The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-01-13
THE CENSUS TAKER.
Some Pertinent Remarks For Those
Interested.

A call for more applicants for place
NJ census enunerators has been issue,
by supervisor Of census l.. NJ. Hayel
OF Burlington. He urges all persons
in bis district desiring TO serve TO oh
I IN their application forms at once anc
10 file them with hin before January
~. when be- must stop considering new
app ications III order TO prepare Tor the
''trst" Of the previous applicants on
February 8. After this he will examine
and rate the papers until about Feb.
ruary y. when be will forward his list
OF designations as enumerators, with
their test papers, 10 Census Director
Durand, who will carefully go over and
rrrate the papers Of the successful can,
dIdate before giving his consent to the
issue of commissions TO them by th,
supe visor. BY the middle or latter OF
NJ ,ch all The enumerators will have
been commissioned and IN receipt OF
Diet lied instructions concerning then
work.
10 quiet any qnalms relative 10 the
tcst" Of the qualifications o. appli.
cants, to be made February 5, the sup.
ervisor has obtained some information
from the Census Director concerning
the test Of Twelfth Census enumera.
tors. IL has been officially stated tina,
the 1910 test will be very similar TO
tle one IA the preceding census and
viii consist ~ requiring applicants 10
I'LL sample schedules from printed mar
ratises concerning census facts. As The
rural enam.rntors are 10 carry both the
population aud agricultural schedule,
they will be tested" with samples of
both, but the city enumeratois, who
carry Tue population schedule alone,
will only be required TO prove their
ability by filling s::sample Of ,hat.scb.d
ue.
The test population schedule mar.
ratlye IN 400 Was, ma part. AS follows:
- be vnumeraior OF the forly.tini
enumeration district OF the ninth 40
crslsor's district of the State OF Penn
sylvania, ~ the village OF PORT Royal.
Londonderry Township, Schuylkili
County. begins bis enumeration JUNE
]. 1900. a, No. 20l Burton street.
This house is occupied by singh,
family, consisting Of Patrick O'Leary,
bis wife, Margaret. and bis sou. james
Patrick came 10 this country FROM
Ireland lwhcre be WAS born Of Irisi
pArentsl IN May Of 1870. when be wa
lus, y years old. Three years after hi,
hrisAi be was married % an Irish gifl
who had come over hon bis native yli
lagr Year before. A. soon as possibl,
be brcame naiutalixed. he can READ
aud viii. and speak English, and own,
good house, TREE Of imeumbrance.
which be has bought from bis earning
~ a ieamsler, ia which occupation be-
has bad s.sady work during the pasl
year.
Margaret, bis site. ~ also Of Irish
patrngagr, aud ~as born ia January,
aud !. n.arly -four years younger than
net husband. She has bad three child.
rem. only one OF whom is living She
can read aud speak English, bai has
10 make hsr mark Tor her signature
James vas born IN Harrisburg. Feb
raary. ISIS, lie has good common
school education. works at Any sort Of
d,y labor. aud kecnrcd Dine months
steady work daring The past year. he
Is mol married.
In shr neal house. 3tS3 Barton street.
ihe enuuerator found An Ruglish wo.
msn by the name 81 Mn. 1ans Parkrf.
a apsas. aocai si.,r trhi.,1 hn
with be ssngie dnus Ai-r. Nlrgls a. a d
hvr MA flsd dsAghtrr. A.liie b.. au4,
ise hasi-knd u tbs lntisr. Albert !, BIZ.
son.
Mu. Parker came ~ ihis eoanlfs
} years Ago, hss good ida agion. -
a drcssnaker by trade. Al q has cot.
. AMI employment She was 50 years
oae LAT April, aud "a Of 'SessssA b'na