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The last cold wave of the spring was on the 11th and 12th of April, when the unusual fall of 40° in eighteen hours was noted. The first one of the fall took place just six months later, on the 10th -12th of October. On the 9th of June a remarkable change of 24° in three and a half hours occurred between the regu- lar hours of observation, the exact data of which could not have been obtained but for the invaluable record of the thermograph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
This element is determined, by the aid of standard tables, from comparative readings of the dry and wet bulb thermometers, and is expressed in per cent of saturation, 100 per cent. being total satur- ation.
TABLE V.
1887.
Month.
Normal.
Mean.
Dep. from normal.
Maximum Minimum
Range.
January.
66.4
70.3
+3.9
100
23
77
February.
66.6
65.8
-0.8
100
27
73
March.
63.9
62.0
-1.9
100
18
82
April
62.9
59.1
-3.8
100
14
86
May
69.5
65.2
-4.3
100
4
96
June.
71.8
71.3
-0.5
99
33
66
July.
74.4
79.1
+4.7
99
32
67
August.
76.3
78.3
+2.0
100
43
57
September
77.0
76.0
-1.0
98
40
58
October
74.5
71.8
-2.7
100
27
73
November. .
69.4
67.8
-1.6
100
16
84
December ...
68.8
70.7
+1.9
100
32
68
Means.
70.1
69.8
-0.3
99.7
25.8
73.9
The mean annual relative humidity was 69.8 per cent., or only .3 of one per cent. below the normal. In January, July, August and December the means were above the monthly normals, while in the remaining months there was a slight deficiency of moisture, which was most noticeable in April and May. January gave the
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highest mean for that month since 1880, while October and Novem- ber gave the lowest for the corresponding months in an equal period. The mean for May, 65.2 per cent., was the lowest on record for that month, and the mean for July, 79.1 per cent., was the highest for that month. Less than 40 per cent. was not re- corded at any time in either August or September.
The greatest daily mean was 98 per cent. on the 24th of August during a northeast rain-storm. April 2d and December 11th follow closely with 97.7 per cent. each. Some extraordi- narily dry weather occurred in the spring months. In March and April minima of 18 and 14 per cent., respectively, were recorded, while in May there were two days that were by a large margin the driest days on record at this station. On the 11th the daily mean was only 13 per cent., while at noon the unprecedented- ly low figure of 4 per cent. was observed .* The following day it was as low as 13 per cent. at noon, and the daily average was 21.7 per cent. These were days of normal atmospheric pressure, high, but falling temperature, and brisk to high north and northwest winds. The air was filled with the smoke from numerous brush and forest fires throughout New England and Canada, and the electrical condition of the atmosphere was such as to very seriously interfere with the work of the cotton mills, many of which were compelled to shut down.
The annual means at the different times of observation were as follows :
Mean of 7 a. m. observations 76.8 per cent.
2 p. m. 57.6 66
“ 9 p. m. 75.0 66 66
66 all observations. 69.8
These relative figures, however, do not hold good throughout the year, for in the winter months the noon observation averages only about ten per cent. below those of the morning and night, and from May to September the night observation averages nearly three per cent. higher than that of the morning.
*This was calculated from the old tables : by the new tables, in use since January 1, 1888, it would have been 10 per cent.
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PRECIPITATION.
This is one of the most important climatic elements of the weather, but is extremely difficult of accurate ascertainment when in the form of snow, which frequently comes driven about and drifted unevenly by the high winds of the winter. The following table is expressed in inches.
TABLE VI.
1887.
Month.
Normal precipitation.
Rainfall.
Melted snow.
Total precipi- tation.
Dep. from normal.
Depth of snow.
No. of days rain or snow
Dur. in hours.
January.
5.20
1.92
3.90
5.82
+0.62
32.5
16
169
February
4.78
3.81
2.37
6.18
+1.40
23.5
13
163
March
3.77
3.82
1.42
5.24
+1.47
13.0
11
172
April
3.15
2.53
2.46
4.99
+1.84
20.5
14
111
May
3.37
1.34
1.34
-2.03
5
53
June
2.42
2.34
2.34
-0.08
9
57
July.
3.54
4.35
4.35
+0.81
10
41
August
3.34
7.57
......
1.76
-0.98
5
33
October.
3.53
3.10
...
3.10
-0.43
7
43
November
3.40
3.85
0.05
3.90
+0.50
0.5
9
70
December
3.86
2.68
0.94
3.62
-0.24
8.0
14
139
Sums Means
43.10
39.07 3.26
11.14
50.21 4.18
+7.11 +0.59
98.0
123 10.2
1107
3.59
92.2
...
....
7.57
+4.23
..
10
56
September
2.74
1.76
......
...
The total precipitation for the year 1887 was 50.21 inches, which is 7.11 inches above the average for the past eight years. 39.07 inches of this amount was in the form of rain, and 11.14 inches was in the form of snow. In seven months of the twelve the precipita- tion was above the normal, that of August being nearly four and a quarter inches in excess, while the only serious deficiency was one of two inches in the month of May. The rainfall was very evenly distributed throughout the year, the only period approaching the condition of a drought being the first 25 days of May, when there was no rain at all, but even then there was nothing more than a mere surface drought, as the ground was well saturated with moist- ure from the excessive precipitation of the preceding six months. All of the rain of May fell in the storm of the 25th-29th. Un- usually copious rains fell in July and August, the whole amount for the latter month far exceeding any other month on record. except-
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ing January, 1886. The totals for April and August were the highest for their respective months for eight years.
The amount of snow fall, unmelted, for the year was 98 inches, which is from 25 to 30 inches above the normal. About 90 inches of this amount fell in Jan., Feb., March and April. The last snow fall of the spring occurred on the 26th of April, and the first of the autumn was on the 11th of November. The heaviest snow storm of the year was that of April 2nd, when 16 inches of snow fell, accompanied by a heavy northeast gale.
Thunder storms occurred in less numbers than usual, and of less severity. The first one was in connection with a heavy rain storm on the 18th of February, and the next one was on the 3d of June. There were two in June, nine in July, six in August, one in Sep- tember and two in October, the last one of the year occurring on the 4th of that month. The heaviest ones were those of July 10th and September 7th. The total number of thunder storms for the year was 21.
The whole number of days on which rain or snow fell was 123, and its total duration was 1107 hours, or the equivalent of a little over 46 days.
WIND.
Continuous automatic records of the velocity of the wind were kept during the year, while the direction was recorded at the tri- daily observations only. The following figures of the movement of the wind are expressed in miles.
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MOVEMENT OF THE WIND. TABLE VII.
1887.
Month
Normal monthly movement
Daily movement.
Maximum hourly velocity.
Mean hourly velocity
Mean.
Max.
Min.
January
5103
4621
149
300
56
33
6.2
February
5023
4748
170
327
66
35
7.1
March
5678
5423
175
408
41
33
7.3
April
4588
5066
169
436
78
33
7.0
May
4190
3627
117
239
58
25
4.9
June
3387
2454
82
138
35
20
3.4
July
3012
2258
73
207
34
20
3.0
August.
3123
2272
73
147
36
22
3.1
September.
3124
2141
71
159
11
19
3.0
October
3827
3036
98
194
34
37
4.1
November
4257
3891
130
264
15
28
5.4
December.
4867
4621
149
376
38
42
6.2
Sums
50179 4182
44158
3680
121
266
42
29
5.1
Means
Monthly movement
The total movement of the wind was 44,158 miles, or about 6000 miles less than the normal. The greatest deficiencies occurred during the months of the summer and fall, while the only instance of an excess was in April. The greatest montlily movement was 5423 miles in March, always the windiest month of the year, but the greatest daily movement was that of April 2d, when 436 miles were recorded during the heavy northeast snow storm of that date. The maximum velocity of the year was forty-two miles an hour on the morning of December 18th, and was from the northeast. There was a remarkable instance of calm weather in the latter part of September. During the period of three days from the 27th to the 29th, both inclusive, but sixty miles of wind was recorded by the anemometer, an average of less than one mile an hour, while dur- ing the night of the 28th and 29th an absolute calm prevailed for nearly twelve hours. The average daily movement of the wind for the year was 121 miles, and the mean hourly velocity 5.1 miles. Gales of thirty miles an hour or more were as follows :
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
HIGH WINDS. TABLE VIII.
Date.
Direction ..
Maximum velocity.
Date.
Direction.
Maximum · velocity.
January 25
NW
33
March 29.
NW
33
February 9.
12
NW
34
April 3.
NW
33
24
NW
35
October 24
W
37
66
25
NW
34
December 16 ..
NW
35
27
W
30
18 ...
NE
42
March 22
NE
30
66
28 ...
SE
36
March 23
NW
34
The wind directions, as observed at the tri-daily observations, were as follows :
DIRECTION OF THE WIND. TABLE IX.
Date.
Mean Direction.
Prevailing wind.
N NE
E
SE
S SW
W
NW Calm.
January.
W 28° 37' N
N
26
6
2
0
6
20
14
18
1
February
W 29
12
N
NW
15
7
0
7
12
13
23
0
March
W 46
28 N
NW
24
6
3
2
8
14
27
2
April
W 36
23 N
NW
11
11
3
9
13
14
21
1
May
E 63
26
'S
SE
7
13
6
20
17
13
7
8
2
June
E 68
12
S
S
4
12
13
8
17
13
7
7
9
July
W 59
45
S
SSW
5
6
6
9
23
23
11
8
2
August
W 26
34
N
NNW
15
9
6
10
12
11
11
15
4
September ..
W
10
N
SW
11
6
5
2
5
24
8
18
11
October
W 1
26
N
W
10
2
8
7
4
17
23
17
5
November ..
W 12
6
N
NW
11
5
5
3
7
18
16
21
4
December ...
W 46
44 N
NW
20
8
2
4
10
4
18
24
3
Sums.
159
91
59
81
128 170 156 207
44
Means ..
W 14 29 N
NW
. .
Northwest was the prevailing wind of the year, and the mean monthly direction was between north and west in nine months out of the twelve. July was the only month in which the mean direc- tion was between south and west, while in May and June it was be- tween south and east. Northwest winds, as observed, exceeded all others in number during the year, followed in order by southwest, north, west, south, northeast, southeast and east, the last named
..
NW
30
March 30
NW
30
77
6
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
being, as is oftentimes the case, the least frequent of all. The mean direction for the year was W. 14º 29' N., which is a little farther to the north than of late years at this station.
GENERAL STATE OF THE WEATHER.
Under this head is recorded the number of observations in each month, and in the whole year, at which each of the following con- ditions prevailed. Also in Table XI. the number of clear, fair and cloudy days, and the number of days (whether cloudy or fair, or possibly clear) during which 0.01 inch or more of rain or snow fell.
TABLE X.
Month.
Clear.
Fair.
Clo'dy
Liglit Rain.
Heavy Rain. Snow.
Light Heavy Snow.
Foggy Sleet.
Hazy
January
29
14
28
4
1
11
5
0
1
0
February.
33
10
18
3
2
10
4
2
2
0
March
29
13
34
5
0
9
3
0
0
0
April
36
14
24
6
1
1
4
0
0
4
May
28
18
19
7
1
0
0
3
0
17
June
37
24
18
7
0
0
0
4
0
0
July
32
22
31
5
1
0
0
2
0
0
August
43
20
18
9
0
0
0
2
0
1
September
45
10
24
2
0
0
0
2
0
7
October.
31
23
32
5
1
0
0
1
0
0
November
35
18
22
7
1
1
0
4
0
2
December
37
7
27
8
0
9
3
2
0
0
Sums
415
193
295
68
8
41
19
22
3
31
Combining the number of cloudy observations with those at which rain, snow, sleet or fog were prevailing, and the hazy with the fair, it will be seen that the sky was wholly overcast at 156 ob- servations, or 42 per cent., partly overcast at 224 observations, or 20 per cent., and wholly clear at 415 observations, or 38 per cent. The greatest amount of clear weather occurred in August and Sep- tember, and the greatest amount of cloudy and stormy weather in January, March and December.
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TABLE XI.
Month.
Number of Clear Days.
Number of Fair Days.
Number of Cloudy Days.
No. of days rain or snow fell.
January
6
11
14
16
February
6
12
10
13
March
8
9
14
11
April
9
12
9
14
May.
12
12
7
5
June
12
10
8
9
July
5
16
10
10
August
12
13
6
10
September
13
13
4
5
October.
7
14
10
7
November
11
9
10
9
December
8
11
12
14
Means
109
142
114
123
Sums
9.1
11.8
9.5
10.2
In conclusion the observer would reiterate his recommendations of last year, that self-recording instruments be purchased to render it possible for more valuable and efficient work to be done. The value of the thermograph (mention of which has already been made) has been abundantly demonstrated. It is hoped that a bar- ograph may soon be obtained to enable the keeping of a continuous record of the changes of atmospheric pressure.
A sunshine recorder, to keep a continuous record of the duration of sunshine, would be of great value in recording one of the most important climatic elements, and could be had at a very small cost.
SUMMARY OF MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA.
Following are the dates of the occurrence of the various miscel- laneous phenomena observed.
JANUARY .- Frost, 7, 18; fog, 30; solar halo, 8; lunar halos, 7,8. 11.
FEBRUARY .- Frost, 10, 16, 17, 23; fog, 8, 11, 19; thunder storm, 18; aurora, 12, 19, 21 ; lunar halo, 1; meteor, 19.
MARCH .- Frost, 8, 14, 21; fog, 28; aurora, 1, 30 ; solar halos, 5, 9, 24.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
APRIL .- Frost, 7, 9, 15, 18, 25 ; fog, 29; aurora, 11, 14, 17; solar halos, 8, 9, 27.
MAY .- Fog, 8, 10, 18, 25, 26 ; distant lightning, 25, 26 ; aurora, 14, 23 ; solar halos, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11 ; lunar halo, 4 ; hazy or smoky atmosphere, 2, 3, 12, 15-17, 19-22.
JUNE .- Frost, 11 ; fog. 1, 2, 3, 20, 21, 22: thunder storms, 3, 22 ; solar halos, 6, 7, 28.
JULY .- Fog, 27, 28, 30 ; thunder storms, 10, 16, 23, 24, 29; thunder without rain. 2, 3; distant lightning, 28, 30; aurora, 15 ; lunar halo, 31.
AUGUST .- Fog. 3, 11, 23, 24, 31 ; thunder storms, 6, 11, 18, 20, 24; thunder without rain, 29; distant lightning, 19, 20, 31; hazy or smoky atmosphere, 19, 21 ; aurora, 16, 26, 27 ; solar halos, 21, 25 ; lunar halo, 1.
SEPTEMBER .- Frost, 24, 26, 27; fog, 13, 14, 29 ; thunder storm, 7 ; hazy or smoky atmosphere, 15, 19, 21-23, 26-28, 30 ; aurora, 25 ; solar halos, 7, 21 ; lunar halo, 28 ; meteor, 18.
OCTOBER .- Frost, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 29, 31 ; fog, 1, 4, 29, 30 ; thunder storms, 4 ; solar halos, 3, 16, 17, 23, 27 ; lunar halos, 23, 24, 25, 27 ; meteor, 14.
NOVEMBER .- Frost, 10, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 ; fog, 4, 19, 25, 26 ; hazy or smoky atmosphere, 7, 8, 20.
DECEMBER .- Frost, 1, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15; fog, 11, 15 ; solar halos, 17, 31 ; lunar halo, 31.
FRANCIS V. PIKE.
Newburyport, February, 1888.
REPORTS
OF THE
INSPECTOR OF MILK -
OLEOMARGARINE,
KEROSENE AND VINEGAR,
SURVEYOR OF CHARCOAL,
AND
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1887.
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REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR.
MILK INSPECTION.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of Newburyport ;
GENTLEMEN :- The number of licenses issued to persons for the sale of milk in the city the past year was fifty (50), being two less than the year previous.
The number of cans of the same distributed daily was 480, which, at ten gallons per can, would be 4,800 gallons, which is the usual quantity per can used in our market.
Twenty-eight samples of milk have been tested by the lactometer which gave very satisfactory results, giving an average of 19º, which is the same as the year 1886.
The number of persons registered as retailers of milk from stores is only two.
Fees collected for the above licenses $25.00; register, $1.00 ; total, $26.00.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN HUSE, Inspector. Newburyport, February, 1888.
OLEOMARGARINE OR IMITATION BUTTER.
There are only two persons now dealing under a United States license, known to the inspector, in oleomargarine, or imitation but- ter. The whole number of persons who have applied for city license since the law of 1886 was passed is seven, five of which have given up dealing in the same, the expense of United States and city licenses being mor than the prifit on sales.
JOHN HUSE Inspector.
Newburyport, February, 1888.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF CHARCOAL.
INSPECTION OF CHARCOAL.
Twenty-six loads of charcoal have been surveyed. which con- tained 2,5833 bushels. Fees for same, $2.31. One coal basket has been confiscated and retained. One coal basket (new) sealed in place of the above, 10 cents. Total, $2.41.
JOHN HUSE, Surveyor.
Newburyport. February, 1888.
INSPECTION OF KEROSENE AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM.
The distillation of petroleum for the production of naptha, ben- zine and kerosene. being mostly in the hands of a few large corpor- ations, there is a greater uniformity in its character and it is gen- erally found to be far above the explosive point required by the law for safety, which makes a reinspection unnecessary. There has . been no application for the services of the inspector.
JOHN HUSE, Inspector.
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To the Honorable Mayor und City Council of Newburyport :
GENELEMEN :- The sealer of weights and measures respectfully submits the following statement of weights, measures and scales. that have been tested and sealed the past year, which are used by parties in the vicinity as per schedule annexed.
After notice by advertising in the Newburyport papers published
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
in the city, as required by the law of Massachusetts, to all persons using scales, weights and balances, to bring in the same to the office of the sealer annually to be tested and sealed, there being but few brought to the office, the sealer, as is required by chapter 65. sec- tion 13, of the general statutes of the commonwealth, canvassed the city by visiting all parties using scales, weights and balances. so far as known and tested and sealed the same.
JOHN HUSE, Sealer.
Newburyport, February, 1888.
SCHEDULE OF SCALES, WEIGHTS, BAL- ANCES AND MEASURES.
TESTED AND SEALED FROM FEBRUARY, 1887, TO FEB. 1888.
ame.
Correct.
Incorrect. Condemned. Total.
Dormal scales.
8
3
...
...
Public and coal.
10
1
13
Platform
76
6
...
82
Counter
101
6
...
107
Balances
6
2
...
8
Beam.
11
1
.. .
18
Tip.
11
4
1
16
Steelyards
2
4
...
6
Spring.
25
6
...
31
Weights, light
81 heavy, 8
...
91
Measures, wet.
60
drv, 5
...
65
442
One public scale not visited-located on Inn street.
The above scales, weights and measures were assessed
$120 82
Expense paid by sealer for cartage and repairing
31 91
Net receipts by sealer ..
88 91
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN HUSE. Sealer.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF VINEGAR.
VINEGAR INSPECTION.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- There has been thirty-four (34) applications for inspection of vinegar the past year, mostly from persons who man- factured in Newburyport and vicinity, which upon test by Mohr's Burettte gave an average of 4 6-10 per cent of acetic acid, being 1-10 per cent over the requirements of the law for pure cider vine- gar, the law requiring not less than 4} per cent with a residue of 2 per cent solids in pure cider vinegar. Twenty-four samples of the above contained the required amount of acid ; ten samples were be- low, and notice given to the manufacturers of all illegal samples.
It is the opinion of the inspector that a small outlay for a gener- ator with a proper vinegar room, kept at a certain degree of heat, would enable our manufacturers to supply this and other markets with a better article than the present old method which requires not less than two years to change a pure cider to a legal vinegar, which could be accomplished in from two to four weeks by the use of a generator and other fixtures as mentioned above, and used in many places.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN HUSE, Inspector.
REPORTS
OF THE
CITY CLERK
AND
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
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REPORT OF CITY CLERK.
REPORT OF CITY CLERK.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, March, 1888.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Newburyport :
GENTLEMEN :- The following statistics relating to births, mar- riages and deaths in the city of Newburyport for the year ending December 31, 1887, have been compiled according to custom and are herewith presented for the information of any who are inter- ested in such matters.
BIRTHS.
The number of children born alive during the year 1887, and re- corded in this office, is 337, ten more than the preceding year, ex- ceeding the number of deaths for the same period by only seven ; a very small gain, yet it is a gain and not a loss.
The number of births returned by physicians 247; two returns were made by heads of families, which is an improvement on the previous year when only one was so returned.
Of the births 175 were males and 162 females ; There were four pairs of twins, three of which were both females, one pair a male and female ; three were returned as illegitimate.
Births occurred by months and quarters as follows :
1st Quarter.
2d Quarter.
4th Quarter.
January. 26
April .28
3d Quarter. July. .... .24 October ...... 19
February 27
May .29
August .... 31 November ... 26
March 19
June 32
September .. 40 December ... 36
72
89
95 81
The month of September being high line, and the 20th of said month the busiest day in the month, six births occurring on this date. On three other days there were five each day, viz : Septem- tember 15, September 17, and October 7.
The nativities of parents of children born as follows :
Mothers.
Born in the United States.
Fathers. 209
194
do
Canada and Provinces.
29
47
do
Ireland.
72
74
do
Other foreign countries
23
22
do
Unknown
4
...
337
337
35
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REPORT OF CITY CLERK.
Of 68 children born, both parents returned as natives of this city ; of 135 the fathers are natives of Newburyport, and of 105 the mothers were natives of Newburyport.
MARRIAGES.
The number of intentions filed and certificates issued for the year 1887 was 123, six more than the preceding year : of this number all have been returned for record but two, the marriages having been solemnized here or elsewhere ; can find no evidence that the two missing ones have ever been solemnized.
The number of marriages recorded on the books of the city for the year is 131, seven more than the preceding year; of these 109 were solemnized in this city. 22 elsewhere, and returned here for record, one or more of the contracting parties claiming a residence in this city.
Marriages in each month and quarter as follows :
1st Quarter. 2d Quarter.
3d Quarter.
4th Quarter.
January 16 April. 5
July 6 October. 13
February. 17 May. 5
August 9
November. .22
March 4 June 14
September. 10
December 10
37
24 25 45
Total-131.
Marriages were solemnized by the following named clergymen and officials :
Congregational-Francis W. Sanborn.
1
Charles P. Mills
6
Palmer S. Hulbert. 6
Henry Elliot Mott
6
Daniel T. Fiske
7
Samuel J. Spalding 4
7
Methodist-R. K. Manaton. Frank K. Stratton. 4 22
11
Roman Catholic-Arthur J. Teeling Mruty E. Toomey.
4
Christian-Daniel P. Pike.
11
Unitarian-Daniel W. Morehouse
4
2
Justice of the Peace-Joseph G. Gerrish.
1
John C. Donovan ..
1
Non-resident clergymen. 22
131
Episcopal-J. H. Van Buren ..
12
Baptist-Eugene E. Thomas.
Presbyterian-Charles C. Wallace
271
REPORT OF CITY CLERK.
Average age of grooms, 28.44 years ; average age of brides, 25.5 years. The united ages of the oldest couple 111 years, The second marriage of the groom and the first of the bride.
The united ages of the younger couples, 36 years. there being three pairs ; of two of them the grooms and brides were 18 years each, the third pair the groom 17 years and the bride 19 years old.
Fourteen of the grooms were under the age of 21 years; the brides this year were evidently not in so much of a hurry, every one of them reported to be 18 years old and upwards.
The first marriage of 108 grooms and 115 brides, the second of 21 grooms and 16 brides, and the third and fourth marriage of one groom-none of the brides taking anything beyond the second risk.
Twenty-nine grooms are younger than their brides and seventeen couples their ages are recorded the same.
DEATHS.
Deaths occurring in the city of Newburyport for the year 1887 were 325, not including five still births ; ninety more than for the preceding year. The number recorded on the books of the city for the year 381, fifty-one being brought to this city from other places for interrment.
Interments in this city, however, only exceeded the deaths by two, as the number conveyed away for interment was within that number of bodies brought here from other places.
Deaths by months and quarters :
1st Quarter.
2d Quarter.
3d Quarter. July. 37
4th Quarter. October .. .26
January. 28
April 27
February. 19
May 26
August .. September .25
27
November. .33
March 27
June 22
75
89 92
Total-330.
December .. .33
74
The largest number of deaths occurred in the month of July- 37, while the previous year the month of July showed about the smallest mortality-15. Possibly the great increase may be traced in part at least to the great meteorological changes, sixteen of the number being 70 years old and upward, seven cholera infantum.
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