Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
STATE HOUSE.
How Records Of Vital
Statistics Are Kept.
Gov. Cobb will Announce List
Of Nominations Friday.
additional Dates Of Agricultural Fairs 10
Be Held in Maine.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. 81, at 10 A. M.

Friday, Sept. 81, at 10 A. N.
One of the most complete and at the
same time one of the simplest systems
Of card indcxing to he found at the
| capitol is that in the office of DR. A
| g. Young, registrar of vital statistics.
in which are kept the records of the
births, marriages and deaths which oc-
| cur annually in the State The card
| index is as rule used as a really ref
erence to matter that is kept elsewhere
but tie one in question is not ONLY the
reference but the matter itself, as each
| card contained in the - drawers of the
cabinet bears all of the information re-
quired regarding the birth. marriage
or death OF the one whose name ap-
| pears at the top of the card. Each
drawer is alphabetically arranged, and
each letter of the alphabet is allotted
a number ot drawers according to the
frequency with which the letter is used.
some letters requiring as many as
| eight drawers, while such letters as o.
X and u and a few others require but
| d single drawer.
| There is a great deal of work in cor
| neCtion with the registration Of these
| statistics after they reach the office Of
|
| them and getting them ready for tab
ulation, as the records are often sent
| 20 the Office incomplete regarding some
| points of information, which has to be
| secured before the record can be filed
in the proper place. All statistics are
| recorded on blanks arranged for the
+! purpose, ard each blank contains
number of questions which must be an
| SWered. Take for instance the record
| of a death. Under the heading which
| designates the record is Il blank for the
| number of the same. Then comes an
other bla nix for the name of the tcceaE-
ed. and other blanks follow in order 10
! be filed in. giving the place of death,
! street and street number, ward num-
her. the date of death. giving the year.
| month and day, the age in years,
| months and days, place Of birth, .Se1.
color, a blank showing if the deceased
were married, single. widowed or d-
| Vorced. occupation. name of father,
| maiden name of mother, birthplace of
! father. birthplace of mother. occupa-
| tim of father. cause of death; if death
| was in a hospital or other institution
! there is q blank for the name of the
| institution, another for the length If
! time deceased was an inmate. also for
| The previous residence. the. name and
address of the physician or other per
son reporting the death. also the name
and address Of tic undertaken. and be
| low is the certificate of the city or town
clerk of the place in which the death
occurred certifying that the record j.
correct to the best of his knowledge
and belief.
Such of these questions as are not
| hn,
Office of the registrar have TO be before
the record can be filed, so it can be
readily seen that there is plenty Of
work to do in thar way.
| The blanks on which the records are
| made are of uniform size, and fit the
dra vers in which they are placed when
| ready fer filing The cabinet in which
| they are kept is made of oak and made
| i'm sections so THAI it can be increased
| in size as the occa sion demands. The
| records at present contained therein
are complete from 1892 to the present
| time.
II is expected that Governor Cobb will
| come to the city Friday for the pur-
| rose OF announcing the list of nominal
| tions which will come up for confirma-
ton at the next meeting of the Execu-
tive Council. the date of which is Fri
dav. Sent. II The Governor will prob
ably come to the Hallowell House
Thursday evening and be at the Capitoi
the following morning.
| IN addition to the agricultural faifS
which have already been announced by
the department of agriculture the fol-
lowing dates are now given out: WASH
ington County fair. Pembroke, Sept. ii.
y and l3: West Washington fair. at
Cherrvfield. Sept. Is. ~ and 20; Rng-
ham fair. at Bingham. Oct. ;. Brld6toh
Farmers club fair, at Bridgton, Sept.
%, &c and q.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners
will hold hearing Saturday on the
petition of the Augusta. Oakland ana
WaterviIle Street Railway, wnich asks
for the approval of the location or the
route of the proposed road III Is uh-
dersto God that the promoters OF the ROAD
wish to complete arrangements LOT
building as soon as possible, ana Wli'e
IL NAV he too late to commence Work
this fall it is thought that start may
be made early next spring. the near
ing was to have been held wednesday
but the date was changed.
The copy for the September bulletin
Of the department of agriculture VII.
probably go to the printer TO-DAY anu
the work NAV be ready for distrioution
by the latter part of the month. a
large amount Of material has been re-
ceived. and the number will no oouo'
be an unusually interesting one.
| x,-.r,, IN tho now elevator is pro-
crossing we'll and it is now expected
IT. the orr will he in readiness to start
lin about four weeks. The case mas oeeh
placed in the shaft, and was round 70
be practically true. being out OF piunio
only a quarter of an inch.
II Miss CIaridel Bradstreet, WHO iidu
been enjoying a vacation, mas resu.,.e"
her duties as stenographer IN inc onn,e
of Col W. Il. Shelton, pank eAa