Middlesex County CT Archives History - Books .....Statistics 1887 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** ************************************************************************ The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 21, 2005, 12:05 am Book Title: The Old Chimney Stacks Of East Haddam CHAPTER XXIV. The following statistics of the wealth and agricultural products of the town, also the list of officers which form the political machinery necessary to run a Connecticut town, may interest some of the old people who have long resided in other States: Population of the town in 1870, 2,952. Divided by estimation as follows: First Society, 2,140, Second Society, 571, Third Society, 241 No. of Families 534 " " Dwellings 484 " " Colored persons 38 " " Persons over 80 35 Death by Consumption 20 " " Typhoid Fever 6 " " other causes 28 Rate of mortality to population 1 in 73 No. of stores. 17 " " Hotels 3 " " Churches. 6 " " Cotton factories 14 1 Sash and Blind factory, 1 manufactory of wagon materials, 1 spoon manufactory, 1 silver-plating factory, 1 coffin trimmings factory, 1 cigar manufactory, 1 axe helve and 1 box manufactory— Machine Shops 3 Blacksmith Shops 5 Sawmills 7 Gristmills 4 Value of Real Estate $1,342,250 " " Personal Estate 1,523,324 __________ Total $2,865,574 No. of Horses 315 " " Milch Cows 842 " " Working Oxen 638 " " other cattle 1138 " " Sheep 1564 " " Swine 477 Value of Live Stock. $166,143 Bushels of Wheat raised 115 " " Rye " 1181 " " Oats " 5586 " " Buckwheat raised 1115 " " Potatoes " 19429 " " Corn " 10439 Pounds of Tobacco " 66849 " " Butter " 60651 " " Cheese " 4885 " " Hops " 91 " " Honey " 707 Tons of Hay raised 5425 Gallons of Sorgham raised 226 " " Wine 294 " " Milk sold 7440 Value of farm productions $191,701 Value of animals slaughtered 36,895 The grand levy of East Haddam for 188415 as follows: 616 houses $326,640 30,435 1/2 acres 268,369 68 2/3 mills 197,130 360 horses 17,955 1,763 neat cattle 37,369 Sheep 1,733 223 carriages 9,290 Watches and jewelry 3,880 Musical instruments 4,705 Furniture and books 1,460 Bank and other stocks 238,489 Railroad and other bonds 23,950 Amount in trade 27,950 Investments in manufacturies 46,550 " " Commerce 8,800 Money at interest 85,834 " on hand, 11,072 Not specified 25,124 10 and 20 per cent, added 23,825 __________ $1,365,110 Deducted by Board of Relief 7,283 __________ Total grand levy $1,357,827 There is an increase of the total of $1,492 over last year. There seems to be 2 1/2 less houses than last year; 77 1/2 acres of land less, 1 1/3 mills, 33 horses, 303 neat cattle and 19 carriages. Of values: land, $4,462 less than last year; horses, $1,082 less; neat cattle, $5,782 less; carriages $190 less. The officials of the town, elected annually, are as follows: Three Selectmen. One Town Clerk. One Treasurer. Three Assessors. Three Board of Relief. One Collector. One Town Agent. One Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths. Two Registers of Voters. One Agent Town Deposit Fund. One Treasurer Town Deposit Fund. Five Constables. Six Grand Jurors. One Sealer of Weights and Measures. Six Hay wards. (Called in the vernacular "Hog Howards.") Four Key Keepers. Two Inspectors of Wood and Lumber. Twelve Sextons. Two Gaugers. Four Members Board of Education. One Auditor. One School Fund Treasurer. Six Justices of the Peace. One Judge of Probate. In addition there are two Commissioners of Ferries, who hold office by appointment, and a Deputy Sheriff, who is a County officer. A Keeper of the Town's Poor is appointed by the Selectmen. The Board of Health, Fence Viewers, and some other minor positions are held by virtue of the elective offices. Then, each of the seventeen school districts has its set of officials—Committeman, Collector and Clerk. So there are about offices enough to go around. The present Judge of Probate of East Haddam, Julius Attwood, is the longest in the office of any Judge in the State, having held it for thirty consecutive years. Additional Comments: Transcribed from: THE OLD CHIMNEY STACKS OF EAST HADDAM, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, BY HOSFORD B. NILES, Author of Genealogy of THE NILES FAMILY. NEW YORK: LOWE & CO., Book and Job Printers No. 210 Fulton Street. 1887 File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/middlesex/history/1887/oldchimn/statisti36gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb