The Glenwood post., 1910-01-15

sylvania. in the village of Port Royal,
Londonderry Township, schuylkili
county, begins his enumeration June |,
1900, at No. POI Burton street.
This house is occupied by a single
family, consisting of Patrick o 'Leary,
his wife, Margaret, and his son, James,
Patrick came to this country from
| Ireland twhere he was born of Irish
| parents) in May of 1870. when he was
| just % years old. Three years after
his arrival he was married to an irish
girl who had come over from his native
Village a year before. AS soon as pos
sible he became naturalized. He can
| read and write and speak English, and
owns a good house, free of incum-
brance, which he has bought from his
earnings as a teamster, in which occu-
patton he has had steady work during
the past year.
Margaret, his wife, is also of Irish
parentage, and was born in January,
and is nearly four years younger than
her husband. She has had two children
only one of whom is living. She can
read and speak English, but has to
make her mark for her signature
James was born in Harrisburg, Feb
ruary, 1875. He has a good common
school education, works at any sort of
day labor. and secured nine months
steady work during the past year. H.
is not married.
''In the next house, 2O3 Burton
street, the enumerator found an Eng
lish woman by the name of Mrs. Jana
Parker, widow, occupying a rented
house with her single daughter, Virgin
ia, and her married daughter, Nellie F.
and the husband of the latter, Albert
Johnson.
Mrs. Parker came to this country
"a years ago, has a good education, is
dressmaker by trade, and has con
stant employment She was so years
old last April, and is of Scottish birth
on her mothers side. She has hal
four children. three of whom are living
and one of whom has died.
Virginia is of English parentage,
has been through the local schools AMI
has been a saleswoman for eight
months of the past year; she was born
in Philadelphia in March, 1877.
"Nellie E. was % years old last Jan
uary. and has but recently married.
She was born in Baltimore, reads,
writes and speaks English.
"Albert Johnson, the husband of
Nellie, was born in New York City, Of
Welsh parents, November, 1855. He is
in the grocery business and keeps his
own books and accounts"
1t seems comparatively simple, &C
cording to the supervisor, to draw out
of the above statement the required
details for the population schedule and
to enter them under the proper column
divisions relating to location. name, re-
lationship, personal description, nativ
ity, citizenship, occupation, education,
etc.
About all such ''test' can do is to
evidence of legibility of an applicant 3
handwriting and his ability to deter
mine where to write in the sample
schedule the facts clearly stated in the
narrative.
The agricultural schedule narrative
for 1909 was very similar, except that
the facts stated relate 10 farms and
farming operations.
Before the "test' February 5, the
supervisor will send each applicant
list of instructions concerning filing in
the "test" schedules, which will still
further simplify the subject and insure
the passing of the test by those who
possess only an ordinary common school
education and practical common sense.