There were 37 births, 21 marriages and 46 deaths in the town of Camden during the year of 1931.
In a glance at the birth statistics one immediately sees that the old birt Stork had quite a difficult job in distributing the boys and girls between the village and country homes, and numerically the former got the start of the later 20 to 17.
The death toll for the year was somewhat smaller than in former years and perhaps goes to prove that from a health standpoint Camden grows better year by year. Deaths of village residents numbered 29 against 17 in the country districts. The list comprises many of the old and well known people whose lives have been an inspiration to many and made Camden a good place in which to reside.
The statistics complete follow:
Births in Village
Feb. 15. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burmingham, a daughter, Doris Louise.
Mar. 13. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams, a son, Norman Harold.
Apr. 23. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Phelps, a son, Myron Karl.
Apr. 18. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Price, a son, Raymond Charles.
May 4. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Burk, a daughter, Mary Josephine.
May 6. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Matteson, a daughter, Ruth Lorraine.
May 6. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Matteson, a son, Ralph Leslie.
May 25. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle C. Ring, a son, Carlyle Conwell Ring, Jr.
July 18 -- To Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Skinner, a daughter, Shirley Kathleen.
July 24. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Sanborn, a son, Richard Frank.
July 29. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Stuart F. Gerow, a son, Stuart Frederick.
Aug. 21. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Waterman, a son, Elwin Eugene.
Aug. 20. -- To Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hallenbeck, a daughter, Elizabeth Louise.
Sept. 13. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Benj. H. Fahrner, a son, Harrison Leigh.
Sept. 27. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Holmes, a daughter, Elaine Frances.
Sept. 27. -- To Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ackley, a daughter, Natalie June.
Nov. 15. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dupont, a daughter, Joan Alice.
Nov. 22. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Stewart W. Blakeman, a daughter, Marjorie Flora.
Dec. 22. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Everett B. Henecke, a son, Everett Boyd.
Dec. 23. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Douglas, a son, Richard Walter.
Deaths in Village
Jan. 3. -- Mrs. Martha E. Buskirk, aged 80 yrs., 4 mos.
Jan. 9. -- Robert H. Roberts, aged 71 yrs., 4 mos.
Feb. 1. -- Mrs. Flora M. Voodre, aged 56 yrs., 7 mos.
Feb. 18. -- Orville A. Manzer, aged 81 yrs., 8 mo.
Feb. 20. -- Mrs. Adelaide C. Short, aged 64 yrs., 1 mos.
Mar. 5. -- Betty J. Fox, aged 2 mos., 9 days.
Mar. 13. -- Mrs. Mary J. Young, aged 74 yrs., 3 mos.
Mar. 16. -- Willard G. Satterlee, aged 62 yrs., 7 mos.
Apr. 22-- James S. Jeffers, aged 65 yrs., 8 mo.
Apr. 24. -- Mrs. Amanda I. Webster, aged 69 yrs., 8 mos.
May 9. -- Mrs. Ida E. Scoville, aged 77 yrs., 7 mos.
May 20 -- Charles B. Chapin, aged 75 yrs., 8 mos.
May 28. -- David W. Barnes, aged 74 yrs.
June 9. -- Shirley L. Hague, aged 2 yrs., 8 mos.
July 8. -- Mrs. Caroline P. Harvey, aged 85 yrs., 7 mos.
July 22. -- Mrs. Pauline G. Yerdon, aged 86 yrs., 10 mos.
Aug. 6. -- Mrs. Mary L. Laney, aged 74 yrs., 6 mos.
Sept. 4. -- Thos. Thompson, aged 92 yrs., 7 mos.
Sept. 15. -- William J.F. VanAllen, aged 69 yrs., 3 mos.
Sept. 18. -- Mrs. Sarah Peck, aged 86 yrs., 10 mos.
Oct. 27. -- Mrs. Anna Daniels, aged 77 yrs., 2 mos.
Nov. 4. -- Luke A. Fay, aged 82 yrs., 3 mos.
Nov. 6. -- Robert A. Tufft, aged 69 yrs., 1 mo.
Nov. 15. -- Nellie C. Mellon, aged 68 yrs., 1 mo.
Nov. 16. -- Mrs. Cordelia M. Miller, aged 82 yrs., 7 mos.
Nov. 17. -- Jay L. Remington, aged 51 yrs., 6 mos.
Dec. 13. -- Mrs. Sarah E. Thomas, aged 81 yrs.
Dec. 15. -- Mrs. Anna S. Peck, aged 76 yrs., 10 mos.
Dec. 31. -- Daniel G. Dorrance, Jr., aged 81 yrs., 10 mos.
Births in Town
Jan. 17. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Piersall, a son, Albert Bradford.
Feb. 5. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Percival, a daughter, Shirley Emma.
Feb. 13. -- To Mr. and Mrs. James T. Finley, a son, Charles Donald.
Mar. 21. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M. Pratt, a son, Leslie Debert.
Apr. 22. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Herman DeLaRoche, a son, Ernest Jason.
Apr. 29. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Saunders, a son, William Charles.
May 8. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rowell, a daughter, Beverly Jean.
May 29. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Strail, a daughter, Beverly Ila.
July 2. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Engle, a son, Clerence Franklin.
Aug. 5. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Piersall, a son, Glen William.
Aug. 16. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Twiss, a son, Weldon Stanley.
Oct. 7. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Pratt, a son, Francis DeAlton.
Oct. 15. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W. Carlton, a son, Frederick Lisle.
Oct. 16. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jastrzebski, a daughter, Irene Anna.
Nov. 2. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Royce W. Babcock, a son, Royce Wright.
Nov. 29. -- To Mr. and Mrs. Riley A. Scoville, a son, James Riley.
Dec. 27. -- To Mr. and Mrs. George L. Miller, a son, Henry Jay.
Deaths in Town
Jan. 19. -- Horace Collins, aged 60 yrs., 1 mos.
Feb. 5. -- Mrs. Julia E. Farnsworth, aged 86 yrs., 11 mos.
Feb. 7. -- Francis J. Henry, aged 42 yrs., 10 mos.
Feb. 11. -- Wm. L. Fellows, aged 59 yrs., 2 mos.
Mar. 2. -- Maria Condon, aged 64 yrs., 11 mos.
Mar. 7. -- Mrs. Hannah K. Kelley, aged 88 yrs., 11 mos.
Mar. 29. -- Myron Smith, aged 84 yrs., 4 mos.
Apr. 1. -- Abram Lafferty, aged 74 yrs., 2 mos.
July 28. -- Henry E. McLean, aged 62 yrs., 5 mos.
Aug 9. -- Annis A. Smith, aged 72 yrs., 7 mos.
Aug. 10. -- Mrs. Lucy M. Cassor, aged 76 yrs. 9 mos.
Aug. 18. -- Sidney D. Price, aged 65 yrs., 10 mos.
Aug. 30. -- Garett W. Audas, aged 67 yrs., 10 mos.
Sept. 8. -- Asa N. Green, aged 70 yrs., 11 mos.
Oct. 16. -- Charles A. Lawrence, aged 69 yrs., 8 mos.
Nov. 16. -- Philip M. Beckler, aged 48 yrs., 11 mos.
Dec. 20. -- Mrs. Gertude A. Fox, aged 71 yrs., 3 mos.
Marriages
Jan. 27. -- Richard L. Perry and Ada M. Rowell.
Feb. 16. -- Howard Barclay and Nellie C. Niles.
Apr. 3. -- Jack Randle and Leona H. Owens.
Apr. 6. -- Earl F. Wakefield and Carolyn Clark.
Apr. 18. -- Edward I. Phelps and Annie R. Finch.
May 23. -- Everett B. Henecke and Bertha M. Paddock.
June 6. -- Leon T. Trudell and Blanche M. Foster.
July 2. -- William J. Weber and Marjorie F. Walker.
July 25. -- Harry W. Marshall and Grace I. Fetterley.
Aug. 10. -- William H. Brand and Adele E. Porter.
Aug. 12. -- Earl C. Comstock and Mary E. Garlick.
Aug. 15. -- William E. Reid and Nellie M. Jacobs.
Sept. 14. -- Garland H. Fahrner and Dorothy M. Marshall.
Sept. 26. -- Lewis S. Carpenter and Dorothy Baker.
Sept. 26. -- James W. Reed and Bernice C. Folts.
Oct. 21. -- Erwin J. Kelley and Doris F. Yager.
Oct. 31. -- Clifford F. Bulson and Edna M. Skinner.
Oct. 31. -- Harry J. Hubbard and Marion M. Johnson.
Nov. 14. -- Carl E. Armstrong and Jennie M. Dunn.
Nov. 28. -- John L. Bristol and Doris M. Marshall.
Dec. 24. -- William L. Howard and Florence E. Allen