one of the finest institutions of the kind in the United States, and it is lioped and believed that it will be practically free for the physical training and education of the people.

The donor of these important gifts is one who does not covet notoriety. He is too modest to approve of any extended eulogy on account of the good he has done. Let him, therefore, enjoy the consciousness of having tried to benefit his fellow-men ; and let these two solid and useful structures stand in the midst of our village as the enduring memorials of his benevolence.

Statistics of professions, trades and occupations in the town of New Rochelle:

Agents (insurance and real estiite) 5

Bakei-s 5

Banks 1

Blacksmiths 4

Barbers 5

Book-stores 3

Butchers 5

Carriage makers 4

Master carpenters and builders 8

Cabinet-makei-s o

Clothiers 3

Churches 9

Average Sabbath attendance :

Catholic (1) TOO

Protestant (S) "50

Total 1450

Average death rate, five yeare (1880-85) pr. cent .... 2.0024

Druggists 3

Dry-goods 2

Engineers (civil) 2

Feed stores 4

Grocers 10

Hardware 3

Harness 2

Jewelers 3

Livery stables ■ ■ 4

Liquors and beer (licensed) 44

" " (unlicensed) 12

Lawyei-s 7

JIasons and stone-cuttei-s 20

Millinery and niantua-makers 12

Ministers 11

Newspapere 2

Painters, house, sign and carriage 17

Printers 7

Population aliout 5500

Physicians and surgeons 7

Shoemakers 10

Stoves and tinware |3

L'ndertakei's 3

Veterinary surgeons 2

A number of substantial brick buildings have been erected in the village during the past few years. The addition of any more structures of wood, as the population increases, is to be deplored and dreaded as a source of danger from fire. The town hall, which stands on the corner of Main and Mechanic Streets, no doubt fulfils to a certain extent the purposes for which it was erected.