ABSTRACTS OF THE Returns Relating ta t|e f^or, AND TO INDIGENT CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, IN MASSACHUSETTS. 1857. PREPARED By FRANCIS DeWITT, SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER, 4 SPRING LANE. 1 857. DOCUMENT No. 3. ABSTRACTS OF THE Returns |lelatittg ia tjre IJaur, AND TO * • INDIGENT CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN TEARS OF AGE, IX MASSACHUSETTS. 1857. PREPARED By FllANCIS DeWITT, SECRETARY OF T1IE COMMONWEALTH. BOSTON: 'WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER, 4 SPRING LANE, 1 85 7. m ABSTRACT RELATING TO THE POOR, FOR THE TEAK ENDING NOVEMBER 1 , 1857. ABSTRACT OP THE RETURNS OF THE POOR OF THE SEVERAL CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1857 COUNTY OP BARNSTABLE. Totals, . . . Barnstable, . . . Brewster, .... Chatham, .... Dennis, .... Eastham, .... Falmouth, .... Harwich, .... Orleans, .... Provincetown, . . Sandwich, .... Truro, Wellfleet, .... Yarmouth, . . . CITIES AND TOWNS. 487 k—4 COMM—• 1—* I—1 1—‘ * t—• 1—* 1 CDOM*J tsp Average number supported in Almshouse. ■m k-4 CO CD t-*l—1tOr-‘>-‘h-‘h-‘>-‘ »-> h-* M1 *-* OlOOCOOOlOH 05 to to OOOOiOlOOtO H Gi W Oi Average weekly cost of sup- porting each pauper in Almshouse. oo **• k-4 k-4 k-4 k-4 4 i to O Ox to Number of persons in Alms- house unable to perform labor. €S Oi CD OS O o $75 00 5 00 50 00 40 00 50 00 156 00 120 00 100 00 Estimated value of labor performed by paupers in Almshouse. 355 OX CXtO 05 M k—4 tO k-* CO COOx^Q^mox^OGOUiCCQ Number of persons aided and supported out of Alms- house. ■m o oo —i €© h™* H-1 tO © 1 1 10 g 0 i-3 O 3 g « o CO i OHKJCnMH 1 GO O tO 05 1 Number of persons relieved or supported as paupers during the year. CO to 00 H-4 i 1—* h-4 >—4 t—'4 l to os © to to i Number of the preceding having a legal settlement In the town or elsewhere in this Commonwealth. 279 i i H-4 1 O C5 CD h4 | I-4 1 Number of State Paupers. oo 00 1 1 1 1 -1 H-* 1 1 1 Number of State Paupers who are Foreigners. 00 1 1 1 05 t-4 | | 1 Number of Foreigners from England and Ireland. CO 1 1 1 1 1 1 H* 1 1 1 Almshouses. 419 CO 1 1 1 1 1 1 O 1 1 1 Number of acres of land at- tached to Almshouse. m t—4 o o o ■GO 05 © o o Estimated value of Alms- house Establishment. o o o o Ox CO 1 1 1 1 1 1 00 1 1 1 No. of persons relieved in Almshouse during the year. CO 1 1 1 1 1 1 05 1 1 1 Average number supported in Almshouse. H* o H-4 —1- ■ae l 1 l 1 l l ° l l l Oi © n>H Average weekly cost of sup- porting each pauper in Almshouse. to h—4 1 1 1 1 1 1 oo i I I Number of persons in Alms- house unable to perform labor. m t—* o o o © 1 1 1 1 1 1 ° 1 1 1 • © o Estimated value of labor performed by paupers in Almshouse. 535 MM M 05 I-1 I-* 1 1 1 CO lO tO 05 1 Number of persons aided and supported out of Alms- house. h-4 CO —h 1 70 i ,'jj h-4 h-4 05 t—4 1 1 O M O H lO 05 OOlOOHOl Sj- Average weekly cost of sup- porting paupers out of Almshouse. to o f—4 1 1 1 1 (M-'O | Number of Insane relieved or supported. lO o i i 1 1 to to 05 I to 1 Number of Idiots relieved or supported. CO Ol H-4 1 1 tO tO M I-4 05 | Paupers by reason of In- sanity or Idiocy. 154 1 1 1 1 CO to 1 1 Proportion of paupers pro- bably made so by intempe- rance in themselves or others. to d 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j No. of Foreign Paupers who have come into the Com- monwealth within one year. I—4 o V to CO CO CO o CO to Ci $564 00 500 04 518 37 750 00 400 00 300 00 Net amount of expense of supporting and relieving paupers, including interest on Almshouse Establish- ment. m o\ >—4 H-* *3© CHOW CD 05 O r4 Amount received from the Commonwealth towards the support of State Pau- pers. o o © C-4 o © O O GO COUNTY OF BRISTOL. Attleborough, . . 208 44 164 154 154 1 107 $1,500 00 100 7f $2 00 * a 75 00 108 $0 47 2 2 156 164 ' $1,048 00 $15 43 Berkley, .... 13 8 - - - 1 90 3,000 00 5 5 1 40 3 50 00 8 25 1 1 2 2 - 464 00 - Dartmouth, . . . 75 75 1 1 1 1 70 7,000 00 30 16 1 00 10 l04 00 59 1 25 1 4 0 56 - 2,080 00 - Dighton, .... 7 7 - - - 1 86 2,500 00 5 4 1 75 2 26 00 2 11 1 - 1 3 - 457 00 - Easton, 49 46 1 1 1 1 150 4,500 00 20 14 70 6 .00 00 29 50 2 3 5 36 - 1,263 60 25 00 Fairhaven, . . . 86 75 2 - - 1 70 6,000 00 28 13 1 75 6 - 59 50 4 2 6 8 - 3,000 00 - Fall River, . . . 1,185 75 1,110 808 808 1 100 24,100 00 80 35 1 62 5 300 00 1,150 75 2 - - 296 - 4,426 00 376 45 Freetown, .... 20 20 - - - 1 90 3,500 00 10 8 1 00 3 200 00 10 50 1 1 2 10 - 925 00 - Mansfield, .... 23 21 2 2 2 1 90 3,400 00 8 7 1 25 2 LOO 00 1 3 00 1 2 3 4 - 750 00 17 72 New Bedford, . . 1,244 588 656 124 97 1 75 30,000 00 195 64 2 87 53 >00 00 1,049 - 9 3 17 411 9 15,000 00 135 00 Norton, 27 26 1 1 1 1 150 3,000 00 10 8 1 30 2 "40 00 17 25 4 1 4 21 - 761 80 8 13 Pawtucket, . . . 109 47 62 62 62 - - , - - - - 109 1 00 - - - 81 18 760 00 49 22 Raynham, .... 32 32 - - - 1 2 675 00 - - - - - 32 52 2 - - 16 - 868 00 - Rehobotli, .... 43 43 _ - - 1 90 4,500 00 20 17 1 38 9 L75 00 23 20 5 4 9 16 - 1,450 00 - Seekonk, .... 13 13 - - - 1 80 4,000 00 10 9 64 1 60 00 3 59 1 9 2 1 - 200 00 - Somerset, .... 11 10 1 1 - 1 78 3,000 00 6 4 1 50 2 25 00 4 1 00 - - - 2 1 1,000 00 - Swanzey, .... 17 17 - - - 1 120 2,500 00 14 12 1 00 5 80 00 3 - 2 - 3 6 - 804 00 - Taunton, .... 195 167 28 18 10 1 100 6,000 00 46 30 1 00 20 100 00 149 1 50 14 2 16 97 ■ - 4,320 00 56 00 Westport, .... 98 98 - - - 1 40 5,000 00 45 30 1 10 9 i 200 00 . 53 50 4 3 7 40 - 33 00 - Totals, . . . 3,455 1,412 2,028 1,172 1,136 18 1,588 $117,175 00 632 283f $1 371 140 2 235 00 2,868 $0 76 f 56 35 84 1,262 192 $39,610 40 $682 95 DUKES COUNTY. Chilmark, .... o 2 1 3 |1 66 $29 09 Edgartown, . . . 16 16 - - - - - - - - - - - 16 1 50 2 2 2 - - 11,500 00 - Tisbury, .... 19 19 - - - - - - - - |1 51 - - 1 3 00 3 - 2 2 - 1,600 00 - Totals, . . . 37 37 1 - - - - - - - $1 51 - - 20 |2 05 f 5 2 1 2 - $3,100 00 $29 09 * No return. t Average in owns returned, omitting fractions of cents. COUNTY OF ESSEX. Totals, Venham,* Vest Newbury wampscott, . ’opsfield, . . ,v#tnfield, lanchester, . larblehead, . letlmen, . . liddleton, lahant,* . . lew bury, . lewburyport, forth Andover iockport, . . towley, . . >alem, . . ialisbury, . . augus, . • outh Danvers -< GQ p5 p *3 ■< s 2 -2- CD g. - CD O *-s • 3 p- c. o ■ ® J=p 3 rg 8 s ? c S » ? a> g era X 3 pSS 1 i S' % • “ p- *1 < s • • tmesbury, tndover, . . teverly, . . •oxford, . . •radford, . . O H 3 C/2 > § H O % ■fl to "oo to CO to h-4 M to m Number of persons relieved o 05 k—4 --r ox 43- o ■ to to -t 33- CC CO to k—4 o os oo oi or supported as paupers GO 1C! 1 CO 1—4 05 to 05 ce GO CO 05 O O | CO hr— GO GO k-—4 05 CO Cx Hr* OOGC4-® 05 Ox O CC H during the year. k—4 ' w Number of the preceding GO k—4 k—4 to to k—4 having a legal settlement 1 GO 05 k—4 co to 45“ co to to 44 —I to 4- 05 to Oi >4— to CO to M• rj Ox -U h4- in the town or elsewhere Ox to 1 to 1 ostoaooccciaoo I coo^oo^oscootco^^to^tco 05 Oi O tO 43* in this Commonwealth. k—4 t) CO p p 1 Number of State Paupers. 45“ i i i i OCO 1 WOOS 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 O 1 05 1 05 1 1—1 1—1 1 1 1 -4 tO < Ox >—4 k— k—4 Ox -> i I—11—‘ i—1 —‘ 1 H-4 k—4 H-4 | 1 1 k—4 ►—4 k—4 | 4-* 4-» | t—* 1 k—4 k—4 k—4 k—4 k~* k—4 k—4 k—4 Almshouses. to i—4 to to 4-i k—4 I—4 Number of acres of land at- 05 o o-too to ox C5 to CO 05 tO CO CO CO GO CC- 05 O GO CC CO O 1 1 O Oi O 1 frOOl 1 1 1 O 44 r— | O 1— to to 1 o o o o Ox O 43“ 05 05 1 m to to to ox to k—4 CO co to o-^too Ox 05 tO Ox tO ►*- O 05 C5 GO 05 Oi CO GO CC cc to to CC o © 43“ otbio o o © © © bi o o o o o o o o 0 O Ox 0 CO Estimated value of Alms- o o o o o o o © © © © o o o o 00000 house Establishment. o o O ( o o o o © © © | 1 © © © | o o o o OOO© 00000 o o o o o © o OOO OOO o o o o o o o o 00000 o o o o o o o OOO OOO o o o o o o o o 00000 CO to l—4 l—4 No. of persons relieved in GO ►—4 os co to co 1—1 S—1 O t—‘ 05 >—1 CD CO 4* Oi 1—5 05 co to Almshouse during the year. CO co | oo i toos® 1 UMO 1 1 1 O to CO 1 t—1 Ox 05 00 1 to ox M CD 05 ox C5 GO to ox Average number supported -I k—4 05 CC t—11 -d I—1 Ox I—* to to to 05 05 to 4-1 in Almshouse. to -I 1 a> i 4-“ Ox Ox C5 1 44 CD O 1 1 1 O O Ox 1 ®0 €© h—4 1 k—4 1 h-4 to k-4 to 1 k—4 f—4 k—4 HWHH 1 1 1 k-4 K- | k—4 k—4 k—4 k—4 mmhhm Average weekly cost of sup- porting each pauper in Ox o Ox C 43“ o w to co h MOC5GO 05 Ox O C5 to to 0 Almshouse. to o o OMOOO ox ox CO 05 CO O Ox O 05 05 M Ox Ox co O O Cl OX CD —{- Ox to Number of persons in Alms- to 44 05 CO k—4 to to k—4 to —4 house unable to perform j Oi C5 1 CO 1 1 Ox | CO 05 | i-* ~a oo I CC Ox CC I 3-* to to O 43“ labor. to h-4 to 43“ l—‘ 4-* k-4 k—4 k—4 to to 05 145“ tO€& o o to O O O OOO Ox Ox ox OX to a^toox o o 1 Ox 1 0 0,0 O O OOO 1 1 1 1 1 o o 1 1 1 Ox O O 1 O Ox O O performed by paupers in o o o o o o O O OOO o o OOO 0000 Almshouse- o o o o o o o o coo o o OOO 0000 'co k—4 k-4 to Number of persons aided . to 43“ co i 1—41—4 >—4 >—4 k—4‘ © k£* CO OX M a H w kf4 to 05 to 4-* tO 43“ tO and supported out of Alms- j GO at i CO CO tO OO O' CO O O 1 1 ox GO H OX H -4 1 45-1 0 O CD house. to 1 Average weekly cost of sup- 1 1 1 1 1 1 | porting paupers out of Ox -I 1 k—4 03 0 01 OCOOl OX MU1C0MM tot-* -CJ Ox 00 tO Ox Ox 05 Almshouse. co Ox o © © © CO M C CO MO wo 05 GO OO OiOxOS Cx O O tO —h k—1k l—4 k—4 k—4 05 t-* i I-1 1 05 to 05 CO M o M 05 H | tO tO Ox tO tO ■—^‘ k—4 to k-4 k^» or supported. 1—4 to DO | to 1 to k—4 k—4 Paupers by reason of In- Ox | | | | CO k—4 to 1 1—' to 1 X 1 h—4 k—4 k—4 i—4 4-* to O 01 OO sanity or Idiocy. k—4 Proportion of paupers pro- 1 to to Ox k—4 bably made so bv iutempe- h-4 CO h-4 to OO l-x CD CO I—1. O 44 to Ox 05 I—4 Ox CC I"1 1 -3 1 CO 05 CO - H N CO | O 1 1 1 CO 05 I—1 MHOCOU others. k—4 No. of Foreign Paupers who CO 1 1 1 1 co 1 1 I o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 have come Into the Com- monwealth within one year. m =€£ CC CC -—1 05 h-4 I-1 1—* o MMtOM CO k—4 CD to to to k—4 i4^> Net amount of expense of 05 -3 C5 to co to o —t'cs'to'o'o -cr co'bo'^ supporting and relieving 05 o o COOMOH ~~T © © © © 44 t o © 0x000 OMfiO C k-4 O CO Ox 6 co o t o paupers, including interest 1 o COOhf'O^ OOOOt+5“OOH^OCO C5 Ox O O O on Almshouse Establish- Ox O o co o o OOOOOOOOIO o to 44 o CO O O 4“ O O O O 00 o o OOOOOOOOC5 00000 «© =€£ Amount received from the k—4 Ox Commonwealth towards 05 Ox CO OX M GO to ox CC GO the support of State Pau- CO 44 to to I _ 1 1 ! 1 1 I 1 oo o O I-* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 GO “ z s H o 35 z 32 tz« Number of persons relieved o h-4 h-4 tO 1—l to i-* to 2 h-4 1—1 1—1 Oi 1—1 or supported as paupers tOH^OOTh-'hfi-OOOOCOCOtOg © rfi. os ■—1 1 1—1 1 1 | I-* 1 i i—* © © i—i Almshouses. h-4 H-4 k—4 H-4 h-4 4 h-4 h-4 h-4 CO o to o I O O | o 1 t o CO ~4 I CO | o Cl 1 ►r*. © *—4 I—4 No. of persons relieved in CO 1 1 1 © •<* 1 1 CC M O Almshouse during the year. >—4 Average number supported o 1 05 | os in Almshouse. CO 1 1 oo I oo © 1 1 00 -1 OO 1-1‘ toji—‘ m h-4 h-4 to 1 1 m Average weekly cost of sup- 1 1 1 1 1 1 porting each pauper In n*. • oo ot © to h-4 © © CR Ot Almshouse. © © © Ci to o o o o —h Number of persons in Alms- GO 1 1 M 1 Or 1 1 © 1 rf* © 1 1 © 1-1 © 1 house unable to perform j labor. m m Cl h-4 CO to CO 1 °, , , 1 o az o o 1 1 1 1 Ox © © © 1 1 Estimated value of labor performed by paupers in o © © © © © Almshouse. o © o o © © K-4 Number of persons aided ►e*- to © to Ol Ot 00 1—‘ | os I—1 Cl 1 l 1 CO and supported out of Alms- house. h-4 to to H to H M 1 1 H-4 =€£ 1 1 1 ’ Average weekly cost of sup- porting paupers out of to ©1—‘©©©©toot Ot © © to Almshouse. o © © © © o © o © © CO © —h CO Number of Insane relieved CO 1 1 to 1 1-* h-4 1 t-» © os to tO tO tO h-4 H-4 tO or supported. to Number of Idiots relieved f—4 1 1 1 1 t—‘ 1 1 to 1 1 I i i © i i © or supported. Paupers bv reason of In- cc 1 1 to I to 1 1 os os os to to to GO h-4 h-4 CO sanity or Idiocy. 1 Proportion of paupers pro- bably made so by intempe- h-4 k-4 t—4 to ranee in themselves or Cl I-1 1—1 )—> h-» | cc 1 © rf*. © M to © 1 N 1 others. No. of Foreign Paupers who 1 1 1 1 1 I II 'Jll 1 1 1 1 1 1 have come into the Com- monwealth within one year. m ►■—4 Net amount of expense of CO to CO Cl CO CI^KIO os -—4 to CO 1 Ilf h-4 Cl III 1 Commonwealth towards the support of State Pau- 1 I* 1 1 1 1 1 pers. -J h-4 az to to © COUNTY OF HAMPDEN. Agawam,*.... / Blandford, . . . 9 7 o 2 2 - - - - - - - - 9 $1 85 - 1 1 5 - $400 00 - Brimfield, .... 15 10 5 7 1 1 204 $4,000 00 12 7 $1 72 2 $35 00 3 - 1 - 1 1 - 600 00 $70 00 Chester, .... 11 9 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - 9 1 25 o 2 3 5 - 650 00 140 00 Chicopee, .... 43 4 - - - - 28 2,500 00 17 - 2 00 - - 20 1 00 - - - 21 12 850 00 119 61 Granville, . . ' . . 9 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 9 1 15 2 - - - - 490 00 - Holland, .... 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 75 - - - - - 39 00 - Holyoke, .... 83 9 74 69 64 1 200 4,000 00 5 2 84 5 - 78 — ♦ 1 - 4 21 3 1,343 15 68 81 Longmeadow, . . 14 12 2 1 1 - - - - - - - 14 1 82 1 3 4 7 1 980 00 9 00 Ludlow, .... 14 14 - - - - - - - - - - - 14 1 50 2 - 2 8 - - 16 47 Mon,son, .... 55 51 - - - 1 250 5,000 00 28 17 ' 91 6 170 00 11 16 5 1 5 2 - 1,106 00 - Montgomery, . . . 22 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 22 32 - 1 1 1 - 366 08 — Palmer, .... 30 22 8 8 8 1 170 2,200 00 18 14 1 00 7 75 00 4 2 00 2 1 3 4 9 728 00 40 00 Russell, .... 18 6 12 10 1 - - - - - - - - 18 - - - - - - 142 73 25 24 Soutliwick,* . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % ~ - Springfield, . . . 240 23 227 200 121 1 32 13,000 00 227 15 1 67 7 75 00 27 2 25 7 - 7 200 - 2,700 00 119 84 Tolland,* .... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wales, 7 7 - - - - - - - ' - - - - 7 1 38 1 1 2 1 - 495 04 - Westfield, .... 53 37 4 2 2 1 150 4,500 00 25 14 1 00 9 50 00 28 75 2 2 4 25 2 1,500 00 - West Springfield,* . - - - - - - - - - - - - - • - - - - - - - - - Wilbraham, . . 26 24 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 26 1 50 2 - 1 2 - 1,305 00 - Totals, . . . 653 268 336 302 203 6 1,034 $35,200 00 332 Vi $1 59 f 36 $405 00 299 $1 26 f 28 12 38 303 27 $13,695 00 $608 97 * No return. * t Average in towns retur ied, omitting fractions of cents. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE CITIES AND TOWNS. 'd w o 3 'S & u A 5 3 u o> o A-*-» of the preceding j a legal settlement ! town or elsewhere | Commonwealth. . •— d value of Alms- 1 Establishment. 3 u 3 'S >> a> ~ +2 o to u B, o'O n s 33 O o A A 3 U d value of labor : ned by paupers in ouse. of persons aided ported out of Alms- weekly cost of sup- * paupers out of ouse. 35 0> u o i <*- u o o a of Idiots relieved iported. by reason of In- or Idiocy. on of paupers pro- made so by intempe- in themselves or 2 g g |g§ g£« & o!3 P-i-££ a-~ £ £S~ o o « ount of expense of ■ting and relieving rs, including interest mshouse Establish- received from the onwealth towards pport of State Pau- S-* 3 CJJ s„ = umber having in the in this U O 22 g 3 X5 O PA 3^ as '3b £« 3^ O ’S s *--d O O) § =3 3 *-» 3$ , g 3 •a o 4 O Q oba >£ S.5-S £f| umber house labor. -m £33 If! HI verage portin Almsh II Bu 3 O O 3 32 cfl C u 3 O o id 3-3 3 3 3 to roport bably ranee others B « S s-.® £ °>o OP S et am suppoi paupe on A1 ment. c S 5 3 S W tc O O 03 m A 5z5 A £ w < < A B *A 5a *3 A PH P-t 'A ■A HfJ Amherst, . 32 21 1 154 $5,600 00 14 9 $1 85 6 $50 00 18 $0 89 5 3 8 1 _ $922 33 $5 00 Belchertown,. 21 21 - - - 1 125 2,500 00 9 8 1 25 1 150 00 12 80 1 - A 7 - 1,212 50 - Chesterfield, . 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 1 00 1 2 - 2 - - - Cummington,. 12 12 - - - - - - - - 1 28i - — 12 } 23 1 - 1 1 - - - Easthampton, Enfield, 14 10 13 10 1 1 1 1 160 1,000 00 7 5 1 50 2 25 00 14 2 1 44 25 2 1 2 1 4 _ 460 00 : Goshen, . . 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 50 i - 1 - - - - Granby, . • Greenwich, 4 16 4 16 - “ ““ - “ ~ _ “ ~ ~ 4 16 1 62 73 i 4 2 6 _ : 352 00 606 69 Hadley, . • . ; 10 9 - 1 - - - - - - - 10 2 00 2 - - 2 - 700 00 - Hatfield* . . — _ - - - - - - - ~ - - - “ _ “ — — - Huntington,* . — - ~ - — — - - - ~ ~ ~ — ~ ““ — ~ — Middlefield, . 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 200 00 - Northampton, 81 7 29 7 - — - 1 40 3,500 00 65 16 1 431 .12 75 00 13 1 00 1 28 4 2 6 54 3 12 1,700 00 469 00 115 00 Plainfield, . 10 7 3 - - - - - - - - - - 10 1 10 3 - 3 6 - 450 00 50 22 9 , 9 _ - - - - - - - - - - 9 1 50 2 - 2 3 - 743 30 - South Hadley, . . 27 8 1 1 17 - - - - - - - - - 2 00 2 - 2 10 370 00 21 04 Southampton, 10 9 1 1 1 - — - - - - — - 10 2 00 — 1 1 3 — 420 00 - 66 30 36 33 33 1 125 3,200 00 8 6 1 50 2 100 00 6 1 00 2 3 1 - - 1,500 00 - W esthampton, 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 53 9 3 - 2 9 240 00 - Williamsburg, Worthington,. 8 8 8 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 2 00 1 10 2 6 2 1 - 457 60 - Totals, . 367 231 42 37 52 5 604 $15,800 00 103 44 $1 47 f 23 $400 00 163 $1 301 45 16 42 99 21 $10,803 42 $191 26 COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. Acton, Ashby, Ashland, .... Bedford, .... Billerica, .... Boxborough, . . . Brighton, .... Burlington, . . . Cambridge, . . • Carlisle, .... Charlestown,* . . Chelmsford, . . . Concord, .... Dracut, Dunstable, . . • Framingham,. . Groton, .... Holliston, .... 21 8 17 7 31 2 8 6 393 20 28 8 35 5 149 40 22 21 8 17 7 31 2 5 6 66 20 28 8 35 5 23 40 22 9 6 8 2 7 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 130 130 180 14 40 33 170 120 30 75 112 200 175 $3,500 00 4,000 00 6,000 00 2,000 00 2,800 00 50,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 5,000 00 9,900 00 5,000 00 4,500 00 9 7 15 6 89 16 24 10 15 135 26 7 6 14 4 5 48 131 20 7 13 16 25 18 $1 10 61 . 1 70 2 87 1 88 2 00 1 00 1 42 1 37 1 00 1 65 1 25 1 47 2 4 7 3 3 20 9 16 6 7 8 9 4 $100 00 75 00 150 00 25 00 500 00 125 00 50 00 175 00 237 00 150 00 10 00 12 7 17 16 2 1 1 304 6 4 5 20 5 14 8 3 $1 00 92 1 47 50 2 25 1 00 78 1 62 75 33 1 88 1 00 50 2 1 1 6 1 1 2 2 4 1 5 5 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 9 1 2 2 2 4 6 7 5 3 3 10 5 10 2 295 5 18 1 6 4 100 37 6 - $950 00 340 00 812 59 191 78 1,700 00 234 00 819 00 687 80 9,325 13 930 52 1,812 49 950 00 1,300 00 340 00 1,582 50 1,500 00 1,382 00 $125 75 24 00 10 50 78 57 » return. t Average in towns returned, omitting fractions of cents. COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Continued. <5 *sv o o c O s a o S" EG ® CD CD S3 S’5!3!l5lP'2 2tft!C p Totals, cr C p §- S. o »!! p" CD ,© CD O [3 ce 05 - 5 S’ S' - 5 - r* s • • cr. CD ££.35 3 J 5 ? is (f flfSg-5. |g?3^ leton, . fell, . . den, dboroug Iford, . rose, ick, . . vdon, th Read perell, . ding, . rborn, . o S' 5^ 3 “ g S’ p p s X' > * 05 * °S- : S’ o CD tTt, OQ F-4 "oi Number of persons relieved C5 CO t—4 CO h-4 tOtOOS©rOOSOS©©lO©©tO-—4 C5 in the town or elsewhere j to 05 9 2 6 4 9 1 tOQCOCl^OCCHMOOWCi^ClMCOCOCOCOCOHOClM j in this Commonwealth. j 1 cd to i 1 1 tO © 1 1 1 1 1 OX 1 1 1 © 1 1 1 to OS 1 1 © 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 h-4 1 CO C5 Number of State Paupers. 1 1 tO © 1 1 F-4 CO Number of State Paupers o i 1 1 1 to 1 1 1 1—. )—. 1 1 to OS 1 1 f—. 1 t— * 1—* 1 1 1 1 I l on who are Foreigners. o H-4 CO to © 1 |l—‘It— j 1 Number of Foreigners from 1 1 1 1—1 i—‘ 1 1 1 1 1 to I 1 1 1—. I—. 1 1 © 1 | | | 1 1 cn : England and Ireland. o F-4 I © © © © © 1 t—* 1—»1—• t—‘ t—. 1—‘ t—* (—* 1 1 K—‘ 1—. t—. 1—. 1—‘ X—‘ | HMHHH 1 © !-* | Almshouses. 5° CO © to H-4 F-4 F-4 F-4 F-4 to F-4 F-4 h-4 to CO CC C H <1 Ox©COOOCO©tOCO M 05 tO © M to O to © © h-4 F-4 taehed to Almshouse. C5 o 1 O O CD «0 O 1 10 030003000 1 1 o^oaool -4 O 05 to O 1 on m 10 GO F-4 H—4 F-4 05 =09 05 tO OS Ox CO © 0©tO©MOSC?x03 to OS © 05 to to M 05 m o: ifx. ►P* on lo *Cl © Ox c © © o'bx bx ooooo sbocwbi ooaoa o o Estimated value of Alms- o O ooooo O O O O O' o o o 0 0-0000 ooooo o o house Establishment. o o o o o o o ©ooooo©©! O O O O O O ! ooooo oo o o ooooo oooooooo dD dj d^5 ooooo o o o o ooooo oooooooo o o o o o o ooooo o o CO Cl © to I-* H to CD H H C31 © to © ©• —j Ml—1 O' OS CO F-4 No. of persons relieved In GO 05 —4 Number of persons in Alms- o C5 W ti <1 If. lOCDCDOStO©©©! | Ox Oi OS 03 CD S 1 to Cl C5 C5 1 to © house unable to perform labor. =€£ CO 'oo oo to • F-4 I—* CO to 'to F-4 to t-+ H-4 09 Cl to to to OxMUxO*COtOXOx SOOlMO O Cl Cl Cl to OX performed by paupers in y Almshouse. O Cl O Cl orooociooo cn o o go o ©OOO Cl o o © o o o oooooooo ooooo OOO o o o o o o o o oooooooo ooooo OOO o o o F-4 co 1—* h-4 F-4 tO Hr- F-4 to F-4 to Cl 05 © to Number of persons aided and CO to tO tO tO K-4 J 1 OCllf.Hf.03Ml-‘ cfi cr P o 5 X - © 5 £L£ % X s =*® “© = 5 € S S s = 2 5 sr ~ -B 2 » - p p ® O *-< _ j3 . cl q X < os CL C- O /T) O ~t trt >-t ~ § • 3? >~< p, o' n O p- gf | O FT 2 J 1 = ~ o ** o SJ. — 3‘ 3 E?05 o P O P " 3 s IP > 'at V H 1 GC t—4 Number of persons relieved j Ci4‘004‘CltOOOOl—‘COtG 4— —*. 4— 05 4* or supported as paupers ! CO CO Hh-OGDOOdOSO 1 GiMCOCDOOCCHO to 4* during the year. Number of the preceding © 4-1 having a legal settlement i CO 4- >— CCHlfi Ol H to M j—* CI 05 to 4- in the town or elsewhere I o qo © o o os © —i cr< m -i- l OX CO CO CO C5 1—“ GO 05 | to 4- ! in this Commonwealth. 78 i I-1 4-1 1 1 1 I-1 1 1 1 1 I cc I I o O 1 1 1 1 1 1 Number of State Paupers. j CO Oi h-4 Number of State Paupers Cl i t—* 1—' 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 05 1 1 to 1 1 00 1 1 1 1 who are Foreigners. GO -4 1 Cl 1—* Number of Foreigners from tc I-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 05 1 1 O 1 1 GO I 1 1 England and Ireland. h-4 CO 4* 1 1—‘4-‘4*1—1—‘4-‘4^4-‘4-‘ | t—* t—* t—‘ 1 t—11—“)—* 1—1 1 Almshouses. V-4 4* H—4 —t _ , * , i Number of acres of land at- to OS CO CO CO t—4 to f—4 rf* CI Cl o m c to c to Oi tached to Almshouse. o O 1 OOOOSMtOOOO 1 O O O 1 to Cl O O 1 OS © *5© o oo m © CO 05 05 C 05 to 4*- 05 4* >4 05 4*- GO -41 tO 05 CO H— © © OOOOOQ0OOO © © L O O On CO o o Estimated value of Alms- o o ooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o ©©©©©©©©© o o o O O O O | c c I ° o ooooooooo o o o o o o o O o ooooooooo o o o o o o o c o VI to Oi to CC H to Ol H H M >—4 >-4 -4 ►— to No. of persons relieved in j CO CO | coccociocMcoco i 4* 1 CO 1—i GO O 1 05 >4 Almshouse during the year. to Average number supported j lO H-4 to to 1—1 H- I—4 in Almshouse. CO -j i HOOCSOiOSOOtO 1 1— 05 Cl 1 O 4* GO O 1 © CO ! c>ct tvh fcOH ►H4-4 m >—4 1 HMHtOtO^lOHh4 1 to H-4 to 1 to to h-4 to 1 ■m H-4 to Average weekly cost of sup- porting each pauper in GO OSMCi^OlMOh-O OCSI4 05 to to CO to Almshouse. -4 o COCCCWOOiCCC o CO CO 05 Cl Cl Cl CO o —h | >—4 to to — Number of persons in Alms- 1 co Cl 1 IMG C5 M CT C5 Cn to C5 I *—4 to CO | —t 00 tO 4J 1 © house unable to perform labor. to *—* io to © os m 4» © ci © © © © © © © © 1 1 1 ■m 'co »4- H-4 OS 1 to o Cl o 1 1 to 4-* O co Cl CO o 1 1 to o 1 Estimated value of labor performed by paupers in Almshouse. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o © © © o o c o o o o o o c o\ os to m o ►£* -4 i—4 — i— to Number of persons aided COCD00MC5G5 1 C5 4* >4 Cr 1 4 O to CO O Ui 1 H4005 and supported out of Alms- house. i m © ill 1 =€© tOH H to O 1 1 Average weekly cost of sup- porting paupers out of CO | 05 IO 4* ~ I O O tO tO o o to WO—4 4 to Net amount of expense of © OSCOCO-IC^CIOCDCOO 05000l40C0050lC31^]4 supporting and relieving i o Q0 0ii-‘'J05000BC —I 05 05 to © O O Cl O 05 co CiOOCCOiOMOOOlO CII—‘^ti-^COOOOOOCi on Almshouse Establish- CO ccocoooocnooi—‘O C^GitOBOOOOOO ment. to OOCOOOOCOOOOIO ©Q0"-14*4-‘©©©©©© Amount received from the Commonwealth towards o 1 -J in 05 Or III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 the support of State Pau- pers. OS CO WO <1 o © OS OS © ‘—4 -4 COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH. .... 53 49 4 3 3 1 9 -13,000 00 20 101 $2 00 7 |100 00 34 88 3 1 4 26 2 $2,150 00 — Bridgewater, . . . Carver, .... 13 13 _ — - 1 100 3,000 00 13 6A- 2 00 9 70 00 10 $0 624 1 - 3 2 - 840 00 21 21 _ — _ 1 20 1,300 00 4 3 60 3 13 00 17 77 1 1 2 5 - 678 00 Duxbury, .... East Bridgewater, . 30 30 — - _ 1 10 2,000 00 16 14 1 28 16 - 14 1 00 3 1 3 3 3 9 - 1,400 00 — 16 16 _ - - 1 100 3,000 00 9 4 1 62 5 25 00 7 72 - 3 - 660 00 Halifax, .... 7 7 — _ - _ - - - - - - - 7 1 50 2 - 2 - - Hanover, .... 6 6 — — - 1 16 1,500 00 6 4f 1 25 3 25 00 - - 2 - 2 2 - 368 00 - Hanson, .... Hingham, .... Hull, 9 9 _ _ __ 1 60 1,200 00 14 10 1 50 2 50 00 2 1 37* 1 - 1 1 - 640 00 - 51 4 27 4 - - - 1 71 7,542 00 45 19 9 70,4 " ‘"10 12 75 00 24 3 45t% 6 1 6 1 4 1 _ 3,62 L 46 207 00 $19 00 10 10 _ _ _ 1 1 600 00 6 5 1 75 4 - 5 1 94 2 3 4 - - 1.000 00 - 14 13 _ _ _ - - - 6 4 95 4 - 10 29 1 3 4 9 - 329 99 - Marion, .... Marshfield, . . . 13 13 _ _ - _ - - - - - 13 95 1 1 2 8 - 640 50 - 6 6 2 1 1 1 30 1,500 00 7 5 1 60 3 25 00 2 2 50 1 - 1 2 - 669 00 43 00 Mattapoisett, . . . Middleboromdi, . See 34 Roches- 33 ter. 1 1 100 2,600 00 19 17 1 00 10 200 00 15 50 4 1 4 5 - 1,162 26 - North Bridgewater, 25 24 — - _ 1 100 3,000 00 - 1 63 - - 9 50 - - - 1 - 989 00 40 00 Pembroke, . . . Plymouth, .... Plympton,.... 11 10 1 _ _ 1 150 2,650 00 11 11 1 64 5 50 00 - - 3 6 3 1,153 92 3,000 00 - 70 65 5 5 5 1 7 6,500 00 29 20 l 25 24 30 00 50 62 13 3 16 4 5 - 11 11 - - 1 30 1,000 00 8 8 1 00 2 150 00 3 1 50 476 00 * No return. + Average in towns returned, omitting fractions of cents. COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH-Continued. Rochester, . . .. Scituate, .... South Scituate, . . Wareham,.... West Bridgewater, . Totals, . . . CITIES AND TOWNS. CJ< ►f*- to I—1 to to 05 OS CO -t OC Number of persons relieved or supported as paupers during the year. co Oi >—4 to to 05 Number of the preceding having a legal settlement in the town or elsewhere in this Commonwealth. Oi 02 1 1 1 1 Number of State Paupers. i—* to 1 1 1 I Number of State Paupers who are Foreigners. o I-1 1 1 1 1 Number of Foreigners from England and Ireland. H—4 CO t-» t—1 k-1 1 t—' Almshouses. 958 ; 150,786 80 1—* oo to Or to M 1 O Number of acres of land at- tached to Almshouse. m 02 (—1 to !+*■ 7-*'to'© "© Estimated value of Alms- © O o O house Establishment. © © ( o CD o © o © C O' © to -4 M h-4 i—4 to CO CO O 1 C5 No. of persons relieved in Almshouse during the year. t—4 CO o Oi'CO ©M 00 ox H-4 CO CO Average number supported in Almshouse. i—4 CO H to M H H o to CO to CO O Cl M Oi o Average weekly cost of sup- porting each pauper in Almshouse. h-4 CO o CJt OI to 1 © Number of persons in Alms- house unable to perform labor. €£ 7-* oo o o co to Oi © © ( © © © © © © © Estimated value of labor performed by paupers in Almshouse. Number of persons aided and —4 © © © to supported out of Alms- house. ■m h—4 V—4 N- Cn tOH H—4 O o o t o CO O O O Oi o Average weekly cost of sup- porting paupers out of Almshouse. © I—* to t—1 © Number of Insane relieved or supported. to 1 to h-1 1 Number of Idiots relieved or supported. CO CO CO CO h-4 O Paupers by reason of In- sanity or Idiocy. >—4 o C5 l—41—4 CO Ol Ci M o Proportion of Paupers pro- bably made so by intempe- rance in themselves or others. 1 1 1 1 1 No. of Foreign Paupers who have come into the Com- monwealth within one year. to jT5 V O H-4 co $3,235 00 400 00 1,070 00 1,200 00 550 00 Net amount of expense of supporting and relieving paupers, including interest on Almshouse Establish- ment. m H-4 o CO -a H-4 1 I 1 1 l—4 Amount received from the Commonwealth towards the support of State Pau- pers. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. Boston, Chelsea, .... North Chelsea,* . . Winthrop,* . . . 9,369 141 1,061 13 8,308 128 5,239 118 4,600 114 1 1 134 H $50,000 00 7,000 00 2,477 4 669 $2 35 150 $2,000 00 6,988 141 - 20 2 5 10 1 30 8,197 120 300 15 $134,014 41 1,750 00 $2,159 90 80 00 Totals, . . . 9,510 1,074 8,436 5,357 4,714 2 137* $57,000 00 2,481 669 $2 351 150 $2,000 00 7,129 - 22 11 30 8,317 315 $135,764 41 $2,239 90 COUNTY OF WORCESTER. Ashburnham, 7 7 ; 1 100 $4,000 00 7 7 $1 65 2 $150 00 1 i 1 $600 00 Athol, 39 34 5 4 4 1 130 2,000 00 12 8 1 55 4 50 00 27 $2 00 2 1 3 5 - 800 00 $10 00 Auburn, .... 28 23 2 2 2 - - - - _ - - 28 2 33 1 - 1 22 - 675 00 75 00 Barre, 37 31 - - - 1 130 5,000 00 27 20& 1 00 16 - - - 2 2 3 18 - 1,050 00 - Berlin, 2 o - - - _ - - - - - - - 2 64 1 - 1 - - 270 00 - Blackstone, . . . 100 59 47 44 44 1 ro2 3,100 00 32 17 1 69 16 75 00 74 92 3 5 8 5 4 2,036 04 28 81 Bolton, 9 9 - - - 1 90 3,000 00 8 6 1 40 2 50 00 2 1 25 - - 2 1 511 80 - Boylston, .... 20 20 - - - 1 137 3,580 00 6 6 2 00 4 50 00 14 51 - 1 1 1 - 1,355 00 - Brookfield, . . . 31 30 - - - 1 280 0,000 00 21 20 1 35 10 100 00 11 40 5 2 6 5 - 1,600 00 8 40 Charlton, .... 20 19 - - - 1 205 6,000 00 6 5 2 50 1 50 00 14 1 90 1 - 1 2 - 919 00 14 99 Clinton, .... 71 0 05 00 04 1 11 4,500 00 50 2 2 50 71 - 21 75 5 - 5 20 40 1,109 51 - Dana, 10 9 1 - - - - - _ - _ - - 10 1 10 - 1 1 1 - 572 00 24 30 Douglas, .... 45 41 1 1 1 1 200 3,800 00 7 5 1 85 2 25 00 18 1 50 1 2 - 19 - 1,400 00 10 00 Dudley, .... 7 7 6 0 4 1 170 4,000 00 6 8 1 35 5 - _ - 1 - - 3 1 1,200 00 - Fitchburg, . . . 75 35 40 73 73 1 177 7,000 00 46 20 1 41 14 100 00 18 75 4 6 10 37 - 1,788 44 116 51 Gardner, .... 20 14 0 0 0 1 230 4,800 00 14 11 1 46 8 50 00 4 1 00 - - - 8 - 873 45 10 00 Grafton, .... 120 14 100 97 78 1 237 6,000 00 49 6 2 25 5 5 00 9 95 2 - 1 3 40 1.268 75 50 40 Hardwick,.... 23 23 - - - 1 138 5,000 00 12 10 1 37" 4 150 00 13 25 2 2 3 5 - 853 00 Harvard, .... 18 17 1 1 1 120 3,500 00 16 12 1 50 6 75 00 4 35 2 - 2 5 14 1,000 00 24 00 Holden, .... '27 27 - - - 1 290 5,000 00 16 14 1 50 8 75 00 13 65 4 3 7 5 - 1,576 00 - Hubbardston, . . 20 20 - - - 1 150 3,000 00 11 11 1 25 8 75 00 9 77 1 - 1 - - 911 80 - Lancaster,.... 59 59 - - - 1 108 4,000 00 20 17 1 70 10 125 00 39 08 4 1 5 10 - 1,518 00 - Leicester, .... 25 15 - - _ 1 200 6,400 00 12 9 1 43 8 100 00 13 20 2 - 2 13 - 803 82 - Leominster, . . . 32 21 11 11 11 1 110 5,000 00 31 14£ 1 20 23 150 00 1 50 3 3 6 16 8 908 00 - Lunenburg, . . . 30 ■ 30 1 1 100 6,000 00 16 16 86 13 60 00 14 221 2 — 1 13 1 ~ 1,903 24 2 00 * No return. t Average in towns returned, omitting fractions of cents. COUNTY. OF WORCESTER—Continued. . / i . ' 1 ‘ ' • ' ■ ': r- .* i . _ , A A % No. of Foreign Pauners who have come into the Com- monwealth within one year. ■S i £.2 A CITIES AND TOWNS. Number of persons relieve or supported as pauper during the year. .ESS Ufa oj > j-t G * Ss -2 £ to ~ g ■>© u 0 P-75 P-S Ac Net amount of expense supporting and relievin paupers, including intere on Almshouse Establisi ment. Amount received from tl Commonwealth towar the support of State Pa pers. Mention, .... 10 ii 5 5 5 1 100 $3,000 00 9 8 3 2_ $0 75 2 2 2 __ $1,164 35 $29 00 Milford, .... 207 83 9 9 9 1 120 7,000 00 41 14 $2 25 9 $100 00 23 23 2 1 3 10 1 2,964 16 371 08 Millbury, .... 106 24 82 82 47 1 100 3,000 00 20 12 1 36 9 40 00 4 • 1 01 2 - 2 6 23 1,451 69 21 86 New Braintree, . . 10 10 _ - — 1 130 5,000 00 10 7 1 50 o 175 00 _ - 1 1 2 2 - 300 00 - Northborough, . . 23 18 2 2 2 1 115 3,300 00 23 6 2 14 4 - 11 2 25 2 - 2 2 : ? “ 600 00 5 00 Northbridge, . . . 21 15 0 4 4 1 75 2,000 00 5 3 2 00 3 30 00 16 1 50 1 1 2 6 i 497 30 - North Brookfield, . 37 27 10 9 9 1 100 3,000 00 8 1 25 2 115 00 29 45 2 1 3 13 - 957 50 — Oakham, .... 17 13 4 4 3 — — _ — ’ _ _ - 8 1 77 _ - 1 1 - 720 75 - Oxford, .... 75 32 43 27 19 1 200 5,000 00 18 9 1 50 5 75 00 48 1 50 1 1 2 - 8 1,264 75 12 50 Paxton, .... 11 11 — _ - 1 200 4,000 00 15 12 1 04 7 75 00 - - 3 1 3 7 - 600 00 - Petersham, . . . 18 18 - — _ 1 224 4,300 00 13 13 1 00 4 175 00 14 1 30 2 5 7 4 - - 700 00 - Phillipston, . . . 5 5 _ - - - - - ' - - - - - 5 1 55 1 2 2 - - - - Princeton,.... 17 17 _ — _ 1 120 4,500 00 9 6* 2 33 3 50 00 7 50 4 - 4 - .. - 1,099 53 — Royalston,.... 15 15 5 5 - _ - - - - - 15 - 2 - 2 5 5 483 00 - Rutland, .... 16 15 1 1 1 1 230 3,500 00 15 15 56 7 75 00 1 1 00 2 2 2 2 - - 404 46 “ Shrewsbury, . . . 23 23’ - _ _ 1 125 6,000 00 14 10 1 50 ' 8 30 00 9 • 57 2 1 3 10 - 1,046 76 - Southborough,* . _ - _ — - — - _ _ - _ — - - - - - - - - Southbridge, . . . 32 23 9 8 2 — — _ - _ - _ - 32 88 2 1 3 - - 736 32 - Spencer, .... 81 18 63 53 _ 1 160 4,500 00 24 9 2 50 5 50 00 24 14 - — - 19 4 1,450 08 60 00 Sterling, .... 23 23 _ — - 1 124 4,500 00 17 11 1 50 4 70 00 4 1 00 2 2 3 12 - _ Sturbridge, . . . 21 24 2 _ _ 1 114 3,000 00 18 14 1 10 8 50 00 4 1 25 1 4 4 10 - 800 00 _ Sutton, 26 20 6 5 4 1 130 3,500 00 16 10 1 25 8 75 00 10 1 70 - 3 2 19 1 1,300 00 - Templeton, . . . 15 11 5 3 3 1 20Q 3,250 00 11 H 1 70 4 150 00 4 1 20 1 2 3 7 - 525 00 - Upton, 27 21 4 4 4 1 255 4,500 00 14 13 1 52 1 225 00 17 93 2 - 4 12 - 1,281 67 34 00 Uxbridge, .... 37 31 6 3 2 1 125 3,300 00 12 8 1 70 4 100 00 25 32 2 - 2 6 ' - 1,091 67 38 15 Warren, .... 11 11 - 11 - 1 200 4,000 00 11 2 - 1 25 00 2 1 00 1 - 1 5 — — Webster, .... 40 10 _ - - 1 100 4,000 00 20 10 1 00 8 25 00 30 - 2 - 3 - _ 700 00 Wes thorough, . . 19 18 1 1 1 1 160 4,600 00 12 9 1 26 6 50 00 6 1 50 2 4 6 - - 650 00 - West Bovlston, . . 77 37 - - . — 1 65 3,500 00 19 2 00 1 50 00 11 1 00 4 - 3 4 < - 1,394 43 7 52 West Brookfield, 7 4 _ - _ _ - - - - - - 2 50 - - - 3 — _ 88 75 Westminster, . . . 13 13 - - - 1 100 2,300 00 10 6 1 75 4 25 00 3 1 75 1 - 1 - - 700 00 - Winchendon,. . . 33 25 8 8 8 1 235 4,000 00 21 19 1 55 10 200 00 — 12 5 6 16 - — 1,650 00 — Worcester, . . . 653 209 444 399 368 1 210 25,000 00 146 20 1 75 18 312 00 507 45 9 3 9 606 28 10,389 82 239 49 Totals, . . . 2,613 /1,407 o o -a 954 778 49 7,492 $228,230 00 976 W8* $1 57 f 388 $3,862 00 1,247 $1 02 f 111 71 173 991 178 $63,936 09 $1,281 79 * No return. t Average in towns returned, omitting fractions of cents. RECAPITULATION. Totals, 3 o ►-J GO e s* 2 B izl o §3 g! 5 g 51 © K P 3 K p 3 “1 p s s CD o c dt CD Ctt o o o p » 12. in' ft CD *“* td p *-< a o XJ1 S’ J-i Jr O £ J? o o FT* CD CD- in CD M in o no © o B sr 5' 2- it sP * m ert- o; Jd- Q O G as H 4 w ZP to 4- to CO k—4 k-4 to CO Number of persons relieved o 05 ox Ox 43* CO OX CO 05 4^ CO 4^ © 4^. or supported as paupers o >—4 43* kf* CO 05 05 Ox © o oo OX “4 GO during the year. o\ OO © to CO 05 CO *4 CO “4 CO *4 Ox CO ZD Number of the preceding 4^ to ZD 43- o 05 CO CO to CO CO CO *4 43* w 43* O to o CO Ox CO o to CO to to CO h-4 05 GO Ox “4 CO ox h-4 to to CO 05 GO in this Commonwealth. to k—4 GO to ✓ ”bi © 43* CO k-4 © to Number of State Paupers. co O co k—4 -4 05 co CO CO to •4 k—4 o —4 05 05 CO cc to to 05 to 4- k-4 CO CO k—4 oo CO Ox © CO o k—4 Number of State Paupers CO o CO ox k—4 oo -4 CO to •4 k—4 © k—4 who are Foreigners. o -4 h-4 Ox -4 © —4 to CO k—4 i to CO “4 J4 4^ to o k—4 Number of Foreigners from Ox -4 •4 -4 k—4 I—4 CO 05 Ox to CO o k-4 CO -4 England.and Ireland. to CD 4- o to 003 05 to co GO © i C5 co ■*4 to Almshouses. 4^ k—4 k—4 tv*) k—4 CO CO to CO CO k—4 o ox 05 Ot 4- i GO CO to to J-* -t k—4 co k—4 k—4 to k-4 4^. Number of acres of land at- ZD 4- k—4 SO k^ CO C5 © 4- Ol k-4 tached to Almshouse. to CO CO ox k—4 to O co CO •4 CO GO CO to GO o 43- CO kr^ 4— CO i co CO -1 •£*,Co toll—* rf^f-4 —4 4© o to OX OX © co h-4 CO 4— to t—4 k-4 05 oo j4 © C5 “4 k—4 jUx ox co ZD J4 43* CO Estimated value of Alms- CO IO © -4 05 © to GO to CO 05 4 © —4 house Establishment. to CO O CO O o o O o CO O o Ox to o o 05 o o o o o o o Ox o o CO o © CO © © © © © Ox © © o © kf* o o © o © © o © 4- o © © © * > J4 CO -4 JO to No. of persons relieved in >-» "k^ co Ox Ox 05 CO ox k~* o CO CO h-4 k—4 CO GO 05 co © k—4 05 Almshouse during the year. 4- 05 k—4 •*4 co o GO CO to co CO i to oo O'* O 3 oo Ox Ox o 05 05 k—4 CO to *3— k^ 05 -4 k—4 o OX to GO oo k-4 CO Average number supported GO CO o co *4 to k—4 CO to i oo H-* in Almshouse. 051 ©CO ©;cn to!-4 tO|i— toil-4 C iHm top co|js ®i ©h» ©I© So ©|-X §: 3 O CO k—4 to I—4 k—4 k—4 k—4 k—4 I—4 k—4 f—4 k—4 k-4 k—4 m k—4 Average weekly cost of sup- porting each pauper in P Ox ox CO 43* cc co Ox Ox 43- Ox Ox co © CO Almshouse. Q CO -4 CM CO •*4 o -4 CO 4— to kP*. "4 k—4 CO B * 5? to Number of persons in Alms- o CO k—4 k—4 k—4 to Ox *—4 house unable to perform GO OX CO to CO CO to CO 05 to M- to CD labor. 4- GO o o co o o co 05 CO Ct i © k—4 kp to o to to to CO Ox CO Estimated value of labor performed by paupers in 1 CO GO 05 © o -4 CO to © CO CO o o OX CO •4 Ox to co to k—4 1-1 to © CO k—4 © to © Ox to o o O i Ox © 05 Almshouse. © 3 © © © © © o o o O o o k-4 k—4 -1 k—4 k—4 to Number of persons aided IO to t—i co © to 43- k—4 to k—4 CO CD © CO and supported out of Aims- 4- 4- to © 05 -4 GO 05 CO 05 to to 05 CO OX 4- -J CO -4 43* 05 co CO CO k4— GO © GO OX ox m to m Average weekly cost of sup- 1 © © k—4 oo to ox Co to to OX © -4 CO CD Almshouse. CO * to 4- k—4 co -4 o 05 05 CO to 05 kp* —4 05 k—4 k—4 Number of Insane relieved C5 k—A to Ox 4- co 4^ to CO k—4 Ox to 43* Qr supported. 05 h-4 to -4 to 4- o Ox 00 co 05 Ox 05 © k-4 CO -4 k—4 to k—4 CO t—4 to kU CO to to Number of Idiots relieved or supported. k—4 k-4 -4 -4 CO CO C5 to k—4 05 to Ox © -I CO k—4 k—4 Paupers bv reason of In- OO -4 CO GO 4^ CO 4^ oo Ox to CD . CO Ox sanity or Idiocy. © CO o 4- co -4 CD to CO CO Ox 4^ kP- Ox CD k—4 Proportion of paupers pro- CO CO bably made so by intempe- -4 co ox oo CO k—4 *4 to t—4 k—4 k—4 CO 05 o 05 co o k—4 k£- 05 Ox o others. CO k—4 •*4 05 05 O C5 CO CO Ox k—4 to to kp. 05 No. of Foreign Paupers who CD k—4 CO k—4 have come Into the Com- to k—4 to to to to k-4 CO to monwealth within one year. -4 co Ox •*4 © to © h-4 •4 “4 CO 1 to Ox i CD Ox to k—4 05 k—4 CO to CO 05 k—4 h-4 k—4 -4 CO k—4 CO k—4 Net amount of expense of CO ox 05 GO CD o © CO Ox 05 CO CO © CO supporting and relieving Ox CO -4 "4- *© "4- 'co *05 'oo *05 *05 *kp. *Ox paupers, including interest 4- CO 05 4- o to 4— © CO to 05 © k—4 to to on Almshouse Establish- 05 k—4 05 4- o CO © co CO Ox © 4- © © •4 Ox ment. © 4^ k-4 CO © 4- 4^ © to Ox © 4— CO © CO k—4 co to o ox to © 4— •4 © © CO © m l—4 to T-4 1 1o CO to CO h-4 O to CO CO CO *"4 t—4 CO 05 o k—4 to •4 h-4 to 05 GO kp* o Amount received from the Commonwealth towards CO k—4 CO CO © o co k—1 oo 4— © co to Ox 43- the support of State Pau- © -4 CO -a 05 4- k—4 to CO -4 co © CO C5 © oo i CO © k-4 o © to 05 -4 to -4 CO ox © o A ?> S TRAC T RELATING TO INDIGENT CHILDREN, FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 1, 1851. 1857.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 3. Abstract of the Returns of Indigent Children under 14 years of age, supported at the public charge, for the year 1857. COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Barnstable, .... 3 4 7 Brewster, .... 1 „ 1 2 Chatham, .... 8 1 9 Dennis, - 1 1 Eastham, ..... - - - Falmouth, .... - - - Harwich, 1 3 4 Orleans, - - - Provincetown, .... 3 1 4 Sandwich, .... - _ - Truro, ..... No Pauper children. Wellfleet, .... 2 1 3 Yarmouth, . . . , 3 2 5 Totals, .... 21 14 35 COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE. Adams, 13 10 23 Alford, 3 - 3 Becket, 4 4 • 8 Cheshire, - - - Clarksburg, .... No Pauper children. Dalton, No Pauper children. Egremont, .... - _ _ Florida, - 2 2 Great Barrington, . 4 5 9 Hancock, No Pauper children. Hinsdale, No Pauper children. Lanesborough, .... No Pauper children. Lee, 7 8 15 Lenox, . . . - 1 1 Monterey, .... No Pauper children. Mount Washington, . - - - New Ashford, .... No Pauper children. New Marlborough, . 4 4 8 Otis, ..... - _ _ Peru, No Pauper children. Pittsfield, 16 11 27 RETURNS RELATING TO THE POOR, [Nov. COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE--Continued CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Richmond, .... Sandisfield, .... 1 2 3 ■Savoy, ..... — _ _ Sheffield, ..... o _ 2 Stockbridge, .... 3 3 6 Tyringham, .... o 3 5 AVashington, .... 3 4 7 AVest Stockbridge, . — AVilliamstown, .... - — __ AVindsor, ..... 4 3 7 Totals, .... 66 60 126 COUNTY OF BRISTOL. Attleborough, .... 1 1 2 Berkley, 1 _ 1 Dartmouth, .... 3 6 9 Dighton, ..... No Pauper children. Easton, 3 3 6 Fairhaven, .... 6 4 10 Fall River, .... 6 1 7 Freetown, .... 1 1 2 Mansfield, .... No Pauper children. New Bedford, .... 23 14 37 Norton, ..... — _ Pawtucket, .... 4 1 5 Raynham, .... 9 9 18 Rehoboth, .... o _ 2 Seekonk, ..... 2 _ 2 Somerset, .... _ — _ Swanzey, .... 2 1 O Taunton, ..... 9 5 14 Westport, .... 10 8 18 Totals, .... 82 54 136 COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY. Chilmark, .... No pauper children. Edgartown, .... 4 - 4 Tisbury, ..... 4 1 5 Totals, .... 8 1 9 1857. PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 3. COUNTY OF ESSEX. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Amesbury, .... 3 3 6 Andover, .... 14 7 21 Beverly, 5 2 - r Boxford - - ~ Bradford, .... No pauper children. Danvers, 2 1 3 Essex, - 1 1 Georgetown, .... 4 3 7 Gloucester, .... 2 1 3 Groveland, .... 2 1 3 Hamilton, .... - - - Haverhill, .... 15 21 36 Ipswich, ..... No pauper children. Lawrence, .... 2 2 4 Lynn, 5 3 8 Lynnfield, .... 3 1 4 Manchester, .... - 2 2 Marblehead, .... 2 4 6 Methuen, 3 6 9 Middleton, .... - - - Nahant, No pauper children. Newbury, .... 6 10 16 Newburyport, . . . , . 5 3 8 North Andover, 3 2 5 Rockport, .... 2 - 2 Rowley, - - - Salem, 13 8 21 Salisbury, .... No pauper children. Saugus, - - - South Danvers, 3 8 11 Swampscott, .... No pauper children. Topsfield, .... - 2 2 Wenham, .... - - - West Newbury, 3 9 12 Totals, .... 97 100 197 COUNTY OF FRANKLIN. Ashfield, ...... 1 1 Bernardston, .... 2 - 2 Buckland, .... Charlemont, .... No pauper children. No pauper children. Colrain, 3 2 5 Conway, 4 4 8 Deerfield, .... No pauper children. Erving, No papuer children. Gill, 1 1 2 RETURNS RELATING TO THE POOR. [Nov. COUNTY OF FRANKLIN—Continued. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Greenfield, .... Hawley, - - - Heath, - _ _ Leverett, No pauper children. Leyden, 4 1 5 Monroe, ..... No pauper children. Montague, .... _ _ — New Salem, .... — — _ Northfield, .... — 1 1 Orange, No pauper children. Rowe, ..... No pauper children. Shelburne, .... 2 2 4 Shutesbury, .... 1 1 2 Sunderland, .... - - _ Warwick, .... No pauper children. Wendell, No pauper children. Whately, No pauper children. Totals, .... 17 13 30 COUNTY OF IIAMFDEN. Agawam, .... Blandford, .... - - _ Brimfield, .... 2 1 3 Chester, - 1 1 Chicopee, .... - - - Granville, .... 1 2 3 Holland, No pauper children. Holyoke, - - - Longmeadow, .... - 1 1 Ludlow, ..... 7 2 9 Monson, . . . 8 9 17 Montgomery, .... 3 6 9 Palmer, 2 - 2 Bussell, No pauper children. Southwick, .... - - - Springfield, .... - . - - Tolland, - - - Wales, - - - Westfield, .... 2 3 5 West Springfield, 2 - 2 Wilbraham, .... 1 1 2 Totals, .... 28 26 54 PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 3. 1857.] COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Amherst, ..... 3 4 7 Belchertown, .... No pauper children. , * Chesterfield, .... 1 1 2 Cummington, .... - - - Easthampton, .... - - - Enfield, ..... 1 1 2 Goshen, - 1 1 Granby, - - - Greenwich, .... 1 - 1 Hadley, 1 - 1 Hatfield, - - - Huntington, .... - - - Middlefield, .... No pauper children. Northampton, .... 4 3 7 Pelham, ..... No pauper children. Plainfield, .... - 1 1 Prescott, ..... No pauper children. South Hadley, .... - - - Southampton, .... 1 2 3 Ware, No pauper children. Westhampton, .... - - - Williamsburg, .... No pauper children. Worthington, . . . ' . No pauper children. Totals, .... 12 13 25 COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. Acton, Ashby, No pauper children. Ashland, ..... - - - Bedford, ..... 1 2 3 Billerica, 1 - 1 Boxborough, .... No pauper children. Brighton, .... Burlington, Cambridge, .... - - - No pauper 24 children. 11 35 Carlisle, 1 3 4 Charlestown, .... - - - Chelmsford, .... 6 o 8 Concord, 1 - 1 Dracut, 4 - 4 Dunstable, .... - - - Framingham, .... 1 2 3 Croton, ..... 6 8 14 Holliston, 2 1 3 Hopkinton, .... 6 2 8 18 RETURNS RELATING TO THE POOR, [Nov. COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX—Continued. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Lexington, .... 1 1 Lincoln, - - - Littleton, 1 1 2 Lowell, 27 ' 10 37 Malden, 7 1 8 Marlborough, .... 1 - 1 Medford, 1 3 4 Melrose, 4 7 11 Natick, 1 1 Newton, o 2 4 North Reading, 4 4 Pepperell, .... - 2 2 Reading, ..... 4 3 7 Sherborn, .... 2 2 4 Shirley, ..... 1 - 1 Somerville, .... No pauper children. South Reading, - 1 1 Stoneham, .... - - - Stow, ..... No pauper children. Sudbury, 1 1 Tewksbury, .... 2 3 5 Townsend, .... 2 4 6 Tyngsborough, - - - Waltham, .... No pauper children. Watertown, .... - - - Wayland, .... No pauper children. West Cambridge, JNo pauper children. Westford, .... No pauper children. Weston, ..... - - - Wilmington, .... No pauper children. Winchester, .... - - - Woburn, 1 1 Totals, .... 114 71 185 COUNTY OF NANTUCKET. Nantucket, .... 3 6 9 COUNTY OF NORFOLK. Bellingham, .... 1 _ 1 Braintree, .... 4 1 5 Brookline, .... - o 2 Canton, 1 " 1 1857.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 3. COUNTY OF NORFOLK—Continued. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Cohasset, Dedham, No pauper children. * Dorchester, .... - 1 1 Dover, ..... 2 2 4 Foxborough, No pauper children. Franklin, .... 2 - 2 Medfield, ..... 1 - i Medway, - - - Milton, ..... 3 1 4 Needham, .... 1 2 3 Quincy, No pauper children. Randolph, .... 5 7 12 Roxbury, .... 5 1 6 Sharon, ..... 1 - 1 Stoughton, .... 8 2 10 Walpole, - - - West Roxbury, - - - Weymouth, .... 3 11 14 Wrentham, .... - - - Totals, .... 37 30 67 COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH. Abington, .... Bridgewater, .... 2 - 2 Carver, 3 6 9 Duxbury, .... 2 - 2 East Bridgewater, 3 2 5 Halifax, 2 - 2 Hanover, No pauper children. Hanson, ..... - - - Hingham, .... No pauper children. Hull, No pauper children. Kingston, - - - Lakeville, .... 1 1 2 Marion, ..... 2 - 2 Marshfield, .... No pauper children. Middleborough, - - - North Bridgewater, . - _ _ Pembroke, .... No pauper children. Plymouth, .... 1 1 2 Plympton, .... No pauper children. - Rochester, .... 5 1 6 Scituate, ..... No pauper children. South Scituate, - - - Wareham, .... No pauper children. West Bridgewater, . - 1 1 Totals, .... 21 12 33 [Nov. RETURNS RELATING TO THE POOR. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Boston, 91 18 109 Chelsea, - - - North Chelsea, - - - Winthrop, .... - - - Totals, .... 91 18 109 COUNTY OF WORCESTER. Ashburnham, .... No pauper children. Athol, o - 2 Auburn, ..... 7 6 13 Barre, - - 2 2 Berlin, ..... No pauper children. Blaekstone, .... 16 16 32 Bolton, - - - Boylston, No pauper children. Brookfield, .... - - ' - Charlton, .... No pauper children. Clinton, 4 5 9 Dana, - - - Douglas, 1 1 2 Dudley, - _ _ Fitchburg, .... 1 1 2 Gardner, 3 1 4 Grafton, ..... No pauper children. Hardwick, .... 9 3 12 Harvard, - 4 4 Holden 1 2 3 Hubbardston, .... - - - Lancaster, .... o - 2 Leicester, .... 3 1 4 Leominster, .... 3 3 6 Lunenburg, .... - - - Mendon, ..... 2 2 4 Milford,* - - - Millbury, 2 2 4 New Braintree, Northborough ,f 1 1 2 - - _ Northbridge, .... 3 6 9 North Brookfield, 1 2 3 Oakham, - - _ Oxford, No pauper children. Paxton, 2 - 2 Petersham, .... — * In the town of Milford, fire were admitted to the Almshouse, names and sex not stated, t Nine children supported. Names and sex not stated. PUBLIC DOCUMENT—No. 8. 1857.] COUNTY OF WORCESTER—Continued. CITIES AND TOWNS. Males. Females. Whole Number. Phillipston, .... _ _ Princeton, .... No pauper children. Royalston, .... No pauper children. Rutland, - 1 1 Shrewsbury, .... 1 1 2 Southborough,.... - - - Southbridge, .... 2 2 4 Spencer, 9 5 14 Sterling, 1 . - 1 Sturbridge, .... No pauper children. Sutton, 4 - 4 Templeton, .... - - - Upton, 3 5 8 Uxbridge, .... - - - Warren, ..... - - _ Webster, No pauper children. Westborough, .... 2 - 2 West Boylston, No pauper children. West Brookfield, - 1 1 Westminster, .... 2 - 2 Winchendon, .... - 4 Worcester, .... 4 5 9 Totals, .... 91 82 173 RETURNS RELATING TO THE POOR. [Nov. ’57. RECAPITULATION. COUNTIES. Males. Females. Whole N umher. Barnstable, .... 21 14 35 Berkshire, . . . ’ . GO 60 126 Bristol, .... 82 54 136 Dukes County, 8 1 9 Essex, 97 100 197 ?RANKLIN, .... 17 13 30 MPDEN, .... 28 26 54 JpSHIRE, .... 12 13 25 Middlesex, .... 114 71 185 Nantucket, .... 3 6 9 Norfolk, .... 37 30 67 Plymouth, .... 21 12 33 Suffolk, .... 91 GO 109 Worcester, .... 91 82 173 Totals, .... 688 500 1,188