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TENNESSEE-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St., Au- gustine H. Read, 20 Devonshire St.
TEXAS-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St., E. E. Young, 228 Washington St.
VERMONT-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St., Augustine H. Read, 20 Devonshire St., S. A. B. Abbott, 5 Pemberton Sq., Chas. H. Brigham, 23 Court St., J. H. Shedd, 5 Waverley building, C. H. Welch, 53 Devonshire St.
VIRGINIA-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
WASHINGTON-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St., Augustine H. Read, 20 Devonshire St.
WEST VIRGINIA-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
WISCONSIN-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St., Augustine H. Read, 20 Devonshire St.
WYOMING-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
TERRITORIES.
ALASKA-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
ARIZONA-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
NEW MEXICO-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
OKLAHOMA-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
UTAH-Chas. Hall Adams, 23 Court St., Jos. B. & E. F. Braman, 16 Court St., Samuel Jennison, 186 Washington St., Edward J. Jones, 61 Court St.
COMMISSIONERS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts and residing in other States.
CALIFORNIA-Edward G. Stetson, Geo. F. Knox, Jas. L. King, John F. Lyons, John J. Deane, John McDonald . (Pasadina), Chas. D. Wheat, Thos. H. Tennant, all of San Francisco.
CONNECTICUT-Henry E. Taintor, Hartford; John C. Hollister, New Haven: Wm. A. Wright, New Haven; Wm. J. McConville, Hartford; L. W. Cleaveland, New Haven: Wm. F. Waterbury, Stamford.
COLORADO-H. Le B. Wells, Colorado Springs.
GEORGIA-A. L. Alexander, Wm. B. Adams, both of Savannah.
ILLINOIS-Simon W. King, R. L. Carroll, Philip A. Hogue, Mark A. Foote, Silas S. Willard, all in Chicago.
MAINE-Geo. F. McQuillan, Parkland.
MARYLAND-Geo. McCaffray, G. Erett Reardon, both of Baltimore.
MINNESOTA-Robert R. Odell, Minneapolis.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE-Jas. F. Brennen, Petersboro.
NEW JERSEY-Jas. M. Cassaday, Camden.
NEW YORK-Edwin H. Carey, Spencer C. Doty, Geo. B. Morris, Chas. F. Lunt, Jos B. Braman, Thos. B. Clifford, Edwin F. Corey, Edward F. Wellington, Wm. Johnson, William H. Clarkson, Bradford W. Hitchcock, Harry S. Williams, Wm. F. Lelt, Vincent Rosemon, Thos. Kilvert, Geo. H. Carey. Eliazer Jackson. Fred'k A. Burnham, John A. Hillery, J. Lynch Pendergast, Thos. W. Folsom, Chas. Taylor, Rufus K. McHarg, Samuel B. Goodale, Jos. C. Bradman, Chas. E. Mills, Alfred Mackay, William H. Humphrey (Brooklyn), John T. Harbine, Jr., Julius Knause, all of New York City.
OREGON-Eugene D. White, Portland.
PENNSYLVANIA-Wm. Jenks Felt, Chas. W. Sparhawk, Kinley J. Sener, Geo. W. Hunt, Samuel L. Taylor, Thos. J. Hunt, Edward H. Cloud,. Wm. Wagner, Jr., all of Philadelphia.
RHODE ISLAND-J. F. Browning, Pawtucket; C. J. Moore, Newport; Gilman E. Jopp, C. H. Page, A. Choquet, Providence; Chas. F. Wood, Valley Falls. SOUTH CAROLINA-Wm. Mosley Fitch, Charlestown.
WASHINGTON-Samuel S. Carlisle, Livingston B. Stedman, both of Seattle.
LIBRARIES HAVING MORE THAN 25,000 VOLUMES.
Library. .
No. Volumes.
Librarian.
Amherst College,
56,000
Wm. I. Fletcher.
Andover Theo. Seminary,
48,763
Boston Athenaeum,
173,831
Boston Library Society,
29,451
Boston University,
33,000
Boston Congregational Library,
30,181
L. F. Stubbs. John Miller. Wm. H. Cobb. Samuel A. Green.
Boston Mass. Hist. Society,
36,000
Boston Public Library,
556,000
Boston Social Law Library,
25,000
Boston State Library,
80,000
Brookline,
37,477
Cambridge,
292,000
Cambridge Law School,
28,157
Cambridge Public Library,
34,000
Fall River,
39,000
Lawrence,
34,000
Lowell,
44,000
Lynn,
45,000
New Bedford,
60,000
Newburyport,
28,077
John D. Parsons.
Newton,
34.730
Peabody,
30,075
Salem, Essex Institute,
60,000
Springfield,
79,218
Tufts College,
28,000
Wellesley College,
30,321
Williams College,
31,000
Woburn,
29,500
Worcester, Am. Antiquarian Soc.,
95,000
Worcester Public Library,
85,674
Chas. H. Burr. W. R. Cutter. E. M. Barlow. Samuel S. Green.
TOWNS HAVING NO FREE LIBRARY.
Acushnet,
Dracut,
New Marlboro, South Hadley,
Brewster,
Dudley,
Lakeville, Longmeadow, Marshfield,
Norwell,
Swansea,
Carver,
E. Longmeadow,
Russell,
Tisbury,
Cheshire,
Gay Head,
Montgomery,
Salisbury,
Wales,
Clarksburg,
Hadley,
Seekonk, Washington,
Dartmouth,
Hanson,
Nantucket, Newbury,
Somerset, Williamsburg.
Dennis,
NOTE .- Several of these towns have private library associations, but no libraries for the free use of the public.
Francis W. Vaughn. C. B. Tillinghast. Amelia Woods. Justin Winsor.
Wm. L. R. Gifford. Wm. R. Ballard. Frederick H. Hedge. Frank A. Chase. John C. Houghton. F. M. Dunn.
Elizabeth P. Thurston. J. Warren Upton. Chas. S. Osgood. Rev. Wm. Rice. H. L. Mellen.
W. L. Ropes. C. A. Cutter.
THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Office, Smith building, Court square, Boston. Established June 10, 1893.
Commissioners: Chairman, Geo. A. Perkins, Cambridge; Nathaniel S. Shaler, Cambridge; Clerk, Wm. E. McClintock, Chelsea ; in charge of office work, A. B. Fletcher; Engineering Work, both office and field, Charles Mills.
Selectmen of towns, mayor and aldermen of cities and county commissioners may petition the Commission for the making over of a road as a state highway. The Legislature of 1894 appropriated $300,000 for constructing such highways. During the year 108 petitions were received. Of the appropriation, $9,000 was set aside for office expenses, salaries, surveys, and general executive work; the balance was distributed by counties as follows:
Barnstable,
$15,000.
Hampshire,
$24,000.
Bristol,
20,000.
Middlesex,
25.000.
Berkshire,
24,000.
Nantucket,
20,000.
Dukes,
10,000.
Norfolk,
20.000.
Essex,
25,000.
Plymouth,
20,000.
Franklin,
24.000.
Suffolk,
20,000.
Hampden,
24,000.
Worcester,
30,000.
Total $291,000.
Following is a list of roads, constructed or contracted for:
DUKES COUNTY.
EDGARTOWN TO COTTAGE CITY; Commission is working one route, nearest Cottage City, width of hardened way, fifteen feet. The road is conspicuous from the fact that to save the broken stone sinking immediately into the sand, cot- ton cloth of a cheap grade has been successfully used to separate. The grade is 4%.
TISBURY; connects towns of Tisbury, West Tisbury, Chilmark, and Gay Head with Vineyard Haven road; originally almost impassable on account of sand. Grading nearly all done, 4000 feet covered with broken stone. Maximum grade 4.4%.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
YARMOUTH ROAD; main highway extending from Boston to Provincetown, longest and in some respects the most important wagon road in Cape Cod. Sand makes the road a permanently bad one. One mile has been laid out but work has not yet been begun. Grade not established.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
NANTUCKET TO SIASCONSET; owing to sand a very bad way. Two miles have been laid out and are being worked. About 7000 feet have been graded, covered with screened gravel and rolled, etc. Maximum grade 3%.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
MATTAPOISETT ROAD; old road from New Bedford to Cape Cod. One mile contracted for, one-quarter route has been graded. Maximum grade 4%.
MARION ROAD; continuance of above road. One mile laid out and contracted for. One-half mile graded, 300 feet covered with broken stone. Grade 2.8%.
PLYMOUTH ROAD; part of road from Boston to Provincetown; one mile laid out and contracted for, road graded and covered with crushed field stones. Grade 4.5%.
DUXBURY; part of preceding road. One-half mile laid out, grading half done. Grade 3.5%.
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MARSHFIELD; part of foregoing road. One-half mile contracted for, grading done and half the roadbed covered with broken stone. Grade 4.6%.
WHITMAN; part of highway from Whitman to Brockton. One mile contracted for, no work done as yet. Grade 2.5%.
MIDDLEBORO; road from Middleboro to base of the "Cape." One mile laid out, no other work done.
HINGHAM; road from Boston southward. One and one-half miles laid out, width twenty feet, one mile graded. Grade 5%.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
FAIRHAVEN; road from New Bedford to Cape Cod at the Narrows, part of the Mattapoisett and Marion roads. One mile contracted for, crushed field stone to be used, 500 feet graded. Grade 4%.
WESTPORT; Fall River to New Bedford, road in bad condition. Two miles contracted for, ledge rock to be used, no work done.
NORTH ATTLEBORO; Boston to Providence. One mile laid out, broken field stone, 1958 feet graded. Grade 1.4%.
ESSEX COUNTY.
GLOUCESTER; north shore of Massachusetts bay. One mile of road to commence at Manchester line, local field and ledge rock, no work done. Grade 5%.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
ASHBY; from Fitchburg to New Hampshire, One mile constructed, field stone, cost of grading considerable. Grade 4.8%.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
WALPOLE; road from Dedham to Rhode Island line in bad condition. Three- fourths of a mile graded, local conglomerate stone. Grade 3.35%.
WRENTHAM; continuation of the foregoing highway. One mile laid out and contracted for, field stones, 3000 feet graded, 800 feet covered with broken stone. Grade 3.6%.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
FITCHBURG; road from Fitchburg through Athol and Orange to Connecticut valley. One-half mile built, width fifteen feet, material, trap rock from Wal- tham; first state road completed, being submitted for acceptance Nov. 29, 1894. Grade .47%.
WESTMINSTER; continuation of foregoing way. One-half mile laid out, width fifteen feet, changes in bridges required, work suspended by winter. Grade 1.87%.
LEICESTER; highway from Worcester to Springfield, in Cherry Valley. One mile laid out, width twenty feet, field stone, 3000 feet graded, 2200 feet covered with crushed stone. Grade 4.6%.
HOLDEN; road from Worcester to towns north and west. One mile laid out, width fifteen feet in parts, some parts eighteen feet, field stone, all graded and one-half mile completed. Grade 5%.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
WESTFIELD; road from Springfield to Pittsfield. One and one-fourth miles laid out, width eighteen feet, stone from West Springfield quarries, nearly com- pleted.
RUSSELL; continuation of the same road, laid out in sections, known as "Fair- field" and "Huntington" respectively. Fairfield portion, one and one-half miles, width fifteen feet, graded one-half mile. Huntington section, 3000 feet, same width, trap rock from West Springfield, difficulties on account of Westfield river, grading completed. Grade 5%.
MONSON; old turnpike from Palmer to the Connecticut line. One mile laid out, no work done.
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
NORTHAMPTON; road from Northampton to Amherst through Hadley. One-half mile laid out, width twenty feet, ledge rock, completed. Grade 1.25%.
HADLEY; continuation of the foregoing. One-half mile laid out, grade raised on account of proximity of the Connecticut river, delayed by winter. Grade 3.2%.
GOSHEN; road from Connecticut river to hill towns, road relocated to reduce grade. One mile laid out, grading and draining nearly completed. Grade 5%.
GRANBY; road connecting Granby with towns on east side of the Connecticut. Three-fourths mile laid out, width fifteen feet, trap rock from Salem quarries. Grade 2.7%.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
BUCKLAND; town road from railroad station leading to Shelburne; 800 feet laid out, width eighteen feet, broken stone from Waltham quarries, work fin- ished. Grade 3.72%.
SHELBURNE; road connecting with the last described. One mile laid out, broken boulders from the bed of Deerfield river, width eighteen feet. Grade 1.5%.
ORANGE; main east and west road in northern part of the state, other parts of which have been mentioned under the heads of Shelburne, Westminster and Fitchburg. One mile laid out, width fifteen feet, no work done as yet. Grade 5%.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
PITTSFIELD; part of the east and west way through the central part of the state, other parts described under Leicester, Westfield and Russell, from Pitts- field towards state line. One mile laid out, width fifteen feet, trap rock from West Springfield, nearly one-half of this road completed. Grade 4.25%.
LEE; road connects Lee, Springhaven and Becket with the way up the West- field valley. One mile laid out, hardened way, width twenty-one feet in vil- lages, a distance of 770 feet, the remainder of the way eighteen feet. Ledge (quartzite) in neighborhood, 3300 feet graded, one-quarter of a mile covered with broken stone. Grade 2%.
GREAT BARRINGTON; a part of the north and south road through the Housa- tonic valley. One mile laid out, trap rock from Meriden, Conn., 3600 feet, width eighteen feet; remainder, fifteen feet, half finished. Grade 3.6%.
NORTH ADAMS; part of the Fitchburg, Westminster, Orange and Shelburne roads. One section contracted for, width eighteen feet, trap rock from Waltham quarries, work not begun. Grade 2.5%.
Broken stone used in construction, delivered at railroad sidings, costs from $1 to $1.70 per load. Seventy-four cities and towns own one or more stone crushers.
EDUCATIONAL FACTS.
In the majority of Massachusetts towns, the school year begins with the finan- cial, or just after the annual town meeting; with cities, the beginning is the first of January, consequently these data are for 1893-4. During this year. the Commonwealth has expended for all school purposes $9,968,227.28, an average of $24.90 for every child of school age in the state.
There have been employed 1009 male and 10,705 female teachers; the former receiving an average of $129.41 per month, the latter $47.91. Of these teachers 4222 had attended and 3575 were graduates of Normal Schools. There are in all 7833 schools. The number of different pupils in the schools during the year is 400,609; the average attendance 299,069. There are 255 high schools hav- ing 30,540 pupils. The salaries of principals foot up $335,044.23. School super- vision by school committees has cost $113,038.77; by superintendents $186,856.64.
Free text-books have cost $581,684.57; transportation of pupils has cost $63,- 617.68; new school houses $,432,542.85; alterations and permanent repairs $274,- 684.13; ordinary repairs $460,745.99.
There have been maintained 285 evening schools, with 1194 teachers, an ag- gregate of 32,919 pupils, averaging an evening attendance of 17,420. These schools have cost $171,544.57.
In the amount expended for each child, Nahant leads the list with $42.11, while Gay Head foots it with $3 per pupil.
Oakham has 81 children of school age, her average attendance is 111, making her percentage more than 1.37; another Worcester county town, Webster, foots the list with 1502 children and an average of 488, making the percentage .32++-
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MASSACHUSETTS YEAR BOOK.
STATISTICS OF CERTAIN DISEASES, 1874-93.
DEATHS AND RATIOS COMPARED WITH POPULATION AND MORTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES.
SMALL-POx.
MEASLES.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA AND CROUP.
Deaths.
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
Deaths.
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
Deaths.
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
Deaths.
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
1874. .
£6
.2
.08
161
1.0
.50
1,382
8.6
4.33
913
5.6
2.86
1875. .
34
.2
.09
233
1.4
.67
1,684
10.2
4.81
1,880
11.4
5.31
1876. .
31
.2
.09
47
.3
.14
1,222
7.3
3.68
3,294
19.6
9.92
1877 ..
24
.14
.08
135
.8
.44
467
2.7
1.49
3,178
18.7
10.14
1878.
2
.01
.01
305
1.8
.97
404
2.2
1.29
2,517
14.6
8.04
1879. .
7
.04
.02
19
.1
.06
850
4.8
2.67
2,293
13.1
7.21
1880. .
38
.21
.11
236
1.3
.67
574
3.2
1.63
2,394
13.4
6.78
1881. . 1882.
45
.24
.12
68
.4
.18
318
1.7
.86
1,771
9.6
4.81
1883. .
5
.03
.01
321
1.7
.85
575
3.1
1.52
1,621
8.6
4.29
1884. .
3
.01
.01
75
.4
.20
627
3.3
1.69
1,646
8.6
4.45
1885. .
19
.10
.05
313
1.6
.82
587
3.0
1.54
1,523
7.8
3.98
1887 ..
3
.01
.007
445
2.2
1.12
594
2.9
1.46
1.628
7.9
3.99
1888. .
8
.04
.02
219
1.0
504
2.4
1.20
1,831
8.7
4.35
1889. .
6
.03
.01
171
.8
.41
185
.8
.44
2,214
10.2
5.30
1890. .
1
.004
.002
114
.5
.26
196
.9
.45
1,626
7.3
3.74
1891. .
1
.004
.002
236
1.0
.52
246
1.1
.54
1,218
5.3
2.69
1892. .
2
.01
.004
88
.4
.18
669
2.8
1.37
1,455
6.1
2.98
1893. .
9
.04
.02
276
1.1
.56
810
3.3
1.45
1,394
5.7
2.34
TYPHOID FEVER.
CHOLERA INFANTUM
CONSUMPTION.
PNEUMONIA.
1874 ..
1,147
7.1
3.6
2,322
14.4
7.28
5,284
32.8
16.57
2,386
14.8
7.49
1875. .
1,059
6.4
3.02
2,606
15.8
7.45
5,738
34.7
16.40
2,940
17.8
8.40
1876. .
881
5.3
2.65
2.087
12.4
6.29
5,327
32.2
16.05
2,447
14.6
7.37
1877. .
814
4.8
2.59
1,927
11.3
6.15
5,457
32.0
17.41
1,972
11.6
6,29
878.
679
3.9
2.16
1,573
9.1
5.02
5,334
30.8
17.04
2,171
12.6
6.93
1879. .
637
3.6
2.00
1,349
7.7
4.24
5,223
29.7
16.42
2,647
15.0
8.32
1880. .
882
4.9
2.50
2,118
11.9
6.00
5,494
30.8
15.57
3,076
17.2
9.71
1881 . .
1,072
5.9
2.94
1,861
10.3
5.10
5,886
32.4
16.14
2,967
16.4
8.14
1882. .
1,079
5.8
2.93
2,159
11.7
5.87
5,865
31.8
15.93
2,932
15.9
7.97
1883. .
860
4.6
2.28
1,941
10.3
5.14
5,931
31.6
15.7
3,045
16.2
8.07
1884 ..
875
4.6
2.36
2.081
10.9
5.62
5,798
30.4
15.67
2,646
13.7
7.15
1885. .
768
3.9
2.02
1,852
9.5
4.86
5,955
30.7
15.63
3,468
17.9
9.10
1886.
800
4.0
2.15
1,931
9.7
5.18
5,897
29.5
15.83
2,836
14.2
7.61
1887 ..
922
4.5
2.26
2,131
10.4
5.23
5,871
28.6
14.40
3.318
16.3
8.21
1888.
943
4.5
2.24
2,195
10.4
5.21
5,728
27.1
13.61
3,716
17.6
8.83
1889. .
891
4.1
2.13
2,156
9.9
5.16
5,581
25.7
13.36
3,440
15.8
8.23
1890 ..
835
3.7
1.92
2,491
11.1
5.72
5,791
25.9
13.31
4,038
18.0
9.28
1891 ..
821
3.6
1.82
2,771
12.0
6.13
5,484
23.8
12.14
4,337
18.8
9.60
1892.
827
3.5
1.69
2.898
12.2
5.94
5,739
24.2
11.77
5,020
21.2
10.29
1893 ..
750
3.1
1.53
2,704
11.1
5.51
5,527
22.7
11.25
5,499
22.6
11.20
47
.25
.13
230
1.3
.63
397
2.2
1.09
2,383
13.1
6.54
.35
331
1.7
.89
1,558
7.8
4.18
1886. .
130
.6
.52
367
STATISTICS OF CERTAIN DISEASES.
WHOOPING-COUGH.
CANCER.
KIDNEY DISEASES.
HEART DISEASES.
Deaths.
449
2.8
1.41
585
3.6
1.83
463
2.9
1.45
1,272
7.9
3.99
1875
242
1.5
.69
593
3.5
1.69
509
3.1
1.45
1,331
8.1
3.80
1876 ..
192
1.1
.58
657
3.9
1.98
488
2.9
1.47
1,335
8.0
4.02
1877
369
2.2
1,18
646
3.8
2.06
535
3.1
1.71
1,355
7.9
4.32
1878
400
2.3
1.28
807
4.7
2.58
615
3.6
1.96
1,442
8.4
4.61
1879. .
302
1.7
.95
862
4.9
2.71
693
3.9
2.18
1,515
8.6
4.76
1880. .
230
1.3
.65
9:28
5.2
2.63
698
3.9
1.98
1,726
9.7
4.89
1881. .
217
1.2
.59
949
5.2
2.60
825
4.5
2.27
1,937
10.7
5.31
1882. .
265
1.4
.72
987
5.3
2.68
877
4.7
2.38
2,025
11.0
5.50
1883. .
137
.7
.36
1,026
5.5
2.72
959
5.1
2.54
2,153
11.5
5.70
1884. .
410
2.1
1.11
1,060
5.6
2.86
1,000
5.2
2.70
2,117
11.1
5.72
1885. .
184
.9
.48
1,087
5.6
2.85
1,088
5.6
2.86
2,227
11,5
5.85
1886 ..
271
1.4
.73
1,104
5.5
2.96
1,135
5.7
3.05
2,325
11.6
6.24
1887.
232
1.1
.57 .58
1,275
6.0
3.03
1,318
6.2
3.13
3,061
14.5
7.27
1889. .
310
1.4
.74
1,325
6.1
3.17
1,258
5.8
3.01
3,280
14.2
7.85
1890 ..
363
1.6
.83
1,387
6.2
3.19
1,273
5.7
2.92
3,417
15.3
7.85
1891. .
219
.9
.48
1,395
6.1
3.09
1,474
6.4
3.26
3,592
15.6
7.95
1892. .
248
1.0
.51
1,402
5.9
2.87
1,535
6.5
3.15
3,733
15.7
7.65
1893 ..
274
1.1
.56
1,533
6.3
3.12
1,685
6.9
3.43
3,511
14.4
7.15
VITAL STATISTICS.
POPULATION (1890), BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES AND DEATHS, 1893*, BY COUNTIES.
THE STATE AND COUNTIES.
Population,
U. S. Census, 1890.
BIRTHIS.
NUMBER OF
MARRIAGES.
NUMBER OF
DIVORCES.
Persons.
Male.
Female.
Barnstable.
29172
516
269
247
209
10
592
308
284
Berkshire.
81108
2283
1130
1153
613
39
1505
757
748
Bristol.
186465
6200
3222
2970
2089
68
4608
2410
2198
Dukes.
4369
73
34
38
39
1
115
68
47
Essex
299995
8392
4300
4091
3108
131
6064
3026
3038
Franklin.
38610
908
508
400
335
10
654
333
321
Hampden
135713
4864
2486
2376
1401
74
2999
1480
1519
Hampshire.
51859
1194
580
613
410
15
1037
518
519
Middlesex ..
431167
13197
6775
6416
4373
200
9420
4722
4698
Nantucket
3268
55
27
28
21
2
88
47
41
Norfolk
118950
3132
1604
1528
976
30
2294
1142
1152
Plymouth
92700
2144
1069
1074
840
58
1751
952
799
Suffolk
484780
15538
7912
7619
5745
293
12280
6334
5946
Worcester.
280787
8696
4412
4276
2655
114
5677
2802
2875
Massachusetts
2238943
67192
34328
32829
22814
1045
49084
24899
24185
Deaths.
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
Deaths.
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
Deaths.
Death Rate per 10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
1874. .
Death Rate per
10,000 living.
Percentage of
Total Mortality.
1,174
5.7
2.88
1,120
5.4
2.75
2,690
13.1
6.60
1888. .
245
1.2
Whole No.
Male.
Female.
DEATHS.
*Vital statistics are not collated in time for publication till very late in the following year.
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MASSACHUSETTS YEAR BOOK.
DEATHS 1892 AND 1893, MEAN DEATH-RATE OF FIVE CENSUS YEARS, AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1893, IN CITIES.
| Number.
1
Boston
11221
11516
24.1
4
55
243
559|136
498 1475
1542
59
2 Worcester
1817
1891
19.7
18
9
49|
30
156
186
204
28
3 Lowell
2229
2108
22.5
9
18
36
55
286
212
217
15
4 Fall River
1986
2048
23.4
5
33
29
18
263
175
199
6
5 Cambridge.
1523
1653
19.9
3
64
50
18
63
233
176
13
6 Lynn.
1086
1094
17.8
6
11
41
13
43
118
117
15
7 Lawrence
1246
1184
22.5
6
78
23
39
102
113
161
12
8 Springfield
995
960
19.3
1
9
23
20
17
41
109
98
4
9 New Bedford.
991
1115
20.9
8
8
13
29
87
112
88
8
10 Somerville.
718
800
18.2
11
20
15
13
34
97
100
3
11 Holyoke
922
777
23.1
1
7
34
10
74
81
98
11
12 Salem
717
689
22.1
2
1
26
17
35
70
73
12
13
Chelsea
650
632
19.7
8
11
6
24
76
74
3
14 Haverhill
495
529
17.8
6
3
13
34
63
73
6
15 Brockton.
416
476
16.2
5
21
3
18
57
58
7
16
Taunton.
595
575
19.5
2
10
8
7
36
43
62
3
17 Gloucester
431
444
21.8
1
5
11
5
20
50
33
18 Newton
393
447
13.1
1
2
31
4
11
48
50
19 Malden.
452
484
17.0
2
14
7
4
5
39
52
34
2
21
Waltham
319
347
15.3
1
4
11
2
11
47
49
2
22 Pittsfield
322
293
18.3
2
4
3
5
20
29
26
23
Quincy
288
349
18.7
2
6
9
11
14
50
34
25 Chicopee.
395
383
20.5
2
3
6
10
36
32
44
1
27 Marlboro
241
241
17.2
1
1
6
7
20
41
23
2
28 Woburn
270
244
18.3
1
9
13
4
9
24
27
1
29,Medford.
207
212
1
5
7
6
12
19
19
30 Everett
255
265
4
11
3
4
5
32
26
1
The 30 Cities.
32202
32815
21.4
5
164
612
505
2029
3785
3812
214
The rest of the State.
16560
16269
17.5
4
112
198
1062 332
245
675
1742
1687
60
The whole State
48762
49084
19.
9
276
810
1394
750
2704 5527
5499
274
NEW ENGLAND CREMATION SOCIETY.
Organized, January, 1891; incorporated, June, 1892. President, James R. Chad- wick, 270 Clarendon street, Boston; Clerk, Dr. John Homans, 2d, 184 Marlboro street, Boston.
Crematory at Forest Hills Cemetery, West Roxbury ; to reach which take train from Park Square to Forest Hills station, or Forest Hills electrics from Boston. The first cremation was in 1893; in 1894 there were 87.
All communications should be addressed to the Clerk.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, February 22.
April 19.
MEMORIAL DAY, May 30.
INDEPENDENCE DAY, July 4.
LABOR DAY, First Monday in September.
THANKSGIVING DAY (by appointment).
CHRISTMAS DAY. December 25.
When the 22d of February, the 30th of May or the 4th of July occurs on Sun- day, the following day shall be a holiday.
Total Deaths,
Total Deaths,
Death Rate, 5
Census Years,
(1870-90).
Smallpox.
Measles.
Searlet Fever.
Diphtheria
and Croup.
Fever.
Infantum.
Cholera
Consumption.
Pneumonia.
Whooping-
Cough.
1892.
1893.
Mean
268
17.2
2
3
5
6
17
44
35
26 Newburyport
310
334
21.1
1
8
7
8
57
50
20
Fitchburg
445
457
17.0
9
24 Northampton
267
40
22
5
13
Typhoid
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
369
A FEW SUM TOTALS OF THE STATE.
The total debt of the state Dec. 31, 1804, was $29.069.266.65. Total amount of sinking funds, $16,974,906.10; making the net debt $12.094,360.55. The total reil and personal estate in the state as returned to the secretary of the Common- wealth as of May 1, 1894, was $2,471,521,505.
Amount not included in the above on account of National Bank stock held by non-residents of the places where the banks are located, $27,138,937.51.
Deposits in Savings Banks Nov. 1, 1894, subject to taxation, $240,301,437.
Shares in corporations above real estate and machinery locally taxed, $231,230,033. Total taxable values, $2,970,191,909.51.
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1894. Nativity of Aliens Arriving at the Ports of Massachusetts from Foreign Ports.
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