
the Easter vacation and it is probable
that the full school year will be put in.
William p. Dawson, "a we'll known
young man of this city, died Wednes-
day morning after "a brief illness with
quick consumption He had been con-
fHed to his bed less than week. The
I deceased was known to "A large num-
Der OF people i'll the city who will re-
greet to learn of his death lie was
born in Aberdeen, Scotland, 81 years
ago, but the greater part of his life
was spent in Barre. Two years ago he
removed to Hardwick, but soon came
back here. He was employed by M.
Maroon as clerk and later by Francis
Merchant. He was a member of the
Clerks union He leaves father,
William Dawson, a brother, John Daw-
son. sister, Mrs. William Black and
half sister, Lizzie Dawson. Two
brothers died several years ago of con-
sumption.
There vas wave of excitement
about city court Wednesday morning
when large crowd assembled to at
tend the trial of the liquor cases of \.
I H. Buzzell, Tom Suitor, Richard
Wilett aud William Hyland. But the
! crowd was disappointed because all
the cases were continued, this time to
January 10 The cases were contiil-
ued owing to the list of witnesses be-
ing incomplete. The same bondsmen
were recognized. NJ M. Gordon and
r. \. Hoar defend and H. w. Scott
and A.. A. Sargent prosecute.
| The American Express company re-
ceived two new horses and tw wagons
Sunday morning shipped to them by
the company.
Tuesday afternoon the Barre Saw
ings' Bank and Trust company met and
elected board of nine directors, all
of whom are new except three. The
directors are Dr. j. Henry Jackson
George Rowland. Z. w. Bisbee, George
Milne, B. A. Eastman, w. G. Rey
nolds, Homer Fits. B. H. Wells and
f. G. Rowland In the list of officers
! DR.. j. Henry Jackson succeeds j. NJ.
Perry, as presidents George Rowland
I is vice president, f. G. Rowland is
treasurer G. j. Lease, formerly with
the Granite Savings bank, becomes
assistant treasurer, and E. w. Bisbee
is appointed attorney fer the bank.