The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-02
STATES COUNT
BEING TAKEN
Census Enumerators Start
ed Work All Over Ver-
mont To-day
ABOUT 1926 PEOPLE
ENGAGED IN TASK
1t Is Vitally Important
That Every Eligible Per-
son Be Listed

The first returns from the Unitet
States census now being taken in Yer
mont are expected to reach the offices
of the supervisors in Fair Haven anC
Barre by tomorrow, as the instruc
tions to the enumerators are to for
ward daily reports until their work i,
completed. The supervisors for Yer,
mont, j. c. Durick of Fair Haven fol-
the first census district and G. Herbert
Pape of Barre for the second district
will scrutinize the first returns closely
in order to determine whether the emu
merators are following their instruc.
tions closely and securing the informa-
tion which the government seeks.
The eWimerators for Vermont, mum.
bering approximately 325, started out
this morning on the once-in tenyea
work OF counting the population of the
state and getting other information
which the government will use. In the
cities and villages the enumeration il
expected to be completed in two weeks,
while in the farming sections enumer-
ators are allowed month because of
the greater distance to travel and the
more detailed information concerning
agricultural conditions. Here in Barre
the enumerators are Clyde j. Lawliss,
Nellie NJ. Marley, Frank j. Lawliss,
Aurora Casellini, Eda Peduzzi and
Howard X. Wheeler, their districts be-
ing bounded by the six wards of the
city.
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.pervisors Durick and Pape, the Yer
mont enumerators viii call at every
dwelling place in their community or
section TO secure information necessary
TO fill out the questions contained on
the printed census schedules.
New Enumerators Announced To-day
Supervisor Pape stated to-day that
every district in his area had been sup
piled with enumerators with the single
exception of Ferdinand and Maidstone,
two small communities in Essex eoun-
ty which go under a single enumerator.
because Of their small population.
The appointments announced to-day
are.
Berlin, Justin Barber
Avery's Gore, Lewis Township, War
ren's Gore and Warmers Gore, Henry
f. Marsh.
Brighton, John ID. Mckenzie
Stratton and Wardsboro, Martin H.
Gleason.
Plymouth. George NJ. Moore.
Fairlee. Chauncey II. Currier.
West Fairlee, Bertram NJ. Ball.
l.. ~. l. r.
ing on the part of the public that the |
are prying into peoples |
Affairs. the following list of questions. !
which are asked of every person in the /
United States, is given:
Sex.
Color or race.
Age>at last birthday
Whether single, married, widowed or
divorced.
Birthplace OF person enumerated and
,irthplaces OF father and mother, Civ
ny names of both country and prov
nee if foreign born.
Occupation, specifying trade or pro-
ession, also industry in which en-
,loyed.
Whether attending school.
Whether able to read.
Whether able to write.
Whether able to speak English.
Whether home is owned or rented.
nd if owned whether home is free of
or is mortgagcd.
Persons of foreign birth viii he
sked questions concerning these addi
ioDal points; II
Year of immigration to the United
tates.
Whether naturalized, and if so year
naturalization.
Mother tongue or native language. !